They play tricks and dance to the accompaniment of the Baroque-era music of the Jesuit missions, then around midnight fireworks pop from the top of their wide-brimmed hats, symbolizing the gift of light and vision to live respectfully.

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And, of course, there were the girls dressed in honour of St Lucia, who is the patron saint of light and vision and is thus much celebrated in a place where the winter sun barely rises above the horizon.

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Even his own memoir is heavy on personal history and light on vision for the country.

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This blog is in honor of all of those who, when faced with tragedy, despair, and darkness are, somehow, able to shed light, hope, and vision for those who choose to follow them.

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With its teasing play of light-merging direct vision and reflection within a single frame-the entrance is the first of many screens that visitors encounter at the Museum.

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And although that friendship and alliance has to continually be renewed and reshaped in light of new circumstances, the core values and the shared vision at the heart of our alliance remains strong, and I am very confident that working with Prime Minister Kan, we are going to be able to continue to build on that tremendous history over the last 50 years.

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Miniature effect to make a scene appear as a miniature model and Night Vision to enable images and video in very low-light by increasing the camera's sensitivity.

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But that is an uninspiring vision compared with Mr Bush's points of light and an appeal to community spirit.

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Slowing down light may have many practical uses in communications, signal processing, television displays and night-vision devices.

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