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    Binocular Diplopia

    Subject: Me Issue: Binocular Diplopia Discussion reason: For academic research Event: After 3 days diving with University field school within minutes of last dive quickly presenting binocular diplopia. Unresolved 2 days on. The Dives: 9 in three days . 4 in excess of 100 feet . All others 50...
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    Facial baroparesis, baroparesis facialis, alternobaric facial palsy and me...

    This is simply my story and what I did wrong and would have done differently if I knew then what I know now. Hopefully it might help someone. At East Carolina University we have a substantial recreational diving student population. At the end of each semester for their final two dives we take...
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    Back to TWICs for a second....

    ...it is getting time to renew mine. I suspect it is as easy to go ahead and do it as to circumvent it by whatever means necessary. It HAS come in handy at several airports and has allowed me access to the "preferred status" ( what that is really called escapes me at the moment, but it merely...
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    Just between us..and of course, everyone else who can read this thread....

    ...do any of you ever read the some of the posts in the main forums and think..."oh please God, Do NOT let them show up on my boat.." There are some posts that I just shake my head at.... Mike...sends shivers up me timbers.....
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    ..and speaking of TWICs....

    I am due to renew in April and am printing out all my forms. I notice that there is a new form regarding TWICs that may dictate that if you previously or currently have one that you can sign out (not renew perhaps) while renewing the license.... I used to think that keeping my old renewals as...
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    New text book for University class.....

    ..for the past ten years or so I have used Teather's Encyclopedia of Underwater Investigations in a university curriculum class on crime scene investigation. While the class focus moves around a bit, that particular text has been pretty good for my needs. Looks like I am going to have to change...
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    Back in the early 1970's.....

    ....a group of us were gathered around the dock at the good doctor Morgan Well's house muching on celery sticks, cheese and rum. As it was, we were celebrating the successful launch of USIC (Under Sea Instrument Chamber) which was soon to be taken to the sea off Miami to measure the effluent...
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    Dove over on the East Side today....

    ...Atlas and Caribsea both had blue water for the first 70 feet or so, then got a little greener and cooler. 68degrees at 122' on the Atlas...Sharks everywhere, big schools of spadefish and spanish mackeral....grouper, triggers and morays in the wrecks. Nice eastside diving. Mike
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    After around 700 training dives over the last two weeks..

    ...half in fresh water and half in the open Atlantic (under truly less than optimal conditions) there will be a fresh crop of Pirates (who really stepped up to the plate) hitting the water at the end of the semester.... Good work..... Mike
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    Received my CMAS 3* Instructor card today...

    ...figured since I had maintained that rating with YMCA for so long I might as well do so again. Good on you SEI. Mike
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    Been on the Indra for the last four days...

    ...with university students. Four more days to go. Been from 30 to 50' of visibility and water temperature of about 61-62F. Mola molas about the only big fish except for the protected groupers smiling from the sand. Lots of jellies and spot tail pinfish.... Mike
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