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With spring and the increase in sunshine hours, we can improve vitamin D levels, since ultraviolet rays are the main source. In fact, it is believed that the majority of the po[CENSORED]tion is deficient in this vitamin. We spoke with a nutritionist to find out the keys. Begoña, 66 years old, has been prescribed a curious medication by her family doctor: exposing herself to the sun for 15 minutes daily without sunscreen. Her blood tests have shown a vitamin D deficiency, a key hormone for bone and muscle health, for which the doctor has recommended sunbathing as a measure to avoid greater ills. However, the Begoña problem may not be an isolated case, since recent studies have concluded that 75% of the po[CENSORED]tion of Catalonia would have low levels of vitamin D, something that is paradoxical given the high sun exposure of the Mediterranean basin. Although neither Osakidetza nor Osasunbidea have specific data in this regard, nutritionist Maddi Etxeberria (Andoain, 1998) considers that there are indications that do point to a deficiency in the Basque Country and encourages the po[CENSORED]tion to check their vitamin D levels. Type B ultraviolet rays (UVB) are the greatest source of this vitamin. The body, exposed to solar radiation, synthesizes it and stores it in the liver and kidneys, which are in charge of converting it into a hormone. In the absence of sun, vitamin D can also be obtained through the diet, since it is present in foods such as liver, eggs or fatty fish. There is also one last option to improve vitamin D levels in our body, although it is not without controversy: supplementation. As our expert, Maddi Etxeberria, has revealed to us, the intake of vitamin D in pills or ampoules would be interesting for the elderly, in general, and above all, women of premenopausal and menopausal age. However, she warns that care must be taken, since excessive intake can generate toxicity. https://www.eitb.eus/es/noticias/salud-bienestar/detalle/9152657/que-es-vitamina-d-como-mejorar-nuestros-niveles-de-esta-vitamina-clave-para-huesos/

The woman was 43 years old, worked as a nurse at the Zorrozaurre IMQ and was on vacation in the capital. The other deceased person is one of the cooks of the establishment, a 25-year-old young man. One of the two people who died in the restaurant fire in Madrid, when the desserts were being flambéed, is a 43-year-old woman from Bizkaia who was on vacation in the state capital, as EITB Media has been able to confirm. The woman worked as a nurse at the Zorrozaurre IMQ, and she was visiting Madrid. The other deceased person is one of the cooks of the establishment, a 25-year-old young man. In addition, another 10 people, diners at the restaurant, were injured. Eight of them continue to be admitted to different hospitals in the region, four of them in Intensive Care Units and three in Major Burn Units. The event occurred this past Friday night in an Italian gastronomy restaurant located in Madrid's Plaza de Manuel Becerra. Witnesses have reported that the fire occurred when one of the waiters was flaming a dessert at a table near the entrance, and a flame arose that reached the roof of the establishment, covered with artificial plants. Many of the customers were trapped inside, unable to exit through the main door, due to the flames, which spread with great virulence. The rapid action of the firefighters, whose park is located about 400 meters away, prevented a major tragedy. Doubts about the license In the last hours, information has circulated suggesting that the restaurant does not have a license to cook. They refer to a screenshot that circulates on social networks in which the activity of the premises is described as a "bar without a kitchen", a cataloging that, according to municipal sources, does not indicate that the establishment does not have a license to cook. On this issue, the deputy mayor of Madrid, Begoña Villacís, has detailed this Sunday that the premises, which "had a license", obtained the permit in 1997, although there was a change of ownership some time later that did not alter the concession of the same. "It is a license with a kitchen, and it is true that it only had one exit, but due to the dimensions of the premises, in those cases another exit is not required. Therefore, to this day, that part is covered, but I insist, it is very soon to be able to confirm what could have happened", he stressed in statements to journalists. https://www.eitb.eus/es/noticias/sociedad/detalle/9180887/una-enfermera-de-bizkaia-es-de-personas-fallecidas-en-incendio-del-restaurante-en-madrid/

Icoff-Gasteiz, which has finished its second edition today, combines a national short film competition and the exhibition of small-format cinematographic works awarded, nominated or participating in the best film festivals in the world and in international Spanish short film competitions. The Vitoria-Gasteiz International Short Film Festival, Icoff-Gasteiz, co-directed by Sonia Pacios and Kepa Sojo and promoted by Fundación Vital, closed its second edition this Saturday with the recognition of 'Cuerdas', by Estíbaliz Urresola, as the best short film. The work tells the story of a women's choir on the verge of disbanding after losing a municipal grant that allowed them to maintain the rehearsal space and which debates whether or not to accept the sponsorship of one of the companies that pollutes the most. Icoff-Gasteiz combines a national short film competition and the exhibition of award-winning, nominated or participating films in small format in the best film festivals in the world and in international Spanish short film competitions. Between April 17 and 22, Vital Fundazioa Kulturunea has screened 30 shorts in the Ofiziala section and 14 in Eusko-Araba, selected among the 1,127 submitted to the call. The programming has given priority to a theme based on sustainability, gender equality and diversity, without forgetting the use of Basque in the most local proposals. "The second edition of Icoff-Gasteiz has been a success with the public, with rooms full in the Ofiziala section. A large part of the spectators have chosen to enjoy the discussions after the screenings with their protagonists. The Nazioartekoa section has aroused the interest of the audience. There has also been a large influx of people in Eusko-Araba and practically all the directors have come to present their films", the organization highlighted. The award for best fiction short film went to 'The visitors', by Enrique Buleo, and the jury's special mention went to 'Mussol', by Juanjo Giménez. The list of winners is completed by 'Why' and 'El Kala' (documentary -exaequo), 'Phonorama' (animation), 'Artesanía' (best short from Álava), 'Psicópatas de clase media' (best Basque short), 'Muga' ( short in Basque) and 'Lentils'' (audience award). https://www.eitb.eus/es/cultura/cine/detalle/9180725/cuerdas-de-urresola-logra-gran-premio-del-festival-icoff-de-vitoria/

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Businessman Jorge Castro extends his arm and points to a succession of ponds the size of soccer fields next to the Taura River, about 15 kilometers southeast of Guayaquil. "Before all these were rice fields. Now they are shrimp farms," he told BBC Mundo. Its 200-hectare farm generates more than 1,300 tons of this crustacean per year. Castro runs one of the 4,000 shrimp companies that operate in Ecuador, the country that last year broke all records in the sector by exporting more than 1,060 million tons. Since the beginning of the industry in the 1960s, shrimp has become a pillar of the Ecuadorian economy, to which today it contributes some 280,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to the National Chamber of Aquaculture (CNA). At the same time, it has transformed its coastal and mangrove regions, and has also attracted dangerous pirates and armed criminals. BBC Mundo traveled to Ecuador to investigate the reality of this multi-million dollar industry. The country of "rose gold" Although shrimp naturally inhabit the Ecuadorian coast, they are hardly caught in open waters and almost all production is industrial. The process begins in a laboratory, where breeding males and females selected for their optimal genetic conditions produce millions of larvae. When they grow, they are bred in nurseries and then deposited in ponds or "pools" in mangrove areas or on dry land, as is the case at Castro's farm. "Movement is life in the shrimp industry," says the businessman. He means that, to prevent the shrimp from dying due to lack of oxygen, a system of pumping stations and gates makes the water flow between the pools and the rivers or the sea. The animals are fed with a compound of soybean, fishmeal and other nutrients that they call "balanced". Aging usually lasts between 3 and 4 months until they reach the desired weight, usually about 20 or 30 grams. Then they are fished with nets. That is where the work of the shrimp farms ends, which sell them to processing companies for their selection, packaging and distribution in the market. In 2014, US$3.75 per pound of Ecuadorian shrimp was paid in the international market, the highest to date; the following years it fell and is currently around US$3.10. The producer receives approximately half, and the rest is paid by the companies that process, pack and distribute the seafood. For this reason, in Ecuador some consider shrimp as "pink gold" for being almost as lucrative and coveted as "black gold". Oil was the main asset of the South American country in 2022 with 35.5% of total exports, according to data from the Ministry of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment and Fisheries. Shrimp ranked second, with 23.6%, and was consolidated as the largest non-oil export. One out of every five shrimp circulating in world markets today comes from Ecuador. The country was a pioneer in the industry in the 1960s thanks to its favorable conditions: tropical climate with high temperatures and humidity, good quality water thanks to extensive mangrove swamps that act as natural filters, and an abundance of native species such as the white shrimp of the Pacific or vannamei. Added to this was the ambition and effort of families and corporations, which went from exporting a few containers in the early years to exceeding US$1 billion in 2011 and reaching, in 2022, according to the National Chamber of Aquaculture, the record figure for US $6,653 million, 5.7% of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). the role of china Paradoxically, a country located in the antipodes of Ecuador marked the destiny of its shrimp industry. "China taught us to produce large shrimp," explains Boris Bohórquez, director of the Ecuadorian Federation of Aquacultors, which brings together small and medium-sized producers, to BBC Mundo. The Asian giant bought 59 of every 100 shrimp produced in Ecuador last year. Since the beginning of the industry, most of the Ecuadorian seafood went to the West, but this changed. "Until 2014, Ecuador exported 60% of its shrimp to Europe and the US, but from then on, China began to demand our shrimp and demanded larger shrimp," says Bohórquez. "What China produced was no longer enough for them, they eat everything and they lack it," says the representative of the businessmen. Thus, he explains, Ecuadorian fish farmers began to adapt their production techniques to the new demand: among other measures, they lengthened aging from 3 to 4 months to increase the size of the shrimp from an average of 18 grams to about 30 grams. In this way, Ecuador consolidated itself in the Chinese market over its main competitor, India, whose shrimp are smaller on average. Of every 100 shrimp China bought last year, 70 came from Ecuador and 18 from India, according to CNA data. Only with shrimp, Ecuador was the country that sold the most fish and shellfish to China in 2022 with US$3,582 million dollars, above US$2,750 million from Russia, an immensely larger border country. "We are mutually dependent," acknowledges the president of the National Aquaculture Chamber, José Antonio Camposano. Smuggling from Vietnam China has been the main consumer of Ecuadorian shrimp for a decade but, if we analyze the official data from the CNA and the Ministry of Commerce of the South American country, something does not add up. Between 2014 and 2018 Vietnam, a country specialized in producing and selling this seafood, is the number one importer of Ecuadorian shrimp. Because? An industry source, on condition of anonymity, explains it to us: during those years, shrimp exports to Vietnam ended up reaching China clandestinely. "A Chinese representative would come and buy you 50 or 100 containers in white boxes without a brand, without origin, destined for the Vietnamese port of Hai Phong. From there the shrimp was smuggled into China through the land border from Vietnam to avoid paying taxes" , revealed the source. "But the Chinese government started making raids and they left us the containers lying around in Hai Phong. And in the end, already in 2018, they said: we are going to formalize this." Thus, statistics show that in 2019 exports to China tripled compared to the previous year, those to Vietnam fell to less than a third and the Asian giant was consolidated, also on paper, as the main destination for shrimp. Ecuadorians. BBC Mundo asked the Chinese government and the Chinese embassy in Ecuador to participate in this report, but received no response. The "cancer" of shrimp farms An industry that moves billions each year in a country with serious security problems is almost inevitably a victim of crime. "They enter you, they assault you, they point guns or rifles at you and they take everything," businessman Víctor Vergara, who has a small 14-hectare shrimp farm whose production of about 15 tons per year brings him about US$200,000, told BBC Mundo. . Vergara was assaulted two years ago: armed pirates broke into his farm at night, badly wounded the security guard, threw their nets and took a large part of the production, as well as boats and material. He assures that almost all the shrimp farmers in his area have suffered similar attacks and most of them do not even report them for fear of the consequences. "We receive threats. They send you messages through other people telling you that if you sue or notify the police they will kill you." For Danilo Rengifo, President of the Ecuadorian Aquaculture Federation, "the situation is like a cancer" that invades the sector. "We have to fight the issue of low prices, the pandemic, the earthquake, the rains, the high tides... Having to fight against this other factor is too strong," he protests. "They rob us of shrimp, boats, balanced; we found our workers in the water, who took their boats away; and they extort, which here is called vaccines." The pirates, local sources inform us, are usually young people between the ages of 16 and 25 from the marginal neighborhoods of Guayaquil or other cities, who act independently or are linked to the criminal gangs responsible for the growing wave of violence and insecurity in Ecuador. And their assaults are becoming more frequent: 18% more in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022, according to Federation statistics. The industry estimated losses of about $200 million from crime last year alone. "But we calculate that there are at least 25% more that are not reported," says the representative of the shrimp farmers. The shrimp and the mangrove The Ecuadorian shrimp industry occupies 233,000 hectares or 2,330 km2, an area equivalent to six times the city of Quito. More than a quarter operate in marine and fluvial areas, where mangrove forests are erected, considered the lungs of the regional ecosystem. In Ecuador, mangroves cover some 160,000 hectares, approximately 30% less than six decades ago, when the local fishing industry had not yet taken off, according to data from the Ministry of the Environment. Shrimp farms cleared part of these forests to establish and expand their ponds to reach the current level of development. "Of the 233,000 hectares of shrimp farms, almost 60,000 were built on mangroves; but 20 years ago, construction and logging were prohibited, and since then mangroves have not been destroyed again," says Boris Bohórquez. The director of the Ecuadorian Federation of Aquaculture Farmers explains that, far from devastating marine forests, some small and medium-sized businesses in the Gulf of Guayaquil have even devoted resources to reforesting them. "They invested US$4 million to build a mangrove swamp of 1,600 hectares and 32 km long," he says. "Conserving it is good for all of us, because the more mangrove there is, the better the water quality, the better the oxygen levels and the better the future of the entire sector will be. Small and medium-sized farmers see how the soils rot due to excess production and we know the benefits of the mangrove", defends his representative. The biologist Bruno Yánez, one of the leading experts in the conservation of the marine environment in Ecuador, denounces, however, that the destruction of the mangroves is still ongoing despite the fact that they are classified as natural reserves. "Although there is a permanent ban, large and small shrimp farmers continue to cut down mangroves to expand their pools," he told BBC Mundo. The scientist explains that, in addition to purifying the water, the mangrove swamp acts as a protective barrier against flooding in coastal areas. That is why its destruction, combined with the effects of climate change, could lead to serious natural disasters in cities on the seafront such as Guayaquil or Esmeraldas. On our trip to the southwestern coast of Ecuador we also heard the testimonies of local fishermen about the alleged illegal expansion of shrimp farms in the natural reserves. "The felling of mangroves does not stop. The shrimp farms put the machines in at night and pretend nothing is happening. The situation is out of control," says Hugo Morán, 49, an artisanal fisherman in Churute. According to Carlos Villao, a 47-year-old crab fisherman in the Gulf of Guayaquil, "for the shrimp farms there is nothing illegal, because everything is done with money." "If they file a complaint and the Environment arrives at the reserve, they make a phone call and that's it. They destroy the mangrove," he laments. Ecuador's Minister of the Environment, José Antonio Dávalos, assures that the authorities do not ignore the felling of mangroves, as denounced by scientists, activists and fishermen. "The numbers say the opposite. In recent years we have had 28 shrimp farms with a firm sanction, whose process has already ended and they received fines," said Dávalos. He assured that most of the infractions are committed by illegal shrimpers, which are individuals or small organizations without a license that clandestinely build farms or tanks among the aquatic forests. "They go to remote places, they work with impressive speed and they do it in small quantities. What the informal shrimp farmer does is get in, cut down the mangroves with the machinery and leave a 1 or 2-hectare pool in record time," he explained. . All this to ensure a fraction of the gigantic business of shrimp production, the "pink gold" of Ecuador. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65247655

The presence of companion animals improves the effectiveness of mental health treatment therapies and the well-being of patients. In recent times, many hospitals and other centers dedicated to the treatment of mental health and behavioral disorders use the so-called Animal Assisted Therapy to treat various problems such as post-traumatic stress, anxiety or depression, as well as behavioral disorders such as hyperactivity or the autism spectrum. Beyond therapies, pet companionship has been shown to prevent and help treat numerous mood-related problems and have a positive impact on mental and physical health. A BRIEF HISTORY OF ANIMAL THERAPY The origin of animal therapies can be found in a psychiatric center in England, the York Retreat, at the end of the 18th century. In this center an attempt was made for the first time that the inmates lead a pleasant life and they were allowed to roam the hospital grounds, where their pets roamed freely. It was observed that their presence relaxed the inmates and reduced their conflict, so other centers followed the same trend. Decades later, the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud observed that his sessions worked better when his dog Jofi was present, especially if they were children or adolescents. The presence of a being that they knew was not going to judge them allowed them to trust and open up, which made the sessions more effective; and also, the patients felt more relaxed at the end. The two world wars marked a before and after in therapy with animals, mainly dogs. The Red Cross organized rehabilitation programs for soldiers and prisoners with anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress problems: it was shown that the presence of the dogs improved the mood of the patients and gave them motivation, having to take responsibility for them. For this reason they also began to enter reintegration programs in prisons. The last decades have seen a great diffusion of animal therapies, especially with dogs but also with horses. One area in which they seem to be especially successful is the treatment of autism spectrum disorders and hyperactivity, as well as anxiety and depression problems. THE BENEFITS OF THERAPY WITH DOGS In the centers that have carried out assisted therapy with dogs, it has been seen that these have a very positive influence on the motivation and development of the social skills of the patients, especially if they are children or adolescents. Recently, at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona they studied these improvements in the framework of therapies with children under 13 years of age. Elías Guillén, mental health nurse specialist and principal investigator of the study, affirms that "an improvement in care is observed, we see how the children are calmer and it is easier to work on the objectives that we set with them." Some results observed were that the number of emotional crises and episodes of agitation or aggression was reduced by one third on the days that the dogs were present at the session, compared to the days on which they were not. They have also noticed that patients are more predisposed to change or to face situations that they are normally reticent to, such as an analysis. Mental health professionals agree that the presence of a dog brings peace of mind to children with hyperactivity disorders and confidence to open up to those who fall on the autism spectrum. Dr. Astrid Morer, psychiatrist and researcher, points out that "the introduction of dogs in therapy is a facilitator, an emotional link between the therapist and the minor, and acts as a catalyst for therapy"; in other words, they act as a bridge between the professional and the patient. Outside the strict framework of therapy, companion dogs also have a positive impact on the mental health of hospitalized people, especially those with a long stay or who must face a delicate operation. HAVING A PET IMPROVES MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH These benefits are supported by other studies carried out outside the framework of the therapy. For example, one carried out in 2020 by the University of York, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrated the positive effects of having a pet on mental health during confinement: the authors asked thousands of people if their pet helped to better manage the confinement and more than 90% responded positively. One area in which this quality has been used is nursing homes. The introduction of pets positively helps the mental health of the elderly by breaking monotony, promoting physical activity and reducing aggressive behavior in the case of patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Older people who live alone also have better emotional and physical health if they live with a pet, which keeps them company and motivates them to leave the house. Finally, therapists also indicate the positive effect that the company of a pet has in traumatic situations, such as a sentimental breakdown, the loss of a job or the death of a loved one. Taking care of an animal reduces the risk of depression and suicidal thoughts, and gives people in such situations a reason not to become apathetic. Having a pet reduces the risk of mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, when going through a painful experience. https://www.nationalgeographic.com.es/mundo-animal/los-beneficios-de-la-terapia-con-animales-para-la-salud-mental_19819

While internal-combustion cars often match or exceed their EPA highway fuel economy numbers, a new paper using data from C/D's highway tests show that EVs are far worse at meeting expectations. SAE International has just published a paper co-authored by Car and Driver's testing director, Dave VanderWerp, showing that, in our testing, EVs are far worse at matching EPA estimates than gas-powered vehicles. The paper compares EPA fuel-economy and range estimates to the results of C/D's real-world highway tests, with EVs failing to meet the EPA's range figures on average. The authors propose solutions like more standardized testing procedures and the inclusion of both city and highway range figures on new vehicles' Monroney price stickers. A new paper published by SAE International uses Car and Driver's real-world highway test data to show that electric vehicles underperform on real-world efficiency and range relative to the EPA figures by a much greater margin than internal-combustion vehicles. While the latter typically meet or exceed the EPA-estimated highway fuel economy numbers, EVs tend to fall considerably short of the range number on the window sticker. The paper, written by Car and Driver's testing director, Dave VanderWerp, and Gregory Pannone, was presented this week at SAE International's annual WCX conference. It points to a need for revised testing and labeling standards for EVs moving forward. "Basically we've taken a look at how vehicles perform relative to the values on the window sticker, looking at the difference between what the label says and what we actually see in our real-world highway test," explained VanderWerp. "We see a big difference in that gap between gas-powered vehicles and the performance of EVs. The real question is: When first-time customers are buying EVs, are they going to be pleasantly surprised or disappointed by the range?" On Car and Driver's 75-mph highway test, more than 350 internal-combustion vehicles averaged 4.0 percent better fuel economy than what was stated on their labels. But the average range for an EV was 12.5 percent worse than the price sticker numbers. One reason the paper suggests for why EVs fail to match expectations is how the range is calculated. While separate city and highway range figures are computed behind closed doors, only a combined number is presented to consumers. The combined rating is weighted 55 percent in favor of the city figure, where EVs typically perform better. This inflates the range estimates, making it harder to match in real-world highway driving. The paper proposes publishing both city and highway range figures—as with fuel-economy estimates for gas-powered vehicles—to give shoppers a more holistic sense of a vehicle's abilities. The way the tests are conducted also skews the reported range figure. Unlike Car and Driver's real-world test—carried out at a constant 75 mph—the EPA's cycle is variable, with the speed increasing and decreasing over the course of the test. While this is detrimental to the results for gas vehicles, which tend to be most efficient at a steady rpm, the ability to regenerate energy under braking leads to higher range results for EVs, which are shifted even higher by the slight bias towards the city results. in the combined rating. The EPA's highway cycle is conducted at significantly lower speeds than Car and Driver's 75-mph test, with the initial EPA results then multiplied by a reduction factor to simulate the effect of higher speeds. Automakers can chose between running a two-cycle test—where the data is multiplied by a standard 0.7 adjustment factor—or carrying out a five-cycle test in an attempt to earn a smaller reduction factor, making the label figure higher. That means range figures aren't perfectly comparable across different vehicles. "There's a balance," explained VanderWerp. "The marketing team wants to tout a big range number, but to customers you want to be conservative." This leads to different approaches from various brands. The German automakers—BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and Porsche—typically provide a relatively conservative range figure, allowing us to meet or even at times exceed the range numbers in Car and Driver's real-world tests. Tesla, meanwhile, pursues an impressive figure for its window stickers, and ends up returning real-world results that are on average two times as far off the label value as most EVs. A range discrepancy between EVs from different companies might not be as extreme as the numbers would suggest. "400 miles of stated range for a Tesla and 300 miles for a Porsche is pretty much the same number at real highway speeds," VanderWerp said. The paper recommends that the EPA shift the reduction factor closer to 0.6, which would result in range estimates that closely correlate with the results of the real-world efficiency test. But having the same test procedure for all cars is also crucial. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a43657072/evs-fall-short-epa-estimates-sae-article/

When Rudolph Hass was going to dig up the ground to remove that small avocado tree that he had planted in his orchard because it was of no use to him, they convinced him not to do it. It was the late 1920s. He had arrived in Pasadena, outside Los Angeles, in September 1923 with his wife, Elizabeth, and their 18-month-old daughter, Betty. Part of the family, which had already settled in the area, had encouraged them to follow in their footsteps. They traveled 3,300 kilometers from their native Milwaukee, in the northern United States, in a bumpy journey aboard an old Ford T that Rudolph had bought from a co-worker in 1920 for $75 and which arrived in the southwest of the country without the rear fender and with a flat tire. Back in California, Rudie, as he was called, first got a job at a fruit and vegetable stand, then he was a salesman for a manufacturer of hosiery, underwear, and accessories. He sold washing machines and vacuum cleaners, until he was hired as a mail carrier by the Pasadena Post Office. That happened, according to his wife's notes, in 1926. Although that text was written decades later and other data included therein do not exactly match the documentation that proves it. a money tree One day, while delivering mail, Rudie saw an ad in a magazine advertising land with avocado trees - called paltas in part of South America - from which bills were hung, according to Elizabeth's version. GinaRose Kimball, historian of the Hass avocado, affirms that that advertisement probably had a bag with the symbol of dollars and one of these fruits next to it, rather than a money tree. California, which did not have avocado plantations while it was Mexican territory, had timidly begun to cultivate them when, in the 1870s, three seedlings brought from Mexico were planted in Santa Barbara; Half a century later, the avocado was promoted as a promising business in the state. Rudie was enthused, and when he was able to sell a property they had near Milwaukee, he took the money, borrowed as much from a sister, and went to the Los Angeles office of that local businessman he had seen in the ad. four, which provides supply throughout the year. It was Edwin Hart, who had learned about the avocado in Mexico at the end of the 19th century and in 1919 bought the La Habra ranch, some 1,500 hectares on the outskirts of Los Angeles and not far from Pasadena, to plant that fruit and then sell plots. Rudie purchased a 1.93 acre piece of land -7,800 square meters- that already had some avocado trees in that rural area that by then had been renamed La Habra Heights. He agreed to pay US$3,800 in quarterly installments. The initial deposit was US$760. "When he bought, he wanted to grow a different variety, possibly Lyon," Kimball says. That's a large, hard-skinned Guatemalan-type variety that a man named Lyon had planted in Hollywood in the early 1900s and which in its early years seemed to hold the most promise. The usual thing in California at that time was for the owners of the avocado plantations to put their last name on each new variety of the fruit. By the time Rudolph started in the business, the most common variety was the Fuerte, named after having survived a fierce frost that occurred in California in 1913. This avocado, being of the Mexican type, is characterized by having a soft and smooth skin, easy to peel Horticulturist Albert Rideout then had a specialty avocado nursery near La Habra Heights. Any avocado seed he found, wherever it went, he planted in search of new varieties. Rudie went to that nursery and bought a bag of what they thought was a Guatemalan avocado, which, unlike the Mexican one, has a hard shell. Failed attempts Back in the orchard, he took apple boxes that he filled with sawdust and planted the seeds inside. He watered them and watered them until they sprouted, and when the stems were about the thickness of a pencil, just over half an inch, he transplanted them into the ground and protected them with cardboard. Then, with the help of a specialist named Caulkins, he used those new plants to graft shoots taken from Fuerte and Lyon avocado trees. This technique is used to reproduce plants but it does not imply creating a hybrid of the new with the old; genetic mixtures are formed through pollination. Instead, it seeks to grow new trees of the bud variety. In the case of Rudolph Hass, he wanted new trees from Fuerte y Lyon. But one of the new plants refused to receive those grafts. Tried once, wouldn't turn on. A second time, nothing. For each new attempt they had to wait for the time of year when it should be done. After the third failure, Rudie got tired and wanted to remove the new tree from his orchard. Caulkins suggested that he not kill him, that he leave it there. Nasty looking avocados In 1931 that plant gave its first six avocados. For the following year there were already 125. They were dark on the outside, a mixture of black and purple, with rough skin, and they made an unpleasant impression, as if rotten. Nothing to do with the bright green skin of the avocados they used to eat in California. But her children tried them and they really liked them. Inside they were creamy, with a high oil content, of a good consistency -it was not fibrous- and with a nutty aftertaste. There Rudie saw the commercial vein. "Rudolph, in addition to having a full-time job, was a salesman. He sent the children to the corner, West Road and Hacienda Road, with wooden boxes to sell the avocados. He sold where he could: to his friends, to his co-workers at the post office," says Kimball. At first it was difficult for him due to the appearance, but little by little he convinced more people. "Mr. Carter, from the avocado company, came and encouraged Rudie to try it. He mailed a box to Chicago and back (...) and on the return they were still solid," his wife wrote in the notebook. of family memories. That excited him, since until then the load of avocados sent to the northeast of the country arrived in poor condition, overripe or with blows that accelerated their putrefaction. Hass's legacy In 1935 he decided to patent his avocado as a new variety and named it after him. Later he partnered with Brokaw, Rideout's uncle with large plantations in the area, to expand Hass production. It wasn't a big deal. By August 1952, when the patent rights expired, Rudie had earned just over $4,800. "The name stuck, but the money never came," says Jeff Hass, one of his grandsons. In June 1952 he had retired from his postal job and, in appreciation of his more than a quarter century as an employee, the Pasadena Post Office announced that it would issue him a certificate of appreciation. In November of that year the certificate arrived, but Rudie had died a month before of a heart attack. The Hass variety today represents 95% of the avocados produced in the world, according to Peter Shore, vice president of product management at Calavo, a company founded by California avocado growers. And it's a multi-billion dollar industry. "There are millions and millions of Hass avocado trees, and they all came from that one original tree," Shore says. Rudie believed that his Hass avocado was of the Guatemalan type, but a study published in 2019 on his genome confirmed that the origin of this fruit is 61% Mexican and 39% Guatemalan. "Mexican genes allow Hass to reach maturity earlier than pure Guatemalan cultivars and give the tree and fruit more cold tolerance, though not as much as a pure Mexican cultivar. Guatemalan genes give thicker skin to fruit, but thin enough to peel easily," notes the book Avocado Production in California. A Cultural Handbook for Growers, published by the University of California and the California Avocado Society. The mother tree ended up getting sick and in 2002 it had to be felled. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-65193777

The memory websites of Tolosa and Erandio, consistories governed by the PNV, have already been deactivated after the controversy unleashed by including ETA members as victims of violations. The municipalities governed by EH Bildu, such as Galdakao or Hernani, have closed the memory websites after the controversy unleashed by including ETA members as victims of violations. "The scientific work carried out by Aranzadi will not be provisionally available, at the request of the scientific society", it can be read from this Friday afternoon on these web pages. The consistories of Tolosa and Erandio, governed by the PNV, already closed the recent memory search engines last Monday and Saturday, respectively. The controversy initially broke out in Galdakao, where the PSE-EE municipal group demanded that the City Council, made up of EH Bildu, Auzoak, Usansolo Herria and Podemos, remove from the Galdakao Oroimena municipal website the names of ETA members "who are presented as victims of human rights". The Galdakao municipal website included, among others, the former ETA leader Xabier Garcia Gaztelu, Txapote, convicted of several murders, who was cited as a victim of violations in the category of "prison policy and application of exceptional laws", in reference to the dispersion. However, Covite later denounced that more towns included ETA members in lists of victims, citing Villabona, Oiartzun, Hernani, Azpeitia, Tolosa and Orio as examples. Last week, the PNV demanded that Aranzadi, the scientific society that created these databases, deactivate the search engines until the differences in criteria that allow the inclusion of ETA members in lists of victims are corrected, considering that "it is not the same being a victim of human rights violations than of unfair prison policies". Aranzadi herself opened up to changes in the memory websites if the "different institutional, political, academic and social agents" who have promoted these projects see it as necessary. Now, the EH Bildu councils have closed the memory websites, at the request of the scientific society itself. https://www.eitb.eus/es/noticias/politica/detalle/9180187/los-ayuntamientos-de-eh-bildu-desactivan-webs-de-memoria-a-peticion-de-aranzadi/

This Thursday, the social network Twitter removed the blue label from all those accounts that have refused to pay the $8 monthly fee for Twitter Blue. Euskaraz irakurri: Francisco aita santua, Bill Gates and Cristiano Ronaldo, Twitterren marka urdina galdu dutenen artean Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, and famous people including Pope Francis, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo lost their verified status. Yesterday the social network removed the blue tag from those accounts that have refused to pay the $8 monthly Twitter Blue subscription fee established by Musk that allows its owners, in addition to blue verification, to edit tweets, write longer messages and appear preferentially in the "feed" over other accounts that do not pay. Hours later, Musk announced that he would personally pay the monthly fee to maintain the blue label to three specific people who had refused to pay it: actor William Shatner, basketball player LeBron James and author Stephen King. Only 0.2% of network users pay for Twitter Blue. In March, Twitter Blue had around 116,000 confirmed subscriptions across the web, up 138% from the previous month, according to Similarweb. https://www.eitb.eus/es/noticias/tecnologia/detalle/9180095/el-papa-francisco-bill-gates-y-cristiano-ronaldo-entre-personas-que-han-perdido-marca-de-verificacion/

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Trust launched its new headphones for PlayStation consoles a few weeks ago that we have already been able to test to tell you about our feelings with them. At the end of March, the well-known peripheral brand Trust made official the arrival of new headphones for PlayStation consoles, the Trust GXT 498 Forta, which are officially licensed for PlayStation 5. At Vandal Ware we have been able to test these headphones over the last couple of weeks and over the next few lines we are going to tell you about our experience with them, anticipating that they have a very interesting quality/price ratio if you are looking for comfortable "earphones". , with a good sound and that do not cost an arm and a leg. Technical specifications Weight: 253 grams Remote control on earmuff (Volume control and microphone mute) mini jack connectivity stereo audio Driver Size: 50mm (Neodymium) Response frequency: 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz Sensitivity: 90dB Impedance 32 Ohms Removable omnidirectional microphone (100 Hz - 17,000 Hz) Compatible devices: PS5, PS4, PC, Android devices, Nintendo Switch. Headphones for all types of heads Let's start, as always, with the comfort of the headphones and the quality of the materials on which they are built, beginning with our usual phrase of each and every one of the headphone reviews, it is useless for us to hear them very well if they are not comfortable and we can have them on for a long time. In the case of Trust headphones, don't worry about the size of your head. As someone with a large head, one of the concerns I always have with headphones is if they are going to hurt me when I put them on and in fact, I already know of a few brands that size maybe too small and even though they have great quality headphones they are not for me. Speaking of this model in particular, the Trust GXT 498 Forta (which by the way are launched in black and white colors) not only have fitted me like a glove when I put them on, but the headband could still be adjusted for heads larger than the one we've seen. writes. Also, the ear cups squeeze just enough to stay put, the side pads are comfortable and the headband pads are comfortable, although in our case we prefer that upper headband to be a little softer (it's a personal preference and it's not uncomfortable at all). On the other hand, the quality of the materials and construction of these headphones is more than enough for a product within its price range and also 85% of the materials used are recycled, which will please those more conscientious players. with environmental problems. In addition, in the left ear we will find controls of the headphones that will allow us to adjust their volume and activate or deactivate the microphone that they incorporate and which we will talk about a little later. Good sound performance for its price range Next step in the analysis, check how well the headphones sound by using them daily to play, work, watch videos or listen to music and find out their sustained performance over time and with all kinds of uses. The truth is that these Trust GXT 498 Forta have performed as we expected, with a more than compliant sound and even good if we take into account their price range, taking into account the perception at the entrance that in treble was where they faltered the most, something that we verified a posteriori in the specific frequency tests. The positive part is that we are dealing with 50-millimeter headphones, so the response in the lowest frequencies is quite good, although due to its type of construction at these frequencies we find some vibrations or tremors from the headphones themselves. On the other hand, in the media they don't have a single problem and the volume they reach is more than enough to enjoy games or music. Also keep in mind that both these and all stereo headphones on the market are compatible with the virtual surround sound of PlayStation 5, a console for which they are officially licensed, and that they are specifically designed to be used together with the Sony console. To do this we will have a minijack cable that we will connect to the headphones and later to the DualSense remote and here we are going to give Trust a little slap on the wrist. Ok, it is true that we are dealing with PS5 helmets, but if minijack connectivity is versatile, for which we would have appreciated a slightly longer cable to make them more comfortable to use together, for example, with a computer. Finally, it remains to talk about the removable microphone that we can remove and put on quite comfortably and that fulfills its role so that we can communicate by voice chat without having too many pretensions. conclusions The Trust GXT 498 Forta are very interesting headphones for those of you who don't want to spend more than €50 (they start at €49.99) on headphones to play with your PS5 or PS4. They are quite comfortable, they adapt to large heads, and their sound level response is more than adequate within their range, beyond sounding a bit muffled at the highest frequencies. We are happy with the response of the headphones and with their value for money that usually distinguishes Trust within its peripherals for gamers. *We have carried out this analysis thanks to headphones donated by Trust. https://vandal.elespanol.com/reportaje/ware-analisis-de-los-auriculares-trust-gxt-498-forta-para-ps5-una-buena-relacion-calidadprecio

This new version will be more demanding and complete, renewing itself to take advantage of hybrid processors or AI technologies currently used by graphics. One of the things that fish tankers usually do after buying our new equipment, changing a component or simply for fun is to check the performance of our PC using one or more benchmarks, specialized programs that become test benches to push our limits. team and evaluate it. These benchmarks are sometimes included within the video games themselves (such as Red Dead Redemption 2 or Cyberpunk 2077) so that we can check how the PC performs with each configuration or they can also be completely independent such as the different 3DMark benchmarks focused on gaming or those of Geekbench which, precisely, are the protagonists of today. Geekbench 6 is now official and you can download it for free And it is that for a few hours Geekbench has launched Geekbench 6, the new version of its test bench that replaces Geekbench 5 launched in 2019 and that will have tougher tests in line with today's hardware, focusing its tests on work applications such as rendering photos, high-quality video conferences, data analysis, web or map navigation and other tests aimed at more office use but that can also be very demanding on a large scale. In addition, Geekbench 6 is updated to take better advantage of the hardware features of 2023, starting with the use of hybrid processor architectures present in the latest Intel, Apple or Qualcomm models, with cores designed for high performance and others designed for greater energy efficiency. . New graphics card technologies that use AI and deep learning are also taken advantage of, something that we see regularly at the video game level with NVIDIA DLSS, for example. By the way, Geekbench 6 can be used completely free of charge for the most basic tests (although it requires a license fee for more complex tests) and can be downloaded from its website. https://vandal.elespanol.com/noticia/w5959/geekbench-se-actualiza-con-geekbench-6-para-que-pongas-a-prueba-el-rendimiento-de-tu-pc