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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF JULY 31, 2009
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Since the last Korner, two stories connect the passing of an era:
A. Veteran CBS News Reporter Walter Cronkite and once called “the most trusted man in America” passed at age 92. This from a dazzling CBS News compilation:
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A “must-read” on Cronkite by Ben Bradlee (The Washington Post editor during the Watergate era) in NEWSWEEK:
link here
B. Last week marked the 40 anniversary of man’s reported first steps on the Moon.
From MSNBC:
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Ed. Note: Growing up in the 60’s with Walter Cronkite and the Gemini & Apollo Space programs capturing the imagination of the world, Buzz Aldrin’s comments about Cronkite’s passing ring so true:
“Second Man to Walk on Moon Says It's Too Bad He Never Got to Go to Space, or Live to Mark Lunar Landing's 40th Anniversary”
From CBS News:
link here
1. “ADULT BRAIN CAN CHANGE WITHIN SECONDS”
“The human brain can adapt to changing demands even in adulthood, but MIT neuroscientists have now found evidence of it changing with unsuspected speed. Their findings suggest that the brain has a network of silent connections that underlie its plasticity…
The brain's tendency to call upon these connections could help explain the curious phenomenon of "referred sensations," in which a person with an amputated arm "feels" sensations in the missing limb when he or she is touched on the face…” said senior author Nancy Kanwisher of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, referring to the findings of a paper being published in the July 15 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience,” quoting MIT News.
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2. “AVALANCHE VICTIM SHUT HIMSELF DOWN TO SURVIVE”
“’I thought: 'I've only got a little bit of air here, I've just got to use all the air very, very carefully'. So I just shut myself down totally’...
As the air drained away it became "frighteningly peaceful" under the snow. About 30 metres from where Mr Castran lay, his son had dug himself out from waist-high snow and was using a search and rescue beacon to find his father,” quoting the Sydney (Australia) Morning Herald.
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3. “STUDY: TANNING BEDS AS DEADLY AS ARSENIC”
“International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.
For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens."
A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30,” quoting the AP.
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4. SCIENTISTS CAN NOW PREDICT SOLAR DISRUPTIONS
“Solar activity can wreak havoc in communications systems -- particularly during coronal mass ejections, when plumes of electrically charged particles hit earth's atmosphere. Scientists can now track the plumes down to the single affected cities, helping to predict disruptions,” quoting Science Daily.
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5. “UNKNOWN ‘MOZART FRAGMENTS’ UNCOVERED”
“Two unknown fragments of music by Mozart are believed to have turned up in a library in Nantes in western France.
If authenticated by musical scholars, at least one of the pieces may be performed in a festival in the city next year.
A yellowing sheet of paper, held in the library since the 19th century, contains two or three lines of music, and a separate jumble of notes, signed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,” quoting UK’s Independent.
link here .
6. BUY A SOLAR PANEL, HELP CHILDREN IN AFRICA
RSE student Nick Sowden works for a company helping fund and support African villages with Solar Panels. They teach individuals to be entreprenuers to better the lives of themselves and of their entire village. One immediate improvement is in their health, as these panels replace kerosene heaters now used in their homes.
Nick has a promotion going right now, Buy One / Fund One, and he's asked for help in spreading the work. For $30, you receive a Solar Panel and LED Light for your own use AND you would fund one for a villager in Africa to use in their village. Besides the wonderful opportunity to help a village in Africa, these panels are great for your own use, as they are handy during power outages, recharging batteries for lights, flashlights, cell phones, computers, etc.
To explore this company or product, and if you think you'd like to help a village, Nick, and get a really cool toy:
link here .
7. “DO PARENTS MATTER”
“A researcher argues that peers are much more important than parents, that psychologists underestimate the power of genetics, and that we have a lot to learn from Asian classrooms,” quoting Scientific American.
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8. “THE HEALTHIEST FOODS ON EARTH”
“The most important consideration in constructing a healthy diet: Eat whole food with minimal processing. These 12 foods do the trick,” quoting Forbes Magazine.
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9. “MOBILE PHONES AND HEALTH: WHAT DO WE KNOW?”
“'I am seeing more patients than I would expect in their twenties and thirties with diagnosis of brain cancer,' says Australian neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana, who is concerned that a relatively rare but life-threatening disease is on the rise.
The disease causes seizures, blindness and cripples coordination, and involves a build-up of abnormal cells in the brain. It can take between 10 and 20 years to develop and diagnose. While the risk factors are yet to be confirmed, an increasing body of evidence is linking mobile phone usage with certain brain tumours,” quoting UK’s Ecologist.
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10. “AFRICA’S LIONS ARE IN TROUBLE”
The lion, already down as much as 85 percent in numbers from just 20 years ago, is now in danger of becoming extinct because people are poisoning them with a pesticide to protect their cattle,” quoting CBS news 60 Minutes.
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “U.S. releases unclassified spy images of Arctic ice”
From Reuters:
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And: “Revealed: The Secret Evidence of Global Warming Bush Tried to Hide”
From UK’s Observer:
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B. “...101 degrees breaks record at Olympia airport”
From The Olympian (WA.):
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And: “Seattle Breaks all-time heat record”
From King 5-TV:
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Olympia Regional Airport tied the ALL-TIME record high temperature ever recorded officially of 104 degrees on July 29th.
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C. “'Uplift' baffles scientists, transforms [Alaska] area beach”
From the Homer, AS. News:
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D. “Train Vs. Tornado, Train Loses!”
Fascinating film posted on YouTube:
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E. “America’s Undiscovered National Parks and Monuments”
Great scenes from MSN:
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F. “Cleaning up Great Lakes gets new attention”
“With $475 million sought, EPA to hold public hearings on priorities”
From MSNBC:
link here
G. “Can Rooftop Solar Systems Serve Whole Neighborhoods?”
“How towns can leverage individually implemented solar power and hot water systems”
From Scientific American:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Susan Boyle: Sudden fame ‘like demolition ball’”
“Meredith Vieira interview is singer’s first since her ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ run”
From NBC’s Today Show:
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B. “American children in poverty on the rise”
“More facing threat of hunger with parents unemployed”
From the Washington Post:
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C. “Electric cars poised to give auto industry a jolt”
“Ford, Nissan and Tesla gearing up production of planned electric models”
From MSNBC:
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D. “The Vatican wakes up to the wisdom of Oscar Wilde”
“The Catholic Church has found an unlikely pin-up in the homosexual writer”
From UK’s Independent:
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E. “Girl's Refusal to Be Child Bride Inspires Nation”
“Even President of India Wanted to Meet Rekha Kalindi”
From ABC News:
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THE NATION
A. “Florida congressman Alan Grayson laughs in Ben Bernanke's face - priceless!”
From YouTube:
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B. “Statement On U.S. Economic Outlook by Dr. Nouriel Roubini”
“The following is a statement from Dr. Nouriel Roubini, Chairman of RGE Monitor and Professor, New York University, Stern School of Business”
From RGE Monitor:
link here
C. “Inside The Great American Bubble Machine”
“Matt Taibbi on how Goldman Sachs has engineered every major market manipulation since the Great Depression”
From Rolling Stone:
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Matt Taibbi on Rolling Stone in “the story behind the story”
From YouTube:
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RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE student Ineke Buskens is one of the editors of the book AFRICAN WOMEN AND ICTs
Investigating Technology, Gender and Empowerment
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B. Ramtha's Video Message: Assay 2009 & Extension
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C. RSE Follow-Ups Worldwide
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France now added:
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D. Guest Speakers at Ram's Assay 2009
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E. JZ Rose "Piece of the Week"! | Luna Bella
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F. Ramtha's School of Enlightenment: The Power of Words on Our DNA
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G. Ramtha in Italy! - Register Today!
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H. Mini Assay, Continue the Trance!
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I. “JZ Knight is willing to ‘share’ expensive antiques with you – for the right price”
From the Tacoma News Tribune:
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And from JZ’s website:
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J. Sunny Winter - Memorial & Celebration on August 5th 2009 at Lake Lawrence Community Lodge - 5pm. send your RSVP individually or by group to….alanalove@somalife.net
K. JZ Knight on Dept. of Ecology water decision
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LOCAL NOTES
Covered in recent weeks on the Yelm Community Blog
A. City Council Candidate Littlefield answer questions
B. Yelm Community Blog now on Twitter
C. Yelm issues DNS when Health has not approved Draft Water System Plan
D. Introducing Lattin’s Cider mill
E. Free electronics recycling a big hit in Thurston County
F. Pollution in People Study
G. City’s predicted lack of budget foresight results on 7 axed jobs
H. Weather heat records broken
I. JZ Knight responds to Mayor Harding's column & DOE decision
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Composer of the Classical Era
From Wikipedia:
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2009.
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 JULY 13, 2009
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Kleiner’s Korner will be taking a pause for a few weeks. Back on August 3rd with more great news of interest.
1. “TWO CENTURIES ON – A CRYPTOLOGIST CRACKS A PRESIDENTIAL CODE”
“For more than 200 years, buried deep within Thomas Jefferson's correspondence and papers, there lay a mysterious cipher -- a coded message that appears to have remained unsolved. Until now.
The cryptic message was sent to President Jefferson in December 1801 by his friend and frequent correspondent, Robert Patterson, a mathematics professor at the University of Pennsylvania. President Jefferson and Mr. Patterson were both officials at the American Philosophical Society -- a group that promoted scholarly research in the sciences and humanities -- and were enthusiasts of ciphers and other codes, regularly exchanging letters about them,” quoting the Wall Street Journal.
link here .
2. NEW STUDIES ON THE BRAIN
A. “CULTURE AFFECTS THE WAY WE USE OUR BRAIN”
“A new MIT report suggests people from different cultures use their brains differently to solve the same visual perceptual tasks…
Behavioral studies have shown that these cultural differences can influence memory and even perception. But are they reflected in brain activity patterns?
To find out, a team led by John Gabrieli, a professor at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, asked 10 East Asians recently arrived in the United States and 10 Americans to make quick perceptual judgments while in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner, technology that maps blood flow changes in the brain that correspond to specific mental operations,” quoting PsycheCentral.
link here
B. “WHY YOUR BRAIN JUST CAN’T REMEMBER THAT WORD”
“Nearly everyone has tip-of-the-tongue moments, but bilinguals seem especially prone to these momentary lapses in vocabulary, says Jennie Pyers, a psychologist at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
One possible explanation is that similar-sounding words compete for our brain's attention. Since bilinguals know twice as many words as monolinguals, there's more chance for tip-of-the-tongue experiences…
In hopes of narrowing down these explanations, Pyers' team compared 11 Spanish-English bilinguals with 22 people who used English and American sign language (ASL). Since the signers' second "tongue" makes no use of sound, there is no opportunity for sound-alike words to elicit tip-of-the-tongue experiences, says Pyers, who is fluent in ASL,” quoting New Scientist.
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3. “SCIENTISTS STUDY HOW SALAMANDERS REGENERATE LEGS”
“The little buds that eventually produce a brand-new leg have not completely reverted to an embryo-like stage, the researchers reported in the journal Nature.
Instead, they seem to form a new leg from cells that partly remember how to make bone, muscle, or nerve tissue, Elly Tanaka of the Center for Regenerative Therapies in Dresden, Germany, and colleagues reported,” quoting Reuters.
link here .
4. “BLIND LEARN TO SEE WITH TONGUE"
“Daniel Sieberg reports on a revolutionary technology. Brainport sends electrical impulses to the tongue, using tiny cameras as eyes, essentially creating a picture for blind people,” from CBS News in 2007.
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About BrainPort Vision:
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5. “HUMANS CAN LEARN TO ‘SEE’ WITH SOUND...”
“With just a click of the tongue, anyone can learn to "see" with their ears, according to a new study of human echolocation.
Several animals, such as bats, dolphins, whales, and some shrews, are known to use echolocation—sound waves bounced off nearby objects—to sense what's around them.
Inspired by a blind man who also navigates using sound, a team of Spanish scientists has found evidence that suggests most humans can learn to echolocate…
Daniel Kish, executive director of World Access for the Blind in Huntington Beach, California, was born blind. He taught himself to "see" using palate clicks when he was a small child,” quoting National Geographic.
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6. “HIGH HOPES FOR A NEW KIND OF GENE”
“The driver is Carlo Croce, a 64-year-old Italian scientist with a big voice, disheveled curly hair and expressive dark eyes. He heads the Human Cancer Genetics Program at Ohio State University, and his silver Scaglietti Ferrari is a fitting symbol of his approach to science: grand, high-powered and, these days especially, sizzling hot.
Croce, who grew up in Rome as the only child of a mechanical engineer father and a homemaker mother, went to medical school at the University of Rome and came to the United States in 1970 to study cancer. ‘I thought it was the place to work in science,’ he says. Croce was one of the first scientists to establish that cancer—the runaway growth of cells normally held in check—can be caused by genetic changes. He has identified particular gene alterations associated with lung and esophageal cancers as well as with various types of lymphoma and leukemia.
Colleagues say Croce has remarkable scientific instincts,” quoting Smithsonian Magazine [Ed. Note: This story contributed by my mother.].
link here .
7. COULD IT BE? RINGO TURNS 69
“The Beatles maintain a stronghold on the imagination and hearts of music lovers. They win over new generations without trying, and their appeal shows no signs of waning. So when Ringo Starr turns 69 on Tuesday [July 7], his status as one of rock's most renowned drummers is secure, if only by association with the greatest show on earth.
Yet inexplicably, Starr's legacy is clouded by misconception and ignorance. Some say he was the luckiest guy on earth, a competent player who stepped into a million-dollar quartet. Why the bum rap? Was it because he didn't overplay and shunned solos? Or was it his unassuming, Everyman countenance?
Think about it: Could The Beatles have conquered the world with a mediocre sticksman?
John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison found in Ringo an ironclad timekeeper who rocked and swung like mad, with style, imagination and versatility. He was the secret weapon of the best band of all time,” quoting USA Today.
link here .
8. “MYSTERIOUS TREMORS DETECTED ON SAN ANDREAS FAULT”
“Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault that produced a magnitude-7.8 earthquake in 1857.
What these mysterious vibrations say about future earthquakes is far from certain. But some think the deep tremors suggest underground stress may be building up faster than expected and may indicate an increased risk of a major temblor.
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, monitored seismic activity on the fault's central section between July 2001 and February 2009 and recorded more than 2,000 tremors. The tremors lasted mere minutes to nearly half an hour,” from USA Today.
link here .
9. “THE BEAR – FILM BY JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD”
This 1988 on Flixxy Video speaks for itself. Worth every bit of the 4 minutes!
link here .
10. “FED FIGHTS HOUSE ATTACK ON POWERS”
“The Federal Reserve warned yesterday that a congressional threat to curtail its independence would raise the cost of servicing US debt and hurt taxpayers for "generations".
Ron Paul, a Republican representative from Texas, has gathered the support of 250 co-sponsors in the House - a majority - including some Democrats, for a bill that would audit the Fed's monetary policy decisions. He told a congressional hearing he wanted the power to prevent the Fed being "secret and clandestine and serving special interests".
‘We are not looking for the Congress to run monetary policy,’ said Mr Paul. ‘We just want to know what's going on and why,’" quoting the Financial Times.
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “FDA: Help us become more transparent”
From USA Today:
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B. “Wiping out the world's mass migrations:
First analysis of the effect of habitat change”
From Science Daily:
link here
C. “Polar bear appearances grow on oil fields”
From the Arctic Sounder:
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D. “A President Breaks Hearts in Appalachia”
By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in the Washington Post:
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E. “Baaad News: Global Warming Shrinks Sheep”
From the Huffington Post:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Endless original music: computer program creates music based on emotions”
From Science Daily:
link here
B. “One casualty of the recession: U.S. mobility”
“People would like to move, but can't, and that prolongs the economic agony”
From MSNBC:
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C. “Consumers fall behind on loans at record pace”
“More fallout from a still deteriorating housing market”
From Reuters:
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D. “Economists Out to Lunch”
“Why did so many experts fail to predict the economic crisis?”
From Newsweek:
link here
E. “World says goodbye” to Michael – in pictures
From MSNBC:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. Ramtha Opens Blue College Continuation Event!
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B. Blue College Continuation Invitation
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C. Storable Seeds and Food available through RSE students
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D. The 1980’s Ramtha landmark book Last Waltz of the Tyrants – The Prophecy – Revisited is out and a must with updated information:
link here
E. Check-out the Orbs all around “Daniel Radcliffe, who stars as Harry Potter,”
From UK’s Daily Mail.
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F. JZ continues her talk,"My Life on the Other Side"!
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G. Guest Speakers at Ram's Assay 2009
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H. JZ Rose "Piece of the Week"!
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I. “His intense travel schedule having subsided, Dr. Ledwith will be joining us frequently to speak about what is on your mind, becoming evident, and more and more interesting. Join us, enjoy and discover!” quoting Beyond the Ordinary. Dr. Ledwith’s June 23rd interview is a must:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week of the Yelm Community Blog
A. Yelm ‘High School’ Bypass Phase 1 now funded
B. Guest Entry for Yelm’s Homeless Kids
C. JZ Knight responds to city & newspaper’s inaccurate reports
From JZ Knight’s website:
link here
D. Rainier to open library
E. Seattle to Portland Bike trip through Yelm this weekend
F. Yelm Farmer’s Market launches
G. County Commissioner Romero’s ‘coffee’ about preparedness
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you are right.”
Henry Ford (1863-1947)
American Industrialist
More from Wikipedia:
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2009.
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 JULY 6, 2009
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“RON PAUL WINS SUPPORT TO AUDIT THE FEDERAL RESERVE”
“Rep. Ron Paul so far has won 245 co-sponsors to a bill that would require a full-fledged audit of the Federal Reserve by the end of 2010,” quoting FOX News.
“With the Federal Reserve holding interest rates at rock-bottom levels, pumping trillions into the economy and now poised to have new powers to oversee the financial system under President Obama's proposed regulatory overhaul, Paul said lawmakers want transparency.
"If they give them a lot more power and there's no more transparency, that'll be a disaster," he said.
The bill would call for the comptroller general in the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed and report those findings to Congress. The GAO's ability to conduct such audits now is severely restricted.”
[Ed. Note: We’re getting there, finally! A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives is now in support of this bill. Hopefully not too late, after Obama wanting to give the Fed. more power!]
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1. “HOW TECHNOLOGY MAY SOON ‘READ’ YOUR MIND”
“How often have you wondered what your spouse is really thinking? Or your boss? Or the guy sitting across from you on the bus? We all take as a given that we'll never really know for sure. The content of our thoughts is our own - private, secret, and unknowable by anyone else. Until now, that is.
As 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl first reported in January, neuroscience research into how we think and what we're thinking is advancing at a stunning rate, making it possible for the first time in human history to peer directly into the brain to read out the physical make-up of our thoughts, some would say to read our minds,” from CBS News 60 Minutes, which re-aired this piece June 28th.
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2. “HONDA MAKES FIRST [COMMERCIAL] HYDROGEN CARS”
“Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.
The four-seater, called FCX Clarity, runs on electricity produced by combining hydrogen with oxygen, and emits water vapour.
Honda claims the vehicle offers three times better fuel efficiency than a traditional, petrol-powered car,” quoting the BBC.
link here .
3. ABOUT ‘COMMON PURPOSE’
“Brian Gerrish talks about Common Purpose, a semi-secret organisation operating within the UK and posing as a charity but operating to infiltrate and subvert all aspects of police, education, government, social services to set up a martial law government,” quoting the EMTV Interview. [Ed. Note: this interview is very interesting.]
link here .
4. PREPARE ‘FOR THE COMING MONTHS’
“Maybe some of you have heard of The Web Bot Project, but for those of you who have not, it's quite intriguing. The Web Bot Project, developed in the late 1990's, was created to assist in making stock market predictions. The technology uses a system of spiders to crawl the Internet and search for keywords, much like a search engine does. When a keyword is located, the bot program takes a snapshot of the text preceding and following the keyword. This snapshot of text is sent to a central location where it is then filtered to define meaning….
Cliff HIGH AND GEORGE URE(2)', two self-described "time monks," shared dire predictions based on their web bot technology.Their method captures changes in language patterns within Internet discussions. This aggregated data is then processed with software to determine various keywords, which they interpret in a predictive fashion.
FOR THE COMING MONTHS. The two recommended developing self-sufficiency and the ability to live off the grid,” quoting this YouTube site. [Ed. Note: A must listen by ALL!]:
link here .
5. MORE ON THE DAYS AHEAD
A. “THE SCIENCE OF ECONOMIC BUBBLES AND BUSTS”
“The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has prompted a reassessment of how financial markets work and how people make decisions about money,” quoting Scientific American.
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B. “BILDERBERG 2009 INTEL ALREADY PROVING ACCURATE”
“Veteran Bilderberg researchers Jim Tucker and Daniel Estulin hit the mark once again as insider info becomes reality,” quoting the Corbett Report.
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C. “BANKSTER “HOLIDAY” PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER?”
From Alex Jones’ Prison Planet:
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[Ed. Note: As always, all-ways trust your own knowingness!] .
6. 9/11 MAKING NEWS
A. “9/11 FEMA VIDEOGRAPHER AT GROUND ZERO GOES PUBLIC”
[Ed. Note: this is one heck of a story and just adds more even to the list that say 9/11 was a pre-planned event, executable only by our own government.]
From the Voltaire Network:
link here
B. “JESSE VENTURA ON 9/11
“Jesse Ventura [former MN. Gov.] returns to the Howard Stern show to promote a new book and to talk about politics, and 9/11,” quoting this YouTube site. [Ed. Note: Jesse pulls no punches and does not hold back!]
link here .
7. MORE MICHAEL JACKSON NEWS
A. “Michael Jackson Had a Patent”
From the Discovery Channel:
link here
B. Earth Song dealt with the environment and animal welfare
One of Michael’s best. Listen to this man’s passion & range
From YouTube:
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And:
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More info on Earth Song from Wikipedia:
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C. "Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead'"
"When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours," from the AP.
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8. “ROMANCING THE ROAD”
This video is a must-see – nothing else said (from 2007):
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Latest June, 2009 update of this 2007 story:
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9. “WORK BEGINS ON WORLD’S DEEPEST UNDERGROUND LAB”
“Far below the Black Hills of South Dakota, crews are building the world's deepest underground science lab at a depth equivalent to more than six Empire State buildings — a place uniquely suited to scientists' quest for mysterious particles known as dark matter.
Scientists, politicians and other officials gathered Monday [June 22] for a groundbreaking of sorts at a lab 4,850 foot below the surface of an old gold mine that was once the site of Nobel Prize-winning physics research,” quoting the AP.
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10. “NASA AIMS TO MOVE EARTH”
“Scientists have found an unusual way to prevent our planet overheating: move it to a cooler spot.
All you have to do is hurtle a few comets at Earth, and its orbit will be altered. Our world will then be sent spinning into a safer, colder part of the solar system.
This startling idea of improving our interplanetary neighbourhood is the brainchild of a group of Nasa engineers and American astronomers who say their plan could add another six billion years to the useful lifetime of our planet - effectively doubling its working life.
'The technology is not at all far-fetched,' said Dr Greg Laughlin, of the Nasa Ames Research Center in California…
The plan put forward by Dr Laughlin, and his colleagues Don Korycansky and Fred Adams, involves carefully directing a comet or asteroid so that it sweeps close past our planet and transfers some of its gravitational energy to Earth,” from UK’s Observer.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Water for Sale”
“Thirst for Profit: Corporate Control of Water in Latin America”
From the Council on Hemispheric Affairs:
link here
B. “New Evidence That Vinegar May Be Natural Fat-fighter”
From ScienceDaily:
link here
C. “Even the Mighty Mississippi's Sediment Won't Be Enough to Save Our Vanishing Coast”
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Urban farming movement 'like a revolution'”
From CNN:
link here
B. Introducing “Food, Inc.” The Movie - Hungry For Change?
“In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults,” quoting Food, Inc.
link here
C. “Study: Generation gap in U.S. largest since ’60s”
“Older, younger people differ most on social values, morality”
From the AP:
link here
D. “The Singing Revolution Film”
An oldie, but goodie from Estonia on YouTube:
link here
E. “'Hard to believe:' Wallet returned after 63 years”
“Memories flood back for man, 78, after discovery behind gym bleachers”
From the AP:
link here
F. “Sex once a day keeps sperm healthy, study says”
“Couples trying to conceive should have daily sex leading up to ovulation”
From Reuters:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE Introductory Workshop in Israel, August 2009
link here
B. This 2007 interview with Gary (Garola) & Laura Craig is worth a repeat for those new to the Korner. From Beyond the Ordinary internet radio:
link here
C. JZ’s recommended reading “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One”
link here
D. Jehrin Alexandria created and is directing the Summer Dance Intensive. A performance for the students is on July 10th from 4:30-5:30pm at The Evergreen State College, room 116 of the Recreation Center, & is open to the community.
link here
Danielle Brosco of Blacken Tan and now director of Southwest WA Dance Center will be teaching and choreographing the Intensive, as well. Admission is free.
link here
Read about Jehrin & Danielle here:
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E. A Love Story: Tocca's latest fine fragrance at JZ Rose!
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F. Mari Mankamyer of Bloom Time Nursery and Susie Kyle of Winlock Meadows Farm and Local Flavors Market & Café are now doing local farmer’s markets together, the first time ever since Mari at the age of 14 requested to have her own plot of land. She will be starting her fall and winter vegetable starts soon, so place your order early or get on her “interested” list. Contact Mari at: magicfire4@hotmail.com
Susie is a farmer and farm activist, recently opening Local Flavors Market & Café at Thorbecke’s Fitlife Center in Chehalis where they serve a local, seasonal and whole-foods menu.
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Contact Susie at: winlockmeadowsfarm1@yahoo.com
Thorbecke’s Fitlife Center, Chehalis
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G. Ramtha's Assay 2009 - Register Today!
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H. International Bird Rescue Research Center Executive Director Jay Holcomb will appear on NBC's TODAY Show this Wednesday, July 8th in the 10-11am PDT hour with Kathie Lee and Hoda. Jay's appearance will mark the launch of DAWN’s new Everyday Wildlife Champions campaign, which will benefit the IBRRC and the Marine Mammal Center. For every bottle of DAWN that’s purchased, go online and click on a link and DAWN will donate 50 cents to IBRRC and 50 cents to the Marine Mammal Center.
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More about Jay at the IBRRC:
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I. A Private Session with Ramtha! Auction closes July 7th, 5pm PDT.
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LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week of the Yelm Community Blog
A. My letter to The Olympian reporter covering Yelm
B. Former Drew Harvey Director Hillman offering public classes
C. Rainier's Children's School of Excellence auction results
D. Joshua the Scribe poet performs in Olympia
E. Fireworks waste - proper handling
F. Happy 4th of July America!
G. Local dance artists show their talents
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The Christian church in all its freakish ramifications and efflorescence’s is as dead as a doornail; it will pass away utterly when the political and social systems in which it is now embedded collapse. The new religion will be based on deeds, not beliefs.”
Henry Miller (1891-1980)
American novelist & painter in
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare, New York: New Directions, 1945
From Wikipedia:
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