DISTRICT No. 9, COLORADO VALLEY

Santa Clara Valley Water District

Film review : District 9

The recent film District 9 (dir. Neill Blomkamp, 2009) raises several issues of significance to transhumanism. These issues include whether it is permissible to give a human being superhuman powers against his will, under what circumstances humans will be accepting of transhumans or posthumans, and what roles space colonization and extraterrestrial encounter may play in the future of humanity. ...

Persian-translation Vol.9, No.6

ABSTRACTS IN PERSIAN - Vol. 9, No. 1

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Wintertime Surface Wind Patterns in the Colorado River Valley

The diurnal variation of regional wind patterns in the complex terrain of the Grand Canyon area was investigated for wintertime fair weather days using a network of wind sensors on 10-m towers. Thermally driven alongslope and along-valley circulations were present at all sites within the region, but wind characteristics varied from site to site depending on nearby topography and exposure. Along...