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1. ASTRONAUT TELLS NBC NEWS HIS BELIEF THAT A UFO CRASHED AT ROSWELL
"Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell describes to NBC News why he believes a UFO actually crashed at Roswell, N.M.," recorded on NBC News September 24th.
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And Mitchell's interview on the Discovery Channel:
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2. IMMORTALITY ON THE HORIZON?
A. "CAN SCIENCE MAKE IMMORTALITY A REALITY?"
"Some scientists are looking into ways to extend our life expectancy. NBC's Keith Miller reports," on Today on NBC on September 3rd.
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Aubrey de Grey, a Cambridge University geneticist, tells Keith Miller he can foresee a day when aging is a thing of the past," on MSNBC September 24th.
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B. "IMMORTALITY PREDICTED WITHIN 20 YEARS"
"American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil says that technologies are growing at such a rapid rate that we could replace all our organs — and even our blood cells — with robotic replacements.
'I and many other scientists now believe that in around 20 years we will have the means to reprogramme our bodies' stone-age software so we can halt, then reverse, ageing,' Mr Kerzweil wrote in The Sun...
The author, who Forbes magazine once named "the ultimate thinking machine", said humans would be able to pull off amazing physical and mental feats with the aid of mechanical upgrades," quoting NineMSN.
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3. SCIENTISTS LOOKING AT POTENTIAL TIME TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE
"A group of scientists is looking into the possibility that time travel could become a reality. Keith Miller reports," on Today on NBC September 9th:
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And:
"Professor Ron Mallett a professor at the University of Connecticut is working on building the world's first time machine," from Today on NBC September 24th.
link here .
4. "STUDY: EARTH IS OUTSIDE OF 'SAFE OPERATING SPACE'"
"We are on the verge of pushing nature into a state of instability like nothing humanity has seen before, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
The study, which attempted for the first time to come up with real numbers for a set of conditions beyond which Earth may not be able to recover, found that we may have already crossed several tipping points...
The climate researchers, for example, determined that nature will remain in balance only as long as carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere remain below 350 parts per million, yet CO2 concentrations currently measure about 387 parts per million.
'What we're talking about here is truly scary in a lot of ways,' Foley told Discovery News. 'We're talking about changes in the environment at a global scale that would change this planet into something we have never seen in all of human history. It's not the end of the world, but it's the end of the world as we know it,'" quoting the Discovery Channel.
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5. SCIENTISTS LOOKING AT CLONING CREATURES DEAD FOR MILLENNIUM
"Experts are looking into the possibility of cloning creatures that have been dead thousands of years. NBC's Keith miller reports," for Today on NBC.
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Geneticist Tom Gilbert of the University of Copenhagen talks to Keith Miller about how scientists might be able to resurrect a wooly mammoth.
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6. "THE DEKA ARM
"New technology is making it possible for amputees to pick up small objects they never thought they would master thanks to the biggest innovation in prosthetic arms since WW II. Scott Pelley reports," quoting CBS News 60 Minutes. Re-aired from Spring, 2009 and worth a repeat.
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7. "MYSTERIOUS RUINS MAY HELP EXPLAIN MAYAN COLLAPSE"
"Hidden in the hilly jungle, the ancient site of Kiuic (KIE-yuk) was one of dozens of ancient Maya centers abandoned in the Puuc region of Mexico's Yucatan about 10 centuries ago. The latest discoveries from the site may capture the moment of departure.
'The people just walked away and left everything in place,' says archaeologist George Bey of Millsaps College in Jackson Miss., co-director of the Labna-Kiuic Regional Archaeological Project. 'Until now, we had little evidence from the actual moment of abandonment, it's a frozen moment in time,'" quoting USA Today:
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8. "NEW THEORY FOR WHY WE CRY"
"'Crying is a highly evolved behavior,' said researcher Oren Hasson, an evolutionary biologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel. 'My analysis suggests that by blurring vision, tears lower defenses and reliably function as signals of submission, a cry for help, and even in a mutual display of attachment and as a group display of cohesion.'
The shedding of tears due to emotions is unique to humans. In the past, researchers suggested that crying helps carry stressful chemicals away from the body, or that it simply makes us feel better, or that it lets babies signal health problems.
Now Hasson points out that when tears blur vision, they could readily handicap aggressive behavior. As such, tears reliably signal vulnerability, a strategy that can emotionally bind others closer to you...
Hasson detailed his research in the journal Evolutionary Psychology," quoting US News & World Report.
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9. "BABY SIGNING: BRIDGING THE COMMUNICATIONS GAP"
"At 6 months babies are capable of understanding and communicating but their ability to speak doesn’t develop till they’re 12 to 18 months. That’s where the signs come in. From as early as 6 months, babies can make signs to let you know what they’re thinking. So the earlier you start, the earlier you can ‘talk’ to your baby," quoting Baby Signers.
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10. "NEW JERSEY WOMAN CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY - AT WORK!
"Astrid Thoenig got dressed, went to work and sat at her desk smiling Thursday as she slid her finger gently under the envelope flap of yet another identical birthday card. They don't make that many that say "Happy 100th."
Thoenig was interrupted by a steady stream of deliverymen bringing bouquets, chocolate-dipped strawberries and stacks of cards to the Thornton Insurance Co. in Parsippany where she's been answering phones, keeping financial records, handling payroll and typing up documents for more than 30 years...
Thoenig says "thinking young" has helped her take a century's worth of technological changes in stride. The daughter of Swedish immigrants, she credits her strong constitution, a wonderful family and getting up every day to get dressed and go to work with keeping her mind sharp...
Her current job is her favorite — working alongside her son, John Thornton, and grandson Peter at the family-owned insurance company," from the AP:
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Toxic Waters series - ...worsening pollution in American waters"
From the New York Times:
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B. "Sydney dust storm worst in 70 years, says weather bureau"
From The Australian:
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More from Reuters:
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And from the AP on MSNBC:
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C. "Europeans ready to plug into electric vehicles"
"But how soon will they be ready for Europeans (and the rest of world)?"
From MSNBC:
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D. "States Can Sue Utilities Over Emissions"
From the New York Times:
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E. "Antarctic coastal ice thinning surprises experts"
From Reuters:
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And more from MSNBC:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "5 reasons the market could crash in October"
From InvestorPlace:
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And
"10 Reasons the Market Could Crash in October"
From OptionsZone:
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B. "Smoking bans reduce heart attacks by a third"
"13 studies in U.S., Canada, Europe show 36 percent fewer 3 years after ban"
From Reuters:
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C. "FDIC considers borrowing cash from banks"
"Insurance fund that protects depositors is quickly running out of money"
Ed Note: And each person's accounts are insured by the FDIC? HMMM!
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D. "Four Major Developments All Gold Investors Should Watch"
From Silver Bear Cafe:
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E. "U.S. job seekers exceed openings by record ratio"
"Employment prospects worse despite signs economy has started growing"
From the New York Times:
link here .
13. THE NATION
A. "Obama's Presidency Isn't Too Big to Fail"
From Truthout:
link here
B. "CIA Torturers Running Scared"
From Truthout:
link here
C. "The Politics of Lying and the Culture of Deceit in Obama's America: The Rule of Damaged Politics"
From Truthout:
link here
D. "US ships arrive in Israel ahead of joint drill"
From the Jerusalem Post:
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E. "Fed didn’t bark at subprime loan abuses"
"Regulator didn’t police lenders’ compliance with laws protecting borrowers"
From the Washington Post:
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Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) on this issue:
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F. "Federal Reserve Accounts For 50% Of Q2 Treasury Purchases"
From ZeroHedge:
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G. "Fed admits hiding gold swap arrangements"
From GATA:
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H. "Rare earths are vital, and China owns them all"
From MarketWatch:
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I. "Why the Dow Is Hitting 10,000 Even When Consumers Can't Buy and Business Cries "Socialism""
From Robert Reich's Blog:
link here .
RAMTHA SCHOOL NEWS
A. Bonhams & Butterfields hosted an exclusive viewing and reception of the The JZ Knight Collection on Friday, September 25th in Los Angeles, with the auction following on September 27th:
link here
B. New streaming events for current students
Ramtha TV Streaming 5 Saturdays!
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C. A Private Session with Ramtha in Yelm or South Africa!
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Bidding ends September 30th:
link here
D. JZ Rose "Piece of the Week"!
link here .
15. LOCAL NOTES
A. Wal-Mart Connector to 103rd under construction
B. Support our locally owned businesses: Gordon's Fall Sale
C. Killion LID Bond loaned by Thurston First Bank guaranteed by U.S. taxpayer
D. Nancy Hillman's Playacting is back!
E. City Council gets earful from public on water rate increases - again!
F. County Commissioner returns to Yelm 9/28 on noxious weeds
G. Climate change effects felt in South Sound
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Nothing gives rest but the sincere search for truth."
Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)
French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher
From Wikipedia:
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2009.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
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Happy Equinox wherever you are located [2:28pm on Sept. 22nd in Yelm]:
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The season of apple spice, pumpkins, golden falling leaves, fireplace filled air with sweet pine, blowing winds & sweet rains has returned to the Pacific Northwest. Oh, yes!
1. "DO BRAINS SHRINK AS WE AGE?"
"As we get older, our brains get smaller, or at least that's what many scientists believe. But a new study contradicts this assumption, concluding that when older brains are "healthy" there is little brain deterioration, and that only when people experience cognitive decline do their brains show significant signs of shrinking.
The results suggest that many previous studies may have overestimated how much our brains shrink as we age, possibly because they failed to exclude people who were starting to develop brain diseases, such as dementia, that would lead to brain decay, or atrophy.
'The main issue is that maybe healthy people do not have as much atrophy as we always thought they had,' said Saartje Burgmans, the lead author of the study and a PhD candidate at Maastricht University in the Netherlands," quoting LiveScience.
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2. "ICE CREAM CAN REALLY CONTROL YOUR BRAIN"
"A U.S. study by UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas has found that fat from certain foods such ice cream and burgers heads to the brain.
Once there, the fat molecules trigger the brain to send messages to the body's cells, warning them to ignore the appetite-suppressing signals from leptin and insulin, hormones involved in weight regulation — for up to three days.
'Normally, our body is primed to say when we've had enough, but that doesn't always happen when we're eating something good,' said researcher Deborah Clegg in a statement.
'What we've shown in this study is that someone's entire brain chemistry can change in a very short period of time. Our findings suggest that when you eat something high in fat, your brain gets "hit" with the fatty acids, and you become resistant to insulin and leptin.
'Since you're not being told by the brain to stop eating, you overeat.'
The researchers also found that one particular type of fat — palmitic acid which is found in beef, butter, cheese and milk, is particularly effective at instigating this mechanism.
The study was performed on rats and mice but the scientists say their results, published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, reinforced common dietary recommendations to limit saturated fat intake as 'it causes you to eat more,'" quoting Reuters.
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3. "GIANT STONE-AGE AXES FOUND IN AFRICAN LAKE BASIN"
"A giant African lake basin is providing information about possible migration routes and hunting practices of early humans in the Middle and Late Stone Age periods, between 150,000 and 10,000 years ago...
Researchers from the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford are surveying the now-dry basin of Lake Makgadikgadi in the Kalahari Desert, which at 66,000 square kilometres is about the same size of present day Lake Victoria," quoting ScienceDaily.
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4. "DISCOVERY OF LIFE ON MARS... CHOSEN NO. 1 UFO STORY OF 2008"
"The discovery of life on Mars by Andrew D. Basiago [
link here ] has been chosen as the #1 UFO story of 2008. EXOPOLITICSRADIO.ORG was notified of the award by veteran broadcaster Jerry Pippin in a May 10, 2009 email statement, 'We made your [EXOPOLITICSRADIO.ORG with Alfred Lambremont Webre] broadcast story on the discovery of life on Mars the top UFO event of 2008.' In a 41-page paper dated Dec. 12, 2008, Washington State trial lawyer and environmental scholar Andrew D. Basiago sets out analysis and photographs identifying 3 species of humanoid beings, numerous species of animals, structures and statues on the surface of Mars. These photographs are images isolated by Andrew D. Basiago from within NASA rover Spirit photograph PIA 10214 , a composite photograph taken in November 2007 in the Columbia basin on Mars, and released public by NASA on its website in January 2008.
Mr. Basiago’s landmark paper, The Discovery of Life on Mars, can be downloaded free in PDF format at www.exopolitics.com...," from Seattle Exopolitics Examiner.com.
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And see this:
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[Ed. Note: Always trust YOUR own knowingness.] .
5. NEWS FROM SPACE
A. "FOUND: FIRM PLACE TO STAND OUTSIDE SOLAR SYSTEM"
"As scientists search the skies for life elsewhere, they have found more than 300 planets outside our solar system. But they all have been gas balls or can't be proven to be solid. Now a team of European astronomers has confirmed the first rocky extrasolar planet.
Scientists have long figured that if life begins on a planet, it needs a solid surface to rest on, so finding one elsewhere is a big deal.
'We basically live on a rock ourselves,' said co-discoverer Artie Hatzes, director of the Thuringer observatory in Germany. 'It's as close to something like the Earth that we've found so far. It's just a little too close to its sun.'
So close that its surface temperature is more than 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit, too toasty to sustain life. It circles its star in just 20 hours, zipping around at 466,000 mph. By comparison, Mercury, the planet nearest our sun, completes its solar orbit in 88 days...
This is a major discovery in the field of trying to find life elsewhere in the universe, said outside expert Alan Boss of the Carnegie Institution. It was the buzz of a conference on finding an Earth-like planet outside our solar system, held in Barcelona, Spain, where the discovery was presented Wednesday morning [Sept. 16]. The find is also being published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics," quoting U.S. News & World Report.
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B. "INTERACTIVE: 360-DEGREE PANORAMIC VIEW OF ENTIRE NIGHT SKY"
From ScienceDaily:
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6. "TOOTH HELPS BLIND WOMAN REGAIN SIGHT"
"For the first time in the US surgeons used a rare procedure to help a blind woman regain her sight: they implanted her own tooth in her eye to hold a prosthetic lens in place.
60-year old Sharron "Kay" Thornton, of Smithdale, Mississippi, who had been blind for nine years, underwent the sight-restoring procedure, known as modified osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (MOOKP), at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine earlier this month," from Medical News Today.
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See the interview on the Today Show on NBC:
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7. "WHEN YELLOWSTONE EXPLODES"
"Beneath Yellowstone Park a monstrous plume of hot rock is causing the earth to heave and tremble. Past volcanoes have erupted with a thousand times the power of Mount St. Helens. The future is anybody’s guess," from National Geographic.
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8. CELL-PHONE NEWS
A. "Mobile phone safe radiation guide published"
"A US environmental group has published a guide to radiation levels from mobile phones.
Motorola, T-Mobile and Blackberry handsets were ranked among the ten worst phones in terms of radiation exposure.
Although all the phones were below current international limits, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) said that until more is known about cell phone radiation, consumers should try to buy phones with the lowest levels of emissions," from The Ecologist.
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B. "Is your cell phone spying on you?"
From KING -5 TV [NBC] News:
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9. UNUSUAL SIBLINGS
A. "Baby born 09/09/09, sister born 08/08/08
From MSNBC:
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B. "Co-workers’ ‘phenomenal’ discovery"
"Maine men discover that they’re long lost brothers."
From MSNBC:
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10. WISE COUNSEL FOR THE DAYS TO COME!
A. "How to store canning jars"
From MastersConnection:
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B. "How one family eliminated $106,000 of debt"
"Frugality and hard work led to debt-free lifestyle in five years"
"Change they did. For their debt-fighting prowess, the Hildebrandts were on Tuesday night named the winners of the Professional Achievement and Counseling Excellence (PACE) 2009 Graduate Client of the Year Award. This national award, given by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, recognizes the hard work and commitment they demonstrated in repaying their debts, and their willingness to become effective managers of their money and change their lifestyle. (Disclosure: CreditCards.com Senior Reporter Connie Prater served as a judge in the awards.)"
From Credit Cards.com on MSNBC:
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. Michael Knight, Director of Contact Has Begun
link here
& Editor of Earth Change Report
link here has launched a new newsletter - "New Earth Alerts. [Ed. Note: See the smoke from fires near L. A. ]
link here
B. "Extinct bumblebee will return to Britain in 2010"
From The Ecologist:
link here
C. "Japan commits to 25 per cent cut in CO2 emissions"
From The Ecologist:
link here
D. "Red Snow Warning: The End of Welfare Water and the Drying of the West"
From Truthout:
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E. "EarthScope Advances Quake Prediction"
From Voice of America:
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F. "Sea-Tac Airport No.1 in going 'green'"
From KING-5 TV (NBC) News:
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G. "Mafia 'sank ships of toxic waste'"
From the BBC:
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H. Check-out Fuel: The Film in a theater near you
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I. "The power of wee: urine could be green energy"
From The Ecologist:
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J. "Astronomy Picture of the Day"
"Ultraviolet Andromeda"
From NASA:
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K. Unusual fog encompasses Sydney, followed by record heat
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Unemployment rate doesn't tell the whole story"
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
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B. "Can a Farm State Feed Itself?"
"A farm state tired of depending on imports, Illinois looks to local food."
From YES! Magazine:
link here
C. "For many, economic recovery still feels far off"
"Americans are dealing with job losses, pay cuts, housing woes and deb"
From MSNBC:
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D. "Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide - Save Money, Eat Better, Help The Environment"
[Ed. note: Thanks to the Korner host's dad for this valuable information!]
From Still Tasty:
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E. "2.5 Million Green Jobs Lost From the Bailout Bonuses Alone: Escaping the Debt of Wall Street and Building a Green Economy"
From Truthout:
link here
F. "Showerheads may be spraying out bacteria"
"1 in 5 tested harbored bugs tied to pulmonary disease, study finds"
From LiveScience:
link here
And:
"Don't Panic: Showerhead Germs Won't Kill You (Or Make You Sick)"
From Newsweek:
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G. "Bill Maher: New Rule: You Can't Complain About Health Care Reform If You're Not Willing to Reform Your Own Health"
From the Huffington Post:
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H. "IMF Gold Sales"
"On September 18, 2009, the IMF's Executive Board approved gold sales strictly limited to 403.3 metric tons, representing one eighth of the Fund's total holdings," quoting the International Monetary Fund:
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13. THE NATION
A. "Ted Kennedy's Last Interview"
"The late senator looks back at the moments that shaped his life."
From ABC news:
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B. "Priceless: How The Federal Reserve Bought The Economics Profession"
"The Federal Reserve, through its extensive network of consultants, visiting scholars, alumni and staff economists, so thoroughly dominates the field of economics that real criticism of the central bank has become a career liability for members of the profession, an investigation by the Huffington Post has found.
This dominance helps explain how, even after the Fed failed to foresee the greatest economic collapse since the Great Depression, the central bank has largely escaped criticism from academic economists. In the Fed's thrall, the economists missed it, too.
From the Huffington Post:
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C. "CIA Experiments on US Soldiers Linked to Torture Program"
From Truthout:
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D. "There's No Denying Obama's Race Plays a Role in Protests"
From McClatchy Newspapers:
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E. Humor explains simply the bank meltdown
From Sinfest:
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F. Michael Moore's movie opens: Capitlaism: A Love Story
"It's 'Capitalism: A Love Story' and the 'love' refers to how the wealthy love their money, except this has a new twist: They not only love their money now, they love our money. And they want our money." – Michael Moore on The Jay Leno Show," quoting Michael Moore.
link here
G. "Is America Hooked on War?"
From Truthout:
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H. "Ex-CIA chiefs seek halt to interrogations probe"
"Letter warns investigation may impact on foreign cooperation with U.S."
[Ed. Note: Use any excuse to hide out. The USA promotes itself as the one nation in the world that did not do this kinda stuff. Now, we all find out we do -- in the dark and in secret. No wonder this country is hated and despised around the world, & yet our own people do not know why!]
From the AP:
link here
I. "Medvedev: Israel not planning Iran strike"
"Russian president gives first confirmation of secret meeting with Netanyahu"
[Ed. Note: As presented here previously, Web Bots say Israel will attack Iran October 25th. Stay tuned!] HMMM!
From MSNBC:
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J. "A President Was Killed the Last Time Right-Wing Hatred Ran Wild Like This"
From Media Matters for America:
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K. "Did Bush Continue to Secretly Operate Total Information Awareness?"
From Truthout:
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L. Susan Boyle sings on "America's Got Talent" finale
From the Today Show on NBC:
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RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. JZ Knight Collection auctioned next weekend
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B. RSE T-shirt Contest! | Express your creativity and show us your talents!
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C. RSE Home Study Program | Last chance this year to order!
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D. See the Circus of Toys at JZ Rose!
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E. Ramtha in South Africa! Register before Sept.19 for discount!
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F. "As of Fall, 2009, SuperConsciousness Magazine has transformed into a quarterly publication. The new format increases the number, size and depth of our articles and interviews, and will provide our readers with a greater and more comprehensive presentation of the main theme for each issue. Additionally, we will be featuring new, inspired voices from contributors on the leading edge of their fields.
Those of you who subscribed at the bi-monthly subscription rate will still receive the same number of issues: One-year subscriptions will receive 6 issues and two-year subscriptions will receive the full 12, and the expiration dates have been extended accordingly."
You can find our new rates at:
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G. Be sure to see Debbie Christie's story Rock My Soul in SuperConsciousness Magazine:
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H. "Uncle Richard" joins our Preparedness Series with an online version of the
"Ant School of Preparedness" classes held at the Survival Center," quoting Beyond the Ordinary internet radio.
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I. See the latest CSE Newsletter:
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J. Virginia Heinz passed Saturday, September 19 at her home with daughter Barbara Blue at her side. Barbara is requesting that there be no telephone calls for a few days. At Virginia's request, her body will be cremated. A celebration of her life is tentatively set for Sunday, October 4. You may remember Virginia as the widow of Bill Heinz, known by Ramtha as the "Chairman of the Board." Both of their smiles and light hearts will be sorely missed... .
LOCAL NOTES
A. Yelm Food Co-op reports phenomenal sales growth
B. Linda Evans appeared on ABC's Good Morning America
C. Venture bank fails - update
D. Sustainable Business Workshops
E. Health Dept. & Schools gear up for flu
F. Yelm Open House to meet County Commissioner Valenzuela
G. County property values fall, State revenue drops $238 million
H. Yelm Vet Hospital holds Pet Fair
I. Rainier Food Bank will take your garden surplus
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Nearly all men can stand adversity,
but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
16th President of the United States
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"
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
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Last week, this news was outweighed by other drama:
"Everything is happening!!
The Dollar plunged to a new low. Currencies around the world surged:
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Gold shot over $ 1000, then retreats a bit:
link here
Oil futures rose to over $70 a barrel:
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Copper (delivery in three months) surged 21% in London:
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The early signs of an inflationary economy - Don't Delay!! BUY food, gold, and silver!!"
quoting Greg Simmons' Physics of Change Newsletter.
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SEE # 12 BELOW FOR MORE!
1."CAN PRAYER HEAL THE SICK"
"Praying on another person's behalf to improve their health is called "intercessory prayer." And, believe it or not, researchers have attempted to scientifically study its effects on health and recovery from disease. The results are intriguing:
* A 1988 study found that when patients in the hospital with heart disease had prayers said for them, they had less breathing trouble and required less antibiotic therapy than otherwise similar patients for whom prayers were not said.
* A study published in 1998 suggested that prayer improved the health of AIDS patients. Although those receiving prayers had no change in an important measure of immune function over the six months of the study, they did have fewer serious illnesses, fewer doctor visits and better mood than those who were not prayed for.
* In 1999, patients in a Missouri intensive care unit recovered faster after prayers were said for them compared with those who did not have prayers said. This study was unique due to its size—nearly 1,000 patients—and neither the patients nor their doctors knew which patients had prayers said for them.
* A 2001 study published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine supported intercessory prayer for women who were infertile. In that study, women for whom others prayed became pregnant twice as often as those who were not the recipients of prayer," from MSN Health & Fitness.
link here .
2. "STUDY: HUMAN FAT YIELDS MULTIPURPOSE STEM CELLS"
" You know that fat in your body you wish you didn't have? It turns out those cells could be used to create stem cells that one day may be able to cure disease.
Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that the millions of fat cells removed during liposuction can be easily and quickly turned into induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPS cells, more easily than the skin cells that researchers used when the first iPS cells were created in 2007," quoting CNN.
link here .
3. "'BLUE MAN' IS STILL BLUE, ONE YEAR LATER"
See this story on NBC's TODAY Show:
link here .
4. ARCTIC ICE MELT MADE HEADLINES
A. "STUDY FINDS MORE EVIDENCE RAPID ARCTIC WARMING WASN'T NATURAL"
"The Arctic was cooling for 1,900 years because of a natural change in Earth's orbit until greenhouse gas accumulation from the use of fossil fuels reversed the trend in recent decades, according to a study published Friday [Sept. 11] in Science magazine," from McClatchy newspapers:
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B. "STUDY: WARMING HAS 'SEVERELY PERTURBED' ARCTIC"
"Arctic warming is affecting plants, birds, animals and insects as ice melts and the growing season changes, scientists report in a new review of the many impacts climate change is having on the far north.
'Arctic ecosystems ... have been severely perturbed,' the experts wrote in Friday's [Sept. 11] edition of the journal Science.
As the global climate changes, the Arctic Circle has been warming faster than other regions and scientists have documented a series of affects on wildlife in the region," quoting MSNBC.
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C. "SHIPS CROSS ARCTIC PASSAGE IN MILESTONE"
"Two German ships became the first commercial vessels to traverse the Arctic's Northeast Passage, their owner reported Friday, having arrived in Siberia from South Korea by traveling around Russia's northern coast line.
The merchant ships MV Beluga Fraternity and MV Beluga Foresight made it "through the formerly impenetrable Northeast Passage from Asia to Europe for the first time," Beluga Shipping GmbH said in a statement," quoting the AP:
link here .
5. "TEENAGER INVENTS...SOLAR PANEL...FROM HUMAN HAIR"
"A new type of solar panel using human hair could provide the world with cheap, green electricity, believes its teenage inventor.
Milan Karki, 18, who comes from a village in rural Nepal, believes he has found the solution to the developing world's energy needs.
The young inventor says hair is easy to use as a conductor in solar panels and could revolutionise renewable energy...
The hair replaces silicon, a pricey component typically used in solar panels, and means the panels can be produced at a low cost for those with no access to power, he explained.
In Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, many rural areas lack access to electricity and even in areas connected to power lines, users face shortages of up to 16 hours a day.
Milan and four classmates initially made the solar panel as an experiment but the teens are convinced it has wide applicability and commercial viability, "quoting UK's Daily Mail.
link here .
6. "THE BUTTERFLY CROP CIRCLE IN THE NETHERLANDS"
Ed. Note: I have not received so many requests to run a story ever than I did last week on this:
"A Gigantic Butterfly Crop Circle formation (530 Meters x 450 Meters), the Biggest Crop Circle Ever ... appeared in Netherlands near a town in southern Holland called Goes, on the 8th of August 2009. It is an incredibly large butterfly with Da Vinci's 'Vitruvian Man' in the center, depicting the metamorphosis of the Caterpillar into a Butterfly," quoting this website.
link here
More on Coast to Coast AM:
link here .
7. "CUTTING BACK ON SALT COULD SAVE US BILLIONS"
"If Americans were to cut their salt intake to recommended levels, they'd have far fewer cases of high blood pressure, and save billions of dollars in health care costs, a new study estimates.
Because high sodium intake can contribute to high blood pressure — and its complications, including heart and kidney disease — the Institute of Medicine recommends that adults consume no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium per day. The average American, however, gets about 1,000 mg more than that, according to the authors of the study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.
In the new study, investigators at the non-profit research organization RAND calculated the potential health and financial benefits that could be reaped if Americans cut their average sodium intake to 2,300 mg," quoting Reuters.
link here .
8. 20% "FEWER MAY GET ALZHEIMER'S DUE TO FINDING"
"Scientists have found three new major genetic links to Alzheimer's, affecting up to 20 percent of people with the brain-wasting disease, and said on Sunday [Sept. 6] it was the most significant such discovery in 15 years...
'If we were able to remove the detrimental effects of these genes through treatments, we could reduce the proportion of people developing Alzheimer's by 20 percent,' Julie Williams, a professor of Neuropsychological Genetics at Britain's Cardiff University, told a news conference in London," quoting Reuters.
link here .
9. "ISRAEL'S WEALTHIEST WOMAN SAYS SHE CAN SEE THE FUTURE"
"TEL AVIV The office door has a steel vault veneer, and Shari Arison -- controlling stockholder in Israel's largest bank and its largest construction company, heiress to the Carnival Cruise Lines fortune and head of a long list of other undertakings -- has a lot to protect.
And as with any proper vault, this one is full of surprises.
But the biggest jolt comes from the woman in the executive chair: Arison -- billionaire ($2.7 by Forbes's most recent estimate), perhaps the richest woman in the Middle East, a major force in Israeli philanthropy -- claims that she can see the future," quoting the Washington Post.
link here .
10. "MEET THE (REMASTERED) BEATLES"
"On Wednesday [Sept. 9], Apple Corps. and EMI will jointly roll out the long-awaited remastered editions of the Beatles studio albums on CD with Digipak sleeves as well as two box sets of the albums, one in stereo and one in mono. The same date will see Harmonix’s release of the “Beatles: Rock Band” game...
For a band that broke up almost 40 years ago, the Beatles sure have a lot happening. Of course, the Liverpool foursome was no ordinary band, having changed the history of rock with their innovative music," quoting MSNBC.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Study finds more evidence rapid Arctic warming isn't natural"
From McClatchy newspapers:
link here
B. "Climate change already felt in South Sound" includes the Yelm area
From The Olympian:
link here
C. "Coastal home owners face huge losses from rising sea"
From Australia in Reuters:
link here
D. "Hubble’s latest, greatest views revealed"
"NASA declares ‘mission accomplished’ with dazzling new images"
From MSNBC:
link here
E. "MRSA found on WA beaches"
From KING-TV 5 News:
link here
F. "Lost world of fanged frogs and giant rats discovered in Papua New Guinea"
From UK's Guardian:
link here
G. "South Cascade glacier shows alarming rate of melt"
"Time-lapse photographs of the South Cascade glacier in Skagit County, Washington, show just how quickly large glaciers are melting"
Ed. Note: This is shocking!
From UK's Guardian:
link here .
SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Americans are getting poorer, and it's going to get worse"
From McClatchy newspapers:
link here
B. "Michael Moore's Capitalism Goes for Broke"
Mr. Moore's movie is Capitalism "latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story... The land of Macchiavelli and the Medici is the perfect setting for Moore's nonfiction tragicomedy of greed and chicanery on Wall Street, in Washington, D.C., and through the entire economic apparatus. The movie will have its... opening Sept. 23 in New York and Los Angeles,... wide release Oct. 2."
From TIME Magazine:
link here
C. "Dr. Van de Meer predicts monetary collapse..."
From the Daily Paul:
link here
D. "The Reality of Economic Recovery"
Thanks to Ben Bernanke from Truthout:
link here
E. "Electricity demand sputters; bills may fall"
"Decline is a measure of recession's damage to U.S. economy"
From the AP:
link here
F. " Catholic bank owned pill shares"
From the BBC:
link here
G. "Amid swine flu, France rethinks the cheek kiss"
"Some fear the social tradition could be the kiss of death because of virus"
From the AP:
link here .
THE NATION
A. "Pictures of Dying Marine Bring War Home to America"
From UK's Observer:
link here
This awesome and brutally frank assessment sums up my views about these wars. Every American should read this:
From Fred on Everything:
link here
And, picture of Soldier's plot of grass in Iraq from 2004 worth a repeat:
link here
B. "Is Obama Tossing Out the Constitution With His New Anti-Terror Plan?"
From NOW in Truthout:
link here
C. "Eight Years Ago"
" September 11, 2001, is a Rorschach test for every American now; it means something different to anyone and everyone confronted by it. Some see American flags and the conquest of Muslim infidels. Some see wars and rumors of wars. Some see money to be made. Most, however, see only fear and flight, and the end of something we didn't know we had. Mr. Bush saw opportunity, and made the most of it, and we are all less than we were because of it.
Eight years later, we are still covered in smoke, ash and tears," by William Rivers Pitt in Truthout.
link here
D. Interesting coincidence?
September 11, 2001: the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 9,605.51
link here
September 11, 2009: the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 9,605.41
link here
E. "High Court Urged to Reject White House Appeal to Keep Abuse Photos Secret"
Ed Note: It ought to all come out in the open what kind of nation we have become!
From Truthout:
link here
F. "The Alex Jones Show: Charlie Sheen Requests Meeting With Obama Over 9/11 Cover-Up"
From Reuters:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. An Invitation from JZ Knight!
The public is invited to bid online and/or come to the L. A. Auction:
The Heart and Soul of a Collector -
Bonhams & Butterfields is pleased to announce the September 27, 2009 auction of The JZ Knight Collection. Amassed over a decade, the Collection will feature eclectic and unique examples of period furniture, decorative arts, carpets and paintings from the 17th through 20th centuries with a particular focus on European and American elegance.
Each item on offer during the 500-lot sale has been personally selected by Knight to reflect her passion for rare and unique items.
link here
View the online catalog:
link here
B. Linda Evans to be interviewed on ABC-TV's Good Morning America September 14:
link here
C. Ramtha.TV - Streaming Replay from Italy - Sept 19 & 20th
link here
D. Fall Follow-ups around the world:
link here
E. Last of the "TANK DAYS" for 2009!
link here
F. "4 RSE Students in Group Began TINY PEACES Helping Turkish Girls Go To School"
From MastersConnection:
link here
G. Anniversary Sale at JZ Rose!
link here
H. The 2009 Home Study Program is ONLY available through September 18, 2009.
You must register for the course by that date in order to attend a 2009 Follow Up event and maintain your eligibility into 2010.
The 2010 Home Study Program, with many new video teachings and a portable, external hard drive, will be available starting in December of this year. The cost for the 2010 program is $295.00.
link here
I. Check Out MastersConnection.com’s
PART 2 – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Ben Hammott, RSE Guest Speaker
Lots of new photos and information!
link here
J. Peggy Ledyard of Earth Legacy is accepting orders this month for 2010 Organic Open-Pollinated Seed Storage Units.
link here
Additional "Storable Seeds and Food Available through RSE Students’ Businesses"
link here
K. The Children's School of Excellence (CSE) has begun their school year. See the latest:
link here
L. Bobbye Caine created entrancing artwork, printed on casino quality playing
cards and wrapped in a gleaming gold bag:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. Introducing Thurston County Commissioner candidates
B. Rep. Tom Campbell holds Yelm Town Hall
C. Yelm housing permit requests down 47%
D. Public vents to City Council about 69% water rate increase
E. Life Achievement evening honors local author Bettye Johnson
F. Venture Bank fails, government seizes assets; N. C. bank to take over
G. Fire consolidation vote still fails after recount
H. Record high temperature of 86 F. on Sept. 12th here
I. Rainier's Linda Evans to appear on ABC-TV.
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are.
I don't believe in circumstances.
The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Irish dramatist & socialist
From "Mrs. Warren's Profession" (1893) act II
More on Mr. Shaw 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"
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LABOR DAY, 2009 IN THE USA
September 7, 2009
“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.
link here
’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.
link here
A comment received by a Korner reader on Robert Novak's death covered here last week said: "ROBERT NOVAK! That guy betrayed this country! Please give your readers more than this. He outed a CIA agent in the field at the behest of Dick Cheney. I am sure you know this."
ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THE USA!
1. "CELLPHONES CAUSE BRAIN TUMORS, SAYS NEW REPORT BY INTERNATIONAL IMF COLLABORATIVE"
"A new report, "Cellphones and Brain Tumors: 15 Reasons for Concern, Science, Spin and the Truth Behind Interphone," was released today by a collaborative of international EMF activists. Groups affiliated with the report include Powerwatch and the Radiation Research Trust in the U.K., and in the U.S., EMR Policy Institute, ElectromagenticHealth.org and The Peoples Initiative Foundation," quoting Medical News Today.
link here
Download the report:
link here .
2. "BEST-SELLING BIBLE TO UNDERGO REVISION"
"The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, modernizing the language in some sections and promising to reopen a contentious debate about changing gender terms in the sacred text. The New International Version, the Bible of choice for conservative evangelicals, will be revised to reflect changes in English usage and advances in Biblical scholarship, it was announced Tuesday [Sept. 1]. The revision is scheduled to be completed late next year and published in 2011...
The changes did not make all men "people" or remove male references to God, but instead involved dropping gender-specific terms when translators judged that the original text didn't intend it. So in some verses, references to "sons of God" became "children of God," for example.
Supporters say gender-inclusive changes are more accurate and make the Bible more accessible, but critics contend they twist meaning or smack of political correctness," quoting the AP. HMMM!
link here .
3. FILM "VANISHING OF THE BEES" TO BE RELEASED NEXT MONTH
"The honeybee is responsible for pollinating one third of our food. This contributes approximately £200 million per year to the UK economy. Honeybees are dying in their millions and no-one knows why...
Vanishing of the Bees explores the mysterious collapse of the bee population across the planet and its greater meaning about mankind’s relationship with the natural world.
The film journeys through the US, Europe and Australia over a period of more than two years, providing a fascinating insight into the tragedy mounting as these crucial pollinators continue to disappear mysteriously and en masse," from Female First of the UK.
link here .
4. LEARN ABOUT INSPIRATIONAL JESSICA COX
"Jessica is recognized internationally as an inspirational keynote speaker. Born without arms, Jessica now flies airplanes, drives cars, and otherwise lives a normal life using her feet as others use their hands. She holds the title of the first person without arms in the American Tae Kwon-Do Association to get a black belt and the first woman pilot in aviation history to fly with her feet. Convinced that the way we think has a greater impact on our lives than our physical constraints, she chose to pursue a degree in psychology while in college at the University of Arizona," quoting rightfooted.com.
link here .
5. "THE HEALTHIEST FOODS ON EARTH"
"The most important consideration in constructing a healthy diet: Eat whole foods that have had minimal processing," from MSN.
link here .
6. "WE'RE ALL MUTANTS, SAY SCIENTISTS"
"Each of us has at least 100 new mutations in our DNA, according to research published in the journal Current Biology.
Scientists have been trying to get an accurate estimate of the mutation rate for over 70 years.
However, only now has it been possible to get a reliable estimate, thanks to "next generation" technology for genetic sequencing.
The findings may lead to new treatments and insights into our evolution...
One of the scientists, Dr Yali Xue from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridgeshire, said: 'The amount of data we generated would have been unimaginable just a few years ago,'" quoting the BBC.
link here .
7. "'AIRPLANE VIEW' OF MARS YIELDS STUNNING IMAGES"
"What would you see if you could fly over Mars in a plane and look out the window?
It must be something like the thousands of curious, intriguing and spectacular images taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera mounted on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
The University of Arizona, Tucson, which operates HiRISE, has just released a new batch of these photos taken in the last several months.
You can check out the full set here.
link here "
From CNN:
link here .
8. "'MASSIVE' ANCIENT WALL UNCOVERED IN JERUSALEM"
"An archaeological dig in Jerusalem has turned up a 3,700-year-old wall that is the largest and oldest of its kind found in the region, experts say.
Standing 8 meters (26 feet) high, the wall of huge cut stones is a marvel to archaeologists...
It was found inside the City of David, an archaeological excavation site outside the Old City of East Jerusalem on a slope of the Silwan Valley.
The wall is believed to have been built by the Canaanites, an ancient pagan people who the Bible says inhabited Jerusalem and other parts of the Middle East before the advent of monotheism," quoting CNN.
link here .
9. CORDLESS ELECTRICITY! HAS ANYONE THOUGHT OF THE EFFECTS ON THE HUMAN BODY?
A. "A CORDLESS FUTURE FOR ELECTRICITY?"
"Electronics such as phones and laptops may start shedding their power cords within a year.
That's the prediction of Eric Giler, CEO of WiTricity, a company that's able to power light bulbs using wireless electricity that travels several feet from a power socket.
WiTricity's version of wireless electricity -- which converts power into a magnetic field and sends it sailing through the air at a particular frequency -- still needs to be refined a bit, he said, but should be commercially available soon.
Giler, whose company is a spinoff of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology research group, says wireless electricity has the potential to cut the need for power cords and throw-away batteries," quoting CNN.
link here
B. CORDLESS ELECTRICITY SENDS MAGNETIC FIELD THROUGH AIR
"Based on superficial media reports a few years back, many people think that the issue of safety regarding exposures to electromagnetic fields has been settled in favor of EMFs and that we have nothing to worry about. But nothing could be farther from the truth. Researchers in bioelectromagnetics and biophysics have continued to observe alarming studies across a range of frequency exposures that are common in our everyday lives, especially with wireless products such as cell phones, cell towers and wireless laptop computers. The American press is largely unaware of this new body of research, coming primarily from European countries," quoting B. Blake Levitt from her book Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer’s Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves.
link here .
10. "BIRDMAN"
"Forrest Bird's invention, the respirator, has saved millions and, at age 88, he's still living his life to the fullest, flying his planes and working long days. Morley Safer reports," on this remarkable man, which aired last week on CBS News' 60 Minutes.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "EPA to declare CO2 a dangerous pollutant"
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
link here
B. "Heat Forms Potentially Harmful Substance In High-fructose Corn Syrup Bee Study Finds"
From ScienceDaily:
link here
C. Beekeepers break the law banning raising bees in New York City!
link here
D. "Air pollution reduces rainfall in China"
From The Ecologist:
link here
E. "Video Shows Price of Cheap Eggs: Chicks Ground Up Alive"
Ed Note: This ain't pretty folks! But required education for all!
From Truthout:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Innocent, but Executed"
By Innocent Project [uses DNA evidence to exonerate the wrongly incarcerated] and well-known defender of the innocent Barry Scheck in the Huffington Post:
link here
B. "Russian photos taken 100 years ago..."
From Newsweek:
link here
C. "Swine flu uptick seen as kids go back to school"
"As classes start earlier in Southeast, virus activity steps up"
From Reuters:
link here
D. "Unemployment rate jumps to 9.7 percent"
From the AP:
link here
E. Sobering yet enlightening news from Jim Sinclair posted on Greg Simmons Newsletter, Physics of Change:
"The dollar is toast and will not survive the last quarter of 2009. Jim Sinclair
Despite all the bleating by the mainstream media and Washington right now, the economy is NOT in good shape.
And here are a few facts:
* There are more than 30 million Americans on food stamps
* A full 18% of incomes are coming from an already broke government
* No less than 7 million people will run out of unemployment insurance
by Christmas (their families will make it 13 million destitute folks)
Does this sound like a firm foundation for a recovering economy??
Here are the eerie similarities between financial market
behavior in 2008 and 2009!
In both years:
* Commodities bottomed first (Jan 23, 2008 vs. Feb 23 2009)
* A major Fed intervention occurred in Feb/March (Bear Stearns ’08 vs.
the Obama Stimulus ’09)
* Stocks and commodities rallied higher until early summer
* The Baltic Dry Index (a key shipping index) collapsed from June - August
* Stocks bottomed in mid-July (the 15th in 2008, and the 10th in 2009)
Then stocks crashed spectacularly in autumn 2008 after a choppy August.
If 2009 continues to follow the 2008 pattern, we're in for a nasty autumn with
a collapse every bit as bad as last September and October."
link here
F. Michael Jackson - "The video you won't see on the endless restrospectives (sic)"
"Have you ever seen the prison version of the music video for his song "They don't really care about us"
I confess I never have until recently...
Clearly, before he died, Jackson had made a definite shift from pure entertainment to entertainment with a strong social statement component - and his commentary was not flattering to the powers that be."
Ed. Note: A MUST-SEE & MUST READ STORY from Brasscheck:
link here
G. "Amazon U.S. sales rank for Susan's Debut album 'I Dreamed a Dream' (Currently #1)"
From Susan Boyle's Fansite Forum:
link here
Pre-order yours here:
link here .
13. THE NATION
A. "Reverse bank robbery"
"No wonder America's banks are making profits again: the US government is bribing them to borrow its own money"
From UK's Guardian:
link here
B. "VA won't pay benefits to Marine injured by vaccine"
From McClatchy Newspapers:
link here
C. "Ashcroft can be sued over jailing 'witnesses'"
"The government lacks 'the power to arrest and detain or restrict American citizens for months on end ... merely because the government wishes to investigate them for possible wrongdoing,' Judge Milan Smith, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, said in the majority opinion.
'We find this to be repugnant to the Constitution, and a painful reminder of some of the most ignominious chapters of our national history,' Smith wrote.'
[Ed. Note: YES! Finally, a judge stands up for the law!]
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
link here
D. "Diebold selling US voting machine unit"
From the AP:
link here
E. "The Chinese government has told Chinese companies they do not have to honor derivates (sic) and commodity futures contracts made with Western financial institutions"
From BenjaminFulford:
link here
on this story in Reuters:
link here
F. "US, Cuba to discuss resuming direct mail"
From the AP:
link here
G. "Did he jump or was he pushed?"
About Bishop Martino's departure in Catholic World News:
link here
H. "Learn how Lieutenant Colonel Stuart Couch, a government prosecutor set on convicting alleged 9/11 conspirator Mohamedou Ould Slahi, changed his mind after getting access to details of Slahi's treatment at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay."
From PBS:
link here
I. "The Government Can"
Catchy song & truth about our government today from Brasscheck:
link here
J. "Bank On More Failures"
"If the economy is rallying, why are hundreds of banks in danger of closing in the coming months?"
From Newsweek:
link here
K. "Federal Reserve loses suit demanding transparency"
From Reuters:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE student Annie Mccandlis wrote an essay submitted and accepted by "This I Believe" featured on National Public Radio (NPR) called "Diversity in Democracy."
link here
B. The Blue Bottle is preparing a feast to celebrate local Bettye Johnson, author of several books - and more! Friday, September 11, starting at 7:00PM, please come prepared with your accollades, jokes, pictures and stories.
"Our objective is to honor into the future people who are alive - rather than doing farewell parties!" quoting Michelle Jones of Yelm's Blue Bottle.
link here
About Bettye Johnson:
link here
C. "Now Available: BTO [Beyond the Ordinary internet broadcasts] iPhone App for your iPhone and iPod Touch! Now you can listen to BTO Live and BTO Archive 24/7 streams wherever you go! Just download our free brand new iPhone app.:
link here
D. Follow the latest RSE news on Twitter.
BC Follow-up 2009 changes:
A tent or RV is required for the Blue College Follow-up.
link here
& the RSE current students events page:
link here
E. RSE Home Study Program | Order today through Sept 18th!
link here
F. 40% Off Radko at JZ Rose!
link here
G. JZ Knight to be honored this week by Argentina town near where RSE classes are held. Open to the public!
link here .
OF LOCAL NOTE
A. Potpourri stories of local note
B. Rep. Campbell bows our of Congressional race; running for his state legislature seat
C. Update - amidst 6 city layoffs, Yelm approves $400,000 for flush toilets at park
D. Election results certified - regional fire authority fails
E. NVN Poll asks wrong question in Yelm's Water Study
F. Sick horses seized from Yelm home - taken to Hooved Animal Rescue of Thurston County
G. Argentina town near RSE classes to honor JZ Knight
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"A musician must make music, an artist must paint,
a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.
What a man can be, he must be."
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970)
American Psychologist
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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