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Quick Look: Handsome: An Elegant Word Game
Artists: Bryan Fischer
Publisher: Button Shy
Year Published: 2019
No. of Players: 2-6
Ages: 8+
Playing Time: 15-30 minutes
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I'm a writer, an editor, and an avid reader. As such, it's not surprising that I find myself drawn to word games. I'm also a fan of Button Shy's wallet games—games that consist of 18 cards and not much else. When I saw they were launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund Handsome, an elegant word game for 2-6 players, I was more than intrigued. I wondered how on earth they were going to make a word game work with only 18 cards. Well, the tl;dr of the situation is this: it works, it's fun, and it makes you think. And I really like it.
My ExperienceAfter reading the rules a few times and trying to figure out how the game plays out, I eventually decided to start playing—by myself, as two players. From there, following the setup and gameplay rules made a heck of a lot more sense. Some games I can visualize in my head after reading the rules; Handsome, on the other hand, took some physical action to get it to make sense. It's possible that it was because it was at the end of a long day, but I digress.
I really only needed to get it set up, and after that, it made perfect sense. The same thing happened when trying to explain the game. I could use all the words I wanted, but everyone just needed to see a round in action, after which it was crystal clear. And that's fine. Not every game is going to make perfect sense right out of the gate.
Playing the game was a lot of fun. It took a lot of thought to use the common letters (in the middle of the table) and the remaining letters in our individual hands, plus any vowels we desired (all the cards are consonants; players can use whatever vowels they wish—just not y) in order to make a word. Our first words were relatively short, like "kite" or "card." By the end of the game, we were throwing down eight- and nine-letter words. This is important, because the player(s) with the most letters in their word earn an additional point during the round's scoring. The concept of only playing a limited amount of consonant cards, while still including vowels (from your head; there are no vowel cards, so you can use as many as you want), can take a bit to come to terms with. My wife didn't have that problem, but I sure did.
But I liked it. I liked trying to string letters together to make awesome words, words that would score me points. One of the fun aspects about Handsome is in playing with other people. Because each letter is assigned to one of three suits, and the player(s) who used the most letters of a suit to make their word are assigned a point, there is a lot of thought and effort that goes into crafting these words. After all, my super-awesome five-letter word "toque" (that nobody else was ever going to come up with because they're not Canadian) was beat out by a much longer word (which I can't remember) that beat my word in both length and suits. So that wasn't very polite, but I've already moved on (to plotting my revenge, of course).
We had fun with Handsome. Some rounds took far too long, but after a few of those, we decided to use a timer. A timer, I believe, is a useful tool and will help keep rounds from taking too long (especially one when person comes up with a word quickly and others are still thinking). I found it fascinating how well the game turn out with only using 18 cards. I'll be honest, I was skeptical at first, but after my first game, I became a true believer.
|Everyone has two cards in their hand that only they can use, and there are five cards in the common pool for everyone to use.
Setup varies depending on the player count. However, no matter the number of players, there will always be five cards in the middle of the table, face up, for all to see, and for all to use in their words. The way this comes about changes slightly, depending on who's playing. For example, in a five-player game, everyone is dealt three cards (which are kept secret from everyone else), and then each player chooses one of their three cards and places it face down in the middle. Once everyone has selected their card, they are all flipped over (face up), and voila! You have five letter cards in the common letter pool. For six players, everyone is dealt two cards, and then five cards are drawn from the remaining cards and placed face-up in the center of the table. Everyone always has two cards in their hand, and there will always be five cards face up in the common pool in the center of the table.
The game is broken up into rounds, and each round players use the face-up letters in the middle of the table, along with the letters in their hand, to create the longest, bestest (come on, spell checker, "bestest" is a word!) word you can manage. Do this by writing the word down on a piece of scratch paper, keeping it hidden until everyone is ready. Because all the letter cards in Handsome are consonants, players are allowed to use any vowel they want, including them with their consonants as they see fit. This can lead to some pretty long words, if the consonants available are accommodating.
Once everyone has revealed their word and told it to the group (so everyone can have their say as to whether it's a real word or not), scoring happens. Note that there are three suits of cards: Bolo, Bow Tie (bow ties are cool), and Necklace. The player with the majority of cards used of the same suit gets a point. This happens for all three suits, so it is possible to get more than one point this way. In case of a tie, all players with the highest count of matching suits gain one point. (Example: If three players each had two Bow Tie suits in their words, and the other three players had one or no Bow Tie suits in their words, then the three players with two Bow Tie suits would each get one point.)
Finally, the player with the longest word gets an additional point. This includes all consonants used from cards, as well as vowels. Like the scoring of suits, if multiple players have the same length of word, which length is higher than the other words on the table, then they all receive an additional point.
The game continues until one person is dressed to the nines, or reaches nine points.
The theme isn't your typical fantasy/sci-fi/steampunk/etc. type of game. Rather, it plays with the term "suit" in playing cards, and turns it into something much fancier. The suits could have been anything, really, but turning Handsome into a game about dressing the part was quite clever. I especially love the nine-point win condition, because it represents being "dressed to the nines." It's a small detail, but it makes me smile.
For an 18-card word game, the mechanics are silky smooth. I wasn't expecting the gameplay to be quite so deep, but I was pleasantly surprised. Using a common pool of letters, some more unique-to-you options (as held in your hand), and any vowel you can think of (in any combination) is a fantastic way of making 18 cards feel like a lot more. Along with that, some cards are doubled up with letters, such as x and q, and y and s, allowing for all the consonants to appear in the deck of cards. By trying to use as many letters of the same suit as possible, the set collection mechanic is subtle, but nicely integrated. I'm really impressed at how this word-crafting game is put together, and with only using 18 cards at that!
The art is basic, but works well. The letters on the cards are over top of what appears to be dapperly dressed individuals, either wearing a necklace, a bolo, or a bow tie. While the art itself is fine, I think it would have been nice to have included the card's letter as a smaller letter in the corners of the cards. That way, even when the cards are upside down (from a certain point of view), an M still looks like an M, and is not confused with a W. A minor thing, really, and as long as you're paying attention, it shouldn't be an issue. This is a prototype, pre-Kickstarter copy as well, so who knows; things might change after the Kickstarter funds (and it will fund*).
* Editor's note: This review is being published shortly after the game's launch, and it's already exceeding its funding goal.
* Editor's note: This review is being published shortly after the game's launch, and it's already exceeding its funding goal.
The components are 18 cards. Again, it's prototype, but I have other Button Shy games—fully published—and the cards look and feel good. No complaints here. Other components, such as paper and pen/pencil, are supplied by the player(s). I'm fine with this, as the purpose of Button Shy games is to make small, wallet-sized games that fit in your pocket. No need for extraneous components.
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The rounds can get long if no timer is used. I suggest using some sort of timer (agree upon a time limit per round with your group).
There is no tie breaker listed in the rules for when a player reaches nine points. I married into a very competitive family, and there needs to be a tie breaker. Again, this is a prototype with prototype rules, so that may change later on. If not, there's nothing wrong with making a house rule for an end-game tie breaker.
Welp, Button Shy has done it again. Handsome, the elegant word game, is a winner. I love that it plays up to six players, too, as this is something I can bring with me practically anywhere and get a good-sized game going. Using a timer isn't a bad idea, but don't expect one to come in any stretch goals. Button Shy focuses on small, wallet-sized games, so adding a sand timer would go against the grain (and wouldn't fit in the wallet). Fortunately, pretty much everyone has a phone, so timers aren't difficult to come by (and it's a good way to get that player who's always on their phone to put it to good use).
With silky smooth mechanics, Handsome has compacted word games into a game accessible to all, be it newcomers to words (like kids) or veteran wordsmiths (such as myself *takes a bow*). Although the game appears small, the gameplay is massive. With just 18 cards, Button Shy has produced a wonderful game of word crafting that works the brain and is downright fun.
Players Who Like:
Fans of word games and thinky party games will most likely enjoy Handsome. If you're looking for a way to help your kids learn new words, learn spelling, etc., then give Handsome a look. Handsome is also a fun take on set collection that will no doubt satisfy fans of that mechanic as well.
On KICKSTARTER now! Campaign ends April 6, 2019.
Benjamin Kocher - Editor and Reviewer
Benjamin hails from Canada but now lives in Kentucky with his wife and kids. He's a certified copyeditor through UC San Diego's Copyediting Extension program. He's a freelance writer and editor, and covers everything from board game rule books to novels. An avid writer of science fiction and fantasy, it comes as no surprise that his favorite board games are those with rich, engaging themes. When he's not writing or playing games, Benjamin loves to play ultimate Frisbee, watch and play rugby, and read the most epic fantasy books available. Follow him on Twitter @BenjaminKocher and Instagram @Kocherb, and read his board game-inspired fiction at BenjaminKocher.com.
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The TATA-binding protein (TBP) is an over-all factor that's involved with
The TATA-binding protein (TBP) is an over-all factor that's involved with transcription by all three types of nuclear RNA polymerase. PIC development, thus accelerating the procedure of reinitiation. TBP can be a relatively little molecule having a divergent N-terminal site and an extremely conserved C-terminal site. The C-terminal primary site of TBP can be a pseudo-symmetric, saddle-shaped molecule having a concave surface area that interacts mainly using the TATA component. This binding event induces a razor-sharp flex in the DNA that's regarded as very important to the juxtaposition of elements destined both upstream and downstream from the TATA component (21,22). Its convex part is identified by many transcriptional activators and suppressors (23). The need for TBP and, specifically, its DNA-binding surface area appears to be specific in various RNA polymerase systems. Within an study, various kinds of transcription demonstrated different level of sensitivity to TATA-containing DNA oligonucleotides (24), recommending various roles performed from the DNA-binding surface area of TBP. However, the functions of the surface of TBP can't be evaluated accurately through the use of TATA-containing DNA, since RNA polymerase may associate using the ends of the DNA oligos nonspecifically, thereby leading to inhibition of transcription (24). Previously, we 1056636-06-6 isolated and characterized a couple 1056636-06-6 of RNA aptamers that bind TBP firmly (25). These aptamers are well-characterized particular molecular probes: each of them may actually bind towards the concave part of TBP predicated on their capability to contend with TATA DNA for binding to TBP, however their settings of discussion with TBP are specific (25). Right here, we explain the utility of the aptamers as book reagents to probe transcription with the three eukaryotic RNA 1056636-06-6 polymerases. The 1056636-06-6 various RNA polymerases responded distinctively to these TBP aptamers. Pol I reliant transcription was totally resistant to all or any from the TBP aptamers examined. On the other hand, Pol II reliant transcription was the most delicate to TBP aptamers. In crude cell ingredients, the aptamers inhibited Pol II reliant transcription also after PICs had been shaped. Although TBP aptamers inhibited Pol III reliant transcription if they had been present during PIC development, they didn't inhibit transcription after PIC development. These results uncovered how the DNA-binding surface area of TBP can be included to different extents in the transcription by different RNA polymerases at both initiation and reinitiation levels. It also uncovered a simple difference between your stability from the reinitiation intermediate in the Pol II program and its own counterpart in the Pol III program. The results not merely provide insights in to the different participation of TBP in transcription initiation by these RNA polymerases, however they also demonstrate the use of these aptamers for research of complicated response mechanisms as inside our evaluation of TBP in Pol III transcription. Where aptamers can be GLCE found, this method could be generalized to define the function of a specific area on the proteins molecule at particular levels of a natural process. Components AND Strategies RNA polymerase I transcription reactions Planning of whole-cell remove was referred to previously (25,26). Transcription reactions had been completed essentially regarding to (26), with minimal modifications. The fungus 35S ribosomal gene promoter was found in 20 l response mixtures each including 100 g of fungus whole-cell remove (made up of about 20 nM of TBP). The buffer included 20 mM HEPESCKOH pH 7.9, 50 mM potassium chloride, 10 mM magnesium chloride, 5 mM EGTA, 0.05 mM EDTA, 2.5 mM DTT, 10% glycerol, 100 M each ribonucleoside triphosphate, 10 g/ml -amanitin and template DNA at 10 g/ml (2 nM). The combination without ribonucleoside triphosphates (NTPs) was incubated at space heat for 30 min to permit PIC development. Transcription was began with the addition of NTPs and permitted to continue for 30 min at space heat. To inhibit Pol II reliant transcription, 10 g/ml -amanitin was contained in the response. Reactions had been stopped with the addition of 180 l 20 mM EDTA, 200 mM sodium 1056636-06-6 chloride, 10 mM TrisCHCl, pH 7.6. After phenol/chloroform removal, the products had been precipitated as well as 3 g of glyco-blue. The transcripts had been.
Background Adherence to pharmacotherapeutic treatment recommendations in individuals with heart failing
Background Adherence to pharmacotherapeutic treatment recommendations in individuals with heart failing (HF) is of main prognostic importance, but thorough execution of recommendations in routine treatment remains to be insufficient. enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA) had been considered. Outcomes 509/536 sufferers entered evaluation. HF stage A was widespread in regular deviation, still left anterior descending coronary artery, still left circumflex coronary artery, correct coronary artery, cardiovascular system disease, interquartile range, coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous coronary involvement, low densitiy lipoprotein, body mass index, haemoglobin A1c, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide, high-sensitive troponin T, blood circulation pressure 1 ANCOVA 2 Fishers specific check 3 Kruskal-Wallis check acurrent cigarette smoker bBMI??30?kg/m2 csystolic blood circulation pressure??140?mmHg or diastolic blood circulation pressure??90?mmHg or in sufferers with diabetes: systolic 140, diastolic 85?mmHg; 80?yrs.: systolic 150, diastolic Gracillin manufacture 90?mmHg, chronic kidney disease systolic 130, diastolic 90?mmHg dself reported or impaired fasting blood sugar or impaired blood sugar tolerance eglomerular purification price? ?60?mL/min/kg Echocardiography In advanced HF levels, sufferers had significantly decrease LVEF, much larger LV and still left atrial amounts, higher LV mass, higher prevalence of regional LV wall structure movement abnormalities, and higher ratios of mitral valve inflow speed (E) over standard diastolic mitral band velocity (e) seeing that measure for diastolic dysfunction (Desk ?(Desk22). Desk 2 Echocardiographic measurements in every sufferers and regarding to heart failing stages still left ventricle, ejection small percentage, interquartile range, LV end-diastolic quantity index, still left atrial region, LV filling up index (transmitral inflow speed to annular speed proportion) 1Kruskal-Wallis check 2Fishers exact check Patient treatment In HF levels A, B, and C, Rabbit Polyclonal to TAS2R38 the primary caregivers when it comes to CHD within the prior 3?a few months were primary treatment doctors for = 87 with valid details on sign and contraindications of most three product classes). No obvious difference in the grade of HF pharmacotherapy regarding to GAI-3 was discovered between topics treated mostly by cardiologists vs general professionals (angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin-receptor blocker, mineralocorticoidreceptor antagonist 1Fishers specific test Desk 4 Features, measurements and pharmacotherapy of sufferers in HF stage C at the analysis visit regarding to still left ventricular ejection small percentage New York Center Association functional course, high delicate troponin T, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin-receptor blocker, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, Guide Adherence Sign: amount of medicines indicated divided by amount of medicines prescribed relating to 2008 ESC HF guide [2] 1ANCOVA 2Fishers precise test 3Kruskal-Wallis check A hundred and eighty-three (81%) stage C individuals had been on statin therapy. Of these, in 66 and 160 (36% and 87%) LDL amounts had been above 2.6?mmol/l and 1.8?mmol/l, respectively. Non-pharmacological tips regarding physical activity, smoking cigarettes cessation, sodium limited diet, fat decreased diet, calory decreased diet, and a diet plan containing more seafood was adopted in 103 (70.1%), 13 (68.7%), 86 (81.9%), 115 (82.7%), 62 (66.7%), and 92 (79.3%) of respectively adviced stage C individuals. Patients, who have been alert to having heart failing, followed non-pharmacological tips more often in comparison to unaware individuals (workout 72.4% vs. 69.0%; cigarette smoking 100% vs. 81.8%; sodium limited diet plan 79.2% vs. 82.5%; extra fat reduced diet plan 82.2% vs. 82.4%; calory decreased diet plan 90.5% vs. 58.6%; diet plan containing more seafood 77.8% vs. 79.8%). Dialogue Prevalence and features of HF in CHD With this Gracillin manufacture German test from the EuroAspire IV cohort of individuals hospitalized for CHD within the prior six to Gracillin manufacture 36?weeks, we found a higher prevalence of HF phases B and C. Individuals in HF stage C had been older, had an extended length of CHD and had been much more likely to have problems with hypertension and chronic kidney disease. We're able to not observe organizations between HF stage as well as the urgency or therapy from the index CHD event that categorized for involvement in EuroAspire IV, or the affected coronary vessels. Although HF stage C individuals exhibited more local wall movement abnormalities, most stage C sufferers presented with conserved LVEF as well as the median LVEF was still in the standard range. It really is reassuring, that just a minority of sufferers using a coronary event needing hospital admission acquired HF with minimal ejection small percentage. This, at least in parts, may be because of the marketing of crisis pre-hospital and in-hospital treatment and improved treatment plans preventing comprehensive myocardial harm [39]. Alternatively this features the need for arterial hypertension in sufferers with CHD, that was the main risk aspect for HF stage C inside our test (along with chronic kidney disease, which once again is predominantly due to arterial hypertension [40]). Hypertension is normally.
Objective To assess pooled golimumab basic safety up to yr 3
Objective To assess pooled golimumab basic safety up to yr 3 of arthritis rheumatoid (RA), psoriatic joint disease (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) tests. 50?mg (n=1249) and/or 100?mg (n=1501) up to wk 160 (individuals may be contained in several group because nonresponders were allowed early get away); 1179 individuals had been treated for 156?weeks. For placebo, golimumab 50?mg and golimumab 100?mg, respective adverse event incidences/100 pt-yrs (95% CIs) up to wk 160 were: 0.28 (0.01 to at least one 1.56), Fosamprenavir IC50 0.30 (0.12 to 0.62), 0.41 (0.23 to 0.69) for loss of life; 5.31 (3.20 to 8.30), 3.03 (2.36 to 3.82), 5.09 (4.36 to 5.90) for serious illness; 0.00 (0.00 to 0.84), 0.17 (0.05 to 0.44), 0.35 (0.18 to 0.62) for tuberculosis; 0.00 (0.00 to 0.84), 0.13 (0.03 to 0.38), 0.24 (0.10 to 0.46) for opportunistic disease; 0.00 (0.00 to 0.84), 0.00 (0.00 to 0.13), 0.12 (0.03 to 0.30) for demyelination; and 0.00 (0.00 to 0.84), 0.04 (0.00 to 0.24), 0.18 (0.06 to 0.38) for lymphoma. Conclusions SC golimumab protection up to 3?years remained in keeping with that of other TNF antagonists. Golimumab 100?mg showed numerically higher incidences of serious attacks, demyelinating occasions and lymphoma than 50?mg; protection follow-up up to yr 5 continues. Intro Arthritis rheumatoid (RA), psoriatic joint disease (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are disorders characterised by extreme creation of proinflammatory cytokines, including tumour necrosis element- (TNF), and individuals with these chronic illnesses receive treatment for the protracted period. After around 12C15?many years of clinical make use of, the basic safety profile of anti-TNF realtors is generally good characterised and consistent across realtors, including adalimumab,1 certolizumab,2 etanercept3 and infliximab.4 As a far more recently developed TNF antagonist, the individual monoclonal antibody, golimumab, is not studied as extensively. To time, however, golimumab basic safety is apparently in keeping with that of old realtors.5C7 The pivotal stage III trials of subcutaneous (SC) golimumab in sufferers with RA, PsA so that as comprised randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled intervals, accompanied by long-term extensions made to evaluate safety up to 5?years. Herein, we survey the safety results up to 3?many years of golimumab treatment pooled across these clinical studies. Patients and strategies Study sufferers and styles All clinical studies contributing data to the pooled analysis had been conducted based on the Declaration of Helsinki as well as the International Committee on Harmonisation of Great Clinical Practices. Research protocols had Fosamprenavir IC50 been accepted by either central or specific site institutional review planks/ethics committees; all sufferers provided written up to date consent before research participation. Information on patient selection requirements and study styles for every trial have already been reported.8C20 Data from a stage IIb trial in RA were contained in these pooled analyses for determining the incidences of uncommon but important occasions, as four sufferers in this smaller sized trial had a malignancy (three with non-melanoma epidermis malignancies (NMSCs) and one with lung cancers). The duration from the stage IIb trial was 6?a few months, as opposed to the 3?many years of follow-up for the stage III studies. The phase IIb trial was as a result not contained in the analyses of more prevalent adverse occasions (AEs). See desk 1 and on the web supplementary text for even more details of sufferers/trial designs. Desk?1 Golimumab clinical studies contributing data to 3-calendar year pooled safety analyses that was classified as serious with the investigator relative to regulatory suggestions. For the last mentioned criterion, two sufferers (one RA, one AS) acquired cholelithiasis, one RA individual had hepatitis resulting in acute hepatic failing of unknown trigger and ultimately loss of life, one AS individual acquired hepatic stenosis, and one AS individual acquired hepatitis. AE, undesirable event; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AS, ankylosing spondylitis; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; MTX, methotrexate; PsA, psoriatic joint disease; RA, arthritis Fosamprenavir IC50 rheumatoid; SAE, serious undesirable event; SC, subcutaneous; ULN, higher limit of regular. Up to wk 160, 1 AE was reported by 73.6%, 85.6% and 86.7% of sufferers receiving placebo (average amount of follow-up 28.1?weeks), golimumab 50?mg (93.4?weeks) and golimumab 100?mg Fosamprenavir IC50 (115.1?weeks), respectively (desk 4). General AEs had been generally consistently distributed across disease state governments, as had been the mostly taking place types of AEs (find online supplementary desk S1). The AEs taking place in 5% of sufferers in virtually any treatment group up to wk 160 had been comparable to those observed through the placebo-controlled period. Across all treatment groupings, attacks had been again the most frequent (placebo, 34.6%; 50?mg, 60.4%; 100?mg, 64.3%). However the proportion of sufferers with an infection in each golimumab group was almost doubly high as that in the placebo group, the length of golimumab follow-up was three times much longer than that for placebo. The time-adjusted occurrence of serious illness was higher for Fosamprenavir IC50 golimumab MYO7A 100?mg (5.09/100 pt-yrs) than for golimumab 50?mg (3.03/100 pt-yrs); nevertheless, the incidence noticed with.
Quiescent cells and tumor cells share the capability to evade irreversible
Quiescent cells and tumor cells share the capability to evade irreversible cell fates. apoptosis in tumors and so are also showing guarantee as therapeutics. Little molecules that straight focus on HES1 itself had been just identified. Hence, as we will review in this specific article, therapies that focus on these pathways could possibly be effective by itself, in mixture or together with traditional chemotherapeutics. Launch In one perspective, quiescent cells, such as fibroblasts, lymphocytes, hepatocytes, stem cells and germ cells, are unarguably specific from tumor cells. While quiescent cells react to anti-proliferative indicators from the surroundings by arresting their cell routine, cancer cells neglect to Rabbit Polyclonal to CD302 react to such cues and continue steadily to proliferate unabated [1]. From another perspective, nevertheless, cancers cells and quiescent cells in fact share some commonalities. Quiescent cells wthhold the capability to re-enter the cell routine upon receiving the correct cues, and for that reason must be sure that they don't invest in typically irreversible pathways such as for example senescence, differentiation or apoptosis. Likewise, a subset of cells within a tumor may also stay in a nondividing condition of tumor dormancy. These cells, which might represent tumor stem cells, have already been reported to can be found within a quiescent condition and thus to become mainly resistant LY3039478 supplier to traditional chemotherapeutic real estate agents, which are generally designed to eliminate proliferating cells [2, 3]. During dormancy, tumor cells withstand low air, acidic pH and nutritional deficiencies in the tumor [4, 5]. After that, for factors that stay unclear, these cells may become triggered, proliferate and type a second tumor. For most tumor types, the current presence of cells that may represent dormant tumor cells is usually closely connected with following metastatic relapse [6]. Therefore, an capability to survive inside LY3039478 supplier a reversible, out-of-cycle condition is usually central to both quiescence and malignancy. Growing evidence offers recommended that quiescence, rather than being a unaggressive default condition, is actively managed by molecular systems [7, 8]. Using DNA microarrays, experts have recognized molecular signatures of quiescence in hematopoietic stem cells [9], lymphocytes [8] and fibroblasts [10]. These research have exposed that quiescence is usually connected with both downregulation and upregulation of a lot of transcripts. Gene manifestation changes are also monitored in human being diploid fibroblasts that enter quiescence in response to 1 of three impartial indicators C lack of adhesion, get in touch with inhibition and mitogen drawback [11]. With each one of these antiproliferative indicators, there's a main reprogramming of gene manifestation. Among the gene manifestation changes that happen are some that will probably enforce the non-dividing condition, for instance, rules of the substances involved with cell department itself. Various other gene expression adjustments might assure the reversibility of quiescence, for example, by safeguarding the cells from harm induced by free of charge radicals [11]. However other changes recommend pathways that quiescent cells make use of to safeguard themselves against senescence or differentiation. It's been hypothesized these same pathways may be co-opted by tumor cells so they can keep their proliferative potential and steer clear of terminal cell fates [12]. The HES1 transcriptional repressor is among the genes that may secure quiescent cells from a differentiated destiny. Some tumor cells also depend on HES1 for security against differentiation. We consider below many pathways that activate HES1 C the notch and hedgehog pathways C and an effector pathway of HES1 C histone deacetylases (HDACs). Small-molecule regulators of every of the pathways show guarantee as anti-cancer medications and are getting developed in scientific studies as summarized in Desk 1. We will present how these substances, independently and in mixture, represent promising strategies for the treating multiple tumor types. Desk 1 A chosen subset of current scientific studies of inhibitors from the notch pathway, the hedgehog pathway and histone deacetylases leads to embryos with surplus neuroblasts at the trouble of epidermal precursors [20]. Mice with notch signaling flaws exhibit an array of developmental abnormalities [21]. Aberrant upregulation of notch signaling continues to be observed in a number of tumor types, including cervical, lung, digestive tract, head and throat, renal and pancreatic tumor [22]. Hence, the notch pathway could be utilized by tumor cells to retain replicative potential LY3039478 supplier instead of invest in differentiation. In the canonical notch pathway, notch receptors in the cell surface area receive indicators from adjacent cells. Upon ligand binding, notch receptors are cleaved by -secretase on the extracellular surface area, and by intracellular-secretase release a the intracellular part of the.
Open in another window Amantadine inhibits the M2 proton route of
Open in another window Amantadine inhibits the M2 proton route of influenza A pathogen, yet a lot of the currently circulating strains from the pathogen carry mutations in the M2 proteins that provide the pathogen amantadine-resistant. were assessed in oocytes using two-electrode voltage clamp assays. A lot of the book substances inhibited the wild-type ion route in the reduced micromolar range. Of take note, two from the substances inhibited the amantadine-resistant A/M2-V27A and A/M2-L26F mutant ion stations with submicromolar and low micromolar IC50, respectively. non-e of the substances was discovered to inhibit the S31N mutant ion route. Intro Amantadine (Amt) and rimantadine (Rmt), two polycyclic aminoadamantane derivatives, have been around in clinical make use of as anti-influenza computer virus agents for many years. However, the effectiveness of the two drugs decreased sharply lately because of the global distribution of mutant infections carrying Amt level of resistance mutations, prompting the Centers for Disease Control to recommend discontinuing the usage of amantadine-based medicines.1,2 Therefore, there can be an urgent have to develop book antiviral medicines that are dynamic against drug-resistant influenza infections. The system of actions of Amt and Rmt is dependant on the inhibition from the TIAM1 M2 proton route from the influenza A computer virus. The M2 proteins is usually a 97 residues lengthy integral membrane proteins having a transmembrane (TM) domain name of 19 residues, a little ectodomain of 23 residues, and 1431698-47-3 a 54 residues lengthy cytoplasmic tail.3?5 Detailed mutational research indicated that several stage mutations of pore-lining residues from the A/M2 TM domain bring about Amt-resistance.6 However, just a few of the mutations (i.e., L26F, V27A, and S31N) have already been seen in transmissible infections, using the S31N mutation becoming the most regularly happening Amt-resistance mutation.7 In 2011, Wang et al. reported that spiro substance 1 is ready of inhibiting the L26F and V27A M2 mutants with great effectiveness in electrophysiological and plaque decrease assays.8?10 Recently, our group has reported the first non-adamantane inhibitor from the V27A mutant, the polycyclic pyrrolidine 2 (Chart 1).11 Open up in another window Graph 1 Constructions of Amt, Rmt, and Recently Developed Substances with Potent 1431698-47-3 Activity against A/M2-V27A Mutant Channelsa aThe IC50 values denote the reported 50% inhibitory concentrations on A/M2 wt, S31N, and V27A proton route function.8?11 A universal problem of just one 1 and 2 is that their syntheses involves several actions (e.g., up to 11 actions for 2),11 meaning the formation of book analogues of the two substances would be demanding. In today's study, we 1431698-47-3 statement book scaffolds made to inhibit the A/M2 route. We have discovered that the wild-type (wt) route could be inhibited by many easy-accessible pyrrolidine derivatives. Furthermore, we've identified two substances, 18 and 19, that can handle inhibiting the M2-V27A mutant ion route with submicromolar IC50 ideals. Furthermore, both substances have the ability 1431698-47-3 to inhibit the M2 wt route with an IC50 worth similar compared to that of Amt, and both will also be low micromolar inhibitors from the M2-L26F mutant route. Chemistry In the past years, our group offers synthesized many polycyclic Amt analogues made up of different scaffolds, including ring-contracted, ring-rearranged, and 2,2-dialkyl derivatives of Amt.12?15 Many of them shown similar IC50 values for wt A/M2 as Amt but, unfortunately, were inactive against the Amt-resistant S31N or V27A 1431698-47-3 mutant types of A/M2.13 Recently, we've reported on the formation of polycyclic pyrrolidines and on the inhibitory influence on the A/M2 proton channel activity utilizing the conductance assay in M2-expressing oocytes. Once again, a number of these book substances shown similar IC50 beliefs for wt A/M2 as Amt, and, oddly enough, we discovered three guanidine derivatives that shown low micromolar to submicromolar IC50 beliefs against the V27A mutant route.11 Based on our previous insights that polycyclic scaffolds apart from adamantane effectively inhibit the M2 proton route and that the formation of guanidine 2 and related substances involved an extremely long synthetic series, we have sought out book synthetic strategies in a position to produce polycyclic amines that are structurally diverse.
Envenoming with the Brazilian pit viper, venom, extensively neutralized the primary
Envenoming with the Brazilian pit viper, venom, extensively neutralized the primary lethal element of venom. antivenoms because its cDNA series (EMBL accession quantity "type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":"text message":"X68251″,"term_id":"62467″,"term_text message":"X68251″X68251) and haemorrhagic activity are well recorded [6C8]. Jararhagin represents several haemorrhagins common to many viper venoms [9]; it really is a 52-kD soluble zinc-dependent metalloprotease (MP) that the protein comprising the carboxyl-disintegrin and cysteine-rich website continues to be isolated (Jararhagin C [10]) and indicated in colonies had been amplified in 500 ml LB ethnicities as well as the plasmid DNA constructs purified chromatographically (MegaPrep; Qiagen, Hilden, Germany). Creation of DNA-coated yellow metal beads for GeneGun immunization The JD9/pSecTagB DNA create as well as the control, pSecTagB plasmid had been precipitated onto 16-m yellow metal beads and packed into half-inch measures of plastic tubes based on the manufacturer's guidelines (BioRad, Hercules, CA). The amount of gold natural powder and DNA was altered to provide bits of tubes (pictures) filled with 1 g DNA/05 mg precious metal. The abdomens of anaesthetized, 8C10-week-old male BALB/c mice had been shaved and each put through three pictures expelled under a burst of helium buy 23491-45-4 gas at 350 psi in to the epidermal level using the Helios GeneGun (BioRad). Sets of buy 23491-45-4 10 BALB/c mice had been immunized with 3 g from the JD9 DNA build or the vector by itself, on three events, 2 weeks aside and their sera analyzed 4 weeks afterwards. Intramuscular shot of DNA JD9/pSecTagB DNA was altered to 100 g DNA/50 l distilled drinking water and 25 l injected into each rectus femoris muscles of mice using a 25 buy 23491-45-4 G needle on three events, 2 weeks aside. ELISA Ninety-six-well plates (ICN, Costa Mesa, CA) had been covered with LAMA Jararhagin (100 ng/well) in 005 m carbonate buffer right away at 4C. The plates had been cleaned with TST (Tris (001 m, pH 85), saline (NaCl, 015 m) and Tween 20 (01%)) and obstructed for 1 h with 5% fat-free dried out dairy (Carnation, Wirral, UK) in TST at 37C. Person sera from immunized pets had been diluted 1:500 with 5% dairy and used, in duplicate, towards the plates right away at 4C. The plates had been cleaned with TST and horseradish peroxidase (HRP)-conjugated anti-mouse immunoglobulin reagents (Nordic, Tilburg, HOLLAND), diluted to at least one 1:1000 with TST, had been after that added for 2 h at 37C. The plates had been washed as well as the assay established using a 002% alternative from the chromogenic substrate 2,2-azino-bis (2-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid solution; Sigma, Poole, UK) in phosphateCcitrate buffer (pH 40) filled with 0015% hydrogen peroxide as well as the optical thickness (OD) was browse at 405 nm. One-dimensional buy 23491-45-4 SDSCPAGE Entire venom, fast functionality liquid chromatography (FPLC)-purified Jararhagin (1 mg/ml) and recombinant JD9 (100 g/ml) had been solubilized in SDSCPAGE launching buffer (2% SDS, 5% -mercaptoethanol in 62 mm TrisCHCl, pH 68), boiled for 5 min and fractionated on the 12% SDSCPAGE gel. Two-dimensional isoelectric concentrating and SDSCPAGE Entire venom (20 g) was solubilized in lysis buffer (95 m urea, 5% 2-mercaptoethanol, 2% NP40, 2% ampholines; compared pH 35C10 range). After centrifugation at 16 000 to eliminate insoluble material, examples had been fractionated by isoelectric concentrating (IEF), accompanied by 8C20% gradient SDSCPAGE. Immunoblotting Protein in the above gels had been used in nitrocellulose and molecular fat markers visualized by reversible staining with Ponceau buy 23491-45-4 S. The filter systems had been obstructed with 5% nonfat dairy for 1 h at space temperature, cleaned with TST and diluted (5% dairy) sera added over night at 4C. The filter systems had been washed 3 x with TST and incubated with HRP- or alkaline phosphatase-conjugated goat anti-mouse IgG, or anti-rabbit IgG (1:1000; Nordic) for 2 h at space temperature. After cleaning off unbound supplementary antibody, the precise antigen-bound antibody was visualized with the correct substrate buffer. Assay to judge antibody neutralization of venom-induced haemorrhagic activity Using WHO-approved strategies [16,17], the Minimum amount Haemorrhagic Dosage (MHDthe minimum quantity of venom needed.
The discovery of small noncoding RNA, including P-element-induced wimpy testis-interacting RNA,
The discovery of small noncoding RNA, including P-element-induced wimpy testis-interacting RNA, small interfering RNA, and microRNA, has energized research in reproductive medicine. ABT-378 hasn't yet been motivated, little RNA including piRNA [P-element-induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNA], little interfereing RNA (siRNA), and microRNA (miRNA) can generally end up being split into two general classes predicated on nucleotide duration. Small RNA higher than 24 nucleotides are piRNA, whereas those significantly less than 24 nucleotides are mainly miRNA and siRNA (Desk 1). As proven in Desk 1 and referred to in greater detail in the areas that stick to, these little RNA are synthesized via specific enzymatic pathways and also have clear functional jobs in regular and abnormal duplication in men and women. Due to cell type-specific features, we will initial discuss the function of piRNA in testis physiology as well as the features of siRNA in oocytes and early embryogenesis where these little RNA function as guardians from the germline genome. Nearly all this examine will concentrate on the different expression and jobs of miRNA in reproductive system advancement, physiology, and pathology. Desk 1. Little RNA features and tissues of function in mammals PIWI family, and research in the fruits fly have ABT-378 uncovered a lot of their properties (evaluated in Ref. 2). In 2006, many reports determined piRNA for the very first time in the germlines of mice and rats (3C7). piRNA (and their synthesis pathways) are deeply rooted ABT-378 among the animalia kingdom from sponges to human beings, have been recently uncovered in (8) and (9), but are absent in plantae and fungi that make use of siRNA within their stead. The features of piRNA are almost distinctive to gametogenesis and so are necessary to spermatogenesis in mammals through their capability to keep up with the integrity from the germline. Due to the fact mammalian piRNA had been only uncovered 5 yr ago, significant improvement has been manufactured in understanding piRNA biosynthesis pathways in mammals in parallel with advancements in next era sequencing technology and proteomics. A model for how piRNA are thought to be synthesized is certainly proven in Fig. 1. Although some from the piRNA-encoded genomic loci can be found at syntenic positions in mammals and so are transcribed in the same strand for as long principal transcripts, the average person Rabbit polyclonal to AGER piRNA aren't conserved on the series level. These precursor RNA are targeted for cleavage by PIWI subfamily Argonaute RNA endonucleases, which generate their 5-ends. A couple of three PIWI family in the mouse (MIWI2, ABT-378 MILI, and MIWI), sequentially portrayed in embryonic/mitotic, meiotic, and postmeiotic male germ cells. These PIWI family generate piRNA that differ somewhat in their duration (25C27 nucleotides), proportional towards the comparative distance between your PAZ and MID domains in the ABT-378 three protein. In as well as the mouse (Desk 2). General, two main types of piRNA granules can be found: the MILI and MIWI granules are solely localized towards the cytoplasm whereas the MIWI2 granules shuttle between your nucleus and cytoplasm. Whereas the cytoplasmic granule by itself can produce principal piRNA (feeling orientation), both granules are essential for the creation of supplementary piRNA (antisense orientation) quality from the ping-pong amplification routine. Three proteins domains essential for piRNA granule set up that recur inside the pathway elements will be the PIWI (indicate homolog and mouse knockout phenotypes for a few genes that are unknown. Although MILI, MIWI2, and MIWI define the many granules, additional protein are necessary for the development and integrity from the granules (Fig. 2). Our group demonstrated that GASZ, which colocalizes with MILI, has a structural function to initiate the forming of.
A 96-member chelator fragment collection (CFL-1. great curiosity about developing inhibitors
A 96-member chelator fragment collection (CFL-1. great curiosity about developing inhibitors that could serve as chemical substance probes for dissecting the natural roles from the PTPs aswell as potential business lead substances for therapeutic advancement.2, 7, 8 One PTP of particular therapeutic curiosity may be the lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase (LYP).9 LYP acts as a poor regulator of early T cell receptor signaling and continues to be implicated in the introduction of autoimmunity.10C12 Predicated on the known susceptibility of LYP to steel ions,4 oxidizing realtors5, 6 and phosphotyrosine mimetic substances such as for example salicylic acids,13C16 we made a decision to undertake a small-scale, fragment-based display screen to identify steel binding fragments that inhibit LYP activity either alone or in organic with steel ions. The chelator fragment collection found in this function, CFL-1.1 (Amount 1), incorporates a number of metal-binding motifs in a complete of 96 fragments.17 One of them collection are phosphotyrosine mimetic moieties such as for example salicylic acids and picolinic acids and redox dynamic fragments including catechols. Open up in another window Amount 1 Chelator fragment collection. Initial investigations in to the aftereffect of zinc(II) on LYP activity under our regular assay conditions showed that zinc is an efficient inhibitor of LYP, with comprehensive inhibition attained in the current presence of 100 M zinc(II) acetate. This isn't astonishing, as thiophilic steel ions have Artemisinin manufacture already been proven to become competitive, pseudo-irreversible inhibitors of PTP activity, getting together with the catalytic cysteine residue.4, 18C20 Seeing that shown in Amount 2, in the current presence of 40 M of zinc acetate, the LYP activity was reduced to 20% from the control, facilitating the id of chelators that might recovery zinc-mediated enzyme inhibition by binding to and removing the zinc through the enzyme dynamic site. At 5 M zinc acetate, the experience of LYP was decreased to 80% from the control, offering a useful kick off point from which to recognize chelators that may work synergistically with zinc to inhibit LYP activity. Using the info from the original dose-response data with zinc acetate, three distinct screens from the fragment collection CFL-1.1 were completed: (1) in the current presence of 40 M zinc acetate to recognize chelators with the capacity of removing zinc through the dynamic site of LYP and Artemisinin manufacture rescuing the enzyme from zinc-mediated inhibition, (2) in the current presence of 5 M zinc acetate to be able to identify substances that screen enhanced inhibition in the current presence of zinc and (3) in the lack of zinc to be able to identify fragments with the capacity of Artemisinin manufacture inhibiting LYP activity independently. Open in another window Shape 2 Inhibition of LYP activity by zinc acetate. Enzyme activity (thought Artemisinin manufacture as 100% in the lack of Zn) reduces in a dosage dependent way as Zn(OAc)2 can be added, with full inhibition attained at 100 M added Zn(II). Inset displays the response to low concentrations of Zn(II). As indicated in Shape 3, di-(2-picolyl)-amine (3g), 5-chloro-8-quinolol (12b) and 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acidity (8a) had small influence on enzymatic activity by itself, but had been KCY antibody each with the capacity of rescuing the enzyme from zinc-mediated inhibition. These substances are known zinc chelators, and their capability to restore enzyme activity in the current presence of zinc can be in keeping with hypothesis that they could sequester zinc, getting rid of it through the enzyme energetic site. The observation how the chelators have the ability to activate LYP somewhat in the lack of added zinc can be in keeping with the awareness from the enzyme to inhibition by adventitious steel. Certainly, tyrosine phosphatase assays are often carried out within a buffer including EDTA in order to avoid this issue.21 It would appear that, beneath the conditions of the assay, approximately two equivalents of every chelator (in accordance with zinc) must regain full Artemisinin manufacture activity. Open up in another window Shape 3 Substances 3g, 12b, and 8a possess little influence on LYP activity independently (open up circles) but.


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Crisis Averted!
We were up and out once again today so we could ride over to Ballard to have Eric, mechanic, hook Stephen's bike up to diagnostics and see what the issue is. All the thoughts were going through my mind - what if it's the motor? How long will it take to get another? What will we do about our leave time? The weather isn't going to hold after October. Yada, yada, yada. I knew I was stressed when I hassled Emma who came riding with us.
No need to worry. Eric saw right away what the problem was. The intuvia displays control button on the side of the handlebars was malfunctioning. Eric switched it out for a new one and the bike was immediately back up and running, crises averted, everything is back on!
It was one of those beautiful fall days today. We rode over to a coffee shop and had a coffee after taking care of the bike and then made our way through the Ballard Locks and back to the ferry. Emma led us back to the road our van was on via back roads on Bainbridge Island. Great day for riding.
I keep forgetting to mention we are calling this tour the Hop On, Hop Off tour because we may be joined by others along the way. Emma and Sheri are contemplating riding with us for a while. I think I have a picture of us all coming up here. I'll update as I know what is happening. I need to get in the habit of taking pictures. Tomorrow we are cycling over to visit with some precious cousins in Burien so I'm determined to remember to take some shots along the way. I still have until Friday to get myself up to speed!
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Yes, the Big Sur is open! Back in July you could ride through. Amazing how they built the new road right over the slide. It'll be something to go see. Only two more days! I am ready to get rolling! It's cold in the Northwest in the mornings now. Brrrrr.
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In the first year of the Econometrics and Operations Research: Econometrics and Data Science specialization, the focus is on providing you with more mathematical skills (Analysis and Linear Algebra), key programming skills (Introduction to Programming with C or Java), and the foundations in statistics (probability and mathematical statistics). There are also offered introductory courses in data science, economics, finance and ethics. The second year is truly focussed on Econometrics and Data Science with introductory and intermediate courses in numerical methods, econometrics, data science (data structures, information retrieval, databases), statistics (computational statistics, multivariate statistics) and ethics. Throughout the first two years of the Bachelor, several data science cases (practical and hands-on) need to be carried out by groups of students. During the first semester of the third year you will follow a Minor programme. The second semester in the third year offers three in-depth courses (dynamic econometrics, machine learning and financial econometrics) and is completed with a Econometrics and Data Science Project Thesis that is developed in cooperation with a group of data science companies and includes a lecture series and personal support from well-known data companies.
After this bachelor specialization you will become a specialist in econometrics and data analysis who is valued highly by companies such as Google, Amazon and Booking.com, but also financial institutions, consultancy firms, e-commerce organizations, start-ups exploring the latest developments in data science including App-Annie, PPC (pay-per-click) etc. Many graduates continue with a Masters programme in Econometrics for which various other specializations exist.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is an internationally renowned research university founded in 1880. The university is located in the vibrant city of Amsterdam, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, with the largest concentration of students in the Netherlands and where English is the second language spoken. The campus is surrounded by one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in the Netherlands hosting over 700 companies.
With more than 23,000 students, of which 3300 are international, the university conducts cutting-edge research into problems of major societal and scientific importance. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam distinguishes itself in research and education through four interdisciplinary themes reflecting a strong level of involvement in current societal issues: Human Health and Life Sciences, Science for Sustainability, Connected World and Governance for Society. As a student this will help you to look beyond the boundaries of scientific disciplines, to engage with society and to seek for tangible solutions for a better world. In addition Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam regards diversity, whether in culture, conviction, nationality or prior education, as source of innovation and progress, and hence as special strength.


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Editor Training
Throughout September I kept close contact with all of the editorial team. I had a preliminary meeting with all of the senior editing team to establish the plan for training the sub-editors, and to lay some basic formatting changes to the paper for the forthcoming year. This included small aspects such as new designs for pull quotes, stats and profiles, as well as font changes and text formatting. Following on from this, all new sub-editors were required to attend an initial training session that introduced them to the schedule of The Courier, the principles of being an editor and media law, with the latter being presented by an expert in the field, Dr David Baines. Having conducted the initial training, each section was individually invited into the Courier Office to be trained with the software. This was conducted by myself, as well as a number of the senior editing team and long-serving Courier volunteers, mainly Mark Sleightholm. Within each training session, each sub-editor was given a booklet of guidelines for the technical aspects of the software, which mostly centred around InDesign, Photoshop and WordPress, as well as most of the material covered in the initial training for reference. The training provides a foundation to be able to learn the software better, as much of the learning process is done on-the-job, with help from senior editors. Each week, each of the senior editors is required to provide feedback for the sections that they edit, to continue developing each of the volunteers involved.
Freshers' edition
In my last report, I outlined that the Freshers' Edition was progressing well, having interviewed all of the Sabbatical Officers and preparing to lay up the paper. I maintained the broad structure that was introduced in previous years, with some changes. The interviews accompanied the introductory pieces written by each Sabbatical Officer, with the interview being individual rather than in a group to provide a more light-hearted piece in each section of the paper. Similarly, the Freshers' Week Organisers were interviewed, with the guide to Freshers' Crew again keeping much of the same format. Whilst the 'guidance' articles remained similar, this year we introduced the 'Cultural Guide to Newcastle', which largely mirrored the Stan Calvert preview map that I produced earlier in the year. This geographically highlighted where several of the cultural hotspots in Newcastle are, though I'd recommend including more 'interest points' like Tynemouth, Grainger Market or Jesmond Dene in future. I had to squeeze in more societies again this year, but the Sport section included more information than previously, highlighting the Great North Run, as well as both the performance and participation sport available. In the Freshers' Week pullout itself, there was much more focus on the 'alternative' nighttime activities since there was far more on offer. Mark Sleightholm also massively helped out with producing a useful daytime activity guide, as well as creating an ingenious snakes and ladders game at the centre of the pullout. The issue was sent off to print on the Saturday before the Wednesday deadline, on 16.09.17, after putting in two big shifts on the preceding Thursday and Friday.
Freshers' Week and first Writers' Meeting
Having sent off the Freshers' Edition of the paper, my attention turned to Freshers' Week itself. I organised The Courier's stall at the Clubs and Societies Fair on the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of Freshers' Week, gaining over 300 sign-ups across the three days. That was transferred into a capacity turnout at the first Writers' Meeting of the year in Merz Court L302, as each section introduced themselves and gave out articles to be published online. Each week up until 29.11.17 there was a weekly meeting every Wednesday at 1.30pm in the same room, with a large proportion of dedicated writers being established. Equally, NSR put were very proactive in promoting themselves. Having been present an Open Day earlier in the month, on 16.11.17, the station conducted outside broadcasts, being visible on campus throughout Freshers' Week. The work put in around campus and during the Clubs and Societies Fair led to a very well attended first meeting, as a full schedule was quickly established. As for NUTV, a number of the volunteers were involved with Film Crew during Freshers' Week, including NUTV Head of Production Ava Forbes. As a consequence, some of the presence at Clubs and Societies Fair was compromised, however a number of volunteers were recruited through Film Crew.
Redesign, new sections
Before the first issue of the new term, Mark Sleightholm and myself set about a redesign of the paper. Drawing inspiration from current mainstream publications, other student newspapers, and previous designs of The Courier itself, a new front page was designed, featuring the 'inside today' component last used approximately five years ago. The new masthead was tweaked a few times before the Georgia font and colour coordination was agreed upon, nodding to the previous use of Georgia headlines, whilst the rest of the headlines in the paper were to be Cambria font. With the new style of masthead, a new flagship colour needed to be decided upon. This was taken to a poll for the editors to vote on, with the dark red colour being the convincing favourite amongst the new editorial team. Another relatively major change was the homogenisation of colours for individual sections, as all 'Life & Style' sections were changed to the Lifestyle orange colour, whilst all but one of the 'Culture' sections were changed to a purple colour previously used for the TV section. At the sub-editors' request, the Science section changed to the electric blue and metallic grey used for their feature last year, which I was more than happy to do considering the stylistic and content differences between Science and the rest of the Culture sections. Similarly, News, Comment and Sport retained their different section colours due to their differences, despite being blanketed under the 'Current Affairs' label for the sake of the editorial process. Within this redesign, the new sections were also incorporated. The Travel section was added as the last page of the Life & Style super-section, opposite the Student Activity section, which acts as the start of the Culture super-section. With the Student Activity section is the 'Student Spotlight' a space for any society or event to be promoted, beneath a generic 'What's On' section that acts as a listings space for all events on that week. Also on the page are regular contributions from NSR, Stu Brew and Poetry In Action, respectively providing their Show of the Week, Beer of the Week and Poem of the Week. Opposite the now re-designed Blind Date page, is the Student Voice section, bridging the gap between Comment and Lifestyle. The purpose of this section is to showcase any student experience that doesn't necessarily have to be made 'newsworthy', but provides a space for their voice to be heard. As well as this, it provides a space for Sabbatical and Part-time Officers to be interviewed about their work and campaigns. The other major aspect that was changed in the redesign was Page 2, which has been used for a 'From the archives' and 'Cross-campus news' so far, with a view to revisiting some Courier alumni in the future. Deputy Editor Alex Hendley has taken responsibility for the Student Activity and Student Voice sections, as well as picking up the Puzzles gauntlet, whilst Mark Sleightholm has taken on the Page 2 content since he has experience with The Courier's archives.
Weekly paper, distribution and online reach
Since the first issue, seven more have been published. All sections have improved, with News seemingly struggling the most, primarily due to the difficulty getting stories each week. Despite appointing a Distribution Manager, distribution has stuttered. The waterproof paper bin outside the Union is going down well and the papers quickly disappear. Equally, the placement of a bin in the Medical School foyer has gone down well, and an agreement with accommodation services has been reached so that they'll deliver to some halls of residence. The reallocation of papers has generally gone down well, and a number of current Courier sub-editors have been hired by the Marketing department to distribute the papers. Due to this, the Distribution Manager has had significantly less to do, and has effectively become redundant. In recent weeks, that's come back to bite us a little bit as absences of Marketing staff has meant that lots of the papers have gone undelivered. Nevertheless, I believe we're back on track, as another Courier editor has been taken on to cover for those absences. As well as attempting to increase print readership, we've also gone about making changes to our online and social media presence. Whilst our Online Editor has been closely monitoring online content, we've also made some aesthetic changes to the website, changing the masthead and colour to match the print redesign. Once the online content was deemed high enough quality, we pushed social media more, rolling out new social media icons to our entire main and section social media channels. Though we've not had statistical data for very long, we've seen a dramatic increase in online readership, peaking at up to 14000 article views in a day.
Following on from a successful Freshers' Week, the NSR Exec conducted training in presenting, producing and interviews. The initial schedule changed around a fair bit in the first few weeks as some shows were scrapped and others were introduced. The schedule is now stable, and a waiting list has been established. Regular feature shows such as the 90 Minute Show and NSR News occur regularly during the week, as well as the specialist shows that fill up the rest of the timetable. A motion was presented to Student Council by NSR's Deputy Station Manager Harry Parsons to have the backing of the student population in getting NSR played in the Union, receiving a 96% approval rate. After sorting out technical issues on both ends, NSR was played for the first time in approximately five years on 01.11.17. Now that NSR can now be played on the TuneIn app, attention in the tech team led by Rob Nixon has refocused on the website, which needs the coding to be looked at further before any major changes can be made.
NUTV have produced ten videos this year, on top of eight Freshers' Week videos, two Student Council live streams and all of the videos building up to and including Fight Night. Shows such as Bigg Market Banter, Spotlight, T00nvision and NUTV News have returned as well as regular Coffee House Sessions. The feeling within NUTV is that production quality has improved, mainly due to the increased number of editors from last year, though there has been more difficulty in finding camera crew this year. There are decisions to be made whether to continue to upload to YouTube or to start uploading to Facebook, where it is believed they may get more views.
Live coverage – Clash, Fight Night
In general, collaboration between NSR, NUTV and The Courier has been broadly successful. NSR's Music team and the Music section of The Courier have been working closely together throughout the year, with each showcasing the other's song picks of the week. Though that relationship was somewhat jeopardised when the idea of an NSR magazine was pitched, the collaboration still continues. Likewise, NSR Music's team have also been collaborating with NUTV to record the Coffee House Sessions, which seem to have improved this year. So far, the only instance where all three branches have been brought together has been live coverage. This collaboration has stemmed from having regular Media Exec meetings, specifically fuelled by myself, NSR's Deputy Station Manager Harry Parsons and NUTV's Head of Production Ava Forbes, where discussions about ideas can be had for collaboration, as well as providing a platform to tackle any issues each branch may have. Though 'Clash of the Titans' was postponed until later in the year, the next opportunity that presented itself was 'Fight Night'. NUTV live streamed the event last year, however getting The Courier and NSR involved this year would provide build up, as well as studio and commentary coverage on the night. Despite a few audio and communication issues, the coverage went well and was broadly well received, despite one of the fighters not being happy with the commentary. There are limited options for live coverage before the end of the year, but the consensus across the branches of student media is that we'd like to provide live coverage again before Stan Calvert at the end of February.
Christmas Issue – Fashion shoot
Traditionally, the last issue of The Courier of the year is a Christmas-themed edition, with a pullout. For the first time, the pullout is set to be 16 pages, with contributions from every section in the paper. This year we had a specific planning session on 26.11.17 for each of the sections to brainstorm ideas and plan their pages, which seemed to be successful. Whilst every section is doing something unique for the pullout, one notable feature is the shoot that the Fashion and Beauty sections are collaborating on. On 04.11.17, they went to Jesmond Dene House with several models, a photographer, and the NUTV Head of Production, Ava Forbes, to film and produce a VT about the shoot.
Celebrating Success and Strategic Planning
Every year it is the role of the Editor of The Courier to organise the Media Awards, which are linked with the Celebrating Success Awards. The planning has started, beginning with making decisions on the awards to be included in this year. Having taken the issue to Media Exec, the awards to be given out have been decided, but more work needs to be done to find a way of championing the other important volunteers involved with student media, so that will be taken to the next Media Exec. Another part of my role as a Sabbatical Officer is to start the ball rolling on the Union's Strategic Planning. After attending meetings with the other Sabbatical Officers and student focus groups, certain priorities have been outlined and visions established, so the next step is to take the ideas to the next Media Exec to gauge opinion and to visit other universities.
Career Development Module Students
This year I have also taken on four students on the Career Development Module. They are The Courier's Online Editor Jared Moore, The Courier's Life & Style Editor Izzi Watkins, NSR's Station Manager Meg Long and NSR's Head of Music Meg Smith. I see each of these students on a weekly basis, if not more regularly, and know how many hours they put in to their roles. It is these kinds of students that really benefit from the Career Development Module, and it helps give them credit for the amount of hours put into their roles outside of their degrees.
Office changes
Nathaniel from Marketing has worked pretty tirelessly to get the Macs up-to-scratch over the last few months. After finally managing to schedule all of the Macs to turn off and on, we set about attempting to restore the InDesign, Photoshop and Premier Pro to the Macs without them. It seems that the Adobe licensing details has been lost somewhere, with the likely purchase date predating the current email used and the current staff in the Marketing department. Consequently, new licensing probably needs to be bought, as all the Macs could be updated to Creative Cloud, but the priority is with the two Macs that currently don't have the software. Ideally, all of the Macs need replacing, since most are approximately eight years old. We're hoping to appeal to the University for extra funding to be able to replace most of the Macs as well as rebuild a large proportion of the NSR studio. In the meantime, the NSR studio has also been redecorated, with the houseplants being rehomed by the Director of Commercial. Likewise, the Courier Office is set to be redeveloped by moving the store cupboard and extending the Courier Office to where the current storeroom is.


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JU alum Russell Knox elected to A-Sun Hall Of Fame
MACON, Ga. – The Jacksonville University men's golf team continues to make waves this year with the announcement of Russell Knox's selection to the ASUN Conference Hall of Fame.
The professional golfer joins a star-studded 2017 class that includes fellow Scotsman and European Tour golfer Colin Montgomerie (Houston Baptist), former baseball standout Chris Westervelt (Stetson), and softball champions Keri McKee Cortolano (Kennesaw State) and Nicole Myers (Florida Atlantic).
The class marks the third consecutive year a JU alum has been inducted into the ASUN Hall of Fame as Knox joins Major League Baseball All-Star Daniel Murphy (2016) and track and field All-American Monique Tubbs (2015). All three are also JU Athletic Hall of Famers.
"First and foremost, Russell Knox is a great, incredibly humble person," said Jacksonville Director of Athletics Alex Ricker-Gilbert. " He loves and supports JU, and understands that he has a big impact on us and is willing to do a lot for us and trumpet what we have going on. I think he was a big part of our recent success because he was engaged with our program and our institution.
"It is an incredible and unique honor to have a Dolphin alum inducted into the ASUN Hall of Fame in each of the past three classes. The accolade speaks volumes about the student-athletes we have here at Jacksonville University. We couldn't be more proud of their successes and accomplishments."
In his first season at Jacksonville, the Inverness, Scotland, native led the Dolphins in four of seven events en route to a 2004 ASUN All-Freshman honor. Knox went on to garner second team accolades a year later, and captured a heightened level of success in 2006 where he was selected to the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) All-American Team and was also a Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar, eclipsing the requirements of at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and under a 76.0 stroke average for Division I play.
That same season, he helped lead Jacksonville to the ASUN Championship in record fashion and finished runner-up to teammate Duncan Stewart in a two-hole playoff for individual medalist honors.
Knox was named ASUN First Team All-Conference in both 2006 and 2007, finished the former ranked 12th in the nation, and was selected to be a member of the Scottish National Team for the European Youth Championships. His 71.74 strokes per round average, set in the 2005-06 season, and his career average of 72.85, both remain lowest in JU golf history.
After graduating, Knox turned professional and joined the Hooters Tour where he won twice.
In 2011, he joined the Nationwide Tour where he picked up a win and finished 12th on the money list to earn himself a PGA Tour card. His first PGA Tour event was scheduled for that same year, and in 2012, he made 12 cuts in 23 starts. He played both the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour in 2013, and in July, he shot 59 in the Albertsons Boise Open and made the Web.com finals to earn a full PGA Tour card for the 2014 season.
Knox has five wins as a professional, including a pair on the PGA Tour last season, and has earned 15 top-10 finishes with a high of 10th in the FedEx Cup Standings since 2014. He qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs again in 2015 and in November of 2016 won the World Golf Championship HSBC Championship in Shanghai, China, becoming the first Scot to win a WGC event. In 2016, he was also named the Scottish Player of the Year.
He currently places 55th in FedEx Cup rankings and 39th in World Golf rankings.
Knox is an avid supporter of St. Jude Children's Hospital and Blessings in a Backpack, and was inducted into the Jacksonville University Hall of Fame in 2014. He graduated from Jacksonville University in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
The Hall of Fame's third annual induction ceremony will take place on October 16, on the campus of ASUN member New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, N.J.
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