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Weddings are about many things: Romance certainly, with the (hopefully long lasting) union of man and woman in either sacred or secular happy matrimony. A sense of occasion therefore cannot help but be strongly involved in the drama of the day, however humble the surroundings may be. It is also about the coming together of two families, the making of new friends, the sweet sadness of parents who see the final evidence that their little girl or boy is that no longer, and of course, the free drinks at the reception.

Some of my favorite and earliest memories are those of being around greenhouses. I remember visiting my Granddad every weekend in London, England. He lived in an apartment in London and all the residents had their own little Oxford garden out the back. My granddad had built a fish pond and greenhouse in his little garden, both were well used. And the best thing about going to visit Granddad for Sunday dinners was that the first thing I got to do was run out to his little garden and feed the big goldfish in his pond.

WYSIWYG – what’s that?! Well, you pronounce it "whiz-e-wig", and it’s an acronym used in the image duplication industry. It stands for What You See Is What You Get. What it refers to is the principle of perfect reproduction – you want to be able to reproduce exactly what you print or copy. This has always been the goal of printing technologists – to get the perfect reproduction.

Today you can pick up the phone and in just a few seconds be talking to another person thousands of miles away. It’s amazing really when you think about it, but it so commonplace an event that most don’t appreciate this, until it doesn’t work anytime, that is.

Satellite tv is talked about so much in the world of consumer viewing. Satellite dishes, receivers, program packages, PVRs, DVRs, HDTV – what does it all mean? How can you even begin to think of buying a satellite tv system when you’re bombarded with all these meaningless terms? So suppose you really knew exactly how satellite tv works? Wouldn’t that put you in a more positive position? Wouldn’t that allow you to make an informed decision when shopping for a satellite tv system?

You’ve mastered your web browser. You can point and click with the best of them, and when you type the word “jump” into your favourite search engine, you get a pop-up window asking you to please verify how high. You have now completed your quest to fully understanding the internet. Or have you?

Have you heard of elliptical crosstrainers? It’s a fairly new concept – less than a decade old. You’re probably familiar with treadmills – they’ve been around a lot longer – but what do you know about ellipticals? Do you know what they look like? Do you know what they do?

Steal your life? No, not physically, but financially. Did you know you can have your financial life stolen? They call this epidemic that’s sweeping the world identity theft. And yes, it can happen to you! That’s why it’s such a widespread and serious problem – most people don’t think it can happen to them, so they don’t protect themselves.

Leonardo Da Vinci had a vision. Actually his vision was for improved vision for people with less than perfect sight. He delved into the science of light and sight and devised a solution to eye defects. What was that science? How did Da Vinci come up with those conclusions? How did he envision the contact lens? We’ll answer those questions here with a look at how contact lenses work.