It is horribly written and the intent is to say that there was no difference between the group that took amoxicillin and the group that took a placebo. However, as written, it might mean that both groups took amoxicillin and one group took a placebo three days after taking amoxicillin and there was no difference in symptoms between the two groups. Of course, if the amoxicillin worked, of course there would be no difference if one group took a placebo three days after taking amoxicillin.

....and you didn't pull out your smartphone to record the whole incident and attempt to get out of the ticket? Now THAT would be a story about how a smartphone got someone out of a traffic ticket.

As someone who has limited ability to access a broadband wifi connection at work (corporate restrictions) to check email, bank balances, etc., I find the $30 data plan the ipad offers to be the best solution.

Part of growing up is learning to communicate. Part of learning to communicate is learning to communicate in different environments. Sometimes you are alone. Sometimes there are others around. Adjusting your behavior and altering the content of your conversation to fit the circumstances is being lost on today's youth. I commend your parent for limiting your texting to 250 texts per month. My own kids have a 200 texts per month limit and the texts shut off when the limit is reached. My kids can make a phone call and communicate with their friends because they know they can't just arbitrarily send a text without losing another one of those valuable little texts. These communication skills are valuable tools when you enter the workforce. Those with actual communication skills will prosper.

You got the wrong guy, I hate the Power Company. I'm just explaining the logic.

To understand this seemingly insane logic by the electric company, take an extreme example. Suppose every household on the grid generated sufficient solar electricity to power their homes, but once in a while, the clouds come out over just 1 of those homes. If that 1 home had to pay for the electricity at cost, it would cost that household billions without the other households paying the electric company a connectivity fee to maintain the grid. Think of it as cloud insurance. The electric company will insure your solar system against clouds by maintaining your connection to the grid and allowing you to use electricity from the grid in the event you need it. Without that fee, you would be "mooching" off the full users of the electrical grid who are now paying for your cloud insurance.

"Is this like support from *individual Mormons* in the Proposition 8 campaign, because I don't think that kind of support will go down well with the Iranians either." Those ungrateful Iranians will never appreciate the individual Mormon support for the Proposition 8 campaign.

They can't....the gimp's sleeping.

Yeah, who doesn't reflect on their college days by recalling the pleasant sweet smelling arc welding fumes ....... and the beer bongs.