Advocare Dock Ellis & The LSD No-No, an animated short! The myth of the eight-hour sleep Image copyright Other We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night - but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural. In the early 1990s, psychiatrist Thomas Wehr conducted an experiment in which a group of people were plunged into darkness for 14 hours every day for a month. It took some time for their sleep to regulate but by the fourth week the subjects had settled into a very distinct sleeping pattern. Though sleep scientists were impressed by the study, among the general public the idea that we must sleep for eight consecutive hours persists. In 2001, historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech published a seminal paper, drawn from 16 years of research, revealing a wealth of historical evidence that humans used to sleep in two distinct chunks. Image copyright bbc "It's not just the number of references - it is the way they refer to it, as if it was common knowledge," Ekirch says.
Toasted Skin Syndrome: Car Seat Warmers Could Lead To Unsightly Condition Heated seats in your car may be a godsend in the dead of winter, but two new studies show that they could also pose a risk to your skin if you use them too much. In two studies in the journal Archives of Dermatology, the study authors found that a skin-discoloration condition called "erythema ab igne," or "toasted skin syndrome," is linked with skin exposure to the car seat warmers. [You can read about the two cases of toasted skin syndrome here and here.] Being exposed to the heat -- even if it's not scalding hot -- can lead to skin discoloration in the form of brown patches and red lines on the skin, Reuters reported. Repeated exposure was a big part of it, since the two women described in the studies drove (and used the seat-warmers) for 45 minutes or more each day, for days at a time, according to Reuters. According to MSNBC, prolonged use of heating pads and hot water bottles -- and hot laptops, when you rest them on the skin!
Become an Ordained Minister in California | California Minister License With the American Fellowship Church the process of becoming an ordained minister / wedding officiant in California is very simple, just read below and follow the instructions.________________________________________________________________ Marriage law in the State of California: According to: "Family Code Section 400" 400. 1. 2. 3. 4. While training is not required in order to become ordained with the American Fellowship Church, we do urge our members to learn more about being an ordained minister, therefore we offer a number of online courses that are self paced and written in plain English. *The information provided on this page is for guidance only it is NOT legal advice. We currently have many ordained ministers in the state of California. It is critically important that you verify all information with your local marriage license office / county clerk before conducting a wedding ceremony.