Pics of Fort Collins, Colorado (USA) taken on October 30, 2009

Hanzi

提起宇宙，我们就会立刻想到无边无
ti qi yu zhou, wo men jiu hui li ke xiangdao wu bian wu
际的太空。但是“宇宙”究竟是什么意思，
ji de tai kong. Dan shi “yu zhou” jiu jing shen me yi si,
里面又有些什么呢？
li mian you you xie shen me ne?

提 = to carry, lift, mention
宇宙 = Universe
立刻 = immediate, prompt(ly), at once
太空 = Outer Space
究 = afterall, to investigate, to study carefully
究竟 = actually, outcome, result, when all is said and done
其实, “宇” 是指一个很大的空间jian,
qi shi, “yu” shi zhi yi ge hen da de kongjian
“宙” 是指一段很长很长时间时间
“zhou” shi zhi yi duan hen chang hen chang de
宇宙”就是一个无边bian无际ji,
shi jian. “yu zhou” jiu shi yi ge wu bian wu ji,
十分巨大的世界。
shi fen ju da de shi jie.
指 = finger, to direct, to point, to indicate
段 = paragraph, section, segment
巨 = huge, tremendous, gigantic
空间jian = space
具体地说说说shuo, 宇宙包括很多，东东dong西
如恒星，行星，卫星和彗星等。
并且，宇宙中的一切事物都在变bian化.
具 = tool, device, instrument, utensil, equipment
具体 = concrete, definite, specific
地 = -ly

A few more interesting websites

http://www.dni.gov/nic/NIC_foia_china.html


http://www.govtilr.org/FAQ.htm


http://www.physorg.com/

"Radio Suicide" - Strung Out

Two silhouettes stand tall against a gray November sky utopian suburban teenage wasteland blues. You turn to me and sigh, the boredom growin' in your eyes as a voice sings songs of splendor from the radio I hear that voice again submerging from the stereo invisible electric life flows right through me then for a moment I forget about just where I'm at and the world fallin' around loses all urgency. It's just another transmission from a place we all want to be. It takes control then its spits me back to reality. I hear the music then I close my eyes It's just another radio suicide onthe airwaves. I turned it on-invisible electric life then the song comes on the radio The signal takes control-heartbeat starts to slow you hear the words reverberating in your mind Twisted electric waves pulse from the stereo as a voice screams out loud everything is not alright Forget about the static pulsing in your ear Forget everything you see and hear it's just another radio suicide

Another Fun Site

http://fora.tv/

The Problem of Consciousness vid link

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/noe08/noe08_index.html

The Human Cognome Project

The Human Cognome Project seeks to reverse engineer the human brain, paralleling in many ways the Human Genome Project and its success in deciphering the human genome. The HCP is a multidisciplinary undertaking, relevant to, among others: biology, neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, artificial intelligence and philosophy of mind. Analytical techniques used in the Human Cognome Project include:
studying brain biology and chemistry in wet lab experiments,
studying brain structure using frozen/ chemically preserved tissue sample scanning and imaging,
studying brain activity and function using electroencephalography, neuroimaging and invasive probes (commonly wire or silicon),
studying brain development though the field of morphogenesis,
studying brain disease, injury and dysfunction through the fields of brain pathology, neurology and psychopharmacology, and
studying psychology relative to brain structure and function through neuropsychology
This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Sourced additions are welcome and you can help by expanding it.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and other scientific research bodies have endorsed the Human Cognome Project.
Fundamental brain research as a primary enabler for creating augmented human intelligence and smarter-than-human strong artificial intelligence is recognized by many public figures, most notably entrepreneurs Ray Kurzweil, Jeff Hawkins, Bill Joy and Paul Allen, scientist Stephen Hawking, writer Arthur C. Clarke, and philosopher Max More.