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Expanded story: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/7875D4809FF10FBF8625746400425F3D?OpenDocument

Make an appointment to see a nursing admissions counselor at IUPUI, and bring a transcript. They'll go over your transcript and tell you exactly which classes apply toward admissions requirements. They don't consider your overall GPA, just your GPA from the classes required for admission. (Or at least that was the system when I met with someone there.) So your GPA for admissions purposes may work out to be higher or lower than your actual GPA. If you have two classes that meet the same requirement, they'll take the one with the higher grade and boost your GPA that way. So it's definitely worth the half hour (or however long it takes) to have someone in admissions go over your transcript.

Another site with details: http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980503&slug=2748627

This website summarizes the case in some detail: http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/perspectives/Bioethics/981019Washington.html Here's an except from the article:

Working therapy dogs are usually certified through either the Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org/) or Therapy Dogs International (http://www.tdi-dog.org/). Some hospitals also have their own certification programs. If you're certified with one of these agencies, they provide liability insurance for the therapy visits.

The problem is that when you farm or ranch, the land is your livelihood. Selling off property means farming fewer acres or reducing the amount of livestock... which translates to a significant loss of income. It would change their lifestyle, yes, but I can't see how that change would be for the better or would help long-term with medical bills.

It's probably a latent TB infection. I have that myself. My doctor told me that current procedure is to go ahead and treat people for it anyway, so if they ever develop a weakened immune system later on then they don't have to worry about it becoming active. I was diagnosed so long ago, though (20 years), that I never did the meds. The only difference for me is that I have to submit chest x-rays in place of skin test results to prove that I'm negative.

The Delta Society (http://www.deltasociety.org/) is one of the main organizations for this. Therapy Dogs International (http://www.tdi-dog.org/) is another. I know several people who volunteer with their dogs.

I used to have a coworker with cerebral palsy (this was an editorial office job in a publishing company). She was a very bright girl, in a wheelchair but with enough mobility to operate a mouse and keyboard (slowly). Because of her physical disabilities she didn't carry the same workload volume as the rest of the group, but the quality of her work was outstanding and she fit in well with the team. She was fairly independent -- had someone to take her to work and help at home, and once at work some of the other girls in the office would help her with restroom breaks and personal needs. Eventually she negotiated a telecommuting contract and was able to work from home full-time. At any rate, she was a great example of someone who had an amazingly normal life despite disabilities. I've lost touch and don't know what she's doing now, but it wouldn't surprise me in the least to hear she'd gotten married.

If this were something that were acceptable, I doubt Silas2642 would be so concerned that you might report it.

Usually when you transfer schools, your GPA does not transfer. The credits transfer but the grades are not figured into total GPA... it starts fresh at the new school. So the 2.71 is probably his average for that semester.

I kept my name when I married... didn't see any reason to change it. I've been married 7 years now and have yet to run into a situation where the different last names are a problem. My husband is fine with it. Of course, if he were the kind of guy who cared about that kind of petty detail, he wouldn't be the kind of guy I would have married.

Have you tried the SPF 70 sunscreens? I'm another redhead who burns quickly and they work well for me, even when I'm outdoors all day. I have Hawaiian Tropic Ozone Sunblock SPF 70 but there are other brands as well. VMV Armada has an SPF of 70-90. They can be hard to find sometimes depending on what part of the country you're in, but you can always google them and order online.

That's the truth. My mother was diagnosed with cancer a couple of years ago and it's been eye-opening to see what her insurance company considers "not medically necessary." She has a good company-provided policy from a reputable insurance company and has still racked up thousands of dollars in uncovered medical expenses. And I've lost count of the times my mother has had to switch to what her doctor considers a less-effective medication because his original prescription is not on the insurer's Preferred list.

Oh, I *love* Venom ER!