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As a member of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, I have as colleagues some of the most accomplished Registered Dietitians in the world. Today’s guest columnist is Nancy Clark, MS, RD, CSSD, who generously shared this article from her blog. Nancy Clark is an...
Ecuador’s newly seated Council of Citizen Participation and Social Control (CPCCS) voted Wednesday to dismiss Carlos Ochoa, director of the controversial media watchdog agency Supercom. The council ordered a search to begin immediately for a replacement. "Having...
President Lenin Moreno said Wednesday that the National Assembly president and attorney general must “face the consequences” of revelations of a recent audio tape scandal. Both assembly president Jose Serrano and attorney general Carlos Baca are members of Moreno’s...
Brazil and Mexico head a new list of countries with the world’s most murderous cities. According to the list compiled by Mexico’s Citizen Council for Public Safety and Criminal Justice (Ccspjp), 16 of those cities are in Brazil, 12 are in Mexico and five are in the...
The shrill whistle of the majorette signaled the resumption of the energizing rhythm after a measure’s rest. The drum major, drum-line and band were working together, switching between the drum cadence and a marching roll-off. Up front, the baton had been wielded...
Miércoles, 7/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Short issue today - got un resfrio malo. Today's agenda events - Concierto - "Ínsula", a French trio performed Wednesday in the Teatro Sucre. They will play their own compositions which mixes oud <a lute like...
Attorney General Carlos Baca has ordered former president Rafael Correa to testify in an case of alleged corruption in an oil contract. Correa will be allowed to testify via video link from his home in Brussels. Baca’s order is based on an investigation by comptroller...
In the wake of multiple corruption cases, Ecuador faces a moral, political and legal crisis, according to the country's Catholic bishops. "The government must fairly investigate these cases and the courts must act expediently to regain the trust and faith of the...
Martes, 6/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events - Taller - There was a contemporary dance workshop Tuesday in the "Rizoma Plataforma Disidente" in the CCE (Pres. Córdova y Luis Cordero). Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Taller - A workshop...
By Kirk Semple, Steve Eder and Ben Protess A workman wielding a crowbar pried off the silver T-R-U-M-P name from the Trump International Hotel and Tower here in Panama City on Monday as the majority owner of the hotel declared victory in his fight to oust the American...
Lunes, 5/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Today's agenda events XIV Salón de la Comunicación <I'm not translating this title because anyone likely to go can translate it on their own.> - This event started Monday in the Museo de la Ciudad. Articles about -...
By Kevin Koenig In the past six months, former President Correa's handpicked successor Lenin Moreno has brought back the unpredictability for which Ecuadorian politics was previously known. The country had twelve presidents in the ten years before Correa came to...
In a move to increase bus travel between Cuenca and Peru, the Azuay Transport Cooperative is operating two new double-decker buses from Cuenca to three cities in northern Peru. The buses are similar to those that operate on long-distance routes in Argentina and Chile....
By Allan Smith Ethics experts fear that the week-long standoff at a Panamanian hotel between ownership and the Trump Organization just presented one of the most consequential conflicts of interest yet for President Donald Trump. The dispute broke out into the open...
For Ecuador’s cash-strapped economy, one of the biggest budget drains in 2017 were subsidies that totaled $3.47 billion. Of that, more than $3.2 billion was for diesel, gasoline and propane gas. Some say most of the subsidies should end, and the sooner the better....
Domingo, 4/3/2018 Hola, Todos - Pagina cultural - Upcoming and ongoing agenda events - Libro - A poetry book, "Palabra de Río" by Spanish author Andrés de MÜller <I still haven't found the umlaut for the lower case.> will be presented el próximo martes a las...
I got up with the sunrise. I didn't do it on purpose. But, the noise of some parrots that live in the trees across the street from us left me no choice. The little flock (I think that's what you call a group of parrots) numbers about eight birds. They really are...
A proposed city ordinance that would crack down on unlicensed, short-term rentals has the votes in the municipal council to become law, its supporters say. Cuenca’s hotel and hostal owners, sponsors of the legislation, blame most of a 12 percent decline in occupancy...
By C. Edward Kelso The government of Ecuador launched an all-out war on cryptocurrency about four years ago, even going so far as to push its own state-backed version of digital money. With local lapdog media attempting to scare the country’s populace, something of a...
My computer is being repaired so I was unable to write to you this week. Instead, I relied exclusively on my camera. This is what caught my eye. I love the play of light on street art, how the sun and weather contribute to the painting itself. I love how current, or...
