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CONYERS, Georgia (CNN) -- "Your daughter is a walking time bomb." We have been told this more times than I like to remember. We have lived every day not knowing if the next breath she takes will be her last.

After 22 years in the dark, Mandy Young is grateful to finally have a name for her condition.

Her illnesses come so quickly. It's a daily battle of fear, worry, misery, faith and hope. She has been in the hospital more than 100 times. She has suffered one life-threatening infection after another.

We share her story, our story, in hopes of helping others.

We make sure that Mandy knows this is not just her illness.

It's our families' life, our journey. She is not in this alone. It's extremely hard living a life so mysterious that doctors and scientists named her rare disease after her. It's our story about "Mandy's Disease."

Mandy was a healthy, nine pound, green-eyed beauty -- until the day she was diagnosed with Spinal Meningitis.

Hours and days crept by, waiting every four hours for our ICU visit, 10 minutes of torture.

"Your daughter is very sick. Her mind is surely in a vegetated state from the seizures she continues to have. The stroke that she suffered has caused the left side of her body to be paralyzed," the doctors said.

See photos of Mandy throughout her ordeal Â»

"She is in a coma and we see no way she will wake up. We really don't think she will live through the night. It's time to tell her goodbye," they continued.

Mind spinning, stomach churning, feeling like I've had the breath knocked out of me, I whispered, "NO." "No. We won't tell her goodbye. And you can't either. She has to fight. She has to know that we want her to fight."

At 13 months, her left eye turned red. Allergies, Pink Eye, minor infection? All easily treated, and cured.

By day five, after six trips to doctors and emergency rooms, when her eye was swollen beyond seeing and looked like a piece of raw meat, we were finally able to beg her doctor for more aggressive testing.

Surgery, biopsies and a diagnosis. Nisseria Meningitides. Her eye would be replaced with a glass eye. But only if she lived.

Watch Mandy talk about her illness on Vital Signs Â»

At 21 months. Spinal Meningitis again. The same promises of certain death. ICU. Seizures. A 106 degree temperature raged. "There is no way that she has the strength to fight off another infection of this magnitude. It's time to let go. We're losing her by the minute."

After the first bout of meningitis we were told, "No one gets it twice. Live your life and enjoy your child!" Then, bout two. Although not the same type of meningitis, it was the same family.

It's rare to have it twice. But impossible to have it three times. But time three did come. "You have to find out why this keeps happening. She can't go through this again. What can you do?" we pleaded with the doctors.

They told us it could possibly be immune deficiency. This was the first time we heard this term.

Mandy was discharged and our journey for a reason began. Our lives were changed forever. Twice a week for the next two years, we handed her over for blood to be drawn. She went into isolation. Daily preventative antibiotics.

But nothing stopped the madness of these infections. One fever blister on her lip turned into hundreds during a nap. She was hospitalized on oxygen as the blisters took over her lungs. Double Pneumonia. Scarlet Fever. Ear infection after ear infection.

Surgically implanted tubes in her ears, infection, tubes out, surgery, tubes in. 11 times. An abscess the size of a cantaloupe in her abdomen.

The grueling, sometimes gruesome, immune studies continued. The only clue continued to be her low white blood count. Everything else, normal. The turmoil in my heart was insane.

Years passed. Mandy's illnesses continued. Immune studies continued. Still we had no answers. We traveled the country begging for someone to study her. "Her body is further advanced than medicine. The test hasn't been invented yet to define her deficiency." This was the standard answer.

But, someone had to have a new test that could give us our answers. And then the time bomb that we had only been warned about exploded.

Gas Gangrene and Clostridia Septicemia. A combination not seen since WWII. "She's fighting to stay alive. Five percent chance to live," the doctors said. ICU. And then, in an attempt to save her life, they began to amputate her leg. Before they stopped the spreading, her leg and hip were gone.

As she lay in a coma, we prayed for help. Our search for a research specialist intensified. That's when we found Dr. John Gallin at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mandy is 27 now. Her immune studies began when she was two in 1983. And in May 2003, we received an email that said, "At long last we have discovered the basis of Amanda's problem."

Mandy has a genetic defect, called IRAK-4. Her body doesn't recognize infection and doesn't produce the cells needed to fight it off.

She is still studied at the NIH in hopes of finding a treatment or cure for her disease. And although finding a cure for her would be the ultimate gift, knowing that we have a name for her illness is the prize.

We searched for a name for twenty years for Mandy disease. We spent weeks and months with her, in hospital after hospital, praying for her to live through her sickness. And to know that we have Dr. Gallin and his team in the background working on her behalf is incredible!

Dr. Gallin did what he said he would do and stayed with Mandy until her diagnosis was made. Now the journey continues as we search for a treatment or cure.

But in the meantime, Mandy is beginning a career in motivational speaking.

Of her doctors at the National Institutes of Health she says: "They are like my family too, and I get excited about seeing them. NIH, or 'the House of Hope,' is just that.

"A place for families to find hope, just like we did."

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question: When did she get a name for her disease?

answer: After 22 years

text: After 22 years

question: What did Mandy suffer?

answer: Spinal Meningitis.

text: Spinal Meningitis.

question: How many years did Mandy suffer?

answer: 22


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(CNN) -- Huge crowds assembled in Pyongyang on Thursday at a national memorial service for the North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the second day of state-orchestrated ceremonies to mourn the dictator who died earlier this month.

The authoritarian regime used a mixture of somber music, hyperbolic speeches, booming artillery fire and blaring horns to honor the man who oversaw 17 years of despotic rule in the secretive nation.

The ceremony took place a day after a funeral procession for Kim spent three hours winding through the snow-laden streets of Pyongyang lined with thousands of wailing mourners.

Once again, the regime placed Kim Jong Un, the son and chosen successor of Kim Jong Il, at the center of proceedings, proclaiming him the "supreme leader" of North Korea -- a fresh indication that the leadership transition is progressing smoothly.

The footage broadcast Thursday by North Korean state television showed thick rectangular blocks of people gathered in the snowy expanse of Kim Il Sung Square -- named after Kim Jong Il's father, the founder of North Korea.

Kim Jong Un and other senior members of the regime stood solemnly on a viewing platform overlooking the square.

During the ceremony, a string of top officials took to the microphone to praise Kim Jong Il's life and reinforce Kim Jong Un's leadership credentials.

"Kim Jong Un is the supreme leader who has inherited Kim Jong Il's beliefs, leadership, courage and guts," said Kim Yong Nam, the president of the North Korean parliament.

Read about the funeral for Kim Jong Il

"Kim Jong Il's great achievements will shine forever," said Kim Ki Nam, a senior official in the powerful Worker's Party. "Following our party's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un, we are converting our sadness to courage and we will achieve great things."

Under Kim Jong Il, the country suffered a devastating famine even as it built up its million-strong army, expanded its arsenal of ballistic missiles and became the world's eighth declared nuclear power.

He died on December 17, reportedly from a heart attack. News of his death, announced two days later, put the region on edge and set off speculation around the world about the country's stability and future direction.

For the time being, Kim Jong Un appears to be rallying support within the regime, despite his young age -- he is thought to be in his late 20s -- and relative inexperience.

After the speeches Thursday, a row of heavy guns fired off a salute. Then, a cacophony of horns and sirens went off, drawing the service -- and the last day of official mourning -- to a close.

CNN's Tim Schwartz contributed to this report.

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Editor's note: Ann Curley is the assignment manager for the CNN Medical News unit. She has been a type I diabetic for 40 years. This is her story of life with diabetes.

Ann Curley uses a pump attached to a catheter in her body to monitor glucose levels and administer insulin.

(CNN) -- When I was 7 years old, my mom took me to the doctor because I had lost a lot of weight, despite a voracious appetite.

My family had just moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Pasadena, California, and this visit to the doctor's office was my introduction to a man who would come to have a huge impact on my life.

His name was Dr. Robert Deputy, and he was the pediatrician who diagnosed me with diabetes. He spoke to me directly, rather than to my mother, and he asked me questions: Did I feel thirsty? Did I need to urinate during the night? The answer to both questions was yes. He asked for a urine sample and the result was immediate. Dr. Deputy told me and my mother that my body wasn't processing sugar properly. I had diabetes.

That is how my 40-year journey with diabetes began. I was checked into a hospital to learn how to test my urine for sugar, give myself injections of insulin, follow a diabetic diet and control my diabetes. I spent several days in the hospital learning how to manage my disease, and then they sent me home.

Dr. Deputy would call our house each afternoon to check on me and see how I was doing. Much to my parents' chagrin -- and to my delight -- he wanted me to be self sufficient and responsible for monitoring myself. I refused to let my parents give me injections or test my urine. This demand for self sufficiency turned out to be one of my best life lessons, and not just for managing my diabetes.

While some diabetics may feel their disease is a burden, I feel that being diagnosed with diabetes was a blessing in disguise. It forced our family to eat healthily, and it taught me about good nutrition -- something I practice every day. I know carbohydrate counts in most foods, and I understand dietary concepts that most people don't even care about.

Being active is also a way to burn off high blood sugar, so when my urine tested positive for glucose, my older sister Robin was in charge of exercising me. We had countless jump-rope contests, bike rides and roller-skating excursions, keeping me and my three sisters active and fit.

And I felt like a little mad scientist, using a test tube with drops of water, urine and fizzy tablets to see if there was sugar in my urine.

Fortunately, over time, technology improved. First, test strips were developed that could be dipped in urine to reveal whether sugar was present in it. But the truth is, testing urine for sugar was a primitive method. By the time sugar gets into the urine, it's a signal that the body doesn't have enough insulin to process sugar.

And the urine test didn't give an actual number for the amount of sugar in the urine. It simply gave a color reading that corresponded with a range of how much sugar was present in the urine. Inaccurate was really an understatement when you talk about urine testing.

Home blood glucose testing kits became available in the early 1980s, and they were a huge move toward precise control and management of diabetes.

With the kit, the diabetic uses a device to poke a finger and produce a drop of blood. The blood is placed on a test strip that fits into a device that produces a reading of the blood glucose within seconds.

While I initially balked at the idea of pricking my finger several times a day, now I can't imagine not doing it in order to monitor what my blood sugar is doing.

The 1980s also saw the advent of the insulin pump. This device is the size of a pager and contains a reservoir filled with insulin. The reservoir connects to a tube that infuses the insulin into the body with a tiny plastic shunt.

So rather than taking multiple injections to mimic the body's insulin patterns, the pump drips insulin into the body to keep blood sugars constant, then gives extra amounts with meals.

Another life-altering development in diabetes, which I have discovered in the last year, is the continuous glucose monitor, or CGM.

This is a small device inserted into the tissue -- usually the abdomen, hip or leg -- and it has a tiny sensor that reads the glucose level of the body's fluids. The data is transmitted to a receiver, and patients can see a constant reading of their blood sugar levels.

I have participated in clinical trials for three different CGM devices, and I found them all to be quite accurate. Some sensors transmit data directly to an insulin pump, so you can use the reading to adjust and fine-tune the amount of insulin being pumped into the body.

The patient still has to test his or her blood sugar to confirm the sensor is properly calibrated, but it's amazing to be able to see constant readings and graphs of what your blood sugar is doing and better manage blood sugars.

CGM technology is a step toward the ultimate goal of controlling type I diabetes using what's called a "closed loop system." This means diabetics someday will be able to wear a pump that gathers data from a sensor so precise that the pump can be programmed to act on its own and make adjustments all by itself. The current systems are "open looped," meaning the diabetic controls when the doses are given.

The goal is to eventually create a pump that is more like a robotic delivery system, and all the patient has to do is wear it. Once that technology is perfected, this type of device would be implanted, which would be the next best thing to not having diabetes.

I mentioned to my sister Robin that I had tracked down Dr. Deputy for this article. She told me something I didn't know when I was 7. Forty years ago, before the advent of all of the cool diabetes technology such as insulin pumps, continuous glucose monitors and blood sugar testing, parents were given a fairly grim prediction for how their child would fare.

Dr. Deputy told my parents that I would probably only live to the age of 20 or 30, which apparently -- but not surprisingly -- had the whole family freaked out. I spoke with Dr. Deputy, who recently retired from his pediatric practice, and he seemed to remember me.

When I asked him about his dismal prognosis for my survival, he said sadly, "At that time, that was what we told parents back then. ... Everything changes with time -- diabetes, leukemia -- technology has changed with the pump and the equipment."

I think he was relieved that his prognosis was wrong. I know that I certainly am. In fact, I am hoping to live another 40 years! E-mail to a friend

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(AOL Autos) -- Okay, you've decided what model of car you want to buy. And you know, more or less, how much you want to spend -- or how much you can afford. You've kicked tires, talked to salesmen, taken a few shiny new numbers for a test-drive and you're ready to make the deal.

If you eat in your car you may want to consider fabric or leather protections.

Except, you're not quite done. You still need to decide whether to buy any of those "extras" that your salesperson will always suggest.

Some of these extras have real value and are probably worth adding. Others ... maybe not so much.

The list of "extras" offered by most dealers, may include paint sealant, fabric protection/leather care, extended warranties, extended 'one price' service contracts, rust/underbody coatings and anti-theft systems, to mention a few.

We wanted to know which of these new car extras were worth it and which ones a consumer can do without. To get to the bottom of it, we thought we would consult an expert -- David Bennett, Manager of Automotive Programs for AAA. As it turns out, like most things in life, the answer often just comes down to what's best for you, depending on your own situation, budget or locale.

Let's address these add-ons one by one:

Paint sealant

"I think that most paint jobs on cars are pretty good these days, so in most cases you probably don't need that anymore," said Bennett, who offered one caveat. "But that can depend on what part of the country you live in -- what the climate is, whether you get a lot of snow and ice, and what the road crews put down on the road -- whether it is salt, or if it is something that is less harmful to the paint. But generally, as long as you keep your car washed, and wash that salt off of it, and get it waxed regularly, that paint should last without getting the 'add-on' sealer at the dealership. Also, if you get a chip or a ding, get it fixed so the rust doesn't get a chance to set in and spread."

Fabric / leather protection

These extras are fairly self-explanatory -- the dealer "treats" the upholstered or leather seating with a "protection" product that make the seats more resistant to stains or scuff marks.

"This can be a good purchase, but the first question you should ask before buying it is, 'What kind of lifestyle do I lead?' suggests Bennett. "Do you have a lot of kids and are they prone to spill things? Or is your vehicle mostly going to be occupied by adults?"

Do you eat in the car with some regularity? If so, and you're just too darn messy for your own good, a stain protection might be a good way to go.

"Also, look at exclusions in the plan," advises Bennett. "If you're a smoker, and the plan excludes burn holes from cigarette ashes, and you're not diligent about making sure your ash is always short, that might not be a good purchase because of that exclusion. Each of these policies or plans is probably offering something different, and you need to read all of the exclusions before making that purchase, because it might not be a good one for you."

If you want to save some cash, one option would be to forego the protectant and just make sure you clean your seats regularly with a good upholstery cleaner or leather cleaner. To remove spots from a leather seat, use a good leather cleaner and work it into the spot with a soft cloth. If the spot still remains, let it sit for a few hours. Repeat, as they say, if necessary. It's also a good idea , to use a leather conditioner regularly on leather seats to restore moisture and to maintain its appearance.

Rustproofing

This is when the dealership applies various rust-inhibiting chemicals, waxes or sealers to the vehicle's undercarriage. It can also be applied to other rust-prone areas. Rustproofing treatments sometimes include a guarantee over a certain number of years. Keep in mind that some guarantees require annual "checkups" to re-apply the sealers or rust inhibitors to any areas where the rustproofing may have been damaged.

"I don't think this is necessary in most cases," opines Bennett. "The way most vehicles are constructed today, they are not nearly as prone to underbody rusting as they used to be in the old days -- even in the north, where they get a lot of snow."

LoJack Car Security System / Anti-theft systems:

The folks at LoJack Car Security Systems report that a vehicle is stolen every 25 seconds in the U.S. Using a car alarm is one way to protect your vehicle. But if you want to go the more high-tech "tracking" route, using a security system like LoJack may give you more peace of mind. The LoJack System, includes a small radio frequency transceiver hidden in up to 20 different places in the vehicle. The System uses a code that is tied into the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

Then, when you report that your car has been stolen, the state police crime computer can match code against the state VIN database. This automatically activates the LoJack System in the vehicle -- emitting an inaudible signal. Then, police cruisers and aviation units that have the LoJack tracking system can identify the vehicle's location, track it and recover it. LoJack claims that over 200,000 vehicles have been recovered worldwide using their system, with over 100,000 of those in the U.S.

"Whether or not this is a purchase you should make depends on various factors. If you live in a high-crime area, a system like this could provide you with peace of mind," advises Bennett. "But even if you live in a safe, low-crime district, your car can still be stolen from a busy downtown street or parking garage," he notes.

One caveat: Some car owners may not want their car back after it has been stolen, especially if it has been seriously vandalized, or if it has been driven so hard that it causes some mechanical problems.

Another thing to consider is that owners of GM vehicles that come with its patented OnStar system, probably won't need a theft tracking program, says Bennett. "Because the system allows OnStar operators to track the location of the vehicle if it is stolen. So if you buy a GM car with the OnStar system, you may want to pass on a LoJack or similar tracking system."

Extended warranties

"This really does depend on how long you plan to keep the vehicle, because most of these extended warranty plans don't kick in until the manufacturer's warranty expires," advises Bennett. "And these days, those manufacturers warranties are three or five years, sometimes longer. "So if you plan on selling the car after three or five years, it probably doesn't make sense to buy the extended warranty."

Some warranties offer transferable policies, which let you "sell" the warranty along with the vehicle. Others allow you to "return" the warranty for a pro-rated refund.

Bennett also explains that not all warranties are created equal. "They usually have three levels of warranties: A basic extended warranty will just cover the powertrain, for example; while a better one will cover the powertrain plus some other components that are listed -- or an 'exclusionary' extended warranty may say it covers everything except those items that are listed. At the top end, the best warranty just covers everything, but that is also the most expensive."

Bennett gives an example of one manufacturers warranty. "For a 2007 Buick, the basic manufacturers warranty is five years or 100,000 miles for the powertrain coverage, and the corrosion warranty is six years or 100,000 miles. In fact, that's the same warranty GM offers on their Chevy and Cadillac brands."

"That's a pretty good warranty, so if you plan on only keeping your vehicle for five years or less, the extended warranty is probably money you don't need to spend." E-mail to a friend

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text: those

text: in

text: the

text: U.S.

text: Whether

text: or

text: not

text: this

text: is

text: a

text: purchase

text: you

text: should

text: make

text: depends

text: on

text: various

text: factors

text: If

text: you

text: live

text: in

text: a

text: high

text: crime

text: area

text: a

text: system

text: like

text: this

text: could

text: provide

text: you

text: with

text: peace

text: of

text: mind

text: advises

text: Bennett

text: But

text: even

text: if

text: you

text: live

text: in

text: a

text: safe

text: low

text: crime

text: district

text: your

text: car

text: can

text: still

text: be

text: stolen

text: from

text: a

text: busy

text: downtown

text: street

text: or

text: parking

text: garage

text: he

text: notes

text: One

text: caveat

text: Some

text: car

text: owners

text: may

text: not

text: want

text: their

text: car

text: back

text: after

text: it

text: has

text: been

text: stolen

text: especially

text: if

text: it

text: has

text: been

text: seriously

text: vandalized

text: or

text: if

text: it

text: has

text: been

text: driven

text: so

text: hard

text: that

text: it

text: causes

text: some

text: mechanical

text: problems

text: Another

text: thing

text: to

text: consider

text: is

text: that

text: owners

text: of

text: GM

text: vehicles

text: that

text: come

text: with

text: its

text: patented

text: OnStar

text: system

text: probably

text: wo

text: n't

text: need

text: a

text: theft

text: tracking

text: program

text: says

text: Bennett

text: Because

text: the

text: system

text: allows

text: OnStar

text: operators

text: to

text: track

text: the

text: location

text: of

text: the

text: vehicle

text: if

text: it

text: is

text: stolen

text: So

text: if

text: you

text: buy

text: a

text: GM

text: car

text: with

text: the

text: OnStar

text: system

text: you

text: may

text: want

text: to

text: pass

text: on

text: a

text: LoJack

text: or

text: similar

text: tracking

text: system

text: Extended

text: warranties

text: This

text: really

text: does

text: depend

text: on

text: how

text: long

text: you

text: plan

text: to

text: keep

text: the

text: vehicle

text: because

text: most

text: of

text: these

text: extended

text: warranty

text: plans

text: do

text: n't

text: kick

text: in

text: until

text: the

text: manufacturer

text: 's

text: warranty

text: expires

text: advises

text: Bennett

text: And

text: these

text: days

text: those

text: manufacturers

text: warranties

text: are

text: three

text: or

text: five

text: years

text: sometimes

text: longer

text: So

text: if

text: you

text: plan

text: on

text: selling

text: the

text: car

text: after

text: three

text: or

text: five

text: years

text: it

text: probably

text: does

text: n't

text: make

text: sense

text: to

text: buy

text: the

text: extended

text: warranty

text: Some

text: warranties

text: offer

text: transferable

text: policies

text: which

text: let

text: you

text: sell

text: the

text: warranty

text: along

text: with

text: the

text: vehicle

text: Others

text: allow

text: you

text: to

text: return

text: the

text: warranty

text: for

text: a

text: pro

text: rated

text: refund

text: Bennett

text: also

text: explains

text: that

text: not

text: all

text: warranties

text: are

text: created

text: equal

text: They

text: usually

text: have

text: three

text: levels

text: of

text: warranties

text: A

text: basic

text: extended

text: warranty

text: will

text: just

text: cover

text: the

text: powertrain

text: for

text: example

text: while

text: a

text: better

text: one

text: will

text: cover

text: the

text: powertrain

text: plus

text: some

text: other

text: components

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text: are

text: listed

text: or

text: an

text: exclusionary

text: extended

text: warranty

text: may

text: say

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text: covers

text: everything

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text: items

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text: are

text: listed

text: At

text: the

text: top

text: end

text: the

text: best

text: warranty

text: just

text: covers

text: everything

text: but

text: that

text: is

text: also

text: the

text: most

text: expensive

text: Bennett

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text: an

text: example

text: of

text: one

text: manufacturers

text: warranty

text: For

text: a

text: Buick

text: the

text: basic

text: manufacturers

text: warranty

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text: years

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text: miles

text: for

text: the

text: powertrain

text: coverage

text: and

text: the

text: corrosion

text: warranty

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text: six

text: years

text: or

text: miles

text: In

text: fact

text: that

text: 's

text: the

text: same

text: warranty

text: GM

text: offers

text: on

text: their

text: Chevy

text: and

text: Cadillac

text: brands

text: That

text: 's

text: a

text: pretty

text: good

text: warranty

text: so

text: if

text: you

text: plan

text: on

text: only

text: keeping

text: your

text: vehicle

text: for

text: five

text: years

text: or

text: less

text: the

text: extended

text: warranty

text: is

text: probably

text: money

text: you

text: do

text: n't

text: need

text: to

text: spend

text: E

text: mail

text: to

text: a

text: friend

question: What won't GM owners need?

answer: Paint sealant

text: Paint sealant

question: What should smokers considering fabric protection check for?

answer: exclusions in the plan,"

text: exclusions in the plan,"

question: What option do some cars come with?

answer: paint sealant, fabric protection/leather care, extended warranties, extended 'one price' service contracts, rust/underbody coatings and anti-theft systems,

text: paint sealant, fabric protection/leather care, extended warranties, extended 'one price' service contracts, rust/underbody coatings and anti-theft systems,

question: What should smokers check for?

answer: burn holes from cigarette ashes,

text: burn holes from cigarette ashes,

question: What don't you need if you keep your car washed?

answer: Paint sealant

text: Paint sealant

question: What should a warranty offer?

answer: transferable policies,

text: transferable policies,

question: What will GM owners not need?

answer: paint jobs

text: paint jobs

question: What do some warranties offer?

answer: transferable policies, which let you "sell" the warranty along with the vehicle. Others allow you to "return" the warranty for a pro-rated refund.

text: transferable policies, which let you "sell" the warranty along with the vehicle. Others allow you to "return" the warranty for a pro-rated refund.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Bucking tradition, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will bypass Europe and travel to Asia on her maiden voyage overseas, diplomats familiar with the planning said Tuesday.

Bill Clinton looks at his wife Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she is sworn in on February 2.

Clinton is expected to visit China, Japan and South Korea on her first trip overseas. The diplomats said she may also add other stops, including one in Southeast Asia.

The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because Clinton's schedule was still being finalized. The State Department has not commented on her travel plans.

Making Asia Clinton's first overseas destination illustrates the Obama administration's desire for a broader partnership with China and its commitment to resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, as well as strengthening ties with Tokyo and Seoul, the diplomats said.

The White House said President Barack Obama told Chinese President Hu Jintao in a Friday phone call that he looked forward to "to early contacts and exchanges between senior officials of our two countries."

Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee last month she hoped to make an early trip to Southeast Asia, in particular Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation where Obama spent part of his childhood. Clinton said she wanted to restart Peace Corps programs there, which were suspended in the 1960s.

Traditionally U.S. secretaries of state make Europe or the Middle East their first official trip overseas. But given that Vice President Joseph Biden is headed to Europe this week for a security conference in Germany, and special envoy George Mitchell is currently in the Middle East, Clinton is free to break with tradition.

However British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and German Foreign Secretary Walter Steinmeier will be Clinton's first foreign guests to the State Department on Tuesday.

Clinton was sworn in as America's 67th secretary of state on Monday -- for a second time.  Watch Clinton being sworn in Â»

Biden administered the oath to Clinton in a ceremonial star-studded gathering at the State Department, with actor Chevy Chase and designer Oscar de la Renta among those on hand.

"It is an overwhelming honor ... to assume this position," Clinton said. "We have a lot of work to do [to ensure that] America's future can be even brighter than our storied past."

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question: Which countries does Clinton expect to visit?

answer: China, Japan

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question: What does the Obama administration desire with China?

answer: and its commitment to resolving the North Korean nuclear issue,

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question: Where will Clinton bypass on here voyage overseas?

answer: Europe

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question: Who bypassed Europe and travelled to Asia?

answer: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

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question: when U.S. Secretary of State Clinton expected to visit China?

answer: on her first trip overseas.

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question: who desires to have broader partnership with China?

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Bali, Indonesia (CNN) -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised China on more than one occasion Sunday during a series of meetings with fellow defense ministers from southeast Asia, but hinted if relations between the United States and China worsen, it could be a threat to "the security of the world."

He said he appreciates China's muted response to the United States announcing a deal last month to sell more arms to Taiwan, and he lauded China for working with its neighbors with regards to the contentious issues involving the South China Sea.

"I would commend them for the way that they've handled the news of that sale to Taiwan, compared to the past," Panetta told reporters after a meeting with Indonesia's defense minister Sunday in Bali.

China regards Taiwan as a renegade province. Taiwan began as the remnant of the government that ruled over mainland China, until a Communist uprising proved victorious in 1949.

The $5.3 billion arms package, announced last month, includes upgrades to Taiwan's F-16 fighter fleet.

Last year, a similar deal prompted China to temporarily cut off military to military relations with Americans. This time, aside from some strong objections voiced by Beijing, Panetta said there has been no tangible action taken in response by China. "I've heard nothing that indicates that they're taking any steps in reaction to that," Panetta said.

Part of the reason might be the way the United States government handled the sales. "It was something that the United States had announced but we had given the Chinese a heads up as to what was going to take place," Panetta said. "I think in the end ... they handled it in a professional and diplomatic way and we appreciate that. "

The South China Sea, a body of water east of Vietnam, north of Malaysia and west of the Philippines, has been a source of regional tensions for decades. But because of recent discoveries of massive oil reserves as well as its importance to regional maritime and aviation navigation, tensions have increased recently. Many countries lay claims to the same parts of the sea.

After his meeting with the Indonesian defense minister, Panetta met with defense ministers from all eight member nations of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which includes all the nations that border the South China Sea, except China.

In remarks prepared for the start of the meeting, Panetta said, "I applaud the July accord between ASEAN and China on implementing guidelines to the 2002 declaration on the conduct of parties in the South China Sea. I would encourage you to maintain this momentum, and continue working towards a binding code of conduct."

But Panetta said there are still some concerns regarding China's military that bear watching.

"Obviously there are some concerns about some of the things they are doing on modernization, there are concerns about some of the things they are doing with some of the more sophisticated weapons that have been developed."

He said China being open and letting the world know what its military is doing is key. "As long as they are transparent, as long as we can discuss these issues on a frank and direct basis then I think we can develop a strong working relationship."

He ended his discussion of China with the reporters on an ominous note about positive relations. "I think it would be in the interest, not only in the interest of both nations, but also in the interest of the security of the world."

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text: there

text: are

text: still

text: some

text: concerns

text: regarding

text: China

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text: military

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text: are

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text: world

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text: military

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question: What are there concerns about?

answer: China's military

text: China's military

question: What is in the interest of globabl security?

answer: positive relations.

text: positive relations.

question: Which country did the U.S. sell arms to?

answer: Taiwan,

text: Taiwan,

question: What is there concern about?

answer: China's military

text: China's military

question: What are the concerns from?

answer: about some of the things they are doing with some of the more sophisticated weapons that have been developed."

text: about some of the things they are doing with some of the more sophisticated weapons that have been developed."

question: What did China handle well?

answer: the United States announcing a deal last month to sell more arms to Taiwan,

text: the United States announcing a deal last month to sell more arms to Taiwan,

question: What did Panetta say?

answer: he appreciates China's muted response

text: he appreciates China's muted response

question: What is in the interest of global security?

answer: relations between the United States and China

text: relations between the United States and China

question: What does Panera say about China?

answer: "I would commend them for the way that they've handled the news of that sale to Taiwan, compared to the past,"

text: "I would commend them for the way that they've handled the news of that sale to Taiwan, compared to the past,"