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Formed in Newfoundland in 1976 by Noel Dinn, Figgy Duff (a traditional Newfoundland white pudding) were the progenitors of the Celtic maritime sound - a folk/rock hybrid incorporating traditional jigs and reels.
In the early years, Figgy Duff criss-crossed the island seeking the songs and music of the people, learning in the oral tradition as generations did before - gauging their success by the joy it brought to those who taught them the songs. In a short time Figgy Duff became famous for their folk/rock fusion and original arrangements and it was not long after that those outside of Newfoundland discovered the band as something new and exotic.
Despite an early deal with Island Records that resulted in as-yet unreleased album, and an early indie album called 'After The Tempest' in 1984 (featuring two original songs), their eponymous debut, featuring a 4-member raw ensemble, was produced by Tom Treumuth and Gary Furniss and released through Phonodisc in 1981.
For the next 12 years Noel Dinn and singer/songwriter/producer Pamela Morgan led Figgy Duff (in its several incarnations) through the production of three more studio albums and countless tours of North America and Europe; taking the band from local innovators to a powerful and critically lauded international presence in the burgeoning worldwide Folk/Celtic scene.
1990's 'Weather Out The Storm' was again produced by Tom Tremeuth and Gary Furniss as the first act on Tremeuth's newly resurrected Hypnotic Records. The writing skills become more evident, yet rooted in the band�s traditional background. It featured five highly original songs, and the traditional music sparkles with even more innovative arrangements. With a reconfigured line-up, Figgy Duff embarked on a full-scale tour of Canada in the winter of 1991. The album itself was nominated for a Juno Award 1991.
1993's 'Downstream' became their first all original offering with songs by band leaders Noel Dinn and Pamela Morgan and featured special guest appearance by guitarist Ken Greer (Red Rider, Gowan). Shortly after the completion of the album, 'Downstream', bandleader Noel Dinn died of cancer at the age of 45 on June 26, 1993.
Pamela Morgan disbanded Figgy Duff shortly thereafter and would compile a "best of" called 'A Retrospective: 1974-1993' in 1995. The single "Inside A Circle - 1999", from the 'Weather The Storm' album, will be released in June 1999 to coincide with the 25th Anniversary Reunion tour this summer.
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1990 Heart Of A Gypsy (Hypnotic/A&M)
1990 Weather Out The Storm (Hypnotic/A&M)
1990 Woman of Labrador (Hypnotic/A&M)
1993 Freedom (Hypnotic/A&M)
1993 Downstream (Hypnotic/A&M)
1993 Sweet Temptation (Hypnotic/A&M)
1999 Inside A Circle (Amber Music)
1981 Figgy Duff (Hagdown/Phonodisc)
1984 After The Tempest (Celtic Music/Hypnotic)
1990 Weather Out The Storm (Hypnotic/A&M)
1993 Downstream (Hypnotic/A&M)
1995 A Retrospective: 1974-1993 (Amber Music/EMI)
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In a 35-plus year career as a motorsports journalist I've seen some pretty impressive private and public collections. For Mopar fans Richard Petty's collection is pretty nice, Don Garlits has more than a few nice Mopar race cars in his Museum and perhaps the pinnacle of all Mopar collections is the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, Michigan. But as far as a private collection goes, I have never seen anything better than what I saw a couple of weeks ago at Greg Mosley's private "garage" in Illinois.
Greg Mosley and his wife, Kathy, are genuine Mopar maniacs. They love them, drive them and collect them. And they are more than just collectors; these Mopar fans have built their own museum and filled it with Mopar cars and memorabilia just for the love of the brand.
They are friends with Scott Gardner, owner/operator of dragstrips in Cordova, Ill., and Eddyville and Cedar Falls, Iowa. When Garnder needed a place to hold a press conference prior to his tenth annual "Nostalgiafest" at Cordova Dragway Park, Mosley graciously offered his garage as a meeting place. Mopar Max was invited to an exclusive tour.
There are many really cool cars in the collection. All of them are Mopars except for a single Dale Earnhardt Jr. "sig series" Camaro.Part of the Mosley collection is an original Roland Leong "Hawaiian" Funny Car. During our visit Roland was on hand (he was part of the Nostalgiafest activities) and posed with the car. Driver Larry Reyes was also there when we got our tour. I would personally like to thank Greg and Kathy Mosley for opening up their "garage".

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Gillian Jacobs, Lover of Pants, Shows Us What It Means to be Absurdly Awesome
Wedding dress shopping would be that much more fun if it was like this new clip from Gillian Jacobs and Smirnoff Ice. This is absurdity taken to new heights. I'll say this: there are pants. Also, a curiously out of place raccoon tail, and a human masquerading as a carrot. Take it from me — you gotta see it to believe it. Check it out!


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A real voltmeter has resistance Rv. In the circuit shown, thevoltmeter acts as a resistor, and affects the terminal voltage Vthat is mesures across the battery.
a) Derive an equation for V in terms of Rv, r, andε.
b) Say V is 1% less than the value of ε. Using the valuesr=0.75Ω and ε=4.5v, determine the voltmeter'sresistance.


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Sleep mode works without locking doors
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My final post for 2012 :thumbup:
Thought it was worth making this its own thread. As part of diagnosing a battery issue I wired a multi-meter in series with the battery's -ve terminal. i.e. the multi-meter see exactly what current is being drawn.
It proved sleep mode does indeed activate with the doors unlocked. Attached are photos take after unlocking car, turning off headlights and taking the CA Fob inside the house.
Reading are in Amps. 0.01 is 10mA which means the car entered sleep mode somewhere between 14 and 29 minutes.
2009-06-05 production date US spec E93 auto without Nav or H-K but with Bluetooth and Comfort Access.
Nice so its drawing .5 amps when its not in sleep mode.
Nice so its drawing .5 amps when its not in sleep mode.
Some have said just bringing the keyfob in range can wake it up .
Did you get a reading on running the radio with the car setting ?
With a 70Ah battery 20mA would last a long time.
If I remember I'll try the radio tomorrow. Evening is about to start.. good idea about the radio; Likely it's in the 6->7A range; there were more details in my other currently running thread.
It wakes up and checks itself every once in awhile.
It wakes up and checks itself every once in awhile.
There by drawing more current and depleting the charge further according to
the above pdf
Wow, these cars are crazy
Won't it go in sleep mode as well if you hit the stop button twice?
Additional data is in my post here: http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...3&postcount=12 Excuse any typos as I've edited that post at least five times with additional info; will go back and clarify the info later today
If you like locking the doors in the garage that's great, but we tend not too. Once my battery drain issue is resolved I'll stop locking the BMW and am very certain it will not cause drain.
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Twenty more indigenous communities are tipped to sign pacts pledging behavioural change in exchange for funding, despite vehement opposition to the plan from key Aboriginal leaders.
The Federal Government's controversial mutual obligation policy has split the Aboriginal community.
The Government's new hand-picked advisory council yesterday backed a deal in which a remote Kimberley community has undertaken to meet hygiene standards in return for petrol pumps and improved health checks. But the plan was attacked by other Aboriginal leaders, including Pat Dodson, who described it as "lunacy".
The agreement in the remote Mulan community in the Kimberley links $172,260 in Federal Government funding for petrol bowsers to a demand that children wash their faces twice daily and families keep their homes free of rubbish.
Under the deal, the West Australian Government will provide regular testing for the eye disease trachoma, skin infections and worm infestations.
A spokesman for Indigenous Affairs Minister Amanda Vanstone said the Government was talking with 20 communities and hoped to have signed 50 or more agreements by the end of the financial year. The spokesman said some communities may sign several agreements involving different issues, such as health or domestic violence.
Senator Vanstone said there was no threat to remove funding from communities that failed to fulfil their obligations but the Government might think twice about future deals with them.
The administrator of the Mulan Aboriginal Corporation, Mark Sewell, said the community of 150 had initiated the agreement and did not feel patronised by the Government's demands.
But Mr Dodson said the Mulan deal was not the sort of thing he had in mind when shifting his support last week to the Government's approach to mutual obligation. He said it was an indication of the community's desperation that it was prepared to forgo civil liberties to get essential services.
"It smacks so much of the old days when the superintendents of missions lined people up and checked whether they'd cleaned their teeth or put their rubbish bins out at the right angle," he said.
Mr Dodson, who has previously described the behavioural contracts as "fascism gone mad", urged the Government to rethink the deal and commit to improving health, education and work opportunities in the community.
Carol Martin, the only Aborigine in the West Australian Government, said
the funding deal was offensive. "I'm offended that people need to sit up and beg," she told ABC radio. "I train my dog by withdrawing things".
But National Indigenous Council chairwoman Sue Gordon backed the plan. "I don't view anything which is going to benefit Aboriginal people - which Aboriginal people themselves put up - as being paternalistic," she said.
Prime Minister John Howard said he believed the deal would "resonate throughout the Australian community as a very commonsense way to go", while Health Minister Tony Abbott predicted that thousands of similar agreements would be signed.
The outgoing co-chairman of Reconciliation Australia and former Fraser government minister Fred Chaney said the agreement could be the start of greater progress for the community.
"If discussions with the Mulan community have indicated that these are the priorities, then that's a very good starting point," he said.
Senator Vanstone's spokesman said no discussions had begun yet with Victorian communities but the Government hoped to begin talks soon.
A spokeswoman for Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Minister Gavin Jennings said the Bracks Government would have serious concerns about such deals.
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Richard Childress says he isn't playing favorites
JOLIET, Ill. -- Richard Childress might have rooting favorites, but the NASCAR team owner isn't playing favorites with his grandson Austin Dillon and Elliott Sadler.
The Richard Childress Racing teammates are battling for a Nationwide title, and Sadler is leaving the team next season. That added a layer of intrigue when crew chief Danny Stockman radioed Dillon, "Don't help the 2 car (Sadler)" during Saturday's race at Chicagoland Speedway.
"If it comes down to the end and it was Austin or him battling side by side for the win, yeah, I'm going to pull for Austin on the last lap," Childress said. "But everybody is going to have the same equipment, the same opportunity, and what they do with it is up to them."
Stockman and Dillon both explained after the race that the transmission referred to Sadler choosing to push Joey Logano instead of his teammate in the draft. Social media sites buzzed incorrectly that Childress had given the order, and Childress said the timing of ESPN's replay of the radio chatter also wasn't helpful.
"TV plays it 20 laps later after the incident happened," he said. "If they played it as he pushed (Logano) by, it's a whole different picture. I didn't say it. Stockman said it right when it happened. That's the way that stuff is. You don't have a passion for the sport, you need to stay home. It's clean, good, healthy competition. Austin will tell you if he can't win it, he wants to see Elliott win it."
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Painting and Visual Culture in China
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- 30 credits - 1.0 unit
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- Any
This course explores the multi-polarity of the field of Chinese art history today by investigating the historical methodologies, canons, practices and other forces by which it has been shaped. The course is primarily focussed on the brush arts of painting and calligraphy, encompassing a reading of brush traces as special acts and sites of human endeavor, but considers other pictorial art forms, notably the reproductive media of ink-rubbing and printing, and contemporary media. Necessarily, this course builds on a preliminary survey of art in China, before focussing more closely on themes and issues in specific phases and movements during the dynasty era and into the present. There is emphasis throughout on current events and initiatives in the field, including the ways art is collected, displayed, accessed and communicated through exhibitions, conferences and websites. Generally, the genres, themes and periods to be studied relate to current exhibitions or other events and meetings. Modernity is a perennial issue, and relevant artistic themes include, but are not limited to imperialism, colonialism and nationalism, the advance of technologies relevant to visual culture, and the roles of city life, travel and mass communication.
Objectives and learning outcomes of the module
Course Objectives:
- An understanding of the methods, practice and key issues in painting and visual culture in relation to painting in China.
- A context for critical appraisal by the students of various methodologies for the study of Chinese visual culture.
- A range of skills relevant to an understanding of painting, calligraphy.
- Preparation for advanced or independent study of a specific research topic.
Learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this module a student will be able to:
- have gained advanced knowledge and understanding of the themes, issues and debates of Chinese art relating to: social contexts; processes of representation; and ways in which meaning is constituted, through in depth examples.
- be able to compare and evaluate different approaches to understanding art traditions in China.
- be able to assess critically the materials and themes explored in the course through the use of particular examples from China.
- have gained knowledge and understanding of the range of skills used in art history and to have developed independent study and research and presentation skills.
- be able to provide a basis for further study at a PG research level for advanced students.
- One hour Lecture, one hour Seminar
Scope and syllabus
The course primarily complements other MA offerings in East Asian archaeology, art history and museum practice.
The course is structured around 10 sessions on core themes, complemented by sessions on specific artworks, genres or periods of study and museum visits and viewings:
- Approaching Chinese painting – a practical guide
- Mapping the field: issues in periodisation, genres, techology and practices
- Art theories and practices in China
- Anatomy of a painting: Admonitions and women
- Collections, canons, objects and the mounting of exhibitions
- Painting media and mounting formats
- Significant form: ink outline and calligraphy
- The art economy: society, values, obsessions
- Court art & patronage
- Religious art
Method of assessment
- One 4 000 words independently researched essay (worth 56%)
- One presentation (worth 15%)
- One seminar participation (worth 9%)
- One slide test (worth 20%)
Suggested reading
- Clunas, Craig. Elegant Debts : The Social Art of Wen Zhengming, 1470-1559. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2004.
- Clunas, Craig. Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China. London: Reaktion Books, 1997.
- Fong, Wen C, and James CY Watt. Possessing the Past: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1996.
- Harrist, Robert E, Jr, and Wen C Fong. The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B Elliott Collection. Princeton: The Art Museum, Princeton University, 1999.
- Ledderose, Lothar. Ten Thousand Things: Module and Mass Production in Chinese Art. Princeton, 1999.
- McCausland, Shane (ed.) Gu Kaizhi and the Admonitions Scroll. London: British Museum Press in conjunction with the Percival David Foundation, 2003.
- Thorp, Robert & Richard Vinograd. Chinese Art and Culture. New York, 2001.
- Yang Xin, et al. Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting. New Haven & London: Yale University Press/Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1997.


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So let's talk about asteroids and meteors....
As I write this the dearth of intellect that is social media is going ape shit over the near pass of Asteroid DA14. You can not go more than a post or two without seeing words like 'doomsday,' 'apocalypse,' and 'Bruce Willis.' And then, of course there are mind numbing posts like this one:
"...the "DA14" hasn't flown by us yet. The scientists say if it flew by 15 minutes later, well we'd all be scr*wed!"
Okay. I'd like to know which "scientist" supposedly said this. If I had to guess, it was probably one of the thousands of hack "experts" media outlets use to generate eye catching headlines. No legitimate scientist would EVER make a claim like this. And especially NOT in regards to an asteroid like DA14.
Time for some goddamn education, kids. Gather round. Especially you dim ones in the back who think Michael Bay films are documentaries. Asteroid DA14 is only 50 meters in size. For perspective, consider the following:
- Scientists generally don't get concerned until an asteroid reaches the 250+ meter range, and even then, asteroids of that size don't wreak the kind of destruction that would change climate or destroy continents.
- Prior to 2008, the international effort to track Near Earth Asteroids didn't even bother looking for anything smaller than one kilometer. It wasn't until 2008, when much of the sky was already scanned, that scientists began searching for these lesser threats.
- So what if DA14 did hit the Earth? Being 50 meters, the worst case scenario would be for it to fall on a highly populated area. The damage would be horrible, but contained to a localized area. What is called regional damage. But, here's the deal. Much of the land on earth isn't populated. And 70% of it is covered by ocean. Yeah. Not really an issue, is it?
- And for those of you out there who claim, "Oh, the government would never tell us about the threat!" Sorry, but you are as dumb as a sack of hammers. Get educated. The program to track Near Earth Asteroids is an international effort, which includes several nations, universities, private industry, and a staggeringly huge community of amateur astronomers. These people all share and double check their data. In fact, many of the major discoveries over the past decade have come from amateur astronomers. A cover-up is not feasible considering the nature of how the science is done.
So am I saying asteroids aren't a risk? Absolutely not. I'm merely saying DA14 is nothing to lose sleep over. If we're going to face the future and overcome the various problems awaiting us, this sort of "Let's pretend we're living in a Michael Bay movie" bullshit has to stop. It's unhealthy, it spreads fear and misinformation, and we've got plenty of that already. So let it go and grow the fuck up.
In closing, I leave you with these words of wisdom...
"If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them."
--Isaac Asimov
"Don't be so fucking stupid."
--Josh Finney
Some of the self-proclaimed "geniuses" at I FUCKING LOVE SCIENCE are claiming, "Scientists only knew for a week that the asteroid was headed this way." This is ABSOLUTELY not true. Asteroid 2012 DA14 was discovered on Feb. 23, 2012. That is, in fact, why it is labeled with a "2012" date. If you need proof, here's an article from the March 2012 edition of Discover Magazine about DA14's close pass: blogs.discovermagazine.com/bad… . Hell, the article is EVEN titled, "No, asteroid 2012 DA14 will not hit us next year."
Christ, people, I am all for NEO research and development of deflection strategies, but we're not going to get there by making shit up and discrediting the very scientists who are doing this thankless job. If you want to know the facts, go to the source: neo.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html


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It's good to see Warner Home Video digging into their Monogram/Allied Artists holdings, even if there are no undiscovered masterpieces among the four titles in WHV's recent "Charlie Chan Collection." Most of the auteur interest here is concentrated in the stylish opening sequence of Phil Karlson's 1946 "Dark Alibi"; otherwise, you get Terry Morse's rather messy "Dangerous Money" (1946), Howard Bretherton somewhat off from his breezy best with "The Trap" (1946) and William Beaudine sleepwalking through "The Chinese Ring" (1947), the first of the Chan films to star Roland Winters after Sidney Toler's death. My review of the box is here.
The chief asset of the Monogram Chans is, of course, Mantan Moreland, a master of comic timing who, in a more just world, would have had Bob Hope's career. "Dark Alibi" gives him a couple of scenes with his former vaudeville partner, Ben Carter, that are worth the Netflix postage alone.
The Monogram library may not be as rich as Republic (which is still being held hostage by Paramount), but there are many fine things in it — William Nigh's $1.98 version of Cornell Woolrich's "I Wouldn't Want to be in Your Shoes," Frank McDonald's eerie late noir "The Big Tip-Off," to name a couple — that merit exposure on TCM, if not a box set of their own.


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Art of the Joke-Humor in Visual Art: This class is an intermediate level studio workshop exploring humor in visual art, from the subtle to the overtly comical. Studio projects will offer possibilities for expressing humor through drawing, painting (water based only), collage/assemblage/mixed media, and/or digital imaging/photography, commensurate with experience. Studio work will emphasize conceptual content, including humorous elements, and be supplemented with reading, image shows of witty visual art, and written artist statements about each project.
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Increase visual and materials skills and concept development through studio projects.
Gain an understanding of various aspects of humor in contemporary visual art.
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Three Act Tragedy: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Mystery Masters)
Reverend Stephen Babbington attends a party, has a cocktail, and dies. With no trace of poison and no motive for murder, the death is ascribed to natural causes. At another party, with the same guests, another person dies in exactly the same manner. Hercule Poirot, present at the first gathering, takes on the baffling case. He stages his own party, gathering all the suspects together. Is he setting himself up to find the truth, or setting the stage for another murder?
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A rogue anti-spyware program called TotalSecurity is circulating the Internet, downloading itself on users' PCs to produce false malware scan results and prevent legitimate anti-spyware products from working.
Users can become infected with TotalSecurity the way they would any other malware; it's installed on systems via Trojan viruses. According to a post on Symantec's Security Response site, the rogue program then appears to scan a user's system and produces fake or exaggerated scan results saying that multiple infections were found.
But, since the rogue program tells users they are running the trial version of TotalSecurity, they must purchase a license to the software to have the discovered malware removed, the program reports. Users are haunted by recurring pop-ups that flash unnerving messages such as "Security Monitor: WARNING," urging them to download the complete version of the software to fix the problem.
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The World Champion Judah Friedlander
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The World Champion Judah Friedlander
On the comedy stage, Judah Friedlander is The World Champion. He is the best athlete in the world, greatest martial artist, the sexual desire of every woman, and a role model to children. Let's face it, Judah is the greatest comedian in the world… And the most humble. Judah is an extra-dark blackbelt in karate.
Judah is known to comics & audiences as one of the funniest and most original stand-up comedians. Seeing Judah perform live is always a unique experience. He always has new jokes & he plays off the audience making up jokes on the spot. You will never see Judah do the same show twice. Because Judah is so awesome, he's also one of the most copied comedians. But a copy is never as good as the original. And no one can top The World Champion.
Judah started doing stand-up in 1989 and has been doing it just about every night ever since. Even though Judah has made over 30 movies & appeared in hundreds of TV shows - stand-up comedy is Judah's priority and specialty. He is not an actor who does stand-up on the side. He's a stand-up comedian who acts on the side.
You can watch Judah as "Frank Rossitano" on the Emmy-winning "30 Rock" every night in syndication & on Comedy Central, as well as in new episodes every Thursday night on NBC.
Judah has made multiple hilarious appearances on many late night talk shows including: Letterman, Conan, Fallon & The Daily Show.
Judah was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2003 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in the Sundance-winning "American Splendor". Some of his other movies include "Meet the Parents", "Wet Hot American Summer", "Feast", "Zoolander", and "The Wrestler".
Judah's hilarious instructional karate book "How To Beat Up Anybody" is based on his stand-up act, but with all brand new material. He sells & signs it after shows. Judah does meet & greets after every show. Judah does not charge for photos. So, you don't have to ask Judah if it's ok to take a photo – you can take one with him, and it'll be the sexiest photo you've ever seen.
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With one big election over, and the next federal and state elections two years away, it's time for political reporters to identify the next crop of rising stars.
To be labeled a "rising star" is either a sign of a politician's potential or it's the kiss of death.
So many public officials are called rising stars that they can't all end up rising higher than they already are. If you're a big-city mayor, the logical step up would be to governor or U.S. senator, and if you're already a governor or senator, the only ambition would be the White House. There are only so many of these promotions to go around.
Yet my Google Alerts finds that just since Saturday, U.S. media used some version of the phrase "rising star" 24 times to describe 14 nationally known politicians.
They include Senators Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz and Elizabeth Warren; Governors Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie and Scott Walker, and Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa, Cory Booker and Julian Castro.
They also include: Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; George P. Bush, son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush; Patrick Murphy, who just unseated Rep. Allen West.
Also: A county supervisor in Virginia who was being called a rising star before he was charged with forcible rape.
If you track rising stars as I've started to, you realize how quickly they can turn into falling stars. It's "rising star" one week, "facing indictment" the next. Kwame R. Brown was identified as a "once-rising political star" in Washington D.C. in a news story about his sentencing for lying on loan applications. Paul Babeu, a sheriff in Arizona, was a rising star before he was revealed to have tried to deport his ex-lover Jose.
Another thing you'll notice: An uncanny correlation between being considered a rising star and having a low, strong hairline. Basically, someone will call him a rising star if a politician a) won the last election, b) has a higher office to run for, and c) looks vigorous enough to still be alive four years from now.
This may be the political version of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, a sign that someone has nowhere to go but down.
The various Rubios, Warrens and Villaraigosas shouldn't let their rising-star status go to their heads. Political junkies may be looking ahead, but the public doesn't want rising stars, soaring toward their next jobs. It wants them to do the jobs they have.
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For a blast from the past or a walk down Memory Lane, the Folsom Museum is always a fun venue. This month, however, is especially noteworthy. Former students from Folsom High School in the 1950s collaborated to create "Folsom in the 1950s."
There are a number of things that make this exhibit worth your time.
Folsom's history encompasses much of the tri-county region, and pre-dates El Dorado Hills (which was known as Clarksville until development in the early 1960s). About 40 percent of the students at FHS came from outside of Folsom – from Clarksville, Mather Air Force Base, Latrobe, Salmon Falls and Represa (Folsom Prison).
The '50s, in retrospect, were a conservative and idyllic time. Folsom was both typical and unique. And the generations that experienced that time are passing away. This era was, after all, more than 60 years ago.
The exhibit is an homage to the '50s, with a tip of the hat to "look how far we've all come." The first display shows some of those differences in technology: rotary dial phones and cell phones, massive calculating machines and calculators, typewriters and computers. Just think, a smart phone can replace all of these today.
Displays cover what life was like for those living in Folsom, including Represa. There are displays on the significant events that occurred that were part of the fabric of everyday life: the Pioneer Festival and Rodeo, football games at FHS (including a significant championship game), Sutter Street, elementary school events and the building of Folsom Dam.
Two vintage cars, as well as clothing, are on show as well.
Sprinkled throughout the displays are comments by those who lived in Folsom. Among my favorites are:
"Our social gatherings were through the schools, churches and fraternal organizations: DeMolay, Rainbow, Eastern Star and Job's Daughters."
"When you were looking for something to do you went down to Sutter Street. You would always meet someone. You could go fishing or swimming, to a movie or start a pick-up baseball game. Organized sports like Little League came in the late '50s."
"Rainbow Bridge was much narrower and dangerous to walk across, so we used to get across by using the arch under the roadway. In August, before the dam was built, we could walk across the river."
"The Pioneer Festival and Rodeo was great fun and a very important part of our social year."
"Parent participation in school activities were part of life. High school dances would include parents. Parents supported school discipline."
As you browse through each display, you are treated to the soundtrack of life in the 1950s — the era of Buddy Holly, Fats Domino and the Everly Brothers.
Don't forget to take in the rest of the museum as well. These exhibits document the fascinating and rich history of our community, from the Maidu Indians to the Gold Rush, to the current day. Always worth a look.
"Folsom in the 1950s" runs through March 17.
The Folsom History Museum is located at 823 Sutter St. in Folsom's Historic District. Hours are Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $4 adults, $2 teens, free for kids 12 and younger. For more information call (916) 985-2707 or visit folsomhistorymuseum.org.
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World's smallest Country - Principality of Sealand
Principality of Sealand is just a wartime fort perched on two concrete towers in the North Sea.
Principality of Sealand is located seven miles off the east coast of England (Suffolk) just outside the territorial waters of England. Its located at Latitude:51.894444 Longitude:1.482500 (Source:wikipedia)
Interested in owning a piece of "Principality of Sealand"?. Reuters is reporting that "Principality of Sealand" is up for sale. Apply to Prince Michael of "Principality of Sealand".


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Present address: Translational Immunology Unit, German Cancer Research Center, NCT Building, Im Neuenheimer Feld 460, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
Immunotherapy has emerged as an alternative strategy to treat malignancies in addition to conventional radio- and chemotherapy. There has been a plethora of evidence that the immune system is able to control tumor outgrowth and a number of strategies have been put forward to utilize this ability for immunotherapy. However, some of these strategies have not been very efficient and their success has been limited by tumor evasion mechanisms. A promising approach to engage effector cells of the immune system overcoming some of the escape mechanisms has been introduced more than two decades ago. This approach is based on bispecific antibodies. Here we summarize the evolution of bispecific antibodies, their improvement, remaining obstacles and some controversial reports.
The idea of immunotherapy is based on the premise that the immune system can recognize and eradicate malignant cells. The concept of tumor immunosurveillance was introduced last century [
The concept of immunosurveillance has also been supported by a number of clinical observations in humans, such as cases of spontaneous tumor regression [
The discovery in 2001 that the immune system controls not only tumor growth but also shapes its immunogenicity [
Today immunosurveillance is considered the stage of a long-lasting complex interaction between the immune system and the tumor, termed cancer immunoediting [
There are a number of mechanisms involved in the alerting of the immune system to the presence of a growing tumor early during cancer development, namely damage-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs) [
Activated TAA-specific T cells play a major role in the control of tumor growth either by differentiating into cytotoxic CD8+ T lymphocytes (CTL), which can recognize and directly kill tumor cells presenting peptides of the corresponding TAA via MHC (Major histocompatibility complex) class I molecules, or by becoming cytokine (
The important role which T and NK cells play in immunosurveillance prompted the realization of the potential of these cells in immunotherapy. In recent decades various therapeutic approaches have been developed to utilize T and NK cells' ability to control tumor growth, such as vaccination and adoptive transfer of autologous
A promising way to bypass certain evasion mechanisms and to utilize efficiently the potential of the effector mechanisms of the immune system in immunotherapy could be to target and destroy tumor cells with monoclonal antibodies (mabs) or antibody based constructs against TAAs expressed on the surface of the malignant cells.
Mabs are considered the 'magic bullets' in cancer immunotherapy due to their high specificity and ability to target the aberrant cell in a very selective manner.
There are a number of mechanisms used by abs to trigger tumor cell death. They can block ligand-receptor interactions involved in growth and survival pathways. In addition mabs can invoke innate immune effector mechanisms via their Fc portion either by engaging the soluble factors of the complement to trigger complement-mediated cytotoxicity (CMC) or by ligating activating Fc receptors on the surface of NK cells, macrophages and dendritic cells [
The development of the hybridoma technique in 1975 [
Until today a series of mabs were developed for cancer therapy [
A lot of major limitations are associated with the application of mabs for cancer therapy, which were highlighted by several clinical and animal studies. One of these limitations is the size of the mabs. Although their molecular weight of 150 kDa improves their pharmacokinetic properties, in the case of solid tumors it decreases the penetration and the retention of the therapeutic antibody in the malignant tissues [
Other limitations of mabs are based on their mode of action. Abs used for interfering with the survival and growth of the cancer cells might block redundant pathways, thus having poor effect on the death of the aberrant cells [
Already in the 1980s it was hypothesized [
Such a bispecific antibody (bsAb) can bind simultaneously a tumor antigen on the target cell and an activating receptor on the effector cell, triggering efficient effector cell activation and resulting in the eradication of the malignant cell. The activating receptor of choice on the surface of T cells is the CD3 complex, due to its expression on all T cells and its ability to provide strong triggering mechanisms. Nevertheless, bsAbs targeting other effector cells, such as NK cells, macrophages, and neutrophils have also been developed, using the respective Fc receptors (FcγRIII, FcγRI, FcαR) as trigger molecules [
Even though the idea of bsAbs and the used target antigens for both effector and tumor cells remained relatively constant over the years, their format has undergone significant evolution (
The earliest bsAbs were generated either by chemical cross-linking of whole antibodies or parts of them (e.g., Fab fragments), or by fusion of two hybridomas resulting in hybrid hybridoma (quadroma), secreting bispecific IgG molecules [
Evolution of bispecific antibodies. First bispecific antibodies were developed by chemical cross-linking of monoclonal antibodies (mabs) or of Fab fragments, or by quadroma technology (upper row). Recombinant antibody engineering allowed for the generation of small recombinant bispecific antibodies comprising the variable heavy (VH) and light (VL) domains of the parental mabs (lower row). scFv: single-chain fragment variable; bsDb: bispecific diabody; scBsDb: single-chain bispecific diabody; scBsTaFv: single-chain bispecific tandem variable domain; DNL-(Fab)3: dock-and-lock trivalent Fab; sdAb: single-domain antibody; bssdAb: bispecific single-domain antibody (only formats discussed in this manuscript are included, additional formats reviewed in [
These observations prompted the need to set a number of requirements for clinically useful bsAbs [
In the nineties, advances in antibody engineering provided novel approaches of design and development of recombinant antibody constructs which can overcome the drawbacks of the bsAbs produced by chemical cross-linking or the quadroma technique, as well as fulfill the above mentioned requirements. Since then, a wide variety of different recombinant bsAb formats were developed [
In the last few years an additional format of recombinant antibodies–single-domain antibodies (sdAbs)–was established, by eliminating one of the partner domains from a variable fragment (Fv) [
Various formats of recombinant bispecific antibodies have been introduced and there are a number of studies, which demonstrated their efficiency in targeting malignancies in preclinical and clinical settings [
The other major format of recombinant single-chain bispecific constructs has also been extensively studied, namely the single-chain tandem antibodies. There have been several reports describing different tandem abs, for example CD3xCD33 scBsTaFv targeting efficiently blasts derived from AML patients [
Tandem scFvs consisting of an anti-CD3 and an anti-TAA domain are also termed bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs). Usually, BiTEs are generated by fusing an anti-CD3 scFv to an anti-TAA scFv via a short five amino acid long linker elements. With the exception of the recently described CD3xCD33 and CD3-PSCA [
Currently, MT103 is also being tested in Phase II trials in patients with B-precursor lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) with minimal residual disease (MRD). In 80% of the 20 patients treated T cells activated by blinatumomab were able to locate and eradicate the rare disseminated tumor cells in the bone marrow, rendering the patients MRD negative. 78% of the patients were relapse free after a follow up of 405 days. MT103 was also able to engage T cells to eradicate chemotherapy-resistant tumor cells, which can otherwise cause clinical relapse. In the Phase II trial adverse events, such as lymphopenia, were also observed, but they were completely reversible [
There are several new BiTEs in the process of development, utilizing either humanized or fully human scFvs, which are cross-reactive with orthologous antigens in non-human primates, allowing the direct determination of the safety and the pharmacokinetics of the respective BiTE (e.g., CD33, melanoma associated chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan), or by reformatting approved therapeutic antibodies as BiTE molecules (e.g., panitumumab, cetuximab,
Taken together, until now, a series of recombinant single-chain bispecific abs have been created either in the diabody or various tandem formats. Both formats seem to have advantages and disadvantages. E.g., scBsDbs appear to be more protease-resistant although experimental evidence has so far not been provided. On the other hand the antibody domains in scBsDbs might be less flexible than in scBsTaFvs. Controversial data had been published in the literature with respect to the efficacy of scBsDbs versus scBsTaFvs. In a first side by side comparison it was shown that scBsTaFvs are far more superior to scBsDbs [
Another unexpected effect which we observed during optimization of bispecific abs is shown in
Effect of the heavy (VH) and light (VL) chain domains as well as the linker lengths on the binding capabilities of single-chain bispecific abs; G4S: block of four glycine and one serine residues as a peptide linker; Igκ: leader sequence.
Several publications in the last few years have offered an insight in the mechanism utilized by bsAbs to mediate recognition and eradication of the malignant cells by T cells (
Mode of action of bispecific antibodies. (
Another highlight of bispecific abs, which is mainly contributed to the BiTEs but is also observed for other bispecific molecules, is that they can activate T cells without the need of a co-stimulatory signal. There are currently two theories that try to give an explanation for this phenomenon. One is associated with the possibility of co-signaling, which can occur upon cross-linking of the target and effector cell via the bispecific ab, that is mediated by the interaction between CD28 and B7, known to be expressed on some malignant cells. However, some bispecific abs targeting a variety of tumor cells that do not express B7 molecules show similar efficacy [
It was also recently shown that bispecific abs targeting CD3 as an effector molecule can activate not only effector CD8+ and CD4+ T cells, but redirect regulatory T cells (Tregs) as well [
Formation of immune synapse (S)-like structures by cross-linked Tregs with tumor (Tu) cells. (
Comparison of IL-10 release from freshly isolated and expanded Tregs after cross-linkage with tumor cells via bispecific abs.
As already mentioned, besides T cells, NK cells are another class of immune effector cells which have great potential in immunotherapy. In addition to the Fc receptors on their surface, which can trigger ADCC, NK cells possess a number of activating receptors that can be involved in the detection of malignant cells [
Furthermore, NKG2D is expressed on the surface of CD8+ T cells as well, and provides an important co-stimulatory signal to these cells [
Another class of antibody derivatives also holds great potential to act as immunomodulators, the so called immunocytokines. Many proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-2, IL-12, IL-15 and GM-CSF have demonstrated potent anti-tumor activity and have the ability to enhance the immunogenicity of certain tumor types [
There have been several examples of fusing mabs or scFvs specific for different TAAs i.e. CD20, CD30, glycosphingolipid GD2, Her2, EpCAM, extra-domain B of fibronectin (EDB),
One of the major limitations for the efficacy of murine mabs and their derivatives appears to be their immunogenicity and the induction of HAMA responses although this was recently challenged: While the treatment with catumaxomab resulted in the development of HAMAs patients who developed HAMAs sooner derived greater benefit from the treatment [
Another potential limitation of the recombinant bispecific abs is their short half-life, resulting from their small size (~50–60 kDa). Unlike mabs, which have a half-life of several days, bispecific abs are retained in the circulation only for a few hours. As seen during the clinical trials with BiTE blinatumomab, it has a half-life of two hours and in order to ensure sufficient concentration for efficient response an application form of continuous intravenous infusion over four to eight weeks per cycle was necessary [
In addition to the prolonged time in the circulation, HSA-ab fusion proteins have demonstrated increased accumulation in the malignant tissue of tumor bearing mice [
Another option to prolong the half-life of single-chain bispecific abs would be to increase their hydrodynamic radius, which can be done by chemical conjugation to polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain [
Expression and isolation of bispecific antibodies was performed as described in [
BsAbs have undergone a significant evolution since the 1980s, when the idea was formulated for the first time. Advances in immunology, molecular biology and antibody engineering, as well as deeper understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing effector cell activation were necessary to overcome the obstacles and limitations faced by the first bsAbs. In the past few years, bsAbs have shown great potential in immunotherapy. Several molecules have demonstrated promising anti-tumor potential including in first clinical trials [
Most of the developed recombinant bsAbs targeting leukemias have shown very efficient anti-cancer effect, and even though bispecific compounds targeting TAA expressed on solid tumors have also been very efficient in preclinical studies, further investigations are needed to determine if they will have the same clinical success. Furthermore, there are still a few challenges with respect to pharmacokinetics and efficiency which need to be overcome. However, with all the work and improvements already achieved in this field one can expect that soon there will be more bsAbs entering into clinical practice.
The Robert Pfleger Stiftung and the DFG research center and cluster of excellence for Regenerative Therapies Dresden provided financial support for this publication.


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Call It a Comeback
Sure, every team makes a run in the NBA. Some just make a lot.
The Bucks are on a roll of close games. Since Feb. 13, you have needed to watch to the final second of regulation, sometimes even more. Seven straight games have gone down to the wire, all of them settled by no more than eight points.
Yet these recent close finishes along with the team's almost even overall record (29-28) are concealing a season-long trend of comebacks within games. Things are starting to even out after 48 minutes and 59 games, but Bucks games have been prone to wild scoring swings going both directions.
To wit: The Bucks have already won 13 games this season after trailing by 10+ points. Conversely, they have also lost 12 games this season after leading by 10+ points. So once again it shakes pretty evenly, but how they are arriving there is the strange, fascinating, exciting, frustrating, compelling part.
No one seems to track comebacks. At least not thoroughly or publicly or comparatively. After checking the usual statistical sources, a new plan bloomed: Check the numbers for each Bucks game and get the full story. The box scores handed out to press after games, I remembered, always show a "Biggest Lead" for each team (assist to BucksPR).
So, the good news or the bad news first? Thinking this is a good place to start… an even better finish.
The Comeback Wins
Deficit: Bulls led by 27 points
Final: Bucks won 93-92 on Nov. 26 in Chicago
How? The Bucks trailed 78-51 with 2:50 to go in third quarter. After that, they finished the game on a 42-14 run, led by a bench unit featuring the now departed Beno Udrih and Doron Lamb, as well as Mike Dunleavy, Ekpe Udoh and current starter Ersan Ilyasova. These are the nights.
Deficit: Raptors led by 20 points
Final: Bucks won 107-96 on Jan. 13 in Toronto
How? Toronto entered the night having won 10 of 13 and then jumped out to a 20-point lead in the first quarter. Then the Bucks dominated the second quarter 31-16, and John Henson delivered one of the finest games of his NBA career to date, with 19 points on 8-13 shooting.
Deficit: Rockets led by 17 points
Final: Bucks won 110-107 on Feb. 27 in Houston
How? Still pretty fresh in your memory. Of course Monta Ellis hit the off-balance buzzer-beating walk-off (run-off, rather) three to win the game. So you are forgiven if you forgot how this game started: With the Rockets taking a 20-4 lead less than four and a half minutes into the game.
Deficit: Celtics led by 17 points
Final: Bucks won 91-88 on Dec. 1 in Milwaukee
How? The Celtics started the game on a 17-0 run and the Bucks were still down 27-11 at the end of the first quarter. But a 36-point second quarter explosion drew the Bucks to within one point at halftime in one of a few games that Larry Sanders really broke out against the Celtics this year, leading the team with 18 points off the bench (remember when he came off the bench?).
Deficit: Pistons led by 15 points
Final: Bucks won 117-90 on Jan. 29 in Detroit
How? The Pistons jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, but the point of this story is the personal 16-0 run that Brandon Jennings went on in the third quarter. The Bucks scored 33 points in the second quarter, 39 in the third, and Jennings turned this turned into a blowout.
Deficit: Bulls led by 15 points
Final: Bucks won 104-96 on Jan. 9 in Chicago
How? The Bucks have made a habit of comeback wins in Chicago this season, using a second half three-point torrent and a season-high 35 points from Brandon Jennings to do the trick this time. The Bucks blocked 15 shots, Larry Sanders with seven of those, and they held the Bulls to 39 second-half points.
Deficit: 76ers led by 13 points
Final: Bucks won 94-92 on Feb. 13 in Milwaukee
How? The Bucks trailed by double-digits in the first quarter (sensing a common theme?) before Monta Ellis came alive with 19 points in the second half while Samuel Dalembert delivered one of the best games of his season with 17 points and 14 rebounds as the Bucks won each of the final three quarters.
Deficit: Cavaliers led by 12 points
Final: Bucks won 105-102 on Nov. 3 in Milwaukee
How? The picture-perfect finish to the home-opener saw Brandon Jennings hit a straightaway three at the buzzer to win… but not before the Bucks started a trend of struggling in the first quarter. The Cavaliers also made their own comeback with a 7-0 run to tie it at 102-102 before Jennings knocked in the game-winner.
Deficit: Wizards led by 12 points
Final: Bucks won 101-91 on Nov. 9 in Washington DC
How? The Wizards went up 12-0 before giving way to a pretty strong performance by the Bucks after that, though the Bucks did not pull away until a 10-0 run to start the fourth quarter as the Wizards refrained from scoring for a full five minutes.
Deficit: Raptors led by 11 points
Final: Bucks won 122-114 on March 2 in Milwaukee
How? Yes, the most recent example of the Bucks falling behind by double-digit and then predictably coming all the way back. Another slow start, but a free-flowing offense led by 19 assists from Brandon Jennings catapulted the team to a season-high 122 points and overtime win.
Deficit: Mavericks led by 11 points
Final: Bucks won 95-90 on Feb. 26 in Dallas
How? It looked bad for the Bucks. They had lost seven of eight. They went down 11-0 in Dallas. But they drew to within four at 21-17 by the end of the first quarter, and it was close the rest of the way. Monta Ellis was starry down the stretch, scoring 11 in the fourth quarter as the Bucks also overcame a five-point deficit in the final 3:12 of this one.
Deficit: Suns led by 10 points
Final: Bucks won 98-94 on Jan. 17 in Phoenix
How? Not only were the Bucks down 63-53 early in third quarter (and then 80-72 in the fourth quarter) after controlling the game early, they were working against a 24-game losing streak in Phoenix. Shunning decades of history, Mike Dunleavy did some Mike Dunleavy things (read: threes) late and the Bucks won in the desert for the first time since John Lucas and Sidney Moncrief held down the backcourt for Milwaukee.
Deficit: Celtics led by 10 points
Final: Bucks won 99-94 on Dec. 21 in Boston
How? The Celtics jumped ahead 25-15 in the first quarter. After staying within striking distance in the second and third quarters, the Bucks warmed in the fourth quarter and actually went up 88-81 with 42 seconds before Paul Pierce knocked in a three to force overtime, where the Bucks prevailed.
The Giveaway Losses
While the comeback wins burn sweetly, the Bucks have also had their fair share of blown leads. I will spare you the details, but these all happened:
Deficit: Cavaliers trailed by 20 points
Final: Cavaliers won 113-108 on Jan. 25 in Cleveland
Deficit: Rockets trailed by 18 points
Final: Rockets won 115-101 on Jan. 4 in Houston
Deficit: Nuggets trailed by 17 points
Final: Nuggets won 112-104 on Feb. 5 in Denver
Deficit: Nets trailed by 15 points
Final: Nets won 97-94 on Feb. 20 in Milwaukee
Deficit: Knicks trailed by 12 points
Final: Knicks won 96-86 on Feb. 1 in New York
Deficit: Jazz trailed by 12 points
Final: Jazz won 100-86 on Feb. 6 in Utah
Deficit: Bobcats trailed by 11 points
Final: Bobcats won 102-98 on Nov. 19 in Charlotte
Deficit: Pistons trailed by 11 points
Final: Pistons won 103-87 on Jan. 11 in Milwaukee
Deficit: Celtics trailed by 10 points
Final: Celtics won 96-92 on Nov. 10 in Boston
Deficit: Pistons trailed by 10 points
Final: Pistons won 105-100 on Feb. 9 in Milwaukee
Deficit: Wizards trailed by 10 points
Final: Wizards won 102-90 on Feb. 11 in Milwaukee
Deficit: Hawks trailed by 10 points
Final: Hawks won 103-102 on Feb. 23 in Milwaukee
Lots of poor first quarters in the comeback wins, which is of course obvious and logical. But it also helps solve why the Bucks find themselves in these situations more than most teams in the first place: They are typically a slow-starting team, ranking as the 19th best first quarter team in the NBA. In any event, it is still pretty amazing that they have come back from deficits of 20-4, 17-0, 12-0, and 11-0 to win games. Probably not a recipe for success moving forward, but they have found a way to make it work.
It helps that the Bucks often quickly recover to make close games. Largely that is because they are a splendid second quarter team, ranking 5th best in the NBA in point differential at +1.5 per game, making it by far their best quarter. Fourth quarters are actually the sorest spot this season for the Bucks, which starkly contrasts the team's excellent output in fourth quarters last season, though they have managed a very respectable 11-7 record in close games (decided by 5 points or fewer).
Why are they so good in the second quarter?
The Bucks have a strong bench, and early in the second quarter is a prime time that some key players from their bench get to match up with (and outplay) some opposing reserves. For example, Mike Dunleavy plays more in the second quarter than any other quarter. John Henson has also excelled in the second quarter, playing his most minutes and by far his best minutes, hitting 55.7 % from the field. With J.J. Redick in the fold, the Bucks now have an even better second unit.
As for the slow starts, they are still a bit puzzling, but the Jennings/Ellis/Mbah a Moute/Ilyasova/Sanders starting lineup has been quite good this season overall (+27 in 347 minutes), so there is no real evidence to call for a change now.
Despite all of the close games recently, only twice this season have the Bucks played a game that has stayed within single digits throughout the entire 48 minutes. And it's been a long time. They lost 93-86 to the Bulls at home on Nov. 24 in a game that stayed within seven points the entire night, and they beat the Pacers 98-93 on Dec. 18 in a game that was always within nine points.
And so here we are: The Bucks are on a run of five straight games in which the winning team has come back from 10+ points each time. The good news is that after blowing significant leads to the Nets and Hawks, they have come back in wins against the Mavericks, Rockets, and Raptors. Now the question is: How long can they make this run?
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All you need to know about Cox Business Email Enhancements.
The Basics
If you have any questions about Cox Business Email Enhancements or on any of our other services, contact us directly at 1-866-272-5777 or email us here.
What is the new URL for Cox Business Email?
https://email.coxbusiness.com Please update any favorites/bookmarks in your Internet Web Browser.
Will the old URL, http://webmail.coxmail.com, continue to work?
For a limited time, Cox Business will redirect customers who use the old URL to the new url.
Frequently Asked Questions about Cox Business Email Enhancements
Our Cox Business Email is being upgraded to include these new features:
- An easy to use web interface
- The ability to block email addresses/domains
- Accessibility from a mobile device
- Drag and Drop Message functionality
- Improved Security with stronger password requirements
Cox Business Email enhancements are provided at no cost to you.
The enhancements are automatic for all Cox Business customers with Cox Business Email mail boxes, including Cox Business Internet, Cox Business Internet Home Office, Cox Optical Internet and Cox Web Hosting customers.
At Cox Business, we strive to continually enhance our product and service offerings to our customers. Cox Business is upgrading our Email platform, Cox Business Email, to ensure we continue to offer industry leading products to our customers.
Cox Business Email is the new name for our email web interface. CoxMail is the old name.
No, you still have 2 GB of storage per email mail box and a 30 MB maximum message size.
You may not be able to send/receive email during the time the enhancements are implemented, but the implementation is occurring during nighttime hours.
In addition to the current Spamblocker options, you now have options to block all messages from e-mail addresses or domains you specify. You can choose to have all the blocked messages automatically deleted, or sent to your spam folder.
No, you still have three options to choose from:
- Delete incoming junk mail automatically
- Move junk mail to the WebMail Spam folder for later review
- Tag junk email with -- Spam – in the subject line and deliver to your Inbox (this is the default setting)
Your user name (ID) will not change. Your password will not change as long as it meets the stronger password requirements. If your password does not meet the new password requirements, you will be asked to change your password upon initial login to the new email system.
Please go to Cox Business Email login URL (https://email.coxbusiness.com) and click on the link "Need Help Signing In?"
If you have contacts (addresses) and folders stored on the old email system they will be moved automatically during the enhancement implementation.
These enhancements are for the Cox Business Email web interface only. Your client settings will not change.
Cox Business Email currently works with:
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- Apple Safari 3.x, 4.x, 5.x
Cox Business Email runs on Adobe Flash. You will need Adobe Flash Player version 9.x or later. Go to www.adobe.com to download the later version of Adobe Flash Player.
Set Up instructions are provided at http://support.coxbusiness.com, click on Data Support, and then click on Email.
To purchase more Cox Business Email mail boxes please call Cox Business at 1-866-456-9944.
Go to https://control.coxmail.com to access the Customer Control Panel.
Go to support.coxbusiness.com, under Data Support, then under Email, and download the Cox Business Internet Users Guide for complete Cox Business Email features descriptions.
IMAP Support
IMAP stands for Internet Message Access Protocol. It is an Internet standard language used to receive email. Unlike the most common Internet standard for receiving mail, Post Office Protocol (POP), IMAP is designed to leave a copy of email messages on the server. This allows email messages to be viewed and managed on multiple devices (i.e. laptop, desktop, mobile phone, etc). Secure IMAP simply requires the use of a more secure connection between the device/software and the mail server to enhance security.
No. Secure IMAP is only for email messages.
Secure IMAP allows you to access email from whatever device you want and from remote locations.
Incoming Mail Server: imap.coxmail.com, Port 993
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.coxmail.com, Port 465
No, customers can continue to use POP for receiving mail.
You can find the instructions on support.coxbusiness.com to set up your mobile device to access Cox Business Email.
Note: Cox Business does not provide support for these devices. The IMAP settings information provided is for reference only. For additional information on setting up these devices, visit the manufacturer's websites.
SMTP Authentication
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. It is an Internet standard language used to send email. SMTP Authentication requires that a user provides a valid username and password to authenticate before the user is allowed to send email.
SMTP Authentication helps to minimize issues sending email using email clients (i.e. Microsoft Outlook) on networks other than Cox. For example, using your laptop in a coffee shop. It helps to ensure email sent from the Cox network is from legitimate customers and not spammers, therefore reducing SPAM.
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Rep. Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, finishing ahead of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney for the second year in a row.
The Texas congressman, a libertarian-thinking Republican, earned an ardent following in the 2008 GOP presidential primaries that were ultimately won by Arizona Sen. John McCain.
Paul garnered 30% of the vote, with Romney getting 23%. The next closest finishers -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson -- got 6%.
Thousands of conservative GOP activists wrapped up their annual Washington gathering, which featured speeches from a host of Republicans in various stages of presidential campaign preparations. From Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., to Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., each presidential hopeful took aim at President Obama and his handling of the economy, foreign policy and a host of other issues.
Straw polls don't often match up with results of presidential primaries, but they do take the political temperature of those who participate -- in this case, about 3,700 of the 11,000 GOP conservatives who attended the conference. David Keene, the outgoing chairman of the American Conservative Union, which organizes CPAC, said the straw poll "tells us what conservative activists are thinking about ... including the people they look to as leaders."
The No. 1 issue for conservatives, according to the poll results, is the size and role of government.
Ralph Reed, a veteran GOP strategist with the Faith & Freedom Coalition, said the CPAC straw poll could take on more importance this year "because this is the most wide-open nominating field since at least 1964."
Ten of the 15 Republicans on CPAC's straw poll ballot addressed the conference. Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee, who have high name recognition among GOP voters, did not attend but were on the straw poll ballot.
Even though the former Alaska governor was not at CPAC, Palin and her political intentions for 2012 set off a buzz throughout the three-day event. The Associated Press confirmed on Saturday that Palin hired Michael Glassner, a longtime GOP political operative and former aide to Bob Dole, to run her political action committee.
USA TODAY's coverage of CPAC can be found here in the On Politics blog.
(Contributing: Chuck Raasch, Gannett Washington Bureau)
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
USA TODAY's Jackie Kucinich (@jfkucinich) and Fredreka Schouten (@fschouten) also contribute to the OnPolitics blog.


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When Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski scores a touchdown, he not only makes sure everyone knows it, but that everyone feels it.
When he caught a 5-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter against the Jets on Sunday, Gronkowski was in the mood for his usual celebration. It may not be as elaborate as Aaron Hernandez's "make it rain" celebration, but it is just as fun to watch.
Gronkowski drew a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for spiking the ball close to a Jets defender, but will that stop him from sticking to his routine?
"No, I'm going to make them bigger," he said, according to ESPN.com. "Bring down my spikes? Those weren't even that big."
Gronkowski spiked the ball into the ground so hard, it even prompted his quarterback to feel sorry for the ball.
"When Gronk scores — it was like his eighth touchdown of the year — he spikes the ball and he deflates the ball," Tom Brady said. "I love that, because I like the deflated ball. But I feel bad for that football, because he puts everything he can into those spikes."
Check out the video below to see Gronkowski nearly deflate a football.
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Irina Shayk: Beauty Idol at Gala Spa Awards
Helping honor the best in the wellness and beauty industry, Irina Shayk attended the Gala Spa Awards in Baden-Baden, Germany on Saturday (March 15).
The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit covergirl stunned in a sexy sleeveless black and white gown with a cleavage cutout.
The Russian model herself nabbed a trophy that evening, posting on Facebook, "I'm so honored to receive this#gala#beauty#award! Thank u so much#germany."
Taking home her "Beauty Idol" statuette, Irina was honored for her attractive appearance, vitality, positive attitude, and health-conscious lifestyle.


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2009 Solo Manaslu Expedition
Dispatch Forty-two: May 4th, 2009
Day Forty-two: Wait for Summit Window Continues
Today, after a delicious breakfast thanks to some bacon that Mario Panzerri had brought, I headed back to my tent for some more sleep. Last night, I woke up feeling quite nauseous possibly from the lack of ventilation in the kitchen tent while we were making dinner. I woke up for lunch, during which Mario and I discussed the weather forecast and summit plans. Some people were heading up today and tomorrow, but we decided to stay in base camp, as the forecast called for alot of snow in the next couple of days. During dinner, we were visited by the Russians who wanted to know what our forecast called for. They seemed quite pessimistic when we told them that snow was forecast for the next couple of days, but we told them to come back in the morning when we had received a new forecast, as forecasts reading too far into the future tend to be off. Mario and I are quite optimistic for a summit window centering around the 10th, but for the moment will wait patiently in base camp.
Photos: Left: Manaslu with base camp in foreground at night; Right: Base Camp
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Elizabeth Banks has joined the growing ensemble cast of Lionsgate's adaptation of the bestselling pregnancy guidebook What to Expect When You're Expecting, which already stars Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick and Chris Rock. The romantic comedy is set to begin shooting this summer and is scheduled for release May 11, 2012. Banks will play an author and owner of The Breast Choice boutique who is militant in her beliefs about what makes a good mother until she gets pregnant for the first time. Banks, who recently booked a role in Lionsgate's The Hunger Games, is repped by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Elizabeth Banks Added To 'What To Expect When You're Expecting'
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Elizabeth Banks will add to an already strong cast.
Not sure about the boutique name…"The Breast Choice"…is that, hopefully, a typo?
Given that Banks' character is said to be "militant in her beliefs" about motherhood, I think "The Breast Choice" is a hysterical name.
Any woman whose gone through pregnancy will tell you that people constantly accost you with unsolicited advice about how to be a good mother and have no qualms with asking you if you plan to breastfeed. And if that's not bad enough, they will then proceed to rate your answer. Here's how it goes……if they support breastfeeding, and you're not doing it, then you're a bad mother…..or if they didn't breastfeed, and you choose to do so, then it's gross and you're automatically "THAT woman" who will whip it out in public "because it's natural".
Apply this same scenario to the subject of 'natural vs. epidural' deliveries, and 'will-you-continue-to-work vs. stay-at-home' after the baby is born…..you have to constantly defend and explain yourself while pregnant. You can't fucking win!
If this subject matter is handled well, it could be very relevant and funny. Let's just hope the writer and director are talented, because the cast is there.
Ugh! Please make it stop.
I like her. I hate this idea.
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Drug Gang Leader Gets Four Years
It's four years in prison for a former so-called 'General' in the violent drug gang called the Texas Syndicate, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Andrew Vidaurri, who was known on the street as 'Durty Vidaurri,' was a former top ranking member of the group, which is prison based and specializes in drug dealing and extortion.
Vidaurri today was sentenced to four years in prison in federal court for cocaine dealing and murder.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Joey Contreras says this is bad news for the gang.
"They were emerging pretty big in San Antonio," Contreras said.
"The Texas Syndicate is a very violent, old gang, and we did not want them to sink roots into San Antonio."
So why did 'Durty Vidaurri' only get four years? Contreras said he turned on his own gang, helping the feds round up nearly two dozen members.
So Durty Vidaurri may spend the next four years watching out for whoever is sneaking up behind him in prison.


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Where does the money come from that pays for the NASA Program year after year?
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Namco developed and released the arcade version of Pac-Man in the United States in 1980. In 1981, Atari made and released a version for its Atari 2600 home video game system. Several spinoffs of th...
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the first plasma tv came out 2013
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Former chief justice takes job in private firm
Published 10:41 pm, Thursday, October 3, 2013
Austin — AUSTIN — Former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson announced Wednesday that he will be joining a boutique law firm with offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin.
Jefferson's staff attorney, Rachel Ekery, will follow Wallace to Alexander Dubose & Townsend LLP, taking a position in the firm as a partner. The two start their new jobs on Nov. 18, and the firm will be renamed to include Jefferson's name.
"I greatly admire all of the partners at Alexander Dubose & Townsend," Jefferson, the first African-American chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, said in a statement. "We've known each other for years, and I feel confident that, working as a team, we can continue to build upon the firm's excellent practice and stellar reputation."
Jefferson, who made about $152,000 a year as chief justice, cited financial struggles as a reason for leaving the bench. The former San Antonio attorney is expected to earn much more in private practice.
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Gov. Rick Perry appointed Jefferson to the Texas Supreme Court in 2001 and named him chief justice three years later. Last month, Perry promoted Justice Nathan Hecht, the longest-serving jurist on the Supreme Court, to replace Jefferson as chief justice.