#marketing manager tijuana

[novemberthewriter]

good bones (or, an exercise in letting go) [1300 wds]

genre: literary/dramedy

[cw: surgery talk, body image, colorism, fatphobia, depression, negative self-talk, emotional neglect, strained relationships]

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Mark ‘Mookie’ Simon, age 30, will break his first bones under the care of Doctor Armand in Tijuana, Mexico. He will have four osteotomies of the jaw over six months while Dodie plays caregiver (yes, paid). Dodie’s unbothered because it’s not skin bleaching or a black market butt lift or something else equally heinous, but also Very Bothered Enough to give Mookie another rendition of Why You Wanna Play With Your Face So Bad from the driver’s seat as they head to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

And yet again, Mookie tells her, We don’t all have good bones.

Dodie’s a good enough friend that she'll accept a half-story as long as she can monitor him. Mookie’s grateful. He’s still figuring out how to give her the whole truth. 

The PR reason is that he wants a competitive edge. Mookie is better known as Hennesse Williams, fast-growing queen of the Atlanta drag scene, and he wants to expand his horizons. He considered the staple practices: the buzzcuts for better wig placement, the spanx for a smoother look in skirts. What was wrong with something more permanent? He still can’t find an answer. Even little old ladies get chin lifts, tattooed brows. Gertrude can save at the Clinique counter and Mookie can save time contouring to look like he’s got a Disney Tarzan jaw. 

The true reason is a bit more involved.

It goes back decades.

The Weight had been the monkey on Mookie’s back (and belly, and hips, and arms, and everywhere) since birth. The Simons of Southern Georgia, USA were always markedly svelte; Mookie was nothing like them. Sure, he had the same twang and hazel eyes and tawny skin, but his facial features stretched wide, his frame and family bones buried deep under fat. It didn’t take long for him to figure out that whatever gene made the Simons energetic, ambitious, and burn off soul food like nothing had skipped him over. His childhood was spent in the solace of the N64 while Dorothy had the nerve to start singing and the gall to be good at it. 

[DOROTHY ANNE enters stage center. She is twelve years old. The stage is the Apollo, the Ole Opry, the hearts of most Simons and the world over. MOOKIE is her younger brother. He is eight years old. MOOKIE exits stage left and becomes a glass child.]

[MOOKIE wonders if there is such a thing as a glass parent. He lives with his folks yet he knows nothing about them.]

It had been many years of being grudgingly taken on tour when a blessing came to him in the form of vaudeville. (One can’t repeatedly visit New York without falling into its oldest theatre traditions.) Vaudeville became drag. Drag begot a creativity and athleticism he’d never known was possible for someone like him. Newly seventeen and now those bones that'd bent under the weight of himself and his sadness were suddenly carrying Mookie through a new chapter.  Gave strength to Hennessee, a larger-than-life character who was so very cathartic to become. Strength on his own small stages, performing for people of all ages who loved him. Strength in the streets to evade the people who sought to hurt him for finding himself. The biggest blessing: meeting Miss Dodie James.

[DODIE JAMES enters stage right. She is eighteen. She is a copper-skinned snark machine, a super-fan, and is more than happy to be Mookie’s right hand woman.]

But Dorothy was twenty and Nashville wanted her for good, so her managers  Mookie’s glass parents went with and sent him to stay with a half-dead great-aunt in ATL. He kept contact with Dodie, grew a name for himself in Georgia, kept his sights set on a forever home in New York one day. 

It was a letter from Dorothy that changed everything.

Mookie was blindsided. Her crooning and cowboy fringe had been so separate from his glitter and cocktail pantomime for so long. Read a few words with shaking hands, thought, You have everything. You don’t need me, too. Changed his address and his name and now he’s changing his face.

He’ll finally move to New York. If another Simon ever sees him again, their eyes will slide past him just as they’ve always done.

(He knows in his bones this is how it’s meant to be.)

The Tijuana condo has two bedrooms but Dodie’s bunking with him. Just for now - now that she knows everything. 

It’s the night before the first surgery. 

It starts with this, Dodie says from her side of the bed. Then you nip and tuck, nip and tuck till you’re the Black Ken Doll From Hell. What happens when we both die and they gotta identify you?

Mookie closes his eyes. They don’t know me for my smile. They can check my teeth. 

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[The stage is MOOKIE’S SKULL – pitch black, pain-free room. The buzz of a BONE SAW reverberates. MANDIBLE floor shudders and breaks under pressure.]

Recovery is this:

-A wired jaw

-Dodie doing all the talking in Tijuana (Mookie S.O.B.S., which means he Spares Others from his Broken Spanish)

-Dodie tending his wounds 

-Endless milkshakes and purees and Peridex mouthwash

-Extended time to shop floor show ideas

By night he falls asleep sweating under fans with 'novelas in one ear and a Bronx accent in the other (Dodie never moved into her own room).

When he gets onstage as Hennessee again he’ll have much to answer for. He deliberately kept the reason for his leave vague but he knows someone will put two and two together before he returns to American soil. (Queued media posts can only tide fans over for so long.) With this liquid diet he’s lightening up so much, too, and so having a snatched face and waist will make Hennessee the talk of Midtown. It’s all enough material for several shows over and Mookie’s pushing his pen overtime in this condo. (His jaw aches with the urge to practice aloud more than anything. Properly, not the ventriloquist dummy murmuring he can do through the wire right now.) He has way too many puns about mental gymnastics. 

[He, MOOKIE SIMON, grown-ass glass child, is she, HENNESSEE WILLIAMS, drag superstar and legendary gaywright of the 21st century. She is in Baja California with ten journals and a dry erase board and she’s not afraid to use them.]

The page on the bed between two friends comprises the scribblings of madmen. Mookie can’t tell where his ideas end and Dodie’s begin. He writes ‘Operation MB’, gives her room to work. Quickly gives her a metal grin – she’s just drawn Brain Surgery Cavity Sam instead of Full Body Cavity Sam.

Isolation got us on the same wavelength, Mookie writes.

Dodie shakes her head. We were already there. 

And that’s another thing to contend with: he's not sure when Dodie crossed over from best bud to collaborator – but he's not complaining. Who better to create with than someone who's supported him from jump? Something about her vagabond nature made her latch on.  Over the years he’s learned about her foster upbringing. How it'd hardened her in some ways, softened her in others. She doesn’t talk about her birth folks much like Mookie doesn't mention his family. Yet the whole of her has always seemed so transcendent. Mookie's trauma is written on his face when he's not on stage, and he's sure his friendship with her is predicated on her being the only one who can handle it. Maybe that's phrenology, that messy old way of thinking things are so set in bones. Maybe emotions are a bit malleable, like cartilage. Maybe Dodie just sees a person; a being made of ever-moving parts.

[The stage is MOOKIE’S SKULL. It’s newly renovated but it’s still not all that pretty. DODIE is strangely at home here.]

[isocertificationinkenya]

CE MARK Certification in Nepal

        A leading provider of CE certification in Mexico, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Monterrey, Merida, Leon, and all other important Mexican cities is Certvalue. Are you seeking for product certification in Mexico, or do you wish to import/export your product or get it certified under the CE Mark? we will then assist you with this. With the aid of CE Mark Consultants in Mexico, CE Mark Certification is a simple process that facilitates the import or export of products from one nation to another. An indication that a product satisfies applicable European directive standards is provided by its certification. Product ranges that are exported or marketed in European countries must comply with this requirement.The manufacturer certifies that their product complies with the appropriate European Directive(s) by using the initials CE Mark.The procedures listed below are followed by management while giving CE certification consulting in Mexico. These procedures have produced 100% of the success we have had thus far in advising different manufacturing units in India to obtain a CE Mark for their goods in Mexico.

CE Mark Requirements in Mexico:

Product Controls: Before products may be sold, they must be marked with the CE Mark Certification in Leon in accordance with specific EC directives that need the CE Mark.

Relevant EU regulations: It is the Product Manufacturers' exclusive obligation to determine which EU regulations apply to their products.

method for Conformity Assessment: Only once a product has been certified in Mexico and conforms with all relevant directives can it be sold. This also requires that the conformity assessment method be followed correctly. 

EC Declaration: The product has the CE Mark�� in Mexico once the maker prepares an EC declaration of conformance.

Third Party evaluation: Should the directive specify it, the conformance evaluation process must involve an authorised third party.

Use of Logo: The CE Mark Certification in Guadalajara must be at least 5 mm in size, and if it is larger, its proportions must be maintained. This is a requirement for every product that bears the CE Marking. It can only add more CE Marks if they have distinct meanings. Avoid overlapping the CE Mark in Mexico to avoid confusion and to preserve the CE Mark's readability and visibility. 

    Our specialists will conduct a micro-level survey of your organisation and analyse any gaps. Determine which directive(s) apply. determining unified standards. Testing your product to make sure it complies with the specifications. Write a report about the exam. Create a file for technical construction. Create a technical file documentation that complies with the relevant specifications. Create and sign the self-declaration of conformance from the manufacturer. Submit an application for the product's CE Mark Certification in Monterrey. Statement of compliance.

Advantages of CE Marking Certification in Mexico:

Market Access to the EU: EEA members are allowed to trade goods with the CE mark. This gives Mexican producers that want to sell their goods in Europe a lot more export options.

Enhanced Credibility: The CE Mark is acknowledged on a global scale as a symbol of excellence and adherence to strict EU regulations. This improves the standing of Mexican businesses and their goods, increasing their appeal to clients and partners abroad.

Customer Confidence: CE Marking provides reassurance to customers that a product satisfies strict standards for environmental, health, and safety. In both domestic and foreign markets, this may boost customer happiness and trust. 

Competitive Advantage: Businesses who have obtained CE Marking accreditation have the potential to outperform those that have not, especially in the event that they are bidding on foreign contracts or tenders that need it.

Simplified Regulatory Compliance: The EU legal compliance of a product is attested to by the CE Mark. By doing this, it may be possible to streamline regulatory procedures and lessen the requirement for further testing and certification when entering markets that accept the EU or have agreements with it.

Encourages Innovation: Upholding the standards necessary for CE marking may stimulate innovation and enhance the safety and quality of products, creating an environment in the workplace where continual development is valued.

Risk management: By helping businesses identify and reduce any dangers connected to their products, compliance with CE Marking rules can lower the possibility of expensive recalls or legal problems.

Improved Supply Chain Relationships: Companies having CE Marking certification may be preferred by suppliers and partners as it guarantees constant product quality and adherence to international standards.

How to get CE Mark Consultant in Mexico?

    You may contact us at contact@certvalue.com  or visit our official website at our top CE Mark Services in Mexico if you're seeking information on how to obtain CE Mark Certification in Mexico. Give us your contact information so that one of our certification specialists may get in touch with you as soon as possible to better understand your needs and offer the finest service available on the market.

[iso9001certificationnepal]

CE MARK Certification in Nepal

        A leading provider of CE certification in Mexico, Guadalajara, Tijuana, Monterrey, Merida, Leon, and all other important Mexican cities is Certvalue. Are you seeking for product certification in Mexico, or do you wish to import/export your product or get it certified under the CE Mark? we will then assist you with this. With the aid of CE Mark Consultants in Mexico, CE Mark Certification is a simple process that facilitates the import or export of products from one nation to another. An indication that a product satisfies applicable European directive standards is provided by its certification. Product ranges that are exported or marketed in European countries must comply with this requirement.The manufacturer certifies that their product complies with the appropriate European Directive(s) by using the initials CE Mark.The procedures listed below are followed by management while giving CE certification consulting in Mexico. These procedures have produced 100% of the success we have had thus far in advising different manufacturing units in India to obtain a CE Mark for their goods in Mexico.

CE Mark Requirements in Mexico:

Product Controls: Before products may be sold, they must be marked with the CE Mark Certification in Leon in accordance with specific EC directives that need the CE Mark.

Relevant EU regulations: It is the Product Manufacturers' exclusive obligation to determine which EU regulations apply to their products.

method for Conformity Assessment: Only once a product has been certified in Mexico and conforms with all relevant directives can it be sold. This also requires that the conformity assessment method be followed correctly. 

EC Declaration: The product has the CE Mark  in Mexico once the maker prepares an EC declaration of conformance.

Third Party evaluation: Should the directive specify it, the conformance evaluation process must involve an authorised third party.

Use of Logo: The CE Mark Certification in Guadalajara must be at least 5 mm in size, and if it is larger, its proportions must be maintained. This is a requirement for every product that bears the CE Marking. It can only add more CE Marks if they have distinct meanings. Avoid overlapping the CE Mark in Mexico to avoid confusion and to preserve the CE Mark's readability and visibility. 

    Our specialists will conduct a micro-level survey of your organisation and analyse any gaps. Determine which directive(s) apply. determining unified standards. Testing your product to make sure it complies with the specifications. Write a report about the exam. Create a file for technical construction. Create a technical file documentation that complies with the relevant specifications. Create and sign the self-declaration of conformance from the manufacturer. Submit an application for the product's CE Mark Certification in Monterrey. Statement of compliance.

Advantages of CE Marking Certification in Mexico:

Market Access to the EU: EEA members are allowed to trade goods with the CE mark. This gives Mexican producers that want to sell their goods in Europe a lot more export options.

Enhanced Credibility: The CE Mark is acknowledged on a global scale as a symbol of excellence and adherence to strict EU regulations. This improves the standing of Mexican businesses and their goods, increasing their appeal to clients and partners abroad.

Customer Confidence: CE Marking provides reassurance to customers that a product satisfies strict standards for environmental, health, and safety. In both domestic and foreign markets, this may boost customer happiness and trust. 

Competitive Advantage: Businesses who have obtained CE Marking accreditation have the potential to outperform those that have not, especially in the event that they are bidding on foreign contracts or tenders that need it.

Simplified Regulatory Compliance: The EU legal compliance of a product is attested to by the CE Mark. By doing this, it may be possible to streamline regulatory procedures and lessen the requirement for further testing and certification when entering markets that accept the EU or have agreements with it.

Encourages Innovation: Upholding the standards necessary for CE marking may stimulate innovation and enhance the safety and quality of products, creating an environment in the workplace where continual development is valued.

Risk management: By helping businesses identify and reduce any dangers connected to their products, compliance with CE Marking rules can lower the possibility of expensive recalls or legal problems.

Improved Supply Chain Relationships: Companies having CE Marking certification may be preferred by suppliers and partners as it guarantees constant product quality and adherence to international standards.

How to get CE Mark Consultant in Mexico?

    You may contact us at contact@certvalue.com  or visit our official website at our top CE Mark Services in Mexico if you're seeking information on how to obtain CE Mark Certification in Mexico. Give us your contact information so that one of our certification specialists may get in touch with you as soon as possible to better understand your needs and offer the finest service available on the market.

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Classmates

Elizabeth Ann Bond Sczempka, Class of 1977

Someone San Diego Should Know: Beth Sczempka

Volunteer extraordinaire built a hairstyling school in Tijuana

Thirteen years ago, Beth Sczempka, her husband Joe and their three teenaged children traveled to Tijuana to help build a house for a needy family. They ended up building more than a house.

During a break from mixing cement, Beth learned that Build A Miracle, the San Diego nonprofit sponsoring the project, was expanding into job-training programs and wanted to create a hairstyling school. But the group was having difficulty.

They knew Beth was a hairstylist and asked her for advice. Instead of giving advice, Beth agreed to lead the effort for Build A Miracle.

Two months later, Bloom Beauty Academy opened in the El Florido neighborhood of Tijuana with the first class of eight students.

Today, the Academy teaches six-month courses that include hairstyling, nails, makeup and skin care. Each course has 60 to 90 students. About 500 students have completed courses.

The academy employs local hairstylists as teachers, including some graduates. The director is a single mother who was in the first class.

Beth regularly visits the Academy to teach while maintaining a salon in Rancho Penasquitos.

She has developed close bonds with many of the students.

“We’ve had girls who left abusive relationships and pretty horrible situations,” Beth said. “Many don’t have anything beyond a third-grade education. But they don’t need to even read or write to learn to use their hands in an artistic way.

“The academy gives people the chance to have dreams, goals, pride and a future of independence. It’s a beautiful thing to see.”

Every six months, course graduation ceremonies are held that attract hundreds of families and friends celebrating what is for many students the biggest accomplishment of their lives.

“A lot of tears and celebration,” Beth said. “I cry at every graduation. I view these women as family.”

After graduation, students serve customers at home, often shacks without floors, flea markets or at the clients’ homes.

Beth, who also spent a month in Cambodia teaching hairstyling to trafficking victims, has never been paid.

“Helping people is the best gift for me,” she said. “It feels so good.”

Born in 1958 and raised in San Diego, from an early age Beth enjoyed volunteering and helping people, something she attributes to her mother who was an incessant volunteer.

“Mom was an incredibly giving person,” Beth said. “She taught me unconditional love and the value of helping others. She would say, ‘always treat every person with respect and put yourself in their shoes.’”

Growing up in east San Diego, Beth attended Crawford High School where she regularly volunteered for school activities. In her senior year, she volunteered for the two-person school mascot costume — a horse.

“I was the back half if you must know.”

That earned her an invitation to perform in the Disneyland Christmas parade. A few years later, she was selected to portray Snow White. There, she met Joe, who portrayed Prince Charming. They have since been married 39 years.

Their storybook beginning continued as they created a family dedicated to helping others.

Fifteen years ago, their son questioned why the family gave each other Christmas presents since there are so many families in need. Ever since, family members no longer receive presents (except for the three young grandchildren) and, instead, give presents to underprivileged families.

“A manager for low-income apartment buildings helps us find families each year and makes a list of gifts for the parents and children,” Beth said. “Each family member gets one gift. I post on Facebook and Nextdoor inviting people to participate. We get many participants.

“Close to Christmas, we go into their apartments and set up gifts, sometimes decorations and a Christmas tree.”

The family’s giving nature never stops as they continue to help build houses in Mexico. “I’ve mixed a lot of cement, hung drywall and painted,” Beth said. “I’ve attended over 75 house dedications.”

As for the Bloom Beauty Academy, there are plans to expand and include a barber course.

“I will never walk away [from the academy],” she said. “You never walk away from family.” *Reposted article from the UT by Jan Goldsmith on February 23, 2024

[zktsportsmanagement]

-NAIA COMMITTED ATHLETE-

ST THOMAS UNIVERISTY (FL) - NAIA

Fecha: 04.03.2024

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Aldo Pedroza - Men´s Swimming - Mexico - 2024

NOTE: Aldo has american citizenship

Athletic Career

2022 JUN. CONADE NATIONAL GAMES 2022 Tijuana, B.C. 

-1st 100 Free (53.14) 

-1st 50 Free (24.41) 

-2nd 200 Free (1:56.03) 

-2nd 4x100 (52.22) 

-2nd 4x200 (1:55.44) 

2022 APR. CANCUN UNIQUE SELECTIVE 2022 

-1st 50 Free (24.81) 

-2nd 200 Free (1:56.60) 

-3rd 100 Free (53.23) 

2022 MAR. GRAND PRIX JR, CANCÚN QROO 

-1st 50 Free (24.61) 

-1st 100 Free (54.03) 

-1st 200 Free (1:57.91) 

-2nd 400 Free (4:15.11) 

2021 DIC. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SC PRIMERA FUERZA, Guadalajara JAL. 

-Final A 8th 50 Free (23.66) 

-Final B 2nd 100 Free (51.93) 

-Final B 2nd 200 Free (1:54.71) 

2021 JUN CONADE NATIONAL GAMES, Monterrey NL 

-1st 50 Free (24.92) 

-2nd 100 Free (54.13) 

-2nd 200 Free (1:59.45) 

-1st 4x100 Free Relays

-2nd 4x200 Free Relays

Swimming meets in the US

SI CSA President´s Day Senior Meet (2023)

50 Y Free Finals - 23.32 50 Y Free Prelims -23.14 50 Y Free Finals - 22.40- 17th 50 Y Free Prelims - 22.21- 19th 100 Y Free Finals - 48.26- 15th 100 Y Free Prelims - 48.43- 18th 200 Y Free Finals - 1:44.82- 12th 200 Y Free Prelims - 1:46.67 - 21st

Far Western LC Championships (2022)

50 L Free Finals- 25.08- 8th 50 L Free Prelims- 25.07- 6th 100 L Free Finals - 53.99 - 4th 100 L Free Prelims - 55.29 - 9th 200 L Free Prelims - 2:02.74 - 13th

CA RMDA  La Mirada June Invite (2019)

50 L Free Finals - 25.94 - 2nd

50 L Free Prelims - 26.29 - 3rd

100 L Free Finals - 57.56 - 6th

100 L Free Prelims - 58.00 - 5th

200 L Free Finals - 2:04.75 - 3rd

200 L Free Prelims - 2:06.77 - 3rd

400 L Free Finals - 4:27.02 - 5th

400 L Free Prelims - 4:30.22 - 8th

100 L Back Finals - 1:07.65 - 9th

100 L Back Prelims - 1:10.76 - 9th

200 L IM Finals - 2:25.72 - 12th

200 L IM Prelims - 2:26.43 - 10th

CA ORCA SCY H/F SUMMER SIZZLER (2018)

50 Y Free Finals - 24.47 - 2nd 50 Y Free Prelims - 24.92 - 2nd 100 Y Free Prelims - 56.14 100 Y Back Prelims - 1:07.21 100 Y Fly Finals - 1:03.72 - 6th 100 Y Fly Prelims - 1:02.36 - 3rd 200 Y IM Finals - 2:16.41 - 5th 200 Y IM Prelims - 2:20.02 - 7th 400 Y IM Finals - 4:58.28 - 5th 400 Y IM Prelims - 5:01.50 - 5th

Swimcloud Profile 

https://www.swimcloud.com/swimmer/1395929/

He would like to major in:

1.- Business Administration

2.- Marketing

3.-  Supply Chain Management

Contact information:

gustavo.ibarra.zkt@gmail.com

+52 686 307 97 29

[pettyrevenge-base]

Getting a co-worker to humiliate himself

The only thing Croatian about me is my last name. I don't speak Croatian; my old man was a 3rd generation American and didn't speak any either. We always had steak and fries like any normal red-blooded American. I'm half Spanish/French-descended Mexican and I speak Spanish fluently, having lived in Mexico City and Tijuana. As you can see, I'm far from being a Croatian.

Anyhow, that day, I was working as a new marketing manager at an engineering firm in San Diego, working mostly on proposals. It consisted of coordinating between different engineers, ensuring compliance with RFPs, maintaining formatting consistency, and so forth. There were no standards in place, so I designed a few templates, programmed macros, and hot-key commands to expedite the formatting part. What usually took an hour now took a few minutes. I also bumped into another Croatian who had just moved in from there, but he was a little disappointed I didn't know squat about Croatia. He became more condescending towards me.

The Croatian informed me of an upcoming proposal and gave me three hours to do the formatting. I continued working on the previous project in the first hour since his stuff would take less than ten minutes. He came back to my office and looked at the computer screen to see that I wasn't working on his proposal. He threw a shit fit, screamed at me, told me I would be directly responsible if we lost money, and he had the audacity to e-mail everybody in the office not to distract me because I was supposed to be working on his stuff.

His stuff took only ten minutes and he was shocked. I didn't need an hour or two as he initially thought.

The incident solidified my resolve to make his life a living hell.

The Croatian came from what used to be Yugoslavia until a civil war erupted in 1991. Like the other Croatians, he lost everything in the war, but this guy managed to keep his charming personality and his two doctorate degrees from a university in Yugoslavia that were prominently displayed on his wall. Not only that, he took great offense to people calling him Mister instead of Doctor. While handing over the two doctorate degrees to be scanned, he implored me to be extremely careful as obtaining copies were not possible from this university.

He didn't know I had just gotten a color laser printer for my marketing stuff. It was expensive back then and I was the first to get it. I scanned both doctorate degrees and printed both in the color laser printer. Both looked exactly like the originals that were safely on desk while I put the two copies between the wheels of my chair and the plush carpet, repeatedly scooched back and forth on my chair to create a noticeable crease, and went back to his office with the two creased copies. He wasn't in his office, so I left the copies on his chair.

Not more than five minutes later, a very audible Croatian-accented, "I'll kill him," came from the hallway. I swear he sounded like Count Dracula with his thick Slavic accent! Then came the angry pitter-patter of his feet rapidly marching towards my office. I placed the two originals on my desk right when he barged in, causing my door to bang on the wall. His eyes darted over to my desk where the two perfectly intact originals were.

Innocently, I said, "I left the two copies of your degrees on your desk to see if you were satisfied with the quality before I put the image in the proposal."

The commotion he created had my boss coming in ten seconds later, screaming from the bottom of his lungs, "What the HELL is going on!?"

I shrugged, "You'll have to ask him."

Source: reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge

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Brazil - Just let go and enjoy

Brazil - Rio de Janeiro & Ilha Grande

So Brazil is my country of origin. So I ended up spending quite a bit of time here. I will then give you a few tips on a few things and a few cities so its not an overload. I am also yet to explore its grandeur in full.  São Paulo, I will save you for later my dear one.

RIO DE JANEIRO

I spent approximately a week in Rio, not followed by collectively so I will write below a quick guide.

Day 1 - if you are arriving by plane I advise you try and get into Santos Dumont which is super close to the city centre. From there you can get the VLT which is just outside the airport to Cinelandia and at Cinelandia you can cross the tracks and get into the underground so you can head southbound to Ipanema. Make sure when you buy the ticket (which will be a card) of the VLT you put enough cash for that day (around R$20 should do). If you arrive early and are staying in Ipanema or Copacabana (which I highly recommend as these are safer areas), go for a walk on the beach.

Botanical Gardens

Day 2 - When I arrived I headed straight to the Parque Lage and Botanical Park by Uber (they also have an app called Rio cabs which also works well and its like an Uber). But that depends when you arrive in the city. This trip could take you half a day or a full day depending how easy you want to take it. The Parque Lage and the Botanical Park are beautiful and you can have a coffee and picnic over there. On your way back you can also go for a wonder around the Lagoa (Portuguese for the Lake). I took the bus back but equally you can get an Uber back. Again make sure you miss the rush hour. As for food I recommend this adorable vegetarian / vegan place near the Botanical Gardens called Prana. 

Mureta da Urca

Day 3 - Wake up early and head to Pao de Acucar. It’s a bit difficult to get there by public transport as you will need to get the tube and the bus so perhaps look into getting a cab there. You can also chose to trek up Pao de Acucar. You can either book with a guide all of it or you can do half by yourself. Equally you can just get the cable car (at R$100 for an adult (you have discounts for students)) all the way up. Enjoy the view and then go for a wonder around Urca, or better yet hand around until sunset to enjoy it at the wall (which they call “mureta”). There is only one bar around there and I advise you buy a few large beers (at R$10 if I recall right) and keep the tickets to reclaim later so you don’t have to queue again. I also recommend you order a portion of pasteis (cheese and shrimp are my favourite although meat is good too).

City Centre

Day 4 - Head out early to Cinelandia and check out the library, the royal gabinet and walk around this city centre. There also should be some walking tours leaving from the square in front of the National Library around 9:30am/10am. You can either walk towards the Tomorrow Museum or you can leave this to another day. Whenever you decide to go to the Tomorrow Museum (in Portuguese: Museo do Amanha), make sure you either buy the tickets for the Museum before or you arrive around opening time (10am) so you are not stuck in the queue for too long. This museum is definitely work it and at R$20 per adult its super doable. Then go and wonder around the market to the left of the museum (in fact between the tomorrow museum and the art museum which are on the same square area) and enjoy the view of that huge wall with these worldly colourful faces. If you have time you can also head to Santa Teresa that same day and do the Ruins Park and the colourful steps (Escadaria Selaron). 

Escadaria Selaron

Day 5 - Escadaria Salaron (Escadaria meaning staircase and Salaron the name of the guy who made it) is the various steps up near Lapa made of mosaic. You have a lot of people there but if you head up to a park called Santa Teresa first you have a nice view of the city and then work your way down. Take your time and enjoy the views. Also be careful as the Lapa neighbourhood near the staircase isn’t super safe. You can then go for lunch at one of the many bars in the Lapa (look up places on Avenida Mem de Sa).

A Day at the Beach

Day 6 - You can look to do go and just chill at Barra da Tijuca beach or Ipanema or Copacabana. If you chose a weekend to go and chill at the beach you will see what Rio is truly like. Make sure you buy some mate (which is a typical Rio drink, sold anywhere really but the best one is at the beach from these guys with these metal like tanks). Make sure you also buy the ‘Globo’ snacks they carry around. Only then you can truly experience the Rio spirit. Also make sure you watch the sunset at one of these beaches as its stunning. Equally head down the Ipanema beach to the Pedra do Arpoador (the Arpoador Rock) to watch the sunset. 

Cristo / Christ Redeemer

Day 7 - If the weather is good I would highly recommend waking up early and heading out to the Cristo. I got an a taxi with 99 but you could also plan to get an Uber. I would recommend booking a taxi back. Perhaps speak to the driver or pre-book the Uber as its quite busy and there are less taxis on the way back.

Saturday Markets

Day 8 - If one of your days in Rio is the first Saturday of the month you can head to the Lavradio Street Market. It is a vintage market in the Lapa neighbourhood. There is also the Rio cathedral next door that is a very interesting architecture (built in a triangular manner). 

SAFETY / TIPS

In terms of safely I would say you stay in Copacabana or Ipanema. The Lapa neighbourhood is dangerous although a fun night out. But know that I only went out there with locals I trusted. Rio is beautiful but please be careful because it’s not the safest place so be careful and don’t stray too far from the safe areas (Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana) unaccompanied by locals you trust. 

Other things to do:

Climb Sugar Loaf 

Barra beach

Tijuca Park

Pedro da Gavea climb

ILHA GRANDE

You can take another 3-4 days or even more to head to Ilha Grande which is super close to Rio and super worth the visit.

Day 1 - All you need to do is get the 5am bus to Mangaratiba from the Rio bus station. You can buy the ticket online and get it on the day. I would recommend you arrive at the station around 4am. Once you get to Mangaratiba (a 1.5 hr drive from Rio getting you there around 6:30/7am), head to the port which is about 100m on the same side of the road that the bus will drop you off. There might already be a queue so just join. The boat costs R$17 one way. When you get to Ilha Grande you can buy the return on the day or do what we did which was to get a transfer back that included the boat and the bus back to Rio. The boat to Ilha Grande took around 1hr. When we got there around 9/10am we headed to our camping site. It was called Camping do Bicao. You can chose more expensive options but Camping do Bicao was super well equipped. When you booked with them (at R$30 per person per night for the camping space), you can ask to rent anything from the tent (R$120 per night I believe); mattresses (R$60 per night for a double); pillows and bedding (another R$30 per night I believe). They also have hostel rooms but they go quickly. Everything was clean and super well organised. 

On the same day we arrived we had all our stuff up and organised by 11am. If you rent the tent they help you do it up and take it down for you so you don’t even need to worry about that. We then headed to the Poço (translated to Well but really just a pool of water) which is to the north of the island (20 minutes from the town). We then treked for an 1 hr to the Feiticeira beach and waterfall. Super worth it and doable with half a day. As we came back into town around 3pm we bought some food (I also advise you buy some food in Rio and take it with you as Ilha Grande options are limited and things are expensive). We also booked a tour for the next day called Meia Volta where you do half of the island (that’s what “meia volta” means). Most agencies do the same spots and cost about the same so just ask around and see which one you prefer.

Meia Volta tour

Day 2 - Meia Volta tour. Enjoy and take some food but the boat should have water. Also take a snorkel if you have one. 

Lopes Mendez trek

Day 3 - Make sure you do not miss the trek to Lopes Mendez. Leave early in the morning - say 9/10am. Take at least 1lt of water per person and food. The trek took 2hours but its uphill then downhill. Plus its through the forest so although you don’t usually have the sun on you its pretty humid and super hot. Also make sure you buy your return ticket before you leave (the long boat at 45mins should come to R$15 and the fast boat at 30mins comes to R$25). If someone on the trek tries to sell it for more or doesn’t give you the less expensive options keep walking. Make sure you keep an eye out for anyone selling the tickets and ask how much. We bought our return tickets with a lady at the third to last beach before getting to Lopez Mendez. Normally they keep an eye out and ask people whether they have return tickets. If I were you I would buy the tickets in town for the 5pm slot so you can truly enjoy Lopes Mendez and the other beaches. We arrived at 1pm and realised that 4 hours was not long enough. On our last night we also headed into town to enjoy some music. Be warned that booze is expensive although we managed to find a tiny spot one street away from the Main Street selling stuff fairly cheap.

Day 4 - On this day we headed back to Rio early. We got the transfer (at R$110) including ferry and bus to Rio at 10am. If you decide to stay longer there are other beaches you can explore. 

CRIBSHEET

In Rio Stay either in Ipanema or Copacabana. I rented an air B&B. There are also hostels in Barra da Tijuana which isn’t bad but a bit away from the city centre. 

Places to eat: 

- Mate and Globo biscuits at the beach 

- Jockey Club by the Botanical Gardens

- Prana (address: R. Lopes Quintas, 37) by the Botanical Gardens

- Ella Pizzaria (address: Rua Pacheco Leao, 102) across from the Botanical Gardens

- Puro Restaurant (address: R. Visc. De Carandai, 43) again across from the Botanical Gardens

- Bar Pavao Azul (address: Rua Hilario de Gouveia, 71) in Copacabana. Amazing little bohemian split with amazing “pasteis” (fried pastries) and good vibes.

- Urca Grill (address: Rua Mal. Cantaría, 10). This place you got to go at the end of the day to watch the sunset sat at the wall - you will see what I mean because it will be hard to find a spot to sit. Get some beers and some “pasteis” and enjoy the view and the vibe. 

- Confeitaria Colombo (address: R. Goncalves Dias, 32). This is a century-old cafe with an incredible colonial architecture, amazing traditional snacks, sweets and coffee. It’s in the city centre so perhaps go after a morning stroll / tour / museum visit. 

Where to go:

- Christ Redeemer (half day)

- Mureta da Urca & Sugar Loaf (full day)

- City Centre (walking tour) (half day)

- Escadaria Selaron / Santa Teresa (full day)

[fridaynightbordercrossing]

IN LOVING MEMORY: OCTAVIO HERNANDEZ (1959 - 2015)

I was shocked when the phone ringed and got the call that told me the news of the death of the journalist, promoter, chronicler and music lover Octavio Hernández, a crucial character in this city on the rock music scene, as well as in cultural stances. Memories come to life again. . .

At that time, I began to listen to local radio programs, i was highly impressed by Octavio Hernández's incendiary verb in his nightly weekly radio show, El Arca de Neón, especially after the tragic suspension of a Maldita Vecindad show in the Palenque del Hipódromo.

Octavio from a young age decided his way through rock and after completing the academic part, he nourished himself with knowledge collaborating on Melodía 10 Años, then newspaper Uno Más Uno, until he reached Signore, the Mexicanized version of Playboy, where he became famous for an incident with a music promoter at a festival in Acapulco who clocked him blindsided. At the reedition of the Avandaro Festival in 2006, I remember that when I greeted Octavio, he told me: "Do you believe what just happened?, this motherfucker thinks I forgot what he did to me in Acapulco and now he is even hugging me!".

His love for music and reasons of affection took him to the south of the American continent, where he saw the future of rock in our language and in Portuguese too. So, he came with a vision, and it was common that he inevitably spoke of the big bands like Soda Stereo, Enanitos Verdes, Os Titas, and Caetano Veloso,  as well as his beloved Radio Futura and other sparkling artists. He arrived in Tijuana and began the take-off of the Arca de Neón which was a guide of the present and future through the frequency of Estereo Frontera 102. 5, until crossing the border, where he started with El Acordeón, the first rock publication in Spanish in the USA.

Contests and shows like Duelo De Rebeldes and  La Frontera Aquí, the first visits from Maldita Vecindad, Santa Sabina, Social Security, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs and others, we promoted by him. His pen set fire to the pages of El Precipicio in Diario 29 and continued to connect to his land via Ciudad Rock En Español, La Jornada and other newspapers and magazines.

In 1994, when I published my first fanzine, I began to frequent the Punto de Vista magazine office, where I went and collaborated for three years with great friends. One day (already in 95) on Madero Avenue, I ran into Octavio, I introduced myself to him and he responded as always, in the way he spoke to everyone, with that characteristic adrenaline and his mouth overflowing words that sounded like wisdom to me. Months later alongside another unforgettable friend, Ricardo Alarcón, we were working details of what would be the Tianguis of Rock and Culture. Coincided that Octavio was his friend, so, consequently, we coexisted in this place and we begin to have more approach. The day of the tianguis, I remember him very happy, hugging everyone, eating his sandwich and chatting. I remember him saying to me: "I'm going to see if, in those that follow, I'll bring the old demos I have from bands like Fobia, La Maldita and others".

One day, he invited me to collaborate on an event he was promoting, and we had a previous talk at the Rubén Hood, that little bar in the parking lot of Arena Tijuana 72. I accompanied him and another friend of his. We talked about a lot of stuff in music, but the most interesting thing was his painful story of the day of the tragic earthquake of 85, which changed his life completely, of his pain for those he lost. At that time, I had a social life, I moved everywhere as I pleased and coincided with my friends. He was a vital and necessary presence in events, for all of us. I remember the Festival of Alternative Culture, where he shouted to me "get off the stage" or his crazy turns with a bottle in hand in his beloved stage at  Mexitlan while Los Enemigos took the stage. I'm sure that my writing style copied (or stole) his words, his ways of writing and even the way he always nervously walked around in events, as I saw when he brought legends like Pappo Napolitano, Ratones Paranoicos and Voodoo Glow Skulls, among others. And I forgot, he connected me to be interviewed for a documentary about the border scene for French television, I have never seen that show.

He offered two workshops related to the culture of rock in the CECUT, one by himself, and another with journalist Delia M, I remember that one when my good friend Humberto Huerta and me finished at her house in the Zona Norte at the end of the workshop. Octavio later crossed the street only when Estéreo Frontera took El Arca off the air abruptly, so he was offered to move  to Stereo Amistad 99.7 in what I consider one of the best times for rock radio on the border, as they listened to their audience and took local rock music and  was part of the daily rotation. I constantly called the show on the air, which was transmitted on a small table with a green tablecloth. Over time, Octavio was given control of the nights at the station and Corazón Eléctrico was born, the first  attempt to have an independent alternative radio station, but, the new management ended the project due to "lack of rating and sales", as the new manager of the radio group commented directly to me on a phone call, when I innocently called to complain.

Octavio's path took him to La Banda Elástica Magazine, where he excelled covering all the ways of rock on the border. California and Tijuana were as one, opening the gates to bands of both sides...until one day at the Cecut announced his departure from the magazine, which, put some harsh distance between both sides, which was manifested in subsequent numbers related to rock history in Tijuana and USA on LBE. He wrote some essays about that in Perdidos En La Linea, Lumbre and others, until he landed a spot on Retila Magazine, where he was set up as the editor and assembled his dream team, I was included, the greatest honor for me, alongside with some of the best writers ever, but, the dream was short as the magazine ended after the economic crisis derived from an event that  the magazine organized and was a disaster. we only work three numbers, but was incredible.

It was the stage where we hang out the most and had great mutual respect. He interviewed me for one of his most famous articles, Tijuana Mesopotamia, which was the title of his first chronicle book, where the text also appeared, previously published in La Jornada. I got the book and  I appear in the acknowledgments. His pen appeared in a trendy magazine called Lumbre, which was a pretext to coincide in a night where we had an incredible gathering together with another dear friend, Ejival and other friends. He also wrote in No Cover, but only for the first edition.

Many of the stories that he wrote, I will reveal that they were versions, let's say, light, of how the events he wrote about happened, but his use of vocabulary to make the stories enjoyable is what I take away from...it's going to hurt remembering when he would stare at me and touch my head and tell me "pinche Rincon, you are quite a character" or his traditional "how are you, maestro?". He continued to collaborate with media such as Circulo MixUp, Cinemania and alongside his beloved friend Charly Alberti on yeyeye.com.

Suddenly, life changed. I remember he had a serious health problem, and after that, we met again when Roy Villela from Oxigeno Rock Shop called us to a magazine project. We met outside the Box Underground venue, and that day, there was a show featuring a band from Ensenada called Blue Mind. Suddenly, Octavio asks me if the man who was standing at the door was Raúl Ramírez, the famous and legendary Mexican tennis player, I say yes. Immediately he got up and went to greet Mr. Ramirez, who was accompanied by his wife, Miss Universe 77 Maritza Sayalero. Octavio reminded Ramirez of the wonderful afternoons with his usual dynamic, citing his legendary rivals as Jimmy Connors and Vitas Gerulaitis, but above all, his vibrant triumphs against the elite before a Ramírez who listened to him with pleasure and surprise. He went back to radio, at the now Fusion 102.5 for two more stints of El Arca De Neon, being the second the lengthiest one, finally, after all these years I went a couple of times, as that was something I put on the bucket list.

In recent times, he spoke more of the past than of the present, very little of the current market. He spoke of seeking to bring veteran artists of blues and old school rock to perform around here. He brought for shows bands like Santa Sabina (their last show before the passing of singer Rita Guerrero), La Barranca and Rubén Albarran from Cafe Tacuba. Worked a lot with the Interzona Festival and was featured on Canal 12 Televisa Tijuana on the Fusión TV show. We returned to coincide by mutual friends when he launched the Tijua Neo magazine alongside the journalist Fernando Del Monte, but issues made Del Monte leave the project. Later, he would leave El Arca show forever in harsh circumstances, however, he was able to return later to the show and others on the same station as a guest. I was invited to write for Tijua Neo in some issues, but then, for a series of stuff, we stopped talking for about three years. We never had any difference openly, but when we saw each other, I know there was some small tension,  we agreed that it was already past and that we should start over.

We met in person in January of 2015, we greet in my frustrated birthday event at the TJ Arte y Rock Cafe, and we said goodbye with a hug, as always. He told me that he knew we were going to work on something soon. The last contact we had was by a Facebook message, he invited me as a judge to the TIM band contest, but my time did not coincide because of the workshop I was working on at the time, so I declined...I did not think that he would die, I never imagined that. I knew his pain for his partner Rosalba and her health problems, but he was motivated by love, beer and for culture. It is worth mentioning that in his recent messages, he asks us to support local rock always.

Never assume that what we see today, will be tomorrow. Octavio, I admire you, I respect you and I love you, I remain with your direct and indirect teachings, with your words of appreciation, with your influence.

Thanks and see you soon, very soon, I hope not to be late.

(Text originally published on the AudioTijuana blog in Prenser and republished in the electronic magazine En Tijuana).

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I also would share the text in relation to an event-tribute that took place in 2014. He asked me to wrote it, since he tought i was the only one that knew more about his work. This was featured on El Mexicano newspaper :

ARCABUZ: A Tribute to Octavio Hernández, The Border Rider of Rock.

Octavio manifested his love for music from a very young age. His contact with rock was being notorious, being astounding with the live performances of bands that made history and are now legends, that marked him to get involved in journalism in his native Mexico City, where after from his beginnings, he learned the art of chronicling and musical criticism alongside respected characters like Víctor Roura  in the pages of Melodía: Ten Years Later, Uno Mas Uno and at the beginning of La Jornada, then he would put his talents to work for  Signore (the first Playboy Mexico magazine) and other publications would give him a unique and special place in national journalism.

Along with his first wife Rosvita he traveled to South America. In Brazil. he saw the jubilant  scene of emerging artists,  while on the streets of Argentina, he learned where the future of Latin American rock would come,  from groups like Soda Stereo, but his life destination would change, as he arrived in 1988 in Tijuana, where he saw the enormous potential that the city had to be considered the spearhead of a musical movement, but also, he discovered that California was another hotbed for bands and media, so, he stayed here.

He made history by being a great influence on the radio through the Arca De Neon show in its various stages at Estereo Frontera 102.5, Stereo Amistad 97.7 and Fusion 102.5, and also,  crossed the border to team with Dave Stampone - from the university radio station in San Diego ( KCR) - to make a prodigious binational simulcast. In Stereo Amistad, he promoted one of the first commercial radio projects dedicated to rock music called Corazón Eléctrico, something that deserved better luck. In Los Angeles, together with Enrique Blanc and Omar Márquez, he edited the first publication dedicated to rock in the Spanish language called  El Acordion, it became a vital part of the roots of La Banda Elastica Magazine, where he was featured later.

With his pen, he later became editor of Retila Magazine ("the rival" of La Banda Elastic in Los Angeles) and discovered the new cyber ways alongside YeYeYe.com and also collaborated in prestigious publications here and there such as Circulo Mix Up, Pulse Latino, Lumbre, La Olla Express, Bitácora, LA Weekly, La Opinión, No Cover in Spanish, Identidad and Guitar Player, among others.

As a promoter of concerts, he provoked electrical miracles such as the contest Duelo De Rebeldes (binational rock contest, thanks to which the new Tijuana music appeared on the cover of the San Diego Union-Tribune) and the first appearances in the city of Maldita Vecindad, Santa Sabina, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (whose debut was in Tijuana and not in Mexico City), Seguridad Social, La Lupita, Pappo Napolitano, Ratones Paranoicos, VooDoo Glow Skulls, La Barranca and others. From then on, he never stopped opening roads.

His chronicles and articles have been published in two amazing books, Tijuana-Mesopotamia, Crónicas y Otros Latidos and Cornucopia, Periodismo Sonoro y Anexas. On television, he appeared with his music section in the cultural program Fusion for Televisa Tijuana and is the director and editor of the cultural magazine TijuaNeo, where he demonstrates that his passion for rock is not at odds with his vast general culture. These stages, he lived them with all the same intensity that his heart had for his life partner Rosalba.

He has been found on the road those who are legends and those who could be. With nocturnal adventures accompanied by the inevitable cold beer, or the sun to the fullest, he always talks anecdotes and stories that seem fantasy and those, written, take a much more mystical dimension. He is one of the most transcendental characters of our border.

[uclaradio]

On USSF’s Hiring Process // Sports

There’s Hardly a Reason to Criticize the Berhalter Hire, But Many to Question USSF’s Hiring Process 

article by Ben Hunter

After being rumored as the frontrunner for the vacant USMNT job for last 14 months, former USMNT defender and current Columbus Crew boss Gregg Berhalter was announced as head coach by USSF on December 2. Berhalter played collegiately at UNC and then had a lengthy playing career in Europe, featuring for the likes of Crystal Palace, 1860 Munich, Energie Cottbus, as well as three Dutch sides. He became the first American to manage in Europe when he took over Hammarby in 2011. He was fired in 2013 and took over the Crew, where he has been since.

There are several surface level reasons to criticize this hire; however, it is far more complex than the twitter warriors portray it to be. People say that he wasn’t that successful so far as a head coach and that his brother, Jay, is COO of US Soccer. It’s hard to determine the validity of this criticism for one simple reason: USSF’s hiring process had next to no transparency. It’s also hard to assign blame for this lack of transparency. Carlos Cordeiro wasn’t elected president until February, and Earnie Stewart didn’t begin his job as GM until August. This is the biggest issue from my perspective; Cordeiro and USSF needed to have a GM working sooner to finalize our head coach sooner. Bruce Arena resigned on October 13, 2017, and it made sense why we would wait to hire a head coach. Dave Sarachan could handle the job for a little while, and we could look to get a coach who may become available at the end of the club seasons or World Cup. This did not happen, and the top candidate from the list of American names was ultimately selected months later.

USSF really dropped the ball during this hiring process, leading loads of unnecessary pressure being put on Berhalter. There was a 33 person shortlist, which was trimmed down to 11, and it’s unknown how many interviewed. The only two who are confirmed to have interviewed were Berhalter and Oscar Pareja, who just moved on from FC Dallas for Tijuana. It is rumored that there was a third candidate interviewed, but no one knows for sure. By not interviewing more candidates, USSF implies that Berhalter is such an incredible candidate that it’s not worth interviewing the likes of Peter Vermes, Tab Ramos, Jesse Marsch, Juan Carlos Osorio, or Julen Lopetegui (who reached out to the federation). Another name that I wish the federation reached out to is Arsene Wenger, since I think his play style would be perfect for developing our young attacking talent, but that’s a debate for another day.

It is clear as day that Jay Berhalter’s presence impacted the decision to hire his brother, no matter how much USSF insists he was not involved in the process. It’s not possible to think that a coach who did respectably—but by no means incredibly—as an MLS head coach is such a good candidate that hardly any others need to be interviewed.

Additionally, USSF put even more unnecessary pressure on Berhalter by taking 14 months to find a new coach since the catastrophic failure to qualify. This is not his fault, but it adds even more scrutiny to his job. USSF makes it even more clear that he was the top candidate all along, as they waited for him to finish his MLS season. MLS shouldn’t take priority, period. There was a major wasted opportunity here because Berhalter should’ve been put in charge in August, so that he could prepare for the three fall international breaks. The USMNT had six friendlies, each of which was against a good team. It was good to see Sarachan playing the youngsters; however, it would’ve been even better if they were playing in the system that Berhalter wants to utilize in the foreseeable future. Also, veterans like Bradley and Altidore should’ve been re-integrated under the new coach, so that they could provide experience and mentorship to young guys, while they all adapted to a new coach and system. There are only about 10 international games per year, excluding summer tournaments, so I think the opportunity to have played 6 games against top-tier opposition would’ve been invaluable. From my perspective, the media is not talking about this opportunity that USSF wasted enough. It is especially confusing since the hiring process took so long, but its length doesn’t seem to be justified from what we know.

Despite all of these questions and criticisms of the process, Berhalter may turn out to be an excellent hire. Actually, I think he is the right man for the job. I would’ve liked to have seen Peter Vermes considered, as I think his achievements at Sporting KC are very solid, and I wish we knew more of any foreign candidates considered. Overall though, I think it is good we hired an American. With our identity severely damaged, we needed someone who understands the US Soccer system and what it means to represent your nation in a sport that may not be on top, but is rising and has the power to influence people. Additionally, Christian Pulisic said he just wants someone who has a tangible plan on how to turn around the program. Berhalter will have a plan in mind without any doubt. He served as both head coach and technical director in Columbus, and he worked with a below-average budget, so having a plan was critical. His record may not be incredible with a 74-69-50 MLS record, but when you consider the market he worked in and the fact he made four playoff and one MLS Cup appearance, it is impressive.

All things considered, Berhalter is a slightly lackluster but solid hire for USMNT head coach. Criticism has come from the media for the outlined reasons; some of it may be justified, but that doesn’t mean Berhalter doesn’t have what it takes to lead what will hopefully be a successful USMNT period. He will certainly be prepared to coach this team in the upcoming cycle with a new plan and identity. All he has to do to silence the critics is one thing: win.

[newstfionline]

How a border ‘shutdown’ would look from a border town

By Whitney Eulich, CS Monitor, December 6, 2018

TIJUANA, MEXICO--Antonio Ley’s commute starts off like many around the world: He brings the dog into the house, kisses his daughter goodbye, and heads down a steep hill to catch his bus.

His hourlong trip strays from the ordinary during his bus transfer, when Mr. Ley walks up a winding pedestrian ramp, shows his passport card to armed Mexican and US border agents, and answers a handful of questions, like how much cash he’s carrying. He’s leaving Mexico, where he lives, and entering the US, where he runs a food truck five days a week.

For Ley, who was born and raised in San Diego (and whose father moved in the opposite direction each day to practice law in Tijuana), his commute is one of tens of thousands of daily border crossings--for school, work, shopping, or to visit family and friends--that make this region distinctive.

In recent weeks, this tradition of daily crossings has been thrown into flux. After US border patrol agents clashed with a group of unarmed Central American migrants late last month, leading to an hours-long closure at the San Ysidro border crossing between Tijuana and San Diego, President Trump reiterated threats to shutter the US-Mexico border entirely. A border closure could hit Mexico and the US hard, economically: about $1.7 billion in goods and services and hundreds of thousands of people legally cross the US-Mexico border every day.

Many here say Mr. Trump couldn’t possibly follow through, largely due to the economic implications for the US, but others are taking precautions. Some now commute to work with overnight bags, just in case; parents are organizing alternate pick-up for kids who attend schools across the border and emergency childcare for children whose parents work across the border; and Tijuana-based factories are renting storage space in the US so products can reach clients even if the border closes.

“Closing the border hurts both countries. That’s the reality of integrated supply chains and economies,” says Duncan Wood, director of the Mexico Institute at the Washington-based Wilson Center. “It’s a lose-lose situation,” for the US and Mexico, beyond direct border communities.

Mr. Wood doesn’t think closing the border is off the table as a negotiating tool for the US, whether in trying to pressure Mexico to do more about the migrant situation or trying to pressure Congress to pay for Trump’s long-promised border wall. “He is willing to take losses if it gets his point across, whether it’s tariffs or NAFTA renegotiations. Trump wants to get his way,” says Wood.

On Sunday, Nov. 25, Elizabeth Rivas and her family were planning to cross the border to shop and take photos with Santa in a San Diego mall. Just before they left, Ms. Rivas started receiving messages from neighbors traveling to the US. They texted photos and videos of the melee at the border--migrants running from tear gas, others throwing rocks or sticks, some fleeing into traffic--and told her not to leave the house.

“This kind of situation really disrupts our life,” Rivas says of the border closure. She works in Tijuana, but crosses the border most weekends to run errands or visit friends, and her husband crosses multiple times a day for work during the week.

“The immediate effects [of a border closure] are pretty local,” says David Shirk, an associate professor of international relations at the University of San Diego who focuses on the US-Mexico border. “We see the border as a piece of infrastructure, and I think people in the rest of the country don’t understand it that way. It’s our highway and bridge, but everyone else sees it as this big gate that we can shut.”

Over the past month, the US has deployed active military troops to its southern border, and Trump has amplified pledges to expand the border wall. The calls are framed around the need to secure the border from drugs, crime, terrorism, and illegal migration. Despite the anxiety of another potential border closure, few here blame the US or Mexican governments. The so-called migrant caravan, made up of mostly Honduran migrants seeking work and safety in the US, receives the brunt of frustrations here over last month’s closure and the possibility of more in the future.

Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric has also crossed the border, observers say. Even before the border closure, Tijuana residents took to the streets to protest the caravan’s arrival, throwing out slogans like “Mexico first,” and “No illegals.” Tijuana’s mayor was spotted wearing an iconic red baseball cap emblazoned with the words, “Make Tijuana Great Again.”

An estimated 6,000 Central American migrants arrived in Tijuana with the caravan in mid-November, living in tents in a rundown, open-air sports complex with a clear view of the border wall. Heavy rains turned the space into a swamp last week, complete with a chorus of coughs and whimpering babies. By Thursday night, the government started transferring migrants to another shelter with a concrete floor and partial coverage from the elements. That, too, has been inundated with rain.

Maritza Agundez, a lawyer with the Los Angeles-based Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, calls the migrant caravan a “geopolitical problem that extends far from our borders.”

“This isn’t going to stop. We are going to see more and more groups traveling to the border like this,” given political unrest in Nicaragua and Honduras, gang violence in El Salvador, and extreme poverty in Guatemala, says Ms. Agundez, who has offered legal advice to caravan members. She believes their current living situation is beyond Mexican or US control, and requires the presence of international humanitarian actors. “This is a humanitarian crisis,” she says.

Dr. Shirk agrees that the migrant caravan illustrates a problem that goes beyond border issues.

“None of the problems we try to manage at the border start at the border,” Shirk says of the border closures and the backlog of migrants waiting to apply for asylum in the US. “Once the problem has arrived at the border, it’s too late, whether it’s terrorism, immigration, or drugs,” he says. Making changes to the border “is not the answer.”

At the Alpha Guardian factory in Tijuana, workers on the factory floor are soldering, painting, and baking five-foot-tall safes for export to the US. Like many factories, or maquiladoras, here, they rely on raw materials from Asia and the US, labor in Mexico, and a global market of buyers.

Screens hanging above employee desks in the logistics room show the GPS location of trucks moving finished products across the border into the US and materials into Mexico. A border closure could have profound effects on the business. Even a temporary closure--or threat of one--can cause a backup at the ports where freight trucks cross. Several years ago, the threat of a taxi strike led to a six-hour delay in crossing times.

Before the migrant caravan arrived in Tijuana, Alpha Guardian’s logistics manager Roberto Delgado planned to send about 2000 completed safes across the border in advance of orders, in case of a closure.

“This was new for us,” says Mr. Delgado, who adds that the Tijuana chamber of commerce works closely with the local maquiladora association to help mitigate possible impacts on business, like border closures. The company rented storage space in the US to store safes, deciding the cost outweighed the potential losses if their safes were to become stuck in Mexico.

Ley, now in the US part of his commute, aboard a bus that drops him near the lot where he parks his food truck, thinks the focus on border closures is misguided. Standing in front of his truck, Corazón de Tortas, he says crossing the border each day is a “privilege that can’t overshadow the injustices” of what migrants are facing on the border right now.

“I’m fortunate that I was born a gringo and that I can live in Tijuana but earn dollars in the US,” he says. “If I have to cross at another border crossing to get to work, fine. I will, even if it’s inconvenient.”

Instead of worrying about longer wait times or border closures, he says, the focus should be on “this terrible... human rights situation at our doorstep.”

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March 2002 Weekend in San Diego + Tijuana

Hi everyone, welcome to my late March 2002 weekend at San Diego and Tijuana, Baja California.

It has been twenty years since visiting Baja California and San Diego.  My previous visit since March 2002 was in November 1999 when I first visited.  I drove all the way from Los Altos, California, to La Mesa, California on 5th November 1999 and returned on 7th November very late.  This time however, I took a flight from San Francisco Airport to Los Angeles and farther along to San Diego, and back.  

Bear in mind, I still had the old black suitcase with a shoulder strap, not the new wheeled green bag that I would buy in late June / early July 2002.  

On the afternoon of Friday the 22nd March 2002, I took a bus to the San Francisco International Airport and Terminal 3 at the time.  I was booked on a flight from San Francisco to San Diego, making a layover at Los Angeles (LAX) Tom Bradley airport.  I flew on a Boeing 757 from San Francisco to Los Angeles, about 5 PM to  PM, and from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM on a single-class Embraer E-120 turboprop plane.  Getting into the San Diego Lindbergh field was very fast but there were few services open when I arrived, other than a bus to central San Diego close to the downtown youth hostel on 521 Market Street near 5th Street in the Gaslamp district.  I paid for a three-day pass that included trolley rides to the Mexican border.

When I arrived at the youth hostel, I checked in, made my payment for a single room (actually a double with bath).  It was kind of like the one I had at the Sacramento youth hostel in April 1999.  I went out for just a simple taco snack and came back.  I had worked that day and it was a long flight so I went to bed so that I could be ready in the morning to go to Tijuana.

Saturday the 23rd March 2002 I woke up about 7 AM and walked to the closest Ralph's grocery store for a little food and coffee.  It was three blocks away.  I came back and prepared my food, when suddenly someone from the staff started to make pancakes, and invited everyone who was hungry, to have some pancakes and orange juice.  The pancakes were good.  I went to take a shower and then I headed for the Park and Market Trolley stop for the blue line to San Ysidro.

The ride on the trolley took about 45 minutes.  At the time, San Diego Trolley was still using the older Siemens trolleys, similar to those also used in Sacramento, the state capitol.  The trolleys for the most part were only high floor and there were wheelchair lifts only at the extreme ends.  I can still remember from November 1999 when there was this man in a wheelchair singing lyrics to the 1980s song "Like Candy" by Cameo, who rode from La Mesa to 12th and Imperial on the Sunday that I was there.  On the Blue Line, the stations were announced at the time by two male voices, one in English and the other in Spanish.  The trolley passed under state route CA-75 which was the Coronado Bridge before it reached Barrio Logan.  The train went on to Beyer Boulevard where it branched off from the mainline trains and terminated at the San Ysidro station.  That is the farthest that the trolley would go.  It is highly unlikely that at any time the trolley would be extended into Mexico.  That is just the way things are for now.

In order to get from the San Ysidro station to Tijuana, I would have to either walk across the international border and cross into the site of Plaza Viva Tijuana by pedestrian bridge, or take a bus into downtown for about $1.00 US one-way.  Since the 2010s that pedestrian bridge has been demolished.  I chose to take the bus.  It went from the trolley stop across the border across Puente Mexico to Frikiplaza on Carrilo Puerto (3rd Street).  At Frikiplaza there was a clothing salesman who wanted to sell me a shirt or something similar.  He wanted $30 but I managed to talk him into accepting $24.00.  I received a pastel yellow mariachi shirt that was meant to not be tucked in.  It was a real nice shirt.  I walked to the Reloj Monument / Tijuana Arch, which has an archway supported by heavy wires.  It has a message of "Hello Amigos".  

I walked north towards the border and walked westward along Coahuila to Avenida C Ninos Heroes, and back on Calle Primera, to a record shop that I remember seeing a Shakira poster from her "piezas descalzadas" days when she had dark hair.  That part of Tijuana is not exactly very safe to walk.  I am glad to have survived it.    

I was hungry and was able to find a street vendor that served fish tacos.  Fish tacos are usually served with chopped cabbage and a mayonnaise remoulade similar to tartar sauce in the USA.  I had the tacos with a Corona light beer.  I think it cost no more than $5.00 US.  Unfortunately I had an allergy attack that would not stop, so the next half hour I had to find a place that sold panuelitos, and the best place I could think of was Dax, on the corner of Avenida Constitucion and Calle Tercera.  I bought a box of tissues for less than $1.50.  I was able then to safely walk to Parque La Ocho and back by Jai Alai Fronton Palacio.  I did much browsing as well, trying to find a good copy of Kabah on CD, the band who sang the theme song for the telenovela "Amigas y Rivales".  As for treats to bring back to my family and work colleagues, I bought coconut candies and many things related to dulce de leche, particularly using goat's milk, some with cow's milk too.  Somehow while shopping, I lost track of time, and suddenly it turned about 6 PM.        

At some point I bought a full liter bottle of Kahlua, and I think it was from a Mercado El Popo store.  It is hard to find full liter bottles of Kahlua.  I also bought a full liter of tequila.  I planned only to share this with my family back home.  Before crossing the Puente El Chaparral, I went to the Mercados Artesanias to see what else I could find.  Many things looked nice but I did not really see anything that I should actually buy.  I passed by the Plaza Viva Tijuana and crossed the footbridge to join the long line of pedestrians waiting to enter the USA.  I must have waited an hour and a half.  The sun went down about 8 PM, and I had not yet crossed the border into the USA.  Finally about 8:15 PM I crossed the actual line and it would be a matter of minutes before I would enter the customs building.  It was a good thing that I had my passport with me.  I was able to cross the border with my two liquor bottles without having to pay extra duty, and I took the trolley back to the hostel.  I went to Park and Market and walked the rest of the way to the hostel.  I put away the things I bought in the room, and went to the closest Rubio's for a tasty fish taco dinner.  I did not have beer with it though, just Sprite.  Then about 10:30 PM I went to bed.

Sunday the 24th March, I had considered going back to Mexico, but I had to catch a plane about 5 PM that day, so I skipped it, and instead decided to visit Old Town, actually to the north and along the way to the Chargers Stadium to Mission San Diego.  Before checking out, I had breakfast at the hostel.  I took a shower and packed up.  At the closest Greyhound station at 12th and Imperial, there were lockers.  I took my luggage there, paid the $10.00 fee and took the trolley to Old Town.  Old Town is a historic park which was built in the early 1800s before California became part of Mexico, and eventually became admitted to the Union.  Most of the buildings were built in the Spanish colonial style.  There have to be at least four or five Mexican restaurants there, serving high quality authentic food.  Over the years I came to like the Rockin' Baja Lobster restaurant but that would not be until 2014 when I would live in La Jolla from June to September of that year.

I went on to the then-terminus of Mission San Diego.  But first I wanted to walk through Fashion Valley and Mission Valley malls.  I spent about two hours before ending up at Mission San Diego.  It was obvious at the time that Mission San Diego was the terminus stop.  I had to walk a quarter mile to see the mission.  California had a grand total of 21 Catholic missions established, from Mission San Diego to Sonoma.  I remember visiting the ones in Carmel, San Juan Bautista, Santa Clara and Sonoma.  San Diego would be the southernmost mission that I would visit.  

I took the trolley back to downtown, so that I could have lunch, fetch my belongings and make it to the airport by 3 PM to catch my evening flight to San Francisco.  I went to Horton Plaza and explored the then-mall.  After that, I went to the Rubio's on Fourth Avenue and F Street, and had a lobster taco before heading back to the Greyhound station to pick up my luggage.  I took the trolley to 5th Avenue station where I transferred to a bus to the airport.  I arrived about 2:55 PM, enough time to check in.

Since I had a 500 mile upgrade, I used that for the flight to San Francisco.  The flight was on a Boeing B-757 which had a good first class seating arrangement.  About 4:30 PM I boarded the flight and then around 5:15 PM the flight took off for San Francisco.  I had a screwdriver during the flight.  There was no movie as the flight was very short, but there were short news stories being shown on the inflight entertainment - note, at the time, they were using CRT monitors, and Jill Hennesey, as in Crossing Jordan, was presenting the short clips.  

The flight touched down about 7:30 PM in San Francisco, with the sun about to set within that hour.  I picked up my suitcase and took the 292 bus to Hillsdale and changed to a 250 bus that stopped a block away from my apartment in Foster City.  I made it back to work the next day, kind of medicated to help me not suffer allergy attacks, and it was a bit of a challenge to stay alert during the Openmake training sessions that week.  But everyone liked my Mexican candies.  So it was okay.

In April 2002, it would be my first visit to Canada, and also on an Embraer E-120 for part of the distance.  I might not be able to write about it until at least the 20th April this year, so I hope you will stay tuned until then!  Goodbye for now.

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Tanya Aguiñiga (b. 1978) is a Los Angeles based artist/designer/craftsperson who was raised in Tijuana, Mexico. She holds an MFA in furniture design from Rhode Island School of Design and a BA from San Diego State University. In her formative years she created various collaborative installations with the Border Arts Workshop, an artists' group that engages the languages of activism and community-based public art. Her current work uses craft as a performative medium to generate dialogues about identity, culture and gender while creating community. This approach has helped Museums and non-profits in the United States and Mexico diversify their audiences by connecting marginalized communities through collaboration.

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