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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
From Seed to Salsa: A Chile's Journey
New Mexico Certified Chile tells a story of heritage, hard work, and homegrown flavor DEMING, NEW MEXICO / / May 22, 2025 / In the sun-drenched heart of southern New Mexico, where the Rio Grande weaves through fields of mineral-rich soil, a single New Mexico Certified Chile™ begins its journey in native soil enriched in flavor and tradition. New Mexico's chile legacy is built on carefully bred varietals, with the NuMex line representing decades of research at New Mexico State University. The seeds are carefully selected for flavor, consistent heat and robust yields, then planted 24 inches apart in well-draining, mineral-rich soil. Farmers often use traditional furrow irrigation, although many use drip systems to conserve water. This chile's story goes deeper than careful cultivation. The unique terrain of Deming gives New Mexico chile a distinct flavor, but water scarcity poses ongoing challenges for farmers. Although drip irrigation improves water efficiency, it can alter soil mineral profiles and potentially affect the chile's renowned taste. By late summer, under the hot New Mexico sun, glossy green pods are carefully hand-picked. While some are bound straight for dinner tables, others ripen into a deep red, for drying and grinding into a rich, earthy powder. Across the state, chile lovers line up at grocery stores, farmers markets and festivals to witness metal roasters tumbling fresh-picked New Mexico chile over open flames, releasing an unmistakable, smoky aroma that signals chile season has arrived. Chile is the heart of New Mexico's culture. From smothered green chile burritos to red chile enchiladas, it represents more than just a flavor; it is a memory, a tradition and a feeling of home. Every year, the Salsa Festival Extravaganza draws in visitors nationwide, eager to savor the flavors and traditions that make New Mexico the chile capital of the world. The journey of New Mexico Certified Chile is a tribute to the resilience of New Mexico's farmers. Despite water challenges and changing climates, the journey of the chile from seed to soil, harvest to roasting and to breakfast and dinner tables, remains a vibrant symbol of the state's culture and culinary pride. To learn more about New Mexico Certified Chile or how to join the cause visit, When you join New Mexico Certified Chile™, you are joining a host of dedicated growers, producers and restaurants that know that authenticity is what sets us apart. Participation in this effort ensures that New Mexico Chile remains protected and certified thereby ensuring and perpetuating its high culinary esteem and value. ### About New Mexico Certified ChileNew Mexico Certified Chile (NMCC) is dedicated to supporting the NM chile industry by increasing demand for NM chile. We strive to create an atmosphere of chile being for of the NM culture, heritage and pride. Our mission is to cultivate the world-renowned varieties grown only here in New Mexican soil and to protect, promote and advocate for the entire industry dedicated to growing this very special crop. NMCC is a program of the New Mexico Chile Association. CONTACT Tom Garrity505.898.8689NMChile@ SOURCE: New Mexico Chile Association View the original press release on ACCESS Newswire Sign in to access your portfolio
The Hindu
06-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Medical accountability in the digital health era: the pros and the pitfalls
The doctor was trusted and dominant. The patient was uninformed, grateful and believed in fate. It was presumed that good intentions, training and facilities led to good results. Amicability was mistaken for quality control. If something went wrong, patients often would not know, and even if they did, would not complain. This was in the mid-1970s. We were accountable only to our conscience. In 2025, in the Digital Health (DH) era, there are no presumptions. The complexity of modern healthcare increases opportunities for error. A superspecialist is, after all, only a mouse click away. Today's doctor deals with quality control, audits, protocols, regulations, guidelines, frequent inspections and Artificial Intelligence (AI) The well-informed patient is a consumer– a negotiator buying a product, calling the shots, playing an important role in changing the system. Continuous Quality Improvement techniques used in monitoring industrial processes are now used in tracking patient care. Hospitals, like factories, want the end product - cured patients - to be a Sigma Six. Should Deming's philosophy, 'customers who use a product, should have a say in its design' be applied to healthcare? In a play, actors recite lines written for them. In a musical, singers cannot choose their own tunes. The hackneyed phrase 'clinical judgement' is giving way to standardisation of care, to achieve consistency and predictability. Will I be held accountable, if a standard, approved, evidence-based algorithm is not implemented? Care received may not always adhere to scientific evidence. A doctor may follow the results of one study, disregard the findings of a second, and be unaware of a third. Doing the right thing and doing it right, are today's buzzwords . Errors and liability Medical accountability in the DH era, should not be viewed as displacement from the pedestal one has been sitting on for centuries. Integration of technologies into clinical practice has introduced new, hitherto unknown challenges. Technology-enabled radical transformation outpaces legal and regulatory frameworks. Premature regulation could however, stifle innovation and competitiveness. When a digital tool contributes to a medical error, quantifying shared responsibility among clinicians, technology providers and healthcare institutions would depend on contextual interpretation. A clinician may not even understand how a system translates input data, into output decisions and cannot exercise direct control over recommendations generated by a system. Malpractice claims, are judged against 'customary medical practice', which is just evolving, in the DH era. Moral culpability is different from legal liability. DH tools empower patients by providing real-time access to their health data. This facilitates better self-management, shifting some responsibility to patients. Adverse outcomes may arise due to user error (eg. misuse of wearables). Clear documentation and education are essential to mitigate liability risks for healthcare providers and manufacturers. The legislative and regulatory framework in India, with reference to liability when using technology in healthcare, has significant gaps. Frequent addendums are necessary to clarify real-world concerns. Version 2.0 of the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines, initially notified in March 2020 is a step in the right direction. We must be future ready. Defective equipment and medical devices are subject to laws governing product liability. The European Union's revised Product Liability Directive (PLD) expands accountability to include software and AI components, embedded in medical devices. Manufacturers are liable for harm caused by defective updates and evolving algorithms. Medical accountability in AI-assisted healthcare Lack of clarity in AI accountability, could delay its adoption. Some AI systems take inputs and generate outputs without disclosing underlying measurements or reasoning - the black-box problem. AI systems per se can contribute to unexpected adverse outcomes. To avoid healthcare practitioners from being held accountable, implementation of standardised policies is essential. Appropriate legislation is necessary to allow apportionment of damages. Are existing anti-discrimination and human rights laws sufficient to address the problem of algorithmic bias, due to which the AI algorithm produced a poor outcome in a historically disadvantaged group to which the patient belonged? Would the clinician's defence lawyer be able to prove this in the first place? The law is generally interpreted contextually. Perceptions vary among patients, clinicians and the legal system, and at different times. Fear of accountability galvanises us to recognise critical gaps between current and desired results and take ownership to close those gaps. Being accountable for one's behaviour is part of growing up. Interpretation of the law differs, depending on many variables. Pinpointing accountability in the DH era is a grey area, unlikely to be resolved soon. DH is not mathematics. It will never ever be black or white. It will always be various shades of grey. Ultimately we will resort to the centuries old judicial cliches caveat emptor – let the buyer beware and res ipsa loquitur - the thing speaks for itself. (Dr. K. Ganapathy is a distinguished professor at the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University and past president of the Neurological Society of India and the Telemedicine Society of India. drkganapathy@
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Heavy rain, snow moves through parts of New Mexico Monday night
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Very active weather will continue into Tuesday across parts of New Mexico. Heavy rain and heavy snow will fall in parts of the state through Tuesday afternoon. It's been another stormy day for parts of New Mexico on Monday with widespread showers and storms. Severe storms have developed in southeast New Mexico, where a Tornado Watch is in effect until 8 PM. Snow has also been falling in the northern mountains today, where places like Angel Fire have already picked up several inches of snowfall. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the Sangre de Cristo Mountains through Wednesday. Forecast Continues Below Trending: In-N-Out Burger eyes property in northwest Albuquerque Sports: ECHL announces plans for professional hockey team in Rio Rancho Crime: Deming mother accused of abusing kids enters plea Tonight, more rain and mountain snow will develop in eastern and northern New Mexico. Storms in eastern parts of the state will drop very heavy rainfall, especially in northeast New Mexico, where a Flash Flood Watch is in effect through Tuesday afternoon. Widespread rain will fall there overnight tonight, with scattered showers and storms on Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, heavy snow will fall in the northern mountains. 8″ to 12″ of snow will fall above about 9,000′, with up to two feet of snowfall across mountain peaks. Snow levels may even briefly drop down to as low as Los Alamos and Taos early Tuesday morning. Snow levels will lift to around 8,000′ in the afternoon as more showers and thunderstorms develop across the state again. The threat of severe weather is lower. Another round of isolated showers and storms will return Wednesday afternoon across most of the state. Temperatures will be staying cool. Drier air moves into the state Thursday and Friday, along with warmer temperatures. A few spotty afternoon showers are still possible mainly over the mountains. A weak storm system will move into New Mexico Saturday, bringing a chance for afternoon showers and storms to the northwestern half of the state. Drier and warmer weather returns again though in time for Mother's Day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
In-N-Out confirms potential plans for second restaurant in west Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – In-N-Out has confirmed another property in Albuquerque that it is possibly considering building a restaurant on. The 2.19-acre commercial lot is located on Albuquerque's west side, off of Coors Boulevard and just south of St Josephs Drive. According to Bernalillo County Property Records, In-N-Out Burger owns the lot. A representative for the burger chain said it is still too early to tell if they will be able to build at that location. 'We are very early in the pre-development process and are simply not able to predict when, or even if, we will be able to obtain the approvals necessary to construct a store at 3811 Coors Blvd. NW., but we remain hopeful that we will be able to serve that community in the future,' Mike Abbate, vice president of store development, wrote in an email to KRQE. Story continues below Trending: In-N-Out Burger eyes property in northwest Albuquerque Sports: ECHL announces plans for professional hockey team in Rio Rancho Crime: Deming mother accused of abusing kids enters plea The dirt lot owned by In-N-Out is situated next to more vacant land that other companies, such as 7 Brew coffee shop, are starting to build on. Across St Josephs Drive sit Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Starbucks, Blake's Lotaburger, Verizon, and The Learning Experience day care center. Last week, Abbate confirmed that the company is also eyeing property near Cottonwood Mall to build a drive-through restaurant. However, that plan is also not set in stone, he explained. In-N-Out first announced that it would expand to New Mexico in 2023, saying it would open in Albuquerque in 2027. Shortly after that announcement, UNM disclosed that an In-N-Out restaurant would be built on the university's South Campus on the northeast corner of Gibson and I-25. New Mexicans currently have to travel out of state to eat at the burger chain. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
More showers and storms move into New Mexico
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms moved in across western and central New Mexico this afternoon and evening. These storms will continue into the overnight hours, with a few lingering into Sunday morning. Forecast Continues Below Trending: In-N-Out Burger eyes property in northwest Albuquerque Sports: ECHL announces plans for professional hockey team in Rio Rancho Crime: Deming mother accused of abusing kids enters plea South/southwest winds pick up across western and central New Mexico Sunday afternoon with gusts around 30 to 50 mph as a stronger storm system moves into the state. This will bring a high fire danger to southern parts of New Mexico while pushing the moisture back to the north and east. More showers and storms will develop Sunday afternoon across northern, central, and eastern New Mexico. Some of these storms will produce heavy rainfall in northern and northeastern New Mexico, which could cause flash flooding. A couple of strong to severe storms may also be possible from the northern mountains to southeast New Mexico. Another round of strong storms and heavy rain will return Monday afternoon across parts of New Mexico, especially in the eastern part of the state. Flash flooding may be possible over some northern mountain burn scar areas. Albuquerque will see the chance for isolated showers and storms both Sunday and Monday. Rain and thunderstorm chances will continue across New Mexico next Tuesday and Wednesday as a storm will sit and spin across the state. This will also keep temperatures below average all across New Mexico. Some storms will continue to bring a threat of heavy rain and flooding, mainly in eastern New Mexico. Drier and warmer weather starts moving in late next week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
