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Date of Submission 13-Apr-2015
Background/aim
Organic solvents, which are used in many processes in furniture manufacture, are the most common chemicals that may be associated with liver injury. The present study aimed to determine the potential impact among workers exposed to mixtures of organic solvents on liver function tests.
Participants and methods
The present study included 63 workers occupationally exposed to organic solvents and 27 healthy individuals who served as a control group. The exposed group was divided into three subgroups according to the duration of employment: less than 10 years (G2), from 10 to 20 years (G3), and more than 20 years (G4) of employment. Six air samples were collected in the different production units using activated charcoal tubes according to a standard method developed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Clinical data and demographic information were collected. Liver enzymes [alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), g-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities] were measured in all participants.
The mean level of organic solvents at air work place was below the maximum allowable limits according to international regulations and Egyptian Environmental Law 4. Serum ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, and LDH activities were significantly higher in exposed workers than in the controls. Serum AST and ALP activities were elevated in subgroups with duration of employment more than 10 years compared with the controls. Serum ALT, ALP, and LDH activities showed a significant positive correlation with the duration of employment.
The relationship between occupational exposure to organic solvents and hepatic injury was propounded, even though the exposure was below the permissible exposure limit. Serum ALT is a good biomarker of hepatocellular injury and a sensitive biomarker for exposure to solvents.
Keywords: furniture manufacture, liver enzymes, organic solvents
Hasani IW, Sharaf NE, El-Desouky MA, Abdel Shakour AA, Mohamed MS. Hepatic impairment among workers of furniture manufacture occupationally exposed to solvents in Egypt. J Arab Soc Med Res 2015;10:82-7
Hasani IW, Sharaf NE, El-Desouky MA, Abdel Shakour AA, Mohamed MS. Hepatic impairment among workers of furniture manufacture occupationally exposed to solvents in Egypt. J Arab Soc Med Res [serial online] 2015 [cited 2022 Jan 21];10:82-7. Available from: http://www.new.asmr.eg.net/text.asp?2015/10/2/82/175891
Organic solvents and their vapors are a common part of our environment. They are used in industry for a variety of purposes. Organic solvents are used widely by furniture manufacturers in coatings sprayed onto wood, for thinning coatings, and for cleaning spraying equipment. Such solvents are volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted during their use, and they have the potential to damage both health and the environment [1] . Therefore, occupationally, organic solvents with strong toxicity are replaced with weaker ones. So far, studies on low-dose exposure to organic solvents are conflicting and difficult because the symptoms are slow to develop when exposure to organic solvents is in low concentrations [2] .
Occupational exposure to solvents may lead to various injury and illness through inhalation of the toxic vapors and/or absorption of irritants through the skin. The magnitude of hazards worsens in a confined area. Organic solvents are very toxic to the nervous system, liver, kidney, heart, and male reproductive hormones [3],[4],[5],[6],[7],[8] . In general, the toxicity of solvents is related to their lipophilicity [9] . Exposure to significant concentrations can result in liver dysfunction, cell injury, and even organ failure [10] .
In recent years, many investigators have concluded that occupational exposure to solvents may cause insidious damage to the liver; even exposure to a weaker solvent (hydrocarbons), but in large quantities, can cause acute liver necrosis, fatty liver, and hepatorenal syndrome. It was also reported that hepatorenal syndrome can be caused by habitual glue sniffing in toluene abuse [2] .
The hepatotoxic effects of some of the solvents were recognized as early as 1887. Previous studies on the impact of organic solvents on liver function have mostly dealt with high doses, such as acute liver disease caused by dimethylformamide [11],[12] and acute hepatitis caused by trichloroethylene [13] . So far, studies on low-dose exposure to organic solvents have shown no relationship with liver toxicity [14] . The clinical assessment of hepatotoxicity and industrial solvents must take into account synergism with medications as drugs of use and abuse such as ibuprofen and penicillin, alcohol, age, and nutrition [15] .
For this reason, Brautbar and Williams [15] emphasized that cofactors play a critical role in toxicity from organic solvents. However, studies on the usefulness of traditional liver function tests in the detection of liver injury caused by a mixture of organic solvents are conflicting [16] . It is conceivable that the general picture of the effects will vary depending on the composition of the solvent mixture and the extent of exposure.
Clinical presentation of occupational liver disease may be acute/subacute or chronic, but is often insidious. Liver disease initially appears in the form of fatty liver. As it progresses, it deteriorates into hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Solvents may damage liver cells and liver transaminases may be used to monitor liver damage. Liver disease cannot be confirmed with a blood chemistry test, but clinically, alanine transaminase (ALT) is most commonly used as a biomarker of liver damage. In the liver function tests, ALT, aspartate transaminase (AST), and g-glutamyltransferase (GGT) can be elevated by other organ damage than the liver [17] . Thus, to increase the sensitivity, different biochemical parameters of liver function should be measured [18] , such as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), albumin, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH).
The aim of the present study was to determine the potential impact of occupational exposure to mixtures of organic solvents on liver function tests.
This study included 63 painting workers out of 1000 male workers in a furniture-manufacturing plant. They had worked in the painting and finishing processes for more than 2 consecutive years and were designated as the exposed group and therefore exposed directly or indirectly to a mixture of toluene, styrene, and benzene at the work place. The exposed group was divided into three subgroups according to the duration of employment. Twenty-seven nonexposed male workers, who had worked outside the manufacturing building, were matched with the exposed workers for age, socioeconomic status, special habits, and duration of work, and were designated as the control group. An interview questionnaire was administered that was especially designed to cover present and past occupational histories as well as questions on manifestations suggestive of chronic solvents intoxications for both exposed and control groups.
Indoor air sampling
Six samples were collected in the different production units according to a standard method developed by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health using activated charcoal tubes [ORBO-32' Supelco, Bellefonte, PA USA 16823-0048, activated coconut charcoal (20/40)], at a flow rate of 200 ml/min, using an air sampling pump with electronic flow control (A.P. Buck Inc., Orlando, Florida, USA). The flow of the pump was calibrated using a Mini-Buck Optical Calibrator (A.P. Buck Inc.). After 4 h, the sampling was stopped by placing caps on both ends of the tubes. The tubes were covered in aluminum foil and stored at 4°C until analysis [19] . The laboratory analysis was carried out using gas chromatography (model 7890; Agilent Technology, Wilmington, DE 19808-1610 USA). The system was equipped with a flame ionization detector.
Blood sampling and biochemical methods
Five milliliters of blood was collected into a clean tube from each participant at 12:00-2:00 p.m. before the lunch break on the last day of the working week. Blood samples were left to clot for 20 min at 37°C and then centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 15 min. The sera were separated and stored at –20°C until measurement. ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, and LDH activities were measured using the Kinetic Kit (Randox Laboratories, 55 Diamond Road, Crumlin, County Antrim, BT29 4QY, United Kingdom) according to the methods of Glinghammar et al. [20] , Goldman and Ausiello [21] , Teitz [22] , Englehardt et al. [23] , and Weisshaar et al. [24] , respectively.
The statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS, version 16.0; SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) program was used for analysis. Results are reported as mean ± SD. One-way ANOVA was performed for analysis of more than two variables, followed by a post-hoc test for detection of significance. A simple linear correlation (Pearson's correlation) was used for quantitative data. Qualitative data were presented as frequencies (n) and percentages. Comparisons of quantitative data were performed using Student's t-test for data with a normal distribution. The level of significance was at less than 0.05.
Identification of volatile organic compounds in the air at the work place
Analysis of VOCs in the air of the work place that were collected using activated charcoal tubes [Table 1] confirmed that the workers were exposed to xylene, toluene, styrene, bromobenzene, and benzene; by contrast, trimethylbenzene, 1, 2, 3-trichlorobenzene, isopropyl, and 1, 2, 4-trichlorobenzene were found in traces. The concentrations of all VOCs detected were below the permissible exposure limit.
Table 1 Concentration of different volatile organic compounds (mg/m3) in the air at the work place
The demographic and other data of the exposed and controls are shown in [Table 2]. The mean age of the participants in the exposure and control groups was 39.2 ± 9.9 and 41.3 ± 15.1 years, respectively. The mean difference in age between the two groups was nonsignificant. The average years of employment were 13.74 ± 8.01 years. No statistically significant difference was found between exposed and control participants in terms of smoking habits (P = 0.8). When the protective measures were investigated, only 5% of the exposed workers were always using protective masks or gloves at work and the rest of them (95%) were rarely using or not using masks or gloves at all during work. Almost all participants reported that they had some type of medical complaints. The most frequently mentioned problems were with the eyes, skin mucous membrane irritations (56.6%), and musculoskeletal disorders, especially joint pain (53.3%).
Table 2 Demographic characteristics of healthy participants and workers exposed to solvents under investigation
Evaluation of liver functions
Liver function tests of the exposed workers and controls are shown in [Table 3]; these were statistically significantly increased in the means of ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, and LDH activities in occupationally exposed workers compared with the controls (P < 0.0001, <0.001, <0.0006, <0.002, and <0.0001, respectively). No statistically significant differences were found between subgroup G2 and controls in serum AST, ALP, and GGT. There was a statistically significant increase in the means of AST and ALP activities in exposed workers with a duration of employment longer 10 years (G3 and G4) compared with controls.
Table 3 Liver function tests of controls and workers exposed to organic solvents
[Table 3] shows the correlation between duration of employment and liver function tests in exposed workers. Serum ALT, ALP, and LDH showed a significant positive correlation with the duration of employment (P < 0.024, <0.0001, and <0.029, respectively), whereas the correlation of serum AST and GGT with the duration of employment was not significant (P < 0.214 and <0.055, respectively) [Table 4].
Table 4 Correlation coeffi cient between duration of employment and liver function tests among the exposed workers
Exposure to mixtures of organic solvent is more commonly found rather than exposure to a single one. The additive effect of a mixture of organic solvents causes increased hepatotoxicity, even if the concentration of the solvents is below the environmentally permissible concentrations [25] . As shown in this study, workers engaged in painting and varnishing sectors in the furniture enterprise are exposed to a mixture of volatile organic solvents, which were, according to air analysis of the work place, below the threshold value of exposure permissible limits. Notably, it was unveiled that furniture workers in those sectors had 6.95 and 1.64 times of toluene and benzene, respectively, higher than those of the non-exposed group, and workers who worked for more than 8 h/day had higher blood toluene and benzene levels [26] .
In our study, the biochemical measurements were selected to assess hepatic injury associated with necrosis including the serum hepatic transaminases ALT and AST and hepatic cholestasis including ALP and GGT [27],[28] .
ALT is an enzyme involved in the transfer of an amino group from alanine and present in the cytoplasm. ALT is found in various tissues, but is most commonly associated with the liver. Therefore, ALT is a good biomarker of hepatocellular injury [29] . AST is an enzyme involved in the transfer of an amino group from aspartate. More than 80% of AST is present in the mitochondria and the remaining 20% of AST is present in the cytoplasm. Thus, cytosolic AST immediately appears in the blood from an injured cell, but mitochondrial AST remains in the core regions of an injured cell. Thus, mitochondrial AST in the blood reflects the more severe cell damage or necrosis [30] . In case of alcoholic hepatitis, mainly the mitochondria are damaged. Thus, AST increases more than ALT [30] , which is not obvious in our study. It is generally accepted that increased cytosolic enzyme in the blood occurs secondary to cell membrane damage or cell necrosis [31] . Therefore, increased AST and ALT are biomarkers of hepatic injury rather than hepatic dysfunction [29] .
The present study showed that the mean ALT and AST serum activities were significantly elevated in exposed participants compared with controls. Similarly, many studies have shown increased levels of liver transaminases in workers exposed to a mixture of aromatic solvents [32],[33],[34],[35],[36] . Emara et al. [37] proved that there was deterioration in hepatic functions among 74 spray painters exposed to more than 20 different solvents, especially transaminases. Metwally and El-Shabrawy [36] found that the mean levels of ALT and AST were significantly higher among the car-spraying painting workers compared with controls. Similar results were reported by Hussein et al. [33] among shoemakers. Iavicoli et al. [38] found higher hepatic transaminases in workers exposed to low doses of isopropanol. Also, Caciari et al. [32] found the same changes in transaminases among a large group of workers exposed to organic solvents. Our results were not in agreement with those of Ukai et al. [14] and Amr et al. [39] , who reported that the liver function tests in their studies did not show any exposure-related abnormality, and Fernández-D'Pool and Oroño-Osorio [25] attributed the changes, if present, to obesity and alcohol consumption, and not to the occupational factors of the plant that they studied.
Kaukiainen et al. [34] reported a positive correlation between serum ALT and AST and cumulative solvent exposure for 5 years in a study of 29 solvent-exposed workers and 19 controls; also, Brodkin et al. [40] reported evidence for diminished hepatic clearance in workers exposed to styrene in addition to a significant linear association between the hepatic transaminases ALT and AST and exposure to styrene, which is consistent with mild hepatic injury. In addition, Mohammadi et al. [41] found a significant relationship between ALP level and exposure to a mixture of organic solvents. In our study, we found the same positive correlation for ALT, ALP, and LDH and the duration of employment. Our result confirmed that ALT is a good biomarker of hepatocellular injury and a sensitive biomarker for exposure to solvents in the study groups as it showed a significant gradual increase in all the exposed groups (G2, G3, and G4), whereas the AST showed an increase only in the groups of workers with more than 10 years of exposure (G3 and G4) than the control group.
GGT is a membrane-bound enzyme found in the kidneys and liver. Renal GGT is excreted into the urine, not the blood. Meanwhile, hepatic GGT has direct access to the blood. Hence, most of the serum GGT activity in the blood is from the liver. GGT is released into blood by cellular injury, cholestasis, or overproduction, which is induced by medication [38] . Elevated GGT alone may be found in chronic alcoholics. This finding is not obvious in our study. Lee et al. [42] suggested that GGT can be used not only as a liver function index and biomarker of alcohol intake and of oxidative stress. In the present study, tests of hepatic cholestasis used (GGT and ALP) showed significant differences between the two groups studied (the exposed and the control), which is consistent with several studies on workers exposed to organic solvents, which have shown increased levels of liver transaminases and GGT, which indicated that hepatic cholestasis and necrosis were two common exposure effects [33],[43],[44] . Meanwhile, the two cross-sectional studies of Brodkin et al. [40] in workers exposed to lower levels of styrene have shown increased levels of direct bilirubin and ALP compared with the control groups, but no increase in transaminases, which meant mild hepatic disorder without significant hepatic parenchymal necrosis [40] . Chen et al.'s [45] study observed an increased activity of GGT only and its activity was related to the intensity of exposure to a mixture of organic solvents as xylene and toluene were the most common contaminants in the air samples of their study [45] . The results of Mohammadi et al.'s [41] study were consistent with ours in terms of the significance of the ALP difference between the exposed and the control group.
Dere and Ari [46] reported that benzene inhalation in rats caused a significant increase in LDH, ALP, ALT, and AST activities in the serum of exposed rats compared with the control groups, which is in accordance with our results; the increasing in LDH activities in the exposed group may have been because of the hepatocellular necrosis leading to leakage of the enzyme into the blood stream. In general, the discrepancy between various studies could be because of the difference in the sample size, study method, type of the solvent studied, exposure intensity, and liver tests studied.
In conclusion, the relationship between the occupational exposure to organic solvents and hepatic injury was propounded, even if the exposure was below permissible exposure limit. Serum ALT increased gradually and correlated with the duration of employment, which indicated that serum ALT is a good biomarker of hepatocellular injury and a sensitive biomarker for exposure to solvents.
This study was supported by the Ministry of Higher Education (SYRIA).
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Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films returns June 5th
Sport, marine life and the illegal wildlife trade top selections at Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films
The Vancouver Festival of Ocean Films (VFOF) returns on June 5th, with an array of short documentaries, and a feature film from Academy Award-winning American director Louie Psihoyos. Films focus on the the ocean as a place for adventure, sport, responsible commerce but, most importantly, as a home to unique wilderness that merits respect and protection. The Festival coincides with…
Saltspring Island Sailing Club is first in the Southern Gulf Islands
The audited eco-certification requires adherence to rigid environmental standards
Saltspring Island Sailing Club (SISC) has become certified by Georgia Strait Alliance's award-winning Clean Marine BC program, making it the first boating facility in the Southern Gulf Islands to be recognized for its commitment to environmentally sustainable operations. A flag raising ceremony will be held at the club on May 1. Eric van Soeren – photo…
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Today marks one year since the grain ship Marathassa spilled thousands of litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver's English Bay. The response operation that followed was widely criticized, and highlighted serious problems with the systems in place for spill response on BC's west coast. One year later, both the federal and provincial governments have brought forward new initiatives to strengthen spill…
Greater Victoria Harbour Authority achieves Clean Marine BC four-anchor rating
The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority has achieved a four-anchor rating from Clean Marine BC for its marinas, increasing their eco-rating certification since the 2012 audit. The Fisherman's Wharf, Lower Causeway & Ship Point, Wharf Street and Johnson Street, and Mermaid's Wharf marinas were awarded an overall score of 88.7% for their programs and initiatives that reduce environmental impacts such as…
BC Salmon Farmers Assoc report makes unsubstantiated claims
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Hey folks, it's been a while since I've written anything on here, but today is a special day. Today marks two years since my stent was placed. Yesterday marks two years since my most difficult moment in life…kissing my wife and kids goodbye not knowing if I would be seeing them again. I won't rehash that moment, because for those that read my blog you have read that part multiple times before.
Today is a day to focus on the good, to celebrate, to reflect, to be thankful and to look forward to all of the good things to come. Two years ago today I was faced with a scary realization, that I had heart disease. In the two years that have passed, I have learned so much about myself, the disease, other survivors (and my fellow cardiac athletes), the importance of family and friends, the relative unimportance of money and material items, and about a genuine appreciation for life itself. But above all, the most beautiful thing that has come out of the last two years is how it has made me appreciate and cherish my wife and children, and every second that I get to spend with them. I know that some people may look at me and wonder why I make such a big deal out of all of this. After all, I just had one stent placed, and according to everyone I am healthy. My answers to why I take it so seriously are my wife and my two kids. I truly view every day that I get to spend with them as a blessing, and each day these past two years has been exactly that. During these past two years I have had many moments of happy tears as I watched my children accomplish things and enjoy special life moments with them: playing hockey/soccer/baseball/snowboard/wrestle/golf/fish, participate in a school play for the first time, face and beat their fears, learn to read/write, have their first sleepover, take long walks and play on the beach with them, go to LegoLand, cheer on the Rockies/Tigers/Lions/Red Wings/Orioles/Steelers (never the Penguins), go to their first ever concert (Kidz Bop rocks!), family trips, camping in the backyard, snuggle time before bed and in the mornings, birthdays and holidays. As those moments happen I am overcome with joy, because I am so thankful to be there for those precious moments that I so easily could have missed. THOSE are the reasons that I take this so seriously. Because I don't just want two years of those moments, I want to share a full lifetime of them with my wife and kids.
So, today, to celebrate two amazing years and many many more to come, I made sure that no matter where I go, Abbie, Mollie & Owen are always with me and right by my heart.
And as Always…..Dream as if You'll Live Forever, Live as if You Only Have Today!!


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Register book for the Pico House, a hotel on 424 N Main St, Los Angeles, 1870. The Pico House was built by Pío Pico (1801-1894), last governor of California under Mexican rule, and designed by architect Ezra F. Kysor. Construction began on September 18, 1869, and the hotel opened for business on June 9, 1870. The hotel was built in the Italianate style, with deep set round-arched windows and doors; the facade was stuccoed to resemble blue granite. The hotel had eighty-two bedrooms and twenty-one parlors as well as bathrooms and water closets for each sex on each floor. It was the first three story building and the first grand hotel in Los Angeles. The building is located on 424 North Main Street, in a heart of old El Pueblo de Los Angeles.
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Top 5 Places to Drink Coffee in Costa Rica
By Ashley Harrell
Courtesy of Doka Estate
In Costa Rica, the obsession with coffee is difficult to overstate. People drink about six cups per day, still believing they might have another. A sizeable chunk of the labor force works in the coffee industry, and although coffee shop culture was slow to take off here, Starbucks—which did not make this list for obvious reasons—has recently opened a couple of shops.
Coffee has been important in Costa Rica since the 18th century, when the "grano de oro" (golden grain) grown in the Central Valley began to fuel the economy. Today, some of the best coffee in the world comes from Costa Rica and the crop continues to be one of the country's main exports. But where to drink it, you ask? Well, everywhere. The reason cafés are only just becoming popular is that Costa Ricans think of coffee as something to drink wherever they happen to be standing, so why designate a special place? That said, there are certain cafés, plantations, and coffee-themed hotels that provide a full coffee experience. Here are my favorites.
Coopedota Coffee Cooperative
Based in Santa Maria de Dota, this cooperative of about 800 farms was the world's first to go carbon neutral. The farms operate on low energy and water consumption and generate energy from organic waste, offsetting all of their greenhouse gas emissions. On top of that, some coffees produced from these farms have won international accolades in cupping competitions. You can sample the brews and even take a tour of the processing and roasting plants.
Café Brumas de Zurqui
In the picturesque mountain town of San Isidro de Heredia, this European-style coffee shop sells cups and bags of premium coffee, including the beloved Tarrazú. Grown in the Zona de Los Santos, Tarrazú in 2013 was named the world's best coffee. The shop is also clean, orderly, and air-conditioned, with impressive artwork and lots of delicious pastries and snacks.
Doka Estate
For a lesson in the history and process of making coffee, hit Doka Estate in the quaint Póas region, where the road curves past organic strawberry farms, authentic souvenir shops, and coffee plantations. The Vargas family has owned and operated the Doka farm since 1940, and their engaging tour includes breakfast, Peaberry and French roast samples, and a stop at the family roasting factory—the oldest in the country.
Hotel Finca Rosa Blanca
Situated in the mountains of Alajuela, this romantic inn doubles as a coffee plantation and offers tours of its 30-acre organic farm, processing plant, and roasting house. You'll learn about how the shade-grown coffee matures slowly without being exposed to any agrochemicals or pesticides, and is nourished by compost for a rich, earthy flavor. The 2.5-hour tour leaves at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Café de los Deseos
Surprisingly, frozen coffee hasn't really become a thing in Costa Rica. But on a hot day in San José, there is one place to go for a Frappuccino-style beverage—Café de Los Deseos. The artsy café in Barrio Aranjuez serves up its café frio in a tall glass with chocolate and whipped cream. Take a seat with one of these, relax, and gawk at all the hipster Ticos.
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Cobalt Blue (2021) [ Netfilx Hindi Movie ]
Movie Name Cobalt Blue (2021)
Movie Genre Romantic Movie Drama Movie
Directed by A Karunakaran
Produced by Priya Sreedharan Wasim Khan Zulfaquar Torabi
Star Cast Prateik Babbar, Anjali Sivaraman, Neil Bhoopalam, Anant Joshi, Shishir Sharma, Geetanjali Kulkarni,
Release Date 03 Dec, 2021 (India)
Movie Budget 1 Cr. (Estimated)
Box Office Collection Not Available Cr. Approximately (Worldwide)
Rating IMDB: N.A. Bollywood Product: 5
Cobalt Blue (2021) Movie Synopsis
Cobalt Blue is a Hindi (Bollywood) Drama Romance Film released on 3 December 2021 directly on the OTT Platform Netflix.
The film is based on Sachin Kundalkar's novel of the same name. The book was originally published in Marathi in 2006. The English version of the book came into existence in May 2013.
Sachin Kundalkar, who had written the novel Cobalt Blue, is also the Writer and Director of the film.
Priya Sreedharan, Wasim Khan, and Zulfaquar Torabi have jointly produced Cobalt Blue. Vincenzo Condorelli is the Cinematographer.
Prateik Babbar, Anant Joshi, and Anjali Sivaraman have played the lead roles in the film.
Neil Bhoopalam, Shishir Sharma, and Geetanjali Kulkarni have played pivotal roles in the film.
Aseem (Anant Joshi) lives happily with his family consist of his Father (Shishir Sharma), his Mother (Geetanjali Kulkarni), and his Sister Anuja (Anjali Sivaraman).
A room on the first floor, at their residence, is lying vacant. Anant wants the same for him. However, his parents want to the room for a Paying Guest.
Prateik Babbar visits there and starts living as their Paying Guest. Aseem soon develops feelings for Prateik Babbar. However, what Aseem does not know is that Anuja has also developed feelings for Prateik.
What happens when Aseem comes to know that Anuja and Prateik have eloped? The rest of the story tells about human emotions and the way Aseem responds to the situation.
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Monica Bielanko - The Girl Who - Wanna Wassail?
I hope this December day finds you as festive as a licked candy cane. For that matter, I hope you've been licked recently as well. Wait, what?
Anyway - seems I forgot to invite you to a Christmas Party! Marah, The Surge's band, has a gig tomorrow at Irving Plaza. What was I thinking? How could I not have invited you all weeks ago? It's okay, you can still make it, right? Forget Grandmas tree decoratin' shin-dig, screw your Mother-In-Laws annual Christmas carolling party. You know Grandma's nog never has liquor and you need liquor dammit!
If the commercialization of Christmas and the stress of buying gifts and wrapping gifts and sending cards and hanging mistletoe and making small talk with distant relatives has you Grinched out then forget it all and come to the Marah Christmas Extravaganza featuring The Shalitas, some other very fine acts and drink your stress away! What? I highly recommend drinking stress away. Works every time.. Well, except for maybe that one time when Mel Gibson tried it and he ended up in the slammer - but mostly it works every time, ask Britney Spears. She done forgot she has those pesky babies she's drinkin' so much.
If you can't make it, ain't no thang.. You can catch the boys (some of them anyway) in January when they head out as a three piece in the middle spot with fellow rockers THE DRAMS (in the 1 spot) and WILL HOGE (as the closer each night) in Jan/Feb 2007 --- the tour will start in the south and make it's way west, heading up the coast and also bringing the band to new markets.
But for now, CLICK HERE to purchase tickets. I think you can also buy tickets at the door for $18 and then come drink and mix and mingle and jingle the night away with Marah and yours truly. If you're very good I may even regale you with my infamous vocals on Marah's Christmas record New York Is A Christmas Kind of Town. My "stage name" is Zuzu Petal.. I think my Xmas ditty is even available on ITunes. Imagine that.. Me - on Itunes. You can take a listen to my stellar vocal skills there. Or maybe, just maybe I'll get totally plastered and take the stage at Irving Plaza and give everyone a much needed laugh. Who knows?
Finally! A Marah show I can actually attend! I don't know if I'll dare say hello to you though. I would feel like a freaky stalker girl. But I'll be there!
'Tis a shame I won't be nearer until next weekend. Sounds like it'd be a lark, especially if you swill the ol' Dutch courage, as they say, and get behind a microphone.
Alas, I will be unable to attend, as I am in the middle of exams and this show is in New York City. Have fun though! Tell the boys to get down to Carolina so we can have some good ol BBQ.
Rob and I are boarding a plane in four hours to see you do 'Handsome Santa' Monica....can't wait. See you tomorrow.
When are they coming to the Whisky a Go-Go?
Whisky A Go-Go when they score the opening slot for a tour with Goatwhore.
i'm going to the philly show on saturday. will zuzu petal be regaling us at that show?
WOW!!! THE SHALITAS???? THEY ARE SO AWESOME!!!! I heart them!!!!
I hear they are going on at 9:30pm sharp!
Yeah NY should be awesome. But I heard on Saturday in Philly Adam and Dave's Bloodline is playing. I heart them.That will be awesome!
SSW - I heard the Shalitas are playing that show too!!!!!
OMG ADAM AND DAVE'S BLOODLINE TOO????
Wow. this certainly is our lucky weekend! And YES! The Shalitas will be at the TLA as well!
i think every time you come to philly, i'm otherwise scheduled. And yet again!
Oh my god! Someone get drunk for me in spirit please!
I love Ramah!! Their Indian music rules!!! I'm there!
"Goat whore". What a stupid name.
Did you write this post to get THE SURGE'S ex-girlfriend jelous? I doubt that she reeally cares..or was it to make you readers admire and envy you? Well, have fun but remember, alcohol and that anti-depressant (Zoloft) you are on for being so damn happy don't mix. Maybe that's where these fucked up posts of yours come from? Oh, I've been meaning to ask. What ever happened after you found out that THE SURGE bopped that teenager in Bonn, Germany?
I asked if she was into threesomes... and if I could come to Germany next time around. Thanks for stopping by, AGAIN. Which personality will you regale us with next time? My goodness I can't wait.
michael iS a lover of Monica; it is sillyy! She is a wife do not go into such a territory do you know nothing off respect for a mans wife?
Monica, I'm so sad you didn't get up on stage!!! Next time?
SSW, the Shalitas rocked both nights. Don't you just love the Shalitas?
I've just seen Marah on German TV!!! For the first time in my life! Awsome!!! They were great!!! I thought I had to tell you!
Mel Gibson is awesome. I love Mel Gibson. All his movies and his political stances. I would trade places with him any day. His new movie Apocalypto is really really good.
Of course it's getting a bashing in the media. No surprises there. Any movie he puts out from now on will always be targeted negatively by the media. For something he said 5-10-12 years prior when he was drunk and accosted by an aggressive police officer no less. Who doesn't say things that are "insensitive" when they are drunk and upset? The media still brings it up incessantly. You cannot hear a movie review without constantly hearing about it n-o-n s-t-o-p.
Fun Fun Fun. Miss you girls till next time.
Did you hear Stephanie Klein had her babies? A boy and a girl!
Thanks for the heads up, PL.
December 11, 2006 | Karen D.
Start in the south and make its way west? Why do these boys not come to Chicago? Did I miss them?


Scanning the headlines about Tony Blair's latest appointment, I wanted to believe that someone was playing a joke. The war criminal who morphed into a Middle East "peace envoy" will now work pro bono for an Israel lobby group. For that is the most accurate way to describe Blair's new "employer", the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation.
While its name might give the impression that it is a dispassionate intergovernmental body, the ECTR is a project of the Zionist zealot and fertilizer tycoon Moshe Kantor.
As well as being the ECTR's founder, Kantor is the president of the European Jewish Congress. Despite how he claims to represent 2.5 million Jews, Kantor regularly panders to anti-Semites.
By acting as a cheerleader for Israeli aggression, Kantor lends credence to the fallacy that Israel enjoys a universal blessing from Jews. He is completely out of sync with the growing number of his co-religionists who are speaking out against Israeli apartheid.
Kantor's stance is also at odds with that taken by Blair as prime minister. Officially, the UK views the construction of Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank as illegal under international law. Kantor, on the other hand, has argued that such colonization facilitates the "positive interaction" between Israelis and Palestinians.
In a joint opinion piece with Kantor published yesterday by British newspaper The Times, Blair identifies "creating clearer definitions of what is racist and anti-Semitic" and giving judiciaries greater powers to prosecute "hate speech" as priorities for his work with the ECTR.
Careful scrutiny of Kantor's activities indicates he is not really interested in bringing clarity. Whereas opposition to Zionism is very different from a blanket animosity towards Jews, he is seeking to blur the distinction between these two phenomena.
For example, the ECTR has drafted a convention on "promoting tolerance." Its preamble refers to "the current increase in anti-Semitism in many European countries", alleging that "this increase is also characterized by new manifestations of anti-Semitism."
Kantor's European Jewish Congress has invested much energy into accusing the Palestine solidarity movement of being responsible for "new manifestations of anti-Semitism."
I have obtained a letter sent by the EJC to the European Union's Fundamental Rights Agency in April 2012. The letter alleges that "the new form of anti-Semitism, which emanates from pro-Palestinians, from Arabo-Muslim extremists [sic], is today considered by European Jews as a real threat, which creates fear and tension among European Jews. Therefore, the definition of anti-Semitism should be clarified: the new form of anti-Semitism emanates from Arabo-Muslim extremists, from pro-Palestinians, being one way importers of the mid-East conflict into Europe."
Such lobbying has proven effective. In response to pleas from the EJC and similar groups, the EU's agency decided to include calls for boycotting Israel -- a key tactic of the Palestine solidarity movement -- as examples of anti-Semitism in a report it issued during 2013.
The agency, which has been tasked with monitoring racism and xenophobia across the Union, has failed to acknowledged that the Palestinian-led mobilization for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) targets goods, companies and institutions -- not individuals.
Blair's call for a crackdown on "hate speech" should be seen against the backdrop of attempts to smear Palestine solidarity campaigners. The attempts have made an impact. Canada's right-wing government is in trying to criminalize BDS campaigning by categorizing it as "hate speech."
Violence against Jews is a real problem. Just this year, there have been attacks on a kosher supermarket in Paris and a bar mitzvah in Copenhagen.
To tackle the hatred behind such incidents, it is necessary to remain focused. Smearing Palestine solidarity activists with bogus accusations is a distraction.
It would be comforting if Blair and Kantor could be dismissed as yesterday's men. Sadly, both are influential.
Kantor even has a center called after him in Tel Aviv University. It publishes annual reports that pretend to give a global overview of anti-Semitism. According to the latest such report, Israeli soldiers were blamed for "every evil on earth" at demonstrations sparked by Israel's 2014 bombing of Gaza.
No evidence is provided to back up that wild assertion. But such sloppiness does not seem to worry Blair and Kantor, who refer to the report in their aforementioned opinion piece.
Come to think of it, this isn't the first dodgy dossier that Blair has endorsed. Didn't he invade Iraq to search for weapons that did not exist?
•First published by The Electronic Intifada, 5 June 2015.
Thankfully the USA still has freedom of speach, which even the UK, UE or Israel can't touch, yet! If Israel is sooo good, why does it feel the need to silence criticism from the entire planet? Stand up to these manipulators, they can't put the whole world in jail. The right to address leadership should be a world-wide basic freedom, otherwise your country is ruled under some form of totalitarianism. Israel deserves critical analysis from all, seeing as how their actions clearly indicate that their moral center differs from the rest of civilized society. Additionally, their powerful influence in the US and governments abroad is too great for a country listed as a terrorist state (a nuclear terrorist state who covertly obtained nukes and never signed the nuclear non-proliferation agreement). Oh I'm sorry, is that antisemitism? Please forgive me, I'm only repeating what the US government is saying about Israel. If someone is a liar, manipulator, murderer, thief or just plain bad with no discernable moral values, everyone has the right to inform their neighbor, that's not a crime, it's just civilized common sence.


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Elisabeth Evans, MSN: Nominate Your Colleagues for The Sherman Prize
Is one of your nurse colleagues making exceptional and pioneering contributions in the fight to overcome Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis? If so, consider nominating her or him for the Sherman Prize – the first prize of its kind to honor outstanding contributions to the field of IBD.
The Sherman Prize recognizes and rewards healthcare providers, medical researchers, public health advocates and educators who are advancing patient care, medical research, public service and education.


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Live Review: Northlane w/ Polaris & Void Of Vision | O2 Academy 2, Birmingham | 30/11/2019
If you thought Australian metalcore could do no wrong, you're probably right, the hot bed of talent from down under that has been thrown our way for over a decade has been nothing short of captivating. Parkway Drive are leaders of the pack, but the likes of Dealer, and Alpha Wolf are on the hunt for success too, as are the three bands that crammed a capacity crowd into the nigh-on shaking walls of Birmingham's O2 Academy 2 on a below temperature evening in the nations capital that would soon heat up.
Void Of Vision [7] open proceedings with an enthusiastic set. Their brand of hardcore sits more on the venemous side than those who would follow them. The vocals of Jack Bergin cut sharp on tracks like 'Babylon' and 'Grey Area', and there's a conscious effort here to offer punters something they won't find anywhere else this evening. The bands latest album Hyperdaze offers the Aussies a turning point in their careers which if capitalised upon could set them up for another decade to come - and if tonight was anything to go by: they won't be going anywhere for a while yet.
Sydney's Polaris [9] have an entirely different path ahead of them - as they're already being billed as the next big thing in metalcore, and rightly so. The bands popularity has been on a quickening upwards trajectory since sophomore full length record The Mortal Coil pushed the Aussies to the forefront of conversation back in 2017. Though only two years ago, you get a true sense of the maturity the band have undergone as they take to the stage in a sold out, sweaty environment.
Their sound is almost absurdly clean for a band of such ferocity, and the opening lines both 'Casualty' and 'The Remedy' kick up a storm. New track 'Masochist' garners as positive a reaction as the pre-existing material and the yet unreleased 'Hypermania' is nothing less than butchering, and sounds like the heaviest song Polaris have ever written. The set is rounded off with crowd favourites 'Consume' and 'Lucid', and by this point if you're not taking in deep breaths from the speed of the pits - you'll be taking them in as a result of awe. It's sets like this that make it clear: bar any unexpected turbulence - Polaris have every chance of world domination.
It's clear to see that Northlane [8] have been given an extra spring in their step by latest record Alien. It makes sense too, the bands fifth album (third with vocalist Marcus Bridge) is by far the most cohesive the Aussies have sounded since sophomore effort Singularity. Their unwavering confidence in Alien is given extra credence by the bands set relying heavily on new material - and it all goes down with a bang.
The breakdown of 'Talking Heads' makes the floor shake, the pitch perfect chorus of '4D' is a rare break from seeing the room spin, and 'Jinn' is the perfect push and pull between melody and violence. Of course it wouldn't be a true Northlane show if the classic 'Quantum Flux' wasn't thrown in for good measure, but the truth is: it didn't HAVE to be included here. The quintet's rabid pace set from the off was more than enough to carry the show from A to B.
Alien came at the perfect time for Northlane, as question marks around the bands quality in this current formation were starting to arise. As you'd expect - the five piece's best album in six years has put them back where they belong: at the forefront of the metalcore airwaves.


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The Dinner Game (1998)
Why, oh why Hollywood? What is it you think you can improve upon, by remaking this?
The Dinner Game is perfect, just the way it is.
The writing is really clever, the characters are marvelously delivered with flawless attention to timing by amazing actors, making it an incredibly funny film.
It's a very simple movie, with basically only one location, and it's easy to see that it was adapted from a stage play. The director could have added plenty of new locations and actors for the film, but he chose not to.
Why? Because nothing he could add, would make it funnier.
You gotta know when to quit.
Pay attention now, Hollywood:
Let's say you have a car with three old and flat tires, and one new, whole, fully functional tire filled with air. Which tire would you change? The old ones, yes?
So why, oh why Hollywood? Why do you keep on changing the single operational tire, over and over again? That's how much sense there is in remaking films that are perfect! And not only that, you even keep on changing fine, air-filled tires on cars that aren't even yours!
If changing tires really is your thing (instead of actually driving) then at least stick to your own garage.
In other words: If you have to do remakes, why not try to fix up some Hollywood films that are terrible, instead of ruining one timeless classic after the other..
Start with Birth of a Nation, and go from there...
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Frank De Bleeckere () este un fost arbitru belgian de fotbal. El arbitra meciuri din anul 1984, și a fost arbitru FIFA oficial începând cu anul 1998.

De Bleeckere a arbitrat un total de 10 meciuri la Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal 2006, Euro 2008 și Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal 2010 și 47 de meciuri în UEFA Champions League.

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Vinzenz Maria Wagner (* 27. Oktober 1990 in Salzburg) ist ein österreichischer Schauspieler und Tänzer.

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Vinzenz Wagner wurde als drittes von vier Kindern des Universitätsprofessors Anselm Wagner und dessen damaliger Frau Gabriele Wagner geboren. Er besuchte von 2005 bis 2010 die Bildungsanstalt für Kindergartenpädagogik und verbrachte danach seinen neunmonatigen Zivildienst bei der ambulanten Krankenpflege.

2006 stand er mit der Breakdancegruppe Moving Shadows in Braunschweig beim Battle of the Year auf der Bühne. Danach wurde er Gründungsmitglied und Bestandteil der Theatergruppe "Nobulus" und bereiste mit dem Stück Out of the Shadow unter anderem das Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, das Sadler's Wells Theatre in London und das Große Festspielhaus in Salzburg. 2012 erreichte er als Tänzer in der Fernsehsendung Das Supertalent das Halbfinale.

Sein Film-Schauspieldebüt hatte Wagner 2014 als Protagonist in dem Kinofilm "Rise Up! and dance" an der Seite von Marjan Shaki, Larissa Marolt, Alexander Strobele und Lukas Plöchl.

Mit seiner Rolle als Klaus Frommer war Vinzenz Wagner 2016 in der kanadischen TV-Serie X Company zu sehen.

Seit Anfang 2015 lebt Vinzenz Wagner in Berlin.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
 2014: Rise Up! and Dance (Spielfilm)
 2015: Mordkommission Berlin 1 (Fernsehfilm)
 2016: Shattered (Kurzfilm)
 2016: X Company (Fernsehserien, 3 Folgen)
 2016: 7,1 Leben (Fernsehfilm)
 2017: Wojenne Dziewczyny (Fernsehserie, 2 Folgen)
 2017: SOKO Wismar – Das Geständnis (Fernsehserie)
 2018: Kinderüberraschung (Fernsehfilm)
 2018: Alles oder Nichts (Fernsehserie, 3 Folgen)
 2018: Lifelines (Fernsehserie, 1 Folge)
 2018, 2021: SOKO Stuttgart (Fernsehserie, 8 Folgen)
 2019: 8 Tage (Sky Serie, 1 Folge)
 2019: The Mallorca Files (Fernsehserie, 1 Folge)
 2020: Spides (Fernsehserie, 5 Folgen)
 2020: In aller Freundschaft – Die jungen Ärzte (Fernsehserie, 1 Folge)
 2020: Die Farbe des Chamäleons
 2020: Sløborn (Fernsehserie, 1 Folge)
 2020: Bettys Diagnose (Fernsehserie, 1 Folge)
 2021: Even Closer – Hautnah (Fernsehserie, 6 Episoden)
 2023: SOKO Leipzig: Schlag für Schlag (Fernsehserie)

Theater
 2006–2011: Out of the Shadow
 2015: Dummy Lab

Weblinks

 Vinzenz Wagner Homepage

Einzelnachweise

Theaterschauspieler
Filmschauspieler
Tänzer (Österreich)
Teilnehmer an Das Supertalent
Darstellender Künstler (Salzburg)
Österreicher
Geboren 1990
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Geographie
Křešín befindet sich im Nordosten des Zentralbrdy linksseitig des Tales der Litavka. Das Dorf wird im Westen und Süden von der auf eigene Gefahr begehbaren Zone A des Truppenübungsplatzes Brdy umgeben. Westlich erhebt sich der Špičák (579 m), im Osten jenseits der Litavka liegt der Plešivec (653 m). Nach Křešín führt lediglich eine Straße von Felbabka.

Nachbarorte sind Felbabka im Norden, Rejkovice im Osten, Evženov und Jince im Südosten, Ohrazenice im Süden, Hrachoviště im Südwesten, Mrtník und Hvozdec im Westen sowie Podluhy im Nordwesten.

Geschichte
Die erste urkundliche Erwähnung von Křešín erfolgte 1370.

Gemeindegliederung
Für die Gemeinde Křešín sind keine Ortsteile ausgewiesen. Grundsiedlungseinheiten sind Křešín, Křešín-U Evženova und Křešín-U Felbabky.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Kapelle der Unbefleckten Jungfrau Maria auf dem Dorfplatz am Teich, erbaut 1855
 Naturdenkmal "Na horách" mit Steppenvegetation und Küchenschellen-Population
 Schrotholzhäuser

Einzelnachweise

Ersterwähnung 1370


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Q: Separate src and test directories with Python I am getting a compilation error on the from line in the test file when I place my test and src files in different subfolders: "Unable to import 'classA' pylint(import-error). It was working when the src and test files were in the same directory. This makes me think it's something to do with the settings.json file, but I'm not sure. Any ideas on how to fix it?
repo
├── .vscode
│   └── settings.json
├── src
│   ├── classA.py
│   └── classB.py
└── tests
     ├── classA_test.py
     └── classB_test.py

classA.py:
from datetime import date

class fetchData():
    var = ""

    def __init__(self, thing):
        self.var = thing

    def getInfo(self, x):
        ..process things..
        return info

classA_test.py
import unittest
from classA import fetchData

class classA(unittest.TestCase):
    def testStuff(self):
        ..testStuff..

settings.json
{
    "python.testing.unittestArgs": [
        "-v",
        "-s",
        "./tests",
        "-p",
        "*_test.py"
    ],
    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": false,
    "python.testing.nosetestsEnabled": false,
    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": true
}

A: The correct format is as follows:
repo
├── .vscode
│   ├── settings.json
├── src
│   ├── classA.py
│   └── classB.py
└── tests
     ├── __init__.py     (empty file)
     ├── classA_test.py
     └── classB_test.py

classA_test.py
import unittest
from src.classA import fetchData

class classA(unittest.TestCase):
    def testStuff(self):
        ..testStuff..

A: According to this link
You can do something like this in your test:
# import the package
import antigravity

# import the antigravity module
from antigravity import antigravity

# or an object inside the antigravity module
from antigravity.antigravity import my_object

But make sure that you added __init__.py files in each directory to make it a package (you can leave them empty)
Hope that works.

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Drummer looking for covers band in Hartlepool and the surrounding areas, have my own gear and transport. I'm 28 years old and I'm looking to do pubs/clubs and do something with my weekends and make a bit of money, nothing major.
Looking to play popular rock/punk/80s/indie etc, basically any crowd pleasers. Would also love to play songs that everyone knows but would never expect to hear like the time warp.
Have played for years but haven't gigged for the last 5 year so looking to get back into it.
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