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Fiber supplements were fine for DS (as a 1 year old), but really, the Miralax worked so much better for us. The fiber didn't seem to do much to help him. He ended up being on Miralax for several months and we've had no problems since weaning off of it.

We love the frozen tri-colored peppers. They are sliced and ready to go in any stirfry, etc. and they're pretty tasty.

From the psychological side, I do know that difficulty swallowing can be caused by anxiety. I experienced this as a teenager, even though I wasn't overly anxious. Once I realized that it was completely psychological, I was able to control it and it wasn't a problem.

Those are beautiful eggs! But I do want to point out that there is no such thing as "fake dye." Dyes are made from certain types of molecules, whether they occur in a beet or occur in a bottle of food coloring. The chemistry works exactly the same.

:iagree: I stopped reading quite a few of my regular blogs once I realized that they were promoting products that they received for free without ever bothering to mention it to the readers. It seemed deceitful to me, and it was hard to enjoy reading the blogs after that. As a blog reader, it makes a difference to me whether sources are disclosed. Just like most people would like to know if a research project is sponsored by a large company, I would like to know if a blogger is "sponsored" by some company or product.

PC's all the way for use because Mac's are just too expensive. You can get much more computing power for the price with a PC!

For the weight/mass question: Think of the weight as the force exerted downwards by an object due to gravity. weight = force = mass x acceleration. On Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s^2. That means a 1 kg mass would weigh: weight = mass x acceleration = 1 kg x 9.8 m/s^2 = 9.8 kg*m/s^2 = 9.8 N So if gravity was, say, half of Earth's gravity, then the acceleration due to gravity would be 9.8 m/s^2 / 2 = 4.9 m/s^2. The mass stays the same (as you stated), but the new weight is now weight = mass x acceleration = 1 kg x 4.9 m/s^2 = 4.9 N So if the gravity is half of Earth's, the weight is half of what it is on Earth. For the dinosaur, just substitute in the correct mass and you will have the weight. Hope this helps!

I've always crossed my thumb over when I write. It's never been a problem at all; I have pretty nice handwriting and I can write quickly and don't tire of writing. I can't imagine it could be a huge problem when humans were not created especially to write with pencils. There are all sorts of writing styles and instruments that aren't equivalent to holding pencils.

Thanks for the info Danestress! I'll have to see if they have tempura rolls on the menu. I'd love to try some "west meets east" type rolls sometime. I don't know much about sushi, so I don't care if its traditional or not. I just like things that taste good!

I'm going out on a sushi date with DH tonight (yay!), but this is the first time I'll have been while pregnant. I'm going to stay away from the raw sushi rolls, but honestly I don't know which ones are raw and which are not.:001_unsure: Usually I just eat them all! So, my question is, what are your favorite cooked or vegetarian sushi rolls? Does anyone know if the lobster in sushi rolls is cooked (please say yes, please say yes)?

Ahhh, that's interesting. I've never thought about that possibility. It seems like the worst would be if they could link up a particular electronic device to a high-ranking government official or businessperson.

You're right. I didn't mean for my statement to be applied so broadly. What I should have said was that I don't see any evidence in the scientific literature for a general link between autism and vaccines.

As for me, I don't see any obvious, glaring cases of vaccine damage. I know people may believe that vaccines cause the damage, but I don't believe that it does. I'm not willing to say that vaccines never cause damage, just that I don't think it's the case in the majority of the stories I hear. Science has shown that people are inherently irrational and most people don't understand (or want to believe) the field of statistics. I think this is a huge part of the problem. I'm not saying any of this to be inflammatory. I just wanted to let you know what I honestly think as part of the "people" you referred to. And I do agree with you that we still don't know everything about vaccines and it may be possible that some people react differently to different vaccines. As of now, I've seen no evidence for it.

I'd like to see the citation for this also.

I don't know the hs'er personally, but I met a Chemistry professor from Caltech (which is an excellent science and engineering school) who has a hs'er working in his lab who is attending Caltech (I don't remember if he is a grad or undergrad student). I'm a Chemistry grad student at an Ivy League school and I know of at least one grad student here who was home schooled.

:iagree: To me, it is what you make it. Kind of like converting the pagan traditions into Christian ones for Christmas.

Ooooo, I'd love to read that story :D Very funny!

DH and I always eat lunch out together on Thursdays, and it makes me always look forward to Thursdays. :D Maybe lunch out for you and the kids would help everyone to look forward the Thursdays and getting work done. It's pretty cheap for us because we always eat food from the carts on campus.

Hi! My understanding is that the death brought about by Adam's sin is not referring to biological death, but spiritual death. Adam and Eve did not physically die when they ate of the fruit, but spiritually, they were dead. They were out of fellowship with God, and there was nothing that they could do on their own to save themselves. Adam brought spiritual death into the world, which is inherited by all people. Then Jesus came, not to merely bring biological life, but everlasting spiritual life. I've found this interpretation to be consistent with my beliefs and interpretation of the Bible. But of course, as a human, my interpretation of the Bible is prone to error, and I would not stake my salvation on this issue. :001_smile:

One thing that always fascinates me about video games is that they are based on hard-core science. How do they make video games look realistic? They translate real life behavior into physics equations that can be solved using computers (i.e. video game consoles). Some computer scientists (even ones at universities!) research how to simulate textures like fire or clouds, often based on real materials properties. And there are all sorts of probability algorithms that determine what events may happen in a game. It is a fascinating subject that a lot of people are doing research on. Maybe you could find some in interesting articles on the topic and just introduce your ds to the field. Here is a small start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_physics

Interestingly, many of the people receiving these benefits legally don't actually have to pay taxes because of being in such a low income tax level. So they actually aren't tax-payers, or are paying very minimal taxes. I have no problem with this, and have no problem with the children of illegal immigrants receiving some of the same benefits.

Interesting article! I'll have to look up the paper it's based on and read more about it. It sounds like the main reason is because students think of themselves directly competing with all of the other students. I don't think there is quite as much competition in classroom settings, so the effect might not be noticeable. But who knows? This is only tangentially related, but I find I can think much more clearly if my working area is not cluttered. In college, when I would try to do math and physics problems on little corners of my paper, my boyfriend (now DH) would tell me to start over on a clean sheet of paper so my thinking wouldn't be "cramped." Amazingly, math problems are much easier if you have room to write everything down!

I second the pp who suggested getting a detangling comb. It works wonders on my hair. Also, start combing out the tangles on the bottom few inches of hair first. Once those are detangled, move up to the next few inches of hair and comb those tangles out. Repeat until all the hair is detangled. Once you get the hang of it, it should only take a few minutes to have all the hair nice and combed out.

Game-wise, I think the Power Grid board game would be fun for a math/science type person.