Southern Baptists to begin Bible study
First Southern Baptist Church of Durango will begin a detailed study of Revelation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the churchs Fellowship Hall, 1715 West Second Ave.
The 22-week study will be a chapter-by-chapter and verse-by-verse study of the New Testament.
For more information, call 247-3821.
3D project aims at Calif.s historic Spanish missions
LOS ANGELES Californias centuries-old Spanish missions are getting cutting-edge 3D treatment.
An Oakland-based nonprofit called CyArk is using 3D technology to scan the historic missions in an effort to preserve them, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The idea is to make a virtual 3D model of the structures, so if theyre damaged in earthquakes or fires, for example, the model provides a precise outline down to the millimeter for easier reconstruction.
CyArk is the brainchild of retired civil engineer Ben Kacyra, who helped develop a portable 3D laser scanner that can send out 50,000 beams a second.
Kacyra, 72, said the devices invention was inspired by the Talibans destruction of two, 1,500-year-old Buddha statues in Afghanistan in 2001. This was a concentrated effort to destroy history by people who didnt agree with it, he said.
So far, CyArks team has recorded 70 sites, including the Japanese-American internment camp at Manzanar, ruins at Pompeii, Italy, and a Frank Lloyd Wright synagogue in Pittsburgh.
A current project involves recording Californias 21 historic missions, four presidios and three pueblos over the next two to three years. Most of the projects $700,000 to $800,000 cost will be paid by preservation groups and private donations.
Herald Staff and Associated Press
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