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WINDHAM, N.H. -- History was made when the Portsmouth (N.H.) High School baseball team defeated Windham 10-0 Wednesday, but you wouldn't have known it by looking at how the Portsmouth players reacted to the win.
The victory established a national record for consecutive victories by a high school baseball team. The Clippers, who have won 88 games in a row, also set the national record for consecutive wins last season, when they stretched their winning streak to 76 games by beating Pembroke Academy.
Portsmouth ended the 2011 season with an 83-game winning streak, but Martensdale-St. Marys (Martensdale, Iowa) trumped Portsmouth by extending its winning streak to 87 games last spring.
"Last year, passing [the record] for the first time seemed like a bigger deal," Portsmouth centerfielder Kyle DiCesare said. "It's just another step closer to our goal this year. If you ask any of the guys our real goal is to win another championship."
Portsmouth, which raised its record to 5-0, has won the last four NHIAA Division II titles.
The Clippers scored three runs in the first inning, one in the third, five in the fourth and one in the fifth. The game ended after the fifth because of the 10-run mercy rule.
DiCesare led the Portsmouth offense with three hits (two doubles, triple) and four RBI. Leftfielder Dillon Crosby collected four hits and drove in two.
Junior Ricky Holt held Windham to two hits in 4 2/3 innings to pick up the win. Holt was also the winning pitcher when Portsmouth broke Homer (Mich.) High School's record last season with a 10-2 triumph over Pembroke Academy.
"I don't really feel it that much because the first one was a lot bigger," Holt said. "It's a good feeling though."
Holt improved his pitching record to 3-0 and has allowed one run in his three starts.
Portsmouth has outscored its five opponents 51-2 this season.
"It's weird because it's baseball," Windham coach Derek Lee said. "I could understand if it was basketball and you have your dominating center, your dominating point guard, but baseball anybody can lose at any given time. The fact that they have this streak in this sport...it's unbelievable how they've gone about doing this.
"If they win the championship again this year it's going to be quite an accomplishment, because they don't have any Division I scholarship players this year [six players from the Portsmouth program are currently playing Division I college baseball]. If they keep the streak this year it will be much more amazing than it already is."
Portsmouth's last loss came against Hollis-Brookline in the semifinals of the 2007 Class I tournament. The Clippers moved from Class L to Class I (now Division II)— a move based on the school's decreased enrollment— after the 2006 season.
Portsmouth coach Tim Hopley said he traded several emails with Martensdale-St. Mary's coach Justin Dehmer this week. Hopley said Dehmer sent him a text message wishing Portsmouth luck before Wednesday's game.
Martensdale-St. Mary's is scheduled to open its season May 21.
"We've done it a little differently than they have," Hopley said. "They've had a two-year grind of playing 40-plus games. I can't imagine what that would be like, basically playing a game every day and stringing all those victories back to back. For us it's been four-plus years and so many different kids."
Friday's game against Souhegan and Monday's contest at St. Thomas figure to be two of Portsmouth's toughest tests this season. Portsmouth defeated St. Thomas in the 2009 and 2011 championship games.
"If anyone beats them this year I think it will be St. Thomas," Lee said. "They have the horses to do it."
Hopley said he was fine with the fact that there was much more pomp and circumstance when the Clippers set the national record last year.
"I'm OK with it because we've asked the guys to focus on the here and now, and not get caught up in the big picture," he said. "We came here to win our fifth game of the season. It just so happened that we added on to some other things, like that big number."


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A federal jury in July 2012 found the 58-year-old Stonington resident guilty of 20 felony crimes, including one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, 13 counts of wire fraud and six counts of money laundering.
Judge Warren W. Eginton sentenced Clark to 87 months in prison in March and ordered her to repay the victims. While the case was pending, Clark has been free on a $600,000 surety bond and has been monitored by a federal probation officer. She was initially due to report to prison in April but received a 60-day extension to get her personal and financial affairs in order.
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CLAMP's latest series — Kobato coming out in May by Yen Press — might be mistaken for primarily younger readers, but by the end of the first volume there are some interesting hints at dark clouds on the horizon for the plucky heroine.
The plot of Kobato presents as overly simplistic at first — a young girl named Kobato (you could probably see that one coming) seeks the power to cure people of their wounded hearts. However, before she can even get to the point where she can do that she must first prove herself to have common sense…to a stern little blue dog named Ioryogi, who appears only as a stuffed animal to others. Kobato spends most of volume one trying to demonstrate her capabilities to Ioryogi but usually ends up making a mess of things.
The manga seems almost excessively adorable, with its cute, young heroine and the grumpily fierce yet strangely sweet companion / teacher who takes the form of a little dog. Chapters go by where not much seems to happen –Kobato encounters a situation, she attempts to demonstrate her "abilities" and in the process reveals she has little to no understanding of how the world actually works. The manga seems entirely appropriate for younger readers up until a surprise encounter towards the end of the volume had me questioning the underlying tone of the work. Kobato's simplistic desire to cure people of their suffering is contrasted with her lack of knowledge about the very people she wants to help. Kobato's trusting nature leaves her wide open to be taken advantage of and without Ioryogi or an unexpected guardian appearing — who like Ioryogi is more cranky than kind — to look out for her, Kobato herself would have experienced a great deal of suffering.
I currently think Kobato is deceptively cute (although my take on the story may change with subsequent volumes). While there isn't a great deal of depth to the story, I'm almost certain that Kobato's innocent demeanor isn't meant to be taken at face value. By the end of volume one, I was questioning the validity of Kobato's "wish," which is never actually revealed. Iorygoi claims that Kobato must fill up an entire magic bottle of suffering that she has removed from people's hearts before her wish can be granted but then he also claims that once she has done so her wish might be different than what she expects. It seems Kobato still has a lot to learn but her choice to interact with more people — Kobato establishes herself as part time help at a local kindergarten school — will probably have a transformative effect upon her and her final "wish."
Artistically, this is CLAMP at their most girly — I certainly see pink even within the black and white pages. In contrast to the warmth and prettiness of Kobato, Ioryogi's looks like a dog you'd have to think twice about ever petting — even if you thought he was just a stuffed animal — and his absurdly vicious teeth and expression offer a kind of over-the-top balance to all her cuteness. It isn't clear yet what Ioryogi or Kobato are, since it seems unlikely she's just a regular human being, but there's something not quite of this world in the artistic excesses in how each is represented.
In the end, I think Yen Press giving this title a rating of "teen" was a smart move — this work would certainly appeal to older pre-teens, but there's enough ambiguity in the story that makes me think slightly older readers will get a little more out of the reading experience.
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–"I certainly see pink even within the black and white pages."–
I really, really like this line and I think it sums up your "girly" assessment perfectly.
I didn't realize that CLAMP had a new stateside release coming out. The concept here sounds strikingly familiar to xxxHolic and Tsubasa, though. i.e. Cure people's addictions in order to pay off a debt / gather a certain number of feathers to grant Syaoran's wish.
*nods* They certainly like the whole idea of of working to fulfill a "wish." There a few "cameos" from other series in Kobato, but unlike Tsubasa you don't have to keep a scorecard to keep track of them (they just kind of drift in and out and you don't need to pay them much mind).
And thanks about the "seeing pink" line — That was the best way I could think to describe it!
I love the art in this Clamp story!^_^ (not going to lie). I'm not really a girly girl type, but reading this made me go back to my frilly shojo Koge-Donbo days. It's strange, I like this story, but I also have fun watching and reading stories like Ghost Hunt and xxxholic which are more gothic than Kobato. I particularly love Kobato's many unique outfits, even if they are frilly. I am dissapointed that the anime did not feature hardly any of the outfits that she wears in the manga. So I really like the mnaga better than the anime. By the way, if any of you have not seen the anime/manga Pita-Ten, it is very similar. Shia mixed with Misha is Kobato and Nya would be lourigi-san….yeah they are very much alike. If you like Kobato, try Pita-Ten next.
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Mahoning County lags behind the rest of the nation this year when it comes to wage increases.
Workers in Mahoning earned an average of $632 per week during the first quarter of 2011, 4.6 percent more than they made during 2010's first quarter.
The 4.6 percent increase ranked 116th among the nation's 322 largest counties, in line with the state average, which had the same percentage increase, though statewide workers pay averaged $819 per week.
Both trail the national average of 5.2 percent and $935 per week.
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All public employee labor contracts have to be predicated on the population and it's ability to pay the necessary taxes.
Why? Because it comes from the working population. If there is a loss of population, that is, Ytown was about 165,000 in 1950, now it's about 85,000, maybe a tad less and workers in the Valley are not as highly paid as elsewhere, then the working population is going to be upset at the really nice retirements that the public segment gets.
More importantly, taxpayers won't be able to pay those taxes. Does anyone out there understand this? If we don't make a high wage , we can't pay it-at least not without hardship in our own cases.
This affects all people, including the non-public union members. The economic data appears to show that most non-public union members are NOT rolling in dough. They have their own retirements to save up for.
Another thing Mahoning County lags in.....what is left to be the bottom of the list on.
to dodge 2002: I am a teacher in a local district. I love my job, am aware that in today's economy that I am lucky to have one, and realize that even with the increases to my health care, I still pay WAY less than others. However I am in opposition to SB5 for many reasons.
First, obviously financial. If SB5 passes, it will get rid of educational raises (which are required to renew teacher's licenses, & not reimbursed), increase health care another 5%, and get rid of step salary increases. Let me tell you about the "raises" in the eight years I have been teaching. Total of 4% roughly 1000 over 8 years, or a whopping $125 per year BEFORE taxes. In addition, I have seen my health benefits go from 0% to 10%. Simply put, if it weren't for my master's degree (10k) out of pocket, and step salary increases, I would be making LESS money in year eight than year one. What private sector area would this apply to? NOT MANY.
Next, I am opposed to SB5 due to merit based pay, tied to a state standardized test. I have taught many students with special needs, and if they don't receive a passing score, then I am a bad teacher according to the state. Meanwhile, a teacher with honors classes, is a great teacher, because the students pass the test.
Finally, I am opposed to SB5 due to the lack of being able to bargain about working conditions (Class sizes) As the state & fed continue to cut $ to education, class sizes have swollen. This has a negative impact on education, due to the lack of one on one attention that students can receive. There is simply not enough time!
Believe it or not, I am a conservative (One of the admittedly few in education!) I agree that deep cuts, tough decisions, and sacrifices need to be made. I believe that I have already made mine. I am not asking for a raise, simply to stay where I am at. (as most of my colleagues would agree to)
I find it ironic, that the most of the public slams our educational system, but it's the 1st thing that is cut when money needs to be saved. Have schools spent unwisely in the past? Are their teachers who are overpaid for the effort that they put into their craft? Is there an need for increased accountability? Has the taxpayer been unfairly asked to shoulder too much of the burden? The answer to all of the above is YES.
In my opinion, two areas that should NEVER EVER be cut are military & education.
(I know that your post had nothing to do with teachers specifically, but I can not give my opinion on SB5 without the reasoning behind it.
gobrowns...I wish I could say I feel sorry for your plight, but no one offered any sorrow to those who lost jobs and suffered under dwindling household incomes and months without work and paying hundreds of dollars out-of-pocket every month for health care insurance until their money ran out.
Those who collected unemployment were chastised for taking "government welfare" and employers looked at them as if they were a cancer, to be avoided at all costs. When unemployment checks ran out, many people had to take what ever jobs came along...minimum wages $7.35 an hour with no benefits. These poor folks are still out there, struggling to keep their home, pay their bills and feed their family. The lucky ones find a second job.
I have one relative who has 3 part-time, minimum wage jobs now. He has a college degree and once earned 6 figure income in sales. He is nearing 60 and no one will hire him, despite government rules against it. He is struggling to 62 so he can take early retirement. His wife lost her job 2 years ago and now works in retail, earning minimum wages but does have health care benefits which she pays into.
I have a sister in Florida who lost her job in 2009 and was unemployed until early this year. She now works a swing shift at a call-in center and can barely make ends meet. We worry about her a lot and have helped when we could.
These are just 2 examples of life in America for some near to me, but similar to many people all across America. I don't want to hear someone complain about their compensation during today's economic situation, because right now they are the lucky ones. Wait until they get laid off. This will happen if people vote no and SB5 is defeated.
VindyYak, Like I said in the beginning, I am thankful and lucky to have a job, and to this point haven't yet experienced such a drastic change in lifestyle. I hear ya, and feel for your relatives, and it is not right. The people that caused and continue this economic downturn fell into S**t and came up smelling rosy. The point of my post, was to show that concessions have already been made. I simply want the TRUE facts to get out about SB5. It will save a whopping 400 million out of the 8 billion deficit that we are facing. I see SB5 as middle class cops, teachers, nurses, and firemen having to pay for greedy politicians bad mistakes. I have no problem supporting people that need help (the stories that you shared above). The problem that I have, is that when I go to the grocery store, see someone with a SNAP card, and pull out 5 crisp 100 bills to pay for the goods not covered by SNAP.
Sorry if the tone came across as complaining, was just trying to make a point.
These are bogus numbers.
$632 x 52 weeks = $32,864 year
According to citydata.com, as of 2009 Ytown's median HOUSEHOLD income was:
A household is typically 2+ people. Meaning, often dual working adults.
So, clearly there is no way in hell or Youngstown that the average worker is making $632 a week. If so, we would see median HOUSEHOLD income in the $50k+ area.
If you distill this bogus $632 a week down based on 40 hour work week you are looking at $15.80 an hour.
$15.80 an hour is fairly high. Considering most jobs are service industry and pay at or near minimum wage, there is no way this number is correct either.
Where did these cooked numbers come from?


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H. Regina McLain (nee Higgins), age 76, passed peacefully on October 19, 2013, surrounded by her family, fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church.
Regina was preceded in death by her husband Tom, son Tony and daughter-in-law Fonnie. She is survived by her sons Tom, Tim (Gia), Bob (Debbie) and Matt (Erin); mother-in-law to LeeAnn Arnold; her sisters Pat Walsh (the late Terry) and Bede (Buck) Breece; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and many friends.
Regina was a loving mother who took care of family and friends in their times of need and now God will take care of her.
Services: Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church, 7230 Dale Avenue, 63117. Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to SSM St. Mary's Health Center Foundation, 6420 Clayton Road, 63117. The family will received friends Tuesday, Oct. 22 in the Great Hall of Ambruster Chapel, 6633 Clayton Rd. (Clayton) from 4-8 p.m. Online condolences at ambrusterchapel.com
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Nate comes out of hiding to directly challenge Sterling and Blackpoole: this time, he's going to steal both David statuettes right out from under their noses. But Nate's bigger challenge is to get his fractured team to work together again. The stakes have never been higher: either Nate gets his vengeance, or his friends go to jail for the rest of their lives.
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A young, very much in love couple, goes on a crime spree for no apparent reason. At first our team thinks that there is a drug tie in -- but they soon learn that the young woman is dying of a horrible brain disease that will take her life in a matter of days. Her fiancé has promised her one last perfect night together – capped with an humane, lethal injection of morphine. What she does not know is that her fiancé is planning on killing himself as well. They end up at the Old Mill, where they are to have their "last dance".
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When a young gang member is shot - his older brother, who had left gang life, sneaks him into the hospital where he works to try to patch him up. The rival gangbangers follow the siblings to the hospital, where a shoot-out ensues. SRU is called into diffuse the situation. They stealthily take over the hospital, and rescue the young shooting victim. Ironically, convinced he had to take out the rival gang members to protect his sibling, the reformed older brother, is taken out by Team One.
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Underground Railroad Shuttle Tours
Learn about local Underground Railroad sites on a shuttle tour with J.E. Robinson Tours and the Alton Regional CVB. These two-hour guided shuttle tours will stop at some of the sites that were part of the Underground Railroad system including the Old Rock House, Rocky Fork Church and more. Alton's riverfront location along the Mighty Mississippi played a vital role in helping slaves make connections to the freedom of the northern states. Buried beneath the streets of Alton and Godfrey, remnants of this period in history still exist. For more information on the Underground Railroad shuttle tours or to make advance registrations, please contact the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 258-6645.
McPike Mansion Haunted Tours
Learn the history of the McPike Mansion and take a look at the documented photos of the mansion and paranormal activity. Then, take a tour of the surrounding grounds and the crypt. Talking with the spirits with Dowsing rods and join us for a dark session in the cellar with our experienced medium. Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. All proceeds go toward the restoration of the mansion. For more information, contact Sharon at (618) 830-2179.
Open House at Haskell Playhouse
Come and take a tour of this historic playhouse. This playhouse was built by Dr. and Mrs. William Haskell for their five year old daughter Lucy. It is a rare architectural gem containing many of the flamboyant elements of the Queen Anne style: cartwheels, brackets, spires, diagonal sticking, fish scale shingles and stained glass windows. Its importance is magnified because so few of these accessory structures from children have survived. the playhouse contains a single room, front porch and side porch. The interior has been restored and the playhouse is open for special occasions. The playhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The open house will be held on June 11, July 9, August 13 and September 10, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Open House at Haskell Playhouse
Come and take a tour of this historic playhouse the 2nd Saturday of every month. This playhouse was built by Dr. and Mrs. William Haskell for their five year old daughter Lucy. It is a rare architectural gem containing many of the flamboyant elements of the Queen Anne style: cartwheels, brackets, spires, diagonal sticking, fish scale shingles and stained glass windows. It's importance is magnified because so few of these accessory structures for children have survived. The playhouse contains a single room, front porch and side porch. The interior has been restored and the playhouse is open for special occasions. The playhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Lucy Haskell's Birthday Celebration
A beloved Alton event, please join us in Haskell Park to celebrate the 136th birthday of Lucy Haskell! Pony rides, vintage games, lemonade cake and ice cream. Hope to see you there! For more information on Lucy's Birthday party, call (618) 465-3026.
Autumn Solstice Haunted Extravaganza
Meet paranormal investigators, have a free Tarot card reading and take a free tour of the Historic Museum of Torture Devices during the Mineral Springs Haunted Autumn Solstice Extravaganza. There will be speakers, vendors, door prizes and so much more! For more information, call (618) 465-3200.
McPike Mansion Halloween Campout
Visit the spirited McPike Mansion and celebrate Halloween during the annual McPike Mansion Halloween Campout. Visit the wine cellar to communitcate with the spirits of McPike Mansion while you enjoy food and fun. Reservations can be made by calling (618) 830-2179. Admission is $35 per person. (18+ only)
Alton Hauntings Kid Ghost Tour
Take a not-so-scary tour of Alton, considered one of the most haunted towns in America, with an expert guide from Alton Hauntings. This ghost and history tour is geared towards children of all ages and their parents and is based on the book "Haunted Alton" by Troy Taylor. Tour starts at 3 p.m. on July 30, 2016.
Andover Swedish Service at Jenny Lind Chapel
Join in a celebration of American pioneer faith held in the historic church "Jenny Lind Chapel". The church as constructed in the early 1850's and named for the celebrated Swedish singer, Jenny Lind. Join a celebration of American pioneer faith at Jenny Lind Chapel. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Starting at 4pm to 6pm.
Fall Illinois Ozark Tour
Organizers have planned a one-day tour in and around Union and Jackson counties. Transportation, lunch and commemorative t-shirt are provided as part of the tour. The fall tour will commence at the Shawnee College Annex in Anna, Illinois at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 24, 2016. The Fall Ozark Tour coincides with National Public Lands day. The tour will visit Shawnee National Forest sites including the Kaolin pond area where the clay for the famous Kirkpatrick pottery was obtained; Pomona Natural Bridge, one of the largest Natural Bridges in the Midwest; and the Lincoln-Douglas debate site at the old Union County fairgrounds all with interpretation by U.S. Forest Service personnel.
Roots Aurora
Dig out your berets and bowlers, ushankas and sombreros, and celebrate diversity in style! This event is a dancing, eating, creating and learning celebration of Aurora's diverse cultures, past and present, benefitting Family Focus Aurora, World Relief and the Aurora Historical Society. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. 4-8 pm
Historic LaSalle Street Auto Show
Historic LaSalle Street (Aurora) comes alive with classic cars. The block of LaSalle Street between Downer Place and Benton Street is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Cars were first sold and serviced in Aurora on LaSalle Street in 1907. LaSalle Street was fondly called "LaSalle Street Auto Row". Food vendors, games, prizes and cars! 9 am - 3 pm
Berwyn Cruise Nites in the Depot District
Head to the Depot District for the 9th Annual Cruise Nites presented by Berwyn Kia, Paisans Pizzeria & Bar, Mike & Sons Auto Services, Cicero Auto Parts, Deece Automotive! Cruise Nites take place on Tuesdays from 6-9pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station. Enjoy your summe evenings while taking a stroll through a combination of car show and nightlife.
Cruise Nites in Berwyn
Head to the Depot District on Tuesday, August 6th for a combination of car show and nightlife. Evening begins at 6pm in the Depot District at Windsor & Grove Avenues steps away from the Berwyn Metra Station.
August 20th Cruise Nite in Berwyn
Come down to the Depot District and enjoy Cruise Nites with other families, residents and car enthusiasts. Learn more about Berwyn's proud classic car culture and historical automotive heritage. Cruise Nites are free! Just show up and have a great time!
Big Rock Plowing Match
Festivities include plowing competition, English and Western horse show, arts and crafts show, children's games, ladies and junior fair auction. Food available from local area vendors and much more. Parking is free.
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Old Settlers' Day and Colony School Reunion
Celebrate the 169th anniversary of the Bishop Hill Colony and the 119th year of the Old Settler's Association. Enjoy a traditional chicken dinner, the High Society Band Concert and program featuring Bishop Hill Colony descendants' speakers. Sunday a reunion of students and teachers from the Bishop Hill Colony School takes place and memories are shared. Hours: 11:30 am to 3 pm.
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Jordbruksdagarna – Agriculture days
Celebrate Bishop Hill's agrarian heritage, this event features traditional 19th century harvest activities and demonstrations, hands-on activities, music, farm produce, and Colony stew. Hours: 10am to 5pm.
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The Bishop Hill Chatquaqua
We invite you to spend the day in an enchanting village. The park is the center of this small town and will be filled with story telling and music. What is a Chautauqua anyway? President Teddy Roosevelt once called the Chautauqua "the most uniquely American thing in America." Pronounced shuh-TAW-kwuh, this traditional form of entertainment is a exploration of American life and liberty. Hear the true tales of what shaped us as a nation from the people who lived it. Humor and a deeply personal perspective mean that history has never been this much fun! Join us for the historical re-enactment, a family oriented event sharing true tales of what makes us uniquely American.
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Evergreen Cemetery Walk
The Evergreen Cemetery Walk brings the voices of McLean County's history to life. Costumed actors portray individuals representing all walks of life from the county's past on the beautiful grounds of Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Put on your walking shoes and bring your family to participate in this fascinating, award-winning outdoor theatrical program.
Christmas at the Mansions Tour
Travel back in time to the late 1800s and early 1900s and experience a traditional Victorian and Edwardian Christmas! Tour Ewing Manor, the David Davis Mansion and a Mystery Mansion in Bloomington-Normal and take in the architecture and history of these homes while they are decorated for Christmas. Tours will be at: 2 pm – 5 pm and 5 pm – 8 pm
Cave-In-Rock Frontier Day
Cave-In-Rock Frontier Festival is held on the banks of the beautiful Ohio River. The festival, which commemorates the extensive and colorful history connected to Cave-In-Rock and the surrounding community, is an entertaining and fun filled community event. First held in the 1960's, the celebration includes a parade, carnival, various entertainment held in the Old Opry House, food and craft vendors. A Little Miss and Mister Frontier Days and Frontier Queen pageant is a highlight as well as various other activities. Come join the festivities for a weekend of fun and entertainment.
CITY:Cave In Rock
Fort Obie Rendezvous and Living History Encampment
Visit the old world featuring a tipi encampment, black powder shoots, pre-1840 demonstrations, bow-shoots, tomahawk and knife throwing, primitive fire-starting and 1840 trade goods. Open: 10am to 5pm on Saturday, and 10am to 3pm on Sunday. Admission $2.00 per person.
DeKalb Corn Fest
Corn Fest is one of the last, free, summer, music festivals in Illinois. Well over 100,000 people from around Illinois and the Midwest attend the music festival over a three day weekend. This festival features a carnival complete with rides and games, food booths, free live music, kiddie korner with large inflatables, family entertainment and much more. Festival areas feature food and business vendor booths, and a beer garden.


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All undergraduate students in hall are members of the Junior Common Room (JCR). The JCR is led by a committee of students who organise all the events in hall and they work hard to plan a busy calendar of events throughout the year.
Plans for Welcome Week include a pirate party, laser quest, bowling, an 80's disco, a film night and much more, and the Wills Hall Freshers Fair brings together sports teams, singers, musicians, actors and tech experts ready for a busy year ahead.
Regular events include a James Bond Party in the Autumn term and WHATS (Wills Hall Amateur Theatrical Society) will tread the boards with a hall production. The Wills Hall Choir sing at the end of year Carol Service and the Christmas Formal ends the first term with a traditional, rousing rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Refreshers Week welcomes students back for the Spring term and the JCR will host the Spring Party. There'll be themed Formals aplenty this term to celebrate Chinese New Year, Burns Night and Valentine's Day. WHATS will stage their second production of the year.
Things are a little calmer during the summer term as revision takes over, but there'll still be time to squeeze in the annual Lord Mayor's Formal, a summer picnic on the lawns and before you know it a new JCR Committee will be being elected ready for the intake of new residents. Of course the Summer Ball will round the year off in style.
Full details are in the JCR Handbook, which is sent to Wills residents in the middle of September.
Your JCR committee consists of a President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary already elected from last year's residents and returning to Hall for their second year. Various representatives for hall activities, such as sports, music, RAG, drama (WHATS) and hall ents make up the rest of the positions and these are elected to the committee in October from the new first year residents.
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Time Management Games
AppAdvice Daily: Run Sackboy! Run! and intense puzzles with our best new games
Get ready to serve up food in a twisty way, tap tiles to reach 64 and run your sack off with our best new games of the week.
Robin Rhys
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Spin and serve the quirky customers in Twisty Hollow, a delightful new puzzle game
There's a lot to love about this charming new puzzle game from Arkadium.
Christine Chan
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Diner Dash goes free-to-play following acquisition of PlayFirst by Glu Games
A fresh version of Diner Dash has just been served on iOS.
Aldrin Calimlim
| October 10
Rails Steam Powers Into The App Store And Is Better Than Ever
Turn a lazy town into a thriving metropolis with this railway management game.
Lory Gil
| January 16
Construct A Thriving Metropolis In Build-A-Lot 4: Power Source HD
A new time management game in the Build-a-lot series.
Juli Clover
| November 30
Roads of Rome 3 HD Makes The First Two Seem Cheap Because They Are On Sale
Rebuild a fallen empire in this time management game.
Lory Gil
| November 26
There's A New Level Of Caffeine Chaos Brewing At Ducky's Coffee
A time management game, Ducky's Coffee keeps your hands busy tending to coffee loving customers. It's a job you can do one step at a time or, as of today, take on the tasks that only the best of the best servers can handle.
Casey Tschida
| August 16
Manage Your Own Nut House In Happy Squirrels
Happy Squirrels is a tree-building time management game that's reminiscent of Tiny Tower.
Juli Clover
| August 11
Take Charge Of This EMERGENCY And Stop The Disaster From Spreading
Become the hero you always wanted to be with this time management game.
Lory Gil
| July 11
Make The Next Academy Award Winning Film With Pixely People Making Movies
Turn your start-up movie studio into a major money-maker with this time management game.
Lory Gil
| June 4
Papa's Burgeria Is Hiring And You're the New Trainee, Now Get To Work
This time management game for the iPad is all about making burgers and earning tips. See how far you can move up in ranks.
Lory Gil
| April 26
Wouldn't It Be Great To Have The Chance To Start Over When Choosing Life's Path?
Do you know which life choice is right for you? Play this time management game to discover which path to take while unlocking talents and discovering your true calling.
Lory Gil
| March 26
Go Into The Car Repair Business In Fix-it-up 80s: Meet Kate's Parents HD
Fix-it-up 80s HD is a fun and engaging time management game where you run a car repair shop.
Juli Clover
| March 24
Harvest Flowers, Sell Bouquets And Earn Money To Help Find Your Missing Parents
There is no room for slacking on this farm. You must manage your time well as you grow and harvest flowers, keep plants watered and squash pesky bugs.
Lory Gil
| March 20
Burger Bustle HD, Yet More Time Management
Big Fish Games releases another version of their time management title.
Andy Nicolaides
| February 28
Rescue Lost Puppies With Fluff Friends Rescue
Fluff Friends Rescue is a universal time management "plate spinning" game similar to the time management apps Diner Dash and Cake Mania. This adorable version is not food related at all, but pet related. Rescue lost puppies and kittens, fix their boo-boos and put them up for adoption.
Lory Gil
| January 4
Pioneer Lands HD: Old West Settlers Strategy, Half-Price For A Limited Time
Pioneer Lands HD: old west settlers strategy, is a time management strategy game for the iPad. The first 12 levels are free, but you can buy 36 additional levels for half-price for a limited time.
Lory Gil
| September 3
Multitasking Skills Are Tested In Hospital Haste HD
Hospital Haste is a time management and strategy game where you are tasked with developing the best hospital in town. Treat the patients according to their needs and help them leave the hospital happy so you can earn points and hearts.
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Frank DeCaro takes a look at the Best Picture nominees for 2002.
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Frank DeCaro predicts who will win Best Actor.
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Renee Zellweger gives the kind of performance academy voters loved -- in 1935.
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Find something else to do this January.
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Unwashed Europeans take to the silver screen.
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Frank DeCaro takes a look at the two big animated films of the holiday season.
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Frank DeCaro critiques the movie "8 Mile."
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Frank DeCaro reviews "Red Dragon."
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This fall, Frank DeCaro will fall on the couch and see what's on cable television.
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The wet, hot American surfers of "Blue Crush" square off against a pimp-o-licious Vin Diesel in "xXx."
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This is the first all-bear cast film Frank DeCaro's seen without the mandatory shaving sequence.
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Frank DeCaro reviews "Road to Perdition."
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Frank DeCaro discusses Philip K. Dick's prodigious canon.
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Welcome to the chick movie to end all chick movies -- hopefully.
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Frank DeCaro likes Ewan McGregor's light saber.
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Frank DeCaro loves Spider-Man for "leaving his sticky residue all over town."
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Frank DeCaro believes there's something for every fetish at your local art house.
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Frank DeCaro weighs in on the Best Actor race.
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Time for Ron Howard to get fitted for that formal baseball cap.
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Date of Stay: February, 2016
The check-in was very easy. We were offered an escort to our site but declined as it was very easy to find and get into. The campground is very clean and the sites are long enough for some of the rv's to keep their toy haulers hooked up with no problem. Very few of the sites have a view of the beach/water and the beach is very small. We discovered at check-in that the campground has been sold and a hotel will be constructed on this site.
Date of Stay: January, 2016
We stayed in a lakefront site for 3 weeks in January and really did enjoy our visit. The sites are large and very well maintained. They are in the process of adding more sites that will almost double the number of sites in the resort. They have many activities that you can participate in if you wish. There is also plenty of place for walking and/or biking in the resort. The check-in was very easy and we were escorted to our site by a very nice gentleman. The office was very nice and helpful also. We will definitely return when in the area.
Date of Stay: August, 2015
This was our second visit to this campground. It is a city/county owned campground on the banks of the Tennessee River. It is part of a park which has a marina & boat ramp as well as a small beach area. The campground has pull-through and backin sites. There are no reservations but is first-come availability. We had no problems in our 43 ft. Motorhome and will return when in the area.
Date of Stay: August, 2015
We stayed here 3 years ago and decided to return. It was just as nice as we remembered from our first visit. We were in one of the executive sites and it was very clean and spacious. The view each day was breathtaking and so relaxing. The owners were very nice and courteous and escorted us to our site upon check in. It is a short drive to a very nice grocery store and other shopping as well as many good places to eat. We enjoyed looking out at the Amish farms surrounding the campground and find this something unique to this campground. We were here in a 43 ft. Class A Motorhome and had no problems navigating in or out of the campground. We will definitely return.
Date of Stay: August, 2015
We stopped overnight here in a 43 ft. Class A Motorhome. It is a nice campground with spacious pull-through sites that allowed us to stayed hooked up to the tow. The pull-through sites have water & electric but no sewer. There is a dump station in the campground. The roads in the campground are narrow with some tight turns but we were able to maneuver without too much trouble. It is about 3 miles off I-81 and we followed our GPS directions here which had us use exit 213A and we decided after arriving that it would have been an easier route to take the directions on the campground website which would have been at exit 217. We will return when in the area and try to take in some of the area attractions.
Date of Stay: July, 2015
We stayed here 2 nights and found that it was very quiet at our site. The roads from the interstate were narrow and had several hairpin turns. There are only 3 pull through sites and very few big rig sites. The electric was good but water pressure was very low. Sewer connections at the sites were not where they should be and we had to wait until we were ready to leave to dump. This would be fine for a family with children and a small class A or trailer.
Date of Stay: July, 2015
This campground would probably work well for young families with small RV or trailer. Sites are gravel and not level. No 50 amp electric (we were told our site had 50 amp but that is really a 30 amp & a 20 amp they should provide adapter), cable, wifi or sewer at sites. Dump station is near office which is at the back of the campground. Has a lake for swimming but beach is mud not sand. The road off I-68 is narrow with no shoulder. It was advertised as big rig friendly but that is not true. Entrance hard to see & navigate. All sites are backin which would not be a problem if the roads were wider & trees were further apart. No picnic tables, patios or fire rings. We are here for 1 night and will only return in an emergency.
Date of Stay: July, 2015
We have stayed here many times and always enjoy our stay. It is located on Music Valley Drive just off of Briley Parkway. It is close to the Opry Mills Mall and Opryland. It has a very nice pool for the kids of all ages and several pump-ups on site. There is also a nice playground and the rides with Yogi on the trailer and fire truck. The Christmas light show every year is a special treat. Several good restaurants are within a mile of the campground and there is shuttle service to the Mall and Opryland area. We will definitely keep coming back here.
Date of Stay: July, 2015
This was our first visit to this campground and we were very happy with it. It is only minutes off I-40 and well marked. We were here for 4 nights and loved the quiet surroundings. The new owners had taken ownership the day before our arrival and they were very nice, courteous and knowledgeable of the area. We were escorted to our site and assisted in backing into it. The campground is immaculate and the sites are well laid out. We had a site on the lake front and loved it. The lake front sites have wrought iron table/chairs, fire ring and a swing where you can relax and enjoy the scenery and wildlife. The off lake front sites have picnic tables. All sites are gravel with a concrete patio. There is cable tv and free wifi and our mifi also worked fine. The site was large enough for our 43 foot Class A and our tow without any trouble. There is a very nice grocery store with a deli, bakery and good meats less than one mile from here. We will definitely stay here again when in the area.
Date of Stay: March, 2015
Stopped here in our Big Rig for an overnight and were very satisfied with the campground. Very clean with spacious pull through sites. The sites are grassy but most of them are level. Lots of trees on the perimeter and some of the sites but also many of them have none which helps with satellite reception. Several long-term campers but quiet and neat. The campground is across the road from the river and a park. The campground has a pool, putt-putt golf and playground for the children. We will definitely stay here again when in the area and need a stop-over campground.
Date of Stay: March, 2015
We camped here 3 nights in a motorhome. The site is very tight for a big rig with many large trees at the site. The roads are narrow and one-way which makes it difficult to park and to exit in a big rig as the sites are very close together and the trees are on all sides of the sites. The ground at all of the sites stays wet all the time and several of the sites have large ruts in the ground surrounding the concrete pads. The hookups are located so far to the rear of the sites that most campers must use sewer extensions in order to reach the sewer dump at each site.
Date of Stay: March, 2015
This was a very clean and well-run campground. We camped here 2 weeks in a motorhome. The sites were large and had plenty of space between sites. There was a pond on the campground that allowed fishing with a walk surrounding the pond. The only problems were the noise from the highway and the lack of convenient shopping and restaurants. The only grocery stores were in the surrounding towns, one 6 miles and the other 16 miles away. The other options were 58 and 75 miles away on each coast of the state. We found the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, the Sugarlands Tour and Billie Swamp Safari worth the charge for each of them. We left the campground several days earlier than our reservation stated and were pleasantly surprised to receive a phone call stating they were refunding the unused days even though we did not request a refund. The staff was very helpful and courteous. If in the area again we would use as a stop-over for 2 or 3 nights but not much longer than that.
Date of Stay: January, 2015
We have been here several times and always enjoyed our stay. We were on the inside part of the campground for the first time and it was much quieter than near the lake. We found that several of the things which they offered in the past were no longer being offered such as the weekly dinner in the club house and the Sunday brunch. We were always more than happy to pay extra for these as it was a good way to get to know the other campers. We hope they offer these again in the future. The campground was not full at any time during our visit (in past years it was always full with no empty sites). We will consider returning again at a future time.
Date of Stay: December, 2014
We have stayed here several times and have always enjoyed our visit. We enjoy the quaint restaurants on the water and watching the fishing boats going and returning from their fishing trips. It is a small campground but very well run and upscale. We will definitely return again many times.
Date of Stay: December, 2014
This was an overnight stop but a good value. The entrance was a bit tight for a big rig motorhome. It is an older campground and the big rig sites were new with very soft gravel. Due to recent heavy rains we were afraid of being stuck when departing because of the soft gravel on the site so we had to unhook our toad and back out of the pull-through site and onto more solid ground than was in the front of the site. The site was long enough to stay hooked up otherwise. The staff was friendly and courteous. There was a waterpark nearby but we did not inspect it. We will definitely return when in the area.


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Glypican 3 (GPC3) belongs to a family of glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored, cell-surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans. GPC3 is over-expressed in hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC). Loss-of-function mutations of GPC3 result in the Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome, an X-linked disorder characterized by overgrowth of multiple organs, including liver. Our previous study showed that GPC3 plays a negative regulatory role in hepatocyte proliferation, and this effect may involve CD81, a cell membrane tetraspanin. To further investigate GPC3 in vivo, we engineered transgenic (TG) mice over-expressing GPC3 in liver under the control of the albumin promoter. GPC3 TG mice with hepatocyte-targeted over-expressed GPC3 develop normally compared with their non-transgenic littermates, but have a suppressed rate of hepatocyte proliferation and liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PHx). Moreover, gene array analysis revealed a series of changes in the gene expression profiles in TG mice, both in normal mice and during liver regeneration. In unoperated GPC3 TG mice there was over-expression of Runx3 (7.6 fold), C/EBPα (2.5 fold) and GABA A Receptor (2.9 fold) and Wnt7b (2.8 fold). There was down-regulation of IGF BP1 (8.4 fold), Rab2 (5.6 fold), beta Catenin (1.7 fold), TGF beta 1 (3.1 fold), Nodal (1.8 fold) and Yap (1.4 fold). Changes after hepatectomy included decreased expression in several cell cycle related genes.
Our results indicate that in GPC3 transgenic mice, hepatocyte over-expression of GPC3 suppresses hepatocyte proliferation and liver regeneration, and alters gene expression profiles in GPC3 TG mice, in which potential cell cycle related proteins and multiple other pathways are involved and affected.
GPC3 is a heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) that is bound to the cell surface through a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor.1 Expression of GPC3 is reported to be high during embryogenesis and organogenesis.2,3 In adults, GPC3 can only be detected in a limited number of tissues.4 A loss-of-function mutation in the GPC3 gene causes Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome (SGBS), which is characterized by pre- and post-natal overgrowth, increased risk of embryonic tumors during early childhood, and numerous visceral and skeletal anomalies.5,6 The involvement of GPC3 in SGBS was confirmed by Filmus et al. using GPC3-deficient mice (GPC3−/−) which display some of the phenotypic features of SGBS.7 Since the functional loss of GPC3 leads to enlarged organs (including liver) in humans as well as in mice, it is reasonable to speculate that GPC3 may play a negative role in regulation of organ growth. On the other hand, previous studies have shown that GPC3 is highly up-regulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatoblastoma, but not in normal liver or tissue adjacent to tumors.8 These findings suggest that GPC3 plays an important and diverse regulatory role during normal liver growth as well as tumorigenesis, but the exact manner in which GPC3 functions is still not well characterized.
Liver is an organ with great regenerative potential.9,10 In the mouse 2/3 partial hepatectomy (PHx) model, specific mouse liver lobes that account for about 2/3 of the total mass are removed and the residual lobes enlarge to make up for the loss of mass. 11 Following PHx, hepatocytes enter into the cell cycle from their habitual quiescent phase and proliferate to restore normal hepatic mass and hepatic functional capacity.10 The whole process lasts about one week in mice, during which the hepatocytes divide first, at about 36–48 hours post-PHx, followed by expansion of non-parenchymal cells (NPC).10
In our previous study, we showed that GPC3 plays an overall growth inhibitory role in hepatocyte proliferation in primary cultures.12 Our previous study also demonstrated that GPC3 mRNA and protein increase in a time frame that coincides with the termination of proliferative activities of either hepatocytes (day 2 after PHx and day 8–12 in culture) or NPCs (day 5–6 after PHx) in rats.12 In vitro studies showed that hepatocyte growth was promoted when GPC3 expression was blocked using antisense Morpholino oligonucleotides. The yeast-two hybrid assay revealed that GPC3 interacts with CD81, a cell membrane tetraspanin,13,14 which was further confirmed by co-immunofluorescence and co-immunoprecipitation studies. CD81 mRNA and protein increase in grossly the same time frame after PHx. The co-localization of GPC3 and CD81 at day 2 and 6 after PHx indicated the potential for an important regulatory interaction between the two proteins.
While the evidence for GPC3 as growth suppressor is derived primarily from loss-of-function models in rodents and humans, the effects of GPC3 as a positive growth suppressor in rodents with transgenic organ targeted over-expression have not been studied. To further study the role and mode of action of GPC3 during liver regeneration, we generated GPC3 transgenic (TG) mice under the control of the mouse albumin promoter/enhancer, in order to over-express GPC3 specifically in mouse hepatocytes. The GPC3 TG mice appeared phenotypically normal and were indistinguishable from their non-transgenic littermates. Further investigation by western blotting and immunofluoresence staining revealed an up-regulation in GPC3 levels in the liver of these TG mice. We found that after 2/3 PHx, liver regeneration and hepatocyte proliferation was suppressed in these TG mice, as shown by assessment of hepatocyte proliferation and liver weight growth curve. Gene array analysis demonstrated an altered gene expression profile in the TG mice compared with their wild-type (WT) littermates. A comparison of gene expression profiles at various time points after PHx revealed a panel of cell cycle related genes and growth arrest genes which were either up- or down-regulated. Western blotting confirmed the changes of key factors in specific pathways. The overall findings suggest that GPC3 is indeed a suppressor of hepatocyte growth and that it may play a role in regulation of the processes resulting in termination of liver regeneration.
To generate GPC3 transgenic mice, we designed and cloned a transgenic expression construct containing the 1.8 kb coding region of GPC3 cDNA under the transcriptional control of the mouse albumin promoter/enhancer (Fig. 1A). The insertion of GPC3 transgene was confirmed by PCR and Southern blotting in GPC3 TG mice (data not shown). To examine the changes in the protein levels of GPC3, total liver protein extract from a minimum of three mice per time point was tested and analyzed individually (per mouse) using western blotting in TG mice and their WT littermates. As expected, there was increased GPC3 protein levels in TG mice at all times after PHx compared with their non-transgenic littermates (Fig. 1B), with a slight downtrend after PHx (Fig. 1B). Of interest, CD81 protein levels were also significantly up-regulated in GPC3 TG mice in general, but also with a downtrend during liver regeneration process (Fig. 1C). The pooled protein samples from each group were also tested by western blotting, showing the same results (Fig.1D). RT-PCR results quantitated using ImageJ software demonstrated an increase in GPC3 expression in hepatocytes of TG mice (Fig. 1E). Using immunofluorescence, we saw an increase in GPC3 protein on hepatocyte membrane as well as in cytoplasm in TG mice compared with their WT littermates (Fig. 2A).
To further study the function and role of GPC3 in vivo, 2/3 PHx were performed in both GPC3 TG and WT male mice (littermates), and liver tissue samples were collected at day 2, 4, 6 after hepatectomy. Liver weight was assessed by normalizing to the day 0 total liver weight in each group. The data are presented in Figure 3A. There was no significant difference of the total (pre-hepatectomy) liver weight at day 0 comparing TG and WT mice (data not shown). At day 6 after PHx, the liver weight of TG mice was significantly lower than WT mice (Fig. 3A). Ki67 immunohistochemistry results (Fig. 2B) showed that in WT mice there was abundant hepatocyte proliferation at 2 days after PHx, demonstrated by the percentage of Ki67 positive nuclei. In GPC3 TG mice, the hepatocyte proliferation was significantly suppressed at day 2 post-PHx, with no significant difference at day 4 and 6 compared with WT (Fig. 3B).
Microarray analysis was used to investigate the expression profile and transcriptional regulation in liver tissues of TG and WT mice under normal conditions (unoperated mice). The Mouse Genome 430 2.0 GeneChip array is a single array analyzing the expression level of over 39,000 transcripts and variants, including over 34,000 well-characterized mouse genes (Affymetrix, CA, USA). Direct comparison between TG mice and WT mice expression pattern revealed 44 genes up-regulated and 58 genes down-regulated in TG with > 1.5 fold change (Supplementary Material, Table S1). Among the most interesting are Runx3 (Runt related transcription factor 3, up by 7.6-fold), Jak3 (Janus kinase 3, up by 6.4-fold), Dbp (D site Albumin promoter binding protein, up by 4-fold),Gabaar (GABA-A receptor, up by 2.9-fold), Wnt7b (Wingless-related MMTV integration site 7B, up by 2.8-fold), Cebpα (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha, up by 2.5-fold) and Egfr (epidermal growth factor receptor, up by 1.6-fold). Most strongly down-regulated genes are Igfbp1 (insulin-like growth factor binding protein 1, down by 8.4-fold), Rab2 (RAS oncogene family, down by 5.6-fold), Egr1 (Early growth response 1, down by 5.3-fold), Tgfb1 (Transforming growth factor beta type I, down by 3.1-fold), Ndl (Nodal, down by 1.8-fold), Catnb (beta catenin, down by 1.7-fold) and Yap (Yes-associated protein, down by 1.4-fold) in GPC3 TG mice. A complete list of genes showing either up- or down-regulation in expression of TG mice can be found in Supplementary Material, Table S1.
A comparison of expression profile between TG mice and WT mice after PHx also indicated dysregulation of many genes in GPC3 TG mice during liver regeneration. A panel of important genes known to be involved in hepatocyte cell cycle and growth arrest was examined and analyzed at 2 days after PHx in TG mice compared with their WT littermates, when there was the biggest suppression of hepatocyte proliferation (Supplementary Material, Table S2). Some cell cycle related genes were observed to be down-regulated in TG mice at day 2 post-PHx, such as Ccna1 (Cyclin A1, by 7.6-fold), Ccnm1 (Cyclin M1, by 5.4-fold), Ccnd1 (Cyclin D1, by 1.4-fold), Ccne2 (Cyclin E2, by 1.7-fold), and Gas1 (Growth arrest specific 1, by 1.7-fold). While the up-regulated genes after PHx in TG mice were: Runx3 (by 8-fold), Gadd45b (Growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 beta, by 3.9-fold), Fgf14 (Fibroblast growth factor 14, by 2-fold) and Tgfb1 (by 1.6-fold). A series of Cdks (Cyclin-dependent kinases), Ccns (Cyclins) as well as Igfbps (Insulin-like growth factor binding proteins) was also observed to be altered at day 2 after PHx in TG mice. Some other important genes that are related to growth and proliferation with less significant changes in TG mice, if any, were also listed for reference. (Supplementary Material, Table S2)
Gene array results (shown above) revealed multiple cell cycle related and growth related genes, the expression of which was altered in GPC3 TG mice after PHx compared to their WT littermates. Western blotting was performed to further investigate the protein levels in some of these genes (Fig. 4). For each time point, the liver samples from a minimum of three mice were pooled and the nucleus and cytoplasmic proteins were separated for analysis by western blotting. Prior to PHx, there was an increase in the protein levels of c-Myc, Egr1, C/EBPα and Runx3 in TG mice compared with WT. Except for Egr1, these findings correlate with the changes seen for these proteins by gene array analysis. After PHx a decrease of levels of some of the proteins in the nucleus was observed at day 2 in GPC3 TG mice, such as Cyclin D1, PCNA, c-Myc and YAP. There was also increased phosphorylated YAP (p-YAP) protein in cytoplasm, which is the inactive form of YAP. C/EBPβ level was increased at day 4 and day 6 after PHx in TG mice. These results coincided with the suppression of liver regeneration and hepatocyte proliferation after PHx.
Liver regeneration is a complicated process and involves multiple factors and pathways.10 Our previous study suggested that GPC3 plays an inhibitory role during rat liver regeneration and hepatocyte proliferation. The work performed in this study further suggests the effects of GPC3 on hepatocyte growth are primarily inhibitory. Over-expression of GPC3 in hepatocytes is associated with suppression of liver regeneration and concomitant persistent decrease in liver to body weight ratio in the GPC3 transgenic mice. Despite the new evidence that presents growth suppression as one aspect of GPC3 function, the mechanism by which such actions are exerted remains elusive. The overall growth regulatory effects of GPC3 transcend mere growth suppression and may extend to lineage determination, in view of the fact that increase expression of GPC3 is seen in hepatic progenitor cells.15
We have always chosen to use mice of at least 20 weeks of age for our studies related to liver regeneration. Our choice is driven by earlier studies demonstrating that in male mice and rats, hepatocyte nuclei undergo extensive polyploidization, transforming hepatocyte nuclei from 2n to (on average) 8n.16–19 This occurs in the first 15 weeks of age.19 Polyploidization of hepatocyte nuclei and the attendant DNA synthesis interfere with assessment of background DNA synthesis and interpretation of studies associated with liver regeneration. The mice in this study, as with our previous studies,20 were chosen to be minimally at 20 weeks of age.
It is reported that GPC3 is involved in several pathways during development and tumorigenesis, and acts as potential co-receptor to many growth factors.21 To study the pathways that might be altered and affected by over-expression of GPC3 transgene in the liver, we examined and compared the expression profile of TG mice and WT mice during liver regeneration. Our gene array data revealed an alteration of over 100 gene expression in GPC3 TG mice, with GPC3 expression up-regulated by 1.5 fold. Western blotting and immunofluoresence showed an increase of GPC3 protein level in the liver of TG mice. 22,23 Although in TG mice overall higher GPC3 levels were observed compared with WT mice, there was a slight decrease in transgene expression, at 4 and 6 days post-PHx. This might be due to a down-regulation of albumin promoter, which is controlling the GPC3 transgene, in early stage of liver regeneration.23–25 Previous studies showed that a decrease of nuclear factors C/EBPα and Dbp22 and an increase of C/EBPβ23 were involved in the down-regulation of albumin expression during liver regeneration. Our western blotting results confirmed the down-regulation of C/EBPα and up-regulation of C/EBPβ after PHx in GPC3 TG mice (Fig. 4) In gene array analysis, we also observed an 11.5-fold decrease in the expression of Dbp at 2 days after PHx in TG mice (data not shown). The changes of these nuclear factors may lead to down-regulation of the Albumin promoter controlling the GPC3 transgene in TG mice, which may explain the decrease of GPC3 protein levels after PHx.
The suppression of regeneration seen in this study well corresponds with some of the changes noted in the TG mice prior to PHx, using gene array analysis. GABA A receptor is over expressed by 2.9-fold, as shown above. Previous studies have shown that GABA and its receptor have inhibitory effects on liver regeneration.26 Runx3, another over-expressed gene in the TG mice, is associated with suppression of Notch signaling events in the liver.27 NICD, the Notch intracellular domain, is associated with stimulation of hepatocyte proliferation during liver regeneration.28 The role of Wnt7b is not clear. There is minimal expression of Wnt7 in normal mouse liver and, if any, it is expressed in non-parenchymal cells.29 Surprisingly, there is over-expression of EGFR, a major mitogenic receptor for hepatocytes.30 This may reflect a compensatory effect associated with the increase of the growth-inhibitory GPC3 in the liver of the TG mice. We have further validated some of the changes in gene array data using western blotting. There was good correlation between the changes in mRNAs as shown in the gene array and an increase in C/EBPα and Runx3 and a decrease in Yap in GPC3 TG mice at day0 (Fig.4). Although the expression of Egr1 is down-regulated by 5.3-fold, there is enhanced protein level of Egr1 in TG mice, which might be due to an effect related to unknown microRNAs or the protein stability. The enhanced protein level of Egr1 may also correlate with the observed effects on liver regeneration since Egr1 is known to suppress expression of the HGF receptor.31 The changes associated with cell cycle related genes after PHx are easier to correlate with the observed suppression of liver regeneration, especially in relations to cyclin A and D1, well known to be associated with entry of hepatocytes into S-phase of the cycle.32 The observed increase in C/EBPα also relates to the overall suppression of regeneration, since C/EBPα is known to decrease following PHx.33 Equally important is the observed decrease in YAP nuclear levels in TG mice, associated with increase in cytoplasmic levels of p-YAP. YAP is known to correlate with hepatocyte growth and adjustment of liver size.34,35 Phosphorylation of YAP is associated with export from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and suppression of its effects on regulation of growth related genes.35
The results of our current work further extend the evidence that GPC3 has overall growth-suppressive effects on hepatocytes. GPC3 however is greatly elevated in human hepatocellular carcinoma.8 One can rationalize that the increased expression of GPC3 in liver cancer reflects an existing gene expression algorithm by which proliferating hepatocytes regulate their growth, as in liver regeneration. In the case of hepatocellular carcinoma, this approach to growth regulation fails due to intrinsic genomic irregularities that render carcinomas unresponsive to GPC3. GPC3, however, is also reported to be elevated in liver progenitor (oval cell) populations,15 a cell population which is not neoplastic. Despite all accumulated literature on growth regulation by GPC3, its mechanisms of action remain currently elusive. It is associated with CD81, as shown in our previous study. The latter also has growth regulatory effects in specific cell populations.12 We showed in our previous study that there is enhanced association between GPC3 and CD81 after PHx.12 This may result in suppression of CD81 signaling, of which much less is known even in comparison to GPC3. Since not much is known about the pathways involved in termination of liver regeneration, further studies should be performed to fully understand the signaling pathways associated with the effects of GPC3 in normal liver, in order to better conceptualize its high levels of expression in liver neoplasia.
We thank Ann Orr for valuable assistance with all aspects of histology in this manuscript.
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants CA30241 and CA35373 (GKM).
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