From: Matt Taylor

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 17:52:18 -0700

To: mt

Cc: jeff Johnston

Subject: FW: This year's child may live to be 130 years old

-----Original Message----- From: Stuart Silverstone [mailto:ss@graphics.org] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 5:08 AM To: news@graphics.org Subject: FWD: This year's child may live to be 130 years old

This year's child may live to be 130 years old

BY MARK HENDERSON, SCIENCE CORRESPONDENT

CHILDREN born this year may be able to live beyond the age of 130, >according to trends revealed by a new study of ageing. The age to which >human beings can live is increasing by more than a year every decade and >shows no signs of reaching any biological limit, American scientists have >discovered. If the trend continues, a handful of children born in 2000 >are likely to survive to the age of 130. The advance of the human lifespan >may even prove more rapid still, given advances in medical science. The >study, published in Science, used the world's most complete set of >population statistics from Sweden to measure for the first time the way in >which the human lifespan has changed over the past 140 years. The Swedish >figures follow similar patterns in other industrialised countries such as >Britain and the United States, for which the data is less reliable. The >results contradict the long-held scientific orthodoxy that the human body >is incapable of living much beyond 120 as the organs give out through wear >and tear. John Wilmoth, Professor of Demography at the University of >California at Berkeley and head of the research team, said that the trend >towards longer lifespans was accelerating. Were there a natural limit, the >rate would be expected to slow as it approached. "We have shown that the >maximum lifespan is changing," he said. "It is not a biological constant. >There is no hint yet that the upward trend is slowing down. There is no >scientific basis on which to estimate a fixed upper limit. Whether 115 or >120 years, it is a legend created by scientists who are quoting each >other. Those numbers are out of thin air." Professor Wilmoth found that >in Sweden the average age at which the oldest few per cent of people died >was about 100 in 1860, when records began. By the late 1960s, that average >had risen to 105, an increase of just over five months for each decade. >In the 1970s, advances in medical care led to a sharp upturn in the human >lifespan. The average maximum age has now reached 108, and is increasing >at just over 13 months per decade. On that trend, the average maximum age >would reach about 121 by 2120, and the very oldest might be able to live a >decade longer than that. The oldest person whose date of birth has been >confirmed, Jeanne Calment, a French woman, died in 1997 aged 122 and five >months - 14 years above the average maximum.Rising maximum ages can be >attributed to improved public health and sanitation early in the 20th >century, and to modern drugs and medical techniques developed since the >1970s, Professor Wilmoth said. Further medical advances, particularly >those associated with greater understanding of the human genome, could >prolong life still further. Last month, researchers at Manchester >University have developed drugs that make microscopic nematode worms live >50 per cent longer than normal, raising the prospect of treatments to >fight ageing. Life expectancy, which measures the average age of death of >whole populations, rather than just the few who die latest, is at present >74 for men and 79 for women in Britain. Though women also have a higher >maximum age than men, the gender difference is much less pronounced. >There are currently about two dozen documented cases around the world of >people more than 110 years old, Professor Wilmoth said, and the numbers >are likely to increase. Britain is expected to have 30,000 centenarians by >2030, compared with 271 in 1951. The British charity Research into Ageing >said: "This is an interesting and intriguing piece of work. It underlines >the need for medical science and healthcare to develop to make sure that >these extra last years can offer a high quality of life."

From: Gail Taylor

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 12:41:44 -0700

To: Tracy Tsuetaki

Cc: Richard Marrs

Subject: an article

Tracy,

You have most likely seen the attached article. It might be useful thought fodder.

(Will Disruptive Innovations Cure Health Care?, by Clayton M. Christensen, Richard Bohmer, and John Kenagy, Harvard Business Review, September-October, 2000, pg. 102.)

Gail

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 09:25:43 -0700

To: Ann Badillo

Cc: Gail Taylor , Todd Johnston

Subject: articles of interest

Hi Ann,

The September/October Harvard Business Review has an interesting article by Clayton Christensen and others called "Will Disruptive Innovations Cure Health Care?".

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/products/hbr/sepoct00/R00501.html

Also, there were two articles in yesterday's USAToday, "FDA advisors tied to industry", and "Number of drug experts available is limited".

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/ncssun06.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washdc/ncssun02.htm

Hope all goes well.

Jeff

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:04:37 -0700

To: Russ White , Matt Taylor , Gail Taylor , Lisa Piazza , Todd Johnston , Apollo Harden

Subject: cool periodic table site

Next time you're wondering about the properties of an element, go to:

http://chemlab.pc.maricopa.edu/periodic/periodic.html

Lots of great stuff (some that only a chemist could love!). One of the interesting things is the alternative styles of periodic tables that have emerged over the years. Similar to the different representations of the MGT models that have evolved over the years.

Jeff

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 10:45:26 -0700

To: Todd Johnston , "Bob Hart (home)" , Gail Taylor , Matt Taylor , "L. Richard Marrs Jr." , Lisa Piazza , Apollo Harden , Mark Sander

Subject: FW: "e-AirExpo" TO ENTERTAIN AND INFORM AT NASA AMES

Coming to our neighborhood ...

From: "NASANEWS@Ames" Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:31:03 -0900 To: ames-releases@lists.arc.nasa.gov Subject: "e-AirExpo" TO ENTERTAIN AND INFORM AT NASA AMES Resent-From: ames-releases@NICK.ARC.NASA.GOV Resent-Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:45:41 -0700 (PDT) Laura Lewis September 26, 2000 NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA (Phone: 650/604-2162, 650/604-9000) llewis@mail.arc.nasa.gov RELEASE: 00-62-AR "e-AirExpo" TO ENTERTAIN AND INFORM AT NASA AMES

The skies will be alive over Moffett Field in 2001. NASA Ames Research Center has signed an agreement with The Air Show Network to develop an annual world-class air show and information technology and aeronautics exposition, beginning in August of 2001. The annual "e-AirExpo" will combine an air show, featuring the finest in modern military aircraft, with two different expositions. A "business-to-consumer" exposition, located in historic Hangar 1 beginning in 2001, will feature displays and interactive exhibits demonstrating cutting-edge research in aviation and information technologies from NASA, universities and Silicon Valley companies. Beginning in 2002, a "business-to-business" exposition, featuring a major national technical conference, will be added to provide a forum for professionals in the information and aeronautics communities to share ideas and exchange knowledge. "The e-AirExpo offers NASA an extraordinary opportunity to promote our mission in information technology and aeronautics," said Dr. Henry McDonald, director of NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA. "It will also enable us to develop new strategic partnerships with the private sector. Through these partnerships industry will benefit from the advanced research capabilities we have at this Center, and we will benefit from their expertise in making our technologies more readily available to the public." "We are pleased to be working with NASA, the premier space and technology organization in the world, in the development of this important event," said Jim Breen, president and founder of The Air Show Network, Carpinteria, CA. "As the leader in aerospace and technology, the United States should have a world-class event to showcase its achievements, and we believe the e-AirExpo will be such an event." The air show portion of e-AirExpo will be an exciting way to demonstrate current flight technologies, the growing and critical role of information technologies in aeronautics, and other aspects of modern aviation to the public. Attendees can expect to see performances by premier military jet teams and world-class aerobatics pilots, as well as experimental aircraft and static aircraft displays. "Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Moffett Field offers the finest combination of location and facilities possible for the development of a world class event such as e-AirExpo," said Breen. "This is an exciting announcement and a wonderful use of the airfield that will benefit the whole Bay Area community," said Pat Vorreiter, mayor of the city of Sunnyvale, along with Mountain View one of NASA Ames Research Center's adjacent cities. Mountain View Mayor Rosemary Stasek agreed, "the air show and exposition events planned for the e-AirExpo will be a tremendous opportunity for NASA and its government, university and industry partners to showcase the latest developments in aviation and information technology. Both of our cities look forward to working closely with NASA and The Air Show Network in the development of this exciting event." "This activity fits in well with our new NASA Research Park initiative," explained McDonald. "The NASA Research Park will bring together the best of Silicon Valley, and the nation, to work with us to accomplish our mission. A critical element of our mission is to share what we learn with the public: what better way than through an exciting air show and exposition." Located in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, NASA Ames Research Center encompasses the Moffett Field property formerly occupied by the Navy. Ames is NASA's lead center for Astrobiology, information technology, and aviation systems operations and capacity. For more information about NASA Ames Research Center, visit: http://www.arc.nasa.gov/ The Air Show Network is the largest air show event company in North America having served over 600 aviation events over the past 14 years working with all branches of the US Military as well as the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom. The Air Show Network is owned by Umbrella Entertainment Group, a privately held company based in Carpinteria, California. For more information about The Air Show Network, visit: http://www.airshownetwork.com - end -

To receive Ames press releases via email, send an email with the word "subscribe" in subject line to: ames-releases-request@lists.arc.nasa.gov. To unsubscribe, send an email to: ames-releases-request@lists.arc.nasa.gov with "unsubscribe" in subject line. Also, the NASA Ames Public Affairs Home Page at URL, http://ccf.arc.nasa.gov/dx includes press releases and JPEG images in AP Leaf Desk format minus embedded captions. Laura Lewis Communication and Development Office (Public Affairs) NASA Ames Research Center, MS 204-12 Moffett Field, Ca 94035 650-604-2162 fax 604-3953

From: Lisa Piazza

To: Todd.Johnston@mgtaylor.com ; Taylor Gail

Cc: Kahoe@aol.com

Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 10:15 AM

Subject: Fire - cool find!! (great metaphor potential for ETA)

This is a nifty find, in light of the recent suggestion of using "wildfire" as a metaphor. The 1999 special winter issue of the Whole Earth magazine was all about: "Celebrating Fire ... Can fire be our friend, renewing, vital, creative, honored for its light and warmth, and for its bodily and community life support?" Here's the link to the online version:

http://www.wholeearthmag.com/ArticleBin/FeaturesIssue.html

The Long Burn ... a two billlion year history of fire on our planet. - Biospheric Fire, Fire-Loving Species, Animals that need fire. The Fires of Life ... we are beings of cellular heat. The story of how cells burn the fuels of life. - Need Fire: Kindling New Fire; the Basic Rite of Community Renewal. - Burning Libraries - Steward Brand (adapted from Clock of the Long Now)

Lisa Piazza

http://www.mgtaylor.com

843.671.4755

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 17:25:16 -0700

To: Matt Taylor

Subject: FW: A Good Month for Asteroids

Only a matter of time ...

From: NASA Science News Reply-To: NASA Science News Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 15:13:18 -0500 To: NASA Science News Subject: A Good Month for Asteroids

NASA Science News for September 20, 2000 September has been a good month for astronomers studying Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs). No fewer than five sizable minor planets have flown past our planet since the beginning of the month, affording astronomers a close-up look at these ever-scary space rocks.

FULL STORY at

http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast20sep_1.htm?list

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:12:21 -0700

To: Patsy Kahoe, Todd Johnston, Lisa Piazza, Matt Taylor

Cc: Gail Taylor, Bob Kraska, Russ White

Subject: Re: pk.recreating from white space

In considering how to move forward with the MGT site, and how to preserve what is there now, this is an interesting article:

http://www.imakenews.com/techreview/e_article000005758.cfm

jcj

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 12:22:05 -0700

To: Lisa Piazza , Matt Taylor , Gail Taylor , Todd Johnston

Subject: online discussion on Kuhn critique

If you're interested in more info on the new book about Kuhn and "Structure", check out the following link for a rather long and detailed analysis.

http://chronicle.com/free/v47/i03/03a01801.htm

If you're really interested in the subject ...

The Chronicle of Higher Education is sponsoring an online discussion this week about Steve Fuller's "Thomas Kuhn: A Philosophical History for Our Times" (University of Chicago Press). The discussion is based on an article in this week's issue of The Chronicle about Fuller and his critique of Kuhn and of academe. The Chronicle invites members of this list to read the article and join the discussion at:

http://chronicle.com/colloquy/2000/kuhn/kuhn.htm

Scott Jaschik, Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 13:51:22 -0700

To: Apollo Harden , Todd Johnston , Matt Taylor , Lisa Piazza

Subject: copyright control back to artists?

Copyright on the Fly By Rebecca Dorr

Music lovers have reveled in-and devoured-free digital music. The catch is that artists' property rights got lost in the shuffle as online consumers ignored copyright laws that are meant to prevent the unauthorized copying and distribution of recorded music. Without a secure way to track music files online, artists find themselves losing control over their own creations as well as the ability to profit from them. Enter Digital Media on Demand (DMOD), a Boston-based startup that has made secure distribution of online music its mission. DMOD's four co-founders recognized before most others that digital distribution necessitated technologies to protect and manage artists' rights; they have spent the past several years developing an encryption protocol that will allow artists to encode and track online files. Whereas most encryption systems use one key to provide secure, limited access to a file, DMOD's uses many. In fact, according to Sam Headrick, director of development, a different encryption key could be applied to each second of audio, or for each line of text. "This increases the complexity of cracking the file by many degrees," Headrick says. DMOD's protocol provides additional security through "watermarks." Each watermark stamps content with new data-inaudible to the human ear in audio files-that traces the file back to the artist who uploaded it and to the consumer who downloaded it. The protocol encrypts files "on the fly," as they're delivered. "At the moment you decide to acquire a piece of content, the keys are generated and the file is encrypted based on those dynamic keys," Headrick explains. "Every transaction is a separate and autonomously secure data transmission." Security precautions like these could put copyright control back in the hands of artists. "Even if content owners want to give files away for free, they should still be able to track their files," says DMOD chief operating officer Brett Fasullo. "Secure distribution means a lot more than being able to sell media files online." Rebecca Dorr is a freelance writer in Boston. Copyright © 2000 Technology Review Magazine. All rights reserved.

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2000 13:46:24 -0700

To: Matt Taylor , Armour Rice , Lisa Piazza , Gail Taylor , Patsy Kahoe , Todd Johnston

Subject: stay out of the way!

These things sound impressive ... just don't get in their way!  

Jet-propelled ship makes cargo fly

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:26:51 -0700

To: Matt Taylor , Gail Taylor , Armour Rice , Patsy Kahoe , Lisa Piazza , Mary Molina

Subject: Hurricane info

For all you hurricane watchers out there ...

http://spacescience.com/headlines/y2000/ast11sep_1.htm?list

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 15:59:06 -0700

To: Matt Taylor

Cc: Lisa Piazza

Subject: structure and function of a community

Matt,

I was thumbing through CODE and came across a couple things I had marked while reading. One of them was the importance of architecture/design on influencing behavior meme. Lessig discusses this at length in a number of places, but see Chapter 7 in particular, especially Note 5. I'll pursue getting copies of the books he references.

Towns and Townmaking Principles by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Alex Krieger, Will Lennertz

Preserving the Built Heritage : Tools for Implementation by J. Mark Schuster (Editor), John De Monchaux (Editor), Charles A., II Riley (Editor)

The Built Environment by Tom J. Bartuska, Gerald L. Young, J. Trost

Are you familiar with any of these books? There is probably some stuff here that we could reference in the Patent.

Jeff

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 14:11:50 -0700

To: Matt Taylor , Gail Taylor , Todd Johnston , Lisa Piazza

Subject: Space Race Space race

The most intense period of human spaceflight in history is due to begin on Friday with the most tightly-timed space shuttle launch ever. The shuttle Atlantis will fly to the International Space Station, the first of 15 shuttle missions planned for the next 12 months. The record for shuttle launches in a year is nine, in 1985. The ambitious series of station assembly flights is designed to put ISS construction back on track after years of Russian delays. However, Atlantis has just 150 seconds in which to blast off - the shortest ever launch window. This, combined with a poor weather forecast, led Nasa to predict on Tuesday that there is a 40 per cent chance that the launch will be scrubbed. "With this very short window, if there's any rain or lightning in the area, it will be a no go," says a Kennedy Space Center spokesman. Fuel saver Slashing the launch window from the usual five or ten minutes is intended to save fuel. Atlantis will lift off at the point when the Earth's rotation means it will have the shortest possible distance to travel to the Station. This will become standard procedure for all shuttle ISS missions. The extra fuel could be essential if the engines fail to perform properly. In July 1999, one of Columbia's three main engines leaked hydrogen during launch. This fuel loss meant the shuttle was unable to reach its planned orbit. The eleven-day mission will equip the ISS's new Zvezda module and prepare the station for its first permanent crew. Atlantis is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 0845 EDT (1245 GMT). The seven men on board Atlantis will be the first to enter the Russian Zvezda module, which docked with the Station in July. Zvezda will be the initial living quarters of the permanent three-man crew, which should arrive in early November. It will also provide propulsion to maintain the station's orbit. But it arrived two years late. Now, Nasa hopes to rush through a backlog of delayed assembly flights. "This Atlantis mission begins a series of Station assembly flights aboard the Shuttle during the next year which will be as complex and challenging as anything Nasa has ever done, including landing a man on the moon," says Ron Dittemore, Space Shuttle Program Manager. Key systems Atlantis is set to arrive at the station early on Sunday morning. Two crew members will then undertake a six and a half hour spacewalk to attach electrical and data cables between the Zarya propulsion module and Zvezda. They will also reposition an Earth-sensing magnetometer. The next five days will be spent unloading food, clothing and supplies from Atlantis and a Progress supply ship, which arrived at the station in August. The crew will also start assembling key life support systems. "We've basically got a house up there that we're trying to get ready for somebody else to move into, but half the systems aren't installed," says crewmember Edward Lu. The ISS currently comprises three modules, Unity, Zarya and Zvezda. It won't be completed until 2005 or 2006. Two shuttle missions set for launch in October will deliver gyroscopes to stabilise the Station, and a permanent crew. A vast Nasa solar array section will arrive in December. And in January, astronauts will attach the US-built science laboratory module, Destiny. Emma Young

New Scientist Online News, 11 September 2000.

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 14:31:44 -0700

To: Matt Taylor , Mike Bednarek , Todd Johnston , Lisa Piazza

Subject: IP article

This is an interesting article from the August 11 issue of Science (Vol. 289, pg. 873). What caught my eye was the statement: "Indeed, nowadays alleged infringers increasingly attempt to locate a "missing inventor" to escape liability (14)."

Wondering if the very nature of Matt and Gail's invention will make it particularly susceptible to that sort of attack.

Jeff

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:20:42 -0700

To: Matt Taylor

Subject: space references

Here are a few places to dig around a little:

http://www.nss.org/

http://www.isdc2001.org/

http://planetary.org/

http://www.calspace.com/

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 09:13:20 -0700

To: Duncan Work

Cc: Matt Taylor

Subject: articles

Duncan,

Here are a couple articles that seem relevant to Net Deva and the conversations we had on Wednesday.

Circles of Trust, How Vouching for Users Beats Encryption Alone in Maintaining Privacy, by Wendy Grossman, Scientific American, August 2000, pg. 34.

http://www.sciam.com/2000/0800issue/0800cyber.html

Issues Aside, How Napster Works and What It Really Matters, by Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News, August 5, 2000.

"To understand why Napster and its clones may be the most significant development in software since the graphical Web browser, you have to forget about music, copyright and piracy." "Napster is a giant step toward turning the Web into what it was always supposed to be -- a multi-directional medium that gives consumers of information an easy, powerful way to be producers too."

http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/gillmor/docs/dg080600.htm

Putting Napster's Technology to Other Uses, by Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News, August 8, 2000.

http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/columns/gillmor/docs/dg080900.htm

Attached is a pdf discussing the use of Napster technologies in other areas. I hope this information is useful.

Regards,

Jeff

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2000 10:06:37 -0700

To: Gail Taylor , todd Johnston

Subject: Re: water and music

the attachment reminded me of this page ...

http://www.lpsi.barc.usda.gov/emusnow/default.htm

Some great pictures of snow crystals (no comments on accompanying music though ;-) ).

jcj

on 8/2/00 19:27, Gail Taylor at gail@knowherestore.com wrote:

> I don't think either of you got this. It is in BB edit so you should be able

> to open in simple text or BBedit. It came from Derek S who got it from an ASE krew member.

> gail > >

From: Jeffrey Johnston

Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 14:49:34 -0700

To: Lisa Piazza , Apollo Harden , Todd Johnston , Gail Taylor , Matt Taylor

Subject: science->sciencefiction->science->sciencefiction...

An interesting project ... "The European Space Agency (ESA) has asked the Maison d'Ailleurs and the OURS Foundation to conduct a study on technologies and concepts found in Science Fiction, in order to obtain imaginative ideas potentially viable for long-term development by the European space sector." "For SF fans, the ITSF study should be a stimulating perspective, as it will create an unique review of imaginative ideas related to space technologies found in the SF domain. It might even give ideas to authors and affect new trends in Science Fiction... "

http://itsf.spaceart.net/