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My mind has this tendency to watch evolving markets and to peer into what the future may hold or require of us. I often see one of two scenarios both leading to the same or similar solutions. The first being the contraction of society into megacities to allow for larger free ranges, parks and conservations. The other is the pure exhaustion of land in general. Both consequently limit the amount of available land for farming. I often try to architect in my mind city towers. These city towers do not dedicate themselves to office or business infrastructures but instead focus on food production. I often think about this as rising food costs are narrowing the choice a…

Split our eyes and see 2 worlds for the health of our own eyes. Should one eye look accross the nose bridge to the other side are floaters in consequential or do they indicate something.

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So its pretty simple. All I know is English, and lately I've read in several different studies when it comes to the brain knowing a different language is very useful in a lot of different ways. Any suggestion of what I should try to learn. I have an interest in Italian as I'm 1/3 Italian. But also I think Chinese would be nice, I just don't know how difficult it would be to learn. Any suggestions? And what all languages do you know & how was your experience learning them?

Hello all, I am doing a research on Heinz company, I need to know as much as possible about them and as soon as possible!!!! I need to know how much they made, how much they spent, what their employees get in wages. What their policys for working there are, what level of health and safety they have. You know, as much as possible. I have done searches online but there is so much to look through and I only have 2 weeks. Any support is very much appreciated. Donna.

The situation is quite complex. Im more focused on the aspect of a mandatory smoking ban in all businesses, even if the business owner and/or property owner is against said measures. If a property/business owner wants to allow smoking, isn't it their choice to do so? If they want to ban it, isn't it their choice to do so? Wouldn't a smoking ban be somewhat totalitarian legislation in that smoking is a legal act/product? I believe that the person who owns the estabilishment should decide whether or not they want to allow this on their premises. If the government chooses a ban for their buildings, so be it. I also think, for health purposes, that smoking s…

TC Yasi is now a Cat 5 and will cross the coast sometime tonight. http://www.goes.noaa.gov/sohemi/sohemiloops/shirgmscol.html As much as possible we have evacuated the effected cities. There are already reports that outlying weather stations have ceased responding. The following alert was issued today; To give an idea of the size of this thing, the area where the most destructive winds are expected to hit, from Cairns to Ingham, is a distance of about 200 km. Innesfail which was smashed by Larry in 2006 is right in the firing line again. (And we haven't finished fixing it up from Larry yet. ) Down here in Brisbane, we got wet but up north is go…

So its pretty simple. All I know is English, and lately I've read in several different studies when it comes to the brain knowing a different language is very useful in a lot of different ways. Any suggestion of what I should try to learn. I have an interest in Italian as I'm 1/3 Italian. But also I think Chinese would be nice, I just don't know how difficult it would be to learn. Any suggestions? And what all languages do you know & how was your experience learning them?

Was doing some reading on telekinesis and other phenomena, I dont even know what to believe myself. The claims seem very bold and unexplainable to a degree. But their are some really great magician's out there who can fool the best eyes. Is this a real act? Or just simply a parlor trick old as the earth itself. Opinions thoughts skeptics welcome. I would love some hard evidence proving this!

i have heard people complain about the medium that an idea is presented (mostly about videos). what is the best way to present your ideas in a way that the reader/viewer/listener to asses the validity of your argument in the most objective way possible (if your main goal is not to get people to believe what you are saying but to present a valid argument)

what do you guys think of my blog. this thread is for telling me how to improve my blog. thank you for your help and your constructive comments.

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Hi all. Most of us retain in our memory about 1000 songs since childhood, where their exact notes, durations, sequences, instruments, lyrics, tempo, voice, tones, cadence, pitch, chords, echoes, performer, and even more details pertaining particularities of each tune. To the point that any tiny deviation in one single detail as a note, instrument change, microphone positioning as in a live or different recording is immediately noticeable. Even we can anticipate passages coming next. How can the brain keep so much fine detail saved ? Any theories about it ? And what would be the Terabytes equivalent of such recognizable detail in a single tune multiplied by the …

Does everyone think its harder to make friends when you're an adult than as a child? I've heard that the friends you make as a child can be life long while those who you make with as an adult will be less meaningful and be more susceptible to wither away as time passes. Also as adulthood approaches, one steadily loses their innocence as they absorb the ways of thinking society has predisposed them to think. Adults hide things, they scheme, they talk behind their friends' backs, they become more malicious and selfish with the preoccupation of accumulating unlimited wealth through long work hours making extra-curricular activities and bonding with those you have met in the …

I was thinking this afternoon about brain transplant's. if and when this feat will be possible, my question is will you become the person who's brain you have? Or be the same person you currently are? Pretty sci-fi i know but worth a debate i feel..

M. Soltysik, one of the leaders of SPUSA (Socialist Party of the USA), was recently interviewed by M. Bonanno, as reported in an OpEdNews article: (link removed) After briefly commenting on that interview, I wrote my own PoEdNews article: (link removed) What follows is a summary of my article. 1) M.S. wants us to discuss socialism without linking it with the USSR, the first socialist country in the world. I objected to this. I think Stalinism must be studied in order to avoid Soviet mistakes and Soviet crimes. 2) Referring to capitalists, M.S. said "fat cats have had fun at the expense of the working class for way too long." What should be done …

Hi there. I am an aspiring Science fiction novelist looking for some help. I was wondering, if anyone would be willing to answer a few questions. I am completely clueless here, but basically the concept is this. Using RFID technology, what are the possibilties regarding synthetic biology? What if Craig Venter's ideas fell into the wrong hands. Worst case scenario, particularly regarding weaponization of this technology. I'm looking for a virus that can be weaponized and implanted unknowingly via RFID's. Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks in advance http://www.spychips.com/blog/2007/02/hitachis_weaponized_rfid_powde.html http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/science/21cell.…

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I was reading an article in Retraction Watch about the rise in paper retraction. I was wondering two things really: A.) Do you believe this to be because of stronger self policing, more people lying, etc. http://pmretract.heroku.com/byyear ; a nice graph illustrating the trend from the site B.) Do you think that publications are doing all they should be to make sure their readers know about these retractions. I think it's good more retractions are happening, if only because it shows an attempt to keep people honest. But at the same time the ambiguity with which some of the retractions happen is troubling. If mistakes were made I believe these…

Just wanted to post a quick heads-up that this week's episode of the PBS series "American Experience" is a fascinating look at the feud between 19th century paleontologists Edward Cope and O.C. Marsh. The entire episode is available for viewing online, and runs about an hour. It's quite well done, with the main focus on the personal and professional consequences of their conflict, but also looking at how their discoveries provided some of the earliest critical evidence supporting Darwin's Theory of Evolution, as well as putting American science on the map. It also includes a look at the founding of the US Geological Survey and the political ramifications of funding in …

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At the university where I work there is a complex form that has to be filled out for internal bureaucratic purposes. Fifteen years ago it took about 10 minutes to fill it out with a pen, and because the categories and options on the form were always oversimplified with respect to their expectations of how complex and varied reality would be, it was always necessary to write notations outside the boxes provided to make clear to the bureaucrats all the special cases that existed. Now the entire form -- which remains substantively the same -- has been computerized, along with everything else at the university. While it used to be self-evident to all how to fill out the…

Hello everyone, I am looking forward to understanding physics in depth. Unfortunately, I've been screwed by my school system and I'll be taking Pre-Cal in community college(from there I hope to get in a good 4-year). I am in the process of teaching myself Algebra 2. I am almost done. I know basic physics, I know General and Special relativity, and read QED by Feynman. Thats about it. I want to study deep physics and I am really intimidated by the math you guys use because I don't understand it. So I'm processing everything in the Layman, but I want to study deep and pure equations. I was focused heavily on social sciences until I found a "handy physics answers b…