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This article is a continuation of Relearning to See: The First Principle–Movement.

“It is impossible to see, remember, or imagine anything [clearly], even for as much as a second, without shifting from one part to another, or to some other object and back again; the attempt to do so always produces strain.”

According to Relearning to See, the human eye can see only one point clearly at any given time. It is impossible to see without centralizing; peripheral vision is never seen clearly. Centralization is a subconscious mental habit such that the central point of interest is the only place within the visual field that is clear and most colorful.

Generally, people who have blurred vision do not centralize–they diffuse. That is when clarity lowers. This is because anatomically, cones are mostly located in the center of the fovea and cones are designed for clarity and color perception in medium or bright light. The fovea is a centralized point in the back of an eye.

“Centralization goes with movement; Diffusion goes with rigidity.”

A person with clear vision is constantly moving from one point of interest to another with both the head and eyes moving. When a person is trying to see everything at once, there is no reason to move. The problem with this is the head, neck and eye muscles become “abnormally and chronically tight”. The visual system cannot tolerate the tension and vision is blurred.

Something you can do to practice centralization is to focus your eyes on an object about ten feet away from you. Then hold a pencil in front of you vertically with the bottom near your mouth. The top of the pencil should be near your forehead. Continue looking at the object farther from you and you should begin to see two pencils rather than one. One pencil is to the right of the object you’re looking at and is seen by the left eye; and the other pencil is to the left of the object seen by the right eye. If you are not seeing two pencils then you are not doing this activity correctly.

Now, as if your pencil and hand were attached to your head, move the pencil, hand, arm, and head together slowly to the left in unison. As you move, keep your attention on the objects in the distance within the “window” or area of focus. Notice that the objects in the center of the window are more clear than the objects outside the window. This helps one to notice one point best at a time.

There is an occasion when the center clarity disappears however. In extremely low levels of light, the cones do not register light so only the rods function. Since there are no rods in the center of the fovea, there is no sight available exactly in the center of the visual field.

Creative packaging designs give new meaning to packaging. Instead of ordinary boxes that are most likely to be thrown away, creative packaging may sometimes be kept as a piece of art. If not, then the packaging is cost effective and not wasteful. Below are some creative packaging designs and one sustainable design.

The following are from tutorialsgarden.com:

This milk carton is from visualadvice.com. It represents the product through word and image.

This is from thinkofthe.com. Using this “moldy” zip-lock bag almost guarantees that no one will steal your lunch.

This is from reubenmiller.typepad.com. The can can be closed to ensure freshness.

Watch the can opening and closing in this video:

These shorts are packed as if it were meat. The original can be found at popsop.com.

This shoebox is simple and cost effective. It’s also stack-able. Instead of using additional paper and materials the shoes are stuffed with a pair of socks and reusable shoe bag. The original can be found at sustainableisgood.com

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1/2 Prince is a the first manhua I’ve ever read. It’s written by Yu Wo and drawn by Choi Hong Chong, both Taiwanese. The suave Prince who is so handsome and has won the hearts of many girls and some guys is…actually a girl in real life. Feng Lan aka Prince plays a guy character in a virtual reality mmorpg game Second Life (unrelated to the actual game Second Life) after her brother Feng Yang Ming challenges her to do well on her own. Before you get the wrong idea about her, she chooses to be a guy because according to her brother, girls in the game can hide behind guys and level up without having to fight. Feng Lan is the only player who can switch genders since she’s apparently the first ever player to log in. The story incorporates game playing and real life, but the setting is mostly in the gaming world. Some people in the game meet each other in real life. Very few people know Prince however, since Feng Lan changed genders.

If you are looking for a story that keeps you laughing the whole way through then look no further. There’s something funny every chapter and the manhua is still publishing with monthly issues. I wish there were more issues per month though. Not only is it funny, but each character is unique and well developed. The art is pretty decent. There’s some romance, but not too mushy, and mostly comical romance. The storyline in combination with all the mentioned factors is interesting enough that I read 38 chapters in one sitting almost.