length with the Bill then pending before the Bengal Legislative Council to amend the Bengal Medical Act and with the criticisms of the Bill put forward by the Bengal Medical Association. We pointed out that the functions of the Bengal Council of Medical Registration, like those of the General Medical Council of Great Britain, fell into three categories:?(1) to maintain the medical register, (2)...

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P eople have varying opinions about the role of sports in life. For some it's a diversion: a chance to forget about life for a short while. For many athletes, sports is their life! Without sports, unfortunately, life has no meaning for some. For countless others, sports prepares them for life. Adolescent and high school athletes can learn that discipline and dedication combined with hard work c...

In this paper I explore the hypothesis that some of today robots might possess a form of consciousness whose substrate is a mere algorithm. First, consciousness is deened within an evolutionary framework as awareness of one's own state in relation to the external environment. Then, the basic prerequisites for such conscious activity are discussed, namely embodiment , autonomy, and adaptation me...