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It became apparent to me that I have already accumulated a negative reputation rating on this site but I have backed up every single claim I've made with data or a retort admitting my error, how is this so? It makes me laugh to see the same people gallivant around this site like they are some scientific authority, diminishing every post they possibly can by flexing their knowledge muscle through sarcasm and ignorance of the experience someone may or may not be having. For instance, a topic was started regarding ET life and the possibility that we are being observed and right away someone swooped in and basically said "whats the point in asking this question if it all b…

Noticed on the schedule of member's birthdays that Moontanman is sixty today! Many congratulations Moon. I am sure that the SE portion of North Carolina (or is it the NE potion of South Carolina) will be rocking tonight - have a great one.

Hi Im coming from Turkey. So, please ignore my english language mistakes. I have bachelor degree in chemistry (4 year). So, I couldnt find a decent job since my graduate completion. I want to get a master degree in energy systems engineering, I applied to a university master exam for this in my town. I will enter an exam about both english and energy systems eng. topics. Here are my questions: - I can't find any useful document on google about master entrance exam of Energy Systems Engineering, can anyone upload a document by helping me... - What are the benefits of getting Master degree in energy engineering while holding bachelor in chemistry (as a chemist)? - D…

Not a scientific one, but might still be hard to answer.... what is this head garment depicted on the 1753 Leonhard Euler portrait by Emanuel Handmann? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler#mediaviewer/File:Leonhard_Euler.jpg I always wondered.

Could someone reccomend specific resources (literature etc.) as on how to create complex organizations (a company, a political party, a religious organization... whatever) from scratch and successfully manage it? It amuses me how some people have such an organizational skill that they start with a small company and turn it into a multinational corporation with branches, sub-branches and a myriad of other institutions. For me just the amount fo bureaucracy involved would be a nightmare.

What is the intended meaning for 'processed foods' from the point of view of a food manufacturing factory and from the point of view of dietists/nutritionists, and perception from the general public ? Is boiling/frying something processing ? Is washing/chopping something processing ? Is condimenting processing ? Is refrigerating/freezing something processing ? Is packing/transporting something processing ? What are not 'processed' foods ? An unwashed apple picked from a tree ? Raw chicken meat, with feathers and all ? Sea salt picked from a dry brine pond ? Creek/well water ?

why there is no bill for radio telecast channels? if we pay bills for telephone & TV channels, why not for radio? Radio is also communication device like telephone & TV.

My story, the first three parts. TO EXECUTE A MURDER Join the quirky, hands-on Doctor Theo Rea and his left wing theories on psychology as he helps a former friend DI Meadows solve a series of brutal murders in Cambridge. On their doorsteps young men have been showing up dead, mutilated and dumped in public areas. Theo already has a theory on the mind of this serial killer and his friend Alice Meadows (and her team) is more than happy to embrace the help except for her boss; but being able to put this aside, there are other consequences working in the difficult field of criminal profiling as Theo will find out. 1 And so it was, the first day of his lec…

This is a quote from another thread where it was off topic and , I hope, said in jest. Today I reveived the following from a technical news service I subscribe too, I found it wryly interesting.

Is the science here withering away, this morning's screenshot says it all.

To anyone reading this post, do you use facebook? I'm considering deleting or permanently deactivating my facebook account however is it a smart thing to do in your opinion? Do you use facebook a lot? What are some good alternatives to facebook? Do you think there is anything wrong with facebook? Do you like facebook? How do you use facebook to make all your friends like you?

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-21/what-do-americans-believe-spoiler-alert-evolution-and-ghosts-are-neck-and-neck Hi everyone, According to the Harris poll 42% of Americans believe in ghosts, 36% believe in creationism and UFOs, 29% believe in astrology, 26% believe in witches and 24% believe in reincarnation. Does this sound right? Why do so many Americans believe in these silly things? ~Being an Australian I was quite shocked by these alarming statistics!

What appears to be a meteor ejects a piece of it's self at high speed in the opposite direction of the meteors trajectory. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1597338447166606

Hello people, this is my first post to your forum and as a little bit new to the science world , i would like to ask you a question : How is it to be a scientist(Physicist,Mech.Engineer,Chemist etc.)? The only example of a scientist's life that i have seen is The Big Bang Theory... Of course i am aware that it makes a little bit fun of scientist showing them as people that dont have that good of social skills and that this is not obviously true, but are all the other aspects real? For example , their free time-time for hobbys , their financial situation , their work place , their earnings? P.S I am asking all these because i am 16 years old and i want to become a scie…

Hi there, I have no idea what background would be required to know the answer to this question (although I am sure it is not a science background) so I thought I would post it here in the "other topics". What sort of person would you consult if you were planning to create a new type of government official/department and needed to come up with a title for them/it? The people who draft laws (which create these new positions/departments) are Lawyers. As far as I can tell, they are not educated in historical terms used to describe government positions. As an example: Country A has a three tier court system: District Court; Court of Appeal; and Supreme Court. A…

I'm by no means savvy with economics but, I very recently invested in some Ripple Coins (XRP). This was partly through curiosity and, of course, to see if I can make some money. The Ripple network is unique due to decentralized currency conversion and trade. This drastically speeds up transactions and significantly reduces charges (a charge being a tiny fraction of an XRP). You can use the RippleTrade UI to bid and ask via an order book. This is as far as my dabbling goes i.e exchanging Bitcoins for Ripples and vice versa depending on their relative strengths. It's most likely due to my lack of knowledge, but I find cryptocurrencies rather abstract. This is f…

Hey guys, been a while since I've posted here. I hope this post doesn't look like an ad, I genuinely just need a few people to do some testing and give me some feedback on my latest site. You can find it at fix tomorrow dot org. When it's properly finished I hope to have community of smart people such as yourselves suggesting good ideas to make the world "a better place". I hope the moderators see the positivity behind the site and don't delete this post, i must also add that it's non-profit, no-advertising, no personal-data-collection so nothing malicious here! Post feedback here if you will, any comments appreciated.

how to set Automatically forward new emails from my yahoo id to gmail id?

What do you have in your basement? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertynews/10879282/Londons-trail-of-buried-diggers.html

I have only been reading research papers online for a couple of years now. (And none before that anywhere else). The pay walls were getting to be a constant disappointment. See something promising and then bang! Pay wall. I found a site called Academia.edu with what looks like endless papers to read for free. I've read several geology related papers so far and they were wonderful, over my level of understanding in too many instances, but really good. They are by university faculty, the one I read tonight is an Emeritus. Has anyone used them as a source or published something through them?

Just wanted to wish everyone on SFN, a Happy New Year ! I'm off to get drunk, and celebrate the Gregorian calendar in all it's glory. Hope everyone has a great 2015.

uploading illegal video in YouTube will lead me to cyber crime? sometimes videos get deleted, sometime uploader will go to jail best example: uploader of innocence of Muslims gone to jail. how they decide?

Hi. I'm looking for a large/popular social media site that specializes in science where users have a blog, forum discussions, and can make friends. Any recommendations? I've seen some amazing social sites where the home page shows a list of recent blog posts, discussion posts, short comment blasts from users, latest photo & video uploads. Really nice, but I haven't seen anything like that for the science community. I would love to join such a network.

i heard France provides free french course for foreigners, is it real ?? i can not verify it.... thanks for help.

Check out this song my brother wrote for his daughter, my niece, Alizah Raymond. I had the honor of writing the orchestration for this song, which was easy considering my brother is one hell of a musician! Enjoy!!!