The United States has confirmed the decision to put on hold planned food aid to North Korea.
The decision comes after Pyongyang announced a new rocket launch, which the US says breaks the terms of a deal agreed last month.
Earlier reports that the food aid plans had been suspended were confirmed by a Pentagon official on Wednesday.
Peter Lavoy told lawmakers North Korea had violated a missile test moratorium agreement and could not be trusted to deliver the aid properly.
Under the deal signed in February, North Korea agreed to a partial freeze in nuclear activities and a missile test moratorium in return for US food aid.
Peter Lavoy, acting assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific affairs, told a government committee that next month's planned rocket launch "reflects [North Korea's] lack of desire to follow through on their international commitments and so we've been forced to suspend our activities to provide nutritional assistance".
North Korea claims the launch – which is scheduled for between April 12-16 – is only a satellite and is for scientific purposes.
But the US and North Korea's neighbors insist it will be a long-range missile test, breaking the terms of last month's agreement.
The US has not delivered food aid to North Korea since 2009, but sent officials to Pyongyang's ally China earlier this month to finalize plans to re-start food deliveries.
North Korea has suffered persistent food shortages since a famine in the 1990s, and relies on foreign aid to feed its people.
The planned 240,000 tons of food aid from the US was to go to children and pregnant women.


In 1970, she earned her law degree from the University of Michigan and in 1974, was named the University Provost for the University of Maryland. She was the first Black woman to hold that position. In 1976, Berry was named the chancellor of the University of Colorado in Boulder which made her the first Black woman to lead a major research university.
In the early '80's, Berry became involved in the anti-apartheid movement against South Africa and co-founded the Free South Africa Movement organization. During this period, she was a member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Because of her involvement in peaceful protests, then-President Ronald Reagan tried to fire Berry and disband the Commission. Berry sued Reagan and retained her seat until 1984.
Today, Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of 10 books, which cover a vast variety of topics including racism, the Civil Rights Movement, and President Barack Obama.


Estée Lauder, born Josephine Esther Mentzer in Corona, Queens, was an American businesswoman. She was the co-founder, along with her husband, Joseph Lauder, of Estée Lauder Companies, her eponymous cosmetics company. Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list of the 20 most influential business geniuses of the 20th century. She was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was inducted to the Junior Achievement U.S. Business Hall of Fame in 1988.


You might think the generation that regards traditional television with something approaching open disdain would be unwavering in their loyal to the SVODs and OTTs that stream their beloved content anytime and anywhere they want it.
But that's not neccesarily so, according to a new study from Dallas-based research firm Parks Associates. The U.S. survey found that 20% of U.S. broadband households (approximately 90 million homes) cancelled at least one OTT or SVOD subscription in 2015.
From the article "SVODs Are Hot, But Subscribers Are Still Fickle: Survey" by Bree Rody-Mantha.
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I have wanted to visit Russia for many years. This desire may have been influenced by my communist grandfather and the many books he had via mail-order straight from the USSR itself in the 50s and 60s...... Many of these were patriotic and idealistic showing the people working on the land and in the factories to improve the country. Many of them were also writings from Marx, Lenin and others espousing the virtues of a socialist state. Unfortunately my grandfather died before the Berlin wall came down and the USSR as we knew evolved into Russia.
To visit Russia these days is relatively easy (for an Australian passport holder that is). After securing an online Visa invitation, we made 2 trips to the Russian Embassy in Doha for Visa to be added in our passports, with a total cost of $100 each. Qatar Airline flies direct to Moscow in 5.5 hours.
So the very day that school broke up for Spring break we rushed to the airport and flew into Moscow, to arrive after flight delays at our hostel, Godzillas, at 4am. Sort of early next morning we are off...walking distance to the center and looking forward to a day, and a week of adventure. Here is a very brief overview of our week.
Red Square is amazing. St Basil's, the Kremlin (where we saw the Bolshoi Ballet Company in the State Theatre), GUM Department store (government), Lenin's tomb (not open for visitors the 2 days we were there).
The Moscow metro is a delight, however it is also a challenge to navigate. Luckily we have a colleague working in Moscow who showed us around and got us used to the 'metro maze'. Trains come every 2 minutes on all platforms, from early morning until 1am. Many of the stations are wonderfully decorated, and all in different styles of lighting, painting, sculptures, mosaics etc. I realised coming home that I did not have enough pictures to really show what we saw...I think most of the time we were running to catch another train!
We took an overnight train to St Petersburg. Well, this is a place that lives up to it's reputation! Amazing constructions and awe inspiring collections of wealth. You can see why the Russian people wanted change, how can so few have so much amongst so many? We went to the main attractions, Hermitage Museum where the collection of art works, sculptures and other artifacts is in the millions; the Church of Spilled Blood, an amazing church made with mosaics; the Mariinsky Theatre, known as the home of the Kirov Ballet Company, where we saw Tosca.
Our trip to Russia was a life experience. There is still so much more to see, not sure if we will ever get the chance to go back. Language and communication was a challenge as an English speaking traveler. Unlike many countries we have visited in Asia, Africa and the Middle east, Russia is NOT an English speaking or accommodating country. The script is in Cyrillic which makes it difficult to decipher words eg restaurant is 'Pectopah'. Signs therefore are not in English, shop keepers and other service personnel do not speak English and can be rude about attempts to try and communicate. The language of Russian itself is fascinating but I had no success at all in learning it. Strangely, and I do not mean this to be taken the wrong way, the spoken language often sounds like a record playing backwards to my ears.
Another aspect of the country is the emerging middle class. So many shops in the two cities we visited were aimed at the fashion conscience younger person. Girls in particular were walking around with the latest fashion in clothes and shoes. Prices were expensive to our pockets. However there is lots to buy if you have the money, and people were spending. Food and drink is not too expensive. Beer and champagne is cheap, vodka (of course) was available for sale on every street corner. Mulit-national restaurants were plentiful (Pizza Hut, McDonalds etc) as were localized restaurants with authentic cuisine. The local pub was a warm haven for a meal and a drink and a friendly place to be.
Great to hear your impressions! I visited Russia in 1988 when it was still the USSR and this summer I am looking forward to visiting with my family.
Glad to hear about that hostel too and can't wait to check out all the pics on Flickr!
Thanks so much for sharing about your trip! I love the pictures too. My hubby and I love to travel and Russia is on our list of places to see. Now you have really whetted our appetite for this.


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Call for papers: International Cash Conference on "Cash in the age of payment diversity"
The Deutsche Bundesbank's Cash Department will host its fourth cash conference in Munich, Germany, from 10 to 12 September 2019.
We invite experts from academia, public authorities (including central banks), special interest groups and the private sector to come together to discuss and exchange views on cash-related subjects. Our aims are to improve the understanding of cash payments based on recent academic research in general and, more specifically, to help identify possible developments and dynamics that will shape the future cash payments landscape as well as examining the role cash is set to play within it.
Furthermore, we are proud to announce that Professor Lars Feld, a member of the German Council of Economic Experts, will be a keynote speaker at this conference.
Papers on related subject areas may also be submitted and will be considered.
The deadline for submitting abstracts (and preferably papers) is 15 March 2019. Only abstracts/papers sent in as electronic documents will be considered. All abstracts/papers filed in due time will be reviewed by the conference committee and authors will be informed of their approval by the end of April 2019. If a paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, a license agreement must be signed by all authors, whereby the authors grant the Deutsche Bundesbank the non-exclusive right to publish the contribution as part of a conference volume.
In addition the contribution and respective bibliography will be published via the decentralised database Research Papers in Economics (RePEc; see: http://repec.org).
Three keywords (or JEL classification codes) that best describe the subject of your submission.
Details of how to submit papers and additional information about the conference can be found on the website of Deutsche Bundesbank at https://www.bundesbank.de/en/service/dates/international-cash-conference-2019-763306 .


The South Sudan School Attendance Monitoring System database is used by teachers in South Sudan to log pupils attendance. This information is fed back as evidence in support of the routing of international aids. The logs provide a measure of the ability for the local populations to thrive in a challenging environment as, understandably, school attendance drops every time the peace and security of the area are at risk. During the 2013-16 war, the South Sudan was shaken by several distributed attacks. Data from disrupted schools during that period provide the measure of how attendance returns to pre-attack level and at which rate. This, together with the perceived impact of the event, provides a quantitative measure of community resilience. We have calculate this measure and compared it for two areas of the country. We are now happy to share some of our findings.
Please contact g.punzo@sheffield.ac.uk for any questions you may have.


The Redcliffe Dolphins fought back from a 16-0 deficit to record a 34-28 come-from-behind victory in an entertaining match against Souths Logan yesterday.
The Magpies raced out their early lead scoring three straight tries, with the first coming via PNG representative Matt Trnka out wide. The next was thanks to young half Ashley Taylor on his Intrust Super Cup debut; with the Brisbane Broncos Under 20 star muscling his way over the line.
He played an impressive first half and a hand in the next try, with Scott Doyle diving on his kick ahead into the in goal.
However, that was it in the half for the Magpies with the Dolphins mounting their comeback midway through the first half.
The Phins first try was scored by winger Curtis Johnston before Josh Benjamin crashed over soon after. Their third try, to Residents representative Aaron Whitchurch, saw scores draw level 16-16 right before halftime.
Darcy Etrich scored the easiest of tries for the Dolphins at the resumption of the second half – darting over from dummy half untouched, before Dallas Anderson continued the see-sawing pattern of the match with a try for the Magpies to again level this scores – this time to 22-22.
However – it was again the Magpies poor defence close to the line that cost them late in the game, with first half John Brady shrugging off defenders and then Shane Pumipi crossing in quick succession to put the visitors out to a 34-22 lead.
A try to a charging Mitch Garbutt just before fulltime gave the Magpies their fifth try for the match – but it was too late.
REDCLIFFE DOLPHINS 34 (Curtis Johnston, Aaron Whitchurch, John Brady, Shane Pumipi, Josh Benjamin, Darcy Etrich tries; Luke Capewell 5 goals) def SOUTHS LOGAN MAGPIES 28 (Dallas Anderson, Matt Trnka, Ashley Taylor, Scott Doyle, Mitch Garbutt tries; Scott Doyle 4 goals) at Davies Park.
Norths recorded their third win of the season following a hard-fought 26-24 victory over a committed Capras side at Bishop Park yesterday.
The Devils were in front for most of the day – going out to a 12-0 lead early scoring the opening try thanks to late inclusion Dale Copley before the CQ side fought back to draw scores level 12-12 at halftime.
After the break, the Devils again scored two quick tries in a row – before the Capras hit back once more with two of their own.
Their last try to centre Dan Randall put the visitors in front 24-22 for the first time in the game – but with just under 20 minutes still left in the match – there was enough time for the Devils to score their fifth try of the game which clinched them the win.
Coming into this match following a 66-4 loss to Wynnum, the Devils put in a much tougher performance in front of their home crowd. They will be back at Bishop Park this weekend when they host the PNG Hunters.
For the Capras – it was yet another heartbreakingly close loss – with the side now having lost three matches by a two-point margin. This weekend, they will look to rise to the challenge when they host the second-placed Wynnum Manly Seagulls.
NORTHS DEVILS 26 (Dale Copley, Rogan Dean, Krys Freeman, Brett Greinke, Byron Creighton tries; Sean Loxley 3 goals) def CQ CAPRAS 24 (Jake Ainsworth, Dan Randall, Ian Webster, Josh Mitchell tries; Ian Webster 4 goals) at Bishop Park.


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Commissions & Authorities
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The Environmental Advisory Commission is responsible for advising the council on decisions impacting the ecological health of the City. Working to advance the City's environmental stewardship, the commission promotes awareness of environmental issues through community outreach and education. The commission serves as the Tree Board for the Tree City USA program and supports the City's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP).
Commissions are citizen-advisory boards responsible for advising the City Council on matters within the commission's area of expertise. They hold hearings, receive evidence, conduct investigations, and on the basis of such hearings, evidence and investigations, make decisions and recommendations to the Council.
Commissions meet on a monthly basis for anywhere between 1 and 4 hours per session. Commission members commit to a 3-year term, and are governed by City Ordinance and bylaws of their own creation. Commissioners have opportunities to pursue continuing education courses in their particular field.
Terms & Openings
Each member serves a 3-year term. There are 8 members plus staff and council representatives serve on this board.
The City of North St. Paul is now accepting applications to fill openings on the Environmental Advisory Commission. Please fill out the Member Application to apply. North St. Paul residents or business owners are eligible to apply.
If you're interested in becoming a commission member, or have a question or a concern, please contact Strategic Operations Director Debra Gustafson by email or 651-747-2423.
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OTT Churn modeling – From statistics to big data and artificial intelligence
January 8, 2020 Pedro Cañizares
For decades, highly accurate predictive results have been obtained using representative population samples in studies. Specifically, with a sample of only 1,100 people (regardless of the study's total population size), the probability rate for a successful prediction is 95%, with a margin of error of only 3%. Is this magic? No. It's mathematics, specifically, statistics.
Statistics, therefore, facilitates making the following kinds of predictions — at relatively low cost — by "simply" taking a random sample of 1,000 people and creating a well-designed survey:
What percentage of the population will vote for a specific political party, thus forecasting the election results;
What percentage of people will buy a particular product; so how many should we manufacture;
What percentage of people will watch a specific movie, giving us insight into the number of copies we should make and distribute.
The preceding examples are sufficient when we are interested in the simple headline numbers. Yet, if our interest level demands a greater dissection of these numbers in order to provide insight into the people behind them, statistics alone won't get the job done.
The advent of affordable, cloud-based data storage, processing, and computing capacity has engendered other mathematical models that go further than mere predictive statistics.
Mathematical algorithms, concretely machine learning, contribute to the extraction of information and knowledge from data itself. This knowledge would otherwise be forever obscured in the universe of data.
This approach is not new; there are well-known feedback models that, depending on the results, automatically tweak themselves until the results coincide with the defined goal. These models are widely used across a number of industries.
The following diagram will serve as a reminder that there is nothing new about the way we use these algorithms:
Figure 1. Feedback control model
For instructional purposes and with significant simplification, the model can be explained by following the flowchart in Figure 1, as follows: The controlled variable (the current video service churn rate) is measured and its value compared to the setpoint (target error rate). An error variable is generated, representing the difference between both variables (actual churn rate and target churn rate). From this error variable, the mathematical model generates new output (e.g. modifies one or more of the factors that influence a customer's decision to unsubscribe). This, in turn, changes the input parameters to the algorithm resulting therefore in both different input and different outputs. This cycle is repeated until the error value is zero (in other words, the difference between the current and the target churn rate is zero). The model takes into account possible disruptions that may occur in the video ecosystem. For example, changes to the boundary conditions might arise from the launch of a new internal marketing campaign or a competitor's campaign.
New approaches to churn modeling (like JUMP Retention) go further by identifying the user_ID for each one of the video service customers who are at risk of churning in the near future (30, 60, or 90 days). Meaning, the overall headline number of customers at risk of churn is broken down to an individual user level. This is huge progress! But new generation models don't stop there. It also identifies the primary factors that cause these customers to be at-risk candidates in the defined near future.
This new intelligence introduces a new dimension to video service churn management because it paves the way for service providers to act on an individual at-risk customer basis, tailoring their actions in accordance with each of these variables identified as increasing individual churn risk levels. This is where the new generation models hit its greatest dimension because once action has been taken on one or more of these churn variables, the model is rerun with feedback from the result (different input, different output) and tries to outdo itself, breaking its own initial prediction, thereby achieving a reduction in the video service churn rate.
Is all this magic? No. It's data, lots of data! And mathematics, lots of math!
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Updated: January 9, 2019 - 3:17 PM
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Gene Lavanchy is one of the most recognizable anchors in Boston. He was a vital part of the Boston 25 Morning News launch in 2003. The "all local, all morning long" blend of news, traffic, and weather started as an alternative to national morning shows and has grown into the "go-to" newscast for busy morning people. Gene takes great pride in preparing New Englanders for their day. Anchoring most of a six-hour local morning newscast allows him to alert viewers to breaking news, provide context and perspective on the big stories of the day, and hone one of his finest skills, floating Dad Jokes.
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Gene has also field-anchored Boston 25 Morning News' popular Zip Trips for the past 14 seasons. He has broadcast live and met thousands of amazing people from more than 230 cities and towns across the state. Gene has interviewed countless newsmakers, celebrities and everyday citizens who do extraordinary things.
Before joining Boston 25 Morning News, Gene spent ten years as a sports director and lead sports anchor at WHDH-TV in Boston. He also hosted the popular Sunday night Sports Xtra show.
Previously, Gene held sport anchor positions at WLNE-TV in Providence, Rhode Island and WBBH-TV in Fort Myers, Florida. He formerly served as host of WSBK-TV's Boston Bruins telecasts. Gene is an Emerson College graduate and grew up in Walpole, Massachusetts where he currently lives with his wife, Anne Marie, and their four children.
Gene is a proud citizen of Walpole and active member of the community. He is a board member of the Friends of Walpole Community Athletic Complex, a group that has worked tirelessly to raise funds and build new fields at Walpole High School and make improvements at recreational sports fields throughout the city.
Gene has served as a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, The Buddy Walk and The Independence 5k Walk and Run which supports programs for adults and children with developmental disabilities in more than 110 communities across the Bay State.
Gene was named "Person of the Year" in 2012 by the Friends of St. Patrick organization for his community work in Walpole.
Email: Gene.Lavanchy@coxinc.com
Facebook: @GeneLavanchyBoston25
Twitter: @Boston25Gene
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William J. Everett, 74, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Born in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Chester and Anna Davis Everett. He graduated from Coughlin High School in 1965 and then served in the United States Army. He retired from the construction industry as a mason and worked for many companies. He was in the Union Local #5 for 56 years. Bill liked being in the woods as a hunter, but actually, he just liked to walk around! He loved his time with the grandchildren and being called Pop Pop. Bill is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlene Vanchure Everett, his daughter Colleen Flynn of Plains, his son William of Drums, and his daughter Jaimie also of Wilkes-Barre. He leaves 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. His siblings include Robert Everett of Plains, Ann Everett Lepore of Wilkes-Barre, Thomas Everett of Plains, and Molly Everett Skrip of Wilkes-Barre. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Saints Peter and Paul Church, 13 Hudson Road, Plains Twp., with Rev. John Lambert, celebrant. Military Honors will be provided by the United States Army. Family and friends may call at the church from 10:00 a.m. until start of service. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations in William's memory can be given to the St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105. Funeral Services untaken by the Yanaitis Funeral Home Inc. Plains Twp.
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Posted in: Brazil.	Tagged: Álvar Nuñes Cabeza de Vaca, Brazilian day, calendar, Club Day, culture, Dia Internacional do Homem, Dia Nacional dos Clubes, Eleanor Roosevelt, Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu waterfalls, Garganta do Diabo, history, July, Men's Day, Music therapist, Music therapy, Musicoterapeuta, Musicoterapia, UNESCO World Heritage List.	Leave a comment
(Brazilian Club Day). The Brazilian Club Day may be found on almost every calendar, but there are no activities associated with the day.
Salve os clubes brasileiros,
dos mais novos aos pioneiros.
Eles que nos dão prazer,
mestres na arte do lazer.
Clubes dos mais variados,
de grandes serviços prestados.
Clubes que entram em ação,
motivo de amor e paixão.
Quem não tem o seu dengo
como corintiano ou Flamengo
ou outro clube da nação.
Seja qual for a modalidade
todo sócio na verdade
tem um clube no coração.
Gilson Lira / Recanto das Letras (Código do texto: T3096069)
Dia da Musicoterapeuta/ da Musicoterapia
(Music therapist/ Music therapy). A controversial calendar day, since this day is also held on September 15. In 1991, this day was introduced, per decree, by governor Luiz Antônio Fleury Filho, of the state of São Paulo. Soon thereafter, the day was introduced nationwide.
Music therapy (1/3)
(International Men's Day) Yes, this day exist! But not universally. In 1999, Men's Day was introduced for the first time in Trinidad and Tobago,on November 19. Malta celebrates it on February 7. Brazil today. Ukraine, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan on February 23. India on November 19. Norway on October 7, and Canada on November 25. .
Dia do Homem on July 15
Discovery of the Foz do Iguaçu waterfalls
"Poor Niagara!" The legendary exclamation of Eleanor Roosevelt, former First Lady and wife of former American president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, when she visited the Iguaçu waterfalls for the first time. The 275 waterfalls, stretching over an distance of almost thee kilometers, are situated at the border between Brazil and Argentina. The most impressive waterfall is undoubtedly the Garganta do Diabo, the Devil's Throat, where the water from the Iguaçu River violently falls down more than seventy meters. Iguacú was formed about 20 million years ago, presumably the result of volcanic eruptions. At either the Brazilian and Argentinian site, a national park has been established. The parks take part of the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The discovery of Iguaçu may be attributed to the Spaniard Álvar Nuñes Cabeza de Vaca (1542). Only in 1881, the first settlers arrived at the location near the waterfalls: Foz do Iguaçu. José Joaquim Firmino, engineer and lieutenant in the army, arrived in 1889. Not long thereafter, the settlement became a military status, and only regaining the civilian status in 1912. Nowadays, Foz do Iguaçu and its Argentinian counterpart Puerto Iguazú receive large numbers of national and international tourists.
Of interest is the indian legend about the waterfalls:
Iguaçu has the meaning of "big water", in Guarani language. This indian tribe has a legend about Iguaçu.
"The beautiful indian virgin Naipi was chosen to marry M'Boy, the snake god. Meanwhile, a young warrior, named Tarobá, fell hopelessly in love with Naipi. At the day of the wedding ceremonial, the lovers escaped in a canoe. When M'Boy discovered that his bride had escaped, he transformed himself in a giant serpent and hunted for them. At the site where the M'Boy serpent dug himself into the earth, an enormous canyon was created. The god transformed Naipi in a stone, and she had to be eternally slung through the water. Her lover was transformed in a palm tree, and stood at the rim of the canyon. Naipi and Tarobá could see each other for ever, but never touch each other again."
Foz do Iguaçu – PR
Amateur video of the waterfalls
Foz do Iguaçu (1/2) The Water
Foz do Iguaçu (2/2) The Legend
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Dia do Doente
(Sick). The World Day of the Sick is on February 11. Today is the anniversary of the death of St. Camillus de Lellis (1550-1614), patron saint of the health care staff, and the hospitals; and peculiarly, of the gamblers. St. Camillus was a fervent gambler prior to his convocation.
Dia Mundial dos Hospitais
(World Hospital Day).
Dia Nacional do Enfermo
(Brazilian Health Care Day). The international health care day is on February 11th.
Dia nacional do combate à doença vascular periférica.
(Battling peripheral vascular diseases). This medical term refers to the cluster of diseases that affect blood vessels other than of the heart, aorta and the brain. One may think of embolism, atherosclerosis. Probable causes for these diseases are smoking behavior, diabetes, overweight, and hypertension.
Dia do Propagandista de Laboratório
(Laboratory Representative). Laboratory representatives are important links between the investigators and laboratory equipment suppliers. Visits that were not announced, are not always appreciated, but appointed visits may generate full attention of the investigator. Especially when the representative is able to offer interesting discounts, offers, or bonuses.
Dia Nacional dos Povos Americanos
(American People). This day was introduced in 1890, soon after Brazil had become a republic, by decree. The Dia do Índio (indians) is on April 19.
Dia Mundial da Liberdade de Pensamento
(Freedom of Thought). Is it coincidence that this day is also the Day of the French Revolution? Not exactly, since research has revealed that the celebration of the French Revolution must have inspired the declaration of the day of freedom of thought, and the day of American people. A reminder to the French motto: 'Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité'. Also the Day of Freedom of Thought was introduced in 1890.
Dia do Salonista
(Futsal). This day was introduced in 1974, on the anniversary of the Futsal Association in São Paulo. Futsal is, next to volleyball, a very popular indoor sport in Brazil. Futsal (contraction of Futebol de Salão) was invented in 1930, by an Argentine professor (Juan Carlos Ceriani) in Uruguay. Already ten years later, Futsal was introduced in São Paulo. The Brazilian national selection has won the world title six times: 1982, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1996, and 2008.
Overview of World Cup Futsal 2008
Foundation of the city of Campinas (São Paulo).
Initially, the city of Campinas was called Mato Grosso, thanks to the massive and dense forest in this region. Brazilian pioneers looking for gold mines passed through this city. Approximately between 1739 and 1744, the first settlement was built. On July 14, 1774 a makeshift chapel was built in honor of the founding of this small community: Freguesia Nossa Senhora de Conceição de Campina. In 1797, the settlement became a village, with the name Vila de São Carlos; only in 1842, with just over 2000 inhabitants, the village was promoted to a city. Since then the city was called Campinas. The nickname for Campinas is Cidade-Fenix (Phoenix Town), given the reconstruction after the yellow fever epidemic in the nineteenth century, killing more than one quarter of the population. Due to the coffee culture and the construction of a railway track, Campinas expanded to one of the largest cities in the state of São Paulo, with more than one million inhabitants in 2010.
Intention to create Campinas
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Dia do Engenheiro Sanitarista
(Sanitary Engineer). According Decreto/ Lei 414/91, published on October 22, 1991, this day became established on July 13, and the tasks of this profession were described. The engineer has a great responsibility regarding public hygiene. Particularly, after the publication of the Law Primary Sanitary Requirements, much money was invested in the connection of all households on the public sewage systems, and the connection of tap water. Saturnino de Brito (1864-1929) was one of the leading sanitary engineers in Brazil.
SANITARY ENGINEER
Prof. Luiz Antônio Bertussi Filho – engenheiro sanitarista
Os Canais de Saturnino (Saturnino's Canals) Trailer – English
Os Canais de Saturnino (Saturnino's Canals) Trailer – Português
Dia Mundial do Rock
(Rock music). On July 13, 1985, the memorable Live Aid Festival took place. Attention and money was requested for the starving population of Ethiopia. The rock music style originated since 1954, when it was introduced by Elvis Presley. It was soon followed by many singers and rock styles, also in Brazil. 1955 was the debut year of Nora Ney, who can be seen as a pioneer of the Brazilian rock. Today, the Brazilian rock has many representatives who still enjoy great popularity.
BRAZILIAN ROCK
History of Brazilian Rock, part 1
Special about Nora Ney
Nora Ney – Rock Around The Clock
Live Aid – Status Quo
Live Aid – Style Council
Live Aid – Adam Ant
Live Aid – Ultravox
Live Aid – Elvis Costello
Live Aid – Nik Kershaw
Live Aid – Sade
Live Aid – Sting
Live Aid – Phil Collins
Live Aid – Queen
Live Aid – Led Zeppelin
Live Aid – Dire Straits
Live Aid – U2
Live Aid – show
Dia dos Cantores e dos Compositores Sertanejos
(Sertanejo music). Roughly speaking, one may consider it as the Brazilian tearjerker, although this term does not cover everything. It started with the traveling Jesuits, who made music in their religious missions, with their guitars and other stringed instruments. The Bandeirantes – pioneers – loved to play guitar and sang about their lonely lives, the dramas of their existence. In the eighteenth century the Sertanejo became popularized: the religious and pioneer versions were mixed with influences of immigrants, with their own rhythms. In the twentieth century, the first singing duos appeared. Later in this century, the traditional clothing of the rural areas became tightly linked to the Sertanejo music. It resembles the American "country"-style hats, colorful and checkered shirts, jeans and boots. There are regular programs to be watched on Brazilian TV, entirely devoted to the Sertanejo music.
Zezé di Camargo e Luciano (1991)
Os Dois Filhos de Francisco – complete
Os Dois Filhos de Francisco – 01
Zezé di Camargo e Luciano – É Amor
Flight of Alberto Santos Dumont around the Eiffel Tower.
One day earlier, on July 12, Alberto made three flights over Paris. During the third flight Alberto managed to fly around the Eiffel Tower, but shortly after he was forced to make an emergency landing. One day later, he had succeeded in his aim to fly around the Eiffel Tower but his attempt of 40 minutes was too long to win the coveted prize. Only on October 19 that year Alberto managed to fly around the Eiffel Tower, but he exceeded the time limit with only 40 seconds. The French jury admitted reluctantly that Alberto had to be awarded the prize of 100,000 francs.
Arrival of Padre José de Anchieta in Brazil.
De Anchieta was one of the most influential people in Brazilian history.
PADRE JOSÉ DE ANCHIETA
São José de Anchieta
Vida e Obra de José de Anchieta
Installation of Duarte da Costa as Governor-General of Brazil (1553-1558).
Duarte arrived with the same ship as the Father Anchieta and Father Manuel da Nobrega. During his reign, several Indian tribes were subjected, the Jesuit Order was founded in São Paulo, and the French landed in the Bay of Guanabara to found their colony.
Jesuits forced to leave São Paulo.
Pope Urban VIII issued a decree in favor of the freedom of the Indians. This was much to the dismay of the Paulistas, who used the Indians as slaves. To express their displeasure, citizens of São Paulo attacked the monasteries. The Jesuits were saved by the troops of the municipalities. The Jesuits maintained the decree of the pope that freedom should be awarded to the Indians, with the result that citizens of Sao Paulo forced the Jesuits to leave the city.
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Dia do Engenheiro Florestal
(Forestry Engineer). A profession that is indispensable in a forested nation like Brazil. The forestry engineer is concerned with the exploitation of forests, nature conservation; and to evaluate economic, cultural and environmental interests of the forest.
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Engenharia Florestal
Election of soccer player Pele as athlete of the century.
The French sports magazine L'Équipe called Pele as the best athlete of the century, although at that time still twenty years were left to 2000. In 1999, Pele received a similar title by the International Olympic Committee. However, he had never participated in the Olympic event. In 2000, he shared the title of Best Player of the Century with the Argentinian Diego Maradona.
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Goals: the top 20 by Pelé
The city of Ouro Preto (MG) receives the title of National (=Brazilian) Monument.
Founded in the early eighteenth century under the name Vila Rica, Ouro Preto was the first city declared a National Monument. (See also July 8). In 1980, the city received the title of World Heritage Site by the UNESCO.
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Terra de Minas: Ouro Preto
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Terra Minas: Ouro Preto, a Casa dos Contos
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Dia do Rondonista
(Staff of Rondon Project). The Rondon Project was born on July 11, 1967. It is a government initiative, in which several ministries are involved, to increase public involvement in politics. Teachers and students of superior education took part in social projects in needy regions of Brazil. This initiative was ended in 1989. The UNE (Brazilian Student Union)sent a petition to President Lula to restart the Rondon Project. Early 2005, Lula responded, and the restart was made, in the state of Amazonas. The projects are now under the supervision of the Ministry of Defense. The project is named after Marshal Rondon (1865-1958). Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon had a father with Portuguese roots and an Indian mother. Rondon enlisted in the army (he later became commander) and helped with the construction of roads to Cuiabá, the capital of Mato Grosso. He was also responsible for the construction of telegraph lines through the jungle, where he was confronted with Indian tribes. He managed that they cooperated. Later in life Rondon was concerned with protecting the rights of the Indians. In 1952 he founded the Xingu National Park, a sanctuary for the Indians in this area. As a tribute, a state was named after him: Rondônia. His birthday (May 5th) is celebrated as the day of the telecommunications. His famous statement is:
"Morrer, se preciso for; matar, nunca."
To die, when necessary; to kill, never.
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Example of a Rondon Project
Dia Mundial da População
(World Population) World Population Day, introduced by the United Nations (UNFPA), in 1987. The 2007 edition had the following theme:
"One billion adolescents: the right to health, information and services"
The date was inspired upon the day when it was expected to surpass the number of 5 billion people, on July 11, 1989: The Five Billion Day. The number of zeven billion people was surpassed at the end of 2011.
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'7 Billion', door National Geographic Magazine
Inauguration of the Hipódromo da Gávea in Rio de Janeiro.
The hippodrome is a horse racing track nearby Lagoa and Ipanema. The races are held om Saturdays, Sundays or Mondays, in front of a maximum of 50 thousand spectators.
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Grande Prêmio Brasil 2010 – Jockey Clube da Gávea
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(Pizza). Although this day has been introduced in the United States, The Day of the Pizza also is listed on the Brazilian calendar. The modern pizza indeed originates from Italy, at the end of the 19th century in Naples, through the hands of Rosa and Raffael Espósito. Their dough product quickly gained fame, and even reached the Italian royal court. Queen Margherita received a pizza of basil, mozzarella, and tomatoes, like the colors of the Italian flag. This pizza flavor has been named after the queen since then. The first pizzeria was opened in Italy in 1830. With the arrival of Italian migrants, pizza was introduced in Brazil. Initially exclusively in the cuisines and restaurants of the Italian communities, but soon enough the pizza became popular among Brazilians. At present there exists many pizzerias, who have introduced their unique flavors: chocolate, banana, strawberry, amongst others.
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Giant pizza in São Paulo at Dia da Pizza
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News item Dia da Pizza
Dia Nacional da Saúde Ocular
(Ocular health). In Brazil, more than 750 thousand cataract surgeries and 200 ocular laser treatments are performed annually. The WHO World Sight Day is being held on the second Thursday in October.
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Interview with Dr. Ricardo Guimarães, ophthalmologist
Dia do Truco
(Truco card game). "TRRUUCCOO!!" You might hear this on the streets, in the bars, at school campuses. A yell that instantly gains your attention, when you are not used to that. What is going on, someone in need? More screams and yells, it is getting worse! These are the first impressions when you hear a group of fanatic truco players. Truco is a card game with elements of other known card games such as poker. The game is played with two couples, they sit opposite of each other. These couples may have certain codes to mention each other of the cards in the hand. The game consists of a number of rounds. Who wins most rounds, with bluffing, is winner. There exist regional variants, like truco minero (Minas Gerais), paulista (São Paulo), goiano (Goiás), and variants in neighboring countries.
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How Truco is played in leisure time
Emperor Dom Pedro II departed from Rio de Janeiro to Uruguaiana
(Rio Grande do Sul) at the time of the war of the Triple Alliance (Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay) against Paraguay.
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Short overview of the Paraguayan War (1864-1870)
Hino dos Bandeirantes became the official hymn of the state of São Paulo.
Hino dos Bandeirantes
Paulista, pára um só instante
Dos teus quatro séculos ante
A tua terra sem fronteiras,
O teu São Paulo das "bandeiras"!
Deixa atrás o presente:
Olha o passado à frente!
Vem com Martim Afonso a São Vicente!
Galga a Serra do Mar! Além, lá no alto,
Bartira sonha sossegadamente
Na sua rede virgem do Planalto.
Espreita-a entre a folhagem de esmeralda;
Beija-lhe a Cruz de Estrelas da grinalda!
Agora, escuta! Aí vem, moendo o cascalho,
Botas-de-nove-léguas, João Ramalho.
Serra-acima, dos baixos da restinga,
Vem subindo a roupeta
De Nóbrega e de Anchieta.
Contempla os Campos de Piratininga!
Este é o Colégio.
Adiante está o sertão.
Vai! Segue a entrada! Enfrenta!
Avança! Investe!
Norte – Sul – Este – Oeste,
Em "bandeira" ou "monção",
Doma os índios bravios.
Rompe a selva, abre minas, vara rios;
No leito da jazida
Acorda a pedraria adormecida;
Retorce os braços rijos
E tira o ouro dos seus esconderijos!
Bateia, escorre a ganga,
Lavra, planta, povoa.
Depois volta à garoa!
E adivinha através dessa cortina,
Na tardinha enfeitada de miçanga,
A sagrada Colina
Ao Grito do Ipiranga!
Entreabre agora os véus!
Do cafezal, Senhor dos Horizontes,
Verás fluir por plainos, vales, montes,
Usinas, gares, silos, cais, arranha-céus!
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Dia do Protético
(Dental technician). The dental technician makes dentures, implants, braces, and porcelain dental elements. Another Dia do Protético is on November 5.
Dia do Soldado Constitucionalista
(Constitutionial Soldier). In 1932, a revolution started that lasted three months. A battle between revolutionaries and the federal army. See below.
Dia Internacional pelo Desarmamento
(International Disarmament Day). This day was introduced in 2002. In that year, the organization "Sou de Paz" organized a campaign in whch almost one thousand shoes, bearing the name of the donor, were assembled in the memory of the many victims of armed violence. According to recent data, about nine out of ten murders in São Paulo have been commited with fire arms.
'SOU DE PAZ'
Foundation of the city of Boa Vista, capital of the state of Roraima.
In 1830, capitão Inácio Lopes de Magalhães founded his fazenda at the site of the future capital. Not much later, more fazendas were constructed at the margin of Rio Brancoç in 1858 the settlement had increased to the size of a village, bearing the name Freguesia de Nossa Senhora do Carmo do Rio Branco. In 1890, the municipality of Boa Vista do Rio Branco was founded. In 1943,Boa Vista became the capital of Território Federal do Rio Branco. This Federal Territory was then renamed in Território Federal de Roraima (1962). In 1988 the Territory became a Brazilian state, the state of Roraima. The population of Boa Vista has increased significantly since the seventies of the past century, to a number of 284 thousand (2010).
BOA VISTA (RR)
Boa Vista – Roraima (amateur video)
Promotion video state of Roraima
Click here for general information about Boa Vista
Death of diplomat, musician, and columnist Vinicius de Moraes (Rio de Janeiro, 1913).
"O poetinha (the little poet)", was the favorite nickname of Marcus Vinicius da Cruz. Vinícius was of significant influence for the Brazilian popular music, the samba, and the bossa nova. Many of his songs have become famous evergreens. Besides composer, Vinícius also was a gifted singer. One of his plays (Black Orpheus) became a movie, directed by Marcel Camus, and gained an Oscar for the best foreign film, in 1960. As a diplomat, Vinicius represented his country in the United States and in France.
Life and works of Vinicius de Moraes (1/5)
Constitutionalist Revolution in São Paulo.
Aim of this revolution was to end the provisional government of Getúlio Vargas, and to replace with a constitutional government. On May 23 that year, five students (MMDC; initialen of four surnames) were killed by the federal army during a student protest. On July 9, the state of São Paulo declared war against other Brazilian states. São Paulo gained support from the states of Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul, and expected a short-term battle. Despite the support of the two states, defeat of São Paulo on October 2 was inevitable. However, São Paulo won a bit: a new constitutional law and the nomination of a cilivian as governor of the Brazilian state.
REVOLUÇÃO CONSTITUTIONALISTA
Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 (1/4)
Revolução Constitucionalista (1932)
Movie 'Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus)'
'BLACK ORPHEUS'


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Republican Joshua McKoon to run for Georgia Secretary of State
July 6, 2017 at 9:41 PM EDT - Updated August 10 at 11:25 AM
(Source: WTVM File)
Senator Josh McKoon (Source: Georgia State Senate website)
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) – Republican State Senator Joshua McKoon has filed paperwork officially making a run for Georgia Secretary of State.
McKoon made the announcement Thursday in a video on his Facebook page.
Current Secretary of State Brian Kemp is running for Governor of Georgia so McKoon is one of several running to fill his spot.
In a phone conversation, McKoon says he's running because he thinks it's important to protect the integrity of elections.
McKoon is interested in reforming the licensing system. He says 5.4 million new jobs could be created if they reduce the barriers to entry for licensed professions.
And a third point that McKoon mentioned is that he wants to give people an opportunity to enter the job market and improve online services for the public.
McKoon joins a crowd of 5 people who are also running: Democratic State Representative Dee Dawkins-Haigler, Democrat R.J. Hadley, Republican State Representative Buzz Brockway, Republican Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle, and Republican State Representative Brad Raffensperger.
The election will be held November 6, 2018.
McKoon was first elected to the state Senate in 2010 and has served in that capacity since then. In January, McKoon announced that he would not be seeking re-election as a Georgia State Senator.
McKoon has caused controversy in the past for pushing legislation that he believed in. Most notably, was the "religious liberty" bill, which passed the General Assembly last year but was vetoed by Gov. Nathan Deal and strongly opposed by the state business community.
Senator McKoon was stripped by the Republican caucus leadership of his chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee at the beginning of the 2017 session. He has also challenged the leadership over what he has termed transparency issues and other blamed McKoon for the state not choosing to fund a couple of well-known Columbus projects.
Senator McKoon serves on the Muscogee County Juvenile Drug Court, Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Columbus, and the Urban League of Greater Columbus. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Columbus, the State Bar of Georgia, the Alabama State Bar, and the Knights of Columbus Council #1019 at St. Anne Church.
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Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital launches 'Meet My Loved One' initiative for COVID-19 patients, staff
Piedmont Columbus Regional's patient experience team is implementing a project that enables staff at both the Midtown and Northside campuses to make a personal connection with COVID-19 and ICU patients.
Plains community, home of former President Jimmy Carter, reacts to inauguration
Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn decided to skip Biden's inauguration for health concerns related to the coronavirus, but still wish Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris success in office.
Cindy Centofanti
New 7-mile trail for off-highway vehicles coming to Eufaula
UPDATE: Victim ID'd in fatal shooting on Sweetwater Dr. in Columbus


On Aug. 30, U.S. District Judge Robert Chatigny dismissed the lawsuit of a former University student, referred to as Jane Doe, after the parties agreed on a settlement.
Jane Doe filed the lawsuit against the University; the Beta Theta Pi (Beta) fraternity; the fraternity's local Mu Epsilon chapter; and the Raymond Duy Baird Memorial Association, which owns the Mu Epsilon propety, in 2012, two years after John O'Neill, a guest of a Beta brother, raped her in the Beta Theta Pi (Beta) fraternity house.
The suit claimed that both the University and the fraternity failed to do enough to prevent such an assault from occuring, and that the University did little to help the student after she reported the incident.
According to an article published by The Huffington Post, Jane Doe originally filed for $10 million in damages in her lawsuit against the University, the national Beta Theta Pi organization, and its Mu Epsilon chapter. The final settlement amount was not disclosed.
President Michael Roth and Attorney Timothy O'Keefe, the survivor's lawyer, both declined to comment on the settlement.


This month's theme was about Fear of Failure. We wrote several blogs and GEMH-lab members shared their failures on twitter.
In our previous blog, we've discussed some early life events and personality traits that might make you more susceptible to developing a fear of failure. This time, we'll be talking about a much more recently developed source of self-doubt.
Psychological theories such as the 'need achievement theory' suggest that people vary in the extent to which they go looking for success, and in the extent to which they will avoid failure at all costs. But what makes us score high or low on those dimensions? What are the risk factors?
We all have degrees of noobishness, which in real life are frequently known as mistakes.Failing in video games is easy because there are no real-life consequences. The good thing is that the experience of failing again and again not only helps you learn the game, it can help you learn to fail.
While failing may be painful and may sometimes even come as a surprise, failing is also what allows us to move forward and develop ourselves. And with holidays over and challenges surely awaiting us, we will be focusing on a feeling we're all familiar with to one degree or another - fear of failure.


Newsbrief: The most recent update to Mixamo's 3D character-modeling software Fuse streamlines the process of importing and editing models generated by Microsoft's second-generation Kinect sensor, making it easier for developers to replicate real people as avatars in their games.
This is worth noting in light of the fact that Microsoft began selling a PC-compatible version of its Kinect 2.0 sensor last month for $200.
If you own one, you can generate a model of someone using scanning software (like the free Body Snap app) and now import that avatar into Fuse, where it can be edited, rigged and animated like any other 3D model.
Practical details of this new Kinect-to-Fuse workflow are available on the Mixamo website.


Donkeys and Elephants? Throw in Owls, too.
Like Maryland, Virginia, Idaho, Arizona, and Hawaii are seeking new chapter leaders.
"Maryland has two major parties and two minor parties. It's a strange way of looking at it," Zane said.
The major parties, in Zane's view, are the progressive Democrats and moderate Democrats, while moderate Republicans and conservative Republicans form the minor parties. He cites tax increases, including Governor Martin O'Malley's infamous "rain tax," a stormwater fee, as evidence that a Democratic monopoly on decision-making is bad for Maryland's citizens.
"Everything in Maryland is controlled by the counties between Baltimore and Washington," Zane said.
Four Whig National Conventions were held in the old Maryland Institute in Baltimore, a grand building which stood at the corner of Market Place and East Baltimore Street. It burned down in 1904, and now in its place is the Power Plant Live! entertainment center.
After a century and a half of dormancy, the Modern Whig Party was relaunched in 2007 by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and claims 30,000 members. Historically a party of compromise, the Whigs believe in incorporating ideas from multiple viewpoints to arrive at the best solution.
In Washington, D.C. today, "one side shuts down so the other side doesn't talk," said Brendan Galligan, chairman of the New Jersey chapter of the Modern Whig Party, and an elected school board member in Westfield, New Jersey.
Galligan's own foray into Whigism began after he discovered the Westfield, New Jersey, school budget had increased by nearly 30% in five years. Propelled into action, he ran unopposed as an independent in 2012 and was elected to the Westfield School Board with 7,000 votes at age 23.
"They haven't done anything for a couple hundred years, but let me click on their link," Galligan said about his discovery of the Whigs.
"The old Whigs were about building the country. Now it's about helping us from falling apart," Galligan said.
"It is a rebellion against gridlock in Washington," Hay said.
But that doesn't mean the party will resonate today.
"I think if you ask people about the Whig tradition today, they'd think you were talking about a hairpiece," Hay said.
While they date back to 17th century Scotland, the American Whig Party was originally formed in 1833 to oppose what opponents saw as President Andrew Jackson's imperialist presidency and government expansion. The party split just before the Civil War over issues like state's rights and slavery.
"The Whigs...can claim to be the first real party of the people," said Andrew Evans, national chairman of the Modern Whig Party, who counts Abraham Lincoln and John Locke among the party's notable alumni.
A final death knell for the Whig Party was at its last official convention in 1856. The candidate nominated for vice president was Andrew J. Donelson, the nephew of "King Andrew" Jackson, the president the party was originally created to rally against.
During the government shutdown in October, a Gallup poll found that 60% of Americans asked believed a third party was needed. Only 26% of those asked believed the two main parties adequately represent Americans.
Interest in the Modern Whig Party coincides with public malaise at the gridlocked two-party system, Evans said. The party saw an uptick of new members during the recent government shutdown, and following the election of Bucholz to Judge of Elections in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia there were 2,500 new Whigs in two or three days.
Bucholz garnered national attention as a breakthrough candidate in a political climate of near-constant partisan fighting, and won by 36-24 votes. Evans was "a little surprised" by Bucholz's victory.
"Since we have two major parties here, I definitely think that a third party could mediate and move conversation," Bucholz said.
But even three parties might not be enough.
Galligan believes the U.S. should adopt a five-party system, with the Socialists and Democrats on the left, the Whigs in the center, and the Republicans and Libertarians to the right of the spectrum. Multiple parties would allow people to caucus together, Galligan said.
"I've seen 4-year-olds in a minivan act better" than politicians in Washington, Galligan said.


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When PowerObjects, An HCL Technologies Company began considering this book, many people asked: "Why? A book will take a lot of effort, and rarely does anyone ever make money on a technical book." This was true. A book would take a lot of effort, and our plan was to give it away for free. So why do it? To explain the rationale of why, we need to tell you a what makes PowerObjects tick. Hopefully, this will shed some light on why we decided to create this book.
PowerObjects understands the power of focus. That's why we're 100% focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365, and we strive to be the best in the world at it. This was a founding principle in our rebirth from an organization that does IT consulting to one focused solely on Microsoft CRM consulting. Of course, we've adapted with the product, and we're now fully focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365. However, you can imagine how challenging it was to take a company of geeks and keep them focused on a single technology. Though, when we did, we ended up with PowerObjects as you know it now.
Our focus has resulted in rapid growth. Today we are a team of approximately 1000 geeks focused on one thing. In continuing to grow this team, we believe we have a duty to share our knowledge about Dynamics 365 and to live by our guiding principles – which are both part of the answer to the "Why?" question. Our BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) is to positively impact one million users of Dynamics 365. This book has made tremendous progress towards that goal.
The first core value demonstrated in the creation of this book is "Always Add Value." This is one of the guiding principles that drives PowerObjects forward. We look for people that live by this principle. With these people on our team, we able to create a company where we can stand up and say we are adding value in everything we do. Think of the value we are able to share by providing structured information about this technology. Plus, it's written, edited, and maintained by the best team in the world.
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"Love What You Do" is an easy one. We are geeks, nerds, and people who enjoy a little to much screen time. Spreading this love around the globe is rewarding for us! Since this book's inception, we've heard from people all around the world – literally – who have found their love for Dynamics 365 through The CRM Book.
It seems odd that "Do the Right Thing" could come into play here, but the world of technology is fast and changing. In order to ensure we're helping everyone keep up, we needed a platform to share the latest and greatest. We wanted to keep the Dynamics 365 community alive and thriving, and we can do that with this book.
The last reason really has to do with the changing landscape of the technology world, as well as the embracing of cloud-delivered software. We needed to "Live The Technology." For those of you that have been around for more than a few years, you will remember a time when the major software publishers would update a program about every three years. This worked great for book writing — you could publish the first year the software version was released and still have a couple of years of relevance. Today, publishers are working towards shorter release cycles and delivering in the cloud. This is great for innovation, but stinks if you want to publish a book. Therefore, we decided not to bother with print, and instead, we published an online book that could be maintained by the number one team in the industry and always be relevant.


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La Vall de la Coma, o Font del Comellar, és un jaciment del municipi de l'Albi (Garrigues) amb representacions de pintura rupestre protegides com a Patrimoni de la Humanitat en el conjunt de l'Art rupestre de l'arc mediterrani de la península Ibèrica.

L'accés al jaciment es troba indicat des del poble de l'Albi pel camí dels Ròssecs i el camí de les Borges Blanques. Està situat a l'extrem nord-oriental d'una petita fondalada abancalada al marge dret de la vall de les Comes de Vinaixa, coneguda com «o Comellar». La zona està densament coberta per una massa de pins, alzines i garric.

El jaciment ocupa una balma amb la visera enfonsada que formava part d'un cingle de constitució calcària situat al vessant sud-oriental d'un pla veí anomenat Pla de la Manxa i al marge esquerre d'una llarga fondalada subsidiària de la Vall de la Coma. D'altra banda, a un abric reduït situat gairebé a l'extrem més oriental del cingle, sota d'un petit sortint rocós, a un plafó còncau d'uns tres metres i mig d'alçada per un i mig d'amplada s'observen pintures esquemàtiques.

Figures
Les figures, a excepció de la número 3, són de color roig vinós. Totes les representacions es troben afectades per descamacions i dèbils fissures i estan situades a diferents nivells ocupant, la figura humana, un lloc predominant. De dalt a baix, i d'esquerra a dreta, es distingeixen les figures descrites a continuació.

Figura 1, molt perduda, perjudicada per descamacions que l'han alterada totalment. Es veuen cinc taques inconnexes entre si i a diferents nivells, quatre de les quals són d'una mida molt petita.

Figura 2, es tracta d'una esquematització humana que té una alçada de 21 cm. Es pot apreciar el cap i el coll formant una única banda com una prolongació del cos, el braç esquerre i les cames corbades i una perllongació del cos en sentit descendent del tronc del cos que ultrapassa la llargària dels membres inferiors. El braç dret apareix allargat marcant l'angle del colze. Figura força afectada per descamacions i fissures.

Figura 3, situada a uns 2 centímetres de l'anterior. És la més alta de les representacions de l'abric. Amida uns 35,5 cm d'alçada. Està realitzada amb bandes amples de color roig clar. Es tracta d'una esquematització humana. Força afectada per descamacions i fissures.

Figura 4, ramiforme de tipologia simple d'uns 28,5 cm d'alçada i 11,5 cm d'amplada. Representa una figura humana. Afectada per descamacions i fissures.

Figura 5, situada a uns 5 cm a la dreta de la número 4, entre aquesta i la número 2. Es tracta d'un motiu aïllat, constituït per una banda vertical, lleugerament obliqua, d'uns 6 cm d'alçada. Es pot encasellar dins de les figures anomenades de barres i significa una figura humana. Afectada per descamacions i fissures.

Figura 6, situada al davall de la figura número 3, a pocs centímetres de distància. Es tracta d'una banda que limita un espai rombal i després es perllonga de forma ascendent cap a la dreta, a partir d'un vèrtex lateral.

Figura 7, a uns 20 cm sota la figura 5. Té una altura de 12 cm i una amplada de 7,6 cm entre els dos extrems dels braços. Es tracta d'una figura humana de braços en ansa. Bastant difuminada i afectada per descamacions i fissures.

Figura 8, situada a uns 15 cm sota la figura 6. No es pot destriar amb exactitud per estar força difuminada.

Figura 9, situada a uns 34 cm de la figura 8 en ordre descendent. Ocupa una petita prominència convexa i allargada de la part baixa de l'abric. Es tracta de la figura d'un quadrúpede, dirigida cap a la dreta de l'observador. Afectada per descamacions i les potes per una mateixa fissura que les travessa.

Figura 10, situada enfront de l'animal, en la prominència indicada i gairebé sense separació. És una figura humana de cara a l'observador, en posició de peu. Apareix afectada per fissures i descamacions.

Figura 11, sota les dues figures anteriors, fora de la prominència i a pocs centímetres de distància. És de difícil identificació perquè es troba molt difuminada. L'espai situat sota aquesta figura no és exempt d'escamats i fissures.

Vandalismes i restauracions
L'octubre de l'any 1991 aquest conjunt havia estat parcialment destruït en ser ruixades les pintures amb esprai de color blanc. Aquesta agressió comportà una intervenció de neteja de les pintures. L'abril de 1996 el conjunt de pintures rupestres fou novament agredit amb esprai de color negre. Durant el mes d'octubre de 1996 i el mes de març de 1997 es realitzaren diverses proves per tal d'esbrinar el millor mètode per netejar tant les pintures com el seu suport. La intervenció definitiva de restauració es dugué a terme el mes de maig de 1997. Per evitar noves agressions entre els mesos d'octubre i novembre de 1997 es van fer els treballs de tancament de la balma de la Vall de la Coma. No obstant això, l'any 2001 el conjunt rupestre fou novament atacat amb esprai i degudament netejat el mes de maig del mateix any.

Referències

L'Albi
Béns Culturals d'Interès Nacional de les Garrigues
Art rupestre de l'arc mediterrani a Catalunya
Jaciments prehistòrics de les Garrigues

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2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam
Results: 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam | 60-64 Female AG
Rotterdam, Netherlands • 17 Sep, 2017
Elite Men Elite Women U23 Men U23 Women Junior Men Junior Women PTWC Men PTWC Women PTS2 Men PTS2 Women PTS3 Men PTS3 Women PTS4 Men PTS4 Women PTS5 Men PTS5 Women PTVI Men PTVI Women PTWC Men Open PTWC Women Open PTS2 Men Open PTS2 Women Open PTS3 Men Open PTS4 Men Open PTS5 Men Open PTVI Men Open 16-19 Female AG Sprint 16-19 Male AG Sprint 20-24 Female AG Sprint 20-24 Male AG Sprint 25-29 Female AG Sprint 25-29 Male AG Sprint 30-34 Female AG Sprint 30-34 Male AG Sprint 35-39 Female AG Sprint 35-39 Male AG Sprint 40-44 Female AG Sprint 40-44 Male AG Sprint 45-49 Female AG Sprint 45-49 Male AG Sprint 50-54 Female AG Sprint 50-54 Male AG Sprint 55-59 Female AG Sprint 55-59 Male AG Sprint 60-64 Female AG Sprint 60-64 Male AG Sprint 65-69 Female AG Sprint 65-69 Male AG Sprint 70-74 Female AG Sprint 70-74 Male AG Sprint 75-79 Female AG Sprint 75-79 Male AG Sprint 80-84 Female AG Sprint 80-84 Male AG Sprint 85-89 Male AG Sprint 18-19 Female AG 18-19 Male AG 20-24 Female AG 20-24 Male AG 25-29 Female AG 30-34 Female AG 35-39 Female AG 40-44 Female AG 45-49 Female AG 50-54 Female AG 55-59 Female AG 55-59 Male AG 60-64 Female AG 60-64 Male AG 65-69 Female AG 65-69 Male AG 70-74 Female AG 70-74 Male AG 75-79 Female AG 75-79 Male AG 80-84 Male AG 85-89 Male AG 25-29 Male AG 30-34 Male AG 35-39 Male AG 40-44 Male AG 45-49 Male AG 50-54 Male AG
1 Marijke Zeekant 1956 NED 21392 02:25:39 00:22:56 00:05:27 01:09:29 00:02:00 00:45:48
2 Sharon Johnson 1957 USA 21405 02:28:43 00:28:02 00:06:13 01:07:01 00:02:22 00:45:07
3 Donna Smyers 1957 USA 21396 02:32:26 00:27:28 00:05:44 01:11:06 00:02:24 00:45:47
4 Lorrie Beck 1956 USA 21402 02:38:59 00:26:44 00:07:00 01:15:01 00:02:11 00:48:05
5 Joan Lennon 1957 GBR 21411 02:43:56 00:27:25 00:06:32 01:20:00 00:02:54 00:47:08
6 Martha Whitacre 1956 USA 21400 02:44:05 00:25:57 00:08:14 01:19:06 00:03:01 00:47:49
7 Elizabeth Baumgarten 1956 USA 21401 02:44:38 00:30:55 00:06:34 01:14:40 00:02:45 00:49:46
8 Maria Desiree Awad Abed 1957 MEX 21425 02:46:11 00:31:58 00:07:44 01:17:28 00:04:02 00:45:02
9 Liz Dunlop 1956 GBR 21410 02:46:27 00:28:42 00:05:00 01:17:45 00:02:44 00:52:17
10 Liz Ball 1953 GBR 21413 02:46:49 00:34:21 00:07:32 01:11:37 00:02:39 00:50:41
11 Susan Kreplin-Michaels 1956 USA 21403 02:49:18 00:30:59 00:07:08 01:16:33 00:03:21 00:51:19
12 Alison Lamputt 1956 GBR 21412 02:51:16 00:31:44 00:07:43 01:18:46 00:02:54 00:50:10
13 Tineke Tetteroo 1956 NED 21394 02:51:18 00:30:52 00:07:58 01:16:43 00:02:47 00:53:00
14 Susan Jankowitz 1955 USA 21399 02:52:51 00:33:45 00:07:58 01:11:51 00:03:58 00:55:20
15 Nicole Lafleur 1954 CAN 21407 02:54:59 00:34:36 00:07:28 01:16:43 00:02:29 00:53:45
16 Gillian Rice 1957 GBR 21416 02:55:26 00:31:05 00:07:14 01:21:32 00:02:47 00:52:50
17 Teresa Hollins 1953 GBR 21415 02:55:47 00:32:04 00:08:03 01:23:33 00:03:24 00:48:45
18 Ruth Kohstall 1954 USA 21397 02:58:23 00:41:00 00:08:03 01:16:14 00:02:55 00:50:13
19 Trycha Darling 1957 GBR 21419 02:58:35 00:32:28 00:07:43 01:21:12 00:03:05 00:54:09
20 Nancy Budde 1957 USA 21404 02:58:44 00:31:55 00:08:58 01:23:23 00:03:31 00:51:00
21 Ernestina Galvan Olivares 1957 MEX 21427 02:58:55 00:31:45 00:08:24 01:19:38 00:03:52 00:55:17
22 Janet Whiting 1957 GBR 21420 02:59:05 00:32:31 00:06:20 01:23:06 00:02:25 00:54:45
23 Regina Homan 1956 NED 21393 03:00:48 00:37:17 00:08:40 01:23:13 00:03:44 00:47:56
24 Helen Read 1954 GBR 21418 03:02:20 00:30:20 00:06:58 01:23:30 00:03:28 00:58:04
25 Lori Dandley 1953 USA 21398 03:02:42 00:30:25 00:09:16 01:26:49 00:02:45 00:53:28
26 Siobhan Greer 1956 IRL 21421 03:05:06 00:33:41 00:07:44 01:23:54 00:03:25 00:56:23
27 Elizabeth Carroll 1955 USA 21395 03:05:22 00:34:38 00:08:55 01:20:17 00:04:33 00:57:01
28 Blanca Leticia Valdes Coss 1957 MEX 21426 03:06:01 00:37:21 00:07:02 01:23:28 00:02:57 00:55:15
29 Yoshiko Ogawa 1954 JPN 21423 03:08:22 00:37:01 00:11:33 01:22:54 00:03:22 00:53:34
30 Maria Elena Berriel Gonzalez 1955 MEX 21428 03:08:27 00:37:26 00:09:03 01:19:17 00:03:16 00:59:28
31 Carolyn Dyson 1956 GBR 21417 03:12:44 00:32:35 00:07:50 01:24:33 00:03:45 01:04:04
32 Bep Meeuwisse 1953 NED 21391 03:17:12 00:31:25 00:09:58 01:26:09 00:06:02 01:03:39
33 Yoko Ishibashi 1953 JPN 21422 03:23:30 00:39:27 00:11:30 01:30:51 00:04:13 00:57:31
34 Maria Guadalupe Tapia Santa Maria 1955 MEX 21424 04:26:14 00:45:14 00:05:00 02:09:35 00:06:58 01:19:29
DNF Annika Frossling 1953 AUS 21406 DNF 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00
Technical Delegate: Thanos Nikopoulos/GRE, Sarah Taylor/GBR. Race Referee: Leslie Buchanan/CAN, Frank Stapleton/AUS. Competition Jury: Thanos Nikopoulos/GRE, Barry Siff/USA, Christie Brouwe/NED. Distances: Swim 1500 m (1 lap), Bike 40 km (2 laps), Run 10 km (2 laps). Water temperature 16.0ºC. Air Temperature 11.8ºC. Wetsuits allowed.


With over 80 forms of Synesthesia, the majority of synesthetes are completely unaware that their experiences are different and defined.
A common form of synesthesia is—grapheme-color synesthesia (colored letters and numbers).
Here are few examples what that looks like as well as a test to see if you have it.
Some research suggests that the likelihood of having synesthesia is greater in people with autism.
Chromesthesia is a form of auditory to color synesthesia, where sounds are seen in colors. Many people who have this form are equipped with a skill called perfect pitch. This gives them the ability to discern each note they hear very easily. The reason is, for every note they have a corresponding color to visualize in their mind.
Colored hearing dates back to Greek antiquity philosophers asked if color of music was a quantifiable quality. Specifically the color timbre.
Isaac Newton proposed that musical tones and color tones shared common frequencies and Goethe wrote a book on this called Theory of Colours.
The clavier à lumières is a large color organ which is used to perform colored music in concert halls.
So are you a Synesthete?


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Q: dealing with select_tags in controller after a submit Trying to figure out how to use section
3.2 Select Boxes for Dealing with Models
http://guides.rubyonrails.org/form_helpers.html
With my deeply nested models. (A provider can have a provider location, which is a join on provider id and  group locationid.  A group location is a group and an address).  This is the nesting of like how do I deal/consume the data thats in those select boxes once the user adds/removes locations that way.

This takes all the group locations and lists them and lets me add them to the current provider under proivder_locations.
Basically get what is working 'dumbly' on the controller side upon f.submit
Flow is:
User creates a provider, then the show it asks if they would like to add location to their newly created provider.
If so it takes them to add_location.html.erb file where they have two select boxes.  One with all the locations they can add and one
that shows any current locations the provider already has.
I have the page handling displaying of the right locations and that and
handling the form adding/deleting.   This is great, but the form_for breaks (see bottom) and even then I have no idea how to handle or deal with the data that is on the client side in these select tags.  Do I consume it in the controller somehow?  Again the section 3.2 talks about it but the part that really stumps me is it doesn't seem applicable to my models in their 3.2 section.
(Side note, I had that f.form_for in there not really tested, without it the form works great in terms of buttons adding subtracting from the lists on the html side, with
it breaks when I click any of the buttons to add/remove things from lists)
(error screen shot at bottom)
All the code:
Provider.rb
class Provider < ActiveRecord::Base

    validates :first_name, presence: true
    validates :last_name, presence: true
    #validates :credentialing_contact, presence: true

    has_many :provider_locations
    has_many :group_locations, through: :provider_locations
    has_many :groups, through: :group_locations
    belongs_to :designation
    belongs_to :specialty
    #has_many :provider_locations
    has_many :invoices
    has_many :provider_terms
end

provider_location.rb
class ProviderLocation < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :provider
  belongs_to :group_location

end

group_location.rb
class GroupLocation < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :address
  belongs_to :group
  has_many :provider_locations
end

providers_controller.rb
class ProvidersController < ApplicationController
    before_action :set_provider, only: [:show, :edit, :update, :destroy]

  def index
    @providers = Provider.all
  end

  def show
    #@provider = Provider.find(params[:id])
  end

  def new
    @provider=Provider.new

     respond_to do |format|
        format.html # new.html.erb
        format.json { render json: ghouse }
      end

  end

  def edit
  end

  def add_location
    @provider = Provider.find(params[:id])
    @group_locations = GroupLocation.all
    if @provider.nil?
      puts 'Error here!'
    end
    #throw an error if the provider is nil

  end

  def create
    @provider = Provider.new(provider_params)

    respond_to do |format|
        if @provider.save
            format.html { redirect_to @provider, notice: 'Provider was successfully created.'}
            format.json { render :show, status: :created, location: @provider }
        else
            format.html { render :new }
            format.json { render json: @provider.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
        end
    end
  end

  # PATCH/PUT /groups/1
  # PATCH/PUT /groups/1.json
  def update
    respond_to do |format|
      if @provider.update(provider_params)
        format.html { redirect_to @provider, notice: 'provider was successfully updated.' }
        format.json { render :show, status: :ok, location: @provider }
      else
        format.html { render :edit }
        format.json { render json: @provider.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
      end
    end
  end

  # DELETE /groups/1
  # DELETE /groups/1.json
  def destroy
    #@group = Group.find(params[:id])
    #if(@group.present?)
    #   @group.destroy
    #end
    @provider.destroy
    respond_to do |format|
      format.html { redirect_to providers_url, notice: 'provider was successfully destroyed.' }
      format.json { head :no_content }
    end
  end

  private
    # Use callbacks to share common setup or constraints between actions.
    def set_provider
      @provider = Provider.find(params[:id])
    end

    # Never trust parameters from the scary internet, only allow the white list through.
    def provider_params
      params.require(:provider).permit(:last_name, :first_name, :dob, :license_num, :license_exp, :dea_num,
        :dea_exp, :ptan, :caqh_num, :provider_npi, :effective_date, :provisional_effective_date, :date_joined,
        :provider_contact, :credentialing_contact, :hospitalaffiliation, :group_id, :specialty_id, :designation_id, :notes, :created_at, :updated_at)
    end
end

(add_location.html.erb this is gotten to from the show controller)

  <%= form_for (@provider) do |f| %>

 <%= @provider.last_name %> , <%= @provider.first_name %> 's Locations

                 <% if @provider.provider_locations.count >0 %>
                    <%= select_tag "provider_locations", options_from_collection_for_select(@provider.provider_locations.map{|j| j.group_location}, :id , :dba), :multiple => true %>
                  <% else %>
                    <%= select_tag "provider_locations", "<option></option>".html_safe, :multiple => true, :style => "width: 300px" %>
                  <% end %>

                   <button class="remove">Remove</button>

                  <button class="removeAll">Remove All</button>

 All Group Locations

                  <% if @group_locations.count >0 %>
                    <%= select_tag "group_providers", options_from_collection_for_select(GroupLocation.all, :id , :dba), :multiple => true %>
                  <% else %>
                    <%= select_tag "group_providers", "<option>Add new...</option>".html_safe, :multiple => true, :style => "width: 300px" %>
                  <% end %>

                    <button class="add">Add</button>

                    <button class="addAll">Add All</button>

      <%= f.submit %>

  <% end %>

Second issue the form_for in general is breaking my code:

A: I'm pretty sure the reason you're getting an error when you try to submit is because you're submission is trying to go to the update action (because your parameters '_method' is 'patch'). When it gets there it hits the line
if @provider.update(provider_params)
which directs it to your provider_params method. This method is designed to only let through certain parameters, mainly a provider and its associated information (denoted by the ':provider' symbol). Since that information isn't there it stops the submission and errors out. There are several ways you can fix this.

*

*Have your form_for submit to a different controller action (Routing form submission to a different controller)

*Change your update action to support the lack of provider parameters

Personally I recommend the first option, though it is getting away for rails REST architecture.
As for handling the data, if I understand correctly you're trying to create the link between the provider and the group_location (i.e. a provider_location). Forgetting anything else that object might require it will certainly need

*

*The provider's id

*The group_location's id

Which I believe you already have coming through in your params, assuming 'id' refers to your provider's id and 'group_providers' is an array of the group_location ids (if it's not then you need to use the form_for to get that info in the parameter since you'll need it). Then it's as simple as looping through the group_location ids and creating a provider_location with the group_location id and the provider id.
params[:group_providers].each do |g_id|
   # using 'find_or_create_by' may be unnecessary but
   # can help avoid duplicate entries
   ProviderLocation.find_or_create_by(provider_id: params[:id].to_i, group_location_id: g_id.to_i)
end

Note: if the IDs that come through are meant to reflect the exact state of the provider_location (i.e. if when you submit you also want to delete provider_locations that currently exist but who's ids aren't included in the params) then the loop becomes significantly more complicated algorithmically so if that's what you're trying to do let me know and I'll try to help