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So, yesterday, my father's estranged father passed away. When I say "estranged" I mean the absolute textbook version. My father's father (I refuse to say grandfather) was a womanizer, an alcoholic, abusive, and left my father and my grandmother when he was 14 or 15. Now at the age of 60, my father gets news of his father in the ICU, with kidney failure, and a slew of other things. He died later that day. I'm left here seeing how terrible, and sad it is, for this man to have abandoned his family, missing out on years of memories, never seeing his grandchildren or great grandchildren. He died alone, sick and without an ounce of care from anyone, except maybe the nursing…

Hi guys! I was wondering, are high IQ society's more of a bragging rights thing rather then someplace you can actually learn stuff? I have a IQ of 136 but I question the correctness of it because it simply means I'm logical from what I know. So high IQ societies are probably not going to teach anything at all really with the exception of some rare post and stuff, or am I wrong?

The lady who taught me how to read and write music is retiring this year. Without Mrs. Wood, I wouldn't be able to write the music that I do today. Great teachers are hard to find and, although we are in their lives for a brief period of time, their teachings remain with us forever. This is my 20th song, and it's dedicated to her. Enjoy!!!

Hi, Is there much point in staying in touch with people you do not see regularly or have a genuine current relationship with but may have been friends long, long ago? With the emergence of social media such as facebook, it is now possible to stay "friends" with people you do not currently see regularly or have a relationship with but may have had a strong relationship in the past. In regards to these sorts of relationships, is it better to break your ties from these people instead of "being tied to the past"? Furthermore, does living in the past, inhibit in our ability to live for today and to fully appreciate all the possibilities which life has to offer? …

In the spirit of "Discuss life, school, work, anything", I've opened this discussion here because, as I've experienced, few opinions on this subject are actually based on science or serious study. As far as the science, precious few believe that such evidence even exist. After 30 years of study, even I question some of the science on the meaningful nature of dream content. I've changed my opinion and perspective on the relevance of dreams many times myself over the years. I could and have answered this question for myself but I'm interested in your opinion, sincerely. Perhaps you believe that dreams and dreaming are not a subject for scientific study or discussion an…

If here is some person who knows automotive busines deeply, you could tell me what is an operations that allow to make automotive technicians most of money? Could you do a rough percentage breakdown? It may include such subsections as: 1) Oil and filter replacement. 2) Tire rotation and rubber change. 3) Suspension. 4) Electronics. 5) Engine. 6) Electrics. etc... Which specializations are in the highest demand now, at least in U.S. or Canada? Is it profitable to have a garage?

I have heard that it can increase free radical intake throughout the body. Is this true? Are there any negative repercussions of jogging?

I didn't know that we have a very unique tax system here in Switzerland. You can lower your taxes if 1. You have children 2. You use childcare or a nanny 3. You are married and both parents work 4. You donate to a charity 5. You donate to a politcial party 6. You are a disabled person 7. You have to pay alimony 8. you have interest on savings deposits(that is actually almost nothing in these times) And some more tax deductions... My father told me we are the only one in Europe who has such a liberal tax system, what about USA. In Germany, Italy or France the taxes are automatically paid with the income, they have not the possibility for tax d…

A Story . Mike found himself on one of his walks along the coast , like any other day . This time he had chosen to go that extra distance to be away ' as far as possible from other people . He rested for a while , looking out to sea . That morning he had one of those ' Eureka ' moments when he felt intuitively that he had developed a perception of the Universe which made a lot of sense from the very small to the Cosmologically large . He felt so refreshed with this perception that he looked forward to running with the idea . At that particular moment , he looked out to sea , and on or in fact encompassing the horizon , was the strangest of Orange cloud spa…

I just read an article about how researchers at Temple University managed to remove the HIV-1 genome from a human T-cell...the article went on about how this is a giant leap towards curing AIDS/HIV etc., etc. So, lets suppose this team did find the cure for AIDS/HIV. A couple of years ago, my professor began a small company that ran on research grants for an antibody she's making to help TREAT (not cure) cancer. That company of hers took alot of time, money, and employed about a dozen students/ researchers. If cancer was truly cured, I could see her losing alot of hard, invested time and money, as well as her dozen employees becoming jobless. Now a cure for AIDS…

If living in space is not possible, what will humanity do in 1 billion from now when the sun will become larger and hotter?

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26435-thoroughly-modern-humans-interbred-with-neanderthals/ Does having neanderthal DNA make modern humans less intelligent (for those who have lots of neanderthal DNA)? Does lack of neanderthal DNA in subsaharan Africans make them smarter? Why is poverty highest in subsaharan africa? Could neanderthal DNA been the panacea which rescued us from poverty?

Just wanted to share this mesmerizing show of Fan Yang. enjoy

So, there's a relatively new member on the OSF, who just happens to be a female, and also just happens to receive an insane amount of positive reputation..considering she's only been here since February, 2016...with approximately 34% of her posts receiving positive feedback. Keep in mind, she has less than 200 posts. Relative to "Resident Expert" members, who have a minimum of 2,000 posts, their positive feedback relative to their number of posts was the following: 5%, 6%, and 29%. I'm not directing my disappointment at this individual..I welcome her to the OSF any day of the week. I am however upset with the male lemmings who feel an urge to provide positive feedbac…

What is the ranking system for the different member group titles? I've seen Senior group member, member. Is this achieved when you reach a certain number of posts?

I think in New Zealand we might say "flogging a dead horse". I was surprised how often this topic comes up. What the hell did iNow mean? Here's a little demo of how it is done!

http://www.piday.org/ Happy 3/14 everyone!

simple Q: how do you invest your money in long run ? hope to share you experience.

I have paper on relativity, space gun & on other topics on my web url removed. Please visit & give your suggestion. That may be opposite to my thought then also it is welcome. einstein.pdf

I find myself attracted to heavier girls more than most. But I don't understand why? Is there a way to fully explain why I'm attracted to them? I figured there were people here who knew enough to tell me why.

My father is an idiot and I think he doesn't really care about me. He knows I am disabled and can't work and he just exploits this fact. The problem is that I have nowhere else to go. If my father throws me out of home I'll be homeless and living and sleeping on the streets or probably ending up in prison on the way. I don't know what to do because my future honestly looks pretty bad.

Now I'm beginning to wonder if it's safe to post even in here... Going off the basis that this is a "discuss anything" sort of area of the forums (within reason).. Although my original thread located under religion (my religion) was merely an attempt at being funny, do you all believe the warning I was issued to be justified? I can see how my statements could be seen as insults or an attack, but in fact they were not, I was just pointing out that certain people come across to me as "possible" deceptive humans based on the way they write, the wording they use etc. What do you guys think? A warning was definitely due for my behaviour in there, or was …

Gee, I have already secured three Valentines (three on the right in my profile picture) with this lovely display my daughter got from her boyfriend. Would like to secure just one more, among the good women that grace this board with their intelligence, vision and desires for a better world. Gee, will you be my valentine? Best Regards, TAR

lol - sorry for this TOTAL irrelevance but I loved the headline! lol http://www.treehugger.com/animals/meerkat-expert-cleared-assaulting-monkey-handler-love-spat-over-llama-keeper.html