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ENDORSEMENT: Randy Bryce for the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin
I proudly endorse ironworker, U.S. Army veteran, and cancer survivor Randy Bryce for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District of Wisconsin, which is currently held by U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan. Normally, when I endorse a political candidate, I mention the candidate's background and/or political ideology, as well as criticize his or her political opponents. However, I'm simply going to share this web video from the Bryce campaign instead, since it's one of the best web videos I've ever seen a campaign for public office in the United States produce:
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Why Nancy Pelosi won't step down, at least for now
Yesterday, Democrats lost the 6th Congressional District of Georgia special election runoff, with far-right Republican candidate Karen Handel defeating Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff by slightly less than 10,000 votes in an election where both major parties spent millions of dollars of money. On the same day, Democrats also lost the 5th Congressional District of South Carolina special election, with far-right Republican candidate Ralph Norman defeating Democratic candidate Archie Parnell by slightly more than 2,800 votes, even though Democrats didn't invest a lot of resources into Parnell's campaign. In other words, Democrats lost by a higher raw vote margin (not percentage-wise) when they actually invested the full resources of groups like the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the U.S. House Democrats' fundraising arm, than when they didn't do so.
Already, a lot of people on the left, and even at least one Democratic U.S. House member, Kathleen Rice of New York, who voted for Tim Ryan over Pelosi in the House Democratic leadership race earlier this year (which Pelosi won), are calling for Pelosi to give up the position of House Minority Leader. Jackie Kucinich, the Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast, said this on Twitter about calls for Pelosi to step down:
Here's the thing about the Pelosi revolt: House Dems who are complaining have an opportunity to run/vote against her. But they don't. (1/2)
— Jackie Kucinich (@JFKucinich) June 21, 2017
They *could* build their own coalition inside the caucus – but they haven't. Until that happens, she'll go on her own terms. (2/2)
Regarding Kucinich's first point, it is more correct to say that Democrats had an opportunity to replace Pelosi, but decided not to. As I mentioned before, Pelosi defeated Tim Ryan earlier this year to retain the leadership of the House Democratic Caucus.
Regarding Kucinich's second point, such an internal anti-Pelosi coalition within the House Democratic Caucus, if one were to form, would mostly overlap with the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which, although home of some of the most progressive Democratic members of Congress, doesn't consider removing Pelosi from the House Dems' leadership to be of any priority, at least for now.
Any movement to force Democrats in either house of Congress to change their campaign strategies or force party leaders like Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step aside would almost certainly come from outside of Congress and the Beltway, and almost certainly from the anti-establishment left. In fact, Republicans on the right fringe of their party (i.e., the Tea Party movement) have had past success going this route, forcing a group of Republican members of Congress to successfully push for the ouster of then-House Speaker John Boehner in 2015 over perceived apostasies of parts of the far-right agenda. However, unlike the GOP circa 2015, when they controlled both houses of Congress, Democrats are currently completely out of power at the federal level, and forcing Pelosi to step aside would not do anything whatsoever to address serious underlying problems with Democratic campaign strategies, one of which is the bizarre email strategy that a lot of Democratic campaigns, and, most infamously, the DCCC itself, have used. The Democratic email strategy comes across as a bizarre form of mind control of Democratic voters and donors. The second problem is a lack of any kind of a coordinated campaign platform for Democrats running in U.S. House and U.S. Senate races in 2018, which would probably be similar to the British Labour Party's manifesto from the British House of Commons elections earlier this year.
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Tom Perriello is a fighter for Virginia. Period.
Today, Virginians will go to the polls to vote on major-party nominees for Governor of Virginia and other state offices. The most intriguing race on the Virginia ballot today is the Democratic primary for governor, in which Lieutenant Governor Ralph Shearer Northam is seeking a promotion against Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello, a former U.S. Representative and U.S. State Department official.
At first glance, the Virginia Democrats' gubernatorial primary might seem to an internet observer of Virginia politics, such as me, like a rerun of the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries/caucuses, where Hillary Clinton easily won the Virginia primary against Bernie Sanders. However, Ralph Northam is no Hillary Clinton, and Tom Perriello is no Bernie Sanders.
Jamelle Bouie, the chief political correspondent for Slate magazine, wrote this primer piece about the Virginia Democrats' gubernatorial primary, and here is how he described the candidates:
Likewise, the contest isn't a race between a liberal or a moderate, or between heterodoxy and orthodoxy. Both (Ralph) Northam and (Tom) Perriello have blemishes on their records that render them imperfect avatars of the progressive movement. Northam backed George W. Bush for president in 2004, and Perriello voted for an anti-abortion amendment to the Affordable Care Act. Both have apologized for their respective apostasy. Both, if elected, would be among the most liberal governors in the state's history, having campaigned on free community college, a $15 minimum wage, and extensive job training.
Where they differ is in their larger view of where the state's problems lie. Northam roots Virginia's ills in gridlock and bills himself as the candidate best able to break that gridlock. "The politics of getting things done in Richmond can be very complicated, and it takes someone who has spent the time to know the issues and develop the relationships with key members of both parties to make progress," said the lieutenant governor in a Washington Post interview.
Perriello, however, takes a broader view, seeking to change a political culture that is beholden to corporate interests and monopolistic power. "We have a crazy system in Virginia, where we allow unlimited corporate contributions," said Perriello in a March interview with the American Prospect magazine (full disclosure: (Bouie) worked there from 2010 to 2013). "In an era of deep partisanship in Richmond, the only truly bipartisan consensus is taking money from Dominion Power." Perriello has positioned himself against entrenched interests and for the small towns, rural enclaves, and inner cities that encompass the state's landscape. It's a variation on the populism of Bernie's campaign, one that captures the spirit of Sanders' appeal even if it doesn't match the particulars.
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Again, you do see common themes of the 2016 presidential primaries/caucuses at play, but one thing that Perriello has done that Sanders completely failed at was actually trying to win over a diverse coalition of Democratic voters, which is necessary in Virginia, since a significant majority of Virginia Democratic primary voters are female and people of color are typically around one-third of the Virginia Democratic primary electorate and could be as much as 40% of the Virginia Democratic primary electorate this year. Very early on in his campaign, and unusually for a candidate who has also tried to win over white rural voters, Perriello wrote a Medium post about the strong correlation between income inequality and racial inequality in Virginia. Even if you are, like me, not from Virginia, I strongly recommend reading Perriello's post, because it's an important lesson for progressive outreach to people of color.
I encourage Virginia voters who have not already cast an absentee ballot to vote in the Democratic primary for Tom Perriello today!
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Puerto Rico statehood could give the U.S. more trouble than anything else
Tomorrow, Puerto Ricans will go to the polls to vote on whether Puerto Rico should continue with an undemocratic status quo regarding Puerto Rico's political status, become a sovereign country independent from the United States, or become a U.S. state. While statehood is likely to get the most votes by far, Puerto Rican statehood would cause the U.S. more trouble than anything, and it has absolutely nothing to do with race or language.
Long story short, the Puerto Rican independence movement isn't going to go away, even if Puerto Ricans choose statehood in a landslide. I worry that Puerto Rico, if it were to become a state, would become the U.S.'s version of Quebec politically. Quebec is a Canadian province with a significant independence movement, with a pro-Quebec independence party, often playing a potential spoiler role in Canadian parliamentary elections (and, for a period in the mid-1990's, was the official opposition party in the Canadian House of Commons). If Puerto Rico were to become a U.S. state, it would be apportioned, if I'm not mistaken, 5 U.S. House seats (and, because Puerto Rico were to be able to vote in U.S. presidential elections if it were to become a state, 7 electoral college votes), although I'm not sure of the actual apportionment math. However, the pro-independence movement in Puerto Rico would likely run their own candidate in the first U.S. presidential election following statehood, with the pro-independence candidate receiving enough votes that would otherwise go to the Democratic presidential candidate to potentially allow President Donald Trump, whose approval rating in Puerto Rico is probably extremely low, to win Puerto Rico's electoral votes with a small plurality of the Puerto Rican popular vote, and, in a close election, Puerto Rico's electoral votes could decide the entire presidential election. It would be an embarrassment to America for a separatist movement to potentially wield the balance of power in a U.S. presidential election.
While Puerto Ricans will vote on their political future tomorrow, the U.S. Congress will have the final say on any actual measure to grant Puerto Rico either statehood or independence. While the current status quo in Puerto Rico is completely unacceptable, Puerto Rican statehood is not worth the risk of a second Trump term in the White House. It would be best if Congress passed a Puerto Rican independence bill and granted Puerto Rico full independence from the United States, regardless of the outcome of the Puerto Rican referendum tomorrow, and I support all non-violent efforts with the ultimate goal of full independence for the Puerto Rican people.
Friday, June 9, 2017 Friday, June 9, 2017
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Thoughts on Trump's Paris Accord exit from an isolationist redneck in a coal town in Illinois
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This blog post was originally published at DailyKos, and this blog post has been republished to The Progressive Midwestern by its original author.
Given the fact that I am a staunch isolationist when it comes to foreign policy, as well as the fact that I live in Westville, Illinois, which, while there hasn't been large-scale coal mining around here in many years, was originally built up around coal mining, you may be surprised to find that I'm actually opposed to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement.
Even though I firmly believe that Trump just won re-election in 2020 (unless the planet becomes uninhabitable before November 2020, that is) with his decision, there are a large number of reasons why I fundamentally disagree with Trump on his decision to pull the U.S. out of the primary instrument of international law to combat global warming. There are four reasons why I believe that Trump will politically benefit from his decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement:
Many Americans either believe that global warming isn't occurring and/or believe that global warming is not caused by human activity.
Many Americans have a negative view of the concept of international law and don't like the idea of the U.S. being told by other countries what to do.
Many Americans believe that Trump is trying to save the U.S. coal industry.
Many Americans believe that Trump is trying to save automobile racing in the United States.
I'll counter each of those arguments in this article.
Global warming is legitimately occurring, and human activity is causing global warming
The above headline contains two indisputable facts. I don't need to explain further.
No country can address climate change by itself
Normally, I'm staunchly opposed to multilateral international agreements of any kind, and of course I, like many Americans, revere popular sovereignty, our country's independence, and the U.S. Constitution's status as the Supreme Law of the Land within the jurisdiction of the United States. However, climate change is an issue that affects all of Earth, not just the U.S. or any other single country. A well-implemented agreement between as many countries as possible is necessary to reduce the rate of, if not halt or reverse, global warming. The Paris agreement is similar to the U.S. Constitution in a way: it's a legal framework. The U.S. Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land that establishes the U.S. federal government's form of government, but is not every single federal law applicable to the United States. The Paris agreement is a framework for a global strategy to combat global warming, but it's up to sovereign and non-sovereign governments around the world to, if they have the power(s) to do so, implement policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within their jurisdiction in order to meet the goals of the Paris agreement.
Coal isn't coming back
There hasn't been a large amount of coal mining activity in the area around my hometown for many, many years. In fact, a coal-fired power plant northwest of my hometown closed permanently several years ago. There are other, cleaner ways of generating electricity than via coal. The decline of coal in the U.S. is due to, among other factors, technological advances leaving fewer and fewer viable and necessary uses for coal, not due to international law or environmental regulations. Instead of pulling out of the Paris agreement, the federal government should create an economic development bank to provide loans to new businesses operating in economically-depressed areas, such as rural America and former mining and manufacturing areas. Coal isn't coming back, and Trump is trying to destroy the planet to save a dying industry, which simply won't work for anybody.
It's not a threat to automobile racing
NASCAR's fan base might be 80-90% Republican, but I'm a big fan of NASCAR despite being very progressive politically. I'm not as big of a fan of other forms of automobile racing, although I do watch at least one IndyCar race and at least one Formula One race per year on television. The Paris climate agreement wouldn't hurt automobile racing. If automobile racing were threatened by the Paris accord, Monaco, a tiny European country which hosts the most important Formula One race on that form of auto racing's calendar each year, wouldn't have signed the Paris agreement (they did).
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Wisconsin GOP state legislator Isthmuswashes Democratic state legislator
It's another odd-numbered year, so there's another state budget debate in Wisconsin. However, this time, the Republicans aren't just pulling out the "Madison liberal!!!" card to attack Democratic legislators who are from the Madison area; they're using Wisconsin's second-largest city to attack Democrats who live far from Madison:
$31.25 million increased funding to UW is nothing according to Rep shankland. #MadisonMath.
— Tom Tiffany (@SenTomTiffany) May 25, 2017
Wisconsin State Sen. Tom Tiffany, a Republican, accused Wisconsin State Rep. Katrina Shankland, a Democrat, of using "Madison math" in regards to her opposition to a University of Wisconsin budget measure. There's two problems with that.
First, Shankland's opposition to the measure is based on the fact that the GOP is trying to enact a budget measure that would leave Wisconsin's public university system in a budget mess:
The Republican budget again refuses to fund the UW. Instead it puts the UW in the hole by $19 mil. The budget should restore GOP cuts to UW.
— Katrina Shankland (@RepShankland) May 25, 2017
I might be a lifelong Illinoisan, but I know that Stevens Point is pretty far away from Madison. As a matter of fact, I'm going to coin a new word to describe what Tiffany did to Shankland: Isthmuswashing. Isthmuswashing is the act of claiming or implying that someone is from Madison, Wisconsin, when he or she is actually not from Madison, Wisconsin.
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Is this the beginning of the end of the Trump Administration?
We are just a couple of days short of being five months into what is supposed to be a four-year term of Donald Trump being President of the United States, but developments in the last few days or so are indicating that this may be the beginning of the end of the Trump Administration.
The biggest recent news is the announcement that former FBI director Robert Mueller was appointed the special prosecutor in the case regarding the Trump presidential campaign's ties to Russia:
(b) The Special Counsel is authorized to conduct the investigation confirmed by then-FBI Director James 8. Comey in testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on March 20, 2017, including:
(i) any links and/or coordination between the Russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of President Donald Trump; and
(ii) any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation; and
(iii) any other matters within the scope of 28 C.F.R. § 600.4(a).
Additionally, there are other developments that have indicated to me that this could be the beginning of the end of the Trump Administration:
An audio tape (transcript here) in which House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) bragged about Russian President Vladimir Putin paying Trump and U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)…Republicans have tried to claim that McCarthy was merely joking, but it's certainly suspicious when Republicans claim that Putin is paying some of their own, and it's not 100% clear if they were being serious or not.
Vice President Mike Pence has already set up a leadership PAC to support Republican political efforts…this is the first time a sitting VPOTUS has ever done this.
Democratic members of Congress are openly mentioning the prospect of impeaching Trump.
It has been reported that disgraced former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and others with close ties to Trump had 18 contacts with the Russians that were not previously disclosed.
There's certainly evidence that this may be the beginning of the end of the Trump Administration.
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(TRIGGER WARNING) Stealthing is rape
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This blog post contains a description of sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.
I fully understand that this story isn't going to get a ton of attention anywhere because of the U.S. House vote on taking health insurance away from millions of Americans earlier today, but, as reported by the Madison-based Wisconsin State Journal's Molly Beck, a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Assembly has proposed legislation that would criminalize nonconsentual condom removal during sexual intercourse, which is also known as "stealthing", in the State of Wisconsin:
.@RepSargent introducing legislation to criminalize "stealthing," or removing condoms during sexual intercourse without consent. #wipolitics
— Molly Beck (@MollyBeck) May 4, 2017
As far as I know, no state has a law on the books explicitly defining stealthing as rape or explicitly criminalizing stealthing, and there's not a lot of statistics about stealthing available. That doesn't change the fact that stealthing is rape. If one sexual partner requests that another sexual partner use a condom during sexual intercourse between the two sexual partners, and then one sexual partner removes the condom and continues intercourse without using the condom without the other sexual partner consenting to sexual intercourse without use of the condom, that is rape.
Melissa Sargent, the Wisconsin legislator who proposed the anti-stealthing bill in her state, is one of the best advocates for women holding elected office anywhere in the country. Even though Sargent is a very progressive Democrat in a state whose government is controlled by very conservative Republicans, Sargent has had success when it comes to getting legislation designed to protect women enacted. A notable example of Sargent's work when it comes to protecting women is Sargent's successful 2015 push to make upskirting a felony in Wisconsin.
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Three Democratic candidates for Governor of Illinois who I won't vote for in Democratic primary
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I am currently serving a two-year term as an election judge in Vermilion County, Illinois, with the last currently-scheduled election of my term being the Spring 2018 primaries. This blog post is purely my opinion about a race that will be on the Democratic primary ballot in an election in which I may be called to serve as a poll worker, and is not, in any way, connected to my election judge duties.
I'm not going to publicly endorse a candidate in the 2018 bicentennial election for Governor of Illinois, although I will be a voter in the 2018 bicentennial Illinois Democratic primary, and there are three candidates who I will not be voting for in the primary, unless, of course, they end up being the only three candidates on the primary ballot.
J.B. Pritzker is probably the only Democratic candidate in the gubernatorial primary in Illinois who could probably outspend Republican Governor Bruce Rauner in the general election, but there's a very possible chance that Pritzker won't make it to the general election. One main reason why Pritzker could have trouble winning the Democratic nomination is that, in 2012, Pritzker publicly refused to support then-President Barack Obama's re-election campaign well into the Republican primary campaign season that year. Even worse, Pritzker outright said that he wasn't 100% supportive of the Democratic Party, and signaled that he was open to supporting far-right Republicans.
Christopher G. Kennedy is a member of the Kennedy political family, and he's also seeking the Democratic nomination for governor here in Illinois. However, CGK had the gall to appear at a campaign event in downstate Illinois and proceed to support a major education funding proposal that would give Chicago-area politicians more control over downstate school districts:
Kennedy said he is opposed to funding kindergarten through high school public schools through property taxes.
"We need to get rid of that system. It's a terrible system," he said. "Every other state in the United States has figured that out. They pay for their schools at the state level and not through local property taxes and they have much better outcomes."
Removing local control from K-12 education funding in Illinois would put all non-federal funding of public schools in the hands of a state government dominated by Chicago-area politicians. Needless to say, downstaters are not going to like CGK's idea to put decisions regarding funding their community's public schools in the hands of a Chicagoland-dominated state legislature.
Another candidate running for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination is Daniel Biss, a mathematician-turned-state senator serving the Evanston area in Cook County. Biss's claim to political fame was supporting Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the unconstitutional state law that was designed to cut state public employee pension benefits in Illinois. While Illinois has a major pension funding crisis, SB1 was such a blatant violation of the Illinois Constitution's provision prohibiting cutting earned pension benefits, even right-wing Republican state supreme court justices like Rita Garman ruled that SB1 was unconstitutional.
The other two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination that I'm aware of are Ameya Pawar, a Chicago City Council member, and Bob Daiber, a farmer and regional school superintendent from Madison County. I'm not going to tell anyone which of those two I'm going to vote for, but I've already made up my mind.
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Then assign your new class to SecurityPolicy in moin_config; and I mean the class, not an instance of it!
This is used at WEB.DE AG to make the main intra-net wiki available in read-only form via HTTPS. It's an extra security measure, in addition to password protection, against content changes from the outside. The same scheme can be used to have two different URLs pointing at the same wiki, and have only one of those URLs1 being able to edit the wiki. The net effect is that you have a read-only wiki editable only by certain people.
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Alleged illegal drug use in downtown Nanaimo. (Photo submitted)
City council wants Nanaimo to be considered as a potential pilot site for safely supplied drugs
Council votes 6-3 to write to B.C. Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions
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Nanaimo city council is willing to look at piloting solutions to mental health and addictions issues in the community, including, potentially, becoming a test site for a "safe supply" of drugs.
Councillors, at their regular meeting Monday, voted 6-3 to write to Judy Darcy, B.C. minister of mental health and addictions, to remind her that Nanaimo is willing to be considered for her ministry's pilot projects.
Coun. Don Bonner's motion came out of a conversation with Coun. Erin Hemmens, who said Darcy was looking to expand the safe-supply program from Vancouver and was looking for pilot sites.
"I don't think this council is ready for an argument or debate on safe supply, so I would suggest we keep the language generic, recognizing that the innovative solutions that are coming out of that ministry typically are attached to safe supply, but we don't need to engage in that," Hemmens said.
Coun. Tyler Brown suggested council should be "forthcoming" and use the term "safe supply" in its communication to the ministry if that's what's being discussed. He said business owners with whom he's spoken are asking if providing users with a safe supply of drugs might help reduce crime.
"Within the last week, as crime has gone up, talking to some business owners that are impacted or worried they're going to be impacted, they are also too wondering if safe supply is an option for our community … to help mitigate, as the drug of choice is becoming harder to obtain," Brown said.
Coun. Sheryl Armstrong voiced a range of objections, saying she supports addictions treatment but would want more information about the City of Vancouver's experiences with safe supply of drugs, including impacts on crime.
"My concern is that we keep doing everything to keep people on drugs instead of trying to get people off drugs," Armstrong said. "So we're keeping people at a level of where their brains are starting to be impacted because they keep using."
Coun. Ian Thorpe said he felt the motion was well-intentioned but premature, and he had concerns about the way it was worded.
"I don't care for the open language regarding willing to be a test site without having more background and information about what that would look like and what it would cost and what it would entail [for] our community," he said.
Mayor Leonard Krog questioned the need for the motion, since he's previously written to Darcy on behalf of council about Nanaimo's willingness to participate in her ministry's pilot programs.
"The minister has changed her tone to a certain amount. There's nuances and new things in her talking," Bonner said, adding that he thought a formal motion from council would carry weight.
Coun. Jim Turley said he didn't necessarily want to see the motion lead to a public hearing process, but said he was willing to support the motion "and see what happens."
The motion passed with Krog, Armstrong and Thorpe opposed.
Clarification: Coun. Jim Turley voted in favour of the motion of writing to the B.C. Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to say Nanaimo is willing to be a test site for ministry pilot programs, but told the News Bulletin the types of treatment he favours do not include safe supply of drugs unless it is medication to treat and cure addictions.
READ ALSO: Prescription opioids getting B.C. addicts off 'poisoned' street drugs
READ ALSO: Business community reports to city council on impacts of social disorder in Nanaimo
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Juncus articulatus é uma espécie de planta com flor pertencente à família Juncaceae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é L., tendo sido publicada em Species Plantarum 1: 327. 1753.

O seu nome comum é junco-articulado.

Portugal

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português, nomeadamente os seguintes táxones infraespecíficos:

 Juncus articulatus subsp. articulatus - presente em Portugal Continental, no Arquipélago dos Açores e no Arquipélago da Madeira. Em termos de naturalidade é nativa das três regiões atrás referidas. Não se encontra protegida por legislação portuguesa ou da Comunidade Europeia.

Bibliografia
 Checklist da Flora do Arquipélago da Madeira (Madeira, Porto Santo, Desertas e Selvagens) - Grupo de Botânica da Madeira
 Juncus articulatus - Portal da Biodiversidade dos Açores
 Juncus articulatus - The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (consultado em 29 de setembro de 2014).
 Juncus articulatus - International Plant Names Index
 Castroviejo, S. (coord. gen.). 1986-2012. Flora iberica 1-8, 10-15, 17-18, 21. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

 Ligações externas

 Juncus articulatus - Flora-on
 Juncus articulatus - The Euro+Med PlantBase
 Juncus articulatus - Flora Vascular
 Juncus articulatus - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Juncus articulatus - JSTOR Global Plants
 Juncus articulatus - Flora Europaea Juncus articulatus - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Juncus articulatus - Global Biodiversity Information Facility
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Sweating Years: Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction at 25
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Neck Deep drop another single from new album 'The Peace & The Panic'
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Biased Expectations
By: Knowledge at Wharton 03/05/2008
Accounting techniques such as budgeting, sales projections, and financial reporting are supposed to help prevent business failures by giving managers realistic plans to guide their actions and feedback on their progress. In other words, they're supposed to leaven entrepreneurial optimism with green-eye-shaded realism.
At least that's the theory. But when Gavin Cassar, a Wharton accounting professor, tested this idea, he found something troubling: Some accounting tools not only fail to help businesspeople, but may actually lead them astray. In one of his recent studies, forthcoming in Contemporary Accounting Research, Cassar showed that budgeting didn't help a group of Australian firms accurately forecast their revenues. In a second paper, he found that the preparation of financial projections added to aspiring entrepreneurs' optimism, leading them to overestimate their subsequent levels of sales and employment.
"It's been shown in many studies that people are overly optimistic," Cassar says. "What's interesting here is that, when you use the accounting tools, the optimism is even more extreme. This suggests that using the tools, which a lot of academics and government agencies say is good practice, can lead to even bigger mistakes."
Complex Manufacturers
By: Thomas R. Cutler 02/18/2008
In the first quarter of 2007, my company conducted a complex-manufacturing research survey of 1,473 senior management level executives (CEO, COO, CFO, vice-president of operations). Complex manufacturers were defined as those employing "other than exclusively repetitive manufacturing processes" including engineer-to-order, made-to-order, and assemble-to-order. The data include a wide range of industry cross-sections, geography, public and private companies, numbers of employees, and annual revenues, and revealed a clear change from a similar survey done in 2000. The statistically significant difference from the identical 2000 survey to the current 2007 survey is that the complex manufacturers face increasing business and global requirements. There's also an increasing international diversity of customers, suppliers, and partners.
In the first quarter of 2007, my company conducted a complex-manufacturing research survey of 1,473 senior management level executives (CEO, COO, CFO, vice-president of operations). Complex manufacturers were defined as those employing "other than exclusively repetitive manufacturing processes" including engineer-to-order, made-to-order, and assemble-to-order. The data include a wide range of industry cross-sections, geography, public and private companies, numbers of employees, and annual revenues, and revealed a clear change from a similar survey done in 2000.
The statistically significant difference from the identical 2000 survey to the current 2007 survey is that the complex manufacturers face increasing business and global requirements. There's also an increasing international diversity of customers, suppliers, and partners.
Changing to Lean, Part 1
By: Mike Thelen 02/11/2008
As is the case with any lean implementation in a traditional environment, culture change is the most difficult obstacle to success. A company can hire consultants, develop work teams, and begin lean initiatives, but if it only talks the talk, the initiative soon becomes just talk.
The transformation to a lean enterprise isn't easy. Senior management, while being driven by the labor force, must lead the process. More importantly, employees between these two levels must focus on using the tools and training provided on a consistent, daily basis to enforce the concept of culture change. They're truly the change agents.
This is a weakness in many implementations. Department supervisors and managers receive useful training, yet fail to transfer the knowledge to real-work events. The causes for this may be numerous and valid, but they can't be accepted. Why does this happen? Can it be prevented?
Lean Advantages in Industrial Marketing
Industrial-marketing programs must encompass the full range of activities needed to grow a business profitably, and often these programs neglect to cover the retention and expansion of a business with existing profitable customers.
In a global competitive environment, a lean industrial-marketing process must help to identify target markets, target customers, and target channels of sales and distribution. The program must focus on profitable growth and financial performance that matches the best-in-class global competitors. The assessment of an industrial-marketing program must include the determination and justification of new global markets with products that offer a superior performance advantage, including an attack strategy for countering foreign competition.
The Art of Woo
Former Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca once noted, "You can have brilliant ideas; but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere." In their new book, The Art of Woo: Using Strategic Persuasion to Sell Your Ideas,Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor G. Richard Shell and management consultant Mario Moussa provide a systematic approach to idea selling that addresses the problem Iacocca identified. As an example of effective persuasion, they tell the story of rock star Bono's visit to then-U.S. Senator Jesse Helms' Capitol Hill office to enlist his help in the global war against AIDS.
Juggling for Project Managers
By: Quality Digest 01/14/2008
If you work in a project-based environment, you may feel like one of those juggling clowns at the circus, trying to keep your ball, your baton, and your flaming torch in the air at the same time, all while maneuvering your unicycle around the ring. Focus too much on one object and you risk dropping one of the others, or even taking a tumble. Project management is a lot like this. Neglect to give one project the attention or funding it needs and the consequences of doing so can be much more serious than a dropped ball, especially when your higher-ups find out money has been wasted on an unimportant or failed project.
Organizations don't have to manage their projects in such a circus-like manner. In fact, project prioritization and selection can help you save time and money and achieve consistent success for your company.
A dearth of facts and unbiased analysis lead executives to make poor decisions when selecting new projects or assigning resources to existing ones. The result? Unmet business goals and lost opportunities. Bad project management decisions not only cause the misuse of valuable funds, they create an environment where strategic projects take a backseat while pet projects are given higher priority.
10 Ways to Help Your Employees Get It Done Every Day
By: Richard Lepsinger 01/07/2008
Companies frequently develop vision and mission statements about being No. 1 in their industry, the great service they provide to customers, and their rewarding work environment. More often than not, these statements are so far from reality that they become joke fodder for customers and employees alike. Your company really can keep the promises you make, but first you must create a culture of execution.
Creating a culture of execution begins with the knowledge that developing plans and strategic initiatives is just the starting point. It also requires adopting the mindset that a highly skilled and engaged work force, while important, won't ensure effective execution.
Many leaders have a blind spot in this area. They either believe that their job is setting the direction, and execution is the responsibility of lower-level managers, or they assume that if they clearly communicate an exciting vision of the future to an engaged work force, everything else will fall into place.


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Pe, also spelled Pai, is a minor Plateau language of Nigeria. It has been classified in various branches of Plateau, but is now seen to be Tarokoid (Blench 2008).

Pe villages are located southeast of Pankshin town. They are: Dok (Dokpai) (main village), Tipap Kwi, Tipap Re, Bwer, Kup (=Tiniŋ), Ban, Kwasam, and Kamcik. Other villages that linguist Roger Blench considers to be unconfirmed are Yong, Jak, Bil, Bwai, Wopti, Kanchi, and Yuwan.

References

Further reading
A Sociolinguistic Profile of the Pye (Pe) [pai] Language of Plateau State, Nigeria

Tarokoid languages
Languages of Nigeria


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Q: Tensorflow 1.8 on Titan X: CUDA_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE I have a ubuntu 16.04 installation with 2 nvidia GPUs:
GPU 0: GeForce GT 610 (UUID: GPU-710e856e-358f-7b7d-95b7-e4eae7037c1f)
GPU 1: GeForce GTX TITAN X (UUID: GPU-5eacd6f3-f9e4-5795-c75c-26e34ced55ce)

nvidia-smi outputs:
Sun Jun 10 17:21:47 2018
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| NVIDIA-SMI 384.130                Driver Version: 384.130                   |
|-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
| GPU  Name        Persistence-M| Bus-Id        Disp.A | Volatile Uncorr. ECC |
| Fan  Temp  Perf  Pwr:Usage/Cap|         Memory-Usage | GPU-Util  Compute M. |
|===============================+======================+======================|
|   0  GeForce GT 610      Off  | 00000000:02:00.0 N/A |                  N/A |
| 40%   49C    P8    N/A /  N/A |    133MiB /  1985MiB |     N/A      Default |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
|   1  GeForce GTX TIT...  Off  | 00000000:03:00.0 Off |                  N/A |
| 22%   50C    P8    15W / 250W |      2MiB / 12207MiB |      0%      Default |
+-------------------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes:                                                       GPU Memory |
|  GPU       PID   Type   Process name                             Usage      |
|=============================================================================|
|    0                    Not Supported                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

I have followed the steps in https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_linux#InstallingAnaconda to install anaconda based tensoflow for GPU. However, if I start a TF Session, I get the following error:
Python 2.7.15 |Anaconda, Inc.| (default, May  1 2018, 23:32:55)
[GCC 7.2.0] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import tensorflow as tf
>>> x = tf.Variable( "Hello..!" )
>>> sess = tf.Session()
2018-06-10 17:16:07.662527: I tensorflow/core/platform/cpu_feature_guard.cc:140] Your CPU supports instructions that this TensorFlow binary was not compiled to use: AVX2 FMA
2018-06-10 17:16:07.843402: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/gpu/gpu_device.cc:1356] Found device 0 with properties:
name: GeForce GTX TITAN X major: 5 minor: 2 memoryClockRate(GHz): 1.076
pciBusID: 0000:03:00.0
totalMemory: 11.92GiB freeMemory: 11.80GiB
2018-06-10 17:16:07.880682: E tensorflow/core/common_runtime/direct_session.cc:154] Internal: failed initializing StreamExecutor for CUDA device ordinal 1: Internal: failed call to cuDevicePrimaryCtxRetain: CUDA_ERROR_INVALID_DEVICE
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "/opt/miniconda2/envs/tf-gpu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py", line 1560, in __init__
    super(Session, self).__init__(target, graph, config=config)
  File "/opt/miniconda2/envs/tf-gpu/lib/python2.7/site-packages/tensorflow/python/client/session.py", line 633, in __init__
    self._session = tf_session.TF_NewSession(self._graph._c_graph, opts)
tensorflow.python.framework.errors_impl.InternalError: Failed to create session.

What am I missing? How to get rid of this error?

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Music >> CDs >> Blues
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Working Man Blues
SONNY TERRY and Brownie McGhee were performing together since 1939 -probably longer than any working blues or folk duo or group. The brand of blues that Mr. Terry and Mr. McGhee learned to play has been called Piedmont blues after the region in the Southeast. Unlike the blues performers of Mississippi and Texas, many of whom grew up in rigidly segregated societies and played exclusively for blacks, Piedmont bluesmen often lived near whites and learned to play a variety of tunes - ragtime, gospel, ballads, old minstrel show songs, even white hoedown music in addition to blues. Disc One reflects two separate sessions; the first recorded in the late '50s and represents their acoustic blues. The second session was recorded in one three hour studio booking. in German while on tour. Disc Two consists of two live concerts from 1974 previously unreleased.


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Ann completed a PhD at Maynooth University in 2004, Titled : Women and Irish Republican Politics 1900-1941 and is a member of the Irish Professional Historians Association. 2010-2014.
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Current Affairs One-Liner: 18th December 2021
Union Cabinet cleared the proposal to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years.
Ashok Leyland has partnered with Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE) to develop and manufacture the 600hp indigenous engine for combat vehicles. CVRDE is an arm of DRDO.
HQ of Ashok Leyland: Chennai, TN
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) has signed a purchase agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in order to supply 4,667 MW of green power.
Simone Biles (American artistic gymnast): She was named Time magazine's 2021 Athlete of the Year. She is a four-time Olympic medalist.
Patagonia, which is the world's leading fashion brand based in the US will be now using handcrafted Khadi Denim fabric to make Denim apparel. For this purpose, Patagonia has purchased 30,000 meters of Khadi Denim Fabric for Rs 1.08 crore.
UNESCO has added Durga Puja in Kolkata to its 2021 Intangible Cultural Heritage list. This has given international recognition to the biggest religious festival in West Bengal.
Lewis Hamilton, has received a knighthood at Windsor Castle, London. He has received the honorary title of 'Sir' after being knighted by the Prince of Wales for his dedication to motorsports.
MCA signed MoU with Financial Intelligence Unit
6th India Water Impact Summit 2021
Jharkhand CM launched SAHAY Scheme
Pine Labs partnered with AU Small Finance Bank
Appointments on 18th December 2021
Q.1 Who was named Time magazine's 2021 Athlete of the Year?
a. Novak Djokovic
b. Lewis Hamilton
c. Simone Biles
d. Ashleigh Barty
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Q: Insert arraylist of checkbox values into mysql rows I'm trying to insert all of my checked checkbox value in every rows in mysql db,
once a checkboxes are checked, it is the value that will insert to database with continuous inserting of rows
This is my code but i'm not sure with the insertion of arraylist loop
List<String> boxes = new ArrayList<>();

private class Insert extends AsyncTask<String, String, String>
{
    TextView mssg = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.message);
    String cb = String.valueOf(app);
    CheckBox cbapp = (CheckBox) findViewById(R.id.cb_approver);

    String msg = "";

    @Override
    protected void onPreExecute() {
    }

    protected String doInBackground(String... strings) {
        try {
            Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
            Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(urls, user, pass);

            if (conn == null) {
                msg = "Connection went wrong";
            } else if(conn!=null) {

                    String query = "INSERT INTO module_pivot (userID,modID,deptID,formsID) VALUES (99,1,?,0)";
                    PreparedStatement prep = conn.prepareStatement(query);

                    for (int i=0;i<boxes.size();i++) {
                    prep.setString((i), boxes.get(i));
                }
                    prep.executeUpdate();
                    msg = "Inserted!";

            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            msg = "Sql query error";

            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        return msg;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onPostExecute(String msg) {
        mssg.setText(msg);
    }
}

Here is the value of checkbox arraylist, list of departments
public void onCheck(View view){

    boolean checked = ((CheckBox)view).isChecked();

    switch (view.getId()){

        case R.id.cbObra:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("15");
            else
                boxes.remove("15");
            break;
        case R.id.cbBus:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("14");
            else
                boxes.remove("14");
            break;
        case R.id.cbHR:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("11");
            else
                boxes.remove("11");
            break;
        case R.id.cbIT:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("4");
            else
                boxes.remove("4");
            break;
        case R.id.cbMan:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("7");
            else
                boxes.remove("7");
            break;
        case R.id.cbFin:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("10");
            else
                boxes.remove("10");
            break;
        case R.id.cbPM:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("12");
            else
                boxes.remove("12");
            break;
        case R.id.cbCC:
            if (checked)
                boxes.add("84");
            else
                boxes.remove("84");
            break;
    }

}

A: Your code has a glaring issue:
  for (int i=0;i<boxes.size();i++) {
                    prep.setString((i), boxes.get(i));
                }
                    prep.executeUpdate();

In that, you are closing your loop before executing your update. Further you should run the update procedure in a transaction. Here's what I think you should be doing:
conn.setAutoCommit(false);
      for (int i=0;i<boxes.size();i++) {
                        prep.setString((i), boxes.get(i));
                        prep.executeUpdate();
                    }
conn.commit();

Where conn is your JDBC connection.


Tamil Nadu Grama Bank offers Produce Marketing Loan to cater to the financial needs of the farmers.It is offered to meet the various expenses of farmers and rural community.
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UK farmers with a beef over Irish imports
UK - The concept of farm assurance, very much akin to a licence to produce to the highest standards to satisfy consumers concerns, was a world first for Scotland.
Farmers were initially doubtful of the merits of signing up and paying an annual subscription. The sceptics believed they should be paid a premium, but the reality has proved that non-membership makes it difficult to sell cattle, sheep or pigs into an increasingly discerning market.
The UK remains a net importer of beef, with self-sufficiency little better than 70 per cent. That means that the major supermarkets require to import beef from a wide range of sources, with the Republic of Ireland the major trading partner.
Figures just released by the Meat and Livestock Commission show that, in the first five months of this year, the UK imported 56,579 tonnes from Ireland, broadly similar to the same period in 2005.
However, the National Beef Association is claiming that only a relatively small proportion of that beef is raised to the same standards demanded by UK consumers and that some supermarkets are being less than honest with their customers.
Robert Forster, the chief executive of the NBA, said: "The inspection and accreditation that supports the assurance scheme in Ireland has been, and remains, incapable of delivering to the recognised EU standards.
Source: The Scotsman


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Beef Federation Earmarks $940,000 for New International, National Beef Demand-Building Efforts
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 10:14:00 CDT
Facing low cattle prices and increasing supplies of beef, and with strong encouragement from its state beef council partners, the Federation of State Beef Councils at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association will invest nearly $1 million of reserve funds in international and national beef promotions to increase demand for beef.
The Federation Executive Committee voted for this additional spending at an NCBA Executive Committee meeting Nov. 1. The $940,000 investment, from Federation reserves, will be spent in the following areas:
- $260,000 to the U.S. Meat Export Federation for a promotion with national retail chains in Japan. The promotion is expected to move an additional 6.9 million pounds of beef;
- $140,000 to the U.S. Meat Export Federation for regional retail promotion campaigns in Japan. The promotion could move another 2.75 million pounds of beef;
- $200,000 to the U.S. Meat Export Federation for a Korean beef promotion with national retail and second tier discount chains. The effort is expected to incrementally move about 5.8 million pounds of beef;
- $40,000 to the U.S. Meat Export Federation for an Asian island promotion targeting a quickly-growing tourist destination which has growth opportunities for beef; and
- $300,000 to NCBA, for an Ibotta promotion that targets millennials in larger cities and encourages greater beef purchases in retail stores. Ibotta is a smartphone app that shares beef information with consumers, then allows them to obtain cash rebates based on their retail beef purchases.
According to Steve Hanson, a beef producer from Elsie, Neb., and chairman of the Federation of State Beef Councils, the Federation Executive Committee moved quickly to approve these additional investments. He said the Federation intends to add a spark to beef demand at a time when producers are feeling a squeeze in their own bottom lines.
"Our state beef council partners communicated to national leadership the importance of using every opportunity to use checkoff resources to build demand in the face of cattle market challenges," Hanson said. "In both the international and national beef markets, our producer leaders identified these new investments as a chance to quickly and directly make a difference in beef demand."
Source - The Federation of State Beef Councils


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A Harley-Davidson Road Tech zumo GPS navigator is a great holiday gift idea for any Harley rider. Now a limited-time rebate offer makes Harley-Davidson Road Tech zumo models an even greater value.
Customers who buy a Road Tech zumo 660 or 665 GPS Navigator until Dec. 31, 2011 will be eligible for a rebate on the cost of a North America Lifetime Map Update through Garmin, a value of up to $90. Rebate forms and program details are available at authorized Harley-Davidson dealerships.
The Road Tech zumo 660 GPS Navigator (P/N 92115-09, $649.95) is waterproof, withstands vibration and has a glove-friendly, 4.3-inch touchscreen with a UV-resistant display that can be viewed in direct sunlight. It comes pre-loaded with City Navigator NT street maps and points of interest such as H-D dealers, motels, restaurants, fuel, and ATMs, and offers turn-by-turn directions with voice prompts.
An integrated SD card slot supports an MP3 player, audio book player, and picture viewer, while stereo Bluetooth A2DP Technology can be used to listen to music wirelessly, and to make hands-free calls. The Road Tech zumo 660 is compatible with H-D.com's online Ride Planner as well.
To the above features for the zūmo 660, the Road Tech zumo 665 GPS Navigator (P/N 76000014, $799.95) adds SiriusXMTM Satellite Radio capability and an XM antenna. Add an optional subscription of SiriusXM NavWeather to access weather data and weather radar graphics from the map screen, while optional SiriusXM NavTraffic monitors traffic trouble spots and offers routes around them.
Either Road Tech zumo device can also be used as an in-car navigator. Each comes with a mounting cradle with integrated power cable, carrying case, dust cover for motorcycle mount, battery pack, charger, automotive suction cup mount and power cable, and a USB cable.
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Interactive Crime Map Oct. 14 – 21
By The Pitt News Staff
6:31 p.m. Cathedral of Learning. Police responded to a security guard's report of finding graffiti. An investigation is pending.
8:43 p.m. Bouquet Gardens. Police conducted a drug investigation and charges are pending. No other details were immediately available.
11:21 p.m. William Pitt Union. Police responded to a student's report that he left his backpack unattended and it was stolen. An investigation is pending.
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
12:29 a.m. Semple Street. Police issued citations to two students, one for underage drinking and one for possessing or smoking a small amount of marijuana.
2:04 a.m. Bates Street. Pitt police responded to assist city police with a burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.
10:16 p.m. Family House. Police responded to a possible overdose and confiscated 22 pills.
1:31 a.m. Holland Hall. Police responded to a campus security authority's report of a liquor law violation and referred one student for judicial action.
1:53 a.m. Nordenberg Hall. Police issued two citations to a male student for disorderly conduct and carrying a false ID.
1:53 a.m. Temple University. Police responded to a campus security authority's report of a possible sex offense. An investigation is pending.
5:07 a.m. 3400 block of Forbes Avenue. Pitt police responded to assist city police with a retail theft.
4:12 p.m. Hillman Library. Police responded to a student's report that they left their laptop unattended and it was missing when they returned. An investigation is pending.
Monday, Oct. 17, 2016
1:45 a.m. 3900 block of Forbes Avenue. Police issued a citation to a male student for marijuana/disorderly conduct.
2:13 a.m. Atwood and Bates streets. Police issued a citation to a male student for underage drinking.
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
8:33 a.m. Public Safety Building. Police responded to a campus security authority's report that, on Oct. 9 in a residence hall, a victim reported she was raped. The victim has not filed a report or contacted police.
4:54 p.m. College Garden Apartments. Police responded to a report of a verbal domestic incident. Police spoke with and separated both parties.
11:39 p.m. Forbes Avenue and Bouquet Street. Police issued a citation to an unaffiliated person for public drunkenness.
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016
2:43 a.m. Forbes Avenue and Bouquet Street. Police issued a citation to an unaffiliated person for littering.
3:14 p.m. Cathedral of Learning. Police responded to an individual's report of the theft of their bicycle. An investigation is pending.
3:33 p.m. Frick Fine Arts Building. Police responded to a report of the theft of an item from the loading dock. An investigation is pending.
12:30 a.m. 3700 block of Dawson Street. Pitt police responded to assist the city police with a burglary.
1:00 a.m. Mercy Hospital. Police issued a citation to an unaffiliated man for littering.
3:54 p.m. Cathedral of Learning. Police responded to a report of criminal mischief. An investigation is pending.
6:41 p.m. Posvar Hall and Forbes Quad. Police responded to an employee's report that they were harassed by another employee. An investigation is pending.
9:38 p.m. Music Building. Police arrested an unaffiliated person for aggravated assault, defiant trespass, disorderly conduct, harassment/threat and criminal mischief.
12:57 a.m. UPMC Presbyterian. Police responded to a campus security authority's report of an alcohol law violation and referred one student for judicial action.
1:08 a.m. Fresco Way and Meyran Avenue. Police issued a citation to a student for disorderly conduct.
2:01 a.m. Mercy Hospital. Police arrested an unaffiliated person on a summons for showing false ID to law enforcement.
The Pitt News Staff,
3. Breaking
Gunshots fired into office of Michael Rosfeld's attorney
2. Featured
Breaking: Pitt appoints counseling center director
Pitt to discontinue women's tennis program
Body discovered on roof of Lothrop Hall
Lawsuit alleges Pitt responsible for dropped criminal charges
First-year guards lead Pitt past Penguins, 69-53, in opener
Pitt rushes for 484 yards, beats Duke 54-45 on final drive
Man sentenced to life in prison without parole for murder of Pitt student
Phi Delta Theta under police investigation for alleged hazing incident
Pittsburgh-native rapper Mac Miller dead at 26


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Shrinebuilder - Shrinebuilder (Review)
Idol Threat: Warning Shots at the Mainstream 1:56 AM Metal, Review, Supergroup
Shrinebuilder is a doom/sludge fan's dream come true. They are a metal supergroup that consists of Scott Kelly of Neurosis on guitar and vocals, Dale Crover of the Melvins on drums, Al Cisneros of Sleep & Om on bass, and the legendary doom demi-god Scott "Wino" Weinrich on guitar and vocals. Scott Weinrich has been a doom/stoner metal staple, having been in such luminary bands as Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan, The Hidden Hand and The Obsessed. He's practically the missing link (or missing riff if you'd rather) between Sabbath and modern doom metal. Alone these tectonic titans are formidable in their own right, but combined together they have the potential to send tremors that can shake the metal world to its very core.
You often hear of groups being greater than the sum of its parts but for now Shrinebuilder remains simply the sum of its parts. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, on paper alone the "sum of its parts" still stands to make one hell of an album; it just isn't quite the metal masterpiece that fans may have been hoping for. The record pretty much sounds like what you would expect the result would be when you combine these artists into one band. The general feel of the album seems to be stuck somewhere in the middle stylistically between the two guitarists - not quite as thunderous and heavy as the earth stomping sounds of Neurosis, yet not quite as spaced out as the bluesy, psychedelic rock of Scott Weinrich's current band (simply called "Wino.") Although they don't stand out, Wino's stoner wail and Kelly's gruff bellows don't quite fit together seamlessly either. It isn't enough to sound jarring and the individual parts still sound extraordinary, but it still has a slight piecemeal feel to it vocally.
The album doesn't sound quite as fragmented as you would think however. Al's bass playing doesn't merely act as a backdrop and combined with the two other guitarists they provide this album with an abundance of riffs that will resonate in your skull for days. Dale Crover's drumming is pretty straightforward but he does venture into slight tribal rhythms that provide familiar ground for Scott Kelly, and both he and Wino sound right at home behind this rhythm section. I read an interview where the band describes the recording process as very natural and instinctive, and you can definitely hear the chemistry and comfortablility in these tracks. The members fit together in their respective roles without any friction or ego and they indeed sound very natural together. Where the record really starts sounding interesting is during the instrumental parts where they start venturing into layers of psychedelia and ambience. These sections are actually quite abundant and really showcase how well these artists interact. They're lush enough to warrant an instrumental version of the album that wouldn't sound too bare from lack of vocals.
Even though the individual members have been making music for decades they are still a new band and this album definitely shows a band that is enthusiastic and talented, but have yet to find their combined identity. You can start to hear that identity creeping forward in parts of the album, and even the vocals start to blend together nicely when the rest of the band layers their voices and Scott Kelly uses the rough croon heard on his solo endeavors instead of the growls found on his Neurosis releases. The pedigree of the group alone is enough to make this worth several headphone replays so it's not like you'll be disappointed in picking this up. Although this is fairly short for a doom album (just over 39 minutes) that fact simply leaves you wanting more instead of feeling cheated. They didn't quite make a masterpiece with their debut, but from the sounds of things it isn't that far off, and if they manage to find that convergence with their next album they might just turn everyone else into the Shrinebuilers instead.
Website: Neurot Artist Page
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/shrinebuildergroup
Stream & download it at iTunes for only $6.49!
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By Idol Threat: Warning Shots at the Mainstream at 1:56 AM
Labels: Metal, Review, Supergroup
edfnblair February 22, 2010 at 8:24 PM
they were everything you'd want them to be live. the cd doesn't do justice to it at all.


Liberty Corner, New Jersey, United States: Following an extensive search, the United States Golf Association (USGA) has appointed long-time PGA Tour player and four-time US Open competitor Jason Gore as its first Senior Director, Player Relations.
The appointment launches a comprehensive programme aimed at sharing information and strengthening engagement with players in areas of importance to the USGA. These include initiatives to grow and advance the game, research critical to the game's health and continuing to incorporate the players' perspective in its work to advance the sport.
Gore's primary role will be to interact with professional and elite amateur players across the game, particularly focusing on competitors in the USGA's Open and amateur championships.
He will lead a team of full-time staff dedicated to player relations, including Liz Fradkin, who assumed her player relations role last fall. Previously the manager of the USGA's Curtis Cup Team and a member of the US Women's Amateur staff, Fradkin has already been a fixture at several LPGA Tour events.
They will be joined by Robert Zalzneck and Ali Kicklighter, who will manage USGA player services with an emphasis on on-site services at the USGA's four Open championships.
A southern California native, Gore, his wife, Megan, and their two children, will relocate to New Jersey in the coming months.


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Luminaria 2019 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Interpretive Arts Program, TX
THIS CALL HAS CLOSED.
Budget: $5,000
Activated: 02/01/2019
Deadline: 03/15/2019 11:59 PM Central Time
Call Summary
Luminaria is a dynamic non-profit organization that produces San Antonio's free annual contemporary arts festival and citywide arts activation programs.
Luminaria invites greater San Antonio area artists, galleries, bands, performers, collectives and all creative organizations to submit a proposal for this highly competitive showcase in which two artists will be selected. Apply between February 1st and March 15th to showcase interpretive work on the grounds of Mission San José.
This is a separate call from the call for artist proposals for Luminaria's free annual contemporary arts festival in Hemisfair.
Budget Description
Luminaria is committed to paying the Featured Artists fair compensation for their work. The Featured Artists for this program will receive $2,500 ($1,500 up front to produce work and $1,000 after production is complete).
Luminaria covers basic production elements such as electricity, stages, sound equipment, lighting, artist / stage / event managers, and security. Special production elements within application proposals are the responsibility of the artists.
This program is made possible by Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival, Mission Heritage Partners, the National Park Service and by a grant from the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation of the San Antonio Area Foundation.
Luminaria delivers an annual contemporary arts program that includes a festival of international stature; supports downtown development; and brings attention to San Antonio arts and culture.
Artwork Goals
In partnership with the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and Mission Heritage Partners, we are happy to announce a call for artist proposals to interpret the history of Mission San José within the mission grounds. This exciting program will shed light on the "Queen of the Missions," or Mission San José, founded in 1720 by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús. The site is part of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which is also a World Heritage Site.
All artists in the greater San Antonio area are encouraged to apply. Multimedia work, static installations and time based performances are all appropriate.
Artwork Location Description
Anchored in history - The San Antonio Area Foundation and Mission Heritage partners, funds this new program in which two artists will be carefully selected by a diverse Curatorial Committee to interpret the site and history at Mission San José. This historic mission, founded in 1720 by Fray Antonio Margil de Jesús, is the best known of the Texas missions besides the Alamo. To learn more about San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, visit their website: http://www.nps.gov/saan
This program will be activated on the property of the National Park Service and cannot be within the church boundaries. No permanent connections, marks or other alterations or damages to the historic Mission structures will be permitted. This program best suits work that will be highly effective during the daytime when the Mission is open to the public. While generally a safe and respected historic site, the applicant for this public art program accepts risks of vandalism, theft or accidents. Luminaria, The National Park Service, Mission Heritage Partners and Mission San José cannot be held liable for vandalism, theft or accidents.
Please visit the National Park Service's page on the history of Mission San Jose: https://www.nps.gov/saan/learn/historyculture/sanjosehistory1.htm
Applicants may apply as an individual or as a group, consideration will be given to separate applications that resonate with another application. This call is only open to artists in the greater San Antonio area. All works must be new works and entirely your own creation.
Resume: 1 page(s) maximum
Work examples: 4 - 10
Artists are allowed to apply in teams.
Artists applying as a team must split the allotted number of work examples between themselves.
Project Proposal Document Upload
Selection Information
A special Curatorial Committee builds a comprehensive vision for the historical interpretive arts program. The committee reviews proposals in both quantitative and qualitative methods, ensuring Luminaria's dedication to artistic excellence. Members of the Curatorial Committee are appointed by Luminaria's Executive Director, and represent a diverse group of San Antonio public arts and historic site professionals.
Applications will be evaluated on their overall professionalism, creativity, originality, and innovation. This is the only application to submit, whether your work is visual, performance, literary, musical, architectural, fashion, film, dance, comedy or a combination of artistic genres. You must use this online application process to submit your proposal, (start with creating your user account on publicartist.org, it's free).
Upon successful completion of the application process, you will receive a confirmation email from PublicArtist.org. We will contact applicants with the results of this year's open call for proposals – applications will be declined, accepted or waitlisted. Final programming and featured artists for Luminaria 2019 will be announced publicly in the fall.
Friday, February 1 – Call for proposals opens online at PublicArtist.org (Free)
Wednesday, February 6 – Application Information Session at the Schultze House in Hemisfair (6PM - 7PM)
Saturday, March 2 – Application Information Session at the Schultze House in Hemisfair (11AM - 12PM)
Friday, March 15 - Application deadline
Wednesday, May 15 – Artists Notified
Friday, November 8 – Luminaria 2019 VIP & Press Preview in Hemisfair (ticketed)
Saturday, November 9 – Luminaria 2019 Contemporary Arts Festival from 7 PM to Midnight in Hemisfair (free)
Sunday, November 10 – San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Interpretive Arts Program Reception (featured artist attendance mandatory), Community Day in Hemisfair (free and ticketed)
www.luminariasa.org
Luminaria 2019 Info Sessions (PDF)
San Antonio TX 78212 United States
info@luminariasa.org


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Particle Health Raises $12 Million in Series A Funding
Menlo Ventures led the financing round
Particle Health, a company developing an application program interface (API) that facilitates health data sharing, integration, and compliance between healthcare organizations across the U.S., raised $12 million in Series A funding.
Menlo Ventures led the financing round with participation from existing investors Collaborative Fund, Story Ventures, and Company Ventures. As part of the investment, Greg Yap, Partner at Menlo Ventures, joins the Particle Health board of directors.
Individual angel investors from Flatiron Health, Clover Health, Plaid, Petal, and Hometeam also participated in the financing round.
Seventy-five percent of all the U.S. healthcare provider communications in 2018 was by fax, patient portal scraping or integrating one-by-one across every hospital, clinic, lab, according to the company press release.
"Expectations are changing – people want digital healthcare solutions that connect the apps that they're already using to the healthcare system at large. They expect a fully digital, real-time experience where they no longer have to fill out piles of paperwork when submitting an insurance claim, they don't have to call for lab results, and they don't need to worry that their medical team is waiting on a fax that is critical to their care. Particle is a key piece of that puzzle, by offering developers a place to focus on creating new solutions – not on integrations, contracts, and data standards," said Particle CEO Troy Bannister.
Founded in December 2017, Particle Health has facilitated over 1.4 million transactions for telemedicine, pharmacy, and virtual health companies, according to the startup. The company is offering its API at no cost to healthcare organizations working on coronavirus efforts.
Sixty healthcare information exchange companies raised over $850 million in VC funding, according to Mercom funding database. Last year, Ciox Health, a provider of healthcare data exchange solutions, raised a $30 million in equity investment from new investor Merck Global Health Innovation Fund (Merck GHIF) and New Mountain Capital.
Ciox HealthFundingHealth Information ExchangeMenlo VenturesParticle Health
Telehealth Startup mfine Raises $17.2 Million In Series B Funding
Aledade Raises $100 Million to Further its Expand Value-Based Care Network
Telemedicine Company K Health Raises $132 Million in Funding
184 Digital Health Companies Were Acquired in 2020
Accolade to Acquire Telehealth Company Innovation Specialists (dba 2nd.MD)
Amalgam Rx Acquires Clinical Decision Support Company Avhana Health
Itamar Medical Acquires Technology and Assets of Spry Health


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More from hot air activist Frank O'Donnell
November 02, 2006 · Michael Fumento · Weblog
Frank O'Donnell, president of Clean Air Watch, has responded to my Weekly Standard article "More Hot Air from the EPA" and a shorter version I ran in the Washington Times. He wrote that I took his 1997 words saying talk of regulating lawn mowers was "crazed propaganda" that was "completely out of context, declaring that back then: "The Associated Press noted that the industry-funded Citizens for a Sound Economy [now Freedomworks] 'began airing aggressive television and radio ads hammering home another lobbying theme: that new air standards would curtail the lifestyles of Americans with bans on outdoor barbecues, lawnmowers and fireworks, and set limits on the plowing of farm fields. "At the time," he continued, "I referred to these claims as 'crazed propaganda,' and I was right. Last time I looked, we were still barbecuing, enjoying fireworks and mowing our lawns."
Thanks for digging yourself into a deeper hole, Mr. O'Donnell.
Both the alleged AP story and the source of his quote (a Maine newspaper) are from 1997 and not available on the web, but the only CFSE or Freedomworks references I found to bans regarding these items was a response to an EPA official's statement that "it's theoretically possible that a state could restrict activities like barbecuing to comply with the new federal standards."
To this, Citizens pointed out that commercial barbecues are already outlawed in some southern California communities, "and if jurisdictions don't have enough other sources of particulate matter to reduce, then who's to say barbecues won't be on some bureaucrat's list of banned behavior?"
Who, then, is being quoted out of context?
Indeed, as a result of those then-proposed Clean Air Act Amendments that O'Donnell was defending, the EPA established National Ambient Air Quality Standards, or concentration limits, for two sizes of particulate matter. Multiple violations of these standards can lead to a "nonattainment" designation for an area, with penalties if there is no reduction in overall ambient particulate matter. There was no exemption for barbecues, as indeed lawnmowers have never been exempted from ambient air regulations.
We also know that Southern California had ALREADY begun regulating barbecue briquettes and starter fluid for private barbecues, just as the EPA had already proposed tightening restrictions on lawnmowers. Since then, California has also begun regulating the barbecues on the basis of ODOR!
Farm sources of particulates do include plowing; therefore non-attainment areas have the legal right to put limits on them.
Fireworks, which produce fine particles upon combustion, are therefore also covered under the Ambient Air Quality Standards. Some environmental groups and newspapers have called for an outright ban on them, based strictly on their alleged hazard to breathing.
Lest you ever be tempted to believe the least thing Frank O'Donnell or his "Ban first; ask questions later group," remember their emissions of crazed propaganda.
A Good Friday to Remember -- The rather dramatic story of my near-fatal car crash off a cliff
No moon base by 2020 made simple


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