Nitrates, if a factor in a specific case, would most often be ingested by infants in high nitrate drinking water, however, nitrate exposure also may occur if eating, for instance, vegetables containing high levels of nitrate.
SCHIP is a block grant, not an entitlement, with capped funding and a state matching requirement. In other words, Congress sets the overall limit on annual funding levels and SCHIP is jointly funded by
A schlepper is one who schleps, as above stated. A shiksa is a non-Jewish girl or woman, and in Jewish circles, it is not really offensive, but was taken to be at one point and now everyone thinks it is.