User:Cburnett

User page of Colin M.L. Burnett.

=Me= 40-something year old with a BS in electrical engineering and computer engineering from Iowa State University; an MS in biomedical engineering (striated muscle electrophysiology) from University of Iowa; and an MD from University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.

I'm generally interested in these topics:
 * Statistics
 * Electrical & computer engineering topics
 * Digital signal processing
 * Statistical signal processing
 * Digital image processing
 * Computer networks
 * Wireless sensor networks
 * Robotics
 * Information theory
 * Electrician
 * Mechanical engineering
 * Biology
 * physiology, pharmacology
 * organic chemistry, biochemistry
 * electrophysiology, cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology

My first edit was of Nevada, Iowa on 01:04, November 23, 2004.

I was nominated for adminship (WP:RFA/Cburnett) on April 23, 2005 and promoted on May 1 by Cecropia; the 416th admin.

My interests in topics on wikipedia is quite varied and I tend to migrate from one topic to another as time goes on.

Books
Books; my favorites:
 * Science Fiction:
 * The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
 * Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
 * Odyssey series (2001, 2010, 2061, & 3001) by Arthur C. Clarke
 * Prey by Michael Crichton
 * Ringworld by Larry Niven
 * Fiction:
 * Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
 * The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
 * Toxin by Robin Cook
 * Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
 * Non-fiction:
 * Creating Minds by Howard Gardner
 * Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet by Steve Squyres
 * The Civilized Engineer by Samuel Florman
 * The Forgotten Revolution by Lucio Russo
 * To Engineer Is Human by Henry Petroski
 * Restoring the Lost Constitution by Randy Barnett
 * Pure, White and Deadly by John Yudkin

Music
Music. I much prefer music of instrumental substance/focus than vocals.
 * Classical music
 * Composers
 * Johann Sebastian Bach
 * Ludwig van Beethoven
 * Johannes Brahms
 * Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
 * Sergei Rachmaninoff
 * Erik Satie
 * Performers
 * Valentina Lisitsa
 * Electronic music
 * Ayla
 * DJ Quicksilver
 * DJ Tiesto
 * Nexxus
 * Paul Oakenfold
 * Instrumental
 * Acoustic Alchemy
 * Anat Cohen
 * David Arkenstone
 * George Winston
 * Greg Maroney
 * Hayley Westenra
 * Helen Jane Long
 * Kevin Keller
 * Lawson Rollins
 * Lindsey Stirling (close enough)
 * Ludovico Einaudi
 * Michele McLaughlin
 * Nox Arcana
 * Ryuichi Sakamoto
 * Two Steps From Hell
 * William Zeitler
 * Rock
 * AC/DC
 * Eagles
 * Led Zeppelin
 * Linkin Park
 * Metallica

Theater
Musicals and plays I've seen:


 * 42nd Street
 * Ah, Wilderness!
 * All My Sons
 * A Chorus Line
 * A Steady Rain
 * As You Like It
 * Blackbird (play)
 * Cats (twice)
 * The Color Purple (musical)
 * Evita
 * The Exit Interview


 * Guys on Ice
 * Hamlet
 * Jesus Christ Superstar
 * Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
 * Legally Blonde (musical)
 * Les Misérables (musical) (favorite; thrice?)
 * The Lion King (musical) (3/2006; 1/2010)
 * Lucky Me (play)
 * Mamma Mia! (twice)
 * Manning Up
 * The Merchant of Venice


 * Miss Saigon
 * Oliver!
 * The Phantom of the Opera (twice)
 * Radio City Christmas Spectacular
 * Rent (musical)
 * The School for Scandal
 * Spamalot
 * True West (play)
 * The Two Gentlemen of Verona
 * Wicked (musical)

Photography
Photography; quick equipment list:
 * Canon EOS 40D (October 2007)
 * Canon EOS 300D (May 2004)
 * Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens (September 2008)
 * Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens (May 2004)
 * Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L lens (January 2007)
 * Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 USM lens (July 2004)
 * Canon Speedlite 550EX flash (July 2004)
 * Alien Bees B800 (320 watt seconds) (March 2009)
 * 1520 Pelican, orange (April 2009)
 * Canon SD780IS (August 2009)
 * Canon ELPH 100HS

Wanted:
 * 1) Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM lens &mdash; A nice macro
 * 2) Canon EOS 7D &mdash; or some HD video DSLR
 * 3) Canon TS-E24mm f/3.5L &mdash; tilt-shift
 * 4) Canon WFT-E3A &mdash; GPS tagging, saving to USB drives, and wireless transfer...
 * 5) Canon EF 500mm lens &mdash; Good long zoom
 * 6) Canon EF 600mm lens &mdash; Gooder longer zoomer
 * 7) Canon EF 1200mm lens &mdash; pfftttt, yeah right........

See User:Cburnett/GFDL images for a list of images I've contributed to wikipedia that I've taken.

Zoos
Been to:

California
 * San Diego Zoo, San Diego
 * San Diego Wild Animal Park, San Diego
 * SeaWorld San Diego, San Diego

Florida
 * Florida Aquarium, Tampa
 * Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa

Georgia
 * Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta

Illinois
 * Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield (Chicago)
 * Niabi Zoo, Coal Valley &dagger;
 * Shedd Aquarium, Chicago

Indiana
 * Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis

Iowa
 * Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines
 * National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque

Minnesota
 * Como Park, Zoo, and Conservatory, Saint Paul
 * Minnesota Zoo, Apple Valley
 * Sea Life Minnesota Aquarium, Mall of America, Bloomington

Nebraska
 * Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha

New Mexico
 * Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque

Ohio
 * Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Cincinnati, Ohio

Pennsylvania
 * National Aviary, Pittsburgh
 * Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh

South Carolina
 * South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston

Tennessee
 * Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Nashville

Texas
 * Houston Zoo, Houston
 * San Antonio Zoo and Aquarium, San Antonio
 * SeaWorld San Antonio, San Antonio

Washington, D.C.
 * Smithsonian National Zoological Park

Wisconsin
 * Henry Vilas Zoo, Madison
 * Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee
 * Racine Zoo, Racine

Museums
Museums and museum-like places I've been to:


 * Chicago, Illinois area:
 * Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
 * Art Institute of Chicago
 * Field Museum of Natural History
 * Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (Oak Park)
 * Museum of Science and Industry
 * Des Moines, Iowa
 * Hoyt Sherman Place
 * Salisbury House
 * Science Center of Iowa
 * National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Dubuque, Iowa
 * Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, West Branch, Iowa
 * Minneapolis, Minnesota
 * Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
 * Walker Art Center


 * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * Carnegie Museum of Art
 * Carnegie Museum of Natural History
 * Putnam Museum and IMAX Theater, Davenport, Iowa
 * San Diego, California
 * San Diego Model Railroad Museum
 * Washington, D.C. area:
 * International Spy Museum (Ft. Meade, Maryland
 * Library of Congress
 * National Cryptologic Museum
 * National Museum of American History
 * National Gallery of Art
 * National Air and Space Museum
 * United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Architecture

 * Des Moines, Iowa
 * Hoyt Sherman Place
 * Salisbury House
 * Frank Lloyd Wright
 * Fallingwater, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
 * Home and Studio, Oak Park, Illinois
 * Park Inn Hotel, Mason City, Iowa
 * Robie House, Hyde Park, Illinois
 * Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin
 * Spring Green, Wisconsin
 * House on the Rock
 * Taliesin (see above)

Botanical Gardens
Been to:
 * Botanical Building, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
 * White River Gardens, Indianapolis, Indiana
 * Des Moines Botanical Center, Des Moines, Iowa
 * Como Park, Zoo, and Conservatory, Saint Paul, Minnesota
 * Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 * The State Botanical Garden of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

US Parks, et. al.
National Parks:
 * Everglades National Park
 * Petrified Forest National Park
 * Yellowstone National Park
 * Zion National Park

National Monuments:
 * Cabrillo National Monument
 * Colorado National Monument
 * Devils Tower National Monument
 * Fort Pulaski National Monument
 * Petroglyph National Monument
 * Walnut Canyon National Monument

National Memorial
 * Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
 * Korean War Veterans Memorial
 * Lincoln Memorial
 * Mount Rushmore National Memorial
 * Thomas Jefferson Memorial
 * Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 * Washington Monument
 * World War II Memorial

National Historic Landmark
 * Fallingwater, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

National Historic Site
 * Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

National Recreation Area
 * Lake Mead National Recreation Area

National Seashore
 * Padre Island National Seashore

National Cemetery
 * Arlington National Cemetery

National Forests:
 * Coconino National Forest
 * White River National Forest

Iowa State Parks
Iowa state parks and forests:


 * Ambrose A. Call State Park
 * Backbone State Park
 * Badger Creek Recreation Area
 * Bellevue State Park
 * Big Creek State Park
 * Bob White State Park
 * Brushy Creek State Park
 * Echo Valley State Park
 * Elk Rock State Park
 * Fairport State Park
 * Fort Atkinson State Park
 * Fort Defiance State Park
 * Geode State Park
 * Green Valley State Park
 * Gull Point State Park
 * Honey Creek State Park
 * Lacy-Keosauqua State Park


 * Lake Ahquabi State Park
 * Lake Anita State Park
 * Lake Darling State Park
 * Lake Icaria State Park
 * Lake Keomah State Park
 * Lake MacBride State Park
 * Lake Manawa State Park
 * Lake of Three Fires State Park
 * Lake Wapello State Park
 * Lewis and Clark State Park (Iowa)
 * Ledges State Park
 * Maquoketa Caves State Park
 * Mines of Spain & E.B. Lyons State Park
 * Nine Eagles State Park
 * Pammel State Park
 * Pikes Peak State Park
 * Pine Lake State Park


 * Prairie Rose State Park
 * Preparation Canyon State Park
 * Red Haw State Park
 * Rock Creek State Park
 * Sharon Bluffs State Park
 * Shimek State Forest
 * Springbrook State Park
 * Stephens State Forest
 * Templar State Park
 * Union Grove State Park
 * Viking Lake State Park
 * Volga River State Park
 * Wapsipinicon State Park
 * Waubonsie State Park
 * Wildcat Den State Park
 * Wilson Island State Park
 * Yellow River State Forest

University Campuses
University and college campuses I have been to (for any reason):

California
 * Barstow Community College, Barstow
 * Claremont Colleges, Claremont
 * Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego

Georgia
 * Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
 * University of Georgia, Athens

Illinois
 * Northwestern University, Evanston
 * University of Chicago, Chicago

Iowa
 * Buena Vista University, Storm Lake
 * Coe College, Cedar Rapids
 * Cornell College, Mount Vernon
 * Des Moines Area Community College, Des Moines
 * Des Moines University, Des Moines
 * Drake University, Des Moines
 * Grand View University, Des Moines
 * Iowa State University, Ames
 * Luther College, Decorah
 * University of Iowa, Iowa City
 * University of Northern Iowa
 * University of Okoboji

Kansas
 * University of Kansas, Kansas City

Maryland
 * Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
 * University of Maryland, College Park, College Park

Massachusetts
 * Harvard University, Cambridge
 * Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Michigan
 * University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
 * Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo

Missouri
 * Missouri University of Science and Technology (aka University of Missouri-Rolla), Rolla
 * University of Missouri, Columbia
 * Saint Louis University, St. Louis

Nebraska
 * College of Saint Mary, Omaha
 * Creighton University, Omaha
 * University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha

New York
 * State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz

North Carolina
 * Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
 * North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Ohio
 * Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
 * University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati

Pennsylvania
 * Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh
 * Chatham University, Pittsburgh
 * University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh

South Carolina
 * Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston

Tennessee
 * Vanderbilt University, Nashville

Texas
 * Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi

Washington, D.C.
 * Georgetown University

Wisconsin
 * University of Wisconsin–Madison

Places to go
Basically a list of places to go to at some point in my life. By no means is this a complete list...it never will be. I mostly just add stuff when I come across it.

Zebras
"When you hear hoof beats: think horses not zebras." However, if you do not think about zebras then you will never find them.

Zebras I have diagnosed
 * AL amyloidosis, Kappa dominant
 * Conn's syndrome (Aldo/renin of 30)
 * Ectopic Cushing's in small cell lung cancer based on hyperglycemia
 * Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia with PTH 150 and undetectable 24 hour urine calcium
 * HCC due to HCV found on TTE for new leg/scrotum swelling
 * Polycythemia vera causing SMA, right portal hepatic vein, and main portal vein thromboses
 * Pulmonary sarcoidosis with hypercalcemia and elevated vitamin D 1,25 & ACE level
 * Q fever
 * Complete sinoatrial block due to flumazenil
 * IgG4-related disease as retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond disease)

Uncommon things I have seen:
 * Acquired Factor VIII deficiency found at time of NSTEMI
 * Aortocaval fistula
 * Borderline personality disorder in a man
 * Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease 1a
 * CIDP
 * Devic's disease
 * Enterococcus hirae infected hip prosthesis
 * Hemispatial neglect
 * HLH with ferritin > 600k
 * Metastatic intimal sarcoma of the heart
 * Metastatic lymphoma invading into the heart atrium
 * QTc of 693
 * Torsades de pointes

Deaths
These are the deaths of people who, while weren't necessarily my heroes or anything, had a disturbance in The Force that I felt.
 * Arthur C. Clarke &mdash; March 19, 2008
 * George Carlin &mdash; June 22, 2008
 * Randy Pausch &mdash; July 25, 2008
 * Michael Crichton &mdash; November 4, 2008
 * Norman Borlaug &mdash; September 12, 2009
 * Leonard Nimoy &mdash; February 27, 2015

=Images= For images I have uploaded that I didn't release into public domain (e.g., Template:PD-self), please attribute them:
 * to "Colin M.L. Burnett" if used external to wikipedia (or sister projects)
 * to " en:User:Cburnett " if used internal to wikipedia (or sister projects).

Of course, if you want to use the exact image I (or any image for that matter) uploaded then just use it. The image page gives attribution to the creator.

If you desire to have the picture under another license, please feel free to email me (see "E-mail this user" under the toolbox menu) and ask. The images are also scaled-down from their originals. I'm likely to oblige...

Attribution signature I use on images:

Be sure to read.

GFDL'ed images
As of June 18, 2007 I've contributed over 487 images to wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). As mentioned above, I've been on a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) kick lately with over 300 SVGs so far.

Some of my favorites:

Non-GFDL'ed images
The bulk of my non-GFDL images come in the form of screenshots of TV episodes and movies. I'm too lazy to count them.

Some of my favorites that I can visually display (non-fair use):

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