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I was wondering this as well.
I saw Body Worlds 2 twice (once alone, once with my eldest). I wasn't disturbed by the poses, though I did find them distracting. However, for some reason, I was very disturbed by the pert breasts on all the female bodies and the apparent lack of age of the subjects. How old were these bodies "supposed" to be? Our bodies change as we age -- sag, bend, stretch, gain weight, and occasionally deform. Any hint of that was completely missing from the main displays. In addition, aside from some small display cases, there was a complete lack of pathology.
As I recall, the lack of the appearance of age is because the subcutaneous fat is removed, as is the skin in most cases.
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I did not catch 20/20 last night, but here are my thoughts: [parts snipped out]
One of the priests at our parish asked people to seriously reflect before attending the exhibit and offered some points to consider. In my opinion, if the exhibit was purely for science and learning, I would have no problem attending. However, several parts of the exhibit seem to cross the line between science and art, thus raising the question "Can the human body be objectified and used as a tool? Or is it always representative/part of the person and therefore must be treated with respect and never objectified?"
Dr. Gunther von Hagens' responses to these accusations also lead me to believe that he doesn't really care where he obtains the bodies. He initially claimed to have informed consent from each individual and there was no way that any were prisoners. Now, he admits that some were likely tortured prisoners and he destroyed those bodies. What about those that didn't sustain lasting scars? That just raises questions in my mind. If it was truly a concern for him, he would have investigated fully before accepting any bodies.
Was the 20/20 show about BodyWorlds or Bodies... The Exhibition? (or both?) There are two organizations touring with these displays now. I've been to a couple BodyWorlds exhibits, and I don't remember any bodies displayed that had Asian features (like the body pictured on the 20/20 website.)
Gunther von Hagen is the person who invented the preservation process, and he runs BodyWorlds. This exhibit is very artistic. I think science and art are related, I loved the exhibit. One article I saw said he will no longer us any bodies from China, even ones with proper paperwork, because he can't be sure about them.
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I love the new Charlie. It's true to the spirit of the book, which is dark. I loved the oompa loompas all being the same person with different voices. The songs were great. I thought the melting dolls was hysterical, but I never liked "It's a Small World After All." I thought the dentist father subtheme was interesting.
I thought the Willy Wonka one was weird and I hated the oompa loompas. Silly songs, silly costumes.
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Good to "see" you!
I don't know if you've been here for awhile and I've just missed you, but you were on my "I wonder where _____ is" list.
Well, thanks for saying "hi!"
I'm still getting used to the new forum format:confused:, but I'm still here.
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I need help. Ds got braces Tuesday, and for some reason I did not realize that the "Turbo" something-or-other appliance that is now in his mouth would prevent him from connecting the teeth on his lower and upper jaw.
My dd has a Herbst Device, which is supposed to help with severe overbites. When she first got it on, she could not chew (no contact between upper and lover molars.) However the problem resolved itself very quickly. Within a couple weeks she could chew normally.
As for the foot binding comparison- I get your point! Sometimes I wonder how far we Americans will go for beauty. I do think orthodontics can help the long-term health of your mouth, though (for some people.) My teeth were so crooked and crowded I would not have been able to clean them properly.
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Personally, I miss being aligned with other Christians. They were my tribe. I don't have a tribe anymore. And it's lonely. I haven't one good clue as to how someone finds a network of IRL friends outside a church. It perplexes me how to navigate society.
I know what you mean. When I was young and single, I joined a liberal church singles group to meet men who weren't after "one thing" (or at least didn't assume I was.) I did end up being introduced to my dh by a woman I met at church, so that worked out very well even though I was raised an atheist (and dh was atheist as well.)
-Still Searching for my Tribe
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*****Isn't that a statistically insignificant sample size? That being the case, how could #4's project be a winner?
I think a bigger problem than the sample size is the discrepancy between # of boys and # of girls. Really, only 2 boys and 14 girls? If I was the judge I would have thrown this one out. However, I would have kept it if there were 10 boys and 10 girls. Still not a large sample size, but at least it's even.
*****#1 was about which of several types of soap cleaned hands of e. coli bacteria the best.
I would have thrown out this one because she had no idea what was growing.
*****This irks me so much. My own DD did a huge microbiology experiments testing 5 different typical kitchen counter surfaces, 4 cleaning methods, using purchased e. coli and a homemade incubator.
This sounds like an outstanding project. Is there a chance the judges thought it wasn't really your daughter's project? Parental cheating is a notorious part of science fair projects- I think it would be easy for judges who don't know the children to assume a stellar project was actually completed by a parent.
My dd did a schience fair project in 2nd grade. She put a ton of work into it. Parents were allowed to help gather data if needed, so she and dh launched a rocket with different sized parachutes to see how parachute size affected air time. The winning 2nd grade project was a cute kid with lots of pictures of herself making ice cream. The judges were middle schoolers, one was the girl's brother. They were given samples of ice cream. I don't even think dd should have won- there were lots of actual scientific projects out there. (That's when I started homeschooling.)
Now dd is in 8th grade at a charter school, and science fair participation is required. I have her do the project 100% on her own, and I let her decide the extent of it. As far as I'm concerned, why knock yourself out.
*****What do you all think? Am I being a sore-loser on behalf of my DD? Tell me the truth. If I am being a horse's behind about all this, let me know.
I think I might apoligize to the science teacher if I were in your place, for being too emotionally involved. I think that would help you get along in the future. I'm right there with you, though- I'm sure I would have reacted the same way! I'm just glad I wasn't there during the judging for my 2nd grader.
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I paid a little over $4,000 in 2006 in federal income tax. My accountant said I'll pay more this year- I was evidently getting a deal for two years for being widowed.
I paid an enormous amount in property taxes- I own the property where I run my business.
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Been here for 18 years and love it. Yes, it gets cold here but at least it's not a humid bone-chilling cold! I also appreciate the sunshine. I moved here from Connecticut, where winters were wet and cloudy:mad:. Yuck.
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We're planning a trip to Normandy this summer, so we're trying to get a little French under our belts. I wake the kids as soon as it's light outside (7 right now,) we leave for school at 8. We usually have 15 minutes to spend on French.
After school I work SWR into dd's spelling work, and I try to do 4 lessons of Singapore math each week. We discuss history topics as they come up at school, and talk time lines. The school uses Shurley English, so I'm pretty happy there.:)
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I need to know what my kids are doing in school, and I need to make sure they are learning math properly.
I am another former homeschooler who is addicted to these boards! I tried to stay away when the format changed, but I just couldn't do it. I'm so glad to see an afterschooling section so I feel I can chime in more!
Female products for young/tiny pre-teen, what would you suggest?
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If you go with Tampons, Tampax makes a slender regular that is very tiny.