The year is almost coming to an end and nows the time to plan your destination to ring in the New Year!
Dragonfly Sushi Wine and Bistro will be offering five and seven course meals, live jazz music followed by a DJ and free champagne toast at midnight from 12 midnight to 2 a.m. There will be three dinner time options to choose from, one at 6 p.m., 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Price ranges from $100 to $160 and reservations can be made by calling 915-304-0775. Also, keep in mind that on New Years Day, they will be offering free Ramen all day (with a purchase of beverage).
Entrecote Bistro, the all new French restaurant in El Paso will offer a four-course dinner which includes Scallops au Gratin, Braised Lamb Chop Cacao and Filet Mignon Medallion with Risotto Asparagus and a Chilean Sea bass with crème fraiche chardonnay sauce. Enjoy live music, and champagne toast at midnight as well. Two dinner options will be available at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. with prices ranging from $80 to $100. Make your reservation at 915-300-0022 or via entrecotebistro.com.
Mesa Street Grill is ringing in the New Year with their Moulin Rouge Masquerade themed party. They will be offering at four course dinner, along with a souvenir masks and a burlesque show with a champagne toast at midnight. Price ranges from $75 to $115 with two options available, one at 5 p.m. and the other at 7:30 p.m. For reservations call 915-304-0775.
The Wyndham Hotel will be throwing a Great Gatsby themed bash with live entertainment, dancing, dinner and drinks with prices ranging from $84 to $168 from 6 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. For reservations call, 915-778-4241.
Fungi Mungle will be ushering in the New Year once again at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino at their New Year's Celebration with drinks and party favors. Party begins at 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. and it's free, find more details at sunland-park.com.


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How do you find the midpoint of (–3, 6) and (3, –6)?
Algebra Radicals and Geometry Connections Midpoint Formula
Midpoint Formula
The midpoint #M# of the points #(x_1,y_1)# and #(x_2,y_2)# can be found by
#M=({x_1+x_2}/2,{y_1+y_2}/2)#
Let #(x_1,y_1)=(-3,6)# and #(x_2,y_2)=(3,-6)#.
By Midpoint Formula above,
#M=({-3+3}/2,{6+(-6)}/2)=(0,0)#
I hope that this was helpful.
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc's launch of three iPhone models this year with a few new camera features, including three cameras on the back for the most expensive model and two for the other models, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
The new iPhones will succeed in the XR model that is shown sluggish demand, which according to Apple was due to weak sales in China.
That led a number of electronics retailers in the world's second largest economy to slash iPhone prices this week.
Apple was not available for comment outside regular business hours.
The Cupertino, California-based company has decided to hold on to liquid-crystal display (LCD) at a time with a lagging sales of the iPhone XR cut in her most recent revenue projection, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter.
Last week, Apple released its first sales warning in almost 12 years, sending the shares down 10 percent, the biggest intra-day fall in six years.
Apple is planning to go with an LCD model, if the device is in the production pipeline for months, the report said.
However, for 2020, Apple will fully switch to the organic light-emitting diode, or OLED, display for iPhones, making the full removal of the LCD model, the report said.
Shares of the company was nearly flat in premarket trade.


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Op Yewtree: Rolf Harris Spends Christmas At The Priory
The Daily Mail have reported that the former TV children's presenter, in his 80s who lives in Berkshire and was questioned under caution for sexual offences in a South London Police Station last November (Rolf Harris) has spent Christmas in The Priory, a private 'psychiatric' clinic for the rich and famous.
They also report that he had been arrested but not charged, whereas I have only ever written that he had had his home searched and that he was questioned under caution.
A former children's TV presenter arrested by Jimmy Savile sex probe detectives has spent Christmas at a private psychiatric clinic, it was reported today.
The unnamed man, who is in his 80s, is understood to be staying at a Priory clinic after suffering from stress, reported the Sunday People.
The presenter, who can not be named for legal reasons, is thought to be suicidal and receiving round-the-clock care.
It is thought he was admitted to the private mental health hospital, which charges up to £7,000 a week for care, before the festive celebrations.
In November the presenter, from Berkshire, attended a south London station by appointment and was questioned for around five hours on suspicion of sexual offences and has not been charged.
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31 responses to "Op Yewtree: Rolf Harris Spends Christmas At The Priory"
Fortunate man who can afford the private fees. No risk of being abused and no Liverpool Care Pathway. Room service and dedicated medical attention. Luxury in fact. Wonder why MSM feel the need to report on him? He's pretty inconsequential in the larger picture.
Now that starts a train of thought………………..
Peter McCabe
not one to cast the first stone but he did leave a good post in australia teaching kids to swim? and turned up in london in 1952 to start a new career in painting,did he run away from something.
garnerssoap
yep … Australia … is a shithole
If Australia is a shit hole mate , go back where you came from i can only assume you are not Australian.
Australia is heaven compared to UK you twit.I've lived in both and thank God I'm in OZ now.
Ben H
Know what your saying Peter (McCabe), but in fairness he was a swimming champion – no 'smoke' from my spies the land of the convicts either.
Reve Vende
Lets not forget that he was only questioned under caution as would most be, irresoective of the offence involved. Regards why he left Oz, well I believe his roots are in Wales, so maybe he just wanted to ' come home '..and maybe he left Oz because it is a shit hole :-)
Amelia McIntyre
Australia is NOT a shit hole. More like it that the UK is.
Ima Pseudonym
U mad, sis?
http://www.ccs-rochford.co.uk/spivey/?p=7588
Chris 'Bea'r Brosnan
None of you know the man in question, and as a close and personal friend of his, I will tell you straight. In the 13 years I worked with Rolf from 1997-2010 I only ever witnessed him acting in total integrity, respect and support of youth across the world, let alone the UK. None of you are privy to the facts of what's going on, and simply based on the media circus around him, you are judging from a place where you know nothing.
well said, I hope someone tells him that most people don't believe the crap the media spin and that newspapers are only fit for my dogs to crap on. Get well soon Rolfy you are a hero to many. There is a big difference between being questioned under caution and being released without charge and what the media are spinning this as, the police found there was no case to answer. FACT.
GTFO namedropper. Nobody gets arrested and questioned for 5 hours for nothing.
'Nobody gets arrested and questioned for 5 hours for nothing' ? How wrong can you be?! People get questioned all the time, only for it to turn out to be nothing!
Maybe I'll just ring the cops up and accuse you of being a pedo, 'bob'… then we'll see whether they question you for five hours or not.
Anne Pyke
They do in this country!
But isn't that what Jimmy Savile's apologists all said,,at first..?
Spivey – the man is poison imvho.
I've always wanted to make love to two little boys.
But my girlfriend says that putting on a Rolf Harris CD would really kill the mood.
Phillip Wand
Rolf Harris is a great man who can be proud of the life he has lived while you lot making snide comments are nothing and will be nothing for evermore. Your existence will have been pointless now shut up and go away
Ha, you must be after an OBE ( Obeyer of the Bloody Empire ) like the rest of you Far Right saddos..
I must say I was astonished to type "operation yewtree" and be offered the suggestion Rolf Harris. But have you noticed more than half the people accused, questioned or arrested have an OBE, CBE or MBE? I think the Queen should stop handing them out to children's entertainers for a wee while… And middle aged men who have never married, live with their mothers and crave publicity.
Before you all spout off about Rolf being so wonderful,I'd wait and see what comes out at the trial in May.Many of us have known saints only to find out years later they were great sinners.
I was lucky enough to grow up knowing Rolf and his family as the wonderful talented, artistic people that they all are. Rolf didn't "run away" from Australia..it was simply the "right of passage" for Aussies of his era. My mother travelled at the same time as Rolf, and they had a ball in London, being there for the Coronation and simply enjoying being creative, in a city where creativity was valued and appreciated. People need to just live with the notion of "innocent until proven guilty"? There is no need for people to be abusive about whether Australia is a pleasant place to live or not…from my perspective the less Poms here the Better!!! lol
Jolly Swagman
Trial in May? It's now 19 June, and nothing's happened.
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gill brill
well he has been found guilty and sentenced to 5 years – I think everyone is shocked that he came across as being so nice and all the time he had a dark side to him – very sad for all concerned – mostly the victims.
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Well Old Rolf. Is back in court again. Filthy pervert! Daughter Bindi not in evidence this time. Both she and his foolish wife made fools of themselves last time. Bindi seems to support him as by him being deemed inoccent it would preserve her inheritance! Why does his wife not divorce him? She would get a good settlement and look less foolish.


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Q: Ansible opens hundreds of SSH connections instead of reusing a single one I have a simple-ish ansible playbook which deploys some software on remote hosts. When I run it with -vvv I see hundreds of the following messages:
[2020-04-07 17:22:29] <54.234.19.60> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: centos

Each of those will take around half a second for a total of several minutes per deployment.
How do I make Ansible open a single SSH connection per host when work is started, do all of its operations through this connection, close it when all work is done?

A: Try adding:
[ssh_connection]
pipelining = True

in ansible.cfg
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/ssh_connection.html#parameter-pipelining
Additionally you can try adding ControlPersist:
[ssh_connection]
pipelining = True
control_path = /tmp/ansible-ssh-%%h-%%p-%%r
#or simply:
#control_path = /tmp

to the same section in the cfg file.

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Begin 2015 I've started on my first IoT project; building a smart heat recovery system (or warmte terugwin unit – WTW). Back then I wrote an article (in Dutch, see here) explaining why I felt this was necessary and my initial approach. I never could have expected the journey I started, I had opened Pandora's box.
I must admit it has been a fun ride with many ups and some downs (otherwise there would have been no ups)! I've learned so many things, ranging from hardware design, PCB's, software coding and the IoT ecosystem in general. Mainly it's been a journey refreshing my memory, some things I haven't done since I was 17 and I was eager on learning it again.
After many years of making fuzz about Cloud, it's happening. Cloud is hotter than ever and companies are now seriously considering to change their strategy. Some choose a "Cloud where possible" strategy where others go for a "Cloud unless" approach.
So what is it that makes companies are so focussed on Cloud (after the industry hyped this for many years)? IMHO there's a very simple reason: they don't care about technology because they don't want to care.
And you know what? It makes sense. Companies run a business, they provide services to their customers. They're not an IT shop, they need IT to drive their business. This is a fundamental statement I've heard throughout my entire career told by every customer.
Companies don't care how IT does it, it just needs to work. They need a service.
And there you go, there's the one reason companies are moving to "Cloud". Or better, they're consuming services from other companies that specialised in that service. IT departments had their chance, for many years, to help businesses. They failed, miserably, over and over again.
Bediening WTW, altijd op de verkeerde plek?
Sinds een jaar of twee woon ik een nieuwbouw woning waarin een WTW (warmeterugwinunit) zit om het huis van frisse lucht te voorzien en energie te besparen. Zo'n WTW installatie kan met behulp van een schakelaar in verschillende standen worden gezet. Sommige schakelaars zijn tevens voorzien van een indicatie-led voor het vervangen van de filters (dit is bij mij ook het geval).
Het idee van de standen is eenvoudig: 1 – ik ben op vakantie (laag) , 2 – ik ben thuis (normaal), 3 – ik kook / douche (hoog). Oftewel, als je gaat koken / douchen dan wordt er aangeraden om de schakelaar tijdelijk (30 min) in stand 3 te zetten. Nu vind ik koken discutabel wanneer je een afzuigkap hebt maar voor douchen valt iets te zeggen, het wordt immers best vochtig in een huis (waarin geen ventilatieroosters zitten).
Update 7-2-2015: Componenten besteld, eerste resultaten luchtvochtigheid en accu (zie onderaan).
Waarom zit deze schakelaar ALTIJD op de verkeerde plek? In de meeste huizen zit de knop OF in de keuken OF in de badkamer. In mijn geval is de locatie van de knop nog iets aparter, hij hangt naast de WTW-unit (op zolder, in een kast)… Daar ben ik overigens pas na 2 jaar achter gekomen (en dus ook dat er een indicatie-led is voor het vervangen het filter).
Zit de knop in de keuken dan moet je naar beneden als je gaat douchen en als de knop wel in de badkamer zit dan moet je eraan denken om de knop van 2 > 3 te zetten en na 30 min weer van 3 > 2. Dat laatste is probleem, maar als IT'er ben ik van nature lui aangelegd ("dat kan beter").
When a Windows computer enters sleep mode it ensures that WiFi adapters enters the device power state D3 (Sleep) and on resume ensure it puts it back to the device power state D0 (Full on).
Windows assumes that if a driver says it supports sleep states it handles this correctly, but this setting is known to cause some spontaneous disconnects with the access point (AP). Optionally Windows can be configured to place the WiFi adapters in device power state D4 (Off).
I wrote a PowerShell script that disables the "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" setting for all WiFi adapters.
Update 26/10/2017: Included an option to disable for all network adapters.
Working in IT means you never stop learning, change is all around. To keep up with developments and to try out new ideas it's essential to have a lab environment where I can play around with different technologies.
In the past I'd had a lab environment running in the cloud but I felt limited not having direct access to the hardware. While I have no intention to start experimenting with virtual GPU sharing yet, I might in the future. So I decided it was time to invest in a lab server to run at home. Since the server runs physically runs at home it needs to have fairly high wife acceptance factor (WAF). A stylish design, low power, low noise and fairly affordable server is desirable.


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Q: How to get forestplot to accept an expression in row label? I'm struggling getting a greater than sign (>=) into a forestplot. The expression should embedded in some kind of matrix. This should be simple and straight forward but I just can't find the right formula, here's my debug code:
library(rmeta)
row_names <- matrix(list("variable a", expression(test >= 2)))
test_data <- data.frame(coef=c(1.59, 1.24),
                        low=c(1.3, 0.99),
                        high=c(1.94, 1.55))
forestplot(row_names, test_data$coef, test_data$low, test_data$high, zero = 1)

A: I've created a forestplot function that can handle complex labels and other. It is included in my package Gmisc and you can find a tutorial to the forestplot2 function here.
To generate the plot from my original question all you need to do is load the package and run this code:
library(Gmisc)

row_names <- list(list("Variable = 1", expression(Variable >= 2)))
test_data <- data.frame(coef=c(1.59, 1.24),
                        low=c(1.3, 0.74),
                        high=c(1.94, 1.74))
forestplot2(labeltext=row_names,
            mean=test_data$coef,
            lower=test_data$low,
            upper=test_data$high,
            zero = 1,
            col=fpColors(line="darkblue", box="royalblue"),
            new_page=TRUE)

This gives the following plot:


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FOR SALE: £8.1m asking price for Blackpool's historic piers
Central Pier in Blackpool
Both Blackpool's Central and South piers have been placed on the market
Llandudno pier is also for up-for-sale by owners Cuerden Leisure
The piers, both constructed in the 19th century do not have listed status
Two of Blackpool's world famous piers have been put up for sale.
Both the resort's South and Central boardwalks have been placed on the market with a collective asking price of £8.1m.
South Pier, Blackpool
The historic attractions are two of three piers – together with Llandudno Pier in Wales – which are now for sale by owners Cuerden Leisure.
St John Stott, director at Cuerden, said the company was "restructuring its assets".
Central Pier – home to the famous 108ft high Ferris wheel – and Blackpool South, which boasts a number of thrill rides, were all constructed in the 19th century.
St John Stott, said: "These assets are jewels in the crown of the UK's coastline and we are delighted to offer them to the market either as separate lots or collectively."
As profitable attractions, we're confident this sale will attract major interest.
They are now on the market with guide prices of £4.8m for Central Pier, £3.3m for South Pier and £4.5m for the property at Llandudno.
The Welsh boardwalk, which is 695 metres long (2,280ft), is the only pier which is Grade Two listed, meaning any future owners would require Listed Building Consent to make changes.
Blackpool's Central Pier, which stands at 341 metres long (1,118ft), and South Pier, which is 150 metres long (492ft), do not benefit from listed status, despite opening in 1864 and 1892 respectively.
But Richard Baldwin, a director at Bilfinger GVA, which is selling the piers for Cuerden, said it would be very unlikely a new owner would make significant changes.
He said: "In order to sustain their value and ensure that value appreciated, they would not change dramatically under new ownership.
"In our opinion, the value is in the existing use and this is unlikely to change at either of the Blackpool piers."
The Victorian piers, which were constructed using cast iron piles, steel frames and wooden decking, all boast amusement arcades and rides and generate a collective income of around £1.6m a year for Cuerden through annual concession agreements.
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Mr Baldwin added: "Each of these piers are truly iconic structures, having been popular visitor attractions in two of the UK's best known resorts for over a century.
"Each pier is being offered for sale freehold, subject to the various concession agreements in place.
A spokesman for the National Piers Society, which promotes the preservation and continued enjoyment of seaside piers in the UK, said: "These piers are all in good order and trading successfully, and, given that Easter is almost upon us, I have no doubt that they will quickly find a buyer or buyers."


On behalf of Clark Frost Williams Zucchi on Friday, September 21, 2018.
The nature of construction work makes it a dangerous career. For the men and women who work hard to make sure that the infrastructure in this country is up to par, it is vital to stay safe. They deserve to go home to their family members at the end of the day.
While there are many risks that they face on a daily basis, there are four that are responsible for the majority of the deaths of people in this industry. Here are some points you should know about what has been dubbed the "fatal four."
Falls are the most common type of accident that leads to death in the construction industry. Even when the worker survives the fall, there is a chance that they will have very serious injuries whose ramifications last a lifetime.
Being struck by an object is the second leading cause of death. These incidents are caused by falling, flying, rolling or swinging items. This can be equipment, loads, tools, debris and anything else that is at the worksite.
Electrocutions come in third on the list. Many worksites have temporary electric sources that can cause serious issues.
Being caught in between items is the fourth leading cause of death. This accident can involve any part of the body as long as it is being crushed or squeezed between two objects. Collapses, moving equipment and being pulled into a machine are some examples of accidents in this category.
There are many specific ways to reduce the risks of these happening. Having the proper protective equipment and training workers are the two primary methods. Workers should be given the ability to take dangerous jobs slowly. With the need for fast job competition in this industry, workers might feel the need to work faster than what is safe. This should be discouraged.
Falls: Fall arrest gear such as harnesses must be used when workers are at any height. Platforms, rails and toe boards are useful in some situations.
Struck by incidents: Securing tools and equipment, establishing fall zones and using safety equipment like hardhats and safety goggles can help to minimize the chance of these events.
Electrocution: Using a lock-out-tag-out procedure, wearing personal protective equipment and avoiding using metal objects near power lines are all advisable.
Caught in between: Turning off equipment before repairs, forbidding loose clothing and jewelry, learning the pinch and crush points of machines and having a spotting system for heavy equipment can prevent these.
When workers suffer an injury from one of these incidents, they can seek workers' compensation. If the worker passes away, the family members left behind might be eligible for certain benefits. Because of the complexities of this system in Illinois, it is advisable to work with someone familiar with it to help protect your interests.


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Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism
Report on the Workshop on Digital Humanism
Hannes Werthner, TU Wien
The first international workshop on Digital Humanism was held in Vienna, Austria, April 4 – 5, 2019. It was organized by the Faculty of Informatics of TU Wien, and supported by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund, and the Viennese Municipal Department for Economic Affairs, Labor and Statistics.
In the two-day workshop over 100 attendees from academia, governmental organizations, industry and civil society participated in a very lively and interactive way. The program consisted of three main sessions, namely
History and Impact of Information Technology
Humans and Society, AI and Ethics
Dynamics of a New World – Issues and Answers
In a total, there were 12 invited speakers and a final panel, drawing conclusions and identifying possible future directions. Presentations and discussions focused on technical, political, economic, societal and legal issues; and benefited from contributions from the different disciplines represented at the workshop (i.e., political science, law, sociology, history, anthropology, philosophy, economics and informatics). At the center of the discussion was the relationship between computer science / informatics and society, or, as expressed during the workshop, the co-evolution of IT and humankind.
The important role of informatics was recognized, and its impact on all areas of life: technology is for people and not the other way round. We need to put humankind at the center of our work.
It was acknowledged that computer science alone is not sufficient to provide "good" (enough) answers. The participants are also convinced that it is possible to influence the future of science, technology and in consequence, society. They are aware of their joint responsibility for the current situation and the future – both as professionals and citizens.
In the workshop wrap-up, the Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism was proposed and discussed. In the subsequent weeks, the participants cooperatively finalized the Manifesto through an online discussion. The manifesto is in line with the strong belief that the workshop is only a starting point; it calls for cooperation between disciplines, as well as with professional organizations such as ACM and IEEE, to provide input to future discussions and to influence societal and policy decision making.
In the end, it is up to us to initiate this joint and interdisciplinary effort, and to provide expertise to this techno-socio-economic process.
Reference: Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism
Gerhard Schimpf
Gerhard Schimpf, the recipient of the ACM Presidential Award 2016, has a degree in Physics from the University of Karlsruhe. As a former IBM development manager and self-employed consultant for international companies, he has been active in ACM for over four decades. He was a leading supporter of ACM Europe, serving on the first ACM Europe Council in 2009. He was also instrumental in coordinating ACM's spot as one of the founding organizations of the Heidelberg Laureates Forum. Gerhard Schimpf is a member of the German Chapter of the ACM (Chair 2008 – 2011) and a member of the Gesellschaft für Informatik. --oo-- Gerhard Schimpf, der 2016 mit dem ACM Presidential Award geehrt wurde, hat an der TH Karlsruhe Physik studiert. Als ehemaliger Manager bei IBM im Bereich Entwicklung und Forschung und als freiberuflicher Berater international tätiger Unternehmen ist er seit 40 Jahren in der ACM aktiv. Er war Gründungsmitglied des ACM Europe Councils und gehört zum Founders Club für das Heidelberg Laureate Forum, einem jährlichen Treffen von Preisträgern der Informatik und Mathematik mit Studenten. Gerhard Schimpf ist Mitglied des German Chapter of the ACM (Chairperson 2008 – 2011) und der Gesellschaft für Informatik.
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Der Stadtbezirk Youhao () der bezirksfreien Stadt Yichun in der chinesischen Provinz Heilongjiang im Nordosten der Volksrepublik China hat eine Fläche von 3.018 km² und zählt 54.302 Einwohner (Stand: Zensus 2020).

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A devastating technical glitch could crush the next generation of wireless technology before it even launches. With trillions of dollars and millions of jobs at stake, one company with the "5G fix" could put as much as $234,770 in your pocket this year. But Wall Street vultures are circling... you'll need to move quickly or risk missing this $5 bargain.
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News headlines about AMT stock have been trending extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Tower earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for American Tower.
Who are some of American Tower's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to American Tower include Public Storage (PSA), Welltower (WELL), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Ventas (VTR), HCP (HCP), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Host Hotels and Resorts (HST), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), EPR Properties (EPR), Life Storage (LSI), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR) and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA).
What other stocks do shareholders of American Tower own?
Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other American Tower investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Alibaba Group (BABA), Paypal (PYPL), Visa (V), Boeing (BA), Home Depot (HD), AT&T (T) and Starbucks (SBUX).
Who are American Tower's key executives?
American Tower's management team includes the folowing people:
Mr. James D. Taiclet Jr., Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 58)
Mr. Thomas A. Bartlett CPA, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 60)
Mr. Edmund DiSanto, Exec. VP, Chief Admin. Officer, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 66)
Mr. Amit Sharma, Exec. VP & Pres of Asia (Age 69)
Mr. Igor Khislavsky, Sr. Director of Investor Relations
Who are American Tower's major shareholders?
American Tower's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.10%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.06%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.05%), Pennsylvania Trust Co (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%) and Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. (0.02%). Company insiders that own American Tower stock include Amit Sharma, Craig Macnab, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, Gustavo Lara, James D Taiclet Jr, James D Taiclet, Jr, Joann A Reed, Olivier Puech, Pamela D A Reeve, Raymond P Dolan, Robert D Hormats, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven C Marshall, Steven O Vondran, Thomas A Bartlett and William H Hess. View Institutional Ownership Trends for American Tower.
Which institutional investors are selling American Tower stock?
AMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Tuttle Tactical Management, Hudson Valley Investment Advisors Inc. ADV, Pennsylvania Trust Co, Appleton Partners Inc. MA and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have sold American Tower company stock in the last year include Amit Sharma, Craig Macnab, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, Gustavo Lara, James D Taiclet Jr, James D Taiclet, Jr, Joann A Reed, Olivier Puech, Pamela D A Reeve, Raymond P Dolan, Robert D Hormats, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven O Vondran and William H Hess. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Tower.
Which institutional investors are buying American Tower stock?
AMT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, Argus Investors Counsel Inc., TIAA FSB, Cozad Asset Management Inc., Peterson Wealth Management and Clear Street Markets LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Tower.
How do I buy shares of American Tower?
Shares of AMT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is American Tower's stock price today?
One share of AMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $233.42.
How big of a company is American Tower?
American Tower has a market capitalization of $103.39 billion and generates $7.44 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $1.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.99 on an earnings per share basis. American Tower employs 5,026 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About American Tower.
What is American Tower's official website?
The official website for American Tower is http://www.americantower.com/.
How can I contact American Tower?
American Tower's mailing address is 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA, 02116. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 617-375-7500 or via email at [email protected]
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Bruins have quick turnaround against Jets
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Despite a valiant effort, the Bruins had their 10-game winning streak stopped on Friday. A meeting with the streaking Jets could result in their first losing streak in a month.
Boston gets a quick turnaround as it hosts Winnipeg this evening at TD Garden.
Looking to win 11 in a row for the first time since 1971, the Bruins battled with the Red Wings past regulation before dropping a 3-2 shootout decision. It was their first loss since Oct. 29, the final contest of a three-game losing streak that dropped Boston to 3-7 on the season.
Daniel Paille scored on Friday and Patrice Bergeron netted a game-tying goal with 12:08 left in the third for the Bruins. Tuukka Rask made 29 saves through overtime, but was beaten twice in the shootout.
Boston's new goal is to prevent yesterday's loss from snowballing and head coach Claude Julien doesn't think the end of the streak will impact his team.
"I don't think it's the end of the world that it ended tonight," Julien said. "There's nothing wrong with the game we played tonight."
Boston has won 12 of its last 14 games against the Winnipeg franchise and has won eight in a row at home in this series. The Jets haven't won in Boston since a victory as the Atlanta Thrashers on March 31, 2007.
Winnipeg, though, brings a five-game point streak into this meeting, a solid run that follows a 5-9-3 start to the season. After having a three-game win streak end with an overtime defeat in Washington on Wednesday, the Jets came through with a 3-1 triumph in Carolina last night.
Andrew Ladd scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second period -- the 100th tally of his career -- and Chris Mason made 20 saves in his first appearance since Oct. 27 because of a groin injury. Mason also had an assist, while Evander Kane and Bryan Little scored goals.
"I thought we were good," Jets head coach Claude Noel said. "The lines got unbalanced after a little while because of the score, but for the most part I thought we had some good effort and the guys played hard."
Zach Bogosian had two assists for Winnipeg, which finishes off a three-game road trip after earning its first victory as the guest since Nov. 3, snapping a five-game slide.


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Originally Brittany played basketball and softball, but she soon developed a special passion for softball that has been with her for 18 years. Castro also intends to continue playing recreational slowpitch softball as she pursues a Ph.D. in physical therapy.
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An In-Depth Look At The Line Distributions For All 13 Songs On NCT's "Universe" Album
With 21 total members, this was a complicated distribution!
NCT just released their third full-length album as an entire unit, Universe, which includes 13 songs, including the double title tracks "Universe (Let's Play Ball)" and "Beautiful". With 21 members participating on this album and various sub-units performing each song, the line distributions for this album are quite complex! Here's a look at the line distributions for each song, as well as the album as a whole.
1. "New Axis"
Difference between most & least lines: 2.2%
2. "Universe (Let's Play Ball)"
Difference between most & least lines: 14.3%
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - Defia Rosmaniar produced Indonesia's first gold medal in their home Asian Games and instantly became toast of the social media in her country on Sunday.
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Her head covered in a hijab and the national flag draped around her shoulders, an ecstatic Rosmaniar ran around the arena before being escorted to the VIP gallery where Indonesia President Joko Widodo congratulated her.
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Kieu My Doan, who goes by Kimiko, founded YellowBlocks in 2018 to connect Vietnam's network of tech companies, investors, and stakeholders with the rest of the world. YellowBlocks focuses on linking up entities working in emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud networking, and data processing—in Vietnam and abroad.
This year, YellowBlocks organized Vietnam's first blockchain event, unpacking how the technology can be applied to sustainable social development. YellowBlocks now has 120 partners in 40 countries.
Kimiko thinks of herself as an activist for adopting emerging tech in Vietnam. She also started the Women in Tech Vietnam initiative (unrelated to KrASIA's "Women in Tech" series) and is a frequent speaker at events, such as TechCrunch China, Vietnam TechFest, and Taiwan Open UP Summit.
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KrASIA (Kr): How did you come up with the idea for YellowBlocks? How will it become the gateway between Vietnam's tech ecosystem and the world?
Kieu My Doan (KMD): I founded YellowBlocks in 2018, but the idea occurred to me several years ago, while I was advising major global tech companies that are present in Vietnam on their communication strategies. The country's tech ecosystem has received a lot of attention in the past three years. For many investors, their task now is to find the next Indonesia.
However, our tech ecosystem at that time was very fragmented, and it was extremely challenging to find information about startups in certain sectors to recommend to investors due to information gaps. My goal was to establish an entity that can connect all of the stakeholders and partners within the system, so they could easily plug into our network to connect with ecosystems outside of the country.
Not all VCs, foreign incubators, and other foreign partners have teams in Vietnam, and we can provide support on the ground, and bridge information or culture barriers for them through our network.
Kr: This year, you hosted Vietnam's first deep tech-focused meetup with SGInnovate, which is a private organization operated by the Singapore government to help entrepreneurial scientists build deep tech startups. YellowBlocks has also been actively connecting startups and stakeholders in Vietnam in the areas of ABCD (AI, blockchain, cloud, data). Why do you focus on this segment?
KMD: There's no doubt that deep tech will drive the "third wave" of innovative startups, and we hope that will happen in Vietnam in the coming years. Obviously, in an emerging market such as Vietnam, we often catch these waves a bit later than other countries in the region. Now, most investors are only looking at the country's potential in a platform-driven economy, and there are already other well-known actors in our ecosystem focusing on that. We want to be ahead of the curve so that we can bear the fruit and empower future stars of Vietnamese deep-tech startups, even though it's still too early to talk about deep tech in many places in the world, not just Vietnam.
From the initiative that you mentioned, alongside SGInnovate, we also established the ABCD tech community in July, bringing together different partners in AI, blockchain, cloud, and data processing. This will drive many community initiatives in Vietnam and Southeast Asia that are related to deep tech. We have secured a network of experts and advisors in this area to support us in this mission.
Kr: Vietnam has drawn a lot of attention recently, as many investors have made large bets on Vietnamese tech companies. However, there are also many challenges ahead if the country wants to become a trailblazer in regional innovation. What do you think are the missing pieces?
KMD: You are right about investors having poured in huge amounts of funding lately, but generally, the companies that have received investments were already prominent players in the market. Most of the other startups are still in very early stages and it would take us quite some time to catch up to Indonesia.
In our experience, investors do see the potential of Vietnamese founders, especially since the tech talent in this country is immense. What some Vietnamese founders lack are globalization skills. I do not refer to just the language skills, but also style of communication, operational and business skills, so that they can build a market-fit product and scale that product across the country or in different markets. Education plays a hugely important role, requiring founders to embark on a lifelong learning process. I think that some startups in Vietnam are either too tech-focused or too marketing-focused, so founders need more well-rounded information and training.
Becoming a tech startup founder has become a trend in Vietnam, but that's certainly not enough. We need different partners in the ecosystem to leverage this potential and ensure that our startups focus on solving real problems that the country faces. Many government incentives to support Vietnamese startups have been rolled out recently, but many startups have difficulties in accessing these resources. We hope that this can be changed in the future.
Kr: You graduated from Helsinki University of Technology in Finland, majoring in telecommunications, engineering, and computer science. Later, you came back to Vietnam and worked in different areas: marketing, communications, and tech. How did you become fascinated by technology?
KMD: I describe myself as a tech evangelist and a community builder. For me, I've always loved technology. Tech is my passion. I was a very competitive gamer back then, and I have always had an interest in gadgets. I think the reason that I got into the tech scene was because of my father, who told me to follow my passion, no matter what.
At 16, I got two scholarships and I could either go to Finland or the US. I chose Finland because it's all about innovation and technology there even though the country has a very small population. There was nothing wrong with me and a few other women being in a university auditorium with 500 males. For me, it felt natural to work in the technology field. My experience in business, communication, and marketing certainly helped with establishing YellowBlocks in a cross-sector strategy. We're just getting started, and the road ahead is still exciting and challenging.
Disclaimer: KrASIA is one of the media partners at YellowBlocks' sideline event as part of Techfest Vietnam 2019.
This article is part of "Women in Tech," a series by KrASIA that highlights the achievements of women who are a driving force behind South and Southeast Asia's tech startups.
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Last Monday regular season of LCL Spring Split 2019 has came to the end. Vega Squadron stayed on the 3rd place with 10 wins and 4 losses. The first place was claimed by EPG who won 12 games during regular season and a tie breaker versus Gambit Esports.
EPG chose M19 as their opponent and that means Vega Squadron is going to face Gambit Esports in bo5 semifinal. It is the same match up as in the grand final of LCL Open Cup which was won by Vega Squadron several weeks ago with a score line 3:1.
The series will be played on March 31 at 15 CEST.


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Q: Problem setting up gettext() I am working on a php application. Now I am trying to translate it into different languages.
To do it, I am using gettext(). But I have a problem on the configuration. I have the library correctly installed. I have gettext(textToTranslate) around the code and I have created with no problems .mo and .po files.
The configuration on my index.php is (working on xampp, Ubuntu):
// Language
$lang = 'es_ES';

// Domain
$text_domain = 'project';

putenv('LC_ALL='.$lang);
setlocale(LC_ALL, $lang);

bindtextdomain($text_domain, './locale' );

bind_textdomain_codeset($text_domain, 'UTF-8');

textdomain($text_domain);

and my structure of files is:
/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca/gettext/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/project.po
/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca/gettext/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/project.mo

But I am still seeing the code in English, qhich is the default language. Could anybody help me on this?? Thanks in advance
EDIT
@ubuntu:~$ locale -a
C
es_AR.utf8
es_BO.utf8
es_CL.utf8
es_CO.utf8
es_CR.utf8
es_DO.utf8
es_EC.utf8
es_ES.utf8
es_GT.utf8
es_HN.utf8
es_MX.utf8
es_NI.utf8
es_PA.utf8
es_PE.utf8
es_PR.utf8
es_PY.utf8
es_SV.utf8
es_US.utf8
es_UY.utf8
es_VE.utf8
POSIX

EDIT
Running a little php script under strace comand
<?php
// Idioma

$lang = 'es_ES.utf8';

// Dominio

$text_domain = 'blanca';

// Dependiendo de tu OS putenv/setlocale configurarán tu idioma.

putenv('LC_ALL='.$lang);

setlocale(LC_ALL, $lang);

// La ruta a los archivos de traducción

bindtextdomain($text_domain, './gettext/locale' );
// El codeset del textdomain

bind_textdomain_codeset($text_domain, 'UTF-8');

// El Textdomain
textdomain($text_domain);

// Print a test message
echo gettext("User");

// Or use the alias _() for gettext()
echo _("User");
?>

Command: strace -e trace=file -o test.txt  php prog.php

getcwd("/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca",
  4096) = 25
  lstat("/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca/prog.php",
  {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=521,
  ...}) = 0
  lstat("/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca",
  {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0777, st_size=4096,
  ...}) = 0 lstat("/opt/lampp/htdocs",
  {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096,
  ...}) = 0 lstat("/opt/lampp",
  {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096,
  ...}) = 0 lstat("/opt",
  {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096,
  ...}) = 0
  getcwd("/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca",
  4096) = 25
  lstat("/opt/lampp/htdocs/blanca/./locale",
  0x7fffb2c1a670) = -1 ENOENT (No such
  file or directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale/locale.alias",
  O_RDONLY) = 3
  open("/usr/share/locale/es_ES.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale/es.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/es_ES.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/es_ES/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/es.utf8/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)
  open("/usr/share/locale-langpack/es/LC_MESSAGES/blanca/gettext.mo",
  O_RDONLY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
  directory)

prog.php is located in my application directory.

A: I suspect the locales you're trying to set via setlocale aren't available on your system. What does the command locale -a (run from the shell) return? Make sure the values of the installed locales match the locales you're trying to set. If your Spanish locales are missing, the thing to do probably still is dpkg-reconfigure locales.
I don't know the reason, but the fact is (or possibly was, on a Debian or Ubunto from around 2008 which I worked in 2009) that setlocale will fail if the locale isn't installed on your system. Which is not immediately obvious, as you're supplying the message files with your application, and don't appear to depend on any system locale files or settings - but you know, there may be a reason.

A: Try setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, "es_ES");

A: I'm not sure how to do this in php, but in bash
export LC_MESSAGES="LL_CC"

where LL - locale, CC - country. smth like en_US or en_US.UTF8. I was fighting this problem for a half of my day and only exporting LC_MESSAGES worked. So, I suggest, in php it woult be
putenv('LC_MESSAGES='.$lang);

A: I've made an attempt helping those who is still looking for this here: PHP gettext doesn't works
Hope that helps.


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How Tony Khan Achieved a Net Worth of $7 Billion
ByAllen Lee Posted on September 3, 2020 September 2, 2020 Updated on September 2, 2020
Tony Khan is an American businessman. Generally speaking, he is known for a couple of things. One, he is an important figure in a number of sports-related organizations. Two, he is the son of Shahid Khan, who made it possible for him to become an important figure in a number of sports-related organizations.
1 What Is Tony Khan's Current Net Worth?
2 How Did Tony Khan Reach His Current Net Worth?
3 Further Considerations
What Is Tony Khan's Current Net Worth?
Estimates of a public figure's net worth are estimates and nothing but estimates. After all, just because someone is considered to be a public figure, that doesn't mean that their finances are a matter of public information. Due to that, interested parties are using limited sources in coming up with their estimates, which is why the latter should be seen with a sense of skepticism. Unfortunately, there seems to be low interest in Khan's current net worth. There is an estimate of $7 billion floating out there, but those who are curious should be even more careful and cautious about believing it than normal.
How Did Tony Khan Reach His Current Net Worth?
The story started with Shahid Khan. In short, he was born to a middle-class family in Lahore, Pakistan. When Shahid Khan was still at the age of 16, he headed over to the United States for the purpose of studying at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. However, he arrived around the time that the state was struck by one of the most severe blizzards ever seen in its history, which was something of a novel experience for someone who had come from a much warmer climate. On top of that, Shahid Khan had to spend his initial nights at the YMCA because it charged $2 a night compared to the student union's $9 a night, which was necessary because the student dorms hadn't opened up at that point in time.
Having said that, Shahid Khan thrived in his new environment. For example, he wasn't one of those students who clung to those with similar experiences but rather one of those students who jumped at the chance to meet new people. Something that enabled him to pick up much new knowledge about the country that he found himself in. Likewise, he did quite well in school, with the result that he graduated with a degree in industrial engineering as well as a career that could make good use of that degree in industrial engineering.
To be exact, Shahid Khan had already spent some time working for an automotive manufacturing company when he was still in school. As a result, when he graduated, it was a natural outcome for him to be hired on as an engineering director. There, Shahid Khan gained valuable expertise, experience, and other resources, which he proceeded to use to start up his own company that specialized in the making of bumpers for repairs as well as for customized pickup trucks. From there, his business grew and grew, as shown by how it went from supplying bumpers for some Toyota pickup trucks to all Toyota pickup trucks and then to all Toyota vehicles in the United States. In the present time, Shahid Khan's company is one of the biggest automotive parts suppliers not just in the United States but throughout the entirety of the world.
With that as his foundation, Shahid Khan started looking into sports as well. In particular, a lot of people will be familiar with his effort to buy a NFL team that started up in 2010. For those who are curious, said effort started with him seeking to buy a 60 percent share of what was then still the St. Louis Rams. However, that fell through because a minority shareholder exercised a clause in his agreement that let him match such bids. As such, Shahid Khan had to wait for a later opportunity, which came along in 2011. This time around, everything went smoothly, thus resulting in him becoming the first member of an ethnic minority to own a NFL team by January of 2012. The sales figure was never released, but there have been estimates of $760 million. In 2013, Shahid Khan bought Fulham F.C. of the English Premier League as well. Once again, the sales figure was never released, but there have been estimates of £150 to 200 million.
Shahid Khan's son Tony Khan is involved with both of these sports-related organizations. In the first case, he has been involved since 2012, with the result that he is now a senior vice president responsible for overseeing analytics as well as other technical matters. In the second case, he has an even more important role as not just the Vice Chairman but also the Director of Football Operations, meaning that he oversees every step in the recruitment of new talent for the football club. However, it is interesting to note that Tony Khan was apparently also involved in the analytical side of things for Fulham before his promotion. In fact, he even has an engineering firm that specializes in sports-related analytics solutions, which suggests that this is a major specialty of his.
In any case, Tony Khan is also very well-known because of his role in starting up All Elite Wrestling. Basically, he is a huge fan of professional wrestling, so much so that he convinced his father to help him fund a new professional wrestling promotion. Time will tell how All Elite Wrestling will fare in the future. However, the plan seems to be for it to build up a brand, build up a roster, and stand out by being more focused on the sporting side of things. Suffice to say that none of that will be easy with the entrenched competition.
Further Considerations
For the time being, Tony Khan's net worth remains rather unclear. However, as he steps more and more out of his father's shadow in the times to come, it seems likely that there will be more and more interest directed towards this issue. For now, it seems reasonable to say that the foundations of Tony Khan's wealth are rooted in Shahid Khan's wealth, though it is clear that he is also very active in building on those foundations through his own efforts. As such, whatever the figure is in the present time, it is likely to grow and grow.
Allen Lee is a Toronto-based freelance writer who studied business in school but has since turned to other pursuits. He spends more time than is perhaps wise with his eyes fixed on a screen either reading history books, keeping up with international news, or playing the latest releases on the Steam platform, which serve as the subject matter for much of his writing output. Currently, Lee is practicing the smidgen of Chinese that he picked up while visiting the Chinese mainland in hopes of someday being able to read certain historical texts in their original language.
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How Shroud Achieved a Net Worth of $4 Million
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Esperanza Gabriel Aguilar, a beautiful Guatemalan woman with a wide brimming smile, belies all of the suffering she has endured. She has nine children, has crossed mountains to find a 15-hour-workday farm job in Mexico for which she is poorly paid, has been abused by her husband and today can barely feed her children.
But the indigenous women of Concepción de Tutuapa are no shrinking violets. They risk being robbed and killed crossing into Mexico and stay alive on the meager food rations they receive, just to bring some money home to their families in the mountain villages located in the Department of San Marcos in western Guatemala.
Brenda Canastuj, a clinical psychologist and herself an indigenous woman, knows only too well the hard details of surviving in these remote mountains. "Today we are holding a psychosocial support session for parents and their children. This IOM project focuses on building self-esteem. We see many attitudes that confirm low self-esteem. Sometimes there is violence in the home, there is also the machismo; this is another reason why children want to leave the home and migrate. We also focus on reinforcing their identity. We work on gender equality—our culture is very much a male culture. By strengthening their identity and self-worth, these parents and children can start working on issues inside the home and in their communities," says Brenda.
With a bit of coaxing from community leaders and Brenda's gentle persuasion, more and more men are joining the sessions.
Esperanza's oldest son Freddy followed in her footsteps and set out to find a job in Mexico. Most of the children from these villages travel to the Mexican border town of Tapachula each year to work as street vendors. There, they are exposed to drinking, smoking, drugs and even sexual exploitation.
With his head lowered and sadness clouding his eyes, 15-year-old Freddy listens as his mother tells her story. When it's his turn to speak, he's nervous but finally admits that he went to Tapachula like many boys in his village to find work. But all he got was a park bench where he slept for a few nights before returning home.
Freddy is back and in the 8th grade. The IOM project is helping him and his parents by providing small farm animals so they can breed them and earn some money, and by paying for the children's' school fees so they are not forced to emigrate.
"Discrimination against women is a big problem in the indigenous communities, which also have a high rate of emigration. And so the IOM project raised awareness about the central role the woman plays in a family, and encouraged a more inclusive decision-making process within the family. Working with the central and local authorities, IOM carried out a series of training workshops which also looked at how migration impacts women – either as a migrant or [as someone] having to cope with the migration of a family member. Because when the man migrates, the woman must take on every role, including financial support with very little or no means to care for the family," explains Walter Arreaga, IOM Project Coordinator.
"Some of the other boys who were there would invite me to drink beer and smoke cigarettes. But that's not why I went to Tapachula. I wanted to work so I could help my mother," says Freddy, and he adds shyly: "I have always liked dance. I dream of being a dancer." A mother's love and admiration compensate for all the hardships that life throws her way.
"I tell my younger brothers and sisters 'don't go to Tapachula'. They should go to school like me," Freddy adds.
"I am so thankful for this assistance. I got three pigs that I am breeding, my oldest boy is in school and I'm hoping that the other children will receive the same assistance so they can go to school. I have to thank you, thank you – IOM – again and again. . . . because I cannot repay [you] for this help. I have no money," Esperanza says.
"You can't imagine how many young men need this help. They can't go to school so they end up drinking, smoking, and risking their lives by going to Mexico to find work. Brenda is helping us so much. Our children need to learn so much. I am so happy she is here with us," Esperanza concludes and flashes her lovely smile.
"Sadly, we have no more funds to continue this project although the needs are great. Our local partner for three years, Asociación ADINT, is desperately trying to raise funds to continue the work but so far it has not been successful," says Walter.
Walter explains that temporary migration to Mexico is an ingrained culture in these communities. IOM's initiatives have only started to challenge this prevailing culture. "This is not something that can be done in a year or two," he adds.


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Q: Master/details view with Backbone router I saw a similar question here: Backbone.js Master-Detail scenario but I wanted a little more clarification on the "architecture" of a Master/Detail view using the Backbone.js philosophy.
I have a single Router in my app, that is responsible for instantiating one of two collection views. Say one is Questions and the other is Committees. There are two anchor links at the top that route to #questions-view and #committees-view respectively, which is picked up by the router and correctly switches views. I have all that working. Should I have a global App view keeps track of all these elements, like how some tutorials do it, or is having the Router at the top level good enough?
Furthermore, in my committees view, I would have a list of the committees, and when clicked, it would update another box on the page with the list of questions for that committee. This wouldn't be difficult, but I also want to have it trigger the router, and that view doesn't have access to the Router, and I'm not sure if it should. For example, I would like navigating to ..#committees/5 load up the view with the committee with id 5 selected, showing all those questions. I have posted some JS of the basics of the code I am using. I could easily have a details subview in my MRFQuestionsCommitteeView.js that updates on click events, but it is triggering the router that is confusing me.
Thanks for any help!
var AppRouter = Backbone.Router.extend({
    routes: {
      ''                : 'home',
      'question-view'   : 'home',
      'committee-view(/:committeeId)'  : 'committeeView'
    },

    home: function() {
        var $this = this;
        var prom = new MRFQuestions().fetch({
            success: function(coll) {
                $this.loadView(new MRFQuestionsView({ collection: coll, el: $('#ViewContainer') }) );
            }
        });
    },

    committeeView: function(committeeId) {
        var id = parseInt(committeeId, 10);
        var self = this;
        var c = new Committees();
        c.fetch({
            success: function(data) {
                var x = self.loadView(new MRFQuestionsCommitteesView({ collection: c, el: $('#Container2') }));
                $.when(x).then(function() {
                    self.view.loadDetailPage(5);
                });
            }
        });
    },

    loadView: function(view) {
        this.view && this.view.remove();
        this.view = view;
        return this.view.render();
    }
});

A: You router should be something like this
 var pageRootEl = $('.page-container');
 var currentPage ;
 var currentPageId = defaultPage;

 var defaultPage = 'page1';

 var paramsToObject = function(params) {
      if (!params) {
          return {};
      }
      var paramsArray = _.map(params.split(';'), function(str) {
          return str.split('=');
      });
      var obj = {};
      _.each(paramsArray, function(arr) {
          obj[arr[0]] = arr[1];
      });
      return obj;
  };

 var Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
     routes: {
         ':pageId': 'renderPage',
         ':pageId/*params': 'renderPage',
         '':'renderDefaultPage',

     },
     renderPage: function (pageId, params) {
         var paramsObject = paramsToObject(params);

         if(currentPageId === pageId && currentPage){
             currentPage.model.set(paramsObject);
             return;
         }

         if(currentPage){
             currentPage.remove();
         }
         pageRootEl.empty();

         switch (pageId) {
             case 'page1':
                 $.getScript('pages/' + pageId + ".js", function () {
                     currentPage = new Page1.View({

                     });

                     currentPage.render().$el.appendTo(pageRootEl);
                 })
                 break;

             case 'page2':
                 $.getScript('pages/' + pageId + ".js", function () {
                     currentPage = new Page2.View({
                     });
                     currentPage.render().$el.appendTo(pageRootEl);
                 })
                 break;

             case 'page3':
                 $.getScript('pages/' + pageId + ".js", function () {
                     currentPage = new Page3.View({
                     });
                     currentPage.render().$el.appendTo(pageRootEl);
                 })
                 break;
         }

     },
     renderDefaultPage: function(){
         this.renderPage(defaultPage);
     }
 })

 var router = new Router();

 Backbone.history.start({
     root: this.root
 });

You can see that every router call will go through same function, if pageId changes, then currentPage is replaced with new page, otherwise new params just get added to page Model, in page view you can listen for changes, and handle selection, showing questions etc. Your url pattern should be like #pageId/param1=value1;param2=value2;param3=value3. This pattern lets you add more parameter and scale your application.


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«Земляки́» — литературный альманах, выпускающийся нижегородским издательством «Книги» с 2004 года. Редактор-издатель альманаха — Олег Рябов. Редактор — Андрей Иудин.

История
Первый выпуск альманаха «Земляки» вышел в свет в 2004 году, восстанавливая традиции ранее издававшихся «Волжского альманаха» и альманаха «Современники». В альманах прозы, поэзии, литературной критики и материалов по истории писательского сообщества включены произведения нижегородских писателей, а также нижегородцев, живущих в России и за границей; предисловие к изданию написал его составитель Валерий Шамшурин.

Во втором выпуске альманаха опубликовано творчество нижегородских писателей, посвящённое 60-летию Победы. Основа третьего выпуска — произведения участников областного семинара молодых литераторов, состоявшегося осенью 2005 г. Значительное место в четвёртом выпуске также отведено молодым поэтам и прозаикам — участникам областного семинара и творческих встреч под Москвой и в Щелыкове.

В дальнейшем авторами альманаха, отличающегося жанровым разнообразием и актуальностью публикаций, стали не только нижегородцы, но и литераторы из других регионов России.

За годы издания альманаха его авторами стали многие заслуженные писатели, деятели науки и культуры: Ефим Гаммер, Елена Крюкова, Валентин Николаев, Захар Прилепин, Олег Рябов, Евгений Эрастов, Валерий Шамшурин и др.. Альманах получает положительные отзывы и критику.

24 декабря 2009 года альманах «Земляки» зарегистрирован Роскомнадзором как СМИ.

В 2010 году альманах «Земляки» признан социально значимым проектом в сфере периодической печати, а издательство «Книги» вошло в список получателей государственных субсидий. Государственная поддержка была оказана изданию и в последующем, в том числе целенаправленно в 2015 году, который вошёл в историю страны как «Год литературы».

На XVII Международной выставке «СМИ в Беларуси» в 2013 году была достигнута договорённость о публикации произведений белорусских авторов в нижегородском литературном альманахе «Земляки» и нижегородских литераторов в белорусских изданиях.

в 2016 году альманах «Земляки» вошёл в рейтинговый список издательских проектов по итогам экспертизы, проведённой членами издательского совета Нижегородской области.

Альманах «Земляки» является площадкой для конкурсных публикаций в рамках Межрегионального слёта молодых литераторов и национального проекта «Культура».

По состоянию на июль 2019 года издано двадцать шесть номеров альманаха.

Примечания

Печатные издания, возникшие в 2004 году
Альманахи на русском языке
Литературные альманахи России