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"Lucas confessed to every murder in America," Jones said cynically to the Enterprise in August of last year.
DNA, not belonging to Kathy, was later connected to her murder, when it was matched to the hair of Anthony Wilson after he was arrested on a a petty crime charge and put into the CODIS system. Jones would not try the case, though, saying that DNA alone was not enough evidence.
Through it all, Kathy and her family held deer to their faith, and it paid off. Anthony Wilson was later arrested for the theft of a bottle of cologne.
Because he was a habitual offender, he was not allowed to bond out. An attorney filed the habitual offender act against him and a judge ruled in favor of it. In the end, Anthony Wilson was sentenced to life in prison because of his habitual crimes, but not for murder.
"He'll remain in prison for the rest of his life over a bottle of cologne in the end," Debbie said.
With his arrest for cologne theft being a ray of light in this dark situation, Debbie used the ironic incident in the title her book, The Sweet Scent of Justice,' which she wrote, detailing her sister's story.
On the Case With Paula Zahn will describe the events of Kathy's case in Debbie's book . The show will air on March 10. It is titled "A long journey to justice."
"Paula Zahn was very nice and down to earth, but she is also very forceful in getting the facts," Debbie said. "After the interview, she told me off to the side that she wanted to tell Kathy's story as factually as possible. I want people to know what kind of girl Kathy was. She was a good girl and I want her story to give others hope."
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WEIRTON - Israel E. and Margaret Charlotte Klee of Weirton recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
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He is the son of the late Israel and Ann Klee. He has been a pharmacist for more than 50 years, starting his career at the former Thrift Drugs. He owned and operated the Medicine Shoppe in Weirton and is semi-retired working at the Marland Heights Pharmacy.
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She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Olive Fagan. She worked at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, as well as worked with her husband at the Medicine Shoppe. She also is a homemaker.
There are six children: Jacquelyn Kotter of Weirton; Israel Jr. of Pittsburgh; Michele Tost of Hedgesville, W.Va.; John of Winchester, Va.; Marylyn Jenkins of Columbus; and the late Patrick. There are 12 grandchildren.
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Here's a change of pace for Heartland donors and friends! On Thursday, February 14, we took a break from public policy and instead discuss how to implement a growth strategy for business. This luncheon was especially interesting if you own your business (large, medium, or small), are in a leadership position in another business, or hold the reins of a non-profit organization.
Piloting Strategy educates executive leadership on what to do right after strategic planning, when they are looking to swing from planning into action. It recognizes that Strategy Implementation carries a unique set of risks that senior executives can manage more effectively if they break the challenge of leading growth into five key jobs.
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WASHINGTON — Congress approved legislation last week to fund the federal government for another six months, averting a shutdown and softening the impact of automatic across-the-board spending cuts required under sequestration.
The federal government has been operating under a series of short-term spending resolutions since the 2013 fiscal year began in October. The latest one expires on March 27.
The $984 billion spending bill will keep the government funded through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. It includes $85 billion in automatic spending cuts that were triggered earlier this month under a 2011 debt limit agreement.
The final bill, however, also eases the blow of the so-called sequestration cuts by including additional funding for military operations as well as a measure to ensure that meat and poultry inspectors are not furloughed.
Despite lobbying from individual lawmakers, Congress did not restore funds to keep air traffic control towers open at smaller airports. It also did not provide funds to reopen public tours of the White House.
The Senate voted for the bill, 73-26. Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and James Inhofe, R-Okla., voted against it.
The House approved the bill, 318-109. Reps. Tom Cole, R-Moore, James Lankford, R-Edmond, Frank Lucas, R-Cheyenne, and Markwayne Mullin, R-Westville, voted for it. Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Tulsa, opposed it.
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Debate over the 2014 budget took a partisan divide last week as the House and Senate disagreed on how to reduce future deficits.
The House approved a budget resolution authored by Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., that would eliminate annual deficits in a decade through cuts in non-defense programs. It also called for a tax system overhaul and a restructuring of Medicare.
Republicans said the measure was tough but responsible to control government spending and foster economic growth. Democrats uniformly opposed the Ryan budget, calling it misguided and ruinous.
"Once again, House Republicans doubled down on a budget that will risk two million jobs next year, stall our economic recovery, raise taxes on the middle class, and end the Medicare guarantee. That is not a 'path to prosperity;' it is a 'path to pain' for working families, children, seniors, and our economy," said Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The House approved the resolution, 221-207, with 197 Democrats and 10 Republicans in opposition.
Bridenstine, Cole, Lankford, Lucas and Mullin voted in favor.
On the Senate floor, debate continued late into Friday on a budget resolution proposed by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., that would reduce — but not eliminate — annual deficits. The plan called for about $1trillion in spending cuts and $1 trillion in tax hikes over 10 years.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, lashed out at Senate Democrats for considering a budget that "never balances - ever." The result, he said, means "more debt, fewer jobs and less security for the American people."
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Athletes for Hope, a six-year-old group based in Bethesda, Md., took down Armstrong's photo from its website after a Jan. 17 interview with Oprah Winfrey in which he admitted doping. The group's chief executive, Ivan Blumberg, said the decision to part company with Mr. Armstrong was "mutual" and "sort of came to a head with [that] interview."
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Launched in April 2007 with an announcement on "Good Morning America," Athletes for Hope began as a collaboration between three principals: Mr. Armstrong, tennis star Andre Agassi and women's soccer star Mia Hamm. The charity wasn't created to address any single problem, but to encourage professional and Olympic athletes to learn about and connect with existing charities rather than establishing their own foundations, which often carry wasteful overhead.
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The charity's original roster listed 12 "founding athletes," including boxer Muhammad Ali, baseball's Cal Ripken Jr., tennis pro Andrea Jaeger, Nascar driver Jeff Gordon, Olympic track-and-field star Jackie Joyner-Kersee, skateboard icon Tony Hawk and football's Warrick Dunn. In the "Good Morning America" introduction, host Robin Roberts called the group "a dream team of philanthropy."
In August, two months after Mr. Armstrong was first charged with doping by USADA, Ms. Jaeger left the group. "I could no longer be part of Athletes for Hope because the direction was different from the values and messaging that are important for me to relay to youth and to the people that support my work," she said in an interview. Ms. Jaeger's foundation, Little Star, serves children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Mr. Ripken left Athletes for Hope after Mr. Armstrong's doping admission on Ms. Winfrey's show, a representative for Mr. Ripken said.
In an interview, Mr. Agassi said that while he was saddened and angered by Mr. Armstrong's confession, "the connection to Lance's choice in his life is irrelevant to me as it relates to our mission and what Athletes for Hope is doing." Ms. Hamm, the third co-founder, couldn't be reached for comment.
The group's funding has declined in recent years, according to tax filings. A multiyear grant that totaled more than $2 million from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation ran out early last year. Mr. Blumberg, who earned a base salary of $250,000 with total compensation of $325,000 in 2011, said his base salary this year will fall to $150,000. He said the group's fundraising difficulties reflect a weak economy.
While Livestrong became a nationwide brand symbolized by the millions of yellow wristbands it sold to raise money, Athletes for Hope has maintained a relatively low profile. It has less than four full-time staff positions and is projected to bring in less than $1 million in 2013. Asked if he thinks the charity is still viable, Mr. Agassi said it is "bigger and more important than any one of us."
Livestrong gave Athletes for Hope $50,000 in 2012 and will consider additional grants in the future, Livestrong spokeswoman Katherine McLane said.
"We believe the mission of AFH directly aligns with the work of the foundation—galvanizing action in the fight against cancer and facilitating community service aimed at serving cancer patients and survivors," she said.
Mr. Blumberg said Athletes for Hope occasionally refers athletes interested in fighting cancer to Livestrong as well as similar charities.
Messrs. Agassi and Blumberg said Athletes for Hope is working on a new program to help athletes who want to dismantle their own foundations.
"There's nothing more disappointing to me than seeing an athlete with great intentions starting their own foundation and failing at that foundation," Mr. Agassi said.
Athletes for Hope has close ties with associates of Mr. Armstrong. Mark Levinstein, a lawyer who has represented the former cyclist, is a board member. Bill Stapleton, Mr. Armstrong's longtime agent, and Doug Ulman, the president of the Livestrong Foundation, also serve on the board. All have retained their roles, Mr. Blumberg said. In a statement, Mr. Ulman said he was "proud to serve" on the board. Messrs. Levinstein and Stapleton didn't respond to messages.
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I was chatting online with a Chinese person and he sometimes added 么 at the end of questions:
Can 么 and 吗 be used interchangeably? Do they have the exact same meaning?
I was chatting online with a Chinese person and he sometimes added 么 at the end of questions:
Can 么 and 吗 be used interchangeably? Do they have the exact same meaning?
么 at the end of the sentence can both have the meaning of 吗 of that of 嘛. If you look-up 吗 and 嘛 in 《现代汉语词典》 么 is mentioned as alternative (but the pinyin is still ma!).吗 and 嘛 seem to be newer variants of 么.
These last years I've seen it used a lot in songs, on QQ and Weibo. Especially young people use it, but they often pronounce it me.
I've found a very interesting (but not always very accurate) "homework" about 么 and 吗.
Apparently at the time 鲁迅 (Luxun) it was used systematically used by most writers.
In the article the author give this example "孔乙已,你当真不识字么?" (but actually this contains an error, 鲁迅 actually wrote "你当真识字么", and in the same story there is the more famous sentence "你读过书么?").
Other famous writers such as 茅盾 and 曹禺 also systematically used 么. New editions of there books still often have 么 instead of 吗 and this usage hasn't completely disappeared. 么 was apparently already used during the Qing and Ming dynasties, but during the Spring Autumn Period they used 乎.
In the situation you listed, "么" and "吗" have the same meaning. In daily communications we often choose "么" instead of "吗".
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i'm Chinese. I seldom use 么, except when saying "What", I say "什么", anywhere else at the end of an sentence, I use 吗. the reason why you often see sentences end with 么, is that We often use pinyin input software, and when it pops up 么, we just choose it, because we don't want to spend time for searching the right one: 吗. if you input the character rightly once, the next time you use the same pinyin to type 吗, computer will always give 吗 first. if not, they will be wrong forever, because most of us are not willing to spend time for searching. when writing the formal articals, i think you will seldom see the 么 at the end of sentence.


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There's absolutely no reason LK ever left Japan.
Something about this sounds like wave-riding on Dark Souls. I hope to all the ethereal beings that I'm wrong though.
I mean, if it blows ass, they'll know about it. True, they can ride largely off the success of their previous entries in the souls series, but one major fuck up, and there won't be a 4th (at least not a profitable one). It would be a tragedy to see happen, but if it does, they'll get the fuckin' memo.
I feel little bit better after the morality thing was expanded upon and seemingly triggers more phantoms against you.
But I'm certainly going at this with a more cautious approach from here on out
About half of this news stings my eyes to read. They're handing a fantastic series over from Miyazaki two two guys who want to "improve" the action? Hell no. The action is fine. You wield weapons in a weighted, believable way (for the most part), which gave me the sense that I was just a fragile little man against insurmountable odds. Average joe just trying desperately to stay alive. I don't want flashy anime-esque fights.
This whole thing sounds WAY too much like the abortion that was Ninja Gaiden 3. They're trying to fix what isn't broken.
And a MORALITY system? *Ring ring... ring ring* Hello? Oh hey, Peter Molyneux. Yeah, they're still trying to pull off your Fable bullshit. Isn't that sad?
The only way I can kinda see the "action" improving is more varied move-sets for the weapons or the ability to chain hits better between a heavy swing/regular swing assuming you have the stamina to back it up. Otherwise if you change it too much it ceases to really feel like a Souls game. I'm all for getting rid of cheap ass lag-stabbing though. yay servers.
As for morality, I can see them running it slightly like world tendency, just less shitty. I mean they already kind of have a morality system, albeit a loose one completely reliant on other players with indicments and things like the Forest/Darkmoon Covenant. Invade people and be a 'bad' guy and you get some justice. That kind of thing. If it gets all Fable-esque they can gtfo.
I wanted an improved dual wielding system that allowed faster and simultaneous attacks since the current offensive 'gains' when dual wielding don't offset the utility and defensive aspects of using a shield. I wouldn't mind additional chained swing animations and more fluidity, either... This isn't an action hack 'n' slash, though. They need to keep the slower, more strategic, punishing swordplay. That IS what makes a Souls game for me.
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I think they should make dual-wielding more suitable for PvP.
Speaking of duel wielding, just saw a dude on my SL 120 that was running around naked with black knight great swords.
But then I get on my SL 30 and get lagstabbed to death. About to just call it on the forest covenant once I make it down to Shiva in Blighttown and buy all the weapons off of him.
TAKE BACKSTABS 9OUT OF DAH GAME. But for real, lag stabbing in PVP makes pvp shit. They should just get rid of it, I'm open to all changes. Putting a new skin on the same system as Dark Souls would be okay, I want more than okay.
I'd like a working Gravemind system and fucking fix Summoning Failed plague that is Dark Souls.
Nothing like having a guy on the fence so he can just sprint behind and backstab with his back turned to you. #lagstabsarenofun
"Servers" won't fix lagstabs. They just mean a persistent world/matchmaking server like Demons Souls had, instead of the notoriously unreliable mystery that is Dark Souls trying to tie the matchmaking itself into the half functional convenants and shit. The connections for gameplay will still be peer to peer, they aren't gonna host a freakin' MMO here.
Anyone else get 10 inches or more from that artwork on the front page?
Gods I can't wait for this fucking game... >.<
Keep backstabs. People that chug Estus and use herbs in the middle of fight deserve to get backstabbed.
Yeah, the backstab isn't going anywhere, it's a staple of the game. Successfully out-maneuvering an opponent should be rewarded with more than just a simple, generic attack. The problem comes from the lag that seems to be as abundant as death in these games. I would really like to see them address the lag, if it's at all possible.
It allows for other playstyles than just "Oh hey there, lock on, shield up." I love rolling behind enemies and impaling them.
Parry riposte all the way! not that it's viable in pvp when lag causes players to seemingly teleport behind you with weapons in your back.
I'm avoiding that art, though. I don't want to spoil the game! Maybe I'll skip through a trailer when one comes out to see the graphics and glimpse at the new mechanics.
Hope it at least has a creepier atmosphere/locales than Dark Souls.
The only even slightly scary place in Dark Souls is Tomb of Giants and that's only because it's dark, a problem that can be solved with a pretty easy to get miracle.


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I was wondering if there was an easy way to do a voice over of a phone call with it actually sounding like someone on the phone instead of just a voice over?
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Downsampling it to 8KHz will get you most of the way toward that telephone sound.
Then, to get even closer, use a band pass filter to knock out everything below about 500Hz and above 2000Hz (you can find an example of using Audacity's equalizer to do this here).
Here's a demo with the full effect. (Same recording, I didn't feel like making a second, more-descriptive one. :-) )
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DERBY — There was no panic in Michael Kreiger or the Derby Red Raiders.
Not with a 14-point halftime deficit or an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit, and certainly not with less than two minutes left as they tried to rally past the Naugatuck Valley League's most proficient passer, Logan Marchi, and St. Paul.
Following a successful onside kick, Kreiger engineered the game-winning drive by scoring on an 8-yard quarterback sneak, and Sal Frosceno's PAT kick with 40 seconds left capped Derby's stunning 49-45 win at DeFilippo Field on Friday night.
Brian Eliasson ended any hopes of a Falcons' comeback with an interception of Marchi near midfield with 21.3 seconds remaining.
"I wanted the interception," said Eliasson."When the ball came in my direction, I knew I had it. It left me speechless."
And it brought a frenzy along the Red Raiders' sidelines and stands.
"We never got rattled," said Kreiger. "We never had any doubt that we could come back and win this game."
Kreiger, a two-year starter, threw an 11-yard TD pass to Tyler Dobek with 2:14 left in the game and Sal Frosceno cauight the 2-point conversion pass, cutting the deficit to 45-42, setting up the onside kick.
Kreiger passed for two touchdowns and ran for another earlier, as Derby scored 20 fourth-quarter points to rally for the win.
"The name on all of our jerseys across our chests says Derby football," said Kreiger. "There is a lot of heart and a lot of pride here."
Kreiger gave his counterpart, nothing but praise. Marchi threw for five touchdowns in the game, including an 86-yard strike to Dan Cinnante with 3:21 left in the third quarter, to up the margin to 45-27.
"Logan's an unbelievable player and an unbelievable quarterback," said Kreiger. "All of his passes were right to the spots he wanted it to go. That's why he's going to UConn."
Kreiger, only a junior, has a bright future as well.
"Michael has a good heart and is a real good leader," said Derby quarterbacks coach Matt Thomas, the former Seymour standout. "He's one of a kind, a special player, just like his older brother, Ray, (a former Red Raiders' four-year starting QB)."
In this wild game, Derby's Jordan LaRue returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 65-yard TD while St. Paul's Reid Morin returned a kickoff 86 yards for a score later in the third period. Derby's Tyrae Small rushed for two touchdowns.
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Hard-luck Carol's Comet won the last $20,000 Open Pace at Scioto Downs Racino in 2013 by a nose, in 1:50.2. The hard luck gelding finished second the last three starts at the track but this week driver Aaron Merriman had a different strategy to make the outcome different, and make his way to the winner's circle.
"I thought I was in the position last week to get the trip and they told me he really didn't like the passing lane," said Merriman. "I opted to go to the outside so I think I cost myself the race with the drive. Today, up in the passing lane the horse really appreciated it, the shorter trip around the track."
Sitting the pocket Merriman waited patiently during the first three quarters that went in 26.3, 55.2 and 1:22.
"He's very nice, a Cadillac to race," Merriman continued. "He really wants to go so that really makes it nice. He's very good gated and good behind the gate."
Audrey's Dream (Tony Hall) got up for second while Special Forces (Chris Page) held on for third after cutting the mile.
(Carol's Comet wins by nose to win the last Open Pace of the 2013 Scioto Downs Racing Season)
Previous to the evening's races, Carol's Comet had made 16 starts and had three wins with eight seconds and one third making $77,275 just this year racing exclusively at Scioto for Delaware, Ohio based trainer Ron Potter.
The striking 4-year-old gelding son of Yankee Cruiser out of the Jenna's Beach Boy mare Modern Medicine is owned by Martin Presser, Bill Moore, Matthew Moore and Whiskey Tango Stable (Dawn Hornsby, Dawn Potter and Kimberly Rowe).
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A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Epoetin Alfa in AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) Patients With Anemia Caused Both by Their Disease and by AZT (Zidovudine, an Antiviral Drug) Given as Treatment for Their Disease
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of epoetin alfa versus placebo for the treatment of anemia in AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) patients with anemia that is a result of this disease and zidovudine (AZT) treatment. Epoetin alfa is a genetically engineered protein that stimulates red blood cell production.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Drug: epoetin alfa
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study With Open-Label Follow-up to Determine the Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Doses of r-HuEPO in AIDS Patients With Anemia Induced by Their Disease and AZT Therapy
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Further study details as provided by Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in hemoglobin and hematocrit (laboratory tests used to evaluate the severity of anemia), transfusion requirements, and patient's quality of life assessment.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Adverse events; changes in clinical laboratory tests, vital sign measurements, ECGs, and physical examination findings; and physician's global evaluation of the overall effect of the drug
|Study Completion Date:
|August 1989
It is estimated that approximately 75% to 80% of patients with AIDS experience anemia, which can be caused by AIDS or by the therapy patients receive for AIDS treatment (for example, AZT). Anemia is a condition in which a patient has below normal levels of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all parts of the body. People with severe anemia may experience fatigue and shortness of breath with activity. Therefore, this condition can have a negative influence on a person's quality of life. Epoetin alfa, used to treat anemia, is a genetically engineered form of a natural hormone, erythropoietin, that stimulates red blood cell production. This is a randomized, double-blind (neither the patient nor the physician knows whether the patient is receiving epoetin alfa or placebo), placebo-controlled, parallel group study with an open-label follow-up period that is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of epoetin alfa treatment in patients with AIDS who are being treated with AZT. The study consists of 3 periods: a screening period to determine if patients are eligible for the study, a double-blind period, and an open-label period. Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: a group receiving epoetin alfa 200 U/kg or a group receiving a matching placebo. Patients will be treated with study medication injected under the skin 3 times per week for 12 weeks (or until their hematocrit reaches 38% to 40%). In the open-label period, all patients receive epoetin alfa injected under the skin for up to 6 months. Effectiveness will be determined by the change in hemoglobin and hematocrit (laboratory tests used to evaluate the severity of anemia), transfusion requirements, the patient's quality of life assessment, and the physician's global evaluation of the drug effect. Safety assessments include the incidence and severity of adverse events during the study, and changes in clinical laboratory tests (hematology, biochemistry, and urinalysis), vital signs, electrocardiograms (ECGs), and physical examination findings. The study hypothesis is that AIDS patients who are receiving AZT and who are treated with epoetin alfa will have a lower incident of anemia compared with patients receiving placebo. Double-blind: epoetin alfa (200 U/kg) or placebo given under the skin 3 times a week for 12 weeks or until hematocrit reaches 38% to 40%. Open-label: epoetin alfa 250 U/kg 3 times a week for up to 6 months (once weekly after hematocrit reaches 38% to 40%). Dosage may be adjusted up to 300 U/kg.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of AIDS, exhibiting signs and symptoms of AIDS characterized by lymphocytopenia (decrease in the number of lymphocytes [cells that are typical elements of lymph tissue] in the blood) as determined by a finding of <1,000 cells/cubic millimeter
- having a documented HIV antibody (either a history of infections due to the patient's impaired resistance or the presence of severe symptoms, such as persistent fever or night sweats associated with significant weight loss)
- receiving AZT therapy of at least 400 mg/day
- having a hematocrit <=30%, and a history of a >=15% decrease in hematocrit since starting AZT therapy, or that the patient has become dependent on transfusions
- clinically stable for at least 1 month before study entry, with a performance score of 0, 1, or 2.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with a history of any important blood disease or clinically significant disease or malfunction of the lungs, heart, hormones, neurological, gastrointestinal, reproductive or urinary systems, which are not caused by the AIDS infection
- having a sudden onset of infections, dementia due to AIDS, uncontrolled high blood pressure, or an iron deficiency
- received androgen therapy within 2 months of study entry
- having anemia caused by other conditions than AIDS or AZT therapy (for example, certain vitamin deficiencies or bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract)
- having a history of seizures, history of cell damage due to chemotherapy within 1 month before study entry, or a history of substance abuse.
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A study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of epoetin alfa in AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) patients with anemia caused both by their disease and by AZT (zidovudine, an antiviral drug) given as treatment for their disease
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00270010 History of Changes
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Quality of Life
epoetin alfa
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Pathologic Processes
Hematologic Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Epoetin Alfa
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
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| Motaghi, M., KBR, Houston, Texas; Subramanian, A., KBR, Houston, Texas; Ulrich, B., KBR Technology, Houston, Texas
Opportunity crudes require more hydrogen addition to upgrade orphan product streams into higher-value 'clean' products
[fuel oil]
[heavy oil]
[gas oil]
Refinery margins are complex topic; margins are subject to
substantial uncertainties and are impacted by global
fluctuations in regional feed and product pricing structures. A
conscientious analysis of historical data will indicate that
for every one good year, on average, refiners are subject to
seven years of depressed margins. New globalization trends,
which include a changing transport-fuel supply/demand balance,
geographic shift in consumption, soaring crude-oil prices,
depressed natural-gas prices and impending regulations, all
pose interesting challenges to the very survival of many small-
and medium-sized refineries.
A simple analysis of refinery economics will reveal that
margins are largely impacted by three basic factors; crude
cost, type of products produced and disposition of low-value,
stranded streams. While the first two factors are simple to
understand, the relationship between the refiners ability
to handle these orphaned streams and margins is more
The cost of crude is the single most important
factor in setting refinery margins. This is the primary
reason for the recent surge in refinery upgrades targeted at
processing opportunity crudes. While the definition
of opportunity crudes is nimble and can vary from refinery to
refinery, for the purpose of this article, it makes sense to
simply define these crudes as the cheapest possible crude
basket available to any given refinery on any given day. This
basket may consist of heavy or extra heavy crudes,
bitumen-derived crudes, high-acid/high-metals naphthenic crudes
or high metals-containing, paraffinic, heavy inland crudes.
Most refiners are limited in their ability to handle this
wide range of opportunity crudes; more often than not, they are
constrained by the residues derived from these crudes. In
recent years, the surge in interest over resid upgraders was
catalyzed by the growing light-heavy differentials. This, in
turn, forced refiners to evaluate their bottoms processing
technologies, as margins dictated a higher percentage of heavy
oils in their crude diet. Although the large light-heavy
differentials have since diminished, this phenomenon is likely
to be temporary. The renewed interest in monetizing heavy-oil
reserves and the influx of substantial heavy crude volumes to
the marketplace suggests that in the long run, refinery margins
are likely to return, in large part influenced by the
restoration of the light-heavy differentials. Central to this
theory is that light-oil fields are on the decline and almost
all new crudes entering the market place are substantially
heavier than the current crude basket. This is evident by the
decreasing API as shown in Fig. 1, of the composite worldwide
crude blend and increasing volumes of extra-heavy crudes such
as Canadian and Latin American bitumens.
As the worlds supply of crude oil becomes heavier and
contains higher sulfur levels, the challenge to the refiners
will be compounded by the need to meet the growing demand for
light, high-quality, ultra-low-sulfur transportation fuels.
This leads to the next major determining factor that sets
refinery margins, i.e., quality of products.
Global trends show a growing diesel demand and
stable-to-declining gasoline demand (Fig 2). As the world
emerges from the global recession and as the growth margin in
40% of the worlds population continues at a rapid pace,
this trend can only be expected to amplify. With the majority
of existing refinery configurations slanted towards gasoline
production, the price differential between diesel and gasoline
will widen over the long haul, validating the market tilt
towards dieselization. In addition, regulatory demands will
only accelerate the shift towards lower density, higher-cetane
index, ultra-low-sulfur diesel production, as the regional
outlets for lower quality transport fuels diminish.
The least understood variable in determining refinery
margins is the disposition of stranded streams. Refineries are
littered with low-value streams that are blended off, often
downgrading higher-value products for the sole purpose of
finding positive outlets for less saleable streams. While the
ability to upgrade these streams is a major factor that sets
refinery complexity, the solutions for these streams often
rests in understanding its potential applications and value
within and outside the refining industry.
The single largest stranded stream for most refineries is
the vacuum residue (VR). The bulk of the operating refineries
around the world have little or no residuum processing
capability and produce large volumes of high-sulfur fuel oil
and bunker fuel. A small volume is used to produce road
asphalt. The future of VR is, therefore, intrinsically tied to
the future of these three outlets.
The large growth market for residues may appear to be the
bunker fuel market predominantly influenced by globalization
trends and consequential incremental trade and shipping
traffic. However, the use of VR as the major blending component
in bunker fuel will come under serious scrutiny as new maritime
regulations come in to effect starting in 2015 (Fig. 3). This
will significantly inhibit VR demands, and the eventual
solution may come from either the shipping or the refining
The global trends show a sharp decline in high-sulfur fuel
oil demand (Fig. 4), driven mainly by environmental regulations. While the
sharp decline in fuel oil prices seen through the mid part of
this decade has been temporarily arrested by the installation
of many cokers, a reversal can be expected as regulatory
pressures extend to the rest of the world. As is evident from
the crack margins, producing large volumes of fuel oil will
result in negative refinery economics and cannot be
To better understand the technology options, one must
recognize that VR, in essence, is defined by what is not VR.
The quality and quantity of VR is a function of crude selection
and the lowest boiling impurity contained within the resid
fraction that shows up as the limiting factor in the vacuum
gasoil (VGO) fraction that is fed to a catalytic hydrotreater,
hydrocracker or fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) process. The
choice of resid conversion technology must be set by project economics, preferred
reaction chemistry and mechanism of conversion aimed at
reliably achieving the overall processing objectives.
We present seven questions that one would expect refiners to
ponder as they investigate the appropriateness of available
technology options. The direct relevance of these questions is
premised on projected market trends and is intended to address
the desire to achieve and sustain high refinery margins:
1. Has the technology been demonstrated in one or more
large scale units?
2. Can the technology handle residues irrespective of the
feed quality?
3. Can the technology achieve near complete conversion on
a once-through basis?
4. Can the technology produce finished diesel-selective
5. Does the technology database demonstrate the ability to
handle a whole range of crudes?
6. Can the technology do all of this with high reliability?
7. Can the technology achieve all of this at an attractive
net present value (NPV)?
Aided by low crude oil prices and high natural gas prices,
the delayed coker has, thus far, been the technology of choice
for resid upgrading. When tested against the seven
questions above, and weighed against the prevalent market
conditions of the past, the conclusions are obvious.
However, going forward, with projected high crude oil prices, low
natural gas prices and diminishing outlets for low-grade
petroleum coke, the need for hydrogen addition is now here. In
the rest of this article, we will examine the landscape
of the available resid upgrading hydrogen addition technologies
against this backdrop. As shown in Fig. 6, the technology
choice for resid hydroprocessing is inherently determined by
the metals and Conradson Carbon Residue (CCR) content in the
Fixed-bed technologies have been used to hydrotreat residues
containing low concentrations of metals and CCR. In most cases,
the operation of these units is severely inhibited by the rapid
deactivation of the catalyst system. The resultant combination
of high operating pressure, low conversion, poor quality
products and low catalyst cycle length make the process capital
intensive with limited overall benefits.
To improve the economics of fixed-bed resid hydrocrackers,
the unit must be protected from feed impurities. A feed cleanup
unit such as a solvent deasphalter (SDA) may be installed
upstream of the hydrocracker to reject the heaviest CCR and
metals containing fraction as a pitch stream.
The SDA works on the principles of solubility driven
separation and is capable of lifting light deasphalted oil
(DAO) from resid feeds. For most crudes, especially the lower
value opportunity crudes, the overall lift will be low, limited
by the CCR and metal specifications set by the DAO
hydrotreating catalyst.
As a result of the low DAO yield, the reject asphaltenic
stream will be large and can range from 50 wt%80 wt% of
the VR. For refiners who lack an economic outlet for this pitch
stream, the value derived from the incremental distillate
production through hydroconversion of the DAO is negated by
transportation and handling costs associated with moving the
pitch from the facility. Thus, DAO derived from the vast
majority of solvent deasphalters operating in fuel services is
directed to an FCC unit.
Fixed-bed resid hydroconversion processes will achieve
minimal overall resid conversion, will produce a large volume
of fuel oil, and are inherently limited by changing feed
qualities. This incompatibility is evidenced by high operating
pressures, large capital investments, low catalyst cycle length
and a maintenance-intensive operating
history. The quality of the products will not meet Euro V
specifications, and the overall investment will not be
commensurate with the derived benefits. When tested against the
seven questions to ponder, it is obvious that
fixed-bed resid hydrocracking technology based schemes would
need to be critically examined by the refiner on almost every
Another option that has been considered and practiced by
refiners for resid conversion is the ebullated bed technology.
In this case, the same deactivation phenomenon seen in
fixed-bed technologies is inherent with the one exception: the
issue of low catalyst cycle length may be resolved through
continuous addition and removal of catalysts.
Every resid handling process is subject to asphaltene
precipitation as the saturates and aromatics contained in the
feed that hold the asphaltenes in solution are removed or
converted. This phenomenon is essentially driven by
asphaltene-solubility chemistry, and the achievable conversion
is a function of the saturates, aromatics, resins and
asphaltene content in the residue, which in effect defines
crude compatibility. In most cases, these units operate at a
nominal 55% to 75% conversion, and in an era of
opportunity crudes, this inherent limitation must
be recognized.
While refinery economics dictate the need
to operate at or near the asphaltene-precipitation boundary
limits, the operation of these units can be fairly complex as
the refiner balances the need to operate at maximum conversion
while minimizing reliability issues associated with
asphaltene-induced fouling.
With this narrow operating window, any changes in feed
quality can contribute to higher maintenance costs and low onstream
factors. To achieve a relatively small overall improvement in
resid conversion, and to improve reliability, operators often
limit once-through conversion, recycle polynuclear aromatics
(PNAs) and add other external aromatic-rich streams to help
solubilize the asphaltenes, which, in turn makes the process
more capital intensive and will result in higher operating
costs. Although these processes are catalytic and use
metal-containing catalysts, the conversion chemistry is a blend
of catalytic cracking and deactivation-induced thermal
cracking. Along with the addition of aromatic external feeds,
the chemistry will result in lower naphtha, diesel and gasoil
qualities requiring the streams to be re-hydroprocessed to meet
Euro V product quality specifications.
This need to add two catalytic steps makes the process
capital intensive, thus challenging the economics of this
option. With declining fuel-oil prices, and tightening fuel-oil
quality regulations, the large volume of unconverted fuel oil
will leave the refiner with much of the same issues to deal
with in the post investment scenario, although in a smaller
scale. When tested against the seven questions to
ponder, the choice of crudes, achievable conversion,
product qualities, reliability and investment threshold
gain significance.
With high crude price and low natural gas prices on the
horizon, slurry-phase hydrocracking (Fig. 7) is emerging as the
preferred approach for upgrading residue streams via hydrogen
addition. The principles of slurry-phase hydrocracking
essentially overcome the limitations of fixed-bed and
ebullated-bed technologies and provide for substantially higher
conversion of the residuum.
We will focus on the noncatalytic slurry-phase hydrocracking
in the context of hydrogen addition and examine the
appropriateness of the technology to the current market
Has the technology been demonstrated in one or more
large scale units? The origin of slurry-phase
hydrocracking can be traced back to 1913, when Friedrich
Bergius first demonstrated the process of liquefaction of coal
by subjecting it to high pressure and temperature in the
presence of hydrogen. The technology was commercialized and
practiced in 12 commercial units dating back to the 1930s.
The subsequent development of this technology manifested
into resid-conversion applications and fine tuned through integration with fixed-bed
hydroprocessing to produce boutique products. This included
commercial practice in multiple 10,000 bpsd trains during the
1950s and the 1960s and in a 3,500-bpsd unit from 1980 through
early 2000 (Fig. 8).
Can the technology handle residues irrespective of
the feed quality? The slurry-phase hydrocracker
follows the traditional principles of molecule management and
catalytic chemistry and the technology configuration is
engrained in the fundamental belief that residues and catalysts
are inherently incompatible.
These principles are essentially the same as that of a
delayed-coking process wherein the residues
are handled in a thermal-cracking environment, preserving the
residue-free, metals-free, CCR-free coker products for
catalytic processing. In the case of delayed coking, the time
temperature relationships allow for the hydrogen-deficient
olefinic products of thermal cracking to either exit as lighter
cracked materials or through condensation chemistry, progress
to heavier carbon-rich molecules called coke.
The primary conversion chemistry in a slurry-phase
hydrocracker essentially follows the same thermal induced
initial cracking chemistry seen in delayed cokers. Due to the
high hydrogen partial pressure and aided by sufficient hydrogen
uptake, condensation reactions are severely inhibited, enabling
the continued conversion to lighter products. There is
little or no coke formation.
Fig. 9 shows data to demonstrate that near-complete
once-through conversion of four different residues derived from
a cracked-stock visbroken tars, bitumens (cold lake),
traditional crude (Arab light) and de-asphalter bottoms can be
achieved underscoring the feed flexibility afforded to a
refiner through this approach. While many refiners tend to view
high-sulfur heavy crudes as low-cost feedstock opportunities, the
residues from these crudes are relatively easy to process. As
shown in Fig. 10, the desired target conversion levels can be
achieved at milder operating conditions.
Can the technology achieve near complete conversion
on a once-through basis? While thermal-cracking
processes and hydrogen-assisted thermal-cracking processes such
as hydro-visbreakers have been practiced at various degrees of
conversion, the key to accomplishing near-complete conversion
of the residue lies in the ability to handle asphaltene
precipitation and avoid fouling.
The process overcomes this limitation via using a
proprietary noncatalytic additive that enables a near-complete
conversion (> 95% wt) of the residuum on a once-through
basis. The highly active surface area of the additive attracts
the precipitating asphaltene molecules, the back-mix reactor
hydrodynamics provides these molecules sufficient residence
time to complete the conversion. The unconverted resid
molecules that contain all the metals remain on the additive
and are removed from the process.
The resultant 525°C minus products are resid free,
asphaltene free, CCR free and metals free and are ideally
suited for processing in a fixed-bed catalytic process. The
process substantially distinguishes itself in its ability to
accomplish a near-complete overall conversion and > 90 wt%
asphaltene conversion (Fig. 11) irrespective of the CCR content
of the feed. The selected operating conditions are critical to
maintain stable operations at high once-through
A careful examination of the operating conditions and
reactor system adopted in slurry-phase processes will easily
explain the underlying basic principles that make the process
distillate selective. In addition, with the issue of asphaltene
precipitation and conversion squarely addressed by the
additive, the process can now specifically avoid the more
common strategies of limiting per pass conversion or the more
expensive addition of aromatic solvents via recycle or from
external sources. This would have a significant negative impact
on the distillate product qualities.
As shown in Fig. 12, for a difficult residuum derived from
one such opportunity crude Athabasca bitumen, 95
wt% once-through conversion, the process is diesel selective
and will produce premium products. The naphtha can be directly
fed to a catalytic reformer, the diesel will meet Euro V
specifications, and the highly hydrotreated VGO can be an
excellent feedstock to an FCC unit.
Does the technology data base demonstrate the
ability to handle a whole range of crudes? The key to
formulating reliable, economic technology solutions is
engrained in the ability to develop, regress, correlate and
characterize these feedstocks. Since the
characterization of residues is not easy, this understanding
can only be derived from experimental data and correlating that
behavior with other similar residues and processing objectives.
While these principles are universal and well established, a
refiner can only feel secure if the technology can be supported
by several hundred data points, spanning a whole range of feedstocks (Fig. 13) and decades of
research and development as proof of a complete understanding
of the technology.
Can the technology do all of this with high
reliability? The value of any technology can only be
derived if reliable long-term operations can be sustained. In
the case of resid upgrading, this reliability can only be
achieved if high asphaltenes conversion can be accomplished
without fouling or coking the unit.
The conversion chemistry here is essentially thermal in
nature; potential condensation reactions associated with
cracked molecules is arrested by the high hydrogen partial
pressure. As the conversion progresses, and as the residuum
loses its solvency, the additive provides the precipitating
asphaltenes the required surface to adhere to, preventing
equipment fouling or coking. The combination of high
hydrogen partial pressure and noncatalytic additive system is
unique and is a major contributor to the decades of reliable
operation at high (> 95%), once-though conversion, with no
signs of fouling. In the case of slurry-phase hydrocracking,
reliability data, dating back to operations during the 1940s
indicate that the process and chemistry has been proven to have
consistently exceeded 90% onstream factor over several decades
of operation.
Can the technology achieve all of this at an
attractive NPV? A comparison of the NPV of three
technology routes derived from upgrading a refinery residue as
a function of benchmark crude price shows a remarkable trend in
favor of slurry-phase hydrocracking. Both the economic and
regulatory trends heavily favor slurry-phase hydrocracking, and
the current and future market conditions are aligned with the
inherent features of this technology.
The economic evaluation for one operating North American refinery VR as depicted in Fig. 14
clearly shows that the NPV of the ebullated-bed process only
exceeds that of the delayed coker at a relatively high bench
mark crude price of $85/bbl. This is primarily because of the
lower conversion, stranded large volume of lower value
unconverted residuum and the production of aromatic-distillate
products that need retreatment.
The authors believe that the prevelant market conditions
going forward will favor hydrogen addition, and the technology
that best addresses the seven questions is likely to dominate
the resid-upgrading marketplace. The inherent features of the
slurry-phase hydrocracking technology that ideally couple the
feed molecules with the appropriate reaction chemistry is
fundamentally sound and absolutely in sync with the best
traditions of molecule management. It is no surprise that the
results, when factored as conversion, product selectivity,
product quality, reliability and overall economics
will provide a compelling advantage over all other competing
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Slurry Hydroccracker seems interesting and I would like to know:1- Who are the licensors?2- What are the ranges of fresh catalyst or additives addition rate?3- How can get rid of the desposed solids?Thank you very much.
Very informative paper dealing all the aspects in a very analytical way. Its the Technology of today (or near future).
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Officers were sent just before 9:45 a.m. Friday to a used car lot in the 500 block of East Waco Drive after a caller reported finding the man inside a van.
Waco police Officer Steve Anderson said family members found Harold Jackson, 64, in the van, which had been abandoned in a vacant lot next to the car dealership.
Crime scene technicians were sent to the scene to process the van.
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Association of American Railroads President and CEO Edward R. Hamberger expressed how the rail industry's position, which remains unchanged, claims forced access is an ill-conceived approach that compromises the efficiency of the entire network.
The Panama Canal Authority said it is confident in the process it uses to move ships through the new locks at the canal, following an accident last week that damaged the Xin Fei Zhou after it made contact with one of the walls at the Agua Clara Locks.
The TMS provider was acquired by fellow logistics software firm Kewill in April, and the companies are progressing on merging products and organizations, Lean executives said in a briefing.
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Former Macy's distribution center manager Rudy Rampertab pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to one count each of mail fraud and money laundering.
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I was told that at the time around 1 B.C. to 2 A.D Greeks were still cremating bodies of their dead relatives. When did the Greeks start burying them?
This is a common misconception, cremation was not universal in ancient Greece. The Greeks had various funerary customs, that depended not only on local practices and customs but also on the social status of the deceased. Cremation was fairly common, however that doesn't mean that burial wasn't. In fact the more common practice in post Mycenaean times was cremation and burial, the remains would be cremated prior to burial. Inhumation was also practiced with varying degrees of popularity, depending on the era and place.
Cremation was known to the Greeks since at least the Homeric era. The Iliad has several mentions to the practice, every burial mentioned involves cremation with the more notable being the elaborate funeral games for Patroclus. A number of urns and jars containing burned bones and ashes have been discovered by Schliemann and others in Hisarlik, and seems to corroborate Homer's descriptions of the era's burial customs. However limited evidence of inhumation were also found by later excavations that show cremation, although popular, was not exclusive.
The popularity of the Homeric epics lead to the association of cremation with the era of heroes, however the Mycenaeans didn't seem to favour the practice. Most remains found in tombs of the era were not cremated, and the limited traces of charcoal that have been found in Mycenaean tombs have been attributed to funeral rites or fumigation, rather than cremation. The only conclusive evidence of cremation during the era was a jar containing burned remains that was found in a tomb close to the Heraion at Olympia.
Evidence of cremation are far more common in post-Mycenaean times, however it wasn't until the Archaic period that the practice became popular. It was practiced alongside inhumation, its popularity varied wildly from place to place and was almost always followed by burial of the remains, in group or single graves. The Phoinike necropolis gives us a unique opportunity to observe burial customs from the middle Classical period to the late Hellenistic era, and provides us with evidence for both practices, throughout Ancient Greek History.
During the late Classical period cremation's popularity generally declined in comparison to the Archaic period. One theory for its declination is that it was considerably costlier. There is certainly a general tendency towards simpler burial customs during the Classical period, pottery grave goods became far more common than metallic ones, however the cost of cremation and the cost of inhumation at the time is unknown.
During the Hellenistic period, cremation's popularity appears to have declined since the Archaic and early Classical period. As an example, of the 70 graves in the Hellenistic cemeteries in Thesprotia (Gitana, Elea, Doliani, Dimokastro) 42 were inhumations, 22 were cremation burials, 4 contained both cremated and inhumated remains and we aren't certain about the remaining 2. Similar patterns appear in other Hellenistic cemeteries, with some containing no cremated remains at all. On the other hand, most of the remains in the royal tombs in Vergina were cremated, and that is perhaps a hint that cremation was reserved for royalty and higher aristocracy during the early Hellenistic period.
In Roman Greece, the popularity of cremation further declined. It was ultimately replaced with inhumation during the 2nd century A.D., both in Rome and in Greece, mostly because of the advent of Christianity and by the 5th century A.D. cremation was abandoned throughout Europe.


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Practice Using Humor
This tactic usually works best for older children. Using humor to ward off the bully's insult will often catch the bully off-guard and help diffuse the situation. Help your child practice this approach by trading witty comebacks--this will help him come up with a humorous reaction quickly and easily. However, make sure that the humor does not encourage insulting the bully back--this won't do much to teach your child that the bully's behavior is wrong.
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My baby is 3 and half months old and she is having cough and making wheezing sound while breathing. She had attack of Pneumonia 20 days back and had to be admitted to hospital, her Ped says that she is fine only having heavy cold now. But I am really scared whether she is well or not.
Your colds would sound a lot worse too if you couldn't clear your throat or blow your nose. What to look out for is going to vary by child and by the situation. A pediatrician may give very different advice during RSV season than other times of the year, for example. Also, generally parents rely on doctors less as they gain experience with their own children's particular health issues. For example, we are now well prepared to handle our daughter's occasional seizures at home, but we took her to the ER the first few times.
The trick to not worrying so much is to ask your doctor one question: what should I look out for to know if I need to bring her back in? When you go to the hospital, they usually list that information on the discharge papers. Most of the time it's looking for a fever or dehydration, and duration (i.e. if it doesn't go away in a week). Don't worry about seeing your pediatrician too often. Every new parent does that, and it's far better to be safe than sorry.
I feel for you, unfortunately I don't think there's an answer in this forum that will give you that type of assurance. Few of the people on this forum are medical professionals, and those that are won't be able to really give you any assurance one way or the other by reading descriptions of symptoms.
As babies cannot talk it's very hard to know how they are feeling. Babies with bad colds make terrible burbling and rasping noises, and generally cry a lot as having a bad cold is miserable. Babies with more serious problems often act exactly the same even though the situation is more serious, and knowing when a baby is genuinely in need of medical help is very difficult. What most parents do is err on the side of caution and take them to the doctor who can tell them what's wrong. If the doctor says it's just a bad cold then I'd be inclined to believe him/her. I've found that parenting means learning to live with some uncertainty, and there's no way to get around that.
That being said, if it were me I'd be checking my baby's temperature with an ear thermometer. Normal temperature would go a long way to showing that it is just a cold, and colds do not cause a rise in temperature.


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On leaving Mostr International Airport just follow signs for Dubrovnik-Split and you will get to the city of Capljina. The Hotel is located on the banks of the Neretva River. Dubrovnik - Sarajevo � Split, road junction. Location of the City of Capljina represents one of the leading attributes of Herzegovina tourism while provides tourists with a unique and complete experience of Mediterranean. Travel from Capljina, travel from the River Neretva and Trebizat, and other rich and unique natural content to the beautiful Adriatic sea in just 30 minutes.


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Some veterinarians are predicting a higher risk for pets to get Lyme disease this fall and winter.
However, one local veterinarian said while Lyme disease isn't too much of a worry around here other illnesses may pose a threat.
"We haven't really seen an increase in our number of cases. The more prevalent tick-borne illness is rocky mountain spotted fever or ehrlichia," said Dr. Adrienne Price, veterinarian Greystone Hospital.
They share a common thread, ticks, and you should be on the look out for the signs.
"They are all that same family. They are all transmitted by ticks, and so you see symptoms related to lameness. A dog may not want to walk, their joints may be swollen, they may be running a fever, and not eating. Those are the most common clinical signs we see," said Price.
Dr. Price made these suggestions to help make sure your pet is healthy.
"It's just always important to keep your animal, whether it be a cat or a dog, on a prevention. There are multiple products available for both ticks, fleas, and even heart worm disease. All of those diseases are transmitted by what we call a vector, whether it be a flea, a tick or a mosquito," said Price.
Pet owner Amy Silva took this advice and started early, and keeps up with periodic checkups for her dog.
"Well, when they're young they get their booster shots, and it's just a good habit to do. So, I usually keep up with it," said Silva.
And regular check ups at the vet will ensure your pets health.
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I am not really fond of disciplines with magical effects, like Desert Wind (Shadow Hand is in the same category, but let's face it, it has maneuvers called Shadow Jaunt, Shadow Blink, and something similar to a force choke).
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Authentically German in Newbury Park
By Ron Russ 04/04/2013
Brats Brothers
2160 Newbury Road
Newbury Park
$1.50 - $17.50
I've been hoping for a new and authentic restaurant to pop up in Ventura County for months now. I must say, I never expected it to be German and for it to come in the form of a mini-Oktoberfest in Newbury Park! Brats Brothers, masters of gourmet German sausage, has opened a new location outside of its flagship in Sherman Oaks, which was featured on Food Network's hit show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. With routine trips back and forth from Germany, the owners Roland and Peter have perfected the art of the brat, and in doing so, filled a void in our area that I don't think anyone knew existed, until now.
When you walk into Brats Brothers, be prepared. It's like walking into a portal of German awesomeness. The décor could be described as traditional and delightfully tacky. The interior is playful, but also allows for getting down to business with long wooden tables that act as perfect landing strips for heavy mugs of frosty cold beer. I was surprised to hear all of the German accents coming from the employees and then found that most of them were actually born in Germany. When you can discuss the authenticity of the food with someone who actually grew up eating it, you're in the right place. And when the German bartender tells you that the pretzels and brats are better here than what he grew up with, you're really in the right place.
We started our gluttonous (and gluten-ness) adventure with homemade pretzels, which were served warm with liverwurst, cheese spread and smoked pork loin. The pretzel was perfectly crisp and salty on the outside and warm and fluffy on the inside. The liverwurst spread, which I had low expectations of, ended up being something that I'm already looking forward to having again. It had a nice smooth texture, with the taste of rich liver sausage. Who doesn't love that?! The cheese spread was a little too rich for my taste, but the smoked pork loin tasted as though it was slow cooked over a campfire. A few swigs from the cold German beer that I ordered even before I sat down proved to be an excellent start to the meal. The beer selection is excellent, by the way, and you can order it in a half-liter all the way up to the 10-liter tableside wooden keg! If a small tear just dropped off your cheek when you read that, I'd like to be friends with you.
Now before I get to the brats, I must say that the condiments are as unique as the sausages themselves. The two sauces you must keep within arms reach are the smoked ketchup and the horseradish mustard. They have plenty of other creative sauces like the curry ketchup, spicy orange honey mustard and the wasabi honey mustard, but I found those to interfere with the natural flavor of the brats.
As far as sides, you have to try Grandma's sauerkraut, which is served warm and cooked with tomato paste, applesauce and caraway seed. It's very traditional and has nice acid and tang, which pairs very well with rich sausage. I also recommend the Bavarian tater tots, which are crispy tots with fluffy potatoes, bacon, onion and Swiss cheese in the middle. The good news is that it tastes as good as it sounds, but it's also lighter and not as much of a gut bomb as it could have been.
As for the brats, we ordered the Hungarian (spicy pork), the Cajun (wild boar andouille) and The Other Big Cheese (cheddar-infused pork). You can choose from a more traditional brat list or the exotic list, which features alligator, elk, kangaroo, and buffalo sausages, to name a few. All brats are served on a well-baked French roll with your choice of toppings. Our standout brat was definitely the Hungarian as it had the best balance of smoky and spicy flavors. Although the Cajun also had nice spices and a slight gaminess that, when paired with the smoked ketchup, gave the Hungarian a run for his money. Lastly, our server recommended one of the most popular items, which was "The Other Big Cheese." The brat was made with hot pork, which was infused with rich and gooey cheddar cheese. It was definitely rich and tasty, but I personally thought it lacked the unique flavor the other brats offered. Either way, I don't think you can go wrong with any of the brats on this menu.
With absolutely no room for dessert, we finished off our liter of beer while watching the small electric train make its way around the restaurant high up on the wall. I realized that, for the last hour, I had forgotten what city I was in. I had been eating delicious homemade German cuisine, enjoying the happy tunes, while drinking from a frosty beer mug that must have weighed five pounds. Prosit to Brats Brothers for being the real deal and offering up a fun atmosphere with some of the best meat in tube form that I've ever had. By the way, I left asking my wife if I could have my next birthday party at Brats Brothers. I'll let you know if she says yes.
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Weir High School Class of 1959
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WEIRTON - The Weir High School Class of 1959 will hold their monthly meeting at 6 p.m.Tuesday at the Three Springs Drive Eat'n Park.
For information, call Edith Barber at (304) 723-0761.
WBA to host pitching class
WEIRTON - The Weirton Baseball Association will be offering weekly girls softball pitching lessons.
The classes will begin in February and be led by a local university coach. Pre-registration is mandatory and must be completed by Jan. 15.
To register, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call Rod Rosnick at (304) 670-0950.
Visit the league's website at www.weirtonbaseball.com.
Trail stitchers to meet
WHEELING - The National Trail Stitchers Chapter of the Embroidery Guild of America will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 at St. Matthew's Episcopalian Church located at 1414 Chaplin St.
During the meeting, members will discuss tools and supplies and a show-and-tell from the Camp Stitch A-Lot retreat will be held.
The group's purpose is to encourage appreciation for and celebrate the heritage of embroidery by practicing excellence through education, exhibition, preservation, collection and research.
For information, call (304) 242-2355 or (304) 242-2340.
OSP to stage 'Cemetery Club'
HICKORY, Pa. - The Old Schoolhouse Players will hold auditions for "The Cemetery Club," a two-act comedy written by Ivan Menchell and directed by Marcus Muzopappa, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jan. 23-24 at the Mount Pleasant Community Center located at 20 Wabash Ave.
The show have six performances from March 15-24.
The cast requires four women and one male from their 50s to early 60s, with the ability to perform some physical comedy. Auditions will consist of cold reading from the script and will take about 20 minutes. Those who can come early and read with others are welcome to do so.
In "The Cemetery Club," three Jewish widows - Doris, content to cherish her husband's memory; Lucille, who takes revenge on her philandering late husband by never meeting a man she doesn't like; and Ida, who has mourned her husband and may be ready to find love again - meet for tea before going to visit their husbands' graves once a month. When the widows meet Sam the butcher, who is visiting his wife's grave, romance blossoms between Sam and Ida. Their nascent relationship is threatened by the arrival of young and glamorous Mildred and Doris and Lucille's meddling.
Dinner to benefit Smearman
COLLIERS - A spaghetti benefit dinner will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at Colliers First Church of God located on Old Police Lodge Road.
The dinner benefits Danny Smearman, who is battling cancer and has already lost both his kidneys to the disease and undergoes dialysis four days a week.
The cost is $7 per person.
For information, call (304) 794-6926, (304) 797-0087 or (304) 919-3175.
Couples therapy offered
BOARDMAN, Ohio - Retrouvaille of Youngstown, a peer ministry that helps troubled couples by teaching new methods of communication and other relationship tools, will hold a weekend seminar Feb. 15-17 at the Holiday Inn South.
Six follow-up sessions will be held after the weekend seminar. The registration fee is $100.
For information or to register, call (330) 979-7787 or visit the website at www.helpourmarriage.com.


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Bringing P2P payments to Germany with CASHLINK.
Interested in free software, modern programming languages, system programming, algorithms and information security.
Worked on securing Google products during a software engineering internship at the infosec team in Mountain View.
Worked on Checkpad MED by factisresearch GmbH, contributing a web frontend and various server-side improvements such as a highly concurrent data synchronization server written in Haskell.
Worked at 8com GmbH, experimenting with browser and PDF exploits. Developed a framework for reliable post-exploitation callbacks using HTTP and DNS tunneling. Implemented different attacks for demonstration purposes, such as man-in-the-middle attacks on online banking interfaces and scraping data from social networks for information gathering.
Actively participating on Codeforces, TopCoder, ACM ICPC. Acquired a notable deal of practical algorithm knowledge in the process. CTF player for teams KITCTF and Eat, Sleep, Pwn, Repeat.
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Brackets are set for substate volleyball. Single elimination tournaments are set for Saturday across the state, with the state tournament set for the following Saturday.
Here is a link to the brackets.
Wellington (14-20) will vace Mulvane (11-21)on Saturday in Mulvane.
In the first match of the day Rose Hill (29-8) plays Winfield at 2 p.m. Wellington's match is 20 minutes after the first one ends.
The winners of those two matches meet for the substate title after the second match. It s a four-team single-elimination tournament.
In Class 1A, Sumner County has two of the top ranked teams in the state and they are in different divisions.
Caldwell is ranked No. 3 in 1A division 1 and will play at the South Haven sustate. Argonia is No. 3 in Class 1A division II and plays at the Chetopa meet.
In the South Haven sustate, Caldwell (34-3) gets a first-round bye. Matches start at 2 p.m. with South Haven playing Udall at 2 p.m.
Udall (22-13) also has a bye, as does Dexter - Cedarvale (17-16).
The winner of the first match will play Caldwellin the semis.
At the Chetopa substate, Argonia(32-5) is the top seed, and will face the winner of Colony Crest (2-31) and Elk Valley (2-25).
Oxford (10-20) will be playing in a Class 2A regional in Pratt in an eight-team single elimination tournament.
In Class 3A, Conway Springs (12-23) will be playing in the Garden Plain substate.
Belle Plaine (6-28) plays in a Class 3A substate in Douglass.
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We are a hotel located on the islands of Bocas Del Toro. The island has less the a thousand people there are no roads or cars and it peaceful and quite. Also world class surfing and snorkeling located on the corner of the island.
A great place to stay and feel right at home.5 bedrooms,5 baths.Free coffee and tea all day.Clean towels and sheets,WIFI and cableTV.All fully air-conditioned rooms..Rent the whole house for groups or conventions,Sleeps up to 14. Close to everything
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Rally Bikes @ INTERMOT
While visiting the INTERMOT motorcycle show in Colgne, Germany, Touratech-USA's General Manager, Paul Guillien, managed to snap a few photos of some of the Dakar Rally motorycles that were on display.
KTM 1190 Adventure R
KTM recently released a handful of photos of their new 1190 Adventure R, a 140 hp off-road ready version of their highly anticpated replacement for the 990 Adventure R. Follow the link for additional info and images.
Essential Accessories for Suzuki V-Strom 650
The adventure touring experts at Touratech have developed a full line of accessories for the latest iteration of Suzuki's adventure bike, the 2012 DL650 V-Strom.
'Moto Americana: Deserts' - Exclusive Web Series
Motorcyclists and documentary filmmakers Joe Lloyd, Flora Lloyd, and Andre Corpuz venture out to explore the unpaved roads of the United States. Joined by a team of adventure riders, this 1200 mile journey takes them through the four deserts of Southern California.
Ride Report: GlobeRiders 'Cape to Cairo Expedition'
Helge Pedersen, president of GlobeRiders and world reknowned motorcycle adventurer, just completed an expedition from Cape Town to Cairo. Before returning to his home in Seattle, Helge was kind enough to send us an update highlighting his journey.
2012 Touratech Pacific NW Adventure Rally
Last month, Touratech-USA and Rawhyde Adventures hosted their third annual Pacific Northwest Adventure Rally near Leavenworth, WA. The event, which saw more than 200 likemidned motorcyclists in attendance, included guided rides, camping and plenty of time spent around a campfire.
Touratech Accessories For Kawasaki KLR 650
Touratech recently released a handful of highly anticipated accessories for the Kawasaki KLR 650, one of the most popular bikes in the adventure motorcycle market. Our product line includes a skid plate, headlight guard, throttle lock, tank bag, Zega Pro top case rack and Zega Pro pannier system. Follow the link to learn more about what's available.
Sand Dune Shenanigans
Our friends Joe Lloyd and Bob Berglund spent Sunday testing their sand riding skills!
Operation Paddle Tire - BMW F800GS
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