Multiple sclerosis is an illness that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord causing problems with muscle movement, balance and vision.

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Initially it causes loss of balance, reduced vision and bouts of localised paralysis.

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Mr. Dean says it's important to remember that balance comprises three parts: vision, inner ear and proprioception, the body's awareness of itself in space.

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For example, while the short-term advantage of outsourcing manufacturing processes allows for a satisfactory quarterly balance sheet, this strategy lacks long-term vision and can be an inefficient means of overseas operation.

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Similarly, a good cyber strategy will require a balance of offense and defense and, most importantly, a clear vision for how cyber power relates to and can work in concert with other types of power to meet military objectives and promote national interests.

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"Once you have taken away your vision and you are standing on an unstable surface, your vestibular system has to work harder to maintain balance, " he says.

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In fact, I have a vision that when the G20 meets later in the month in Seoul, that the world needs a new balance between deficit countries and surplus countries, and that balance has to be restored by paying more attention to the development -- of the development potential, including infrastructure development and energy infrastructure agricultural infrastructure in the poorer countries of the world.

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But if visionary Jeff Bezos can become so drunk with hubris over his rising share price that he engineers the balance sheet boner of the decade, then perhaps we all should pray for humility, as well as vision, as we race toward the new millennium.

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