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Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Julio Cesar Martínez

by the El Reportero‘s news services

 

Román González and Julio César Martínez collide this weekend in a potential fight of the year contender.

‘Chocolatito’ was due to face Juan Francisco Estrada to complete their epic trilogy, but Estrada was forced out due to Covid-19.

Martinez swooped in to set up this mouth-watering clash, which pits the current WBC flyweight champion against the four-weight colossus from Nicaragua.

Gonzalez is a stunning 50-3 during his pro career and is fighting for the first time since his split-decision defeat to Edrada in March last year.

He will face a tough night against Martínez, who retained his WBC strap after his contest against McWilliams Arroyo was stopped due to an accidental head clash.

When is Chocolatito vs Martinez?

– The pair are fighting at super-flyweight as Martinez steps up.

– This weekend’s big fight will be held on Saturday, March 5.

– The Pechanga Arena in San Diego plays host.

– Things get underway at 8.30 p.m. ET, with the main event expected around 11.30pm ET.

Which TV channel and live stream can I watch it on?

The fight will be broadcast worldwide on DAZN.

What they said

Chocolatito: “I understand and comprehend that sooner or later, I will have to say goodbye.

“That’s what truly motivates me, to get to that moment.

“I have some goals to complete in my career and then we’ll say no more.”

Martínez: “It was big news to have this big fight against an idol in Chocolatito González.

“And I’m happy because I know that we are made for these kinds of challenges.

“So we are more than ready.”

 

Attorney General Bonta Announces Nationwide Investigation into TikTok

Attorneys general concerned for safety and well-being of children 

 

Submitted by the California DOJ

 

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nationwide investigation into TikTok for promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while its use is associated with physical and mental health harms to youth. Attorneys general nationwide are examining whether the company is violating state consumer protection laws and putting children at risk.

“Our children are growing up in the age of social media – and many feel like they need to measure up to the filtered versions of reality that they see on their screens,” said Attorney General Bonta. “We know this takes a devastating toll on children’s mental health and well-being. But we don’t know what social media companies knew about these harms and when. Our nationwide investigation will allow us to get much-needed answers and determine if TikTok is violating the law in promoting its platform to young Californians.”

The investigation will look into the harms using TikTok can cause to young users and what TikTok knew about those harms. The investigation focuses, among other things, on the techniques utilized by TikTok to boost young user engagement, including strategies or efforts to increase the duration of time spent on the platform and frequency of engagement with the platform.

Attorney General Bonta is committed to holding social media companies accountable, particularly when their actions may cause harm to California’s youngest residents. In November, Attorney General Bonta announced a nationwide investigation into Meta for providing and promoting its social media platform — Instagram — to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorney General Bonta also co-led a bipartisan coalition in expressing support for hearings in the U.S. Senate on “Protecting Kids Online: Facebook, Instagram, and Mental Health Harms.” Earlier that year, Attorney General Bonta joined 43 attorneys general in urging Meta to abandon plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. Following heavy criticism and shocking new reports from Wall Street Journal and other publications, Meta announced in September that it would pause development of the new platform.

Leading the investigation is a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont. They are joined by a broad group of attorneys general from across the country.

 

Democrats’ abortion bill goes down in flames after Manchin breaks with party in close vote

by CF Chief Editor

 

Nearly every Senate Democrat voted in favor of legislation Monday which would have radically expanded abortion rights beyond even the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade.

The Women’s Health Protection Act would have forced every state to allow abortions for any reason until at least the point of viability, generally defined at around six months into a pregnancy, and banned most restrictions on abortion up to the point of birth.

Every Republican voted against the bill, and every Democrat except Sen. Joe Manchin voted in favor, NBC News reported.

The WHPA would have invalidated all state and local laws restricting what types of abortion procedures are permissible while banning requirements that doctors give women medical tests such as ultrasounds before administering abortions, unless such requirements also applied to “medically comparable procedures.”

The bill proposed various deregulatory measures that would have loosened safety requirements nationwide for abortion providers, such as ending restrictions on doctors prescribing pills via “telemedicine” for do-it-yourself chemical abortions at home.

Abortion is a procedure used “primarily by women,” the bill explained before justifying the use of the word “woman,’ and noting that “transgender men” and “non-binary individuals” need abortion rights too.

“Women’s decisions over women’s health care belong to women, not to extremist right-wing legislatures,” commented Sen. Chuck Schumer, who called abortion a “fundamental right.”

Jeane Mancini, the president of the March for Life, said it was the most radical abortion legislation in American history. “This bill is obviously designed by pro-abortion politicians to appease the abortion lobby. Lawmakers, regardless of party affiliation, must reject it,” she commented.

The bill is an apparent attempt to codify the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade, which is being reconsidered by the Court and could potentially be overturned in June.

Turkey to block Russian warships in Black Sea

Shared/by Naveen Athrappully
Epoch Times
February 28, 2022 – Turkey will restrict the transit of Russian warships through the Black Sea, according to Ankara’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, who also affirmed that Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine comes under the “war” category.

“Is this a conflict or a war? We decided on that. Article 19 of the Montreux Convention is very clear. This is a war,” Cavusoglu said in an interview with CNN. The 1936 Montreux Convention allows Ankara to limit naval transit via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits that connect the Marmara, Aegean, and the Black Sea.

Ships can pass through the straits after giving Turkey a diplomatic notification subject to certain restrictions on the weight of the ships, the arms they can carry, and whether the ships come from a Black Sea country such as Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia, and Bulgaria.

However, during times of war warships are only allowed to pass through if they are not from nations classified to be belligerent. If Turkey is part of the war or feels that it is threatened, it can block the transit of all warships whether they come from a Black Sea nation or not. But the country does not have the right to block civilian vessels, even under adverse conditions.

“Now this conflict has turned into a war, in this case, this is how we apply Montreux for the parties, Russia or Ukraine. Article 19 provides an exception,” Cavusoglu said. “If the ship of the war country will return to its port, an exception is made. We will implement all the provisions of Montreux with transparency.”

This will allow Russian warships to get back to their bases. The minister warned against nations abusing this exemption.

Ukraine had earlier appealed to Turkey to block Russian ships from entering the Black Sea as Moscow launched an invasion of Ukraine’s southern coast from the region. Six warships and a submarine from Russia have passed through Turkey’s straits for the month as of Feb. 27.

Turkey has good relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Ankara has been cautious against acting strongly against Moscow as the country is dependent on Russia for energy imports as well as tourism and trade. Turkey has, however, called for an end to the war.

“On the fourth day of the Ukraine war, we repeat President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan’s call for an immediate halt of Russian attacks and the start of ceasefire negotiations,” Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesperson for the Turkish president, said in a Feb. 27 Twitter post. “We will continue our efforts to help the people of Ukraine and end bloodshed in this unjust and unlawful war.”

Grocery Workers Union to Escalate Contract Fight With Actions at Safeway Stores

submitted by UFCW 5

 

Union President Says Members Prepared for a Strike

Bay Area grocery store workers will step up their campaign to win a new contract with Safeway Stores next week with actions at two of the company’s largest stores.

 

When: Monday, February 28 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Where: 1701 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton and 525 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

 

After months of little progress at the bargaining table, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 is teaming up with local unions in Colorado, Washington State and throughout California to pressure Safeway and other grocery employers to reward pandemic-weary workers with contracts that reflect the sacrifices that they continue to make and the risks they continue to take.

While Safeway continues to enjoy expanded profits resulting from the ongoing pandemic, the company has thus far been unwilling to seriously address legitimate issues raised by members, and as a result, strike preparations are underway, says Local 5 President John Nunes.

“Safeway workers deserve and expect to be rewarded for their ongoing hard work at significant risk to themselves and their families posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their hazard pay was hard-won but short-lived. It is well past time that the company deliver some justice and share their bloated profits with the workers that have struggled to create them,” said Nunes.

Workers are demanding better wages, more full-time opportunities, health care improvements, and stronger enforcement of workplace health and safety standards.

“I don’t understand why it has to be such a battle every three years,” says Safeway worker Samantha Webster. “I don’t understand the mindset of these companies and how they can appear to not properly value the employees who are the key to their success and the drivers of their profits, particularly in light of what we have been through for the past two years.”

The union will expand its store site actions to additional Safeway locations in the coming weeks as well as to Lucky and Save Mart stores where negotiations also remain unresolved.

Grocery Workers Union to Escalate Contract Fight With Actions at Safeway Stores

Submitted by UFCW 5

Union President Says Members Prepared for a Strike

Bay Area grocery store workers will step up their campaign to win a new contract with Safeway Stores next week with actions at two of the company’s largest stores.

 

When: Monday, February 28 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Where: 1701 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton and 525 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

 

After months of little progress at the bargaining table, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 is teaming up with local unions in Colorado, Washington State and throughout California to pressure Safeway and other grocery employers to reward pandemic-weary workers with contracts that reflect the sacrifices that they continue to make and the risks they continue to take.

While Safeway continues to enjoy expanded profits resulting from the ongoing pandemic, the company has thus far been unwilling to seriously address legitimate issues raised by members, and as a result, strike preparations are underway, says Local 5 President John Nunes.

“Safeway workers deserve and expect to be rewarded for their ongoing hard work at significant risk to themselves and their families posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their hazard pay was hard-won but short-lived. It is well past time that the company deliver some justice and share their bloated profits with the workers that have struggled to create them,” said Nunes.

Workers are demanding better wages, more full-time opportunities, health care improvements, and stronger enforcement of workplace health and safety standards.

“I don’t understand why it has to be such a battle every three years,” says Safeway worker Samantha Webster. “I don’t understand the mindset of these companies and how they can appear to not properly value the employees who are the key to their success and the drivers of their profits, particularly in light of what we have been through for the past two years.”

The union will expand its store site actions to additional Safeway locations in the coming weeks as well as to Lucky and Save Mart stores where negotiations also remain unresolved.

Comedy: Frankie Quiñones/Adrián Aréas Fuze Band

by the El Reportero‘s staff

 

Frankie Quiñones is a stand-up comedian best known for his character work. He tours as himself, but also as Creeper (a reformed cholo turned fitness guru) and Juanita Carmelita (a spicy suburban drama queen).

Frankie’s characters have racked up millions of views and Creeper’s Cholofit exercise routines have become viral sensations. Frankie’s repertoire of characters also includes party bro Afradooshie, feel-good guardian angel Pachanga, and he’s got plenty more ready to debut.

In addition to his stand-up and online sketches, Frankie can soon be seen as a series regular in the sitcom The Dress Up Gang, and he voices a key character in Cartoon Network’s upcoming Victor and Valentino. Additionally, he has made appearances on Comedy Central, HBO, TBS, and Nickelodeon.

This show will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras and recording devices will not be permitted in the showroom. Upon arrival at the venue, all phones and smart watches will be secured in Yondr cases that will be opened at the end of the event.

Guests maintain possession of their phones at all times, and can access their phones throughout the show at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re-secured in Yondr cases before returning to the showroom. Guests are encouraged to print their tickets in advance to ensure a smooth entry process.

Anyone seen using a cellphone during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-free viewing experience.

At the San Jose Improv. [doors open 6pm], a comedy, 62 S Second St, San Jose,

For further assistance contact San Jose Improv at 408.280.7475.

 

The Adrian Areas Fuze Band will be Performing @ Art House Gallery & Cultural Center in Berkeley

Come enjoy yourselves with the Adrian Areas Fuze Band and have a great time at the historic Continental Club

SPECIAL GUEST: José Octavio “Chepito” Areas Dávila, is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known for co-funding and having played timbales and Conga drums in the Latin rock group Santana in 1969–1977 and 1987–1989.[1] In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work in Santana.

At the Continental Club, 1658 12th St, Oakland, 8 p.m.-12 a.m.

$10 cover charge.

Mexcaltitán, the island that could be the place of origin of the Mexicas

by Mexico News Daily

 

According to its inhabitants, Mexcaltitán is the mythical island of Aztlán, the place where the Mexicas came from. We tell you about this place that could inspire the ancient floating city of Mexico-Tenochtitlán.

Mexcaltitán is one of the most amazing towns in Mexico. In fact, its history is closely linked to the national history. Its name means “in the house of the Mexicans or of the moon”, and according to a legend, this place is Aztlán, from where the Mexicas left for the center of Mexico. It is located in the municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla, near the Nayarita Pacific.

According to the locals, a priest had a vision in which he saw an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake, which was interpreted as the beginning of the pilgrimage to Tenochtitlán. Due to the similarities with the mythical island of Aztlán described by the Mexicas, Wigberto Jiménez Moreno considered that it was the same place, despite the lack of evidence. Another point to consider was the structure of the cities of Mexico-Tenochtitlán, which was founded on islets in Lake Texcoco.

This wonderful island is located in the state of Nayarit, it has an oval shape and is located in the middle of the lagoon with the same name. The perimeter of the island is 1 kilometer. The streets of Mexcaltitán are iconic for their high sidewalks, which are prepared for the rise of water during the rainy season, when the town is flooded.

Due to its geographical and pluvial location, there are no cars on the small island. Likewise, due to its peculiarities it is known as the “Mexican Venice”.

Mexcaltitán, “the place of the herons”

The island of Mexcaltitán emerged taking advantage of one of the many islets in the area made up of the San Pedro River. Thanks to the above, visitors and residents of Mexcaltitán can take advantage of the river to do water activities or obtain products such as shrimp or fish. The latter directly influences the local gastronomy, which includes dishes such as shrimp meatballs or fish cooked with recipes of pre-Hispanic origin.

Another of the things that travelers who make a stopover on the island most like are its small tiled houses, which have the appearance of low houses from the early twentieth century. In addition to them, this town of barely a thousand inhabitants has a beautiful parish church and a central square.

What to do on the island

  • Admire its narrow streets and houses with open doors.
  • Visit the Museo del Origen with its archaeological pieces and find out why it is said that this town is the cradle of Mexicanness.
  • Walk through its small square and visit the parish of San Pedro Apóstol.
  • Acquire the different handicrafts made from mangroves and water lilies: lamps, tortilla holders, hats, bags, sandals, fans and the barcinas, very traditional spheres made with blankets and palm leaves used for the conservation of dried shrimp.
  • Take a boat tour around the island.

Chayote may help prevent and treat skin cancer

02/19/2022 /by Joanne Washburn

 

Chayote (Sechium edule) is a type of summer squash that belongs to the gourd family. It’s well-known in the Southwestern United States, but it remains a novelty food item in other parts of the country.

Though botanically considered a fruit, chayote is eaten like a vegetable. All parts of this gourd are edible, including its flowers, seeds and skin. The chayote’s pale green flesh is crisp when raw and softens when cooked. Beloved for its cucumber-like mild and slightly sweet flavor, chayote can be used in many dishes and cooked in different ways.

Chayote has many of the vitamins and minerals you expect to find in a good vegetable. It also contains a host of powerful compounds and cancer-fighting antioxidants. In fact, a study by biology students showed that chayote may help prevent and treat lentigo maligna melanoma, a type of invasive skin cancer.

Chayote has the potential to treat skin cancer

Lentigo maligna melanoma develops from Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle. It usually grows on the surface layer of the epidermis – the upper or outer layer of the two main layers of cells that make up the skin – but it actually begins developing below the skin’s surface.

People with a family history of skin cancer, have light skin and have a history of skin spots face a greater risk of developing lentigo maligna melanoma than those without any of these characteristics. Experts also believe that too much unprotected sun exposure is a major risk factor as well for developing this type of skin cancer.

To address this concern, a group of biology students from Indonesia – where there are over 3,300 new cases of melanoma annually – sought to find a natural cure for lentigo maligna melanoma.

In the study, they used chayote to make an ointment that can treat the condition. They used the green gourd because it is a common agricultural crop in Indonesia. But while chayote is often used in cooking, its skin or rind is tough, so it is often removed. As such, chayote skin remains underutilized even though it secretes a clear, latex-like liquid that could be beneficial for health.

To determine the cancer-fighting compounds in chayote, the students ran several tests using a cell line with the same proliferation character as lentigo maligna melanoma cells. They used chayote paste as a test sample.

They confirmed that chayote contains saponins and flavonoids with anti-cancer potential. They then processed chayote to obtain an extract and ran an anti-proliferation test using that. The results of the test showed that the extract can help inhibit the growth of skin cancer cells.

Thanks to their findings, the students successfully processed the chayote extract into an ointment that they say can be applied to cancerous moles.

AMLO says Russian airlines welcome but minister’s Aeroflot tweet creates a stir

As other countries shut out Russian airlines, tourism minister extended ‘warm greetings’

 

by Mexico News Daily

 

Mexico will not ban Russian airlines from flying to Mexico despite Russia’s decision to launch a large-scale invasion of Ukraine last week.

President López Obrador said Monday that airlines from all countries can fly into into Mexico.

“We’re not going to close the country. … Let it be known, we’re not going to close to any country,” he said.

Mexico has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but hasn’t imposed any sanctions.

López Obrador’s remarks at his regular news conference came after the European Union’s decision on Sunday to close its airspace to Russian airlines and other Russian-owned aircraft. They also followed Tourism Minister Miguel Torruco’s publication of a widely-condemned tweet inviting Russian flag carrier Aeroflot to fly into Mexico City.

“Warm greetings to our friends at the prestigious airline @aeroflot, hoping for prompt connectivity between nations and of course to Mexico City. I remind you that tourism is a synonym of peace, friendship and understanding between people,” Torruco wrote Saturday in a tweet he later deleted.

The tourism minister posted nine other tweets about Russian tourism to Mexico that remain on his Twitter account, noting that visitor numbers and spending were up last year compared to 2020, among other tidbits of information.

“The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine could represent a series of economic sanctions by the international community on the government of the Russian federation, which would cause the 2022 program of flights to be affected,” Torruco said in a final tweet on the subject.

Twitter users described his tweet to Aeroflot, and his Russian tourism-related posts more broadly, with unflattering descriptors such as “unfortunate,” “lacking empathy,” “stupid” and “inopportune.”

The European Union and Canada have banned Russian flights from entering their airspace but the United States remains open.

López Obrador also announced that a Mexican Air Force plane dispatched to Romania to pick up Mexicans who have fled Ukraine had touched down in Bucharest.

“The plane is there, it already has permission to be there a considerable time, and we’re going to continue with these kinds of actions. We’re obliged to bring our citizens home safe and sound,” he said.

López Obrador also indicated he would be willing to grant asylum to Ukrainians fleeing the violence in their homeland.

“Mexico is a … country that protects, that takes care of refugees, persecuted people, people seeking to save themselves from war and confrontations,” he said.

The president predicted that Russia’s full-blown assault on Ukraine – now in its fifth day – won’t have much of an impact on the Mexican economy.

With reports from Reforma and Emeequis

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