The decision to change your name or the name of your child is an intensely personal one. Mexico has implemented various laws in regarding to legal name changes. These laws help ensure that changing your name is done for proper reasons and not for the purposes of avoiding debt, criminal charges or civil obligations under the law.
Anyone who was born in Mexico and who would like to change their name must go through the government of Mexico to do so. This includes individuals that were born in Mexico but now reside outside of the country, as well as individuals who are citizens of the nation of Mexico but who are traveling, studying or working abroad. Anyone who has applied to become a resident of another country but whose citizenship of the new country has not yet been made permanent must also apply through the Mexican government. Children of Mexican citizens who were born in Mexico, but who, along with their parents, have lived a majority of their lives in another country must follow these procedures.
Proof of Cause
To legal change a name through the Mexican government, the individual who wishes to change his name must apply through the court with jurisdiction in the area where they were born. Once the formal petition for name change has been filed, the applicant must appear before a judge to show cause as to why he is requesting the name change. Valid reasons for a name change may include professional reasons, in honor of a deceased loved one or the parents simply changed their mind after legally naming the child and would like to have their preferred selection legally recognized. This prevents individuals from changing their names in order to avoid prosecution for pending criminal charges or for avoiding financial and civil obligations such as taxes or child support.
Changing Children's Names
Children who are born to citizens of Mexico are citizens of Mexico as well. Therefore, the parents of children who are living, studying or visiting abroad for extended periods of time must apply through the Mexican court of record if they wish to change their child's name as it appears on their official birth certificate. To grant the petition, both parents named on the child's birth certificate must consent to the name change or establish sufficient cause that one or both parents are no longer legally responsible for the child, such as through proof of death or adoption.
Rebekah Worsham began writing professionally in 2007 and has been published on eHow. She has expertise in the fields of law, parapsychology and the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction. She holds a degrees in law from Beckfield College.


Cholesterol levels have declined sharply in wealthy Western countries but are on the rise in low- and middle-income countries, especially in Asia, according to a new study published in Nature.
The research team consisted of hundreds of researchers from around the world and included data gathered from more than 102 million people in 200 countries from 1980-2018.
Researchers found total and non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol levels fell in high-income countries, especially those in Northwest Europe, North America, and Australasia. However, cholesterol levels rose in low- and middle-income countries, particularly those in East and Southeast Asia.
In 1980, Belgium, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Malta had some of the highest levels of non-HDL cholesterol in the world. But by 2018, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Tokelau, were at the top of the list. In addition, China had one of the biggest rates of increase in non-HDL cholesterol in that time period.
Imperial College London public health professor and lead author Majid Ezzati, PhD, attributed the change to the use of statins in Western countries, which aren't as widely available in low- and middle-income countries.
"For the first time, the highest levels of non-HDL cholesterol are outside of the Western world," Ezzati stated in a press statement. "This suggests we now need to set into place throughout the world pricing and regulatory policies that shift diets from saturated to non-saturated fats, and to prepare health systems to treat those in need with effective medicines."


Learn about past, completed research on Florida's seagrass habitats, including restoration and monitoring methods.
A Comparison of Mechanical and Manual Seagrass Planting Techniques at Three Sites in Tampa Bay
Until recently, seagrass restoration was accomplished by labor-intensive, hand-planting methods. Mechanical installation may speed the seagrass planting process and, potentially, allow habitat restoration at a lower cost.
Pools and Fluxes of Nutrients in Florida Bay Sediments
This article discusses a project designed to determine the if there are links between sediment nutrients and Florida Bay phytoplankton blooms.
Seagrass Integrated Mapping and Monitoring Program
This is a statewide, collaborative program which facilitates the collection and publication of monitoring and mapping data for Florida seagrasses in order to assess the status and trends of this vital ecosystem.
Seagrass Light Monitoring Network for Florida Bay
The Seagrass Light Monitoring Network for Florida Bay is participating in a long-term effort to measure sunlight available to seagrass at sites throughout Florida Bay.
Seagrass Recovery Flickr Set
Learn about seagrass recovery.
Springs Coast Seagrass Monitoring
Scientists are evaluating the health of seagrass beds in the Springs Coast region.


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Door de IJslandse sopraan Vera Matsdóttir in het kader van haar Master onderzoek.
Michael Chekhov and his technique
Michael Chekhov (1891-1955) was a Russian actor, director and writer. Chekhov’s technique presumes that the actor’s body is an instrument and therefor it’s very important to understand its function and abilities. The technique is a psycho-physical approach that offers direct and efficient tools, starting with the use of our body, psychological gestures to evoke and stimulate the imagination, feelings, and atmosphere.
Why implement Chekhov’s technique with singing?
As a classical singer, I am always looking for ways to stay connected to my body so that I can use my voice in the healthiest and most sustainable manner possible. I have come across quite a few concepts in Chekhov’s technique which I have easily been able to apply in my singing in terms of vocal technique. Chekhov’s physical focus corresponds greatly with classical singing in my opinion. I believe that all singers benefit from getting to know different acting approaches because I think that singers are in fact actors who sing their text to tell the story. Chekhov’s statement, that actors should consider their bodies as their instrument is very relevant to singers as most of them already have that attitude. With this technique, singers can take that attitude even further and benefit variously.
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IN 1832, CAPTAIN WILLIAM MARTIN, a young tobacco farmer from Halifax County, Va., and his wife, Sarah, left their home and headed west toward the Mississippi in search of fertile ground. With them they brought a pouch of tobacco seed, which they would eventually discover grew quite well in a little corner of Northwest Tennessee, known today as Weakley County. Because of this, Martin and his family would eventually settle the area and, in 1873, 14 years after Martin’s death, the city of Martin would be founded in his honor. Twenty-seven years later, members of the First Baptist Church, under the leadership of Dr. I. N. Penick, established the first advanced educational institution in Martin, known as Hall-Moody Institute, which eventually became the University of Tennessee at Martin. The city of Martin is so intertwined with the university that one couldn’t exist without the other. This year, as we celebrate 50 years as the University of Tennessee at Martin, we take time to appreciate the city that gives us our name. “From the Archives” is a feature highlighting unique and interesting items from the Alliene and Jimmie S. Corbitt Special Collections. For more information or to make a donation, contact UT Martin Special Collections and Archives at 731-881-7094 or email@example.com.


Keeping kids safe from accidental poisonings
According to the American Association of Poison Control Center, over 93% of poison exposures in Missouri and Kansas occur in the home, and over 45% of those cases involved children under the age of 5.
Prepare the home.
Keeping the home safe is key for preventing poisonings. Keep all hazardous items stored in original containers up on a high shelf, hidden out of sight, or in a locked child-proof container or cabinet. The practice of securing hazardous items is recommended for the following:
- All forms of cannabis, such as marijuana and edibles
- All medications, including opioids and vitamins
- Cleaning supplies
- Personal care products – eye contact solution, perfume, hand sanitizers, etc.
- Liquid laundry packets
- Nicotine and nicotine products like e-cigarettes
- Button batteries from toys and electronics
- Dispose of all expired or unused medications
- Other chemicals such as antifreeze, gasoline and oils
When you are visiting family, you can also ask them to be sure their hazardous items are locked up when you are there. Remember, storing chemicals under sinks puts them at a child’s eye level.
Know what to do.
Along with preparing the home, it’s also important to know what to do if there is a suspected poisoning. Keep the Poison Help home number close by, in a visible location and saved in your phone for quick access—1 (800) 222-1222. These lines are staffed by live poison experts, 24/7. All calls are free and confidential.
Teach kids what is dangerous.
Teaching your child about safe medication use and things to stay away from will help them know what is dangerous and help keep them safe.
- Teach them what medicine is.
- Medicine should only be given by adult caregivers or with their permission.
- Do not tell them medicine is candy or tastes like candy. Many medications closely resemble candy and may entice children to try and access them.
- Tell kids to stay away from hazardous items. You can try saying something like “Not safe, only Mommy/Daddy can use it.”


Nanoscience and unique nanoscale phenomena can provide the spark to inspire students’ deeper interest in STEM topics and career paths. Foundry staff often work with Berkeley Lab’s K-12 Education and Outreach team to connect with students from around the San Francisco Bay Area (and beyond!) to excite them about STEM, help them explore STEM careers, and give them experiences that to inspire them to pursue STEM in college and beyond.
Educational Resources for Nanoscience
Education & Outreach News – View our archive of articles related to education and outreach.
NanoArt – Each year, the Foundry celebrates National Nano Day with a NanoArt Contest.
Nancy Nano – a series of books for children. Nancy Nano the nanoparticle explains the basics behind nanoscience research. Written by former Foundry staff member Tracy Mattox, all of the books in the series are available for download on Nancy’s website.
Science Journal for Kids and Teens – Heavy Metal Pollution: How can we make water safe to drink? Based on Jeff Urban’s work on a material called ZIOS that can remove copper from contaminated water, this article has been adapted for high school students and their teachers.
NanoDays Nanoscience Activity Kits – The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) was a project funded by the National Science Foundation to create a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology. Several activities were developed with involvement from current and former Foundry staff


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Babbel takes a traditional approach to language learning. The classes are categorized into degrees of difficulty or types of learning. Also adding more depth to the lessons are the sections on culture, teaching students about the people and places where the language is indigenous. Students can learn vocabulary that is most relevant to their lives by choosing courses specific to travel, business, or other scenarios.
Duolingo is a platform that includes a language-learning website and mobile app, as well as a digital language-proficiency assessment exam.
Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
Memrise is a language platform that uses spaced repetition of flashcards to increase the rate of learning. With courses in 16 languages, students can watch and learn real conversational language from native speakers and get a personalized learning experience that gives the learner just the right level of challenge to keep them motivated.


Schools have roles and responsibilities which go beyond simply imparting knowledge. The whole school approach to health promotion can be described as six different but equally important components. The first of these components is the school’s health policy.
The school’s health policy is a clearly defined document or accepted practice that promotes health and well-being. These policies may for example regulate which foods can be served at the school or describe how to prevent or address school bullying. The policies are part of the school plan.
School health policy is one of six important standards of a health-promoting school. This standard is described by SHE as school policy and organizational structure which supports health promotion and enables a whole school approach (“European standards and indicators for health-promoting schools pg 17 and 28). The following questions can give an indication of whether your school health policy meets the standards of a health-promoting school.
- Is health promotion a priority and responsibility that is clearly stated in the school’s mission statement and school policy documents?
- Do school staff consider health promotion to be part of their job tasks?
- Do the educational and health sectors share commonly agreed health-promoting goals and processes?
- Has the whole school community (leaders, teachers, students and parents) participated in the development of the school health policy?
- Is there a budget and resources allocated specifically for health promotion activities?
- Is updated teacher training in health education provided?
- Are there primary health care services (counselling, nurse, dentist) available to all students during school days?
SHE’s rapid assessment tool helps you identify what your school already does well, what areas need improvement and what you want to focus on and includes questions about the school’s health policies.
Click here to see the SHE school manual on becoming a health-promoting school (available in languages other than English)
Click here to see the European standards and indicators for health-promoting schools (available in languages other than English)


What is another word for vicinages?
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Synonyms for Vicinages:
n.• district (noun)
- stamping ground,
- neck of the woods,
- pretty near,
- stomping ground,
How to use "Vicinages" in context?
One of the most basic concepts of sociology is that of proximity. Sociologists ask questions about how people interact with each other and what kinds of relationships exist. Proximity is one important dimension of social relationships. Sociologists use the word "vicinage" to describe the physical, social, and emotional proximity of people.
Physical proximity refers to how close people are situated to one another. Social proximity refers to the degree to which people are connected to each other socially. Emotional proximity refers to the degree to which people are connected to each other emotionally.
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Plastic, Plastic, Everywhere
Take a look at an office desk. There are a variety of items that were created using an injection molding process; from the keys on a keyboard, the cover on a phone, to the plastic bin that keeps pens separate from paper clips. All of these plastic parts were manufactured somewhere by something; typically an injection molder.
Making the Part
A basic injection molding machine consists of a hopper connected to a screw contained in a barrel. At the end of the barrel is a clamp holding a mold for the part that will be produced. The plastic material is introduced through the hopper as pellets, which move down the screw where they are melted through frictional forces and electric heaters around the screw barrel. The injection molding process takes place as follows: the mold closes, the screw turns and injects the melted plastic into the mold, the mold and screw hold pressure while the material cools, and the mold de-clamps, opens, and ejects the part.
Hydraulic versus Electric
Before the mid-eighties, injection molding machines used hydraulics. Not until the last 15 years or so have all-electric injection molders become more common. With hydraulic machines, the system must maintain hydraulic pressure for mold clampinig at all times, meaning a high idle energy usage. Also, hydraulic oil requires constant cooling and can create maintenance challenges through leaks, especially with older machines. The advantage of electric machines is that they use servo motors that have much more precise controls and only use energy when they are needed (no high idle energy use). As the technology has progressed, the all-electric machines have higher repeatability, better precision, and faster cycle times than hydraulic in many cases.
The advantages of all-electric injection molding machines can be enormous when it comes to energy savings. The reduced idle time energy usage and reduced cooling costs can produce energy savings over 60% when compared to hydraulic machines, which has been proven in many projects backed by metered data. Additional benefits include reduced labor costs, increased production, and possible utility incentives for reducing energy usage. The energy savings, however substantial, will likely not pay for a new all-electric injection molder by themselves. But, when an old machine has to be replaced, or when comparing the incremental cost between new hydraulic and electric machines, the savings available from all-electric can make the added cost well worth it.


Irene L. Moorman Blackstone (b. 1872 –d. 1944)
Blackstone is remembered for her role in integrating the fight for suffrage and bringing racial cooperation into the New York suffrage campaign. Blackstone was born in 1872 in Virginia, she eventually moved to New York City and worked as a sub-agent in brokerage, for the Metropolitan Mercantile and Realty Company and later as a newsdealer. Outside of her work as a businesswoman, she was a great champion for women’s rights. Blackstone served on the board of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, was a founder and president of the Metropolitan Business Women’s Club of Brooklyn and was an active member of the women’s auxiliary of the Negro Business League of New York. She was also treasurer for the Empire State Federation of Women’s Clubs, was a member of the Colored Women’s Equal Suffrage League of Brooklyn and Political Equality League where she was a regular speaker on women’s suffrage.
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The Daughters of Charity
The Daughters of Charity is an international community of Catholic nuns dedicated to serving the poor. Their ministry touches those in need through education, health care, social, and pastoral services.
The Daughters of Charity were founded in France in 1633 by Saint Vincent de Paul together with Saint Louise de Marillac. Their services to the sick and the poor were in such demand that their ministry quickly spread from the rural districts to Paris. By the time St. Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac died in 1660, there were more than 40 houses of the Daughters of Charity in France.
By the 19th century, the community spread to Austria, Australia, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Turkey, Britain and the Americas. During this period, the ministry of the Daughters of Charity developed to caring for others in need such as orphans and those with physical disabilities.
The first Daughters of Charity arrived in the United States in 1816. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the American founder of the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph (1809), united with the Daughters of Charity in 1850. Together their ministries provided services primarily in states east of the Mississippi River. They taught children, cared for orphans and nursed the sick.
In 1852, the Archbishop of San Francisco requested that the Daughters of Charity come to San Francisco to expand their ministry. Later the Bishop of Monterey (Los Angeles and Santa Barbara) made the same request. The leadership responded and many Daughters of Charity began their long journey to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Juan Bautista, Santa Cruz, Petaluma and Virginia City, Nevada.
Today, the Daughters of Charity Province of the West operates ten schools, a medical foundation, affordable and senior housing facilities, a foster care group home, the largest Meals on Wheels Program in the United States, a specialized substance abuse program for pregnant women, an early childhood development center and many other programs serving the sick, the elderly and low income families and their children.


Module 1: Tough Questions
Reference service isn’t easy, but it is challenging, fun, and rewarding.
What is Reference?
The goal of reference work is to meet patrons’ information needs. Reference work includes finding out what information people need and using library resources to provide that information. Libraries have many roles to play, but a library’s reference and information service is especially valuable to the community it serves because of the characteristics of library service.
- Have a variety of information for everyone in the community, but work especially hard to meet individual needs.
- Strive to provide equal, objective service for all patrons.
- Promote the value of information for problem-solving in everyday life or for entertainment and enlightenment.
- Reach out to people who have information needs, in the library, online, or to those who have not thought of using the library.
- Take steps to assure that all who contact the library are made to feel welcome and at ease.
Virtual Reference: The New Frontier?
Reaching out to the community to meet information needs with virtual reference methods is now a standard in libraries of all types across the nation. The methods may differ, but the goal remains the same: find and fulfill the information needs of the community.
Conducting effective reference interviews, using skill in selecting search strategies, and being knowledgeable about resources, both print and online, remain imperative for excellent reference service, no matter the venue. However, the method of delivery and the need to be skilled in appropriate and emerging technologies is constantly changing.
Major Point: Libraries serve the information needs of their communities.
- Does your library have a mission statement, general policy, or reference policy that describes reference service policies, procedures, goals, or mission?
- Does the reference policy discuss the value of reference service to your community? If not, ask staff members what they think is the value of reference service in your community.


Chances are you’ll be making use of christmas crackers over the holiday period. Chances also are that you’ve never really given a lot of thought to the chemical compounds contained therein, or the chemical reaction that makes christmas crackers go bang. Well, allow me to elaborate.
Christmas crackers owe their crack to a compound called silver fulminate. This compound has the molecular formula AgCNO, and can be prepared relatively simply by reacting concentrated nitric acid with silver and ethanol. Fulminates contain the fulminate ion, CNO–, the instability of which leads to fulminate salts being friction sensitive explosives. Silver fulminate is at the finer end of this sensitivity; it can detonate with very little provocation, and is in fact so sensitive that, if prepared in a quantity more than a few milligrams, it can easily self-detonate under its own weight.
Having such an explosive nature understandably rather limits the uses of silver fulminate. Since its discovery in 1800, its applications have been largely limited to their use in novelty noisemakers – and christmas crackers. In crackers, it is embedded in one of the two thin strips of card that run inside, whilst the other strip contains an abrasive. When the cracker is pulled, the friction generated by this abrasive detonates the silver fulminate, producing an audible crack.
In terms of the chemistry involved in the sensitivity of the fulminates, it arises due to the instability of the fulminate ion. The nitrogen-oxygen bond is weak, and nitrogen can easily form a much more stable triple bond with another nitrogen atom, leading to the decomposition of the fulminate compound, typically to nitrogen gas, carbon dioxide, and more stable metal salts.
Silver fulminate was considered for military applications in the 1970s, but research concluded that the compound was too sensitive to have any real practical use. Another fulminate, however, does have applications in explosives: mercury fulminate. This compound is frequently used as a primary explosive in detonators; that is, to trigger larger amounts of a less sensitive secondary explosive. It’s also found some exposure in recent popular culture through Breaking Bad, in which Walter White uses a small amount to cause an explosion in a drug dealer’s office – though this was proven by Mythbusters to be a little on the optimistic side.


Mental health is fundamental for everybody's general wellbeing and prosperity…
Mental health plays a significant role in people‘s ability to maintain good physical health. Mental health affects your physical health. Mental Health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It implicates how we think, feel, and act. It also helps to see however we tend to handle stress, relate to others, and create healthy decisions. Mental health is valuable at every phase of life. Mental health drives your physical health. The reasons why mental health is more important:
Mental Health manages our emotions and feeling. It manages our happiness, sadness, anger, and excitement. Emotional well-being help to stimulate productivity and how to deal with daily errands. Psychologists say if you are mentally stable, then you are emotionally stable.
Mental health imposes a heightened risk of violent crimes. An unhealthy mind has always victim mentality. It can harm itself in various ways. The risk can further increase if an individual consumes drugs or alcohol. In most cases, crimes are caused by a mentally sick person.
An unhealthy mind can forfeit curiosity in the things we used to enjoy. An unhealthy mind leads to a sense of hopelessness, sadness, worthlessness. They always feel guilty, anxious, fear and lost control. These things badly affect life. It is very important to mentally stable to maintain the quality of life.
If we continuously spread mental awareness and tell people why mental health is more important, we can help build better support facilities for those suffering from mental illness. It leads to more recovery cases of mental disorders.
Mental health is more important than our physical health. But still, no one wants to talk about mental health. Isn’t it so strange?
Please start speaking about it. Normalize it as you normalize any physical sickness. Spread mental health awareness and save innocent lives. Make it simple for them to speak about their issues.
6 Tips for Students to Maintain a Healthy Mind.


Primarily, Denton is the county seat of Denton County. And, moreover, Denton is specifically located in the state of Texas, United States of America. Thanks to the population census conducted in 2019, it was able to determine that this city has an estimated total population of 141,541. Moreover, a very important fact is that Denton is the 24th city that contains the most inhabitants in the state of Texas.
The formation of Denton is directly associated with Denton County. In the year 1800 the first inhabitants arrived to this city, and they were able to build houses. After the first settlement, in 1843 the Texas legislature made official and announced the formation of the city of Denton.
A big problem occurred in this city in the year 1860, specifically in the main square of Denton. A fire occurred in the downtown square that years later was referred to by many people as "Texas Trouble".
What Does This City Have to Offer?
This city has an excellent climate. In the summers the climate remains warm, but in winter the weather is cooler. But really, this city is characterized by having a humid subtropical climate.
Also, this city offers several unique and special events. Since 1928, this city has held fairs that promote the cowboy culture of Texas. Also, if you want to travel to this city, you should visit the place called "Denton Square", this place is a cultural and political center, the experience in this place is simply unique.
In addition, this city offers an excellent education. Denton has several very prestigious universities. The University of North Texas is basically a university that represents this city. It is important to mention that this university is the sixth largest in the entire state of Texas. More than 39,000 students are enrolled in this great university.
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Regularly drinking tea and coffee associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia
Researchers from China and the US found that people who drank two to three cups of tea and coffee a day had a lower risk of stroke and vascular dementia. Findings are published today (Tuesday 16 November) in the journal PLOS Medicine.
What did the scientists do?
This research involved volunteers from an existing large study, the UK Biobank, who were followed up over a period of 10-14 years. In total 365,682 participants, aged between 50 and 74, took part in the research.
Participants self-reported their tea and coffee drinking habits at the beginning of the study. Researchers then recorded the numbers of people who went on to have a stroke (2.8%) or develop Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia (1.4%).
What did the scientists find?
People who drank two to three cups of coffee with two to three cups of tea per day had around 30% lower risk of stroke and dementia when compared to those who didn’t consume either. This association was found for people who just drank either tea or coffee, as well as those who drank both.
People who had the lowest risk of developing dementia or stroke either:
- Had two to three cups of coffee a day.
- Had three to five cups of tea a day.
- Had a combination of four to six cups of tea and coffee a day.
Researchers in this study found that drinking tea and coffee was linked to a lower risk of having an ischaemic stroke (caused by a blocked blood vessel) and vascular dementia, rather than a haemorrhagic stroke (caused by a burst blood vessel) or Alzheimer’s disease.
Release date: 16 November 2021
Source: Alzheimer’ s Research


Scientists have identified a list of exoplanets similar to Venus, or exoVenuses, and proposed them as targets for future observations by the James Webb Space Telescope. The researchers started with a shortlist of 300 terrestrial (or rocky) worlds from the over 5,000 known exoplanets, and have identified five worlds that are similar to Venus in terms of radii, masses, densities, shapes of orbits, and distances from the host stars. A paper describing the findings has been published in The Astronomical Journal. The researchers have ranked the exoplanets by the brightness of the host star, which increases the chances of Webb gaining information by carefully analysing the light from the host star as it passes through the atmospheres of the exoVenuses.
The researchers looked for exoplanets in the Venus Zone, which is similar to the concept of a Habitable Zone, or the distance from the host star where liquid water can exist on the surface. Lead author of the study, Colby Ostberg said, “The Venus Zone is where it would be too hot to have water, but not hot enough that the planet’s atmosphere gets stripped away. We want to find planets that still have significant atmospheres. One thing we wonder is if Venus could once have been habitable. To confirm this, we want to look at the coolest of the planets in the outer edge of the Venus zone, where they get less energy from their stars.”
Recently, researchers discovered the first direct evidence of active volcanism on Venus. Studying the exoVenuses will allow scientists to find out if volcanism is the norm among all the worlds that are similar to Venus. It is possible that over the course of the proposed observations, Webb can discover biosignatures or molecules that can be produced by living organisms, such as methane, methyl bromide or nitrous oxide. The detection of these molecules can help scientists better understand the past habitability of Venus, which is considered to be Earth’s twin.


Determining the Correct Orion Solar Filter for your Telescope
A full-aperture solar filter is designed to fit over the front of a telescope. It allows safe viewing of the Sun by reducing the light by 99.99% and preventing concentrated heat from entering the telescope, which could cause injury to the user or damage to equipment.
If your telescope is not listed on our solar filter reference chart, you can determine the size of filter needed for your scope by taking the following steps:
- Measure the maximum outside diameter (OD) of the front end of your telescope.
- The solar filter sizes listed on our website refer to the inner diameter (ID) of the filter's foam-lined cell for Orion Solar Filters, which slip over the front of the telescope. Choose a filter whose size matches the OD of your telescope's front end, or that is up to 0.25 inches larger than the front end (for Orion Solar Filters only). For a filter that is up to 0.25" larger in diameter than your telescope, if the filter includes three thumbscrews, tighten them down gently and verify they grip the telescope tube wall securely without allowing the filter to slide off. If the filter includes foam shim material, stack enough shims together to ensure a snug slip-on fit where the filter will remain securely attached. A snug friction fit is required for safe usage.
Installing the Orion Solar Filter on Your Telescope
With the three thumbscrews backed out to just inside the wall of the metal cell, place the solar filter over the outside of the telescope. It may require some light force to push the filter in place. Make sure it is seated completely over the telescope. Then lightly tighten the thumbscrews to further secure the filter on the telescope.


Shear Stress in a Tapering Beam
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Article publication date: 1 February 1944
IN the course of stressing certain front cross members of an engine mounting it was found necessary to determine the shear'stress on various sections of the cross members as accurately as possible. These cross members were by no means of uniform cross‐section, so that it was considered desirable to investigate, a formula which would give shear stress in a tapered beam. The “classical” methods evolved by Messrs. Coker and Filon in their Treatise on Photo‐elasticity and by Mr. Atkin in AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING, Vol. X, November and December, 1938, pp. 347–351 and 371–374 were found to be too elaborate. In September, 1942, Messrs. Pugsley and Weatherhead contributed an article entitled “The Shear Stresses in Tapered Beams”, to the Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society. These authors start with a standard expression for shear stress based on the equilibrium of a portion of a beam and apply it to the solution of some examples. In the course of my investigations, it has been found possible to extend the “engineering” analysis of shear stress in beams of uniform section to beams of variable cross‐section. The expression for the determination of shear stress thus arrived at is very convenient and quite suitable for graphical methods. However, in the case of symmetrically tapering beams, an approximate formula has been developed for the shear stress in terms of shear force, bending moment, taper angle and section inertia and this formula is much more convenient and simple to apply than the standard expression used by Messrs. Pugsley and Weatherhead.
Saksena, G.B. (1944), "Shear Stress in a Tapering Beam", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 47-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb031096
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Wisdom and discernment are related but distinct concepts. Wisdom is generally understood to refer to the ability to make good judgments and decisions based on experience and knowledge. It is a broad concept that encompasses many different aspects of life, including knowledge, insight, understanding, and common sense.
For example, let’s say you are trying to decide which college to attend. If you have wisdom, you might consider factors such as the cost of tuition, the quality of the academic programs, the location of the college, and the job prospects for graduates. Using your wisdom, you can make an informed decision about which college is the best fit for you.
Discernment, on the other hand, is the ability to carefully and accurately perceive and judge the quality or truth of something. It is the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, true and false, or good and bad. In this way, discernment is a more specific and focused quality than wisdom.
For example, let’s say you are trying to decide whether to believe a news article that you read online. If you have discernment, you might carefully evaluate the source of the article, the evidence it presents, and the way it presents its arguments. Using your discernment, you can make a careful and accurate judgment about the truth or quality of the article.
|The ability to make good judgments and decisions based on experience and knowledge||The ability to carefully and accurately perceive and judge the quality or truth of something|
|A broad concept that encompasses many different aspects of life||A more specific and focused quality|
|A general ability to make good judgments and decisions||The ability to accurately and carefully evaluate the truth or quality of something|
In summary, wisdom is a broad, general ability to make good judgments and decisions, while discernment is the ability to carefully and accurately evaluate the truth or quality of something. Both are valuable qualities, but they serve different purposes and can be used in different situations.


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Was Ionian the mother dialect of Herodotus?
Inasmuch as we can trust the ancient sources, Herodotus’ native dialect was Doric, and he may well have been a Carian speaker. As Wikipedia says, we can’t trust the ancient sources anyway: Herodotus
Herodotus wrote his ‘Histories’ in the Ionian dialect, yet he was born in Halicarnassus, originally a Dorian settlement. According to the Suda (an 11th-century encyclopaedia of Byzantium which possibly took its information from traditional accounts), Herodotus learned the Ionian dialect as a boy living on the island of Samos, whither he had fled with his family from the oppressions of Lygdamis, tyrant of Halicarnassus and grandson of Artemisia I of Caria. The Suda also informs us that Herodotus later returned home to lead the revolt that eventually overthrew the tyrant.
]However, thanks to recent discoveries of some inscriptions on Halicarnassus dated to about that time, we now know that the Ionic dialect was used there even in official documents, so there was no need to assume (like the Suda) that he must have learned the dialect elsewhere. Moreover, the fact that the Suda is the only source which we have for the heroic role played by Herodotus, as liberator of his birthplace, is itself a good reason to doubt such a romantic account.
Note that Kos, next door to Halicarnassus, was also Doric speaking; but Hippocrates of Kos also wrote in Ionic. The cultural prestige of Ionia is indeed a likelier explanation, and Wikipedia speculates that “Herodotus appears to have drawn on an Ionian tradition of story-telling, collecting and interpreting the oral histories he chanced upon in his travels.”
There was Doric literature too, but I don’t know of any early Doric literary prose.
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Plastic is so commonplace today that most people don’t stop to think that there may have been elements added to the plastic during manufacturing that make it as reliable as it needs to be. Now that you are considering plastic for your manufacturing, construction, or other needs it is advisable to consider what additives would be beneficial to your specific applications. In fact, there may be many benefits you are not yet aware of.
Improved processing is often the reason additives are initially considered. These additives are combined with the plastic to improve the processability of the material. Often internal and external lubricants are added that will offer flow enhancement and increased productivity as well as to aid in mold release and eliminate build up.
Increased Life Span
Plastic is a versatile material, but it is prone to breaking down over time especially when exposed to UV light, oxygen, and high temperatures. The break down of the plastic can occur during manufacturing. Stabilizers can be added to the plastic to mitigate degradation. UV additives can be used to protect the plastic from UV light and antioxidant additives can be implemented to protect against oxidative degradation. Utilizing these stabilizing additives will extend the life of the plastic, making their use imperative in many applications.
Flame retardant additives are very commonly used in electrical elements because they delay or even prevent combustion. There are different flame retarded additives and they can be used in a variety of ways including adding during processing or after processing as a final product. While plastic has been used without flame retardant additives for generations, where electricity and construction is concerned, the additive is an additional safeguard.
Embrace Far-Reaching Benefits with Plastic Additives
In addition to the above-mentioned benefits, there are antimicrobial benefits, corrosive applications and so much more. With additives, plastic can be even more versatile than ever before.


Hooks are a new addition to ReactJS that allow developers to use state and other React features without writing a class. They were introduced in React 16.8 and have since become an integral part of the ReactJS ecosystem.
Some of the key benefits of Hooks include:
- Reusing stateful logic between components
- Improving code readability and maintainability
- Simplifying the way side effects are handled in functional components
- Making it easier to test components
There are several built-in Hooks in ReactJS, including:
- useState: This Hook allows functional components to manage state by providing a state variable and a function to update it.
- useEffect: This Hook allows functional components to handle side effects by running a function after every render cycle.
- useContext: This Hook allows functional components to consume a Context value.
- useReducer: This Hook allows for more complex state management in functional components by using a reducer function.
- useCallback: This Hook allows for memoization of functions to prevent unnecessary re-renders.
- useMemo: This Hook allows for memoization of expensive computations to prevent unnecessary re-computations.
- useRef: This Hook allows for creating a mutable reference to a DOM node or a value that persists across render cycles.
Hooks have significantly improved the way developers write ReactJS applications by providing a more flexible and powerful way to handle state and side effects.


Sotomayor sworn in as first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice
Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as a US Supreme Court justice, becoming the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest bench. She is only the third female justice to sit on the Supreme Court in the court's 220-year history.
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AFP - Sonia Sotomayor was sworn in Saturday as a US Supreme Court justice, becoming the first Hispanic justice on the nation's highest bench.
Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath in a televised ceremony held in a conference room at the Supreme Court.
The New York-born Sotomayor, whose parents came from the US commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is only the third female justice to sit on the Supreme Court in the court's 220-year history.
"I, Sonia Sotomayor, do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without respect for persons, and to equal rights to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all of the duties incumbent upon me as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, under the constitution and laws of the United States, so help me God," Sotomayor said, repeating Roberts's reading of the oath.
Roberts earlier held a private swearing-in ceremony for Sotomayor.
Sotomayor's widowed mother Celina held bible that Sotomayor put her hand on to take the oath, as her younger brother Juan stood by smiling.
Sotomayor, 55, who has been a federal judge for 17 years, replaces outgoing justice David Souter, who has been a Supreme Court justice for 19 years.
President Barack Obama, who nominated Sotomayor for the job, was not at the event but will hold a White House reception in her honor on Wednesday.
Sotomayor was confirmed by a 68-31 margin in the US Senate on Thursday.
Hispanics are the fastest-growing US minority group. Most of them are Mexican-American.
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From this time, John Newton’s life began to change as he came to realise that God’s grace could save even a ‘wretch’ like him! Others soon noticed the difference when he stopped swearing and his behaviour altered. But he still had much to learn.
Despite his new-found faith, Newton continued working as a slave trader for the next six years, blinded to the evils of slavery by his culture and by self interest. Later in life he explained, “I should have been overwhelmed with distress and terror, if I had known, or even suspected, that I was acting wrongly.”
Forced for health reasons to leave the sea, Newton became a Tides' Surveyor in Liverpool in 1755. He began to grow in his Christian faith and learn from others. In Liverpool, he listened to preachers such as John Wesley who condemned the slave trade and his attitude began to change radically.
After nine years, he fulfilled his dream to became a clergyman, serving first as a curate in Olney parish church and later in London. Often outspoken, Newton declared that “If he (someone) loves Jesus……I will love him – whatever name he may be called by and whatever mistakes I may think he holds……his differing from me will not always prove him to be wrong!” It was radical thinking in a time when denominational labels divided people! From his study, overlooking the church in Olney (pictured), Newton prepared his sermons and began to write hymns.


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[from The Guardian]
A new collaboration between human rights lawyer Philippe Sands and opera director Nina Brazier sheds light on the parallels between Hans Frank, a key player in the Holocaust, and Hersch Lauterpacht, one of the prosecution team at his trial.
In the dock at the Nuremberg trials of 1945 and 1946: Hans Frank, born in Karlsruhe; once Adolf Hitler’s lawyer and governor general of Poland for the Third Reich, now charged with crimes against humanity for his part in the murder of three million people, including those in the death camps at Treblinka, Sobibor, Belzec and Majdanek.
For the prosecution: Hersch Lauterpacht, who grew up in the Austro-Hungarian empire, near the city now known as Lviv in Ukraine, and who, after studying law in Vienna and London, went on to teach at Cambridge. He was a key figure in developing the idea of “crimes against humanity”, laying the foundation stones for international law and the modern laws of war. In his 40s, he was part of the British prosecution team at the trials of Frank and others.
There were strange connections between the two men, on opposite sides in the courtroom. The area in which Lauterpacht had grown up had been invaded by the Germans in June 1941. Lauterpacht was in England during this period and had been unaware that most of his family had been among the three million exterminated on Frank’s orders.
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Northern Renaissance Art (1400-1600)
Art History Teaching Resources (AHTR) | Oct 1, 2021The resource is part of the Art History Teaching Resources website.
Italian Renaissance Learning Resources
National Gallery of Art | Sep 15, 2021The resource features eight units, each of which explores a different theme in Italian Renaissance art.
Canada's History Society with Hudson's Bay History Foundation | Sep 2, 2021The resource is a magazine available in both print and digital format that illuminates Canadian history for children and adults.
Native Knowledge 360ᵒ Education Initiative
Smithsonian Institution | Aug 31, 2021The resource provides informational and instructional materials that incorporate Native narratives, more comprehensive histories, and accurate information to enlighten and...
Eurodocs, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University | Aug 30, 2021The resource is part of the Eurodocs collection.
Employees of the Rijksmuseum | Aug 17, 2021The resource holds a collection of Dutch art from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Native American History Timeline
History.com | Aug 13, 2021The resource provides a succinct timeline of major events between 1492 and 1968.
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University | Aug 4, 2021The resource is organized around the pillars of Teaching Materials, Historical Content, and Best Practices.
Digital Library of the Caribbean
Archives Nationales d’Haiti, Caribbean Community Secretariat, Florida International University, Fundacion Global Democracia Y Desarrollo, National Library of Jamaica, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of the Virgin Islands. | Aug 4, 2021The resource provides electronic access to cultural, historical, legal, governmental, and research materials.


Portland State University researchers have made a significant breakthrough by developing the 3-D structure of proteins from inside the eye lens that control how cells communicate with each other, which could open the door to treating diseases such as cataracts, stroke and cancer.
The PSU research team, led by chemistry professor Steve Reichow, used a multimillion-dollar microscope and a novel technique developed by three Nobel Prize-winning biophysicists called cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) to view membrane protein channels — or transportation tunnels in cell walls — at the atomic level. This allowed Reichow’s team, whose research is supported by the National Institutes of Health, to create a 3-D image of the membrane channel to better understand the processes involved in cell-to-cell communication.
Portland State researchers used Cryo-EM — a microscope technique that freezes biomolecules in mid-movement and takes ultra-high-resolution images — and computer modeling to see the 3-D structure of gap junction proteins that had been isolated from eye lenses. Gap junctions are tiny channels that allow neighboring cells to communicate with one another and are found in many places throughout the body.
Their findings — published Dec. 12 in the scientific journal Nature — showed for the first time how gap junctions selectively pass or block chemical information. Until now, it was not known how these channels would allow certain messages to pass between cells while specifically blocking others.
Reichow said the detailed images may open the door to understanding, and potentially treating, different types of diseases that are associated with the loss of function in cellular communication involving gap junctions such as cataracts, cardiac arrhythmia, stroke and certain cancers.
“Currently there’s no drug on the market today that can specifically block or activate gap junction proteins,” Reichow said. “But our discovery may one day pave the way for development of pharmaceuticals that can control heart disease or other diseases that are associated with the malfunctions or mis-regulations of these protein channels.”
Now that the Reichow Lab has established a method for characterizing the proteins, they are trying to understand the nuances of how the body uses gap junctions differently across tissues and organs.
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Inspired by Earth Day?
Here are10 things you can do for birds…
- Have fun at work parties in the Judd Creek Preserve, where volunteers are improving bird habitat. Usually held on Thursdays; sometimes Saturdays.
- Come to our educational programs and hear excellent speakers. Usually held every-other month, and they’re free.
- Work with kids as part of the annual 4th-grade bird program, projects at the Vashon Library, visits to the Vashon Heritage Museum, and other events.
- Help collect data about Red-breasted Nuthatches and other birds for Climate Watch, a project that’s documenting the birds’ response to climate change.
- Take a bird walk led by a skilled leader. Held the third Saturday of each month.
- Survey Pigeon Guillemots, the only nesting cliff seabirds on the Island, to help study their success breeding.
- Be an advocate for bird-friendly legislative policies by talking with our local legislators and supporting key legislation.
- Submit your best bird photos for our annual calendar—a great way to make Islanders more aware of the birds around us.
- Help fresh-up the native plant demonstration garden behind the Heritage Museum.
- Volunteer for roles in the Vashon Audubon chapter. We need folks who can maintain our website, craft our newsletter, use your graphic design talent, use social media, make treats, and many other skills you might like to contribute.
We invite you to join us! Email us at email@example.com
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نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
1 استادیار دانشگاه سلمان کازرون
2 دانشجوی دکتری دانشگاه سلمان فارسی کازرون
عنوان مقاله [English]
Simile is one of the most important and useable fictional elements in prose and poem. This fictional element has been the poets’ and educators’ means to show their artistic skills in various ways. One of the ways of using similes is to include the simile elements in the structure of a noun category. Noun categories are the grammatical units, the core of which is a noun; and they are usually modified by a number of preceding or following modifiers. Noun categories, which comprise two different structures of genitive compounds (noun-noun) and attributive compounds (adjective-noun), can include the elements of simile. So far, the genitive similes with the structure of the genitive compound have been paid attention to. They have been made equivalents to the genitive eloquent simile in all of the recent rhetoric and eloquent works. However, this article puts forth reasons to show that it is not acceptable. Moreover, no word has been made in the early and recent books of eloquence about the similes with the attributive compounds. This study tries to investigate both noun categories of simile (compounds of genitive and attributive similes) with the help of new grammars and based on linguistics with a special emphasis on Hafez’s poems.


Everyone should have the right to the ability to protect oneself physically from harm. In today’s world, we frequently ignore the necessity of defending ourselves. Therefore, wise people learn the techniques and defend themselves rather than becoming exposed and helpless. So, learning self-defense becomes crucial for people. When considering taking a self defence class singapore, it’s crucial to be clear about learning objectives. So, here are a few reasons why it is essential to learn self-defense.
What Are The Different Reasons To Learn Self Defence?
- Boost Confidence: Self-defense provides you knowledge and abilities you need to analyze a dangerous situation. That is the ultimate in self-empowerment. You can overcome your fears and achieve more self-assurance because of self-defense.
- Enhance Skills: You can pick up simple and complex techniques to defend yourself from an attack. Knowing how to defend oneself will reduce your anxiety while you’re out in public or your fear of going for a nighttime stroll alone.
- Improve Balance: Enhancing balance comprises physical and mental balance of your muscle strength. Self-defense trains you to manage your body while maintaining your attention on your goal. We can defend our minds and bodies by maintaining balance and body control.
- Social Skills: Your social skills can be developed through self-defense. Martial arts and self-defense are relatively comparable. Therefore, you would create a favorable outlook for your point of view by improving these social skills. It also aids in bringing harmony and tranquility to your mindset.


Improve Reading Stamina
How long can you read without getting bored? That is what reading stamina is. Psychologists have found that our attention spans are our age plus 2 minutes with a general average about 30 minutes. The more we work on our attention the better it gets.
Teaching Students About Reading Stamina
What are students supposed to be doing during independent reading time?
What are teachers supposed to be doing during independent reading time?
Ask students if they know what the word “stamina” means?
Stamina is the length of time you can read before losing your focus and getting distracted. It is important to work on lengthening this time. An increased reading time improves your learning.
Have parents help their child increase their reading stamina. Parents can do this by spending a little more time reading to them or if they are listening to audio books have them add a few minutes each time.
A great way to train attention and reading stamina is to have the student start reading. When they catch themselves off track, they can put a check mark on their index card (bookmark) at the end of the independent reading period, they would add up their check marks. At the next independent reading period they would do the same thing again with the goal of beating their check mark count. I really find that this is a good way for students to visually see how many times they are finding themselves off track.
Trouble with Stamina
If students are really struggling with stamina with the book they are reading, perhaps they should consider a different book. It is important to also teach children that they should enjoy the book they are reading and they should take the time to look at books from different genres and lengths until they find what feels good to them. Stamina is easier to develop when students enjoy what they are reading. If they are struggling with this – time to teach kids HOW to pick books.
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Taking ownership of our lives (aka everyone “walks” with his head)
My grandfather used to say in Greek, “ο καθένας με την κεφαλή του βαδίζει” or “Everyone walks with his head.”
This phrase encapsulates that we are each responsible for our decisions and actions. Our choices shape our lives, and we must take responsibility for those choices.
Taking ownership of our lives means recognising that we can shape our futures. It means understanding that we are not simply victims of circumstance but active agents. When we take ownership of our lives, we can better identify and work towards our goals. We are more resilient in the face of adversity because we know we can overcome it.
At the same time, taking ownership of our lives means accepting responsibility for our mistakes. It means acknowledging our poor choices and taking steps to correct them. This can be a complicated process, but learning from our mistakes and growing as individuals is essential.
In today’s world, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the pressures of society. We are bombarded by messages telling us how to think, feel, and act. But as my grandfather quote reminds us, we are each unique individuals with strengths, weaknesses, and perspectives. We can tune out the noise and focus on our goals and aspirations by taking ownership of our lives.
So let us embrace this philosophy and walk confidently with our heads high.


6 December 2019
Scientific achievements and developments aren’t always presented properly across the broader media. During SCI’s latest Public Evening Lecture, Caroline van den Brul MBE, shared her experiences of communicating scientific ideas and the impact that new media is having.
The struggle to make science a mainstream talking point, without detracting from the essence of the work and importantly making sure that representation is fair and balanced, i9s real. Caroline van den Brul shared her experiences in producing factual science programmes for television. Much of her early work for the BBC was produced against the backdrop of tensions between the perception of science programming, which had good viewing figurers, and the demand for arts programming.
Working on programmes that covered science in its broadest sense, Caroline has been involved in a range of projects from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures through to the television series What the Tudors did for Us. ‘Science is about a process. Science programming should provide well told stories, communicating to opinion formers and wider society,’ she said.
Commenting on the wider media, Caroline explained that the process of deciding which science-based story should be leading a news outlet’s agenda, and understanding the topics involved, can lead to an unintended firestorm. Issues such as vaccinations for infants, for example, have led to press coverage which left many people confused. Helping editors and journalists understand the nuances around early research and discussion, as opposed to those comments being used as ‘news’, is one of the areas Caroline believes still needs to be developed.
With that in mind, Caroline pointed out that scientists have a responsibility to share their work in a way that is both responsible and accessible to a wider, interested audience. ‘There is no doubt that a lot of science communication is littered with jargon, which undoubtedly confuses many people.’ She commented on the role of the Committee on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) which was established to take scientific information and make it more accessible to non-scientists.
The way in which information is exchanged has altered dramatically in recent years. Caroline believes that scientists must now be very aware of how their work might be shared and understand impact of social media and the algorithms that govern these outlets. ‘Social media means that the scientific community’s ability to challenge false narratives and communicate its work is becoming even more essential,’ Caroline concluded.


Many people think that it’s the cold weather that makes us more susceptible to colds, flu and respiratory infections, but that’s not actually the case. A bigger issue is that during the colder weather we’re more inclined to stay indoors, where it’s warm and cosy.
Unfortunately, that means we’re in closer and more constant proximity to other people. If someone around us gets sick, we’re consequently more likely to catch their infection. To prevent this from happening we need to boost our immune system so that it’s ready to fight the front-line with a good defence.
Olive Leaf Extract supports your immune system
Olive leaves have been traditionally used to enhance the functioning of the immune system and aid the management of viral infections, especially when fever is present. Taking olive leaf extract may be an important measure for supporting your immune system and helping reduce your likelihood of being affected by colds and the flu this winter.
Olive Leaf Extract has a higher antioxidant power than many of the traditional cold and flu season supplements. Research has identified the olive leaf as the most powerful antioxidant of 55 medicinal herbs.
Other natural remedies
Studies have show that regular doses of Zinc taken at the onset of a cold can shorten the symptoms of your illness. This can be taken in capsule or liquid form or sucked in lozenges.
Many people also take the herb Echinacea to boost their immune system against upper respiratory tract infections.
Increased doses of Vitamin C are a proven way to strengthen your body’s immune response.
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History of Fender® Musical Instruments Corporation
942 words 4 pagesFender Musical Instruments Corporation is the world's foremost manufacturer of guitars, basses, amplifiers and related equipment.
With an illustrious history dating back to 1946, Fender has touched and transformed music worldwide and in nearly every genre: rock n' roll, country and western, jazz, rhythm and blues and many others. Everyone from beginners and hobbyists to the world's most acclaimed artists and performers have used Fender instruments and amps, and legendary Fender instruments such as the Telecaster® and Stratocaster® guitars and Precision® and Jazz® bass guitars are universally acclaimed as design classics.
In the 1940s, southern California inventor Leo Fender realized that he could improve on the amplified hollow-body …show more content…
The new Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) had to start from scratchthere were no buildings or machinery included in the sale. FMIC owned only the name, patents and some leftover parts. Supported by a core group of loyal employees, dealers and suppliers (some of whom had been with the company since Leo Fender founded it), Schultz and his colleagues set out to rebuild an American icon.
The new Fender initially imported its guitars from offshore manufacturers with proven ability to produce affordable and viable instruments, but the move toward greater quality control soon led to the establishment in 1985 of Fender's flagship U.S. factory in Corona, Calif. A second modern manufacturing facility opened in 1987 in Ensenada, Mexico.
Also in 1987, the renowned Fender Custom Shop opened at the Corona facility, creating dream instruments for professional guitarists and guitar enthusiasts. Fender had always recognized the importance of an open-door policy for professional musicians, accommodating their requests for specific features on an individual basis. The Fender Custom Shop has since become known worldwide and industry-wide as the pinnacle of craftsmanship and sheer instrumental artistry.
FMIC moved its corporate headquarters from Corona to Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1991. From there, Fender coordinates its administration,


The central aim of the project was to define the intellectual genealogy and long-term cultural influence of the culture–creators of the Icelandic “Evening Society” (1861 – 1874), with emphasis on the widespread cultural influence of Sigurður málari (‘the painter’) Guðmundsson, a powerful advocate of vernacular culture in Iceland. As part of the project, light has been shed on the movement of ideas through the network of Icelandic intellectuals from their initial sources from both inside and outside Iceland. The project then enables users to trace these ideas as they move from person to person, by means of reading, writing and association. The aim was thus to provide as accurate a map of the movements of theories and ideas as is possible and thereby establish an intellectual genealogy of the elements of Icelandic culture creation the Evening Society was involved in. The hope was to make it possible to analyze also in some detail, the long-term influences of this group. By placing the Icelandic intellectuals within a larger context of intellectual developments and trends on the continents both east and west, the investigation aimed to provide a view of the intellectual history of Icelandic romantic nationalism as part of larger international waves of thought which were moving across western industrial society at the time. Our hope is that it helps users to place the Icelandic writers, poets, educators, priests and artists involved in a new and clearer international context. It should also have value for those working on similar themes in other countries.
University of Iceland, National and University Library of Iceland, National Museum of Iceland, National Archives of Iceland
Terry Gunnell, Karl Aspelund, Sigurjón B. Hafsteinsson, Sveinn Yngvi Egilsson, Sveinn Einarsson


Polyneuropathy in the malamute is generally characterized by weakness and lack of coordination in the dog's feet and legs. Affected dogs may have a labored gait, appearing to "bunny hop." The rear legs work together in unison to prop the dog up, rather than to propel him. The degree to which a given dog is affected may vary from mild to severe. The dog may fall down, drag his toes, or his gait may just look a little "off-kilter." Exercise intolerance, loss of muscle mass, changes in voice due to an affected larynx and problems swallowing and regurgitating also have been reported. First indications of the problem may be subtle -a dog that no longer jumps up on his dog house, a dog that lies down to eat, a dog that no longer leaps up and down at feeding time or shows a slight tremor in his legs. It cannot be emphasized enough that symptoms may vary considerably from dog to dog.
Age of onset appears to be between 10 to 18 months, though data is lacking. Onset is reported to be quite sudden rather than gradual and progressive. The symptoms may last for six to eight months then abruptly lessen, but they may not go away completely. Symptoms may again appear as the dog ages. Test breedings in Norway indicate that the disorder probably has an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance.
Polyneuropathy does not appear to be common, but its bizarre and variable symptoms create potential for the disorder to be misdiagnosed or to go undiagnosed. The only way to get a positive diagnosis is from a school of veterinary medicine or a veterinary neurologist, who can run tests that most local veterinarians cannot do. Diagnostic tests may include nerve and muscle biopsies, electromyography and nerve conduction velocities. If the results are positive, these tests will show a deterioration of the myelin sheath of the nerve and conductivity may be slower than normal. There has been no effective treatment reported for malamute polyneuropathy, but some dogs do appear to "grow out of it" if they are not so severely affected as to require euthanasia.
Source: Edited from an article written by Vicky MacLean for AMCA and Kyle G. Braund, et al., "Idiopathic Polyneuropathy in Alaskan Malalmutes."


High school students who took this year’s AP Government and Politics exam were pleasantly surprised by the free-response question regarding Taylor Swift. The question asked students to analyze how voter registration laws and procedures can affect civic participation, such as voter turnout. The question noted how Taylor Swift influenced voter registration by posting on her social media accounts about it.
Several test-takers took to social media to celebrate the question tying in pop culture with academics. “That question sort of boosted my confidence and helped me write a stronger free response,” said 17-year old Miri Feigin, who is a big Taylor Swift fan. She took the exam at Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh, North Carolina.
“I opened the free-response questions, and the first question was about Taylor Swift, and I was just laughing,” said 18-year-old Alyssa Brown from Summit High School in Mansfield, Texas (CNN).
Do you think it would be beneficial if the school curriculum tied in more pop culture? Do you think students would be more involved in their academics and have better focus? Why or why not?
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STATEMENT BY ELIZABETH MARUMA MREMA
ACTING EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
on the occasion of EARTH DAY 22 April 2020
On Earth Day we come together and demonstrate the solidarity, cooperation and action needed to meet the challenges ahead of us. Our immediate priority is to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and stand in solidarity with all people, including the most vulnerable, affected by the disease. But on this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we also need to tackle the challenges linked to climate change and the degradation of our natural environment.
Human actions are the basis for the environmental and health challenges before us. Climate change, deforestation, land-use change, unsustainable agriculture including livestock production and the illegal wildlife trade are the results of our actions. The consequences are, including on our health, felt by all people. The way out of these unsustainable paths is through human action – collective and individual steps to build a sustainable future.
The response to the challenges of climate change, much like the response to COVID-19, requires guidance from sound science. And the science couldn’t be any clearer. We need to act now. Climate change and biodiversity loss are intertwined. They must be addressed as one interconnected problem with linked solutions.
Climate change is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Marine biodiversity is affected by ocean acidification related to levels of carbon in the atmosphere. Terrestrial biodiversity, including species and ecosystems, is influenced by climate variability, such as extreme weather events. All of this has a direct influence on ecosystem health and the ecosystem goods and services upon which we all depend. Better conservation, restoration and management of ecosystems, will produce a carbon cycle that can lead to a balanced regulation of Earth’s climate. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) suggests that restoring natural lands or preventing their destruction could deliver more than a third of the action needed by 2030 to keep global warming to below 2 degrees Celsius.
As we celebrate 50 years of Earth Day, and stand together as one global community, let’s set the scene for action that will allow us to build back better, and take the actions needed for a sustainable future.


rp 700 mm graphite electrode
rp 700 mm graphite electrode is used in the atomic energy industry and the defense industry
The rp 700 mm graphite electrode is used in the atomic energy industry and the national defense industry. The rp 700 mm graphite electrode has good neutron deceleration performance. It was originally used as a moderator in atomic reactors. The uranium-graphite reactor is one of the most widely used atomic reactors. The deceleration material used in nuclear power reactors should have high melting point, stability and corrosion resistance. Graphite can fully meet the above requirements. The purity of graphite used in atomic reactors is very high, and the impurity content should not exceed tens of ppm (ppm is one part per million), especially the boron content should be less than o.sppm.
Graphite is also used in the defense industry to manufacture solid fuel rocket nozzles, missile nose cones, spare parts for aerospace navigation equipment, heat insulation materials and radiation protection materials. Graphite can prevent boiler fouling. Experiments have shown that adding a certain amount of graphite powder to the water can prevent scaling on the boiler surface. In addition, metal chimneys, roofs, bridges and pipes are coated with graphite to prevent corrosion and rust. Including refractory bricks, crucibles, continuous casting powder, casting cores, casting detergents, high temperature resistant materials, etc. In the past 20 years, two important changes in the refractory industry have been the wide application of magnesia-carbon bricks in steelmaking furnace linings and the application of aluminum-carbon bricks in continuous casting.
Graphite and other impurities can be used as carburizing agents in the steelmaking industry. Carburizing uses a variety of carbon materials, including synthetic graphite, petroleum coke, metallurgical coke and natural graphite. Graphite is still one of the main uses of clay graphite in steelmaking in the world.


Wooden Box with Emblem of St. Basil. Here's an intricately detailed, brass casting a top a hand made wooden box. About 6x4x2½".
Saint Basil's Cathedral (Собор Василия Блаженного) is formally known as The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed. Located in the Red Square of Moscow, it presents a captivating image of Byzantine style and grace. Built from 1555 to 1561 on orders from Ivan the IV (aka Terrible), it commemorates the expansion of Russia with the acquisition of territories of Kazan and Astrakhan. Originally the Trinity Cathedral, it was divided into eight chapels arranged around a ninth, central chapel which was dedicated to the Intercession. A tenth chapel was built over the grave of Basil the Blessed (1468-1557), who, while still living, rebuked Ivan the Terrible for not paying attention in church. The complex structure symbolizes a flame and is like no other church, or for that matter, building in Russia. In 1929, after the Russian revolution, it was secularized. It was still standing in 1991, after the Soviet Union dissolved, and after having survived Napoleon and Stalin. Weekly services have been restored, thus combining one of Russia's greatest tourist attractions with an operational church.


The Placer County Office of Education is pleased to bring the most up-to-date content regarding the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards represent a significant shift not only in content, but in how students interact with curriculum and concepts. Students should be exposed to novel phenomenon which motivate learning and allow them to tackle real world problems.
Through a collaborative, state-led process managed by Achieve, new K–12 science standards have been developed that are rich in content and practice, arranged in a coherent manner across disciplines and grades to provide all students an internationally benchmarked science education. The NGSS is based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education developed by the National Research Council.
The original blueprint for PCOE's current science standards is the Framework for K-12 Science Education - Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, developed by the National Research Council's Board on Science Education.
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A New Report Tells About Pets Getting Fatter
Editorials News | Jul-01-2017
In United States, about a third of pet cats and dogs are becoming overweight and obese. It is revealed by a new report that like American people is getting fatter so the same problem is with their pets. To make this report, researchers studied and collected information from about 2.5 million dogs and half a million cats.
The researchers researched at the veterinary hospital chain Banfield during 2016. The report states that the fatty pets were often not same with the highest rates of human obesity. Southern states like Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi had highest rates human obesity in nation. Oppositely, the rates of pet obesity were lower in these states.
Minnesota was the state with the highest percentage of plump pets. This state had 41 percent of dogs and 46 percent of cats obese. This report brings the picture of growing pets’ obesity into limelight.
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Lack of evolutionary adjustment to ambient temperature in highly specialized cave beetles
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Background A key question in evolutionary biology is the relationship between species traits and their habitats. Caves offer an ideal model to test the adjustment of species to their surrounding temperature, as they provide homogeneous and simple environments. We compared two species living under different thermal conditions within a lineage of Pyrenean beetles highly modified for the subterranean life since the Miocene. One, Troglocharinus fonti, is found in caves at 4-11°C in the ancestral Pyrenean range. The second, T. ferreri, inhabits the coastal area of Catalonia since the early Pliocene, and lives at 14-16°C. Results We found no differences in their short term upper thermal limit (ca. 50°C), similar to that of most organisms, or their lower thermal limit (ca. -2.5°C), higher than for most temperate insects and suggesting the absence of cryoprotectants. In longer term tests (7 days) survival between 6-20°C was almost 100% for both species plus two outgroups of the same lineage, but all four died between 23-25°C, without significant differences between them. Conclusions Our results suggest that species in this lineage have lost some of the thermoregulatory mechanisms common in temperate insects, as their inferred default tolerance range is larger than the thermal variation experienced through their whole evolutionary history.
Acclimation, Adaptation, Pyrenees, Thermal Tolerance, Subterranean Environment
BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 15, no. 10 (2015-02-04).
Rizzo, Valeria; Sanchez-Fernandez, David; Fresneda, Javier; Cieslak, Alexandra; and Ribera, Ignacio, "Lack of evolutionary adjustment to ambient temperature in highly specialized cave beetles" (2015). KIP Articles. 3038.


Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands instead of United States, you would:
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: .
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands: At a glance
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands (sometimes abbreviated SGSSI) is a sovereign country in South America, with a total land area of approximately 3,903 sq km. The islands, with large bird and seal populations, lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. Recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island.Read more
How big is South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands compared to United States? See an in-depth size comparison.


Flax seeds are small edible seeds not only do these seeds add a nutty flavor to dishes, but they’re also loaded with nutrients like heart-healthy omega-3 fats, fiber, plant protein and key vitamins & minerals. Flax Seeds are particularly high in thiamine (Vitamin B) that plays a key role in energy metabolism as well as cell function. Another stand-out nutrient of Flax Seeds is magnesium, which is important for nerve, muscle and immune function. These seeds are also a great source of copper, which is involved in brain development, immune health and iron metabolism. Flaxseed is versatile and easy to add to yogurt, salad, smoothies, baked goods, and numerous other foods.
Health benefits :
- Reduces the risk of cancer
- Improves heart health
- Eases the symptoms of arthritis
- Improves blood sugar
- Preventing constipation
- Reduces the impact of radiation
- Restores the skin’s pH balance
- Prevents diabetes
- Protects from cancer
Directions to Use:
- Soak the seeds in a glass of water overnight and consume next day morning.
- Add a table spoon of ground Flax Seeds to your hot or cold breakfast cereal. You can also add them to a yogurt cup as well.
- You can make dry powdered chutney with Indian spices, pinch of vegetable oil.


60 Seconds of Torah: Va-Yiggash, Justice, and Mercy
Book of Genesis • 2m 20s
Rabbis tell us that as each day begins, God prays, “May it be My will that My attribute of mercy overpowers My attribute of justice.” Rabbi Cosgrove shares how Joseph exemplifies the importance of balancing justice with mercy.
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Joseph’s exile from his family and his people reflects the Jewish diaspora’s separation from Israel in many ways. Rabbi Cosgrove shares what Joseph’s story can tell us about our own resilience in the face of isolation and loneliness.
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What do Joseph and the Maccabees have in common? They show us how to maintain hope and faith even in the darkest of times. Examine the parallels of their stories with Rabbi Cosgrove.
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Jacob holds two kinds of fear as he meets his estranged brother once more. Learn what those fears are and how they apply to our own lives with Rabbi Witkovsky.


December 13, 2016 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Did you know that Arthur C Clarke wrote about virtual reality immersive video games in 1956? Did Star Trek’s communicators act as inspiration for the design and creation of early cell phones? Who would have thought in 1865 when Jules Verne wrote about walking on the moon that one day this would actually happen?
Science Fiction has been instrumental in predicting and shaping technologies of the future. 100+ people joined us for the 25th Silicon Oasis Dtec Forum in which we explored some of the technological advances predicted and influenced by Science Fiction and how they are impacting development in the modern world. Children also had the opportunity to participate in this event with Sci-Fi short stories being read in the children’s reading corner.
INNOVATION THROUGH IMAGINATION: Dr Dhrupad Mathur: Associate Professor, IT Management, SP Jain School of Global Management
SCIENCE FICTION FOR HUMANITY: Noura Al Noman: Science Fiction Author, Ajwan Series
DUBAI: BUILDING THE CITY OF THE FUTURE: Gautem Ahuja, Project Manager, DigiRobotics
Panel Session: LIVING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD Moderator: Lara Matossian, SciFest Dubai
Panelists: Amir Kolahzadeh, IT Sec; Zohare Haider, Digital Street; Ramy El Hefni, Virtual Worlds; Day El Eid, Pixelbug
Hosted by by Lara Matossian, Founder of SciFest Dubai
Source: SCIENCE FICTION TO SCIENCE FACT


When we want to communicate with computers or toddlers we have to be pretty literal. That’s because neither has learned the more nuanced aspects of language like metaphor and idiom. They lack the ability to appreciate and interpret the color of speech and can only parse words.
God, however, doesn’t talk like that. Humans are creatures of both intellect and emotion. It is no wonder, then, that he frequently uses figures of speech—non-literal styles—to convey both information and feelings. The Spirit could have inspired David to write, “God is there for me. He takes care of me.” Instead, the psalmist sang, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall never want.” And those words immediately evoke in us pastoral images and feelings of peace. It’s not just the psalms. Read through Job, the Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Ezekiel, the songs of Miriam, Simeon, and Mary. The whole of scripture is filled with non-literal communication; poetry and songs designed to stir the heart and imagination as well as instruct and inform.
From the Hebrew poetry that is the first chapter of Genesis to the apocalyptic language of the Revelation of John, God has spoken not only to our intellects but also to our emotions. He has evoked wonder, sadness, anger, and joy. He has moved us to action and caused us to stand still and patiently wait in his Presence. That’s because he wants to have a conversation with not just a part of you, but the whole of you.
That’s something to think about.


John Houghton , University of Southampton
For the UK’s youth, the obesity and mental health crises are the country’s most urgent health epidemics. It is well established that a relationship exists between psychological problems and childhood overweight, however less is known about how this relationship changes as children age, and the factors that mediate the relationship between the two. This study uses a series of growth curve models with data from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study to analyse the relationship between psychological problems and children’s BMI development. First, this study will explore how the relationship between psychological problems and BMI changes as children age. Secondly, this study shall consider whether the relationship between psychological problems and BMI is mediated by the withdrawal from physical activity. It is hypothesised that children with psychological problems experience greater increases in BMI because they are reluctant to participate in sports and physical activities that require social interaction with other children. Preliminary analysis shows that children with psychological problems are predicted to have higher BMI scores, and experience a higher rate of acceleration in BMI growth as they age, compared to those without psychological problems. This sets the scene for the next stage of analysis, that will test the hypothesis that the acceleration in BMI growth among those who possess psychological problems is mediated by withdrawal from participation in sports and physical activities. Forthcoming analysis shall also lag the variable for psychological problems behind BMI scores to explore how earlier psychological problems are associated with later BMI development.
Presented in Session 84. Obesity: Trends, Causes, Consequences


The Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, has rejected the Victorian Government’s proposal to return cattle grazing to the Alpine National Park as ‘clearly unacceptable’ under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. The Victorian Government had referred the proposal to the Minister for assessment and approval under the Act. The Victorian government failed to refer the grazing to the Minister in early 2011, when it reintroduced cattle to the Park for the first time, resulting in the Minister eventually ordering the cattle out of the National Park under the Act. The Minister’s decision rejecting the second trial, and his reasons, are up now on the Environment Department’s website.
Under the EPBC Act, the Federal Minister’s approval is required for any actions that will have a significant impact on a matter of national environmental significance. The Alpine National Park is covered by this mechanism due to the threatened species that live in the Park, and its broader National Heritage value. The Alpine National Park was declared a National Heritage place in 2008.
The Minister’s decision that the alpine grazing trial is ‘clearly unacceptable’ is the strongest possible rejection that the Minister can make under the Act, and is rarely exercised. More frequently, the Minister will conduct a more detailed assessment of the possible impacts of the proposal. In this case, however, the Minister decided that there was clear scientific and historical literature to support the conclusion that alpine grazing has unacceptably damaging impacts on the ecology and species diversity of the Park, and also on its aesthetic and recreational value.
The EDO is delighted to see that Minister has determined to exercise his powers under the EPBC Act to prevent unnecessary damage to the environment.


What is death? Is there an afterlife? These are questions we all ask ourselves. The apparency of death is that the person completely ceases existence.. Why? Because their body becomes inanimate. The person no longer responds, he/she no longer behaves. The inevitable decay, from the moment of death, of his or her body into dust is a testament to its havin become insignificant. But is this the final answer? One should wonder.. One typically takes for granted that the death of the body is the death of the person. Why? Because we’re habituated to thinking of, seeing, and interacting with said person in terms of their body.
But is the body really “the person”? If we thought of a person as merely their body, then a person who “changes dramatically” should have a marked physical change in their body; the change should be a noticeable physical change. Similarly, if a person were merely their body, death would merely be a change in behavior. I.e., the body is still there, therefore the person still exists! That is, the person has merely changed his or her behavior to, say, not responding to anyone and cultivating bacteria. Yet clearly, the essential part of what we call the person is, presumably, not there anymore after death (hence our saying, “they died”).
So therefore, what we call the person is, by way of direct reference, not their body. And if “the person” is, by definition, something other than their body, then what evidence do we have that the person dies when the body dies? Obviously, the only evidence of death, in the broadest sense, that we have in the event of what we call “death” is no more and no less than that of the death of the body, thus leaving the life of the person completely in question. (The fact that it happens that we can no longer attend and interact with them—by physical means, anyway—is already accounted for by the observation that one’s body is our primary instrumentality for attending and interaction with them antemortem.)