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Kira Makagon leads RingCentral's Corporate Ventures, RingCentral Ventures. A veteran of RingCentral, Makagon has previously led global product, user experience, engineering, and operations. She is a critical driver in defining RingCentral's product strategy that has put RingCentral at the forefront of the communications and collaboration market. Throughout her career, Makagon has pioneered multiple transformational technologies and companies and served as an advisor to entrepreneurs and early-stage companies.
Before joining RingCentral, Makagon founded and served as CEO and president of Red Aril, a real-time audience and media optimization platform acquired by Hearst Corporation. Prior to that, she co-founded and held executive and board positions at flagship online marketing and CRM companies, including Octane Software, acquired by E.piphany, and Scopus Technology, acquired by Seibel.
Makagon holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors at Calix.
As well as being a prominent and frequent speaker at many industry events, Makagon has received numerous awards, including a 2020 Silver Stevie for Most Innovative Woman of the Year – Technology, a 2019 Gold Women World Award for Excellence in Industry Woman of the Year: Cloud Computing/SaaS/Internet, a 2018 San Francisco Business Times Forever Influential Honor Roll award, a 2016 Silver Stevie for Female Executive of the Year, a 2016 Most Influential Women in Business from the San Francisco Business Times, a 2015 Women of Influence from the Silicon Valley Business Journal, and a 2015 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation award.
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PULSEPOINT: Orders accelerate for dealers and suppliers
RESEARCHMarket DataNEWSSurveys by Clare Nicholls on August 17, 2020
The latest results of Catering Insight's weekly Pulsepoint flash survey show that orders have picked up on both the dealer and supplier sides of the UK catering equipment supply chain.
The sector's recovery looks to be positive over the previous week, with 100% of dealer respondents reporting between one and five orders, compared to 60% in the same category during the previous period.
Enquiry numbers for dealers were fairly positive too, with 50% recording 6-10, compared to the last week's 20%. However, the other 50% reported 1-5 enquiries, down on the previous period's 60%, and no-one reporting 51+ enquiries, compared to the previous week's 20% of respondents.
Trade for dealers was a wide spread of 25% of respondents reporting in each of the following categories: same, down by 1 to 25%, down by 26 to 50% and down by 51% or more. However, in the previous period the reduction percentage was narrower: 60% of respondents' trade was cut by between 26-50% and 40% were down by 1-25%.
Over on the supplier side, order numbers were boosted too. 33% recorded 51 or more orders, compared to none in that category last week, while the 11-50 order category response stayed the same, at 33%. This accordingly meant that fewer of those surveyed only reported 1-5 orders, coming in this week at 17% compared to last week's 67%. The remaining 17% of respondents this week recorded 6-10 orders.
For the enquiries to generate the order interest, the view was fairly rosy. Like last week, 33% of respondents reported more than 51 enquiries. Then 50% recorded 11-50 enquiries, compared to none in that category last week. This therefore meant that no-one reported 6-10 enquiries, down from last week's 67%, while this week's remaining 17% recorded 1-5 enquiries, compared to none in that category over the previous period.
Trade levels were fairly positive, with 17% reporting an uplift of 51% or more, as against no-one in that category for the last 2 weeks. The number of firms trading at 1-25% less than the same period as last year remained at 33%, while those down by between 26-50% increased to 50% from last week's 33%.
Don't forget to fill in Catering Insight's weekly Pulsepoint flash survey here or using the below form, to help track the industry's recovery – it takes no more than a minute of your time and all entries remain anonymous.
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Opinion: The world has changed and we need to adjust
BGL Rieber calls for dealers to nominate NHS heroes
Vita says:
This is amazing information to read, may we have the evidence presented openly on which it is based on. Thank you. Vita
Clare Nicholls says:
Hi Vita,
The information is based on the results of our weekly Pulsepoint survey. We do verify every respondent's identity, but we maintain anonymity so as to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive business information.
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Presbyterian Senior High Technical School, is a Presbyterian co-educational second-cycle institution in Adukrom, situated in the Okere District in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

The school runs courses in Business, Science, general arts, general agric, Home Economics and visual arts, leading to the award of a West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE).

History
A community-based institution was established with the name Adukrom Senior High Technical and later changed to its present name Presbyterian Senior High Technical School by the Ministry of Education (now Ghana Education Service). The general objective of the change in status was to give the Presbyterian Church of Ghana the mandate to be owners or the founder of the school and also provide full secondary school education to the growing number of boys and girls, especially those resident around the Akuapem North and South community.

The school runs both day, boarding and hostel system with majority of the students in the boarding house.

The schools colors are Blue and white. The school has on the grounds of Presbyterian discipline trained a lot of diligent men and women in godliness, good character and responsible.

Enrollment
The school has about 2,500 students enrolled in Business, Science, general arts, general agric, Home Economics and visual arts courses.

Facilities

 3 Science Laboratories ( Physics, Biology and Chemistry)
 I.C.T Lab
 Library
 Home Economics Lab
 Visual Arts Center
 School Farm
 Sports (standard field for soccer and athletics, basketball court, volley and handball court)
 School Clinic
 Barbering shop

See also

 Education in Ghana
 List of senior high schools in Ghana

References

1957 establishments in Ghana
Education in the Eastern Region (Ghana)
Educational institutions established in 1957
High schools in Ghana

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Highlights of Israel & Petra Tour: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat & Petra
Home JORDANIA Tour en Petra Highlights of Israel & Petra Tour: Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Eilat & Petra
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This one of a kind Highlights tour will have a significant impact on your life: it's a tourism jam full of colorful places, unique encounters, and real historical path.
8 Nights of pure fun and joy!
Day 1: Sunday - Tel Aviv
Pass By: Moshe Barak - Israel Taxi - Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv Israel
Upon arrival at Tel Aviv Airport, you will be met by our representative who will be holding a sign with your name on, immediately after passport control. Our representative will guide you to pick up your luggage, after which you will be escorted via Customs to meet your driver who will transfer you to your hotel.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Tel Aviv.
Day 2: Monday - Tel Aviv / Beer Sheba / Masada & Dead Sea
Stop At: Masada National Park, Masada 8698000 Israel
Meet you tour guide in the morning and set off from Tel Aviv, driving south, passing by the cities of Ashdod and Ashkelon to Beersheba, for a short visit of the capital of the Negev Desert. Continue via Arad to Masada, Israel's foremost archaeological park. Ascend via cable-car for a thorough visit that gives insight to the rituals, politics and culture of the people who inhabited this desert fortress, which was the last stronghold of the Jewish Zealots in their war against the Romans. Visit the excavations, Herod's palaces, the synagogue, bathhouse and cisterns, and enjoy the breathtaking view of the Roman camps and the Dead Sea. Descend to the lowest place on earth – the Dead Sea, to experience the mineral-rich black mud and to float in its salty waters. Passing by the oasis of Ein Gedi, proceed through the Judean Desert to Jerusalem.
Meals included:
Accommodation included: Overnight in Jerusalem.
Day 3: Tuesday - Jerusalem
Stop At: Israel Museum, 11 Derekh Ruppin, Jerusalem 9543500 Israel
Start the day at the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book with the famous Dead Sea scrolls, then a visit to the beautifully renovated model of the Herodian city of Jerusalem, dating back to the time of the Second Temple.
Enjoy Ein Karem; a picturesque village in the southwestern outskirts of Jerusalem. This small village has great significance in Christian traditions since this is where according to tradition John the Baptist was born. Then Visit Yad Vashem the official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953, located at the foot of Mt. Hertzl.
Afterward, Visit Bethlehem - the birthplace of Jesus at the Church of the Nativity and Manger Square.
Return to your Jerusalem hotel.
Day 4: Wednesday - Jerusalem
Stop At: Western Wall Plaza Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem 97500 Israel
Enter the Old City of Jerusalem where you will see the Western Wall and the actual site of the Second Temple, the Temple Mount. Walk the Way of the Cross, the Via Dolorosa, to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, housing both the traditional site of Crucifixion and the Tomb of the Resurrection.
To the southwest, just outside the Old City, is Mount Zion, with the traditional tomb of King David and the Room of the Last Supper.
Enjoy the spectacular panoramic view of Jerusalem - the holy city for each of the world's three great religions – Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, from atop the Mount of Olives.
Then, Visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Judas betrayed Jesus.
In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, visit Mahane Yehuda to experience the flavors, aromas, colors and the traders' interaction with the crowds, at the largest open market in Israel.
Day 5: Thursday - Beit Shean / Nazareth / Safed
Stop At: Bet She'an National Park, Beit She'an 11715 Israel
Leave Jerusalem and drive north passing by Jericho, the oldest city in the world. We will Travel through the Jordan Valley and the new settlements to Beit Shean, and visit the excavations of this beautifully preserved Roman City.
On to Nazareth to visit the Church of the Annunciation and Christian holy sites.
Proceed to Safed, a city of the Kabbalah and center of Jewish mysticism, to visit the beautiful streets of the artists' colony.
Accommodation included: Overnight in a kibbutz hotel in the Galilee.
Day 6: Friday - Golan Heights / Sea of Galilee
Stop At: Golan Heights Winery, Tayelet Neve 28 Industrial site Katzrin, Katzrin 12900
Drive up to the Golan Heights passing by Banias, the source of the Jordan River, former Syrian fortifications and the Druze villages.
Enjoy an Israeli wine country experience, with vineyards surrounded by breathtaking views. Become acquainted with the collection of fine and rare wines enjoying a tour, wine tasting, and understanding of the wine production process.
Descend to the shore of the Sea of Galilee and proceed to Capernaum, to visit the ruins of the ancient synagogue, the Mount of Beatitudes, a traditional site of the 'Sermon on the Mount' and Tabgha, the traditional site of the 'miracle of the loaves and the fish'.
Onwards to Tiberias, the old center of Jewish learning.
Optional sailing on a boat across the Sea of Galilee to experience the tranquility and scenery little changed during the past 2000 years (subject to conditions and fee).
Return to the kibbutz hotel for overnight.
Day 7: Saturday - Acre / Haifa / Caesarea / Tel Aviv
Stop At: The Baha'i Gardens, 80 Hatzionut Avenue, Near Shifra Street Mount Carmel, Haifa Israel
After breakfast drive through the hills of the Galilee, westwards to Acre (Akko) for a visit of the old, famous Crusader stronghold and medieval fortifications.
Continue to Haifa, ascending Mount Carmel for a panoramic view of the city, including the Baha'i Shrine, Persian Garden, and Haifa Bay.
Proceed along the Mediterranean coast to Caesarea to visit the Roman Theater and the Crusader fortress at what is known as the "masterpiece of Herod the Great".
Continue to Tel Aviv's domestic airport for a short flight to Eilat, the Red Sea resort.
Transfer to your Eilat hotel.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Eilat.
Day 8: Sunday - Eilat / Petra / Eilat
Stop At: Petra - Wadi Musa 77110 Jordan
After breakfast leave Eilat, Israel and cross into Jordan at the Arava border.
Drive to Petra through the scenic Jordanian desert, passing by the Wadi Rum area.
Enter the Rose City of Petra through the Siq, a narrow passage through the mountains that has inspired people for centuries.
Up to the Treasury which suddenly appears at the end of the gorge, leaving visitors breath taken by its' size, color, and beauty.
Continue into the heart of this ancient city carved into the mountains, passing hundreds of tombs and monuments and a spectacular Amphitheatre, which once held 3,000 spectators.
Exit the city and stop for a sit-down lunch in Wadi Musa - the new town of Petra, followed by a visit to Moses Spring before leaving.
Drive to Aqaba for a short city tour, before returning to the Arava border and back to Eilat for a return flight to Tel Aviv.
Transfer from Tel Aviv airport to Tel Aviv hotel for overnight.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Tel Aviv Hotel.
Day 9: Monday - Departure
Departure to Ben Gurion Airport for international flight.
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
"A current valid passport is required on the day of travel"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it's canceled because the minimum isn't met, you'll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund"
Ben Gurion International airport
Duración: 9 days
Cancelaciones y devoluciones: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
8x Breakfast
Accommodation included: 8 nights
Assistance at the airport upon arrival.
Transfers from/to airport on arrival and departure.
Return flights from Tel Aviv to Eilat.
Transfers from Eilat Airport to hotel on and border to Eilat Airport on Sunday evening.
Entrance fees to places of interest while touring.
Entry/Admission - Masada National Park
Entry/Admission - Israel Museum
Entry/Admission - Western Wall
Entry/Admission - Bet She'an National Park
Entry/Admission - Golan Heights Winery
Entry/Admission - The Baha'i Gardens
Entry/Admission - Petra
Porterage at airport.
Tipping for guide, driver and hotel staff.
Beverages with meals.
Traveler's medical baggage insurance.
Border taxes & Visa for Israel/Jordan border crossing (total $130 to be paid on day of tour).
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Childs (5 a 12 anos)


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With no big gatherings, Manchester Christian Church produces hour-long TV special
By Jonathan Phelps New Hampshire Union Leader
Dec 19, 2020 Updated Dec 20, 2020
MANCHESTER — Every year, Manchester Christian Church rents the SNHU Arena for a special Christmas service attended by thousands of people.
The gathering can't happen this year, but not even COVID-19 can steal Christmas. This year the church has produced an hour-long Christmas special that will air at 2 p.m. Sunday on WMUR instead.
It's not just any Christmas service.
The Hipshot Band from Boston jams to a medley of Christmas favorites like "This Christmas" and "Feliz Navidad," and the folk rock band Town Meeting performs renditions of "The First Noel" and "Silent Night." The church's own worship band offers several other traditional hymns.
The church, which is not having in-person services right now, had to adapt after several years at the arena, said Jeremy Peterson, executive pastor.
Crews filmed the production at Studio Lab by Events United in Derry, where many organizations and businesses have filmed events during the pandemic.
"The goal of this is to really share hope," he said. "We really feel like there are a lot of people in this season especially who are dealing with depression and anxiety. And we really want to bring hope."
Throughout the special, people can text "HOPE" to 99000, and the church will respond.
"During the entire week of Christmas we'll have someone responding to those messages," Peterson said. "We'll have a live person on the phone who will reach back to them."
Ariana Earnshaw, a worship leader at MCC, and Dan King, creative arts pastor, sing during the MCC Christmas Special which will air on WMUR.Courtesy/MCC
Bo Chancey, senior pastor at MCC, reads a revamped version of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."Courtesy/MCC
Light in the darkness
He said people might have questions about the church or the Christian faith.
"This season for many can be a very dark season. Maybe they lost a loved one this year or they are spending Christmas alone," Peterson said. "For some, just an opportunity to have someone to talk with is something we hope provides comfort to people who might be hurting."
The program features a segment on the work being done by the New Hampshire Food Bank as part of the church's "Share the Love" campaign.
The program also will on the church's website, manchesterchristian.com, and on its Facebook and YouTube accounts at 7 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
"Online is a little different because we have an opportunity for people to talk to someone. We have chat features," Peterson said.
Typically, 8,000 attend the event at the arena, with several thousand more watching online.
The message of the TV special revolved around connection, peace, joy and hope.
"We may have to work a little harder to unwrap the joy and hope of Christmas this year, but if we dig in, I am confident that we'll discover it more than ever," said Senior Pastor Bo Chancey during part of the program. "This year is different, but different doesn't mean bad. It just means different."
Chancey also read an adapted version of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and gave about an 18-minute sermon.
Production of hope
Dan King, creative arts pastor, said about 40 people took part in the production, which was filmed over a day and half.
Some of the music featured isn't what people would typically expect to hear at a traditional church service, such as "White Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland."
"We hope to bring the joy of Christmas into our homes that we have not necessarily been able to experience a whole lot of this year," he said.
The TV program gives MCC a change to expand its reach this Christmas, King said.
Once filmed at the Studio Lab, church staff and volunteers worked to edit the film.
Peterson said the church has seen about 3,000 tune in to its online services during the pandemic.
The church, with campuses in Bedford, Concord and Manchester, typically draws about 2,500 each Sunday.
More people are signing up to be a part of groups that meet on Zoom or other platforms throughout the week.
"We've been having church online for over three years so we already had that in place," he said. "That continues to grow."
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Editor in Chief Kristina O'Neill introduces the March 2019 issue of WSJ. Magazine
ROLL WITH IT Bast and Anubis, both wearing Bottega Veneta, join Who in a frolic around Hudson Yards in anticipation of the opening of The Shed.
Photo: Illustration by Alejandro Cardenas
By Kristina O'Neill
March 7, 2019 9:00 am ET
Our March Men's Style issue features two cover stars who tap into our deepest emotions, from love to terror. Jordan Peele was best known as a comedian and co-host of the sketch show Key & Peele until his Oscar-winning debut, Get Out, transformed him into a horror auteur and social critic. Now, with the release of Us, he charts the psychic toll of privilege through a family tormented by nightmarish versions of themselves. For Peele, moving from laughs to thrills was a natural transition. "People who have done live comedy and who have written comedy develop a real sense of how an audience is going to react," he says. "It's left me obsessed with riding the audience like a wave."
Mark Ronson, a mastermind behind chart-topping music from the likes of Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, is putting out a new album this month, Late Night Feelings, songs born from the heartbreak following his divorce from Joséphine de la Baume. "This was writing from the point of view of an emotion first, then figuring out the beat," says Ronson. After writing many of the lyrics himself, the five-time Grammy winner pursued Miley Cyrus to sing the first single, "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart." The collaboration underscores why Ronson is a go-to producer for so many pop legends. "He's such a listener that you instantly feel he's present," says Cyrus.
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Last year, the pop star had one of the most-streamed songs on the planet. Now she's launching a podcast and newsletter—and, at long last, going on tour for "Future Nostalgia."


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Twitter is also censoring prominent pro-Trump accounts including: Mike Cernovich, Jack Posobiec, Paul Joseph Watson, TGP's Jim Hoft, TGP's Cassandra Fairbanks and Laura Loomer among others.


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Q: I get this error while trying to "update-database" after adding migration I get this error after trying to update database from package manager console. Here is some code. Class User is already in database and i am trying to migrate class Poslovnica to server.
There are no primary or candidate keys in the referenced table 'User' that match the referencing column list in the foreign key 'FK_Poslovnica_User_UserID'.
Could not create constraint or index. See previous errors.
 public class Poslovnica
{
    public int PoslovnicaID { get; set; }
    [Required]
    public string Naziv { get; set; }

    public string Adresa { get; set; }

    public User User { get; set; }

    public int? UserID { get; set; }
}

I already added some classes that have foreign key UserID int them and didnt  have any problems
 public class User
{
    public int userID { get; set; }

    [Required(AllowEmptyStrings = false)]
    [MaxLength(64)]
    public string ime { get; set; }

}

model builder from migration
 modelBuilder.Entity("ClassLibrary1.Models.Poslovnica", b =>
            {
                b.Property<int>("PoslovnicaID")
                    .ValueGeneratedOnAdd()
                    .HasAnnotation("SqlServer:ValueGenerationStrategy", SqlServerValueGenerationStrategy.IdentityColumn);

                b.Property<string>("Adresa");

                b.Property<string>("Naziv")
                    .IsRequired();

                b.Property<int?>("UserID");

                b.HasKey("PoslovnicaID");

                b.HasIndex("UserID");

                b.ToTable("Poslovnica");
            });

migration builder
 migrationBuilder.CreateTable(
            name: "Poslovnica",
            columns: table => new
            {
                PoslovnicaID = table.Column<int>(nullable: false)
                    .Annotation("SqlServer:ValueGenerationStrategy", SqlServerValueGenerationStrategy.IdentityColumn),
                Naziv = table.Column<string>(nullable: false),
                Adresa = table.Column<string>(nullable: true),
                UserID = table.Column<int>(nullable: true)
            },
            constraints: table =>
            {
                table.PrimaryKey("PK_Poslovnica", x => x.PoslovnicaID);
                table.ForeignKey(
                    name: "FK_Poslovnica_User_UserID",
                    column: x => x.UserID,
                    principalTable: "User",
                    principalColumn: "userID",
                    onDelete: ReferentialAction.Restrict);
            });

I appreciate any help!

A: You have a 1 to 1 relationship between Poslovnica and User but the foreign key in Poslovnica doesn't match the primary key in User.
Rename the property userID in User to UserID to match the foreign key since you're going by the convention so they must match in order for ef core to pick up on the relationship. and re-update
Edit
Probably the UserID is not recognized as a primary key in the table Users
Add the following attributes to the UserID :
 public class User
{
    [Key]
    [DatabaseGenerated(DatabaseGeneratedOption.Identity)]
    public int UserID { get; set; }
}

And update your database.

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Digitrevx returning to AniRevo: Summer 2017
Posted on July 7, 2017 at 4:49 pm.
AniRevo is excited to welcome back Digitrevx to our Summer 2017 Convention!
Digitrevx is a 3D character modeler for the popular music video software, Miku Miku Dance (MMD). As a 3D modeling and animation specialist with years of experience in the game development industry, he's collaborated on character projects in Japan, as well as characters for convention events and businesses such as GoBoiano's Anni and Mei, as well as Danny Choo's Culture Japan.
He will be holding panels such as "Intro to MikuMiku Dance", "3D Character Texture Painting" and "Creating Characters for MMD" Check those panels out if you want to learn more about tinkering and animating with 3D Models! In addition he will be VJing the Saturday Night Party for DJ Wildparty and other DJs!
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Famed Sound Director, Mr. Takeshi Takadera, returns to join us for AniRevo: Summer 2017!
With a plethora of titles under his belt, such as: Yowamushi Pedal, Kiss Him, Not Me, Fate/Grand Order: First Order, elDLIVE, D-Frag! and many more, he has built up an incredible history of experience.
Make sure to check out, and perhaps take part in, his Voice Actor Coaching Panel, and watch him work his magic during the Live Recording panel featuring our esteemed Japanese voice actors as well!
Emiri Katou Honorary Guest
AniRevo proudly welcomes renowned voice actress Emiri Katou as an Honorary Guest at our August 2017 convention, AniRevo: Summer!
Emiri Katou is a voice actress born in Tokyo, Japan. She is known for being the voice behind various popular anime characters such as:
In addition to voice acting, Emiri Katou was also once part of a duo vocal unit with fellow voice actress Kaori Fukuhara. Together, they performed theme songs for anime titles such as When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace and Battle Spirits Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero.
Do you wanna be able to see Emiri Katou in person? Get your AniRevo: Summer 2017 tickets now!
Celebrate Canada Day 2017 with The Fictionals and AniRevo at Vancouver Convention Centre!
Posted on June 28, 2017 at 3:57 pm.
From The Fictionals Comedy Co. website:
Wear your finest red & whites and come celebrate Canada's 150th Birthday with your friends The Fictionals and AniRevo! On Saturday July 1st, we will be part of the AniRevo Canada Day event at Vancouver Convention Centre West, featuring a cosplay fashion show, Lovelive Idol, and a special Improv X Canada comedy set at 4 pm!
Improv X Canada aka Maple Mayhem will be inspired by the newsmakers, sights and history of our beautiful country! The performers for this 60-minute show will be Daniel Chai (The Fictionals) Gregory Milne (The Radical), Laurence Chong (Union Jacked), Montana Rosalle (House of Haus), Emily Bordignon (The Radical), Beth Rudkin (Union Jacked / The Radical), Brad Duffy (Instant Theatre / Sin Peaks) and Tia Jeannette (Instant Theatre / Wedding Party).
The stage will be in Ballroom A of the Vancouver Convention Centre West, and AniRevo Canada Day is free to attend. So come join the fun! You can also learn about the upcoming AniRevo Summer event that we will be a part of, and pick up discounted tickets too!
Then stick around for the fireworks in the evening! Happy Canada 150, everyone!
Mon夢's first North American Appearance
We are thrilled to announce our next special guest, Mon! Hailing from Taiwan, Mon is one of the most well-known cosplayers on WorldCosplay, having a following of over 50,000 fans. Her most famous cosplays include characters from Vocaloid and Attack on Titan.
Mon is recognized not just for her incredible talent in hand-making costumes, but also the way she truly brings the characters to life through the details of the cosplay, including her own way of wig-styling and her unique sense for creating new makeup looks for every character. Behind the cosplay, Mon is known to have a fun and bubbly personality, and we can't wait to meet her this summer!
Mon as Vocaloid star Hatsune Miku
Mon as Judy Hopps from the popular Disney Movie "Zootopia"
Mon cosplaying the Chinese Dress version of Hatsune Miku
Mon as Yuri Plisetsky from Yuri!!! on Ice
Mon as Virtual Youtuber Kizuna Ai
You can find her on social media sites:
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Cosplayer Stay at AniRevo: Summer 2017
AniRevo is proud to announce another cosplay guest for AniRevo: Summer 2017, Stay!
We are incredibly excited to announce that cosplayer stayxxx will be joining us for Anirevo: Summer! Coming to us from Taiwan, stayxxx is hugely recognized for her stunning cosplays including Levi from Attack on Titan and Makoto from Free! Having first started cosplaying in high school at her manga club, her passion has since led her to become the official promotional cosplayer of games and animation such as Thunderbolt Fantasy and Tower of Saviors.
Stay as Aeon from Castlevania Judgement
Stay as 無神 ユーマ Mukami Yuuma from Japanese Light Novel Diabolik Lovers
While having an eye for detail and dexterity for craftsmanship are important in forming cosplays, a key part of her process is selecting a character with whom she feels a deep connection with. Prior to choosing a character to cosplay, stayxxx enjoys watching or reading the work to gain an understanding of the character. Her vision for cosplay is one that is admired by many, and we can't wait to learn more about her at this year's con!
宇佐見 秋彥 / Usami Akihiko from shoujo manga Junjou Romantica: Pure Romance
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Fighting Dreamers Productions
AniRevo is proud to announce returnee cosplay guests for AniRevo: Summer 2017, Fighting Dreamers Productions!
Fighting Dreamers Productions (FDP) is a cosplay group from Vancouver, British Columbia. For the past 10 years they have been cosplaying a wide range of genres including anime, manga, video games, comics, film, and cartoons.
Fighting Dreamers Productions are known for their cosplay YouTube channel, which has over 170,000 subscribers and provides viewers with series shows, parodies, cosplay skits, CMV's, convention happenings, and tutorials. FDP is a non-profit group and has organized a number of charity events through their cosplay work such as "Pray for Japan" helping earthquake and tsunami victims and "Aang for a Cure" which benefited cancer patients. As cosplayers, FDP emphasizes inclusivity and promotes accessibility of cosplay through panels and performances at conventions across North America, the UK, Ireland, Europe, Scandinavia and Australia. FDP is honoured to be returning to AniRevo 2017!
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Erica Lindbeck – Voice Actor
Anime Revolution is proud to welcome Voice Actress Erica Lindbeck as a special guest for our Summer 2017 Convention!
Erica Lindbeck is a North Carolina native who has spent the last decade training in theatre, film, improvisation and voice acting. She is thrilled to play the roles of Celica in Fire Emblem Echoes, Futaba Sakura in Persona 5, Magilou in Tales of Berseria, Taliyah in League of Legends, Kaori Miyazono in Your Lie in April, Anaru in Anohana, Eli Ayase in Love Live! School Idol Project, Jericho in The Seven Deadly Sins, and Ema Skye in Ace Attorney 6 to name a few. She is also the voice of Barbie.
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The 404s Coming to AniRevo: Summer 2017
Posted on May 31, 2017 at 2:00 pm.
Anime Revolution is proud to welcome Improv Group The 404s as guests for our Summer 2017 Convention!
The 404s are a touring group of improv performers based in the Canadian cities of Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto. With their unique "nerdprov" style of comedy, they have been entertaining audiences across Canada and the United States.
Incorporating the wit, charm, pop culture knowledge and a great deal of audience participation The 404s make sure every show is memorable, interactive and absolutely hilarious. Their antics are a must see and their shows a can't miss!
Find them on Social Media:
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DJ WILDPARTY Honorary Guest at AniRevo: Summer 2017
Anime Revolution proudly presents DJ WILDPARTY, who will be headlining this year's official AniRevo After Party, and performing a set at our annual Saturday Night Rave!
Initially getting his start in the late 2000s with Break Core at the age of 18, DJ WILDPARTY has since expanded his repertoire across many genres, including Electro, Hip Hop, Pop, Anime, Game Music, and Folk Music, earning himself quite the reputation as a DJ!
He was an active effector in the first two SOUND VOLTEX games, and also released his first major label CD from EMI titled "MOGRA MIX VOL.1 mixed by DJ WILDPARTY" in 2012. In July of that same year, he performed at ANIME EXPO's "AXDance," held at Club NOKIA in Los Angeles, to great acclaim! He also released an EP titled "SHOT BASS EP" with USAO in 2016.
He is currently expanding his footprint overseas as well!
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, 1995). Crossing the midline may be an easier option than turning back into the ipsilateral optic tract. The tripartite system described here, as with VEGF/neuropilin signaling, could provide a PF-02341066 molecular weight necessary molecular "boost" that augments this inertial midline tendency. All animal procedures followed the regulatory guidelines of the Columbia University Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Noon of the day on which a plug was found was considered E0.5. Generation, breeding, and genotyping of Nr-CAM−/−, Plexin-A1−/−, and Sema6D−/−
mutants were described previously by Sakurai et al., 2001 and Takamatsu et al., 2010, and Yoshida et al. (2006). Mice were maintained on a 129SvEvS6 (Nr-CAM−/−) or a C57BL/6 (Plexin-A1−/− and Sema6D−/−) genetic background. Plexin-A1−/−;Nr-CAM−/− double mutants were generated from these mutants
resulting in a 129SvEvS6/C57BL/6 background. These mice are born at roughly Mendelian ratios, are fertile, and survive to adulthood. Whole-anterograde and retrograde labeling was performed on fixed tissue using DiI (Molecular Probes) as described previously by Pak et al. (2004) and Plump et al. (2002). CDK inhibition For quantification of the ipsilateral projection in mutants anterogradely labeled with DiI, pixel intensity of DiI+ ipsilateral and contralateral optic tracts adjacent to chiasm midline in a 500 × 500 μm area Calpain was measured with MetaMorph image analysis software. The ipsilateral index was obtained by dividing the intensity of the ipsilateral projection as seen in whole mounts by the sum of the contralateral and ipsilateral pixel intensities. Each of the ipsilateral indexes in mutants was normalized to the WT ipsilateral index. Details are shown in Figure 7B. Retinal explants were dissected from E14.5 WT C57BL/6 or mutant embryos as described previously by Wang et al. (1996). To harvest chiasm cells, a 400 × 400 μm area of the ventral diencephalon that included the chiasm midline was dissected, dissociated, and plated at a density
of 140,000 cells/dish shortly after retinal explants were plated, in DMEM/F12 serum-free medium containing 0.4% methylcellulose with 80 μg/ml αSema6D or preimmune serum added. Cultures were grown for 18 hr and then fixed for 30 min with 4% PFA. Neurites were visualized with a monoclonal neurofilament antibody (2H3). The total area covered by neurites of individual explants was quantified by measuring pixel intensity with OpenLab image analysis software. The amount of axon growth was normalized with respect to the outgrowth of DT or VT explants under control conditions, and indicated in the leftmost bar in graphs in Figures 2, 3, and 5. Each experiment was carried out at least three times, and in each experiment at least four explants were treated in each experimental group.
This "neurogeometry" theoretical
This "neurogeometry" theoretical Selleck Pfizer Licensed Compound Library framework has functional implications in neural circuits. For example, the maximum number of synaptic connectivity patterns resulting from spine remodeling, related to the network information storage capacity, can be quantitatively estimated based on the number of existing synapses and the shape and distribution of axons and dendrites (Escobar et al.,
2008). Digital tracing of axons and dendrites in the cat visual cortex in vivo revealed distinct potential connectivity organizations in excitatory and inhibitory neurons relative to columnar domains (Stepanyants et al., 2008). Similar application of 3D reconstructions have investigated potential connectivity patterns in several other systems, from Drosophila olfactory centers ( Jefferis et al., 2007) to rat hippocampus ( Ropireddy and Ascoli, 2011). The relationship between neuronal morphology and network connectivity has always constituted a major motivation of digital reconstructions. Intracellular labeling was used to reconstruct connections in macaque visual cortex (Yabuta and Callaway, 1998) and between excitatory neurons in rat barrel cortex (Feldmeyer et al., 1999), paired with dual whole-cell patch recording
to establish functional connectivity. With the neuronal reconstruction boom in the new millennium, connectivity patterns were rapidly characterized among other regions in the selleckchem subiculum (Harris and Stewart, 2001), spinal cord (Dityatev et al., 2001), somatosensory cortex (Feldmeyer et al., 2005; Frick et al., 2008), and main olfactory bulb (Eyre et al., 2008), suggesting specific rules for the microcircuit architecture (Packer Ergoloid and Yuste, 2011). As with dendritic morphology, reconstructions were
also heavily involved in determining the changes of connectivity patterns in response to environmental conditions such as stress (Vyas et al., 2006), hibernation (Magariños et al., 2006), or during neural circuit development (Peng et al., 2009). One of the most important applications of digital reconstructions is in the implementation of biophysical simulations of electrophysiology. The neuronal arborization is represented as interconnected compartments, each sufficiently small to adequately reflect significant local variations of the distribution of membrane potential and membrane current along the length of each neurite. The compartment longitudinal and transverse resistances are set to reproduce the neuronal axial and membrane resistances, respectively. Additional terms (varying among compartments) describe the spatially distributed gradients of voltage-gated and synaptic properties. Such a framework enables simulation of fundamental aspects of neuronal function at the subcellular, cellular, and circuit levels.
Such changes in pyramidal cell-interneuron transmission probabili
Such changes in pyramidal cell-interneuron transmission probability developed during learning
(Figures 4B and 4C). Moreover, these learning-related weight changes did not exhibit further changes after learning: the transmission probability observed at the end GSI-IX solubility dmso of learning remained stable in the following postprobe session with no further changes during sleep or probe sessions (Figures 4F and 4G). The observed changes in spike transmission to p/nInt interneurons occurred during the monosynaptic delay period (0.5–2.5 ms) only, and did not affect bins outside this delay at the 5ms bins (Figure 4D) or at the 30–50 ms bins. The changes in absolute value of the transmission probability were much smaller for the 5 ms or the 30–50 ms bins as compared buy RG7204 to the monosynaptic bins (first versus fourth learning quartile; 30–50 ms bin: 0.0084 ± 0.0009, 5 ms bin: 0.0071 ± 0.0019; p = 0.623) and not correlated with those at the monosynaptic bins (0.5–2.5 ms; p = 0.549) nor with those at the 5ms bins (p = 0.626). Similar results were found with pyramidal cell-interneuron cross-correlograms by measuring the correlation coefficients of spike coincidence, which measure is independent of the firing rate of both cells (Figures S6C–S6F). Moreover, other cell pairs that did not exhibit significant
monosynaptic peaks did not show such changes in transmission probability at the 2 ms monosynaptic latency bin, even though these cells underwent similar spatial
changes in firing rate (Figure 4E; n = 14522 pairs). Had local (spatial) changes in firing rate been the cause of the correlation changes of the monosynaptic pairs, they should have equally influenced bins at 5 ms or other cell pairs at 2 ms in which monosynaptic peaks were not detected. Thus, the observed changes in spike transmission probability could not be explained by changes in place-related firing of pyramidal cell and/or interneurons or by the firing associations we measured between them. These factors would have affected joint firing across longer time delays and not solely at monosynaptic latencies, and they would have also influenced correlations in which the monosynaptic connection has not been detected. It is unlikely that learning-related changes Phosphatidylinositol diacylglycerol-lyase in spike transmission probability were caused by theta phase-related changes as pyramidal cell-interneurons cross-correlograms did not exhibit visible theta modulation (Figures 4A and S6) and changes in theta firing preference of both interneurons and pyramidal cells were not related to changes in spike transmission probability (Figures S7 and S8). Inherently these changes were linked to spatial learning as no such learning-related changes in the coupling strength were observed in the intra-maze cued task (Figure S2F).
Zhang et al dissociated this bimodal change in intracellular pH
Zhang et al. dissociated this bimodal change in intracellular pH into its two oppositely directed components. The late alkalinization
was blocked by poisoning exocytosis with botulinum toxin, and the remaining acidification then followed a simple time course, which resembled the time course of intracellular global calcium ion concentration, rising quickly to a plateau during repetitive stimulation, and falling promptly when stimulation ended. The acidification Ixazomib was completely blocked by preventing calcium entry during stimulation, and the authors propose that it arises mainly from the action of the surface membrane Ca2+-ATPase, which, as it pumps calcium
ions out of the cell, imports protons. This result is like that observed in neuronal cell bodies and dendrites. The subsequent alkalinization, however, is an altogether new finding. The fact that it was Ca2+ dependent and abolished by botulinum toxins suggested that it arose from the exocytic transfer of the vATPase to the surface membrane, where it continued to pump protons, now against a smaller electrochemical gradient RAD001 ic50 out of the cytoplasm, into the synaptic cleft. Consistent with this, the time course of the alkalinization, in particular its slow decay after tetanic stimulation ended, was similar to the time course of endocytosis (Tabares et al., 2007), suggesting
that alkalinization ended as the vATPases were retrieved from the surface membrane by endocytosis. The continued action of a vesicular membrane protein after its exocytic insertion in the surface membrane, here the vATPase, is reminiscent of studies of "nonquantal release" very of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh), which can be detected (after blocking the extracellular degradation of ACh by the enzyme ACh-esterase) by a small, curare-induced hyperpolarization of the postsynaptic muscle fiber (Katz and Miledi, 1977 and Vyskocil et al., 2009). This nonquantal leak of ACh was proposed to reflect the activity of the vesicular ACh transporter when it resides in the surface membrane, presumably after exocytosis. While several possible roles have been proposed, the significance of nonquantal leak of ACh remains unknown. In the retina, on the other hand, evidence shows that nonquantal release ("transport shuttle") of GABA plays an important signaling role (reviewed in Schwartz, 2002). While the physiological role of ACh transporters during their temporary sojourn in the surface membrane is unclear, the proton pump's activity while there, as shown by the work of Zhang et al., alkalinizes the cytoplasm, which might be significant in regulating endocytosis.
In fact, we will also see that suboptimal inference can increase
In fact, we will also see that suboptimal inference can increase variability even in the absence of internal noise. In the polling and discrimination examples, we saw that suboptimal inference can amplify existing noise. In most real-world situations that the brain has to deal with, there are two distinct sources of such noise: internal and external. We have already discussed several potential sources of internal noise. With regard to external noise, selleck products it is important to point out that we do
not just mean random noise injected into a stimulus, but the much more general notion of the stochastic process by which variables of interest (e.g., the direction of motion of a visual object, the identity of an object, the location of a sound source, etc) give rise to the sensory input (e.g., the images and sounds produced by an object). Here, we
click here adopt machine learning terminology and refer to the state-of-the-world variables as latent variables and to the stochastic process that maps latent variables into sensory inputs as the generative model. For the purpose of a given task, all external variables other than the latent variables of behavioral interest are often called nuisance variables, and count as external noise. In situations in which there is both internal and external noise (i.e., a generative model), there are now three potential causes of behavioral variability: the internal noise, the external noise and suboptimal inference. Which of these causes is more critical to behavioral variability? To address this question, we consider a neural version of the polling example (Figure 2) with internal and external noise. The problem we consider is cue integration: two sensory modalities (which we take, for concreteness, to be audition and vision) provide noisy information about the position of an object, and that information must be
combined such that the overall uncertainty in position else is reduced. A network for this problem, which is shown in Figure 4A, contains two input populations that encode the position of an object using probabilistic population codes (Ma et al., 2006). These input populations converge onto a single output population which encodes the location of the object. Output neurons are so-called LNP (Gerstner and Kistler, 2002) neurons, whose internal state at every time step is obtained by computing a nonlinear function of a weighted sum of their inputs. This internal state is then used to determine the probability of emitting a spike on that time step. This stochastic spike generation mechanism acts as an internal source of noise, which leads to near-Poisson spike trains similar to the ones used in many neural models (Gerstner and Kistler, 2002). We take the "behavioral response" of the network to be the maximum likelihood estimate of position given the activity in the output population, and the "behavioral variance" to be the variance of this estimate.
The external solution was constantly bubbled with 95% O2 and 5% C
The external solution was constantly bubbled with 95% O2 and 5% CO2. The internal solution (pipet solution) contained 130 mM Cs-MeSO3, 5 mM CsCl, 5 mM EGTA, 10 mM HEPES, 1 mM MgCl2, 2 mg/ml Mg-ATP, pH 7.3 (adjusted with CsOH). Adriamycin in vitro The osmolarities of solutions used were adjusted to between 290 and 300 mOsm with glucose. A junction potential of −11mV was uncorrected for, and true voltage may be obtained by subtracting 11mV from the reported values. Stock solutions were prepared by dissolving nimodipine (RBI) in 100% ethanol and TTX (Alomone Labs)
in distilled water. The solutions were subsequently diluted in ACSF to respective final concentrations. Nimodipine was protected from light during these procedures. T.W.S. is supported by the Singapore Biomedical Research Council and the NIH (RO1 DC00276). D.T.Y. is supported by the NIH (RO1 MH065531, R37 HL076795, and RO1 DC00276). H.H., B.Z.T., Y.S., J.F.J., Y.Y.S., B.H., and H.F.S. carried out experiments and analysis; M.H bred and genotyped the wild type GluR-BR/R and knockout ADAR2−/−/GluR-BR/R for the molecular and brain slice work; G.K advised on the brain slice work; D.T.Y and T.W.S. supervised the research, analyzed data,
made figures, and wrote the article. "
"The growth hormone secretagogue Gemcitabine ic50 receptor GHSR1a was identified as an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) by expression cloning with a small molecule, MK-0677, that rejuvenates the GH axis in elderly subjects (Howard et al., 1996 and Smith et al., 1997). In situ hybridization and RNase protection assays Vasopressin Receptor in rat and human brain illustrated expression in multiple hypothalamic nuclei, in the dentate gyrus
and CA2 and CA3 regions of the hippocampal formation, as well as the substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area, and dorsal and median raphe nuclei (Guan et al., 1997). Subsequently, GHSR1a was deorphanized by the discovery of ghrelin produced in the stomach that enhances GH release and appetite (Dixit et al., 2007, Kojima et al., 1999, Sun et al., 2006 and Wren et al., 2001). Upon activation, GHSR1a transduces its signal through Gαq/11, phospholipase C, inositol phosphate, and mobilization of Ca2+ from intracellular stores (Smith et al., 1997). Employing Ghsr-IRES-tauGFP knockin mice, we showed that DRD1 is expressed in discrete sets of neurons in the brain that also express GHSR1a ( Jiang et al., 2006), and now show subsets coexpressing GHSR1a and DRD2. We speculated that receptor coexpression in the same neurons can led to interactions between GHSR1a and DRD2 by modifying dopamine signaling and translate it into discrete behavioral phenotypes. Paradoxically, despite the broad distribution of GHSR1a in the brain, with the exception of extremely low levels measured in the arcuate nucleus, endogenous ghrelin is undetectable ( Cowley et al., 2003 and Grouselle et al., 2008).
Snap-frozen brain hemispheres were extracted as previously descri
Snap-frozen brain hemispheres were extracted as previously described (Jardanhazi-Kurutz et al., 2010). After completion of the behavioral testing, mice were anesthetized using isoflurane and transcardially perfused with 15 ml phosphate-buffered saline. The brains were removed from the skull. One hemisphere
was frozen immediately for biochemical analysis and the other was frozen in a mixture of dry ice and isopentane for histology. Samples were separated by 4%–12% NuPAGE (Invitrogen) using MES or MOPS buffer and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. APP and Aβ were detected using antibody 6E10 (Covance) and the C-terminal APP antibody 140 (CT15) (Wahle et al., 2006), PD0325901 concentration IDE using antibody PC730 (Calbiochem), neprilysin using antibody 56C6 (Santa Cruz), presenilin using antibody PS1-NT (Calbiochem), and tubulin using antibody E7 (Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank). For dot blot analysis, 10 μl samples containing 25 μM peptide were mixed with 200 μl PBS and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. Immunoreactivity was detected by enhanced chemiluminescence reaction (Millipore; luminescence intensities were analyzed using Chemidoc XRS documentation system [Bio-Rad]). Quantitative determination of Aβ was performed using the human amyloid Aβ1-40 and Aβ1-42 ELISA kits (The Genetics Company) according to the manufacturer's Saracatinib chemical structure protocol. Human samples were analyzed using an electrochemoluminescence ELISA for Aβ1-38, Aβ1-40, and Aβ1-42 (Mesoscale).
pTau181 was determined using
the INNOTEST PHOSPHO-TAU(181P) ELISA (Innogenetics). For 3NTyr10-Aβ, 96-well plates were coated with 50 μl 20 μg/ml 3NTyr10-Aβ antiserum in PBS 4 hr at 20°C. Plates were blocked with 3% BSA in TBS. Ten microliters of 2% SDS fractions from mouse brain were diluted with 50 μl 2% Tx-100, 25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), and 150 mM NaCl. Fifty microliters samples were incubated for 18 hr at 4°C, washed with TBST, and incubated with 6E10 diluted 1:10,000 in TBST for 2 hr. Wells were washed, and 50 μl HRP-goat anti-mouse antibody diluted 1:10,000 with TBST was added for 2 hr. After washing, 50 μl TMB ultra substrate (Thermo) was added and the reaction was stopped Phosphoprotein phosphatase using 2M sulfuric acid. Absorption was determined at 450 nm using an infinite 200 plate reader (Tecan). Serial sagittal cryosections (20 μm) were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, and immunostaining was performed using antiserum 3NTyr10-Aβ (1:200), antibody IC16 (Jäger et al., 2009) against human Aβ1-15 (1:400), rabbit polyclonal antiserum 2964 against fibrillar Aβ1-42 (Wahle et al., 2006), and antibody IC3 (Kato et al., 2000) against dityrosine (1:100). Thioflavin S staining was performed on paraformaldehyde-fixed cryosections. Slices were rinsed in water, incubated in 0.01% thioflavin S in 50% ethanol, and differentiated in 50% ethanol. Sections were analyzed using a BX61 microscope equipped with a disk scanning unit to achieve confocality (Olympus). Image stacks were deconvoluted using Cell∧P (Olympus).
In the absence of ErbB4, the number of synapses made by chandelie
In the absence of ErbB4, the number of synapses made by chandelier cells onto the AIS of pyramidal cells is reduced (Fazzari et al., 2010; this study). In contrast, ErbB4 function does
not seem to be required for the development of fast-spiking basket cell synapses, at least in the hippocampus. This suggests that loss of Erbb4 might be more deleterious in cortical areas containing a relatively high density of chandelier cells, such as the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex ( Inda et al., 2009), than in others. The analysis of the activity of pyramidal cells and interneurons in the hippocampus of conditional Erbb4 mutants exposes the enormous plasticity RGFP966 of cortical networks. Deletion of ErbB4 from fast-spiking interneurons causes a partial cell-autonomous disconnection of these neurons from the cortical network
that could be interpreted as a "hypo-GABAergic" phenotype. This initial deficit in GABAergic function leads to a prominent increase in the activity of pyramidal cells, which the network tries to accommodate by increasing the activity of interneurons through a homeostatic mechanism. As a consequence, the activity of both pyramidal cells and fast-spiking interneurons is boosted and the network seems to regain a certain balance, but operating at a much higher regime. This interpretation implies that network activity changes are secondary to the synaptic defects caused by the loss of ErbB4. Alternatively, it is at least theoretically possible that the observed synaptic deficits might be secondary to changes in the activity of fast-spiking interneurons. Consistent selleck chemicals with this idea, ErbB4 seems to modulate the excitability of fast-spiking interneurons by inhibiting the activity of the voltage-gated L-NAME HCl potassium channel Kv1.1 ( Li et al., 2012). Because Kv1.1 channels provide a gating mechanisms to fast-spiking interneurons ( Goldberg et al., 2008), loss of ErbB4 in these cells could decrease their effectiveness in controlling the activity of pyramidal cells.
However, the expression of Kv1.1 channels in fast-spiking interneurons does not reach its maturity until P18 ( Goldberg et al., 2011), whereas interneurons have synaptic deficits as early as P15 (data not shown). Moreover, our viral deletion experiments strongly suggest that loss of ErbB4 causes cell-autonomous synaptic defects in the absence of network alterations. Our interpretation is also supported by computational models predicting similar alterations in network activity following relatively minor changes in the synaptic wiring of specific populations of interneurons ( Cano-Colino and Compte, 2012 and Loh et al., 2007). Our analysis of cortical rhythms in conditional Erbb4 mutants reveals a prominent boost in oscillatory activity in the hippocampus, together with a long-range decorrelation between cortical areas.
, 2002) Bats and coworkers showed, using single-particle quantum
, 2002). Bats and coworkers showed, using single-particle quantum dot and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) imaging in cultured hippocampal neurons, that TARPs regulate the lateral diffusion of AMPARs between extrasynaptic and synaptic sites. They demonstrated that the disruption of stargazin-PSD-95 interactions prevents clustering of freely diffusible AMPAR-stargazin complexes at PSDs ( Bats et al., 2007). Furthermore, a recent chemical-genetic approach demonstrated that the introduction of biomimetic ligands, which compete for both stargazin CTDs and PSD-95 binding sites, can acutely disrupt stargazin-PSD-95
interactions in cultured hippocampal CDK assay neurons and enhance the surface mobility of AMPARs ( Sainlos et al., 2011). The modulatory influence of TARPs
on AMPAR trafficking is itself subject to modulation through posttranslational modification. In particular, find more the CTDs of type I TARPs are studded with serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues that are substrates for phosphorylation. The threonine within the PDZ binding motif of stargazin can be phosphorylated by cAMP-dependent PKA, which disrupts its ability to bind to PSD-95. Furthermore, expression of a stargazin construct with a phosphomimic residue at this site greatly reduces AMPAR-mediated synaptic transmission in hippocampal neurons (Choi et al., 2002 and Chetkovich et al., 2002). Interestingly, activation of PKA with forskolin fails to alter the synaptic localization of transfected stargazin (Chetkovich et al., 2002), and forskolin actually increases synaptic AMPAR currents (Carroll et al., 1998).
The same threonine residue is also phosphorylated through the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Paradoxically, phosphorylation of this site is associated with diametrically opposing effects on synaptic AMPAR clustering Fossariinae and plasticity, depending on the kinase that phosphorylates it (Stein and Chetkovich, 2010). Clearly, the physiological role of this phosphorylation site remains to be determined. The CTD of stargazin also has a series of nine conserved serines common to all type I TARPs that, under basal conditions, are the only detectable phosphorylated residues in cultured cortical neurons (Tomita et al., 2005a). These serines, found within a highly basic region of the CTD, are substrates for phosphorylation by CaMKII and/or PKC (Tomita et al., 2005a and Tsui and Malenka, 2006). The physiological significance of this poly-serine region of the CTD is suggested by evidence that induction of NMDAR-dependent long-term depression (LTD) in the hippocampal CA1 region is dependent on dephosphorylation of stargazin through a protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and PP2B-mediated pathway. Expression of a phosphomimic stargazin construct, in which all nine serines are phosphorylated, enhances synaptic delivery of AMPARs (Tomita et al., 2005a and Kessels et al., 2009) and prevents LTD.
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70 and 71 There are twenty members of MMPs including the collagenases
(MMP-1, MMP-8, MMP-13), gelatinases (MMP-9), stromelysins (MMP-3).72, 73 and 74 MMPs are involved in regulating cellular migration, Selleckchem CH5424802 ECM protein transformation, ECM degradation and apoptosis in the growth plate.75 and 76 Overexpression of MMPs (e.g. MMP-9 and MMP-13) are considered to be crucial in the development of OA.62 Moreover, Cytokines also stimulate chondrocytes in OA cartilage to secret high levels of matrix metalloproteinase 13 or collagenase-3 (MMP-13), require zinc and calcium for their activity.77 The ROS formed by reduction of oxygen are the radical superoxide (O2.−), hydroxyl radical (OH.), peroxyl (ROO.), alkoxyl Buparlisib mw (RO.) and hydroperoxyl (HO2.), nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen
dioxide (NO2.) and non radical such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), hypochlorous acid (HOCl−), Ozone (O3), singlet oxygen (O2) and peroxynitrite (ONOO−).78 Recent studies showed that chondrocytes produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide anions, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radicals, and large amount of nitric oxide in response to interleukin1,79, 80 and 81 ROS are Libraries generated by activated macrophages and neutrophils participate in inflammatory responses.78, 82 and 83 ROS are capable of inducing degradation of collagen and aggrecan in chondrocytes.84 and 85 Nitric oxide is a short lived radical synthesized via the oxidation of arginine by a family of nitric oxide synthases (NOS),86 NO's role in joint diseases was first reviewed by,87, 88 and 89 chondrocyte and macrophyges can produce NO and prostaglandins consecutively in response to cytokines,88, 89 and 90 ROS can reduce synthesis of hyaluronic acid (HA) main component of ECM.91 Lipid others peroxidation refers to oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) leading to a variety of hydroperoxide and aldehyde products that are highly reactive with components of the cell and the extracellular matrix and mediate
collagen degradation.45, 92 and 93 Taken together, it is indicated that the distribution of lipids in cartilage changing during aging and OA.94 and 95 Fig. 2 shows the brief schematic diagram of development of OA in joint. Treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) is mainly based on the pathophysiological events that alter the initiation and progression of OA. Understanding the mechanism and Modulation of cytokines and MMPs would be a main target for treatment and prevention of Osteoarthritis. All authors have none to declare. "
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During one of my chaplain visits, two sons (and a former daughter-in-law) had come to say good-bye to their father. They seemed hesitant and nervous but motivated to acknowledge that the father, miserably failing, had perpetuated relational abuse to the children even into adulthood. The adult children wanted to make things right but didn't quite know how. We all left the room for a few minutes. I admired their courage and explained how to use the four simple statements. They decided to go one at a time to say what needed to be said.
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20 Years with The Phantom Menace Novelization
The first Star Wars novel published by Del Rey was the novelization of Star Wars (1977), and was actually titled Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker. While Del Rey would go on to publish a handful of novels into the early '80s, their publishing rights would later go to Bantam.
The Bantam era gave us several classic Star Wars novels, most notably Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn. However, around the time of the Special Edition releases of the OT, the license reverted back to Del Rey, and fittingly, the first novel published was none other than Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks.
What better way for Del Rey to inaugurate the reacquisition of the Star Wars license than to publish the novelization of a new beginning, the start of a whole new saga?
One of 4 original book covers for Terry Brooks' novelization
There is very little to be said about the plot of The Phantom Menace that hasn't already been said. It's very possible that no film in the Star Wars canon has been as discussed, dissected, defended, reviled, or loved. Seemingly, love for the film exists only in extremes.
But novelizations of the films hold within their pages a certain magic, perhaps explained by the insane talent and genius of George Lucas mixed with the writing talent of some of the best authors in the sci-fi/fantasy genre. If you loved Revenge of the Sith, Matthew Stover's novelization only serves to enhance the story on screen that may forever alter one's views of the film itself. This is unavoidable, as it is terribly difficult to unlearn what we have learned, so to speak.
And while the plot of Brooks' novelization hews tightly to that of Lucas' script, his prose does what prose often does best: gives a story room to breathe. While the film is a tapestry upon which numerous stories unfold, viewed at a remove due to the sheer amount of things that happen throughout the story, the novel allows one to see the brush strokes. Rather than open the story with Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi's arrival to the Trade Federation ship, the novel opens on the sun-scorched sands of Tatooine where we meet a Pod Racer named Anakin who, in an amazing display of dexterity, holds his own in a race that kills most of its human participants. Though he crashes, and loses the day, he does indeed accomplish what few humans ever have. And it turns out he's only nine-years-old!
Certainly, this fact is well known, as the film provides that info in a different context. The novel however, tells us at the outset, that this is the story of a remarkable young man, destined to become a part of the galaxy at large, witness to moments that will literally shape the future of the galaxy.
The characters in the novelization of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace are the same as we see in the film: Anakin Skywalker, Queen Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Sidious, Darth Maul, even Jar Jar Binks (who, when experienced through one's inner voice, comes off far more endearingly). They're all here, but for lack of a better term, they are more than their on-screen counterparts. Anakin is certainly more complex, and we are privy not only to his talent and prowess for someone so young, but also to his potential darkness. He is a boy of deep feeling, deeper than he even understands, as he has no knowledge of the Force. Though we see him triumphant, we see him also prone to anger, retaliation, and quick action—all key aspects of his future self, Darth Vader. Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith had yet to be created in 1999, and it is utterly fascinating that Terry Brooks was given license, in some small way, to assert that even as a boy, Anakin Skywalker was already Darth Vader.
Obi-Wan meets Jar Jar on Naboo
It is in this that Qui-Gon's character plays such a vital role in the novel. Qui-Gon sees the vast potential in Anakin and several times acts as a paternal foil to the boy's intensity (Anakin is remarkably prone to fisticuffs in the novel!). Qui-Gon serves as master to an impetuous but knowing Obi-Wan, who is possessed of more wry humor than seen in the film. It's hard not to imagine Brooks was writing a young Alec Guinness in his mind, but this is purely conjecture.
Padmé also benefits from her characterization by Brooks. She displays the sadness Leia erroneously referenced in Return of the Jedi (though perhaps not, and it is the Force itself that sent echoes to Leia of the mother she never knew?), the weight of her position and the strain of her loyalties to not only her people, but her role in the galaxy at large are more sensitively displayed than is possible in the film. As I re-read the novel for this review, I was struck by the idea that E.K. Johnston must have not just watched The Phantom Menace, but must also have read the novel in preparation for Queen's Shadow. I could not help but think that Padmé as depicted by Brooks heavily influenced Johnston's portrayal.
Also worthy of note is all the groundwork laid down by Brooks related to the relationship shared by Anakin and Padmé. During the time of the novel, the age gap precludes any romantic expression of the feelings, but it's better understood why, somewhere down the line, these two would be destined to not only be great heroes of the galaxy, but more importantly, parents of its eventual saviors, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.
Various other characters are much the same as their on-screen counterparts, some for the sake of the mystery—certainly, we receive virtually no deep understanding of Sidious and his machinations; Darth Maul is still a cypher killed too soon, and the Jedi are as inscrutable on the page as they are on screen. And all of this is fine, as much of the next two stories in the prequel trilogy (as well as a great many novels and short stories set during the era) dive into the wider galaxy and the ensuing conflicts borne out of Sidious' dastardly plans.
This is a difficult quality to assess in a novelization, and for the most part, not a requirement. But throughout the novel, Brooks adds flavor and texture to the wonderful and unique world created by George Lucas.
A striking, and tragic instance of this comes in the moment Qui-Gon Jinn is slain by Darth Maul. In the film, the killing blow is but one shocking moment amidst a great ground battle, a castle infiltration, and a space battle. The same moment, as sketched by Terry Brooks, is a great tragedy, given weight and painful gravity by paradoxically describing the violence beautifully, and then shifting the POV to Obi-Wan's utter disbelief, horror, then rage.
So while the novel does not showcase anything truly original due to its nature as an adaptation, it does take the film we all know and adds layers that improve the experience a great deal.
Terry Brooks, author of the novel
By the time of this novelization's publishing, Terry Brooks was a tremendously successful fantasy author, to such a degree that even a dalliance with Star Wars could be viewed as a lark. But Brooks treats the screen story with a reverence that pays dividends to the reader. There is a sense of true enjoyment in the words put down by Brooks as he goes through the story of The Phantom Menace. Brooks also seems to have a fair bit of respect for the concept, never straying too far from center, staying on message as it were, all the while adding depth, wit, and a sense of grandiosity even the film did not always display.
Particularly notable is that all the great action beats fans adore are translated in a straightforward manner that allows them to be enjoyed just as they were on screen. There is nothing lost in translation, and certain moments (the death of Qui-Gon being just one) benefit tremendously from Brooks' refined abilities as a novelist.
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a tale people seem to view in extremes. If you loved the film, the novelization serves as a true bolstering of everything great about the cinematic version. If you hated the film, the novel will do little to disabuse you of your feelings (yes, Anakin says "Yippee!" in the novel, too).
Even if you have watched the film a dozen times (in 2019), reading the novel is still an experience worth having.
Novelizations exist in a strange arena. They are primarily another vehicle for that all important logo or movie poster, another opportunity for eyes to see the brand. That is the cynic's take. It is abundantly clear that Terry Brooks' novelization of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is no mere cynical exercise, and exists fully on its own as not only a broader telling of George Lucas' tale, but quite the love letter to it as well.
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VIDEO: Gerrard speaks on retirement, "Never overstay your welcome"
By Nicholas MendolaNov 24, 2016, 7:57 AM EST
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Steven Gerrard has called it a day on his accolade-heavy playing career despite links to Celtic, Inter Milan, and Newcastle amongst other destinations.
The Liverpool man, who spent the last two seasons with LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer, explained his decision in an interview with Gary Lineker.
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Gerrard said the last few months at the LA Galaxy told him the end was coming, that he was lacking a bit of sharpness and picking up more injuries than before.
His honesty Thursday was terrific, and shows he'll probably be as vocal as anyone as he heads to the coaches bench and pundit's booth. Gerrard said he'll be doing some analyst's work with BT Sport overseas, and told Gary Lineker the following:
"You get aware of this time coming toward the end. The body starts talking to you. The pains and the aches get more regular. The way you feel on the pitch changes. Over the last couple years I felt myself slowing down a little bit if you. I basically can't deliver what I used to be able to deliver. That becomes a little bit frustrating as time goes on.
"I've listened to important people over the game who've said to me, 'Go with a tiny bit left. Never overstay your welcome and play on too long where it becomes embarrassing.' I can feel that's not too far away, so now is the right time."
Gerrard also espoused his passion for Liverpool when Lineker quizzed him on what the club means to him.
"The world. I started supporting the club at a very young age. A lot of my family are Reds. The way the club shaped me and treated me from a young age and turned me into a decent human being and a footballer, I've got a lot to thank them for."
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