National unity
Aftershocks, 6.0 on the Richter Scale, several days following the first quake.
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Solidarity among Ecuadorians, regarding the Copa Libertadores. Emelec are out; Liga de Quito are out; only Independiente del Valle remain to play the eighthfinals. Their opponents will be River Plate.
The home leg will be held on Thursday in the Estadio Atahualpa (the Rumiñahui, Independiente’s usual venue, seats just 8,000). Entrance fees: $5, $10, or $20. All proceeds, to the quake victims.
Non-Independiente fans are welcome.
“Come with the Ecuador shirt,” announces Independiente’s president. “Or come with the shirt of your own team.”
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In the U.S., the good news is, Andrew Jackson is getting banished from the $20 bill. His replacement will be Harriet Tubman.
What image will be used? Maybe one of these. Probably not this one –
– though these freedom lovers make a fine point:
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Solidarity among Ecuadorians, regarding the Copa Libertadores. Emelec are out; Liga de Quito are out; only Independiente del Valle remain to play the eighthfinals. Their opponents will be River Plate.
The home leg will be held on Thursday in the Estadio Atahualpa (the Rumiñahui, Independiente’s usual venue, seats just 8,000). Entrance fees: $5, $10, or $20. All proceeds, to the quake victims.
Non-Independiente fans are welcome.
“Come with the Ecuador shirt,” announces Independiente’s president. “Or come with the shirt of your own team.”
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
In the U.S., the good news is, Andrew Jackson is getting banished from the $20 bill. His replacement will be Harriet Tubman.
What image will be used? Maybe one of these. Probably not this one –
– though these freedom lovers make a fine point:
Who would have thought that after more than a year of debate, speculation, and politically correct public demand, America would learn that a God-loving, gun-toting Republican woman would earn a spot on our nation’s currency?Yes, this change is something that even Republicans can believe in. E pluribus unum. There is an overlapping consensus on the honoring of Harriet Tubman.