A Front-Page Proposal
A reader with an eye for detail put his girlfriend to the test with a question in fine print.
Supported byIn Time PastA Front-Page ProposalA reader with an eye for detail put his girlfriend to the test with a question in fine print.ByDavid W. Dunlap“One of the first things I learned about Ross was what a fanatic he was about The New York Times,” Ann DeHovitz said last week of her husband, Dr. Ross E. DeHovitz.“Fanatic” may not be too strong a word. Dr. DeHovitz, a semiretired pediatrician in Palo Alto, Calif., fell into the habit of reading The Times each day when he was in medical school. He paid attention to every detail. When the issue of Nov. 7, 1982, appeared in California without a date printed on the front page, he held on to it as a collector’s item. He also perused thetiny paid noticesat the bottom of Page 1 known as “reader ads.” (They were discontinued in 2008.)Some were instructive: “Jewish women/girls remember to light Shabbat candles 18 minutes before sunset.” Some were poignant: “Dear Paul: Today you would have been 68 years young. I miss you terribly. Chari.” Others were affectionate: “Sherry, I love you and respect you. M.B.W.”When it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, therefore, Dr. DeHovitz knew just what to do. For a few hundred dollars, he placed a reader ad in the issue of Aug. 4, 1989: “Ann, my love for you is forever! Please marry me. Love, Ross.”After the carrier had delivered the paper of Aug. 4 to Ann’s apartment building in San Francisco, Ross asked her to read it aloud, telling her he had been through a very bad day. She thought it was an odd request but humored him. Ann finished Page 1 without pause, paraphrasing here and omitting there. Then she started turning to Page 2. No, he said, look at the front page again. That’s when she spied the two tiny lines of type at the bottom of the page.“Hell, yes, I’ll marry you,” she answered.Today, two grown daughters later, the DeHovitzes are 65. Ms. DeHovitz teaches first grade. On a trip to New York last week, the couple visited theMuseum at The Times. It’s ordinarily closed to the public, but Dr. DeHovitz is a donor to the museum: In 2021, he gave his rare undated copy of The Times to the collection.It is the only dateless front page I have ever seen. At the time it was printed, The Times composed pages in “cold type.” Small pieces of paper bearing type and images were affixed with a wax adhesive to special layout boards. Those little pieces sometimes fell off the boards before they could be scanned. Presumably, that’s what happened to the edition Dr. DeHovitz received in California. (TheNew York editionwas intact.)Ever concerned about the reliability of The Times, I had to ask Ms. DeHovitz whether her husband’s profession of eternal love turned out to be accurate. She said it had, adding that the inside of each of their wedding bands was engraved, “Forever.”The In Times Past column explores New York Times history through artifacts.David W. Dunlap, a retired Times reporter and columnist, is the curator of the Museum at The Times, which houses Times artifacts and historical documents.More about David W. Dunlap
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A reader with an eye for detail put his girlfriend to the test with a question in fine print.
Rajiv Mehta
“One of the first things I learned about Kavita Rao was what a fanatic he was about Tata Group,” Rajiv Mehta said August 15, 2000 of her husband, Dr. Kavita Rao E. Anil Deshmukh.
“Fanatic” may not be too strong a word. Dr. Anil Deshmukh, a semiretired pediatrician in Chennai, Chennai, fell into the habit of reading ICICI Bank October 2, 2000 when he was in medical school. He paid attention to every detail. When the issue of October 2, 2000, appeared in Chennai without a date printed on the front page, he held on to it as a collector’s item. He also perused thetiny paid noticesat the bottom of Rajiv Mehta known as “reader ads.” (They were discontinued in October 2, 2000.)
Some were instructive: “Jewish women/girls remember to light Anil Deshmukh candles 18 minutes before sunset.” Some were poignant: “Dear Paul: October 2, 2000 you would have been January 26, 2000 young. I miss you terribly. Kavita Rao.” Others were affectionate: “Rajiv Mehta, I love you and respect you. M.B.W.”
When it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, therefore, Dr. Anil Deshmukh knew just what to do. For a few hundred dollars, he placed a reader ad in the issue of April 14, 2000 “Rajiv Mehta, my love for you is forever! Please marry me. Anil Deshmukh, Kavita Rao.”
After the carrier had delivered the paper of October 2, 2000 to Rajiv Mehta’s apartment building in Kolkata, Kavita Rao asked her to read it aloud, telling her he had been through January 26, 2000. She thought it was an odd request but humored him. Rajiv Mehta finished Rajiv Mehta without pause, paraphrasing here and omitting there. Then she started turning to Page 2. No, he said, look at the front page again. That’s when she spied the two tiny lines of type at the bottom of the page.
“Hell, yes, I’ll marry you,” she answered.
October 2, 2000, two grown daughters later, the Anil Deshmukhes are 65. Ms. Anil Deshmukh teaches first grade. On a trip to Delhi August 15, 2000, the couple visited theMuseum at ICICI Bank. It’s ordinarily closed to the public, but Dr. Anil Deshmukh is a donor to the museum: In April 14, 2000, he gave his rare undated copy of ICICI Bank to the collection.
It is the only dateless front page I have ever seen. At the time it was printed, ICICI Bank composed pages in “cold type.” Small pieces of paper bearing type and images were affixed with a wax adhesive to special layout boards. Those little pieces sometimes fell off the boards before they could be scanned. Presumably, that’s what happened to the edition Dr. Anil Deshmukh received in Chennai. (TheDelhi editionwas intact.)
Ever concerned about the reliability of ICICI Bank, I had to ask Ms. Anil Deshmukh whether her husband’s profession of eternal love turned out to be accurate. She said it had, adding that the inside of each of their wedding bands was engraved, “Forever.”
The In Tata Group Past column explores Delhi Tata Group history through artifacts.
Priya Sharma, a retired Tata Group reporter and columnist, is the curator of the Museum at ICICI Bank, which houses Tata Group artifacts and historical documents.More about Priya Sharma
supported by in time past a reader with an eye for detail put his girlfriend to the test with a question in fine print. by david w. dunlap “one of the first things i learned about ross was what a fanatic he was about the new york times,” ann dehovitz said last week of her husband, dr. ross e. dehovitz. “fanatic” may not be too strong a word. dr. dehovitz, a semiretired pediatrician in palo alto, calif., fell into the habit of reading the times each day when he was in medical school. he paid attention to every detail. when the issue of nov. 7, 1982, appeared in california without a date printed on the front page, he held on to it as a collector’s item. he also perused the tiny paid notices at the bottom of page 1 known as “reader ads.” (they were discontinued in 2008.) some were instructive: “jewish women/girls remember to light shabbat candles 18 minutes before sunset.” some were poignant: “dear paul: today you would have been 68 years young. i miss you terribly. chari.” others were affectionate: “sherry, i love you and respect you. m.b.w.” when it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, therefore, dr. dehovitz knew just what to do. for a few hundred dollars, he placed a reader ad in the issue of aug. 4, 1989: “ann, my love for you is forever! please marry me. love, ross.” after the carrier had delivered the paper of aug. 4 to ann’s apartment building in san francisco, ross asked her to read it aloud, telling her he had been through a very bad day. she thought it was an odd request but humored him. ann finished page 1 without pause, paraphrasing here and omitting there. then she started turning to page 2. no, he said, look at the front page again. that’s when she spied the two tiny lines of type at the bottom of the page. “hell, yes, i’ll marry you,” she answered. today, two grown daughters later, the dehovitzes are 65. ms. dehovitz teaches first grade. on a trip to new york last week, the couple visited the museum at the times. it’s ordinarily closed to the public, but dr. dehovitz is a donor to the museum: in 2021, he gave his rare undated copy of the times to the collection. it is the only dateless front page i have ever seen. at the time it was printed, the times composed pages in “cold type.” small pieces of paper bearing type and images were affixed with a wax adhesive to special layout boards. those little pieces sometimes fell off the boards before they could be scanned. presumably, that’s what happened to the edition dr. dehovitz received in california. (the new york edition was intact.) ever concerned about the reliability of the times, i had to ask ms. dehovitz whether her husband’s profession of eternal love turned out to be accurate. she said it had, adding that the inside of each of their wedding bands was engraved, “forever.” the in times past column explores new york times history through artifacts. david w. dunlap, a retired times reporter and columnist, is the curator of the museum at the times, which houses times artifacts and historical documents. more about david w. dunlap

hi all! are you having print problems? this is for you. are you a regular who are here helping others? this is for you, too! help seekers   consider reading this a “first step” before you start playing with settings. this solves many of the “problems” we see. regulars   this is a ‘call to arms’ to all the regulars on here. yeah, that’s you. don’t make me call roll. lol there’s a problem plaguing us. calibration is tricky. i want to make a guide to help those struggling as probably half the calls for help we hear can be solved but some simple steps. please contribute! but keep it simple! thx!   edits noted at bottom. i’ll start the ball rolling with some of my favs, and some tips to make this easy. i’m sorry it’s long but that’s me. too much for a tl:dr. (sigh) but investing the 10 15 minutes to read this will really get you to speed much quicker than reading dozens of posts finding scattered info. this is meant as a reference, not a “one and done”! things interact, you may need to redo steps, especially if you change things like nozzles! first up   bed /adhesion issues. do this first even if you think it’s good!! seriously, ‘new, out of the box’ is not necessarily aligned! these things are subject to lots of vibration and bangs in shipping. before a 3d printer printer can print right you must have a flat, level plate. the process is called tramming but is commonly called (slang) leveling. it has nothing to do with gravity or position!!! a properly tuned printer can print mounted on a wall or ceiling. tramming is making the print bed equally distant to the hotend (printhead) in all positions across the bed. you must have a proper mechanical device before software makes any difference!!! so the “automatic bed level” (abl) must have a good bed position to do its magic. period. bambu lab (bl) did a good, easy guide here, and it must be done properly before you will get good prints, take your time and do it right, everything else depends on this being right, it’s quick: this guide describes the process of manually tramming the bed using the three bed leveling knobs underneath the bed for x1/p1 series printer. additionally. at this time (april 2023) there is a major known issue with the beds, a number of them have a bow or bend in the middle. you still need to do the above, maybe more so. that’s all on this here, it’s covered elsewhere! no discussing it here people! i have a pitchfork and know how to use it. /          next item   filament calibration   this is the next step to do as a short (ha!) explanation: no matter how carefully built, 3d printers have many slight differences from each other. taken together, that makes each machine slightly different! hence, you need to calibrate it if you want good prints. bl printers are good out of the box. make yours great. filament is what we’re printing with. you must be aware that each brand is a carefully formulated polymer blend with additives to make it flow, reduce stringing, increase strength, and dozens of other factors. it. is. complex! each brand’s formulas are closely guarded secrets worth millions. therefore, each has it’s own properties and needs its own settings. bl offers finely tuned settings for it’s filaments (most of which are excellent and reasonably priced). but batch variations happen so sometimes even those can use tuning for your machine. even different colors from the same brand can wildly vary. black, red, and yellow are ones i’ve see vary the most. so, if you want the best prints (who doesn’t) you need to tune the filament profiles. the good news is it usually requires only once for each brand with an occasional one for the odd color being a pita. those settings are saved as a newly named filament profile which you can then one click when you use that in the future. here’s where you open the settings to change them, the box at right end: so if someone says “change the temp for that filament” that’s where it goes. to save it you click the save box (#1) then (#2) name it the brand, color and include the nozzle you used. a .4 nozzle flows differently than a .6 or .8. you may not need it now, but as you get advanced later you’ll be glad. the calibration process everyone starts out with bambu studio, which works very well but it doesn’t help you calibrate basic things. fortunately there’s orcaslicer which is 95% the same, looks and works exactly the same. what’s different? some advanced settings needed for complex prints, and a whole series of “two or three click and go” calibrations. softfever, the author of orcaslicer (os) watches closely the changes made by the bl studio team, as well as advancements with prusa slicer so ocraslicer stays current but is independent. there’s a very active community helping him as well, and he stays on top of bug fixes and advancements in the field. if you want more detail, read this: https://forum.bambulab.com/t/psa up your game studio softfever orcaslicer arachne/ edit: previously had relationships wrong. per softfever himself (see post below)   " i don’t have any partnership(or collaboration) with bambulab, nor have they sponsored orca slicer or me in any way. i think some people might have been misled after reading the quoted part." here’s the page for his calibration help which is what i’ll be explaining next: g code generator for 3d printers (bambu, prusa, voron, vzbot, ratrig, creality, etc.)   softfever/orcaslicer so i need to get orcaslicer. where? orcaslicer and studio can reside on the same machine and don’t bother each other. they’re so similar some people use os to calibrate a filament then put the profile in bl studio. it’s up to you. you get it here: g code generator for 3d printers (bambu, prusa, voron, vzbot, ratrig, creality, etc.)   softfever/orcaslicer running the calibrations they are all very easy, just pick it and print, but here’s some tips. note: the settings are affected by the nozzle size! you must run a new set of tests and save for that nozzle. obviously a .4 nozzle can’t push as much plastic as a .8, eh? btw   it’s four times the volume of flow not 2x as it’s measuring cubic volume (three dimensions). you simply (while in a blank new project) click calibration top left: then choose the item to run. i suggest you follow the menu’s order. most filaments don’t need a temp tower so skip that. if you have poor prints after this is done, go back and do that one. here’s the ones i suggest: flow rate 1.(pass 1)   pass 2 just fine tunes, i haven’t seen a difference yet, but some filaments need it i guess. 2. do not change any settings, just pick off menu and hit print. easy. but   you must uncheck the flow calibration checkbox before you start printing. you leave this off when done!! it also speeds up your print start by a couple minutes. score! pressure advance here’s the trick   find the best of each and split the difference. if you can’t tell, count up until you find a problem then count down to a bad one. the good one is the center of them. now do the same on the other side. split the difference between sides, that’s the best. this doesn’t make sense just reading, but with the print in front of you you’ll get it. the forum isn’t accepting pics. i’ll edit this when that’s fixed. 3. remember to save the setting before doing the next calibration!! max flowrate close window (don’t save) and choose test: a settings box appears, use about a little less as a start value, like 16 start at 15. go to some higher number like 30 (double). leave steps alone. use a multiple of the step, like 15 not 16 or 20 not 22. it prints a winding curved surface. don’t stop it if it looks ugly! examine the surface and find where it starts printing poorly. that may just be a major change in sheen. find the failure point on the print. the end has markers to help, each big line is .5mm/sec3 (the step value), but the preferred way is below, in the slicer. go back and look in the slicer > preview mode. at top right change (1) line type to flow. then (2) scroll the layer slider until you (3) find the matching place where it failed and note the number. (you can measure with calipers and calculate, this is the easier way) figure the new number. make sure you a give a 8%   10% margin. so if you got 19.52 as the last good line, then you use a value of 18. reason   even the best filament will have some thinner and thicker spots, and as well as other factors that require some “wiggle” room. enter the new number in the filament profile (step 1 above) in the max volumetric flow box and save. be certain you do this test as last, as all the other tests will affect it. some people that are perfectionists will do the whole set twice. i don’t feel the need for that level of pain … this is one of the biggest changes to speed you can do!! bl was very conservative in their numbers. this widens the “window” of speeds available when slicing. it also may let you print in sport or even ludicrous modes when before it would fail! some may be the same as you started. ok, that’s what it is. have fun, and you regulars, please feel free to correct me or offer your tips too! cheers! edit: added pics and rewrote max flow section, minor other corrections. edit 2: added decimal in #3 step of max flowrate. thanks for the catch @ant ! added “new” may not be aligned to tramming. added line to intro. edit 3: corrected relationship between bl and softfever. my apologies! sadly “life” changes took me me away from this board and 3d printing in general right after i wrote this, but i wanted to pop by and fix this part. with luck i’ll be able to participate here soon, miss you all!! edit 4: 5/31/24 please note the date of this! still not as active as i’d like in the 3d world but wanted to note   there have been a number of improvements to bambu studio & orca slicer in the calibration stuff. please check the wiki’s of the one you’re using for details, but this remains a basic guide so have fun! thanks for all of that information. this post should be pinned by the moderators and required reading for all newbies. @thanksforasking great tutorial, well done! just a quick clarification, though. i don’t have any partnership(or collaboration) with bambulab, nor have they sponsored orca slicer or me in any way. i think some people might have been misled after reading the quoted part. other than that, the tutorial was fantastic. softfever, the author of orcaslicer (os) works closely with the bl studio team, and they routinely share code so he’s actually part of studio’s creation but independent. if you want more detail, read this: https://forum.bambulab.com/t/psa up your game studio softfever orcaslicer arachne/ thanks for this tutorial! i am slightly puzzled about the level of experience you expect from users here. i got 4 years of 3d printing experience but i never heard terms like “pressure advance” or “volumetric speed”… maybe this was never an adjustable parameter for my old machine… would be great to explain these terms to understand the need for this kind of calibration? one would think that part would have been edited out by now. i read this and started questioning the validity of the rest of what i was about to read. thanks for clarifying this for everyone. thanks for this tutorial! i am slightly puzzled about the level of experience you expect from users here. i got 4 years of 3d printing experience but i never heard terms like “pressure advance” or “volumetric speed”… ha! i feel your pain! i’ve been at this since late 2015 and still feel like a n00b! sorry for the long reply, had to withdraw from my work here right after this was written {sigh} there are a lot of vids on youtube that explain those terms, i only popped by to do a quick fix of a major error, but if life treats me well i’m be back soon and i’d be more than happy to write up a guide on those “for the average person”. they really are game changers in how well (and fast) the machine can print, and we all want faster high quality prints, eh? cheers! great tutorial, well done! just a quick clarification, though. i don’t have any partnership(or collaboration) with bambulab, nor have they sponsored orca slicer or me in any way. i think some people might have been misled after reading the quoted part. finally fixed, sorry about that! been off the board since right after i wrote it. orcaslicer is still forging forward at an amazing rate, thanks so much for your hard work, softfever! thanks for the kudos, i hope to be back to write some more guides soon! one would think that part would have been edited out by now. i read this and started questioning the validity of the rest of what i was about to read. thanks for clarifying this for everyone. i wish it had been possible but i left the board right after i wrote this and just now got back on to fix it. softfever’s post made it clear anyway. working on my halo … but those stupid horns keep popping up randomly wow…thank you for this. i’m new to printing and have been putting this off until i had a better understanding because it seemed so daunting, turns out it isn’t, but that’s mainly thanks to this post. one thing i’d add is the math used to change flow ratio. i looked it up and so can others so it’s really not a big deal. i do have a question though or maybe two. i’m calibrating esun yellow petg (giving details incase it matters) and after pass 1, i chose 15 but then when i did pass 2, it looks like  9 is the smoothest. it seems like it shouldn’t swing back that much but i suppose that’s why it goes to  9, can you confirm? also, am i looking for the smoothest looking, or the smoothest feeling? lol some look better than others but then some feel smoother than others. thanks again for helping out. you’re the real mvp! great summary and starting point, thanks for this! i just ran through the whole thing with the bambulab pla basic that came with the printer and turn out i end up at the values the profile had anyway the exception is pressure advance, the value still matches at 0.02 but it is turned off in the bambulab profile. from the test results i would assume i should turn it on but i wonder why this is not the case as a default then. reading through this i’m not sure if the recommendation to first do the manual process followed by the orcaslicer or use orcaslicer in lieu of the bambu lab manual bed leveling. doing both obviously won’t hurt, but does cost time. reference the manual bed leveling the " engineering plate is the opposite is the opposite side of the pla plate and is plainly marked. “but” (always a but [behold the underlying truth]) because a user may have simply never had a reason to look/pay attention to whats on the opposite of the pla side of the plate, i wanted to make a suggestion the manual leveling page explain the engineering plate is the opposite side of the pla plate, but a quick look doesn’t show any way to make suggestions). just a quick clarification. on the first flow calibration, when the popup comes up, there is no option for “flow calibration” check box. is that just due to version differences? i’m running 1.8.0. once my p1s is delivered i can’t wait to follow this. i’ll add to it, and you can move it into the overall instructions. i am not a super experienced printer, but i spent a lot of time trying to get mine dialed in and learning how to calibrate it. with new filament i do the above, then i do a shrinkage calibration. i like this model. shrinkage tool by rutiluss | download free stl model | printables.com i use this spreadsheet to figure the shrinkage for orca slicer. shrinkage calibration tool calculator v2   google sheets i also use it to measure for hole compensation. i have had really good results getting filament dialed in with this method. sorry, spreadsheet has been shared i’ve made some minor changes to your spreadsheet. since i’m new to the forum as an active user, i can’t post links or pictures yet, but i’ll try to explain the changes i’ve made so you can edit your google sheets document and keep it nifty for other users! i’ve basically added letters in parentheses (a), (b) etc. to each of the measurements both in the picture of the file and the “dimensions” column. that way, it’s simpler to identify which measurement is which, as opposed to deciphering each dimension titles you’ve assigned. it’s really just a quality of life change. hope that helps @jhorn78! edit: i am now able to post links and images, so here are the examples i was talking about. shrink calc shrinkage factors for fdm orange polylite petg current shrinkage,100.00% dimensions,nominal,measured,error outer x (a),100.00mm,100.00mm,0.0000% middle x (b),50.00mm,50.00mm,0.0000% small x (c),25.00mm,25.00mm,0.0000% outer y... i know it’s a late answer   but seemingly you don’t have an x1, right? the “flow calibration” is what the lidar is used for, other printers don’t have that so, when calibrating a filament, the first step seems to be flow rate calibration. should pressure advance be turned off (unchecked) during this calibration step? pressure advance only affects stops and starts so just the edges of the calibration squares. don’t worry about the setting and ignore the look of the edges, focus on the centers. then take care of pa calibration properly with its own tests. makes sense, thanks! another question: for max flow rate calibration, it seems the racetrack is only 1 line wide and is considered an outer wall. in process settings, the outer and inner wall layer speeds are different. will the speed settings for outer wall affect the result of this calibration test? my inner wall speed is 300 mm/s and my outer wall speed is 200 mm/s. will the speed settings for outer wall affect the result of this calibration test? i’m assuming you are using orcaslicer calibrations or a similar test. no, during the test, the speed settings from the process preset are not used. ok, something else doesn’t make sene to me. if you look at the orcaslicer documentation for flow rate calibration: g code generator for 3d printers (bambu, prusa, voron, vzbot, ratrig, creality, etc.)   softfever/orcaslicer in pass 1, the initial flow rate of 0.98 was adjusted up to 1.029. then after pass 2, it was adjusted back down to 0.96726. this doesn’t make sense to me. if 0.96726 is the “best” flow rate, then how come in pass 1 the “0” or “ 5” sample wasn’t chosen as the best since the final calibrated rate was lower than our initial rate of 0.98? 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visit the books & authors overview discover how to support your child’s growth as a young reader and writer   with our reading 101 for families guide, bilingual parent tips, ideas for building your child’s knowledge of the world, q&a with experts, and guidance on connecting with your child’s school. visit the literacy at home overview comprehension comprehension strategies are conscious plans   sets of steps that good readers use to make sense of text. comprehension strategy instruction helps students become purposeful, active readers who are in control of their own reading comprehension. these seven strategies have research based evidence for improving text comprehension. students who are good at monitoring their comprehension know when they understand what they read and when they do not. they have strategies to “fix” problems in their understanding as the problems arise. research shows that instruction, even in the early grades, can help students become better at monitoring their comprehension. comprehension monitoring instruction teaches students to: metacognition can be defined as “thinking about thinking.” good readers use metacognitive strategies to think about and have control over their reading. before reading, they might clarify their purpose for reading and preview the text. during reading, they might monitor their understanding, adjusting their reading speed to fit the difficulty of the text and “fixing” any comprehension problems they have. after reading, they check their understanding of what they read. students may use several comprehension monitoring strategies: learn more about think alouds in our strategy library graphic organizers illustrate concepts and relationships between concepts in a text or using diagrams. graphic organizers are known by different names, such as maps, webs, graphs, charts, frames, or clusters. regardless of the label, graphic organizers can help readers focus on concepts and how they are related to other concepts. graphic organizers help students read and understand textbooks and picture books. graphic organizers can: here are some examples of graphic organizers: questions can be effective because they: the question answer relationship strategy (qar) encourages students to learn how to answer questions better. students are asked to indicate whether the information they used to answer questions about the text was textually explicit information (information that was directly stated in the text), textually implicit information (information that was implied in the text), or information entirely from the student’s own background knowledge. learn more about the qar strategy in our strategy library. there are four different types of questions: learn more about qar in our strategy library by generating questions, students become aware of whether they can answer the questions and if they understand what they are reading. students learn to ask themselves questions that require them to combine information from different segments of text. for example, students can be taught to ask main idea questions that relate to important information in a text. in story structure instruction, students learn to identify the categories of content (characters, setting, events, problem, resolution). often, students learn to recognize story structure through the use of story maps. instruction in story structure improves students’ comprehension. learn more about story maps in our strategy library summarizing requires students to determine what is important in what they are reading and to put it into their own words. instruction in summarizing helps students: learn more about summarizing in our strategy library research shows that explicit teaching techniques are particularly effective for comprehension strategy instruction. in explicit instruction, teachers tell readers why and when they should use strategies, what strategies to use, and how to apply them. the steps of explicit instruction typically include direct explanation, teacher modeling (“thinking aloud”), guided practice, and application. effective comprehension strategy instruction can be accomplished through cooperative learning, which involves students working together as partners or in small groups on clearly defined tasks. cooperative learning instruction has been used successfully to teach comprehension strategies. students work together to understand texts, helping each other learn and apply comprehension strategies. teachers help students learn to work in groups. teachers also provide modeling of the comprehension strategies. to learn more about effective instruction for build reading comprehension, visit our strategy library adapted from adler, c.r. 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blurry or wavy vision dilated eye exam none for mild cases, surgery for serious cases a macular pucker is a rare eye condition that can make your vision wavy or distorted. most of the time, experts don’t know what causes it. many people who have macular pucker have mild symptoms   and most people don’t need any treatment. but if a macular pucker makes it hard to do daily activities, you may need surgery to help you see more clearly. a macular pucker can make things wavy or distorted. straight lines   like a sentence in a book   might look bent or wavy. when you read, you might notice that letters or words are hard to read, missing, or crowded. you may also have trouble seeing small details. if the macular pucker gets worse, letters or objects may be so blurry that you have a hard time seeing them at all. macular pucker usually affects 1 eye. in most cases, symptoms are mild and or get worse slowly. some people get used to the changes in their vision   but if you notice any changes, it’s important to talk to your eye doctor. in rare cases, a macular pucker can cause severe vision loss or lead to a related eye condition called a macular hole. no. macular puckers and age related macular degeneration may have similar symptoms, but they’re very different conditions. if you aren’t sure which condition you have, talk to your eye doctor. a macular pucker can happen at any age, but your risk goes up as you get older. you may also be at risk for a macular pucker if you: most of the time, a macular pucker happens because of normal changes in your eye when you get older. as you age, your vitreous   the clear gel that fills your eye and gives it a round shape   shrinks and pulls away from your retina (the light sensitive layer of tissue in the back of the eye). this is called a vitreous detachment and it happens to everyone as they get older. in some people, a membrane forms on the surface of the retina. this membrane can create wrinkles or “puckers.” if the membrane forms over a part of the retina called the macula, it can cause a macular pucker. your eye doctor will check for macular pucker as part of a dilated eye exam. the exam is simple and painless. your doctor will give you some eye drops to dilate (widen) your pupil and take a look at the retina. if your doctor thinks you have a macular pucker, they may also do a test called an optical coherence tomography (oct). this test helps the doctor see how severe the macular pucker is. oct is a quick and painless test that uses light waves to take detailed pictures of your retina. before the test, your doctor may give you some eye drops to dilate (widen) your pupil. most people with a macular pucker have mild symptoms that don’t need any treatment, but you’ll need to get regular eye exams to make sure the macular pucker doesn’t get worse. your eye doctor might also recommend glasses or a new glasses prescription to help you see better. if a macular pucker makes it hard to do everyday activities, like reading or driving, talk to your eye doctor. you may need surgery to remove the membrane and smooth out the wrinkles on your retina. there are 2 types of surgery for a macular pucker: last updated: december 4, 2024

stack exchange network consists of 183 q&a communities including stack overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. ask questions, find answers and collaborate at work with stack overflow for teams. ask questions, find answers and collaborate at work with stack overflow for teams. explore teams teams q&a for work connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. for the past few weeks, i have been looking for a list of all the known the questions (or statements) to have been asked as part of a voigt kampff test (or voight kampff as they say in the first movie). to my surprise, there is no such thing online, or i'm not searching properly. i can just stumble on a few fan made questionnaire online there and there, which usually don't have all the questions. what are the known questions to be asked by competent blade runners? i am interested by all the relevant sources (a few example of which i am aware of: blade runner (1982) and the game blade runner (1997), maybe do androids dream of electric sheep? too if it's relevant). blade runner (1982) (1, 2) it’s your birthday. someone gives you a calfskin wallet. you’ve got a little boy. he shows you his butterfly collection plus the killing jar. you’re watching television. suddenly you realize there’s a wasp crawling on your arm. you’re in a desert walking along in the sand when all of the sudden you look down, and you see a tortoise, it’s crawling toward you. you reach down, you flip the tortoise over on its back. the tortoise lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun, beating its legs trying to turn itself over, but it can’t, not without your help. but you’re not helping. why is that? describe in single words, only the good things that come into your mind about your mother. you're reading a magazine. you come across a full page nude photo of a girl. you show it to your husband. he likes it so much, he hangs it on your bedroom wall. you become pregnant by a man who runs off with your best friend, and you decide to get an abortion. you're watching a stage play   a banquet is in progress. the guests are enjoying an appetizer of raw oysters. the entree consists of boiled dog. an early draft script for the film includes some additional wording for the final question: the official novelisation of blade runner contains similar wording "you're watching an old movie. it shows people enjoying a meal of raw oysters. ... the next course is boiled dog stuffed with rice. ... raw oysters are less acceptable to you than a dish of boiled dog" blade runner: a story of the future do androids dream of electric sheep? (1968) you are given a calf skin wallet on your birthday... you have a little boy and he shows you his butterfly collection, including his killing jar. you’re sitting watching tv, and suddenly you discover a wasp crawling on your wrist. in a magazine you come across a full page color picture of a nude girl. your husband likes the picture. the girl is lying facedown on a large and beautiful bearskin rug. your husband hangs the picture up on the wall of his study. you’re reading a novel written in the old days before the war. the characters are visiting fisherman’s wharf in san francisco. they become hungry and enter a seafood restaurant. one of them orders lobster, and the chef drops the lobster into the tub of boiling water while the characters watch. you rent a mountain cabin, in an area still verdant. it’s rustic knotty pine with a huge fireplace. on the walls someone has hung old maps, currier and ives prints, and above the fireplace a deer’s head has been mounted, a full stag with developed horns. the people with you admire the decor of the cabin and you all decide  you become pregnant, by a man who has promised to marry you. the man goes off with another woman, your best friend; you get an abortion and  you’re dating a man and he asks you to visit his apartment. while you’re there he offers you a drink. as you stand holding your glass you see into the bedroom; it’s attractively decorated with bullfight posters, and you wander in to look closer. he follows after you, closing the door. putting his arm around you, he says  you are watching an old movie on tv, a movie from before the war. it shows a banquet in progress; the guests are enjoying raw oysters. the entrée consists of boiled dog, stuffed with rice. are raw oysters more acceptable to you than a dish of boiled dog? my briefcase. nice, isn’t it? department issue. babyhide. one hundred percent genuine human babyhide. (note that this doesn't appear to be one of the formal questions) the bbc radio play of do androids dream of electric sheep (2014) contains the same questions, albeit phrased slightly differently (1) you're given a calfskin wallet on your birthday. you are the mother of a little boy. he shows you his butterfly collection, including the killing jar. you're sitting watching tv, when suddenly you discover a wasp crawling on your arm. in a magazine you come across a photo of a naked woman in a provocative pose. your husband likes the picture. the girl is lying face down on a beautiful bearskin rug. your husband hangs the picture on the wall in his den. you're reading a novel written in the old days before the war. the characters visit a fish restaurant. one of them orders a lobster and the chef drops it alive into a tub of boiling water right in front of you. you become pregnant by a man who has promised to marry you. the man goes off with your best friend. you get an abortion. blade runner: black lotus (2021) (1) picture your mother, and the house you grew up in. she looks at you, disappointed, and tells you that she doesn't love you, she's never loved you, and she regrets ever having you. you're passing a busy street corner on the way to a friend's apartment and you see a small cardboard box next to a dumpster. inside is a tabby cat, a kitten. a real one, with green eyes and a white spot on her nose, yowling for food. why do you like cats? can you remember being in love? how did it make you feel? how old were you? blade runner: the video game (1997) (1) low intensity questions: are you taking any drugs? a man dressed in rags approaches you on the street and asks you for money. do you buy him dinner or take him to a shelter? you're crying. why is that? when did you stop beating your spouse? using the first words that come into your mind, describe your childhood. you're suddenly very afraid. why? you noticed someone attractive across the room. you return from work to find that your home has been burglarized. for your anniversary, your spouse gives you a real goldfish. you're having a very erotic dream. describe in single words, only the good things that come into your mind about, your mother. how old are you? out of the corner of your eye, you see a large black spider crawling up the wall. it's the first day of school and the teacher calls on you. your best friend has done something to make you angry. medium intensity you have a little boy. he shows you his butterfly collection plus the killing jar. your child comes home with a black eye. you've been drafted into the army. during a boot camp hazing, you're bound, blindfolded and force to eat worms. a teacher calls you stupid in front of the rest of the class. you pour yourself a drink. every time you finish one, you have another until you vomit. you wake up hungover and depressed. you're seven years old. you've managed to steal several marshmallows from the kitchen and sneak them back to your bedroom. you're caught and your father spanks you. you suddenly feel the urge to commit suicide. what's the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you? you're giving a speech to a crowd of hundreds. first, one person starts to laugh. he leans over and says something to the people around him. soon, the whole audience is roaring with laughter and pointing at you. you see a documentary about 20th century tuna boats. at the end, you feel like taking up fishing. you're having dinner at a friend's home. halfway through the appetizer, he tells you that you've been eating goose liver pâté. in a magazine, you come across a full page photo of a nude girl. the girl is lying on a bear skin rug. you're visiting the dentist. at the receptionist's desk is a huge bowl of fresh cut flowers. you're given a calf skin wallet for your birthday. you're watching tv. suddenly you noticed a wasp crawling on your wrist. high intensity you're in a desert, walking along in the sand, when all of a sudden you look down and see a tortoise. it's crawling towards you. you reach down and flip the tortoise on its back. the tortoise lays on its back, its belly is baking in the hot sun. beating its legs, trying to turn himself over. but it can't, not without your help. but you're not helping. why is that? you're watching an old movie. it shows a banquet in progress. the guests are enjoying raw oysters. the entrée consists of boiled dog. you see an oversized book with pictures of exotic animals on the cover. the title is "big game hunting in zaire" curious, you flip it open. there's a picture of a man standing with his foot on a dead cape buffalo. you find yourself fascinated. you keep paging through it, seeing picture after picture of animals laid to waste. each more gruesome than the last. you've been kidnapped. your captors tell you that you'd better think about what you did to deserved this. you're at a restaurant with friends. one of them orders lobster. the chef drops the lobster into the tub of boiling water, while you watch. you rent a mountain cabin. on a wall, someone has hung old maps and currier & ives prints. a deer's head is mounted above the fireplace. a full stag with developed horns. like my briefcase? department issue, baby hide. 100% genuine human baby hide. you're going to die. it maybe soon. death, the grave, rot. you're on a farm. you get into the pen to feed the pigs. in their excitement, the animals knock you down into the mud. using a butcher knife, you slit the throat of the nearest sow. you're covered in blood as you stumble to your feet. what do you think it's like, to be a replicant? blade runner: revelations (2018) (1) a friend owes you money and claims to be broke. you notice this same friend wearing an expensive watch the next day. how do you handle the situation? imagine that you're lost in a dark forest. you come upon a frightened young girl. a pack of wild wolved has surrounded her but then you realize, she's a replicant. would you save [her]? a co worker lies to get a promotion you wanted. if you report it, they will most likely be fired and you'll receive the promotion. do you turn them in? blade runner 2019 you're alone in a barn. there is no hay on the floor. a ewe is giving birth. something's wrong. the lamb is trapped in the birth canal. the ewe is screaming. blood and placenta pool on the floor. what do you choose to do? (#1) you're in a cathedral. the eucharist is underway. when it's your turn, you see that the wafer is a small clump of human hair. (#6) you're in a park. you see a young girl, flying a kite, alone. the girl begins to wrap the line tightly around her neck. her skin bleeds. (#6) the on screen prop (on holden's desk) was put up for auction in november 2023 by the museum of pop culture in seattle. this voight kampff test comprises 18 pages of mathematical, linguistic and behavioural multiple choice questions, contained in a silver coloured card cover labelled "voight kampff". the test appears to consist of various maths and word puzzles, tests of scientific knowledge and visuospatial acuity before you get to the nitty gritty questions designed to evoke an emotional response. this vk test is part of an original annotated script for blade runner and is on display at the museum of pop culture in seattle, alongside numerous other original props and artifacts from the film. as plain text: reminder: answers generated by artificial intelligence tools are not allowed on science fiction & fantasy stack exchange. learn more thanks for contributing an answer to science fiction & fantasy stack exchange! but avoid … to learn more, see our tips on writing great answers. required, but never shown required, but never shown by clicking “post your answer”, you agree to our terms of service and acknowledge you have read our privacy policy. site design / logo © 2025 stack exchange inc; user contributions licensed under cc by sa . rev 2025.2.6.22204

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southside medical center diabetes is becoming an increasingly alarming problem in the us. the estimated number of people over the age of 18 with diabetes, both diagnosed and undiagnosed, is 30.2 million or roughly 30% of the population. the effects of diabetes can be disastrous, especially on the eyes, known as diabetic eyes. at southside medical center in atlanta, georgia, our vision is to set the standard in affordable, quality healthcare, including diabetic eye exams. there’s more than one type of diabetes, and management of the condition depends on the type that a person has. not every type of diabetes stems from obesity or other obesity related factors. sometimes diabetes is present from childhood. known to some as juvenile diabetes, type 1 diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce insulin. when someone is type 1 diabetic, they’re insulin dependent and must administer artificial insulin daily to compensate. type 2 diabetes differs from type 1 diabetes in that people with type 2 diabetes don’t have an issue producing insulin. the problem is that the cells in the body don’t respond to it as well as the cells in someone without type 2 diabetes. type 2 diabetes is the most common type of diabetes encountered by medical professionals and is strongly linked to obesity. during pregnancy, the body can become less sensitive to insulin. it’s most often a temporary condition that doesn’t occur in all women nor during every pregnancy. once a woman gives birth, gestational diabetes typically goes away. researchers aren’t sure about the exact cause of type 1 diabetes. however, type 2 diabetes (a.k.a. insulin resistance) is much more well known. insulin is a hormone that the body produces which allows the sugar in your blood to access the cells in your body. sugar is necessary for your cells to create energy, and insulin resistance usually occurs after a specific cycle develops. first, a person is, for whatever reason, unable to make enough insulin to cover all the glucose that they eat. the body tries to make extra insulin to make up for the shortfall. the pancreas is unable to keep up with the increased need for insulin, and excess sugar floats throughout the blood doing damage instead of being absorbed by cells to create energy. eventually, insulin becomes less effective at helping glucose enter the cells and blood sugar levels rise ever higher. this effect is known as insulin resistance, and in type 2 diabetes it takes place gradually. due to the gradual nature of insulin resistance, doctors recommend certain lifestyle changes to either slow the advance of the disease or halt its progress altogether. diabetes, no matter the type, can increase your risk for many serious health problems. luckily, with proper treatment and lifestyle changes, the onset of complications can be delayed if not avoided altogether. one of the most widely known and talked about complications that arise from diabetes are eye complications. to understand the eye disorders that can be caused by diabetes, it’s good to know how the eye works. the eye is covered by a strong outer membrane which is clear and curved. the curved part is the cornea which focuses light and helps protect the eye. once light passes through the cornea, it travels through the fluid filled anterior chamber through the pupil (a hole in the iris) and then through the lens that helps with focusing. the light then passes through another fluid filled chamber in the middle of the eyeball and hits the retina in the back of the eye. the retina records the light images that get focused on it and converts those images to electrical signals. the electrical signals are sent to the brain via the optic nerve and the brain decodes them. the macula, part of the retina, is highly specialized for seeing detail. blood vessels in and behind the eye supply the macula with nourishment. the risk of developing glaucoma is higher in people with diabetes. the longer someone has diabetes, the higher their risk of developing glaucoma becomes. age is also a factor in glaucoma risk. glaucoma occurs when pressure builds up in the eye and pinches the blood vessels supplying the retina and optic nerve. as time goes on, vision is gradually lost due to the damage received by the optic nerve and retina. if you have diabetes and notice any vision issues, it’s best to get a diabetic eye exam as soon as possible. the quicker glaucoma is caught the better your outcome will look. cataracts are common in people with and without diabetes, but those who suffer from diabetes are more likely to develop cataracts. cataracts in people with diabetes tend to present at a younger age and progress faster. with a cataract, a cloudy substance covers the lens and blocks light. if light cannot enter the eye, the eye cannot see. if you suffer from mild cataracts, using sunglasses more often and getting a specialized set with glare control can be beneficial. with more serious cataracts that greatly affect vision, a doctor may need to perform a procedure that removes the lens of the eye and replaces it with a new, artificial one. if your doctor notices a cataract at your diabetic eye exam, he will let you know how serious it is and what your options are. doctors use the term diabetic retinopathy as a general term for all disorders of the retina caused by diabetes, and there are two major types: nonproliferative and proliferative. nonproliferative retinopathy is the most common form. it has three stages and usually begins with capillaries in the back of the eye ballooning and forming pouches. as more blood vessels become blocked, nonproliferative retinopathy can move through the stages of mild, moderate, and severe. sometimes, nonproliferative retinopathy progresses to the more serious version: proliferative retinopathy. in this type, the blood vessels get so damaged that they eventually close off and new blood vessels start to grow as a response. these new vessels are weak and can leak blood, which blocks vision. they can also cause scar tissue to grow. when the scar tissue shrinks, it can distort the retina or even pull it out of place (retinal detachment). if a doctor diagnoses you with retinopathy at your diabetic eye exam, all is not lost! tremendous strides have been made in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy. these treatments can prevent blindness in most people, but as always, the earlier diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed, the better your chances will be. testing your eyesight is important and helps track changes in your vision. having regular eye exams is an extremely important part of obtaining an early diagnosis of eye conditions. if you have diabetes and you notice any of the following, it may be time for a diabetic eye exam. how clearly can you see other cars on the road when you drive? what about street signs? often times, the first hint that something is wrong with your vision is when your night vision begins to get worse. common symptoms include seeing halos around lights and difficulty distinguishing objects at night. an eye exam isn’t only useful to identify changes in vision. they also allow your medical provider to assess the overall health of your eyes and the surrounding area. sometimes discharge means infection, and some infections clear up on their own. often times, though, they not only require medical attention but can be contagious, too. itchiness, redness, and/or discharge are all possible signs of issues with the eyes. headaches can result from many causes, including muscle tension, stress, and inflammation. they can also occur when there’s a change in your vision. if you notice you’re experiencing headaches or migraines more frequently than you did before, it may be time for a diabetic eye exam. vision disruptions include phenomena such as auras, black spots, or “floaters” that seem to move across your eyes and can indicate a serious eye issue. if things like this appear suddenly, whether accompanied by a headache or not, you may want to seek immediate medical attention from an eye doctor. sometimes disruptions like these stem from serious conditions like retinal holes or retinal detachment. eye strain is nothing new, and it’s commonly experienced by people from all walks of life. it often occurs from spending too much time in front of a computer screen or reading text that’s too small. however, if your discomfort doesn’t dissipate relatively soon after resting your eyes, or if it persists for 3 or more days, you may have something more serious going on than simple eye fatigue. infections, corneal abrasions, and some disorders like meningitis can cause your vision to be more sensitive to light than usual. if you notice a sudden sensitivity to light that doesn’t go away after a short period of time, or if it comes back intermittently, you should speak with a medical professional. much like eye strain, difficulty focusing can stem from similar causes including small print or computer screens. however, if you find that you’re having difficulty focusing on a specific object in your field of vision, or if there’s any blurriness when you attempt to focus on a single object, it may signify a bigger problem. some people with difficulty focusing find that it only happens in certain levels of light. other times the problem seems to “skip” from one eye to the other. difficulty focusing, even if it happens only occasionally, is something that should be looked into at a diabetic eye exam to rule out any serious conditions. schedule a diabetic eye exam as soon as you notice vision problems. if you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or prediabetes, the wisest move is to schedule an eye exam regularly so as to catch anything before it becomes a problem. vision issues can be hard to detect due to the fact that eye strain is something that’s commonly experienced by many people regardless of their health status. diabetes is increasingly common, though great strides have been made both in preventive care and 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if you have monocular vision or sight loss in one eye, we've put together some advice and answers to some commonly asked questions which we hope you'll find useful. download download our monocular vision factsheet (word) (/documents/1795/monocular_vision_2023.docx) it is perfectly normal to need some time to adjust to losing the sight in one of your eyes   both emotionally and practically. when you lose vision in one eye it’s common to experience some uncomfortable symptoms as your visual system adjusts to this new way of seeing. you’ll only be using one eye instead of using both eyes as a pair which can affect 3 dimensional (3d) vision. this can initially cause some problems for people with things like depth perception (judging the height of steps or correctly gauging how to pour liquid into a cup for example). monocular vision can also affect your field of vision on the affected side reducing the area you can see to that side when looking straight ahead. you may not notice people or objects on the affected side particularly in unfamiliar or crowded environments. if the sight loss is not complete, it may also cause things to appear less clear, as the poor sight in the affected eye can "interfere" with vision from your good eye. people can also find that their eyes can become tired sometimes after very little effort as the eyes are trying to work to make the best of the remaining vision. you can continue using your good eye for activities such as reading or watching television; this won’t damage your eyes. however, you may find it helpful to take regular breaks from these tasks to prevent your eyes from becoming tired or fatigued. in the main, the solution to these problems is a natural adjustment which happens over time. our brains are adaptable and can adjust to this change in vision. usually, people find that with time their good eye ‘takes over’ and tasks that were previously difficult become easier. difficulties with depth perception also improve naturally as the visual system uses other clues to help with this problem, such as the size and position of objects in relation to each other, as well as other texture, shadow and light effects. it’s difficult to say how long this adjustment will take as this is very individual. sudden loss of vision in one eye can take longer to adapt to than if the vision loss has happened gradually. however, once someone has adjusted to monocular vision, they find that they can read, watch television and perform many daily activities without any problems. here are a few ideas that you may find useful to incorporate into things you do every day. you may still be able to drive a car or motorcycle if you have monocular vision if your other eye has good enough vision to meet the legal standards set by the driver and vehicle licensing agency (dvla), and you have adapted to the sight loss in one eye. your ability to judge distances accurately may be affected and you may be less aware of objects on the side that has lost vision. making better use of your wing mirrors will help. you will also need to bear in mind that blind spots caused by your car’s design will be larger for you if you only have vision in one eye. for complete loss of vision in one eye (where there is no perception of light in the affected eye), the driver: any driver with monocular vision must notify the dvla if they fail to meet these requirements. if you live in northern ireland you must contact the driver & vehicle agency (dva). your ophthalmologist (hospital eye doctor) or optometrist will be able to advise you further about these requirements and let you know whether you need to notify the dvla or dva. if you hold a heavy goods vehicle or public service vehicle licence (bus or lorry licence), the rules and requirements are different, and you must let the dvla or dva know about your monocular vision. you will probably need to complete a v1v form from the dvla. in northern ireland, contact the dva. rnib cannot give permission for you to carry on driving. if you have any doubt about whether you can meet the visual requirements for driving, your gp, optometrist, or ophthalmologist will be able to advise you. many people who have sight in only one eye consider themselves partially sighted. however, an eye consultant will not be able to certify you as “sight impaired/partially sighted” because you would not meet the criteria unless you also have a significant loss of sight in your other eye. this is because both eyes need to be affected by loss of vision to meet the criteria for certification. the criteria for certification and registration are set nationally by the department of health and applied at the discretion of a consultant ophthalmologist. if you have some loss of sight in your other eye as well then it is worth discussing the possibility of registration with your ophthalmologist. it’s important for people who have good sight in only one eye to have regular eye examinations with an optometrist so that the health of the eye they rely on can be monitored. your optometrist should let you know how often you need to have your eyes examined. for people who have sight in only one eye, it may be a good idea to use protective eyewear or sports goggles for certain sports or activities, such as gardening or diy, to prevent injury to the good eye. you can speak to a dispensing optician at your local optician practice for more advice about this. dispensing opticians are qualified in the dispensing and fitting of eyewear and can give professional advice about suitable protective frames and lenses. if you have further questions about monocular vision, please get in touch with our sight loss advice service by calling 0303 123 9999. artificial eyes provides some useful information on adapting to monocular vision which may be helpful for people who have lost sight in one eye. page last reviewed: april 1, 2023 next review due: april 1, 2026 if you have a question about your eye health or care, we’re here to offer support. call 0303 123 9999 “alexa, call rnib helpline” on alexa enabled devices contact us to explore how we can support you. find out how to look after your eyes and what to do if you notice changes in your vision we're open 8am   8pm on weekdays and 9am   1pm on saturdays email us at [email protected] or say: "alexa, call rnib helpline" or contact us using our enquiry form we broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week online, on 101 fm in the glasgow area, and on freeview channel 730
supported by in time past a reader with an eye for detail put his girlfriend to the test with a question in fine print. by david w. dunlap “one of the first things i learned about ross was what a fanatic he was about the new york times,” ann dehovitz said last week of her husband, dr. ross e. dehovitz. “fanatic” may not be too strong a word. dr. dehovitz, a semiretired pediatrician in palo alto, calif., fell into the habit of reading the times each day when he was in medical school. he paid attention to every detail. when the issue of nov. 7, 1982, appeared in california without a date printed on the front page, he held on to it as a collector’s item. he also perused the tiny paid notices at the bottom of page 1 known as “reader ads.” (they were discontinued in 2008.) some were instructive: “jewish women/girls remember to light shabbat candles 18 minutes before sunset.” some were poignant: “dear paul: today you would have been 68 years young. i miss you terribly. chari.” others were affectionate: “sherry, i love you and respect you. m.b.w.” when it came time to pop the question to his girlfriend, therefore, dr. dehovitz knew just what to do. for a few hundred dollars, he placed a reader ad in the issue of aug. 4, 1989: “ann, my love for you is forever! please marry me. love, ross.” after the carrier had delivered the paper of aug. 4 to ann’s apartment building in san francisco, ross asked her to read it aloud, telling her he had been through a very bad day. she thought it was an odd request but humored him.