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Dear Readers;
Certainly no week in the 7+ years I have been penning this tome have I received more letters than last week. I had several requests to write a mid-week special just dealing with the financial issues. I will address this on a limited basis [see #13 below], as I do not want Kleiner’s Korner to drift off the main mission to provide “Reports from the fields of science, quantum physics, medicine, history, the environment, Earth changes, and humanity.”
Thank you so much for your support, encouragement and interest...
Humanity lost one of its champions last week with the passing of actor Paul Newman. Much has been written about this man’s contributions to film, yet I will always remember Mr. Newman for his inspirational acts of generosity and kindness to fellow human beings in need.
Mr. Newman gave “back to charity all the money he earned from the sale of Newman's Own products.”
link here And that totaled over $225,000 to charity:
link here
Further, Mr. Newman’s achievement in founding The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp will be his lasting legacy in my mind. As a child who had the opportunity to attend summer camp, I will always cherish those days and am grateful for those that have the vision to offer this wonderful experience for all children.
“Hole in the Wall Gang Camp provides children with cancer and other serious illnesses and conditions a camping experience of the highest quality, while extending year-round support to their families and health care providers. Through our Camp programs, on-going outreach to hospitals and clinics, and other services for children, families and caregivers, the Camp serves more than 15,000 annually. All of our services are provided free of charge.”
link here
1. ORBS ON CNN: “GHOSTLY IMAGE CAUGHT AT GYM”
A motion-sensitive security camera has captured ghostly images at a Kansas gym. Affiliate KSHB reports,” quoting CNN. [Ed. Note: Unfortunately, the television producers evidently had no knowledge of orbs to take the story further, yet this is an impressive video for mainstream television.]
link here
The Orb Project by Miceal Ledwith and Klaus Heinemann explains orbs:
link here .
2. ABC NEWS: “COULD SO MANY UFO WITNESSES BE RIGHT?”
“For decades, millions of people around the world have reported seeing UFOs hovering in their skies. It is a mystery that science has been unable to solve, and the phenomenon remains largely unexamined. Much of the reporting on this subject holds those who claim to have seen UFOs up to ridicule.
"UFOs: Seeing is Believing" takes a serious look at the phenomenon in today's world. The 90-minute special includes interviews with scientists searching for proof of life beyond earth and UFO witnesses who claim aliens are already here,” quoting ABC News.
link here .
3. “NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES: WHAT REALLY HAPPENS?
“Many reports of near-death experiences sound the same: a welcoming white light and a replay of memories. But now scientists aim to study what really happens to the brain and consciousness when someone is on the verge of dying.
In a new study called AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation), doctors will examine patients in hospitals in Europe and North America who reach a state called cardiac arrest…
The AWARE researchers want to find out what happens to the brain when a person's body has started to shut down, whether it is possible for people to see and hear during cardiac arrest, and what's going on during out of body experiences.
The launch of the AWARE study was announced at an international symposium at the United Nations Sept. 11,” quoting LiveScience.
link here .
4. “MAN, 112, SAYS SECRET TO LONG LIFE IS BEING ACTIVE”
“Walter Breuning of Great Falls said the secret to living a long life is staying active. And he should know. The retired Great Northern Railway worker celebrated his 112th birthday on Sunday [Sept. 21]. Breuning said that if ‘you keep your mind busy and keep your body busy, you're going to be around a long time,’” quoting the AP.
link here .
5. “LONG-LOST EINSTEIN TELESCOPE FOUND: RESTORED”
“Albert Einstein's long-lost telescope, forgotten for decades in a Jerusalem storage shed, goes on display this week after three years and $10,000 spent restoring the relic.
The old reflecting telescope is cumbersome by modern standards, but a demonstration for The Associated Press showed it still works well enough to see five of Jupiter's moons and the cloud bands on the huge planet,” quoting the AP.
link here .
6. “...DOG CALLS 9-11”
“An Arizona dog dials 911 after his owner suffers a seizure. KPNX-TV's Melissa Garcio reports, ‘quoting Phoenix’s NBC affiliate.
link here .
7. “DNA TEST CLEARS DALLAS MAN JAILED FOR 25 YEARS”
“A 56-year-old man who spent 25 years behind bars for a rape he says he didn't commit walked out of court a free man Friday after a judge recommended his aggravated rape conviction be overturned…
That day came Friday [Sept. 19], about a week after testing on DNA evidence from a rape kit taken after a 1981 sexual assault of a Dallas woman excluded Lindsey as the source.
He becomes the 20th man in Dallas County proven innocent by DNA testing since 2001, although one of those men will be retried by prosecutors. Those 20 cases are a national high for one county, according to the Innocence Project, a New York-based legal center specializing in wrongful conviction cases,” quoting the AP. [Ed. Note: What kind of justice is still practiced down in Texas?]
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8. “NEW AIRPORT SCREENING “COULD READ MINDS’”
“The Department of Homeland Security is testing a type of body scanner that seeks out invisible clues that a person might be harbouring criminal intent, such as raised body temperature, pulse and breathing rate.
The system, called MALINTENT, uses a raft of "non-invasive" sensors and imagers to detect such factors remotely - subjects are not hooked up to anything.
It also evaluates a person's facial expression to help to gauge whether they could be planning to commit an attack or crime,” quoting UK’s Telegraph.
link here .
9. “TONS OF DRUGS DUMPED INTO WASTEWATER”
“U.S. hospitals and long-term care facilities annually flush millions of pounds of unused pharmaceuticals down the drain, pumping contaminants into America's drinking water, according to an ongoing Associated Press investigation.
These discarded medications are expired, spoiled, over-prescribed or unneeded. Some are simply unused because patients refuse to take them, can't tolerate them or die with nearly full 90-day supplies of multiple prescriptions on their nightstands,” quoting the AP.
link here .
10. “WE CAN’T DRILL OUR WAY OUR OF THIS MESS”
“Robert Redford is an actor, director, and environmentalist and a trustee of NRDC.” He is quoted from NRDC’s Nature’s Voice:
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Santa Barbara City Council says NO to offshore drilling”
From the LA Times:
link here
B. “[England] Coastal village living on the edge”
From the BBC:
link here
C. “Magnetic Reversals and Evolutionary Leaps
The true origin of species"
by Robert W. Felix
"Forget Darwin’s theory of slow, stately, orderly evolution. In this fast-paced, well-written book you'll learn how geomagnetic reversals trigger evolutionary leaps; you'll learn that those leaps recur according to a predictable, natural cycle, and you'll learn that the next beat of that cycle is due.” From Ice Age Now:
link here
D. “The 10 Eco-Best Fish
When you’re ordering seafood, choose fish that are good for you and the ocean.”
From MSN:
link here
E. “NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology”
From NASA:
link here
[Ed. Note: Creating nuclear wastes on the moon? What folly!]
F. “Stealing America: Vote by Vote”
This writer and his wife screened this film in Seattle last week. Get this DVD – t’is a must as we enter the 2008 election season!
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Prepared Food A Rising Star”
link here
B. “Disaster Relief Fund Emptied!”
From Feeding America:
link here
C. “Here comes $500 oil”
From Fortune Magazine:
link here
D. “Judge orders Cheney to preserve records
Private group is suing vice president, Bush's office to keep materials open”
From the AP:
link here
E. Mr. Bush: “UN nuclear watchdog rebuts claims that Iran is trying to make A-bomb”
[Ed. Note: Did we hear about this in the USA?]
From UK’s Independent:
link here
F. Military-Industrial Complex 2.0:
“Seven years into George W. Bush's Global War on Terror, the Pentagon is embroiled in two big wars, a potentially explosive war of words with Tehran, and numerous smaller conflicts – and it is leaning ever more heavily on private military contractors to get by.
Once upon a time, soldiers did more than pick up a gun. They picked up trash. They cut hair and delivered mail. They fixed airplanes and inflated truck tires.
Not anymore. All of those tasks are now the responsibility of private military corporations,” quoting TomDispatch.
link here .
13. SPECIAL REPORT: THE ECONOMY
The following are some news reports that I found of interest about the economic situation:
A. “15 Things You Need to Know About the Panic of 2008”
From Kiplinger:
link here
B. "How Would Gordon Gekko Fix the Economy?"
Michael Douglas at the UN fielding question about Wall St on Sept. 25
From ABC News:
link here
Don't know Gordon Gekko?
link here
"Michael Douglas at his electrifying best as the infamous 'Gordon Gekko' sums up his philosophy!!!"
How prophetic from the 1987 movie Wall Street, from YouTube:
link here
C. “How We Became the United States of France”
From TIME Magazine:
link here
D. “What The Fox Happened? - to the economy....”
From Michael Knight’s Earth Change Report:
link here
E. This writer's views most closely are aligned with Ron Paul’s and I do NOT agree with bankers & economists that this bailout is necessary:
“Ron Paul Blasts 'Secret Government' Running Economy"
Congressman warns middle class in danger of being wiped out, says Congress is oblivious and Fed has no clue”
From Infowars.net:
link here
“Ron Paul Discusses Financial Turmoil and the Fed 9/18/08”
From YouTube:
link here
Letter from Ron: Time is running out (9/24/08)
link here
Ron Paul: My Answer to the President (9/25/08)
link here
F. “Public humiliation
What really killed investment banks was selling shares of the business”
From The New Yorker:
link here
G. “Impact of Wall Street bailout becoming clearer
Q&A: What this means for your job, your mortgage and your taxes”
From MSNBC:
link here
H. “How Worried Should You Be?
Insulating yourself from Wall Street's meltdown”
Great advice from Newsweek:
link here
I. “Protecting the public interest in any economic "bailout"
From Ohio Congressional Rep. Dennis Kucinich:
link here
J. “Jack Welch says U.S. faces ‘deep downturn’"
Former General Electric Co Chairman and Chief Executive Office said…
“I now believe we are in for one hell of a deep downturn," Welch told the World Business Forum in New York on Wednesday, adding that the first quarter of 2009 will likely be ‘brutal,’" quoting Reuters. [Ed. Note: I admired this man’s work when he was at GE.]
link here
K. “Let's Play "WALLSTREET BAILOUT" in Congress by Ohio (Toledo) Rep. Marcy Kaptur
From YouTube:
link here
L. “FDIC May Need $150 Billion Bailout as More Banks Fail”
From Bloomberg:
link here
M. Ramtha's advice from the mid-1980's is still the wisest counsel:
1. Store clean water from the ground
2. Buy and store long-term food for storage that you like
3. Buy a small plot of your own land in the country, away from the cities
4. Buys gold/silver coins and store them somewhere safe at home and not in a bank
5. Buy seeds and store them in a cool, dry, dark place
6. Buy non-electric tools
This writer advises one more thing.
Figure out your monthly budget and save and store at least 3 months cash in $20 bills or smaller at home. One thing seen in news reports is some customers not being able to get to their cash in a timely fashion from the FDIC deposited in failed banks.
It was this book 20 years ago that laid out all that is happening today:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. Current students worldwide are invited to join Ramtha via Live Stream as he opens the 1st Fall Follow-up on Oct. 3rd:
link here
B. Current students are invited to join the 1st Fall Follow-up on Friday, Oct. 5th in the Great Hall when Dr. Alan Hamilton, author of The Scalpel and the Soul Encounters with Surgery, the Supernatural, and the Healing Power of Hope lectures:
link here
A book signing will follow in the Quantum Café:
link here
C. Former RSE speaker and scientist Dr. Ron Mallett was interviews in National Geographic’s Naked Science program called Time Machine, which will re-air Oct. 30th:
link here
D. A team from Above Top Secret did a special investigation of UFOs at James Gilliland’s Washington State property with English rock star Robbie Williams.
link here
See Michael Knight’s & John Savage’s DVD about Mr. Gilliland titled Contact Has Begun:
link here
Miceal Ledwith’s interview on Above Top Secret:
link here
E. Conversations with a Master - Q&A with Ramtha April 14th, 2007 is now available on Ramtha.tv for subscribers:
link here
F. See “What's Your Fancy by JZ Rose” in Bellevue by scrolling down. From the Urban Fashion Network:
link here
And, from the Seattle PI:
link here
G. Bettye Johnson’s new book Awakening the Genie Within is now available through RSE Online:
link here
And this review on BookPleasures.com:
link here
H. Checkout the updated RSE student authors’ page:
link here
I. The Yelm Food Co-op has announced they will have a booth at the RSE Follow-ups:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week on Yelm’s Community Blog:
A. Autumn begins in Yelm
B. Yelm Schools bursting at the seams
C. Nisqually Watershed Festival
D. St. Martin’s University Emergency Preparedness Fair
E. Yelm preparedness class
F. Yelm resident’s letter to Mayor & City Council
G. National Alpaca Farm Day
H. Yelm Timberland Library lease update
I. State dismisses water concerns about JZ Knight’s property
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“A nation of sheep
will beget a government of wolves.”
Edward R. Murrow (1908-1965)
American journalist
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2008.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at
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Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
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Happy Equinox wherever you are located [Autumn begins in Yelm 8:39am on Monday, Sept. 22nd]:
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After a 5-day pause from the internet, this writer has returned to many of your requests for a Kleiner's Korner (KK) view of the financial headlines coming at lightning speed. This writer will digest all of the information this week and report in the September 29th edition. However, the financial meltdown comes as no surprise to KK readers, for all has been expected and written here for nigh, many years...
Stay tuned, there is more to come, alot more!
1. THIS IS FOCUS!
Enough said after watching this man "play with his balls"!
link here .
2. “THE INTERNET – A PRIVATE EYE’S BEST FRIEND”
“For private investigator Steven Rambam, the Internet is his most valuable tool in helping to find missing persons, cheating husbands, and your competitor's dirty secrets.
But, while the intelligence business is booming, individuals are losing the battle to protect their privacy with every blog post, Google Web search, and online photo, Rambam, director of the Pallorium investigative agency, said in a keynote session at the Last HOPE (Hackers on Planet Earth) conference,” quoting MSN.
link here .
3. TEXAS MAN PATENTS A FLYING MOTORCYCLE
“Larry Neal had been selling kit gyroplanes through The Butterfly LLC company for several years - these small, light aircraft take off and land in a very small area, and the unpowered top rotor is even more effective than a parachute in power-loss situations, making them an extremely safe flying option,” quoting GizMag.com.
link here
Here is a video from WFAA in Dallas:
link here .
4. “CLASH OF CLUSTERS SEPARATES DARK MATTER FROM ORDINARY MATTER”
“A powerful collision of galaxy clusters captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory provides evidence for dark matter and insight into its properties. Observations of the cluster known as MACS J0025.4-1222 indicate that a titanic collision has separated dark matter from ordinary matter,” quoting Universe Today.
link here .
5. BEST & SIMPLEST ARTICLE I HAVE SEEN ON CHEMTRAILS
“Independent researchers have found that those manmade plumes contain toxic chemicals, thus they have been given the name Chemtrails,” quoting Rense.com.
link here .
6. “STRUGGLING SCHOOL-AGE BOYS”
“Every other week it seems a new study comes out that adds to our already formidable arsenal of parental worries. But even by those escalating standards, the report issued last week by the federal government's National Center for Health Statistics contained a jaw-dropper: The parents of nearly one of every five boys in the United States were concerned enough about what they saw as their sons' emotional or behavioral problems that they consulted a doctor or a health-care professional. By comparison, about one out of 10 parents of girls reported these kinds of problems. (See the study here.)
The report confirms what many of us have been observing for some time now: that a lot of school-age boys are struggling. And, parents are intensely worried about them.
What is ailing our sons? Some experts suggest we are witnessing an epidemic of ADHD and say boys need more medication. Others say that environmental pollutants found in plastics, among other things, may be eroding their attention spans and their ability to regulate their emotions,” quoting Newsweek.
link here .
7. DO YOU REALLY WANT KNOW HOW/WHERE YOUR FOOD ORIGINATES?
A. CRUELTY IN RAISING ANIMALS FOR FOOD
“Life on the farm isn't what it used to be. The green pastures and idyllic barnyard scenes portrayed in children's books have been replaced by windowless sheds, tiny crates, wire cages, and other confinement systems integral to what is now known as "factory farming."
Today the majority of farmed animals are:
• confined to the point that they can barely move,
• denied veterinary care,
• mutilated without painkillers,
• and finally slaughtered -- often while fully conscious.
• [Ed. Note: This writer is NOT promoting becoming a vegetarian; hardly. However, this site details the cruel handling of a large majority of our animals in this country. Knowledge is power to assist in making better choices.]
link here
B. “ALMOND GROWERS SUE USDA TO HALT MANDATORY CHEMICAL FUMIGATION OF RAW ALMONDS”
“After having their organic almond businesses devastated by the USDA's bizarre decision requiring mandatory chemical fumigation of almonds, the almond industry is fighting back. Fifteen American almond growers have filed a lawsuit against the USDA in an attempt to repeal the requirements that all almonds grown in California be fumigated or pasteurized. (Virtually all almonds sold in the United States are grown in California.),” quoting Natural News.
link here
C. INTRODUCING THE FILM: FOOD MATTERS
“Food Matters is a documentary film informing you on the best choices you can make for you and your family's health. Helping you save time, money and effort…
In this day and age with so many companies interested in profiting from your misfortune and ill health this film will help keep your money in your pocket and your health in your hands…
Food Matters is a culmination of teachings from leading authorities in Nutrition and Natural Healing from around the globe. Here we take a look into more about the film, who is behind the production and how to share your success stories,” quoting the website.
link here .
8. STILL HAVE MERCURY FILLINGS? SEE THIS AND THINK AGAIN!
From Food Matters:
link here .
9. INTRODUCING VALCENT- MAKER OF VIABLE BIO-FUEL
“Within its Industrial Division, Valcent is utilizing its revolutionary technology to develop a photosynthetic bioreactor which is being employed to grow massive quantities of fast-growing vegetable oil producing algae as feedstock for refineries that produce biodiesel, the world's fastest growing bio fuel. The Vertigro process also absorbs and sequesters carbon dioxide, potentially garnering saleable carbon credits. In joint venture with Global Green Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: GGRN), four one-quarter acre greenhouses have been constructed and stocked with Vertigro bioreactors in El Paso, Texas. This pilot project is intended to demonstrate commercial scale production and substantiate projected vegetable oil yields of 180,000 gallons per acre per year, and confirm estimated production costs of $25 per barrel. Vertigro is scalable and multi suited for a wide variety of environments and climates. It has potential for global impact as it provides a desperately required, profitable source of vegetable oil feedstock for biodiesel and does not negatively impacting the cost of food crops, such as corn and soy,” quoting Valcent Products, Inc.
link here
And a video explaining the process:
link here .
10. INTRODUCING WAVEREAPER™
“Waves work in a constant movement up and down, forth and back, and we can, with the WaveReaper™, a simple mechanical device, take advantage of this in a cheap way.
As we said, the wave moves up and down, but most generators rotate around an axle, and the wave size varies a lot and creates problems when you want to utilize the energy content of them. The current technologies regarding wave energy today is very costly, which brings that it can’t compete with other ways of making energy.
Another factor, water and generators -- yes, almost any technology is having a problem when it comes to the ocean’s salt water without more expensive design and material…
With other words, underwater technology is not cheap with these problems to solve, which means high costs and, therefore, more expensive energy for the consumer... And the solution is simple: We can use basic items, as wire, plastic barrels, one-way bearings, pulley, an axle, flywheel and generator.
That is the main component in what, up to today, is the cheapest wave energy technology in the world...
We will use a set of plastic barrels as buoys, as the cost is low and PVC isn't affected by salty ocean water. The barrels are placed near shore or longer out in deeper water, depending on amount of energy needed in particular wave plant.
Each barrel has a lifting force of approx 100 Kg.,” quoting Wavereaper.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “WATER the Movie is available on DVD today”
link here
Yelm-based Intention Media is the distributor for this film:
link here
B. “Space Station Crew Photographs Mysterious Clouds that Shine at Night”
From Space.com:
link here
C. “Beyond Carbon: Scientists Worry about Nitrogen’s Effects”
From The New York Times:
link here
D. “Digging up the dirt on Arctic carbon”
“Scientists taking the measure of how much carbon the Arctic locks up beneath its tundra have done just that. Based on what they’ve found, they estimate that the Arctic could harbor an average of 60 percent more carbon that previous estimates have indicated…
The concern: As the Arctic continues to warm and the permafrost thaws, significant amounts of carbon will find their way into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide or methane. These added greenhouse gases would serve to reinforce global warming,” quoting the Christian Science Monitor:
link here
E. “Study says old growth forests bank carbon dioxide”
From the AP:
link here
F. “Victory Gardens Symbolize a New Age”
From the Organic Consumers Assn.:
link here
G. “Super-smasher targets massive mystery
Chapter 1: Particle collider comes close to the big bang on a small scale,” from MSNBC:
link here
And the BBC report:
link here
H. “The little green schoolhouse”
From the Christian Science Monitor:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error That Dropped Votes”
From The Washington Post:
link here
B. “The 65 mpg Ford the U.S. Can't Have
Ford's Fiesta ECOnetic gets an astonishing 65 mpg, but the carmaker can't afford to sell it in the U.S.”
From BusinessWeek:
link here
C. “Obama and the Palin Effect”
From Deepak Chopra:
link here .
RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS
A. The first Ramtha 1 on 1 auction is open until Sept. 24th:
link here
B. Ramtha is coming Down Under in December [and so is this writer & his wife!]
link here
C. Bettye Johnson’s new book Awakening the Genie Within, is about her journey into awakening from age 40. Available form her website:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week on Yelm’s Community Blog:
A. Support our locally owned businesses: Critters-on-things
B. Thurston County Jury awards case to JZ knight
C. Olympia Chamber Orchestra Westminster series begins
D. Upcoming Community Recycle Days
E. First annual McKenna Fest still the talk of the town
F. Ft. Lewis sonic booms has area neighbors on-edge
G. Thurston County budget woes; City of Roy 'broke'
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul,
impossibilities vanish.”
Jean de la Fontaine (1621-1695)
One of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century
From Wikipedia:
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2008.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
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Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
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Dear Readers;
In follow-up to last week’s story about John Perkins’ book The Secret History of the American Empire The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World, Mr. Perkins describes how Bolivia and other South American countries who have, in recent years democratically elected government leaders who are interested in throwing out US corporate interests that rob these countries of ownership and access to their own natural resources (see #4 below about consumerism). If those country’s Presidents did not acquiesce, the USA would assassinate them (i.e. Chile, see #5 below). Perkins said that Venezuela’s Chavez has been a champion for supporting independent South American countries and the USA would discredit him and anyone else that got in their way, due to this government’s ties to oil and other corporations’ interests.
While everyone was focused on the ridiculous hysteria surrounding GOP VP choice Palin, or watching Hurricane Ike, Chavez spoke out in support of an independent Bolivia, and received the USA’s wrath:
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This week’s Kleiner’s Korner will cover some key issues coming to the surface for America in recent days, many issues that may be confronting for Americans, yet are no less important than scientific breakthroughs covered here weekly.
Happy Equinox wherever you are located [8:39am on Sept. 22nd in Yelm]:
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1. THE 7TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 AND KLEINER’S KORNER
Kleiner’s Korner was founded September, 2001 after a request for me to share information and make some sense of all that was then coming fast and furious. This marks the 7th anniversary of this weekly e-newsletter.
For those of you unaware, Kleiner’s Korner has been available on the internet since October, 2002 and all issues are archived at this link:
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Thank you for your interest and support.
Now, on to begin my 8th year....
2. “9/11, THE IMPORTANCE OF AN ORDINARY DAY”
Seattle radio talk-show host Dave Ross on CBS affiliate KIRO radio said this in his CBS radio September 11 commentary, which echoes this writer’s views:
“Seven years later, 9/11 reminds us to remember the importance of the ordinary day.”
Listen here:
link here , click September 11th..
3. CHECK-OUT THE RECENT 9/11 TRUTH ADDITIONS
A. 9/11 TRUTH MISSION
“TO EXPOSE the official lies and cover-up surrounding the events of September 11th, 2001 in a way that inspires the people to overcome denial and understand the truth; namely, that elements within the US government and covert policy apparatus must have orchestrated or participated in the execution of the attacks for these to have happened in the way that they did,” quoting 9/11 Truth.
link here
B. THIS IS A MUST-SEE:
“NYC, under its charter revision initiative law, has the jurisdiction to create a commission to investigate 9/11, which occurred in NYC. Cynthia McKinney, as a leader in the call for the investigation, calls for support for the ballot initiative. She talks about the government lies and what we must do to investigate the truth.”
SCROLL DOWN TO: “9/11 Investigation Initiative Press Conference -- Cynthia McKinney" [Ed. Note: Ms. McKinney is the first African American woman to have represented Georgia in the House from 1993–2003 and 2005–2007 & and the 2008 Green Party nominee for President of the United States.]
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C. “FILMMAKER URGES INTERNAITONAL TRIBUNAL TO PROBE 9/11”
Italian film-maker Giulietto Chiesa, who was in Berlin for a screening of his documentary which questions the official US version of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has called for an international tribunal to probe events,” quoting Deutsche Welle.
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4. “THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF CONSUMPTION”
“From a microeconomic point of view, it's clear that companies' profitable growth is necessary to support global economic development. Knowing that between now and 2050 the environmental cost of growth will have become the principle obstacle to growth, opening the way for impossible tradeoffs between the enrichment of developing countries and the nonimpoverishment of Western countries, it emerges that the global economy is cruising at breakneck speed (and on credit) towards a future that is obviously a dead end. The awareness of the necessary and complex tradeoffs that must be implemented today to assure the future is still very recent and fragile…
So what's necessary is a fundamental reassessment of science and innovation, of engineering and marketing: the 21st century owes it to itself to be the century of the sustainable, the "bearable" revolution,” quoting Bruno Berthon, the growth and strategy managing director for the global consulting firm Accenture's Management Consulting & Integrated Markets organization, in Truthout.
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5. “THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, LATIN AMERICA EXPERIENCED ITS OWN 9/11”
“Latin America, which experienced its own Sept. 11 35 years ago, is no longer under Washington’s thumb.
On Sept. 11, 1973, the Chilean military, supported by Washington, overthrew the democratically elected president of Chile, Salvador Allende. It was a day that was burned in the memories of millions of people across the continent…
Now, 35 years after Allende’s overthrow, a lot has changed in Latin America. For starters, Chile’s current president (Michelle Bachelet) is not only a woman, but also a member of Allende’s Socialist Party.
And Washington, once the unofficial arbiter of the politics and economies of Latin America, has been sidelined, as progressive reformers have claimed victory in an ever-growing number of countries.
The political waters began turning in 1999 in Venezuela. The country’s leftist president, Hugo Chavez, came from the most unlikely of sources: the military.
Today, left-leaning leaders control almost every country of South America. These leaders are by no means a uniform bunch. But they all share the popular mandate of addressing the needs of the most disadvantaged citizens of Latin America, where nearly half the population of 550 million lives in grinding poverty.
Fulfilling campaign promises, many of these leaders have defied Washington’s economic and political strictures — first introduced in post-Sept. 11 Chile — in trying to lift millions out of poverty.
Bolivia’s Evo Morales and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa have moved to take a larger share of profits from their nations’ vast oil and gas reserves to reinvest the money in anti-poverty programs.
Morales also plans to use windfall gas profits in Bolivia — the poorest country in South America — to strengthen its faltering social security system,” quoting The Progressive.
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6. “...BEYOND THE DOOM & GLOOM OF PEAK OIL, PERMANENT WAR AND CLIMATE CHAOS”
“We live at a fascinating point in history. The convergence of challenges, most particularly global warming and peak oil, have brought us to a point where we are profoundly challenged to act….
Yet, at the same time, something very powerful is stirring and is taking root the world over. People are choosing life and are manifesting that in their lives and their communities. People are starting to see peak oil as the Great Opportunity, the chance to build the world they always dreamt of,” quoting Rob Hopkins' Transition Culture, on the Organic Consumers Assn. site:
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7. AMERICA HAS SOME ISSUES!
A. “Lose your house, lose your vote”
From The Michigan Messenger:
link here
B. “The GOP is working to keep eligible African-Americans from voting in several states’
From Newsweek:
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C. “Bailouts Will Push US into Depression: Manager”
From CNBC:
link here
D. “Milwaukee man faces foreclosure because he didn’t pay parking fine”
From the Milwaukee, WI. Journal-Sentinel:
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E. “Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public”
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F. “Women Against Sarah Palin”
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G. “Why Women Should Vote”
Fabulous article circulating on the internet – it’s true:
link here
H. “How Will You and Your State Cast Ballots in November?”
About new voting machines, from WIRED:
link here
I. One of the best pieces on the Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae bailout:
From the New York Times:
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8. "PARALYMPICS OPENING WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED"
"Chinese wheelchair athlete pulls himself to stadium roof to light torch"
"Chinese gold medallist Hou Bin pulled himself by only his arms up to the roof of the National Stadium, torch in the holder of his wheelchair, to light the cauldron and open the Paralympic Games on Saturday night [Sept. 6].
More than 91,000 fans jammed into the facility just two weeks after the Summer Olympic Games ended to watch more than 6,000 performers who wore 4,934 suits of costumes in 13 styles and presented 269 props of differing sizes, all heralding the coming demonstrations of courage and tenacity by the athletes," quoting the CBC.
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Watch on this YouTube link:
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9. “KENNEDY INTRODUCES NEW NATIONAL SERVICE BILL”
“Sen. Edward Kennedy is introducing a major new national service bill aimed at recruiting 175,000 Americans of all ages to tackle national problems such as health care, education, energy and the environment.
It is Kennedy's first major piece of legislation since being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in May. The 76-year-old senator has been working from his Hyannis Port, Mass., home on the "Serve America Act" with Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, a longtime friend,” quoting the AP in Truthout.
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10. FILM DEBUTS ABOUT SEATTLE’S 1999 WTO MARCH
“In 1999 YOU helped Organic Consumers Association take a stand for organic food and farming, fair trade, and active democracy when we stopped the World Trade Organization (WTO) from meeting in Seattle.
Tens of thousands of ordinary people like us from around the world-union members, environmental activists, farmers, students, teachers, and nuns-gathered together in an extraordinary alliance to challenge the WTO in Seattle…
The new feature film, "BATTLE IN SEATTLE," starring Andre Benjamin, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Rodriguez, Channing Tatum, and Charlize Theron showcases activists as heroes protecting people and the planet from destruction at the hands of callous corporations,” quoting the Organic Consumers Assn.
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See the film in these cities:
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11. MICHAEL MOORE’S LATEST FILM DEBUTS THIS WEEK – FREE
“No one can make a documentary with as much political savvy, humor, and creativity as Michael Moore. And no one is as willing to tackle our elected officials with the same tenacity. After unleashing Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, and SiCKO in recent years, Moore has set his sights on the Bush administration and our nation's voter turnout in his latest film, Slacker Uprising, which chronicles his 62-city swing state tour of college campuses just prior to the 2004 election.
Here's the best part. To maximize the reach of his message and as a thank you gift to his fans, Moore is adopting a novel approach to distributing this film. He's teaming up with Brave New Films to distribute the movie online, completely free of charge. Sign up now on
link here and you will be notified when the film is available for free download on September 23,” quoting the Brave New Films e-mailer. Sign-up to watch free:
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“Mike's Election Guide 2008” book now for sale:
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12. JIB-JAB’S CURRENT HUMOROUS, YET TRUTHFUL LOOK AT POLI-TICS TODAY
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If you missed “The 2004 spoof that started it all!”
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RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS
A. An introduction to RSE will be held in New York City by the two local coordinators in November. Open to the public!
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B. Hear the fascinating story of RSE student Melissa Graham in her recent KRSE-Beyond the Ordinary.
link here
C. Remember Ramtha asking the question years ago how a people could wander in the dessert for 40 years looking for the Promised Land and they were only a few hundred miles away; what were their leaders thinking?
Now comes one of the funniest commercials that picks-up on this concept:
Translated & dubbed in English:
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In original Hebrew as shown in Israel:
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D. More precious CSE pictures of the children participating in their disciplines (Mind Leap):
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E. Miceal Ledwith is traveling to eastern Pennsylvania (outside metro Philly/Trenton) for two days of talks later this month:
THE ORBS PHENOMENON
&
JESUS & THE QUANTUM FIELD:
THE MESSAGE OF THE HIDDEN YEARS OF JESUS
Check him out if you’re in the area:
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F. Ramtha has called a Progressive Workshop, which begins this Wednesday and ends just ahead of the Autumnal Equinox:
link here
G. The first Ramtha 1 on 1 auction is open until Sept. 24th:
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I. Follow the newspaper articles about JZ Knight's trial against Whitewind Weaver:
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LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week n the Yelm Community Blog
A. State requires Hazardous Waste Plan revision
B. What’s happening at Gordon’s Garden Center?
C. Yelm Animal Alliance makes large community impact
D. Yelm records record low Sept. 10
E. Patriot Day Parade September 13th
F. County Wastemobiles comes to Rainier
G. 2 proposed new hotels for Lacey – including a Marriott brand
H. Introducing area artist & owner of the Fairy Shack
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks,
breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.”
Mary Lou Cook (1938 - )
American community activist and author.
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Dear Readers;
While the country has been riveted on Party Conventions to nominate their candidate for President of the United States, there have been moves afoot to say “no” to our Federal government, moves you will not read on the front pages of USA Today, CNN or TIME Magazine:
A. “ECUADORIAN ASSEMBLY APPROVES CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOR NATURE"
"The articles... were passed on July 7 of this year by the 130 member Ecuador Constitutional Assembly elected nation wide to review the constitution and will be voted on by public referendum next month [September, 2008],” quoting Greenpeace Canada.
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B. “OKLAHOMA DECLARES SOVEREIGNTY”
“Oklahoma declares sovereignty under tenth amendment to US Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to cease and desist certain mandates:
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C. MATTERS NOT WHO IS ELECTED PRESIDENT, MOST NATIONS ARE OWNED
While the Party Conventions were garnering attention this writer was reading John Perkins’ new book The Secret History of the American Empire - The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World:
“Having made a splash with Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Perkins offers similarly entertaining but disturbing accounts of the American government wreaking havoc around the world in support of American business. In Perkins's view, American presidents willingly comply with their CEO masters, distributing foreign aid to corrupt Third World leaders who keep a share and return the rest to U.S. business for major projects, leaving their nations poor and massively in debt, and requiring more loans and slavish obedience to U.S. policy. If any leader objects, the CIA destabilizes his government, by assassination if necessary,” quoting the RSE website.
[Ed. Note: I had the sincere pleasure of meeting and chatting with Mr. Perkins when he was in Yelm in 2005. I found then, and still do today, his courage is extraordinary in exposing these actions for all the world to read. This book connected alot of the dots for me, in particular about the hanging of Saddam, the assassinations of South American democratically, elected leaders by the USA, put into perspective Venezuela’s Chavez’s actions and zeroed in on why the USA is so hated in the world. I must say, a sobering read! While many will discredit and may put this book asunder, all the more reason to have this knowledge. Perkins gives us insight on what we can do once we know the game.]:
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Don’t think we’re owned? Read this from Truthout:
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I love this country – enough to point out the flaws and do something about them, just as Michael Moore told CNN’s Larry King last Friday:
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D. SEVERAL HAVE ASKED FOR MY VIEWS
Gloria Steinem best sums up my views on the charade last week, quoting her LA Times piece: “Palin: wrong woman, wrong message”
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And, this New York Times piece:
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[Ed. Note: And, that’s all I have to say about that, quoting Forest Gump...]
1. “NEURONS AND HOW THEY WORK”
“This Discovery Channel video on YouTube provides fabulous graphics about neurons, synapses, and a neural-network:
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2. “AWAKENINGS: RETURN TO LIFE”
“For decades now, minimally conscious people have been all but written off by the medical establishment, warehoused in nursing homes, with little hope of recovery. But as CNN's Anderson Cooper first reported last fall, incredible new discoveries are changing the way doctors view these people.
It turns out some may have been misdiagnosed and may be more aware than previously thought. What's even more surprising is that after receiving the popular sleeping pill Ambien, some minimally conscious people are actually waking up,” quoting CBS News 60 Minutes. [Ed. Note: This story worth a repeat.]
link here .
3. “HOW I SURVIVED AIDS”
“My name is Niro. I am a woman who has lived through a powerful, and life-transforming experience. In November 1985, I tested positive for the human immune deficiency virus HIV and was diagnosed with AIDS-related complex (ARC). I had been infected by my lover, Nado, who was unaware that he was carrying the virus,” quoting SuperConsciousness Magazine. (free registration required)
link here .
4. “DEER, CATTLE HAVE TRUE ANIMAL MAGNETISM: STUDY”
“Grazing cattle and sleeping deer tend to align their bodies along the North-South axis of the Earth's magnetic field, European researchers said on Monday [August 25], giving new meaning to the phrase animal magnetism...Sabine Begall of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany and colleagues...," quoting Reuters.
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5. A TRUE LABYRINTH!
“PORTAL TO MAYA UNDERWORLD FOUND IN MEXICO?"
“A labyrinth filled with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves—some underwater—have been uncovered on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, archaeologists announced last week.
The discovery has experts wondering whether Maya legend inspired the construction of the underground complex—or vice versa,” quoting National Geographic. [Ed. Note: Sound familiar to Ramtha's students?]
link here .
6. GREEN ITEMS IN THE NEWS
A. “GREEN CEMENT MAY SET CO2 FATE IN CONCRETE”
“Constantz [Stanford Professor Brent Constantz] says he has invented a green cement that could eliminate the huge amounts of carbon dioxide spewed into the atmosphere by the manufacturers of the everyday cement used in concrete for buildings, roadways and bridges,” quoting the San Francisco Chronicle.
link here
B. “AIR-PURIFYING CHURCH WINDOWS EARLY NANOTECHNOLOGY”
“Associate Professor Zhu Huai Yong, from Queensland University of Technology's School of Physical and Chemical Sciences [Australia], said that church windows stained with gold paint purify the air when they are lit up by sunlight...
‘For centuries people appreciated only the beautiful works of art, and long life of the colours, but little did they realise that these works of art are also, in modern language, photocatalytic air purifier with nanostructured gold catalyst,’ Professor Zhu said.
He said tiny particles of gold, energised by the sun, were able to destroy air-borne pollutants like volatile organic chemical (VOCs), which may often come from new furniture, carpets and paint in good condition,” quoting ScienceDaily.
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C. “A HOME THAT HEATS ITSELF”
“Michael Sykes, a builder from North Carolina, has created a home that can heat and cool itself using only solar energy. The principle at work is "phase change." Sykes has engineered the resin in the wood he builds with to change phase at 70 degrees F. The resin goes from liquid to solid and back to liquid again at room temperature. The phase change allows the walls to soak up and trap vast amounts of heat during the day--cooling the room. At night, the wood releases the heat and warms the home,” quoting Science Friday.
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7. “LARGE HADRON RAP”
“Rappin' about CERN's Large Hadron Collider! [Ed. Note: This is one of the best videos I have ever seen to simply explain physics to today’s children – and adults!]
link here .
8. “GROWING CONCERN ABOUT ELECTROMAGNETIC POLLUTION AND CELL PHONES”
© 2008 by Linda Moulton Howe
“...The scientists’ bottom line is disturbing: “What is clear is that the existing public safety standards limiting these radiation levels in nearly every country of the world look to be thousands of times too lenient. Changes are needed.” That means everyone is being exposed to too much electromagnetic radiation and at the top of the list are microwaves from microwave cell towers and cell phones,” quoting Earthfiles.com.
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[Ed Note: Recently deceased scientist Carroll Adam Cobbs, M.S., Bioengineer and former Radiation Health Physicist, who worked as a Radiation Health Physicist for the University of Washington while completing his Master's in Bioengineering, and later briefly for the WA State Department of Radiological Health wrote a Guest Entry on this very issue for the Yelm Community Blog on May 14, 2007.
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And this writer’s wife documented tree deaths near a local, newly erected cell tower:
link here ].
9. "RESEARCH AIMS TO PUT TONGUES IN CONTROL OF DEVICES"
"Georgia Tech researchers believe a magnetic, tongue-powered system could transform a disabled person's mouth into a virtual computer, teeth into a keyboard — and tongue into the key that manipulates it all...
The group's Tongue Drive System turns the tongue into a joystick of sorts, allowing the disabled to manipulate wheelchairs, manage home appliances and control computers. The work still has a ways to go — one potential user called the design "grotesque" — but early tests are encouraging," quoting the AP.
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10. “WHITLEY’S JOURNAL: OMINOUS NEW CLIMATE INFORMATION”
“The first new piece of data has just been announced by a group of German scientists studying annual sediment layers at a lake in Northern Germany have discovered that a period of sudden cooling 13,000 years ago started in less than a single year and lasted for 2,000 years.
This means, basically, that an extraordinary weather upheaval took place over a SINGLE SEASON, which resulted in the whole of northern Europe and much of North America becoming radically colder for thousands of years,” quoting Whitley Streiber.
[Ed. Note: This is a must-read!]
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Arctic becomes an island as ice melts”
“The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap.”
From UK’s Telegraph:
link here
B. “Converting Sunlight To Cheaper Energy”
From Science Daily:
link here
C. “Germany and France Ban Pesticides Linked To Bee Deaths; Geneticist Urges U.S. Ban”
From Green Right Now:
link here
D. Two excellent atlases of world’s natural events:
- Pacific Disaster Center’s Atlas for the Asia/Pacific Region:
link here
- RSOE EDIS Emergency & Disaster Information Service:
link here
E. “Gustav spares New Orleans area, but reveals vulnerability”
From The Times-Picayune:
link here
F. “Volcano's eruption colors world's sunsets
Skywatchers also have seen rings of light around sun and moon”
From Live Science:
link here
G. “Experts offer scaled-back sea level rise forecast
Global warming may push sea levels up by about 2.6 to 6.6 feet by 2100”
From Reuters:
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H. “Arctic sea ice drops to 2nd-lowest level on record”
From the AP:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “U.S. House Price Decline Could Be Worse than Great Depression, Economist Shiller Says”
From Yahoo:
link here
B. “Emergency food needed in Hurricane Disaster Areas”
From Feeding America:
link here
C. “FDIC shutters Silver State Bank of Nevada
Son of presidential nominee John McCain was reportedly former board member; closing marks the 11th bank failure this year.”
From CNN:
link here
D. “Stomverbaasd: Congress Secret Session March 13, 2008 about the collapse of the USA?
Word has begun leaking from march 13 special, closed-door session of the United States House of Representatives. Members of Congress were FORBIDDEN to reveal what was discussed. Several are so furious and concerned about the future of the country, they have begun leaking info,” quoting Stomverbaasd.
[Ed. Note: You must see the videos of the concern expressed by some Congressional Representatives. Interesting to note that closed sessions in Congress have only occurred 5 times since 1825, 3 of those just since 1979!]
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E. “Illegal immigrants opted to stay during Gustav
The fear of being arrested or deported kept many of them from leaving”
From the AP:
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RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS
A. JZ Knight & Ramtha are offering students an opportunity to bid at auction for two 1 on 1 sessions with Ramtha:
link here
B. “Storable Seeds and Food Available through RSE Students’ Businesses”
link here
Also, please note food storage options for Europa students:
link here
C. Remember the Rainbow Cloud in Yelm's southern skies during Assay registration last June?
Scroll down to Assay - Yelm, WA. to see the picture:
link here
NASA explained this phenomenon on their website in a story 10 days before this appeared over Yelm:
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D. Frequent RSE speaker Dr. Bruce Lipton is this issue’s cover story & interviewee in SuperConsciousness Magazine (free registration required):
link here
E. South African students Amanda Gifford and Claire Janisch have been busy with their “Genius Lab, an organisation dedicated to inspiring innovation, creativity and future thinking.
We explore genius in all its forms, with the aim of inspiring further genius.
Essentially we run workshops, mindmelds & brainstorms.”
link here
F. “Bleepstore.com is Coming to YELM for One Weekend! [Next Weekend!],”
quoting MastersConnection:
link here
G. Check-out the Ramtha’s appointed teachers instructing the new, Fall CSE class in Mind-Leap disciplines last week:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week on Yelm’s Community Blog:
A. Labor Day in the USA
B. City’s Planning Commission Chair speaks out about Thurston Highlands DEIS
C. Yelm tied morning record low Sept. 2nd
D. First annual McKenna Fest this Saturday
E. Honeybee class offered by local expert
F. City blows off Planning Commission Chair’s letter
G. Cambodian Cultural event at local State Park
H. Trail of JZ Knight & WhiteWind Weaver opens Sept. 8
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
“The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone
in your heart - this you will build your life by, and this you will
become.”
James Lane Allen (1849-1925)
American Author who wrote A Kentucky Cardinal, depicting his native Kentucky
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from his book As You Think, pg 81.
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Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2008.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
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LABOR DAY, 2008 IN THE USA
“Labor Day is a United States federal holiday that takes place on the first Monday in September. The holiday began in 1882, originating from a desire by the Central Labor Union to create a day off for the "working man". It is still celebrated mainly as a day of rest and marks the symbolic end of summer for many. Labor Day became a national holiday by Act of Congress in 1894,” quoting Wikipedia.
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’Labor Day differs in every essential way from the other holidays of the year in any country,’ said Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. ‘All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day...is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation,” quoting the US Dept. of Labor website
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And this sobering view of how the Bush Administration has trashed labor in this country, from Truthout.
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1. ANOTHER 396 YEAR STORM IMPACTS NEW ORLEANS – 3 YEARS AFTER THE LAST ONE!
A. COMPARISONS TO KATRINA
“Gustav could bring a storm surge of up to 14 feet to the coast and rainfall totals of up to 20 inches. Hurricane-force winds extended 65 miles from the storm's center, and tropical storm-force winds 220 miles.
The comparisons to Katrina come easily.
At times Katrina, one of the five deadliest U.S. storms, stretched its tropical storm-force winds out about 200 miles from its center. Hurricane force winds extended about 90 miles.
Both Gustav and Katrina intensified rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico, but Katrina intensified after making landfall in Florida while Gustav hit Cuba first. Forecasters say Gustav also is moving more quickly than Katrina.
"(Gustav) is a large system similar to Katrina. The difference, at this moment, is that it's asymmetric. It doesn't have a uniform coverage like Katrina," said Chris Sisko, a meteorologist for the National Hurricane Center,” quoting NBC News.
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B. FLOOD PROTECTION STILL NOT UP TO PAR FOR SE LOUISIANA
“Experts estimate the system is only a third of the way to where the corps wants it by 2011 - strong enough to protect against what scientists call a 100-year-storm. That type of hurricane has a 1 percent chance of occurring each year.
By comparison, the corps says Katrina was a 396-year storm, a rare catastrophic hurricane. The agency has not classified Gustav, which was spinning Thursday [Aug. 28] near Jamaica and lashing the island with tropical storm-force winds.
‘We're not close to 100-year-level protection yet,’ said Robert Turner, the regional director of the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East. ‘It's not worth putting your life at risk if you have the means to get out,’" quoting the AP. [Ed. Note: Would you live in a city that is not protected to the 100-year-level and we have a second 396 year storm within 3 years?]
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C. GUSTAV'S RECORD WIND GUST IN CUBA
And: “Officials measured gusts of 212 mph in the western town of Paso Real del San Diego — a new national record for maximum wind speed in a country often hit by major hurricanes, said Miguel Angel Hernandez of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology,” quoting MSNBC.
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D. SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS: HOW LOUISIANA STILL IS UNPREPARED & UNPROTECTED
And: “Opportunities missed in preparing for Gustav”
From CNN:
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2. “THE TOP TWELVE FOODS FOR LONG TERM STORAGE”
Ed. Note: While on the subject of natural disasters and being prepared, this is an excellent article.
“With the recent surge in food prices it makes sense to buy foods that last and to obtain a bulk discount. However it is pointless to stock up on unhealthy food. During an emergency, having enough snacks won't increase the odds of survival. So what are some of the best foods to stock up on? The keys to consider are: shelf life, bulk price and nutritional content. This article will explore some of the best options,” quoting Natural News.
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3. “VATICAN RECANTS WITH A STATUE OF GALILEO”
“Four hundred years after it put Galileo on trial for heresy the Vatican is to complete its rehabilitation of the great scientist by erecting a statue of him inside the Vatican walls.
The planned statue is to stand in the Vatican gardens near the apartment in which Galileo was incarcerated while awaiting trial in 1633 for advocating heliocentrism, the Copernican doctrine that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
Nicola Cabibbo, head of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and a nuclear physicist, said: ‘The Church wants to close the Galileo affair and reach a definitive understanding not only of his great legacy but also of the relationship between science and faith,” quoting UK’s Times.
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Can you believe even The Wall Street Journal weighed in on this story last week: “Galileo Still Sends Church Spinning As Statue at the Vatican Is Considered
Project Is Under Way to Honor Astronomer
Nearly 400 Years After Inquisition Trial”
link here
Ed. Note: I am still awaiting the day that The Vatican exonerates Galileo's mentor Giordano Bruno & for their savage killing of him for his "other world's theory".
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4. “THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL WOMEN”
“Hopeful signs for women: Forbes' fifth annual ranking showcases women who have beat out men for top business posts this year, including Lynn Laverty Elsenhans (No. 39), the new chief of Sunoco; Gail Kelly (No. 11), who heads Australian bank Westpac; and Jane Mendillo (No. 42), who was just named to run the $35 billion Harvard University endowment.
In total, the women ranked on this list control $26 trillion worldwide…
Sheila Bair, head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the embattled U.S. bank-deposit insurer, debuts in second place as she tries to stave off financial panic amid a worldwide credit crisis [see # 12A below for a sobering report!],” quoting Forbes.
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AND OUR LOCAL WOMEN IN THE NEWS:
Speaking of women, 4 area candidates have all progressed to the November ballot after the State’s Top Two Primary on August 19th. They’re all women!
link here .
5. “CELLS SWITCH IDENTITY IN BIOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGH”
“Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases.
The cell identity switch turned ordinary pancreas cells into the rarer type that churns out insulin, essential for preventing diabetes. But its implications go beyond diabetes to a host of possibilities, scientists said...
The work is "a major leap" in reprogramming cells from one kind to another, said one expert not involved in the research, John Gearhart of the University of Pennsylvania,” quoting the AP.
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6. “TINY CELLULAR ANTENNAE TRIGGER NEURAL STEM CELLS”
“Yale University scientists today reported evidence suggesting that the tiny cilia found on brain cells of mammals, thought to be vestiges of a primeval past, actually play a critical role in relaying molecular signals that spur creation of neurons in an area of the brain involved in mood, learning and memory.
The cilia found on brain cells of mammals until recently had been viewed as a mysterious remnant of a distant evolutionary past, when the tiny hair-like structures were used by single-celled organisms to navigate a primordial world.
“Many neuroscientists are shocked to learn that cells in the brain have cilia. Thus it was even more exciting to show that cilia have a key function in regulating the birth of new neurons in the brain,” said Matthew Sarkisian, post doctoral fellow in the department of neurobiology and co-first author on the study,” quoting Science Daily.
link here .
7. “2,000-YEAR-OLD DEAD SEA SCROLLS TO GO ONLINE”
“Scientists in Israel are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls with the aim of making the 2,000-year-old documents available to the public and researchers on the Internet.
Israel Antiquities Authority, the custodian of the scrolls that shed light on the life of Jews and early Christians at the time of Jesus, said on Wednesday [Aug. 27] it would take more than two years to complete the project, quoting Reuters.
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8. “GAMMA-RAY PROBE GETS NEW NAME AND FAME”
“NASA's new gamma-ray telescope is up and running in orbit, and going by a brand new name.
On Tuesday, NASA renamed what used to be known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST. It's now called the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, in honor of the late Italian scientist Enrico Fermi, a pioneer in high-energy physics.
‘Enrico Fermi was the first person to suggest how cosmic particles could be accelerated to high speeds,’ said Paul Hertz, chief scientist for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. ‘His theory provides the foundation for understanding the powerful phenomena his namesake telescope will discover,’" quoting Space.com.
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9. FOLLOW-UP: “RAFT MADE OF JUNK BOTTLES CROSSES PACIFIC”
“Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific [Long Beach, CA to Honolulu, HI] on a raft made of plastic bottles to raise awareness of ocean debris finally stepped onto dry land.
‘We made it,’ hollered Marcus Eriksen to a crowd of about two dozen gathered at Ala Wai Harbor on Wednesday [Aug. 27]. ‘Where's the food?’
Friends greeted Eriksen and fellow eco-mariner Joel Paschal with leis, fresh food and beer to celebrate the end of their 2,600-mile voyage on what they call the JUNK raft,”
quoting the AP.
link here
Algalita Marine Research Foundation's project called, "JUNK."
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10. NEW TYPE OF AIR VEHICLE IN TESTING PHASE
“About Aeros: Aeros is the world's leading lighter-than-air, FAA-certified aircraft manufacturing company. The company's operations involve the research, development, production, operation and marketing of a complete family of Aeros-branded air vehicles used in government and commercial applications. These include non-rigid FAA Type Certified Aeros 40D Sky Dragon Airships, Advanced Tethered Aerostatic Systems and New Type Rigid Air Vehicle - Aeroscraft. For more information please visit www.aerosml.com "
“Aeros has announced that its airship model Aeros 40D Sky Dragon MSN 21 has entered the flight testing phase. Upon completion of the company’s scheduled flights, Aeros 40D will go through a series of FAA tests before it will be issued a standard airworthiness certificate,” quoting the Aeros site.
link here
“About the Aeroscraft: The Aeroscraft is a new type – the variable buoyancy air vehicle designed to control lift in all stages of air or ground operations including the ability to off-load payload without taking on-board ballast. The key features of the Aeroscraft include the rigid structure, vertical takeoff and landing capability, ability to operate at low speed and hover, and operate from unprepared surfaces. For more information please visit www.aerosml.com/ml866 ".
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Advancing Atlantic swallows African village
Vanishing beach may provide preview of climate change's impact elsewhere”
From the AP:
link here
B. “Wind Energy Bumps Into Power Grid's Limits”
From The New York Times:
link here
C. “Alaska: Climate-Change Frontier
Melting glaciers, drier wetlands, warmer winters in Alaska, where global warming is felt most keenly.”
From the Christian Science Monitor:
link here
D. “Brazil admits Amazon deforestation on the rise
69 percent increase in 1 year reported; 20 percent of forest now cleared”
From the AP:
link here
E. “Past decade hottest for 1,300 years in northern hemisphere”
From UK's Telegraph:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “FDIC may borrow money from Treasury: report"
"Money needed to see agency through an expected wave of bank failure”
Ed. Note: Well isn’t that just the best news of confidence in the banking system you have recently heard? Can the government support every bank customer’s money up to $100,000 per account IF there were a real crisis?
From Reuters:
link here
B. “The Housing Bubble Villains Deny Responsibility”
From Truthout:
link here
C. “Regulator: Troubled banks highest since 2003
Conditions expected to worsen as housing slump, credit crisis continue”
From Reuters:
link here
D. “Home prices drop by a record amount”
From the AP:
link here
E. “As Americans fill trains, frustration grows
Amtrak commuters grow weary of increasing crowds, slow speeds”
From Reuters:
link here
F. Ron Paul interviewed on CNN August 28th:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. “MIND POWER: TWO STORIES OF WILL, FOCUS AND HEALING” by Heidi Smith in her investigation of Sir Robert Jones & Chris Dacek, who used their minds to heal themselves with what they have been taught at RSE and having medical documentation to prove it. Free registration required from Superconsciousness Magazine:
link here
B. Ramtha’s Blue College 2009 Retreat extension dates are now posted:
link here
C. A rare and unique Workshop conducted by Ramtha & open to the public will be held in Australia Dec. 7-10:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered on the Yelm Community Blog last week:
A. Permaculture calls comes to Yelm.
B. Historic tall ships in Olympia.
C. Four candidates proceed to local Fall ballot – all women.
D. Yelm makes it official – no response to public before Thurston Highlands final EIS.
E. Sierra Club honors for 2 WA. Schools.
F. Yelm roads update.
G. County Commissioner Oberquell’s motives questioned, tarnishes name as she retires.
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"In the end, absolutely anything is about entertaining the audience.
There is no journalism anymore.
There's no news...
The one thing people don't want is the truth.”
Quote from the movie Resurrecting the Champ.
link here
Ed. Note: This movie says “based on a true story”, however I could not imagine a modern newspaper not having a fact-checker and printing the story portrayed in the movie. I checked and the true facts are that the LA Times (not Denver, in the movie) DID fact-check the story and killed it before it ran. So, this movie about lies is based on one of the screenwriters' own creation.
link here .
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