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If you see things 20/20, you have good eyes to observe our world and be amazed! Let’s see what we can learn about our amazing human eyes and some other eyes as well. • Seeing things with 20/20 vision is commonly considered good vision in the United States. In Canada and the rest of the world that uses the metric system, normal vision is 6/6 (6 meters as opposed to 20 feet.) This term basically means that you have “good visual acuity at 20 feet” (6 m), which is normal distance vision. • The Snellen chart was developed by Dr. Hermann Snellen, a Dutch ophthalmologist, in 1862. This “eye” chart has 11 lines of block letters, beginning with a single letter at the top, usually E. The size of the letters gets smaller from the top of the chart to the bottom, so there are more letters on the bottom row than on the top. The eighth row of letters is usually the line for 20/20 (6/6) vision. Sixty-one percent of Americans wear corrective lenses to get to “normal” vision.• So, are all letters of the alphabet on the chart? No. The letters used are only C, D, H, K, N, O, R, S, V and Z. These are the Sloan letters, which were designed by Louise Sloan in 1959. These letters are called “optotypes.” turn the page for more!
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EYES (continued):• Babies’ eyes are about 75 percent of the size of adult eyes at birth. The optic nerve, internal eye structures and visual function continue to develop in the first two years of life.• Each component of the eye has a special function, and together the components are necessary for good vision. Eye professionals have to spend a lot of time figuring out all of the ways to “fix” vision problems. Imagine the days before eyeglasses, contacts and surgeries were available! Today, we are able to see well into old age. • The Chinese claim to be the inventors of eyeglasses but apparently used them initially only to ward off evil spirits. These eyeglasses were for protection and probably lacked the ability to improve vision. Historians are unsure who invented the first eyeglasses used to improve vision.
• The first known artistic representation of eyeglasses was a painting by Tommaso da Modena in 1352. The glasses in his painting were perched on the nose of his subject even though most known early glasses for improving sight were not. Monocles, scissors-glasses and lorgnettes used for improving vision were either worn around the neck on ribbons or chains, clipped to clothing or just hand-held.
• Monocles were framed lenses attached to a chain or ribbon and used for one eye when needed. Lorgnettes were two lenses in a frame that the user would hold up to the eyes. They were somewhat of a fashion statement, especially for ladies. They were popular at the opera and masquerade parties. Scissors-glasses were two lenses on a Y-shaped frame that, like a monocle, were hung on a ribbon or chain.
• Have you ever heard the term “pince-nez?” These were two-lens glasses that “pinched” the nose in order to stay on. The name comes from French: pincer, to pinch, and nez, which means nose. They too were in frames and attached to a cord, ribbon or chain.
• London optician Edward Scarlett perfected the use of sidepieces or arms that attached to lenses in 1730. His new style eyeglasses that slipped over a person’s ears, eliminating the need for chains, also freed the hands. They were popular and rapidly spread worldwide.
• Contact lenses are not as “new” as you may think. The idea goes back to the late 1800s when glassblower F.E. Muller, a German known for making glass eyes, blew a protective lens for a man who had cancer. The patient wore the lens for 20 years until his death, without losing his vision. The term “contact lens” actually is attributed to a Swiss physician, Dr. A. Eugen Fick, who published the
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17. If there is a reason to believe that an American citizen is involved in espionage or international terrorist activities, can the CIA gather information on that citizen?
18. Is the CIA a policymaking organization?19. Who appoints the head of the CIA?20. How long is the term of service of the head of the CIA?
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• Sometimes there is confusion over which eye professional to see for eye problems. Opticians manufacture and dispense glasses and contacts. They often deal with patients after they have seen an optometrist or ophthalmologist. An optometrist is a vision professional who can diagnose vision problems, prescribe contacts and eyeglasses, provide treatment before and after eye surgery and prescribe drugs for various eye problems. Ophthalmologists are licensed medical doctors and can do everything performed by optometrists plus they can perform eye surgery. An ophthalmologist must complete four years of medical school following a college degree and an internship that focuses on their desired specialty.
• Animal eyes are varied in their placement, size and acuity. Many animals have vision that is far superior to humans. Maybe that is why we never see animals with eyeglasses! Do you know which animal has the largest eyeballs on earth? That would be the giant squid, whose eyes are about the size of beach balls (about 18 inches, 45.7 cm). Imagine meeting those underwater! Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal, measuring about two inches (5 cm) across. Ostrich eyes are bigger than their brains, which are about the size of a walnut. • If someone says you are “blind as a bat,” consider this: Bats are not blind, but they don’t use their eyes to see. They use sound waves instead. They make high-pitched sounds and listen for the echoes when the sounds bounce off objects. This is called echolocation. Whales, dolphins, some shrews and a few species of birds also use echolocation. • Horned toads (short-horned lizards) are interesting little reptiles that have a couple of very odd talents to help them ward off predators. They can inflate their bodies up to twice their size, looking like little spiny balloons, and some of the species have the most bizarre ability to shoot blood from their eyes. The blood comes from ducts in the corners of their eyes and can travel up to three feet (one meter). This “talent” is used to confuse predators and contains a chemical that is noxious to coyotes, wolves and dogs. • Have you ever been told you have “eagle eyes?” If so, you must have great vision. An average person can see a rabbit at about 550 yards (503 m), while an eagle can see it at about a mile (1,760 yards or 1,609 m). So, protect your vision and enjoy what you see!
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¥ It was English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley who made the following sage observation: “There is no greater mistake than the hasty conclusion that opinions are worthless because they are badly argued.”
¥ In 1955, a woman in Italy gave birth to a baby who weighed 22 pounds, 8 ounces. ¥ Two United State first ladies ran away to get married: Florence Harding, future wife of President Warren G. Harding, eloped with her first husband when she was 19, and Anna Harrison eloped with the future ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison (also known as “Old Tippecanoe”) when she was 20 and he was 22. ¥ The substance now known as cat litter was originally designed to be used as nesting material for chickens. ¥ Early in the history of the Christian church, tea was considered to be a dangerous intoxicant. ¥ Louis Diat, chef at the New York City Ritz-Carlton in the early 20th century, is usually credited with first creating the soup known as vichyssoise. He based the recipe on one his mother and grandmother used to make, but he had to change the name to something a bit more fancy; it seems that “Mama’s Potato-Leek Puree” didn’t fit in with the other menu items. ¥ The blood of the icefish has no color. ¥ Have you ever noticed that there’s a pale crescent of flesh at the base of each of your fingernails? If you want to be technical, the word to describe it is “lunula.”***
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Last week I began to write on the subject of healing in the Bible, and we looked at the case of the leper who came to Jesus in Matt. 8 and he asked Jesus a very profound question. He said, “I know you can if you will”. In other words, I know your power can heal me but I do not know if it is your will to heal me. And we read where Jesus answered that question once and for all by saying, “I will, be clean”. And immediately the leprosy left this man. Today let’s look at another occurrence found in Matt 9, the woman with the issue of blood. The Bible tells us that this woman was in this condition now for 12 long years and she had spent every dime she had on doctors and treatments but yet was not better in any way. Did you know that sickness will rob you of your finances, rob you of your income, rob you of your time, rob you of your relationships, rob you of all that is good in this life? That is where this woman found herself. These things come from the devil, they are not of God, and they are not good in any form. Anyone who says, “Well God put this sickness on me to teach me a lesson”, frankly does not know the Lord! God never ever puts sickness on anybody, in fact a large part of our salvation that Jesus provided for you and me on the cross is the healing of our bodies.So this woman finds herself in a desperate place and desperate people will do desperate things. Somehow she has heard that as many as have touched even the clothes of Jesus have been totally and instantly healed by him. So she tells herself, “If I can but touch him, I will be clean”. Wow, what a faith statement that is! And that is exactly what faith will do, faith will declare ahead of time, what is going to happen. Why?...Because the Bible tells us in Heb 11 that “Faith is the substance of things hope for the evidence of things not seen”. She has faith that is as yet, not seen. And if it could be seen, then she would not need faith for it, because she would have it. But she says all I need to do is touch him and I will be healed in my body. And look what happened, Luke 8:44 (NLT) Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.The minute she touched him she felt the healing power of God come all over her body and she was instantly healed of her infirmity. Now some people would think that this action on her part was a bit presumptuous of her, but look what Jesus said. I think a big ol’ smile came over his face and he said, Luke 8:48 (NLT) “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
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1. Who first released “Earth Angel,” and when?2. What is the highest chart ranking reached by the Eagles’ classic “Tequila Sunrise”?3. What was the title of Tina Turner’s Grammy-winning 1984 album?4. What is Gloria Estefan’s full name, and where was she born?5. Which duo had a hit with “I Can’t Go for That”?6. How is the date Feb. 3, 1959, significant?
Answers1. The Penguins, in 1954. The song was a throwa-way on the B-side, but soared to No. 1 on the R&B charts.2. The first single released off the 1973 “Despera-do” album peaked at No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100.3. “Private Dancer.” The album won four Gram-mys and included hits such as “Let’s Stay Togeth-er” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It.”4. Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo was born in Havana, Cuba. She was with the Miami Sound Machine from 1977 to 1988, but never had a Top 10 hit in the U.S. until 1985 with “Conga.”5. Daryl Hall and John Oates, in 1981.6. That’s the day the music died, as written by Don McLean in his song “American Pie,” when Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper died in a plane crash.
MOMENTS IN TIMEThe History Channel
¥ On March 13, 1781, the German-born English astrono-mer William Hershel discovers Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun. Herschel’s discovery of a new planet was the first to be made in modern times, and the first to be made by use of a telescope.
¥ On March 11, 1918, a historic influenza epidemic breaks out at the U.S. Army hospital at Fort Riley, Kan. The dis-ease soon traveled to Europe with the American soldiers heading to the battlefields of France. The flu would even-tually kill 675,000 Americans and more than 20 million people around the world.
¥ On March 12, 1922, author Jack Kerouac is born in Low-ell, Mass. In World War II, he served in the Navy but was expelled for severe personality problems that may have been symptoms of mental illness. It was not until 1957 when he published “On the Road” that he became famous as a seminal figure of the Beat Generation.
¥ On March 7, 1938, Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500 races, is born in Iowa City, Iowa. Guthrie drove in her final Indy 500 in 1979 and her last Daytona 500 in 1980. Her hel-met and driver’s suit are in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
¥ On March 10, 1945, 300 American bombers drop almost 2,000 tons of incendiaries on Tokyo. The attack destroyed large portions of the Japanese capital and killed 100,000 civilians. Ten square miles of eastern Tokyo were entirely obliterated, and an estimated 250,000 buildings were de-stroyed.
¥ On March 8, 1951, the Lonely Hearts Killers -- Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez -- are executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in New York. The odd
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¥ On March 9, 1985, the first-ever Adopt-a-Highway sign is erected on Highway 69 in Texas. The highway was adopted by the Tyler Civitan Club, which committed to picking up trash along a designated 2-mile stretch of the road.
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