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The overuse or misuse of alcohol (alcoholism) or other drugs is called a substance use problem . It can cause or worsen many medical problems and can destroy families and lives.
If you think you may have a problem with drugs or alcohol, take a short quiz to evaluate your symptoms:
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Alcohol misuse causes over 100,000 deaths in the United States and Canada each year. It is the drug most commonly used by children ages 12 to 17. Alcohol-related car crashes are the leading cause of death in teenagers. People who drink alcohol are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior , have poor grades or job performance, use tobacco products, and experiment with illegal drugs . Alcohol and drug use may be an unconscious attempt at self-treatment for another problem, such as depression .
You have an alcohol problem if your use of alcohol interferes with your health or daily living. You develop alcoholism if you physically or emotionally depend on alcohol to get you through your day.
Long-term heavy drinking damages the liver, nervous system, heart, and brain. It can lead to high blood pressure , stomach problems, medicine interactions, sexual problems, osteoporosis, and cancer. Alcohol misuse can also lead to violence, accidents, social isolation, jail or prison time, and problems at work and home.
Symptoms of an alcohol problem include personality changes, blackouts, drinking more and more for the same "high," and denial of the problem. A person with an alcohol problem may gulp or sneak drinks, drink alone or early in the morning, and suffer from the shakes. He or she may also have family, school, or work problems or get in trouble with the law because of drinking.
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Alcohol misuse patterns vary. Some people drink and may be intoxicated (drunk) every day. Other people drink large amounts of alcohol at specific times, such as on the weekend. It is common for someone with an alcohol or drug problem to call in sick for work on Monday or Friday. He or she may complain of having a virus or the flu. Others may be sober for long periods and then go on a drinking binge that lasts for weeks or months.
Someone with alcohol dependence may suffer serious withdrawal symptoms , such as trembling, delusions, hallucinations, and sweating, if he or she stops drinking suddenly ("cold turkey"). After alcohol dependence develops, it becomes very hard to stop drinking without outside help. Medical detoxification may be needed.
Drug misuse includes the use of illegal drugs-such as marijuana, methamphetamines, cocaine, heroin, or other "street drugs"-and the misuse of legal prescription and nonprescription drugs. Some people use drugs to get a "high" or to relieve stress and emotional problems.
Drugs like ecstasy (MDMA), ketamine, GHB, Rohypnol, and LSD, which are known as "club drugs," may be found at all-night dances, raves, trances, or clubs. The use of club drugs accounts for increasing numbers of drug overdoses and emergency room visits. Inhalants like nitrous oxide may also be used at these clubs. Drugs come in different forms and can be used in different ways. They can be smoked, snorted, inhaled, taken as pills, put in liquids or food, put in the rectum or the vagina, or injected with a needle. Teens and young adults may be at risk for becoming victims of sexual assault or violent behavior in situations where these drugs are used.
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Some nonprescription medicines, such as cold medicines that have dextromethorphan as an ingredient, are being misused by teens and young adults as a way to get a "high." Glue, shoe polish, cleaning fluids, and aerosols, are common household products with ingredients that can also be used to get a "high."
In the United States and Canada, approximately 40% of adults will use an illegal drug at some time during their lives. This does not include the use of alcohol or prescription medicines. Many people use more than one illegal substance at a time.
Drug dependence or addiction occurs when you develop a physical or emotional "need" for a drug. You are unable to control your use of a drug despite the negative impact it has on your life. You may not be aware that you have become dependent on a drug until you try to stop taking it. Drug withdrawal can cause uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous symptoms. The usual treatment is to gradually reduce the dose of the drug until you can completely stop using it.
High-risk groups
Some groups of people are more likely than others to have problems related to alcohol or drug use. These groups include:
- Teenagers and young adults. Approximately one-half of all high school seniors in the U.S. admit to having used alcohol or an illegal drug. Substance use in this age group increases the risk of involvement in crime, high-risk sexual behavior, accidents, and injuries. Teens that use alcohol and drugs are more likely to have poor school performance and have higher dropout rates. For more information, see the topic Teen Alcohol and Drug Use .
- Although women are less likely than men to misuse alcohol, they are more likely to have alcohol-related health problems, such as liver disease .
- Women are more likely to have problems with prescription medicines. More than two-thirds of all tranquilizers are prescribed for women. Tranquilizers, sedatives, pain medicines, and amphetamines are misused most often by women.
- Alcohol and drug misuse in women increases the risk of developing other health problems, such as osteoporosis or depression .
- Women who misuse alcohol and drugs attempt suicide four times more frequently than those who do not.
- Adults older than age 65. Drug misuse in this age group is a problem because of the high number of prescription medicines and the lack of coordination between doctors. Signs of alcohol or drug misuse may be mistaken for other disease problems or simply overlooked as a symptom of "aging." Many older adults "self-medicate" with alcohol to help relieve sleep problems, depression, and other problems. Alcohol misuse is more common than drug misuse in older adults. Alcohol contributes to car crashes and other types of severe injury in this group of people. For more information, see the topic Substance Use Problems in Older Adults .
- Low-income populations. Drug and alcohol use is a problem for many minorities, including disabled adults, the homeless, and minority populations.
- Babies. Drug and alcohol use during pregnancy can cause birth defects and increase the risk of infant death. Babies are more likely to have learning disabilities and social and behavioral problems when their mothers use alcohol or drugs during pregnancy. Babies with mothers who use alcohol are at risk for problems from fetal alcohol syndrome .
- Children. Studies show that children who are exposed to drug misuse in the home, especially methamphetamine, have higher rates of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, anger, and alcohol and drug misuse. They also are more likely to have learning problems and do poorly in school.
Recognizing a problem
Alcohol is part of many people's lives and may have a place in cultural and family traditions. It can sometimes be hard to know when you begin to drink too much.
There is a strong connection between the use of drugs and alcohol and high-risk sexual behaviors. This increases a person's chance of getting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) , hepatitis B , and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) .
If you think you might have a drinking or drug problem, take a short quiz to evaluate your symptoms:
- Assess Your Drug Use (What is a PDF document?)
Check your symptoms to decide if and when you should see a doctor.
Health Tools
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
Check Your Symptoms
Many things can affect how your body responds to a symptom and what kind of care you may need. These include:
- Your age. Babies and older adults tend to get sicker quicker.
- Your overall health. If you have a condition such as diabetes, HIV, cancer, or heart disease, you may need to pay closer attention to certain symptoms and seek care sooner.
- Medicines you take. Certain medicines, herbal remedies, and supplements can cause symptoms or make them worse.
- Recent health events, such as surgery or injury. These kinds of events can cause symptoms afterwards or make them more serious.
- Your health habits and lifestyle, such as eating and exercise habits, smoking, alcohol or drug use, sexual history, and travel.
Try Home Treatment
You have answered all the questions. Based on your answers, you may be able to take care of this problem at home.
- Try home treatment to relieve the symptoms.
- Call your doctor if symptoms get worse or you have any concerns (for example, if symptoms are not getting better as you would expect). You may need care sooner.
If you are with a person who is drunk or high, it's a good idea to seek medical help right away if:
- The person may have an injury.
- The person is hard to wake up or cannot stay awake.
- The person has vomited more than once and is not acting normal.
- You're not comfortable taking care of the person, or you're not in an environment that is safe enough for you to take care of the person.
Being dependent on alcohol or drugs means that you have a physical or emotional dependence on the substance. When you are dependent on a substance:
- You are not able to stop using the substance even if you try.
- You may feel that you should cut down, but you continue to use the substance even though it causes problems in your life.
- You may have physical signs of dependence. These are
different depending on the substance, but they can include problems like:
- Blackouts, which cause you to not remember what happened.
- Stomach problems.
- Repeated infections.
- Sleep problems.
- Loss of appetite.
- Less interest in sex.
Severe withdrawal symptoms may include:
- Being extremely confused, jumpy, or upset.
- Feeling things on your body that are not there.
- Seeing or hearing things that are not there.
- Severe trembling.
- Chest pain.
- Shortness of breath.
Mild withdrawal symptoms may include:
- Intense worry.
- Nausea or vomiting.
- Shakiness.
- Sweating.
- Feeling a little tense or edgy.
The risk of a suicide attempt is highest if:
- You have the means to kill yourself, such as a weapon or medicines.
- You have set a time and place to do it.
- You think there is no other way to solve the problem or end the pain.
The use of alcohol and drugs can affect your behavior. Here are some questions to think about:
- Has your use of alcohol or drugs harmed your relationships with your family or friends?
- Do you ever drive a car or operate machinery when you are drunk, high, or hungover?
- Have you missed any days of work or school during the past year because you were drunk, high, or hungover?
- Have family members or friends tried to get you to cut down on alcohol or drugs?
- Do you sometimes go on binges with alcohol or drugs?
Seek Care Now
Based on your answers, you may need care right away. The problem is likely to get worse without medical care.
- Call your doctor now to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care.
- If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care in the next hour.
- You do not need to call an
ambulance unless:
- You cannot travel safely either by driving yourself or by having someone else drive you.
- You are in an area where heavy traffic or other problems may slow you down.
Seek Care Today
Based on your answers, you may need care soon. The problem probably will not get better without medical care.
- Call your doctor today to discuss the symptoms and arrange for care.
- If you cannot reach your doctor or you don't have one, seek care today.
- If it is evening, watch the symptoms and seek care in the morning.
- If the symptoms get worse, seek care sooner.
Call 911 Now
Based on your answers, you need emergency care.
Call 911 or other emergency services now.
Make an Appointment
Based on your answers, the problem may not improve without medical care.
- Make an appointment to see your doctor in the next 1 to 2 weeks.
- If appropriate, try home treatment while you are waiting for the appointment.
- If symptoms get worse or you have any concerns, call your doctor. You may need care sooner.
Home Treatment
If you are concerned about your own or another person's alcohol or drug use, learn what steps to take to help yourself or someone else.
- Never ignore the problem.
- Know the signs of substance use .
- Make an appointment with a doctor to discuss it as a medical problem.
- Find out when support groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA), meet. These self-help groups help members get sober and stay that way. Call Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous for the times of scheduled meetings.
- Ask another person if he or she would accept help. Don't give up after the first "no"-keep asking. If he or she agrees, act that very day to arrange for help. If you are supporting another person, attend a few meetings of Al-Anon, a support group for family members and friends of alcoholics. Read some 12-step program information.
- Provide support for another person during detoxification or other treatment.
- Help set up community services in the home, if needed. Older adults may benefit from such community services as home care, nutritional programs, transportation programs, and other services.
- Help with decision-making. Many people with substance use problems are unable to process information or effectively communicate their decisions.
- Check
out what services are available in your area.
- Discuss the need for a referral to your employee assistance program with your human resources department, if you have the service available.
- If you are supporting a teen, go to the website http://drugstrategies.org/teens/programs for information about teen drug treatment programs across the United States.
- Contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) online at www.samhsa.gov/about/csat.aspx for information about treatment programs in your area.
Symptoms to watch for during home treatment
Call your doctor to evaluate your symptoms if your alcohol or drug problem becomes more frequent or severe.
Some alcohol and drug use problems can be prevented.
- Do not drink alcohol or use drugs if you are pregnant . Drinking or using drugs before trying to become pregnant and during pregnancy increases your baby's chances of being born with birth defects and fetal alcohol syndrome .
- Talk to your children about the effects of alcohol and drugs. Children are less likely to use alcohol or other drugs if their parents teach them early (during the elementary school years) about the effects of alcohol and drugs. Set a good example for your children by not misusing alcohol or using drugs.
- Encourage your teenager to avoid alcohol and drugs. Drinking alcohol or using drugs during the teen years can harm growth and development. It can also cause some teens to develop substance use problems later in life. Drug use in this age group increases the chance that your teen will be involved in crime, high-risk sexual behavior, accidents, and injuries.
- Provide nonalcoholic beverages at parties and meals. Don't give your children the impression that you have to have alcohol to have a good time as an adult.
- Cut down on your drinking. Safe levels are: less than 2 drinks a day for men and 1 drink a day for women. One drink is 12 fl oz (360 mL) of beer, 5 fl oz (150 mL) of wine, or 1.5 fl oz (45 mL) of hard liquor. Do not drink every day. See the topic Drinking and Your Health .
- Look for signs of mental stress . Try to understand and resolve sources of depression , anxiety , or loneliness. Don't use alcohol or drugs to deal with these problems.
- Ask your pharmacist or doctor whether any of your current medicines can cause dependence.
- Be especially aware of pain medicines (such as opioids ), tranquilizers, sedatives, and sleeping pills. Follow the instructions carefully, and do not take more than the recommended dose.
- Make sure that your doctors are aware of medicines prescribed by another doctor. Use only one pharmacy when getting your prescriptions filled.
- Do not regularly use medicines to sleep, lose weight, or relax. Seek nondrug solutions.
- Do not suddenly stop taking any medicine without your doctor's supervision.
- Do not drink alcohol when you are taking medicines. Alcohol can react with many medicines and cause serious complications.
- Do not smoke or use other tobacco products. Many people relate tobacco use to alcohol and drug use. For more information, see the topic Quitting Smoking .
Preparing For Your Appointment
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment .
You can help your doctor diagnose and treat your condition by being prepared to answer the following questions:
- How often do you drink or use drugs? What drugs do you use?
- Do you use alcohol and other drugs, both prescription and nonprescription, at the same time?
- Do you sometimes drink or use more than you mean to?
- What types of alcohol or drugs do you use? How much do you use each day?
- Do you drink or use drugs when you feel "stressed"?
- Do you drink or use drugs when you are alone?
- Have you tried to cut back on your drinking or drug use, but you were unable to?
- Is alcohol or drug use causing problems with your work, your school, or in your family?
- Have your family or friends ever told you they thought you had a problem with alcohol or drugs?
- Have you ever been treated for a similar problem in the past?
- Have you ever been hospitalized for a drug or alcohol problem? If so, be prepared to discuss the details with your doctor.
- What prescription and nonprescription medicines do you take? Bring a complete list with you to your appointment.
- Do you have any health risks ?
Related Information
Other Works Consulted
- Ewing JA (1984). Detecting alcoholism: The CAGE questionnaire. JAMA, 252: 1905-1907.
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Primary Medical Reviewer William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine
Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine
David Messenger, MD
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On November 30, 1959, Ernest Fisk of the American embassy in Kathmandu delineated the Nepalese government's regulations on any mountaineer's interactions with the yeti. Explains Archives.org of this peculiar document:
From the Records of the Agency for International Development, this copy of a Foreign Service Despatch from the American Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, summarizes the Nepalese Government's regulations concerning any proposed mountain climbing expeditions in search of "YETI."
It's unclear if these regulations are still on the books. If anyone in the comments is a master of cryptid jurisprudence, please let us know.
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My dad's gonna celebrate his 65th birthday on the 28th and I am giving him the stilleto2. It's so easy to use and since he is a radio fanatic I know that it would be useful for him!
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Happy Hunting
I forgot to mention... a few weeks ago, I got an eCard from a friend. I usually don't like eCards. Most of them are kind of bad, but the one my friend sent me was REALLY different.
I was surprised because when I clicked on the link, I saw a short movie that had great film quality. It was so CLEAR, and the music was great. I went to the site, and I found a short film for Christmas. It's about 5 minutes. You can see it here:
I plan on sending this to my younger relatives who live far away. Just an idea for the rest of you aunts and second cousins twice removed!
That was cute thanks for sharing it!


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The Mt Washington Valley Ice Fest will be here before you know it. Make your plans now!
guys - ya know champoing really has a thick skin to take all the abuse you guys lay on him & not (apparently) get pissed off! [wry grin]
For others, I am like a competitor for some one who gave courses or have a friend who own a gym. They want all the clients to use his crag/gym and trad climbing outside the boundary of sport wall is not good for there business. They also going to insult me because I don't climb in a gym..
[I can say with confidence that there is no conspiracy on this forum against you. Unfair ribbing, yes. Somewhat distasteful pics and comments, yes. But there is no little green men from Mars or a National Security Agency plot here.
But the only think I want is more safety...and to climb with people safe. Althought some one who climb on bolt can think that I am unsafe to run out 30 meter of rope in a pitch.
So, do you still think, in this instance, running it out 100 feet on bad rock with your belayer at a questionable anchor (I infer this because you wrote the risk is the same climbing bad rock as rapping from the anchor) is not unsafe?
For me, a 5.11 climber on sport trying the route I did in hautes-georges it is dangerous because sport climber don't have all the skill to listen to the sound of the rock, see the fracture line and taste gradually a hold
Thanks for the details, Champ. People can now judge for themselves. A lot of climbers whom you may regard as sport climbers do know a thing or two about bad rock. I do not have an issue with what you wrote because I know what you really mean.
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It's time for another giveaway!
Want to win this cute doll sling for your child? My mom made it for Ava, but it's a little too snug (and she's making her a new one), so I'd like to give this one away to another future attachment parenting (AP) daddy or mommy. 🙂 It's reversible – pink on one side, blue on the other (see below). I think it would fit most 2 and 3 year olds, but Ava is a pretty big girl (38 inches tall, 36 lbs.), so that's why it's snug on her. Ava loves the pouch and was so delighted to do some baby wearing of her own with a sling that's her size! Thanks, mom!
If you'd like to win it, (1) sign Mr. Linky, (2) leave me a comment telling me why you'd like to win, and (3) link back to this post on your blog – you can use the button from my sidebar if you'd like, but it's not required. (If you don't have a blog, you can still enter, just be sure and tell a friend about the giveaway.) You must do all three steps to be eligible. The deadline to enter is 10 p.m. Mountain Time Friday, Aug. 31. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on Sept. 1. Thanks!


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Chesapeake Bay water isn't just salty anymore. It's gritty.
An eye-popping sediment plume caused by torrential rains from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee has drifted into Chesapeake Bay and is under study by Virginia Institute of Marine Science professors to gauge its long-range effects.
Researchers are especially interested in how the sediment plume will affect water quality and underwater grasses in the lower Chesapeake Bay.
Storms in late August and early September dumped up to 32 inches of rain in portions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Particularly hard hit was the drainage of the Susquehanna River, the bay's largest tributary that provides half of its fresh water.
On Sept. 9, the river was flowing at 775,000 cubic feet per second — the third highest measurement on record — at the Conowingo Dam in Maryland.
Sediment from the plume decreases water clarity and can bury oysters and other organisms living on the bottom of Chesapeake Bay. Baygrass that requires sunlight can be affected by the sediment, which may also carry contaminants washed from farms, homes and surfaces such as roads and parking lots.
Ken Moore, a VIMS professor and research manager for the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, said a host of state and federal agencies are involved in the effort to study the plume.
"Right now most of the sediment is in the upper bay, but we expect it to make its way southward along the western shore of the bay toward the mouths of the Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James rivers over the coming weeks and months."
Bob "JJ" Orth is studying the sediment plume's effect on underwater grass, which is a key indicator of water quality and overall health of the bay.
While it's too early to estimate, "2011 numbers are not going to be pretty," Orth told the Virginia Marine Resources Commission on Tuesday.
The timing of Hurricane Irene disrupted annual flyovers of the bay to chart sea grass growth. Orth said the late summer storms followed a wet spring, with high snow levels in Pennsylvania and New York contributing to a surge of fresh water into Chesapeake Bay.
"I can't remember a storm like this with the amount of water coming into the bay," Orth said.
Orth said he hopes to conduct flyovers of the bay in October when the water is finally expected to clear. Underwater grass serves as a food source as well as habitat for many bay staples, including blue crabs and rockfish.
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Owners of the San Onofre nuclear plant want to collect $768.5 million from Southern California utility customers to pay for a steam generator replacement project that went awry, in an application that adds up the expenses for the first time.
Responding to an order of the California Public Utilities Commission, plant operator Southern California Edison submitted its application for cost recovery Friday evening, though it and minority plant owner San Diego Gas & Electric already have been billing customers on a provisional basis for the generators.
The plant's four new steam generators went online in 2010 and 2011. A small radiation leak shut down the plant Jan. 31, 2012, and led to the discovery of rapid wear on generator tubing that serves as a barrier to radioactive water circulating through the reactor cores.
Edison said adjustments for inflation show the project came in under a $680 million cap, when translated into 2004-dollar terms, allowing state regulators to forgo a review of whether the expenses were fair and necessary. Those calculations, under an index tailored to public utility construction projects, have sparked criticism from consumer advocates for distorting the project costs.
The commission also reserved the right to review any cost at any level, in its 2005 authorization.
"If the steam generator replacement project cost exceeds $680 million, or the commission later finds that it has reason to believe the costs may be unreasonable regardless of the amount," the original order stated, "the entire (project) cost shall be subject to a reasonableness review."
Edison is attempting to collect insurance and generator warranty claims, as it seeks permission from federal safety regulators to restart one of two San Onofre reactors at partial power.
A final accounting for the generator project has come due amid revelations by generator manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that it and Edison identified design shortcomings in the generators but decided against some changes in part to escape a lengthier regulatory review.
Edison has traced the most troubling wear in the generators to faulty computer modeling of steam flows in the design phase, with more extensive damage in Unit 3 blamed on additional factors.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission also is investigating whether Edison has provided complete and accurate information about the generators.
The cause of damage to the generators can eventually be considered in determining whether it is reasonable to bill customers for the entire project. But that discussion has been put off until next year or later as the commission first focuses its investigation into possible customer refunds on expenses at the outset of the outage in 2012.
"The reason there was not a reasonableness review is because the application had not been filed," said attorney Michael Aguirre, who represents San Diego ratepayers, and has urged the commission to review the costs sooner. "Now the application has been filed, and the PUC is postponing."
The steam generators make up an outsized portion of Edison's annual return from San Onofre: $43 million in 2012.
Beyond the generators, Edison earned a $53 million return last year based on the depreciated value of the 3-decade-old nuclear facility.
In all, Edison billed its customers $118 million last year for the steam generator project and is scheduled to collect an additional $130 million this year.
SDG&E owns one-fifth of the plant, with its customers bearing the same proportion of plant and new equipment costs.
Edison spent about $1.09 billion last year at the plant. It has shouldered the roughly $400 million cost of repairs, inspections and replacement power linked to the outage -- but will also seek to pass those costs on to customers.


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Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners:
An Inventory of Records at the Texas State Archives, 1970-1993
Agency History
The Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners was established by the 62nd Legislature during regular session through Senate Bill 344 in 1971. This board is obligated to enforce the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act (TPTPA) which was enacted to protect the citizens of Texas from unqualified persons practicing physical therapy. The board is responsible for examining and licensing only those physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who meet the standards set forth in the Act. The board conducts investigations of all charges and complaints involving possible illegal practices or alleged violations of the TPTPA. It has the power to revoke or suspend licenses and to reprimand or place on probation a licensee for violation of the TPTPA or of rules adopted by the board.
The policymaking body of the agency is a nine-member board, appointed by the governor with the concurrence of the Senate for overlapping six-year terms. Six members must be licensed physical therapists and three members, subject to certain restrictions, must be members of the general public. Various committees within the board are appointed and disbanded by the chairperson according to need.
Scope and Contents of the Records
Types of records of the Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, opinions, audiotapes, copies of legislative bills, newsclippings, and press releases. Records range in date from 1970 to 1993. Correspondence is largely with Board and Committee members, the Governor, the Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, State Representatives and Senators, and the Sunset Commission. Topics include licensing of physical therapists; whether or not to combine the Physical Therapy Examiners Board, the Advisory Board of the Occupational Therapists, and the Advisory Committee of the Athletic Trainers under one administrative agency; budgetary concerns of the Board; the administration of licensure examinations; license renewal; hearings; and investigations following complaints filed against Physical Therapists.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types.
Restrictions on Access
Restrictions on Use
See the Archives' Preservation Officer to arrange to hear audiotapes.
Related Material
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Records, Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1995/162
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners on August 22, 1995.
Processing Information
Lisa M. Hendricks, October 1995
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Alice Project New Year's Countdown Begins!
Today marks ten more days 'til the new year, and I'm celebrating with one new hairstyle everyday! Yay! Each style will be released at 50% off for one day only, then the savings will return for all styles on New Year's Day for an encore sale at 25% off. Hopefully this will be an annual event, and eventually include things other than hair. Here's a landmark straight to the event.
Today's hairstyle is Clarissa, which also comes with a male counterpart, Clarus (my first male style in SL!). I'm hoping to do male versions of some styles that look okay with male avatars since a lot of people have asked me about that. The female version comes in 3 sizes, and the male in one, cause let's my honest, I don't really have anything to base other male sizes on. If you've got a shape that doesn't fit will with this hair, feel free to drop me a demo/similar shape to your so I can have something to go by.
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Baby Moose Released Into the Wild Takes Revenge On Its Captor
An animal trapper learned the hard way recently that if you mess with the baby moose, you're going to get the baby moose hooves.
Wes Livingston had recently captured and tagged a female baby moose as part of a four-year Maine Department of Wildlife study of the movement and behavior of female moose and their calves.
But when he went to release her into the snowy Maine wild, she turned on him as he filmed the attack.
"First time I ever got beat up by a baby moose," Livingston says after she knocks him into the snow.


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The Crimson advanced to the EIVA Championship by defeating the Patriots for just the second time in school history on Thursday evening (Gil Talbot).
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The third-seed Harvard men's volleyball team emerged victorious from a dramatic five-set thriller against second-seed George Mason, 25-23, 26-28, 17-25, 25-22, 19-17, to advance to the 2013 EIVA Tournament Championship.
Sophomore Caleb Zimmick torched the Patriots (15-12) with a season-high 19.5 points behind a stellar hitting night. The middle blocker paced the Crimson (18-8) with a .579 attack, totaling 13 kills in 19 attempts with just two errors, a pair of aces and seven total blocks.
Junior Nick Madden turned in phenomenal efforts on both sides of the ball to help Harvard top George Mason for just the second time in school history. The outside hitter secured 17 points by delivering a team-best 16 kills and two block assists. Madden added 10 digs to register his fourth career double-double.
First-Team All-EIVA selection DJ White also looked impressive. The sophomore notched 17 points for the Crimson, finding the hard wood for 15 kills, an ace and one block solo. White and freshman Branden Clemens both fell one dig shy of recording double-doubles of the own. Clemens joined his teammates as the fourth Crimson student-athlete to post 10 or more kills by charting 12 of his own and added four block assists to end the match with 14 points.
Led by junior Chris Gibbons season-high 14 digs, Harvard out-dug George Mason, 58-45. The Crimson also out-blocked the Patriots, 10.5-5, and were more efficient on the attack, .282 hitting percentage versus .265, in thanks to 51 assists from senior captain Rob Lothman.
Points were hotly contested for right from the get-go as the sides battled to 9-9 to open the tournament. Harvard did not yield as George Mason claimed its 10th point first and extended its lead to four points on three occasions. Down 19-15 the Crimson came out of a timeout and slowly chipped away at its opponent's lead before drawing even at 20-20. The teams traded points to 22 all, before one of White's kills put Harvard up, 23-22. Clemens delivered a kill to give the Crimson set-point, but a service error extended the game, before Lothman connected with White once more to take the first set, 25-23.
The Crimson continued to hit well in the second set, submitting a .370 clip as the sides went back-and-forth to 16 all. The Patriots strung together some points to go up by four, 20-16, but again Harvard fought back to even the score, 20-20. The Crimson fell behind by two after an ace and kill from the Patriots, but timely hitting and errors kept Harvard alive as the second stanza headed for extra points, 25-25. The teams traded points, before the Patriots notched a kill claimed the set, 28-26, on an error.
Harvard fell behind early in the third frame, 4-1, and never caught up. George Mason took control of the match with a third-set victory, 25-17.
The Crimson reversed the roles in the fourth set, turning in another .370 hitting percentage and limiting the Patriots to their lowest attack of the night (.194). Harvard bolted to a 12-6 advantage and cruised to a 25-22 win to force the deciding set where.
Things did not start well for Harvard in the fifth, as it looked down-and-out at 11-6. A kill from Zimmick and an attack error from the Patriots breathed life into the Crimson. Lothman snuck in a successful attack of his own, then dished out two helpers to White to cut Harvard's deficit to one, 12-11. The teams then traded points, before an attack error evened the score at 14. Both sides committed two errors and exchanged kills to advance the score by two points, 16-16, before Zimmick delivered a kill to put Harvard up. George Mason matched with a kill of its own, but produced an error on the ensuing serve. With match-point at hand, Zimmick punched Harvard's ticket to the championship with his second ace of the night.
Harvard advanced to play top-seed, No. 14 Penn State on its home court for the 2013 EIVA title Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. The Crimson split the regular-season series with the Nittany Lions, falling 3-2 on the road and sweeping Penn State at home. To keep up with all the action, please visit EIVA Tournament Central.


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API Key Best Practices
API keys are required for apps and projects that use the Google Maps Platform APIs and SDKs. This document identifies the intended use of API keys, how to protect them as you would other credentials, and which restrictions are appropriate for your projects.
What are API keys?
API keys are project-centric credentials that serve two purposes:
- Project Identification.
Identify the app or the project that's making a call to the API or SDK.
- Project Authorization.
Check whether the calling app has been granted access to call the API or SDK and has enabled the API or SDK in the project.
When an API key is created, it is associated with a project. By identifying the calling project, an API key enables usage information to be associated with that project, and helps ensure calls from other projects are rejected.
Protecting API keys
You should secure the API keys in your application for all Google Maps Platform products that your application uses. You can secure API keys by designating restrictions and by implementing best practices that are appropriate for the Google Maps Platform APIs in your application. Publicly exposing unsecured credentials can result in unintended use, which could lead to unexpected charges on your account.
The following practices describe strategies to help protect your API keys. The applicable practices for an individual Google Maps Platform product, such as Maps JavaScript API, are listed in the API key restrictions and best practices section.
Restrict your API keys to the contexts that need them. By specifying the IP addresses, referrer URLs, or mobile apps associated with each key, you can reduce the impact of a compromised API key.
You can specify the hosts and apps that can use each key from the console by opening the Credentials page and then either creating a new API key with the settings you want, or editing the settings of an API key.
- Use independent API keys for different apps. This limits the scope of each key. If an API key is compromised, you can delete and revoke the impacted key without needing to update your other API keys.
- Delete unneeded API keys.
Exercise caution when regenerating API keys. If the time needed to migrate your apps from the old API key to the new, regenerated API key exceeds 24 hours, the instances that are not updated will become broken as they reference the old key, which is destroyed 24 hours after regeneration.
When you regenerate an API key, the following things happen:
- A new key results from the regeneration process.
- The new key receives all the restrictions from the old key.
- A 24-hour window begins, marking the amount of time until the old key is destroyed.
Monitor usage of your API for anomalies. If you observe unauthorized usage, rotate your keys and notify Google.
Before rotating a key, preserve the restrictions associated with the key by making a copy of them in a file.
On apps that use Maps Web Service APIs, use the following methods to safeguard your apps and API keys:
- Do not embed API keys directly in code. Instead of directly embedding API keys in you application's code, put them in environment variables or in include files that are stored separately from the bulk of your code—outside the source repository of your application. Then, if you share your code, the API keys will not be included in the shared files.
- Do not store API keys in files inside your application's source tree. If you store API keys in files, keep the files outside your application's source tree to help ensure your keys do not end up in your source code control system. This is particularly important if you use a public source code management system such as GitHub.
- Review your code before publicly releasing it. Ensure that your code does not contain API keys or any other private information before you make your code publicly available.
On mobile apps that use Maps Web Service APIs, consider one or more of the following techniques to further safeguard your apps and API keys:
- Apply an API restriction on the API key. This action narrows the scope of the API key to the APIs you associate with the key.
- Obfuscate or encrypt the API key. This action complicates key scraping attempts directly from the application.
Use CA pinning or certificate pinning to verify the server resources are valid. CA pinning checks that a server's certificate was issued by a trusted certificate authority, and prevents Man-In-The-Middle attacks that could lead to a third party discovering your API key. Certificate pinning goes further by extracting and checking the public key included in the server certificate. Pinning is useful for mobile clients communicating directly with Google servers, as well as mobile clients communicating with the developer's own proxy server.
For more information, see:
Use a proxy server. The proxy server provides a solid source for interacting with the appropriate Google Maps Platform API. For more information on using a proxy server, see:
Restricting API keys
API keys are credentials, and you should manage them carefully. At a minimum, follow the recommendations below to keep your keys safe, and to make sure that you have restrictions in place to reduce the impact of compromised API keys.
You can restrict an API key by specifying an Application restriction, or one or more API restrictions.
Application restrictions limit usage of API keys to specific sites (IP address and web site) or specific platforms (Android and iOS). You can select at most one restriction from this category (see Google Maps Platform APIs by Platform).
API restrictions limit usage of API keys to one or more Google Maps Platform APIs or SDKs. Requests to use APIs or SDKs associated with an API key will be processed. Requests to use APIs or SDKs not associated with an API key will fail. For an API key, you can specify as many API restrictions as needed. Make sure the APIs or SDKs associated with an API key support the application restriction set for that API key.
To set an application restriction for an API key
- Visit the credentials panel.
- Select the API key that you want to set a restriction on. The API key property page appears.
- Under Key restrictions, select Application restrictions.
- Select one of the restriction types and supply
the requested information following the restriction list.
Restriction type Description HTTP referrers
Accept requests from the list of websites that you supply.
Below the types, specify one or more referrer web sites. Wildcard characters are acceptable for naming similar web sites. For example,
*.google.comaccepts all sites ending in
google.com, such as
IP addresses
Accept requests from the list of web server IP addresses that you supply.
Below the types, specify one IPv4 or IPv6 address or a subnet using CIDR notation (e.g. 192.168.0.0/22). If you need to enter another entry, a new box appears after you complete adding the previous entry.
Android apps
Add your package name and SHA-1 signing-certificate fingerprint to restrict usage to your Android app.
Below the types, add the SHA-1 signing-certificate fingersprint and your Android package name from your AndroidManifest.xml file.
iOS apps
Accept requests from the iOS app with the bundle identifier that you supply.
Below the types, select the appropriate iOS bundle identifier from the list.
- Click Save.
The restriction becomes part of the API key definition after this step. If you fail to provide the appropriate details or do not click "Save", the API key will not be restricted. (For further information, see the Get an API Key guide for the specific API or SDK you are interested in.)
To set an API restriction for an API key
- Go to the credentials panel.
- Select the API key that you want to restrict.
The Restrict and rename API key page appears.
- Under API restrictions:
- Click Restrict key.
- Click the Select APIs drop-down and select the APIs or SDKs you want your application to access using the API key. (If an API or SDK is not listed, you need to enable it.)
- Click Save.
API key restrictions and best practices
The following table lists the appropriate API key restrictions and best practices for each Google Maps Platform API and SDK.
API/SDK Restrictions Best Practices Maps SDK for Android API key with Android restriction1,
API restriction
Places SDK for Android API key with Android restriction1,
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Maps SDK for iOS API key with iOS restriction1,
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The stormwater post-construction ordinance is to protect, maintain and enhance the public health, safety, environment and general welfare by establishing minimum requirements and procedures to control the adverse effects of increased post-construction stormwater runoff and nonpoint and point source pollution associated with development and redevelopment.
It has been determined that proper management of construction-related and post-construction stormwater runoff can safeguard the public health, safety, and general welfare, minimize damage to public and private property and infrastructure, and protect water and aquatic resources.
Development and redevelopment alter the hydrologic response of local watersheds and increase stormwater runoff rates and volumes, flooding, soil erosion, stream channel erosion, nonpoint and point source pollution, and sediment transport and deposition, as well as reducing groundwater recharge. These changes in stormwater runoff contribute to increased quantities of water-borne pollutants and alterations in hydrology which are harmful to public health and safety as well as to the natural environment. These effects can be managed and minimized by applying proper design and well-planned controls to manage stormwater runoff from development and redevelopment sites.
View the Post-Construction Stormwater Control Ordinance and supporting materials (final 6/5/08) [pdf/572kb/24p]
Flow Chart of Stormwater Submittal Process [pdf/40k/1p]
Application for Stormwater Management Permit [pdf/935KB/22p]
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text: Made of a high-quality cloth material with an optimized textured surface, the Steel Series QcK Frost Blue Edition, provides players with both a smooth and consistent gliding surface. Its specially designed non-slip rubber base prevents the pads from sliding no matter what surface the mouse pad is placed on. Optimized for optical and laser mouse technology, the Steel Series QcK has been tested by professional gamers around the world and has been used to win more tournaments and competitions than any other mouse pad across the globe. The Steel Series QcK Limited Edition mouse pads are designed and branded in cooperation with game developers, publishers, professional teams and for tournaments.


text: Get cookin' (or gardening) with your own custom aprons. It's easy to add your personal touch to make novelty aprons with photos, messages or whatever. From kitchen aprons with funny sayings to photo aprons with your picture, it's fun to wear and apron that has special meaning. Personalized aprons make perfect hostess gifts, plus they're great for work aprons. With premium material and a great design, they're available in many colors, plus you can buy bulk aprons and save money.


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WayBack by AUCHRE
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TAGGED AS:experimental, vocal, piano, noise, acoustic electronic, senna, mujika easel, mitsuru shimizu, zmi, gallery six, yusuke nishiyama, rawpass, free babyronia, dub-russell, yokotsuka yuuya, american green, auchre, masato abe, que, n-qia, shomomose, yu kadowaki, elementperspective, hope30, See Less...
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''hope3.0'' is the new free compilation of element perspective.
Final edition of the series, which lasted three times.
This album is made up of 18 artists, who fight on their own effort in the Japanese music scene.
We hope that this great work will be sent to people all over the world.
Japan is still full of hope.
AMERICAN GREEN / AUCHRE / DUB-Russell / Free Babyronia / Gallery Six / masato abe / mitsuru shimizu / Mujika Easel / N-qia / [.que] / Rawpass / risa ogawa / Senna / SHOMOMOSE / yokotsuka yuuya / yu kadowaki / Yusuke Nishiyama / zmi
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■ artwork ''Infection on hope'' by risa ogawa
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Super Reseller Getting Started Guide
This guide will help you set up and manage your Super Reseller plan. You may download a PDF version to your computer or view the guide below.
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Weather Blog: Snow To Kick-Off Monday
Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 Blog! An active period of weather continues this week. The next in a series of 'Clipper' systems will push a band of snow across southern Wisconsin to kick-off the work week. In today's blog we discuss the timing of the snow, and how much you can expect.
Snow will develop from west to east across southern Wisconsin Sunday evening. For the Milwaukee metro area the snow should hold off until after 10pm or so. The RPM computer model forecast below shows snow on the doorstep of the city by 11pm Sunday evening.
Periods of snow, light and fluffy in texture, will continue from midnight to 6am creating very likely a slippery Monday morning commute. Snow will continue through the morning before tapering off.
One thing to keep an eye on are surface winds. There will be a window where winds turn north-northeast off Lake Michigan. This may provide some lake enhanced snow or lake effect snow. If this occurs it could nudge totals up slightly.
Below is the snow forecast which includes 2"-3" for Milwaukee. Slightly higher totals along the WI/IL border and a little less near West Bend. This snow forecast will be tweaked, so make sure to watch WISN 12 News for updates.
Clipper systems will continue to impact the area through Thursday, then the focus will shift to larger and more impressive system for next weekend. Remember, using the LRC we have been highlighting February 9-11 as a timeframe for a potential 'wetter' storm system since December!
While the precipitation type will be pinpointed as next weekend approaches, the potential is there for precipitation totals to exceed 1" very close to home. Below is the GFS precpitation total forecast from 6am Saturday to 6am Monday(2/9-2/11). This potential storm will be a fun system to track this week!
In the meantime several snow chances through Thursday and the first arrives tonight. Make sure to allow extra time for the morning commute on Monday.
For the latest weather information watch WISN 12 News, and for updates throughout the day follow me on Twitter @jnelsonweather
Have a great day!
Jeremy Nelson


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At Global Rally in Singapore, Jayne Leach spoke about the power of vision. She defined vision as the ability to see something long before it actually becomes visible. To be successful in Forever you must have the vision to believe that you can achieve greatness, make a plan and then work to see it through. It's time to catch the vision of Forever™ Essential Oils!
Whether aromatherapy is new to you or you have been using aromatics and essential oils in your daily lives for years, Forever™ Essential Oils will bring a new dynamic to your business. To share Forever™ Essential Oils you must first understand the power of the aromatherapy market. In 2014, the aromatherapy market was over $25.3 billion and growing! Think of all of the people that you know or share Forever with that are already using aromatherapy and would be interested in learning why Forever™ Essential Oils are the best products available on the market today.
Next, make yourself an aromatherapy expert. How are the products used? Where? By Who? Essential oils have so many uses it would be impossible to know all of them, but by knowing some key ways the products help others look and feel better, you can speak intelligently about the product line and give your customers and downline confidence in the product and in you. Aromatherapy can be diffused throughout the home, your car or anywhere else you would use fragrance. It can be mixed with carrier oil and applied to the skin, and some of them can even be ingested. The best part? The whole family can benefit from the power of Forever™ Essential Oils! If you find ways that you love to use the oils, sharing them becomes even easier!
Now that you understand the power of aromatherapy, take some time to learn why Forever™ Essential Oils are the best products available on the market today. Since 1978, Forever has traveled all over the world to find the purest natural ingredients to use in our products and we've done it again! Sourced from all over the world and 100% pure with no synthetic fillers, Forever™ Essential Oils are nature's purest botanical essences harnessed especially for you! Understand the sources and uses of these amazing products so you can speak confidently to your downline, customers and prospective FBOs!
Once you understand the sources, ingredients and benefits of Forever™ Essential Oils, it's time to share the products!
To learn more about the sources, ingredients and uses of Forever™ Essential Oils, and to watch Jayne Leach's entire training on Building A Manager Business with Forever™ Essential Oils, visit www.discoverforever.com.
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Use Forever™ Essential Oils in meetings, trainings, product launches and presentations to show how easy the product is to use. Because of the way that the sense of smell works with the brain, the effects of essential oils can be instantaneous, giving your downline, customers and potential FBOs an instant, positive interaction with the product!


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Do you love books? So do we! As part of our very exciting spring exhibit, Pressing Forward: The Book Club of California at 100 we're holding a Book Collection Competition.You're invited to enter!
UPDATE: The 2012 winners have been announced!
First, do you know about the Book Club of California? They are awesome! Founded in 1912 they are a "a non-profit organization of book lovers and collectors who have a special interest in Pacific Coast history, literature, and fine printing." You can learn more about them on the BCC website, which includes photos of warm and inviting reading spaces and libraries that can be found at their San Francisco location.
Second, as a potential winner of the Book Collection Competition, you may receive a one-year membership to the venerable Book Club of California, as well as the chance to have your loved books included in our exhibit at Cal Poly.
What's involved? A photo of at least seven of your thematically related books and a short write-up. And a simple form for our records. So, if you're like my uncle who was totally into collecting anything by or about Jack London, get out your camera and snap a photo. Or maybe you're a music lover with a dozen books on jazz? Ponies? The solar system?
Read more about how to enter at Kennedy Library. The deadline is February 23.
Oh! Also, as part of the exhibit extravaganza, mark your calendars for April 5. That's when we'll host the opening reception and talk with a very special guest (stay tuned) as well as an interactive Science Cafe on Japanese Bookbinding with expert bookbinder Erin Zamrzla.


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Immigration Regulations
SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System)
SEVIS is an internet-based system that provides U.S. schools, immigration officials, and consular officials with accurate and current information on nonimmigrant foreign students from the time they are admitted to a U.S. institution until they depart the U.S. or change to another immigration status.
Immigration regulations: Maintaining Your F-1 Status
The International Services Office will support and assist you in dealing with matters of immigration. However, it is important that you assume personal responsibility for maintaining your status. Recent tightening of immigration regulations and closer scrutiny of both international students and schools through the SEVIS system mean that you will have to be especially vigilant.
Here are some things you need to do in order to maintain your status:
1. Keep your passport valid at all times
2. Do not work off campus without authorization
3. Keep your I-20 updated
- Get your I-20 signed by the FSA or director before leaving the country the first time and thereafter (if you cross the border often) at the end of each semester. The signature is necessary to reenter the United States.
- You must apply through the ISO and obtain a new I-20 for any of the following: change of major; change of level (Bachelor's to Master's, for example); extension of your program (if you need more time to finish your degree)
4. Register for a full course of studyYou are expected to register for a full course of study in both the fall and winter semesters each academic year. You may take a vacation or register part time in the summer term (unless that term is your first term at Detroit Mercy).
- Undergraduates: In any semester, a full course of study is 12 credits.
- Graduate students: In any semester, a full course of study is 9 credits.
- Students in ALCP (English language) classes: ALCP 1010/5101 = full time. Undergraduates: ALCP 2010 + 6 credits, ALCP 3150 + 9 credits = full time. Graduate students: ALCP 5201 + 3 credits, ALCP 5315 + 6 credits = full time.
Exceptions to full-time enrollment include:
- Students in the final semester of their program need to register only for the number of credits required to complete the program.
- Students who have completed all degree requirements except the dissertation or thesis are only required to register for the number of dissertation credits required by the department (or for ALCP 5000).
- Concurrent enrollment (taking courses at another school):
- You may take courses at another institution provided you are concurrently taking courses at Detroit Mercy and the total number of credits from both institutions equals full time.
- If you take courses at another institution during a vacation semester, it is not necessary to be concurrently registered at Detroit Mercy.
- You may not take courses at another institution during your final semester (even if that semester is the summer term) unless you are concurrently enrolled for courses at Detroit Mercy.
- You must inform the International Services Office of concurrent enrollment at the beginning of the semester (unless the concurrent enrollment takes place during a vacation semester)
You must obtain authorization from the ISO before dropping below full-time status for any of these reasons:
- Illness or other medical reason
- Improper course-level placement
- Difficulty with English language or reading requirements
- Unfamiliarity with American teaching methods
You may not be excused from a full course of study because of scheduling conflicts or course closures, or because courses are otherwise unavailable.
Limits on reduced course load include:
- For the academic reasons listed above, you may be authorized to drop below a full course of study for one semester (during your entire program). You must resume full-time study the next semester (excluding summer).
- If you experience illness or injury, you may be authorized to drop below a full course of study for a maximum of one year. You must obtain authorization each semester.


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Publication Archive
This archive contains all documents published by cep over the last few years:
cepAdhoc: Incisive comment on current EU policy issues.
cepPolicyBrief: Concise 4-page reviews of EU proposals (Regulations, Directives, Green Papers, White Papers, Communications) – including a brief summary and economic and legal assessments.
cepInput: Impulse to current discussions of EU policies.
cepStudy: Comprehensive examination of EU policy proposals affecting the economy.
With the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS), the EU Commission wants to ensure that electronic toll collection systems become interoperable EU-wide. In cep's view, the removal of legal requirements and the additional options for EETS providers facilitate the latter's market entry. This creates a broader range of cross-border interoperable solutions.
The EU Commission wants to strengthen the Single Market and, to this end, set up an online portal providing information which citizens and businesses need in order to carry out cross-border activities in the EU. In addition, they will be able to use the portal to access and implement online administrative procedures of the Member States. Certain administrative procedures of the Member States will also be digitised.
The EU Commission wants to create a framework for a pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP). An internal market for personal pensions will promote competition, channel savings towards the capital markets and away from traditional savings deposits in banks and increase the distribution of personal pension products in the EU.
The EU Commission is aiming to bring in a new registration and monitoring system for the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption of new lorries and buses. This means additional bureaucratic obligations for vehicle manufacturers and registration authorities. The obligation to publish sensitive data weakens the competitiveness of European vehicle manufacturers on markets outside the EU.
The EU Commission wants to increase women's participation in employment. With this aim, work life balance is to be improved and incentives created for men to claim parental leave. In cep's view, the proposed Directive can at best make a small contribution to achieving the EU Commission's objective.


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Berkshire Wedding Photography.
Our wedding photography service is available in Berkshire. The approach we take to wedding photography is to shoot in a relaxed, reportage style. We blend in with your guests and capture lots of candid moments of them enjoying your wedding day with you. From all the small details of your wedding day to photographs of your friends and family. We capture the true story of your wedding day.
Our photographs have captured our couples, their friends and their family in the moment on their wedding day. Our style has developed away from lists and images of other peoples wedding on Pinterest boards. We don't like to plan what we shoot, this takes away from capturing images that are of in moment scenes. We learned this when we decided to move away from that approach. From that point on the photographs we captured at our couples wedding were real and true to the scene. We want what we produce for you to be real, as you remember it.
Relaxed Reportage Style Berkshire Wedding Photography
We like to take photographs of just the both of you looking amazing on your wedding day. Typically we try to fit two of these sessions in and we try to keep to 20 minutes. If you have chosen to have a couple's photo shoot with us then you will know what it is like to work with one of the team. No worries if you have not. We won't take you out of your comfort zones or ask you to do anything odd or bizarre.
We also like to take night time flash lit photographs that give you a unique special image of you both. As you we see in our featured weddings Group shots we like to keep to a minimum of ten to keep the parents happy and to keep your wedding day flowing. We have found from experience that most group shots are better left till the evening, when everyone has had something to eat and drink and are more relaxed.
When it comes to choosing your wedding photographer the best advice we can give is to just go with your gut instinct. If you've watched the slideshow on this page and think this is exactly the kind of style you want captured on your wedding day, then get in touch using the form below!
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(CNN) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, says the United States cannot provide the war-torn nation with an "endless surge" of combat forces.
In an extended interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour to be aired this weekend, McChrystal said the United States and its allies are sending thousands of troops to help secure Afghanistan's future by reversing the Taliban's momentum and providing assistance to increase the Afghan national security force.
President Obama announced last week the deployment of another 30,000 U.S. forces to Afghanistan, increasing the total U.S. troop commitment to almost 100,000, while at least 25 other countries have pledged another 7,000 troops.
But McChrystal said Obama's additional goal to begin withdrawing U.S. troops in July 2011 will force Afghan officials to take the lead on ensuring their country's security.
"[The withdrawal date] tells people that we cannot have an endless surge of a significant number of combat forces," he said. "It's a forcing function to make people step up."
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said his forces will take the security lead in five years, despite doubts among military analysts that the Afghan army and police will be able to provide a sufficient number of trained forces in that period.
McChrystal rejected concerns that the July 2011 withdrawal is too early.
"It will take longer, but it won't take longer to turn the momentum," he said. "It won't take longer to get this moving in the direction where Afghans have confidence."
McChrystal said he has already seen counterinsurgency efforts reverse the momentum of the Taliban in such areas as central Helmand and parts of Kunar and Khost provinces.
With the troop surge starting early next year, McChrystal said the strategy will be "to take away from [insurgents] that which they need -- access to the population. It's to go to key areas, expand security in those areas, and prevent the insurgents from having access."
McChrystal said the goal is to protect population centers to enable the government to improve security and governance. He also stressed the importance of avoiding civilian casualties, which have drawn criticism from Afghans, because they make it less likely the Afghan people will support the coalition.
"It is better to miss a target than to cause civilian casualties," he said. "We can always target enemy leaders later. We can't make up for the fact that we killed civilians."
Amanpour concluded her interview by asking McChrystal about the rare off-duty moments he enjoys in Afghanistan, times when reporters have seen him jogging around his headquarters in Kabul listening to his iPod.
He said his play list usually includes books: "I'm listening to one right now about George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette and their relationship during the Revolution."
Asked whether he has drawn any lessons from the book, McChrystal said, "I think what you take away from George Washington is that it's always tough to include the ability to work with all the different players. ... So what I'll try to do is be a good team member as we focus our way forward."