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Inhibition of TLR8- and TLR4-induced Type I IFN induction by alcohol is different from its effects on inflammatory cytokine production in monocytes
© Pang et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011
- Received: 7 April 2011
- Accepted: 30 September 2011
- Published: 30 September 2011
Prolonged alcohol consumption is a significant co-factor in the progression of chronic viral infections including hepatitis C and HIV, which are both single-stranded RNA viruses. Toll like receptor 8 (TLR8), a pattern recognition receptor expressed in monocytes, senses viral single stranded RNA as a danger signal and leads to the induction of Type I interferon (IFN) as well as the pro-inflammatory cytokine, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) ligand, was shown to affect inflammatory cell activation after alcohol consumption and in HIV and HCV infections. Here we hypothesized that alcohol exposure modulates TLR8- and TLR4-ligand-induced monocyte activation and affects both type I IFN and inflammatory cytokine induction.
The TLR8 ligand, CL075, as well as the TLR4 ligand, LPS, resulted in a significant induction of TNF alpha both at the mRNA and protein levels in human monocytes. We found that both acute and prolonged alcohol treatment resulted in inhibition of type I IFN induction by either TLR8 or TLR4 ligands in human monocytes at the protein and mRNA levels. In contrast to Type I IFN production, the effects of acute and prolonged alcohol were different on inflammatory cytokine activation after TLR8 or TLR4 ligand stimulation. Acute alcohol inhibited TLR8- or TLR4-induced TNF alpha protein and mRNA induction while it augmented IL-10 production in monocytes. In contrast, prolonged alcohol treatment augmented TNF alpha without affecting IL-10 production significantly in response to either TLR8 or TLR4 ligand stimulation.
These novel results suggest first, that alcohol has a profound inhibitory effect on Type I IFN induction regardless of intracellular (TLR8) or cell surface-derived (TLR4) danger signals. Second, both acute and prolonged alcohol exposure can inhibit antiviral Type I IFN pathway activation. Third, the opposite effects of acute (inhibitory) and prolonged alcohol (augmentation) treatment on pro-inflammatory cytokine activation extend to TLR8-induced signals beyond the previously shown TLR4/LPS pathway.
- Acute
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- alcohol
- IFNβ
- TNF alpha
The immunoregulatory effects of acute and chronic alcohol use have been linked to negative clinical outcomes including prolonged recovery after trauma or burn injury, elective surgery, liver disease and infections [1–4]. Excessive alcohol consumption was also identified as an independent risk factor in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection that leads to chronic infection in up to 80% of cases [5, 6]. Excessive alcohol use also affects outcomes in HIV infection and predisposes to advanced disease [7, 8]. Both HCV and HIV are single-stranded RNA viruses that induce anti-viral innate immune responses via host pathways that recognize the viral "danger signals" [9–11]. Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) can sense single-stranded RNA from both HIV and HCV viruses and triggers downstream signaling to induce production of Type I IFNs and pro-inflammatory cytokines [12–14]. TLR8 is expressed in monocytes and macrophages and it is localized intracellularly in the endosomes where it is positioned to be expose to viral danger signals [15].
Limited numbers of previous studies evaluated the effects of alcohol on virus-induced immune responses and mostly showed decreased antiviral immune responses [4, 16–18]. In hepatoma cells, alcohol was shown to affect innate antiviral pathways and increase HCV replication in human liver cells [19]. The effects of alcohol exposure on anti-viral immune responses are yet to be delineated in human immune cells that contribute to the production of both Type I IFNs and inflammatory cytokines [9].
In addition to viral danger signals, gut-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a ligand of Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4), has been shown to play a role in HIV and HCV infection as well as in complications of chronic alcohol exposure [20–22]. It has been shown that serum/plasma LPS levels are elevated in patients with untreated HIV infection and a moderate increase in serum LPS was also reported in patients with chronic HCV infection [23, 24]. It has been postulated that the source of the circulating LPS is the gut due to increased gut permeability [23]. Increased gut permeability and an increase in circulating LPS levels are the central components in the pathogenesis of alcoholic hepatitis [25, 26]. Thus, LPS/TLR4 stimulation has direct clinical relevance to HIV and HCV as well as alcohol consumption.
The effects of alcohol on LPS/TLR4 signaling were evaluated in numerous previous studies, however, the effects of alcohol on TLR4-induced IFN responses are yet to be defined. Here, we tested the hypothesis that acute and prolonged alcohol exposures modulate pro-inflammatory cytokines as well as Type I IFN induction in response to TLR8 or TLR4 ligand stimulation.
TLR8- and TLR4-induced Type I IFN production is inhibited by acute and prolonged alcohol treatment in human monocytes
Considering that chronic alcohol consumption in humans often involves sustained alcohol exposure, we next evaluated the effects of prolonged alcohol treatment on IFNβ production. Monocytes were exposed to 25 mM alcohol for 7 days followed by TLR8 and TLR4 ligand stimulation. The alcohol concentration in the supernatant was measured using the Analox Alcohol Analyzer (Analox Instruments) and ranged from 23 mM to 21 mM over the 7-day period (Additional file 1, Table S1). This result is in accordance with our previous study where we reported that alcohol concentrations vary between 24 to 20 mM [28]. To rule out the possibility that prolonged alcohol treatment has any adverse effect on cell viability, we performed an MTT assay (Promega) and found no difference in the viability of alcohol -naïve and -treated cells as shown in Additional file 2, Figure S1. Recently, it has been shown that alcohol (25 mM) does not influence the human peripheral mononuclear cells viability when either incubated for 24 hours or 48 hours and our results support this finding [29].
Induction of TNF alpha via TLR8 or TLR4 stimulation is inhibited by acute but enhanced by prolonged alcohol treatment
The anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10, is increased by acute alcohol in response to TLR8 or TLR4 stimulation
The immunomodulatory effects of alcohol use have been described in various clinical settings including bacterial and viral infections as well as in post-trauma and post-surgical recoveries [2–4, 34]. Increased activation of the inflammatory cascade was found in chronic alcoholics with liver disease where blood monocytes produced increased levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF alpha [35, 36]. While inflammatory cytokine activation has been investigated in several conditions related to alcohol consumption, little is known about the effects of alcohol on the induction of anti-viral immune mediators.
In this study, we investigated the effects of acute and prolonged alcohol on human monocyte responses to TLR8 and TLR4 ligand stimulation and evaluated anti-viral (Type I IFNs), pro- (TNF alpha) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokine production. Our novel data indicate that IFNβ production in response to TLR8 or TLR4 stimulation was significantly attenuated in monocytes exposed to alcohol. These data suggest that alcohol, regardless of the length of exposure, has inhibitory effects on Type I IFN production in monocytes. Our data further demonstrate that the effects of prolonged alcohol are opposite on Type I IFN induction and inflammatory cytokine induction within the same cell type. Prolonged alcohol exposure inhibited IFNβ production while it increased TLR8- and TLR4-induced TNF alpha production. Finally, we show that the previously described anti-inflammatory effect of acute alcohol on TNF alpha production extends to TLR8-induced TNF alpha induction and involves simultaneous induction of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, IL-10, in human monocytes.
Toll-like receptors are evolutionarily preserved receptors for recognition of danger signals [37]. Nucleic acid sequences in viruses are recognized by TLRs expressed in the endosome including TLR7 and TLR8 that sense single-stranded RNA and TLR9 that sense bacterial DNA [27]. LPS, a component of gram-negative bacteria, activates TLR4 expressed on the cell surface [27]. Human monocytes express a broad repertoire of functionally active TLRs including TLR8 and TLR4 [9, 27]. We found that TLR8 or TLR4 ligand stimulation resulted in the induction of both IFNβ and inflammatory cytokines in human blood monocytes. Ligand activation of TLR8 recruits MyD88, a common TLR adapter, and triggers activation of IRAK1/4 kinases and the TRAF6/TAK1 complex leading to the activation of the IKK kinase complex that in turn induces inflammatory cytokines, TNF alpha or IL-10 or phosphorylation of IRFs that induce production of Type I IFNs [38]. TLR4 signaling involves recruitment of the adaptor molecules MyD88 and/or TRIF, each activating different downstream pathways to induce inflammatory cytokines via NF-κB or Type I IFNs via IRF activation, respectively [38]. Considering the differences between the TLR8- and TLR4-induced signaling, our data suggest that alcohol likely modulates multiple components of these signal transduction pathways. Indeed, modulation of NF-κB by acute and chronic alcohol has been extensively studied in the past in LPS-stimulated monocytes [28, 39].
The inhibitory effect of alcohol on Type I IFN induction is likely to be a clinically significant finding considering the large number of studies that demonstrate a clinical correlation between alcohol use and impaired anti-viral immune mechanisms [3, 17, 18, 40, 41]. Excessive alcohol consumption is known to predispose individuals to secondary infections such as HCV, HIV and bacterial infections [5–7, 20]. We found that the inhibitory effects of alcohol occurred both at the IFNβ protein and mRNA levels. As we found no significant changes in TLR8 and TLR4 mRNA or protein after alcohol treatment, we speculate that alcohol interferes with some of the intracellular signaling elements required for IFNβ gene induction in monocytes. Recently, Zhao et al have described the role of PPAR-gamma in limiting IFNβ production via targeting IRF3 in macrophages [42]. In line with this report, alcohol has been shown to activate PPAR-gamma in rats [43] and mice [44].
Previous studies from our and other laboratories showed that IFN-induced signaling pathways are also inhibited by alcohol in blood monocytes as well as in liver cells [19, 39, 45–47]. Phosphorylation of STAT-1 and STAT-3 was inhibited by acute alcohol suggesting not only IFNβ production but even Type I IFN-induced downstream events could be impaired by alcohol exposure [39]. Recently, we showed that chronic alcohol upregulates microRNA (miRNA)-155 in macrophages [48] therefore, it is reasonable to argue that alcohol might be targeting other miRNAs to limit IFNβ production. In fact, miR-26a, -34a, -145, and let-7b are shown to directly regulate IFNβ in human and macaque cells [49].
We found that acute and prolonged alcohol had opposite effects on both TLR8- and TLR4-induced TNF alpha production in human monocytes. Our laboratory has extensively studied the opposite effects of acute and prolonged alcohol on TLR4-mediated signaling pathways and identified IRAK-M, IRAK1, IKK phosphorylation and NF-κB activation as common targets of acute and chronic alcohol with opposite effects.
We showed that the inhibitory effects of acute alcohol are mediated by alcohol- induced inhibition of NF-κB activation due to decreased phosphorylation of IKKα and IKKβ in LPS-stimulated human monocytes [50]. Based on this information and the fact that TNF alpha induction involves NF-κB activation whether induced via TLR8 or TLR4, our observation of decreased TNF alpha in acute alcohol-exposed TLR8 stimulated monocytes suggests that NF-κB inhibition is a likely mechanism for inhibition of TLR8- induced TNF alpha induction by acute alcohol. An additional mechanism that likely contributes to decreased TNF alpha production after acute alcohol is the increased induction of IL-10 observed in TLR8 or TLR4 stimulated alcohol-exposed monocytes in our experiments. The increased TNF alpha induction by TLR8 ligand in chronic alcohol-exposed monocytes might involve NF-κB activation and reduced IRAK-M by chronic alcohol is also permissive to increase TNF alpha production [28]. Finally, induction of miR-155 after chronic alcohol treatment results in increased TNF alpha production via increasing TNF alpha mRNA stability [48], which is likely the mechanism not only for TLR4- but also TLR8-induced TNF alpha production in monocytes.
Lastly, alcohol treatment (acute or chronic) modulates cytokines that negatively regulate TNF alpha. Previous studies from our laboratory demonstrated that acute alcohol increases IL-10, TGFβ and IL-13 production in human monocytes [51–53]. In a mouse model, acute alcohol has been shown to inhibit TLR- induced inflammatory responses via the p38 and ERK1/2 pathway [54]. While our or others studies found no obvious decrease in the level of anti-inflammatory cytokines after prolonged alcohol exposure in monocytes or in vivo, there is an obvious imbalance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines with the presence of increased TNF alpha and no increase in IL-10 in human monocytes after prolonged alcohol treatment. Thus, it is possible that prolonged alcohol exposure targets multiple signaling molecules to augment TNF alpha expression.
In summary, to our best knowledge, our data show for the first time that alcohol modulates TLR8-induced monocyte functions both at the level of anti-viral and inflammatory mediator production. Our observations suggest that alcohol exposure, whether acute or prolonged, impairs Type I IFN responses to viral and bacterial PAMPs. The reduced Type I IFN production occurs in the face of increased pro-inflammatory (TNF alpha) cytokine production in monocytes with chronic alcohol exposure suggesting that prolonged alcohol changes the immune balance of monocyte activation.
Human monocyte isolation and reagents
Blood was collected from healthy individuals and monocytes were isolated by the adherence method as described previously [28]. The selection criteria for the individuals signed up for this study was the same as mentioned in our previous study [28] and is approved by the "Institutional Review Board" (IRB), which is called the "Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research" at UMMS. LPS and CL075 were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and Invivogen respectively. Of note, CL075 mainly induces TLR8, however at high concentrations it can also induce TLR7. The possibility of TLR7 induction in our study is very minimal as monocytes mainly express TLR8 and the concentration of CL075 that we have used in our experiments is very low. Elisa kits for IFNβ (cat # GL80905), TNF alpha (cat # 555212) and IL-10 (Cat # 88-7106) were purchased from Fujirebio Inc, BD Biosciences and eBioscience respectively.
Cells stimulation
The cells were cultured in 10% IMDM with MEM supplements at 1 × 106 cell/ml. The serum was obtained from HyClone and its endotoxin level was less than 0.06 EU/ml. Cells were stimulated with 25 mM ethanol for 6 hours (acute) or for 7 days (prolonged) and later challenged or not with 2.5 ug/ml CL075 or 0.1 ug/ml LPS for 6 hours or 24 hours as indicated in the figure legends. For prolonged alcohol treatment (7 days), the cells were incubated in a C.B.S. Scientific chamber with double the alcohol concentration in the bottom of the chamber (to saturate the chamber) and on day 3 or 5, half of the medium was replaced with fresh medium containing alcohol as described previously [28].
Alcohol concentration in the cell-free supernatants was assessed using the Analox Alcohol Analyzer (Analox Instruments).
Cell viability
Cell viability was checked with an MTT assay (Promega) as per manufacturer's recommendations. Briefly, cells at 1 × 106 cells/ml were grown in a 96 well plate and treated or not with 25 mM alcohol for indicated times. 15 μl of MTT dye solution was added and incubated at 37°C for ~2 hours in a humidified 5% CO2 incubator. After incubation, 100μl of solubilization solution was added and the optical density was measured at 550nm with a reference wavelength of 650nm in a microplate reader (Labsystems). The percentage cell viability was calculated as mean OD of treated cells/mean OD of non- treated cells *100.
RNA analysis
RNA was isolated with the RNeasy mini kit (Qiagen) and cDNA synthesis was carried out using the QuantiTect transcription kit (Qiagen). The quality of isolated RNA was assessed by spectrophotometric method. Real time PCR was performed (Bio Rad's iCycler iQ real-time detection system) to quantify the expression levels of IFNβ, TNF alpha and IL-10 using gene specific primers. The Ct values were normalized to 18 s (internal control) and fold change was calculated with reference to unstimulated cells. The primers were synthesized from IDT Inc (USA) and the specificity of each primer set was determined by melt curve analysis. The primer sequences were as follows: 18s, forward 5'-GTAACCCGTTGAACCCCATT-3', reverse 5'-CCATCCAATCGG TAGTAGCG-3'; TNFα, forward 5'-ATCTTCTCGAACCCCGAGTGA-3', reverse 5'- CGGTTCAGCCACTGGAGCT-3', IL-10, forward 5'- AGACCCAGACATCAAGGC GCA-3', reverse 5'-ATCGATGACAGCGCCGTAGCC-3', IFNβ, forward 5'-TCATA TGCAGTACATTAGCCATCA -3', reverse 5'-GATCTCCTAGCCTGTGCCTC-3'.
The amount of IFNβ, TNF alpha and IL-10 in cell-free supernatants was measured by ELISA as per manufacturer's instructions.
Flow cytometry analysis
Isolated monocytes were rested for one day and next day either stimulated or not with 25 mM alcohol for indicated times. At the end of stimulation, cells were used for staining using standard staining methods. Briefly, cells were collected, washed and incubated with fluorochrome-conjugated TLR4 (Biolegend, cat# 312805) and CD14 or isotype control Abs at 4°C for 30min, washed twice in PBS containing 2% FBS and fixed in 1% paraformaldehyde. For TLR8 staining, cells were first stained for cell surface CD14 protein and then permeabilized using a cell permeabilization kit (BD biosciences), and incubated with TLR8 Ab (Imgenex, cat# IMG-321C) and later fixed. Data was collected using a FACScan II flow cytometer (BD Biosciences), and analyzed using FlowJo software (Tree Star, Inc.). The fluorochrome-conjugated Abs against human cell surface protein CD14 (cat# 555399) and isotype controls were purchased from BD Pharmingen.
Statistical analysis
Statistical analysis was carried out by student t test (two tailed) and p value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
This work is supported by NIAAA grants AA008577 and AA011576 to GS.
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Good Morning America did an update and it seems better now:
Sixty years and one biracial president later, "GMA" gathered 19 black children, ranging in age from 5 to 9 years old, in Norfolk, Va.Thanks to The View for doing a piece on this and setting me out to find out more about this.
Some of our results differed vastly from those of the original experiment. For example, 88 percent of our children happily identified with the dark-skinned doll.
Forty-two percent of the children wanted to play with the black doll compared to 32 percent for the white doll.
"GMA" then moved on to that question about which doll is nice and which is not. Sixty years ago, 56 percent of the children chose the white doll. The majority of our kids chose black or both and 32 percent chose the white doll.
Sometimes the choice had nothing to do with race.
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A survey revealed 69% of people from Yorkshire are unwilling to enrol on a hobby-related leisure learning course.
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(SCOTTSBURG) - A docudrama about the nation's first peacetime train robbery will be shown to the public for the first time Sunday as part of Reno Brothers Weekend in Scottsburg.
Roger Moon of the Times Mail reports the film tells the story of a notorious band of Jackson County brothers and other members of their gang.
After committing various crimes, three of the Reno brothers were pulled from their jail cell and hanged by vigilantes in New Albany in 1868.
The Renos committed other robberies in addition to the Oct. 6, 1866, train robbery at the Seymour depot.
Among them was the Marshfield robbery in Scott County. Marshfield (a site that doesn't exist today) was a watering station for trains in Scott County. The Renos had their biggest haul of $98,000 at that robbery
The docudrama that examines the lives of the band of bad boys is the brainchild of Anthony Susnick, a former Scottsburg resident who moved to Louisville and has been involved in a number of film projects.
The film will premiere as part of a fundraiser sponsored by the Scott County Heritage Center & Museum, 1050 S. Main St., Scottsburg.
Ed Cozart, a member of the museum's board of directors, said a number of activities are planned.
Among other highlights for the public during the weekend are:
* 10 a.m.: Craft, food and pioneer demonstration booths will open at the museum. Children's period games and activities will be offered throughout the day.
* Noon: Dave Distler, author of "Anarchy in the Heartland -- The Reno Gang Saga," will offer a presentation and will sign books. Distler is executive producer of the docudrama.
* 12:30 p.m.: Music performances will begin and will be offered at intervals throughout the afternoon.
* 2 p.m.: Presentation by Mark Boardman, Reno Gang researcher and film consultant.
* 4 p.m.: A second presentation and book-signing by Dave Distler.
* 1 p.m.: Classic Car Club of Columbus display on grounds of the Mid-America Science Park.
* 3 p.m.: Matinee showing of "The Legend of the Reno Brothers," in the Mid-America Science Park's Presentation Hall, 821 S. Lake Road, Scottsburg. Admission is $10.
Morgan Raque of Corydon is assisting Susnick in the production of the film and in its marketing.
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The Baltimore Orioles are Still Struggling With Their All-Star Catcher's Name
The Baltimore Orioles wanted to commemorate catcher Matt Wieter's blast onto Eutaw Street. They also wanted to spell his name correctly. One out of two ain't bad.
Wieter's plaque is the only erroneous one of the 68 lining the area past the right field fence at Camden Yards.
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Bruins know a lot more work needs to be doneby Matt Kalman
BOSTON -- The core of the Boston Bruins has been together long enough to know Game 1 victories do not equal series triumphs.
Last season, the Bruins won Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against the Washington Capitals but lost the series in seven games. The Bruins lost Game 1 three times on their way to winning the Stanley Cup in 2011.
So although they didn't skate Thursday, the Bruins know the time off was for rest not reward for winning Game 1 of their first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs. As coach Claude Julien said, because there's nothing celebrate yet.
Game 2 is Saturday at TD Garden (7 p.m. ET, CNBC, CBC, RDS).
"That's how it should be. You can't be looking back," defenseman Johnny Boychuk said. "You can look and learn from what happened, but you have to put it behind you and focus in on this next game because that's all you should be focusing in on. If you're looking back at what's passed or before, you're not worrying about what's happening now."
The Bruins' grounded approach to a best-of-7 series is one way their experience advantage on the Maple Leafs shows. There will be adjustments from the other side, and it'll be the Bruins' job to be prepared for a different Toronto team in Game 2 than was on the ice for Game 1.
"[Toronto coach Randy Carlyle] will have them prepared, and hopefully we can do the same thing from our end," Julien said. "But it's a seven-game series. I know how much pressure there is in cities like ours and Toronto. Every little thing is scrutinized, and the one thing I can tell you, so far it's been one game that's been played and there's a lot more hockey to be played. And again, from our end of it, we've been around enough to know not to get carried away just from one win."


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Today the foundation stone for the new airberlin and Germania maintenance hangar at BBI Airport City was laid. Together with Heidelberg investor Harder & Partner airberlin, Germania and Berlin airports celebrated the groundbreaking project with a ceremony on the construction site of the future maintenance hangar in the western part of BBI.
Jürgen B. Harder, Managing Director of Harder & Partner: "Developing the first hangar on the site of the new BBI Airport City and celebrating the laying of its first foundation stone fills us with pride. It is a huge challenge establishing such a project and one which is only made possible through the seamless cooperation of all partners and decision makers."
Klaus Wowereit, Mayor of Berlin said: "The bringing into service of Berlin Brandenburg Airport means the beginning of a new era for aviation in the capital region. I am delighted that Harder, airberlin and Germania are actively using the newly emerging possibilities and opportunities and that the airlines will further reinforce their home base at Willy Brandt Airport with the construction of the maintenance hangar."
Ralf Christoffers, Minister for Economy and European Affairs for the state of Brandenburg said: "An airport is only successful if the airlines accept it and fill it with life. airberlin and Germania declared their support for the Berlin Brandenburg site very early on. Their investment in maintenance capacities substantiates the sustainability of the commitment of both airlines for the new capital airport and is, at the same time, an important signal for the future development of BBI Airport. For maintenance operations are of great significance from the point of view of practicality and competitive service quality of an international airport. I am delighted that high-quality jobs will be created through this location in Schönefeld."
Joachim Hunold, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) airberlin: "airberlin is a market leader in Berlin. BBI is therefore of central significance for our future. We want to continue to grow here and actively drive forward the expansion of Berlin to make it the airberlin hub. BBI will also benefit from the airline's planned entry into the global airline alliance oneworld® in 2012. Our knowledge of the capital airport BBI is also reflected in the area of maintenance. From June 2012 the maintenance capacity of airberlin technik will be doubled at the new hangar on the Berlin site. The modern building will also enable comprehensive maintenance work to be carried out, which until now has always had to be diverted to other sites."
Axel Trampnau, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Germania: "The maintenance hangar will be the core of our new subsidiary Germania Technik Brandenburg (GTB), which is expected to start operations on 1 April this year and which, with the airline Flynext, has already won its first external customer before its official start. The hangar is a clear commitment to the Berlin site and the new BBI Airport and will ensure important synergy effects, such as those arising from similarities between the fleets operated by airberlin and Germania. We are delighted that we will also have at our disposal an ideal infrastructure for the maintenance and servicing of our aircraft."
Dr. Manfred A. Körtgen, Berlin Airports' Director of Operations: "The investment of Harder & Partner in BBI is of huge significance for the further development of the site. It reinforces the development of the investment site and is a clear commitment to BBI and its future as a new aviation hub. The maintenance hangar is an important part of the airport infrastructure and, at the same time, a locational factor in the competition of airports among each other. The maintenance plant will support airberlin and Germania flight operations significantly and round off the range of services at BBI. We are delighted to have found strong partners who are convinced of the potential of BBI."
New maintenance hangar provides space for up to six aircraft
The dimensions of the hangar are some 153 metres long, some 79 metres deep and around 33 metres high (above top ground surface). A total surface area of over 12,000 provides m2 provides space for at least six aircraft of type Airbus A319/A320 or alternatively two long-haul aircraft of type A330. Two thirds of the surface area will be used by airberlin technik and one third by Germania. In addition, there will be 5,000 m2 of office, storage and workshop space, which will also be leased to both airlines.
Once the hangar is in operation around 130 airberlin technik staff will be able to work on up to four medium-haul aircraft in parallel. The new hangar will enable airberlin technik to work on a long-haul aircraft of type A330 in its own hangar for the first time, even in Berlin.
Germania Technik Brandenburg will not only entrust the fleet of the parent company to the new location but also other customer aircraft. In addition to the two aircraft bays, there will be enormous storage, workshop and office space in the hangar, where the approximately 120 staff will be centrally located.
The hangar will be completed in time for the coming into operation of BBI on 3 June 2012.
The Maintenance Area will be in the western part of the future capital airport BBI. The approximately 32-hectare site will also house the fire station west as well as several technical services. The maintenance area will also have at its disposal its own access checkpoint, thus enabling companies located here to have fast, simple access to the airport.


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For more photos of this event by Kevin Nagle, go here
CABOT — In the first half of their Central Arkansas Junior High Conference game against the Cabot South Lady Panthers, the Bryant Lady Hornets shot 16 free throws. Eleven fouls were called on the Lady Panthers while the Lady Hornets were cited for 11 as well. Bryant shot 17 free throws (converting just seven) while Cabot South shot 12 (making eight).
In the second half, however, the Lady Hornets never went to the line as Cabot South was whistled for just two fouls over the last 12 minutes. Ten fouls were called on Bryant in the second half.
Part of the difference was that Bryant's two principle inside players Ivory Russ and Celena Martin were shackled by fouls and didn't play as much in the second half and since most fouls are called under the basket or on the way to the hoop, the Lady Hornets weren't rewarded with any free throws. Bryant became a perimeter team in the second half. Nine of the Lady Hornets' 16 second-half shot attempts came from 3-point range. Only one fell.
Already out-sized by the Lady Panthers, the Lady Hornets weren't getting any second shots and few rebounds at all in the second half. Cabot South wound up out-boarding the Lady Hornets 34-19.
All those numbers indicate the outcome. The Lady Panthers, the same team that lost to the Lady Hornets, 42-18, at Bryant on Jan. 3, upset them this time, 36-27.
The setback left Bryant 18-5 overall and 11-5 in the league going into the final regular-season game at Conway White this Thursday. Currently fourth in the conference, the Lady Hornets will try to earn a better seed for the CAJHC post-season tournament with a victory at Conway. They're currently fourth but just a game behind Lake Hamilton and North Little Rock, who are tied for second.
The tourney begins Wednesday, Feb. 15, with the first round of girls' games at Bryant Middle School with everything moving to Benton Arena in the second round.
Cabot South improved to 7-9 in the conference. The Lady Panthers will be no better than a sixth seed.
Regarding Monday's game, poor shooting makes everything seem worse than it is for most basketball teams. As was the case in the eighth grade game prior to the freshman girls' contest, Bryant struggled to find the range, finishing 9 of 40 (23 percent) from the field and 7 of 17 at the line. The Lady Hornets hit just 2 of 17 3-point shots.
Russ wound up leading the Lady Hornets with 7 points. Martin finished with 6. Lexi Taylor added 6, Tyianna Robinson 5 and Tierra Trotter 3.
Lexi Griebel led the Lady Panthers with 10 points. Carson Coleman finished with 8 to go with 12 rebounds. Both picked up three fouls in the first half then none after intermission.
Bryant led early. Russ' three-point play provided the first points of the game. After Griebel scored off a drive, Martin hit two free throws. Trotter and Russ combined on a steal resulting in a trip to the line for Russ. She converted once to make it 6-2.
A 3-pointer by Maggie Gibson got Cabot South on track. Taylor countered with a free throw but then the Lady Panthers went on an 11-2 push that put them ahead to stay.
The Lady Hornets trailed 12-7 at the end of the first quarter. Martin hit the offensive boards to open the scoring in the second period but Emily Belin's stickback and two free throws by Coleman extended the margin to 16-9.
Taylor knocked down a 3 and Russ added a free throw to cut the margin to 3. That, however, was as close as the Lady Hornets could get the rest of the half, which ended with Cabot South extending the lead to 22-16.
Robinson scored off a steal to get things revved up in the third quarter. Belin answered inside then Russ drove for a bucket. After a free throw by Coleman, Trotter scored off a steal by Taylor and, after another Lady Panthers' turnover, Taylor scooped in a 5-foot shot that, with 1:55 left to play in the quarter, had the Lady Hornets within a point, 25-24.
But after Coleman scored to make it a 3-point game going into the fourth quarter, the Lady Hornets were never that close again. Bryant just couldn't get a shot to go. Cabot South extended the margin to 32-24 before Robinson ended the drought with a 3 at the 2:07 mark.
That proved to be the only scoring for the Lady Hornets in the quarter as Cabot South closed it out.
The Lady Panthers spread the floor and the Lady Hornets had to chase. With Russ, Martin and Robinson carrying four fouls apiece, it was difficult to play as aggressively as head coach Nathan Castaldi may have wanted.
Score by quarters
Cabot South 12 10 5 9 — 36
T.Trotter 1-12 1-6 3, Martin 2-7 2-2 6, Oholendt 0-2 0-0 0, Russ 2-3 3-5 7, Robinson 2-6 0-2 5, Taylor 2-8 1-2 6, Scifres 0-2 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 9-40 7-17 27.
Gibson 1-4 2-5 5, French 0-1 2-2 2, Coleman 3-6 2-2 8, Griebel 4-8 1-2 10, McDonald 0-0 1-2 1, Jones 1-1 1-2 3, Belin 2-6 3-5 7, Stokes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 11-26 12-20 36.
Three-point field goals: Bryant 2-17 (Taylor 1-5, Robinson 1-1, T.Trotter 0-7, Scifres 0-2, Martin 0-1, Oholendt 0-1), Cabot South 2-4 (Gibson 1-2, Griebel 1-1, French 1-1). Turnovers: Bryant 11, Cabot South 20. Rebounds: Bryant 9-10 19 (T.Trotter 2-3 5, Martin 3-0 3, Robinson 0-3 3, Oholendt 1-1 2, Taylor 1-1 2, Allen 1-0 1, team 1-2 3), Cabot South 8-26 34 (Coleman 2-10 12, Belin 1-4 5, Gibson 1-4 5, McDonald 0-3 3, Jones 1-2 3, Griebel 2-0 2, team 1-3 4). Team fouls: Bryant 21, Cabot South 13. Fouled out: Bryant, Russ.


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I'm day 67 of Jen's 365 lucky days project!
I am so flattered & honored by both the beautiful piece and the sweet things she wrote...from now on 67 will be my lucky number :)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
I'm such a lucky girl!!
Labels: accordion, embroidery, neat things
6 comments:
- Martha said...
You are a lucky girl, indeed, to be part of the blog-crush series. I'm pleased that Jen picked accordian-playing Gina to stitch -- the piece is wonderful.
- November 26, 2011 at 11:42 AM
- Kellie said...
Gina! I've been visiting your darling blog for nearly a year now, and I never picked up the fact that you played the accordion, too! How could I have missed that! You are now in my book of completely awesome people=)
I adore this piece Jen made - I want to go make an accordion picture of my own now:) Congrats!
- November 26, 2011 at 1:03 PM
- Cheryl G. said...
What fun!
That is adorable!
A honor indeed!
- November 26, 2011 at 8:37 PM
- Puja said...
it lovely. simply awesome.
- November 26, 2011 at 11:32 PM
- Michal מיכל said...
This is so beautiful and inspiring! such a great honor :)
- November 28, 2011 at 7:05 AM
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Tibet Movement Confronts Calls for Change
DHARAMSHALA ~ More than 500 leading Tibetan exiles will gather in India next week for a rare meeting that could radically alter the course of their decades-old struggle with Chinese rule in Tibet.
The conclave – the largest of its kind in 60 years – was called by Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who last month finally, and very publicly, threw in the towel on wringing any concessions from Beijing.
In a move seen by some as an open invitation to those who favor pushing for full Tibetan independence, the Dalai Lama has urged the November 17-22 gathering to consider every aspect of current policy regarding China.
"I think this meeting will prove to be a turning point," said Sonam Dolkar, a human rights worker with the Gu Chu Sum organization of former Tibetan political prisoners.
"The time has come for the Tibetan people to consider their future and to make a substantive decision on what direction they want the Tibetan movement to take," Dolkar said.
The Dalai Lama has spent the last two decades of his long exile campaigning for "meaningful autonomy" for his homeland which he fled in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
Many in the exiled community feel that stance and its de facto recognition of Chinese sovereignty has had its day and, in the absence of any tangible progress, should be discarded for an unequivocal pro-independence position.
Next week's gathering in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamshala has no policy-making power – any recommendations would require the approval of the exiled Tibetan parliament – but it comes as the entire Tibetan movement is at a crossroads.
Firstly, there are growing concerns over the health of the 73-year-old Dalai Lama who some believe is already in semi-retirement.
He still commands vast respect and almost total loyalty, but many Tibetans – including the Dalai Lama himself – acknowledge that their freedom movement must learn to stand on its own.
"We have been relying on him for so long," said Tenzin Choeying, national director of Students For a Free Tibet.
"The Chinese are just waiting for His Holiness to die because they think that will be the end of the Tibetan movement," Choeying said.
"We must not fall prey to the same assumption … It is time for the Tibetan community to take responsibility for its future."
Another factor weighing on the upcoming conclave is the current situation in Tibet.
In March, peaceful protests against Chinese rule in the capital, Lhasa, erupted into violence which spread to other areas of western China with Tibetan populations.
Tibet's government-in-exile said more than 200 Tibetans were killed in a subsequent Chinese crackdown.
The unrest was cited by some Tibetan groups as further evidence that the Dalai Lama's "middle path" quest for autonomy was getting nowhere.
In a public address in Dharamshala in October, the Dalai Lama admitted he had given up hope of reaching a compromise with China, and during a visit earlier this month to Japan he went further.
"I have to accept failure," he told reporters in Tokyo. "Suppression (in Tibet) is increasing and I cannot pretend that everything is OK."
Acknowledging growing criticism of his middle-path stance, he said there was "no other alternative" but to initiate a policy review at the Dharamshala meeting.
Tibetan groups such as Gu Chu Sum, Students for a Free Tibet and the influential Tibetan Youth Congress all favor independence, but such a shift in policy would be of historic proportions and could cost international support.
Many governments are sympathetic to the Tibetan cause, but none officially challenge China's sovereignty over Tibet and they would be unwilling to support demands that went beyond autonomy.
"I think a pro-independence stance would play straight into Beijing's hands," said Ben Hillman, an expert on China's Tibet policy at the Australian National University.
"It would allow them to say: 'See, this is what they were always moving towards,'" Hillman said.Filed under: Our World


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Commercial harvesters and processors turn to the TracPhone® V7 mobile satellite communications system for improved vessel management and affordable operations
MIDDLETOWN, RI – Fishery management is all about data and administering the sale of the catch more efficiently, and on budget while simultaneously meeting regulatory requirements, such as reporting catch-share to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To meet these needs and improve their competitive position, commercial fishing fleets are turning to KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI) and its TracPhone® V7 satellite communications system with mini-VSAT Broadband service for affordable high-speed Internet connections and crystal-clear voice calls.
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Where to Place an Area Rug
9 March 2016
So you're thinking about buying a rug but aren't sure where it should go, if it should sit in the middle of the floor or under all your furniture? While there are no concrete rules on where to place your rug, we've put together a few guidelines and options you can choose from to help your rug complement your space.
1. No connection
Small rugs like those placed under the coffee table are enough for a minimalist, contemporary home but the smaller the rug is, the smaller it will make your room look.
2. Floating
This approach works better than no connection but does not give the room a unified look, especially in open floor plans because the furniture isn't connected.
3. Connection
Having the front legs of sofas and other furniture on a rug works in most situations since it 'grounds' the furniture to the floor and extends far enough to create a sense of good proportion.
4. Ultimate proportion
A rug sets boundaries and defines the conversation area in a living room. So a room generally looks more unified when all the furniture legs are on the rug and the bigger the rug, the larger it makes the room appear.
5. Dining considerations
Dining room rugs deaden the sound of scraping chairs and protect the floor from scratching. They should be big enough for the chair legs to sit comfortably on, even when they are pulled out to minimise the chance of tripping over the edge of the rug. We recommend having the rug at least 850mm around the table.
6. Anchored
Placing a rug at the foot of the bed is a popular choice but you want your rug to be large enough that you can step onto it when you get out of bed. It's also a good idea to avoid elaborate designs since the bed will obscure most of it anyway.
7. Ultimate placement
Placing a rug under the bed and bedside tables, with an equal part of it exposed on both sides is ideal because it creates balance and ties the whole room together.
8. Hall runner
Hall runners protect your floors from wear, scratches and scuff marks as well as provide a sound barrier that protects your feet from cold, hard floors. You can't go wrong with a full-length runner but it should at least cover the majority of the walking area or entry. We also recommend that the rug is placed 200mm from the wall to allow space for the door swing.
Remember that these are just guidelines and the most important thing is that you like the way it looks!


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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Hypnosis and Meditation
There are many people in the West who seek to meditate. They believe it can help them relax and achieve spiritual harmony. But often the Westerner finds it difficult to absorb the esoteric nature of the ritual of meditation. Moreover, meditation literature is mostly in a foreign language and must be translated from Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, Sanskrit, etc. This is why I think it is particularly helpful to understand that meditation is the same thing as hypnosis, with the exception that hypnosis adds a post-hypnotic suggestion. In other words hypnosis is meditation with a post-hypnotic suggestion. This means that Westerners who like meditation can find much in the literature of hypnosis that can help them approach the subject from a decidedly Western point of view. A great deal of the literature on hypnosis was originally in English.
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