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In 2018, we will see developments in technology, space, medicine and science amongst other innovations. Here is part two of the developments we can look forward to in 2018:
1. Scientists to drill into the earth's mantle
Japan is planning on leading an expedition no one has ever attempted. Japan's Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) plans to drill through 6 kilometers of oceanic crust to reach the earth's mantle for the first time. Researchers from JAMSTEC conducted a preliminary study in the waters of Hawaii in September 2017 and in 2018 they will be continuing with the expedition in order to find out how the earth was formed and more about its chemical composition.
2. World sales of electric cars will reach 2 million
Electronic cars reached global sales of 141 000 in November 2017 increasing the percentage growth to 75% from the previous year. Total sales for 2017 were around 1.2 million. Nextbigfuture says China's electric car sales were 84,000 in November 2017, almost double the figure in 2016. Their recorded market share in November was 3%. With the average of global electric car sales at 166,667, Nextbigfigure predicts that this would be enough to reach 2 million electric cars in 2018.
3. Robots will assist in complex surgeries
Last year, surgeons from the Maastricht University Medical Center in The Netherlands completed the first robot-assisted supermicrosurgery. The robot was used to stitch vessels measuring as small as 0.3 millimeters in order to treat lymphedema in a patient. Many surgeons would not even attempt this delicate surgery and this was the first time a robot was used to assist. 2018 will see a lot more robot assisted surgeries.
4. Japan will land an unmanned probe on the moon
Not to be left behind in space exploration, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plan to land an unmanned spacecraft on the Moon this year. They will be the fourth country to do so after former Soviet Union, the United States, and China. India also plans to the do the same. Currently only the USA has managed to land a human being on the moon.
5. WiFi will be readily available to many more individuals and households
There are already a lot more WiFi spots around the country and the world. This year will see a big move away from service providers focusing on big business and companies to providing WiFi to individuals and households. Research commissioned by AirTies found that most people in US and the UK would consider upgrading or paying extra for premium WiFi that improves performance throughout the entire home. There are already many SA government initiatives designed to bring WiFi to many areas around South Africa.
6. Male birth control pills will become commercially available
Men will now be active participants in family planning in 2018, which is long overdue. Male contraceptive pills and gels are expected to be commercially available this year. The gel works by being injected into the sperm duct to form a filter barrier to prevent flow of sperms while the pill neutralises chemical functions in the head of the sperm to prevent it from penetrating an egg.


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NASHVILLE (AP) – A Nashville judge suggested on Wednesday that someone from the Department of Children's Services should go to jail for making extensive redactions to the records of children who died.
Judge Carol McCoy earlier this year ruled that the department had to release to the media the records of children who died or nearly died after DCS was supposed to be helping them. She authorized some redactions, but a recent batch of 44 files blacked out a lot of other information as well.
The Tennessean reports that at a court hearing on Wednesday, McCoy equated the redactions with contempt of court because they ignored her specific orders about what the agency was supposed to black out.
"You find this court a commissioner or assistant commissioner, someone big enough to tell me they are the ones who didn't follow the order," McCoy said. "I need the name of the person responsible . someone who needs to sit in the pokey."
DCS attorney Doug Dimond defended the redactions as being done in good faith to protect extremely sensitive material.
"We're not trying to play hide the ball here," he said.
The state attorney general's office had argued in court filings that the additional redactions were required to protect juvenile court records and medical information.
They argued that it was not enough to black out the names of people and places because The Tennessean newspaper was able to use other information in thae files to determine the identities of some of the children.
The evidence given for that was that The Tennessean had written articles about some of the children and contacted some of their relatives. However, nothing in the filing from the attorney general's office suggests that attorneys there had direct knowledge of how The Tennessean obtained the children's identities.
McCoy ordered DCS to go back and restore the information that was not supposed to be removed from the original 44 files as well as another 50 files released on Wednesday. The revised records must be ready by July 5.
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Its been over three years since last i stop by this site. Honestly i forgot all about it. My bad. So for a long overdue update on my hexapod project:
After years of designing and redesigning both the mechanical and the intelligence i have arrived at a solution that does what i wanted it to do.
Its a hexapod, 2DOF per leg. The head has 2DOF also which is an important part of the intelligence.
The head contains ultrasonic and light intensity sensors. It goal in life is to move forward looking for the strongest light source it can find, while avoiding physical obstacles using the ultrasonic sensor.
The logic is implemented in a Microchip controller (PIC18F4520). Its a serialized approach the AFSM subsumption architecture as proposed by Dr Brooks in a series of articles(collected into book form, "Cambrian Intelligence")
The goal of the project was always to create a "lifelike" machine, or a "Creature" to use the artificial life term. The ultimate test for my project was to demonstrate it to some students of mine, without any robotic know-how or understanding of its construction to gauge their reactions. It was a delight to see some of them basically wanting to "play" with it like a pet, jumping in front of it to make it turn away from them (introducing obstacles for the robot to navigate around. The ultimate satisfaction for me was to hear some of them comment that they felt "sorry" for it when it got stuck in a corner and could not find its way out.
In conclusion; I have uploaded two videos on Youtube, and I have a website with some pictures and some short description of its design. Neither is of very good quality but they give some basic representation of my work.
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I read lots of comments on the blogs and forums about CCDE exam changes. People think that CCDE Practical exam is going to change by July 2016.
Guys, be relax. CCDE Practical/Lab exam is not going to change , Cisco will not add any vendor specific SDN technologies into the CCDE Practical exam.
But in July 2016, Datacenter, Automation, SDN topics (Cisco call them emerging technologies) will be added to the exam.
And of course some of the questions will be about Cisco ACI as well. But of course not configuration parameters or low level details of the solution.
I expect more conceptual things which look after why things are done rather than how they are done.
- Why ACI should be used ?
- Which environment ACI makes more sense more ?
- How it can be deployed with the legacy datacenter architecture together ?
- Why companies would like to have private Cloud and the Private or Public datacenters ?


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Members of the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office Special Enforcement Unit will be conducting a traffic safety checkpoint Saturday from 9 P.m. to 11 p.m. The checkpoint will be held at S.C. 46 and S.C. 170 in the eastbound lane.
This public safety checkpoint will be conducted to enforce all South Carolina state laws, with emphasis on violations related to driver's licenses, vehicle registrations and insurance, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Drivers passing through the checkpoint will be asked to produce their driver's license, registration and proof of insurance for their vehicle. To report crime, citizens can call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC (274-6372) or text the word TIPSC with a message to CRIMES (274637).


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NEW YORK — There is only one thing missing from Niveen Rasheed's incredible career at Princeton: an NCAA tournament victory.
She hopes to change that this season.
Three times, Rasheed has seen the Tigers reach the NCAAs and come away empty, including last season's three-point loss to Kansas State. She doesn't want it to be four straight.
"When we were freshman, it was just, `Wow, we're happy to be in the NCAA tournament,"' Rasheed said. "But now if we don't win a game, it definitely would be a huge disappointment."
The Ivy League hasn't had much success in the NCAAs with Harvard earning the only tournament victory for the conference -- the upset of No. 1 Stanford back in 1998.
"She and the other seniors are so hungry for that first tournament win," Princeton coach Courtney Banghart said. "The culture has definitely changed here that we expect to win now. This senior class wants to be the first to do it."
Making the NCAAs for a fourth straight year isn't a given. After all, the Tigers have 11 games left to play in the conference. But if past years are any indication, a fourth straight league title is merely a formality.
The Tigers (12-5, 3-0 Ivy) have won 27 straight conference games -- the fourth-longest active streak in the country -- and 49 of the past 50. The lone blemish was a loss against Harvard in 2011. Rasheed didn't play in that game after she suffered an ACL injury earlier in the season. She also missed Princeton's NCAA tournament loss to Georgetown that year.
"I think she's the best we've ever had," Banghart said. "What she's done is lead the best team in Ivy history for four years and led us in every offensive category."
Rasheed is in rare company as Princeton is 30-0 in Ivy games that she's played in. She's one of only 20 players in the country since 1999 to be undefeated in conference play with at least 30 victories according to STATS. She's arguably the most talented player on that list. But she also is one of the few who hasn't won a NCAA tournament game.
That fact bothers Rasheed. She didn't get much sleep after the Tigers lost to Kansas State.
"It's the only goal that's on everyone's minds this year," Rasheed said. "It's the only thing that's been missing. We worked so hard last season. We accomplished almost all our goals, but we didn't get that win. We ended our season in disappointment. The past three years, we've been upset with the final outcome."
Rasheed spent the offseason improving her game. She worked on being a more consistent shooter and is averaging 16.6 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists this year.
"Niveen is such a special player for what she does on both ends of the court, and the passion, leadership and intensity she brings to our program on a daily basis," Banghart said. "Niveen is a winner because of how she goes about her work. She's a great player on a great team and is most deserving of the recognition she continues to earn."
Rasheed also had to adapt to a new offensive system as Banghart decided to put in a new scheme this season.
"Most coaches would think I was crazy to go with something completely new, but it fits this team better," Banghart said.
The Tigers took a little while to adjust to the new offense, dropping games at Marist, Delaware, UCLA, DePaul and Villanova -- all five have a good shot to make the NCAA tournament.
But the new system may help them in the long run and that's what matters most. No Ivy team has come within nine points of the Tigers during their run. That doesn't give them much of a competitive edge when preparing for a talented foe in the NCAAs.
Sensing the potential problem, Banghart strengthened her male practice squad this season. While the Tigers were off for three weeks for exams, they scrimmaged the men almost every day. They didn't come away with any wins.
"The girls haven't beaten the guys yet this year and that really sticks with them," Banghart said. "We hope that they will have them more ready for the tournament."
That would result in a win completing Rasheed's resume and career at Princeton.
"That would be the ultimate," she said.
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Editor's note: Princeton coach Banghart is a New Hampshire native. She attended Souhegan High School and Dartmouth College and, up until last year, held the high school girls soccer record for career goals — broken by Somersworth's Rachel Hill.


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New Car Review
2014 Lexus IS 250 and IS 350: New Car Review
The 2014 Lexus IS 250 -- along with its buffer brother, the 2014 IS 350 -- faces a difficult task. It competes against polished, entry-level luxury sedans like the BMW 3-Series, Infiniti G37 and Mercedes C-Class, in a segment that depends on social status as much as it does on amenities, driving performance and sharp handling. It's hard to get a foot in that door -- and Lexus has been trying since the IS first came out in 2001.
The 2014 models represent Lexus's strongest, most focused attempt yet to challenge leading rivals. Outside, the IS sedan's updated lines give a bold, purposeful look. Inside, it offers new features meant to excite luxury sedan buyers. After all, entry-level luxury cars are all about giving shoppers a taste of the upscale car world -- and that's easily done with a list of standard features that outshines the competition.
But it's not all about appearance and amenities. Entry-level luxury sedan buyers also look for a top-notch driving experience. Handling has to be razor-sharp. And many of the IS's rivals are tuned for track driving, even if they're unlikely to ever spend a day there.
To that end, there's no doubt the IS still has a little work to do. While it's a big step up from its predecessor, the IS can't quite match the poise of its top rivals on a circuit. But that doesn't mean Lexus's latest sedan fails to provide a great all-around car for shoppers who want a bold new luxury vehicle with a sporty flair.
Comfort & Utility
Just like last year, the 2014 Lexus IS sedan offers two versions: the IS 250 and the more powerful IS 350. Both come standard with rear-wheel drive, while all-wheel drive is optional. For 2014, a new trim level is also added: a sporty F Sport line, which was available last year as an option package. The F Sport trim is available on all IS 250 and 350 models, regardless of drivetrain choice. Last year's high-performance IS-F sedan continues with its prior bodystyle, as do the IS 250C and IS 350C hardtop convertibles.
While pricing hasn't been set, it's safe to assume the sedans won't see a huge jump over 2013 models. That would place the IS 250 around $36,000 with shipping, while the IS 350 will start around $41,000. It also means all-wheel drive will likely add about $2,500 to the sedans' bottom lines.
The base-level IS 250 comes standard with a 2.5-liter V6 that makes 204 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. That powertrain is carried over from last year, as is the sedan's 6-speed automatic transmission. A manual is no longer offered.
The IS 250 includes a long list of standard equipment like a 7-inch display screen controlled by Lexus's center-mounted, mouse-like Remote Touch system. Lexus's Drive Mode Select feature is also standard, giving drivers a choice between Eco, Normal and Sport modes. All-wheel drive models also include a Snow setting. Standard HD Radio gives drivers weather and traffic information without a subscription, while leather seats are an optional extra available in place of Lexus's standard NuLuxe vinyl upholstery.
The IS 350 also carries over its engine from last year's model. That's good news, since it's a smooth 3.5-liter V6 that delivers a muscular 304 hp and 277 lb-ft of torque. Unlike the IS 250, however, the IS 350 adds a new transmission: an 8-speed automatic, said to improve both fuel economy and acceleration.
While the standard IS is plenty sporty, the F Sport trim further boosts the sedan's performance appeal. Standard features include a Sport S+ setting on the Drive Mode Select controller, in addition to well-bolstered front buckets that keep occupants in place during hard turns. F Sport models also include an LFA-inspired gauge cluster that slides the tachometer to the side to reveal an LCD display. Most importantly, the F Sport boasts suspension and steering tuned for optimal performance and handling.
On the road, any version of the IS includes a compliant ride with limited harshness over bumps and potholes. Its ride is certainly cushier than most sport sedan rivals, which will be a big plus for many drivers. The sedan's front seats are well-bolstered and comfortable, whether they're the standard front buckets or the F Sport's chunky sport seats.
Rear seats are also roomy, though several taller testers hit their heads on the sloping roofline. It's a mistake you'll make only once, but it illustrates the IS's smaller size compared to the Lexus ES and GS sedans. That point is further made clear with the sedan's trunk space, which is adequate for the segment but still not enormous. For drivers who want more room, the IS now offers a split-folding rear seat, allowing extra space for large items.
Many modern luxury cars offer a litany of cutting-edge technology, and the 2014 Lexus IS is certainly no exception. We're highly impressed by the sedan's standard HD Radio with traffic and weather. The system lets shoppers see area traffic even if they don't spring for a navigation system. And best of all, a subscription isn't required, as it is for SiriusXM traffic services.
The center-mounted screen is easy to use once you get accustomed to Lexus's Remote Touch controller. Unlike touchscreen systems in many cars, Remote Touch uses a mouse-like device mounted in the IS's center console that lets drivers "click" on their choices. While it can be frustrating at first, the main benefit is drivers don't have to take their eyes very far off the road to use the navigation system or Lexus's Enform app suite.
That's good news, because many drivers will likely spend a lot of time using Enform. The system includes apps for Microsoft's Bing search engine, as well as OpenTable for restaurant reservations, MovieTickets.com, Facebook Places and Pandora Internet Radio. For shoppers who don't want to take their eyes off the road at all, nearly every Enform app is voice-activated.
The IS also offers two neat tricks sure to wow gadget lovers. One is the aforementioned F Sport gauge cluster, which can electronically move the tachometer to reveal a hidden LCD display. Even more exciting is the capacitive-touch climate controls, which lets occupants slide their fingers up or down to change the temperature. That makes repeatedly pressing "up" and "down" arrows a thing of the past.
Performance & Fuel Economy
With its engine carried over from last year's model, the 2014 Lexus IS 250's straight-line performance is little changed compared to its predecessor. Although it doesn't offer a turbocharger like many rivals, the IS 250 is surprisingly spry. Its 204 hp rarely leaves us wanting more, except in occasional highway passing situations.
Of course, the IS 350 is a little quicker than its 2013 counterpart because of the new 8-speed automatic. But the increase in speed is hardly noticeable in the passenger compartment. The IS 350 is certainly muscular enough for all situations, though drivers may feel like the BMW 335i is a little faster. That's probably because of the 335i's turbocharged power delivery, since the IS 350 actually holds a slight horsepower advantage.
Fuel economy is largely unchanged compared to the current IS. That means the IS 250 will return 21 miles per gallon in the city and 30 mpg on the highway for a combined 24 mpg average - figures that decrease slightly when shoppers opt for weighty all-wheel drive. The IS 350 gets 19 mpg city and up to 28 mpg highway. That's an increase of one mpg from last year's model, no doubt due to the new transmission.
The 2014 IS comes standard with traction control, stability control and ten airbags. A reversing camera and parking sensors are optional, as is a lane departure warning system that alerts drivers straying from their lane. Other optional safety features include a rear cross-traffic detection system that helps drivers back out of parking spots and a pre-collision system that alerts drivers to an impending accident. If the collision is unavoidable, it applies the brakes and tightens occupants' seat belts.
Neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has put the latest Lexus IS through crash tests. Last year's model received a 4-star overall NHTSA rating that included a perfect five stars in the side and rollover crash tests along with four stars in the frontal impact test. But with the IS's new design, those scores are likely to change.
Driving Impressions
It's true that the IS 350 isn't quite a dynamic match for segment leaders like the BMW 335i in a high-performance, race track setting. But for most shoppers, track driving won't matter. To that end, the IS combines refinement that's close to the Mercedes C-Class with drivability that's close to the BMW 3-Series. It's a compromise of good handling and good ride quality, with a comfortable interior and a tech-friendly cabin thrown into the mix. And while it doesn't have the turbo punch of rivals, its smooth, linear power delivery makes the IS an easy car to drive in all settings.
Other Cars to Consider
BMW 3-Series: Offered as a coupe, convertible, station wagon or 4-door sedan, the 3-Series is the dynamic star among the IS's rivals. Horsepower is similar to the IS, while pricing is higher -- but many drivers pay the premium for its badge and handling prowess.
Infiniti Q50: The popular G37 is redesigned and renamed the Q50 for the 2013 model year. The Q50 doesn't offer an IS 250 competitor, but now touts a hybrid variant which may interest environmentally-conscious shoppers.
Mercedes C-Class: The relaxed C-Class is also updated for 2013 to include a revised interior and new powertrains. While it's not as sporty as the IS, many shoppers prefer the Mercedes brand cachet and its upscale interior. Plus, the turbocharged C250 model packs a sporty punch.
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The best IS really depends on your driving needs. For drivers who don't need power or performance, the IS 250 is more than adequate. Shoppers who need a little more muscle will upgrade to the IS 350, while those who want the ultimate in handling and performance will find the IS 350 F Sport an easy choice. Best of all, shoppers who live in areas with harsh weather or rough roads can get each of these models with all-wheel drive.


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D3 Officers Track Down Armed Robbers
November 20th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
On Wednesday, November 14, 2012, District 3 Officers Carlos Rutherford and Ashley Porubsky responded to the 2400 block of North 46th Street regarding an Armed Robbery complaint. Prior to arrival, the officers saw two males walking southbound on North 46th Street in the 2300 block on the west side of the street who matched the description of the two suspects.
The officers attempted to stop and conduct a field interview with the suspects, but they ran from the police. The officers ran after them and ultimately stopped the two suspects. A wanted check revealed they were both wanted for outstanding warrants. The officers produced photo arrays and showed them to the victim. The victim and a witness positively identified the suspects.
Two armed robbers are off the streets due to the good work and keen observances of our officers!


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As early as 1948, there were visions of opening a hospital in Valley Stream. Fifteen years later, that dream became a reality when Franklin General Hospital opened its doors.
On April 1, 1963, the hospital on Franklin Avenue in North Valley Stream accepted its first patients with 146 beds available. The facility was owned by a group of seven founding doctors, along with 55 other area physicians who helped finance Franklin's construction. In the 50 years since its inception, the hospital has undergone numerous expansions and changes.
It only took a year for 60 more beds to be added, as Nassau County suffered from a lack of hospital services in the 1960s. In 1970, ground was broken for a major building expansion.
A decade after the hospital opened, it went from a privately-owned facility to a public not-for-profit medical center. Valley Stream resident Robert Blakeman, a former state assemblyman, led a group that purchased Franklin from the doctors. He said that because the hospital was a profit-making entity, it was quickly developing a negative reputation in the community that overshadowed the care being given.
"We want to preserve a good quality hospital for the surrounding communities," said Blakeman, who was the first president of the hospital's Board of Trustees after the transfer. "It functioned much better as a not-for-profit."
In 1977, the hospital acquired the former Dan's Supermarket building further down Franklin Avenue and opened it up as an annex. The building housed administrative offices.
Audrey Tullo, the community relations liaison who has been at Franklin since 1974, started out working in the main building in a converted elevator shaft. She moved into the annex when it opened — to a spot that used to house the supermarket's frozen food section.
Franklin prepared for further expansion in 1983 by purchasing the Skoblinski lumber yard, just south of the building. Five years later, a skilled nursing home was opened on the site which, over the years, evolved into the Orzac Center for Extended Care and Rehabilitation. The 120-bed building, which is attached to the hospital, is named for Dr. Edward Orzac, one of Franklin's founders, who died late last year.


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OnGuard's Bulldog DT pairs a tough-as-nails U-lock with a sturdy steel cable for increased security. The 1/2-inch hardened steel resists cutting, and OnGuard's stout X2 double-bolt lock mechanism is pick, drill, bump, and pull-resistant. Plus, the included cable is 4-feet long so you can lock both wheels and the frame without any bike disassembly, making lock-up faster, easier and more secure. This great U-lock also comes with five keys, including OnGuard's Microlight key which has a built-in light.
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Tyler Howard Ralph Anderson
Tyler Howard Ralph Anderson, 19, of Van Buren, Maine and Pawtucket, RI
passed away on August 4, 2013.
Tyler was born July 10, 1994 in North Providence, RI, a son of Holly (Schultz) Anderson of Van Buren, Maine and Ralph Anderson of North Providence, RI.
Besides his parents, he will be dearly missed by his two siblings, Makayla Anderson and Nicholas Anderson, both of Van Buren; his grandparents, Jaqueline Schultz of Van Buren and the late Dale Shultz of Pawtucket, RI. Patricia Anderson of Lincoln, RI and Joyce and Ralph Anderson of North Providence, RI. He also leaves behind an aunt, Heidi Kennedy; and cousins Alyssa and Hannah Kennedy, all of Van Buren; and numerous family members and friends.
A memorial honoring his life will be held at the Chapel by the Sea 29 Elgin St., Warwick, RI 02889, Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend.


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I have a short sentence that I was hoping someone could take a crack at, it comes from Nicholas of Lyra on 2 Thessalonians 2:4, I think I transcribed it correct, other than the *, I think it migt be an &
In templo. Reaedificato ab ipso, * Iudaeis sibi adbaerentibus. Exponunt in templo, idest, sic se oftendet ac si ipse sit templum de modo, quo bumanitas Christi est dei templunc.
Here is the link to where it is found if you need to consult it, it is found at the bottom right hand corner of pg 672 http://www.archive.org/stream/bibliorum ... 1/mode/2up


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For Marion Johnson, "Celebrity Cipher" remains a fun yet simple challenge given her background as a cryptologist at a base not far from Pearl Harbor in World War II.
DAYTONA BEACH — The unscrambled answers to a daily newspaper word game rest on the kitchen table.
As always, it took 95-year-old Marion Johnson just a few minutes to decipher the myriad of letters and words. "Celebrity Cipher" remains a fun, yet simple challenge given her background.
Back in 1943, Johnson's skills were needed for something much more critical than a word game. She encoded and decoded top-secret messages as a civilian cryptologist at a base not far from Pearl Harbor, handling top-secret information that ultimately determined the fate of World War II.
"Our code room was the only one the enemy couldn't break," Johnson proudly said, recalling the darkened underground bunker at the U.S. Army's Pacific headquarters.
She was sworn to secrecy about what she saw and read, revealing very little information for decades after the war, even to her husband of 55 years who died in 2005.
"We had to be tight-lipped. We weren't allowed to ever mention what we did," Johnson said. "I was supposed to not remember. And I don't."
However, she does recall enough general information from messages to know that what she saw on her typewriter-like cryptography machine was nothing like what appeared in print.
"I had to put the newspapers aside," she said with a smile. "They just weren't correct."
Johnson's road to becoming a war cryptographer was an unusual one.
She was born and reared in the northern Michigan town of Calumet. The Great Depression put an end to her college education and she enrolled in a school where she received a "business office" degree.
After graduation, Johnson worked for the U.S. Postal Service and then the Department of Agriculture's library in Washington, D.C.
Growing tired of seeing men she trained being promoted to better jobs than her, Johnson applied to the War Department at the suggestion of friends. She landed a higher-paying job as a teletype operator at Morrison Field in West Palm Beach.
While there, she studied cryptography for several months, and in the spring of 1943 accepted an offer to decipher incoming and outgoing military messages at Fort Shafter in Hawaii, where she remained until after the war.
Sometimes, she was asked on and off base what she did for a living. Once, several officers on a plane made the inquiry of Johnson and another young woman.
"We said we were cryptographers, and they said, 'Oh you take pictures?' " Johnson recalled, laughing.
About 25 civilian women shared the deciphering workload in Hawaii, piecing together five-letter sequences of code that changed daily.
"We had to be very careful," Johnson said, given the potential life-and-death consequences of the messages.
From time to time, a special code — For Her Eyes — came across indicating the message was from or for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, the commander of Allied Forces in the Pacific. A supervising officer would be called over to decipher those messages.
"They were decoded and sent to Washington," Johnson said, adding that she rarely knew the destination of most messages. "It was very secretive."
Johnson left Hawaii in 1946 and returned home to Michigan. She became a secretary at Michigan Technical College where she met her future husband, a forestry professor. They married in 1949.
Settling back into post-war America, her experience in Hawaii became an adventurous, but forgotten chapter of her life that would not be revealed publicly until recently.
Johnson and a former co-worker and friend in Hawaii were reunited last month after 50 years. Helen Nibouar, 91, of Texas, and Johnson were honored by the National Security Administration's Cryptologic Museum at Fort Meade in Maryland. They were invited as special guests to speak at a retrospective, offering a historic glimpse into the world of code-making and code-breaking.
Nibouar and Johnson, as two of four known surviving WWII cryptologists, were in good enough health to make the trip and received a special medal commemorating their work.
Lou Leto, a spokesman for the museum, said the women were the highlight of the event, bringing that untold piece of history to life. The curtain of anonymity was finally lifted.
"They just lit up. They were glowing," Leto said. "It was so nice to see."
Leto said WWII cryptologists were trained to focus only on the letters, not the content in the messages.
"The less they knew, the better," he said.
And Johnson followed orders, still downplaying her behind-the-scenes role in the war.
"I didn't know I did anything special," Johnson said. "At the time, I didn't realize how important it was. But I knew if I wanted to keep my job, I had to keep my mouth shut."
Johnson finally was told at the museum, after 70 years, it was OK to discuss the details of her wartime work — a job that now takes on a very different perspective.
"It was scary, but very interesting," she said. "There were bombs in the code room, one even in my machine, so everything could be destroyed quickly in case we had to leave."
The possibility of another Pearl Harbor-like attack by the Japanese was very real.
"But we didn't worry about it," Johnson said with a smile. "We were young."


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After seven years, the wait is almost over. The return to the over-the-top, time-altered universe of Red Alert – where parachuting armored bears, George Takei, war dolphins and psionic Japanese school girls can co-exist without question – is almost here! EA Los Angeles is announcing today that Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 has gone gold for the PC and will ship to retail stores on October 28th, 2008.
Red Alert 3 brings back everything fans enjoy about the series, from the fast, fluid and fun gameplay, to the humorous tone and distinct art style, while adding new innovations for the entire genre including three separate campaigns designed for fully co-operative play and an unprecedented emphasis on naval gameplay. And it would not be a Red Alert game without live-action cinematics featuring the largest cast in the history of video games, starring in over an hour's worth of high-definition movies, including the likes of Gemma Atkinson, Gina Carano, Randy Couture, Tim Curry, Kelly Hu, Jenny McCarthy, Jonathan Pryce, Autumn Reeser, J.K. Simmons, Peter Stormare, George Takei and more.
Aside from the standard edition of Red Alert 3, EA is also offering die-hard Red Alert and Command & Conquer fans the Red Alert 3 Premier Edition – a limited edition package that includes a bonus DVD with over an hour of exclusive content, including interviews with the cast and a behind the scenes look at the shooting of the game's cinematic sequences. The Premier Edition is also packed full of additional Red Alert 3 goodness, including exclusive multiplayer maps, strategy tips from the development team, the official soundtrack and an exclusive beta key to a future Command & Conquer game.
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An initiative by the Italian government to help reduce NPLs in the country's banking system should prove positive for bondholders – explains Filippo Alloatti, Senior Analyst at Hermes Credit.
The Italian Treasury Minister late last month unveiled a new initiative to minimise non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country's banking system, which will involve securitisations supported by a government guarantee. The programme is known as GACS - Garanzia sulla Cartolarizzazione delle Sofferenze.
Despite some unrealistic expectations in the market, this initiative is not a 'bad bank'. Each participating bank can create one or more Special Purpose Vehicles, which will acquire NPLs and be financed through the issuance of asset-backed securities.
In contrast to previous bad banks in Ireland and Spain, the Italian bad-debt problem is concentrated in loans to small and medium size enterprises, not to households or the construction industry. The high NPLs in Italy are a function of the GDP decline since the global financial crisis, not a boom and bust in property.
The first securitisations will be few and of limited amounts, which is the stated expectation of Treasury officials. In order to avoid an increase in loan losses and a consequent reduction in capital, banks will likely structure these deals with ad-hoc pools aimed at limiting additional provisions. Investors must also analyse the quality of the relevant collateral, for example residential property, that is acting as guarantee for a large chunk of the Sofferenze. This collateral is being harshly overlooked by the market currently.
ECB president Draghi was clear during a press conference last month, stating: "There will neither be unexpected requests of new provisions against non-performing loans, nor of more capital".
The scheme is a potential positive for bondholders, and possibly shareholders, given it is voluntary in nature. While it does not solve the bad-loan issue overnight, it does give banks time to chip away at the problem.
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena is seeking to partner with an external contractor to build its GACS platform. Intesa Sanpaolo, which is well capitalised and less in need to use GACS, has also left the door open to the scheme. The same is true for UniCredit.
Additional focus on the Italian bank Q4 reports will centre on capital, particularly for the likes of UniCredit, as well as asset quality – especially for Monte dei Paschi, Banco Popolare, Banca Popolare di Milano and Banca Carige. We will also be looking for signs of M&A activity in Italy's cooperative banks, or 'Popolari', as this was widely tipped in 2016. Finally, as the rate environment remains extremely unsupportive, we will eagerly await the outlooks from these institutions.
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♥♥ The legendary singer, actress, and civil rights activist Lena Horne passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at the age of 92. With a voice as beautiful as her presence, Lena Horne entertained the world with songs and films such as Stormy Weather, Cabin in the Sky, Panama Hattie, and The Wiz, among many others. She shattered racial boundaries and changed the way Hollywood presented black women by becoming the first African American woman to sign a meaningful long-term contract with a major studio. Her contract stated that said she would never have to play a maid. She lived a life that was extraordinary and full! Her beauty, grace, and elegance will be truly missed, but never forgotten! Read the story over at Entertainment Weekly.
♥♥ Kanye West took to his infamous blog on Monday and posted some AMAZING pictures from his "Glow in the Dark" book. The hardcover book was released in October 2009 and features some stunning photography by Nabil Elderkin, as well as an audio CD with unreleased instrumentals from the show. Even though it's been almost 2 years since the tour, I think Kanye knows a girl needs to be reminded every now and then of the reason she fell for you in the first place. The book is available at Amazon.
♥♥ Speaking of Mr. West, did you see the pictures of his L.A. Home up for sale? It' s filled with pop art, Kaws toys, cartoon characters, modern Italian furniture, and more! 4 Million USD and it's yours! Check out pics at Rap Radar.
♥♥ Pop, Electronic, and Hip-Hop duo Christian Rich are back yet again with some really dope visuals for the single "Hello Virgin" The single is off Christian Rich's mixtape, The Decadence dropping May 31st. The video uses an art Basel style approach to explain virginity in life. Check it out!
♥♥ Master turntablists will enjoy DJ Hero's Domination Mix Pack, featuring a trio of hot new house and electronic music mashups by Darude, Josh Wink, Wolfgang Gartner, and Danny Byrd.
♥♥ Singer Katy Perry earned the number one spot on Maxim's Hot 100 List for 2010. She just dropped a new single "California Girls" featuring Snoop Dogg and preparing to deliver her new album Teenage Dream to the world on August 24th! Take a listen to the track on Katy's website.
♥♥ Christina Aguilera and Nicki Minaj get together on the Polow Da Don produced track "WooHoo" Ehh…I don't know about this one. What do you think? Take a listen courtesy of Miss Info!
♥♥ Collectively, rapper Talib Kweli and DJ/producer Hi-Tek are known as Reflection Eternal. Since the release of their first album Train of Thought back in 2001, I've been eagerly anticipating more! Their second album Revolutions Per Minute is expected to release May 18, 2010. Here's the new video to the first single "Midnight Hour" featuring the lovely Estelle!
♥♥ America's Sweetheart Taylor Swift Donates $500,000 For Nashville Flood Relief.
♥♥ Electro-rock duo Sleigh Bells debuts their album Treats, powered by M.I.A. Take a listen to Treats at NPR.org
♥♥ Speaking of M.I.A., Did you hear the newly leaked single "XXXO". Check it out at Idolator!
♥♥ Billboard's Mashup Monday features Canadian songstress Melanie Fiona belting out the Sam Cooke classic "Cupid." Awesome!
♥♥ Poet Caits Meissner recently released her second EP, The Wolf & Me, featuring production by Blu, Cazeaux OSLO, Just Plain Ant, Bisco Smith, CAV3 and The Aftermath. You can download the single "Blackest Blood" on her website.
♥♥ Aussie Matt Van Schie's "Journey (Memory Tapes Version)" is like an electronic, disco-filled dream!
♥♥ Jazzy's long awaited mixtape Beauty and the Beat, featuring Melanie Fiona, Kandi Burruss, Eric Roberson, and Christian Rich is finally here!
♥♥ Check out Poirier's classic rave nod "90's Backyard" from Swiss producer Wildlife!
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Security Slideshow: Enterprise Security Risks, Part 1: By the Numbers
By Dennis McCafferty | Posted 09-02-2010
In this first installment of our two-part series we look at enterprise security risks for which CIOs should be increasingly on guard. In Part Two , we look at the trends behind the numbers. These figures are excerpted from a mid-year enterprise risk report from IBM, which shows that vulnerability disclosures are up significantly compared to last year. Many of these incidents cannot be mitigated with a patch because none is available. Remote attacks - those which can be launched without prior access to an enterprise system - are now the most popular option for hackers. The complete research document, the IBM Security X-Force 2010 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report , is the result of ongoing, in-depth analysis by the X-Force Research team. The researchers cull facts from a database of more than 50,000 computer-security vulnerabilities and millions of intrusion events on tens of thousands of managed network sensors worldwide, as well as their Web crawler, spam collectors and other intelligence sources.
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We are in the future. Or at least that's what it feels like to me. Upon looking back at all the technological advances that the GCN Lab reported on or tested in 2011, I can't help but get the feeling that the reverse-nostalgic future we've all envisioned is nigh. Here are five technologies we covered that point to some truly jaw-dropping developments for 2012.
You are a superhero
The consumer electronics front got a boost this year. Portable eye-scanners were introduced to the commercial market. Biometric authentication can be implemented remotely, and security personnel can add one more item to their utility belts and feel more like Batman. And everyone knows – superheroes are the future.
We don't need no stinkin' focus
The Lytro Light Field Camera is perfect for the amateur photographer who has trouble getting the focus just right. This camera records information on the direction of light rays reflecting off of photographed objects, so decisions on where the focus should be can be made in post production, when you're looking at the perfect image on the computer.
Can a Star Trek-style holodeck be far behind?
You can't hide
Military applications of future-tech were prevalent this year. When radar developed by MIT that can see through walls is perfected, troops will be able to determine exactly what might be in a building without having to risk lives by physically entering the unknown.
And when Alabama-based company Photon-X completes their facial-recognition camera as contracted by the Air Force, it will be a heck of a lot easier to identify and track criminals and terrorists by tiny motions in facial muscles that are unique to everyone.
Invisible tanks and tractor beams, oh my!
The thermal plates being developed by BAE will allow commanders to make their tanks invisible to infrared sensors, or even give off the outline of a smaller vehicle. Who knows – one day we might see a tractor beam that can move a tank, but that tank will already be harder to spot and target.
We salute our new machine overlords
What excites me the most about the near future are the computers that we'll have. With tri-gate transistors that have three points of contact for the gate between the terminals, we will have processors with twice as many transistors as are currently available, operating with much less power than before.
The "racetrack" memory that IBM is working on can retrieve and write single bits of data in a billionth of a second. If they can pack on a bunch of bits onto each microscopic wire, then we will have ridiculously fast memory with huge capacity.
And if all of our portable computers have batteries using the silicon-graphene material in the anode currently being developed by Northwestern University, then they will also last 10 times longer, with one tenth the recharge time.
I long for this day to arrive. Come on, future, get over here! Hmm. Santa, for Christmas can I ask for the future? What, too soon?
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Love this article. I almost can't wait for the future, though as the author points out, the future is right now. I also noticed there was a companion piece about the top tech failures of the year which was also quite funny. You should let people know to read them together to see what a wild ride 2011 really was.
If you ever wanted to know why the US is falling behind the rest of the world in using technology as a driver of economic growth, your article explains it. The intellectual resources and money going to defense is draining it away from useful development in the civilian (read economic growth) sector of the economy.
Hey Greg, on the facial recognition thing - Botox! Crooks will be buying it by the gallon. They will have faces like stone. Not a twitch. Not even a minute one.
Oh, I guess we'll be able to spot them just as easily then. They'll all look like Joan Rivers:)
Mr. Crowe's article is refreshing and timely. Realize that he is only doing a short, tree-top glimpse of some of the exciting, technology statements taking shape. Probably, worth reflecting for a moment (only) on some of the current, fully-operational whiz-bangs over the last two decades - all a marvel. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles/UAS's - now referred to, as drones. Anti-cruise, missile detection systems hosted on surface-ships that can distinguish, between the bad guys and a beluga whale. New-age, technologies and beefed-up vehicles that can identify, detect, protect and disarm roadside bombs. Sensor-to-shooter, advanced technologies that can pinpoint and destroy a target the size of a gnat (that precise). And, lest we not forget what is taking shape, within hallowed halls, like DARPA and other research department gems - the real stuff that will rival the visions of the greatest, Science Fiction minds of all time. This continues to be a prolific time for Innovation and Advancement, although let us not forget the respect and consideration we muat maintain for all of these brain-trusts and the underlying message - that there must be an element of control to make sure that they do not run amok and turn against us. A little "Terminator" paranoia is a good thing. Hope that Mr. Crowe will continue this drive and put more articles, like this one, to keep us all in suspense.
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I mean... should I buy them a week apart? At different locations?
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Mt. Vernon Graduate Zachary Ahonen Completing Summer Fellowship with Indiana Secretary of State
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(Indianapolis) – Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita is pleased to announce that Zachary Ahonen of Greenfield is currently completing the prestigious 2009 Indiana Secretary of State Fellowship Program. The summer-long program selects college and university students from around the state and allows them the opportunity to experience state government first-hand by rotating through the Secretary of State's divisions.
"Zach exemplifies the kind of top-notch students we have here in Indiana," Secretary Rokita said. "I feel that he is an individual who will help guide our state and country with his desperately-needed leadership in the coming years, and I'm thrilled to have him here, as he is a valuable addition to our office."
As a member of the Fellowship Program, Ahonen is currently seeking degrees in political science and economics with a minor in English. He participates in intramural sports, AmeriCorps Tutoring and is a mentor to incoming Indiana University freshmen.
One of Ahonen's most memorable experiences of the summer includes the opportunity to observe the investigators and attorneys from the Securities Division interview personnel who were in some way attached to the legal cases the division was working on at that point.
"The fellowship program is valuable because it has exposed me to the inner-workings of government at the state level, while additionally exposing me to the legal environment," Ahonen said. "It's an opportunity rarely afforded to an undergraduate student. "
A 2007 graduate of Mt. Vernon High School, Ahonen is the son of Mark and Brenda Ahonen. He will graduate from Indiana University in 2010 and plans to attend law school in the future.
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I've just finished Sam Harris' Free Will. It isn't exactly a book, rather an extended essay. I'm also reading The Illusion of Conscious Will by Daniel M. Wegner published in 2002 so it is more a review of and background material for Harris' discussion.
My question is one of predictability. Nobody likes to think their actions, their thoughts, their very lives are predictable. But does determinism imply predictability? If not, then how does the belief in determinism distinguish itself from free will? I don't know what you will do next...I don't know what I will do next...I do not know what will happen next...all of these statements would seem to be valid whether you take the free will position or the deterministic position.
My position could be described by the term "apathetic determinism." Everything I do and say...and you do and say...and that happens in our world...has been determined by the culmination of a long train...perhaps infinite?...of cause and effect. I agree. When it comes to particulars in our lives, then who we are and what we do, can with some degree of predictability, be assigned meaning. But to what point?
With each person traveling along a line from being abused to being an abuser, then at what point can we say they went from victim to perpetrator? For that matter, can we ever make such a distinction?
Free will...conscious will...is necessary if we are to feel justified in condemning and punishing other people. But it is the last thing we apply when we are reviewing our own life and actions. This explains the idea that there are no guilty men in prison or that when Judge Judy cast her verdict the people who she claims to be guilty still use their final minutes of their fifteen to declare their innocence.
The question is never "Do we have free will?" There are always extenuating circumstances that are just as valid as those that would be used to condemn us. The question...and answer...is "Do other people have free will?"
Religion is a sick delusion not because it offers forgiveness but because it allows people to judge and condemn others for the same sins we commit.
The original subject, which I seem to have drifted from, is simply:
If determinism does not imply predictability then what good is it?
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Very well said. I learn a lot as a member of atheist nexus.
Traditionally determinism is used to obviate free will and remove culpability, and while determinism implies the potential for predictability it does not guarantee that sufficient data is available to make valid predictions. For all practical purposes atomic determinism is useless to us and we may as well assume free will as the best explanation.
Determinism has little value as sufficient data is almost never in evidence. Also, even if it were true, we would all still be left with the illusion of free will regardless. However, those using it to remove culpability in such a way as to posit they should not be punished are fully misusing it. If true, it equally posits that they were predetermined to be punished for what they did, regardless of lack of free will. The whole of the conundrum is enough to leave one philosotarded if considered too long...
Meanwhile, I prefer a more compatibility view, as it makes more sense to me. Determinism may limit our options so they are not infinite, while we use our intent to pick from the options provided, something like that...
It isn't just a matter of 'sufficient data' to make a prediction. There is short rangedeterminism...Newtonian Determinism...this causes this effect. The Effected then passes on to the next generation.
That's why I came up with my Central Ethical Principle:
Take care of your own shit.
It means none of us can do a damn thing about the cards we've been dealt. And, yeah, the damned abuse way back then ended in what I call 'an extenced adolescence." Meaning, we were stunted in our sexual development had had to go though the stages in our own way and at our own pace.
One of the first things to learn is you are not responsible for things that were done to you.
The next thing you need to learn, the really hard thing to grasp and understand:
The person who was doing these things to you was not responsible either.
I am working on a theory that Self/Ego/The Will is a function of identity. But identity is not who you are alone in the dark...it's who you are in interaction of other people. I've finished Wegner's The Illusion of Conscious Will...great book if you like the assignments you got in college to read. Only good suggestion I got from that was Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men...love that book, and both movie versions. Gotta admit, I like Sean Penn's portrayal of Huey P. I've got a book in my reading list on the American Neitzhe about how he was accepted by various American political and religous societies as a true american hero.
I think his new found acceptance is more due to his epigrams than the in depth meaning of his philosophy. That 'staring into the abyss' and 'lest he becomes a monster as well.' make for great t shirts and bumper stickers.
We have a rather complicated situation when it comes to being alive. Death is so much simpler, but Bor-ring!
OK, so where does the 'will' to perform an action come from? Obviously not from the portion of the brain that produces the sensation of Will...for will is an emotion, not a personality trait or a separate force within our brains that can be trained to be stronger...
Being alive means taking in sensory information then transforming the sensations into language then forcing that language out here into the brains of others who might not have wanted to take this ride if they had been asked in advance.
There is tremendous 'Good News' in Determinism. You are not responsible for the things that were done to you by adults. You didn't, in some way, bring it on yourself. And you certainly were not the cause of your parents divorce. You were victimized and abused and you need to get fucking angry about what was done to you right now and put a stop to it. Cut the 'ties that bind'. Slash the Umbilical Cord with the Sword of Your Penis.
People reject determinism not because they don't want to give up responsibility for their own past actions and mistakes. That's the who driving force of guilt and shame...of sin...driving us to the Church for relief that only they can give...that's the truth, it's in all their literature....This is what they want. This is the bait that lures them in.
People believe in Free Will because they want to be able to judge, punish and kill other people that their Free Will tells them deserves such treatment.
"Kill 'em all. Let God sort 'em out."
Free Will...no matter what name it presents itself under...is always about control Controlling others whose will is just 'not as free' as yours. Free Will is about anarchy. It's about Mad Maxx and Snake Pliskin. It's about Nihilism.
Zombie Apocalypse
Free will means the person with the strongest will can and inevitably will make slaves of those of lesser will.
But Conscious Will is An Illusion according to David Wegner's book I just finished.
So wouldn't the rise of a person, a Hitler, as the very Incarnation of the People's Will, be a fairly simple prediction to make?
We are in a world that is eager for it's Anti-Christ.
I think that Heisenberg's uncertainty principle rules out determinism. But if you consider that we are noting more than very complex biological machines, the implications of a random universe may be even more disturbing. We may not be the ones with a will. And, our behavior is not predictable over a long course of time.
I am a firm believer in Hari Sheldon's Premise. I wonder if 'Sheldon' on Big Bang Theory owes his name to him? The fates of nations and empires and cultures can be predicted...and should be predicted...with a mathematical formula as yet undiscovered...although Game Theory is a good start in that direction. Once the prediction is outlined, then the future outcome can be altered by specific interventions at key points in 'future history'...in what would be a far better use of the term 'intelligent design.' Memetic Theory could be used to interject specific ideas whose fruition a hundred or a thousand years from now could produce the desired direction of human history through the same action an inoculation in a child produces immunity in an adult. Unfortunately, hard science is not the source...or is, rather, seldom the source...of viable memes. Memes come from the soft sciences, from art and literature and...shockingly...advertising. The first step, for me as a poet and devotee of philosophy and history, is to stop this silly rivalry between hard and soft sciences.
To me, Scientific Determinism and Theological Determinism both have the same fatal flaw: the belief in a High Power. The Universe for one and God for the other. The only difference is God has proven to be the more convincing over the centuries since it is told in a story formula...memetically...as opposed to a scientific formula...mathematically.
The problem is math is a subject limited to the educated. Understanding scientific principles requires discipline and hard work. I wrote a blog once about the connection between laziness and belief in God.
Wegner's book The Illusion of Conscious Will was the worst thing I've had to put my brain through since I stopped doing hard drugs. So was Alan Segal's Life After Death: The History of the Afterlife In Western Religion. Then there's John Dominic Crossan's The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Peasant and Robert Wright's The Evolution of God. Not to mention Dawkin's books...choose your own title here...my personal favorite is the first one I read of his The Blind Watchmaker.
I'm not a Mythologist in that I accept the consensus opinion in any field rather than try to use the methods and theories of one field to negate another. I am a Mythologist in that I believe every belief presented in theology that can be traced back to a myth should be discounted when trying to piece together an understanding of the situation in which Early Christianity developed. I'm not a Mythologist because I don't believe pre-existence necessary implies influence. That's why I talk about 'tracing' a myth rather than just establishing the existence of the myth at a point previous to the writing of Saul/Paul. What needs to be shown is a connective chain of influence from existing groups...not individuals...Philo of Alexandria is an excellent read but to suppose one is reading the theology of the Jews of Christian scripture is a mistake. The chain from Philo leads to gnostic Christianity...the form of Christianity originated by Saul/Paul then condemned following the Jewish Wars when incipient Christianity was fighting for survival not against paganism...pagan's dismissed Christians as atheists and with a certain amount of accuracy in the charge...but against Rabbinical Judaism. Again, Alan Segal Two Powers In Heaven: Early Rabbinic Reports About Christianity and Gnostic and my personal favorite The Gnostic Paul: Gnostic Exegesis of the Pauline Letters. Both works...and others by the same authors and others...belie the simplistic idea that Saul/Paul created Orthodox Christianity and show his teachings to have way more in common with Gnosticism.
I'm off my own topic again.
Too much Foundation for you! ;)
Just re-read the series last summer. Aren't they great?
I haven't read the Triology in years. I'll have to give it a look-see.
You seem to be under the impression that one either can have full control, or no control at all. This is not so. One cannot control the universe, but they can learn to control themselves to some extent. I would certainly hope no one assumes that free will means that a person is always responsible for everything that happens to them, that would be patently idiotic.
We should probably rephrase the question, as the dubious concept of will seems to confuse people. It is all about control through choice, nothing more. One cannot control when they will get a jury duty summons, but they do control whether or not they adhere to it. There is an element of choice.
The comparison of childhood is not relevant, because the nature of childhood. Ones parents are supposed to guide and control actions, to hopefully teach, and set a good example. As we know, such does not always happen. Your parents remain, however, legally and financially responsible for many of your choices and actions until you become an adult yourself. I cannot personally attest to the efficacy of such a system, but it is the one we have, and I will not pretend it does not exist simply because I do not like it.
I also refuse to treat the concept of choice and control as if it were money, the idea that you must have less of it for others to have any at all seems incoherent to me. My choices do not control others any more than theirs can control me, and there are limits to what choices I will make, based on what I value.
If I value living in a society, then I will value the choices of others, and limit my own. I ought not take away other people choices if I prefer to live in a society were we can chose our actions to some extent, and should take responsibility for our mistakes. That much is a given. Our species is a social one, and has always limited the scope of personal power in the hope of personal responsibility.
I prefer choice because it means I am personally responsible for my actions, which is not so under determinism, where what has been done to you is responsible for the entirety of your being.
As far as religion goes, despite what they preach, almost all of them are fatally deterministic. Everything is predetermined, and we are just going through the motions in a cosmic game of chess whose end has been foreseen. Determinism is the milk and honey of religion, not personal culpability, because we are all guilty of shit other people did.
Your own central ethic principle, take care of your own shit, relies on the ability and responsibility to do so. You cannot slash that umbilical cord with your penis without choice, that is not an illusion. You are arguing against yourself more stringently and effectively than anyone else...
Free will...conscious will...is necessary if we are to feel justified in condemning and punishing other people.
Actually not. A fully deterministic robot can be programmed to learn from punishment (bad outcomes) and reward (good outcomes). All you need for punishment to work is a social learning program, something in most higher animals. If nothing else, through 'punishment' animals learn to avoid fire and predators.
Free will has never been scientifically defined in a testable way. If you are largely deterministic but have a small randomization factor... how would you distinguish from traditional 'free will'? For that matter is there ANY evolutionary point to a behavior control which absolutely does not take environment into account? We are probrammed to adapt to our environment and to work to our advantage.
It actually does not make a bit of difference if 'true' free will exists or not, Our hodgepodge of mental structures (including instinctive drives) inherited from a range of ancestors need to coordinate in some way, and free will is a necessary fiction.
Determinism, as used in physics, does not imply predictability. It simply means that every event has a cause. If, however, there are events that are acausal, the universe is indeterministic. Both types of universes are logically incompatible with Free Will. The hard incompatibilist position is a stronger position than the hard determinist position - as it addresses both possibilities. Sam Harris alludes to this position as well when he talks about "random" events.
What we need to be careful of is the conflation of an epistemological assessment with an ontological assessment. "Predictability" relates to what we can "know" about something, rather than how that something "is". "Free will" is about a state of being. It's a claim that a certain ability "exists", and is ontological. Since we cannot measure both the momentum and position for certain small scale particles with accuracy (uncertainty principle), we cannot predict (know) them. This does not mean, however, that they were not determined by antecedent events. That depends on the quantum interpretation being assumed.
Bohmian Mechanics, for example, is an entirely deterministic interpretation of QM, but it still does not mean the we can predict the events. We still have the measurement problem, that being on such a small scale, to "see" something, we need to interact with it (e.g. bounce another particle on it, etc). Also, non-local hidden variables would make our ability to predict problematic as well.
More importantly, unpredictability does not imply any sort of "freedom" in the important sense for such terms like "free will". The event would still be forced and stem back to events that were not in our control. If the universe is deterministic, our thoughts and actions had to occur due to a long line of causes that stem back to before we were even born. In an indeterministic universe, any acausal events would be equally out of our control, and be even more detrimental to "willing".
Free will, in any important sense of the word, is logically incoherent.
Hope this helps. Have a great day!
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|2004-03-27, 13:58
|Link #41
Baka Neko!
Position(s): Timers, Typesetters, Editors, and Additional translator(s) are all welcome.
Group: Fans of Tenchi ( [FoT] )
Project(s): Ojamajo Doremi
IRC Channel: #firstname.lastname@example.com
IRC Contact: Garylisk
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Basically, if you want to hop on for a long project, and don't mind that it could sway into the realm of fansubbing a liscensed (but butchered by 4Kids) title someday, then you're welcome to come along. We're pretty much going to be focusing on subbing the show in order to put pressure on 4kids (if and when they get the liscense) to put out an uncut Japanese language version officially.
In the event of an official uncut release, fansubbing will halt immediately and all previous episodes will be pulled from wherever they are posted... so again, who knows how long we'll be doing this... And then again, it's not absolutely certain that 4Kids is going to get Doremi anyway.
We'll see what happens. Let me know if you want in.
Fansubbing will start in April or May, depending on when I can shell out enough for the first DVD. (It's expensive, but has 6 episodes on it.)
|2004-04-01, 13:36
|Link #42
Shin Otaku Timer
Position(s): Below
Group: Shin Otaku [S-O]
Project(s): To be announced, Right now Naruto
IRC Channel: irc.rizon.net #shin-otaku
IRC Contact: Dark Shogun or Voxvam
E-Mail: email@example.com
Translator: 1
Karaoke: 1
Raw Provider: 1
Distrobution: 4 (Atleast 1 should have a 10 mbit connection)
Dark Shogun
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|2004-04-04, 15:02
|Link #43
Anime Toshokan Headmaster
Position(s): Japanese to English Translators, Typesetters, Encoders (Additional staff are all welcome)
Group: Digineko Fansubs
Project(s): Tenjou Tenge, Comic Party Revolution, Midori no Hibi, Ragnarok: The Animation
IRC Channel: #firstname.lastname@example.com
IRC Contact: Hideki-Motosuwa (If I dont respond or not in, contact wepon1984)
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website URL: http://www.animetoshokan.org
I decided to drop FullMetal Alchemist since its too far ahead right now. DigiNeko Fansubs is a sub-division of Anime Toshokan Inc., a leading source of anime doujin PC games & Stepmania.
Currently, we only released the first episode of FullMetal Alchemist but we really would like to do other releases but we are in dire need of staff. If there is anyone interested, please contact me at my IRC channel or thru email.
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|2004-04-05, 13:56
|Link #44
Group: Animechi
Position(s): Japanese to english Translators,Timers,encoders
Website: www.Animechi.com
Project(s): Naruto,Onegai Twins OAV, Air Master, Full metal alchemist,One Piece
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my ad is about to expire on april 11th so please renew all the contact information that is currently listed
|2004-04-05, 18:42
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Projects: Misaki Chronicle Divergence Eve, other projects
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IRC Contact: Squadus,Zephiris
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|2004-04-05, 21:20
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Join Date: Jan 2004
i will encode for people just send me a pm or if you use msn firstname.lastname@example.com
|2004-04-07, 00:15
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Junior Member
Positions: Raw Provider, Japanese to English and Korean to English translators, Webmasters
Group: J-Movies @ Rizon.net
Projects: Any Korean or Japanese movies (Hong Kong films might be done)
IRC Channel: #J-Movies
IRC Conntact: Koroshiya-1 or Limestallc
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|2004-04-08, 20:57
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Experience: 6+ years in Graphic Design, Web Design, Animation, Interactive content design.
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|2004-04-09, 14:09
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Junior Member
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Just stop by our channel sometime if anyone is interested, o and its the translators call as to what he/she wants to do.
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|2004-04-10, 19:14
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|2004-04-11, 12:32
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Senior Member
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Project(s): Naruto, Midori No Hibi
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After we've translated it in English, we'll tranlate it in French, and rlz multi lagnuages anime.
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|2004-04-17, 16:47
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Please Fix My Avatar
Group: あ (A)*
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Project(s): Initial D Fourth Stage, Sensei no Ojikan, Hanaukyo Maid Tai La Verite, Open for suggestion
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This project will begin immediately when a translator is recruited. Please help us!
* あ is pronounced as a short "ah".
This project will be dropped if a full staff is not developed by 22 May 2004.
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|2004-04-19, 21:55
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Anime-Blitz encoder
Hi, we are looking for the following.
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Group: AnimeBlitz
Project(s): Burn Up Scramble, Uninhabited Planet Survive, Ashita no Joe
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Hope to see some help soon!
|2004-04-20, 11:51
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Junior Member
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Need Translator!!!!!
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Group: Prinny-Subs
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Thank you for your time.
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|2004-04-22, 03:30
|Link #59
ninj4 from the north
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The Centre football team's first NCAA Division III Playoff run came to an end, but the Colonels were competitive with perennial Division III power No. 2 Mount Union before falling 30-10 Saturday in Alliance, Ohio.
The Colonels' 158 passing yards were the most Mount Union had surrendered this season, and Centre was one of just three teams to score in double digits against the nation's No. 1 ranked team in terms of total defense. Though the Colonels cut an early 16-0 deficit to 16-10 early in the third quarter, missed opportunities kept Centre from getting any closer and allowed the Purple Raiders to pull away late.
"Mount Union was a better team today," said Centre head coach Andy Frye, who saw his team come up empty on two drives deep into Mount Union territory with the Raiders up 23-10. "Most people would probably say they are most of the time, but that's why we play on Saturdays. We believed we could win, but mistakes will get you beat, and they certainly put us in the position to lose today. In games like these, that's usually the difference."
As the Colonels' offense took some time to find its rhythm, Centre found itself in an early 16-0 hole. After both teams went 3-and-out on their first series, Mount Union took advantage of an offsides penalty on a fourth down to march 97 yards in 16 plays with Matt Piloto finding Jasper Collins on an 11-yard touchdown pass for a 7-0 lead. In the second quarter, Mount Union put together another touchdown drive, going 58 yards in eight plays with Blair Skilliter taking a third-and-long screen pass 20 yards to the Centre two yard line, then plunging in for a 14-0 lead a play later. After a penalty on the ensuing kickoff, Centre was forced to start on its own seven and gave up a safety on a holding call in the end zone.
"That offsides gave them momentum early," said Frye. "The kickoff penalties pinned us back, which you can't afford against a good defense like Mount Union."
Centre's offense began to find its rhythm before the half, moving the ball to the Mount Union 30 and setting up Jordan Gay (Danville, Ky.) for a 47-yard field goal to make the halftime score 16-3. The Colonels then picked up where they left off at the beginning of the second half, going 63 yards in seven plays with Tyler Osterman (Monroe, Ohio) finding Austin Jones (Louisville, Ky.) on a 32-yard pass and making the score 16-10 on a 17-yard touchdown to Jason Osterman.
"They're a very fast, very physical defense, and the best team we've faced all year," Tyler Osterman said. "It took full execution by all 11 guys every play for us to be successful, and for a while there we really got it going."
Frye agreed that it was around that point in the game when Centre began to get comfortable and get into the flow of the game, both on offense and defense.
"I was pleased with our kids coming out in the second half and getting the score," said Frye. "I personally believe it was adjusting to the speed of Mount Union. They're obviously a good football team, and when you play a team like that, if you can stay close early you begin to adjust to the type of tempo they play. I've noticed when they beat teams pretty good, it's because those teams get so far behind, they can't catch up. We're not a big football team, but I like to say we're fast and nasty, and I thought if we could just hang in there, our speed would be able to stay with their speed."
Though Centre had cut the margin to one score, Mount Union came right back on an 80-yard drive capped by a 22-yard touchdown from Piloto to Brandon Brown. Unfazed, the Colonels moved back into Mount Union territory only to see the drive stall when a touchdown pass slipped through the grasp of Jason Osterman, and Gay pushed a 41-yard field goal attempt wide right.
"It would have been a huge play if we could have had that catch and cut it to a one score game," said Tyler Osterman. "He catches that ball 99 times out of 100, and this was just that one time. I don't know that it changes the outcome, because we still had momentum and were going strong."
After each team went three-and-out late in the third quarter, Ryan Gallas (Prospect, Ky.) picked off a Piloto pass to start Centre out at the Mount Union 47. The Colonels drove down as far as the 14, but turned the ball over on downs when Mount Union's Chris Favazzo leaped to bat down a fourth down pass over the middle intended for Jason Osterman.
"We could have converted on that fourth down, but the kid just made a great play," said Frye. "It was a great call and the play was there. I think he might have been able to walk in to the end zone if the ball gets there, but the kid just made a big play."
That series would be the last serious threat the Colonels would put together. Though they forced a Mount Union punt on the next series, Centre was unable to take advantage. On the following possession, the Raiders started at Centre's 39 after a facemask penalty on the punt, and Jake Simon punched in a touchdown five plays later to effectively put the game out of reach at 30-10 with 2:53 to play.
For the game, Mount Union passed for 189 yards and rushed for 135 for a total of 324. Centre picked up 219 total yards, passing for 158 and rushing for 61. Tyler Osterman was 14-of-30 passing for 158 yards, connecting most often with Jason Osterman, who caught four balls for 52 yards and a touchdown. Jonathan Pinque (Athens, Ala.) was Centre's top rusher with 56 yards on 19 carries.
Piloto finished 13-of-27 for 189 yards, two touchdowns and an interception for Mount Union while Skilliter was the top rusher with 78 yards and A.J. Claycomb the leading receiver with 69 yards. Jared Ferguson (Monroe, Ohio) and Erich Vogelsang (Northbend, Ohio) led the Centre defense with nine tackles each.
Centre wraps up its season with a 9-2 record while Mount Union moves to 12-0 and advances to take on No. 9 Wabash, which came from behind to defeat No. 6 North Central 29-28 on Saturday.