7/26/2023 0 Comments Jogo social empires![]() ![]() In 1950, Rio de Janeiro was the capital city of Brazil and had nothing to compare with the grandiose stadiums of Rome, Berlin, Madrid, London, or Buenos Aires. Proponents of a publically financed stadium argued that a grandiose public venue would bring immeasurable civic, symbolic, and practical benefits. 2 Part of the conflict over the Maracanã was financing. 1 Brazil´s most renowned architects entered the dispute for the right to build the stadium – a place conceived as a conduit through which Brazilian political, engineering, and sporting ambitions could flow. Rio´s mayor Mendes de Morais and the sports journalist Mário Rodrigues Filho argued for building the stadium on the former Derby Club horseracing ground in the Maracanã neighbourhood, the then-geographic heart of Rio de Janeiro. Carlos Lacerda, responsible for a wave of favela removals in Rio´s Zona Sul and avid supporter of the 1964 military coup, wanted Rio´s Estádio Municipal (as it was then called) to be built in the western suburb of Jacarepaguá, on the future site of the 2016 Olympic Park. The Maracanã was a site of contestation between opposing governmental ideologies long before the 1950 World Cup kicked off. Football is now a social space where creative solutions for civic life challenges can emerge. The article acknowledges that football can still play a key role in the social transformation of public life in Brazil, but also that it is no longer a magical tool to mask or solve all societal problems. As the country becomes a more sophisticated society, an increasing process on the fragmentation of the country’s identities is precipitated by turbulent social moments. The paper explores the causes of the contraction of the football land myth that once was so central to Brazilian identity but can no longer claim its supremacy over the whole country. Through the use of the rich Brazilian literature on football and society, combined with data from Brazilian mainstream and social media, this study attempts to resignify the meanings of emblematic moments in Brazilian football history such as the 1950 Maracanazo and the 2014 Mineirazo. This paper addresses the historical origins and the social consequences of the ‘football land’ myth to the country, as well as the current state-of-the-art to this myth. This mythos has been central in the narratives about Brazilian identity. The chapter concludes by considering the impact of mega-event hosting on political agendas and the outlook for football and other professional sports post-mega-events in Brazil.īrazil has been widely mystified as the ‘football land’ since the late 1930s. ![]() The second part will consider bidding and national politics underpinning the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics, public protest and security, and demonstrations before and during the 2014 World Cup. The domestic politics of Brazilian football and key figures João Havelange and his former son-in-law Ricardo Teixeira are also considered. The politics surrounding Brazil’s involvement in the FIFA World Cup since 1950 is discussed. The first part focuses on the role of football in forging national identity and the growth in popularity of the sport. This chapter comprises two parts: a very brief history of socio-cultural and political aspects of sport (especially football) in Brazil that provides the background and context for the second that discusses contemporary aspects of mega-event bidding and hosting in Brazil. The conclusion suggests that even short-lived experiments in the formation of social movements are worthwhile as they can take future shapes and directions that can eventually bring about the desired change. I contextualize this movement with the larger frames of fandom and fans’ rights, the role of activist academics within social movements more generally, and explore the successes and failures of the ANT. This article will analyze the emergence and decline of the National Fans’ Association (Associação Nacional dos Torcedores, ANT) as an attempt from Brazilian civil society to insert more progressive social agendas into the rapidly neo-liberalizing framework of Brazilian sport. In the years leading up to the 2014 World Cup, social movements have formed to respond to these changes in the political economy of football. ![]() While many of these processes were well underway before FIFA selected Brazil to host the 2014 World Cup in 2007, the event preparations are accelerating the trends toward corporatization, privatization, and mercantilization of football culture. These groups are responding to rapid changes in the political economy of Brazilian sport, particularly football. ![]() The progressive commercialization of football in Brazil has been accompanied by the emergence of social movements that seek increased visibility and power over decision-making processes in the sport industrial complex. ![]()
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7/26/2023 0 Comments Junk file driver package![]() ![]() What it aims to do is keep the drivers on the system concurrent, and avoid the system accidentally installing corrupt or malware-infected drivers. We recommend it because Driverfix is meant for one purpose only and doesn’t complicate matters.ĭriver Reviver is a driver maintenance tool by ReviverSoft, since 2014 a subsidiary of Corel. It makes a wide range of other Reviver branded software products for both the PC and the Apple Mac, although this one is exclusively for the PC. This app doesn’t mess around with any add-on features, virus protection, a VPN, or other security features you maybe don’t really want or need anyway. Pricing is good, too, with options to install on 1, 3, or 10 PCs. The dark mode interface is trendy and cool, and the features available are clear and straightforward. A scheduler means you can scan at optimal times and perform back-ups when it is convenient for you. Before updating any drivers, the app will perform a backup as a standard Zip archive you can access later if things go awry or store for safe-keeping. Once a driver issue is found, you can then see how the download is progressing. It scans quickly and efficiently, maintaining a database of over 18 million drivers. And, that license covers you for a year on three computers!ĭriverfix has one clear purpose: It’s designed to find and update all outdated drivers on a computer of almost any age. The free version of Driver Boost will download and install drivers happily, but you avoid adverts and can pay for some additional features with Driver Boost Pro. If only Microsoft were so considerate of its customers. One feature that is in both we especially appreciated is that it has a silent mode where it won’t interrupt you when applications are in full-screen mode. ![]() The paid ‘Pro’ version has no limit on use, more drivers, and initiates a backup before installing new drivers, but the free version has plenty of useful features. Where this product deviates from the norm in driver support applications is that the free version will update drivers, but only two a day. The current version supports Windows 10,8.1,8,7, Vista and XP, should you still be using the older releases. Before passing those on to your computer, IOBit tests that they’re intact and have passed the Microsoft WHQL tests. IObit is a software house that has created several enhancement and optimisation products that includes Driver Booster in its roster.ĭriver Booster is a driver maintenance tool and sources its drivers from the official manufacturers’ websites. Read our full Driver Genius Platinum review. This Platinum release has a few extras, including a system booster that tweaks a system for greater performance and another tool that optimizes SSDs. It also purges old drivers, so Windows can’t reinstall them accidentally. What makes this one stands out is that it will bundle all the drivers into an executable file for you, a facility that accelerates the reinstalling of a system dramatically. And, it notifies you of new driver releases. When these activities are scheduled is controllable by the user, so that it doesn’t repeat the typical Windows irritation of initiating a reboot while you are using the system. Once installed, the application scans the drivers installed and matches these against a driver versioning database, and then downloads and installs the latest ones. The level of user intervention is very low, as this solution is practically fire-and-forget. What Avanquest offers is a small but effective tool that manages driver updates on the PC that tracks more than a million hardware drivers to make sure that the right ones are on your computer. As the title suggests, this is the twentieth version of Driver Genius, by Avanquest Software. ![]() 7/26/2023 0 Comments Crackdown 3![]() ![]() During the reveal event of Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox One console, a familiar symbol - the Crackdown Agility orb - had a small part on the big screen. It wasn’t until 2013 that Microsoft addressed the absence of the cult-classic series. In the years that followed, the Crackdown franchise went dark. Though the sequel added new elements and customization options, it ultimately failed to meet the same critical praise and was faulted largely for being too similar to the original. ![]() ![]() On July 6th, 2010 Crackdown 2 was released. Founded by former members of Realtime Worlds, Ruffian remained tight-lipped on its project until E3 2009, where the newly minted studio revealed it was indeed developing Crackdown 2 with Microsoft. In December of that year, Ruffian Games was formed. Though developer Realtime Worlds indicated it was in continued talks with Microsoft, the publisher hadn’t extended Realtime an offer as the studio drilled down on their next game, APB: All Points Bulletin. June 2009By late 2008 rumors of a Crackdown sequel had begun to spread. Crackdown was an all-around success and a potentially powerful new franchise for the publisher going forward. Crackdown launched to near-universal acclaim, and respectable sales, boosted by the wise decision to bundle the Halo 3 multiplayer trial – Microsoft’s flagship release of 2007 – with Crackdown to make it more appealing to potential consumers. It centered on the exploits of a super-human-peacekeeping-force in a futuristic, gangland-city that would be your freewheelin’ sandbox-playground. Crackdown was designed to push the gameplay boundaries laid down in Grand Theft Auto, where those do-anything moments would drive you. By 2002, DMA Design had been acquired and would go on to become a little studio called Rockstar North, while Jones left to found a new development house, Realtime Worlds. Jones had previously co-founded the studio DMA Design, creating games like Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings. 82 Images February 2007In February of 2007, Microsoft released Crackdown for the Xbox 360, developed by Scottish studio Realtime Worlds with founder and CEO David Jones at the helm. ![]() 7/26/2023 0 Comments Best notebooks for work![]() ![]() Once you decide to work on a task, the Autofocus system only requires you do some work on it. Of course, sometimes you'll have to do important things that aren't fun, but what you want to aim for is a balance of both. The task that draws you to it because you want to work on it and because it's important. Some will be things you're excited to work on, others will jump out because your rational mind knows they're important. Reading over your list of tasks, you'll find one or more jump out at you, nagging at you to work on them. This is why it's called Autofocus: It's designed to provide balance between your rational mind, which knows what you should work on, and your emotions, which tell you what you want to work on. And then you read it a second time, this time looking for tasks that jump out at you. Then, when you're ready to work, you read over the list once, just reading it at first without planning to work on anything. The Autofocus method works like this: You write a list of everything you need to do. You can even use a plain pad of paper rather than a notebook, if you prefer. Autofocus is based around one list of tasks, so there's no setting up sections of your notebook or updating index pages. If those two systems seem a bit complicated for you, Autofocus might be a better option. AutofocusĪutofocus is one of the simplest task management systems Strikethru is a great system if you like to keep your various task lists separated, and want a dedicated space in your notebook for daily to-do lists and note-taking. For instance, 12.5 would be the fifth task on the 12th page. Simply use the page number and the task number to reference any task in your vault. ![]() Since the system is based on the idea of only ever working from your daily task list (called the "live list"), you can migrate tasks to your daily list without rewriting them. Each page in the vault also houses nine tasks, numbered 1-9. ![]() One unique feature of the Strikethru system is the vault-the section of your notebook housing themed lists of tasks, like gift ideas or project-related tasks. Strikethru has a more specific setup for daily pages than the Bullet Journal, allocating a full page per day, and advocating you list a maximum of nine tasks. Instead, it divides your notebook into various sections: one for your daily task lists, one for your themed lists (similar to the Bullet Journal's collections, except these are all actionable tasks), and one for brain dumps and taking notes. The Strikethru system doesn't use an index-something its creator, Chris Kyle, found too cumbersome to manage. If you like the idea of a sectioned-out notebook that still has some of the flexibility of the Bullet Journal, Strikethru might be a better system for you. 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7/26/2023 0 Comments Migrate stockspy![]() ![]() I go many places on the internet during the trading day for info, but this has almost become my one stop app. I like essentially everything about this app. (Investing, once a necessity, has become more of a steady hobby.) Now, Worden has become my back-up, and sometimes not looked at for days. It didn't take long until I added my long list of ticker symbols and using this everyday, and during the trading day. But, I found myself using it more and more. I began using it as a second look, back-up of sorts, to Worden. StockSpy allows you to SEE how the news affects stock prices with NewsCharts WARNING. Like many apps, which get tried and discarded, some don't last long on my PC. StockSpy keeps getting more awesome with FREE upgrades StockSpy - A slick app which simplifies tracking stocks, markets, real-time-quotes, charts, news, links & stats for stocks around the globe. Start making more money because you have the. Anti-Spyware, Anti-Malware, Anti-Spam Solution that fast and secure removes spyware, malware, spam and other malware from your computer. You will still be able to make use of them using StockSpy. More about StockSpy - Stocks Real-time Quotes & Charts The information about the install size of StockSpy - Stocks Real-time Quotes & Charts is currently not available.Since the software was added to our catalog in 2016, it has already achieved 1 download, and last week it gained 1 download.Its current version is 4.1 and was updated on. This provides you with more complete information when making your important investment decisions. Stay tuned, because were always developing new and exciting features for StockSpy. StockSpy allows you to SEE how the news affects stock prices with NewsCharts STOCKSPY IS A RESEARCH TOOL. StockSpy uses the extremely popular RSS feed standard. I downloaded and started using it on a limited basis. StockSpy - A slick Phone & Tablet app which simplifies tracking stocks, the stock market, realtime stock quotes, charts, news, links & stats for stocks around the globe. I came on this while researching what else was out there. I've used them all - Trendline, Mansfield, Daily Graphs - and - I used to make my own charts (back in the pre-computer days)! For some years, I have been using Worden Bros, which is a good package - but, in many ways, not as good as this. I have been investing in the stock market for over 50 years and using charting methods for almost as long. ![]() 7/26/2023 0 Comments Suzuki the happy farmer![]() III 183 (Bach) * The Happy Farmer from Album for the Young, Op. II 116 from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (Bach) * Minuet 3, Minuet BWV Anh. ![]() Titles: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Suzuki) * Lightly Row (Folk Song) * Song of the Wind (Folk Song) * Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Folk Song) * O Come, Little Children (Folk Song) * May Song (Folk Song) * Long, Long Ago (Bayly) * Allegro (Suzuki) * Perpetual Motion (Suzuki) * Allegretto (Suzuki) * Andantino (Suzuki) * Etude (Suzuki) * Minuet 1, Minuett III from Suite in G Minor for Klavier, BWV 822 (Bach) * Minuet 2, Minuet, BWV Anh. This Suzuki piano accompaniment book aids in Suzuki violin lessons. The student listens to the recordings and works with their Suzuki violin teacher to develop their potential as a musician and as a person. Suzuki lessons are generally given in a private studio setting with additional group lessons. Each series of books for a particular instrument in the Suzuki Method is considered a Suzuki music school, such as the Suzuki Violin School. Students are taught using the "mother-tongue" approach. Lightly row, lightly row, up the river we will go Always rowing, never slowing in my bright new red canoe. According to Shinichi Suzuki, a world-renowned violinist and teacher, the greatest joy an adult can know comes from developing a child's potential so he/she can express all that is harmonious and best in human beings. The Suzuki Method® of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzuki's view that every child is born with ability, and that people are the product of their environment. Brilliant! Why didn’t I think of this 15 years ago? Watch, I’ll probably still be finding random Happy Farmer Fill In the Blank recordings on my hard drive.Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. I’ve been creating voice memo recordings for students forever, and I just realized maybe I should make one with a piano accompaniment that I can share. So my speed-demon students don’t race to play it at the performance tempo. And another bonus is the recording I give them is a slower tempo than the recording with the book. They’ve already listened to it over and over. I have found that this active listening assignment makes teaching the rest of the piece much easier. They have to listen to me play the whole piece multiple times and play the 3 note ending in time and at the correct time. Their first preview spot is to learn all the endings for the A themes. The Suzuki Method of Talent Education is based on Shinichi Suzukis view that every child is born with. Customer must enter coupon code during Checkout to receive discount. I’ll play the A themes and the B themes but I’ll stop playing and the student has to play the correct endings for all the A themes. Teach violin with the popular Suzuki Violin School. 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The B theme is always the same, and rather short. 10 (Schumann, Robert) (arrangement Suzuki) Contents 1 Fingerings 2 Practised skills 3 Pitfalls for the students 4 Bowings 5 Sheet music 6 Recordings 6.1 Audio 6.2 Teaching videos 6.3 Performance 6.4 Piano accompaniment 6.5 Contained in music collection 6. We discuss how there are 2 sections or themes in Happy Farmer, the A theme and the B theme. The Happy Farmer, Album for the Young, Op. This exercise helps them learn the form of the piece and the endings for the A theme. When a student starts learning The Happy Farmer in Suzuki Book 1, I assign them The Happy Farmer Fill in the Blank exercise. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then copy image URL from your browser address bar. 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YakYak is free to download and free to view projects that friends share with you for a limited time. ![]() 7/25/2023 0 Comments Strata decision technology![]() On Monday, , she took on new challengers Sami Casanova, a Actuary from New York, New York and Juveria Zaheer, and was the only person to get the correct answer of “A Thousand Splendid Suns” to win the game! She won again on the Friday, episode, taking on challengers Ashwin Phadnis and Brian Alzua and ended the week as a three day champion! She was able to get Final Jeopardy correct and became a two day champion with a massive $45,200 winning score! On the Thursday, episode of Jeopardy she took on new challengers Warren Grace and Marie Claude Dussault. ![]() On the Wednesday, episode of Jeopardy, she took on and beat 3 day champion Kevin Belle and challenger Dan Czekalski, getting Final Jeopardy correct and winning with an impressive score of $25,800! Talent Acquisition Writer Final Score: $1Ĥ Day Winnings of $124,801 Winning Score: $23,000ģ Day Winnings of $90,601 Winning Score: $34,200Ģ Day Winnings of $71,000 Winning Score: $19,601īiocompatability Scientist Final Score: $2ġ Day Winnings of $25,800 Winning Score: $45,200ģ Day Winnings of $42,798 Final Score: $1,000 School Business Administrator Final Score: $25,595ĥ Day Winnings of $147,801 Winning Score: $16,000 Independent Bookstore Owner Final Score: $1Ħ Day Winnings of $163,801 Winning Score: $26,000 Looking to find out how Hannah Wilson did on Jeopardy tonight? Scroll down below to find out their final scores after each round as well as their competitor results!ģ Day Winnings of $69,001 Winning Score: $60,000Ĩ Day Winnings of $229,801 Final Score: $13,599ħ Day Winnings of $189,801 Winning Score: $40,000Įditorial & Community Associate Final Score: $0 Hannah Wilson Jeopardy Results & Statistics She completed her education at the University of Chicago, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Geography between 20, with a GPA of 3.71. Hannah is an American in her 30s, and she identifies as a transgender female. Before joining Metis, she spent nearly a decade as a Senior Research Analyst at NORC at the University of Chicago, working there from February 2010 to March 2019. In addition to her work at Strata Decision Technology, Hannah is a Data Scientist at Metis, a position she has held since April 2019. Prior to this role, she served as a Data Scientist at the same company from August 2019 to June 2022. In her professional life, she currently holds the position of Senior Data Scientist at Strata Decision Technology, where she has been working since March 2022. Hannah Wilson is a Jeopardy contestant from Chicago, Illinois, with a background in data science.
![]() Fixed an issue where Microsoft AutoUpdate could prematurely terminate due to incorrect file sizes.Fixed an issue where the msupdate command would check for updates on all registered apps even though a single app was specified on the command line.Fixed an issue where notifications generated by Microsoft AutoUpdate would auto-dismiss.Fixed an issue where the Microsoft AutoUpdate user interface did not correctly reflect the state of update checking.Fixed an issue where Microsoft AutoUpdate could incorrectly restore a corrupted backup of an app.Microsoft AutoUpdate’s dormant activity check has been extended from 3 days to 7 days.In previous versions, an update cycle had to fully complete, and all open apps had to be closed before a new update cycle could begin Microsoft AutoUpdate is now able to check for app updates even if the previous update cycle is still running.Fixed an issue where the Licensing Helper triggered a macOS upgrade notificationħ641FD3CE6AEAC6FA568D52FA5E400428A4814DC49D40F1750F65894D317A5B1.Fixed an issue where the msupdate command-line tool could incorrectly report that no updates are available.Fixed an issue where the AutoUpdate user interface indicated that all apps were up to date prior to checking for updates.Fixed an issue where AutoUpdate could report a negative number if the system time was changed during an update sessionĨFF823EEF4CACBFA9C46840C9E08F22C708F08D9F603D7AFC6DE30321C3327DA.Fixed an issue where the AutoUpdate user interface could incorrectly report a ‘Check error’ message.Fixed an issue where the msupdate command-line tool could incorrectly report that an app update is available even though the update was just applied.Added additional logging to help troubleshoot why updates weren’t applied after system restart.Fixed an issue where the msupdate command-line tool incorrectly shows an error message and stops workingĠ8FB898BD6163749F95D051164BE84E14BE88D3FA95EE2813A26D29BC11097B3. ![]()
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