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hungry 3 mnth old baby?
as my son turned 3 mnths he seems 2 be more hungry ppl tell me he's pretty big but he's breastfeeding and drinking formula is that bad that i'm considering givin him nestum or some type of rice or wheat in his bottle... he doesn't sleep long either he's always fussing 4 bottle.. or should i give him baby food?
Posted: 09/06/2011 by baby loverz
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Hunger signs in a three months old like that are not always actually hunger. Sometimes it's comfort sucking, sometimes it's gas or an upset tummy. His digestive system is getting used to things. I wouldn't give him anything in his bottle such as cereal yet. Instead try water, it doesn't benefit him but it doesn't hurt him either and you might look into milicon or gripe water and see if that makes a difference after a dose or two..if it does there's the answer, if not talk to your son's pedi. But no on the cereal and baby food those tend to make things worse too early versus better.posted 09/06/2011 by Gina112
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Combination Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C
|Generic Name
|Brand Name
|peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin
|peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin
|Pegintron/Rebetol Combo Pack
How It Works
Combination antiviral therapy helps prevent the virus that causes hepatitis C from reproducing in the body. Peginterferon and ribavirin are combined to give the best response to treatment. A protease inhibitor (such as boceprevir or telaprevir) also may be given along with peginterferon and ribavirin.
Peginterferon is given as a shot once a week. Ribavirin is taken as a pill 2 times a day. During the course of your treatment, your doctor frequently may adjust the amount of medicine you are taking.
The length of your treatment depends on what hepatitis C genotype you have. Genotype 1 generally is treated for 1 year and genotypes 2 and 3 generally are treated for 6 months. If you have genotype 1 and your viral load does not improve after 3 months of treatment, your treatment may be stopped.
Why It Is Used
Combination antiviral therapy is prescribed for people who have ongoing (chronic) hepatitis C infection. It may be given to people who have never had treatment or when interferon alone has failed to control the disease.
How Well It Works
How well treatment works is measured by whether you still have the virus in your blood 6 months after treatment. Treatment usually works better if you have genotype 2 or 3 than if you have genotype 1. Most studies have shown that treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin works for up to 50 out of 100 people with genotype 1 or 4 and up to 80 out of 100 people with genotype 2 or 3.1
Combination antiviral therapy is more likely to be effective if you:
- Have a low level of the hepatitis C virus in your blood when treatment starts.
- Are infected with genotype 2 or 3.
- Have a low amount of liver damage when treatment starts.
Many things affect the decision about who should receive antiviral treatment for hepatitis C.2 For example, treatment may be recommended for people who are at least 18 years old, have detectable levels of the virus in their blood, and have significant liver damage confirmed by a liver biopsy.
Side Effects
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
- Usually the benefits of the medicine are more important than any minor side effects.
- Side effects may go away after you take the medicine for a while.
- If side effects still bother you and you wonder if you should keep taking the medicine, call your doctor. He or she may be able to lower your dose or change your medicine. Do not suddenly quit taking your medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
- Trouble breathing.
- Swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor if you have:
- Hives.
Common side effects of this medicine include:
- Fatigue, headache, muscle and joint aches, fever, or chills.
- Nausea, loss of appetite, or weight loss.
- Irritability, insomnia, or confusion.
- Depression .
- Thyroid problems.
- Hair loss or skin rash.
- Low levels of red cells, white cells, and platelets in your blood.
If you develop anemia as a result of taking ribavirin, your doctor may prescribe a medicine called erythropoietin to help your body create more red blood cells.
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
What To Think About
You will need regular follow-up visits with a liver specialist during treatment. The specialist will order blood tests to check your liver enzyme levels and to see whether the virus is still present.
Peginterferon and other interferons may be given without ribavirin if you have anemia or heart or kidney problems.
People with normal or slightly elevated liver enzyme levels but whose liver biopsy shows little or no liver damage may choose not to have antiviral treatment. Instead, a doctor can monitor the condition with periodic liver function tests and a liver biopsy every 3 to 5 years.
Even if the initial treatment does not eliminate the virus, your doctor may advise you to continue antiviral treatment, because it may reduce liver inflammation. For some people with significant liver damage, antiviral therapy may slow the progression of liver damage or make liver cancer less likely.3, 4 If you already have cirrhosis, some studies show that antiviral therapy can help you live longer.5
Only a few clinical trials have tested antiviral medicines in children. The results suggest that they work about as well in children as in adults. Combination therapy using interferon and ribavirin is now approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in children ages 3 to 17 years.
If you are obese or have poorly controlled diabetes, you may need to delay treatment until you get your weight or blood sugar under control.
Taking medicine
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Pregnancy advice for women and men
If you need to take this medicine, talk to your doctor about how you can prevent pregnancy.
For women: Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF)(What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
- Pawlotsky JM, McHutchinson J (2012). Chronic viral and autoimmune hepatitis. In L Goldman, A Shafer, eds., Goldman's Cecil Medicine, 24th ed., pp. 973–979. Philadelphia: Saunders.
- Ghany MG, et al. (2009). Diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C: An update. Hepatology, 49(4): 1335–1374. Also available online: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.22759/full.
- Singal AK, et al. (2010). Antiviral therapy reduces risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 8(2): 192–199.
- Morgan RL, et al. (2013). Eradication of hepatitis C Virus infection and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma: A meta-analysis of observational studies. Annals of Internal Medicine, 158(5, Part 1): 329–337.
- Dienstag JL (2010). Chronic viral hepatitis. In GL Mandell et al., eds., Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 7th ed., vol. 1, pp. 1593–1670. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Last Revised: June 27, 2013
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology
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Go ahead, tie one on. Eight hundred people did, and the scholarship fund at Metropolitan State College of Denver was enriched by a cool $100,000.
Bow ties — you thought we meant it was OK to have too much to drink? — are given to everyone attending the Plain & Fancy Ball, and they don't always wind up around people's necks. The dress code is "creative plain or fancy," so they turn up on wrists, ankles, hats and heads; basically, wherever the mood strikes.
Malcolm Farley designed the ties that were distributed this year, a colorful donation that doubled as a thank-you for the education he received at Metro State. His successful career as an artist specializing in sports figures and celebrities took off after he earned a degree in art in 1981.
The Plain & Fancy Ball is held every other year to raise money while paying tribute to distinguished alumni and donors. College president Stephen Jordan and his wife, Ruth, chaired the 2010 edition with Gerie Grimes and Eric Peterson. It was held on the Club Level at Invesco Field at Mile High.
CBS4 anchor/reporter Michelle Griego, former news director of the campus TV station, helped Stephen Jordan introduce the Plain & Fancy People of the Year: Terrance Carroll, the first African-American to serve as speaker of the Colorado House of Representatives; Pat Cortez, senior vice president at Wells Fargo Bank; Leo Kiely, CEO at MillerCoors; Adele Phelan, former president of Loretto Heights College; and Raymond Sutton Jr., managing partner at Baker Hostetler.
A special tribute was given to the late Harry Gianneschi, vice president of institutional advancement and founder of the Plain & Fancy Ball. He died in 2009 following a long battle with ALS.
Mayor John Hickenlooper, Plain & Fancy Person of the Year in 2006, was among the guests; so, too, was Jon Robinson, president of presenting sponsor UMB Bank; George Brantley; Dr. Steve Berman and Elaine Gantz Berman; Tammy and Noel Cunningham; Artie and Kathy Guerrero; Susan Powers; Patricia Baca; and Mary Louise Lee, whose band provided the dance music.
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Colorado State University chancellor Joe Blake and Jerry McMorris, chairman of the National Western Stock Show board, are among those expected at the Denver Athletic Club today for the unveiling of the Colorado 4-H Hall of Fame. It starts at 2:30 p.m.; for tickets, call 970-491-1537. . . . Davis Guggenheim, director of "Waiting for Superman," is here on Wednesday to speak at a luncheon benefiting the Colorado Children's Campaign. Sign up at coloradokids.org. . . . The American Indian College Fund's Flame of Hope Gala, emceed by Hattie Kauffman of "The Early Show," begins at 6 p.m. Oct. 14 in the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom. There'll be music by Big Head Todd and the Monsters and remarks from inaugural participants in the Native Women's Leadership Program funded by the Embrey Family Foundation. Details: collegefund.org. . . . A four-night excursion to Kennedy Space Center in Florida is among items up for bid at the Oct. 16 Magical Mile Gala. Former CBS4 news anchor Molly Hughes emcees this $125-a-ticket benefit for CASA of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties; it's at the Westin Westminster and reservations can be made online at CasajeffcoGilpin.com or by calling 303-271-6535.
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Shannen Doherty: Not Ready for Motherhood?Shana Aborn
Can owning a pet predict how well you'll adjust to parenthood?
Shannen Doherty thinks so – and judging by her experiences with her new puppy Bowie, she's wondering whether she and husband Kurt Iswarienko are ready to bring a baby into the mix.
"We go back and forth all the time about it," she told People at a birthday party for Jennie Garth on Thursday. "It's like one minute we're like, 'Oh my God, let's have a baby!' and the next minute our puppy does something crazy."
The couple now has three dogs, all large breeds with playful natures (puppy Bowie is as big as many full-grown dogs), and it sounds as though Shannen and Kurt have their hands full.
Still, they're keeping their options open. The house they're currently building is equipped with a nursery.
But if that room eventually gets turned into an office or guest room, that's fine with the Shannen Says star as well.
She's "taking the steps to be healthy and in the right place for a child, but if it happens, it happens," she says, "and if it doesn't, I think we're completely okay."
Shannen is wise to be cautious. Dogs are a big responsibility – but babies are an even bigger one. You can leave a dog home for an hour while you go shopping, and you don't have to feed an animal six times a day. And most of the time, a trained dog will do what you tell it to do. Try doing that with a 3-year-old.
And then there's the whole part-of-my-heart, center-of-my-universe, love-worry-protect-cherish-for-eternity deal that comes with motherhood. But we're sure she knows that, too.
Whatever the future holds, hopefully it will hold only joy for Shannen and Kurt. (And baby or no, the future will still hold a lot of poop too.)
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Balochistan: Pakistan's other war
American hostage shown in video could be in Baluchistan
The Associated Press reports: In the nearly five years that Levinson has been missing, the U.S. government has never had solid intelligence about what happened to him. Levinson had been retired from the FBI for years and was working as a private investigator when he traveled to the Iran in March 2007. His family has said an investigation into cigarette smuggling brought him to Kish, a resort island where Americans need no visa to visit.
The prevailing U.S. government theory had been that Levinson was arrested by Iranian intelligence officials to be interrogated and used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Washington. But as every lead fizzled and Iran repeatedly denied any involvement in his disappearance, many in the U.S. government believed Levinson was probably dead.
The surprise arrival of the video, followed by a series of photographs, quickly changed that view. But they did little to settle the question of his whereabouts. The video, in fact, contained tantalizing clues suggesting Levinson was not being held in Iran at all, but rather in Pakistan, hundreds of miles from where he disappeared. The photographs, which arrived a few months after the video, contained hints that Levinson might be in Afghanistan, according to several U.S. officials, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the sensitive case.
The video prompted Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to announce publicly in March that Levinson was alive, and she urged the Iranians to help find him. Though the legacy of the 1979 hostage standoff with Iran looms over all relations between the two countries, Clinton did not refer to Levinson as a hostage in March and she softened the U.S. rhetoric toward Tehran.
The video also helped initiate a series of discreet discussions between U.S. and Iranian officials, conversations that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in September were producing good results.
Not long after Clinton's remarks, the Levinson family received a series of photos of Levinson dressed in an orange prison jumpsuit like the ones worn by detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In these photos, Levinson's hair and beard were much longer and he looked thinner.
In each photo, he wore a different sign hung around his neck. One read, "Why you can not help me."
Investigators determined that the video was routed through an Internet address in Pakistan, suggesting that Levinson might be held there. Also, Pashtun wedding music played faintly in the background, officials said. The Pashtun people live primarily in Pakistan and Afghanistan, just over Iran's eastern border.
The photos, however, traced back to a different Internet address, this one in Afghanistan.
Authorities don't know whether those clues mean Levinson was being held in Balochistan – a rugged, arid region that spans parts of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan – or perhaps in the lawless tribal region along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistan's secret dirty war
Declan Walsh reports:
The bodies surface quietly, like corks bobbing up in the dark. They come in twos and threes, a few times a week, dumped on desolate mountains or empty city roads, bearing the scars of great cruelty. Arms and legs are snapped; faces are bruised and swollen. Flesh is sliced with knives or punctured with drills; genitals are singed with electric prods. In some cases the bodies are unrecognisable, sprinkled with lime or chewed by wild animals. All have a gunshot wound in the head.
This gruesome parade of corpses has been surfacing in Balochistan, Pakistan's largest province, since last July. Several human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have accounted for more than 100 bodies – lawyers, students, taxi drivers, farm workers. Most have been tortured. The last three were discovered on Sunday.
If you have not heard of this epic killing spree, though, don't worry: neither have most Pakistanis. Newspaper reports from Balochistan are buried quietly on the inside pages, cloaked in euphemisms or, quite often, not published at all.
The forces of law and order also seem to be curiously indifferent to the plight of the dead men. Not a single person has been arrested or prosecuted; in fact, police investigators openly admit they are not even looking for anyone. The stunning lack of interest in Pakistan's greatest murder mystery in decades becomes more understandable, however, when it emerges that the prime suspect is not some shady gang of sadistic serial killers, but the country's powerful military and its unaccountable intelligence men.
This is Pakistan's dirty little war. While foreign attention is focused on the Taliban, a deadly secondary conflict is bubbling in Balochistan, a sprawling, mineral-rich province along the western borders with Afghanistan and Iran. On one side is a scrappy coalition of guerrillas fighting for independence from Pakistan; on the other is a powerful army that seeks to quash their insurgency with maximum prejudice. The revolt, which has been rumbling for more than six years, is spiced by foreign interests and intrigues – US spy bases, Chinese business, vast underground reserves of copper, oil and gold.
'Disappeared' Pakistanis — innocent and guilty alike — have fallen into a legal black hole
Without a single reference to President Obama's drone war in Pakistan, extrajudicial detention of prisoners at Guantanamo, the torture of suspected terrorists, CIA-run secret prisons, rendition, presidential authorization to assassinate US citizens, or the United States' long history of supporting governments that use their power to suppress political dissent by making their opponents "disappear," the New York Times reports:
The Obama administration is expressing alarm over reports that thousands of political separatists and captured Taliban insurgents have disappeared into the hands of Pakistan's police and security forces, and that some may have been tortured or killed.
The issue came up in a State Department report to Congress last month that urged Pakistan to address this and other human rights abuses. It threatens to become the latest source of friction in the often tense relationship between the wartime allies.
The concern is over a steady stream of accounts from human rights groups that Pakistan's security services have rounded up thousands of people over the past decade, mainly in Baluchistan, a vast and restive province far from the fight with the Taliban, and are holding them incommunicado without charges. Some American officials think that the Pakistanis have used the pretext of war to imprison members of the Baluch nationalist opposition that has fought for generations to separate from Pakistan. Some of the so-called disappeared are guerrillas; others are civilians.
"Hundreds of cases are pending in the courts and remain unresolved," said the Congressionally mandated report that the State Department sent to Capitol Hill on Nov. 23. A Congressional official provided a copy of the eight-page, unclassified document to The New York Times.
Separately, the report also described concerns that the Pakistani military had killed unarmed members of the Taliban, rather than put them on trial.
Two months ago, the United States took the unusual step of refusing to train or equip about a half-dozen Pakistani Army units that are believed to have killed unarmed prisoners and civilians during recent offensives against the Taliban. The most recent State Department report contains some of the administration's most pointed language about accusations of such so-called extrajudicial killings. "The Pakistani government has made limited progress in advancing human rights and continues to face human rights challenges," the State Department report concluded. "There continue to be gross violations of human rights by Pakistani security forces."
Obama wanted a surge, he's getting a surge, and it feels good
Obama wanted a surge, he's getting a surge, and it feels good
Mine might not be a headline the New York Times would choose, but that's the story they tell under their flatly descriptive: "How Obama Came to Plan for 'Surge' in Afghanistan."
The narrative reads like a script for NBC's "West Wing" as it dramatises Obama's deliberative process and that seems to have been the object of the exercise for this stellar team of reporters: paint a picture of presidential solemnity that will inspire confidence in how Obama makes decisions and thereby drum up a bit of good old-fashioned blind-faith in the presidency.
If there is no inescapable logic to the idea that a faster surge will enable a swifter withdrawal, then — the Times would have its readers believe — we shouldn't worry our little heads about that because our fabulously diligent president has performed an operation of executive intelligence that renders all further consideration superfluous.
In a similar vein I'll spare readers here the tedium of wading through a 4,660-word article and pick out some of the highlights. Actually, to my eye there is really only one point of substance:
Mr. Obama and his advisers … considered options for stepping up the pursuit of extremists in Pakistan's border areas. He eventually approved a C.I.A. request to expand the areas where remotely piloted aircraft could strike, and other covert action. The trick would be getting Pakistani consent, which still has not been granted.
For "expand the areas" read: Baluchistan.
If getting Pakistani consent to open a new front in the war simply comes down to diplomatic finesse, then yes, you could call it a "trick" managing to get those instransigent Pakistanis to do the right thing.
In reality, it is merely the imperatives of fluent story-telling that compels the Times to glide over this important detail in the much larger and grimmer story of the war. Understanding why Baluchistan represents a red line that Pakistan refuses to abandon is something that Washington might grasp only when it's too late.
The matter of most importance both for this administration and for the New York Times has less to do with people, places, history and geography, than it does with high-value words. Words like "surge".
Obama wants to push in hard so he can pull out fast.
A three-month strategic review thus produced a choreographic solution:
The plan, called Option 2A, was presented to the president on Nov. 11. Mr. Obama complained that the bell curve would take 18 months to get all the troops in place.
He turned to General Petraeus and asked him how long it took to get the so-called surge troops he commanded in Iraq in 2007. That was six months.
"What I'm looking for is a surge," Mr. Obama said. "This has to be a surge."
That represented a contrast from when Mr. Obama, as a presidential candidate, staunchly opposed President Bush's buildup in Iraq. But unlike Mr. Bush, Mr. Obama wanted from the start to speed up a withdrawal as well. The military was told to come up with a plan to send troops quickly and then begin bringing them home quickly.
On November 29, after winning the approval of all his immediate advisers, the president moved into action:
Mr. Obama then went to the Situation Room to call General McChrystal and Ambassador Eikenberry. The president made it clear that in the next assessment in December 2010 he would not contemplate more troops. "It will only be about the flexibility in how we draw down, not if we draw down," he said.
Two days later, Mr. Obama flew to West Point to give his speech. After three months of agonizing review, he seemed surprisingly serene. "He was," said one adviser, "totally at peace."
Obama wanted a surge, he's getting a surge, and it feels good — at least for now.
Separatists, Islamists and Islamabad struggle for control of Pakistani Balochistan
Separatists, Islamists and Islamabad struggle for control of Pakistani Balochistan
To say that the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in October 2001 shook Pakistan to its core would be an understatement. Since then, the war in Afghanistan has spilled over into Pakistan on multiple levels. The escalating cycle of violence between Pakistani security forces and a patchwork of tribal militants, particularly the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and foreign fighters aligned with the Taliban and al-Qaeda in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is a case in point. Many observers of Pakistani affairs have used the deteriorating situation in the tribal agencies along the Afghanistan-Pakistan frontier as a bellwether of future trends in Pakistan. In this context, it is no surprise that events in Pakistan's tribal areas seem to draw the most attention. Yet Pakistan's Balochistan province is also beginning to draw interest as a center of Taliban and al-Qaeda activity.
Reports that the U.S. is seeking Pakistan's approval for expanding its controversial drone campaign against targets in Balochistan – a clear red line for Pakistan – have raised serious concerns in Islamabad about Washington's ultimate intentions (The News, [Islamabad], September 29). As the Obama administration escalates its military campaign in Afghanistan, Pakistani leaders have expressed deep concerns about the potential destabilization of Balochistan resulting from the intensified fighting expected in Afghanistan in the coming months (The Nation [Lahore], November 27). As if these concerns were not enough, Balochistan remains a hotbed of ethno-nationalist militancy, drug smuggling, and organized crime. Balochistan is also in the throes of a refugee crisis that has been largely ignored. The confluence of these trends – which indirectly or directly reinforce each other – is making an already dangerous situation worse with severe implications for Pakistan and the wider region. [continued…]


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On June 7, 1998, James Byrd Jr., a forty-nine-year-old black man, was walking home from a party when three white men in a pickup truck offered him a ride. They drove Byrd out to a lonely country road, tied him to a logging chain, and dragged him three miles to his death.
Joyce King, an award-winning journalist and native Texan, was assigned to cover the story, which drew international media headlines. In Hate Crime, she provides a chilling re-creation of the slaying and the subsequent trials. But she also moves beyond the details of the case to provide insight into the minds of the murderers, and to investigate the Texas prison system in which they developed their virulent racism. King also explores how the town of Jasper, Texas, endured a tragedy that threatened to divide its residents. A first-rate work of reportage, Hate Crime is also a searing look at how race continues to shape life in America.
About the Author
A former reporter and anchor for a CBS radio affiliate, Joyce King is an award-winning twenty-year broadcast veteran. She also writes guest columns and opinion pieces for "USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, and "The Dallas Morning News. This is her first book. She lives in Dallas.
Praise For…
"A gripping account of an unimaginably brutal murder . . . [and] a lesson in how to look racism in the eye and not blink." —O, The Oprah Magazine
"[A]chieves its greatest possible goal: setting the event in history as a disturbing record of continued American racism." —San Francisco Chronicle
"[A] remarkable balance of candor, clarity and feeling." —Los Angeles Times
[S]hows readers a thriving subculture of hatred few of us will ever encounter." —Austin American-Statesman
"[R]iveting. . . . Exceptional reporting takes the reader behind the headlines and through each aspect of this emotionally wrenching case." —Arizona Daily Star


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"Guardians of the Galaxy"
It continues at the Big Picture Seattle. The 1 and 3:30 p.m. shows Saturday-Sunday are $10.
"The Goonies" and "Road House"
They're new at the Central Cinema in Seattle. All shows $6-$8.
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It plays at the Tin Theater in Burien this week. All shows $8.
"Think Like a Man Too"
It's new at the Gateway in Federal Way.Also there: "Edge of Tomorrow 3D," "A Million Ways to Die in the West," "Neighbors," "Godzilla 3D," "Blended," "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," "Rio 2 3D" and "Divergent" ($2, all seats on Tuesdays $1).
It plays at the "Three Dollar Bill Outdoor Cinema" series on Friday. Movie begins at sunset, southeast corner of Cal Anderson Park, 11th Avenue and East Pine Street, Seattle; free.
"The Lego Movie"
It opens the "Center City Cinema" series on Friday. Movie starts at dusk (canceled in case of rain), Cascade Playground, 333 Pontius Ave. N., Seattle; free.
"The Nut Job"
It plays at the "Tukwila Summer Outdoor Cinema" series on Friday. Movie at dusk, Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. S., Tukwila; free.
It closes the "Renton Family Fun & Films" series on Friday. Movie at dusk, Henry Moses Aquatic Center, 1719 S.E. Maple Valley Highway, Renton; free.
It plays at the "Movies Under the Stars" series at 9 p.m. Friday. Swedish Hospital, Edmonds campus, second-floor patio, 21601 76th Ave. W., Edmonds; free.
"You've Got Mail"
It plays at the "Summer Movies at Waterfront Park" series on Friday. Movie starts at dusk, Brien Drive Southeast, Bainbridge Island; free.
"Despicable Me 2"
It plays at the "Summer Bash" series on Friday. Movie starts at dusk. Star Center, 3873 S. 66th St., Tacoma; free.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
It closes the "Everett Cinema Under the Stars" series on Friday. Movie starts at dusk, Camp Patterson field, Thornton A. Sullivan Park, 11405 Silver Lake Road, Everett; free.
It closes the "Auburn Summer Sounds and Cinema" series on Friday. Movie starts at dusk, Les Gove Park, 910 Ninth St. S.E., Auburn; free.
"Office Space" and "Ghostbusters"
They play at the "Fremont Outdoor Movies" series. "Office Space" plays on Friday, "Ghostbusters" on Saturday. Movies at dusk, Fremont Studios, 3501 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle; $5.
"The Fantastic Mr. Fox"
It's the closing film in the "Cinema Under the Stars" series on Saturday. Movie at dusk, Columbia Park, 4721 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle.
"The Haumana"
It plays this week at the "Seattle Asian American Film Festival Summer Series." Movie at sunset Saturday (canceled in case of rain), Hing Hay Park, 423 Maynard Ave. S., Seattle; free.
"The Great Gatsby"
It plays at the "Movies on the Mural" series on Saturday. Movie at dusk, Mural Amphitheatre, Seattle Center, Seattle; free.
"The Goonies"
It plays in the "West Seattle Movies on the Wall" series on Saturday. Movie at dusk, 4410 California Ave. S.W. (courtyard by Hotwire Online Coffee House), Seattle; free.
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire"
It plays at the "Redmond Summer Movie Series" on Saturday. Movie starts at dusk, Redmond City Hall, 15670 85th St., Redmond; free.
It closes the "Duvall Movies in the Park" series on Saturday. Movie at dusk, McCormick Park, 26200 N.E. Stephens St., Duvall; free.
It closes the "Bellevue Summer Outdoor Movies in the Park" series on Tuesday. Movie at dusk, Bellevue Downtown Park, 10201 N.E. Fourth St., Bellevue; free.
It plays in the "Kidsummer Movie Festival." 11 a.m. Wednesday, Ark Lodge Cinemas, 4816 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle; $3.
"Finding Nemo"
It plays in the "Movies at Marymoor Park" series on Wednesday. Movie at dusk, Marymoor Park, 6046 W. Lake Sammamish Parkway N.E., Redmond; $5 preferred seating.
"The Little Mermaid"
It plays in the "Outdoor Movies at Magnuson Park" series on Thursday. Movie at dusk, Magnuson Park, athletic fields, 7400 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle; $5.
"Monsters University"
It plays at the "Crossroads Movies in the Park" series on Thursday. Movie at dusk, Crossroads Park, 16000 N.E. 10th St., Bellevue; free.
"Die Hard"
It plays in the "Moonlight Cinema" series on Thursday. Movie at dusk, Redhook Ale Brewery, 14300 N.E. 145th St., Woodinville; $5 (21+ only).


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At midnight yesterday, Google sent me an email on how the new GoogleWallet update will now allow me to store my "Citi MasterCard" online. As other Google Wallet aficionados may recall (Bueller..? Bueller..?), Citi was the lone standout in Google Wallet's journey to the cloud and its race to conformity. Though to the untrained eye the Google Wallet app experience was mostly uniform irrespective of the card used to pay at the point-of-sale, behind the scenes, if the Citi MasterCard was used, Google had to do things one way versus another way for the rest of the brood.
Furthermore, sharing the precious real estate that is the Secure Element with Citi meant that Google had very little room to maneuver. Embedded SEs, despite being newer to market than SIM-based SE's, were limited in storage versus other chips. The initial embedded SEs that Google Wallet relied on had about 76KB memory, which once you factor in all the trimmings that come with provisioning a card to SE (MasterCard PayPass applet among others), left very little wiggle room.
So Google, forced by a number of factors (resistance from the carriers and issuers, rising costs and complexities attributed to the multiple TSM model, a lack of SE space to accommodate future provisioning) migrated to the cloud — and left a MasterCard proxy on the wallet that it could use to funnel transactions through. The only standout to this model was the umbilical cord to the original Google Wallet partner: Citi.
I had predicted last September that the partnership's days were numbered. When the wallet is Google's, and it needs to both reclaim the space on SE and reduce the provisioning or account management costs that it owes to its TSM (FirstData), the only reason for it to carry the torch for Citi would be if Google Wallet customers demanded it. But it so happens that any returns for items purchased using Google Wallet untill today had also been slightly broken. If you bought an item using the virtual MasterCard then the returns followed one route; of you purchased an item via the Citi card then returns were handled a different way.
Additionally, it was disappointing for a customer to see "Paypass Merchant" instead of "McDonalds," and "Sent" instead of "$25.54,″ when paying with the Citi card in GoogleWallet (unless one was planning to hide a fastfood habit from a spouse). A small mess — especially when it should be attributed to powers beyond the partnership — but still a mess for Google who demands conformity in customer experience across all its offerings.
In the end, this partnership served no broader purpose for either partner to keep alive for any longer. Google is ready to move on beyond Wallet 1.0 and realizes that it can do so without issuers in tow. Furthermore, it had been expected for a better part of three months that Google will launch its partnership with Discover and this puts Google as an indispensable element back in the mobile payment narrative.
For the issuers who were originally courted by Google Wallet in its early days this serves as validation, that they were correct in choosing to stay away. But that is no excuse for ignoring what Google and others are building as a parallel framework to the value-added services (credit card rewards being one) card issuers use to show that customers will choose them over Google. (But if Google could tout interchange relief to merchants as an incentive to court them, don't you think a Google Rewards program will be close behind, supported by credits redeemable the Google Play store? Once again, it's not an if, but when.)
Finally, where does this leave Citi? Citi is a global institution with enough smart people at their end to make up for lost time. Google Wallet did not become the boogeyman that issuers feared back in 2011, and Citi can afford to roll out its own mobile initiatives in a measured pace at a global scale.
And there had been rumblings of a Citi wallet all through 2012 and we may see it soon manifest outside of the U.S. before Citi attempts to do so here. Google may have opted to cut the cord so that there is no ambiguity when that happens. But they still have both Citi and FirstData to thank for teaching them how to dance.
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After one game, the news isn't good. It's also not entirely unexpected. Teams from the North have not done very well at this tournament in pretty much…well, ever.
Since switching to the Group champion format, only Mother Seton has won a title for the North schools. No Bergen or Passaic school has ever won a title at this tournament (There is an "Emerson" listed as the 1976 champion, but I'm assuming that's Emerson, Union City. Have to ask around about that).
There has been a smidge of individual success, with Shannon Maurer of Queen of Peace rolling a 246 for the high game of the 2006 tournament and Lisa Sorger's 248 being the high game in 2002. Sara Rankn of Park Ridge fired a 236 for the high game in 2000. But as far as the team's go, no one has broken that glass ceiling yet.
And it seems unlikely it wiill happen today.
Here are the scores after the first game of bowling
Group 4—1. Brick Memorial 922 … 5. IHA 818; 6. Ridgewood 787
Group 3—1. Jackson Liberty 946…5. Paramus Catholic 755
Group 2—1. Manchester Township 923 … 4. Bergenfield 805; 5. Holy Angels 782
Group 1—1. Manasquan 748 … 4. Westwood 671
As for individual scores, they won't be known until after the games are completed. I can tell you that no North Jersey bowlers were among the top five scores rolled in the first game. Those were announced. More updates to come.


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Wedding photographers: how much should you REALLY charge?
Kelly Weech is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Cheltenham. She has photographed weddings part time since she was 18, and full time in 2011.
Q: Tell us which factors you took into account when you set your prices?
A: When people first go freelance it's easy to fall into the slip of not thinking about packages – you just want to be competitive. When I first went freelance I wanted to make sure I got bookings, so I looked around and saw that on average, in the Cheltenham and Somerset area, people were spending around £1,000. So I went in with packages at £875 and £975, and in the beginning I didn't really think about the cost factor.
In my second year, I started adding albums into the packages, so I added in the price of the album but wasn't sure what markup to put on them.
A bit later I sat down and asked myself, I work a lot of hours, how much am I actually getting paid? I worked out that my hourly wage was below minimum wage, with the amount of hours I was putting in.
So I put my prices up to £1200 for my lowest package and took into account the fact that when I go to meet a bride and groom, usually I spend at least two hours with them, talking, composing an email, maybe going back to pick up the contract. Then I took into account that on a wedding day I'm usually there for 9-10 hours on the actual day.
I've always got a second shooter with me and I pay them a fixed day rate. And then I took into account the fact that I have to pay insurance, and that my camera equipment is not going to last me forever, so I have to start putting money aside for that.
Then there's 10% tax, and there are the hours spent after a wedding, importing the cards, backing them up to a hard drive – when you have about 50GB of data it takes a lot of time to import it into Lightroom to make sure it's catalogued properly. That's probably another three hours, then the processing part usually takes me about four days – narrowing down the selection, editing the pictures, colour correcting them, etc.
Delivering and designing the wedding album also takes time, so I worked out that in total, it takes me around 45 hours to do everything, from the initial point of contact to the blog and social media posts I create at the end.
I think it's easy for clients to assume that you just turn up on the day, but the reality is very different. So I try to educate my clients and tell them that it's not just me turning up on their wedding day, there is also a lot of work going in afterwords.
SEE MORE: Wedding photography tips – 10 steps to pro-quality pictures
Q: Is it important to have different options?
A: Yes, but you also need to think about what type of client you want. My lowest package is £1,200 and clients who are willing to pay that amount usually care about the pictures they get. When I was offering lower prices, I found that the clients didn't really care so much about my photography – they hired a photographer because that's what you're supposed to do for your wedding. They weren't interested in my style, they just wanted pictures documenting the day.
I would say that in Cheltenham, my prices are average. There are people who charge more and people who charge less than me, and I think it's about finding your market and sticking with that clientele.
Q: Which of your pricing options tends to be the most popular with clients?
A: It depends on the client; I had one bride who was getting married in Portugal and was pressing for a discount. I told her that if she decided to go with a cheaper photographer, she would have to make sure he or she was actually qualified and spoke English.
She ended up going for my top package because her wedding was important for her and she wanted the best. But there are also brides who prefer to save a bit of money, get the package without an album and then pay for the album a bit later with the wedding money. I would say that my £1,500 package is the one most people go for.
I've heard that when you get to the point where everyone is booking your most expensive package, it's time to put your price up, and I'm starting to think about that. But it's a balancing act because there are so many new photographers coming into the market.
Q: If you could go back in time, would you have charged more when you just started out?
A: No, I would do it the way I did it. I don't think £875 was too low – I've never started with such a low price that people have asked, 'she's cheap, is she any good?'.
The starting point has to be low enough that you'll get some bookings, because the next bookings will usually be word of mouth – that's certainly how I get most of my business.
For examples of Kelly Weech's work, visit: http://www.kellyweechphotography.com
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As Johnnie Carson said, one of the areas of enormous significance for the future of Africa is what happens to the future of Sudan. And we are committed to full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the CPA, as the best way to resolve the violence that has racked Sudan in recent years including in Darfur. Scott Gration, our special envoy in New York today engaged, along with Ambassador Susan Rice, in important meetings as seek full implementation, the CPA, and critical steps that have to be taken over the next several months leading to a referendum in Sudan in January. And as I said earlier, the most likely outcome being the emergence of a new country, South Sudan, in only July of next year.
Scott's Deputy, Tim Shortley, is here to be able to kind of quickly outline what we are engaged in right now and the important milestones that we are looking to push Sudan and encourage South Sudan to do before the referendum early next year. And Tim, thank you very much for coming. (Applause.)
MR. SHORTLEY: Thank you, P.J. Thank you very much. It's a great honor to be here and I appreciate all the words that Ambassador Carson said earlier about Sudan and P.J.'s introduction. What I'm going to do is focus on being brief so that we can have a lot of question and answer as much as we can get in, and make sure I answer your questions which I think are the idea of the whole event.
First, the special envoy does send his regrets. He is in New York as P.J. mentioned, with Ambassador Rice. They are a UN Security Council briefing by Special Representative to the Secretary General Haile Menkerios and former President Mbeki, the AU High Level Panel for implementation on Sudan and having meetings afterwards. And they'll also be coming to Washington here Wednesday, and they'll be doing events at the Woodrow Wilson Center, or co-hosted by the Woodrow Wilson Center and USIP Wednesday. There will also be a meeting with the Secretary, the National Security Advisor, and others. And so we look forward to getting them here, getting them around town, and making sure everyone gets a chance to hear them. I'll keep my points focused on the CPA and Darfur, and then if you have questions broader than that we can do that.
First, the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement was significant in helping to change the cycle of violence, conflict, and suffering in Sudan. The CPA parties have made great strides over the last five years, but the final and most difficult challenges are still to come. The referendum on independence for Southern Sudan and self-determination for Abyei are just seven months away. The process of popular consultations for Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states is just gearing up. And the parties have not yet begun to seriously discuss what a post 2011 Sudan looks like, whether as one state or two.
This includes crucial issues such as the management of Sudan's oil sector, security arrangements, cross border migration rights, and citizen issues. We are ready to support this dialogue if called upon during negotiations. Special Envoy Gration was very instrumental last year, as was his team in country and here in Washington. In doing the tri -- in organizing the tri-party talks between North and South that helped to get to the legislation that occurred at the end of last year, paving the way for the elections and the referendum, and we expect to be part of that same small group of people to help both North and South get through these issues.
The -- while the responsibilities are on the parties to deal with these issues, to negotiate a way for it, the United States expects to be very helpful. In addition to Special Envoy Gration's role, Ambassador Carson is deeply involved as is the national security team here in Washington. There is much work to do to prepare for the July 9, 2001 [sic] potential independence of Southern Sudan, whether this marks the day of its independence or recommitment to Sudan's unity. Vice President Biden met with the president of Southern Sudan, Salva Kiir, June 9th, and they discussed the issues of importance regarding that possible independence. The Vice President committed to the United States' support for the Government of Southern Sudan, in addition to what we're doing already on an annual basis there to put increased staffing into Juba, including a senior Foreign Service officer who will arrive in just a few weeks with a team of nine experts to bolster our current effort in Juba and to make our Department of State team more than 14 people.
This will be looked at over a period of coming weeks with USAID and others to see what other needs are required. USAID already has a great presence in Southern Sudan, and it's a matter of looking beyond Juba and the other capitals and into the rural areas to see how we can further our efforts.
On Darfur, it's also a critical period. We continue to focus on ending the conflict. June 6th marked the reopening of the Doha talks in Qatar. We have a team of people that regularly support that negotiation. We hope the Government of Sudan -- and we are pressing the Government of Sudan and the LJM to close an agreement in the coming weeks and to help us bring peace to Darfur. In addition to the negotiations between the rebels and the Government of Sudan there's also a situation on the ground that is distinct and unique. And that is a situation where Arab tribes are having a conflict amongst themselves outside of the rebel groups or the Government of Sudan that needs significant attention. And you see an effort in Doha on the one hand, but you also see an effort now increasingly on Darfur on the ground itself. And we're playing a significant role in that effort, and we look forward to continuing that role.
A significant part of our effort is also focused on supporting UNAMID and supporting UNAMID's capacity. We are looking into seconding a number of people to UNAMID in the area of security and stabilization. Secretary -- Special Envoy Gration has come up with an idea to work with UNAMID on increasing their ability to patrol the corridors between El Fashir, El Geneina, and Nyala while the international community supports local peace programs; those that were envisioned under the Darfur Peace Agreement but never implemented because the Agreement didn't take the ground that -- didn't take the road that we expected it to.
The international community cannot wait for a peace agreement and Doha to take actions to stabilize these communities. In an effort to improve the lives of 2.2 million Darfuris that remain displaced from their homes, we will work directly with UNAMID to improve the conditions on the ground. We believe that it's critical to plan now for the transition from the present state of crisis to early recovery, and are taking some steps to help that situation. We applaud the reopening of the talks between the GOS and the umbrella group of Darfur called the Liberation and Justice Movement. We continue to work closely with key regional countries to coordinate our efforts. Special Envoy Gration just traveled to Cairo and to Libya. I went to China as part of the Secretary's team in the strategic dialogue a few weeks ago, and we'll continue to do much, much more. We must do everything we can so that peace between the North and South will prevail and that peace will come to the people of Darfur who so rightly deserve it.
I'll end my comments there, and if it's okay we'll go into some question and answer, please. (Applause.)
MR. CROWLEY: I've been favoring this side of the room, so we'll start over here. Wait for the microphone; it's coming from behind you.
QUESTION: I could speak loudly. Richard Lobban from the Sudan Study Association. Hi, Tim.
MR. SHORTLEY: Hi, professor. How are you?
QUESTION: One of the questions that we have in our group is the role of civil society in the future Sudan. If course this year's election was somewhat problematic and the CPA will presumably run out. So what do you envisage for the future where we hope peace will be maintained both in Darfur and North/South for reconstructing a role for civil society, traditional parties and so forth?
MR. SHORTLEY: Right. Thank you, very much. On Darfur, the current peace process in Doha has a significant component for civil society. And currently the talks in Doha include about 100 representatives. It's not enough, it's not exactly what we need, but it's an improvement over the process in the last few years. The idea of the Darfur-Darfur dialogue that we expect to begin in June and July will increase that – greatly increase the role of civil society and the discussions there.
In the South, we're not only encouraging the government to bring in those independent political candidates that won or lost in the election into their government, but obviously, to include others who lost, but also civil society to reach out to them and to incorporate them as part of their program. And that was part of the message from Vice President Biden.
In the North, we're seeing the space close unfortunately. And there was a statement the Department put out about a week and a half ago or so on the increase of political repression – the dwindling space in the North. And we made our position clear on how we felt about that, obviously. And we called upon the government to open that space and to allow those voices to be heard. We'll continue that dialogue with the members of the National Congress Party on the next visit as Special Envoy which we expect in July, which will include a visit to Darfur as well as North and South. And we'll continue to press the case for open and constructive conversations with the civil society in the North. I think we're getting what we need in the South and much better in Darfur. Thank you.
QUESTION: Thank you. P.J., it's good to see you again. Let me ask you, where is the oil in Sudan? Is the resources – are the resources in Sudan in the North and the South that you could have an agreement? If you have independence in the South, what's going to be there to establish peace with the North? I mean, if they lose the election, would they still want to get involved with controlling the South and the resources? So my question is where are the resources? Thanks.
MR. SHORTLEY: Right, right. Thank you. The permanent court of arbitration in the Hague had identified the Abyei border that helps to outline most of where the oil resources are between North and South. And the 1956 North-South border is also well-known, and not all of it is in dispute. In fact, most of it is not in dispute. And so, there's a process to demarcate both of those borders so that the oil – so it's very known – it's known exactly where the oil reserves are in North and South.
Right now, the way I would describe it is that a significant amount or most of the oil is in the South. But without the border demarcated it's difficult to have an exact process to identify that split or that difference. But it's clear on what the ruling of the permanent court of arbitration was and the agreement between the North and South on the 1956 border. What we need is implementation of border demarcation, which would continue to press both parties to, to finalize. And we need the implementation of the border demarcation coming out of the decision of the PCA.
QUESTION: Steve McDonald from the Woodrow Wilson Center. We're looking forward to hosting President Mbeki and Secretary -- Special Representative Mekerios. And good to see you again, Tim. Thank you for your remarks.
The CPA in 2005 mandated a -- both the North and the South governments to make a fair presentation of the options on the referendum for both succession and unity. That doesn't seem to have been done. And for the most part, any knowledgeable observer today as it's been said in this room, would recognize that the outcome of the referendum will probably be a succession of the South.
However, it concerns me that in your remarks just now and in the presentation we've heard today, that the U.S. Government is assuming that result, saying it out loud. That -- you're not talking about a referendum itself and the process of the referendum and trying to educate the South in terms of the options of unity versus the options of succession. Can you elaborate on that a little bit more for us?
MR. SHORTLEY: Sure.
QUESTION: Thank you.
MR. SHORTLEY: The decision is obviously one for the Southern Sudanese to make. I think in your question you also answered the question you're asking me, because you also said that you expect the Southerners to decide for independence. There's been some polling that has indicated that this is the case and that the percentage would likely be very high. But the process is significantly complex with Southern Sudanese diaspora, whether they're in Khartoum or outside. Obviously, in about eight or fourteen additional countries globally that will vote, and their known choice is not as readily available. So it is difficult to know exactly how the referendum will turn out, but a significant exercise has been done to understand the likely vote of the Southern Sudanese.
The thing that we're focused on is the process. We want to implement the peace agreement fully, and that means have a referendum on January 9th, 2011 to get the vote of the people of Southern Sudan and to understand their will through a credible and secure and peaceful process. And then from that, have that process recognized internationally and then carried out. And if it were to vote for independence, that would mean it would be very likely that in July 2011, then we would have this new independent state. If it were to be a vote for unity, this current situation would continue. In both cases, there's going to be significant negotiations on issues of citizenship, the boundary, oil, economic issue between North and South, and obviously security and relations issues as well. I hope that answers your question.
QUESTION: Hi, I'm Scott Stedjan with Oxfam. So whether or not they split, whether there is an independent South Sudan or a semi-autonomous region of South Sudan within the greater Sudan, the governor is Southern Sudan or going to play a significant role in the everyday lives of the people of Southern Sudan. And while I appreciate 10 new people coming to Juba, I see it as entirely insufficient for the task at hand.
We have a government that has been struggling to be on their feet for about five years. Before that, they were a rebel movement for 25 years in the bush, and they have almost no firsthand experience in governing. Ten people is great, but are we going to see after the referendum or leading up to the referendum from contingency planning of expanding that even more getting out to the rural areas playing -- giving more technical assistance at the state level. Because Juba is not the only problem; it's really the local localities in the state level that also needs lots of assistance.
MR. SHORTLEY: All right, thank you. The expansion of the – our diplomatic presence is as you said, focused on about – bringing about ten additional people. But that includes a senior Foreign Service officer, former ambassador in Africa and two countries, with a significant resume of post from Somalia to Gabon and many others, and many high level posts here in Washington as well. His team is made up of experts that will expand the normal role and focus of State Department in terms of reporting and liaison, and managing U.S. presence and working with Americans overseas.
But there's another group that will focus on conflict mitigations, stabilization, security sector reform, to deepen our current discussions with the Government of Southern Sudan with – regarding our ongoing programs. And you know, Scott, for many years we've been sending significant amount of resources into Southern Sudan since the CPA. We've been putting over 300 million of development and resources in there annually. And we have a significant level of security sector reform resources in there working with the SPLA, the army in Southern Sudan, as well as resources working with the police now in Southern Sudan which is, just in this year alone, it's $50 million.
The idea of moving from Juba out to the rural areas is one that we're looking at right now. We want it to be field-based so Ambassador Walkley, who's going out there just in a few days, will look at the situation on the ground, make a decision based on an assessment on the numbers of people that he would like to see and what kind of specialists he would like to see out in the rural areas. But I think that we can see that you could need a significant number. You could need 30 or some other higher number, and we're working with the coordinator for reconstruction and stabilization, Ambassador John Herbst on just that effort. And there's a real team effort between Ambassador Carson and Ambassador Herbst and Special Envoy Gration, under the leadership of the Secretary and the White House looking at this very issue. But in addition to us, remember there's the United Nations who now have their mandate to prepare for the referenda, and they're putting four people at each county in Southern Sudan with over 75 counties in the South; that's a significant presence. And we're working also with our allies, the United Kingdom and others, to also put additional personnel in Southern Sudan, so we're not alone. And this has also been going on some time states -- the neighboring states. Ethiopia has been providing significant assistance to Southern Sudan, as has Kenya and others -- Uganda for example. So it -- to say that it's just ten people is a big understatement. It's a significant bump up in our representation, our technical level of expertise, and it leads to another phase which will be a significant leap into the rural areas and to those regional states.
MR. CROWLEY: We'll make this the last question.
QUESTION: Thank you. Sarah Pray from the Open Society Institute. This is a bit of a piggyback on to Scott's question. But we've seen some indications, particularly with the crackdown in independent media in Southern Sudan, that perhaps in a newly independent state, the Government of Southern Sudan wouldn't necessarily uphold free and fair media and other fundamental human rights. So I'm wondering if you could comment on how the U.S. Government while balancing the need for capacity building and institution building in Southern Sudan, would ensure that the government -- a newly formed government in Southern Sudan would not be given a free pass on human rights and would be held to the highest standards of transparency and accountability.
MR. SHORTLEY: Right, thank you. Well this was also a topic of the discussion between Vice President Biden and President Salva Kiir. It really did cover a wide range of issues. It's a concern for us because security in the South not only comes from the threat of the North, but also from within the South itself. And so our focus is – is not just on leveraging peace by putting pressure on the North and building the capacity of the South, supporting the negotiations between North and South, but also trying to facilitate the Southerners to reach out to their statesmen.
The -- we have a significant conflict mitigation effort that's going to focus on the South, looking to not only build capacity in the rural areas, but also build a capacity of the government to deal with conflict. And that will include how the army interacts with people, how the police interact with people, and the kind of dialogue that occurs. The United Nations has been significant helpful in the last few weeks with General Athor, others coming out of the election. There's been some insecurity.
Now that will continue but we're also going to play a significant role, and we look to also talk to the government about they interact with their population to support human rights and to ensure that the protection of civilians, protection of women's rights, and others are met. That's significantly also the effort on media. I think that if you look at where we were in 2005 and where we are now, we've come a very long way and they have come a very long way. And the international community has assisted but they have done a lot on their own, and our input has not been as far as their advancement. I would say we need to do a great deal more as well, as do they. And so I'll just leave it there. Thank you. (Applause.)


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Being able to breathe through your nose is important for many reasons. When your nose is working the way it's supposed to, it can filter, warm, and moisturize the air that you breathe.
"This is very important for sinus health," says Amber Luong, MD, PhD, assistant professor of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. "If your nose is too dry and mucus isn't flowing, your sinuses can get backed up and that can lead to a sinus infection. That is why over-the-counter nose spray can be an important part of sinusitis treatment."
Why Moisture Is Important to Your Sinuses
The mucous membranes that line your nose and sinuses can become swollen and congested in response to viruses, allergies, and bacteria. In response, your nose and sinuses produce more mucus in an attempt to protect you.
If your nasal and sinus secretions are too dry, sinus pain, nasal congestion, sinusitis, and other ENT symptoms can develop. Nasal congestion can also block the drainage of your middle ear space, which can, in turn, cause an ear infection. And, "breathing through your mouth can make lung conditions like asthma and bronchitis worse," says Dr. Luong. Using an over-the-counter nasal spray can keep these delicate structures moist. It is important, however, to choose products wisely.
Choosing Saline Nose Sprays and Drops
Simple salt-water, or saline, solutions are ideal for all kinds of ENT problems. Saline reduces the thick secretions in the nose and sinuses and helps to remove irritating particles and germs.
"Using salt solutions that are available over-the-counter can be very helpful and can provide comfort. Once or twice a day is usually enough," says Kathleen L.Yaremchuk, MD, an ENT doctor at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and chairman of the hospital's department of otolaryngology.
Adds Luong, "A saline nose spray acts like a humidifier to keep sinus mucus moving. It can help wash away allergens and germs before they cause inflammation." And unlike decongestant nasal spray, there is no danger of addiction, so it's safe to use. In fact, you can safely use a saline nose spray up to six times per day.
A saline nose spray can be especially valuable during the winter when the air is cold and dry. Common brands include Ayr, Ocean, Simply Saline, and many others. If your nose is sore, you may experience some stinging, and some people are sensitive to preservatives in saline nose sprays (brands without preservatives are available). As for whether to buy a spray or drops, go with your personal preference — they are considered equally effective.
Decongestant Nasal Sprays and Drops
Decongestant nasal sprays cannot be used like saline nose sprays. If they are used beyond the recommended three days, you are likely to experience what's called a rebound effect. "What this means is that when the spray wears off, you have more congestion than when you initially used the spray," says Dr. Yaremchuk. "This is why some people get addicted to an over-the-counter decongestant and start using it more than twice a day — sometimes up to a bottle a day."
Luong says these nasal sprays work by shrinking the blood vessels inside your nose. Once that happens, a person can switch to the saline nose drops. The decongestant nose sprays, she says, are safe and effective only when they are used as directed. "Overusing a decongestant nasal spray can lead to a condition of chronic nasal congestion called rhinitis medicamentosa, which may need to be treated with steroid nose sprays," warns Luong.
Common decongestant nose sprays and drops include Neo-Synephrine, Dristan, Afrin, and others. Decongestant nose sprays are most useful during the early stages of a cold or sinus infection. They may also be used to prevent sinus or ear pressure during flying.
Over-the-counter products can be a valuable addition to your sinusitis treatment regimen — and also help to prevent other ENT-related problems — as long as you're aware of the dangers of using decongestant nose sprays for longer than three days. See your primary care doctor or an ENT specialist if you continue to have problems — and make sure to tell your doctor about any over-the-counter products you're using.
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JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU) (TSX: JDU) has revealed that shipments for its first-to-market tunable xfp products surpassed 300 pin transponder shipments in its second fiscal quarter for 2011.
As the name implies, tunable XFPs are designed to enable users to select the wavelength on which the module will operate. The fact that tunable xfp transceivers are smaller, more flexible by virtue of being pluggable, and more cost-effective than fixed 300-pin transponders makes JDSU's announcement more inevitable than surprising.
"Carriers I've spoken to love the tunable xfp and feel it is suitable for deployment in the majority of C-band links in the network," said Andrew Schmitt, directing analyst, Optical, at market research firm Infonetics Research. "We expect the market to reach $100M in 2012, up from less than $30M in 2010, as it replaces both 300-pin and fixed C-band XFPs."
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While you're frying up some eggs and bacon, we're cooking up something else: a way to celebrate today's food holiday.
Cherry up, Sleepy Jean! August 28 is National Cherry Turnover Day.
Before you rush off to make your own fruit-filled pastry, consider these five cherry facts:
– There are two dominant species of the cherry. The first is the Prunus avium, or sweet cherry. The second is the Prunus cerasus, or sour cherry.
– The sweet, or wild cherry, is found mainly in the northwestern US. This region produces Bing and Rainer cherries.
– Maraschino cherries are technically made from Marasca cherries that are found in eastern Europe and northern Italy. In the US, the Royal Ann cherry is used instead. The FDA defines a maraschino cherry as one that has been "been dyed red, impregnated with sugar and packed in a sugar syrup flavored with oil of bitter almonds or a similar flavor."
– Cherry blossom tattoos have become very popular in the last few decades because of their meaning. In Japanese culture, they celebrate life and its brevity. They're also considered a commemoration of loved ones lost.
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Citroen's Sebastien Loeb will bring the curtain down on his illustrious career in the WRC next week on Rallye de France and while he has said he wants to get the best result possible, he insists his main priority is simply to enjoy it.
Loeb scaled back his WRC commitments this year and will switch to circuit racing in 2014, competing in the
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This year he has taken on all-sorts of different challenges, including shattering the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record back in July, but this will be his final ever WRC event – at least for the foreseeable future – and given he hasn't done a WRC round since winning in Argentina some five months ago, he concedes he could be a bit rusty.
"Obviously, my aim is to achieve the best possible result, but you have to bear in mind that I haven't competed in a rally since the start of May. And even then, it was on gravel in Argentina," Loeb said ahead of his home event.
"OK, so I haven't exactly been dossing around the house since then, but I'll inevitably need some time to adapt and get back into the swing of things. How long it takes me to get up to speed will probably determine the final outcome for us.
"There's no pressure on me though, no championship to go for and I've nothing to prove. Above all, I'm here to enjoy myself, and thank all the people who have supported me for so long.
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Denver Police Chief Robert C. White will man the shears Thursday afternoon, as police officers and the department's fleet-management workers shave their heads.
The department is showing its support for Henry "Pop Clutch" Klap, a 75-year-old volunteer in the parts department who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
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A teen was gunned down while egging cars on a busy Ohio road, and his family wants to know why.
Danny Crawford was with a group of friends one late night two weeks ago, when they began throwing eggs as a prank. Police say a motorist came after the boys, and someone inside the Jeep fired several shots, killing the 14-year-old.
Police are still seeking the gunman. They've interviewed the Jeep's owner, but aren't saying if that person is a suspect.
Danny's mother says she wants to know what kind of person would shoot a kid in the back and go into hiding. She says she wants the shooter to come out and admit what he's done.
The boy's death is similar to a deadly incident in Indiana last year, when a motorist whose truck had been egged by teens chased the youths down and opened fire. Three years ago, a young man in northeast Ohio was shot to death after throwing tomatoes at passing vehicles.
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