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Michigan Population 5 years and over, percent speaking language other than English at home, 2005-2009 by County
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Value for Michigan (Percent): 8.9%
Data item: Population 5 years and over, percent speaking language other than English at home, 2006-2010
Source: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Updated every year. http://factfinder2.census.gov
Persons were asked to report whether they sometimes or always spoke a language other than English at home. People who knew languages other than English but did not use them at home, who only used them elsewhere, or whose usage was limited to a few expressions or slang were excluded.
Tabulations of language spoken at home include only the responses of persons 5 years old and over. The percentage shown is obtained by dividing the nnumber of persons speaking a language other than English at home by the total number of persons 5 years and over.
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These data are collected in the American Community Survey (ACS). The data are estimates and are subject to sampling variability. The data for each geographic area are presented together with margins of error at factfinder2.census.gov. The data are period estimates, that is, they represent the characteristics of the population over a specific 60-month data collection period.
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Ruben Ortega Jr. was born in El Paso, TX, but relocated to Albuquerque, NM during the 8th grade. Because of a lack of friends and isolation [from peers], Ruben moved back to El Paso to live with relatives in order to become more active in his high school and community. After coming out in his junior year, Ruben felt it would be best to return to his accepting parents in Albuquerque where he could fully express himself. He immediately became an active member in the LGBTQ community.Ruben has dedicated much of his time to furthering human rights in New Mexico. He has lobbied the New Mexico State Legislature to fight for equal rights for LGBTQ citizens and has volunteered for Equality New Mexico and PFLAG. Ruben has also been actively involved in activities at his school by serving as a Student Body Officer and as President of Eldorado High School's Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) where he has created the ABQ GSA Network, which hosts a variety of events for the LGBT youth. He has worked with the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in two of their selective programs: Students of Color Organizing Conference and Safe Schools Advocacy Summit.His inspiration comes from what this community has taught him: be free to express yourself, be proud of who you are and empower others to do the same. Ruben graduated from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration with a Bachelor of Science degree in hospitality administration and a Minor in real estate. He received the Joseph Drown Special Prize, the hotel school's highest honor. Ruben relocated to New York City to work full-time at Goldman, Sachs & Co. as a financial analyst in their Private Wealth Management practice.
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When looking inside the fridge, this white drawer slide rail is located on the left side of the refrigerator. Rail ONLY.
This part works with the following brands: GE, Hotpoint & Kenmore.
This part fixes the following symptoms:
Level of DifficultyReally easy
Time to do repair:Less than 15 mins
ToolsScrew drivers
CustomerAnthony from Ludlow VT
Unscrewed the old and screwed in the new. Parts were perfect and were original brand, no knock off stuff. Good deal...
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Level of DifficultyEasy
Time to do repair:30 - 60 mins
ToolsNutdriver, Screw drivers
CustomerWilliam from Garden City MI
Remove the following: lower rails, evap cover, ice maker assembly, attaching hardware for light and evap fan. Follow directions for replacing defrost heater. cut and splice wires for new defrost thermostat, and temperature sensor using adhesive line shrink tube. reassemble. Work like new.
CustomerJohn from Charlotte NC
CustomerCarlton from Chino CA
First I removed the vegetable drawer and glass shelf. I matched up the 'new' drawer slide rail next to the broken slide. I then used a phillips head screwdriver to remove the 2 screws that held the slide in place. After removing the broken slide rail, I installed the new rail, replaced the vegetable drawer and glass shelf. New item worked like a charm. The drawer slide arrived really quick after my order was placed. Approx. 2 days after ordering the part, it was on my front door step.
CustomerGregory from Fresno CA
I started with removing all of the old parts.I compared all the new parts with the old.Everything matched up good.While I had it apart I cleaned all of the old parts to be used again.Everything went back together very well.I would have no problem ordering parts again,and doing a repaire.
Time to do repair:15 - 30 mins
CustomerMark from Albuquerque NM
repair was simple removed glass shelf and removed the two screws holding rail in place. I was really amazed at the quick service that I had receiced, I ordered two of the same part and they had the instructions to send back the additional part in my email the next day. Thanks for your help.
CustomerNNora from Miami FL
my 15 year old son did the install in 30 minutesback in functional order and looks like satisfied customer!
CustomerH T from South Haven MI
Pretty much self explanatory.Removed drawer and anything on top of glass shelf.Remove two screws holding on slide.Replace with new slide.Repeat on other side.Replace shelf and drawer.
CustomerGeoffrey N from Washington DC
Removed goods in fridge, removed shelf, unscrewed 2 screws, installed new drawer slide with 2 screws, replaced shelf, inserted drawer. Most of the time was moving the stuff in the refregerator. If the fridge was empty it would have taken me 2 minutes.
Customerjohn from Fairfax VA
Very simple fix. Unscrewed broken drawer rails and replaced with the new. No big deal. But again, these seem very flimsy for this model of refrigerator. they should use metal drawer rails with rollers to better accomodate the wieght of produce in the drawers.
CustomerAlain from Tampa FL
I removed all 3 drawers and then removed the 2 screws holding the left side rail that had a broken retainer notch.Rescrewed new one in and re-installed the drawers. It was that easy.
CustomerMichael from Crofton MD
First I removed the drawers and shelves. Then I removed the left and right trim pans (1 screw ea). Next I removed the two screws (8 total) for each of the left and right drawer slide rails and rail assemblies. Then I spent way too much time cleaning the bottom half of my refrigerator, the shelves and drawers! After finishing the cleaning, I installed the lower left and ride slide rails (2 screws ea). Then I installed the upper left and right slide rails (2 screws ea). I then installed the left and right trim pans (1 screw ea). After that I set the bottom shelf and drawer in and then did the upper shelf and drawer. The packaging was OEM, clearly marked too. The hardest part of the job was cleaning my refrigerator!
CustomerWilliam from Portage PA
very easy
Customerbrian from kansas city MO
After years of storing our drinks on the bottom shelf, one of the rails holding up the crisper finally broke. That then broke the rail to the shelve below the crisper. After checking other websites, i came across this one. I liked how it gave me a picture of where the parts go, with the part number, that I could easily cross reference when i ordered. That was very handy. I placed the order on a Wednesday, and the parts were on my front porch when I came home Friday. That is fast service. I will definitely be coming back again.
CustomerGillian from Bokeelia FL
I was astonished when my part (PS306943 SLIDE ASM LH (Drawer Slide Rail - left side)arrived the very next day!!In a big box, beautifully wrapped.I got out my screw driver, detached the dead shelf support and screwed in the new one.Oh it's so very nice to have the fridge working again, and so soon.Hooray for Part select.comThe best thing since sliced bread.Jill
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A multi-year walleye tagging study that will eventually include thousands of fish was initiated on the Missouri River earlier this spring.
The study area is big, running from Garrison Dam in central North Dakota downstream to Lake Oahe Dam in South Dakota. It's being conducted by biologists and researchers from the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, and South Dakota State University.
The MacLean shooting range located near the MacLean boat ramp south of Bismarck is closed until further notice due to a wildfire on April 26. The area remains a concern with hot, dry conditions expected through the weekend.
In addition, the shooting range at the Wilton Mine Wildlife Management Area remains closed due to wet, muddy conditions.
The public range at Schmidt Bottoms is open.
Schmidt Bottoms is located 13.4 miles south of Mandan on ND Highway 1806.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is once again celebrating Earth Day by sponsoring clean-up days on public-owned or managed lands in April and May.
Each member of a school, Girl Scout, Boy Scout, 4-H club or youth organization who participates in cleaning up public lands through May will receive a specifically designed conservation patch.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Townsquare Media and Sykes are sponsoring the Missouri River SPLASH – a recreation and boating safety event for everyone who enjoys the Missouri River.
The event is Thursday, May 16 in Mandan from 3-6 p.m. at Moritz Sport and Marine. Displays, hands-on activities, demonstrations, regulations, registrations and prizes are included.
The event is free, and people of all ages are invited to attend. Individuals who bring a completed boating safety exam to the event are eligible to win a prize.
More than 360 archers competed in the North Dakota National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament April 12-13 in Bismarck.
Jeff Long, NASP coordinator for the State Game and Fish Department, said the event continues to grow every year. "This year's turnout was outstanding, especially considering we were on the verge of a nasty storm that hit statewide," Long said, while noting the number of participants (362) was up 9 percent from last year.
The four North Dakota Game and Fish Department district advisory board meetings scheduled for tonight and tomorrow have been postponed.
The meeting in Belfield is rescheduled for Monday, April 22; Esmond and Watford City are rescheduled for Tuesday, April 23; and Fordville is rescheduled for Wednesday, April 24.
Increases in North Dakota hunting, fishing and boat registration fees recently passed by the state legislature will not take effect until 2014.
Terry Steinwand, director of the State Game and Fish Department, said the current three-year boat registration cycle runs through December, and 2013-14 hunting and fishing licenses are in effect through next March. Therefore, registration fees for boat owners will go up Jan. 1, 2014, while hunters and anglers will see the license increase in April, 2014.
North Dakota's paddlefish snagging season opens May 1 and is scheduled to continue through the end of the month. However, depending on the overall harvest, an early in-season closure may occur with a 36-hour notice issued by the state Game and Fish Department.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is prohibiting all open burning, including campfires, until further notice on the Oahe Wildlife Management Area along both sides of the Missouri River.
Even though the area recently received some much-needed moisture, wildlife resource management supervisor Bill Haase said this heavily wooded recreation area is still prone to wildfires prior to spring green-up.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual bighorn sheep survey revealed a minimum of 297 bighorn sheep in western North Dakota. The 2012 count was second highest on record and 5 percent above last year's survey.
In total, biologists counted 87 rams, 156 ewes and a record 54 lambs. Not included are approximately 30 bighorn sheep in the North Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
Big game biologist Brett Wiedmann said the northern badlands population was the highest on record, but the southern badlands herds declined slightly.
The next guide and outfitter written examination is May 11 at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. The test is given periodically to anyone interested in becoming a hunting guide or outfitter in the state.
In addition to passing a written exam, qualifications for becoming a guide include a background check for criminal and game and fish violations; certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and standard first aid; and employment by or contract with a licensed hunting outfitter.
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department advisory board meeting for District 3 is scheduled April 15 at the Fire Hall in Esmond. District 3 includes Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Rolette and Towner counties.
The meeting begins at 7 p.m., and is hosted by the Buffalo Lake Wildlife Club. At 6 p.m., Game and Fish along with other conservation partners, will hold an informational session for landowners interested in qualifying land for the Conservation Reserve Program general signup May 20-June 14. A short formal presentation will begin at 6:30.


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In this thread I'm requesting that you announce what country and state you live in, or possibly just country.
The reason for this is we don't have a geographic distribution of Pastafarians.
If you look at the following diagram:
You can see a direct correlation between geography and religion, which implies that religion is inherited and obviously not real. There are some patches due to globalization yet we get the picture.
Well Pastafarianism, being the only real religion I believe will not show this correlation. We can prove that Pastafarians do not require religion to be inherited but that the divine truth is showed to them through very real super-natural phenomenon performed by his noodliness.
If we get a significant amount of entries we will have a very strong argument that not only is Pastafarianism a religion that deserves to be up there with the big guns, but that it in fact is more logical and valid than those religions.
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and into the living area of the home. Flooding is starting to take its toll on area roads, with several hours of heavy rain starting to cause road closures. First reported is in far western Avery County, where areas off US 19E are underwater, specifically the Roaring Creek area to Molly's Branch, Henson's Creek and other areas.Reports say over a foot of water is across roadways in the Frank and Burleson areas. Avery emergency services are evacuating campgrounds, blocking off roads in the area, now deemed too dangerous to cross, with rapid rise reported in the Toe River and feeder streams. One man reported that the dirt portion of Roaring Creek washed away just below his location, and he may be stuck on the higher ground, with Avery emergency crews trying to determine how to get him out. The area is being hit by a large band of heavy rain, traveling from south to north, and hitting the mountains, it is dumping its load of moisture. Reports from just east of the mountains is that just behind this band of rain is sunshine—and hopes for some break in the heavy precipitation. But the question is the amount of water dumped on the mountainsides, and whether the grounds can absorb any of it after days of soaking rain.
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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
Discussions on transferring parcels of land that would be used for a possible new County Office Complex will be on Price City's agenda this week.
Two public hearings will be held by Price City, including during the regular Wednesday City Council meeting at Price City Hall at 5:30 p.m. Another public hearing on the topic was discussed during the Price City Planning and Zoning meeting last evening.
Nick Tatton, Price City community director, said the process of transferring the parcels of land has been moving along smoothly. The "orphan parcels" located at 750 E. 100 N. in Price, are a part of the location the county has selected as the area for a new county office complex.
Tatton said he has heard from concerned residents in the community about the proposed project. Some have ranged from being upset with the county wanting to build a new office complex to possibly having a large vacant building on Main Street in the future, he said.
The multi-million dollar administration building is something that the county has been working on for many years. The current building on Main Street is considered to be too old and dilapidated and one of the main goals for the new proposed building would be to centralize and have all of the county services in one location.
The county has previously determined that the current offices are no longer adequate. Store rooms have been converted into offices and the electrical system is barely able to handle its current load.


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For those taking their first serious steps into food storage, this kit features the basics, such as wheat, rice, macaroni and cornmeal—staples for any long term storage plan—to get started. But it also includes a variety of items useful in everyday, healthy meal preparation such as vegetables and fruits; tasty vegetarian beef, bacon and chicken substitutes; dairy and dairy substitutes; a variety of tasty, nourishing beans and even a chocolate fudge brownie mix.
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The kit contains 54 #10 (institutional size) cans:
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- 6 Hard White Wheat (51 servings per can)
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- 2 Blueberry Pancake Mix (19 servings per can) 2 Honey White Wheat Bread Mix (49 servings per can)
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- 2 Freeze Dried Broccoli Florets & Stems (28 servings per can)
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- 3 Dehydrated Carrot Dices (29 servings per can)
- 1 Dehydrated Diced Red & Green Bell Peppers (113 servings per can)
- 2 Potato Gems (45 servings per can)
- 3 Honey Coated Banana Slices (21 servings per can)
- 3 Country Fresh 100% Instant Nonfat Dry Milk (39 servings per can)
- 2 Chocolate Morning Moo's® Low Fat Milk Alternative (57 servings per can)
- 2 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Bacon (flavored) (192 servings per can)
- 2 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Beef (flavored) (40 servings per can)
- 2 Vegetarian Meat Substitute Chicken (flavored) (41 servings per can)
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- 2 Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix (45 servings per can)
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- Dehydrated Fruits & Vegetables: 25 years (Exception – Banana Slices, Potato Gems: 10 years)
- Freeze Dried Meats & Entrées: 25 years sealed - 1 month opened
- Delight Drinks: 15 years
- Vegetarian Meat Substitutes, Cocoas, Cereals, Bakery Mixes, Eggs & Dairy: 10 years (Exception – Morning Moo's: 25 years, Chocolate Morning Moo's: 15 years)
- Soups & Sauces: 10 years (Exception – Alphabet Soup Mix, Vegetable Stew Blend, Hearty Vegetable Chicken or Beef Soup Mix: 25 years)
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Q: Does heat or cold affect the shelf life of the product?
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Irritable bowel syndrome is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, meaning it is a problem caused by changes in how the GI tract works. Children with a functional GI disorder have frequent symptoms, but the GI tract does not become damaged. IBS is not a disease; it is a group of symptoms that occur together. The most common symptoms of IBS are abdominal pain or discomfort, often reported as cramping, along with diarrhea, constipation, or both. In the past, IBS was called colitis, mucous colitis, spastic colon, nervous colon, and spastic bowel. The name was changed to reflect the understanding that the disorder has both physical and mental causes and is not a product of a person's imagination.
IBS is diagnosed when a child who is growing as expected has abdominal pain or discomfort once per week for at least 2 months without other disease or injury that could explain the pain. The pain or discomfort of IBS may occur with a change in stool frequency or consistency or may be relieved by a bowel movement.
The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus. The movement of muscles in the GI tract, along with the release of hormones and enzymes, allows for the digestion of food. Organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine—which includes the appendix, cecum, colon, and rectum—and anus. The intestines are sometimes called the bowel. The last part of the GI tract—called the lower GI tract—consists of the large intestine and anus.
The large intestine absorbs water and any remaining nutrients from partially digested food passed from the small intestine. The large intestine then changes waste from liquid to a solid matter called stool. Stool passes from the colon to the rectum. The rectum is located between the last part of the colon—called the sigmoid colon—and the anus. The rectum stores stool prior to a bowel movement. During a bowel movement, stool moves from the rectum to the anus, the opening through which stool leaves the body.
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Limited information is available about the number of children with IBS. Older studies have reported prevalence rates for recurrent abdominal pain in children of 10 to 20 percent.1 However, these studies did not differentiate IBS from functional abdominal pain, indigestion, and abdominal migraine. One study of children in North America found that 14 percent of high school students and 6 percent of middle school students have IBS. The study also found that IBS affects boys and girls equally.2
1Di Lorenzo C, Rasquin A, Forbes D, et al. Childhood functional gastrointestinal disorders: child/adolescent. In: Drossman DA, ed. Rome III: The Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders. 3rd ed. Lawrence: Allen Press, Inc.; 2006: 739.
2Hyams JS, Burke G, Davis PM, Rzepski B, Adrulonis PA. Abdominal pain and irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents: a community-based study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 1996;129(2):220–226.
The symptoms of IBS include abdominal pain or discomfort and changes in bowel habits. To meet the definition of IBS, the pain or discomfort should be associated with two of the following three symptoms:
Other symptoms of IBS may include
Symptoms may often occur after eating a meal. To meet the definition of IBS, symptoms must occur at least once per week for at least 2 months.
The causes of IBS are not well understood. Researchers believe a combination of physical and mental health problems can lead to IBS. The possible causes of IBS in children include the following:
To diagnose IBS, a health care provider will conduct a physical exam and take a complete medical history. The medical history will include questions about the child's symptoms, family members with GI disorders, recent infections, medications, and stressful events related to the onset of symptoms. IBS is diagnosed when the physical exam does not show any cause for the child's symptoms and the child meets all of the following criteria:
Further testing is not usually needed, though the health care provider may do a blood test to screen for other problems. Additional diagnostic tests may be needed based on the results of the screening blood test and for children who also have signs such as
Further diagnostic tests may also be needed for children with a family history of
Additional diagnostic tests may include a stool test, ultrasound, and flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy.
Stool tests. A stool test is the analysis of a sample of stool. The health care provider will give the child's caretaker a container for catching and storing the child's stool. The sample is returned to the health care provider or a commercial facility and sent to a lab for analysis. The health care provider may also do a rectal exam, sometimes during the physical exam, to check for blood in the stool. Stool tests can show the presence of parasites or blood.
Ultrasound. Ultrasound uses a device, called a transducer, that bounces safe, painless sound waves off organs to create an image of their structure. The procedure is performed in a health care provider's office, outpatient center, or hospital by a specially trained technician, and the images are interpreted by a radiologist—a doctor who specializes in medical imaging; anesthesia is not needed. The images can show problems in the GI tract causing pain or other symptoms.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy. The tests are similar, but a colonoscopy is used to view the rectum and entire colon, while a flexible sigmoidoscopy is used to view just the rectum and lower colon. These tests are performed at a hospital or outpatient center by a gastroenterologist—a doctor who specializes in digestive diseases. For both tests, a health care provider will give written bowel prep instructions to follow at home. The child may be asked to follow a clear liquid diet for 1 to 3 days before either test. The night before the test, the child may need to take a laxative. One or more enemas may also be required the night before and about 2 hours before the test.
In most cases, light anesthesia, and possibly pain medication, helps the child relax. For either test, the child will lie on a table while the gastroenterologist inserts a flexible tube into the anus. A small camera on the tube sends a video image of the intestinal lining to a computer screen. The test can show signs of problems in the lower GI tract.
The gastroenterologist may also perform a biopsy, a procedure that involves taking a piece of intestinal lining for examination with a microscope. The child will not feel the biopsy. A pathologist—a doctor who specializes in diagnosing diseases—examines the tissue in a lab.
Cramping or bloating may occur during the first hour after the test. Full recovery is expected by the next day.
Though there is no cure for IBS, the symptoms can be treated with a combination of the following:
Large meals can cause cramping and diarrhea, so eating smaller meals more often, or eating smaller portions, may help IBS symptoms. Eating meals that are low in fat and high in carbohydrates, such as pasta, rice, whole-grain breads and cereals, fruits, and vegetables may help.
Certain foods and drinks may cause IBS symptoms in some children, such as
Children with IBS may want to limit or avoid these foods. Keeping a food diary is a good way to track which foods cause symptoms so they can be excluded from or reduced in the diet.
Dietary fiber may lessen constipation in children with IBS, but it may not help with lowering pain. Fiber helps keep stool soft so it moves smoothly through the colon. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends children consume "age plus 5" grams of fiber daily. A 7-year-old child, for example, should get "7 plus 5," or 12 grams, of fiber a day.3 Fiber may cause gas and trigger symptoms in some children with IBS. Increasing fiber intake by 2 to 3 grams per day may help reduce the risk of increased gas and bloating.
3Slavin, JL. Position of the American Dietetic Association: health implications of dietary fiber. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 2008;108:1716–1731.
The health care provider will select medications based on the child's symptoms. Caregivers should not give children any medications unless told to do so by a health care provider.
Probiotics are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, that are similar to microorganisms normally found in the GI tract. Studies have found that probiotics, specifically Bifidobacteria and certain probiotic combinations, improve symptoms of IBS when taken in large enough amounts. But more research is needed. Probiotics can be found in dietary supplements, such as capsules, tablets, and powders, and in some foods, such as yogurt. A health care provider can give information about the right kind and right amount of probiotics to take to improve IBS symptoms. More information about probiotics can be found in the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine fact sheet An Introduction to Probiotics.
Therapies for Mental Health Problems
The following therapies can help improve IBS symptoms due to mental health problems:
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) conducts and supports basic and clinical research studies on abdominal pain conditions in children, including IBS. A study of recurrent abdominal pain in children, funded under National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial number NCT00526903, aims to determine if fiber versus placebo improves symptoms in children with recurrent abdominal pain or IBS and, if so, the mechanism of action. Abdominal Symptom Phenotype Study in Children, funded under NIH clinical trial number NCT01204515, is an observational study to learn about the causes, treatments, and management of IBS in children. The investigators are particularly interested in whether there is more than one type of IBS in children, which could have an important effect on treatment decisions. The investigators also want to learn how children with IBS differ from those who do not have recurrent abdominal pain.
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.
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(a) Block grant program
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall make grants to eligible States to enable such States to carry out the activities described in subsection (e) of this section.
(b) Application
(1) In general
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State, acting on its own behalf or on behalf of a person, shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains such information and is in such form as may be required by the Secretary.
(2) Demonstration of need
In the application submitted under paragraph (1), the State shall demonstrate a need for the activities described in subsection (e) of this section and provide a description of those activities and projects that will receive financial assistance from a grant made under this section to the State.
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(1) Minimum amount
Each State that submits for a fiscal year an application under subsection (b) of this section that meets the requirements of the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, receive a grant in an amount determined in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) Programs of national significance
Of amounts appropriated or otherwise available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve 5 percent to be provided for activities and projects of national significance or projects expected to have a significant impact in preventing the abuse of drugs by youth.
(3) Specified appropriations
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Of the aggregate amount appropriated under subsection (g) of this section for any fiscal year and after reserving the amount required by paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—
(i) allot—
(ii) allot one-half of 1 percent of such amount on the basis of need among Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; and
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "State" does not include Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
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Amounts referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be used by the Secretary to make grants, on a competitive basis and taking into consideration with respect to the States—
(i) the highest proportions of school-aged youth are [1] at risk of drug abuse;
(iii) if the State involved has proposed the funding of additional projects targeted at the areas of highest need;
to carry out the activities and projects that are consistent with the activities described in subsection (e)(1) of this section. The activities and projects for which such grants are made shall be selected by the Secretary from among proposed activities and projects submitted to the Secretary by the States. Such grants shall be made to the States for redistribution to the persons on whose behalf the State submitted an application under subsection (b) of this section.
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In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to—
(2) projects that seek to reinvolve dropouts in educational programs, involve youth community-based activities, develop training or employment opportunities for dropouts, or provide youth with alternatives to drug abuse;
(3) projects to provide after-school, vacation, and weekend activities designed to give youth opportunities to actively participate in a variety of activities, including youth sports programs;
(4) activities and projects that are consistent with activities and projects described in subsection (e)(1) of this section and that include participation by the business community;
(5) projects that provide outreach to individuals of all ages who are at high risk of involvement with drug abuse;
(6) projects targeted to communities with the most serious drug abuse problems to enable such communities to develop programs that coordinate Federal, State, and local efforts to develop comprehensive, long-term, community-wide prevention and education strategies;
(7) projects that seek to involve youth who are members of gangs or who may join a gang, in—
(8) programs for unsupervised children before and after school, including—
(A) education and instruction consistent with title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.];
(e) Activities and projects
Financial assistance may be provided with a grant received under subsection (a) [2] under this section by a State as follows:
(1) Community services and partnerships
Such assistance may be provided for community services and partnerships designed to develop community activities targeted at drug abuse prevention through education, training, and recreation projects. Such services may be provided by, and such partnerships may be entered into with—
in consultation with local and State health departments and with community health or mental health centers when appropriate. Such assistance may be provided to any entity described in subparagraphs (A) through (F), either individually or in partnerships. Applications for such assistance shall include a description of the method to be used to evaluate the impact the particular service or partnership is designed to have on the drug abuse problem within the community.
(f) Project evaluations
The Secretary shall provide for the evaluation of activities and projects conducted with financial assistance received under this section. Applications for grants under this section shall include a description of the method to be used in evaluating the impact such activities and programs have on the drug abuse problem within the communities in which such activities and projects are carried out.
(g) Authorization of appropriations
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, $55,000,000 for fiscal year 1990, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $66,550,000 for fiscal year 1992, and $73,205,000 for fiscal year 1993.
[1] So in original. Probably should be "who are".
[2] So in original. Words "under subsection (a)" probably should not appear.
Source(Pub. L. 100–690, title III, § 3521,Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4258; Pub. L. 101–93, § 4(1),Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 611; Pub. L. 101–226, § 23,Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1941; Pub. L. 103–382, title III, § 394(b),Oct. 20, 1994, 108 Stat. 4027; Pub. L. 105–285, title II, § 202(d),Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2755.)
References in Text
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, referred to in subsec. (d)(8)(A), is Pub. L. 89–10, Apr. 11, 1965, 79 Stat. 27, as amended generally. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 7101 et seq.) of chapter 70 of Title 20, Education. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6301 of Title 20 and Tables.
1998—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 105–285struck out ", such as activities authorized by section 9910 (a)(2)(F) of this title," after "national significance".
1994—Subsec. (d)(8)(A). Pub. L. 103–382substituted "title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965" for "the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986".
1989—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 101–93, § 4(1)(A), substituted "subsection (e)" for "subsections (c)(3)(B) and (e)".
Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 101–93, § 4(1)(B), substituted "subsection (g)" for "subsection (h)".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–226, which directed amendment of section 3521(d) of the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988 by adding par. (8) and redesignating former par. (8) as (9), was executed to section 3521(d) ofPub. L. 100–690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, as the probable intent of Congress. Subtitle A (§§ 1001–1012) of title I of Pub. L. 100–690is the National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988.
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EUGENE, Ore.-- A fast-growing Eugene strap-making company has a new factory and plans to double their employees. Appropriately enough, the business is called Strapworks.
Co-owners Tom and Donna Foster have come a long way. From starting their strap business in their Springfield house 14 years ago, they're celebrating the move to a new space as Strapworks put the finishing touches on a new 30,000-square-foot factory.
"It's almost 4 times the size of our last factory and yet we're managing to fill it up pretty quickly," explains Tom Foster.
He says they make straps for about anything you can think of, and can be considered a true cradle-to-grave operation.
"We will make child-restraint straps for shopping carts, and we actually make straps that are used in lowering caskets," said Foster.
Their crews make motor sport tie-downs, guitar instrument straps, sports-themed products (authorized by the University of Oregon and Oregon State), suspenders and even stuff for Fido.
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OGDENSBURG A Buffalo man arrested late last year as the result of an investigation into crack cocaine trafficking in the city has been indicted on eight new felony counts in St. Lawrence County Court.
A sealed indictment was opened Tuesday afternoon charging Charles J.H. Caviness, 23, with four counts each of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance and third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
He has been held in county jail, Canton, on $10,000 cash or $20,000 bond since city police arrested him in December at a Belmont Courts apartment for third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Judge Kathleen Rogers on Tuesday sent him back to jail without bail.
Ogdensburg police Det. Daniel F. Mousaw said the indictment accuses Mr. Caviness of selling crack cocaine in the city on multiple occasions.
Mr. Caviness was initially charged along with three others from Buffalo: Eldridge Gossom, 25, Andrew L. Wilson, 40, and Tige K. Smith Jr., 24. Mr. Gossom, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Smith were also charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. City police said at the time the four were allegedly operating a crack cocaine trafficking ring in Ogdensburg. All four have entered not guilty pleas to the charge in county court.
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Saturday, May 4th, in Watauga and Avery Counties. Operation Medicine Cabinet is a prescription drug take back program designed to get outdated and unused prescription drugs properly disposed of. The take back program, a cooperative effort between local water conservation groups and local
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2. Keep prescription drugs out of our rivers, streams and water supplies.
But Safe Kids Worldwide says approximately 165 kids are seen every day in emergency rooms across the US for accidental poisoning from prescription drugs, and that teen abuse of prescription drugs is also on the rise. Easy accessibility of prescription drugs has made them a popular substitute for alcohol and illicit drugs. Common disposal techniques of unused prescription drugs, such a flushing down a toilet, allow chemicals to find their way into our water and food supplies. Studies published by the Environmental Protection Agency consistently show that medications, such as antibiotics are being found in drinking water. The solution to these two problems is simple. Bring your unused and expired prescription medication to a take back location on Saturday May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Take-back locations in Watauga will be available at the Foscoe Fire Department, Beaverdam Fire Department and the three Food Lion stores in Watauga County: the Highway 321 store in Boone, the Highway 421 Deep Gap store, and the Blowing Rock store, and in Avery, the Food Lion in Banner Elk, Elk Park Volunteer Fire Department and in the parking area outside of Avery County Schools Central Services. It is an amnesty day, so no questions will be asked. http://drugtakebackday.com.
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Appalachian State University baseball split its annual series with longtime local rival ETSU on Tuesday at Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium.
Appalachian State opened the evening by finishing off a 3-1 victory in a game that was suspended in the seventh inning last Wednesday due to rain. In the regularly scheduled series finale between the two clubs, Appalachian squandered a 5-2 seventh-inning lead and fell, 7-6.
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There are real tears being shed at the USU-CEU Student Support Services offices. On Wednesday, just two days into fall semester, the nine-year-old program will cease to exist.
The college lost out in latest round of competition for scarce federal funding. As a result, the four members of the staff will be out of work unless they can land other jobs on campus. The bigger impact will be that 160 students, many of whom are the first members of their families ever to attend college, will have to look elsewhere in the system for individual counseling, guidance and academic help.
The students served by the program are people who are typically low-income, disabled, or are re-entering the educational system years or decades after they left high school. These non-traditional students (non-trads) may also have families of their own and hold full-time jobs in addition to the academic load they carry. What they all have in common is that higher education seems like foreign territory to them.
"I've cried a lot because we'll miss the closer one-on-one advising we've gotten," said Rachel Ryan, USU-CEU Student Body President who herself has relied on the program. She's a non-trad from Vermont who decided to advance her education seven years after high school graduation.
Program director Tracie Noyes said the timing of the rejection could not have been worse. "We got notice only three weeks before school was supposed to begin," she explained. That puts a lot of pressure on the college's academic advising staff, who will now have to handle the program's 160 students in addition to more than 1,000 traditional students who also need counseling.
"It's been blow after blow," declared Dean of Students Alex Herzog. First came the general hard times of recession and now a $250,000 direct hit to Student Support. It's not just the money, he stressed, but the loss of a whole team that has been working for years to recruit, retain and graduate students who otherwise might not have a chance.
"You can pay people to work, but you can't pay them to care," he stated, as a way of complimenting the departing staff.
Herzog, Noyes and Ryan all agreed that the program has given USU-CEU a competitive advantage in attracting and keeping students. Now the big challenge is to find a way to stay competitive - on short notice.
"The chancellor understands the situation," Herzog said, adding the Joe Peterson was personally involved minutes after the news arrived.
Ryan said student government is also going to get involved. "We're going to try to get volunteer tutors to help out," she said. That's not a traditional function of student government, commented Noyes, but then added that Ryan is a non-traditional student.
Individual tutoring is one of the services the program has provided, Noyes explained. Although the college will continue to offer tutoring for students, she said, the one-on-one approach has worked well over the years because students are able to schedule their sessions around work or family requirements.
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PROVIDENCE – Gun control laws that legislators may want to pass in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn. school massacre in December "are only going to impact law-abiding gun owners" and not criminals already inclined to break laws, a lobbyist for the National Rifle Association lobbyist told more than a dozen state lawmakers Wednesday.
At an education session organized by Woonsocket Rep. Lisa Baldelli-Hunt to help colleagues who will be debating gun issues this session, lobbyist Darin Gomes and State Police Capt. James Manni, who has been a firearms instructor for both the State Police and the U.S. Secret Service, answered sometimes detailed questions about guns, bullets and the weapons laws Rhode Island already has on the books.
Citing figures from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Gomes said Rhode Island already has the eighth strongest gun laws in the nation.
"Today," Gomes said, "most gun owners are law-abiding citizens, but if you pass some of this stuff, you are going to make some of these guys felons overnight. They are going to go to sleep tonight a lawful citizen and they are going to wake up in the morning a felon and we just don't think that is right."
Manni said at the outset of the session that he was there as a "subject matter expert" and not to give opinions on legislation, saying he would refer such matters to Col. Stephen O'Donnell, who was not able to attend.
Baldelli-Hunt asked if there is a particular firearm that is currently available for sale in Rhode Island but that should not be sold to the general public.
Manni said he could not comment on that question. Gomes said "no there is not." Because Rhode Island requires background checks for all gun purchases, Gomes said, there aren't any weapons permitted under state or federal law that would be a problem.
Several legislators expressed concern about bullets that could pierce body armor worn by law enforcement officers, wondering whether those could be made illegal.
But Manni and Gomes seemed to agree that with the exception of specially hardened bullets to pierce body armor, which are already illegal under state and federal law, banning such ammunition would outlaw a wide array of bullets used by hunters and sportsmen.
"Most if not all hunting rifles can defeat body armor," Manni said. "You would have to ban a broad range of sporting weapons."
Gomes said not only bullets used for hunting can pierce body armor, "but you would have to ban several hunting knives as well. If the litmus test is: is it a device that will go through a (bullet-proof) vest, you are really talking about banning a wide scope of things other than bullets."
Rep. Patricia Serpa of West Warwick said "I don't want us as a body to move forward with making unnecessary gun laws and then in 10 years another General Assembly will be trying to undo what this General Assembly, well-meaning as we may be, put some things into place that aren't going to change anything. I think we all need to take a step back, let some time pass and grieve."
Rep. Teresa Tanzi told Gomes she has attempted to work with gun groups in crafting legislation "I haven't heard any acceptance of responsibility or willingness to give an inch when these issues come up.
Gomes wouldn't sit still for that.
He said that since the first piece of gun control legislation, gun owners have been yielding ground.
"You say there is no willingness for gun owners to give, we're giving, we're giving, we're giving, every piece of gun control we have on the books currently is a right we have surrendered, whereas the folks on the other side want more. We are continually surrendering this piece and that piece. I feel we are at a point where gun owners are starting to stand strong because they've literally said, that's it, there's no more to give.
This time Tanzi wasn't buying it.
"You are not here to educate us," she challenged Gomes, "I feel as though you are here to feed us your standard, pat lines rather than educate us. I'm here to ask questions and I don't necessarily trust anymore that I will get a reasonable answer."
That is where Baldelli-Hunt stepped in.
"This is about balance," the Woonsocket Democrat said, "despite what you may have heard in the media, this is a briefing put together to bring what I would consider both sides of the issue before us to clarify some misunderstandings or just simply to be educated on the issue of firearms."
Sitting in the audience, Teny Gross, director of Providence's Institute for the Study & Practice of Nonviolence took issue with that.
"You talk about balance, you bring in a State Trooper who can not speak? That's balance? It's like bringing in the tobacco industry and no doctors to talk about lung cancer. People are dying from guns. It's a joke that she says it is balanced.
"The NRA does the usual flip-flop," Gross added, "it is a lying, misleading organization, unfortunately, that has a lot of good members. It has too much power, it has to be resisted. This should be the last time the Statehouse brings them along. This is a dishonest organization; they come here and sound all liberal and nice -- they dance on all sides and someone should call them on that."
"I don't know why he feels it is unbalanced," Baldelli-Hunt said of Gross' comments. "I actually had the State Police here to provide that balance."
"My constituents say they are using (guns) for recreation, some of them have collections has hobbies, they may have 20 or 30 guns," Baldelli-Hunt told reporters, pointing to one particular piece of legislation before the General Assembly that would require guns to be registered at a cost of $100 per weapon. That "would cost them $2,000 or $3,000 per year because it is a fee based on a per-gun basis," she said.
Baldelli-Hunt said she is "neutral" on the issue of tougher gun laws "at this point. I am obviously in favor of anything that would protect our children, protect our homeowners, take some of the crime off the streets. But if we're not going to do that, I'm not sure how effective that would be."
"I think this was very informative," she said of the meeting. "I'm very grateful that they were able to come out and speak to my colleagues. I'm hoping that maybe as the session goes further on, if we have additional questions important we get them answered, that we're not learning on the floor during the debate. I think we need to be educated prior to voting on legislation."
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