The iris illustrates the whole person, including the whole body and the whole mind. Individual traits are identified at two levels, static and dynamic. The static traits are the constitutional qualities as shown by the overall structure and color of the iris, and the dynamic traits are indicated by small changes in the iris during the person's life. More advanced methods can be applied for identifying the past chronology of accumulated iris markings.

Each part of the whole body contains information on all parts of the body. This is true for all forms of life, at the level of genetic encoding for metabolic processes, cellular respiration, and tissue generation. For example cutting off some trimmings from a Geranium bush and sticking the branches into the ground triggers a differentiation process, changing the cut end into a root system and produces a new Geranium bushes.

The system has both advantages and disadvantages to electronic fingerprint systems, such as Live Scan. Here are some of the advantages: the iris biometric is about 12 times more unique --- from a science and statistical perspective -- than fingerprint biometrics. There is no need to touch anything (as with fingerprint) to capture the biometric data. A participant simply looks at a digital camera from about 10" to 15" inches and it takes a digital photo of their iris.

Outdoor cameras or cameras indoors facing a window or an outside door will have varying light conditions. CCTV display and recording systems are set to a certain level of image brightness and contrast. When light levels change in the images produced by the cameras, the displayed and recorded images will either be too bright and washed out or too dark and non-resolvable. The only way to solve this is to use an auto-iris lens.

Iris need to be thinned or divided before they become overcrowded, generally every 3-4 years. If iris are allowed to become too crowded the bloom will suffer, some varieties may crowd others out and disease problems may be aggravated. Old clumps may be thinned by removing the old divisions at the centers of the clumps and leaving new growth in the ground. Or, you may dig up the entire clump and remove and replant the large new rhizomes.

The iris was installed in the first episode ("Children of the Gods") as a protection against unwanted arrivals. Once it was determined that anyone on another planet could dial up Earth, and that many of the people who would want to do that were hostiles, it was decided that some form of protection was warranted. On a planet like Abydos, the answer was simply to bury the Stargate, but Earth wanted to explore -- and so needed to find another way to control incoming traffic.

The iris is the coloured muscle around the pupil, which regulates the amount of light entering the eye. For more information, please see link.

Iris recognition biometric technology positively determines the identity of an individual by capturing a high resolution digital photograph of the individual's iris. The technology is based on the most mathematically unique biometric -- even between twins or an individual's right and left eyes -- the iris of the eye. The technology is non-intrusive - the individual does not need to touch anything to use the system.

Iris recognition is proven to have the highest biometric accuracy, with no false matches in over two million cross-comparisons, according to Biometric Product Testing Final Report March 2001, Center for Mathematics and Scientific Computing, National Physics Laboratory, U.K.). The human iris is absolutely unique, even between twins or an individual's right and left eyes. The iris itself is stable throughout a person's life (approximately from the age of one).

These are rare tumors. They can be either primary tumors of the iris (e.g. malignant melanoma) or spread from another tumor (e.g. breast, lung). Treatment of these tumors depends on whether the tumor is growing and also whether there is any complication from the tumor (e.g. uncontrolled glaucoma). In the case of glaucoma that does not get better with medication, or if the tumor is growing quickly, it may be necessary to remove the entire eye.

Iris geometry may change slightly over time but is less susceptible to change and/or damage than other physical characteristics.

The fountain has always been fed by gravity from the time that Mr. Letchworth had it installed. The difference now is that the pond he had created was abandoned because it often went dry. The source now is the Trout Pond that is also the source of water to the hydrants in that are for fire protection. So gravity still prevails - just from a different pond. The fountain was probably part of the landscaping design by William Webster (see our "Ornamental Farm" page.

Giclée prints are sometimes referred to as Iris prints, but the piggy-backing of terms can be confusing -and misleading. Iris prints usually refer to an earlier process developed for posters and proofs. Giclées represent the evolution of the process used for making Iris prints to the level of fine art, with a more refined system for fine-tuning colours and inks that, on average, resist fading 10 times longer than those used in Iris prints.

All SBS Transit buses are equipped with Automatic Vehicle Management System (AVMS) tracking device. Their exact locations enroute can be tracked in real time basis and together with relevant route conditions/patterns, iris NextBus can provide the estimated next bus arrival times. When we experience intermittent loss of GPS signals, which do happen from time to time, bus real time locations cannot be obtained and bus schedule information is utilised instead to estimate the next bus arrival times.

Iris recognition technology is strictly voluntary – just as it is now with any identification card kits that may be used with children. Participants agree to enroll, thereby eliminating privacy concerns. The user voluntarily decides to participate in iris recognition for authentication by looking at a digital video camera from about 5 – 10 inches away from the camera. The technology cannot work without the explicit cooperation of the end-user.

Many Sheriffs are already using iris recognition as an integral part of their arrest, booking, intake, and release process. Roll out of the The Child Project™ application began in January of 2005. During the initial phase of the program, The Child Project™ contacted Sheriffs to gauge their interest in participating in the program.

Iris come in every color and tone with the exception of true red. Throughout the catalog you will find detailed descriptions which attempt to convey a mind's eye image of the flower to go along with the picture of the flower. It can be very difficult to describe the complex color blending that takes place in nature, so you may sometimes disagree with a description or question whether it is accurate or matches the picture.