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Here?s my two cents on this topic:1) People like the easy way out2) People are na?ve and gullible until they learn otherwise

Thanks for the feedback so far. It looks great! Whipping up good 'ol Google to investigate DERMABOND a little further, I spent some time at their website. It would appear that tissue adhesives have extended beyond the realm of general surgery and also find applications in cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, cosmetic surgery... Despite its limitations, the fact that DERMABOND can promote faster recovery times, avoid the hassle of having to remove stitches, do not require further dressings/bandages, etc. all point to tissue adhesives as being a promising alternative and an area for further inquiry. "Use of tissue adhesives in the management of paediatric lacerations" In regards to the post about tape, I figured it would be worth mentioning that 'skin closure tapes' such as "Steristrips" are gaining popularity. It is less invasive then the use of stitches but its limitations include less precision in brining the wound edges together as well as not being able to use them on hairy skin, or skin areas with secretions. From personal experience, I can say that using Steristrips in conjunction with stitches provide some remarkable results. Following an accident (I'll just skip the gory details), I was sure that I'd have a massive scar and a heck of a story to tell. But after I got patched up and the tenderness subsided, the scar is barely visible. Nonetheless, duct tape is very useful, especially in the case of this fellow: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/989992/posts I guess Red Green (fictional handyman in a Canadian sitcom) did have it right when he proclaimed that duct tape fixes everything

About three years ago, we had a discussion in French class about the various stages of a relationship. According to this model, all relationships can be broken down into three stages, translated liberally into1) Passion2) Engagement3) CommitmentHere?s a very basic summary of how the model works (at least from what I remembered). ?Love? start off with passion ? the initial attraction between the two individuals. This attraction, more than often, is a physical one. Unfortunately, this stage will eventually come to an end, where ?more? will be required for the relationship to move forward. Toward the end of the passion stage, the initial excitement of falling in love is starting to fade away. This is gradually replaced by the realization that both individuals are only human and each have their ?problems?. Certain things will start to stand out and may get on each other?s nerves.If these problems can be worked through, the couple will progress into the engagement stage. Passion, albeit still there, is not the major driving force in the relationship. The couple will start to find other things that keep them attracted to one another ? a more psychological love. They will ?need? one another. The engagement stage ultimately sets the tone for marriage.And as you could probably guess it, the commitment stage soon follows. After getting married, a couple will continue to stay together as long as they are committed to being with one other. Very often, having children is a huge determining factor in how ?committed? the parents would be to the family.Now of course, I?ve really stretched it by writing up this lengthy post. Skamikazi, this is not to scare you but I merely wanted to share with you (and all the other readers) something that came across my mind after reading your initial post.Yes, relationships are bound to have their ups and downs and it is only by working through those downs that your love will be further strengthened. Yes communication helps. Yes honesty helps. But realize that the ?passion? that you have for one another will gradually fade and it?ll be up to both of you to keep that flame ignited.Best of luck!

Great list! Just a couple off the top of my head,-To be the ?teacher? and watch your ?student(s)? succeed-To make out in the rain-Sipping hot chocolate while looking out the window to observe falling snowflakes-To succeed at something-After a hard run / workout session-Knowing that you?ve made a difference in someone else?s life

I was a pretty good student during my time in high school. I did the work that was assigned and more than often, put in more effort than was required. However, I was also a bit of a class clown. My off-the-wall jokes and blunt sarcasm, though sometimes unintentional, often landed me into trouble with the teachers. When I was in grade 9, I was really fond of doing pranks. Luckily, I was never caught.I guess it would be safe to say that my persona in high school was really a blend of opposites: I was smart enough to understand the importance of working hard to get the grades to get into university, but I was also mischievous enough to have a great time in the process.

Wow! I?m so happy that you brought up the Simpsons Arcade Game. Just reading about it sends me a whole slew of flashbacks of my earlier childhood.There?s a mall near my home that has a small arcade in it. Every time my family brought me there, I?d always spend a few quarters at that machine. I don?t ever remember beating Mr. Burns but heck, that game really kicked **bottom**.Two other arcade games that will forever be in my list of all-time favourites include the Spider-Man arcade game (the one where you could choose among Spidey, Sub Mariner, or Hawkeye) as well as the X-Men game (with Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Colossus? etc.)Thanks for the good memories

I don?t want to bash the idea but I find it a tad impractical. I would have to agree with Cerebral Stasis on this one. It would be much easier to toss in a sugar cube than to go through the trouble of designing a sugar/syrup adjusting mechanism.

Heh, I hadn?t imagined that super glue?s function extends to holding tissue together post surgery. I guess I?ve always held the stigma that super glue + flesh is a formula to be avoided, especially after reading the ?caution? message that comes on the packaging.Thanks for the enlightening tidbit from Wikipedia.

I tried ?source? while living in residence last year. To many students, it was the PC equivalent of Halo 2 for the Xbox. Some would spend countless hours on end playing over the LAN and neglecting to go to classes, doing their school work, even taking care of their personal hygiene ? quite sad actually. Anyway, I feel that I?ve deviated too much from the topic.Source, in my opinion, retains a lot of the Counter-Strike that made the original mod for Half-Life such a success ? a large community, well-designed maps, a giant arsenal of weapons, etc. In my humble opinion, however, asides from better graphics and a seemingly larger playing field (it would appear that levels appeared a lot more ?open?), source wasn?t much different from CS1.6.In terms of how good I was? No clue. I shot and was shot. Every now and then, I planted a bomb and ran for my life. One thing did bother me though: I never really bought into the fact that CS was ?a realistic mod?. Sure, they tried getting rid of that bunny hopping business but there were still so many outrageous headshots (both performed by myself and those I played with), that failed to convince me of the former.Anyway, that?s my two cents.

Believe it or not, I'm still playing the original Half-Life, more so, the mods that have been developed for it. Despite being over a decade old (I believe it was first available for sale back in April 1996), I still find it to be the most revolutionary and engaging first person shooter around.Of course, the Counter-Strike mod was and is still one of the biggest multiplayer fps around but has anyone here heard of or tried a mod called ?The Specialists??Its premise lies in the heart of action movies likes Face Off, The Matrix, and other similar slick, gun-fu typed movies.Despite being a fps, you can alternate between first and third person views, perform backflips and other stunts, not to mention the high degree of modification that can be done to guns e.g. laser sights, flashlights, scopes, akimbos?Totally surreal and a hell of a lot of fun. Highly recommended for those of you who still have a copy of HL1 lying around.

Deep gash. Lots of blood. How can we close the wound? Of course we can resort to old-school stitches. But why not an alternative where the needle and surgical thread are bypassed?I remember hearing about something like this a while back... I could be way off, but I think they were trying it on patients who had undergone a c-section. Anyone know anything about this?I think that it would be amazing if this product were further developped and commercialized. It would quickly become another household item like band-aids. Deep cuts could be cleaned and patched at home - therefore, fewer visits to the doctor or the ER. Heck, if it were versatile enough, even scrapes and papercuts can be healed almost instantaneously.To push even further, how about re-attaching severed limbs? Maybe the glue can be formulated so seek out an re-attach nerve endings... of course that's just letting my imagination run wild.Comment away.

LOL! That's absolutely hilarious. I can't begin to imagine how they would market something like that...

I guess that colour, like love, ultimately lies in the eyes of the beholder... Notice from BuffaloHELP: Copied from source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colour

Hm, perhaps I might be misunderstanding or overanalyzing the question.Molecules are solid objects that exist in 3-D space. They have specific dimensions and shapes resulting from the types of bonds which make them up. Some molecular shapes (with angles between atoms) include: linear (straight, 180 degrees) e.g. carbon dioxide moleculeangular (bent, 104.5 degrees) e.g. water moleculepyramidal (107.3 degrees) e.g. ammonia moleculetetrahedral (109.5 degrees) e.g. methane moleculeamong others.Like molecules e.g. water will tend to associate with each other forming a compact mesh (principally due to hydrogen bonding). This leads to such effects as cohesion (ex. why a glass of water can be filled over the brim without spilling ? if done with care) and adhesion (ex. how water travels from the roots of plants via capillary action)I guess the explanation for the shape of molecules ultimately boils down to sterics. Molecules want to avoid steric hindrance ? crowding, obstruction? and in doing so, tend to maximize the distance between atoms to prevent this from happening. Intermolecular and intramolecular forces help in doing this.Atoms, on the other hand, are what make up molecules. For the sake of simplicity, their shape is usually taken to be spherical.Hope that helps

Interesting thread.To add to Arigato's post, nose hair (or nasal hair) also help to maintain humidity in the air passages by trapping humidity as one exhales, while evaporation of trapped moisture on the hairs humidifies inhaled air. Loss of nasal hair can lead to an increased severity of asthma, seasonal allergy and atopic dermatitis (skin irritation caused by hereditary hyper-sensitivity).True2Earn, that's bloody hilarious...

We're often so caught up in conforming with the norms of society that we forget the importance of maintaining our personal integrity.Why should we follow a path when we can easily create our own?

I?ve found that YouTube offers a lot more video content when compared with other timewaster websites like ebaumsworld, milk and cookies and the like? I find that the website also offers a relatively clean layout and the search function does draw up relevant results. As a university student constant in search of the newest and best way to procrastinate, I have, on many occasions, turned to YouTube for a good chuckle. However, I do understand where you guys/gals are coming from when mentioning that they should take stricter measures when it comes to the user-submitted media they allow.Regardless of the sometimes insulting, vulgar, or just plain random vids I?ve come across, there are quite a few that are really well done. The parkour (free running) ones are pretty mind-blowing ? hands down. I?m also quite fond of the Red Bull RC One breakdance competition highlights (definitely worth checking out if you haven?t done so). Yes, lightsabers are a little overdone but be sure to check out the duel video done by Ryan Wieber (I still find it hard to believe that two high school students choreographed and filmed the whole thing) And last but not least, I figured it?d be worth mentioning that some of the movie trailer ?remixes? are pretty darn original (Must Love Jaws, C for Cookie?)All in all, I think that YouTube is a pretty good initiative and definitely deserves a thorough browse on rainy days, between classes or whenever you should be doing something else but just feel the need to procrastinate some more.