( ) Many families and friends agonize over how to help a loved one struggling with alcoholism, drug problems, an eating disorder or other destructive behavior. One way to join forces and take action is through a formal intervention. Staging a well- planned intervention can be an effective way to help a loved one recognize the impact of his or her behaviors and accept treatment.

Here' s what you should know about an intervention, including what it is, who might benefit and how it works.

What is an intervention? An intervention is a carefully planned process in which family and friends, and sometimes colleagues, clergy or others, join together to confront someone about the consequences of alcoholism, addiction or another mental health problem, and ask him or her to accept treatment. The intervention: Who might benefit from an intervention? An intervention can help people who struggle with addictive behaviors but who are in denial about their situation or who have been unwilling to accept treatment.

Some examples of behaviors that may warrant an intervention include: People with addiction often don' t see the negative effects their behavior has on them and others. It' s important not to wait until they " want help. " Instead, think of an intervention as giving your loved one a clear opportunity to make changes before things get really bad. How does a typical intervention work?

Planning. A family member or friend proposes an intervention and forms a planning group. Gathering information. The group members find out about the extent of the loved one' s problem and research the condition and treatment programs.

The group may make arrangements to enroll the loved one in a specific treatment program. Forming the intervention team. The planning group forms a team that will personally participate in the intervention. Team members set a date and location and work together to present a consistent message, treatment plan and changes each person will make if the addicted person doesn' t seek treatment. Keep the plan confidential until the day of the intervention.

Deciding on specific consequences. If your loved one doesn' t accept treatment, each person on the team needs to decide what action he or she will take. Examples include asking your loved one to move out or taking away contact with children.

Writing down what to say. Each member of the intervention team should detail specific incidents where the addiction has resulted in problems, such as emotional or financial issues. Discuss the toll of your loved one' s behavior while still expressing care and the expectation that your loved one can change.

The intervention meeting. Without revealing the reason, the loved one is asked to the intervention site. Members of the core team then take turns expressing their concerns and feelings. The loved one is presented with a treatment option and asked to accept that option on the spot. Each team member will say what specific changes they will make if the addicted person doesn' t seek care.

Follow- up. Involvement of a spouse and family members is critical in helping someone with an addiction stay in treatment and avoid relapsing into old patterns. This can include changing patterns of everyday living to make it easier to abstain from the destructive behavior, offering to participate in counseling with your loved one, seeking your own therapist and recovery support, and knowing what to do if relapse occurs.

Should you consult a professional for an intervention? Consulting an intervention professional ( interventionist) , an addiction specialist, psychologist or mental health counselor can help you organize an effective intervention. It' s a good idea to get professional help if your loved one: Is in denial, likely to become angry or tends to minimize his or her situation Who should be on the intervention team? An intervention team usually includes four to six people who are important in the life of your loved one.

They should be people your family member or friend loves, respects, admires, depends on and likes, and may include relatives, friends, and community leaders such as clergy members or teachers. Don' t include anyone who your loved one dislikes, anyone who has an unmanaged mental health issue or substance abuse problem, or anyone who might sabotage the intervention. If you think it' s important to have someone involved but worry that it may create a problem during the intervention, consider having that person write a short letter that someone else can read at the intervention.

How do you find a treatment program to offer at the intervention? Depending on the severity of your loved one' s behavior or condition, it may be appropriate to ask them to seek support from a group such as Alcoholics Anonymous. A more severe problem may require admittance into a structured program or hospital.

If a treatment program is necessary, it may help to make arrangements in advance for admittance. Do some research, keeping these considerations in mind: Ask a trusted addiction specialist, doctor or mental health provider about the best treatment approach for your loved one and recommendations about programs. Contact national organizations, online support groups or local clinics for treatment programs or advice.

Find out if insurance will cover the treatment program you' re considering. Find out what steps are required for admission, such as an evaluation appointment, insurance pre- certification and whether there' s a waiting list.

Be wary of treatment centers promising quick fixes or using uncommon methods or treatment that seem like they could be harmful.

If the program requires travel, make arrangements ahead of time. Consider having a packed suitcase ready for your loved one.

How can you help ensure a successful intervention? Keep in mind, your loved one' s problem involves intense emotions.

The process of organizing the intervention and the intervention itself can cause conflict, anger and resentment even among family and friends who know a loved one needs their help. To help run a successful intervention: Don' t hold an intervention on the spur of the moment. It can take several weeks to plan an effective intervention. However, don' t make it too elaborate, either, or it may be difficult to get everyone to follow through. Plan the time of the intervention.

Make sure you choose a date and time when the addicted person is least likely to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Do your homework. Research your loved one' s addiction, substance abuse issue or other mental illness so that you have a good understanding about what' s going on. Appoint a single person to act as a liaison.

Having one point of contact for all team members will help you communicate and stay on track.

Share information. Make sure each team member has the same information about your loved one' s addiction and the intervention so that everyone is on the same page. Hold meetings or conference calls to share updates. Stage a rehearsal intervention. Here, you can decide who will speak when, sitting arrangements and other details so that there' s no fumbling during the real intervention with your loved one.

Anticipate your loved one' s objections. Have calm, rational responses prepared for each reason the addicted person may give to avoid treatment or responsibility for his or her behavior. Offer support to your loved one that makes it easier to engage in treatment, such as arranging child care or attending counseling sessions with him or her.

Avoid confrontation. Be honest, but don' t use the intervention as a forum for hostile attacks. Avoid name- calling and angry or accusing statements. Ask for an immediate decision. Don' t give your loved one time to think about whether to accept the treatment offer, even if he or she asks for a few days to think it over.

Doing so just allows your loved one to continue denying a problem, go into hiding or go on a dangerous binge. Be prepared to get your loved one into an evaluation to start the treatment immediately if he or she agrees to the plan.

What if your loved one refuses help despite an intervention? Unfortunately, not all interventions achieve their goal.

In some cases, a loved one may refuse the treatment plan. The addicted person may erupt in anger or insist that he or she doesn' t need help, or may be resentful and accuse you of betrayal or being a hypocrite.

Emotionally prepare yourself for these situations, while remaining hopeful for positive change. If your loved one doesn' t accept treatment, be prepared to follow through with the changes you presented. Oftentimes, children, partners, siblings and parents are subjected to abuse, violence, threats and emotional upheaval because of alcohol and drug problems.

You don' t have control over an addicted person' s behavior. However, you do have the ability to remove yourself & mdash; and any children & mdash; from a destructive situation. Even if an intervention doesn' t work, you and others involved in your loved one' s life can make changes that may help.

Ask other people involved to avoid enabling the destructive cycle of behavior and take active steps to encourage positive change.

( CNN) - - Planning a trip to the United States? Tuesday is the last day for citizens of some countries to dodge a new travel fee. Starting Wednesday, travelers from 36 nations will be required to pay $ 14 to register through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, or ESTA, required for travelers using the Visa Waiver Program.

Four of the $ 14 will cover ESTA operating costs, and $ 10 will go toward promoting the United States as a tourist destination. Charging tourists to promote tourism doesn' t make sense, critics say. & quot; It' s like inviting a friend over for dinner and then charging them a fee at the door, & quot; said Steve Lott, a spokesman for the International Air Transport Association, which represents airlines around the world. & quot; If the idea is to make the United States more welcoming and to increase tourism, raising the entry fee seems to be counterintuitive to what you' re trying to do, & quot; Lott said. Instead, more effort should be made to improve the cumbersome entry process, he said.

IATA voiced opposition to the fee to members of Congress before it was established by the Travel Promotion Act, which was signed by President Obama in March.

The legislation created a nonprofit public/ private Corporation for Travel Promotion that will be funded in part by the $ 10 fee collected from visitors who are not required to apply and pay for visas. Up to $ 100 million in matching private sector contributions will provide the rest of the corporation' s funding. The U. Travel Association, an industry trade group, is pleased with the establishment of the country' s first national travel promotion program, which will address a need to bolster international visitation to the United States. In some countries, national tourism organizations have been spending more than $ 100 million annually on tourism promotion for years, according to the association.

The United States welcomed 633, 000 fewer overseas visitors in 2008 than in 2000, despite strong global growth in long- haul international travel during that period, according to figures from the U. Department of Commerce.

The U. Travel Association doesn' t expect the fee to have a negative effect on visitation.

Economic consulting firm Oxford Economics estimates a well- executed promotional program would draw 1. 6 million new international visitors annually. In addition to promoting tourism, the Corporation for Travel Promotion will be tasked with communicating U.

S. travel and security policies to international visitors.

The $ 14 fee covers travel to the United States for two years.

It' s too soon to say how the fee will affect tourism, either positively or negatively, IATA' s Lott said, but his organization will be watching closely to see how the promotional funds are spent and whether other countries respond with fees for U. S. visitors. & quot; The minute the U. K. or France or Brazil start charging a similar fee, [ Americans] are going to get angry, & quot; Lott said.

No new rules for U. S. travelers have been announced, but some countries are not happy with the new fee. Cecilia Malmstr& ouml; m, European commissioner for home affairs, called the fee & quot; inconsistent with the commitment of the U. S. to facilitate transatlantic mobility, & quot; saying it will be & quot; an additional onus for European citizens traveling to the U.

S. & quot; Maureen Dugan, an executive director with Customs and Border Protection, said during a briefing last week that many countries impose fees that are rolled into airline ticket prices. & quot; There are 56 plus countries that impose entry- exit fees and they are in - - within the ticket or within some other tax. . . . We don' t see that this is inconsistent with the Visa Waiver Program. & quot; The United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Australia and Japan are among the 36 nations that participate in the , which allows visitors to travel to the United States for stays of 90 days or less without obtaining a visa.

( CNN) - - The American Cancer Society said Thursday that keeping weight under control is the most important thing non- smokers can do to prevent the disease. In revised guidelines, the society put top priority on diet and fitness, saying that eating a nutritious diet, staying active and limiting alcohol are the top things that people who don' t smoke should do to fight cancer. The guidelines are published Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. ( One- third of the more than 500, 000 cancer deaths each year are attributable to poor diet and inadequate physical activity, including overweight and obesity, the cancer society said.

That' s about the same number of cancer cases caused by smoking. Avoiding tobacco products continues to be the most important avoidable risk factor in reducing cancer risk. But about 80 percent of Americans don' t smoke, and for those people, diet and exercise are paramount. & quot; No doubt about it - if you smoke, the most important thing for you to do is quit. If you don' t use tobacco products, your best shot at reducing your cancer risk is to watch your weight, be more active and eat well, & quot; said Colleen Doyle, director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society and co- author of the report.

Research has long shown that colon, rectal, stomach, breast , prostate and pancreas cancers are related to diet. New studies indicate that for most nonsmokers, weight control can cut other cancer risks. & quot; There is evidence that losing weight can reduce the risk for postmenopausal breast cancer, and because of hormonal changes that occur with weight loss, there' s reason to believe it' s beneficial for other cancers as well, & quot; said Ms. Doyle. The guidelines also say that the standard recommendation - - 30 minutes of moderate exercise five days a week - - is still good, but it works better with with more strenuous activities such as biking, running or power walking.

Doyle said it' s time people understand they have a say in the future of their health. & quot; Unfortunately, there' s no guarantee. You can do all those things and still get cancer.

But the good news is that a lot of people think they don' t have any control over their risk of cancer and we' re here to tell people that absolutely you do have some control. & quot;

WASHINGTON ( CNN) - - A handwritten message in a notebook found in the car of the man accused of fatally shooting a Holocaust museum security guard boasted, & quot; You want my weapons - - this is how you' ll get them, & quot; an FBI criminal complaint says. The purpose of the complaint is to establish probable cause for bringing charges against white supremacist James von Brunn, 88, in the shooting death Wednesday of a security guard at the U. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Von Brunn is charged with a federal count of murder, according to court documents. If convicted, said acting U.

Attorney Channing Phillips, he would face a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole and, if certain criteria are met, could face the death penalty. Von Brunn also is charged with killing while in possession of a firearm in a federal facility. He remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday from shots fired by other security guards.

The complaint says he was shot in the face and fell backward outside the museum' s front door. Stephen Tyrone Johns, the security guard who was shot to death, had opened the door for the gunman, who then raised a rifle and killed him, authorities told reporters Thursday.

Johns, 39, & quot; was kind enough to open the door, allowing him to enter, & quot; Lanier said. & quot; As he entered, he raised the rifle and shot special police Officer Johns. & quot; According to the complaint, Johns was shot in the left upper chest area. He died at a hospital. The notebook discovered by police also contained other messages from the man who flaunted his anti- Jewish, anti- black beliefs. & quot; The Holocaust is a lie. Obama was created by Jews. Obama does what Jew owners tell him to do.

Jews captured America' s money. Jews control the mass media. The First Amendment is abrogated - - henceforth, & quot; an excerpt said.

At the end of the writings was the signature: James W. von Brunn. The Holocaust museum, which is near the Washington Monument and other popular tourist attractions, remained closed Thursday, its flags lowered to half- staff in tribute to Johns. A six- year veteran of the museum' s security staff, Johns was hailed as a hero by Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty and other officials.

Johns was a resident of Temple Hills, Maryland, according to a statement issued by Wackenhut Services Inc. , which provided security services at the museum since 2002. Johns & quot; died heroically in the line of duty, & quot; said Sara Bloomfield, director of the museum. & quot; Obviously there are no words to express our grief and shock over the horrific event that took place at this museum today, & quot; Bloomfield said.

Von Brunn is a Holocaust denier, well- known to human rights groups for decades, who created an anti- Semitic Web site called & quot; The Holy Western Empire. & quot; The Southern Poverty Law Center, which focuses on human rights, said von Brunn has & quot; an extremely long history with neo- Nazis and white supremacists. & quot; He has repeatedly claimed & quot; The Diary of Anne Frank, & quot; an iconic diary written by a teenage girl who was hiding from Nazis with her family, was a hoax. Johns was killed on the day the museum was to stage a play based on Anne Frank and two days before what would have been her 80th birthday. Joseph Persichini Jr. , assistant director in charge of the FBI' s Washington Field Office, said at a news conference that police were investigating whether the killing of Johns, who was black, might be considered a hate crime.

Von Brunn served six years in prison for trying in 1981 to kidnap Federal Reserve Board members because of high interest rates. He blamed his prison term on a & quot; Negro jury, Jew/ Negro attorneys& quot; and & quot; a Jew judge, & quot; he said on his Web site. One of many questions is whether von Brunn, as a convicted felon, should have been barred from owning weapons.

Witnesses to the shooting described blood on the floor and chaos within the museum' s halls. Visitor Maria Hernandez told CNN she heard five shots and saw the wounded security guard. & quot; It was definitely a security guard; he was down bleeding on the floor, & quot; said Hernandez, 19. & quot; He was face down.

His back . . . blood was coming out. & quot; Sirens blared as emergency vehicles converged on the area.

The museum was full at the time, with a & quot; couple of thousand& quot; people inside, said William Parsons, chief of staff at the museum. & quot; Never take your guard force and security people for granted, & quot; he said. & quot; They did exactly what they were supposed to do to protect people in the museum. & quot; The shooting sent shock waves throughout the nation' s capital and elsewhere. & quot; I am shocked and saddened by today' s shooting at the U.

Holocaust Memorial Museum, & quot; said President Obama, who just days earlier had spoken emotionally about the Holocaust when he visited Buchenwald, a former Nazi concentration camp with Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel. & quot; This outrageous act reminds us that we must remain vigilant against anti- Semitism and prejudice in all its forms, & quot; Obama said Wednesday. Israel issued a statement through its embassy, expressing sadness and condemning the attack. The Anti- Defamation League said the shooting & quot; reminds us in the starkest way where the spread of hatred can lead. & quot; The Council on American- Islamic Relations condemned & quot; this apparent bias- motivated attack& quot; and said it stands & quot; with the Jewish community and with Americans of all faiths in repudiating the kind of hatred and intolerance that can lead to such disturbing incidents. & quot; The museum canceled a performance scheduled for Wednesday night of a play about racism and anti- Semitism, based on a fictional meeting between Anne Frank and Emmett Till, the teenage victim of a racist killing in the United States. Attorney General Eric Holder and Rep.

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Treating compulsive gambling can be challenging. That' s partly because most people have a hard time admitting they have a problem.

Yet a major component of treatment is working on acknowledging that you' re a compulsive gambler. If your family or your employer pressured you into therapy, you may find yourself resisting treatment.

But treating a gambling problem can help you regain a sense of control & mdash; and perhaps even help heal damaged relationships or finances. Psychotherapy.

Psychological treatments, such as behavior therapy or cognitive behavioral therapy, may be beneficial for compulsive gambling.

Behavior therapy uses systematic exposure to the behavior you want to unlearn ( gambling) and teaches you skills to reduce your urge to gamble. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhealthy, irrational and negative beliefs and replacing them with healthy, positive ones.

Medications. Antidepressants and mood stabilizers may help problems that often go along with compulsive gambling & mdash; such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder or ADHD & mdash; but not necessarily compulsive gambling itself. Medications called narcotic antagonists, which have been found useful in treating substance abuse, may help treat compulsive gambling. Self- help groups.

Some people find self- help groups, such as Gamblers Anonymous, a helpful part of treatment. Even with treatment, you may return to gambling, especially if you spend time with people who gamble or in gambling environments.

If you feel that you' ll start gambling again, contact your care provider or sponsor right away to head off a full- blown relapse. & copy; 1998- 2011 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research ( MFMER) .

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( CNN) - - & quot; I will say, this moment is one that I will never, ever forget, & quot; said Jason Glisson, recalling a 2008 trip to La Milpa, Belize. & quot; I was the first person inside a very, very old manmade chamber. It was an incredible feeling.

Then I turned on my headlamp and saw three huge spiders. & quot; The opening to a possible future & quot; Indiana Jones& quot; movie? Close.

Glisson was describing his discovery of an ancient tomb - - including very well- preserved bones found therein - - as part of his study of archaeology, a passion that began for him when he saw the Indiana Jones movies as a child. & quot; Obsessed is more like it, & quot; he said, describing his interest in the movies, the first of which, & quot; Raiders of the Lost Ark, & quot; was released 30 years ago this summer. & quot; I could probably recite a large majority of the movies. & quot; Even though he' s a fictional character, it' s fairly safe to say that Indiana Jones is the most famous archaeologist in the world. & quot; As a teacher, I would ask my students, ' How many of you were influenced by Indiana Jones films? ' & quot; said Fred Hiebert, an archaeology fellow with National Geographic. & quot; Everyone in the class would raise their hands. & quot; Hiebert is the co- curator of an exhibition that makes its worldwide debut at the Montreal Science Centre from April 28 through September 19 and then moves on to other international locations. His enthusiasm for Indy, and the exhibition, is infectious.

The exhibition & quot; has an incredible array of movie props from the films. It' s got a lot of the designs and paintings and artwork behind the making of these films, & quot; he said. & quot; And, we not only have almost 100 incredible treasures from around the world, but we also have the archaeologist' s drawings and techniques they use to investigate the past.

You get to see what was in the minds of the filmmakers, and the archaeologists. & quot; Aside from the & quot; Indy& quot; versions of the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy Grail, there is a lot in the exhibit for hardcore fans of archaeology as well. & quot; We have a clay tablet with a map of a Mesopotamian city, one of the world' s oldest maps, & quot; Hiebert said. & quot; We have a fragment of a pot made 6, 000 years ago, with the oldest representation of wine.

We have a whole series of gorgeous prescribed pots from South America, and the first video of a scholar reading a scene from a stela, in a language no one has spoken for hundreds of years. & quot; Hiebert said he hopes that with this exhibition, & quot; People will enter the door as Indiana Jones and they will exit very inspired about archaeology. We want to inspire as many people as possible about science. & quot; Indy has certainly inspired a lot of people in the last few decades, judging from the i. Reporters, like Glisson, who shared their stories of adventure. & quot; Thirty years ago I sat in a darkened theater, my eyes glued to the big screen, and was swept away into a world of wonder as ' Raiders of the Lost Ark' unfolded in front of me, & quot; said Tim Preston of Petaluma, California. & quot; Like many of my generation, I dreamed of donning a fedora, picking up a bullwhip and setting off to confront the unknown. & quot; Things didn' t quite work out like that for Preston, but 10 years ago, he took a chance and flew to Belize to join an excavation with the Maya Research Program. & quot; One summer turned into another, followed soon thereafter by a graduate degree in archaeology and finally a job doing what I love the most: excavating Maya ruins deep in the jungles of Belize. & quot; Preston finds his occupation quite fulfilling: & quot; While I have never had to evade a cunningly constructed death trap or hold off a sword- wielding fanatic with my trusty bullwhip, I feel that I am living out the dream that I had as a young man. & quot; Jamin Eggert of La Jolla, California, who left his dedicated four- year engineering program at the University of California, San Diego, had a similar experience in 2009. & quot; I had dreamed of exploring hidden chambers and escaping in runaway coal cars since I first saw the ' Raiders' movies as a child, & quot; he said. & quot; Once the opportunity presented itself, I grabbed my hat and jacket and flew along the ' red arrow' over the Atlantic. & quot; Taking part in an archaeological dig in Khirbat- en- Nahas, Jordan, was unforgettable for Eggert. & quot; It was an adventure in detailing history, and I am very fortunate to have been able to be a part. & quot; The excavation was documented in a 2010 issue of & quot; National Geographic. & quot; Jasmine Prater was also intrigued by archaeology at an early age, thanks to Indy, and studied geoarchaeology at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio.

In 2007, she participated in a study in Guatemala' s Maya lowlands. & quot; The study is ongoing and we hope to learn a great deal about the site selection of the inhabitants in the region. & quot; & quot; Even though there isn' t as much danger and none of the spectacular Hollywood effects, it is no less exciting seeing these sites firsthand, & quot; she said. & quot; Indy' s gung- ho, get anything done attitude has served me well over the past 15 years working in the developing world, & quot; said Dr. Grant Gilmore, who runs the archaeology volunteer program at the St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research in the Netherlands Antilles. & quot; Indy is passionate when he is teaching - - that is perhaps the most common adjective used by my students to describe me. I would like to think that I strike a bit better balance between archaeology ' work' and family life - - thus Indy provides an example of how not to go about things. & quot; Gilmore said he keeps Indy in mind, along with other influences, like Norman Barka and Geoff Egan, when managing more than 650 archaeology sites.

Thomas Riddle from Greenville, South Carolina, integrates Indiana Jones' adventures into his history classes and created the website & quot; Adventures in Learning with Indiana Jones. & quot; His work on this and in promoting the educational value of the & quot; Young Indiana Jones& quot; series on DVD led to the opportunity to visit George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in October: & quot; Twenty- nine years after first seeing a scruffy- looking, thrill- seeking archaeologist acquire, then lose, an odd- looking golden idol, I stood face- to- face with that same idol as it grinned at me from behind the glass of a display case. In an instant, I was sitting in a darkened theater watching Indiana Jones do his thing.

It was 1981, and I was 12 years old again. & quot; Of course, there' s a big difference between the fantastical adventures of the & quot; man in the hat& quot; and real archaeology ( the vast amounts of paperwork, for example) , but even so, fans like Glisson call it & quot; a wonderful source for inspiration and adventure. & quot; In a time where it seems just about anything can be found simply by searching online, the legacy of Indiana Jones is a reminder that there' s still more of the world left to be explored.

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( CNN) - - Since its debut in late June, Google+ has captured much of the tech world' s online conversation. The chatter is generally positive, with tech bloggers cheering Google' s new social network as a cleaner and more robust alternative to Facebook.

But there have been some bumps on the road. Over the weekend, some Google+ users with notification e- mails - - the messages the company sends out if another user adds you to their & quot; circles& quot; of contacts on the site or comments on one of your posts. Instead of sending those notes out only once, as intended, Google+ sent them & quot; over and over again, & quot; writes Google' s Vic Gundotra in a post on his Google+ page. & quot; Thank you for helping us during this field trial, and once again, we are very sorry for the spam, & quot; the Google vice president wrote Saturday.

Most Google+ users seemed quick to forgive the slip- up. & quot; No worries Vic.

Keep up the good work!

Looking forward to more improvements! & quot; one user wrote in a reply to the apology. & quot; It' s alright, man! : D You rocks! & quot; said another.

Gundotra chalked the spam up to growing pains. & quot; For about 80 minutes we ran out of disk space on the service that keeps track of notifications. Hence our system continued to try sending notifications. Over, and over again. Yikes, & quot; he wrote. & quot; We didn' t expect to hit these high thresholds so quickly, but we should have. & quot; It' s unclear exactly how many people have joined Google+ , and the service undoubtedly has far, far fewer users than Facebook, which leads the field with . The fact that the Google+ community is still relatively small is no surprise for two reasons: First, the site is so new; and second, it still isn' t public, meaning you have to get a personal invitation in order to sign up - - at least for now.

But it' s clear that the new, non- Facebook social network has attracted enough attention that it' s growing rather quickly, setting it apart from Google' s other attempts to start a social network. Google+ already has more than 4. 5 million users, , Paul Allen, who used census data about surnames to make his calculation. One problem with this rapid growth, as the Google spam shows, is technical.

It' s hard to make a new network work perfectly if it' s expanding too quickly. Google has used this logic repeatedly to justify its limited- invite approach, instead of letting anyone on the Internet join the network.

Another issue, however, is social. At first, a limited network like Google+ feels intimate - - just as Facebook did before nonuniversity users could join it. But with growth comes change, and that could leave some Google+ users feeling that their cozy private party has been transformed into the county fair. Finally, Google+ users have been pointing out features of other social networks that either don' t exist on Google+ or aren' t easy to use.

One is the idea of & quot; institution pages, & quot; which, on Facebook and Twitter, let companies put out info about new products, news stories and such. There' s no such feature to date on Google' s new social network, although . Another is celebrity verification.

On Twitter, for example, if you go to Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber' s profile page, there' s a little next to the name, which is a signal to visitors that it' s actually the account of a celebrity. On Google+ , it' s unclear if accounts are real or fake. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg' s Google+ page stirred up news on the blogosphere because it' s interesting that the leader of a competing social network would join this new service, and because it was unclear if his page was real. Blogger Robert Scoble cleared this up in a text message conversation with Zuckerberg, who .

Similar authenticity issues have popped up with the Google+ pages of Kanye West, Nancy Pelosi and Michael Dell, among others. The & quot; While it' s understandable that a verification system was not at the forefront of Google' s mind when preparing to launch the network, it looks like one is desperately needed now. We want to be able to tell the real stars from the fakes, so we' re not wasting our time.

Or even better - - maybe there should be a way for the fakes to never exist in the first place. & quot; For its part, Google continues to say additional updates are coming. And, in comments to those pleas for patience, users generally seem to believe that the benefits of the service will be worth the wait.

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( CNN) - - After the birth of octuplets this week, some doctors are questioning the ethics and medical practice that contribute to extreme multiple births. Multiples have higher health risks because of their likelihood to be born premature. Many premature babies, such as the new California octuplets, are much smaller and face greater dangers than full- term. These risks include bleeding in the brain, intestinal problems, developmental delays and learning disabilities that could last throughout their lives. But not all preemies have medical or developmental problems.

Doctors who are caring for the octuplets at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Bellflower, California, caution that it is too soon to tell whether any of the eight premature babies have neurological or medical conditions, such as cerebral palsy or anemia.

Dr. Mandhir Gupta, director of neonatology at the hospital, said Tuesday, & quot; There are no indications so far, but again, it is very, very early.

They are not 24 hours old yet. & quot; The six boys and two girls were born Monday through Caesarean section.

Several are getting oxygen assistance but are reported to be & quot; doing very well& quot; after nearly 31 weeks in the womb. Ten years ago, Nkem Chukwu of Houston, Texas, gave birth to the United States' first surviving octuplets. The eighth baby, a girl named Odera, weighed only 10.

3 ounces and died after suffering heart and lung failure a week after birth. In total, the eight premature babies weighed about 10 pounds. Septuplets born to Bobbi and Kenny Mc.

Caughey of Des Moines, Iowa, in November 1997 all survived, and two of them have cerebral palsy. The mother of the California octuplets wants to remain anonymous, and the hospital has not answered questions about whether she was using fertility treatments. But medical experts who are not connected with the births say it would be nearly impossible for a woman to naturally conceive eight babies at once.

Dr. Mary Hinckley, a California- based reproductive endocrinologist, said, & quot; most commonly, this happens via fertility- assisted conception. & quot; A mother with a multiple birth could have used hormones to grow and ovulate multiple eggs at the same time.

A patient may have not followed the doctor' s recommendations, or the doctor may not have understood the consequences, allowing the patient to produce too many eggs, which were then fertilized, resulting in a multiple birth. & quot; It' s considered fairly reckless for reproductive endocrinology in the United States, & quot; Hinckley said. & quot; Through guidelines, we' ve really altered this so [ large multiple births] are incredibly uncommon here in the U. It' s usually if the doctor is not doing what he was trained to do or the patient is not following the doctor' s advice. & quot; The more premature the babies are born, the greater risks they have of dying or facing significant lifelong problems, said Dr. Norbert Gleicher, medical director at the Center for Human Reproduction in New York. & quot; The media should not make this into heroic case, & quot; Gleicher said. & quot; This is anything but a heroic case.

This is very bad medicine. & quot; Twins carry low risk of premature birth. Triplets have higher risk than twins, quadruplets have even higher risks, and so on, he said.

As a result, & quot; octuplets are crazy with tremendous risk, & quot; Gleicher said. & quot; Our function as physicians is to help our patients to have babies, but it is our principle that patients have healthy babies. So we have an absolute responsibility to prevent high or multiple births. & quot; Experts aren' t sure why multiple births tend to occur prematurely. Some suggest that the uterus can' t handle such a large mass, causing the woman to go into early labor.

During the , the fetuses are cramped inside the uterus and compete for the same resources, and some may be weaker or smaller than others. The eight children born this week weighed from 3.

4 pounds to 1. 8 pounds. & quot; There was a wide range of weights, & quot; said Dr. Leonard E. Weisman, director of the Perinatal Center at Texas Children' s Hospital. & quot; Some of that might be due to human variation, or some of it might be due to the fact they might have been compressed and not getting enough support from the placenta. & quot; Weisman, who helped deliver the first set of octuplets 10 years ago, said there are health risks to the mother as well. & quot; There' s a potential that the babies would outstrip the needs of the mother, & quot; Weisman said. & quot; It' s rather remarkable mother could stay with eight fetuses for 31 weeks.

That' s unusual. & quot; Two of the California octuplets were on ventilators, or breathing tubes, in the hours after their birth, but those tubes were removed Monday night, Gupta said. While some of the babies are receiving oxygen through their noses, most are breathing by themselves, he said. & quot; The lungs are still immature, but they really are doing very well, & quot; Gupta said. & quot; The hearts are working very good.

We have very good blood pressure. & quot; Gupta refused to comment on the babies' chances of survival, since & quot; we' ve never had eight babies born at 30 weeks. & quot; Single babies born at 30 weeks face & quot; very, very good& quot; odds, he said. With multiples, even twins, he said, & quot; we expect them to do a lot worse than these babies are doing. & quot; Gupta said Monday that the first three to seven days will be critical for the octuplets, saying they could be in incubators for six to eight weeks and hospitalized for 10. The babies have not been named.

The parents of the first octuplets offered their advice for the newest family. & quot; There' s definitely been some challenges, of course. It initially was overwhelming. But now we' re getting used to it, & quot; Nkem Chukwu told CNN Radio. & quot; They are now 10 years old, and it' s like we' ve forgotten what it was like during the initial stage. & quot; Her husband, Iyke Louis Udobi, said the new parents will need community support, & quot; a lot of diapers and milk. And they need to take it easy. & quot; CNN' s Shahreen Abedin and Shelby Erdman contributed to this report.

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Editor' s note: CNN has asked its journalists across the country to offer their thoughts on how the economic crisis is affecting their cities. In this installment, All Platform Journalist Jim Spellman reports from Denver, Colorado. DENVER, Colorado ( CNN) - - The conventional wisdom here in the Mile High City is that Denver entered the recession early and is pulling out of it ahead of the rest of the country. Time and again I have heard politicians, journalists and business people tell me that it isn' t so bad here, that Denver is poised to lead the nation in an economic recovery. Maybe, but the signs on the ground are a little harder to read.

Down on Broadway I stop by a UPS store a couple of times a week. The owner' s name is Hari Dallakoti. Dallakoti always has a smile on his face and seems to know all his customers by name - - he was calling out to me by the second time I entered the shop.

People drop by to ship out packages, make copies and pick up deliveries. There is always a crowd when I have been in, but Dallakoti tells me business is down 25 percent this month versus the same time last year. & quot; Finally it' s hitting in this area, and I believe that people are afraid of spending money, & quot; he says. & quot; It' s like a ripple effect, and I think I am feeling it now. & quot; Dallakoti says customers who once sent birthday presents across the country are now only sending cards. Also, e. Bay- related shipping is down, and he has seen a falloff in people sending mortgage- related documents.

He has five employees and says he hasn' t had to let anyone go, but he has had to cut back their hours.

He agrees that business is better in than in other parts of the country and is confident he will weather the economic storm, but it may be a while before things get better for him. & quot; In my opinion it' s going to get worse for the next couple, three months, and I' m hoping it will turn around after June, & quot; he says.

A block up Broadway is a little guitar store called Music Gear Guys. I play guitar, and this was one of the first businesses I stopped by when I moved to Denver in January. I have been in the shop four or five times and have been surprised that every time I drop by, the place is packed. & quot; The recession affected us a little last year but overall - - knock on wood - - it hasn' t really affected me too much, & quot; says owner Gregory Decker, who thinks the recession may actually be helping his business. & quot; I have a feeling that people are looking for hobbies or different forms of entertainment that aren' t too expensive, & quot; Decker explains. His store is crowded with new and used guitars, amplifiers and accessories. He says guitars based on designs from the 1960s are the hot items in the store.

Like Dallakoti, the UPS store owner, Decker seems to know all of his customers by name.

He says that in this economy you have to focus on customer service to stand a chance. He doesn' t advertise, instead relying on word of mouth, and keeps overhead low: He is the sole employee. & quot; Relationships are what make my business thrive. Without them I wouldn' t be as successful, & quot; he says.

But even here in a relatively successful small business there are signs of the hard times other people have been experiencing. Beginning last year more customers started coming in to sell Decker their guitars in hopes of making ends meet. & quot; A lot of people are selling their gear due to job layoffs and needed the money, & quot; he says. The recession started with free- falling housing values and, in this respect, the signs are harder to read. Over the weekend I took my dog for a walk through my neighborhood near Sloans Lake in Northwest Denver and decided to count how many houses were for sale. In a six- block walk, I counted two houses for rent and 13 for sale, including the house next door to me.

These homes sit like ghosts in the neighborhood. There are open houses on Sundays, but few people come by. The houses are all well- maintained, though most of them appear to be empty. My neighbors hope these places don' t fall into foreclosure; they are worried the neighborhood will fall apart if they do.

I' ll be keeping my eye on the house next door, and keeping my fingers crossed that my new hometown will be back on track soon.

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( CNN Student News) - - August 19, 2009 Quick Guide - Help students visualize some complex issues surrounding health insurance. - Learn about security concerns tied into Afghanistan' s presidential election. - Celebrate the centennial birthday of Abraham Lincoln' s monetary debut. Transcript THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Penny for your thoughts, or thoughts on the penny? We' ve got one of those in today' s CNN Student News.

From the CNN Center, I' m Carl Azuz. AZUZ: First up, recess! That' s what Congress is in right now. It' s not in session, but that doesn' t mean the lawmakers are on vacation.

Many of them are holding town hall meetings in their home districts, where voters are encouraged to raise questions or concerns about what' s going on in Washington. Now recently, these town halls have been dominated by health care. As we' ve talked about this week, one of the biggest issues in the debate is the so- called public option: a government- run health insurance program.

President Obama supports it; some lawmakers strongly oppose it. Earlier this week, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the public option is & quot; not the essential element of health care reform. & quot; Some people took that as a sign that the president might be giving up on the idea. Yesterday, Secretary Sebelius said that' s not the case. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY KATHLEEN SEBELIUS: Absolutely nothing has changed.

We continue to support the public option that will help lower costs, give American consumers more choice and keep private insurers honest. If people have other ideas about how to accomplish these goals, we will look at those too. But the public option is a very good way to do this. AZUZ: Some senators are proposing another idea: health care cooperatives, or co- ops. Just like the public option, these are plans that some people are for, and you guessed it, others are strongly against.

If all this talk about health care reform has you a little confused, don' t worry about it. You are not alone. This iss an incredibly complex issue, one that Tom Foreman helps us visualize right now. TOM FOREMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: If you want to understand what' s really happening with this whole health reform debate, think of the insurance business as a big shopping mall where there are a bunch of private stores that sell insurance. The supporters of the reform say they don' t really compete a whole lot with each other, so they let the prices get higher and higher.

And there are people like this who really don' t go anywhere and they don' t fit into insurance reform. So the goal of reformers, many of them, is to say, & quot; Let' s have a government insurance office in the middle of this mall. & quot; They will be heavily funded; they' ll give a place for these people to go so they will have some kind of place where they can have insurance. And because they are offering a lower- cost alternative, because they' re not out to make a profit, they will force the other places to lower their prices and effectively have a sale that will benefit everyone.

Now, critics of this program say that' s not what' s going to happen.

They say that instead of having a sale, what you' re actually going to have is people that are driven out of business.

There will simply be not enough business once all these people start being more attracted to the more cost. . . less expensive government insurance. So the bottom line is, this is the fear of those who say this is a bad idea. So if this does not happen, then what do you look for?

Well, another option is an insurance cooperative system. What is that? Well, an insurance cooperative basically will take people from across the country who can' t afford insurance, no matter where they are, and it will connect all these people to each other. By connecting them, it will make it possible for these people to share the cost of their medical expenses with each other.

They would essentially form a small, private insurance company that they would run with their own board of directors.

It' s a non- profit, so it would also create competition for existing insurance companies, but possibly push the prices down, at least that' s the theory. But this is also very much up in the air as to exactly how it would work, who would be involved and what it would really cost and what the benefits might or might not be. Vaccine Trials AZUZ: Textbooks, pencils, hand sanitizer? It might be a common sight in the classroom this year, as schools prepare to fight the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.

The federal government is getting ready too, stocking up on doses of an H1N1 vaccine.

Officials say 45 million doses will be ready in October.

That' s a lot less than anticipated, but they' re going to add 20 million more doses each week. Health experts say there are some simple steps you can take to help prevent the spread of the virus yourself, like washing your hands and covering your mouth when you cough or sneeze.

Fast Facts GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Time for some Fast Facts! Afghanistan is scheduled to hold a presidential election this Thursday.

It' ll be just the second one since its former Taliban rulers were thrown out of power in 2001. According to the Afghan constitution, candidates must be Muslim, must be Afghan citizens with Afghan parents, and must not have been convicted of any crimes. More than 30 men and women are running for the office, but the leading candidates are current President Hamid Karzai, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani. In order to win, a candidate has to get more than 50 percent of the vote; otherwise, a run- off election will be held.

AZUZ: Officials are deploying about 300, 000 troops to give security for Afghan voters tomorrow. The Taliban have said it plans to disrupt the election, and they' ve threatened to kill Afghans who show up at the polls.

The country has been struck by a wave of violence leading up to this week' s presidential election, including two attacks yesterday in the capital city of Kabul. Seven people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a suicide bombing aimed at a military convoy. And earlier, two rockets were fired at the presidential palace. Blog Update AZUZ: Alright. We love to hear your voices in our show too, and one way we do that is through our blog at CNNStudent.

News. com. We asked you recently about NFL Quarterback Michael Vick: Will you be cheering, booing or just not caring when he takes the field for the Philadelphia Eagles? Kerri wrote, & quot; I think it' s really cruel that Vick did the whole dogfighting thing, so he doesn' t really get my respect. & quot; But Eric says, & quot; Vick was a top- notch quarterback. Since he' ll be an impact player on his team, I think that fans would support him since fans want to be entertained. & quot; Tarence notes, & quot; Vick served his time in prison, so I think people should give him another chance. & quot; But Elijah says, & quot; Vick couldn' t act appropriate for a man of his wealth and fame and should not get another chance. & quot; And Toray writes, & quot; People focus too much on the extra drama instead of enjoying the game.

Sure I' d watch him play. It' s not about what mistakes he made; it' s about how good of a football player he is. & quot; Great stuff!

We love your comments! Please remember, first names only.

We can only use your first names. And please be sure to stay on the subject of the blog you' re talking about. Is this Legit? TOMEKA JONES, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is this legit? The American penny has always featured the face of Abraham Lincoln.

Not legit! So when did the former president' s face first show up on the coin?

You' re about to find out.

AZUZ: This is a tale of heads: Abraham Lincoln' s, to be specific.

For in the year of his 200th birthday, there' s something else to celebrate about the popular president: his bronzed bust! You' ve got it in your pocket.

Lincoln has headed up the penny for 100 years, to the month. Never one to be a conformist, number 16 does something no other president does on a U. S. coin: face right. Don' t give a cent for any conspiracy theories though; it' s only because Lincoln happened to be facing that direction in the image the designer picked.

And if you' ve happened to pick up a 1909 Lincoln head penny, it could be worth a lot more than your thoughts.

An e. Bay search revealed that some of these vintage coins command more than $ 1, 000 each. Now that' s change we can believe in!

And it certainly goes further than a modern penny. In 2006, it actually started costing more to make a penny than the coin was worth. That was because the price of the metals used was on the rise.

But that didn' t stop the U. S. mint from minting a tribute to Lincoln five score after he got set on a cent. The & quot; obverse& quot; of the penny - - in other words, heads - - will look the same.

But the & quot; reverse, & quot; tails, will tell four different tales, with four new designs showing scenes from Lincoln' s life. AZUZ: So while the value of the penny might have changed over the past century, you could see why the design still makes sense. Promo AZUZ: Okay, of you' re curious about what' s coming up tomorrow on CNN Student News, then you want to sign up for our daily e- mail! This free newsletter gives you a sneak preview of some of the stories we' re covering on the show, and it includes links to our blog and downloadable maps. Head to CNNStudent.

News. com and sign up today! Before We Go AZUZ: Before we go, we' ve got a couple tickets to the gun show! Shirley Coen may not look like a typical weight lifter, but don' t underestimate this 85- year- old powerhouse.

She just set a bench press world record!

55 pounds, the first woman ever in her age group to pump that much iron. She' s only been lifting for two months, and Coen' s already boasting that she plans to break the record she just set. Goodbye AZUZ: She did it once, so I guess the weight' s already off her shoulders. We won' t press our luck with any more puns, even though you said you wanted then. Have a great day.

For CNN Student News, I' m Carl Azuz.

( CNN) - - One person was killed and two people were injured after gunmen attacked Guinean President Alpha Conde' s residence, a government spokesman said Tuesday. The person killed was a member of the presidential guard, the Ministry of Communications said. The president was not injured. The attack occurred in downtown Conakry, the capital city of the West African nation early Tuesday morning and the battle lasted two hours.

Authorities believe the attackers may have been soldiers with the Guinean army, said Durus Yale Dore, a government spokesman. Local reports were calling it a failed coup attempt. Conde has been the president of Guinea for less than a year.

His election last year ended a two- year transition to civilian rule after a military junta took power in December 2008. Journalist Amadou Tam Camara said the attackers were heavily armed and the group had a rocket launcher. The president' s compound was heavily damaged and the attack has surprised many in Guinea, Camara said.

( ) - - Apple may be changing its usual i. Phone update schedule to the fall, instead of a pre- summer launch in June/ July - - the news has popped up multiple times, and a source familiar with Apple' s plans has also confirmed it with Fast Company. But is a company that thrives on PR excitement. . . and the big hole in the update schedule before the i.

Phone 5 arrives could damage sales.

Hence Apple seems to be ready to release a barrage of new hardware, including the white version of the i. Phone 4, to keep everyone' s pro- Apple sentiment topped up. At the same time, there are many rumors about future Apple products, including the next- gen i. Phone. Is all this deliberate spin?

If so, it' s pretty clever. It may even allow Apple to delay the really juicy new hardware until Steve Jobs is back from medical leave, and ready to hit the hot seat again. Macs Apple' s supply of i.

Macs in stores is . This tallies with rumors the i.

Mac line is getting a refresh next week, probably bringing Intel' s latest and greatest Sandy Bridge chips with it, as well as Apple' s new speedy interconnect protocol Thunderbolt. Will the devices also get a design overhaul? They' re a little long in the tooth now. Maybe Apple will further reduce the i.

Mac' s signature & quot; chin& quot; and skinny- up the chassis a little. White i. Phone 4 Now that Apple' s cracked its technical issues with the paint and light leakage into the white i. Phone 4, it' s finally about to go on sale. Stores in Belgium have .

From the boxes, the design doesn' t seem to incorporate the new four- section antenna that the redesigned Verizon i. Phone 4 sports.

In pretty much every significant way, the white i. Phone 4 is just a white i. Phone 4 - - its only unique asset is the unusual, apparently much- sought- after color. Commentators are speculating that the & quot; mystique& quot; of the phone may even propel ' s sales through the summer, filling the gap left by what we now think is a deliberately delayed i. Phone 5 launch.

Mac. Book Airs in June with Thunderbolt The Mac. Book Air only just got a refresh, it seems, with a slinky new design that includes SSD- only drive options. It' s been selling like hotcakes. Now there' s a they' re due a minor update in June, mere weeks after the i.

Mac refresh, which will see a spec bump with better Intel graphics, Sandy Bridge CPUs, and the Thunderbolt speedy I- O system.

Mac. Book Pros The next revision of the Mac.

Book Pro is to include a & quot; milestone& quot; redesign. This tallies with our of the year. We think Apple will again take design cues from the Mac.

Book Air, giving the new Pro' s a skinnier, tapered frame and possibly ditching the optical drive and hard drives ( though they may remain as an option, for big- storage users) . Could this revision come as a & quot; mid 2011& quot; update, after the & quot; early 2011& quot; update was a pretty mediocre spec bump that merely introduced us to Thunderbolt? T- Mobile' s i. Phone & quot; 4S& quot; prototype A prototype i.

Phone has out from Apple' s super- tight lockdown again. This version seems to have been adapted to run on T- Mobile' s 3G network, and it' s a new Apple A5 processor which leads some to label it the & quot; i. Phone 4S. & quot; Apple' s also alleged to be these phones to certain games developers, to give them a head- start in producing even more powerful games for a future i. Phone version.

Would a summer launch of a T- Mobile i. Phone 4 make sense, given that the new i.

Phone would be mere weeks away and thousands of buyers could be disgruntled? Not really. This is most likely a hint that the i. Phone 5 redesign will be essentially similar to the i.

Phone 4' s, and when it arrives it' ll have a better CPU and run on pretty much every phone network you can imagine. i. Phone 5 images Ex- Engageters at received what they believed to be credible data on the next i.

Phone revision - - it will have an edge- to- edge screen as rumored, with a display slightly larger than the i.

Phone 4' s, along with a tapered back ( possibly in unibody aluminum style) , and a touch- sensitive home button with a larger & quot; gesture area& quot; around it. Meanwhile, received what it believed was credible imagery of an i.

Phone 5. This one looks a lot more like the i. Phone 4, just a little narrower front- to- back and with a similar edge- to- edge display. Are these actually both real, both future versions - - one the i.

Phone 5, the other the oft- rumored i. Phone & quot; Lite& quot; ? i. Phone 6 screen It may be a long way in the future, but there' s about the i. Phone 6 ( doesn' t that confirm exactly how excited people are about Apple' s products? ) . Sharp has apparently been tipped to deliver a screen for the phone in Spring 2012 based on its low- temperature poly- silicon system, which delivers crisper, brighter displays that consume less power and which can be bonded directly to the device' s glass front - - making for a skinnier overall profile.

If true, it' s a sign Apple' s avoiding using OLED tech. Copyright & # 169; 2010 , a unit of Mansueto Ventures, LLC. All rights reserved.

Read more about this story from . ( CNN) - - A California bounty hunter says he will sue Casey Anthony and her defense attorney Jose Baez for misleading him when he helped search for her young daughter Caylee. Leonard Padilla said he is seeking $ 200, 000. Padilla said Anthony' s attorney allowed him to fly to Florida in 2008 and help search for Anthony' s then- missing 2- year- old daughter. Anthony left jail Sunday after being acquitted of murder charges in connection with the death of her daughter. Padilla says when he heard Baez' s opening statement during Anthony' s murder trial he felt conned. & quot; It turns out she knew where the child was all along, & quot; Padilla said. & quot; They misled me, and it is definitely fraud. & quot; At one point during the highly- publicized search for Caylee, Padilla offered a $ 25, 000 reward for the girl' s return.

He also says he spent $ 50, 000 to bond out Anthony when she was initially jailed. He said he also brought in people to help provide security. He said he talked to Anthony on many occasions during that time and that she never said she knew where Caylee was. & quot; She told me the babysitter stole the baby, & quot; Padilla said. & quot; They were both feeding us that line. And now we know it was never true.

We lost a lot of money. & quot; Padilla says it may take a few weeks to get his lawsuit together. Johnny Griffin, a California legal expert, told that Padilla' s lawsuit may have legal merit. But he may need to do some work to prove his case, Griffin said. & quot; Casey Anthony never testified at trial. So he needs to prove that she lied to him, & quot; Griffin told the affiliate.

Baez can also claim that Padilla made more money becoming part of the Casey Anthony story than it cost him to be part of the search, Griffin said. When the lawsuit is filed, Padilla may have to get in line behind the others seeking money from Anthony. Florida officials are asking that Anthony repay the state for the enormous cost of investigating the case. In a motion filed earlier this month, the state called for a hearing so it can tally up costs and slap Anthony with the bill. & quot; The efforts and costs of the investigation were extensive and not immediately available and accordingly, the State of Florida respectfully requests this Court to set a hearing within 60 days to determine total costs, & quot; the motion says. The motion cites a Florida law that allows the state to fine defendants in criminal cases to recoup money spent.

Texas Equu. Search, a firm that helped search for Anthony' s daughter, also wants its money back. The company said it used 4, 200 searchers and spent $ 112, 000 looking for Caylee in Florida after the girl was reported missing in July 2008.

Tim Miller, the head of company, has said he is suing because he believes Caylee never was missing. Anthony also faces a lawsuit from a woman named Zenaida Gonzalez. At the time of Caylee' s disappearance, Anthony told family members and police that the little girl was with a nanny named Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez.

That account resulted in one of Anthony' s lying convictions. Anthony also claimed Gonzalez had kidnapped the toddler. Authorities never found a nanny by that name who cared for Caylee. They did, however, find a woman named Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, who denied ever meeting Anthony.

Gonzalez then filed the defamation lawsuit. The judge handling the defamation lawsuit set Anthony' s deposition for October 8. CNN' s Greg Morrison contributed to this report. Watch Nancy Grace Monday through Sunday starting at 8 p. m. ET on HLN.

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( CNN) - - There are few rivalries in sport that capture the imagination like the coming together of Real Madrid and Barcelona - - a soccer match of such enormity that it has its own nickname: & quot; El Clasico. & quot; On the field, it is a billion- dollar grudge match between the two best teams in the football- mad country of Spain. Off the field, it is a tale of two cities - - a clash of Castilian nationalism and Catalan pride; and a rivalry of cultures forged in the Spanish civil war and the reign of General Franco. The two will clash Wednesday at Real Madrid' s Estadio Santiago Bernab& eacute; u before traveling to Barcelona for the second leg of the Champions League semifinal next week. In a freak of fixture commitments, the superpowers of Spain will have met four times in the space of 18 days by May 4, giving the historic rivalry an epic new chapter. Billion- dollar ball game The modern- day El Clasico brings together the world' s two highest- earning sports clubs - - boasting combined revenues of over $ 1 billion, according to international consulting firm Deloitte.

The great rivals also lead the sports world in wages. According to Sporting Intelligence, Barca paid an average salary of $ 7. 9 million to players last season, with Madrid dishing out $ 7.

4 million. The New York Yankees baseball team are third on the list, paying an average $ 6. 8 million. & quot; Both teams ( Madrid and Barca) have steadily grown their revenue streams in recent years, contributing to their on- pitch performance through investment in better facilities, players and the development of youth team players, & quot; said Dan Jones, sports business partner at Deloitte.

But while the two teams clearly share a license to print money, they have contrasting approaches to the business of spending it.

Madrid are famed for their extravagance - - with the $ 130 million paid to Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 typical of their cavalier policy in the transfer market. They profess the ' & quot; Galacticos& quot; mentality - - a team of superstars - - demonstrated by a 2010- 11 squad that cost an eye- watering $ 689 million to assemble. Barca are not without their big- name signings, but rely far more heavily on homegrown talent - - with the likes of Lionel Messi and Spanish World Cup winners Xavi and Andres Iniesta being products of the club' s youth academy. Barca' s current squad cost just $ 254 million to assemble.

History of rivalry Barcelona and Real Madrid played for the first time in 1902, but the rivalry soon transcended the confines of a soccer match. Barca came to represent the fight for Catalan independence from Spain, and a rejection of the nationalist regime that ruled the country from Madrid - - especially under the rule of Franco, who came to power at the culmination of the bloody Spanish Civil War in 1939. & quot; In Spain, the population of Catalonia don' t consider themselves Spanish, & quot; said Adi- Oula Sebastian, editor of Barca fan site barcablaugranes. com. & quot; When the General Franco dictatorship forbade the use of regional dialects, the Camp Nou ( Barcelona' s home stadium) became one of the few places Catalans were allowed to speak their language, without having to fear repercussions. & quot; Madrid were the all- powerful institution. They had political and royal backing - - the & quot; Real& quot; in their name, meaning & quot; Royal, & quot; was a gift from King Alfonso XIII in 1920 - - and from the 1950s, boasted a collection of the world' s best and most glamorous players. & quot; For Madrid fans, the game isn' t just about getting one over on our eternal rivals, it' s about winning a small argument about the country itself, & quot; said Gabe Lezra, editor of fan site, managingmadrid. com & quot; In many ways, Madrid fans view these games as a playful argument about the way to see and understand the country as a whole. & quot; The relationship was exacerbated by the transfer of Alfredo Di Stefano to Madrid in 1953.

The Argentine was wanted by both clubs, and both thought they' d signed him.

But it was Madrid who got the legendary striker, and Di Stefano duly inspired a decade of dominance at the Bernabeu.

Barca have always suspected foul play. Their official website claims a & quot; royal decree& quot; persuaded Di Stefano to join Madrid, and there has long been the suggestion that the establishment pushed the deal through. & quot; To this day supporters of Barcelona feel robbed, while Madrid fans argue the legitimacy of the deal, & quot; said Sebastian. & quot; Imagine if Michael Jordan gave his word to sign for the Chicago Bulls, then joined the New York Knicks instead! & quot; El Clasico personalities The El Clasico as we find it today is defined by two world- class players, and two world- beating coaches. It is Madrid' s Cristiano Ronaldo against Barca' s Messi on the field, and Jose Mourinho against Pep Guardiola on the sidelines.

Ronaldo is the powerfully- built Portuguese winger, with speed to burn and an armory of tricks at his disposal. Messi is the pint- size Argentine genius, who took Ronaldo' s crown as World Player of the Year in 2009 - - and retained the award in 2010. & quot; There' s no- one to touch Messi at the moment. People compare him to the great Diego Maradona, and it' s a fair comparison, & quot; said Tim Hanlan, author of & quot; A Catalan Dream. & quot; & quot; Ronaldo is not quite on the same level, but his strength and pace can make him just as effective as Messi on his day. & quot; Both players are having prolific seasons in front of goal, with each vying to be Europe' s top scorer. Their coaches have equally impressive resumes.

Guardiola took over at Barcelona in 2008, and led his team to Champions League glory in his first season in charge. Mourinho oversaw Porto' s shock European triumph in 2004, and repeated the feat with Inter Milan in 2010. & quot; I' ve always loved Mourinho. Since his time at Porto I wanted him to join Madrid, & quot; said Lezra. & quot; He' s a brilliant tactician, an incredible motivator and a born winner. And his personality fits Real Madrid perfectly. & quot; Until relatively recently the Real- Barca rivalry was a one- sided affair.

Madrid built dynasties in the 1950s and 1960s, and continued to dominate domestically and in Europe throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Barca enjoyed sporadic success, but it wasn' t until the early 1990s that they finally launched a dynasty of their own - - winning four titles in a row under Dutch coach Johan Cruyff before lifting their first European Cup in 1992. The balance of power shifted back and forth over the next 15 years, but Barca are now in the ascendancy.

Guardiola' s team have won the last two Spanish titles, and claimed a third Champions League crown in 2009. Meanwhile, Madrid are without a European success since 2002. & quot; Barcelona are definitely on top right now. They' ve put together a great team, and have been playing the same style, with more or less the same players, for the last four years or so, & quot; said Lezra. & quot; Madrid, on the other hand, have fired managers, brought in new players and made various tactical adjustments - - not a good strategy if you' re looking for long- term success. & quot; Whether Barca can stay on stop will undoubtedly be influenced by the outcome of this year' s Champions League semifinal - - the latest chapter in a rivalry as fierce and colorful as any in sport. & quot; The rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid is special because both teams are made up of superstars, & quot; said Sebastian. & quot; You' ll be hard- pressed to find as many world- class players sharing the pitch at the same time. In football, the El Clasico rivalry is as good as it gets. & quot;

( CNN) - - The space shuttle Atlantis will be in space for one more day than originally planned, NASA announced Monday. The shuttle, which was scheduled to land July 20, will now make what NASA called a night landing at Kennedy Space Center at 5: 56 a. m. July 21. Atlantis lifted off Friday on NASA' s final space shuttle mission.

On board is a four- person team: mission commander Christopher Ferguson, pilot Doug Hurley and mission specialists Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim. The crew of veteran astronauts docked Sunday at the International Space Station to deliver a load of supplies.