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I'm always conflicted whenever I see an investigator who has contributed a lot to science make the decision to close his or her laboratory. On the one hand, I want to congratulate him or her for all of the exciting discoveries he or she has made. On the other hand, I lament losing such a talented colleague. These are my exact feelings in announcing that M. Daniel Lane has become professor emeritus at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Dan was born in Chicago in 1930. He received his bachelor of science (1951) and master of science (1953) degrees from Iowa State University and went on to graduate school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he worked on vitamin A metabolism with George Wolf. He received his Ph.D. in 1956 and joined the faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as an associate professor. He was promoted to professor in 1963.
In 1964, Dan was recruited to the biochemistry department at New York University but left after five years to join the biological chemistry department at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. After eight years, he was appointed chairman of the department. He served in this capacity until 1997 but remained an active member of the faculty and was named university distinguished service professor. In December 2008, he officially closed his laboratory.
Dan has had a truly amazing career. He made seminal contributions to our understanding of enzymology, lipid metabolism, adipocyte differentiation and the regulation of hunger and satiety. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Dan worked on the biotin-dependent propionyl-CoA carboxylase and later made important discoveries pertaining to the enzymatic mechanisms of this and other biotin carboxylases. Dan also made key contributions to our understanding of numerous other enzymes. One of the most noted is his work on acetyl-CoA carboxylase. He defined its enzymology, elucidated key components of its mechanism and made critical discoveries pertaining to its regulation and structure. Some of his accomplishments recently were summarized in a Journal of Biological Chemistry Classic.
Dan's scientific achievements have been recognized with his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1982) and the National Academy of Sciences (1987) and being named a fellow of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences (1996). He has received numerous awards, including the American Institute of Nutrition Mead Johnson Award (1966), the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology William C. Rose Award (1981) and an National Institutes of Health Method to Extend Research in Time award in 1990. In 2002, he received an honorary doctoral degree of humane letters from Iowa State University.
In addition to his research accomplishments, Dan has been a wonderful mentor and teacher. His kindness and scientific acumen meld into one of the most well-respected contemporary scientists. He loves to discuss scientific issues and to debate difficult interpretations that generally inspire new hypotheses. Every physician who trained at Hopkins from 1970 to 2006 remembers the "Lane Lectures" in metabolism. His teaching skills were recognized by the Hopkins community when he was awarded the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Professor's Award for Distinction in Teaching.
Dan also has been an important member of the ASBMB community. He was president of the society from 1990 to 1991, served on the JBC editorial board, was a member of the ASBMB Council and was program chairman.
So, Dan is closing his laboratory. But, fortunately, he will remain the supportive and intellectual resource we've always known him to be.
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They are useful because they are lightweight and hold water well, yet collapse for easy storage. On first use, some water will seep through the fabric but it becomes more watertight as it absorbs water, making each strand of fabric expand.
Very popular with campers, because it weighs only 1/2 lb. It also makes a great soft-sided pail to carry fruits and vegetables without bruising them. Measures 9" across and 10" high, and holds a full 2 U.S. gallons. Hand washable. Made in Canada.
Note: Even today, canvas drinking water bags are used in various parts of the world because evaporation from the exterior of the bag cools the water inside.

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ICD-10 Code S33.5XXS
Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, sequela
|Short Description:
|Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, sequela
|Long Description:
|Sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, sequela
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 S33.5XXS is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of sprain of ligaments of lumbar spine, sequela. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
Information for Medical Professionals
Convert S33.5XXS to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- 905.7 - Late effec sprain/strain (Approximate Flag)
Present on Admission (POA)
S33.5XXS is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement.
CMS POA Indicator Options and Definitions
|POA Indicator Code
|POA Reason for Code
|CMS will pay the CC/MCC DRG?
|Diagnosis was present at time of inpatient admission.
|Diagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admission.
|Documentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
|Clinically undetermined - unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.
|Unreported/Not used - Exempt from POA reporting.
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms:
- Complete tear, iliolumbar ligament
- Lumbar sprain
- Sprain of spinal ligament
Information for Patients
Spine Injuries and Disorders
Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. The vertebrae protect your spinal cord and allow you to stand and bend. A number of problems can change the structure of the spine or damage the vertebrae and surrounding tissue. They include
- Infections
- Injuries
- Tumors
- Conditions, such as ankylosing spondylitis and scoliosis
- Bone changes that come with age, such as spinal stenosis and herniated disks
Spinal diseases often cause pain when bone changes put pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. They can also limit movement. Treatments differ by disease, but sometimes they include back braces and surgery.
- Compression fractures of the back (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Foraminotomy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Kyphosis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Laminectomy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Lordosis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Spinal fusion (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Spine surgery - discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Spondylolisthesis (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Sprains and Strains
A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament. Ligaments are tissues that connect bones at a joint. Falling, twisting, or getting hit can all cause a sprain. Ankle and wrist sprains are common. Symptoms include pain, swelling, bruising, and being unable to move your joint. You might feel a pop or tear when the injury happens.
A strain is a stretched or torn muscle or tendon. Tendons are tissues that connect muscle to bone. Twisting or pulling these tissues can cause a strain. Strains can happen suddenly or develop over time. Back and hamstring muscle strains are common. Many people get strains playing sports. Symptoms include pain, muscle spasms, swelling, and trouble moving the muscle.
At first, treatment of both sprains and strains usually involves resting the injured area, icing it, wearing a bandage or device that compresses the area, and medicines. Later treatment might include exercise and physical therapy.
NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Ankle sprain - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Elbow sprain -- aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Foot sprain - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hamstring strain - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hip flexor strain -- aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Sprains (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Strains (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Tendon repair (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Wrist sprain - aftercare (Medical Encyclopedia)
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.


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Origami Evergreen is an Origami child theme that gives Origami a unique, earthy feel. It'd work great for green and organic brands. Just like Origami it's responsive and because of its Page Builder integration - you can use it for anything from a simple photo blog to a full business website.
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MILPITAS, Calif., January 16, 2014 – SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash storage solutions, today announced an investment in Nexenta Systems, a leader in the fast-growing software defined storage (SDS) market. Nexenta's software-only platform, NexentaStor, delivers high-performance, scalable and cost-effective storage solutions for both private and public cloud environments. The company has over 5,000 customer deployments with more than 800 petabytes of storage under management. Nexenta partners with key technology vendors, including Dell, Cisco and others, to support cloud deployments built on CloudStack and OpenStack solutions.
SDS solutions ease overall data management while improving application performance and lowering the total cost of ownership for datacenter operators by leveraging the ability of SDS to intelligently assign data to the most optimal storage hardware tier. Industry analysts have identified SDS as one of the hottest trends in enterprise storage.
"SDS and flash-based storage solutions are both complementary and disruptive technologies in the enterprise," said Sumit Sadana, executive vice president and chief strategy officer at SanDisk. "Together, these technologies offer the capability to deploy high-performance, scalable solutions with significantly improved total cost of ownership that customers are looking for. We are looking forward to collaborating with Nexenta to optimize SDS solutions for flash technology in enterprise applications."
"SanDisk and Nexenta have been leading in their respective segments in the industry with operational excellence, customer and partner intimacy and advanced technology innovation around a shared vision," said Tarkan Maner, chief executive officer at Nexenta. "We are excited to partner with industry leaders like SanDisk to revolutionize the enterprise storage market."
Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
SanDisk Ventures is an initiative launched by SanDisk in 2012 to invest $75 million over a three-year period in companies with promising technologies that extend the value proposition of flash-based solutions. By collaborating with SanDisk, these companies gain access to a broad product portfolio from a recognized leader in flash storage, world-class technical expertise, customer introductions and an expanded channel for their products and services.
SanDisk Ventures targets investments across the spectrum of flash storage – from companies with solutions that enhance enterprise storage applications to companies that develop consumer products.
SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company, is a global leader in flash storage solutions. For more than 25 years, SanDisk has expanded the possibilities of storage, providing trusted and innovative products that have transformed the electronics industry. Today, SanDisk's quality, state-of-the-art solutions are at the heart of many of the world's largest data centers, and embedded in advanced smart phones, tablets and PCs. SanDisk's consumer products are available at hundreds of thousands of retail stores worldwide. For more information, visit www.sandisk.com.
© 2014 SanDisk Corporation. All rights reserved. SanDisk and the SanDisk logo are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation, registered in the United States and other countries. Other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including expectations for markets, products and customers that are based on our current expectations and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate. Risks that may cause these forward-looking statements to be inaccurate include among others: the market demand for our products may grow more slowly than our expectations or our products may not be available in the capacities that we expect or perform as expected, or the other risks detailed from time-to-time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, our most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q and our annual report on Form 10-K. We do not intend to update the information contained in this news release.


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am very excited and overwhelmed, it was completely unexpected and I am very
grateful to have won and be representing Talladega County DHR and the State of
Alabama." Stated Ms. Painter.
Painter, an employee of the Talladega County DHR since June of 2006, was
nominated because she consistently goes above and beyond the call of duty as a
child abuse and neglect investigator and has been described as a "calming force
in the midst of crisis." Ms. Painter is often "on call" and works after hours
to ensure children are protected from further abuse and placed in a safe
are very proud of Holly and the work that she has done. It is a great
honor to have one of our CA/N Investigators to receive the State Employee of
the Year award," said Talladega DHR County Director Nicole Parker.
ceremony was attended by State Senator Jerry Fielding, DHR Commissioner Nancy
Buckner, local community partners, Talladega DHR employees, and members of Ms.
Painter's family. Brittany Crain with the State of Alabama Personnel Department
presented the Employee of the Year Award and Senator Fielding presented Ms.
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China Orb, online Chinese to English dictionary with nearly 1 million entries and plenty of excellent examples. The pin yin and pronunciation sound of Chinese wrods are provided. China Orb includes a lot of Chinese professional terms in many industries such as Medicine, Chemistry, Mechanism, Electricity, Computer, Economy, Law, Architecture. If you can not find satisfying translation elsewhere,try China Orb Chinese to English dictionary.
China Orb, online English to Chinese dictionary with more than 1 million entries and plenty of excellent examples. China Orb includes a lot of English professional terms in many industries such as Medicine, Chemistry, Mechanism, Electricity, Computer, Economy, Law, Architecture. If you can not find satisfying translation elsewhere,try China Orb English to Chinese dictionary.
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- 1 Search facilities in MediaWiki
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- 4 Search options
- 5 Other possibilities
- 6 Search engines
- 7 Administration Options
- 8 See also
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See also "Search result settings" section in the preferences.
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Template:Main from includes/DefaultSettings.php, apparently you have to look up your namespace table, because they are numbered...
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I would guess that -1 is the default settings.. and 0 is main namespace.. and 0 is off and 1 is on.


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September 20, 2008 in 2012, akkadian, antedeluvian cities, Ark, armageddon, Bible, city states, cosological incantation, creation, deluge, epic poetry, flood, Gilgamesh, God,Iraq, mespotamia, Near Eastern mythology, Nibiru, Noah, nuclear war, old Babylonian,political assembly, religion, Shurrpak, Sumeria, toothache, Uncategorized, war, worm | 1 comment
Sorry we're so late posting this translation. It first appeared on the web on several different sites in mid July of this year. This translation, according to three independant sources is authentic. Sadly, until someone of note is willing to go on the record, these fragments and the story of how they were stolen, deciphered and subsequently covered up will continue to lurk beneath the surface of credibility, enabling the powers that be to continue on with their hidden agenda.
July 2008
The holy migration across the heavens
The assembled Anunnaki
the gods of the apsu were assembled in the sacred places of old and new.
Ea, Ninki, Inanna and Utu,
Enlil beside Ninlil, Adad beside Ninhursag.
Mother Goddess, (unreadable) the wise Mammi
administered divine rights in the light of consecrated fires
while the womb goddess, Belet-ali was present.
The ordained fires, made pure with reeds, cedar and myrtle were burning in the appointed places.
Under the watchfulness, the stewardship of the men of renown, the ancient progenitors,
Umal's ancient progenitors administered the ordained fires.
At three and two points (unreadable) did the (unreadable) wise men make an offering of flour.
After the circle ritual, Umal, his nations and tribes took refuge.
At three and two points, places of (unreadable) on the way through the heavens,
Umal, his nations and tribes washed their hands,
learned the rites and rituals in these places (unreadable) throughout the holy migration.
There in those places, Umal, the nations of the earth and the tribes
were made clean again.
In those places, Umal was made clean in a purification bath,
fully immersed, he did emerge clean.
As the young men of Dilmun (unreadable)
readied the new ship, the new ships, the planned vessels,
Inscribed by Ut napishtim at the direction of Enlil on behalf of Ea,
were made ready in those designated places.
At two and three points (unreadable)
the brave young men of Dilmun readied the vessels
for the (unreadable) journey through the heavens, the holy migration.
The brave young men of Dilmun administered the (unreadable)
The second (unreadable) next (unreadable), the place of Umal's toil was prepared.
Abundance was bestowed on the land and in the seas
seed, cereals and fruit bearing trees were bestowed upon the land and fishes of all kind in the seas.
Under the firmament Umal shall (unreadable…unreadable…unreadable) not go.
The gods of the apsu, the assembled annunaki did decree:
To the heavens shall Umal look for his bread
and to the divine ordinances shall Umal find his justice.
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), 'Divan Japonais', 1893. Colour lithograph in black, orange, yellow and olive green ink. © The Trustees of the British Museum.
This exquisite exhibition of around 50 prints by the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), shows the glamour and style of 19th century Parisian theatre and studies of daily life. Here are a few of the works on display:
Described by a contemporary critic as 'the quintessential chronicler of Paris', the work of Toulouse-Lautrec immediately evokes the decadent atmosphere of fin-de siècle Paris. Through his prolific output of posters, theatre programmes and special edition prints, Lautrec effortlessly managed to combine the excitement of the cabaret with the poignant, shadowy private lives of prostitutes and their clients.
Divided into two sections, 'Public Passions' and 'Private Passions', this exhibition presents a selection from the British Museum's fine holdings of Toulouse-Lautrec's graphic work. 'Public Passions' presents striking images of the can-can dancer Louise Weber, known as La Goulue ('The Glutton') and 'Private Passions' shows how Lautrec portrayed the extremely private life of prostitutes with great sensitivity.
Read more about Toulouse-Lautrec on our biography page and you can also download a copy of our glossary of printmaking terms here:
'High Kicks & Low Life: Toulouse-Lautrec prints' is a British Museum tour, supported through the generosity of the Dorset Foundation.
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Torquay drew 0-0 at Shrewsbury to book a showdown with Stevenage in the League Two play-off final at Old Trafford on May 28.
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Torquay drew 0-0 at Shrewsbury to book a showdown with Stevenage in the League Two play-off final at Old Trafford on May 28.
The Gulls carried a 2-0 advantage into the semi-final second leg from last Saturday's encounter at Plainmoor, but Shrews simply failed to do enough on home soil to threaten the aggregate scoreline.
Graham Turner's side struggled to create a single opportunity of note - indeed it was the visitors who enjoyed the better of what chances there were at the Greenhous Meadow, Chris Zebroski and Gavin Tomlin going closest.
It proved a disappointing way for Shrews to mark their 125th anniversary and the pre-match balloons and cake failed to inspire a turnaround, leaving them to reflect on a third failed play-off campaign in five seasons having narrowly missed out on automatic promotion.
Torquay, who finished the regular season in sixth, are now 90 minutes from promotion to the third tier in only their second season back in the Football League, registering what would be an impressive turnaround since being relegated from League One in 2005.
Gulls boss Paul Buckle kept faith with the same XI who triumphed in the first leg, while Shrews counterpart Turner made just the one change - winger Lionel Ainsworth coming in for striker James Collins, who dropped to the bench.
Town skipper Ian Sharps proved his fitness after thigh and groin problems and the influential centre-back showed his worth after just five minutes, getting across to block Jake Robinson - on a six-month loan from Shrews but eligible to feature against his parent club - after he found himself bearing down on goal having dispossessed right-back Jermaine Grandison.
All in all, the opening quarter was a frantic, scrappy affair with no inch given by either side.
Torquay's Scott Bevan was only called upon to keep out a couple of speculative efforts while the visitors threatened but lacked cutting edge in the final third - most notably when Tomlin flashed a low teasing ball right across the face of goal.
Zebroski forced the game's first real save in the 33rd minute, turning Nicky Wroe 25 yards out and slamming a fierce drive goalwards which Ben Smith palmed to safety.
Shrewsbury, toothless in attack, certainly started the second half with much more purpose but it was Torquay who should have put the tie beyond doubt in the 50th minute.
As in the first half, Grandison was caught in possession and Eunan O'Kane sent Tomlin through, he turned Shane Cansdell-Sherriff but could only curl his effort wide of the far post.
It was a more open affair after the break, but still, neither keeper was being tested enough.
Grandison blocked Robinson's goalbound effort before Tomlin blazed another clear opening wide with 20 minutes remaining.
Wroe, former Torquay captain, drilled a long-range effort which forced Bevan to tip over in the 88th minute but it was far too little too late as Shrews finished the campaign with a real whimper.


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Multnomah Falls Footbridge
(Benson Footbridge)
Spanning the lower of two falls called Multnomah Falls on a pedestrian trail leading from the Multnomah Falls Lodge to the top of the falls, near the Historic Columbia River Highway, at milepost 32, Multnomah County, Oregon.
Date of Construction:
K. P. Biller, designing engineer, Oregon State Highway Department
Pacific Bridge Company, Portland, Robert L. Ringer, subcontractor
U.S. Forest Service, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
Present Use:
Pedestrian traffic
A reinforced-concrete arch pedestrian bridge over the Lower Multnomah Falls. One of the few bridges constructed on the highway strictly for pedestrian use.
Multnomah Falls (Benson) Footbridge
Samuel Lancaster once wrote of Multnomah Falls that, "the setting is ideal. It is pleasing to look upon; and in every mood, it charms like magic, it woos like an ardent lover; it refreshes the soul; and invites to loftier, purer things." Lancaster and his associates believed that the site was one of the most significant destinations along the planned route of the Historic Columbia River Highway. The falls lie within a sheer- walled geologic alcove, formed by repeated freezing of waterfall spray which seeped into cracks in the columnar basalt walls and broke loose small rock fragments. Because the wall is north facing, it retains moisture for much of the year and is covered with lush vegetation
Pioneers claimed that Multnomah Falls was at least 1000 feet in height: and popular literature of the early 1900s ranked it as second tallest in the United States. In 1916 the U.S. Geological Survey calculated that Multnomah Falls had a total drop of 620′. The main falls of 542′ drops over three basalt flows. A fourth flow causes the 69′ lower falls (there is 9′ vertical distance between falls). Taken together they are the fourth longest waterfall in the U.S. Lancaster and his colleagues believed Multnomah Falls, along with the surrounding landscape, required special attention for developing it as a destination for motorists.
No one knows for sure who named these cascades "Multnomah Falls." Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and other nineteenth-century explorers mentioned the falls in their journals, but none gave them a name. Lewis A. McArthur, in his Oregon Geographic Names suggested that a S. G. Reed may have been the first to apply a name to them with the idea of trying to popularize points along the Columbia for steamboat excursions. "Multnomah" comes from a sub-group of American Indians of the Chinookan tribe and also is the name of the county in which the falls are located. For years prior to construction of the Multnomah Falls Footbridge, at least as early 1883, a timber bowstring truss bridge spanned the falls at the present bridge's location. No doubt it was a favorite stop for passengers traveling on the nearby Oregon-Washington Railroad and navigation Co. (OWRN) main line running east from Portland, or on steamboat excursions up the Columbia. By at least 1891, the bridge was reinforced with additional timber bracing and cables but it vanished by 1899.
The Benson Bridge
One day while out at the site with Simon Benson Lancaster remarked to the wealthy Portland lumberman and good roads enthusiast, that it would "be nice if there were a footbridge across the lower waterfall, with a path up to and across it so that visitors could…look up at that magnificent waterfall above, then without moving look down on the lower one into the pool below." Benson asked what it might cost and Lancaster calculated the figures on the back of an envelope. Benson then wrote out a check for the amount and directed Lancaster to build it. The resulting footbridge is a 45′-0″ reinforced-concrete deck arch, 105′ above the lower Multnomah Falls. The location provides a spectacular view of the upper falls. Benson later purchased nearly 1,000 acres along the Columbia River, including 140 acres around Multnomah Falls which he gave to Portland for a city park.
In 1914, the Pacific Bridge Company of Portland received the contract to construct the Crown Point Viaduct and several bridges along the 16-mile-long "waterfalls section" of the Historic Columbia River Highway, from Shepperds Dell Bridge to Horsetail Falls Bridge. As was common practice, the firm subcontracted portions of the work to other companies. Robert Lee Ringer, who previously completed an electric fountain on the state capitol grounds in Salem and had just completed the reinforced-concrete portions of the 500′ viaduct at Crown Point subcontracted work on the Multnomah Falls Footbridge. Ringer reminisced in 1967 that the Pacific Bridge Company "was too large to be concerned with the little bridge over the falls, especially at the end of the season." As a "small-time contractor" who picked up "some lesser jobs along the highway" Ringer was ready and able to construct the bridge and finished it in the fall of 1914.
The Larch Mountain Trail
On January 28, 1915, Lancaster recommended to the Progressive Business Men's Club of Portland that someone should build a trail from the base of Multnomah Falls across the footbridge and then to the top of Larch Mountain, a distance of seven mites because it afforded a beautiful view of the region. The Club raised several hundred dollars to finance the trail, and Simon Benson and his son Amos S. Benson pledged another $3,000 for the fund. The United States Forest Service appropriated $1,500 and agreed to survey and build the trail as well as construct a lookout on the top of Larch mountain.
The Forest Service sent out locating crews in April 1915, but Bridal Veil Lumbering Company and Crown-Willamette Paper Company, who owned land surrounding the proposed trail, protested its location on the grounds that bringing people into the forests increased the risk of fires. Nevertheless, Forest Service officials assuaged the lumber interests fears by convincing them that the trail actually facilitated fire fighting and could help lessen timber. In July 1915, the companies granted right-of-way for the trail. By early October, the trail was dedicated at the Larch Mountain lookout.
Meanwhile, Simon Benson, purchased several tracts of land along the Columbia River's south bank to preserve them for recreational use. On Labor Day 1915 he donated land including Multnomah Falls and Wahkeena Falls to the city of Portland, and the parcel that later became Benson State Park. Still, land at the base of Multnomah Falls, near an OWRN siding, was out of his reach because the rail company held title to it. Finally, Portland Parks Superintendent C. P. Keyser persuaded the OWRN to donate the land for public use, but with the understanding that the city would build a lodge on the site.
On June 7, 1916, Multnomah Falls was the scene of what historian Ronald J. Fahl called "an elaborate and idealized pageant commemorating the history and lore of the Columbia Gorge and dedicating the highway itself." The Multnomah Falls Footbridge was part of the backdrop of the natural amphitheater in front of the falls that served as the setting. A crowd of 10,000 participated in ceremonies featuring the Portland Rose Festival Queen and her royal entourage of King Joy, Miss Columbia, maids-in-waiting, crown bearers and the like. Promoters, politicians and other dignitaries from throughout the Pacific Northwest participated in the HCRH's formal dedication.
The Multnomah Falls Lodge and Footpath
When the Historic Columbia River Highway opened in the Multnomah Falls section in 1915, it attracted concessionaires who catered to motorist's needs. In addition, some amenities were available at the nearby OWRN station house. Yet many early HCRH motorists wanted more. They were accustomed to having Sunday dinners of chicken, rabbit, or salmon at several places along the highway. These included Chanticleer Inn, Crown Point Chalet, Latourell Falls Chalet and its successor, Falls Villa, Bridal Veil Lodge, and Forrest Hall. Some even kept a few rooms for road weary travelers. So, in 1925 the city of Portland commissioned local architect A. E. Doyle to design a structure. Doyle had already completed several structures in Portland, including, the Multnomah County Central Public Library, the Meier and Frank Department Store, the U.S. National Bank Buildings and the Benson Hotel. He created a 2-1/2 story rustic masonry lodge for a site below the falls and near the highway. The firm of Waale-Shattuck constructed it for $40,000.
The lodge exterior was in the "Cascadian" style, using native split fieldstone laid irregularly and varying in shades from black and gray to brown and red. Its encounter English's form includes a steeply pitched cedar-shingled gable roof with dormers and massive chimneys. It was completed in 1925, and provided both meals and lodging for travelers (NOTE: There may be some confusion over the Multnomah Falls Lodge and the Multnomah Lodge. I think Dr. Hadlow is wrong, and that the lodge at the falls was always a day lodge. There was a Multnomah Lodge at the base of Mist Falls, about a mile west of Multnomah Falls, that, I think, did offer lodging. There is information on the Multnomah Lodge here and here ). By 1927, the building was enlarged, and in the next 65 years has undergone several remodeling, both inside and out, but still retains its original charm and character. Since World War II, it has provided meals ranging from simple snacks to elegant dining, and houses a gift shop: public restrooms and an interpretive center. The lodge is by no means "rustic" in the same sense as Civilian Conservation corps and Works Progress Administration buildings constructed in the gorge in the 1930s. Instead it has a sense of restrained elegance that catered to wealthy Portlanders who ventured out of the city in their motor cars to "rough it" the country
The lodge marks the beginning of the footpath that takes travelers to the Multnomah Falls Footbridge, to the top of the falls, and eventually another 6 miles to the top of Larch Mountain. The area between the lodge and the footbridge, along with adjoining stone walks, benches, and interpretive displays, has been remade and remodeled continually since the 1920s. Beginning in the late 1980s, Multnomah Falls Scenic Area came under the jurisdiction of the newly organized Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, with planning strategies for its future coordinated with similar U.S. Forest Service activities at other sites in the gorge.
Design and Description
The Multnomah Falls Footbridge is a reinforced-concrete structure consisting of one 45′-0″ parabolic barrel deck arch anchored into rock cliffs. Curtain walls are made of spandrel columns topped with arched curtain walls. Railings are constructed of precast cylindrical balusters and beveled rail caps. The height from deck surface to top of balustrades is 3′-6″. The top end of each 5″-diameter baluster is formed with halves of elliptical arches so that when assembled they created a course of miniature arches that echoed the spandrel walls. In addition, balusters were cast with additional collars, or astraddle, near their ends for added detail. Total length of the structure is about 52′.
Original designs for the Multnomah Falls Footbridge called for constructing a Melan arch over Lower Multnomah Falls, consisting of a light steel frame surrounded by concrete. It was an advantageous alternative because the structures construction made centering unnecessary. Nevertheless, those involved in its design found upon further investigation that the cost of the steel frame was considerably higher than simple reinforcing. Further, the advantage of not having to erect falsework was reduced when plentiful free lumber became available after completion of the nearby West and East Multnonah Falls Viaducts and the Multnomah Creek Bridge on the Historic Columbia River Highway.
Robert Ringer, the subcontractor, wrote that "the bridge had to be built 135 feet in the air above the base of operations at the foot of the lower falls. It was straight up a rocky cliff" he added with "water dashing over one side of it. It was a wild tangle of Nature and we had to climb on our hands and knees to reach the building site. We installed an aerial trolley operated by horses to put up all the materials." He fashioned a simple a wooden trussed arch bridge to suspend the formwork for the footbridge.
Ringer added, "one day when the job was nearly completed, Mr. Benson Jr. (Amos S. Benson) visited us; and I asked him if it would be all right if I put my name on the bridge in the concrete as is done on famous projects. He readily gave assent." But, "when the bridge was completed, Mr. Benson, some friends, and the engineer of the Pacific Bridge Co. visited the site and we had a general jollification and everybody was happy except the bridge company engineer." The company representative "concealed his wrath from the guests, but he was furious to see my name on the bridge. After all, I was only a sub-contractor." Ringer had not yet been paid for his work and to assuage the engineer's anger he agreed "without any fussing to cement over the offensive letters." But when he "was alone and attending to the last chores. (He) cleaned up the lettering and smeared it lightly with wet clay–to which cement will not adhere permanently–and carefully troweled the place over to match the rest of the deck." Ringer did not again visit Multnomah Falls and the footbridge for two years. Baby that time the winter frosts had done their Work and routed out the inscription, which reads-"R. L. Ringer, 1914."
The designer, K. P. Billner, used a combination of steel lacing and plates for the arch reinforcing and steel bar for the deck, spandrel columns and the railings. His skeleton for the barrel arch consisted of five ribs of lacing forming the vertical components of four compartments. The intrados surface of the arch, or bottoms of these compartments consisted of "3 Rib hybrid" plates, while the extrados surface was made of steel straps. Glenn S. Parson, Bridge Engineer for the Oregon State Highway Department speculated about the reinforcing in the spandrel columns in 1944. He wrote that "the 'two-rib' and 'three-rib' studs shown (in a construction drawing) as reinforcing for the spandrel columns are undoubtedly a Truscon Steel Company product." He went on to write that "about the time this bridge was built, thin partition walls were quite the fashion in building construction, and they often used an expanded metal vertical stud on which metal lath were attached and then plastered over." He suspected that the spandrel column reinforcement in the Multnomah Falls Footbridge Were these studs.
Billner also designed the Multnomah Creek Bridge, a reinforced-concrete road bridge at Multnomah Falls. Unlike the other reinforced-concrete arches on the HCRH that take the form of ribbed deck arches with spandrel columns, this 67- foot span is a barrel arch both solid spandrel galls. Both the road bridge and the footbridge receive heavy use at what is one of the most popular scenic areas in the state of Oregon.
Repair and Maintenance
Maintenance records on the Multnomah Falls Footbridge are incomplete through the mid 1930s. In July 1937, there was some concern over the unstable nature of the handrails on the span, and a year later they were repaired. On 29 July 1939, the city of Portland relinquished its land holdings and by 1943 its buildings in the Columbia River Gorge. It deeded Benson Park to the state and gave all land south of the OWRN right-of-way to the U.S. Forest Service. This included Multnomah Falls, the Multnomah Falls Lodge, and the footpath. They became additions to Columbia Gorge Park, which the Forest Service had formed in December 1915. In 1944 Assistant Regional Forester James Frankland corresponded with Oregon State Highway Department personnel concerning the U.S. Forest services plans for some repair work on the bride's handrails and spandrel columns. Maintenance on the Benson Bridge from then to the present is unknown, but it has been regularly looked after as indicated by its generally clean appearance and evidence of recent deck work.
Excerpted from Historic American Engineering Record, Multnomah Falls Footbridge (Benson Footbridge), HAER 0R-OR-36-I.
Historian: Robert W. Hadlow, Phd., September 1995.
Transmitted by: Lisa M. Pfueller, September, 1996.


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The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is an integral part of the University of Lethbridge. Our computer science, math, and statistics faculty and instructors are top of the line, with credentials to rival other universities in and outside of Canada. We offer a Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree in Applied Statistics, Computer Science, and Mathematics. Both Master's and Doctoral levels of study are also available. Department faculty are currently working with students studying at each of these levels, many of whom are graduate students from all over the world.
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A high GPA opens the door for you in the fourth year of your undergraduate degree to opt to complete an undergraduate thesis course. The "Honours Thesis" designation on your degree is considered quite an accomplishment! In addition to the Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree, we also offer graduate work at the Master's and Doctoral levels.
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One of the University of Lethbridge's former mathematics professors, Dr. Dragos Ghioca, was instrumental in establishing the University of Lethbridge's involvement in PIMS. The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science became a member of PIMS in 2012, and is now a satellite office of the group. Dr. Amir Akbary is the site director and Barb Hodgson (dept admin support) is the site administrator.
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Citing Sources. After due consideration, ordered Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills, in book form. My pal Kathy listened to me drone on and on making the argument for both the e-download and then the print book. She'd rather have the print book but confessed to loving a print book in the lap and making notes all over it. I use sticky post notes because I just can't bring myself to write in books. Crazy, huh? Luckily, I found a 30% off coupon and bought the real book. Maybe later I'll also get the e-book so that I can have access on the run.... whenever I get a new laptop.
Plus! Did not know about citation generating web sites. I imagine they have their difficulties but wonder if they might be OK for simple citations. And what about more complex ones? Any opinions?
FamilySearch. Have been reading blog posts and I see that I'm not the only one having trouble keeping up with changes over there. What a great site and resource they have. I just never feel very comfortable using it, not that that stops me at all from plunging in.
Seems to me that stuff isn't where I left it and I have trouble finding my way back again. It really does help to know that they do move and change a lot because now I know that it's not always me... although it might be:) Am now keeping all their web addresses labeled in a Favorites folder. Maybe that will help.
Am still striving to learn how to use FamilySearch by reading everything I can get my hands on and looking at the Wiki when I remember to. Told my pal Kathy about the Wiki and she's learned a lot there too... although she couldn't find her way to it until we googled "FamilySearch Wiki", and saw it here.
March is my month for focusing on education and especially webinars... and FamilySearch education is at the top of the list.
And what's with the two week limit on remembering your sign in? Couldn't it just renew that two weeks every time you go back?
Am I being picky?
Digging Deeper. This might be a theme going around lately, but every day I see how this work really does benefit from digging deeper. What that means for me is digging deeper into the records and taking time with them. And it also means looking more closely at all the media materials I already have.
I'm trying hard to take more time with my writing, not that you all can probably tell:) It's just a behind the scenes fine-tuning and tweaking that's going on. I understand that every post is another opportunity for me to work with the materials at hand and think about the implications in the lives of the ancestors.
Thanks for reading:)
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Columbus to host worldwide sea traffic tracking experiment
ESA's Columbus module on the International Space Station is being fitted with experimental hardware to track the passage of ships across the world's oceans. A pair of European-built signal receivers designed for wide-area vessel detection are being ferried to the orbital outpost aboard Japan's newly-launched H-II Transfer Vehicle.
The aim is to demonstrate space-based ship monitoring techniques which can then serve as the basis of operational services via satellite constellations.
Open ocean blind spots
All international ships over 300 tonnes, cargo vessels over 500 tonnes and passenger carriers of every size are mandated to carry Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponders which provide constantly-updated identification and navigation data.
The AIS system enables port authorities and coast guards to track seagoing traffic, but its VHF signals have a horizontal range of just 40 nautical miles (74 km). This means that AIS data is only available within coastal zones or on a ship-to-ship basis.
Traffic on the open ocean therefore represents a worrying blind spot to maritime and security organisations. But while AIS signals propagate only a short distance horizontally they do travel much further vertically – all the way up to space, where they can be picked up by satellite.
Overcoming signal collisions
The problem is that AIS operates on a similar basis to mobile phone systems: ships within signal range form 'self-organising cells' within which they coordinate automatic sharing of frequencies. When looking down on the ocean from orbit however many of these cells become visible simultaneously, leading to numerous transmission collisions.
So the challenge of the COLAIS (Columbus AIS) project has been to develop sophisticated receivers which can de-scramble AIS messages as well as take account of Doppler shifting caused by rapid orbital motion relative to the sea surface.
One receiver has been developed by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) – also serving as the project's prime contractor – with Norwegian firm Kongsberg Seatex as subcontractor, and the second by Luxembourg-based company LuxSpace.
In-orbit demonstration
"Both groups are participating in various Agency AIS activities, with these receivers developed as an In-Orbit Demonstration project of ESA's General Support Technology Programme," says Frederic Teston, Head of ESA's Systems and Engineering Support Division. "This involves providing the European space sector with flight opportunities to prove new hardware. In this case the receivers were completed at a very rapid pace to reach orbit, the project having kicked-off only one year ago."
The International Space Station (ISS) represents an ideal platform for testing AIS receivers due to its orbit: its 400 km altitude is low enough to give a high probability of ship detection and it also passes across many of the world's most densely populated shipping lanes.
Norway's NORAIS and Luxembourg's LUXAIS receivers are due to reach Columbus when the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) docks with the ISS next week. They will be connected to an AIS antenna constructed by the ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) community and attached to Columbus with connecting hardware designed by Astrium. This equipment is scheduled to be flown to the Station by Shuttle on 12 November then installed on the Columbus exterior on a subsequent spacewalk.
The two receivers will be swapped every three months over a two year period. "They have several features," explains Karsten Strauch, ESA COLAIS project manager. "NORAIS and LUXAIS will demonstrate AIS message reception and decoding, as well as signal sampling as the basis of worldwide electromagnetic density maps, helping to plan future mission designs and strategies."
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The general form of such a method is as follows: public void removeTypeListener(TypeListener el) Here, Type is the name of the event and el is a reference to the event listener. For example, to remove a keyboard listener, you would call removeKeyListener( ). The methods that add or remove listeners are provided by the source that generates events. For example, the Component class provides methods to add and remove keyboard and mouse event listeners. Event Listeners A listener is an object that is notified when an event occurs. It has two major requirements. First, it must have been registered with one or more sources to receive notifications about specific types of events. Second, it must implement methods to receive and process these notifications. The methods that receive and process events are defined in a set of interfaces found in java.awt.event. For example, the MouseMotionListener interface defines two methods to receive notifications when the mouse is dragged or moved. Any object may receive and process one or both of these events if it provides an implementation of this interface. Event Classes At the core of Java's event handling mechanism are the classes that represent events. In this article I will introduce the various event classes. At the root of the Java event class hierarchy is EventObject, which is in java.util. It is the superclass for all events. Its one constructor is shown here: EventObject(Object src):- Here, src is the object that generates this event. EventObject contains two methods: getSource( ) and toString( ). The getSource( ) method returns the source of the event. Its general form is as follows: Object getSource( ) toString( ) method returns the string equivalent of the event. AWTEvent is a class defined within the java.awt package. This class is a subclass of EventObject. It is the superclass (either directly or indirectly) of all AWT-based events are handled by the delegation event model. It has a getID( ) method that can be used to determine the type of the event. The prototype of this method is as follows: int getID( ) The package java.awt.event defines several types of events that are generated by various user interface elements. Following are some of the important classes:- ActionEvent -- Generated when a button is pressed, a list item is double-clicked, or a menu item is selected. AdjustmentEvent -- Generated when a scroll bar is manipulated. ComponentEvent -- Generated when a component is hidden, moved, resized, or becomes visible. ContainerEvent -- Generated when a component is added to or removed from a container. FocusEvent -- Generated when a component gains or loses keyboard focus. InputEvent -- Abstract super class for all component input event classes. ItemEvent -- Generated when a check box or list item is clicked; also when a choice selection is made or a checkable menu item is selected or deselected. KeyEvent -- Generated when input is received from the keyboard. MouseEvent -- Generated when the mouse is dragged, moved, clicked, pressed, or released; also generated when the mouse enters or exits a component. MouseWheelEvent -- Generated when the mouse wheel is moved. TextEvent -- Generated when the value of a text area or text field is changed. WindowEvent -- Generated when a window is activated, closed, deactivated, deiconified, iconified, opened, or quit. Sources of Events Some of the event sources are as follows: Button -- Generates action events when the button is pressed. Checkbox -- Generates item events when the check box is selected or deselected. Choice -- Generates item events when the choice is changed. List -- Generates action events when an item is double-clicked; generates item events when an item is selected or deselected. Menu Item -- Generates action events when a menu item is selected; generates item events when a checkable menu item is selected or deselected. Scrollbar -- Generates adjustment events when the scroll bar is manipulated. Textcomponents -- Generates text events when the user enters a character. Window -- Generates window events when a window is activated, closed, deactivated, deiconified, iconified, opened, or quit. Event Listener Interfaces Some of the Event listener interfaces are as follows: ActionListener -- Defines one method to receive action events. AdjustmentListener -- Defines one method to receive adjustment events. ComponentListener -- Defines four methods to recognize when a component is hidden, moved, resized, or shown. ContainerListener -- Defines two methods to recognize when a component is added to or removed from a container. FocusListener -- Defines two methods to recognize when a component gains or loses keyboard focus. ItemListener -- Defines one method to recognize when the state of an item changes. KeyListener -- Defines three methods to recognize when a key is pressed, released, or typed. 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Partner Highlight: Very Small Science Creating Very Big Ideas at the Maine Discovery Museum!
Since the arrival of the Nano exhibition, the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, ME has been working hard to create a lot more excitement about nano science, engineering, and technology! The Maine Discovery Museum (MDM) is the largest children's museum North of Boston. It has 28,000 square feet of exhibit space and serves about 60,000 visitors a year.
In addition to the NISE Net Nano exhibition, the education and exhibits departments are collaborating to make connections to existing exhibits and activities through the use of graphic molecules and by introducing a special nano-themed treasure hunt. MDM has also made a few fun (and cheap!) additions to their Nano gallery, such as painting the associated walls green and purple (with paint left over from another project) and using supplementary visuals like posters (in green and purple frames) and graphics.
Director of Education, Trudi Plummer, shared that "to add visual movement and the ever important (for a children's museum) sense of whimsy and wonder we [MDM] decided to paint some "free floating" molecules. Our facilities manager loved this paint project so much that he keeps finding new, creative formations and surprising locations for these graphics. Now, every morning I'm on the lookout for a new molecule peeking out from somewhere or he gleefully asks me if I found the latest molecule." Trudi elaborated that this graphic project eventually lead to the decision to use the molecules as a visual hint to other nano-related content already on the museum floor. They've implemented a nano scavenger hunt for visiting school groups and they highlight other nano-related activities and challenges that take place away from the main Nano exhibition with this special graphic "clue." This year, MDM is looking forward to hosting their NanoDays 2013 event in the Nano exhibition, so we'll all have to be on the lookout for more and more molecules!
If you want to learn more about the Maine Discovery Museum's nano work, contact Trudi Plummer.


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5 Random Injustices In Baseball For The Last 27 Years
Wednesday, Nov.21/2012
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I am hoping that baseball decides to use more INSTANT REPLAY in the near future as it would aid the umpires from making calls that everyone in this planet knows are wrong except for them. In four of the injustices I am talking about here it might have changed the landscape of the outcome. The reason I am writing about these is that it is important to never forget the history of the game. Baseball has changed so much in the past 25-30 years and should continue to evolve with the modern times. We have so much technology and resources at our disposal, that we should be able to cut down on the amount of injustices that occur because of Human Error. We Will count these errors back from #5 to #1 in amount of craziness. Read the rest of this entry


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1950 Champions. (from left to right): Hilliard Fann, Coach George Edwards, Jimmy Burns, Garland Dishman, William Talbott, Joe Ed Dawson, James J. Hayes, Dempsey Hale, W.H. Davis. 1950 January 25
1950 Novice Champions. (from left to right) James Fisher, Lexington, light-heavyweight; Edward Martin, Lexington, middleweight; Russell McNeal, Lexington, lightweight; LeRoy Garvin, Kentucky State College, heavyweight; Charles Kennedy, Greendale, bantamweight. 1950 January 25
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|View Poll Results: Well, what do you think?
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|Yes, but only if they're as hunky as Athrun or Kira!
|Yes, but only if they're as saccharine sweet as Aigis!
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|2009-09-09, 08:54
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Age: 38
Of Coordinators, Anti-shadows and more.
All right people. I'm going to ask some really really tough questions, so listen up.
All the ideas mentioned below are considered remotely scientifically possible, just a matter of when.
They all encompass the idea of humanity, or "what would happen if these were to happen?" After all, cyborgs were so '80s, they are in existence today. Did you know that if your grandfather (or anyone else for that matter), has at least 2 artificial, electronic implants, that's enough to warrant one as part-cyborg? So just a pacemaker and a hearing aid (in-ear, at least) is enough to qualify?
OK, that's so old already. What I want to discuss are the following.
1. Genetically enhanced human beings
With the advent of stem cell technology, this is possibly something that could happen in the future, provided that we have ultra-liberal governments all the way, that would be far far far more liberal than anything we have in the US today (maybe the Social Democrats in Germany would be closer to it.)
However, those of you who watched Gundam Seed, that "boyband-in-space" series (as I've taken a liking to calling it) would know that they have enhanced traits including faster learning, and stronger and faster bodies that are virtually immune to diseases.
Thus, creating another race altogether that is over and above cultural races like Chinese, Japanese, European, Jew, Hispanic, Indian, African-American... and the list goes on. And moreover, it'd take at least 3 generations before it'd die down, IF they all marry within the circle. Or else.
So, with that, at least one researcher in Korea has acknowledged the possibility of such a situation. What's your take on this? Will you welcome such people? Will you abhor them? Or will you just stay away?
2. Androids
Closer to reality.
From this stocky, cubey one,
to this familiar one,
Getting there,
and something far more realistic
to a caring one (albeit, probably programmed, though we do see some flexibility)
and finally, one with REAL emotions. (that she gets along the way.)
Six different androids, six different faces, and six different levels of development. All the way to level 4, they are kinda all real (yes, even the Star Trek one has been reproduced in Korea). We would then likely move to Stage 5 and finally, 6.
BUT WAIT. As undeniably cute Aigis is, what if they were to have so much emotions, they begun rioting? Would it cause an upheaval like Tiananmen?
And besides, what would happen if they displace organic humans like you and me, like I, Robot? (though that's robots, not androids)
Or, what if an android were to head a state? The UN? Could we suffer, or can we prosper with them? It's your call...
(I'll add more as I go along..)
|2009-09-09, 09:11
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Well they have got to be weak in some way. Therefore they are just like the rest of us.
Those no-lifers working on the HGP (yes no-lifers, they GAVE their life to the project) have determined that we ONLY have 30,000 genes, so which means that each gene can perform multiple functions. The large number of base pairs came from 30,000! combinations. And because base pair came from opposite complementary DNA and RNA strands, it is impossible to have all the positive traits in a single human being. Coords are CLOSEST to being perfect humans, but they are not.
Besides, mutation can occur. Gamma radiation is known to cause deformity, maybe because it is able to break up the strands at their molecular level, and through natural hydrogen bonding, the strands bond with other broken parts irregularly (THIS IS JUST MY THEORY. PLEASE CORRECT IF I AM WRONG), thus naturals are also able to mutate into Coords if done correctly.
Though I am undoubtedly jealous of my peers who are stronger and smarter than I, I am not against them. It is their gift, and it is theirs to make use of, something which I can covet but can never get.
Genetic engineering should be used to create cuter girls and prettier moekkos, not another race of super-intelligent beings.
|2009-09-09, 09:23
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Second one - Rickroll!
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So, would YOU?
|2009-09-09, 11:56
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Age: 62
The mechanics and hardware for androids are moving along faster than research into AI. Sentience is part of the class of Hard Problems. I tend to think the AI problem can, in principle, be solved but it isn't just a matter of faking it or programming enough IF statements. Neural core simulations show promise but we're still playing with Legos rather than building skyscrapers. My suspicion is that the first true self-motivated androids will have a core system of organic neural tissue (brainzzz). They will have to be *taught* (educated) and *raised* (given a value system).
Genetic enhancement (or at least *repair*) is already happening but on an individual basis. I think if you told a general population that certain problems (e.g. obesity) could be eliminated with it -- they'd be onboard for that. So, "super race" is likely to happen incrementally rather than as a concerted task, and the benefits likely spread throughout the population. Eliminating acne would be high on any teenager's list I assume
It isn't possible to be "immune to disease" (that's where we move into High Fantasy)... viruses are superb at mutating and adapting. We can eliminate a lot of the old weaknesses - but there will always be a response.
The poll doesn't seem to actually be asking a question or providing meaningful answers though... incomplete sentences and not enough nouns?
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Ok, that's something to think about. So, in your opinion, how far in android technology should we go before we need to apply the brakes? We're already at Stage 4 (in first post), so how far?
|2009-09-09, 13:34
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heh.. I don't think any brakes need to be applied. Android mechanics research directly feeds into prosthetics advancement for the disabled. The AI sentience problem means its still quite a long way before anyone would let a 100 pound appliance wander around a household unsupervised while it tries to navigate the chaos of cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc.
As my systems begin to fail, I'd be quite interested in any "cyborg" replacement prosthetics that were available... however, regrowing new organics with stem cell research may end up being the best solution for failing organs (and revitalizing the brain with stem cell related injections that won't screw up the existing matrix).
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So, whether I'll accept it really depends on how the situation unfolds. If the Co-ordinators just suddenly announce their presence on the media, then after the shock, we'll have to accept that the rice has already been cooked.
|2009-09-09, 23:52
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Segregation. (and Apartheid.)
No joke here, man. It's a preemptive strike, the nationalists will tell you.
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