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ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: Amid legal and financial irregularities pointed out by one of its members, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) notified on Thursday an 85 paisa per unit increase in the electricity tariff.
According to a Nepra notification, the tariff was increased for additional fuel-based cost for July and ordered its recovery in the bill for January 2013.
In a dissenting note, Nepra's member from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shaukat Ali Kundi said "serious inefficiencies prevailing in the public sector generation companies" pointed out by Nepra in Aug 2011 still persisted, hence there was no legal justification to burden consumers with the cost of inefficiencies of government and power companies for no crime on consumers' part.
"These inefficiencies still persist and GENCOs are still generating electricity at much higher cost, thereby burdening end-consumers for no fault on their part," said Mr Kundi and added that the inefficiencies were adding to the misery of consumers and pushing the power sector into a quagmire.
He said the inefficiencies included non-adherence to the merit order of GENCOs' power plants in time, failure to carry out scheduled maintenance and non-replacement of damaged parts in time.
At the same time, the plants were operated on higher auxiliary consumption at very low efficiency and heat rates and non-installation of fuel flow meters and failure to carry out dependable capacity and heat rate tests.
He raised questions over legality of generation tariff and licences some of whom had expired many years ago.
The shortcomings included non-filing of fresh tariff petition for generation tariff on the basis of test results, non-carrying out of an in-house study to find out reasons for higher auxiliary consumptions, non-installation of Chromatographs meter at incoming source of the gas in power plants.
He said the useful lives of most of GENCOs generation plants had expired as per their generation licences issued to them by Nepra, but those were still being operated.
These plants include two units at Kotri power plant of Jamshoro Power Company, three units at Faisalabad, and eight units of Northern Power Generation Company.
"In my view, in the absence of rehabilitation and replacement and due diligence of power plants; useful life thereof in terms of their licences has expired, the generation of electricity from these inefficient and outdated power plants is not only unlawful but also against the public interest," Mr Kundi said.
He said that generation and distribution companies and central power purchase agency were directed time and again by Nepra to execute energy sale agreements (ESAs) which were very crucial and important documents because commercial relationship for sale and purchase of power and mutual rights and obligations between CPPA and DISCOs and GENCOs was to be determined through the agreements.
"Regrettably, CPPA, DISCOs and GENCOs have either ignored or simply failed to comply with the directions of the authority.
The non-signing of ESAs gives rise to speculation that the financial transactions between CPPA, GENCOs and DISCOs are being carried out in a disorderly manner and without any financial discipline".
He said the business of sale and purchase without a formal written ESA, between three different sets of companies having been registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984, having different objectives and governed by different board of directors "is a serious matter which could lead into grave complications and likely to result in some serious audit objections about misappropriation of public money and also will not stand the test of investigative scrutiny at any form or stage".
He said that a recent audit of CPPA by Nepra revealed that cost of energy provided by some GENCOs was booked on estimated basis and no verification was being done at CPPA level about invoices raised by the companies.
"The procedure used for processing of invoices is not thorough and diligent. The practice of not resorting to source documents, i.e. tariff determination of Nepra was common and not taken seriously" and hence the tariff adjustment was unfair and unjustifiable".


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MAGNOLIA, Ark. (SAU) - Southern Arkansas celebrated its home-opener with a 101-63 win over Central Baptist Thursday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center.
Junior guard Darrin Johnson (Chicago, Ill.) had a game-high 22 points for the Muleriders (2-0) as they topped the century mark for the second time, following Tuesday's season-opening 100-66 win at Champion Baptist.
Senior guard Daviel Clements (Jesup, Ga.) scored 14 points in 18 minutes off the bench, and junior forward Nigel Jones (Wadley, Ala.) finished with 12 points.
The Mustangs (1-5) were led by Xavier Lindsey's 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Spencer Caraway had 15 points, and Jordan Chatters chipped in 13.
SAU rolled out to a 56-32 halftime lead on 57.5 percent shooting, canning 23 of 40 from the floor in the first stanza. They finished the game 37 of 75 for 49.3 percent, including 13 of 28 three-pointers for 46.4 percent. Johnson hit 7 of 8 from the field, 5 of 6 from downtown, and 3 of 4 free throws for his 22 points, getting 19 in the first half alone.
Southern Arkansas limited Central Baptist to 33.3 percent shooting on 21 of 63. They connected on just 6 of 23 (26.1 percent) from beyond the arc.
The Mustangs were within 26-25 at the 8:28 mark in the first half, but the Muleriders outscored them 30-7 the remainder of the half.
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Southern Arkansas held a 49-38 rebound advantage, outscoring the Mustangs 44-20 inside. Junior forwards Terrell Shears (Kansas City, Mo.) and Duke Reed (Houston, Texas), and junior guard Jamial Turner (Swainsboro, Ga.) each pulled down seven rebounds.
Senior guard Chris Davis (North Little Rock) dished out nine assists.
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Deryck Whibley and Avril Lavigne once prided themselves on remaining amicable after their 2010 divorce. Looks like things have changed!
PHOTOS: Celebs' 2012 Halloween costumes
Sum 41 rocker Whibley, 32, and his girlfriend, Ari Cooper, celebrated Halloween weekend by dressing up as Lavigne, 28, and her new fiance, Chad Kroeger, 37. (Whibley proposed to Lavigne in 2005, and they tied the knot the following year. The spouses split in 2009, but their divorce was not finalized until 2010. Kroeger, meanwhile, proposed to Lavigne in Aug. 2012 with a 14 carat diamond ring.)
After seeing a photo of Whibley and Cooper in costume, Nickelback's Kroeger responded via Twitter Oct. 28. "Hey Deryck, loved the costumes!" the frontman wrote. "We were going to dress up as you guys this year but all the parties had celebrity themes haha."
PHOTOS: Avril Lavigne through the years
In a January 2010 KIIS-FM radio interview, Lavigne vowed she would always hold her ex-husband in high regard. "I think we're very lucky. We've been friends for a really long time and we always will be family. We have a connection," the Canadian singer said. "Things are good. I'm really grateful for that."
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UTFSM is a top university in Chile, with an institutional focus on the science and engineering disciplines. Collaboration is fostered among the Physics, Electronics, and Informatics departments via the Valparaíso Center for Science and Technology.
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LED lights manufacturer of LED tubes, LED panel lights, downlights, high bay lights, ceiling lights, spot lights, bulb lights, candle lights, LED strips and other indoor/outdoor LED lighting products.
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At approximately 10:24AM, there was a robbery at 1401 Miccosukee Road, SunTrust Bank, according to a spokesperson with the Tallahassee Police Department. A black male entered the bank, approached the teller, implied he had a weapon and demanded cash. The suspect left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No one was injured during the robbery.
Suspect Description: Black Male, 20's, 150-160lbs, last seen wearing a blue baseball cap with the New York Yankees emblem on the front, a black long sleeve button up shirt, jeans, black tennis shoes with white soles.
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This entire Cornelius Update is focused on the critical I-77 Toll Lanes issue - arguably the most important question currently facing North Meck and one that will fundamentally impact our daily experience and quality of life for several decades to come. Public frustration levels on this issue are beginning to boil over in North Meck and for good reason. The 3-2 vote to affirm Toll Lanes at our Town Board meeting this past week, was undoubtedly the single worst decision I've witnessed in my 8 years serving Cornelius. Based on the flood of emails I received, I am well aware that many of you share my profound disappointment in Chuck Travis, John Bradford, and Lynette Rinker for their ill-conceived and close-minded decision. I'll explain where we are now on this issue, and then suggest how folks who want to channel their anger can get involved. Given the length here, you may want to read when you have a few minutes to spare.
A lot has changed since 2010 when we started exploring Toll Lanes as a means of widening I-77. Even since my last Newsletter 2 months ago when I wrote, "Political realities make financing General Purpose (GP) Lanes impossible for the foreseeable future", the pace of change has been dramatic, and we have every reason in the world now to reconsider. In fact, anyone with an open mind taking a fresh look must acknowledge a compelling emerging opportunity to widen I-77 with GP Lanes on the same timeline as Toll Lanes, if not sooner. Here's why -
State funding & prioritization. Our NC Legislature is now moving Governor McCrory's proposed Strategic Mobility Formula sponsored by this region's own Rep. Bill Brawley. The potential new law offers $16 billion over the next decade for statewide and major regional transportation needs – with a much higher priority put on "congested arteries serving major cities". The Observer's article on Tuesday called this forthcoming new law "the biggest overhaul in state transportation spending policy in 24 years". A core principle of this new regime is funding more roadway capital projects based on a "data-driven" approach, not the same old political approach of the 1989 Highway Trust Fund Act, which would be outright cancelled.
Regional funding & prioritization. MUMPO (Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization – the key allocator of funds for our region) formally adopted an entirely new methodology and criteria ("Roadway Project Ranking Methodology") on March 20, 2013. This new criteria explicitly puts far more weight on objective factors highly advantageous to I-77 GP Lanes (e.g. Reduces Congestion, Access to Employment Center) and far less weight on factors disadvantageous to GP Lanes (e.g. Center City, Impacts Air Quality which now carry no weight at all). Carefully considered analysis presented to our Board by Kurt Naas and Vince Winegardner suggest that GP Lanes would go from the infamous MUMPO ranking of #93 circa 2010 to the top of the list, if not the #1 project in the region. For those of us who drive around this region every week, this is purely common sense.
Even if the Strategic Mobility Formula legislation doesn't pass this session, GP Lanes would still go to the top of the list in NC if MUMPO's new methodology supports the project. This is because I-77 GP Lanes have always scored extremely well at state level on a quantitative merit basis, but have lacked MUMPO's political support in the past which is key.
So, when Speaker Thom Tillis, whose words have huge impact and for good reason, famously said "good luck getting GP Lanes through MUMPO" earlier this year, in a meeting with several local officials and the Widen I-77 organization, he may have been right then, but the regional and state framework for highway funding is now changing radically almost real-time.
So, why no similar change in the views of many of our politicians, as reflected in Cornelius's idiotic vote Monday night? Several reasons, all inexcusable:
Ego and psychology. Travis, Bradford, and Rinker (all close colleagues of mine who do not take strong policy disagreements personally), like so many other politicians, have strenuously and loudly made the argument in recent years that "it's toll lanes or no lanes". We all understand the powerful instincts in human nature against admitting when we might be wrong
Defeatism – Many of these I-77 discussions exude an attitude of defeat – "we've lost; there is no hope; Charlotte owns MUMPO and they'll never support what's fair and makes sense in North Meck because they simply don't care, etc." This is self-fulfilling of course; as long as North Meck leaders don't challenge status quo thinking, then Charlotte politicians are happy to let us pay tolls forever
Government inertia – "hitting the pause button" is never something government at any level does well. A massive enterprise like the current $550 million Private-Public Partnership (P3) conceived in 2010 and coordinated across innumerable local, regional, and state government entities long since took on a life of its own and an aura of inevitability. It's the "way the wind is blowing" and so many of our politicians go along to get along unfortunately
Absolutism – for me, the most painful reason why North Meck is "sleep walking" into a minimum 50 years of paying several dollars each way to avoid ever worsening gridlock on I-77, is the reason John Bradford gave for voting for Tolls, "unless we have 100% confirmed proof of GP Lanes in the near future, then I choose Toll Lanes." There are huge unknowns and risks associated with Toll Lanes (see WidenI77.org for a full set of facts and insight about managed Toll Lanes realities) and similar projects elsewhere have gone terribly wrong (see recent Washington Business Journal article about an eerily similar P3 structure set up in Virginia in the late '90s now in disarray with financial failure, crazy-high tolls, and hyper congested GP lanes AND surrounding secondary roads - Greenway Mess), why in the world would we err on the side of Toll Lanes as Bradford suggests?
All of us in local, regional, and state leadership owe our constituents an intense effort to due diligence a GP Lanes option. With the rapidly changing framework for roadway projects in NC, now is the time. NC DOT will not sign the contract for Toll Lanes until the end of the year, so there is sufficient time to act. Clearly, development and good faith due diligence of an alternative option is simply smart planning. After all, I-77 must be widened ASAP, and there are still uncertainties around Toll Lane economics and feasibility. $170 million of the $550 million on the Toll Lane project is NC taxpayer funded anyway – can some way be found for these same dollars to go to GP Lanes (especially since we would only need as little as half of this total)?
As a first step, I made a motion at our Board meeting to respectfully ask MUMPO to analyze how a GP Lanes option would be evaluated under their newly adopted prioritization methodology (even if only to provide a preliminary, informal assessment). Common sense, right? Yet Rinker, in her confused, highly charged thinking on this subject, broke our tie in voting this motion down, even though earlier in the evening her chief criticism of the Widen I-77 analysis was that Naas and team had not yet worked directly with MUMPO personnel.
How can you help? Go to WidenI77.org and learn more. Sign the petition. Attend the next meeting. Email firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, and email@example.com and demand that Cornelius send a message to MUMPO and regional/state politicians that a serious, fresh look at GP Lanes is needed given the emerging, entirely new framework for transportation spending in NC.
Dave Gilroy
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This is quite an interesting little video. I hope this gives other employees of large companies to begin speaking out. I have personally spoken to, for one example, teachers in Ontario public schools who once they realize you will not be calling the cops on them, tell you horror story after horror story about Islam in today's schools. These are people who typically think of themselves as left of center and very pro 'multicultural'.
If enough people begin speaking out, well that is step one. But more importantly, humans like pretty much all living sentient creatures have to re do a central bit of personal calculous. The question of the cost of doing something Vs. the cost of not doing so.
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The cost of inaction with respect to Islam in the West is incalculably large. Whatever one perceives as the cost of doing something, anything, speaking out, writing a letter to a newspaper or government agency, anything, it is lower than allowing all traces of individual liberty and self determination to perish and sharia determine your full set of possibilities.
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Let's ask the Egyptians.
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Fictional Tourism, Adam Smith (PePoMo), Julie McCalden
Date: 8 June, 2-3pm
Part of the Bristol Biennial Programme of Talks.
Damaged Landscapes, Darn Thorn, Rodney Harris, Amber Ginsburg and Joseph Madrigal
Date: 14th June, 2-3pm
Part of the Bristol Biennial Programme of Talks.
Out There: Stephen Morris photography workshop
Sunday 17 June, 11.00am – 3.30pm
An inspiring and entertaining day of exploring the mechanics and the 'vision' that turn ordinary photographs into great ones.
Josef Herman: Curator's Talk
Tuesday 12 June, 6.30 – 8pm
Curator Sarah MacDougall explores Herman's rare surviving work from this formative period and describes Herman's discovery in 1944 of the tiny mining village of Ystradgynlais in South Wales.
Josef Herman: Curator's Tour
Tuesday 12 June, 4 – 5pm
A special tour of the Josef Herman exhibition led by curator, Sarah MacDougall.
Kako Washi - Its Varieties and Techniques: Elaine Cooper
Saturday 23 June, 11.00am-12.30pm
A fascinating introduction to the Japanese art of treating and processing paper.
Icon Workshop
Saturday 16 and 23rd June 10.00am-4.00pm
This fascinating two-day workshop is designed for those interested in learning how to paint religious icons, led by Iconographer Ian Knowles
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Promoting African Languages On the Internet in Zimbabwe
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During that time, I spoke to University of Zimbabwe Computer Centre director Dr Gilford Hapanyengwi and Computer Society of Zimbabwe executive director Geoff Fairall just to get expert advice on the possibility of using local languages in computers.
I also interviewed other information and computer scientists on whether it was possible to use local languages in business applications like automated teller machines to help increase awareness and appreciation of the role that computers can play in aiding humans in their work.
This is what Dr Hapanyengwi said in 1999: "English is the vehicle for communication. We can't do programming in Shona but for application its possible."
He said Zimbabweans should ask themselves whether they were prepared to invest more money in having computer applications and programming in local languages.
University of Zimbabwe Computer Centre executive director, Geoff Fairall, believes it would be extremely difficult to have programming in local languages.
"We can use them in cases where we feel it can help preserve local culture or in situations which would actually make more people start using computers," he told me in an interview.
Fairall said even though nobody had given this much thought, it would be extremely difficult to have programming in local languages in developing countries like Zimbabwe.
"There is very little scope in having programming in local languages as Zimbabwe is basically a user country and not a developer," he said.
But one computer scientist at the time sounded a note of unusual optimism about this issue.
"If we have failed today it doesn't mean future generations will also fail," he said.
And true, news that Shona has become the sixth African language into which users of the Google search engine can now use Zimbabwe's widely spoken language to search for information vindicates the prospects which information and computer scientists once predicted way back in 1999.
This is a timely and exciting development that will help speed the evolution and impact of information communication technologies (ICT) in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole.
Shona, Zimbabwe's widley spoken language, has become the sixth African language to be used by Google.
Other African languages include Zulu, Swahili, Xhosa, Yoruba and Afrikaans.
According to a report that was carried out in a Bulawayo-based daily, the domain has instructions in Shona language and will help researchers, students, foreigners and new learners for the language.
Mr Si Brindley, a Briton married to a Zimbabwean, developed a Shona podcast to assist in the learning of the language.
This podcast is a radio show that can be downloaded on the Internet and then listened to on a digital music player to aid the learning of Shona.
Developments taking place in the IT sector that are facilitating the engagement of ICT in African languages are paving the way for the future development of online language dictionary, lexicographical database to support and enhance the theoretical, descriptive and historical importance of African languages.
Worldwide information and computer scientists warn that the predominant use of English on the worldwide web needs to be checked before it crowds out other languages.
They fear forms of cultural knowledge accumulated over centuries of human progress could be lost forever if nothing is done to promote other languages apart from English and other Western languages.
Computer scientists estimate that about 90 percent of 6,000 languages in use today are not represented on the Internet.
Information and computer scientists estimate that about 90 percent of 6 000 languages in use today are not represented on the Internet.
"These people could be left out in the desert of no information and no knowledge," one expert said.
Oral traditions and cultural heritage of most African countries that could be tapped for research and education purposes may never reach the broader world, experts say.
"A large part of the population are voiceless because they cannot share the information," Adama Samassekou, the president of the African Academy of Languages once remarked.
Don Osborn of Bisharat, an organisation dedicated to localising ICTs to African languages and Arabic, says much of a peoples' cultural and intellectual heritage, especially in rural areas, is contained within and expressed through the local language.
"Limiting people to the use of ICTs in a foreign language tends to worsen the "digital divide", makes ICT adoption long, difficult, and expensive, and impoverishes local cultures," he said.
But, Osborn said, localising software and Internet content presents complex challenges in Africa.
Due to population movements and the imposition of administrative boundaries during the colonial era, most countries have no majority language.
"A major one is scope: there are an estimated 2 000 African languages. As a consequence of population movements and the imposition of arbitrary administrative boundaries during the colonial era, most countries have no majority language -- in some countries, dozens or even hundreds of languages and dialects are spoken," the ICT expert said.
Osborn said in Arabic, a great deal of adapted software and content already exists but very little has been localised to the needs and cultures of rural Africans.
"The isolation of most African localisation experts compounds these problems, they have no means of exchanging information or collaborating with colleagues," he said.
The evolving idea on the importance of mother languages in sustainable development and the enormous potential of new ICTs is critical for language development, research, advocacy and networking in the use of African languages software and web content.
Africa is still marginalised from the benefit of ICTs and the majority of computer software are developed in English language and based on Western culture.
A very small percentage of the African population properly speaks English and most have their own diverse cultures that need to be exposed on the Internet.
More resources are required for the promotion of computer application software in African languages given the fact that this is a mammoth task that requires time and expertise.
The widespread embracing of Western cultures and languages in Zimbabwe and Africa presents another formidable psychological barrier that needs to be overcome.
The widespread embracing of Western cultures and languages in Zimbabwe and Africa presents another formidable psychological barrier that needs to be overcome.
"What we have done so far is to demonstrate that people can operate computers in their own language. This removal of the language barrier in the operation of computers would enable a lot of people to exploit its benefits and not to be marginalised," said Dr Boniface Manyame who was part of a team comprising medical doctors and social scientist that translated some computer applications into three African languages (Shona, Ndebele and Buganda) in 1999.
This was an important milestone in the advancement of African languages that are now under threat and facing extinction in most parts of the continent.
Today, it is encouraging to hear that Microsoft and Internet giants have multi-billion dollar programmes to promote software application in a number of African languages.
However, Africans need to go beyond being merely software users (or markets for Google, Microsoft, Yahoo) by utilising its vast ICT talent and resources to develop programming in local languages.
Almost all software is developed in English and a few other Western languages. As a result, Osborn said, most Africans cannot access software in their mother tongue.
Multilingualism should be promoted and cultural diversity maintained as the driving force for the process of developing content for local and international use.
"Educated urban Africans have the option of using English, French, or Portuguese, the pan-African languages imposed by colonialism. In rural areas, where most Africans live, very few people speak European languages," he said.
This, he said, demands that Africans make ICTs more accessible and relevant to rural African people through localisation, the adaptation to local languages, cultures and preferences, of computer software and Web content.
"This will in turn make technology a much more powerful tool for social and economic development," Osborn said.
African information and computer scientists say there is need to create a Highway of African Multilingual Information (HAMI) fund to finance the production and maintenance of web sites in African languages.
They also point to the need to create a vocational training fund for African data processing specialists to continuously train system administrators whose tasks are to configure, support and maintain the web hosting server sites in African languages.
The African experts say that all the initiatives on African language coding for computerisation be listed in order to direct the communalities and address difficulties and challenges encountered.
The rich cultural diversity of Africa should be showcased and widely disseminated in the cyberspace.
They also call for the creation of national structures and associations for applications development in national languages supported by international organisations to promote an African Dot Force whose essential mission would be to encourage the convergence of the present standards in African languages.
Multilingualism should be promoted and cultural diversity maintained as the driving force for the process of developing content for local and international use.
The rich cultural diversity of Africa should be showcased and widely disseminated in the cyberspace.
Economic, political and technological will is critical for language development in the information society in view of making it possible for Africans to develop their own content focusing on applications and software solutions, using their local languages.
"Africa Bole!, Africa can" just to borrow a popular Malaysian chant.
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The Farsite distributed file system provides availability by replicating each file onto multiple desktop computers. Since this replication consumes significant storage space, it is important to reclaim used space where possible. Measurement of over 500 desktop file systems shows that nearly half of all consumed space is occupied by duplicate files. We present a mechanism to reclaim space from this incidental duplication to make it available for controlled file replication. Our mechanism includes 1) convergent encryption, which enables duplicate files to coalesced into the space of a single file, even if the files are encrypted with different users' keys, and 2) SALAD, a Self-Arranging, Lossy, Associative Database for aggregating file content and location information in a decentralized, scalable, fault-tolerant manner. Large-scale simulation experiments show that the duplicate-file coalescing system is scalable, highly effective, and fault-tolerant.
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
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The best treatment options for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) are determined by a number of factors, including the severity of symptoms, the age of onset, and the underlying cause of the condition. In acquired HLH, it is often necessary to treat the underlying condition. For example, antiobiotics or antiviral medications can be used to treat or prevent infections that may have triggered the exaggerated immune response. Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation is considered a cure for familial HLH. It is often recommended that people with confirmed or suspected familial HLH undergo this treatment as early in life as possible. Prior to hematopoietic cell transplanation, affected people are usually treated with chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy to destroy excess immune cells which can lead to life-threatening inflammation.[1][2][3]
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TUALATIN -- We're only four games into the Portland Trail Blazers' schedule but it has become unmistakably obvious that Damian Lillard has developed a extreme comfort level with his outside shooting that wasn't there last season.
Lillard can flat out stroke the ball. That has never been in question. Last year he set a rookie record for most threes made in a season with 185 and he's on pace to shatter some more records.
The reigning Rookie of the Year has already knocked down 16 three-pointers, the most by a Trail Blazers player through the team's first four games of any season while shooting the long ball at a 48 percent clip.
That three-point percentage is key to his new-found comfort level, having shot 36 percent a year ago. Now paired-up with multiple teammates who are capable of being playmakers and causing havoc for opposing teams, Lillard says he is merely reaping the benefits of their talent.
"I'm more comfortable getting shots off now because of who I got playing alongside me," Lillard told CSNNW.com. "Last year it was times where I had to rush shots, people were right in my face. Now I got Mo [Williams] in transition and my man starts to worry about being in help-side and what's going on with everybody else. I'm just playing the game in a flow.
"Out of a timeouts, if one of my teammates goes off, teams may say 'We can't let [Nicolas] Batum get going. We got to stop Batum.' Then we go to L.A. [LaMarcus Aldridge] who hits two fadaways. They not even thinking about me at this point. I might come down in transition and L.A. runs the floor and they all run to the paint and I'll stop and have an easy two. I'm just playing the game and taking what the defense is giving me. It's helping me shoot a higher percentage."
There are shooters in this league who are great solely because they are spot-up guys. They rely on their teammates to get them wide-open opportunities. So far, Lillard is getting a little taste of what it's like to be on the receiving end. And he likes it.
Everybody is a better shooter when there's no one within arms reach of you as you take your shot, and Lillard is no exception. It reminds me of the legendary, mythic individual workout Lillard had with the Trail Blazers before the 2012 NBA Draft.
At that time, I had gotten word that the kid literally didn't miss a single shot when the team put him through several shooting drills. Lillard says he probably missed two or three shots the entire time. When you examine Lillard's shooting form, you'll notice he doesn't use his legs much at all. It's all in his wrist. It's an effortless motion.
Perfect for the NBA three-point contest in New Orleans, something he wants to be a part of.
"Oh yeah, for sure," Lillard replied when asked if he's interested in competing in the three-point contest in February. "I think I can shoot the ball very well. I think I'm one of the best shooters in the league. There are guys like Steph [Curry], Ray Allen who are better shooters than me, probably. But I can shoot the ball with anybody in the league.
He continued: "I think I would be good at it. It's like reps. It's timing. When you're a jump-shooter, you loose time and get fatigued real easily. I don't really jump. A set-shot is a easy shot for me so it will be fun to do something like that."
He's never one to back down from a challenge and I'll have to say, if he's invited, my pick would be him winning the whole thing. Local media members are allowed to observe the final 15 minutes or so of practice and usually it's when the players are at their shooting stations.
Lillard seldom misses. It's borderline ridiculous how good of a three-point shooter he is. This year fans will be able to witness for themselves just how good his shot is playing with an upgraded cast. And perhaps on a global platform, fans will get to witness it during All-Star Weekend.


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As they assessed their catching situation last winter, the Red Sox considered signing free agent Russell Martin. But they had concerns about his health, namely a torn labrum in his right hip that sidelined him last August, and so, according to a baseball source, they offered him only a minor-league contract.
Martin opted for a $4 million, one-year deal from the Yankees.
Turns out, it may have been the best thing for the Red Sox.
By not outbidding the Yankees for Martin, a former All-Star, the Sox essentially reaffirmed their commitment to Jarrod Saltalamacchia. And as the age-old AL East rivals wrap up their latest three-game grudge match tonight at Fenway Park, it's clear which catcher is having the better year.
After a painfully slow start in which he became the poster boy for a Red Sox team that dropped 10 of its first 12 games, Saltalamacchia (Herald photo) is batting .284 with 10 doubles, 10 homers, 28 RBIs, 31 runs scored and a .920 OPS in 44 games since May 15. During that same time, Martin, whose hot start led to an All-Star Game selection, is batting only .212 with six doubles, five homers, 23 RBIs, 23 runs scored and a .631 OPS. Overall, Saltalamacchia has the superior batting average (.254 to .224) and OPS (.784 to .703), and despite getting 63 more at-bats, Martin has only a slight edge in home runs (12 to 10) and RBIs (45 to 36).
In particular, Saltalamacchia has improved his proficiency for throwing out base stealers. After nabbing both Derek Jeter and Eduardo Nunez on Friday night, and even after his errant throw on Curtis Ganderson's steal of second yesterday, he has caught seven of the last 18 runners since July 6. Before that, he had gotten only nine of 56.
It has led teams to think twice before running on the Red Sox, who were an easy target last season when Victor Martinez handled most of the catching duties. And it has proven that Saltalamacchia's throwing problems last year with the Texas Rangers are no longer an issue. Saltalamacchia modestly credits the pitchers for closely holding runners, but there's no denying his release has been quicker and his throws more accurate. For that, manager Terry Francona gives an appreciative nod to catching coach Gary Tuck, who worked intensely with Saltalamacchia at least twice a week for nine weeks last winter in West Palm Beach, Fla.
"He's coming up, straight up, throwing downhill on a line to second, and it's really exciting," Francona said. "He's always had this in him, but for whatever, whether it was physically, maybe sometimes it got a little mental, he's coming out of the chute throwing really well.
"That first three, four weeks of the season, you could tell, it was going really fast for him. Now, everything's coming to him. It's exciting to watch guys progress like that."


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Herons on Texel, edit
These Herons where "shot" with terrible light and damp conditions. This spot was on the Island Texel which is part of The Netherlands. I did some levels (placed the white, gray and black spot on the heron). Maybe some other tasks need to be performed, don't shoot me I'm only working with Photoshop for about 4 months, and I can say it's a steep learning curve;-)
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Nice photo, although do you think maybe the horizon could have been placed on a line other than than vertical center?
I was just in the Netherlands -- lots of photogenic opportunities.
Andrew Stauffer ¤ at 20:46 EDT on 2005-Apr-22 [Reply]
You got them in a very good pose. Maybe lying down on the grass would make them look more prominent in the pict. Did you forget to switch to a lower iso?
Carles Serra-Pagès ♥ ¤ $ at 04:47 EDT on 2005-Apr-23 [Reply]
I like...
the colours and perspectives in the image - especially the 'receding' herons. The almost silhouetted windmill is very well placed in the compisition. A heavy crop to top and bottom really improves this picture - and will remove the vignetting in the corners. Keep up the good work, Edward.
Rob Smith HoF Win ♥ ¤ $ at 09:06 EDT on 2005-Apr-23 [Reply]
much better than the first one. but there is a vignetting in the upper (and lower?) corners. if u shoot raw u can fix it in ACR.
michael hoefner HoF Win ♥ ¤ $ at 11:45 EDT on 2005-Apr-23 [Reply]
A lovely composition with natural color.
Frank Brault ♥ ¤ $ at 12:40 EDT on 2005-Apr-23 [Reply]
Thank you all for taking the time to comment on my picture. Because of the lighting (which was very bad) I took 800 ISO (also because I forgot to set it back due to the 50-200 which needed lots of light, to be stable enough to shoot by hand) Next time I'll try to adjust my position to make the composition stronger (I was standing on the road, no entrance to the fields due to breading time). I've another composition of the same scene, I need to adjust the colors as in this picture, tomorrow I'll take some time to perform that task. Regards, Edward
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Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan star in the R-rated comedy, THAT AWKWARD MOMENT, about three best friends who find themselves where we've all been– at that confusing "moment" in every dating relationship when you have to decide "So…where is this going?"
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Speaking of Imogen Poots, she's also in "Need For Speed," but sadly doesn't feature in these first pics from the video game adaptation starring Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper. Nor do any cars, for that matter. Kinda weird considering that's the whole point of the movie, right? Anyway, that one drives into theaters on March 14, 2014.


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Sports | Adversarial labor disputes send sports leagues hurtling toward head-on crashes—and for what?
In 1968, the NFL players association voted to strike during the offseason seeking better pay. The owners countered with a lockout. But just 11 days into the work stoppage, the two sides reached an agreement that increased player salaries without sapping team budgets. No games canceled. No ticket revenues lost.
That kind of relative agreeability and penchant for reaching mutually beneficial outcomes seems lost in today's sports labor disputes. The recent referee lockout in the NFL smacked more of a high speed game of chicken than a rational negotiation, both sides apparently willing to drive the game into a head-on crash rather than accept defeat. A crash is exactly what the owners and referees got in the form of a nationally televised Monday night debacle that robbed the Green Bay Packers of a victory they had earned.
Only in the face of such wreckage did the parties rush back to the negotiating table in hopes of salvaging a now deeply defaced season. And what did this disastrous collision ultimately produce? A minor compromise from both sides that will allow the NFL to increase the number of officials and will grandfather out the current pension plan in favor of 401(k) retirement accounts. They played chicken for this? Couldn't they have reached such a deal without need of bent metal and busted glass?
Perhaps not. The adversarial nature of sports labor disputes has grown steadily over the past half century. The 2012 referee lockout simply extended that trajectory. The question now remains whether this new standard for pettiness will become the new norm or serve as a cautionary tale for future labor negotiations.
If the present NHL lockout is any indication, the pettiness meter appears ready for yet another climb. NHL owners and players appear willing to sacrifice the entire upcoming season for the sake of a few percentage points in hockey-related revenue. That could prove disastrous for a game already suffering declines in fan interest.
The 'Matheny Manifesto'
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny's first coaching gig was far from the Big Leagues, but its impact could prove plenty big. The former Major League catcher, who retired from playing after the 2006 season, entered the world of youth baseball bent on reforming what he viewed as a sick win-at-all-costs culture. Before he had coached a single game, he penned a five-page document, now dubbed the "Matheny Manifesto," outlining strict guidelines for combating parental intrusion, overbearing coaching, and bad attitudes among players.
After a year of implementing his reforms, Matheny let youth baseball organizers throughout St. Louis run with the new approach. It went viral. Today, youth leagues across all ages and many sports are using the document. Here are a few highlights:
On parental involvement: "The biggest problem with youth sports has been the parents. … I believe that the biggest role of a parent is to be a silent source of encouragement. … I have taken out any work at all for you except to get them there on time, and enjoy. … I am not saying that you cannot clap for your kids when they do well. I am saying that if you hand your child over to me to coach them, then let me do that job."
On arguing with umpires: "Let the record stand right now that we will not have good umpiring. … The boys will not be allowed at any time to show any emotion against the umpire. They will not shake their head, or pout, or say anything to the umpire."
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The Age newspaper reports the former Savoy Tavern was sold this week for US$7.5 million.
The creditors, GE Capital, last year forced Nauru to begin selling off its list of urban commercial property in Sydney and Melbourne.
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DOHMH Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH said, "While most tick-borne illnesses among New Yorkers are contracted in grassy or wooded areas outside of the 5 boroughs, ticks can also be found in the City. There are many simple steps to help prevent tick-borne illness, including performing tick checks, wearing long sleeves and socks when outdoors and using an insect repellent containing DEET."
"As ticks can be difficult to notice, people may not realize that they have been exposed to a tick," Dr. Frieden continued. "One of the best ways to prevent tick-borne illness is to perform a thorough tick-check after being outdoors in wooded areas, especially for children and the elderly. If a tick is removed promptly, the chance of getting ill may be reduced."
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The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis) transmits Lyme disease. Deer ticks are rarely found in New York City. Most cases of Lyme disease are contracted when New Yorkers travel outside of the City. Ticks that can transmit Lyme disease are present in many areas near New York City, including Long Island, upstate New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (the bacteria that causes Lyme disease) usually requires the tick to be attached for more than 24 hours. Prompt removal of an attached tick is recommended to help prevent infection. Approximately 80% of patients with Lyme disease develop a characteristic rash: usually a large (greater than 5 cm), reddish, slowly expanding spot around the bite. Other symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, malaise, and muscle/joint pain. Lyme disease can be diagnosed by blood test or the identification of the characteristic rash by a physician and is treated with antibiotics. If left untreated, complications such as meningitis, facial palsy, muscle/joint or heart abnormalities may occur. There is currently no approved vaccine for Lyme disease in humans. There were 399 cases of Lyme disease reported in New York City residents in 2005.
Babesiosis is an infectious disease also transmitted by the deer tick, although there have been reported cases of transfusion-associated transmission. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, jaundice, muscle pain, and anemia. The disease is more severe in patients who have weakened immune systems, who have no spleen, and/or who are elderly. In 2005 there were 21 cases of babesiosis in New York City residents.
Ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis also can be transmitted to people – one transmitted by the lone star tick ( Amblyomma americanum) and the other by the deer tick – both of which affect white blood cells. Though diagnosis can be difficult, symptoms include the sudden onset of high fever, headache, muscle aches, chills, nausea, vomiting, joint pains, or loss of appetite. There were 29 cases of ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis in New Yorkers in 2005.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is a serious disease that is primarily transmitted by the American dog tick ( Dermacentor variabilis) . Unlike most other tick-borne illness, RMSF can be acquired locally within New York City. Symptoms can include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and muscle aches and pains. A spotted rash usually appears on the body including the palms and soles and may be accompanied by joint, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Transmission of Rickettsia rickettsii (the agent that causes RMSF) can occur in as little as 3-5 hours after a tick attaches to a person. Therefore, prompt removal of the tick after attachment is essential to preventing infection. In 2005 there were 7 cases of RMSF among residents of New York City. Recent findings suggest that RMSF is present all five boroughs of NYC
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