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We've received some very sad updates from old friends in the past week.
We first heard from Michael and Carrie last week, letting us know that our beloved Mia Hamm had passed away. A couple of months ago, Mia began bleeding from beneath her tail, and after multiple rounds of antibiotics, and an x-ray was done that revealed a serious tumor. She passed her final days surrounded by her family and in comfort. Hers was a happy tail from beginning to end — she found her family and lived a full and cherished life with them.
We then heard a followup from Twoflower the guinea pig. He as adopted by Chris to be friends with his strong-willed ladypig Stealth. They lived together in harmony and happiness for many months. Unfortunately, early last week Twoflower passed in the wee hours of the morning as his heroic dad tried valiantly to get him into the emergency vet.
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10:40 AM Saturday the SCFD was dispatched to the area of A St to E St around College Ave do to multiple reports of a strong smell of gas. Within minutes SCFD confirmed and PNM was called. By aroud noon the leak was located on A St and in the meantime an evacuation was ordered from 6th to 10th Sts and from A to D and a Command Center was set up at the WNMU Police Department and the evacuation center at the convention center was opened.
I arrived around 1:15 PM and could freely drive around the evacuation area except for 1 block of A, B and C streets were blocked from College to 8th but not 8th nor College but not any other streets. I headed to the command center and found the SCPD Chief, Chief of investigations and a few what looked like homeland security. As I entered the WNMU Police Dept the doors to the inner offices were quickly closed leaving me with a busy FD incident commander and a cop on his cell phone. originally the evacuation was scheduled to last 8 hours then it was reduced to 6 hours then within minuted was change to 2 hours then all was cancelled. What brought out all the top brass and the Feds? A few days ago there was a training class for just this scenario and this opportune incident was a practical exercise.
But it gets better: and dangerous. Earlier in the morning the Town sewer crew was called out to clear a sewer backup on that very section. When A street was dug up they found that when the 8 inch gas line was installed many years ago, to cross the street with the gas line they found the sewer in the way so they drilled a hole trough the sewer and ran their pipe through it. When the sewer crew ran their snake they encountered resistance but persisted and cut the gas line in half. Did the gas company reroute the gas line and patch the sewer line? I couldn't tell for sure but it didn't look like it. It is now up to the Town to force an answer and proof. How many more situations are like this around own?
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1. The huge federally looking Suv's belong to WNMU, no homeland secururity present according to SCPD Chief Reynolds
2. SCPD Chief Reynolds was out of Town and not present.
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City of Chilliwack
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This position will assist management to achieve an efficient operation in the Recreation Department through reliable work in facility program supervision and general facility custodial duties, observing and complying with municipal policies and recognized safety practices.
Duties include but are not limited to: custodial/security services in municipal arenas; enforcing public skating rules; performing minor cleaning tasks; cleaning and servicing washrooms, lobbies and foyers, and seating areas; emptying waste baskets, ashtrays; providing assistance to the general public; performing caretaking tasks as assigned.
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-able to understand verbal and written instructions in English, fill in simple forms, count, and perform addition and subtraction;
-able to exhibit courtesy, tact and diplomacy in dealing with the public and be neat and presentable in appearance;
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-able to demonstrate skill in the use of equipment and materials as provided;
-able to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with department officials and staff;
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Why smoking can save your life.
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- Anonymous11 November 2016 at 03:15
As dubious as this sounds, I had guessed immediately that Douglas was your grandfather. (The reason being I remember you mentioning your grandfather wrote a story about his life in WW1 and you hadn't known about it till now. And for some reason I had no doubt in my mind it was him.)ReplyDelete
But that is one incredible story! I guess it shows how God is always there to keep us safe and protect us, no matter what the circumstances.
And sorry, but I still don't support smoking very much. :P
(I always knew you were a writer, too! And look! I could have merely said "great post" but look how I've elaborated! I think maybe I'm a writer too... ?!)
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Actually, this isn't that great-grandfather. It's a different one. I've known THIS story ever since I can remember. ;-)Delete
An no, I don't support smoking, haha.
This story is so wonderful and you wrote it very well! I was captured by it, especially since I love stories like these. I think my own grandfather served in WWI too, but I'm sot sure about it, nor do I know the specifics.ReplyDelete
I have never commented before, but I have read your posts for over a year now and I thought it was time to start commenting too. :)Replies
Thank you so much for commenting, Rebekka! :-)Delete
And yes, I love stories like these too. I wish I knew more about the time when he served in WW1, but this is the only story I have. ;-)
I love this story. :-) Beautifully written, Naomi!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11 November 2016 at 06:40
You wrote this so well.:) This reminds me of a true story where a detective got shot but his badge stopped the bullet from entering his heart.ReplyDelete
"Letters and cigarettes were the angels in shining armor." I like the way you put that. Soldiers had nothing, so anything was everything. Thanks for sharing this story!
~Rilla Blythe
P.S. I wish Walter had smoked.;)
This was wonderful. It was written such that I felt I really was listening to a fireside story, and experiencing the same exciting expectation.ReplyDelete
And the story itself is amazing. The fact that it really happened, and that it relates so closely to you makes it all the more special. Thanks so much for sharing it! It's stories like this that really bring Veteran's Day to life.
Aww. This was sweet. And you told the story so well, Naomi!! (You most certainly ARE a writer!)ReplyDelete
I love that quote of your granddad's. "I owe my existence to the habit." Haha. That's great. :)
Thanks for sharing!
What a great story! I had shivers up my spine.ReplyDeleteReplies
I sent shivers down someone's spine?!! Wow. Thanks, Rosie. :-)Delete
What a great post, Naomi! That's such a cool story to have in your family history. You should really do more story time posts like this. It was so interesting to read.ReplyDelete
I guessed right away that he was an ancestor of yours. And I love these kind of stories.ReplyDelete
What a wonderful story! You have the best kind of "clickbait" (and I mean that in a good way!) :) Happy Veterans Day!ReplyDelete
Oooooh! OOOOOH! *evie grins widely as she's such a history nerd* WOW! Do more, please! =DReplyDelete
Also have you seen the crown yet?? We've seen Episode 1
This is beautiful, Naomi. <3ReplyDelete
(Yes, you ARE a writer!!!)
What a story. That's beautiful. You told it splendidly. :)ReplyDelete
Spam comments are lame. I got SO many of them I had to disable Anonymous comments. (Sorry nice Anonymites)
Anyway. Other comments = I LOVE YOU. :-)


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Lake Waiau
(Hawaii, USA)
|[Full Again: Lake Waiau nearly disappeared, in a shrinking process that extended from 2010 - 2015 with no clear explanation. As of September 2015, it is again full.] Tiny Lake Waiau on Hawaii's Big Island is one of the highest elevated lakes on the planet. Located at 13,020 feet above sea level, ...
Chicago Lakes
(Colorado, USA)
Also known as: Upper Chicago Lake, Lower Chicago Lake, Idaho Springs Reservoir, Echo Lake, Summit Lake
One of the more popular destinations within Denver's Mountain Parks system is the trail leading to the Chicago Lakes. This Front Range trail centers around 14,240-foot Mount Evans, with a series of scenic alpine lakes set within a pristine mountain landscape. Located approximately 38 miles west of ...
Little Echo Lake
(Colorado, USA)
Also known as: Lake Luena
One of the prettiest hidden sights on Colorado's Front Range, Little Echo Lake makes visitors work a bit to get there. Accessible by a mile=long trail heading into the James Peak Wilderness Area, Little Echo Lake has been inspiring visitors to make the effort for well over a hundred years. The little ...
Echo Lake
(Colorado, USA)
|Echo Lake is one of the Denver metro area's most popular Mountain Parks. Located only an hour west of Denver, Echo Lake Park is the only sub-alpine park in the Mountain Park system. Its focal point is 24-acre Echo Lake, only a quarter of a mile up the path from the parking lot. Shallow Echo Lake is ...
Monarch Lakes
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Also known as: Upper Monarch Lake, Lower Monarch Lake
Upper and Lower Monarch Lake grace the high elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Sequoia National Park. An elevation climb to 10,600 feet takes you past breathtaking views of Sawtooth Peak, Mineral Peak and Mineral King Valley to Upper Monarch Lake. Formed by a dam built in the early 1900s, ...
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Also known as: Brainard Lake, Blue Lake, Mitchell Lake, Long Lake, Lake Isabelle
The Brainard Lakes are some of the most heavily visited lakes along Colorado's Front Range. Five small lakes lie within the Brainard Lakes Recreation Area in the east central Indian Peaks Wilderness area of the Roosevelt National Forest. Four of the five - Blue Lake, Mitchell Lake, Long Lake and Lake ...
Lake Quivera
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Also known as: Lake Quivira
There is no prettier lake than Lake Quivera in Colorado's Front Range Region. Tucked high into the Rockies west of Idaho Springs, Lake Quivera and its twin, Silver Lake, hold some of the clearest water found in the St Mary's Glacier area. The lake is relatively unknown as the twin reservoirs are entirely ...
Meadow Creek Reservoir
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Also known as: Meadow Creek Lake
Meadow Creek Reservoir is a little Colorado lake with a well-deserved reputation as a desirable destination. Only 50 acres in size, the small reservoir was built in the early 1970s as a water storage reservoir for Denver Water. The little reservoir, only 58 feet deep, serves as a collection point for ...
Turquoise Lake
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Also known as: Turquoise Reservoir
One of Colorado's favorite high-altitude recreational destinations is Turquoise Lake. Located five miles west of vacation playground Leadville, 1,780-acre Turquoise Lake offers plenty of opportunity for avid outdoors fans to enjoy woods, water and wide mountain vistas. As part of the Frying Pan-Arkansas ...
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Also known as: Twin Lakes Reservoir
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Also known as: Dillon Reservoir
Nestled in the middle of some of Summit County's best skiing, Lake Dillon is the perfect year round getaway. With its rich history, fantastic sport fishing, and easy access to world class skiing, the lake or Dillon Reservoir as it's sometimes known, is sure to become a family favorite. The original ...
Fairview Lakes
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Also known as: Fairview Lake #1, Fairview Lake #2
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Mammoth Lakes
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|Mammoth Lakes, in California's High Sierras Region, is something of a misnomer. There is no lake named Mammoth. Instead, a group of small lakes southwest of the town of Mammoth Lakes, in a geological formation called the Mammoth Lakes Basin, lies beneath Mammoth Mountain. The lakes - Lake Mary, Lake ...
Hidden Lake
(Colorado, USA)
Also known as: Hidden Lakes
Tucked away in the Routt National Forest in the northwest Colorado Rockies, Hidden Lake offers some fantastic camping for those desiring a smaller campground away from the beaten path. At 10 acres, Hidden Lake is big enough to hide some trophy sized fish, but small enough to feel like you are on your ...
Fish Lake
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|Fishlake National Forest is a glittering emerald jewel in the heart of Utah's normally dry and desolate countryside. And in the National Forest is the lake that gives the forest its name - Fish Lake. Covering 2,500 acres, Fish Lake is the largest naturally formed mountain lake in the entire state. ...
Lake Purgatory
(Colorado, USA)
Also known as: Columbine Lake, Purgatory Lake
Set in the middle of a winter wonderland, Lake Purgatory is a private alpine lake found in beautiful southwestern Colorado. Snowshoeing, snowcat skiing, snowboarding, snow biking and cross country skiing are all within view of Lake Purgatory - but the fun doesn't stop there. When spring arrives ski ...
Johnson Valley Reservoir
(Utah, USA)
|Johnson Valley Reservoir is a 700-acre lake just three miles northeast of Fish Lake in the heart of Utah's Fishlake National Forest. The reservoir was created in 1899, ten years after Fish Lake was purchased from the Paiute Indians. Because of rapid settlement in Utah in the late 1800s, construction ...
Kents Lakes
(Utah, USA)
Also known as: Kents Lake, Upper Kents Lake, Lower Kents Lake
Three popular little lakes in Utah's Panoramaland Region are the three Kents Lakes: Upper Kents Lake, Lower Kents Lake, and Kents Lake. These small reservoirs lie in close proximity along a tributary to the South Fork Beaver River in the Fish Lake National Forest. Perched in a high meadow in the Tushar ...
Lake Agnes
(Colorado, USA)
|Set in the mountains of north central Colorado, Lake Agnes is an exclusive private lake surrounded by the aspen, alder and pines of the Routt and Arapaho National Forests. Not to be confused with Lake Agnes in Jackson County, this Lake Agnes is a peaceful retreat in Grand County a mere 26 miles from ...
Sun Valley Lake
(Colorado, USA)
|As the world outside goes by, a mother moose and her calf go for a swim in Sun Valley Lake. It's not an uncommon occurrence on this peaceful, secluded lake. Although it's just a few miles from all the amenities of the Town of Grand Lake, Sun Valley Lake is in its own private world in Colorado's Front ...
Electric Lake
(Utah, USA)
Also known as: Electric Reservoir
Electric Lake lies like a high-altitude jewel amid one of Utah's most spectacular recreational playgrounds. Bordering both the Panoramaland and Castle Country tourism regions, the reservoir was created in 1974 when a dam was constructed to collect the waters of Upper Huntington Creek, Boulger Creek, ...
Electra Lake
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Also known as: Cascade Reservoir
The majestic peaks of the San Juan Mountains stand guard over the breathtaking beauty of southwestern Colorado's Electra Lake. Found 25 miles north of Durango in La Plata County, Electra Lake is not just a destination - it is a chance to experience the rich heritage and breathtaking beauty of the American ...
Grand Lake
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|Nestled in the Rocky Mountains and filled with water from melting snow, Grand Lake is the headwaters of the Colorado River and one of the state's treasures. With its majestic scenery, pristine water and abundant wildlife, the lake is the perfect place for a Rocky Mountain getaway. Surrounded by ...


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Impact Portraits – With Vicki Derks
Vicki will demonstrate how she creates images with hyper-realism that your clients will love and your competition cannot copy. From capture to extraction to creating unique HDR backgrounds, the entire process will be explained.
Vicki has operated a small studio in Mukilteo WA since 2006. She specializes in the discerning high school senior client. Soon moving to Kansas City, Missouri where she plans to again cater to the senior client. 2009 Seattle Professional Photographer of the Year.
May 7th, 2013
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
The Polish Home
1714 18th Ave, Seattle, Wa. 98122
From I-5 North take exit 165B James St. and on 1st lights take left on Cherry St. On next traffic lights take another left turn to Madison St. Go up the Hill on Madison to 18th Ave. and take a left into 18th Ave. Polish Home is on the right hand side.
From I-5 South take exit "Madison St." Go up the Hill on Madison to 18th Ave. and take a left into 18th Ave. Polish Home is a big building on the right hand side.
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I have a window. Eight days where the days are mine, and the nights are mine too. Eight days were my glorious girls are off being glorious with their dad, and their laughter rings around this empty house like the distant jingle of goat bells up a far-away mountain. Eight days where I close my bedroom door so that even the cats can't come in. The last eight days I have had up to 3 children and 2 cats a night in my bed, fighting for my duvet, and my head space. My body loves waking up to the sweat sandwich of a child suctioned to my skin, but my brain finds it rather crowded. My brain needs a little one-on-one attention right now, and not even the cats are getting in. Eight days to devote to the only other thing I crave more than the heat of my girls breath dancing with mine. Eight days to write. Eight days to dance to the tapping of my keyboard and see what melody plays out.
Of course, just as I crave my girls, they also drive me mad, and I can be found hiding in the toilet just to get a little moment. Unfortunately the bathroom lock is broken, and so even those moments are fleeting. And just as I crave writing, it also scares the bejaysus out of me, because here I have all this time and space, here I have eight days to write this burning banshee that is screaming inside of me in the form of a book, and I will wash the floor rather than face the prospect my words are not as wonderful as the book in my head is.
Like all writers I know, I have what is called the Crippling-Self-Doubt-Hebeejeebies.
Aha! But this time I know about this rampant condition. This time I am armed. I know I have this condition and know how much cleaner my house can be when I get the space and time to write and so I have two weapons in my armoury.
The first thing is, a cleaner. Yes, I called a website, and got my house cleaned. The floor is sparkling. I cannot clean it again.
The second thing is a letter. I came across this doing some research a while ago. This letter comes from the amazingly incredible series of Dear Sugar advice columns written for The Rumpus (they are not all about writing, but so worth reading). I printed this one out, and every time I have to face the blank page and I feel the fear, I read this letter. The girl that wrote to Dear Sugar (who was later revealed to be Cheryl Strayed, and the first book she is talking about here is Wild) was experiencing crippling self doubt and loathing. She believed that women writers all ended up depressed and suicidal (!). It's lengthy and long but every word is worth it. The full version is here. But here are the bits that gets me going. This is my weapon:
But I was wrong. The second heart inside me beat ever stronger, but nothing miraculously became a book. As my 30th birthday approached, I realized that if I truly wanted to write the story I had to tell, I would have to gather everything within me to make it happen. I would have to sit and think of only one thing longer and harder than I thought possible. I would have to suffer. By which I mean work.
At the time, I believed that I'd wasted my twenties by not having come out of them with a finished book and I bitterly lambasted myself for that. I thought a lot of the same things about myself that you do. That I was lazy and lame. That even though I had the story in me, I didn't have it in me to see it to fruition, to actually get it out of my body and onto the page, to write, as you say, with "intelligence and heart and lengthiness." But I'd finally reached a point where the prospect of not writing a book was more awful than the one of writing a book that sucked. And so at last, I got to serious work on the book.
When I was done writing it, I understood that things happened just as they were meant to. That I couldn't have written my book before I did. I simply wasn't capable of doing so, either as a writer or a person. To get to the point I had to get to write my first book, I had to do everything I did in my twenties. I had to write a lot of sentences that never turned into anything and stories that never miraculously formed a novel. I had to read voraciously and compose exhaustive entries in my journals. I had to waste time and grieve my mother and come to terms with my childhood and have stupid and sweet and scandalous sexual relationships and grow up. In short, I had to gain the self-knowledge that Flannery O'Connor mentions in that quote I wrote on my chalkboard. And once I got there I had to make a hard stop at self-knowledge's first product: humility.
Do you know what that is, sweet pea? To be humble? The word comes from the Latin wordshumilis and humus. To be down low. To be of the earth. To be on the ground. That's where I went when I wrote the last word of my first book. Straight onto the cool tile floor to weep. I sobbed and I wailed and I laughed through my tears. I didn't get up for half an hour. I was too happy and grateful to stand. I had turned 35 a few weeks before. I was two months pregnant with my first child. I didn't know if people would think my book was good or bad or horrible or beautiful and I didn't care. I only knew I no longer had two hearts beating in my chest. I'd pulled one out with my own bare hands. I'd suffered. I'd given it everything I had.
We get the work done on the ground level. And the kindest thing I can do for you is to tell you to get your ass on the floor. I know it's hard to write, darling. But it's harder not to. The only way you'll find out if you "have it in you" is to get to work and see if you do. The only way to override your "limitations, insecurities, jealousies, and ineptitude" is to produce. You have limitations. You are in some ways inept. This is true of every writer, and it's especially true of writers who are 26. You will feel insecure and jealous. How much power you give those feelings is entirely up to you.
……How many women wrote beautiful novels and stories and poems and essays and plays and scripts and songs in spite of all the crap they endured. How many of them didn't collapse in a heap of "I could have been better than this" and instead went right ahead and became better than anyone would have predicted or allowed them to be. The unifying theme is resilience and faith. The unifying theme is being a warrior and a motherfucker. It is not fragility. It's strength. It's nerve. And "if your Nerve, deny you –," as Emily Dickinson wrote, "go above your Nerve." Writing is hard for every last one of us—straight white men included. Coal mining is harder. Do you think miners stand around all day talking about how hard it is to mine for coal? They do not. They simply dig.
You need to do the same, dear sweet arrogant beautiful crazy talented tortured rising star glowbug. That you're so bound up about writing tells me that writing is what you're here to do. And when people are here to do that they almost always tell us something we need to hear. I want to know what you have inside you. I want to see the contours of your second beating heart.
So write, Elissa Bassist. Not like a girl. Not like a boy. Write like a motherfucker.
And so I have 8 days ahead of me. There is no-one to follow me into the toilet, no floors to wash. Just eight days, my laptop, and me. Time to write like a motherfucker.


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Simply put diplopia is double vision. That means a person sees two images for a single object at the same time. Diplopia is displaced sometimes vertically, other times horizontally and sometimes even diagonally.
How does it happen? Well, it's simple. There's no problem with the eyes. The eyes are fully functional but they cannot target the same object. Usually it is because the extraocular muscles (EOMs) function is impaired. It is caused usually by disorders of the cranial nerves, disorders of the neuromuscular junction, mechanical problems and sometimes ingestion of toxins or disorders involving the supranuclear oculomotor pathways.
Diplopia is a disabilitating disorder that might affect a person's balance and most often it is a sign of a systemic disease.
There are four important types of diplopia: binocular, monocular, temporary and voluntary.
Binocular diplopia is an eye movement disorder that occurs in both eyes. When covering one eye the binocular diplopia it disappears. Binocular diplopia is caused by diabetes, strabismus, trauma to the eye muscles, myasthenia gravis, grave's disease and damage to nerves controlling the extraocular muscles.
Monocular diplopia is affecting one eye and it continues even when the other eye is covered. It can be caused by astigmatism, cataracts, keratoconus, pterygium, retinal problems, a dislocated lens, dry eye, a mass of swelling in the eyelid.
Temporary diplopia usually is caused by concussions, head injuries or alcohol intoxications. It could also come as a side effect of certain drugs like anti-convulsant (Lamotrigine), dissociative drugs (Dextromethorphan, Ketamine), anti-epileptics (Zonisamide, Phenytoin) and hypnotics (Zolpidem). It could also be caused by tired or strained muscle.
Some can do it voluntarily and uncouple their eyes and have double vision at will.
There's only one symptom for diplopia, double vision or seeing two images instead of a single object. So, if you see two objects when there is only one in front of you, you have diplopia. But there are still things to determine.
First and for most the doctor has to determine if it is monocular or binocular double vision. Why is it important? Well, it's important because the doctor has to determine the cause of the diplopia as the treatment depends a lot on the cause.
To determine if it is binocular o monocular the doctor will ask the patient to cover one eye, then the other one. After determining if it is binocular o monocular, the doctor will try to determine the cause and pre-existing conditions that might favor the disorder. To determine which muscles were affected the doctor will ask the patient to look at the doctor's finger as the doctor will move it up and down left and right.
Then the doctor might use prisms to determine the amount of double vision. Then other tests might be necessary like MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or CT (computed tomography). It is easier to give a correct diagnosis in adults than children.
When first symptoms are noticed the patient should see a doctor immediately.
Treatment of diplopia focuses on the underlying cause. Most of the times treatment might include prism correction, eye exercises, surgery, wearing an eye patch on alternative eyes or botulinum toxin.
Prevention is possible for certain causes of double vision. For example to avoid head trauma people should wear seatbelt while driving. If the job involves a risk of eye injury or head trauma the workers should wear headgear and protective goggles. People with diabetes can decrease the chances of having diplopia by controlling their blood sugar.


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OSHAWA, Ontario — General Motors car engines were once the stuff of American legend. The Beach Boys sang, "nothing can touch my 409," about a powerful Chevy V-8. Oldsmobile owners in 1981 were so angered that their cars had been fitted with Chevrolet engines instead of Oldsmobile "Rockets," the subject of another hit song, that they successfully sued G.M. over the swap.
The company has since eliminated brand distinctions between engines, saddling them with names unlikely to inspire songwriters, like Ecotec, Vortec and Northstar. But some owners of the Chevrolet Equinox, a "compact" sport utility vehicle built in North America, might be surprised to learn the origin of the engine under their hoods — it's made in China.
Last year, China exported more than $12 billion in auto parts, up from less than $2 billion in 2002 — the majority to North America. The increase in exports has added to the problems plaguing North American suppliers. Most famously, Delphi, which is seeking to emerge from bankruptcy, has closed dozens of plants and moved some production overseas to become more competitive, including to China.
Soon China will be exporting whole vehicles to North America. Last year, Chrysler signed a deal with China's largest car company, Chery Automobile, to supply a Dodge subcompact.
One of the most important steps on China's long march to becoming an auto exporter was the little-noticed arrival of the humble engine inside the 2005 Chevy Equinox.Continue reading the main story
"This is the first Chinese-made engine going into this market," said Eric A. Fedewa, vice president for powertrain forecasts at CSM Worldwide, an automotive analysis firm. "It was an experiment to see if G.M. could use its facility in China to take costs out of a vehicle."
G.M. neither promoted nor hid the fact that the Equinox engine (and that of its twin, the Pontiac Torrent) is made in China. The car's sticker notes 55 percent of its content is make in the United States and Canada, 20 percent in Japan, 15 percent in China and the rest from elsewhere. But no sticker tells consumers the engine is built at Shanghai General Motors, a joint venture of G.M. and the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, a Chinese company.
Originally intended to power Buick sedans built for the Chinese market, the engine is the only one available in the Equinox base model.
Starting with the 2008 model, a larger American-made motor became an option in a higher-end version of the S.U.V. The same model of engine as the one made in China is produced at a G.M. engine plant in Tonawanda, N.Y., about a two-hour drive from the Canadian factory that builds the Equinox.
G.M. does not break out internal costs, so it is not known how the Chinese engines compare in price with those from Tonawanda. Mr. Fedewa said an engine of this sort typically costs $800 to $900 to make.
Even in an era of global manufacturing, the Equinox is exceptionally international. Its engineering was largely done here in Oshawa, headquarters of General Motors of Canada. It uses a five-speed automatic transmission made in Japan by Aisin Seiki, though G.M. is a leading manufacturer of automatic transmissions. And the parts are assembled at a factory in Ingersoll, Ontario, a joint venture between G.M. and Suzuki, another Japanese firm.
Suzuki was a major driver in the decision to use the Chinese-made engine. Dick Kauling, a senior engineering manager at G.M. Canada who helped develop the Equinox, said his group had worked closely with engineers at Suzuki, as well as G.M. engineers in Germany, China and Warren, Mich.
"The Suzuki guys said, 'We have the global logistics that can make this happen,' " Mr. Fedewa said.
Suzuki proposed loading a container ship in Shanghai with engines, then having it stop in Japan to pick up transmissions on its way to Canada.
A 25-year G.M. veteran, Mr. Kauling, remembers when car buyers hotly debated the differences between the engines in G.M. brands, not to mention those from other automakers. But he said the old way of organizing production was less than efficient.
Early in his career, the company was running short of engines for Chevrolets but had a surplus of Oldsmobile motors. He was assigned to find a way to modify the incompatible Oldsmobile engine — the two brands had not even been able to agree on common bolt sizes — to fit into a Chevy body.
Now, Mr. Kauling said, "I don't think we're concerned where the parts come from," adding, the Chinese-made engine "has got General Motors all over it."
The idea of using the Chinese engine did not sit well with the Canadian Auto Workers, the union that represents workers at the Equinox factory. Because of its complexity, engine assembly uses a higher proportion of skilled, well-paid workers.
And Basil E. Hargrove, the union's president, blames what he calls unfair trading practices by Asian manufacturers for much of the North American industry's problems.
"Today it's South Korea and Japan, and tomorrow it's going to be China," he said. "It's only a matter of time before G.M., Ford and Chrysler are going to deal with the crisis they face by going into these countries and shipping into here. Very few consumers ask: where is the engine built or where is the transmission made?"
Assessing the quality of Chinese manufacturing is difficult, partly because of the design of this particular engine.
Gabriel Shenhar, the senior engineer of Consumer Reports auto test division, said that in the Equinox the engine is coarse, noisy, uses more fuel than similar vehicles and produces relatively little horsepower for its size.
He did not blame the Chinese for those shortcomings. "This engine's blueprint did not originate in China," Mr. Shenhar said. "The 3.4 liter, 185 horsepower has always been a lackluster engine."
He called flaws in the design "a reflection of G.M.'s lack of attention to detail and half-hearted effort on this car."
A spokeswoman for Chevrolet, Carolyn Normandin, said, "Our vehicle comes with a standard six-cylinder engine, while most of our competitors only offer standard four-cylinder engines." She added that the company will offer improved fuel economy in the next-generation Equinox. She declined to say when that will be introduced.
Some observers expect the new model will be out in about two years. Mr. Fedewa, the analyst from CSM, expects they will not be fitted with Chinese engines.
"Sourcing from halfway around the world is very challenging," he said, referring to the difficulties of fitting huge transmissions into shipping containers and the possibility of supply-chain disruption.Continue reading the main story


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Wilcats Head to Starkville
When SEC play began back last month, many fans circled tonight's game as one of perhaps three potential roadblocks to the Kentucky Wildcats running through the conference unbeaten. The other two were Vanderbilt (a 69-63 win) and at Florida (March 4). A road trip to Starkville is never easy, and frankly begs the question of why ANYONE would want to go to Starkville, Mississippi in the first place! But I digress...
Tonight's game against Mississippi State does cause concern for the Cats despite the fact that MSU is coming off three straight losses to significantly lesser SEC foes. Of course, we know home crowds are always amped when the Wildcats come calling, and even more so given they are the top-ranked team in the nation. Then there is Rick Stansbury-an able coach, decent recruiter, but a guy that likes to agitate things and showed a serious lack of class when speaking about former Bulldog and current Wildcat Twany Beckham. Apparently Stansbury holds a grudge and is still a little steamed about Beckham leaving the train wreck that was MSU basketball last season and transferring to a real basketball school. Stansbury's comments were a great insight into the jealousy that pervades other programs when it comes to John Calipari and Kentucky basketball, but more than that, they showed what a jerk Rick Stansbury is.
On paper, Kentucky should win the game handily, and the folks in Vegas think that's what will happen seeing they installed UK as 9.5 point favorites. I think that's a little high, and I see UK having to win a grind-it-out sort of game similar to the one in Vanderbilt. The Bulldogs have enough size and talent inside in Arnett Moultrie and Renardo Sidney to give the Cats some trouble, so it will be important for Anthony Davis and Terrence Jones to stay out of foul trouble. I do think Kentucky will win, though, and it would give me great pleasure to see Stansbury and his Bulldogs run out of their own gym simply because their coach can't keep his mouth shut.
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Black voters fear D.C. unready for Obama
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Members of the African-American community here are all set for a black president. But they fear the white establishment in Washington isn't.
Interviews with more than 30 Columbia-area African-American college students and professionals show overwhelming support for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as Saturday's South Carolina primary approaches.
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But many of those interviewed, while thrilled with the prospect of an Obama presidency, worry that the white-dominated government in Washington would work to circumvent the agenda of a black president — an underlying concern that could tarnish Obama's historic appeal in this state and elsewhere.
Portia Young, a graduate student at the University of South Carolina, said, "The people working under him would still have to support him." The Washington system wouldn't be changed overnight, she added, and the historical gains of having the first black president in office could be canceled out if Obama isn't allowed to govern because of his race.
Alice Boutte, a 56-year-old retiree who sells used cars and Mary Kay cosmetics, wants to see Obama in the White House.
"However, I'm so afraid for him. I just wonder how long will he last and will he have the support of the Senate? It'll be tougher, not having the full support of his office in the White House, then he can only do but so much."
This fear has cost Obama at least one vote already. Edwin Green, a 36-year-old director at an insurance company, said concerns about Obama's race hampering his effectiveness are a key reason he does not back the candidate.
"I think it's a matter of getting things done," explained Green. "He's going to run into so many obstacles being a black man. Every bill he tries to pass, he's going to get shut down.
"'Are we really and truly ready for a black president?'" Green says he asked himself, before deciding on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).
Thinking about his own experiences in corporate America and being forced to bring it "10 times more than the next man," the answer Green came up with was "no."
Concerns about Obama's effectiveness in the White House have not tempered the excitement about his historic campaign in Columbia, however. In this part of South Carolina, Obama does not seem to be surging — he seems to have closed the deal, at least among African-Americans.
"If the vote to put him in office would be from this state alone, he'd be president," said Boutte.
"I'm voting for him," said Kermit Wilson, 47, a retired Navy officer whose daughter is volunteering for the Obama campaign. "He's progressive. He's not like an Al Sharpton."
In coming to their decisions, these prospective voters have shown a pragmatic streak, with most of them noting that race didn't factor much into their choice and that Obama had met their personal litmus tests for competence and experience. Many described the Illinois senator as "electable" and "capable."
When asked whether identity played a part in her decision-making, Alexandra Morgan, a student at Benedict College, said it did not.
"For the most part, we've moved past that," said 22-year-old Morgan, a senior majoring in political science. "Let's get down to the issues now. Let's not talk about the fact that he's a black man. It's not shocking to us."
On the question of Obama's experience, an issue that his rival Hillary Rodham Clinton has raised repeatedly, several voters had strong feelings that bordered on exasperation.
"Everybody keeps saying, 'We're not ready for this.' When the hell is it a good time?" asked Arletta Carr, 36, the general manager at Rust, a chic whiskey bar in the downtown neighborhood referred to as The Vista.


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Welcome to www.cutlerandbayliss.co.uk - The online home of Cutler and Bayliss, the Traditional Family Butcher & Greengrocer based in the Cotswold riverside town of Lechlade. We now have a new counter for all our meat pies, pasties and pork pies. We also have an ever increasing stock of Cheese and cooked meats.
Traditional Quality Meat
We buy all of our meat from local suppliers and deal with local farmers whenever possible. We sell Traditionally Reared Beef, Gloucester Old Spot pork (cross bred for a lower fat cover), Local Cotswold Lamb, Free Range Poultry. plus a wide range of other meat including Hand Made Sausages and Home Cure Bacon (see opposite for more details). We now also have local Kelmscott pork most weeks.
We have a fully stocked Fruit and Vegetable section with fresh produce delivered daily including seasonal specials available from stock or to order.
We have a well stocked delicatessen counter with a range of home baked Pies & Pasties. Also on offer is a good selection of Cheese & Cooked Meats. A fresh Olive Bar for you to pick and choose from a selection of fresh Olives.
You can even pick up your lunch from our sandwich selection or just pick up the essentials like a loaf of bread or pint of milk.


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i suggested to my husband today that we drive down by some junkyards and abandoned factories on the south side of peoria to see if we could find an owl, and we found one!
another barred owl. my 2nd since the 1st of the year.
Barred owls are my favorite. Nice pics!
Andy Meador - 02 March 2013 10:34 AMBarred owls are my favorite. Nice pics!
I agree, I love listening to them right before sunset!!!
I know a guy with a horned owl that he found as a baby. It's 2 years old now and eats rats from the pet store. It's highly illegal but the owl is tamed and totally dependant on humans for food. Sad really! Can't imagine keeping something like that caged up. Not to mention what it could do to your face if it gets a notion to attack! He may be on that tv show some day when it gets him!! lol!
My old man had a barred owl he caught as a chick when an old tree fell in his neighborhood…which was back in the mid '30s. Back then you could buy a whole beef kidney at the Pigley Wigley for 5 cents…and that is what he fed it. They used the owl for crow hunting….said the crows would fly down the gun barrel over that owl. I remember him telling me a story of how a kid in the neighborhood claimed that his pet white rat…which was huge…would be too big for the owl and they bet a quarter over whose pet would punk the other out. About the time they decided the rat was too big for the young owl. it swooped out of the rafters of the old smoke house dad kept him in and grabbed the rat. All the rat did was squeak as the young owl flew up to his perch and started eating him. See what you get to do without T.V. and video games?! Over time because of the depression and the economy the beef kidneys got scarce…there were no sparrows, or "spatseys" as he used to call them because he had trapped all of them as well for owl food…so he had to release it. He said it hung around the neighborhood for a day and left. I have one picture of him, and the photos of the owl in the post reminded me of my dad's. Good pictures indeed.
when i was in high school in nebraska there was a guy that had a pet owl. he used to bring it to school dances perched on his shoulder.
Jedro…very cool story about your dad. Sounds like a great memory.
I was blessed to have a father who along with his, was entrenched in the outdoors…back when few were doing that. In those days there were lots of hedge rows. quail were abundant, and the first time someone came in to tell a story about seeing a deer in the Bear creek bottoms (west of Taylorville) everyone called the guy a liar. Model 12's, rubber deeks, and floating the north and south forks of the Sangamon and jump shooting ducks. No coyotes to have a coyote drive for…but fox drives instead. In the first couple month's after quail season ended (no pheasants around either, you had to go up to Gibson City for that)his bunch would take their tricked out varmit guns out (my old man's was a 1885 high wall winchester customized with a bull barrell, set triggers, and a 10x unertyl scope in .219 ackley improved zipper)road hunting…which was legal back then…and look for crows..and yes…see how many "chicken hawks" they could shoot because back then, that was an accepted practice, and most folks thought that birds of prey consumed a quail or furred game diet…instead of mainly rodents as we know today. I have the old log books that he kept of what they killed. Things have really changed…and are going to keep on changing. I am sure that in 30 or 40 years, what we have today will be nothing like what is coming. Back to the owl…he and his buddy found two of them…but his buddy fed his pieces of hot dog and it died. That is one thing that has not changed…hot dogs still ain't good for anything!
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How about we discuss the collection as a whole ...
It is not required, but many short story collections have an overarching theme, sometimes more than one theme. What, if any, is the theme which ties the stories in 20th Century Ghosts together?
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Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
In a large oven-proof saute pan, heat the grapeseed oil over medium-high heat to nearly smoking. Meanwhile, season the grouper and shrimp with salt and pepper. Carefully place the grouper in the pan and sear over a medium-high heat to allow the fish to caramelize to a golden brown color. Carefully flip the fish over and add the shrimp to the pan. Cook for about 1 minute, lower the heat and add the sliced garlic, bay leaves and chile flakes.
Cook the garlic to a nice golden brown, for about 1 minute, then deglaze the pan with the white wine. Cook until the wine is reduced by half. Add the marinara and fish broth and cook until the sauce is slightly reduced, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer the pan to the oven and cook until the fish is fully cooked, about 8 to 10 minutes. Serve hot over pasta of your choice.
This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional. It has not been tested for home use.
Recipe courtesy of Vincenzo Betulia, Osteria Tulia Restaurant, Naples, FL


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My 3 old son thinks making popcorn is a pre-requisite to watching a movie together as a family. A few nights ago, he got out Ratatouille and said "K, Mom....time to make popcorn!" Well alright! I had this recipe on file for a while and thought it sounded scrumptious, so we made it and then watched our movie. I love that we are forming little traditions like this with our little family of 4 (even if it's only popcorn with a movie...hopefully a memory he'll remember always).
Did anyone have a lot less Trick-or-treaters than normal? Some of my neighbors and friends said they are OVERFLOWING with candy still! So here's one way to use some of that candy (vs. sitting down and eating a whole fun-size bag of candy bars)! It turned out delicious, and I loved the chunks of Snickers in it. I was out of peanuts, but I'm sure that would have made it twice as good!
After we ate it all ourselves, I thought how cute it would be to give away as gifts in little baggies tied up with some ribbon. Darn...better make it again! :)
Snickers Caramel Corn
8 quarts air popped corn (about 2 cups of kernels)
1 cup salted butter
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup salted peanuts
30 "Fun Size" Snickers bars coarsely chopped
3 oz melted semi sweet chocolate (optional)
Preheat oven to 200°
Over medium heat boil butter, brown sugar, salt and corn syrup for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in your baking soda. Pour over your popcorn and stir to coat evenly. Transfer to waxed paper lined counter and sprinkle peanuts on top. Stir until all is coated evenly. Transfer popcorn into a large roasting pan and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, stirring every 15 minutes.
Remove from oven and stir in your coarsely chopped Snickers. Return to oven for 3 more minutes so the Snickers begin to melt slightly into the popcorn. Remove from pan and transfer popcorn back to wax paper to cool.
Drizzle melted chocolate on top of popcorn if desired. Let set and store in an airtight container.
Recipe Source: Cookies and Cups
One other recipe I have tried recently can help you use up some of those Rolos you may have left over as well. These cookies are super simple and taste amazing. Enjoy!
Rolo Cookies
1 devils food cake mix
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
Rolos (just have a whole bag on hand)
Mix cake mix, eggs and oil together with spoon. Place about a tablespoon in hand, flatten, and place 1 rolo in the center. Roll into a ball.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes at 350.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!
Recipe Source: Our Family Treat
Good luck with all your extra candy!
Do you have any favorite recipes to use that leftover candy?


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Moving home?
We all change address at some time of our adult life and moving home is quite a stressful time as there is a lot of work,packing and organising to do.
If this is something that you are currently involved in then you should first be sure on the date that everything should be wrapped up by.
You should organise boxes or bags to transport things with tape and any other items that will help. You will need to organise transport and parking f
If you do not know anyone that has used a firm in recent times, you will have to start looking around. Yellow pages or the local paper are good places to start if you have one, In case not then try to search online in you local area for removal services.
You should not just pick the first one you see, to be safe call a few to find out more about what they have to offer and to get a rough estimate of there prices. The company may have to visit to give an exact quote. If this is the case, get a written price so nothing can be added the end when the move is complete.
The K1 Removals Company website is a guide of how a great site should look. They should have a testimonial section for feedback, plenty of photos and video to demonstrate there services and competence.
The amount that you will be billed for will vary. Things that will determine how much you pay will be things like location and also how much possessions that you have to move.


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Early Warning Mode basically relaxes the system when filtering out these readings so that you get faster notifications of exits. This is what the message refers to when enabling the Early Warning Mode about "a higher rate of false alerts". We have this mode to enable parents to have faster alerts because we know just how quickly a child can elope. Most parents prefer these occasional false alerts in order to receive faster alerts and then just determine if they are true or not.
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Puppet Masters Demonize Militia as Media Strings Pulled
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The media has continually tried to demonize militias in every imaginable way for at least the last 20 years. The question remains, who are the puppet masters behind the curtain, flaunting reports such as the MIAC that single out militias over a year before they were arrested?[See Hutaree] Here is yet another example of how the mainstream will turn a constitutional right into terrorism.
On a twisted CNN broadcast with Barton Gellman and Francis Townsend entitled "Militia Groups a Real Threat To the U.S.?" Barton Gellman explains…
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08 May Judy Price: A veritable tour de force
Judy Price does not do things by halves. The founder and president of the National Jewelry Institute ("NJI") is on a mission to bring the same level of excitement to the world of high jewelry and watches as there is to fashion because, according to Judy, "jewelry is architecture for the body. It is a representation of a time and place and of great design." And considering her many accomplishments, including the founding of Avenue magazine, there is no doubt that this spirited and forward looking entrepreneur, publisher, journalist, author, philanthropist and curator will do just that.
To that end, NJI has teamed up with Parsons School of Design to launch intensive week-long courses in New York and Paris. Titled The Business of Luxury/The Fine Art of High Jewelry and Timepieces, this year's NYC program (October 17 – 20) will feature lectures and lunches hosted by luxury industry luminaries such as Mercedes Abramo, President and CEO of Cartier, North America, Graff USA President and CEO Henri Barguidjian, Stellene Vollandes, Editor-in-Chief of Town and Country, Chopard CEO Ralph Simons, Thomas Bouillonnec, President of Piaget North America and Ben Clymer, founder of leading watch website, Hodinkee.com, among others. And that's not all. There are also visits to homes of prominent jewelry collectors like Susan Gutfreund. "Our mission is to educate people on what fine jewelry and timepieces are all about," says Judy.
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Ray-Ban presents the 'Clubround' sunglasses; a unique combination of the signature Clubmaster and Round styles. Crafted with premium acetate and metal frames, the sunglasses are characterised by the distinctive brow line design to the upper part and spherical gold-toned lower moulding.
Resilient and scratch resistant, the Green Classic G-15 lenses were originally developed for military use and effectively protect against harmful UV rays while ensuring enhanced clarity of vision. Adjustable silicone nose pads allow a custom fit and acetate temple arms also feature. Finished with the label's signature rivets and iconic monogram to the upper right lens.
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The Ultimate Sales Method Have you heard the term, authentic selling? Do you know what it means? More importantly, are you able to do it when you're selling? Last week, I had the great honor of discussing this topic in detail as well as giving someRead more →
Is It Lack Of Interest Or Is It Your Sales Approach? Do you know how you're perceived by others? When's the last time you spent time and money promoting a product/service and had nobody buy from you? Did you blame the lack of interest on the product/serviceRead more →
When Prospects Won't Make A Decision – Ask This When's the last time you found yourself in a situation where a prospect would not make a decision? You've dotted every i, crossed every t and even jumped through a few extra hoops and still gotten nowhere.Read more →
How To Get Comfortable Asking For Payment Are you uncomfortable asking for payment? Do you often discount your products/services when you start talking money? You're not alone! This is so common for people who set the price of their products/services. Too often, people are discounting theirRead more →
Reviews & Testimonials – How & When To Ask Reviews & testimonials, do you feel confident in how and when to ask for them? It can be a crucial part of business building so being prepared with how and when to ask is beneficial. Asking forRead more →
List It Or Lose It – The Pricing Conundrum Do you struggle with whether or not to list pricing on your website? Maybe you've been advised by experts to not list your pricing. However, how many people are calling you after visiting your website to inquire aboutRead more →
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Successful Prospecting Successful prospecting is something we all want and yet, most of us are terrified of it. The idea of reaching out to people to earn their business can be scary. It's also one of the things most of us avoid doing at all costs.Read more →
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Are You "Educating" Clients Out Of Buying? When's the last time you caught yourself saying, "I'm not a salesperson. I just want to educate people." People say this when they hear I'm a sales trainer/coach, "I'm not a salesperson, I prefer to educate people." Most peopleRead more →
2 Tips For Setting Your Price When's the last time you wondered if you should raise your price? Maybe you charge by the hour and find this to be a difficult way to make money long term. A common discussion with my clients resolves aroundRead more →
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Are You Missing A Step? As a kid, did you ever try to jump up as many steps as you could at one time? Were you able to jump up 2 or even 3 steps? Maybe you got a group of friends together and you all triedRead more →
Are You Asking For What You Want? When's the last time someone asked you a question that made you stop what you were doing and really think about your answer? You know one of those big questions that you could easily give a standard response to butRead more →
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 p Given the very substantial speed improvements with GPUs,
 will there be a movement to GPU clusters, even if there is a substantial
 cost in problem reformulation? Or are GPUs only suitable for a rather
 narrow range of numerical problems?

My take? Yes, there WILL be a movement to GPU clusters. Note the tense. It has not happened yet.

Speaking as someone responsible for running commercial codes on clusters, I've recently been talking to a former colleague in medical imaging whose group is getting good results with CUDA, and someone who is getting good results in CFD work.
 BUT if you are not writing your own codes, you should be looking at a Beowulf type cluster.
Find yourself a vendor who you have the warm-and-fuzzies with.
Seriously, as you leftpondians say it is like dating.
Also speak with the other researchers who are running thes models - maybe they behave well with Infiniband interconnects, or work well with Myrinet.

Let's be very honest here - we all have a huge amount of computer power on our desks, many times that of the original Cray 1 systems. The art is to install, care for and to run Beowulf class systems efficiently. Yes, for certain algorithms and certain problems CUDA and Firestream accelerate things by 10, 20...100 times. But don't lose track of the amount of power in the current generation - and imminent Shanghai and Nehalem systems.


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Why Reviews Matter
Whether it's a $300 product or a $3 product, every purchase decision a consumer makes can feel like high stakes. A consumers choice of product depends on many factors like the purpose of the product, if it's a one time or recurring purchase, or who in your family will use the product. That's why your customers are particularly focused on reviews and do thorough research to find the very best product for their specific needs.
Products with 50+ reviews can increase conversion rates by 4.6%
Reviews make it easier for consumers to discover your product.
Having a deep base of authentic, thorough consumer reviews will both improve your search rankings and your click-through rate. Here's how to harness reviews to increase your visibility online:
- Ensure your product pages on retailer sites have fresh and unique content.
User-generated content can be a gold-mine for search engine crawlers, particularly around long-tail terms like "best for sensitive skin" or "lightweight and compact."
- Maintain a high click-through rate.
Google reports that CTR is 17% higher when an e-commerce page has an average star rating appear in their search results, and given the focus customers place on reviews, pages with a deep base of reviews are more likely to be clicked on. Our brand partners report that retailers have told them that they need a minimum of 21 consumer reviews, though most aim for 100+.
Search engines use click-through rate (CTR) to gauge how relevant a page is to the term that was searched for, so if someone searches "best hair dryer" and clicks through to your brand's product page on a major retailer, it's likely to move up in the search results.
- Increase time on site on your product pages on key retailer sites.
Average time spent on a page signals to search engines how relevant the page was to the searcher's query. If there are dozens of consumer reviews to read through, the visitor will spend longer on the page, thus increasing its relevance score for that term and helping boost its page ranking.
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Is There A Successful Energy Storage Technology on the Horizon?
H. Bryant of Dandridge, TN, asks "It would be a lot easier to transition to renewable energy if we had better storage technology. Is there any energy storage technology on the horizon that is likely to succeed?" and is answered by Senior Energy Analyst Laura Wisland.
At any given time of the day, our nation's electricity grid operators have to match supply with demand. Since some renewable energy resources, such as wind and solar power, only produce electricity when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining, the ability to store excess power and use it later is a huge benefit.
There are many types of storage technologies. Some of these technologies have been used for decades to help integrate power from coal and nuclear plants into the grid, and to compensate for variability and uncertainty more generally. Unlike coal or nuclear plants, most of these storage technologies can respond within seconds to meet demand, and operators can easily adjust their energy output. They can also be useful in remote locations such as rural and island communities, where long-distance transmission lines are expensive and difficult to build. Here is a quick overview of what's currently available.
- Pumped hydroelectric is the largest and oldest form of storage. Water is stored in a high elevation reservoir and released to generate electricity when needed. When more storage is required, the system pumps water "upstream" to be released later. This type of storage can store large amounts of potential energy, but it is limited by the amount of available land and water for new reservoirs.
- Concentrating solar power plants can store solar heat in water, molten salts, or other fluids, and use it to generate electricity for hours after sunset. Several of these plants are currently operating in Arizona and Nevada, and another is slated for California.
- Power plants, such as wind farms, can use excess electricity to compress air and store it in underground caverns. When needed, the compressed air is heated and used to generate electricity in a natural gas combustion turbine. One such facility is operating in Alabama, and developers have proposed similar projects in California and Texas.
- Rechargeable batteries, such as those in mobile phones and laptop computers, can be used on a much larger scale to supply electricity to the grid. For example, grid operators on the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Lanai use batteries to smooth out the output variability from solar power plants, which generate a large portion of the two islands' electricity. Batteries also can be combined with rooftop photovoltaic (PV) installations to enable households to capture excess solar power and generate electricity from it after the sun sets. Likewise, plug-in electric vehicle batteries outfitted with special equipment can supply electricity to the grid when the vehicles are idle. Unfortunately frequent charging cycles can wear out rechargeable batteries faster, but newer designs may address this shortcoming.
- Excess electricity also can produce hydrogen gas from water molecules. The hydrogen is then stored for later use in a fuel cell, engine, or gas turbine. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory also has investigated the possibility of producing hydrogen from wind power and storing it so it can be used to generate electricity when demand is high and the wind is not blowing. But this technology is still in a demonstration phase; no commercial-scale hydrogen storage systems currently exist.
It's difficult, if not impossible, to predict which of these technologies will become the predominant storage type. But keep in mind that there are several viable strategies besides storage to make the grid more flexible and enable it to handle more renewable energy. They include upgrading grid infrastructure, better weather forecasting to more accurately predict when renewable resources will generate power, finding ways to lower usage during peak demand times, and allowing regional grid operators to share resources. With thoughtful planning and policies, there is no doubt that the country will be able to transition to a clean energy system. We have the technology. What we need is the political will.
As a senior energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists, Laura Wisland focuses on developing state policies that will effectively increase the amount of renewable energy used in California. Ms. Wisland has a master's degree from UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, and a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill honors program in public policy.