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If you've enjoyed shooting men with the likes of the Piranha Shotgun and Typhoon Assault Rifle in Mass Effect 3's multiplayer, you may be pleased to hear that a selection of the shiny new guns introduced in MP are now available in single-player, with two all-new weapons too. BioWare will charge you for that privilege, of course.
The Groundside Resistance pack adds five weapons from the multiplayer side, the Kishock Harpoon Gun, Striker Assault Rifle, N7 Typhoon Assault Rifle, N7 Piranha Shotgun, and Acolyte Pistol. You also score the brand new Venom Shotgun, which packs a third barrel firing microgrenades, and the armour-piercing Executioner Pistol.
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Beyonce and Jay Z were among the couples who joined the Obamas on Inauguration Day.
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Whats up Dinos...
Here's the latest from Pixeljam. We hope the NG crowd enjoys it.
MULTIPLAYER mode is at xgenstudios.com/play/dino run. Race your friends!
If you donate any amount to pixeljam, you get 50+ hats/helmets for your dino + many new colors, which show up in Multiplayer as well: pixeljam.com/donations.
If the game looks weird or wont show a link, try the pop-up version.
INTEL MAC USERS: use Safari. Firefox will not play this game well.
All the basics can be found in HOW TO PLAY, but here are some pointers anyway:
Escape the pyroclastic wall of doom and find your dino sanctuary!
AWSD or Arrow keys move the dino. Or use a combo of both.
SHIFT key gives you a speed boost, which recharges every 20 seconds or so.
Press down while jumping for an air attack. Useful for many things.
You must duck to eat things on the ground.
The game can be played in CHALLENGE or SPEEDRUN mode. It defaults to challenge, which is a collection of 7 levels. Speedruns can be unlocked and chosen in the OPTIONS screen. You need Bones to unlock speedruns (and buy goodies). You get bones by eating critters and reaching milestones.
Earn DNA by collecting eggs and eating critters. Use your DNA to upgrade your dino.
The game auto-saves. You have 3 slots open for different dinos.
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I remember playing this back in late 2010 and been hooked ever since. Very creative with the 8 bit graphics too.
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I also played this when I was at least 6 years old!!! This brings out SO many memory's. I give it a 5 stars. This game may look very crappy just by the thumbnail... But when You play it it's very very very COOL. In fact i'ma play it right now.
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This picture perfectly illustrates the CHARADE that Lincoln saved the union, freed the slaves, loved black people, and was one notch below Jesus Christ. All that stuff is for the phony modern history books. It accurately depicts the money grabbing, greedy rich lawyer who actually did NOT believe in racial equality, and who has the blood of over 600,000 young Americans on his hands. This is the largest picture in my collection of images about the War of Northern agression and it speaks for itself.
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I'm tired, I feel sick and revolted by this society of individualism and contempt. Everyday I get up - not wanting to get up - with the feeling that today, once again, nothing will change. 8 hours work minimum every day to hardly afford a living.
Everywhere I see misery, indifference and tiredness.
We lose our time earning money to survive and feed the rich and the ploutocracy.
In my country, trade unions used to be strong but now they have become a part of that system I fight. We must take our lives back into our own hands.
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Rafa's 2nd round match presser has been posted on Ubi Tennis.
Q. Compared to last year, what is your feeling about the balls that they're using this year? Is it slower or faster? How did it suit your game?
RAFAEL NADAL: Always depends on the conditions. Today the balls are slower when the previous days when there is a lot of hot there, depends on the weather conditions, no? But the ball was very, very quick. I think that the ball is a little bit slower than last year but not much. Depends on the conditions, in my opinion.
It's all relative.
Q. It seemed to me today that the crowd was really warming to you and encouraging you throughout, which hasn't always been the case in Paris. Did you feel that today? Could you feel the crowd behind you?
RAFAEL NADAL: You like a lot this kind of history, no? No, no, no, I don't tell you. I say you (Pointing to whole room and smiling.)
The crowd was great almost every time, no? That's the thing. Today the crowd wasn't an exception. Enjoyed the tennis and support tennis and support me, support the opponent when he hit a good shot.
I think he's very tired of this subject. I can relate.
Q. I have a different question about Facebook and Twitter. Is it you who put the news on Facebook? How important is it for you to have this interaction with your fans?
RAFAEL NADAL: Well, for me it's great, no? For me it's great to have, you know, the contact diary with the fans. That's something that few years ago we didn't have the chance to do it.
Last couple of years, especially last two years, we are doing more and more.
So very happy. Is a good way to be closer to the fans.
Aw, we like it when you are closer, Rafa.
Q. If you're still here on Sunday, how do you plan to celebrate your birthday?
RAFAEL NADAL: When is my birthday? No, no, no, I don't know the day.
*snort* Makes sense, though. I work a standard 5 day work week and sometimes have trouble knowing what day of the week it is or what day X date will be on. With his schedule? Oye.
Q. It's on Sunday.
RAFAEL NADAL: Sunday? So I gonna play Saturday… Ah, I don't know, no? Is difficult to celebrate like good birthday when you are in the middle of the tournament, but sure, I gonna go for dinner with the team. I don't know if some family gonna come. I don't know yet.
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(WMC-TV) - One community wants change, and they're calling out the Achievement School Districts (ASD) handling of Lester school.
The charter school program took over the failing Memphis City school just this year.
Both children and their parents filled the Lester Community Center Saturday to voice complaints about the ASD's control of the school.
Cornerstone prep operated Lester under a contract with the ASD.
One child claimed she was too scared to leave the classroom to use the restroom, and so she had to relieve herself in her chair.
Some parents also claimed mistreatment from the teachers and said their children weren't given bathroom breaks.
On the contrary, other parents and their little ones had nothing but good things to say about the teachers.
Community leader Marty Merriweather said the people of the community wanted a place to voice their concerns.
He hopes to have further talks next week.
"I hadn't had a problem with the education at cornerstone, the problem I have is the way they treat the kids," said Merriweather.
"Something has to give, somebody has to be able to sit down and try to rationalize and just hash this thing out."
Merriweather didn't mention any specific dates for a meeting next week.
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Hazelgreen, Missouri detour for glimpse of old Route 66
Less than 20 miles east of Lebanon, Missouri on old Route 66, there is a section of no more than a couple of miles that gives travellers a glimpse of the iconic highway as it once was.
First, you come across one of the metal arched bridges that are often associated with old U.S. and in particular Route 66.
Its old, portions of it are rusting, but its solid. And an awful lot of fun to cross.
Only a mile or two further along the road you reach the small town of Hazelgreen, which has a population of around 4,000.
Not much of the town is visible from this portion of old Route 66. But near the top of a rise an old gas station appears, which has clearly not been in use for many years. Much of it is covered in creepers so it's probably more visible in winter crumbling and rusting away. It's not impossible to imagine it back in the day, pumping gasoline for people travelling east or west along Route 66.
Well worth the detour.


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Welcome to this outpost of sunny South Africa !
This page is dedicated to various issues relating to German South Africans, including genealogy, local history and church matters. Where ever possible, identical pages have been made available in English and German.
Even though I have been working on these pages for a couple of years, they are unfortunately still very much under construction. I have concentrated on the content rather than flashy graphics and pretty frames, so please forgive me if the pages don't look as nice as they might have been.
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John Kørner originally trained as a carpenter and subsequently enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1992-1998). Today he lives and works in Copenhagen.
In the 1990s he was the architect behind the artist group Kørners Kontor (Kørner's Office) with Tal R, Kaspar Bonnén and Kirstine Roepstorff. They mounted exhibitions in alternative locations in the city and in 1999 arranged the Copenhagen biennial Street Sharks in which artists exhibited in the department store Magasin, Nyhavn, grill bars and laundries.
Kørner's works have been shown in a large number of solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad, including Victoria Miro in London, U-turn - Quadrennial for Contemporary Art (2008), ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Saatchi Gallery in London, 7. Werkleitz Biennale in Halle, Victoria Miro in London (2006), Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Art Basel (2005), Kunstforeningen Gl. Strand (2004), Herning Kunstmuseum (2003), ARKEN Museum of Modern Art (2002).
In addition to painting Kørner works in medias including installation, graphics and ceramics, and has also published several books: Jeg taler til jer (1999), Den fantastiske udvej/The Fantastic Way Out (2000) and A Modern Problem (2003). Moreover he has created a number of works in the public space, such as a decoration for the Royal Danish Playhouse and a monumental mural in Amagerbro Torv in Copenhagen.
In addition to ARKEN's Collection Kørner is represented at ARoS, Statens Museum for Kunst, Herning Museum of Art, Rubell Family Collection in Miami and the prestigious Saatchi Gallery in London.


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July 2005 ( Palm Springs, Calif.) — California's only state nonprofit organization that is dedicated to consumer awareness — the California Real Estate Inspection Association (www.CREIA.org) — cautions home sellers to not overlook their disclosure obligations…regardless of the condition of the home or the urgency of market.
California law requires sellers to furnish prospective buyers with a completed "Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement," commonly referred to as a "TDS". The TDS is basically a list of obligations sellers have to disclose regarding any and all known defects that could be interpreted as a material defect. A material defect is a condition that significantly affects the value, desirability, habitability, or safety of the building. Any such defect would also directly affect the marketability of the property.
The purpose of the disclosure statement is two-fold: The most obvious is to inform buyers of the condition of the property they are buying. The added benefit, often overlooked, is the liability protection provided for sellers. In this respect, the disclosure statement helps to minimize the likelihood of claims, disputes, or lawsuits occurring after the close of escrow.
Reasonable buyers are not likely to be troubled or concerned about small repaired item such as a hairline crack, but there are litigious individuals with whom the seller must be cautious. It is not whether you are required to disclose the crack, but it is to your advantage to disclose it. In so doing, that condition becomes one less issue with the potential to incite future conflict. In the unlikely event that a problem regarding the crack should ever arise, your defense would be strengthened by the fact that you had made full disclosure. The process is actually quite simple: just declare, in writing, that the crack was evaluated and repaired by a reputable licensed general contractor, and include a copy of the paper work that you received from the contractor. This should reassure, rather than alarm, most potential buyers.
There are several misunderstandings and/or misconceptions held by the general public regarding "As Is" real estate listings. When the property listing states the house is being sold "As Is", this does not relieve the seller from certain real estate laws relating to the sale and transfer of ownership of real estate in California. In an "As Is" transaction the seller is still required to disclose all known material facts to the buyer. Thus, a residential dwelling being sold "As Is" is really being sold "As Is As Disclosed" and that the seller is not going to fix nor credit the cost of the fix to the buyer.
Buyers should know that many times home sellers are not always aware what defects may lurk on the roof or in the electric, plumbing or heating/cooling systems or even within the attic or foundation spaces. That is precisely why it behooves all sellers to strongly consider obtaining a pre-listing home inspection. This will allow the inspector to perform a professional evaluation of all of the home's systems and components without the buyer being in the picture. It also affords the seller the opportunity, without duress of time constraints, to make a judgment whether to correct any defects listed within the inspector's written report, schedule further evaluations where suggested by the inspector, and/or to just list the defects discovered and described by the inspector in the seller's TDS and set the home's sales price accordingly.
It is imperative to secure the services of a competent home inspector. A poor inspection can have a drastic consequence. Make sure to retain an inspector who is trained and experienced in home inspection, maintains proper insurance, and is a member of a professional association such as the CREIA. With more than 1200 members, CREIA has been successfully setting the standard – in the field, in the courtroom and in the legislature – for more than a quarter of century. As the oldest and largest nonprofit state inspector association in the country, CREIA is California-specific in its education and consumer outreach. CREIA is dedicated to enhancing consumer protection and promoting public awareness.
Many inspectors claim to be CREIA members or claim their reports meet or follow CREIA's Standards of Practice. Do not be fooled; ask to see the CREIA badge or contact CREIA to verify their active, certified membership. At present, anyone can claim to be a home inspector. Therefore, buyers and sellers must exercise extreme care and cautious consideration before hiring just anyone.
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March 02, 2005
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Thomas Rockwell Named New Director of Exhibitions and Programs
Mr. Rockwell, the grandson of noted artist Norman Rockwell, is the founder and president of Painted Universe, Inc. an interdisciplinary exhibition design firm, based in Ithaca, New York. He has worked with scientists and artists to create whole facilities, exhibitions, and publications at the intersection of science and art, as well as exhibitions dealing with nano scale science and technology, nanobiotechnology, and the science of art, to name a few. He has helped design the in-development Children's Library Discovery Center, a project of the Queens Borough Public Library. Among the exhibitions he has created is Enchanted Museum: Exploring the Science of Art, at traveling exhibition originated for the Berkshire Museum; It's a Nano World and Too Small To See, both done in collaboration with Ithaca's Sciencenter and Cornell University. Mr. Rockwell also brings extensive experience in community built parks and playgrounds, including projects from Florida to Texas, Oklahoma to Oregon. Mr. Rockwell began his science museum career at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as an Explainer.
"As the Exploratorium moves into the 21st century, we are looking toward a new home and new intellectual areas of development. With Thomas Rockwell's cross-disciplinary experience in science and art, his intellect, his entrepreneurial mind, his design sense, and his experience with buildings, parks, playgrounds and individual exhibits, he is the right person to carry the public's experience of the Exploratorium into the future," said Dr. Goéry Delacôte, Director of the Exploratorium.
"I've been less interested in working inside museums than being a consultant from the outside. Except the Exploratorium. Here, it's the combination of science and art, the intellectual rigor as well as the willingness to take creative risks, that has brought me to what feels like a home coming," says Rockwell.
Thomas Rockwell grew up in Rome, Italy, where he first became enamored of the arts. During his college years at Brown, he became interested in the aesthetic dimensions of science. He founded Painted Universe specifically to carry out projects that extend the dialogue between the arts and sciences.
Background on Exploratorium
The Exploratorium first opened its doors with only a handful of exhibits sprinkled through its home, the cavernous Palace of Fine Arts. Today, 100,000 square feet of exhibit space overflows with more than 650 exhibits, 450 of which are on display at any one time, as well as special events, and programs. A half million visitors from California, (including 120,000 children and teachers on school field trips), the nation, and around the world, come to visit the museum each year. But the museum's impact extends beyond these visitors. Given the Exploratorium's influence on 90 percent of the nation's science museums and 70 percent of museums worldwide through its exhibits and programs, it is estimated that between 50 and 60 million people annually are touched by the ideas and exhibits of the Exploratorium. The Exploratorium has been described by Encyclopaedia Britannica as "the archetype of the experiential, 'hands-on' science center." Scientific American called it "the best science museum in the world." The Web site at www.exploratorium.edu receives over 17 million unique visits annually, and more than 7 million people see Exploratorium-designed exhibits displayed at science centers around the world.
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text: Eurotrash: a road trip powered by junk and french fries Autopia 19 October 09 by Michael Conroy Tweet Bio Truck Expedition Grabbing a van and heading off for a road-trip across Europe is one of the greatest travelling experiences to be had anywhere in the world. The open road, the wind in your hair, the smell of trash and chip fat...wait, what?Environmental activist Andy Pag has been travelling around the world in a bus fuelled by chip fat in an attempt to demonstrate what's possible with a limit of just two tons of CO2 emissions.The reason: G20 nations have agreed to reduce CO2 emissions to two tons per person by 2050 in order to reduce global exposure to the worst effects of global warming. The current levels of CO2 emissions per person in the UK is ten to fifteen ton per person, and Pag wants to show what that reduction to just two tons means in practice.We love the hacker spirit in which this expedition is being attempted: the bus itself was salvaged from a scrap yard and refurbished with castaway junk reclaimed from bins, a solar powered hydrogen generator helps the engine burn fuel more efficiently, and spent vegetable oil is converted to biodiesel for use via an onboard reactor. It's a marvel of efficiency and adventurous engineering.The massive 1500 litre fuel capacity can give the bus more than 5,200 miles per tank, but in reality they'll be topping up the tank as they go, which may cause problems as he leaves his current location in Istanbul for less developed countries. As noted on his blog: "Ahead, the route will either have to contend with the insecurity in Pakistan or the cold temperatures of the Kazakhstani winter which risk solidifying the fuel into a greasy mess." But what's a road trip without engine troubles and troublesome locals? Edited by Katie Scott Comments Agreed. I see many people building their own hydrogen generators to save money on gas bills. Seems like the trend is gonna rise soon and most of us would be running our cars on water. hydrogen generator Nov 30th 2009 This is similar to what a guy called Shawn Murphy did on a show called 'Coolfuel Roadtrip', where they travelled around 16000 miles around the USA, using BioDiesel, Ethanol, Hempoline, Waste Vegetable Oil, Gasified food, and electricity used to charge Battery Electric Vehicles from Biomass, Geothermal, Micro Hydro, Garbage, Biogas, Bassage, Solar & Wind Paul Aug 1st 2012 Reply to a comment Name Email Comment Submit » Read more on Environment News & features about the environment, climate change and renewable energy Science New maps predict bird migrations as climate changes Science Nasa laser probe will map Earth's forests in 3D Business Let's jump-start our cities' idling reserves Autopia 'Dirty' diesel cars face £10 charge for driving in London Politics Fracking licences will come with environmental safeguards Politics UK will miss its climate change targets Latest on wired.co.uk


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It's a big week for Taylor Swift . She's kicking off her Red tour on Wednesday, and now she's announced that she'll premiere her brand-new video that same day.
The clip is for "22," the latest single from her album Red . ABC's Good Morning America will air an exclusive 30-second preview of the video, along with an intro from Taylor, on Wednesday; the full video will premiere at ABCNews.com and GMA.yahoo.com at 8:30 a.m. ET. Every other video outlet will get the clip at 11:30 a.m. ET.
The clip, filmed last month in Malibu, features Taylor's real-life friends.
Meanwhile, the Recording Industry Association of America, the organization that hands out gold and platinum certifications, has named Taylor its top-selling Digital Singles Artist: she's moved a whopping 39.5 million downloads to date. Taylor also holds the record for the biggest digital sales week ever for a song by a woman.
The RED tour kicks off Wednesday in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Congratulations to Blake Shelton and everyone at NBC's The Voice! They've racked up four Emmy nominations at this year's award show. It's the first Emmy nomination for Blake, who celebrated in his own special way on Twitter earlier:
"@nashvillegab: 'The Voice' gets 4 Emmy nominations! bit.ly/Oclt1h"I'd like to thank Ms. Emmy for her support… Shit yeah!!
— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton) July 19, 2012
What's made it interesting is that The Voice beat out American Id0l in one category – for Best Competition Reality Show, who didn't even get a nomination in the category. Looks like our prediction from earlier this year of The Voice becoming the new King of reality tv may be right on. The other three categories the show racked up nominations in are for: Outstanding Art Direction For Variety Or Nonfiction Programming, Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special, and, Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media – Enhancement To A Television Program or Series.
The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will air on September 23rd live from the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles on ABC. Good luck to The Voice!


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Cheddar Chicken Potpie Recipe
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons cold butter, cubed
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1-1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups peeled cubed potatoes
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1/2 cup sliced celery
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-1/2 cups milk
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 cups cubed cooked chicken
- 1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For crust, in a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut butter in flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add the water, mixing gently with a fork. Gather into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 30 minutes.
- For filling, Place broth in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Add vegetables. Reduce heat; simmer 10-15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- In a small bowl, combine flour and milk; stir into broth mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until slightly thickened and bubbly. Stir in cheese, chicken, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Heat until cheese melts. Spoon into a 10-in. (2-1/2 to 3-qt.) casserole. Set aside.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll crust to fit top of casserole, trimming edges as necessary. Place on casserole over filling; seal edges. Make several slits in center of crust for steam to escape.
- Bake at 425° for 40 minutes or until golden brown. Yield: 6 servings.
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Very good. I used a store bought crust, never been good at making my own. Also added peas. Otherwise, followed the recipe. Makes a huge pie! Will try the puff pastry next time. Hubby liked it. A keeper.
This is like the chicken pot pie that I am making for dinner. Cheese sounds good but I am leaving it out of the dish. To make sauce I melt butter then stir in flour than add broth and milk. stirring until thick.
Definitely a superior pot pie, and I have tried many. I took the advice of previous reviewers and added peas and broccoli florets. Also, I used a rectangular pan, rolled out puff pastry to fit and laid it directly on top of the ingredients, which was better than trying to fit it over the top of the dish which left too much room between the crust and the pie. Next time, or whenever I have the time, I will try it with the from-scratch crust given in the recipe.
This pot pie is so yummy cause it has cheese in it. Yummy. I will def make this one again.


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Fairmont General Hospital, not the city or the council, has the authority to appoint its board members, West Virginia Supreme Court justices recently affirmed.
The per curiam opinion was filed June 5 in the case of Fairmont General Hospital v. City of Fairmont and Fairmont City Council.
The city owned Fairmont General from 1938-1985 and during that time, the city charter held the hospital's board would have 11 members appointed by the council and two of them would be council members.
In 1985, Fairmont General became a nonprofit corporation, filing its own articles of incorporation and bylaws, which held board members would be appointed by the council.
This practice of the council appointing board members and two members being council members went on for 25 years, the opinion states.
However, in 2010, Fairmont General amended its bylaws so its board could appoint other members, even though the amendment was inconsistent with the articles of incorporation.
The next year, Fairmont General appointed two people to its board and the council appointed two people to sit on the board, basing its decision on the city charter.
Fairmont General refused the council's appointees and sought declaratory judgment and an injunction.
The city and council alleged the hospital's decision to appoint new members and refuse the council's appointees violated the articles of incorporation and state laws, court documents state.
Fairmont General amended its articles of incorporation while the lawsuit was pending, the opinion notes, but the city and council wanted the court to find the amended articles void.
The Marion County Circuit Court judge ruled the city and council did not have standing to challenge Fairmont General's actions and that the city charter did not apply because the hospital is no longer city-owned.
Justices ruled the city and the council do not have standing to challenge Fairmont General Hospital and cannot base such a challenge on the city charter since the hospital is no longer municipally governed.
"Putting aside the fact that FGH is not 'owned by a local government,' as everyone in this case concedes, there is not one word in the statute mandating — or even suggesting — that municipal officials should sit on a nonprofit hospital's board of directors as 'members of the community,'" the opinion states.
"We reject the underlying assumption, which is not supported by any evidence in the record, that non-council appointees to the hospital's board are likely to run amok and abandon an institution that has existed for 75 years," the opinion additionally stated.
Spilman Thomas & Battle attorney Michael S. Garrison, who represented Fairmont General, said he was pleased the hospital could operate outside of city government.
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Season 7, Episode 14 - A Final Salute: Original air date: 3/16/14. After seven tours of duty, Lifetime celebrates the legacy of its longest-running series with this two-hour special. The retrospective provides a look back at the program with members of the cast and production team as they come together for a final heartfelt goodbye to Army Wives. Features interviews with original cast members, including Kim Delaney, Sally Pressman, Brigid Brannagh, Wendy Davis, Sterling K. Brown, Brian McNamara, Terry Serpico, Drew Fuller and Jeremy Davidson, who reunite to offer exclusive insight in to the show and their characters. Executive producer Jeff Melvoin and author Tanya Biank, whose book the drama is based upon, also join in to reminisce about their experience on Army Wives. The special also features commentary from real-life military wives. Check out "Army Wives" photos and extras.


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A Closer Look
Engineering Progress against a Rare Cancer
In 2006, during his freshman year at Duke University, Josh Sommer learned that the persistent headaches he was experiencing were caused by a tumor pressing on his brain stem. When surgeons removed the tumor, tests showed that it was a rare bone cancer known as chordoma. Just days after the procedure, Sommer began to download and read on his laptop computer every chordoma study he could access through the Duke library.
Unfortunately, he learned that patients with the disease live, on average, only 7 years after diagnosis. Chordomas can occur anywhere along the spinal column, from the base of the skull to the tailbone. Most chordomas grow slowly, but they are usually fatal. The 300 or so people who are diagnosed with the disease in the United States each year have few treatment options beyond surgery and radiation.
When Sommer returned to school in the fall, he was determined to help find a cure for his disease. In addition to his engineering classes, he joined the lab of Dr. Michael Kelley, a cancer researcher who, along with colleagues at NCI, had begun to look for chordoma genes in high-risk families. Sommer joined the ongoing effort to identify genetic regions of interest by profiling the activity of a gene that experts suspected might play a role in chordoma. The gene is called T, or Brachyury (for the protein it encodes—a transcription factor that regulates the activity of other genes).
But the evidence tying the gene to the disease was preliminary, and Sommer began to wonder whether his research would make a difference. "I remember riding my bike to the lab—sometimes in the rain—and thinking, is this really how I should be spending my time?" he recalled recently.
Four years later, his doubts are gone. There is growing evidence that the Brachyury/T gene may play a role not only in chordoma but also in other cancers as well. Sommer, now 22 years old and on leave from Duke, has dedicated himself to improving the lives of patients with chordoma. He recently became executive director of the Chordoma Foundation, an organization he co-founded in 2007 with his mother, Dr. Simone Sommer, to accelerate research on the disease.
A Duplicated Gene
Researchers know that chordomas arise from remnants of the notochord, which is an embryonic precursor to the spinal cord. The Brachyury/T gene regulates the development of the notochord in embryonic cells and is expressed in virtually all chordomas but not in most normal adult tissues.
The abnormal expression of the Brachyury/T gene in chordoma appears to be associated with the presence of extra copies of the gene. The most recent evidence comes from a report published last month showing that extra copies of the gene are common in chordoma tissue from patients with noninherited, or sporadic, forms of the disease.
This finding, by Dr. Adrienne Flanagan of University College London and her colleagues, is consistent with a study published last year that found extra copies of the gene in the germline DNA of patients with the familial or inherited form of the disease.
"Together, these results support a major role for changes to the Brachyury/T gene in the development of chordoma," said Dr. Rose Yang of NCI's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG). Dr. Yang was first author of the familial chordoma study, a long-term study of high-risk families co-led by Dr. Dilys Parry of DCEG and carried out in collaboration with Dr. Kelley's lab at Duke.
Dr. Yang pointed out another similarity between the studies: each found higher levels of the brachyury protein even in some patients who did not have extra copies of the gene itself. "This highlights the need to identify mutations in other genes or an as-yet-unknown mechanism for improperly activating the production of brachyury in both familial and sporadic chordoma," she noted.
Exploring a Cancer Vaccine
Brachyury is also the focus of an effort under way at NCI to develop a cancer vaccine for patients with common cancers such as lung, breast, and colorectal. The Brachyury/T gene may be improperly switched on in these cancers, and cells expressing this protein could potentially be recognized and targeted by human immune cells, Dr. Claudia Palena of NCI's Center for Cancer Research (CCR) and her colleagues said in a study published a few years ago.
More recently, the researchers reported that the Brachyury/T gene may promote a process known as the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer cells, which makes them more invasive and better able to spread. The idea behind the vaccine would be "to stop this process in its tracks," said Dr. Jeffrey Schlom of CCR's Laboratory of Tumor Immunology and Biology, who is leading the project.
A phase I clinical trial to establish the safety and proper dose of the experimental vaccine could begin within a year. Although preliminary, "the work represents a nice example of developing a potential treatment for common cancers that could be applicable to rare cancers," said Dr. Schlom.
In the Kelley lab at Duke, the work on the Brachyury/T gene started when Sommer undertook a project to characterize tumor cell lines that were said to be derived from chordoma. But the researchers soon learned that several cell lines published as being chordoma clearly were not. (A manuscript with the results is under review.)
"The positive outcome of this work, which Josh was instrumental in advancing, is that there are now two cell lines that are well characterized as being derived from chordomas and may be useful models," said Dr. Kelley. "The work on Brachyury began as part of his work on those cell lines and has now broadened significantly, both in our lab and others."
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Overcoming Barriers to Research
During his time in the lab, Sommer saw firsthand the challenges of trying to study a rare disease. Critical resources, such as cell lines, tissue samples, and animal models, were scarce or did not exist. Nor was it clear who else was studying chordoma and, therefore, could be potential collaborators. "After some initial progress, we were hitting a wall," Sommer recalled.
The Chordoma Foundation aims to overcome those barriers by building networks of researchers, funding the development of research tools and treatments, and creating ways for researchers to share their results as soon as possible. The hope is that potentially life-saving results could be shared almost in real time, rather than waiting months or years for publication in a medical journal, as often happens now.
"The biggest challenge with chordoma is the rarity of the disease," said Dr. Paul Meltzer of CCR and a member of the Chordoma Foundation's board of scientific advisers. "I work on a lot of uncommon cancers, and this is one of the rarest. It's hard to study something when you can't get tissue samples or reagents. You also need to get cooperation among the centers that see patients so that researchers can talk and share results." Dr. Meltzer has seen patient-driven advocacy organizations for less-common cancers "spring up from time to time," and the Chordoma Foundation is one of the most effective efforts he's seen.
"Josh is an incredibly talented young man who has used his abilities to push for research on chordoma and hopefully new therapies," said Dr. Meltzer. "He brought the disease to the attention of people at the highest levels of cancer research who wouldn't have heard of it otherwise. He has a real chance of helping the chordoma field and patients with this disease."
Bringing Researchers Together
Over the past 3 years, the Chordoma Foundation has brought together more than 100 investigators for two international scientific conferences. The Foundation has also funded research in seven labs and developed a research roadmap that "will ultimately lead us to the point of having a really good shot at curing this disease," said Sommer.
The Chordoma Foundation has helped the field in a number of ways, said Dr. Kelley. "The foundation was instrumental in stimulating more interaction among investigators who had not previously been communicating with one another. This led to new collaborations and the sharing of data." The foundation also provides useful information about the disease and treatment options for patients and families, he added.
Among the researchers supported by the foundation is Dr. Vijaya Ramesh of Massachusetts General Hospital, whose lab studied several rare cancers, but not chordoma. After she published findings related to chordoma, however, Dr. Simone Sommer contacted her, and she is now collaborating on a project to develop a mouse model for the disease.
"The foundation pushed us researchers to all think about the disease together, and I'm happy to have been involved," said Dr. Ramesh. But she was also realistic about the future: "Whether we can move this research forward really depends on what we learn from the mouse models and whether there is additional funding."
Josh Sommer has been free of tumors for 4 years, and he goes back to the hospital for scans every 6 months. "For the most part, I'm able to put my disease out of my head and really focus on the job at hand," he said. "But it hits home when I hear from patients who are struggling with the disease or about patients having a recurrence who are just being ravaged by this disease.
"Their stories are constant motivation to work as hard as possible and do everything we can to bring researchers together and to raise the funds to make the research happen," he added.
—Edward R. Winstead and Sarah Curry
See also: Duplicated Gene May Explain Rare Cancer in Some Families


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10 ways to prepare for a meat shortage
Inspection could be slowed or temporarily halted if the government sequester takes effect. These tactics will minimize the impact on your food bill.
Reports of possible furloughs for all U.S. meat inspectors have meatpackers and processors very, very nervous. This MSN Money article quotes Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as saying that while temporary layoffs would be "the least desirable option," the law does not include exceptions for members of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The U.S. government sequester means automatic spending cuts as of March 1, unless Congress finds a way around it. Vilsack has previously mentioned furloughing meat inspectors for up to 15 days.
That could lead to shortages of certain products and/or higher prices, according to the American Meat Institute, which estimates that the nation has an eight-day supply of meat and poultry products in cold storage at any given time.
This does not necessarily translate to widespread shortages of animal protein. What's more likely is that "something you particularly care for may not be as available," says Tom Dopp, the AMI's senior vice president of regulatory affairs.
If that product is one your household uses lots of, that could mean groceries will take an even bigger bite of your monthly budget.
Dopp doubts the USDA will idle all its meat inspectors simultaneously, since federal law prohibits meat and poultry products to be transported or sold without inspection. Instead, he believes it will be something akin to the one-day-a-week furloughs predicted for civilian workers at the Department of Defense (as reported by The Washington Post).
Again: No one is forecasting a total absence of animal protein. But why not be prepared? You can take a few steps to reduce the possible impact without significantly affecting your current grocery budget.
Preparation and experimentation
1. Buy a little more, starting now. Ground beef on sale this week? Buy one of those "value packs" and wrap it in smaller portions for the freezer. (Hint: Brown some of it first -- it'll take up less room that way and also be ready for quick meals like chili or sloppy joes.)
Food budget too tight to allow many additional purchases? There's a way around that, namely . . .
2. Shopping the "manager's special" bin. Meat or poultry gets reduced by up to 50% as it nears its sell-by date. Use or freeze it promptly and it'll be fine.
3. Look elsewhere for animal protein. Suppose the meat case does look a little thin with regard to affordable fresh protein? Head to the deli department for smoked sausages or the grocery aisle for canned meats, poultry and fish, then search for recipes using these items. A single can of poultry will become chicken or turkey enchiladas, and plenty of kids would be delighted to hear that dinner will be franks and beans. Speaking of looking elsewhere . . .
4. Pursue your dinner. Ice fishing shanties appear on U.S. lakes every winter, and in some states you can drop a line in the water all year. (For example, Arizona has a thriving urban fishery.) Rabbits and squirrels are fair game (so to speak) at any time in some places. (Plenty of pioneers fed themselves this way. So did more recent generations: My dad ate a lot of rabbit while growing up.)
This tip doesn't apply to everyone, obviously. But maybe your neighbor is an avid ice fisherman -- next time he offers you a few perch, why not take him up on it?
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5. Serve reasonable portions. Meat doesn't have to be the star of every meal. Often we hear that 3 ounces of meat -- about the size of a deck of playing cards -- is the ideal serving size. Maybe your hollow-legged teen doesn't agree, but you're the one footing the grocery bill. Provide enough healthy side dishes and he'll manage to fill himself up. (Hint: A skillet of cornbread or a pan of biscuits are easy ways to help turn a stew or chili dinner into an occasion.)
6. Seek recipes that use less meat. Spaghetti and meatballs instead of slabs of meat loaf. Stir-fries, stews, chili, soups and casseroles. Thin slices of roast chicken or grilled flank steak along with a protein like quinoa or beans and two vegetables instead of one. Search online for recipes. You could find you like eating this way.
8. Have breakfast for dinner. A supper of pancakes (maybe with a side of that smoked sausage, thinly sliced and skillet-browned) or of scrambled eggs and fried potatoes (hint: bake a few extra spuds for dinner the night before) is satisfying and easy to prepare. Or buy a loaf of day-old French bread from the markdown shelf at the in-store bakery and turn it into French toast (which is as good with cinnamon and sugar or a bit of jam as it is with syrup).
9. Go meatless more often. The "Meatless Monday" meme is popular on personal finance and money-saving blogs. Once you've found some intriguing recipes, why not go meatless several days a week? A large part of the world's population survives quite nicely with little to no animal protein in its diets. Or you could . . .
10. Ditch meat altogether. Been flirting with vegetarianism? Maybe it's time to commit.
Worst-case scenario: There is a disruption in supply of/increase in price for the ground beef or chicken drumsticks you like to cook. But you'll have a plan B in place.
Best-case scenario: Nothing changes, and you'll have extra food stored plus a bunch of new recipes to try.
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