Members of the embedded provincial reconstruction and Lt. Col. Michael Shinners, deputy brigade commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, talks to a shop owner in the the city of Shawra Wa Um Jidir April 4 in the 9 Nissan district of eastern Baghdad. Shinners, along with members of the embedded provincial reconstruction team and Paratroopers visited the city in order to evaluate the current construction projects in the area. The projects will help to improve the city's economy and create jobs in the poverty stricken region.