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If there’s one child-rearing issue that can instantly polarize a roomful of women, it’s breastfeeding. But it shouldn’t, because all moms want to do what’s best for their babies. And both choices—breastfeeding or formula—can have pros and cons.
Pros of Breastfeeding
Numerous studies do suggest that breast-fed babies may be healthier than formula-fed kids, with lower rates of obesity, diabetes, and ear infections, among other conditions. Evidence also suggests that children who were nursed as infants may have higher IQs than kids who drank formula.
There are health benefits for moms, too, including a lower risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Hence, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and other health organizations recommend that women feed their babies breast milk exclusively for the first six months of life. The AAP also recommends that mothers continue to give their babies breast milk, along with other foods, for at least one year, and longer if desired.
Cons of Breastfeeding
Nursing a baby, however, requires a lot of energy, time, support and other resources that aren’t always available to new mothers. It can be especially difficult for mothers who return to work outside the home after three months—the average length of a maternity leave.
What’s more, breastfeeding isn’t always easy, with a steep learning curve in the first six weeks. During that time new moms are still recovering from the physical ordeal of giving birth and dealing with sleep deprivation and spiking hormone levels. Moms are also dealing with the addition of a new and extremely demanding little person!
Most experts tell new moms to do their best and feel good about their decision. “My advice about breastfeeding completely changed after I had children of my own,” says Melissa Meyer, M.D., a pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in Columbus, OH, and mom to a toddler and infant twins. “Now, while I still recommend that all women breastfeed if they’re able to, I tell new mothers they shouldn’t be made to feel like a failure if they aren’t able to stick with it.”
Wendy Sue Swanson, M.D., a staff pediatrician at Seattle Children’s Hospital and mother of two young children, says women face a lot of pressure to breastfeed exclusively. And she knows that personally. “When I wasn’t able to feed my children entirely with breast-milk, I suffered so much guilt. I had severe mastitis and was so ill I had to be hospitalized, and yet I was convinced that I had to continue to pump constantly in order to keep my supply up,” she says. “What I came to realize, and what I tell all new moms, is that every ounce of breast milk you can give your baby is beneficial, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with giving them a combination of formula and breast milk.” Choosing a combination of formula and breast milk “is particularly realistic for working mothers, who may not be able to pump enough on the job to satisfy their baby’s needs,” Dr. Swanson adds.
Newborn Feeding Tips
No matter what decisions you make about feeding your newborn, consider these strategies:
- Pump your breast milk occasionally and have someone else offer it to your child in a bottle, so you can get a night out once in a while. Don’t wait longer than two or three months to start; your child won’t take the bottle as easily after that.
- Attend a breastfeeding support group. You’ll get helpful advice and encouragement from lactation consultants and other new moms, and it’s a great social outlet, too.
- Replace one nursing session a day with formula to transition to a combination of breastfeeding and formula. Many couples choose an overnight formula feed, so Dad can give the bottle while Mom gets to sleep.
- Build up a freezer stash of breast milk by pumping when Dad gives the formula bottle. While refrigerated breast milk is good for only about a week, breast milk can safely be frozen for up to three months in a regular freezer and six months in deep freeze.
- Experiment with different bottles and nipples to see which ones your baby likes best. But don’t switch up too often; it may frustrate your infant.
- Warm bottles in a bowl of hot water, never in the microwave—no matter how tempting it is to save time.
Be aware: Babies who get less than 24 ounces of formula a day may need a vitamin D supplement. A mother’s milk typically doesn’t contain enough of this essential vitamin. Choose an OTC supplement without iron, which can cause constipation in an infant younger than 6 months.


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The Deer Isle Artists Association’s first show of the season, “Wake and Wonder,” will run from May 31 to June 12. Artists participating in this show are Ben Appleby-McGuire, David McBeth, Richard Newman, Rochelle Newman, David Simonds and Anne C. Williams. In the Art Rack is work by Adell Donaghue, Katama Murray, Kris Sader and Cynthia Stroud Watson. The show will feature ceramics, fiber, paintings and photographs.
A reception with the artists will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. June 3.
The DIAA Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays.
The next show will be “Blooms,” from June 14 to 26.
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I have got Axillary breast tail in my left armpit for last 2 years... I am 27 and I am not sure about the reason. Could depression be a reason? I was suffering from depression 2 years back. I got mammogram done once in year and reports come normal... Doctors also say that do not worry much just get he test done every year.
I searched many forums but they all talk about cosmetic surgery... and also for many woman it has again come back after pregnancy... I am still single so dont want to take any surgery at this point of time. Could you please let me know few exercises which will help me reducing it. or any therapy other than surgery. I have to compromise wearing dresses loose around arms:(
If this isn't bothering you then I would just leave it alone .... NO exercise though .. this might only serve to increase the size of the tissue. This extension of the breast tissue can certainly be removed at any time but this is a surgical procedure done under general anesthesia and no surgery is without risk. This would be your decision ... either leave it alone or have it removed because these are the only solutions.
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Say goodbye to Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein.
And say hello to the rest of a once-charmed life gone straight to hell, with a Manhattan judge whacking the convicted rapist and sexual predator Wednesday with a stiff 23-year prison sentence . The stunning penalty, a possible death sentence for the 67-year-old defendant, was imposed after a babbling Weinstein bizarrely suggested he was a victim of a ‘50s-style Communist-hunting blacklist rather than his own vile behavior across the decades.
Once the defendant was done, Supreme Court Judge James Burke came down hard on Weinstein: 20 years for a criminal sex act conviction, three more years for rape, with the sentences to run consecutively. Weinstein had faced a 29-year maximum sentence inside the jam-packed courtroom.
“I will say that although this is a first conviction, it is not a first offense,” said Burke, who also ordered the #MeToo movement’s Public Enemy No. 1 to register as a sex offender.
The Oscar-winner producer behind box offices hits like “Pulp Fiction” and “The English Patient” was sentenced as six of his accusers, after testifying at his trial, returned to bear witness from the courtroom’s front row.
During his rambling pre-sentencing address, Weinstein appeared particularly befuddled by the sight of victims Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann, whose testimony led to his convictions.
“I can’t stop looking at Jessica and Mimi and hoping something maybe from our old friendship with me could emerge,” he said. “But I’m sure like me, they have lawyers who say to them, ‘Be careful of what you say.’
“I’m not going to say these aren’t great people. I had wonderful times with these people, you know. It just (that) I’m totally confused, and I think men are confused about all of these issues ... There’s so many people, thousands of people, who would say great things about me.”
Weinstein accuser Lauren Young wept in the courtroom as her tormentor continued to ramble. At one point he noted how he “went to extraordinary lengths to hide my extramarital affairs” from his two wives.
The disgraced movie maker, who had considered suicide as his myriad sins were exposed in the last three years, still faces another trial on similar allegations in Los Angeles, where prosecutors said they were already in the process of extraditing Weinstein for a second sexual assault trial.
“No one thought Harvey would ever see a courtroom," said Weinstein victim Tarale Wulff, one of the six trial witnesses. “When Judge Burke said 20 (years), for the first time I can say I feel a sense of happiness, I guess. This isn’t a happy circumstance that we’re all here for, but I feel joyous.”
Weinstein was returned to a round-the-clock suicide watch on Rikers Island, where sources said guards were concerned about a replay of Jeffrey Epstein’s hanging inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center last August. The prisoner was under the care of an elite group of guards, with at least one accompanying him everywhere in the jail, the sources said.
Weinstein was transferred to Bellevue Hospital later Wednesday to be treated for “ongoing heart problems and chest pains,” said Juda Engelmayer, his publicist. Weinstein will also be evaluated for a complication related to his recent back surgery, Engelmayer said.
The defense immediately announced plans to appeal the conviction based on numerous issues, including jury selection and alleged violations during pretrial discovery. Weinstein’s lead attorney Donna Rotunno unleashed a scathing attack on Judge Burke, the jury and even the witnesses who testified against her client.
“The sentence that was handed down by this court was obscene,” said Rotunno. “I think the judge caved, just as I believed the jury caved. Mr. Weinstein never had a fair shake from day one.”
The half-dozen women who testified against Weinstein entered the courtroom with their heads held high in a show of solidarity. Emmy-nominated actress Annabella Sciorra sat between Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. and Haley, while Mann, Young, Wulff and Dawn Dunning joined them. Actress Rosie Perez, who also took the stand, was seated one row behind the brave group.
“We thank the court for imposing a sentence that puts sexual predators and abusive partners in all segments of society on notice,” said Vance. “We thank the survivors for their remarkable statements today and indescribable courage over the last two years.”
Rotunno, known for her prior defense of #MeToo clients, questioned the women’s testimony regarding their non-consensual sex with Weinstein.
“We don’t know what happened in those rooms,” she said. “But what we do know is all the circumstances that surrounded it. And I will never be able to reconcile that all of the circumstances that surrounded it are what normal, regular rape victims do.”
The defense had asked for the minimum of five years, and noted the average jail term for the crimes involved was 8½ years in New York state.
Haley and Mann, for a second time, delivered painful and detailed accounts of their assaults and the difficult aftermaths.
“I had no reason to believe he would force an act of sexual violence upon me, but that is exactly what he did,” Haley testified in her victim impact statement. “It scarred me deeply — mentally and emotionally, perhaps irreparably. What he did not only stripped me of my dignity as a human being and as a woman, but crushed my confidence and faith in my professional future."
Haley testified at trial about how Weinstein sexually assaulted her in his SoHo loft in 2006 and pressured her into unwanted sex two weeks later in a Tribeca hotel room. Mann testified four days later that Weinstein had raped her in a Manhattan hotel on March 18, 2013 and again later that year in a Beverly Hills hotel room.
An emotional Mann followed Haley to the witness stand, recounting her rape in agonizing detail and recalling the day she sat screaming in a courthouse witness room during the trial.
“Those were the screams that wanted to come out when Harvey Weinstein was raping me,” she said. “Those were the screams of a terrified young woman reliving experiences of horrific violence against her body. ... Today I have no shame. I have found my voice, and together we can have a future vision where monsters no longer hide in our closets.”
Weinstein, wearing a navy blue suit, arrived at the courtroom in a wheelchair from Rikers Island. The paunchy producer looked thinner and his hair appeared longer than during his last appearance. There were no signs of family or friends to support him.
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The Dynamics of Policy Formulation and Implementation: A Case Study of Singapore’s Mandatory Weekly Day off Policy for Migrant Domestic Workers
Koh, Chiu Yee
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Using the process-tracing methodology, this paper aims to outline the causal mechanisms that led to the formulation of the day off policy for migrant domestic workers in Singapore. Specifically, our analysis will focus on the three “I”s: ideas, interests and institutions. We argue that the day off policy was first brought to the agenda by the campaigning efforts of local migrant rights groups. The government’s commitment to safeguarding Singapore’s international reputation provided further impetus for the improvement of employment conditions for migrant domestic workers by means of the day off policy. Finally, Singaporeans’ dependence on migrant domestic workers provided an economic imperative for the introduction of the day off policy: it was a means to enhance Singapore’s appeal in order to attract a steady supply of migrant domestic workers, especially amidst fears of a supply crunch of these workers.
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Abilene ISD trustees extend Superintendent David Young's contract one year
Abilene Independent School District Superintendent David Young has received unanimous support for his continued employment.
After a meeting in executive session Thursday, the district's board voted 7-0 to extend Young's contract by one year, according to district spokesman Phil Ashby.
Young's contract, which renews Jan. 31, was extended through Jan. 31, 2022. His current contract was through Jan. 31, 2021.
Trustees called the special meeting to evaluate Young as their superintendent and consider his contract. Action taken Thursday approved his evaluation and extended his contract, Ashby said.
AISD trustees are next expected to meet for a workshop Feb. 7, before the board's regular meeting Feb. 11.
More:Tapping toes with Billy Enriquez: Abilene ISD trustee gets his own song
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A robot made by Spark has won an award at the Intelligent Automation Awards that recently took place in Sydney.
Taking home the Best Robotic Process Automation Bot award, Spark's robot processes fibre orders for connections, plan changes and also address changes.
Spark says its bot automates processes that were once highly manual and repetitive. These processes were prone to errors, took a lot of time and often caused frustration for staff who had to re-visit orders where errors had occurred, Spark explains.
But it was the frustration of staff towards these manual and tedious processes that lead to the company introducing the robot.
Spark's general manager of delivery and automation, Kallol Dutta, comments on the win, “I am so excited that one of our bots has been recognised in this way.
“It confirms for us that our approach to automation and what we are achieving is resulting in some great success.
Dutta notes that Spark's wider automation work was a big part of the reason the company was selected for the award: “The way we work changes when we empower our teams with new tools.
“The Automation Hub is helping Spark deliver its customers a better experience and delivering real commercial benefit and it's only the start. I can't wait to see this come to life more in future for our staff and our customers.
Spark says the potential for errors is now greatly reduced by the robot, and because orders are being processed faster, customers don't need to wait as long to get connected.
Furthermore, Spark says staff who once spent their work week entering data to process orders, have been able to move into new opportunities as part of the team designing and creating robots.


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Students fail to impeach student body president who voted to confirm Ben Sasse
University of Florida students attempted to impeach Student Body President Lauren Lemasters for voting to confirm University President Ben Sasse.
The resolution was killed by the Judicial Committee, who argued Lemasters was within her right to vote.
A resolution to impeach University of Florida (UF) Student Body president Lauren Lemasters over her vote to approve Ben Sasse failed, The Alligator reported.
The resolution was submitted by the Student Senate Change Caucus and accused Lemasters of malfeasance for voting in favor of Sasse’s confirmation, despite multiple student-led protests opposing his appointment.
The Judiciary Committee argued on Nov. 13 that Lemasters, who sits on the Board of Trustees, has the right to vote according to her preference.
[RELATED: WATCH: Radical progressives oppose Sasse nomination for president]
“First Amendment rights are alive and well within our campus,” Lemasters said during a Nov. 8 Senate meeting, according to The Alligator. “There's a difference between making your voice heard and taking action against or taking away the voices that are different from yours.”
Both Student Body Vice President Daniel Badell and Treasurer Sierra Kantamneni issued public statements against Lemasters’s decision on Instagram.
Badell wrote that he couldn’t “stand idly by and not speak out when someone [Sasse] who is a threat to the LBGTQ+ community is about to occupy the highest post on campus.”
While Badell wrote that Lemasters is a “dear friend,” he stated he “condemn[s] her for making a decision that so blindly went against student demands.”
Kantamneni expressed she was “shocked” and “disappointed” in Lemasters’s decision and that Lemasters “failed to reflect” on the student body’s disapproval of Sasse.
[RELATED: PROF. GIORDANO: Ben Sasse is the right man for the University of Florida]
Campus Reform reported on the protests that erupted on UF’s campus ahead of Sasse’s appointment.
Nearly 300 students protested Sasse during an October Q&A forum, which prompted the university to adhere to a policy banning indoor protests ahead of the Nov. 1 vote.
Campus Reform has reached out to all relevant parties for comment.


Global Laboratory Automation Systems Market 2021-2025
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The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current global market scenario, latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by the rising use of automated solutions in healthcare and increased use of software services for better analysis. In addition, rising use of automated solutions in healthcare is anticipated to boost the growth of the market as well.
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This study identifies the high demand for protein crystallization and crystallography as one of the prime reasons driving the laboratory automation systems market growth during the next few years.
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The Constitution, Judicial Review & Jurisdiction Stripping
* nothing in the constitution gave the Sup. Ct. the power to rule on the constitutionality of acts of congress or state statutes, or power to review the decisions of state courts
* Article III §1-creates the Supreme Court and such infereior courts as Congress may from time to time ordain & establish
* Article II §2 — and extends judicial power/jx. to “all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Traeties made. . . under their authority”
II. Judicial Review
* Sup. Ct. has the power to interpret the constitution
* Sup. Ct. has a duty to declare cogressional statutes unconst. if it violates the Const.
Marbury v. Madison (1803, Marshall)
1. first case to review congressional law as constitutional or not
2. This decision has been criticized b/c Const. does not explicitly provide for judicial review- but most scholars believe that Framers meant this
FACTS: Pres. Adams appointed Marbury as justice of peace & Marbury was confirmed by the senate on Adam’s last day in office. The formal commission was signed but not delivered. Jefferson was new pres. & ordered Madison (Secty of State) to withold the commission. Marbury brought a writ of mandamus to compel Madison to deliver it.
LAW: Judiaciary Act of 1789 which established US Courts and authorized S. Ct to issue writs of mandamus to public officers.
ISSUE: What branch of govt. has the final say in interpreting the constitution?
HELD: Supreme Court. Acts of Congress repugnant to the constitution are void & the S. Ct. has the authority/duty to declare the statute unconstitutional and to refuse to enforce it. Here, §13 of the Judiciary Act is unconstitutional = null & void. Article III §2 grants the court original jurisdiction only “in all cases affecting Ambasadors, other public Misiters and Consuls, and those in which a state shall be party” No Constitutional authority for Congress to say that S. Ct. can grant writ of mandamus!
Supremacy Clause – const. is supreme law of the land & where an ordinary act conflicts with const-const wins
* Marbury argues that the Article III §2 cl.2 is not restrictive & Congress may add to the orig. jx. all they want.
* but it does list cases-if Congress could add/change this would render the cl. ineffectual
Criticisms of Marbury
1. The conflict could have been avoided if Marshall had read the Judiaciary Act to apply to appellate cases, not original jx. The Judiciary Act actually reads: The Sup. Ct. shall also have appeallate jurisdiction from the circuit courts and courts of the several states, in the cases herein after specifically provided for, and shall have the power to issue. . . writs of mandamus, in cases warranted by the principles and usages of law, to any court appointed, or person holding office under US”
2. Article III §2 gives Congress the power to make exceptions to the original jx. requirements (“In all other cases the Sup. Ct.
ot be upheld.
III. Jurisdiction Stripping
* Congress has the power to control the boundaries of the Supreme Court’s appellate jx.
* Article III, §2, cl. 2 grants orig. jx only in cases involving ambassadors, ministers & consuls, and cases where a state is a party
Ex parte McCardle (1868, Chief Justice Chase?)
* This is the only example of a result-oriented stripping of Sup. Ct.s appellate jx. that was sustained by the Sup. Ct.
FACTS: McCardle was a news editor in Miss. after the civil war. He published articles challenging the govt’s control over the south in the wake of the civil war. He was arrested by federal military police for libel. He petitioned the lower court for a write of habeus corpus, charging that the Reconstruction Acts under which he was imprisoned/charged were unconstitutional. The lower court upheld the detention & he appealed to the Sup. Ct. under the Congressional Act of 1867, which authorized the grant of habeus corpus by federal circuit courts and also authorized appeals to the Sup. Ct. in such cases.
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If you’re anything like us, you’ll love the idea of discovering secret waterfalls and hidden plunge pools. Culnaskiach Falls are one of these exciting and impressive finds. The water flows down a cliff and into a narrow gorge which joins Bruiach Burn. This waterfall is surprisingly unknown considering it is so close to Inverness andContinue reading “Culnaskiach Falls (A hidden waterfall near Inverness)”
Achmelvich has long been regarded as one of the most beautiful beaches in the UK. Most people are usually too distracted by its white sand and green water to further explore its shores. Sadly, the vast majority of visitors to Achmelvich will leave the area completely oblivious to the fact that they just missed outContinue reading “Hermit’s Castle: The Smallest Castle in Scotland”
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The North Coast 500 boasts some of the most beautiful beaches, coastlines, hikes, and historical sites that Scotland has to offer. Most people choose to do the route over 5-7 days, but truth be told you could spend months on Scotland’s answer to route 66 and still not see everything it has to offer
Ben Bhraggie is a 397-metre hill that sits behind the small Highland Village of Golspie. A statue of the 1st Duke of Sutherland dominates its summit. George Leverson-Gower looks proudly over the North Sea, however his legacy is steeped in shame and controversy.
Did you know there is more than one monument on Fyrish Hill? Everyone knows about the structure at the top but there are two more hidden deep in the trees. Read on to learn more!
The combination of a well-maintained path, a dramatic ridge and spectacular panoramic views across the Assynt peaks and Atlantic ocean makes Stac Pollaidh one of the best short hikes in Scotland. If you are visiting Ullapool at any point this impressive mountain is not be missed.

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text: Surprised by Oxford is the memoir of a skeptical agnostic who comes to a dynamic personal faith in God during graduate studies in literature at Oxford University. Carolyn Weber arrives at Oxford a feminist from a loving but broken family, suspicious of men and intellectually hostile to all things religious. As she grapples with her God- shaped void alongside the friends, classmates, and professors she meets, she tackles big questions in search of Truth, love, and a life that matters. From issues of fatherhood, feminism, doubt, doctrine, and love, Weber explores the intricacies of coming to faith with an aching honesty and insight echoing that of the poets and writers she studied. Rich with illustration and literary references, Surprised by Oxford is at once gritty and lyrical; both humorous and spiritually perceptive. This savvy, credible account of Christian conversion and its after-effects follows the calendar year and events of the school year as it entertains, informs, and promises to engage even the most skeptical and unlikely reader.

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If your smartphone wants to send the wrong message to your friends, it will do that. Smartphone autocorrect has a good sense of humor and sometimes replaces original phases with funny or scandalous expressions. See some funny autocorrect fails that’ll make you burst into laughing.
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Relationships between dietary intake and body composition according to gross motor functional ability in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy
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Background/Aims: We aimed to determine the relationships between energy intake, macronutrient intake and body composition in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy (CP) according to gross motor functional ability in comparison with typically developing children (TDC). Methods: Seventy-three children with CP (70% male) of all functional abilities and 16 TDC (63% male) aged 2.8 ± 0.9 years participated in this study. Dietary intake was measured via a validated 3-day weighed food record. Body composition was determined via isotope dilution techniques. Results: There was a significant relationship between energy intake and fat-free mass index, which was stronger in TDC compared to children with CP. There were no significant correlations between other dietary intake and body composition variables, despite differences in body composition as ambulatory status declined. Non-ambulant, tube-fed children had significantly lower protein intakes compared to orally fed children. No other differences in macronutrient intake between children with CP and TDC were apparent. Conclusions: Results suggest that relationships between dietary intake and body composition are not evident in this population, but develop over time. Physical activity levels may have a greater impact on body composition at this age. Longitudinal research is required to examine these factors. © 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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A prospective, longitudinal study of growth, nutrition and sedentary behaviour in young children with cerebral palsyBell, K.; Boyd, Roslyn; Tweedy, S.; Weir, K.; Stevenson, R.; Davies, P. (2010)Background. Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood, occurring in one in 500 children. It is caused by a static brain lesion in the neonatal period leading to a range of activity ...
Associations of body mass index and waist circumference with: Energy intake and percentage energy from macronutrients, in a cohort of australian childrenElliott, S.; Truby, H.; Lee, Andy; Harper, C.; Abbott, R.; Davies, P. (2011)Background: It is evident from previous research that the role of dietary composition in relation to the development of childhood obesity remains inconclusive. Several studies investigating the relationship between body ...
Detailed assessment of nutritional status and eating patterns in children with gastrointestinal diseases attending an outpatients clinic and contemporary healthy controlsTsiountsioura, M.; Wong, J.; Upton, J.; McIntyre, K.; Dimakou, D.; Buchanan, E.; Cardigan, T.; Flynn, D.; Bishop, J.; Russell, R.; Barclay, A.; McGrogan, P.; Edwards, Christine; Gerasimidis, K. (2014)Background/objectives: In the era of modern multidisciplinary clinical management, very little is known about the prevalence and presentation of malnutrition in children with gastrointestinal disorders (GastroD) particularly ...


Stephen Hawking just announced that he will partner with billionaire science enthusiast Yuri Milner to undertake the most expansive search for extraterrestrial life to date.
In a press conference held at the Royal Society in London on Monday morning, Hawking and Milner unveiled their plan to combine the strength of social networking and some of the most powerful telescopes on earth to look for alien life. The project will be able to collect and analyze five times more of the radio spectrum and cover 10 times more of the sky than any previous effort to find life outside of Earth.
The two-part, $100 million project, called Breakthrough Initiatives, will be funded by Milner and span 10 years. The first observations, which will be of broadcast signals from the one million stars closest to Earth, are slotted to begin in 2016.
Part one of the initiative, called Breakthrough Listen, will have access to the Parkes Observatory radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory dish in Green Bank, West Virginia. In addition to radio observations, the project will also look for optical laser signals using the 2.4-meter Automated Planet Finder Telescope at Lick Observatory in California.
Geoff Marcy, a planet hunter from the U.S. who is participating in the project, explained why having an optical laser component could be key to finding life outside of the solar system: "it's possible, if the Milky Way galaxy actually has other intelligent species that are sending their spacecraft around the galaxy, maybe setting up colonies on other planets or even around other stars, they may be communicating with all of those sites using lasers."
"Indeed, there could, therefore, be a sort of galactic Internet ... carried by laser beams crisscrossing the galaxy. And we here on the Earth may serendipitously just happen to fall in one of those laser beams. Moreover, it's possible they know about us and they're purposely shining their laser beams at us."
The project will also call on the help of the public, inviting enthusiasts around the world to participate through the SETI@home project, which features a program created by the University of California at Berkeley that uses idle home computers to sort through radio telescope data and point out signals that are potentially important.
According to Milner "With Breakthrough Listen, we're committed to bringing the Silicon Valley approach to the search for intelligent life in the Universe. Our approach to data will be open and taking advantage of the problem-solving power of social networks.”
The second part of the initiative, Breakthrough Message, has set aside $1 million in prize money for a competition to come up with the best responses to send back if a signal from other intelligent lifeforms is detected. These digital missives may never actually be sent into space, however, due to Hawking’s reservations about how they might be interpreted, and who might be listening, on the receiving end.
Hawking, arguably one of the most famous theoretical physicists all time, explained why he’s throwing his hat into the ring in the search for alien life: "Somewhere in the cosmos, perhaps, intelligent life may be watching these lights of ours, aware of what they mean.”
He added, "Or do our lights wander a lifeless cosmos - unseen beacons, announcing that here, on one rock, the Universe discovered its existence. Either way, there is no bigger question. It's time to commit to finding the answer - to search for life beyond Earth. We are alive. We are intelligent. We must know."


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Never give out your credit card number to anyone, unless you are the person that has initiated the transaction. If someone calls you on the phone asking for your card number in order to pay for anything, you should ask them to give you a way to contact them, so that you can arrange the payment at a better time.
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Check out the integrity of your seller before using your credit card for online purchases. Check the site for a physical address of the business, and call any phone numbers listed to determine if they are actually working.
Look into the rewards that credit card companies offer. Find one that is going to pay you for making purchases on their card. If you are trying to maximize the rewards, charge everything you can on the card, but be sure to put enough cash back to pay the card off each month, in order to avoid losing your rewards to interest fees.
Never allow yourself to open too many credit card accounts. Instead, find two or three that really work for you and stick to those. Having too many credit cards can harm your credit and it makes using money that you do not have that much easier. Stick to a couple cards and you will remain safe.
Refrain from closing your credit accounts. It might seem obvious, so you can increase your credit score; however, if you close accounts, it can turn out to be bad for the score. When you close an account, your available credit is decreased and the ratio between it and what is owed decreases.
It goes without saying, perhaps, but always pay your credit cards on time. To be able to follow this simple rule, do not charge more than you afford to pay in cash. Credit card debt can quickly balloon out of control, especially, if the card carries a high interest rate. Otherwise, you will find that you cannot follow the simple rule of paying on time.
If you cannot pay your entire credit card bill each month, you should definitely keep your available credit limit above 50% after each billing cycle. Having a good credit to debt ratio is an important part of your credit score. Make sure that your credit card is not constantly near its limit.
If you are denied a credit card, find out why. It costs nothing to check the reporting agencies, after you have been denied credit by a card issuer. Recent federal laws require that issuers supply the information that creditors used to deny an applicant. Use this information to improve your score in the future.
Department store cards are tempting, but when trying to improve your credit and keep a great score, you need to keep in mind that you don’t want a credit card for everything. Department store cards can only be used at that specific store. It is their way of getting you to spend more money at that specific location. Get a card that you can use anywhere.
Most people would agree that credit cards have a useful role to play in everyday personal finances. The important thing to understand is that along with the convenience they can offer, comes the necessity of adhering to strict principles of appropriate usage. The tips and guidance contained in this article can provide an important framework for the wise management of your personal finances.

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NFL: The Saddest and Most Painful Moments in Vikings History
My roommate is going through a rough time right now sports-wise. We live in Georgia, and he is a fan of the Falcons and Ga Tech. Following disappointing losses by both his teams, he's been frequently saying that there is no pain like that of a Falcons or Tech fan.
Jordan, I'm sorry, but you don't know the meaning of pain.
If there's one thing all Vikings fans can agree on, it's that no fan base has experienced more heartbreaking, tear-jerking moments in their history than the Norsemen in purple in gold. So grab some tissues, turn up R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts," and get ready to take a sad trip down memory lane. These are the worst moments in Minnesota Vikings history.
Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX and XI
The Vikings hold two Super Bowl distinguishes: 1) They were the first team to make it to 4 Super Bowls, 2) They're also the first team to lose 4 Super Bowls. In a 7-year span, the Vikings made it to the big game an impressive four times. Led behind players such as Fran Tarkenton, Chuck Foreman, Paul Krause, and the vaunted Purple People Eaters, and Hall of Fame coach Bud Grant, they were defeated handily in every Super Bowl game they played in, losing by double digits each time. Thirty-five years after losing to the Raiders in Super Bowl XI, the Vikings have yet to play for the Lombardi trophy again.
If it weren't for the Bills losing four Super Bowls in a row, the Vikings would have the most embarrassing Super Bowl track record.
Staubach's Hail Mary
HE PUSHED OFF!!
Sorry. Had to let that out.
Up 14-10 in the Divisional round of the 1975 playoffs, the Vikings had the Cowboys at midfield with only 24 seconds left to play. Roger Staubach took the snap and just threw a prayer to the end zone's Drew Pearson. After what appeared to be contact from Pearson, the ball landed safely against his hip as he waltzed into the end zone. Fans were so ticked at the lack of a penalty against the Cowboys, that one fan actually threw a whiskey bottle at one, hitting him in the head and knocking him unconscious.
Whether or not Pearson actually pushed off, losing on a hail mary--especially in the playoffs--is just humiliating.
The Herschel Walker Trade
As a Georgia Bulldogs and Minnesota Vikings fan, I get the best and worst of Herschel Walker. Whenever I go to Athens for a game, I always hear or see some mention of Walker. When Dawg fans see old footage of his college days, they go crazy.
When Vikings fans see old footage of Walker, they go crazy for a completely different reason.
In 1989, the Vikings felt they were just one missing piece away from a Super Bowl run. The Cowboys were rebuilding and traded the only bargaining chip they had. Mike Lynn, the Vikes GM at the time, agreed to send eight(!) draft picks, including three first-rounders, and five players to the Cowboys for #34. Walker rushed for only about 2200 yards in three seasons, never gaining 1000 in a year. The Cowboys, on the other hand, used the picks they acquired to draft players like Emmitt Smith and Darren Woodson, among others, who would help the Cowboys win three Super Bowls. The Vikings essentially created the Cowboys dynasty of the 90s.
You're welcome, Dallas fans.
Watching the undisputed most painful moment in Vikings history could lead you into the depths of depression, give you convulsions, or at the bare minimum, send you into a rage that can only be tempered by watching highlights of the Vikings' offense that year.
Drafting Dimitrius Underwood
While guys like Ryan Leaf and JaMarcus Russell might be the biggest draft busts to actually play for the teams that drafted them, Dimitrius Underwood didn't even make it out of training camp with the Vikings. Selected with the 29th pick in 1999, Underwood walked out of camp one day after signing, saying that he couldn't resolve a conflict between football and serving his Christian faith. Then after signing with the Dolphins and getting injured in one playoff game, he was arrested for failing to pay child support and tried to commit suicide. If Leaf and Russell are the two biggest busts in draft history, Underwood has to be in the top 5, if not number 3.
Now maybe if Gary had made that kick and the Vikings had beaten the Broncos in the Super Bowl, someone else might've taken him before the Vikings could have....
2001 NFC Championship
The 2000 season. Daunte Culpepper had burst onto the scene, leading the league in TD passes. Cris Carter and Randy Moss continued terrorizing opposing secondaries, and my favorite player, Robert Smith, had the best season of his career with 1500 rushing yards.
And then they traveled to the Meadowlands, actually favored to beat the Giants and go to the Super Bowl.
The Vikings looked nothing like the team that won 11 games in the regular season and instead found themselves on the losing side of a 41-0 blowout. Not a whole lot you can say about that.
Robert Smith retired in the offseason, Korey Stringer tragically died of a heat stroke in training camp, and the Vikings wouldn't make the playoffs for another four years.
4th and 24
A brief anecdote: When I was in sixth grade I got taunted relentlessly every Monday. The Vikings were rebuilding and losing nearly every week, and all the Falcon's fans at my school were high on life and bragging about their new star, Michael Vick. The next year, Vick went down, the Falcons sank to last, and all of a sudden, I was high on life as the Vikings jumped out to a 6-0 start. Culpepper and Moss were lighting up the highlight reels, and the defense was doing a good enough job to not blow all the leads they lost last year. All those kids who said "Vikings suck!" every week were quiet.
Then reality started sinking in as the Vikings lost their next four in a row, all against teams who finished with losing records.
Despite the game being closer than it should have, it looked like the Vikes would win. Up 17-12, they had just sacked Josh McCown on third down, and with no timeouts left and unable to spike the ball, the Cards had only time for 1 no-huddle shot down field.
Paul Allen's call says it best.
2005 Season: The Draft
The 2005 season was supposed to be a great one. Daunte Culpepper was coming off a record breaking season, the Randy Moss headache was gone, the defense added stars like Darren Sharper and Pat Williams, and Minnesota looked ready for a Super Bowl. Instead, as these next 3 slides will tell you, the season was one big nightmare. While a final record of 9-7 doesn't sound too bad, the events leading up to that final record made it so terrible.
First, the draft. After trading Randy Moss to the Raiders, Minnesota found itself with the numbers 7 and 18 selections. Who they drafted: Troy Williamson and Erasmus James. While this didn't seem so bad at the time, 7 years later its become known as a draft of missed opportunities. Troy Williamson could never catch the ball and was traded away after only three seasons. Erasmus James struggled with injuries and was also gone after a mere three seasons. To make matters worse, All-Pros DeMarcus Ware and Roddy White were available at the number 7 and 18 picks. (Yes, I know Aaron Rodgers was available, but as I said Daunte Culpepper was coming off the best season of his career and the Vikes had no need for a QB.)
2005 Season: The Love Boat
When news stations like CNN are reporting on a sports team, you know the team had to have done something very, very wrong.
Some players like to spend their bye weeks resting or visiting family. Some apparently like to rent boats and have sex parties on a lake. Seventeen players, including Daunte Culpepper and Fred Smoot, rented a pair of house boats and had a party with about 90 other people on Lake Minnetonka. Prostitutes from Atlanta and Florida performed sex acts with the some of the players in front of crew members, among other things.
For obvious reasons, I'm not going to go into detail of what went on that night, but needless to say, it's certainly one of the most embarrassing pieces of press the Vikings could've garnered, and certainly the most disgusting.
2005 Season: Culpepper's Injury
How to make a bad season even worse? How about having your franchise QB suffer a career-altering injury?
Even though he was having an abysmal season, Daunte Culpepper was still a dynamic playmaker for the Vikings. With one play in a October game against the Carolina Panthers, Culpepper suffered a tear to three ligaments in his knee. After the season, he was traded to the Dolphins, but he was never the same player again, even going so far as to playing in the UFL. Yeah, I know Brad Johnson won six games in a row and almost got the Vikings to the playoffs, but he was a 37-year-old journeyman, and Culpepper was in the prime of his career.
The Vikings have only had three TRUE franchise QBs in their history: Tarkenton, Tommy Kramer, and Culpepper. It's a shame number 11's career had to end so soon.
2010 NFC Championship
No words necessary.
Adrian Peterson's Injury
No sarcasm for this one. Just prayers and wishes to Adrian for a speedy recovery.
The fact that nearly every Redskins player who was on the field when he was carried off came over and gave him high-fives or taps on the helmet just shows how respected he is in this league.

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Most of us can remember a few people we’ve encountered by the hateful rhetoric they used because it resonated. Women all over the United States are experiencing derogatory comments but, instead of from an acquaintance—it’s our potential next president.
With no remorse, no penalties and an obvious lack of empathy, Trump has become the Republican nominee despite using misogynistic rhetoric towards women. It seems our could-be president hasn’t learned by the year 2016 that commenting on women’s looks and disregarding their talents is frowned upon. But, the bigger issue here isn’t Trump’s verbiage, it’s the fact that people are willing to overlook it without holding him accountable.
The list of degrading commentary is extensive, but Trump continues to rise in the polls.
“26,000 unreported sexual assaults in the military—only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men and women together?” Trump said in a tweet on May 3, 2013.
This not only does a disservice to women, but it should be alarming for men as well. Does our future commander-in-chief believe that men and women cannot work together without a sexual assault occurring? That doesn’t put much faith into the people he supposedly wants to lead and it doesn’t even begin to address the epidemic of sexual assault in this country.
Trump publicly telling the world on The View in 2006 he would probably be dating his daughter if she weren’t, in fact, his daughter. Trump consistently mocks women for their looks and implies they have no place in the business world. Is this the kind of message you want the women in our country, especially our daughters, hearing?
“The look obviously matters,” Trump said to a female reporter for Last Week Tonight. “Like you wouldn’t have your job if you weren’t beautiful.”
No woman should feel her worth comes from her looks.
Trump continues to turn the conversation away from the policies and plans because the media has to cover the chauvinistic behavior he repeatedly displays. No matter what side you align with, this year is supposed to be a monumental election. Instead of taking a step forward for feminism, we’re taking giant leaps backwards by not standing up against Trump’s speech toward women.
Regardless of his policies and plans to make America great again, his speech towards women will not be great for anyone. It’s time for the public to take a stand against repeating history and hold Trump accountable for his harmful rhetoric.


Furniture designers, STLLoftstyle, are running an interesting piece on urban furniture and other innovations aimed at alleviating homelessness in cities. Check it out here. Pictured above is Michael Rakowitz’s ParaSite Project.
“The ParaSite Project is the idea of Artist Michael Rakowitz. Essentially, the ideas was to provide portable, temporary shelter, the relies on easily accessible goods, and uses the urban environment. Rakowitz solution are these air tents made of plastic bags that provide heated shelter via the exhaust from HVAC units. You can read more about it here.”
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According to one recent conservative estimate, a quarter-million Christian churches fly the so-called “Christian flag.” The Christian flag is frequently displayed outside of buildings and churches, as well as in classrooms, yet few are aware of its significance.
The flag is known for showing Christianity, as well as the community and ideals that it represents. Despite its origins as a global, nationless flag for use everywhere in the globe with no ownership, it is also entangled with controversy, right-wing ideology, and nationalism.
It has been used by congregations of numerous Christian traditions, including Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, Mennonite, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Reformed, since its acceptance by the Federal Council of Churches in 1942.
It is also popular among Evangelical white nationalists. As with so many flags, the history of this design is complicated. If you want your own, check out https://ultimateflags.com/collections/christian-flag/ as a possible place to buy one. For now, though, let’s look at the history.
The Creation of the Christian Flag
The so-called “Christian Flag” was created by chance in the late 19th century. Its history is short but interesting.
When the featured speaker did not show up for a Sunday School Rally at a Coney Island Chapel in 1897, the Christian Flag was created. It was born as a result of a fortunate coincidence.
The Sunday School was hosting an old-fashioned Rally Day, as was common in the 19th century. A well-known speaker had been booked for this occasion, but he did not appear for unknown reasons. In an emergency, Superintendent Charles C. Overton relied on his own creative abilities to fill the void. The pulpit was draped with an American flag.
Overton started to wonder about what a flag for Christianity would look like. He asked the students present for their ideas and then found himself unable to stop wondering about the idea. Eventually, the modern design of the flag was developed.
The Christian flag is white, with a scarlet Latin cross in the center of a blue canton. The scarlet on the cross represents Christ’s poured blood at Calvary. The blue represents both the waters of baptism and Jesus’ love. The white represents Jesus’ holiness and purity.
Intent vs. Usage
Overton intended the “Christian Flag” to be used by all Christians, regardless of denomination. The problem is that this has not, historically, been the case. Catholic churches do not use the flag, for example, preferring to use their own imagery.
Effectively, the non-denominational design has become a largely Protestant design; its usage focused on the more evangelical end of Protestantism.
It would not be an article about Christian history without a section on controversies, would it? As with every aspect of Christian history, there have been disagreements and controversies within the church surrounding the use of the flag.
Importantly, it was not the only “Christian Flag” created around the turn of the century. The “Conquest Flag,” a much more explicitly militaristic version, was created in 1902 and gained a large amount of popularity.
Unfortunately, that one was adopted by the KKK and subsequently fell out of favor, leaving the modern Christian flag as the popular choice. Time will tell if the modern flag will survive or if its association with white nationalism will kill this one too.

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