Talk covers tremors in Japan
Jeff Hanes will give the
fourth lecture on the
threat of a massive
earthquake in Japan
By Amalie Young
Higher Education Reporter
As one of the most earthquake
prone regions in the world, Japan has
lost thousands of people to massive
earthquakes throughout history.
In a lecture titled “Courting Dis
aster: Earthquakes on the Urban
Archipelago,” assistant history
Professor Jeff Hanes will explore
the reasons why the Japanese have
failed to develop adequate disas
ter prevention policies despite the
constant threat of a devastating
earthquake—“the big one. ”
Attitudes about earthquakes and
the preparation for earthquakes
must be examined, especially in
the light of Japan’s most recent ma
jor earthquake, said Stephen Dur
rant, director of the Center for East
Asian and Pacific Studies.
The Great Hanshin Earthquake,
which shook Kobe in 1995, took
more than 6,000 lives. Before that,
the Great Kanto Earthquake in
1923 claimed more than 140,000.
Hanes' lecture is part of a series,
“Confronting Japan.” It is spon
sored in part by the Freeman
Foundation, a Vermont-based pri
vate foundation that supports
public education about Asia. His
is the fourth of five traveling lec
tures presented in Bend, Portland
and Eugene.
“The series tries to make stu
dents and the general public more
aware of issues that face Japan
ese,” he said. “But earthquakes
and responses and preparation are
also a hot issue for our neighbors
to the south in California.”
The final lecture will be pre
sented by Karen Kelsky. an assis
tant professor of anthropology. In
her lecture, “Desiring the West:
Representations of Westerners in
Japanese Popular Culture," she
will explore the image of Western
beauty as it is presented to Japan
ese consumers. She will speak at
Central Oregon Community Col
lege in Bend on May 5, the World
Trade Center in Portland on May 6
and the University on May 7.
Hanes has taught at the Univer
sity since 1993 and was given the
New Faculty Award in 1995. A
specialist in modern Japanese his
tory, Hanes has published numer
ous articles, reviews and encyclo
pedia articles.
Hanes’ lecture will be present
ed from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in
Willamette Hall. For more infor
mation about upcoming lectures,
contact the Center for Asian and
Pacific Studies at 346-5084.
2000: ‘Patches’ may be a solution
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“There will be
something coming
on the UO home page to help students check their
computers and software for year 2000 compliance,”
Hilton said.
“Patches” produced by different software vendors
are a solution to the year 2000 problem. They will
update computers and programs for the year 2000,
Hilton said.
The year 2000 problem exists for two main rea
sons.
Two-digit dates were a device to save memory. In
the early days of computer programing, memory was
very expensive. The two bits of information saved by
omitting the “19” from 1975 could actually save sub
stantial amounts of money, according to the “Mi
crosoft Year 2000 Resource Center" Web page.
In addition, many of the programs that are not year
2000 compliant were not designed to remain in use
for as long as they have. The programmers did not
design them to accommodate the year 2000, accord
ing to the Web page.
Experts speculate computers may react to the year
2000 problem in a number of possible ways. Every
thing from PCs to airplanes to security systems may
be affected, Allen said. The potential exists for any
thing from miscalculation of data to full-scale system
crashes to occur.
“Anything from minor annoyances that can be
dealt with to a dramatic drop in the stock market is
possible,” Allen said.
The year 2000 problem will be a topic at an up
coming meeting of the Lane County Chapter of the
Software Association of Oregon.
The meeting is scheduled for May 20 at 6 p.m. in
Deschutes Hall. The meeting will cost $3 for non
SAO members.
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