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The slit-lamp examination looks at structures that are at the front of the eye.
How the Test is Performed
The slit-lamp is a low-power microscope combined with a high-intensity light source that can be focused as a thin beam.
You will sit in a chair with the instrument placed in front of you. You will be asked to rest your chin and forehead on a support to keep your head steady.
The health care provider will examine your eyes, especially the eyelids, cornea, conjunctiva, sclera, and iris. Often a yellow dye (fluorescein) is used to help examine the cornea and tear layer. The dye is either added as an eyedrop. Or the provider may touch a fine strip of paper stained with the dye to the white of your eye. The dye rinses out of the eye with tears as you blink.
Next, drops may be placed in your eyes to widen (dilate) your pupils. The drops take about 15 to 20 minutes to work. The slit-lamp examination is then repeated using another small lens held close to the eye, so the back of the eye can be examined.
How to Prepare for the Test
No special preparation is needed for this test.
How the Test will Feel
Your eyes will be sensitive to light for a few hours after the exam if dilating drops are used.
Why the Test is Performed
This test is used to examine the:
- Conjunctiva
- Cornea
- Eyelids
- Iris
- Lens
- Sclera
Normal Results
Structures in the eye are found to be normal.
What Abnormal Results Mean
The slit lamp exam may detect many diseases of the eye, including:
- Clouding of the lens of the eye (cataract)
- Injury to the clear tissue (cornea) that covers the front of the eye
- Dry eye syndrome
- Loss of sharp vision due to macular degeneration
- Separation of the light-sensitive membrane (retina) in the back of the eye from its supporting layers (retinal detachment)
- Blockage in a small artery that carries blood to the retina (retinal vessel occlusion)
- Damage of the retina (retinitis pigmentosa)
- Swelling and irritation of the uvea (uveitis), the middle layer of the eye
This list does not include all possible diseases of the eye.
The dilating drops may cause increased pressure in the eye with nausea and pain. This is very rare, but you should return to your doctor's office right away if you experience either of these symptoms.
Alternative Names
American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Patterns Committee. Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines. Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation -- 2010. Available at one.aao.org/preferred-practice-pattern/comprehensive-adult-medical-eye-evaluation--octobe. Accessed February 22, 2015.
Colenbrander A. Principles of ophthalmoscopy. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 2013 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:vol 1, chap 63.
Fellman RL, Grover DS, Spaeth GL. Gonioscopy. In: Tasman W, Jaeger EA, eds. Duane's Ophthalmology. 2013 ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2013:vol 3, chap 44.
Miller D, Thall EH, Atebara NH. Ophthalmic instrumentation. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Mosby; 2014:chap 2.8.
Review Date 2/23/2015
Updated by: Franklin W. Lusby, MD, ophthalmologist, Lusby Vision Institute, La Jolla, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Isla Ogilvie, PhD, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.


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This Book was a very inspiring read. While we can't all be saints, it will encourage us to follow suit in our own individual ways.
Some may say, "No one can be that good," but they are wrong. Both men and women can be self-sacrificing tools for a better, more caring world. Mother Teresa's one-on-one approach is they key for many of us, if we only open ourselves up to her beautiful words.
Incredible words of wisdom from a woman who clearly had a great love for Jesus and humanity. Possibly one of the most inspiring books I've read in a long time. Her message is simple but very profound and touching.
This world would be a much better place if the rest of us could love with an ounce of the love that Mother Teresa expressed to those around her. I recommend this to everyone -- whether you are Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Agnostic or of any other creed... I think we can all be inspired in some way by her words of love and agree that she was special.
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Set in the bustling city of Boston, Make Way for Ducklings first amazed audiences in 1941. Awarded the Caldecott Medal in the same year, this delightful picture book captures the humor and beauty of one special duckling family.
When Mr. and Mrs. Mallard need a proper home to raise a family, they scour all of Boston's prominent spots. However, from Beacon Hill to the State House to Louisburg Square, nothing seems quite right -- until they find a small island in the Charles River that is perfect. After settling in, they take a trip to the park, where they meet a very nice policemen who feds them peanuts.
Soon, Mrs. Mallard has laid her eggs. After keeping them warm and safe, she watches the ducklings hatch, healthy and happy. She teaches them to swim, dive, and walk in a neat line, one behind the other. When she takes her brood out for their first walk into the city streets, cars screech to a halt, and Mrs. Mallard quacks her way across. Luckily, her policeman friend calls for help, and the officers direct traffic to "make way" for the duckling clan.
McClosky's illustrations are brilliant and filled with humor. The details of the ducklings, along with the popular sights of Boston, come across wonderfully. The image of the entire family proudly walking in line is a classic. Revisit this timeless tale with this splendid 60th anniversary edition, which also features a commemorative author bookplate to celebrate the occasion. (Amy Barkat)


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Richard L. Rapp, age 88, of Brewster, died Monday January 23, 2012, in Carmel after a long illness.
Mr. Rapp was born March 7, 1923, in the Bronx, son of the late Frederick and Lillian (Benner) Rapp. Mr. Rapp moved to Carmel in 1932 and graduated from Purdys High School in 1941. He served in with the Army's 1252nd Army Air Force Base Unit as a staff sergeant from 1943 to 1946. When he returned home he received his B.S. from Springfield College, his Masters and his Professional Diploma in Administration from Columbia University.
On September 1, 1947, he married Rita O'Hara in St. Lawrence O'Toole Church in Brewster. They lived in Brewster and Mr. Rapp started his teaching career in Garden Street School in 1949. He eventually became the second elementary school principal in Brewster until 1969 when he left to become the principal at Brookside Elementary School in Yorktown, where he worked until retiring in 1973.
He was a co-owner of Scout Realty in Brewster and for 19 years was the Town Justice for the Town of Southeast and Town Councilman. Mr. Rapp was also a member and past President of the Brewster Lions Club, life member of Putnam Fish and Game Assoc., member of the Brewster VFW Post #672, life member of the NYS Magistrates Assoc., past board member of Green Chimneys School, Putnam County Board of Realtors, Brewster Library and Brewster Boy Scouts. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, loved his vegetable garden and enjoyed cooking.
Besides his wife Rita he is survived by his two sons, Richard Rapp (Kathleen) of Brewster, and Michael Rapp (Mary Beth) of Pawling; a sister, Madeline Schneckner of Denver, Colo.; and two grandchildren, Christina and Kevin Cody. He was predeceased by his brothers Frederick and Robert Rapp.
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View: This photograph shows a closeup of the sculpture in marble of a joyful dancer at main entrance of Hotel Florida, Obispo Street, old Havana. Hotel Florida opened in 1885.
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08/04/2013 Innovative Sustainable Logistics: Operationalizing Carbon Reductions in Your Supply Chain
On April 2nd 2013 an Innovative Sustainable Logistics Panel was part of the CONECT Trade and Transportation Conference in Newport, Rhode Island. CONECT, which stands for the Coalition of New England Companies for Trade hosted for the 17th time it's three day Trade and Transportation Conference.
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About two weeks ago the European Union suspended (or delayed for the meantime) it's Aviation Emissions Rules as reported by many different news outlets.
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Started getting this clunking sound from the tailgate and thought for sure it was the latch. So, I had the dealer check the latch and adjust it. They did what I asked but the noise was still there. I discovered the inner black plastic panel can move a little at the bottom of the door. When I pushed on the plastic at the very bottom, I heard the clunking sound. The dealer was going to take the door apart and install some foam. I didn't like their proposal and drilled 4 holes and anchored the plastic at the bottom. Looks good and the noise is completely gone.
BTW.....I do not have the automatic open/close hatch and I suspect that constantly pulling down on the black plastic handle to close the hatch had something to do with the rattle developing.
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You missed my point: with the fix I indicated, the fonts work
regardless of whether the MS patch is installed or not.
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Voice Types in Opera - Mezzo and Contralto Operamania.com
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Cecilia Bartoli
Teresa Berganza
Marilyn Horne
Cecilia Bartoli - Una voce poco fa
|Dramatic Mezzo
Fiorenza Cossotto
Fedora Barbieri
Dolora Zajick
Shirley Verret
Grace Bumbry
Christa Ludwig
Fiorenza Cossotto - Stride la vampa
Florence Quivar
Kathleen Ferrier
Eva Podles
Mariana Pentcheva
Mariana Pentcheva - Ulrica's aria Re dell'abisso, affrettati (video clip not extracted from this DVD, which features contralto Florence Quivar as Ulrica)
Mezzo-soprano--the mezzo is the lower-ranged female voice type. Throughout opera history the mezzo has been used to convey many different types of characters: everything from boys or young men (so-called trouser roles), to mothers or mother-types, witches, gypsies and old women. There are sub-categories of mezzo-sopranos that can be easily identified:
Coloratura mezzo--these are roles which, while demanding the use of a lower register or part of the voice, are also required to be flexible and capable of singing highly ornamented, rapid passages. Many of the hero roles in the operas of Handel, originally sung by male castrati, can be successfully sung today by coloratura mezzo-sopranos (as well as by countertenors, yet another voice type popular today). Ariodante and Julius Caesar are such Handel roles. However, Rossini demanded similar qualities for his comic heroines, Rosina (The Barber of Seville), Angelina (Cinderella) and Isabella (The Italian Girl in Algiers).
Dramatic mezzo--this voice type was often used, especially in the 19th century, to portray older women, mothers, witches and evil characters. Verdi made much of this voice type: Azucena (Il trovatore), Eboli (Don Carlos) and Amneris (Aida) are all dramatic mezzo roles. In the French literature Carmen stands out. Lighter mezzo roles exist in the German repertoire, like Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier, Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro (although the role is sung in Italian), Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and the Composer in Ariadne. Heavier mezzo roles, true dramatic mezzo roles, in the German repertoire include Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde, Kundry in Parsifal (although sometimes sung by a soprano) and Klytemnästra in Elektra.
Contralto--the lowest of the female voice-types, this is an extremely rare bird and true contralto roles are few and far between. They include Erda in Der Ring des Nibelungen, Fidés in Le Prophete by Meyerbeer, Ulrica (Un ballo in maschera) and Katisha in The Mikado. Today, because of the lack of true contralto voices (with the remarkable exception of Eva Podlés), many of these parts are taken by mezzos who have a lower extension and a darker color with plenty of 'bite' to slice through the orchestra. (Even Rossini's heroines Rosina and Angelina were first scored for contraltos, though today these roles are essayed almost exclusively by mezzo-sopranos).
The list of singers given as examples for each of the voice types is not obviously meant to be exhaustive, and many great singers are missing. Also note that some of the great stars expanded their repertoire well beyond a single voice type: Maria Callas not only performed masterfully from coloratura to dramatic soprano, but even adventured in Mezzo roles as Carmen or Rosina (The Barber of Seville).
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Yesterday we got in the car and drove down to Brampton woods. We got a little lost but found it in the end. Waiting in the woods for us was our friends Caffrey, Bertie , Eddie, Harv, Sadie, Tyler and Teddy. We all went off lead and and walked through the woods. Caffreys mummy Bekka gave us some nice collar charms with our initial on them. I found a human play mate called Ben. Mum had to explain to him I play rough with men. Sorry Ben. We then went to a field with a lake and had a picnic. We played some games Musical sits which angel knocked me out of and potato and spoon race and I was ahead of her for that. I had photos taken with all my friends and gave Ben kisses to say sorry for any hard feelings. We then had the gift exchange we gave a toy cow to Caffrey and he like it alot and Bertie and Eddie gave me some nice treats.
Yesterday our pawrents took us to Chichester to do a 10k (appox 6 miles) walk to raise money for battersea dogs and cats home. As soon as our walk started the sun came out. There was still lots of puddles and Angel won't walk through them so mum who was holding her lead had to keep a look out. Half way through the walk we stopped so they could try and give us a drink. We both rufused to drink the water but my pawrents were feeling warm and thristy and assumed we must be too so dad offered me his cherry isotonic drink and i was not saying no to that. Even angel had a few drops. Pawrents are so easy to tick. Then they brought out the treats that were given to us by Batersea. We then carried on until we finished our walk. We raised about £75 for dog and cats who are waiting for their forever homes and had a great day.
Angel, me and our pawrents had nearly reached the park. We could hear barking. When we got in we could not see a dog or a human in sight. But then dad spotted him. A white staffordshire bull terrier had been tied to a tree. Our pawrents did not have their mobile phones with them so mum told dad to stay while she went to the vets, which is only a 5 minute walk away. It seemed like she was gone for ages. Nobody came for the dog and he just kept barking. Dad did not understand but he was saying "why did you leave me? somebody help". Mum came back and said "the vets said try and bring him in. If we can't Mark(the head vet nurse) will come down". So dad gave our leads to mum and approached with caution. He was a friendly boy so da unhooked his lead and brought him round. He was about 2 -3 years old and had a deformed front paw with just 2 toes almost like his paw was split in half. Round his neck was a chain that looked like it was made for a motorbike not a dog. He was friendly with us too. When we got to the vets Mark gave us all a treat then made some phone calls. The dog sat their and put his head in dads lap and dad stroked him and said to mum "if only we had the space and the money". He was friendly and neutred and was once someones pet. Animal welfare was going to collect him and take him to a rescue. Mark took him to a kennel in the vets while he waited. He was out of sight but i could hear hi barking again. Mark to me and Angel we are lucky dogs and we don't now how blessed we are. I never knew until today how cruel some human can be.
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I like it. I think it looks nice. Kinda shi shi and shiny. ....Wonder if they serve champagne around here?
Painfully different. Not crazy about the new format.
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Lila, I think it is awesome that you are trying all this stuff out, because it's the only way to figure out one's hair ;p I truly am seeing nothing works the same way on any two people, but, that one can tweak the solutions of other people to suit one's own needs. I am really happy that you are having a breakthrough!
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Will This Bold Shakeup Save Dell?
Nearly two years since retaking the helm of his company, Michael Dell has just taken his toughest steps yet aimed at righting the ship. On Dec. 31, Dell (DELL) announced the departure of two top lieutenants and reorganization of the struggling company's commercial sales division. As 2009 gets under way, investors will be eager to know where he navigates next.
After stepping back into the chief executive job in January 2007, Dell began a program of steep cost cuts and layoffs. And as part of an effort to regain lost market share, he pushed the low-cost, direct-sales PC maker to turn out fresh, compelling products consumers will be more likely to want to buy. He acquired software, storage, and technology services companies to try to compete with more diversified and bigger rivals Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) and IBM (IBM). The company faltered nonetheless. Dell's stock lost 58% in 2008 after closing on Dec. 31 up a penny, or 0.1%, at 10.24. In the most recent quarter, revenue and profit declined from a year earlier.
The reorganization announced on the final day of 2008 signaled Dell's efforts were falling short. Operations chief Mike Cannon, recruited from contract manufacturer Solectron last year, is leaving the company. Chief Marketing Officer Mark Jarvis, an Oracle (ORCL) veteran who came to Dell in 2007, is also departing. Longtime Dell manager Jeff Clarke got a promotion to vice-chairman in charge of operations, and Dell reorganized its commercial business into three units. That move is designed to unify development and sales decisions around the world. "We've made a good deal of progress the past two years," says Dell spokesman T.R. Reid. But profit and market share performance "don't represent full realization" of the company's potential, he acknowledges.
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Dell had to do something. "Michael is deciding to get more aggressive now rather than sit around and hope for the best," says Bill Kreher, a technology analyst at Edward Jones who has a "buy" rating on Dell shares. "There was a lot of excitement around Michael's return," Kreher says. "Some of that is beginning to wane."
But the management moves are only the beginning. To try to regain some of its former glory, Dell needs to do at least three things, say analysts, bankers, and tech industry executives. The company needs to forgo market-share gains and aggressive sales growth targets for the sake of higher profits; it must balance an aim to move upmarket to compete with Apple (AAPL) and Sony (SNE) with consumers' belt-tightening in the teeth of a recession; and Dell should also consider putting more of its $19.9 billion market value and $8.6 billion in cash to make acquisitions that push it further into the burgeoning market for corporate data centers that run Internet applications. "He's still the king of direct [sales]," Bob Muglia, a senior vice-president at Microsoft (MSFT), says of Dell in a recent interview. But direct-to-consumer PC sales have less value to customers than they once did, he says.
Part of Dell's problem is its slow reaction time. Nearly a decade ago, the company wanted to beef up areas such as data storage and tech services to better compete with IBM, says an investment banker who has worked with Dell for years, but asked not to be named because he still deals with the company. "Wind the clock forward a decade, and they've done almost none of that," he says. Think the PC business is tough now? Wait till 2009, when banks and other financial companies—some of the biggest buyers of tech gear—clamp down on purchases even more. Dell "is in a heap of trouble," the banker says.
Market conditions—in particular, depressed asset values—argue that the time is ripe for Dell to go the way of IBM and HP and build a bigger portfolio of computers, storage devices, software, and services to help companies expand their data centers. Dell spent $1.4 billion in cash in November 2007 to buy storage maker EqualLogic, which Dell's Reid cites as an example of the way the company plans to bundle technologies for cloud computing and other data center applications. Others say Dell should go even further, perhaps merging with storage vendor EMC (EMC) or another business technology player. Even though EMC's $21.4 billion market value exceeds Dell's, Dell could emerge from a tie-up stronger in sales to large companies, and with higher profit margins, says the investment banker. Plus, EMC owns the bulk of fast-growing software vendor VMware (VMW).
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At the same time, investors want Dell to dial back on price cuts that cost it profit margin. Overly aggressive prices hurt Dell's second-quarter results, announced in August. Dell adjusted in the third quarter, with a better outcome. "A leaner Dell is a better Dell at this point," says Edward Jones analyst Kreher. Yet the departure of operations maestro Cannon, who sliced costs by outsourcing more of Dell's manufacturing, could hurt profit margins in the future, Jayson Noland, an analyst at Robert W. Baird who has a "neutral" rating on Dell shares, wrote in a Dec. 31 research note.
Finally, Dell needs to strike the right chord with consumers, who still don't find its products as exciting as those made by Apple, or as easy to find in stores as HP's. Dell's consumer business moved into the black last quarter, but its 4% operating margin still trails Dell's overall margin of 6.7%. The company is emphasizing premium-priced notebooks and desktops featuring artsy graphics and expensive materials right when many consumers are cutting back.
Dell likes to emphasize that it can sell consumers a range of products, catering to everyone from a first-time PC buyer to a hard-core game-player who wants the latest graphics chip. "You can play the game a couple of different ways," Ed Boyd, Dell's vice-president for design, says in a recent interview. "Apple has one approach, which is, 'Have it Steve's way,'" Boyd says of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, renowned for offering a narrow range of high-end products.
Dell has had it Michael's way for about two years, and investors are still hoping for better results. The end-of-the-year shakeup is a sign that the company may need to take even bolder steps in 2009.


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What type of blade and saw is best for cutting laminate? I have a chop saw but I've noticed dual-rail " flooring saws". Are they necessary?
Hope not, I've been cutting laminate for at least 10 years with just a compound miter saw.
It's suggest to use an 80 or 100 toothed blade, I've cut it with less without a problem.
the material is murder on blades---I used to make a cutting box for a Skilsaw--Now I use the cheap 7 1/4" sliding chop saw from Lowes--Kobalt--works very well.
I bought a 10" blade for my table saw and a 12" blade for my miter saw, brand is CMT "fine finsh" for laminate. The laminate material does not cut as well in my miter compared to the table saw. The table saw rips right thru the 12mm laminate effortlessly. Looking back, I could do without the second expensive blade for the miter. My miter saw is not a sliding type (which would help), just top down cutting angle. It cuts fine in the miter, but the table saw is seriously effortless. I bought the blade on amazon.
I use my jig saw. I stay down on the floor. No getting up and going to the chop saw. All the cuts are hidden by molding so not much need for super precision. The jig saw cuts through quickly and its right there on the floor with me as I go along.
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De Havilland Vampire 100 Low Pass
Rare De Havilland Vampire 100 FB.6 LN-17/LN-JET (ZK-P 337 squadron) low passes Kjeller Norway Piloted by Øivind Ellingsen. The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served with front line RAF squadrons until 1955 and continued in use as a trainer until 1966. The Vampire also served with many air forces worldwide, setting aviation firsts and records. Almost 3,300 Vampires were built, a quarter of them under licence in other countries. The Vampire design was also developed into the de Havilland Venom fighter-bomber as well as naval Sea Vampire variants.
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TombstoneLizard Jul 13, 2011
The De Havilland Vampire 100 is an elegant fighting craft; I had not seen one in recent years and had forgotten the style and the craftsmanship that went into this gorgeous fighting machine.
19574219 Jul 13, 2011
I really love the Vampire, but the ones I remember were two passenger, side-by-side seating. I bet if you look up Google Images you'll see many of the two seat versions, my favorite.
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How about the Mosquito De Havillandit was made out of plywood and had a guidance system that was made in canada for night flying by the now known security systems for home use ADT. I found to be very intresting history.
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An absolutely lovely aircraft, Oivind handles her as if he were on skis.
lee_dilkie Jul 14, 2011
the Vampire and the Vulcan bomber were staples of air shows in the 60's and two very beautiful aircraft. Very nice to see one flying again.
27691327 Jul 21, 2011
reminds of that chimney swift i got buzzin all night long
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None of you seem to realise that the Vampire fuselage ALSO was a glued up balsa, spruce, plywood structure as was its earlier brother, the Mosquito. In fact, the proto two-place NF Vampire used a Mosquito canopy complete! I flew in the T.11 and night fighter versions many times.
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It is my only day off this week and, of course, instead of being able to rest I was ordered by the wife to go shopping for groceries with my dearest Mom. We were at the register handing out the stuff to the cashier when this loud klaxon starts going off. The first thing that crosses my mind is "That is not a fire alarm." and I start scanning. Ours was the only register open so I watch around us.... no visible threat. I widen the scope to see if other registers that might be opening are being attacked... nothing. My attention goes to the office area thinking that the safe might be there and that is where the BG's might be doing their mischief but i can't see anything amiss. The I see somebody rushing towards a box on the wall and punching the keys in it and the klaxon dies down...False Alarm! Phewww!
Then I checked myself: Without realizing it my body was in shooting stance (feet appart, knees slightly bent, etc). My left hand horizontally across my chest with the tumb vertically on my sternum. Right hand on my side, thumb hooking the vest ready to move it out of the way and reach for my gun.
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Over the next few weeks, Hopkins Interactive bloggers will all be reflecting upon their own decision to enroll at Hopkins. Whether we made that decision last year, or nearly four years ago, we think that our thoughts on the application and decision process might help you too. Good luck!
Being away from Hopkins this semester has given me a lot of time to reflect on my experiences there over the past few years. If I had to guess four years ago where I would be now, I can guarantee you I wouldn't even be close—I couldn't have predicted I'd major in Public Health, join a sorority, work in Admissions, or almost any of the things I do now. I didn't even know where I wanted to go to college, for that matter.
Four years ago, I was just beginning my Junior year at a tiny private school in Summit, NJ. I lived at home with my charming family, and spent my time outside of school singing in several choirs and running on the Varsity cross country team. Today, I'm 20 years old, studying abroad in South Africa, trying to find a summer internship for my senior year at college. I'm moving into an off-campus apartment, decorating it with my roommate, facing small issues like paying rent, getting a job, and making sure my car insurance will be paid when I return to Baltimore. How on earth did I get here? Well let me tell you.
I went to a lovely little all-girls school called Kent Place. I graduated with 56 girls, and though it was a pretty intense place academically, it was so small that you got an incredible amount of attention and support in everything you did. Our sports teams were small, our advisors knew our whole families, and classes were capped at 17. Naturally, the college application process was no different.
Junior year in January, we all met with the college advisors and our parents to chat about what we wanted. Afterwards, I filled out a form (I believe it was the "pink sheet," all our forms were color-coded), circling my preferences on everything from school size to location, writing the names of schools I'd visited, liked or hated. Two weeks later, I got back a list of about twenty schools my advisor thought I should consider, and what do you know, Hopkins was smack in the middle of that list.
My mom and I planned to visit schools at the end of Spring Break that year. I was dead set on beelining for Washington D.C. where I was convinced I wanted to attend a certain school with a G. My mother, reasonable woman that she is, argued that we should perhaps stop along the way, and imagine that! Baltimore is a good halfway mark.
Not expecting very much of the visit, and being generally grumpy in the way that sixteen-year old girls are, I agreed to stop in Baltimore. We rolled into Charles Village on one of those beautiful sunny days I now know mean springtime in Baltimore, but it was a surprise to me then. 20 degrees warmer, blue skies, green campus, beautiful brick buildings, I was already coming around to Hopkins before we had even gotten out of the car. We hopped on a tour, finishing at the bookstore where I tentatively bought a sweatshirt. Maybe this place was okay after all.
The next day though, I toured that school in D.C. and pushed Hopkins out of my mind entirely. I was infatuated, despite the fact that it had some big dealbreakers in my mental list of college qualities (which need not be named here). I drove home convinced that was the school for me, and more or less forgot about Hopkins for a few months.
Over the summer I worked for a Hopkins alum, and he couldn't say enough good things about the school. I still wasn't convinced though, and became generally pretty indecisive about the whole college process. Submitting eleven applications, all turned in on paper because I somehow decided my great handwriting would get me into schools, was a hassle but a necessity given my indecision.
When March rolled around, I weighed my options. It had come down to Hopkins and a few other East Coast schools that I really liked. I signed up for an Admitted Students Day at Hopkins, and on the morning of, drove down to Baltimore insanely early with another Kent Place girl who had been accepted. We convinced her dad to spend the day in the Inner Harbor, and we tackled the Open House solo, feeling grown up, if slightly lost. We attended presentations on psychology, English and Public Health. We peeked into the FFC. We took dorm tours. We bought another sweatshirt. We pretended to be students. We drank coffee at Barnes and Noble and people watched. We met people we knew we could be friends with.
I left that day feeling pretty good, and the next day wore my Hopkins sweatshirt to school, albeit inside-out. I hadn't made the decision yet, and a small all-girls school is slightly nightmarish around college applications. My mind was going at full speed trying to weigh my options. I'll admit I'm a serious list-maker, and I'd be lying if I said my decision didn't involve some pro-con lists. Ultimately, though, it came down to the fact that I felt at home at Hopkins, both academically and personally. I knew I would be able to take my interests and run with them, and the school would have the resources to support me. I knew I could live in Baltimore and not get bored after four years. I knew that no matter what I decided to study, Hopkins would have a strong program in that subject. I knew I would end up doing things I could never imagine at that moment. In the end it was these things, more than any Post-it note list, that convinced me Hopkins was the right place for me. At dinner one night with my family I pulled out a computer and we ordered Hopkins gear, most importantly a bumper sticker for my beloved Prius, the subject of my Common App Essay, crucially responsible for getting me into schools like Hopkins. The Prius needed to be included in the decision.
When I swung through the college advising office around the deposit deadline to inform them I'd decided to go to Hopkins, my advisor smiled and said "I always saw you there!" I scowled at her. Why couldn't she have told me that sooner?
I needed to come to that decision on my own, though. I needed to find out for myself that Hopkins was the right place for me, and in retrospect I'm so glad she allowed me to do that.
Needless to say, nearly three years later, I couldn't be happier at Hopkins. The school has grown with me and challenged me over the years, made me into who I am today, and continues to surround me with a fascinating, crazy, amazing group of people who I get to call my peers. The past two years have been an incredible adventure, and I can't wait to see what the next two will bring when I return home to Hopkins.
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X1 holding for Computer Update?
Just curious if anyone else experiencing a delivery delay because of computer updates. My new X1 arrived at the Port of NY on 11/15/12. However, it along with over 10 BMWs heading to my dealer are all waiting for a nav/computer update; the intake center is not releasing until BMW-AG sends the new software. Unfortunately, the dealer does not have a time line for the software release.
I am getting a little antsy waiting for my new X1 and the Xdrive. The snow is surely going to start soon and having the xdrive will certainly give me a little more confidence on my commute to work! My husband says I need to be patient ( but I know he is excited because the x1 was his idea!)
Yes - be patient. I'm battling software issues myself, and I've been without my car for over a week while they sort it out. I would have happily waited another week or two to avoid the frustrations.
Hot rod- what type of issues are you having?
My X1 came into Port Hueneme (north of Los Angeles) 11/15. It was at the dealership by this Wednesday, 11/21. I bought it Friday. I guess if any software update is coming, they will call me in or wait for the first service....
The real problem occurred when I had the ASS (has there ever been a more appropriate acronym?) reprogrammed to default to last setting while the TPM issue was being diagnosed. The process wiped my sat radio, which I didn't discover until the trip home. The dealer tried unsuccessfully for the better part of a week to download and install the fix from BMW. It appears BMW was finally able to dial in to rebuild the programming directly, and I should be picking up the car tomorrow. I was warned that if the dealer attempts any software updates before the permanent fix is available, it will once again wipe the SiriusXM. At least I had a loaner for my holiday traveling (528i xDrive), which proved to be an ideal road trip machine.
Hi Rod,
Thank you so much for your insights. I guess the nav/program issue was more than downloading some new updated maps. I hope the reprogramming holds and you experience no other issues. You are correct, I would rather wait a few days than experience the drama you experienced.
It is odd, that I haven't seen more posts regarding programming issues on the boards. Perhaps there was an infamous software "fix" that only affected cars between certain dates.
Thanks for the detail and good luck hot rod
Jcblab- anyone updates to your situation? Also, did ur dealer inform u of the car being held at port or did u find out some other way? Can u disclose which dealer this is?
The ship transporting my car is scheduled to arrive at the same port today, so I'm very curious to know if ur situation has been resolved, or the logjam has gotten significantly worse. Thanks
Ugh! My X1 with NAV is supposed to be off-loaded today in Baltimore. Hopefully, the back-log is remedied and won't slow my delivery.
All, great news on the X1 release from the Port in NJ. The issue was resolved yesterday (Wed afternoon). My car, along with the other x1's delivered on the Don Juan 11/15 arrived at the dealer this morning. Our dealer is approx 60 miles from the Port and is about a two hour drive (it's all traffic not distance around NJ). We just got home from picking my new car up! It was some nav computer update. Unfortunately, I have no additional information to provide details. Both the sales manager and my CA apologized for the delay and only mentioned the nav computer update hold. I tried very hard to cull information but the nav computer update is apparently what placed the cars on hold. However, I could tell they too were frustrated at the delay. I would love to know more details regarding the programming issue. Perhaps they used the new iphone5 map logic. :p
As a side note, despite picking it up in the dark and driving less than 10 miles home, the new car feltl was awesome-such a different drive than my 2006 325. The extra time spent up at the Port is all but forgotten and the commute to work will be done with an ear to ear grin!
That's great news! Hopefully the backlog of cars isn't terrible and they can update all the cars "nav" systems quickly in order to get them moved to their respective dealerships. I wonder if this holdup applied only to the X1's or other models were effected as well? I suspect the latter......
I just got an email that the new 2013 map update is available ($245). Hopefully all of our new US vehicles are getting this update. I am going to check and if not, demand it for free.
How can we tell if we have the updated version? I'm sure the dealer will tell me it was updated if I ask....
Will you (2-5-boy and Mismaloya) be providing a review soon?
Review- absolutely, pics- absolutely
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Hill writes: "Hidden among the cluttered news cycle of this election season is a crucial debate about genetically modified organisms (GMOs)."
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A Farm Bill Only Monsanto Could Love
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Three provisions in the bill would make it more difficult to regulate the safety of genetically modified crops. Consumers fight back with a flurry of organizing.
idden among the cluttered news cycle of this election season is a crucial debate about genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
September 30 marked the expiration of the 2007 Farm Bill, and the 2012 replacement is now sitting in the House of Representatives. It is unlikely that Congress will vote on the bill until after the elections, so food-safety advocates are ramping up their outreach efforts around this issue in advance of any decision.
What's the big deal with the new bill? Most importantly, the House version of the 2012 Farm Bill contains three industry-friendly provisions, numbered 10011, 10013, and 10014. Collectively, they have come to be known as the "Monsanto Rider," and the name is entirely appropriate. If passed, this bill would make it more difficult to stem the tide of GMO foods hitting store shelves.
These three provisions in the 2012 Farm Bill would grant regulatory powers solely to the United States Department of Agriculture, preventing other federal agencies from reviewing GMO applications and preventing the USDA from accepting outside money for further study. The bill would also shorten the deadline for approval to one year, with an optional 180-day extension.
And here's the kicker: the approval time bomb. If the USDA misses the truncated review deadline, the GMO in question is granted automatic approval.
Though the average time for approval of GMO applications is now three years, the USDA has never denied a single one. Environmental activists currently have the ability to delay introduction of an iffy crop by keeping approval held up for months at a time pending further review. If the 2012 Farm Bill is approved with the Monsanto Rider, this tool is removed from the arsenal.
Food-safety advocates like the Organic Consumer Association point to polling that shows nine out of ten American consumers want GMO labeling, and to the strength of the organizing in favor of GMO labeling through California's Proposition 37 ballot initiative. The Organic Consumers Association and allied organizations like the Center for Food Safety are calling upon their membership base to let their elected officials know where they stand on this issue, through phone calls, letter writing, and protest.
"People understand that the GMO foods entering our food supply have not been safety tested," said Alexis Baden-Mayer, Political Director at the Organic Consumers Association. "There isn't enough science backing them, and people want to know when food is genetically engineered. That opinion is very strong, and hopefully members of congress will be paying attention to the widespread opposition, and they'll connect with voters. Hopefully, they'll understand that [voters] matter more than the campaign donors."
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The ignorant can be educated, but stupid takes a lot oonger, and is much more difficult.
And support your local farmer's markets.
The more people garden, the more they would appreciate where their food comes from, and how much time and energy it takes to grow it.
Herbicide resistant crops are designed to increase the amount of herbicide spread into the environment, and according to another report has done so with abandon. This is not doing anyone any good. Insect resistant crops, on the other hand, are designed to reduce the use of insecticides in the environment, and, according to the same report, has done so quite significantly.
GM golden rice has been developed that would prevent blindness and early death from Vit A deficiency in East Asia of over half a million kids. Unless you're some sort of sicko, that is a desirable outcome. GM alfalfa that retains its digestibility longer has been developed allowing dairy farmers to get more milk production out of their own hay and silage. That is also a desirable outcome, but the "true believers" will still have a fit even though the increased digestibility comes by knocking out a gene, not by adding anything.
And the "true believers" who prattle about foreign genes and unnatural are also alive because back in the Dream Time some viruses left their DNA in primate genomes and those viral genes were co-opted by the organism and now are essential to human survival.
Even before the development of GMOs there were disasters linked to the overcentralized use of single varieties of high-yield hybrids, especially in countries like China already prone to one-size-shoe-f its-all policies. But now, unbridled capitalism is reproducing the gross errors of the Communist States, and doing so far more effectively than they ever could.
Food and water monopolies in the hands of powerful for-profit corporations are potentially more terrifying than weapons of mass destruction in the hands of terrorists. The "mad scientist" plotting world domination has escaped from pulp fiction into the real world.
Try reading http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/fst30years and reflecting on basic priorities.
And beware of philentropists posing as philanthropists ...
However pointing to some of the good sides (you forgot some, mainly good for the GM companies) does not remove a thing from the risks.
To list just two:
Pesticides produced by the GM plant as the one reason to modify the plant genome is not submitted to FDA oversight. Had it been sprayed by the farmer, it would. How moronic is that?
And an actually GM-specific issue, regardless of the intended effect:
how do you prove that by adding a GM characteristic you did not damage other traits of the plant?
The answer is: you can't. If you insert a gene without regard to where it falls, you may as well insert it in the middle of coding genes:
Start-Protein-Stop becomes
leading to a good chance of deformed protein, also known as prion, i.e the cause for the BSE and probably Kreutzfeld-Jacob.
And of course this is a simple example assuming the GM trait is introduced cleanly - it can itself be damaged or get "typos"...
These guys prove their manipulation worked by showing the plant displays the GM trait - but they can't prove that it does not have adversarial effects.
They play God without a clue.
You are no longer a citizen.
You are a "consumer".
Cattle get no choice of feed - WHY SHOULD YOU?
"The World will be Our Dustbowl"
It is interesting to note that under the old Farm Bill, the taxpayer cost was almost nil, rural prosperity was great and the result was a national economy that had low inflation, increasing personal and national income, a reduced demand for new debt. As you can see, the moneyed interests could not tolerate that. When that law expired in 1952, the course was set---a move to a totally debt based economy and here we are. The chemical invasion of agriculture was a post WWII phenomenon. The consequence has been a reduced health profile and a demand that we export our surplus and that has resulted in damage to our soil, a food deficient in nutrition and trillions of unrepayable debt.
To understand this more completely go to normeconomics.o rg. and do a little reading.
Don Huber discovered that GM alfalfa seeds can stay dormant in the soil for 20 YEARS and can contaminate further plantings at any time.
GMO's will not solve world hunger. Mono-cropping is folly. Round Up is a BIO-cide. We throw away HALF of our food in this country alone! It's WASTE. We need to look at the tonnage of food we throw away first. Monsanto only serves Monsanto.
Changing Mother Earth into Love Canal for the entire world's species.
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