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imported>MiamiVolts: /* Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle */ clarify

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Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle: clarify

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imported>MiamiVolts: /* Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle */ clarify

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Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle: clarify

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	And later:<br />		And later:<br />
	> I am 8 letters found within the dream experts name and titles.<br />		> I am 8 letters found within the dream experts name and titles.<br />
	There are only two dream experts; but saying to use the "doctor's names" seems to indicate to only use one of the experts~~' names~~. I did some research to determine which doctor is the right age to fit the clue:<br />		There are only two dream experts referenced at the [[activatingevolution.org]]'s resource page referenced in one of the messages; but saying to use the "doctor's names" seems to indicate to only use the names and titles of one of the experts. I did some research to determine which doctor is the right age to fit the clue:<br />
	Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. or Dr. Wayne Grody -irl: received his MD degree, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977, so at least about 31+25=56 (too old)<br />		Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. or Dr. Wayne Grody -irl: received his MD degree, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977, so at least about 31+25=56 (too old)<br />
	Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />		Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />

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	Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />		Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />
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		⚫	So the next step would be to scramble/delete the letters in either "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." or "Dr. Ramani Durvasula" to find the name. <br />
	So the next step:<br />
	<br />
⚫	So we ~~need~~ to scramble/delete the letters in either "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." or "Dr. Ramani Durvasula" to find the name. <br />
	===Scramblings===		===Scramblings===
	Scramblings of "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." (ramanidurvasulaphd): <br />		Scramblings of "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." (ramanidurvasulaphd): <br />

imported>MiamiVolts: /* Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle */ gr

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	And later:<br />		And later:<br />
	> I am 8 letters found within the dream experts name and titles.<br />		> I am 8 letters found within the dream experts name and titles.<br />
	There are only two dream experts; but saying to use the "doctor's names" seems to indicate to only use one of the experts' names. I some research to determine which doctor is the right age to fit the clue:<br />		There are only two dream experts; but saying to use the "doctor's names" seems to indicate to only use one of the experts' names. I did some research to determine which doctor is the right age to fit the clue:<br />
	Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. or Dr. Wayne Grody -irl: received his MD degree, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977, so at least about 31+25=56 (too old)<br />		Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. or Dr. Wayne Grody -irl: received his MD degree, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977, so at least about 31+25=56 (too old)<br />
	Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />		Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />

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	== Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle ==		== Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle ==
	> Age riddle: I am one year younger than Ben Franklin was when he retired from printing.		> Age riddle: I am one year younger than Ben Franklin was when he retired from printing. <br />
	> Answer 41.		> Answer 41.<br />
	Also, there was:		Also, there was:<br />
	> My identity is hidden in the doctor's names, take some, ditch some, move 'em around.		> My identity is hidden in the doctor's names, take some, ditch some, move 'em around.<br />
	And later:		And later:<br />
	> I am 8 letters found within the dream experts name and titles.		> I am 8 letters found within the dream experts name and titles.<br />
	There are only two dream experts; but saying to use the "doctor's names" seems to indicate to only use one of the experts' names. I some research to determine which doctor is the right age to fit the clue:		There are only two dream experts; but saying to use the "doctor's names" seems to indicate to only use one of the experts' names. I some research to determine which doctor is the right age to fit the clue:<br />
	Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. or Dr. Wayne Grody -irl: received his MD degree, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977, so at least about 31+25=56 (too old)		Wayne Grody, M.D., Ph.D. or Dr. Wayne Grody -irl: received his MD degree, Baylor College of Medicine, 1977, so at least about 31+25=56 (too old)<br />
	Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)		Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D. or Dr. Ramani Durvasula -irl: received B.S. Psychology, University of Connecticut, December 1988, so at least about 20 + 21 = 41 (right age)<br />
			<br />

	So the next step:		So the next step:<br />
			<br />

	So we need to scramble/delete the letters in either "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." or "Dr. Ramani Durvasula" to find the name.		So we need to scramble/delete the letters in either "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." or "Dr. Ramani Durvasula" to find the name. <br />
	===Scramblings===		===Scramblings===
	Scramblings of "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." (ramanidurvasulaphd): <br />		Scramblings of "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." (ramanidurvasulaphd): <br />

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 == Hana's New Messenger's Identity Puzzle ==
 Scramblings of "Ramani Durvasula, Ph.D." (ramanidurvasulaphd): <br />
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imported>MiamiVolts at 21:36, 14 December 2007

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	This page records my workings on ''Heroes'' arg puzzles. I am currently working on decoding/deciphering the [[Richard Drucker#In My Heart...\|''In My Heart...'']] letter.		This page records my workings on ''Heroes'' arg puzzles. I am currently working on decoding/deciphering the [[Richard Drucker#In My Heart...\|''In My Heart...'']] letter. It was also worked on some [http://boards.9thwonders.com/index.php?showtopic=62280 here].

	== ''In My Heart...'' letter puzzle ==		== ''In My Heart...'' letter puzzle ==

imported>MiamiVolts: /* Instructions */ +note

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Instructions: +note

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	Caps: nhertknowshewsbeutubutonknewheroroentHewsbodsurebutohreebernothngstpossbethtwhenpssongetsstrredwthvoencesoethngRerkbecnbebornsthtwhtstrtedtstoenoentbeneththegtherngcoudsoughtthnkothssnewbegnnngbutthererenobegnnngsndnoendngsWhenwerepuedrotheoopoourvestheorderothngsbecoesunbncedndbncesSoethnghvesoughtorersThoseoouwhondthsessgeustKnowththerebutnothereThssprtoebutnotprtoendexposureghtbrngdngertous		Caps: nhertknowshewsbeutubutonknewheroroentHewsbodsurebutohreebernothngstpossbethtwhenpssongetsstrredwthvoencesoethngRerkbecnbebornsthtwhtstrtedtstoenoentbeneththegtherngcoudsoughtthnkothssnewbegnnngbutthererenobegnnngsndnoendngsWhenwerepuedrotheoopoourvestheorderothngsbecoesunbncedndbncesSoethnghvesoughtorersThoseoouwhondthsessgeustKnowththerebutnothereThssprtoebutnotprtoendexposureghtbrngdngertous
	</pre>		</pre>

			(Note: to make the above strings I did a simple string substitution loop in a C-based program to remove the characters in the associated words; for both the caps and no caps versions above, I made the string substitutions case insensitive)

	* b. The second part of the second sentence, "the order of things becomes unbalanced", could mean a number of things:		* b. The second part of the second sentence, "the order of things becomes unbalanced", could mean a number of things:

imported>MiamiVolts: /* Tasks to be done */

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Tasks to be done

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	* <s>Repeat the above with a version of the letter with the caps preserved</s>		* <s>Repeat the above with a version of the letter with the caps preserved</s>
	* Try using the Colgate Univ. substitution program for ciphering		* Try using the Colgate Univ. substitution program for ciphering
			*# <s>To try substituting democracy<restofalphabet> and education<restofalphabet> for the standard alphabet in the above strings using the Colgate substitution program</s>
			*# To try changing the letters of "things" to "unbala", and "unbalanced" to "thingsthin" using my own C program.

	==Notes==		==Notes==