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FOR EQUITY Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi’s candidacy for the Nobel Peace Prize and her work on the COVD-19 vaccine.

La candidatura de la Dra. Maria Elena Bottazzi al Premio Nobel de la Paz y su trabajo sobre la vacuna COVD-19.

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CONTENT 3 AL FRENTE | UP FRONT

A NOBEL AND THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR

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NOMINATED TO THE COURT!

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HARVARD LAW REVIEW’S FIRST LATINA PRESIDENT

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U.S. UKRAINIANS STAND UP

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ANTICIPATING THE EFFECTS ON LATIN AMERICA

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EUROPE FACES RUSSIAN FEARS

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LOST YOUR GUN? DON’T WORRY IN PA

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SCIENCE FOR HEALTH EQUITY

20 KIOSKO GLOBAL | 21 CULTURE | CULTURA

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A NOBEL AND THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR IN THE FEATURE STORY, A HONDURAN SCIENTIST CREATED A PATENT-FREE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19.

CIENTÍFICA HONDUREÑA TRABAJÓ EN VACUNA CONTRA COVID_19 LIBRE DE PATENTES Y HISTORIA CENTRAL DE ESTA EDICIÓN. LEA ESPECIAL SOBRE EFECTOS DE INVASIÓN RUSA. By | Por: FERNANDO MILLÁN | AL DÍA News Print Editor

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n this issue you will find two polar opposite stories. One of them is about life and solidarity and the other one is about the impact of war on society. On the cover is Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, who was born in Italy, but grew up in Honduras, and has carved out a scientific career in the United States. She works alongside her partner Peter Hotez at the Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Both scientists were nominated to the Nobel Peace Prize for developing a vaccine free from the exclusivity and restrictions imposed by patents. Its name is Corbevax, and it’s being produced in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Africa. It’s a much needed alternative to other COVID-19 vaccines that don’t get to the poorest countries because of high costs.

As Bottazzi explains: “We already had a lot of evidence, unfortunately we didn’t receive funds, but in the end, we could do it with partnerships, a different paradigm in non-profit, without patents, with open science and obviously creating financial diversification.”

She studied Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology at the National Autonomous University of Honduras. After that, she got a doctorate in molecular immunology and experimental pathology at the University of Florida.

EFFECTS OF THE RUSSIAUKRAINE CONFLICT

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This issue also comes with a special report on the consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the United States, Latin America and Europe. It offers different perspectives on a conflict with an ending that’s still uncertain.

In the United States, there have been widespread rallies, as Ukrainian-Americans have raised their voices asking for actions to stop Putin’s advance in their homeland.

Fear is evident in Europe, as it has a past of wars that ravaged the continent. Several countries have already started receiving refugees escaping Ukraine.

Latin America calls for a negotiated resolution of this conflict and is starting to assess the economic impact of the current events on the Old Continent.

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n esta edición encontrará dos historias antagónicas. Una relacionada con la vida y la solidaridad y otra sobre el impacto de la guerra en la sociedad. En el tema de portada está la historia de la doctora. María Elena Bottazzi, quien nació en Italia, vivió en Honduras y ha forjado su vida científica en Estados Unidos. Junto a su compañero Peter Hotez trabaja en el Centro para el Desarrollo de Vacunas del Texas Children's Hospital y en el Baylor College of Medicine.

Los dos científicos fueron nominados al Nobel de Paz porque desarrollaron una vacuna contra la COVID-19 libre de las exclusividades y restricciones que imponen las patentes. Se llama Corbevax y está siendo producida en India, Indonesia, Bangladesh y África.

Así, les hacen contrapeso a otras vacunas contra COVID-19 que no pueden ser aplicadas por los costos en los países más pobres.

La doctora Bottazzi explica que “ya teníamos un montón de evidencia, desafortunadamente no recibimos fondos, pero al fin de cuentas logramos hacerlo con alianzas, con un paradigma un poco diferente en el área sin fines de lucro, sin patentes, con la ciencia abierta y obviamente creando una diversificación financiera”.

Estudió química clínica y microbiología en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras.

Después hizo un doctorado en inmunología molecular y patología experimental en la Universidad de Florida.

EFECTOS DEL CONFLICTO RUSO-UCRANIANO

Esta edición también tiene un informe especial sobre las consecuencias de la invasión de Rusia en Ucrania sobre Estados Unidos, América Latina y Europa. Son miradas diferentes de un conflicto del que se mantiene la incertidumbre sobre el desenlace, En Estados Unidos se han sentido las protestas generales, pero también se han escuchado las voces de ucranianos pidiendo acciones para detener las acciones ordenadas por Putin.

En Europa, con un pasado de guerras que arrasaron con el continente, el miedo es evidente y ya empezaron a recibir a los refugiados que huyen de Ucrania.

Y en América Latina, además del llamado a la resolución del conflicto por la vía negociada, se empiezan a hacer cuentas del impacto económico de lo que ocurre en el Viejo Continente.

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NOMINATED TO THE COURT! President Joe Biden nominated, Friday 25, federal appeals judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be part of the Supreme Court. She would be the first African-American woman to hold this position in the United States. Her name will be submitted for consideration by the Senate to be confirmed or not. “I believe it’s time that we have a Court that reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation,” said Biden.. Getty Images El presidente Joe Biden postuló, el pasado viernes 25, a la jueza federal de apelaciones Ketanji Brown Jackson para hacer parte de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. Sería la primera mujer afroamericana en llegar a ese cargo de la justicia en Estados Unidos. Su nombre será puesto a consideración del Senado para ser o no ratificada. “Es hora de que tengamos una corte que refleje todo el talento y la grandeza de nuestra nación”, dijo Biden. Getty Images

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HARVARD LAW REVIEW’S FIRST LATINA PRESIDENT PRISCILA CORONADO, THE MEXICAN_AMERICAN SECOND YEAR HARVARD LAW STUDENT MAKES HISTORY. PRISCILA CORONADO ES LA ESTUDIANTE MEXICANA DE SEGUNDO AÑO DE DERECHO EN HARVARD QUE HACE HISTORIA PARA LA REVISTA DE 135 AÑOS. By | Por: JENSEN TOUSSAINT | AL DÍA News Staff Writer ENGLISH

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¿QUIÉN ES PRISCILA CORONADO?

he Harvard Law Review is one of the oldest and most prestigious law journals in the United States, and never had a Latina president until now.

Priscila Coronado, a second-year law student at Harvard, makes history in becoming the first Latina to be elected into the journal’s lead role in its 135-year history.

“It is an honor that my peers have entrusted me with this institution. I don’t take this role lightly,” she said in an interview with Harvard Law Today.

Coronado quantified her new distinction on two fronts.

“On the one hand, I don’t want to downplay the achievement… On the other hand, I really don’t want my status as the first Latina president to morph into some kind of ‘model minority’ narrative,” she said.

It is her belief that several other Latinas with equal levels of logic and reasoning will lose out on opportunities like this for something as out-of-their-control as where they were born.

She was born and raised in Downey, a southeast Los Angeles suburb.

The daughter of two working-class Mexican immigrants, her early childhood environment heavily shaped her life perspective and instilled a heavy work ethic that has followed her.

She became the first in her family to enroll in and attend college, and later graduated magna cum laude from UCLA. A tenure working at the Disability Rights Legal Center in L.A. helped define her next venture: law school.

“I knew law school was the right fit for me,” she said, noting the ability to combine her interests of reading, writing and researching while making meaningful contributions to diverse people’s lives.

arvard Law Review, una de las publicaciones más antiguas y prestigiosas de los Estados Unidos, nunca hubo un presidente latino hasta ahora.

Priscila Coronado, una estudiante de leyes de segundo año de Harvard, hace historia convirtiéndose en la primera latina en ser elegida como líder de la revista en sus 135 años de historia.

“Es un honor que mis pares me hayan confiado la institución. No me tomo este rol a la ligera”, dijo en una entrevista con Harvard Law Today.

Coronado se refirió a su nueva distinción en dos frentes.

“Por un lado, no quiero minimizar la importancia de este logro… por otro lado, realmente no quiero que mi nuevo estatus como primera presidente latina se transfigure y entre en la narrativa de ‘modelo de minorías’”, dijo.

Cree que otras latinas con el mismo nivel de lógica y razonamiento perderán oportunidades como esta por algo que está fuera de su control, como por ejemplo el lugar en el que nacieron.

Priscila Coronado is convinced that diversity is essential to the Harvard Law Review’s mission.

Harvard University.

Priscila Coronado está convencida de que la diversidad es esencial para la misión de la Harvard Law Review.

Harvard University.

Nació y creció en Downey, un suburbio al sureste de Los Ángeles.

Hija de inmigrantes mexicanos de clase trabajadora, el ambiente de su niñez desde muy pronto tuvo un gran peso a la hora de darle forma a sus perspectivas de vida e inculcó en ella una fuerte ética de trabajo que la ha acompañado toda la vida.

Fue la primera en su familia en inscribirse y asistir a una universidad, y posteriormente graduarse con honores de la UCLA. Un empleo en el Disability Rights Legal Center en Los Ángeles la ayudó a encaminarse hacia su siguiente proyecto: la facultad de leyes.

“Yo sabía que la facultad de leyes era lo adecuado para mí”, dijo, ya que podía combinar su interés por la lectura, la escritura y

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UNITED STATES • LATIN AMERICA • EUROPEAN UNION THE EFFECTS FOR DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE WORLD OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE. LOS EFECTOS PARA DIFERENTES REGIONES DEL MUNDO DE LA INVASIÓN RUSA A UCRANIA. Depositphoto

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The world has united to demand aid for Ukraine against its Russian invader.

El mundo se ha unido para exigir ayuda para Ucrania contra el invasor Ruso..

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U.S. UKRAINIANS STAND UP

U.S. CITIES JOINED THE REST OF THE WORLD IN PROTESTING RUSSIA’S INVASION OF UKRAINE.

CIUDADES EN EE. UU. SE UNIERON AL RESTO DEL MUNDO PARA PROTESTAR CONTRA LA INVASIÓN RUSA A UCRANIA. PIDIERON PAZ Y LA CAÍDA DE PUTIN. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer

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or anyone that watched Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state address on what was the night of Wednesday, Feb. 23 on the East Coast, it had a chilling effect.

In that speech, Putin announced the beginning of a “special military operation” in the Donbas region of Eastern Ukraine. Despite the specified region, it became obvious within an hour that the Russians had initiated a full-scale invasion of the entirety of Ukraine.

The world, including those outside of the Kremlin in Russia, reacted with horror and took to the streets to demand an immediate end to the war initiated by Russia. Demands were also heard to hold Putin accountable for what has more than likely devolved into a conflict rife with war crimes on Ukrainian civilians.

In Russia, the protests against the government have resulted in upwards

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ENGLISH of 6,000 individuals imprisoned across the country. Throughout the rest of the world, hundreds of thousands showed out in town squares and city centers demanding unified actions from their countries against Russia.

“WHAT WE NEED IS ACTION”

On the U.S. front, rallies appeared in Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Chicago, and Atlanta to name a few. Across the U.S., there are a little more than 1 million people of Ukrainian descent. The top three states by population are New York, Pennsylvania and California.

The rallies — held since Thursday, Feb. 24 — were marked by the light blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag, which flew proudly in droves as Ukrainian-Americans gave impassioned

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ualquiera que escuchara desde la Costa Este al presidente ruso Vladimir Putin en su alocución de la noche del miércoles 23 de febrero, tuvo que quedarse helado.

En su intervención, Putin anunció el inicio de una “operación militar especial” en la región de Donbás al este de Ucrania.

A pesar de que especificó la región, quedó claro una hora después que los rusos iniciaban una invasión completa en toda Ucrania.

El mundo entero, incluso aquellos que no hacen parte del Kremlin en Rusia, reaccionó con horror y salió a las calles para pedir un fin inmediato a la guerra iniciada por Rusia. También se exigió hacer a Putin responsable de lo que ha degenerado en un conflicto plagado de crímenes de guerra contra los civiles ucranianos.

En Rusia, el número de personas detenidas asciende a 6.000 en todo el país como

resultado de las protestas contra el gobierno. En el resto del mundo, cientos de miles se manifestaron en las plazas y centros de las ciudades exigiendo acciones unificadas de sus países contra Rusia

“LO QUE NECESITAMOS SON ACCIONES”

En Estados Unidos, los manifestantes se congregaron en Filadelfia, Nueva York, Washington D.C., Los Ángeles, Chicago, y Atlanta por nombrar solo algunas ciudades. En el país hay algo más de un millón de personas de ascendencia ucraniana.

Los tres primeros por número de habitantes son Nueva York, Pensilvania y California.

En las manifestaciones —que se iniciaron el jueves 24 de febrero— los colores azul cielo y amarillo volaban entre la multitud mientras los ucranianoamerMARCH 2 - 9, 2022

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La invasión de Ucrania podría llegar a ser el acto final de Putin.

ENGLISH speeches about the need for more support from the U.S. “What we need is action,” Tanya Fedak, an 18-year-old second generation Ukrainian American told CNN at a rally in Chicago on Sunday, Feb. 27.

“What we need is physical support, and not just world leaders who can sit and watch mass destruction from the comfort and safety of their living room, tweet ‘thoughts and prayers for Ukraine,’ and then change the channel,” she continued.

In New York City, the call was for unity among the U.S. and European partners in NATO against Putin and Russia, which has thrown the world back into a pit of fear over war.

“Now is the time to say no and stop one person who keeps in fear the whole world,” said Olga Ladygina at a rally in Times Square.

In Philadelphia, the demands went even further to match Putin’s penchant for violence.

“I can’t be back home shooting Russians, so this is the only thing I can do,” Max Koshin, a resident of Elkins Park, told the Philadelphia Inquirer at a rally at Philadelphia City Hall on Friday, Feb. 25.

THE ACTION

Meeting most of the demands from their populations, world leaders have banded together to announce financially ruinous sanctions against Russia in the days since its invasion of Ukraine, and have begun supplying military supplies and humanitarian aid to the country under siege.

In addition to sanctioning Vladimir Putin himself and a growing number of oligarchs that give him his power, the Central Bank of Russia has seen its foreign assets frozen, and a number of other banks have been cut off from SWIFT, the system that connects banks to the world financial infrastructure.

While Putin may not directly feel the impact immediately, the people of Russia will. The question remains whether they will blame the West — as the Kremlin wants — or put the blame on a more deserving candidate in St. Petersburg.

If the protests in Russia and the world are any indication, invading Ukraine may very well have been Putin’s final act.

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ESPAÑOL icanos daban apasionados discursos sobre la necesidad de más apoyo por parte de los Estados Unidos.

“Lo que necesitamos es acción”, dijo a CNN Tanya Fedak, una ucranianoamericana de 18 años de segunda generación, durante una manifestación en Chicago el domingo 27 de febrero.

“Lo que necesitamos es apoyo físico, no solo que los líderes del mundo se sienten a mirar la destrucción masiva desde la comodidad y seguridad de sus salones, y envíen tuits que digan: ‘pensamientos y oraciones para Ucrania’ y luego cambien el canal”, agregó.

En la ciudad de Nueva York, se pidió unidad entre los Estados Unidos y sus aliados europeos de la OTAN contra Putin y Rusia, que han lanzado al mundo al hoyo del miedo a la guerra.

“Ahora es el momento de decir no a una persona que tiene al mundo entero sumido en el miedo”, dijo Olga Ladygina en una manifestación en Times Square.

En Filadelfia, las reivindicaciones fueron aún mayores contra la propensión de Putin a la violencia.

“No puedo regresar a mi país para disparar a los rusos, esto es lo único que puedo hacer”, dijo Max Koshin, residente Elkins Park, a the Philadelphia Inquirer en una manifestación en la Alcaldía de Filadelfia el viernes 25 de febrero.

LAS ACCIONES

La mayor parte de las exigencias de las poblaciones del mundo se han cumplido, los líderes mundiales se han aunado para anunciar sanciones financieras desastrosas contra Rusia desde el momento de la invasión a Ucrania, y han empezado a proveer insumos militares y ayuda humanitaria para ayudar al país blanco del ataque.

Además de sancionar al mismo Vladimir Putin y a un creciente número de oligarcas que le dan su poder, se han congelado los activos del banco central de Rusia, y se ha expulsado a un número de bancos, del servicio SWIFT, el sistema que conecta a los bancos a la infraestructura financiera del mundo.

Si bien Putin no sienta directamente el impacto de manera inmediata, los rusos sí. La pregunta es si culparán a Occidente —tal como quiere el Kremlin— o le echarán la culpa a alguien en San Petersburgo que lo merezca más.

Si las protestas en Rusia y el mundo así apuntan, la invasión de Ucrania podría llegar a ser el acto final de Putin.

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ANTICIPATING THE EFFECTS

IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD, THE CONSEQUENCES OF WAR ARE GLOBAL. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN LATIN AMERICA? EN UN MUNDO GLOBALIZADO, LAS CONSECUENCIAS DE UNA GUERRA SON GLOBALES. ¿QUÉ LE ESPERA A AMÉRICA LATINA? By | Por: FERNANDO MILLÁN | AL DÍA News Print Editor

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kraine started to be part of daily conversations in Latin America due to the high volume of information in the media and social networks. As it occurred with Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq…

Kiev is 6,597 miles from Bogota and 7,963 from Buenos Aires. Very far, but also very close for the indirect or direct consequences that this may have over their economies.

Colombian economist and former minister Cecilia Lopez Montano has explained the impact “depends greatly on the type of commercial relations with Russia, with Ukraine” and also with Europe. According to her, with the sanctions imposed on Russia “the flow of international commerce will be affected.”

On the front of bilateral relations, the minister of finance in Colombia, Jose Manuel Restrepo, has said that the agricultural sector will be the most affected as 20% of the supplies are imported from Russia. On the balance of trade, Russians sell agrochemicals as well as iron and steel. Colombia sells them meat, flowers and fruit. The magnitude of the impact on buyers, sellers and consumers will depend on the scope and duration of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict.

For his part, president of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, said that provisions have been stated in his government regarding the risks of increase in the price of fuels.

“We have committed to not increasing the price of fuel, people shouldn’t be worried about this situation,” said Lopez Obrador as he insisted that “repercussions on the national economy are minimal.” The measures even aim at avoiding an increase on the cost of electric power.

Another aspect has to do with the political stance of the governments in the

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crania empezó a hacer parte de la conversación cotidiana en América Latina por el alto volumen informativo en medios de comunicación y en redes sociales. Como ocurrió en los casos de Afganistán, Irán, Irak…

Kiev está a 10.617 kilómetros de Bogotá y a 12.816 de Buenos Aires. Muy lejos, pero quizá muy cerca por las consecuencias indirectas o directas que pueda tener sobre sus economías.

La economista colombiana y exministra Cecilia López Montaño ha manifestado que el impacto “depende mucho de las relaciones comerciales que se tenga con Rusia, con Ucrania” y también con Europa. A su juicio, con las sanciones que se impongan a Rusia “todo el flujo de comercio internacional se va a ver afectado”.

Con respecto a esas relaciones bilaterales, el ministro de Hacienda de Colombia, José Manuel Restrepo, ha dicho que el principal efecto es sobre el sector agrícola, ya que el 20% de insumos son importados de Rusia.

En la balanza comercial, los rusos venden agroquímicos y materiales de hierro y acero.

Y Colombia le vende carne, flores y frutas. La magnitud de los efectos para compradores, vendedores y consumidores dependerá del alcance y duración del conflicto ruso-ucraniano.

Por su parte, el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo en estos días que están previstas las decisiones de su gobierno ante los riesgos de aumento de precios en los combustibles.

“Hemos cumplido con el compromiso de no aumentar el precio de los combustibles, que la gente no se preocupe por esta situación”, dijo López Obrador al insistir que “los efectos que pueda tener en la economía nacional son mínimos”. Incluso, las medidas buscan evitar que suban los costos de la energía eléctrica.

Otro asunto tiene que ver con las posturas políticas de los gobiernos de la región

Colombia sells meat, fruit and flowers to Russia, and it buys agrochemicals from it.

Colombia le vende a Rusia carne, frutas y flores y le compra agroquímicos..

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POLÍTICA Great responsibility because he has businesses especially with Russia. Brazil depends on fertilizers.

Mucha responsabilidad, porque tiene negocios, especialmente con Rusia. Brasil depende de los fertilizantes.

Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil ENGLISH region regarding Russia and its consequences. In Colombia, while candidates to the presidency of the republic from the Center and Left have called for prudence from the government and recovering multilateralism, President Ivan Duque supported the sanctions against Moscow.

In the region, on the contrary, the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, refrained from condemning actions from Russia on Ukraine. He preferred to take a stance of “great responsibility, because he has businesses especially with Russia. Brazil depends on fertilizers.”

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En la región, por el contrario, el presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, se resistió a condenar la acción de Rusia contra Ucrania. Por el contrario, prefirió acudir a una postura de “mucha responsabilidad, porque tiene negocios, especialmente con Rusia. Brasil depende de los fertilizantes”.

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EUROPE FACES RUSSIAN FEARS

EU NATIONS ARE FACING THE BRUNT OF THE CONTINENT’S LATEST REFUGEE CRISIS AS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FLEE UKRAINE. ANTE SU FALTA DE LIDERAZGO, LA UNIÓN EUROPEA DEBERÁ MOSTRAR SU CARA MÁS AMABLE EN LA ACOGIDA DE UCRANIANOS QUE BUSCAN REFUGIO. INCERTIDUMBRE. By | Por: ESPERANZA ESCRIBANO | AL DÍA News Writer

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uring Stalin’s regime, 3 million Ukranians died of hunger in the 1930s amid the collectivization of farms. Resentment still runs deep in many descendants of those who survived the Holodomor — The Great Famine — as the famine is known in history. Today’s conflict between Ukraine and Russia stirs up the same deep fears about a latter power that fears nothing As always, but now more than ever, Europe showed up powerless to the battle.

The European Union (EU), a miracle of sovereignty made up of member States, is not competent in foreign affairs. At least, not beyond a diplomatic representation from Spain’s Josep Borrell.

Germany’s Angela Merkel, another pillar and the only leader that was capable of talking to Putin as equals, is gone.

Her successor, Olaf Scholz, does not have her past nor her experience to look the Kremlin directly in the eyes and be heard.

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by Emmanuel Macron, who is running in federal elections this year.

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However, the four border countries of Ukraine that are members of the EU have urged unity among its members.

The 27 total member states have imposed hard sanctions against Putin himself, and aim to financially asphyxiating Russia to make it back down.

There is no way back — democracy is a European invention — and Ukraine was determined to go down that road, but Putin wanted to end those ambitions. The fact that no European country is sending troops to support Ukraine is not a weakness, but a sign of evolution. The EU is

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l régimen de Stalin mató a tres millones de ucranianos de hambre en la década de 1930, durante la colectivización de las granjas.

El resentimiento sigue en muchos de los descendientes de aquellos supervivientes a la Holodomor -muerte por inanición-, como pasó a la historia la hambruna. El conflicto de hoy despierta los más profundos miedos europeos ante una Rusia que parece no temerle a nada.

Europa se enfrenta, como siempre, pero más que nunca, desvalida a la batalla. La Unión Europea (UE), milagro de cesión de soberanía por parte de los Estados, no tiene competencias en Asuntos Exteriores. No más allá de una representación diplomática en la figura del español Josep Borrell.

Merkel, referente y la única líder capaz de hablar de tú a tú con Putin, se ha marchado. Su sucesor, Olaf Scholz, no tiene ni su pasado ni su experiencia para mirar de frente al Kremlin y ser escuchado. Y el Reino Unido, que también había llevado

siempre la batuta en las relaciones internacionales, ha quedado arrinconado en una esquina tras el Brexit. La voz cantante queda en la Francia capitaneada por Emmanuel Macron, que se enfrenta este año a unas elecciones federales.

UNIDAD FRENTE A PUTIN

Sin embargo, las cuatro fronteras que Ucrania tiene con miembros de la UE han forzado la cohesión entre sus miembros. Los Veintisiete han impuesto sanciones contundentes contra el mismísimo Putin y apuntan directamente a una asfixia financiera de Rusia que le obligue a bajar el tono.

No hay marcha atrás: la democracia es un invento europeo. Ucrania había apostado decisivamente por ese camino y Putin quiere frenarlo. Que ningún país europeo envíe tropas a matar y ser asesinadas por soldados rusos no es una debilidad, sino un signo de evolución. La UE manda el mensaje de que en 2022 ya no se mata por

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A recent courtroom loss is a blow in Philadelphia’s fight against gun violence, but there’s still hope..

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Una reciente derrota en los tribunales es un golpe duro en la lucha de Filadelfia contra la violencia por armas, pero aún hay esperanza.

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LOST YOUR GUN? DON’T WORRY IN PA

A RECENT COURTROOM LOSS IS A BLOW IN PHILADELPHIA’S FIGHT AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE. THERE’S HOPE. UN RECIENTE FALLO JUDICIAL ES UN DURO GOLPE EN LA LUCHA DE FILADELFIA CONTRA LA VIOLENCIA ARMADA. SIN EMBARGO, HAY ESPERANZA. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer

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uring a virtual town hall on Monday, Feb. 8, nominees for Philadelphia’s new police oversight board introduced themselves, and overall, they were praised as the new watchdogs that the city needs.

The nine potential commissioners for the new Citizens Police Oversight Commission (CPOC), were selected from a pool of over 300 applicants by

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The meeting was an opportunity for the public to give their feedback after a long selection process.

During the wave of social justice activism that followed the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and others, over a dozen City Council members wrote a letter to Kenney to address the “crisis of legiti-

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urante una asamblea pública virtual del lunes 8 de febrero, los nominados para el nuevo comité de vigilancia de la policía de Filadelfia se presentaron. Se les elogió por ser el nuevo cuerpo de control que la ciudad necesita.

Los nueve posibles integrantes de la Comisión de Vigilancia de Policía Civil (CPOC) fueron seleccionados, entre un grupo de 300 aspirantes, por una junta autorizada por el Concejo de Filadelfia y el alcalde Jim Kenney.

La reunión fue la oportunidad para que el público diera sus puntos de vista después de un largo proceso de selección.

Durante la ola de activismo en pro de la justicia social después de los asesinatos de Breonna Taylor, George Floyd y Ahmaud Arbery, entre otros, más de una docena de miembros del Concejo de la Ciudad le escribieron una carta a Kenney en la que se abordaba la “crisis de legitimidad” entre los ciudadanos y el Departamento de Policía de Filadelfia.

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POLÍTICA The new board has the ability to initiate its own investigations, with or without a formal complaint, among other powers.

El nuevo comité puede iniciar sus propias investigaciones, con o sin una denuncia formal entre otras facultades.

ENGLISH macy” between citizens and the Philadelphia Police Department.

“Policing is difficult, dangerous work. It is vitally important work. For exactly those reasons, the Police Department must earn and maintain the trust of the communities it serves. Sadly, most of our vulnerable citizens feel less safe, no moreso, in the presence of our police,” the letter read.

Signed by 14 of the 17 members of City Council, it called for a “fully resourced, independent police oversight, including authority to conduct contemporaneous, independent review of civilian complaints and use-of-force incidents.”

A BOARD WITH POWER

The city’s pre-existing oversight board was established in 1993, but it had a low budget and no real subpoena power.

Philly residents voted to eliminate the old board in favor of something new via ballot question in November 2020. In May 2021, Council passed the bill that could create it.

The new board has the ability to initiate its own investigations, with or without a formal complaint, while the old board could only forward complaints to police. It will also have a voice in what charges are brought against officers if investigations reach that point, rather than leaving those decisions solely to the department itself.

Police leadership must now consult directly with the board about disciplinary actions. If the police commissioner wants to take different actions than what the board recommended, they must be explained in writing.

Additionally, if the department drops charges or enters a guilty plea in a misconduct case, it also must explain why in writing, and the board can object.

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WHO’S ON IT?

The nine citizens nominated to sit on the first Citizens Police Oversight Commission hail from a variety of backgrounds and bring a diverse set of experiences to the decision table.

Maryelis Santiago is a Harrowgate resident and a professional in the public and nonprofit sectors. She has worked as a user experience director for the city’s Philly311 mobile app, and is currently the Director of Family & Community Engagement at Esperanza Cyber Charter School.

John Solomon is a North Philly native who started a nonprofit called Endangered Kind, which specialized in Peer Support Services, Safety Intervention and providing resources to those seeking to avoid violence and be a positive influence in their neighborhood.

Jahlee Hatchett is the attorney advisor for the SEPTA Transit Police Department, and a member of SEPTA’s Diversity, Equity and Belonging Council.

Haakim Peay, the youngest nominee, is an assistant manager at the business consulting firm Empire Management Group, and a graduate business student at Morehouse College.

Rosaura Torres Thomas is the author of an autobiography called “Abuse Hidden Behind the Badge,” which details her experience as a victim of domestic violence at the hands of a police officer.

The remaining nominees include Allan Wong, member of the Philadelphia Police Asian American Advisory Committee, Melanie DeBouse, pastor of the congregation at Evangel Chapel, Benjamin Lerner, a former judge in the Court of Common Pleas, and Hasssan Bennett, a bail navigator with the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

ESPAÑOL “La labor policial es un trabajo difícil y peligroso; un trabajo en extremo importante. Es por esa razón que el Departamento de Policía debe ganarse y mantener la confianza de las comunidades a las que presta servicio. Tristemente, muchos de nuestros ciudadanos vulnerables se sienten menos a salvo y, más aún, ante la presencia de nuestra policía”, expresaba la carta.

Firmada por 14 de los 17 miembros del Concejo de la Ciudad, la carta exhortó a la conformación de la “vigilancia independiente con todos los recursos necesarios, que tenga la autoridad necesaria para ejecutar revisiones sincrónicas e independientes a las quejas e incidentes relacionados con el uso de la fuerza, presentadas por los ciudadanos”.

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El comité anterior de vigilancia se conformó en 1993, pero contaba con poco presupuesto y no tenía facultad real de requerir evidencia.

Los residentes de Filadelfia votaron para eliminar el antiguo comité y reemplazarlo por uno nuevo mediante un referéndum en noviembre de 2020. En mayo de 2021, el Concejo aprobó la ley con la que se creó.

El nuevo comité puede iniciar sus propias investigaciones, con o sin una denuncia formal, mientras que el antiguo solo le remitía las denuncias a la Policía. También tendrá injerencia en los cargos que se les imputen a los oficiales de policía si las investigaciones llegaran hasta ese punto, en lugar de dejarle esas decisiones únicamente al mismo departamento.

Los directivos de la Policía deberán consultar directamente con el comité las acciones disciplinarias correspondientes. Si el comisionado de la policía quisiera tomar una medida diferente a lo recomendado por el comité, se deberá explicarlo por escrito.

Adicionalmente, si el departamento retira los cargos o presenta una declaración de culpabilidad en un caso de falta disciplina-

ria, tendría también que explicar por escrito el porqué, a lo cual el comité podría objetar.

¿QUIÉNES ESTÁN?

Los nueve ciudadanos nombrados para hacer parte de la primera CPOC vienen de diferentes orígenes y traen una diversidad de experiencias a la mesa de decisiones.

Maryelis Santiago es residente de Harrowgate y una profesional con experiencia en el sector público y de organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Ha trabajado como directora de Experiencia de Usuario para la aplicación móvil Philly311 de la ciudad. Es la directora de Participación Familiar y Comunitaria en Esperanza Cyber Charter School.

John Solomon, nativo del norte de Filadelfia, creó una organización sin fines de lucro llamada Endangered Kind, especializada en servicios de grupos de apoyo, intervención en seguridad y recursos para aquellos que buscaban evitar la violencia y ser una influencia positiva en su vecindario.

Jahlee Hatchett es la consultora legal del Departamento de Policía de Tránsito de SEPTA y miembro del Consejo de Diversidad, Equidad y Pertenencia de SEPTA. Haakim Peay, el más joven, es subdirector de la firma consultora Empire Management Group y estudiante de posgrado en negocios de Morehouse College.

Rosaura Torres Thomas es autora del libro autobiográfico “Abuse Hidden Behind the Badge” [Abuso detrás de la placa], que cuenta los detalles de su experiencia como víctima de violencia doméstica a manos de un oficial de policía.

También están Allan Wong, miembro del Comité Consultor Asiático-Americano de la Policía de Filadelfia; Melanie DeBouse, pastora de la congregación de la Capilla Evangel; Benjamin Lerner, antiguo juez del Tribunal de Primera Instancia, y Hasssan Bennett, asesor de fianzas en la Asociación de Defensores de Filadelfia.

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HEALTH EQUITY DR. MARIA ELENA BOTTAZZI IS A NOMINEE TO THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HER WORK IN THE PRODUCTION OF A NEW PATENT-FREE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19.

LA DRA. MARIA ELENA BOTTAZZI ES CANDIDATA AL PREMIO NOBEL DE LA PAZ POR SU TRABAJO EN LA CREACIÓN DE UNA VACUNA LIBRE DE PATENTES CONTRA EL COVID-19.

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ENGLISH rowing up she wanted to be a doctor, but she ran into microbiology by chance.

Born in Italy and raised in Honduras, her career has developed in the United

States. We talked to Dr. Maria Elena Bot-

Ten years ago, we understood coronaviruses as other neglected diseases.

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e niña quería ser doctora, pero encontró la microbiología por casualidad. Nació en Italia, creció en Honduras y su carrera la ha desarrollado en Estados Unidos. Habla-

mos con la doctora Maria Elena Bottazzi, la científica que hace parte del equipo que

Hace diez años, nosotros adoptamos los coronavirus como otra enfermedad desatendida.

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Dr. Bottazzi has worked for more than ten years to produce vaccines against coronaviruses and MERS.

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La doctora Bottazzi lleva más de diez años trabajando en la elaboración de vacunas contra los coronavirus y el MERS.

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A group of scientists being nominated to the Nobel Prize is not news. Their contribution to the creation of a vaccine against Covid-19 in the medicine and chemistry sector, in a moment like this is more than natural. But a nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize is an extraordinary thing. And it happened to Dr. Bottazzi and her colleague, Dr. Peter Hotez, who were nominated in February.

Bottazzi and Hotez work at the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and at Baylor College of Medicine, where for decades they have devoted their time to the production of vaccines for neglected diseases or as she calls them “poverty diseases,” those for which there is no research due to a lack of interest or resources. Most of these illnesses affect the most vulnerable populations in the poorest regions of the world.

That is why since the beginning of her career, Dr. Bottazzi found that research on neglected Tropical diseases was essential as they affect millions of people in the world. “In our countries, like Honduras, a lot of health issues have to do with infectious diseases obviously worsened by malnutrition and other risks.” Although she was born in Italy, she grew up in Honduras, so she knows what she is talking about.

When her family came back to the country, after his father worked as a diplomat in Italy, she was eight years old.

She studied in a bilingual school, like any other young person from a middle class family, and she wanted to study medicine, but a little inconvenience ended up changing her destiny. “The medicine school enrollment period was in January. Because I graduated from a bilingual schooI, I wanted to start studying in August, so I had to get in some program in order to attend the general courses. The program that was most accessible and closer to medicine was microbiology. I registered with the intention to change to medicine in January, but I became fascinated by Microbiology Sciences and never changed again. I think it was one of the best decisions,” remembers Bottazzi.

She graduated from Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology at the National Autonomous University of Honduras, then she earned a PHD in molecular immunology and experimental pathology at the

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Her nomination to a Nobel Peace Prize is thanks to her work on producing a free-patent vaccine for COVID-19.

Baylor College of Medicine.

La nominación al Nobel de la Paz llega por su trabajo en la elaboración de una vacuna libre de patentes para el COVID-19.

University of Florida. From there, she went on to pursuing a postdoctorate degree at the University of Pennsylvania. It was there where she had what she calls an “aha moment”, which sent her down the path of developing new technologies.

“When I was doing my postdoctorate, I got very interested in business and entrepreneurship. I enrolled in an MBA at Temple, while I was studying at UPenn.

Most of my teachers came from pharmaceutical companies,” she remembers.

“That’s when I found that connection: Science and knowledge are necessary to develop solutions, but in order to advance, to eventually make a product

We want our technology to be easily transferable to producers in developing countries.

that reaches the populations, it is necessary to know about finance, managing an organization, managing projects under ethical and legal principles. So I decided that what I really wanted to do was to search for solutions in the area of infectious diseases, with a focus on how to use this interdisciplinarity to advance with diplomacy and to transfer this technology,” she notes.

Bottazzi started developing her idea, researching and producing knowledge 20 years ago, from an open science concept, free of patents that guarantees equal access to health services. “We work under an open science focus which also covers training and educating the new generations so that they eventually carry on with our legacy, that is, developing technologies by which we really can achieve our global objectives, especially in health,” explains Bottazzi.

CORONAVIRUS, A NEGLECTED DISEASE

“Ten years ago, we understood coronaviruses as other neglected diseases.

Obviously, when there isn’t urgency,

Baylor College of Medicine.

BOTTAZZI HAS WRITTEN MORE THAN 150 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES DURING HER CAREER. SHE IS THE ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS PROFESSOR AND CO-DIRECTOR OF TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL CENTER FOR VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AT BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN HOUSTON. THE NOMINATION TO THE NOBEL PRIZE CAME TO HER THROUGH CONGRESSWOMAN LIZZIE FLETCHER. CORBEVAX VACCINE HAS 90% EFFECTIVENESS AGAINST COVID-19.

BEFORE BOTTAZZI, ANOTHER TWO HONDURANS HAD BEEN NOMINATED TO A NOBEL: ARGENTINIAN DIAZ LOZANO (1970) AND SIR SALVADOR MONCADA (1998)

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That is why, when the pandemic appeared, “it took us less than two or three months to get a system ready that was already conventional, which is using yeasts to produce a recombinant protein.” While that happened, the big pharmaceutical companies did their own research with novel systems such as ARNm, which were being evaluated for other uses, “we already had a lot of evidence, unfortunately we didn’t receive funds, but in the end, we could do it with partnerships, a different paradigm in non-profit, without patents, with open science and obviously creating financial diversification,” she explains.

SCIENCE FOR EVERYONE

Beyond the scientific details, Bottazzi’s nomination to a Nobel is precisely due to her efforts to make science is access-free. That is why, unlike the other vaccines, the one developed by their team does not have a patent; that is, it is open for any laboratory, university or research center that wants to take what they have discovered, and develop and produce their own vaccine at a very low price, only two or three dollars per vaccine.

“We want our technology to be easily transferable to producers in developing countries, because in the end, what we want with this transfers, not only of knowledge, but of our products, is to decolonize research and development in the ecosystem

of vaccine production, and obviously bring self-sufficiency to countries; so that when the need presents itself, they will be ready to move forward,” says Bottazzi.

Exaclty that is what happened when Indian biopharmaceutical company BioE contacted them to obtain this technology and apply it in their country. The lab has produced more than 300 million doses of Corbevax, applied in India, one of the countries that is lagging behind in vaccination rates in the world.

Like India, organizations in Indonesia, Bangladesh, and scientists in Africa are producing the vaccine and doing clinical studies, while they work on getting an authorization.

Anyone can replicate Corvebax, “from the beginning our philosophy was that even if we discovered something that was worth protecting, it wasn’t convenient because it would only become a barrier,” she points out.

All the information for the production of the vaccines is available in the studies published by Bottazzi and Hotez, but they are also open to collaborate in the development of the product, and give more detailed information. Their interest to close the gap of knowledge is such that they have even prepared what they call a “starter kit”, which consists of a Dropbox link to all reports and documentation in line with world regulations, so that any institution can use this information.

While the decision by the Nobel committee is revealed, Bottazzi and her team continue to work to find vaccines for diseases such as chagas, schistosomiasis, intestinal parasites, leishmaniasis. “We also continue to work on coronavirus to assess new prototypes against COVID variants, but also on what we call universal vaccines,” all of them patent-free that facilitate equity.

In our countries, like Honduras, a lot of health issues have to do with infectious diseases.

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Bottazzi had her “aha moment” while she did a postdoctorate in UPenn and an MBA in Temple.

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Bottazzi tuvo su “aha moment” mientras hacía su posdoctorado en UPenn y un MBA en Temple.

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Que un grupo de científicos esté nominado al Nobel no es novedad, que en este momento lo sean por su contribución a la creación de la vacuna contra el Covid-19 desde la medicina o la química es más que natural. Pero que la nominación sea para el Nobel de la Paz hace que el asunto sea extraordinario. Y eso es lo que está pasando con la doctora.

Bottazzi y su compañero el doctor Peter Hotez, quienes recibieron la nominación en febrero.

Bottazzi y Hotez trabajan en el Centro para el Desarrollo de Vacunas del Texas Children’s Hospital y en el Baylor College of Medicine, desde donde por más de una década han dedicado su tiempo a la elaboración de vacunas para las enfermedades desatendidas o, como ella las llama, “enfermedades de la pobreza”, aquellas que por falta de interés o recursos no son investigadas. La mayoría de estas enfermedades afectan a las poblaciones más vulnerables y en las regiones más pobres del mundo.

Por eso, desde el inicio de su carrera la doctora encontró que era fundamental la investigación en el área de las enfermedades tropicales desatendidas, que afectan a unas mil millones de personas en el mundo. “En nuestros países, como Honduras, muchas de las cargas de salud vienen por enfermedades infecciosas, obviamente suplementadas por mala nutrición y otros riesgos”. Aunque Bottazzi nació en Italia, creció y estudió en Honduras, así que sabe de lo que habla.

Cuando su familia volvió al país, después de que su padre trabajó como diplomático en Italia, ella tenía ocho años.

Estudió en un colegio americano, como cualquier otra joven de familia acomodada, y quería estudiar medicina, pero un detalle terminó marcando su destino.

“La Escuela de Medicina sólo aceptaba registro de nuevos estudiantes en enero. Como yo me gradué de una escuela americana, quería entrar a estudiar en agosto, pero entonces tenía que entrar a alguna carrera para poder empezar a sacar mis generales. Y la carrera que tenía más cercana a las generales para medicina era microbiología.Entonces, entré con la intención de que en enero me iba a cambiar a medicina. Después la verdad es que quedé fascinada con las Ciencias de Microbiología y nunca me cambié.Y creo que fue una de las mejores decisiones”, recuerda Bottazzi.

Se graduó en química clínica y microbiología en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, luego se doctoró en inmunología molecular y patología experimental en la Universidad de Florida. De ahí pasó a hacer un posdoctorado en la Universidad de Pensilvania, donde precisamente tuvo lo que ella llama el “aha moment”, lo que la encaminó en el interés de desarrollar tecnologías.

“Mientras hacía el posdoctorado me interesé mucho en el área de los negocios porque mi familia es empresaria y emprendedora. Me matriculé en un programa de MBA en Temple, mientras también estaba estudiando en UPenn. Mis profesores, la mayoría, venían de las farmacéuticas”, recuerda.

“Ahí fue cuando encontré esa interconexión: Uno necesita el ámbito científico, los conocimientos para desarrollar las soluciones, pero para después avanzar, para que eventualmente se produzcan como producto y después lleguen a las poblaciones, uno tiene que tener el conocimiento de manejo de finanzas, de organización, de manejo de proyectos desde el ámbito ético y el ámbito legal. Ahí fue cuando realmente decidí que lo que quería hacer era buscar soluciones en el área de enfermedades infecciosas, pero enfocado también en cómo usar estas interdisciplinas para poder avanzar de manera diplomática y transferir estas tecnologías”, puntualiza.

Desde hace veinte años, Bottazzi empezó a desarrollar su idea, investigar y producir conocimiento, pero desde la ciencia abierta, libre de patentes, que garantice el acceso equitativo a los servicios de salud. “Tenemos un concepto de ciencia abierta donde también permitimos que todo sea con el concepto de capacitar y de educar a las nuevas generaciones que eventualmente sigan nuestro legado, de poder desarrollar tecnologías que logren realmente resolver muchos de los objetivos globales que tenemos, especialmente en el área de la salud”, explica Bottazzi.

CORONAVIRUS, UNA ENFERMEDAD DESATENDIDA

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PORTADA para avanzar en la investigación”, señala la Dra. Bottazzi. De este modo, desarrollaron la vacuna todos estos años basados en una tecnología que utiliza las proteínas recombinantes, algo que ya se ha usado para desarrollar muchas otras vacunas como la de la Hepatitis B o la del Papiloma Humano.

Por eso, cuando llegó la pandemia “nos tomó menos de dos, tres meses tener lista una tecnología con un sistema ya muy convencional, que es usar las levaduras para producir una proteína recombinante”. Mientras ellos trabajaban en esto, las grandes farmacéuticas desarrollaron sus propias investigaciones con novedosos sistemas como el ARNm, que ya estaban siendo evaluados para otros usos. “Nosotros, que ya teníamos un montón de evidencia, desafortunadamente no recibimos fondos, pero al fin de cuentas logramos hacerlo con alianzas, con un paradigma un poco diferente en el área sin fines de lucro, sin patentes, con la ciencia abierta y obviamente creando una diversificación financiera”, explica.

CIENCIA PARA TODOS

Detrás de los detalles científicos, la nominación al Nobel le llega a Bottazzi justamente por su esfuerzo en lograr que la ciencia sea de libre acceso. Por eso, a diferencia del resto de vacunas, la desarrollada por su equipo está libre de patentes, es decir, está abierta para que cualquier laboratorio, universidad o centro de investigación pueda tomar lo que ellos han descubierto y desarrollar y fabricar su propia vacuna a un precio muy reducido, de apenas 2 a 3 dólares por vacuna.

En nuestros países, como Honduras, muchas de las cargas de salud vienen por enfermedades infecciosas

“Queremos que nuestras tecnologías sean fácilmente transferibles a productores en los países en vías de desarrollo, porque al final lo que queremos con nuestras transferencias, no sólo de conocimientos, sino de nuestros productos, es descolonizar la investigación y el desarrollo del ecosistema de producción de vacunas y, obviamente, traer la autosuficiencia a los países para que cuando haya la necesidad estén listos para poder avanzar”, señala Bottazzi.

Y eso fue justamente lo que pasó cuando la biofarmacéutica india BioE llegó a ellos para obtener la tecnología y producirla en su país. El laboratorio ha producido más de 300 millones de dosis de Corbevax, que se han aplicado en la India, uno de los países con mayor atraso en el índice de vacunación en el mundo.

Al igual que en India, organizaciones en Indonesia, Bangladesh y científicos en África están produciendo la vacuna y haciendo estudios clínicos mientras adelantan el proceso de recibir autorización.

Cualquiera puede reproducir Corvebax. “Desde el principio, nuestra filosofía fue que aunque tuviéramos un des-

cubrimiento y fuera algo que tuviera la validez de protegerla, no era conveniente, porque eso agrega barreras”,señala.

Toda la información para la producción de las vacunas está disponible en los estudios publicados por Bottazzi y Hotez, pero también están dispuestos a colaborar en el desarrollo del producto, a dar información más detallada. Tanto es el interés por superar la brecha de conocimiento, que incluso han desarrollado lo que ellos llaman un “starter kit”, que consiste en un link de Dropbox con todos los reportes y documentación alineada con las regulaciones mundiales para que cualquier institución pueda usar esta información.

Mientras se conoce la decisión del comité del Nobel, Bottazzi y su equipo siguen trabajando en encontrar vacunas para enfermedades como la de chagas, esquistosomiasis, los parásitos intestinales y leishmaniasis. “También seguimos en el programa de coronavirus evaluando nuevos prototipos contra las variantes del COVID, pero también buscando lo que llamamos las vacunas universales”, todas libres de patentes que faciliten la equidad.

Bottazzi and Hotez’ research on tropical disease gave them the experience to work on the vaccine.

SE DESEMPEÑA COMO DECANA ASOCIADA DE LA ESCUELA NACIONAL DE MEDICINA TROPICAL, PROFESORA DE PEDIATRÍA Y CODIRECTORA DEL CENTRO DE DESARROLLO DE VACUNAS DEL TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL EN BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE EN HOUSTON. LA NOMINACIÓN AL NOBEL LLEGÓ DE MANO DE LA CONGRESISTA LIZZIE FLETCHER. LA VACUNA CORBEVAX TIENE UNA EFICACIA DEL 90% CONTRA EL COVID-19.

ANTES DE BOTTAZZI, OTROS DOS HONDUREÑOS HAN SIDO NOMINADOS AL NOBEL: ARGENTINA DÍAZ LOZANO (1970) Y SIR SALVADOR MONCADA (1998)

Baylor College of Medicine.

El trabajo de Bottazzi y Hotez en la investigación de enfermedades tropicales les dio la experiencia para trabajar en la vacuna.

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BOTTAZZI HA ESCRITO MÁS DE 150 DE ARTÍCULOS CIENTÍFICOS DURANTE SU CARRERA.

Baylor College of Medicine.

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GLOBAL KIOSKO WHAT THE WORLD PRESS IS TALKING ABOUT US

Edited By | FERNANDO MILLÁN |AL DÍA News Writer

THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE INVOLVING RUSSIA, THE EU AND THE U.S. WAS ANALYZED AT LENGTH BY SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN PRESS. EL CONFLICTO EN UCRANIA, QUE INVOLUCRA A RUSIA, A LA UNIÓN EUROPEA Y A ESTADOS UNIDOS HA SIDO MATERIA DE ANÁLISIS EN LA PRENSA DE ESPAÑA Y AMÉRICA LATINA.

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‘UKRAINE EXISTS!’

In an article on Feb. 27, author Hector Abad Faciolince (Oblivion: A Memoire) writes: “Supported on half-truths, Vladimir Putin has said that Ukraine does not exist as a country, that it was a present by Lenin, that it was an invention by the Soviet Union, and that it should go back to the loving embrace of its mother. What mother? Mother Russia, of course, the same that, in Stalin’s era, depopulated Ukraine from Ukrainians with a very effective method: starving them to death. (…) When Ukraine’s government handed over its nuclear arsenal to Russia (…), the Budapest Memorandum was signed in 1994, in which (…) Ukraine was assured that force would never be used to threaten its territorial integrity or its political independence. Putin’s godfather, Boris Yeltsin, signed the memorandum, and so did the United States’ president, Bill Clinton, and British Prime Minister John Major. Putin has spit on the Budapest Memoradum.”

En su comentario del 27 de febrero, el escritor Héctor Abad Faciolince (‘El olvido que seremos’) dice: “Apoyado en verdades mezcladas con falsedades, Vladímir Putin ha dicho que Ucrania no existe como país, que fue un regalo de Lenin, un invento de la Unión Soviética, pero que el territorio ucranio debe regresar al amoroso abrazo de su madre. ¿Cuál madre? La Madre Rusia, claro, la misma que, en tiempos de Stalin, despobló de ucranios a Ucrania con un método muy eficaz: matándolos de hambre. (…) Cuando el gobierno de Ucrania entregó a Rusia su arsenal nuclear (…), se firmó en 1994 en Budapest un memorándum en el que (…) se concedía a Ucrania la seguridad de que nunca se usaría la fuerza para amenazar su integridad territorial o su independencia política. El padrino de Putin, Boris Yeltsin, firmó el memorándum, al igual que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Bill Clinton, y el primer ministro británico, John Major. Putin escupe sobre el Memorándum de Budapest”.

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‘THE STRENGTH OF DEMOCRACIES’

“With the invasion of Ukraine, Putin has completed a series of warnings on its imperialist expansionism since 2007,” reads an editorial in the Spanish newspaper on Feb. 26. It indicates that “Vladimir Putin crossed the Rubicon on the 24, a date that marks the start of a new time in Europe and, possibly, in the world. The military aggression against Ukraine, lacking any right or justification, is the final stage in a long journey aiming at rebuilding Russia on an authoritarian, nationalist and imperialist tone. (…) Since the beginning of his mandate, Putin described the fall of the USSR as the biggest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century. (…) Strength of liberal democracies is the political capital and the most powerful moral argument to face an unjustifiable invasion in a categorical and sustained manner. (…) Democracy and its values of plurality, diversity, and the protection of human and civil rights are at stake. We cannot leave Ukrainians alone, just like we Spaniards felt in the middle of the 20th century.”

“Putin ha culminado con la invasión de Ucrania el reguero de avisos sobre su expansionismo imperialista desde 2007”, dice el editorial del diario español del 26 de febrero. Indica que “Vladímir Putin decidió cruzar el Rubicón el pasado día 24, fecha que marca el inicio de una nueva época en Europa y, posiblemente, en el mundo. La agresión militar a Ucrania, desprovista de cualquier derecho o justificación, es la culminación de un largo recorrido orientado a la reconstrucción de Rusia en clave autoritaria, nacionalista e imperialista. (…) Ya al principio de su liderazgo, Putin calificó la caída de la URSS como la mayor catástrofe geopolítica del siglo XX. (…) La fortaleza de las democracias liberales es el capital político y el argumento moral más potente para hacer frente con rotundidad y continuidad a una invasión injustificable. (…) La democracia y sus valores de pluralidad, diversidad y derechos humanos y civiles están en juego. No podemos dejar a los ucranios solos como nos sentimos los españoles en la mitad del siglo XX”.

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‘RUSSIA-UKRAINE CONFLICT: A SECOND LOOK’

Columnist Atilio A. Boron says in an article on Feb. 27 that: “As Russian occupation expands in Ukraine (…) questions about the nature and meaning of this operation multiply. (…) Russia adopted this exceptional measure (…) as a response to 30 years of attacks initiated after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Some time ago, Vladimir Putin (…) said to Western leaders: ‘You were not happy with defeating Russia in the Cold War. You humiliated it.’ (…) Once the USSR disintegrated, Russia dissolved the Warsaw Pact, set a political regime European democracy style, but restored with mafia-like methods [and] a profoundly oligarchic capitalism (…). In spite of that, (…) Russia’s role was still considered aberrant in the international system, in the same way it was in Soviet times; as an enemy to protect from but, at the same time, avoid protecting because if international security is nonnegotiable for the United States and its European allies, that was not privilege to be granted to Russia.”

El comentarista Atilio A. Boron dice en su artículo del 27 de febrero que “A medida que se extiende la ocupación rusa en Ucrania (…) se multiplican los interrogantes sobre la naturaleza y significado de esta operación. (…) Rusia adoptó esta medida excepcional (…) como respuesta a treinta años de ataques iniciados tras el derrumbe de la Unión Soviética. Hace ya un tiempo que Vladimir Putin (…) les dijo a los líderes occidentales: “ustedes no se contentaron con derrotar a Rusia en la Guerra Fría. Ustedes la humillaron”. (…) Una vez desintegrada la URSS Rusia disolvió el Pacto de Varsovia, estableció un régimen político al estilo de las democracias europeas, restauró con métodos mafiosos un capitalismo profundamente oligárquico (…). Sin embargo, (…) Rusia igual siguió siendo considerada como un actor aberrante en el sistema internacional, al igual que en los tiempos soviéticos, como una enemiga de la cual hay que protegerse y, al mismo tiempo, evitar que se proteja porque si la seguridad internacional es algo no negociable para Estados Unidos y sus aliados europeos tal privilegio no se le reconoce a Rusia”.

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‘UKRAINE: BETWEEN A ZAR AND NATO’

Columnist Ariel Segal, says in his article o, Feb. 27 that: “The causes of the Ukrainian conflict are complex and diverse, but we can identify two very distinctive ones: Vladimir Putin’s nostalgia for the times of tsarist and Soviet imperialism, and a misguided expansion policy by NATO, the military alliance of countries that was created to avoid the expansionism of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. (…) One of the most brilliant minds in foreign policy of the U.S. for decades, George Kennan, said to international analyst Thomas Friedman (…), on May 2 of 1988, that NATO expansion would be tragic because it would cause an adverse reaction on domestic and foreign policies in Russia. (…) A man with delusions of being a tsar in Moscow and a U.S. misguided policy of two decades have led to the present situation.”

El columnista Ariel Segal, en el escrito del 27 de febrero, dice que “Las causas del conflicto de Ucrania son complejas y diversas, pero podemos identificar dos muy evidentes: la nostalgia de Vladimir Putin por los tiempos del imperialismo zarista y soviético y una política errada de expansión de la OTAN, la alianza militar de países que se conformó para evitar el expansionismo de la Unión Soviética durante la Guerra Fría. (…) Una de las mentes más brillantes en política exterior de EE. UU. durante décadas, George Kennan, le dijo al analista internacional Thomas Friedman (…), el 2 de mayo de 1988, que la expansión de la OTAN sería trágica porque causaría una reacción adversa en la política doméstica y exterior de Rusia. (…)Un hombre con delirios de zar en Moscú y una política errada de dos décadas de EE. UU. han conducido a la actual situación de Ucrania”.

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THREE REASONS TO DO THE WAY OF ST. JAMES IN THE XACOBEAN YEAR TRES MOTIVOS PARA HACER EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO EN AÑO XACOBEO Gerardo Reigosa Iglesias .

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‘IT´S ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PILGRIMAGES’ THE INTEREST TO TRAVERSE THE PATH ALSO KNOWN AS ‘EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO’ HAS INCREASED IN THE U.S. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. EL INTERÉS POR EL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO HA CRECIDO EN EE. UU. EN LOS ÚLTIMOS CINCO AÑOS. By | Por: SANDRA RAMÍREZ ORTEGA | AL DÍA News Writer

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eligion, exploring spirituality, alone or in a group, discovering nature, visiting historical places in Spain, meeting people and making new friends — there are a lot of reasons people from all over the world walk the Camino de Santiago at least once.

In 2021, the country with the most visitors was Spain, followed by Portugal, Italy, Germany and the United States. Without taking into account 2020, in 2019, more than 20,000 Americans became pilgrims of Santiago, reflecting the interest of Americans in making the trek.

“It was always something that appealed to me for many reasons: it’s a demanding trek that requires a lot of experience, I’m very competitive too, and to that we can add the desire I have to go hiking because it’s good exercise, which is also good. The rewards of this experience are the landscape, the trip, meeting people, and having one more adventure,” said Fabian Limonchi, a Peruvian chemist living in Cerritos, California.

For Limonchi, there is also a spiritual side to Camino that made him go on the pilgrimage.

“There is a religious aspect connected to Apostle Santiago, and what he represents. That connects you to your faith and you can take root in it,” he added. “Also, it’s one of the most beautiful pilgrimages in the world, and you cannot stop thinking about it.”

Motivated by the majesty of the places photographed by a friend who walked to the Cathedral of Santiago several years ago, and by the magic of the remote towns, valleys and mountains along Camino, Daniel Mogollon also made the trip.

“I’m a millennial, adventure calls me, and I want to discover the Spanish geography, and the story of the different regions. Meeting people from different cultures too. I don’t know when, but I’m sure it won’t be long before I take my backpack and travel to Spain for the pilgrimage,” said the Colombian business administrator, who currently lives in Seattle.

The Camino is also a multicultural experience.

Data provided by the Office of the Pilgrim reveals

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umplir una promesa, realizar un necesario viaje de introspección, solo o acompañado, contemplar la naturaleza, conocer sitios históricos de la Península Ibérica y hacer nuevos amigos: son muchos los motivos que llevan a personas de todos los países del mundo a realizar, al menos una vez en la vida, el Camino de Santiago.

En 2021, el país con mayor representación de peregrinos ha sido, sin lugar a dudas, España, seguida de otros países de la Unión Europea y… Estados Unidos. Al igual que en años anteriores, Estados Unidos fue el país con mayor cantidad de peregrinos fuera de Europa, lo que refleja el interés real de los americanos hacia El Camino de Santiago.

“Siempre fue interesante para mí por varias razones: es una caminata que requiere mucha exigencia, también soy competitivo y a ello se suman las ganas que tengo de hacer hike porque hacer ejercicio también es bueno. Creo que las recompensas son el paisaje, el viaje, conocer gente, y tener una aventura más”, señala Fabian Limonchi, un químico peruano residente en Cerritos, en el estado de California.

Existe también, según Limonchis, una parte espiritual que lo animaría a peregrinar. “Hay un componente religioso como tal relacionado con el apóstol Santiago y lo que representa. Eso permite una conexión o un arraigo con la fe que uno tiene”, agrega. “Además está marcada (El Camino) como una de las peregrinaciones más bonitas del mundo, por lo que uno no puede dejar de pensar en eso”, menciona con la esperanza intacta de emprender el viaje en un futuro cercano.

Motivado por la majestuosidad de los lugares retratados por un amigo que caminó hasta la Catedral de Santiago hace varios años, y atraído por la magia de los pueblos recónditos, valles y montañas a lo largo del Camino, está Daniel Mogollón. “Soy millenial, me llama la aventura, quiero descubrir la geografía española y la historia de las diferentes regiones. También conocer gente de otras culturas. No sé cuándo lo haré pero estoy seguro que no tardaré mucho en agarrar la mochila y viajar a España para peregrinar”, dice este colombiano, administrador de empresas, que vive actualmente en Seattle.

Esta es, sin lugar a dudas, una experiencia multicultural: datos de la Oficina del Peregrino señalan que el 55% de las personas que realizan el Camino son extranjeros; mientras que el 45% restante son españolas. Con esta

Monte do Gozo, only 3.7 miles from Santiago de Compostela, is a stop you shouldn’t miss for its panoramic view of the city and of the Cathedral. Gerardo Reigosa Iglesias .

El Monte do Gozo se encuentra a tan solo seis kilómetros de Santiago de Compostela. Es una parada obligatoria para hacer fotos por sus vistas panorámicas de la ciudad y de la Catedral. Gerardo Reigosa Iglesias.

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variedad de nacionalidades no sorprende revelar que el inglés sea el idioma preferido por los peregrinos para comunicarse entre sí.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO SANTIAGO

TODOS LOS CAMINOS CONDUCEN A SANTIAGO

HOW TO PREPARE

VIVO EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS… ¿CÓMO PUEDO PREPARAR EL CAMINO?

2022 COULD BE YOUR YEAR

ESTE 2022 PUEDE SER TU AÑO

On foot, by bicycle or on horseback, in wheelchairs: it doesn’t matter how you decide to begin your journey to Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Before starting, you must choose between 10 possible routes to the final destination.

Once an itinerary is chosen, and every stage is planned with estimated daily miles, visitors must obtain a pilgrim’s credential. This document is a passport that must be stamped at each stage of your route in restaurants or public hostels (called albergues). Don’t forget to present your credentials in Santiago de Compostela Cathedral to obtain your pilgrim’s certificate.

With the credentials, your luggage and proper clothing, you will be ready to start following the historic yellow arrows (symbols of the Camino) that guide you straight to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

If you aim to become a pilgrim, like one of the 15,000 Americans who have completed the Camino, there are likely doubts, and the American Pilgrims on the Camino Association can help answer any concerns.

The organization, recognized as an official association of friends of the Camino, is the largest in the United States. It was founded two decades ago in Virginia and now has branches throughout America. It has more than 2,000 active members and assists all Americans who are interested in becoming pilgrims.

On its website, all in English, the organization answers questions about accommodation, food, medical insurance, and physical and mental preparation.

The Xacobeo is celebrated every July 25 on the day of Apostle Santiago, and it falls on a Sunday this year. For the first time in history, Xacobeo will occur two years in a row, 2021 and 2022. Not because it fell on a Sunday, but because the pandemic impeded the celebration to its fullest.

On the Jubilee, the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela opens its Holy Door to the pilgrims, making it a special time to visit. The Christian tradition says that going through the door, saying a prayer and receiving the communion are essential requirements to achieve plenary indulgence.

The pilgrims claim that the Camino de Santiago marked a before and an after in their lives. Would you like to discover why?

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Andando, en bicicleta, a caballo, o en silla de ruedas, no importa qué medio elijas para empezar el viaje rumbo a Galicia, en el noroeste de España. Eso sí, antes deberás elegir qué Caminos empezar porque tienes, nada más y nada menos, que diez rutas para llegar a tu destino final.

Una vez que hayas escogido tu itinerario, planificado tus etapas y kilómetros diarios (aquí puedes encontrar un planificador online), deberás hacerte con las credenciales del peregrino: un pasaporte que deberás ir sellando en cada etapa de tu ruta. Deberás enseñar estas credenciales en restaurantes o albergues públicos -habilitados para el descanso de los peregrinos-, y estas serán la llave para obtener tu certificado al llegar a destino.

Con la credencial en mano, prepara el equipaje, la vestimenta adecuada, y ya estarás listo para empezar a seguir las históricas flechas amarillas del Camino que te guiarán hacia la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela.

Si quieres ser como uno de los 15.000 estadounidenses que han realizado el Camino de Santiago (datos del 2017) y te animas, por primera vez, es probable que tengas muchas preguntas y la asociación “American Pilgrims on the Camino” podrá ayudarte a resolverlas.

Esta organización, reconocida oficialmente como amiga del Camino y la más grande de su tipo en todo Estados Unidos, nació hace dos décadas en Virginia y ahora está extendida por todo el territorio norteamericano. Tiene más de 2.000 socios activos y asiste a todos aquellos americanos que aspiran a convertirse en peregrinos. En su página web, enteramente en inglés, responden preguntas sobre: alojamiento, comida, seguro médico, y preparación (tanto física como mental).

El Xacobeo o Año Jacobeo se celebra cuando el 25 de julio, festividad del Apóstol Santiago, cae en día domingo. Por primera vez en la historia, estamos viviendo el Xacobeo en dos años seguidos, 2021 y 2022. No es porque caiga en domingo, sino porque la pandemia ha impedido celebrarlo en su máximo esplendor.

Solamente en Jubileo, la Catedral de Santiago de Compostela abre su Puerta Santa a los peregrino, por lo que puede ser un momento más que especial para visitarla.

La tradición cristiana asegura que atravesar esta puerta, junto con rezar una oración y comulgar en este templo, son requisitos esenciales para obtener la indulgencia.

Quienes lo han recorrido afirman que esta aventura marca un antes y un después en la vida de los peregrinos. ¿Te animas a descubrir por qué?

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THE WHOLE WORLD DANCES TO THE RHYTHM OF PUERTO RICAN REGGAETON, BUT LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THE ISLAND’S LITERATURE. MIENTRAS EN EL MUNDO ENTERO BAILAN AL RITMO DE REGGAETÓN PUERTORRIQUEÑO, POCO SE SABE DE LA LITERATURA DE LA ISLA DEL ENCANTO. By | Por: ANDREA RODES | AL DÍA News Print Editor

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ore than a century and a half ago, Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier, a Puerto Rican poet from the 19th century, wrote a poem called “El cable submarino,” in which she sang the feat of connecting the island to the rest of the world — putting it on the map at least as part of the wide territory of the Americas.

Now, the entire world connects the island with dancing to Puerto Rican reggaeton, but what about Boricua literature? How has being a small island marked by a lack of resources and colonialism affected its literary production?

“To start with, ours is a very young literature,” explained Carmen Dolores Hernandez, a renowned writer and Puerto Rican literary critic, at Las Jornadas sobre Puerto Rico (Conferences About Puerto Rico), held by Casa América Madrid in November 2021.

According to Hernandez, the big problem with Boricua literature now as before is communication. Its new literature did not enter potential canon territory until the 19th Century, which coincided with the opening of the island’s first university — something that didn’t exist during Spanish colonization. The later foundation of the press on Puerto Rico brought the island’s first generation of thinkers.

“In fact, our literature is born in the newspapers,” added Hernandez, who is currently writing a book about the presence of Puerto Rico in the history of the United States.

“FEMININE” LITERATURE

Hernandez also believes that Puerto Rican literature stands out for being feminine, and mentioned a number of big women authors from last century, such as poets Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier and Maria Bibiana Benitez Batista, considered the first voices of literature on the island. Later women authors includ-

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ace más de siglo y medio, Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier, una poetisa puertorriqueña del siglo XIX, escribió un poema llamado “El cable submarino”, en el que cantaba a la proeza de conectar la isla con el resto del mundo, de ponerla en el mapa, al menos en el amplio territorio de las Américas.

Ahora, mientras el mundo entero se conecta con la isla bailando a ritmo de reguetón puertorriqueño, ¿qué ocurre con la literatura boricua? ¿Cómo afecta a la producción literaria el hecho de situarse en una isla pequeña, marcada por la falta de recursos y sometida a dos poderes coloniales?

“La nuestra es una literatura, para empezar, muy joven”, explicaba Carmen Dolores Hernández, conocida escritora y crítica literaria puertorriqueña, en Las Jornadas sobre Puerto Rico organizadas por Casa América Madrid, en noviembre de 2021.

Según Hernández, el gran problema antes y ahora de la literatura boricua es la comunicación, darse a conocer. Se trata además de una literatura joven, que no entra en su fase canónica hasta el siglo XIX, coincidiendo con la apertura de las primera universidad, algo inexistente durante durante la colonización española, como tampoco existía la prensa, y la aparición de la primera comunidad de pensadores. “De hecho, la nuestra es una literatura que nace en los periódicos”, añadió la conocida ensayista, que actualmente está preparando un libro sobre cómo se representa Puerto Rico en la historia de Estados Unidos.

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Por otro lado, Hernández cree que la literatura de Puerto Rico se destaca por ser femenina, y menciona a grandes autoras de referencia del siglo pasado, como las poetisas Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier y María Bibiana Benítez Batista, consideradas las primeras voces de la literatura de la isla, o las posteriores Julia de Burgos, Rosario Ferré e Isabel Freire de Matos.

Some Puerto Rican authors choose to mix Spanish and English in their books, a practice still rejected by the cultural establishment of the island.

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“The first books I read were written by women,” said Sergio Gutierrez Negron, a representative of the new generation of Puerto Rican authors. Gutierrez won the National Novel Award from the Culture Institute of Puerto Rico in 2012 with Dicen que los Dormidos, and two years ago, he published Los Días Hábiles, a novel about friendship and work with the start of Puerto Rico’s economic crisis as the background.

“The novel is about a group of guys that work at an ice cream shop, one day they were feeling a little bit fed up and decided they would rob the shop by the end of the day,” said Gutierrez in an interview with Metro when it was published. The novel explores contemporary Puerto Rico, where part-time jobs are abundant, and aspiring to being a property owner or getting married in youth are long-forgotten dreams.

MATERIAL LIMITATIONS

“Material limitations on the island have always conditioned our opportunities as writers,” added Gutierrez during a talk at Casa América. The absence of a consolidated publishing industry, difficulties to publish in Spanish and the shadow cast by neighbors’ literature in Argentina and Mexico make it difficult for young authors on the island that depend on foreign markets to gain a buzz.

Another option is to write in English and from the diaspora, where the opportunities of being published are more numerous.

What about mixing both languages, English and Spanish? The cultural establishment of the island rejects it, but “that bilingualism is rich in metaphors, and approaches more faithfully to the poetic truth,” said Hernandez.

ESPAÑOL “Los primeros libros que leí eran de mujeres”,coincide Sergio Gutiérrez Negrón (Caguas, PR, 1986), representante de la nueva generación de autores puertorriqueños. Gutiérrez ganó el Premio Nacional de Novela del Instituto de Cultura de Puerto Rico en 2012 con Dicen que los Dormidos (2012) y hace dos años publicó Los Días Hábiles (Planeta, 2020), una novela sobre la amistad y el trabajo. Un poco lo que está en el trasfondo es el inicio de la crisis económica puertorriqueña.

“La novela trata de este corrillo de panas que trabajan en una tienda de mantecados y un día están todos un poco hastiados y deciden que van a asaltar la tienda al final del día”, dijo Gutiérrez Negrón en entrevista con Metro en motivo de su publicación. La novela no deja de ser una exploración del Puerto Rico contemporáneo donde abundan los empleos part-time y donde las aspiraciones a ser dueños de una propiedad o contraer matrimonio en plena juventud se han desdibujado.

LIMITACIONES MATERIALES

“Las limitaciones materiales de la isla siempre han condicionado nuestras posibilidades como escritores”, añadió Gutiérrez Negrón durante la charla en Casa América. La falta de una industria editorial consolidada, las dificultades para publicar en español y la sombra de las literaturas de la región, como la argentina y la mexicana, se lo ponen difícil a los autores jóvenes de la isla, que dependen de la industria externa para poder darse a conocer.

Otra opción, mejor aún, es escribir en inglés desde la diáspora, donde las opciones de publicar son más abundantes. ¿Y la opción de mezclar ambos idiomas, castellano e inglés? A pesar de que el establishment cultural de la isla lo rechaza, “ese bilingüismo es una riqueza, porque permite hacer metáforas y acercarse mucho más a la verdad poética”, concluyó Hernández.

The absence of a consolidated publishing industry, difficulties to publish in Spanish and the shadow cast by neighbors’ literature in Argentina or Mexico make it difficult for young authors on the island.

La falta de una industria editorial consolidada y la sombra de las literaturas de la región, como la argentina y la mexicana, se lo ponen difícil a los autores jóvenes de la isla.

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1- Salt was left out of the recipe for heart healthy reasons, and Garces encouraged home cooks to embrace using spices. No se utilizó sal en la receta, pues esto es mejor para preservar la salud del corazón, Garcés motivó a los cocineros del hogar a abrirse a usar especias. 2- One way to stay heart healthy is using lean meats, like the chicken breast used in Garces’ recipe Una manera de mantener la salud del corazón es consumir carnes magras. Un buen ejemplo son las pechugas de pollo que Garcés usó para la receta. 3 - The meal began with a spiced sangria. The AHA recommends no more than one glass of red wine a day. El aperitivo fue una sangría con especias. La AHA recomienda no consumir más de una copa de Harrison Brink/ AL DÍA News. vino tinto al día.

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COOKING WITH THE HEART IRON CHEF JOSE GARCES PARTNERED WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION AND GIANT FOOD STORES TO CAP OFF HEART MONTH. JOSÉ GARCÉS, GANADOR DE IRON CHEF, CERRÓ EN GRANDE EL MES DEL CORAZÓN CON UNA CENA VIRTUAL SALUDABLE DE LA MANO DE LA ASOCIACIÓN AMERICANA DEL CORAZÓN. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON | AL DÍA News Staff Writer

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ince 2009, February has been called Heart Month in the U.S., bringing awareness to the problem of heart and blood vessel illnesses across the country. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. To cap off this year’s Heart Month, AL DÍA partnered with Iron Chef Jose Garces, the American Heart Association (AHA) and GIANT Food Stores to bring a heart healthy virtual dinner to viewers across the country.

The meal was chicken adobo with quinoa, black beans, avocado, and cabbage slaw. As Garces did the cooking, AHA’s Dr. Maribel Hernandez narrated all the heart healthy ingredients he used.

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esde el 2009, febrero fue declarado el mes del corazón en los Estados Unidos, con lo cual se busca informar sobre los problemas cardíacos y enfermedades vasculares en todo el país, ya que la enfermedad cardíaca es aquí la primera causa de muerte.

Para cerrar con broche de oro el Mes del Corazón, este año AL DÍA se alió con el chef José Garcés, ganador de The Next Iron Chef, y la Asociación Americana del Corazón (AHA) para llegar a los televidentes de todo el país con una cena virtual sana para el corazón.

La cena estuvo compuesta de pollo adobado con quinua, fríjoles negros, aguacate y ensalada de col.

Mientras Garcés cocinaba, la doctora Maribel Hernández, de la AHA, se encargó de narrar las bondades de los ingredientes saludables que utilizaron.

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4- Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. La enfermedad cardíaca es la causa principal de muerte en Estados Unidos. 5- Heart disease has genetic factors, but environment is a much bigger indicator, and food is central. La enfermedad cardíaca se origina por factores genéticos, pero la causa medioambiental tiene una incidencia mucho más grande y la alimentación es crucial. 6- Another AHA recommendation to avoid heart issues is to always use fresh ingredients Harrison Brink/ AL DÍA News. in cooking. Usar siempre ingredientes frescos a la hora de cocinar es otra recomendación de la AHA para evitar problemas del corazón.

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FROM PAGE HARVARD LAW REVIEW’S FIRST LATINA PRESIDENT From pag. 6 |

She soon became interested in joining the Harvard Law Review, aided by a desire to meet other students interested in legal scholarship.

A CHANGING OF THE GUARD?

Harvard has made a concerted effort in recent years to increase student diversity, particularly in high level executive positions.

Coronado’s distinction as the Law Review’s first Latina president comes just weeks after the Ivy League university named Raquel Coronell Uribe the first Latina president of the Harvard Crimson, the oldest student-run college newspaper in the nation.

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Both publications have seen increased diversity among its highest ranks in recent years.

Last year, the Harvard Law Review elected Coronado’s predecessor, Hassaan Shahawy, the journal’s first Muslim president. In 2017, the Law Review’s first Black female president, ImeIme A. Umana was elected.

Meanwhile, The Harvard Crimson joined the party in its own way. In 2018, Kristine E. Guillame became the first Black woman to lead the paper.

As the nation, and ultimately Drexel’s student population grows more diverse, one can hope this trend will continue over a period of time in which diversity at the top is expected and not a pipe dream.

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la investigación a la vez que aportaba de manera significativa a la vida de las personas.

Pronto se interesó en unirse a Harvard Law Review, motivada por el deseo de conocer a otros estudiantes interesados en una beca para estudiar leyes.

¿CAMBIO DE GUARDIA?

Harvard hizo un esfuerzo concertado en los últimos años para aumentar la diversidad de los estudiantes, en particular en cargos ejecutivos de alto nivel.

La distinción de Coronado como la primera presidente latina de Law Review llegó apenas unas semanas después de que la universidad, miembro de Ivy League, nombrara a Raquel Coronell Uribe la primera latina presidente de Harvard Crimson, el diario más antiguo dirigido

por estudiantes en la nación.

Las dos publicaciones han incrementado su diversidad en los altos niveles en los últimos años.

El año pasado, Hassaan Shahawy, predecesor de Coronado, fue el primer presidente musulmán elegido por Harvard Law Review, y en 2017, eligió a la primera presidente negra, ImeIme A. Umana.

The Harvard Crimson por su lado se unió a la fiesta a su manera, cuando en 2018, nombró a Kristine E. Guillame, la primera mujer negra en dirigir el periódico.

A medida que la nación, y en último lugar la población estudiantil de Drexel aumenta su diversidad, se puede esperar que esta tendencia continúe por un tiempo en el que la diversidad en altos cargos sea algo esperado y no una quimera.

EUROPE FACES RUSSIAN FEARS From pag. 11 |

sending the message that, in 2022, to conquer a territory it is not necessary to kill. Wars should be waged on intellectual, economic and raw material planes.

If democracy won in Ukraine, a Soviet ex-republic, Russians would probably ask why they couldn’t enjoy the same privilege. The intention behind Putin’s imperial dream have trampled the pact it signed with Western Europe after the Second World War, which stated that no frontier was to change hands with violence.

IS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF?

If allowed to progress unchecked, the EU fears that Putin’s eagerness could reach one of its members. Poland, Estonia, Latvia or Lithuania could be the next target. A horrific

memory comes to mind: Europe did not react when Hitler invaded Poland, and his expansion took the world to its most destructive war..

Meanwhile, thousands of people are leaving Ukraine and the EU States are preparing to shelter them. In 2014, Poland received a large amount of displaced people coming from Crimea. After years and years of constant intermingling, the bonds between Ukraine and the rest of Europe are impossible to undo.

Millions of Ukrainians have lived for years in other European countries.

In Barcelona, 5,382 Ukrainians live, according to the Town Hall Statistics Department. The oldest remember how entire families from Chernobyl came to Mediterranean countries to spend the Summer and take care of their health.

The doors will stay open.

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conquistar territorios. La guerra ha de ser más intelectual, económica, de materias primas.

Si la democracia triufara en Ucrania, ex república soviética, probablemente los rusos se preguntarían por qué no disfrutan de los mismos privilegios. El sueño imperial de Putin tiene otras intenciones.

Y así se ha llevado por delante el pacto europeo posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, en el que se decidió que las fronteras no podían cambiar de lugar con violencia.

¿LA HISTORIA SE REPITE?

El miedo de la UE es que las ansias de Putin puedan llegar a un Estado mimebro. Polonia, Estonia, Letonia o Lituania podrían estar en su punto de mira. El recuerdo no puede ser más terrorífico: Euro-

pa no reaccionó cuando Hitler invadió Polonia. Su expansión nos llevó a la guerra más destructiva hasta ahora.

Mientras tanto, miles de personas abandonan Ucrania y los Estados de la UE se preparan para la acogida. Polonia ya acogió en 2014 a una gran cantidad de desplazados de Crimea. Los lazos entre Ucrania y el resto de Europa son imposibles de deshacer tras años y años de constante mezcla.

Millones de ucranianos hace años que viven en otros países de Europa. Solo en la ciudad de Barcelona viven 5.382 ucranianos, según el Departamento de Estadística del Ayuntamiento. Y los más mayores recuerdan cómo familias enteras de la zona de Chernóbil venían a pasar los veranos a los países del Mediterráneo para cuidar de su salud. Seguro que las puertas seguirán abiertas.

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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01591018 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 30TH Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in TOWNSHIP OF VOORHEES, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 98 SANDRA ROAD, VOORHEES, NJ 08043 Being Tax Lot: 10, Qual: C0093 Block: 150.17 Dimensions approximately: CONDO FEET WIDE BY CONDO FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: ABBEY ROAD The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $188,564.08 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: THOMAS FIORE AKA THOMAS A. FIORE, HIS/HER HEIRS, DEVISEES AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND HIS, HER, THEIR OR ANY OF THEIR SUCCESSORS IN RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST, ET AL, and taken in execution of BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 2000321 Dated: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 KML LAW GROUP, PC THE LITS BUILDING- SUITE 5000 701 MARKET STREET ATTN: POST SALE PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 $144 • 29

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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01318118 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 23rd Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the BOROUGH OF BELLMAWR, County of Camden and State of New Jersey: Premises commonly known as: 509 SECOND AVENUE, BELLMAWR, NEW JERSEY 08031 Being Tax Lot: 1.02, Block: 116 Nearest Cross Street: CEDAR AVENUE (approx. 100 feet away) Dimensions approximately: 100 x 120 Amount Due for Taxes: Subject to Tax Sale Certificate nUmber 21-0048- Sold to Loramark Capital, LLC, in the amount of $510.78 dated June 30,2021 and Recorded on September 30, 2021 under book 11867 at page 497.

Subject to priority condo lien: Pursuant to NJSA 46:8B-21 et seq., this sale may be subject to a limited lien priority of the condominium association and any successful bidder at sheriffs sale may be responsible for paying up to 6 months worth of unpaid condominium fees. Subject to any additional unpaid taxes, municipal liens or other charges. And any such taxes, charges, liens, insurance premiums or other advances made by Plaintiff prior to this sale. All interested parties are to conduct and rely upon their own independent investigation to ascertain whether or not any outstanding interest remain of record and/or have priority over the lien being foreclosed and, if so the current amount due thereon. If the sale is set aside for any reason., the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee or the mortgagee’s attorney.

As the above description does not constitute a full legal description, said full description is annexed to that certain mortgage recorded in the Office of the Register/Clerk of Camden County in Mortgage Book 7006 at Pae 750 et sec., Camden, New Jersey, and the Writ of Execution on file with the Sheriff of Camden County. *THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THROUGH PUBLICATION. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $191,002.15 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: JOSEPH LANDI; STATE OF NEW JERSEY and taken in execution of LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000309 Dated: February 23, March 2, 9, 16, 2022 SCHILLER & KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ & HERTZEL, LLP 15 CORNELL ROAD LATHAM, NY 12110 $216

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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00153221 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 23rd Day of March, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the TOWNSHIP OF PENNSAUKEN, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 2520 46TH STREET, PENNSAUKEN, NJ 08110 Being Tax Lot: 25, Block : 4601 Dimensions approximately: 50 X 127 Nearest Cross Street: CRESCENT BLVD (U.S. RT 130) SUPERIOR INTERESTS (if any): *Taxes - at time of inquiry - 1 quarter 2022 taxes open in the base amount of $1,061.10 and due 2/1/22 ; *Water - at the time of inquiry - account current; *Sewer - at the time of inquiry - account current; *CCMUA - at the time of inquiry -balance due in the amount of $87.31+ interest and any additional charges that may become due through payoff; (XX) Subject to: If property is located in a Homeowner’s Association, then it is sold subject to any assessments and other fees which may be responsibility of new owner under NJ Supreme Court case of Highland Lakes Country Club & Community Association v. Franzino, 186 N.J. 99 (2006); (XX) Subject to * If the subject property is part of an age restricted community, you must be 55 and older and intend to reside in the property or you may be precluded membership in the Community. *Also subject to subsequent taxes, water and sewer plus interest through date of payoff; The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $186,114.51 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Note: The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

A FULL LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PREMISES CAN BE FOUND IN THE OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF CAMDEN COUNTY Seized as the property of: MARLON MUNOZ ; AIBI MUNOZ; STATE OF NEW JERSEY and taken in execution of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000275 DATED: February 23, March, 2,9,16, 2022 ROMANO GARUBO & ARGENTIERI 52 NEWTON AVENUE P.O. BOX 456 WOODBURY, NJ 08096 $195.84

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00362420 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 9th Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of BERLIN, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 36 S ROSE LN, WEST BERLIN, NJ 08091 Being Tax Lot: 26 Block: 1304 Dimensions approximately: 65 FEET WIDE BY 157 FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: FERN CIR THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THROUGH PUBLICATION. *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. *2022 Qtr 1 Due: 02/01/2022 $1,256.14 OPEN *2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $1,256.13 OPEN Water: Berlin Boro 59 S. White Horse Pike Berlin, NJ 08009 856-767-7777 Acct: 46630 0 To: 11/01/2021 $57.40 OPEN AND DUE 12/31/2021 $181.80 OPEN PLUS PENALTY CCMUA: CCMUA 1645 Ferry Ave. Camden, NJ 08104 856-541-3700 Acct: 13040026 0 10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 $81.25 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; $242.88 OPEN PLUS PENALTY The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $173,611.71 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: DAWN L. PRIBRAMSKY; ROBERT M. MELNYK; MRS MELNYK, SPOUSE OF ROBERT M. MELNYK; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC ASSIGNEE OF CITIBANK NA THE HOME DEPOT and taken in execution of PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000108 Dated: February 9, 16, 23, March 2, 2022 RAS CITRON LAW OFFICES 130 CLINTON ROAD STE 202 FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 $201.6

SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00784716 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 16th Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of WINSLOW TWP, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 53 PRIMROSE DRIVE, SICKLERVILLE, NJ 08081 Being Tax Lot: 1 Block: 10201 Dimensions approximately: 116 FEET WIDE BY 160 FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: PINEWOOD LN THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THROUGH PUBLICATION. *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. *2022 Qtr 1 Due: 02/01/2022 $1,539.72 OPEN *2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $1,539.72 OPEN Water: Twp of Winslow 125 S Rte 73 Braddock, NJ 08037 609-567-0700 Acct: 203415 0 To: 09/29/2021 $106.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY $1,706.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY Sewer: Twp of Winslow 125 S Rte 73 Braddock, NJ 08037 609-567-0700 Acct: 203415 0 10/01/2021 - 12/30/2021 $102.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; $306.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY Liens Year: 2018, 2019, 2020 Type: 3RD PARTY SEWER, CCMUA Amount: $3,246.30 Cert No.: 21-00503 Sold: 10/14/2021 To: FIG CUST FIGNJ19LLC & SEC PTY Lien amount is subject to subsequent taxes + interest CCMUA: CCMUA 1645 Ferry Ave. Camden, NJ 08104 856-541-3700 Acct: 360087399 12/01/2021 - 02/28/2022 $88.00 OPEN AND DUE 01/15/2022 $352.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $223,136.98 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: SAMUEL BANNERMAN JR, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY BANNERMAN DECEASED, COUNTY OF CAMDEN; STATE OF NEW JERSEY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and taken in execution of NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 19003724 Dated: February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 2022 RAS CITRON LAW OFFICES 130 CLINTON ROAD STE 202 FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 $175.68

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TRABAJOS SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION, CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F1923818 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 16th Day of MARCH A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in TWP OF CHERRY HILL, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 9 WHEELWRIGHT AVENUE. CHERRY HILL, NJ 08003 Being Tax Lot: 5, Block: 513.30 Dimensions approximately: 95 X 123 Nearest Cross Street: MEADOW LANE BEGINNING at a point in the Northwesterly curved line of Wheelwright Lane, distant 111.94 feet Eastwardly and Northeastwardly measured along the tangent and curved Northerly and Northwesterly line of Wheelwright Lane from the Easterly end of the curve connecting the Northerly line of Wheelwright Lane with the Easterly line of Meadow lane, said connecting curve “THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THORUGH PUBLICATION.” PRIOR LIENS/ENCUMBRANCES 3RD PARTY CCMUA CERT NO. 21-00184 $487.20 CCMUA OPEN PLUS PENALTY $176.00 TOTAL AS OF November 9, 2021: $751.20 The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $370,840.92 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: JOHN W. MCLAUGHLIN, JR, ET ALS, and taken in execution of WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUN SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000175 Dated: February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 2022 FEIN, SUCH, KAHN & SHEPARD, P.C. 7 CENTURY DRIVE, SUITE 201 PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 $167.04

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SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F02000019 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 9th Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-ccc-blackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the LINDENWOLD BORO, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 222 AMAN PLACE, LINDENWOLD, NJ 08021 Being Tax Lot: 11 Block: 299.04 Dimensions approximately: 60 FEET WIDE BY 125 FEET LONG Nearest Cross Street: S BRIGHTON AVE THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THROUGH PUBLICATION. *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. *2022 Qtr 1 Due: 02/01/2022 $1,376.83 OPEN *2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $1,376.83 OPEN * ADDED ASSESSMENTS: PENDING ADDED/OMITTED ASSESSMENT FROM DATE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR ASSESSOR’S INSPECTION OF PROPERTY *Sewer: Lindenwold Boro 2000 Egg Harbor Rd. Lindenwold, NJ 08021 856-783-2585 Acct: 43720 01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022 $34.75 OPEN AND DUE 01/04/2022 Payments may have been made by Upholder CCMUA: CCMUA 1645 Ferry Ave. Camden, NJ 08104 856-541-3700 Acct: 220045074 10/01/2021 - 12/31/2021 $88.00 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. Payments may have been made by lienholder *Water: PRIVATE - NJ American Water Co. P.O. BOX 371331 PITTSBURGH, PA 15250 800-652-6987 Confirmed Assessments: None *Liens: Year: 2019 Type: 3RD PARTY SEWER, CCMUA, MISC Amount: $1,461.83 Cert No.: 200128 Sold: 10/28/2020 To: FIG CUST FIGNJ19 LLC & SEC PTY Lien amount is subject to subsequent takes + interest. Must call prior to settlement for redemption figures. THE REDEMPTION OF LIENS IS OUTLINED IN N.J.S.A 54:5-54 The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $167,814.22 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: EDWARD J. SMITH A/K/A EDDIE SMITH A/K/A EDWARD SMITH; LAURA SMITH; CAROLYN SULLIVAN; ESSEX COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES; BERGEN COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES; ANITA SMITH; ALICE SMITH; HUDSON COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICING ATLANTIC COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES; TRICOUNTY BUILDING SUPPLIES; BURLINGTON COUNTY BOARD OF SOCIAL SERVICES; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and taken in execution of LOANCARE, LLC GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000158 Dated: February 9, 16, 23, March 2, 2022 RAS CITRON LAW OFFICES 130 CLINTON ROAD STE 202 FAIRFIELD, NJ 07004 $250.56

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By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00870420 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 16th Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the CITY OF CAMDEN, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Municipality: City of Camden County and State: Camden County, State of New Jersey Street and Street Number: 819 South 4th Street Tax Lot and Block Numbers: Lot 130, Block 230 Dimensions approximately: 32 x 72 Nearest Cross Street: Pine Street Beginning Point: Westerly side of South 4th Street THE SHERIFF HEREBY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN THIS SALE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE THROUGH PUBLICATION. *SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, MUNICIPAL LIENS OR OTHER CHARGES, AND ANY SUCH TAXES, CHARGES, LIENS, INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR OTHER ADVANCES MADE BY PLAINTIFF PRIOR TO THIS SALE. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING INTEREST REMAIN OF RECORD AND/OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED AND, IF SO THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THEREON. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $87,530.22 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: 819 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, LLC AND SHAWN BURKE, and taken in execution of U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF LHNP-STRAT DELAWARE OWNER TRUST GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000241 Dated: February 16, 23, March 2, 9, 2022 CHARTWELL LAW 970 RITTENHOUSE ROAD SUITE 300 EAGLEVILLE, PA 19403 $175.68

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JOBS SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F00835220 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 23rd Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the CITY OF CAMDEN, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: 1029 NORTH 24TH STREET, CAMDEN, NJ 08105 Tax Lot #42 in Block #: 857 Dimensions (Approx.): 40 X 110 Nearest Cross Street: WAYNE AVE Property to be sold is located in the CITY OF CAMDEN, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Commonly known as: WS N 24TH 240 N RIVER AVE, CAMDEN, NJ 08105 Tax Lot #42 in Block#: 857 Dimensions (Approx.): 40 X 110 Nearest Cross Street: WAYNE AVE IMPORTANT: Indicate lien information, if any, to be advertised pursuant to the Supreme Court decision of 10/28/99 - Summit Bank vs. Dennis Thiel (A-58-98).

Sheriff; kindly advertise the following: N/A By: /s/ Adam J. Friedman, Esq. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

"APPROXIMATELY" $156,550.87 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: RICHARD C. SMITH, JR; TANISHA GREEN-SMITH; GENARO MOLINA; KENNEDY HEALTH SYSTEM; STATE OF NEW JERSEY, ET AL and taken in execution of U.S. BANK TRUST N.A. AS TRUSTEE OF THE SCIG SERIES ||| TRUST GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000259 Dated: February 23, March, 2, 9,16, 2022 FRIEDMAN VARTOLO LLP 85 BROAD STREET SUITE 501 NEW YORK, NY 10004 $167.04

SHERIFF’S SALE

SHERIFF’S SALE

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F03291116 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY the 9th day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-cccblackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the BOROUGH OF HADDONFIELD, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 810 CEDAR AVENUE Being Tax Lot: 16, Block: 10.10 Dimensions approximately: Nearest Cross Street: FARWOOD ROAD Additionally, the sum of $9,157.09 is the amount represented to Plaintiff, by the Tax Collector’s Office for the Borough of Haddonfield and/or Tax Certificate Holders, as being outstanding on account of taxes due and owing through December 27, 2021 on Lot 16. This sale is subject to any and all unpaid taxes, water, sewer, municipal liens or any other charges which maybe due and owing whether set forth herein or not. Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority charges which may be due and owing whether set forth herein or not.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE TO CONDUCT AND RELY UPON THEIR OWN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER OR NOT ANY OUTSTANDING LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES REMAIN OF RECORD AND/ OR HAVE PRIORITY OVER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED HEREBY AND, IF SO, TO ASCERTAIN THE CURRENT AMOUNT DUE THERE ON. The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

By virtue of a Writ of execution, to me directed, issued out Of the SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY CHANCERY DIVISION,CAMDEN COUNTY, DOCKET NO. F01043519 at Public Venue on WEDNESDAY The 30th Day of MARCH, 2022 A.D. at 12 o'clock, LOCAL TIME, noon of said day, at the Camden County College, Blackwood, 200 College Drive, Blackwood, NJ 08012 in the Connector Building, Civic Hall (105) Parking Lots 3 and 4. https://www.camdencc.edu/about-1/contact-ccc-blackwood-directions/ Property to be sold is located in the municipality of TOWNSHIP OF GLOUCESTER, County of Camden, State of New Jersey.

Premises commonly known as: 803 ABERDEEN LANE, BLACKWOOD, NJ Being Tax Lot: 1 - QUALIFIER C0803 Block: 8001 Dimensions approximately: 43.73 AC-SECTION 1 Nearest Cross Street: N/A BEING UNIT 803 AS SHOWN IN THE APPROPRIATE EXHIBITS OF THE MASTER DEED CREATING AND ESTABLISHING “PLAYERS PLACE”, A CONDOMINIUM AS PROVIDED BY THE CONDOMINIUM ACT OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY (P.I. 1969 C-257 APPROVED 1/7/70) TOGETHER WITH ITS SUPPLEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS GIVEN BY ORLEANS CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY, A N.J. CORP. UNDER DATE OF 8/29/88 AND RECORDED 9/15/98 IN DEED BOOK 4321, PAGE 444, ET. SEQ., TOGETHER WITH THE UNDIVIDED 1.04166% OF THE COMMON INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELEMENTS APPERTAINING TO SAID UNIT AS SHOWN IN THE AFOREMENTIONED MASTER DEED. Pursuant to a tax search of 01/13/2022; 2022 Qtr 1 Due: 02/01/2022 $1,228.45 OPEN, 2022 Qtr 2 Due: 05/01/2022 $1,228.44 OPEN. CCMUA: Acct: 150042059 12/01/2021- 02/28/2022 $88.00 open and due 01//15/2022 $174.65 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. Sewer: Acct: 10520 0 01/01/2022 - 03/31/2022 $46.00 OPEN AND DUE 01/15/2022 $47.68 OPEN PLUS PENALTY; OWED IN ARREARS. UPON CLOSING, PLEASE SUPPLY THE GTMUA WITH THE NEW OWNERS NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION. Water: Private.

(This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

For sale information please visit Auction.com or call (800) 280.2832.

(This concise description does not concise a legal description. A copy of the full legal description can be found at the Office of the Sheriff.)

The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through publication.

The judgment sought to be satisfied by the sale is:

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Note: The Sheriff hereby reserves the right to adjourn this sale without further notice through advertisement.

Seized as the property of: FRANKLIN CLAPP AND CHRISTINE CLAPP, and taken in execution of 1ST COLONIAL COMMUNITY BANK GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 17003595 Dated: February 9, 16, 23, March 2, 2022 SALDUTTI LAW GROUP 800 NORTH KINGS HIGHWAY SUITE 300 CHERRY HILL, NJ 08034 $187.2

SURPLUS MONEY: If after the sale and satisfaction of the mortgage debt, including costs and expenses, there remains any surplus money, the money will be deposited into the Superior Court Trust Fund and any person claiming the surplus, or any part thereof, may file a motion pursuant to Court Rules 4:64-3 and 4:57-2 stating the nature and extent of that person's claim and asking for an order directing payment of the surplus money.

The Sheriff or other person conducting the sale will have information regarding the surplus, if any.

Seized as the property of: NEAL DUNOFF; JASON DUNOFF; ADVANTAGE || INC; STATE OF NEW JERSEY, and taken in execution of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TRUSTEE. ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME ASSET TRUST 2007-2 HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 GILBERT L. "WHIP" WILSON SHERIFF Sheriff's Number: 22000333 Dated: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 2022 FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP 80 MAIN STREET SUITE 460 WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052 $214.64

"APPROXIMATELY" $239,834.35 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

"APPROXIMATELY" $329,876.63 TWENTY PERCENT DEPOSIT REQUIRED

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TRABAJOS PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS

PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS

NOTICE OF PROPOSED GAS COST RATE DECREASE

AVISO DE LA PROPUESTA DE DISMINUCIÓN DE LA TARIFA DEL COSTO DEL GAS

To Our Customers: As part of its annual Gas Cost Rate (GCR) filing, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is filing a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to decrease the GCR portion of your bill effective September 1, 2022. Customers are notified of the annual rate increase or decrease by providing this notice for the annual GCR filing on March 1. PGW is requesting a projected rate decrease of $0.0075 per one thousand cubic feet (Mcf) based upon a comparison between the GCR effective March 1, 2022 ($5.6123 per Mcf) and the projected rate in its annual GCR filing ($5.6048 per Mcf). This notice describes PGW’s gas cost rate request, the PUC’s role, and what actions you can take.

A nuestros clientes: Como parte de su presentación anual de la Tarifa de Costo de Gas (GCR), Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) está presentando una solicitud a la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Pensilvania (PUC) para disminuir la porción GCR de su factura a partir del 1 de septiembre de 2022. Los clientes son notificados del aumento o disminución de la tarifa anual mediante este aviso para la presentación anual del GCR el 1 de marzo. PGW está solicitando una disminución proyectada de la tarifa de $0.0075 por mil pies cúbicos (Mcf) basada en una comparación entre el GCR efectivo el 1 de marzo de 2022 ($5.6123 por Mcf) y la tarifa proyectada en su presentación anual del GCR ($5.6048 por Mcf). Este aviso describe la solicitud de tarifa de costo de gas de PGW, el papel de la PUC y las acciones que usted puede tomar.

The GCR is designed to recover the cost of natural gas that PGW purchases from gas suppliers and does not include a profit margin. The rate will be recalculated to show actual costs on a quarterly basis. Customers are notified of this quarterly rate recalculation by a message on each customer’s bill after the dates of each quarterly filing. The quarterly filing dates are March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. The rate may change if the recalculated rate is different by more than 2% from the rate that is approved.

PGW Gas Cost Rate Decrease PGW has requested an overall rate decrease of approximately $ 321,295 per year. If PGW’s entire request is approved, the total bill for a typical General Service (GS) Residential Heating Customer using 78 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas per year would decrease from $118.95 to $118.90 per month or by approximately 0.04%.

The total bill for a typical GS Commercial Heating Customer using 331 Mcf of natural gas per year would decrease from $397.56 to $397.35 per month or by approximately 0.05%.

The total bill for a typical GS Industrial Heating Customer using 885 Mcf of natural gas per year would decrease from $1065.50 to $1064.90 per month or by approximately 0.05%.

El GCR está diseñado para recuperar el coste del gas natural que PGW compra a los proveedores de gas y no incluye un margen de beneficio. La tarifa se recalcula trimestralmente para mostrar los costes reales. Los clientes son notificados de este recálculo trimestral de la tarifa mediante un mensaje en la factura de cada cliente después de las fechas de cada presentación trimestral. Las fechas de presentación trimestral son el 1 de marzo, el 1 de junio, el 1 de septiembre y el 1 de diciembre. La tarifa puede cambiar si la tarifa recalculada difiere en más de un 2% de la tarifa aprobada.

Disminución de la tarifa del coste del gas de PGW PGW ha solicitado una disminución global de la tarifa de aproximadamente 321.295 dólares al año. Si se aprueba toda la solicitud de PGW, la factura total para un cliente típico de calefacción residencial de Servicio General (GS) que utiliza 78 mil pies cúbicos (Mcf) de gas natural al año disminuiría de $118.95 a $118.90 por mes o en aproximadamente 0.04%.

La factura total de un cliente típico de calefacción comercial de GS que utilice 331 Mcf de gas natural al año disminuiría de 397,56 a 397,35 dólares al mes, es decir, aproximadamente un 0,05%.

La factura total de un cliente típico de calefacción industrial de GS que utiliza 885 Mc de gas natural al año disminuiría de 1065,50 a 1064,90 dólares al mes, es decir, aproximadamente un 0,05%.

The total bill for a typical Municipal Service (MS) Heating Customer using 1,148 Mcf of natural gas per year would decrease from $1,261.83 to $1,261.11 per month or by approximately 0.06%.

La factura total de un cliente típico de calefacción del servicio municipal (MS) que utiliza 1.148 Mca de gas natural al año disminuiría de 1.261,83 a 1.261,11 dólares al mes, es decir, aproximadamente un 0,06%.

The total bill for a typical Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Heating Customer using 395 Mcf of natural gas per year would decrease from $476.77 to $476.52 per month or by approximately 0.05%.

La factura total de un cliente típico de calefacción de la Autoridad de Vivienda de Filadelfia (PHA) que utiliza 395 Mcf de gas natural al año disminuiría de 476,77 dólares a 476,52 dólares al mes, es decir, aproximadamente un 0,05%.

The total bill for a typical Philadelphia GS Housing Authority (PHA/GS) Heating Customer using 89 Mcf of natural gas per year would decrease from $127.44 to $ 127.38 per month or by approximately 0.05%.

La factura total de un cliente típico de calefacción de la Autoridad de Vivienda de Filadelfia (PHA/GS) que utiliza 89 Mcf de gas natural al año disminuiría de 127,44 dólares a 127,38 dólares al mes o aproximadamente un 0,05%.

To find out your customer class or how the requested decrease may affect GS, MS, and PHA bills, contact PGW at 215-2351000. The rates requested by PGW may be found in PGW Gas Service Tariff Number 2. You may examine the material filed with the PUC, which explains the requested decrease and the reasons for it. A copy of this material is kept at PGW’s Main Office at 800 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, and can be reviewed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It is also available at www.pgworks.com.

Para conocer su clase de cliente o cómo la disminución solicitada puede afectar a las facturas de GS, MS y PHA, póngase en contacto con PGW en el 215-235-1000. Las tarifas solicitadas por PGW se encuentran en la Tarifa de Servicio de Gas Número 2 de PGW. Usted puede examinar el material presentado a la PUC, que explica la disminución solicitada y las razones para ello. Una copia de este material se encuentra en la oficina principal de PGW en 800 W. Montgomery Avenue, Filadelfia, PA, y puede ser revisada de lunes a viernes de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m. También está disponible en www.pgworks.com.

The PUC’s Role The PUC is the state agency that approves rates for PGW. The PUC will examine the requested rate decrease and can prevent existing rates from changing until it investigates the request. PGW must prove that the requested rates are reasonable. After examining the evidence, the PUC may grant all, some, or none of the request.

El papel de la PUC La PUC es la agencia estatal que aprueba las tarifas de PGW. La PUC examinará la disminución de tarifas solicitada y puede impedir que las tarifas existentes cambien hasta que investigue la solicitud. PGW debe demostrar que las tarifas solicitadas son razonables. Después de examinar las pruebas, la PUC puede conceder toda, parte o nada de la solicitud.

The PUC may change the amount of the rate decrease requested by PGW for each customer class. As a result, the rate charged to you may be different than the rate requested by PGW and shown above.

La PUC puede modificar el importe de la reducción de tarifas solicitada por PGW para cada clase de cliente. Como resultado, la tarifa que se le cobra a usted puede ser diferente a la tarifa solicitada por PGW y mostrada arriba.

Actions You Can Take to Challenge PGW’s Request to Decrease its Rates You can file a formal complaint. If you want a hearing before a judge, you must file a formal complaint. By filing a formal complaint, you assure yourself the opportunity to take part in hearings about the rate decrease request. All complaints should be filed with the PUC before September 1, 2022. If no formal complaints are filed, the Commission may grant all, some, or none of the request without holding a hearing before a judge.

Acciones que usted puede tomar para desafiar la solicitud de PGW de reducir sus tarifas Usted puede presentar una queja formal. Si desea una audiencia ante un juez, debe presentar una queja formal.

Al presentar una queja formal, usted se asegura la oportunidad de participar en las audiencias sobre la solicitud de disminución de tarifas. Todas las quejas deben presentarse en la PUC antes del 1 de septiembre de 2022. Si no se presentan quejas formales, la Comisión puede conceder toda, parte o nada de la solicitud sin celebrar una audiencia ante un juez.

You can send the PUC a letter telling why you object to the requested rate decrease. Sometimes there is information in these letters that makes the PUC aware of problems regarding PGW’s service or management. This information can be helpful when the PUC investigates the rate request.

Puede enviar a la PUC una carta en la que explique por qué se opone a la reducción de tarifas solicitada. A veces hay información en estas cartas que pone en conocimiento de la PUC problemas relacionados con el servicio o la gestión de PGW. Esta información puede ser útil cuando la PUC investigue la solicitud de tarifas.

Send your letter or request for a formal or informal complaint form to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Post Office Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265. Complaint forms can also be accessed at the PUC Website in Adobe Acrobat Format: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/general/onlineforms/pdf/official_complaint_form_final.pdf You may also call the PUC at 1-800-692-7380.

Envíe su carta o solicitud de formulario de queja formal o informal a la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de Pensilvania, Post Office Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265. También puede acceder a los formularios de reclamación en el sitio web de la PUC en formato Adobe Acrobat: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/general/onlineforms/pdf/official_complaint_form_final.pdf.

También puede llamar a la PUC al 1-800-692-7380.

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At least 100 thousand people died from diabetes in 2021, in a country with at least 34 million diabetics.

En Estados Unidos murieron al menos cien mil personas por diabetes en el 2021. Es un país con al menos 34 millones de diabéticos.

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AN ENEMY CALLED OBESITY

By FERNANDO MILLÁN

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he most recent data from the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that around 2,200 million people suffer from obesity and excess weight. It is discouraging news if we take into account that at least 8 million people die from nutrition-related factors.

In the United States, at least 100 million people are obese, just like 20% of children (16 million) and 34% of Hispanic adults. It is not just data, but a serious public health problem, associated with heart problems and diseases like diabetes.

There are 450 million diabetics, according to WHO. In the United States, according to information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are more than 34 million people affected, that, without taking into account that 88 million people older than 18 years old are prediabetic, that is more than 34% of the adult population in the country. Last year, about 100 thousand people died, and the number may continue to grow.

THIS IS THE SITUATION, WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?

The problem has grown to such dimensions that the National Clinical Care Commission, created by the Congress, has recommended integral actions to prevent the increase of people with diabetes type 2, which is the most common type.

This solution encompasses breaking with sedentarism and promoting healthy eating habits. WHO itself has advised to take measures against sugary drinks and ultra-processed foods. Even countries like Chile and Peru have taken measures to inform consumers about the health risks those products have on our health. Prohibiting advertisements on TV and selling them in schools has also been recommended.

It sounds easy, but there is a powerful industry behind that does whatever it takes to evade State regulations. It occurs, for example, in Colombia, where it took many years before a bill was passed that mandated that the packaging on these products show they are harmful to health.

Until now, it is only a norm because the government has not decided yet (or it has not wanted to) how to enforce it.

Another obstacle is poverty itself. Ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks alleviate hunger at a low cost. The road is harder for this population.

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as cifras más recientes de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) indican que alrededor de 2.200 millones de personas registran obesidad o sobrepeso. Es un dato poco halagador si se tiene en cuenta que por lo menos 8 millones mueren al año por factores relacionados con la mala alimentación.

En Estados Unidos, al menos 100 millones de personas son obesas, así como el 20 por ciento de los niños (16 millones) y el 34 por ciento de los adultos hispanos. No se trata de un dato más, sino de un serio problema de salud pública, asociado a problemas cardíacos y enfermedades como la diabetes.

En el mundo hay 450 millones de diabéticos, según la OMS. En Estados Unidos, de acuerdo con cifras de Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), hay algo más de 34 millones de personas afectadas, sin contar que 88 millones mayores de 18 años son prediabéticos, es decir, más del 34 por ciento de la población adulta del país. El año pasado, en el país fallecieron alrededor de 100 mil personas y nada indica que la cifra siga creciendo.

ESE ES EL PANORAMA. ¿Y LA SOLUCIÓN?

El problema es de tal magnitud que la Comisión Nacional de Atención Clínica, creada por el Congreso, ha recomendado acciones integrales para prevenir el aumento de personas con diabetes tipo 2, que es la más común.

La solución tiene que ver con romper con el sedentarismo y promover la alimentación saludable. La misma OMS ha advertido a los países tomar medidas contra las bebidas azucaradas y los comestibles ultraprocesados. Incluso, hay países como Chile y Perú que han tomado medidas para advertirles a los consumidores los riesgos que tienen esos productos para la salud. Se ha recomendado prohibir la publicidad en televisión y su venta en las escuelas.

Suena fácil, pero detrás hay una poderosa industria que hace lo que sea para evadir las regulaciones del Estado. Ocurre, por ejemplo, en Colombia, en donde pasaron varios años antes de aprobarse una ley para obliga a alertar en los empaques lo nocivos que son para la salud. Sin embargo, hasta ahora es solo una norma porque el Gobierno no ha decidido (no ha querido) cómo aplicarla.

El otro obstáculo es la pobreza misma.

Lo ultraprocesado y las bebidas azucaradas calman el hambre a bajo costo. El camino es difícil para estas poblaciones.

Poor dietary quality is a central factor in the increase in obesity.

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En la mala calidad de la alimentación hay un factor central para el aumento de la obesidad.

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inseguridad alimentaria en todo el país. Estamos orgullosos de poder ayudar a nuestra comunidad mientras trabajamos juntos para seguir adelante.

Jim Dever Presidente de Bank of America en el área metropolitana de Philadelphia

Impulsamos la lucha contra el hambre

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Bank of America se enorgullece de apoyar la salud y la seguridad de nuestros empleados y de abordar una de las necesidades más cruciales de nuestra comunidad local.

Cada día, millones de estadounidenses sufren inseguridad alimentaria, la cual suele aumentar durante el invierno. Por cada empleado que nos informa que recibió un refuerzo de la vacuna, Bank of America dona $100 a organizaciones locales que luchan contra el hambre. Esta es una inversión directa en la salud de nuestros compañeros y el bienestar de las comunidades donde trabajamos y vivimos.

A través de este esfuerzo, nuestro equipo en el área metropolitana de Philadelphia entregó recientemente a Philabundance y Food Bank of South Jersey cheques por un total de $150,000. Esta contribución se suma a nuestro prolongado apoyo filantrópico para ayudar a combatir el hambre y la inseguridad alimentaria en todo el país. Estamos orgullosos de poder ayudar a nuestra comunidad mientras trabajamos juntos para seguir adelante.

Jim Dever Presidente de Bank of America en el área metropolitana de Philadelphia

Conozca más en bankofamerica.com/philadelphia (solo se ofrece en inglés).

Las donaciones en cada mercado reflejan $100 por cada empleado que haya reportado su refuerzo de la vacuna y una contribución adicional de la empresa. Obtener el refuerzo de la vacuna y reportarlo es voluntario. Bank of America, N.A. Miembro de FDIC. Igualdad de oportunidades de crédito. © 2022 Bank of America Corporation. Todos los derechos reservados.

Las donaciones en cada mercado reflejan $100 por cada empleado que haya reportado su refuerzo de la vacuna y una contribución adicional de la empresa. Obtener el refuerzo de la vacuna y reportarlo es voluntario. Bank of America, N.A. Miembro de FDIC. Igualdad de oportunidades de crédito. © 2022 Bank of America Corporation. Todos los derechos reservados.