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I remember back in my high school days, I watched lots of random movies; something I continue to do to this day. DVDs were still relatively new and Blockbuster was still king.
I saw trailers for a movie called "Agent Cody Banks". Just by watching the trailer, it's a kid-friendly James Bond knockoff starring Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff. At the time, both of them were popular but stuck in their respective typecasts before any dramatic events that would happen in their future. Needless to say, the movie did not hide its corniness and the movie had many bad reviews.
The Movie
There was something in the trailer that caught my attention. There is a line spoken that really makes this movie open to interpretation "We spent $10 million training this kid, and we did not teach him how to talk to women?!" Yes it's very corny, but that's the plot of the movie: Cody went to secret agent training camp where he learned lots of skills; during his training, he over-exaggerated his experience with women; because of this, he was selected to be transferred to her school, have the same classes and get close to the girl (Hilary Duff's character) and find information about her father.
The comedy in the movie is the usual over-the-top, slapstick, non-violent, blue-screen stuff that would be in any Bond knockoff.
It just shocking to think about how the movie concentrates on the objective that this boy must talk to this girl because it is his objective and her life is in grave danger. He is humiliated, patronized and the video posted above really shows how many jokes are thrown at the audience, within the PG rating. Just the idea that Cody lied about his experience with girls, becoming the main reason why he is assigned this mission. Why would anyone be shocked that he lied? Would there be any reason to believe he was telling the truth? I mean, if they really wanted to protect the girl, couldn't they just get another girl to be friends with her in school and they'd hang out together outside of school? Or, hire an older romantic guy, give him all her personal details so he can use it to attract her if they really wanted to go down the relationship route.
Anyways, the day is saved after various cliche action scenes and cheesy dialog. It is a bad movie. Anyways, here are some points worth noting:
- Directed by Harald Zwart, who would go on to direct 2010′s The Karate Kid. He also directed The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, another movie that got bad reviews and was compared to Twilight. The movie does have nice special effects.
- Prevail makes an appearance. He is one of the rappers from the group Swollen Members
- Keith David plays the CIA director. He would play a similar role as leader of a secret organization in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, starring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.
- Moneca Delain plays the hologram. Although her role is very tiny in this movie, I remember her because she once made a song called "back in the day" which is directly based on "true" by Spandau Ballet. She also played a cheerleader in Smallville.
- Veronica (the hot chick) is played by Angie Harmon.
- Frankie Muniz was born in 1985. He is two years older than me. He was 18 when he was in this movie.
Although many people would brush it of as "yet another kid's movie", the boy-meets-girl plot really stands out. It's a very cliched plot; I recently watched Paranoia which had its own boy-meets-girl subplot. Silver Linings Playbook was a very popular movie and I like it because it's just as much about Pat letting go of his ex-wife as it is about accepting his fate and falling in love with Tiffany. In my opinion, choosing between an older, scared ex-wife with a restraining order and a younger, sexier Jennifer Lawrence is a no-brainer! Anyways, I just think the idea that the guy has to initiate contact with the girl first, getting everything right the first time and the girl being portrayed as a high-class superwoman that will turn down anyone that doesn't fit her exact description of perfect can be easily misinterpreted. I remember speaking to someone about how there are more men than women in the world and making crude remarks about this. Love and marriage isn't a magic solution that will leave you on the path to riches and make the world a better place. Just saying.


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72nd Annual Peabody Awards Winners Announced
ATHENS, Ga., March 27, 2013 -- Thirty-nine recipients of the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards were announced today by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. The winners, chosen by the Peabody board as the best in electronic media for the year 2012, were named in a ceremony in the Peabody Gallery on the UGA Campus.
The latest Peabody recipients reflect diversity in content, genre and sources of origination. They include "Girls," Lena Dunham 's HBO comedy-drama about the young and the feckless in New York; "Putin, Russia and the West," a compelling portrait of a modern-day czar; "Rapido y Furioso (Fast and Furious)," Univision's Mexican perspective on the infamous Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives gun-tracking debacle; "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel ," a sterling magazine series that springboards from athletics; "Robin's Journey," a public-service campaign created around "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts ' treatment for a rare blood disease; and "Design Ah!," an imaginative Japanese series aimed at developing children's creative vision.
"Reviewing submissions for Peabody consideration is a truly exciting process," said Horace Newcomb , director of the Peabody Awards. "Producers and organizations send us their best work from the previous year. It is an astonishing array of outstanding media accomplishment. From this array, we must select the 'best of the best.' It's not always easy, but it always demonstrates the meaning of true excellence in electronic media."
International recipients also included "Salat (Bone Dry)," a report by the Philippine magazine series "Reel Time" about malnourished children; "Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished," a sobering dispatch from a little-covered civil war zone; and a pair of hard-hitting documentaries from ITV's "Exposure" series: "The Other Side of Jimmy Savile " dealt with posthumous revelations that a beloved, knighted TV star was a sexual predator; and "Banaz: An Honour Killing" detailed the case of an independent-minded Kurdish-British woman murdered by her own family. A Canadian winner, the documentary "Under Fire: Journalists in Combat," explored the mindset and motivation of war correspondents and the dangers they increasingly face.
Local television news reports honored included "Ford Escape: Exposing a Deadly Defect," an investigative series by KNXV in Phoenix that led to a recall of more than 700,000 SUVs; "Investigating the IRS," an expose of billions of dollars in fraudulent tax-claim payouts; and "Investigating the Fire," Denver station WMGH's probe of a controlled burn by Colorado state foresters that turned deadly. WVIT, a West Hartford, CT, station that also serves nearby Newtown, was awarded a Peabody for its quick response and comprehensive coverage of "Breaking News: Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School."
Other entertainment winners included the FX series "Louie," comedian Louis C.K.'s serrated, boundary-testing take on being a single, showbiz dad; "Southland," TNT's richly nuanced drama about Los Angeles police; "Inside the National Recording Registry," a delightful series of radio documentaries about recorded music chosen for inclusion in that archive; and "Switched at Birth," an ABC Family drama whose multicultural elements include major characters who are deaf.
"Our list of Peabody recipients for 2012 demonstrates the range of superb work," Newcomb said. "From local to national to international, from radio to television, broadcast to cable to web, the Peabody sets the goals for every type of media production. We'll continue to do this, no matter how the world of electronic media develops."
Peabodys also went to "Game Change," an HBO film about how Sarah Palin was catapulted into the national political spotlight, and " D.L. Hughley : The Endangered List," a mock documentary on Comedy Central in which the comedian campaigned to get black men the "same EPA protections" as the Kaman cave cricket and the Texas kangaroo rat.
"Doctor Who," the ever-evolving, ever-clever BBC science fiction series now entering its second half century, was awarded an Institutional Peabody, as was Michael Apted 's remarkable "Up" series of documentaries that have assayed the lives of 14 Britons at seven-year intervals since 1964.
A rare Individual Peabody was awarded to Lorne Michaels , now in his 37th year as executive producer of "Saturday Night Live" and still discovering new comic talents, incubating ideas and nurturing careers.
The documentary honorees underscored the vital, variegated state of the non-fiction form. They included the Smithsonian Channel's "MLK: The Assassination Tapes," in which rare archival footage was fused into a gripping reconstruction of the events surrounding the Civil Rights leader's 1968 murder; "Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighborhood," an encouraging Al Jazeera report about a Palestinian-Israeli interaction in an East Jerusalem neighborhood; and " Marina Abramovic : The Artist Is Present," an HBO film about the performance-art pioneer that's as challenging and outrageous as she is.
Other documentaries winning Peabodys included "The Loving Story," a poignant film shown on HBO about a couple infamously arrested in 1958 for daring to marry across racial lines; "Summer Pasture," an "Independent Lens" film that chronicled a nomadic Tibetan family's natural and political hardships; and "Why Poverty?," a collection of eight distinctively different films from Steps International that explored aspects of that human condition historically and here and now.
Other radio winners included "Teen Contender," a "Radio Diaries" entry that shadowed a teenaged boxer on her quest to fight on the U.S. Olympic team; "The Leonard Lopate Show," WNYC Radio's noble, nimble daily consideration of New York City's art, political and cultural life; and "What Happened at Dos Erres," a "This American Life" spellbinder about a Guatemalan immigrant who learns that the man he believed to be his father actually led the massacre of his village.
News winners also included two "60 Minutes" segments that demonstrated the magazine show's range. "Deception at Duke" dug deep into allegations of fraud in a prestigious Duke University doctor's cancer-cure research findings. "Joy in the Congo" celebrated the emergence of a home-grown symphony orchestra in that war-ravaged African republic.
ABC News' presciently planned, comprehensive coverage of "Superstorm Sandy" was honored with a Peabody, as was CNN's thorough, voluminous and well-contextualized "Coverage Inside Syria and Homs 2012." NPR's detailed, daring coverage of Syria's descent into chaos by Deborah Amos and Kelly McEvers was also a winner.
The two websites receiving Peabody Awards demonstrate the breadth of styles and content that this medium can accommodate. SCOTUSblog is a treasure trove mostly of text - archival material, updates, analysis - about the daily and historic workings of the Supreme Court, while "Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek," on The New York Times' website, explored the cause and toll of an avalanche in Washington state primarily through spectacular graphics and aerial video.
These 39 Peabodys will be formally presented at a luncheon ceremony on May 20 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Scott Pelley , anchor of "The CBS Evening News," will be this year's emcee.
Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards, the oldest awards in broadcasting, are considered among the most prestigious and selective prizes in electronic media. The Peabodys recognize excellence and meritorious work by radio and television stations, networks, webcasters, producing organizations and individuals. The 16-member Peabody Board is a distinguished panel of television critics, industry practitioners and experts in culture and the arts. Selection is made by the Board following review by special screening committees of UGA faculty, students, and staff. For more information regarding the Peabody Awards program, see http://www.peabody.uga.edu.
Grady College
Established in 1915, the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication offers undergraduate majors in advertising, digital and broadcast journalism, magazines, newspapers, public relations, publication management and mass media arts. The college offers two graduate degrees, and is home to the Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism and the Peabody Awards, internationally recognized as one of the most prestigious prizes for excellence in electronic media. For more information, see www.grady.uga.edu or follow @UGAGrady on Twitter. (more below)
Note to editors: A complete list of recipients of the 72nd Annual Peabody Awards is below.
"Under Fire: Journalists in Combat" (Documentary Channel HD)
JUF Pictures Inc., Documentary Channel, Canada
A fascinating exploration of the mentality of war-zone reporters and the toll their dangerous, chosen work can have on them.
"Why Poverty?" (PBS)
Steps International
Eight films, each distinctive in tone and style, give us parallax views of poverty today and through the ages.
"MLK: The Assassination Tapes" (Smithsonian Channel)
1895 Films for Smithsonian Channel
Painstakingly configured from rare footage collected at the University of Memphis in 1968, the documentary relives the events leading up to the murder of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and its aftermath.
"Reel Time: Salat" (Bone Dry) (GMA News TV)
GMA Network Inc. (GMA News TV)
This unflinching portrait of a widow with six mouths to feed personifies a brutal statistic: two out of 10 Filipino children are malnourished.
"Sheikh Jarrah, My Neighborhood" (Al Jazeera)
Al Jazeera, Just Vision
A Palestinian teenager whose family is evicted from an East Jerusalem neighborhood by Israeli settlers finds unexpected allies in this honest, hopeful documentary.
"The Loving Story" (HBO)
Augusta Films and HBO Documentary Films with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities
A fresh, poignant reconsideration of the now almost unthinkable arrest and prosecution of Richard and Mildred Loving in 1958 for the "crime" of interracial marriage.
"Marina Abramovic : The Artist is Present" (HBO)
Show of Force, Mudpuppy Films and HBO Documentary Films
Like the "godmother of performance art" herself, this film about Abramovic and her Museum of Modern Art. The retrospective is performative, challenging and provocative.
"Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes Unpunished" (Channel 4, U.K.)
ITN Productions for Channel 4 Television, U.K
Combining amateur film and "trophy" videos with the results of a three-year reporting effort, the filmmakers document the civilian death toll - as high as 40,000 - of Sri Lanka's civil war.
"Exposure: The Other Side of Jimmy Savile " (ITV1)
ITV Studios and
"Exposure: Banaz: An Honour Killing" (ITV)
Hardcash Productions/Fuuse Films
A hard-hitting pair of ITV films examines two different cultural horrors in Great Britain, the first the predatory sexual perversity of beloved TV icon, the second the murder of an independent-minded Kurdish-British girl by her own family.
"Putin, Russia and The West" (BBC2 UK)
Brook Lapping Productions, National Geographic Channel U.S.
How a former KGB spy made himself the Czar in the Grey Flannel Suit - and what his reign has meant for the U.S. and Europe - is detailed in this monumental four-part documentary.
"Independent Lens: Summer Pasture" (PBS)
True-Walker Productions, Independent Television Service
A rare account of Tibet from the inside, this unhurried, quietly powerful film focuses on one nomadic family and through them illuminates an entire culture's struggle with nature's hardships and China's oppression.
"Ford Escape: Exposing a Deadly Defect" (KNXV-TV, Phoenix)
KNXV-TV/ABC 15 News, E.W. Scripps Company
Investigating a teenager's car-crash death, KNXV's five-month investigation revealed an acceleration problem that inspired a federal inquiry and the recall of more than 700,000 SUVs.
"Deception at Duke" (CBS)
CBS News, "60 Minutes"
This meticulous "60 Minutes" report documented the failure and possible fraud behind a much ballyhooed experimental cancer treatment by a Duke University doctor.
"Superstorm Sandy" (ABC)
ABC News
ABC's exemplary coverage of the monster storm was enabled by the 20-20 foresight with which it deployed its journalistic resources, including embedding a reporting team with a family in Breezy Point, New York.
"Investigating the IRS" (WTHR-TV)
WTHR-TV, Indianapolis
WTHR's station's stunning investigation exposed not only how illegal immigrants were bilking billions in tax refunds from the Internal Revenue Service but also how the IRS had known of the scamming and failed to stop it.
"Joy in the Congo" (CBS)
CBS News, "60 Minutes"
This beautiful, inspirational report about Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste, a Congolese orchestra and chorale with 200 members, sounded a note of hope for a war-ravaged nation.
"Investigating the Fire" (KMGH-TV)
KMGH-TV, Denver
After a controlled burn by the Colorado State Forest Service turned deadly, KMGH reporters uncovered mistakes and miscommunication that resulted in legislative changes that will compensate the victims and guard against future tragedies.
"Rapido y Furioso" (Fast and Furious) (Univision)
Univision Network
The scope and human impact of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives' infamous, ill-conceived gun-tracking program was enlarged and made clearer by the Mexican perspective of Univision's exhaustive reporting.
"Breaking News: Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School" (WVIT-TV)
WVIT-TV, West Hartford, Conn.
The first TV-news outlet to report the horrendous shooting spree at Sandy Hook, WVIT broadcast careful, comprehensive coverage that informed not only its own audience, but viewers around the country.
"CNN's Coverage Inside Syria and Homs 2012" (CNN)
As political unrest in Syria disintegrated in civil war, CNN's news teams provided unmatched eyewitness documentation, analysis and context.
"Southland" (TNT)
John Wells Production in association with Warner Bros Television
Shot on location in Los Angeles neighborhoods both posh and blighted, the show focuses on characters whose personalities have become more nuanced by the season. It's a gritty, weekly ride-along, as convincing as cop drama gets.
"Switched at Birth" (ABC Family)
Prodco Inc. in association with ABC Family
What could be a reality-show premise - two families discovering their teenage daughters, one of whom is deaf, were switched at birth - is explored with honesty, imagination and humor in this superior family series.
"D.L. Hughley : The Endangered List" (Comedy Central)
Comedy Central, Five Timz Productions
In this provocative satirical documentary, the comedian goes on a crusade to get American black men the same EPA protections afforded snail darters.
"Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel " (HBO)
Covering 2012 stories as diverse as fan-on-fan violence, NFL painkiller abuse and the lethal hazing of a Florida A&M drum major, Gumbel's show continued to be one of TV's finest news magazines, period.
"Game Change" (HBO)
Playtone Productions and Everyman Pictures in association with HBO Films
A behind-the-scenes account of what happened after John McCain picked Alaska's charismatic, combative governor to be his running mate; it's a story worthy of Euripides and Robert Ripley .
"Louie" (FX)
Pig Newton Inc., FX Productions
Louis C.K.'s self-reflective, shape-shifting series about a single, show-biz dad is daring and endearing, scandalous and sensitive, a milestone of comedic reach and candor.
"Girls" (HBO)
Apatow Prod and I am Jenni Konner Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
Creator/star Lena Dunham 's singular, decidedly unglamorous take on sex and the single girl and the city reverberates with anxiety, angst, insight and rueful humor.
"Syria 2012" (NPR)
Finding ways to get deep into Syria even after their official visas were revoked, NPR's Kelly McEvers and Deborah Amos delivered detailed reportage, often from dangerous locations.
"Teen Contender" (NPR's "All Things Considered")
Radio Diaries
Vivid in its personal insights and ambient sound, this engaging radio diary documented the quest of 16-year-old Claressa Shields to box for the U.S. team in the 2012 Olympics.
"This American Life: What Happened at Dos Erres" (WBEZ Radio)
WBEZ's "This American Life," Pro Publica, Fundacion MEPI
Though this masterful documentary illuminates a larger event, a Guatemalan civil-war massacre, its dramatic heart is the astounding story of a child survivor of the 1982 atrocity who learns the man he believed to be his father had in fact been commander of the military unit that wiped out most of his village.
"Inside the National Recording Registry" (WNYC/Public Radio International)
Media Mechanics, The Library of Congress
These are marvelous micro-documentaries, each one presenting a registry inductee - Vince Guaraldi's "A Charlie Brown Christmas" score, for instance, or Professor Longhair's "Tipitina" - and describing how and why it was chosen.
"The Leonard Lopate Show" (WNYC FM and AM)
WNYC Radio
Lopate presides over New York's most revered radio forum for exploring the arts, cultural affairs and the public life of the city.
SCOTUSblog (SCOTUSblog.com)
News, calendars, live updates, commentary - the website provides everything you ever wanted to know about the U.S. Supreme Court and its cases but didn't know where to look.
Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek (www.nytimes.com)
The New York Times
A spectacular example of the potential of digital-age storytelling, the web site combines thorough traditional reporting of a deadly avalanche with stunning topographic video.
"Design Ah!" (NHK Educational Channel)
NHK Educational Corporation for NHK (Japanese Broadcasting Corporation)
Celebrating the joy of design, this minimalist, all but wordless series aims to help children perceive objects and ideas from different perspectives.
Lorne Michaels
A rare Individual Peabody goes Lorne Michaels because he's the patron saint of satirical television comedy and, as one of his old co-conspirators would say, you're not.
"Doctor Who" (BBC America)
The BBC Cymru Wales
Seemingly immortal, 50-years-old and still running, this engaging, imaginative sci-fi/fantasy series is awarded an Institutional Peabody for evolving with technology and the times like nothing else in the known television universe.
Michael Apted 's "Up" Series (ITV 1)
ITV Studios
Originally conceived to illustrate class immobility, the series that revisits the same group of British citizens every seven years, most recently in "56 Up," has long since become more personal than political. Notable for its creator's patience and its subjects' humanity, the "Up" series receives an Institutional Peabody.
"Robin's Journey" (ABC)
ABC News
By allowing her network to document and build a public service campaign around her battle with rare disease, Robin Roberts , "Good Morning America" co-anchor, inspired hundreds of potential bone marrow donors to register and heightened awareness of the need for even more donors.

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"Sinusitis" refers to inflammation of the nasal sinus cavities, which are moist, hollow spaces in the bones of the skull. There are four pairs of sinuses: frontal, maxillary, ethmoid, and sphenoid. The sinuses are located behind the eyebrows, cheekbones, and nose. The sinuses help moisten and warm air that is filtered by the nose, serving to protect the lungs. The sinuses also play a role in voice resonation.
The sinus cavities, nose, and lungs are lined with mucous membranes, which protect the airways by trapping irritants that are inhaled. Tiny hair-like filaments called cilia are in constant movement and sweep mucus and the trapped irritants out of the airways and nasal passages. In the sinuses, the mucus drains out of a tiny opening called the ostium.
The ostium of any sinus cavity can get plugged. When this blockage prevents the flow of mucus, the pressure builds up, leading to sinusitis (inflammation and pain). If the blocked sinus becomes infected with bacteria, the sinus becomes even more inflamed and painful.
|There are four different pairs of sinuses -- the frontal, ethmoid, maxillary, and sphenoid sinuses. In this illustration, the sinuses on the right side are shown as inflamed and infected, although any sinus can be affected. The sphenoid sinuses are not shown because they are further back in the head.
Sinusitis often affects people who have a stuffy or runny nose due to allergies (allergic rhinitis). Nasal discharge may be either a symptom or a cause of sinusitis. Other symptoms of sinusitis can include:
- Facial pain or pressure
- Thick, discolored mucus (yellow or green)
- Diminished sense of smell
- Cough (worse when laying down)
- Headache
- Bad breath
- Fever
- Toothache
- Pressure in the ears
- Fatigue
Acute vs. chronic sinusitis
Sinusitis can be acute or chronic. Acute sinusitis usually lasts for 3 weeks but can persist for as long as 3 months. Acute sinusitis is often accompanied by high fever in young children.
Chronic sinusitis lasts longer than 3 months and does not respond to conventional antibiotic treatment. Symptoms of chronic sinusitis are less severe than those of acute, but can last for years.
A distinguishing symptom of chronic sinusitis is a persistent cough -- with sinusitis in children, cough may be the only symptom.
Acute sinusitis is usually caused by a viral respiratory infection. Chronic sinusitis can also be caused by infection, but is more often caused by inflammation and blockage due to allergies or a physical obstruction (deviated septum, misformed bone or cartilage structures, nasal polyps, tumors, or foreign objects).
|This view shows the bones and cartilage that surround the sinuses, including the septum and the turbinates. The septum and turbinates can block the sinuses, leading to pain and inflammation.
The septum separates the two sides of the nasal cavity. A "deviated septum" is one that is crooked or misformed; in some cases a deviated septum may actually block the opening to one of the sinuses.
The turbinates are bones that usually help protect the openings to the sinuses. The ostium is a tiny canal between the turbinates that drains a sinus cavity. Any structural problem in the turbinates (by birth or from an accident) can block the canal.
A cyst or polyp is a harmless structure that, depending on how big it gets and where it is located in the sinus, can block the ostium.
Some people have structural problems that partially block the sinuses, and their allergies just make the problem even worse.
Other factors that may contribute or cause sinusitis (both acute and chronic) include a weakened immune system due to existing illness, cocaine abuse, overuse of decongestant nasal sprays, and activities like swimming and diving.
Diagnosing sinusitis
If you suspect you have sinusitis, ask your primary care physician for a referral to an Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) doctor (also called an otorhinolaryngologist). If you have bad allergies and think they may be causing sinusitis, ask for a referral to an allergist.
To make a diagnosis, your doctor will need to consider all of your symptoms. Your doctor will examine your nasal and sinus passages with an endoscope to see whether your sinuses are clear or inflamed with excess, cloudy mucus.
A computerized tomography (CT) scan of the sinuses (shown above) can be considered the "gold standard" in diagnosing sinusitis. The CT scan allows the doctor to clearly see where there are healthy pockets of air versus mucus build-up, structural obstruction, and inflammation in your sinuses.
Often, your doctor may feel that you clinically have sinutsitis and will treat you based on the symptoms without performing a CT scan.
Treatment and management
Acute sinusitis may require aggressive treatment with antibiotics. If you don't respond to the medication within 3 - 5 days, your doctor may change your prescription for a stronger antibiotic. Chronic sinusitis may require as many as 6 weeks of treatment with antibiotics.
Decongestant medications may relieve symptoms of stuffy, runny nose that accompany sinusitis. Corticosteroid nasal sprays may help with inflammation.
If you don't respond to antibiotics and continue to experience symptoms, surgery may be recommended. If you have nasal polyps, a deviated septum, or other obstructive growths, surgery may be the only answer to relieve your symptoms.
Nasal irrigation with saline is often recommended for people with sinusitis, particularly those having undergone surgery. It helps to clean out the sinuses and nasal passageways after surgery.
If you suspect that you have allergies, determine what you may be allergic to with allergy testing, so you can avoid them. If you can control your allergies, you may find that your sinusitis symptoms clear up too.
Rosenfeld RM, Andres D, Bhattacharyya N, Cheung D, Eisenberg S, Ganiats TG, et al. Clinical practice guideline: adult sinusitis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. Sep 2007;137(3 suppl):S1-31.
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Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine UMDNJ-NJMS, Attending Physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Previoulsy reviewed by David A. Kaufman, MD, Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital-Yale New Haven Health System, and Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. (6/1/2010)


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By Jude Bijou, MA, MFT
When someone brings up a topic at work, such as a new task, proposal, or solution, different workers respond according to their predominant attitude. If you work in an office, everyone already knows what to expect from you, for better or for worse. They identify you with specific attitudes.
Negative stereotyping can damage your career. People will make assumptions about you, give the peachy assignments to others, or refuse to put you on their team. The good news is that unwanted attitude brands are easy to change once you understand where they're coming from.
Here are some common attitude brands and how to transform them.
The Slacker. This person wants to do the minimum to get by--and everyone knows it.
Solution: Laziness is the result of unexpressed sadness. People who are lazy are often secretly afraid of failing, and they struggle with finding a direction. If you're a bit of a slacker, set aside time to get a clear picture of your long-range objectives, and consider how your behavior today and tomorrow contributes to achieving those goals. When you have the urge to be lazy, say to yourself, "I'm doing this for me."
The Passive-Aggressive Person. This person appears to comply with the team's request, then turns around and sabotages others' efforts.
Solution: Often, passive-aggressive people experienced injustices and violations in their past and have pent-up anger and a desire to hurt others as a result. To change this, in a private place like your car, express your anger in a constructive way. For example, you can shake your steering wheel and yell "I feel so mad!" Getting that trapped anger out of your body will help you be part of the team and feel more connected to your coworkers. Practice acting in compassionate ways toward others, apologize for unkind words and actions, and focus on your work goal.
The Gossiper. This is a person no one trusts because they will smile one minute and in the next talk about others behind their back.
Solution: Gossip is really just a nice word for condemnation, envy, and accusation. In other words, it's not an innocent pastime. The price you pay for your disloyalty and finding fault with others is feeling alienated and separate from your peers. The good news is that you brought this on yourself, and can reverse it. When you feel the urge to put someone down, stop before you speak and ask yourself whom you're talking about. While it's fine to talk about yourself because that's your true domain, if you're talking negatively about others, you're out of your territory. Stop and remind yourself, "My focus is myself. My job is to take care of myself."
The "No" Person. This is the person who instantly challenges or finds fault with any new idea.
Solution: Chronic negativity comes from an aversion to change, a dislike of being told what to do, or a desire to stay in control. Practice nodding, staying quiet, and letting someone else respond before you do. Recognize your impulse to jump in and say no. Instead, listen carefully and then express at least a willingness to consider it. If it's really difficult to swallow, ask the person if you could have an hour to think about it so you can formulate a more informed response.
The Run-with-It Person. This is an impulsive person who is ready to change directions on a dime, but not necessarily ready to think it through.
Solution: Recognize that your knee-jerk reaction is based in fear or anxiety, and being impulsive has consequences. Sometimes we run with an idea because it feels better to be in control. Slow yourself down. Consider and evaluate your ideas before jumping in a new direction. Pick it apart, on your own time and in private, so you can see and understand all the implications. If it's worthwhile, you can then present your idea with calmness, confidence, and reliability.
The Evangelist. This is the person who thinks his or her ideas cannot possibly be questioned.
Solution: This attitude brand has its roots in anger and an out-of-control ego. Being opinionated to the point of leveling everyone around you is a sign that you have pent-up anger you haven't dealt with. Recognize it's your pattern, and you are alienating your coworkers. Everyone wants to be listened to and valued. If you want others to listen to your worthy ideas, listen more and recognize that other people have important ideas worth considering.
The Rebel. This is the person who digs his heels in and refuses to conform or cooperate when they don't like what's going on.
Solution: Chronic nonconformity is a combination of a desire to control and frustration at not getting your way. Look to appreciate the contributions of others and find value in building a better plan together. Accept that "People and things are the way they are, not the way you think they should be," and realize you'll feel more connected to others and life will be more rewarding if you learn to be a team player.
The Pot-Stirrer. These folks use rumors or innuendo to pit coworkers or work teams against each other for their own entertainment.
Solution: In order to enjoy your working experience and have co-workers who consider you a friend, put your energy into helping out and making relationships better. Resist the impulse to get your jollies at the expense of others, and praise accomplishments.
Want to find out more about attitudes and reactions that may be curtailing your workplace relationships? Take a quick self-quiz here, and then try the coping strategies designed to address them.
Jude Bijou, MA, MFT, is a psychotherapist, professional educator, and consultant. Her theory of Attitude Reconstruction® evolved over the course of more than 30 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and is the subject of her book, Attitude Reconstruction: A Blueprint for Building a Better Life (©2014, Riviera Press). She can be reached through her website at www.attitudereconstruction.com.
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It's one question President Obama will probably not have to worry about being asked during Tuesday's presidential debate. But when he called in to Miami's Y100 "The Yo Show" he was put on the spot:
"Can you repair the relationship with Mariah Carey and Nikki Minaj on 'American Idol'?" radio show host Michael Yo asked Obama on air.
The on-set tensions between the two new judges on "American Idol" have been constant gossip fodder since the new season of the talent show began contestant auditions. Those tensions reached a new high recently when Minaj unleashed an expletive-laden rant at Carey during a taping. Later, Carey countered with a claim -- at least according to Barbara Walters -- that Minaj had threatened to "shoot" her. Minaj denies the claim.
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Ever the diplomat, Obama responded in true presidential fashion. "I think that they are going to be able to sort it out, I am confident," the president said. "I'm all about bringing people together, working for the same cause, I think both outstanding artists are going to be able to make sure that they're moving forward and not going backwards."
Hoping for a more partisan answer, Yo asked the president whether he has a favorite between the two performers. "Mariah, she's actually done some events for us. I've gotten to know her and Nick (Cannon), she's a wonderful lady. Nicki I don't know, but I've got her on my iPod."
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We all know that behind every successful man there's an even cleverer woman, give or take a few airheads. So how nice to hear that Liam Neeson, an Oscar nominee for "Schindler's List," gives credit to his former love, the great British actress Helen Mirren, who, if she didn't teach him everything he knows, taught him a lot of it. Still, it was through another actress, Kate Capshaw, a.k.a. Mrs. Steven Spielberg, that Neeson won the role of Oskar Schindler. Kate saw him in the Broadway play "Anna Christie," mentioned him at home and the part was his. That's what happens when you sleep with the right director — Kate, I mean. As the world knows it was when they played together in "Anna Christie" that Liam found his present love, Natasha Richardson. Now you trip over them every New York night.
William Hurt, who scarcely seems the fond papa type, has been photographed in Paris pushing his six-week-old daughter about in a pram. This is the child he fathered through the courtesy of Sandrine Bonnaire — but you knew that. Will Hurt, Sandrine and baby make three when he returns here shortly to start his new movie with Nicole Kidman to be directed by Jane "The Piano" Campion? Or will he leave the chou and the petit chou behind until they both grow up?
The Hollywood word has Anjelica Huston starring as Maria Callas in the movie adaptation of Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington's biography of the great diva. So who will play Ari Onassis, who loved her and left her, a little happenstance from which she never quite recovered?
This evening, more than 2,000 collectors, museum and art world luminaries, true art lovers and wannabes will pour into the Seventh Regiment Armory for the gala preview of The Art Show starring 61 prestigious art galleries, all members of the Art Dealers Association of America. The vast space has been transformed into an elegant art gallery with dramatic lighting and acres of flowers, and Taste will do the catering. The chairmen of the show are Lisa and David Schiff, Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro, Evelyn and Leonard Lauder and Carol and Punch Sulzberger. The Henry Street Settlement will benefit.
This year's show, as did the five preceding it, will emphasize museum-quality works and outstanding examples of artists' works from all periods. On view will be such glories as modern master Morris Louis's "Saiph" and "A Spring Morning" by Childe Hassam. Also on view and viewing will be Jan Cowles, Raymond Learsey and Gabriella De Ferrari, Donna and Bill Acquavella, Ricky and Ralph Lauren, Leo Castelli, Schuyler Chapin, Bill Blass and the like.
Those involved are calling it nothing less than "an unprecedented event in the realm of the arts," specifically, "A Special Salute to Merce Cunningham" on March 1 at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center. For the first time, Mikhail Baryshnikov is bringing his new company, the White Oak Dance Project, to New York and the gala, and Misha in the flesh will dance a solo choreographed by Merce himself. Misha is dedicating this premiere performance (he will also dance a solo choreographed by Twyla Tharp and designed by Isaac Mizrahi) to Merce and will donate the evening's proceeds to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. What a sweetie.
Oh, and it's Merce's 75th birthday this year too, so there will be a celebration on the Promenade of the New York State Theater after the performance hosted by honorary vice chairmen Misha, Robin Duke, Jasper Johns and Victoria Newhouse with a big assist from the benefit co-chairmen, Alvin Chereskin, Roz Jacobs and Harriette Levine. As part of the birthday celebration, more than a dozen of the country's greatest contemporary artists created special birthday cards for Merce that were silent-auctioned at a cocktail party at Cartier's Tuesday night. They were all there for Merce, and they'll all be there for him on April 13 when the Museum of Modern Art opens its three-day tribute to this legend of the dance world.
Anne Ford can now join the small and select club of New York women who, as the head of a single charity event, can raise a million dollars at a crack. Even in New York, a city of givers, that's a singular accomplishment. Actually, before the evening even began, Anne (and her committee) had already raised $800,000, and she didn't even have a gun in her pocket.
Anne was the chairman of the National Center for Learning Disabilities "Gift of Love" gala at the Marriott Marquis the other night honoring Harold Poling, the retired chairman and chief executive officer of the Ford Motor Co., and a planeload of Ford people flew in from Detroit for the party. Tell me you're surprised.
Guests couldn't wait to bid on the Ford Mustang convertible, and on the doll houses designed and built by six famous architects, namely Michael Graves, Graham Gund, Charles Gwathmey, Helmut Jahn, Jacquelin Robertson (whose doll house was based on Dolley Madison's house at Montpelier) and Robert Stern. Anne bought the Robertson doll house, and her sister Charlotte placed the highest bid for Graham Gund's ivy-covered offering featuring a tower and a hidden staircase. Mayor Giuliani was there in the thick of things, and so were the Hon. Clifton Wharton, former New York Governor Hugh Carey (once the chairman's beau), Louis Marx, Marina and Francesco Galesi, Sam Reed and Phyllis Cerf Wagner.
Palm Beach's Preservation Foundation gets hisses and kisses — it depends on whom you listen to last — but the beautiful, manicured island remains largely architecturally correct because of the Foundation. This year's dinner-dance to benefit the Foundation is headed by Jean Tailer, who is going all-out with the decor — all-out meaning terribly pre-war French Morocco, never mind how many times you've seen "Casablanca." This night will be a movie-set carpet-ride with an original Moroccan tent with a gold ceiling, kilim rugs hanging on the walls, beaded lamps from old Algiers set on tables covered with brocade cloths, cases of iced Taittinger champagne and all manner of baubles and bangles. The tent goes up March 4 on the lakefront at the Flagler Museum. Bring on the belly dancers.
Since you can't put French charm in a bottle, Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, scion of the champagne family, is flying over in person, a guest of honor at the Casbah. Also breezing about the bazaar will be Estee Lauder, Pauline and Dixon Boardman, Hillie and David Mahoney, Jamee and Peter Gregory, Betsy and Michael Kaiser; the hot new couple Chan Mashek and Jamie Kabler; Chan's ex-husband John Mashek with Ann Prevost, John Loring, etc., etc. etc.
Since the Masheks — Chan is Texas tycoon Ed Cox's daughter — split, John Mashek has settled in a new house on Middle Road in Palm Beach, where he's giving a dinner Saturday night. But he'd really rather the world didn't know. He says it's private. Sorry about that.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wyllis Scripps (Ed and Betty for short) of the Scripps League Newspaper empire, bought Caroline Lynch Firestone's house, just next door to Karnak, their oceanfront property in Palm Beach. Supposedly it cost a pretty penny, like $5 million. Then Betty Scripps had Caroline's place totally demolished (it was old anyhow), the better to build an oceanfront garden suitable to the splendors of Karnak. Look at it this way — think of the money they'll save on florist bills.