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Four 'vulnerable' Senators* have announced that they will not support the Democrats in giving Barack Obama another bite at the Supreme Court apple: Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania. This has... alarmed the Democrats, somewhat. Oh, sure, they're pretending that all of this means that those four Senators are going down, down, down man! And so will several dozen more! - but the reality is that the GOP leadership has called a play that the Democrats didn't expect, and the GOP Senate caucus has signaled that that play will be backed. Which is a problem for the Democrats, because their base really, really wants a win here, and they can't get one unless the GOP caves. Which, again, the GOP doesn't appear about to do.
It would appear, in fact, that right now with these four in place Sen Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has enough votes to just simply... not care if Barack Obama is upset that Mitch McConnell has decided to assert his absolutely Constitutional Article III authority. Which is really the sticking point, here. The Senate can tell the President to [expletive deleted] off and up a rope. The Senate (in the person of Senator Harry Reid) frankly should have told the President to [expletive deleted] off, and up a rope roughly four years ago, after Obama's hi-jinks managed in 2010 to gut-shoot the Democrat party on a state and local level that would not be duplicated until... 2014. Which is why McConnell gets to do it, instead.
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PS: If you want to know what's going to happen, watch Mark Kirk. He's in a genuine bind on this one, being a Senator from Illinois and all that, and while Mitch McConnell will not throw away Senate control the Senate Majority Leader will probably be amenable to letting Kirk get a little cover. Not a Supreme Court confirmation, no. Not even a vote. But Kirk has probably been told that he can sound all bipartisan and suchlike about the process and there'll be no hard feelings.
And I'll be honest: I'd sign off on a lot worse than a moderate Senator making moderate noises that don't actually change the result in order to keep that Senate seat. Because when we don't keep the Senate, we get Justices like Kagan and Sotomayor.
*Vulnerable in scare quotes because at least two of those Senators are not 'vulnerable' at all - and no, I'm not going to say which two. Let it be a nasty surprise to the Democrats, shall we?


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This is my first year playing international ball, so I'm still just trying to figure everything out with regard to my role. Obviously I've played in the Olympics with the same style of play, but that was still different because all of my teammates were American. They've actually been playing me at the two guard a lot here. Whatever I can do to help the team, I'm willing. I don't have any personal goals or stats I'm looking for over here; I just want to stay in shape, play basketball and have fun. As a team, we just want to win as many games as possible, win the Turkish League and now the Euro Challenge. I don't know how many of those games I'll have a chance to be a part of, but for every game I am here for, that's my goal.
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King's Pawn
The Evans Gambit is ideal as a weapon for all players who wish to learn the art of attack or simply want to improve their results!
ABC of the Evan's Gambit - Andrew Martin
Modern Chess Opening, vol. 2, Semi-Open Games (1.e4) course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 426 games/lectures.
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Playing 1.e4 with White is often associated with having to know reams of opening theory but this does not have to be the case.
1. e4 for the Creative Attacker - Nigel Davies
On this DVD Davies examines the modern treatment of the Italian with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 followed by 4.d3 and then usually the c2-c3 pawn advance.
Attack with the Modern Italian - Nigel Davies
In this DVD, Sam Collins offers another way. Discussing sound, aggressive lines, all with regular top-level support from GMs Tiviakov, Howell, Pavasovic and others, Collins breaks down each position into its key components and explains the core plans and ideas, together with enough theory to avoid any accidents and catch your opponents by surprise.
1. e4 Repertoire - Sam Collins - Grandmaster Lines Explained for Club Players
On this Fritz Trainer DVD, Lawrence Trent presents a comprehensive repertoire based on the Two Knight's Defense.
Two Knight's Defense - Lawrence Trent
these DVD's provide an excellent overview for any club player who is a career oriented person who does not have the time to study opening variations.
CHESSBASE TUTORIALS - The Semi-Open Games - VOLUME 2
Based on his own Black repertoire, GM Jan Gustafsson provides you with all the tools you could need to succesfully combat 1.e4 with 1...e5!
BLACK REPERTOIRE AGAINST 1. E4 - Open Games - Jan Gustafsson - VOLUME 2
Today's way to learn chess! The ChessBase Tutorials are a new series in the publishing program of ChessBase.
CHESSBASE TUTORIALS - The Open Games - VOLUME 1
On this DVD Davies presents a variety of tricks and traps that can arise after 1.e4 by White, breaking them down into a number of different categories.
TRICKS AND TRAPS - 1. e4 Openings - Nigel Davies - VOLUME 1
This DVD provides you with a repertoire of attacking lines against the four major defences to 1.e4
POWER PLAY - Attack with 1.e4 - Daniel King - VOLUME 17
In this DVD Sam Collins explains the games from which he has learned the most, arising out of 1.e4 e5. Topics covered include: exchanges, attacking strategy, gambits and sacrificial play, opening selection, play with opposite coloured bishops, restriction of the opponent's pieces, play in queenless middlegames and endgame technique. The themes are of critical importance for an understanding of how to play the middlegame. However, Collins also gives a full explanation of the themes from the opening and early middlegame, making this an invaluable collection for players who play the open games with either colour, or who simply want to learn more about this central touchstone of chess development. Video running time: 4 hours System requirements: Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard Return Information for Software & DVDs Computer Software and DVDs can only be returned or exchanged if the product is in its original, sealed packaging and has not been installed or used in any way. Once you open the packaging of a Computer Software or DVD title, it can only be exchanged for the same title if the original media is defective. There are NO exceptions to this rule.
Learn From The Open Games - Sam Collins
For young and developing players a very important piece of advice is to study open positions and to understand the value of coordination of the pieces plus the role of the centre. These goals can be achieved just by answering 1.e4 with 1...e5. Some players claim that these positions are not sharp and interesting enough, and they believe that different Sicilians should be one's choice, but that is not completely correct. The idea of this DVD is to show that 1.e4 e5 can be extremely entertaining and that Black can obtain interesting counterplay in every opening. There are two lines proposed in the Spanish systems plus the most active alternatives against other white choices. Video running time: 6 h 48 min. Video sample System requirements Pentium-Processor at 300 Mhz or higher, 64 MB RAM, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, DVD drive, mouse, soundcard
1.e4 e5 - An Active Repertoire for Black - Adrian Mikhalchishin
An Original System For Grinding the Sicilian Defense
Tired of losing your way in all of the theory of the Open Sicilian?? Let GM Dzindzichashvili introduce you to a sound positional method of combatting this most fearsome of Black's answers to 1.e4. Play centers around the line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 and a Black doubled c-pawn complex.
E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 33 - Mastering The Opening Forum Series - Crushing Lines for White
E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 43 - New Lines & Novelties for White against the Caro Kann, Alekhine & French Defense
Not much has been changed in those openings in past 30-40 years. With the help of Rybka , Roman injects new life in those ancient openings giving some original approach understanding of initiative and sacrifice of a pawn.
E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 80 - Reversing of Well Established Evaluations in the Giuoco Piano & 2 Knights Defense
On this DVD, Roman outlines a perfectly clear and easy to learn lines against The Hippo, Modern and Pirc Defences. The lines carefully based on thorough analysis as well as top rated player's games. Simplicity and ambition are ingredients of the systems suggested. Evaluations of them by Rybka are absolutely staggering. This is by far the best material on the Hippo and Modern Carefully designed and consistent with possible transpositions in to Pirc defense.
E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 82 -Easy to Learn Ambitious System for White to Play Against the Hippo, Modern, & Pirc Defenses
On this DVD, Grandmaster Roman Dzinzichashvili bring you the latest in opening theory and reveal the killer traps and super sharp lines for the 1. e4 Players
E-DVD ROMAN'S LAB - VOLUME 91 - Practical Killer Traps & Super Sharp Lines for the 1. e4 Player
The ancient chess opening 1.e4 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 has been refined into the Modern Italian Game, and is a great weapon for the average club player. But this system also scores well for White at all levels - right up to Grandmaster. It's 100% sound, solid and durable, offering White the chance to develop a nagging edge throughout the game.
E-DVD FOXY OPENINGS - VOLUME 117 - The Modern Italian Game
The Two Knights Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6) is without a doubt Black's sharpest response to the Italian Game. In this all-new investigation, International Master and Senior FIDE Trainer Andrew Martin proposes that 3...Nf6 be met head-on with 4 Ng5!?, the most aggressive reply.
E-DVD FOXY OPENINGS - VOLUME 118 - The Two Knights Defense
On this latest and all-new DVD for Foxy Openings, FIDE Senior Trainer and IM Andrew Martin shows antidotes to all of the most commonly-played gambits after 1 e4 and suggests that there is nothing to fear after all, as long as you treat these openings with respect.
E-DVD FOXY OPENINGS - VOLUME 119 - Anti-Gambit Guide for 1. e4
This course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies of the Open Games.
DOWNLOAD - Modern Chess Opening - Open Games (1.e4 e5) - VOLUME 1
Modern Chess Opening, vol. 2, Semi-Open Games (1.e4) course is aimed at teaching a student much of the opening and middlegame methods and intricacies through a theoretical section which includes 426 games/lectures.
DOWNLOAD - Modern Chess Opening - Semi-Open Games (1.e4) - VOLUME 2
The purpose of this DVD is to teach players how to conduct the attack on the black king using different methods. Although the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez are mostly positional openings, it is very often possible to make use of attacking methods of play. This DVD is based mostly on the personal experience and games of the author, thus making it a unique chess product.
Attacking with the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez - Sergei Tiviakov
The Giuoco Piano (Italian for "quiet game") is the oldest recorded chess opening, appearing as one of 12 chess openings detailed in the Göttingen manuscript over five hundred years ago. It is popular with juniors and chess novices, as the basic ideas of this opening are simple to understand: rapid development, control of the centre, and an attack on the vulnerable f7-square.
The Giuoco Piano - Lorin D'Costa & Nick Murphy
The author has very often been asked by his students - what should I do against rarely played lines and openings? This DVD is aimed at answering that question... A complete repertoire for Black is set out to be used against moves such as 1.Nf3, 1.f4, 1.g3, 1.Nc3, 1.b3, 1.b4 and 1.g4. The author uses content from his own notebooks to provide a full explanation of how to proceed. Important chess principles are explained which help the student tackle the unknown!
How to Combat Rare Lines as Black - Sergei Tiviakov
With the Traxler Variation (4.Ng5 Bc5!?) spearheading their repertoire, any player should look forward to fighting for the initiative against the Two Knights with Black. Its slightly dubious reputation shouldn't put you off from buying this DVD - as the author clearly demonstrates - a great number of spectacular resources for Black are on show, supported by original analysis.
FRITZ TRAINER - A Black Repertoire against the Two Knights - Robert Ris
Fed up with having to learn so much theory? Struggling to keep up with all the latest developments? Then this book will be the answer to all your problems. Grandmaster John Emms offers a new arsenal of opening weapons with which to attack your unsuspecting opponents. Starting with the move 1 e4, the reader is armed with systems against all possible black defenses.
EBOOK - Attacking with 1. e4
A Complete Repertoire for Black in the Open Games
Play 1 e4 e5! Nigel Davies provides a complete answer to this perennial problem by offering a concise and practical repertoire for the Black player, whilst crucially including a dependable defence to the Ruy Lopez - White's most popular attacking try in the Open Games. Davies is the perfect choice for this subject, having been battle-hardened by years of international competition in these openings.
EBOOK - Play 1. e4 e5
The Italian Game (sometimes referred to as the Giuoco Piano) is one of the oldest openings around, and also one of the first lines a player learns when he or she is introduced to chess. It leads to play that is easy to understand: both sides develop their pieces logically and begin attacks on the opposing kings. The Italian Game gives both White and Black the opportunity to play either aggressively and in gambit fashion, or in a restrained and positional manner. One of White's most exciting and attacking options is the legendary Evans Gambit, which has been brought back into the limelight in this modern era by such uncompromising players as World Champion Garry Kasparov, Alexander Morozevich,and England's Nigel Short.
EBOOK - Italian Game and Evan's Gambit
A Reliable Repertoire for the Improving Player
In 'Starting Out: 1 e4!' Neil McDonald solves this perennial problem by providing the reader with a strong and trustworthy repertoire with the white pieces based on the popular opening move 1 e4. The recommended lines given here have stood the test of time and are regularly employed by Grandmasters. Reading this book will give you the confidence to play these variations against all strengths of player and provide you with reliable opening armoury for years to come
EBOOK - Starting Out - 1. e4
Dazzle Your Opponents!
Are you tired of constantly having to keep up with modern chess theory?
Or perhaps you simply wish to try out something new and inspiring, but cannot decide amongst the embarrassment of choices available?
Look no further for the answer! In Dangerous Weapons: 1 e4 e5, renowned opening experts John Emms, Glenn Flear and Andrew Greet take a revolutionary look at one of the most famous and widely-played chess openings. Instead of travelling down well-trodden and analysed paths, the authors concentrate on fresh or little-explored variations, selecting a wealth of 'dangerous' options for both colours.
EBOOK - Dangerous Weapons - 1. e4 e5
'Open Games' refer to a myriad of openings arising after the ever-popular 1 e4 e5: the Italian Game, the Scotch, The Two Knights Defence, the King's Gambit, the Evans Gambit, the Bishop's Opening, the Four Knights, the Petroff and much more besides.
EBOOK - Starting Out - Open Games
A Repertoire for White in the Open Games
Grandmaster John Emms presents a repertoire for White after 1 e4 e5, based on the Italian Game and the Bishop's Opening. The lines he recommends are built upon a sound yet aggressive system of development which can be deployed against virtually every Black defence.
EBOOK - Beating 1. e4 e5
Dealing with the Scandinavian, Pirc, Modern, Alekhine and other Tricky Lines
Anyone who plays 1 e4 as White must be prepared not only for Blacks main defences but also an assortment of less popular lines. These, when taken together, represent a significant percentage of the replies you can expect to meet when opening 1 e4.
EBOOK - Beating Unusual Chess Defences - 1.e4
The Four Knights is an opening with a long and distinguished history. Despite its deceptively quiet appearance, it can lead to extremely sharp play
EBOOK - The Four Knights - Move by Move


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The Republican Party Of Navarro County will hold its next Executive Committee Meeting on Monday October 10, 2016 at 7:00 pm at the RPNC headquarters located at 111-B West Third Avenue in downtown Corsicana, about 1 1/2 blocks east of the Navarro County Courthouse.
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The next meeting of the Navarro County Republican Women will be:Tuesday, September 27, 2016 from 11:30am - 1:00pm at the Republican Headquarters, located at 111-B West 3rd Avenue, in downtown Corsicana. Social time and lunch begins at 11:30am, with the meeting and program to begin promptly at noon.
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If You're On The Fence About Your Vote
This Pastor Clarifies How The Very Future of America Is At StakeI have been asked "the question" so many times regarding Trump or Hillary. By way of background, I have followed every national convention -- Republican and Democrat -- from the time I was age 9, and have attended most of the GOP Conventions from 1984 to the present. I have watched the news virtually every day from the age of 8. I have never seen anything like what we are observing now.
In spite of the unprecedented nature of this election cycle, I will attempt to respond to "the question." I am not asking that anyone else share my view. But I was asked. Here is my best attempt to answer as far as I am able to see things at this time:
For Those Who Say They Won't Vote
July 31, 2016Some people have brought up the fact that they won't vote if the eventual nominee is not the person they wanted. Let's just put something in perspective.
Justice Scalia's seat is vacant.
Ginsberg is 82 years old
Kennedy is 79
Breyer is 77
Thomas is 67.
Nowadays, the data shows that the average age of a Supreme Court retirement or death occurs after 75.
These are 5 vacancies that will likely come up over the next 4-8 years. The next President will have the power to potentially create a 7-2 Supreme Court skewed in their ideology.
U.S. Constitution Day
September 17, 1787The Convention of 1787 was the capstone in a chain of events that led to the creation of the U.S. Constitution.
America's first attempt at a national governing document was in 1777 with the Articles of Confederation. It went into effect in 1781, but its deficiencies were quickly apparent. So in 1786, the Anapolis Convention called for a body to assemble, to address its many weaknesses, What is known as the Constitutional Convention then gathered in Philadelphia in 1787.
The debates on the Constitution did not go smoothly at first. In fact, Benjamin Franklin recommended they begin daily prayers to help the process along. Eventually they came together to produce the Constitution -- the most successful governing document in world history. It was signed on September 17, 1787, a day we now celebrate as "Constitution Day."
Things Hillary Clinton Hopes You Forgot About!
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Mighty Texas Strike Force 2016
June 28, 2016To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World,
It is time to act. Our great nation needs your help now. Early polling is showing the Republicans are in jeopardy of losing control of both the U.S. Senate and House and the latest polls are showing Hilary Clinton slightly ahead in the race for the White House. This election will demonstrate one thing: whether we are willing to fight for the American Dream or, if we have surrendered our values and our paycheck to Obamacare and socialist big government.
This year, we are going to fight to the finish line. In the famous words of William B. Travis at the Alamo, we call on you in the name of liberty, of patriotism and everything dear to the American character, to come to our nations aid, with all dispatch. We are volunteering with the Mighty Texas Strike Force, the grassroots conservative army that deployed thousands of volunteers across the nation to secure GOP victories since 2000.
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Texas Pro-Life Bill HB2
June 27, 2016The U.S. Supreme Court issued its strongest decision against life in a quarter century, striking down Texas HB 2. By a 5-3 vote, the justices rejected the state's arguments that its 2013 law, requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, and forcing clinics to meet hospital-like standards for outpatient surgery. The Supreme Court's ruling not only tramples on states' rights, but it is a disaster for our state's ability to protect both women's health and the life of our most innocent citizens.
Washington Democrats are still upset that Texas voters didn't fall victim to the fight to elect their liberal darling, Wendy Davis, in 2014. You saw her infamous filibuster against this same bill for what it really was: at best, nothing more than political pandering; at worst, a look at just how horrifying the Democrats' views on abortion really are.
While we may have won the battle when Texans elected Governor Greg Abbott, the war is far from over.
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With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from June.
With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMAjunkie takes a look at the best submissions from June.
For the first time in more than a decade as a professional fighter, Robert Emerson claimed an organizational championship when he defeated Shawn West to capture the vacant Victory FC bantamweight title in Friday's Victory FC 51 main event.
Victory FC 51's card is set with a rounded out card below the pair of featured title fights.
A pair of belts will be up for grabs when Victory FC 51 heads to Idaho. The promotion announced three featured bouts, including a pair of title fights.
The Association of Ringside Physicians recently released a memo advising MMA fighters to abandon "extreme" measures in cutting weight for bouts while citing an unnamed study that claims 39 percent of fighters compete in a "dehydrated state."
Turning the calendar for a new year brings countless resolutions and new motivations for people to change their lives.
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GoW:A will drop to $10-20 within a year. No point in gambling with BBY to hope to get to that price, especially with the stricter policy. Not a knock of the quality of the game...it happens to all GoW titles and the multiplayer aspect of this one doesn't seem compelling enough to keep it from plummeting in value, much like Kratos keeps plummeting down to hell ;p
I don't really see how that is relevant for people thinking about pre-ordering a game. Nearly every game will be $10-20 in a year. Someone contemplating pre-ordering a game is obviously not wanting to wait that long to get it.


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Pregnant Alyssa Milano at Hangover 2 Premiere (Photos)
A very pregnant Alyssa Milano walked the red carpet for The Hangover Part II Los Angeles premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood Thursday night.
Milano, 38, and her husband Dave Bugliari, 32 announced that they were expecting their first child together in February. Milano revealed she was having a boy via Twitter in March. Milano is reportedly due to have the baby this fall.
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Took my first trip to BPR on a Sunday afternoon (11/16). The place doesn't lend much to the eye, but it's a range - I don't need it to look fancy. I had checked out their site ahead of time and made certain that I was abiding by all of their rules. They restrict certain types of ammunition as a recent fire which burned the range to the ground was caused by sparking ammunition down range. If you are using common ammunition (Winchester, Remington etc.) they won't use the magnet test as they know those brands are ok. They provide free eye and ear protection for you to use. I shot 9mm, .22, and .380 while I was there. Very rule-centric; but considering I have been at Bill's and had barrels of weapons pointed at me (loaded or unloaded, doesn't matter, keep the barrel down range) - I'm completely ok with the list of rules. Targets work great, keypads are a bit touchy, but they tell you about that ahead of time. The staff is VERY attentive to behavior on the range, which makes me feel very safe as far as other shooter's handling of weapons is concerned. I very much enjoyed my time there, and considering I spent over three hours on the range and it only cost me $15 plus the cost of the targets, I'll absolutely be back again.
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Myeloid Neoplasms Associated with t(3;12)(q26.2;P13) Are Clinically Aggressive and Frequently Harbor FLT3 Mutations: A Report of 8 Cases and Review of Literature
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The t(3;12)(q26.2;p13) involving EVI1/ETV 6 is a rare recurrent translocation that has been identified in myeloid neoplasms. The clinicopathologic features of these are not well characterized. We identified 5 cases of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and 3 cases of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) associated with t(3;12)(q26.2;p13). There were 5 men and 3 women, with a median age of 60 years. The AML cases included 2 de novo, 2 arising from prior MDS and 1 relapsed AML. The median bone marrow blast count was 50% (range, 35-91%). Dysplasia involving one or more lineages dysplasia was noted in all cases. Of the 3 MDS cases, two were classified as refractory anemia with excess blasts and one therapy related. Two that had follow up data rapidly evolved to AML within 6 months. Conventional cytogenetic analysis showed t(3;12) (q26.2;p13) in all neoplasms and additional abnormalities in 5 patients, Including chromosome 7 abnormalities in 3 patients. FISH confirmed ETV6 rearrangement in all 3 cases assessed and EVI1 rearrangement in both cases assessed. FLT3 ITD was identified in 3 of 5 cases assessed. The median overall survival was 12 months (range, 7-58 months). We conclude that t(3;12) can occur as either a primary or secondary event in myeloid neoplasms. The t(3;12) is associated with multilineage dysplasia, chromosome 7 aberrations and an aggressive clinical course.
|Myeloid neoplasms; t(3;12)(q26.2;p13); EVI1; ETV6; FLT3; Chromosome 7
|Disruption of chromosome locus 3q26 is an uncommon recurrent cytogenetic abnormality that occurs in a small percentage of cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS). The ecotropic viral integration site 1 (EVI1) gene, located on chromosome 3q26.2, has been shown to be activated in at least a subset of these meyleoid neoplasms. EVI1 is activated in various AML associated cytogenetic abnormalities, such as inv(3)(q21q26.2)/EVI1- GATA1 or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2)/EVI1-GATA1.
|The t(3;12)(q26.2;p13) is a rare recurrent event in cases of AML, MDS, and blast phase of CML [1-3]. The ETV6 gene (ETS variant gene 6), also called Translocation Ets Leukemia (TEL), is located on 12p13 and encodes for a transcription factor that is a target of deletions and translocations in both myeloid and lymphoid malignancies. Various partner genes in reciprocal translocations involving 12p13 have been described. ETV6 rearrangements are much less frequent in myeloid neoplasms [4].
|The clinical and molecular features of myeloid neoplasms associated with t(3;12)(q26.2; p13) are not as well understood as those associated with inv(3)/t(3;3). In this study, we comprehensively described features of 8 patient with myeloid neoplasms associated with t(3;12)(q26.2; p13).
|Materials and Methods
|We searched the database of the Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory for cases of myeloid neoplasms associated with t(3;12)(q26.2;p13) detected by conventional cytogenetic analysis. Two cases were also obtained from the Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Cleveland Clinic, respectively. The diagnosis was based on the 2008 WHO criteria. Wright-Giemsa-stained BM aspirate smears and touch imprints and H&E-stained Bone Marrow core biopsy and clot sections were reviewed. This study was conducted according to an institutional review board-approved protocol.
|Multicolor flow cytometry immunophenotypic analysis was performed on BM aspirate specimens using a FACScan instrument (Becton-Dickinson, San Jose, Calif) as described previously [5]. The blast population was gated using right-angle side scatter and CD45 expression. The panel of monoclonal antibodies included reagents specific for CD3, CD5, CD7, CD13, CD14, CD19, CD33, CD34, CD38, CD64, CD117, HLA-DR, TdT, and myeloperoxidase (Becton- Dickinson).
|Bone marrow aspirate specimens were analyzed by conventional cytogenetic analysis as described previously [6]. Metaphases were banded by the standard GTG method. Karyotypes were reported according to the 2013 International System for Human Cytogenetic Nomenclature [7].
|Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) was performed using a Vysis LSI ETV6 dual color, breakapart gene rearrangement probe which hybridizes to band 12p13. The EVI1 dual-color, breakapart probe was also used to detect EVI1 gene rearrangement at 3q26. For each specimen, 200 interphases were analyzed. The FISH images were captured and analyzed by Applied Imaging software (Santa Clare, CA).
|Analyses for FLT3 Internal Tandem Duplication (ITD) and codon 835/836 point mutation were performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based amplification of genomic DNA and capillary electrophoresis as described previously [8]. Codons 12, 13, and 61 of KRAS and NRAS were sequenced following PCR amplification using Sanger sequencing or a pyrosequencing-based method as previously described [9]. NPM1 mutations spanning codons 956 to 971 of exon 12 were detected by PCR followed by capillary electrophoresis as described previously [10]. KIT (exons 8 and 17) mutation was detected by direct Sanger sequencing on an ABI Prism 3100 Genetic Analyzer [10,11].
|The overall survival (OS) was calculated from date of diagnosis of either MDS or AML associated with t(3;12)(q26.2; p13) until death from any cause (censored at last follow-up) or date of last follow-up.
|Clinical findings
|The clinical and morphological features are summarized in Table 1. Of the 8 patients with t(3;12)(q26.2;p13), there were 5 men and 3 women, with a median age of 60 years (range, 33-79 years). Presenting symptoms include fever, chills, general malaise, weakness and night sweats (cases 1, 2), fatigue (cases 3,5,6,8), gum bleeding (case 4) and upper airway infection (case 7). Physical exam found lymphadenopathy (cases 1,4) and a palpable spleen (case 1). None had extra medullary involvement at the diagnosis. Five cases were classified as AML and 3 cases MDS. All patients had anemia with a median hemoglobin level of 8.9 g/dL (range, 6.8 to 12.3 g/dL [68-123 g/L]; reference range, 14-18 g/dL [140-180 g/L] for men and 12-14 g/dL [120-140 g/L] for women) and thrombocytopenia with a median platelet count of 52 × 109/L (range, 24-111 × 109/L; reference range, 140-440 × 109/L). The median white blood cell (WBC) count was 62.6 k/uL (rang, 1.9-129.5 k/uL) for the 5 cases of AML with a median peripheral blood blast count of 31% (range, 21-88%). The patients with MDS had a median WBC of 4.0 k/ uL (range, 1.8-7.6 k/uL) with a median peripheral blood blast count of 1% (range, 0% to 3%).
|Serum chemistry results were generally unremarkable except the lactate dehydrogenase level was elevated in 2 of 6 patients assessed (range, 173-4,183 U/L; median, 489 U/L; reference range, 313-618 IU/L), and the β2-microglobulin level were elevated in 1 patient, 7.3 × 10–3 g/L ( reference range, 0.6-2.0 × 10–3 g/L) (data not shown).
|Morphologic findings
|Peripheral blood smears showed circulating blasts in 7/8 cases (range, 1%-88%), anemia with mild to moderate anisopoikilocytosis (5/6 cases), nucleated red blood cells (2/5 cases), absolute monocytosis (3/5 cases).
|Bone marrow aspirate smears showed multilineage dysplasia in all 8 cases. Five of 8 (63%) cases showed megakaryocytic hypoplasia. Small hypolobated megakaryocytes were observed in 7/7 cases evaluable (Figure 1). Blasts ranged from 1% to 18% in cases of MDS and 35 % to 91% in case of AML.
|The 8 cases were classified as follows. Two de novo AML: one was AML without maturation (case 1) and the other acute monoblastic leukemia (case 2). Two were AML that evolved from MDS diagnosed 7 and 11 months earlier and were classified as AML with myelodysplasiarelated changes (case 3 and 4). One case of AML was diagnosed at time of relapse (case 5). Two cases of MDS were classified as refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB-1 and RAEB-2) (cases 6 and 7) and 1 patient had therapy-related MDS following therapy for 8 months (case 8).
|Immunophenotypic findings
|Flow cytometric immunophenotypic analysis of BM aspirate specimens from the 5 AML cases showed that the blasts were of myeloid origin. Blasts were positive for CD13, CD33, CD34, CD117, and HLADR in all cases. They were also positive for CD5 (partial, 1/3, 33%), CD7 (partial, 2/4, 50%), CD14 (1/2, 50%), CD15 (3/3, 100%), CD38 (2/3, 67%), and CD64 (2/3, 67%).
|Cytogenetic findings
|All 8 cases carried the t(3;12)(q26.2;p13). Three (37%) cases (cases 5-7) had t(3;12)(q26.2;p13) as the sole abnormality at the time of first detection (Table 2). The other 5 cases (63%) showed additional chromosomal abnormalities, including monosomy 7 (case 1), del(11) (q23.1) (case 2), and add(7)(q11.2) (case 3), del10(q22q24) (case 4), r(7) and monosomy 7 (case 8). In case 5, t(3;12) was not identified in the leukemic blasts at initial diagnosis of AML, but was detected 9 months later at time of relapse. In the whole cohort (n=8), the median number of additional chromosomal abnormalities was 1 (range, 0-2). All 4 patients with available initial karyotypes had other cytogenetic abnormalities prior to detection of t(3;12): add 7 (case 3), monosomy 7 (case 8), t(10;12)(q24;p13) (case 4) and 46,X, t(X;19)(p11.2;p13.1) (case 5) preceded that of t(3;12) by approximately 11, 12, 6 and 10 months, respectively, suggesting that t(3;12) evolved as a secondary event. In cases 1, 2 and 6, the initial karyotype was unknown. There was no cytogenetic follow up for case 7.
|Fluorescence in situ hybridization was performed in a subset of cases. ETV6 rearrangements were observed in all 3 cases assessed and EVI1 rearrangements were detected in both cases assessed (Figure 2).
|Molecular findings
|FLT3-ITD was identified in 3 of 5 cases assessed (cases 1, 2 and 4). KRAS mutation was detected in 2 of 5 cases (G12D in case 4 and G12A in case 8). NRAS mutation (1/3, G13D in case 4) and KIT D816V mutation (1/3, D816V in case 3) were also identified (Table 1D).
|Clinical Outcome
|Clinical follow-up was available for 7 patients. All patients received multi-agent chemotherapy. Three also underwent stem cell transplantation (cases 1, 2 and 8). At last follow-up, 5 patients had died and 2 were alive. Overall Survival (OS) ranged from 7 to 58 months with a median of 11 months. For the 3 patients who underwent transplantation, the median survival was 17 months (range, 12-58 months). The median survival for the 4 patients who did not undergo transplantation was 7 months (range, 7-11 months). There was no significant difference in OS between patients who did or did not undergo transplantation. Of the two cases of MDS that had follow up data (cases 6 and 8), the disease evolved to AML within 2 and 6 months, respectively, after detection of t(3;12), with the bone marrow blast count rising from 8% to 71%, and from 2 to 25% respectively (Table 1E).
|The t(3;12)(q26.2;p13) was first reported by Secker-Walker et al in 3 patients as part of a larger series of 66 myeloid neoplasms with chromosomal abnormalities in the 3q26.2 region [12]. To date, 42 patients have been recorded in the Mitelman database, including AML (n=35), CML (n=4), and MDS (n=3) [13]. However, data regarding these cases are limited (Table 3) [1,14]. Our study is the largest series to date and provided both conventional cytogenetic as well as molecular genetic findings that were missing in many of the previous case reports.
|In this study, we show that myeloid neoplasms associated with t(3;12) are mostly adults who usually presented with anemia and had poor clinical outcome. Multilineage dysplasia was consistently observed in all patients with frequent small hypolobated megakaryocytes. Karyotypic abnormalities in addition to t(3;12) were common, with monosomy 7 occurring in approximately half of the cases. Furthermore, the t(3;12) was preceded by other karyotypic aberrations in 4 patients whose initial cytogenetic data were available, indicating that the t(3;12) was likely a secondary event or existed as a small subclone initially in these patients. The frequent association with chromosome 7 abnormalities is in accordance with the others reported in Mitelman database (Table 2): 21 of 38 (55%) AML and MDS cases [12,13] carried the t(3;12)(q26.2;p13) as a sole abnormality. Nine (24%) cases had additional chromosome 7 abnormalities, with loss of part or all of chromosome 7 (8/9, 89%) being the most common. We also showed FLT3-ITD mutations in over half of the cases assessed, a frequency that appears to be higher than the reported overall frequency of 20% to 30% in AML patients [14] and a reported frequency of 18% in balanced t(3q26;v) AML [1].
|The EVI1 proto-oncogene is located on human chromosome 3q26. Its transcriptional activation is relatively common in myeloid malignancies and has been reported in up to 10% of AML, CML in blast phase, and MDS. [15]. The EVI1 protein is a transcriptional regulator with DNA-binding zinc finger domains. Overexpression of EVI1 is an indicator of poor prognosis in myeloid malignancies. The major cellular effects are promoting proliferation, interfering with myeloid differentiation and preventing cellular apoptosis. In retrovirallytransduced marrow cell recipient mice, coexpression of EVI1 and Trib1 accelerates leukemogenesis [16]. EVI1 binds CCAAT/enhancer binding protein-ε (C/EBP-ε) and deregulates terminal differentiation of granulocytes [17]. Kurokawa et al. demonstrated that EVI1 inhibits c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) to suppress stress induced apoptosis [18].
|A number of inversions and translocations have been described in human AML and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) marrow cells involving chromosome 3q26, where the human gene is located. The most common EVI1 chromosomal rearrangements include inv(3), t(3;3), t(3;12) and t(3;21). The t(3;12)(q26;p13) results in a fusion protein involving ETV6 (also termed TEL), an ETS family transcription factor required for normal hematopoiesis. The prototype of AML/MDS with EVI1 disruption is inv(3)/t(3;3)/EVI1-GATA1, which is recognized as a distinct entity in the current World Health Organization (WHO) classification. These patients often present de novo or arise from a prior MDS, with frequent concurrent chromosomal 7 aberrations and have a short overall survival [1,19]. Bone Marrow (BM) typically shows increased small hypolobated megakaryocytes and multilineage dysplasia. It is unclear if cases in which 3q26.2/EVI1 partners with genes other than GATA1 behave similarly to those with inv(3)/t(3;3) in clinical presentation and outcome. The t(3;12) is thought to juxtapose ETV6 upstream of EVI1 gene resulting in EVI1 overexpression. We have demonstrated here that these cases are similar to those of AML/ MDS with inv(3)/t(3;3) in many of the features described above and justify their classification in the same subgroup as AML with inv(3)/t(3;3). As inv(3)/t(3;3) is identified following -7 in some cases, we also observed that t(3;12) may emerge several months after other cytogenetic aberrations or during relapsed AML. Interestingly, the emergence of t(3;12) was accompanied by rapid evolution to AML, within 6 months, in the MDS cases. These observations suggest that the t(3;12) may signify a general genetic instability and is a secondary event in many cases that contributes to disease progression. Based on rapid progression to AML, we also believed that the cases with a blast count in the range of MDS be still considered as AML in a similar approach as that of AML with t(8;21) or inv(16).
|In summary, we have described 8 cases of AML or MDS with t(3;12)(q26.2;p13). Similar to cases with inv(3)q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2), they usually show dysplasia, associated with abnormalities of chromosome 7, aberrant expression of CD7 in blasts and with short survival despite multiple chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. However, unlike cases with inv(3) q21q26.2) or t(3;3)(q21;q26.2), these cases are frequently associated with thrombocytopenia, megakaryocytic hypoplasia and FLT3-ITD mutation. The t(3;12) also occurred following other cytogenetic aberrations, suggesting it existed as a small subclone initially or emerged a secondary event in some cases. Overall, the findings suggest that this group of patients should be classified in the same subgroup as AML with inv3/t(3;3).
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those.
It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised.
Yet despite all that, there were some big achievements that weren't promised: major scientific advances, stunning photos of the cosmos, a high-flying vehicle of diplomacy that helped bring Cold War enemies closer, and something to brag about.
Former President George H.W. Bush, who oversaw the early flights, said the shuttle program "authored a truly inspiring chapter in the history of human exploration."
NASA's first space shuttle flight was in April 1981. The 135th and final launch is set for Friday. Once Atlantis lands at the end of a 12-day mission, it and the other two remaining shuttles are officially museum pieces – more expensive than any paintings.
America has done far more for far less. The total price tag for the program was more than twice the $90 billion NASA originally calculated.
Even its most ardent supporters concede that the shuttle program never lived up to its initial promise. The selling point when it was conceived four decades ago was that with weekly launches, getting into space would be relatively inexpensive and safe. That wasn't the case.
"But there is no embarrassment in setting the bar impossibly high and then failing to clear it," said former astronaut Duane Carey, who flew in 2002. "What matters is that we strived mightily to do so – and we did strive mightily. The main legacy left by the shuttle program is that of a magnificent failure."
Of the five shuttles built, two were lost in fiery tragedies. The most shuttle flights taken in one year was nine – far from the promised 50.
The program also managed to make blasting into space seem everyday dull by going to the same place over and over again. Shuttles circled the planet 20,830 times, but went nowhere really new.
The shuttle's epitaph is "we tried," said Hans Mark, a former deputy NASA administrator who oversaw most of the first dozen launches.
Six years ago, then-NASA chief Michael Griffin even called the shuttle program a mistake.
But as a mistake it is one that paid off in wildly unexpected ways that weren't about money and reliability.
"The discoveries it enabled, the international cooperation it fostered and the knowledge it gained – often at great human cost – has also contributed in countless, important ways to humanity and our common progress," President Bush wrote the Associated Press in an email. Bush oversaw the program's early days as vice president, a job that has by tradition supervised NASA.
There are the magnificent photos from the Hubble Space Telescope, which helped pinpoint the age of the universe and demonstrated the existence of mysterious dark energy; the ongoing lab work on the International Space Station; a multitude of satellites for everything from spying to climate change; and spacecraft that explore the solar system. All owe their existence to the space shuttle.
The Hubble was not just launched from the shuttle – it was repaired and upgraded five times by shuttle astronauts. They also captured and fixed satellites in orbit.
Earlier this year, shuttle astronauts installed a $2 billion particle physics experiment on the space station that may find evidence of dark matter and better explain aspects of how the universe was formed.
Like a real life version of the television show "Star Trek," the shuttle was a United Nations in space, carrying representatives of 16 other countries. The U.S. and Russia became close partners in space and Russian rocket scientists after the breakup of the Soviet Union found new employment. NASA's current boss said all that is not something that should be ignored. The shuttle also diversified space to make it seem more like Earth, sending the first American woman, the first African-American and teachers, lawmakers and even a former migrant farmworker into orbit.
Launching like a rocket and landing like an airplane, the shuttle was the ultimate hybrid. It acts both as a space taxi, carrying astronauts, and has the muscle of a long-distance trucker, hauling heavy machinery. That versatility translated into higher costs.
When spaceships carry people, extra safety requirements add hefty expenses. Rockets that haul big pieces of equipment – like station segments or a giant telescope – require more power and fuel, which means more cost. The shuttle has both of those problems that escalate the price.
When the shuttle succeeded, it did so in a spectacular way. But its failures were also large and tragic.
Seven astronauts perished when Challenger exploded about a minute after launch in 1986 and seven more died when Columbia burned up as it returned to Earth in 2003.
The shuttle will likely go down in history as an anomaly of America's space program. The spacecraft before it were disposable capsules, like Apollo. And the designs for machines of the near future are also for the most part disposable capsules. That suggests that the 30 years of reusable shuttles that landed like airplanes were a diversion from the natural evolution of rocketry, said McCurdy.
It may be an anomaly, but astronauts call it an engineering marvel in both versatility and complexity. John Glenn, who flew in a Mercury capsule as well as the shuttle, called it "the perfect vehicle for its time."
He said like any pilot he'd prefer to fly the shuttle, and called it a much smoother ride. But he said he understands why the future looks more like his Mercury capsules.
"As far as expense, simplification and cutting costs, the capsule is by far cheaper," the 89-year-old former senator said in a telephone interview from his Columbus, Ohio, office on Friday.
"The shuttle is an amazing piece of machinery," astronaut Stan Love said. "It blows away anything that can fly now or in the next 30 years."
However, when it comes to fulfilling the promise made four decades ago, Love retells a joke heard often around NASA: The space shuttle was supposed to be cheap, safe and turn spaceflight into something so routine it would be boring. One out of three ain't bad.