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Researchers Submit Patent Application, "Method to Induce and Expand Therapeutic Alloantigen-Specific Human Regulatory T Cells in Large-Scale", for Approval
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News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: "Treatment with immunosuppressive drugs is widely accepted as an effective treatment for bone marrow and solid organ transplantation to improve the graft survival. However, chronic rejection of transplants still has a considerable impact on the long term outcome. Moreover, many immunosuppressive drugs nonspecifically target the immune response, leading to unwanted side effects, such as weakened overall immune system. Thus, the goal in transplantation is the induction of a sustained state of specific tolerance to donor alloantigens with minimization or complete withdrawal of global immunosuppression.
"CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.+Foxp3.sup.+ regulatory T cells (Treg) are negative regulators of immune responses to self- and foreign-antigens and play a critical role in maintaining immune tolerance by suppressing pathological immune responses in autoimmune diseases, transplant allograft rejection, and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD)..sup.1-3 Upon adoptive transfer in rodents, Treg were found to control experimental autoimmune diseases.sup.4 inhibit GVHD.sup.5,6 and prevent transplant allograft rejection.sup.7,8 indicating that Treg-based therapy has a great therapeutic potential for these diseases in humans.
"An important obstacle to Treg-based therapy has been the limited numbers of these cells that are available, as only about 1-2% of circulating human CD4.sup.+ T cells are Treg. Several groups have developed protocols to expand a large number of polyclonal CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.+ Treg in vitro with repeated stimulation by either CD3 and CD28 mAbs or artificial antigen-presenting cells (APC) for activation through CD3 and CD28, together with exogenous high-dose IL-2..sup.9-11 polyclonal Treg may cause global immune suppression..sup.4,7 In addition, since there are only few antigen-specific Treg in the population of the polyclonal Treg, very large numbers of non-specifically expanded Treg are required to inhibit bone-marrow allograft rejection in animal models..sup.12 All of these characteristics of polyclonal Treg hamper their clinical applications.
"In contrast, adoptive transfer of antigen-specific Treg has been shown to prevent and treat T-cell-mediated inflammatory diseases with high efficiency. In animal models, small number of antigen-specific Treg can suppress experimental autoimmune diseases.sup.13 prevent GVHD and allograft rejection in bone marrow and solid organ transplantation..sup.14,15 Importantly, the transfer of antigen-specific Treg prevented target antigen-mediated T-cell responses such as GVHD and allograft rejection but did not compromise host general immunity including the graft-versus-tumor activity and antiviral immunity..sup.5,15-17 Based on these studies, antigen-specific Treg has substantial promise for human immunotherapy.
"The reliable induction and expansion of rare antigen-specific Treg is technically challenging. Currently, several protocols for murine antigen-specific Treg induction and expansion have been reported in which either purified CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- or CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.+ cells were co-cultured with autologous dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with alloantigen in the presence of high-dose IL-2 or directly co-cultured with allogeneic DCs..sup.14,18-20 Similar protocol has also been reported for generation of human antigen-specific Treg recently..sup.21 In this protocol, antigen-specific CD4.sup.+l CD25.sup.+ Treg can be generated by using the co-culture of CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells with allogeneic monocyte-derived DCs. However, the large-scale in vitro expansion of alloantigen-specific Treg is difficult because of certain features of DCs. For example, DCs are relatively rare in peripheral blood and are usually derived from apheresis or marrow sources including monocytes..sup.22,23 Further, DCs are not homogeneous and include multiple subsets with different functional capacities..sup.24 Finally, there is no effective way to expand human DCs so far..sup.25 In addition, the current approaches to generate human DCs in vitro are expensive and laborious..sup.26
"Schultze et al. reported a simple and low-cost method to expand large number human CD40-activated B cells up to 10.sup.5,6-fold from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC)..sup.27 These expanded B cells are effective as APCs and can efficiently induce antigen-specific T cells and cytotoxic T lymphocytes..sup.26,27
"However, the art lacks an effective means of generating human antigen-specific Treg on a large scale. Thus, there exists a need in the art for a method of inducing or generating human antigen-specific Treg on a large scale."
As a supplement to the background information on this patent application, NewsRx correspondents also obtained the inventors' summary information for this patent application: "The present invention provides novel methods for the induction, expansion, and/or generation of alloantigen-specific regulatory T cells. Advantageously, the induction, expansion, and/or generation of the regulatory T cells can be performed on a large scale. The subject invention further provides cells produced according to the methods set forth herein.
"In some embodiments, the subject invention provides novel protocols to induce and expand highly efficient human alloantigen-specific Treg in large-scale by co-culture of nave CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells with human allogeneic CD40-activated B cells without any exogenous cytokines. The induced alloantigen-specific Treg were CD45RO.sup.+ and CCRT memory cells, and expressed the common Treg markers (CD25 and Foxp3), as well as the lymph node homing receptor CD62L (L-selectin). They were also identifiable by a CD4.sup.high surface phenotype. The suppressive function of these CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+Foxp3.sup.+ alloantigen-specific Treg was cell-cell contact dependent but did not involve cell-mediated cytotoxicity.
"The methods of the subject invention for in vitro induction and expansion of alloantigen-specific Treg should facilitate the development of Treg-based clinical immunotherapy. For example, adoptive transfer of alloantigen-specific regulatory T cells can be used according to the subject invention for inhibiting allogeneic immune responses, e.g. GVHD, and preventing transplant allograft rejection. Additionally, methods of the present invention can be used to generate human alloantigen-specific Treg that can be used to control autoimmune diseases.
"The methods of the subject invention are unique in their use of CD40-activated B cells as APCs rather than allogeneic monocyte-derived DCs or PBMC. CD40-activated B cells have an important advantage for this purpose in that they can be readily expanded in vitro to a relatively large numbers, while, in contrast, monocytes differentiating in vitro into dendritic cells do not undergo cell division. Cryopreserved CD40-activated B cells also retain their APC function upon thawing, and are relatively cost-effective to produce. In addition, because B cells stimulated with t-CD40-L cells or recombinant sCD40-L were equally effective at generating alloantigen-specific Treg, the use of sCD40-L significantly improves the clinical applicability of the procedure.
"The file of this patent contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawings(s) will be provided by the Patent and Trademark Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
"FIG. 1A-C shows that CD40 activation is highly effective in generating large numbers of CD40-activated B cells that express high levels of MHC and co-stimulatory molecules. (1A) shows an overall expansion of CD40-activated B cells from 8 different individuals. CD40-activated B cells were generated by the co-culture of PBMC from 5 ml of peripheral blood with CD40L-transfected NIFI3T3 (t-CD40-L) cells. (1B) shows sCD40-L is as efficient as t-CD40-L cells at expanding human B cells in culture. CD40-activated B cells were generated by means of t-CD40-L cells or different concentrations of soluble hexameric CD40-L. The results shown are representative of three independent experiments. (IC) shows expression of CD80, CD86, and MHC class I and II on the CD40-activated B cells cultured for 8 days (solid histograms). The filled histograms were obtained with relevant isotype controls. Data shown here are representative of B-cell populations obtained from 8 different healthy adult donors.
"FIG. 2A-C shows Human alloreactive CD4.sup.high cells induced by CD40-activated B cells are Treg. (2A) CD4 expression in CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells stimulated with allogeneic B cells for 5 days (top panels), and its relationship with cell proliferation based on the loss of CFSE label and CD45RA expression. Top panels represented the T cells gated on CD4. The percentage of CD4.sup.+ T cells in each gate is indicated. For the bottom panel, open histograms indicate the CFSE fluorescence intensities of the unstimulated control T cells, and the filled histograms represent the CFSE fluorescence intensities of the allostimulated T cells. The numbers in each histogram represent the percentage of cells that have undergone mitosis from each cell subset. (2B) CD4.sup.high cells express both CD25 and Foxp3. The dot plot on the left shows CD25 expression after 5 days of allostimulation. Open histograms on the right show the Foxp3 expression, and filled histograms indicate the isotype controls. The results shown are representative of four different experiments. (2C) CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg generated from CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells potently suppressed MLR in an antigen-nonspecific manner. Freshly purified CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells were co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells for 7 days. The sorted CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ (black squares) and CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- (open squares) cells were added into MLR culture system as described in Materials and Methods. Proliferation (y-axis) is shown for 3 days of MLR. The results shown are representative of five different experiments.
"FIG. 3A-B shows Human CD4.sup.high Treg induced from nave CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells by CD40-activated allogeneic B cells are alloantigen-specific Treg. (3A) Characteristics of CD4.sup.high Treg induced from naive CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells. Freshly purified naive CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells were labeled with CFSE and co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells for 7 days. Representative data of CD4 and CD25 expression (left panel), CFSE dilution (right top panel) and Foxp3 expression (right bottom panel) from 6 independent experiments are shown. Open histograms show the CFSE fluorescence intensity (right top panel) and Foxp3 expression (right bottom panel) of CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- cells. Filled histograms represent the CFSE fluorescence intensity (right top panel) and Foxp3 expression (right bottom panel) of CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ cells. (3B) CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg generated from naive CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells potently suppressed MLR in an alloantigen-specific manner, and unsorted CD4.sup.+ T cells generated from nave CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells had similar suppressor capacities in MLR. Freshly purified CD4.sup.+CD45RA.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells were co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells for 7 days. The sorted CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ (black squares) and CD4.sup.meediumCD25.sup.- (open squares), and unsorted CD4.sup.+ T cells (crosses) were added into MLR culture system as described in Materials and Methods. Proliferation (y-axis) was shown for day 3 of MLR. The results shown are representative of 8 independent experiments.
"FIG. 4A-B shows characteristics of CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ alloantigen-specific Treg. Freshly purified naive CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells were co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells for the indicated time. The expression of cell surface markers (4A) and intracellular cytokines (4B) were determined and analyzed by FACS as described in Materials and Methods. The percentage of positive cells for each cell surface marker or intracellular cytokine within the CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ and CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- subsets are indicated. The results shown are representative of four independent experiments.
"FIG. 5A-C shows CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ alloantigen-specific Treg have no cytotoxic capacity and their suppressor function is dependent on cell-cell contact and partially relies on CTLA-4 expression. CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg or CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- T cells were sorted after 7 days of allostimulation as shown in FIG. 3B. (5A) Cytotoxic capacity of induced CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg. (5B) The alloantigen-specific suppressor function of CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg is cell-cell contact dependent. (5C) Neutralizing anti-CTLA-4 mAb partially reverses the alloantigen-specific suppression mediated by CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg, but neutralizing mAbs to IL-4, IL-10, TGF-.beta. and GITR fail to reverse that suppression. Responder ® CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- and gamma-irradiated stimulator PBMC (S) were co-cultured with or without sorted CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg or CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- T cells. The cytotoxic activities (A) of human IL-2activated NK cells against K562 cells were set as positive controls (PC). Stimulator (S) or responder ® cells alone were set as controls. For transwell experiments (B), the same amount of responder ® and stimulator (S) cells were plated in the bottom wells of a transwell system. The top well insert was inoculated with same amount of sorted CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg. For the blocking experiments (C), the neutralization mAbs (open bars) and their relevant isotype controls (filled bars) were added in the co-culture system. Proliferation (y-axis) is shown for day 3 of cultures. Data for four different experiments are shown (n=4). The two-tailed unpaired Student's t tests were used for comparison. * indicate p
"FIG. 6A-E shows CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ alloantigen-specific Treg can be continuously expanded by CD40-activated B cells in large-scale without loss of function, and exogenous IL-2 does not enhance this cell expansion. Freshly purified nave CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.-T cells were co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells for the indicated time. (6A) The percentages of CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ and CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- cells in the cultures (n=10). (6B) Expansion of CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.- alloantigen-specific Treg from 10 different individuals. The expansion was normalized for the CD4.sup.highCD25+ cells, and the fold increase of the CD4.sup.highCD25- was shown. (6C) Naive CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- were co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells with or without IL-2. The expansion was normalized for the CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ cells, and the fold increase of the CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ is shown (n=4). (6D) Absolute numbers of CD4.sup.highCD25+ alloantigen-specific Treg generated from 1.times.10.sup.6 nave CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells (n=10). (6E) CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ alloantigen-specific Treg induced and expanded by CD40- activated B cells for 21 days remain functional. Freshly purified naive CD4.sup.+CD25.sup.- T cells (responder) were co-cultured with CD40-activated allogeneic B cells (target antigen) to induce and expand CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ Treg for 21 days with replacement of B cells every 7 days. The sorted CD4.sup.highCD25.sup.+ and CD4.sup.mediumCD25.sup.- cells were added into the MLR culture system as described in Materials and Methods. Data shown here are representative of three independent experiments."
For additional information on this patent application, see: Tu, Wenwei; Lau, Yu-Lung; Lewis,
Keywords for this news article include: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Monocytes, Immunology, Blood Cells, CD Antigens, CD3 Antigens, CD4 Antigens, Legal Issues, Therapeutics,
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Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri, punter Pat McAfee, and long snapper Matt Overton like to call themselves the "fourth down players," seeing as they are the special teams guys who typically only play on fourth down.
This offseason, two of the three players that make up the core of that group were free agents, and the future remained unclear as to whether they would be back.
Last week, Pat McAfee announced that he had signed a five year extension to remain with the Colts, but it looked like Vinatieri might not be back. As we always say, however, deadlines spur action, and today the Colts announced that they had re-signed Adam Vinatieri to a two year extension. Both of the kickers are back, and they join Overton, who is fresh off of a pro bowl berth in 2013.
In 2013, the group made a prolific unit. Vinatieri connected on 35 of 40 field goals, including 19 of 23 from 40+ yards out. McAfee averaged 46.0 yards per punt, had 7 punts downed for a touchback and 27 downed inside the 20 yard line, setting a new franchise record. Throughout it all, Overton was the long snapper and was always reliable. Behind those three players, the Colts special teams unit is a very good one, as their kicking game is very dangerous. When the Colts need a field goal, Vinatieri can hit from almost anywhere and especially if they need a field goal at the end of the game, there's no one better in the league (or NFL history, for that matter) than the 41-year old legend. Having McAfee at punter is a great weapon as well, as sometimes the most important thing is winning the field position battle, which McAfee helps the Colts to do. And while those two get the statistical credit, don't forget about Matt Overton, who gets the ball to both Vinatieri and McAfee and ensures that it's always a good snap. Overton was recognized for his play in 2013 by being named to the pro bowl.
Here's what I wrote about the group in my 2013 positional review of the special teams unit while giving them an "A" grade for the season:
"Kicker Adam Vinatieri had a tremendous season at the age of 41, making 35 of 40 field goals (87.5%), including 15/17 from 40-49 yards out and 4/6 from over 50 yards with a long on the season of 52. No kicker in the NFL made more field goals from more than 40 yards out than Vinatieri's 19. He also converted on all 34 of his extra point attempts. At the age of 41, Vinatieri was still as good as he ever has been and had one of the best seasons of his career and one of the best performances by a kicker in the NFL in 2013.
"Punter Pat McAfee also had a good season, averaging 46.0 yards per punt with a net average of 38.5. He had a punt blocked but pinned 27 inside the 20 yard line (a franchise record) with 7 touchbacks. It was actually only the third best season of his five year career and his worst since 2010 when looking at average, but it was still a good season for McAfee and he was as much of a weapon as ever. He also handled kickoff duties once again and was still one of the best tackling punters in the NFL. No one will forget when he laid out Broncos return man Trindon Holliday. It was a 56-yard return, but you wouldn't be able to tell that from the reaction of the crowd. Lucas Oil Stadium erupted when McAfee laid him out - and that's just what McAfee does, as he is as good of a tackler as you will get from a kicker or a punter.
"Long snapper Matt Overton also had a tremendous season, and he was rewarded with a Pro Bowl berth for it. In his second season with the Colts, Overton was again great and you hardly ever heard of him - which is a great thing for a long snapper - unless he was down the field making a tackle, because his motor never stopped until the play was over."
Adam Vinatieri and Pat McAfee are both team leaders and between the two of them they account for the Colts' field goal kicker, field goal holder, punter, kickoff specialist, special teams tackler, and team captain. It's big that both of them are back. Overton is due to become a restricted free agent next offseason, and that one seems like a pretty obvious decision for the Colts - bring him back.
Some of the special teams players from last year won't be back. Even special teams ace Sergio Brown, who is a free agent, has yet to be re-signed. The nature of special teams is that the backup players play on the coverage units, meaning that the units change frequently. The three most important special teams positions, however, are kicker, punter, and long snapper, and they make up the core of any team's special teams unit. For the Colts, they have all three of them back once again in 2014, and that's a very good thing. Expect much of the same from the Colts' fourth down players next season, which is exactly what the Colts needed.
I wrote earlier in the offseason about how the moves the Colts make with their special teams players who were due to become free agents would show greatly how much value the Colts put into special teams. It's clear they do value it, as they re-signed both McAfee and Vinatieri, and with a fourth down attack like the one the Colts have in Adam Vinatieri, Pat McAfee, and Matt Overton, it was the smart thing to do.
The #4thDownPlayers are back! Congrats to @adamvinatieri & @PatMcAfeeShow on signing new deals!— Matt Overton (@MattOverton_LS) March 11, 2014
And we're the 3 best friends that anyone can watch play on 4th downs for Indianapolis for at least 2 more years pic.twitter.com/TMJ2c3pUPV— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 11, 2014


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In the boat, they pole down through the cavern...forever, of course. The music just gets all up in there with the oboe and the whatnot. We round a corner, and even the score is fooled into thinking we're getting somewhere. But no.
There are glowing glowworms in the water. Did you know they feed off laughter? Well, they don't. But maybe on this stupid planet with creepy flying Marilla Cuthbert horses, that's how it works. Why is this even an issue? Why do we have time to spend on this? The music mysteriously goes nuts again as we view the boat from a variety of angles for a million more years.
This dude, who totally looks like a dude and not a chick at all, is sitting there laughing. More fake laughter from the people in the boat. It's Corky, of annoying Canadian band Corky and the Juice Pigs, by the way. Corky thinks that Calvin "must be [Kitty]," because it's all so amazing and hermaphroditic and gender this and freak that. Corky's beyond gender extremes or something. There is no point to be made here because they've obscured whatever they were trying to do to the point of grotesquerie. Everybody acts like he's the exact medium between male and female (and everything else too) because that's pretty much central to this character, in a Joseph Campbell kind of way. I think it might have been easier to soften his obvious masculinity a bit instead of chucking a lot of "Wow, he's so very much both a man and a woman" dialogue at our heads the whole time, but what do I know? Susan Shilliday wrote Legends of the Fall, so...
The witches want Corky to show them the darkness that is engulfing Earth, which they just saw, but he shows them this stupid video in the crystal ball of this girl with a really long ponytail getting yanked by it out of a park swing. Oh, he laughs and laughs. The HM is stupid and totally a dude. This wouldn't even make it on America's Funniest Home Videos, but he's laughing like his human form is about to split a seam.
Finally Corky gets kind of intense, and caresses his ball. It shows a star -- the star from the opening credits -- which goes supernova, and obliterates a big piece of that dark junk. "It died."
Yes, but for a reason. The kids like magically know that this star which destroyed itself against the darkness was Mrs. Whatsit. In the book this part was sublime because you got a real sense of her sacrifice. Here, not so much, because everyone speaks in non sequiturs and knows things they have no business knowing, as if by magic. The kids look up at the ceiling where the glowworms tinkle and dim in homage. Mrs. Which gives Mrs. Whatsit her props. Corky interrupts and gets giggly again and calls them mopers. I guess another word for Happy Medium is Manic Depressive. Then I swear to God he says, "What did you have for breakfast, a big bowl of misery flakes, with misery milk?"
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Sentiment: Strong Buy
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Sentiment: Strong Sell
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place to live. This is stupid mattel.
ont his one. I still see broken chart.
the rates will rise.
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for standing strong.
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Gaming U.S. History
The way I envision this exercise is as follows: I will assign the roles of various important commanders to individual students. In the weeks preceding the "battle" students will research the lives and backgrounds of their assigned commander, paying particular attention to that person's role at the Battle of Antietam. On the day of the exercise, using playing pieces to represent their troops, participants will recreate their commanders' actions and decisions using a historical (and highly detailed) map of the battlefield blown up to poster size. Meanwhile, I will manage events by walking them through a timeline and presenting them with actual problems and dilemmas of the participants. And then, once the exercise concludes, students will write up their findings and reflections.
This may seem like a colossal waste of time to some of you. After all, aren't our undergraduates' valuable time (and valuable tuition dollars) better spent on weightier issues than playing games? Maybe, or maybe not. It seems to me that a gaming exercise could, if properly executed, present a unique opportunity to open up some new avenues of learning, particularly in a military history context. I think it will engage students by encouraging them to compete. It will require them to consider complexity in history, and demonstrate the sometimes cruel nature of contingency, particularly in war. And finally, I hope that the exercise will encourage a sense of empathy for or intellectual investment in their subject that might not exist simply by reading through a dry textbook or monograph.
This may be a triumph, or it may be a disaster. Either way, I'll be sure to let you know how things turn out.
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Thanks for the kind words, and I'm glad I've caused further thinking on this. I really enjoyed the experience, and it's something I'm keen to repeat in other classes (and, indeed, I'm thinking of creating a freshman seminar on history and board gaming).ReplyDelete
The thing that maybe surprised me most about the class was how much some students got into it (not necessarily the ones I'd have expected)., Assigning roles may work even better here, as it will give an even greater sense of agency - which will be valuable in itself. Good luck, I'll be fascinated to hear how it goes!
Do you know about the Reacting to the Past pedagogy? It's built around multi-week immersive role-playing games, set in moments of historical crisis. Students prepare by reading key texts and historical background; they then receive individual and/or factional role descriptions, which include biographical information, strategic advice, and victory objectives. Once the game proper begins, all participation (as well as all writing) is in character, with faculty only monitoring the action and occasionally announcing "news bulletins" or rolling dice to determine the outcome of an event. It's enormously rewarding, because students really take ownership of their learning. More info here: http://reacting.barnard.edu/ReplyDelete
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VISTA has the same problems as any new operating system - we have old
programs that don't work with it. My husband is a beta tester for Apple and
I am a PC user, and as far as I can see, it's what you're used to. We both
have problems with our computers from time to time. My husband has problems
getting some of his programs to operate right with every update of his
operating system too. And, at least I have a variety of genealogy programs
that will work on the PC, where there programs that are available for the
MAC are very limited.
The one thing that MACs have over PCs is, because they have a smaller
market, there aren't many computer viruses written for them.
And, by the way, I love Vista, and even AniMap brought out a new version
that works with. I have Office 2007 and there has been a dramatic positive
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When younger players see that, they believe they can act the same way, too, which is why the Ravens are so undisciplined.
Before yesterday, the Ravens and Billick had agreed to bring in a new offensive coordinator for the 2008 season, but that would have been a Band-Aid.
It's hard to justify having two highly paid coordinators running your team. That would have been another indictment of Billick. What was Billick supposed to do? Go to the first 20 minutes of practice and then take a nap?
Billick was on his way to becoming a figurehead, a once-powerful coach who kept losing more control every year since 2005, when Bisciotti publicly reprimanded him.
Billick was working in reverse. Over extended periods of time, great coaches such as Bill Walsh and Bill Parcells gain more power and become general managers and presidents as well as coaches. But Billick's power base was eroding.
His time in Baltimore was well spent. He was what this franchise needed in 1999. Back then, the Ravens needed energy, direction and organization.
Billick was the perfect fit. He exuded confidence to the point of arrogance. He was tall, strong and emotional, the perfect public relations machine. He had a love for the game and a passion for power and money.
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This is a large and beautiful spot for running, biking, picnicking and there's a zipline course. Haven't done that, so can't comment on it. Really nice park!
We went here for my 3 year old who loves to swim. We tried something new and drove the 15 minutes to the beach area. We saw the park and it seemed pretty busy. Right away when we paid the entrance fee the older lady was rude. She was having a phone conversation and didn't say hi or anything to...
We biked the park and had a blast. Lovely grounds and wildlife abounds!! We also went to GO APE! in the park. It is a absolute must do!!
My husband and I went to this part a few weekends ago for a morning hike; what a hidden gem in Indianapolis. The trails were nice for hiking (very easy as they were pretty flat) and felt like we were miles away from the city. Most of the trails were well covered so we appreciated the shade b/c we walked...
There is an admission to drive into the state park but only $6 for cars, extra charge per person if you want to swim. Beautiful property.
Parts were very good however the part were you hire canoes etc. was run down and uninviting,and the canoe hire expensive, and what crap canoes they are to.
If I lived in Indianapolis, I would purchase a yearly pass for this park in a heartbeat! Swimming, running, biking, hiking, you name it, it goes on here. Well-maintained, safe, scenic...everything you could ask for. If you do bike, be careful. There are a couple of very sharp turns, one of which is at the bottom of a hill. The...
Went there to watch the Big 10 rowing regatta that my daughter was competing in. Thoroughly enjoyed the park, a great place for the whole family to relax in.
We didn't really use the park much as we went mainly for the purpose of the Go APE ropes/zipline course but it looked great. Saw it had a beach area as well. We definitely recommend the GO APE course for beginners and people who have done it before. Takes a few hours so just plan on that but excellent pathways...
The GoApe tree course was awesome! The staff was friendly and welcoming! The woods at Eagle Creek Park are well preserved with lots of beautiful wildlife!
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Global Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Global Investment House, last month launched the Global Buyout Fund, which will invest in companies in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. The fund will also invest in Asian countries such as China, India and Pakistan, where it may find strong cross-linkage with businesses in the Middle East, according to the firm.
The firm said it decided to launch the fund because of the region's exchanges having undergone major corrections, which has rationalized valuations of most listed, as well as unlisted, private companies.
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Dear Editor:
The title of your Feb. 23 opinion piece — "Who will bomb Iran?" — could be rephrased as: "Who will start the next war in the Middle East?"
The answer should be "nobody." Not Israel and not the United States.
The last war in Iraq has been an unmitigated disaster for the United States. Meanwhile, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has warned Congress that Iran has the power to initiate terrorist attacks against the United States if we bomb Iran. And David Stockman, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan, said on the Fox business news channel on Feb. 23 that the current spike in oil prices could be eliminated overnight if President Obama would tell the world that we will not bomb Iran and we will not allow Israel to bomb Iran.
Given the fact that the price of oil affects everything from the price of gas at the pump to manufacturing unemployment and every other aspect of our economy, it would surely be in this country's best interests to stop beating war drums in the Longboat Observer. And as for your comment about President Obama, he does not lack the will to bomb Iran; he is just too smart to do so.
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Mission To perpetuate the unique heritage, mythology, and influence of American Western Art. History George Phippen, first President of the Cowboy Artists of America, died in 1966, leaving behind a group of artists interested in creating a facility that specifically represented artists in the American West. In 1974, the George Phippen Memorial Foundation was formed to create a centralized venue that would fully support Western Art. With the assistance of a dedicated core of volunteers, the George Phippen Memorial Foundation began organizing fundraisers for the creation of their museum. The first annual Memorial Day Show was presented at the Prescott Public Library in 1974, featuring the finest of western sculptors and painters. For ten years, this show was the only financial means of the Foundation. In the early 80s the James Family Trust donated a parcel of land to the Foundation to begin the construction of the building for the future Phippen Museum. With the funds from the Memorial Day Shows and this generous gift, the Phippen Museum was able to open its doors to the public on October 13, 1984. At present, the Phippen Museum still presents the annual Phippen Museum Western Art Show and Sale on Memorial Day Weekend at the Courthouse Square in Prescott, Arizona. The museum has also expanded, adding rooms specifically for the purpose of collection development and research. The staff has expanded from a core group of volunteers in 1984, to a full staff and board. Rotating exhibits are featured quarterly. The museum presents educational programs to schools, adults and special interest groups from across the country. The Phippen Museum is one of three museums in Prescott and is proud to be the only art museum.


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Lenovo finally made its Honeycomb-sporting IdeaPad K1 an official commodity - and it's basically just another fish in a sea of Android 3.1 tablets. It's filled with the nearly-identical hardware guts of the top Android tablets on the market today:
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According to the post, "a broader rollout to myTouch 4G customers will begin in the coming weeks" so if you aren't rocking Gingerbread this week, be patient!
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Columbus, GA - A Columbus man is behind bars after the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office find more than $40,000 worth of drugs in his home.
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Officials say the found 14 ounces of crack cocaine, 45 grams of cocaine and six ounces of marijuana valued at $41,000 inside Warrior's Green Forest Drive home on Monday morning.
They say they also confiscated about $12,000 in cash.
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If Your VoIP Service Doesn't have 911, It Should
As a longtime volunteer firefighter and now emergency medical technician (EMT), I'm well aware of the importance of 911 and knowing the address of where help is needed. But with the proliferation of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) services worldwide, a new wrinkle has been introduced.
Landline phones come with a fixed address: When you call 911 from one of those, your location pops up immediately on the dispatcher's screen. But call 911 from a mobile VoIP phone, and your location is not so evident. When you're clutching your chest or gasping for air, that might be a problem (he said understatedly).
Technical Support Representative Cameron Nutter of wholesale VoIP provider VoIP Innovations (News - Alert) addresses that very issue in a blog post titled "911 Over VoIP." In it, he takes a close look at this critical issue.
"Before signing on with a VoIP provider, it is essential that you understand their E911 service and how exactly it works. 911 over VoIP, for the most part, is very similar to 911 over PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network lines), but with a few key differences," Nutter writes. "A typical PSTN telephone number is associated with a fixed address. With VoIP, and the portability that it brings, a telephone number can be used from practically anywhere in the country that has access to the Internet. Keeping address information for your DIDs accurate and up to date is an absolute must. Many providers (such as VoIP Innovations) offer test services that will allow you to verify that your E911 information has been properly uploaded and is working as intended."
And that's a key point with which the FCC (News - Alert) agrees.
"The FCC has issued requirements to make sure that 911 over VoIP is up to the challenge of delivering what is arguably the most important phone call that you can make," Nutter observes. "Another important item to note is that at this time, the FCC only requires VoIP providers that are fully interconnected (VoIP services that use the PSTN network) to provide access to emergency services."
To that end, Nutter listed some helpful tips from the FCC about 911 and VoIP. They include:
- Have a clear understanding of any limitations of your 911 service;
- Inform children, babysitters and visitors about your VoIP service and its 911 limitations, if any;
- If your power is out or your Internet connection is down, be aware that your VoIP service may not work. Consider installing a backup power supply, maintaining a traditional phone line or having a wireless phone as a backup;
- If you have questions about whether or not the phone service you are receiving is an interconnected VoIP service, contact your service provider for further information.
Remember, not all VoIP services work with 911. But the time to find out is now, and not when you need it the most.
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