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Integrating Highslide with WordPress Nextgen Gallery

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

Getting Highslide Working with Nextgen Gallery for WordPress is not complicated. Highslide is even supported by NextGen Gallery. However, the support in NextGen Gallery will only get the basic functions of Highslide to work. By default, the Highslide controlbar navigation and captions do not work when used in conjunction with NextGen Gallery.
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Common uses for H202 Hydrogen Peroxide

Monday, June 9th, 2008

You may already know, hydrogen peroxide (H202) is used naturally by the environment as an effective sanitizer. Every time there is a thunderstorm and it rains, traces of hydrogen peroxide are released into the rain droplets. The small traces of H202 in rainwater essentially help to cleanse the soil, assist in plant growth and prevent fungi and harmful bacterial growth.
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Visual Acuity Eye Chart test

Monday, July 30th, 2007

An eye chart is typically used by Ophthalmologists and Optometrists to test a persons visual acuity. The eye chart is usually read in a dark room from a distance of 20 feet, but in many cases the chart is mirror reflected in the eye doctors offices due to a lack of room. Visual acuity is represented as a fraction. The distance you are able to legibly read the chart from makes up the top part of fraction. The normal legible viewing distance makes up the bottom of fraction. For example, from 20 feet, if you can read the letters on the row marked 40ft, then you are near sighted and have visual acuity of 20|40 which is 1/2 normal.

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How to find your eyes blind spot

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Many people might not realize that every eye has a blind spot. Typically, when both eyes are open, one eye will make up for the blind spot of the other eye, allowing us to see the completed image being presented in our field of vision. However, when either eye is removed from the equation, the blind spot becomes prevalent. By attempting the following test, you can literally SEE your blind spot.

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Reading a blood test - understanding blood test results

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

Have you ever had a blood test done and asked for the blood workup results? Most results will give you a reference range which is great. However, due to a lot of abbreviations and a lack of understanding what role certain chemicals play in the body, you might be confused as to what the results mean, which further makes it tough to make sense of blood test results. After a bit of research, I have stumbled across Dr.Mercola who has thoroughly put things in perspective for us.

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Testing your Eyes for Macular degeneration

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Macular degeneration or "AMD" can be described as a slow and painless loss of vision. Early signs of AMD may vary from seeing shadowed areas in your central vision to somewhat fuzzy or distorted vision. Age related macular degeneration "ARMD" has been considered by professionals, a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in people age 65 or older. One simple way to pre test yourself for Macular degeneration is via the use of the Amsler grid.

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Color Blindness test

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

After recently encountering a sudden loss of vision in both eyes, I have found it necessary to learn more about my eyes, and more importantly how to use simple tests to check the eyes for different conditions, disorders and potential disease. One test I find interesting is named the Ishihara test for color blindness. This test is often used by ophthalmologists and optometrists to test for color blindness and rule out the possibility of retinal or optic nerve disease. The test results reveal any red-green color blindness.

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Using Hydrogen Peroxide in your Pool or Spa

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

The chemicals that keep your pool sanitary could be killing you: The main advantage to using Hydrogen Peroxide in your pool or spa as a sanitizer instead of Chlorine or Bromine is that of health. Chlorine and Bromine are both toxic substances that humans shouldn't expose themselves to at any diluted level.

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Hydrogen Peroxide an alternative treatment for Cancer?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2), is basically water (H2O) with an extra oxygen atom or molecule. Being one of the most powerful oxidizers known to man, H2O2 is commonly used as a household cleaner, topical antiseptic, mouthwash, and even as a whitener for teeth. Some feel Hydrogen Peroxide could easily be used for treating cancer and if used daily, may work as a preventative for many illnesses as well.

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How to become more successful

Monday, June 5th, 2006

I've found by looking through my past attempts to accomplish a goal that there are a few consistant strong influences which determine whether or not I will successfully accomplish that goal.

If we picture the mind as a switch, and were to analyze these influences, categorize them then could learn to switch off the negative influences that draw from the success rate, only to proceed with positive influence one would surely become more successful, right?

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