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Very pretty, I'm glad you enjoy what you do! I would just hope that members who are focused on becoming an expert member keep in mind the significance of the title, and also hope that expert members are aware of their continued member status. I think expert members are the most capable of opening threads for discussion that excel in their competence in bringing to the forum quality material. I must admit I've tried to open a forum for general science and have considered opening one that maybe specializes in a subject. My doing so had nothing to do with wanting to run a forum or with being an authority, it had more to do with my personal feelings about the structuring of all existing forums. I want to see less about homework and individual questions, I would like to see lengthy topics of discussion that incorporate these individual topics. I feel the focus towards being an expert is keeping the discussion of threads limited to a more homework style venue. I find that if there isn't one single answer to the thread the thread is passed off. I also find that some moderators try to close the thread by offering oversimplified answers instead of opening the thread to greater ideas that could evolve into an appropriate answer or maybe a generalized approach to a greater solutions. Obviously it is not my place to correct the forum and the forum is free to do as it wishes. I am simply giving my feedback in hopes that maybe one day I'll see more in the forum I choose to maintain my focus in, as having the qualities of a forum that I desire. Starting a new forum is a very difficult and time consuming thing to do and I don't see it as something one individual can accomplish, so really trying to influence one that is already in existence seems to me to be the most appropriate avenue of approach. I like scienceforums.net and have been here for several years now. I've seen members and expert members come and go. I've enjoyed the thoughts of many and I hope to see the forum evolve and the approaches and techniques of both members and expert members as well. To anyone who 'desires' to be an expert member I would have to ask, why is it so important, what does being an expert member do for you that being a member doesn't? If you want pretty stars add them to your avatar, and post some killer threads and replies!

Is there not really only one rule, that being the existence a limit?

That's just dandy!

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My testosterone levels are currently on par with those of genetic women. Before my transition my testosterone levels were considered low by medical standards. My most immediate reference to research on this topic comes from my immediate care professionals as described to me during screening. I'll see what I can find later and will try to include works completed by my immediate primary care professionals. Where did you look? Furthermore reproduction has a long history in terms of evolution. The make up of our genes essentially still contains all the information to code for things like asexual and dual sex behaviour. The fact that on a formal level there hasn't been a complete vaporization of such trends or a complete conforming of behaviour to the theoretically optimal set point doesn't make arguments against the behaviour relevant or, and including arguments that this is somehow new behaviour, valid. As Genecks has pointed out maybe humans are evolving to a different format, maybe hermaphroditism is making a comeback, who knows? The mechanics of these conjectures are highly complicated and somewhat beyond definitive science of today.

I disagree that this new model somehow undermines the concept of a free market and the drive for firms to make profits. Firms by definition are owned by households and not the other way round. This internal restructuring however is a phenomenal idea and one that I believe would prove very profitable for firms. I believe the concept would set the free market at the optimal point of social and private benefit minimizing social and private costs. The only barrier I see to this approach is proving to households that they have this power in them, the power to succeed as a unified body in commerce. To accomplish this optimism there is need for a strong sense of community and/or a structuring mechanism that will bring households together towards a common goal. Stride towards this model would have to remain unregulated and be accelerated into this direction by means of economic forces and not by legislation or other.

Yes, but it's more of an unwritten addendum: - monitor hallway - help old lady cross the street - secure future of mankind - pick on ydoaPs - avoid starting threads - repeat

There is a lot of research into this and it is part of regular screening of gender dysphoric individuals.

Green Xenon, if polled how many men do you think would vote that they felt victim of pro-girl sexism as children? I do somewhat agree with Moo in that girls are reared to bread and not succeed, but at the same time I think a lot of women are quite content in a mid-ground position having children and adopting a socially beneficial role as well--hold the glory. And not that there should be discrimination in this sense, just that girls are going to have to take some initiative and more than just a handful of them--again not that this should be necessary, to each their own merit. But honestly, if a man wants to be treated tenderly they often take on a role that will put them there like in art and literature, or in hairdressing--to be how you say that word _______. Men are only really forced into the crappy situations that you've elucidated to given poverty, with exception to acts of sexual perversion of which both sexes are equally susceptible. But guess what, so are women, their jobs given poverty are very much on par with men in the same bracket. And now we are discussing children here. Brackets are probably the most determining factor of the equation. In low brackets girls are made to clean the house and boys are made to find crappy jobs that will make them money. In high brackets girls must go through extremes in etiquette training as well as pursue a professional level career i.e. teaching, nursing . . . . Boys in the high end brackets must strive to become doctors, lawyers, and so on. . . Whether or not the allocation of human resources based on sex is appropriate, each faces their own challenges equally. Few girls find their way through childhood feeling like princesses! What are you on about?

Gregory S. Barsh. "What Controls Variation in Human Skin Color?" there exists within a section on the Genetics of Skin Color. I'm also asking the question, what about cross over?

I mean specific ones that the individual feels are important. Stuff that stands out. I had my surgery at G.R.S. Montreal and if you are able to access the site from outside of the country the outlines of both MTF and FTM surgeries performed are outlined. The information is presented on this site in a pretty clear and well layed out manner including the criterion necessary to be eligible. Three Bridges Medical Health Center was where I began seeing my primary care professional. Their online resource center is part of their Transgendered Health Program. I had attended group meetings for two years while undergoing my transition. I haven't been back to the group sessions for about a year now as I haven't felt compelled to.

I like green bears with beer while they watch their football--especially ones named Sam . . . .

If anyone has anymore I would love to read them.

What exactly is scientific about what you said? This sounds an awful lot like an appeal to authority, and does not aid you in forming a strong argument. I personally believe that there are two types of transgendered persons, those who have an illness, and those who for whatever reason seek to fulfill themselves and their own personal pleasure. I believe I have an illness because I sure as hell am not doing this for fun. I also believe that you haven't the foggiest and that you should do a solid study on the matter before making really awkward statements that bring your scientific perspective into question. I appreciate your position and I can see why many would look poorly on my choices as a consequence of their particular beliefs. I imagine if I had the same beliefs I may have chosen differently. My christian family respects my choices as well, as I respect their choice in having beliefs. I would like to think that both parties can benefit from the experiences of the other, but in this case I have nothing to offer. I believe the lack of positive impact of my choices are a primary reason for some taking an offensive position to my actions. I apologize if my actions are not respectable to some, but I had to be myself, something I was taught to do from a young age. @ Geneks . . . if you wish to add to a post you made 20 minutes ago, you might just add a separate post!

It seems to me that being a moderator or resident expert means that you don't do things like start threads (MississippiChem's chemical space thread noted and applauded.) So as a member I would wonder why anyone would even want to be a mod or an expert. I mean it is almost completely synonymous with answering homework questions and playing security guard. Swansont does a great job in his blog posts but honestly he could come down to the forum and taste the rainbow of fruit flavour from the lounge! Just sayin', no one ban me or nuffin' k . . .

I have to agree with Appolinaria and must add that you are not alone. I have met a couple of proclaimed asexual individuals one has proven life long. We refer to her as she because she is a genetic female but as you say she feels very disengendered; if there was another pronoun to use we probably would but 'it' doesn't seem very polite. You seem very concerned about the issue and I am wondering if it is in fact because you feel alone in your situation? Many persons might not proclaim their being disengendered but if you look at the lives of many they often live very non-sexual lives--points to some of the members here (a little humour.) Maybe you could start a community group for disengendered persons to meet and learn about how as individuals you express yourself in life, or join one if it already exists.

Aside from the fact that this makes for a terrible first project, it is a very interesting project and researching the idea would probably prove both informative and quite enjoyable. If I were to suggest a starting place for research I would recommend to begin with vacuum tubes. Looking over the fusor it would seem the reaction essentially takes place on the plates of a vacuum tube so learning how to manipulate these energies and how the electron stream is formed to begin with will be very helpful to your knowledge. Living on the edge is living dangerously, but it never hurts to exam the structure on paper which is always best to do before hand anyway. And as for the resume, education looks good on a resume, blood stains a neutrons don't--no one will give a damn honestly, and in this respect the paper work would be far more valuable and impressive.

I hear they eat brains . . .

I'll will stop doing this eventually . . .

My dress is too short for school . . . . the professors are staring at me . . >

And I didn't, I tried, failed, and moved on. --I appreciate the naive position Appolinaria and forgive me-- I've completed my transition for the most part and I'm not sure why some feel I am required to be scrutinized for it. I haven't harmed myself in the process, I am perfectly healthy. The chances of things going wrong these days under proper medical attention is low. It makes me happy. I'm sorry if others feel that my adaptation to my situation is a problem for them, but that is too bad. I don't hurt other people, what gives other people the right to hurt me? I'm sorry if you feel a certain way about the situation, but you have every right to not do what I've done to myself to yourself. I don't mind when people say hey I think people should not do that, I accept such advise and take it into consideration . . . . I hide these statements because they are illogical and emotionally filled. I post them as hidden because they do not represent what I think of as appropriate statements for me to be saying to a general public. These are the sentiments that I maintain inside--this is how I feel when people make the statements that affect my life directly and whose consequences to me have deep emotional impact. Obviously this is ranting and borderline psychotic, but if I was left without a choice I think this is what I would become. I tried to hold back as much as possible. My psychiatrist tries to get stuff out of me, but if half the thoughts that go through my head were to ever come out I would probably be under observation or sedated for an extended period of time .. . which happened once already. I want to be a healthy part of a free society that helps each other to grow and looks to see that each of its members are represented with equality. I know the worlds not perfect but there are very simple things that many overlook because they lack a certain consideration for the existence of others. I can only hope that people will continue to grow as they have. My biggest fear right now is that with the state of affairs and the current global tension we might see opinions being reverted to an earlier time and my rights given to me taken away. Some might say my freedom is in a way artistic and I can concede to this. Take my freedom to be artistic away and I am nothing more than a pseudo random walk, disconnected, and and a pit of emotional despair. I can not give anyone a good and logical reason for this! I should probably point out that since my transition I have become much more relaxed and emotionally stable. I tend to only flare when I think about the 'what ifs.'

Holy random thoguht batman! Last night I learned that my headaches that I thought were migraines, which I have suffered for the better part of all my life, are caused by sinus infections. My doctoer has prescribed me nasal spray . . . . that is all! Who is loose English and where do I meet them?