UPDATES ARCHIVE FOR JULY 2005
HOME PAGE	Kleiner's Korner for Week of July 25,2005 Dear Readers; As always with any story in Kleiner's Korner, trust your own knowingess and discern the validity of each with your own mind. That said, read this incredible story that, if true, may have located a clue to the location of the lost city of Atlantis. "A spy satellite image of Antarctica reveals an "anomaly" two miles beneath the ice that could be a man-made structure, according to Congressional investigators who are demanding release of the image from the Pentagon..."If not, then it's something that's at least 12,000 years old, which is how long ice has covered Antarctica. That would make it the oldest man-made structure on the planet. The Pentagon should heed the calls of Congress and release whatever it's hiding," said an aide to Nicole Fontaine, the European Parliament's French president who in the past has accused the U.S. of spying on European citizens," quoting The Atlantis Mapping Project. link here 1. WAL-MART RFID REQUIREMENTS ADOPTED BY OTHER INDUSTRIES “When Wal-Mart acts, the world of commerce listens. That's why Wal-Mart's decision last fall to require its vendors to implement a new technology called radio frequency identification, or RFID, turned a lot of heads. RFID tags are expected to replace bar coding, and they are more expensive and contain more information, all within a speck not much larger than a piece of dust. The industry hopes the tags will improve inventory control in the short-term. In the long-term, the tags could end up on every product we buy and might end up implanted on ourselves. ‘By Wal-Mart saying we're going to do this in a year, they're forcing the industry to come to some standard that now becomes universal,' said Paul Reed, owner of BRS, which sells bar coding equipment in Brentwood,” quoting the BRS website. link here . 2. 1905- MIRACLE YEAR IN PHYSICS BEING REMEMBERED "Einstein, who lived and worked in Princeton from 1933 until his death on April 18, 1955, published three groundbreaking papers on physics in 1905. One of them laid out what is now known as the Theory of Relativity, which deals with the nature of light. The 100th anniversary of the papers is also being celebrated by the World Year of Physics," quoting the AP. link here "During the ‘miracle year’ of 1905, Albert Einstein published five groundbreaking papers still sparking innovations 100 years later," quoting MSNBC. link here . 3. RUSSIANS REPORT THEIR UFO CONTACT WITH A GRID “The first thing that caught his attention was several round openings, approximately 300 mm in diameter, which at first he interpreted to be portholes. Inside these openings, at a depth of 300–350 mm, a "grid" of intersecting lines, light grey in colour, was visible. The central axis of the openings was displaced approximately 30 degrees from the plane formed by the surface of the object,” quoting Nexus Magazine. link here . 4. USA HEALTH REPORT JUST OUT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS ”The adolescent birth rate has reached another record low, the death rate for children between ages 1 and 4 is the lowest ever and young children are more likely than ever to get their recommended immunizations, the annual U.S. government report on children finds. But white children are healthier than black or Hispanic children and black children are much more likely to die violently, be assaulted or suffer some other violent crime. And the first nationwide look at mental health shows about 5 percent of U.S. children have severe emotional, cognitive, or behavioral disorders,” quoting Reuters. link here And the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics Report: link here AMERICANS HAVE LOWER LEVELS OF LEAD, 2ND-HAND SMOKE BYPRODUCTS IN BODIES "Americans have lower levels of lead, secondhand-smoke byproducts, and other potentially dangerous substances in their bodies than they did a decade ago, according to perhaps the most extensive government study ever of exposure to environmental chemicals. 'These data help relieve worry and concern,' Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday [July 21]. The CDC released its first National Report on Exposure to Environmental Chemicals in 2001 and has updated it every two years. For its latest findings, the CDC took blood and urine samples from about 2,400 people in 2001 and 2002 and tested for 148 environmental chemicals, including metals, pesticides, insect repellents and disinfectants," quoting the AP. link here . 5. REPORT: DARK CHOCOLATE HEALTH BENEFITS REVEALED “In addition to all the pleasurable sensations associated with the sweet, it may also help lower blood pressure by an average of 10 percent while improving the body's sensitivity to insulin, researchers report. However, this benefit applies only to dark chocolate, which is rich in flavonoids -- the same antioxidant compounds found in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains that are known to help lower blood pressure, according to the report in the July 18 online edition of Hypertension. ‘It turns out that chocolate is not only a pleasurable food but it fits in quite nicely with the other healthy recommendations,’ said coauthor Jeffrey B. Blumberg, a professor of nutrition and a senior scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. ‘We found that three ounces of dark chocolate per day over several weeks reduced blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension and also seemed to provide a benefit on their insulin sensitivity,’ he added,” quoting Health Day. link here . 6. SCIENCE: TEN WAYS TO GIVE YOUR HEALTH A CERTIFIED BOOST USA TODAY reporter Kathleen Fackelmann gives you 10 ways — certified by science — to give your health a boost. link here . 7. UNEXPLAINED TEXAS LIGHTS GARNER ATTENTION “Nevada has Area 51. New Mexico has Roswell. Texas has the Marfa Lights. Whatever's out there sparkling or dancing across Mitchell Flat and toward the Chinati Mountains has both befuddled people and attracted them to this remote area east of Marfa for well over a century,” quoting AOL News. link here . 8. “NORTHWEST SALMON SENT TO CHINA BEFORE REACHING U. S. TABLES" “Pacific salmon swim as far as 2,000 miles to lay their eggs in rivers up and down the Northwest. Once caught, some make a longer journey: 8,000 miles round-trip to China. Facing growing imports of low-cost seafood, fish processors in the Northwest, including Seattle-based Trident Seafoods, are sending part of their catch of Alaskan salmon or Dungeness crab to China to be filleted or de-shelled before returning to U.S. tables. ‘There are 36 pin bones in a salmon and the best way to remove them is by hand,’ says Charles Bundrant, founder of Trident, which ships about 30 million pounds of its 1.2 billion-pound annual harvest to China for processing. ‘Something that would cost us $1 per pound labor here, they get it done for 20 cents in China.’ Trident and other companies that use Chinese labor say it is a way to protect a Northwest industry under threat from farmed seafood produced by nations such as China, Thailand, Vietnam and Chile,” quoting this Bloomberg News report. link here . 9. COURT: BUSH EPA DOES NOT HAVE TO LIMIT GREENHOUSE GASES [Ed. Note: Nice Bushy Bush!] “A federal appeals court rejected on Friday [July 15] an effort by a dozen states and cities, along with environmental groups, to have the Bush administration regulate greenhouse gases that spill out of the tailpipes of new cars and trucks. A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the federal Environmental Protection Agency had the administrative discretion to decide, in 2003, not to order reductions in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from new motor vehicles, as the states sought. The decision - the most authoritative court ruling on the issue so far - lessens the likelihood that there will be any national programs to control greenhouse gas emissions anytime soon. However, Judge A. Raymond Randolph, writing for the panel, and Judge David B. Sentelle, who disagreed with Judge Randolph on some of the issues in the case, did not directly address the agency's contention that it had not been given authority under the federal Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gases,” quoting the New York Times. link here . 10. “SCIENTISTS WORRY ABOUT PENTAGON’S NEW RAY GUN” “Scientists are questioning the safety of a "Star Wars"-style ray gun due to be deployed in Iraq for riot control next year. The Active Denial System weapon, classified as “less lethal” by the Pentagon, fires a 95-gigahertz microwave beam at rioters to cause heating and intolerable pain in less than five seconds. The idea is that people caught in the beam will rapidly try to move out of it and therefore break up the crowd,” quoting Reuters. link here . 11. SEATTLE REDUCES GARBAGE MORE – ZERO TOLERANCE FOR NON-RECYCLERS “’The city of Seattle is talking trash. Moving beyond recycling to preventing garbage itself as the next generation of social and civic responsibility, Seattle Public Utilities is launching an initiative called Wasteless in Seattle. With the long-term goal of "zero waste,’ the city hopes to drastically reduce the need for landfills and to lower disposal, transportation, and energy costs. Through various programs, including mandatory recycling and fines for violators beginning in January, the city is urging its employees, residents, and businesses to rethink how they dispose of everything from egg shells to electronics,” quoting the Seattle PI. link here . 12. ROBOTS TO GIVE JAPAN’S ELDERLY NEW MOBILITY “They won’t be leaping tall buildings in a single bound, but Japan’s growing number of elderly may someday have a new lease on life that allows them to care for themselves — and maybe even pump a little iron. As the country’s population ages rapidly and its workforce shrinks, care workers may be hard to come by, so researchers are trying to develop the ultimate personal care givers: robots. ‘Unlike the United States or Europe, Japan is reluctant to allow in cheap foreign laborers’” said Takashi Gomi, president of Canada-based Applied AI Systems Inc., whose company has developed a prototype of an “intelligent” wheelchair that can move around on its own and sense obstacles to avoid them,” quoting Reuters. link here . RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS "JZ Knight invites the public to spend an evening exploring the Extraordinary mind that exists within us all," quoting The Learning Annex, where she is scheduled to speak at two locations next week: San Diego on August 3rd. For tickets: link here San Francisco on August 4th. For tickets: link here JZ Knight and the Ramtha School of Enlightenment have announced their return to Australia after 15+ years this September. link here And both are coming this autumn to London for scheduled speaking engagements: link here As well as Rome! [Ed. Note: Ramtha in Rome for the first time! Magnifica …] link here then scroll down And their return to Germany for the first time since 1999, with a Munich stop: link here . OF LOCAL NOTE "Much of Thurston County's land-use plan and its regulations to manage growth don't comply with the state's Growth Management Act and must be overhauled. That's the conclusion of the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board in a ruling that could reshape how the county grows for years to come," quoting The Olympian. link here The Washington Center for the performing arts is celebrating 20 years in South Puget Sound in Olympia. link here . QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “Scotty, beam me up.” Asked of him by Capt. Kirk for the first time in the 4th Star Trek film. This will mark how he will always be remembered. James Doohan [1920-2005] Who died last week at age 85, As Montgomery “Scotty” Scott Engineer on the Starship Enterprise From the television and movie series Star Trek © 2005 Paramount Pictures . Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2005. For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner, click on “Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives” at link here Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com . Kleiner's Korner for Week of July 18, 2005 1. COMPUTER HACKER SAYS HE HAS AMERICA'S UFO COVER-UP INFO "Gary McKinnon has been accused of committing the 'biggest military computer hack of all time', and if extradited to the US faces up to 70 years in jail. So how did this techno geek from north London end up cracking open the Pentagon and NASA's systems? He talks exclusively to Jon Ronson as he awaits his fate," quoting the UK's Guardian. link here . 2. CELL PHONE USERS BEWARE "Drivers using cellular phones are four times as likely to get into a crash that can cause injuries serious enough to send them to the hospital, said an insurance study released Tuesday [July 12]. Research by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety suggests that using a hands-free device instead of a handheld phone while behind the wheel will not necessarily improve safety. The institute said it was the first attempt to estimate whether phone use increases the risk of an injury crash in automobiles." quoting the AP. link here And the British Medical Journal website. link here The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety News Release on this subject: link here . 3. 2,000 YEAR OLD SCROLL GREATEST BIBLICAL FIND IN MORE THAN 1/2 CENTURY "Prof. Chanan Eshel, an archeologist from Bar-Ilan University, said Friday that the discovery of two fragments of nearly 2,000 year-old parchment scroll from the Dead Sea area gave hope to biblical and archeological scholars, frustrated by a dearth of material unearthed in the region in recent years, that the Judean Desert could yet yield further treasure. 'No more scrolls have been found in the Judean Desert since 1965. This encourages scholars to believe that if they bother to excavate, survey and climb they will still find things in the Judean desert. The common knowledge has been that there is nothing left to find there,' Eshel said. The two small pieces of brown animal skin, inscribed in Hebrew with verses from the Book of Leviticus, Eshel said mostly likely are from "refugee" caves in Nachal Arugot, where Jews hid from the Romans in the second century. The scrolls are currently being tested by the Israel Antiquities Authority," quoting the Jerusalem Post. link here . 4. HURRICANE SEASON BARELY BEGUN AND SETS RECORDS "Arlene, Bret, Cindy and now Dennis. Storm hunters don’t expect to be hunched over their radar screens and dispatching chase aircraft until Labor Day. But 2005 is no normal year. Martin Nelson, the lead forecaster at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, says this is the first time the Atlantic hurricane season had four named storms this early since record-keeping began in 1851. The season runs from June 1 to Nov. 3," quoting the AP. link here And now Emily! "Hurricane center meteorologist Dave Roberts said Emily was the strongest storm to form this early in the Atlantic season since record-keeping began in 1860," quoting the AP. link here “Hurricane season fuels warming debate”, quoting Reuters. link here . 5. HURRICANES CAUSING ISSUES: SPIKE IN OIL PRICES, BABY BOOM IN FLORIDA "Oil major BP Plc said Tuesday [July 12] it was surveying any damage to its Thunder Horse platform — the largest new oil facility planned in the Americas through 2007 — after it began listing 20 to 30 degrees following the passing of Hurricane Dennis. The platform was scheduled for initial production later this year of 250,000 barrels per day of oil and 200 million cubic feet of natural gas. HMMM! link here And this report from the BBC. link here "Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne brought much heartache to Floridians in 2004...Some Floridians, however, say there has been a blessed aftershock this summer: a bumper baby crop, the “hurricane baby boom” of 2005. Hospitals across central Florida are reporting double-digit spikes in births, a phenomenon many obstetricians, nurses and parents attribute to three hurricanes that crisscrossed the region in August and September," quoting the AP. link here . 6. UNUSUAL CROP CIRCLE APPEARS IN UK Take a look at this very unusual crop circle that was photographed July 10th: link here . 7. THOUSANDS OF NORTH DAKATA BIRD DEATHS BEING INVESTIGATED "The Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the deaths of thousands of young white pelicans at a wildlife refuge in central North Dakota, a year after thousands of adult birds abruptly left the same location. At least 8,000 chicks may have died over the past two months, said Ken Torkelson, a spokesman for the Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge. ’The difference is, last year the adults left first,’ he said. ‘This year, the young have died and the adults have no reason to stick around,’” quoting this report in USA TODAY. link here . 8. STEM CELL ISSUES IN THE NEWS ”The Senate heard details Tuesday [July 12] of potential new ways to obtain embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos. Some scientists and others called the techniques unproven and an attempt to derail efforts at expanding federal funding into the research. The hearing came amid intense political maneuvering surrounding congressional efforts to upend the Bush administration's policy on embryonic stem cells, which restricts federal funding to 22 existing cell families, or lines, created before Aug. 9, 2001. A bill to expand financing to all available lines, including those created after that date, passed in the House in May and awaits a vote in the Senate. If it passes, President Bush has threatened a veto, which would be his first. link here ”Actor Michael J. Fox is pushing Congress hard to lift President Bush's restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. ‘Embryonic stem cell research holds enormous promise,’ said Fox, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, in remarks prepared for a Capitol Hill news conference on Wednesday. ‘More federal funding and more lines are needed or progress will stall.’ link here “Gov. Rod Blagojevich [IL.] has ordered that $10 million in taxpayer money be spent to support stem cell research, arguing that his moral compass forced him to circumvent a Legislature that has been reluctant to endorse the ethically sensitive work. Opponents of embryonic stem cell research believe it is immoral because it destroys an embryo, which many consider to be human life. Lawmakers have debated stem cell measures twice in the past year and either rejected state support outright or shelved the idea without a vote. Scientists say the study of stem cells, which can divide and become any kind of cell in the body, could lead to cures for diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's,” quoting this AP report. link here . 9. SCIENTISTS: LORENZO’S OIL REALLY WORKS, CAN PROTECT OTHER BOYS "Two decades after a rare brain disorder stole 7-year-old Lorenzo Odone's keen mind, a study out Monday [July 11] in the Archives of Neurology has found that the eponymous oil developed by his parents can protect other boys from the same fate. The 'remarkable' study 'may establish new standards for the treatment of this degenerative disorder,' write Raymond Ferri and Phillip Chance of the University of Washington in an accompanying editorial,” quoting USA TODAY. link here [Ed. Note: This writer remembers the Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon movie from 1993 of the same name that told this story well: link here . 10. UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD OFFERS HOPE FOR CHILDREN... STUDY: BABIES BATHE IN STEW OF CHEMICALS IN WOMB “Cord blood refers to the blood in the placenta and the part of the umbilical cord still attached to it after delivery. Hospitals usually discard this tissue. But it's a rich source of blood-forming stem cells similar to those found in bone marrow. In Krabbe's, those stem cells supply a critical missing enzyme, without which communication between the brain and the rest of the nervous system breaks down. Worldwide, 5,000 to 6,000 cord blood transplants have been performed since 1988, says Pablo Rubinstein, director of the New York Blood Center's National Cord Blood Program, the world's oldest and largest cord blood bank. Such transplants have been used to treat more than 70 diseases in adults and children, including those of the immune system and the blood as well as inherited metabolic disorders such as Krabbe's, according to Rubinstein's program. The vast majority of recipients have had leukemia,” quoting this USA TODAY report. link here However, Reuters reports "Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, according to a report released Thursday [July 14]... The report by the Environmental Working Group is based on tests of 10 samples of umbilical-cord blood taken by the American Red Cross. They found an average of 287 contaminants in the blood, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and the Teflon chemical PFOA." link here . 11. FIRST ANNUAL ART OF SCIENCE COMPETITION The first annual Art of Science Competition at Princeton University certainly has some fascinating submissions you just have to see: link here . 12. FABULOUS SITE THAT MAKES ONE CONTEMPLATE THEIR LIFE Enjoy: link here . RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS KRSE is alive and well with a sparkling website broadcasting Ramtha teachings and information about the school and its students. link here . OF LOCAL NOTE "Yelm got a taste of Hollywood glitz and glamour Thursday night at the Oscar-style awards ceremony commemorating Drew Harvey Theater's 10th anniversary...The ceremony also marked the theater's closing after 10 years of entertaining audiences with musicals, comedies, dramas and operas, as well as the departure of longtime director Nancy Hillman," quoting The Olympian. link here This writer had the joy of attending the Yelm Timberland Library presentation to Yelm area children by Reptile Man, who "has performed for over 800 schools in the Northwest. Corporations such as Microsoft, Boeing, and Eddie Bauer have found this program to be exciting for all ages.' Check out this fabulous website of Scott Petersen's vital work. link here This writer joined the Yelm Adult Community Center which "is dedicated to the comfort and enjoyment of elder friends of our community, age 50 and above. We are located on the corner of 2nd and Yelm Avenues, and are open Monday - Friday from 9:30am to 3:30pm." Lunch is served M-F at 11:30am link here "The state Board of Health approved changes in on-site septic system rules Wednesday [July 13] that could require thousands of homeowners in South Sound to routinely inspect their systems. link here “When Vanda Mikoloski sent The Olympian a news release about her Quantum Comedy Show, we took notice. It's comedy about quantum physics -- not something you encounter too often. And it was inspired by the made-in-Yelm movie "What the #$*! Do We Know?" (Say "What the Bleep Do We Know?"),” quoting The Olympian. link here Children’s School of Excellence in Rainier is holding its annual fundraiser dinner, auction and garden party Saturday, July 23. The silent auction begins at 5 p.m. and will offer a variety of restaurant gift certificates, service certificates for personal care, garden items and some cool kid stuff, said Terri Church, a Board of Trustees member and one of the event’s coordinators. There will also be some small art pieces in the silent auction, said Susanne Miller. Miller’s 11-year-old daughter Alex designed the poster which advertises the event and has been posted around the area. A catered dinner follows at 6 p.m. The live auction begins at 7:15. Larry Schorno will direct the live auction action in his usual fast-talking and entertaining style. Actress Linda Evans is chairwoman for the event," quoting the NVN. link here then scroll down to Children's school auction..." . QUOTE OF THE WEEK “Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.” Bertrand Russell, (3rd Earl Russell) 1872-1970 British philosopher and mathetician from Mysticism and Logic (1918) ch. 4 . Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2005. For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner, click on “Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives” at link here Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com . Kleiner's Korner For Week of July 11, 2005 Correction to July 4th Edition: A KK reader sent a letter indicating that the link titled "On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and democracy was born." was factually incorrect and indeed that is true. The United States was founded as a Constitutional Republic and not a democracy. This link titled “The Difference Between A Republic and A Democracy” is by Michael Ruiz from the The Firing Line, September 2000 owned by SWAT Magazine describes the differences. link here And this view is instructive by Rep. Ron Paul, MD [R-TX] in his weekly column Texas Straight Talk of February 7, 2005 titled “What does Freedom Really Mean?” link here And, thanks to an astute KK reader for bringing this to our attention! 1. SONAR AGAIN AFFECTING NW ORCAS “Sonar is blamed for causing injuries, even death to marine mammals and now Northwest whale advocates say the military is again using sonar too close to orcas. This time, the Canadian Navy is getting the blame. According to whale protection groups, a Canadian Naval ship, looking peaceful on the surface in the San Juan Islands, was raising a dangerous ruckus with sonar captured on underwater microphones. They say some sensitive ears were exposed to it. ‘At this time of year it is littered with killer whales. We have all three pods in town these days,’ said Fred Felleman, Ocean Advocates,” quoting KING-5 news. link here To learn more about this, please see NRDC’s fabulous site educating the public about this issue: link here . 2. HEALTH OFFICIALS: WA. STATE MAY HAVE FIRST NILE VIRUS CASE ”Health officials have confirmed the first possible human case of West Nile virus in Washington State. The virus has been found throughout Washington State, but Spokane Regional Health District officials report that lab work has found Washington's first human case in Spokane County. The virus is a mosquito-borne disease primarily infecting birds, although incidental infections may occur in horses and humans. In rare cases it can be fatal in humans. Last fall, West Nile Virus was detected in Washington when infection was confirmed in two horses and two dead birds. link here And the latest on this developing story form the Washington State Dept. of Health: link here . 3. RADIOACTIVITY FOUND HIGHER IN HANFORD, WA. THAN EXPECTED “Radioactive contamination in public areas surrounding the Hanford Nuclear Site in Richland, Washington is higher and more geographically widespread than previously thought, according to a report today from a government watchdog group and a chemical data firm. The Government Accountability Project (GAP) and Boston Chemical Data Corporation issued a study that includes the first reports of plutonium in clams and fish in the Columbia River. The report includes evidence that radiation levels in mulberry trees are higher than previously reported, and that strontium-90 has entered the ecosystem in high levels. ‘This is hard evidence that points to past Department of Energy reports as being inadequate to protect the people of southwest Washington and northern Oregon,’ said Tom Carpenter, GAP Nuclear Oversight Campaign Director,” quoting the Environmental News Service (ENS). link here . 4. RFK, JR. PENS STORY ABOUT POSSIBLE AUTISM CAUSES FROM VACCINES “In June 2000 a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Ga. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this Methodist retreat center, nestled in wooded farmland next to the Chattahoochee River, to ensure complete secrecy. The agency had issued no public announcement of the session -- only private invitations to 52 attendees. There were high-level officials from the CDC and the Food and Drug Administration, the top vaccine specialist from the World Health Organization in Geneva, and representatives of every major vaccine manufacturer, including GlaxoSmithKline, Merck, Wyeth and Aventis Pasteur…The federal officials and industry representatives had assembled to discuss a disturbing new study that raised alarming questions about the safety of a host of common childhood vaccines administered to infants and young children. According to a CDC epidemiologist named Tom Verstraeten, who had analyzed the agency's massive database containing the medical records of 100,000 children, a mercury-based preservative in the vaccines -- thimerosal -- appeared to be responsible for a dramatic increase in autism and a host of other neurological disorders among children,” quoting a Salon/Rolling Stone joint investigation written by RFK, Jr. link here And: link here And RFK, Jr’s own website: link here . 5. REMEMBERING EARTH DAY FOUNDER WHO PASSED – HE LEFT A FABULOUS LEGACY "Gaylord Nelson, the folksy Democratic senator from Wisconsin who helped start the modern environmental movement with the creation of Earth Day 35 years ago, died Sunday [July 3]. He was 89. A conservationist years before it was fashionable, Nelson was recognized as one of the world's foremost environmental leaders. The former governor and senator started Earth Day in 1970, when an estimated 20 million people participated. April 22 is still celebrated today by planting trees, cleaning up trash and lobbying for a clean environment. In the Senate Nelson had a reputation for cocktail party stunts, like ripping up a Milwaukee phone book (there was a trick to it) or doing one-arm push-ups," quoting the AP. link here And, the Official International Earth Day site: link here . 6. FOUND: SIR ISAAC NEWTON NOTES THOUGHT LOST "A collection of notes by the 17th century English mathematician and physicist Sir Isaac Newton, that scientists thought had been lost forever, have been found. The notes on alchemy were originally discovered after Newton's death in 1727 but were lost after they were sold at auction in July 1936 for 15 pounds ($27). They were found while researchers were cataloguing manuscripts at the Royal Society, Britain's academy of leading scientists....Newton's celebrated work "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" (or Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy) is considered one of the most important works in the history of modern science. In it he formulates the three laws of motion and that of gravity. Some scientists in Newton's time believed alchemy held the secret of how to transform base metals into silver or gold. Newton's notes were written in English in his own handwriting....The notes will be on display at the Royal Society's annual Summer Science Exhibition in London which begins on July 4," quoting Reuters. link here . 7. FOUND: DA VINCI SKETCH UNDER ANOTHER OF HIS WORKS “National Gallery experts using infrared techniques have discovered a Leonardo da Vinci sketch hidden underneath a painting by the Italian master, conservationists said Friday [July 1]. The sketch — the first unknown Leonardo image to be found in decades — is beneath the delicate brushstrokes of the artist's "Virgin on the Rocks," a powerful scene of Christ's mother in a dusky cavern, which hangs in the London museum. The concealed image shows a woman with one hand clutched to her breast, the other outstretched, kneeling before what experts said was planned to be an infant Jesus. Leonardo apparently was planning a picture of the adoration of the Christ child, a scene popular with Renaissance artists, but changed his mind," quoting the AP. link here . 8. REPORT: SLEEPWALKING TEENAGE GIRL APPARENTLY "BIOLOCATES" ATOP CRANE "MYSTERY surrounds the ordeal of a schoolgirl who went to bed and fell asleep, only to find herself on the arm of a crane 40m (130ft) above the ground when she awoke. Firefighters rescued the 15-year-old girl after an astonished passer-by dialled 999. The onlooker had spotted her curled up asleep on top of a concrete counter-weight on a narrow metal beam in the early hours...Firefighters rescued the 15-year-old girl after an astonished passer-by dialled 999. The onlooker had spotted her curled up asleep on top of a concrete counter-weight on a narrow metal beam in the early hours. It is believed that the girl had walked unnoticed out of her home near a building site in Dulwich, southeast London. A security guard was on duty but he did not see her climb on to the crane and no one knows how she managed to do it," quoting UK's The Times. link here . 9. SCIENCE NOW ABLE TO DESCRIBE HOW ICE MELTS ”Until now scientists could not explain why ice cubes in your drink melt. They've known the basics, but the details remained elusive. A breakthrough new study, announced today, supports a leading theory that melting starts when the fundamental structure of matter begins to crack. Melting is considered a basic phenomena in physics. An understanding of how it works is crucial to gaining a firm grasp on the physical world...The problem is that the earliest phase of melting has never been seen. Scientists can't see the atoms involved because they are so small and because they are hidden in the structure of solid material. So Yodh's team made some big atoms. Specifically, they made see-through crystals that are like small beads and are visible in an optical microscope," quoting LiveScience. link here . 10. "WHIZ KIDS: SCIENCE, MUSIC & MONEY" "CBS News’ website “…Profiles Amazing Feats In Classroom & In Concert: A. Sho Yano is a case in point. He's been in college since he was 9. Four years ago, Correspondent Ed Bradley met up with the student, who was lugging his books through the hallowed halls of Loyola University in Chicago. Yano got in after acing the SAT tests, scoring 1500 out of 1600. His parents chose the fast-track approach, and encouraged Yano and his teachers to pile on the learning. "I'm gifted. I got my gift from God, and I think I better not waste it," says Yano, who made it through Loyola in three years, graduating at 12. Now 14, Yano is in his second year of medical school at the University of Chicago. B. Child prodigy Greg Smith wants to go into medicine, politics, and outer space. When Correspondent Ed Bradley caught up with him a while back, he was only 9 [6 years ago], and about to graduate from Orange Park High School in Jacksonville, Fla. He went on to Randolph-Macon College, getting a degree in mathematics at 13. Now he’s 16, and going for his Ph.D. in math at the University of Virginia. [Ed. Note: Greg has been featured several times in Kleiner's Korner]. C. There are many mysteries of the human mind. What combination of DNA, upbringing and luck makes a child a prodigy, a genius? And how do we explain the talents sometimes displayed by young people with severe mental disabilities? Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports on Rex Lewis-Clack, a musical prodigy. He's blind, unable to dress himself, or remember his way around the house in Los Angeles. But he has a talent, and an uncanny ear for music. His mother, Cathleen, says it started with a keyboard he got for his second birthday...Rex is a musical savant, and profound disabilities and musical talent co-exist in his brain. He can play games of "Can You Top This?" with a piano teacher. Rex is performing in public, a 10-year-old rescued from the darkness of disability by music. D. Correspondent Morley Safer also talked to a group of musicians who are prodigies, too, in their own unique way. They have a condition called Williams Syndrome, a rare birth defect in which just 20 of the 35,000 genes in the brain are missing. It’s enough to cause severe disability. But the people that he met with Williams Syndrome seven years ago are all thriving; because of a singular talent they developed as children. Gloria Lenhoff remembers more than 1,000 songs, yet she can’t add 5 plus 4. Michael Williams can play almost anything, yet he can’t go out the door without getting lost. And Megan Finn studies music in college, but can’t tell left from right. E. Jay Greenberg, 13, has written five symphonies already. He wrote "The Storm" in just a few hours. And to hear him describe it, the process is more like taking dictation: "The unconscious mind is giving orders at the speed of light, you know?" He wrote it at 8, astonishing his parents. At 10, he entered Juilliard, New York's premiere music conservatory," quoting 60 Minutes. link here . 11. WHAT THE BLEEP CONFERENCE COMES TO CANADA “We are very excited to be coming to the Simon Fraser University, in Burnaby, BC, right outside of the beautiful city of Vancouver this coming August.” Two added speakers at this event people covered here on the KK: “An astoundingly successful healer, Adam, link here , first healed his mother instantaneously of cancer as an adolescent. He has authored two best-selling books under his single name. In "DreamHealer" he explains his techniques, which include distant healing and instantaneous healing. His newly released second book, "DreamHealer 2: Guide to Self-Empowerment", offers specific, powerful tools to increase our own healing abilities; explains the importance of our minds and how through intention, we can directly affect our immune systems.” Also at the Vancouver Prophets Conference, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Bruce Lipton, ( link here ) an internationally recognized authority on the bridging of science and spirit, regarded as one of the leading voices of the new biology. He has been a guest speaker on dozens of TV and radio shows, as well as keynote presenter for national conferences. In 1982, Dr. Lipton began examining the principles of quantum physics and how they might be integrated into cellular information processing systems. He produced breakthrough studies on the cell membrane, which revealed that the outer layer of the cell was an organic homologue of a computer chip, and the cell’s equivalent of a brain. His research at Stanford University ’s School of Medicine, between 1987 and 1992, revealed that the environment, operating though the membrane, controlled the behavior and physiology of the cell, turning genes on and off. His discoveries, which ran counter to the established scientific view that life is controlled by the genes, presaged one of today’s most important fields of study, the science of epigenetics…Dr Lipton’s summarizes his findings is his best selling book, "The Biology of Belief." In addition to our special guests, the Vancouver Conference brings together an outstanding group of individuals: Filmmaker Mark Vicente, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Amit Goswami, Masaru Emoto, John Hagelin, JZ Knight, Miceal Ledwith, and Dr. Quantum himself, Fred Alan Wolf,” quoting the Conference newsletter. link here . 12. CORRECTION TO CORRUPTED WEBSITE IN LAST WEEK'S KK Last week’s Outback Boutique website award link was also corrupted on the email version of the KK. Yelm's Outback Boutique wins Horizon Interactive award link here , then click "sales/e-commerce," scroll to "Bronze" category. . RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS: Beginner’s can attend an 8-day Retreat at the Yelm Campus July 16-23. There will be a 2 day Introductory Workshop of the School’s body of work in Yelm July 30-31. Any former student who attended a Beginning Retreat, Advanced Retreat, or Assay since 1991 is invited to attend a catch-up Event August 26-28 at the Yelm Campus. link here . OF LOCAL NOTE: "The state has awarded a $73 million contract to a Renton construction company to smooth out the flow of traffic on Interstate 5 between the Tacoma Mall and downtown Tacoma. The project also will lay the foundation for car-pool lanes on I-5 in Tacoma and set the stage for replacement of the Nalley Valley Viaduct and construction of a new connection to Highway 16 out to the twin Narrows bridges," quoting the Tacoma News Tribune. link here "Thurston County is joining a growing list of Washington counties shifting to vote-by-mail. The three Democratic county commissioners unanimously agreed with Republican Auditor Kim Wyman’s recommendation Monday night. The Legislature recently made it easier for counties to make the switch, and 28 of the state’s 39 counties either have made that decision or are considering it, Wyman said," quoting the Tacoma News-Tribune. link here . YELM IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT "The American Civil Liberties Union is weighing in on Yelm's policy of barring certain public comments at City Council meetings. The organization sent a letter to the mayor and council members, challenging their policy of forbidding the mention of Wal-Mart or big-box stores in general," quoting the Olympian. link here "Maybe the American Civil Liberties Union should consider opening a branch office in the South Sound. It definitely is finding plenty of work around here lately. Last week, the ACLU had to get after both the Pierce County Council and the Yelm City Council for what it says are unconstitutional limits on public speech," quoting the Tacoma News Tribune. link here "Public hearings will be held for three days in Yelm later this summer regarding Wal-Mart's proposal to build an 187,400-square-foot supercenter in the city. The hearings are the result of store opponents appealing the city's June decision that the project poses no significant environmental impact. On Friday [July 8], the city scheduled hearings for 9 a.m. Aug. 29 and 30 and Sept. 1, quoting The Olympian. link here [Ed. Note: Credit for this worldwide media attention deservedly goes to our local Nisqually Valley News as reporter Cindy Teixeira wrote the original report picked up by area newspapers, then the AP sent that worldwide, followed by coverage on Seattle television stations, and now the ACLU. Ms. Teizeira's original report can be accessed here. link here . QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “In every revolution, there is one man with a vision.” [Substitute “person” for “man” to be correct today] Captain James T. Kirk Starship Enterprise From the television series, Star Trek Show # 39 “Mirror Mirror” First aired October 6, 1967 link here 2005 Paramount Pictures . Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2005. For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner, click on “Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives” at link here Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com . Test Intro test. The item.. That's it. Kleiner's Korner Correction to July 4th Edition The link for number 10 about Nicholas Flammel was corrupted on the previous email. You can access this fabulous story here: link here Or, on the Kleiner's Korner website direct: link here . Kleiner's Korner for Week of July 4, 2005 “On July 4, 1776, we claimed our independence from Britain and democracy was born. Every day thousands leave their homeland to come to the "land of the free and the home of the brave" so they can begin their American Dream. The United States is truly a diverse nation made up of dynamic people. Each year on July 4 Americans celebrate that freedom and independence with barbecues, picnics, and family gatherings. Through the Internet we are learning about and communicating with people of different nations with different languages and different races throughout the world. Bringing the world closer with understanding and knowledge can only benefit all nations. We invite all nations to celebrate with Americans online this Fourth of July. Happy Birthday, America!” quoting USA City Link’s website. link here I would like to wish you and your family a Happy Independence Day. I hope you will join me and my family in celebrating the American spirit that starts by making a difference in our local communities. I believe that giving back to the cities and towns where we have lived and thrived is so important to continuing this great American dream. Enjoy your time with family and friends celebrating the freedom and independence we commemorate this day. 1. “WHAT IS PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP?” ”Product Stewardship is an environmental management strategy that means whoever designs, produces, sells, or uses a product takes responsibility for minimizing the product's environmental impact throughout all stages of the products' life cycle. The greatest responsibility lies with whoever has the most ability to affect the lifecycle environmental impacts of the product. Learn more about the Northwest Product Stewardship Council and how we are working to integrate product stewardship principles into the policy and economic structures of the Pacific Northwest.” link here ”From January 18 – July 18, 2005, residents can bring their spent fluorescent light bulbs, including compact fluorescent bulbs and straight tubes, to any of the 67 participating retail locations in King, Kitsap, Snohomish, and Thurston Counties for recycling. There may be a small fee for the recycling service. In return, get four coupons for 50 cents off the purchase price of new compact fluorescent light bulbs. Why Recycle? Using fluorescent lights saves money and reduces the amount of energy that needs to be produced by power plants. However, they contain small amounts of mercury, so they need to be recycled properly. Fluorescent lights are safe to use in your home and mercury is not released when in use. All products that contain mercury should not be thrown in the garbage, please recycle these products properly.” link here . 2. FOLLOW-UP: BABY HIPPO BONDS WITH CENTURY-OLD TORTOISE “A baby hippopotamus that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise, in an animal facility in the port city of Mombasa,” quoting Urban Legends. Be sure to see the picture. link here . 3. USA AG DEPT. WITHHELD MAD COW FINDINGS “Although the Agriculture Department confirmed Friday that a cow that died last year was infected with mad cow disease, a test the agency conducted seven months ago indicated the animal had the disease. The result was never publicly disclosed. The delay in confirming the United States’ second case of mad cow disease seems to underscore what critics of the agency have said for a long time: that there are serious and systemic problems in the way the Agriculture Department tests animals for mad cow,” quoting the Tacoma News Tribune. link here . 4. DOG’S NOSE 2,000 MORE SENSITIVE THAN HUMAN’S "A dog's nose is 2,000 times more sensitive than a human's. It's a true wonder of nature. A dog's nose can differentiate thousands of odors. In a sense, a dog sees with its nose. And for centuries they've been our hunters and trackers, our rescuers and guards, and warm and fuzzy pets. But, as medical researchers in England have begun to discover, that may just be the tip of their talent. As Correspondent Morley Safer first reported last January, thanks to a dog's nose, man's best friend may be his newest ally in the battle against his worst enemy: cancer," quoting CBS News 60 Minutes. link here . 5. FRANCE TO HOST NUCLEAR FUSION REACTOR SITE “Six partners, the United States among them, have chosen France as the site for a $13 billion experimental nuclear fusion reactor that, if successful, would open the door to cleaner and abundant energy, the partners announced Tuesday [June 28]. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, is intended to show that nuclear fusion, which harnesses the same energy that heats the sun to generate electricity, can wean the world off pollution-producing fossil fuels. Nuclear fusion also produces no greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists tie to global warming, and only low levels of radioactive waste,” quoting MSNBC. link here . 6. ONE MILLION PLUS NOW LIVING WITH AIDS IN USA “For the first time since the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, more than a million Americans are believed to be living with the virus that causes AIDS, the government said Monday [June 13]. The latest estimate is both good and bad news -- reflecting the success of drugs that keep more people alive and the failure of the government to "break the back" of the AIDS epidemic by its stated goal of 2005,” quoting the AP. link here . 7. VATICAN INTERESTED IN HEAVEN AND HEAVENS “Everyone knows the Vatican is interested in Heaven but it may come as a surprise to some that it is also interested in the heavens. In this sleepy lakeside village away from the noise and haste of Rome, the Vatican is helping to train tomorrow's astronomers -- regardless of their religious beliefs. For the past 20 years the Vatican Observatory, one of the world's oldest astronomical institutes, has selected young, promising scholars for courses at the papal summer palace,” reports Reuters. [Ed. Note: Maybe the Vatican will finally see the truth and exonerate Giordano Bruno & ask forgiveness for his condemnation and murder!] link here And: link here . 8. SUN NOW BEING USED FOR FARMERS’ ENERGY NEEDS “Pat Ricchiuti has always counted on California's steady sunshine to bring out his peaches' red blush and juicy, tangy sweetness. Now the second-generation farmer is depending on the sun to run the conveyor belts that fill his packing shed, sorting, sizing, and packaging 1.5 million boxes of fruit a year. Ricchiuti is tiling the roof of his 150,000-square-foot shed with 7,730 solar panels. By July 8, the solar rooftop will begin producing 1 megawatt of energy -- enough to cut the farmer's $1.5 million annual energy bill in half,” quoting the AP. link here . 9. SATURN’S MOON TITAN MAY HAVE LAKES “Could Saturn's moon Titan be a land of lakes? A new image captured by the Cassini spacecraft indicates that it just might -- though the possible lake in question could be filled with liquid methane rather than water, NASA said on Tuesday [June 28],” quoting Reuters. link here . 10. STORY OF THE GREAT ALCHEMIST NICHOLAS FLAMMEL This is one of the best sites on Nicholas Flammel: link here . 11. USA REQUIRES CITIZENS TO CARRY PASSPORTS IN WESTERN HEMISPHERE "Travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico, and Canada will be required to have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United States citizens entering the United States from countries within the Western Hemisphere who do not currently possess valid passports," quoting the US State Dept. Web site. December 31, 2005 is the "Proposed Timeline..." link here . 12. YELM’S OUTBACK JOINS IBM IN PRESTIGIOUS WEB AWARD Yelm's Outback Boutique wins Horizon Interactive award link here , click "sales/e-commerce," scroll to "Bronze" category. Congratulations to Outback owner JZ Knight and her fabulous staff. IBM won the Gold Award. Nice company, JZ! View The Outback’s award-winning site [turn up volume]: link here . RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS Miceal Ledwith will be interviewed on Coast to Coast Radio on Wednesday, July 6. link here “Sit in on three LIVE TV tapings of The Philippe Matthews Show featuring an Exclusive interview with JZ (Ramtha) Knight, Dr. Joseph Dispenza, and Dr. Miceal Ledwith in Chicago July 8-10th!" link here . OF LOCAL NOTE: The Yelm Mayor & City Council placing a moratorium on discussion of big box stores has brought a wrath of stinging rebuke from far and wide, including this front page headline in The Olympian: link here And this very balanced editorial in the same paper: link here Even the AP picked up this story and printed it nationally: link here Yelm keeps title for fastest growth in the county link here And video from KING-5 TV news titled “Free speech under attack in Yelm”: “A group of neighbors fighting a massive Wal-Mart superstore in their small town are being silenced by City Hall. It's the biggest issue to hit Yelm in years. So why is it being banned from city council meetings? KING 5's Eric Wilkinson reports.” link here , then scroll to "2005-6-29". . QUOTE OF THE WEEK "This is no time for making new enemies." On being asked to renounce the Devil on his deathbed (attributed) Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) 1694-1778 . Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2005. For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner, click on “Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives” at link here Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .