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A paper is being published by the National Bureau of Economic Research that contains a careful study of the correlations between students' use of their time and academic achievement. It also carries a detailed dissection of the use of two statistical methods to examine the raw data produced during the study. But, in the end, it will probably go down in history based on the headlines it generates, which are likely to be along the lines of "Video games hurt GPAs."
The researchers involved, a father-son team, were actually curious about an extremely basic and important issue: does time spent studying actually make a difference when the report cards come out? Despite a large number of studies on items that influence academic achievement, the authors say, "knowledge of the causal impact of the most fundamental input in the education production function—students' own study time and effort—has remained essentially nonexistent."
The study sets out to provide some of that knowledge by leveraging some unique characteristics of the institution where one of them teaches, Berea College. Berea randomly assigns freshman roomates, eliminating a major factor in self-selected environmental influences for students. It has a mandatory class attendance policy, which helps ensure equal exposure to academic material; it also requires 10 hours of work-study effort from students while prohibiting outside jobs. Finally, it's a religious school in a dry county, meaning late-night drinking has less of an impact on academics than it probably does on many other campuses. Demographic history, grades, and a dozen time-use surveys were given to a cohort of 210 individuals in an incoming freshman class at Berea to provide the data for the study.
With the most obvious time sinks eliminated, the study needed an external factor that influenced study time. It found it in video games, specifically by dividing the students based on whether their roommates had brought gaming rigs to school. About half of the males and a quarter of the females fell into this group. But the impact of access to gaming didn't depend on the students' gender: those with video games in their rooms spent about two-thirds of an hour less on academic work per day out of a mean of 3.5 hours of study time. That decrease closely tracked the amount of time that the students reported spending gaming, suggesting that there was a direct transfer of effort between the two activities.
With an independent variable in hand, the authors turned to the student grades, adjusting them for demographics and past achievement. The males with access to games saw their GPAs drop by 0.24 points, while coeds whose roommates came with gaming rigs took a 0.13 hit. That allowed the authors to calculate the impact of studying, with an hour per day producing a mean GPA increase of 0.36 points. The authors appear satisfied that this provides an answer to a major question that lingers over their field.
Should gamers (or, more pertinently, those paying their tuition) be alarmed? One of the big learning experiences of college comes in the area of time management. At most institutions, gaming is just one of a very large list of items that compete to distract students from the academics at hand. This study suggests that the first lesson of time management should be that studying pays off, and time needs to be made for it.


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how can I test if virtual memory works or not?
I have Pegasos2 with 1G Ram, swap partition settings: Name=SWAP, automount, type=SWAP, blocksize=4096, mask=FFFFFFFE, MaxTransfer=7FFFFFFF
On my Peg is installed MorphOs, AmigaOs, Debian and NetBSD..
but shell command avail shows only physical memory, and Prefs/workbench screen title shows the same ammount for virtual and other mem, always less then 1GB.
It seems that SWAP doesnt work. Is there any testing tool, or need I some special settings on Pegasos?


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Hey guys,
This is my new car. Brought it into Australia myself, and i love it muchly. It's basically been semi-restored, probably by the same business in japan that did all the engine work (Garage Annex).
1986 Kouki Trueno Coupe (Personal Import)
60,000kms (yep!!!)
Panda painted goodness
-Front Coilovers with Tokico HTS Adjustable Dampeners
-Ti2000 Coilover Springs
-Cusco Camber Tops
-30mm JAP RCAs
-TRD Front Swaybar
-Tokico HTS Adjustable Dampeners
-Ti2000 Springs
-AE111 Blacktop 20V 4AGE
-TODA-R 264 Degree Cams
-Open throttles with 70mm Stacks
-Garage ANNEX Chipped ECU
-Garage ANNEX Water Relocation Kit
-Garage ANNEX Distributor Relocation Kit
-Extractors and RSR Exhaust
-Unknown Heavy Duty Clutch
-Unknown Lightweight Flywheel
-Brake-Disc T-series Diff
-TRD 2way LSD
-TRD 4.778 Final drive
-350mm Nardi Deep-Corn
-Cusco Shift knob
Clear Winkers!
14x7.5 +0 RS Watanabes (front) 185/60 RE001
14x7.5 -3 RS Watanabes (rear) 185/60 RE001
I don't have many pics of it at this stage, so you'll have to wait


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The US Supreme Court has upheld an effort by Congress to make it illegal to offer or promote child pornography – even when the photographs being offered or promoted don't really exist or involve real children.
In a 7-to-2 decision announced on Monday, the high court said the law was a constitutional effort by Congress to protect innocent children from a thriving form of abuse.
The majority justices upheld the law even though it restricted certain kinds of speech that critics said must be protected by the First Amendment.
Instead, the high court said Congress had struck the correct balance in passing the anti-child-pornography law.
"We hold that offers to provide or requests to obtain child pornography are categorically excluded from the First Amendment," writes Justice Antonin Scalia for the majority.
The PROTECT Act of 2003 is an attempt to shut down a flourishing trade in child pornography over the Internet. It seeks to do it not only by barring the exchange of pictures depicting children in sexually explicit poses, but also by outlawing any attempt to convince another person that offered pictures are of real child pornography involving real children.
In effect, the law makes it illegal to try to dupe other would-be consumers of child pornography into thinking that they are about to receive actual child pornography. The activity is illegal even if the photographs do not involve actual child pornography. In addition, such pandering is illegal even if the photographs don't exist.
The majority justices said the statute was not too broad or too vague to pass constitutional muster.
The law "punishes speech seeking to conclude illegal transactions," Justice Scalia said in a statement from the bench. "Such speech does not get First Amendment protection."
He adds, in the opinion: "Offers to give or receive what it is unlawful to possess have no social value and thus, like obscenity, enjoy no First Amendment protection."
His opinion was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices John Paul Stevens, Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer, and Samuel Alito.
Justices David Souter and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissented. Justice Souter writes that prior Supreme Court rulings established that only pornographic photographs of actual children may be prohibited and that virtual child pornography retains First Amendment protections.
Justices Souter and Ginsburg said the 2003 PROTECT Act violates free-speech protections by allowing a new pandering prohibition aimed at suppressing otherwise protected speech. In other words, if virtual child pornography is protected by the First Amendment, how could an attempt to pander virtual child pornography be illegal?
"Just six years ago the court struck down a statute outlawing particular material merely represented to be child pornography, but not necessarily depicting actual children," Souter writes. "The court is going against the grain of pervasive First Amendment doctrine that tolerates speech restriction not on mere general tendencies of expression, or the private understandings of speakers or listeners, but only after a critical assessment of practical consequences."
The decision comes in the case of Michael Williams of Key Largo, Fla. Mr. Williams was arrested in May 2004 after an encounter with an undercover agent in an adult chat room on the Internet.
He logged into the chat room and posted a message that he had "good" photographs of his 2-year-old daughter that he wished to swap for similar photos. An undercover federal agent responded and engaged Williams in a private Web chat. The agent identified himself as a 30-year-old mother with a 10-year-old daughter.
Williams and the undercover agent swapped photos. The children depicted in the photos were clothed and were not engaged in sexually explicit activities.
According to court documents, Williams tried to get the undercover agent to provide a more sexually explicit photograph. When it did not arrive, Williams posted a warning message in the chat room that the undercover agent was a cop. The undercover agent responded in a chat room message accusing Williams of being a cop.
In response to the accusation that he was an undercover cop, Williams posted a hyperlink to seven sexually explicit photographs of children ages 5 to 15.
Four days later, federal agents executed a search warrant for Williams's trailer in Key Largo. They discovered 22 computer images of children engaged in various forms of sexual activity. They also discovered that Williams lived alone and did not have a 2-year-old daughter.
Williams was charged with possession of child pornography. But federal prosecutors also charged him with violating the federal child-pornography pandering law for his Internet encounter with the undercover agent.
Williams agreed to plead guilty to both charges, but he reserved the right to appeal the pandering conviction. His lawyers said he shouldn't be held criminally liable for false claims made in an adult chat room.
The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta agreed with Williams and reversed the pandering conviction.
In overturning the appeals court, the high court said, "The Eleventh Circuit believed it a constitutional difficulty that no child pornography need exist to trigger the statute. In its view, the fact that the statute could punish a 'braggart, exaggerator, or outright liar' rendered it unconstitutional."
The decision continues: "That seems to us a strange constitutional calculus."
Scalia said the 11 Circuit's reading of the law would forbid the government from punishing fraudulent offers to provide illegal products. "We see no logic in that position; if anything, such statements are doubly excluded from the First Amendment," he writes.
Responding to Souter's dissent, Scalia says the high court's holding does not overrule a 2002 decision in a case called Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.
In that case, the court ruled that Congress could not ban virtual child pornography in an attempt to stamp out actual child pornography. "According to the dissent, Congress has made an end-run around the First Amendment's protection of virtual child pornography by prohibiting proposals to transact in such images rather than prohibiting the images themselves," Scalia writes.
He says an offer to provide or a request to receive virtual child pornography is not prohibited by the PROTECT Act and continues to have First Amendment protection. "A crime is committed only when the speaker believes or intends the listener to believe that the subject of the proposed transaction depicts real children," Scalia writes.
Souter and Ginsburg say the statute must be based on more than mere belief by a speaker or the speaker's desire to foster a belief in another.
"First Amendment freedoms are most in danger when the government seeks to control thought or to justify its laws for that impermissible end," Souter writes, quoting from the court's 2002 Free Speech Coalition decision. "The right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought."
In contrast, the majority said Congress struck the correct balance in the statute. "Child pornography harms and debases the most defenseless of our citizens," Scalia writes. "Both the state and federal governments have sought to suppress it for many years, only to find it proliferating through the new medium of the Internet."
He adds, "This court held unconstitutional Congress's previous attempt to meet this new threat, and Congress responded with a carefully crafted attempt to eliminate the First Amendment problems we identified. As far as the provision at issue in this case is concerned, that effort was successful."
In other action, the high court upheld a Kentucky program that provided tax exemptions for Kentucky-based municipal bonds.
Voting 7 to 2, the justices ruled that a state may decline to charge taxes on interest earned on its own bonds while taxing residents for interest earned on bonds from other states. Forty-two states offer some form of tax exemption for their bonds, while taxing out-of-state bonds.
In another case, the high court upheld a portion of the conviction of the so-called Millennium Bomber who was allegedly plotting to blow up Los Angeles International Airport. He was arrested attempting to drive into the United States from Canada. Officials found explosives in his car.
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that Ahmed Ressam was properly charged and convicted under a law prohibiting carrying explosives while committing a felony.
In Mr. Ressam's case, the underlying felony was making false statements on his US Customs form while attempting to enter the US by car in December 1999. At issue was whether the underlying felony must involve committing a crime linked to the explosives, not simply possessing the explosives while committing a felony.
A federal appeals court had thrown out a single count of Ressam's nine-count conviction.
On Monday, the Supreme Court reversed that decision. The ruling will make it easier for federal prosecutors to return lengthy prison sentences against suspected terrorists caught in possession of explosives. Oral argument was presented in the case by Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who is now batting 1.000 as an advocate before Supreme Court.


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Leap iPhone Sales More of a Worrisome Hop
"Sales of Apple devices were pretty good in the fourth quarter, actually. … We are not concerned about … meeting the Apple commitment. We think that's going to be fine."
— Leap Wireless COO Jerry Elliott, last week
If Leap Wireless COO Jerry Elliott isn't concerned that the company will meet its first-year iPhone commitment to Apple, perhaps he ought to be.
In a filing this week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission spotted by BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk, Leap said it expects to sell significantly fewer iPhones than the number it's obligated to move over the first year of its agreement with Apple. "At our current purchase rate, we project that we will purchase approximately one-half of our first-year minimum purchase commitment through June 2013," the company said.
Leap began offering the iPhone through its Cricket Wireless subsidiary last June, so this is a troubling disclosure, to say the least. If sales volumes are half of what was expected in the first year of the deal, what will they be in the second or third, which each include moderate increases? Leap says they'll be just fine. The company is ramping up advertising and pursuing a number of other device-leasing and financing programs that it hopes will expand sales volume.
But if that doesn't do the trick, Leap may find itself in a tough spot, as it bleakly explains in its 10-K:
If Apple were to require us to meet the annual minimum commitment in each of the three years of the contract term, we estimate that we would be required to purchase approximately $100 million of additional iPhones in mid-2013 above our current purchase rate, approximately $150 million of additional iPhones in mid-2014 above our current purchase rate and approximately $200 million of additional iPhones in mid-2015 above our current purchase rate.
That's a lot of iPhone inventory for a carrier that's clearly having challenges selling the device. And if Leap can't move it all, and Apple declines to revise or extend the company's purchase commitment, there could be serious financial repercussions. Said Leap, "If we were unable to sell such additional devices at the rates and prices we project, such differences could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition."
For Leap's sake, let's hope those iPhone leasing and financing programs prove as effective as it claims.


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This article is to help you understand how water ionization works within a water ionizer.
Before your water ionization can occur be sure your tap water contains a variety of conductive minerals, like calcium, magnesium, sodium or potassium in different concentrations. These may vary depending on your source. Conductive minerals, also called electrolytes make it possible to process tap water through a computer controlled electrolysis process within the water… Continue reading


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PS1 Accessories
When shopping for video games here at Game and Save there are 2 things to remember:
1) Prices are not set in stone - We match our competitors prices, so if you find another company selling a game/system cheaper than we are, please give us a chance to match if not beat that price. We even give consideration to matching individual seller prices such as on Ebay or Amazon.
2) Just because it's not listed here, doesn't mean we dont have it - We have so many video games, systems etc for sale that it is hard to keep up with everything at times. So just because what you are looking for may not initially be found on our site, that doesn't mean we don't have it. Contact us by email, text or live chat to see if we have the game in stock you are looking for.
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Warner Bros. (company)
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Warner Bros. is one of the world's largest producers of film and television entertainment. They operate a movie studio, an animation studio, television including their WB network, and DC Comics. They have been responsible for many furry favorite funny animal characters, such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Pepé Le Pew, Fifi Le Fume, as well as many other cast members of Looney Tunes, Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures.
Warner Bros. was founded in 1903 by the brothers Warner: Harry Warner, Albert Warner, Sam Warner and Jack L. Warner. They were the first movie studio to introduce the concept of a talking picture in 1927 with The Jazz Singer. In 1929, they were also responsible for the first all-color all-talking feature On with the Show.
One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank, California and New York.
In 1930, a man named Leon Schlesinger founded his own animated cartoon company in 1930, which Warner would purchase in 1944. Schlesinger's cartoons were mostly musical cartoons that would later become known as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies. Both featured jazz soundtracks by popular artists of the time. Eventually animators such as Jack King and Friz Freleng, Tex Avery signed on, creating the legendary Termite Terrace. The group would produce Looney Tunes until 1969 when it closed its doors until 1980. In 1980, Warner Bros. Animation reopened to produce films and television specials starring the Looney Tunes characters. In 1990, they moved to regular TV with the furry favorite Tiny Toon Adventures and later the other popular Animaniacs.


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James Taylor, Carole King join forces to perform at Boston Strong concert
Even though James Taylor had sworn off touring for this year and is skipping Tanglewood this season to focus on a new album, he continues to appear at high-profile public events.
At Boston's TD Garden on May 30, Taylor and his longtime friend and performing partner Carole King will join other marquee musicians and comics for "Boston Strong: An Evening of Support and Celebration," with net proceeds benefiting The One Fund Boston. The charity has raised $28 million for survivors of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings and for victims' families.
All 15,000 tickets were sold within five minutes of going on sale on Monday at prices from $35 to $285 with no fees or surcharges. To avoid scalping, organizers used paperless tickets, requiring ticket buyers to present the credit card used for the purchase and a valid government-issued ID to get in.
The four-hour concert also includes performances by Aerosmith, Boston, Jimmy Buffett, New Kids on the Block, the J. Geils Band, Jason Aldean, Godsmack and Extreme, as well as comedians Dane Cook and Steven Wright. The performers are donating their services.
"Bostonians are rightly proud of our marathon, a uniquely American event which opens its arms to the world," Taylor said in a statement. "That anyone could target this celebration of global family is impossible to conceive. Our hearts ache for the injured innocents, and we are so grateful and proud of our first responders, our president, our governor and mayor for their calm strength and leadership."
Taylor predicted that the benefit is "destined to be a true Boston landmark."
"Everyone involved has responded from the heart in a spontaneous and simultaneous desire to be there, and to do what we can for the city we love. I am honored to be part of it, and I can't wait."
Taylor also sang and played guitar during the televised April 23 funeral for MIT security officer Sean Collier, slain by the bombing suspects during a shoot-out with police in Cambridge on April 18.
Later this month, Taylor will be in Washington, D.C., to help honor King. On May 21, she is being awarded a Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, honoring the "lifetime achievement of artists whose work exemplifies the standard of excellence associated with towering songwriters George and Ira Gershwin."
A national telecast, part of the PBS "In Performance at the White House" series, is set for May 28. Previous prize-winners include Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.
The JT-King combo electrified Tanglewood audiences over the July 4 holiday weekend in 2010 and their national tour was the second highest-grossing musical attraction of the year in North America, according to music-industry trade papers.


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Capitalizing on the un-branded opportunity to intercept undecided shoppers at search engines to drive consideration.
By taking a fresh perspective on content strategy, our team devised a different and better approach that capitalized on un-branded content. GMC was the first automotive OEM to go live with this kind of content-driven, lifestyle-themed SEO strategy. Their success has strengthened their position as a leader and now other automotive brands are beginning to emulate the GMC campaign.
page rankings for 70% of targeted unbranded terms
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lift in monthly traffic with paid amplification
Average time spent on new un-branded lifestyle pages
"With innovative thinking and collaboration, iProspect and GMC improved un-branded SEO ranking and drove traffic GMC also gained some surprising and valuable insights about that traffic."
iProspect analyzed search and other data for patterns in consumer behavior and identified the best content whitespace opportunities. Based on a variety of data, the team identified three topic categories at the intersection of the most popular queries, least competitive topics, and existing content gaps: towing and trailering, fuel efficiency, and vehicle performance.
While GMC's creative agency developed thirteen "core" content pages for the three categories, iProspect and partner Skyword created ninety supporting lifestyle articles. Skyword's content platform enabled the team to assess the content against preset goals, and to coordinate the extensive and formal multi-party review process.
iProspect recommended developing multiple content "hubs" around a set of un-branded lifestyle categories. Each hub would include several pages of "core" content specific to a particular category and a related collection of articles that provide a deeper dive on specific topics within that category.
Leverage digital performance best practices to power your automotive campaigns. Start your partnership with iProspect today!


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Henry Rand Hatfield
About ten years ago, the late Hugli1 published in the Zeitschrift für Buchhaltung an essay about the origin of the natural theory of accounting, usually known as the theory of two series of accounts. In this article, he attributed the development of this new predomin-ant theory to two German authors, G. D. Augspurg of Bremen and George Kurzbauer of Vienna, whose works appeared almost simul-taneously in the early 50;s. These authors are "the pioneers of this natural theory and their merit cannot be appraised too highly." He says of Augspurg's work, which appeared in the year 1852, "Here for the first time the two account series of double-entry bookkeep-ing are sharply differentiated and contrasted" and that "this differ-entation of the two account series of double-entry bookkeeping in their juxtaposition was a great step." This view has up to now ap-parently not been refuted and is repeated by Professor Julius Ziegler in his "Contribution to the Explanation of the Two Account Series of Double-Entry Bookkeeping."
The purpose of this essay is to show that two American authors, Thomas Jones and B. F. Foster, whose separate works appeared between the years 1836 and 1852, preceded the above named Ger-man authors by ten to fifteen years. In order to show this, important passages cited by Hugli are compared with similar passages from the writings of the two American authors.2
The principle on which the new doctrine with which Augspurg is credited is based, is reported by that writer as follows:
"The system of double-entry bookkeeping consists chiefly in keeping side by side two sets of accounts, the one for the entire capital and the other for the individual parts of it, and in proving by their agreement, the mathe-matical corrections of the results achieved."
*Translated by Richard H. Homburger. Original text appears in Zeitschrift für Buchhaltung (Linz), No. 4, 1909, pp. 80-86. Certain translations from the original article which are simply translations into German of English quotes, have been omitted.


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This article is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide individualized business, insurance or legal advice. You should discuss your individual circumstances thoroughly with your legal and other advisors before taking any action regarding the subject matter of this article. Only the relevant insurance policy provides actual terms, coverages, amounts, conditions and exclusions for the insured.
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An Ayurvedic health guard for children
Amrut Bal Chyawansudha is a unique blend of 29 ayurvedic tonic herbs. These herbs have strong recommendation in Ayurveda for children to enhance their immunity and disease fighting ability. It successfully prevents and manages recurrent attack of cough & cold, physical weakness and mental deficiency. on one hand Bal Chyawansudha keeps child physically alert, agile and active while the other end it helps boost memory and mental efficiency.
This compound truely helps maintain optimum growth of young body and mind.


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Big largemounths are up shallow and spawning
April is ranked as one of the best months to go after trophy largemouth bass. Right about now, they are up shallow to spawn and easier to catch than at any other time of year. A good example about what I'm talking about can be found on Houston County Lake. Anglers there are catching bass to 9 pounds on worms and lizards in 4 to 5 feet of water. The water temperature on the lake is between 66 and 70 degrees.
The really good news is that Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend are just about back to being full after reaching historic lows during last year's drought. Rayburn is just under 2 feet low. T-Bend is less than a foot low. Both are in great shape. Lake Livingston is just over a foot high.
The water temperature on most east Texas lakes right now is in the mid to upper 60s. That's the magic mark for sending big largemouth bass to the shallows.
So far this year, the best place to find and catch a wall-class bass is nowhere near East Texas. Lake Austin in the Hill Country recently produced two more Toyota ShareLunkers, bringing its season total to five. The last two were caught on the same day, March 21, according to Larry Hodge with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
"Lake O.H. Ivie, which had a hot streak the past two seasons, produced its first entry of the current season March 25," said Hodge. "O.H. Ivie now ranks No. 3 in total numbers of ShareLunkers produced, with 24. Lake Austin ranks sixth with 17."
Other reservoirs that have produced double-digit numbers of ShareLunker entries include Lake Fork with 249; Alan Henry, 25; Sam Rayburn, 23; Falcon, 19; Conroe, 16; Choke Canyon, 13; and Amistad, 12.
"Corey Johnson started the latest big-bass flurry shortly after noon on March 21 with a 13.18-pound fish from Lake Austin," said Hodge. "It was caught on a white jig in 4 feet of water. Just after 6 p.m. that same day, Charles Whited hooked Toyota ShareLunker 534, a 13.59-pounder in Lake Austin with a Senko in 8 feet of water."
Stacy Brookings of Midland was fishing O.H. Ivie with a spinner bait when a 13.22-pound bass ate it in 8 feet of water. The fish, now Toyota ShareLunker 535, was 26.5 inches long and 20 inches in girth.
"DNA testing at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department laboratory at the A.E. Wood State Fish Hatchery in San Marcos showed Toyota ShareLunker 534 to be an intergrade, a mixture of Florida and northern largemouth bass," says Hodge. "It was returned to Lake Austin March 23. Test results on the other two fish are not yet available."
Toyota ShareLunker 531, caught from Falcon International Reservoir March 16, spawned a whopping 44,000 eggs on March 29.
"Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center hatchery staff removed the eggs from the spawning mat, counted them and put them into a hatching jar," says Hodge. "The eggs will hatch in three or four days, and the fry will be raised to about 1.5 inches in length before being stocked."
A video of the processing of ShareLunker 531's eggs may be viewed on the ShareLunker program Facebook page.
"ShareLunker 531 was caught by Gary Wingate of Amarillo and is the first ShareLunker to spawn this season," says Hodge. "Multiple spawns from the same fish are not uncommon. Six of the current entries are pure Florida largemouth bass and are being held for spawning. Those fish came from Lakes Falcon, Austin (two fish), Fork, Ray Roberts and O.H. Ivie."
So far this season, 12 ShareLunkers have been caught from six different lakes: Falcon, Austin, Fork, Toledo Bend, Ray Roberts and O.H. Ivie. Each lake producing an entry into the ShareLunker program during the season receives a portion of all the fingerlings produced.
"Pure Florida ShareLunkers are paired at TFFC with pure Florida males that are themselves the offspring of ShareLunkers," said Hodge. "This selective breeding process is intended to result in offspring that have the best possible genetics. Appropriate measures are taken to ensure that genetic diversity is maintained. DNA testing allows TPWD to determine the parentage of and relatedness among ShareLunker offspring."
Robert Sloan can be reached by e-mail at sloan288 [at] aol [dot] com.


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Swim Lessons: Level 2
Nov 15 - Jan 17 (Friday)
Ages 5-17 · Co-Ed
North Middle School
Meeting Dates
From Nov 15, 2019 to Jan 17, 2020
Each Friday from 05:20 PM to 05:50 PM
Except the following dates:
Friday, Dec 27, 2019
Friday, Nov 29, 2019
About This Activity
The purpose of Level 2 is to give participants success with fundamental skills, including learning how to float without support and to recover to a vertical position.
Learning Objectives
- Enter and exit water by stepping or jumping from the side
- Fully submerge and hold breath
- Bobbing
- Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
- Front, jellyfish and tuck floats
- Front and back glides and floats
- Recover to vertical position
- Roll from front to back and back to front
- Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back
- Tread water using arm and leg actions
- Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
- Finning arm action
- Learn how to stay safe, including recognizing an emergency, knowing how to call for help and perform simple nonswimming assist
- Learn how to stay safe in, on and around the water, including the use of a life jacket, recognizing lifeguards and sun safety
- Learn to look carefully before entering the water
- Learn what to think about and do when exhausted or caught in a dangerous situation
No class Nov 29 & Dec 27. **Please Note: You can register your child for only one swim class at a time. You must wait until your child has completed their current swim level before registering for the next level** .
Activity Secondary Category
Swim Lessons - Level 2
NMS Pool at North Middle School
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SDMF Community Ed. & Recreation


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Remember, if any potential prosecution is to be defended successfully, the sooner work begins on your defense the better.
Do not be tempted to forget about it and hope it will go away, It Won't!!!
Refusing breath test offence
A person commits an offence if they fail to provide a specimen of breath, blood or urine without reasonable excuse after (having driven) or attempted to drive.
Road Traffic Act 1988 s7 (6)
This offence usually relates to the motorist who has provided a positive preliminary test (roadside breath test) and has been taken back to the police station to provide a further specimen for evidential purposes and fails to do so.
It should be noted that merely blowing into the machine does not in itself constitute providing a breath specimen for analysis. This will not be done by a person unless sufficient breath is provided for the analysis to be carried out. An ineffectual weak blowing into the machine may be regarded as failing to provide a specimen by the police.
There is however circumstances when a person can successfully argue that the police did not carry out correct procedures or in all the circumstances the failure to provide a specimen for analysis was with reasonable excuse. If charged with this you will need the assistance of a specialist drink driving lawyer.
Refusing breath test penalty
The maximum penalty for refusing to provide a specimen for analysis is a fine of up to $5000 and/or up to 6 months imprisonment. There is a mandatory driving ban of at least 12 months, although if the courts believe you failed to provide a specimen because you were trying to avoid a ban for drunk driving, this could be longer.


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Portions of 8th and "Q" streets in the Haymarket will remain closed indefinitely as crews work on the building on the southeast corner of the 8th and "Q" intersection:
The streets were closed Thursday afternoon when a beam cracked and broke a water line, flooding the building. The historic Port Huron/Huber Manufacturing Building houses the Haymarket Theatre, From Nebraska Gift Shop and Licorice International. No other businesses in the area are closed. All sidewalks in the area are open except those adjacent to the affected building.
Those attending the Saturday Haymarket Farmers Market are encouraged to use parking areas south of "P" Street as well as City garages in the area. During the Farmers Market, vehicle access to the Post Office will be from 9th and "R" only.


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Rockies nominated for eight 2013 GIBBYs
Helton leads Colorado's showing with two nods in final season of career
A beloved franchise legend saying goodbye in style. A slick-fielding left side of the infield flashing the leather. Those are just a couple of the highlights from the Rockies' 2013 season that will have a chance to be recognized with a Greatness in Baseball Yearly Award.
The Rockies collected eight GIBBY nominations overall, including two involving retiring first baseman Todd Helton. A Rockie for his entire 17-year career, Helton is up for the best regular-season moment for his emotional final game at Coors Field, when he gave his fans -- and himself -- something to remember forever with a home run in his first at-bat. Earlier in the year, Helton also showed his veteran guile by pulling off the hidden-ball trick, something that snagged the Rockies a shared nomination (with the Rays) in the oddity category.
All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and rookie third baseman Nolan Arenado are up for best defensive player, with Arenado also nominated for top play. Michael Cuddyer (top hitter), Rex Brothers (top setup man) and Carlos Gonzalez (best hitting performance) also received nominations.
Major League Baseball's A-listers will take home 2013 GIBBY trophies -- the ultimate honors of the industry's awards season -- based on votes by media, front-office personnel, MLB alumni, fans at MLB.com and the Society for American Baseball Research.
This year's GIBBY Awards feature nominees in 22 categories. Individual honors will go to the MLB MVP, in addition to the year's best starting pitcher, hitter, closer, setup man, rookie, breakout hitter, breakout pitcher, comeback player, defensive player, manager, executive and postseason performer.
GIBBY trophies also will be awarded for the year's top play, storyline, hitting performance, pitching performance, oddity, walk-off, Cut4 topic, regular-season moment and postseason moment, from MLB.com's Must C highlight reels.
In the past five years, fans have cast more than 50 million votes across the various GIBBY categories, none of which was restricted to individual League affiliation. Fan voting runs through Dec. 1.
Winners will be presented their GIBBY trophies at the MLB.com Greatness in Baseball Yearly Awards extravaganza during the Winter Meetings in Orlando, Fla.
While Yankees closer Mariano Rivera held the retirement tour spotlight throughout the season, Helton stepped into it Sept. 25, about 10 days after announcing his decision. Honored before his last game in front of the Rockies' home fans, Helton proceeded to give them all goosebumps in the second inning, launching a pitch from Boston's Jake Peavy over the right-field wall for his 369th and final home run.
"It was kind of surreal," said Helton, who took a long curtain call after crossing home. "I hit it, and I'm like, 'That's a homer.' But I really wasn't sure. I thought, 'That couldn't really happen.'"
But it did. And so did Helton's deft use of the rarely successful hidden-ball trick about a week earlier in a game against the Cardinals. That time, St. Louis' Matt Carpenter was in disbelief after he dived back into first on a pickoff attempt and stepped off the base to dust off, only to be tagged out. Helton had faked throwing the ball back to the pitcher and waited for Carpenter to stray.
"It had never worked; that was the first time," Helton said afterward. "Five or six times, I've given it a half-hearted effort. I can't believe it worked."
Helton was not the only Rockies star to accomplish a rare feat in 2013. On June 5 in Cincinnati, Gonzalez put himself in the running for the year's top hitting performance by smashing three home runs, including a huge blast that almost cleared the bleachers in right-center field. The Reds estimated it at 476 feet, the 11th-longest shot in Great American Ball Park history. It was Gonzalez's second career three-homer game and fourth career six-RBI game.
While Gonzalez enjoyed a career day, Cuddyer picked up his GIBBY nomination through his sustained excellence at the plate. After hitting just .260 in his first season with the Rockies, the 34-year-old shattered his previous career high (.284) with a .331 average to claim the National League batting title by a whopping 10 points over Atlanta's Chris Johnson. Cuddyer put together a club-record 27-game hitting streak from May 28 to June 30 and added an overall .919 OPS, with 20 home runs and 84 RBIs.
"It's more singles -- a lot more singles," said Cuddyer, who even managed to hit .313 away from Coors Field. "I don't know what to attribute that to. It just happened. My approach didn't change. Nothing really changed. For some reason, I got more singles."
The Rockies were not all about high-octane offense, however. They also racked up the web gems, particularly on the left side of the infield. Arenado and Tulowitzki were both NL Gold Glove finalists, in addition to GIBBY finalists.
Arenado came up with the team's standout play of the season June 15 against the Phillies. Pitcher Jonathan Pettibone slapped a bouncer down the line, and Arenado -- playing way in on the grass to defend against a bunt -- launched himself in a full-extension dive to his right to snare it. He then rolled over and threw to first from the seat of his pants, his one-hop throw beating Pettibone by a few steps.
"Basically trying to take the bunt away," Arenado said afterward. "I kind of went too far in, and the ball was just hit to my left. It wasn't hit too hard. I was able to make a dive, and it was just reaction. I got the ball, and I just threw it. Just try to get it out of my hand as quickly as I can, and luckily [the first baseman] made a good scoop."
On the pitching side, Brothers has a chance to be recognized for his strong work out of the bullpen. Although nominated as a setup man, the left-hander also filled in admirably for injured closer Rafael Betancourt, converting 19 of 21 save opportunities. In 72 appearances, he posted a 1.74 ERA, struck out 76 batters and held opponents to a .209 average.


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Students Arrested in Tehran for 'Happy' Video
Several Iranian college students were arrested after a video of them dancing to Pharrell Williams's hit song "Happy" went viral. Via The Foreign Bureau, WSJ's global news update.
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My cousin, Kaylan took this while she was here last weekend. Isn't it just the cutest?!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
2 Weeks Old and On Our Own
My cousin, Kaylan took this while she was here last weekend. Isn't it just the cutest?!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 3:32 PM 5 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: Asher
Sunday, April 26, 2009
When I did my last post on Thursday, I wrote "it should be a fun weekend." Well, if we're friends on facebook, you know that this weekend has been anything but fun.
On Thursday afternoon, Steven had a mild heart attack. We didn't know it until he went to the doctor on Friday and his blood work showed that his cardiac enzymes were elevated.
He went to the gym Thursday afternoon and came home within 30 minutes. When he walked in, I could tell something was wrong. I asked him if he felt ok and he said, he just had a lot of pressure in his chest. His words were, "I don't think it's heart attack kind of pain, though." He laid in the recliner for almost an hour until he began to feel a little better. I remember him taking a couple of Bayer aspirin.
The rest of the evening was uneventful and he seemed to be feeling a little better. He later told me that he took 3 more aspirin before bed and then took 2 more when he woke up Friday morning. I'm so grateful my husband is not stubborn and if he feels something is wrong, he will go to the doctor. So he called his doctor first thing Friday morning. They did an EKG and ran some blood tests. The EKG didn't show anything but it was the blood work that alerted his doctor that he had possibly had a heart attack. When they called to tell us about the blood work, they wanted Steven to get to a cardiologist immediately. They called one for him and the cardiologist wanted him to go to the emergency room to be admitted.
Since I couldn't drive him to the hospital (which is an hour away), one of the deacons from our church drove him. Once he got to the hospital, they ran more tests and determined that he needed a heart cath. They scheduled it for Saturday morning. By Friday night, my sister and cousin and my dad had all gotten to my house. So Saturday morning, my dad and I went to the hospital.
The heart cath showed that 2 of his small veins were severely blocked but they were too small to treat with a stint. His major arteries showed some blockages but nothing more than 30%, so no stints were needed. He's being treated with medicine and of course he has to change his eating habits and make sure he gets plenty of exercise.
The nurse in the cath lab told Steven that she had no doubt that the aspirin he took saved his life.
I can't even go there.
We are praising God for watching over Steven and for HIS protection. God is so good!
Thank you all for praying for us this weekend. Steven was so encouraged by all the people who were praying for him. We feel so blessed by this community of friends that God has blessed us with.
WE dearly love y'all!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 3:34 PM 5 thoughts from Y*O*U
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
One Week Old
I can't believe Asher is one week old today. Steven and I took him for his first check up today. He weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. which is just 2 oz. less than his birth weight. He didn't get any shots, thank goodness. After we left the doctor, Steven took us to eat mexican. It was soooo good. Asher slept and we were able to have a very enjoyable lunch. Then we took Asher to W*l-Mart for the first time! You know what the bible says.....Train up a child...=)
So far, he is a very easy baby. I told mom the other day, if I didn't know any better, I'd say he's putting himself on a schedule. He eats right at every 3 hours. He's nursing very well but we are supplementing with some formula.
I'm recovering. Thank goodness for my mom and dad. All I've had to do is nurse Asher and rest. My dad went home today but Mom is staying a few more days. My sister and nephew and some others are suppose to come tomorrow night. It should be a fun weekend.
Here's a slideshow of some pictures from Asher's birth.
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Love y'all!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 6:09 PM 6 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: Asher
Monday, April 20, 2009
Asher's Arrival.....
As you all know by now, Asher arrived April 16th. He is healthy and beautiful! But his arrival didn't go exactly as we had planned.....little rascal!
We arrived at the hospital at 6am to find that there were so many women giving birth, they were literally out of nurses! By the time they started my IV at 7am, I had already seen 3 different nurses. Finally, they assigned us a nurse and they began the pitocin. My Dr. came by around 7:45, examined me and broke my water. She said that Asher was in the proper position and that his head was still a little high but that would change pretty quickly. She told me that whenever I was ready for the epidural, just to let the nurse know.
My contractions were coming pretty regularly but the pain wasn't too bad and I was about 4 cm. dilated. I remember looking at the clock and it was 8:20 and I was thinking, "at 9, I'll tell the nurse that I'm ready for the epidural." Just a minute or so later, the nurse said, "Let's lay you on your side, because your baby isn't happy during your contractions." Now I've watched enough TLC shows to know this is code for your baby's heart rate is dropping during each contraction. At the same time I hear Steven on the phone with my parents and as he hangs up he says, "everything is going fine." Famous last words.
A few moments later, another nurse sticks her head in the door and asks my nurse if everything is ok and says something like, "because it's been so busy this morning." Which I knew immediately was a cover up, something was causing this other nurse to check in on us. She then comes in and I immediately look at her name tag, her title, "Charge Nurse." I knew. Both nurses began talking and watching the monitors, they have me flip to the other side and then I hear the charge nurse say, "I think her doctor is still on the floor, why don't you page her."
By 8:45, my Dr. is back in the room. She performs another exam and without sharing details, let me just tell you I hope I never have to experience that again. Somehow, Asher's umbilical cord had gotten above his head and with every contraction, as he was descending, his head was pressing against the cord and cutting off his blood supply. Not only that, she felt his little hand by his head and he was holding onto the umbilical cord! My Dr. looked at Steven and said, "We're going to do a c-section and I mean emergency. We have got to get this baby out now!"
The next thing I know, the nurse is having me sign a form to do the c-section, there are about 50 people swarming around me. The anesthesiologist magically appears and begans saying something about spinal block if there's time, if not we'll put you to sleep. I'm crying by this point, trying to find Steven. He's calling my parents whom he had just told everything is fine and telling them they're doing an emergency c-section. When he hangs up, I tell him, "call somebody and tell them to pray." From what I've been told, word spread like crazy and people were lifting us up! Thank you Jesus!
They took me into the OR, the spinal block worked, and at 9:13 am, Asher Jordan was born.
Whew!! I still can't believe how quickly everything happened but I praise God that everything worked out. And even though it wasn't in my plans to have Asher delivered this way, God was in control and knew what was best for Asher.
Thoughts from Cheryl at 1:14 AM 12 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: Asher's delivery
Friday, April 17, 2009
He's Here!!!
Well the name says it all: Asher Jordan is born!!! He was born at 9:15 am, April 16, 2009! He is 7 lbs. 7oz. He is 20 1/2 in. long. I haven't seen him yet, except in a picture sent to my friend's phone. You are probably thinking, "How is that possile?" I, Emma, am typing this. Momma is still at the hospital. She called this morning to talk to us and asked me if I would update her blog for her. She just said to tell his name, his weight, his length, and then I could type whatever I wanted. Ok well,you've heard the news. Please continue to pray for her and the baby.
Thanks, Emma
Thoughts from Cheryl at 8:50 AM 8 thoughts from Y*O*U
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Today's the day. I just finished my quiet time and I'm about to get ready to leave for the hospital. As I was reading my bible ths morning, I was expecting some great revelation, the perfect scripture for today, and God in His infinite wisdom did not disappoint! As I was readng Proverbs 16, my tummy was growling and I was thinking, "I'm so hungry already and I can't eat until after Asher is born. I sure hope he comes quickly." And then I read Proverbs 16:26
"The laborer'sappetite works for him; his hunger drives him on."
Y'all, I just had to laugh! God knows with my emotions in hyper drive this morning that I needed a good dose of laughter. God is so good but He is also so funny!
Asher, I'm looking forward to holding you today. Mommy loves you so much already. And even though your name means 'blessed', I know well be the ones who is blessed by having you in our lives.
Thoughts from Cheryl at 4:14 AM 11 thoughts from Y*O*U
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter 2009
Just like all of you, we had a busy Easter weekend. Our church had an egg hunt on Saturday. The weather was absolutely perfect. This year Caleb really understood what to do but the sad thing is, this will probably be my baby girl's last year of hunting. :(
On Sunday, we went to the sunrise service which was wonderful! Afterwards, the kids and I came back home to change clothes. Steven stayed at church, so we didn't get a family picture.
I wish I could claim these beautiful azaleas but they belong to my neighbor.
We had a great lunch at home with just our family. It was nice and relaxing. Later, we went to some friends' for an egg hunt and cookout. I have pictures from that too but I'll spare you! But here's one more picture that we took Sunday afternoon, we're not professional photographers but I just love it!
Love y'all!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 10:42 AM 7 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: Easter
Monday, April 13, 2009
The White House mail office has confirmed it received a "deluge" of as many as 2.25 million red envelopes symbolizing the empty promise of lives snuffed out in abortion in a massive campaign that was larger than most White House mailing movements in the last 35 years.
We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
Thoughts from Cheryl at 6:11 PM 1 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: abortion, President Obama
Sunday, April 12, 2009
He's Alive!!!!!
Alive Forever Amen-by Travis Cottrell
The Angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay."
Celebrate the Risen King!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 12:01 AM 1 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: Easter
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Just popping in to say, no baby yet. But if not before, we know he'll definitely be here one week from today!! Thanks for all your prayers through out this pregnancy. Except for this one event, this pregnancy has been pretty much stress free. Praise be to Jesus!!!!
Love y'all!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 3:37 PM 2 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: pregnancy
Monday, April 6, 2009
Stop by Melinda's blog and read about some very interesting legislation that is being presented in several different states.
Thoughts from Cheryl at 9:33 PM 3 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: pregnancy, President Obama
Sunday, April 5, 2009
That's my boy!
But he doesn't know about this, so it's fair game!
Last week, I was cleaning out and getting ready for the baby. Since we live in a 3 bedroom house, the 3 boys will be in one room hence the cleaning out! While cleaning out their closet, I found a backpack and duffle bag of Dougie's and it felt like he hadn't unpacked them. He used both bags a few weeks ago to spend the night at a friend's house so I expected to find his dirty clothes and socks in there. Now before I share what I found, let me tell you we live in a rural part of Ga. but our house is 'in town.' But his friend's house is in the country, like four wheel riding, in the mud, stay out all day, in the country.
Here's a picture of what I found in those bags:
- a ball cap- standard for any boy!
- bb's, but no bb gun.
- pliers
- 2 bungee cords
- about 3 feet of rope
- a crow bar- are you serious!?
- 4 carabiners
- and the all important camouflage wallet
The next time he packs to spend the night at his friend's house, you won't here me saying,
"As long as you have clean underwear and clothes for church, I don't care what's in your bags."
Not that I would've said that last time, I'm just sayin'.........
On another note, Dougie had his first baseball game this past Saturday. He's moved up into the pitching machine league and loves it! He's playing first base and loves it too! They won their first game 11-10 and Dougie hit a homerun to score the tying run!!!!! WOOHOO!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 2:36 PM 1 thoughts from Y*O*U
Labels: Dougie
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
I woke up about 4:30 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep. So I got up and thought, "I can catch the early showing of 'Wednesdays with Beth'."
Y'all, she began a new series today......"The Blessings of Asher."
I'm so excited about this I can hardly stand it!!!!!!!!!
Thoughts from Cheryl at 5:47 AM 7 thoughts from Y*O*U
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The Yelabuga Institute of the Kazan Federal University recently published two articles by Cyril Flerov, a Russian Conference Interpreter and Faculty Member at the Monterey Institute. The articles were entitled "Skills, Abilities and Types of Knowledge the Simultaneous Conference Interpreter Needs" and "On Two Modes of Simultaneous Interpretation". Both articles can be found online.
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Hear Their Tiny Cries by multi-published author Dr. David Keyser is a heroic and challenging read giving a voice to the unborn.
Quad Cities area, Northern Alabama – David J. Keyser, PhD., releases Hear Their Tiny Cries – addressing the controversial issue of abortion. With over 19 published works, Dr. Keyser holds 3 Masters Degrees and a PhD in systematic theology. With a passion for writing, his books encompass mainly Christian principles that include many fascinating novels of fiction.
In his new release, Hear Their Tiny Cries, gives a voice to the unheard cries of aborted children. Challenging, yet graphic and to the point, this fictional novel is set in Europe as the story of one man and life altering circumstances cause him to take a stand for the unwanted children. Losing his beloved wife on the abortion table, he has a new perspective and cause after discovering a tiny newborn in a trashcan. This new cause is the pro-life cause. Deciding to make a difference in these children's lives, he sets on an adventure of a lifetime, which blossoms into treasures, as many children will be helped in the future with the blessings of life and a home. Endearing, touching and poignant, this novel reveals a higher calling to all, make a difference and stop the mass murder called "abortion," highlighting the fact that all children are gifts from God with unique abilities.
Not recommended for the faint at heart, this novel educates and inspires those that would consider abortion – to consider life as an alternative. Parents of pre-teens are advised, as the book touches on methods of abortion, physical side effects of abortion, post abortion complications, partial birth abortion procedure, and post abortion symptoms. As the author notes, "It is time to understand the process of abortion, to stop abortion and to ban abortion." Let the children live is Keyser's point and the novel is a cry for the tiny voices that go unheard. An amazing read!
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Mizzou DT banned from media day after bashing Georgia
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Missouri held talkative defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson out of media day Monday after the player's remarks about Georgia and the SEC in general.
Richardson, a junior, said after Saturday's opening victory over Southeastern Louisiana that he watched some of the Bulldogs' opening victory over Buffalo earlier in the day but turned off his TV because "it's like watching Big Ten football, it's old man football."
Team spokesman Chad Moller said Richardson "earned himself a vacation."
"Well, you know we certainly want to say the right things, do the right things," coach Gary Pinkel said. "I think he just got carried away a little bit, but I handled that internally."
Richardson's remarks could end up as bulletin board material to be used as motivation by sixth-ranked Georgia.
"Without question I think anybody looks for things," Pinkel said. "We want to say the appropriate things. He felt sorry for saying it, he just got excited.
"He's got great respect for Georgia, as I do. We'll learn the lessons and move on."
Linebacker Will Ebner expects to play this week despite being listed as questionable with a neck stinger. Ebner was injured in the first half of the opening victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night.
He missed two games with a similar nerve injury in his neck two seasons ago, the result of leading with his head on tackles, but said Monday this case was not as severe.
"I feel a lot better this time," Ebner said. "The last time I could barely move my neck, and they actually had me in a neck brace for a few days. I'm planning on playing Saturday."
Pinkel said after the game that he hoped to get Ebner back.
Guard Jack Meiners also was questionable with a sprained knee after missing the opener. Meiners, a senior, made seven starts last year.
Max Copeland, a former walk-on, made his first career start in place of Meiners in the opener.
Missouri players had the day off aside from a watching video of Georgia, including the Bulldogs' triple-overtime loss to Michigan State in the Outback Bowl and their opening victory over Buffalo.
"Certainly, they're excited about this football game," Pinkel said. "First of all, it's historic. It's the first SEC game, it's the first SEC home game. I think that's why it's going to down in history, they'll always point to it, talk about it, look at it, how it came out.
"Hopefully, there's a lot of big games to come."
Missouri got its first honor in the new conference when sophomore Marcus Murphy was selected SEC special teams player of the week after returning punts 70 and 72 yards for touchdowns in the opener.
Murphy is an admirer of former Missouri star Jeremy Maclin, a game-breaker on special teams and at wide receiver in college who's now starting for the Philadelphia Eagles.
"When I found out I was on punt returns, I looked at a lot of his film just to see the small things he did," Murphy said. "Jeremy Maclin did help me a lot."
Murphy tied an NCAA record last done in the SEC by Kentucky's Derek Abney in 2002, and he's the first player in school history to have to returns for scores in the same game. He's also the backup tailback and totaled 180 yards on five punt returns plus 32 yards on five carries.
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Need for Clarifying the Provision on "Developmental Delay."
The IDEA Amendments of 1997 made two changes related to the provision on "developmental delay" under prior law, as follows:
- the age range for children covered by the term was expanded from "ages 3 through 5" to "ages 3 through 9"; and
- the decision on whether to use "developmental delay" was changed from being at the sole discretion of the state to being at the discretion of both the state and the LEA.
These changes were addressed in proposed §300.7(a)(2) and in Note 2 following that section in the NPRM.
Public comments indicated the need for further clarification.
Public comments received on the NPRM raised numerous questions and concerns about
- the application of the term "developmental delay" and the respective roles of the state and LEAs in implementing the provision;
- the need for defining the term consistently under both Part B and the early intervention program under Part C of the Act; and
- the impact that the term would have for children with sensory disabilities or significant cognitive disabilities.
Revising Conditions to Address Public Comments.
The proposed definition of "developmental delay" under §300.7(a)(2)) has been redesignated as §300.7(b) (children aged 3 through 9 experiencing developmental delays), and revised to include a reference to a new §300.313 that sets out the provisions related to using the term, as follows:
New §300.313(a) specifies that --
- A state that adopts the term "developmental delays" may not require an LEA to use it;
- If an LEA elects to use the term, the LEA must conform to the state's definition and age range (ages 3 through 9, or a subset of that range); and
- If a state does not adopt the term, an LEA may not independently use it as the basis for establishing a child's eligibility.
- A state that adopts the term "developmental delays" may not require an LEA to use it;
- USING SPECIFIED DISABILITY CATEGORIES, as appropriate.
New §300.313(b) clarifies that a state or LEA that elects to use "developmental delay" also may use one or more of the disability categories described in §300.7 for any child aged 3 through 9 who has been determined (through the evaluation procedures in §§300.531-300.536) to have a disability and who, by reason thereof, needs special education. Thus, if a child has an identified disability (e.g., deafness), it would be appropriate to use the term with that child, even if the state or LEA is using "developmental delay" for other children aged 3 through 9, or a subset of that age range (e.g., ages 3 through 5).
New §300.313(c) makes clear that a state may adopt a common definition of "developmental delay" under Parts B and C of the Act.
* On October 22, 1997, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published in the Federal Register to amend the regulations under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The purposes of the NPRM were to implement changes made by the IDEA Amendments of 1997, and make other changes that facilitate the implementation of Part B. The changes made since the NPRM are based mainly on public comments received.


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Astros will see new faces on first road trip
HOUSTON -- After opening their season with a six-game homestand that concluded on Sunday, the Astros will embark on their first road trip of the season. The Astros begin a nine-game, 10-day trip on Monday at Seattle, followed by visits to Anaheim and Oakland.
"They're great cities to play baseball in," said Astros catcher Jason Castro. "I'm excited to have this opportunity and looking forward to getting on the road and having hopefully a successful road trip."
After an off-day on Thursday, the Astros play the Angels Friday-Sunday, followed by three games against the A's. All three teams Houston will play on the road trip are American League West rivals.
"It's a chance to see the rest of our competition in the league," said Castro. "We don't have the opportunity to play them in Spring Training, so it will be the first time we've seen a lot of these guys. It's exciting from that standpoint.
"It's some new cities a lot of us have never been to. So that's another exciting aspect of our first road trip."
The Astros do get a break in Seattle in that they won't face Felix Hernandez in the series.
"I don't know the three guys we're going to see," said manager Bo Porter. "But if he's not pitching, that's good."
In Seattle, the Astros are scheduled to face Joe Saunders, Brandon Maurer and Blake Beavan.
"Any time you can miss an ace, that's a plus," said Castro. "He's one of the best pitchers in baseball. He won the Cy Young for a reason. His stuff is electric. I've watched him on TV and video. It's definitely a challenge and I'm sure we'll have to face him at some point."


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(CNN) -- When Rupert Murdoch fired off a tweet Saturday about some "scumbag celebrities" he didn't mean "any particular people," the News Corp boss later tweeted.
"I never referred to any particular people, just some 'dodgy' self promoting celebrities," he said, adding the words: "Repeat apology for language."
Murdoch found himself in trouble on Twitter over the weekend for apparently referring to Welsh singer Charlotte Church, actor Hugh Grant and television presenter Jacqui Hames as "scumbags" after they met with British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss the potential reform of Britain's media laws.
It's not clear whether Grant attended the meeting, but on October 9 British media reported that Church and Hames met Cameron during the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, England.
The meeting came weeks before the Leveson Inquiry is due to report its findings on the culture, practices and ethics of the British press and its relationship with the public, police and politicians.
The inquiry heard from Murdoch and former British Prime Ministers, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, along with celebrities, sports stars and even the families of murder victims who claimed that their phones had been hacked by employees of the now defunct, Murdoch-owned newspaper, "News of the World" (NOTW).
On Saturday, the media baron tweeted:
Told UK's Cameron receiving scumbag celebrities pushing for even more privacy laws.Trust the toffs!Transparency under attack. Bad.— Rupert Murdoch(@rupertmurdoch) October 13, 2012
The missive prompted this retort from Church:
@rupertmurdoch It would be decent to withdraw & apologise for twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/... - calling me, @charlottechurch and@jacquihames*scumbags*— Charlotte Church (@charlottechurch) October 14, 2012
Hames, a former detective-turned TV presenter who fronted the British crime-fighting program Crimewatch, also demanded an apology, after earlier tweeting: "I've been called worse, but admittedly not by CEO of large multinational corp."
Both women, along with actor Hugh Grant -- who is not on Twitter -- have been vocal supporters of Hacked Off, a pressure group that's fighting for "a better press that is answerable to the public it is supposed to serve," according to its website.
They were among 60 signatories to an open letter on October 6 that called on Cameron to keep an open mind when considering Leveson's recommendations on press reforms.
It followed British media reports that suggested the British prime minister might be leaning towards self-regulation.
Actor Grant told the BBC's "The Andrew Marr Show" on October 7 that campaigners had been concerned to hear "weird rumblings" from government ministers.
"We get these odd articles in The Times saying the government ... close sources or reliable sources at No. 10 say the government has already decided not even to listen to Leveson before it's published and to go with more, yet more self-regulation of the press," Grant said.
Cameron appeared on the same program to say he didn't want to preempt Leveson's recommendations, but added, "we don't want heavy-handed state intervention. We've got to have a free press."
Lord Justice Leveson is expected to hand down his findings in early November.
Months of evidence included the high-profile grilling of Murdoch, who told the inquiry he didn't believe in journalists using phone hacking or private detectives, calling it "a lazy way of reporters doing their job."
He painted News Corporation, which owns the Sun and the Times in London, as well as The Wall Street Journal, New York Post and Fox News, as a victim of the cover-up. "Someone took charge of a cover-up, which we were victim to and I regret," he said.
Last year, at one of two UK parliamentary inquiries into the hacking scandal, Murdoch said his appearance was "the most humble day of my life."
A number of former News Corp. staff have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to intercept communications including former NOTW editor Rebekah Brooks who's scheduled to face trial next year.
The phone hacking scandal erupted and drew international condemnation when it was alleged that NOTW reporters had hacked the mobile phone of Milly Dowler, a 13-year-old schoolgirl who was abducted in March 2002 and found dead six months later.
During her disappearance, NOTW reporters were said to have illegally accessed the teenager's voicemail, a move her parents said had given them "false hope" that their daughter was alive.
However, a police investigation found that "it is not possible to state with any certainty whether Milly's voicemails were or were not deleted."
Despite the lack of conclusive evidence in the Dowler case, dozens of other high-profile victims alleged that private information that could have only come from their mobile phones had been publicly divulged by the British press.
In comments published Saturday, Grant said the soon-to-be released Leveson report would be a "defining" moment for the British public. "No-one wants a state-run media, but what we have had for thirty-odd years is a media-run state," he wrote.


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- bound thread
- concurrency
- distributed
- distributed memory model
- Haskell thread
- A Haskell thread is a thread of execution for IO code. Multiple Haskell threads can execute IO code concurrently and they can communicate using shared mutable variables and channels.
- see spark (vs threads)
- parallelism
- parallelism (vs concurrency)
- shared memory model
- spark
- Sparks are specific to parallel Haskell. Abstractly, a spark is a pure computation which may be evaluated in parallel. Sparks are introduced with the par combinator; the expression (
x `par` y) "sparks off"
x, telling the runtime that it may evaluate the value of
xin parallel to other work. Whether or not a spark is evaluated in parallel with other computations, or other Haskell IO threads, depends on what your hardware supports and on how your program is written. Sparks are put in a work queue and when a CPU core is idle, it can execute a spark by taking one from the work queue and evaluating it.
- see spark (vs thread)
- spark (vs thread)
- On a multi-core machine, both threads and sparks can be used to achieve parallelism. Threads give you concurrent, non-deterministic parallelism, while sparks give you pure deterministic parallelism. Haskell threads are ideal for applications like network servers where you need to do lots of I/O and using concurrency fits the nature of the problem. Sparks are ideal for speeding up pure calculations where adding non-deterministic concurrency would just make things more complicated.
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Rand Paul Can Shape the Future of Conservatism
In recent weeks, Sen. Rand Paul galvanized the nation with a 13-hour filibuster, became the toast of the Conservative Political Action Conference and embraced immigration reform before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
It's naive to think that a few speeches can reshape the Republican Party, but Paul may well represent a tectonic shift on the American right.
The junior senator from Kentucky has a vision of the Constitution in full, advocating the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms and the Fourth Amendment's right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
He's for civil liberties — to protect against police abuse or presidential drones, as well as economic liberties and the freedom to run a business without unnecessary regulation. And he wants to give the blessings of those liberties to those who come to America in search of a better life.
As a libertarian and a traditional conservative, we disagree with Paul on a number of issues. Yet we both see his constitutional conservatism as auguring a future in which social tolerance, fiscal temperance and a humbler role for government are pursued not as ends in themselves but because that's the best path.
Conservatives "conserve" society by reacting to the excesses of previous generations, but the issues that prompt the reactions vary according to the times. Even the solutions to the same problems may shift with new information and reflection. National Review founder William F. Buckley, a key figure in the modern conservative movement, famously changed his mind about civil rights, the drug war and even Iraq.
Conservatives started the environmental movement with Theodore Roosevelt's protection of national parks at a time when natural resources were plundered without regard to public health. But now, environmentalists abuse the Endangered Species Act to protect salamanders at the expense of jobs and the Clean Water Act's wetlands protections to prevent development.
Similarly, conservatives argued for larger police and military forces in response to crime and communism, but now that cost is part of our fiscal problem.
Modern conservatives need to remember these lessons as they consider the future.
Their predecessors were largely successful in defeating communism, liberalizing the economy and reducing crime. But those policies weren't perfect (or cheap): the crime-fighting of the 1980s and '90s, with an emphasis on policing and incarceration, contributed to current problems such as unfunded pensions, bloated government unions and overcrowded prisons.
After the election losses in 2012, some Republicans have advocated a need to change. In comes Rand Paul, who may well be on the leading edge of a new conservatism, which will focus on four areas:
1. Its social policy will focus primarily on protecting freedom of conscience in an increasingly pluralistic society, while undoing the excesses of the drug war and punitive sentencing for nonviolent crime. For example, as the country moves toward acceptance of same-sex marriage, some states have restricted the ability of Catholic charities to continue functioning without violating key religious tenets. People may disagree on moral issues, but a nation where religious charities can't operate is a far worse place.
2. This new conservatism will align with the ideas of governors such as Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who are fighting battles for domestic policy reform. At stake are the power of public-sector unions and the future of entitlement programs such as Medicare and Social Security. The challenge is to fix our fiscal woes while protecting the vulnerable in society, as religious conservatives understand is required by their faith. Without fiscal temperance, as well as education reform and a better regulatory environment, there will neither be the opportunity for social mobility nor resources for a social safety net, public or private.
3. We also need to unwind our military engagements while maintaining flexibility in a rapidly changing world. Numbers don't lie, and our debt and deficits demand a reduction in military spending. Conservatives should aim to achieve the necessary reductions in a smart fashion that maintains readiness and doesn't endanger America's interests. This will be a challenging balancing act, but it should be driven by strategic concerns rather than arbitrary benchmarks.
4. Finally, conservatives should consider comprehensive immigration reform that would allow skilled and unskilled workers to seek their American dream while granting parole, not amnesty, to those hard-working migrants now here illegally.
This recipe may not be the "ideal" that conservative pundits would like to see, and it doesn't necessarily reflect our utmost individual preferences, but it reflects the practical realities of this age.
Rand Paul hasn't (yet) changed conservatism, but his views will shape the movement's future.


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What is hepatitis A?
Hepatitis* A is a virus, or infection, that causes liver disease and inflammation of the liver. Viruses can cause sickness. For example, the flu is caused by a virus. People can pass viruses to each other.
Inflammation is swelling that occurs when tissues of the body become injured or infected. Inflammation can cause organs to not work properly.
What is the liver?
The liver is an organ that does many important things. You cannot live without a liver.
The liver
- removes harmful chemicals from your blood
- fights infection
- helps digest food
- stores nutrients and vitamins
- stores energy
Who gets hepatitis A?
Anyone can get hepatitis A, but those more likely to are people who
- travel to developing countries
- live with someone who currently has an active hepatitis A infection
- use illegal drugs, including noninjection drugs
- have unprotected sex with an infected person
- provide child care
Also, men who have sex with men are more likely to get hepatitis A.
How could I get hepatitis A?
You could get hepatitis A through contact with an infected person's stool. This contact could occur by
- eating food made by an infected person who didn't wash his or her hands after using the bathroom
- drinking untreated water or eating food washed in untreated water
- placing a finger or object in your mouth that came into contact with an infected person's stool
- having close personal contact with an infected person, such as through sex or caring for someone who is ill
You cannot get hepatitis A from
- being coughed or sneezed on by an infected person
- sitting next to an infected person
- hugging an infected person
A baby cannot get hepatitis A from breast milk.
What are the symptoms of hepatitis A?
Most people do not have any symptoms of hepatitis A. If symptoms of hepatitis A occur, they include
- feeling tired
- muscle soreness
- upset stomach
- fever
- loss of appetite
- stomach pain
- diarrhea
- dark-yellow urine
- light-colored stools
- yellowish eyes and skin, called jaundice
Symptoms of hepatitis A can occur 2 to 7 weeks after coming into contact with the virus. Children younger than age 6 may have no symptoms. Older children and adults often get mild, flulike symptoms. See a doctor right away if you or a child in your care has symptoms of hepatitis A.
How is hepatitis A diagnosed?
A blood test will show if you have hepatitis A. Blood tests are done at a doctor's office or outpatient facility. A blood sample is taken using a needle inserted into a vein in your arm or hand. The blood sample is sent to a lab to test for hepatitis A.
How is hepatitis A treated?
Hepatitis A usually gets better in a few weeks without treatment. However, some people can have symptoms for up to 6 months. Your doctor may suggest medicines to help relieve your symptoms. Talk with your doctor before taking prescription and over-the-counter medicines.
See your doctor regularly to make sure your body has fully recovered. If symptoms persist after 6 months, then you should see your doctor again.
When you recover, your body will have learned to fight off a future hepatitis A infection. However, you can still get other kinds of hepatitis.
How can I avoid getting hepatitis A?
You can avoid getting hepatitis A by receiving the hepatitis A vaccine.
Vaccines are medicines that keep you from getting sick. Vaccines teach the body to attack specific viruses and infections. The hepatitis A vaccine teaches your body to attack the hepatitis A virus.
The hepatitis A vaccine is given in two shots. The second shot is given 6 to 12 months after the first shot. You should get both hepatitis A vaccine shots to be fully protected.
All children should be vaccinated between 12 and 23 months of age. Discuss the hepatitis A vaccine with your child's doctor.
Adults at higher risk of getting hepatitis A and people with chronic liver disease should also be vaccinated.
If you are traveling to countries where hepatitis A is common, including Mexico, try to get both shots before you go. If you don't have time to get both shots before you travel, get the first shot as soon as possible. Most people gain some protection within 2 weeks after the first shot.
You can also protect yourself and others from hepatitis A if you
- always wash your hands with warm, soapy water after using the toilet or changing diapers and before fixing food or eating
- use bottled water for drinking, making ice cubes, and washing fruits and vegetables when you are in a developing country
- tell your doctor and your dentist if you have hepatitis A
What should I do if I think I have been in contact with the hepatitis A virus?
See your doctor right away if you think you have been in contact with the hepatitis A virus. A dose of the hepatitis A vaccine or a medicine called hepatitis A immune globulin may protect you from getting sick if taken shortly after coming into contact with the hepatitis A virus.
Eating, Diet, and Nutrition
If you have hepatitis A, you should do things to take care of yourself, including eating a healthy diet. Avoid drinking alcohol, which can harm the liver. Talk with your doctor before taking vitamins and other supplements.
Points to Remember
- Hepatitis A is a virus, or infection, that causes inflammation of the liver.
- Anyone can get hepatitis A, but some people are more likely to than others.
- You could get hepatitis A through contact with an infected person's stool.
- Most people do not have any symptoms of hepatitis A.
- Children younger than age 6 may have no symptoms of hepatitis A.
- Hepatitis A may cause mild, flulike symptoms in older children and adults.
- See a doctor right away if you or a child in your care has symptoms of hepatitis A.
- A blood test will show if you have hepatitis A.
- Hepatitis A usually gets better in a few weeks without treatment.
- You can avoid getting hepatitis A by receiving the hepatitis A vaccine.
- Tell your doctor and your dentist if you have hepatitis A.
- See your doctor right away if you think you have been in contact with the hepatitis A virus.
Hope through Research
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) supports basic and clinical research into many digestive disorders, including hepatitis A. Researchers are studying new ways to prevent hepatitis A.
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others by contributing to medical research. For information about current studies, visit www.ClinicalTrials.gov.
For More Information
American Liver Foundation
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The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) also has booklets about hepatitis B and hepatitis C:
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2 Information Way
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Hepatitis information for health professionals is also available.
Publications produced by the Clearinghouse are carefully reviewed by both NIDDK scientists and outside experts. The NDDIC would like to thank the following individuals for providing scientific and editorial review or facilitating field-testing of the original version of this publication:
Bruce Bacon, M.D.
American Liver Foundation
New York, NY
Theo Heller, M.D.
NIDDK, National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Luby Garza-Abijaoude, M.S., R.D., L.D.
Texas Department of Health
Austin, TX
Thelma Thiel, R.N.
Hepatitis Foundation International
Cedar Grove, NJ
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Internet: www.digestive.niddk.nih.gov
The National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The NIDDK is part of the National Institutes of Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1980, the Clearinghouse provides information about digestive diseases to people with digestive disorders and to their families, health care professionals, and the public. The NDDIC answers inquiries, develops and distributes publications, and works closely with professional and patient organizations and Government agencies to coordinate resources about digestive diseases.
This publication is not copyrighted. The Clearinghouse encourages users of this publication to duplicate and distribute as many copies as desired.
This publication may contain information about medications. When prepared, this publication included the most current information available. For updates or for questions about any medications, contact the U.S. Food and Drug Administration toll-free at 1–888–INFO–FDA (1–888–463–6332) or visit www.fda.gov. Consult your health care provider for more information.
NIH Publication No. 13–4244
December 2012