Pakistan president in rare but 'fruitful' India trip

President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday became the first Pakistani head of state since 2005 to visit India, on a one-day trip that he described as "very fruitful" in improving ties between the rivals.

During a visit billed as private but of great diplomatic significance, Zardari lunched with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and invited him to visit Pakistan.

The meeting has received a cautious welcome from analysts who see it as another sign of improving relations between the bitter neighbours, but the issue of Pakistani militant activity against India remains deeply problematic.

India continues to press Pakistan to prosecute the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, blamed on the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pure), which was founded by hardline Islamist Hafiz Saeed.

Saeed lives openly in Pakistan, where the government says it has insufficient evidence to prosecute him, but his terror links were highlighted recently by a $10-million bounty for his arrest offered by the United States.

"We have had some very fruitful bilateral talks together," Zardari said at a joint news conference during the first presidential trip to India since Pervez Musharraf visited seven years ago.

"We would like to have better relations with India. We spoke on all topics that we could," added Zardari, who was accompanied by a large delegation including his son and Interior Minister Rehman Malik.

The lunch -- with kebabs and curries from all over India, including the disputed region of Kashmir -- was preceded by a 40-minute private conversation between the two leaders.

"I am very satisfied with the outcome of this visit," Singh told reporters. "President Zardari has invited me to visit Pakistan and I'd be very happy to visit Pakistan at a mutually convenient date."

He stressed that relations between the countries "should become normal. That is our common desire."

Analysts had predicted little progress on sensitive topics such as Kashmir, which is divided but claimed in full by both countries, or the presence of anti-India militant groups in Pakistan.

Both were discussed, along with "the activities of Hafiz Saeed" and ways to increase trade between the countries, India's Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai told reporters.

A visa agreement that will simplify cross-border travel had been worked out and would be signed at a later date.

"Both felt that we need to move forward step by step," Mathai said of the talks between the leaders, which will be followed by meetings between home and trade ministers in the coming months.

India broke off a slow-moving peace process to settle all outstanding problems with Pakistan after the Mumbai attacks, which left 166 people dead, but the two sides have since warily returned to the table.

"This is a largely symbolic occasion and contentious subjects will be avoided," said Brahma Chellaney, an analyst at New Delhi's Centre for Policy Research, of the meeting Sunday.

Pakistan's foreign policy is seen by many observers as the preserve of the powerful military, and Chellaney suggested Zardari wielded little real power.

"You can't have substantive talks with someone who doesn't run anything," he said.

Zardari later flew to a Sufi shrine in the town of Ajmer, 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of New Delhi, where he offered prayers at the renowned complex of mosques built around a tomb commemorating a saint who died in 1236.

Sufism, a mystical and moderate branch of Islam popular in South Asia, has come under attack from hardline extremists in Pakistan who have launched attacks against worshippers and their shrines in recent years.

In Pakistan on Sunday, the government was dealing with the aftermath of a huge avalanche the day before which smashed into an army camp, burying up to 135 people, mostly soldiers, on the de facto border with India.

Pakistani troops were frantically trying to find signs of life in an area near the Siachen glacier, an inhospitable icefield that became the site of fierce fighting between Pakistan and India in 1987.

India and Pakistan have fought three wars since independence from British rule in 1947 and also carried out tit-for-tat nuclear tests in 1998.

They came to the brink of conflict most recently in 2001, and tensions again peaked after the Mumbai attacks.

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Mali junta, ECOWAS confirm transition deal

Mali's military junta and the West African bloc ECOWAS announced a deal that includes the lifting of sanctions and an amnesty for those involved in last month's coup.

The agreement provides a framework for a return to constitutional rule under an interim leader who will oversee democratic elections and handle the crisis in the north, where Islamists and Tuareg rebels have seized control.

It came after Mali's Tuareg rebels declared independence Friday in the north, a move rejected by the international community and the Islamist insurgents they fought beside, as fears grew of a humanitarian crisis.

The United States, Africa and Europe dismissed the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad's (MNLA's) declaration of independence.

The declaration, long a goal of Tuareg rebels, is a bid to formalise the situation on the ground.

A democratic success since its last coup 21 years ago, Mali is now roughly divided into a Tuareg rebel-controlled north and junta-controlled south.

ECOWAS chief Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast said sanctions should be lifted "immediately", Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Djibril Bassole told public television station ORTM, referring to Friday's deal.

He also said President Amadou Toumani Toure, who was overthrown on March 22 and has not been seen since in public, should be able to live where he wants under army protection.

Bassole, speaking on behalf of ECOWAS Mali negotiator Blaise Compaore, the president of Burkina Faso, said: "We wanted... Toure to be allowed to return to the house of his choice and that he could also be protected by the defence and security forces."

He was speaking at Kati near Bamako, the headquarters of the junta, whose head, Captain Amadou Sanogo, read out the accord signed with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

At the same place coup leader Sanogo had announced Tuesday that the junta planned legal action against Toure for "high treason and embezzlement."

The text of the deal was signed by Bassole and Sanogo, with Ivorian Minister for African Integration Adama Bictogo and Nigeria's Foreign Minister Nurudeen Muhammad as witnesses.

Under the agreement, to be carried out "under the aegis of the ECOWAS mediator and with the support of the international community," the speaker of the national assembly would become interim president with a transitional prime minister and government.

The single-chamber Malian parliament is headed by Dioncounda Traore, who is currently abroad.

The accord states that the interim president would have "a mission to organise a presidential election in the constitutional timeframe of 40 days."

However, given the "exceptional circumstances... due to the institutional crisis and the armed rebellion in the north" it would be impossible to hold elections within 40 days and so it was "indispensable to organise a political transition" until electoral lists could be revised and "accepted by all."

On April 2 ECOWAS decided to clamp an immediate total embargo on Mali, a north African country of 15 million inhabitants, in a bid to return to constitutional order after the March 22 military coup.

The embargo included the closing of all borders of ECOWAS states with Mali except for humanitarian reasons, closing to Mali access to ECOWAS ports, and the freezing of Malian bank accounts.

Complicating the picture in the African nation, a radical Islamist group, Ansar Dine, has exploited the chaos to swoop in and instal sharia law in parts of the north.

While for a time the Islamists fought in concert with the MNLA, they have given short shrift to their independence plans.

"Our war is a holy war," Ansar Dine military chief Omar Hamaha said.

"It's a legal war in the name of Islam. We are against rebellions. We are against independence. We are against revolutions not in the name of Islam."

Hamaha was speaking in a video obtained by AFP and France 2 television, filmed on Tuesday and Wednesday after the Islamists' takeover of the fabled city of Timbuktu.

In the city of Gao, witnesses said Ansar Dine had kidnapped seven Algerian diplomats, reports confirmed by the Algerian foreign ministry.

While the Islamists appeared to have the upper hand, the separatist MNLA on Friday morning declared the independence of their desert homeland, which they call Azawad, and where several rebellions have played out in past decades.

This latest one was fuelled by a flood of weapons -- and returning Tuareg fighters -- from Libya following Moamer Kadhafi's downfall.

"We solemnly proclaim the independence of Azawad as from today," Mossa Ag Attaher, a Paris-based MNLA spokesman said on France 24 television, confirming a statement on the group's website.

He told AFP the group was ready to help fight the "terrorism" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

But the international community swiftly rejected their proclamation.

The African Union dismissed it as "null and of no value whatsoever", while the European Union and United States both called for respect of Mali's "territorial integrity".

Amnesty International warned that north Mali was on the brink of a "major humanitarian disaster".

More than 200,000 people have fled since the rebellion began in mid-January.

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Fairly Legal Review: The Titanic Syndrome - TV Fanatic

The aircraft design in "Shine a Light" reminded me a little of the Titanic. On one hand it was being touted as the safest aircraft ever designed. On the other hand it had a one in a million chance of blowing up in the sky.?

Is one in a million an acceptable risk?? Certainly the company thought so. How many of us would board that plane if we knew those odds?? Then again, what are the odds of getting home safely in your car each day?? I suppose it depends what you consider random chance and what is preventable risk.?

If the company could fix the flaw they should.? Unfortunately the risk of a losing hundreds of millions of dollars made the risk of one in a million seem a lot more acceptable.?

Kate is Mediation

There were lots of little character moments in this episode.? First off, why was Kate sleeping on Lauren's sofa? I'm sure there's at least one guest room in that home.? And if Kate's been there for weeks why hasn't she bought some food rather than griping about what's in Lauren's fridge.?

I know Kate works long hours but she could take an hour and do some grocery shopping, or how about looking for a place of her own.? It's not like she can't afford it so what's holding her back?

Despite her progress, Kate still has her issues like when she yelled at Justin in the middle of his fundraising dinner. I know she was upset about Danny but making a scene during something that was important to Justin seemed childish.

Lauren's control issues definitely came to the forefront as she tried to reign Ben in but I must admit that Ben did come off kind of sleazy for most of that case.

The implication of his sexcapades with Lydia at Alcatraz really didn't help.? If you've never been, Alcatraz is great to tour but it's old, dirty, and dangerous.? Not a place to consider taking off articles of clothing but maybe that's just me.

But it was good to see Ben take control of the case and then remind Lauren that he's also a partner, not a child for her to look after.? Of course he did a pretty good imitation of a mischievous brat so I couldn't blame Lauren entirely.

My favorite moment of the show was the last conversation between Kate and Justin.? In this Fairly Legal quote, Justin tells her?

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During that moment I hated that they were now divorced.? Their chemistry is one of the highlights of the show.

Although I found last week's episode more enjoyable, I was certainly entertained by this week's Fairly Legal.? But do you think Justin and Kate will ever find their way back to one another or is it time to move on??

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outdoor furniture, rattan furniture - Choosing furniture for outdoor ...

The pleasure that we get in taking tea or breakfast in garden with whole family, we can't get this pleasure inside the home. So it' very necessary to spend some quality time together and for this nothing can be better option than taking breakfast in the garden. Rattan furniture is considered best from several points of view for outdoor purpose, about which we will discuss in detail in the below article.

Choosing furniture for outdoor purpose is a little bit easier then inside furniture because the selection of outdoor furniture depends on inside furniture and decoration. For outdoor purpose furniture's such as swings, hammocks, picnic tables, umbrellas, arbors, gazebos, bridges, arches are very popular.

Now a day's people pay equal importance to both interior and outdoor decoration. We have to choose outdoor furniture a little bit like an inside furniture. We all like to spend some time outdoor with our family or friends especially in holidays or in weekends. If you don't have garden or furniture in it then you won't be able to enjoy the beauty of nature in leisure.

Pine, cedar, redwood, acacia, cypress and teak are the types of wood that is used to manufacture outdoor furniture. Those home owners who like to give contemporary touch to their room can choose rattan furniture for their garden. Outdoor furniture need to be shifted several times especially at the time of party or any other occasion. Generally materials like teak and rattan is used to manufacture for outdoor purpose. Keeping in mind this fact rattan furniture is considered good.

You can easily move rattan furniture because it is very light in weight, even a single person can shift it from one place to another. Here I am giving you some tips to purchase it. Some people take the meaning of rattan same as bamboo and cane but there is significant difference between the furniture manufactured with bamboo and furniture manufactured with rattan. . Keeping it under sunlight makes it stiff and long lasting. Even it doesn't require to be maintained. People prefer it because it doesn't require much maintenance.

It can very well survive in harsh weather. It also offers you the facility of flexibility and portability. As we know that natural material is used to manufacture it so it is termed as eco friendly furniture also that contributes in protecting environment. Some other material like plastic, fiber is also used to manufacture it but all these are not strong enough to protect themselves from outside conditions.

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Ask Engadget: best NYC wireless carrier?

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We know you've got questions, and if you're brave enough to ask the world for answers, here's the outlet to do so. This week's Ask Engadget inquiry is from is from Is from MigFig who's relocating to the five boroughs and is worried about his cellphone service. If you're looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

"Hi guys, I'm moving to NYC next month and wanted to know if I should stick with Sprint or switch carriers. I'm aware Sprint's cheaper to AT&T and Verizon and I like unlimited plans. Thing is, coverage is spotty where I am right now, 3G is a joke (no 4G, either). Will this get better when I'm in the city or should I start shopping around for a new carrier? Thank you, Engadget!"

So, New York residing Engadgeteers, let's tear up the cellphone coverage maps and tell us which one you can really trust when you're wandering around mid-town. Chime in with your real-world experience down there in the comments section, where it's nice and warm.

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Antibiotics a safe and viable alternative to surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis, say experts

Antibiotics a safe and viable alternative to surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis, say experts

Friday, April 6, 2012

Giving antibiotics to patients with acute uncomplicated appendicitis is a safe and viable alternative to surgery, say experts in a study published on bmj.com today.

Surgery to remove an inflamed appendix (appendicectomy) has been the mainstay of treatment for acute appendicitis since 1889 and the general assumption is that, without surgery, the risk of complications, such as perforation or infection, is high.

However, recent studies have reported fewer problems with antibiotic therapy than surgery in patients with uncomplicated appendicitis, but results have been inconclusive.

So a team of researchers at the Nottingham Digestive Diseaeses Centre NIHR Biomedical Research Unit set out to compare the safety and efficacy of antibiotic therapy as an initial treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis.

They analysed the results of four randomised controlled trials involving 900 adult patients diagnosed with uncomplicated acute appendicitis. A total of 470 patients received antibiotics and 430 underwent surgery.

Differences in study design and quality were taken into account to minimise bias.

Antibiotic therapy was associated with a 63% success rate at one year and a 31% relative reduction in complications compared with surgery.

Even after excluding patients from one study who crossed over from the antibiotic group to the surgery group, a significant (39%) reduction in complications with antibiotic therapy compared with surgery remained.

Of 68 patients treated with antibiotics who were readmitted with recurrence of symptoms, four had normal appendix and 13 had complicated appendicitis. Three patients were treated successfully with another course of antibiotics.

There were no significant differences in either length of hospital stay or risk of developing complicated appendicitis between the two groups of patients.

The authors argue that the role of antibiotics in acute uncomplicated appendicitis "has been overlooked based mainly on tradition rather than evidence" and they suggest that a careful 'wait, watch and treat' policy may be adopted in patients considered to have uncomplicated appendicitis or in whom the diagnosis is uncertain.

However, they stress that for those with clear signs of perforation or peritonitis (inflammation of the abdominal wall) ? early appendicectomy still remains the 'gold standard.'

They conclude that antibiotic therapy "is a safe initial therapy for patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis" and that it "merits consideration as a primary treatment option for early uncomplicated appendicitis."

In an accompanying editorial, Dr Olaf Bakker from the Department of Surgery at the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands argues that treating appendicitis conservatively has "major certain disadvantages" as the reoccurrence rate of appendicitis is up to 20% in the first year. He argues that until more convincing and longer term results are published, "appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis will probably continue."

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US Cellular ships first LTE smartphone: Samsung Galaxy S Aviator

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Welp, that didn't take long. Just weeks after US Cellular's first LTE device hit the shops (yeah, the Galaxy Tab 10.1), in flies the carrier's first 4G LTE smartphone. It's the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator -- otherwise known as the Droid Charge -- taking the crown, shipping today with a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED Plus touchpanel, front-facing camera, Android 2.3.6 (Gingerbread), an eight-megapixel rear-facing camera, an HDMI output and access to Google Play (despite the deceased 'Market' logo shown on the press imagery above). The bulk of you will be asked to pony up $199.99 on a two-year contract (and after a $100 mail-in rebate), but "select" LTE cities will be selling it for $100 less; as for LTE service, we're told that portions of Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin are being served now, while coverage is expected to expand to Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, New Hampshire, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia in the latter half of the year.

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