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Various artists Django Unchained original motion picture soundtrack/Universal Republic
Quentin Tarantino already has taken his place among Hollywoods great film directors thanks to movies such as Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.
Just as good as his films, though, are the soundtracks that accompany them.
Tarantino, who has tastes in music that run beyond eclectic, handpicks the music that appears in his films, and the songs that play throughout his latest release, Django Unchained, make up another winning collection.
As usual, Tarantino has mixed things up in his take on the classic spaghetti Western genre, and along with expected musical selections by artists such as Ennio Morricone (who also composed the iconic theme from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), he has slipped in more unorthodox choices for a film set in the mid-1800s.
Tracks by the likes of Anthony Hamilton, James Brown and Rick Ross might seem out of place in a period Western, but the music serves a purpose, and it all works here.
In addition to the music, the soundtrack is filled with sound bites from the film itself by actors such as Samuel L. Jackson, Christoph Waltz, Jamie Foxx and Don Johnson.
Just as the soundtrack for Pulp Fiction became almost as legendary as the film itself, so I predict will this soundtrack be as influential.
Key Tracks: Django, I Got A Name, 100 Black Coffins
A Fragile Tomorrow Be Nice Be Careful/Piewillie
When local rock group A Fragile Tomorrow set out to record its latest album, it shot for the moon.
Thanks to connections in the music business that the band has developed through hard work and dedication, it enlisted producer Mitch Easter (R.E.M., Wilco, Dinosaur Jr.) and managed to score vocal assistance from the likes of Don Dixon, Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls, Vicki and Debbi Peterson of The Bangles, and Susan Cowsill.
The resulting album, Be Nice Be Careful, is primarily a power pop record, and the songs contained within show a new level of maturity by the band, which includes three brothers.
Chief songwriter and lead singer Sean Kelly has a singing voice that reminds you of classic 90s crooners such as Evan Dando and Robin Wilson, and the lyrics on songs such as Dont Need Saving, Loyalty Lies and All My Friends Are Gone are deep indeed.
The high points of Be Nice Be Careful come on Kernersville, with its Rickenbacker guitar jangle reminiscent of early R.E.M., and Mess You Made, which features a groovy little organ riff that likely would make bands like The Zombies nod in approval.
All of the big names involved aside, this is a beautifully crafted collection of songs by four young men who are riding high on the success of their own hard work, with nowhere to go from here but up.
Key Tracks: Crooked Smiles and Greedy Hands, Kernersville, Mess You Made
Blue Cactus Choir Once in a Bluegrass Moon/Porgy
Fans of bluegrass and folk music from out Nashville, Tenn., way will recognize the name Marty Atkinson.
Since striking out from his home in Ontario, Atkinson has traveled around the U.S. and Mexico soaking up the sounds and atmosphere.
The music written and recorded by Atkinson as a result of those travels doesnt sound like anything else out there, but its rarely uninteresting.
Atkinsons latest project, Blue Cactus Choir, collects musicians from some of Nashvilles best-known bluegrass and folk groups, including those who play regularly with Ricky Skaggs, Delbert McClinton and Nanci Griffith.
On Once in a Bluegrass Moon, Atkinson shares vocal duties with California-born songwriter Katy Boyd.
The resulting music skirts that wonderfully laid-back line between bluegrass and folk, and tracks such as Blue Moon Over Mexico, A Cat Called Ginger and a Dog Called Fred Astaire and Where I Dont Belong have a definite retro feel to them, as if they are trying to lull the listener back to a simpler time.
Atkinson and his band manage to fit 21 tracks onto a single CD, a feat only bettered by the fact that the easygoing vibe is more or less maintained throughout this beautiful album.
Not every song hits a bulls-eye, but the majority of Once in a Bluegrass Moon makes for great listening.
Key Tracks: A Cat Called Ginger and a Dog Called Fred Astaire, Where I Dont Belong, I Wish You Were Mine
By Devin Grant
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The Life and Times of the Central Limit Theorem chronicles the history of the Central Limit Theorem (CLT) from its earliest beginnings to its mature form. The book's author, William J. Adams, tells the story from the work of Abraham de Moivre in 1733 to the work of Aleksandr Lyapunov around 1900. Adams includes two expository papers, one by William Feller and another by Lucien le Cam, to cover the development of the CLT to its final form around 1935. As Feller points out, the "final" form of the theorem was not the end of research around the CLT. However, by 1936 necessary and sufficient conditions for the CLT were published and in a sense the theorem had reached its final form.
Roughly speaking, the CLT says that the sum of a large number of independent random variables X1 + X2 + ... + Xn has an approximately normal (Gaussian) distribution. This statement begs numerous questions. What are the requirements on the distributions Xi that go into the sum in order for the theorem to hold? Is independence necessary? Must the random variables be identically distributed, and if not, how different can they be? In what sense does the approximation converge? Could a sum approach some other limiting distribution other than the normal distribution? These are some of the questions that were resolved over the two centuries between the first hints of the CLT and its mature form.
The following presentation sequence is typical of a contemporary probability course.
The historical development was quite different than the sequence above, almost the reverse. The CLT began with the problem of computing binomial probabilities. de Moivre discovered that such probabilities could be approximated using integrals of the form exp(–x2) and proved a very special case of the CLT. Only later did anyone think of normalizing exp(–x2) to form the density of a probability distribution. And although de Moivre did have the idea of using a generating function for binomial probabilities, the technique of using moment generating functions would not appear until later. Also, the term "central limit theorem" did not arrive until Pólya so named the theorem in 1920.
Adams concludes what he calls the "early life and middle years" of the CLT with the work of Lyapunov and includes four papers of Lyapunov in an appendix. Lyapunov's version of the CLT was much closer to its final form than to its embryonic form due to de Moive. Perhaps more important than the theorems he proved was the technique he developed, that of characteristic functions.
The latter half of Adams' book, what he calls "the modern era", consists of two expository papers: "The fundamental limit theorems in probability" by William Feller, and "The Central Limit Theorem around 1935" by Lucien le Cam.
Feller's paper contains some historical detail but is primarily mathematical rather than historical. Also, his paper is not limited to the CLT but is also concerned with a related theorem, the law of the iterated logarithm. Le Cam's paper quickly summarizes the entire history of the CLT but as the title implies the paper concentrates on the endgame, the work of William Feller, Paul Lévy, and Harald Cramér around 1935.
The Life and Times of the Central Limit Theorem is ostensibly the history of one theorem, but it touches on major themes in the development of probability, statistics, and modern analysis. And while it is ultimately a history book, it contains a generous portion of precise mathematics. Someone not interested in history would benefit from reading the book, especially Feller's paper, in order to learn the nuances of various formations of the CLT.
John D. Cook is a research statistician at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and blogs daily at The Endeavour.
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Mark Kermode - Spellbound
Film - A return to Hogwarts finally gets a dose of magic; and an affecting, off-kilter drama. By Mar
Film - A return to Hogwarts finally gets a dose of magic; and an affecting, off-kilter drama. By Mar
by Mark Kermode Published
For those who have never read J K Rowling's Harry Potter novels, the spin-off movies must be judged on their cinematic merit (or lack of it) alone. It was on this basis of informed ignorance that I was utterly underwhelmed by the screen versions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, both of which conjured up action-packed cocktails of wizards, spells and potions but lacked a crucial ingredient: magic.
Unlike Peter Jackson's brilliant Lord of the Rings trilogy (with whose source I am similarly unfamiliar), the first two Potter films were stodgily workmanlike, thanks to the "safe hands" helmsmanship of Chris Columbus - a director whose style resembles that of an accountant more than an auteur.
Thank heavens, then, for Alfonso Cuaron, the Mexican maverick behind the beautiful rites-of-passage fable A Little Princess and the bawdy road movie Y Tu Mama Tambien. His offbeat third instalment, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, gives the series its darkest and most intriguing outing to date.
Returning to Hogwarts after the usual miserable sojourn with his obnoxious suburban relatives (a joke that is starting to wear thin), Harry is threatened by the spectre of Sirius Black, the eponymous escaped prisoner, believed to have been involved in the violent demise of the Potter parents. Taunted by cackling images of Black (Gary Oldman, carving himself another tasty slice of ham) and terrorised by the soul-sucking Dementors nominally enlisted to protect the school, Harry and his chums Ron Weasley and Hermi-one Granger (the increasingly engaging Rupert Grint and Emma Watson) use wit, wizardry and even a well-orchestrated bout of time travel to confront the sins of the past and thereby save the future.
OK, so the narrative may be a tad shaky, but what lends Azkaban its edge is the unabashedly creepy tone that Cuaron conjures. Eschewing the shiny, happy sheen that characterised Columbus's two escapades, Cuaron and the cinemato- grapher Michael Seresin (Alan Parker's long-time collaborator who, significantly, shot the eerie horror film Angel Heart) conspire to paint it black, turning a rougher, grainier eye to the material, evoking arts darker than the simple pursuit of box-office big bucks.
From the lavish scenes of ghostly buses and spectral apparitions to the shadowy close-ups of Daniel Radcliffe's increasingly angst-ridden Harry, the palette is dominated by sombre browns, sickly greens and icy blues, suggesting all the sadness and danger so sorely lacking from the first two instalments. Add to this a self-mocking "Mystic Meg"-style cameo by a goggle-eyed Emma Thompson and a splendidly feral turn by the ever impressive David Thewlis as the suggestively named Professor Lupin, and Azkaban offers more than enough to delight both adults and children. What the British director Mike Newell - whose own CV encompasses the light comedy of Four Weddings and a Funeral, the brooding drama of Donnie Brasco and the cheesy scares of The Awakening - will make of the fourth episode remains to be seen.
Less high-profile, but equally off-kilter, is Japanese Story, an award-winning independent Australian oddity in which an Oz geologist and a Japanese businessman unexpectedly encounter love and death in the eye-catching Pilbara Desert. What begins as a broad cross- cultural comedy, replete with "hilarious" Down Under karaoke bar scene, soon mutates into something much more intimate and alarming.
Described rather portentously in the press notes as "a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe", Japanese Story features another superb performance from Toni Collette, whose passively expressive face carries entire scenes with ease. From the loveable ugly duckling of Muriel's Wedding and the glamorous rock chick of Velvet Goldmine to the rattled mother of The Sixth Sense, and now the bereft Sandy of Japanese Story, Collette inhabits each movie as if dressed in a different skin - indeed, many viewers may not even realise that her various roles were performed by the same person.
Aided by Sue Brooks's statuesque direction, Ian Baker's stately photography (constantly hinting at unseen worlds beneath the surface) and a melancholy soundtrack, Japanese Story emerges as a strangely affecting affair, occasion- ally reminiscent of Christine Jeffs's Antipodean weirdie Rain in its emotional shifts, and a world away from the pre-packaged predictability of most mainstream Hollywood fare.


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TWR Middle East
TWR's radio programs to the Middle East and North Africa cover the entire region, which includes 20 countries and some 383 million people.1
Each week, TWR reaches men, women, youth and oral people groups with weekly radio broadcasts in the languages of the region, which include Arabic and Berber and their many dialects, Assyrian, Farsi, Hebrew, Iraqi, Sous-Tachelhit and Turkish.
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Updated: 03/17/2013 8:40 PM KSTP.com By: Katherine Johnson
In basketball, there are plenty of plays that can stop the clock.
But Cold Spring officer Craig Kritzeck knows time is still ticking - each second another without his friend, classmate and former colleague, officer Tom Decker.
"There's times it feels like it was just yesterday," said Kritzek. "Thinking about him, waking up and seeing his face..."
Decker was killed in the line of duty in November when someone shot him while he and his partner were responding to a call.
"Everybody's coping the best they can and were doing absolutely the best we can with it," he said.
That's why law enforcement from throughout Dakota County are gathering to play in the third annual "Ballin in D.C." basketball tournament in Apple Valley. This year, all proceeds go to help the Decker family.
"He paid the ultimate sacrifice for protecting the citizens of Minnesota and its the very least we can do," said Sgt. Booker Hodges with the Dakota County Sheriff's Department.
Last year, officers raised more that $1,500 through the tournament.
"Tommy would be overwhelmed with all the support that's come through," said Kritzek.
Some of the officers, including Kritzeck, just finished the night shift but are still bringing their best to help the family of their fellow member of the force.
"We just want to make sure that we honor that and we never forget people like officer Decker," said Sgt. Hodges.
"As long as we can keep his memory going and everybody remembers what happened, that's all we can really ask for right now," said Kritzek.


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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Wiggins, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, died January 23 in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat related injury. He was assigned to the 79th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
The incident is under investigation.
For further information on this soldier, contact the Fort Sam Houston public affairs office at (210) 221-1151.


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Priority One Homes Team
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Logan Land & Homes
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Coldwell Banker, Residential RE
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Time Realty
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Coulter Team Realty & Associates
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Real Living Real Estate Solutions
Bo Clevenger
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate
Sydney & Kim Galloway
ReMax Real Estate
Sara Jo Rusch
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The Wemert Group, Keller Williams Advantage 2
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Florida Real Estate & Mortgage
Continue to be ranked in the top 5% of all agents in Central Florida.
Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE), Accredited Luxury Home Specialist (ALHS)
Certified Residential Contractor
17+ Years Experience. Board of Directors ORRA. Selected as the Broker/Agent of the Month in Central Florida for the May, 2007. Featured on the front cover of Broker/Agent Magazine along with a three page article of the Logan Land & Homes team. Members in good standing with the Orlando Regional Realtor Association, Mid-Florida Regional MLS, the New Smyrna Beach Board of Realtors, the Florida Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.
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Today, we are more linked, networked, and wired than ever before. Not only do we use the internet to stay connected, informed, and involved, we use it for many routine tasks, like submitting taxes, applying for student loans, and even powering our homes.
Been reading up on Apple's newly unveiled iPhone 5? So have scammers.
For months leading up to the announcement, scammers have already been finding ways to cash in on iPhone 5 buzz — through phishing emails promising sneak peeks if you just clicked on a link, or phony texts offering a chance to get your hands on one. According to news reports, clicking the links installed malware on your computer, or took you to a phony site asking for your personal information.


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Take your polls. The Constitutional issues are complex. But ask the members.
Some in the IEA leadership want to blame me because people are starting to ask questions.
The leadership of the the IEA has pissed off large sections of the membership with the We Are One/Cullerton deal.
Check the IEA website comments.
And those are just the folks who bother to read the IEA website.
Lobby Day was down in attendance by two-thirds from the last one two years ago.
I'm getting dozens and dozens of comments a day and three to four thousand site visits a day.
A big divide between the leadership and the rank and file is not good for the union.
The leadership created that divide by agreeing to this deal.
Just like in the debate with the Republicans over the national budget, your polls may show that members are willing to find ways to compromise. They said that they were willing to give up some of their benefits.
But that is all an abstraction until they discover that what we have to give up is $6000 that they may now have to pay in addition to the $6000 a year they already pay for health care.
Or that their COLA freeze can amount to $100,000 over the time of our retirement.
Now that they know, ask them again.
Ask them if they want to give up tens of thousands of dollars over the next twenty years in compounded COLA in exchange for health care insurance that they can't afford.
Ask them.
The constitutional issues are complex and hard for any of us to follow. Members may not get passionate about constitutional protections.
But ask those who may personally and immediately get screwed by the deal the We Are One coalition made with Cullerton.
Go ask them.
Curtis permalinkMay 19, 2013 12:06 pm
No one should Blame Fred, But Credit Fred. Those that wish to conceal & deceive the real outcomes of this deal may blame others for revealing the truth! I commend Fred, Glen and others whom have brought this matter in the forefront of our attention. Framing (in greater detail and perspective) the knowledge & clarity needed to help fight for our rights.
Curtis permalinkMay 19, 2013 12:09 pm
Let's see if I were a criminal I would "blame" Fred for catching me in the act… But as a victim I "Credit" Fred where credit is due. Now we must all be in lock step going forward.
Phil permalinkMay 19, 2013 12:52 pm
I don't see why we should give up anything. The politicians created this problem by knowingly failing to fund the pensions systems appropriately for decades. They should take responsibility for this negligence and figure out a way to repay they billions they stole from the systems.
Anxious teacher permalinkMay 19, 2013 2:47 pm
THANKS Fred, Glen, and John for accurate, impartial FACTS! I have a degree from the time when you learned to check out information. You guys are putting information out here that is verifiable and allows for intelligent discussion. I am insulted that the unions think I am stupid and will blindly follow the "all powerful" union leaders who portray themselves as "superior," knowing what is best for me. Their "superior" knowledge over the last 20 years has cost me plenty–as I was told, "we were at the table" and "that is the best we could do ." I remember reading the WeAreOne saying that they would not, go along with anything that was unconstitutional; and if anything was changed in SB2404 it would no longer be supported. Well, SB2404 is not constitutional, but it is supported ("we were at the table"); and an amendment was added, but SB2404 is still being supported. Hopefully more people will wake up and the lies and bait and switch for what it is. Back in the day when unions worked for their members and the constitutional phrase protecting our pensions was added, the entire teaching staff of the state would have walked until our rights were upheld. They would have gone to jail if necessary!
Thanks for reinforcing what I have uncovered –SB1 and SB2404 are unconstitutional despite the subterfuge.
Diane permalinkMay 19, 2013 4:26 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing your homework for all of us!
It is evident that the unions and We Are One are either lying, cheating scoundrels or they just can't read. Either way they need to be ousted from their positions. I'll gladly cast the first vote against them.
LaVonne Chaney permalinkMay 20, 2013 1:59 pm
IEA has a conflict of interest. It cannot fairly protect active and retired educators. Look at other unions. The actives sell out the Retirees to protect themselves. It is a common practice in the private sector. Retirees are at there u and good will of the actives. The only organization standing up for Retirees is IRTA. They are willing to go it alone to protect Retirees. Will IEA. I don't think so.


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Landon Donovan insists that the transition to playing under U.S. manager Jurgen Klinsmann hasn't been difficult -- but getting older has. Read more here.
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Koh Panyee, a tiny island in the south of Thailand, starts a soccer team
18-year-old Munir El Haddadi plays for Barcelona's youth side and scored this amazing goal in the final of the inaugural UEFA Youth League.
New York FC will play in Yankee Stadium as planned in its inaugural season in Major League Soccer. It looks like that stay will be extended for two more seasons putting NYFC's stay in Yankee stadium at three years. Read more.
US Youth Soccer is pleased to announce the summer schedule for the 2014 US Youth Soccer Regional and National Presidents Cup competitions. Boys and Girls teams in the Under-13 through Under-17 age groups will compete in their respective regional events across the nation, to earn a way to the US Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup, July 10-13 at the MESA Soccer Complex in Greenville S.C. Learn more about the Presidents Cup here.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Liverpool increased their lead in the English Premiere League in dramatic fashion Sunday against Manchester City. Watch the highlights here.
Mauro Cichero played in in the 2013 US Soccer Region III Championships with his club NYSA Celtic. Check out this highlight of him with his high school team.
Several US Youth Soccer ODP teams are in the middle of international rips right now. A few ODP girls from Virginia met US Women's National Team playerTobin Heath at the airport on their way to Belgium.
Friday, April 11, 2014
Landon Donovan is one goal shy of breaking the MLS goal scoring record. Five former MLS defenders talking about how they were burned by Landon Donovan.
Illinois Youth Soccer has awarded Ela Soccer Club with the 5-Star Competitive Club award. This designation complements the US Youth Soccer 5-Star Recreational Program award that Ela Soccer was awarded last year. Ela Soccer becomes the First soccer club in Illinois to receive the 5-Star Competitive Club designation and the only soccer club to have received both awards. Read more here.
The Kohl's American Cup events are underway. Make sure you don't miss one coming to a location near you by checking the schedule of events here.
Andrija Novakovich played for United FC (WI) in the US Youth Soccer National League and has now signed for Reading FC in England. Read more.


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It's like an episode of CSI but with legendary Hollywood actors involved. The death of Natalie Wood has always aroused suspicion. She allegedly drowned by accident, scared of swimming and caught by a tide. The "West Side Story" star had been out for dinner with fellow actors Robert Wagner (her husband) and friend Christopher Walken. At the time no connection was made by the police, though conspiracy theorists were certainly making links. The Sheriff's Department reopened the case in November 2011 on the 30th anniversary of her death.
The coroner for the reopening of the case – Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran – questioned the original findings and changed the cause of death from "accidental drowning" to "drowning and other undetermined factors". The coroner's report suggested unexplained fresh bruising on the actress' right forearm, left wrist and right knee as well as a scratch on her neck.
"This Examiner is unable to exclude non-accidental mechanism causing these injuries," the report said.
Investigators say the case remains open but there are fears that the evidence may have become stale and that the memories of those involved may have faded too much. It is apparently unusual for coroners to contradict the autopsy findings performed by their own office. The new report noted "conflicting statements" about when Wood disappeared and whether she argued with her husband Wagner. Hours before her death the three actors allegedly had dinner at Doug's Harbor Reef restaurant.
According to the new autopsy report, Wood went missing around midnight and an analysis of her stomach contents said her death occurred around that time. The report said Wagner placed a radio call reporting her missing at half one in the morning. Roger Smith, the LA County rescue boat captain, did not receive a call to look for her till 5am. The original investigators said the bruises were sustained from her struggled to pull herself from the water into a rubber dinghy but Sathyavagiswaran said that the original investigators didn't take nail clippings from Wood's body to determine whether she had made the scratch marks; he believes Wood died soon after entering the water.
There are certainly a variety of questions here and plenty more investigating to be had. Whether Wagner or even Walken were involved at all is unknown and if they were at all involved, it would be one of the greatest scandals in Hollywood's notorious history.


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Nepal: Fighting the Kamalari slave system
Like thousands of Nepalese girls, Geeta was forced into the Kamalari system of bonded labour as a child and endured years of abuse. Today she's running a café and looking to a brighter future, with help from Plan.
"It was hard. It was very hard." That is how Geeta Choudhary describes her 7 year-long employment with a local teacher in her south Nepalese village.
The poverty of Geeta's family meant she was forced into a 'Kamalari' contract. The Kamalari system is an old tradition which forces young girls from the Tharu tribe to work in households away from their family.
"It was a situation that was impossible to escape from. Even with all the verbal abuse and all the threats, there was nothing I could do. My master was well connected, he knew everyone. I was afraid of the consequences for my family if I left," says Geeta.
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At 21, Geeta is now free from the contract: she has started her own business, and employs her entire family.
Through Plan's Kamalari abolition programme, Geeta has been able to rent a roadside café. Plan has invested in very simple chairs, benches and tables, and has taken care of the first 3 months of rent, after which Geeta's family business will be self-sustaining.
So far, Geeta has made 32,000 rupees – roughly 46 times her annual wage when she worked as a Kamalari.
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"Things are changing. Things are getting better. Just this last year, 3 other people have signed similar contracts with Plan and are running their own businesses. Girls are returning home. The atmosphere is different, people feel safer, they are not abused," She says.
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FIRST's Executive Director Attends the Derm Nurses Association Convention
Date: 04/08/2013
by Jean Pickford
Attending the Dermatology Nurses Convention this past weekend was just another reminder of the old adage "It takes a village." For those raising an affected child and living with ichthyosis, you know how many people can be involved in your care. It's not all about the dermatologist. Other professionals play an integral part in your healthcare–geneticists, ophthalmologists, otolaryngologists, pediatricians, and nurses. At times, the doctor's nurse can be the most involved in your case and your greatest ally. I'm sure everyone can recall at least one time when a nurse made all the difference in your doctor's appointment.
Each year the Dermatology Nurses Association (DNA), hosts a three-day annual convention featuring educational lectures, symposiums, and workshops. Dedicated exhibit times provide an opportunity for the nurses to visit the Coalition of Skin Diseases booth, in addition to related industry and pharma booths. The CSD represents 16 patient advocacy groups (including FIRST) who work together to expand the visibility of skin disorder.
This past weekend, I volunteered to man the CSD booth at the convention in New Orleans. I was joined by the CEO of the Cutaneous Lymphoma Foundation as well. What an experience! Dermatology nurses are so thirsty for information, particularly about the patient advocacy groups. They enthusiastically took our brochures, asked great questions, and were genuinely grateful to have our information to pass along to their patients. Many stopped and shared a story about a particular patient who really touched their heart and how desperately they wanted to help them. After each exhibit time closed, I left with a warm, positive feeling. These nurses care so much about their patients, which are ultimately our members and families. It's nice to know that so many are working together to improve the quality of life for those affected by a skin disorder.


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CAFE cancels Monday dinner, sets sights on December holiday meal
HUNTINGTON — CAFE Huntington (Creative Arts Funding Endeavor) has canceled its October's CAFE meal.
It was originally slated for 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 in the community meeting room on the third floor of the main Cabell County Public Library, 455 9th St., Huntington.
Traditionally, CAFE has also not met in November because of Thanksgiving, so the next CAFE dinner is a special holiday CAFE set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4.
CAFE is now accepting artists to present at the December CAFE dinner as well as volunteers to help cook the meal. Also, folks or perhaps do not have the time to cook can donate money to the CAFE dinner at the Wild Ramp at Heritage Station where ingredients are bought for the CAFE meals.
Admission is $10. Tickets can be bought in advance via the website (www.cafehuntington.com) or at the door with cash, check or credit card.
Up to five artists can present their project in hopes of gaining the collective money (anywhere from $280 to $720 so far) as well as gaining needed exposure and networking to get their often fledging ideas off the ground.
At CAFE, attendees share a meal, cooked by volunteers, and at meal's end, people vote on which artists or project will get the money collected at the dinner.
CAFE has funded such things as visual art projects, Huntington Dance Theatre programs, the Huntington Music and Arts Festival, local farmers and goat-cheese makers, a local puppet comedy troupe, a local print-maker, the Tri-State Youth Orchestra, a Batik and tie-dyed T-shirt artist, a potter, a community volunteer, Stars R Us Theatre Troupe, a family-run organic farm, a regionally-traveling high school percussion ensemble, and many more.
CAFE has just set up a Twitter feed to get out the latest updates and information not just on the dinners but also about past winners and presenters. You can find CAFE on Twitter as @CafeHuntington at https://twitter.com/CafeHuntington
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Baseball postsTuesday July 28, 2015
How Two Men Connect the Battle of Fredericksburg with Today
The following quote is from Charles Leerhsen's biography "Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty." I'm at the point in the book shortly after Ty Cobb is besmirched in a 1926 betting scandal on a 1919 baseball game, and thus forced out as player-manager of the Detroit Tigers, the only team he'd ever known, and shortly before he would play two years for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics, where he would hit .357 and .323 (w/OPSes of .931 and .819), before retiring for good after the '28 season.
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Connie Mack, who was born a few days after the Battle of Fredericksburg and who would live long enough to manage a game called by Vin Scully, had already been around a long time at that point.
I like these throwaways from Leerhsen that bend the mind a bit. Mack was Mr. Longevity as a baseball manager just as Scully was in the broadcast booth. Both exuded/exude class.
Mack was born in 1862, played professional baseball for 10 years (1886-1896), then managed the A's from 1901 to 1950. He died six years later at the age of 93. Essentially he managed from before the Wright Bros. to after breaking the sound barrier; from cannonballs to the atom bomb.
Scully, meanwhile, was born in 1927 and began broadcasting Dodgers games in 1950 when they were in Brooklyn. He's still doing so 65 years later.
But wait. Dodgers are NL, A's AL. Did Scully announce a game managed by Connie Mack?
Yes. Here's what he told Mariners' announcer Rick Rizzs about the first game he announced:
I think the very first one was an exhibition game and we were playing the Philadelphia Athletics and the manager that year was Connie Mack. Now the next year Jimmy Dykes became the official manager but my first broadcast was with the A's in Vero Beach with Mr. Mack right there in the black suit, and the celluloid collar, and the straw hat. I remember in that game I think Ferris Fain was the first baseman and it seems to me there was a triple play which Red Barber called and I remember sitting there thinking, "He made it sound so easy," and I was scared to death.
Anyway, that's how we get from the Civil War to today, and from baseball in 1886 to today. Takes two men who were good at what they do and loved doing it.
Tags: Vin Scully, Connie MackPosted at 05:00 PM on Jul 28, 2015 in category Baseball
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Is 3.5 Years of Mike Trout > 12 Years of Yadier Molina?
It began as a cheeky stats hunt.
I noticed that Mike Trout's WAR (Wins Above Replacement) during his first three full seasons, plus half of this one, was astronomical: 33.3. Knowing WAR numbers were cumulative, and that they go can backwards (you can get negative WAR numbers), I wondered which veteran players Trout has already passed on the WAR charts. That was the cheeky question.
Here's the cheeky answer. Currently, Trout, all of 23 and 11/12, is tied for 32nd among active players. In other words, his 3.5 years in Major League baseball are, by this measure, already worth more than Adam Jones' 10 years (26.6 WAR), J.J. Hardy's 11 (27.3) and Jayson Werth's 13 (30.0).
It began to annoy me a bit when I noticed that Yadier Molina, one of the best defensive catchers in baseball, and a man who turned himself into a fine hitter as well—with a .305 batting average and a .803 OPS since the start of the 2011 season—is also on this lesser Trout list. His WAR is 30.3, 40th among active players, and that seems wrong. And I wondered: Does WAR undervalue Yadi or all catchers, whose careers, after all, tend to be shorter, and thus less cumulative, than the careers of other positions?
I think it's the latter. The highest-ranked catcher on the career WAR chart is Johnny Bench at No. 48 with a 75.0 WAR. He's one-tenth of a percentage point better than Lou Whitaker at No. 49.
Here are the top 8 catchers ranked by WAR. Yogi Berra fans, get ready to be angry:
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|Gary Carter
|Ivan Rodriguez
|Carlton Fisk
|Yogi Berra
|Mike Piazza
|Bill Dickey
|Mickey Cochrane
I checked to see if WAR's catcher rating was already a controversy. It was. As far back as 2010.
I will say this: Given the choice between 3.5 years of Mike Trout and 12 of Yadier, I think I'd take Yadi for 12, Alex.
Tags: Baseball Records, WAR, Mike TroutPosted at 06:57 AM on Jul 03, 2015 in category Baseball
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Hit-By-Pitch Breaks Up Scherzer's Perfect Game: Blame Tabata, the Umps, or the Elbow Pad?
It's such a Baseball 101 moment that it came up in the first inning of the first baseball game my Lebanese friend Robert ever went to:
"So what if the ball is outside the strike zone and the batter swings and misses?" Robert asked. That's a strike, too, I said. "What if the ball hits the batter?" That's a hit-by-pitch, I said, and the batter goes to first base. "So how come the batter gets out of the way?" he asked. "Doesn't he want to go to first?" Well, I said, if the umpire thinks he didn't try to get out of the way, then he might not let him go to first base. Besides, it would hurt. The ball is small and hard and thrown between 85 and 100 miles per hour. "Yes," Robert agreed. "That would hurt."
I should have added: It's a rare call when a batter is hit and the ump doesn't award him first base. He has to be pretty blatant about not getting out of the way of the pitch.
Was José Tabata blatant about not only not getting out of the way of a 2-2 slider from Max Scherzer, who was working on a perfect game with two outs in the top of the ninth? In real time, it's tough to see what's going on but when you slow it down it's obvious that not only did Tabata not get out of the way, he kind of leaned into it. On purpose? To break up the perfect game? Or because we tend to meet conflict halfway?
Either way, he got first base. So instead of Max Scherzer becoming the 24th pitcher in baseball history to toss a perfect game, he became, a batter later, the 289th to throw a no-hitter.
Oh, and despite what I said to Robert, it didn't look like it hurt all that much, either. I've seen articles all over the place today, saying "Blame the umps" or "Don't blame Tabata" but maybe the argument should be "Blame the elbow pads." Because if his elbow had been unprotected? Jose Tabata might've actually tried to get out of the way of that pitch.
Jose Tabata, practicing what Sheryl Sandberg preaches.
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I always forget to check the "other" IM inbox on Facebook. There's the main one (InBox) and then the other ("Others"), which usually contains Kickstarter requests and/or insults. But today I found this little gem, dated 5/19:
Where Have You Gone, Fred Wenz?
As of an hour ago, he was alive and well, passing through Lancaster County, PA. I met him in an Amish lantern shop where he has apparently had business dealings over the years. After he left, the shop owner showed me that very baseball card, signed by Fred himself. Fred is a lot heavier now, but a very jovial, easygoing guy. I think you may be right about him cutting up when he posed for that picture. He spoke of playing in the last game ever in Connie Mack Stadium as a thrill in his career.
Here's my original post on Fred Wenz that led this gentleman to me.
Bob on Bob: My Father's Memories of Bob Feller
Apparently I've gotten my father to not only read Joe Posnanski but add comments. For Memorial Day, Joe, who is not exactly known for being pithy (and we're all the better for it), wrote a simple paragraph on Bob Feller and his WWII service, to which my father added, in the comments field, a pertinent trivia question: In 1941, the year Ted Williams hit .406 and Joe DiMaggio had his famous 56-game hitting streak, who led the league in hits? Obviously not either of those two.
I'll let him give the answer:
The answer is Cecil Travis, Washington Senators shortstop, and, at 28, a nine-year veteran. His lifetime average at that point was .327, which tied him with Honus Wagner for the highest among shortstops.
Now the sad part: He spent four years in the Army in World War II, froze his feet in the Battle of the Bulge and had three mediocre part-seasons when he returned home, still ending at .314, the highest among AL shortstops.
Unlike Feller, he didn't say what the war cost his baseball legacy. He was modest to a fault, claiming that he was a good player but not good enough for the Hall. Some people disagreed, among them Feller and Ted Williams, but he never received a single vote for the Hall of Fame!
(BTW: On Poz's site, check out the guy below my father's post who crunches the numbers and surmises that Travis probably would've made the Hall if not for the interruption.)
Believe it or not, all of the above is throat-clearing. What I really wanted to post was what my father emailed me yesterday morning:
Two connections I had with Bob Feller: I was at Shibe Park in Philly on the night that, according to his autobiog, "Strikeout Story," was the game in which he had his best stuff ever. If memory serves he had 13 or 14 strikeouts after five innings, set to break his record of 18, but he slipped coming off the mound and had to leave the game. The only player he didn't strike out was an outfielder named Barney McCosky, who was a hitter in the Cecil Travis vein.
Secondly, he cost me my job as an usher at Griffith Stadium in Washington. As usual, when he pitched there were more than the usual number of fans in attendance, and because of the crowd size I was assigned to sit along the left field foul line, on the field, to collect any foul balls. A fan behind me complained that he couldn't see over my cap, so I jokingly gave it to him to wear. Apparently Clark Griffith noticed the usher out of uniform and ordered that he be cashiered.
Anyone who thinks my father should write more about his baseball memories, raise your hand. Mine's already up.
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Tiger's Milk: The Real Breakfast Food of Iron Men and Einstein's.
Breakfast can make or break your day. A good breakfast will make it easier to choose healthier foods for the rest of the day - goodbye 3pm munchies. A good breakfast means high energy levels without relying on caffeine and sugar. A good breakfast can even make you less prone to anxiety, stress and depression through the day by preventing blood sugar level crashes. Breakfast is the one meal where most people get it horribly wrong. Through no fault of their own we're a generation that has been educated about nutrition from TV commercials and they've done a great job convincing many people that a highly processed cereal with a some added niacin and riboflavin, and these days a spattering of 'whole grains' for good measure, is the healthiest way to start the day.We're led to believe that a breakfast cereal devoid of all life and nutrients to the point it must be fortified with synthetic nutrients will turn our children into iron men and Einstein's, keep our hormones balanced, supply us with anti oxidants, prevent heart disease and give us the energy to get through our busy day.Nothing could be further from the truth. Starting your day with a commercial breakfast cereal is a recipe for disaster. It guarantees that your energy will hit the floor around 2-3pm most likely accompanied by the munchies and for many people, a peak in anxiety and stress levels.A good breakfast should be a complete meal. A complete meal consists of Protein + Fat + Carbohydrate. Breakfast cereal with skim milk is nothing more than carbohydrate and very poor quality carbohydrate at that. Another common breakfast favourite, jam or honey on toast is Carbohydrate on top of Carbohydrate. A far cry from a complete meal.Tiger's Milk, an old naturopathic convalescent tonic makes a perfect breakfast substitute as you make the transition from a processed to a more nourishing diet. A convalescent tonic was traditionally used to build people back up after an illness or stress, including childbirth. As most people are in recovery from one illness or another these days, Tiger's Milk for breakfast is doubly perfect.Most people and families are pushed for time in the morning and a complicated breakfast routine, no matter how healthy, is simply unachievable. Tiger's milk takes 5 minutes to make in the morning and there is little mess to clean up afterwards. It's also easy to change the amounts to suit a whole family or just one person.
Tiger's Milk
Per person
- 2 x raw egg yolks (from free range eggs)
- ½ - ¾ cup of milk, yoghurt or kefir*
- 2-3 tablespoons of blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
First blend the yoghurt and berries until smooth, then add the egg yolks and coconut oil and blend until combined. It's important to not overprocess the eggyolks so always add them last.If you or a family member are allergic to dairy, you can replace the milk with almond milk or rice milk. To make either of these even more nutritious, culture them using Kefir grains or culture first. A less ideal option is to replace the milk with fresh or frozen orange juice - this works best as an afternoon snack rather than breakfast. You can also add some frozen banana for children (or fussy adults).I have not had a single client who has not commented on a remarkable increase in their energy levels and wellbeing after a week or two of having Tiger's Milk for breakfast. Many also find that their appetite is under control for the first time in a long while, as stable blood sugar levels reduce the cravings for sugar or other comfort foods during the day.Tiger's milk is a highly nutritious complete meal. It can be used as a healthy breakfast alternative, an energy pick-me-up in the afternoon and is ideal for times of stress or recovery from illness where it can be given 2-3 x daily. Excellent for breastfeeding mums. Perfect for ravenous kids after school.Tiger's milk can be safely used with babies and infants over 6 months of age. Omit the berries and use just the egg yolk, yoghurt/kefir and coconut oil. Like any new food, start with small amounts and increase gradually. Start with the tip of a teaspoon and increase to a few tablespoons over a few weeks. The egg yolks are an excellent source of fatty acids for brain and nervous system development. They are also a good source of iron and zinc for healthy immune systems.Use at breakfast time for toddlers who have fussy appetites and prefer formula or milk for breakfast. For toddlers who wake hungry during the night, give Tiger's milk about 1 hour before bed in place of formula or milk.If you are concerned about using raw egg yolks with your child, they are actually a far more natural form of essential nutrients that growing children need than any other food including formula. Baby and toddler formula contains laboratory synthesised nutrients, egg yolks are a complete food and contain naturally occurring forms of nutrients which your child's growing brain, nervous, digestive and immune systems require to develop properly. The egg white is usually the culprit when it comes to egg allergies and if you're using organic free range eggs there is little risk of bacterial infection.If you're pushed for time in the morning, or preparing Tiger's Milk for a fussy child and you don't want them to see you adding egg yolks to their smoothie, separate the eggs the night before and store the yolks in a cup, mug or bowl covered in cling wrap. Ensure that the cling wrap does not make contact with the yolks.If the idea of raw egg yolks simply sounds too disgusting to comtemplate, I promise that you will not be able to taste them. It's the egg whites that add a frothy eggy taste to smoothies and egg nogs. If you're still squeamish, ask someone else to make it for you at first. Once you start to experience the benefits to your health and energy levels, you'll be quite OK to make it yourself.***Habitual Breakfast Skipper's*** I challenge you to a 2 week Tiger's Milk Challenge! Have Tiger's Milk for breakfast every morning for 2 weeks and notice the difference in how you feel. Better energy, a clearer mind, better concentration, improved skin and lower stress levels are just some of the payoffs for getting up 10 minutes earlier to make your breakfast. If you have no appetite in the morning or feel nauseous if you eat breakfast, keep the milk or yoghurt to maximum of a half cup to keep the volume of liquid down until your stomach adjusts to food first thing in the morning.For more info on making your own Kefir please check out the following posts:Kefir the MightyHow to Culture KefirKefir SmoothieTiger's Milk UpdateWinter Version:This warm version of Tiger's Milk is perfect for a cold winter's morning or afternoon. It also eliminates the problem of lumpy chunks of coconut oil. You can also omit the yoghurt, milk or kefir and simply use the hot water and coconut oil as the liquid base.
- Melt coconut oil in 1/2 to 3/4 cup of very hot water and add to frozen berries or fruit. Process well then add kefir or yoghurt and egg yolks. Process until combined.


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WUT???? you must be one doodle chick
Tealc , please could ya tell me how to re encode my xvid? i am tearin my hair out lol . I just wish someone could put idiot proof instructions on files needed to get it to work . Ok i downloaded virtual dub but dunno how to encrypt it from my movie file . And by the way if that guy was you in the pic you are HOT lmao. ty guys
WUT???? you must be one doodle chick
Sadly not me. Stargate SG-1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On the bright side though I'm even more drop dead gorgeous :P
Anyway I'm not 100% sure if you need to recode the video but it's a useful tool anyway.
To encode with VirtualDub you must first open the video you wish to recode from file menu. You may get a warning message, but don't worry.
Then go to the Video tab and ensure that Full processing mode is highlighted and then select compression.
A box will appear and hopefully Xvid MPEG-4 codec will be at the bottom. Select that. You can configure if you wish. Things like single/double pass and overall quality of the output can be changed here. Standard options should procuce a decent quality video.
Then go back to File Menu and 'Save as Avi', the encoding box will come up and it'll start encoding.
It will take a short while, depending on your CPU speed.
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Not really doing much Wii stuff these days.
I may be a doodle chick messie whatever that is!!! but got it workin just fine..Thank you so much Tealc for your time muahhhhhhhhhhhhhh xx
LOL tealc gets all the chicks.. i need a more appealing banner... a chick-magnet
Angel - The re-encode worked ok, or did you find another way?
messie - Just put a picture of a sofa with loads of cushions and they'll be putty in your hands.
Not really doing much Wii stuff these days.
Wut??????? does this really work?
Oh they love cushions.
Not really doing much Wii stuff these days.
k was short lived ugh , now back to green and blurry but i got a few mins of my dvd file.omg Tealc !! cushions??? to funny. least you guys got sense of humour.
Sorry still dont get it.. why do girls like cushions? and why this fish-lipped-havanese guy is appealing to you?
on the subject: have you tried geexbox??
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If you haven't already heard, Bead Fest Texas is taking place in Arlington this weekend! Although it's a first for Texas, Interweave Publishing (the company behind Beadwork, Stringing and Step By Step Wire Jewelry magazines, among other craft publications) presents Bead Fests all over the country. Several nationally known jewelry-making instructors will be teaching classes […] [Read More]
Intergem in Austin, sale at Originals this weekend
If you can't wait for the International Gem & Jewelry Show to come to San Antonio in a few weeks, the show is in Austin this weekend, at the Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd. in Austin. [Read More]
Parker Trade Show is at S.A. Events Center this weekend
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OTTB Sponsorships?
I'd like to find a rescue group where I can do a monthly sponsorship of an OTTB. Does anyone know of any groups that do this? Preferably in the NorthEast, but anywhere in the US would be great.
Check out Canter New England.
CANTER New England
If you call or email them, I bet they'd be thrilled for you to do a monthly sponsorship of a horse at the farm.
Thanks! I actually found just what I was looking for before I had a chance to read your response. Rerun has monthly sponsorships in varying amounts on a few horses. I'm sponsoring Letrado! Sponsorship and Donations I need to avoid these sites. CANTER has so many that I would love to bring home :(
CANTER is soooo dangerous for me. I have them bookmarked right about my tabs in Firefox and I alwaaaays accidentally click the button, end up on the site, and fall in love with something. :) I've seen so many awesome $500 horses, it makes me sad that I don't have a big, empty barn. :/
Oh geez....not another one. I have ben drooling over 3 of the horses on Rerun and just holding myself back from contacting them for more information. My heart sank when I saw one adopted but so happy he found a home.
No you make me click on Canter.
I'm going to get myself into trouble with CANTER too. I'm going to be volunteering for them; going to the tracks to take pictures of the horses and get info for the listings...
I emailed about a dozen horses to my fiance yesterday from CANTER's site. But I was just LOOKING!! :)
After seeing places like Rerun, Canter and Helping Hearts I can never buy from a private breeder/broker again. To many beautiful horses out there needing someone to come save them. I almost feel guilty just buying Sonata and now finding out just HOW many need homes, I totally would of come and gotten one of these guys.
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Nancy Latham looked up in relief when a guilty verdict was read Wednesday night on one of the murder-for-hire charges against her former husband, Chris Latham. Prosecutors said he and his girlfriend tried to have her killed last year.
Latham, 51, was found guilty Wednesday of use of interstate commerce facilities in a commission of murder-for-hire. The jury in federal court in Charleston was deadlocked on the two remaining counts of conspiracy to use interstate commerce facilities in a commission of a murder-for-hire and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Chris Latham's girlfriend and former bank administrative assistant, Wendy Moore, 37, was found guilty on those three charges and guilty of a fourth count of solicitation to commit murder-for-hire.
Prosecutors said Moore plotted a scheme to have Nancy Latham, a South Carolina Lottery commissioner, killed in April 2013. Nancy Latham now goes by her maiden name, Cannon, since her divorce from the former bank executive who faces a possible maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. Moore faces a potential maximum of 30 years in prison, if the sentences are run consecutively. The possession count has a mandate to run consecutively.
The pair were not sentenced immediately following the verdict and will be sentenced at a later date.
Following the 21/2-week trial and 10 hours of waiting for the jury as they deliberated, Nancy walked out of the courtroom Wednesday night with her two daughters, Emily and Madison, and said she was relieved.
"We're incredibly grateful and the fact that my kids are now safe, I expect that we'll sleep very well tonight and we'll look forward to starting our lives again," she said.
Nancy and her daughters have been under a protective detail throughout the trial.
Chris and Nancy Latham were in the middle of a contentious divorce when the hit was placed on her life and Chris Latham stood to lose a lot of money in alimony, prosecutors said.
Defense attorneys argued against that during the trial. Latham's attorneys said Nancy Latham wasn't going to get a dime because they alleged she was having an affair and would not receive any alimony They said that meant there was no motive on Chris Latham's part. Nancy Latham testified she never had an affair and prosecutors called the allegations an attack on her.
"Nancy Cannon stood up for herself. Nancy Cannon fought back," said Assistant U.S. Attorney Nathan Williams during closing arguments Tuesday. "They have the audacity to blame her for this."
The scheme was uncovered on April 5, 2013, when police pulled over Aaron Wilkinson, 41, of Louisville, Ky., in Charleston's East Side. After being arrested for having a suspended driver's license, he told investigators he was in Charleston because he was supposed to be killing a woman, who was the target of a murder-for-hire plot.
Wilkinson, who was charged in this case and pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting murder-for-hire last month, testified in the trial for the prosecution.
Throughout the trial, Moore and Latham's defense attorneys attacked Wilkinson's credibility and highlighted his criminal background.
Wilkinson said that Moore's ex-husband, Samuel Yenawine, 38, of Louisville, got him involved in the alleged scheme but that he didn't want to go through with it. Yenawine, who was charged in this case, committed suicide last year while jailed in Georgetown County.
After his arrest, Wilkinson led investigators to a hit packet that included photos and maps of Nancy Latham's home and information about her life. Moore's handwriting was identified on one of the documents of the packet, according to the testimony of one state law enforcement official.
Prosecutors said Moore and Latham prepared the packet together although neither of their fingerprints were found on the documents.
The pair searched for the maps on their work computers and printed the documents on their work printers, according to prosecutors who presented internet and print logs from Bank of America, where they both worked.
Moore and Latham's printers, and Moore's work laptop were never recovered, prosecutors said.
During the trial, prosecutors also played recorded phone calls from the jail after Moore was arrested, but before Chris Latham was charged. In some of those calls, the pair spoke in code about hiring a Kentucky attorney for Yenawine, according to Williams' closing arguments.
"It's a chess game," Chris Latham said in one of the calls played to the jury.
"To them, it's all a game. The game ends here," Williams said as he closed his argument to the jury Tuesday.
David Aylor, Moore's attorney, said during his closing arguments the case was a game of hide-the-ball played by the government.
He told the jury prosecutors had come up short in providing evidence of Moore's involvement.
Following the trial Aylor said he was "obviously very disappointed."
"There was a lot of evidence in the case. We accept the decision and we'll move forward," he said.
Steve Schmutz, one of Latham's attorneys also expressed his disappointment. When asked if he thinks Latham will have to return to court to face the pending two charges where the jury deadlocked, Schmutz said "I don't know about that. We'll just have to see."
Prosecutors did not indicate whether or not they would retry the remaining counts again against Latham.
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Akia Booker has always considered South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore a role model.
The Byrnes standout wide receiver was a freshman during Lattimores senior year, and he still has a deep respect for his former teammate.
Hes always told us that hard work always pays off and never give up and always fight, Booker said. Hes said to always believe in God because with God anything is possible. Its just the way he leads, even when he went off to college, he always came back home and talked to us or would text me. He would show that making it to the next level doesnt change who you are as a person.
Lattimore announced during a news conference Wednesday that he would forego his senior season of eligibility at South Carolina and enter the 2013 NFL draft. The decision was made after the schools career leader in touchdowns suffered a severe right knee injury on Oct. 27 against Tennessee. The injury was initially considered career-threatening. He also missed much of his sophomore season after suffering a season-ending injury to his left knee against Mississippi State.
Lattimore is also Byrnes all-time leading rusher with 6,375 yards.
Booker said his heart broke for Lattimore because of the injuries.
It was hard for him for a while, so I call him a lot and talk to him because it was real rough, he said. Hopefully in the end everything will turn out all great for him.
Comparisons can be drawn between Booker and Lattimore. Both were selected to the Shrine Bowl and both were Mr. Football finalists. Lattimore went on to win the award in 2009.
Booker will participate in the 76th Annual Shrine Bowl at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gibbs Stadium. He finished the season with 82 catches for 1,549 yards and 18 touchdowns and added 69 carries for 410 yards and eight touchdowns for the Rebels.
Booker said being able to carry on the legacy of Byrnes players selected to the all-star game is an honor.
We like it a lot just to be able to show off our talents and do everything for the Rebel Nation, Booker said. I think it will be great. Im looking forward to see what North Carolina has for us.
Booker also said he is looking forward to seeing what Lattimore can do in the NFL. He said hell always be a fan of his friend.
I talked to him (Tuesday) night, Booker said. He said hes going to send me tickets to his first home game, so Im ready to go.
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Calder Derby: Sr. Quisqueyano carries speed to easy victory
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. - Sr. Quisqueyano rode a speed-favoring track to a convincing 7 1/2- length victory over the 4-5 favorite Speak Logistics in Saturday's $250,000 Calder Derby. Reporting Star finished a distant third.
Sr. Quisqueyano, who finished far back in both the Grade 3 Holy Bull and Grade 2 Fountain of Youth following a second-place finish behind Itsmyluckyday in the Gulfstream Park Derby, broke alertly under jockey Carlos Olivero and drove up inside Speak Logistics to assume control entering the first turn. Sr. Quisqueyano set moderate fractions of 23.76 seconds, 48.43, and 1:13.16 for the opening six furlongs while stalked by Speak Logistics, and then readily turned back a bid from the favorite on the final turn before drawing off with complete authority through the stretch.
Speak Logistics proved no match for the winner but was easily second best making his first start since finishing third behind Orb and Violence in the Fountain of Youth. Reporting Star checked home another four lengths farther back, followed by Joshua's Comprise, Sky Captain, Michael With Us, Elmutahid, and Offlee Fast, who was eased to the wire.
Sr. Quisqueyano, a son of Exclusive Quality owned by Rosa Stephany Taveras and trained by Luis Olivares, completed nine furlongs in 1:52.71 and paid $10.80.
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"I told Carlos 'You have the one hole. You have to use the one hole because if you take back they're going to shut you off in there. If you make the lead, keep him there, don't fight him.' "
Olivares said Sr. Quisqueyano had excuses for each of his last two starts at Gulfstream Park.
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Olivares said he has nothing picked out for Sr. Quisqueyano's next start but did mention the Preakness as an outside possibility.


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Honestly, it's enough. The guy was the best ever but he is human and gets old and he did get old. Now just let him be, that's the end of it. He's done, and that's that. Thanks for everything, Valentino. You are human after all. Take care and leave when it looks reasonably good, we love you. God bless.


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Green building is coming home to many across the country, regardless of the amount of green lining their pockets. One might think that soaring energy prices and the economic downturn would throw up barriers to green homes for anyone but the wealthy (ironic, since green homes can significantly mitigate these problems for populations that are marginalized due to living under the poverty line).
Instead, affordable housing developers and low-income homebuyers are recognizing that the long-term health and economic benefits of green homes actually contribute to a more marketable and financially stable situation. [Read full article]
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