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The parking lot at an ice cream stand in Jackson, Ohio.<br> Max sits in the "cool off" room at school after throwing a temper tantrum in class. Behavior issues are commonly associated with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Max suffers from a rare genetic eating disorder called Prader-Willi Syndrome. This partial deletion of chromosome 15 causes Max to always be hungry.<br> Marie Haynie naps while waiting for her hair to dry in Arbutus, Md., at Renees Hair Salon. They eat, sleep and talk under the dryer, hairdresser Fran Shanken said.<br> Brandi Osborne sleeps on the couch in the trailer she shares with her husband, children and mother. Due to many illnesses, she is bed-ridden and must rely on her husband to take care of the children making it difficult for him to keep a job.<br> Fadumo Issack (left), Saadiyo Mohamed and Maryan Ukash gossip in between classes at Portland High School in Maine. The three girls are in the newcomers English as a Second Language class aimed at immigrant students recently arriving in the United States. <br> Matthew Crow, center, and his sister Alice Crow hunt quail at their familys ranch in Fannin, Texas. The hunt proved to be unsuccessful as the wildlife count was down from previous years due to a drought. At the end of the day the hunters returned with one bird.<br> Seth Shaver, 8, stops to talk with other kids at the gas station in Buchtel. Seth was out riding bikes with his sister and a neighbor.<br> Sofia Cruz pulls her daughter, Betsaida, out of the car while her son, Manuel, and other children in the extended family wait in front of their home in Zapata, Mexico. Sofia shares the responsibility of watching her own children and others with her sister. <br> Morgan Chatkewitz of Glenelg, Md., kisses her boyfriend Jimmy Herriotts while tending to her short horn and angus cows Sunday during the Howard County Fair.<br> Josh Jones, 17, rides a bus with his teammates to Friday night's game against. After losing every game last season and all games this season, the team had to beat opposing team to have a chance at going to the state championships. <br> Vivian drinks a beer while her son, William, washes dishes at their home in San Jose, Costa Rica. Vivian and her children clean graves for a living, making barely enough money to purchase the necessities, including beer. Vivian says drinking keeps her happy.<br> David Crow, a south Texas rancher, sits in the back of a hunting vehicle after a day of quail hunting in Fannin, Texas. Due to a drought the previous year, wildlife numbers on the ranch were significantly lower than in earlier years. <br>
