Although strictly a response to zero stimulation of the retina, the perception of black appears to depend on contrast with surrounding color stimuli. b. A pigment or dye having this color value. 2. Complete or almost complete absence of light; darkness. 3. Clothing of the darkest hue, ...
Then on theweekend of May 18 & 19in Thousand Oaks, theScandinavian Festivalreturns for its 50th anniversary.Tickets are already on sale. Consider volunteering at the festival. For your time, you will receive an official festival t-shirt and complimentary admission. There are a variety of volunte...
An hour went by, then another, and there was nothing we could do except wait for rescue in the coldness. At last, we heard a helicopter approaching. The crew on board dropped a rope. We managed to fasten it around Mike....
It doesn’t have to be the darkest secret of your life, but just something other people might find interesting. Putting yourself out there requires a bit of a risk, and it’s the first step to real connection. Find ...
Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day. Life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is beyond our control.40.___So the only alternative is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a bet...
The doors open to a stunning private room with unfettered views of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park — where I also find José Álvaro Osorio Balvin himself. He looks every bit the lord of the manor, in a casually elegant short-sleeved white T-shirt tucked into sleek black Prada ...
This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving with today being a holiday across the country. I always like taking a few moments to reflect during the weekend, and even during the darkest of years, there’s always been things to be thankful for. In a world where up can become down in an instant...
“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'” – Galatians 5:14 In recent months, following tragedies, there have been passionate calls to “Say her name!”Naming personalizes; it humanizes. But what if we didn’t wait until after?What if...
or even Jannukka if you’re Spanish-speaking – however you spell it, we are celebrating the Jewish holiday known as theFestival of Lights, with special FREE programming in honor of this special eight-day Jewish celebration which brightens and warms up the darkest and coldest time of the ...
Gran looked across the porch at Laddy, who lay stretched at full length in the darkest corner, shuddering and baying abortively in his throat as he chased jack rabbits in his dreams, and she said, “A dog can have morals like a human.” With this declaration Laddy’s randy, manly ...