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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
The New York Times regards itself, with some justice, as the Yankees and the Harvard of daily journalism. You shouldn’t have to question its reliability, at least in matters of style and usage. There it aims to be beyond reproach, whatever the fashion may be and even at the risk of appearing stodgy. Years behind most other newspapers, and the general public as well, the Times finally got around to legitimizing “Ms.’ as a courtesy title. The paper’s stylebook, now published in a revised edition twenty-three years after its predecessor, contends with the AP stylebook in authority and usefulnessAllan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly, the editors of the new Manua4 are both Times staffers, with a perhaps over-generous impression of the audience their paper hopes to reach. They describe the Times readership as “urbane” and “literate,” “educated and sophisticated traditional but not tradition-bound.’ Siegal and Connolly (their book instructs us to call them “Mr.” in such contexts) put up a heroic, probably unavailing last stand against the invading tide of blurred distinctions between “persuade” and “convince,” “fewer” and “less, ” “each other” and “one another,” “infer” and “imply.” In their book, whatever hurricane and disaster reporters may say, “enormity” still refers to horror, not size. They reject business jargon (to “grow” a company), social service jargon (”parenting”), faddish adolescent buzzwords (”wannabe”), overworked slang (”nitty-gritty”). They are wary of the convenient suffix “-gate” (its tired and “carries polemical overtones”)Nevertheless “Bailgate,” referring to banking scandals in Indonesia, appears in a recent Times headline.
“Nowadays any style manual must grapple with the vocabulary of social issues,” the editors say in their foreword. “This one counsels respect for the group sensibilities and preferences that have made themselves heard in the last two or three decades - concerns, for example, of women, minorities, and those with disabilities.” A distinct odor of social awareness and (inevitably) political correctness permeates this stylebook. The editors endorse “black” (lowercase) along with “all racial designations derived “AfricanAmerican.” But they add this caution: “Try to determine and use the term preferred by the group or person being described.”
The word “holocaust” must be capitalized only when it refers to Nazi destruction of Jews during World War II. This is a distinct advance in sensibility over the TImes of World War II: in its report of Dachau the paper omitted any mention that Jews were primary victims.
The 1976 edition of the stylebook was extremely delicate if not to say reticent when it came to Jews and Jewish-related topics. Its only entry was “Jewess.” “Do not use. See woman:” In the current edition the entry for “Jew(s)” is almost three inches long, ending with Also see Conservative Judaism; Reform, Reformed; Reconstructionist Judaism. There are also entries for Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Purim, and so on. In the same spirit, the 1976 entry for Puerto Rico only advised you to “Use RR. after the names of cities and towns. ” The new edition offers a six-line instructive essay on the cultural and ethnic identity of the island, reminding you that it is a commonwealth of the U.S., not a territory, possession, or colony. We’re advised to avoid the term “Native-American,” since it “is rejected by some Indians because government programs extend it to others,” such as Eskimos and Pacific Islanders. Whenever possible, avoid “man” and “mankind” and find a “graceful alternative” like “humanity” or “people.”
The highest hurdle the Times has had to clear on the way to the twenty-first century is the matter of “obscenity, vulgarity, profanity.” In 1896 Adolph Ochs proclaimed that The New York Times would present the news “in language that is parliamentary in good society.” Today, the editors suggest, Ochs would avoid euphemism and write “keep it clean:”They might also have added that the word “good” in the sense Ochs used it is no longer O.K. (never spelled okay or used as a transitive verb). The Times seems to be the last paper on earth to reflect in its copy the profanity most of us use daily. A while ago, Molly Ivins was fired from the paper for trying to sneak the word “fuck” past the copy desk. She probably would be fired today for the same thing. This is deliberate policy, designed to keep the paper acceptable in classrooms all over the country and at refined breakfast tables: “The Times virtually never prints obscene words, and it maintains a steep threshold for vulgar ones,” a standard that must have been stretched to the limits during the Monica Lewinsky episode.
How do the editors tiptoe around some of the thornier aspects of contemporary life? Here’s how they suggest rendering a homosexual relationship. Under “partner”. “It is a suitable term for an unmarried companion of the same sex or the opposite one. But if the context allows misreading to mean a business partnership, use companion instead. Also see lover.” Following this trail we find that “lover” should be restricted to a “literary or historic liaison or a highly visible romance between public personalities - in show business, for example. In writing about more private people, use the less flamboyant companion or partner.” In other words, Olive Oyl may be Popeye’s “lover,” but the two gay guys in the next apartment are “partners.’ As for “sexual orientation;’ the editors write, 11 never use sexual preference@ which carries the disputed implication that sexuality is a matter of choice.’ We’re instructed to avoid “admitted homosexual,” because it “suggests criminality or shame. Make it acknowledged or declared
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
A was over a glass of the thick and foamy stuff, with an Irish band cheering the Sandown customers on Saturday, that I heard the one about the burglar who was interrupted while stuffing his sack by a voice declaring, ‘Jesus and I are watching you.’ He stopped, looked around, saw nothing and resumed his pilfering, only for the refrain to be repeated. This time in the semi-darkness he noticed the parrot in the comer. ‘Was that youT When the parrot replied in the affirmative, he asked its name and the bird replied ‘Gabriel’. ‘That’s a pretty funny name for a parrot,’ said the burglar. ‘Maybe,’ replied the bird. ‘But Jesus is a pretty funny name for a Rottweiler, too.’The domination of Arab owners on the flat and the fashion for French imports over jumps is providing racecourse commentators with some pretty odd names as well. The winner of Sandown’s Guilbert UK Handicap Steeplechase was an obvious example. You try yelling ‘Come on, Fard du Moulin Mas’ after more than a glass or two of lunch. But the victory was a popular one nonetheless because the successful trainer was the amiable, cherub-faced Merrick Francis, the boss of Lambourn’s main horse transport business and son of former champion jockey Dick.
He and his elegant wife Alex, down on the racecard in American style, I noticed, as Mrs Merrick Francis III (well, why shouldn’t she be differentiated from the two previous holders of that title?), refer to Fard du Moulin Mas as ‘Frenchie’. This is partly down to the horse’s Continental background and partly because Merrick learned his trade initially attached to the revered Frenchie Nicholson.
Anyway, ably ridden by John Kavanagh, Fard du Moulin Mas, running in a French snaffle (which is supposedly a help in restraining hard pullers), jumped well. He came to tackle Supreme Charm at the business end of the race and won a grand struggle by a neck. The handicapper may not be too kind to him after the Sandown victory, but a horse bought to give the family a little fun looks like doing just that.
Merrick gave up life as a public trainer seven years ago to concentrate on his international horse transport business but he still owns a yard and is keeping his hand in with a permit, training just ‘Frenchie’ and ‘one that’s very slow’. Too much expansion might not be wise if he is to keep his transport customers. Four of the five horses he beat were all from Lambourn and Wantage and one of them, Simon Sherwood’s Father Rector, had shared a horse box to the course with Fard du Moulin Mas.
It was a good day too for Charlie Mann. If they had a prize for the best-turned-out trainer as well as the best-turned-out horse Charlie would usually take it and his snappy wide-brimmed trilby made it twice to the winner’s enclosure. His Royal Snoopy probably didn’t beat a lot in the conditional’s novices hurdle over 2m 6f but he stays and his future lies over the bigger obstacles as a novice chaser.
Charlie Mann is highly adept at placing his horses. But he may have more of a task with his other winner Out On A Promise, who recorded his third victory of the season in the handicap hurdle. On ground that was stickier than he likes he came home gamely in the hands of 51b stable claimer Noel Fehily. As Charlie says, he is a super little horse who tries his heart out. But the handicapper is moving him up and the pony-sized seven-year-old really is not built to carry welter burdens. Nor did he take to the bigger obstacles when tried in novice chases. He will need to be ridden by a capable claimer on most occasions. Fortunately C. Mann seems to have one of those to hand.
One real pleasure for jumping fans this season has been Josh Gifford’s renaissance. He had a pig of a time last season and a few heads began to wag, suggesting he was in the veteran category and might be wise to call it a day. But it was simply a case of the horses not being right and he has come back with a vengeance this year. His Headwind ran well to be second to Martin Pipe’s Art Prince in the big race of the day at Sandown and Skycab took the novices chase.
When I asked why he was firing so early this season he replied that it was down to all the rain in June. ‘It made the grass grow and we’ve been able to get on with them.’ As for Skycab, he confesses that they can’t yet work out what distance the horse really needs. He and the owners reckon the horse wants further than two miles but jockey Philip Hide isn’t so sure.
In the end, though, it was a sad day at Sandown. As Art Prince was coming to the winning post to take the 15,000-added Concord Steeplechase for Martin Pipe the green screens were going up on the bottom of the course for the vets to put a painless end to the life of a horse who had always loved the Esher track.
Richard Rowe’s Eulogy, running well at the time, had landed awkwardly six fences out and shattered a leg beyond any hope of repair. A day’s sport was marred by the reminder of the price paid by some for our enjoyment. Once again a horse box would be returning empty from the course with stable staff inconsolable, owners in tears and a trainer bereft of his stable star.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
NEW YORK (NYT) — Jails everywhere have long tried to make successful escape harder by dressing inmates in clothes that no one could mistake for ordinary civilian garb. In chain-gang and Keystone Kops days, broad black and white stripes were most common; today the standard is head-to-toe fluorescent orange. The effectiveness of that tactic is being simultaneously proved and eroded by two stores in Jonesboro, Ark., that have begun selling close copies of Craighead County inmates’ clothing to fashion-forward teen-agers. The outfits are even stenciled with phrases like “County Inmate” and “Correctional Facility In the weeks since the outfits began to catch on, the police in Jonesboro have been receiving calls about escaped prisoners roaming the city. They even searched a neighborhood for an “inmate” seen jumping a fence. “Apparently, the person was wearing one of the shirts sold at the mall,” Eric Erwin, a county deputy, told The Associated Press. A jail headcount confirmed that no one was missing. “We wasted about 30 minutes,” he said.
He warned that wearing the look-alike clothing was unwise, and not just because it was less durable than the real thing. “It might be the `in’ thing to do,” he said, “but it’s not a good `in’ thing.”
Orange clothing once led New Jersey prison guards to mistake Department of Environmental Protection scientists for escaped inmates. Shots were fired, but no one was hurt. The orange slickers the scientists wore when gathering water samples in marshes, as they were doing that day near the prison, were meant to reduce the chances of being accidentally shot by hunters. Mouseketeers, get ready for liftoff!
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has announced plans to build a multimillion-dollar ride that simulates a liftoff into space. The Mission: SPACE ride is scheduled to open at Epcot in 2003. The ride will be in a new Epcot Future World facility next to the Test Track ride. Details on the ride are still sketchy, but it will have visitors traveling to an international space training center where they will simulate challenges real astronauts face.
Former NASA astronauts and scientists, including shuttle astronaut Story Musgrave, are serving as consultants for the ride. Compaq is sponsoring the ride as part of a 10-year corporate alliance with Disney. “Epcot is the perfect setting, continuing the park’s dedication to the explorer in all of us with its unique attractions that inspire us to discover new worlds,” said Walt Disney World president Al Weiss.
Not really a stretch
NEW YORK (NYT) — The ease with which dot-coms and biotechnology start-ups attract attention from investors and the media must be frustrating to many an old-economy eager beaver. How else to account for a news release with this headline: “Niche-Product Slipcovers Grew Like High-Techs During 1999.” To be fair, the issuer, Sure Fit, which says it is the leader in ready-made slipcovers, did post 40 percent revenue growth last year.
Memories, like the corners of my mind
NEW YORK (AP) — Today is the 116th day of 2000. There are 250 days left in the year. Here are some business and legal highlights from this day in history:
In 1792, highwayman Nicolas Jacques Pelletier became the first person under French law to be executed by the guillotine.
In 1859, ground was broken for the Suez Canal.
In 1874, radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi was born in Bologna, Italy.
In 1898, the United States formally declared war on Spain.
In 1901, New York became the first state to require automobile license plates; the fee was one dollar.
In 1945, delegates from some 50 countries met in San Francisco to organize the United Nations.
In 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to shipping.
In 1983, the Pioneer 10 spacecraft crossed Pluto’s orbit, speeding on its endless voyage through the Milky Way.
Adapting to the e-conomy
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Sign painter Clark Byers recently came out of retirement to put a 21st-century spin on an American icon, painting “See www.seerockcity.com” on a barn at the base of Lookout Mountain.
For 70 years, black-and-white signs atop hundreds of red barns along rural Southern roads beckoned northern travelers bound for Florida to “See Rock City,” “the world’s eighth wonder,” and look out over seven states. Now comes a contemporary appeal from a Rock City Web site. Same destination, different highway, says Bill Chapin, third-generation owner of the attraction atop Lookout Mountain in Georgia. “Today’s consumer expects the ease and convenience the Internet offers,” Chapin says.
Byers, 83, first painted “See Rock City” on the side of a Kimball, Tenn., barn in 1936 in a promotion that included a free barn painting for the consenting farmer. At one time, there were 900 or so “Rock City” barns scattered across 19 states. Today, only about 80 remain.
The Web site offers a history of the attraction, photos of Rock City barns, and breathtaking 360-degree panoramic images from swinging bridges and rocky peaks. “But as you might expect, there’s no substitute for the real thing…” the Web site says.
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
Birmingham student Natalie Miller aims to show the world’s fashion capital what Brum has to offer.
The 18-year-old from Oldbury, along with fellow art and design students at Joseph Chamberlain College in Highgate, are making colourful costumes for this year’s Notting Hill Carnival Parade in London.Top experts from The Perpetual Beauty Carnival Association spent five days talking to the students and passing on traditional skills. Joseph Chamberlain is one of six Birmingham schools and colleges taking part in the pilot project organised by Compass Partnership and the costumes will get their first outing at the city’s Jazz Festival parade on July 3. The ones judged the best will be put forward for the Notting Hill event. Natalie says: “We were given tips on improving our costume designs, taking into consideration the structure and weight of it. It has to be comfortable for the person wearing it.” Natalie says she would like to design clothes for the catwalk but thinks it may be a little too competitive. “I’m considering going into interior design because it is very ‘hands on’,” she says. She is studying for a GeneralNational Vocational Qualification (GNVQ) at college. “You have to be enthusiastic, really creative and you always need new ideas,” says Natalie. The students on the GNVQ course are following Natalie’s design for the costume which is a butterfly on a flower with smaller butterflies following behind in the parade. JOB FILE Qualities: Resilience, self confidence, talent, creativity and imagination, the ability to take criticism. Options: Art and design covers many different subjects. Some to consider are fashion and textiles, graphic design and illustration, and three dimensional design. Further information: National Society for Education in Art and Design, The Gatehouse, Corsham Court, Corsham, Wilts, SN13 0ES. Further reading: Careers in Art and Design by Linda Ball & Noel Chapman (Kogan Page). RESULTS OF HARD WORK panelHundreds of budding young fashion designers took part in this year’s Graduate Fashion Week in London. Some of the just-graduated designers had their eye to the market - but for others, it was a chance to sum up three or four years of hard work. Some students were hoping to gain one of BhS’s sought-after placements. Each year the high street company appoints a number of fashion graduates. “We are above all looking for originality and flair,” says BhS’s Design Director Shena MacDonald. Get into print DEAR SYLVIA I am 30 years of age and have two children. I have a BTEC National in Computer Studies and a Diploma in Microsoft level 1. I have desktop publishing experience too. I would like a career in printing, designing things like fliers, leaflets and recordslee ves. Can you give me advice on my next step? Maxine, Hockley. SYLVIA SAYS: The printing industry is changing rapidly with new products and technology. Most companies look for people who have got some basic skills in printing and recruit from fulime college courses. For those aged between 16-24 there are also modern apprenticeship opportunities available. A wide range of skills are involved, using computer graphics, origination, machine printing and print finishing. Computer skills are important, as is an eye for detail, the ability to concentrate and, in some case s, a talent for design. A useful qualification is the GNVQ in Media, Communications and Production. Matthew Boulton College runs this course and also a range of related City and Guilds courses. A few degree or Higher National Diploma courses exist in printing technology and/or management or business studies with a printing option. BWMPI - Birmingham and West Midlands Print Initiative, is a regional partnership between Birmingham TEC, Birmingham City Council, BPIF, Careers and Education Business Partnership, key employers and others. You can contact this organisation on 0121 446 45 45. You could also contact your local British Print Industries Federation Office at Alliance House, 962 Alum Rock Road, Ward End, Birmingham. B8 2NS. Tel: 0121 789 7222. Send your questions to Sylvia Burton, Choices, Evening Mail Features Dept, 28, Colmore Circus, Birmingham B4 6AX. The Careers and Education Business Partnership can provide you with more advice on applying for jobs. Contact: 100 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1AE (0121 248 8004/5) 778 Bristol Road, Selly Oak B29 6NA (0121 248 8150) Church Road, Yardley, Birmingham B25 8UX.(0121 248 8200) Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B74 2NP (0121 355 1021). Skills put to the test n ON THE BALL: Kris Akabussi practises with youngsters Top athlete Kris Akabussi and the Birmingham Bullets will be on hand with training hints and tips during the Sunny D 3 on 3 tournament in Centenary Square and Victoria Square from 9.30am. Call 0191 416 7999 for more details. Sunny D 3 on 3 is a version of basketball that involves teams of three players and is part of a programme aimed at getting 11 - 16- year-olds playing the sport at school. The scheme, sponsored by citrus drinks maker Sunny Delight, consists of a training and skills awards programme. n HAIR TODAY: Hairdressers took part in a new competition to find the region’s top young stylist. NVQ students were put through their paces at the Hairdressing Extravaganza, at Walsall’s Royal Hotel. The Peter Pyne Training School hosted the event and National Hairdressers’ Federation president, Jane James, judged the competitions. She is pictured with some of the contestants.
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
To understand the “piercing psychology” you have to remember that it’s just - and foremost - is an adornment. That is, what motivates people to put this earring is the desire to beautify one’s body in order to produce certain impression or create an image. Yet, there are some other reasons, aside of those to make one’s body more appealing.
Primary, it’s the desire to go “nostril-to-nostril” with the fashion trends. With this in mind, people place earrings on most visible body parts. Secondly, folks strive for that exclusive distinguishing look. In this case, the desire to stay out of flock could gradually result in putting on yet more and more “frills”. That is, ones this special image among those without piercing is achieved, people start to pursue new heights in acquiring the fanciest look among the others who sport those earrings, too! This way, area- and regional champions appear in certain social groups or hangouts.
One of the hidden reasons is going for sexier look. Here we are not necessary talking about some complex sexual self-assurance issue. It’s just an extra attention among the potential partners, more chances for meeting someone which people are after. Some even rely on this as and aid in striking the conversation.
In general, an idea to overcome one of personal complexes by body piercing is fair reason to look for that piercing specialist and quite simple way to solve psychological issue. Though, it is simple only if the procedure would be gone with no bad consequences, the wound will heal smoothly and your body accepts new tuning without the rebellion.
Numerous cases show us that idolizing these poster-models or one’s cult figures could play as powerful reason for modifying someone’s own appearance. Piercing is not an exception here, and there is not only TV-stars to stay for a hero, but any other popular individuals who is a role-model in close social group.
People commonly possess a desire to be different, and not only on a personal level, but also with the way they create their own social groups, adopting one or the other significant outer attributes as a signs of belonging. Everyone can recall such groups like sport club fans, bikers, “metallists”, sexual minorities, etc. Now, if someone wants to feel belonged, accepted by certain social group, to be recognizable by those who sport, for an example, some distinctive piercing, here comes more than obvious motive for it!
There are some another cases, somewhat foreign for our environment, when specific punctures of even scars are a-must ritual for entering certain cult society or organization. At the end, it is not all that uncommon when the desire to have multiple perforations on the face and body is originated in psychic abnormalities, and they tend sometimes to an excessive abundance.
Sex takes its significant place in our life, so it’s no wonder to see a desire to use earrings for the self- and partner’s extra-stimulation. To achieve this, the piercing is done on body parts directly involved in sex play. These are, first of all, the tongue and immediate genitals. Such piercing is more often done by those of age over 35 and who is after sexual refreshment for themselves and their partners. When performed to women, intimate piercing is perfectly safe, but in men it could damage the physiological functions, including those resulted from the development of scar tissue.
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Monday, December 31st, 2007
The art of fashion illustration is to provide a viewer with an insight to make them immensely aware of what is in the trend. A fashion illustration is an excellent platform to flaunt your effervescent collection of witty ideas regarding the design. They are usually more stylized than a traditional portrait.
For example, a facial feature does not render the realistic touch and the bodies are too often slightly stretched out, giving the big and slim appearance with the squared off shoulders. This sort of appearance gives the chic and sophisticated look.
To be precise, it communicates the fashion design by means of drawing. Additional length is supplemented to the legs for the purpose of providing the stylized effect and to furnish the illustrator design with the more dynamic appeal.
Fashion Illustration yields the artist with the freedom to depict the fashion as they yearn for, while in the field of a fashion design, there are hardly any areas to put down your artistic opinion.
There are three categories for the artists of fashion illustration, they are –The Sensualists, Gamines & Sophisticates and Technocrats.
Sensualists are classified to be strong and silent. They work in the fine arts tradition with paint, textures, ink, colors, woodblocks and stencils. They brood over the development of the illustration as the subject matter and they explore the potentials of the Medias (Borrelli, 11).
Gamines and Sophisticates generate an imaginary worlds inhibited by the flamboyant personalities. Their work is figurative and utilizes the elements of caricature and cartooning to formulate the characters and to lay down criticism on their actions.
Technocrats draw but do not finish off with the hand illustration. They digitally transform the illustrations and work towards the end computer generated product (Borrelli, 125).
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Monday, December 17th, 2007
It’s that time of year again – football season is in full swing, the leaves on the trees are turning red, orange, and yellow. Little goblins are fantasying about the pile of candy they will bag on Halloween Night. When the days grow short and the air gets crisp the fashion-conscious male knows it’s the perfect time to take a look at the wardrobe. Are you ready for Fall with the stylish clothing staples that this time of year dictates?
Over the past few years, men’s sport coats and blazers have become an autumn necessity. Not only do they help keep the cold away, they look great and are incredibly versatile. Many guys choose to wear a sport coat or a blazer instead of more bulky and much less convenient outerwear. A sport coat as outerwear is, in fact, a terrific look that combines fashion sense with the versatility that allows you to change settings easily – go from the office to a late lunch or a night on the town and your blazer or sport coat allows you to fit in, feel comfortable and look you’re best. An awesome look for autumn includes pairing a blazer and Polo shirt with your favorite pair of jeans. It works for so many reasons, and in so many different situations
Another great item to consider for the fall season – and something to add class and style to the sport coat or blazer look – is corduroy. Corduroy pants work well not only as relaxed, weekend garb but also for business casual attire. Cords look rich and sophisticated – the name itself is derived from a word that means cloth fit for a king. But Kingliness aside – this is darn comfortable material! The more tailored kind of corduroys can be worn for those dressier days, especially when coupled with a nice fall dress shirt and tweed jacket.
Another key item for your fall wardrobe is the simple striped shirt. Every fashion designer and shirt manufacturer has come out with some kind of striped shirt that works for a fall look. Your choices are virtually endless. The nice thing about striped shirts is that they can be worn independently with jeans, with a suit, or even hidden under a sweater. Fall fashion is about layering – and from bold and thick stripes to thin ones; it’s a good look that you will find easy to incorporate into many ensembles.
Now that the weather is starting to get chilly, think about checking out your wardrobe. Make sure you’re ready to make a fashion statement that “falls” in line with the season.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
One of the easiest ways to protect eyes from damage from the sun is to wear sunglasses because they protect and completely reduce the risk of eye damage. Generally sunglasses act as a safety in protecting eyes from various damages. Nowadays the sunglasses are not only used for protective purpose but youngsters are using it as fashion accessory.
Sunglasses with darkened lenses are now vogue as a fashion accessory.
People should make sure to wear sunglasses in bright sunlight especially between 11:00am and 4:00 pm because the ultraviolet rays are very strong and directly falls on the eyes and slowly leads to eye damage.
Most important advantages of sunglasses are that it mainly protects from ultraviolet radiation, blue light and intense light. Many people feel very comfortable especially when reading a book or newspaper in direct sunlight. The eyes even can receive more light than usual in outdoor activities like skiing, riding and flying. It is highly suggestible to wear sunglasses to protect the eyes from direct ultraviolet radiation, which can lead to the development of cataract. People should make sure to wear good pair of sunglasses when they are at outdoors because it reduces glare and improves the visibility on the road.
If eyes are not properly protected with sunglasses then three types of lights such as ultraviolet radiation, blue light, intense or bright light will cause injury to eyes. Eyes get in to high risk when they absorb UV radiation because ultraviolet rays carry more energy then visible light. UVB rays are very dangerous rays that can cause various eye diseases and also they are linked with skin cancer. If UVB AND UVA rays damage the eyes then this happens to stay over long periods of time and cannot be reversed.
Many models of sunglasses such as mirror shades, Onassis glasses, gargoyles sunglasses, spy sunglasses, smith sunglasses, Oakley sunglasses, aviators, tea shades, wayfarers, glacier glasses from popular brands have very good demand now in the market. Water sunglasses that are also known as surf sunglasses and surf goggles are mainly used in turbulent water. Many sportsperson use these sunglasses at the time of surfing, kite boarding, windsurfing, wake boarding, kayaking, water skiing and jet skiing. Choosing the right pair of eyes is always important. The most important requirement is sunglasses should be dark enough to cut out bright light while ensuring that vision in not reduced. Sunglasses with medium to dark lenses and gray, green and brown tinted lenses will filter out blue light.
People should select appropriate sunglasses from popular brands that stay longer and gives longer protection to eyes from sunrays. The most important thing that one has to do is that trying out the sunglasses before buying. People are highly recommended to use sunglasses in summer as it gives protection from dangerous ultra violet rays, reduces the burning sensation by giving a cooling effect. Every Individual should make sure to protect their eyes from damage because eyes are the most beautiful and sensitive part of the human body that helps us to see the beautiful world.
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