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Singer Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly is in. Government party candidate Jude Célestin is out.
The months-overdue announcement Thursday morning from Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) about who will advance to an election runoff for the presidency broke an electoral impasse that had gripped the country since Nov. 28, when Haitians went to polls in the first-round of voting.
But election observers caution that the road ahead still looks rocky.
"I'm not confident that just finalizing the results from the first round will bring stability to the country," says Robert Fatton, a University of Virginia professor who studies Haiti. "The first round was clearly fraudulent. What's to say that the second round will be any better?"
Mr. Martelly and former First Lady Mirlande Manigat will now face off in second-round presidential voting on March 20.
Allegations of vote fraud
The announcement comes during a complex period in Haiti's post-earthquake political landscape that began with the disputed first-round vote. That day of voting ended in violent demonstrations in Port-au-Prince after 12 of the 19 presidential candidates – including Martelly and Ms. Manigat – called for the election to be annulled due to fraud.
Initial poll results from the CEP had placed Mr. Célestin, who was endorsed by President René Préval, ahead of Martelly by a margin of less than 1 percent of the vote, with Ms. Manigat firmly in the lead.
A team from the Organization of American States (OAS) analyzed a sample of ballots and suggested Martelly, not Célestin, compete in the run-off election.
The OAS findings were backed by the international community and pushed by the US. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to Haiti on Sunday to urge Mr. Préval and the candidates to accept the report's findings. President Préval had initially balked at the OAS recommendation, but under international pressure, his INITE (Unity) party released a statement last week urging Célestin to step aside.
'Sweet Micky' has popular support
Martelly, known as "Sweet Micky," was a colorful kompas musician before turning to politics. His profile as a singer won him support in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's toppled capital. He also received an endorsement from Pras Michel, a Haitian rapper and former member of band The Fugees with Wyclef Jean, who also sought to run for the presidency.
Stevenson Lafond, a 27-year-old voter, recently told the Monitor that he wanted to see a new face in office. "'Sweet Micky' isn't a politician. He comes from outside politics and we've had enough politicians as president. They haven't done much for us," he says. "Why not give someone from outside a chance?"
That sentiment may play against former First Lady Manigat. A respected career academic, Ms. Manigat "may have a difficult time as president because she does not have a real base in Haitian politics, including in parliament," says Yves Colon, a Haitian-born professor at the University of Miami.
"Martelly can probably produce more people, more of a base than Manigat, but it's going to be difficult for either of them because INITE [Préval's political party] will still be powerful," Professor Colon says.
Calls for election results to be annulled
A steady, but often ignored, drumbeat calling for the election to be canceled and held anew has persisted.
Last month, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, a left-leaning think tank in Washington, said its own analysis found "it was not possible to name the top two vote getters" and "suggested holding the election anew."
On Tuesday, the US Congressional Black Caucus released a statement urging "the United States and the international community to uphold the ideals of fairness and support a new Haiti election process that is free and fair, respecting the rights of the Haitian people."
Baby Doc and Aristide
Amid the tension around the elections, former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier shocked the country when he returned from exile in France last month. Mr. Duvalier, who says he returned to help the Haitian people, now faces charges ranging from corruption to torture dating to his rule of Haiti from 1971 to 1986.
Duvalier's return sparked rumors that former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide would attempt to follow suit. That's exactly what's happened. Mr. Aristide, who fled after an uprising in 2004 and has been living in South Africa, applied for a diplomatic passport to return to the earthquake-torn country.
In a letter, his Miami-based attorney Ira Kurtzban asked the Foreign Affairs and Interior ministries to expedite the passport and for Haiti to begin talks with South Africa to facilitate Aristide's return.
Haitian authorities said they would process the passport request, potentially opening the door for Aristide's eventual return.


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Born on January 21, 1915, to Bernard and Catherine (Emmert) Meny, Hilary grew up in Haubstadt, Indiana. After attending grade school at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Hilary attended St. Meinrad Seminary. On May 14, 1940, he was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by the Most Reverend Joseph E. Ritter, and celebrated his First Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church on May 19, 1940
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There used to be an established order to the world. A structure to things. You couldn't print a gun like a term paper. It was impossible to wreck a nuclear production plant with a few lines of code. Flying robots didn't descend on you in the dead of night and kill you in your home.
But that order has been upended. Cheap videos in California help spark riots in Cairo. Lynchpins of the Middle East now rant about 'Planet of the Apes' in public, and Iranian generals trash-talk David Petraeus over SMS. The world has gone a little haywire — sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. Here are our choices for the 15 people most responsible for making it that way.


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Throughout Japan, fastfood chain McDonald's and multimedia shop Tsutaya have Nintendo DS zones that allow DS owners to connect and get original content. Now, a bank does, too.
Staring today, the Bank of Kyoto is establishing a Nintendo zone at ten branches in Kyoto. The original content available includes "Notices from the Bank of Kyoto", "Distress Settlement Consultation", "Kyoto Sightseeing Guide", "Money Life Theater", and "Money Quiz".
These titles are designed to pass the time while waiting at the bank.
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2011-12 Indoor: Helped the 4x400 relay team set a school record time of 3:48.54 while earning a bronze medal at the America East Indoor Championships... Earned a sixth-place finish in the 500m dash at the conference meet while posting a career-best time of 1:15.65, a time which ranks fifth all-time in UMBC history.
2011 Outdoor: In her first America East Outdoor Championship competition she finished fifth in the 400m dash with a time of 56:75.
2010-11 Indoor: Earned a first-place finish at the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games in the 500m dash with a time of 1:16.69… Finished fifth overall in the 200m dash with a time of 26.51 at the Patriot Games.
Background: Earned All-County honors in the 300- and 400-meter dashes and the 800-meter run at the Prince George county championship… Finished fifth place in the 500-meter dash at the 2010 Maryland State Championships… An Honor Roll student all throughout high school and was a part of the William's National Honor Society.
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All of a sudden after some sync all my bank holiday entries in OL have timezone activated. Unfortunately, it's the wrong one and the time has been shifted as well. The entries now span over 2 days, like from 01.00 to 01.00 the next day.
I never did touch any of these in OL myself, so it must be something with CL.
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The Trouble With Jared
Why Colorado's bow tie-wearing, tech-millionaire lawmaker is making his fellow Democrats nervous.
Everyone at the dinner party was talking about Jared Polis, who in Colorado political circles of late is discussed at least as much as the weather. It was late May in Denver, as hard negotiations slogged on between Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, Polis and the oil and gas industry over a series of ballot measures Polis is financing that, if passed, would allow cities and counties to stop drilling altogether, potentially devastating the state's $29 billion a year industry.
"He's so damn selfish," said one partygoer, a prominent Democrat. That was a word— selfish—I was hearing Democrats use a lot in conversations about Polis. Most Colorado Democrats worry that the oil and gas industry's $50 million campaign against the ballot initiatives—a crusade Polis launched this year after four large cities in his district voted to ban fracking—will boost Republican turnout and hurt their party's ticket come November. "Mark Udall could wind up as road kill because of this," one Democrat told me.
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Several others sipping pinot on the sun-splashed downtown patio were carrying on about the Washington Post's less than flattering profile of Polis that ran the day before in the newspaper's Style section—remarkable in itself for a lawmaker known for wearing a bow tie with a polo shirt on the House floor and other fashion faux pas. The piece focused on Polis' desire to be the next chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee—a powerful job that would vault him into the party's top ranks—and was dominated by the congressman's recently hired chief of staff, Dan Turrentine, who offered up a number of quotes any reporter would have had a tough time leaving in their notepad. "He's either going to move up or out," Turrentine said of the DCCC appointment, something House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will decide after the November election. "If he does a good job at DCCC," Turrentine breezily continued on as if his boss's appointment was already a foregone conclusion, "anything could happen from there."
Back home in Colorado, where political observers have been watching Polis' brash behavior for a decade now, starting when the young tech entrepreneur bought himself a seat on the state Board of Education at the age of 25, partygoers reacted to the clumsy display of naked ambition—uncouth even by Washington's standards—with disbelief. That group included the mayors of Denver and its nearby suburb Aurora, the CEO of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, Democracy Alliance board member and progressive mastermind Ted Trimpa, the millionaire LGBT activist Tim Gill, Craig Hughes, who managed Sen. Michael Bennet's 2010 campaign and President Obama's 2012 Colorado operation, the attorney Cole Finegan, Hickenlooper's former mayoral chief of staff and currently Udall's campaign finance chair, and the beer magnate and former GOP Senate candidate Pete Coors, among others.
"I think he just blew his shot at the chairmanship," one of them told me. "It's like he's daring them to pick him," another said to me quietly later on, between bites of short ribs at the long dining table. "He's so rich, they can't possibly pick anyone else—and he knows it." I kept glancing down at Lisa Kaufman, Polis' top Colorado-based staffer, who was seated at the other end of the table. When we made eye contact at one point, she shyly looked away. "It was not a good night," she told me weeks later.
Polis' evolution from overeager wunderkind to political power broker is a long story for a lawmaker still a year removed from his forties. It is the story of a shrewd visionary who's always in a hurry, a progressive pit bull in a polo shirt who's got too much self-confidence and too little self-awareness. A multimillionaire who's bought his way in but wants big money out of politics, Polis is a paradox: He's had a remarkable string of successes while engendering serious scorn. Now, as the pragmatic Pelosi is looking to pass the Democratic torch to a new generation of leaders, Polis' story is reaching a critical juncture—just as he's in the middle of his riskiest gambit yet. After all, it's hard to imagine her giving the job of retaking the House to a congressman who's responsible for giving Republicans control of the Senate. Perhaps for the first time in his career, Polis wants something that his own fortune cannot buy.
When I told Kaufman in early June that I was going to be writing this article, a funny thing happened: My phone started to ring. Suddenly, word that I was profiling Polis had reached Pelosi and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, both of whom were eager to praise Polis' work. The calls and emails continued: from ranking members on Polis' committees, from the chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party—"I've been told I have to say something nice," he said—and from one of Polis' closest friends and allies, ProgressNow founder and fellow Boulderite Michael Huttner. Kaufman had been in touch with all of them. Team Jared was circling the wagons. Say what you will about Polis, but the guy learns from his mistakes.


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DENVER, April 6 (UPI) -- Pavel Datsyuk scored with 15.4 seconds to go in overtime Friday, giving Detroit a 3-2 victory over Colorado.
The Red Wings maintained a one-point lead over St. Louis for the seventh spot in the Western Conference standings.
Detroit took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but P.A. Parenteau scored 6:29 into the stanza to create a tie.
Colorado, however, had to settle for one point, leaving the Avalanche with an NHL-low 29 for the season. Colorado has lost three in a row.
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(CNN) -- Plane passengers are used to paying for check-in baggage or priority boarding, but one airport in Venezuela is now charging for the ultimate hidden extra -- air.
Anyone departing from the Simon Bolivar International Airport of Maiquetia in Caracas now faces a levy of 127 bolivars ($18) to pay for a new air conditioning unit installed earlier this year, according to a statement on the airport's website.
The airport says its air conditioning system "eliminates contaminants" and injects ozone into the atmosphere to improve the environment and protect the health of passengers.
It boasts that the system is the first of its kind in an airport anywhere in South America and the Caribbean.
The "breathing tax" which came into force on July 1 and must be paid by all domestic and international passengers to airlines at check in, has generated bemusement in Venezuela, with many taking to Twitter to criticize the measure.
"While the stench of the toilets asphyxiates me ... they have started to charge 127 bolivars for breathing the ozone," wrote Vero (@VeronicaTorresA).
Another, Chipopo (@ELvDav) comments that whatever task the air conditioning unit performs, it doesn't seem to include lowering the temperature.
"Maiquetia airport is 36 C, it must be the injection of ozone that makes the temperature shoot up," they write.
Daniel Martinez (@DanielMartinezD), a radio presenter, tweeted his gripes about the measure.
"Could you explain to me the ozone thing in Maiquetia? The toilets have no water, the air-con is broken, there are stray dogs inside the airport, but there's ozone?"
Several international airlines, including Air Canada and Alitalia have suspended or reduced flights to Venezuela in recent months, blaming strict government currency controls that they say have have left them billions of dollars out of pocket.
Earlier this week the country's air transport minister, Luis Caraballo Graterol, insisted in an interview that Venezuela had no debts to foreign air carriers.
Built in 1945, Maiquetia airport -- as it is known by locals -- is the main international air hub serving Venezuela. It's currently undergoing a major overhaul, according to Worldtravelguide.net
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Friday, April 2, 2010
Coconut Banana Cream Pie
Ever since I became vegan I have dreamed about making this pie. I am a dessert lover... chocolate, strawberries, cookies, pastry, cake, you name it. I love it! This morning I really wanted to make something sweet and for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about this pie.
I looked in my fridge but I was out of vegetable shortening and since its a holiday, making a trip to the store was out of the question. The other week I got a huge jar of coconut oil in the mail, from Tropical Traditions, and like I said I have never really worked with it before. It has the similar consistency of vegetable shortening, I decided to make the pie crust with it. It turned out perfect, flaky and the smell of coconut wafted throughout the house.
The filling is similar to a vanilla pudding with a hint of cardamom. I just bought a packet of agar agar that I found at an Asian grocery store the other week. Which helps to set it.
1 cup flour
1/3 cup coconut oil
1/2 tsp salt
6- 8 tbsp water
In a large bowl combine flour and salt. With two knifes (or a pastry cutter) blend the coconut oil into the flour until it resembles course sand. Add the water little at a time until it is easy to squish into a ball. Don't over work the dough or it will be tough when cooked.
Bake at 375 for 12-15 minutes
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup cane sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp agar agar powder
2 cups soy milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp cardamom
In a sauce pan, mix together dry ingredients. On medium high heat, add soy milk, 1 cup at a time and whisk until thickens (usually takes about 6-10 minutes) If you get clumps whisk harder. Stir in vanilla and cardamom. Allow to slightly cool before adding it to pre baked pie crust.
To make the pie: Slice bananas (2) and arrange on the pie crust, pour filling over top.
For the top of the pie: Slice banana (1) and squeeze lemon juice over and sprinkle with sugar, arrange on top of the pie. Crush peanuts and a chocolate drizzle makes it even better!
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The crust looks flaky. Next time I should try using coconut oil for my pie crust.ReplyDelete
I am so making this! YUM YUM!! Thanks Kirsten! I have been wanting to use my agar agar.ReplyDelete
I'm your newest follower via Foodbuzz! :)ReplyDelete
Come take a look at my Food Blog http://shamrockandshenanigans.blogspot.com/
Oh I so want to taste this one, gorgeous cake with perfect combination!ReplyDelete
oh wow that sounds amazing and looks totally beautiful!ReplyDelete
While I always make desserts and pastries with bananas or coconut as base ingredients, it's only now that I realized that they can be awesome when combined. This pie sounds so easy to make that I must try! Thanks.ReplyDelete
Great. Making this for Easter. Check. Done. Yummy.ReplyDelete
This looks absolutely delicious :)ReplyDelete
this is truly a work of art! OMG what a glorious pie! I am a huge fan of TT's coco oil and have more than i know what to do with (my raw vegan coconut oil chocolate is good but one should only eat so much LOL). Great work!ReplyDelete
Hello, I haven't had any chance to say thank you for being an online friend on Foodbuzz. Thank you :)ReplyDelete
What a talented cook you are. This look superb!
This pie looks delicious. I already saved it in my favorite list. Thanks for sharing!!ReplyDelete
would almond meal work as a replacement for regular flour?ReplyDelete
3 Studies REVEAL How Coconut Oil Kills Waist Fat.ReplyDelete
This means that you literally burn fat by eating coconut fats (including coconut milk, coconut cream and coconut oil).
These 3 studies from big medical magazines are sure to turn the conventional nutrition world around!


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The airline industry is set to lose a staggering $4.7 billion this year due to the economic crisis, a greater hit to revenues than the industry experienced after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Worldwide airline revenues are expected to drop 12 percent this year, compared to the 7 percent the industry lost after the 2001 bombings of the World Trade Center towers.
The projected $62 billion loss in sales will hit all international markets, especially affecting international travel to and from Asia, Europe and Latin America.
"The state of the airline industry today is grim," International Air Transport Association CEO Giovanni Bisignani said.
"Demand has deteriorated much more rapidly with the economic slowdown than could have been anticipated even a few months ago," he said.
The estimate is nearly double what experts projected the year's loss would be in December.
Bisignani said that rebuilding global airlines post-recession would be a challenge unlike any the travel world has seen.
"Resizing the industry will be much tougher than the adjustments we saw after 9/11 or SARS," Bisignani said.
Airlines lost about $23 billion after the Sept. 11 attacks. The industry briefly regained footing, inflating its revenue back to normal levels before the recession began to slam the economy last year.


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The PDQ childhood brain tumor treatment summaries are organized primarily according to the World Health Organization classification of nervous system tumors.[1,2] For a full description of the classification of nervous system tumors and a link to the corresponding treatment summary for each type of brain tumor, refer to the PDQ summary on Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors Treatment Overview.
Dramatic improvements in survival have been achieved for children and adolescents with cancer. Between 1975 and 2002, childhood cancer mortality has decreased by more than 50%.[3] Childhood and adolescent cancer survivors require close follow-up because cancer therapy side effects may persist or develop months or years after treatment. (Refer to the PDQ summary Late Effects of Treatment for Childhood Cancer for specific information about the incidence, type, and monitoring of late effects in childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.)
Primary brain tumors are a diverse group of diseases that together constitute the most common solid tumor of childhood. Brain tumors are classified according to histology, but tumor location and extent of spread are important factors that affect treatment and prognosis. Immunohistochemical analysis, cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings, and measures of mitotic activity are increasingly used in tumor diagnosis and classification.
Incidence and Molecular Determinants
Childhood ependymoma comprises approximately 9% of all childhood brain tumors representing approximately 200 cases per year in the United States.[4,5]
Molecular determinants of outcome for ependymomas are just being identified. Studies have identified numerous chromosomal aberrations and related molecular genetic changes. Gain of 1q25, overexpression of EGFR, hTERT expression, high levels of nucleolin, activation of the Notch pathway or Tenascin C, and others have been related to poorer prognosis.[6,7,8,9,10,11,12] In contrast, gains of 9, 15q, and 18, and loss of chromosome 6 were associated with improved prognosis.[13]
In the most recent World Health Organization (WHO) classification of brain tumors, ependymal tumors are classified into four main subtypes:[1]
The subependymoma is a slow-growing benign neoplasm, typically attached to the ventricle wall, and is composed of glial tumor cell clusters embedded in a fibrillary matrix. The myxopapillary ependymoma arises almost exclusively in the location of the conus medullaris, cauda equina, and filum terminale of the spinal cord, and is characterized histologically by tumor cells arranged in a papillary manner around vascularized myxoid stromal cores.
The ependymoma, which is considered a Grade II neoplasm originating from the walls of the ventricles or from the spinal canal, is composed of neoplastic ependymal cells. Ependymomas are subdivided, based on histological findings, into four subtypes:
The anaplastic ependymoma is considered a malignant glioma of ependymal differentiation and, compared to the Grade II ependymomas, shows increased cellularity and increased mitotic activity, often associated with microvascular proliferation and pseudopalisading necrosis.
In children, approximately 65% to 75% of ependymomas arise in the posterior fossa. Believed to arise from radial glia cells, supratentorial and infratentorial ependymomas have different genomic, gene expression, and immunohistochemical signatures.[2,3,4] Supratentorial tumors are characterized by neuronal differentiation.[3]
Subependymomas and myxopapillary ependymomas are usually considered to be different than the Grade II and Grade III ependymomas. In Grade II and Grade III ependymomas, the relationship between histological features and survival has varied between studies, although most recent larger studies and meta-analyses have demonstrated that histological grade is an independent predictor of event-free survival.[5,6,7,8,9,10,11] A single institution study suggests that patients with clear-cell ependymomas may be at higher risk for treatment failure than patients with other forms of Grade II ependymomas;[12] however, confirmation is required in the larger group of unselected patients.
Ependymoblastomas, which generally behave more like medulloblastomas or cerebral neuroectodermal tumors, are considered separate entities from ependymomas and are now classified with the embryonal tumors.[1,5] (Refer to the PDQ summary on Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors for more information.)
The pathologic classification of pediatric brain tumors is a specialized area that is undergoing evolution; review of the diagnostic tissue by a neuropathologist who has particular expertise in this area is strongly recommended.
Although there is no formal staging system, ependymomas can be divided into supratentorial, infratentorial, and spinal tumors. In children, approximately 30% of childhood ependymomas arise in supratentorial regions of the brain and 70% in the posterior fossa.[1,2,3] They usually originate in the ependymal linings of ventricles or central canal or ventriculus terminalis of the spinal cord, and have access to the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). Therefore, these tumors may spread throughout the neuraxis, although dissemination is noted in less than 10% of patients with Grade II and Grade III ependymomas. Myxopapillary ependymomas are more likely to disseminate to the nervous system early in the course of illness. Every patient with ependymoma should be evaluated with diagnostic imaging of the spinal cord and whole brain. This is ideally done prior to surgery to avoid confusion with postoperative blood. The most sensitive method available for evaluating spinal cord subarachnoid metastasis is spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed with gadolinium. If MRI is used, the entire spine is generally imaged in at least two planes with contiguous MRI slices performed after gadolinium enhancement. In addition, CSF cytological evaluation should be conducted. While a number of factors have sometimes been associated with an unfavorable outcome (younger age at diagnosis, lower doses of radiation, anaplastic histology, subtotal resection, higher proliferation marker, MIB-1 labeling index), age, histology, and extent of resection have consistently been the most important factors.[1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]; [12][Level of evidence: 3iiiDi]; [13][Level of evidence: 3iiiDii] Primary spinal cord ependymomas have a more favorable outcome than cranial variants.[14]
Many of the improvements in survival in childhood cancer have been made as a result of clinical trials that have attempted to improve on the best available, accepted therapy. Clinical trials in pediatrics are designed to compare new therapy with therapy that is currently accepted as standard. This comparison may be done in a randomized study of two treatment arms or by evaluating a single new treatment and comparing the results with those previously obtained with existing therapy.
Because of the relative rarity of cancer in children, all patients with aggressive brain tumors should be considered for entry into a clinical trial. To determine and implement optimum treatment, treatment planning by a multidisciplinary team of cancer specialists who have experience treating childhood brain tumors is required. Radiation therapy of pediatric brain tumors is technically very demanding and should be carried out in centers that have experience in that area in order to ensure optimal results.
Treatment for childhood ependymoma has included surgery followed by standard fractionated radiation therapy. There is evidence to suggest that more extensive surgical resections are related to an improved rate of survival.[1,2,3,4,5,6,7] In addition, in a small series of children with localized ependymoma, adjuvant radiation therapy appeared to improve progression-free survival (PFS), even after adjusting for the extent of resection. In fact, a benefit in PFS was observed for patients who received adjuvant radiation therapy after gross total resection compared with those who did not receive radiation therapy. Additional research will be necessary to confirm these findings.[8] Chemotherapy has been shown to be active in patients with recurrent ependymoma.[9] One relatively small, prospective, randomized trial suggests that chemotherapy activity in newly diagnosed cases is limited,[10] and current treatment approaches do not include chemotherapy as a component of primary therapy for most children with newly diagnosed ependymomas that are completely resected. Children younger than 3 years are particularly susceptible to the adverse effect of radiation on brain development.[11][Level of evidence: 3iiiC] Debilitating effects on growth and neurologic development have frequently been observed, especially in younger children.[12,13,14] For this reason, conformal radiation approaches, such as 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, that minimize damage to normal brain tissue and charged-particle radiation therapy, such as proton beam therapy, are under evaluation for infants and children with ependymoma.[15,16] Long-term management of these patients is complex and requires a multidisciplinary approach.
There is evidence that surveillance neuroimaging in childhood ependymoma will identify tumors that have recurred when the patient is asymptomatic; however, it is unclear whether this detection will change the ultimate prognosis of the patient.[17]
In the newly diagnosed patient, careful evaluation to fully determine the extent of disease must precede the treatment of ependymoma. Surgery should be performed in an attempt at maximal tumor reduction; children have improved progression-free survival (PFS) if there is minimal residual disease present after surgery.[1,2] Postoperatively, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) should be performed to determine the extent of resection, although the rate of dissemination is low. If not performed preoperatively, MRI of the entire neuraxis should be obtained to evaluate for disease dissemination. Myxopapillary ependymomas, considered to be a benign histologic subtype of ependymoma, have a relatively high incidence of central nervous system (CNS) tumor dissemination at diagnosis and at follow-up, and require imaging of the complete cranial spinal axis at the time of diagnosis and during follow-up.[3,4] Patients with residual tumor or disseminated disease should be considered at high risk for relapse and should be treated on protocols specifically designed for them. Those with no evidence of residual tumor still have an approximate 20% to 40% relapse risk in spite of postoperative radiation therapy.
Postsurgical Treatment Options
Standard treatment options
Ependymoma (World Health Organization [WHO] Grade II) and anaplastic (WHO Grade III)
The traditional postsurgical treatment for these patients has been radiation therapy consisting of 54 Gy to 55.8 Gy to the tumor bed for children aged 3 years and older.[5] It is not necessary to treat the entire CNS (whole brain and spine) because these tumors usually recur initially at the local site.[2,6,7]; [8][Level of evidence: 3iiiA] When possible, patients should be treated in a center experienced with the delivery of conformal radiation therapy to pediatric patients with brain tumors. There is no evidence that adjuvant chemotherapy, including the use of myeloablative chemotherapy,[9] improves the outcome for patients with totally resected, nondisseminated ependymoma. The 3-year PFS rate in 74 patients aged between 1 and 21 years treated with radiation therapy following surgery was 77.6% ± 5.8%.[10] In a second series of 153 patients, 107 received conformal irradiation immediately following up-front resection, the 7-year event-free survival was 76.9% ± 13.5%.[11][Level of evidence: 3iA] Anecdotal experience suggests that surgery alone for completely resected supratentorial nonanaplastic tumors, and intradural spinal cord ependymomas may, in select cases, be an appropriate approach to treatment.[12][Level of evidence: 3iiiDi]; [13,14][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiii]
Second-look surgery should be considered because patients who have complete resections have better disease control.[15] The traditional postsurgical treatment for children aged 3 years and older has been radiation therapy consisting of 54 Gy to 55.8 Gy to the tumor bed. It is not necessary to treat the entire CNS (whole brain and spine) because these tumors usually recur at the local site.[7][Level of evidence: 3iiiA] In subtotally resected patients, treatment with radiation therapy results in 3-year to 5-year PFS in 30% to 50% of patients,[10,16] although the outcome for patients with residual tumor within the spinal canal may be better.[17] There is no evidence that adjuvant chemotherapy, including high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue, is of any benefit.[18]
In children with disseminated disease, long-term survivors have been reported and aggressive therapy is warranted. Regardless of degree of surgical resection, these patients require radiation therapy to the entire CNS (whole brain and spine) along with boosts to local disease and bulk areas of disseminated disease. The traditional local postsurgical radiation doses in these patients have been 54 Gy to 55.8 Gy. Doses of approximately 36 Gy to the entire neuraxis (i.e., the whole brain and spine) should also be administered, but may be modulated depending on the age of the patient. Boosts between 41.4 Gy and 50.4 Gy to bulk areas of spinal disease should be administered, with doses depending on the age of the patient and the location of the tumor. When possible, patients should be treated in a center experienced with this therapy. Trials are ongoing to evaluate the possible role of radiation therapy and chemotherapy in these patients.
Because of the known effects of radiation on growth and neurocognitive development, radiation therapy immediately after surgery in children younger than 3 years has traditionally been limited, with attempts to delay its administration through the use of chemotherapy.[19,20,21,22]; [23][Level of evidence: 2A] When analyzing neurologic outcome following treatment of young children with ependymoma, it is important to consider that not all long-term deficits can be ascribed to radiation therapy, as deficits may be present in young children before therapy is begun.[10] For example, the presence of hydrocephalus at diagnosis is associated with lower intelligence quotient as measured following surgical resection and prior to administration of radiation therapy.[24]
In a retrospective review based on Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results data of 184 children younger than 3 years, 3-year overall survival was shown to be significantly better for children who received postoperative radiation therapy (81%) than for those who did not (58%, P = .005), even when adjusting for tumor location or degree of resection.[5] The recently completed Children's Oncology Group protocol for children with ependymoma included children aged 1 year and older. The trial is a prospective evaluation of this same issue and results are forthcoming.
Conformal radiation therapy is an alternative approach for minimizing radiation-induced neurologic damage in young children with ependymoma. The initial experience with this approach suggests that children younger than 3 years with ependymoma have neurologic deficits at diagnosis that improve with time following conformal radiation treatment.[10] However, another study suggested that there was a trend for intellectual deterioration over time even in older children treated with localized radiation therapy.[25][Level of evidence: 3iiiC] The need and timing of radiation therapy for children who have successfully completed chemotherapy and have no residual disease is still to be determined.
Chemotherapy is able to induce objective responses in some children younger than 3 years with newly diagnosed ependymoma,[19,20,21] although not all chemotherapy regimens induce objective responses.[22] Up to 40% of infants and young children with totally resected disease may achieve long-term survival with chemotherapy alone.[26][Level of evidence: 2Di]
Treatment options under clinical evaluation
The following is an example of a national and/or institutional clinical trial that is currently being conducted or is under analysis. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
No Residual Disease; No Disseminated Disease
Residual Disease; No Disseminated Disease
The true incidence of subependymomas is difficult to determine, because these tumors are frequently asymptomatic and may be found incidentally at autopsy. They probably comprise less than 5% of all ependymal tumors. Occasionally, subependymomas cause ventricular obstruction and, in these cases, treatment is indicated. Spontaneous intratumoral hemorrhage has also been observed.[27] In those cases requiring therapy, complete surgical removal is often curative.
Myxopapillary Ependymoma
Historically, the management of myxopapillary ependymoma (WHO Grade I) consisted of an attempt at en bloc resection of the tumor with no further treatment in the case of a gross total resection.[28]; [29][Level of evidence: 3iiiDi] However, based on the finding that dissemination of these tumors to other parts of the neuraxis can occur, particularly when completed resection is not obtained and evidence that focal irradiation may improve progression-free survival, many practitioners now favor the use of irradiation following surgical resection of the primary mass.[3,28]; [30][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiii]; [31][Level of evidence: 3iiiDi]
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with newly diagnosed childhood ependymoma. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
Recurrence is not uncommon in both benign and malignant childhood brain tumors and may develop many years after initial treatment.[1] For ependymoma, late recurrence beyond 10 to 15 years has been reported.[2,3] Disease generally recurs at the primary tumor site, even in children with malignant ependymomas.[4,5] Systemic relapse is extremely rare. At time of relapse, a complete evaluation for extent of recurrence is indicated for all patients. The need for surgical intervention must be individualized on the basis of the extent of the tumor, the length of time between initial treatment and the reappearance of the recurrent lesion, and the clinical picture. Patients with recurrent ependymomas who have not previously received radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy should be considered for treatment with these modalities.[6][Level of evidence: 3iiiB] In addition, patients may be candidates for focal retreatment with various radiation modalities, including stereotactic radiosurgery.[7,8][Level of evidence: 3iiiA]; [9,10][Level of evidence: 3iiiDi] Active agents include cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, carboplatin, lomustine, and etoposide. Regardless of treatment strategy, the prognosis for patients with recurrence is poor.[1] Entry into studies of novel therapeutic approaches should be considered.
Treatment Options Under Clinical Evaluation
Early phase therapeutic trials may be available for selected patients. These trials may be available via Children's Oncology Group phase I institutions, the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, or other entities.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with recurrent childhood ependymoma. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
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Treatment of Recurrent Childhood Ependymoma
Added Bouffet et al. as reference 8.
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Our instructor, renowned yoga teacher Max Strom, cofounder of Sacred Movement yoga studio (now Exhale Center for Sacred Movement) in Venice, California, tells us this is perfectly normal. In fact, he says, it's not at all uncommon for a breathing exercise to call up a range of emotions, from tears to exhilaration. "The body is the storehouse of emotions -- the lungs in particular store grief and inspiration," he explains. When you breathe more deeply, he says, you loosen the knots you're carrying around, particularly in your belly and chest. This can flush the body of old, unprocessed emotions and leave you feeling renewed and refreshed.
Although Strom uses the following exercises to help target and release specific emotions, they can also change the way you respond to events. "You can learn to use your breath to become less reactive to stressful situations as they're happening," he says. If you think that sounds good, consider this ripple effect: "As you become less reactive and your behavior changes, so will the nature of your relationships. You may even find people responding to you in a kinder way."
Of course, breathwork alone won't magically resolve your issues. But it can bring you into greater awareness of your emotions before they sabotage your mood or behavior. And that alone may be worth it.
What You'll Need
An area with enough space to allow you to extend both arms.
What It Does
Known as ujjayi, this deep yogic breath helps flush out stale air, letting fresh air and vital energy, or prana, rush in. It can also help release old hurts: Strom reports that some of his students experience deep emotional release -- sometimes in the form of tears -- after practicing this breath. "If that happens to you, invite it in as a healing experience," he advises. "Don't resist it. If you give yourself the time to feel whatever comes up, it will pass. And you'll feel refreshed and wonderful afterward."
How to Do It
Stand with feet 3 to 4 feet apart, knees slightly bent, palms touching in front of your chest in prayer position. Straighten your spine by lifting the crown of your head toward the ceiling.
-Inhale through your nose as you open your arms out to the side.
-Then bring your hands back to prayer position, exhaling loudly through your mouth while partially constricting the passage of air (as if you're fogging a mirror).
-After a few rounds, close your mouth and breathe only through your nose while continuing to partially constrict the passage of air (your breath will sound loud as it passes in and out of your nose); this is called ujjayi breathing.
-Keep breathing this way for at least five minutes or up to 10 minutes.
What You'll Need
A timer or stopwatch; a folded blanket or firm cushion.
What It Does
This practice calms the mind and the central nervous system, helping put the brakes on a frenzied pace. "When you slow your breathing down, you slow your life down," says Strom. Plus, it can spark your creativity. "I've had students stop in the middle of class and grab a pen. When the mind chatter stops, the ideas fly in."
How to Do It
Set the timer for three minutes so you don't have to keep track. Be sure to keep your spine erect. (Slouching can inhibit deep breathing.)
-Begin to lengthen the inhalation and exhalation (breathing slowly through your nose). First try inhaling for a count of four and exhaling for a count of four, then lengthen (aim for a count of seven on the in breath and seven on the out breath).
-Be careful not to hold your breath. You want to slow it down, not stop it.
-When the timer goes off, return to a normal breathing pace.
What You'll Need
A pillow or rolled blanket to place under your knees.
What It Does
This technique focuses on expanding the diaphragm and solar plexus, where you tend to grip and tighten when you're mad. Once you've become familiar with the practice, you won't need to lie down to experience its benefits. "The next time you get angry, remember to relax the belly and breathe deeply into it," Strom advises. "This will help you to respond with wisdom instead of an emotional outburst."
How to Do It
Lie on the floor with the pillow under your knees, resting one hand on your lower belly and one hand on your chest.
-Inhale through your nose and send your breath into your abdomen, feeling your stomach expand like a beach ball.
-As you exhale through the mouth, breathe loudly while partially constricting the passage of air (ujjayi breathing).
-Close the mouth and continue breathing this way -- feeling your belly gently rise and fall -- for at least five minutes, or until you feel calm and relaxed.
It's a powerful tool for managing stress and processing emotions. But your breath also reflects and signals your response to everyday events -- something you do without even thinking. Pay attention to your breathing patterns throughout the day and you'll be better able to assess your inner state before your emotions take their toll on you.
When you feel:
Inspired or pleasantly surprised
You will often:
Gasp, inhaling deeply and suddenly
When you feel:
Disappointed or exasperated
You will often:
Huff, exhaling suddenly and sharply
When you feel:
Anxious or fearful
You will often:
Stop or hold your breath
When you feel:
Weary or relieved
You will often:
Exhale with a long, deep sigh
When you feel:
Stressed or angry
You will often:
Breathe rapidly and shallowly
When you feel:
Hopeful, joyful, or content
You will often:
Breathe evenly and deeply
Text by Kate Hanley


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As parties to the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, the EU and its member countries are required to report to the UN:
All EU countries are required to monitor their emissions under the EU's Climate Monitoring Mechanism, which sets the EU's own internal reporting rules on the basis of internationally agreed obligations.
The reporting covers:
Climate Monitoring Mechanism: legislation
Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action
The Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action updates the Climate Monitoring Mechanism, brings it in line with the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement, and makes it fit for tracking progress with the 2030 climate and energy legislation, while reducing administrative burden.
The Climate Monitoring Mechanism Regulation will remain the relevant framework until 1 January 2021. From then onwards, it will be repealed and replaced by the Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action.
The EU's greenhouse gas emissions inventory is prepared by the European Commission, closely assisted by the European Environment Agency each spring.
The period covered by the inventory starts in the base year (mostly 1990) and runs up until 2 years before the current year (e.g. in 2020 the inventories cover emissions up to 2018).
The EU inventory is a compilation of national inventories, based on the emissions reported under the EU Climate Monitoring Mechanism.
The first glimpse on emissions of the previous year comes from the early estimates of CO2 emissions from energy use, published by Eurostat around April/May. Those estimates cover only one gas and one sector though.
To get more complete data, EU Member States also report annually an approximated inventory, containing early estimates of total emissions for the previous year, which is normally published in the autumn.
Under the monitoring mechanism, the Commission is also required to produce an annual report on progress to Kyoto and EU targets for the EU, covering actual (historic) emissions and projected future emissions for every country. It also includes information on EU policies and measures, climate finance and adaptation.
At the same time – every autumn – the European Environment Agency also publishes a more detailed report on emissions trends and projections.
Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), developed countries are required to make "national communications" to the UN every 4 years, with data on:
From 2014, they are also required to make a report every 2 years ('biennial report'), to enhance reporting on mitigation targets and the provision of support in national communications.
This new Regulation is the instrument which provides the legal basis to implement revised domestic commitments set out in the 2009 climate and energy package, as well as to ensure timely and accurate monitoring of the progress in implementation of these commitments.
The opportunity has also been taken to propose improvements in the legislation in the light of experience gained in implementing the Monitoring Mechanism Decision including its implementing provisions (Decision 2005/166) as well as in response to the international negotiations and various United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requirements.
In general, the EU's current and future mitigation actions will be facilitated through the enhanced monitoring and reporting system being put in place.
The overall objectives of the new Regulation are:
This Regulation covers reporting from the EU and its Member States required under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.
It covers emissions of six greenhouse gases from all sectors (energy, industrial processes, land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF), waste, agriculture, etc). It is based on methodologies established under the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and existing aggregated statistical data at the national level.
The reporting under the new Regulation differs from reporting under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) Directive which covers reporting from companies to Member State authorities and is based on data collected by industry.
Enhanced reporting is essential for the recognition of the Union's and the Member States' efforts in fulfilling their commitments on the provision of financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing country Parties as agreed at the 2009 and 2010 UNFCCC conferences. In this context the particularity of the EU reporting system must also be taken into consideration which necessitates ensuring quality reporting at both the EU and the Member State level, and consistency of reporting between the EU and the Member States.
The new Regulation:
The new regulation provides the basis for the reporting of auctioning revenues from the EU ETS in line with the provisions of the climate and energy package. It ensures transparency and monitors the fulfilment of the commitment to use at least half of the annual auctioning revenues - amounting to at least €11 billion - for measures to fight climate change in the EU and third countries. This reporting does not impose additional obligations or costs on companies, as it is directed to treasuries/finance ministries.
At the 2009 UNFCCC Conference in Copenhagen, the Union and the Member States committed to providing significant fast-start and long-term climate financing and technological support to developing countries. At the 2010 Conference in Cancun, parties agreed (paragraph 40 of Decision 1/CP.16) that each developed country shall enhance reporting on the provision of financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing country Parties.
The new Regulation secures the transparency and comprehensiveness of reporting on the type and amount of financial and technology support provided to developing countries at both the EU and Member State level as per the commitment made under the UNFCCC. The new Regulation sets out necessary requirements to increase to the extent possible the comparability and consistency of reporting in these areas through the establishment of common rules, methods and formats. This enables the clear identification of gaps and subsequent improvements. On the basis of this systematic, common approach to reporting on support, the EU will be able to demonstrate unequivocal compliance with its obligations under the UNFCCC.
The climate and energy package called for"faster, efficient, transparent and cost-effective monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions". It also identified areas where action at the EU level would be necessary but where there is currently inadequate or insufficiently accurate data collected at EU and Member State level.
This new Regulation contributes to the 20% emission reduction objective by making the annual review process of reported information faster and more efficient, and by enabling the annual determination of compliance by the Member States with their targets.
The new Regulation also requires specific reporting on policies and measures implemented by the Member States in the non-ETS sectors thereby promoting wider mitigation action at the national level which should help Member States attain their individual targets, and the EU as a whole its 20% commitment.
The Europe 2020 strategy, the new integrated economic policy strategy for growth and jobs, includes the European and national emissions limitation targets as headline targets. The new Regulation allows for the monitoring of progress towards these targets.
Finally, the new Regulation sets the basis for reporting emissions from maritime transport and the non-CO2 impacts from aviation hence paving the way for the implementation of effective measures in these sectors.
As the reporting requirements of the new Regulation are set at the national level based on IPCC methodologies and existing statistical data, the main impacts will be on the national public authorities which are responsible for gathering and analyzing the relevant data and producing the reports required.
The revision will not necessitate additional data collection from SMEs or industry, as there are no direct or indirect reporting requirements imposed on SMEs or industry, and the proposed changes will not have any impact on the administrative burden of ETS installation operators or any other industrial players. The reporting requirements as regards financial and technology support and adaptation apply to national authority level reporting, and do not impose any obligations on companies.
The new Regulation will ensure the availability of better and more comprehensive information on climate change-related issues, facilitate the public's access to available information, and generally promote the long-term goal of raising awareness on climate change issues.
The proposal for a Regulation will be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council for adoption under the ordinary legislative procedure. Upon its adoption by the Parliament and the Council, the Regulation will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and 20 days later it will enter into force. The Regulation will fully substitute the current Monitoring Mechanism Decision, will be binding and will be directly applicable in all Member States.


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Real Client Managed Portfolio
The Real Client Managed Portfolio course (Finance 419 at the undergraduate level and Finance 579 at the graduate level) is offered in two sections, RCMP I and RCMP II. Enrollment is limited to 25 students in each section. An admission screening process will be used to determine who will be invited to enroll in the class. Section II is only open to students who have completed section I.
The Real Client Managed Portfolio class applies traditional academic topics of financial markets, security analysis/valuation and portfolio management to the "real world" of hands-on investment management.
We will be responsible for the management of a substantial sum of money to be invested in equities
Students will meet with the investment client(s), to form and review objectives, constraints, and investment policy as it relates to the clients' money under management.
They will research, recommend, and purchase securities.
The positions will be monitored and recommendations for any adjustments to the holdings will be made.
Performance evaluation and reporting will comply with industry standards.
Students will be educated and responsible to the fiduciary and ethical standards of professional money management as guided by the CFA Institute.
This course will allow students to apply the knowledge gained from prerequisite investment courses and their experience in managing a simulated portfolio with UISES to the task of managing "real money".
Attendance at all classes and activities is compulsory.
There will be "field trips" to visit the offices of professional money managers so having a car will be a plus.
Guest speakers will present to class as can be arranged.
Professional courtesy, conduct and decorum will be expected from students at all functions.
Verbal and written communication and presentation skills will be required.
Research reports will be presented by student analysts in an open forum.
Each student will be assigned a functional group and duty within that group to perform.
Details will be provided in class.
(3 hours undergraduate course credit)
The University of Illinois, College of Business, Department of Finance is very fortunate in being able to offer this course to a select group of undergraduate students committed to a career in the area of investment research and management.
This course requires a level of dedication far beyond the level and time required for achievement of grade or credit hours toward graduation.


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Man who killed NY cops gets death penalty
Ronell Wilson was sentenced to death on Wednesday in the execution-style slayings of two undercover police officers in 2003
By Tom Hays
Associated Press
NEW YORK — A New York City street gang member was sentenced to death on Wednesday in the execution-style slayings of two undercover police officers in 2003 — the latest chapter in a case that's seen his original death sentence overturned, his behind-bars affair with a prison guard exposed and the massive cost of his defense questioned.
It took a jury only about five hours to reach the decision in federal court in Brooklyn in the case against Ronell Wilson.
Wilson, 31, leaned forward on the defense table with his hands clasped as the sentence was announced in court, but showed no emotion. Several of his family members could be heard weeping in the gallery.
On a verdict form, the 12 jurors indicated that only two believed Wilson's contention that he didn't know his victims were police officers. There also were only two who agreed that the defendant could be spared because his life "has value," but ultimately joined in the unanimous decision on his sentence.
Outside court, the widow of one of the officers was in tears as police union officials praised the outcome. She declined to speak to reporters.
"Today, a jury of his peers looked at Ronell Wilson, everything he did and all that he is, and rendered justice," U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement.
Another jury had found Wilson guilty in the point-blank shootings of undercover officers James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews. The gunman shot both men in the head after one pleaded for his life.
The first jury also sentenced Wilson in 2007 to die by lethal injection, making him the first federal defendant to receive a death sentence in New York City since the 1950s. But an appeals court threw out the sentence in 2010 because of an error in jury instructions and prosecutors chose to repeat the penalty phase rather than let Wilson serve an automatic life term without parole.
U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis questioned the decision, saying that it put taxpayers on course to spend millions of dollars more on Wilson's defense. He noted that he had just presided over a capital case for a mobster where the defense bill was $5 million and the jury chose to impose a life sentence.
Officials revealed in February that, after being transferred from federal death row in Indiana to a Brooklyn lockup to await the proceedings, Wilson fathered a child with a jail guard. She's since pleaded guilty to an illegal sex act.
The new set of jurors, though not deciding Wilson's guilt, once again heard about how the victims were posing as illegal gun buyers. The pair met with Wilson — known then by the nickname "Rated R" for what they thought was a deal to buy a Tec-9 submachine gun. But Wilson decided to rob them instead and ended up shooting them.
Prosecutors cited a scrap of paper Wilson was carrying when he was arrested as proof he was a cold-blooded killer. It had the rap lyrics saying that if he was ever crossed, he would put "45 slogs in da back of ya head" and "ain't goin stop to Im dead."
The government also argued that Wilson's conduct behind bars, including having sex with the jail guard and threatening a gay inmate, made him a bad candidate for a life term.
In asking to spare his life, Wilson "wants you to use your humanity," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Celia Cohen said in closing arguments. "He has shown through his actions that he has absolutely no humanity."
The defense conceded Wilson had committed a horrible crime. Wilson's lawyers instead sought to focus jurors on his background as the product of a crack-addicted mother living with a dozen relatives crammed into an apartment at a crime-infested housing project.
Defense attorney David Stern argued that a life sentence was sufficient punishment for a "limited" and "impulsive" defendant who was never taught right from wrong.
"One day he'll die wearing the same khaki clothes he's worn for 20 or 30 or 40 years," Stern said. "Very few people will know or care."
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
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"Star Trek's" Leonard Nimoy has spoken out about his current medical condition.
The beloved actor worried fans after he was photographed wearing an oxygen mask in a wheelchair at an airport recently.
Nimoy took to Twitter to explain, "I quit smoking 30 years ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP [Long Live and Prosper]."
COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is said to be caused by smoking.
The disease makes it increasingly difficult to breathe and is one of the most common lung diseases.
Emphysema and bronchitis are the two main forms of the illness.
Nimoy urged followers to follow in his footsteps and seize their smoking habits immediately.
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"Smokers, please understand. If you quit after you're diagnosed with lung damage it's too late. Grandpa says learn my lesson. Quit now," he posted.
The 82-year-old added, "I'm doing OK. Just can't walk distances. Love my life, family, friends and followers. LLAP."
But despite his recent frail appearance, Nimoy is still involved in work commitments and anything involving the Trek world.
In fact, Nimoy shared with his legions of Twitter fans that he just completed his latest project.
He shared, "Just taped my comments for Star Trek Fest to be aired on EPIX Feb. 16th. Still enjoying my life."
Send your well wishes to Nimoy in the comments section below!
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