sim bhullar and the sacramento kings are about to make nba history . the kings are signing bhullar to a 10-day contract that will make him the league 's first player of indian descent , a person with knowledge of the deal said on wednesday . by . tom gardner . published : . etihad airways are honouring tickets sold at hugely discounted rates by accident due to a computer glitch on christmas day . the airline inadvertently sold flights from new york to abu dhabi for prices as low as $ 187 -lrb- # 120 -rrb- -- lowest prices in january are normally $ 444 -lrb- # 285 -rrb- - during a 20-hour period on december 25 . news of the bargains spread like wildfire on social networking sites after they began to appear on comparison sites such as kayak.com , theflightdeal , flyertalk , slickdeals and expedia . etihad airways are honouring flights sold on christmas day for as cheap as # 120 for new york-abu dhabi . the person spoke to the associated press on condition of anonymity because the kings are not expected to announce bhullar 's deal until thursday , when david wear 's 10-day contract expires and a roster spot opens up . sim bhullar is set to become the nba 's first player of indian descent with the sacramento kings . the 7-foot-5 , 360-pound bhullar is being called up from the team 's nba development league affiliate , the reno bighorns . the 22-year-old centre will be on the roster on friday when the kings host the new orleans pelicans . bhullar -lrb- right -rrb- in action for new mexico state aggies during a match in washington last year . 07:36 est , 31 may 2013 . | . updated : . 08:48 est , 31 may 2013 . walking dead : graham harrison from exeter has been diagnosed with rare condition called cotardís syndrome where he is convinced he is a zombie . the flights appeared on comparison websites and news quickly travelled via social networking sites . etihad has not revealed how many of the cut-price tickets were sold , but the majority went to tourists travelling from the united states for a winter sun break to the uae . ' a system filing issue caused ticket prices for a promotion in the usa to be temporarily listed incorrectly , ' etihad spokeswoman katie connell said . ` the issue has since been rectified . ' while etihad have done the honourable thing in honouring the sales , us law demands they do this anyway even if it is clear an error was made . many of the cheap flights sold have come from us tourists seeking a wintersun break in abu dhabi . however , after this recent event and others like it , the us department of transportation is considering an alteration of the rules due to the fast-moving nature of such events . ` we did it because it is the right thing , ' connell is quoted telling forbes . ` we would have done it either way . ' a man diagnosed with a rare zombie condition today told of his nine years of hell thinking he was the living dead . graham harrison , 57 , was convinced he had died despite a botched suicide attempt - and even took to hanging around in graveyards . he believed his brain had ` fried ' after trying to electrocute himself and must be dead , even though he was still breathing . doctors diagnosed cotard 's syndrome - . otherwise known as walking corpse syndrome - one of the rarest diseases . in the world , affecting just a few hundred people . delusional . sufferers believe they are dead , or that parts of their body no longer . a ticket is considered sold when the customer pays the full agreed rate for the ticket . exist , and often die from starvation because they feel they no longer . have to eat . graham , a . former water contractor from exeter , devon , woke up after a botched . suicide attempt amazed he was able to talk - because he was convinced he . had no brain . he said : ' i just got annoyed . i did n't . know how i could speak or do anything with no brain because as far as i . was concerned i had n't got one . ` my mind was blank . i could n't hold any information in it . i took no pleasure from anything . underactive : image shows the areas of graham 's brain which are underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- in comparison with a healthy person . rare condition : the scans show how mr harrison 's brain has changed the way it performs with large areas now underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- compared to a healthy person . ' i . lost my sense of small and my sense of taste . there was no point in . eating because i was dead . it was a waste of time speaking because i . never had anything to say . ' the final nail in the coffin came when . graham felt compelled to go to his local cemetery because he felt it . was the only place he could fit in . cases of cotard 's syndrome date back to 1788 but it was formally identified by french neurologist jules cotard in 1880 . among the handful of cases over the years was a 53-year-old woman in new york who in 2008 claimed that she stank like rotting fish because she was dead . like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia , cotard 's is another form of delusional psychosis , the only self-certifiable form of its kind . those with this condition often describe a loss of blood , organs and/or body parts . this distorted reality is caused by a malfunction in an area of the brain called the fusiform gyrus , which recognizes faces , and also in the amygdala , an almond-shaped set of neurons that processes your emotions . the combination is a lack of recognition when viewing familiar faces -lrb- even the face of the sufferer -rrb- , leaving the person feeling disconnected with reality . there is no current cure for cotard 's syndrome . common treatments include anti-depressants and anti-psychotics , as well as the controversial electroconvulsive therapy . he said : ' i just felt i might as well stay there . it was the closest i could get to death . the police would come and get me , though , and take me back home . ' baffled doctors put graham in touch with neurologist adam zeman , from the exeter medical school and steven laureys at the university of leige , in belgium . mr laureys said : ` it 's the first and only time my secretary has said to me , `` it 's really important for you to come and speak to this patient because he 's telling me he 's dead '' . ` he was a really unusual patient . ' graham 's recovery began after scans . found that levels of activity in parts of his brain were so low they . almost matched the brain of somebody in a vegetative state . mr . laureys added : ` i 've been analysing scans for 15 years and i 've never . seen anyone who was on his feet , who was interacting with people , with . such an abnormal scan result . ` graham 's brain function resembled that of someone during anaesthesia or sleep . ' years . of psychotherapy and drug treatment , combined with help from carers and . his brother , mean graham gradually recovered and he is no longer in the . grip of the disorder . ' i do n't feel brain dead any more , ' he said . ' i ca n't say i am really back to normal , but i feel a lot better now . ' nightmare : graham harrison , from exeter , began hanging around cemeteries after suffering from cotard 's syndrome which made him believe he was dead . morbid : graham harrison said he started hanging around cemeteries because it was the only place he thought he fitted in after suffering from cotard 's syndrome - also referred to as walking corpse syndrome . -lrb- file photo -rrb- .
graham harrison thought his brain had ` fried ' after he electrocuted himself . doctors diagnosed rare cotard 's syndrome also called walking corpse syndrome . former water contractor , 57 , started hanging around cemeteries .
the roster on friday when the kings host the new orleans pelicans . bhullar -lrb- right -rrb- in action for new mexico state aggies during a match in washington last year . 07:36 est , 31 may 2013 . | . updated : . 08:48 est , 31 may 2013 . walking dead : graham harrison from exeter has been diagnosed with rare condition called cotardís syndrome where he is convinced he is a zombie . the flights appeared on comparison websites and news quickly travelled via social networking sites . etihad has not revealed how many of the cut-price tickets were sold , but the majority went to tourists travelling from the united states for a winter sun break to the uae . ' a system filing issue caused ticket prices for a promotion in the usa to be temporarily listed incorrectly , ' etihad spokeswoman katie connell said . ` the issue has since been rectified . ' while etihad have done the honourable thing in honouring the sales , us law demands they do this anyway even if it is clear an error was made . many of the cheap flights sold have come from us tourists seeking a wintersun break in abu dhabi . however , after this recent event and others like it , the us department of transportation is considering an alteration of the rules due to the fast-moving nature of such events . ` we did it because it is the right thing , ' connell is quoted telling forbes . ` we would have done it either way . ' a man diagnosed with a rare zombie condition today told of his nine years of hell thinking he was the living dead . graham harrison , 57 , was convinced he had died despite a botched suicide attempt - and even took to hanging around in graveyards . he believed his brain had ` fried ' after trying to electrocute himself and must be dead , even though he was still breathing . doctors diagnosed cotard 's syndrome - . otherwise known as walking corpse syndrome - one of the rarest diseases . in the world , affecting just a few hundred people . delusional . sufferers believe they are dead , or that parts of their body no longer . a ticket is considered sold when the customer pays the full agreed rate for the ticket . exist , and often die from starvation because they feel they no longer . have to eat . graham , a . former water contractor from exeter , devon , woke up after a botched . suicide attempt amazed he was able to talk - because he was convinced he . had no brain . he said : ' i just got annoyed . i did n't . know how i could speak or do anything with no brain because as far as i . was concerned i had n't got one . ` my mind was blank . i could n't hold any information in it . i took no pleasure from anything . underactive : image shows the areas of graham 's brain which are underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- in comparison with a healthy person . rare condition : the scans show how mr harrison 's brain has changed the way it performs with large areas now underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- compared to a healthy person . ' i . lost my sense of small and my sense of taste . there was no point in . eating because i was dead . it was a waste of time speaking because i . never had anything to say . ' the final nail in the coffin came when . graham felt compelled to go to his local cemetery because he felt it . was the only place he could fit in . cases of cotard 's syndrome date back to 1788 but it was formally identified by french neurologist jules cotard in 1880 . among the handful of cases over the years was a 53-year-old woman in new york who in 2008 claimed that she stank like rotting fish because she was dead . like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia , cotard 's is another form of delusional psychosis , the only self-certifiable form of its kind . those with this condition often describe a loss of blood , organs and/or body parts . this distorted reality is caused by a malfunction in an area of the brain called the fusiform gyrus , which recognizes faces , with . such an abnormal scan result . ` graham 's brain function resembled that of someone during anaesthesia or sleep . ' years . of psychotherapy and drug treatment , combined with help from carers and . his brother , mean graham gradually recovered and he is no longer in the . grip of the disorder . ' i do n't feel brain dead any more , ' he said . ' i ca n't say i am really back to normal , but i feel a lot better now . ' nightmare : graham harrison , from exeter , began hanging around cemeteries after suffering from cotard 's syndrome which made him believe he was dead . morbid : graham harrison said he started hanging around cemeteries because it was the only place he thought he fitted in after suffering from cotard 's syndrome - also referred to as walking corpse syndrome . -lrb- file photo -rrb- .
the roster on friday when the kings host the new orleans pelicans . bhullar -lrb- right -rrb- in action for new mexico state aggies during a match in washington last year . 07:36 est , 31 may 2013 . | . updated : . 08:48 est , 31 may 2013 . walking dead : graham harrison from exeter has been diagnosed with rare condition called cotardís syndrome where he is convinced he is a zombie . the flights appeared on comparison websites and news quickly travelled via social networking sites . etihad has not revealed how many of the cut-price tickets were sold , but the majority went to tourists travelling from the united states for a winter sun break to the uae . ' a system filing forbes . ` we would have done it either way . ' a man diagnosed with a rare zombie condition today told of his nine years of hell thinking he was the living dead . graham harrison , 57 , was convinced he had died despite a botched suicide attempt - and even took to hanging around in graveyards . he believed his brain had ` fried ' after trying to electrocute himself and must be dead , even though he was still breathing . doctors diagnosed cotard 's syndrome - . otherwise known as walking corpse syndrome - one of the rarest diseases . in the world , affecting just a few hundred people . delusional . sufferers believe they are dead , or that parts of their body no longer . a ticket is considered sold when the customer pays the full agreed rate for the ticket . exist , and often die from starvation because they feel they no longer . have to eat . graham , a . former water contractor from exeter , devon , woke up after a botched . suicide attempt amazed he was able to talk - because he was convinced he . had no brain . he said : ' i just got annoyed . i did n't . know how i could speak or do anything with no brain because as far as i . was concerned i had n't got one . ` my mind was blank . i could n't hold any information in it . i took no pleasure from anything . underactive : image shows the areas of graham 's brain which are underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- in comparison with a healthy person . rare condition : the scans show how mr harrison 's brain has changed the way it performs with large areas now underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- compared to a healthy person . ' i . lost my sense of small and my sense of taste . there was no point in . eating because i was dead . it was a waste of time speaking because i . never had anything to say . ' the final nail in the coffin came when . graham felt compelled to go to his local cemetery because he felt it . was the only place he could fit in . cases of cotard 's syndrome date back to 1788 but it was formally identified by french neurologist jules cotard in 1880 . among the handful of cases over the years was a 53-year-old woman in new york who in 2008 claimed that she stank like rotting fish because she was dead . like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia , cotard 's is another form of delusional psychosis , the only self-certifiable form of its kind . those with this condition often describe a loss of blood , organs and/or body parts . this distorted reality is caused by a malfunction in an area of the brain called the fusiform gyrus , which recognizes faces , laureys at the university of leige , in belgium . mr laureys said : ` it 's the first and only time my secretary has said to me , `` it 's really important for you to come and speak to this patient because he 's telling me he 's dead '' . ` he was a really unusual patient . ' graham 's recovery began after scans . found that levels of activity in parts of his brain were so low they . almost matched the brain of somebody in a vegetative state . mr . laureys added : ` i 've been analysing scans for 15 years and i 've never . seen anyone who was on his feet , who was interacting with people , with . such an abnormal scan result . ` graham 's brain function resembled that of someone during anaesthesia or sleep . ' years . of psychotherapy and drug treatment , combined with help from carers and . his brother , mean graham gradually recovered and he is no longer in the . grip of the disorder . ' i do n't feel brain dead any more , ' he said . ' i ca n't say i am really back to normal , but i feel a lot better now . ' nightmare : graham harrison , from exeter , began hanging around cemeteries after suffering from cotard 's syndrome which made him believe he was dead . morbid : graham harrison said he started hanging around cemeteries because it was the only place he thought he fitted in after suffering from cotard 's syndrome - also referred to as walking corpse syndrome . -lrb- file photo -rrb- .
sim bhullar and the sacramento kings are about make nba history. the kings are signing bhullar to that make league 's player indian descent, a person wednesday by. tom gardner. published :. etihad airways are honouring tickets sold hugely discounted rates accident due a computer glitch on christmas day. the airline inadvertently sold flights new york abu dhabi for prices as $ 187 -lrb- # 120 -rrb- -- lowest prices january are normally 444 285 - during on 25. news of the bargains spread after they began comparison sites kayak.com, theflightdeal, flyertalk slickdeals expedia etihad airways are honouring flights sold christmas day for as cheap # 120 for new york-abu dhabi. the person spoke the associated press on the kings are expected announce bhullar 's deal thursday, when david wear 's 10-day contract a roster spot. sim bhullar is set the nba 's first player indian descent with the sacramento kings. the 7-foot-5, 360-pound bhullar is being called up the team 's nba development league affiliate, the reno bighorns the 22-year-old centre will on on friday the kings the new orleans pelicans. bhullar -lrb- right in action for new mexico state aggies during washington last. 07:36 est, 31 may. |. updated :. 08:48 est, 31 may. walking dead : graham harrison from exeter has diagnosed rare condition called cotardís syndrome where convinced. the flights appeared on comparison websites news quickly travelled via. etihad has not revealed the cut-price tickets, the majority went tourists travelling the united states for winter sun break to the uae. 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the roster on friday when the kings host the new orleans pelicans . bhullar -lrb- right -rrb- in action for new mexico state aggies during a match in washington last year . 07:36 est , 31 may 2013 . | . updated : . 08:48 est , 31 may 2013 . walking dead : graham harrison from exeter has been diagnosed with rare condition called cotardís syndrome where he is convinced he is a zombie . the flights appeared on comparison websites and news quickly travelled via social networking sites . etihad has not revealed how many of the cut-price tickets were sold , but the majority went to tourists travelling from the united states for a winter sun break to the uae . ' a system filing issue caused ticket prices for a promotion in the usa to be temporarily listed incorrectly , ' etihad spokeswoman katie connell said . ` the issue has since been rectified . ' while etihad have done the honourable thing in honouring the sales , us law demands they do this anyway even if it is clear an error was made . many of the cheap flights sold have come from us tourists seeking a wintersun break in abu dhabi . however , after this recent event and others like it , the us department of transportation is considering an alteration of the rules due to the fast-moving nature of such events . ` we did it because it is the right thing , ' connell is quoted telling forbes . ` we would have done it either way . ' a man diagnosed with a rare zombie condition today told of his nine years of hell thinking he was the living dead . graham harrison , 57 , was convinced he had died despite a botched suicide attempt - and even took to hanging around in graveyards . he believed his brain had ` fried ' after trying to electrocute himself and must be dead , even though he was still breathing . doctors diagnosed cotard 's syndrome - . otherwise known as walking corpse syndrome - one of the rarest diseases . in the world , affecting just a few hundred people . delusional . sufferers believe they are dead , or that parts of their body no longer . a ticket is considered sold when the customer pays the full agreed rate for the ticket . exist , and often die from starvation because they feel they no longer . have to eat . graham , a . former water contractor from exeter , devon , woke up after a botched . suicide attempt amazed he was able to talk - because he was convinced he . had no brain . he said : ' i just got annoyed . i did n't . know how i could speak or do anything with no brain because as far as i . was concerned i had n't got one . ` my mind was blank . i could n't hold any information in it . i took no pleasure from anything . underactive : image shows the areas of graham 's brain which are underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- in comparison with a healthy person . rare condition : the scans show how mr harrison 's brain has changed the way it performs with large areas now underactive -lrb- coloured in blue -rrb- compared to a healthy person . ' i . lost my sense of small and my sense of taste . there was no point in . eating because i was dead . it was a waste of time speaking because i . never had anything to say . ' the final nail in the coffin came when . graham felt compelled to go to his local cemetery because he felt it . was the only place he could fit in . cases of cotard 's syndrome date back to 1788 but it was formally identified by french neurologist jules cotard in 1880 . among the handful of cases over the years was a 53-year-old woman in new york who in 2008 claimed that she stank like rotting fish because she was dead . like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia , cotard 's is another form of delusional psychosis , the only self-certifiable form of its kind . those with this condition often describe a loss of blood , organs and/or body parts . this distorted reality is caused by a malfunction in an area of the brain called the fusiform gyrus , which recognizes faces ,
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