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As I switched-over to new computer hardware, many of you may have not received the March 22nd Korner. Please access that edition on the internet & scroll down to March 22nd:
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1. "BRITISH BOY BECOMES FIRST IN THE WORLD TO HAVE STEM CELL TRANSPLANT"
"The landmark operation involved injecting the scaffold of a windpipe, taken from a dead donor, with stem cells from the boy before implanting it in his throat.
The stem cells were removed from the boy's bone marrow and were ready for use just four hours later.
The cells trigger regrowth to create a normal windpipe without any of the risks of normal transplantation such as the organ being rejected by the body.
The operation took place at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, on Monday [March 15] and the boy is breathing by himself and able to speak normally...
Professor Martin Birchall, head of translational regenerative medicine at University College London, said: 'We believe it's a real milestone,'" quoting UK's Telegraph.
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2."RESEARCHERS TURN MOSQUITOES INTO FLYING VACCINATORS"
"Here's a study to file under "unworkable but very cool." A group of Japanese researchers has developed a mosquito that spreads vaccine instead of disease. Even the researchers admit, however, that regulatory and ethical problems will prevent the critters from ever taking wing—at least for the delivery of human vaccines...
A group by led by molecular geneticist Shigeto Yoshida of Jichi Medical University in Tochigi, Japan, identified a region in the genome of Anopheles stephensi-a malaria mosquito-called a promoter that turns on genes only in the insects' saliva. To this promoter they attached SP15, a candidate vaccine against leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease spread by sand flies that can cause skin sores and organ damage. Sure enough, the mosquitoes produced SP15 in their saliva, the team reports in the current issue of Insect Molecular Biology. And when the insects were allowed to feast on mice, the mice developed antibodies against SP15," quoting Science Magazine.
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3. "WHY A BROKEN HEART REALLY DOES HURT"
"A broken heart really does hurt, scientists claim.
Researchers have found a genetic link between physical pain and social rejection, which means that breaking up with a partner really can be painful.
Psychologists at the University of California, Los Angeles say the human body has a gene which connects physical pain sensitivity with social pain sensitivity," quoting UK's Telegraph.
link here .
4. "'MAGIC BULLET' COULD MAKE IT EASIER TO TREAT CANCER"
"A new type of genetic "magic bullet" could make it easier to treat cancers in sensitive areas, scientists believe.
The treatment uses genes wrapped in nanoparticles to target tumours.
Tests in mice show that the tiny packages selectively destroy cancer while leaving healthy cells unharmed...
Lead scientist Dr Andreas Schatzlein, from Cancer Research UK and the School of Pharmacy in London, said: 'Gene therapy has a great potential to create safe and effective cancer treatments but getting the genes into cancer cells remains one of the big challenges in this area,'" quoting UK's Telegraph.
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5. "HOW MUCH SLEEP YOU NEED COULD BE DOWN TO ONE GENE"
"Margaret Thatcher, who famously got by with just four hours sleep a night as Prime Minister, may carry a special 'awake' gene as scientists find some people are genetically programmed to survive on less than six hours a night.
Researchers have identified a gene mutation that appears to be at least partly responsible for the fact that the people carrying it require a few hours less sleep than the usual eight...
Ying He and colleagues at the University of California studied an extended family in which a mother and daughter regularly sleep for an average of roughly six hours a night while the other members needed more than eight...
The authors, who published their findings in Science, said the genes could offer a useful new model for studying human sleep," quoting UK's Telegraph.
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6. INTRODUCING A TECHNOLOGY KNOWN AS 'QUANTUM DOTS'"
"InVisage Technologies, based in Menlo Park, Calif., has spent more than three years trying to build a proprietary film that coats the image sensors used in cellphone cameras and allows them to capture more light. The film stands as a rare commercial use of an exotic semiconductor material called a quantum dot.
Jess Lee, the chief executive of InVisage, said the company’s lab tests had convinced him that within two years cellphone companies would be able to offer cameras that work about four times better than today’s cameras, particularly in low light...
Rather than trying to refine the silicon technology, InVisage turned to quantum dots to build what it calls Quantum Film, a layer of semiconductor material that gathers light better than silicon, Mr. Lee said.
Researchers have spent years working on quantum dots with little success. They are essentially semiconductor particles about a nanometer — or a billionth of a meter — in size. Technologists want to control the physical properties of the quantum dots to make them behave a certain way," quoting the New York Times.
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And this graphic from D preview:
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7. "NEW ANCESTOR? SCIENTISTS PONDER DNA FROM SIBERIA
"In the latest use of DNA to investigate the story of humankind, scientists have decoded genetic material from an unidentified human ancestor that lived in Siberia and concluded it might be a new member of the human family tree.
The DNA doesn't match modern humans or Neanderthals, two species that lived in that area around the same time — 30,000 to 50,000 years ago," quoting the AP.
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8. "ARE GREEDY WATER BOTTLERS STEALING YOUR CITY'S DRINKING WATER?"
"Bottled water giants are pilfering water from rural towns and cities, while their products are trashing the planet and putting a hole in our pockets. It's time to call it quits.
It took six years for residents of tiny McCloud, California, to give Nestle Waters North America its walking papers. The water bottler had hoped to build a 1 million square-foot facility in the town of less than 2,000 and was given a backroom 50-year contract (renewable for an additional 50 years) to annually take 1,250 gallons per minute of delicious spring water from the town, hunkered in the shadow of Mount Shasta, and unlimited groundwater. But after years of opposition from community and environmental groups, Nestle scrapped its plans and left with its tail between its legs," quoting AlterNet:
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9. "STUDY: LAST SUPPER PAINTINGS SUPERSIZE THE FOOD"
"The food in famous paintings of the meal has grown by biblical proportions over the last millennium, researchers report in a medical journal Tuesday [March 23].
Using a computer, they compared the size of the food to the size of the heads in 52 paintings of Jesus Christ and his disciples at their final meal before his death.
If art imitates life, we're in trouble, the researchers conclude. The size of the main dish grew 69 percent; the size of the plate, 66 percent, and the bread, 23 percent, between the years 1000 and 2000.
Supersizing is considered a modern phenomenon, but 'what we see recently may be just a more noticeable part of a very long trend,' said Brian Wansink, a food behavior scientist at Cornell University," quoting the AP.
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10. WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD: GEORGIA'S 30-YEAR STONE MYSTERY"
"The nearly 20-foot high series of granite slabs known as the Georgia Guidestones are inscribed with a series of admonitions for a future "Age of Reason." Billed as "America's Stonehenge," it's an astronomically complex, 120-ton relic of Cold War fears, built to instruct survivors of an Armageddon that the mystery man feared was all too near.
The identity of the man who called himself "R.C. Christian" is a secret that Wyatt Martin, the banker who acted as his agent in Elberton, vows to take to his grave," quoting CNN.
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More about the Georgia Guidestones from Radio Liberty:
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "U.N.: Dirty water kills more than war"
"Report issued to mark World Water Day"
From Reuters:
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B. "Volcano In Iceland Erupts For The First Time In 200 Years"
From e-Canada Now;
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C. "World's Most Useful Tree Purifies Water, Too"
From AOL News:
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D. "Nature by Numbers"
This You-Tube video is way-cool:
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E. "Moderate earthquake, aftershock shake eastern Cuba"
From the Washington Post:
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F. "Bees in trouble after bad winter"
"New study shows pollen and hives laden with pesticides"
From MSNBC:
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G. "Catalyst powers your home on a bottle of water, CO2 and sunlight to produce hydrogen on-site. Reducing complexity & energy self reliance"
From Smart Economy:
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And Sun Catalytix Corporation's site:
link here
H. "New Moore Island DISAPPEARS Into The Sea"
From the Huffington Post:
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I. "The great grocery smackdown"
"Will Walmart, not Whole Foods, save small farms and make U.S. healthy?"
From The Atlantic.
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J. "GM Unveils Future City Car in Shanghai"
"The Electric Networked Vehicle concepts debuting today from General Motors are designed for use in high-population areas."
From AutoWeek:
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K. "Gasland"
"Will the boom in natural gas drilling contaminate America's water supply?"
From NOW on PBS:
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L. "Cities slap fees on storm runoff"
From USA Today:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "The Lost Children of Haiti"
"Scott Pelley reports on the most vulnerable victims of Haiti's earthquake, children who not only face hunger, disease and sexual assault, but a form of slavery that is legal in the Caribbean country," quoting CBS News 60b MINUTES.
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B. "Benedict's Fragile Church"
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"Vatican strikes new tone in abuse saga"
From MSNBC:
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"Church scandal prompting leadership doubt"
From MSNBC:
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C. "What's So Wild About Fermentation?"
From Wild Fermentation.com:
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D. "Taking a close look at Facebook"
On Brasscheck:
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E. "F.D.A. Asks Pediatricians to Stop Using a Diarrhea Vaccine for Now"
"Federal drug regulators on Monday asked the nation’s pediatricians to stop giving children a diarrhea vaccine until federal scientists can figure out why the product contains apparently harmless but extraneous pieces of a pig virus<" quoting the NY Times.
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F. "Seaweed in bread? It could make you lose weight"
From, Seattle's NBC affiliate KING-5 TV:
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G. "Regulated or Not, Nano-Foods Coming to a Store Near You"
From AOL News:
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H. "CHIPPED PETS DEVELOP FAST-GROWING, LETHAL TUMORS"
From AntiChips.com:
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I. "'I want to be a ballerina': Girl, 9, stuns doctors with miraculous recovery after half her brain is removed during surgery"
From UK's Mail:
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J. "Americans get set for disaster day"
From the BBC:
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K. "Harmless Creature Killed Because of Superstition"
From AOL News:
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13. THE NATION
A. "An Open Letter to Republicans From Michael Moore"
On health care from Michael Moore:
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B. "Amazing Speech by Iraq War Veteran"
On YouTube:
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C. "Ramsey Clark tells crowd of 10,000: We must indict Bush and Cheney"
From Indict Bush Now.org:
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D. "JP Morgan Paid $1.9B for WaMu and Now It Wants a $1.4B Tax Refund"
From Tech Ticker:
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RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week
- Ramtha's School of Enlightenment Presents Available Sessions With Ramtha
link here
RSE Blue Body Event - Friday April 2, 2010
link here
- New Eldon Taylor Book
link here
- Ramtha’s Campaign Worldwide! (On YouTube in 10 languages)
link here
B. David Biering, PE Licensed Civil Engineer, provides assistance to construction projects for The Days that are Here. Check-out his talents:
* Evaluate the suitability of land for locating a safe structure
* Review your design to ensure the best blend of form and function--
before the big money gets spent
* Inspect your project at crucial points of construction
(10 years experience with inspecting to codes)
* Assist with permitting issues relating to engineering requirements
* Consult on existing structures
From MastersConnection:
link here
C. Mark your calendar:
"Dr. Masaru Emoto of the Messages from Water is highlighted in the film. Dr. Emoto will present a Seminar “Messages from Water” at Evergreen April 21, 6-8 pm {all are welcome] and lead a blessing for the Salish Sea April 24, 11 am to noon," quoting this site.
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D. Ramtha's Campaign - The Return videos with subtitles are now available:
Italian:
link here
German:
link here
Spanish:
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And the English Version:
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E. The wonderful Children's School of Excellence (CSE) video presented at the Primary Retreat, produced by Lisa Fitkin & Andrew Wright:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. Mayor Harding to address Chamber on water issues - bypassing the public:
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B. Rainier Education Foundation's auction:
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C. If the city is out of water, why do they keep issuing building permits?
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D. Al Victor's is still open for business:
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E. Thurston County Master Composting training:
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F. Rain garden workshop April 1st in Yelm:
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G. Two unique environmental stories:
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"A physicist is just an atom's way of looking at itself."
Neils Bohr (1885-1962)
"Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. He was part of a team of physicists working on the Manhattan Project. Bohr has been described as one of the most influential physicists of the 20th century," quoting Wikipedia.
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The name & newsletter title Kleiner’s Korner is Copyright © 2010 Stephen R. Klein.
All Rights Reserved.
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 MARCH 22, 2010
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I received many comments on last week's story on new research indicates that a male's Y chromosome is evolving far faster than the rest of the human genetic code.
Most were similar in style to this, "The Y chromosome HAS to evolve more rapidly in order to catch up with the X."
LOL.
1. CELL PHONES MAKE NEWS - AGAIN!
A. "HOW SAFE IS YOUR CELL PHONE?"
"In March, Maine's legislature will begin debating a bill she submitted that would require manufacturers to put a warning label on every cell phone sold in the state declaring, 'This device emits electromagnetic radiation, exposure to which may cause brain cancer.' Her warning would continue, 'Users, especially children and pregnant women, should keep this device away from the head and body.'...
For those of you now eyeing your cell phones suspiciously, it's worth noting that both the National Cancer Institute and the World Health Organization say there isn't evidence to support the assertion that cell phones are a public-health threat. But a number of scientists are worried that there has been a dangerous rush to declare cell phones safe, using studies they feel are inadequate and too often weighted toward the wireless industry's interests. An analysis published by University of Washington neurologist Henry Lai determined that far more independent studies than industry-funded studies have found at least some type of biological effect from cell-phone exposure," quoting TIME Magazine.
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B. "NEWSOM BACKS RADIATION LABELS ON CELL PHONES"
"San Francisco would become the first city in the country to require that cell phone retailers label the devices with the level of radiation they emit under a controversial proposal being discussed at the Department of the Environment and endorsed by Mayor Gavin Newsom.
There is no scientific consensus that cell phones pose health hazards, and the Federal Communications Commission is adamant that any cell phone legally sold in the United States is safe for consumer use," quoting the San Francisco Chronicle.
[Ed. Note: The evidence is mounting cell phone exposure is not safe, regardless of what our government & the cell phone industry says.]
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2. "FIRST QUANTUM EFFECTS SEEN IN A VISIBLE OBJECT"
"Does Schrödinger's cat really exist? You bet. The first ever quantum superposition in an object visible to the naked eye has been observed.
Aaron O'Connell and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara, did not actually produce a cat that was dead and alive at the same time, as Erwin Schrödinger proposed in a notorious thought experiment 75 years ago. But they did show that a tiny resonating strip of metal – only 60 micrometres long, but big enough to be seen without a microscope – can both oscillate and not oscillate at the same time. Alas, you couldn't actually see the effect happening, because that very act of observation would take it out of superposition," quoting New Scientist:
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3. "1 GENE LOST - 1 LIMB REGAINED? SCIENTISTS DEMONSTRATE MAMMALIAN REGENERATION THROUGH SINGLE GENE DELETION"
"A quest that began over a decade ago with a chance observation has reached a milestone: the identification of a gene that may regulate regeneration in mammals. The absence of this single gene, called p21, confers a healing potential in mice long thought to have been lost through evolution and reserved for creatures like flatworms, sponges, and some species of salamander. In a report published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from The Wistar Institute demonstrate that mice that lack the p21 gene gain the ability to regenerate lost or damaged tissue," quoting PhysOrg:
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And this:
"HUMANS COULD REGROW BODY PARTS LIKE SOME AMPHIBIANS"
"Regrowing amputated limbs, broken backs and even damaged brains could one day be a reality after scientists discovered a gene that is key to the almost magical ability," quoting UK's Telegraph:
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4. "THE WORLD'S ONLY IMMORTAL ANIMAL"
"The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth.
Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life).
The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process.
Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They're now found in oceans around the globe rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion," says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute," quoting the Mother Nature Network.
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And this from UK's Telegraph:
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5. "40,000-YEAR-OLD TOOLS FOUND AT CONSTRUCTION SITE"
"It's being dubbed "Tasmania's Valley of the Kings." At the site for a proposed freeway overpass, archaeologists have uncovered what they say are the earliest southernmost artifacts of human life.
Still in the initial stages of excavation, a team of archaeologists unearthed thousands of artifacts near the town of Brighton on Australia's island of Tasmania, including stone tools that belonged to ancient Aboriginal tribes.
The researchers, using a process called optically stimulated luminescence, were stunned by preliminary estimates that the oldest artifacts may date back 40,000 years, more than twice as old as expected," quoting AOL.
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6. "WHY PREGNANT FILM FANS SHOULD STICK TO HAPPY MOVIES"
"Scientists have discovered that unborn babies respond to their mother's mood while she is watching a movie - and become quiet and still if the film is sad.
In a bizarre experiment, foetuses threw their arms around when their mothers watched a feel-good clip from The Sound of Music - but became subdued during a sad scene from The Champ...
Researchers have no idea how the babies pick up on their mothers' emotions, but suspect that the rush of hormones triggered by an emotional film are transmitted indirectly to the foetus.
The findings, reported today in New Scientist magazine, add to the evidence that a pregnant mother's mood and stress levels can affect her unborn child," quoting UK's Daily Mail.
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7. "STUDY SHOWS NAPS RESULT IN INCREASED LEARNING CAPACITY"
"UC Berkeley Freshman Jesus Quiroz said he averages six hours of slumber on any given weeknight. But a quick catnap often provides him with the sleep he said is needed to get him through the day.
'My schedule is pretty demanding,' he said. 'I feel better, more refreshed and more clearheaded.'
Though afternoon napping may not seem to be the most productive use of time, a new study by a research team including Matthew Walker, a campus assistant professor of psychology, corroborates Quiroz's claim, finding that one hour of sleep in the middle of the day results in increased learning capacity," quoting the Daily Californian, the independent, student-run newspaper serving UC Berkeley.
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And:
"SPACE OUT! WHY DAYDREAMING IS SO IMPORTANT"
From MSNBC:
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8. REMARKABLE PEOPLE'S WORK
A. "DEREK"
"Lesley Stahl profiles British musical savant Derek Paravicini, whose computer-like memory for music is matched by his creative abilities to play it in any style," on CBS News' 60 MINUTES, which aired March 14, 2010.
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B."CHARLES MOORE DIES AT 79; PHOTOJOURNALIST'S WORK BROUGHT NATIONAL ATTENTION TO CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT"
"The Alabama native was at the center of unrest in the South, taking emotional and often distressing images of protests, integration efforts and Martin Luther King Jr. for Life magazine," quoting the LA Times:
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In pictures: Charles Moore's powerful days
Pictures saw 1,000 words from the BBC:
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More pics on NPR
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9. "BLIND SOLDIER CAN NOW SEE WITH HIS TONGUE"
A British soldier has partially regained his sight by the use of a technical breakthrough developed in the U.S. The incredible thing is he's seeing with his tongue.
From KING-5 NBC News in Seattle:
link here
10. JESSE VENTURA INTERVIEWED ON SEATTLE RADIO STATION
On KIRO FM 97.3 radio March 15:
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Listen to the archive on the Dave Ross Show:
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Scroll down to March 15, 2010, 10am
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "How Plants Protect Us From Disease"
From Science Daily:
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B. "Huge sandstorm turns sky over Beijing orange"
"Officials say air is ‘very bad’ for health; grit can travel as far as western U.S."
From the AP:
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C. "Off Grid Solar Wind Power Octagon Cabin on 160 ac Ranch" For Sale
On e-bay:
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D. "Fog Decline Threatens California’s Towering Redwoods"
From WIRED Magazine:
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E. Unique Israeli air-filtration system
link here
F. "Tar sands money could pay for desert solar or electric cars"
"Oil companies planning 'billion-pound blunder' into environmentally damaging tar sands production in Canada, says Co-op/WWF report"
From The Ecologist:
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G. "Indonesian 'hobbit' challenges evolutionary theory"
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
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H. "Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm"
From the AP:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Airline workers face 3 months in jail over texts"
"Flight attendant, supervisor convicted of ‘coercion to commit sin’"
Ed. Note: Shows much of the world is still in the dark ages!
From Reuters:
link here
B. New CPR Method anyone can do
"Please view the video, then pass it on. You may be saving someone's life!"
Ed. Note: While a few years old, this information is still valid & valuable today.
link here
C. "The Growing Movement for Publicly Owned Banks"
From Truthout:
link here
13. THE NATION
A. "Twitter astronaut is first to post stunning YouTube videos direct from SPACE"
From UK's daily Mail:
link here
B. "How Israel's Biggest Drone Could Take Out Iranian Nukes"
From Popular Mechanics:
link here
C. "The 9/11 Nutshell Archive
Wow:
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D. "How Tom Hanks Became America's Historian in Chief"
From TIME Magazine:
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E. "Owning The 'United States®'
From Rense:
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F. "CNN - Liar in the White House"
From CNN on You Tube:
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F. "Japanese Surrender - Amazing Footage Sept 2, 1945"
Video of the surrender ceremony of the Japanese to Gen. Douglas McArthur in Tokyo Bay. Actual voice of the General. Never been shown to the general public before," on YouTube.
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RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week
- RSE 2010 Reserved Seating - SEATS GO ON SALE MARCH 17th, 2010
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- Streaming Event: Ramtha's Definitive Teaching on Henry Sugar Cards
link here
- Come Be Part Of The Future - 2010 Primary Retreat
link here
- Live Stream: Guest Speakers at Primary Retreat 2010
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- RSE 2010 Beginning Retreats
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B. JZ Rose e-mailers last week
- Happy St. Patrick's Day from JZ Rose!
link here
- For a Timely Easter Delivery from JZ Rose!
link here
B. Many of you have asked about my brother David, whom you met at last Halloween's Costume Dance in the Great Hall. He came as a Blue Body®. [Blue Body® is a registered trademark & copyright © 2010 by JZ Knight and used with permission. All Rights Reserved].
This article out last week updates his successful battle with leukemia & a grand finale to his healing story:
link here
C. Amanda Gifford and Claire Janisch of Genius Lab are having a Genius Unplugged Conference in South Africa in April and May 2010. For more information:
link here
D. Blue College speaker Maj. Gen Albert Stubblebine, III mentioned the CIA being involved in drug experiments on unknowing Americans. How timely that this news was released last week:
"CIA LSD Subway Experiments and MK-ULTRA Project"
From newsoxy:
link here
The book: "A Terrible Mistake: The Murder of Frank Olson and the CIA's Secret Cold War Experiments."
link here
And this
"'CIA experiment' sends French village mad"
From the Sun in London:
link here
E. Jimmy Capezio's [Earthbox] & Teri Simpson's [Optimum Preparedness] websites have been added to the RSE students' Preparedness page:
link here
F. Jean Isaacs has opened a puppet theater, Acorn & Rose, performing for schools, hospitals, libraries, assisted living centers and private homes for birthday parties and celebrations. She recently completed a portrait puppet and customized play:
link here
Jean has developed uses for puppetry and storytelling to enrich school programs:
"A teacher at an elementary school said our week-long puppetry projects exceeded her expectations; she saw a new way some of her students can learn reading. Her kids are still talking about their experiences more than a week later. I thought that said a lot, and have heard similar comments from other schools and parents."
For those wishing to support this beautiful endeavor:
link here
G. Long-time RSE student Norah Perez was preparing for her Primary Retreat yesterday & fell ill.
Her sweet husband Carlos is asking for healing focus while she is diagnosed and in the results that follow.
H. Our beloved Ed Wiltsie passed on March 16, 2010 with a celebration of his life held on March 19th. So many have written asking how to get a message posted to remember Ed. You may leave your comments on the Yelm Community Blog, where they will be seen by Ed's family & the public:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. Bald Hills Fire 2010 1st Aid & CPR Classes
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B. Upper Deschutes volunteer tree planting
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C. Thurston County Garage Sale & Reuse Fair booth apps.
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D. Remembering community activist & family man Ed Wiltsie
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E. More on this remarkable man - Ed Wiltsie
link here
F. Thurston Highlands goes to bankruptcy court -- how will Yelm's water-rate-payers be reimbursed?
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G. County Commissioner holds Yelm coffee open to public
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H. Spring begins
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I. Tacoma area in top of study on worst skin
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Don't say you don't have enough time.
You have exactly the same number of hours per day
that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo,
Mother Teresa, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr.
American author best-known for his book Life's Little Instruction Book
which was a New York Times bestseller..
The name & newsletter title Kleiner’s Korner is Copyright © 2010 Stephen R. Klein.
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF MARCH 15, 2010
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CORRECTION: To last week's lead story to move clocks back one hour this weekend. At no time in the last 9 years have I received so many e-mails on any subject.
Oh, jeepers, my staff (ha-ha) missed that one & did I pay dearly for that faux-pas!
At least I got to know the Korner is read by so many by the volume of e-mails I have received on this error. I trust those of you living in the USA in Daylight Savings Time (DST) zones moved your clock ahead one hour at 2am on Sunday, March 14th!
From the US Naval Observatory website:
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Also from the US Naval Observatory, the Vernal Equinox is Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 1:32PM EDT or 10:32AM PDT. Welcome Spring!
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1. "MEN MORE EVOLVED? Y CHROMOSOME STUDY STIRS DEBATE"
"Women may think of men as primitive, but new research indicates that the Y chromosome — the thing that makes a man male — is evolving far faster than the rest of the human genetic code.
A new study comparing the Y chromosomes from humans and chimpanzees, our nearest living relatives, show that they are about 30 percent different. That is far greater than the 2 percent difference between the rest of the human genetic code and that of the chimp's, according to a study appearing online Wednesday [Jan. 13. 2010] in the journal Nature...
'The Y chromosome appears to be the most rapidly evolving of the human chromosomes,' said study co-author Dr. David Page, director of the prestigious Whitehead Institute in Cambridge and a professor of biology at MIT. 'It's an almost ongoing churning of gene reconstruction. It's like a house that's constantly being rebuilt,'" quoting the AP.
Ed. Note: Oh please, spare me - don't send me e-mails for including this story as sexist! Lol. See this study for what it is & the next story below. From the AP:
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2. "WINE MAY BE GOOD FOR WOMEN'S WAISTLINES"
"Study: Drinking light to moderate amount of red vino may keep pounds off
Light to moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, is not only good for a woman's heart, it's also good for her waistline, according to a study reported Monday [March 8, 2010].
The new study, published in the latest issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, is the first to examine ties between alcohol consumption by a normal-weight individual and the risk of becoming overweight or obese," quoting Reuters.
link here
And:
"THE CLAIM: A GLASS OF WINE WITH DINNER AIDS DIGESTION"
From the New York Times:
link here .
3. "ALLAN HAMILTON INTERVIEW"
"A new interview has been uploaded with Allan Hamilton, Professor, Neurosurgeon, Horseman, and Author of "The Scalpel and the Soul" on Beyond The Ordinary - KRSE internet radio.
February 18th, 2010 - Program Topic:
"Chaos, Bliss, and Being Alive!"
Check it out:
link here
Dr. Alan Hamilton, author of the Scalpel & the Soul spoke at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment Yelm, WA. campus on Oct. 3rd, 2008:
link here .
4. BRAIN EXERCISES
A. "SUPER BRAIN YOGA"
From LA's CBS-TV affiliate on YouTube:
link here
B. "LEARN TO 'DE-SWITCH' YOUR BRAIN"
On YouTube:
link here .
5. "TURNING WOOD INTO BONES"
"At the Istec laboratory of bioceramics in Faenza near Bologna, a herd of sheep have already been implanted with the bones.
The process starts by cutting the long tubular rattan wood up into manageable pieces.
It is then snipped into even smaller chunks, ready for the complex chemical process to begin.
The pieces are put in a furnace and heated.
In simple terms, carbon and calcium are added.
The wood is then further heated under intense pressure in another oven-like machine and a phosphate solution is introduced.
After about 10 days, the rattan wood has been transformed into the bone-like material.
The team is lead by Dr Anna Tampieri," quoting the BBC:
link here .
6. INTRODUCING VERTICAL CROP TECHNOLOGY LEADER"
"VALCENT PRODUCTS INC. (VERTICROPTM) is a leader in the development and manufacturing of commercial vertical crop technology for global markets. Valcent is a pioneer and leader in eco-technology with its core research and development in sustainable, renewable, and intensive agricultural products," from their website.
link here .
7. "PHYSICISTS BUILD BASIC QUANTUM CIRCUIT"
"Exerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality...
With fellow physics professor Thad Walker, Saffman successfully used neutral atoms to create what is known as a controlled-NOT (CNOT) gate, a basic type of circuit that will be an essential element of any quantum computer. As described in the Jan. 8 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters, the work is the first demonstration of a quantum gate between two uncharged atoms," quoting ScienceDaily.
link here .
8. "WHAT MAKES FINNISH KIDS SO SMART?"
"Finland's teens score extraordinarily high on an international test. American educators are trying to figure out why," from the Wall Street Journal.
link here .
9. JESSE VENTURA MAKES NEWS LAST WEEK
A. "JESSE VENTURA CLAIMS GOV'T INVOLVED IN 9/11"
"Former Minnesota governor says Bush administration tied to attacks"
Wow! On NBC's TODAY Show! Yea Jesse!
link here
And TODAY'S Ann Curry's interview on video:
link here
B. JESSE'S BOOK 'AMERICAN CONSPIRACIES: LIES, LIES AND MORE DIRTY LIES THAT THE GOVERNMENT TELLS US"
"In his new book, “American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies That the Government Tells Us,” former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura begins an investigative journey to prove that there is more to our national history than the government wants us to know. In this excerpt, he writes about an alleged 9/11 cover-up," from TODAY on NBC.
Read more:
link here
Gov. Ventura's book on Amazon:
link here
C. JESSE ON ALEX JONES'
All 7 segements of the 1 1/4 hour interview:
1.
link here
2.
link here
3.
link here
4.
link here
5.
link here
6.
link here
7.
link here
D. GOV. VENTURA ON CNN
"Former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura sounds off on Republicans, Democrats and the Tea Party"
From CNN:
link here
E. HUFFINGTON POST CENSORS VENTURA
Fron RK Sudios in Washington, DC:
link here .
10. NEWS OF WORLD-RECORD LONGEVITY
A. "THE WORLD'S LONGEST MARRIAGE"
"Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of New Bern, N.C., hold the world record for life in wedded bliss: 85 years. He's 104, and she's 101.
On their May 13 anniversary, they will join an elite club: the longest marriages on record. One couple got a big head start on their marriage. You must go back more than 200 years to find the other couple married 86 years," on MSN.
link here
B. "TWO OF OLDEST IN THE WORLD DIE ON SAME DAY"
"Mary Josephine Ray, who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died Sunday [March 7] at age 114 years, 294 days. Her granddaughter Katherine Ray said she died at a nursing home in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, but was active until about two weeks before her death....
Ray died just hours before Daisey Bailey, who was 113 years, 342 days. That's according to L. Stephen Coles, a director of the Gerontology Research Group, which tracks and studies old people and certifies those 110 or older, called supercentenarians.
Bailey, who was born March 30, 1896, died in Detroit. Her family said she had suffered from dementia. ...
The Gerontology Research Group says that until her death, Ray was the oldest person in the United States and the second-oldest in the world. She was also recorded as the oldest person ever to live in New Hampshire.
The oldest living American is Neva Morris, of Ames, Iowa, at 114 years, 216 days.
The oldest person in the world is Japan's Kama Chinen. She is 114 years, 301 days," quoting the AP.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Growing low-oxygen zones in oceans worry scientists"
From McClatchy Newspapers:
link here
B. "Sage grouse ruling ruffles feathers of Colorado oil and gas industry"
From the Colorado Independent:
link here
C. "Dear Seattle: Remember the Chile Quake"
From Discovery News:
link here
D. "South American Cities Moved in Chile Quake"
From Discovery News:
link here
E. "FEMA's new flood maps go too far, some cities say"
Ed. Note: I would not want to be in those cities that complain.
From the Seattle Times:
link here
F. Save Florida's Manatees
Official website:
link here
G. "The mighty thorium"
"The nearly perfect energy source nobody has heard of"
From the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch:
link here
H. "My dog Sophie senses the 6.5 earthquake at the Times-Standard newspaper in Eureka CA"
See the orbs, too on YouTube:
link here
I. "Grisly mystery after scores of starlings fall out of the sky and lie dying... in a SINGLE front garden"
From UK's Daily Mail:
link here
J. "U.S. Residential Food Waste Collection And Composting"
From BioCycle:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Spy chips hidden in 2.5 MILLION dustbins: 60pc rise in electronic bugs as council snoopers plan pay-as-you-throw tax"
From UK's Daily Mail:
link here
B. "H1N1 protection added to next season's flu shots"
"A CDC advisory panel recommends nearly everyone in the U.S. receive the new enhanced vaccine."
From AmedNews:
link here
C. "The Silent Epidemic that’s Becoming a National Security Disaster"
RE: Childhood Obesity Epidemic
From Mercola:
link here
D. Introducing Woemn's Funding Network
"Women’s Funding Network is more than 155 organizations that fund women’s solutions across the globe, making us one of the largest collaborative philanthropic networks in the world. Our members are women’s foundations that span public charities, private foundations and funds within community foundations."
link here
E. "Supreme Court accepts appeal over vaccine safety"
From CNN:
link here
F. "Damage is inside, often invisible in Chile capital"
From the New York Times:
link here
G. "Detroit wants to save itself by shrinking"
"Blighted city considers plan to turn large swaths of land back into fields"
From MSNBC:
link here
H. "China cautious on gold reserves"
From China Daily:
link here
I. "List of banks under stress keeps growing"
"Check the financial health of your financial institution with BankTracker"
From MSNBC:
link here
J. Gerald Celente puts the days to come in perspective against the backdrop of his experience in the Chile quake:
On YouTube:
link here
K. "Unlawful eviction and theft of property by corrupt governments officials is about to turn the family of a celebrated artist out into the streets."
From this Blog:
link here
L. "Forty years ago this week, Boeing's 747 began earning money for its launch customer Pan Am"
From Flight Global:
link here
M. "Why Doctors Believe the “New” CCR Will Save Many More Lives than CPR..."
From Mercola:
link here
N. "What Torture Is and Why It's Illegal and Not "Poor Judgment"
From Truthout:
link here .
THE NATION
A. "GTN is proud to congratulate The Tuohy Family and best-selling author Michael Lewis for inspiring the Oscar Award Winning film The Blind Side. Boasting double Oscar nominations, The Blind Side won the award for Best Actress: Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy.
With a heartwarming message about cultivating potential and overcoming obstacles, the Tuohy family is inspiring audiences across America," quoting Greater Talent.
link here
B. Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) on the 2010 Census:
link here
C. "Alarm Bells Sounded Over Skyrocketing Number of New Anti-Government Groups"
From Truthout:
link here
D. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff "Mullen Wary of Israeli Attack on Iran"
From ConsortiumNews in Truthout:
link here
E. First Ladies' Inaugural Gowns donated to Smithsonian
From MSN:
link here
G. See a pictorial on construction of the Int'l Space Station
From USAToday:
link here
H. "Schools to close in Kansas City, Mo., by fall"
"District votes to close 29 schools to address $50 million budget shortfall"
From the AP:
link here
I. "Central Figure in CDC Vaccine Cover-Up Absconds With $2M"
By RFK, Jr. in the Huffington Post:
link here
J. "Scientists Find Explosives in World Trade Center Dust"
From RockCreekPress:
link here
K. "Wyoming Governor Signs Sovereignty Resolution"
From the Tenth Amendment Center:
link here
L. "French bread spiked with LSD in CIA experiment"
"A 50-year mystery over the 'cursed bread' of Pont-Saint-Esprit, which left residents suffering hallucinations, has been solved after a writer discovered the US had spiked the bread with LSD as part of an experiment."
From UK's Telegraph;
link here
M. "Rove: I'm 'Proud' Of Waterboarding"
From the Huffington Post:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers sent out last week:
- An Experience Of A Lifetime - A Private Session With Ramtha
link here
-Streaming Event: Ramtha's Definitive Teaching on Henry Sugar Cards March 20, 11am Yelm time
link here
- Live Stream: Guest Speakers at Primary Retreat 2010
link here
- Come Be Part Of The Future - 2010 Primary Retreat
link here
B. Welcome to Yazama Zander Gurnsey & Komaire Robles-Foley who joined our world last week.
Yazama's father Justin is one of RSE's Blue Crew Leaders, Komaire's father is Jair Robles of SuperConsciousness Magazine.
Oh and their mom's?
Moms Kate & Jo are twin sisters and all are long-time RSE students.
Komaire was born Thursday, March 4 & Yazama was born Sunday, March 7th.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GURNSEYS & ROBLES-FOLEYS!
C. Linda Evans was mentioned on Barbara Walters ABC post-Academy Awards program as one of her 1983 interviewees, in a tribute as Walters' show comes to an end after 29 years:
link here
D. Introducing José Antonio Ayala-Schmitt's AURAPORTAL BPMS, the most advanced Business Process Management Suite in the world, his company having acquired the rights to resell perpetual
licenses in Canada, Mexico and the USA:
link here
E. Greg Simmons Physics of change newsletter has alot of good info on Gold this month:
link here
F. Introducing Rainer's JK Autoworks.
Ed. Note: Just had my truck serviced by Joe Keeslar. Excellence in service!
link here
G. David Mitman of South Sound Seed Savers will be a speaker at the League of Women Voters of Thurston County general meeting on the discussion of the future of farming, seeds and food, March 25. The event is open to the public and begins with a social time at 6 p.m. at Traditions Café, 300 Fifth Ave. S.W. Call 360-352-8220 or go to www.lwvwa.org for details.
link here
H. Long time student Joann Marsland passed Friday, March 12th after a long bout with cancer.
Joann touched my life 2 decades ago & will be missed. We wish her well on her journey!
I. Renee Webb's new website for her book 'Journey to my Master Teacher'is now active featuring her book's revised second-edition paperback. Her radio show is also linked.
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. Effects of Economy on local projects
link here
B. Olympia recognized for water conservation programs - Yelm, are you listening?
link here
C. Yelm City Council votes another 16% water increase effective April 1st
link here
D. The Rainier Players present a musical comedy March 18, 19, 20
link here
E. 2nd legislative District democrats caucus meets
link here
F. Yelm's Tahoma Terra unfinished phases go to auction
link here
G. Daylight Savings Time begins
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I've always known I was born to greatness"
Oprah Winfrey (1954- )
American Talk Show Host
On ABC's Barbara Walters' Academy Awards Special, 1988
link here .
The name & newsletter title Kleiner’s Korner is Copyright © 2010 Stephen R. Klein.
All Rights Reserved.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at:
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Daylight Savings Time begins at 2.00am on Sunday, March 14th in most of the USA.
Set your clocks forward one hour before you retire on the 13th.
From the US Naval Observatory website:
link here
1. "THE HEAT OVER BUBBLING ARCTIC METHANE"
"One of the great challenges in assessing the meaning of changes in Arctic climate and other environmental conditions is putting today’s observations in long-term context. This is as true for the bubbling emissions of methane from the frozen, but warming, sea bed as for sea ice around the North Pole. Two recent studies of methane emissions from frozen sea-bed sediments, including one published in Science and described in The Times today [March 5], found substantial bubbling flows of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, were reaching the atmosphere. In its news release, the National Science Foundation, which helped underwrite the research, described the emissions as taking place "at an alarming rate,'" quoting the New York Times.
link here .
2. "‘SKINPUT’ TURNS BODY INTO TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE"
"Touchscreens may be popular both in science fiction and real life as the symbol of next-gen technology, but an innovation called Skinput suggests the true interface of the future might be us.
Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University unveiled Skinput recently, showing how it can turn your own body into a touchscreen interface," quoting Tech News Daily.
link here .
3. "STEM CELL GLUE SAVES CLIMBER'S LEG"
"A climber who was warned he faced the amputation of a limb has had his leg saved by a new stem cell technique....
Orthopaedic surgeon Anan Shetty removed stem cells from the bone marrow in his patient's hip.
These were mixed with a new collagen gel called Cartifill to make a paste, which was smeared into the fractures. They finally fixed his leg in a metal cage to gently squeeze the bones together....
The cage was removed at the beginning of December, six months after the stem cell procedure.
Mr Shetty described how he had put all his weight on Mr Kent's leg, but the bones remained solid.
'He has really surprised us. This is an amazing technique,' he added.
'He won't be able to run for about a year, but after 18 months his bones will have healed completely. I'm sure he'll be able to go back and rock climb again.'
The Cartifill collagen gel has been invented by an orthopaedic surgeon from South Korea, Professor Seok Jung Kim, who has helped Mr Shetty to pioneer a series of procedures," quoting Sky News.
link here .
4. "2020: THE YEAR OF SALT"
Very interesting op-ed from Center for Science in the Public Interest:
link here .
5. "CLEAN SWEEP - TIPS ON SPRUCING UP FOR SPRING"
Excellent article from Costco Magazine [click to page 39]
link here .
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Big Quake Coming For U.S.?"
"Geophysicists Learn from Chile, Haiti Quakes to Better Prepare for Next Major Catastrophe to Strike U.S."
From CBS News:
link here
B. "Whole Foods Market "Organic" food made in China !!!!"
Ed. Note: While a few years old, worth all being updated on this!
From ABC TV in Washington, DC:
link here
C. "Cruise passengers tell of deadly waves off Spain:
From the AP:
link here
D. "Major change in weather pattern could bring snow to W. Wash." this week
From KING-5 NBC TV in Seattle:
link here
E. "Globe plagued by wild winter weather"
link here .
SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Spying on Americans has become big business"
From Brasscheck:
link here
B. "Disturbing Story of Fallujah birth defects"
From the BBC:
link here
C. "Iraq inquiry: Gordon Brown says war was 'right'"
"But the main issue for him was that Iraq was in breach of UN resolutions - and that 'rogue states' could not be allowed to flout international law.
If the international community could not act together over Iraq, Mr Brown said, he feared the 'new world order we were trying to create would be put at risk,'" quoting the BBC.
Ed. Note: Here is the ugly truth - this war was all a jolly little joke fort he world power elite!
link here
D. "Secret Millionaire donates her fortune" to her Illinois college
From ABC-TV:
link here
E. "The Last Four Minutes of Air France Flight 447"
"Reconstruction of 447's Final Minutes Reveal Continuing Safety Problems in Civil Aviation"
From ABC News:
link here
F. "SNL 'presidents' unite in clip urging financial reform"
Ed. Note: This is hilarious & a grand-slam outta da ballpark!
Directed by Ron Howard on MSNBC:
link here .
THE NATION
A. "DoD Releases Records of Illegal Surveillance"
From Truthout:
link here
B. "Kucinich Forces Congress to Debate Afghanistan"
From Truthout:
link here
C. "A Titanic Budget in an Ocean of Icebergs : Will the USS Budget Go Down?"
From Tom Dispatch in Truthout:
link here
D. "Fidel Castro Is Back in Charge"
"After his convalescence, the ailing dictator reimposed his authority—quashing hopes of internal reform and détente with the United States."
From NEWSWEEK:
link here
E. "Largest Private Refinery Discovers Gold-Plated Tungsten Bar"
From Coin Update News:
link here
F. "Robin Williams as the American Flag"
An oldie but goodie from YouTube:
link here
G. "President Obama: Replace Rahm with Me ...an open letter from Michael Moore"
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers out last week:
- RSE Reserved Seating Program for 2010 is March 17th:
link here
- March Blue Body Event has been canceled:
link here
B. MastersConnection interviewed Stewart's Meat Market:
link here
C. The family of Ed Wiltsie thanks you for your continued focus & is asking for healing on Ed's liver & kidneys. Ed has been moved to Reno, NV. for additional care. Elaine Schenk, Stephany Ray & Joan Marsland are all having challenges in healing right now, as well. Donations are accepted thru The Masters' Fund:
link here
D. Introducing Jimmy Capezio's companies, he described at Blue College:
"Operation Lionheart is committed to distributing its products to communities where mechanisms
are in place to monitor usage and ensure sustained self-sufficiency and success."
link here
"The patented EarthBox was developed by commercial farmers and proven in the lab and on the farm. Our maintenance-free, award-winning, high-tech growing system controls soil conditions, eliminates guesswork and more than doubles the yield of a conventional garden-with less fertilizer, less water and virtually no effort."
link here
E. "Workers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) excavate a recently found temple dedicated to Ehecatl, the god of wind, at the famous Templo Mayor site in the heart of Mexico City, February 23, 2010," quoting Reuters:
link here
F. Former RSE students & Yael Klein's youngest son Ron Moore was interviewed in Hollywood's MicroFilmaker Magazine about his script-writing company:
link here
G. Priscilla Taylor offers the 4th night free on 3 paid nights at her Nisqually River B & B Retreat & RSE students may split up 2 nights before & 2 nights after the Primary and/or Assay:
link here
H. Christine Netuschil's Dimensional Orb Designs website offers her collection of Orb pictures:
link here
I. "Open Demonstration for Miracle Healing in a moment without touchement Alignment from the spine, hips, and shoulders, March 10th, 6pm, Yelm's Blue Bottle" quoting Divine Align.
link here
J. Introducing Sir Robert's new business -
"All water is not created equal. Most of us understand the importance of clean water. Are you buying bottled water, or drinking from a water filter or water purifier? Did you know that your clean water may not be healthy?
Discover the amazing benefits of water ionization technology. While very popular in Asia for the last 20 years the water ionizer is still largely unknown in the West."
link here
K. Spring means Will of the Wind kite, banners, flags & wind-chime season:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. Yelm's $400,000 park toilets now in cost overage:
link here
B. Thurston County Planning Commish Comp. Plan hearing:
link here
C. Regional Fire Authority (RFA) passes:
link here
D. Comment to Thurston County RE: Yelm Comp Plan:
link here
E. Yelm to raise water rates - again, as promised & without an approved Water System Plan:
link here
F. Nisqually River B & B Retreat:
link here
G. Stream Stewards offer free Naturescaping Field Class March 11th:
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"The greatest prayer you could ever say would be to laugh every day."
Ramtha
For more on Ramtha:
link here
Copyright © 2009 JZ Knight. All Rights Reserved
Ramtha® is a trademark of JZ Knight & is used with permission. .
The name & newsletter title Kleiner’s Korner is Copyright © 2010 Stephen R. Klein.
All Rights Reserved.
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Dear Readers;
No story was as a surprise to me as last week's headline with such little-noticed coverage:
"Pope sounds warning over airport body scans"
"Benedict XVI cites need to protect 'the human person in their integrity'"
Read the whole story from Canada's CBC:
link here
1. "'BUY FARMLAND AND GOLD,' ADVISES DR DOOM"
"The world’s most powerful investors have been advised to buy farmland, stock up on gold and prepare for a “dirty war” by Marc Faber, the notoriously bearish market pundit, who predicted the 1987 stock market crash.
The bleak warning of social and financial meltdown, delivered today in Tokyo at a gathering of 700 pension and sovereign wealth fund managers.
Dr Faber, who advised his audience to pull out of American stocks one week before the 1987 crash and was among a handful who predicted the more recent financial crisis, vies with the Nouriel Roubini, the economist, as a rival claimant for the nickname Dr Doom.
Speaking today, Dr Faber said that investors, who control billions of dollars of assets, should start considering the effects of more disruptive events than mere market volatility.
“The next war will be a dirty war,” he told fund managers: 'What are you going to do when your mobile phone gets shut down or the internet stops working or the city water supplies get poisoned?'"
quoting UK's Times.
link here .
2. "VAST ICEBERG MAY ALTER OCEAN CURRENTS"
"An iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg, scientists said Friday, in an event that could affect ocean circulation patterns.
The Mertz glacier iceberg is among the largest recorded for several years, at about two-thirds the size of Rhode Island.
Oceans act like a giant flywheel for the planet's climate by shifting heat around the globe via myriad currents above and below the surface.
Massom said the shearing off of the ice tongue and the presence of the Mertz and B-9B icebergs could affect global ocean circulation.
The area is an important zone for the creation of dense, salty water that is a key driver of major worldwide currents.
Experts said with part of the glacier gone, the area could fill with sea ice, which would disrupt the ability for the dense and cold water to sink.
This sinking water is what spills into ocean basins and feeds the global ocean currents with oxygen," quoting MSNBC:
link here
And from Science Daily:
link here .
3. "IS A DOLPHIN A PERSON?"
"Are dolphins as smart as people? And if so, shouldn't we be treating them a bit better than we do now? Those were the topics of discussion at a session on the ethical and policy implications of dolphin intelligence here today at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (which publishes ScienceNOW)," quoting ScienceNOW.
link here .
4. ORCA NETWORK RELEASES COMMENTS ON SEA WORLD KILLER WHALE TRAGEDY
"What’s best for Tillikum now, and what have we learned?"
"The terrible tragic death of veteran trainer Dawn Brancheau at Sea World Florida has suddenly generated a nationwide public examination of our feelings about captive orca shows...
Now that we’ve had a few days to digest the multitude of facts and opinions, what have we learned about orcas, and what’s next for Tillikum? What happens to the orcas, so exquisitely evolved to move great distances in vast surroundings as lifelong members of complex social worlds, when they are removed from their natural settings and families, or born in concrete bowls, and confined for life in minuscule, featureless cells?"
Ed Note: This is an excellent assessment!
From the Orca Network:
link here .
5. "PLACEBO'S ACTIVATE BRAIN'S 'HEAL SWITCH'"
"Can the act of simply taking a pill make you feel better, regardless of what's in it?
That's the idea behind the placebo effect...
'At the core, placebo is about the mind-brain interaction so we know that there's lots of psychological components in placebo therapy, that's patients' beliefs, expectations, desire for improvement in their symptoms,' he said.
He has published a review of the clinical and ethical considerations of placebo treatment in the scientific journal, the Lancet.
One of the key conclusions is that there is not just one placebo effect, but a combination of many.
Researchers found it is not what is in the sugar pill or fake injection that makes patients feel healthier, but the act itself of receiving treatment that switches on the brain to heal," quoting Australia's ABC news:
link here .
6. "BYE BYE AMERICAN PIE"
A simple 2 3/4 minute ballad puts life today in perspective - in a humorous way.
From Brasscheck:
link here .
7. "CELL PHONE TRACKING: THE NEW CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS"
"If you own a cell phone, you should care about the outcome of a court case that 'could well decide whether the government can use your cell phone to track you - even if it hasn't shown probable cause to believe it will turn up evidence of a crime.'
That was the warning issued to the public by several major civil liberties organizations as they appeared in federal court in Philadelphia to argue for more privacy protections in the use of cell phones as tracking devices by law enforcement agents.
The case is at the heart of the constitutional crisis now being played out in the US federal court. Civil liberties groups are asking the court to require that the government show probable cause before it can track your whereabouts.
The groups are the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT)," quoting Truthout.
link here .
8. "THE BLOOM BOX"
"Large corporations have been testing a new device that can generate power on the spot, without being connected to the electric grid. Will we have one in every home someday? Lesley Stahl reports," quoting CBS News 60 Minutes.
link here
"Bloom Energy: Is its ‘power plant in a box’ worth all the hype?"
From Green Beat:
link here .
9. "FIVE MINUTES WITH: PROFESSOR BRIAN COX"
"Celebrities and news-makers are grilled by Matthew Stadlen in exactly five minutes in a series for the BBC News website.
This week, physicist and presenter Professor Brian Cox talks about the excitement of working on the Large Hadron Collider, his science heroes, how his taste in music is ageing, and he gives a beginner's guide to the Big Bang," on the BBC.
link here .
10. "IN BROOKHAVEN COLLIDER, SCIENTISTS BRIEFLY BREAK A LAW OF NATURE"
"Physicists said Monday [Feb. 15] that they had whacked a tiny region of space with enough energy to briefly distort the laws of physics, providing the first laboratory demonstration of the kind of process that scientists suspect has shaped cosmic history.
The blow was delivered in the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, or RHIC, at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, where, since 2000, physicists have been accelerating gold nuclei around a 2.4-mile underground ring to 99.995 percent of the speed of light and then colliding them in an effort to melt protons and neutrons and free their constituents — quarks and gluons. The goal has been a state of matter called a quark-gluon plasma, which theorists believe existed when the universe was only a microsecond old," quoting the New York Times.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Under world's greatest cities, deadly plates"
"Scientists say Port-au-Prince tragedy is sure to be repeated"
From the Washington Post:
link here
B. "Asia-produced ozone making its way to U.S., study finds"
From McClatchy Newspapers:
link here
C. "Our Solar System May Have Millions of 'Twins'"
From National Geographic:
link here
D. "Madeira floods and mudslides kill 32"
From the BBC:
link here
E. "Crews scramble to restore power in Northeast"
"3rd blizzard in a month pummels region, causing travel and electricity chaos"
From the AP:
link here
F. Check-out Yike-Bike
The smallest electric folding bike in the world.
From Yike Bike:
link here
G. "Huge quake hits Chile, sparks tsunami alert"
From MSNBC:
link here
&
"What 1835 Chile quake taught Darwin"
From CNN:
link here
H. "iReporter Kathy Taylor describes the photos she took of a tsunami hitting Huatulco, Mexico"
From CNN:
link here
I. "Storm batters Europe, at least 55 dead"
From CNN:
link here
J. Big quake question: Are they getting worse?"
"Seismic shockers are to be expected, but planet seems to be more active"
From LiveScience:
link here
K. "Chilean Quake May Have Shortened Earth Days"
"Perhaps more impressive is how much the quake shifted Earth's axis"
From NASA:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. "Japan edges China as top US Treasury holder"
Ed. Note: This is of note.
From China Daily:
link here
B. "US school accused of web spying"
Ed. Note: 'Big Brother' is here & badder than in Orwell's 1984
From the BBC:
link here
C. "Moscow-Vladivostok: virtual journey on Google Maps"
Ed. Note: This is so cool!
link here
D. Map of "Unemployment rates by County"
Ed. Note: Wow, this is very revealing.
link here
E. "An Ohio man bulldozes his house to prevent the bank from seizing it"
From WLWT-TV:
link here
F. "Olympian's strength built from life on the streets"
Excellent story on CNN:
link here
G. "Latvian 'Robin Hood' hacker leaks bank details to TV"
From the BBC:
link here
H. "Air France crash search to continue in mid-March"
From Reuters:
link here
I. "Hospital infections kill 48,000, cost billions"
From the AFP:
link here
J. "Maybe If Teens Talk About Sex, Adults Will Listen"
Great story!
From Truthout:
link here
K. "One in four Germans wants microchip under skin: poll"
From the Sydney Morning Herald:
link here .
THE NATION
A. "Kucinich's Prophetic "Prayer for America" Speech 8 Years Ago Today [Feb. 17, 2010]
From Rep. Kucinich's website:
link here
B. "Wal-Mart gets a taste of its own medicine"
"Giant retailer posts decline at existing stores, sees challenging quarter"
Ed. Note: Yelm's retail sales figures continue their sharp decline,which are related to Wal-Mart declines.
From the AP:
link here
C. "America as the last man standing"
By Geert Wilders, a Dutch Member of Parliament
Ed. Note: A VERY interesting perspective!
On Urban Legends:
link here
D. "DOJ Report on Torture Memo: Yoo Said Bush Could Order Civilians 'Exterminated'"
From Truthout:
link here
E. "The Census Is Getting Personal"
Ed. Note: excellent tips for US residents
From YouTube:
link here
F. "Facing Down Danger to Make Reproductive Freedom a Reality"
From On the Issues Magazine:
link here
G. "The Secret History of Gen. Alexander Haig"
From Truthout:
link here
H. "Chilling Aerial Photos Of 9/11 Attack Released"
"Aerial Photos Show Twin Towers Coming Down At New Angle"
Ed. Note: FOIA photos Prove the Twin Towers Did Not Collapse per 911 Commission
From WSB-TV 2 in Atlanta:
link here
I. "Ron Paul: 'Take out the CIA'"
On Brasscheck:
link here
J. "Barbra Streisand: Elections Should be Won -- Not Bought"
From the Huffington Post:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week:
- New Eldon Taylor Book at RSE!
link here
B. JZ-Rose e-mailers last week:
- NEW Easter Arrivals! JZ Rose Online Easter Gifts & Decor SALE!
link here
C. "Every Tree is Home Tree"
"Music video about deforestation, clearcut logging and monocrop tree farming practices. Musician/Songwriter Steven Knopp performs his song "Every Tree is Home Tree" with images of clearcut logging," quoting YouTube.
link here
D. This is very interesting!
"Prince William misses mark in blind archery challenge"
"Prince William found he was way off-target when he turned his hand to archery – but then he was wearing a blindfold."
From UK's Times:
link here
LOCAL NOTES
A. Picture of mt. Rainier from the Bald Hills
link here
B. Park toilets cost overruns - a perspective
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"All national institutions of churches, whether Jewish, Christian or Turkish,
appear to me no other than human inventions,
set up to terrify and enslave mankind,
and monopolize power and profit.
Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
"...author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States"
Quoted from the second Age of Reason, the treatise supporting deism.
From Wikipedia:
link here .
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