#naomi coronado

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Then I saw the glimmer in her eyes, a song that felt like home, and the way the light touches her face as if she was free. The Witching Hour Model: Naomi Coronado © Mavs Soriano

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“Together we can turn the page and start a new tale!”

FULL NAME: Princess Marisa Soto BASED ON: Marisa (Elena of Avalor) FACE CLAIM: Maite Perroni PRONOUNS: She/her BIRTHDAY: November 4, 1990 CURRENT STATUS: Closed

Character Information

A siren’s legend has always been the sinking of travelers ships. Innocent people drowned and taken from their families. But that legend was written by humans who feared for their lives. Who tried to warn their children from going too far out to sea. If you asked a siren their legend was their voices used to save themselves, to protect those that couldn’t.

If you asked Marisa, Princess of the Coronado pod, a siren’s legend was simply terrifying.

Marisa had always been afraid of what she might do, should she be in danger. Could she really sing an attacker into drowning if it was her life or theirs? She wished she could just be a regular mermaid, or selkie, or any other mermaid-like creature whose existence wasn’t so intimately tied to death.

She was relieved when her parents decreed that their pod of sirens were to stop hurting humans, even while her twin brother was mired in rage over the decision. She wanted to live peacefully, even suggested the Coronado pod strengthen their relations with the Avalor Pod, home to her friend Naomi, but her parents shot her down. Seems the decree they made was as liberal as they planned to be.

Still, Marisa was curious about the Avalor pod, and would venture closer to Avalor’s shore to interact with them. It was through a group of them that had originally come from Anacapa Island that Marisa had first learned English.

When the Avaloran Coup of 2015 occured, and Marisa’s friends from the Avalor pod recounted horrors they both saw and heard about secondhand, the siren princess was enraged. And she fought back alongside them, and as she met humans from Avalor? She began to care for them too and fought tooth and nail for a land that wasn’t hers, until her father, King Pescoro, sent members of the Reef Guard after her. They practically had to drag her home kicking and screaming.

Marisa’s intrigue and love of humans didn’t fizzle out, but grew. So when her parents told her they’d allow her to explore some of the human world - IF Marzel went with her and IF it was far from Avalor? She had no choice but to take them up on it.

She was tasting freedom, wasn’t she?

✓  Confident, determined, positive

✖  Trusting, pushy, stubborn

Character Suggestions

Latinx

Current Relationships

Prince Marzel Soto of Coronado (twin brother)

Possible Relationships

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Magical Abilities

Merperson – specifically a siren

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Love Potion Extravaganza Bonus

Thanks as always to @pizzansunshine for editing what I promise to be the final of the love potion extravaganza. As I said before, I wanted to include the sirenas. And thanks to Crazy Ex Gf releasing one last song on love, it inspired me to write this. As you can guess from the song, Love is not a game https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G9VnIL33TvI There is plenty of bets. Hope y’all enjoy. 

Marisa ran to the post office of Buena Vista, waving frantically to the elderly post man who was shifting through his bag, “Hi! Hello! Is there anything for us? It would be in a royal document sealed with the Avaloran crest and-” 

“Sí Princesa, I know what document you are waiting for. You have been stopping by every morning and afternoon to see if it has arrived.” The postman said smoothing his grey mustache in a torturously slow fashion instead of looking at his letters for a document for her.

“Well?” Marisa asked eagerly, clasping her hands together in an effort to keep from grabbing his bag and looking through the letters herself.

“No, no letters this morning from the central area. Try again in the afternoon.” The postman shrugged, “Oh but here are the postcards you wanted.”

He handed three blank postcards with dazzling images of Cariza, Tir ná Nög and Brazendale. 

How she would love to visit! 

Ever since the peace treaty was signed between the Avalorans and the Sirenas and the subsequent Royal Retreat Marzel attended, her parents had become more open to the idea of travelling around to another sea and visiting. So Marisa started planning the trip by asking the postman for postcards of other kingdoms so they would get to see what they looked like today. Mom had told them stories of what they were like when she was young but she had only heard rumors of what they were like, she had mainly resided in Avalor when she was human and only visited Cordóba once.

From the postcards she had so far, Marisa was more partial to visiting Napurna it looked gorgeous with the image of the Salt Sea and Marzel had said King Raj was a very bubbly fellow to be with.

But despite the postcards, it didn’t make up for the loss of curiosity and excitement she had for the Avaloran’s upcoming letter.

Elena had had a trade meeting recently between Paraíso and Cordóba that almost ended in chaos thanks to Carla Delgado setting off a love potion through the town. Elena had been sending episodic letters about the entire situation, who fell in love with who, how they acted, what Carla had been doing, etc. and they had just arrived at the second to last letter where everyone drank the antidote and was back to normal even though Carla escaped.

Elena had finished the letter promising that her last letter would detail what had come out of the circumstances and Marisa was dying to know!

“Wow, Marisa,” Marzel panted, running up next to her to rest his arm on her shoulder, “Slow down. You have a lot more practice on legs than me. You’re too fast.”

“Here’s your hat señor,” the postman broke in between them to hand Marzel the fedora he requested. Elena had also been giving him fashion advice for how to blend in with humans and he had been obediently ordering them from local stores as she had suggested. Last week’s letter told him to get a fedora and get rid of the loud purple sombrero and feather hat that he had been keeping in his room.

“Cool!” Marzel spun the rim of the snazzy black fedora on his head, and almost missed hearing Marisa’s jibe.

“I’m not that fast on legs. You’re just clumsy.” Marisa retorted narrowly avoided the jab Marzel aimed at her ribs for the insult.

Before Marzel could fire back at her with his own comment on her walking skills, Marisa changed the subject to the important topic, “No letter this morning.”

“Come on!” Marzel cried, “I need to know if Elena ended up with Gabe!”

“Gabe?” Marisa wrinkled her nose as they turned to walk back through town to the seashore, “Do you not know, Elena? She’s obviously into Mateo. She’s going to tell us that they are dating right now. I know it.”

“She was only into Mateo because of the love spell.” Marzel gave her a condescending look.

“No! The love spell paired people who had some feelings for each other! That’s why she was all over Mateo. Why would she choose Gabe after all that anyway?” Marisa argued.

“The answer is threefold.” Marzel jabbed the air with his finger assuming his obnoxious fancy voice, “One, she felt bad for rejecting him-”

“Because she was hurting his feelings and she felt that she had no time for dating.” Marisa interrupted.

“She felt bad for rejecting him because she felt like she had to not because she wanted to. Two, they balance each other out. He’s the calm to her impulsivity. He’s knows the laws, she makes the laws.” 

“Hmm... sort of like how you balance me out, Brother?” Marisa pointed out, exaggeratingly tapping her finger against her chin.  

“Let me finish. And number three, they balance each other out as pointed out in number two.” Marzel finished proudly crossing his arms.

“So your argument is twofold.” Marisa smirked, knowing her comment was riling him up. 

“It’s threefold.” “Twofold.”

“Threefold.” “Threefold.”

“Twofold-argh!” Marzel cursed when Marisa’s switch-up caused him to accept her answer.” Fine then, why do you think Elena is into Mateo?”

“You should have seen them together after Elena defeated Shuriki. He was hanging onto her every word to make sure she was okay.” 

“Sounds like a good friendship to me.” Marzel interrupted mocking her voice from her earlier comment but Marisa ignored him. 

“They danced together at the party. And I swear when Elena put on the kelp shirt, she took a peak at Mateo..”

“Psshh that did not happen.” Marzel scoffed.

“You weren’t there.” Marisa crossed her arms, “I saw it with my own eyes.”

“No way. That’s not enough evidence. Why wouldn’t Elena like Gabe? He has it all. Good looks, he’s cautious, he has excellent fighting skills, he’s charming, the girls like him..” 

“Are you rooting for him because he’s like you? Biased much.” Marisa mocked.

“What are you two arguing about?” Cuco asked as the sirenas approached the shore where Cuco, Ocho and Daria were waiting.

“Whether Elena will end up with Gabe or Mateo.” Marisa answered, emphasizing Mateo’s name. They knew what they were talking about since the royal family plus they had been eagerly reading the letters during lunch and dinnertime. 

“That’s great.” Daria snapped curtly as to leave no room to continue the conversation, “Marzel, your dad wants to go over some public relations topic with you, and Marisa, you have to keep your promise to help the children’s singing group. It’s at lunchtime, but you insist on playing with them beforehand so you better get going now.”

Due to her role in helping Saloso and the rest malandros almost invade Coronado and the ensuing rescue, King Pescoro had demoted Daria’s army commander status to being a personal guard for the siblings for the time being. Which was for the best because with the human-sirena peace treaty, there was no need for an army commander unless they were suddenly called to war again.

Now Daria spent her day hounding them to keep on schedule and make sure they...technically Marisa... did not try to sneak off to the mainland when they were needed elsewhere for lessons or other obligations. She took the job as seriously as she took her last position, but they had all noticed that Daria mellowed out a little bit too. They heard her make a joke! It had only happened once though because the event had surprised Marisa so much that she nearly choked on her kelp taco.

“What about Alonso?” Cuco pointed out completely ignoring Daria’s instructions for them to head back to Coronado.

“What about him?” The siblings cocked their heads to the side in unison.

“Elena and Alonso.” Cuco said as if that cleared things up.

“Elena and Alonso are not here. Let’s get going.” Ocho commanded.

“No. No. I can’t picture Elena and Alonso together.” Marzel laughed, 

“Remember that part where he sang that awful song to Naomi. And he slept with the malvago. No way would Elena date a guy like him.”

“You can finish this conversation later. You have duties to attend to.” Daria reminded them, impatiently slapping her fin against the water.

“Alonso showed no interest in her. With or without the love potion.” Marisa argued with the large hippocampus.

“But who knows. Maybe they both had a change of heart after the love potion. He was going all over the place because he had no true love. Maybe Elena is the one for him. The prince and the princess” Cuco sighed dreamily. 

“No.” Marisa and Marzel insisted in unison. 

“It’s Mateo.” “It’s Gabe.”

“Will you two stop? Elena is going to say she is dating Mateo in her next letter. Now let’s go do important things then speculate about your friend’s love life. Marzel, take off that hat, we’re leaving.” Daria finished the argument for them.

“What? No you can’t think it’s Mateo too!” Marzel cried, completely ignoring her order to take off his fedora.

Daria rolled her eyes, “It’s obvious. They look at each other with complete trust whenever I saw them interact. Love is just adding tenderness to the equation.”

“No-but-no. What do you know about love?” Marzel shot back.

“I know a lot more about love, and war, and life than you do.” Daria raised an eyebrow in challenge.

“Hmm then you’re willing to put your money where your mouth is? I bet 50 sand dollars plus 3 gold doubloons that Elena ends up with Gabe.” Marzel challenged, slipping some golden doubloons from his leggings to hold up.

“I’ll bet 100 sand dollars.” Daria answered with a smirk at Marzel’s nervous gulp.

“105.” Marzel said.

“Oh oh I wanna get in this too. I’d give you 20 doubloons if you’re right. No sand dollars.” Ocho scooched up with get on top of Daria’s shoulder.

“Guys? I don’t know if we should do this. It’s one thing to debate, but betting?” Marisa said, nervously listening to the escalating numbers.

“10 sand dollars that she ends up with Alonso.” Cuco added.

“30 doubloons that if you’re right, she’ll dump him within a week.” Marzel scowled.

“I say 134 sand dollars that Alonso would get bored before Elena would dump him, and so dump her.” Daria contested.

“This is just getting mean.” Marisa vocalized as the one sound of reason but to no avail.

“Elena would dump Gabe. Who wants to bet 10 doubloons that Elena dumps Gabe?” Ocho hollered.

“Guys.”

“Elena dumps Mateo.”

“Eight sand dollars plus three copper doubloons.”

“Mateo dumps Elena!”

“Four doubloons.”

“They get married.” 

“They’ll divorce.”

“Alonso would so cheat on her.”

“300 sand dollars.” 

“Eighteen sand dollars.”

“GUYS!” Marisa yelled, freezing everyone in the middle of their frenzied betting.

Marisa walked across the shoreline looking at each of them square in the eye as she sang, “How dare you play with love? Have you no decency?

Love is what created him, and him, and her, and me.

How dare you play with love?

Is nothing sacred to you?”

Marzel and Cuco looked guiltily to the ground, Daria stared stonily ahead but tensley rubbed the doubloons in her hands, Ocho scowled.

“Love is what unites me and you and him and her and him and him and me as well.”

Marisa stared at them and their ill-at-ease postures before letting them off the hook.

“JK LOL!”

The four stared at her in confusion. Both from the odd human slang Naomi had taught her and for her sudden change of heart.

“I want in on this too. But can we be discreet about it? It feels wrong and our parents would probably say it’s wrong to place bets on Elena’s love life... It’s just I have a good feeling that I’m going to win!” Marisa squealed, holding up a sand dollar her brother dropped on the sand, “Let's do this!”

They all immediately scrambled to gather up their currencies so no straying beach goers would find them. They had decided the copper doubloons would be used for any Mateo bets since it was the closest to the color red. Silver would be Gabe and Alonso was gold. 

Meanwhile Marisa began to hum a jaunty tune, “Love's not a game, love's not a game.

None of us would ever say love's a game.

That would be bad, you can be sure-a.”

“But I'm in the mood to wear this cool fedora,” Marzel rhymed before Daria snatched it off his head.

Marisa and Marzel jumped into the water to transform to their normal form, “Love's not a game, love's not a game. We would never play with love like it's a game.”

Ocho swam up next to Cuco, unofficial racing him to the next rock, “But if we did...”

Cuco winked, “And that would be wrong.”  

They crowed together as they whipped around the kelp beds, “We'd put 30 doubloons down that Gabe has the biggest schlong.”

Marisa raised her eyebrows at that image but shrugged, “Oh, interesting, I'll double that!”

Daria put her nose in the air, “I'll triple that!”

Marisa took up the next chorus as they swam through the shipwreck graveyard, “Love is not sirenas swimming down courses. They're our dear friends, they are not seahorses.”

Cuoco galloped ahead of her, “Their love is pure, groom meets bride,”

“So we'd never soil it with a death pool on the side,” Ocho added nudging Marzel who flinched at Marisa’s “that-is-so-wrong” glare.

Daria handed Ocho a sand dollar, “Alonso, age 52, parasailing accident.”

Ocho gasped, “That's so smart. Same.”

Marisa shook her head at that sick bet even though she kind could see it happen. Marzel started the next line of their song, “Love's an endgame, but it's not a game.”

“Our mouths keep saying that, but our hands need change,” Marisa admitted when she placed an IOU for 60 sand dollars and a pound of doubloons with Cuco that if Mateo and Elena got married in the future, Mateo would be the one to propose.  

“Put 30 on red, poetically...For red's the color of a heart that beats free.”

“Red is also Mateo. It's going to be Mateo.” Daria yelled as she zoomed off ahead at the sight of the coral alarms so she could recheck them.

The closer they approached the castle, the more jittery Marisa got. It was like being near the presence of her parents reminded her how wrong this was. She looked to her side and saw that Marzel had a similar anxious expression. She swam up next to him, suddenly wishing to stop the group so she could return her bet money.

“We definitely shouldn't do this,

We definitely shouldn't do this.

This is bad, this is bad,

We're going to hell, this is bad.”

Yet the moment they arrived at the palace Marisa and Marzel’s worries dissipated. They were immediately whisked off to their respective duties and temporarily forgot about their betting and their money until dinner time came.

“Marisa, do you want to see if Princess Elena’s letter arrived yet?” Queen Camila said nonchalantly, but the way her tail twitched underneath their dinner table signaled that she was a lot more excited than she let on about hearing the conclusion to the long saga.

Marisa hesitated for a second when she heard her father come swimming up eagerly, “Is the letter here? Did Elena end up with Gabe?” 

“No, honey. There’s no letter about Elena not ending up with Gabe.” Queen Camila corrected with a soft hand on his.

The moment that clinched it was when Marisa spotted her mom mouth, “It’s going to be Mateo,” and her dad shook his head patronizingly.

“Marzel, Daria, Ocho, Cuco, we’re going to see if there is a letter!” Marisa whooped, not even looking behind her to see if the others were following.

When Marzel was able to catch up to her Marisa sheepishly turned to him to say, “Uh um can I get in on the Alonso parasailing bet. I think it’s very likely to happen.”

“Oh that’s off. We all agreed that Alonso is likely to die parasailing.” Marzel waved it off dismissively.

Marisa giggled a little at the thought that was the one bet they could all agree on. Then she got back on task to swimming as fast as she could.

They were going to find their answer in a matter of moments. Hopefully today!

Once they reached the shores, Marisa and Marzel jumped up, crashing into each other once they were on the sandy ground. Heads bumping, but too animated to feel the pain they raced to the town’s post office as Ocho yelled behind them, “Don’t open it without us!”

Marisa was the one who arrived at the office first after Marzel tripped over an old lady’s cane and she nearly knocked over the elderly postman herself.

“Steady there, señorita.” The postman warned, chuckling grittily, “I have what you wish.” 

“YES!” Marisa prompting Marzel to run faster in her direction.

“Thankyouthankyousomuch!” Marisa babbled hugging the man before ripping the document from his hands.

As she turned the corner, she crashed into Marzel turning the world upside down with dancing starfish around her head.

“IS THIS IT?” Marzel crowed in amazement, taking the document reverently from her, earning the disapproving glare of a man with a baby at his loudness.

“YES IT IS!” Marisa screeched, grabbing it back from him. The creamy white document had a red seal of a jaquin’s head. It may have been her imagination but it just seemed to glow and sparkly like the gold doubloons and sand dollars she was bound to collect after they read it.

“SHHHHH!” The man shushed them.

The siblings scrambled to their feet and ran to the shore leaping and singing excitedly.

“Love's not a game, love's not a game.

That being said, let's make it rain!

While Cupid descends from above...”

“They have it! They have it! I’m going to be rich!” Ocho shook Cucoa’s shoulders with exhilaration and even stone-faced Daria was smiling in anticipation.

“Can you even spend it?” Cuco innocently asked the octopus earning a smack on the cheek from the irate sea creature.

Marisa and Marzel knelt down to the knees and sang their song as they slowly opened the letter. “The group mind has decided to bet on love!”

The song began to grow in volume as the three others joined in repeating the refrain, “Love's not a game, love's not a game,

Love's not a game!”

Marisa cracked open the seal and Marzel slipped out the letter, “Alonso should be wary of parasails!”

They all scanned the letter, reading as fast as their eyes could possibly go. Marisa was skimming so quickly that she reached the “Love, Elena” part without even understanding what she had read and nervously went back to the beginning to read again.

Nothing was jumping out at her. No Mateo or Gabe or love.

Was it possible that Elena ended up with no one?

The nagging guilty feeling that Marisa had forgotten came back again to form a pit in her stomach. They all had gotten so caught up in her love life, they had forgotten the true sight of it all. A love potion did not mean Elena was going to make it a big focus of her life from now on. She had other things to do, a kingdom to run and they were busy making bets on a part of her life that was only hers alone to care about.

It wasn’t even like they cared about Elena’s love life for the sake of her happiness, they just wanted to get money out of the bets.

No, this disappointment served them right.

“What?” Ocho screeched indignantly, “This is useless. It has nothing!”

“She-she didn’t end up with anyone?” Marzel moaned disappointedly.

Marisa looked frantically at the parchment even at the little side bars to see if there was any doodles or invisible words, but nothing!

“Wait!” Daria grabbed the paper ad flipped it to the back.

“And Mateo?”

Marisa snatched it back, “Love Elena” she flipped it to the back, “And Mateo! With a heart next to. I think they’re together.”

All those regretful feelings about how wrong Marisa felt it was to bet on Elena’s love life disappeared with a snap. She’d won! She was getting so much money! She had bragging rights over her brother! Yes!!

“Oh goodness, they’re together. That means I’m right! HA, I’M RIGHT!”

“Noooo!” Marzel and Cuco yelled out when Marisa began her celebratory dance, high fiving Daria and all of Ocho’s tentacles.

“Pay up!” Ocho sing-songed, gesturing to Cuco.

“Fine” Marzel grumbled handing each of them two sand dollars, “I’ll give the rest to you later. So you can give it back to me when they break up.”

“There not breaking up.” Marisa laughed, “Also I hate to say it, but I told you so. “No you’re not.” Marzel rolled his eyes, huffing with outrage at being proven wrong.

“Nope cause I’m rich!” Marisa cheered and then booped Marzel on the nose, “Aww don’t get all pouty just because I’m better at matters of the heart than you.”

With that final smug comment on her victory, Marisa leapt into the water to go tell her mother the fabulous news.

[magdal3n]

Bookworm Season

reading is a healthy habit everyone should take up, not only does it expand your vocabulary scientists say it strengthens memory, concentration and exercises the brain, it may even help you live longer. although in our youth reading is compulsory, the excitement surrounding it can wear off, especially after your brain develops and learning styles are embedded, making it hard for visual learners to concentrate on a book.

if you are a visual learner, there are ways to combat this whilst still strengthening the connections of your brain; setting a daily task to read for at least 10 minutes, preferably before you sleep, will help with routine alongside mood. likewise, magazines are a great option, as they have both the visual side and minimal text, with a wide range of topics.

futhermore, the magazines i have selected are all environmentally friendly, with eco-friendly packaging, as for the books, many can be bought second hand via Amazon or Ebay.

and so with that being said here are some of my favourite magazines and book recommendations:

Magazines

Riposte Magazine - a magazine catered towards women, Riposte is environmentally friendly, empowering and opens spaces for women to talk on a number of interesting topics. it is be available online or physical copies, as featured on Mottainai Marketplace.

More or Less - this magazine focusses on sustainability, ethics, overconsumption and purchasing habits. the content is fashion based and green creatives.

Paper Magazine -produced quarterly this magazine focusses on fashion, pop culture, music, art, nightlife and film, often featuring big name celebrities like Kim Kardashian.

Pop Magazine - shifting onto an online only presence Pop Magazine has partnered with The Barn utilising social media, working with commercial partners such as Guess Jeans A$ap Rocky x Naomi Campbell.

Sporty and Rich - Emily Oberg’s brand continues to grow with her magazine ventures, all about culture, streetwear, vintage clothing, this magazine is catered towards all genders.

Rubbish Famzine - a family run hand-made business highlights the magic of publishing, whilst involving captivating storytelling.

Sofa Magazine - catered towards Gen Z Sofa acclaims itself as “It’s illuminating, it’s different, it’s sassy”, this claim is backed up by the unusual appointment of their 16 year old guest editor Andy Coronado. the illustrations compile a nostalgic yet fresh aesthetic whilst the content highlights the future generations.

Printed Pages - featuring engaging articles from creatives all over the world, including photographers, illustrators and more.

Books

Aya Takano - the Japanese Superflat artist Takano has a number of texts featuring her iconic illustrations, alongside science fiction text.

Grayson Perry - the renowned artist has a number of books centering around identity, his artwork and life.

Hush, Kate Maxwell - Maxwell’s debut has been quoted as “hugely impressive”, Hush is a powerful novel about the feminine identity and motherhood.

The 100 Year Old Man who Climbed out the Window and Disappeared, Jonas Jonasson - a compelling story following 100 year old’s Allan Karlsson detailed life and the adventures he managed to get wound up in throughout.

How to Kill your Family, Bella Mackie - Mackie’s debut novel is an intriguing story about female protagonist who is hell-bent on revenge, this darkly humorous story is begging you to not put it down.

The Appeal, Janice Hallett - following a murder in a small town, with fifteen suspects, Hallett’s format is interesting as it largely takes place through emails between two trainee detectives, the novel has interesting twisting turns throughout.

A Narrow Door, Joanne Harris - a story told by two peoples accounts on a newly appointed headmistress, exploring her past and how she got to the role in an extremely sexist exclusive grammar school, with a few scandals chucked in as well.

Do/Design, Why Beauty is Key to Everything, Alan Moore - Moore’s short book invites the reader to reevaluate what we produce and why, from motorcycles to technology Moore encourages us to slow down and take in the natural landscape.

How to be Calm, Anna Barnes - an interactive novel giving methods on how to combat anxiety, relax the mind and body, as well as practising wellness habits.

Free, Lea Ypi - a memoir surrounding the last days of communism in Albania, focussing on humanity, and the wonders of childhood.

Yoga, Erich Schiffmann - a guided book on the principles of yoga, how it affects the body and helps look into our inner selves.

The Day Before Yesterday, Colin Tudge - exploring evolution, modern genetics and heredity this novel is laced with facts, told in a compelling way explaining the importance of animals and nature.

First Person Singular, Haruki Murakami - Murakami explores the wonders of the world through his eyes through eight short stories, encompassing his love for baseball, jazz and finding his voice.

written by magdalen manning

[lovelikeelena]

Song of the Sirenas Review 2/4

Again, muchas gracias to everyone who helped me with the visual aspects of the movie-including my best friend, Rebecca and DisneyNerd andDisPrincess3!  I also wanna give a big thank you to the hosts of the MagicWithIn podcast!

  Here is the second part of my Song of the Sirenas review!  I hope everyone enjoys it! 

  Part 2

  When we last left our girl, her familia, girlfriend and amigas, they were travelling to nueva vista to visit a cousin who hadn’t contacted them since Elena was released from the amulet and Isa and their abuelos from the painting.  Hmmm, there’s no way this could go wrong…

  Arriving in Nueva vista, Elena and co hear welcome bells.  They admire the palace and Elena is happy they have finally arrived.  Just wait a few hours, Elena.  You’ll be wishing you had declined Christobal’s invitation.  A few miles away, the sound attracts the attention of Shuriki and her minions.  Shuriki is annoyed and demands to know what the sound is.  Fiero explains and deduces Elena must have arrived.  Shuriki declares this will be a familia vacation the crown princesa will never forget.

  Back outside the castle, Elena, her familia, girlfriend and friends are greeted by Christobal.  Elena receives flowers and is shocked to see how her cousin has aged.  She starts to remark on it when Esteban throws in a jab while throwing Elena under the carriage in the process.  Thankfully, Christobal takes it like a champ.  Esteban, they can still leave you in nueva vista when they go home.  Just keep that in mind, dude.  Elena is swept up into a hug and spun around by her cousin.  She tells him she missed him, and he returns the sentiment.  He explains they’re throwing a festival de liberdad to honor Elena for defeating Shuriki.  Elena painfully reveals the truth about Shuriki still being alive.  Elena is assured by her primo that she has her familia to support her.  They sing a song about times past and how they’re happy to be together now, “Familia Forever.”  Too bad Christobal is lying through his teeth.  Afterwards, they all sit down to a feast.  Elena sits next to Naomi, hoping to patch things up with her girlfriend.  Christobal asks about their voyage.  Esteban doesn’t waste any time in telling their cousin about their run in with the sirenas.  Christobal asks if they attacked their ship.  Naomi answers confidently,  “They were about to!”  Elena gently puts a hand on her girlfriend’s shoulder in a gesture of forgiveness and counters with,  “We don’t know that.  I don’t remember them ever being a problem when I visited.”  Christobal tells her that’s because her parents protected her from the truth.  He explains that his Papa, Elena’s Tio was aboard a ship that was capsized by sirenas.  Elena is surprised and saddened by the news.  Christobal vows that if he could, he’d lock every single sirena up in the tower.  Keep that in mind for later, guys.  He then offers everyone a snack.  Don’t eat it!  It’s probably poisoned!

  Meanwhile, we go back under the waves to Coronado, Marisa and Marzel’s home.  They enter the palace and the throne room, Marisa calling out to their father.  King Pescoro wastes no time in revealing to his children that he knows what happened on the surface thanks to Daria, their reef commander.  Marisa confirms it, but then pleads her case pretty well.  She explains the princesa of Avalor was aboard the ship and she thinks she would listen.  Daria counters Marisa’s proposal of attempted peace with Humans by saying,  “After her guards harpoon us.”  Marisa rebuffs Daria’s fears with,  “What if her guards weren’t around?  After all these years of conflict, isn’t it worth a try?”  King Pescoro concedes that Marisa’s heart is in the right place, it always is.  “But heart alone cannot change the world.”  Marisa tries again, but her father firmly tells her to leave it alone, calling her mija in the process.  “For your own good.”  Marisa nods, but then appeals to her mother, reminding her that she was once Human herself.  “You know more than anyone how much we have in common with them.”  Queen Camilla takes a gentler approach with her daughter.  “If I thought it were possible to make amends with humans, I’d try.  But I know them too well.”  She also warns Marisa to stay away from Humans and their ships.  Marisa nods, frowning in defeat.  Before leaving, Daria’s octopus’ friend, Ocho, waves at the teens as though saying,  “Bye-bye!”  LOL!  The siblings swim out of the throne room, Marzel jabbing at Marisa,  “I hate to say I Told you so.”  Marisa, being the cooler sibling, comes back with  “No you don’t.”  she then declares she’s going to talk to Elena anyway.  Marzel reminds her of their father’s warning, but Marisa dismisses him by saying,  “I respectfully disagree.”  With that, she swims off.  Marzel sighs in frustration and swims after her to make sure she doesn’t get hurt.  In doing this, he demonstrates why I Love him so much!  While Marisa is my favorite of the sirena siblings, I really love them both.

  I wanna take a second and talk about King Pescoro.  I appreciate how Silvia and Rachel made him different from another mer-king and father we know.  He didn’t scream or shout at Marisa after finding out she disobeyed him.  He was firm yet loving in the way he told her to leave well enough alone.  It’s clear he loves her and just wants to keep her safe.  It says a lot that he doesn’t scream and alienate her from coming to him in the future.  That’s the mark of a good parent.

  Meanwhile, Shuriki and Fiero are pouring over a map when Victor and Carla arrive on a very familiar looking horse according to my sighted friends.  Let’s think…did they stop over in Cordoba and steal Pedro?  I could so see Carla using her female whiles to persuade Alonzo to lend them his horse.  Carla complains to Shuriki about the time it took to get there due to the sorceress keeping Cruz to herself, but she is quickly shut down by her father.  I so can’t wait for Carla to turn on him!  Fiero declares now that they’re all there, they can get started.

  We switch to the skies where Skylar, Luna and Migs are flying across the kingdom.  Skylar exclaims he can’t wait to surprise Elena.  They run into Shuriki and go to warn Elena she’s there.  Elena thinks they should postpone the parranda, but Christobal disagrees.  He assures her she’ll be safe.  Elena reluctantly agrees but decides to scout the parade route.  Mateo offers to go with her and I groan.  Elena can handle herself.  She has her scepter.  Fortunately, Elena is soon alone on the trail.  She is walking along the canals when all of a sudden, her attention is caught by singing.  Her eyes glow blue and she starts walking in a trance towards the ocean’s edge.  Once there, it’s revealed Marisa is the one using her power of song to guide Elena to where she is.  Once Elena reaches her destination, Marisa releases her from the trance.  This proves Marisa has control and restraint.  Elena comes out of it dizzy and puts a hand to her forehead.  Glancing down, she gasps upon seeing Marisa, along with Marzel and the horse dude.  Elena raises her scepter and threatens to use it.  Marisa tells her not to be afraid and introduces herself, her brother and the seahorse dude.  She explains they just wanna talk to her.  Pulling herself out of the water, her fins turn into legs seconds later, as do her brother’s.  Elena is surprised and asks if all sirenas can do that.  Marisa reveals just her and Marzel have that capability.  Marisa almost falls upon walking and Elena catches her.  Marisa explains she hasn’t been on legs in a long time.  Marzel scoffs and asks his sister “What’s so hard about walk…”  before promptly falling backwards into a barrel.  What’s that saying?  Pride goeth before the fall, buddy.  Marzel puts on a cool air to save face and swiftly pulls a bucket off of his head.  Elena asks what Marisa wants to talk to her about.  Marisa is completely honest in her explanation, which makes me love her all the more.  She doesn’t try to paint herself or the rest of the sirenas in a good light.  She’s honest and forthcoming with the terrible things they have done, while at the same time regretful.  Through a beautiful and powerful song called “A New Tale,”  Marisa reveals her story while pleading with Elena to help her end the fighting and bring peace between Humans and sirenas.  Can I Love Marisa any more than I already do?  YES!  This song is very timely for today’s world.  Just go on youtube and give it a listen-especially the chorus.  Once Marisa is done singing, she asks for Elena’s help, but our girl is hesitant and rightfully so.  I’m glad Silvia and Rachel took this route.  It makes Elena even more relatable.  Elena explains about her tio and Marisa is sympathetic, but again also honest with her answer.  “I wish I could undo the past, but all I can do is give you my promise that those days are long gone.”  Elena guardedly believes her but lets her know they have to convince Christobal since he’s in charge of nueva vista.  Marisa encourages Elena to bring Christobal to the canals, so she can convince him.  Elena agrees and goes to get him.  After explaining to both of her primos what happened outside, she pleads with Christobal to hear Marisa out.  He agrees.  This is where I started getting the feeling that Christobal wasn’t all he seemed.  Arriving back at the canals, Elena advises the guards to stay back so they don’t scare the sirenas off.  Calling out to Marisa and Marzel, she is relieved when they appear.  She introduces them to Christobal.  Marisa holds out her hand in greeting and my heart breaks while simultaneously skipping a beat bc I knew something bad was about to happen.  Sure enough, Christobal’s true colors are revealed when he orders his guards to capture the sirena siblings!  Elena protests, ordering him to stop!  Again, someone else plainly ignores her direct order.  Seeing this, Elena takes matters into her own hands.  As a net traps Marisa, Elena frees her, allowing Marisa to swim to safety and catch up with Marzel.  Once both sirena siblings are out of harms way,  Elena rounds on her primo.  Our girl is taking no prisoners or excuses!  She is royally pissed off and rightly so!  She demands to know why Christobal tried to capture Marisa and Marzel.  She reminds him the sirenas came to discuss peace.  Christobal in turn reminds her that sirenas lie to which Elena defends her new friends by saying,  “I don’t think that’s what they were trying to do!”  Christobal states that she just met them, and he’s dealt with them his whole life.  He reminds her of his father and says he doesn’t want to lose her too, giving her a hug in the process.  Elena begrudgingly tells him she understands and follows him back to the palace. I wanna stop here and point something out.  Elena heard Christobal verbalize his desire to lock every sirena up, but yet she took him to meet two innocent sirenas?  Really, Elena.  I’ll give her a pass here bc she probably thought her primo was just angry and would calm down and see reason in time. Meanwhile, back under the waves, Marzel angrily states that Elena set them up.  Marisa defends her new amiga, reminding her hermano Elena looked just as surprised as them.  Marzel snaps at his Hermana to grow up!  “Humans hate our kind and always will!”  With that, he swims away.

  Meanwhile, later that night, Elena is tossing and turning and whimpering.  She’s clearly feeling guilty for what happened to Marisa and her brother.  I just wanna hug her!  Miel, it wasn’t your fault.  Both of your primos are selfish, pig headed jerks!  Soon you might discover you have distant familia-including a new prima and primo who will NEVER hurt you like Christobal and Esteban. The day of the water parranda has arrived.  Elena is trying to be upbeat for Isa, but she isn’t successful.  Our poor girl is extremely tired, scared to face Shuriki again, along with worrying about Marisa and Marzel.  Her grandmother asks her if everything’s okay, to which Elena lies and says she’s fine.  Christobal announces as the guest of honor, Elena will ride on the last float.  Gabe insists Elena ride with him, Naomi and Mateo in case something happens.  Christobal reluctantly agrees.  He then tells them not to get in the way of the people seeing their princess.  Elena, just hit him with your scepter.  Isabel observes that it seems like the whole city showed up.  She looks so excited and it’s sweet!  Elena tells Naomi and the others they need to keep a sharp look out for Shuriki.  Mateo assures her if the sorceress is here, they’ll spot her.  Unless Mateo spends the whole time looking for sirenas!  As the floats start to move, we see Elena has someone looking out for her.  Marisa watches and sighs sadly as the floats continue down the canals.  I have a feeling she is returning the kindness Elena extended to her the day before.  I was wrong, it is possible for me to love Marisa even more than I did before!

  Soon after the parranda gets underway, Elena is shocked to see several citizens dressed up as Shuriki!  Naomi tries to reassure her future wife that the costumes are for the parade.  Okay, Naomi, you get one point from me for effort.  Mateo asks how they’re going to find the real Shuriki and I roll my eyes.  Uh, maybe looking for someone with her appearance, sitting on a jaquin.  And LOL!  Suddenly, Gabe spots Victor and Carla in the crowd.  And this is where I get on Gabe a little.  He just said no more than five minutes ago he wanted Elena with him in case anything happened.  Clearly something’s happening, and he leaves her on her own.  She can handle herself and has her scepter, but I digress.  Elena, being the awesome leader she is tries to remain calm, so she doesn’t cause city wide panic.  Suddenly, Christobal shoots a cannon of confetti, some of it gets in Elena’s eyes.  A few seconds later, the person driving the float veers off course.  Elena asks why they’re turning into a side canal and gets no reply.  Once the float stops, the driver jumps off, leaving Elena alone.  It isn’t long before Fiero appears, followed by the last person our girl wants to see.  Shuriki informs Elena that her appearance is no mask while whipping out the scepter of night.  Elena says blaze at the same time Shuriki yells inferno!  Elena tries to make herself vanish, but it doesn’t work all the way.  Shuriki brings her out of it by yelling chaos.  Fiero gets in a good hit, which destroys the float.  What were you saying about all our city’s resources, Christobal?  That’s crappy craftsmanship if you ask me!  It’s not long before Elena is blasted into the water by Shuriki, losing consciousness and her scepter in the process!  And that’s where I leave everyone for now. Part 3 is coming soon!  Feel free to comment in an ask or send me a message!

[diabolical-couple]

Usser: Les presento al ser más bello que verán en su vida (oc no).

El segundo hijo de Eunice y Carla, el cuál fue coronado con él nombre Osmar Heredia.

Sí, tiene el mismo nombre que su abuelo (padre de Eunice).

Se preguntarán: “¿Y por qué tiene los ojos verdes?”, pues es que mezcle el color de ojos de Eunice y Carla, entonces me dio ese color verde xd.

Es un año menor que su hermana mayor Naomi.

[enlaces-finde]

Entrega Gobernador Centro Regional de Rehabilitación equipado en Saucillo

Inicia además la Cruzada en Pro de las Personas con Discapacidad así como la Jornada Estatal de Entrega de Apoyos Funcionales 2021; es esta la administración estatal que más ha invertido en favor de este sector de la población para alcanzar la igualdad, destaca Javier Corral.

El gobernador Javier Corral Jurado, acompañado de su esposa y presidenta del DIF Estatal, Cinthia Aidee Chavira de Corral, entregó la Unidad Básica de Rehabilitación (UBR) en Saucillo, la cual brindará atención a usuarios de Coronado, Jiménez, López, San Francisco de Conchos, La Cruz y Rosales y en la que se invirtieron un millón 619 mil 471 pesos para equipamiento.

Durante la ceremonia, el mandatario estatal dio inicio además a la Cruzada en Pro de las Personas con Discapacidad, así como de la Jornada Estatal de Entrega de Apoyos Funcionales 2021 y señaló que su administración es la que más ha invertido en favor de las personas con discapacidad en la historia del estado.

En cuanto a la UBR, destacó que la inversión para equipamiento fue realizada por parte de la empresa Fermaca. Del total de los recursos, un millón 435 mil 875 pesos se destinaron a equipo médico, 115 mil pesos a equipo de cómputo y 68 mil 595 pesos a mobiliario de oficina.

Mencionó que en octubre de 2018 recibió la solicitud de apoyo por parte de la presidenta municipal de Saucillo, Aideé López de Anda, para el equipamiento de la UBR, una vez que se concluyó la construcción con recursos federales y ofreció entonces encontrar los recursos para lograr el equipamiento.

En su mansaje, expresó que estas instalaciones no solamente atenderán a la población de Saucillo, sino que darán servicio a usuarios de municipios de la región, para lo cual se firmarán convenios entre todas las partes involucradas.

Agradeció a la empresa Fermaca por ser partícipes de este gran proyecto que beneficiará a las y los chihuahuenses y resaltó que esta iniciativa forma parte de un proyecto más grande que implica una inversión de 6.6 millones de pesos para el equipamiento de 10 centros de rehabilitación, de los cuales le correspondieron a Saucillo un monto de 1.6 millones de pesos.

Con respecto a la Jornada Estatal de entrega de Apoyos Funcionales 2021, en este acto se apoyó con lentes de armazón a 158 personas de los municipios de Saucillo (137), Coronado (6) Jiménez (7), López (8).

Esta jornada se llevará acabo del 10 al 31 de marzo del presente año y se apoyará a mil 568 personas de 49 municipios.

Los beneficiarios de estos apoyos funcionales estuvieron representados por Naomi Joselyn García Lares, de 14 años de edad, del municipio de Delicias, así como por Miguel Ángel Regalado Cordero, de 13 años, del municipio de Jiménez y de Edith Fierro Montelongo, de 3 años, de Julimes.

El titular del Ejecutivo dio a conocer que en su administración se entregaron a la fecha casi 10 mil apoyos en sillas de ruedas, aparatos auditivos, lentes, bastones muletas y se triplicó el número de órtesis y de prótesis, con materiales de mayor calidad que ahora cuestan la mitad del precio que antes se reportaba, además de la construcción de un nuevo centro de fabricación de estos apoyos.

Al respecto, abundó que en la administración anterior “hacían negocio con todo, ahora sí que el rateriaje estaba difuminado por todos lados y que pena que en temas tan sensibles para la población se hicieran esas cosas”.

Por eso nosotros, agregó, “ahora podemos hacer dos prótesis con lo que antes se hacía solo una, por eso hemos podido multiplicar los recursos, los apoyos, por eso hemos podido fortalecer, equipar, consolidar nuestras más de 80 unidades básicas de rehabilitación en todo el estado, y fortalecer el gran centro de la política de rehabilitación en el estado”.

Enfatizó que lo más valioso de las unidades, es su personal, quienes tienen un gran compromiso porque no solo cumplen con un trabajo, sino que generan un gran nivel de vinculación y cercanía, “porque hay una entrega además de personal, solidaria y humana, para que las personas puedan reinsertarse a la vida social”.

El gobernador destacó que este día se celebran dos acciones que tienen como finalidad el fortalecimiento y crecimiento de servicios relacionados con la atención integral a las personas con alguna discapacidad temporal o permanente, pues en Chihuahua existen 167 mil 788 personas con alguna de ellas de acuerdo con el Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 realizado por el INEGI, de los cuales 53.7 por ciento son mujeres y 46.3 por ciento son hombres, lo cual obliga a toda la ciudadanía a pensar con perspectiva de género en esta materia.

Reiteró su compromiso con la alcaldesa de Saucillo, Aideé López de Anda, así como con las personas con alguna discapacidad, para continuar hasta el último día de esta administración siempre teniendo en mente una Chihuahua más inclusiva.

Recordó que cuando inició la actual administración había 186 becas para personas con discapacidad que se distribuían en 24 municipios y oscilaban entre 350 y 600 pesos.

“Nosotros hemos incrementado las becas a personas con alguna discapacidad a cerca de 5 mil al año y aumentamos el monto a mil 343 pesos mensuales cada una, estamos cubriendo 65 de los 67 municipios del estado de Chihuahua. En estos cuatros años solo en esta materia nosotros hemos dispersado más de 213 millones de pesos”, declaró.

Dijo que se fue incrementando año con año, en condiciones muy complicadas para el Gobierno de Chihuahua en términos administrativos y económicos, sin embargo, el ahorro, la austeridad, el manejo honesto de los recursos, nos permitió dejar una vara muy alta a la siguiente administración, porque de 5 mil apoyos directos ya no se puede bajar, todo lo que pueda para arriba va a ser un gran beneficio.

La entrega de estos apoyos funcionales son parte del convenio de colaboración entre el DIF Estatal y la Administración del Patrimonio de la Beneficencia Pública Federal, lo que permitió contar con una inversión de 6 millones 294 mil pesos.

A su vez, la presidenta de DIF Estatal, Cinthia Aideé Chavira Gamboa, manifestó que mediante el trabajo en equipo es como se logran acciones que dejan huella como la atención que se brinda a la ciudadanía en este UBR, donde confluyen los esfuerzos del DIF Estatal, DIF Municipal y la empresa Fermaca.

Resaltó que desde 2018 se emprendió la tarea de equipar las 80 unidades de rehabilitación con las que cuenta el DIF Estatal, a fin de garantizar espacios de inclusión, donde sin importar la condición física, en Chihuahua todos los ciudadanos se vean como iguales.

Comentó que prácticamente en todos los eventos del DIF Estatal están presentes los esfuerzos y acciones de la sociedad civil organizada y del Gobierno del Estado, porque es en alianza como se obtienen mejores frutos en favor de la sociedad, como los que emanan del trabajo del personal de rehabilitación del DIF Estatal.

La señora Margarita Montes Manzano, beneficiaria de servicios de rehabilitación, dijo que su diagnóstico era de cuatro hernias en las vértebras cervicales, por lo cual tuvo que someterse a una cirugía y después de la misma, comenzó a recibir terapia en esta UBR, donde paulatinamente se recupera sus actividades normales gracias a las sesiones de terapia y al trato amable de todo el personal que ahí labora.

Al hacer uso de la palabra, la alcaldesa de Saucillo, Aideé López de Anda, agradeció por el equipamiento de este inmueble, que corría el riego de convertirse en un elefante blanco, como esas obras que nada más se realizan para la foto y no dan servicio, “en cambio, ahora esta UBR formará parte activa de un complejo de ayuda humanitaria, que está junto al DIF Municipal y que en breve se construirá frente al mismo, el Asilo “Madre Teresa de Calcuta A.C”.

El inmueble entregado por el gobernador se ubica en la calle Yolanda Baeza No. 500. Colonia Luis Donaldo Colosio, Municipio de Saucillo, donde después del acto protocolario, el gobernador, la presidenta del DIF y sus acompañantes realizaron el corte de listón y dieron un recorrido por la UBR.

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[dispatchesfrom2020]

2020

Week 36: August 31-September 6

31: The US Open begins its run. Naomi Osaka, the tournament’s eventual female winner, uses masks to show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Over the course of the Open, she will wear masks bearing the names of Breonna Taylor, Elijah McCalin, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Philando Castile, and Tamir Rice. Osaka was born in Japan to a Haitian-American father and Japanese mother. Raised in the United States, she competes under the Japanese flag. Osaka’s father was inspired to teach his daughters to play tennis after watching the Williams sisters’ 1999 US Open match. The sport has seen a dramatic rise in interest from Black players in recent years - and an accompanying wave of up-and-coming Black talent like Osaka, Coco Gauff, Sloan Stephens, Taylor Townsend, Frances Tiafoe, and Canada’s own Felix Auger-Aliassime

Naomi Osaka, Al Bello/AP

1: The army announces they are expanding the inquiry into the culture of bullying and sexual harassment at Fort Hood. Investigators interviewed male and female soldiers stationed at the Texas base after Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen was murdered on-base in April. A third of women interviewed said that they had been sexually harassed in the past year. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin over the objections of the city’s mayor and the state governor. The city has become a flashpoint in the discussions about race, policing and justice in America after the police shooting of Jacob Blake and the subsequent slaying of two protesters by a teenage militia member. 

2: Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s tell-all book reveals that Donald Trump joked she should ‘take one for the team’ after North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un winked at her during a 2018 summit. Which is fucked up. But still not quite as fucked up as my last workplace. 

Marco Ugarte/AP

3: 200 mammoths - along with 5 horses and 25 camels - are uncovered during construction at a Mexico City airport. It is the largest find of mammoth bones ever recorded. It’s cyclone season in the Pacific and a large typhoon is rushing north through the East China Sea to the Korea peninsula. In unimportant news I’ve been unable to squeeze in thus far: universities are preparing to return for the fall semester. Because many states - like New York - require visitors to quarantine upon entry universities are rushing to accommodate these incoming students. And so the world is treated a montage of students unpacking sometimes-enviable-but-often-grotesque lunches amidst their near-derelict dorms. The runaway winner for worst meal? NYU’s watermelon chicken salad.

4: Classes are cancelled and students are preparing to return home after Syracuse University of New York shutters its doors, just one week after classes began. At least 500 students have tested positive, in an outbreak spurned on by homecoming parties. Just a few weeks ago, Ohio State temporarily suspended 228 students who attended large social gatherings. Many universities are struggling with outbreaks as students arrive on campus, especially after long lonely summers in isolation. The worst offender - ‘Bama, of course. Though classes have barely begun, the school has already reported 1300 cases.

A memorial site for Daniel Prude is set up in Rochester, NY, near the place he was taken into custody by police. Prude died during the altercation, after a police offer knelt on his back - Joshua Rashaad McFadden/The New York Times

5: New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, announces a grand jury investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old black man who died during an encounter with Rochester police in March. Prude’s family released police body-cam footage earlier this week that undermined police claims that Prude died of an overdose. Videos shows the police handcuffing the naked Prude - who was suffering a psychotic episode after ingesting PCP - and placing a spit hood over his head. An officer knelt on his back, while another pressed his head to the pavement using both hands. “You’re trying to kill me”, Prude says. Journalists will later report that Rochester’s police department tried to suppress the release of the video, fearing it would incite violent blow-back in the wake of the George Floyd protests. The protests begin almost immediately - demonstrators are met with riot police and pepper spray. They also face a growing animosity from right-wing and pro-Trump counter-protesters - two cars careened into a crowd of protesters, early this morning, knocking them down.

Firefighters prepare to fight the El Dorado blaze near Yucaipa, California, August 5 - Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP

6: The fires in California are still raging - and will only worsen win the coming days. The El Dorado Fire near Los Angeles is spreading, forcing evacuations in Oak Glen, Mountain Home Village, Yucaipa, and Forest Falls. The blaze was sparked on Saturday morning after a couple set off a defective gender-reveal smoke bomb in tall, dry grass. The fire will be mostly-contained within a few weeks, however it will not be fully extinguished until mid-November. It will claim the life of one firefighter, destroy several homes, and consume nearly 23,000 acres of land. If this feels like deja-vu it’s because this isn’t the first wildfire caused by parents celebrating their babies’ genitalia - in 2017 an off-duty Border Patrol agent set off a fire during a gender reveal in Arizona after shooting an explosive target filled with colourful powder, which set the surrounding brush ablaze. The resulting 45,000 acre fire ravaged Coronado National Forest.

[356mission]

List of individuals and groups who have participated in an event at 356 Mission

LeanThe New Dreamz (Rose Luardo and Andrew Jeffrey Wright)

Andre Hyland

Whitmer Thomas

Jessica Ciocci

Michael Webster

Asha Schechter

Gabu Heindl & Drehli Robnik (screening)

Rachel Kushner (with parts read by Barry Johnston, Gale Harold, Karen Adelman, Paul Gellman, Stuart Krimko, Stanya Kahn, Alex Israel, Milena Muzquiz)

Mina Stone

Ken Ehrlich & Emily Joyce

Flora Wiegmann with Alexa Wier

James Lee Byars (screening)

Trisha Brown (screening)

Ei Arakawa (screening)

Jennifer Phiffer

Euan MacDonald and Henri Lucas

Fundación Alumnos47

ForYourArt

Derek Boshier

Alex Kitnick

Cherry Pop

De Porres

Aaron Dilloway

Jason Lescalleet

John Wiese

Final Party (Barry Johnston)

Crazy Band

Aram Moshayedi

Bruce Hainley

Gary Dauphin

Kathryn Garcia

Leland de la Durantaye

Sohrab Mohebbi

Tala Madani

Tiffany Malakooti

Negar Azimi

Barbara T. Smith

LeRoy Stevens

Joe Sola and Michael Webster

Math Bass and Lauren Davis Fisher

Angel Diez Alvarez (screening)

Hedi El Kholti

K8 Hardy

Anna Sew Hoy

L.A. Fog

Trinie Dalton

Rita Gonzalez

Alex Klein

Mark Owens

Tanya Rubbak

AL Steiner

C.R.A.S.H.

Lao

Mexican Jihad

Zak-Matic

Laura Poitras (screening)

Parker Higgins

Domenick Ammirati

John Seal

John Tain

Bruce Hainley

Lisa Lapinski

Kate Stewart

Sarah Lehrer-Graiwer

Ian Svenonius

Entrance Band

Allison Wolfe

Geneva Jacuzzi

Chain & the Gang

Shivas

Hunx

Jimi Hey

69

Tim Lokiec

Scott & Tyson Reeder

Total Freedom

Prince William

Kingdom

SFV Acid

Jesse Fleming

William Leavitt

Lucas Blalock

Oliver Payne

Meredith Monk

Jessica Espeleta

Rollo Jackson (screening)

Jack Smith (screening)

Noura Wedell

Sylvère Lotringer

Jesse Benson

Zoe Crosher

Alex Cecchetti

Patricia Fernandez

Jeff Khonsary

Ben Lord

Shana Lutker

Joseph Mosconi

Suzy Newbury

Scott Oshima

Kim Schoen

Clarissa Tossin

Mark Verabioff

Brica Wilcox

Michael Clark

Ben Brunnemer

Ted Byrnes / Corey Fogel

Kirsty Bell

Johnston Marklee

Emily Sundblad & Matt Sweeney

Kevin Salatino

Wooster Group (screening)

Shannon Ebner

East of Borneo

Sue Tompkins

Alexis Taylor

Leslie Buchbinder (screening)

Odwalla88

Dean Spunt

Bebe Whypz

Saman Moghadam (screening)

J Cush

Hive Dwellers

Bouquet

Dream Boys

Jen Smith

Thee Oh Sees

Jack Name

Alex Waterman and Will Holder

Jonathan Horowitz

Ali Subotnick

Brian Calvin

Dean Wareham

Gracie DeVito

Indah Datau

Jake DeVito

Sara Gomez

Luke Harris

Sarah Johnson

Julia Leonard

Jillian Risigari-Gai

Joseph Tran

George Kuchar (screening)

Andrew Lampert

Reach LA

Oscar Tuazon

Black Dice

Danny Perez

Avey Tare

Shinzen Young

Jesse Fleming and Lewis Pesacov

Mecca Vazie Andrews

Mira Billotte

Julian Ceccaldi

Oldest (Brooks Headley & Mick Barr)

DJ Andy Coronado

François Ceysson

Amanda Ross-Ho

Raphael Rubinstein

Wallace Whitney

Bradford Nordeen

Chris Kraus

Samuel Dunscombe & Curt Miller

Jay Chung

Lev Kalman & Whitney Horn (screening)

Maricón Collective

The Shhh 

Alice Bag 

Martin Sorrondeguy

Sex Stains

Kevin Hegge (screening)

Rhonda Lieberman

Lisa Anne Auerbach

David Benjamin Sherry

Eric Wesley

Tamara Shopsin, Jason Fulford, and Brooks Headley

Deborah Hay

Becky Edmunds (screening)

Kath Bloom

Erin Durant

Ben Vida

Charles Atlas

Laurie Weeks

Kerry Tribe

Renée Green

Fred Moten

The Office of Culture and Design / Hardworking Goodlooking

YUK, MNDSGN, and AHNUU

PATAO

Michael Biel

Mark Von Schlegell

Graham Lambkin

Lex Brown

Jibade-Khalil Huffman

Dan Levenson

Sarah Mattes

Carmen Winant

Gloria Sutton

John Musilli (screening)

Pieter Schoolwerth and Alexandra Lerman (screening)

Nate Young

Safe Crackers

Frances Stark

Liliana Porter (screening)

Adam Linder

Corazon del Sol

Gary Cannone

Ben Caldwell

Jacqueline Frazier

Jan-Christopher Horak

Haile Gerima (screening)

Barbara McCullough (screening)

Jon Pestoni

Andrew Cannon

David Fenster

Dick Pics

Seth Bogart

Lonnie Holley

Rudy Garcia

Dynasty Handbag

Christine Stormberg

Anthony Valdez

Kate Mosher Hall

JJ Stratford

Diana Adzhaketov

DJs Cole MGN and Nite Jewel

Casey Jane Ellison

Gary Indiana + Walter Steding

Kate Durbin

Michael Silverblatt

Hamza Walker

Wynne Greenwood

Robert Morris

Maggie Lee (screening)

Brendan Fowler

Susan Cianciolo

Aaron Rose

John Boskovich (screening)

Michel Auder (screening)

Lauren Campedelli, Leo Marks, and Jan Munroe

Klang Association feat. Anna Homler (Breadwoman), Jorge Martin, Jeff Schwartz

sodapop

Hoseh

Miles Cooper Seaton & Heather McIntosh

Drip City

Geologist

Deaken

Brian Degraw

$3.33

Angela Seo

George Jensen

Carole Kim & Jesse Gilbert & Friends

Aledandra Pelly

dublab

Mariko Munro

Emily Jane Rosen

Lana Rosen

Max Syron

Mark Morrisroe (screening)

Ramsey McPhillips

Stuart Comer

Jordan Wolfson

Kiva Motnyk

Samara Golden

Sam Ashley

John Krausbauer

Kate Valk

Elizabeth LeCompte

Lewis Klahr

Barbara Kasten

Martine Syms

Margo Victor

Studioo Manueel Raaeder

Mary Farley

Wayne Koestenbaum

Jibz Cameron

Sean Daly

Kendra Sullivan

Trinh T. Minh-ha

Johanna Breiding + Jennifer Moon

Tisa Bryant

Cog•nate Collective (Misael G Diaz + Amy Y Sanchez-Arteaga)

Bridget Cooks

Michelle Dizon

Anne Ellegood

Shoghig Halajian

Katherine Hubbard

Simon Leung

Amanda McGough + Tyler Matthew Oyer

Dylan Mira

Litia Perta

Eden’s Herbals

Matt Connors

Flat Worms

Susan

Lucky Dragons

Dos Mega

David Korty

Monica Majoli

Forrest Nash

Sophie von Olfers

Rudolf Eb.er

dave phillips

Joke Lanz

The Dog Star Orchestra

The Edge of Forever (Elizabeth Cline + Lewis Pesacov)

Lutz Bacher (screening)

Agnes Martin (screening)

Marisa Takal

Moyra Davey (screening)

Suzanna Zak

Wu Tsang, boychild and Patrick Belaga

Snake Jé

VIP

Fictitious Business DBA The Geminis

DJ M.Suarez

Asmara

Weirdo Dave

Mission Chinese

Veronica Gonzalez Peña

Thomas Bayrle

Bernhard Schreiner

Bob Nickas

The Cactus Store / Christian Herman Cummings

Atelier E.B

Iman Issa

Diana Nawi

Sqirl

Downtown Women’s Center

Earthjustice

Juvenile Justice Clinic at Loyola Law School

Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic

N.eed O.rganize W.ork

Planned Parenthood

SoCal 350 Climate Action

St. Athanasius

WriteGirl

Sean/Milan

John Santos

Thomas Davis

Twisted Mindz

Adrienne Adams

Evan Kent 

Jasmine McCloud 

Gia Banks

Ace Farren Ford

Dennis Mehaffey

Fredrik Nilsen

Paul McCarthy

Joe Potts

Rick Potts

Tom Recchion

Vetza

Oliver Hall

Rigo 23

Gil Kenan & Vice Cooler (screening)

Cassie Griffin

Clara Cakes

Clay Tatum + Whitmer Thomas (Power Violence)

DJ AshTreJinkins

DJs Protectme

Crush

Sara Knox Hunter

Dodie Bellamy

Miranda July

Alexander Keefe

Thomas Keenan

Kevin Killian

Silke Otto-Knapp

Calypso Jete, Essence Jete Monroe, Virginia X, Leandra Rose, Naomi Befierce, Tori Perfection, Foxie Adjuis

Brontez Purnell

Kate Wolf

Adam Soch (screening)

Dar A Luz

ADSL Camels

Cold Beat

Tropic Green

No Sesso

Michelle Carrillo

Ruth Root

Timothy Ochoa

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Comienza Sundance, el gélido paraíso de Robert Redford para el cine "indie"

Park City (EE.UU.), 24 ene (EFE).- Las gélidas montañas de Park City (Utah, EE.UU.) dieron este jueves la bienvenida a una nueva edición de Sundance, el festival creado por Robert Redford que, encumbrado como la meca del cine independiente, acogerá a miles de espectadores con ganas de conocer a los talentos emergentes de la gran pantalla. Sundance proyectará hasta el próximo 3 de febrero 241 producciones, entre largometrajes y cortometrajes, provenientes de 49 países diferentes y que podrán disfrutar los 124.000 visitantes que espera la organización. Los responsables del festival subrayaron además su apuesta por la diversidad: el 47 % de todos los filmes y cortos fue dirigido o creado por al menos una mujer, el 41 % del total contó con una persona no blanca al frente, y el 17 % de ellos tuvo al mando a alguien de la comunidad LGBT. Redford, una leyenda de Hollywood pero también un referente para los amantes del cine no convencional desde que fundó Sundance, compareció en la tradicional rueda de prensa de la inauguración aunque dejó algunos interrogantes con su brevísima intervención. "He hecho esto (presentar Sundance) durante, dios mío, 34 años, desde que empezó el festival. Y creo que estamos en un punto en el que puedo continuar en un sitio diferente porque lo que he echado de menos es ser capaz de pasar tiempo con las películas, con los directores, ver su trabajo y ser parte de la comunidad", dijo. "No creo que el festival necesite una presentación completa ahora: sigue su propio curso, y estoy feliz por eso. Así que déjenme solo decirles que estoy agradecido de que estén aquí", afirmó antes de abandonar el escenario. Las dudas sobre si Redford se plantea dejar el liderazgo de Sundance podrían, tal vez, reforzar la ruta hacia la jubilación marcada por el artista, quien aseguró recientemente que "The Old Man & the Gun" (2018) será su última película como actor. Más allá de la anécdota, la directora de programación de Sundance, Kim Yutani, quiso dejar claras las intenciones de su equipo. "Juntos hemos visto (durante décadas) miles y miles de películas, millones quizá. Y creo que cuando encontramos algo nuevo, lo reconocemos al momento. Estamos hablando de nuevas voces, de una nueva perspectiva, de una nueva manera de contar una historia. Cuando vemos algo especial, sabemos lo importante que es llevarlo al público", argumentó. En este sentido, la cinta "After the Wedding" fue la encargada de abrir este jueves Sundance de la mano de gran reparto liderado por Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams y Billy Crudup. Esta edición de Sundance contará con numerosas estrellas en proyectos al margen del "made in Hollywood" como Naomi Watts ("Luce"), Zac Efron ("Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile"), Jake Gyllenhaal ("Velvet Buzzsaw"), Viola Davis ("Troop Zero"), Keira Knightley ("Official Secrets"), Emma Thompson ("Late Night"), y Adam Driver ("The Report"). Y se espera también que el género documental tenga mucho protagonismo, en especial, por la cinta "Leaving Neverland" sobre los presuntos abusos a menores cometidos por Michael Jackson. Todavía con el festival calentando motores, Sundance recibió en su primer día a los cinéfilos más tempraneros que, a la espera de la gran mayoría de espectadores que llegarán el fin de semana, compartieron espacio con los numerosos aficionados al esquí que se citan habitualmente en Park City. Situada a más de 2.000 metros de altitud y con 8.400 habitantes, esta pequeña población a 53 kilómetros de Salt Lake City se ha convertido en un destino obligado para la industria audiovisual, que hace las maletas cada año para ir a Utah en plena temporada de premios de Hollywood (los Óscar se celebrarán justo dentro de un mes). Con temperaturas nada aptas para frioleros (la máxima el jueves fue de -2 grados y la mínima de -10), aquí los actores cambian las gafas de sol por los recios abrigos y las botas, las palmeras de Los Ángeles por la nieve de Utah, y las terrazas de Beverly Hills por las resbaladizas y heladas calles de Park City. Pero titiritar o quedarse casi congelado puede compensar a quien busca su gran momento en el cine si lee la lista de nombres que salieron coronados de Sundance: Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, Jim Jarmusch o Darren Aronofsky, por ejemplo. Y otro rey del festival fue el ahora defenestrado Harvey Weinstein, que con la compañía Miramax fue clave en el fenómeno del cine "indie" pero que este año se verá "condenado" a tener solo un papel testimonial en Sundance: ser el protagonista del documental "Untouchable", que retrata su auge y caída como productor. La actriz estadounidense Julianne Moore (i) y su esposo, el director estadounidense Bart Freundlich, fueron registrados este jueves a su llegada al estreno de la película 'After The Wedding', en desarrollo del Festival de Cine de Sundance 2019, en Park City (Utah, EE.UU.). EFE La actriz estadounidense Michelle Williams fue registrada este jueves a su llegada al estreno de la película 'After The Wedding', en desarrollo del Festival de Cine de Sundance 2019, en Park City (Utah, EE.UU.). EFE La actriz estadounidense Michelle Williams fue registrada este jueves a su llegada al estreno de la película 'After The Wedding', en desarrollo del Festival de Cine de Sundance 2019, en Park City (Utah, EE.UU.). EFE

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Twin Peaks cast - Season 3 - 2017

Pic 1: Kyle Maclachlan, David Lynch, Sheryl Lee, Madchen Amick, Sherilyn Fenn, Dana Ashbrook, James Marshall, Ray Wise, Grace Zabriskie, Richard Beymer, Michael Horse, Harry Goaz, Kimmy Robertson, Peggy Lipton, Everett McGill, Wendy Robie, Warren Frost, Gary Hershberger, Charlotte Stewart, Catherine E. Coulson, Miguel Ferrer, Russ Tamblyn, David Patrick Kelly, Phoebe Augustine, Alicia Witt

Pic 2: Walter Olkewicz, Al Strobel, Carel Struycken, David Duchovny, Harry Dean Stanton, Julee Cruise, Jan D'arcy, Carlton Lee Russel, Andrea Hays, Mike Malone, Bellina Martin Logan, Marvin Rosand, Matt Battaglia, Brian Finney, Naomi Watts, Scott Cameron, Laura Dern, Robert Forster, Emily Stofle, Balthazar Getty, Sabrina S. Sutherland (producer), Scott Coffey, Patrick Fischler, Jay Aaseng (producer), Vincent Castellanos

Pic 3: Brent Briscoe, Rebekah Del Rio (Musician), Chrysta Bell (Musician), Frank Collison, Riley Lynch (Production Assistant), Trent Reznor (Musician), Mariqueen Reznor (Musician), Robin Finck, (Musician), Neil Dickson, Sky Ferreira (Musician), Heather D'Angelo (Musician), Erika Forster (Musician), Annie Hart (Musician), Lissie (Elisabeth Maurus, Musician), Finn Andrews (Musician), Eddie Vedder (Musician), Monica Bellucci, Tim Roth, Jennifer Jason Lee, Jim Belushi, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Chamberlain, Ernie Hudson, Michael Cera, Jeremy Davies

Pic 4: Candy Clark, Robert Knepper, Matthew Lilard, Meg Foster, Jay R. Ferguson, BéréniceMarlohe, John Savage, David Koechner, Francesca Eastwood, Tom Sizemore, Karolina Wydra, Josh McDermitt, Eamon Farren, Travis Frost, Ana de la Reguera, Stephen Kearin, Bailey Chase, James Morrison, Jessica Szohr, Don Murray, Christopher Murray, Grace Victoria Cox, Jane Adams,Alon Aboutboul, Joe Adler

Pic 5: Derek Mears, Sharon Von Etten (Musician), Ruth Radelet (Musician), Ashley Judd, Caleb Landry Jones, David Dastmalchian, Clark Middleton, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Stephanie Allyne, Juan Carlos Cantu, Jodi Thelen, Michael Bisping (MMA fighter), Charlyne Yi, Elena Satine, Jay Larson,Jesse Johnson, Bob Stephenson, Pierce Gagnon, Eric Ray Anderson, Nefassa Williams, Kate Alden, Joe Alger, Mellisa (Jo) Bailey, Tammie Baird, Leslie Berger

Pic 6: John Billingsley, Kelsey Bohlen, Sean Bolger, Robert Broski, Wes Brown, Richard Bucher (Stunt), Virginia Kull, Gia Carides, Page Burkum (Musician), Jack Torrey (Musician), RachelBower, Johnny Chavez, Lisa Coronado, Johnny Coyne, James Croak, Owain Rhys Davies, Hugh Dillon, Luke Judy, Elizabeth Anweis, Cullen Douglas, Edward "Ted" Dowling, Judith Drake, Dep Kirkland, (Cynthia) Lauren Tewes, Christopher Durbin 

Pic 7: Eric Edelstein, John Ennis, Josh Fadem, Tikaeni Faircrest, Rebecca Field, Allen Galli, Hailey Gates, Brett Gelman, Ivy George, Jeremy Lindholm, James Giordano, Grant Goodeve, Sawyer Shipman, George Griffith, Tad Griffith, James Grixoni, Cornelia Guest, Joy Nash, Travis Hammer, Hank Harris, Stephen Heath, Heath Hensley, Jay Jee, Laura Kenny, Madeline Zima

Pic 8: Nicole LaLiberte, Rodney Rowland, Jane Levy, Sarah Jean Long, Shane Lynch, Mark Mahoney, Karl Makinen, Xolo Maridueña, Rob Mars, Zoe McLane, Priya (Diane) Niehaus, Malachy Sreenan, Casey O'Neill, Christophe Zajac-Denek, Charity Parenzini, John Paulsen, Sara Paxton, Max Perlich, Linas Phillips, Tracy Phillips, Nae (Yuuki), John Pirruccello, Linda Porter, Jelani Quinn, Mary Reber

Pic 9: Adele René, Erik L. Rondell (Stunt), Ben Rosenfield, Amy Shiels, Sara Sohn, J.R. Starr, Ethan Suplee, Bill Tangradi, Greg Vrotsos, Blake Zingale, Larry Clarke, John Ochsner

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KEDOSHIM

bs'd Shalom. La idea de esta semana de mi libro 'Healing Anger' "Cuando una persona está dominada por su ira, no debemos responder con más ira. En su lugar deberíamos saber que este cambio en su personalidad eventualmente va a terminar, y voverá a su temperamento normal. El secreto es ser paciente y esperar y nuestros esfuerzos se verán coronados por el éxito". El link para comprar mi libro es http://www.feldheim.com/healing-anger.html Si quieres comprarlo en Israel contactame. Para unirse a más de 4,000 destinatarios y recibir estas ideas por correo electrónico semanal, comentarios, o para apoyar financieramente o dedicar esta publicación (le ilui nishmat, refua shelema etc.) que ha sido enviada a mas de 30 paises en todo el mundo, o si conoce a algún otro judío que esté interesado en recibir esta publicacion, por favor contactame. Shabat Shalom. Kedoshim-Corrigiendo a Otros Uno de los 13 mandamientos positivos mencionados en esta parashá es la mitzvá de corregir a nuestros hermanos judíos cuando cometen un pecado. Como está escrito [1]: Debes corregir a tu vecino. Con estas palabras, la Torá instruye a cada judío sobre la obligación moral de corregir a cualquier otro judío que esté haciendo el mal. Por supuesto, al igual que con todos los mandamientos, hay parámetros específicos para esta obligación. La Torá dice: 'Debes corregir a tu prójimo y no llevar un pecado a causa de él'. La Gemara explica que uno no debe corregir a otro judío de tal manera que lo avergüence. Dado que avergonzar a otra persona se considera un pecado muy grave [2]. La reprimenda debe darse con el mayor tacto y consideración, en un tono de voz agradable, con serenidad y en privado. Es esencial que el receptor de la reprensión sienta que la reprensión es únicamente para su beneficio. Solo amonestando de esta manera "no llevarás un pecado a causa de él". [3] [El santo Tzaddik Rabi Levi Itzjak de Berdichev dice en Kedushat Levi (Parshat Jukat) que uno debe corregir a sus compañeros judíos con palabras agradables. Deberíamos decirle lo importante que es y cuán sublime es su alma. Cuánto placer tiene Hashem por las mitzvot que realiza cada judío y sobre la gran alegría que existe en los mundos superiores cuando incluso un solo judío observa los mandamientos de Di-s.] Al hacer esto, lo acercaremos a Hashem con amor y afecto. Además, nuestros Sabios nos enseñan que uno debe corregir a un malhechor solo en la medida en que exista alguna posibilidad de que pueda tener un efecto positivo. Sin embargo, si muestra signos de ira, o se vuelve insultante, desdeñoso o simplemente se niega a escuchar, uno debe detenerse (4). Es decir, solo si lo que decimos permanecerá en la categoría de tojaja (aclaración).  [La palabra "tojaja " en hebreo bíblico generalmente se traduce como "reproche", aunque una traducción más precisa es "aclaración". El propósito final de reprender a otro  es aclarar la conducta correcta a alguien que probablemente lo escuchará] Si la otra persona ignora nuestras advertencias, nuestras palabras ya no son palabras de reproche, sino más bien palabras sin sentido. De forma práctica, siempre debemos tener en cuenta que solo damos un mensaje a aquellos que están dispuestos a aceptar nuestra admonición, mientras nuestros Sabios nos enseñan: "Así como hay un mandamiento para que una persona diga palabras de reproche que lo harán. ser aceptado, también, hay un mandamiento para que una persona no diga palabras de reproche que no serán aceptadas". [5] Shlomo Hamelej, el más sabio de todos los hombres, dice en Mishle 9:8: 'No corrijas a un burlador, para que no te odie; corrige al sabio, y él te amará'. Jazal explica que, a diferencia de un burlón que piensa que siempre tiene razón y no tiene necesidad de superarse, el sabio siempre busca refinar sus rasgos de carácter y hacerse una mejor persona. De modo que cuando alguien le señala sus fallas e imperfecciones espirituales, no lo odia como lo hace el burlador. Más bien, el que corrige al hombre sabio es amado ante sus ojos porque lo está ayudando a convertirse en la mejor persona que puede llegar a ser. Como el Rabino Samson, Rafael Hirsch, escribe en su comentario a Pirke Avot (6): 'Dado que la perfección moral y ética es el objetivo final de un erudito de la Torá, nunca se enfadará con alguien que señala sus errores y faltas. Esta persona es un amigo, no un enemigo, y debemos agradecerle con todo el corazón y considerarlo como un benefactor. Probablemente usted piens que esto es solo un engaño, ya que no hay nadie en este mundo a quien realmente le gusta ser corregido por otras sobre sus fallas. Después de todo, estamos vivimos en la generación de 'vivir y dejar vivir' donde todo se vale y probablemente nos diran, "¿Quién eres tú para entrar en mi vida y decirme qué me pasa? No necesito tus correcciones". Pero no era así como eran las cosas para el pueblo judío. Solíamos tener una institución única, el Maguid, un predicador que viajaba por todas las grandes ciudades y las aldeas donde podían encontrarse judíos, hablando a las masas y exhortándoles a cambiar y mejorarse. El Maguid no solo reprendia intenpestivamente a la gente en su intento de corregirlos. Primero se reuniría con el rabino local para averiguar en qué áreas las personas necesitaban mejorar. Luego reunía a toda la comunidad en la sinagoga y hermosamente contaba historias conmovedoras, parábolas e ideas relevantes de la Torá, ensennando importantes lecciones sobre fallas específicas que debían corregirse, y la gente simplemente le encantaba escucharlo. Supongo que la gente en ese entonces era un poco más sabia que nosotros hoy en dia y en realidad aceptaban cualquier intento hecho por predicadores bien intencionados para corregir sus caminos. O tal vez el problema es que hoy no tenemos el mismo calibre de Maguidim que solíamos tener. Me gustaría compartir una historia sobre un Tzaddik, un hombre muy sabio y humilde que realmente apreciaba cualquier intento de corregirlo: El rabino Schneur Zalman de Liadi (1745-1812), también conocido como Baal HaTanya, una vez llamó al Maguid local en su ciudad y le pidió una reprimenda para ayudarlo a corregir su conducta. El Maguid fue sorprendido por la solicitud.  Después de todo, ¿quién era él, el humilde Maguid, para reprochar a este gran erudito de la Torá y al líder espiritual de su gente? Por otro lado, ¿quién era él para rechazar la petición del gran hombre? El Maguid pensó por un momento y le dijo al rabino Schneur Zalman la siguiente reprimenda: ¿Qué puedo decir frente a una persona tan grande como tú? Después de todo, cualquier conocimiento de Torá que yo haya alcanzado, seguramente también lo habrá hecho. Y cualquier conocimiento de la Torá que aún no hayas alcanzado, ciertamente tampoco yo lo he logrado. Entonces, ¿cuál es la verdadera diferencia entre yo, el humilde Maguid y tú, el gran erudito de la Torá? Es ese conocimiento de la Torá que aún no he alcanzado pero tú ya has alcanzado. Aun así, la diferencia entre lo que aún no he alcanzado pero que ya has alcanzado es mucho menor que la diferencia entre lo que ya has alcanzado y lo que aún no has logrado. Cuando el rabino Schneur Zalman escuchó esta humilde reprensión del Maguid, estalló en lágrimas. Quiera Di-s que seamos capaces de dar y recibir reprimenda para el beneficio de todo nuestro pueblo ______________________________ [1] Vayikra 19:17 [2] Arajin 16b [3] Ver Rashi en Vayikra 19:17 [4] Arajin 16b [5] Yevamot 65b [6] Avot 6:6 Le Iluy Nishmat  Eliahu ben Simja, Perla bat Simja,Yitzchak ben Perla, Shlomo Moshe ben Abraham, Elimelej David ben Jaya Bayla, Abraham Meir ben Lea, Gil ben Abraham. Zivug agun para Gila bat Mazal Tov, Yehudit bat Malka. Refua Shelema de Mazaltov bat Guila, Zahav Reuben ben Keyla, Mattisyahu Yered ben Miriam, Naftali Dovid ben Naomi Tzipora, Yehuda ben Simja, Yaacob ben Miriam, Dvir ben Lea, Menajem Jaim ben Malka, Shlomo ben Sara Nejemia, Sender ben Sara y Dovid Yehoshua ben Leba Malka. Exito y parnasa tova de Daniel ben Mazal Tov, Debora Leah Bat Henshe Rajel, Shmuel ben Mazal Tov, Yehuda ben Mazal Sara y Yosef ben Sara. Nejemia Efraim ben Beyla Mina.                        

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LAS HIDALGAS DE SANTIAGO OBTIENEN PRIMER TRIUNFO EN LA LNB FEMENINA Y RECONOCEN A TUTY CORDERO Por Ezequiel Sosa Santiago.-Las Hidalgas se Santiago contaron con cuatro jugadores que encestaron cifras dobles para propínales una amplia paliza 79-58, a las Leñeras de Santo Domingo, logrando de esa manera obtener su primer triunfo en el recién iniciada Tercera Versión de la Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Femenina (LNBF), que preside el profesor Fernando Teruel. El encuentro fue efectuado la noche de este martes, teniendo como escenario el Polideportivo Don Marino Morel Ochoa del Club Pueblo Nuevo de la Hidalga Ciudad de los 30 Caballeros, donde las triunfadoras contaron con un amplio respaldo y apoyo de los y las amantes del Baloncesto y principalmente el Comité Ejecutivo de la prestigiosa Asociación de Baloncesto de Santiago (ABASACA), que preside el ingeniero Juan (Tito) Ventura. La importada Leanyi Becquer comando la ofensiva de las ganadoras con 22 puntos, 9 rebotes y 4 asistencias, siendo respaldada por Jennifer Peña y María Isabel Coronado con 19 unidades cada una, Peña aportó 9 rebotes y 2 asistencias y Coronado 4 rebotes y 4 asistencias, Chadelin Espinal realizó un doble-dobles de 10 puntos y 10 rebotes. Por las Leñeras se destacaron, Anay García con un doblete de 21 puntos y 15 rebotes, Naomy Cueva 9 unidades, 4 asistencias y 3 tableros y María Montero termino con 8 tantos, 3 asistencias y 2 rebotes. En el medio tiempo del encuentro la señora Margarita Jacobo Hahn, quien es muy reconocida por sus grandes aportes a favor del deporte, fue invitada a realizar el saque de honor de este primer encuentro que las Hidalgas jugaron como locales, doña Margarita estuvo acompañada por el Arbitro Fiba Robinsón y Aliro Martínez, quienes son presidente y gerente general de equipo representativo de Santiago. Por su lado Aliro Martínez en su calidad de gerente general del equipo hizo la entrega de un valioso y merecido reconocimiento a la licenciada Eladia (Tuty) Cordero, quien para mucho es la dama de hierro del deporte dominicano. Para las Hidalgas fue su primera victoria del Torneo, para registrar su record en 1-2, teniendo su próximo compromiso (jueves) #osnyenlosdeportes (en Santiago Province)

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Art in Odd Places 2017: SENSE

Thursday, October 12 - Sunday, October 15  along 14th Street from Avenue C to the Hudson River

Curated by Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful – with Rocío Aranda (El Museo) and Jodi Waynberg (Artists Alliance Inc)

Participating Artists and Organizations:

Manuel Acevedo | Yasi Alipour | Arantxa Araujo | Soledad Arias | Jan Baracz | Liene Bosque | Matt Bua | Nat Castañeda | Center for Book Arts | Natacha Clitandre | Josué Guarionex Colón-Rosado | Pepe Coronado  | Anna Costa E. Silva | Billy X. Curmano | Irina Danilova with Project 59| Jean-Ulrick Désert | Erika deVries | Maggie Ens | Ayana Evans | Lady K Fever | Enrique Figueredo | Charley Friedman | Wojciech Gilewicz | Beatrice Glow | Monika Goetz | Rory Golden | Alicia Grullón | Donna Henes | Luis Lara Malvacías and Jeremy Nelson | Frida Larios | Naomi Lawrence | Michelle Young Lee | LuLu LoLo | Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga | Linda Mary Montano with Laura Byrne and Christine Finley | Shervone Neckles | Antonia Pérez | Jenny Polak | Mark Power | Praxis (Delia & Brainard Carey) | Quintín Rivera Toro | Clarivel Ruiz | Maximiliano Siñani | Laia Solé and Thelma García | Suran Song | Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle | Eliza Swann with the Golden Dome School | ART&COM (Thiago Szmrecsányi & Natalia de Campos) with Tracy & Toya | Justin Randolph Thompson | Mary Ting | Denise Treizman |  Jason Villegas | Alisha Wessler | Chin Chih Yang | Jennifer Zackin and Adolfo Ibáñez Ayerve | Marcus Zilliox

Keynote Speaker: Billy X. Curmano

About SENSE:

Conscious of the vast interpretations and many meanings behind the word SENSE in the public context of 14th Street in Manhattan, Art in Odd Places 2017 will present installations, performative actions, audios, choreographies, workshops, oracles, classes, salons, time-based/online-digital/and multimedia projects, as well as proposals in any uncategorized formats, all of which are to focus on intuiting the unseen at an intimate or collective level. Emphasis will be given to honest processes pointing to any of the hidden currents that flow through, below, or above the New York City thoroughfare in question; currents of which most busy passersby may remain unaware. Similarly, SENSE will welcome ideas that aim to awaken dormant perceptions within individual pedestrians, and arouse one-on-one or group synergies that promote sighting, feeling and self-healing.

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Art in Odd Places 2017: SENSE

Thursday, October 12 - Sunday, October 15  along 14th Street from Avenue C to the Hudson River

Curated by Nicolás Dumit Estévez Raful – with Rocío Aranda (El Museo) and Jodi Waynberg (Artists Alliance Inc)

ARTISTS

Manuel Acevedo | Arantxa Araujo | Ibáñez Ayerve | Jan Baracz | Liene Bosque | Matt Bua | Nat Casteñada | Natacha Clitandre | Anna Coromina | Pepe Coronado | Anna Costa E. Silva | Billy X. Curmano | Jean Ulrick Désert | Erika deVries | Lesley Dill | Maggie Ens | Ayana Evans | Enrique Figueredo | Charley Friedman | Wojciech Gilewicz | Beatrice Glow | Monika Goetz | Rory Golden | Josué Guarionex | Donna Henes | Aviv Kruglanski | Luis Lara Malvacías | Frida Larios | Naomi Lawrence | Michelle Y. Lee | Susannah Mira | Ricardo Miranda Zúñga | Linda Mary Montano | Andria Morales | Leila Nadir | Shervone Neckles | Jeremy Nelson | Katrina Neumann | Cary Peppermint | Antonia Perez | Jenny Polak | Mark Power | Praxis (Delia & Brainard Carey) | Quintín Rivera-Toro | Maximiliano Siñani | Laia Solé | Suran Song | Justin Randolph Thompson | Mary Ting | Denise Treizman | Alisha Wessler | Jennifer Zackin | Marcus Zilliox

Keynote Speaker: Billy X. Curmano