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warm perfusion systems, or a "heart in a box," keep a heart beating outside the body.
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Is the nomenclatural tradition surrounding childbirth in European countries analogous to what obtains here? I find it rather intriguing that we traditionally summon pastors or members of the clergy to formally name our newborns. Is it, therefore, culturally acceptable for parents to independently bestow names upon their children without ecclesiastical intervention?
The present frequency of divorce is truly alarming. In our parents’ generation, it was the husband who determined the season of intimacy. Our mothers were reserved. They had been taught that to request such a thing of a husband was unseemly, and that a woman who did so would be branded a harlot. Even so, they remained in their matrimonial homes.
This present generation asks for intimacy without restraint, then bills the husband and governs him as though she were his mother. Even if a man furnishes every demand these girls lay upon him, that provision is no assurance they will not still divorce him. Well, so be it. Our mothers made do with what our fathers provided. They could not demand more, and with that little they still kept the home.
This generation, by contrast, is in a state of grave disorder.
This igisọ̀gbà, scientifically known as Crescentia cujete. It is also called the calabash tree.
For generations, people have made use of the hard shell of calabash fruits. After the fruit is dried and prepared, the shell can be made into bowls, cups, basins, containers, ladles and other utensils.
These objects were particularly valuable in communities where modern plastic, metal and glass containers were not available. Calabash bowls could be used for serving food and carrying or storing different materials.
Beyond its practical value, the calabash has an important place in African material culture. Calabash vessels have been decorated with carvings, patterns and other artistic designs, turning ordinary household objects into beautiful cultural artefacts.
