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🎪SPECIAL EVENT: SAT 12 AUG 2023- L&S HUGE EVENT Next Saturday in Cotacachi, ECU🐷LNS Artisan Meats Chili CookOff

 🎪SPECIAL EVENT: SAT 12 AUG 2023- (11:30am to 5pm) Don't miss this L&S Meats HUGE Annual EVENT next Saturday in Cotacachi, ECU🐷LNS Artisan Meats Chili CookOff  8th Anniversary Party!🐖🥳🥵😋 Time for the 8th Annual L&S Artisan Meats Chili CookOff & Farm Party!🤩

 It's time for the party of the year when folks from all over Ecuador descend on L&S Farm to partake, (and prepare if they choose), some of the country's best chilies.  It's a get down, good ole time! If you want all the info about the party, how to enter a chili in the cookoff, and past winners,  Directions, party info, hours, details, food, and Chili Cook-Off rules are all right here! click the link here.: https://mailchi.mp/lnsartisanmeats/2023-chili-cookoff-information-4884678  

 RSVP Tickets are available now for purchase. $5.00 gets you into the party where you'll get a bowl and spoon to taste all the chili's, and an entry into the raffle. Tix will also be available at the Door on day of event.
 
 We have transportation available from San Francisco park in Cotacachi starting at 11:30 on Saturday, August 12th for $1 per person and will be available throughout the afternoon with Mapochtour (Patricio and Milton Andramunio). https://www.facebook.com/MapochTour-2155539567997069
 Just meet them fine fellows and their Shuttle Vans are awaiting in the San Francisco park square and they will run you and yours in their shuttle service to and from the farm.

 Party Info- The farm opens at 11:30 on Saturday, August 12th, and will be open until 5:00pm. The chili cookoff starts at 12:30, that's when you can start tasting all the delicious entries. The last votes will need to be cast by 3:30pm, and we will be announcing the Chili Cookoff winners at 4:00pm.

 Each ticket purchased comes with a bowl to taste all the chilis, a vote in the cook-off, and an entry into the raffle drawings, keep an eye out for the raffle prizes to be announced soon! When you purchase your ticket a raffle ticket is automatically entered. When you arrive at the party we will give you your ballot, a bowl and a spoon.

 Come early and come hungry. We will have the smokers running with fresh L&S products ready to fill your tummy. Available for purchase will be a variety of products including smoked ribs, pulled chicken sliders, bratwurst and spicy Italian sausages, and all beef hot dogs along with all the fixin's.

 Don't forget we will have beer, 🍻 drinks, 🍹and soft drinks to wet your pallet. Sorry ya'll, we love all animals but for the safety of our pets and pigs we ask that you leave yours at home.

 Please purchase tickets in advance or RSVP so we can plan accordingly for table chairs, big tents, keggs of beer and lots of food and fun for all!! -  To RSVP- click here-
 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?fs=1&tf=cm&source=mailto&su=Chili+Cookoff+rsvp&to=mrsmeat@lnsartisanmeats.com&body=Hello!%0A%0AI%27d+like+to+RSVP+for+the+chili+cookoff!%0A%0ANumber+of+people+attending+-+%0A%0AContact+phone+number+-+%0A%0A

 Directions to the Farm: The Chili Cookoff is held at L&S Farm, right outside Cotacachi. We are located 2 hours North of Quito, near the Indigenous community of La Calera. 10 minutes from the beautiful hamlet of Cotacachi, known for it's leather goods and craftsman, and 15 minutes from the Saturday market at Plaza de Ponchos in Otavalo.

 Please see the red button below that links to the google maps location for the farm. The pin on the map is for the black gate at the entrance of the farm. The gate is a simple black gate and has "LNS Farm" written on it. Please go to the first stop light at Sucre and 10 de agosto in Cotacachi before starting the directions, And Don't forget about the shuttle to and from Parque San Francisco in Cotacachi and the farm running throughout the afternoon. Click here for Directions to the Farm:
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 🛰Location GPS Coords:  0°16'47.1"N 78°16'30.0"W  for the event on SAT 12AUG23 to L&S Meats Farm black gate for the 8th Annual Chili Cookoff (the Pin dot 📍in google maps is Labeled / Named as: 'San Francisco'📌- https://goo.gl/maps/p6h5yiXS1EjhTnGq8 ) in Google Maps)🎯

 Chili Contestant Information!- Here is all the information if you're thinking about entering a chili in the Cookoff. It's so much fun! 2023 L&S Farm and Artisan Meats Chili Cook Off rules:

    -For the purpose of this event “Chili” is defined as any stew type dish. Meat, no meat; beans, no beans; tomatoes, no tomatoes; It's up to you!
    -Each Chili entered must have a name, and/or theme.  We encourage you to have fun and be creative with this. Costumes are encouraged, bribery is not. No cheating, cheating is bad.

    -Each person attending the chili cook off will get one vote in the cook off. The votes will determine the winner of the L&S Artisan Meats Chili Cook-off.
    -Each chili entered will receive a $10.00 L&S Artisan Meats gift certificate, one free entrance into the party, and one vote.  Participants may use their gift certificates in advance
     if you’d like to purchase L&S products for your chili.

    -Please have available all of the ingredients in your chili, as well as a spice level, only for the purpose of food allergies or sensitivities.
    -Please make 8 quarts or more of chili. The more tasters, the more votes.
    -Chili must be cooked, warmed up, and ready to go when you arrive at the farm.

    -Each chili entrant will be provided a table space of about 1 meter, under a tent. We will provide spoons, and bowls.  Please give each person just a taste of your chili.
    -In the past we had folks fill up before tasting all the chilies. The rest is up to you should you want to provide accompaniments. We request no alcoholic beverages as an accompaniment
     this year.

    -You should have a way to keep your chili warm. We will provide electricity if you need it but please let us know.
    -Please arrive at the farm no later than 11:30, as early as 11:00. You need to be ready for the first testers at 12:30.

    -Please email Lindsay (Mrsmeat@lnsartisanmeats.com) your chili name by Monday, August 7th. We will make a sign with the name your chili, if you’d like to have any other decorations, we would love it, but they are your responsibility.

 
  2022 Chili Cookoff Grand Prize winner - Bill Henry with Buffalo Bill's Smokehouse Chili.!
  2nd Place - Johanna Nervik with her Gotcha Chili..!!
  3rd Place - John Elward with the Chicago Supreme Chili...!!!
  Last year we had over 300 people that consumed over 42 gallons of chili. That's 18 ounces per person!

 See this video from last years SAT 20AUG22 - 'Cotacachi, ECU 🐷 LNS Meats Chili Cook-Off Anny Party! "...just Country boys and girls Gittin Down on the The farm!!'👨‍🌾 👩‍🌾-
 https://youtube.com/shorts/YkH_U9qOi1s

 
 -These photos & video of Chili Contestant Bill Henry was from the previous 13 JUL 2019 taken at a previous LNS Meats Chili Cook-off Pre-Covids days, the cook-off was called off for the 2 years ov Covids 2020 and 2021, but 2022 and now 2023 we're back bigger and better than ever before!- 💪
  2019 Winner Phil Bowman With his chili called Pharmer Phil's Phamous Chili... (and cornbread)
  2018 Winners Bill Henry, 🥇Kate Lindeman-Schutt, 🥈and Santiago Baquero 🥉Come join us for this fun event. Great food, good times, kids activities, and more! 

 -i can not express or elaborate enough as to just how much fun this event is, this is held on a working functional farm, it is a very unique opportunity for the entire family to have a very educational and delightful outing.🎪🤹‍♀️🤹🤹‍♂️🎤🎼 -🍺there will be artisanal craft beers,🍻artisanal meats, 🥓cheeses, 🧀sausages 🌭 and adult beverages 🍷🥃🍹available for purchase 🎫🎫 as well as raffle tix and several kool door prizes! 🎁

20AUG22 L&S Meats Chili Cookoff, Sow & Pigletts ‘gettin down on the farm’ in Cotacachi, Ecuador- https://youtu.be/_gr1Thx-jtQ 

  👩‍🌾iffin you are coming from Quito go to the North Quito Carcelyn Bus Station in the North of Quito and ride on up North to Otavalo and change buses for on into Cotacachi for just a few bucks. 

Make a long weekend get-away out of it! Many of us are going up a few days early and staying over a few days afterwards, There are plenty of Hotel rooms, hostels, Spa and resort options available for all price ranges and comfort levels! -

 🏨La Cuadera, - https://lacuadra-hotel.com/

        fb pg.: https://www.facebook.com/lacuadrahotel

        Fernando: 099-938-1459,

 🏡El Arbolito, - http://hostal-el-arbolito.ecuadorhotel24.com/en/

                   Ramon: 099-795-3611, Ofc: 06-291-6862,

                  (huge secured parking lot out back on site)

  🏰Hotel Primativo, - FB pg.: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063501462326                                      Sr. Luis: 099-241-2510,

 🏔 Land of the Sun Hotel & Spa, -
FB pg.: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067591264117

 🌅La Mirage Garden Hotel and Spa🍾🥋- https://mirage.com.ec/ 

FB pg.: https://www.facebook.com/LaMirageGardenHotel

 🤡You Do Not want to Miss out on this very special Cotacachi Community Gathering!
  😱 We look forward to see you there!! 🤠

 Welcome to L&S Artisan Meats! FB pg.: https://www.facebook.com/lnsartisanmeats
 Intro - Ecuador’s finest pork, chicken, and beef producers. Farm-to-table pasture raised pork,
 aged meats, gourmet sausages and smoked products since 2012.

 Page · Food & beverage company, Cotacachi, Ecuador
 Cell & Wasapp: 098 058 7940, mrsmeat@lnsartisanmeats.com

 www.lnsartisanmeats.com - 

Cotacachi, ECU🐷LNS Artisan Meats Chili CookOff -
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01AUG23- 'A state that is unstable but has not yet fully failed is called a fragile state.-

"A failed state is the term used to describe a state whose government has lost control of its territory, economy, and people. A state that is unstable but has not yet fully failed is called a fragile state..."
FRAGILE STATES INDEX ANNUAL REPORT for 2022- Standby for the (FSI) 2023 updated edition to come out latter 2023 to see your #RAMMM = 'Retire Abroad Mass Media Magazine' current ranking-

The following States (PERU 87)  thru (Ecuador 89) - (Uzbekistan 88) - (Ukraine 92) (Belarus 91) (Serbia 94) (Moldova 105) (CUBA 117) are listed as code YELLOW - WARNING STATUS-

60.1 Cuba (117) 
60.8 Suriname (116) 
60.9 Vietnam (115) 
61.4 Cabo Verde (114) 
62.1 Jamaica (=112) 
62.1 Belize (=112) 
62.6 North Macedonia (111) 
62.8 Dominican Republic (110) 
62.9 Namibia (109) 
63.0 Ghana (108) 
64.2 Guyana (107) 
64.5 Moldova (=105) 
64.5 Maldives (=105) 
64.8 Samoa (104) 
65.4 Paraguay (103) 
66.5 Turkmenistan (102) 
66.6 Indonesia (=100) 
66.6 Bahrain (=100) 
66.7 Gabon (99) 
66.9 China (98) 
67.0 Armenia (97) 
67.4 Bhutan (96) 
67.5 Saudi Arabia (95) 
67.8 Serbia (94) 
68.2 Tunisia (93) 
68.6 Ukraine (92) 
68.7 Belarus (91) 
68.9 Fiji (90) 

69.1 Ecuador (89) 

69.6 Uzbekistan (88) 
69.8 Peru (87)  https://fragilestatesindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/22-FSI-Report-Final.pdf

 

  "...Failed states are often among the world's least-developed countries, with a low Human Development Index score. Many are also war torn or currently at war, and frequently rank among the world's most dangerous countries. As a result, failed states are often considered some of the world's worst countries to live in or to visit. A failed state struggles to implement public policies, build effective infrastructure, and protect civil liberties and human rights. Residents of a failed state have little physical security and lack the benefits that come from stable political and economic systems.

Characteristics of a failed state:

There is no official, universally accepted definition of a failed state. However, most every definition includes certain common, often intertwined characteristics:

• Decreased ability to defend national boundaries — Territory can be taken over by criminal gangs, rebellious insurgents, or invading military forces from another state.
• Decreased ability to police its territory — Government no longer holds a monopoly on the use of physical force to deter crime and protect the public. Corruption, crime, and lawlessness often increase.
• Decreased public services — State-sponsored services deteriorate, including health care, public education, infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and police/fire departments.
• Decreased economic stability — Unemployment rises, inflation skyrockets, currency loses value both domestically and internationally, tax revenue is lost and economic crimes often go unpunished.
• Decreased legitimacy — Overall trust in the government and its ability diminishes, both domestically among the state's citizens and internationally among other states.

Not all failed states cease to exist. While many failed states are absorbed into another, more stable state, many more are either reformed with a stronger government or manage to linger for years, even generations, during which time living conditions for their citizens often continue to deteriorate. This possibility, combined with the lack of an official definition of a failed state, means there is no universally accepted list of which states are failed states and which are not. In fact, at least a few analysts argue that the very idea of a failed state, much like the idea of race, is a fictional concept invented for political/social gain.

That said, one of the most well-known methods of determining whether a would-be country is a failed or fragile state is the Fragile States Index (FSI) published by the non-profit Fund for Peace. To create the FSI, the Fund for Peace measures each country's performance in more than 100 sub-indicators, which it compiles into a dozen indicators including Security Apparatus, Economic Decline, Human Rights and Rule of Law, and Public Services. Those twelve metrics are then combined into a single score that ranges from 0 (least fragile) to 120 (most fragile). The FSI stops short of designating a specific score at which a state goes from fragile to failed, but assigns a failure warning to any country whose score is between 60 and 89 and places an alert on countries that score 90 or higher."

Top 10 Failed States by FSI Score (2022)*:

Rank	State	2022 FSI Score
1	Yemen	111.7
2	Somalia	110.5
3	Syria	108.4
4	South Sudan	108.4
5	Central African Republic	108.1
6	DR Congo	107.3
7	Sudan	107.1
8	Afghanistan	105.9
9	Chad	105.7
10	Myanmar	100.0

*For a full list of the entire FSI, see the table that follows this text. -

Reasons why states become failed states

States can fail for a number of reasons. One major cause of state failure is a predatory and/or corrupt government, which acts in the best interests of a small group of people (the ruling class) rather than the citizenry as a whole. Additional possible reasons include civil wars (particularly those driven by religious extremism), genocide, and ethnic violence.

Some of the states most in danger of failing due to government corruption include Nicaragua, Brazil, Sudan, and North Korea. States including Libya, Iraq, Pakistan and Siberia are in danger of failing due to civil unrest and rebellion. Nigeria and Nepal are at risk because of democratic collapse, and states including Iraq, Yemen and Turkey are in danger because of ongoing religious and ethnic conflicts.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/failed-states

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Failed state, Wikipedia,

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Failed_state

"A failed state is a state that has lost its effective ability to govern its populace. A failed state maintains legal sovereignty but experiences a breakdown in political power, law enforcement, and civil society, leading to a state of near-anarchy.

Common characteristics of a failing state include a government unable to tax and police its populace, control its territory, fill political or civil offices, or maintain its infrastructure. When this happens, widespread corruption and criminality, the intervention of state and non-state actors, the appearance of refugees and the involuntary movement of populations, sharp economic decline, and military intervention from both within and without the state are much more likely to occur.^[1]

Metrics have been developed to describe the level of governance of states. The precise level of government control required to avoid being considered a failed state varies considerably amongst authorities.^[2] Furthermore, the declaration that a state has "failed" is generally controversial and, when made authoritatively, may carry significant geopolitical consequences.^{..." -} 

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