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When a person is suicidal the last thing on their mind is how it will effect people. Very often they think that no one cares about them, and that people would be better off without them living. I witnessed this too many times with my mother- she would try to kill herself in front of me and my sister because she really believed that we didn't care about her, and that we didn't need her anymore. Obviously we did care a lot about her but she had trouble seeing that because of her depression. Please understand Vijun, that everyone around you wants you to stay alive. Sometimes it may seem like you're all alone and that nobody cares, but that's not true. The people in your life care, as well as everyone in this forum. If you or anyone else ever wants someone to talk to, feel free to e-mail me at galaxygirl23@gmail.com

I also think that marijuana should be legalized for medical reasons. In controlled amounts marijuana isn't harmful or addicting. By acting as an antioxidant, marijuana can protect brain cells and help prevent strokes and neurodegenerative diseases. Marijuana is also very effective in releving pain (especially for people suffering from cancer or AIDS), and it is even less addictive than narcotics.

I don't like music with heavy bass and I'm in the younger people catagory. I read somewhere that males tend to listen to their music with heavier bass than females because there's something about their ears that don't allow them to hear bass as easy as females. I've also noticed that people who get migranes easily don't like to listen to "bassy" music. As to why older people don't like to listen to music with bass, my guess is that it's a type of sound they're not as familliar with. People generally like to listen to music from their generation, so an 80 year old would me more used to classical and jazz, while someone my age is going to avoid the oldies station. Heavy bass is more of a recent thing, so older people are less likely to listen to it.

http://www.favreau.info/misc/canadavsusa.php And a couple more- I don't remember where I got them: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart 50° Fahrenheit (10° C): Californians shiver uncontrollably - Canadians plant gardens. 35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C): Italian Cars won't start - Canadians drive with the windows down 32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C): American water freezes - Canadian water gets thicker. 0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C): New York City landlords finally turn on the heat - Canadians have the last cookout of the season. -60° Fahrenheit (-51° C): Mt.St. Helens freezes - Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door. -100° Fahrenheit (-73° C): Santa Claus abandons the North Pole - Canadians pull down their ear flaps. -173° Fahrenheit (-114° C): Ethyl alcohol Freezes - Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg. -460° Fahrenheit (-273° C): Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops - Canadians start saying "cold, eh?" Submitted by Mike, Broomfield, Co." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Culture Differences between Aussies, Canadians, Americans, and Brits: On National Pride: Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. On Helping Other Nations: Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. On their national Anthem: Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. On Television: Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. On Sports: Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport they play them in. On the English Language: Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say. On Shopping: Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. On Beer: Americans: Drink weak, pissy-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pissy-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting piss. Aussies: Drink anything with alcohol in it. On Helping Others in Need Americans: Seem to think that poverty & failure are morally suspect. Canadians: Seem to believe that wealth and success are morally suspect. Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited things. Aussies: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers. Submitted by Vicki, Kennet Square, Pa."

I live in a town about 25 miles west of Boston. Boston is a nice city for college students because there are many good schools (MIT, Harvard, etc) and there is so much to do. In the city you can go to concerts, baseball games at Fenway, there are lots of restraunts, clubs, and good shopping. If you want to get away from the city life for a day, you can go to some of Cape Cod's nice beaches which are only a one hour drive away.

I'm in Boston so a lot of math and science related things go on around here.

Why did you shave off part of your eyebrow? I've found that the best way to remove unwanted eyebrow hair is by waxing. It's affordable, keeps hair off for a long time, and in my experiences it has never hurt (though waxing is VERY painful in some other places...). How much of your eyebrow did you shave off? If it's a small amount you can fill it in with an eyebrow pencil and no one will notice. At least it will eventually grow back.

Teenagers should get around 8 to 10 hours of sleep, which is more than the 6-8 hours reccomended for adults. Sometimes oversleeping can make you tired.

As far as I know there is no lie detector that works 100%, but there are some new ways of figuring out a suspect's involvement in a case. Brain fingerprinting worked 100% on a test with FBI agents, but I'm not sure how it would work with someone who has amnesia.

While the common belief that your body heat escapes through the head isn't necessarily true, in your case it could be the reason why you were getting chills. Since areas above the chest are the most uncovered part of your body when going out on a cold day, people usually think it's the head that releases all the heat. That is correct if the rest of you is covered up, since heat has no where else to go but out of the head. If someone was wearing a hat, mask, heavy jacket and shorts, their body heat would be released out the legs. Since you were used to having longer hair but cut it off, the skin on your head is exposed, giving more places where heat can escape.

It depends on what animal you're talking about. For humans, other mammals, and birds, the temperature of the stomach remains constant- usually around 37-40 degrees Celsius. The stomach of cold-blooded animals is whatever the surrounding temperature is.

You're right psi20, lie detectors are used to see a persons physiological reactions, and don't detect lies. They do this by monitoring a subjects respiratory rate, blood pressure, and finger sweat. Those physiological changes can be caused by things other than lying, and some people can have no reaction at all. For example, someone that knows meditative breathing will be able to prevent these changes, whereas someone who is really nervous could experience reactions even when they're not lying.

I'm more of a late night/early morning person but no matter how late I go to bed I still cant sleep later than 11am for whatever reason. Over the summer I went to sleep between 3 and 5am and woke up around 10-11am even if I didn't have anything to do the next day. Since school started up again I've still been staying up late but now I have to get up at insanely early hours which isn't too much fun.

A few weeks ago I had to go for three days without sleep because I ended up procrastinating...again. On the second day I became delirious and just blanked out of everything. In school I would forget where I was and didn't remember where I was supposed to go until a friend found me and brought me to the right class (which was in another building). A couple days later I got some tests back which I don't remember taking... actually, I don't remember anything else from those days except for what I was told later on.

I can run really fast (faster than my father who used to be in the army) but only for very short distances. Though like blike, I havn't run in a while.

I don't know if this is the experiment you're talking about Glider, but there was a similar one done at Scotland's University of St Andrews that you can read more about (and even participate in) here.

I can't run either. Maybe I could do that walking, but that would be a stretch. All I can do is dance, which is where I get my daily "workout." Usually three hours or more of teaching or taking it as a class every day. I may have no arm muscle, and lost the ability to run, but at least I can dance!

Right here! A few years ago I used to do a lot, but now I have trouble doing just one. Is that running or walking?

It doesn’t necessarily increase your brain power, but getting enough sleep and making sure you eat enough carbohydrates improves your memory.

Here's some sites that I was able to find: http://ntri.tamuk.edu/cell/enzyme.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?tool=bookshelf&call=bv.View..ShowSection&searchterm=enzymes&rid=cooper.section.279 Hope this helps

I dont think mathematics is science, but it is certainly an integral part of it. I find math interesting, but my ability to do it is somewhat limited.

Minimum effort, maximum effect... I like your way of thinking I have heard of some hypnosis stories where people were supposedly remembering past lives and one of the pieces of evidence for this was they were speaking another language. If this is true, I see no reason why it wouldnt help you remember Russian. But, like glider said, it may be easier to just have a conversation with someone in Russian.

Hi all! I'm Rachel from MA. I came across this site today and ended up liking it a lot- good job folks! Anyways, I have a great interest in science, and would someday like to become an astronaut. I have a wide range of hobbies including dance, surfing, photography, writing, and astronomy. Just wanted to say hello and thank you for providing an awesome forum on the greatest subject of all- Science!

As a newcomer to SFN, I’ll start off by sharing my views on education: Here in Massachusetts, every public school student is required to take the MCAS exam multiple times throughout their elementary, middle, and high school career. Weeks before these tests, teachers take time away from class to “prepare” students for these tests. This preparation consists of taking practice tests and giving methods of guessing answers to questions that are likely to come up. This not only takes time from actual learning, but it also encourages students to only focus on test content, rather than learned information as a whole. For instance, a teacher may have his or her students read a whole unit in a textbook, but tell them exactly what they need to study for the unit test. Because of this, students only study what’s required and don’t focus on other essential information. Another problem with local school systems are budget cuts. Towns are spending millions of dollars on new schools, resulting in less money for education and extracurricular activities. Many teachers are laid off, making larger classes (some have gotten to over 30 students per one teacher). Because of the large classes, teachers are often forced to use pre written lessons that were made to focus on the class as a whole, not the needs/interests of the individual students. These lessons are not only uninteresting, but they don’t provide the creativity or motivation that students these days need.