Melrosian elect 2019 Ben Magowan.
Film-maker Ben Magowan has been named as Melrosian elect for 2019 and will represent the town across the Borders common riding circuit this summer.
The 23-year-old, from Gattonside, was introduced to his supporters and predecessors at the Ex-Melrosians' Association's annual Burns supper at the Greenyards on Saturday evening.
Having graduated from London South Bank University as a children's nurse last November, the former Melrose Grammar, St Mary's School and Earlston High School pupil is currently working for London-based boating firm Go Boat as a videographer.
Delighted the secret is now out, Ben said: "It's obviously a real surprise to be offered the chance to take on the position.
He added: "I was very nervous on Saturday before the announcement but I am more settled now.
Ben will be supported by his dad Brian, a doctor at the Borders General Hospital in Melrose, and mum Ruth, a part-time nurse there and lecturer at Queen Margaret's University in Edinburgh, as well as his elder brother Jonathon, with whom he lives in London, and younger sisters Rachel, of Glasgow, and Hannah, now in her final year at Earlston high School.
Before his move to London, Ben was involved in the town's rugby and tennis clubs, having played rugby for Melrose Colts and enjoyed being a member of Melrose Tennis Club.
Having been a long time out of the horse saddle, though, Ben is looking forward to getting in a course of intense riding lessons ahead of his first time leading a cavalcade in June.
He said: "I used to ride when I was a lot younger, but I've never done any of the Borders rideouts before.
"I had my first lesson on Saturday morning, and it went quite well.
Ben will be relying on the train to journey up and down throughout the summer and says which rideout he follows first will depend on how the riding lessons go.
"It's fairly early days for deciding which ride to do first," he said.
Ben will be supported through that time by right and left-hand men Harry Fletcher and Russell Mackay, both of whom he has known since his days at both Melrose Primary and Earlston High School.
"They have been a great help to me with everything so far with answering all my questions. I am sure we will have a great summer together," Ben added.
Their first official duty will be the picking night for the queen and her court on Friday, May 3, before the three men lead Melrose Festival through its week-long festivities from June 16 to 22.


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Amigo Modern
Amigo Modern is a design studio based in Long Beach,CA specializing in furniture and home accessories in the spirit of California Modernism. Amigo Modern is collaboration between Miles Thompson and Eric Trine,who is known for his playful approach to furniture and accessory design. Amigo Modern worked with The Saguaro to create brightly colored vignettes in the lobby, as well as custom furniture pieces in guest rooms.
Mokuyobi
Mokuyobi is a Los Angeles-based lifestyle brand that is all about fun for the sake of fun paired with made in the USA high quality construction. The Saguaro collaborated with Julie Pinzur, founder and creative director of Mokuyobi, to design the hotel's uniforms. The uniforms were such a hit that The Saguaro continued working with Mokuyobi to design a custom retail line, available at the front desk and online.
Priority Bicycles
Priority Bicycles is on a mission to make cycling easier. Owning a bike should be easy. It should be fun, not a hassle. The bike should be ready to ride whenever you are, simple to use, and comfortable to enjoy.
Harvey's is a Southern California-based design house founded by husband & wife, Dana + Melanie Harvey. Harvey's creates useful products that are sustainable, vegan, and made in the USA. Harvey's worked with The Saguaro to create a custom lawn chair in The Saguaro color palette, which can be found in the courtyard, by the fire pits.
Sarah Scheideman
Sarah Scheideman is an artist based in Palm Springs. Sarah's career launched with her arts + culture blog,"The Coachella Valley Art Scene", which served as a platform for emerging artists and quickly gained popularity resulting in event production, an art gallery, and eventually becoming a nonprofit. She is widely known for her 'pop-up craft sessions' where she provides a safe space for everyone to reconnect with the artist that lives within. Sarah's iconic color-coded art installation, "Coloramas", is featured in the lobby of The Saguaro Palm Springs.
Gabriel Cabrera
Gabriel Cabrera is a Mexican-born, Canadian Photographer. His never-ending curiosity to discover the world through art, design, and food has shaped his career in a very colorful way. For Gabriel the future is unknown, but it will definitely include heaps of still and moving scenes filled with magic. Gabriel's photography is featured in The Saguaro's green, pink, and purple guest rooms.
Sana Keefer
Splitting her time between a studio in Silverlake and the magical desert town of Yucca Valley, Sana Keefer is a visual artist, prop stylist, and gluten-free bread baker finding inspiration in the high desert's great unknown.Drawing from her studies in color and interiors at Parsons School of Design, Sana, in a tried and true palette, explores the relationship between the organic shapes and open sky surrounding OldWoman Springs Road. Sana's artwork is featured in Saguaro's blue, red, and yellow guest rooms.
Benjamin Critton
Benjamin Critton is a graphic designer, type designer, art director, and artist based in Los Angeles. Benjamin's multifaceted practice, steeped in typographic education and influence, contributes and calls attention to the quotidian, at times unconscious, allure of that which is well-designed. An extension of the artist's fascination with the distillation of form, Ben's untitled 'Suns' present an interior alternative / supplement to the copious natural light of the Coachella Valley. 'Suns' can be found in the Saguaro's orange guest rooms.
Erin Weinstock
Erin Weinstock is a sculptor, jewelry maker, and sourdough bread witch based in Los Angeles. Erin's passion for aesthetics and design led her from New York City, to a beekeeping farm in Carpinteria, to the White Sands and Mojave deserts. Erin finds inspiration in the natural environment and three-dimensional form. Drawing from her background in ceramics and her childhood dream of becoming an Olympic swimmer, Erin has taken to using foam as a medium in her latest work. Erin's sculptures can be found in The Saguaro's guest bathrooms.
Alex Arthur
Alex Arthur grew up in Kansas, and spent his formative years studying art in Denver. Outside of the studio, Alex filled his free time with camping & adventures in the Colorado wilderness. Alex now lives and works in Los Angeles, a place where his obsession with the outdoors & art continue. He ventures out into the mountains & deserts surrounding LA to sit and collect from all the senses to influence his design & photography —and to daydream about dinosaurs — but only when he can pull himself away from his biggest love, his hairless cat, Everett. Alex's artwork is on display in The Saguaro's guest suites.
Nobel Truong
LA-based Nobel Truong is an industrial designer and spatial artist who works in furniture, lighting, sculptures, and installations. Nobel has created an extensive line of acrylic plant objects. Inspired by Bauhaus architecture and the Memphis Group, Nobel's work aims to cast a postmodern take on everyday household objects while incorporating the structural forms of modern architecture. Every piece is designed, engineered, and produced in California. Nobel's glowing cactus sculptures can be found in Saguaro guest rooms.
Lucas Beaufort is a French artist-painter living in a world surrounded by imaginary characters – kind but mischievous monsters, who help him build a positive image on the world. Lucas's mural, "Rainbow Me", is featured in the fitness center of The Saguaro Palm Springs.

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(event) by aneurin Sun May 02 2010 at 14:36:42
Bigotgate was the name given to the political scandal that briefly held the attention of the British public on the 28th April 2010, and might or might not have been the defining moment of the 2010 General Election campaign.
With a General Election scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom on the 6th May 2010, the election campaign was in full swing and all was not going well for the incumbent Labour Party. Indeed, according to a number of polls, Labour had been relegated to third place, and appeared to be on course for an historic defeat. Thus on the 24th April it became known that Labour were going to change their election strategy, as they feared that it was about to become a two-horse race between their Conservative and Liberal Democrat rivals. As part of this new strategy, Brown would be making an effort to "meet more ordinary voters", and on Wednesday 28th April 2010 dramatic evidence emerged of what happened when Gordon Brown did indeed make contact with "ordinary voters".
Gordon Brown was campaigning in Rochdale, and being interviewed by James Cook of the BBC, when a "voice in the background" began questioning "where the money was going to come from". The voice belonged to a sixty-six year-old former council worker named Gillian Duffy who had only popped out to buy a loaf of bread, and stumbled across the Prime Ministerial media circus. This attracted the attention of the local Labour candidate Simon Danczuk who went to speak to her. Having established that she was a 'lifelong Labour supporter', Danczuk naturally concluded that she was exactly the kind of 'ordinary voter' that Brown should be making contact with, and a conversation ensued, during which she duly challenged Brown on a "number of issues including immigration and crime". At the conclusion of their conversation, Mrs Duffy told reporters that she had been happy with Brown's responses, said that he "seems a nice man", and that despite the fact that she didn't think he had answered all her questions, she would indeed be voting for him, although without any great enthusiasm it must be said, as she apparently viewed Brown as "the best of a bad bunch".
Mission accomplished one might have imagined, particularly since Mrs Duffy had began by saying that she was "absolutely ashamed of saying I'm Labour". One more Labour supporter reassured, and one more vote in the bag one might have thought, except that after shaking Duffy's hand, and waving at the crowd, Brown then climbed into his car and quite forgot that he still had his Sky News microphone attached and that it was still live. His subsequent remarks as he sat in the car were therefore not quite as confidential as he imagined and turned out to be quite at variance with his previous closing pleasantries. Brown pronounced that his meeting with Mrs Duffy "was a disaster", and that they "should never have put me with that woman". When his aide Justin Forsyth asked what had gone wrong, Brown replied "Oh everything. She was just a sort of bigoted woman that said she used to be Labour. Ridiculous." The issue here being that Mrs Duffy had at one point asked Brown the question, "all these eastern Europeans what are coming in, where are they flocking from?", and it seemed that Brown had therefore concluded that the questioner was some kind of racist for daring to raise the issue of immigration.
As it was, Brown was enroute to an interview with Jeremy Vine to be broadcast on BBC Radio 2, by which time Sky News had already broadcast Brown's candid conversation to a startled nation. By 12.30 pm a rather puzzled Mrs Duffy had herself been played a recording of Brown's candid remarks and described herself as being "very disappointed" and "very upset". She went on to say, "He's an educated person, why has he come out with words like that? He's going to lead this country and he's calling an ordinary woman who's just come up and asked him questions that most people would ask him - they're not doing anything about the national debt and it's going to be tax, tax, tax for another twenty years to get out of this national debt - and he's calling me a bigot. When he was chancellor he did very good things for this country, but now it's all gone to pot, everything. I don't want to speak to him again really. Just give an apology. What was bigoted in that what I said? I just asked about national debt? I am quite shocked. Very shocked." (As could be seen by Mrs Duffy's reactions; it was the issue of the national debt that was at the forefront of her mind, and the fact that she had made a passing reference to the "Eastern Europeans" who were allegedly "flocking" to Rochdale was neither here nor there as far as she was concerned.)
A quarter of an hour later Brown was sitting in the studio being interviewed for the Jeremy Vine Show and was forced to listen to the same recording. The BBC had a camera in the studio and therefore caught his reaction as he realised that his "bigoted woman" remark had been captured for posterity, and his head slumped into his hands as the full enormity of his faux pas sunk in. Initially Brown did his best to squirm his way out of the hole he had dug for himself. "They have chosen to play my private conversation with the person who was in the car with me" he complained, although he did say that he was sorry "if I've said anything like that". (What do you mean 'if' Mr Brown. We've got it on tape.). Once he was out of the studio, Brown then decided to telephone Mrs Duffy to offer his apologies. The BBC contacted her to ask her if she was satisfied with this apology. Her response was; "No, absolutely not. It makes no amends. It makes no difference to me".
Brown therefore felt obliged to rearrange his schedule, and at 3.00 pm turned up at the Duffy household to speak to her in person in a desperate bid to mitigate the damage. After a meeting lasting thirty-nine minutes Brown emerged bearing his trademark forced grin to inform the assembled throng of waiting journalists that she had accepted his apology, as he announced that he was "mortified by what has happened", had offered Mrs Duffy his "sincere apologies", and that he had simply "misunderstood what she said". He was, he said "a penitent sinner" as he explained that, "Sometimes you say things that you don't mean to say, sometimes you say things by mistake and sometimes when you say things you want to correct it very quickly." It was however notable that Mrs Duffy did not appear before the cameras and remained safely indoors. In fact, according to her nephew, Peter Duffy speaking later on BBC Radio 5 Live, she was indeed asked to step outside with Brown but politely refused.
Nevertheless, the 'bigot row' was now the story of the day and dominated the media, with the clip of Brown referring to Gillian Duffy as a "bigoted woman" being endlessly replayed on every television and radio bulletin during the day. It was the same the following Thursday as the story dominated the front pages of the newspapers, as thousands upon thousands of words were devoted to the task of analysing precisely what this meant for the election.
Some people tried spin the story and claim that Brown was simply being honest and the woman was indeed a bigot. However since they were talking about the very same Gordon Brown who had once promised 'British Jobs for British Workers' that seemed a bit rich. Others argued that Brown had misheard her, and that he thought she had said 'fucking' rather than 'flocking', which was a trifle farfetched, although perhaps the prize for creating thinking under pressure should have gone to John Prescott who complained on his blog (in a piece reproduced in The Guardian) that the whole affair was "nothing but a Murdoch plot", and that the Murdoch media empire had "reached a new low in their desperate attempt to turn the election for the Tories", having "broadcast a private conversation between Gordon and his staff". Brown himself later offered his own explanation when he was interviewed by the BBC's Jeremy Paxman on the Friday, which was; "I thought she was talking about expelling all university students from here who were foreigners". An excuse which was, if anything, even more bizarre, since it bore no relation whatsoever to any words that had ever come out of Mrs Duffy's mouth.
Back in the real world The Independent tried to put the best spin on it by describing it as "more a lapse than a catastrophe", and the best that the Daily Mirror could do was not to really mention it and rather focus on the fact that Brown had said sorry. Which he did. At least six times, according to some accounts. Or even seven, if one counted the rather the admission that "I don't get all of it right" during the course of the third televised leaders' debate on the Thursday evening. Elsewhere, however it was a "car crash for Gordon Brown" that had the "potential to inflict immense damage", as the Labour campaign had been plunged "into crisis", "thrown in turmoil" left "in disarray" etc etc. Or as one "cabinet source" succinctly put it, it was "a total, unmitigated disaster" that featured "absolutely no redeeming features". Even Brown himself appreciated that he had been "personally damaged" by the incident for which he was paying a "very high price".
Curiously enough those interested parties who read through the entire transcript of the conversation between Duffy and Brown would have been struck by the fact that the whole thing appeared fairly innocuous. Granted she asked some fairly blunt questions, such as "how are you going to get us out of all this debt Gordon?", not to mention her query regarding "all these eastern Europeans", but it all boiled down to a perfectly ordinary conversation with a perfectly ordinary voter of a kind that politicians should expect to have during the course of an election campaign. Quite why Brown thought it was a "disaster" wasn't clear, although perhaps it meant nothing more than Brown was so thin-skinned and paranoid that even the slightest hint of criticism was enough to disturb his calm.
Indeed when it came to analysing exactly where Brown had gone wrong, it was difficult to know where to begin. 'Everything' might have been the best place to start. He had certainly created the impression that there was a marked difference between his public persona and his private reality. Or as Mrs Duffy's niece was quoted as saying, "He has shown his true colours. He's always trying to pretend to be so nice and in touch with the people, but he's obviously not." But perhaps the real damage lay in the fact that Brown had described Mrs Duffy as "just a sort of bigoted woman that said she used to be Labour". So he wasn't simply expressing his contempt for Mrs Duffy herself, but rather for a whole group of voters to which he believed Mrs Duffy belonged; i.e. the white working-class with concerns about immigration. As one "cabinet source" put it, "These are the voters we needed to reach. These are the voters we need to turn out and support us and the Prime Minister insulted them." Or indeed to paraphrase the point that was made by a number of people; if that's what Brown thinks about lifelong Labour voters, you can just imagine the contempt that he holds the rest of us.
Of course, what difference what effect this would have on the actual election was uncertain, although many may well have agreed with The Sun's judgement that "Gordon Brown's election hopes seemed to be toast". The one thing that was reasonably certain was that it meant that any Labour defeat in the coming General Election would be laid at Brown's door. His enemies within the Party now had the perfect weapon to deploy against him, and any ideas he might have had about remaining as Labour Party leader were probably best put to one side.
There were rumours that The Sun was offering Mrs Duffy £50,000 for her story, but in end it was the Mail on Sunday that secured that "exclusive interview" which it ran under the headline 'Gordon won't be getting my vote' on the 2nd May 2010. It turned out that what upset Mrs Duffy most was the way that Brown had dismissed her as "that woman" and that she wasn't impressed by Brown's attempt at a personal apology which she saw as nothing more than a bout of "prolonged self-justification". At one stage, Brown even issued an invitation for her to "come to No10 and meet me and Sarah", at which point the only thought that crossed her mind was "I don't think you'll be there". She also informed the Mail, that having watched the leaders' debate held on the 29th April, she had concluded that she didn't think that "Gordon came across at all well" and was of the opinion that "David Cameron knows he's three-quarters of the way there". But perhaps the most notable moment came when Mrs Duffy delivered what might be construed as Gordon Brown's political epitaph; "The thing is, I'm the sort of person he was meant to look after, not shoot down."
James Cook, Eyewitness: Brown's 'disastrous day' after bigot slur, BBC News, 28 April 2010
Murray Wardrop and Richard Edwards, Gordon Brown versus Gillian Duffy: transcript in full, Daily Telegraph, 28 Apr 2010
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/election-2010/7646088/General-Election-2010-Gordon-Brown-versus-Gillian-Duffy-transcript-in-full.html
Nicholas Watt, Gordon Brown's election car crash provides Labour with its most dangerous moment of the campaign, The Guardian, 28 April 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/wintour-and-watt/2010/apr/28/gordon-brown-election-car-crash
Lance Price, Gordon Brown's gaffe is nothing short of a disaster, The Guardian, 28 April 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/28/general-election-2010-gordon-brown
Sam Coates, A highly damaging moment for Gordon Brown, The Times, April 28, 2010
http://timesonline.typepad.com/election10/2010/04/a-highly-damaging-moment-for-gordon-brown.html
John Prescott, Bigot 'gaffe' is nothing but a Murdoch plot, The Guardian, 28 April 2010
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/apr/28/bigot-gaffe-murdoch-john-prescott
Nicola Boden, Gordon goes back to grovel in person, Daily Mail, 28th April 2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1269486/Election-2010-Gordon-Browns-bigoted-woman-insult-Gillian-Duffy.html
Bob Roberts and Patrick Mulchrone, Gordon Brown in agony over 'bigot' election gaff, says wife Sarah, Daily Mirror, 29/04/2010
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/04/29/gordon-brown-in-agony-over-bigot-election-gaff-says-wife-sarah-115875-22219389/
Roland Watson, Brown's 'bigot' blunder plunges Labour campaign into crisis, The Times April 29, 2010
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article7111086.ece
Graeme Wilson, Richard Moriarty And Alex West, She's not bigot... he's not clever, The Sun, Published: 29 Apr 2010
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/election2010/2952263/Gordon-Brown-brands-gran-a-bigot.html
Niall Firth, Revealed: 'Bigot' row pensioner REFUSED spin doctors' pleas, Daily Mail, 29th April 2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/election/article-1269698/Gordon-Brown-Gillian-Duffy-gaffe-Prime-Minister-draws-line-bigotgate-ahead-debate.html
Laura Collins and Simon Walters, Gordon won't be getting my vote, Mail on Sunday, 2nd May 2010
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270337/Gordon-wont-getting-vote-Gillian-Duffy-reveals-REALLY-upset-devastating-exchange-PM.html
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This movie has some pretty great actors. Anna Kendrick will be bringing her energy and charm. Ben Affleck being the leading man, and you will agree with me that every hitman needs some sort of mentor who can keep him on the straight line when they are out on assignments and Jeffrey Tambor is playing that role. I will love to see Jon Bernthal being the mercenary or a friend in this movie because i enjoyed watching him in Walking Dead and J.K. Simmons, he maybe a surprise i don't know.
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New Attractions, Hotels May Boost Santiago's Tourism Profile
Destination & Tourism Brian Major September 25, 2015
PHOTO: New hotel and attractions are planned for Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Brian Major)
Santiago, Chile may be one of the world's most overlooked great international cities. Located at the center of a bowl-shaped valley ringed by mountains, the city features awesome natural beauty, tree-lined boulevards, trendy bohemian districts and an abundance of cultural historic treasures.
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However Santiago's profile will undoubtedly be raised by the recent debut of several new tourist attractions and hotels. Sky Costanera is a new observation deck offering 360-degree panoramic views of Chile's capital from the top two floors of the 980-foot high tower at the Costanera Center, a business and commercial complex designed by Cesar Pelli. The tower is Latin America's tallest building.
The observation deck offers views from the building's 61st floor, located 830 feet above the ground and the 62nd floor, located 856 feet above ground and open to the sky. Santiago sites including the Mapocho River, La Moneda Palace, the National Stadium and Parque Forestal are visible from the observation deck. Sky Costanera is equipped with two elevators that ascend at 23 feet per second, transporting visitors from the ground floor to the 61st in 40 seconds. Sky Costanera is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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Another upscale property, Hotel Cumbres opened this summer in Santiago's trendy Lastarria neighborhood, near restaurants, designer shops, and the Museums of Fine Arts and Contemporary Art. The 70-room property accommodates leisure and business guests and features a plush lobby bar and an eighth-floor restaurant featuring creative cuisine and sweeping city views.
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Q: How to Import CSV in Redis Heres how to import CSV files into Redis db
Shoud do this and does it will be deleted tommorow
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import redis
from csv import reader
import csv

# password='redispw' falls geschützt, port und host ändern wenn auf Linux läuft
db = redis.Redis(host= 'localhost', port=49153, password='redispw')

with open('band.csv', newline='\n', encoding='utf-8') as csvfile:
    # delimiter=',' wenn durch komma getrennt wenn durch Tab dann ='\t'
    bandreader = reader(csvfile, delimiter='\t')
    #bandreader = csv.DictReader(csvfile)
    for row in bandreader:
        # Setzten des Keys was drinne stehen soll Bsp: id oder Name als key
        redisKey = row[1]
        # Was soll alles in der Value stehen ist so ne art zsmfassung mit
        redisVal = "member: " + row[2] + ", group: " + row[3] + ", role: " + row[4] + ", start: " + row[5] + ", end:" + row[6]
        print(f"rediskey = { redisKey }, redisVal = { redisVal }\n")
        # man kann auch set benutzen aber hier sadd und mit smembers kann abgefragt werden
        db.sadd(redisKey, redisVal)

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A: Your question is phrased incorrectly. You don't want to import a csv file in redis, you wish to set key value from a csv into your redis.
In this case, your design should be a bit different, to avoid decoupling, have a method that reads your csv and return a dictionary as you noted row[1] and row[2] is your value.
once you return your dictionary, you can iterate   it like this:
db = redis.Redis(host= 'localhost', port=49153, password='redispw')

for key,value in my_dict.items():
    db.set(key,value)

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Why Buhari must re-contest in 2019 – Governors
Global Patriot Staff January 12, 2018	Local, News, Politics Leave a comment 344 Views
By Ismaila Chafe
Seven governors, including Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa'i of Kaduna State, on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and reiterated the need for him to re-contest in the 2019 presidential election.
El-Rufa'i, who spoke to State House correspondents after the closed door meeting with the president, said though their meeting was apolitical, the governors wanted him to continue running the country beyond 2019.
According to him, people are free to continue to speculate about the 2019 elections but he and other governors are interested in continuity and stability of the country.
He said: "We are politicians and those of us you see here want the president to contest the 2019 election, we have no apologies for that.
"We believe in Mr President, we want him to continue running the country in the right direction. People can speculate about 2019, we have no apologies.
"Whether they are right or wrong is beside the point. Everybody is entitled to his or her own opinion but as governors, and most of us here with the exception of Yobe Governor, are first term governors.
"We are interested in continuity and stability and we want the president to continue with that.
"Like our leader, the governor of Kano said, we just happen to be here by coincidence and we went to pray and decided to felicitate with the president and we feel satisfied that anytime we see him, he is getting better and better.''
Other governors, who met with the president alongside with el-Rufa'i, were Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger; Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe, Yahaya Bello of Kogi, Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, Jibrilla Bindo of Adamawa and Simon Lalong of Plateau.
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"Hopefully that's me in 15 years!" Max Wright taking inspiration from Boston United teammate Ben Davies
Max Wright.
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Max Wright believes Boston United teammate Ben Davies is inspiring the young Pilgrims to make the most of their careers.
At 37, veteran full back Davies is old enough to be the 20-year-old winger's dad, but the two teammates are bringing out the best of each other down the right flank.
It is a relationship which was cultivated when training daily together at Grimsby Town, with Davies since joining the Pilgrims permanently and Wright impressing on loan.
"I've known Ben a few years and it's a good relationship, I've not had many with full backs," Wright said.
"But with Ben it's brilliant as I know what I'm getting from him and, hopefully, he knows what he's getting from me.
"I can trust him and let him do his thing. He can tell me to push on. That's important for me and helps me get going."
While Wright admits he wouldn't want to make fun of the age difference with Davies, he would love to emulate his teammate's longevity in the game.
"If I call him my dad I'd get some strick for that, but it's great that he's getting on a bit and still playing as well as he is," Wright added.
"Hopefully, that's me in 10-15 years time. I really do hope so."
While Wright impresses for United, he remains a Mariner and his main aim is to force his way into the League Two club's starting XI.
And he believes the best way to do that is by succeeding with United.
He told The Standard: "I definitely hope (I'm being noticed), I train all week with them and Thursdays with Boston.
"Hopefully they're watching the video clips, seeing what I'm capable of and what I'm producing.
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"It's a good test for them to watch as I'm playing against good players.
"It's a good standard, improving my ability and helping me learn more about the game."


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1. Authy API Key: https://www.authy.com/signup

## Installation.

Type the following command in the terminal:

    $ curl -O 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/authy/authy-ssh/master/authy-ssh'
    $ sudo bash authy-ssh install /usr/local/bin

Then enable two-factor for your user:

    $ sudo /usr/local/bin/authy-ssh enable `whoami` <your-email> <your-country-code> <your-cellphone>

Test everything is working:

    $ authy-ssh test

Restart your SSH server (look below if you are not on Ubuntu).

    $ sudo service ssh restart

##### Restarting your ssh server

**Ubuntu**

    sudo service ssh restart

**Debian**

    sudo service sshd restart

**RedHat and Fedora Core Linux**

    sudo /sbin/service sshd restart

**Suse linux**

    sudo /etc/rc.d/sshd restart

###  Installing without root privileges.

Type the following command in the terminal:

    $ curl 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/authy/authy-ssh/master/authy-ssh' -o authy-ssh
    $ bash authy-ssh install ~/.authy-ssh/

Now protect your user:

    $ bash ~/.authy-ssh/authy-ssh protect

## Enable two-factor auth on a user.

After the installation is finished, you have to proactively enable the two-factor for the users you want to protect.

To enable users type the following command and fill the form:

    $ sudo authy-ssh enable

If you want to do it in one line just type:

    $ sudo authy-ssh enable <local-username> <user-email> <user-cellphone-country-code> <user-cellphone>

## How it works

Authy-ssh uses the `sshd_config` directive `ForceCommand` to run itself before every login. Here's how your sshd_config will look after installing:

    [root@ip-10-2-113-233 ~]# cat  /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep ForceCommand
    ForceCommand /usr/local/bin/authy-ssh login
]
Whenever  it  runs authy-ssh will read it's configuration from /usr/local/bin/authy-ssh.conf
Here's an example:

    [root@ip-10-2-113-233 ~]# cat /usr/local/bin/authy-ssh.conf
    banner=Good job! You've securely logged in with Authy.
    api_key=05c783f2db87b73b198f11fe45dd8bfb
    user=root:1
    user=daniel:1

In this case it means user root and daniel have two-factor enabled and that 1 is their `authy_id`. If a user is not in this list, `authy-ssh` will automatically let him in.

## Using two-factor auth with automated deployment tools.

If you use **capybara**, **chef**, **puppet**, **cfengine**, **git** you can create new users for these tools so they can enter the machine without requiring two-factor.
Alternatively, you can match users using the `ForceCommand` directive.

A good example is create a two-factor users group.

    groupadd two-factor
    usermod  -a -G two-factor root

Now that my root user is in the two-factor group, I edit my /etc/ssh/sshd_config

    [root@ip-10-2-113-233 ~]# cat /etc/ssh/sshd_config | grep ForceCommand -A 1 -B 1
    match Group two-factor
        ForceCommand /usr/local/bin/authy-ssh login

	$ /sbin/service sshd restart
    Stopping sshd:                                             [  OK  ]
    Starting sshd:                                             [  OK  ]

Now force command will only operate on users that belong to the two-factor group.

## `scp`, `sftp`, `mosh` and `git push` with two-factor authentication.

To enable non-interactive commands like `scp`, `sftp`, `mosh` and `git clone|fetch|push` you have to allow to pass the environment variable `AUTHY_TOKEN` from the client. To do so edit your `sshd_config` (normally located at `/etc` or `/etc/ssh/`) and add `AUTHY_TOKEN` to the AcceptEnv directive:

	AcceptEnv AUTHY_TOKEN

Then configure the client to send that variable to the server, to do so first open `~/.ssh/config` and then add the following:

	Host *
		SendEnv AUTHY_TOKEN

And finally pass the token before the command:

    AUTHY_TOKEN="valid-token" git push origin master
    AUTHY_TOKEN="valid-token" scp server:path/to/file local-file
    AUTHY_TOKEN="valid-token" mosh server

### Note

For cases like `sftp` if you enter an invalid token, you may receive a response like *"Received message too long 458961713"*. This is because the interactive command is not able to render the proper output text message returned by the program.

## Multiple users sharing the same unix account.

If you have many users that need to share a single login, you can still use strong two-factor authentication without sharing the same token. This means that every user can have their own Authy Token, ensuring non-repudiation.

To achieve this, delete or comment out the `ForceCommand` directive from your `sshd_config`:

	$ sudo sed -ie 's/^\(ForceCommand.*authy-ssh.*\)/#\1/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config

and then for each person add their ssh key using the following command:

	$ sudo authy-ssh protect

you should end up with an authorized_keys file that looks like:

	command="/usr/local/bin/authy-ssh login 13386" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDGRJbWu+WLVXYVADY3iQPE1kA7CIOSqHmskPM8qIAzKzq+1eRdmPwDZNmAvIQnN/0N7317Rt1bmTRLBwhl6vfSgL6677vUwsevPo27tIxdja67ELTh55xVLcJ3O8x2qkZsySgkLP/n+w3MUwLe1ht31AZOAsV7J7imhWipDijiysNgvHyeSWsHqExaL1blPOYJVHcqPbKY4SxFRq/MWeyPf/Sm24MFSKEaY6u0kNx8MLJ1X9X/YxmY9rdvzsZdQ7Z/PYhYt2Ja/0mzfYx2leeP2JQBsVfZZzAoFEPpw6mSP9kJREGe2tXvS9cRenhz/+V0+mvSJKG0f0Zzh428pTzN
	command="/usr/local/bin/authy-ssh login 20" ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAyvj2d0rSDukDT04mK7njUxtXffUrOnDCm2Bqub0zN7LQS733nBHp89aMuBI5ENjw1SQ2qXhLxvK1Xhr0pQr+dOWNn3emQjQuiA+YL39yp2RLLpflerJ3KAVY09CHYLFxdKj/DJgXsH+LMAPe2uVmWCP2xAV5ZcLnz3CdS2SX/EVlbNrftesZx9uAbmwKPLY1pmW7q/75AhJRow8VTP7zM/VS7jEHkj03g51BZGB8tMI3G8RDVEDtu2jVwZiq+8BaNCyjYVlsLfu6uGhnXeeUS3swu/atlt+pxy+QTf/HGvrJR58tER+foqheWtV3LqXN4oLckzqTVkDDmnNJlmrpYQ==

The previous command will ask you the user ssh public key, cellphone and email.

## Uninstall

To uninstall type:

    $ sudo authy-ssh uninstall
    $ restart your SSH server

## Running Unit Tests

Fork and clone the git repository https://github.com/authy/authy-ssh.git

    $ cd tests
    $ rake test

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In early 1906, Louis Gordon discovered high grade gold deposits in the heart of the Toquima Mountains in Nye County. By spring, a small camp called Gordon, after its discoverer, was established. Gordon's population was more than 400 in the summer of 1906, and the town was renamed Round Mountain. This was one of the few places in Nevada where substantial hydraulic mining took place, accounting for a significant percentage of gold production through 1928.
Miner George Nicholl found rich silver deposits in the southern part of the Toquima Range in Nye County during 1866. Only sporadic production occurred there until major new discoveries, assaying at $3000 a ton, were made in April 1905. A rush to the booming mining camp ensued, and by the end of 1905, Manhattan had a population of more than 1000, seventy-five frame buildings, and two newspapers. Although the town was at its peak, the San Francisco earthquake in April 1906 had a tremendous effect on it.
A.V. Wilson and R. Chanrock discovered silver at Jefferson Canyon in Nye County's Toquima Range in 1865, but it was not until two large stamp mills were built in 1874 that the town of Jefferson was born. The town's best years were 1875 and 1876 when $1.5 million was produced and its population was around 800. Little else happened there after 1879 until Charles Stoneham, owner of the New York Giants, bought all the mines in 1917. Stoneham built a mill, and Jefferson enjoyed a revival until 1919.
As a result of numerous ore discoveries in nearby canyons during 1866, the small town of Hot Creek in Nye County formed quickly and had a population of over 300 by 1868. Charcoal kilns were constructed to fuel the local mills. By 1881, the boom was over after producing $1 million.
Since then, Hot Creek has been a prosperous ranching area. Many vintage buildings and kilns survive including the impressive stone Hot Creek Hotel.
While the Cincinnati Mining Company discovered silver in the Shoshone Mountains of Nye County as early as 1887, Berlin did not form until 1897. A thirty-stamp mill was built and Berlin steadily grew until it had a population of 300 by 1905. However, a miner's strike in 1907 ended the boom. A new operation from 1910 to 1914 kept a few people in the largely abandoned town. After that, Berlin was empty except for the mine superintendent who remained on duty until 1947.


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Q: How to get from 1 byte to 2 bytes We have 1 byte, which is 8 bits, which is 2^8. Now 2 bytes should be 2 * 1 byte, which is 2 * 2^8 = 2^9, but actually 2 bytes is 2^16. What am I missing here? It seems like 2 bytes isn't 2 * 1 byte, it's more like 1 byte * 1 byte, but this should give you byte^2, which doesn't make sense.
Can please someone explain to me what I am getting wrong here?

A: There are two aspects: the size and the number of representable states.  Increasing the size by one bit multiply the number of representable states by 2 (you get all the previous state with the additional bit set to 0, and again all the previous states with the additional bit set to 1).  By consequence, doubling the size squares the number of representable states (you have N possible states for the first element which have to be combined with N states for the second, thus in total N²).  If you think in decimal, adding one decimal digit multiply the number of values by 10 (and doubling the number of decimal digits still squares the number of values).
With 8 bits bytes:

*

*1 byte is 8 bits and can represent values between 0 up to 2^8 (not included).

*2 bytes is 16 bits and can represent values between 0 up to 2^16 (not included).
If you had a machine with 2 decimal digit bytes:

*

*1 byte would be 2 decimal digits and you could represent values between 0 up to 100 (not included).

*2 bytes would be 4 decimal digits and you could represent values between 0 up to 10000 (not included).

A: If 1 byte were indeed 2^8, then 2 bytes is not 2*(2^8), but 2^(2*8).
Where you went wrong is in assuming that the unit "byte" is exactly equivalent to the formula 2^8. 2^8 is only the number of distinct states that you can represent with 8 bits.
In fact, "byte" as a unit is equivalent to 8 bit (and not 2^8). Therefore, 2 bytes is equivalent to 2*8 bit, and you can represent 2^(2*8) distinct states with these.
(Off-topic: To be somewhat more precise, a byte does not necessarily have to be 8 bits wide; that is only the most wide-spread size for bytes today. If you want a unit that always, unconditionally means exactly 8 bits, that would be the "octet".)

A:
You have one byte, which is 8 bits

So far so good

which is 2^8

Your use of "which is" here seems to be the root of your confusion.  A more precise statement is:

8 bits can represent 2^8 distinct values.

Or generally:

N bits can represent 2^N distinct values.

If this is unclear, it may help you to think about decimal digits (0-9).  One decimal digit can represent 10 distinct values (0-9), two decimal digits can represent 10^2=100 distinct values (0-99), N decimal digits can represent 10^N distinct values.
A bit is literally a binary digit.  One bit can represent two distinct values (0-1), two bits can represent four distinct values, and N bits can represent 2^N distinct values.
So eight bits can represent 2^8 distinct values, and sixteen bits can represent 2^16 distinct values.

A: Byte is a term that refers to storage capacity. The contents of a byte-sized storage location is what you do math on. Doubling the value stored in a byte-sized bucket may or may not require two bytes of capacity to store the result. Doubling 2^8 results in 2^9 which requires the combined capacity of two bytes to store. Doubling 2^6 results in 2^7 which requires only one byte to store.


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Broken Hill, Part Two: How Destilería Serrallés and Cervecera de Puerto Rico Plan to Conquer the World (by W)
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Broken Hill: Part 2
Puerto Rico, a small island in the Caribbean, has been pillaged and plundered by conquistadors and colonizers for over 500 years, a trend that has resulted in a very strong black market, rum running subculture. Although taxes and cabotage laws do not permit this broken hill to directly do commerce with any country other than the United States, its citizens have managed to create industries that have permeated these markets using international distribution centers overseen by the United States. Where coffee was once the Puerto Rican product that captured the most hearts around the world it is now spirits and beer the driving force behind its exports. Based on Bacardí's success, which is considered a Cuban company by heritage and is now a world renowned multinational corporation, Destilería Serrallés and Cervecera de Puerto Rico – known prominently for its Don Q and Medalla brands, respectively – are planning to follow in the rum giant's footsteps to make their local brands staples in every bar and retailer of spirits in the Americas, and beyond.
Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico – Medalla Light Expansion
Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico started as Cervecería India in 1937, opened by the brothers Alfonso, Sabino, and Ramón Valdés Cobián in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. The first beer, Cerveza India was released to the public in 1938 and became very popular with locals and visitors alike. From its inception through the 1970s, the company became the largest beer brewery in the island, and its success enabled them to expand operations to manufacture non-alcoholic beverages such as "malta", made from the same barley and fermented to create a sugary drink, and eventually bottle and can local soft drink brands. As palates changed and consumers became health conscious and joined the gym and at home fitness video craze, Cervecería India decided to produce and market a light beer that would allow this consumer market to enjoy a nice cold one without the high calorie count. This approach was also pursued by Budweiser and Coors in the USA, a trend that is still in full force today. After doing some research, they decided to use the 1980 Pan American Games, celebrated in their home town of Mayagüez, as the platform to release and market Medalla Light (medalla is medal in Spanish). This international exposure allowed them to quickly garner fans in the very same space they were attempting to attract, using the clever pun/brand name to resonate with the proud locals who hosted an international event. Around the same time their main local competitor, Corona[1], lost popularity and went bankrupt – Mexican investors moved the brand to their native country and replicated the light beer strategy launching Corona Light which became international power house a decade or so later.
Since then, Medalla Light was the only local light beer manufactured on the island, becoming a national symbol and one of the most recognized and respected brands for those growing up in the 80s and 90s. Their local marketing campaigns helped it stave off Bud Light and Coors Light for a while but saw challenges in attracting new younger customers. There was a boom in exports and Heineken, Bud Light and Coors Light traded the #1 beer spot for this new crowd. Medalla had to react fast but the relationship it had with the government made this transition slow: tax breaks and subsidies made Cervecería India profitable in spite of high manufacturing costs. For Medalla to leave Puerto Rico's shores, it had to reorganize and lean out inefficiencies or else it would remain marooned.
To position the company in a position to begin distributing its products abroad, the company changed its name from Cervecería India to Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico in 2009. After their reorganization and move to a bigger and more modern production facility, it began expanding their product lines locally into niche markets, growing its market share. They were able to do so with the 2010 release of Silver Key Light which compete in the value beer category – canned products costing less than a dollar each – against Busch Light, Keystone and Colt 45. In 2011, they went after the premium beer category, releasing Magna, a lager style beer that directly competed with glass bottled imports Heineken (Dutch), Presidente (Dominican Republic and sister island), Peroni (Italy), and Stella Artois (Belgium). Medalla Light was repositioned to compete against Coors Light, Bud Light, Heineken Light, among others by stressing its 92 calories and less than 2g of carbohydrate content. This allowed the company to earn 30% of that market, not far behind Coors Light which has the largest piece, 34%, of the local market[2]. Medalla became more popular because it started to pursue permanent taps at popular watering holes selling kegs to restaurants and bar in small and chain businesses alike. Tourists enjoy this local treasure, and many urged the company to at least try to get the beer stateside to test out market reception and potential sales.
For over 38 years, Medalla Light has been a Puerto Rican staple which benefited indirectly of the diaspora migration that initiated shortly after the collapse of the island's economy in 2008. Over a million people have left the island seeking work and better living opportunities in mainland US, many arriving within the last year due to Hurricane Maria's aftermath. This has created new Puerto Rican communities in Atlanta, Orlando, Jacksonville and other southern cities which has allowed Puerto Rican businesses to expand into these locations due to a consistent and growing demand. El Mesón, a sandwich fast food chain, and Antonino's Pizza, a local delivery and takeout pizza chain, opened stores in Orlando, Florida, in the mid-2010s, with a large positive response by the community. Striking while the iron was hot, Medalla Light was introduced into Orlando and Tampa, in 2012, through a partnership with Titan Products of Puerto Rico, a distributor based in Orlando, FL.
Cervecera de Puerto Rico began with a modest five-year projection of selling 175,000 cases of 10 oz canned beer and have remained tight lipped about how well they are doing in the Florida consumer market only confirming that they have exceeded their own expectations. With over 300,000 Puerto Ricans moving to Orlando after Hurricane Irma and María it is not a secret that the nostalgia for the home comforts has driven a lot of the demand and supply predictions. It is a brilliant strategy, yet again but it can deflate very fast if the fan base is not expanded to attract locals and the fitness and healthy lifestyle folks that made the beer popular to begin with. Based on their top-secret performance metrics, Cervecera de Puerto Rico expanded its offerings in Florida, and in April 2018 began distributing 10oz bottles. By September 2018, they had also brought into store shelves the 12oz bottles as well[3]. The beer can be found at Walmart, Sam's Club, Winn-Dixie, and other supermarkets in central and south Florida, and as recently as November of 2018 the brand's website has a GPS beer locator akin to Google Maps that indicate where to find its products.
The brewery had a plan to expand for six years, which did not come into fruition until the natural disasters aided it along. Red flag? Time will tell on this one. They do have a very good chance to keep expanding as more Puerto Ricans continue to settle in other US cities. New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and other major cities already have large Puerto Rican communities like Seattle and Houston, which may lack the Puerto Rican population density reached so quickly in Orlando, at close proximity to the island. Cervecera de Puerto Rico would have to find distributors for those areas that would have modest transportation and shipping costs to keep the beer profitable without turn it into an expensive light beer export that wouldn't be able to compete price-wise. I agree that they should ride this wave as long as they can but be wary of market saturation. Medalla Light is part of the nostalgia for the people who are out of the island, but eventually their children will not have their same pining to return to Puerto Rico as they do, and the market for Medalla Light might wane. The Floridians may like the beer, as it is intended to be refreshing under the heat and for the beach, but with so many beers available in the US to choose from it can easily be pushed out of the Orlando market by InBev and bigger, mightier competitors. Moving operations closer to their market may help with the exporting costs but can also come with other issues, such as losing the tax breaks and subsidies. It is a very interesting situation they are in; time will tell if their plan succeeds.
Destilería Serrallés – Don Q Expansion
The other side of this export and expansion conundrum is Destilería Serrallés, a rum producer originally based in Ponce, Puerto Rico, a municipality in the south of the island. It was started in the 1865 by the Serrallés family, a Spanish family from Catalonia, who produced and exported sugar cane through their Hacienda Mercedita, a sugar plantation operating since the 1830s. In 1865, they imported a still from France to the sugar plantation and set up a space to begin producing rum using the sugar cane molasses they produced. Eventually the sugar cane production waned in Puerto Rico, forcing the family to purchase the sugar cane molasses from the Dominican Republic and Guatemala to continue their rum production. Don Q, their most popular rum and flagship brand, gets its name and logo from Miguel de Cervantes' character Don Quixote de la Mancha. Serrallés began selling Don Q in 1932, competing with Bacardí rum, which at the time was also being produced in Puerto Rico although headquartered and started in Cuba. (The Bacardí family fled Cuba during the revolution and settled in Cataño for many decades until they moved headquarters to Miami and Bermuda in the early 2000s.)
Don Q has several rum products: Don Q Cristal (clear), Don Q Limón (lemon flavored), Don Q Pasión (passion fruit flavored), Don Q Coco (coconut flavored), Don Q Mojito, Don Q Gold, Don Q Añejo (aged), Don Q 151 (151 proof, or 75.5% alcohol per volume) and Don Q Gran Añejo (blended from samples aged between 9 and 12 years, their top of the line). They also began recently to offer Oak Barrel Spiced rums and a premium "single malt" (unblended) rums to cater to more sophisticated palates. These brands are considered superior to Bacardí's by locals, yet the competitor has a global presence Serrallés can only humbly aspire to achieve. The Don Q rums have most of the Puerto Rican rum market, but the rest of the world erroneously believes that Bacardí is the best rum in the world due to the company's ubiquitous marketing strategy: it sells almost everywhere in the world over the guise of being the premium Puerto Rican rum.
The distillery has not sold much Don Q outside of Puerto Rico, but compensated for that in 1985 when they bought Puerto Rico Distillers, Inc. from Joseph E. Seagram and Sons, LTD. This expanded their portfolio immediately, as Puerto Rican Distillers had a product line with very popular products, such as Palo Viejo rum, Ron Llave, Granado rum, among others. With this sale, Serrallés also purchased the rights to distill and distribute Ronrico and Captain Morgan rum. Because Captain Morgan is the second most recognized and sold rum in the world after Bacardí, Serrallés increased their sales substantially. However, this was sort lived because in 2012, though, Diageo, Captain Morgan's new owner, did not renew the contract with Serrallés and production sales decreased sharply, plummeting to the point of bankruptcy. The end of this deal cost them 13 million gallons of production as the Diageo moved to a new facility built in the Virgin Islands.
From 2012 through 2016, Serrallés shifted their plans to recover and gain ground by targeting an expansion into Europe as a Puerto Rican rum (Bacardí sells in Europe and Asia as a Cuban rum) for niche markets, people who want a premium rum and would like a product not from a multinational distillery, but a smaller, family owned brand. Serrallés meets these requirements and has been in the process to meet that new demand. This surprised the industry because it began by expanding their production and investing $15 million in equipment with a production target goal of 20 million gallons in 3 years (finishing their expansion by 2019) instead of folding under the pressure of bankruptcy. They are also bringing back part of their sugar cane production by purchasing 12,000 cuerdas[4] of land to grow sugar cane in Puerto Rico. This involves an investment of $40 million over five years. They expect to save about 30% in transportation costs right off the bat, as well as reduce the sugar price fluctuations impact on their product. They are also looking to build renewable energy facilities and establish reusable waste processes in their production, and to cater to the more sophisticated European markets for which they are creating new brands akin to the single malt whiskeys: premium unblended aged rums with a $40 a bottle price tag.
Serallés target sales back in 2016 in this space were 10,000 cases of rum in Europe a year but the company is selling close to 40,000 cases a year instead. Pictures below, the aged barrel production is closely monitored by the family who is eternally grateful to the people of England, France, Spain, Germany and Italy for falling in love with the brand and its products. As business booms, targeted expansions into the Check Republic, Luxemburg, and Holland by 2021 loom in the horizon. Once the numbers prove to be solid, and performance is stable, the company should be able spread into Russia, Hong Kong, Guam, New Zealand, and Japan. China would also be a desired market because its patrons very much mimic the trends of the European markets and North American brands. A success at home and in Europe can score big from this little company that has managed to thrive under Bacardí's shadow. Serrallés has had its market share in Puerto Rico decrease 3% recently due to the large movement of whiskey and select spirits people are now enjoying but plan to offset this loss within their expansion plans by heavily going into the whiskey category.
I believe that Serrallés has a solid plan, and with shifting demand, they are poised to grab a foothold in the international markets to complement their local rum market in Puerto Rico, North America and the Caribbean. The Puerto Rican people, who have heavily migrated stateside, have served as ambassadors of the brand helping spread the virtues of Don Q rum over mainstream spiced rums. Slowly, Serrallés is moving from mass marketing like Bacardí and Captain Morgan do in the USA to niche marketing in Europe, and hopefully soon into Asia. Unlike Medalla, they do not rely on nostalgia to push their products into the airwaves but do need to capture some of the viral social media magic that their beer counterpart has garnered with the younger crowds. Sponsorship of events beyond bartending and the food scene can help Don Q create a fan following which is desperately needs if it plans to go global. They may benefit from investing in social media managers to create hype and reach those consumers that could heavily influence their supermarkets and membership clubs to carry Serrallés products.
Concentrating in sophisticated markets with their premium rum is a great idea, and with the demand for family owned, not big multinational company-produced spirits, is just what they need to meet those target goals they have set. The CEO since 1981, Felix Serrallés, Jr., stepped down as CEO in 2017 and moved to being chairman of the company to allow Phillipe Brechot, the new CEO with Diageo, Veuve Cliquot, and most recently William Grant experience, to take them beyond the Puerto Rican shores as the rum runners of the past did during the pirate heydays. His experience in the international markets will be necessary for their expansion plans as the family has struggled to find the magic recipe that can catapult them into international heights. Growing the sugar cane in Puerto Rico to make the product more authentic and less dependent on supplies is a great idea but federal minimum wage and local worker demand might not help their case if they don't offset labor costs in the manufacturing line. It seems that the Puerto Rican government is very excited and pleased to have more business to tax against and make profits, especially since Serrallés doesn't get the same subsidies and breaks as Cervecera de Puerto Rico. If at all possible, they should benchmark Bacardí's expansion strategy to accelerate their plans and catch up in the market. It will definitely be nice to see Don Q in shelves all over Seattle and beyond, to the point I will be able to ask for some añejo during my vacation trips around the world. For now, I will continue to purchase bottles every time I go back home and bring them with me, a small reminder of the sacrifices made to ensure the broken hill can be restored to its former glory, one export at a time.
Cervecera de Puerto Rico – Medalla
http://craftbeergeneration.com/noticias/2017/11/30/el-impuesto-a-la-cerveza-no-unico-dolor-de-cabeza-que-hacienda-le-causa-a-las-cervecerias-puerto-rico
https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/empresas/nota/medallalanzaunanuevacampanapublicitaria-2440416/
https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/empresas/nota/cambiodemandoencerveceradepuertorico-2320527/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa_Cervecera_de_Puerto_Rico
https://www.drinks-insight-network.com/news/cervecera-de-puerto-rico-distribute-beer-florida/
https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/finanzas/nota/lanzancervezaboricua-706725/
https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/finanzas/nota/lanzanlaprimeracervezapremiumpuertorriquena-1028606/
https://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/finanzas/article209635514.html
https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/finanzas/nota/dominiodelmercadocervecero-1315378/
https://www.brewbound.com/news/medalla-light-introduces-12-oz-bottle
Destilería Serrallés – Don Q
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20090625005559/en/Serralles-USA-Opens-Headquarters-Dallas-TX
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiler%C3%ADa_Serrall%C3%A9s
https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/economia/nota/unanuevaeraenladestileriaserralles-2252000/
https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2017/03/don-q-brand-owner-appoints-new-ceo/
https://www.just-drinks.com/news/philippe-brechot-joins-destileria-serralles-as-ceo-retires-after-36-years_id122603.aspx
[1] The Modelo group from Mexico bought the rights to name their beer Corona to exporting into the US. The beer known today as Corona Extra and Corona Light are Modelo products using the Puerto Rican beer's brand name.
[2] https://www.elnuevodia.com/negocios/finanzas/nota/dominiodelmercadocervecero-1315378/
[3] https://www.brewbound.com/news/medalla-light-introduces-12-oz-bottle
[4] A cuerda is a Spanish acre, or 0.971 acres. It is exactly 3,930.395625 m2.
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Level 3 of the Blue garage is now open. Construction of the walkway pedestrian bridges that will connect the Blue Garage to the existing close-in garage is underway.
With Level 3 of the new Blue Garage now open, the structure now adds a total of 3,000-covered parking spaces at the Austin airport. Economy parking lot lighting updates and resurfacing continues and jewelry artisan James Avery opens its first airport location. Hat Creek Burger Company and Amy's Ice Creams openings complete the renovations of the West Food Court.
The six-story Blue Garage, the state of the art parking garage located in walking distance to the Barbara Jordan Terminal now has three levels open. With Levels 1-3 open, the structure now has 3,000 parking spaces available. Upon completion, the Blue Garage will eventually add 6,000 total new covered parking spaces to the airport.
Construction of the walkway pedestrian bridges that will connect the Blue Garage to the existing close-in garage with valet service is underway.
The Park Assist parking guidance system, that utilizes smart-sensor technology and cameras to generate information for passengers about the number of available spaces on each level and identifies open parking spaces to customers, is currently in the testing phase for certification. The system will include pathway signage and an app that shows customers the number of spots available in the Blue Garage.
Installation of the new entry and exit control equipment and LED variable message signs along Presidential Blvd. is taking place and Levels 1–3 are now available in the new Blue Garage at $10 per day, during the lots resurfacing. Customers may follow the signs on Presidential Blvd. for garage parking to reach the Blue Garage or the close-in parking garage with valet service.
The Blue Garage is nearing the 95-percent completion mark. Along with updating the entry and exit plazas to the lots, and signage along Presidential Blvd., the garage is part of a $250 million dollar improvement project that includes the construction of a five-story adjacent Administrative building.
The Administrative building has reached the 25-percent completion stage. The building will allow Aviation Department staff to move out of the Barbara Jordan Terminal to make space available for possible retail, common use lounge services, and concessions in the passenger terminal.
Parking lot construction work to resurface, restripe, modernize with LED lighting and new entry and exit control systems are on-going with the reopening of Lot G. Lot G has 1,422 parking spots for economy parking. Lot E is closed, but the 533 parking lot is estimated to be complete before the end of April.
Lot C is temporarily closed and has reached the 45-percent completion mark. Lot F is now temporarily closed and once all parking customers have exited, resurfacing and lighting updates will begin on the 1,116-space economy lot.
Economy Lots B, D and G are open during the resurfacing along with the close-in garage. For real-time parking updates go to www.abiaparking.com or call (512) 530-3300.
Located just beyond Checkpoint 1, passengers will see the new James Avery artisan jewelry venue at the Austin airport. It opened on April 17 and is the first airport store location for the company with the 450 square foot space in the Barbara Jordan Terminal.
James Avery offers crafted jewelry designs for men and women in sterling silver, gold, gemstones as well as leather wallets, all designed by artisans in Kerrville, Texas. The retailer has 88 stores in five states. They have created ABIA, TSA and air travel themed pieces currently on display at the Austin airport and is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Located across from Gate 21, a giant paper airplane design soaring 25 feet over the new Amy's Ice Creams location at the Austin airport marks the return of a customer favorite in the West Food Court. After renovations, the Austin based ice cream company has reopened its airport location and joins Hat Creek Burger Company, Flyrite Chicken Sandwiches, and East Side Pies in the West Food Court.
With the 30 foot long and 14.5 foot wide suspended plane serving as the venue's canopy, Amy's Ice Creams is open Sunday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 pm. and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays.
Hat Creek Burger Company started small as an Austin food truck and now has opened over nine locations in the Austin area including the Austin airport. Hat Creek Burger Company serves fresh never frozen beef and homemade sauces from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
The construction of Million Air, the new general aviation fixed-base (FBO) and private jet hangar operator has reached the 50-percent completion mark on the build of the 20-acre project. The new development consists of seven private hangars and will provide fueling, tie-down, aircraft parking, rental, maintenance and flight instruction at 4801 Emma Browning Ave., on the south part of the Austin airport.
Estimated to be completed this fall, Million Air will offer seven acres of ramp space, a private club, lounge, and retail space and a large canopy for shaded aircraft parking. Million Air will join the two current FBO operators, Atlantic Aviation and Signature Flight Support, at the Austin airport.
Christina Mendoza contributed to the James Avery, Hat Creek Burger Company and Amy's Ice Cream article.
This blog is regularly updated to inform travelers and the public of the latest construction activities at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Information ranges from customer service improvements to changes in travel processes.


America's white population is expected to become a minority in 2043 – if estimates by the US Census Bureau are to be taken at value- something that has come about due to continuous mass immigration since the first half of the 19th century.
But research and marketing firm EthniFacts claims that future is already alive and kicking today, by virtue of where we live and who we marry, making the country "majority-minority" in many instances.
The Census Bureau defines majority-minority as containing a majority of people who identify themselves in a category other than "non-Hispanic White" alone.
It counts white residents of majority-minority cities and towns such as El Paso in Texas (majority-Hispanic population) or Monterey Park in California (majority-Asian population) as multicultural Americans.
Seven out of the 15 most populous cities in the US are majority-minority – and more will follow suit.
Translation and website localization is therefore becoming increasingly important for brands that want to remain competitive and increase their market share, while keeping existing customers happy and attracting new ones.
The Census Bureau officially recognizes the following ethnic and racial categories: White American, African American, Asian American, Native American or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
"Some Other Race" and "Two Or More Races" are two further boxes that citizens can tick.
Here is a breakdown of the 2010 figures, number and percentage of population (rounded).
The Census Bureau also classifies White Americans as "Hispanic or Latino" and "Not Hispanic or Latino"– thereby identifying Hispanic and Latino Americans as a racially diverse ethnicity that composes the largest minority group in the nation.
Here is a breakdown of the situation four years ago (again rounded).
The total population of Hispanic and Latino Americans therefore made up 50.5 million of the country's entire population in 2010.
The Hispanic population grew by a staggering 43% between 2000 and 2010 – accounting for more than half the growth in the total US population during the decade – surging from 35.3 million to 50.5 million.
In comparison, the non-Hispanic population grew relatively slowly over the period at about 5%, while within this group the number of people who reported their race as white alone grew even more slowly at 1%.
Although the non-Hispanic white alone population increased numerically from 194.6 million to 196.8 million over the 10-year period, its proportion of the total population contracted significantly from 69% to 64%.
And we can expect to see more of the same in the coming decades.
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In addition to White Americans becoming a minority in 2043, the Census Bureau figures that the Hispanic or Latino population will jump to 30% by the time 2050 rolls around; the Asian American population will rise to 7.8%; and the African American population will grow – albeit somewhat slightly – to 13%.
The total population of the country, meanwhile, is projected to reach a whopping 439 million from 310 million in 2010, with the vast majority of the increase coming from immigrants and their children.
In fact, as many as 62% of the nation's youngsters in 2050 are expected to be of a minority ethnicity, of which 39% are projected to be Hispanic or Latino, so it's crystal clear why brands need to pay close attention to the changing makeup of society.
But this isn't just something to be aware of in the future. EthniFacts is right in saying the US already has an extremely diverse ethnic melting pot. Multiracial populations, intermarried couples, cohabitating households and people living in multi-ethnic areas all contribute towards this vast diversity.
Translation and website localization are two tools that you can use to your advantage. But what areas of the country should you target?
The vast majority of the largest urban counties in the US are already majority-minority.
California is one of most multicultural states in the country. Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Orange County, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, Santa Clara County, Alameda County and Sacramento County are a handful of its 58 counties with a majority-minority.
The fact that San Bernardino County is one of the largest counties in the US and Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the US speaks volumes.
California has the country's largest Hispanic population – some 14 million – and this figure is expected to carry on growing.
Earlier this year, Latinos surpassed the number of non-Hispanic Whites living in the state to become its largest racial or ethnic population – putting it just behind New Mexico, where Latinos make up the largest percentage of any racial or ethnic group.
Texas, Florida, Arizona and Nevada could all follow in California's footsteps as well.
California also has the largest Asian population – six million – while Hawaii has the largest Asian population share.
Brands could therefore use California as a stepping stone to help target new Hispanic and Asian markets.
Translating the content of your website to the likes of Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese and Vietnamese should be your first step. These are the four most common tongues other than English that are spoken in the state.
Korean, Cantonese and Mandarin are also popular in what is a linguistically diverse area.
Just remember that adapting your content to local audiences is one of the best ways of getting new customers on side.


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Гаджимурад Магомедович Магомедов (род в 1941, с. Урахи, Дагестанская АССР, РСФСР — ум. в 2017, г. Махачкала) — советский и российский политический деятель. Народный депутат СССР.

Биография
Родился  в 1941 году в селе Маммаул Сергокалинского района Дагестанской АССР в семье выходцев из села Урахи. По национальности – даргинец.

Окончил Сергокалинское педучилище, агрономический факультет Дагестанского сельхозинститута и Ростовскую высшую партийную школу при ЦК КПСС.

Работал учителем Маммаульской неполной средней школы, учителем и пионервожатым в Первомайской средней школе Каякентского района.

Далее был переведён на должность заведующего отдела народным образованием Сергокалинского РК КПСС, первым секретарём Сергокалинского райкома ВЛКСМ.

Также работал агрономом Совхоза «Гамринский», заведующим орготделом Сергокалинского райкома КПСС, председателем Комитета народного контроля Сергокалинского района, директором Совхоза «Гамринский», вторым секретарём Сергокалинского райкома, председателем Совета Народных депутатов района, председателем РИК и первым секретарём Сергокалинского райкома КПСС.

В 1989 - 1991 г.г - Народный депутат СССР. Член Комиссии Совета Национальностей по товарам народного потребления, торговле, коммунально-бытовым и другим услугам населению. Избран от Избербашского национально-территориального избирательного округа № 529 Дагестанской АССР.

Заместителем Председателя Госкомитета по внешней экономической деятельности РД, генеральным директором внешнеторгового экономического объединения при Правительстве РД.

В 1992 - 2002 г.г - Заместитель Министра Чрезвычайных ситуаций по Республике Дагестан.

Награжден орденами Трудового Красного Знамени, «Знак Почёта», «Дружбы Народов», медалями ордена «За заслуги перед Отечеством» 1 и 2 степени и рядом медалей.

Скончался в 2017 году.

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11 Classic Books Everyone Needs To Read
by Lily Snodgrass University of Virginia Jan 2, 2018
Lily Snodgrass
If you took an English class in high school, you probably read at least one or two classic books and you may or may not have hated doing it.
Even for people who love to read, it can be difficult to get into reading a classic book. The language is different and much harder to understand, making them a slower read. You don't have the cultural background to understand all of the little details and cultural references.
However, classics are worth reading because they help us mark the history of books and how we got to where we are with writing. Often, our more "modern" novels are based on classic ones. Here are 11 classics that everyone should read.
1. 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen
While all of Austen's work is wonderful, Pride and Prejudice is arguably one of the best books ever written as well as one of the most well-known classics. It is a beautiful novel that has stunning scenery, glamorous parties, a crazy, but loving family, several hidden secrets, and, of course, a fantastic love plot.
The wit and charm of Austen's narrative voice and her use of free indirect discourse make it an enjoyable read. Plus, there are several really great movie versions to help you pick up on little plot pieces you might have accidentally missed.
2. 'Mrs. Dalloway' by Virginia Woolf
One of the famous pioneers of the stream of consciousness writing styles, Woolf takes her readers on the journey of a single day in the head of her title character, Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway, and a WWI soldier named Septimus Smith.
These two characters have drastically different lives, and yet, they're connected in a way so deep and profound that I had to take a second to just sit and process after I figured it out.
It can be a little tricky to read until you get used to the narration being stream of consciousness, but once you learn how to follow it, the story becomes addictive and powerful.
3. '1984' by George Orwell
I personally hated 1984 because I'm not interested in politics or governmental issues, but its theme of the government taking complete control of every aspect of life is one that many people relate to very deeply. While the book is lacking in plot, it has an abundance of satire.
Readers follow the story of a man named Winston and his lover, Julia, and their resistance to Big Brother. There are also several highly quotable lines in here for everyone who likes that in a book.
4. 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' by Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray was Wilde's only novel and arguably his best work. The story is about a young man named Dorian Gray who has a portrait painted of himself by his artist friend, Basil.
Thanks to a throwaway comment, the picture now ages and takes on Dorian's sins rather than Dorian himself. The ending of the novel is tragic but inevitable. Wilde's descriptions, scenes, and characters are all beautifully constructed, making this very fun to read.
5. 'To Kill A Mockingbird' by Harper Lee
I could hardly exclude one of my favorite books from this list. Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is full of childhood adventure, racial tensions in a Southern town, choosing what's right, and judging people on more than just their appearance. The characters in this book are all wonderfully unique and each one teaches a new lesson to the readers.
If you find that you love this one as much as I do, I recommend Lee's other book, Go Set A Watchman as well. For more on To Kill A Mockingbird and the recent banning, see my article here.
6. 'Little Women' by Louisa May Alcott
Alcott's Little Women is a staple of any literature lover's childhood. The story of the four March sisters and their best friend Laurie is one that is full of childhood adventures, teenage romances, and adult problems all wrapped in the neat little package of familial love.
Whether you're a Meg, a Jo, a Beth, an Amy, or a Laurie, everyone is bound to find at least one character they relate to in this book, making it a fun read.
7. 'Paradise Lost' by John Milton
Technically, Paradise Lost is an epic, not a novel, but it is still more than worth the read. The style is difficult and the syntax is twisted around, but so many novels draw on Milton as their source text that it's nearly impossible to not read Paradise Lost.
Plus, the epic offers a new take on the familiar characters of Adam, Eve, and even Satan.
8. 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles is easily the most famous Sherlock Holmes mystery. It has a spooky setting, a scary monster, an old family curse, and a full cast of potential suspects.
Basically, it has all of the makings of a good mystery. Its short and simple nature makes it a good book for people who are just easing into classics or people who don't have a ton of time to devote to reading.
9. 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens
While Dickens has several famous works, A Christmas Carol is my personal favorite. The story is familiar to everyone, making the plot easier to keep up with. The countless movie versions are helpful for anyone who has trouble understanding Dickens's writing style and language. Plus, it's about Christmas.
10. 'The Secret Garden' by Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden isn't a classic book that typically makes it onto lists like this one, but I personally think that it is a good read for people of all ages. For me, it was the first classic I ever read. I was somewhere between eight and ten years old.
At the time, I found it to be full of magic and mystery. My opinion ten years later has not changed. I find it to be just as wondrous and magical at nineteen as I did at nine.
11. 'The Sound and the Fury' by William Faulkner
The Sound and the Fury is one of the most difficult books I have ever read, but also one of the most interesting. It is set in Jefferson, Mississippi and Cambridge, Massachusetts and follows the Compson family through several years. This family has all you could ever want as far as dysfunction, feuds, and inheritance problems.
Faulkner's stream of consciousness style is really confusing to follow, so it's important to read the 1945 addition of the appendix before beginning the actual novel, but the story itself is rewarding and thought-provoking.
Cover Image Credit: Lily Snodgrass
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