Parents help their eighth-graders with writing by providing a critical eye.
Eighth-graders want to get their way, but they do not always know how to persuade effectively. Teachers assign persuasive essays in the eighth grade so students learn how to present an argument and convince their readers to agree. Students often bring such assignments home to work on. Insight into the process and the genre can aid parents in helping their children write persuasive essays.
Writing may seem like a chaotic creative procedure, but eighth-grade teachers instruct students to follow a process to minimize the confusion. Students pre-write by brainstorming and planning the essay, either through a classic outline or some other graphic organizer. They then write a rough draft. Left to their own devices many eighth-graders would submit this as a finished work. However, they need to revise this draft for clarity and proof for errors. In this stage parents can help a lot by pointing out unclear areas and grammar or spelling mistakes. Then the student publishes the final draft.
Persuasive techniques appeal to logic, emotions and ethics. Logical arguments revolve around research: facts, statistics and expert opinions. The majority of the persuasive essay should rely on such support for its points. However, emotional appeals such as an anecdote or deliberately emotional word choices are appropriate as additional support. Parents can help their eighth-graders here with suggestions for stories or more powerful vocabulary. In addition, a student's credibility is improved when a paper is well-researched. Parents can guide their children in avenues of research by discussing the validity of sources. Teachers prefer websites and publications put out by universities and government organizations.
The counterargument helps distinguish a persuasive essay from other types. The eighth-grader needs to acknowledge opposing viewpoints. Parents can help here by brainstorming with their children the opposition's point of view. An effective counterargument involves both acknowledging and either refuting or casting doubt on the opposition's strongest points. At the very least parents offer adult perspectives on eighth-grade opinions. For example, if the eighth grader is arguing to change the lunch provider at school because the food is "gross," the parents can point out that the first consideration usually is nutrition. From there the eighth-grader starts arguing against a specific point.
Essays consist of three main structures: an introduction, a body and a conclusion. The introduction and conclusion usually are one paragraph each that mirror each other. The introduction starts from a broad view and narrows to a specific thesis statement. The conclusion starts with a restatement of the thesis and moves to wider implications of the topic. The body consists of three paragraphs stating and supporting one point each, all helping to prove the thesis statement. The counterargument comes in either one separate paragraph or as points refuted throughout the body of the essay. A helpful activity is to have the eighth-grader read the essay aloud. Parents listen and comment on parts that don't make sense or don't support the thesis.
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Archuleta, Nadia. "How to Write a Persuasive Essay for the 8th Grade." Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/write-persuasive-essay-8th-grade-12217.html. 26 September 2017.


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When a College Employee Shoots a Student
Armed security forces have been standard on campuses for several decades. Is that too big a risk?
By Adam Harris
A campus police officer patrols the University of Chicago. (Jim Young / Reuters)
"Twenty-one, mental. He's a mental," a university police officer said into his radio as his car approached Charles Thomas, a fourth-year student at the University of Chicago, on Tuesday night after reports of possible burglary and damage to buildings. Three campus police officers had responded to the call. Thomas, who according to police was holding a metal object, began walking toward the officer, as body-cam footage released by the university shows. "Drop that weapon," the officer, who had stepped out of his squad car, said, pointing his gun at Thomas, according to the video. A little over a minute passed, and Thomas began charging at the officer before the officer allegedly fired his gun, hitting Thomas in the shoulder. (Thomas faces charges of aggravated assault of a police officer with a weapon and criminal damage of property.)
Circumstances aside, the fact of a shooting by a campus police officer—believed to be the first at the university in more than 30 years—comes as national attention is trained on questions of school safety; one proposal that has dominated the conversation is to arm teachers and provide more resources for elementary- and secondary-school officers. College campuses faced a similar question in the 1960s and 1970s, amid widespread student unrest—in part the result of desegregation and the Vietnam War—and the police response to it. And college students today continue to protest the result: armed campus police forces.
How the Howard University Protests Hint at the Future of Campus Politics
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Though many students have opposed having armed police on campuses, administrators have been reluctant to reassess arming the officers. Now, with the political climate changing in the wake of the tragedy in Parkland, Florida, this debate may shift. Last week, students at Howard University managed to wrest promises of reform from the administration, including taking a look at the necessity of armed campus police officers. Other campuses may soon find themselves in similar positions.
The establishment of armed campus police grew out of a concern, some 60 years ago, that local and state police officers were not sufficient to deal with discord on campuses. The number of campus police departments exploded from there. The latest federal data on the campus police departments at public and private higher-education institutions is from the 2011–2012 school year, but it still hints at the current situation. Seventy-five percent of campus law-enforcement agencies have armed officers, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics survey. Nine in 10 public campuses had "sworn" officers, meaning those who can carry a gun, have arrest power, and wear a badge; four in 10 private campuses did.
Colleges are generally safe places, but that can change in an instant, Randy Burba, who was until very recently the president of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, the leading trade group for campus public-safety officers, told me. Campuses are both constituent parts of larger towns and cities and communities in their own right, with issues and quirks that those who police them should know well. If an active shooter were located on the third floor of an English building, a trained campus police force could respond quickly, know exactly how to get there, and also have some knowledge of layout of the building—knowledge the city police force might not have.
Campus police officers, he continued, face a similar set of issues that off-campus police forces experience. "It's kind of like being prepared for an earthquake," Burba says. "They tell you, 'Nail your bookshelves to the wall.'" The earthquake may never come, but if it does, the precaution was worthwhile.
By the same coin, it only takes one error—say, a cellphone that is mistaken for a gun—on a campus police officer's part for a tragedy to occur. Some have argued that the forces are a virtually unchecked power—often with jurisdictions that extend beyond the campus, as is the case at the University of Chicago—and should be abolished.
Further, as my colleague Vann Newkirk wrote last week, "In a country currently in the grip of what appears to be an overdue reckoning with its epidemic of gun violence, it's worth noting that police shootings are also an epidemic of gun violence." Arming more campus-security forces—broadening the group of people with guns policing college students—risks exacerbating an ongoing national crisis.
Still, Burba—far from suggesting that all campuses arm their police officers—notes that campuses must make decisions about arming security forces for themselves after assessing the dangers their institutions face.
Portland State University found itself grappling with such a decision in 2013. The top two reported crimes on campus at the time, according to federal data, were liquor-law violations and burglary, and the institution did not have an armed police force, only unarmed campus security officers. The institution's president formed a task force to make recommendations to address safety concerns and "improve the response to criminal activity on campus."
The university was facing a set of circumstances quite different from several decades ago. The campus now covers much more land than it did in the late '70s. The number of buildings on campus has doubled since then, and so has the campus's population. After several conversations with students, faculty, and staff across campus, the task force came to the conclusion that the college could do more to protect students, and that an armed campus police force would help do that—despite students being split on the idea.
"The most ideal campus safety staffing model is one that allows PSU access to dedicated professionals who are part of the PSU ethos and community, who have sworn police status," the task force wrote in the final report. The armed police force was approved within a year, and was charged with monitoring the campus as well as its surroudings. (No data seems to be available on how often campus police officers discharge their weapon, so parsing the effectiveness—or need—of firearms in preventing crime on campus is difficult.)
Ever since the decision, student activists have been organizing to disarm the police force on campus. In 2016, students staged a walkout in protest. Similarly, after the killing of a student, Scout Schultz, by campus police at Georgia Tech last fall, the student union released a statement about the "dangers of armed forces on college campuses."
College administrations are in a difficult position. To maintain armed security forces means to take on the risk that something will go terribly awry, that a student or someone else will be wrongly shot. But to not maintain armed security could mean that students and professors lack adequate protection. The current preference tends to be to arm campus police officers, but administrators may soon find that preference more untenable as the political dynamics around guns shift. One clue as to the contours of the debate ahead: Many colleges and universities have implied their support for emboldened high-school student activists—particularly those who have been vocal in support of gun control. Will those students find their administrations remain warm to their views once they arrive on campus?

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The news of James being in talks to produce a new take on Friday the 13th was first reported by Bloody Disgusting.
While Halloween's massive box office success is one of the contributing factors to this announcement, another is from a legal standpoint. Original Friday the 13th screenwriter Victor Miller regained the rights to his screenplay, character, and locations in a lengthy legal battle against Horror, Inc. However, the latter is currently appealing. Other aspects of this legal matter include control over domestic and international markets. It seems that Miller would control the rights here in the US, while Warner Bros. and New Line, who produced and distributed the 2009 remake, would handle overseas markets.
Voorhees is considered to be an icon of the horror genre. The young boy who drowned in Crystal Lake makes a miraculous resurrection with the intent to murder everyone in his path. But it turns out that the unstoppable Jason was actually Pamela Voorhees. However, after she was subsequently killed, it was revealed that Jason was watching nearby, and he began a bloody crusade of revenge.
He does have a point. But then again, that was all part of the fun.
This would not be the first time that James has made his foray into Hollywood. After starring in Trainwreck, the Lakers star made a series of moves in Hollywood by launching his SpringHill Entertainment group. He is also currently working on a new Space Jam film.
Now it's unclear when we will be able to see the new Friday the 13th or what kind of approach it will take in terms of story. For one thing, it could be rebooted entirely and tell a new story. On the other hand, it could be a rebooted sequel and take place after the first and ignore any subsequent sequels. We will just have to wait and see.


9 differents concerts in 8 differents cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, Rimouski, Fredericton, Moncton, Halifax.
In April 2011, Productions SuperMusique will coordinate an Eastern Canada tour by British saxophone virtuoso, Evan Parker. This tour will present him in Toronto (trio and large ensemble performance), Ottawa, Montreal (ensemble performance), Québec City, Rimouski (solo and ensemble performance), Fredericton, Moncton and Halifax.
Evan Parker is an icon of contemporary music and a pre-eminent exponent of free improvisation. His command of the soprano and tenor saxophone is practically peerless, but it is his incredible musical sense and improvisatory skills that make him such an exceptional musician. After a musical career of more than fifty years, Evan Parker remains at the peak of his artistic powers.
However, the most interesting part of this tour is that Parker will perform with outstanding Canadian musicians in each city. All in all, Evan Parker will perform with more than fifty local musicians, and will perform about sixty Canadian works including two concertos by outstanding young Canadian composers. These collaborations will not only reflect local creative priorities of the players with whom Evan Parker will play, but will also forge links within the broader community of creative music in Canada.
Evan Parker will play solo preceding a performance where he will join Montréal's musicians Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, Danielle Palardy Roger, Martin Tétreault. Pivotal figure in the development of european free jazz and free Improvisation, Evan Parker has pioneered or substantially expanded an array of extented techniques. Inspired at his beginnings by Paul Desmond and the cool jazz, his later work has been assimilated to the American avant-garde John Coltrane, Albert Ayler and others. His music of the 1960s and 1970s was harsh, raw and unsettling, involving fluttering, swirling lines that have shape rather than tangible melodic content. Evan Parker is one of the few saxophone players for whom unaccompanied solo performance is a major part of his work, involving experiments with plastic reeds, circular breathing and rapid tonguing. In 1966, he integrated the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, with John Stevens. With the collaboration of Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley, he founded the Incus record label in 1970 which was one of the most important labels to document improvised music. Since 1970 he is performing with Alex Schlippenbach and Paul Lovens in a trio — one of the most long-termed collaborations in Jazz history. His interest in electronics made him invite collaborators such as Phil Wachsmann, Walter Prati or Lawrence Casserley. He has worked with numerous musicians, to only name a few like Peter Broetzmann, Joe McPhee, Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, Keith Rowe, Kenny Wheeler, John Stevens or Irene Schweizer.
Jean Derome, Joane Hétu, Danielle Palardy Roger and Martin Tétreault are is comprised of musicians who have developed, over the last two decades, a very deep and significant understanding of the vocabulary of new music. They are masters of the genre.
Presented in codiffusion with Suoni Per Il Popolo.
Trois nouvelles écrites par Franz Kafka, les trois dernières pour être exact, les déchirements sonores du saxophoniste britannique Evan Parker, réputé pour être un des meilleurs improvisateurs de la planète Terre, un nouvel album en trio qui s'avère la contradiction de la petite œuvre et un dénominateur commun tout en chair: Jean Derome, saxophoniste, compositeur, artiste qui mérite le triple AAA de Moody's et compagnie.
Jean Derome, saxophoniste, compositeur, artiste qui mérite le triple AAA de Moody's et compagnie.


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Enchiladas are one of my favorite dinners. However, since it is one of my favorite dinners, we tend to have them any chance I get to make repeat dinners. Being a food blogger, you are constantly creating new content which means repeat dinners don't happen as often as they did in my pre-blog life. Since we have enchiladas more frequently than any other dinner, I like to try to change it up so we aren't experiencing the same meal over and over again.
One day well menu planning, the idea for transforming them into "Pillows" came to me. The traditional recipe for Chicken Pillows rolls them in saltine crackers, but since these are ENCHILADA Pillows, I new something had to be different with the outer side of the pillow. I stepped it up a notch and rolled them in crushed tortilla chips. Topped with my go-to enchilada topping, it really brings this dish together for one flavorful and tasty meal.
I am not joking when I say this recipe is a MUST MAKE! It is definitely in my top favorite recipes of all time. The original Chicken Pillow recipe is still my hubby's all time favorite, but he couldn't believe, nor stop commenting on, how delicious these were! It was love at first bite for him and he said that these will definitely make the next round of "hubby favorites".
A simple and unique twist on traditional enchiladas. This recipe is so delicious and will soon become a new family favorite!
Combine chicken, black beans, corn, cumin, enchilada sauce and cheese in a large bowl until combined. You want the mixture to be damped enough from the enchilada sauce but not too wet.
Lay out the 8 crescents on a cookie sheet. Stretch the crescent out just slightly to make a little more room for the filling, being careful that you do tear or make any holes in crescent dough.
Place about 3 spoon fulls of the chicken mixture into the center of the crescent to fill it. Then fold the crescent around the mixture so that none of the filling is showing. I'll call this the "pillow".
In a separate smaller bowl, put the egg and a little bit of water, maybe a couple Tablespoons worth and beat together.Dip the "pillow" into the blended egg. After dipping into the blended egg, proceed to dip it into the crushed tortilla chips and place on cookie sheet. Repeat for the remaining 7 crescents.
Cook the pillows at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Keep an eye on them for when they brown. Your oven might cook them quicker.
For the topping: Combine sour cream and cream of chicken into a small sauce pan and stir over medium low heat until it is heated through. Top cooked Enchilada Pillows with topping and sprinkle with added cheese.
Enjoy and I hope you are off to a great start on your week!
I love enchiladas but for some reason don't make them enough. Love this variation.
those enchilada pillows look really yummy and I am pinning it and making it soon!
It's one of my favorites to. All I can say is Yum and pretty. You have me for dinner.
These sound super amazing. I'd probably have to add some extra cayenne for my husband, but I think they look great. We'll definitely be trying.
These look awesome! Quick question - what type of cream of chicken soup do you recommend for the topping? I've made the chicken pillows before and have found that the Cream of Chicken soup I've used has chunks of chicken in it that kind of take away from the sauce flavor and make it a little salty.
These were awesome! Made them for dinner last night.
to confirm. .. on step 3 you say "being careful that you do tear or make any holes in crescent dough."
you want holes....?? won't it leak out? ?


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СК Смуха () — египетский футбольный клуб из города Александрия. Домашние матчи команда проводит на стадионе Борг Эль Араб, вмещающем около 86 000 зрителей. С 2010 года клуб выступает в египетской Премьер-лиге.

История
«Смуха» была основана 29 декабря 1949 года. В сезоне 2008/2009 команда заняла второе место во Втором дивизионе, тогда она была близка к выходу в египетскую Премьер-лигу, но проиграла свой последний матч клубу «Кафр-эз-Зайят», уступив первую строчку и путёвку в элиту египетского футбола «Эль-Мансуре». В следующем году «Смуха» обеспечила себе первое место в своей группе Второго дивизиона и исторический выход в Премьер-лигу 28 апреля 2010 года, разгромив команду «Абу-Кир-Семад» со счётом 7:1.

В дебютном сезоне в Премьер-лиге «Смуха» заняла предпоследнее 15-е место, но лигу не покинула из-за расширения количества участников на следующий год. Последующие два чемпионата не были закончены по политическим причинам. В 2014 году клуб занял второе место в чемпионате, переиграв «Замалек» со счётом 2:1 уступив «Аль-Ахли» в финальном турнире лишь по разнице мячей. В июле того же года «Смуха» в полуфинале Кубка Египта одолела «Аль-Ахли» со счётом 2:1, но в финале с минимальным счётом проиграла «Замалеку».

Достижения
 Чемпионат Египта:
 2-е место (1): 2013/14
 Кубок Египта:
 Финалист (1): 2013/14

Выступления в международных турнирах

Примечания

Ссылки
 Сайт клуба «Смуха»
 Профиль клуба на soccerway.com

Футбольные клубы Александрии
Появились в 1949 году в Египте

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Brock University Music News Students wrap up Music@Noon series for the semester
Students wrap up Music@Noon series for the semester
Friday, November 16, 2018 | By Brock University
Music student Divya Iyer was one of four performers for the first student performance of the year on Oct. 30. The next group of students will perform on Nov. 20 at Cairns Recital Hall.
(From The Brock News, Friday Nov. 16, 2018 | By: Jaquelyn Bezaire)
Over the past two months, professors and senior music students in Brock's Department of Music performed on stage as part of the RBC Foundation Music@Noon Recital Series. Now, in the final three performances of the semester, first-year music students will have the chance to showcase their talents on stage, as well.
The next concert in the series will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 20 in the Cairns Recital Hall of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. Vocal, guitar and piano students will perform.
Brock's instrumental students will then perform on Nov. 27 and piano students will follow with a recital on Dec. 4. Music@Noon will return in the new year with a performance on Jan. 8 featuring flutist Rebecca Hall and Brock Professor and pianist Karin Di Bella.
Music@Noon is a free, one-hour recital series that takes place most Tuesdays at noon during the academic year. The Department of Music invites and encourages staff, faculty, students and the community to attend.
For more information about the Music@Noon Recital Series, please visit the Music@Noon website.
Tags: Department of Music, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, MIWSFPA, music@noon, rbc foundation, students
Categories: Current Students, Events, News, RBC Foundation Music @ Noon Series


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What's left to be said, when you set a high standard as to the level of detail you require in the building of your "Dream Home" . You then get plans drawn up with an architect that understands you and then hand them off to a contractor that not only makes them real but makes the entire process a memorable event.
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Chris Nocito, ( the owner), and his crew/subs, were thorough, neat and interested in our inputs. Overall… I guess the only thing left to say is… If I was to do it all again… DXL would be the ONLY bid I would need.
Chris did a great job with my (22 x 44) addition. I am pleased with his work. He was always helpful, very polite and professional. He was able to build a larger deck that wasn't included in the original budget. Job was finished when expected. I recommend DXL Construction.
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Q: Is there anything wrong with using this system? When building software I often find that I need to give instances around a lot so that they can refer to each other's non-static members. Instead of passing around large numbers of objects I could create a class (in Java) like the following:
public class Handler {

    private HashMap<String, Object> map = new HashMap<>();

    public void put(String key, Object value) {
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    public Object get(String key, Object value) {
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You could then pass this class around and have every object that uses it add themselves into the handler so that you could share things between instances quite easily. You could even make a "static" version of this class and add commonly accessed variables e.g. screen dimensions.
I feel like using the above would fairly bad to do on a software design level. Is there anything "wrong" with this?

A: The problem with the approach you describe is that you cannot enforce and/or guarantee that a given key has a value of a specific type. What this means is that you would then need to do casting of objects to get them back (and hope that the casting does not fail...)
If you need to share items around, consider having a repository, once for each object type. You could then query this repository for items and you would be able to modify them as needed.
Keep in mind that this can cause concurrency issues, so build your repositories accordingly.

A: The main problem with it is that you lose type information: you don't know if any given instance of Handler has a given key, and you don't know if the value associated with the key is of a given type.
This isn't necessarily a problem - you just have to put in a lot more effort to ensure that you put the right things in, and validate that you get the things you expect out of it.
You are better off defining a custom class for each purpose, with semantically-meaningful fields:
class Specific {
  private String name;
  private int age;
  private List<String> friends;

  // Define getters etc.
}

Get your IDE to generate the boilerplate code for you. Or look into something like Google's AutoValue which generates the classes for you at compile time.

A: Concurrency issues for example.
It would also suppose that you can identify all instances of the object you need with the keys.

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El Matorral chileno es una ecorregión terrestre de Chile central, localizada en la costa occidental de América del Sur. Es una ecorregión que incluye bosques mediterráneos, bosques, y arbustos. El Matorral se caracteriza por un clima templado mediterráneo, con inviernos lluviosos y veranos secos. Es una de las cinco regiones climáticas mediterráneas del mundo, todas las cuales se ubican en las latitudes medias en las costas occidentales de los continentes. La Cuenca del Mediterráneo, el chaparral y los bosques de California, ecorregión de California y Baja California, la Provincia del Cabo en Sudáfrica, y la esquina sudoccidental de Australia son las demás regiones climáticas mediterráneas.

Ubicación
El matorral ocupa Chile central entre los 32° y 37º de latitud sur. El Océano Pacífico queda al oeste, y la Cordillera de la Costa queda paralela al litoral. El Valle Central de Chile se ubica entre la Cordillera de la Costa y la Cordillera de los Andes, la cual limita con la ecorregión del matorral al este. Al norte se encuentra el extremadamente seco Desierto de Atacama. Una región semidesértica conocida como Norte Chico, que se ubica entre los 28º y 32.º de latitud sur, es la transición entre el Desierto de Atacama y el matorral. Al sur se encuentran las ecorregiones del bosque andino patagónico y la Selva valdiviana, ambos más fríos y húmedos, que incluyen la mayor parte de los bosques pluviales templados de América del Sur.

Tipos de comunidad

La ecorregión del matorral chileno alberga varias comunidades vegetales.
 Matorral costero: es una formación baja y suave de arbustos, que se extiende desde La Serena, en el norte, hasta Valparaíso, en el sur. Especies típicas son la margarita de la costa (Bahia ambrosioides), palhuén (Adesmia microphylla), y palo de yegua, la fucsia silvestre de la costa (Fuchsia lycioides). El matorral costero es similar a la garriga de la Cuenca del Mediterráneo y al matorral de salvia costero del sur de California.
 Matorral: es una comunidad vegetal compuesta de arbustos y pequeños árboles esclerófilos ("de hojas duras"), cactus, y bromelias. Especies típicas incluyen litre (Lithraea venenosa), quillay (Quillaja saponaria), quiscos (Echinopsis chiloensis), y bromeliáceas del género Puya, con un sotobosque diverso de hierbas, enredaderas, y geófitas (bulbosas). El matorral es similar al chaparral de California y a la maquia de la cuenca del Mediterráneo y representa un estado de degradación del bosque esclerofilo (Balduzzi et al. 1982).
 Espinal: es una comunidad vegetal de sabana, compuesta de grupos de árboles ampliamente separados, predominantemente espino (Acacia caven) y algarrobo (Prosopis chilensis), con un sotobosque de hierbas anuales introducidas desde la cuenca del Mediterráneo en el siglo XVI. Gran parte del espinal fue anteriormente bosque esclerofilo o bosque espinoso de  Prosopis chilensis (Luebert & Pliscoff, 2017), degradado durante siglos por el pastoreo intensivo de ovejas, cabras y reses (Balduzzi et al. 1982).
 Bosque esclerofilo: fue antaño muy extensivo, quedando hoy fragmentos en la cordillera de la Costa y pie de monte andino. El bosque esta formado predominantemente por árboles esclerófilos siempreverdes, incluyendo peumo (Cryptocarya alba), boldo (Peumus boldus), litre (Lithraea caustica), quillay (Quillaja saponaria), maitén (Maytenus boaria) y palma chilena (Jubaea chilensis).

 Flora vascular

Se trata de una ecorregión con una alta riqueza de especies, unas 2500 plantas vasculares y, al mismo tiempo, con un alto grado de endemismo, el que alcanza a un 23,4% al nivel de la ecorregión, entre las cuencas del Choapa y del Biobío, y a un 47% al nivel de país (Arroyo et al., 1997).

Muchas especies de la ecorregión tienen afinidades con las floras de los trópicos sudamericanos, con la flora antártica, y con la flora de la cordillera de los Andes; al respecto, existen familias endémicas como las Gomortegaceae, que incluye a (Gomortega keule), géneros endémicos tales como Pitavia punctata y especies endémicas  emblemáticas y amenazadas como el ruil (Nothofagus alessandrii), y la palma chilena (Jubaea chilensis). Conservación
El territorio originalmente cubierto por el Matorral alberga a la mayoría de la población de Chile y a las mayores ciudades del país. El Valle Central es la principal región agrícola de Chile, y la región está sometida a pastoreo extensivo, tala de árboles y urbanización. De las ecorregiones de Chile, el matorral es la menos protegida por parques nacionales y reservas.

 Referencias
 Arroyo, M.T.K. & L. Cavieres. 1997. The mediterranean type-climate flora of central Chile- What do we know and how can assure its protection? In Timmerman & Montenegro Eds. Taller Internacional: Aspectos ambientales éticos, ideológicos y políticos en el debate sobre la bioprospección y uso de recursos genéticos en Chile.
Balduzzi, A., Tomaselli, R., Serey, I., Villaseñor, R. 1982. Degradation of the mediterranean type of vegetation in Central Chile. Ecología Mediterránea 8 (1/2): 223-240.
 Dallman, Peter R. (1998). Plant Life in the World's Mediterranean Climates: California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin.''  California Native Plant Society and University of California Press, Berkeley, California.
Luebert, F. & P. Pliscoff. 2017. Sinopsis bioclimática y vegetacional de Chile. Editorial Universitaria. Santiago, Chile. 307 pp.

Enlaces externos
 Chilean Matorral (World Wildlife Fund) (inglés).

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In this week's bulletin we talk about the communities that make up our project area along with some policy and partnership work related to the project and wider issues for children and families.
CHANGE is working across Shettleston and Calton political wards in Glasgow East. This broadly covers the communities of Calton, Bridgeton, Parkhead, Dalmarnock, Tollcross and West Shettleston. The project area runs from as far west as the bottom of High Street and stretches to the east, reaching the edge of Sandyhills Park. Our southern border is defined by the River Clyde while our boundary to the north begins on Duke Street and carries on along Old Shettleston Road, providing a natural separation from Dennistoun, Haghill, Carntyne, Springboig and Barlanark.
As we discussed in last week's bulletin, this area has a high number of families living in poverty. There is also not as much availability of childcare services for children aged 0-12 compared to other areas. One of our core aims in CHANGE is to help develop services that are both affordable for families and to have a higher number of childcare places available for these communities than there is currently.
Our parent organisation, Children in Scotland (CiS), is involved in a number of ongoing consultations and policy development programmes. CiS is currently running a consultation for the General Teaching Council for Scotland about teacher excellence. If you have children aged 5-18 please encourage them to complete this online survey to share their views. Click here to access the survey.
The Scottish Government recently commissioned CiS to examine the impact that children and young people's participation had on policy making at the local and national level in Scotland. This report is available to read here.
The CHANGE team are excited to be attending the launch event of Children's Neighbourhood Scotland (CNS) on 9th February. CHANGE and CNS have worked together on some engagement work in recent times and each project has been able to compliment the work being done by the other. We will carry a summary of the launch event in next week's bulletin. CNS has recently updated their website with a number of blogs detailing their progress and these can be read here.


On Wednesday, April 27, 2016 the Business In Savannah (BiS) Luncheon was held at the Savannah Morning News auditorium. The keynote speaker was Carver State Bank President, Robert E. James. He was charged with the responsibility of talking about his personal background and how it has influenced the core values of Carver State Bank.
Born and raised in Hattiesburg, MS, James was one of six children, five boys and one girl. Although neither of his parents finished high school, they inclucated the values of education and strong work ethic in their children. These two ethics would help James in becoming the person he is today.
By the age of 25 in 1971, James became President of Carver State Bank after earning degrees from Morris Brown College and Harvard Business School and working for only one year at Citizens and Southern National Bank in Atlanta.
"I grew up in an environment that had an enormous appreciation for the value of education and training as well as community involvement, so we've tried to incorporate those values into the culture and routine operation strategy of Carver State Bank," said James at the quarterly Business in Savannah luncheon.
What makes Carver State Bank and Robert James so remarkable are these interesting facts: the bank has been in operation since 1927; the bank has only had three presidents, with James being the current; of the 7,000 commercial banks in America, 21 are owned by African Americans. Not to mention James has been serving the community for 44 years through his work at Carver State Bank, making him the bank president with the longest tenure of service at the same institution in Georgia, and possibly the nation.
Carver State Bank has two locatons in Savannah: the main office at 701 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard; and the Skidaway Branch at 7110 Skidaway Road. Carver is currently celebrating its 89th year of service, leadership and success.


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by Chad Trautvetter
- May 11, 2010, 4:47 AM
A couple observations from the GAMA 1Q general aviation aircraft delivery stats released yesterday. While business jet shipments are down 15 percent–to 350 deliveries in the quarter–from the year-ago period, manufacturers are shipping more of the higher-end jets (large cabin and bizliners), which caused billings to rise 7.1 percent to $4.64 billion.
This is benefiting companies such as Airbus, BBJ, Bombardier, and Dassault Falcon (biggest winners are Airbus and Dassault):
Airbus -- 1Q09: 2 units, $117 million; 1Q10: 5 units, $410 million
Boeing Business Jets -- 1Q09: 1 unit, $62.5 million; 1Q10: 2 units, $115 million
Bombardier -- 1Q09: 54 units, $1.37 billion; 1Q10: 47 units, $1.499 billion
Dassault -- 1Q09: 11 units, $439.81 million; 1Q10: 17 units, $735.7 million
Gulfstream is the only exception among large-cabin/bizliner manufacturers, but not by much:
Gulfstream -- 1Q09: 31 units (9 midsize, 22 large cabin), $1.17 billion; 28 units (8 midsize, 20 large cabin), $1.074 billion
And companies such as Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft are being penalized by this market shift:
Cessna -- 1Q09: 135 units (69 jets), $557.3 million; 1Q10: 80 units (31 jets), $192.83 million
Hawker Beechcraft -- 1Q09: 54 units (15 jets, 26 King Airs); 1Q10: 32 units (14 jets, 13 King Airs), $305.44 million
There's also been some erosion in the turboprop single sector: Cessna Caravan, 20 (1Q09) versus 19 (1Q10); Piaggio, 5 versus 1; Pilatus PC-12, 18 versus 12, Piper Meridian, 6 versus 2; and Socata TBM 850, 8 versus 7.
Embraer is still an unknown, since Phenom production rates haven't stabilized quite yet. However, Lineage 600 deliveries inched up from 2 in 1Q09 to 3 in 1Q10. No Lineage 1000 deliveries were recorded in either quarter, so Embraer doesn't appear to be benefiting from the shift to more bizliner sales. Not sure exactly why this is, but it could be a production planning issue, lack of bizliner sales or any number of other things.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/blogs/analyzing-gama-1q10-aircraft-delivery-numbers
Airbus Revokes Qatar Order for 50 A321neos
Airbus Helicopters Delivers Last Dauphin
AINsight: Who Should Succeed the Aviation Director?


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NIRVANA – Flipside
Posted on	 June 1, 1989 · 2 Comments
By Al (The Big Cheese).
Seems to be the rage across the land – retro rock. And yeah, these Sub Pop bands fit right in, but as the Sub Popians say themselves, "So fucking what, as long as you like it". So, I like it, I like it… Ok, here we have Nirvana, slightly older dudes (like me!) who are influenced by a lot of the same bands that influenced my own childhood daze (like the Coop!) and hating a lot of things that I did (like the Pelvis). They fucking thrash and jump around like I would if I was in a guitar band and they approach gigs like there's no tomorrow. If you like to totally lose yourself on occasion, giving in to loud thundering grungy rock and then fucking diving into brick walls 'cause it feels good, then Nirvana can be just the band to take you there. -Al
Chris – bass
Jason – guitar
Kirk – guitar
Chad – percussion
Krk: Your album sounds really different than you do live, did you do that on purpose?
Chris: Lack of funds… why is it different?
Krk: It was just a lot mellower, it doesn't really slap you in the face it just kind of kicks you.
Kirk: We didn't do hardly any guitar overdubs and we recorded it in three days.
Jason: The studio is a pretty sterile environment, you can t get really psyched in the studio, but live it's different. It was really new material too, we just decided to go out on a limb and record 5 new songs.
Chad: We wrote down the lyrics on the way to the studio.
Chris: We were trying to be spontaneous.
Krk: Was the single the same way?
Chris: No, actually those were older songs.
Kirk: We're really new in the studio, we never recorded before.
Al: Didn't you have enough songs that you play live to put on the album?
Chris: Oh yeah, yeah. But we wanted to do new songs. We had a demo tape that was going around Seattle and we were going to put all of those songs on the album but we just decided to do new songs. It was just a whim. We make decisions like this (retarded voice) Yeah, let's do it".
Chad: We're the most indecisive band in the world.
Chris: All four of us have been walking around here for an hour deciding what to do.
Kirk: If we smoked pot we'd be dead.
Chad: We'd be hopeless then…
Al: You look like a bunch of pot smoking…
Krk: Was there a reason for not smoking pot?
Kirk: I kinda reached my end of things to do as far as acid and pot and stuff, I just reached a maximum on that stuff.
Chris: It's fun for awhile but I just watched my friends deteriorate until they were virtually brain-dead.
Kirk: Once you go past the learning experience, then you go into the downhill part. I never took drugs as an escape, I always took drugs for learning.
Chris: I just did it every day for a looonnnng time…
Krk: Is this band like an experiment and one day you'll do something else?
Chris: No, we can't do anything else.
Chad: If it wasn't for the band I don't know where I'd be unless I had a girlfriend to support me or something.
Kirk: Someone told us that they wouldn't even hire us at MacDonalds' (laughter) So we'd better pull through.
Chris: Job experience, let's see, I'm a janitor.
Jason: Industrial painter…
Chad: I was a commercial fisherman in Alaska for 4 years.
Kirk: I'm a good chef, I'm a totally good cook.
Chris: We'll all vouch for that.
Al: You're right they wouldn't hire you at MacDonalds.
Chad: If some idiot told me to cook Big Macs faster, I'd just, fuck… One thing we all have in common is a pretty healthy resentment for authority. We're all pretty stubborn and we're all anti-authoritarian.
Chris: Anti-culture! The culture of the whole world just sucks!! The malls, the expensive cars and peoples values are just fucked. They don't care about love or nothing, they just care about their fucking selves. Especially Los Angeles California!!
Kirk: We're all pretty psyched on the Batman theme for this summer.
Krk: So what is Seattle like compared to LA.?
Chris: A lot more laid back.
Jason: It's a lot smaller and more closely knit.
Al: Seattle is getting pretty popular as a music scene lately.
Chris: Yeah, it won't happen again for probably another 100 years, but it's great!
Al: How do you guys fit into the whole Seattle music scene?
Chris: I don't live in Seattle, I live in Tacoma, I just go there to play.
Kirk: We live in a like a radius around Seattle. I live 35 minutes away.
Chris: But we appreciate it, and we think that every band that is getting the hype deserves it.
Jason: Seattle in the past has been totally overlooked, and there are a lot more quality bands in Seattle per capita than anywhere else.
Krk: Why do you suppose that is?
Jason: Because it rains all of the time and we have nothing better to do.
Chris: It never rains in Southern California.
Kirk: I think the environment has a lot to do with it. It's pretty rounded. We drown all the time but we bake every now and then.
Al: Do you think there is a general "sound" that is coming out of the Northwest?
Kirk: That's really hard to say because we're inside. Most of the shows that you see in Seattle are really high energy. Our send off show was insane!
Krk: Do you think that being on Sub Pop opens a lot of doors?
Chris: Oh yeah. They have a lot of clout.
Jason: It's cool for the opportunities that it's brought, as far as being pigeonholed as a Sub Pop band, that's not very cool.
Chris: Our sound just happened, we were doing this for like 2 years.
Jason: We definitely didn't jump on the Sub Pop bandwagon.
(We are rudely interrupted by a giant Cockroach which Krk promptly stomps into the pavement.)
Krk: I hate those motherfuckers!!
Chad: You can freeze those things, then put them into water and they come back to life.
Chris: You can take a fly and put it into the refrigerator for a minute or two until it gets really slow, then you take it out and get a hair and tie it around it and when it comes back to life you'll have it on a leash!
Kirk: We won't pull our hair out, we'll just tie a fly onto the end of each hair…
Jason: It will be kinda like GBH, but more like a Van Der Graft Generator effect…
Al: But when you head bang you'll smash them all together.
Chris: Then they'll all calm down for a minute.
Kirk: Yeah but they only live for like 3 days…
Chris: That's only some flies, some of them live a little longer…
Al: 4 days…
Jason: I had a fly die in my hand once.
(another Cockroach attempts to consume us…)
Al: So what kind of a name is Nirvana for a kick ass rock and roll band?
Jason: It has a nice ring to it.
Chris: It does you know, it's a real effective name. There's two other bands named Nirvana. Nirvana means…
Kirk: "Freedom from pain and suffering in the external world"
Chris: It's neat to go around and not be distracted, not to be distracted by emotions or desire…
Chad: It's not being dominated by people we don't like or respect.
Kirk: I think emotions in general.
Jason: It's a musical escape.
Krk: Is that a big concept behind the band?
Chris: Oh no, we're just a rock band.
Chad: I think we all have our own personal political and spiritual opinions, but regarding our music, it's rock and roll, no message, no direction.
Chris: When you leave your house everyday and you see all this bullshit, when you go to a show you don't want to see a band telling you all about it. We just want to have a good time and hope that everybody else has a good time.
Al: Does the whole band write lyrics?
Kirk: I write most of the lyrics. Half the time I can't finish a subject so I'll turn the rest of the song into something else.
Al: What do you end up writing about?
Kirk: I don't know, it's really hard to explain… "About A Girl" is "About A Girl"… I don't consider lyrics a big deal at all, as long as it has a good melody line, a hook and live energy is far more important…
Al: Do you play the vocals like another instrument?
Kirk: Yeah, like what you get out of the Gyuto Monks from Tibet is not what they're saying. It's the power of their vocalizing. They are one of the only things that I've ever been affected by off of a record to where it really made me feel spiritual or it made me feel human, like someone was really directing their energies.
Krk: Yet you couldn't understand what they were saying?
Chris: No, they reproduce 3 tonal chords in their voices which is supposed to be impossible but they do it and it takes over 50 years to develop this, it's chanting, it has a very eerie effect on you.
Al: Are you guys into Eastern stuff, what with your name and the Monk influence?
Chris: No. It's a coincidence, we checked it out and we dug it.
Kirk: It's that energy we're trying to put out, we're not tight and we don't practice very often but it's the energy and the fun we try to project, not some heavy message in the lyrics.
Al: What's the deal with the "Elvis Cooper" poster you put up when you played?
Chris: Nothing, we just got this Elvis tapestry and turned it into "Elvis Cooper."
Krk: That's not a musical influence?
Chris: I fucking hate Elvis! Alice Cooper is cool.
Kirk: It's not like we don't like old time rock and roll, but Elvis and the Dead just don't cut it for us.
(We end the interview with Nirvana looking through an L.A. Rock Review, commenting on how lame that scene is and going through a pretty complete slagging of Junkyard.)
Source: Flipside – June, 1989.
Posted in Interviews
It may be the Devil and it may be the Lord…But it sure as hell ain't human – Backlash
Nirvana Interview
black trees says:
Kirk was always my favorite.
mike w donlay says:
It aint Kirk or Kurdt, Flipside scumbags. It's Kurt. Learn to spell.


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Timothy Walz
Rep. Timothy Walz's 2013 Report Card
Representative from Minnesota's 1st District
Served Jan 4, 2007 – Jan 3, 2019
These year-end statistics cover Walz's record during the 2013 legislative year (Jan 3, 2013-Dec 26, 2013) and compare him to other representatives serving at the end of that period. Last updated on Dec 1, 2014. On Dec. 1, 2014, the statistics were updated to remove Sen. Schatz from the list of Senate sophomores. Schatz only served for several days in the preceding Congress.
A higher or lower number below doesn't necessarily make this legislator any better or worse, or more or less effective, than other Members of Congress. We present these statistics for you to understand the quantitative aspects of Walz's legislative career and make your own judgements based on what activities you think are important.
Ideology Score
Leadership Score
Cosponsored the 2nd fewest bills compared to Minnesota Delegation
Walz cosponsored 147 bills and resolutions introduced by other Members of Congress. Cosponsorship shows a willingness to work with others to advance policy goals. View Cosponsored Bills »
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (13th percentile); House Democrats (30th percentile); Safe House Seats (48th percentile); All Representatives (46th percentile).
Joined bipartisan bills the 20th most often compared to All Representatives
In this era of partisanship, it is encouraging to see Members of Congress working across the aisle. Of the 147 bills that Walz cosponsored, 47% were introduced by a legislator who was not a Democrat. View Cosponsored Bills »
Ranked 29th most conservative compared to House Democrats
Our unique ideology analysis assigns a score to Members of Congress according to their legislative behavior by how similar the pattern of bills and resolutions they cosponsor are to other Members of Congress.
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2013 is considered, the ideology score here may differ from Walz's score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (38th percentile); House Democrats (86th percentile); Safe House Seats (41st percentile); All Representatives (41st percentile).
Ranked the 33rd top leader compared to House Democrats
Our unique leadership analysis looks at who is cosponsoring whose bills. A higher score shows a greater ability to get cosponsors on bills.
For more, see our methodology. Note that because on this page only legislative activity in 2013 is considered, the leadership score here may differ from Walz's score elsewhere on GovTrack.
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (84th percentile); Safe House Seats (67th percentile); All Representatives (68th percentile).
Got the 44th most cosponsors on their bills compared to House Democrats (tied with 1 other)
Walz's bills and resolutions had 225 cosponsors in 2013. Securing cosponsors is an important part of getting support for a bill, although having more cosponsors does not always mean a bill will get a vote. View Bills »
Got influential cosponsors the 62nd most often compared to All Representatives (tied with 47 others)
3 of Walz's bills and resolutions in 2013 had a cosponsor who was a chair or ranking member of a committee that the bill was referred to. Getting support from committee leaders on relevant committees is a crucial step in moving legislation forward.
Those bills were: H.Res. 209: Recognizing the 150th anniversary of ...; H.R. 679: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act; H.R. 1727: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity ...
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (75th percentile); House Democrats (72nd percentile); Safe House Seats (74th percentile); All Representatives (75th percentile).
Walz introduced 0 bills that became law in 2013. Keep in mind that it takes a law to repeal a law. Very few bills ever become law.
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (0th percentile); House Democrats (0th percentile); Safe House Seats (0th percentile); All Representatives (0th percentile).
Walz introduced 10 bills and resolutions in 2013. View Bills »
Most bills and resolutions languish in committee without any action. Walz introduced 0 bills in 2013 that got past committee and to the floor for consideration.
The House and Senate often work on the same issue simultaneously by introducing companion bills in each chamber. 2 of Walz's bills and resolutions had a companion bill in the Senate. Working with a sponsor in the other chamber makes a bill more likely to be passed by both the House and Senate.
Those bills were: H.R. 975: Servicemember Mental Health Review Act; H.R. 2256: Gas Price and Refinery Capacity ...
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (63rd percentile); House Democrats (63rd percentile); Safe House Seats (66th percentile); All Representatives (66th percentile).
Walz held a leadership position on 0 committees and 1 subcommittee, as either a chair (majority party) or ranking member (minority party), at the end of the session. View Walz's Profile »
Walz missed 1.1% of votes (7 of 641 votes) in 2013. View Walz's Profile »
Compare to all Minnesota Delegation (50th percentile); Safe House Seats (28th percentile); All Representatives (29th percentile).
GovTrack looked at whether Walz supported any of 12 government transparency, accountability, and effectiveness bills in the House that we identified in this session. We gave Walz 0 points, based on one point for cosponsoring and three points for sponsoring any of these bills.


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Q: Error CS0246 when launching C# web API I am developing a WEB API 2 project and I am trying to set up a basic authentication system on my REST server.
I'm having issues with an error when I launch my application and I don't find the origin of this error.
Class code :
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Http;

namespace CalypsoWebApplication.App_Code
{
    public class ResultWithChallenge : IHttpActionResult
    {
        private readonly System.Web.Http.IHttpActionResult next;

        public ResultWithChallenge(IHttpActionResult next)
        {
            this.next = next;
        }

        public async Task<HttpResponseMessage> ExecuteAsync(
                                    CancellationToken cancellationToken)
        {
            var res = await next.ExecuteAsync(cancellationToken);
            if (res.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Unauthorized)
            {
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}

Erreur au lancement :
Message d'erreur du compilateur: CS0246: Le type ou le nom d'espace de noms 'HttpResponseMessage' est introuvable (une directive using ou une référence d'assembly est-elle manquante ?)
English translation : type or namespace 'HttpResponseMessage' cannot be found, is a using directive or an assembly reference missing ?
Erreur source:
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Whe looking on https://msdn.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/w7xf6dxs.aspx the possibles sources of this error, I still don't understand why it happens.

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*Target Framework .NET 4.5

*In my project references, I have "System.Net.Http" which targets System.NetNHttp.dll, version 4.0.0.0

*When trying to prefix HttpResponseMessage with System.Net.http, the error still occurs.

*When cleaning and building my solution in Visual Studio 2013, I don't get any error. I only get it when i launch the application.

I don't know what else I could add, don't hesitate to ask for more details.


One of the biggest days in a young girl's life – next only to her wedding day – is her sweet sixteen birthday party. Planning a party of such importance can seem overwhelming with all of the elements that need to be considered in order to create a memorable occasion, but with some basic organization and the help of event coordinators at the party room in Milford, MA where you will be hosting the party, it doesn't have to be too stressful.
Unlike the TV reality shows that feature sweet sixteen parties for spoiled, rich children with a "sky's the limit" expense account and well-connected celebrity parents, most families often have modest budgets. So part of your effort to plan a sweet sixteen party should be to figure out how much you have to spend and then plan accordingly. Many Boston area party venues can be rather expensive to rent and parking can be horrible, however moving away from the big city can make a difference.
Your party for teens in Massachusetts doesn't have to break the bank. Strategies like limiting the number of guests, working with the venue to include catering, lighting and other extra features, can all work to your advantage. From coordinating decorations to ordering a beautiful birthday cake, picking out a theme and hiring entertainment, there are ways to help keep everything organized and under control.
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The next phase that you will need to enact when you plan a sweet sixteen party for Boston area party venues, such as The Crystal Room, is to start putting down deposits with vendors. A deposit is needed for the party room, the caterer, the live band or DJ, any other entertainers that you want present, the limo to bring the VIPs to and from the party, the birthday cake, as well as any other outside sources that you are going to hire for the big day. Make sure to start working with these folks as far as you can in advance to make sure you secure their services for the date of the party.
SHOP for DECORATIONS – Speak with the event planner at the party room in Milford, MA to learn more about any restrictions on decorating and what, if any, decorations are included. The Crystal Room provides tables, chairs, linens and colored napkins for their wedding receptions, but you should ask about adding these items for your party for teens in Massachusetts, as well as any other specialty features you might want.
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RECORD the EVENT – Consider hiring a photographer and videographer to make sure you don't miss any of the important moments, from the party girl's Grand Entrance to opening the gifts, hanging out with friends to blowing out the candles. Consider getting a photo booth for your event as well to collect fun keepsakes of family and friends when you plan a sweet sixteen party.
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Welcome to the Sacramento Boardgames, Cardgames, and Miniatures Meetup! This is an excellent place to find fellow gamers, try out some new games, and generally have a great time.
Our regular weekly meetup on Tuesday nights (6:00 p.m to 11:00 p.m) is just one of many events available. This meeting takes place at the Crepeville in Midtown at L St. and 18th St.
We also have a weekly gathering at Great Escape Games on Thursday nights (6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.). Great Escape Games is on Howe Ave., just south of Hurley, in the back corner of the shopping center containing Marshalls and Old Navy.
We also usually host a game day on one Saturday each month (hours vary depending on availability of the room) at the Arden-Dimick library (Watt & Northrop), subject to availability of the community room there.
At these meetings, we play mostly Euro or Designer games. Some of the commonly played games include Puerto Rico, Carcassonne, Agricola, Race for the Galaxy, Caylus, and Power Grid. To get a good feel for the games we play, visit this thread on our Message Board, which contains links to lists of games played at previous Meetups.
We usually have at least one "open" gaming event each week, plus other game-specific events, e.g. Scrabble, Go, Settlers of Catan.
Steph has created a portal site to help people find clubs, gaming groups, leaders' contacts, game stores, etc.
About Sacramento Boardgames, Cardgames, & Miniatures Meetup Group July 28, 2009 3:45 PM Kevin E.
We play all kinds of games-German strategy games, tradeable cardgames, "party games" such as Clue, Scrabble, Backgammon, miniature battles, pretty much anything. Bring any game you want, and more than likely somebody will be interested in playing it!
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Three PCL Construction Employees Named Among Top in Industry
1/14/2019 Denver – Buildings Construction
Denver, CO (January 14, 2019) – PCL Construction Services, Inc. is pleased to announce that three employees have been named to Engineering News-Record (ENR)'s Top Young Professionals List for 2019.
Kerri Block, project manager, Ryan Odell, senior project manager, and Ankit Sanghvi, preconstruction manager were all named to the prestigious list.
"All three of these individuals are well deserving of this recognition and we are extremely proud to have them part of our team," said district manager, Ryan Schmidt. "As a 100-percent employee owned company, PCL is passionate about construction and these top young professionals are the true embodiment of who we are as a company."
ENR's Top Young Professionals award recognizes up-and-coming industry leaders under the age of 40 from across the mountain states region. This year's competition was conducted on a national basis via a series of regional contests. Kerri, Ryan, and Ankit competed against qualified nominees from seven states including; Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Idaho, and Montana.
Kerri has been with PCL for six years and most recently worked on the Denver Tennis Park project. Ryan has been with PCL for 11 years and most recently worked on the Grand Colorado Main Building in Breckenridge. Ankit has also been with PCL for 11 years and most recently worked on the University of Denver Pioneer Career Achievement Center.
Sarah Schlosser
Manager, Marketing
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The Best Movies of 2022
With 2022 past us, members of our CommRadio Arts & Entertainment department took a look at some of their favorite movies of the year.
Baz Luhrmann did it again with another visual rollercoaster in Elvis, a biopic based on the singer.
Austin Butler starred as Elvis Presley with an eerily similar performance and voice. Tom Hanks played Colonel Tom Parker, the "antagonist" of the story, in a classic Hanks performance.
Presley's music was used as the original soundtrack as well as Doja Cat's "Vegas" and Butler's rendition of Presley's "Trouble." The soundtrack and the film paired well together, especially during the 1968 Comeback Special.
Elvis was a film for the Presley enthusiasts of his generation and the next. - Adrianna Gallucci
"Top Gun: Maverick" brought old and new fans to the theater for an action packed thrill ride. This film was one that any and all could enjoy.
With this film being a sequel to the original "Top Gun" it had generations of fans excited and it did not disappoint. It is common for sequels to be over hyped and disappointing when it has been such a long time since the original, but this movie went above and beyond expectations.
With this movie coming out over thirty years later, it was hard to expect what was next after the heart wrenching storyline of the first film. "Top Gun: Maverick" brought all the feels by casting Miles Teller as Goose's son, Rooster, and picking up with him attending Top Gun and being taught by none other than his Dad's old partner, Maverick.
Cruise and Teller did a phenomenal job acting together.
Teller went on to go viral on Tiktok for several scenes, and along with that many songs from the soundtrack went on to become very popular.
Overall, the film had an exciting and engaging plot, along with an extraordinary cast. It was clear this film was a big deal when it came out and still is now. - Savannah Swartz
This is the perfect prequel that the "Despicable Me" and "Minions" movie franchise deserve. "Minions: The Rise of Gru" reigns supreme as the best release from 2022.
Gru's villain origin story has finally been revealed. He wanted to make it big as a little- kid villain, but no one took him seriously. He went through trials and tribulations to earn his villain success including being laughed at, kidnapped, practiced heists, and, of course, being supported by his minions.
With a little bit of stockholm syndrome, Gru was able to make it as the best villain there is.
"Minions: The Rise of Gru '' is the perfect mixture of fun-family friendly content, but with an exciting and intriguing plot. Throughout the movie, if paying attention, there are some not-so-subtle easter eggs that connect with the other "Despicable Me" movies; Gru's archnemesis, Vector, and future right-hand-man, Doctor Nefario, make appearances.
The Minions, Gru and the rest of the new or returning characters still have their iconic pizzazz. Although, the audience members must have missed Margo, Agnes and Edith, who are usually by Gru's side the whole time.
The minions did not disappoint with their comedic relief effect at the end as they sang in Minionese a cover of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by the Rolling Stones.
Seeing the baby version of Gru made me want to rewatch the whole series again. But, I still have one question: how did the minions come to life? Is that the next prequel in the works? - Natalie Simone
Did we really need another Batman movie made in the year 2022?
Well, after watching "The Batman," the answer is, yes.
Starring "Twilight" alum Robert Pattinson as Batman and Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman, "The Batman" brought a refreshingly sinister darkness to the iconic Gotham City vigilantes.
Pattinson's portrayal of Bruce Wayne might be the gloomiest we've seen so far, however, his Batman shows absolutely no mercy and won crowds over from the get-go.
Paul Dano's Riddler was also a highlight of the film, and was actually pretty terrifying compared to past renditions of the character.
The cinematography was grungy, bleak, and the best way the corrupt city of Gotham has been shown on the big screen thus far.
So even though "The Batman '' is just shy of a three hour run-time (which should've dampened people's desire to see it in theaters), I went twice and I'm sure many others returned multiple times to see Bat-tinson in action. - Kaitlyn Murphy
Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy are a duo that has breathed fresh life into Hollywood.
Reynolds graced the silver screen in Levy's 2021 action film, "Free Guy," before collaborating with the director again in "The Adam Project," portraying Adam Reed.
The main character, Adam Reed, accidentally time-travels to 2022, where he meets his 12-year-old self, played by Walker Scobell. Reed employs his younger self to help accomplish a mission that would rescue the future.
Scobell, had the standout performance in this film, which is impressive considering he was among some of Hollywood's best, including Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner.
The young actor portrayed a miniature version of Reynolds' character in this debut role, and his wit made for perfect casting.
After watching this Netflix original once, I went back and watched it two more times. The special effects, humor and soundtrack just kept calling me back.
This is a film anyone of any age can enjoy. The sci-fi aspect is accompanied by action and friendship.
Levy directed multiple episodes of the hit drama series "Stranger Things," and his talent for sci-fi entertainment is evident in "The Adam Project."
This film is a modern "Back to the Future." It's that good. - McKenna Wall
Adrianna Gallucci is a first-year student majoring in journalism. To contact her, email amg7989@psu.edu.
Savannah Swartz is a second-year communications major. To contact her, email sms9072@psu.edu.
Natalie Simone is a first-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact her, email nvs5790@psu.edu.
McKenna Wall is a first-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact her, email mew6140@psu.edu.
Savannah Swartz
First year / Advertising and Public Relations
Savannah Swartz is a first year communications major, focusing on advertising and public relations. She is a member of the arts and photo department.
McKenna Wall
McKenna Wall is a first-year student from Allentown, Pennsylvania majoring broadcast journalism. Wall is a multimedia reporter for CommRadio. She got her start as a camera operator in high school, learning how to use professional handheld camcorders, ENG cameras, and a jib camera. Wall is currently involved in After the Whistle, gaining experience both on-camera and behind-the-scenes filming, editing and completing work on a deadline. If you would like to contact her, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Adrianna Gallucci
Adrianna Gallucci is a first-year student from Andover, New Jersey, majoring in journalism. In CommRadio, she writes articles and appears on podcasts and live shows on the sports side. She is also a member of Penn State Sports Night and the Association for Women in Sports Media. She also hosts an independent podcast, She's All Bat. She's a huge baseball and hockey fan with roots in New York sports. You can find Adrianna on Twitter @agallucci17 and email her at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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I have been thinking lately about some sort of money plus meaning way of doing things when 'paying' for art…artists still need cash but there is something else we need to express when saying thank you … If shell money could come back (and um, not be used as a dowry)…Tulips indeed – cos that worked out so well for the Dutch ;).
Thanks for writing this Jackie. I've been thinking a lot about this lately, trying to think of pragmatic solution. I agree with you that it is a power thing. I have thought, up until now, that what is needed is a powerful voice to speak out and campaign against what is happening. Perhaps a unified coalition of current arts leaders (majors and small-to-medium), along with the powerful philanthropic supporters and business people who sit on some of their boards, to speak out with a unified voice and give the arts some political currency and relevance. Fight fire with fire, redress the imbalance. Make it matter to the politicians when decision like this are made. Stop the inevitable fear of speaking out and division that understandably goes on when organisations are pitched against each other for limited resources. But after reading your post I think my ideas are perhaps a bit naive and actually would play into a bigger problem…I don't know. All I know, for sure is that I LOVE the idea of you in patched overalls, bandannas and brand name sunglasses.
Thanks Sarah. I agree that a unified voice from the sector is really important and we have heard some people speak out lately – I thought the Festivals comment was a good start towards a unified voice.
I want to see Bill Shorten in patched overalls, a bandanna and brand name sunglasses.


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Всеволод Всеволодович Ли́шев (1877—1960) — российский, советский скульптор-монументалист, педагог, профессор. Академик АХ СССР (1949; член-корреспондент 1947). Народный художник СССР (1957). Лауреат Сталинской премии второй степени (1942).

Биография
Родился  года в Санкт-Петербурге в семье военного инженера.

Получил военное образование: кадетский корпус, затем Павловское военное училище. Начал службу артиллерийским офицером в Кронштадте. В 1906 году вышел в отставку.

В возрасте более 30 лет решить сменить профессию, стал скульптором.

Учился в Высшем художественном училище при Императорской Академии художеств (1906—1913) у Г. Р. Залемана и В. А. Беклемишева.

В своём творчестве (тщательно моделированные портреты, памятники, жанровые композиции) развивал традиции русской академической школы конца XIX — начала XX веков.

До революции 1917 года был автором проектов нескольких памятников в Санкт-Петербурге.

После установления Советской власти принял активное участие в осуществлении ленинского плана монументальной пропаганды.

Находясь в блокадном Ленинграде, исполнил в осажденном городе более 50 скульптур — гипсовых эскизов фигур, групп, композиций, портретов, натурных набросков.

Преподавал во ВХУТЕИНе (ныне Институт живописи, скульптуры и архитектуры имени И. Е. Репина, Ленинград; 1916—1929, 1947—1960; профессор с 1948), Ленинградском художественно-промышленном техникуме (ныне Санкт-Петербургское художественное училище имени Н. К. Рериха),

Умер 15 августа 1960 года в Ленинграде (ныне Санкт-Петербург). Похоронен на Шуваловском кладбище.

Семья
 Отец — Всеволод Александрович Лишев (1850—1912), военный инженер, генерал-майор.
 Двоюродная сестра — Надежда Петровна Ламанова (1861—1941), модельер, художник театрального костюма.

Награды и звания
 Народный художник РСФСР
 Народный художник СССР (1957)
 Сталинская премия второй степени (1942) — за памятник Н. Г. Чернышевскому в Ленинграде (1940)
 Орден Ленина (1947)
 Медаль «За доблестный труд в Великой Отечественной войне 1941—1945 гг.»
 Медаль «В память 250-летия Ленинграда»

Главные произведения
до 1917 года:
 памятник Петру I "Державный основатель «Арсенала» в Санкт-Петербурге (21.04.1914 г.). Демонтирован в 1918 г.
 памятник генералу Н. П. Слепцову в Санкт-Петербурге
 памятник генералу Р. И. Кондратенко в Санкт-Петербурге
 памятник ученому-географу П. П. Семёнову-Тян-Шанскому в Санкт-Петербурге
 памятник композитору М. П. Мусоргскому в Санкт-Петербурге
 памятник на могиле писательницы М. В. Крестовской в селе Ваммельсуу на Карельском перешейке в Финляндии

после 1917 года:

 памятник Н. Г. Чернышевскому в Ленинграде (бронза, открыт в 1947; модель фигуры для памятника — бронза, 1940, ГТГ)
 памятник А. С. Грибоедову на Пионерской площади в Ленинграде (1959)
 памятник Н. А. Некрасову в Петрограде (1922, в 1946 году перенесен в сквер на Литейном проспекте)
 памятник Сергею Спасокукоцкому в Москве (1944)
 памятник академику И. П. Павлову в Колтушах (1952)
 памятник Д. И. Менделееву (1952) в Ленинграде
 памятник К. Д. Ушинскому на набережной Мойки (1961) в Ленинграде
 серия скульптурных портретов «Защитники Ленинграда»
 портрет А. П. Ханжонкова (бронза, 1926)
 портрет Д. И. Менделеева (мрамор, 1952)
 портрет «Мать» (бронза, 1945—1946) — все три в ГРМ в Ленинграде
 декоративные фигуры «строителей социализма» для нового корпуса Библиотеки имени В. И. Ленина в Москве
 декоративные фигуры «строителей социализма» для здания ВС УССР в Киеве.

Школа
 Бабурин, Михаил Фёдорович
 Боголюбов, Вениамин Яковлевич
 Ингал, Владимир Иосифович
 Томский Николай Васильевич
 Шульц, Гавриил Александрович
 Зайков, Виталий Семёнович (ученик В. В. Лишева)

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 Бойков В. В. В. Лишев. — Л., 1960.

Художники-соцреалисты СССР
Художники-соцреалисты России
Скульпторы-монументалисты СССР
Авторы памятников и мемориалов
Действительные члены Академии художеств СССР
Художники Санкт-Петербурга
Персоналии:Блокада Ленинграда
Художники-педагоги
Преподаватели Санкт-Петербургского художественного училища имени Н. К. Рериха
Похороненные на Шуваловском кладбище
Преподаватели Санкт-Петербургской академии художеств имени Ильи Репина


The remarkable new 3S gondola lift which was officially inaugarated at Zermatt this weekend after 2.5 years under construction will be just the first stage in the creation of a new skiing super region across the Swiss-Italian border of 540km of piste, according to the new chairman of Zermatt's lift company.
[b]Tignes has just unveiled the new cabins for its Grande Motte glacier cable car lift, which have been replaced as part of a ?17m upgrade project on the 43 year old lift which climbs from 3034 metres to 3456 metres in five minutes.
The new cabins, which have a capacity of 100 people inside, also have the novelty of an 'open top' area outside which can carry another 20 people. Summer skiing ended early in early August this year in order to allow work crews access to the lift before the weather began to deteriorate at this high altitude.
A man who is usually confined to a wheelchair has qualified as a ski instructor in Argentina.
German Vega is based at Cerro Cathedral, South America's largest resort.
A spokesperson for the resort said they believed Mr Vega is the first sit ski user in the world to qualify as a ski instructor, however it later transpired that others in Europe have qualified as instructors.
Queenstown ski field Coronet Peak in New Zealand has extended its ski season by one week off the back of great snowfall in spring, continued cold temperatures and demand from locals.
Instead of closing this Sunday - 30th September - the 280 hectare ski field will stay operational until Sunday 7th October, closing temporarily on Monday 1st October to reboot for the week ahead.
Courmayeur is working on a project to replace its old Youla and Arp lifts at the highest point in its ski area by 2021.
The project, the design of which was awarded a European tender in April last year, has an estimated budget requirement of ?19m, which the resort's lift company says it's working on.
Austria's Kaunertal glacier (pictured above) will begin the 2018-19 ski season this Saturday, on the last weekend of September.
It'll join half-a-dozen already open ski areas in Austria, Italy and Switzerland.
Long-standing plans for a large scale expansion of Zell am see's ski area appear to have finally got the green light from the Austrian government.
The plans, which involve 23 hectares of new slopes served by four major lifts in the resort's Schmittenhöhe area, were first mooted a decade ago but have been bogged down in the legal permissions process ever since.
In an unusual move Verbier has announced a four year 'partnership' with Liverpool Football Club to promote itself in both British and European markets but outside the traditional winter sports community.
"It is important to distinguish between sponsorship and commercial partnership. Our operation aims to make our station known and to entice LFC fans through new experiences," said Laurent Vaucher, CEO of Téléverbier.
After another successful season last winter, Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport is pleased to announce its new programme from the UK for the winter season 2018-19.
The first snow of the season was sighted on Scotland's highest hills today with snow spotted at Cairngorm (above) and Nevis Range (below) ski areas.
The five Highland Scottish ski areas will be hoping for a repeat this winter of the last one, 17-18 which was the best for five years in terms of skier business with 249,848 skier and boarder visits recorded, more than four times the 53,669 total the previous winter, which had been the worst this century.
[b]Serre Chevalier, the resort that promotes itself as the largest in the southern Alps, has an unusual new attraction for visitors this winter, a cryotherapy centre in Briançon.
"Cryotherapy, long used by top athletes, is well known for its effectiveness in the fields of sports, health and well-being and is increasingly recognised by the medical profession. It is great for athletes for optimal recovery and increased physical performance. It is well known for its ability to reduce symptoms in joint and neurological diseases such as polyarthritis, multiple sclerosis and osteoarthritis. It is also useful in helping post-surgical and post-traumatic recovery. It can also help skin diseases, sleep problems, depression, and vascular problems," a resort spokeperson said.
The historic Swiss ski region of Jungfrau has announced a huge 470 million Swiss Franc (approximately £370m) investment to upgrade its transport infrastructure, with the money particularly focussed on upgrades centred on the resort of Grindelwald and its connection to the year round attraction of the Jungfraujoch, Europe's highest railway station and a year-round 'snow fun' destination.
Huge spring snowfalls are building in New Zealand with one resort reporting 70cm of fresh snow accumulated as staff left for the day, but with the snow still falling at a rate of up to 10cm per hour.
It's springtime and the final 2-3 weeks of the season lie ahead for most of the country's ski areas but this looks to be the biggest snowfall of 2018 by some way for ski areas on the South Island.
Following the damage to cable car lifts at Argentiere in the Chamonix Valley following a severe fire on Tuesday, another cable car lift has been badly damaged, this time at the Zugspitz Glacier above Garmisch Partenkirhen in Germany.
In both cases no injuries have been reported.
Will California or Colorado Open for the 18-19 Season First Next Month?
[b]With opening day for North American ski areas rapidly approaching, the usual competition to see which will be first to actually open is beginning to gather pace.
Mt Rose ski area in the Lake Tahoe region of California (pictured above) is the first to say it plans to open on a specific date in October ? the 26th ? but several other ski areas may open before then, if conditions prove good as the month progresses, they're just not naming a target day.
Read the full Article : Will California or Colorado Open for the 18-19 Season First Next Month?
A number of ski areas in South America appear to have called it a day on winter 2018 a little earlier than usual as the limited snow cover has begun to rapidly diminish as spring temperatures begin.
La Parva (pictured top yesterday), which had a 30-50cm base and El Colorado (60-70cm), both in Chile, are among the areas that have announced they were calling it a day on the 2018 ski season at the close of weekend skiing yesterday.
A British ski travel company has announced it will be offering a ski trip to Georgia in Eastern Europe this winter.
Mountain Heaven, which has already branched away from it's core market of holidays to chalets and apartments in the French and Swiss Alps by offering ski holidays to Iran, say their new 'Ski Experience' trip to Georgia will combine skiing a number of resorts, together with visiting a number of interesting destinations in the country, including the capital Tbilisi.
Crystal Mountain in Washington State has become the 55th former independent ski run (or formerly run by a previous but now defunct large group like Intrawest) to be snapped up by one of the four current largest multi-ski resort owning conglomerates in the US.
Meribel is to have a major new lift in operation in its Chaudanne sector for the coming winter.
The new high-speed detachable six-seater Legends chairlift, scheduled to start operations in December, will replace both the former Plan de l'Homme chairlift and the Roc de Fir lift.
The recent snowfalls at the start of this week in New Zealand have been some of the biggest of the season so far with storm totals hitting 60cm (two feet) at one area, and taking the season-snowfall-to-date tally past the 3 metres mark at another - the deepest in the southern hemisphere for winter 2018 to date.
A club run ski area in New Zealand that has not been able to open for the 2018 ski season due to inadequate snow cover says it will finally open this Saturday 8th September following a 20cm snowfall on Monday.
Most ski areas in the southern hemisphere have been open since June or early July and will close for the 2018 season early next month.
Over the past decade Austrian resorts have been leading the world when it comes to investing in luxurious new lifts. Of course leading resorts around the world are often spending on superb news lifts, but in Austria there's a notable battle between the leading resorts each winter to see who can unveil the most expensive, plush lift yet.
Perisher, Australia, has extended their season to October, following "the best snow in 14 years".
Brief, but heavy, snow in Austria intrudes into the hot European summer while southern hemisphere resorts enjoy good conditions.
It may be the first day of meteorological autumn (and still three weeks of astronomical summer to run) but it is snowing for the second weekend in a row in the Austrian Alps.
The Stubai glacier, due to open for the 18-19 season in the next few weeks, posted pictures of fresh snow again this morning (above), a week after reporting similar falls last Saturday.


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Miss Thailand Wears Soda Tab Dress at Miss Universe as a Tribute to Her Garbage Collector Parents
By Regina Sienra on January 16, 2023
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For some people, paying tribute to those who supported them on the way to success is a must; that's why we get moving speeches on award ceremonies and epigraphs on books. A Miss Universe contestant chose to honor her upbringing in a unique way. For the evening-gown round of the pageant, Anna Sueangam-iam, Miss Thailand, wore a dress made out of soda tabs as a nod to her parents—her father is a garbage collector and her mother works as a street sweeper in Bangkok.
The upcycled dress, aptly named Hidden Precious Diamond Dress, was designed by the Thailand-based fashion brand Manirat and brings together the aluminium pull-tabs of soda cans with Swarovski crystals. The powerful message of her dress made waves even before the pageant, and so far, the picture of her dress has earned over 230,000 likes on Instagram.
"This gown was inspired by the familiar surroundings of my childhood," Sueangam-iam wrote on Instagram. "Growing up with garbage collector parents, my life as a child was among piles of garbage and recyclables. This unique gown was purposefully tailored-made with discarded and recycled materials, namely the 'Can Tab' to present to the UNIVERSE that what's considered worthless by many actually possesses its own value and beauty."
Born and raised in a slum in Bangkok, Sueangam-iam was sent to a Buddhist temple, where she grew up surrounded by nuns and most of her diet consisted of the monk's leftovers. As for her education, she realized from an early age that there was a gap between her and the other kids. According to her Miss Universe bio, she had to collect merit points, donate blood, collect plastic waste bottles, and clean public restrooms to cover the costs of tuition. Her life story has inspired her to work at nonprofit organizations in order to provide children with access to educational systems, regardless of their economic status.
"Persistence, tenaciousness and optimism within her have led her to a great success in life," the Miss Universe Thailand organization on wrote about the inspiring dress. "Although she was called by some as 'The garbage beauty queen,' that never stops her from shining bright as a precious gem."
Though Sueangam-iam didn't make it to the Top 16, she did receive the Social Impact Award, which includes a cash prize that will further her efforts of equal access to education and help children from underprivileged backgrounds in her native Thailand. To learn more about her work, you can follow Sueangam-iam on Instagram.
Miss Thailand Anna Sueangam-iam wore a dress made out of soda can tabs as a nod to her garbage collector parents at the Miss Universe pageant.
"This unique gown was purposefully tailored-made with discarded and recycled materials, namely the 'Can Tab' to present to the UNIVERSE that what's considered worthless by many actually possesses its own value and beauty," she wrote on Instagram.
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Maureen Fontana in her garden.
When Maureen Fontana retired at 74 from her job as a carer in the disability sector she felt she was far too young to be "sitting at home doing nothing" and so she applied to be a community visitor for the Office of the Public Advocate.
These days the 84-year-old mother of 10, grandmother of 18 and great-grandmother of 10 spends a lot of her time as a volunteer regional convenor and senior community visitor for the Office of the Public Advocate. Her role includes visiting people with disabilities who live in group homes, writing reports, attending meetings and training new volunteer community visitors in ensuring the residents are receiving quality care, their human rights are being upheld and they remain free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
It was in this role as a volunteer that Maureen was a finalist in the Leadership category in the 2017 Premier's Volunteer Champions Awards.
I loved my job working in the disability sector and when I retired I just knew I needed something to do, she says. I had always had such a busy life and I wanted to keep my mind occupied and also give something back to the community. I didn't want to retire and so I knew I needed more from life when I retired.
But Maureen believes she gets back a lot more than she gives.
It's a privilege to have the opportunity to make a difference. It's stimulating my mind the whole time, and I love the work, she says. It keeps me active in both mind and body and that in turn keeps me healthy and young. I never think about my age and when another year comes around I think: 'Oh I'm a year older'.
At every age it's important to be active and involved, but it's even more important the older you get, not only does volunteering keep you active and healthy both physically and mentally – it's a great opportunity to help people, to make a difference and to use your wisdom and life experience.
Maureen says that with a large family there is always something happening, but she also likes to do her own thing in maintaining her independence. She lives in a retirement village, grows her own vegetables, maintains a healthy diet and is very close with her family and loves time with them.
I am very fulfilled and it's a really happy time of my life – I still drive my car, I still write reports, I still get out and about with friends and family – I find life is just great, actually it's wonderful. I don't feel anywhere near my age.
Advice to people turning 80?
Stay active, stay involved in your community, join groups, volunteer if you can, and maintain a healthy diet, Maureen advises.
Victoria's Volunteering Portal is an online community and information resource for Victorian volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations.
Volunteering Victoria is the peak body for volunteering in Victoria.


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