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Summary Notes from State Librarians Focus Group & Discussion - 1/21/2007
A PDF of these notes can be downloaded from http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/contactwo/oitp/ALA_OITPFocusGroupNotes.pdf
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What is your state's vision for public library Internet connectivity and network service provision?
- 3 What are the general problems and issues you face in getting high-speed access for local public libraries to the Internet and for other library functions?
- 4 How do you help libraries calculate how much high-speed access they will need? Or how do they calculate this? Do you have a planning guide that helps local libraries make this decision?
- 5 What is high speed?
- 6 What role does E-Rate play in high-speed access for public libraries?
- 7 What are the most successful methods that libraries have used to connect to high-speed access in your state? (Type of connectivity; coalitions; unique configurations, etc.) How are libraries using high-speed access or how do they want to use it if they had it or had more? What can't they do that they want to do?
- 8 Where is the real power or decision-making authority in you state? Is it in the state network office, the state university system, state utility commission, governor's office, telcos, all of these, etc.? If we visited your state, who should we talk to (not names but titles)?
- 9 Are there any studies in your state that would be helpful?
This draft summary document contains remarks from a conversation facilitated by the American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy to spark discussion around a key issue facing libraries. The ideas in this paper do not necessarily reflect the policy positions of the American Library Association.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given a grant to ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) to study E-Rate participation and high speed connectivity for public libraries in the Uunited States. As part of this study, OITP invited members of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) to participate in focus groups on the issue of high-speed connectivity in public libraries.
This report is a summary of those discussions.
Twelve state librarians or their representatives participated in the focus groups. The same questions were asked in each group. The conversation was frank and informative. This summary cannot do justice to the wide-ranging discussion that occurred and is organized around the basic questions that we asked.
We invite all State Librarians to answer these questions and send the responses to Nancy Bolt at firstname.lastname@example.com. Librarians who participated in the focus groups are welcome to send in additional comments.
What is your state's vision for public library Internet connectivity and network service provision?[edit]
In general, the vision of all the participants was to have the highest possible connectivity for their states. Each participant took the opportunity to describe the network(s) in each of their states. Participants discussed state networks and distributed environments.
What are the general problems and issues you face in getting high-speed access for local public libraries to the Internet and for other library functions?[edit]
The group summarized the following barriers to getting high-speed access:
- Small telecommunications companies, sometimes many in each state, that do not have the necessary capacity, or are unable to invest in infrastructure;
- Perception of attendees that alternatives to traditional telecommunications companies, such as satellite and cable, have proved insufficient for various reasons, including technological limitations;
- Lack of competition – a dominant provider who does not provide sufficient connectivity to meet the library's needs;
- Sometimes libraries must just take what's offered;
- Lack of willingness or ability of the state to form a statewide network;
- Perception that the private sector is not deploying broadband, for a variety of reasons including:
- Geography/topography of a state;
- Low population density, which lowers return on investment;
- Technological limitations;
- Resistance to let the public funding broadband deployment;
- Lack of funding at the local and/or the state level;
- State philosophy that there should be no public funding of connectivity for public institutions such as school and libraries;
- Tension between public policy and private companies with the belief that public funding undercuts private profit;
- Opposition of staff in some libraries who don't want or don't believe they need fast connectivity, have a lack of education in broadband, and/or don't see it as important;
- [For libraries], "small towns, small budgets, small hours open";
- Lack of computers in the library and space to put additional computers reduces perceived need for bandwidth;
- Public resistance to universal funding costs on their phone bill (possible solutions: Wisconsin law prohibits putting state universal service charges on the phone bill);
- State legislator term limits make it difficult to build legislative champions and/or expertise in libraries/connectivity;
- U.S. economy and state budgets are not as healthy as they were in the 1980s and '90s;
- Perception that as libraries get improved connectivity, demand for high-bandwidth applications will increase, which in turn increases demand on the libraries.
How do you help libraries calculate how much high-speed access they will need? Or how do they calculate this? Do you have a planning guide that helps local libraries make this decision?[edit]
Some of the networks track actual use and project future use from these data. Other libraries take what is offered to them by the network to which they belong. No planning guides were mentioned. Wireless usage is increasing the need for bandwidth.
What is high speed?[edit]
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation defines broadband as 768 kbps, approximately half the speed of a T1 line. The same definition is used in the 2006 study of Public Libraries and the Internet as a way of identifying libraries at different speeds. John Windhauson, telecommunications consultant to OITP, suggests 5-10 megabits per second now, with more needed in the future. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) defines broadband as 200 kbps in one direction.
Many of the State Librarians participating in the focus groups felt that the higher number is needed, particularly for the future.
McClure and Bertot also suggest that bandwidth is not the only indicator of high quality Internet access. Other factors, such as latency and network design, are important factors to take into account.
What role does E-Rate play in high-speed access for public libraries?[edit]
Many individual libraries choose not to apply for E-rate funding due to the complexity of application and disbursement, the requirements and/or funding of filtering mandated by CIPA, and/or because the costs associated with applying are greater than the grant amount. Some states create a "home grown" filtering solution, such as a black list of blocked sites. Where state or regional entities apply for E-rate on behalf of member libraries, there is greater participation in the program.
What are the most successful methods that libraries have used to connect to high-speed access in your state? (Type of connectivity; coalitions; unique configurations, etc.) How are libraries using high-speed access or how do they want to use it if they had it or had more? What can't they do that they want to do?[edit]
Methods and arguments
- Equity of access by the public and among public libraries.
- Money was available from the government when the network was formed.
- Aggregating demand to provide a larger customer and lower costs in high cost areas.
- Creating an anchor/tenant relationship in a community.
- Build coalitions with government entities, telecommunication companies, schools, universities, and anyone who will cooperate. Join existing networks.
- Need for bandwidth to meet community needs.
- State law to require networks – and pay for them.
- Comparison to other states.
- Statewide leadership from a key group of people, one of whom is the state librarian or another prominent librarian in the state. Other leaders could be PUC, university librarians, legislative leaders or IT leaders.
- Demonstrations of use of networks.
- Need of use for E-government – in one state truckers must watch a video to get their license and they see it in the library.
- Shared ILS system.
- Regional library cooperative networks taking the lead.
- Economic development
- Lifelong learning
- Economies of scale
- Equality of learning
- Business development
- Health and medicine
- Video conferencing
- E-government
- Tourism
- Disaster preparedness
- Shared ILS
- Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)
- Interactive gaming to attract teens
This was discussed as who should we talk to if we visit a state. It is also a list of possible people or institutions to build a *State librarian
- Existing networks
- E-rate coordinators
- Regional systems and networks
- Local libraries who have and do not have high speed connectivity
- Information technology community
- Public utility commission
- Legislators or legislative staff
- Governor's staff or IT coordinator
- State IT coordinator
- Distance educational network
- Chief information officer of the state or a state university
- Educational technology staff or commission
- State library association, particularly the legislative committee
- Hospitals
- High tech industry
Are there any studies in your state that would be helpful?[edit]
States are asked to send us any studies that they have and we will share the links.


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Given the high cost of raising children in China, we do not see a demographic boom resulting from the end of the government's one child policy.
Fiscal costs of social engineering
The end of the one child policy is an announcement with great political significance but little immediate effect.
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Meryl Davis and Charlie White don't like talking about placements or medals, which is fine because everyone else will be doing enough of it for them between now and the Sochi Olympics.
And about one color of medal in particular.
Only a decade removed from the days when a top-10 finish was cause for U.S. ice dancers to celebrate, Davis and White are co-favorites for gold in Sochi. They've already given the U.S. its first world titles in dance, and their winning performances at last year's world championships showed they might have the edge on the only other team that comes close, defending Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada.
"There are a lot of things swirling around and so many different ways you could go if you allow outside pressures to affect you," White said. "The good news is, the pressure that we put on ourselves is probably greater than being the only potential Olympic medalist for your country or, back in the day, when we were trying to become the first American world ice dance champions.
"You can't really worry about that too much and, through our experience, that's something Meryl and I have learned to do," he said. "Every day we go in and we're working hard. We're not thinking about medals, we're not thinking about placements. We're thinking about improving ourselves day to day so that when we get there, we have the best opportunity, and we know we've put ourselves in the best (position) to achieve the best results."
Right. An Olympic gold medal.
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They'd never made the podium at the world championships, missing the bronze medal by a mere 0.04 points in 2009. Even their Grand Prix final victory came against a field lacking the top skaters.
Yet it was Davis and White who took the silver — decisively.
"The biggest thing we learned at the last Olympics was just that we could handle any scenario and that no stage is too big for us," White said. "We realized how much confidence we should have in ourselves based on how hard we worked. If you put in the work, it pays off. And I think sometimes it's hard to truly believe that until you test it out on the big stage, and that's exactly what we were able to do at the last games.
"Coming away with the silver medal after never having won a world medal was huge for our confidence and believing in ourselves and understanding that what we're doing every day, day in and day out, was working for us, and just to continue that trend."
Since Vancouver, Davis and White have won three more U.S. titles — by huge margins — and haven't finished lower than second at any competition. And their rivalry with Virtue and Moir, who are also their training partners, is the best thing going in all of figure skating.
The Canadians added the world title to their Olympic gold in 2010, with the Americans runners-up again. Davis and White claimed the top spot the following year, a first for a U.S. dance team, with Virtue-Moir finishing second. The teams swapped places again in 2012.
Last year's world championships were held in Virtue and Moir's hometown of London, Ontario, but the Americans spoiled their homecoming. Not only did Davis and White win the title, but the margin (4.52 points) between the two teams was the largest it had been at worlds since Vancouver, and the Americans' programs showed a level of sophistication the Canadians simply could not match.
"We're really lucky to be able to train with them day in and day out," White said. "They're such a fantastic team, and have such great qualities on the ice that when you watch them, you're just amazed. So it really keeps Meryl and I on our toes as to how we want to show ourselves."
As in years past, the teams were assigned to different Grand Prixs. The earliest they could see each other will be the Grand Prix final in December.
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Zug is the most competitive canton in Switzerland
UBS has published the Cantonal Competitiveness Indicator for 2013. Zug, Zurich and Basel-Stadt have won podium spots. This year's new winners include the central Swiss cantons and both Appenzells.
Zurich/Basel, 7 March 2013 – UBS CIO Wealth Management Research has published the second annual Cantonal Competitiveness Indicator (Kantonaler Wettbewerbsindikator or KWI). This 10-factor analysis calculates the cantons' relative potential for improving their long-term economic performance.
The 2013 KWI identified Zug as the Swiss canton with the highest relative long-term growth potential. It moved up from third place last year. The other podium finishers are last year's winner and runner-up, Zurich and Basel-Stadt. They are followed by Aargau, Lucerne, Basel-Land and Nidwalden. Schwyz and Vaud are also highly competitive, relatively speaking. Appenzell Ausserrhoden stands out for its clear improvement among the mid-ranked cantons. The last four positions in the ranking are still filled by Jura, Uri, Valais and Graubünden, although Uri and Jura swapped places.
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The city cantons of Basel-Stadt and Geneva and the Jura mountain cantons (Bern, Solothurn, Neuchâtel and Jura) have declined in relative competitiveness year-on-year. Characterized by high tax burdens and relatively high government debt, they also suffer from structural problems. First, prospects have dimmed for key regional sectors of industry, except watch making. Second, these cantons face the long-term challenge of an aging population, which is shrinking the future labor force. Finally, they lack the financial resources to boost long-term competitiveness by slashing tax rates. The watch-making industry's current boom, however, provides a great opportunity for the Jura cantons to reduce their structural problems and regain attractiveness.
2013 Cantonal Competitiveness Indicator (KWI)
Source: UBS
Interpretation of the KWI
UBS's Cantonal Competitiveness Indicator (KWI) compares the economic competitiveness of the cantons. Competitiveness describes a canton's potential for raising its long-term economic performance. The KWI tracks relative economic competitiveness using a scoreboard. The higher a canton's KWI value, the more competitive it is relative to the others. A low KWI score means that a canton has below-average growth opportunities in comparison to the other cantons, not that it necessarily has low or absolutely no potential for growth. Since many highly regarded studies rank Switzerland among the most competitive countries in the world, even low KWI cantons are still internationally competitive.
The differences between some cantons are slight. Any interpretation of the KWI has to consider the cantons' individual conditions, such as geographical or historical circumstances, that could limit their potential for growth. The KWI is not a quality of life indicator either, since it concentrates exclusively on a canton's potential for economic growth.
The 10 pillars of competitiveness
Each canton receives a 10-dimensional strength/weakness profile based on the evaluation of the individual pillars. This multidimensional examination of each canton's economy provides a flexible tool for making regional strategic decisions on various issues. By way of example, the profile for Zug, the most competitive canton, is explained below.
The 10 pillars of competitiveness
Source: UBS
The profiles of all cantons can be viewed in the Cantonal Competitiveness Indicator report at the following link: www.ubs.com/kantonalerwettbewerbsindikator-en.
Elias Hafner
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Dr. Matthias Holzhey
Economist WM Real Estate & Swiss Regional Research
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Claudio Saputelli
Head WM Real Estate & Swiss Regional Research
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The Cantonal Competitive Indicator report can be viewed online at the following link: www.ubs.com/kantonalerwettbewerbsindikator-en.


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Scene of grand imperial architecture, popular uprisings and, since the fall of the Berlin Wall, quite a few movies (including Mission Impossible). Have a Prague Spring and you'll have a ball. Even in October.
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The training is highly interactive. Participants will leave with a plan to create or improve immigration legal services. Past participants have used information from this training to build or expand their legal immigration capacity.
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Become a PowerUser of LawLogix after this one day training at the LawLogix headquarters in Phoenix. Participants will gain experience and expertise on how best to use the software's features to maximize efficient and high-quality legal service provision. Hands-on practice will be provided to assist with case management, reporting features, the EDGE calendar, and more.
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Windows on ARM: 3 Big Questions
Above: Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky, President of the Windows division
One thing we know for sure about Windows 8 is that it won't be boring. Microsoft's next revision of the operating system promises the biggest change in the basic user interface since at least Windows 95. It includes a number of new features, including much better support for multi-touch screens, a new Windows store for buying applications, and support for ARM-based processors, in addition to the x86 processors that have formed the core of the personal computer market. That's a lot of changes.
For me, there are three big questions to ask. How well will the new tile-based "Metro" user interface will work on traditional desktops and laptops? Will the new UI be compelling for tablet users? And how well will Windows work on the ARM-based systems compared with traditional Intel and AMD processors?
We won't really know the answer to these questions until users get the final code and final machines in the second half of the year, but we'll know more in the next few weeks as the consumer preview—what used to be known as a beta version—ships. In the meantime, Microsoft has been slowly explaining some of the changes and what they will mean. In particular, it just released a lot of information about the Windows on ARM version.
Looking over the blog post from Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky, President of the Windows division, a number of things stand out:
• Windows on ARM (WOA) will include the same operating system binary code whether it is running on processors from Nvidia, Qualcomm, or Texas Instruments. Therefore, developers shouldn't have to worry about those differences.
• WOA will look just like Windows 8 on x86 processors, including the new Metro UI and the Windows desktop. (Microsoft is using the term "x86/64" to indicate the 32-bit and 64-bit processor architectures from AMD and Intel; I'll just call it x86 as that is the more common term.)
• Metro apps can support both Windows on ARM and Windows on x86.
• WOA "includes desktop versions of the new Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote."
• WOA will have other familiar desktop tools, such as File Explorer and the new version of Internet Explorer.
• WOA "does not support running, emulating, or porting existing x86/64 desktop apps."
• It will also ship with Microsoft's new Metro apps for connecting to Hotmail, SkyDrive, and Messenger, as well as Mail, Calendar, Contacts, and Photo apps.
Sinofsky said it was Microsoft's goal that Windows on ARM machines ship at the same time as Windows 8 on x86 machines.
Reading between the lines, it looks like application developers will have to write new Metro apps to have applications that run on Windows on ARM. (Developers can still write desktop applications for Windows on x86, though Microsoft doesn't seem to be encouraging that much.) Developers are being urged, but not required, to create Metro apps that run on both x86 and ARM systems by writing directly to the new Windows Runtime (WinRT) in a variety of languages including C#, Visual Basic, the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML), and HTML5 and Jscript. Developers can also add "native code" for x86 or ARM through C and C++, if they need to make their applications run faster or tighter to the hardware. Either way, these Metro apps use WinRT and are typically distributed through the Windows Store, with updates through Microsoft Update, though enterprises will be able to load applications directly to devices.
It sounds like Microsoft is expecting Windows on ARM to result in a large variety of different devices, depending on the hardware vendors and the processor makers, but all will run the same operating system version and applications. However, unlike in the traditional PC market, you won't be able to buy WOA separately or install Windows directly on such devices. That probably means IT departments won't be able to put managed build on devices.
Initially, I would expect the ARM version of Windows to come on machines that are lighter and have longer battery life than their x86 equivalents but that don't offer quite the performance.
Indeed, I will be very interested in seeing the performance, battery life, and weight differences among the different ARM-based models, as well as those based on Intel and AMD processors. The comparisons will be most important in the tablet market, where, this fall, we are likely to see machines based on ARM-based processors from Nvidia, Qualcomm, and TI; AMD's Hondo low-power x86 platform; and Intel's Core family (Ivy Bridge) and a new generation Atom platform known as Clover Trail.
WOA will be designed without the traditional hibernate and sleep options, but will instead have a "connected standby" mode, so that the machine is always updating applications. The feature will eventually be offered for Windows on x86 as well, and Intel in particular has been talking about it as part of Haswell-based Ultrabooks due in 2013.
In the meantime, Microsoft is adding a lot of new features for mobile network use to Windows 8 for both x86 and ARM, so that wireless broadband and Wi-Fi features work together better. The system will also be better optimized for conserving bandwidth on mobile networks.
Having the desktop on WOA is a good thing for power users in particular, as they appreciate the flexibility of managing files and customizing the system that desktop applications give. I'm sure some people will say having both the Metro UI and the desktop UI will lead to confusion, but remember, Windows has always supported the command prompt, and that worked well as part of the transition from DOS to Windows.
Despite all this, it sounds like the desktop will have a more limited role in WOA than it will on the x86 versions. Yes, Microsoft is promising versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote and says this will be a "true no-compromise experience." Details on "Office 15," however, are still sketchy; I'm wondering whether we'll see all of the features (such as add-in and macro support for Excel; or a full-featured version of Outlook) on the ARM versions and what if anything of Office 15 will be surfaced through the Metro UI.
For many consumers, the Office applications may be the only full-featured desktop applications they need, assuming that many other applications are Web-based or are portable to the Metro interface. If Microsoft bundled these Office applications with the ARM version but not the x86 version, that's another plus for the ARM systems. These customers often don't care that much about performance, but do care about responsiveness and battery life. For such users, ARM-based systems may be the right alternative compared with traditional x86 systems.
There are other users, though, who will almost certainly want the higher performance of x86-based systems. At least initially, it's hard to imagine that the kind of applications that today require complex menus of tools and applications, such as full-featured video and photo editing suites, will work as well in the Metro UI. Microsoft isn't allowing developers to port those desktop applications to the WOA desktop. Those applications also tend to take better advantage of higher-performance processors, so those customers may well be better off with Intel- or AMD- based systems anyway.
In any case, it's hard to see enterprises choosing the ARM version, as it won't run all the existing apps. This is particularly an issue for security and management applications—things that are crucial to big IT departments. This could change over time, if developers of these applications move toward the Metro UI, but typically both the enterprise developers and IT departments move slowly. I doubt we'll see many large-scaled Windows 8 deployments for traditional enterprise use in the first year in any case.
However, I can see some enterprises preferring Windows-based tablets as an alternative to Apple iPads and Android tablets, especially on Intel and AMD architectures, if only because the IT departments are more comfortable with the management tools there. (Still, iPads in particular, are gaining strength in enterprise, with IT departments turning toward newer tools.)
Putting all this together, Windows on ARM promises to enable an interesting class of machines, one that is set to compete mainly with the iPad, but also emerging Android tablets. If the interface appeals to consumers—still an open-ended question—Windows on ARM may be a very attractive solution. But because of the limitations of the WOA desktop—and particularly the lack of apps other than the Office suite—it's hard to imagine WOA being all that successful in the traditional desktop and laptop spaces, at least until there are many more Metro apps.
By that point, the question will be whether the ARM-based systems can add performance faster than the x86-based ones can reduce power and improve battery life. The ARM vendors are counting on ARM's basic design targeting low-power solutions but gaining performance in accordance with Moore's Law. At the same time, Intel is counting on a process technology lead and a new focus on lower-power designs. This should be one of the most interesting hardware technology struggles of the decade.
On the software side, Windows 8 not only has to compete with Apple and Android in the tablet space, but must also go up against Mac OSX. It has an even tougher competitor for desktops and notebooks: Windows 7. The Metro UI represents a big change, and I didn't think the Developer Preview version translated well to desktop and traditional laptop use.
Clearly the user interface has evolved since then. Many are commenting on the lack of a "start button" but I want to wait to try the full consumer preview on a desktop before I pass judgment.


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Do you deserve recognition of service to your community? DU student volunteers have worked with more than 400 community organizations throughout Michigan.
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I had thought about using a form for data entry and tested one, but the data going into column B (Vendors) can be highly repetitive and found the auto complete capabilities (not sure if I'm calling this the right name) was easier and faster than using a form. The form wasn't created in VB though , but through the Data menu and selecting Form.
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Stacy Morse will discuss what they are and how she migrated an element of a traditional web app and made it into several microservices. Stacy loves Python, photography, and LEDs. Plenty of free after hours parking is available in the upper level of the deck behind WebAssign (turn through the median just before the intersection of Varsity and Main Campus Drives). If the door is locked, call the number posted on the door. An after-meeting location for food and beverage will be decided at the meeting (usually BaDa Wings at Mission Valley).
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2014 NAIA Baseball Players of the Week ? No. 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kirk Rocha of Tabor (Kan.) has been named the NAIA Baseball National Player of the Week and teammate Jacob Webb has been selected as the National Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Rocha and Webb were chosen based on their performances from March 17 – 23 and were selected out of a pool of conference, independent and unaffiliated group winners. The duo is the first set of teammates to sweep the award since Andy Kovarik and Brad Myjak of Saint Xavier (Ill.) in 2012.
Rocha, a native of Modesto, Calif., ended the week 15-for-23 (.652) at the dish, including three doubles and a home run to lead Tabor to a pair of sweeps against Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference foes Saint Mary (Kan.) and Ottawa (Kan.). The senior centerfielder also tallied 11 runs scored, 11 RBI and five stolen bases. Rocha drove in at least one run in all six games, including a week-high three in an 18-0 win against the Spires on March 17 and in a 7-1 victory against Ottawa on March 22. His home run – a solo shot – came with one out in the top of the sixth inning against the Braves on March 20.
On the year, Rocha leads the NAIA with a .515 batting average, while ranking fourth in total hits (51) and fifth in total bases (79) and runs scored (36).
Webb, a sophomore from Riverside, Calif., allowed only one run and eight hits, while striking out 29, in 14 innings of work last week. In an 18-0 win against Saint Mary, Webb pitched seven innings of shutout baseball with 14 strikeouts en route to the win. He then followed that performance with another seven-inning victory against Ottawa. Webb struck out 15 Braves, while allowing four hits and two walks in the appearance.
Webb is sixth in the NAIA in total strikeouts (64) and leads the team with a 1.10 earned run average.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
The next NAIA National Baseball Players of the Week will be announced April 1.
Pitcher Nominees: Michael Yarborough, Missouri Baptist; Lj Rowden, Bryan (Tenn.); Kyer Vega, Menlo (Calif.); Jordan Gard, Holy Cross (Ind.); Lucas Daugherty, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Andrew Brooks, Concordia (Calif.); Dillon Cotner, Midland (Neb.); Rodney Mckay, Tougaloo (Miss.); Chris Borst, Graceland (Iowa); Conor Lillis-white, British Columbia; Josh Smetana, West Virginia Tech; Joe Phelps, Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.); Orlando Quiroga, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Andrew Shoulders, Brescia (Ky.); Andrew Nelson, St. Catharine (Ky.); Zane Howard, Central Christian (Kan.); Kyle Maldonado, William Penn (Iowa); Aaron Dick, Mayville State (N.D.); Jonathan Burnett, LSU Shreveport (La.); Jordan Morales, Oklahoma Baptist; Blake Beavers, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Stetson Nelson, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Jordan Anderson, Davenport (Mich.).
Player Nominees: Nick Spagnola, William Woods (Mo.); Grant Zawadzki, Bryan (Tenn.); Daniel Comstock, Menlo (Calif.); Matt Scott, St. Francis (Ill.); Austin York, Taylor (Ind.); Steven Pollex, Westmont (Calif.); Dylan Steyer, Midland (Neb.); Enmanuel Frias, Tougaloo (Miss.); Jordan Eckley, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Ryan Suescun, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Austin Lucas, West Virginia Tech; Kevin Biro, British Columbia; Blake Crowe, Berea (Ky.); Sam Lind, Cumberland (Tenn.); Nate Mullins, Bellevue (Neb.); Stan Simmons, William Penn (Iowa); Brady Anderson, Valley City State (N.D.); Ridge Gonsoulin, LSU Shreveport (La.); Jacob Ratliff, St. Gregory's (Okla.); Blake Bearden, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Kyle Chastain, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Chandler Sidwell, Concordia (Mich.).
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This training is a series of short learning modules each with a quiz at the end. You should complete the training within the first few days of starting your on campus job. All modules are applicable to every position here on campus in some capacity. It will provide you with a starting point for following professional procedures in a business setting. It will also provide you with the tools you need to handle uncomfortable situations like irate customers or co-worker conflicts.
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DescriptionHermès 28cm Rouge Vif Calf Box Leather Sellier Kelly Bag with Gold Hardware
C Square, 1999
Condition: 2
11" Width x 8" Height x 4" Depth
This bag is done in Rouge Vif Calf Box Leather, featuring one top handle, Gold Hardware, a removable shoulder strap, and a flap top with a turnlock closure. The interior is done in Rouge Vif Chevre Leather, featuring one zip pocket and two slip pockets. This bag includes two keys, a lock, and a clochette.
There is light scuffing to exterior leather. The hardware is slightly scratched. This bag includes an Hermès dustbag.
愛馬仕1999年。鮮紅色Calf Box牛皮28公分外縫凱莉包附金色金屬配件
尺寸 11" W x 8" H x 4" D
由鮮紅色Calf Box牛皮製成,一個提手,金屬配件,可拆卸肩帶,翻蓋面帶扭鎖。內格由鮮紅色Chevre皮製成,配有一個拉鍊袋和兩個貼袋。包括兩把鑰匙、一把鎖和一個鑰匙圈。配件有細微的刮痕,外部有一些磨損。附防塵袋。
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How to Be a Welcome Guest by Being a Clean Guest
Whether you're a guest in someone's home for 20 minutes or two weeks, be sure your actions don't create a mess or tension between you and the host. Be a good guest by minding your manners, and you'll likely score an invitation to visit again.
Follow these tips to be an ideal guest:
Let your host set the cleanliness standard: Take a quick look at your host's footwear whilst you're still on the porch, or on a mat. If she's wearing socks, but no shoes or slippers, this may be the dress code of the home. Most of the dirt that comes into a house does so through the shoes of people who walk around in it.
Your host might also have new, pale rugs or a just-cleaned carpet she is concerned about. So ask right away if she'd like you to slip off your shoes too (but for goodness sake, keep your socks on). Once you step into the lounge (living room), it's too late.Credit: ©iStockphoto.com/Daniel Mirer 2008
Watch where you walk and sit: Be alert for the unexpected when you walk around someone's home for the first time. A busy home with young children may have toys on the floor. Step on anything plastic, and you could break something irreplaceable. An immaculate, ordered room might have breakable ornaments perilously close to the edge of ledges and shelves. The people who live here are careful, so you need to slow down and take care, too.
On chairs, be aware that if you've come out of the wet (rain or snow), you could create a water stain on upholstery; or dye from an untreated leather belt or bag could transfer to a pale fabric.
If you do damage or break something, apologize immediately and offer to have it professionally cleaned, repaired or replaced. And absolutely follow through on your word.
Look for mats, covers, and coasters to keep things clean: Never assume that it's okay to put a drink straight down onto a hard surface. If you can't see a mat on the table, ask about one. If your host is out of the room hold onto your hot drink or create a makeshift safe place using a newspaper or magazine. A book may be okay, too, but only if you're sure that there are no drips on your mug. (If your host is a book lover, this is a huge no-no.)
Help yourself, but clean up after yourself: Check the location of the paper towels (or a clean sponge or cloth) before you prepare any snacks or drinks. Avoid using the last of anything. Should you get a spill, it won't become a problem if you can mop it away at once. Equipment you're not familiar with can make you clumsy. So use a corkscrew over the sink.
Pick up the signal on smoking: Never light up without asking first, even if you are in an outside room or the garden. Have a contingency plan, if you're a heavy smoker, for where to go. Don't neglect ash and stubs. No one wants to find a pile of evidence by their favourite spot in the garden!
Indoors, putting still-warm cigarette stubs into a waste bin can cause fires. Let your host take charge of ashtrays.


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FREMONT — A disgruntled hospital guest who refused to leave a Bay Area hospital after he learned visiting hours were over and threatened to shoot security guards was behind bars Wednesday.
Najibullah Noory, 39, of Union City was arrested on suspicion of making terrorist threats inside Washington Hospital Tuesday night, said police Spokeswoman Geneva Bosques.
Noory had arrived at the hospital to visit a family member, but was told by security that visitation hours had ended, police said. He reportedly became upset and threatened to shoot the security guards with a handgun.
Police were dispatched at 6:50 p.m. to the hospital at 2000 Mowry Avenue for a report of an unwanted guest, Bosques said.
He was located by police on the first floor of the hospital, Bosques said. Officers with guns drawn searched him, but no weapon was found. Police also searched his vehicle, but nothing was found inside it either.
Noory was booked into the Fremont Jail where he was being held Thursday on $50,000 bail.
Jail records list his occupation as a wholesale accountant.
He is slated to be arraigned on the charge Thursday at the Fremont Hall of Justice.
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Environmental education programs are available for schools or civic groups. The Refuge hosts an annual event during Refuge Week, which varies from year to year.
Boating and fishing is permitted on the Missouri River and Fort Peck Reservoir. Numerous boat ramps and several marinas are located around the Refuge. Fishing for walleye, sauger, paddlefish, and northern pike, among other species, is very popular. A state license is required, and state limits and seasons apply. The uppermost 12 miles of the Missouri River within Refuge form part of the Wild and Scenic Missouri River. Canoeing is popular during warmer months. The James Kipp Recreation Area, located just east of U.S. Highway 191 on the south bank of the river is an excellent take-out point. Upstream motorized travel is restricted between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
The Refuge is open to hunting for the following species: whitetail deer, mule deer, elk, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, coyotes, upland game birds, waterfowl, and mourning doves. A state license is required, and special regulations may apply. Some satellite Refuges and Waterfowl Productions Areas that are part of the Charles M. Russell NWR Complex are open to hunting. A state license is required and state regulations apply. Please contact Refuge staff for additional information.
A variety of brochures and informational materials are available at the Refuge headquarters and all Wildlife Stations. A self-guided auto tour route starts 0.5 miles north of the Missouri River on the east side of U.S. Highway 191. The tour route follows an all-weather gravel road that parallels the Missouri River before climbing out onto upland prairie and rolling rangeland. The drive time for this 20-mile loop is about 2 hours. Tour guides are available from the Refuge headquarters or the Sand Creek Wildlife Station. Numerous interpretive panels are found throughout the Refuge including the Slippery Ann Wildlife Viewing Area, the entrance to UL Bend NWR, and at Hell Creek.
The Refuge is home to many species of wildlife. Sixty species of mammals and more than 235 species of birds have been observed on the Refuge. Bird watching provides opportunities to see many northern prairie grassland species such as western meadowlarks, mountain plovers, chestnut-collared longspurs, and prairie falcons. Large ungulates such as elk, mule deer, pronghorn, and bighorn sheep are common, while native predators like coyote, bobcat, and mountain lion are secretive and not commonly seen. Hundreds of elk congregate during the fall rut, providing a spectacular wildlife viewing opportunity at the Slippery Ann Wildlife Viewing Area. Contact the Refuge staff at the headquarters for the latest information.
The auto tour route and western river bottoms are excellent locations for elk, deer, and birds. The Big Dry Arm of the Fort Peck Reservoir is the best place to photograph pronghorn. Sage and sharp-tailed grouse are found throughout the Refuge, but are best seen at UL Bend NWR. Elk are frequently observed on the north side of the reservoir near the Pines Recreation Area, Harper's Ridge, Mickey and Brandon Buttes, and the Larb Hills. Bighorn sheep may be seen at Two Calf Creek or in the Brandon Buttes.
Satellite Refuges and Waterfowl Production Areas are also open to wildlife observation and photography.
All Refuge Complex offices are open from 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
The Refuge does not charge an entrance fee.
The Refuge does not charge user fees (i.e., hunt fees, camping fees, boat launch, meeting rooms rental fees, auto tour fees, guided tour fees, etc.).
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It was not its appearance that made the house at 14 East Williams Street in Waterloo, New York exceptional. In mid-19th century America, after all, there were thousands of two-story brick homes with a white front door and chimneys at either end.
Instead, the M'Clintock House came to occupy a prominent place in American history because of the people who lived inside its walls and in the surrounding community. On July 16, 1848, five women, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, met here to draft what they called the "Declaration of Sentiments." This document outlined their views on and complaints about the role of women in society. Two days later, in nearby Seneca Falls, it served as the centerpiece of discussion when these women carried out their ambitious plan to convene America's First Women's Rights Convention.
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Nothing on the tree-less plains of western Argentina seems to expend much energy. Cattle stand nearly motionless as they graze on the thin grass, which grows slowly in the dry heat and high altitude. A cylindrical water tank with a small solar panel and a skyward-facing antenna sits unobtrusively in the nearly motionless landscape. But hidden within this scene is plenty of drama. At any given moment, millions of projectiles from deep space are raining down, penetrating every object in their path. Each particle then vanishes without a trace—unless it happens to pass through the water tank, where it causes a minute spark visible to scientists thousands of miles away.
The tank is one of 1,600 spaced out at one-mile intervals over 1,100 square miles of land, an area bigger than Rhode Island. Collectively they make up the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory, a $50 million physics experiment to study bits of atomic shrapnel that blast out from some of the most violent places in the universe. These energetic particles, called (somewhat misleadingly) cosmic rays, tell revealing tales about the exploding stars and black holes that have shaped galaxies and seeded the cosmos with the essential elements of life.
Traditional telescopes are blind to many of these cataclysms. Some 600 miles to the north, atop Chile's high mountains, some of the world's greatest observatories are surveying the distant universe in breathtaking detail, and yet they have little new to say about the inner core of a quasar, the edge of a stellar shock wave, or clumps of dark matter. Visible light and radio waves do not or cannot escape from such regions. Cosmic rays, which fly straight from the site of the conflagration, can.
To attain a new perspective on the cosmos, astronomers are teaming up with particle physicists to develop clever ways of detecting these wayward particles. Pierre Auger's water tanks represent one way to do it; experiments borne by balloon, like the Advanced Thin Ionization Calorimeter, are another. "To think of these devices as 'telescopes' is revolutionary," says Dan Hooper, a high-energy astrophysicist at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab), outside Chicago. "Telescopes are not just something you look through and point at something. You have to be pretty creative."
The first thing to know about observing the universe with cosmic-ray eyes is that Earth's atmosphere destroys these particles before they reach the ground. A cosmic ray—usually a proton, but sometimes other particles—will slam into air molecules 50 miles or so above the surface, rapidly shedding energy and giving rise to a shower of billions of electrons, positrons, and muons that rain down onto the terrain below.
That is where Pierre Auger's network of water tanks comes in. The scientists chose them as detectors precisely because light moves more slowly in water than it does in air. A particle will come screaming through the atmosphere at close to light speed; as soon as it passes into the water, it finds itself in violation of nature's speed limit. Whenever electrically charged particles go faster through an insulating material (like water) than the speed of light would allow, they disrupt nearby electrons, causing a flash of light (known as Cherenkov radiation).
Scientists know that a particle shower has occurred when multiple tanks detect flashes at the same time. By combining data on the precise timing of the flashes from all the tanks, Auger physicists can reconstruct the collision that took place high in the atmosphere and determine the energy and direction of the original cosmic ray. That's why they call it a telescope.
In the six years that the Pierre Auger Observatory has been in operation in Argentina, it has detected 1.6 million particle showers. Recently scientists traced the origin of a few such showers to violent supernovas in the galaxy M82, located 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. These star explosions are among the most powerful events ever observed—each one emits so much light that it can outshine an entire normal galaxy. And yet the cosmic rays that supernovas emit are ho-hum—just medium power by astrophysical standards. Nearly all the showers that scientists measure are like this: interesting, but unspectacular.
What makes physicists sit up in their chairs are those rare particles that are really, really energetic—100 million times more potent than the ones from M82. Such extreme particles are among the rarest things known to physics; they come down over any given square mile only two or three times per century. That is why the Auger network must cover so much ground. So far, says Paul Mantsch, a physicist and project manager at Auger, the observatory has seen about 50 of these ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays. (For comparison, the Hubble Space Telescope picks up many thousands of photons, or particles of light, from even the dimmest galaxies it observes.)
Scientists were startled when they started seeing these extreme particles in 1991 at the Fly's Eye Observatory in Utah. "There is no known mechanism—not in nature and certainly not from man—to speed up particles that much," Mantsch says. It is also not clear how those particles ever made it to Earth. Cosmic rays with this much energy should interact with microwave radiation in interstellar space and grow weaker. Yet the Utah particles and the "Auger 50," which traveled pretty close to the speed of light, seemed to arrive intact. So for Mantsch and his colleagues, the question is acute: Where did these impossible particles come from?
The incredible energy of the cosmic rays could be an important clue, Mantsch says. In order to arrive at such a speed, their source must be near-at-hand, in cosmological terms—within 250 million light-years. In 2007 astronomers working at Auger traced some of the ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays to nearby active galactic nuclei, the turbulent centers of violent galaxies. The source of all that commotion is thought to be a giant black hole, billions of times more massive than our sun. As these monsters feast on clouds of gas, their intense magnetic fields could thrust jets of high-energy particles out into space at virtually the speed of light. The scientists, though, are not yet entirely convinced; recent data have been inconclusive. "The active galactic nuclei seemed to make sense, but now it's a lot more up in the air," says New York University physicist Glennys Farrar, who works with researchers at the Auger Observatory.
Some scientists think the sources of these impossible particles may be more exotic. UCLA astrophysicist Rene Ong has done sky surveys of possible cosmic-ray emitters using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) in Arizona. He finds that most cosmic rays come from well-known objects that produce other forms of radiation, too—black holes emit X-rays, for instance, and supernovas glow with visible light. But Ong has found several regions that send out cosmic rays but apparently little else, like a lightning storm in a cloudless sky. Physicists have dubbed these mystery sources, which now number in the dozens, dark accelerators. "Are they something new? We don't know," Ong says. "We've been introducing as many mysteries as we've solved." Astronomers will now be training their best instruments on these parts of the sky.
While Ong hunts for the source of the most powerful cosmic rays, other physicists are using the particles to pursue another cosmic mystery: dark matter, an invisible form of mass that rarely interacts with normal particles. We know of its existence only by its gravitational effect, even though it may outweigh ordinary matter five to one. "Whoever finds it gets a trip to Stockholm," says Joel Primack, a dark-matter theorist at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
How do you find something you cannot see? "You need a different type of telescope," Fermilab's Hooper says. A cosmic-ray detector may be just what is needed. Hooper wants to search for evidence of dark-matter particles colliding with one another. They would not emit visible light, but they might release energetic particles that scientists can detect.
In fact, physicists may have come across this signal already. Over the past few years, balloon and satellite cosmic-ray experiments have found high-energy electrons and their positively charged counterparts, positrons, in concentrations much higher than they would expect to see from the sun and other known sources of cosmic rays within our galaxy. Some theorists have attributed this strange excess to nearby pulsars—fast-spinning stellar remnants—but Hooper suspects that it comes from interactions between dark particles as they whip around the Milky Way.
To obtain more definitive answers, scientists need a complete census of the kinds of cosmic rays traveling through space, how fast they are moving, and the directions from which they are coming. Such precision calls for a detector that can take in cosmic rays directly. This July the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer experiment (AMS) will start doing just that. AMS will dock with the International Space Station, where it will be able to intercept particles before they strike Earth's atmosphere. If the source of the excess particles is a single object like a pulsar, the experiment should reveal a subtle bump in the number of cosmic rays coming from one direction. A uniform distribution of particles, in contrast, would suggest that they originate in dark matter spread throughout the Milky Way. Such a finding would turn today's ideas about particle physics upside down. "If dark matter is producing these cosmic rays," Hooper says, "then you have to rule out the vast majority of the models we have now."
Scientists always crave better equipment, but the study of cosmic rays truly pushes the limits. The Auger Observatory is already the biggest and most sensitive cosmic-ray detector ever made, yet if scientists want to unravel the mystery of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, they will need a sample much larger than 50. They will also need much better readings on where in the sky the particles come from. Fortunately, help is on the way. In 2013 Japan plans to send the Extreme Universe Space Observatory (pdf) to the International Space Station, where it will look down at Earth for the flashes of ultraviolet light that occur when cosmic rays strike the atmosphere. On the ground, Auger scientists hope to build another observatory in Colorado—dubbed Auger North—that would cover seven times the area of the Argentine array. Between them, the two Auger projects would be able to scan the entire sky for cosmic rays.
Because these projects are expensive, scientists are also pursuing smaller, outside-the-box approaches. Looking out the window of her New York University office recently, Glennys Farrar saw something familiar to any New Yorker: wooden tanks of water on the roofs of nearby buildings. Farrar hopes to take advantage of the roughly 14,000 tanks that dot the city like alien spaceships. If she has her way, in a few years many of them will be retrofitted with about $5,000 worth of light sensors and electronics designed to detect minute flashes of light, like the Auger tanks. Cosmic-ray hunters will have made it to Broadway.
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Muddy Bottom Blues
Program #180 (July 12 at 8:00 p.m. and July 13 at 3:00 p.m.)
While her music is rooted in natural Canadian traditions, specifically the Ottawa Valley fiddle style, singer/fiddler April Verch is no stranger to blues, Latin music, Eastern European music, jazz, and Americana.
Besides working all these genres into her own music, Verch also embraces the world of dance, and began taking stepdancing lessons at the age of three. The Pembroke, Ontario, native knew by the age of ten that fiddle playing and stepdancing were things she wanted to do professionally.
Two self-released albums including 1992's Springtime Fiddle and 1995's Fiddle Talk appeared before she finished high school.
College meant Boston's Berklee School of Music and mastering more styles of fiddle playing. Within a year, the money had run out and Verch would move back to Canada, landing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and country singer Tommy Hunter's band.
A solo gig in 2000 was attended by Rounder Records' Ken Irwin, and a year later Verchuosity became her debut for the label. Rave reviews and comparisons to Alison Krauss and Béla Fleck followed, along with a JUNO award (the "Canadian Grammy") for Best Roots/Traditional Solo Album.
Before she would return in 2003 with From Where I Stand, April appeared on her father's debut solo album, Ralph Verch's rootsy No Other Would Do.
Her 2006 release, Take Me Back, found Appalachian music expert Dirk Powell in the producer's chair and contributing his fretless banjo playing to a couple tracks.
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Special Session Of Congress Adjourns
KSCB News - September 5, 2013 8:28 am
Kansas legislators have adjourned their special session.
Lawmakers wrapped up business Wednesday in only two days. They approved a bill repairing a law allowing convicted murderers to be sentenced to at least 50 years in prison.
The Senate also approved multiple appointments by Governor Sam Brownback, including the appointment of chief counsel Caleb Stegall to the Kansas Court of Appeals.
The House adjourned at 5:21 p.m. The Senate followed six minutes later.
It was the Legislature's first special session since 2005, when lawmakers were ordered by the Kansas Supreme Court to increase funding on public schools.
This year's special session was the 22nd in state history.
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During these early months, you may have many questions about your baby's health. Most doctors have phone hours when you can call with routine questions, so don't hesitate to call with your concerns, no matter how small they may seem.
Of course, if you suspect illness, don't wait for phone hours — call your doctor immediately. As in the newborn period, illness at this age requires immediate attention.
How often you see the doctor in the first 2 months will depend on your baby's health and family needs, but most infants will be seen by 1 month and again at 2 months for routine care.
Babies this age are seen regularly to assess growth, development, and feeding, among other things. These regular checkups also let your doctor follow up on any concerns from previous checkups and are a chance for you to ask questions about your baby's health or behavior.
During these early months, your doctor will check your baby's progress and growth. Common parts of a checkup include:
Bring up any questions you have, and write down the answers or specific instructions the doctor gives you. At home, update your baby's medical record, tracking growth and any problems or illnesses.
At 1-2 months old, your baby should receive the second dose of the hepatitis B vaccine (HBV).
At 2 months, your baby will be given several immunizations:
Babies at high risk of developing a meningococcal disease, which can lead to bacterial meningitis and other serious conditions, may receive the meningococcal vaccine. (Otherwise, the meningococcal vaccine is routinely given at 11-12 years old.)
Vaccines protect against serious childhood illnesses. Vaccines, like any other medicine, may cause reactions (usually mild), such as fever or irritability. Be sure to discuss side effects with your doctor and get guidelines for when to call the office.
Some common medical problems at this age may need a doctor's attention, including:
Again, don't hesitate to contact the doctor's office about any health or behavior concerns.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: January 2015
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