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Kibera, the hotbed of anti-Kibaki fury, was otherwise calm on Tuesday, as the capital seemed to be taking a deep breath on New Year's Day. People who had stayed behind closed doors for days finally emerged in search of food at markets that were opening at last. Residents picked through the ashes of a massive outdoor market that had been burned to the ground. Some tied string around the empty plots that were once their stalls; in one, the only recognizable remnants were a stack of charred and smoldering onions...
While both sides pleaded for calm, there were fears the violence could aggravate an enduring national tribal split between Luos, who support Odinga, and Kikuyus, who back Kibaki. The two groups co-exist in an uneasy rivalry in Kenya. On Monday, crowds of Kikuyus in the west of the country were reported to be fleeing across the border to Uganda, while six Kikuyus were hacked to death in the popular tourist port city of Mombasa. Police, given orders to shoot rioters on sight, imposed a curfew at locations across the country and barred people from leaving the slums, a tactic...
...official Manzoor ul-Haq echoed the Prime Minister's sentiments, saying he thinks the elections should - and will - continue as planned. "The people of Pakistan have great courage," he says, "and they will be able to bring everything under control. We appeal to the people of Pakistan to remain calm. The election process should continue and be allowed to reach its logical conclusion...
...teach the child with autism alternate behaviors - such as asking to be left alone, or using words, cards or a special gesture - when he or she feels upset. "Kids with autism can learn to go their room, sit in a beanbag chair, or do something else that helps them calm themselves," says Harris...
Despite the anger expressed on blogs and in statements to the press, the rest of the country remained calm this week as most prepared for Christmas vacation starting this Friday. Even in San Juan del Sur, where Volz had once lived with Jimenez, American expats reported life as usual and no hostility toward gringos, adding that most people there had already tried to put the Volz case behind them...