Light is a science fiction novel by M. John Harrison published in 2002. It received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award and a BSFA nomination in 2002, and was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2003.
The book centres on the lives of three individuals — the physicist (and serial killer) Michael Kearney, on the verge of a breakthrough in theoretical physics sometime in 1999; Seria Mau Genlicher, the cybernetically-altered female pilot of a "K-ship", and the ex-space pilot and adventurer Ed Chianese. Seria Mau and Ed's stories take place in the year 2400 AD.
The lives of these three individuals are linked in many ways, though most tangibly by the presence of a mysterious creature called The Shrander, who appears in many guises to all three characters throughout the novel (with anagrammatic names of Sandra Shen and Dr. Haends). They are also linked by the Kefahuchi Tract, a space-time anomaly described as "a singularity without an event horizon", an object of awe and wonder that has been the ruin of many civilisations attempting to decode its mysteries.
A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof or vehicle that allows the passage of light and, if not closed or sealed, air and sound.
Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material. Windows are held in place by frames. Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or closed, to exclude inclement weather. Windows often have a latch or similar mechanism to lock the window shut.
Types include the eyebrow window, fixed windows, single-hung and double-hung sash windows, horizontal sliding sash windows, casement windows, awning windows, hopper windows, tilt and slide windows (often door-sized), tilt and turn windows, transom windows, sidelight windows, jalousie or louvered windows, clerestory windows, skylights, roof windows, roof lanterns, bay windows, oriel windows, thermal, or Diocletian, windows, picture windows, emergency exit windows, stained glass windows, French windows, and double- and triple paned windows.
The Romans were the first known to use glass for windows, a technology likely first produced in Roman Egypt, in Alexandria ca. 100 AD. Paper windows were economical and widely used in ancient China, Korea and Japan. In England, glass became common in the windows of ordinary homes only in the early 17th century whereas windows made up of panes of flattened animal horn were used as early as the 14th century. Modern-style floor-to-ceiling windows became possible only after the industrial plate glass making processes were perfected.
In theology, divine light (also called divine radiance or divine refulgence) is an aspect of divine presence, specifically an unknown and mysterious ability of God, angels, or human beings to express themselves communicatively through spiritual means, rather than through physical capacities.
The term light has been used in spirituality (vision, enlightenment, darshan, Tabor Light). Bible commentators such as Ritenbaugh see the presence of light as a metaphor of truth, good and evil, knowledge and ignorance. In the first Chapter of the Bible, Elohim is described as creating light by fiat and seeing the light to be good. In Hinduism, Diwali — the festival of lights — is a celebration of the victory of light over darkness. A mantra in Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad(1.3.28) urges God to 'from darkness, lead us unto Light'.
Various local religious concepts exist:
A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in water droplets resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multicoloured arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite the sun.
Rainbows can be full circles; however, the average observer sees only an arc formed by illuminated droplets above the ground, and centred on a line from the sun to the observer's eye.
In a primary rainbow, the arc shows red on the outer part and violet on the inner side. This rainbow is caused by light being refracted when entering a droplet of water, then reflected inside on the back of the droplet and refracted again when leaving it.
In a double rainbow, a second arc is seen outside the primary arc, and has the order of its colours reversed, with red on the inner side of the arc.
A rainbow is not located at a specific distance from the observer, but comes from an optical illusion caused by any water droplets viewed from a certain angle relative to a light source. Thus, a rainbow is not an object and cannot be physically approached. Indeed, it is impossible for an observer to see a rainbow from water droplets at any angle other than the customary one of 42 degrees from the direction opposite the light source. Even if an observer sees another observer who seems "under" or "at the end of" a rainbow, the second observer will see a different rainbow—farther off—at the same angle as seen by the first observer.
Rainbow (simplified Chinese: 我心飞翔; traditional Chinese: 我心飛翔; pinyin: Wǒ Xīn Fēi Xiáng; literally: "my heart is flying") is a 2005 Chinese film written and directed by Gao Xiaosong, starring Chen Daoming.
Rexair LLC is an American manufacturer of home cleaning systems based in Troy, Michigan. Rexair is predominately known for its production and marketing of vacuum cleaners.
Along with its corporate headquarters in Troy, Rexair also has manufacturing facilities in Cadillac, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio.
In the 1920s, John W. Newcombe developed a product he called a "separator", a device he claimed could separate dust and particulates from the air. Leslie H. Green joined forces with Newcombe to develop the "Newcombe Bagless". In 1929, Green formed a new corporation named Rexair, meaning "King of the Air". While the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression, the Rexair Company began producing, refining and marketing the Rexair Cleaner.
In 1936, T. Russ Hill joined Rexair. Inspired by street cleaners in Kentucky, Hill came up with the idea of incorporating water into the Rexair design, claiming that this would trap dust and dirt. Rexair developed a new slogan: "Wet Dust Can't Fly!" Rexair claims that, by the late 1930s, medical professionals recognized it as a breakthrough product for allergy and hay fever sufferers.
Verse: 1
This first taste of joy I brought for ya is colored as skittles riddle in riddles mumbles and spittal this here I bring to ya is more from the prayers of the withers sayers of the sooths that was said to the children scared cause the scarce desolate of the living chilling on the roof cause the water fled ran in the building he’s afraid of the rise not knowing how to float but he knowing how to climb though he been here many times like an arm full of watches this was no docket and he was no techno marine but it seems he was sitting atop a city under sea without an Ariel just an aerial view from a chopper it was weird cause he was used to those doing over blows just watching now they pull the watched out the trees relief
Chorus: 1x
When the sun lights the rainbow I felt tears of joy I’ve cries for you it leads me to surrender baby as a wave draining in the sand
Verse: 2
But before the water said dam hold me up there’s a storm on the shore and already I’ve begun to flow over ya cup I can feel it brewing sorta like butterflies for humans but more of a vortex for me see it’s calm where they can see but in the belly of my beast it’s ruins I’m nervous anxious worried at the implications that the land I oversee is a little bit below regulations so remain firm as you were at your inception and hold me down to end all speculation that if you let me down I could flood all waiting that’s the last thing I wanted to do to my people cause I love my people they even gave me a name Mississippi and I’m sure you knew this bit of information and even though they named me they never met the mother of me she’s crazy
Verse: 3
To that the dam replied water chill you’re so emotional I’m gonna do what I’m supposed to do and what I always will stand solid and besides it’s only off the coast of Florida be foreal we gon be here when it’s over just don’t overflow me and help the sun light a rainbow
Help the sun light a rainbow: repeat 2x
Chorus: 1x
Verse: 4
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