An unconscionable conscience ruleThe Bush administration is attempting to place a "conscience rule" into medical regulations that will allow medical professionals to refuse to perform actions that go against their core beliefs. For example, the law would allow a pharmacist to refuse contraception or a morning-after pill if they are opposed to abortion. Doctors would be permitted to refuse to provide information about abortion, even if the pregnancy poses a threat to the patient's life. Currently, many medical associations have a rule that requires medical professionals to ensure that the patient is able to obtain access to things like abortions, contraception, and the morning-after pill, even if it means providing the service themselves despite their personal convictions.
According to FunForever: "The parts are made of glass fiber painted in rich red and gold colors. The necktie and midsection are made of flexible plastic and the gloves are made of foam rubber. The helmet comes with reflective lenses so no one can see the wearer’s eyes. Ideally you have to be 6.2 tall, 35 inch waistline, approx. 220 lbs to feed inside the suit.". 
The instrument at the left is converting a candle flame into electricity which is then used to power an LED that shines brighter than the candle. The reason is that most of the energy emitted by the candle is in the form of heat, whereas the LED emits most of its energy as light. As a result, even harvesting a power of the candle's energy emission results in greater optical output. The company that created this demo is illustrating the next generation in waste heat treatment in which this energy is efficiently converted into electricity. 
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