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Dollay Parton Will Make A "Great Rock Album" If Inducted In Hall Of Fame
via WIRED / Youtube
Fans have been waiting for Dolly Parton to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and she has a special treat for us if she made it this year.
The 76-year-old country music legend said that she will be making a "great rock album" if she gets the induction. Parton is a first-time nominee for this year's award ceremony that is set to take place in May.
Along with her are nominees Judas Priest, Rage Against the Machine, Pat Benatar, Kate Bush, Duran Duran, MC5, the New York Dolls, Devo, Carly Simon, Beck, Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, the Eurythmics, Eminem, Fela Kuti and A Tribe Called Quest.
In a recent interview with Billboard, Parton shared:
"I was absolutely floored when I heard that.
"I've never thought of myself as being rock 'n' roll in any sense of the word – but I guess they judge it on the music and the influence certain songs have had, and I guess I've had songs with other people in that realm. But I don't know how they judge that.
"I'm not expecting that I'll get in. But if I do, I'll immediately, next year, have to put out a great rock 'n' roll album – which I've wanted to do for years, like a Linda Ronstadt or Heart kind of thing. So this may have been just a God-wink for me to go ahead and do that. It's just nice to be nominated."
Parton also expressed her gratefulness to see her own genre would be represented at this year's Super Bowl as country singer Mickey Guyton will sing the national anthem.
"I'm always tickled to death when country music is given the respect that I really think it deserves, and country music is so hot right now.
"We have so many great new artists – and to get to sing on the biggest show of the year, and for it to be one of our own, I feel like a proud parent."
Parton had also come across pop singer Miley Cyrus. They have been seen together in a Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile.
She explained:
"I'll do anything with and for Miley, and she said the same thing. She's like my fairy goddaughter."


Security Failure? Boy, 16, Shot and Injured at a Columbia Apartment Complex.
Security measures are under scrutiny following the shooting of a 16-year-old boy at a Columbia, SC apartment complex Wednesday night, January 30, 2019.
The Columbia Police Department says the shooting happened around 10 p.m. at "Harbison Gardens Apartments on the 400 block of Columbiana Drive…. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the lower body and taken to a hospital for a non-life threatening injury," The State is reporting.
According to WIS 10, investigators are reviewing surveillance video from the area and continue to seek additional information regarding the incident.


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Friday mystery object #87
This Friday we have a guest mystery object from the newly reopened (and rather fantastic) Grant Museum of Zoology:
I got this one wrong when I first saw it – I hope you manage to do better!
I'll do my best to give clues and answers to questions during the day, but hopefully Mark and Jack from the Grant will be able to provide some guidance as well. More about the awesome new Grant Museum on Monday with the answer. Good luck!
March 18, 2011 by PaoloViscardi	Categories: Friday mystery object	| Tags: Biology, bone, Friday mystery object, museums, mystery object, Natural history | 42 Comments
Friday mystery object #87 answer →
42 thoughts on "Friday mystery object #87"
Jake says:	 March 18, 2011 at 8:10 am
It looks like something that has been sawn through.
The rings look like the rings of a tree when it grows. If this is bone, it must have grown like that, or a new layer kept going on the outside. Bone doesn't normally grow like that.
The middle bit looks a bit like a vertebra.
PaoloV says:	 March 18, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Great observations Jake – it hasn't been sawn through, but you're right about the bone having growth rings. The middle bit does look like a bit like vertebra, but it's not one!
Jamie Revell says:	 March 18, 2011 at 8:35 am
My first thought is that it looks kind of like a plastron (viewed dorsally, perhaps)… but I can't think of anything that would have one with such an odd shape. Hmm…
I'm beginning to wonder if it's actually a whole animal (again, viewed dorsally) and those are callosities of some kind we're looking at, with the smoother stuff in between being leathery skin – although possibly only leathery as an artefact of the preservation.
Your second thought is not as close as the first…
Jamie Revell says:	 March 18, 2011 at 2:19 pm
Yes, I'd begun to move back towards my first theory. The question is, of course, from what species? Assuming it's an adult, we can cut out a range of sizes from either end of the scale. If it's not been sawn through at any point, I think that would rather imply there's no bridge between the plastron and the carapace, which narrows it down further. (Can't think of to what at the moment…)
CopilasDenis says:	 March 18, 2011 at 8:36 am
It looks like a peculiar axis vertebra.
I sort of see what you mean – but it's not.
David Craven says:	 March 18, 2011 at 8:50 am
So we're looking at the rear view here: we can see the little brass/copper hangings from when this was on display.
It's an attractive squashed frog shape, whatever it is!
Definitely looks like something that's been sectioned, but then you have those weird rugose bits, which you surely wouldn't see if it had been cut?
Going to have to think about this one.
You're right – you wouldn't get that rugosity if it had been cut.
Helen says:	 March 18, 2011 at 8:52 am
This looks like an animal that has been taken out of it's shell like a small tortoise.
I suspect a peeled tortoise would look rather messier than this. You'd have to rip the poor thing's backbone and ribs out, for a start, since they're part of the shell.
We have some peeled tortoises in jars – they are very messy indeed!
SmallCasserole says:	 March 18, 2011 at 8:54 am
I reckon it's a squashed toad, more careless curating 😉
At least that couldn't be my fault on this occasion!
KateKatV says:	 March 18, 2011 at 9:09 am
Now to me, it looks like it's made of wood. I have seen felled trees which have had branches lopped off at different times so wood, or even fungus, has grown around the original cut. So I would have said a section through a tree that had originally been coppiced and then felled, except Zygoma would not have got that wrong ….
I hope I wouldn't! It's definitely animal rather than plant, although the growth rings are a bit misleading.
jonpaulkaiser says:	 March 18, 2011 at 10:05 am
My first thought was Yoda's foot, though seems a little unlikely…
At the moment, I'm sort of torn between a foot and a vertebrae, though the small lumps on the 5/6 outer flat parts make me think of teeth or grinding plates…?
Yoda's foot it is! Oh, wait…
Neither a foot nor a vertebra.
jonpaulkaiser says:	 March 18, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Was I heading in the right direction with teeth/grinding?
PaoloV says:	 March 19, 2011 at 7:54 am
nope – afraid not
anna says:	 March 18, 2011 at 10:14 am
Ventral view of some frog type beast that sticks very soundly to some sort of surface? e.g. has to withstand force of a waterfall or something, where thumbs and fingers would be a fat lot of use..
That would be very cool indeed – but alas, no.
Steven D. Garber, PhD says:	 March 18, 2011 at 10:40 am
definitely a sawed through turtle shell, viewed from the inside, looking out at the plastron from the inside. it's a small plastron, like that of an adult snapping turtle or alligator snapping turtle. I'd have to open a book and compare plastrons to find the specific species. Not too many have this small kind of plastron. Musk turtles also have small plastrons, but this looks a lot bigger than all the musk turtles. Then again, there aren't enough growth rings in the bones to be a really huge snapper.
RobH says:	 March 18, 2011 at 11:19 am
Looks like a wooden frog. I'm sure it isn't, but that's what it looks like to me.
I can see that – it also looks a bit like games controller…
0bened0 says:	 March 18, 2011 at 11:36 am
Looks like the underside of a, foot, possibly a camel?
Yoda's foot was closer…
David Craven says:	 March 18, 2011 at 12:08 pm
I'm sure this is skin, dried out and stretched. In the top right of the image there seem to be some little protuberances that look a little like teeth or claws.
So maybe we're looking at some sort of reptile, skinned and dried out? That has armour-like pads on it?
Not too far off, although not quite there either.
Mark Carnall says:	 March 18, 2011 at 12:44 pm
Hmmm people seem to be having difficulty with this one so I'll give you a clue.
It isn't a headcrab http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headcrab from Valve's Half Life series.
I think it looks more like Yoda's foot still.
Jack Ashby says:	 March 18, 2011 at 12:48 pm
Some very close guesses so far. Very close.
I'm going to shoot down the flattened frog theory though.
Also, it hasn't been sawn through – it is a complete part of an animal.
Shooting down the flattened frog – as if it didn't have troubles enough already.
CopilasDenis says:	 March 19, 2011 at 12:24 pm
When this animal was alive, those rugose bones where covered with cartilage?
They were not.
Matt king says:	 March 19, 2011 at 1:55 pm
Is it the ventral view of the foot of a rhino or a tapier? I'd go with rhino.
PaoloV says:	 March 20, 2011 at 7:06 pm
Not a foot I'm afraid
Either that or it might be the crown of a very strange tooth!
or a tooth!
CopilasDenis says:	 March 19, 2011 at 4:24 pm
It's something fishy about this one
That's what I thought, but I was wrong…

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Interview with the Film Team of BLACK STAINS. Winning Short Film
August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	BLACK STAINS. Winning Short Film, Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival
BLACK STAINS won BEST FILM at the July 2020 Experimental Film Festival.
What motivated you to make this film?
Trent D. Williams, Jr (TDW: From personal experience not seeing a lot of films surrounding the African-American male experience through dance. This film looks at different the African-American male experience in a multigenerational sense by capturing their lived experiences.
Tiffany Rhynard (TR): I saw a story that I believed needed to be told. I make work that addresses injustice and inequity in modern society, and I want to humanize stories that are otherwise suppressed, marginalized or narrowly represented. When I saw Trent's choreography, I saw the potential for strong storytelling through film. Addressing racial justice is a matter of life and death, and showing the lived experience of African-American men is beautiful and normal and necessary.
TDW: I believe it was a year and half. Tiffany and I had different preliminary showings to get feedback and hearing different stories surrounding this film.
TR: We started pre-production in spring 2015 and we locked picture fall 2018. It was a sporadic production process because of our dense schedules.
TDW: Timeless Teaching would be the two words to describe this film.
TR: Poetic honesty
TDW: Time and resources – I believe these were our biggest obstacle we faced in completing this film.
TR: Yes, agreed…time and resources. Trent and I both have full time jobs and our collaborators are also busy artists in the world. Filmmaking is expensive and involves a lot of people. We were a very small crew, but it still demands funding resources to get it across the finish line.
Farai Malianga (FM): The feedback was kind and gracious and I appreciate everyone that took part. I thought there was going to be more direct questions but since the feedback was more conceptual the main thing that stood out was the use of the word culture. I think it is super important that everyone remembers that our socio-political reality as Black People in America is not our Culture. Our culture is in our African-American social structures art, music and scientific accomplishments. Racism is a part of American economic culture and Police brutality is an extension of that. Since I don't feel it was the intention of the speakers I just want to make that distinction for clarity.
TDW: Personal lived experiences as an African-American male in today's society.
TR: Seeing one of Trent's solo performances and conversations with him about a new work he was choreographing with students at University of Florida where I was teaching with him at the time. There were numerous locations around my home that I identified as strong settings for this story.
7. What film have you seen the most in your life?
TDW: The Color Purple is a film I have seen the most in my life.
TR: Cinema Paradiso, an Italian film I saw in my youth that instilled the power of storytelling in film for me.
TR: I use Film Freeway all the time to submit to film festivals. I personally like the platform and find it convenient and easy to use.
TDW: A Song for You by Donny Hathaway
TR: when I was younger I listened to albums on repeat, which I don't do much as anymore, but my answer would have to be Purple Rain by Prince.
TDW: Hopefully, another film that is entrench in the African-American male experience. There is a need for more films surrounding this African-American male experience.
TR: I am currently working on several film projects: Not My Enemy, a docu-dance short film focusing on mental health issues impacting African-American veterans fighting two wars while serving in the Vietnam War. I am co-directing and co-producing with the choreographer, Kehinde Ishangi and Farai Malianga is also composing music for the film. I'm also close to completion on a feature length choreo-poem with filmmaker Millicent Johnnie titled Ma Negresse. The narrative tells the story of a Black author who knowingly conjures mystical spirits and fights to overcome past harrowing traumas through the celebration of her matriarchs. AND I can't wait to start a new project with Trent, we have been starting to brain storm next steps. Let's keep telling stories that need to be sung and seen!
Interview with Filmmakers Ilana Gordon & Jaime Lyn Beatty (DESIGNATED RIDER)
August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, film director, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	comedy festival, feedback film festival, Ilana Gordon & Jaime Lyn Beatty (DESIGNATED RIDER)
DESIGNATED RIDER was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the Comedy Festival in August 2020.
Ilana: Jaime Lyn and I met years ago when we both were doing comedy in Chicago. I immediately fell in love and started plotting ways to trick her into working with me on something. When we both ended up in LA, the stars aligned, and we managed to find a stretch of free time to work on this.
Jaime Lyn: "Designated Rider" was inspired by my experience as a New Yorker adjusting to life in Los Angeles. In the film, Jenny sees her inability to drive as a part of her New York identity, and she clings to it at all costs. In her mind, learning how to drive would mean giving up a part of herself. However, she lacks the confidence to admit this and instead falls victim to her need to "fit in". In the film, Ilana and I wanted to show the lengths to which people will go to protect their identity, even if it means sometimes compromising their integrity.
Ilana: Almost exactly one year. We came up with the concept in July of 2019 and shot the first weekend in January 2020. Because we had such a small budget and we're entirely self-financed, it took a while to finish post production. But it was a huge relief to have something creative to propel us through the horrors of 2020.
Jaime Lyn: Approximately 9 months…and 2.5 days.
Ilana: Whimsically anxious
Jaime Lyn: "A Tour de Awkward!" (oops, that's 4)
Ilana: Scheduling. The problem with working with excellent people is they tend to be busy. It took us months to pin down a time when we could all film, and we had to revise the script to cut out another character because we couldn't get everyone's schedules to match up. If we had shot as planned, the ending would have been completely different.
Jaime Lyn: Aligning people's schedules! Our cast and crew were very talented and therefore VERY busy. Typical LA!
Ilana: Delighted and proud. Completing this film was such a long process, and I second guessed a lot of the choices I made. Seeing our creative vision translating to viewers feels really validating and gives me more confidence in my artistic decision making.
Jaime Lyn: "Wow they are really kind! Are these Canadians??"
Ilana: It was ripped from the headlines of Jaime Lyn's real life. She is NYC born and bred, does not have a license, and her stories of trying to get around the city for auditions and rehearsals gave us a great entry point for this character.
Jaime Lyn: See above…. Ilana also did a fantastic job writing a story that incorporated all the resources we had at our disposal for free!
Ilana: "Mighty Ducks 2"
Jaime Lyn: Honestly, "A Christmas Story" but a *better* answer would be
Ilana: Big fan! We're still baby filmmakers, so having a platform that aggregates submissions and makes everything easy to track is huge for us. We would never have known about this festival if it wasn't for Film Freeway.
Jaime Lyn: It's very special to see video reactions with real humans. It makes the feedback feel real and not from robots.
Ilana: "Copperline" by James Taylor
Jaime Lyn: Honestly, the song that's in the opening credits of "A Christmas Story" but a *better* answer would be "Both Times Now" by Joni Mitchell
Ilana: Hopefully! The process is addicting, and I have a few things I'd love to shoot as soon as it's safe to do so. I'm also juggling a bunch of writing projects that are in various stages of not done, so it would be dope to cross a few of those off.
Jaime Lyn: Something tells me there's an avocado toast in my immediate future…I also recently made a film called "ÇA VA" about a puppet trying to find meaning in his life during the pandemic.
Interview with Filmmaker Isabel Restrepo (SMOKE FOR THE CLOUDS)
August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, film director, short film, short film festival, sound in film, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival, Isabel Restrepo (SMOKE FOR THE CLOUDS)
SMOKE FOR THE CLOUDS was the winner of BEST SOUND & MUSIC at the August 2020 Dance & Music Festival.
Isabel Restrepo: My wish was to give a visual portrait of our music through film. I wanted to do it myself to be sure I could transmit to the public the Fabulae Dramatis' concept. Which involves music, visuals, poetry, theatre and the natural elements. The short film was made also in the context of my studies of film and video art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp.
Alex Rjabovs from FD films, a filmmaker graduated from Northumbria University contacted me when I was brainstorming about the script. He wanted to collaborate in the production process with me so that motivated me even more to make the production with him and with the film crew of the Royal Academy.
Only the post-production process took me around one year to finish. So I think the whole production process took us around 1 year and half. We had so much footage that only the shot selection was pretty intense and difficult to choose. I also needed some time out to cool down my eyes and mind between scenes to think about how to put all of them together. The assistant director from FD films helped me also in the first stages of edition to try to find a structure. I finished the special effects and the final timeline. The pre-production also included the process of making the props and scenography plan. I elaborated a kind of tree as a woman-figure. That was for the shots with the puppet that represented the shaman. I asked advice to the students of scenography at the academy about how to create an atmosphere that could evoque water. They suggested to use veil curtains and make them kind of float with the help of wind. I added a video projection on the curtains with footage of blue ink in water and the jelly pearls we shot first with a macro lens. That to give the effect of water waves en water bubbels.
Mystically intense.
Those words were also used by the audience of the FEEDBACK festival. It surprises me that not only them but several spectators have mentioned at least one of those words when it comes to our music or imagery. I found it a good description, so it means we succeed in the idea we want to spread.
The post-production: specifically the shot selection and the final stage of color grading! Color correction or color grading is something that you normally delegate to an expert. I made the film also as a student project during my second year of film studies, so I wanted and needed to be involved in the whole process. I got some help also from FD films in the early stage and from my teachers at the academy at the last fase. Color grading is the final touch in edition and maybe the most important one in order to give the film the atmosphere and message you wanted to give to the spectator.
Of joy that such a nice people at the other side of the globe talked about our film in an objective way and that they could appreciate the piece.
I was pleased with the fact that even though the music wasn't really the type of music to listen to, at least for some of them, they could genuine enjoy the video whether it was through visuals or music. They gave specific feedback about the elements used in the film and their impressions about the editing style, the colors, the costume, voices and the location.
I had some ideas based on the lyrics to film indoor and Rjabovs from FD films had the idea of filming at the "Sahara desert" in Lommel, Belgium. An outstanding location for the outdoor shots. A nature reserve. A sand bank by a lake. It was suppose to give the idea of being at the Mexico's desert and create the atmosphere of the "Ahuirán's shaman" that we talk about on the lyrics. So I adapted the script in order to integrate also Rjabovs' ideas. Surprisingly enough the night before the shooting snowed so we found a beautiful blue and white landscape by the time we arrived in the morning. That gave a total new picturesque point of view to the film. It was definitely welcome anyway!
I barely watch a movie twice. I do have a sort of interest for the cult film. If you ask me which films captivated me the most then I can name some from different genres such as in the silent films: "A Trip to the Moon" by Georges Méliès because of the fantasy world he created in a theatrical way during a time when film production and special effects were so limited. It amazes me! Although it took me some time to get interested in black & white films. "City lights'" by Charlie Chaplin because of the emotional, innocent romance and altruistic script. It really made me cry of joy! And that, as I said, for a black & white and silent film, it manages to awake emotions in the spectator. It is a film to not to forget! So, yes I do watch it over and over but in my head.
Further about other more contemporary films I love sci-fi films and psychological thrillers. I'm fan of almost all the films of Christopher Nolan's films/screenplays because of his originality and metaphysical topics. His films definitely need to be watched more than once. So his films are for me the exception of the rule. Can you hear me think? I'm expectant about the release of his last film "Tenet".
I loved it! I found out about FilmFreeway last year. It was an eye-opener to me, since I'm really new in the world of filmmaking. That word sounded big to me but I discovered step by step the easy way of submitting films through this platform. I like the communication, the approach and design of it because it works like a social media site. It is effective and intuitive. A great tool to network and to discover new opportunities. It is also reliable to find trustable film festivals because you can also read the reviews and the rules of each festival directly. The submit button is just a click away!
That is really a difficult question to answer… If I'm objective enough… according to numbers and for practical circumstances that would be maybe one of the music pieces of my band Fabulae Dramatis, because I obviously listen to it multiple times when we compose, rehearse, perform and edit a live or studio videoclip for it. On the other hand if we are talking about repeditely listening to a song in the way that " I can't have enough…" That would be a song that does not have anything to do with metal: "Teardrop" by Massive Attack, sung by Elizabeth Fraser. That is one of the songs I can't never be tired of listen to. At least that has been the case for the last 17 years of my life.
On the 3rd of July this year we released other music videoclip for my band Fabulae Dramatis. Also in the context of my film studies. I wrote the script and took other roles such as assistant director, scenography, costume, makeup and post-production. This time the direction was in charge of Philippe Van Beeumen, a classmate from the art academy.
The next step would be for now to continue the music composition process and demo recording along with my bandmates. I'll brainstorm also about new ideas for the next short films. I take advantage of the the actual situation of the pandemic to meditate and let ideas flow, even if sometimes it's hard to keep the positive vibes when so many people are suffering around the globe. Let's hope we can get out stronger and more creative than before after this.
Thanks a lot for this interview, for the feedback and for the award!
Interview with Filmmaker Nikodem (DOJO)
August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, film director, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival, Nikodem (DOJO)
DOJO played to rave reviews at the August 2020 Dance & Music Festival.
Nikodem: When I was watching my kids sports events, I noticed the hysterical behavior of some parents in the stands. I then imagined the point of view of a child whose only wish is to be away from this competition, who sees this competition as a nightmare. I told myself that it was a good start to talk about the society in which we live, and the education that we impose on our children.
The preparation for the shoot was fairly quick. 3 months. But the sound post
production took a long time (8 months) because there were complications. I
started working with one composer, then started over with another. Then the
finalization took a while. I would still like to retouch some things.
Children's revenge
At first, I didn't have enough extras, as some canceled at the last moment. I
had to call people at the last moment. Then, I had to adapt to work with child
actors. You have to know that you have to be efficient on the first takes, to
have the spontaneous side. Fortunately, during the preparation, the family was
very available, and the children were amazing.
I was pleasantly surprised because some of the feedback was really relevant, and
like my previous film "De Glace" in 2017, I found the feedback to be kind and
constructive.
It's a great opportunity to present and promote our work. Knowing that our films
travel, and are enjoyed, is a great pride. Our films only exist if someone is
watching them.
I heard it through the grapevine » Marvin Gaye
« Last Dayz » Onyx
« Lose Your Self » Eminem
9. What is next for you? A new film?
After "De Glace" and "Dojo", this fall I will be shooting the third short film
of this trilogy devoted to sport and society. The action takes place this time
in a weight room. I am also working on writing my first feature film.
Interview with Filmmaker Marta Renzi (IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME)
August 24, 2020 August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival, Marta Renzi (IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME)
IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME played to rave reviews at the August 2020 DANCE & MUSIC Festival.
Marta Renzi: My work is always low-budget. I had been making a lot of work outdoors where I was at the mercy of the elements:
– natural light, threat of rain, etc. This was first initiated as a way to take control of that by creating a "soundstage"
– in a friend's cabin in Vermont. Pretty ironic that I then chose to make a score that featured rain and wind!
April to November
absence / memory
As I said, this project was designed to avoid obstacles – and I pretty much did!
After my first preview screening, I cut out about 2 minutes – so perhaps that reflects an obstacle:
in an abstract film with no compelling narrative, it's easy to fall in love with the mood and the shots and not edit it sufficiently
We have all become comfortable watching and talking about film.
Talking about non-narrative dance is hard.
Music is an expectation when dance is on camera (as I said above).
When people are asked to stress the positive, they find plenty to say.
It's impossible to view an interracial couple in abstraction.
All black and white films are not film noir.
I wanted to work with these two dancers who had both been in many projects of mine but not at the same time.
Hmmmm, that's almost the synopsis: "a man and a woman inhabit the same space, but not apparently at the same time."
I knew Aislinn & David would work well together, since both are comfortable improvising, but that there'd also be a certain remove
because they weren't pals. I was leaning toward shooting it in black & white – partly quite literally because of the skin color of the
two dancers. I knew that Charles Caster-Dudzick, a cinematographer I'd worked with often, is drawn to 16mm film, black & white etc.
Maybe THE BICYCLE THIEF by Vittorio de Sica
Just fine.
Probably Nada Tudu by the Brazilian pop singer Marisa Monte – I don't have many songs on my iphone, and this one is always good on long car rides.
Here's a short film I made to Monte's music:
I made this one remotely over the course of a few weeks in the early months of Covid:
Dancing is an Old Friend – Trailer:
I'm now working on a live – but socially distanced – project with the 2 artistic directors and 13 dancers of Island Moving Company
in Rhode Island. We start shooting tomorrow!
Interview with Filmmaker Jessie James (HALF A MAN)
August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, film director, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival, Jessie James (HALF A MAN)
HALF A MAN was the winner of BEST DANCE FILM at the August 2020 Music & Dance Festival.
Jessie James: I had just moved to London a few months previous to our production days and I was really feeling quite stuck in a creative rut. Being in a new city, work was slow. I had to reinvent myself in the London Creative Industry and that was taking more time than I wanted it to. So I decided that I needed to create work for the sole purpose of creation vs recognition and that's when Half a Man came to be! I heard the song and immediately saw the visual come to life in my head.
Thankfully I had a wonderful cast/crew who was very professional. From day one of the idea to finished product was about 4-5 months. I spent a few weeks developing a creative treatment for the film and sent it to Josh (who filmed the piece) and he was on board! From there we worked together for about 8 hours of rehearsal to create the movement and then shoot day consisted of about 5 hours of shooting. We were limited on the space we could use to film so it was essential to get the lighting and camera choreography sorted ASAP. Like I said the dancers were incredible on shoot day. Josh Kinsella of Ninetyone Films also edited the piece and he did a fantastic job!
Male Vulnerability
The entire film was self produced and self funded so I would say that finances were a challenge.
Honored. I felt so honored to touch all of these people in different ways. I'm so happy the message of the video was communicated clearly.
The moment I heard this song I knew that it needed to be told in a visual sense. The song is just so beautifully haunting and I wanted to match that story with dancers.
I find using FilmFreeway a very user friendly site. I appreciate having one place to find festivals and events.
This one is hard…..I am a big music lover. My dad and I used to clean the house to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl and Piano Man. Although more recently I am a major fan of Dermot Kennedy's.
I am currently in the process of writing a new short film. It's in the beginning stages but I am really excited about it!
Interview with Filmmaker Kate Mitchell (GOLDEN)
August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, film director, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival, Kate Mitchell (GOLDEN)
GOLDEN played to rave reviews at the August 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival.
Kate Mitchell: After making a book (Fashioning Women), about how what women wear defines who we are- the outside; then TERRAIN, a dance and photography project about the disparagement of women's aging skin yet its harmonious relationship to the natural world- the surface of our bodies; I then completed the last part of the trilogy, GOLDEN, a film about a woman who rediscovers her intellectual, emotional, and sexual vitality- her internal world.
About three years.
Passionate yearnings
Scheduling was incredibly difficult! This was a passion project for every artist involved. As professionals, they were also juggling other projects with sometimes unpredictable schedules. But after the inevitable delays and setbacks, everyone went all in and the production days were thrilling.
First, I was nervous about what viewers might say. Then, it was thrilling to hear all the positive comments from such diverse people. To know that my goals for the film had been recognized made me feel so validated. Finally, in the absence of a live festival, it was very gratifying to know that there truly was an audience for the film.
My goal was to portray a mature woman's internal experiences, to see as she sees, to touch as she touches, to feel as she feels. This project had to be a film, to reveal the solo dancer in as intimate way as possible.
The English Patient
I think the platform is great. It helps me keep my project file up-to-date, enables to me to use a common application to make the process so much easier and clear, and is platform is very straightforward.
Hmm. In the age of Covid-19, it's impossible to know how we visual and performing artists will find ways to present and perform creative works. It's all about reimagining and reframing what stimulates us. I'm working on it!
Interview with Filmmaker Ronald Henry (CONFESSIONS OF THE BAT)
August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	fan fiction, feedback film festival, Ronald Henry (CONFESSIONS OF THE BAT)
CONFESSIONS OF THE BAT played to rave reviews at the FAN FICTION Festival in August 2020.
Ronald Henry: I have developed my creative flare since middle school and I decided to combine my love of stories and the art of filmmaking in order to make amazing stories. I have been a huge Batman fan since the age of 5, and I've always wanted to create my very own adaptation. There have been different adaptations on Batman but I wanted to try and attempt a similar dark and gritty story but balance it with its traditional fantasy approach. Superhero films are a trending topic and I felt this would be a good opportunity to further gain depth knowledge, specific insights within the arts of filmmaking, and receive feedback from professionals, creatives, and fans.
2. From theidea to the finished product, how longdid it take for you to make this short?
I started writing in June of 2018, then I decided to put it on hold.
In 2019, I decided to revisit the script and modify it into a pilot episode, because I was considering to turn the project into a web series.
Between January and May, we began the Pre-Production stage.
By the end of June, we began Production.
In August, we began Post Production.
And finally, the film was released in February of this year.
Altogether, from the idea to the finished product, it took 17 months to make this short.
Pure and Observant
The biggest obstacle was acting. As the Writer, Director, and Producer, you are in charge of the outcome of the project. But this time, I had to try and attempt at acting which I've never done before. Unfortunately, we ran out of time and we couldn't find a suitable candidate for the role of The Joker's henchmen. I took on the role but was nervous, but luckily Stephen (The Joker) supported me throughout the process. To my surprise, I also received positive feedback on my performance.
Shocked, overwhelmed, and in denial.
I enjoy creating moralistic storylines in which the audience could relate to, but, with a dash of fantasy. One day, I decided to treat myself to a Batman marathon. I felt more connected with the character as an adult, and as the audience, it aims to put you in the shoes of the main character by following his journey through his past and present. We see the world through his eyes and gain his experience. I wanted to take that concept and adapt it into a script, which helped portray the humane perspective, unravels the emotional stress and journey a person must go through to seek redemption and purpose.
8. You submitted to the festival via FilmFreeway, what are your feelings of the submission platform from a filmmaker's perspective?
For a fan film project, I wasn't sure what festivals would be interested, so I felt restricted. But it also gave me an opportunity to take my time and review what would be the best options. For this festival, I honestly wish I heard about it during my early years as a filmmaker. Not many festivals will take the time to review, analyse, share, promote, and provide feedback to your film. It's a very welcoming and dedicated festival. I would encourage filmmakers to submit their film because they won't be disappointed as they will go above and beyond in helping your film to be seen.
Missy Elliot – Back In The Day
Yes, I am currently and attempting to produce an animated short film. I am also considering revisiting Batman and create a web-series that will continue on from 'The Confessions Of The Bat.'
Interview with Filmmaker La'Chris Jordan (JANUARY 14TH)
August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	crime film festival, feedback film festival, La'Chris Jordan (JANUARY 14TH)
JANUARY 14TH played to rave reviews at the Los Angeles Action/Crime/Thriller Festival in August 2020.
La'Chris Jordan: JANUARY 14TH was inspired by my parent's 35-year marriage. January 14th is the date of their wedding anniversary and I wanted to commemorate their life together. They were best friends who had been through heaven and hell together. But when my mother died, everything stopped. It was heartbreaking, especially for my father. He had lost not only a wife, but a life partner and a best friend. Everything came to standstill and piecing it all together again was a process. It still is. So, the film was my way of exploring grief and how we try to find a semblance of normalcy amidst the emptiness.
It took a little over a year. The earlier drafts had been written in 2018 and we were in pre-production in 2019. My producer, Toni Bullock, and I knew the shooting schedule was going to be tight so we over-prepared. I don't like unnecessary confusion on set or off, so finding the right team was everything. This was also my first time directing, but I had been on enough sets (as an actor) to know what not to do, so I was extremely meticulous about every process. Plus, I'm not a "fix it in post" type person, so we had to get certain things right because there wasn't enough money to reshoot. LOL We also hired a police technical consultant (Quincy Vidauri) to advise us on the authenticity of how an actual cop moves and operates, especially as it relates to traffic stops, which from a cop's perspective, is one of the scariest situations he or she can be in.
Emotionally impactful.
It's always time and money, isn't it? As an independent filmmaker, you don't have a lot time for rehearsals. So, getting the final script to the actors as early as possible was important. Because of that, we didn't lose time on set. The actors were able to dive right in, and they came super-prepared. We shot the film in two days (with Director of Photography Brian Isom) in Los Angeles with a small, but talented crew (aka The Dream Team). The cast was made up of local actors who we selected through a rigorous audition process. Chemistry between all the actors — even above any previous experience — was what we were looking for. Even the though the budget was small (15K, including marketing), we were still able to focus on capturing the soul of the story despite the limitations.
It was incredible. The genuine thought, care and time the viewers took to provide feedback on our film was so humbling. It felt like what we did truly mattered. With this being my first film, their reactions and response to it meant more than they can ever know. It meant a lot and was a great motivator for me to keep striving and making more films.
You know, when we made the film, we had absolutely no idea the story was going to be as relevant as it is today. When I wrote the script, I was simply writing a story that was on my heart as a black woman. And as you know, we're black every day, so dealing with issues such as racism and social inequality is a way of life. It's always present whether it's trending in the news or not. And this is also a major point I made in the movie and one that I hope resonates with audiences. When you observe the main character (Carina), she is having to function and navigate in this new reality she finds herself in. Those on the outside of these situations (about police shootings) make it political, but we can't understand what someone is really going through until it happens to us. We don't see their darkest moments. We don't see them when they are deep in the abyss and are struggling to find the light. I wanted to focus on that and still present something deep and meaningful in spite of it all.
Coalminer's Daughter with Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones. It was my mom's favorite movie and then it became one of mine. I think we saw that movie at least 7 times together.
8. You submitted to the festival via Film Freeway. What are your feelings of the submission platform from a filmmaker's perspective?
I think Film Freeway is one of the most amazing resources for filmmakers. You can submit your film very seamlessly and because of that, you're able to navigate this vast landscape a lot better. You're able to research film festivals, find out what they're looking for, and market to them properly.
Oh, boy, that's a tough one. Most songs from the 90s. LOL
Currently, we are still marketing and submitting January 14th to film festivals. It's been a whirlwind, to say the least. So far this year, the film has been accepted by over 20 film festivals worldwide and received 12 awards and nominations. We anticipate more screenings for the film in the next couple of years. For 2021, there are two short films in the works. I'm also working on a new pilot and a feature.
Interview with Filmmaker Sibel Guvenc (ONE STEP APART)
August 24, 2020 matthewtoffolo directing a film, feedback film festival, film director, short film, short film festival, toronto film festival, Uncategorized, wildsound film festival	Experimental FEEDBACK Film Festival, feedback film festival, Sibel Guvenc (ONE STEP APART)
ONE STEP APART played to rave reviews at the June 2020 Experimental, Dance, Music Film Festival.
Sibel Guvenc: ONE STEP APART is a hybrid fiction dance/drama short film about a couple struggling with a past secret that puts their relationship on the verge of separation. Their emotions are revealed through dance where they are trying to get out of this infinite loop of anger and sadness.
ONE STEP APART is a short film about different levels of communication. Through movement, I'm analyzing how two stagings of the same emotional conflict can inform, interact and complicate each other. The dialogue is kept opaque and the complexity of the scene is expressed through movement. Their emotions are revealed through dance where I focused on two emotions: anger and sadness. These emotions are shared interchangeably in between them while they're trying to get out of this infinite loop. As the film progresses, two worlds merge with a blend of dance and dialogue. One Step Apart captures a moment from the lives of a couple that shapes their future.
https://www.kybelefilms.com/one-step-apart
From writing the screenplay to finishing the post, it took about eight months to complete "One Step Apart". Because, it was a no budget short film, I had to wait for the availability of my key team.
Dance, Emotions
I can't recall any difficulty making this film which is a rare experience in filmmaking. I had a great collaboration with the composer Michael Occhipinti and the choreographer Lisa Brkich on this film, and it was so enjoyable from the rehearsals to the editing room. I realize I'm so passionate about shooting dance on film, and I really look forward to collaborating with dancers, and choreographers more often.
I was very pleased that it meant something to the audience about the hardship in relationships. The audience reacted so well to hybridity, and how the movement in the film reflects the character's inner journey, thoughts and emotions. I really enjoyed hearing people talk about an abstract piece.
I've been always drawn into movement, and using space in my art work, and I always wanted to work with dance elements in my filmmaking. I was writing "End of the Rope", my latest short film about a disabled dancer and her empowerment journey in AI at that time. https://www.kybelefilms.com/end-of-the-rope. I was planning to work with the same choreographer, and I wanted to make a film using dance and music before I shot "End of the Rope". I wanted to make a very simple short film about capturing a moment that two people are almost stuck at one place, not being able to move forward or backward. I wanted to portray a repetitive cycle in a relationship that is not healthy.
Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick, The Fountain by Darren Aronofsky, The Illusionist by Neil Burger (mostly because of the soundtrack by Philip Glass)
Film freeway is the leading platform for festival submissions. They're very responsive, and always helpful.
I don't know if they're the ones I listened to the most, but these are the first that came to my mind.
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No.5
Gabriel Fauré-Les berceaux op. 23 no. 1
Cirque du soleil – Alegria album
https://www.kybelefilms.com/loya
I'm working on LOYA, a family drama with environmental themes. In a Turkish village threatened by a multinational gold mining company operated by her birth-father, Loya, a young storyteller facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, holds her family accountable for their choices. LOYA creates a dialogue about deforestation, climate emergency, eco-activism, and connections to the land. LOYA is selected to Whistler Film Festival Producers Lab for development and packaging.
Please follow on instagram and twitter for current film screenings and future work.
Tweets by sibelguvencfilm
https://www.instagram.com/guvencsibel/


In November of 2010 the EA-18G flight simulator at NAS Whidbey Island was flooded. BME supported Chugach Industries in the recovery effort.
BME electricians worked long hours to replaced fire alarm systems. Electrical cabling and devices were each openeded, checked, and dried or replaced. Grounding systems were repaired and replaced. Since BME had previously installed much of existing fire alarm and electrical systems, Chugach relied on BME in a consulting capacity to provide lock-out tag-out of electrical systems in the building while restoration and cleaning was performed. BME received the letters below after the project was completed.


Our first meeting of the spring semester will take place on Tuesday, January 30, 11:00-12:00 in Manchester Hall Room 227. Jon Gajewski (UConn Linguistics) will be presenting his own work. Title and abstract below.
English allows a construction in which a sentence contains a parenthetical with a clausal gap, as in (i). I will refer to phrases such as I think in (i) as clausal parentheticals. Typically, clausal parentheticals cannot be negative, cf. (ii).
(i) There is beer in the fridge, I think.
(ii) *There is beer in the fridge, I don't think.
It has been noted that when the clausal parenthetical contains a neg-raising predicate, an apparent doubling of a negation in the main clause is allowed, as in (ii).
(ii) There is no beer in the fridge, I (don't) think.
This doubling has been taken to be an argument in favor of syntactic approaches to neg-raising, as in Ross (1973) and Collins & Postal (2014). I will defend an analysis of the doubling in (ii) that is compatible with a semantic/pragmatic approach to neg-raising, as in Horn 1989, Gajewski 2007, Romoli 2013.
The Logic Colloquium on Friday, November 17, at 2pm in Oak Hall 110, will feature Joshua Knobe (Yale).


According to Sean Kingston, a recent attempt to cop some new jewelry left him in a vulnerable and dangerous position.
According to Sean Kingston, a recent attempt to cop some new jewelry left him in a vulnerable and dangerous position. The 25-year-old singer claims he was kidnapped after a deal went wrong with L.A.-based company, Avianne Jewelers. After paying out $185,000 on a watch that was priced at $225,000, Kingston says he refused to pay the balance because he thought the watch wasn't worth it. What happened next is a bit confusing, but unsettling if true.
Never trust Avianne jewelers... Period.. Shady business.. GOD never misses anything so we will leave this in his hands but just know KARMA!
Avianne Jewelers has yet to release a statement on the matter.


This pair of U.S. Version POST-Facelift LED taillights are genuine Audi parts from a 2016 Audi RS7. These lights are almost new with no blemishes or scratches. The taillights even have a coat of Opticoat Pro Plus protection. The lights are fully functional. These lights do NOT have dynamic (sweeping) turn signal functionality.
These lights will fit into either a PRE-facelift or a POST-facelift Audi A7/S7/RS7. However, PRE-facelift cars may require a different wiring harness (not included with these lights) since these lights have different connectors (www.bks-tuning may have the wiring harness). The PRE-facelift cars may also require coding via VCDS cable (Coding instructions are not included). For POST-Facelift cars, these lights are direct PnP.
I'm interested in these. What payment do you accept? Do you prefer Venmo/Paypal/Cash?
didn't get a PM. can you resend?
This item sold. Thank you.


This Nrth Collaboration iPhone XR case features an engraved golden distressed compass on a genuine denim backing.
This is my second product from Keyway, and I love it! Fits and protects the phone perfectly.


I didn't mention it before but when my brother passed away I also inhereted his betta.
I guess he had one him in a door prize (stupid) anyway he didn't even have a name.
My question is that he just sits there all the time, I had a betta before it didn't seem this inactive. Even when we feed him he never moves. My daughter is afraid to go feed him when she gets home from school, every day she is afraid he is dead.
I would be willing to give him away to anyone close...maybe I should ask erica (bccrazy) I just don't have any knowledge of betta's.
Have you tried putting a mirror against his tank? It's a good idea to let bettas flare daily, just to keep them happy and active.
What kind of tank is he in? Does he have a heater? Lower temperature could also be the reason for bettas acting sluggish.
He is in a glass bowl not too big, probably not big enough. I need something with a lid, the kitty tries to get at him if I don't put him up and away.
Its been pretty warm so I don't think he is cold.
Another reason for a lid is because bettas jump. Yiu should get a lid quickly. On your next water change measure how many cups of water you can get in it. 8 cups=0.5 gallon. 16 cups=1 gallon. Etc.
I actually had a betta probably 10 years ago, it lived for 2 years. It just seemed a lot more active than this one and it was in a smaller bowl.


For the twelfth consecutive year, Moorambilla Voices' award-winning Artistic Director Michelle Leonard OAM will be conducting workshops and auditioning over 2500 children across north-west NSW.
If accepted into the program, children have the opportunity to take part in extraordinary performances and concerts. "We have learnt that lots of children don't think they can sing or dance – but they will never know unless they give it a try! That's what Moorambilla is about," says Michelle.
Any child enrolled in school between Year 3 and 11 can attend the workshops and audition to become part of the Moorambilla Voices gifted and talented program. The program is a unique cultural experience in our rural and remote region.
It helps young people to find their voice, their passion and path for the future.
Moorambilla Voices was set up to encourage children in remote and regional New South Wales to learn about artistic expression.
Each year 300 students attend two camps where they dance, sing, compose, paint, weave, play drums and learn about the cultural traditions and stories of their landscape. This is delivered in partnership with the highest quality professional musicians, performers, composers, choreographers and visual artists including Taikoz, Song Company and the Australian World Orchestra.
This year, award-winning Artistic Director Michelle Leonard OAM teams up with dancer Tainga Savage in the workshops. In a huge bonus, Moorambilla Voices are excited to be part of the BOSTES teacher professional development accreditation scheme through the NSW Department of Education. Moorambilla Voices are also proud to be part of the National Library of Australia's PANDORA archive initiative.
Artistic Director Michelle Leonard will audition over 2,500 children and run skills development workshops for students from Year 3 to Year 11. Student participation in the workshops is FREE to all Schools.
This year, teacher participation in the workshops will form part of the BOSTES accreditation through the NSW Department of Education.
The first Round of Offers will be emailed to your School on May 1, 2017.
Contact Moorambilla Voices for further information about your school and area or visit the website.


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We really enjoyed staying in this Hotel. Staff is very friendly and helpful. A very nice,clean hotel and staff were very friendly, informative and helpful. By the end of the trip, I felt like i had made friends with a few people there. Taking trips to other parts of the country was made much easier by leaving our bags in the Hotel and taking only what you needed. If we go back, i would stay with them again.
I stayed here for 3 nights and wish it were longer. The staff were very friendly and the location was perfect, right next to the lake and its on a small street in the old quarter. Traveling alone, I felt safe and happy while there. I had a great deal for Halong Bay Tour.
Vietnam is very beautiful I highly recommend you to choose to stay here when traveling to Ha Noi.


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Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells
William G. Nelson, Leroy F. Liu, Donald S. Coffey
DNA topoisomerases have been proposed to function in a variety of genetic processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes1-3. Here, we have assessed the role of DNA topoisomerase II in mammalian DNA replication by determining the proximity of newly synthesized DNA to covalent enzyme-DNA complexes generated by treating cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells with teniposide. Teniposide (VM-26), an epipodophyllotoxin, is known to interact with mammalian DNA topoisomerase II so as to trap the enzyme in a covalent complex with DNA4-9. We have found that the teniposide-induced trapping of such complexes requires MgCl2, is stimulated by ATP and is inhibited by novobiocin. The formation of covalent complexes seems to be reversible on removal of teniposide. Furthermore, analysis of the covalent complexes formed between 3H-thymidine pulse-labelled DNA and topoisomerase II following teniposide treatment reveals a direct association of the enzyme with nascent DNA fragments. Our results suggest that DNA topoisomerase II may interact with newly replicated daughter DNA molecules near DNA replication forks in mammalian cells.
已發佈 - 1986
多學科
深入研究「Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells」主題。共同形成了獨特的指紋。
Teniposide Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Type II DNA Topoisomerase Medicine & Life Sciences 84%
Adenocarcinoma Medicine & Life Sciences 51%
DNA Medicine & Life Sciences 36%
DNA Replication Medicine & Life Sciences 21%
DNA Topoisomerases Medicine & Life Sciences 17%
Enzymes Medicine & Life Sciences 17%
Novobiocin Medicine & Life Sciences 16%
Nelson, W. G., Liu, L. F., & Coffey, D. S. (1986). Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells. Nature, 322(6075), 187-189. https://doi.org/10.1038/322187a0
Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells. / Nelson, William G.; Liu, Leroy F.; Coffey, Donald S.
於: Nature, 卷 322, 編號 6075, 1986, p. 187-189.
Nelson, WG, Liu, LF & Coffey, DS 1986, 'Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells', Nature, 卷 322, 編號 6075, 頁 187-189. https://doi.org/10.1038/322187a0
Nelson WG, Liu LF, Coffey DS. Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells. Nature. 1986;322(6075):187-189. https://doi.org/10.1038/322187a0
Nelson, William G. ; Liu, Leroy F. ; Coffey, Donald S. / Newly replicated DNA is associated with DNA topoisomerase II in cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells. 於: Nature. 1986 ; 卷 322, 編號 6075. 頁 187-189.
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abstract = "DNA topoisomerases have been proposed to function in a variety of genetic processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes1-3. Here, we have assessed the role of DNA topoisomerase II in mammalian DNA replication by determining the proximity of newly synthesized DNA to covalent enzyme-DNA complexes generated by treating cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells with teniposide. Teniposide (VM-26), an epipodophyllotoxin, is known to interact with mammalian DNA topoisomerase II so as to trap the enzyme in a covalent complex with DNA4-9. We have found that the teniposide-induced trapping of such complexes requires MgCl2, is stimulated by ATP and is inhibited by novobiocin. The formation of covalent complexes seems to be reversible on removal of teniposide. Furthermore, analysis of the covalent complexes formed between 3H-thymidine pulse-labelled DNA and topoisomerase II following teniposide treatment reveals a direct association of the enzyme with nascent DNA fragments. Our results suggest that DNA topoisomerase II may interact with newly replicated daughter DNA molecules near DNA replication forks in mammalian cells.",
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AU - Nelson, William G.
AU - Liu, Leroy F.
AU - Coffey, Donald S.
N2 - DNA topoisomerases have been proposed to function in a variety of genetic processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes1-3. Here, we have assessed the role of DNA topoisomerase II in mammalian DNA replication by determining the proximity of newly synthesized DNA to covalent enzyme-DNA complexes generated by treating cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells with teniposide. Teniposide (VM-26), an epipodophyllotoxin, is known to interact with mammalian DNA topoisomerase II so as to trap the enzyme in a covalent complex with DNA4-9. We have found that the teniposide-induced trapping of such complexes requires MgCl2, is stimulated by ATP and is inhibited by novobiocin. The formation of covalent complexes seems to be reversible on removal of teniposide. Furthermore, analysis of the covalent complexes formed between 3H-thymidine pulse-labelled DNA and topoisomerase II following teniposide treatment reveals a direct association of the enzyme with nascent DNA fragments. Our results suggest that DNA topoisomerase II may interact with newly replicated daughter DNA molecules near DNA replication forks in mammalian cells.
AB - DNA topoisomerases have been proposed to function in a variety of genetic processes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes1-3. Here, we have assessed the role of DNA topoisomerase II in mammalian DNA replication by determining the proximity of newly synthesized DNA to covalent enzyme-DNA complexes generated by treating cultured rat prostatic adenocarcinoma cells with teniposide. Teniposide (VM-26), an epipodophyllotoxin, is known to interact with mammalian DNA topoisomerase II so as to trap the enzyme in a covalent complex with DNA4-9. We have found that the teniposide-induced trapping of such complexes requires MgCl2, is stimulated by ATP and is inhibited by novobiocin. The formation of covalent complexes seems to be reversible on removal of teniposide. Furthermore, analysis of the covalent complexes formed between 3H-thymidine pulse-labelled DNA and topoisomerase II following teniposide treatment reveals a direct association of the enzyme with nascent DNA fragments. Our results suggest that DNA topoisomerase II may interact with newly replicated daughter DNA molecules near DNA replication forks in mammalian cells.


Today was a excellent and lovely day. We had all the windows open and there were warm breezes gliding through our home. I got the screen windows up, cleaned garage a bit started tomatoes, cucumbers, daisies and habanero hot peppers inside. Our home becomes a greenhouse in March and the plants are fun to watch it all grow. It's magic! We can not wait to get them into the garden in May.
I enjoyed hearing a U. of M. Professor on the radio last week and he said that March in Minnesota is a wild month. High temperatures have been as high as 80 and the lows have been as brisk as 35 below zero! So we are in for more snow and rain and etc in March, but that is Minnesota… there is never a dull moment.
March in Minnesota is sort of like a wild comedy magic show, you expect the unexpected! I like to surprise people with my presentations that include a bit of humor, comedy and even some mysterious magic of the mind. My goal is to grab attention and get people motivated to serve each other and their clients. Topics include humor in the workplace and the magic of teamwork. It is spring and time to motivate your staff to stretch and grow in their skills and grow your business.
I like to make laughs and spread smiles with my motivational keynote presentation. This weekend included a very fun event for me. It was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout Career fair in Oakdale. It was nice to meet and encourage the enthusiastic scouts to stretch their horizons and do their best.
Other presenters included the DNR, The White Bear Lake Country Inn Manager talking with students about management and a pilot talking about what it takes to get up and into the sky! officer Brian from the Oakdale Police Dept. encouraged the scouts to learn about a carreer in law enforcement.
I bring my motivational message to corporate meetings and special events. Check it out at InspireBiz.com.
An essential tool for success is the ability to listen and understand.
With co-workers and associates we can save a lot of time by getting things right the first time. Listening to understand and be understood is a valuable time saver. Having keen listening skills helps in so many ways.
In sales, listening to the customer provides us with keys to what they are looking for in a product and service and this helps us to adapt our presentation or to bring out the services that our company offers to help fit their needs. When we act as a consultant, ask questions and listen, we can give superior service and get the sale.
We can learn many helpful tools for business success from improvisation comedy teams such as Second City in Chicago. Night after night these performers are thrown into situations that they would never expect to be in and they play off what they are given. Someone in the audience may be asked to give a location for the next skit. Amazing places can be tossed out and the actors must be ready to jump forward with whatever is given. Someone may say, you are astronauts on Mars or pastry chefs on a cruise ship or 4th graders in gym class.
The key to the actor's success is that they jump into it with courage and confidence and then let the story unwind. They react to each other and the situation. No script is available and none is required – just like life.
So he key to their success is listening to the other actors on stage. If one says, "I think I grabbed the wrong space suit." The story will move forward in a comical way if another actor builds on that line and adds, "yeah, I must have yours as it is giving me an sub – atomic wedgie!" Consider if the second actor did not focus, listen and respond to what the first said, he might say, "yes and doesn't the earth look pretty from here." He just took the scene in another direction and the audience would be confused and less amused.
In real life we need to make a conscious choice to really listen and respond to associates and clients. We must focus attention fully on others and not on what we want to say next.
This focus will lead to better understanding and less misunderstanding. Most importantly, people will feel that we genuinely care. One of the best ways that we can show that we genuinely care is by giving our undivided attention to others by listening when they speak.
It is easier said than done, but this is a skill that can be developed by practice. Try it each time you are with someone today. Practice makes better.
Improvisational teams such as the Second City in Chicago launched the careers of John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Ackroid, Bill Murray and many other comedy greats of the past 20 years. It was a place to play and experiment. Some of these experiments made a very small impact – in the audience you could hear the sound of one hand clapping. Others blew the roof off! The team had to trust each other and themselves.
In business, teams and entrepreneurs have to creatively think on their feet and improvise to bring success.
There are rules for improvisation. It is not all made up on the spot and guidelines are required for the out of the box thinking.
The First Rule of Improvisation: Believe in yourself. You have to trust that you have ideas and an innate creative ability. Many people say, "I'm not creative." But that is simply not true. Necessity is the mother of invention and if you were placed in a situation, such as having the door fall off your refrigerator, and no repair shop open until Monday, you would quickly discover your ability to come up with a solution. You would most likely come up with several ways out of this.
Think of some solutions now to this exercise, then, read on.
In my classes on improve, several ideas came forward such as; leaning the door back up and putting a chair against it, laying the refrigerator on its back and letting the door lay on it. Another wise participant said, "Call everyone over and throw a party and eat it all up." And of course there is duct tape!
The situation caused a need for a solution and when pressed we all can think of several ideas. We are creative, when we have to be.
So much of our creativity has been flushed away by school and peer pressure. But it is still there waiting to flower like a seed under the snow in March.
Second: Trust your team. Try to avoid judging ideas too quickly, instead build on the ideas tossed out and see your success grow.
Get started and try some of the skills methods found in this article or invite me to your next team building meeting and let's get the minds exercising.
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Province plans 50-kilometre, three-year Highway 401 rehab project
CHATHAM-KENT -- The province is conducting a study prior to undertaking a multi-year Highway 401 reconstruction project covering a 50-kilometre stretch from just west of Tilbury to Victoria Road in eastern Chatham-Kent.
Doug Schmidt, Windsor Star
A stretch of Highway 401 is pictured in this file photo.
CHATHAM-KENT — The province is conducting a study prior to undertaking a multi-year Highway 401 reconstruction project covering a 50-kilometre stretch from just west of Tilbury to Victoria Road in eastern Chatham-Kent.
The proposed work includes new full-pavement replacement over a three-year period, drainage improvements, replacement/rehabilitation of bridges and culverts and environmental protection and mitigation where required.
The project would mean temporary lane and ramp closures and "temporary impacts" to the Tilbury service centres. One lane of traffic in each direction along Highway 401 will always be maintained.
Stantec Consulting Ltd. was retained by the Ministry of Transportation to complete the detailed design and conduct a class environmental study. This project is in addition to, and will be coordinated with, improvement work at the Highway 40 interchange, as well as bridge rehabilitation work along Highway 401.
The project covers Highway 401 from Essex County Road 42 in the west to five km east of Bloomfield Road and from Kent Bridge Road east to Victoria Road.
Details regarding the proposed improvements, along with traffic impacts and timing of construction, will be
available on a website
to be maintained for the duration of the study and updated as new information becomes available.
Contact the project team
to submit your questions or comments.
dschmidt@windsorstar.com
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New schools top list of local education priorities Mayor touts plan to save Wiser's Reception Centre


We are a family owned and operated restaurant, serving homemade food for 19 years in the same location. We are open from 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 5 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Breakfast and lunch are served all day long. We offer off site catering for almost any size group and any occasion.
The name Whistle Stop fits with our wonderful town, Boone is home to the Union Pacific Railroad and the Boone Scenic Valley Railroad. Boone is in central Iowa, 15 minutes west of Ames ( Home of Iowa State University) and approximately 40 minutes north from the state capitol of Des Moines.
Ask your server about our new gourmet burgers.


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Q: How can I close the child window if the parent window is closed? I have a web application that pops up another window.
If the person closes the main browser window, I need to close the child window as well.
Is this possible? If so, how?

A: When you call window.open(), the return value is a handle to the new window that was created.  Using this, you can keep an array of windows you have opened, and then call close on them within an unload event handler:
var win = winodw.open(URL, title, options);
window.MyOpenWindows.push(win);

Later, in a function registered for the unload event:
function closeWindows(){
    for (i=0;i<window.MyOpenWindows.length;i++)
    {
        window.MyOpenWindows[i].close();
    }
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I remember seeing the photos of Jennifer Aniston a few weeks ago, where the tabloids were sparking rumours that she might be pregnant.
I have only just seen this article that she published via Huffington Post last week confirming that what the tabloids are saying is NOT true. I urge you to read it. She is not pregnant. But that's not the point. And its not all about her. This is one part of a much wider, ongoing discussion about the need for being less judgmental of women and the way females are seen through the lens of the tabloids.
And whilst starting off by saying that she doesn't usually address the gossip, and she's not officially on ANY social media platforms, she felt she needed to set the record straight.
Speaking of the press, I was amused this week to read via the Daily Mail that apparently the Beckham family are reportedly moving back to LA from London. Just because furniture was seen being moved from their house. Reader: if you follow the showbiz news (I read SOME of it always with a large pinch of salt), you will know that they haven't even been here that long and are doing a large amount of controversial work on their London home – so has it not occurred to anyone that they might just be leaving their rental home and moving into the one they own when they get back from their summer holidays ?
Of course, I might be entirely wrong but Jennifer Aniston refers to these types of vicious photographers outside her home and the same can be said here.
Anyone as famous as the Beckhams or Jennifer Aniston will have accepted a long time ago that they won't be able to go anywhere without being followed. I wouldn't swap my life for theirs any day.
Should I read the Daily Mail?


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The Jewish Community Owes Rabbi Haskel Lookstein an Apology
The general ignorance, assumption of worst motives, and vitriol that greeted Lookstein's abortive decision to speak at the RNC sounded more like Trump than his opposition
By Yair Rosenberg|July 18, 2016 10:37 AM
This afternoon, the Republican National Convention will commence in Cleveland, Ohio—and it will do so without its original opening speaker. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the respected former spiritual leader of Manhattan's Modern Orthodox Kehilath Jeshurun congregation and the Ramaz School, was initially slated to deliver the convention's kickoff prayer. The 84-year-old rabbi accepted the slot at the behest of his congregants Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, whose conversion to Judaism he oversaw. But as is now well-known, Lookstein pulled out [1] after his prospective appearance was met with a cavalcade of criticism.
This was Lookstein's right, and I personally feel that he made the correct decision in reconsidering. Likewise, the American Jewish community was fully within its rights to object to Lookstein's role. What was not right, however, was the ugly, spiteful, and ignorant manner in which much of that criticism was leveled against a man whose decades of service surely earned him the benefit of the doubt.
In the hours after Lookstein's convention appearance was reported, not one [2], not two [3], not three [4], but four [5] different Change.org petitions were launched in response. As the famous rabbinic saying goes, "one Jewish opinion, several redundant petitions." Indeed, it would have been funny if some of their contents hadn't been so troubling.
The first and by far most popular petition was also the worst offender. Signed by 832 people before Lookstein withdrew, its title proclaimed, "Rabbi Lookstein — You May Speak for Trump, But Not in Our Name." Channeling the essence of internet outrage culture, it proceeded to assume the absolute basest motives on Lookstein's part, while simultaneously evincing utter ignorance of how prayers at the national political conventions actually work.
"We, the undersigned, are outraged that Rabbi Haskel Lookstein…has decided to lend his blessing to Donald Trump and speak at the Republican National Convention," the petition began. "To embrace Trump and Trumpism goes against all we've been taught." Thus, right off the bat, the protest presumed that (a) Lookstein intended to endorse Trump with his appearance, and (b) that such political approbation is the function of a prayer delivered at the Republican or Democratic National Conventions. Both of these assumptions are false.
In fact, there are two kinds of faith leaders who attend these quadrennial events. On the one hand, there are those who genuinely identify with the political party they are appearing with. On the other, there are those clerics who participate in order to bring a moral voice to our country's political proceedings, without any intent to endorse a candidate or express a political preference.
In 2012, I profiled both rabbis who appeared at the national conventions. At the RNC, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik clearly identified [7] with the party at hand. But at the DNC, celebrated Conservative Rabbi David Wolpe told [8] me in no uncertain terms that his appearance did not constitute an Obama endorsement. Often, spiritual leaders of Wolpe's school appear at prominent events for both parties to underscore their neutrality. For them, it is about offering a prophetic perspective, not partisanship. Lookstein, who famously delivered [9] a prayer for Obama the morning after his 2009 inauguration, falls squarely into this category.
Yet none of Lookstein's most caustic critics seemed to be aware of this political or personal backstory. Thus, in their ignorance, they felt completely justified in asserting that the rabbi intended to ratify Trump's bigotry, endorse his proposals, and apologize for his enabling of anti-Semitism, all on the RNC stage. From the first petition [2]:
Rabbi Lookstein, do you also shrug in the face of virulent, violent anti-Semitism? Do you also believe that ten million Mexicans should be deported? Do you really want your grandchildren to grow up in a racist fantasia in which we will somehow construct "the wall"?
Rabbi Lookstein, all the good work you've done in your life – everything you've done for your community, for the plight of Soviet Jews – will be flushed down the toilet for ten minutes on stage in Cleveland. This is the single action history will remember you by, and history will not be kind.
It never seems to have crossed the petitioners' minds that this did not actually make any sense given Lookstein's history of social justice activism or his nonpartisanship. Having already divined Lookstein's devious designs, the petition darkly concluded by warning that "the future of our country, not to mention your own legacy, is at stake." (Two [4] other [3] more perceptive petitions offered more nuanced objections—and garnered less than 250 signatures combined.)
The absurdity of this hyperbole was immediately exposed when Lookstein withdrew and released the text of his intended prayer. It read, in part:
We thank you for our constitutional government that has created and fostered the American ideals of democracy, freedom, justice and equality for all, regardless of race, religion or national origin. Almighty God: We know that we are living in very dangerous times, when all of these blessings are threatened from without, by forces of terror and unimaginable brutality, and from within, by those who sow the seeds of bigotry, hatred and violence, putting our lives and our way of life at risk.
In other words, Lookstein had no intention of sacrificing his convictions on the altar of Trump. He planned to speak truth to power on arguably the most consequential convention stage of our lifetimes. Rather than a chillul hashem, a profanation of God's name, the headlines would have heralded a kiddush hashem, a sanctification of God's name: "Ivanka Trump's rabbi implicitly rebukes Donald Trump's campaign at the start of the Republican National Convention."
Whether this potentially positive outcome was enough to outweigh the chance that Lookstein's presence might offer an inadvertent Orthodox imprimatur to Trump's campaign is debatable. Whether Lookstein intended to jettison his legacy and "embrace Trumpism" is not.
Why does this matter? Because it reveals that Donald Trump has made greater inroads into our community than we'd like to admit.
I yield to no one in my disgust for Trump, his candidacy, and what they represent. I have written at length on this subject, to the extent that I have become [10] a favorite target for Trump's white supremacist supporters on social media. I've chronicled the toxic nexus [11] of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism among his backers, and I've been photoshopped [12] into gas chambers and concentrations camps by them for doing so. Back when many liberals were still treating Trump's candidacy as a joke at the Republican party's expense, I went on a New Republic podcast [13] to argue for the radical proposition that Democrats should cross over into the Republican primary to vote for Trump's opponents, given the extraordinary threat he posed.
But to defeat Trump, it is not sufficient to beat him at the ballot box. His form of political discourse—the assumption of base motives, the ignorance, the all-encompassing anger—must be repudiated. If instead, in order to oust him, we become like him, Trump will have won after all.
In this respect, the treatment of Lookstein by those who profess to oppose Trump does not bode well. Confronted with a choice they disliked from a rightly respected rabbi, many in the American Jewish community chose the politics of personal destruction over honest engagement. They imputed the worst to their opponent, when a cursory Google search would have offered reason for reticence. They mistook the stridency of their sentiments for strength. They spoke categorically about a political process they did not understand. In other words, while claiming to speak in opposition to Donald Trump, they sounded quite a lot like him.
As the Republican National Convention commences, many American Jews will be congratulating themselves for being on the right side of history. But building a moral society doesn't just mean making the right choice every four years at the polls; it means making the right choices every day in between. And if the Lookstein affair teaches us anything, it's that we still have a lot of work to do on that score.
Previous: Rabbi Haskel Lookstein Will No Longer Speak at RNC; Emails Planned Invocation to 'Ramaz Family' [1]
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Cookie ethics: Congresswoman-elect asks if she's still allowed to sell Girl Scout cookies
Rep.-elect Abigail Spanberger is one of her daughter's troop leaders, and as she prepares for her new job representing Virginia's 7th Congressional District, she wonders if she has a conflict of interest.
Cookie ethics: Congresswoman-elect asks if she's still allowed to sell Girl Scout cookies Rep.-elect Abigail Spanberger is one of her daughter's troop leaders, and as she prepares for her new job representing Virginia's 7th Congressional District, she wonders if she has a conflict of interest. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/17/cookie-conundrum-congresswoman-elect-spanberger-frets-over-girl-scout-cookie-season/2018018002/
Nicole Gaudiano and Eliza Collins, USA TODAY Published 9:00 a.m. ET Nov. 17, 2018 | Updated 12:36 p.m. ET Nov. 17, 2018
Congresswoman-elect Abigail Spanberger is one of her daughter's Girl Scout troop leaders. As she prepares for her new job representing Virginia's 7th Congressional District, she wonders if she has a conflict of interest. USA TODAY
Abigail Spanberger, congresswoman-elect in Virginia's 7th District, celebrates with her daughter Clarie and members of her campaign staff on Nov. 6, 2018 in Richmond, Va., after hearing that the Democratic party was on track to regain control of the House of Representatives.(Photo: Win McNamee, Getty Images)
WASHINGTON – Now that she's a Congresswoman-elect, Abigail Spanberger is in a Trefoil over Girl Scout cookie season.
She's one of her daughter's troop leaders, and as she prepares for her new job representing Virginia's 7th Congressional District, she wonders if she has a conflict of interest.
"Can I go in the neighborhood and sell Girl Scout cookies or are people going to feel compelled because I'm now their representative in Congress? Do you know what I mean?" she asked.
"I don't know what I'm going to do."
Given the sex and financial scandals of Congress, it seems kind of sweet that a member-elect is fretting over the ethics of selling Thin Mints. But it may be the type of issue that's bound to arise when a record number of women have been elected to Congress.
Cookie case law from the House Ethics Committee may be wanting. They've never publicly addressed the sale of Girl Scout cookies.
More: 'Awakening': Abigail Spanberger's House win illustrates the shift of US politics in 'year of the badass woman'
More: Midterm results 2018: How Trump's 2016 election set the stage for the female wave
But if Spanberger needs advice, others have walked this path. Sixty percent of women who will serve next Congress are Girl Scout alums. And Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., balanced her job in Congress with being a troop co-leader from 2006 to 2012.
"I still have the bins and bins of crafts that I collected so that we could always have something ready to go when our meeting came up," Wasserman Schultz said, laughing.
Spanberger, a Democrat, said it wasn't a problem in her previous government work to just let colleagues know her daughter was selling them. She is a former U.S. Postal Inspection Service law enforcement officer and undercover Central Intelligence Agency operative, which makes it even more amusing when she jokes: "If we're doing booth sales, do I just put a baseball cap on and hope nobody recognizes me?"
No, serving in Congress won't require her to go undercover – again.
Wasserman Schultz certainly didn't have to go incognito when her daughters' troop sold cookies at the Publix or when the girls knocked on doors in the neighborhood. She was right behind them, pulling the wagon of cookies, she said.
Most of her sales were at home, although colleagues and staff would approach her for their cookie fix once word got out that she was a troop leader.
"I certainly didn't send out any solicitation – there was nothing like that – because that wouldn't be ethical," she said.
Congressional Management Foundation President Bradford Fitch said, like any boss, members of Congress would need to be careful about selling cookies to their staff, but he didn't see any ethical violations with them helping their daughters sell to constituents. They just can't use their post to pressure people to buy cookies.
"(Spanberger) doesn't relinquish her responsibilities as a mom because she's a member of Congress," said Fitch, whose organization advises new members and is involved in their orientation this week in Washington D.C. "It's probably a great way to connect with constituents."
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