My current research interests lie in the following areas.
Embedded and safety-critical systems: This project develops low-cost failure recovery, diagnosis, and synthesis techniques for distributed embedded applications such as drive-by-wire in cars. More recent research addresses the development of dependable hardware and software architectures for safety-critical applications such as radiotherapy.
GPU-Accelerated Toolkit for Image Registration: This project aims to accelerate modern deformable registration methods using commodity graphic processing units. Data-parallel versions of four widely-used deformable registration algorithms are being developed using the stream-processing model: (1) demons optical flow, (2) fluid registration, (3) thin-plate splines, and (4) B-splines.
Autonomic (self-managing) computing systems: This project aims to design self-managing distributed computer systems that maintain a designer-specified quality-of-service by adaptively tuning key operating parameters with minimal human intervention.
Software Defined Communication Testbed for UWB Radio and Free Space Optics: This project generalizes the notion of software defined radio to include ultrawideband radio and optical communication modalities. The main result is expected to be a modular testbed for rapidly prototyping high bandwidth networks for a variety of next-generation applications, including wireless HD-TV distribution, localization and broadband last-mile data access.
Salvador DeCelles (decelless2@gmail.com), Ph.D. candidate.
William Osei-Bonsu (woseibonsu@verizon.net), Ph.D. candidate, co-advised with K. Dandekar.
James Chacko (jamesjchacko@gmail.com), Ph.D. candidate, co-advised with K. Dandekar.
Tingshan Huang (th423@drexel.edu), Ph.D. candidate, co-advised with H. Sethu.
Rui Wang (rui.wang@drexel.edu), Ph.D. candidate.
Danh Nguyen(danhnguyen04@gmail.edu), Ph.D. candidate co-advised with K. Dandekar.
Mianyu (Jeremy) Wang (graduated 2007). Thesis title: A Decentralized Control and Optimization Framework for Autonomic Performance Management of Web-Server Systems. Current position: Bloomberg L. P., New York, NY.
Dara M. Kusic (graduated 2009). Thesis title: Combined Power and Performance Management of Virtualized Computing Environments Using Limited Lookahead Control. Current position: Coriell Institute for Medical Research.
James A. Shackleford (graduated 2011). Thesis title: High-Performance Image Registration Algorithms for Multi-Core Processors. Current position: Assistant Professor, ECE Department, Drexel University.


Two weeks ago I've given a Penetration Testing and Metasploit Basic Workshop in the ICrOSS ( Indonesia Creative Open Source Software ) event. The event was held by AOSI ( Indonesia Open Source Association ), organized by Inixindo ( Thanks for Mr.Didik and Mrs. Zulfa ), supported by KOMINFO ( Indonesia Ministry of Communications and Informatics ) and sponsored by some Indonesia gov. organizations such as : ID-SIRTTI ( Thanks to Mr. Bisron ).
The duration of the workshop is 3 hours ( include the challenge ). It's not possible to give a whole scope of penetration testing material (include writing a report ) in 3 hours. That's why I just give a basic concept of the Penetration testing until the proof of concept with a Metasploit.
After the workshop finished, It seems that some students are interested to study the material more details from a beginner level to medium level. For those I will give an in house training for them :). If you'd like to join please contact me, or You're able to make a schedule with me for a workshop in the next time.
Thanks to Heru who helps me during the workshop.


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Shipwreckology
20th Century/
Battle in the Baltic – Operation Albion
Sunset over Saaremaa Island, Estonia
CC Image Courtesy of Luke Saagi
In late 1917, the German High Command was desperate to knock Russia out of World War I and devote more resources to the Western Front. Despite upheaval at all levels of society and especially within the military, Russia had remained a belligerent after the Russian Revolution in February 1917. The Russian military had essentially ceased to be an effective fighting force and yet the Provisional Government under Alexander Kerensky insisted on continuing the fight against Germany and Austria-Hungary. Thus the Germans devised a plan to invade a trio of islands in what is now Estonia. The operation would achieve two significant objectives and potentially force Russia to withdraw from the war. First, the Russian Baltic Fleet would be all but neutered by German control of the islands and, more importantly, the Russian capital of St. Petersburg would be threatened with invasion.
Dubbed Operation Albion, the plan called for a combined arms operation in which infantry and cyclist troops would land on October 12, 1917 on Saaremaa Island and isolate the garrison. Meanwhile, a naval task force would provide fire support and deal with any attempted intervention by the Russian Navy. Both land and sea forces would be supported by seaplanes which flew reconnaissance and bombing missions.
The Russians had formidable coastal batteries and garrisons on Saaremaa and nearby Muhn Island, however, a combination of poor morale and bold action by the German forces negated any Russian advantages. Russian morale was so low that some coastal batteries refused to engage the German ships in the hope that non-resistance would spare their batteries hostile fire. Russian forces were also hampered by poor communication and a lack of initiative by some commanders.
The German landings were achieved without serious opposition and cyclist troops quickly pushed to divide the Russian forces by occupying a dam which connected Saaremaa and Muhn. The cyclists reached their objectives and wreaked havoc on the Russian forces as they attempted to withdraw across the dam. Russian naval forces and 3 Royal Navy submarines attempted to intervene, however, their efforts were unsuccessful and resulted in the loss of the pre-dreadnought Slava, the destroyer Grom and a few smaller vessels. Apart from damage from mines, the Germans lost no capital ships during the operation.
Pre-Dreadnought Slava Sinking
After little more than a week, the Germans had secured the three islands – Saaremaa, Muhu and Hiiumaa and captured 20,000 Russian troops. Most significantly, though, the Germans had successfully launched a combined air-land-sea operation and were now poised to invade St. Petersburg. Less than 6 weeks after the action, the Russians sued for peace and German troops were freed from the Eastern Front to launch a last ditch effort to win on the Western Front.
The operation also had a minor World War II connection. Lieutenant Ernst Lindemann, later the captain of the ill-fated Nazi battleship Bismarck, served in the operation as a wireless officer aboard the battleship SMS Bayern. In 1944, the Soviets would launch their own Operation Albion, this time to wrest control of the islands from Nazi forces garrisoned there.
In 20th Century, Baltic Sea, Baltic States, German Shipwrecks, Royal Navy, Russian Shipwrecks, Warships, WWI
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What Doug Stands for...
My Mission is to be a Public Servant...
As a state representative I will remember that my purpose is to represent the people I serve with integrity, equality, and diligence. Government works best that governs closest, and our home rule allows the people to have direct input into that which affects them most. Florida is a true national treasure, and we must protect its beauty, its bounty, and its future in a way that is both fiscally responsible and accountable to its people. I will serve the people I represent and seek to bring their voice to the table with a hearing ear, a willing heart, and rolled up sleeves.
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Out of control inflation is making it hard for Florida families to make ends meet. I have a plan to address the rising costs of living and keep more money in your pockets: lower taxes, and maintain a balanced budget. Our region is also facing a housing crisis. I pledge to work across the aisle to develop real solutions for housing attainability and get insurance costs under control.
The most precious and valued resource we have is our children, and I believe they should have the very best education possible. We must secure the opportunities of education for all our children equally regardless of their background. I also know that parents should always have a voice in education, and I will protect that voice in Tallahassee. We must uphold the dignity of our teachers with fair compensation, sufficient facilities, and effective working conditions. I pledge to advocate for optimal learning environments, expanded school choice options, and for a competitive standard that elevates our children to reach for the stars.
Our businesses are the lifeblood of our communities, from the entrepreneur to the large employer, and we must set up a working environment that is business-friendly. Our economic development should attract the best and brightest and must opt for regulations that protect the consumer without penalizing the merchant. We must protect the right for all to have equal opportunity to compete, especially those who have traditionally struggled to find their way. As we shift from the hand out to the hand up, the rising tide lifts all ships. Government, like an umpire, is not to balance the points on the scoreboard, but to make sure the game is played fairly. I pledge to seek economic opportunities for all, understanding that government doesn't create jobs, they just create the environment for jobs to thrive and grow.
We are truly blessed in central Florida with tremendous natural resources, and we are stewards of that which has been given to us to protect for future generations. We can all work together to guard these precious gifts, from our Wekiva state springs and park to our waterways to our lake Apopka. Three decades ago when I moved here, our once pristine lake had fallen into a precarious ecosystem that threatened its wildlife and future. Now through the work of those who have gone before us we are seeing its beauty and vibrancy restored, and though we have a ways to go, we are tracking the right direction. Our northwest Orange County has a great potential as an ecotourism destination, and with city, county, and state cooperation we are poised to become a leader in preservation and beauty. I pledge to continue this stewardship and advocate to bring focus from the state level, and for the funding restored and protects what we hold dear.
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Here is a selection of short book reviews that I wrote for the Los Angeles Review.
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Dreamweed/Traumkraut – poems by Yvan Goll, translated by Nan Watkins. Black Lawrence, 2012
Reviewed by Stephanie Barbé Hammer
German-speaking countries have produced poets of enormous range and power for centuries. Walter von der Vogelweide crafted beautiful love poems in the Middle Ages, while Paul Fleming and Gryphius gave meaning, wit and spiritual power to the sonnet during the Baroque period. Historian/philosopher Friedrich Schiller's seminal "To Joy" is later set to music in Beethoven's famous 9th Symphony. Avant-garde poetry in particular gathers force with German speakers, Hugo Ball, Paul Celan, and the poet/visual artist Jean (also known as Hans) Arp are important contributors to poetic innovation.
Like Arp, Yvan Goll (1891-1950) was bilingual – he spoke and wrote both French and German. Also like Arp, Goll wrote increasingly in French. Yet, at the end of his life, he re-discovered his love for German in exile: first in New York (where he had spent some of the war years) and then in Paris, where he died after a struggle with leukemia. During this period Goll composed the poems that make up Dreamweed (the translation of Traumkraut).
A ghostly linguistic longing haunts the poems of the collection – offered both in German and in Nan Watkins' adept English translation. Language is at once a canine hunter in the heart of the poet ("Bluthund/Bloodhound"), trees that attach to his limbs ("Die Kastanienhand/The Chestnut Hand," "Die inneren Baume/The inner Trees"), and the call of an unnamed "brotherly" southern direction ("Süd/South"). Watkins works to approximate the alliterative and surprising melodic capabilities of German, and she succeeds brilliantly in moments such as these:
South brotherly South
Brush the question from my brow
Thaw this loner free
From the grieving glaciers ("Süd/South")
Poems towards the end of the collection gesture towards Goll's complicated identity/stance as a Jewish poet.
We had no house like the others on a safe mountain slope
We always had to keep wandering ("Die Aschenhütte/The Ash Hut")
Appropriately, the collection ends with the trees of the earlier poems becoming themselves a dangerous forest of dust, against which the poet pits his language and his love, which he will celebrate and transport to a desert that hints at a different geography altogether than that of cold Europe or cold America:
I'll have our saga of our love preserved in quartz
The gold of our dreams buried in a desert
("Der Staubbaum/The Tree of Dust").
Through these translations, Watkins offers American readers and writers access to an important writer, whose work has been lost for too long in the dust forest of forgetting.
(LAR, Fall 2013)
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The Girl with Brown Fur
Fiction by Stacey Levine
Starcherone Books, 2011
$20.00, 175pp.
Reviewed by Stephanie Barbé Hammer
There is an abundance of beautiful strangeness in this collection of twenty-eight tales, as if Kafka, Beckett, Perec, and Pinter met George Saunders and Aimee Bender in some neglected American suburban center and they all decided to be- come neighbors and adopt cats. Some stories self-consciously employ the strata- gems of the fairy tale, riffing on Jack's Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood's fears of wolfish intruders. Other stories employ metafictional interjections to comment on their own creation and artificial structuring. A last group resemble prose-poem sketches, which focus predominantly on trembling, hurtling, and/or hysterically legalistic men.
The narrative language throughout The Girl with Brown Fur is crystalline and intensely elegant, often at comic odds with the terse speech of the characters themselves. But Levine's invented people are always compelling, no matter how they talk. The most effective of these tales—and the most oddly uplifting—fea- ture two women of different ages. Janice-Katie and her former babysitter, Mrs. Beck, squabble as only women can, but in one sublime instance they achieve a surprising emotional (and physical) velocity. At such moments, Levine's work is not only unique, but delivers a uniquely stirring narrative, providing us with ac- cess to feelings and possibilities we did not know we had.
(LAR, 12, Fall 2012)
Shampoo Horns
Flash Fiction by Aaron Teel
Rose Metal Press, 2012
$12.00; 64pp.
One of the continuing pleasures of American fiction is its ability to focus on the small in the midst of the gargantuan space that constitutes the variegated U.S. landscape. Huckleberry Finn manages to be at once national and local—grounded, mired, one might even say, in a specific place. This ability to manifest the national while sinking toes into the local applies to such writers as Aimee Bender, Annie Proulx, Phillip Roth, and Richard Russo. They feel American to us, because they are enmeshed in a particular space that is so uniquely and clearly home to their characters.
The nested boxes of an empire that lies within the small that lies within the big is the subject of Aaron Teel's flash fiction collection Shampoo Horns, which focuses on a trailer park in a good-for-nothing town in the sprawling state of Texas. Told from the point of view of a boy-narrator in what may or may not be an accurate reminiscence, the collection begins as a series of portraits. Teel's collection then gradually travels from trailer to trailer, looking through miniscule doors, and open windows, in acts of surreptitious watching that grow increasingly dangerous and compelling. The danger comes to us, thanks to the arrival of Clay, an older boy, who may or may not be the narrator's actual relative, and who brings a welcome tension to the proceedings. Oddly charismatic despite or because of his abilities as a bully, Clay ups the ante on the narrator's childhood adventures, which culminate in an act of betrayal and an act of violence; Teel explains these belatedly by reversing the temporal order of the narrative presentation. Through this move, we discover only later that a particularly terrible scene of torture occurs right before the culminating events. All this is told with a terse, understated lyricism:
"You're a thunofabitch," he shouted, "just like your asshole brother." I felt a white-hot rush of pride mixed with shame, but I couldn't think of how to respond so I didn't say anything."
The relationship between the boys is complicated and rewarding to read about—fueled by abuse and an uncomfortable mutual fascination. This dark relationship drives the reader through the small stories of this collection, which erupts—literally—in a final, destructive tornado.
(http://redhen.org/losangelesreview/book-reviews/book-reviews-november-2012/)
The Way We Sleep
Stories edited by C. James Bye and Jessica Bye
Curbside Splendor, 2012
$15.95; 168pp.
At once a hybrid text and a compendium of tales related more or less loosely to the theme of sleep, this generously sized volume edited by C. James Bye and Jessica Bye offers flash-length tidbits and short stories by well-known and less well-known writers, interviews with movie and TV directors, and a healthy dose of comics. Stand out stories are those by Steve Himmer, Dakota Sexton, and Billy Lombardo, while the comics "Erika's Dream," and "Bed Man" leap off the page with pleasingly vibrant visual complexity. The comics section closes with the tantalizing and oddly poignant "Asleep." While the individual stories do not always persuade, the volume displays an exciting interest in postmodern juxtapositions of textualities—which at their most powerful, co-create an intricate web of narratives.
(http://redhen.org/losangelesreview/book-reviews/book-reviews-october-2012/#sleep)
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Absinthe experts T. A. Breaux and David Nathan-Maister draft proposal for Masters Categories for the classification of absinthe.
will help to differentiate artisanal spirits from cheaply produced inferior absinthes. Each category is listed below with key requirements.
when listing brands that have been approved for sale in the United States.
A. Distilled green absinthe is crafted through a direct distillation of macerated whole herbs and botanicals in alcohol and water.
B. Distilled green absinthe must contain Artemisia absinthium aka grand wormwood, anise and fennel, other whole herbs and botanicals are permitted but the primary flavour is anise.
C. The use of artificial and/or pre-prepared natural essences is not permitted.
D. It is coloured green post distillation with whole herbs and botanicals.
E. The use of artificial colourings is not permitted.
F. Its louches (clouds) upon the addition of water.
G. It must be of an alcoholic strength between 45% and 75% abv.
A. Distilled white absinthe is crafted through a direct distillation of macerated whole herbs and botanicals in alcohol and water.
B. It must contain Artemisia absinthium aka grand wormwood, anise and fennel, other whole herbs and botanicals are allowed but the primary flavour of distilled white absinthe is anise.
D. It louches (clouds) upon the addition of water.
E. It must be of an alcoholic strength between 45% and 75% abv.
A. Absinthe is made from alcohol and essences.
B. It must contain Artemisia absinthium aka Grand Wormwood.
C. The alcohol does not have to be re-distilled.
D. There is no restriction on the colouring of absinthe with an approved colouring.
E. It should have a noticeable anise flavour.
F. It does have to louche (cloud) upon the addition of water.
G. It must be of an alcoholic strength of at least 40% abv.
A. Absinth is made from alcohol and essences.
B. Absinth must contain Artemisia absinthium aka Grand Wormwood.
D. There is no restriction on the colouring of absinth.
E. Absinth does not have to louche (cloud) upon the addition of water.


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Mike Rosenberg's Personal Page
Strategy & Sustainability
Leadership After Carlos Ghosn
By Mike Rosenberg
For many years I have been teaching the case study about Carlos Ghosn and the Nissan revival plan and I was saddened by the turn of events which led to Mr. Ghosn's arrest in November, 2018 and the charges filed against him. I do not have the information or the legal training to have an opinion about the facts in Mr. Ghosn's case but what is clear is that in his absence, the company that he led has been adrift.
The company is in the news due to the appointment of a new CEO last week after Mr. Ghosn's successor was forced to resign after irregularities were discovered concerning his compensation in an echo of the charges filed against Mr Ghosn.
In my view there is really nothing deeply wrong about Nissan's fundamentals. True, their sales were down about 5% globally last year due to problems in the US and Europe which I understand had different reasons. They did grow the business a bit in China which is probably one of the reasons Makoto Uchida was chosen as CEO since he was leading the JV in China.
Nissan, however, has a solid fleet of vehicles, great dealer networks around the world, good brands, and a lead in electric vehicles compared to many of all the other large, mid market manufacturers. The new Leaf is still probably the best car for the money and is significantly lighter than the flashier Tesla Model 3.
The problem at Nissan is governance and morale. Ever since Carlos Ghosn launched the Nissan Revival Plan in 1999, Nissan has been linked with the personality and drive of Mr. Ghosn. Nissan has been tremendously successful over the last 20 years thanks to his ability to keep the company focused on delivering a series of medium term plans. He built a culture where people "do what they say and say what they do" and my perception is that after his removal there simply was not the same kind of drive from the top causing some targets to slip and some problems to fester.
The Nissan Leaf was one of three commitments he made in 2007 as part of the Nissan GT 2012 and the full story of its development makes another great case study. As mentioned in another post this week, the new Leaf is the number three selling EV in the world and Nissan sold about 85,000 Leafs in its fiscal year 2018/19.
In the Video he released last April, Ghosn insisted in his innocence on all charges and also the idea that he was a greedy dictator. He says that his arrest was the result of a conspiracy by Sr. Nissan executives who feared they would lose autonomy and position in the next phase of the alliance with Renault. He also insisted that management by committee was insufficient in the fast moving and competitive automotive industry and real leadership was needed.
Nissan has responded by apparently strengthening its corporate governance with an external chairman. That new Board has now chosen Uchida but also named two of his rivals for the CEO position as COO and Vice COO creating the kind of committee approach that Ghosn warned against in April.
If Uchida and his colleagues are going to be successful they will need to deliver Nissan's current plan of MOVE to 2022 and even more importantly heed Mr. Ghosn's advice and articulate a vision for the company (and the alliance) in the future. Back in 2007, Mr. Ghosn publicly reversed himself on the issue of electric vehicles and pushed both Nissan and Renault to develop what became the Leaf and the Zoe.
If Nissan is going to survive and prosper I humbly suggest that Uchida and his colleagues make sustainability and electric vehicles an integral part of that vision.
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Managers who show great leadership qualities can inspire their teams to accomplish amazing things.
Mike Rosenberg
Mike Rosenberg is Associate Professor of strategic management at IESE Business School where he teaches in the MBA and executive education programs on strategy, sustainability, globalization, and geo-politics. His books deal with environmental sustainability, geo-politics, and the future of the media industry.
Geo-political issues to watch in 2021
For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind
Covid-19's impacts on the future
Jobs in a post-virus world
"Building our common home"
Globalization and related topics
The Future of Media
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The wheels of the royal ceremonial gold chariot screeched to a halt on the gravel road behind the Mahanavami Dibba. A well-built dark skinned man, in his mid-twenties, climbed down from the chariot.
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This is when the new King had to ride back to the capital city of Hampi, to confront his half-brother, and to claim the throne that was rightfully his. The situation had changed completely while he was away. Most of the old royal staff had been replaced with loyalists of his half-brother. He knew that his half-brother wouldn't dare to touch him in broad day light. He confronted him in the palace courtyard, with a handful of his father's loyalists.
This is when the confrontation turned physical. His half-brother took out a dagger and took a wild swing. He leaned back, but couldn't move completely away from the dagger's path, and it sliced him on the left cheek and the wound ran almost the full length from just below the eye. In one continous motion, he took his dagger out, pushed it deep in to his half-brother's throat, killing him instantly.
Then began the clean-up act. For next two weeks, all the loyalists of his half-brother were either killed or jailed, eliminated systematically. He didn't stop until everyone of them who had helped his half-brother had been punished. That was the last one month.
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Mark Benedict Coleridge studierte Theologie an der Universität Melbourne und empfing 1974 durch John Anthony Kelly die Priesterweihe für das Erzbistum Melbourne. Nach seelsorgerischer Tätigkeit studierte er von 1980 bis 1984 am Päpstlichen Bibelinstitut in Rom und Jerusalem. Ab 1985 lehrte er am Catholic Theological College in Melbourne. 1988 wurde er in Biblischer Exegese am Päpstlichen Bibelinstitut in Rom und Jerusalem promoviert. Ab 1998 war er im Staatssekretariat, dem Außenministerium des Vatikans, tätig. 2001 wurde er zum Monsignore (Kaplan Seiner Heiligkeit) ernannt.

Am 3. Mai 2002 ernannte ihn Papst Johannes Paul II. zum Titularbischof von Theveste und zum Weihbischof im Erzbistum Melbourne. Die Bischofsweihe spendete ihm am 19. Juni desselben Jahres der Erzbischof von Melbourne, Denis Hart; Mitkonsekratoren waren Francesco Canalini, damaliger Apostolischer Nuntius in Australien, und George Pell, Erzbischof von Sydney. Sein Wahlspruch Sanguis et Aqua ("Blut und Wasser") entstammt dem Johannesevangelium . 2006 wurde er zum Erzbischof von Canberra-Goulburn bestellt. Am 2. April 2012 ernannte ihn Papst Benedikt XVI. zum Erzbischof von Brisbane. Die Amtseinführung fand am 11. Mai desselben Jahres statt.

Er war von 1995 bis 1997 Mitglied der Internationalen Kommission für Englisch in der Liturgie (International Commission on English in the Liturgy). 2002 war er und ein Mitglied der Kommission für Liturgie der australischen Bischofskonferenz, dessen Generalsekretär im Jahr 2003. Im Jahr 2004 wurde er zum Vorsitzenden der Redaktion des römischen Messbuches ernannt, sowie zum Vorsitzenden der Internationalen Kommission für die Vorbereitung einer englischsprachigen Ausgabe. Er ist zudem Vorsitzender der Kommission für Liturgie der australischen Bischofskonferenz.

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Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases
Vol.4 No.2(2014), Article ID:44700,7 pages DOI:10.4236/ojrd.2014.42006
Impact of Immunoglobulin E and Airway Obstruction on Bronchiectasis
Wafaa Ali Hassan1*, Ibrahiem Shalan2, Mohammed Khalifa2
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1Chest Department, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
2Chest Department, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt
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Received 12 February 2014; revised 12 March 2014; accepted 19 March 2014
Introduction: Although an increased prevalence of airway obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity and allergic diseases such as asthma has been associated with bronchiectasis, studies investigating role of atopy in bronchiectasis are few and controversial. We have therefore studied IgE level and reversible airways obstruction in bronchiectasis which have not previously been evaluated in bronchiectasis. Patients and Methods: This study was conducted at Department of Chest Diseases of Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt from January 2012 to December 2013, all consecutive patients with bronchiectasis admitted to the department were enrolled to the study. Serum IgE, pulmonary function tests (PFT) and high resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) were done to all cases. Results: Patients with high IgE (32/50) had longer disease duration and frequent history of allergic diseases. They also had significantly worse FEV1 (49.38 ± 12.65; p = 0.041) and FEV1/FVC (60.89 ± 13.52, p = 0.015) values. Mean HRCT score was significantly higher in patients with high IgE than in patients with normal (18/50) IgE (23.6 ± 10.1 and 7.83 ± 2.43 respectively). IgE showed positive correlation (r = 0.266, p = 0.015) with HRCT scores. Furthermore, the mean increase in FEV1 after inhalation of salbutamol was significantly greater (p = 0.002) in high IgE patients. Conclusions: In conclusion, IgE level is significantly high in bronchiectasis and it may lead to worse pulmonary function and more HRCT extent. Appreciable reversible airways obstruction should be sought in all cases of bronchiectasis and treated appropriately.
Keywords:Atopy, Bronchiectasis, IgE
Although marked as an "orphan disease" in developed countries, bronchiectasis is not uncommon in developing countries with significant morbidity and mortality [1] . The underlying mechanism can be detected in only 40% of patients [2] and only a minority of patients benefit from specific treatment. The common symptoms of patients with bronchiectasis are cough with sputum and dyspnoea. The former symptoms are usually well controlled with antibiotics and postural drainage. Dyspnoea varies in severity and is often associated with wheezing, which may simulate asthma [3] . Some authors suggest that atopy is genetically an intrinsic part of bronchiectasis, while others propose that it is a consequence of prolonged, excessive stimulation of the immune system by chronic infection. Bronchiectasis, a condition where pulmonary pathological changes are in many respects similar to those of cystic fibrosis, is lacking also in literature investigating its relation to atopy [4] .
Although an increased prevalence of airway obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity and allergic diseases such as asthma has been associated with bronchiectasis [5] , studies investigating role of atopy in bronchiectasis are few and controversial. We have therefore studied IgE level and reversible airways obstruction in bronchiectasis and its relation to pulmonary function tests, which have not previously been evaluated in bronchiectasis.
This study was conducted at Department of chest diseases of Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt from January 2012 to December 2013. All consecutive patients with bronchiectasis admitted to the department were enrolled to the study. Patients with any known cause of bronchiectasis including established diagnosis of asthma and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, previous tuberculosis, autoimmune and collagen-vascular diseases were excluded. Finally 50 patients with bronchiectasis without any known etiology were included. Patients' characteristics including age, sex, smoking history, disease duration, history of familial atopy, childhood and current allergic disease were recorded.
Patients were divided into two groups of 32 (study group) and 18 patients (controls) respectively according to IgE level (raised total serum IgE of greater than 200 IU/ml) [6] . No patients had evidence of colonization with A fumigatus, either from sputum culture, specific IgE or precipitin tests. Eighteen bronchiectasis subjects who had normal IgE served as controls. All subjects answered a respiratory questionnaire, documenting family history of chest disease, smoking habits, and current symptoms such as cough, sputum quality and volume, haemoptysis, and dyspnoea. Additionally, duration of symptoms, precipitating illness, concurrent or past illness, and current treatment were recorded. Each subject completed an atopy questionnaire, recording personal or family history of asthma, wheeze, eczema, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, angioneurotic oedema, contact dermatitis, and drug allergy. An informed consent was obtained from all study subjects. The study was approved by the local ethics committee of Al-Azhar University. Serum IgE was measured by radioimmunoassay. Blood eosinophil count was measured by the counting chamber method [7] .
3. Diagnostic Criteria and HRCT Scoring
In all patients, HRCT scans with 1 mm collimation at 10 mm intervals were obtained through the thorax at end inspiration and they were interpreted by two radiologists who were blinded to clinical history and chest x-ray findings. Criteria for the diagnosis of bronchiectasis utilizing HRCT included the following: 1) dilatation of bronchi as determined by an increased bronchial/adjacent pulmonary artery ratio (ratio > 1) when imaged in cross section (signet-ring sign), 2) parallel bronchial walls when seen in longitudinal section (tram sign), and 3) demonstration of bronchi in the peripheral third of the lung [8] . Bronchiectasis was scored as previously described using the modified Bhalla scoring system [9] . This score has been validated in adult and pediatric patients with bronchiectasis and assigns a value to each lobe and the lingula as follows: bronchiectasis extent (0 - 3), bronchial wall dilatation (0 - 3) and thickness (0 - 3), presence of mucus in large (0 - 1) and small airways (0 - 1), air trapping (0 - 4), atelectasis (0 - 1) and consolidation (0 - 1) resulting in a worst possible score of 16. The higher HRCT score represented the more extended and severe bronchiectasis.
4. Spirometry
Lung function measurements were performed using a spirometer (Sensormedics, Germany) according to the standardized procedures of the European Respiratory Society [10] . Volume calibration of the spirometer was done before each measurement. The forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) were taken as the highest readings obtained from at least three satisfactory forced expiratory maneuvers. The participants' baseline lung function was compared with the reference values and expressed as percent of the predicted values.
5. Statistical Analysis
SPSS (SPSS for Windows, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) statistical package were used for statistical analyses. Descriptive statistics were shown as mean ± S.D. Univariate analysis was performed using chi-square test for proportion of atopy, sex differences in the study and control groups. To compare parametric values of the groups including age, disease duration, mean HRCT and atopy scores and lung function parameters, Student's t-test was used. Correlation of the atopy score with lung function parameters and HRCT score was investigated by Pearson correlation test. A p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Demographic characteristics of both groups did not show a significant difference (Table 1). Smoking habit did not differ significantly between them. The main symptoms were chronic productive cough, which was present in all patients; dyspnoea on exertion, present in 23 (46%); and haemoptysis, which was reported in 8 (16%). Lung auscultation identified crepitations in 16 patients (32%) and 19 (38%) had finger clubbing. High IgE level was found in 32 of our patients (64%), whereas 18 patients had normal level (36%). There were significant differences between the groups in in mean serum IgE concentrations (264 U/ml; versus 47 U/ml). High IgE patients had longer disease duration, frequent history of familial atopy, childhood and current allergic disease than controls (Table 2). They had also significantly worse FEV1 (49.38 ± 12.65; p = 0.041) and FEV1/FVC (60.89 ± 13.52; p = 0.015) values. The extent of the disease on HRCT varied from a single lobe affected in four patients
Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Table 2. Allergic history and duration of bronchiectasis in both groups.
in control group to all lobes in 15 patients in study group. Mean HRCT score was significantly higher in the study group (23.6 ± 10.1) than in controls (7.83 ± 2.43) (Table 3). HRCT scores and IgE values (Figure 1) negatively correlated with FEV1 and FEV1/FVC (Table 4). IgE showed positive correlation (r = 0.266, p = 0.015) with HRCT scores (Figure 2). Furthermore, the mean increase in FEVI after inhalation of salbutamol was significantly greater (p = 0.002) in the study patients than in controls. Similarly, the mean FEV1/FVC was lower and showed a significantly greater (p = 0.009) improvement after inhalation of salbutamol. Finally, the FVC showed significantly greater (p = 0.007) improvement in those with high IgE level (study group).
Bronchiectasis is a disease that no cause can be defined in about 40% of the cases [11] . It is characterized generally by bronchial obstruction and hyperreactivity of which the mechanisms, however, are not well understood [12] [13] . It has been suggested that mucosal edema, glandular hyperplasia and excessive airway collapse in expiration might result in bronchial obstruction [14] . Association of atopy and allergic diseases such as asthma and alteration of bronchial smooth muscle and autonomic neural regulation due to increased access to toxins through infected or inflamed bronchial mucosa could cause bronchial hyperreactivity [15] . The reported prevalence of
Figure 1. Correlation between IgE and FEV1.
Figure 2. Correlation between IgE and HRCT score.
Table 3. Pulmonary function tests and HRCT score in the both groups.
Table 4. Correlation between IgE level, HRCT score and pulmonary function tests in bronchiectasis.
atopy in patients with bronchiectasis varies from 30% to 42% [16] . The application of wider diagnostic criteria probably explains the higher prevalence of atopy (64%) in our patients. This study has also demonstrated that atopic patients with bronchiectasis had significantly worse pulmonary functions and higher HRCT score, than non-atopic bronchiectasis. Furthermore IgE was correlated positively with HRCT score and negatively with pulmonary function parameters of FEV1 and FEV1/FVC. These findings indicate that the more severe atopy results in the worse pulmonary function and the more extended and severe bronchiectasis. According to our results, atopy may have a role in bronchial obstruction in bronchiectasis. One may have thought that our results are in conflict with hygiene hypothesis with regard to development of atopy and allergic diseases since recurrent respiratory infections in bronchiectasis would give rise to expect a decreased prevalence of atopy [17] . Some infections that may be associated with both atopy and bronchiectasis such as allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and pertussis [18] . Paunio et al. [19] reported that measles and atopy had occurred more frequently together than expected. Furthermore Bager et al. [17] reported that Danish women with measles during the first year of life were associated with a 3.4-fold increase in the odds ratio of atopy. Other investigations revealed there was no relationship between them due to the biphasic response of natural measles infection [20] [21] . Staphylococcus infection, which is a significant cause of bronchiectasis [22] [23] can be associated with atopy through IL-5 stimulation. The association of bronchiectasis and hepatitis B virus infection that can induce atopy may be another explanation of association of bronchiectasis and atopy [24] due to Th-2 response [25] [26] . High incidence of comorbidity with bacterial infections including sinusitis [27] in atopic subjects may be a contributing factor in pathogenesis of bronchiectasis, suggesting that it might have resulted in higher probability of bronchiectasis [28] . Another study revealed that elevated concentrations of serum amyloid-A in patients with allergic airway disease might reflect presence of a systemic inflammation [29] . We suppose that atopy may be a causative, as well as a coincidence, furthermore atopy might be deteriorating factor for bronchiectasis since IgE level has been positively correlated with HRCT score, in other words, the more atopy is the more extended bronchiectasis will be.
The results of the studies in the literature investigating the prevalence of atopy in bronchiectasis are few in number and conflicting [30] . Varpela et al. [31] found prevalence of atopy in their series of 48 patients with bronchiectasis was 10%. Their study was uncontrolled and diagnosis of bronchiectasis was based on bronchography, which is less sensitive than HRCT used in our study. In another study of Hassan et al. [32] , atopy was found in 13 of 24 (54%) patients with bronchiectasis while Pang et al. [13] and Murphy et al. [28] reported atopy prevalence as 25% and 30%, respectively. The different results of other studies could be attributed to methodological differences. Although findings of Hassan et al. [32] were similar to our results, their study was uncontrolled. Our study population was larger and significant correlations of atopy score with HRCT score and lung function tests have been reported.
We have shown a significant reversibility of airway obstruction after inhalation of salbutamol in atopic patients with bronchiectasis. Previous studies on bronchodilators in bronchiectasis have been infrequent and old. Cherniak and Carton [33] showed negligible changes in FEV1, FVC, or RV after inhalation of bronchodilators, while others [34] showed no significant change in inspiratory or expiratory pulmonary resistance or dynamic compliance. According to our results we would suggest that all patients with bronchiectasis should have an assessment of the reversibility of airways obstruction by beta adrenergic agonists, before its addition in treatment.
In conclusion, atopy is significantly frequent in bronchiectasis and it may lead to worse pulmonary function and more HRCT extent. Clinicians should be aware of this issue, however exact relationship with these entities, remains to be investigated by means of other larger sample size studies.
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Varpela, E., Laitinen, L.A., Keskinen, H. and Korhola, O. (1978) Asthma, Allery and Bronchial Hyperreactivity to Histamine in Patients with Bronchiectasis. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 8, 273-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2222.1978.tb03224.x
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Al-Mousawi, M.S.H., Lovel, H., Behbehani, N., Arifhodzic, N., Woodcock, A. and Custovic, A. (2004) Asthma and Sensitization in a Community with Low Indoor Allergen Levels and Low Pet-Keeping Frequency. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 114, 1389-1394. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2004.09.005
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BüyükÖztürk, S., Gelincik, A.A., Genç, S., Kocak, H., Öneriyidogan, Y., Erden, S., Dal, M. and Çolakoglu, B. (2004) Acute Phase Reactants in Allergic Airway Disease. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 204, 209-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1620/tjem.204.209
Pifferi, M., Caramella D., Bulleri, A., Baldi, S., Peroni, D., Pietrobelli A. and Boner, A.L. (2004) Bronchiectasis: Correlation of HRCT, Ventilation and Perfusion Scintigraphy, and Pulmonary Function Testing. Pediatric Pulmonology, 38, 298-303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.20110
Bhalla, M., Turcois, N., Aponte, V., Jenkins, M., Leitman, B.S., McCauley, D.I. and Naidich, D.P. (1991) Cystic Fibrosis: Scoring System with Thin Section CT. Radiology, 179, 783-788.
Pellegrion, R., Viegi, G., Enright, P., et al. (2005) Interpretation of Lung Function Test. European Respiratory Journal, 26, 948-968. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.05.00035205
Tsang, K.W. and Tipoe, G.L. (2004) Bronchiectasis: Not an Orphan Disease in the East. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 8, 691-702.
Twiss, J., Metcalfe, R., Edwards, E. and Byrnes, C. (2005) New Zealand National Incidence of Bronchiectasis "Too High" for a Developed Country. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90, 737-740. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.066472
Pang, J., Chan, H.S. and Sung, J.Y. (1989) Prevalence of Asthma, Atopy, and Bronchial Hyperreactivity in Bronchiectasis: A Controlled Study. Thorax, 44, 948-951. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.44.11.948
Ip, M., Lam, M.W., So, S.Y., Liong, E., Chan, C.Y. and Tse, K.M. (1991) Analysis of Factors Associated with Bronchial Hyperreactivity to Methacholine in Bronchiectasis. Lung, 169, 43-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02714140
Bodner, C., Godden, G. and Seaton, A. (1998) Family Size, Childhood Infections and Atopic Diseases. Thorax, 53, 28-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.53.1.28
Ip, M.S.M., So, S.Y., Lam, W.K. and Liong, E. (1992) High Prevalence of Asthma in Patients with Bronchiectasis in Hong Kong. European Respiratory Journal, 5, 418-423.
Bager, P., Westergaard, T., Rostgaard, K., Hjalgrim, H. and Melbye, M. (2002) Age at Childhood Infections and Risk of Atopy. Thorax, 57, 379-382. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thorax.57.5.379
Von Mutius, E. (2001) Infection: Friend or Foe in the Development of Atopy and Asthma? The Epidemiological Evidence. European Respiratory Journal, 18, 872-881. http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/09031936.01.00268401
Paunio, M., Heinonen, O.P., Virtanen, M., Leinikki, P., Patja, A. and Peltola, H. (2000) Measles History and Atopic Diseases: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study. JAMA, 283, 343-346. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.283.3.343
Farooqi, I.S. and Hopkin, J.M. (1998) Early Childhood Infection and Atopic Disorder. Thorax, 53, 927-932. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.53.11.927
Corne, J.M., Lau, L., Scott, S.J., Davies, R., Johnston, S.L. and Howart, P.H. (2001) The Relationship between Atopic Status and IL-10 Nasal Lavage Levels in the Acute and Persistent Inflammatory Response to Upper Respiratory Tract Infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 163, 1101-1107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm.163.5.9902047
Heaton, T., Mallon, D., Venaille, T. and Holt, P. (2003) Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Induced IL-5 Stimulation as a Cofactor in the Pathogenesis of Atopic Disease: The Hygiene Hypothesis in Reverse? Allergy, 58, 252-256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00088.x
Mucha, S.M. and Baroody, F.M. (2003) Relationships between Atopy and Bacterial Infections. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, 3, 232-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11882-003-0045-2
Kocabas, C.N. (2001) Do Hepatitis B Virus Carriers Develop Atopic Diseases? Allergy, 56, 1100-1101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.00377.x
Ji, W., Wang, H.F. and Feng, C.Q. (2001) Activation-Induced Cell Death in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) from Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B May Be Related to Abnormal Production of Interleukin 12 and 10. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 8, 30-33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2893.2001.00251.x
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Send Flowers for Catherine
Catherine C. (Corcoran) Wolf
February 16, 1922 ~ January 4, 2022 (age 99)
Catherine L. "Kay" Wolf, 99, died peacefully on January 4, 2022, at her Wesley Glen residence.
Kay was born in 1922 to the late John P. and Florentine Schneider Corcoran. On October 19, 1946, she married Richard "Dick" Wolf, who preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by her brothers John L. and Donald, sister-in-law Doris Hart Corcoran, brother-in-law George Lovensheimer, son-in-law Ronald J. Plumley, and a beloved grandson, Nathan J. Pisauro.
Surviving are her three daughters and five sons, Jacqueline Pisauro, Eric (Linda), Mark (Margaret), Jeff (Carol), Matthew (Kathy), Mary Plumley, Julianna Nourayi, and Philip (Jean); sixteen grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; sister, Eileen Lovensheimer; brother, David (Barbara) Corcoran; sister-in-law, Joanne Corcoran; and numerous cherished nieces and nephews.
Kay was quite active in the Central Ohio community; next to her family, her passions included writing, sailing, tennis, and bicycling—to the extent of bicycling over 40,000 miles in three decades. She was active in the Catholic Family Movement (CFM). After rearing her eight children, Kay set off on a two-month trip hitch-hiking through Europe, about which she wrote and published the book I Hitchhiked Out of My Life, journaling her adventures. Kay was a participating contributor in the Women's Poetry Workshop at The Ohio State University. As testimony to the love she had for her Corcoran siblings, relatives, and heritage, Kay rarely, if ever, missed the annual Ross County Corcoran Family Reunion since its inception in 1933.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on February 16 at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 20 E. Dominion Blvd., Columbus, OH 43214; Rev. Sean Dooley will be the celebrant with Paulist priests from the St. Thomas More Newman Center concelebrating; with a Memorial Gathering preceding at 10:00 a.m. Inurnment in St. Joseph Cemetery will follow the Mass.
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Check Out this Airbnb on the Beach in Costa Rica
We recently traveled to Costa Rica and found a great Airbnb on the beach that you have to check out.
Is July 20th Really Louisiana's Most Perfect Day of the Year?
We're not sure where these folks got their data from, but we're calling foul...
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You can find affordable fun anywhere in Louisiana.
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This Disney VIP Vacation Will Set You Back About $110k
Disney just released the details of a package that takes VIP to a whole new level. The Disney Parks Around the World: A Private Jet Adventure will cost travels about $110,000 for just one person.
NOLA Favorite Set to Open in Orange Beach at The Wharf
One of your favorite New Orleans nightspots and one of the rudest restaurants in the world are opening locations in Orange Beach in time for Memorial Day
A 'National Lampoon's Vacation' Musical Debuts This Fall
The Griswolds are headed to Broadway.
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The Stygimoloch & Mercenary story pack hit Amazon.com last week and I purchased it immediately. When the package arrived yesterday, I was a bit… surprised.
Instead of the new Mercenary figure, an Owen figure from the Blue and Owen story pack was included with Stiggy. Obviously a production error, but one that kinda makes a nice set, considering the escape scene as seen in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
But this isn't the first Mattel slip up. Another Mercenary set is have some production issues as well. Many of the shipped figures have a wrong label inserted that mentions Ankylosaurus instead of Dimorphodon. The Mercenary set with Ankylosaurus is actually part of the wave III figures and will be released soon.


Trucks & Tech is a mashup between two cultures - foodies and techies. Trucks & Tech II will be an Oktoberfest themed event featuring German inspired food from each food truck - participants are encouraged to come in costume. The event will be held on October 17th at 6:00pm at Lake Eola in Downtown Orlando, Florida. It will feature some of Orlando's best food trucks along with technology discussion, demonstrations and all new Startup Alley.


I'm very interested in participating in the project. I'm a C64/C128 owner from mid to late 80s. Almost 30 years software development experience, most of it in C++. I took a simple digital circuits class recently. Only used Logisim for the class lab work, but it gave me enough of a taste that I just bought a Nexys 4 DDR trainer board. As you might imagine, I don't have VDHL / Verilog experience yet, but whatever I can do to help (and learn / practice) would be awesome.


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Cromwell event to trace women's rights fight in New England
Middletown Hal Kaplan program mentor, mentee pair an
Middlesex County residents named to University of Connecticut
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Community Music School to hold free preview week Jan. 27-Feb. 1
Dan Haar: A heartfelt protest as state manufacturing aid shrinks
Middletown HOF inductee Hoffman shares lessons from lifetime of
Meet the Middletown Hall of Fame inductees
Girls Basketball Notebook: Staples making moves, West Haven
Women's basketball gameday: Tulsa at No. 4 UConn
Blues Beat: Cold weather brings hot music, shows
Spectrum Gallery's new show opens this weekend
Opera Theatre of Connecticut staging anniversary show
Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals' producers looking to
Conspiracy Cocktail Bar in Middletown Gets a Sustainable Ramen
'Today' co-anchor visits Wesleyan for book signing
Heavy drinking among women at all-time high, despite health
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NBA DRAFT: Cleveland Cavaliers take UNLV's Anthony Bennett with No. 1 pick
Published 12:00 am EDT, Thursday, June 27, 2013
UNLV's Anthony Bennett waves after being selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in theNBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
NEW YORK >> Anthony Bennett became the first Canadian No. 1 overall pick, and Nerlens Noel tumbled out of the top five and right into a trade in a surprising start to an unsettled NBA draft.
One of the favorites to be taken first Thursday night, Noel fell to No. 6, where the New Orleans Pelicans took him and then dealt his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers for a package headlined by All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, according to a person familiar with the details.
The Cleveland Cavaliers started things by passing on centers Noel and Alex Len, who went to Phoenix at No. 5, in favor Bennett, the UNLV freshman forward who starred for Canada's junior national teams and was the Mountain West Conference freshman of the year.
"I'm just as surprised as anyone else," Bennett said.
There was suspense right until the end, either because the Cavs were unsure who they wanted or were trying to trade the pick. Most predictions had them taking one of the big men, with Noel largely considered the favorite for the No. 1 choice even after a torn ACL that ended his lone season at Kentucky in February.
"I thought everything was in the air, so I wasn't thinking I was the No. 1 pick," Noel said.
David Stern, booed heavily in his final draft as commissioner, added to the surprise of the moment by pausing slightly before announcing the Cavs' pick, their first at No. 1 since taking All-Star Kyrie Irving in 2011.
Orlando passed on both of the big men, too, going with Indiana swingman Victor Oladipo with the No. 2 pick. Washington took Otto Porter Jr. with the third pick, keeping the Georgetown star in town.
Ten years after the Cavaliers selected LeBron James to start a draft that would include future NBA championship teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in the top five, this one lacked star power and perhaps even the promise of stardom.
Bennett, Noel and Len are all coming off injuries and couldn't even work out for teams, but the Cavs decided Bennett's shoulder surgery wasn't enough cause for concern.
Len walked up to meet Stern and collect his orange Suns hat, then sat down near the stage to put on the walking boot he needs for the stress fracture of his left ankle that was discovered after Maryland's season.
Noel finally went to New Orleans with the next pick. He didn't seem upset at his fall down the draft board, hugging his mother and shaking hands with Kentucky coach John Calipari.
It was a good start to the night for the Hoosiers, with Cody Zeller going two places after Oladipo to the Charlotte Bobcats.
Kansas guard Ben McLemore, another player who was considered a potential top-three pick, also dropped, going seventh to Sacramento.
Headed by a lackluster class, the draft promised confusion and second-guessing, with no consensus No. 1 pick and little agreement among the order of the top five.
And with lesser-known names in the draft, veterans soaked up the spotlight in the hours leading up to it.
Hosting the draft at Barclays Center, the Brooklyn Nets made the biggest news. A person with knowledge of the talks confirmed a Yahoo Sports report that the Nets and Celtics were working on a trade that would bring Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett to Brooklyn.
ESPN reported earlier Thursday that Dwight Howard was unlikely to return to the Los Angeles Lakers when he becomes a free agent next month.
The guys coming into the league were glad for the attention they did finally get once their names were called.
"It's like a weight vest you took off after running five miles," Oladipo said. "It's relaxing, man. But at the same time, you know it's just getting started."
National player of the year Trey Burke of Michigan also was traded, the Minnesota Timberwolves sending his rights to Utah for the 14th and 21st picks, according to a person with knowledge of the details.
Lehigh's C.J. McCollum rounded out the top 10 by going to Portland.
Stern, retiring in February, seemed to play up the boos, which turned to cheers after every pick, fans perhaps as puzzled as some of the players at the names they were hearing.
"I was just kidding my agent because he didn't bail me out," Zeller said. "He didn't tell me. I didn't know until David Stern announced it. It's a crazy process not knowing, but I'm definitely excited that I ended up with the Bobcats."
Other players couldn't get too excited about their new surroundings, because they changed quickly.
The flurry of trades wasn't surprising with so much uncertainty surrounding this class and so much hope in other areas. Teams such as Houston, Dallas and Atlanta already have an eye on Howard's future, needing to have necessary salary cap space to offer a maximum contract that could lure him away from Los Angeles.
The 2014 class -- which could be topped by a second straight Canadian in incoming Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins -- will be higher regarded than this one, with James perhaps heading the available free agents to follow.


Do you want to learn more about the fbi?
In addition to providing training for new agents and our law enforcement partners here and overseas, the FBI Academy also offers members of the community an up close and personal look at how they operate through their Citizens Academy program. The program brings the community's civic, business, and religious leaders together to experience firsthand how the FBI investigates crimes and threats to our national security and learn about the various tools and techniques we employ to carry out our mission.
Citizens Academy class members are community leaders and are nominated by a Bureau employee or a previous academy graduate. To be eligible, you must be at least 21 years old, with no felony convictions, and you must live and work in the local office area. Because of the classified investigative techniques discussed, nominees must also undergo a background check and get an interim security clearance.
Classes generally meet weekly in the evenings for three hours, for seven or eight weeks, and are taught by agents and experts from our Laboratory and Training divisions. Because the FBI Academy is where new agents are trained, the Citizens Academy curriculum mirrors new-agent training. That means class members get plenty of hands-on instruction-from shooting firearms and learning how to fingerprint and handcuff suspects to collecting evidence from a crime scene and operating vehicles under emergency situations.
To learn more about the FBI Detroit Citizens Academy talk with a Board Member, a Citizens Academy graduate, or contact the FBI Detroit Field Office.
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An inlay is a restoration usually placed on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth, fitting within the confines of the teeth.
Onlays cover the whole chewing surface of the tooth and can be made of porcelain, tooth-coloured composite or gold.
The procedure involves the removal of old fillings or decayed tooth structure, preparation of the tooth cavity and taking an impression of the cavity to create a custom-made inlay or onlay. The treatment is usually complete within two sessions.
Following our comprehensive examination, which may include photos and radiographs, any areas of concern will be discussed and if required we will provide the above treatment. Cotteswold House will ensure that your treatment is as comfortable and pain-free as possible.


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