Copyright: © 2016 Τsompos C, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Erythropoietin (Epo) is considered from the more well studied drugs. Epo implicates over 28,517 known biomedical studies at present. Over than 3.4% of these studies include ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury experiments. Epo usage prevails thus in trials of reverse the transient or permanent type IR injuries including the ischemic or adjacent organs and certainly patients' health.
The investigation is focused mainly to basic questions, such as, action velocity, administration timing and dosage height; apart from the original knowledge of Epo in stem blood cells recovery. However, the more specific matters are investigated, the fewer related reports are found. Furthermore, a numeric evaluation of the Epo trends was provided by a meta-analysis of 19 published seric variables, coming from the same experimental setting, for the same endpoints (Table 1).
Table 1: The trends (+SD) of erythropoietin (Epo) on levels of some seric1 variables regarding reperfusion time (rep).
The special aim of this experimental work was to study the effect of Epo on a rat model and mainly in a uterine IR protocol. The effect of Epo molecule was tested by evaluating mean endometrial karyorrhexis (EK) lesions.
This basic experimental research was licensed by the Veterinary Address of East Attiki Prefecture [No 3693l|/ 12-11-2010 &14l|/10-1-2012 decisions]. All consumables, substances and equipment used, were a grant of ELPEN Pharmaceuticals Co. Inc. S.A. at Pikermi, Attiki. Accepted standards of humane animal care were adopted for Albino female Wistar rats. 7 days pre-experimental normal housing including ad libitum diet in laboratory.
Post-experimental awakening and preservation of animals was not permitted, even if euthanasia was required. Rats were randomly delivered to four groups by 10 rodent in each one, using following protocols of IR: 45 min ischemia followed by 60 min reperfusion (group A); 45 min ischemia followed by 120 min reperfusion (group B); 45 min ischemia followed by 60 min immediate Epo (Epoetin, Recombinant Human Erythropoetin Alfa, Janssen-Cilag, Beerse, Belgium) intravenous (IV) administration and reperfusion (group C); 45 min ischemia followed by 120 min immediate Epo IV administration and reperfusion (group D). The dose of Epo was 10 mg/kg body mass of animals. Isik et al.,  described detailed preceded prenarcotic and general anesthesiologic techniques of animals. Continuous intra-experimental oxygen supply, electrocardiogram and acidometry were provided.
The protocol of IR was followed. Ischemia was induced by laparotomic clamping inferior aorta over renal arteries with forceps for 45 min. Reperfusion was established by removing the clamp and securing inferior aorta patency. After exclusion of a blood flow, the protocol of IR was iterated for each experimental group. Epo was administered starting reperfusion through catheterized inferior vena cava. The UK lesions were determined at 60th min of reperfusion (for A and C groups) and at 120th min of reperfusion (for B and D groups).
Fourty female Wistar albino rats were used (mean mass 231.875 g [standard deviation (SD): 36.59703 g], with minimum mass 165 g and maximum mass 320 g. Rats mass could be potentially a confusing factor, e.g. more obese rats to have more or less EK lesions scores. This assumption was also investigated. Along, detailed pathological study and grading of EK findings was performed by scores: 0 lesions were not found, 1 mild lesion was found, 2 moderate lesions were found and 3 serious lesions were found. The previous grading was transformed as follows: (0 - 0.499) without lesions, (0.5 - 1.499) mild lesions, (1.5 - 2.499) moderate lesions and (2.5 - 3) serious lesions damage, because the study concerned score ranges rather than point scores. EK scores were measured by 1st Department of Pathology at Department of Clinical – Laboratory studies in Faculty of Medicine of Athens University.
20 control rats (mean mass 252.5 g [SD:39.31988 g]) experienced ischemia lasting 45 min followed by reperfusion.
Reperfusion lasted 60 min (n = 10 controls rats) mean mass 243 g [SD: 45.77724 g], mean mild EK score 1 [SD: 0.942809] (Table 2).
Table 2: Mass and endometrial karyorrhexis (EK) score mean levels and SD of groups.
Reperfusion lasted 120 min (n = 10 controls rats) mean mass 262 g [SD: 31.10913 g], mean mild EK score 1.1 [SD: 0.875595] (Table 2).
20 Epo rats (mean mass 242.9 g [SD:30.3105 g]) experienced ischemia lasting 45 min followed by reperfusion on the commencement of which 10 mg Epo/kg body weight were IV administered.
Reperfusion lasted 60 min (n =10 Epo rats) mean mass 242.8 g [SD: 29.33636 g], mean mild EK score 0.8 [SD: 0.7888106] (Table 2).
Reperfusion lasted120 min (n = 10 Epo rats) mean mass 243 g [SD: 32.84644 g], mean mild EK score 0.5 [SD: 0.9718253] (Table 2).
Every mass group was compared with each other by statistical standard T-test and every EK lesions scores group with each other by statistical Wilcoxon signed-rank test (Table 3). Any probable significant difference among EK scores was investigated about potent significant mass correlations. The application of generalized linear models (glm) with dependant variable the EK scores was followed. The 3 independent variables were the Epo or no drug, the reperfusion time and both variables in combination. Inserting the rats weight as independent variable at glm, a non-significant relation turned on with EK scores (p = 0.0692), so as to further investigation was not needed. The statistical analysis was performed by Stata 6.0 software [Stata 6.0, Stata Corp LP, Texas, USA].
Table 3: Mean values differences for groups (DG) after statistical standard t test application for mass and Wilcoxon signed-rank test for scores and their statistical significance.
The application of glm resulted in: Epo administration nonsignificantly decreased the EK scores by [without lesions] 0.4 [-0.9640457 - 0.1640457] (p = 0.1593). This finding was in accordance with the results of Wilcoxon signed-rank test (p = 0.0891). Reperfusion time non-significantly decreased the EK scores by [without lesions] 0.1 [-0.678208 - 0.478208] (p = 0.7282), also in accordance with Wilcoxon signed-rank test (p = 0.6177). However, Epo administration and reperfusion time together non-significantly decreased the EK scores by [without lesions] 0.2727273 [-0.6102818 - 0.0648273] (p = 0.1102). Reviewing the above Tables 3 and 4 sums up concerning the decreasing influence of Epo in connection with reperfusion time.
Table 4: The declining trend of Epo regarding reperfusion time.
Ischemia may be associated with EK lesions. Isik S et al.,  found less karyorrhexis 3 lesions by local antithrombin treatment in hepatic IR injury of Wistar rats. Takizawa Y et al.,  considered that oxidative stress significantly induces DNA peroxidation, apoptotic neuronal death and karyorrhexis 24-72 h after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic (HI) encephalopathy. Sun L et al.,  found eosinophilic neurons (Ens) with minimally abnormal nuclei and swollen cell bodies at 3 h in the ischemic core and at 12 h in the periphery of post-ischemic gerbils brain. In the ischemic periphery, ENs had slightly atrophic cytoplasm and sequentially developed pyknosis, karyorrhexis and karyolysis over 1 week. Folkerth RD et al.,  observed nuclear karyorrhexis and/or karyopyknosis with cytoplasmic hypereosinophilia in neurons of the arcuate nucleus in consecutive stillbirth brains 22 - 41 gestational weeks old, considering HI lesions such as white matter and brainstem gliosis the cause in part for unexplained stillbirth. Takizawa Y et al.,  closely associated pontosubicular neuron necrosis and its pathological peculiarity neuronal apoptosis as one of perinatal HI brain injury with presence of karyorrhexis. Hargitai B et al.,  associated preterm birth with HI encephalopathy including neuronal karyorrhexis mostly at diencephalon and brain stem. Hallak M et al.,  associated brain injury featured by shrinkage of cells and karyorrhexis at hippocampus and thalamus (P < 0.05) with hypoxia and decreased maternal oxygen tension and pH in fetal rats. Tan S et al.,  induced HI which resulted in significant increase of nitrogen oxides, lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation, with a concomitant decrease of total antioxidant capacity in premature fetal brains rabbit model of acute placental insufficiency in utero. Fetuses delivered 24 h post IR had increased hippocampal nuclear karyorrhexis on histology than controls. Meng SZ et al.,  manifestedneuronal karyorrhexis more predominant in preterm infants with HI basal ganglia necrosis. Fortuna S et al.,  observed neuronal degeneration and necrosis with nuclear pyknosis and karyorrhexis in a model of mildly HI brain injury. Khera KS et al.,  noted a pleiotropic karyorrhexis in third or embryonic phase of embryotoxic pathogenesis, appeared aggravated, presumably by the preceding second or labyrinthine degeneration of the placental phase in rats embryos. Squier M et al.,  considered the reactive astrocytosis, macrophage infiltration, karyorrhexis and endothelial swelling or reduplication as criteria for white matter ischemia in early neonatal brains who were stillborn or died due to cerebral palsy. Kalimo H et al.,  found karyorrhexis and cytorrhexis and removal of their remnants subsequently by macrophages in the great majority of medium-sized neurons of caudate nucleus and putamen15 after 2-3 days IR injury [14,15].
Epo administration whether it interacted or not with reperfusion time, non-significantly decreased the EK scores in the short-term context time of 2 hours. Perhaps, a longer study time than 2 hours or a higher Epo dose may provide more significant effects.
Isik S, Tuncyurek P, Zengin NI, Demirbag AE, Atalay F, et al. (2012) Antithrombin prevents apoptosis by regulating inflammation in the liver in a model of cold ischemia/warm reperfusion injury. Hepatogastroenterology 59: 453-457.
Takizawa Y, Miyazawa T, Nonoyama S, Goto Y, Itoh M (2009) Edaravone inhibits DNA peroxidation and neuronal cell death in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy model rat. Pediatr Res 65: 636-641.
Sun L, Kuroiwa T, Ishibashi S, Miki K, Li S, et al. (2009) Two region-dependent pathways of eosinophilic neuronal death after transient cerebral ischemia. Neuropathology 29:45-54.
Folkerth RD, Zanoni S, Andiman SE, Billiards SS (2008) Neuronal cell death in the arcuate nucleus of the medulla oblongata in stillbirth. Int J DevNeurosci 26: 133-40.
Takizawa Y, Takashima S, Itoh M (2006) A histopathological study of premature and mature infants with pontosubicular neuron necrosis: neuronal cell death in perinatal brain damage. Brain Res 1095: 200-206.
Hargitai B, Szabo V, Cziniel M, Hajdu J, Papp Z, et al. (2004) Human brain of preterm infants after hypoxic-ischaemic injuries: No evidence of a substantial role for apoptosis by using a fine-tuned ultrasound-guided neuropathological analysis. Brain Dev 26: 30-36.
Hallak M, Hotra JW, Kupsky WJ (2000) Magnesium sulfate protection of fetal rat brain from severe maternal hypoxia. ObstetGynecol 96: 124-128.
Tsompos C, Panoulis C , Toutouzas V, Zografos G, Papalois A (2015) The Effect of Erythropoietin on Urea Levels during Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in RatsLiterati. Journal of Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery Technologies 1: 61-64.
Meng SZ, Isumi H, Takashima S (1998) Neuropathological characteristics and alteration of the dopamine D2 receptor in hypoxic-ischemic basal ganglia necrosis.Brain Dev 20: 98-104.
Fortuna S, Pestalozza S, Lorenzini P, Bisso GM, Morelli L, et al. (1997) Transient global brain hypoxia-ischemia in adult rats: Neuronal damage, glial proliferation, and alterations in inositol phospholipid hydrolysis. NeurochemInt 31: 563-569.
Khera KS (1992) A morphologic basis postulated for valproic acid's embryotoxic action in rats. TeratogCarcinog Mutagen 12: 277-89.
Squier M, Keeling JW (1991) The incidence of prenatal brain injury. NeuropatholApplNeurobiol 17: 29-38.
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Osmanagaoglu MA, Kesim M, Yulug E, Mentese A, Karahan SC (2012) Ovarian-protective effects of clotrimazole on ovarian ischemia/reperfusion injury in a rat ovarian-torsion model. GynecolObstet Invest 74: 125-30.
Tan S, Zhou F, Nielsen VG, Wang Z, Gladson CL, et al (1998) Sustained hypoxia-ischemia results in reactive nitrogen and oxygen species production and injury in the premature fetal rabbit brain. J NeuropatholExpNeurol 57: 544-53.


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Upgraded narrow gauge railway relieves transport problems in Mulobezi, Zambia
Ex Cape Government Railways Class 7 322 (4-8-0) Zambezi Sawmills Railway Class 7 955 (4-8-0 Builder's Number: Neilson 4447 Wikimedia
Once claimed to be the longest private railway in the world, The Zambezi Sawmills company line is now operated by Zambia Railways Limited
by Jane Flowers
April 30, 2017 at 4:37 AM April 30, 2017 at 4:37 AM
Zambia, the Independent nation formerly known as part the Rhodesia's in Central Africa is making a huge effort to upgrade the old narrow gauge railways to relieve transport problems. In particular, the old (3 ft 6 in) Mulobezi railway upgrade brought genuine joy and relief to local residents when the line upgrades were officially opened a couple of years back. This came about after the Zambian government took over the Mulobezi railway line from a concessionaire, Larsons General Contractors Limited. Overhauls to date have cost in the region of about US$100 million.
I recently had the opportunity to join other tourists on a 'rollicking ride' on part of the railway line near Livingston at the Victoria Falls World Heritage Site. It was great fun, but for the local residents who now have the luxury of a twenty-four hour trip instead of the old two to four-day train journey to get their families and livestock to town, the upgrades have been hailed as a welcome relief. The line now connects to Lusaka from the Western Province.
Jubilation as the railway upgrades improve the lives of rural people in Zambia
Railways in the central African countries were life-blood to developing nations during colonial rule but maintenance and infrastructure costs in post independent countries caused some train journeys to become hazardous.
The Mulobezi line in Zambia, which was originally built by The Zambezi Sawmills company in the early 1920's was constructed using the original narrow gauge (Cape gauge) lines of the first railway in southern Africa, the 1861 Cape Town-Wellington line. On that line, a train ran every day and the journey from Mulobezi to Livingston took about eight hours.
By the 1970's, this narrow gauge railway had fallen into such disrepair, and the teak forests it had been built to serve had been logged out so the old steam engines that had faithfully served (having been adapted to run on sawmill waste), were retired. The railway was in such disrepair that what was previously an eight-hour journey once a day became a two-day crawl once a week in the mid-2000's.
The Neilson & Company built Zambezi Sawmills Railway Class 7 locomotive No 955 now lives at the Railway Museum in Zambia.
The other train was given to the British artist and conservationist David Shepherd by the president of Zambia and it was shipped to the UK. For those interested in the world's old trains, the passenger coach of that train is now in the National Railways Museum in York, UK.
Watch the old narrow gauge Mulobezi train in the early days
For those railway enthusiasts who travel to Africa, it is still possible to experience the days of steam at the Victoria Falls. The Bushtracks Express Steam Train "is an indulgent luxury fine dining experience going back in time to the age of romantic steam train travel." It is a way to travel a short distance on a train pulled by a 1952 14a Class Locomotive 512 that "heads up the Club car, Dining car and Observation car, which have been beautifully restored by Rohan Vos of Rovos Rail."- (Bushtracks)
Bushtracks Express – Victoria Falls https://t.co/10WWCLNpq0 pic.twitter.com/QMyNPUOqrf
— Heather Koroll (@icySTARS2) December 4, 2016
I am a freelance journalist, a reviewer at Blasting News USA platform. I am also a video content editor and creator. I studied journalism and human communications in Australia and New Zealand.
Read more on the same topic from Jane Flowers:
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Blasting News recommends Julian Edelman now roots for Tom Brady, celebrates Bucs win over Eagles as he wins bet Eagles DC calls Tom Brady a 'trained killer' says TB12 poses a 'big-time challenge' Mike Evans on Tom Brady: 'He's the greatest football mind we've ever seen' Gisele cheers Brady's clothing line: 'Now everyone will be able to see your great taste' Man who played 'Pokémon Go' in church could spend 3½ years in prison What's the real story with the Great Barrier Reef?

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namespace onnxruntime::QDQ {

bool IsQDQPairSupported(
    const Node& q_node, const Node& dq_node,
    const GetConstantInitializerFn& get_const_initializer,
    const Path& model_path) {
  ConstPointerContainer<std::vector<NodeArg*>> dq_input_defs = dq_node.InputDefs();
  ConstPointerContainer<std::vector<NodeArg*>> q_input_defs = q_node.InputDefs();

  // Q/DQ contains optional input is not supported
  // non-scalar Q/DQ scale and zero point needs are not supported
  if (dq_input_defs.size() != InputIndex::TOTAL_COUNT ||
      q_input_defs.size() != InputIndex::TOTAL_COUNT ||
      !optimizer_utils::IsScalar(*q_input_defs[InputIndex::SCALE_ID]) ||
      !optimizer_utils::IsScalar(*q_input_defs[InputIndex::ZERO_POINT_ID]) ||
      !optimizer_utils::IsScalar(*dq_input_defs[InputIndex::SCALE_ID]) ||
      !optimizer_utils::IsScalar(*dq_input_defs[InputIndex::ZERO_POINT_ID])) {
    return false;
  }

  // if Q/DQ scale and zero point are not constant, return false
  const ONNX_NAMESPACE::TensorProto* dq_scale_tensor_proto =
      get_const_initializer(dq_input_defs[InputIndex::SCALE_ID]->Name());
  const ONNX_NAMESPACE::TensorProto* q_scale_tensor_proto =
      get_const_initializer(q_input_defs[InputIndex::SCALE_ID]->Name());
  const ONNX_NAMESPACE::TensorProto* dq_zp_tensor_proto =
      get_const_initializer(dq_input_defs[InputIndex::ZERO_POINT_ID]->Name());
  const ONNX_NAMESPACE::TensorProto* q_zp_tensor_proto =
      get_const_initializer(q_input_defs[InputIndex::ZERO_POINT_ID]->Name());
  if (nullptr == q_zp_tensor_proto ||
      nullptr == dq_zp_tensor_proto ||
      nullptr == q_scale_tensor_proto ||
      nullptr == dq_scale_tensor_proto) {
    return false;
  }

  // check Q/DQ have same scale and zero point
  Initializer q_zp(*q_zp_tensor_proto, model_path);
  Initializer q_scale(*q_scale_tensor_proto, model_path);
  Initializer dq_zp(*dq_zp_tensor_proto, model_path);
  Initializer dq_scale(*dq_scale_tensor_proto, model_path);

  return q_zp.data_type() == dq_zp.data_type() &&
         SpanEq(q_zp.DataAsByteSpan(), dq_zp.DataAsByteSpan()) &&
         *q_scale.data<float>() == *dq_scale.data<float>();
}

bool IsDQSupported(const Node& dq_node, const GetConstantInitializerFn& get_const_initializer) {
  bool zero_point_exists = false;
  if (!QOrDQNodeHasConstantScalarScaleAndZeroPoint(dq_node, get_const_initializer, zero_point_exists)) {
    return false;
  }

  if (!zero_point_exists) {
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}

bool QOrDQNodeHasConstantScalarScaleAndZeroPoint(
    const Node& q_or_dq_node,
    const GetConstantInitializerFn& get_const_initializer,
    bool& zero_point_exists) {
  auto q_or_dq_input_defs = q_or_dq_node.InputDefs();

  ORT_ENFORCE(q_or_dq_input_defs.size() >= 2);

  zero_point_exists = q_or_dq_input_defs.size() > 2 &&
                      q_or_dq_input_defs[InputIndex::ZERO_POINT_ID]->Exists();

  auto is_constant_scalar = [&](const NodeArg& node_arg) {
    return optimizer_utils::IsScalar(node_arg) && get_const_initializer(node_arg.Name()) != nullptr;
  };

  if (!is_constant_scalar(*q_or_dq_input_defs[InputIndex::SCALE_ID])) {
    return false;
  }

  if (zero_point_exists &&
      !is_constant_scalar(*q_or_dq_input_defs[InputIndex::ZERO_POINT_ID])) {
    return false;
  }

  return true;
}

#if !defined(ORT_MINIMAL_BUILD) || defined(ORT_EXTENDED_MINIMAL_BUILD)

bool MatchQNode(const Node& node) {
  return graph_utils::IsSupportedOptypeVersionAndDomain(node, QOpName, {10, 13});
}

bool MatchDQNode(const Node& node) {
  return graph_utils::IsSupportedOptypeVersionAndDomain(node, DQOpName, {10, 13});
}

#endif // !defined(ORT_MINIMAL_BUILD) || defined(ORT_EXTENDED_MINIMAL_BUILD)

}  // namespace onnxruntime::QDQ

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.. _flycheck-quickstart:

============
 Quickstart
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This page gives a quick introduction into Flycheck and an overview of its most
important features.  Before you start here please make sure that Flycheck is
:ref:`installed <flycheck-installation>`.

Enable Flycheck
===============

Now add the following code to your :term:`init file` to permanently enable
syntax checking with Flycheck:

.. code-block:: elisp

   (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'global-flycheck-mode)

Install syntax checker programs
===============================

Now you need to install syntax checking programs for the languages you'd like to
use Flycheck with.  The :ref:`list of supported languages <flycheck-languages>`
tells you which languages Flycheck supports and what programs it uses.

For instance, you can install Pylint_ for Python and ESLint_ for Javascript:

.. code-block:: shell

   $ pip install pylint
   $ npm install eslint

.. _Pylint: https://pylint.org
.. _ESLint: http://eslint.org

Check syntax in a buffer
========================

Now you are ready to use Flycheck in a Python or Javascript buffer.  Visit a
Python or Javascript file and check whether your Flycheck setup is complete with
`C-c ! v`.

If everything is green, Flycheck will now start to check the buffer on the fly
while you are editing.  Whenever you make a mistake that eslint or Pylint can
catch, Flycheck will highlight the corresponding place in the buffer with an
error underline whose color reflects the severity of the issue.  Additionally,
Flycheck will put a symbol into the fringe for affected lines and show the total
number of errors and warnings in the buffer in the mode line.

Navigate and list errors
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With `C-c ! n` and `C-c ! p` you can now jump back and forth between erroneous
places.  If you keep on such a place for a little while Flycheck will show the
corresponding error message in the each area.  Likewise, if you hover such a
place with the mouse cursor Flycheck will show the error message in a tooltip.

Press `C-c ! l` to pop up a list of all errors in the current buffer.  This list
automatically updates itself when you fix errors or introduce new ones, and
follows the currently selected buffer.  If the error list is selected you can
type :kbd:`n` and :kbd:`p` to move up and down between errors and jump to their
corresponding location in the buffer.

More features
=============

All Flycheck commands are available in the Emacs Menu at :menuselection:`Tools
---> Syntax checking`:

.. figure:: /images/flycheck-menu.png

   The menu of Flycheck, showing all available Flycheck commands

The same menu also pops up when you click on the mode line lighter:

.. figure:: /images/flycheck-mode-line-menu.png

   The mode line menu of Flycheck


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In September 2019, I wrote and directed the short film Office Song, produced by Muireann Price and featuring actors Terry Mynott, Georgia Maguire, Tim Plester, Farshid Rokey, Kelda Holmes, Seamus Dillane and Jonathan Scholley. Chris Fergusson was the DoP (I had worked with Chris on my previous short and we have a great working short hand).
Full IMDB here
Graeme Willetts recorded sound and we were lucky to have Jonathan Paul Green, who had just come off the back of Fleabag, oversee the production design on a virtually non-existent budget. The talented James Welland composed the music and Paulyne Antoniou edited. Sarah Buitelaar was our Hair and Makeup designer with Gabrielle "Gabbi" Edmunds providing costume.
The film was largely an experiment, interspersing poetry to camera alongside conventional dialogue. In truth, I simply didn't know if this was going to work or whether it could work. I looked for other examples but found that most poetry in film was spoken in the characters head. Rarely, was the poetry spoken directly to camera. But Muireann has good instincts and she felt from the start that the poetry was good enough (even if I didn't!). So we jumped in.
Office Song trailer here
The clue to making this work, as something cinematic, was understanding how musicals work. The song in a musical is the reveal of a character's inner world. When the song is sung, reality is suspended and anything goes. By simply substituting songs for poems the same rules, or lack of rules, apply. So in the case of the film, the fourth wall is broken, the background is faded out (we used a Cinefade motor on the camera) and we made a conscious creative choice of lip syncing the poems. Deciding to ADR the poems was an exciting creative choice and I believe this is what makes this film work. It helps create that shift from dreary day-to-day office life, to an inner mystical world of souls connecting or hidden thoughts being passionately expressed.
Completed in January 2020, we began submitting to film festivals, unbeknownst to us then the havoc that Covid-19 would wreak on festivals, the industry and life as we know it. Some of the early festivals managed to take place just in time, some were cancelled or postponed and many moved online. Whilst nothing can replace the collective, communal experience of watching a film in a cinema or gathering together to celebrate wins and achievements at awards ceremonies, it has nonetheless been interesting to see how festivals have operated under these difficult circumstances.
Participating in the festivals and seeing fellow filmmakers' work has been much more accessible in some instances. Whilst ordinarily we would have attended some of the UK and European festivals, we wouldn't have been able to go to the ones further afield. So being able to view so many of the films online, participating in Zoom Q & As and panel discussions and connecting with filmmakers and festival programmers across the world, online, has been a real joy. Especially in the isolated world we've recently been living in.
It will be interesting to see whether some of the online elements will remain when festivals are back up and running again. One festival programmer said they had always been vehemently against introducing any online strands. However, having been forced to move their entire festival online, they could actually see the benefits in some areas. For example, allowing the films to be viewed via an online link, as well as showing them in cinemas, moving forwards, would mean greater accessibility.
Although it's a shame that Office Song hasn't been able to have the full festival experience, it's been an honour to have had our film accepted into so many festivals and to have been part of a new way-of-working.
Here's a rundown of Office Song's festival successes so far...
Short to the Point – Online
Short Sounds – Bournemouth, UK
Los Angeles Cinematography Awards –USA
Los Angeles Indie Film Festival - USA
Idyllwild International Film Festival – California, USA
London Independent Film Festival - UK
Toas Shortz - New Mexico
Maryland International Film Festival - USA
Oxford International Short Film Festival –UK
Beverley Hills Film Festival - USA
Tallahassee Film Festival – Florida, USA
Arizona International Film Festival – USA
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival – USA
Anatolia International Film Festival –Istanbul
Buenos Aires Film Festival - Argentina
Brighton Rocks Film Festival – UK
Penzance Literary Film Festival – UK
Romford Film Festival - UK
Rochester International Film Festival –New York, USA
Woods Hole Film Festival– Massachusetts, USA
Mindfield Film Festival– New Mexico
Canadian Independent Film Festival – Canada
Burbank International Film Festival – California, USA
Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival – Chicago, USA
The Royal Starr Film Festival –Michigan, USA
South Dakota Film Festival – USA
FESTIVAL WINS
Los Angeles Cinematography Awards – Best Experimental Short Film
Mindfield Film Festival – Best Experimental Film
Idyllwild International Film Festival – Best Cinematography Short for Chris Fergusson (Juan Ruiz Anchia Award)
Beverley Hills Film Festival – Best Short Film
Brighton Rocks – Runner up for Best Drama
Oxford International Short Film Festival – Best Experimental Film and Best Screenplay


Directions to Stage Fort Park Beach from Boston: - take route 93 North to route 128N/95N - follow 128N when the two split [Optionally, you can take route 1 north to 128N] - take exit 14 (to route 133) with a right at the bottom of the ramp following the sign to Gloucester Harbor - proceed on route 133, (you will pass the commuter T station on your left after 1.1 miles, then Yankee Tours on your left at 1.9 miles) - at about 2.5 miles you'll reach the water, turn Right - follow the road for about 0.1 miles and Stage Fort Park will be on the left. - park in the parking lot on your right and proceed to the back lot - Entry is directly in front of you.
Exposure: beach faces due South (180 degrees).
Dive profile: gradual enrty to about 30ft dive depth.
Areas of interest: most of the intersting diving is along the left or right shore. Straight out is more sandy bottom.
There is a nice park for families and picnic tables for lunch the water is about 100 yd from the parking lot. Easy enough to suit up at your car and walk across the street. There is a fast food restaurant right next to the parking lot. And Port-a-potties on site. This is a very convenient dive site and very pretty. We recommend it as a site for beginners and experienced divers alike.
This site is closed to divers during the "beach season", check for exact dates. On 14-May-95 it was still open to divers.


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I'm sorry you feel this way. I've said to you before in PM's, I don't feel you are taking what people are saying rationally. I think you overreact. I do not feel these forums are anything you claim that they are. There are a few gay people on these forums. Nobody has every said a word about these forums being "homophobic." I feel we are as open of forums as you can be in this day and age. Many of us have championed for gay rights here. Many of us here speak out against what my country is trying to do against gay rights. And we're far from sexist. Of course, are there a couple people that are the exception, yes, I'm sure, just like every walk of life.
I think there's something else going on with you. Many of us have worried about you. We've expressed it both publicly and privately. If there is something else in your life going on, I implore you to go speak to someone and try to get help with what may be going on.
And also, unless you deleted my PM's, we haven't spoken in years?
I have PM's from Andy, and I hate that c***.
From you?
I am a sinner.
Bellybama said:
Honestly, I haven't read this post. I screen capped a bunch of stuff from The unknown before you removed my access, so I think you spoke volumes by doing just that?
Id hate to repeat about threads called "it's all about big tits" or "fit girls, without the man faces"
If anyone doesn't believe me, I'd be more than happy to share
Ok, Ive read this now, and you honestly believe what you wrote?
I'm the one at fault?
That's the reason why you revoked my access to the unknown? The dat ass thread? The titties thread?
You have no women here, and barely a gay. Question your values. I have enough s*** that proves otherwise.
Oh wait.
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At least own you have a forum dedicated to exploiting women.
Own that your mods are banned from other forums for homophobia/sexism/racism?
Have I said anything that isn't a FACT?
And you spoke to me in PM's (plural?) Share them.
Edit: one of my fav quotes of yours in the forum you banned me from, were how you pointed out her tits "weren't worth it"
I'm really sorry you feel so negative towards our forums now. Again, I don't feel that any of our mods, or posters, have attacked you in a way to warrant you claiming everyone is against you, they're homophobic, whatever claims you are making. I'm sorry, but I don't echo your reflection of what has transpired.
As far as claiming we're "exploiting women." I'm not quite sure how you can equate exploiting women by looking at THEIR Instagram posts. I'm not sure how we make that logical jump? Again, if you feel that way, I accept that, but I don't agree. As far as claiming someone's boobs aren't worth it, the horror of saying someone shouldn't have gotten boob implants.
I said it before. I am sorry that you feel so negatively towards these forums. As a whole, we are not homophobic, quite the opposite, we are not racist, quite the opposite, we are not sexist, quite the opposite. Many of us here have marched against the false claims you are making. I think there is something more going on with you. Whatever it is, please find a way to get help. I implore you. We care about you here and hope you get the help, whatever that may be, that we think you need.
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Oh thank you. That changed everything.
You'll make "the unknown" public?
I mean, you are only supporting people, whilst simultaneously attacking my mental health? Would you like to repeat that again a few more times? In the non-existent PM's where you responded to me? The times you said you would address issues or... Oh. Wait I'm a nutter.
Thank you for your repeated outreach PV. Before you said you spoke to me in messages, but they don't exist.
Dude, continue your f***ery, just be honest about it. You pretend to be something, while selling something else.
I will ask one question, and walk away.
Would you be comfortable with me sharing the unknown on other forums/reset/outlets.
And you know that it was Andy that made me feel attacked. I quoted specific parts... Selective memory?
And I didn't just point them out once or twice. You know that...
Edit:f***it. I'm the crazy one. You have no issues of me selling screengrabs or my experience to a story. Cheers.
You do whatever you feel that your heart tells you. Again, I'm sorry you feel the way you do. I do not echo it. I've seen everything you claim was attacking you, and I, nor other people, feel anybody was attacking you. I wish you the best, belly, I really do. All of us here do. Take care.
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The boys gone full SJW retard. If you're going to act like a poisonous little snake in the grass Bellybama then I'm glad to see you gone.
Btw Belly, I'm pretty sure the pictures you have up on your website objectify men you f***ing hypocrite.
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Holy melt down Batman!
You need help belly
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I'm sorry Belly, but get the f*** over yourself. You were an interesting poster but this s*** here, is f***ing ridiculous.
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Went and checked out a new crawfish stand in our area yesterday evening. The crawfish were good, but their boiled shrimp were amazing!
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lowdru2k said:
Never had crawfish, did catch them to use as bait though...is their a major difference in taste when compared to shrimp? Now I want pho
I had Shark recently. It was really different. Glad I tried it.
Videodrome said:
I didn't like it, taste kept crawling back, mother loved it though... was it in a soup or grilled?
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karmakid said:
When did you become a mod and stuff?
They served it like fried tenders (fillets?). It almost had the texture of chicken but with a seafood taste.
I could imagine frying it moderated the flavor which might be a good thing.
Before that I was at a really nice restaurant in the Mobile area that had awesome spicy shrimp.
I'm late to the party, just noticed this, but thought I'd add in a few comments.
I felt personally attacked by a mod. Andy made me question everything I did. My jokes. My joviality. I asked for explanations.... I wigged out, and behaved badly. (After months of defending him/wanting him to come backhim, asking him to come back, and then just wanting to know why I "contue to undermining him")
You made a little passive-aggressive dig at me, and I asked you if you had something you wanted to say more directly. You blew up. I guess I touched a nerve. To me, it wasn't a big deal at all. I get little passive-aggressive digs from people all the time. So to me, it wasn't a big deal. But you made it into this big courtroom drama.
These forums are sexist, oppressive, and homophobic.
lol, no they're not.
My Bad. I STILL at this point don't know I have offended the lad.
He got banned from every other forum, for being a sexist, racist twat...and is still a mod here.
You didn't offend me. You'll find this hard to believe, but I don't have anything against you, never have. Granted, my views of you have changed a lot in the past year, because of how you're acting. You're not a well man.
You're wrong about me being "banned from every other forum." I haven't been banned from any other forum, much less every other forum (at least not permanently). I got a 2-week ban for "misogynistic commentary" at Reeee, something I drew attention to, because it was silly and irritating. But I'm still a member over there. I don't visit anymore, though. They're a bunch of SJW pantywaists.
It's not about values. Women were always scarce at TXB. So partly, it's just the nature of the forum. There were only half a dozen women (maybe a dozen?) who made the transition from TXB. As the forum shrunk down to its 100 active members, the remaining women peeled off. Can't blame them. I'm sure some of them still lurk.
I don't agree at all that Union is sexist, racist, or homophobic. It is a boy's club, so you'll hear some cracks about women sometimes, but that's fine with me. Free speech and all.
lol. Yes. See above.
Crawfish are awesome with the right cocktail sauce and beer. Pick up some corn on the cob and small potatoes (which are usually sold wherever you get freshly cooked crawfish), throw in a few beers, and you've got yourself a fat & happy afternoon.
The meat is a little softer and more tender than shrimp, and it tastes a little more like fish than shrimp does. A lot of the taste comes down to the boiling mix and the cocktail sauce. Louisiana brand is good for the sauce.
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Dno69 said:
Belly had a meltdown (#4) and got himself permabanned.
Different taste. If they're are purged right (if not you can get some with a muddy taste), with the right amount of spice (not too bland and not super hot), and easy to peal you're in for a treat! Like Andy said make sure and get the potatoes, corn, plus some sausage. My wife's family does eggs and whole garlic with theirs it's really good.
MR X said:
Been one for a few weeks now, can't recall the exact date, but it was the same day I won and received an elite controller lol
I'm only a mod to the art thread, still a newb to these gifts tho...I'm trying to be more active and aware, I've been late to some post/threads, my apologies m8s :/
So, some random player on halo bought me a req pack...thank you
I'm only a mod to the art thread, still a newb to these gifts tho...
If I ever have a meltdown and need to be banned, I want you to be the one to do it. Promise me you'll do it and nobody else...?
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On August 30, David Beckham took to Instagram to show off his new neck tattoo, captioning the close-up snap: "I've always called Brooklyn (Buster) since the day he was born…Love you Bust @brooklynbeckham." Brooklyn is the eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham, and has already been memorialized in a number of David Beckham's tattoos, including a Gothic "Brooklyn" tattoo on David's lower back, a Jesus and cherubs tattoo on his chest, and a tattoo of two cherubs on David's right bicep. Brooklyn just turned 16 this past March, and the older brother to Romeo, Cruz and Harper has already shown an interest in getting some tattoos of his own, but for now, he'll have to be content with being the inspiration for his father's ink.
David and Victoria are obviously incredibly loving parents to their four kids, and the two have shared some seriously sweet moments on their Instagram pages recently. Alongside an adorable photo of David Beckham planting a kiss on the side of Brooklyn's head, posted on Instagram last week, the proud papa wrote, "Something tells me I love this not so little man so much…Growing up fast into a perfect gentleman and hiking buddy…I love you big boy." And apparently the love is mutual, because Brooklyn posted the same photo to his Instagram account with the caption, "Like father like son." How stinking cute are these two??
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Well this weekend was supposed to be the weekend that I took my new sewing machine out of the box, learned how to use it, and taught my oldest daughter how to sew while giving back to our community.
I was so excited. I carefully took each item out of the box. There was the cover, the pedal, the plug, a bag with the extra feet and such, and then there was an envelope. I couldn't wait to go through the contents of the envelope as I knew the instruction manual had to be in there and I was ready to get sewing.
I opened the envelope and found several Bernina promotional brochures and the information on my warranty; however, that was it. There was NO user's manual to be found.
I didn't know what to do as I sat there staring at all of these buttons.
Where do I even begin?!? I just don't know. I'm sure I could figure it out, but that scares me. So I have sent an SOS to Ice Tea and if I don't hear from her soon, I will be sending one to Martini tomorrow.
I hope this doesn't slow down my pillowcase plans for the weekend with my daughter.
So I'm keeping my fingers crossed and heading to bed for the night.
Thanks for trying Cris. Unfortunately, my machine's manual is not available on the website since it is a current machine. I'm sure I can get a new manual from the dealer where I purchased it; however, I bought it in Ohio 4 hours away because of a good deal so I will get one... probably just not this weekend. Thanks again for trying to help.
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Following their success from last fall when they dominated their season with a Patriot Division win, the boys' cross country team has picked up where they left off.
"They're senior heavy and they've put in a lot of work over the years and they're prime to do some really special stuff," Coach Tim Callinan of the girls' team said. "They've put in a lot, a lot of work and, you know, think everybody's excited to see what they do this year."
Members of this Pirate team have high hopes for what is most of the team's last season. The team consists of mostly seniors, with 10 out of 12 of their team being seniors.
Senior Dean Clark wants to maintain their undefeated record.
"We're undefeated, and I think it's gonna stay that way," Clark said.
However, the title of being undefeated may present some challenges and pressure. For example, injuries. Despite some members of the team being injured, senior Matt McCarron acknowledges that they are still maintaining their streak and their hopes.
"Well right now we have some injury problems but other than that we're looking pretty good," McCarron said.
With the end of the season coming to a close, the team's most important meets will happen in the coming weeks. These meets start at the division level and then move into Meet Of Champions.
"At the end of the season we have divisionals, which is obviously for the division title, Burlington County Open which will be to see who the best team in the county is, then we move into sectionals, states, and Meet of Champions," Clark said.
With these important meets coming up, the team wants to focus on working on their personal goals.
"[My] personal goal is to just run as fast as I can. Hopefully qualify for the Meet of Champs, through states and sectionals," McCarron said. "[I'm] just working with my team as best as possible."
So far, the boys team has secured the Liberty Division title with five runners coming in the top seven of the field at the division meet. Seniors Alex Boyko, Matt McCarron, Patrick Storti, Dean Clark, and Ryan Coceano all qualified for the All Division First Team. Senior Kevin Storti also was awarded All Division Second Team.
The Pirates also placed third at the Burlington County Open, having three runners in the top 20 and two runners automatically named to the All Burlington County First Team: McCarron and Boyko. The Pirates also placed second at the Group 2 sectional meet with Boyko placing third and McCarron placing fifth and earning a spot at the group championship meet at Holmdel Park on Saturday, Nov. 5.
As the end of the season will be bittersweet, especially for the seniors on the team, Clark recalls his days as a freshman on the team.
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Like 6.7 million other women in the United States, Terrie Williams is the primary caregiver for a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease
February 26, 2015 • By Kate Ferguson
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When Terrie Williams talks about her 82-year-old mom, Marie, her eyes soften and her voice throbs with an emotional mixture of love, pride and pain. Williams's mother is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia, a decline in mental ability that's severe enough to interfere with daily life.
Williams is the founder and CEO of The Terrie Williams Agency, a public relations firm. She's also an internationally known lecturer and mental health activist, in addition to her being a sought-after inspirational speaker who frequently travels. "It's hard because I run a business and you have to go out and generate business; it's a tremendous responsibility," Williams says. "But I'm juggling."
One of the things Williams is juggling is caring for Marie, whose cognitive decline began with one of the common early signs of Alzheimer's. "I started forgetting stuff," Marie says.
Sitting in the chair next to Marie's, Terrie quietly watches her mom before adding more details about what happened next. "We had to take her to a neurologist," she says. "But you know what? He didn't know. He never used the word 'Alzheimer's.'"
Williams also visited the same doctor. She had concerns because her father died in 2013 of advanced dementia and then her mother began becoming forgetful. "It runs in my family, so I thought it would be a smart move to get myself a brain scan. Nothing showed up."
When she spoke with the neurologist again about her mother, this time he named the disease and discussed Alzheimer's. "He said, 'Typically, doctors don't say the word to their patient,'" Williams says, as she looks at her mother. "Then it just began to be this journey of trying to understand and just assuming more of a caregiving role because my mom is still very independent. She'll walk around the block and get right back on her own."
For a moment she pauses, then directly engages her mother. "What are you thinking right now?"
"Well, I know that I forget a lot of stuff," Marie replies. "I put things on my calendar so when I don't remember what I'm supposed to do, I have it on the calendar. Then I know, OK, this is what I'm doing today. I just make a routine for myself."
One common misconception about those with Alzheimer's is that the disease immediately robs them of their independence. But this isn't necessarily so. Like Marie, many people in the early stages of the disease may simply suffer from short-term memory loss without suffering a decline in their ability to think. For a person with Alzheimer's this kind of mild cognitive impairment doesn't affect their ability to perform everyday tasks at work or at home, and it doesn't otherwise stop them from functioning normally. "I know what my limitations are," Marie says. "But I can put my sneakers on and go for a walk."
Sometimes, Marie, who was a social worker for the Mt. Vernon, New York, school system, walks over to the Board of Education offices to visit friends and associates. "I think I function very well," she says.
At one point, Marie was still driving her car. "Mom was just very independent and drove herself everywhere," Williams says. "But I remember when it became clear that she couldn't, or shouldn't, continue to drive." So Williams asked her mother to surrender the car keys.
"I'd say that was one of the most gut-wrenching things to do," Williams recalls. "My sister came from upstate New York because we knew that we needed to have that conversation with my mother together. That was a tough one."
To help ease a loved one through this transition, the Alzheimer's Association's Dementia and Driving Resource Center advises family members who must broach this difficult subject to deal with this issue in the early stage of the illness. The association suggests the conversation be planned out step by step to include how to start the talk, ways to address resistance and what to do if the talk isn't successful. They advise that it may become necessary to enlist the family doctor to write a letter or prescription saying your loved one mustn't drive.
In addition, it may be helpful to ask an objective third party—someone of authority or an individual the person with Alzheimer's trusts and respects—to weigh in. And if the conversation fails, then, like Williams says her sister, Lani, did, you must "put your foot down." That means taking away the car keys, or removing or disabling the vehicle.
"She didn't fight, but she kept giving reasons to show that she could drive," Williams recalls. But, eventually, Marie relinquished the car keys to her daughters.
But Marie is still self-sufficient in other aspects of her life. She's perfectly able to take her medications that Diana Valdes, a nurse and family friend, sets up for her each week. At one point, Williams worried about whether her mother would be able to handle taking her medications by herself. But the real hurdle was to get her mom to let someone come in to organize the prescription drugs.
"That was a bit of a transition too," she reminds her mother, "because you didn't want that for a while."
"Then I accepted it," Marie says.
"She probably could do it by herself," says Josephine Floyd, who sits at the table on a chair next to Williams. "But we just didn't want to risk it."
As she speaks, she looks at Marie who is seated across from her. "Now her meds are lined up and all she has to do is go by what date it is and take what's there."
Floyd is Marie's sister, the only other one of her nine siblings still living. In the family, Floyd is better known as Aunt Jo. Williams calls this tall, stately woman "the rock of the family," who is "like a second mother" in their clan.
"She makes these meals for mom, so her freezer is full of Aunt Jo's cooking," Williams says. "And her husband, who we call 'Uncle Floyd,' he's a blessing. If there are things that need to be taken care of, such as the house or my car, it's Uncle Floyd to the rescue!"
Besides Williams, who is her mother's primary caretaker, and Aunt Jo and her husband, Terrie's sister, Lani, and Terrie's niece, Pat, are some of the other family members who stand ready to help. In addition, Williams says, her mother has a wide circle of friends in Mt. Vernon, where she lives, who regularly take her out for lunches and dinners.
Says Floyd, "Momma always taught us that family should stick together, and that's what we've always done. We look after each other."
Not family, but considered as such, Maxine Larman is Williams's home aide. She is another member of Marie's dedicated support system. Larman works with Marie five hours each day, for five days each week, under Williams's and Floyd's supervision.
Perhaps the biggest challenge for caregivers such as Williams is to make sure they have enough time for themselves. But this means that sometimes Williams must put herself first. "There are times I know that mom would like some company, and perhaps wants me to spend the night at her place," Williams says. "But I don't do it as often because I need space. I'm mindful of what I have to do to protect myself so that I could be there for her. And it's an honor and a blessing to be there for her, in terms of all that she did and gave to me and to my sister. It's a labor of love, and it's a lot—and Mom knows that."
Indeed, many caregivers find themselves quickly overwhelmed, especially if they have no other help. "But it's OK to reach out to people," Floyd says. "I learned that."
For Williams, a single woman who has an adopted son, thinking about her mother's decline also makes her consider her own future. She too is at genetic risk of Alzheimer's.
Says Williams, "I remember my mother saying, 'We should get you a daughter to have somebody take care of you like you take care of me.'"
For a moment her voice catches in her throat, and then she finishes speaking. "That was an emotional moment."
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The media and politicians still lump together people from different parts of the world who practice entirely different religions. The result? Hate crimes
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In the last two months, three major hate crimes have hit New York City, the most ethnically diverse place in the United States. Last week, a man chased a Muslim American woman into oncoming traffic in Brooklyn while threatening to behead her. Earlier this month, a group of teenagers physically assaulted a Sikh American while hurling racial slurs like "terrorist" and "Osama". In late July, a man shouted similar epithets at Sandeep Singh before running him over with his truck and dragging him nearly 30 feet.
In the nearly 13 years since 9/11, and now in the three months since the Islamic State (Isis) broadcast its brand of fear to the west, a new de facto racial category has crystalized: "the apparent Muslim". The "apparent Muslim" has physical features supposedly similar to those associated with terrorism – brown skin, facial hair, turbans – but those who use the presumptive discrimination end up conflating racial and religious features. Anyone who makes assumptions about "the apparent Muslim" – and that is a lot of people, whether consciously or not – is effectively subsuming a number of communities, including Arabs and Sikhs who do not identify with Islam.
The accounts of the three individuals attacked in New York City reflect the typical hate-speech deployed during America's "War on Terror", which unleashed a new derogatory epithet for the apparent Muslim – "terrorist". Other terms reflecting our current political situation have been regularly hurled at targets, including "Osama", "al-Qaida" and "Taliban". The victim of the hate crime in Brooklyn was threatened with a beheading – a threat that clearly reflects an angry and vengeful response to the inhumane beheading of American journalists by Isis.
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In 2001, the FBI recorded 481 anti-Muslim hate crimes, over a 1600% increase from the year before.
In 2010, the media closely covered the Islamophobic resistance to the construction of the so-called "Ground Zero mosque" in New York City, and the Southern Poverty Law Center documented a 50% increase in hate crimes against apparent Muslims.
In 2014, violence linked with Muslims has been featured prominently in the news, from Syria and Benghazi to Isis and Hamas.
So it comes as little surprise that a recent study released by the Arab American Institute found that American attitudes toward Muslims and Arabs are becoming more negative.
Islamophobia related to current events is nothing new to this nation's Muslims and "apparent Muslims". Over 30 years ago, during the Iran Hostage Crisis, Americans suspected and targeted "apparent Muslims" of harboring anti-American sentiment and supporting Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Images of Khomeini and anti-Iranian rhetoric abounded in American media, and that political context informed the Islamophobic slurs that my Sikh-American father endured throughout the 1980s, including "Iranian", "towelhead" and "Khomeini".
As tensions increased in the Middle East, and in Iraq in particular, in the 1990s and the 21st century, people subjected to xenophobic sentiments, like me, noticed a shift in the derogatory names. Instead of being "Iranian", like my father, I was called "Iraqi"; instead of being a "towelhead," I was a "sand nigger"; instead of "Khomeini", I was nicknamed "Saddam".
The hateful comments directed toward people who look like me are divisive, and they are alienating. But the real problem is how it continues a cycle of other-ing – how Americans treat each other as guilty until proven innocent. Our ignorance leads us to lump together people from entirely different parts of the world (South Asia, the Middle East) and people who practice entirely different religions (Islam, Sikhism). We also fail to understand that not all Muslims interpret Islam the same way.
Just like every other religion, the extremists make up a small minority of the Muslim population; it's not just unfair to take them as representatives of the Islamic tradition – it's downright inaccurate.
The lack of nuance in our understandings of global cultures reflects the overly simplistic rhetoric of our media sources that feed us this information. Reporters are constantly skimming the surface to give us macro-level views, and while this broad-based approach has its advantages, it leads to misunderstanding serious issues, from white supremacy and domestic terrorism to Boko Haram and Isis. Until and unless we begin precisely accounting each challenge, we will continue to misidentify each other.
Politicians need to consider the impact of their rhetoric on more than their polling numbers – on the way it can can, ultimately, foster violence. And the media needs to gauge how to report on conflict and use images to explain both the news and illuminate the truth. Otherwise, many more innocent Americans will become targets for hate by those swept up in nationalistic or militaristic sentiment based on little more than xenophobia. The blame will start with the people we're supposed to trust, but it will hurt every one of us.
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Q: Asp.net MVC, after using jeditable (Edit in place) Ok, i can use jeditable to edit-in-place some content on a page and the content will be saved to a database. But whats the best way to re get that text-content from db to show into a place holder?

 p id="paraNo34" class="editable"
    -->What i will write here so that it will get content from a
       db's table: [Content], where id=="paraNo34".
 /p

The problem is if i will use some hard coded text like

  p id="paraNo34" class="editable"
    -->Some text here
  /p

I will able to edit-in-place using jeditable but when i will refresh page it will show the same "Some text here" as its not getting data from db.

A: Your pseudocode implies that you want the view to be responsible for fetching the required data, which is an anti-pattern in MVC. You need to retrieve the text in your controllers action and pass it to the view, either using ViewData or a custom view model, e.g.:
public ActionResult Index(string id)
{
    // call some method to fetch data from db
    ViewData["ID"] = id;
    ViewData["Content"] = content;
    return View();
}

And the view looks something like:
<p id='<%= ViewData["ID"] %>' class="editable">
    <%= Html.Encode(ViewData["Content"]) %>
</p>

A better approach would be to create a strong-typed view model (Stephen Walther has a blog post about view models here), but the above example should illustrate how data can be passed from the controller to the view.

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Eid al-Fitr 2020: Soaring infections dampen Eid festivities in Southeast Asia – more lifestyle
Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting month of Ramadan — a usually joyous three-day celebration that has been significantly toned down as coronavirus cases soar.
The world's largest Muslim-majority nation, with more than 240 million people, has reported nearly 22,000 infections and 1,350 fatalities, the most in Southeast Asia. It means no congregational prayers at mosques and open fields, no family reunions, no relatives bearing gifts for children.
"This outbreak is not just dampening spirits of Eid, but also has made the tradition entirely different," said Andieka Rabbani, a university student in Jakarta.
This year, like other Indonesians, he can only greet his cousins and friends through video calls.
In deeply conservative Aceh, Indonesia's only province enforcing Islamic sharia law, public Eid prayers can still be performed at mosques and fields, but without shaking hands and with limited sermons. The iconic public parade of decorated vehicles with loudspeakers invoking God's name was scrapped this year.
"It's too sad … the whole week used to be one long festival, but not this time," said Muchtar Yusuf, a resident of Aceh's Lhokseumawe city.
The province has reported zero coronavirus cases in the past weeks and has had only one death and 19 confirmed infections.
Unlike Aceh, mosques and fields in Jakarta, which are usually always crowded with Eid worshippers, stood empty after authorities extended the restrictions to June 4, suspended communal gatherings and banned private cars from leaving the capital.
Jakarta has become the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia with 6,515 confirmed cases with 501 deaths as of Saturday.
Eid celebrations also were low-key in neighboring Muslim-majority Malaysia. Businesses have mostly reopened after weeks of virus shutdown, but mass gatherings are still banned and ethnic Malay Muslims are not allowed to travel back to their villages.
Police have turned away more than 5,000 cars trying to head back to their hometowns in the last few days and have warned of strict penalties against those who sneaked back.
The pandemic has also canceled the "open house" tradition, where Muslims invite family and friends to their homes for a feast.
The prime minister and government officials usually host open house events that attract thousands of people. This year, the government allowed family members living nearby to visit each other on Sunday only, but the gatherings must not exceed 20 people in the same house.
Mosques have reopened but are limited to small congregations of up to 30 people.
Rohaizam Zainuddin said he was blessed he could celebrate Eid with his elderly parents living nearby but his sister in another state couldn't return home. Usually, the house will be teeming with visiting relatives and well-wishers on the first day of Eid, but Rohaizam said he expects most of them to stay away this year.
"We feel sad and being human, we are frustrated that celebration this year is not the same," he said. "But there is no point getting angry. We just have to accept it, life goes on."
Everyone in the family has put on new clothes and traditional dishes, and cookies are ready for any visitors, along with a thermometer and hand sanitizer to comply with health measures, he added.
Malaysia has reported 7,185 infections and 115 deaths, but officials fear the Eid festivities could spark a new wave if people ignore social distancing and health measures.
In his Eid message broadcast late Saturday, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is under a two-week quarantine after being in contact with a government official diagnosed with the virus, reminded Muslims to be responsible and follow strict health guidelines.
He urged them to ensure their homes are cleaned up immediately after hosting guests, and also to refrain from visiting graves, a norm during Eid.
"To preserve life, we have to sacrifice some of our traditions or norms so as to prevent infection," he said.
(This story has been published from a wire agency without modifications to the text)
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Шастин — русская фамилия.

Носители

Шастин
 Шастин, Анатолий Михайлович (1930—1995) — иркутский писатель, журналист и краевед.
 Шастин, Евгений Евгеньевич (род. 1960) — советский хоккеист.
 Шастин, Егор Евгеньевич (род. 1982) — российский и украинский хоккеист.
 Шастин, Иннокентий Всеволодович (1923—2001) — советский терапевт и кардиолог.
 Шастин, Павел Николаевич (1872—1953) — советский медик.

Шастина
 Шастина, Елена Ивановна — фольклорист.
 Шастина, Мария Вадимовна — актриса.
 Шастина, Нина Павловна (1898—1972) — советский монголовед.

Топоним
 Шастина — деревня в Аларском районе Иркутской области России.


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Replacing the chassis and cards in the DSLAM with a new chassis and cards and extending the existing MDF and cable looms to accommodate the increased capacity. This is done at night.
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Since the start of the project, MJ Quinn have migrated over 2800 DSLAMS, covering an area of the UK from the Scottish Highlands and Islands, down as far as London and Wiltshire.
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To increase the capacity of the network for superfast broadband when HD migration is not an option, the second DSLAM offers an alternative solution.
The addition of a second DSLAM to an existing DSLAM and PCP using Power Parenting. That is obtaining the power connection from the original DSLAM (donor) to power the second DSLAM. This method greatly reduces the lead time in getting the increased capacity live, as opposed to using a DNO connection. This method can only be adopted when the original DSLAM is metered.
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INTERVIEW-Golf-Kaymer would love to partner Langer at Ryder Cup
Former skippers Colin Montgomerie and Tony Jacklin have already outlined their support for the German veteran while McGinley's opposite number, Tom Watson, also said last week's runaway Senior British Open champion "might be worth a pick".
Langer, who romped to a 13-shot victory at Royal Porthcawl in Wales on Sunday, would become the oldest player in Ryder Cup history if he featured in the team that will meet the United States in Scotland in September.
American Ray Floyd holds that distinction after appearing in the 1993 edition at the age of 51.
"I hope Paul was watching what Bernhard did in the Senior British Open," Kaymer told Reuters in a telephone interview from Akron, Ohio where he is warming up for next week's U.S. PGA Championship by competing in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
"Shooting 18-under-par for four rounds at a difficult links course like Porthcawl is an outstanding effort under any circumstances whether it is a senior tournament or a regular tour event.
"Don't forget either what Bernhard did by finishing eighth in this year's U.S. Masters at Augusta."
Kaymer, who prompted wild scenes of jubilation when he holed the putt that made sure Europe retained the trophy in Illinois two years ago, said he would love the chance to play alongside his fellow German at Gleneagles in September.
"Bernhard is a special player and it would be great to be able to partner him," said the twice major winner.
"He has done so much for German golf and for European golf and he would not let the team down if Paul picked him to play against the Americans," added Kaymer, who won the Players Championship in Florida in May before landing the U.S. Open title in North Carolina a month later.
Langer, who turns 57 on Aug. 27, also won the Senior Players Championship in Pittsburgh in June and finished in the top-10 in the other three over-50 majors.
DOMINANT FORCE
Twice former U.S. Masters champion Langer has been a dominant force on the over-50s circuit and achieved a notable double in 2010 when he won back-to-back senior majors in Britain and the U.S.
"Bernhard and I have a good relationship," said the 29-year-old Kaymer, who is an international brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz, official vehicle of the U.S. PGA Championship.
"We regularly exchange text messages and phone calls and he has always been so supportive of me throughout my career," said Kaymer, who opened with a disappointing seven-over-par 77 in Akron on Thursday.
The calm, phlegmatic German is normally the epitome of cool on the golf course but that all went out of the window at the Medinah Country Club when he leapt around like a schoolboy after holing a six-foot putt to retain the Ryder Cup for Europe.
"That was an unforgettable moment," said 2010 U.S. PGA champion Kaymer. "What happened at Medinah was huge for me.
"To make something that big happen for yourself, your country and your continent is a huge achievement. If you know you can make those things happen, it doesn't get any bigger.
"There is no goal in my life where there will be more pressure or more excitement than at Medinah where I had that six-footer," added Kaymer, who is almost certain to claim one of the nine automatic spots in Europe's 12-man team at Gleneagles.
"After that experience I never want to miss another Ryder Cup in my career."
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CIS fulfills a similar function in the criminal realm and likewise comprises investigative and analytic cadres. Another critical component of CIS is the Field Intelligence Officer (FIO) program. FIOs are ranking uniformed officers deployed to each NYPD precinct, where they collect and disseminate criminal intelligence information in order to support narcotics, firearms and other criminal investigations, ranging from simple short-term cases to complex long-term ones.
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The final 2018 growth figures for the Eurozone will have no doubt been a massive disappointment to the ECB. At just 0.2% quarter on quarter, hopes of a bounce back following weakness in Q3 were overly optimistic. Indeed, far from the 2.5% forecast, final GDP for year printed just 1.8%, almost a full percent lower.


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Montenegro to decide on independence
Montenegrins will vote in a referendum on independence from Serbia on Sunday (21 May) in a poll that will be keenly observed in Brussels. The EU has played a key role in organising the terms of the referendum and there are fears of a crisis unless the vote produces a clear result.
By Tim Judah
If there is a decisive vote in favour of independence, it will mark the demise of the so-called state union of Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia (without Kosovo) has a population of 7.5 million while Montenegro has a population of 672,000. The state union was formed in 2003 following intense diplomatic pressure from Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief.
When a referendum was called on independence earlier this year, supporters of the union with Serbia threatened a boycott. Fearing that this might result in major instability, Solana asked Miroslav Lajcak, the political director of the Slovak foreign ministry, to negotiate the terms of the poll.
The deal negotiated by Lajcak and endorsed by the EU, would give independence only if 55% of those voting are in favour of it. The pro-independence government of Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic said it was forced to accept this threshold because the EU said that, if it did not, it would block monitoring of the referendum by the OSCE, which would undermine its credibility.
But the Montenegrins are highly divided on the issue. Opinion polls suggest that a slim majority will vote in favour of independence but some polls put support at just below 55% with others putting it just above.
Miodrag Vlahovic, Montenegro's foreign minister, has said that even if there is one vote above 50% in favour of independence then Montenegro will leave all joint institutions with Serbia, so provoking a major crisis and the possible collapse of the state.
On Tuesday (17 May) Lajcak demanded that Montenegrins behave in a "responsible" manner, adding that he had the impression that they were "aware of the gravity of the moment and their responsibility to their people, Europe and the international community".
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A British exit from the EU could jeopardise the jobs, homes, and healthcare of the 1.2 million Brits living in Europe, according to new research from the European Council on Foreign Relations.
ECFR's network of researchers across the 28 member states gathered data on exactly what a Brexit might mean for expats in their countries, setting out the rules on working, studying, buying property, and accessing healthcare and pensions for EU versus non-EU citizens.
After a Brexit, the UK would have two options. One is to join Iceland and Norway in the European Economic Area (EEA), or Switzerland in the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), but the price would be continuing to follow current EU rules on freedom of movement. The other option is for London to negotiate separate deals with each of the 27 member states on the jobs, homes, and healthcare of its citizens abroad. ECFR's report looks at what would be up for negotiation in these talks.
Jobs: Britons could lose their right to work in Europe without the need for a visa, falling foul of rules in 15 member states that employers must first prove that there is no suitable candidate in the entire EU/EEA in order to hire someone from outside.
Property: EU membership allows British expats to dodge red tape on property in 16 member states. Countries such as Austria, Croatia, Denmark, and Bulgaria demand that non-EU/EEA citizens have a residence permit, business registration, or permission from the government to buy there.
Education: Over 11,000 British students now study abroad in Europe each year. As EU citizens they pay the same low fees as locals – or even study for free – in countries including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Greece, and Sweden. Rates are far higher for non-EU/EEA citizens.
Healthcare: British citizens would lose the right to the European Health Insurance card, which gives them immediate access to essential healthcare across the EU – for free in some countries, and for a reduced price in others.
Pensions: Pensioners are the biggest group of British expats in Europe, and they can use the years they have worked in one member state to qualify for pensions in another. For example, in Germany EU citizens can count years worked elsewhere to meet the minimum requirements for a pension.
By Susi Dennison & Dina Pardijs. This first appeared on the website of the European Council on Foreign Relations.


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