Remember, this is the letter which Quito says represents a clear threat, and which London insists is a mere reminder of the law.
And how can it be that the former Soviet republics find a mere reminder they were ever a part of Soviet Union so offensive?
The scientists acknowledged that the crisis could be solved only by heads of state but hoped that a mere reminder of their presence might jolt political leaders into recognizing the effects of a nuclear strike.
What was on its face a mere reminder to shred non-essential documents set off the destruction of two tons of papers and tens of thousands of e-mails and electronic documents before the SEC came calling.To most, this is a clear-cut case: Andersen simply disposed of incriminating evidence.
This may not seem surprising, but before the relevant experiments were done, it was far from clear that an "abstract" reward like money, or a mere reminder of one like a picture, operated via the same mechanism as "primary reinforcers" like food and water.
But clothing's relationship with death is more complicated than that of a mere reminder or relic: Over the years, garments have also, with surprising regularity, been a cause of death, too.
