FYI, the majority of Asian Americans who have been here for more than 3 generations are the Japs.

wisdomtooth, way to actually do everything except answer her question...

I think the love of a good man would help Britney want to change her life around.

in it the book stated.. NEVER persue the male, if he likes you he will chase you and if you do make the first move he will lose all interest.

Perhaps this method actually works. Does it?

Would it be acceptable to write all I need to say in an e-mail without seeming rude/inconsiderate?

"What, so you won't blow off your family for me?"

The universe "appears" to be expanding. But in order for it to actually be expanding you must ASSUME time is NOT expanding. Where is the evidence that time in linear? Is it logical to assume only 3 dimensions of a 4 dimensional cosmos are expanding? Or is it more logical to assume all 4 dimensions are expanding? Remember, void of any evidence to the contrary it's always more reasonable to assume similicity over complexity. The scientific community has abandoned this "logic" in favor of "faith" when it comes to the Big Bang unfortunately.

No "center" of the expansion has been observed. And there has been no evidence of an outer "border" to the cosmos either. Sure, we can only observe up to the event horizon (the known universe), but all evidence indicates the cosmos continues on indefinitely over the event horizon.

My understanding of nature and t he cosmos however does not allow me to accept that it is a one way street. While it may be expanding on our side of town it is most likely contracting on someone elses side of town simultaneously.

Hence which c do we use?

The belief that we are in an expanding universe and that is the way the "whole" universe works seems to me sort of strange. (one side of the equation).

I mean there could be trillions of planets out there and same with stars and star remnants which naturally cotain enormous amounts of matter (M.A.C.H.O.S- like White Dwarfs,the elusive Brown Drawfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes ect), so clearly in that sense, most of the Universe, and the matter in it have not been observed.

alchemy led to chemistry... the ideas that chemistry was originally founded upon gained its imeptus in alchemy.. and what the alchemists of old conceptualized- turning base metal into gold- was realized.... how is that incompatible?

As I mentioned in my previous post, he is a heavy smoker. There is a link between smoking and bad teeth.
This is not a case of too poor to go to the dentist case here. This is a case of abusing your body.

What if a guy worked a 40 hour job and basically came home and passed out on two hours of sleep for several years... getting up to go to school each day and paying everything he could on his own, trying to get a 'better job' and well, sometimes did neglect his teeth?

I believe that the closest thing to this that we see is the creation of quantum particles in vacuums.

What happens if you break a bunch of matter down to the atomic level and then break it down further and you just bottle up all these broken atoms? Is the law of conservation of matter preserved? I imagine the answer is no and that some of the matter is "turned into" energy. So in essence, is matter a form of energy and is it possible to do the opposite by "constructing" matter from energy?

The problem with Solar Sails is they're SLOOOOOOOW.

I could imagine them being used on automated ships though.

A reasonable person would not try 5 times in an hour to try to get through to someone when the phone was engaged? He wants to get a date and has plucked up the nerve to call. Doesn't get through thinks I'll give it 15 minutes and then try again. That is 5 times in an hour. How long do people usually stay on the phone for? You jump to conclusions very quickly when it comes to diagnosing psychiatric conditions. Is Ms Manners is your source for etiquette when it comes to calling when line engaged? I must have missed that chapter.