Please join us to hear about Dr. Kalki Subramaniam's personal, professional and activist journey as a gender non-conforming person in India and the world. Our Q&A will be a collaborative effort including Jennifer Eis, Co-founder of Indivisible: Conejo who will be available to speak to local issues and resources. Jude Ezra Goodman will also be on hand to speak about the newly opened LGBTQ+ Community Resource Center in Ventura. Celia Daniels will be representing the FFLUID support group.
Dr. Kalki Subramaniam (Hon.) is an entrepreneur, activist, artist, author, and actor and an inspirational speaker. She founded the Sahadori Foundation, which works for the social, economic and political empowerment of transgender persons in India. She initiated the Trans/hearts project and has been encouraging transgender people to paint their untold stories on canvas. Kalki was one of the major campaigners behind the Indian Supreme Court's verdict legalizing transgender identity and healthcare in India. Among her many accolades, Kalki was recognized in 2015 by Facebook Inc. as One of the 12 Most Inspiring Women on Social Media working on community development.
Indivisible: Conejo is a Thousand Oaks-based progressive group, part of the nationwide Indivisible movement, supporting action on social and economic issues including immigrants', women's and LGBTQ+ rights.
FFLUID - Friends and Family Living United In Diversity. (formerly Simi Valley chapter of PFLAG) is dedicated to offering "streams" of unconditional love, heartfelt support and quality resources to members of the LGBTQ+ community, their families and friends.
Program is free but donations are gratefully accepted. For more information, visit http://forum.cvuuf.org.
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Hi ladies Cristina Sales here today! Here is my first project made this year for Paige's cut file design team. If any of you know me a little bit, you know how much I love flowers and creating watercolor backgrounds. So today I'm sharing with you a layout made with watercolors a wonderful Flower Group cut file by Paige!
I really love the 12x12 Paper Pad with foil elements so I chose a gorgeous pattern to use underneath the flower I cut with my Silhouette Cameo. When I saw this colorful striped paper I immediately thought of creating this kind of watercolor background by following each color in passing from one to another. I used the Prima - Pastel Dreams watercolors and spread them on a white cardstock background using a piece of recovery acetate and the packaging technique. Some months ago I decided to find a little kitty to enlarge my family and when I finally found this wad of red fur that had been abandoned it was love at first sight for both of us. Each day he shows me his love and I love his sweet eyes. When the cardstock was dry I started to add my decorations. I used a doily lace paper and Whimsical embellishments like Stickers, Chipboard Stickers, Foam Mini Thickers, Puffy Stickers, and Butterfly Charms. To complete my composition I added some drops of gold shine and tangled gold thread. I really love this page and the colors underneath the patterned paper. It's really easy to do and so fun to play with so I hope to have inspired you to make your own and please share it with us in Paige's Happy Scrappy Place Facebook group! Thanks for stopping by and see you in my next post!
This is gorgeous! LOVING the colors and the layers!!!!!


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The Huntsman Cancer Hospital sits on the east bench of the beautiful Salt Lake Valley. The hospital is 276,344 square feet (finished), 13,269 square feet (unfinished). The second phase of the Huntsman Cancer facilities is adjacent to the first phase. The building is six stories high, to match Phase I of the project, and will provide 50 private inpatient and 18 outpatient rooms, 32 outpatient exam rooms, radiation therapy and radiology programs, pharmacy and lab, and a surgical suite consisting of four operating rooms, three endoscopy rooms, post-operative acute care unit, and anesthesiology and pathology departments.
Spectrum Engineers provided electrical engineering and design for the research hospital, including medium voltage distribution. Spectrum Engineers also designed the interior and exterior lighting for the hospital as well as the fire alarm, nurse call, paging and intercom, structured cabling, TV distribution and security systems.


Michael Rollins is a Junior from Miami, Florida. He became involved with SMU SHPE this semester. Michael has previously worked in the environmental industry in South Florida on numerous government projects along the East Coast. He also has experience in digital consulting and accounting. At SMU, Michael is heavily involved with SMU Debate and the University Conduct Board. His favorite part of SMU SHPE is meeting his fellow members and learning about their goals and experiences. Through SHPE, he hopes to network and to continue meeting new people as he strives to apply his skills and make a positive impact on the world.
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Julie Tapia is a junior studying Computer Science in the Lyle School of Engineering. She joined SHPE in 2018 in order to build her network and help others do the same. She also wants to inspire and motivate young Latinos to pursue a higher education. Julie is interested in a career in tech that will allow her to use a balance of her programming skills and her interpersonal skills. She interned for Intel the past three summers and worked with technologies she had never used before. She enjoyed researching and gaining new skills to perform her job. In her free time, Julie likes to read and run!
Jaime Reverte is a Senior at the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics. Starting August 2018, he also started pursuing his Master's Degree in Engineering Management. Jaime was born in Mexico City, but moved to Texas at a very young age and has lived there ever since. He first joined SHPE SMU his Junior year, but he became an officer his Senior year - in search of helping his fellow officers reach the organization's potential. Jaime's personal interests include composing and producing music! If you have any questions about the 4+1 program at SMU, Double Majoring, or everything and anything related to music, contact Jaime at any time!
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Graffiti - the rise of the female street artist by Kate Cox
Cover photo - Artist MadC
With Street Art now a buzz-word, the mainstream is starting to understand this vibrant subculture and how Graffiti truly defined its own movement. In this often male-dominated scene, we explore the history of the female graffiti artist and some diverse approaches in style.
Blossomed from the seed of a handful of 'tags' in the mid 60's-early 70's around New York and Philadelphia, graffiti took solid roots a decade later creating a fresh, albeit controversial scene combining hip-hop and street dance. An explosive super-cool style, edgy enough to drive fear into the minds of many.
Solo painters and crews took to the streets leaving their marks on trains, walls, anything going, to get their tags seen. Writers experimented with bubbles and shapes, developing the 'wildstyle' lettering techniques that we recognise today; transitioning simple words into intricate artworks. An illegal statement by the creator, artists were ready to run if caught in the act of 'vandalism'.
This literal explosion of colour on the streets started a massive movement and although recognised females like Lady Pink & Claw pushed to define their place during the early 80's, it's only now, almost half a century later, that ladies can finally stand up alongside the big boys.
The myth that graffiti was a man's world was linked to its edgier side - being out late at night in dark places, a target for weirdos, breaking the law and running from police. It went against stereotypes. "Traditional" feminine qualities, being timid, delicate and unable to deal with fear* were not qualities of a graffiti writer.
Sneaking around at night, dirty, dangerous, surely that's not for girls right?! Wrong.
There have been amazing women on the scene since the beginning. Graffiti veterans Barbara 62, Claw and Lady Pink gave the 80's NYC guys a run for their money!
Breaking through this competitive, macho chauvinistic world was tough. Some women hid behind their anonymity, often manifesting themselves in masculine ways, whilst others dropped feminist nods through secret symbols.
Claw, who's iconic tag - a three clawed paw - was spotted over NYC in the late 80's, included what she describes as "little winks to the girls", feminine slogans inside the claw, like "baby love", "hot" or "PMS".[1]
Scrapes and being tough are part of the process. Lady Pink sneaked out of her bedroom window at night to paint. Claw recalled scaling the Manhattan Bridge on a four-inch plank. And Charmin 65 (the first woman to tag the New York subways) climbed fences, ran across train tracks and had scraps with men.[2]
Sometimes being a woman had an advantage. Claw occasionally donned a prom dress, knowing that cops would never suspect she carried spray cans in her purse.[3] Lady Pink, who at the age of 17 was going to parties with Andy Warhol and hobnobbing with Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat [4], recalls similar experiences of talking herself out of trouble with the police.[5]
Recent changes have allowed 'ladies of the can' to inch into the scene. It's challenging, especially large scale, working on scaffolding at height, but there is a much greater comradery now. It's no longer the boys club, it's a family. The feminine struggle for recognition is acknowledged as we celebrate the females adorning their personal statements all over the world. A handful of these amazing women with diverse styles are included below.
Faith47 - internationally acclaimed mixed-media visual artist making large scale work.
MadC - from 'a teenager with a can' to highly acclaimed street artist, responsible for some of the largest murals in the world.
Lady K Fever - long term graffiti artist with a passion for community and educational projects.
Maya Hayuk - feminista muralist creating bold geometric patterns.
Nomad Clan - duo Aylo & Cbloxx combine bold graphics with a surreal portrayal of life.
Christina Angelina -known for her monochrome, photorealistic portraits of women.
Swoon - pasting paper portraits to the sides of buildings for 20+ years.
More open dialogue around feminism has given female artists the space to be themselves and as popular culture embraces gender as irrelevant, transformations sprout and seeds grow. An artist is an artist.
At the same time, graffiti as a whole is finally being recognised for its monumental cultural influence, reaching all kinds of people in all corners of the world.
*not the views of the author!
Kate Cox
Kelsey Ables. 2019. The Boundary-Breaking Women of New York's Graffiti Scene". artsy.net
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-boundary-breaking-women-new-yorks-graffiti-scene
Miss Rosen. 2019. "Claw Money is New York City's First Lady of graffiti". huckmag.com
https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/claw-money-graffiti/
Sarah Cascone. 2019. "'I Was a Feminist and I Didn't Know It': How Lady Pink Made a Space for Herself in the Boys Club of New York's Graffiti Scene". artnet.com
https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/lady-pink-interview-1602208
Kate Cox is a Worcester based, Freelance Producer/Curator/Writer and the Director of 'Clik Clik Collective' (creating immersive live art experiences for events), and 'The Cabinet of Lost Secrets' (a weird and wonderful live music and arts venue at Nozstock The Hidden Valley).
With a passion for the arts (especially street art/graffiti) Kate is the Arts Editor for local music and arts magazine, Slap Mag and has written freelance articles for several arts organisations over the years. She is currently deep in planning on a new event for the city, Worcester Paint Festival in September 2021, in partnership with Cheltenham Paint Festival.
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"Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man" - Sexism in the music industry
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New Delhi: Our grandmothers may have used cloth pads, but periods are unimaginable without disposable sanitary napkins for women today. However, what doesn't occur to most of us is that over a billion of these non-compostable sanitary pads are making their way into sewerage systems, landfills, fields and water bodies in India every month, posing huge environmental and health risks.
With taboos and superstitions galore about menstruating women in India, safe technologies and interventions to dispose and treat menstrual waste have become a huge challenge.
Though the Indian government is ensuring that all women and girls, especially in rural pockets, have easy access to sanitary napkins, the need of the hour, say experts, is to give "more attention" to managing menstrual waste, which is estimated to be 113,000 tonnes annually.
To address this issue of menstrual waste, the government came out with new Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules last year. These rules makes it obligatory for the manufacturers, brand owners or marketing companies of sanitary napkins and diapers to provide a pouch or wrapper for their safe disposal. But that doesn't seem to be enough.
Myles Ellege, senior director at RTI International, a leading non-profit applied research and consulting organisation based in North Carolina, US, said although some Indian states and cities have given "some attention" to waste segregation or waste management with incinerators at schools or institutional settings, "it is not widespread".
"The issue of managing menstrual waste is one that needs more attention... MHM (Menstrual Hygiene Management) is a neglected issue, and disposal is probably the most neglected topic in the MHM value chain," Ellege said.
According to Shradha Shreejaya, an active campaigner in Sustainable Menstruation Kerala Collective, a Kerala-based NGO that promotes bio-degradable and toxin-free sanitary products, "India has been very messy about dealing with its sanitary waste..." and described the new rules as "very weak".
"We have found ignorance regarding the raw materials used in making most sanitary products that are falsely assumed to be only cotton and plastic – the products are more than 90% plastic with super absorbent polymers and non-woven plastic components that make it extremely difficult to dispose off in a backyard shortcut way," Shreejaya, who is also a supporter of EcoFemme which manufactures and promotes reusable cloth pads.
Arundati Muralidharan, manager-policy (WASH in Health and Nutrition, WASH in Schools) at WaterAid India, an international charity that works in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene services, said the government has menstrual waste "very much" on its radar and has been "thinking" about its management.
According to a survey, about 336 million girls and women experience menstruation in India, which means that approximately 121 million of them are using disposable sanitary napkins.
In a survey, Path, a global leader in innovations, which works with industry, governments and other stakeholders, to bridge gaps between the supply and demand of quality products and is currently working on testing a hybrid reusable sanitary pad, estimated that over a billion of these non compostable pads are being dumped in landfills and sewerage systems.
With no knowledge of how to dispose them off, most women just throw them in the garbage bin which usually gets mixed up with dry, wet and hazardous waste.
Apart from the fact that it cannot be recycled, the exposed sanitary napkin poses grave health risks for the waste collector.
Most women and girls in rural India use cloth, which if not dried in proper sunlight for reuse could lead to further health complications. In fact, many women in rural India tend to throw them in open spaces, like rivers, wells and even roadsides as they don't have access to safe options.
Activists are advocating using reusable eco-friendly sanitary pads, including cloth pads, biodegredable pads and cups. According to Manish Malani, co-founder of She Cups, they came to know about menstrual cups when they were looking for economical diagnostic kits for cervical cancer patients.


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Tags: jerking off, muscle jock, Sean Cody, Solo, Stu
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Stu is 19 years old and he's definitely the epitome of "easy going." He was a little quiet when we first met, but within twenty minutes he was talking and laughing like we were old friends.
Stu loves to stay active. In fact, he says that he needs to be doing something different all the time. Currently he's working at a gym. "I work at the front desk," he said. "I basically greet people when they come in."
In the summer months he also works as a lifeguard. "I've been a lifeguard since I was 16," he said. "I love it." He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future, but he has a few possibilities. "A skydiving instructor," he said. "Or teaching little kids to ride dirt bikes. Something active…"
I was really surprised when Stu got naked for us. He has a super nice, muscular torso, hot hairy legs, and a really beautiful cock!
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Marg: You are very welcome!
AUTHOR: I hope you're comfortable. I know that you are used to more luxurious surroundings!
AUTHOR: You're now 13 years old in the story. Tell us about what it was like to grow up in Mexico.
Marg: My native country is the most beautiful place on Earth. I loved being a child there! Our village was small, but very prosperous, and full of life. I was taught by kind nuns in school and my friends and I went riding nearly every afternoon.
AUTHOR: Did you learn English in school then?
Marg: Yes, and my mother also hired a language tutor for English, French and German.
AUTHOR: Do you play any instruments?
Marg: (giggling) Yes, the cello and the guitar. But not very well!
AUTHOR: Tell us – what did you think about moving to New York?
Marg: (bit her lower lip) I did not like it at all at first. It was loud, dirty and none of the American girls liked me.
AUTHOR: Why didn't they like you?
Marg: I was different. My skin is tan, and I wear my hair down unless I'm sitting for a portrait. I never liked their European clothing either. I prefered the brighter colors my mother wore in Mexico. In New York everything seemed to be upside down for me.
AUTHOR: Did you make friends at all?
Marg: (smiling) Yes, finally, I did! One boy and one girl were very nice to me and we laughed together all the time. We went riding sometimes. But I had to ride different in New York. That was all right. I learned quickly.
AUTHOR: Your voice is so pretty, and you speak with just a small Spanish accent. Did that make you different as well?
Marg: Oh yes! The mean children said they could not understand me! Even though I knew they could.
AUTHOR: About your parents. They were different as well. Tell us about them.
Marg: My father was an American officer my grandpapa met in Mexico. I think they did business together buying and selling horses. My parents met at a ball my grandparents hosted and they fell in love at first sight. They were married three weeks later!
AUTHOR: How do you feel about them?
Marg: I love both my mama and my papa! But right now they are having some kind of argument. I'm in Mexico with my mother and my father is still in New York. I love seeing my grandpappa and grandmamma and my village again. And being with my friends makes me happy. Yet, I miss my father. But…..
Marg: My papa was wrong. He hurt my mama. I'm angry at him. Please don't ask me to talk about him anymore.
AUTHOR: (patted Margarita on the arm) Of course. Do you think you'll be back in New York soon?
Marg: I don't know. (she sighed) I hope we stay in Mexico. I love it so much.
AUTHOR: What about the friends you made in New York? Do you want to see them again?
Marg: Yes. I do miss them. Perhaps we can visit New York but not live there again. I never felt it was my home. (pausing) And my Grandmother Gertrude frightened me.
AUTHOR: Oh? What did she do?
Marg: She stared at me with cold eyes. When she thought I wasn't looking she'd watch every move I made. I think she was trying to find something wrong with me. (a tear rolled down her face) I heard two of the maids talking. They said my grandmother Gertrude did not believe I was a legitimate child. (more tears) That my mother was a whore!
AUTHOR: (handed Margarita tissues) Here. You didn't use this type of handkerchief in your lifetime, but these do work I promise you.
Marg: (sniffling and looking quizzically at the thin tissue) Gracias.
AUTHOR: Did you ever talk to your mother about what you heard? Or about your grandmother staring at you?
Marg: No. I was too ashamed to talk about it. I know my mother is a good woman. I know she did nothing wrong. And my grandmother Gertrude hates her. I can tell.
AUTHOR: Is this another reason why you don't want to live in New York again?
Marg: (nodding) Yes. In Mexico no one says such things. There is love in my grandparents' home.
AUTHOR: After hearing all of this I'd like to ask you what you'd like to see happen in CounterClockwise?
Marg: I want to stay in Mexico. Perhaps visit New York every year and see my father. I hope he will also come to Mexico. At least for a holiday. I don't know if my parents will live together anymore. That is for my mother to decide.
Marg: (smiling now) I hope that I fall in love and get married as soon as possible. I know that I'm only 13 but I will be ready by the time I'm 16. Like my mama.
AUTHOR: These days that's very young but not in 1840. I will keep my fingers crossed for you, Margarita.
Marg: (laughing) Thank you. Whatever "fingers crossed" means!
She's the star of the book for sure. This little girl is going to be one strong woman when she grows up and make a great life for herself. I see her as a kind of to-hell-with-what-anyone-says type and really, really want to learn more about her! Love your character interviews btw and your whole blog here is unique. You're an up and coming star, Nancy, never forget that hon!!!!


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Ive been using my Son as a cover for my Lego collection but I don't think it's working anymore lol. I dont have too many Lego sets, everytime I get a set my kids usually play with it and it ends up being mixed with other sets but hey that's the fun of it.
I'm in the middle of building the millennium falcon with my wife, we've had it for over 6 months and are still not halfway through building it yet but hopefully that will change soon.
Hello from somewhere else in Suffolk. Wasn't so sunny yesterday!
My wife is not really into Lego she is just very supportive of my (many) hobbies.
Maybe I should change the title to 'Hello from a wet/cold/miserable Suffolk' . I can't really complain though, we did have a nice long summer but it's now back to the typical English weather.


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Nelson Acosta, vollständiger Name Nelson Bonifacio Acosta López, (* 12. Juni 1944 oder 1. Juli 1953 in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) ist ein ehemaliger uruguayischer Fußballspieler und derzeitiger -trainer. Seit 1984 besitzt er zudem die chilenische Staatsbürgerschaft.

Spielerlaufbahn

Verein
Acosta, der in uruguayischen Binnenland in Paso de los Toros geboren wurde und während seiner ersten 14 Lebensjahre in Estación Francia als Sohn des örtlichen Bahnhofvorstehers mit seinen Eltern und fünf Geschwistern aufwuchs, spielte zunächst für den Verein Colón in Paso de los Toros, wo er ab seinem 14. Lebensjahr ebenfalls bei der Bahn arbeitete. Sodann zog er nach Montevideo und begann seine sportliche Karriere auf Vereinsebene 1970 zunächst beim dortigen Verein Huracán Buceo. Von dort wechselte der seit seiner Kindheit ebenso wie fast seine gesamte restliche Familie dem Erzrivalen Nacional Montevideo als Fan verbundene Acosta 1972 zu Peñarol. Hier konnte er dreimal (1973, 1974, 1975) den Gewinn der uruguayischen Meisterschaft feiern. Ab 1977 bis zu seinem Karriereende 1984 spielte er noch bei den chilenischen Vereinen Everton (1977), O'Higgins (1978–1981), Arturo Fernández Vial (1982–1984) und Lota Schwager (1984).

Nationalmannschaft
In der uruguayischen Nationalmannschaft debütierte er am 10. Februar 1971 und absolvierte insgesamt bis zum 28. April 1976 fünf Länderspiele. Ein Tor erzielte er dabei nicht. Er nahm mit dem uruguayischen Team an der Copa América 1975 teil.

Trainerlaufbahn
In seiner Laufbahn als Trainer betreute er in drei Amtszeiten die chilenische Fußballnationalmannschaft (1993, 1996–2001 und 2005–2007). Er war Übungsleiter der Chilenen bei der Copa América 2007. Dort scheiterte sein Team im Viertelfinale. Zudem führte er die La Roja zur Teilnahme an der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1998, bei der seine Mannschaft im Achtelfinale gegen Brasilien ausschied, sicherte mit ihr den Gewinn der Bronze-Medaille bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen 2000 in Sydney und betreute sie ebenfalls im Rahmen der WM-Qualifikation zum Turnier 2006. Dazwischen trainierte er von 2003 bis 2004 weniger erfolgreich die Auswahl Boliviens. Als Vereinstrainerstationen stehen für ihn Arturo Fernández Vial (1984 bis 1988), O'Higgins (1988 bis 1991), Unión Española (1992), der mexikanische Verein Cruz Azul, den er in der Saison 1992/93 bis zum 17. Spieltag coachte, erneut Unión Española (1993 bis 1996) und Cobreloa (2002 bis 2003 und 2004 bis 2005) zu Buche. Mit Unión Española gewann er dabei in den Jahren 1992 und 1993 jeweils die Copa Chile. Bei seiner ersten Station in Cobreloa holte er mit seinem Team den Sieg im Torneo Apertura 2003. Im September 2007 übernahm er die Trainingsleitung beim seinerzeit in Abstiegsgefahr befindlichen Verein Everton und führte den Club zur Halbserien-Meisterschaft im Torneo Apertura 2008. Nach seiner Mitte Oktober 2010 endenden Zeit bei Everton besetzte er ab Dezember 2010 erneut den Trainerstuhl Cobreloas. Ausgestattet mit einem Zweijahresvertrag endete seine abermalige Amtszeit bei den Chilenen bereits im April 2012, nachdem er zuvor angekündigt hatte, seinen Vertrag nicht verlängern zu wollen und sein Team sich zudem in einer sportlichen Krise befand. Im Mai 2012 unterschrieb er als Nachfolger Carlos Ischias beim ecuadorianischen Verein Deportivo Quito. Bereits rund drei Monate und sechs absolvierte Partien später schied er dort jedoch Ende Juli 2012 wieder aus dem Amt. Im Januar 2014 übernahm er erneut das Traineramt bei Everton in Chile. Seine dortige Amtszeit endete, nachdem er den Abstieg des Vereins in die Primera B nicht vermeiden konnte, bereits im Mai desselben Jahres. Ab dem 14. Oktober 2014 folgte ein Engagement als Trainer bei Deportes Iquique, dessen Mannschaft zu diesem Zeitpunkt den vorletzten Tabellenplatz in der Apertura 2014 belegte. Im September 2015 endete eine Trainertätigkeit bei den Chilenen.

Erfolge
als Spieler
 3× Uruguayischer Meister: 1973, 1974, 1975

als Trainer
 Bronzemedaille Olympische Sommerspiele: 2000
 WM-Qualifikation und Erreichen des WM-Achtelfinals mit Chile: 1998
 2× Meister des Torneo Apertura: 2003 und 2008 (Chile)
 2× Copa Chile: 1992 und 1993

Einzelnachweise

Fußballnationalspieler (Uruguay)
Fußballspieler (Club Atlético Peñarol)
Fußballspieler (CSD Huracán Buceo)
Fußballspieler (CD Everton de Viña del Mar)
Fußballspieler (CD O'Higgins)
Fußballspieler (CD Arturo Fernández Vial)
Fußballspieler (Lota Schwager)
Fußballnationaltrainer (Chile)
Fußballnationaltrainer (Bolivien)
Fußballtrainer (Unión Española)
Fußballtrainer (CD Cruz Azul)
Fußballtrainer (CD Cobreloa)
Fußballtrainer (CD O'Higgins)
Fußballtrainer (CD Everton de Viña del Mar)
Fußballtrainer (Deportes Iquique)
Fußballtrainer (CD Arturo Fernández Vial)
Fußballtrainer (Ecuador)
Fußballtrainer (Uruguay)
Uruguayischer Meister (Fußball)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Sommerspiele 2000
Olympiateilnehmer (Chile)
Uruguayer
Chilene
Geboren im 20. Jahrhundert
Mann

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Tag: personality test
My core strengths.
A while back, I wrote about
my core values
using Hannah Braime's book The Year of You as an inspiration. Today, I thought I'd publicly tackle the very next prompt from the same book, which is very similar and asks about "What are your core strengths? (…)".
The author suggests using the
Via Strengths Survey
for those who are not familiar with the concept.
I did this prompt in my diary before, and was not familiar with the strengths thing, so I did the test, and if you haven't so far and would like to know about your strengths and share them in the comments – give it a go. 🙂 – Unlike many other personality tests, it seems to be quite reasonable or at least my results make a lot of sense to me. So here's what Via Character thinks to be my core/signature strengths and what I think about it, join in and let me know about yours and how you feel about them. 🙂
Perspective is definitely something important for me. I like to look at things from different perspectives and angles, think out of the box, put myself in others' shoes. Via Characters says that if your core strength is perspective, it means that people come to you for counsel and advice. Well yeah, a lot of people do and I sometimes wonder why because I'm not that very experienced in life at all. It especially makes me laugh how a lot of people, including my own mother, come to me to rant or ask for advice when they have problems in their relationships with their significant others. It's funny because I've always been single and people ask me sometimes as if I was some couple therapist or something. It's funny and sometimes I find it challenging because if a person has come to me with this they expect some sort of help and I'm always worried that I won't be able to do that so I try my best to empathise with them and imagine myself in the same situation even if it's very abstractive because I never experienced anything like it. But if people ask me so often, I figure I must be good at it, after all. No idea if that's true though. 😀 I like to imagine how it must be to be other people, which helps me to be more empathetic. I think I am more empathetic because of my imagination than because of actual ability to feel the same things as others do. I like my often broad way of thinking. But I must say it was a surprise for me that perspective is my #1 strength.
Kindness.
This was another sort of surprise for me, because, yeah, I do try to be kind and helpful to people, but I somehow wouldn't think of it to be as strong a trait in me to be considered a core strength. On the other hand a lot of people tell me that I'm kind, and my Mum is always extremely kind to people and goes out of her way to help them so I may have it after her to an extend. I often find it difficult though to be as kind to people as I'd like to be and express my kindness fully, because of my struggles with human interactions and expressing emotions, so to some people I come across as icy and not particularly kind.
Humour.
This is a trait I feel really grateful to have. It is one of my most helpful and most used coping skills. I think if I didn't have a sense of humour and a distance to things my life would be much more difficult. As it is, things can still be difficult, but I can find funny/absurd things to it anyway and I don't have to put an effort into finding them which would be difficult when you're depressed, I just notice them anyway. I believe it must be so much worse to have depression in particular when you have no sense of humour to help you out, not even the most cynical and dark one. Actually after some thinking I realised that what I just wrote sounded like cynical or dark humour is worse than any other but in fact I think it's far more superior and practical in life. 😀
I'm no artsy type, or as Sofi hilariously calls it "plast plast" (as in plasticine, there was a TV programme years ago called "Plastelinek I Przyjaciele" (Plastelinek And Friends), where Plastelinek was a sort of creature made of plasticine and he encouraged kids to do art and visited schools and when he was excited about something he exclaimed "Plast plast!) Sofi is very plast plast, but I never was and never even particularly wanted to be. I used to do some music but was very mediocre at it, perhaps except for singing judging from people's reactions but I didn't particularly enjoy in the long-term any of the ways of making music that I tried, and decided that I feel much better as a listener and observer of it rather than a performer. I've done some creative writing but have always felt very self-conscious about it and don't think it's particularly good, and now I do much less of it. Yet I still consider myself very creative because of how I think. I have lots of ideas, I am a synaesthete and I love to play around with words. I have weird associations with things, even beyond the synaesthesia, which enable me to see things differently than most people may. I have (or at least used to have, as I'm still in a very painful limbo) fazas, which have always been a huge boost for my creativity. And I'm very imaginative. I think it's enough to have the right to call oneself creative.
Judgment.
I consider myself a good judge of character indeed. Other people seem to agree with that a lot too. I think it's a very useful trait to have. I like to observe people and think what they might be like. I also have the whole name and personality theory that you know about if you're a regular reader, and if you don't, better don't get me started as I can't go on about this for ages. 😀 I used to trust in this ability of mine a bit too much though, usually without even realising it, and instead of thinking that the person might be as I think they should be given my observations/any other evidence for that that I may have, I readily assumed that they must be how I imagined them to be. A lot of the time, I was right, but I had to have a few strong reality checks before I realised what I was actually doing and that I didn't have to always be right because people can seriously be so complicated. I still love to figure out people's characters and play around with the name characterisations but it's not like I start out with the assumption that it has to be how I think, it's more like a help for me with what I can possibly expect from a person but I don't form my opinion about people based on what I imagine they must be like. It's also a good coping skill for me which is why I used it to such an extend. I like to know what someone may be like, their reactions to things etc. in advance, it feels safer. This judgment thing also prevent me from disliking people. A lot of people who are socially anxious or struggling with similar things say they don't like people and I can very well understand it. But while mingling with people is an awful chore for me, I love to analyse their behaviours, observe people, they can be so very fascinating! So I just can't say I don't like or hate people! I am also very careful when making any more important decisions, and careful with everything really, and have to consider everything when making a decision. Like yesterday, I was facing a potentially at least somewhat life-changing decision and I'm still digging deep into it, learning about all pros and cons and still haven't made the final, actual decision.
In conclusion, overall I think this was pretty accurate, and I feel very grateful for these strengths I have and that I can make use of them.
Now you tell me about yours. 🙂
Posted on September 24, 2020 September 24, 2020 Categories Diary, Mental Health, My thoughtsTags humour, journaling, judgment, kindness, personality, personality test, perspective, signature strengths, strengths3 Comments on My core strengths.


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Relationship between the price of the good or a service and the benefits that it offers its customers.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
An agency of the Federal Government designed to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting, and protecting the interests of small businesses
Purpose of Federal Reserve System
Makes decisions that shape the economy by influencing interest rates and the supply of money.
Different Forms of Competition
Pure, Monopolistic, Oligopoly, and Monopoly
Many competitors selling identical products
Many competitors selling differentiated products
Handful of competitors selling products that can be similar or different
One producer dominating the industry, leaving no room for competitors
Economic Recession
An economic downturn marked by a decrease in the GDP for two consecutive quarters
A basic measure of the difference in value between a nation's exports and imports, including both goods and services.
Refer to sets of beliefs about right and wrong, good and bad.
Business contributions to the community through the actions of the business itself rather than donations of money and time.
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Physical, language, body language, cultural, perceptual, and organizational barriers
Attentive listening that occurs when the listener focuses his or her complete attention on the speaker.
Sentence construction in which the subject performs the action expressed by the verb [e.g. The accountant did the taxes]. The active voice works better for the vast majority of business communication.
Single owner who manages the company
Voluntary agreement between two or more co-owners of business for profit
Business is considered a legal entity, separate and distinct from its owners
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I just looked at my blog and the last time I posted was almost a month ago on November 13. The last time I posted something I really kind of cared about was in October. I used to write all the time and have a hard time figuring out which things were and weren't share-worthy. I often decided to not really filter myself, and posted everything, which meant you had a few things to read every week.
Lately I've had a hard time feeling motivated to post. I have a bunch of things I'd like to write about, but I'm having a few issues. First, I have a problem with women not supporting other women. I will likely write a post about this one day, but I struggle with the fact that not everyone wants the best for others, and that there are people out there who would be absolutely fine hurting me in one way or another. Second, I always want to be 100% authentic and real with y'all. I have a difficult time doing this and also maintaining an amount of anonymity for those in my life who didn't ask to be written about. I want you all to know that with the beautiful things in life there are still struggles, but I also don't think the Internet is a productive place for each hurdle life throws at me. Lastly, I have realized that oversharing can help so many people, but it can also cause a lot of pain. I am trying to find a balance of sharing important life lessons and details with you all, but still protecting myself and my loved ones.
Luckily I have some old drafts I am going to work on until I want to start writing again. I really want more than anything to be the open book I love, but I've also grown wiser and more jaded with releasing my most inner thoughts to anyone in the world to read. I hope. I can get out of this funk and start writing from my heart again! In the meantime, if you're still following this little blog, thank you. I hope to start offering more to you again soon.
Most bloggers fade away entirely when they get married, so you're already ahead of the curve. 🙂 Look forward to your stuff.
Thanks so much Brandon!! I appreciate you still commenting on my stuff, even though I'm terrible about posting lately. I always love seeing you pop up on my feed too!
Yes I agree for sure!! There's been a lot going on and I've just felt drained and not motivated to write. But luckily I have a bunch of drafts now that I'll post soon!


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Custodians of the Stone
In this three-part series, Mick Ward explores the ethos of 'clean climbing' and how it has shaped the equipment we use, the ascents we make and the community we build.
Mick Ward 5th December, 2022
For Yvon Chouinard
Once we were few. Now we are many.
Climbing has changed.
"So what you're saying is… it's just a numbers game?" An irritating drawl from a friend, long ago. But he had a point. Since then the numbers have grown massively.
Once you rocked up in the back of beyond, camped in farmers' fields. You didn't understand their world and they didn't understand yours'. But things worked fine.
Except when they didn't. In the 1970s there was trouble at Chapel Head Scar when trees were cut down. Then Craig y Forwyn was banned by the farmer who was treated badly.
Ambleside on summer weekends was filled with drunken climbers, sometimes fighting, dossing wherever they could. Chamonix was infested with many of the same people. Again there was drunkenness. And fights. And shoplifting.
The laissez-faire model really only worked when numbers were very small
Nowadays there are far more outdoor users, huge increases in van ownership, in people going up Yr Wyddfa. The results? Inconsiderate van use. Queues for selfies - and the occasional punch-up - on Yr Wyddfa.
Nowadays I live on Portland, a premier site for sport climbing. A UKC thread a couple of years ago, entitled 'Do the people of Portland hate us?' elicited some interesting replies. Many of the problems encountered here are found elsewhere, so it's a useful case study.
Queues at the 2003 DWS festival at Connor Cove, Swanage.
© berie
Perhaps the most fundamental problem is a pronounced disconnect between locals and climbing visitors. There's much 'quiet poverty' on the island. People who feel disenfranchised may not take kindly to brightly garbed, seemingly affluent young people blithely using 'their island' as a disposable playground.
A few potential problem areas…
Let's wander round the island, list a few potential problem areas. The threat of a beautiful coastline - and crags - being destroyed by quarrying. Irresponsible camping. Inaccurate reporting of climbers' behaviour. Ignoring bird bans. Unauthorised bolting. Unauthorised debolting. Chipping. Terrible belaying. Inconsiderate parking. Dangerous parking. Stolen gear. Flying rocks, fridges, sofas, hay bales. I could go on… but don't worry, I won't.
Similar problems have been observed elsewhere. One commentator suggests that contributory factors have been population change and consequent culture change in climbing. For him many climbers have become slaves to social media, heroes to their fanbases, however tiny. Outdoor crags may be viewed as free gyms.
Such climbing consumerism, with little regard to the environment, may account for some (but not all) of the problems listed above. It certainly aligns with inconsiderate van use, and with selfies/punch-ups on Yr Wyddfa.
What's the solution? To diminish the power of your ego. To look around you. To begin to care. To start to redress the balance from mindlessly taking to also giving back.
An original Portland staple bolt - installed pre 1995.
© Marti Hallett
How can you give back?
You can give back with time. You can give back with money. You can give back with both time and money. For instance, most of us clip bolts. A small monthly standing order to a bolt fund will eventually become a significant amount. Litter needs removing. Vegetation needs managing. Paths need clearing. Crags need maintenance. Bolts need replacing.
Mindless consumerism will destroy not only climbing but our entire planet. Viewing this world merely as a giant shopping mall - or climbing gym - is a recipe for disaster.
We can't avoid taking from the world but it's worth stopping to consider what we can give back. One measure of a person's life is how much they've given minus how much they've taken.
The social world
While ultimately it's all one world, a useful division is between the natural world and the social world. We've briefly considered the natural world. The social world is much more complex.
The core of the social world is language; today language is routinely weaponised.
For instance climbing is typically described as a sport. I'd argue it's an array of possibilities. Sure, competition climbing is a sport. But new routing? Winter climbing?? Himalayan???
By ignoring the possibilities and their attendant continuum of risk you can seemingly reduce climbing to a discrete unit, ripe for commoditising. The commoditising may be employed either for making money or for social engineering (and attendant careerism). Once climbing was for outliers. Only when it became sufficiently mainstream – and sufficiently lucrative - did beady eyes fasten upon it.
Lynn Hill on The Nose.
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"It goes, boys!"
Throughout history, the UK climbing scene has generally been viewed as a white, middle-class activity practised mostly by men.
In the 1970s, the Climbers Club admitted women and people from more modest backgrounds. In the early 1980s, at an historic ladies meet, Rosie Andrews and Jill Lawrence led Right Wall. In the 1990s, Lynn Hill freed The Nose with the immortal words, "It goes, boys!"
So class divisions diminished. Women came through. Macho sexist attitudes slowly withered. Women have gone on to climb E10 and 9b/+. In some areas (e.g. new routing) they're distinctly under-represented, though some have pioneered to an exceptional level. Spaniard Sílvia Vidal has put up some of the most committing routes ever, unsupported - without even a mobile phone - while Italian prodigy Laura Rogora has made multiple first ascents up to 9a.
Sílvia Vidal on her first ascent of Espiadimonis.
© Silvia Vidal
Creating opportunities… and helping others
Racism seemed particularly pervasive in the UK for the first 20 years of my life, causing misery to those subjected to it. I turned my back on my country and spent time in a climbing community which had pronounced class divisions, was macho, deeply sexist. From my experience as a white man, racism seemed to be absent in the climbing community. But there were also very few people of colour participating in the sport for racists to target.
Undoubtedly, however, those of different persuasions, whether via race, gender identity, sexuality, body type or psychological trait may feel uncomfortable in environments where they're in a stark minority. Thankfully, these days the UK climbing community is diversifying, helped by initiatives such as Colour Up, a group of mainly non-white climbers, though open to everyone. As of now it's Bristol based. But it might be a good idea to export the model to other cities, other communities. Its founder, Carlos Casas, seems engagingly open to the notion that we can learn from each other and with each other.
There's a route in the Mournes called 'We're All Learning'. One way of viewing our time on earth is as a learning experience. We all have frailties. We're all imperfect. We all have lessons to learn. Maybe we can work together to mend a broken world?
For our world is broken in so many ways. One problem is the present poverty crisis in the UK. Arguably the biggest deterrent to people getting into climbing is lack of cash to drive to a wall and pay for entry. Bouldering walls in public parks would make entry level climbing much more available. It would be interesting to see how many might wish to progress in climbing and what other climbers can do to help them. It would also be interesting to subject initiatives to academic study and go from anecdote to evidence.
Cemetery Park Boulder
© Robin Mueller
Managing interfaces
I mentioned the Portland situation merely as an example of problems typical to climbing areas. Solving many of them boils down to change within the climbing community and managing interfaces between the climbing community and other communities.
Back in the day, you rarely came across other user groups. You do now. Portland is shared with walkers, birders, sculptors, cavers, canoeists, sailors, spear fishers and scuba divers. They've as much right to be here as we do. Some of them (e.g. birders) have very powerful lobbies indeed.
We need to heed lobby groups. We can be blindsided by political organisations. For instance, a few years ago, some of the best climbing in the Grampians was abruptly closed down. A while back, most of the climbing in the Costa Blanca was similarly threatened with closure. It didn't happen but it still might. The US faces its own climbing access problems at a governmental - and environmental - level, as the hunt for fossil fuels and raw materials threatens climbing areas of cultural and ecological importance.
Taipan Wall - now closed to climbers.
© Rog Wilko
Representation and taking action
In neither case did there seem to have been significant negotiation or even discussion. Some organisations couldn't care less about democracy. It's therefore important that climbers be highly organised.
How do we do it? BMC area meetings are excellent venues to raise incipient problems before they get nasty. But they require participation.
Sure, everyone can – and should – have their opinion on the internet. But sometimes there's no substitute for being there in person and hammering things out. Every meeting I've attended has been a scrupulous example of democracy in action. But not every country has the equivalent of the BMC.
It's not about us unilaterally doing what we want. It's about us finding ways to live together on this planet in a humane, decent and reasonable manner and ensuring that nobody gets bulldozed out of the equation.
Women's Trad Festival - fun in the rain!
© Roxanna Barry www.roxannabarry.co,uk
Regulation vis a vis responsiblity
It's a pretty safe bet that our world will become ever more heavily populated, with more and more interest groups all wanting their say – as indeed they should.
It's probable that there will be more and more pressure for regulation. Mandatory climbing insurance, mandatory helmet wearing, mandatory first aid skills, mandatory training, mandatory accreditation, mandatory continuous professional development.
There's nothing wrong with any of these per se; it's the word 'mandatory' to which I take exception. The whole ethos of climbing is taking responsibility for your actions. For instance, in my view it should be you and you alone who decides whether to wear a helmet.
The conscience of climbing
Climbers are by and large very welcoming people. Everybody should have a voice. Everybody should have the same rights. However, with important issues, out of the babel of voices we must achieve democratic consensus. Sometimes to be heeded we must act as one.
And we have a plethora of talents. We have people who are world-class in many disciplines. Put our hive mind together and there's as much intellectual and professional expertise as any comparable body of people on the planet.
One important voice is that of Peter Beal – American 5.14 climber, gifted writer, college professor, humble guy. Peter has probably raised more ecological concerns than anybody else. I would urge you to read him where you can. Peter really is 'the conscience of climbing'. If there were a Chair in Climbing Ecology - and I'd respectfully suggest there should be - he'd be the perfect person.
Yvon Chouinard, pioneer of Clean Climbing.
© Tom Frost
Clean climbing – a moral compass
We began with the clean climbing manifesto of 1972. I'd argue that it's more relevant than ever. Sure we leave traces (bolts are a pretty permanent trace and heaven knows I place enough of them). But even with bolting we can still act in a thoughtful and considerate manner.
We can take care that what we do serves the climbing community. We can give back to that community. In my view clean climbing is a moral compass pointing towards what we should do and what we should be.
When you get old you realise that our time on this planet is little more than the twinkling of an eye. We're soon gone. It's what we do when we're here and it's the legacy we leave behind which matters. In our glory days we may have thought we owned the crags. In truth we were no more than temporary custodians of the stone.
We need to leave all that we possibly can for the present generation - and for generations to come. We need to leave a sense of why climbing matters. Yes of course it can be recreation. It can be many things. But most of all it is resonance with the human spirit.
With many thanks for photographic help to Roxanna Barry, Marti Hallett, Robin Mueller, Sílvia Vidal and Roger Wilkinson.
This article was sponsored by Patagonia.
Other articles in this series
Thou Shalt Not Wreck the Place: Climbing, Ecology and Renewal
Clean Climbing: The Strength to Dream


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In recognition of the links between school exclusion and future risk-taking behaviours, we worked with several partners to develop the Inclusion Plus PSP from 2013-16. Learning from the programme contributed to the development of this paper by the Improving Life Changes Group on behalf of the Youth Justice Improvement Board.
The Robertson Trust contributed to this paper, which was developed by the Improving Life Chances Group on behalf of the Youth Justice Improvement Board.
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What other factors are frequently present in the lives of children and young people at risk of exclusion?
How can school inclusion be promoted and what is the impact of this?
What made the successes possible?
To find out more about The Robertson Trust's work in this area, see our Inclusion Plus summary report.
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Organisations today face a lot more risks than they did even 5 years ago. Research into risk management has suggested organisations will continue to face the risk of significant disruptions to normal activities.
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Beer drinkers in Western Australia have been divided since the 1920's. The battle lines were drawn with the introduction of the Emu brand to the market to join the dominant Swan brewery. Swan Draught is still the states major beer, however Emu Bitter has it's loyal supporters and is not far behind.
Emu Bitter is now owned by it's major competitor, Swan, but still holds a strong share of the market. Bootleg Brewery's Wils Pils will be Western Australia's craft beer entry. The brewery is down in the Margaret River region and this particular pilsner has won Australia's best draught lager before, should be good!
We will start with Swan Draught tonight. Both this and Emu Bitter are produced at the Swan brewery in Canning Vale, near Perth. The label of beers nice and in the stubby the beer drinks well. When you pour it though, well what can you say? Little to no head present, there's hardly enough foam to cover the top of the beer.
There is almost nothing detectable on the nose except for some very subtle light graininess. In terms of flavour, again, it's very light except for some bitter grains. At least there is some hop bitterness present. For a macro the beer has a really clean dry finish. It's a pretty solid beer with not too much to complain about.
I don't know what it is about labels this evening, but I am really impressed with the green Emu Bitter label, it stands out. The pour is better than most of the macro lagers in this challenge to date, however it's still quite average. The body is a light golden colour and the head is a reasonable size but fades quickly.
The nose of Emu Bitter lives up to it's name and is noticeably bitter. It's all sour grains and bitter hops on the nose, a really fresh smelling lager. I really like this beer, technically it's not great but it drinks really nicely. There's almost no malt present but there are some relatively bitter hops. Overall though the beer goes down really nicely and has almost no after taste.
Bootleg is a brewery I'm quite familiar with, however I've never had the Wils Pils. The information I've had on this beer is that it is a Czech Pilsner with a twist, which I'm not quite sure how to take. Anyway I poured it and the beer has a huge head, has a somewhat cloudy body and loads of carbonation. It's certainly doesn't look like your average pilsner.
As pilsners go the nose is really weak, it's almost all sweet caramel malts with the grassy hops all but drowned out. This beer for me is wrecked by the really excessive carbonation and this strange sweet caramel interpretation of a Czech Pilsner, which carries through from the nose to the taste. It's one of the more unusual lagers I've ever sampled.
If I was from W.A. I know which side of the Swan vs. Emu debate I'd be on: definitely Emu! Emu for me was a superior lager with better drinkability than the Swan Draught. Both though would make good session beers. The Wils Pils from Bootleg was really unusual, I thought the bottle might have been old but it was bottled less than 2 months ago. Maybe this was just a bad batch as the things I've heard suggest this is a good beer. The scores have been recorded and we will move on to South Australia next.