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Text description provided by the architects. The Brazilian architecture office Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos, led by the architects Artur Katchborian and Mario Biselli, is responsible for the new retrofit and expansion project of Etapa School, in a building originally designed in 1984 by the Brazilian architect Paulo Bastos in São Paulo (Brazil).
In addition to the search for new natural light entrances, better clarity, and good institutional communication, the proposal took advantage of the 15 meters gap between Palestina Street and Mascote Avenue (located on the east side of the town) to create two accesses. The project program school consists of 2 blocks, with the largest one dedicated to classrooms and laboratories and the smallest dedicated mainly to administrative functions.
© Nelson Kon“We took the use of the lot to the maximum allowed by current legislation, adding two floors to the administrative block. In this way, it was possible to accommodate the project's extensive program, which ranges from kindergarten to high school. In this block, designed in a square plan, the central void was expanded, flooding all the floors with natural light”, says Artur Katchborian, architect and partner of Biselli Katchborian.
© Nelson KonIn addition to the existing indoor court, the project created two more uncovered courts, reactivating the access to the building's roof. The retrofit process in this case was highlighted due to new rules regarding safety and accessibility: the installation of elevators, the renovation of emergency stairs, and several other elements that needed to be adapted.
© Nelson KonThe access to the school underwent major changes: the embarkation and disembarkation area was expanded and the main access gained institutional clarity, taking place through the administrative block at the level of the indoor patio.
which extends from the facades to the internal environments
unifies the blocks and establishes the educational institution's visual identity
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These little Phrygian caps were the mascots of Paris 2024
Inspired by the iconic Phrygian cap—a symbol of freedom—the Phryges were a vibrant tribe of red characters with a rich history
The Phrygians have stood shoulder to shoulder with the French people throughout all the key moments in the nation’s history; today
they are convinced that sport can change everything
Our mascots aimed to play a role in the lives of French people
encouraging everyone to bring more sport into daily life
And who better to lead this sporting revolution for Paris 2024 than these spirited little Phrygian caps
The Phryges are based on an item of clothing that is a symbol of freedom and has been a part of French history for centuries
After featuring on certain flags in Latin America before becoming widely popularised by French revolutionaries
the Phrygian cap has now become a familiar image in France
the Phrygian cap can be seen on French national icon Marianne
depicted in busts at town halls across the country and on stamps
and is also covered in the national curriculum in schools
as the Phrygian cap was present at major events in French history
Records in the French National Archives show Phrygian caps worn during the construction of Paris’ Notre-Dame cathedral in 1163
Always thoughtful and an astute strategist
she embarked on adventures only after carefully weighing all the pros and cons
she knew the importance of evaluating every parameter to achieve her goals
The Olympic Phryge led the movement of all who participated in sport
Did you recognise the running prosthetic she proudly wears
Her passion is to blaze a trail; some might say she is fearless
but one thing is certain: she hates being bored and loves to try new things
and regardless of whether she competes as part of a team or on her own
With her mindset of being the perfect supporter
celebrating athletes in all arenas and all the Games venues
and partying to celebrate victories or get over defeats
Did you recognize the running prosthetic she proudly wore
Her passion was blazing trails; some might say she was fearless
but one thing was certain: she hated boredom and loved trying new things
whether competing as part of a team or on her own
celebrating athletes in all arenas and at all Games venues
and partying to celebrate victories or recover from defeats."
the Phryges knew that any revolution required preparation
Our two heroes spent the last two years working to get France and its people active
Hosting the Games was a once-in-a-lifetime experience
so no one wanted to miss out on the celebrations
the Olympic Phryge and Paralympic Phryge shared one message: sport can change everything
and our connection to nature—it was time to welcome more sport into our lives!"
El domingo 18 de junio de 2023 falleció Daniel Mascote Reyes
el dejo atras recuerdos invaluables y una impresión duradera en todas las personas con las que entró en contacto
que era de ascendencia mexicana y nació el 4 de mayo de 1995 en Rome
representó una hermosa fusión de culturas
Valerie Grace Reyes y Silvina Rose Reyes
sus dos queridas hijas que fueron la alegría de su vida
asumiendo amorosa y devotamente los deberes de la paternidad
La compasión de Daniel se extendió a sus sobrinas y sobrinos
lo que resultó en recuerdos perdurables de la pesca
Atesoraba estos tiempos con su familia y buscaba constantemente
Daniel fue un oasis de consuelo y fortaleza para sus padres
quienes ahora están de duelo por la pérdida de su apreciado hijo
confiando el uno en el otro para recibir amor y consejos
Daniel era un alma amorosa y desinteresada reconocida por su inquebrantable dedicación a sus seres queridos
el tenia un amor contagioso por el baile y una preocupación genuina por el bienestar de quienes lo rodean
por lo que ninguna fiesta era completa sin su presencia
Era muy atento y hacia que todos se sintieran incluidos y cuidados
convirtiéndolo en una presencia invaluable en la vida de su familia y amigos
Gustavo Reyes y Michael Hernández son los portadores del féretro
y soportarán el peso de la ausencia física de Daniel mientras recordándolo y el impacto que tuvo en sus vidas
Los familiares y amigos están invitados a asistir a la visita domiciliaria de varios días
que tendrá lugar del del lunes 26 de junio de 2023 al jueves 29 de junio de 2023
Este tiempo permitirá que los seres queridos se reúnan
ofrezcan apoyar y compartir sus recuerdos de Daniel
Se llevará a cabo una misa fúnebre el viernes 30 de junio a las 10:30 a
lo que permitirá a todos los que conocieron a Daniel unirse al recuerdo y celebración de su vida
Después del Entierro al cementerio Oaknoll Memorial Gardens para el Rosario
Este tributo final permitirá que las personas se despidan por última vez y encuentren consuelo en los recuerdos que compartieron con Daniel
Daniel Mascote Reyes será recordado por su amor inquebrantable y devoción a su familia
Su amor por la vida y energía contagiosa dejarán una huella imperecedera en el corazón de cualquiera que tuvo la suerte de conocerlo
Que su espíritu descanse en la paz eterna
y que su familia y amigos encuentran consuelo en los maravillosos recuerdos que guardan durante este momento difícil
Home / Adrian Mascote
By the time Adrian Mascote returned to NIU in 2014 he already had a healthy taste of the real world
He and his wife Jessica built a life for themselves and their three daughters
Adrian was working full-time at a warehouse in DeKalb
he concluded his family was healthy and they were financially stable
It was time to return to the campus he left in 2010 after the birth of his first child
enrolling in 15 credit hours in the fall term
“I’m focused and I’ll do anything to get this done.”
When he felt overwhelmed he’d tell himself I’m not the first person to do this
That reminder– plus a burning desire to get his family ahead — kept him going
He and his fellow students in Professor Mahesh Subramony’s consulting class worked with Caterpillar to develop an executive on-boarding program
Part of that program is being used by Caterpillar today
Mascote is ready to on-board his own career
and an emphasis on human resource management
career opportunities are not likely to pass him by this time
Area officers made several warrant arrests over the weekend
39-year-old Adam Gore of Streator was picked up in the 100 block of South Park Street in that city
He was wanted for failing to appear to answer to a charge of violating an order of protection
Gore is in the La Salle County jail in lieu of a thousand dollars to bond out
30-year-old Miguel Mascote of Streator was visited by police at home and taken in for failing to appear on a charge of driving while his license was revoked
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IL — Joliet police say a 27-year-old resident was arrested early Sunday morning after he tried to run another motorist off the road on the city's east side near Joliet Central
Officers later tracked down a pair of suspects
and Jose Mascote was arrested on charges of aggravated assault
driving while license suspended and resisting arrest
was released on an I-Bond on charges of obstructing a peace officer
That's when a patrol officer was flagged down by another motorist
"The motorist was being followed by two males in a Chrysler Town and Country minivan," police spokesman Dwayne English announced
"Officers learned that the minivan attempted to run the victim off of the roadway and was throwing items at the victim’s vehicle."
Police saw the minivan near Cass and Scott
but the driver chose not to stop and kept driving recklessly at excessive speeds
The minivan headed on Joliet Street and then eastbound on Clinton Street
and that's when the officers lost sight of the fleeing vehicle
Joliet police found the vehicle in a grassy area near Joliet Central High School
The driver and passenger of the minivan tried running away
Officers identified the driver as Mascote and the passenger as Barbosa
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Andre Lima earned himself a tasty $25K before leaving the UFC Apex and headed straight to a tattoo parlor to get the teeth marks permanently imprinted onto his arm
earning himself another $25K from the boss
The UFC Vegas 89 prelim fight between Andre Lima and Igor Severino ended unceremoniously in the second round when Severino was disqualified after seeming to bite Lima in the clinch
It wasn’t until the post-fight interview that viewers saw the extent of the bite
with an almost perfect circle of teeth marks being shown on Lima’s arm – albeit still raised in victory
Lima had an impressive showing and now moves to 8-0 as a professional with five wins coming by way of KO
In the immediate aftermath of the disqualification win, Lima revealed that Dana White had awarded him an additional $25,000 in bonus money due to the manner in which the fight ended
Yet that’s not where the story of the already-infamous ‘bite bonus’ ended – with Lima leaving the UFC Apex and heading towards a tattoo parlor to get the marks permanently inked on his skin
Posting footage of the tattoo on social media
Lima hilariously had the bite mark emblazoned with the words
If Lima thought that the tattoo might have gained him a few more fans, he certainly couldn’t have imagined it earning him another post-fight bonus with Dana White sharing: “I was going to give him 25K
“It was so insane I had to make it permanent! A debut to remember! Thanks boss @danawhite ! Ready for many more!” commented Lima.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mascote (@andremascote__)
Igor Severino was reportedly cut from the organization even before the UFC 89 Vegas broadcast had concluded
This, according to a text conversation with Kevin Iole shared online by the veteran reporter, in which Dana White said that the issue has also been raised with the Nevada State Athletic Commission:
“Those were two up-and-coming undefeated fighters. If you get frustrated and want out of the fight, there are plenty of ways to do it, but the worst thing u can do is bite your opponent. Now, you get cut and lose the biggest opportunity of your life.”
“Not to mention, he’s going to have real problems with the NSAC,” said White.
natural pet food via a subscription service
Courtesy of Mascote FitBrazil, the biggest pet food market in Latin America and third worldwide
is leading the region in some global pet food trends
Brazilian producer Mascote Fit is a newer company participating in the local natural dog food segment
The company is appealing to consumers differently from its competitors
providing a fresher and more human experience to dogs
Mascote Fit believes natural food is superior to any other type of dog nutrition
nearly 50% of dogs suffer cancer during their lives
can prevent up to 40% of cancer cases in dogs
said “real food” (as he calls natural dog food) is a key element for better health and longevity
He added that the company created its menus with the support of veterinarians and nutritionists to fulfill 100% of the nutritional requirements of pets
Watanabe explained that the experience offered by Mascote Fit is different from other companies
as it follows a subscription-based service to help monitor the results for pets over time
the company uses only natural ingredients that cook gently with steam to ensure the nutrients are well-preserved
Delivery is as often as the consumer requests: weekly
Watanabe's perception of the Brazilian pet food market overall is positive
as the pandemic boosted stray dog adoptions and the dog population in general
his company grew 300% in the pandemic period
Watanabe added that Mascote Fit’s food is tailor-made
as recipes are optimal for each life phase (senior dogs
while the packaging contains the precise quantity of calories that the dog (or cat) requires every day
The company even prints a picture of each dog or cat on the package to engage with customers
Brazilians are the biggest dog lovers in the region
“Local consumers buy strollers for dogs and birthday cakes,” he said
“We have daycares and other services for dogs that point toward an increasing humanization of pets in Brazil.”
Relative to the market size of the nascent dog food segment
Mascote Fit currently produces four tons a month
there are bigger competitors in the market; the major local natural dog food player produces more than 40 tons per month
foreshadowing a further increase in the natural dog food market in years to come
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| The victims who died in the crash have been identified by KHP as Armando David Mascote
was transported to an area hospital with suspected serious injuries
ORIGINAL STORY | The Kansas Highway Patrol said five people were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 near Maple Hill Sunday morning
a Ford F-150 pickup truck was eastbound in the westbound lanes
A person in the truck and four people in the van were killed
At least one person suffered critical injuries
I-70 WB was re-routed to Highway 24 for several hours
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2015 at 3:34 pm CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A Joliet man was charged with sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl
David Mascote was arrested Wednesday and taken to the Will County jail
“deputies were informed of a possible sexual assault on a 16 year old female victim,” the sheriff’s department said in a press release
the assault had occurred in” Mascote’s car following a “family party.”
Detectives secured a warrant for Mascote’s arrest the same day he was taken into custody
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Andre Lima earned a $50,000 bonus for winning his UFC fight Saturday night
Lima celebrated the unusual win by flexing the arm with the bite mark
then later going to a local tattoo studio and permanently memorializing the rare victory bonus
Bonuses are awarded at nearly every UFC event for categories such as Fight of the Night and Performance of the Night — given to the evening’s flashiest knockouts or submissions — but Bite of the Night appears to be an all-time first
Tonight's BOTN 💰💰 #UFCVegas89 pic.twitter.com/Ngttbbryr8
— UFC (@ufc) March 24, 2024
was not only disqualified but later released from the promotion for his antic
The 20-year-old Brazilian sunk his teeth in Lima around the 3-minute mark of the second round
After Lima jerked back and showed referee Chris Tognoni his arm
a Nevada State Athletic Commission doctor was brought into the octagon to examine Lima’s arm
UFC President Dana White told MMA reporter Kevin Iole in a text message that he was cutting Severino
“Those were two up-and-coming undefeated fighters,” White told Iole
“If you get frustrated and want out of the fight
but the worst thing u can do is bite your opponent
you get cut and lose the biggest opportunity of your life
he’s going to have real problems with the NSAC.”
White initially gave Lima a $25,000 bonus for the unusual victory
then doubled the bonus to $50,000 when the fighter went out to get the tattoo
A post shared by Mascote (@andremascote__)
Lima had the words “I got f—— bit bonus” inked around the teeth marks
(Photo: Chris Unger / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
There was no quit in the Joliet Central girls soccer team
Coming off four straight losses and going on the road in their most recent game
But Juli Calderon scored her first high school hat trick and they came roaring back with five straight goals to defeat Shepard 5-1 on Monday evening
The win not only matched the Steelmen (2-4) victory total from last season (2-13-1) it showed their resolve
"We had to just give it our best and not put our heads down," Calderon said
they were and the five goals were the most by a Joliet Central team since a 10-0 win over Rich Township on March 25
"It really was a group effort," Joliet Central coach Stephanie Phillips said
"We played a better second half and kept the same mindset no matter what the score is."
which lost to the Steelmen 2-1 last year on March 17 in the Windy City Ram Classic Tournament
March 20 by the score of 2-1 against Oak Forest
So when Megan Kempczynski took a nice run and scored into the right corner off an assist from fellow senior Ximena Delgado with 23:47 left in the first half
"It was a give-and-go," Kempczynski said of her second tally of the season
"It was great and we felt really good
But then our communication just wasn't there
We fell apart in the middle and they were able to get some goals."
1-0 on March 14 against Oak Forest at Glenbard East as part of the Windy City Ram Classic when sophomore Victoria Davila scored with 17:36 left to play in the game
made sure they got on the board as she scored off an assist from senior Liz Gutierrez in front with 13:25 left in the first half
Joliet Central senior midfielder Sara Mascote had some good opportunities but couldn't connect
took charge for the last 20 minutes of the game
Calderon chipped a shot from the right side
It went off the keeper's hands and settled just inside the left post for a 2-1 advantage with 19:53 to play
Calderon then completed her first high school hat trick as she blasted in a restart from 28 yards out with 16:51 remaining.
"It felt great," Calderon said of getting her first high school hat trick
"We just told each other to push more and not keep our heads down."
who has just committed to continuing her career at the University of St
who recently committed to Joliet Junior College
and Jacqueline Morales helped make sure of that.
So did senior goalkeeper Madison Schlismann
who Phillips said "kept us in the game" with some nice saves
Junior Gisselle Rangel also played well on defense and junior Emma Schlismann alternated between defense and center midfielder
That paid dividends when Emma Schlismann scored on a nice run with 8:12 to play. Davila dented the back of the net as she took an assist from Calderon and scored with 2:24 left to round out the scoring
The Astros had a penalty kick opportunity with 1:10 remaining that went wide left
"Juli has been solid and has been on varsity since she was a freshman," Phillips said of Calderon
"She's someone to be on the lookout for."
who played soccer at Lemont and has been a coach at Joliet Central for the past nine years
is looking forward to some of the Steelmen's upcoming games in the Southwest Prairie Conference
They were off for the rest of this week but host Minooka on Thursday
and travel crosstown to play Joliet West on Thursday
and Joliet West next and we are looking to compete with them," said Phillips
"The girls really stepped up (against Shepard)
This team is very united and all get along with each other
© 2024 Joliet Township High School
Igor Severino's life isn't the same as it was one week ago
As of now, the 20-year-old ex-UFC fighter doesn't know if it'll ever be even similar after he bit opponent Andre Lima during their March 23 fight at UFC on ESPN 53 in Las Vegas
The highly unusual and flagrant foul disqualified him from the bout
and made international headlines far beyond the combat sports bubble
"It's been crazy – some crazy days," Severino told MMA Junkie
as he spoke on the incident for the first time publicly since it happened
I was fighting in the best promotion in the world
Severino's face appeared all over social media as the video went viral
His accounts were flooded with comments and messages
Severino remained out of the public eye and ear over the past six days until now
as he processed why and how he did what he did
Severino said he still hasn't figured it all out
"I come from humble beginnings," Severino said
I left my home as a teenager to come over to train and to get here
to see all of this go away and in the way it did
It makes me very emotional and sad about it
to Mick (Maynard) – everyone in the organization – and the fans
Sorry to everyone who was watching that on TV
Severino said he reached into his memory bank but came up empty-handed as to why he chomped his opponent's left tricep during a takedown attempt along the fence
He said he has no recollection of the sequence or its surroundings and was shocked when he watched the tape back
Severino mentioned that a strike earlier in the fight may have caused insensible behavior
"I remember everything that was happening until I got hit with something really hard," Severino said
"I watched the video later and I thought it was an elbow
the action is not reflective of his character
He added there have not been prior issues in the way he's carried himself in any of his past fights
"You can talk with anyone that we've fought with or anyone who has promoted one of my fights," Severino said
"I've always fought with respect and laid it down in the cage
I've never done anything outside the barriers of the sport
It's been Severino's dream for years to fight in the UFC
He said fighting is how he provides for his family
So why bite an opponent given the circumstances
Severino struggled to calculate the math in hindsight
or you could say I was winning," Severino said
"There was nothing that could justify me biting."
The bite caused punishments from multiple directions. Severino was disqualified in the bout by referee Chris Tognoni as Lima sported a deep bite mark (which he tattooed on himself hours later)
UFC CEO Dana White announced Severino was cut
the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) has since withheld his purse
Severino said he understands and accepts that punishment should come from the incident
but also doesn't agree with the notion his MMA career – or prospects of a second UFC shot down the line – should be killed
He also finds the commission's purse withholding somewhat severe
I think that's one of the worst things that could've happened
so I'm not even sure if I'll get paid anything
I'm not sure what they're even going to decide because this money isn't even for me
It's for my whole family that depends on me
It's how I'm able to take care of my sick family members
It's all that I have to make a means to live."
Severino revealed another layer of response that irked him deeper than the rest – one that was difficult for him to speak about without emotion flowing out
received threatening messages after the incident
Severino broke down crying when he spoke about his inability to truthfully give his mother proper reassurance
"They have been going after my loved ones," Severino said
My mother doesn't have anything to do with it
My family doesn't have anything to do with it
What I did was wrong but it was far from a crime
They're treating me like I'm the worst person in the world
crying about people threatening her and saying all kinds of stuff to her and about her
I had to try to calm her down and tell her everything is going to be OK
I don't know if everything is going to be OK
I don't even know if I have a career after this."
While the majority of messages and comments were negative
various fighters and teammates defended Severino's character on social media
Lima spoke out in Severino's defense during multiple interviews following the incident and advocated for his disqualified opponent to get a second UFC opportunity
Lima even went as far as to say he'd give Severino a rematch
"He had every right to condemn me and to surf the wave of this moment
he's extending his hand to me," Severino said
He's saying he would even offer me a rematch
I can't express how much admiration I've gained from him
Someone who was so honorable and so graceful toward me
I just wish him the best things in the world
If he ever needs a sparring partner for one of his fights
he can call me any time and I'll be available
even if it doesn't end up changing anything with my situation with the UFC and this sport
it already means more than any other thing
He could be trampling on me and he's doing the opposite
People who should be with me are trying to bash me
That shows the nature of the person that he is
I wish he has the best of luck in his life because he seems to be a great person."
While it might take time for the public perception to reconstruct
Severino hopes the UFC and other promotions don't view him with a closed mind going forward
Severino doesn't want an isolated mistake to be his entire story and is determined to do whatever it takes to prove he deserves a road to redemption
but I wish I had a chance to redeem myself," Severino said
"I don't want to be defined as a 20-year-old kid who bit a guy in the cage and was banned from the sport
Everyone that knows me knows that's not the kind of person that I am
I really don't want to be defined as the kid who bit his opponent and ruined his life
I know things look pretty bad for me right now
and I just want people to see the person that I am
to see that's not who I am as a fighter or as a person
Please give me a chance to come back and redeem myself
Please let me show you all who I really am."
MMA Junkie reached out to the NAC for comment on the purse withholding, but the commissioning body declined to comment. The NAC has temporarily withheld purses or partial purses in the past, including $2 million from Khabib Nurmagomedov for jumping on Conor McGregor in 2018. Nurmagomedov was eventually paid back $1.5 million of that
It's expected a potential fine and/or suspension for Severino will be discussed at a NAC meeting in the coming months
Lima was awarded a $50,000 "Bite of the Night" bonus from White
as a result of the unusual circumstances and follow-up tattoo
This story was updated April 2 at 3:20 p.m
ET to reflect the NSAC's declination for comment on the matter
Metrics details
Copy-number aberrations (CNAs) and whole-genome duplications (WGDs) are frequent somatic mutations in cancer but their quantification from DNA sequencing of bulk tumor samples is challenging
Standard methods for CNA inference analyze tumor samples individually; however
DNA sequencing of multiple samples from a cancer patient has recently become more common
We introduce HATCHet (Holistic Allele-specific Tumor Copy-number Heterogeneity)
an algorithm that infers allele- and clone-specific CNAs and WGDs jointly across multiple tumor samples from the same patient
We show that HATCHet outperforms current state-of-the-art methods on multi-sample DNA sequencing data that we simulate using MASCoTE (Multiple Allele-specific Simulation of Copy-number Tumor Evolution)
Applying HATCHet to 84 tumor samples from 14 prostate and pancreas cancer patients
we identify subclonal CNAs and WGDs that are more plausible than previously published analyses and more consistent with somatic single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and small indels in the same samples
These methods rely on various simplifying assumptions
such as: only one tumor clone is present in the sample
While these assumptions remove ambiguity in copy-number deconvolution
it is not clear that the resulting solutions are accurate
particularly in cases of highly aneuploid tumors
available methods for inferring CNAs analyze individual samples
losing the important information that multiple samples from the same patient share many CNAs that occurred during tumor evolution
HATCHet separates two distinct sources of ambiguity in the copy-number deconvolution problem
the presence of subclonal CNAs and the occurrence of WGDs
and uses a model-selection criterion to distinguish these sources
existing methods attempt to fit a unique value for the variables tumor ploidy and purity (or equivalent variables) to the observed RDRs and BAFs
conflating different sources of ambiguity in the data
We show that HATCHet’s inferred subclonal CNAs and WGDs are more plausible than reported in published analyses and more consistent with somatic SNVs and small indels measured in the same samples
resulting in alternative reconstructions of tumor evolution and metastatic seeding patterns
a HATCHet takes in input DNA sequencing data from multiple bulk tumor samples of the same patient and has five steps
HATCHet calculates the RDRs and BAFs in bins of the reference genome (black squares)
HATCHet clusters the bins based on RDRs and BAFs globally along the entire genome and jointly across samples p and q
Each cluster (color) includes bins with the same copy-number state within each clone present in p or q
HATCHet estimates two values for the fractional copy number of each cluster by scaling RDRs
the identification of the cluster (magenta) with copy-number state (1, 1) is sufficient and RDRs are scaled correspondingly
HATCHet identifies an additional cluster with identical copy-number state in all tumor clones
Dashed black horizontal lines in the scaled BAF-RDR plot represent values of fractional copy numbers that correspond to clonal CNAs
HATCHet factors the allele-specific fractional copy numbers FA, FB into the allele-specific copy numbers A, B
there is a normal clone and 3 tumor clones
HATCHet’s model-selection criterion identifies the matrices A
and U in the factorization while evaluating the fit according to both the inferred number of clones and presence/absence of a WGD
g HATCHet outputs allele- and clone-specific copy numbers (with the color of the corresponding clone) and clone proportions (in the top right part of each plot) for each sample
Clusters are classified according to the inference of unique/different copy-number states in each sample (sample-clonal/subclonal) and across all tumor clones (tumor-clonal/subclonal)
tumor ploidy and purity are composite variables that sum the contributions of the unknown copy numbers and proportions of multiple clones
tumor ploidy and purity are not ideal coordinates to evaluate tumor mixtures as many different clonal compositions may be equally plausible in these coordinates
particularly when more than one tumor clone is present or a WGD occurs (Supplementary Figs
a simulation framework to correctly generate DNA sequencing reads from multiple bulk tumor samples
with each sample containing one or more clones that share the same evolutionary history during which CNAs and/or WGD occur (Supplementary Fig
We simulated DNA sequencing reads from 256 tumor samples (1–3 tumor clones) for 64 patients (3–5 samples per patient)
half with a WGD and half without a WGD (Supplementary Fig
We separated the comparison of methods into two parts in order to assess both the inference of CNAs and proportions
we provided the true values of the main parameters inferred by each method to assess the ability to retrieve the correct solution without the difficulty of model selection
we applied HATCHet jointly on all samples as well as separately on each sample (single-sample HATCHet) to quantify the contribution of the global clustering and the factorization model which capture the dependency across samples
Further details are in Supplementary Notes 1 and 2
a Average allele-specific error per genome position for the copy-number states and their proportions inferred by each method (here excluding THetA which does not infer allele-specific copy numbers) on 128 simulated tumor samples from 32 patients without a WGD
and where each method was provided with the true values of the main parameters (e.g.
HATCHet outperforms all the other methods even when it considers single samples individually (single-sample HATCHet)
b Average allele-specific error per genome position on 256 simulated tumor samples from 64 patients
and where each method infers all relevant parameters including tumor ploidy
even when considering single samples individually (single-sample HATCHet)
Box plots show the median and the interquartile range (IQR)
and the whiskers denote the lowest and highest values within 1.5 times the IQR from the first and third quartiles
c Average precision and recall in the prediction of the absence of a WGD and the presence of a WGD in a sample
HATCHet is the only method with high precision and recall (>75%) in both the cases
even compared to a consensus of the other methods based on a prediction for majority
While Battenberg and Canopy underestimate the presence of WGDs (<20% and 0% recall)
and cloneHD overestimates the absence of WGDs (<20%
we observed a reasonable consistency between HATCHet’s profiles and those from single cells (Supplementary Figs
Additional details of this analysis are reported in Supplementary Note 5
An important question is whether this difference is due to cancer-type specific or patient-specific differences in CNA evolution of these tumors
or a consequence of differences in the bioinformatic analyses
We investigated whether the HATCHet’s analysis would confirm or refute the discordance between these studies
a HATCHet identifies subclonal CNAs in 29 samples
while Battenberg identifies subclonal CNAs in all 49 samples
b In the 29 samples where both methods identify subclonal CNAs
HATCHet and Battenberg infer similar fractions of the genome with subclonal CNAs (dotted diagonal)
while in the other 20 samples only Battenberg retrieves relatively high fractions of subclonal CNAs
both HATCHet and Battenberg identify reliable subclonal CNAs that correspond to sample-subclonal clusters (magenta) with clearly intermediate positions in the scaled BAF-RDR plot (each point corresponds to 50 kb genomic bin) between those of sample-clonal clusters (black clusters with corresponding copy-number states) with clonal CNAs (dashed black lines)
d The sample-subclonal clusters in c correspond to large genomic regions (magenta) with values of RDR (for 50kb genomic bins) clearly distinct from the RDR values of regions from sample-clonal clusters (black)
Battenberg identifies extensive clusters of 50kb genomic bins with subclonal CNAs (green)
such clusters are not clearly distinguished in the scaled BAF-RDR plot from the sample-clonal clusters (black with corresponding copy-number states)
HATCHet infers only clonal CNAs in this sample
f The sample-subclonal clusters in e correspond to large genomic regions (green) with values of RDR (for 50kb genomic bins) approximately equal to the RDR values of nearby regions from sample-clonal clusters (black)
While it is possible that Battenberg has higher sensitivity in detecting subclonal CNAs than HATCHet
the extensive subclonal CNAs reported by Battenberg in all samples is concerning
This is because the inference of subclonal CNAs will always produce a better fit to the observed RDRs and BAFs
but with a cost of increasing the number of parameters required to describe the copy-number states (model complexity)
Battenberg models the clonal composition of each segment independently (Supplementary Fig
and thus has 6× more parameters than HATCHet on this dataset (Supplementary Fig
it is important to evaluate the trade-off between model fit and model complexity
Battenberg does not include a model-selection criterion to evaluate this trade-off
and it consequently infers a high fraction of subclonal CNAs in every sample (Supplementary Note 7) without fitting the observed RDRs and BAFs better than HATCHet (Supplementary Note 8)
HATCHet uses a model-selection criterion to identify the number of clones; consequently in 20/49 samples HATCHet infers that all the subclonal CNAs identified by Battenberg are instead clonal (Supplementary Fig
Since HATCHet fits the observed RDRs and BAFs as well as Battenberg (Supplementary Fig
the extensive subclonal CNAs reported by Battenberg in these samples are equally well-explained as clonal CNAs
we found that ReMixT’s inference of subclonal CNAs from the same dataset was more similar to HATCHet than Battenberg (Supplementary Fig
Since both HATCHet and ReMixT outperformed Battenberg on the simulated data
the similarity between HATCHet and ReMixT on this dataset suggests that Battenberg’s results are less accurate
Further details of this analysis are in Supplementary Note 9
a HATCHet identifies subclonal CNAs in 15 of 35 samples
while published analysis used Control-FREEC and excluded subclonal CNAs
b In the lymph node metastasis sample Pam01_NoM1
HATCHet infers two distinct tumor clones (ellipses in lower right of plot with corresponding proportions) and a tumor purity of 69%
Five sample-subclonal clusters (arrows) of 50kb genomic bins occupy intermediate positions between the other sample-clonal clusters (dashed black lines) in the scaled BAF-RDR plot
and thus have distinct copy-number states in the two clones
Control-FREEC copy numbers are shown on the right y-axis labels
c In a second liver metastasis sample Pam01_LiM2 from the same patient
one (red) shared with the lymph node sample Pam01_NoM1
starred) occupies an intermediate position in the scaled BAF-RDR plot and has distinct copy-number states in the two clones
the five sample-subclonal clusters in Pam01_NoM1 (arrows) clearly overlap the sample-clonal clusters in this sample and thus correspond to clonal CNAs (dashed black lines)
d In the liver metastasis sample Pam01_LiM1
HATCHet identifies a single tumor clone (white) that is shared with the lymph node metastasis sample Pam01_NoM1 in b
The five sample-subclonal clusters in Pam01_NoM1 (arrows) correspond to clonal CNAs in sample Pam01_LiM1 but have different copy-number states than those in c
The inferred low tumor purity (28%) of this sample results in a partial overlap of clusters that are clearly distinguished in higher purity samples in b and c
e The five sample-subclonal clusters in Pam01_NoM1 (arrows) correspond to large genomic regions with values of RDR that are clearly distinct from the other sample-clonal clusters (dashed black lines)
Genomic regions that are part of small clusters or have out-of-scale values are reported in gray
Ranges of fractional copy numbers corresponding to the total copy numbers inferred by Control-FREEC in the previously published analysis are shown on the right y-axis labels
additional analyses of RDRs and BAFs further support the subclonal CNAs identified by HATCHet (Supplementary Note 12 and Supplementary Figs
We investigated whether HATCHet analysis would confirm or refute the different prevalence of WGDs reported in the previous studies
a HATCHet predicts a WGD in all 31 samples from three patients (Pam02
published analysis used Control-FREEC and excluded WGDs
HATCHet predicts a WGD and infers two tumor clones (ellipses in upper right of plot with corresponding proportions) with seven large tumor-clonal clusters (arrows with corresponding copy-number states)
These clusters preserve their relative positions in the scaled BAF-RDR plot (each point corresponds to 50kb genomic bin) across samples and their fractional copy numbers correspond to sample-clonal clusters in each sample (dashed black lines)
supporting the inference of a tumor-clonal CNA (i.e,
unique copy-number state across samples) for each of these clusters
Note that without a WGD three clusters (red dashed squares) would correspond to subclonal CNAs in all samples
starred) are tumor-subclonal as they change their relative position across samples (Pam02_PT18 and Pam02_LiM4 vs
supporting the inference of two distinct tumor clones in this patient
The total copy numbers inferred by Control-FREEC in published analysis are shown on the right y-axis labels in the first scaled BAF-RDR plot
a A genomic segment (cyan rectangle) harbors a somatic mutation
which corresponds to either a somatic SNV or small indel
Reads with variant allele (red squares) and reference allele (gray squares) are used to estimate the VAF
(Top right) From T sequencing reads (gray rectangles) covering the mutation
red area of posterior probability) on the VAF is obtained from a binomial model
copy-number states and proportions are inferred for this genomic segment
Given the numbers \({\tilde{c}}_{1},{\tilde{c}}_{2}\) of mutated copies in each of the two copy-number states
the \(\overline{{\rm{VAF}}}\) of the mutation is computed as the fraction of the mutated copies weighted by the proportions of the corresponding copy-number states
Assuming that an allele-specific position is mutated at most once during tumor progression (i.e.
all possible values of \(\overline{{\rm{VAF}}}\) are computed according to the possible values of \({\tilde{c}}_{1}\) and \({\tilde{c}}_{2}\)
A mutation is explained if at least one value of \(\overline{{\rm{VAF}}}\) is within CI
b Over 10,600 mutations identified per prostate cancer patient on average
HATCHet copy numbers (red) yield fewer unexplained mutations than Battenberg (blue) in all patients but A29
c Over 9,000 mutations identified per pancreas cancer patient on average
HATCHet copy numbers yield fewer unexplained mutations in all patients than Control-FREEC
we observed that nearly all mutations have low VAFs (Supplementary Fig
consistent with low tumor purity as well as the presence of WGDs and/or higher ploidy in these samples
SNVs/indels that occur after WGDs alter only one copy of the locus
As lower VAFs are also observed in samples with higher purity (e.g.
WGDs and high ploidy are the more likely explanation for the low VAFs
consistent with HATCHet’s prediction of WGD in 3/4 patients (Supplementary Fig
a CCFs of somatic SNVs and small indels in samples A10-C and A10-E of patient A10 computed from allele-specific copy numbers and proportions inferred by HATCHet (top) and Battenberg (bottom)
HATCHet explains a substantial number of mutations that are unexplained by Battenberg; for example
HATCHet infers a clonal CNA on chromosome 1p in A10-E and determines that the mutations at this locus (purple circle) are clonal (i.e.
Battenberg infers subclonal CNAs at the same locus
and determines that the same mutations are subclonal (CCF ≈ 0.3)
b CCFs of somatic SNVs and small indels in samples A17-A and A17-F of patient A17 show groups of mutations that are explained by HATCHet and unexplained by Battenberg (only this subset of mutations is shown here for simplicity)
HATCHet infers a clonal CNA on chromosome 8q in A17-F and suggests that mutations in that region (green circle) are clonal (CCF ≈ 1)
while Battenberg infers subclonal CNAs and suggests that the same mutations are subclonal (CCF ≈ 0.5)
c CCFs of somatic SNVs and small indels in samples A22-J and A22-H of patient A22 show a large group of shared mutations on chromosome 8p (cyan circle with CCF > 0 in both samples)
HATCHet infers the same copy-number state (2, 0) in both samples
Battenberg infers distinct copy-number states (1, 0) and (2, 0) in the two samples
and suggests that the mutations are subclonal in both samples
since the unexplained mutations are classified as subclonal in both samples based on Battenberg’s results
these mutations are classified as clonal and are not evidence of polyclonal migration
and in some cases assuming that copy numbers are the same in all tumor cells in a sample
we showed the advantage of separating the two sources of ambiguity in copy-number deconvolution: ambiguity in fractional copy numbers vs
ambiguity in the factorization of fractional copy numbers into integer-valued copy-number states
HATCHet defers the selection of fractional copy numbers
performing model selection in the natural coordinates of copy-number states and clone proportions
a simulator for multi-sample tumor sequencing data that correctly accounts for different genome lengths of tumor clones and WGD
we showed that HATCHet outperforms existing methods for CNA inference on simulated bulk tumor samples and produces more plausible inferences of subclonal CNAs and WGDs on two cancer datasets
The increasing availability of DNA sequencing data from multiple bulk tumor samples from the same patient provides the substrate for deeper analyses of tumor evolution over time
Algorithms that maximally leverage this data to quantify the genomic aberrations and their differences across samples will be essential in translating this data into actionable insights for cancer patients
an algorithm to infer allele- and clone-specific CNAs and clone proportions for several tumor clones jointly across multiple bulk tumor samples
We represent the accumulation of all CNAs in all clones by partitioning the L genomic positions of the reference genome into m segments
with each segment s consisting of ℓs genomic positions with the same copy numbers in every clone
a clone i is represented by a pair of integer vectors ai and bi whose entries indicate the number of copies of each of the two alleles for each segment
we define the copy-number state (as,i, bs,i) of segment s in clone i as the pair of the two integer allele-specific copy numbers as,i and bs,i
whose sum determines the total copy-number cs,i = as,i + bs,i
we define clone 1 to be the normal (non-cancerous) diploid clone
and thus (as,1, bs,1) = (1, 1) and cs,1 = 2 for every segment s of the normal clone
We represent the allele-specific copy numbers of all clones as two m × n matrices A = [as,i] and B = [bs,i]
we represent the total copy numbers of all clones as the m × n matrix C = [cs,i] = A + B
the genome length \({L}_{i}=\mathop{\sum }\nolimits_{s = 1}^{m}{c}_{s,i}{\ell }_{s}\) of every tumor clone i is generally different from the genome length L1 = 2L of the normal clone
We obtain DNA sequencing data from k samples of a cancer patient and we assume that each tumor sample p is a mixture of at most n clones
with clone proportion ui,p indicating the fraction of cells in p that belong to clone i
Note that 0 ≤ ui,p ≤ 1 and the sum of clone proportions is equal to 1 in every sample p
We say that i is present in p if ui,p > 0
The tumor purity \({\mu }_{p}=\mathop{\sum }\nolimits_{i = 2}^{n}{u}_{i,p}\) of sample p is the sum of the proportions of all tumor clones present in p
We represent the clone proportions as the n × k matrix U = [ui,p]
We describe the details of these two modules in the next two sections
The first module of HATCHet aims to infer the allele-specific fractional copy numbers FA and FB from the DNA sequencing data of k samples
Further details are in Supplementary Methods 1 and 2
We introduce an approach to estimate FA and FB with rigorous and clearly-stated assumptions
we assume there is a reasonable number of genomic positions in segments whose total copy number is 2 in all clones; this is generally true if a reasonable proportion of the genome is not affected by CNAs and hence diploid
we assume there are two groups of segments whose total copy numbers are distinct and the same in all clones; this is also reasonable if some segments are affected only by WGD and tumor clones accumulate clonal CNAs during tumor evolution
we scale the RDR rs,p of each segment s in every sample p into the fractional copy number fs,p and separate fs,p into the allele-specific fractional copy numbers \({f}_{s,p}^{A},{f}_{s,p}^{B}\) using the BAF βs,p
The following theorem states that the assumptions above are sufficient for scaling RDRs to fractional copy numbers
Theorem 1: The fractional copy number fs,p of each segment s in each sample p can be derived uniquely from the RDR rs,p and either (1) a diploid clonal segment \({s}^{\prime}\) with total copy number \({c}_{{s}^{\prime},i}=2\) in every clone i or (2) two clonal segments \({s}^{\prime}\) and \({z}^{\prime}\) with total copy numbers \({c}_{{s}^{\prime},i}={\omega }_{{s}^{\prime}}\) and \({c}_{{z}^{\prime},i}={\omega }_{{z}^{\prime}}\) for all tumor clones i
and such that \({r}_{{s}^{\prime},p}({\omega }_{{z}^{\prime}}-2)\ne {r}_{{z}^{\prime},p}({\omega }_{{s}^{\prime}}-2)\) for all samples p
this theorem states that the scaling is independent of other copy numbers in A
and C as well as the clone proportions in U
The second module of HATCHet aims to derive allele- and clone-specific copy numbers A, B and clone proportions U from the two values of allele-specific fractional copy numbers FA and FB that were estimated in the first module
The first step of the second module is the inference of A, B, and U from each estimated value of FA and FB (Fig. 1e)
Since the samples from the same patient are related by the same evolutionary process
we model the fractional copy numbers jointly across the k samples such that FA = AU and FB = BU
the problem that we face is to simultaneously factorize FA and FB into the corresponding allele-specific copy numbers A
B and clone proportions U for some number n of clones
Problem 1: (Allele-specific Copy-number Factorization (ACF) problem) Given the allele-specific fractional copy numbers FA and FB and the number n of clones
find allele-specific copy numbers A = [as,i]
B = [bs,i] and clone proportions U = [ui,p] such that FA = AU and FB = BU
While the ACF problem is a mathematically elegant description of the copy-number deconvolution problem
there are two main practical issues: first
measurement errors in FA and FB may result in the ACF problem having no solution
and second the ACF problem is an underdetermined problem and multiple factorizations of a given FA and FB may exist
we do not solve the simultaneous factorization FA = AU and FB = BU exactly
but rather minimize the distance between the estimated fractional copy numbers FA and FB and the factorizations AU and BU
weighted by the corresponding size of the clusters
we define the distance \(\parallel {F}^{A}-AU\parallel =\mathop{\sum }\nolimits_{s = 1}^{m}\mathop{\sum }\nolimits_{p = 1}^{k}{\ell }_{s}| {f}_{s,p}^{A}-{\sum }_{1\le i\le n}{a}_{s,i}{u}_{i,p}|\)
where ℓs is the genomic length of the cluster s
We also define the corresponding distance for FB
Problem 2: (Distance-based Constrained Allele-specific Copy-number Factorization (D-CACF) problem) Given the allele-specific fractional copy numbers FA and FB
a maximum total copy number \({c}_{\max }\)
a minimum clone proportion \({u}_{\min }\)
B = [bs,i] and clone proportions U = [ui,p] such that: the distance D = ∥FA − AU∥ + ∥FB − BU∥ is minimum; \({a}_{s,i}+{b}_{s,i}\le {c}_{\max }\) for every cluster s and clone i; either \({u}_{i,p}\ge {u}_{\min }\) or ui,p = 0 for every clone i and sample p; for every cluster s
either as,i ≥ θ or as,i ≤ θ for all clones i; for every cluster s
either bs,i ≥ θ or bs,i ≤ θ for all clones i
We also derive an ILP formulation that gives exact solutions for small instances
HATCHet uses one of these two algorithms to infer A, B, U from FA, FB
Further details of this problem and methods are in Supplementary Method 4
perhaps increasing the sensitivity to detect small subclonal CNAs
but with a danger of overfitting the data and overestimating n and the presence of subclonal CNAs; ignore the trade-off between subclonal CNAs (related to a higher number of clones) and WGD (related to a higher value of tumor ploidy) by not evaluating the presence or absence of WGD in the model selection
Following the factorizations of the two values of FA and FB (corresponding to the cases of WGD and no WGD)
HATCHet chooses the simplest solution that minimizes the total number n of clones across all samples
Further details on the model-selection procedure are in Supplementary Method 5
HATCHet introduces an explicit model-selection criterion to select among different allele- and clone-specific copy numbers and clone proportions that explain the observed DNA sequencing data
There are often multiple possible mixtures of allele-specific copy numbers that explain the measured RDRs and BAFs: for example
segments with distinct values of RDR and BAF could be explained as either subclonal CNAs or clonal CNAs with high copy numbers
It is difficult to distinguish these cases because the total length of the genome of each tumor clone is unknown
HATCHet introduces a model-selection criterion which separates two distinct sources of this ambiguity: (1) the inference of allele-specific fractional copy numbers FA and FB
which are not uniquely determined by the measured RDRs and BAFs; (2) the inference of the allele- and clone-specific copy numbers A, B and the clone proportions U
HATCHet evaluates two possible values of FA, FB—corresponding to the occurrence of WGD or not—and defers the selection of a solution until after the copy-number deconvolution
HATCHet performs model selection in the natural coordinates of the problem
and evaluates the trade-off between inferring subclonal CNAs (and thus more clones present in a sample) or a WGD (Supplementary Fig
when modeling a large number of distinct copy-number states
Supplementary Table 2 lists the parameters used in HATCHet’s model-selection criterion and Supplementary Table 3 provides the default values of these parameters
the expected proportion vs,i of reads in segment s that originate from clone i is equal to \({v}_{s,i}={\ell }_{s}\frac{{c}_{s,i}{u}_{i}}{\mathop{\sum }\limits_{j=1}^{n}{u}_{j}{L}_{j}}\)
the fraction of the genome content from segment s belonging to the cells of clone i (Supplementary Method 1)
6c); (4) MASCoTE simulates each sample p by considering an arbitrary subset of the clones (always containing the normal clone) with random clone proportions and by mixing the corresponding reads using the read proportion \({v}_{i,p}=\frac{{u}_{i,p}{L}_{i}}{\sum _{1\le j\le n}{u}_{j,p}{L}_{j}}\) (Supplementary Fig
Further details about this procedure are in Supplementary Method 6
We ran every method on the simulated samples by using the default available pipelines
Details about the experimental setting of every method are described in Supplementary Note 1
Further information on research design is available in the Nature Research Reporting Summary linked to this article
HATCHet is available on GitHub at https://github.com/raphael-group/hatchet. MASCoTE is available on GitHub at https://github.com/raphael-group/mascote
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Dana White loved Andre Lima’s reaction to the disappointing end to his fight at UFC Vegas 89
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ExpandMembers of the Streator 12-Year-Old All-Stars pose with their District 20 championship banner after defeating Ottawa American 5-0 on Sunday
PERU – Through the opening scoreless four and a half innings of Sunday’s Major League Baseball District 20 championship game at Washington Park’s Bill Burris Field
the Streator and Ottawa American 12U all-star teams struggled to get much going
Streator finally found a way in the bottom of the fifth
Ben Mascote’s double to start the inning sparked a five-run rally for Streator before he finished his complete game by striking out the side in the top of the sixth to put the finishing touches on a 5-0 victory and a trip to the state tournament at Sterling next weekend
Streator wrapped up the tournament going 4-0
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“I was able to put my curveball on the outside corner a lot today,” said Mascote, who finished allowing just three hits, no walks and 11 strikeouts on 68 pitches. “I was trying to throw my fastball on the inside and then use my curve to hopefully get them to chase. I felt like I hit my spots really well today.”
Ottawa American's Jack Markey catches a fly ball in the sun against Streator All-Stars during the District 20 championship game on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at Washington Park in Peru. (Scott Anderson)
Mascote’s aforementioned double off Ottawa American starting pitcher Rocco Affrunti landed just inside the left-field line to start the outburst.
“I had the mindset going up for that at-bat that I already had two strikes on me,” Mascote said. “I just wanted to make sure I swung at a good pitch. I got a pitch middle-in and was able to put the bat on it.”
Then, after an out, Noah Rodriguez smacked an opposite-field liner to right that fell just out of the fielder’s reach to plate Mascote with what proved to be the game-winning run.
“Oh yeah, that was me,” Rodriguez said after being reminded of his run-scoring double. “It was an outside pitch, and our coaches had just talked about concentrating on hitting the ball wherever it was pitched. I really wasn’t thinking about anything but that. I just wanted to see the ball and hit the ball.
“Ben (Mascote) was as good as it gets for us on the mound. It seemed like whatever pitch in whatever location was called, he put it right where it needed to go.”
Zae Moton followed with a double to left to move Rodriguez to third. After Joey Studnicki walked the load the bases, Bradley Matsko had a two-run single up the middle to make it 3-0. Marshall Volkman followed with a line-drive, two-run single to left to end the scoring.
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“Ben was as good as it gets for us on the mound. It seemed like whatever pitch in whatever location was called, he put it right where it needed to go.”
Affrunti finished allowing seven hits and a walk, while striking out two. Donovin Dilley recorded a pair of strikeouts in relief and earlier in the game made a perfect throw from center field in the top of the fifth to get a runner going to third.
Ottawa American received singles from Ethan Farabaugh, Mason Collins and Kentley Smith. Streator’s Brody Daugherity recorded a pair of singles.
“Rocco pitched very well for us today. We couldn’t have asked much more from him,” Ottawa American manager James Markey said. “He was really solid, but so was their guy, and they just battled each other from the start.
“It was going to come down which team could put the ball in play the most, and Streator was able to do that in the fifth. They found some holes and were able to move runners around. We just couldn’t seem to get anything going with the bats today, but credit [Mascote], he pitched a very good game against us.”
Ottawa American pitcher Rocco Affrunti (top) reacts after striking out a Streator All Star player during the District 20 championship game on Sunday, July 14, 2024 at Washington Park in Peru. (Scott Anderson)
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ExpandThe last mold team at Owens-Illinois in Streator poses for a recent photo. They are (left to right) Eugenio Mascote, Nick LeBeau, Randy Hatcher, Ryan Lohr and Rafael Mascote. (Bill Freskos)
Mike Zavada spent decades working alongside generations of co-workers at Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. in Streator.
After more than a century of glassmaking, the Owens plant closed, putting an end to its local operations and displacing 152 workers.
Zavada, who spent more than 60 years at Owens-Brockway, knows the plant was more than just a provider of jobs to Streator, but also a part of its identity.
“You knew everyone by name,” Zavada said of his co-workers. “There’s a lot of history here, and it’s hard to see it go.”
“At one point, there were over 3,500 people working here,” said the lifelong Streator resident. “By the time I retired, that number had dropped quite a bit. We used to run 10 tanks. By the time I left, we were down to just two. It’s been slowly declining and I saw it all happen.”
The city, which once boasted multiple glass factories, now has none.
The Owens plant has long been a key part of Streator’s history and identity, and the glass industry provided generations of families with steady work. At its peak, the plant employed thousands, contributing to Streator’s reputation as the “Glass Container Capital of the World.”
Streator Historical Society Board President David Reed said the rise of the glass industry in Streator can be traced back to the area’s unique natural resources and strategic location.
“The glass industry became our bread and butter,” Reed said. “As the mining industry started to wind down, we had everything we needed: coal for heat, a railroad system for transport, and silica sand from Ottawa.”
In its heyday, the city had multiple glass factories, including the Owens-Illinois plant, which was built in stages beginning in 1909. According to Reed, while the Owens plant expanded significantly between 1929 and 1935, Streator was home to several other glassmakers as well, including Streator Flint Glass and Thatcher Glass. At its peak in the mid-20th century, there were more than 3,000 employees across four factories.
“The 1940s and 1950s were really the peak years,” Reed said. “There were a lot of factories operating, and a much higher percentage of the town worked in glass than in later years.”
For Rafael Mascote, a more recent Owens employee, the connection to the glass industry also was personal. Mascote worked at the plant for nearly 10 years as a mold maker, and was inspired to work there after hearing stories about the plant from his father, who immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico in the 1960s in hopes of working at Owens.
“I grew up hearing about the plant. My dad had a brother who worked there, but he never got the job himself,” Mascote said. “So when I was looking for work, I thought, why not apply? I ended up getting the job in 2015.”
Like Zavada, Mascote witnessed significant changes during his time at Owens. When he started, the plant still was focused on producing beer bottles, but over the years, the product mix shifted toward liquor bottles. At one point, nearly all four production lines were dedicated to the liquor market, though by the time of the plant’s closure, beer bottles had made a resurgence.
Mascote, who was part of a new generation of workers brought in to replace retiring employees, remembers how challenging it was to learn the trade as the factory transitioned to making more intricate bottle designs. However, he found the work fulfilling, especially when it came to building relationships with his coworkers.
“It’s the people you work with that makes it all worth it and gives good memories,” Mascote said. “The camaraderie, the teamwork, I think that’s what I’ll miss the most. The pride all of us took in our job was special.”
Owens-Brockway, part of the global Owens-Illinois company, informed the state of Illinois in late October it would be halting commercial production at its Streator plant by Nov. 18. (Derek Barichello)
simple character or mascot does more than provide a recognizable face for a company
It humanizes the brand and gives fans looking to purchase a service or product a point of connection
yesterday’s brand mascots have become today’s virtual influencers
now have their own social media profiles where they connect to fans directly and serve as the first touchpoint for the brand
Virtual spokespersons provide the best of both brand mascot strategies and virtual influencer marketing
They retain the brand’s classic mascot image while capitalizing on a modern virtual influencer’s high engagement rate
they never risk scandals or “aging out” of their roles
While Flo from Progressive may one day retire
the GEICO Gecko will continue to connect with audiences for decades to come
we’re exploring five iconic brand mascots who became virtual influencers that reinvigorated the company's online presence
KFC had a unique idea: transform their beloved Colonel Sanders into a young
The new Colonel revitalized KFC’s social media presence, making appearances with other notable virtual influencers such as Dagny from The Diigitals and Imma from Aww Tokyo
Like any other influencer (real or virtual)
the Colonel used his platform to promote products
His signature hashtag “#secretrecipeforsuccess” is also a clever
While the virtual influencer Conel is no longer active
sexy Colonel Sanders has continued to appear in creative campaigns
such as an anime-style dating simulator and a short Lifetime romance movie starring Mario Lopez as the new Colonel
Another classic brand mascot who transformed into a virtual influencer is the GEICO Gecko. In our article about the famous reptile’s history
we explain how the idea was born out of the simple mistake fans would make by mispronouncing GEICO as “gecko.” Fast forward 20 years
and Martin (the Gecko’s first name) is now an advertising icon who has starred in over 150 commercials
GEICO elevated the character by creating an Instagram account for the Gecko
breathing new life into their online presence
Followers and fans alike are now able to see this brand mascot in a casual light
as he uses Instagram like any other person
such as by sharing his homemade sourdough bread or a funny meme:
The very first Barbie doll was released over 63 years ago in 1959 by Mattel. But today’s Barbie is no longer just a doll
She’s a cultural icon and an invaluable character IP for the toy brand
she began her “Barbie Vlogs” series and officially became a virtual influencer on YouTube
Her videos give advice to her younger fans about how to handle life’s challenges and encourages them to be confident in themselves
While the Barbie of the mid-1900s may have been known for promoting unrealistic standards of beauty
21st century Barbie has re-shaped her image into an excellent role model for her new generation of fans on YouTube
Of all brand mascots, CB has undergone the most significant transformation
one of the largest retail chains in Brazil
similarly to how virtual icon Lu represents Magazine Luiza
The image of a young boy with a signature pirate hat known as Bahianino was used by the brand for decades
he transformed into the virtual influencer we know today:
CB represents the Casas Bahia brand to over 10 million followers on social media
He brings his own unique Gen Z flair by incorporating trap music
brand mascots helped companies stand out on store shelves
they stand out on social media where many consumers spend most of their time
These new virtual mascots can outlive any social media platform and continue to represent their brands for decades to come
If you’re a brand with a mascot, there’s still time to make the jump to social media, giving your mascot (and, in turn, your brand) new life online. If you are an established brand curious about creating a virtual influencer from an existing character, contact us for more information on the process—we’re here to help
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She has loved virtual humans like Hatsune Miku since she was 13
Her years of writing and research are driven by her desire to understand how people connect with others virtually and what the future of self-representation online will look like
is a girl who welcomed athletes and fans from around the world
making her the first Paralympic mascot ever to have a visible physical disability
Petra played an important role at the Games
cheering on thousands of athletes who competed between 3-14 September 1992
who is also known for creating the Barcelona 1992 Olympic mascot Cobi and the EXPO 2000 mascot Twipsy
Mariscal is an expert in product and industrial design
and was selected to create the Olympic and Paralympic mascots following a design competition
The design of Petra features Cubist art techniques
while the designer also said he was inspired by a drawing by his daughter that “worked perfectly and explained the concept” of creating a mascot with long legs and no arms
Mariscal has hoped that Petra would leave a legacy in the host city in addition to showing his respect for Lorenza Böttner
a Chilean-German artist who underwent amputation of her arms as a child
one day Lorenza Böttner came to the studio and said
We then held a press conference to show how she went about her daily life,” the designer recalled
Back in 2007, it was impossible to know that Android was going to blow up and become as huge as it is today. In fact, for quite some time, it was impossible to know if Android even existed, as Google kept quiet on the flood of rumors until it came time to officially unveil the mobile OS
we imagine many things about Android changed
and today Google’s Dan Morrill is giving us a look at a canned Android mascot he thought up in the rush before the company launched the first iteration of the OS we all know and love today
Believe it or not, that guy you see above was almost Android’s mascot – a far cry from the Bugdroid that has worked its way into out hearts over the years. Morrill explains the creation of these robots, which have come to be called Dandroids, on his Google+ page
these Dandroids were born out of a last-minute need to have a mascot for the internal developer launch of Android:
but I took a much-needed break of a couple hours and spent some quality time with Inkscape to create these… things
we were prepping for an internal developer launch (meaning
we were going to ask Googlers to start fooling with the APIs and give us early feedback)
and I had no eye candy for the slides we were putting together
Even though the Dandroids experienced a period of popularity around Google’s offices
that all came to a screeching halt when Irina Blok introduced the Bugdroid
which would ultimately become Android’s mascot
We have to be honest and say that we like ol’ Bugdroid a fair bit better than these Dandroids
but it’s interesting to learn that these guys were almost the Android mascots nonetheless
It would seem that Morrill put a significant amount of work into these as well
Morrill says he found these images while cleaning out an old NAS
so perhaps there are more fascinating tidbits from the early days of Android hidden away on that server
let us know what you think of these Dandroids
All I have to say is that was a close one…
I kinda like the clever “Dandroid” name
“It would seem that Morrill put a significant amount of work into these as well”
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arrested by Will County Sheriff's Office on residential burglary charges
arrested by Illinois State Police on narcotics charges
arrested by Will County on charges of delivery of a firearm with no valid FOID
arrested by Joliet Police on four charges of possessing drugs with intent to deliver them and one charge of possessing drug paraphernalia
arrested by Will County Sheriff's Police on domestic battery charges
remanded from court related to his 2017 criminal charges of criminal damage to a school
arrested by Wilmington Police on domestic battery charges
arrested by Will County on two charges of theft and one charge of burglary
Pair of red triangular Phryges meant to represent floppy conical hats linked to French Revolution
France’s mascots for the 2024 Olympic Games have been likened to a giant “clitoris in trainers”, with the French newspaper Libération hailing it as a revolutionary departure from the traditional phallic symbol of the Eiffel Tower
When the two triangular red mascots, the Phryges
were unveiled for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
they were presented as the shape of Phrygian caps
conical hats associated with the French Revolution
The Paris organising committee said it was an opportunity to “embody the French spirit by offering something new” in a break from the traditional animal figure often chosen for the Olympics
Read moreHe said “from an anatomical point of view”
having a clitoris as the French Olympic mascot was “very good news” and meant that after years of taboo and lack of education
the country had collectively “at last understood what one looks like”
it’s not a bad thing that Paris lets go of its eternal phallic Eiffel Tower” in favour of a clitoris
a new representation of the French capital that is “revolutionary and feminist”
But in the inevitable social media debate around the clitoris-shaped mascots
one secondary school teacher said their simplistic triangular design could reinforce society’s vague notion of the under-discussed part of the female anatomy
suggesting biology teachers be brought in to redesign them
Julia Pietri, a feminist writer and publisher who led a street-art campaign for more eduction on the clitoris
said of the Paris mascot comparisons: “I find it amusing because I campaigned for a long time to raise awareness of the anatomy of the clitoris
people can at least recognise the clitoris
It shows it’s now in popular culture and that’s a win.”
MascotaSISA: the club’s mascot!We welcome a new member of our red and white family
SISA is a funny fly who lives at Mosquilivi
and she is going to be around the stadium cheering for our team
playing with the fans and annoying those who don’t cheer for the team
Flies are closely linked to the history of the city of Girona and the Saint Narcís legend too
It represents the defence of the city and the hope that
a teamplayer and a fighter when defending the city and the team
characteristics of Girona FC which are very well represented with her
while Girona was besieged by French troops
a group of french soldiers entered in Sant Feliu’s Church with the intention of destroying the bishop’s tomb
large flies came out of his body and they attacked the French soldiers and their horses
causing many deaths and making them run away from the city
The fly of Sant Narcís represents this defence of the city and the fighting spirit
The club began a survey to choose their new mascot where the members had the final decision
A first survey was launched to choose which city legend would represent the mascot
The fly of Saint Narcís was the clear winner with more than a 55% of the votes
The club members decided that it represented the club and the city better than the other two legends
the ‘lleona’ and the ‘cocollona’
It was time to name the mascot and the members had the opportunity to propose a name
The majority part of the proposals were aligned with the name of SISA
and therefore this is the name our mascot was called
SISA will perfectly represent the values and feelings of the club and the city of Girona
She will be another fan of the club and will cheer for our team to lead us to the victory
Aydenn Mascote-Otero out-spelled all other comers on Friday morning as the Polk School District held their annual Spelling Bee at the PCCCA
Mascote-Otero is a 6th grade student from Cedartown Middle School and was the alternate winner to take the top prize for the District Bee
He will go onto represent the Polk School District in the Regional Spelling Bee on February 24
Rockmart Middle sent Graham Dooley and alternate Gavin Hendrix and Cedartown Middle also saw Febe Perez Tomas as a winner as well
Check out additional photos shared by the Polk School District below:
The District posted the results of the Bee on social media today as well
Polk County’s Rotary Club sponsored the 2024 Spelling Bee for the Polk School District
They thanked the caller and judges Andrea Sorrells
and Rebecca Crymes for taking time out to provide their services for the Bee
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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Mixed martial arts (MMA) tattoos are getting even weirder
UFC CEO, Dana White, immediately cut the 20-year-old Severino from the promotion and then rewarded Lima with some extra money as the first — and hopefully very last — “I got bit bonus."
Lima emerged from the absolutely strange circumstance as a new star for how he handled the unfortunate situation
he went to a local “Sin City” ink shop and got a tattoo of the bite impression ..
Andre Lima got a tattoo of his bite pic.twitter.com/KMN4lRtLXN
A post shared by Mascote (@andremascote__)
White saw Lima's insane bite tattoo and gifted Lima even more money
A wild turn of events gets commemorated …Lima already went and got a tattoo of the bite! pic.twitter.com/4kOXH6hc1Z
Lima is undefeated (8-0) and one of the brightest young prospects to come off of season seven of Contender Series
“Mascote” did not want Severino cut or fired from the UFC
The legend grows
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U of T mascot True Blue is a lovable critter with great moves Read More
and even among robed graduates at Convocation Hall
you’ll often spot a bright blue beaver wearing Varsity gear
Meet True Blue: the official mascot of the University of Toronto and Varsity Blues
The lovable critter with great dance moves attends plenty of campus events
but he also appears at community functions such as the CIBC Run for the Cure
Two work-study students alternate wearing the suit
They undergo an audition process to test their theatrical and dance skills – and their inner class clown
The identities of these students remain a well-guarded secret
featuring a slimmer and more modern design that is easier to see out of
His new look debuted at the Varsity Blues football home opener on August 30
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