[lou_lou]

http://discovermagazine.com/2007/aug...tart:int=0&-C=

this I really enjoyed - from DISCOVER magazine online~
because their is so much to this amazing article I will leave yall a little tease -


it begins -

Of all the objects in the universe, the human brain is the most complex: There are as many neurons in the brain as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy. So it is no surprise that, *despite the glow from recent advances in the science of the brain and mind, we still find ourselves squinting in the dark somewhat. But we are at least beginning to grasp the crucial mysteries of neuroscience and starting to make headway in addressing them. Even partial answers to these 10 questions could restructure our understanding of the roughly three-pound mass of gray and white matter that defines who we are

[ol'cs]

.. for you science heads out there. If it wasn't for my getting these science things to ponder every month, i'd surely wither away. I know a lot of you don't care for "that kind of stuff", but when one is immobile and reduced to dreaming about how the world works it really helps some of us while away the hours. Reading is all i can do now, that and open a can of sardines

[lou_lou]

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Get ready for second total lunar eclipse of 2007 Sat Aug 25, 11:46 PM ET



The Moon will fall into the Earth's deep shadow on Tuesday, taking on a lustrous red or orange hue during the second total eclipse of 2007.

Star gazers in east Asia and across the Americas will be able to watch as our planet's natural satellite is consumed by celestial dragons, as the Chinese once thought.

And night owls in the Pacific basin, from eastern Australia to the west coast of the north America, will be treated to the full eclipse at 10:37 GMT, corresponding to early evening in Sydney and a couple hours before sunrise in Los Angeles and Vancouver.

The perfect spot for spectators will be French Polynesia, according to NASA, but the eclipse will not be visible at all in Europe or Africa.

The Moon does not disappear from view during a full eclipse, but is shielded by Earth for about 90 minutes from the Sun's direct light.

The longest possible duration for the total phase is 107 minutes, and last occurred in July 2000.

A total eclipse can only take place at full Moon, and only if the Moon passes through the zone, called the umbra, in which the Earth blocks all of the Sun's rays.

The color cast by refracted light -- which can range from bright orange to blood red to copper to dark gray -- depends on the amount of volcanic gas and dust in the atmosphere blocking the Sun's light.

In the absence of recent eruptions, the Moon should be a vivid red or orange, according to NASA.

Total lunar eclipses normally occur roughly every couple of years, but this year there will have been two, the other having taken place on March 3.

The next chance to see the Moon slip entirely into terrestrial shadows will be on February 21, 2008, but after that the wait is longer: December 2010.

Further details on these eclipses and information on eclipses in general can be found on http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/lunar.html

Details on Aug 28 Moon eclipse, from NASA

[pegleg]

I really enjoyed this - being the science teacher I was. I found this to be most interesting:
The awake state may be essentially the same as the dreaming state, only partially anchored by external stimuli. In this view, your conscious life is an awake dream.

So if my life is a dream, I'm going to wake up oone day and all of this PD stuff will be gone? I wish!

cs if you still have my email address, I'd like to talk with you. I didn't realize you were having that much problem with mobility. I'm so sorry.

Good Sunday morning everyone!
Peg

[Howardh]

guys.....I have the same dream of Martin Luther King proportions, that I too am gonna wake up and all this PD stuff will be gone.

Did you know we have 15 times more neurons in our heads than all the people on the planet....Thank the stars, the planets and aaaallllll the universe each neuron does not weigh the same as a person.

Einstein's brain was smaller than average. His huge intelligence came from the number of connections between his brain cells. Every time we learn something new we are making a new connection between each neuron.....The All Blacks are the best rugby team on the planet and rugby is New Zealand's national sport...And there is no truth in the rumour that Michael Vick is moving down under to play quarter back (half back) for the All Blacks. There you go, you have learnt something new...a new connection has been established...watch yur back Einstein

GO HARD..... SCIENCE AND THE ALL BLACKS (RWC)