#manzano mile

[spacetimewithstuartgary]

Fires Rage in Patagonia

In February 2025, multiple fires raged along the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Patagonia. The fires had burned about 30,000 hectares (115 square miles) of forest in south-central Argentina by February 11, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, according to news reports.

Smoke from the Magdalena Valley fire—burning in Lanín National Park—was visible in this image, captured by the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite on February 9, 2025 (above). A detailed view of the smoke moving through the Magdalena Valley can be seen in the image below, acquired on the same day by the OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) on Landsat 9.

The Magdalena Valley fire ignited in late January and had charred more than 15,000 hectares (58 square miles) of Lanín National Park as of February 10. The forested park, located in Argentina, shares a border with Villarrica National Park in Chile. Both parks share the two snowcapped dormant volcanoes pictured here: Lanín and Quetrupillán.

The austral summer (December through February) is the dry season in Chile and Argentina when wildfires are more common. This year, strong winds and unusually high temperatures fueled the region’s blazes, which began in December 2024.

Warm, dry wind from the west crossed the Andes and swept through Lanín National Park at speeds up to 45 kilometers (28 miles) per hour in early February. As the wind flowed down the lee side of the Andes, it compressed, increasing the air temperature and driving down humidity. A similar phenomenon occurs during the Chinook Winds, which flow down the east side of the Rocky Mountains.

René Garreaud, an atmospheric scientist at the University of Chile, noted that westerly winds crossing the Andes were stronger than average from early January to early February.

Central and northern Argentina were especially hot in January and early February 2025. Maximum temperatures hovered around 35-45 degrees Celsius (95-113 degrees Fahrenheit), which is 3-5°C above normal, according to Argentina’s national weather service. The weather service noted that these “extreme temperatures” were expected to persist in parts of the country until February 12.

Two other fires burned south of the Magdalena Valley fire in Argentina on February 11. By that day, the Los Manzanos fire had scorched 10,000 hectares of the Nahuel Huapi National Park, according to officials, and the Confluencia fire had burned over 3,600 hectares near the town of El Bolsón.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey and MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Emily Cassidy.

[thejadedjewel]

Little Muppet Sesame Things #76

So the Sesame Street 20th anniversary special ended with a great form of credits having everyone singing "Sing".

Ernie and Bert, chillin' together - Jim Henson and Frank Oz

Don Music jamming on his piano with some kids hanging out - Richard Hunt

Luis and Maria with two kids, who need a toy car fixed - Emilio Delgado and Sonia Manzano

Bob serenading us with his amazing voice with Barkley, everyone's favorite Sesame doggo - Bob McGrath and Fred Garbo

Big Bird at his nest - Caroll Spinney

Susan, Gordon, and Miles sitting on the stoop of 123 Sesame - Loretta Long, Roscoe and Miles Orman

Prarie Dawn and Ruby, the ladies of the Muppets - Fran Brill and Camille Bonora

Two kids with the Snuffleupagus siblings, little Alice and big brother Aloysius "Snuffy", Alice being an echo for Snuffy - Judy Sladky and Martin Robinson and Bryant Young

The Children of Sesame Street... a couple dozen kids, plus Maria and Luis

The Original blue man group: Herry Monster, Grover, and Cookie Monster - with David Rudman

Linda signs while Elmo sings happily - Linda Bove and Kevin Clash

Count solos after a countdown - Jerry Nelson

Telly sings while Baby Natasha babbles along - with Pan Arciero

Uncle Wally, Gina, and David with two kids at Hoopers - Bill McCutcheon, Alison Bartlett, and Northern Calloway

The first muppet we ever saw on Sesame...

... and the many friends and family. There are too many characters to even list off, but I love that Ernie and Kermit are close together as are Bert and Grover. You know Jim and Frank are controlling them with one hand each.

And end with a special tribute to Joe Raposo, who passed before the special aired.

I'd recommend this special, but... it's hosted by Bill Cosby.

...yeah...

[las-microfisuras]

Para la casa nueva

Que esta casa se llene con olores de la cocina

y con sombras y juguetes y nidos de ratones

y rugidos de furia y cascadas de lágrimas

y hondos silencios sexuales y sonidos

de origen misterioso nunca explicados

y tesoros y regalos y miles de deshechos

y un flujo como un viento cálido pero más lento

soplando las hojas de los árboles y libros y años

de pez de la vida de un niño revoloteando plateados

rápido, rápido en la lenta ráfaga incesante

que ondula las cortinas un momento

todos esos años desde ahora, hacia atrás.

Que puedan los umbrales y los marcos bendecidos

bendecir a cada paso.

Que puedan los techos pero no los cuartos conocer la lluvia.

Que las ventanas conozcan claramente

la rama y la flor del manzano.

Y que podáis estar en esta casa

como la música está en el instrumento.

Ursula K. Le Guin

[vague-humanoid]

ISLETA PUEBLO, N.M. (Reuters) - As Detective Kathleen Lucero drives along a dirt road towards the Manzano mountains east of her New Mexico Native American village, she recalls the time earlier in her career when an elder told his family he was heading this way to water his cows. He didn’t come back.

It was back in 2009 when Lucero was a patrol officer, learning how to stop her people becoming part of the U.S. epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous women and relatives (MMIWR).

She filed a report on the elder. Her police chief told her that was not enough. Following that advice, she started networking with outside police agencies.

“We got a hit,” said Lucero, a member of a traditional Isleta family, whose mother disowned her for a week when she decided to join the pueblo’s police 17 years ago because she wanted to become an "advocate" for her people.

Nine hours after going missing on the Isleta Pueblo just south of Albuquerque, the elder was found over 400 miles away by an Oklahoma traffic cop after his car ran out of gas, Lucero said. He was showing early signs of dementia.

That case was an early lesson that Lucero took to heart.

These days, as Isleta Pueblo’s chief criminal investigator, Lucero does not judge a victim for doing drugs, or running away. She doesn’t wait for them to show up. She starts investigating, posting their name and photo on social media, calling law enforcement contacts, maybe even television stations. Since 2015 she has handled eight such cases, with seven people found alive and one still missing.

“I believe that somebody knows somebody, and it keeps networking,” said Lucero.

Her prioritization of missing people, backed by Isleta police chief Victor Rodriguez, is not the norm amongst U.S. and tribal law enforcement where a jurisdictional maze and lack of resources contribute to an estimated 4,200 indigenous cases remaining unsolved, according to over a dozen law enforcement officials and policymakers Reuters spoke to.

These gaps have led Native American police Reuters met with to take matters into their own hands, some forming their own missing units. Still, they remain a minority amongst tribes, most of which lack the funds and staff to make missing members a priority, according to law enforcement and lawyers.

Driven by decades of Native American activism, data showing the scale of the crisis, and the appointment of the United States' first ever Native American cabinet secretary Deb Haaland, the issue of missing indigenous people entered the U.S. mainstream in the last five years.

State taskforces, federal and local investigative units and data initiatives have sprung up, with tribal and federal law enforcement reporting improved coordination.

Even federal law enforcement officials admit that Native American police are severely underfunded by the federal government, which provides public safety to tribes through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). On many reservations and pueblos that leads to low staffing, substandard investigations or no investigations of missing cases.

[la-semillera]

ANA MENDIETA & CARSON MCCULLERS

el amor y la corteza del tiempo

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Cuál es el momento en que el hombre debiera ser tan consciente:

La Tierra tiene 500 mil millones de años,

permitiendo cientos de miles de millones de margen de error

y el hombre evolucionado apenas medio millón de años de consciencia

penumbra y terror.

Sólo una pizca de eternidad nos separa de la bestia ignorante

y ¿cuán lejos estamos del helecho, la rosa, levadura esencial?

Incluso en estos eones luz ¿Hasta qué punto

del animal a la vespertina estrella?

Me salto el tiempo por ahora y fijo la mirada sobre la eternidad

La vista mirando hacia atrás o hacia adelante es la misma

ya sea Mozart o un plato sencillo cocinado con una dolencia

salvo las iluminaciones que cambian sus ejes

pero preferiríamos ser Mozart, querríamos que durase tanto tiempo como

fuese posible, irradiar, cantar

aunque en la eternidad quizás sea lo mismo.

En el cosmos de Dios según los informes

nada decae, no se pierde el gen

después de siglos puede el bullicio en el deporte

cuya puntual voluntad domina la meta.

Aquellos que lo tienen un poco más difícil para vivir

y por consiguiente viven un poco más dificultosamente

como el gen batallando de la oceánica planta

predestinadas voluntarias células que dan

el giro evolutivo hacia los peces, luego la bestia

con multiplicado cerebro que domina los festejos de la tierra.

De la hierba al dinosaurio a través de la periferia de las estrellas,

de la más lejana estrella en peligro sobre la corteza del tiempo,

¿Cuánto tiempo al núcleo del amor en la mente humana?

- Carson McCullers. Traducción de Ángel Ferrer

Ana Mendieta, oT, 1982, lápiz sobre hoja del manzano bálsamo (Clusia major), © The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, L.L.C., Cortesía de Galerie Lelong, Alison Jacques Gallery

[zerounotvadri]

Chihuahua es el mayor estado productor de manzanas en México. Ahí se ubica Grupo la Norteñita, la empresa que más produce estas frutas en el país.  

De niños nunca faltó en la cocina de mamá una manzana que satisficiera nuestros antojos repentinos, tampoco en nuestra lonchera ni en los días de campo en los parques cuando no había clases, pero ¿alguna vez te has preguntado de dónde venían esas frutas? 

Anualmente los manzanos necesitan un periodo de frío que naturalmente reciben en invierno, a ese lapso se le llama dormancia. 

En México el mayor productor de manzanas es Grupo La Norteñita, que se ubica en Chihuahua, el mayor estado productor de este fruto en el país. 

En primavera los árboles necesitan ser polinizados, por eso los productores literalmente rentan miles de colmenas para que las abejitas “trabajen” en los campos durante esa época.

¿Alguna vez has contado las semillas cuando comes una manzana? Cada una representa el trabajo de una abeja polinizadora, es decir, si tiene cinco semillas, significa que ¡cinco abejas contribuyeron a su crecimiento!

Para contrarrestar los efectos de las heladas los productores acostumbran cubrir todo el huerto con mallas, así evitan que el granizo dañe los frutos. Si es necesario se utilizan abanicos para mezclar las capas de aire frío y cálido para evitar que la fruta se congele.

A medida que se acerca la época de cosecha se realizan mediciones en la fruta para determinar su madurez: se verifica su presión, el nivel de azúcar y otros parámetros para asegurar que se corten en el momento preciso. ¡Es como si fueran al doctor! 

En La Norteñita la cosecha es totalmente artesanal, en sus campos trabajan miles de manos expertas, muchas de ellas rarámuris.     

Las bolsas donde los recolectores colocan la fruta después de cortarla se llaman cotenses. En ellas cargan las manzanas para transportarlas del árbol hasta una especie de cajón gigante con una capacidad de 400 kilos. Cada día llenan decenas de ellos.

Cuando las manzanas llegan a la zona de empaque, toman un “baño de manzana”: los frutos pasan por debajo de una cortina de agua fría enriquecida con nutrientes que sirve para disminuir su temperatura y evitar que sigan madurando.  

Cuando las manzanas se refrigeran deben vigilarse día y noche sus niveles de oxígeno y dióxido de carbono para asegurar su “juventud”. 

María Elena Aguirre, Subdirectora Comercial de Grupo La Norteñita, cuenta que en todo este proceso las máquinas son de gran ayuda, “pero el toque final lo tienen siempre las personas”, pues son ellas quienes logran que al final de todo el proceso varias líneas de transporte puedan llevar cada semana a todo el país más de 80 cargas, cada una con 23 o 24 toneladas de manzanas.  Aún después de conseguir todo esto, siempre tienes algo por descubrir porque, como ha dicho un productor muy famoso, “es muy fácil cultivar manzanas: sólo necesitas 100 lecciones”, pero sólo puedes aprender una por año, porque al final la naturaleza es siempre quien tiene la última palabra.

¡Cada manzana cuenta una historia!

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Acerca de Grupo La Norteñita

Grupo La Norteñita es el gigante agroalimentario de México, hasta 4 de cada 10 manzanas que llegan a nuestros hogares provienen de sus campos. Gracias a su espíritu pionero y disruptivo en innovación tecnológica, es líder en producción, conservación, industrialización, empaque y comercialización de manzanas. Nació hace más de 50 años del sueño de Salvador Corral Piñón y hoy es cuna de las mejores manzanas. Delisana, su marca paraguas, envuelve a las marcas Chavalinas, Mansanísima y Corsal, así como a los productos Chavalinas Dip, Deli Chips y Jugo Mansanísima; La Adelita se distribuye bajo el sello La Norteñita. El brazo social de La Norteñita es la Fundación Camichalo, que implementa acciones para mejorar la calidad de vida de sus colaboradores y grupos vulnerables. Su responsabilidad social y ambiental le han valido importantes reconocimientos y certificaciones. Sus productos se pueden encontrar en tiendas de autoservicio, mercados y tiendas locales. Para más información por favor visita www.grupolanortenita.com/ y  www.delisana.com.mx

[keisnewsletter]

Datos curiosos sobre Claude Monet

Indirectamente ayudó a acuñar el término ''impresionismo''.

Monet creó una comunidad con otros artistas frustrados (o séase lo que quería hacer mi Vinci princi u.u) un grupo que incluía a Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas y Paul Cézanne. El grupo, que se llamaba a sí mismo Sociedad Anónima de pintores, escultores, grabadores, etc, organizó una exposición en 1874.

La exposición incluía obras de arte innovadoras de colores vivos y brillantes, pinceladas sueltas y aparentemente espontáneas. Después de que un crítico comparara una de las pinturas de Monet ''Impresión, Amanecer'' con un boceto inacabado, el término ''impresionistas'' describió a los artistas que exhibían estas pinturas nuevas y radicalmente diferentes.

2. Él importó sus lirios  de agua alrededor del mundo.

Desde 1883 hasta su muerte en 1926, Monet vivió en Giverny, un pueblo del norte de Francia. Con el paso de los años, contrató jardineros para plantar todo, desde amapolas hasta manzanos en su jardín, convirtiéndolo en un lugar hermoso y tranquilo para pintar. Por fin rico por la venta de sus pinturas, Monet invirtió mucho dinero en su jardín.

Puso una pasarela japonesa al otro lado de su estanque, que él mismo pintó, e importó nenúfares de Egipto y Sudamérica. Aunque el ayuntamiento local le dijo que quitara las plantas extranjeras para que no envenenaran el agua, Monet no escuchó. Durante los últimos 25 años de su vida, pintó los nenúfares (Lirios de agua) en una serie de pinturas que mostraban las plantas con diferentes luces y texturas.

3. Sus Críticos se burlaban de sus problemas de visión

Alrededor de 1908, cuando tenía más de 60 años, Monet comenzó a tener problemas con su visión. Diagnosticado con cataratas en 1912, más tarde describió su incapacidad para ver todo el espectro de colores: ''Los rojos me parecían fangosos, los rosas insípidos, y los tonos intermedios o bajos se me escapaban''.

Cuando se volvió legalmente ciego en 1922, continuó pintando memorizando las ubicaciones de los diferentes colores de pintura en su paleta. Monet retrasó la cirugía de cataratas hasta 1923, y los críticos se burlaron de él por sus pinturas borrosas, sugiriendo que su estilo impresionista se debía a su visión deficiente más que a su brillantez artística.

Después de dos cirugías de cataratas, Monet usó gafas tintadas para corregir su percepción distorsionada del color y pudo ser capaz de ver la luz ultravioleta.

Nota: Hermanas yo también no sabía que era legalmente ciego así que lo googleé:

Las personas que tienen ceguera legal a menudo pueden ver algo, pero su campo visual puede ser muy estrecho o borroso. O tal vez tengan puntos ciegos que las gafas no pueden corregir.

4. Los turistas pueden visitar su casa y sus jardínes.

En 1926, Monet murió de cáncer de pulmón. Desde 1980, su antigua casa en Giverny ha estado abierta a los turistas para ver sus jardines, grabados en madera y recuerdos. Cada año, cientos de miles de personas visitan Giverny para pasear por el famoso jardín del artista y su renovada casa. Además de ver una variedad de flores y árboles, los visitantes también pueden ver el dormitorio de Monet, el estudio y la sala de estar azul.

Mi sueño sería ver esto con mis ojitos, tqm monetcito bb <3

[kpwx]

«Cantos de amor y de ausencia. Cantos ''Ci'' de la China Medieval», de Xu Zonghui y Enrique Gracia (eds.)

Como se puede ver en este libro, el problema de La pagoda blanca había sido el editor en particular al que se le encargó . Y es que, salvo en lo que respecta a la introducción, todos los problemas de los que me quejé en la otra antología ya no están aquí. Hiperión no es la editorial más recomendable si lo que se quiere es leer la edición definitiva sobre una obra o autor, pero cuando al menos se preocupan de poner las notas correctamente sí que puede recomendarse.

Si ya por el gran desconocimiento cultural y por la diferencia idiomática un hispanohablante tiene difícil lograr sentir en profundidad la poesía china, esta dificultad es todavía mayor cuando se trata de un tipo de lírica en la que el canto y la música tienen tanta importancia. Se pierde mucho, sin duda, pero no todo, y ya por ese poco vale la pena.

Algunos desconsoladores poemas ci.

Ou Yangxiu (1007-1072)

Fue aquel quince de enero de otro año, la feria de las flores, la noche que es un día a la luz de las lámparas. Ella estuvo conmigo tras el anochecer mientras se alzaba la luna sobre el sauce. Esta noche, también quince de enero, las lámparas igual, igual la luna, pero sin ella. Las lágrimas resbalan por mi ropa.

Jiang Kui (c. 1155-1221)

No llega aún la alegre primavera y ya se va la juventud. Es tan larga la ausencia que apenas es tristeza. Año tras año, en la noche del loto rojo, cada uno recuerda en su lugar el lugar donde el otro le recuerda.

Xin Qiji (1140-1207)

De joven no sentía el sabor de la tristeza. Me gustaba subir hasta el piso más alto del mirador, hasta el más alto. Hablaba de tristeza por hacer versos nuevos. Ahora sí he conocido la tristeza, quisiera decirlo, debo decirlo. Pero digo: «Hace fresco, el otoño es hermoso».

Li Qingzhao (1084-1551)

Esta noche ha llovido y el viento era muy fuerte. Dormí mucho, pero aún me aturde el vino. Pregunto a quien levanta la cortina y me dice que no ha cambiado nada, que el manzano es el mismo. ¡Qué sabrá ella! Seguro que se habrán ido las flores, todo será más verde y menos rojo.

Xin Qiji (1140-1207)

Con el viento del este mil árboles florecen en la noche. Los fuegos de artificio son estrellas que llueven. Los caminos se pueblan de caballos y carrozas de fiesta, las flautas cantan, gira la luna, farolillos de peces y dragones bailan toda la noche. Las mujeres llevan en el cabello mariposas nocturnas, ramas de sauce con papel de nieve, hilos dorados, perfumadas y alegres pasan junto a mí. La busqué sin descanso entre la multitud. De repente, giré la cabeza: se ocultaba en la sombra.

Wen Tingjun (c. 812-866)

Se lavó y ha peinado sus cabellos, sola en el pabellón que mira al río. Miles de barcos pasan, ninguno es el que espera. Cae la tarde, se aleja lenta el agua. Qué profunda tristeza en la isla de la flor blanca.

[uniquetyphoonmiracle]

Por cierto..el día antes de la muerte de MANZANO o el 30_marzo_2019 fotografie en EL CORTE INGLES de CAMPO DE LAS NAZIONES ..El cd IRA DEI [=IRA DE DIOS] de MAGO DE OZ [se lo vería presentar a continuacion en el MULA FESTIVAL de CAMPO DE LAS NAZIONES o a 1 KM dentro de su gira APOCALIPSIS y en cuya portada crucifican a una MUJER sobre un montón de calaveras o en una ciudad destruida..y en la CONTRAPORTADA se ve que tiene cola de demonio] y el cd RESURRECCION de HOMBRES G [en cuya portada sale su bajista Dani MEZQUITA con cola de DEMONIO en la portada y que además es piloto de aeronaves]..el que por cierto lanzaron y me entere de ello dias antes estando en PALENQUE [MEXICO] donde visite los TEMPLOS DEL SOL y de LA CRUZ..aunque no visite el CAMPO DE PELOTA porque me desviada de un recorrido o incursion por LA SELVA ..quise ver PALENQUE tras encontrarme un BUS PUBLICITARIO ANUNCIÁNDO CHIAPAS frente al BERNABEU con el TEMPLO DE LAS INSCRIPCIONES de PALENQUE dedicado a la entronizacion del REY PAKAL [SEÑOR DEL ESCUDO SOLAR] y lemas COMO RETROCEDER MILES DE AÑOS EN UN SOLO DIA y ¿COMO EXPLICAR LO INEXPLICABLE?

[ferrolano-blog]

Esto no es una catástrofe "natural"... cadáveres pudriéndose en las cunetas de los barrancos... Informes científicos de hace décadas sobre los previsibles efectos del cambio climático en zonas inundables ignorados... Decenas de miles de personas, sobre todo jóvenes, con escobas, palas y comida tratando de paliar los efectos de la riada... Inversiones públicas millonarias para el negocio turístico y cero para las imprescindibles infraestructuras de canalización de barrancos y ríos desbordables... Una ciudad, conmocionada y en shock por una catástrofe que se empeñan en repetir que es natural, cuando la gran mayoría de sus efectos y víctimas podrían haber sido evitables... Lo peor es que nadie será sancionado por ello... ni empresarios que no dejaron salir a tiempo a sus trabajadores de las ratoneras en las que les encerraron, ni los políticos responsables del caos... La población conmocionada, como en tantos desastres, pedirá ayuda a sus verdugos y éstos harán negocio con la poscatástrofe, cuyas facturas pagaremos con nuestros impuestos... Mañana de nuevo acudiremos a echar una mano a quien lo necesite y, sobre todo, a tratar de hacer sentir a las víctimas que no están solas, al menos por el momento, en medio de esta tragedia y desamparo que podría haberse evitado... y que las medidas paliativas que se están aplicando están muy lejos de la aplicación de cambios estructurales para que no se vuelva a repetir (César Manzanos)

[engbergsinfinland]

A Nice Weekend & Changing Weather

How has your weekend been? Ours has been nice, but I am writing this on Sunday, rather that Saturday (as I aim to do) because we were gone all day yesterday (I will get to that below) and I was too wiped out to do it last night!

So, since I posted on Thursday (which I meant to post Tuesday; geez, I am all over the place!), not a whole lot has happened (well, until yesterday) We finished booking our travel back to Finland from the US after going to visit my parents after Christmas, but we still have not booked the outbound to the US ;) This may seem backwards, but I always prioritize booking the long-haul overnight flight in order to make sure I can accommodate the needs of my tall, definitely-needs-to-sleep husband, and that takes some luck and magic with booking with our miles. So, once I got that flight booked with Air France Flying Blue miles out of Las Vegas, everything came together. I am a bit of a fanatic about booking flights to and from Europe with airline miles and I am happy to talk to anyone about this hobby of mine--haha!

My other hobbies--sewing and ballet (to name two)-- have been persisting here, thankfully! I have only been going to ballet once a week, but I am hoping to start going twice a week some week soon. I am taking an adult beginner class (which I know I mentioned) and most anyone who would both reading this blog knows that I am not a beginner dancer. So, this class is quite slow and really is not a "challenge," per se, but as anyone who has ever done ballet knows, any ballet class, from the simplest one you can imagine, can be as hard as one decides to make it. Because I have much more limited flexibility than I used to have and I have an unpredictable tendon in my left hip, I am fine with the beginner class, and I am so glad I am getting to take class, of any kind, each week. And my teacher, Sari, is great.

On Friday, after the kids were out of school and Cece had gone to and come back from skating, she and I went out to buy her a notebook for note-taking on her homeschool part of her life here. Since she is in third grade here, because she is a 2015 birthday, we have found that she is not being very challenged in terms of math, reading, and writing. But, she is socially in the right setting at school, and the curriculum is much more than those three areas. I am learning about the philosophy driving Finnish education, and it is very much not "I need to push my child to have unique opportunities academically, despite whatever else the other kids are doing or what they might need." By the time kids are in sixth grade like Rowan, there is more personalization, but in the lower grades, there does not seem to be. Anyway, Cece would be in 4th in the US, so Eric has been doing 4th-grade math with her and I have been covering the essay writing, NM history, and other social studies content. I will also cover literary studies. She has had multiplication-table quizzes at home so far and she has memorized the Western states and is now doing the Midwestern, Southern, and Southeastern states. After she knows all the states on the map, she'll do the capitals. She is currently writing an essay (well, a fact-driven story actually) on the Rocky Mountain region -- and is having a ball with it! I am hoping we can at least give her some semblance of what we know Rowan covered at Manzano Day School in 4th (we brought many of those materials with us) without overwhelming her. She seems to really want to do this -- thus the special notebook-buying we did Friday for these activities! She and I also went into Flying Tiger (her absolute favorite store; in fact, she told me that she went in herself after getting off the tram on Thursday, just to peruse what was new!) and then we went to do some grocery shopping.

Friday night was quite relaxed and then Saturday -- not relaxed at all ;) Just kidding, it was a great day, but it was strenuous! The kids had skating in the morning and then Eric rented a car from Autorentti (a Ford Puma) again and we drove about 1.5 hours north to Helvetinjärvi National Park, on the recommendation of Elina. I wanted to search out ruska, or fall colors, but it has been so mild here this Fall so far that the colors are not even popping out in this part of Finland! They were starting to come online just the small bit north we traveled to the national park. Going to Lapland would've been the pro move for viewing ruska, but we did not have time for that.

Helvetinjärvi, once we found it after a bit of a false start by arriving to the opposite end of the national park and a closed and locked gate, was so cool. We started off in the cafe, because Rowan is literally 100% always hungry despite having regular access to all kinds of food. We got him a sandwich and then we were on our way, planning to do a roughly 6-mile hike. That is what I had been told. Four hours and 9.5 miles later, we were done! This national park is noteworthy for being marked by "deep gorges" --so says Wikipedia-- and having dramatic scenery and a beautiful lake (despite being called "Hell's Lake"). Our hike included many miles on boardwalk-style trails and log walkways; I can't describe it very well, but the photos I will post will show it. The park is in a very boggy, marshy area, and reminded me of a national park we went to in Estonia, called Soomaa (or "land of bogs), when Cece was about 3.

I was exhausted after the 9.5-mile hike, which I did basically "off the couch," as I told Eric. I have been doing regular 4-mile walks and Alia and I easily walked about 7 miles (if not more) a day each day in Stockholm, but 9.5 miles is a whole other story. Cece was also tired at the end, but Rowan showed absolutely no signs of fatigue (in fact, the night before, he did a solo 4-mile run in Tampere) and he had energy still in his reserves at the end of the hike to run some of it. His energy resources are a thing of wonder. Alex also did the hike with seemingly no complaint, but I can tell you, he has been a tired boy since we got home ;)

After the hike, we drove back towards Tampere and stopped in Ruovesi, and ate at a bar/restaurant called Kantakievari. The woman at the bar -- so nice, with basically perfect English -- offered us English-language menu that she said they had just created the day before! They knew we were coming! I got a haloumi "burger"; soooo good. We also watched a Liiga hockey game on TV there and then, fed and still tired, we drove the rest of the way to Tampere, with the kids eventually falling asleep in the car.

Today, the kids had skating at 8:15 a.m. -- ugh! And I did not forewarn them of this, because I only realized it at 11 p.m. last night. Then, they had skating photos at 10:30! Can't wait to get those back! After that, the kids did homework and we've just had a relaxing --cloudy and cold -- day. Off to the grocery store now! Come visit!

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The Future of Comida Criolla in Puerto Rico

Dishes like pegao in Puerto Rico, also known as concón in The Dominican Republic, represent, not only, comida criolla, but, also the future of criollo fusion restaurants. Ingredients like plantain, yuca, and coconut are commonly used in Caribbean cuisine. Cooking methods like sofrito aren't limited to former Spanish colonies, but have been adapted throughout the Caribbean. Comida criolla isn't limited only to Puerto Rico. It's anywhere cultures have met and intersected. This intersection builds cross-cultural connections that, like in Puerto Rico, can last for centuries.

Puerto Rico's history bore witness to indigenous groups, like the Taínos, living on the island. Then, with the arrival of Spanish conquistadores in the late 1490's, who brought, bought, and traded African slaves, mestizaje began. These groups were, not only the past, but are also today's present. Puerto Ricans identifying and calling themselves Boricuas is an example of where this occurs in everyday life. Crossover into the culinary world and la mezcla (the mixture) becomes even more apparent. Without the indigenous population and African slaves sharing knowledge and resources, towns like Loíza wouldn't exist today.

As the world continued to expand, Puerto Rico, like the majority of places, experienced a growing immigrant population. Dominicans are a rapidly growing population in Puerto Rico. The Dominican Republic is located to the immediate west of Puerto Rico. Punta Cana, one the most popular eastern cities in The Dominican Republic, is about 83 miles from Mayaguëz, one of the most western cities in Puerto Rico.

This close distance has not only resulted in immigration, but also in developing a new type of fusion: Domirriqueño cuisine. Restaurants that specialize Puerto Rican and Dominican dishes are found throughout Puerto Rico. Los Domirrequeños, located on Calle Forteleza in Old San Juan, is one of these fusion restaurants. Watch restaurant administrator, Jacqueline Manzano, shares thoughts on what comida criolla means to her. Notice as she mentions the similarities of some Puerto Rican and Dominican ingredients and dishes and what she thinks the future of comida criolla will be in Puerto Rico.

I believe that the future of Puerto Rican comida criolla relies on the bravery of Boricuas everywhere to celebrate and uplift their indigenous, African, and Spanish origins and their willingness to try Dominican beverages and foods. Trying new dishes and respecting their history, culture, ingredients, and methods of preparation is important. It's necessary to ensure that not only is a group or groups of people properly recognized, but also, that their traditions and heritage are honored even with modern inventions.

Doing this incorrectly, like Chef Gordon Ramsay's attempt at pegao, can draw backlash from misrepresentation. However, if done correctly and appropriately, this could possibly create a new comida criolla that consists of four cultures-in-one: indigenous, African, Spanish, and Dominican.

Listen as Joel Devariel, Executive Chef at the restaurant Casita Miramar in San Juan, shares what he wants others to know trying new foods, not mainstream dishes, when traveling to Puerto Rico.

As this portion of the Explore Puerto Rican Gastronomy blog ends, enjoy a few of the beautiful natural landscapes and art that represent the island's life and spirit.

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Sesame Street Headcanons

Once again, my silly thoughts. None of this is canon, I just like to dream.

-Gabi and Miles do not end up dating They grew up together, so they see themselves more as siblings than friends. -Gordon and Susan chose to adopt Miles after struggling to have a child for years. -Similar to his portrayer, Mr. Hooper passed away due to a heart attack. -If Elmo’s aunt Funella’s last name is Furchester and she is his father’s sister, that would make Elmo’s last name Furchester. -Elmo’s dad originally had an accent similar to the one his sister has. He lost it after living on Sesame Street for so long. -Elmo’s aunt Funella, uncle Furgus, and cousin Phoebe visit America a few times a year. -Abby will sometimes use magic to poof away to avoid chores. She gets found rather easily, though. -The other Sesame Street characters have stayed at The Furchester Hotel before. Abby is amazed to know that Elmo’s relatives own it. -To explain why Miles graduated high school with Gabi despite being four years older than her, his original age was retconned or he stayed back in school at some point. The first option is the most likely.

-Rosita is still struggling to get used to the idea that her father needs a wheelchair. Still, she’s better than she was when he first got it. -Alan was originally an employee at Hooper’s Store, although he wasn’t seen much in episodes when Mr. Handford owned it. The reason why Alan is the owner of Hooper’s Store at the beginning of Season 30 when Season 29 ended with Mr. Handford as the owner is that Mr. Handford retired, choosing to make Alan the owner due to how much of a dedicated employee he was. -Whenever Alan is away, Chris is the de facto owner of Hooper’s Store.  -Gordon chose to shave his hair due to balding early. Susan was a bit startled when she first saw Gordon completely bald.