The Shoe Called "Mary Jane"

Mary Jane shoe refers to a girl's or woman's shoe that is styled after shoes children wear.

Mary Jane shoe comes in variety of heel heights and styles, but what makes them Mary Janes is the strap on them. Mary Janes sometimes have multiple straps crossing the top of the foot.

But, traditionally Mary Jane shoe has a short, rounded toe box, and very flat heel, although now nearly any style or height of shoe can have Mary Jane styling as you can see below.

Anyi Lu Stefania Houndstooth Mary Jane Pump - Black

Saint Laurent Babies Mary Jane Shoes

Betsey Johnson Blisful Triple Buckle Mary Jane Flat

J.Crew Collection Janey Satin

Seychelles Vintage Inspired Marvel Heel

Seychelles Luxe Marvel Heel

DOLCE & GABBANA 105mm Mary Jane Lace Pumps

Saint Laurent Fuchsia Glitter Babies

Gentle Souls 'Fisher' Mary Jane Wedge

Dolce & Gabbana Vally Suede Mary-Jane

Mark & Maddux Women's 'Ceasar-02' Mary-Jane Peep-toe Sandals

Anyi Lu Stefania Cap-Toe Mary Jane

Valentino Tango Leather Pumps

And yep! I have Mary Jane Shoe and loving it.

The Lantern of the Photuris Firefly

THE lantern, or light organ, of a particular Photuris firefly is covered with jagged scales that dramatically enhance the brightness of the light that the insect produces. * Jagged scales Consider: Researchers have found that tiny scales on the lantern surface of some fireflies form a corrugated pattern, somewhat like overlapping shingles or tiles. The scales tilt up at one end by just 3 micrometers —less than one twentieth the thickness of a human hair. Yet this tiny tilt lets the lantern shine almost 50 percent more brightly than it would if the scales formed an even surface!

An Overview of Indonesia

Land Straddling the equator between Australia and continental Asia, Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago. Most of its more than 17,500 islands feature rugged mountains and dense tropical forests. With more than 100 active volcanoes, it is also the most active volcanic region on earth.

PORTRAITS FROM THE PASTIgnaz Semmelweis

IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS may not be a household name, yet his work has benefited most modern families. Born in Buda (now Budapest), Hungary, he received his medical degree at the University of Vienna in 1844. On taking up his post as assistant to a professor at the First Maternity Clinic of Vienna’s General Hospital in 1846, Semmelweis faced an appalling reality —more than 13 percent of the women giving birth there died from a disease called childbed fever. Various theories as to the cause of this disease had been proposed, yet no one had solved the mystery. All attempts to reduce the mortality rate proved futile. Troubled by the spectacle of numerous mothers suffering a slow, agonizing death, Semmelweis determined to find the cause of the disease and prevent it.

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