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Quentin Tarantino: Kill Bill 3 could be the next movie and wants to do comedy
Quentin Tarantino says he has "no idea" what his next film will be. Could it be "Kill Bill 3"?
"Why not?" The director said when he insisted on this burning issue on Tuesday at the Rome Film Festival, where he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Italian horror maestro Dario Argento.
But Tarantino has other plans on the horizon as well. They understand a movie review book and maybe a TV series, as Tarantino told talk show host Fabio Fazio of Italian state television channel RAI on Sunday before adding: "But first, I want to do a comedy. "
Comedy seems to be on Tarantino's mind. During an on-stage conversation with Rome festival leader Antonio Monda, he described an unspecified project that sounded very funny.
"It's not like my next movie. It's a piece of something else that I think I'm doing – and I'm not going to describe what it is, "Tarantino said. "But part of this thing, there's supposed to be a spaghetti western in it.
"I can't wait to shoot this [thing] because it's gonna be really fun. Because I want to shoot it in the Spaghetti Western style where everyone speaks a different language, "he continued before bursting into laughter.
"The Mexican Bandido is an Italian; the hero is American; the bad sheriff is a German; the Mexican saloon girl is Israeli. And everyone speaks a different language. And you [the actors] just know: OK, when he's done talking, I can talk, "Tarantino laughed again.
During a broad talk about his 32-year career so far, in which he has shot nine films, Tarantino said the first film he remembers seeing was British spy film "Deadlier Than the Male", directed by Ralph Thomas, starring Richard Johnson as James Bond.
"It's as far back as my memory of a movie goes; I was literally about 5 years old, "he said. "I remember that scene with Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina. They kidnap this guy, and they kind of keep him prisoner. I remember watching it when I was 5 and being a little blown away by the sexual politics of it. I didn't understand that at 5 years old.
Years passed and Tarantino kept remembering this movie, but had no idea of the title. Then, in the late 1990s, when he started his personal film collection, he bought "Deadlier Than the Male", not knowing that was it.
"And so I test it after I buy it. And then all of a sudden, halfway through, this scene happens and I'm like, "Oh my God! This is the fucking movie! This is the first fucking movie I ever saw! ", did he declare.
Asked by Monda about when and how he decided to become a director, Tarantino said it took him eight years. break through and revealed that he had fully realized his vocation by taking acting classes.
"I realized that not only did I like the movies more than the other kids in the class," he said. "But I cared about them, when I think they only cared about themselves. And the reason is, I loved movies too much to be an actor. "
"I didn't just want to appear there: I wanted the movie to be my movie," he said.
Towards the end of the talk, Tarantino paid tribute to the late great composer Ennio Morricone and recounted how his Oscar-winning soundtrack "The Hateful Eight" was born.
After worshiping Morricone for years and using tracks he composed for other films, when Tarantino wrote "Hateful Eight," he thought, "This one should have an original score," he said and held out his hand to the maestro.
But when they met in Rome, there had been some confusion. "Hateful Eight" had already been shot, though Morricone believed the cameras hadn't shot on it yet. And he was booked for other work.
Tarantino said he was disappointed but would find another way. But then he asked Morricone about the "little theme in his head" that Morricone had previously mentioned. And Morricone went to work and the next day told him that he could give him three different arrangements of the theme he had been thinking of, as well as a lot of unused tracks from the soundtrack he had written for the 1982 John Carpenter film. "The Thing".
"I think I can give you 20-25 minutes of original music that you can maybe expand to 40 minutes, depending on the arrangement," Tarantino recalls, telling him Morricone.
"Then you can use unused tracks for 'The Thing' and you get a full original score," he said. "He was a real giant."
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400 Attend Blood Drive Held In Wounded Officer's Honor
More than 400 people attended a blood drive Saturday in honor of a Manchester police officer who was shot and wounded earlier this month, according to The American Red Cross.Officer Dan Doherty is recovering after being shot five times during a pursuit March 21. Myles Webster, 22, of Litchfield, has been charged with attempted murder.The Manchester Policeman's Wives Association approached the American Red Cross about holding a blood drive in Doherty's honor. The drive was held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at McDonough Elementary School in Manchester.It usually takes 12 weeks to organize such an event, but organizers were able to prepare the event in 8 days, officials said.The average mobile blood drive sees 60 people and collects 50 units of usable blood, officials said. Organizers said 326 units of usable blood were collected Saturday.Doherty is recovering at Catholic Medical Center and is improving every day, friends said.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
More than 400 people attended a blood drive Saturday in honor of a Manchester police officer who was shot and wounded earlier this month, according to The American Red Cross.
Officer Dan Doherty is recovering after being shot five times during a pursuit March 21. Myles Webster, 22, of Litchfield, has been charged with attempted murder.
The Manchester Policeman's Wives Association approached the American Red Cross about holding a blood drive in Doherty's honor. The drive was held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at McDonough Elementary School in Manchester.
It usually takes 12 weeks to organize such an event, but organizers were able to prepare the event in 8 days, officials said.
The average mobile blood drive sees 60 people and collects 50 units of usable blood, officials said. Organizers said 326 units of usable blood were collected Saturday.
Doherty is recovering at Catholic Medical Center and is improving every day, friends said.

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First the wind blows one way and then another. That's the way of Politics and Diplomacy. At times change is brought on by being put in a position of having to, shall we say, "strategically" lie.
IS that the case of a Secret Deal reportedly between the U.S. and Mexico to handle the influx of immigrants?
Who picked up the telephone and called the President Elect of Mexico and said no deal?
Last evening TLB published an article that was well sourced and backed by U.S. and Mexican Elect officials that take control on December 1st….
(ZeroHedge) Mexico's incoming government has denied striking a "Remain in Mexico" deal with President Trump which would require migrants applying for US asylum to wait in Mexico, according to Reuters.
There is "no agreement of any type between the future government of Mexico and the United States," said Olga Sanchez Cordero, Mexico's incoming interior minister and top domestic policy official for president-elect Manuel Lopez, who takes office on Dec. 1. The statement contracts a Saturday report in the Washington Post.
The line for food just outside the camp confines. Free meals are served at 10am and 5pm. There are 5,150 migrants now at the camp in Tijuana.
Cordero told Reuters that the incoming government was in talks with the Trump administration, but made clear that they could not make any agreement since they are not yet in power.
Meanwhile, Mexico's incoming deputy interior minister Zoe Robledo said that the details of the "Remain in Mexico" plan were still under discussion. Robledo told Reuters, adding that the incoming government sought to find jobs for Central American migrants which are understaffed – such as maquila assembly plants where multinational corporations take advantage of cheap labor for the final stages of production.
"What we're aiming for is that people leaving their countries due to security issues or violence can find a place to stay in Mexico if that is their decision," Robledo added.
In a Saturday Tweet, Trump declared: "Migrants at the Southern Border will not be allowed into the United States until their claims are individually approved in court. We only will allow those who come into our Country legally. Other than that our very strong policy is Catch and Detain. No "Releasing" into the U.S.," adding "All will stay in Mexico" in a second tweet in which he threatened to close the southern US border if necessary.
You have witnessed the previously mentioned Wind of Change and the Lie. Does that apply here? We will leave that up to you, our dear astute reader.


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In doing research for this thesis I have begun to think about what specific aspects of blogs are having larger influences on writing and writers. For example by using blogs to publish one's work, the feedback received can be incorporated into the next installment, thus you have a continually evolving story that is as much shaped by the responding bloggers as by the writer. But it doesn't end there, that is an aspect of literature that existed since the literary magazine, what is new about this is its instantaneous communication. The writer receives those comments immediately following their release on the blog. The collaboration becomes much more attractive as a means to creation and the process infinitely easier.
I myself am still lacking in entering an online blogging community, but I think the reason for that is I haven't figured out the best approach. However as a member of such a community, one can learn and communicate with others' submissions, instead of just commenting on the writing, a respondent can add to it and expand it with the writer. What started in surrealism as the creation of works of art that were done through collaboration and could not be done otherwise appears here.
There is more though about blogging. Blogging started as an online diary, a journal one could add to as many times a day as one wanted and could add as much content as desired. Blogs are not tied to literature alone, but they are also not visual poetry or digital art. Blogs are unique.
In looking at how to place blogs in the spectrum of literature I have found three aspects worth dividing this thesis into. First is the artistic aspects of a blog, how it is neither strictly literature nor is it some form of visual art, it is its own medium. Second would be the literary community formed around blogs, how blogs are affecting the journalism of book reviews and the blogs that have responded to the decrease in such reviews. The last section will focus on the change in publication. Can these blogs weaken the hold of big time publishers? That is a question I don't think can be answer now but should none the less be posed.
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This is a very interesting research project. I myself have been thinking about your third point: namely, how blogs can change the publishing world, esp. the mediation of agents, even editors. Facebook has changed the face of social networking. It seems that the world of publishing shouldn't be far behind… But in what ways and how?


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Spectrum Math Grade 1 Chapter 5 Lesson 8 Answer Key Collecting Data
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Practice with the help of Spectrum Math Grade 1 Answer Key Chapter 5 Lesson 5.8 Collecting Data regularly and improve your accuracy in solving questions.
Spectrum Math Grade 1 Chapter 5 Lesson 5.8 Collecting Data Answers Key
Make a food chart for one day. Show what you ate.
Break Fast – Bread/Cereal.
Lunch – Meat/Eggs/Fish.
Dinner -Vegetables.
Snacks – Other foods/ Fruit.
Use your food chart.
2. How many of each did you eat?
Fruit ________ Bread/Cereal ______
Vegetable _____ Other Foods ______
Meat/Eggs/Fish ______
What food did you eat the most? ________
At which meal did you eat the most? _____
What is your favorite food? _____________
=> Food I eat the most:
Fruit – Apples.
Bread/Cereal – bread
Vegetable – All kinds of vegatables.
Other Foods – Chocolates/Biscuits.
Meat/Eggs/Fish – Meat / Eggs.
Meal I eat more is Egg.
My favourite food is Vegetables.
3. Make a pet chart. Ask 20 people if they have a pet. Use tally marks to show what kind.
a. How many people have _____
Number of people having dogs as pets are Seven or 7.
Tally marks to show:
Number of people having pets.
b. How many people have _____
Number of people having cats as pets are 2.
c. How many people have _______
Number of people having birds as pets are 3.
d. How many people have _____
Number of people having fishes as pets are Five or 5.
e. How many people do not have a pet? _____
Number of people having no pets are Zero or 0.
f. How many people have a pet that is not on the chart? _____
Number of people having a pet that is not on the chart (others) are three or three.
Tally marks to show: Number of people having pets.
Complete.
g. Which pet is the favorite? ________
Dog is the favourite pet.
Number of people having a dog as pet = 7.
Number of people having a cat as pet = 2.
Number of people having a bird as pet = 3.
Number of people having a fish as pet = 5.
Number of people having a others as pet = 3.
Number of people having a no pet = 0.
h. Which pet is the least favorite? ___________
Cat is the least favourite pet.
Make a fruit chart. Ask 20 people if they have a favorite fruit.
4. Use tally marks to show what kind.
Use your fruit chart. Write the number.
a. How many people like _____
Number of people like apple are 4 or four.
b. How many people like _____
Number of people like banana are 3 or three.
c. How many people like _____
Number of people like orange are 5 or five.
d. How many people like _____
Number of people like grapes are 4 or four.
e. How many people like a fruit that is not on the chart? _____
Number of people like a fruit that is not on the chart (other) are 3 or three.
f. How many people do not like fruit? _____
Number of people do not like fruit are 1 or one.
g. Which is the favorite fruit? _____
Orange is the favourite fruit.
Number of people like apple fruit = 4.
Number of people like banana fruit = 3.
Number of people like orange fruit = 5.
Number of people like grapes fruit = 4.
Number of people like other fruits = 3.
Number of people do not like fruit = 1.
h. Which is the least favorite fruit? _____
Banana and other fruit is the least favorite fruit.
5. How many more people chose the favorite fruit than chose the least favorite fruit? _____
2 more people chose the favorite fruit than chose the least favorite fruit.
Difference:
Number of people like orange fruit – = 3.
= 5 – 3
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Ana Catarina Gomes Marcelo Bastos
I am a Researcher at the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) of University of Aveiro, Portugal. My research interests are focused on management, conservation and restoration of soil and biological resources, through using biochar for environmental management and climate adaptation. Throughout my research, I have given emphasis on biochar interactions with biota and biota-mediated ecosystem functions/services, as well as on liaising with agroforestry institutions, in view of sustainable biochar applications in management of endogenous resources. On such topics, I have (co)published 29 peer-reviewed publications, contributed to 3 books and 4 book chapters, national news items and TV broadcasts, alongside other activities to raise awareness on biochar sustainability. Keywords: soil and ecosystem management; environmental engineering; biochar; sustainability; soil-biochar-biota interactions; soil functional biodiversity; ecosystem functions/services; climate adaptation; biomonitorization; soil (bio)remediation.
A. C. Bastos or Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos
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anacat.bastos@gmail.com (Pessoal)
Department of Environment and Planning (DAO) and Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), University of Aveiro. Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Profissional)
Ciências Naturais - Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente - Ciências do Ambiente
Espanhol; Castelhano Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1) Utilizador independente (B1)
Advanced training in Environmental Management: Safety/Health/Environment (SHE) Induction Training; Internal Environmental Auditing - Environmental Management System, ISO 14001:2004 (Outros)
Cranfield University, Reino Unido
Training in Occupational Management: Research representative (temp), implementation of Environmental Management System & Certification to ISO 14001:2004; Move Captain of Cranfield Health to main campus; Fire Marshall (Outros)
Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Institute of Bioscience and Technology (current Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute), Cranfield University, Reino Unido
"Soil volatile fingerprints: potential for soil / water diagnostics and correlation with traditional microbial parameters" (TESE/DISSERTAÇÃO)
Biotechnology Engineering - 5 year degree (included a 9 month Research Internship in environmental biomonitoring at Cranfield University, UK) (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Research Internship: 18 | Research Project: 15 | L
2019/01/01 - 2021/01/01 Auxiliary Researcher (contract holder under DL 57/2016 amended by DL 57/2017) in the area of environment and agriculture, focused on sustainable management of soils and biological resources
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2018/12/31 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (FCT - SFRH/BPD/98231/2013) on biochar towards an integrative ecoTOXicological assessment using terrestrial ecosystem models (CHARTOX)
2010/11/01 - 2013/11/30 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (project FUTRICA - PTDC/AAC-AMB/104608) on impact assessment of chemical mixtures on freshwater ecosystems
2008/01/01 - 2009/01/01 Research Officer (contract C/7128A) on environmental biomonitoring and bioremediation
Cranfield University Cranfield Soil and Agrifood Institute, Reino Unido
2006/01/01 - 2007/01/01 Editor Reviewer & Administrative Assistant (part-time/temp.), Elsevier - Journal of Biosensors and Bioelectronics (IF 2017/5y 8.173)
2005/01/01 - 2007/01/01 Laboratory and Field Technician (part-time/temp)
2003/01/01 - 2003/06/01 Research and Teaching Assistant (part-time/temp) in the laboratory classes of MSc students in the course of Environmental Diagnostics
2019 - Atual Enhanced SEED germination, establishment and erosion control through soil amendment with biochar (SEED+)
DEMO42/45
project Integr@tec 2019 - Transferência de competências integradas e geradoras de inovação empresarial na Região Centro (Centro 2020)
2014 - 2020/02 BioCHAR in soils: towards an integrative ecoTOXicological assessment using terrestrial ecosystem models (CHARTOX)
SFRH/BPD/98231/2013
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
2010 - 2013/11 Chemical Flow in an Aquatic TRophic Chain (FUTRICA)
PTDC/AAC-AMB/104666/2008
University of Aveiro & Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM)
2018 - 2021/07/19 ECOlogiCal Effects of Nanopesticides to soil Ecosystems (ECOCENE)
PTDC/CTA-AMB/32471/2017
2016 - 2019/06 Indirect effects of wildfire (severity) on carbon fluxes and budgets (FIRE-C-BUDS)
PTDC/AGR-FOR/4143/2014
2014 - 2015/02 Exploring mechanisms of reducing drought and disease stress in eucalypts by applying biochar to soils (EXPLOCHAR)
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Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "Influence of biochar particle size on biota responses". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 174 (2019): 120-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044.
10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.044
Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "Biomonitoring tools for biochar and biochar-compost amended soil under viticulture: Looking at exposure and effects". Applied Soil Ecology 137 (2019): 120-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007.
10.1016/j.apsoil.2019.01.007
Santos, Cátia S.A.; Brandão, Ricardo; Monteiro, Marta S.; Bastos, Ana C.; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Assessment of DNA damage in Ardea cinerea and Ciconia ciconia: A 5-year study in Portuguese birds retrieved for rehabilitation". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 136 (2017): 104-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.10.039.
Amaro, A.; Bastos, A.C.; Santos, M.J.G.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; Soares, A.M.V.M.; Loureiro, S.. "Ecotoxicological assessment of a biochar-based organic N-fertilizer in small-scale terrestrial ecosystem models (STEMs)". Applied Soil Ecology 108 (2016): 361-370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2016.09.006.
Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Bastos, Ana C.; Jeffery, Simon. "Bury the idea that soils are a local issue". Nature 528 7583 (2015): 479-479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/528479b.
10.1038/528479b
Cardoso, Diogo F. N.; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Soares, Amadeu M. V. M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Short-term exposure to carbaryl and UV radiation increases the reproduction output of the collembolan Folsomia candida". Journal of Soils and Sediments 14 9 (2014): 1559-1567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11368-014-0892-6.
Musso, Carolina; Miranda, Heloísa Sinátora; Aires, Stefano Salvo; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Soares, Amadeu M.V.M.; Loureiro, Susana. "Simulated post-fire temperature affects germination of native and invasive grasses in cerrado (Brazilian savanna)". Plant Ecology & Diversity 8 2 (2014): 219-227. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2014.910714.
Verheijen, F. G. A.; Graber, E. R.; Ameloot, N.; Bastos, A. C.; Sohi, S.; Knicker, H.. "Biochars in soils: new insights and emerging research needs". European Journal of Soil Science 65 1 (2014): 22-27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ejss.12127.
10.1111/ejss.12127
Jeffery, Simon; Verheijen, Frank G.A.; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Van Der Velde, Marijn. "A comment on 'Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: a meta-analysis': on the importance of accurate reporting in supporting a fast-moving research field with policy implications". GCB Bioenergy 6 3 (2013): 176-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12076.
10.1111/gcbb.12076
Bastos, A.C.; Monaghan, K.A.; Pestana, J.L.T.; Lillebø, A.I.; Loureiro, S.. "A comment on the Editorial "Replication in aquatic biology: The result is often pseudoreplication"". Aquatic Toxicology 126 (2013): 467-470. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.11.003.
10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.11.003
Verheijen, F. G. A.; Jones, R. J. A.; Rickson, R. J.; Smith, C. J.; Bastos, A. C.; Nunes, J. P.; Keizer, J. J.. "Concise overview of European soil erosion research and evaluation". Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section B - Soil & Plant Science 62 sup2 (2012): 185-190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2012.697573.
Campos, I.; Abrantes, N.; Vidal, T.; Bastos, A. C.; Gonçalves, F.; Keizer, J. J.. "Assessment of the toxicity of ash-loaded runoff from a recently burnt eucalypt plantation". European Journal of Forest Research 131 6 (2012): 1889-1903. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10342-012-0640-7.
Verheijen, Frank G. A.; Montanarella, Luca; Bastos, Ana Catarina. "Sustainability, certification, and regulation of biochar". Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 47 5 (2012): 649-653. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-204x2012000500003.
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Jeffery, S.; Verheijen, F.G.A.; van der Velde, M.; Bastos, A.C.. "A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis". Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 144 1 (2011): 175-187. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2011.08.015.
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Magan, Naresh; Fragoeiro, Silvia; Bastos, Catarina. "Environmental Factors and Bioremediation of Xenobiotics Using White Rot Fungi". Mycobiology 38 4 (2010): 238. http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/myco.2010.38.4.238.
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Bastos, A.C.; Magan, N.. "Trametes versicolor: Potential for atrazine bioremediation in calcareous clay soil, under low water availability conditions". International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 63 4 (2009): 389-394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.09.010.
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Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "Sustainability Certification Schemes in the Agricultural and Natural Resource Sectors". editado por Melissa Vogt. Routledge, 2019.
Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. "'Biochar Sustainability and Certification' (Chapter 28), in: Biochar for Environmental management, Science, Technology and Implementation, 2nd Edition, eds. Johannes Lehmann & Stephen Joseph.". Estados Unidos, 2015.
Gouma, S.; Fragoeiro, S.; Bastos, A. C.; Magan, N.. "Bacterial and Fungal Bioremediation Strategies". 302-323. 2014.
Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Global Atlas of Soil Biodiversity. Luxemburgo. 2016.
Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. Atlas européen de la biodiversité des sols.. 2013.
Verheijen, F.; Jeffery, S.; Bastos, A.C.; van der Velde, M.; Diafas, I.. Biochar Application to Soils: A Critical Scientific Review of Effects on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions. 2010.
Catarina Bastos A or Catarina Bastos or C Bastos or Ana Catarina Bastos. European Atlas of Soil Biodiversity. 2010.
2016 - 2016 Biochar effects on the soil´s quality and remediation. MSc degree
Toxicologia e Ecotoxicologia (Mestrado)
2016 - 2016 Mulching influence on the restablishment of ground-dwelling arthropod communities after a wildfire. MSc degree
Ecologia Aplicada (Mestrado)
2015/01 - 2015/06 Effects of applying biochar and other soil additives on fresh weight and reproduction of the earthworm Eisenia andrei in soil mesocosms. Undergraduate research project
2013/01 - 2013/06 Ecotoxicological evaluation of wildfire-derived ashes on soil biota. Undergraduate research project
2013/01 - 2013/06 Ecotoxicological evaluation of wildfire-derived ashes on aquatic communities. Undergraduate research project
2012/01 - 2013/01 Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by deep-sea bacterial strains. Joint European Masters Program in Environmental Sciences (JEMES)
Technische Universität Hamburg, Alemanha
2013 - 2013 Integrative tools to assess biochar effects on soil biota. PhD degree
Biologia (Doutoramento)
2013 - 2013 Optimised tools for toxicity assessment of biochar-amended soils. MSc degree
Biologia Aplicada (Mestrado)
2009/09 - 2011/09 Ecotoxicological implications of PAH-contaminants in runoff from biochar-enriched soils: a pilot study. Joint European Masters in Environmental Studies (JEMES)
2019/05 - 2019/05 Demonstration Action to stakeholders of the agro-forestry sector on Enhanced SEED germination, establishment and erosion control through soil amendment with biochar (2019/05 - 2019/05)
Outro (Coorganizador)
2015/09/28 - 2015/09/30 Co-convener of session 3 'The Janus face of Biochar: Risk of pollution vs. pollution remediation tool', Final Biochar Symposium, Cost Action TD1107 & EU Biochar Research Network (2015/09/28 - 2015/09/30)
Simpósio (Outra)
2015/05/05 - 2015/05/05 Chair of the first international Biochar research workshop to take place in Portugal, 'Biochar benefits vs. riks' (2015/05/05 - 2015/05/05)
2014/04/02 - 2014/04/05 Co-convener of Biochar Cost Action meeting 'On the path to the required level of scientific understanding' (2014/04/02 - 2014/04/05)
Encontro (Coorganizador)
2014/01 Biochar amendmend as a strategy to reduce drought stress in Eucaliptus
Arguente principal
Sara Raquel Amaral Mesquita (Mestrado)
2013/01 Evaluation of performance of organic fertilizers in horticultural produce
Acácio Rosse Salamandane (Mestrado)
2013/01 Characterization of Petroleum degrading bacteria from the deep sea
Nneka Enwena (Mestrado)
2012/01 Combined effects of carbaryl and abiotic factors to Folsomia candida'
Diogo Filipe Nunes Cardoso (Mestrado)
Tipo de assessoria
Entidade financiadora
2014 - 2015 External referee of project proposals, Pan-European call - BiodivERsA-FACCE2014-84
Avaliador
2013/04/06 - 2013/06/08 Guest Editor, Special Issue 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions', European Journal of Soil Science (IF 2.387) - Wiley, which included scientific communications delivered at EUROSOIL 2012 (Session 5.3 'Effects of Biochar on Soil Properties, Processes and Functions'), Bari, Italy
2014/04 - Atual Trainer in technical workshop to agroforestry stakeholders 'Introduction to Biochar', organized by the Regional Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAPC) – Ordem dos Engenheiros, Coimbra
2015/03/01 - 2015/03/06 Lecturer/Trainer in the 3rd European Biochar Summer School for Post-graduate students (total of 10 h of training of PhD students, junior researchers and post-docs). European training schools - COST Action TD1107 e European Biochar Research Network (eBRN)
2015 - 2015 Trainer of technical workshop to biomass conversion technology stakeholders 'Biochar sustainability', organised by local biomass/waste conversion company IberoMassa Florestal Lda (workshop synopsis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsppNaH1oLk)
2013/10/11 - 2013/12/06 Lecturer/Trainer of Advanced Course in Ecotoxicology to Secundary School students. Module 'Testes ecotoxicológicos terrestres para a avaliação do risco - como respondem os isópodes e as minhocas ao stress? Instituto de Educação e Cidadania (IEC). Mamarrosa, Oliveira do Bairro
2013/10/11 - 2013/12/06 Lecturer/Trainer of Advanced Course in Ecotoxicology to Secundary School students. Module 'Testes ecotoxicológicos terrestres para a avaliação do risco - como respondem os isópodes e as minhocas ao stress? Escola Secundária Homem Cristo, Aveiro
Entrevista (jornal / revista)
Jornal / Forum
2020 Our ongoing biochar research has received interest by the wider a academic community, shown by news articles on UA online newsletters, between 2013 and 2020: https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/63875; https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/35555; https://www.ua.pt/pt/noticias/9/48160
2013 Our ongoing biochar research has received interest by the national newspaper Expresso (06/22/13 edition)
Entrevista / Programa (rádio / tv)
2013 - Atual Our ongoing biochar research received interest by the national TV show Seleção Agricultura, shown in: https://vimeo.com/156534909
2013 - Atual Our ongoing biochar research has received interest by the national TV science magazine Biosfera, shown in http://www.rtp.pt/play/p1053/e136275/biosfera-xi (min. 13)
2013 - Atual Our ongoing biochar research has received interest by the mainstream national TV daily news RTP 1, shown in https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/pais/universidade-de-aveiro-testa-carvao-dos-indios-em-vinhas-da-bairrada_n682585
2015/04/02 - Atual Thematic Group co-Leader on the topic 'Biodiversity & Ecotoxicology' in the FA COST Action TD1107
2013/01/01 - Atual Co-founder and member of Executive Board of the Biochar Investigation Network of Portugal (BINP). Since 2013
2012/04/24 - 2016/04/24 Management Committee member and National co-Representative in COST Action TD1107 e European Biochar Research Network (eBRN) [TD1107 PT] (in replacement of Dr Jan Jacob Keizer)


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Q: Fullscreen Photo/Video Slideshow App? I have a folder that contains a lot of subfolders which include photos and/or videos. Is there any free application that would display them in a random slideshow? It's something I want to run on a PC mounted on a wall. I point it to that folder and it starts displaying it, with some random/nice transitions. No need for anything more fancy, except maybe Previous/Next controls.
Edit: Just a quick clarification. Those pictures change all the time, and there are many of them. It's supposed to be in a store to display product pictures, so it's not like someone is actively watching the whole show. Currently, there are around 150,000 pictures or videos.

A: Windows Media Player, besides playing videos and music, also play pictures. Simply drag the folder to WMP to make a Now Playing list then press Play and set it to Full Screen. You can also enable Shuffle. Transitions wise there is only a fade effect. (I don't think I'm alone in saying I've always found any motion or random disintegration effects etc highly irritating)

A: Went with Windows Photo Gallery in the end. Needs some manual updating, but works otherwise.

A: Have you tried PPT?it can display the picture and videos as a slide.

A: I found ScreenPaver. I decided to use BitTorrent Synch on my NAS where I drop in new images and it Synchs up with my new Photo Frame PC.
Pretty awesome software and quiet surprised there are not more available. I posted this here because I found this question before finding the the software. I hope it can help somebody.
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Pioneers of Industrial Engineering Engineering and Health Care: Part 1
by Mark Graban
For those who are new to the fields of industrial engineering or management engineering (as the field is often called in health care), the use of engineering methods may seem like a recent innovation in health care settings. The recent rise in the popularity of lean and Six Sigma in hospitals around the world has brought an influx of engineers into health care.
While there is a lot of innovative work taking place, it is important to note that there is a rich history of industrial engineering principles that reaches back over 100 years being applied in health care. In this article, we will look at two early practitioners-- Frank Gilbreth and Henry Ford.
Frank Gilbreth
Frank Gilbreth (1868 - 1924) is considered, along with Frederick Taylor, to be one of the "fathers of Industrial Engineering." Gilbreth (along with his wife and partner, Lillian) is credited with a practice that anyone who has watched a surgery on TV would recognize – the surgeon puts his or her hand out and has the exact tool or implement placed in their hand. The surgeon does not waste time searching for the equipment. Gilbreth introduced this practice after observing wasteful motion in operating rooms (find the reference to this again). Gilbreth referred to the surgeon as having a "caddy" to assist and, today, the practice is taken for granted by those in and out of health care.
Gilbreth's time and motion study was dramatized in the 1950 movie, "Cheaper by the Dozen" (not to be confused with the Steve Martin remake where the efficiency expert became a football coach). In the film, based on the book 1948 written by his son and daughter, Gilbreth takes advantage of 11 of his 12 children needing their tonsils taken out. Gilbreth proposes that the doctor set up an operating room in their house, where Gilbreth would film each surgery, analyzing each repetition for examples of efficiency and standardization. Gilbreth himself even volunteered to have his own tonsils taken out that same day.
Gilbreth was portrayed as showing quite a bit of arrogance in his interaction with the doctor. He bluntly proposed to the doctor that he would "study what you doctors are doing wrong. Then I could show you how you could eliminate a lot of waste motion and speed things up." In modern times, this may not fit the model for effective change management and collaboration with a physician (yet alone any hospital staff member).
The physician, having his methods challenged in a way that wasn't very respectful, countered by protesting, "Now all right, that system of yours might be OK in factories..." and Gilberth cut him off and said "... and medicine too!" "Oh, I've been looking for a chance like this!," exclaimed Gilbreth, which might make many viewers question his priorities -- his children being used for time and motion study.
A more modern example brings us the case of Dr. John Tebbetts, a board certified plastic surgeon in Dallas, TX. Tebbetts is a living combination of Gilbreth and the doctor in the movie. Tebbetts initiated the videotaping of his own surgical methods in the 1990s and found ways to work more consistently and more effectively. By eliminating wasted motion, he not only takes less time for the standardized procedure but the results in terms of recovery time and other quality indicators are better than his peers. Tebbetts published his work and credited the time and motion study methods of the Toyota Production System as his means for process improvement.
Henry Ford (1863 - 1947), had a lifetime body of work that any IE would be proud of, including the famous innovation of using moving assembly lines to build automobiles more efficiently than the "craft" builders who proceeded him. As Toyota developed its namesake production system, they studied the early writings and work of Henry Ford, even as Ford, the company, was moving down the "mass production path." It is argued that many of the "lean" methods were borrowed from or adapted from Ford.
In his 1922 book, My Life and Work, Henry Ford wrote about his purchase of the Detroit General Hospital in 1919, renaming it "The Ford Hospital." Right away, Ford questioned many of the standard practices of hospital management and design. He was patient focused, stating, "it is not at certain whether hospitals as they are now managed exist for patients or for doctors." (page 216) Ford added, "It has been an aim of our hospital to... put the interest of the patient first."
Ford was very aware of waste in the patient care settings, surmising that, "In the ordinary hospital the nurses make many useless steps. More of their time is spent in walking than in caring for the patient." Ford's hospital was, of course, different and better as he claimed that, "This hospital is designed to save steps. Each floor is complete in itself, and just as in the factories we have tried to eliminate waste motion in the hospital." (page 218).
In modern times, different studies show that only about 30% of nursing time is spent with direct patient care activities. The remaining time consists of some required activity, such as charting, but also includes a great deal of waste motion. Nurses walk and search for medications, supplies and equipment because of poorly designed physical layouts (medications being stored in one central location, for example) and because of problems with the management system (equipment not always being stored in the same location or not enough equipment being available).
Ford was optimistic that his changes would sweep the industry, stating, "There seems to be no good reason why the experiment should not be successful. Its success is purely a matter of management and mathematics. The same kind of management which permits a factory to give the fullest service will permit a hospital to give the fullest service, and at a price so low as to be within reach of everyone." If only change was as simple as invoking logic and mathematics. Politics (both internal and governmental), pride and human emotion can sometimes interfere with the logical becoming the norm. It is probably a good lesson to learn from Henry Ford that to effectively implement change in a hospital in 2009, we need more than just the correct mathematical and engineering answers.
As the study of Frank Gilbreth and Henry Ford's early work shows, health care has long struggled with the need for process and quality improvement. As the saying goes, "Everything old is new again," and the same is true when applying engineering principles to health care.
Mark Graban is author of the book, "Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction." He has a BSIE from Northwestern University and an MSME and MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Here are 2 signed Napier jewels. They are old store stock purchased from an old family run beauty parlor boutique liquidation sale. The necklace also has the Napier Original tag with price boutique price. It's gold colored metal flexi chain with black and pearlized enamel ornament. Approximately 18" long. The earrings are fastener to the original Napier card. They are clips with that great screw adjust feature. Silver colored metal. About 1.5" long.


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Adam Krauthamer
The outcome of last year's 802 election was virtually an entirely newly elected leadership at Local 802. Our administration was given a mandate to start changing the way our union works. It was a priority to hit the ground running in January of 2019 to start professionalizing, streamlining, and modernizing our union. One aspect of our platform was transparency and communication with membership, which included the commitment to publishing this year-in-review report.
I am extremely proud of the work we have done as a union in 2019. Many of our important accomplishments are covered in this year-in-review report. It is important to note that many of these accomplishments were only made possible through important contributions from engaged 802 members throughout 2019. Those contributions were supported by a staff at Local 802 who cares deeply about the musicians they serve and who have also embraced the need for progressive change in order to build a stronger union for years to come.
That being said, there have been disappointments and setbacks in this first year. Some specific concerns are as follows: recording work in New York continues to drop; the 802 Health Fund ran a significant deficit; both 802 resolutions were unsuccessful at the AFM convention; certain groups employing 802 members continue to act as subcontractors, which undercuts our standards and hurts fellow 802 members; and we have been unsuccessful in moving the AFM-EPF trustees to reform their governance.
The hard truth is that as a union we haven't adapted to the changes in our industry for many decades. In order to create the transformational change our members deserve and our union needs, it will take years. As president, I dedicate myself to ensuring that this transformational change continues to move forward and to not allow the problems of the day to overshadow our long-term priorities as a union. My only ask is for your help. In order to achieve our goal of transformational change at 802, as a community of union musicians we must all continue to stay engaged and work together for years to come.
New Organizing Victories
Argyle Theatre — In January 2019, musicians received voluntary recognition at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon, Long Island after months-long discussions with management. Negotiations for a first contract began this fall and will continue into the new year.
Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) — Musicians had one-on-one conversations throughout early 2019 about unionizing their work at DCINY, reaching a strong majority by July 1, when they filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a union election. This has been an elusive organizing target for 802 for the past decade, and we could not be prouder of the courageous DCINY musicians who deserve all the credit for this effort. After launching a social media campaign with participation and support from musicians across the 802 community, DCINY musicians won union representation by an 89 percent Union Yes vote on August 16. They then elected a representative negotiating committee and sent out a bargaining survey. The DCINY Negotiating Committee has now begun negotiations with management for a first contract, which will continue into the new year.
Broadway — We negotiated a landmark Broadway contract which included the largest economic gains 802 has seen in decades. We secured a 23 percent increase in health contributions, a 3.5 percent wage increase for each year of the contract, and a new 401(k) retirement plan option. The bargaining unit overwhelmingly ratified this new agreement.
Radio City Music Hall — Musicians playing at Radio City ratified a contract with 2.5 percent wage increases for each of the three years of the contract term. Additionally, split-chairs will receive a 23 percent increase in health contributions over the course of the contract. Finally, all Radio City musicians will have the option to participate in the new 401(k) plan.
Orchestra of St. Luke's — During negotiations we solidified 3 percent wage increases for each year of the contract. Health benefits contributions will increase by 13.5 percent for performances and 26.5 percent for rehearsals over the contract term.
New York Pops — We were able to negotiate a 5-year contract securing 3 percent increases in wages and cartage for each year of the contract. Health benefits will increase 5.6 percent for performances and 15.8 percent for rehearsals over the term of the contract. The weekly cap will be raised 12.2 percent over the entire term of the contract.
Not-for-profit Off Broadway — We started negotiations with not-for-profit Off Broadway theatres to combine several collective bargaining agreements into one. It's an ambitious project and negotiations are ongoing.
Other Agreements — In addition to these larger agreements, we negotiated successor agreements for the American Classical Orchestra, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Children's Orchestra Society, Hora Decima Brass Ensemble, the Kaufman Music Center faculty, New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players, New York Scandia Symphony, NYC Gay Men's Chorus, Queens Symphony Orchestra, Riverside Symphony and 92nd Street Y-Jazz in July, as well as an initial agreement for the Kaufman Music Center accompanists. We also negotiated a settlement that paid musicians overtime from a 2016 engagement at the United Nations.
Shortly after taking office, we learned that the 802 Health Plan lost $2.7 million in the last fiscal year. The Health Plan actuaries were predicting that the Health Plan would run out of money by December 2021. We immediately responded by proposing changes to the benefit structure, focusing on encouraging members to use in-network benefits as opposed to out-of-network providers.
We stood strong to negotiate major increases in healthcare contributions from Broadway: 23 percent over the next three years. Absent this 23 percent increase, the Health Plan would have had to drastically cut benefits and restrict access to members. We have also significantly increased employer contributions at: Radio City Music Hall (23 percent), NY POPS (5.56 percent for performances and 15.82 percent for rehearsals), and St. Luke's (13.53 percent for performances and 26.50 percent for rehearsals). Across the board, we've sent a loud and clear message to management: heath care is a human right that employers have a responsibility to provide to the musicians they employ.
In 2019, the AFM-EPF initiated the process to cut our pensions. This month, the AFM-EPF has filed with the U.S. Treasury and members can expect to receive letters next month detailing benefit cuts. Our administration is committed to ensuring this process is accountable and transparent at every turn.
We asked the AFM-EPF trustees to appear before our local to answer members' questions. Although the trustees refused our invitation, we held a special pension meeting in September, where renowned pension expert Norman Stein gave a presentation on the multiemployer pension crisis and took members' questions. We plan to continue to educate Local 802 members on what is going on with their pension plan.
Additionally, this year we set a precedent by negotiating a new 401(k) option in our major new contracts, including Broadway and Radio City. This option will remain a priority as we negotiate successor agreements at other major workplaces in 2020. In the months since the 401(k) plan was ratified in these new contracts, we have been working with employers to negotiate instituting and administering the plan. Our goal is to launch the 401(k) plan in summer 2020. This option will enable musicians to plan for the future without being entirely dependent on the AFM-EPF for their retirement security.
2019 AFM Convention
The AFM convention took place from June 19 through June 21, 2019 in Las Vegas. Local 802 was represented by Janet Axelrod, Pete Donovan, Bill Hayes, Javier Gándara, and Caryl Paisner, in addition to myself. This convention takes place every three years and is attended by delegates from every local in the country and Canada. As the largest local in the AFM, we at 802 brought several matters to the convention floor.
The first issue was related to our ailing pension plan. We brought to the convention floor a proposed bylaw amendment that would have required President Hair to appoint to the AFM-EPF board two experts: one expert in actuarial science and the other expert in investments. Unfortunately, our proposed resolution was voted down by the convention delegates.
The second issue related to the burdensomeness of collecting recording work dues and royalties. The AFM requires locals like New York, Los Angeles, and other places where recording takes place, to bear all the costs of collecting work dues on recording activity within their jurisdiction. While the locals do all the collecting, much of what they collect gets kicked up to the AFM. Because of declining recording revenue, Local 802 is losing money collecting for the AFM. We therefore brought a resolution to the floor whereby the AFM would bear the cost of collecting the royalties and fees that are kicked up to them. Unfortunately, our proposed resolution was voted down by the convention delegates.
Keeping our operating budget in balance was a top priority for this fiscal year. 802 has operated at a deficit for the last four years and we viewed 2019 as an important year to get back on track. If 802's books are not balanced, it compromises our ability to do anything else. When we came into office, we created a balanced budget and are taking steps to stick to that budget as much as possible. It's too early to know the final results for this year but one concern we have tracked is a continuing downward trend in recording work dues this year. This tracks with the downward trends in the recording industry and the unfortunate fact that recording musicians still after many years do not receive streaming residuals despite the other above-the-line guilds achieving this two contract cycles ago. In general we have committed to really reducing expenses at 802. One of the biggest expenses in prior years has been the use of outside law firms. In 2018 alone, Local 802 spent over $640,000 on outside firms. This year, we reconsidered all of our legal options and established a relationship with a firm that meets both our financial and organizational needs. As a result, our legal costs will be a fraction of what they were in previous years.
Improvements to the Building/Internal Restructuring
While we are mindful of our budgetary constraints, we made some small, but noticeable improvements to the building. We've given some attention to the Club Room by ordering new chairs and tables, and the Executive Board generously volunteered their time to give the Club Room walls a much-needed fresh coat of paint and curate new photos of members hung throughout the room. At the request of the 802 Green Committee, we installed new filtered water dispensers throughout the building. We also upgraded our building's security and will continue to phase in security procedures to meet standards in the area.
We value our union staff who work every day on behalf of the members. In order to better support our staff's ability to meet our members' needs, this year we began a process of internal restructuring, which included some reassigned workspaces. Although our Musicians' Health Fund still resides on the third floor, the rest of that floor was cleared out and will be rented out in the new year to generate income for the local. Our second floor still houses the Membership and Electronic Media Departments and all Finance and IT Department staff members now work on the fourth floor. Our business reps, who now belong to the Department of Field Services under the leadership of new Director of Field Services Leo Gertner, can be found on the fifth floor along with the Department of Strategic Campaigns, which includes Organizer Lily Paulina and Communications Associate Maria DiPasquale. For an updated map of where departments are situated in the building, see www.Local802afm.org/about-local-802.
We integrated strategic communications strategies into our organizing initiatives. The success of the Musicians of Broadway Web site and the social media launch for DCINY demonstrate how effective this approach can be.
We responded to member concerns about the ad-based "802 Notes" by instituting a monthly events email that is ad-free. In addition, we worked to enhance the diversity of the Allegro editorial board, bringing more, and different, voices to the table. We were proud that Allegro won first place for general excellence in the annual journalism contest of the Metro New York Labor Communications Council. Allegro was #1 in its class in NYC.
In April, we implemented a peer-to-peer texting platform to communicate with and mobilize our membership when we have an urgent call to action or important information that needs to be disseminated quickly. We tested it out first for our rally to support the Chicago Symphony musicians, and again to drive turnout to our October membership meeting. Both instances confirmed how effective this platform can be as a mobilization tool.
We also improved resources available to members on the 802 Web site by launching the 802 Resource Center, which guides members to access entrepreneurship opportunities and social services through curated links and information.
Anti-Harassment
We collaborated with the Anti-Harassment Committee to roll out the first-ever harassment hotline for 802 members to report instances of bullying, discrimination, and harassment — anonymously or not. The Workplace Harassment Initiative committee worked to draft new bylaw language to replace outdated language that did not go far enough to address member-on-member harassment. The amendment was presented and discussed at the October membership meeting and passed with unanimous approval.
We developed excellent working relationships with other entertainment unions including IATSE Local One, Actors' Equity, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE Local 764, and AGMA. We are also building strong relationships with key policymakers in City, State, and Federal government.
Increased Member Engagement in Our Union
None of the victories and achievements of the past year would have been possible without the increased engagement of our members. Musicians reaffirmed what we know to be true: musicians are the union, and our union is made stronger when we are all active participants. Here are just a few examples:
Member-Led DCINY Campaign — An 89 percent "Union Yes" vote at DCINY was achieved through six months of musicians having hard, honest, one-on-one conversations with one another — about what they loved about their job, about what needed to change, and how coming together in union is the best path to making that change.
#BandTogether Campaign — As the AFM negotiated our national film and TV contract with the major studios, a group of New York musicians formed a Contract Action Team, leading the charge in holding well-attended musical rallies to put pressure on the studios to pay scoring musicians the streaming residuals they deserve. Although the tentative agreement reached in November fell short of winning those residuals, the gains we did achieve — wage increases, minimum rates on direct-to-streaming films, and on-screen credits — can be attributed to musicians standing up and taking action to fight for a fair contract. We'd like to recognize every member who participated — the fight for fair pay in streaming continues, so stay engaged!
Indie Musicians Caucus Survey — Our Indie Musicians Caucus designed and administered a member survey over the summer with the goal of finding opportunities for new organizing in the indie sector. Our membership can expect to see those results sometime in the new year. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Next Generation Initiative — We have begun work on a Next Generation Initiative to help rebuild our union's relationship with younger 802 members and reach out to the next generation of New York musicians. We're working to connect with as many college and conservatory musicians as possible to let them know the value of being part of the union. As part of this initiative in 2020 we plan to host the 802 social engagement series for this next generation of current members and non-members. The will cover: union education, union services, community networking and social issues.
High Turnout at Membership Meetings — We met quorum (meaning at least 95 musicians were present) at both the February and October membership meetings, well exceeding average attendance at membership meetings in recent years. Reaching quorum allows us to conduct official union business; with over 100 musicians present at each meeting, this also meant we were able to have important — while at times difficult — conversations about the future of our union.
Anti-Harassment Bylaw Amendment — The new Anti-Harassment bylaw amendment, which passed with unanimous approval at the October membership meeting, was the result of a year-long, member-driven process to draft and present the updated language to the full membership.
On the Horizon in 2020
Launching the 401(k) Plan – In the months since the 401(k) plan was ratified in new contracts on Broadway and at Radio City, we have been working with employers to negotiate instituting and administering the plan. Our goal is to launch the 401(k) plan in summer 2020. This option will enable musicians to plan for the future without being entirely dependent on the AFM-EPF for their retirement security.
Creation of a Stewards Program (to launch on Broadway in 2020) – We are creating a program to ensure that every show has a steward – a union representative on site chosen by musicians on that show to ensure that the contract is being followed and respected. The stewards program will include education on labor law, workers' rights, contract enforcement, and other union issues.
Transitioning the Membership Department to Member Services – The membership department and recording department will soon be consolidated into one "member services department," all located on the second floor of the 802 building. Through staff development and reorganization, we look forward to making this vital department even better at serving the needs of our members.
New Intake System for Member Concerns and Issues – The field services department is spearheading the development of a new intake system to create a single point of entry for members to bring concerns and issues to the union. Currently, many members experience having to contact the union multiple times to connect with the right department. The intake system will help ensure that member concerns are routed efficiently and correctly.
Diversity Study – Our consultant Shea Scruggs had an initial meeting with representatives of several 802 committees this fall. The first phase of our diversity study plan is expected to begin in 2020.
Continued Partnership with the Actors Fund – in spring 2020, as part of our continued partnership with the Actors Fund, we will host an Arts Worker Resource Center event.
Negotiating Agreements – Negotiations for first contracts for the Argyle Theatre and DCINY continue into 2020, as well as negotiations for not-for-profit Off Broadway theaters. Negotiations will begin for successor agreements at the New York Philharmonic, the New York City Ballet Orchestra, American Ballet Theater Orchestra, Little Orchestra Society, Orpheus and Mostly Mozart.


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A magic isle of fabric and tape
The Tempest, said to be Shakespeare's last play and his homage to the stage, has long captivated audiences with its magical characters and themes of discovery. Prospero, the exiled duke of Milan, shipwrecked on a tiny island, has harnessed the island's magic and assumed dominion over its inhabitants. These include his daughter Miranda, and the enslaved Ariel, an "airie spirit" and Caliban, the half-human half-animal son of a witch.
Stephano (Noah Grabeel) and Trinculo (Charlotte Bush) reunite in Four County Players' production of The Tempest.
Director Sara Holdren infuses the play with beauty and surprise that suit the spirit of the play. Her strength lies in creating magic out of fabric and duct tape, which she does here lovingly. The open stage is draped in old bits of fabric that resemble leaves, a dream-like forest of trees painted on the back wall. But she never lets us forget we are in a theater. The entrance to Prospero's cell is a green satin curtain. The creative staging in a tiny space, skewered with three columns (effectively used as perches by Ariel and Caliban), made me miss the Live Arts of yore, where low ceilings and columns were delicious obstacles.
Music is a central force in this production, thanks to sound designer John Holdren. (He also plays Prospero.) The titular tempest swirls out from an aria, and Holdren, as Prospero, seems to call the notes up from a dark secret interior. His portrayal is perhaps one of the most world-weary that I have seen. He plays the part with compassion and gentleness, qualities that are often lost in more thunderous interpretations. Through his eyes, we see it as a play about giving up something you never wanted in the first place.
Also of note is Josephine Stewart as Ariel, another moody (in this production) inhabitant of the island, yearning for the freedom that Prospero has promised her. Stewart endows the role of the spirit with physical life and internal focus that ground the character firmly in another species, a rare and important accomplishment. Emma Duncan is a delight as the awkward and joyous Miranda who rubs heads to show affection. Julian Oquendo's Caliban finds some nice moments of reverie for the island he loves. Bill Smith, as the old counselor Gonzalo, has an expressive face that makes him imminently watchable.
Unfortunately, the comic scenes leave something wanting. Some of the script's heftiest moments, like Prospero's confrontation of his enemies, feel unmined. Still, the play succeeds. A particularly magic scene is the masque of Act 4 Scene 1, the surprise of which I will not ruin here. During it I felt a pure sense of wonder—childlike and unquestionable, again buoyed by the spectacular soundscape.
Go see Shakespeare in a little room with columns—there isn't a space in Charlottesville that works in quite the same magical way anymore.—Amanda McRaven
The Dishwashers; Live Arts; through November 14
E-ville Fuzz; 6 Day Bender; Self-released


This will be a philosophy course on the topic of ontology and metaontology. Ontology is a branch of philosophy (in particular, of metaphysics) concerned with questions of existence. Important ontological questions include the following: Are there any such things as abstract objects (i.e., non-physical, non-mental, non-spatiotemporal objects)? Are there are any such things as past and future objects, or are all objects presently existing objects? Are there any such things as 4-dimensional objects, i.e., objects with temporal as well as spatial extension? Are there any such things as 3-dimensional coincident objects?; i.e., are there any pairs of 3-dimensional objects that are located in the exact same place and composed of the exact same parts (or made of the exact same physical stuff)? Are there any such things as composite objects, i.e., objects with proper parts? Are there any such things as merely possible objects, or are all objects actually existing objects? Are there any such things as Gods or non-physical souls?
Ontology is currently booming in philosophy. After going through a period of neglect during the middle of the 20th Century (largely because of the anti-metaphysical attacks of the logical positivists), ontology is currently going through a period of extreme resurgence. It would not be an exaggeration to say that we are currently in the Golden Age (or at least a golden age) of ontology.
There has also been a lot of recent interest in metaontology. Metaontology is a branch of philosophy that raises questions about ontological questions. For example, if OQ is some specific ontological question--e.g., the question of whether there are any such things as abstract objects, or whatever--then metaontological questions about OQ will include the following: Is OQ trivial or substantive? Is OQ a genuinely factual question with a uniquely correct answer? Could humans ever know the answer to OQ?--i.e., could they know whether objects of the given kind exist?--and if so, how? What is the best semantic theory of ordinary and/or philosophical discourse about objects of the kind that OQ asks about?
There is a lot of cutting-edge research going on today in both ontology and metaontology, and our course will introduce students to these areas of philosophy and delve deeply into numerous questions and issues surrounding these areas. There will be seven faculty members, and each faculty member will give three lectures on different topics. Thus, students will study and be exposed to a large number of different issues and questions in ontology and metaontology.


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South East show guide
By Chris Williams. Published: 22nd Oct 2004, 12:28:16 | Permalink | Printable
A gentle event
As exhibitors make a hasty voyage to Guildford tonight to set up their stands, this weekend's South East show is well and truly upon us. The event hasn't quite enjoyed the same level of publicity that previous shows have had, but if you are going, here's what to expect from this year's exhibitors:
Icon Technology [www.icontechnology.net]
Icon will be releasing version 8.30 of EasiWriter and TechWriter, which are 32bit compatible. The word processing software can import Artworks documents and now export them as MS Word and HTML files. It can also now auto-save, read WMF files natively, and features an updated configuration system, a 32bit EuclidX module so animations can be viewed in the documents, support for EFF's magic handwriting font manager and various bug fixes. This update is free for version 8 users, and costs 25 quid if you own version 7.
Mathmagical software
Mathmagical, run by drobe.co.uk writer Martin Hansen, will be demonstrating and selling a new software product: Artgraph. This takes mathematical formula and generates visually appealing graphs, as shown in the screenshots on the right (click on a thumbnail for the full size). Martin told us, "ArtGraph runs on anything from an A5000 onwards, but StrongARM speeds and above are recommended. At Guildford I'll demonstrate it running on an A6 (in the red corner) and on an Iyonix (in the blue)."
R-Comp [www.rcomp.co.uk]
R-Comp are best known for their pre-show news rush, and this year is no exception: their Dialup and NetFetch software now incorporates Hermes, an email agent which is best explained by the developers themselves: "Hermes has been designed to support the latest security and technological requirements of email (eg. all the different flavours of authorised SMTP, secure aPOP mail fetches and more). Many internet providers (eg. BT internet) are now requiring the use of such features, and we feel it is imperative that RISC OS continues to excel in the email field." Hermes also does other stuff you'd expect from an email fetcher, like fetching from multiple mailboxes.
MusicMan 1.40 has been quietly released to end users, and now allows users to more easily convert batches of audio files into MP3 format. R-Comp have also slashed the prices of their games range for the show, (essentially Doom, Heretic/Hexen, Syndicate, Abuse and others), and have promised to hold the prices down for the week following the show, if you can't make it.
Aemulor [www.aemulor.com]
The Aemulor team will be demonstrating Aemulor Pro, CinoDVD and new app Geminus. Neil Spellings of Aemulor told us, "[Ameulor and Geminus] will be on our stand at Guildford, along with Cino which has progressed a little, although not as much as we'd of liked. However, we are very pleased with Geminus (another RISC OS first) and think the public will like it too as it fills a genuine need." More details on Geminus to follow tomorrow, we're told.
MW Software [www.mw-software.com]
Featuring graduated transparency, CMYK ink simulation, magnetic objects and other goodies, Artworks 2.3 will be on sale at the event, but can also be ordered online or via post.
Serious Statistical Software are in the process of 32bitting their software, and are on the look out for beta testers. Incidentally, Robin Edwards of SSS has been using his software to critically examine the climate data used as the basis of the Kyoto protocol.
Unix Porting Project [www.chocky.org/unix/]
The Unix Porting Project (managed by Peter Naulls, a drobe.co.uk editor), will be giving a theatre presentation about the project including how it came about, some of the processes in converting software from Unix to run on RISC OS as well as some future plans. Linux for Iyonix and RiscPC computers will also be available on CD or on a hard disc ready to fit in a suitable Iyonix.
CJE Micros [www.cjemicros.co.uk]
CJE will have the usual in stock, plus compact media storage readers, PCI TV cards and a 32bit compatible version of ImageFS2 - an image conversion application.
APDL [www.apdl.co.uk]
Show veterans APDL will have a new version of Topologoka's 'Tiny Art' package on sale as well as updated versions of many of the other Topologika titles at show bargain prices, plus the latest 32 bit versions of Schema2 and DrawWorks, and also the Alligata book "First Steps with RISC OS". A 32bit upgrade version of Schema2 can be downloaded from here.
Qercus [www.qercus.com]
Finnybank's bi-monthly magazine (well, effectively bi-monthly), Qercus will be exhibiting and running various special offers. Editor John Cartmell commented: "Obviously lots of changes since we were last at Guildford - the negotiations for us to buy Acorn User didn't start until soon after last year's show."
And let's not forget Castle, RISCOS Ltd., ITC, EFF, Armclub and Archive, who'll also be there but turned down the opportunity of free PR that shameless articles like this one offer. There'll also be the usual charity stand and theatre presentations from Castle, RISCOS Ltd., Qercus and the Unix Porting Project - plus, a question and answers session with Castle and RISCOS Ltd. bosses which could turn out to be eye opening.
The event, hosted by the SASAUG in the Guildford College in Surrey, opens tomorrow (23rd October) at 10am and closes at 4pm. If you're going to the show, feel free to drop us an email afterwards to tell us how it went, what you saw and heard, and throw in any photos you might have snapped. Have a safe journey.
South East show website - travel information, costs, details, Year 10 GCSE web design, etc.
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Link uses filin not fillin....
The link be [link]
markee174 on 22/10/04 1:34PM
Are there any details of the theatre presentations?
Well I don't know how much nearer to the date they want to post them, but [link] says they'll be there
acp.
andypoole on 22/10/04 4:12PM
SASAUG SE show?
I read that all too often as 'SAUSAGE show'...
tamias on 22/10/04 5:18PM
So, taking up the opportunity of a free plug, there'll be a new version of OHP being demo-ed on the CJE stand.
The good news is that this will be a free upgrade (from version 2.5). The bad news is that it's only a small number of new features. Of particular interest to digital camera owners.
TonyStill on 22/10/04 6:27PM
More HP printer drivers from John Briggs
Discuss this. Published: 5 Apr 2001
"No comment. No comment. I said, no comment!"


Fun | Mom of Tornado - The realization of the last 30 something yrs.
The Wiggles come to town with their TAKING OFF TOUR featuring Anthony Wiggle, Simon Wiggle, Lacky Wiggle & Emma Wiggle. Of course Captain Feather Sword was there as well. Do I even have to describe the smile my monkey had on his face when the lights grew dim and the bright colorful lights turned on and the announcer came out to introduce them on stage. Immediately the dancing ensued, the jumping & the singing. This year mom remembered that Wags needed a bone and Rosie loves Roses. I bet you can imagine how excited my little one was to give over those present to them. And he got so lucky that Emma Wiggles was able to look at him and take the present from him. He was on cloud nine after that. As a parent I love bringing joy to my child and I love exposing him to great music that is tailored to him with dance moves and great lyrics.
We have been attending The Wiggles concerts for the last three years and lucky for us they always time there shows during my monkeys Birthday so this has become a great Birthday Tradition for us. I almost missed them this year because I did not see any advertising for their show. Lucky for me I follow then on Twitter and Facebook, as soon as they said they were touring I started to check to see if they had any US dates. As a parent I was excited to see the next Generation of Wiggles take over and I'm happy to report It was a great show.
I won't spoil the show for anyone if you plan on taking your little ones so I won't go into too much detail but I will tell you it will pay to follow them on Twitter. My little guy got a shout out as Emma Wiggles read my tweet out loud. So don't forget to tweet them during the show you never know they might be reading your tweets next.
Thanks Wiggles for once more showing us a great time. Got my little man a new shirt and a backpack (that by the way he won't put down).
Did you make it out to one of there shows?? Tell me how about it. Like this post?? Let me know. Don't forget to follow my blog and follow me on Twitter at @Katiiz95. I'm also on Facebook friend me at @momoftornado.
How we spent the BIRTHDAY MONTH!!!
WOW.. the month of August sure whizzed by. August was a busy month for us. My lil monkey turned 3 at the end of the month and I decided that this year we would have no party. Yup you read it right NO PARTY. I decided that the money and time could be spent much more better having a month of FUN.
We started off the months of fun at a concert, but not just any concert it was THE WIGGLES last concert with the original cast members. For those of you who have small kids that love The Wiggles, know that Greg ( the Yellow Wiggle) came back this year so it was great to see him again. My Monkey was star struck but he had a great time. The show was full of color, lights and great performances. My Monkey danced, clapped, and sang. When it was over he continued to say " BYE WIGGLES" all the way to the car. Periodically turning around waving good bye to the venue.
Next, we visited a San Francisco Giants game. The first game for both of us this season. Sadly since they won the Championship a few years ago ticket prices have been thru the roof and well as single mom, I don't have a ton of extra income laying around to spend on sporting events. But I came upon a great opportunity and took it. The day was beautiful, perfect weather for a day game. I love AT&T park because it's one of the few stadiums I know that have a stroller check in. I put the kiddo in a back pack leash (don't judge I have one) and we walked and walked until he could walk no more. My kid loves walking around and people watching and this was perfect for him. And of course the GIANTS WON.. woot woot.
Our next stop of the month full of fun was Gilroy Gardens in Gilroy, CA. It's a theme park geared towards families with small children. HOW MUCH MORE FUN CAN THAT GET. The lines were short and the weather was perfect. I would have to question the food they have there as it was not so tasty and they ran out of the better food choices early on, but over all as long as I found food the Monkey can eat we were good. The park features a Cho Cho train that circles the park, a beautiful carousel, cute car rides that my Monkey went bananas for and a water play area. But I think my kids favorite place was the play ground. I think half the toddlers were there. The excitement I saw my kid and his cousin have was hilarious. They both took off like lightning. Of course the mom's went on the BANANA boat ride that was not suitable for a 3 yr old and got that out of the way. The lines were not long whis is a good thing when you're in line with a 3 Yr old. But we did wait in a line that took a good 40 min because of a malfunction. My son could see the ride and of course patients was not his virtue so he was confused as to why the line was not moving. But over all I know he had a fabulous time. We got there a tad bit after they opened and left as the park was closing. And as soon as the Monkey got in the car he knocked out. That to me says GREAT TIME!!!
On his actual Birthday we went to SUPER FRANKS. A indoor play area designed for small children and children up until the age of probably 7 or 8. They have jumpers but it's not strictly a jumper place. This is a very popular place on rainy days. My monkey knew instantly when we got off the freeway where the car was headed. Since I'm not the kind of parent that just lets his kid go off and play I was right there running with him getting all sweaty. LOL. Let's just say both of us went home ready for a bath and sleep time. Once we had dinner it was time for CAKE. The monkey was super excited to blow out his candle.
For a short moment as we were eating cake I had a flash of sadness that I did not throw him a party but as soon as I notice him licking his fingers with his birthday hat on and a huge grin on his face I knew I did the right thing. We had done so many great things all in celebration of my little man. Of course not having to pack up all the extra food left over or put away all the drinks and clean up the glitter left on the patio from the crafts the kids did or decide what I'm doing with the rest of the freaking cake that was left cause I am not going to eat it, was a good thing. I think I spent the same amount of money I would have spend on a party but it was well spent on great quality time with my little man.
Happy Birthday monkey.. thank you for blessing my life for picking me to be your mommy. PHEW now on to year three on toddlerhood. Ready, Set, GO… More frazzled days to come.
What do I have to expect in year three??


Miamar boasts a wooden beach bar with wonderful sea views, ideal for a pleasant lunch or exotic drinks and cocktails that will take you by surprise in a relaxed atmosphere.
The beach bar keeps you entertained through the day and night!
It is a perfect spot for guests to mingle with sunset happy hours and welcoming smiles from the staff throughout the day.
Deck the summery sunbeds with your favourite towels, lay your love on a sunbed, count the waves under the large shades.
All day dining menu is served at the beach bar and pool side.


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Q: Where to save markdown file so that it displays over local host I am teaching myself Python and am still pretty new to it. I am building an API using Flask, and I'm trying to display the contents of a README.md file that I have written on the local host connection using a very simple Flask program. Here is my code:
import markdown
from flask import Flask
import markdown.extensions.fenced_code

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def index():
    readme_file = open('C:/Users/robin/PycharmProjects/vcpapiflask/venv/working_directory/aux_programs/README.md', 'r')
    md_template_string = markdown.markdown(readme_file.read(), extensions=["fenced_code"]
                                           )
    return md_template_string
if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(debug=TRUE)

When I run this and check my local host URL, I get an internal service error (500), and my Pycharm terminal says that the README file cannot be located (No such file or directory). Where should I save my file so that it can be located by my program?
Thank you!

A: I'm not sure why it's not able to find your file given the absolute path you're passing it. However, it would be better to work with relative paths to allow your code to be portable. Place README.md in the same directory as your app.py.
import markdown
from flask import Flask
import markdown.extensions.fenced_code
#import pathlib
import pathlib

app = Flask(__name__)

# Then grab the app's path
app_path = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.absolute()

@app.route("/")
def index():
    # You can then reference the file's path relative to the app's path.
    readme_file = open(str(app_path)+'/README.md', 'r')
    ...

I've tested this and it works regardless of the working dir as I think this is the problem you're facing.

I get an internal service error (500), and my Pycharm terminal says that the README file cannot be located (No such file or directory).

Make sure app.run(debug=True) while you're working on this. You'll get a stack trace rather than "internal service error". For instance, with the above code and the file removed I get:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/Users/codesidian/Documents/README.md'

With that you can quickly check if that file actually exists, which it doesn't or shouldn't if you're seeing that.