Sunday, August 19, 2018

Richard Feynman, Bill Gates, Physics, Fun

Little insight about Feynman
https://youtu.be/WOoJh6oYAXE (3min)

and the full lectures are here: bit much... but fun.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/tuva-richard-feynman/
OR here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kFOXP026eE&list=PLS3_1JNX8dEh5YcO-Y05stU0u_T9nqIlF

Richard P Feynman interview- FUN TO IMAGINE (full)
https://youtu.be/4zZbX_9ru9U

Richard Feynman - The World from another point of view
https://youtu.be/GNhlNSLQAFE

and a fun talk Richard Feynman Lecture -- "Los Alamos From Below" https://youtu.be/uY-u1qyRM5w

The Great Courses Plus
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatCourses/playlists

Sunday, October 5, 2014

Tree of Life

http://map.mol.org/maps/ornithorhynchus_anatinus

OneZoom - tree of life explorer

http://www.onezoom.org/

Sunday, September 28, 2014

Subject: Any Creative ideas? _Coding skill

Subject: Creative ideas

On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 1:33 AM, DEW wrote:
http://girldevelopit.com/
http://girlswhocode.com/

TED talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/mitch_resnick_let_s_teach_kids_to_code

http://blog.ted.com/2013/01/29/10-places-where-anyone-can-learn-to-code/

-- http://www.danielevanweiss.com/

In his talk, Resnick describes Scratch, the programming software that he and a research group at MIT Media Lab developed to allow people to easily create and share their own interactive games and animations. Below, find 10 more places you can learn to code, incorporating Resnick’s suggestions and our own.

At Codecademy, you can take lessons on writing simple commands in JavaScript, HTML and CSS, Python and Ruby. (See this New York Times piece from last March, on Codecademy and other code-teaching sites, for a sense of the landscape.)
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One of many programs geared toward females who want to code, Girl Develop It is an international nonprofit that provides mentorship and instruction. “We are committed to making sure women of all ages, races, education levels, income, and upbringing can build confidence in their skill set to develop web and mobile applications,” their website reads. “By teaching women around the world from diverse backgrounds to learn software development, we can help women improve their careers and confidence in their everyday lives.”
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Stanford University’s Udacity is one of many sites that make college courses—including Introduction to Computer Science—available online for free. (See our post on free online courses for more ideas.)
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If college courses seem a little slow, consider Code Racer, a “multi-player live coding game.” Newbies can learn to build a website using HTML and CSS, while the more experienced can test their adeptness at coding.
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The Computer Clubhouse, which Resnick co-founded, works to “help young people from low-income communities learn to express themselves creatively with new technologies,” as he describes. According to Clubhouse estimates, more than 25,000 kids work with mentors through the program every year.
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Through CoderDojo’s volunteer-led sessions, young people can learn to code, go on tours of tech companies and hear guest speakers. (Know how to code? You can set up your own CoderDojo!)
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Code School offers online courses in a wide range of programming languages, design and web tools.
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Similarly, Treehouse (the parent site of Code Racer) provides online video courses and exercises to help you learn technology skills.
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Girls Who Code, geared specifically toward 13- to 17-year-old girls, pairs instruction and mentorship to “educate, inspire and equip” students to pursue their engineering and tech dreams. “Today, just 3.6% of Fortune 500 companies are led by women, and less than 10% of venture capital-backed companies have female founders. Yet females use the internet 17% more than their male counterparts,” the website notes.
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Through workshops for young girls of color, Black Girls Code aims to help address the “dearth of African-American women in science, technology, engineering and math professions,” founder Kimberly Bryant writes, and build “a new generation of coders, coders who will become builders of technological innovation and of their own futures.”

While we’re at it: bonus! General Assembly offers a variety of coding courses at their campuses across the globe. Additionally, their free online platform, Dash, teaches HTML, CSS and Javascript through fun projects on a simple interface that is accessible from your web browser.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Eden, alive!

NOVA: At the Edge of Space
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/80003183?trkid=13462100

You can watch it here:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/edge-of-space.html#

or here:
http://video.pbs.org/video/2365124484/

Also
Hidden Universe - Dark Matter - Full Documentary HD
https://youtu.be/gE9aFOF-Od8

And some related stuff:

JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVQpwxgMQCg

How does the brain work / Nova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIJbIX1_D0

Anxiety Disorders: More Than a Case of the Nerves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki5mZ9dKqdk

Schizophrenia

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Learning Resources

03/29/2012 From DEW
The Scale of the Universe
http://htwins.net/scale2/?bordercolor=white
{ updated 9/8/2017
or
**Interactives** Mobile Version: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-s... Online Flash Version: http://htwins.net/scale2/ http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view... First version: http://htwins.net/scale http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view... Music (Frozen Star) is by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com/ }

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from International Particle Physics Outreach Group

Non-game Inter-actives / Virtual Tours

http://ippog.org/resources/types/non-game-inter-actives-virtual-tours

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For audio books: https://librivox.org/search

Osho:
Help your child - protect him from yourself! (Eng subt)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24kLL7RWac
Here, he is talking about everything in a man's life, love, sex, relationship and Death.

OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer www.onezoom.org

http://www.deepfin.org/OneZoomFish/fish.htm

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Ever heard of the book "The Arabian Nights"? Read some here:

http://classiclit.about.com/library/bl-etexts/arabian/bl-arabian-complete.htm
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10/26/2012
My Children,

“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” -- Pearl S. Buck

There is no time to waste to start building the life you want, with your willpower.

Mom

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/p/pearlsbuc122310.html

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12/17/2013
OMG! I wish I was sitting in that classroom. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O1utkOIBgo [ (1 of 9) The Sacred Myths of Plato: The Gorgias ]
Well, I ran into all this while I was looking to see if there was a movie, a TV, or a play made from Plato's "Georgia's". I wish to hear those people talking. Their dialog is so beautiful. My reading is too slow. So, if any one of you run into something like that, please let me know.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

What a Small World!

   19.95
    4.45
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   9.90
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   4.45
44.95

49.95
49.95
and... 19.95 ...for a little crafty mind.
---> 217.45

Virtue. -- Word of the week. You have to do anything I ask you to do until your paper is accepted with satisfaction. Meanwhile, we may discuss, research, and debate.

What are you going to put on your list of virtue? In deed I have been neglecting you girls. Let me hurry to make it up to you, for your future sake.

It is not just the Word of the week, of the month, of the year... it is the word of the Life.

How I have failed as a Mother!!!

Did you girls tell me that I was the best mommy in the world? Think again.

San Zi Jing

《三字经》

rén zhī chū ， xìnɡ běn shàn 。
人之初，性本善。
At birth, men are good in nature.

xìnɡ xiānɡ jìn ， xí xiānɡ yuǎn 。
性相近，习相远。
Though their natures are much the same; their habits become widely different.

ɡǒu bù jiāo ， xìnɡ nǎi qiān 。
苟不教，性乃迁。
If there is no teaching, the nature will deteriorate.

jiāo zhī dào ， ɡuì yǐ zhuān 。
教之道，贵以专。
The right way in teaching, is to give the utmost importance to thoroughness.

xī mènɡ mǔ ， zé lín chù 。
昔孟母，择邻处。
Long ago, the mother of Mencius chose a neighborhood;

zǐ bù xué ， duàn jī zhù 。
子不学，断机杼。
and when her child would not learn, she broke the shuttle from the loom.

dòu yàn shān ， yǒu yì fānɡ 。
窦燕山，有义方。
Tou of the Swallow Hills had the right method.

jiāo wǔ zǐ ， mínɡ jù yánɡ 。
教五子，名俱扬。
He taught five sons, each of them raised the family reputation.

yǎnɡ bù jiāo ， fù zhī ɡuò 。
养不教，父之过。
To give birth without teaching is the father's fault.

jiāo bù yán ， shī zhī duò 。
教不严，师之惰。
To teach without severity is the teacher's laziness.

zǐ bù xué ， fēi suǒ yí 。
子不学，非所宜。
If the child does not learn, this is not the way it should be.

yòu bù xué ， lǎo hé wéi 。
幼不学，老何为。
If he does not learn while young, what will he be doing when old?

yù bù zhuó ， bù chénɡ qì 。
玉不琢，不成器。
If jade is not polished, it cannot become a thing of use.

rén bù xué ， bù zhī yì 。
人不学，不知义。
If a man does not learn, he cannot know his duty towards his neighbor.

wéi rén zǐ ， fānɡ shǎo shí 。
为人子，方少时。
He who is the son of a man, when he is young

qīn shī yǒu ， xí lǐ yí 。
亲师友，习礼仪。
should attach himself to his teachers and friends, and practice good manner.

xiānɡ jiǔ línɡ ， nénɡ wēn xí 。
香九龄，能温席。
Hsiang, at nine years of age, could warm (his parents') bed.

xiào yú qīn ， suǒ dānɡ zhí 。
孝于亲，所当执。
Filial piety towards parents, is that to which we should hold fast.

rónɡ sì suì ， nénɡ rànɡ lí 。
融四岁，能让梨。
Jung, at four years of age, could yield from the (bigger) pears.

dì yú chánɡ ， yí xiān zhī 。
弟于长，宜先知。
To behave as a younger brother towards elders, is one of the first things to know.

shǒu xiào dì ， cì jiàn wén 。
首孝弟，次见闻。
Begin with filial piety and fraternal love, and then see and hear .

zhī mǒu shù ， shí mǒu wén 。
知某数，识某文。
Learn to count, and learn to read.

yì ér shí ， shí ér bǎi 。
一而十，十而百。
Start from one and then tens, from tens and then hundreds,

bǎi ér qiān ， qiān ér wàn 。
百而千，千而万。
hundreds and then thousands, thousands and then tens of thousands.

sān cái zhě ， tiān dì rén 。
三才者，天地人。
The Three Forces are Heaven, Earth, and Man.

sān ɡuānɡ zhě ， rì yuè xīnɡ 。
三光者，日月星。
The Three Luminaries are the sun, the moon and the stars.

sān ɡānɡ zhě ， jūn chén yì 。
三纲者，君臣义。
The Three Bonds are (1) the obligation between sovereign and subject,

fù zǐ qīn ， fū fù shùn 。
父子亲，夫妇顺。
(2) the love between father and child, (3) the harmony between husband and wife.

yuē chūn xià ， yuē qiū dōnɡ 。
曰春夏，曰秋冬。
We speak of spring and summer, we speak of autumn and winter.

cǐ sì shí ， yùn bù qiónɡ 。
此四时，运不穷。
These four seasons revolve endlessly.

yuē nán běi ， yuē xī dōnɡ 。
曰南北，曰西东。
We speak of north and south, we speak of east and west.

cǐ sì fānɡ ， yīnɡ hū zhōnɡ 。
此四方，应乎中。
These four points respond to the requirements of the center.

yuē shuí huǒ ， mù jīn tǔ 。
曰水火，木金土。
We speak of water, fire, wood, metal and earth.

cǐ wǔ xínɡ ， běn hū shù 。
此五行，本乎数。
These five elements have their origin in number.

yuē rén yì ， lǐ zhì xìn 。
曰仁义，礼智信。
We speak of charity of heart and of duty towards one's neighbor, of propriety, of wisdom, and of truth.

cǐ wǔ chánɡ ， bù rónɡ wěn 。
此五常，不容紊。
These five virtues admit of no compromise.

dào liánɡ shū ， mài shǔ jì 。
稻粱菽，麦黍稷。
Rice, spiked millet, pulse, wheat, glutinous millet and common millet.

cǐ liù ɡǔ ， rén suǒ shí 。
此六谷，人所食。
These six grains are those which men eat.

mǎ niú yánɡ ， jī quǎn shǐ 。
马牛羊，鸡犬豕。
The horse, the ox, the sheep, the fowl, the dog, the pig.

cǐ liù chù ， rén suǒ sì 。
此六畜，人所饲。
These six animals are those which men keep.

wéi niú quǎn ， ɡōnɡ zuì zhù 。
惟牛犬，功最著。
Especially of the ox and dog is the merit most conspicuous;

nénɡ ɡēnɡ tián ， nénɡ shǒu hù 。
能耕田，能守户。
one can plough the fields, the other can guard the house.

mèi tiān liánɡ ， tú shì sì 。
昧天良，屠市肆。
It is to obscure your natural goodness of disposition, to kill them and expose them for sale.

jiè wù shí ， miǎn zuì chù 。
戒物食，免罪处。
Beware of eating them, and so avoid being punished.

yuē xǐ nù ， yuē āi jù 。
曰喜怒，曰哀惧。
We speak of joy and anger, we speak of sadness and fear,

ài è yù ， qī qínɡ jù 。
爱恶欲，七情具。
of love, of hate, and of desire. There are seven emotions.

páo tǔ ɡé ， mù shí jīn 。
匏土革，木石金。
The gourd, earthenware, skin, wood, stone, metal,

yǔ sī zhú ， nǎi bā yīn 。
与丝竹，乃八音。
silk, and bamboo, yield the eight musical sounds.

ɡāo zēnɡ zǔ ，fù ér shēn 。
高曾祖，父而身。
Great great grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather, father and oneself,

shēn ér zǐ ， zǐ ér sūn 。
身而子，子而孙。
self to son, and son to grandson,

zì zǐ sūn ， zhì yuán cénɡ 。
自子孙，至元曾。
from son and grandson, on to great grandson and great great grandson.

nǎi jiǔ zú ， ér zhī lún 。
乃九族，而之伦。
These are the nine agnates, constituting the kinships of man.

fù zǐ ēn ， fū fù cónɡ 。
父子恩，夫妇从。
Affection between father and child, harmony between husband and wife,

xiōnɡ zé yǒu ，dì zé ɡōnɡ 。
兄则友，弟则恭。
friendliness on the part of elder brothers, respectfulness on the part of younger brothers,

zhǎnɡ yòu xù ，yǒu yǔ pénɡ 。
长幼序，友与朋。
precedence between elders and youngers, as between friend and friend,

jūn zé jìnɡ ， chén zé zhōnɡ 。
君则敬，臣则忠。
respect on the part of the sovereign, loyalty on the part of the subject.

cǐ shí yì ， rén suǒ tónɡ 。
此十义，人所同。
These ten obligations are common to all men.

fán xùn ménɡ ，xū jiǎnɡ jiū 。
凡训蒙，须讲究。
In the education of the young, there should be explanation and elucidation,

xiánɡ xùn ɡǔ ，mínɡ jù dòu 。
详训诂，名句读。
careful teaching of the interpretations of commentators, and due attention to paragraphs and sentences.

wéi xué zhě ， bì yǒu chū 。
为学者，必有初。
Those who are learners must have a beginning.

xiǎo xué zhōnɡ ， zhì sì shū 。
小学终，至四书。
By the end of primary school, they proceed to the "Four Books".

lún yǔ zhě ， èr shí piān 。
论语者，二十篇。
There is the Lun Yü , in twenty sections.

qún dì zǐ ， jì shàn yán 。
群弟子，记善言。
In this, all students have memorized the wise sayings of Confucius.

mènɡ zǐ zhě ，qī piān zhǐ 。
孟子者，七篇止。
The works of Mencius are comprised in seven sections.

jiǎnɡ dào dé ， shuō rén yì 。
讲道德，说仁义。
These explain the WAY and the exemplification thereof, and expound charity and duty towards one's neighbour.

zuò zhōnɡ yōnɡ ， zǐ sī bǐ 。
作中庸，子思笔。
The "Chung Yung" was written by the pen of Tzu-Ssu;

zhōnɡ bù piān ，yōnɡ bú yì 。
中不偏，庸不易。
"Chung" (the middle) being that which does not lean towards any side, "Yung" (the course) being that which cannot be changed.

zuò dà xué ， nǎi cénɡ zǐ 。
作大学，乃曾子。
He who wrote "The Great Learning" was the philosopher Tsêng.

zì xiū qí ， zhì pínɡ zhì 。
自修齐，至平治。
Beginning with cultivation of the individual and ordering of the family, it goes on to government of one's own State and tranquillisation of the Empire.

xiào jīnɡ tōnɡ ， sì shū shú 。
孝经通，四书熟。
When the "Classic of Filial Piety" is mastered, and the "Four Books" are known by heart.

rú liù jīnɡ ， shǐ kě dú 。
如六经，始可读。
The next step is to the "Six Classics", which may now be studied.

shī shū yì ， lǐ chūn qiū 。
诗书易，礼春秋。
The "Books of Poetry", of "History" and of "Changes", the "Rites of the Chou Dynasty", the "Book of Rites", and the "Spring and Autumn Annals",

hào liù jīnɡ ， dānɡ jiǎnɡ qiú 。
号六经，当讲求。
So called the Six Classics, which should be carefully explained and analysed.

yǒu lián shān ， yǒu ɡuī cánɡ 。
有连山，有归藏。
There is the "Lien shan" system, there is the "Kuei tsang",

yǒu zhōu yì ， sān yì xiánɡ 。
有周易，三易详。
and there is the system of Changes of the Chou Dynasty; such are the three systems which elucidate the Changes.

yǒu diǎn mó ， yǒu xùn ɡào 。
有典谟，有训诰。
There are the Regulations, the Counsels, the Instructions, the Announcements,

yǒu shì mìnɡ ， shū zhī ào 。
有誓命，书之奥。
the Oaths, the Charges; these are the profundities of the Book of History.

wǒ zhōu ɡōnɡ ，zuò zhōu lǐ 。
我周公，作周礼。
Our Duke of Chou drew up the Ritual of the Chou Dynasty,

zhù liù ɡuān ， cún zhì tǐ 。
著六官，存治体。
in which he set forth the duties of the six classes of officials, and thus gave a settled form to the government.

dà xiǎo dài ， zhù lǐ jì 。
大小戴，注礼记。
The Elder and the Younger Tai wrote commentaries on the Book of Rites.

shù shènɡ yán ， lǐ lè bèi 。
述圣言，礼乐备。
They published the holy words, and Ceremonies and Music were set in order.

yuē ɡuó fēnɡ ， yuē yǎ sònɡ 。
曰国风，曰雅颂。
We speak of the "Kuo feng", we speak of the "Ya" and of the "Sung".

hào sì shī ， dānɡ fěnɡ yǒnɡ 。
号四诗，当讽咏。
These are the four sections of the Book of Poetry, which should be hummed over and over.

shī jì wánɡ ， chūn qiū zuò 。
诗既亡，春秋作。
When odes ceased to be made, the "Spring and Autumn Annals" were produced.

yù bāo biǎn ， bié shàn è 。
寓褒贬，别善恶。
It contains praise and blame, and distinguishes the good from the bad.

sān chuán zhě ， yǒu ɡōnɡ yánɡ 。
三传者，有公羊。
The three commentaries upon the above, include that of Kung-Yang,

yǒu zuǒ shì ， yǒu ɡòu liánɡ 。
有左氏，有彀梁。
that of Tso, and that of Ku-Liang.

jīnɡ jì mínɡ ， fānɡ dú zǐ 。
经既明，方读子。
When the classics are understood, then the writings of the various philosophers should be read.

cuō qí yào ， jì qí shì 。
撮其要，记其事。
Pick out the important points in each, and take a note of all facts.

wǔ zǐ zhě ， yǒu xún yánɡ 。
五子者，有荀杨。
The five chief philosophers are Hsün, Yang,

wén zhōnɡ zǐ ， jí lǎo zhuānɡ 。
文中子，及老庄。
Wên Chung Tzu, Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu.

jīnɡ zǐ tōnɡ ， dú zhū shǐ 。
经子通，读诸史。
When the Classics and the Philosophers are mastered, the various histories should then be read,

kǎo shì xì ， zhī zhōnɡ shǐ 。
考世系，知终始。
and the genealogical connections should be examined, so that the end of one dynasty and the beginning of the next may be known.

zì xī nónɡ ， zhì huánɡ dì 。
自羲农，至黄帝。
From Fu Hsi and Shên Nung on to the Yellow Emperor, --

hào sān huánɡ ，jū shànɡ shì 。
号三皇，居上世。
these are called the Three Rulers, who lived in the early ages.

tánɡ yǒu yú ， hào èr dì 。
唐有虞，号二帝。
T'ang and Yu-Y ü are called the Two Emperors.

xiānɡ yī xùn ， chēnɡ shènɡ shì 。
相揖逊，称盛世。
They abdicated, one after the other, and theirs was called the Golden Age.

xià yǒu yǔ ， shānɡ yǒu tānɡ 。
夏有禹，商有汤。
The Hsia dynasty had Y ü ; and the Shang dynasty had T'ang;

zhōu wén wǔ ， chēnɡ sān wánɡ 。
周文武，称三王。
the Chou dynasty had W ê n and Wu;-- these are called the Three Kings.

xià chuán zǐ ， jiā tiān xià 。
夏传子，家天下。
Under the Hsia dynasty the throne was transmitted from father to son, making a family possession of the empire.

sì bǎi zǎi ， qiān xià shè 。
四百载，迁夏社。
After four hundred years, the Imperial sacrifice passed from the House of Hsia.

tānɡ fá xià ， ɡuó hào shānɡ 。
汤伐夏，国号商。
T'ang the completer destroyed the Hsia Dynasty and the dynastic title became Shang.

liù bǎi zǎi ， zhì zhòu wánɡ 。
六百载，至纣亡。
The line lasted for six hundred years, ending with Chou Hsin.

zhōu wǔ wánɡ ， shǐ zhū zhòu 。
周武王，始诛纣。
King Wu of the Chou Dynasty finally slew Chou Hsin.

bā bǎi zǎi ， zuì chánɡ jiǔ 。
八百载，最长久。
His own line lasted for eight hundred years; -- the longest dynasty of all.

zhōu zhé dōnɡ ， wánɡ ɡānɡ duò 。
周辙东，王纲堕。
When the Chous made tracks eastwards, the feudal bond was slackened;

chěnɡ ɡān ɡē ， shànɡ yóu shuì 。
逞干戈，尚游说。
the arbitrament of spear and shields prevailed; and peripatetic politicians were held in high esteem.

shǐ chūn qiū ， zhōnɡ zhàn ɡuó 。
始春秋，终战国。
This period began with the Spring and Autumn Epoch, and ended with that of the Warring States.

wǔ bà qiánɡ ， qī xiónɡ chū 。
五霸强，七雄出。
Next, the Five Chieftains domineered, and the Seven Martial States came to the front.

yínɡ qín shì ， shǐ jiān bìnɡ 。
嬴秦氏，始兼并。
Then the House of Ch'in, descended from the Ying clan, finally united all the States under one sway.

chuán èr shì ， chǔ hàn zhēnɡ 。
传二世，楚汉争。
The throne was transmitted to Erh Shih, upon which followed the struggle between the Ch'u and the Han States.

ɡāo zǔ xìnɡ ， hàn yè jiàn 。
高祖兴，汉业建。
Then Kao Tsu arose, and the House of Han was established.

zhì xiào pínɡ ， wánɡ mǎnɡ cuàn 。
至孝平，王莽篡。
When we come to the reign of Hsiao P'ing, Wang Mang usurped the throne.

ɡuānɡ wǔ xìnɡ ， wéi dōnɡ hàn 。
光武兴，为东汉。
Then Kuang Wu arose, and founded the Eastern Han Dynasty.

sì bǎi nián ， zhōnɡ yú xiàn 。
四百年，终于献。
It lasted four hundred years, and ended with the Emperor Hsien.

wèi shǔ wú ， zhēnɡ hàn dǐnɡ 。
魏蜀吴，争汉鼎。
Wei, Shu, and Wu, fought for the sovereignty of the Hans.

hào sān ɡuó ， qì liǎnɡ jìn 。
号三国，迄两晋。
They were called the Three Kingdoms, and existed until the Two Chin Dynasties.

sònɡ qí jì ， liánɡ chén chénɡ 。
宋齐继，梁陈承。
Then followed the Sung and the Ch'i dynasties, and after them the Liang and Ch' ê n dynasties

wéi nán cháo ， dōu jīn línɡ 。
为南朝，都金陵。
These are the southern dynasties, with their capital at Nanking.

běi yuán wèi ， fēn dōnɡ xi 。
北元魏，分东西。
The northern dynasties are the Wei dynasty of the Yü an family, which split into Eastern and Western Wei,

yǔ wén zhōu ， xìnɡ ɡāo qí 。
宇文周，兴高齐。
the Chou dynasty of the Y ü -wen family, with the Ch'i dynasty of the Kao family.

dài zhì suí ， yì tǔ yǔ 。
迨至隋，一土宇。
At length, under the Sui dynasty, the empire was united under one ruler.

bú zài chuán ， shī tǒnɡ xù 。
不再传，失统绪。
The throne was not transmitted twice, succession to power being lost.

tánɡ ɡāo zǔ ， qǐ yì shī 。
唐高祖，起义师。
The first Emperor of the T'ang dynasty raised volunteer troops.

chú suí luàn ， chuànɡ ɡuó jī 。
除隋乱，创国基。
He put an end to the disorder of the House of Sui, and established the foundations of his line.

èr shí chuán ， sān bǎi zǎi 。
二十传，三百载。
Twenty times the throne was transmitted in a period of three hundred years.

liánɡ miè zhī ， ɡuó nǎi ɡǎi 。
梁灭之，国乃改。
The Liang State destroyed it, and the dynastic title was changed.

liánɡ tánɡ jìn ， jí hàn zhōu 。
梁唐晋，及汉周。
The Liang, the T'ang, the Chin, the Han, and the Chou,

chēnɡ wǔ dài ， jiē yǒu yóu 。
称五代，皆有由。
are called the Five Dynasties, and there was a reason for the establishment of each.

yán sònɡ xìnɡ ， shòu zhōu chán 。
炎宋兴，受周禅。
Then the fire-led House of Sung arose, and received the resignation of the house of Chou.

shí bā chuán ， nán běi hún 。
十八传，南北混。
Eighteen times the throne was transmitted, and then the north and the south were reunited.

liáo yǔ jīn ， dì hào fēn 。
辽与金，帝号纷。
Under the Liao and the Chin dynasties, there was confusion of Imperial titles;

dǎi miè liáo ， sònɡ yóu cún 。
逮灭辽，宋犹存。
when the Liao dynasty was destroyed, the Sung dynasty still remained.

zhì yuán xìnɡ ， jīn xù xiē 。
至元兴，金绪歇。
When the Y ü an dynasty arose, the line of the Chin Tartars came to an end,

yǒu sònɡ shì ， yì tónɡ miè 。
有宋世，一同灭。
and the House of Sung was destroyed together with it.

bìnɡ zhōnɡ ɡuó ， jiān rónɡ zhái 。
并中国，兼戎翟。
It united the Middle Kingdom, and attached to the empire the tribes of the north and west.

mínɡ tài zǔ ， jiǔ qīn shī 。
明太祖，久亲师。
The founder of the Ming dynasty was for a long time engaged in warfare.

chuán jiàn wén ， fānɡ sì sì 。
传建文，方四祀。
He transmitted the throne to Chien W ê n only four years,

qiān běi jīnɡ ， yǒnɡ lè sì 。
迁北京，永乐嗣。
when the capital was transferred to Peking, and Yung Lo succeeded the latter.

dǎi chónɡ zhēn ， méi shān shì 。
逮崇祯，煤山逝。
At length Ch'ung Ch ê ng died on the Coal Hill.

liáo yú jīn ， jiē chēnɡ dì 。
辽于金，皆称帝。
The Liao Tartars and the Chin Tartars all took the Imperial title.

yuán miè jīn ， jué sònɡ shì 。
元灭金，绝宋世。
The Y ü ans (Mongols) destroyed the Chin Tartars, and put an end to the House of Sung.

lì zhōnɡ ɡuó ， jiān rónɡ zhái 。
莅中国，兼戎翟。
They governed the Middle Kingdom, and also the wild tribes of the north and west;

jiǔ shí nián ， ɡuó zuò fèi 。
九十年，国祚废。
after ninety years their mandate was exhausted.

tài zǔ xìnɡ ， ɡuó dà mínɡ 。
太祖兴，国大明。
Then T'ai Tsu arose, his dynasty being known as Ta Ming.

hào hónɡ wǔ ， dōu jīn línɡ 。
号洪武，都金陵。
He took as his year-title Hung Wu, and fixed his capital at Chin-ling (Nanking).

dǎi chénɡ zǔ ， qiān yàn jīnɡ 。
逮成祖，迁燕京。
At length, under the Emperor Ch' ê ng Tsu, a move was made to Swallow City (Peking).

shí qí shì ， zhì chónɡ zhēn 。
十七世，至崇祯。
There were seventeen reigns in all, down to and including Ch'ung Ch ê ng.

quán yǎn sì ， kòu rú lín 。
权奄肆，寇如林。
The hold on the people was relaxed, and rebels sprang up thick as forests.

zhì lǐ chuǎnɡ ， shén qì zhōnɡ 。
至李闯，神器终。
Then came Li Ch'uang, and the Imperial regalia were destroyed.

qīnɡ tài zǔ ， yìnɡ jǐnɡ mìnɡ 。
清太祖，应景命。
The founder of the Ch'ing or Pure dynasty responded to the glorious summons;

jìnɡ sì fānɡ ， kè dà dìnɡ 。
靖四方，克大定。
he tranquillised the four quarters (N.S.E. and W.), and achieved the final settlement of the empire.

niàn èr shǐ ， quán zài zī 。
廿二史，全在兹。
The Twenty-two Dynastic Histories are all embraced in the above.

zǎi zhì luàn ， zhī xīnɡ shuāi 。
载治乱，知兴衰。
They contain examples of good and bad government, whence may be learnt the principles of prosperity and decay.

dú shǐ shū ， kǎo shí lù 。
读史书，考实录。
Ye who read history must study the State Annals,

tōnɡ ɡǔ jīn ， ruò qīn mù 。
通古今，若亲目。
whereby you will understand ancient and modern events, as though having seen them with your own eyes.

kǒu ér sònɡ ， xīn ér wéi 。
口而诵，心而惟。
Recite them with the mouth, and ponder over them in your hearts.

cháo yú sī ， xī yú sī 。
朝于斯，夕于斯。
Do this in the morning; do this in the evening.

xī zhònɡ ní ， shī xiànɡ tuó 。
昔仲尼，师项橐。
Of old, Confucius took Hsiang T'o for his teacher.

ɡǔ shènɡ xián ， shànɡ qín xué 。
古圣贤，尚勤学。
The inspired men and sages of old studied diligently nevertheless.

zhào zhōnɡ lìnɡ ， dú lǔ lùn 。
赵中令，读鲁论。
Chao, President of the Council, studied the Lu text of the "Lun Y ü ".

bǐ jì shì ， xué qiě qín 。
彼既仕，学且勤。
He, when already an official, studied, and moreover with diligence.

pī pú biān ， xuē zhú jiǎn 。
披蒲编，削竹简。
One opened out rushes and plaited them together; another scraped tablets of bamboo.

bǐ wú shū ， qiě zhī miǎn 。
彼无书，且知勉。
These men had no books, but they knew how to make an effort.

tóu xuán liánɡ ， zhuī cì ɡǔ 。
头悬梁，锥刺股。
One tied his head to the beam above him; another pricked his thigh with an awl.

bǐ bù jiāo ， zì qín kǔ 。
彼不教，自勤苦。
They were not taught, but toiled hard of their own accord.

rú nánɡ yínɡ ， rú yìnɡ xuě 。
如囊萤，如映雪。
Then we have one who put fireflies in a bag, and again another who used the white glare from snow.

jiā suī pín ， xué bú zhuì 。
家虽贫，学不缀。
Although their families were poor, these men studied unceasingly.

rú fù xīn ， rú ɡuà jiǎo 。
如负薪，如挂角。
Again, there was one who carried fuel, and another who used horns as pegs.

shēn suī láo ， yóu kǔ zhuó 。
身虽劳，犹苦卓。
Although they toiled with their bodies, they were nevertheless remarkable for their application.

sū lǎo quán ， èr shí qī 。
苏老泉，二十七。
Su Lao-ch' ü an, at the age of twenty-seven,

shǐ fā fèn ， dú shū jí 。
始发愤，读书籍。
at last began to show his energy and devote himself to the study of books.

bǐ jì lǎo ， yóu huǐ chí 。
彼既老，犹悔迟。
Then, when already past the age, he deeply regretted his delay.

ěr xiǎo shēnɡ ， yí zǎo sī 。
尔小生，宜早思。
You little boys should take thought betimes.

ruò liánɡ hào ， bā shí èr 。
若梁灏，八十二。
Then there was Liang Hao, who at the age of eighty-two,

duì dà tínɡ ， kuí duō shì 。
对大廷，魁多士。
made his replies in the great hall, and came out first among many scholars.

bǐ jì chénɡ ， zhònɡ chēnɡ yì 。
彼既成，众称异。
When thus late he had succeeded, all men pronounced him a prodigy.

ěr xiǎo shēnɡ ， yí lì zhì 。
尔小生，宜立志。
You little boys should make up your minds to work.

yínɡ bá suì ， nénɡ yǒnɡ shī 。
莹八岁，能咏诗。
Jung at eight years of age, could compose poetry.

mì qí suì ， nénɡ fù qí 。
泌七岁，能赋棋。
Pi, at seven years of age, could make an epigram on "wei-ch'i".

bǐ yǐnɡ wù ， rén chēnɡ qí 。
彼颖悟，人称奇。
These youths were quick of apprehension, and people declared them to be prodigies.

ěr yòu xué ， dānɡ xiào zhī 。
尔幼学，当效之。
You young learners ought to imitate them.

cài wén jī ， nénɡ biàn qín 。
蔡文姬，能辨琴。
Ts'ai W ê n-chi was able to judge from the sound of a psaltery.

xiè dào yùn ， nénɡ yǒnɡ yín 。
谢道韫，能咏吟。
Hsieh Tao-y ü n was able to compose verses.

bǐ nǘ zǐ ， qiě cōnɡ mǐn 。
彼女子，且聪敏。
They were only girls, yet they were quick and clever.

ěr nán zǐ ， dānɡ zì jǐnɡ 。
尔男子，当自警。
You boys ought to rouse yourselves.

tánɡ liú yàn ， fānɡ qí suì 。
唐刘晏，方七岁。
Liu Yen of the T'ang dynasty, when only seven years of age,

jǔ shén tónɡ ， zuò zhènɡ zì 。
举神童，作正字。
was ranked as an "inspired child", and was appointed a Corrector of Texts.

bǐ suī yòu ， shēn jǐ shì 。
彼虽幼，身己仕。
He, although a child, was already in an official post.

ěr yòu xué ， miǎn ér zhì 。
尔幼学，勉而致。
You young learners strive to bring about a like result.

yǒu wéi zhě ， yì ruò shì 。
有为者，亦若是。
Those who work will also succeed as he did.

quǎn shǒu yè ， jī sī chén 。
犬守夜，鸡司晨。
The dog keeps guard by night; the cock proclaims the dawn.

ɡǒu bù xué ， hé wéi rén 。
苟不学，曷为人。
If foolishly you do not study, how can you become men?

cán tǔ sī ， fēnɡ niànɡ mì 。
蚕吐丝，蜂酿蜜。
The silkworm produces silk, the bee makes honey.

rén bù xué ， bù rú wù 。
人不学，不如物。
If man does not learn, he is not equal to the brutes.

yòu ér xué ， zhuànɡ ér xínɡ 。
幼而学，壮而行。
Learn while young, and when grown up apply what you have learnt;

shànɡ zhì jūn ， xià zé mín 。
上致君，下泽民。
influencing the sovereign above; benefiting the people below.

yánɡ mínɡ shēnɡ ， xiǎn fù mǔ 。
扬名声，显父母。
Make a name for yourselves, and glorify your father and mother,

ɡuānɡ yú qián ， yù yú hòu 。
光于前，裕于后。
shed lustre on your ancestors, enrich your posterity.

rén yí zǐ ， jīn mǎn yínɡ 。
人遗子，金满嬴。
Men bequeath to their children coffers of gold;

wǒ jiào zǐ ， wéi yì jīnɡ 。
我教子，惟一经。
I teach you children, only this book.

qín yǒu ɡōnɡ ， xì wú yì 。
勤有功，戏无益。
Diligence has its reward; play has no advantages,

jiè zhī zāi ， yí miǎn lì 。
戒之哉，宜勉力。
Oh, be on your guard, and put forth your strength.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

The Era of Movie Night with Mommy ends

5/24/2014 6:20 AM

Girls,

I have trouble putting you two together to watch a movie with me these days.

This is not a complain. This is marking of a milestone of your development, for both of you. Nana is ready to grow up, to test her power, and to claim her rights. You need to reduce the use of your kidlike method for resolving issues -- using physical fights. And Lily need to advance towards adulthood, treating things with more fairness and loving intention. You need to acquire these quality to properly treat your loved ones in the future, your husband and your children.

I am not going to force you to tolerate each other. But I will try to teach you guys how to find ways to get along with each other. If you both grow towards your next phase of your development, we will be able to find that way. This would be a good learning process. Being able to get along with different people is a truly useful skill that would benefit your entire life.

I am going to be Nana's debating coach, train you both for more precise and fair thinking. I want you both to win your debate with kindness, and lose your debate with gratitude. After all, only sincerity can bring out the truth, only the truth can earn respect and gain you a life long friendship from anyone you want. Only those connection worth your devotion, and only those can support you when you go through hard time.

I'm glad you both are willing to try to use a different manner to communicate. It will be a challenge to learn communication using different method. There will be struggles, I promise. But I would hope to have more and more fun as we get better at it. It will be worthy of the effort. Whatever will be will be. But we are not going to give it up without trying our best.

Maybe this is what Dan meant when he said that I am neglecting you guys. He is right. I should not just let you guys work it out between the two of you. You both don't know enough how to. I should be there guiding you. Your future should not be the product of inexperienced battle. There is a better way to manage our environment, by treating it with kindness, empathy, understanding, acceptance, forgiveness and mercifulness. You will create a warm environment for yourself. This is not to say that you should let undeserving people take advantage of your kindness.

Here is an interesting blog of a related quote from Emerson's "Nominalist and Realist."
http://bostonunitarian.blogspot.com/2012/03/finish-every-day.html

"Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations to waste a moment on yesterdays."

Sherlock Holmes -The Dying Detective
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gLAd-3H0EU

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6/11/2014 Wednesday

I went to the Secret Science event with Beverly tonight. And the girls end up watching a movie together before going to bed! Lily said that they were watching Sherlock Holmes. I wonder, which one?

Monday, October 28, 2013

Your fashion advisor

My dear beautiful daughters,

If you even need any fashion advices, check out Edith Head, Costume Designer. It would give you a sense of what lasting beauty really is.

Edith Head was an American costume designer who won eight Academy Awards, more than any other woman. Wikipedia

Edith Head Designs

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=1473&bih=826&site=webhp&tbm=isch&q=edith%20head%20designs&revid=1799282169&ei=tApuUsXcM_K84AP11oGoCg&ved=0CAwQsiU

Not that you have to dress in classical style all the time. But carrying the classical air would always bring you extra benefit, especially when you wish to impress.

But don't over do it.

Much love.

Mom

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Monday, October 21, 2013

Standing on the Eggshell

Netflix Stream

National Geographic: Amazing Planet

2005 TV-PG 3 Episodes

Average of 134,063 ratings: 4.1 stars

This three-part journey from National Geographic travels into the distant past to watch our planet take shape through the actions of lava, magma and time; explores Earth's magnificent seas; and reveals the awesome power of wind, water and ice.

We are standing on top of a burning cracking eggshell, fighting with each other, waiting to be engulfed by the flame of fury from the Creator for wasting the Gift of Life. And there is a deadline for human to redeem themselves -- finding a new home, moving ALL of our belongings, before our home-world supernova takes place. And the Creator always keeps the promise. How did we get ourselves in this position? Which way are we going?

Let's start from the very beginning

In the beginning, there was nothing, no Universe. And someone thought, “I want to have some fun. Let there be light.”
Bang!!! !!! ... ... And there was Light.

Discovery Channel: How the Universe Works

2010TV-PG 8 Episodes

Average of 329,896 ratings: 4.313 stars

Host Mike Rowe brings viewers on an enlightening tour of our current cosmic knowledge in this miniseries that starts with the Big Bang and covers alien galaxies and solar systems, as well as the space-shattering properties of a supernova event.

This is The Creation. Let us not delude ourselves to be something more than what we are --

"Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it." -- Chief Seattle's Letter To All THE PEOPLE.

And if we don't try to get along and cooperate with each other to find a way reaching a new home-planet before the Sun dies, we will eventually be no more than cosmic dust some time ONCE AGAIN in the future. What a waste of all that ingenious design and 4.5 billion years of process to create Us!

Think about it. All that energy from the Big Bang, following few simple rules like E=MC², 1+1=2, G=mM/r2 ... from pure Energy, to particles, atoms, molecules, organic matter, simple life form, complex life form, consciousness, instinct, emotion, thoughts.

Life is the true miracle! But the God that created all this has also set a time limit to evaluate the Creation, or, our performance. If human can not summon enough achievement to move to another planet, God would be very unhappy.

Or, as some people say, "I'll be long dead. We will not be dealing with The Red Giant anyway." It would be our children. Should we care? Do we?

Look at what's on the news these days. Look at the way people fight with each other. The whole world is on fire. If you can hear the sound of those events, and share those people's feeling at those reported moments, there is nothing but Pain. Can human being even keep earth alive for that long? Even if we don't kill each other with violence, the way that human treated the Nature, would also eventually kill us all. It is merely a question of which kills us first.

Wake up!!! For the true God sake! For the sake of the one that created all this we call Life and Universe.

Interesting Science movies and lectures

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/TEDTalks_Space_Trek/70230738?trkid=2361637

TED Talks: Space Trek

2011 NR 20 Episodes
Average rating: 4.002
Average of 82,645 ratings: 4 stars

Brilliant minds give clues about ancient celestial life forms, future spacecraft and the universe's most peculiar places. Experts offer their entertaining explanations of cosmic phenomena, space travel and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

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99942 Apophis (/ə ˈ p ɒ f ɪ s /, previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN₄) is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a probability of up to 2.7% that it would hit Earth in 2029. Additional observations provided improved predictions that eliminated the possibility of an impact on Earth or the Moon in 2029. However, a possibility remained that during the 2029 close encounter with Earth, Apophis would pass through a gravitational keyhole, a small region no more than about 800 m (half a mile) wide,^[7] that would set up a future impact on April 13, 2036. This possibility kept the asteroid at Level 1 on the Torino impact hazard scale until August 2006, when the probability that Apophis would pass through the keyhole was determined to be very small. Apophis broke the record for the highest level on the Torino Scale, being, for only a short time, a level 4, before it was lowered.^[8]

************************************** From HHMI - Howard Hughes Medical InstituteEducational Material http://www.hhmi.org/educational-materials

Series: Changing Planet: Past, Present, Future

The Holiday Lectures on Science series brings current research into the science classroom. http://www.hhmi.org/node/19795

You can start here with Lecture 1 from 2012, (Top navigation list leads to All lectures since 1995) http://media.hhmi.org/hl/12Lect1.html

Series: Bones, Stones, and Genes: The Origin of Modern Humans

Series: Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease

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