5. Vitamin K deficiency-related symptoms lead to excessive deposition of calcium in soft tissues. Hardening of the arteries or calcium-related problems are the other common signs of vitamin K deficiency. So are biliary obstruction, malabsorption, cystic fibrosis, and resection of the small intestine.
1 The U.S. government shut down at 12:01 a.m. ET Tuesday after lawmakers in the House and the Senate could not agree on a spending bill to fund the government. 2  The two sides bickered and blamed each other for more than a week over Obamacare, the president's signature health care law.
It may be the first time in 17 years for the federal government, but states are no strangers to government shutdowns. Take Minnesota. For 20 days in July 2011, the Minnesota state government shut down, according to a state report. Nearly 200,000 staff hours were redirected from normal duties to preparation for and recovery from the shutdown. And more than a million pieces of correspondence were sent out at a cost of $552,000.