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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Great minds discuss ideas.
Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people."
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
First Lady of the U. S. 1933-1945 & advocate for civil rights
Quoted in Tulsa World
More on Mrs. Roosevelt from the National First Ladies Library:
link here
As we head into the final days prior to America's mid-term elections, this article is important for all to read - and supported by the facts:
"Eight False Things the Public "Knows" Prior to Election Day"
By Dave Johnson of the Campaign for America's Future:
link here
1. "IS FREE THINKING A MENTAL ILLNESS?"
"Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest addition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual identifies a new mental illness called “oppositional defiant disorder” or ODD. Defined as an “ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior,” symptoms include questioning authority, negativity, defiance, argumentativeness, and being easily annoyed.
The DSM-IV is the manual used by psychiatrists to diagnose mental illnesses and, with each new edition, there are scores of new mental illnesses...
New mental illnesses identified by the DSM-IV include arrogance, narcissism, above-average creativity, cynicism, and antisocial behavior. In the past, these were called “personality traits,” but now they’re diseases," quoting Off the Grid News.
link here
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM):
link here .
2. NEW DISCOVERIES IN THE HUMAN BODY
A. "CELL SURVIVAL PROTEIN DISCOVERY REWRITES IMMUNE SYSTEM STORY"
"A discovery by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers in Melbourne, Australia, reported in the journal Science, is set to rewrite a long-held belief about how the body's immune system establishes its memory.
The findings of Dr Ingela Vikstrom and Associate Professor David Tarlinton, from the institute's Immunology division, centre on immune cells called B cells that produce the antibodies which fight infection," from ScienceDaily.
link here
B. "...NEW STUDY SHOWS WALKING PROTECTS BRAIN SIZE, SAVES MEMORY"
"Now, a new study published Wednesday in the journal of the American Academy of Neurology says walking may also save her from dementia.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh who studied people in their mid-60s over 13 years found that those who walked six to nine miles a week -- about a mile a day -- had more gray matter and less memory loss than their peers. Gray matter is the part of the brain involved in muscle control, seeing, speaking, hearing and memory.
The relationship between walking earlier in life and having more brain volume later in life was so robust "it astonished us," said author Kirk I. Erickson, a professor of psychology at the University of Pittsburgh. "Physical activity improves your brain and spares your brain," quoting
Julie Sullivan of The Oregonian in Life Extension Daily News:
link here .
3. "ARCTIC OF OLD IS GONE, EXPERTS WARN"
"The Arctic — an area described as Earth's refrigerator because its ice helps keep temperatures cool — continues to warm up and is unlikely to return to earlier conditions, according to an annual report card issued Thursday by top scientists.
The Arctic — an area described as Earth's refrigerator because its ice helps keep temperatures cool — continues to warm up and is unlikely to return to earlier conditions, according to an annual report card issued Thursday by top scientists," quoting MSNBC:
link here .
4. ICONIC ITEMS FROM HISTORY NOW AVAILABLE
A. "HISTORIC FILM: MARKET STREET 1906"
"Morley Safer reports on a mystery that was solved about a 100-year-old film that we now know was made on San Francisco's Market Street just days before the 1906 earthquake," from CBS News 60 MINUTES.
Ed. Note: This video on the Korner a few months ago, however CBS has now updated that story in amazing detail.
link here
B. "AFTER 2000 YEARS, DEAD SEA SCROLLS GO ONLINE"
"It only took a couple of thousand years, but people the world over will soon be able to have a close-up look at one of the greatest archaeological finds of the last century. Earlier today [Oct. 19th) Google and Israel's Antiquities Authority announced plans to collaborate on a project to make the Dead Sea Scrolls available both to scholars and the general public over the Internet," quoting CBS News.
link here
C."EX-AGENT - I ALMOST SHOT LBJ HOURS AFTER JFK ASSASSINATION"
"Secret Serviceman pointed gun at new president while on guard outside his home"
"A former Secret Service agent says in his new book that he nearly shot President Lyndon B. Johnson hours after John F. Kennedy's assassination.
In "The Kennedy Detail," Gerald Blaine recalls standing guard outside the Washington home of newly sworn-in President Johnson in the early hours of Nov. 23, 1963.
Blaine heard footsteps approaching. He picked up his submachine gun and, in the darkness, pointed it at the chest of a man who turned out to be Johnson," from the AP on MSNBC:
link here .
5. TWO NOTABLE DEATHS LAST WEEK FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
A. "Benoit Mandelbrot, Father of Fractal Geometry, Dies at 85"
"Benoit Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry, has died at the age of 85, the AFP reports. The French-American mathematician discovered mathematical shapes called "fractals," and developed a geometry that was used to analyze naturally occurring shapes that were previously thought unmeasurable...
Fractals are said to be infinitely complex and can be found in things like clouds, snowflakes, and mountain ranges. Physics, geometry, and finance are a few of the many areas to which Mandelbrot applied the theory. According to an article in the U.K.'s Telegraph, Mandelbrot's book "The Fractal Geometry of Nature" has sold more copies than any other book on advanced mathematics," quoting PC mag.
link here
B. "Dr. Georges Mathé, Transplant Pioneer, Dies at 88"
"In 1963, four years after treating the physicists, Dr. Mathé shook the medical world by announcing that he had cured a patient of leukemia by means of a bone-marrow transplant. In this case, there was no doubt that he had performed the feat of obliterating the patient’s stem cells and replacing them with a donor’s: the patient’s blood type had changed to that of the donor, the first time this had happened.
Most important, he demonstrated that stem cells injected in a patient not only heal radiation damage but also fight cancer," quoting Douglas Martin in the New York Times:
link here .
6. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Locke: Government 'Moving Fast' on Smart-Grid Technology"
"Energy-regulation system relies on enhanced industry collaboration."
Former WA. Governor Locke was interviewed in NEWSWEEK:
link here
B. "Canadian wilderness: the Great Bear Rainforest, on BC's north and central Pacific coast... - this spectacular place is now threatened by a proposal from Enbridge to bring an oil pipeline and supertankers to this fragile and rugged coast."
From Pacific Wold:
link here
C. "China Said to Widen Its Embargo of Minerals
By Keith Bradsher in the New York Times:
link here
D. "New documentary recounts bizarre climate changes seen by Inuit elders"
By Guy Dixon in Canadas' Globe and Mail:
link here
- Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change: The official trailer:
link here
E. "Scientists pinpoint the farthest galaxy"
From MSNBC:
link here
F. "Cholera cases found in Haiti capital"
"Outbreak kills more than 200 in nation; officials fear spread quake-survivor camps"
From MSNBC:
link here
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7. POTPOURRI
A. "Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture"
A Report and Scorecard by The Cornucopia Institute:
link here
B. "Food police target organic foods in California!"
From August, 2010 on YouTube:
link here
More from Natural News:
link here
C. Movie trailer: INSIDE JOB
From Sony:
link here
"Go See Inside Job If You Want to Know What Really Caused the Economic Crisis"
From the Huffington Post:
link here
D. "Facebook in Privacy Breach"
"Top-Ranked Applications Transmit Personal IDs, a Journal Investigation Finds"
From the Wall Street Journal:
link here
E. "'Mom-and-Pop' Brands Run by Corporate Giants"
by Jason Notte for Yahoo! Finance:
link here
F. "Will the Federal Reserve Cause a Civil War?"
By TIME'S Stephen Gandel:
link here
G. "How to opt out of the TSA's naked body scanners at the airport"
From Natural News's Mike Adams:
link here
&
"Pilot Refuses Full-Body Scan"
On ABC News:
link here
H. "America's top 10 shrinking cities"
By Melinda Fulmer of MSN Real Estate:
link here
J. "Biggest Document Leak in History Exposes Real War
By Rachel Oldroyd of The Bureau of Investigative Journalism:
link here
K. "Corporations will control our democracy"
By Jay Elder in The Olympian:
link here
L. "Mexico’s ‘war next door’ linked directly to United States"
"Federal authorities say traffickers are now entrenched in at least 270 American cities"
From NBC News:
link here
M. 9/11 stories keep surfacing:
- "9/11 FEMA videographer at Ground Zero goes public"
From 2009 on PrisonPlanet:
link here
- "A Summary of 9-11 from ReOpen911.org"
Also from 2009 from a site for Truthseekers:
link here
- Reopen 9/11.org archive
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week
- JZ Knight's Fall Recommended Reading!
link here
- 2010 BLUE COLLEGE FOLLOW-UP
link here
- RSE Beginning Retreat and Follow-Up Combos
link here
- New Streaming Event! REPLAY - Ramtha, Critical Times Update Part II
Nov. 6th -
link here
- FOOD, Inc.- Special Screening at Yelm Cinemas! Oct. 23rd
link here
- Two Fascinating Speakers at RSE Oct 26!
link here
B. RSE is again archiving all of the School's e-mailers
link here
C. Yelm's Blue Bottle Cafe has been sold and this is the last week of operation. All our best to Michelle & Michelle!
link here
D. Introducing the artwork of Suzanne Wood, "...a fine artist and illustrator. An honors graduate with a degree in Fine Art, she has studied art and art history in Florence and Vienna. Her oil and watercolor paintings are held in both private and corporate collections. She ...created an extensive icon project for Washington State Parks System.
Ed. Note: Suzanne's art is hanging in our home:
link here
E. RSE speaker Jason Martell is interviewed in the Fall issue of SuperConsciousness Magazine by
Danielle Graham:
link here
F. Will Arntz's film GHETTO PHYSICS premiered in LA last week:
link here
G. If you missed the movie FOOD, INC., I recommend everyone rent this important film on the control of the world's food.
This from the Yelm Food Co-op:
"Once you have seen Food, Inc. you may have a different view of what you eat. October is Non-GMO Month, and many of our manufacturers are part of a program where their products have been verified by a third-party to be free of Genetically Modified Organisms. We are part of the Non-GMO Project and have flyers at the store with all the companies involved. We have labeled our shelves for ease of discovery.
To learn more stop by the Yelm Co-op:
link here
and pick up a flyer and check out the Non-GMO Project:
link here
I. Greg Simmons Physics of Change Newsletter this month has alot of great info:
link here
J. Bing has extended the rating deadline to Tuesday the 26th to vote on CSE's greenhouse! The easiest way to vote is by signing in through a Facebook account. You mouse over the starts until you have 5 orange stars and then click. Every vote counts.
link here
K. "Alcohol: The Possibilities are Endless"
Written by Anthony Zaca in Off the Grid News:
link here
& Rainer Distillers' website:
link here
And last:
Is a time-traveler at Charlie Chaplin's film 'The Circus' premiere at Mann's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, 1928?
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES CAN NOW BE PAID WITH CREDIT CARDS -
FOR A FEE
link here
B. IMPORTANT MESSAGE IN THIS ERA OF FORECLOSURES
link here
C. TRL: "NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE"
link here
D. COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROMERO TO HOLD YELM PUBLIC FORUM - MONDAY
LAST MEETING AT YELM'S BLUE BOTTLE BEFORE CLOSURE
link here
E. YELM CINEMAS HELD SPECIAL SCREENING - FOOD, INC.
link here
F. REP. TOM CAMPBELL ENDORSED BY FORMER DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
AND THE YELM COMMUNITY BLOG
link here
G. JANET HARDING GRACES YELM WITH HER PRESENCE
link here
H. SAD NEWS - YELM LOSES AN ICONIC BUSINESS, MT. RAINIKER CLINIC CLOSES
link here .
The name Kleiner’s Korner and header title are copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2010.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at
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Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 18, 2010
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter."
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 - 1968)
US black civil rights leader & clergyman
quoted in the Baltimore Sun
More from the official MLK, Jr. website:
link here
Please take time and logon to hear Rev. King's speech on the homepage!
Let your voice be heard by voting this November 2nd!
1. "SOUL SURVIVOR, THE REINCARNATION OF A WORLD WAR II FIGHTER PILOT"
"The parents of James Leininger were first puzzled and then disturbed when their two-year-old son began screaming out chilling phrases during recurrent nightmares, such as, "Plane on fire! Little man can't get out!" The centerpiece of a loving family of three, James was a happy, playful toddler who had only just begun stringing together sentences. Determined to understand what was happening to their son, Bruce and Andrea set off on a journey of discovery that was to rock them to their core. For the more they researched the arcane comments and fragmented details little James revealed, the more they were drawn inescapably to a shocking conclusion: that James was reliving the life of James Huston, a World War II fighter pilot who was killed in the battle for Iwo Jima--over 60 years ago!" quoting the website of James's parents new book.
Ed. Note: While I had this story in the Korner years ago, the recently--released book by James's parents riveted me even more than the television piece. I did not sleep on the recent flight to London, rather was engrossed in this book.
link here
Pics of James:
link here
I cannot say enough about the courage of James's parents Bruce and Andrea Leininger to face the scrutiny in continuing to move forward in search of the truth for their son, when just the pressures from religion to not-go-there would cause most to ignore the whole situation. Meet these wonderful people:
link here
Carol Bowman was mentioned prominently in SOUL SURVIVOR. She is a leading researcher on children's past lives & has the website, Past Life Center:
link here
"Could a Little Boy Be Proof of Reincarnation?"
From ABC News, April 15, 2004
Scroll down:
link here
James said he wants everyone to know reincarnation is NOT a lie, as he states in this FOX broadcast:
link here
Buy the book:
link here .
2. UFO'S SEEN BY MILLIONS!
A. "UFO Sightings Stop New York City"
"Authorities have no answers about the mysterious object floating over Manhattan."
From ABC News on October 13th:
link here
B. The same UFO pattern of lights seen in New York were seen in El Paso
From NBC's El Paso affiliate:
link here
C. ABC's Good Morning America co-host George Stephanopolous mentioned a prediction by Retired Air Force Administrator Stanley A. Fulham that UFOs would appear on Oct. 13th, 2010.
From ABC News:
link here
D. "Retired Air Force Administrator Stanley A. Fulham appear (sic) the third copy of his 352-page book, Challenges of Change, which suggests that on October 13 there will be 'a massive UFO affectation over the world’s arch cities,'” from Radio Mainstream:
link here
Fulham appeared on Coast to Coast-AM on Oct. 15th:
link here
Fulham will be interviewed via satellite for the Monday, October 18th, broadcast of Inside Edition: America's Newsmagazine:
link here
E. "The awardwinning movie Day Before Disclosure, Now FREE to Watch in HQ!"
"We here at New Paradigm Films are among the millions of people across the world who have a strong notion that humanity is on the verge of major change on both a social, biological and spiritual level. But we also recognize the need for widespread information on the key subjects of this transformation. Our goal is to produce films covering several of these subjects, and make them available for as many people as possible across the globe.
We now have the pleasure of inviting you all the see our latest documentary "The Day Before Disclosure" free of charge, right here on our website"
link here .
3. "BRAIN SCANS PROVE 'THAT LOVING FEELING' TRULY IS ADDICTIVE"
See the video from Seattle's NBC affiliate KING-TV- 5 News:
link here
And the full report from From Stanford University's School of Medicine:
"Intense, passionate feelings of love can provide amazingly effective pain relief, similar to painkillers or such illicit drugs as cocaine, according to a new Stanford University School of Medicine study.
“When people are in this passionate, all-consuming phase of love, there are significant alterations in their mood that are impacting their experience of pain,” said Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Pain Management, associate professor of anesthesia and senior author of the study, published online Oct. 13 in PLoS ONE."
link here .
4. HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CELL PHONES & TV IN THE NEWS
A. "COULD THERE BE A BAN ON ALL CELL PHONE DEVICES BEHIND THE WHEEL?"
"Washington state already has tough new laws aimed at ending distracted driving. But the nation's transportation chief thinks that may not be enough,' quoting Jim Forman of Seattle's NBC affiliate KING-5 TV News:
link here
B. "ARE CELL PHONES AND WI-FI HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH?"
Hyla Cass M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist and penned this last week in the Huffington Post:
"The latest form of environmental pollution -- and one that industry, government and wireless consumers don't like to acknowledge -- may be the most devastating threat to health yet: electromagnetic fields (EMFs)."
link here
And from Ki Mae Heussner of ABC News:
"Should You Be Scared of Your Cell Phone?"
"New Book, 'Disconnect,' Links Cell Phone Radiation to Cancer, Memory Loss, Sterility"
link here
C. "TOO MUCH TV PSYCHOLOGICALLY HARMS CHILDREN: STUDY"
"Hiding the TV remote and games console controller is a good thing to do to kids if it's the only way to limit the time they spend in front of a screen, according to a study published Monday [Oct. 11].
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Bristol, found that youngsters who spend hours each day in front of the TV or games console have more psychological difficulties like problems relating to peers, emotional issues, hyperactivity or conduct challenges, than those who don't.
And contrary to what earlier studies have indicated, the negative impact of screen time was not remedied by increasing a child's physical activity levels, says the study, published in the US journal Pediatrics,' quoting the AFP.
link here .
5. POLITICS AHEAD OF THE ELECTION
A. "Jimmy Carter's White House Diary"
"Lesley Stahl speaks to the former president about his new book, "White House Diary," in which he admits mistakes and blames Ted Kennedy for delaying comprehensive health care," quoting CBS New 60 MINUTES.
link here
B. "The Shadow Class War of 2010"
By E.J. Dionne Jr. in Truthout:
link here
C. "Obama Will Triumph — So Will America"
By Frank Schaeffer:
link here
D. "The economic crisis was an 'inside job'"
Ed Note: A must-read for all Americans.
By Kathleen Parker in the Washington Post:
link here
E. "Michael Moore's last appearance on Larry King Live"
"In Case You Missed It: Michael Moore!"
From CNN:
link here
F.CONSPIRACY THEORY with Jesse Ventura had the show's season premiere last Friday.
link here
Friday, Oct. 22nd - "Area 51"
link here
- Gather Entertainment said this about Ventura's opener:
link here
- Gov. Ventura spoke with Larry King Live on CNN Oct. 12:
link here
- Gov. Ventura had a story about massive underground shelters for our nation's elite.
Check this out: MAPS OF THE UNDERGROUND
On Think About it:
link here
G. "FAQs: What does a trillion-dollar federal deficit really mean?
By Daniel Gross on Yahoo!:
link here
H. "The Way We Forget"
"After an era of Republican rule that saw vast economic collapse, the abrogation of basic rights, the trashing of Constitutional law, two decade-long wars that still have no end in sight, a catastrophic terrorist attack that could have been prevented, the virtual annihilation of a major American city that could have been prevented, and the theft and waste of trillions of dollars, every available poll appears to indicate that the American people have already forgotten all about it, and are perfectly ready to let the wolves back inside the fence."
By William Rivers Pitt in Truthout:
link here .
6. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "GREAT MIGRATIONS: The Global Television Event Starts November 7"
From National Geographic:
link here
B. "How to seal a bag and make it air-tight!"
On Zestfullness:
link here
C. "Is the Sun Emitting a Mystery Particle?"
By Ian O'Neill on Discovery News:
link here
D. "Huge Parts of World Are Drying Up: Land 'Evapotranspiration' Taking Unexpected Turn"
From ScienceDaily:
link here
E. "Nine Months After the Quake - a Million Haitians Slowly Dying"
By Bill Quigle in Truthout:
link here
F. "Journey from the edge of space: Father and son capture amazing video footage... using an iPhone and HD camera"
By Graham Smith in UK's Daily Mail:
link here
G. "The Great Penguin Rescue : 40,000 Penguins, a Devastating Oil Spill,
and the Inspiring Story of the World's Largest Animal Rescue"
Read the Dyna deNapoli book's review in The Penguin Lady:
link here
I. The national Audubon Society, Inc. released a report on birds six months into the BP disaster. Recent surveys of habitat reveal lots of birds and plenty of oil and raise a whole lot of questions about the food web, etc.
link here
J. "Wind Power Without the Blades: Big Pics"
By Alyssa Danigelis on Discovery News:
link here .
7. POTPOURRI
A. "Nelson Mandela's Memoirs"
"Memoirs, mostly from the 27 years he spent in prison, reveal the innermost thoughts of the international civil rights giant, whose movement brought down the apartheid regime of South Africa. Bob Simon reports," on CBS News 60 MINUTES.
link here
B. Ed. Note: I am so proud of Chile, their President and the whole country - Yes they have issues in their mines. So does my birth-state of KY.
A triumph - From NBC News:
link here
C. "Tumbleweed Tiny House Building Workshop"
Saturday, June 25 from 9 am to 5 pm - Olympia, WA & other cities:
link here
D. "American Samoa: Football Island"
"Scott Pelley goes to American Samoa to find out how a territory with a population less than the capacity of a pro-football stadium sends more players to the NFL than any similarly populated place in America.
Ed. Note: see the power of the tsunami that hit American Samoa in this story:
From CBS News 60 MINUTES:
link here
E. "Couple's babies born 8/8/8, 9/9/9, 10/10/10"
"Michigan family appears on TODAY show after incredible coincidence"
On MSNBC:
link here
And last, a person who left an indelible memory in my mind:
"'Leave it to Beaver' mom dies"
Barbara Billingley passes at 94
From NBC News TODAY Show:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers out last week:
- A Private Session with Ramtha - Bidding Ends Oct. 19
link here
- FOOD, Inc.- Special Screening at Yelm Cinemas!
link here
- NEW Streaming Event Oct 16! - Italy Campaign from May 2010!
link here
- JZ Knight - Breaking Clarification!
link here
- JZ Knight - Follow-up on Tom Campbell and Breaking Clarification!
link here
B. "What is Genius?"
"A Teaching from Ramtha"
From SuperConsciousness Magazine:
link here
D. Amy Honey is putting the 'fun' back into functional exercise! Largest Loser
contest at Yelm's Anytime Fitness has the Largest Loser Contest open to both members and non
members. You don't have to have any weight to lose, you just have to have the desire to get healthier and have some fun winning prizes doing it!
link here
E. At the request of JZ, Yelm Cinemas will be carrying a special screening of the movie FOOD, INC.
Ed. Note: This is especially pertinent in view of Ramtha’s teachings about knowing where your food comes from & growing our own, as well as his predictions about food:
link here
9am Sat., October 23rd – open to the public – all seats $6.25, Yelm Cinemas
link here
F. JZ also requested a special screening of the movie: The Pat Tillman Story, the film that revealed the government's cover-up of the death of an American soldier.
link here
9am Sat., November 13th – open to the public – all seats $6.25, Yelm Cinemas
link here
G. "Giorgio A. Tsoukalos - Leading Ancient Mysteries Expert"
On You Tube:
link here
Mr. Tsoukalos will be speaking at RSE on Oct. 26th:
link here
H. "South African scientist, explorer and author of three internationally acclaimed books, Michael Tellinger,
will present his latest groundbreaking research into the origins of humankind in 25 venues across the USA this fall.
The evidence in these lectures is detailed in his latest book, "Temples Of The African Gods," and will be a catalyst
for rewriting our ancient human history."
- From Mr. Tellinger's website:
link here
- Mr. Tellinger's video clips here:
link here
- Mr. Tellinger will be speaking at RSE on Oct. 26th:
link here
I. Congratulations to RSE student Mark Stanley for an amazing achievement in completing his book project--Compost Tea Making by Marc Remillard (mark's pen-name). Mark is Skydancer's son.
Amazon's review says of his book: "...is the first comprehensive, practical guide to creating compost tea for farms, orchards, vineyards, lawns, and gardens. This essential reference book explains why compost teas have such powerful, beneficial effects for all plants."
Check-out his book:
link here
J. Check-out Bettye Johnson's OpEdNews - Article: "There Is A War Going On For Your Vote and Your Mind"
link here
K. Steven Knopp, Survivalist expert was interviewed last week on BTO-Beyond the Ordinary - KRSE internet radio in their in preparedness series:
link here
- Steven's survival skills DVDs is available in BTO's Deep Void Store:
link here
L. My hat is off to Elena Young & Nancy Lorenz for their fabulous interviews last week with Mr. Knopp & for finally having an interview with RSE students Jay Holcomb, Executive Director of International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC), joined by volunteer Laurie Pyne:
link here
BTO hit home-runs outta da ballpark last week with these new guests!
Way to go, ladies.....
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our fellow students making a difference and "being lights to the world"! .
LOCAL NOTES
A. YELM'S LEMURIA OFFERS PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE STARTING TODAY
link here
B. CLEARING THE AIR ABOUT YELM'S WATER PLANS
link here
C. GET PREPARED: 2008-LIKE WINTER FORECAST TO RETURN
link here
D. YELM'S VENERABLE BLUE BOTTLE CAFE HAS BEEN SOLD
link here
E. TWO IMPORTANT FILMS COMING TO YELM CINEMAS
link here
F. NISQUALLY RIVER WATERSHED VIEWED FROM ABOVE BY OFFICIALS
link here .
The name Kleiner’s Korner and header title are copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2010.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at
link here
Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF OCTOBER 11, 2010
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I think these difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way, and that so many things that one goes around worrying about are of no importance whatsoever."
Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke (1885 – 1962),
née Karen Christenze Dinesen
Danish author also known by her pen name Isak Dinesen.
Best known for Out of Africa.
From Wikipedia:
link here
1. STEM CELLS MAKING NEWS
A. "LANDMARK CLINICAL TRIAL FOR STEM CELL THERAPY"
"The world's first clinical trial for stem cell therapy began on Monday [Oct. 11]. The trial is still in its very early stages - only 10 people who have suffered recent spinal cord injuries will be enrolled - but it's still a landmark event...
In at least one sense, the trial is already a victory. The political controversy around stem cells resulted in funding delays for scientific research, and many scientists were afraid that other countries would beat the United States to the trial stage.
Instead, a local company - Geron Corp. of Menlo Park - is running the trial, with American patients and within American borders," quoting the San Francisco Chronicle.
link here
B. "COULD STEM CELLS SAVE LEGS?"
"But now, doctors using a patient's own stem cells to try and save her legs.
'We basically take stem cells from their hips to help grow blood vessels,' said Dr. Randall Franz.
Doctors use a needle to remove bone marrow from the hip. The marrow then goes into a centrifuge...
Then doctors inject the stem cells into the leg.
'It creates new, smaller blood vessels that give blood supply to the limb,' said Hankins," quoting Seattle's KING-5 TV.
link here .
2. FABULOUS NEW DISCOVERIES ON THE HUMAN BRAIN
A. "How Handwriting Trains the Brain"
"Using advanced tools such as magnetic resonance imaging, researchers are finding that writing by hand is more than just a way to communicate. The practice helps with learning letters and shapes, can improve idea composition and expression, and may aid fine motor-skill development.
It's not just children who benefit...
Studies suggest there's real value in learning and maintaining this ancient skill, even as we increasingly communicate electronically via keyboards big and small," quoting the Wall Street Journal.
link here
B. "Don't Worry: Happiness Levels Not Set in Stone"
"Don't worry, be happy" may be more than just a wishful mantra. A new study finds that people's happiness levels can change substantially over their lifetimes, suggesting that happiness isn't predetermined by genes or personality...
People's long-term life satisfaction can change, the researchers report today (Oct. 4) in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," quoting LiveScience.
link here
C. "Can you change how your genes act?"
"New research suggests we may have the ability to put "bad genes" on good behavior, reducing the risk for cancer and more for ourselves, our kids, even our grandkids, all through everyday habits...
This power comes courtesy of the epigenome, chemical tags that sit on top of and around DNA. The epigenome controls when genes turn on or off and how loudly they express your genetic programming. (If you're blonde, how blonde?) And it's proving much easier to manipulate than genes themselves, says Jean-Pierre Issa, M.D., a leukemia researcher at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Get ready to be the boss of your DNA," quoting Valerie Brown in Self.
link here .
3. THE DESTRUCTIVE POWER OF OCEAN WAVES
"THE CLOCK READ midnight when the 100-foot wave hit the ship, rising from the North Atlantic out of the darkness. Among the ocean’s terrors, a wave this size was the most feared and the least understood, more myth than reality—or so people had thought...
But math fails even the experts, because waves in nature do all sorts of bizarre stuff. When Penny Holliday finally got around to studying her data from Discovery’s stormy February 2000 trip, she and a colleague at the National Oceanographic Center in Southampton concluded that most of the higher-than-expected waves the ship encountered were created by an effect known as “resonance.” Resonance is an aspect of nonlinearity that is endlessly complex when scrawled across a whiteboard, but kindergarten-simple when explained by the analogy of a kid pumping his legs on a swing, dramatically boosting his height on each pass. Energy is continually being added to the system, more and more and more, in erratic bursts. Likewise in the North Atlantic, wind energy surged into the waves until they grew to enormous proportions," from The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean. ©2010 by Susan Casey. Published by arrangement with Doubleday, an imprint of The Knopf Doubleday Group, a division of Random House, Inc. in THE WEEK Magazine.
link here .
4. HOPEFUL SIGNS A SAD AMERICAN SAGA IS COMING TO AN END
Ed. Note: As with the end of racial segregation in the military thrown on the scrapheap of national policies outdated in a "modern" society, so too may we be seeing the end of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy that has seen so many qualified personnel discharged or living lives in fear of losing their military careers.
"Federal Judge Bars Enforcement of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
By: Igor Volsky in Think Progress:
link here
This gut-wrenching story shows the harm & pain this piolicy has caused:
"The last word: A gay soldier's plea"
"How 'don’t ask, don’t tell' erodes what’s best about military life."
By Anonymous
Originally published on Sept. 16 by The New Republic Online. ©2010 by TNR II, LLC. Used by permission in THE WEEK Magazine:
link here .
5. "THE NEW OIL" - WATER
"Should private companies control our most precious natural resource?"
Around the world, rivers, lakes, and aquifers are dwindling faster than Mother Nature can possibly replenish them; industrial and household chemicals are rapidly polluting what’s left. Meanwhile, global population is ticking skyward. Goldman Sachs estimates that global water consumption is doubling every 20 years, and the United Nations expects demand to outstrip supply by more than 30 percent come 2040.
Proponents of privatization say markets are the best way to solve that problem: only the invisible hand can bring supply and demand into harmony, and only market pricing will drive water use down enough to make a dent in water scarcity. But the benefits of the market come at a price. By definition, a commodity is sold to the highest bidder, not the customer with the most compelling moral claim," from Newsweek:
link here .
6. THE NATION
A. Jesse Ventura returns on Conspiracy Theory on Tru TV Oct. 15th:
link here
B. "Ben Bernanke Warns of Looming Economic Crisis"
By Nadia Prupis in Truthout:
link here
C. "Surveillance: America's Pastime"
By: Stephan Salisbury in TomDispatch:
link here
D. "The Cost of War: Traumatic Brain Injuries number 180,000, could be as many as 320,000"
From The Washington Post:
link here
E. "Democrats Come Alive!"
By Michael Moore on MichaelMoore.com:
link here
F. "FBI busted tracking student, demands GPS spy gear return"
"After Web uproar, feds reclaimed magnetic tracker found under car"
By Wilson Rothman on MSNBC:
link here .
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "U.S. military orders less dependence on fossil fuels"
"As Congress struggles unsuccessfully to pass energy bill, Pentagon pushes on"
By Elisabeth Rosenthal in the New York Times:
link here
B. "Hungary toxic spill 'could be worse' than Baia Mare cyanide disaster"
By Tom Levitt in The Ecologist:
link here
C. "'The Fix:' Dirty Energy's Undue Influence on American Political Life"
Ed. Note: be sure to scroll down to see Mr. Redford's video.
By Robert Redford in The Huffington Post:
link here
D. "Coldest winter in 1,000 years on its way"
From Russia Today:
link here
E. "Tough winter ahead for Pacific Northwest"
By Amy Rolph in the Seattle P-I.com:
link here
F. "Electric cars are all the rage in Israel"
By John Reed in the Financial Times:
link here
G. "Corn refiners left with bitter taste over sugar"
By Greg Farrell in the Financial Times:
link here
H. "Study shines new light on Sun's role in Earth's climate"
By Matthew Knight for CNN:
link here
I. "Offshore Wind Power Line Wins Backing"
By Matthew L. Wald in the New York Times:
link here
J. Statue of Liberty photographed being struck by lightning
From MSNBC:
link here
OIL SPILL NEWS:
- "White House Squelched Release of BP Oil Spill Estimates"
By Renee Schoof and Margaret Talev in McClatchy Newspapers:
link here .
POTPOURRI
A. "Feel Better—Fast! Boost your immune system with soluble fiber."
By Holly St. Lifer in AARP - The Magazine:
link here
B. "Defying the Vatican, Catholic Women Claim Priesthood"
By Tim Padgett in TIME Magazine:
link here
C. "Sex in the U.S.: New survey reveals our steamy secrets"
"Researchers say it's the most detailed look at Americans' sexual behavior since 1994
By David Crary of the AP:
link here
D. "Details of 18th-Century 'Ground Zero Ship' Revealed"
By Andrea Mustain in OurAmazingPlanet:
link here
E. Gold and silver prices surged to new records –
Silver hit a 30-year high of $24.10 an ounce
Gold hit an all-time record high of $1,371.50
From Kitco:
link here
The reason for the prices surge were concerns over the value of currencies.
From ABC News:
link here
F. "Gold Forecaster - Have Central Banks Lost Control of the Gold Market?"
By Julian D.W. Phillips on Kitco.com:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week:
- BlueBody Events Worldwide!
link here
- SPECIAL SESSION WITH RAMTHA - CRITICAL TIMES UPDATE PART II, Oct. 9th
link here
- 2010 BLUE COLLEGE FOLLOW-UP
link here
- NEW Streaming Event Oct 16! - Italy Campaign from May 2010!
link here
- FOOD, Inc.- Special Screening at Yelm Cinemas!
At the request of JZ for all area students:
link here
B. A clear & concise explanation on how to create & synch your Ramtha.tv account:
link here
C. Elizabeth Allsman passed on Monday, October 11, 2010.
To celebrate her life, a gathering will be later this month, details to follow.
Elizabeth moved to Yelm the same time I did, Fall of 1988.
She is wish well on her next adventures.
D. Patrick Parsons passed the last week of September. Patrick moved here earlier this year and made many friends. May he be blessed on his new Journey.
E. Kathy Soroka will sing in a Beethoven Festival Concert at 3:00 pm, Sunday, October 17 in Lincoln Hall, Foxburg, PA - just an hour and a half north of Pittsburgh.
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. THURSTON COUNTY TONIGHT ON TOUGHER DEVELOPMENTAL REGULATIONS
link here
B. YELM FOOD CO-OP'S ANNUAL MEETING - UPDATE
link here
C. TWO RELATED STORIES: COUNTY'S CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX FALLS
link here
D. CITIES CUT-BACK ON SERVICES -
YELM LOCKS HALF OF NEW PARK-TOILETS
link here
E. GIORDA E. WOWS CHAMBER GUESTS AS 'HUGE SALE' BEGINS NEXT WEEK
link here
F. I-5 CONGESTION A REGIONAL ISSUE
link here
G. REP. TOM CAMPBELL ADDRESSES LIES ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND ATTACKS ON HIS RECORD
link here
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The name Kleiner’s Korner and header title are copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2010.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"By failing to prepare,
you are preparing to fail."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
quoted in BusinessInsider.com
One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, ...leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat.
From Wikipedia:
link here
In response to inquiries, the Korner did not have a publication on September 27th, while this writer was in Europe.
1. NEWS OF UFOs AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS SITES SPARKS AN E-MAIL FLURRY TO THE KORNER
- "U.S. Nuclear Weapons Have Been Compromised by Unidentified Aerial Objects"
"Ex-military men say unknown intruders have monitored and even tampered with American nuclear missiles"
"Group to call on U.S. Government to reveal the facts"
"Witness testimony from more than 120 former or retired military personnel points to an ongoing and alarming intervention by unidentified aerial objects at nuclear weapons sites, as recently as 2003. In some cases, several nuclear missiles simultaneously and inexplicably malfunctioned while a disc-shaped object silently hovered nearby. Six former U.S. Air Force officers and one former enlisted man will break their silence about these events at the National Press Club and urge the government to publicly confirm their reality," quoting Reuters.
link here
- "Aliens Are Monitoring Our Nukes, Worry Ex-Air Force Officers"
From FOX News:
link here
- "Aliens 'hit our nukes': They even landed at a Suffolk base, claim airmen"
By Daniel Bates in UK's Daily Mail:
link here
- "Former Airmen to Govt.: Come Clean on UFOs"
"Former U.S. Air Force Officers Recount Experiences With UFOs at Nuclear Missile Bases"
By Ki Mae Heussner on ABC News:
link here .
2. "ATHEISTS, AGNOSTICS MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT RELIGION, SURVEY SAYS"
Mitchell Landsberg of the Los Angeles Times reports,
"If you want to know about God, you might want to talk to an atheist.
Heresy? Perhaps. But a survey that measured Americans' knowledge of religion found that atheists and agnostics knew more, on average, than followers of most major faiths. In fact, the gaps in knowledge among some of the faithful may give new meaning to the term "blind faith."...
American atheists and agnostics tend to be people who grew up in a religious tradition and consciously gave it up, often after a great deal of reflection and study, said Alan Cooperman, associate director for research at the Pew Forum."
link here .
3. NEWS OF MIND & BODY
- "Scientists close to cracking 'sixth sense'"
From the Sydney Morning Herald:
link here
- "Why Consciousness is Not the Brain"
By Larry Dossey in SuperConsciousness Magazine:
link here
- "Doctors experimenting with a hormone that could save the brain"
From KING-TV 5, NBC in Seattle:
link here
- "Explore the brain's hidden frontiers"
From MSNBC's Cosmic Log by Alan Boyle:
link here
- "Junk food and depression: Is there a link?"
From KING-TV 5, NBC in Seattle:
link here
- "5 Ways to Lose Weight Without Dieting"
"Throw your old weight-loss notions out the window—these simple rules will have you slim and smiling."
From MSN:
link here .
4. "WORLD'S OLDEST MAN MARKS 114TH BIRTHDAY IN US"
"A Montana resident believed to be the world's oldest man celebrated his 114th birthday Tuesday at a retirement home in Great Falls.
Walter Breuning was born on Sept. 21, 1896, in Melrose, Minnesota, and moved to Montana in 1918, where he worked as a clerk for the Great Northern Railway for 50 years...
The Guinness organization and the Gerontology Research Group each have verified Breuning as the world's oldest man and the fourth-oldest person. Three women were born earlier in the same year as Breuning," quoting the AP.
link here
And more on this story from Richard Ecke in the Great Falls, Montana Tribune:
link here .
5. "REGIMENS: MASSAGE BENEFITS ARE MORE THAN SKIN DEEP"
Roni Caryb Rabin in the New York Times reports,
"To their surprise, the researchers, sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health, found that a single session of massage caused biological changes.
Volunteers who received Swedish massage experienced significant decreases in levels of the stress hormone cortisol in blood and saliva, and in arginine vasopressin, a hormone that can lead to increases in cortisol. They also had increases in the number of lymphocytes, white blood cells that are part of the immune system....
The study was published online in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine."
link here
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine study:
link here .
6. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Earth from Above"
"a collection of aerial photography produced by Yann Arthus-Bertrand"
link here
B. "At 113 degrees, downtown L.A. hits all-time record high [Updated]"
From the LA Times:
link here
C. "Human-powered aircraft makes aviation history by becoming the first to fly using flapping wings"
By Niall Firth in UK's Daily Mail:
link here
D. Bra gas mask
"In Case of Emergency, Please Remove Your Bra"
From FOX News:
link here
E. "NZ's Tasman Glacier has cracking good time"
From New Zealand.com:
link here
F. "9/11 Responders' Health Problems Worsen as Legislation Languishes"
From Dick Meister in Turthout:
link here
G. "Wind Energy Can Power Much of East Coast, Study Says"
By Renee Schoof in McClatchy Newspapers:
link here
H. "Water map shows billions at risk of 'water insecurity'"
By Richard Black in the BBC News:
link here
I. Roy, WA. "Wilcox Family Farms Wins Seattle Green Business Award"
On PR News Wire:
link here
J. 11 year-old Birke Baehr -"what's Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?"
On YouTube from TED Next Generation Asheville:
link here
K. "Plant life in peril - IUCN and Kew Gardens study"
By Dearbhla Crosse in The Ecologist:
link here
L. "How to grow food in strange places - by the experts"
By Helen Babbs in The Ecologist:
link here
M. Trash, Inc.
"The Secret Life of Garbage"
Airs on CNBC Oct. 6th:
link here
OIL SPILL NEWS
- "New Study Documents Symptoms of Cleanup Workers in 2002 Spill Off Spanish Coast"
By Elena Schor of Greenwire in the New York Times:
link here
- "Concerns Raised About Oil Spill Contaminants in Livestock Feed"
By Chris Rodda in Truthout:
link here
- "Lawsuit Asks if Science Was Manipulated in BP Oil Spill Estimates"
By Renee Schoof of McClatchy Newspapers:
link here
- "Fish Kills and Dead Zones Create Confusion in the Gulf"
By Mike Ludwig in truthout:
link here .
7. POTPOURRI
A. Listen to JFK in his own words about secrecy & conspiracies - so valid still this day.
On YouTube:
link here
&
This KRON-TV 4 San Francisco (NBC) report by Silvia Chase from 1988 on the Kennedy Assassination I just saw revealed some new information I had never known - in particular evidence as to why Jackie left the vehicle and climbed onto the trunk.
link here
B. "How to Use The Powerful Health Qualities of Natural Apple Cider Vinegar"
From Bragg Health Products & Books:
link here
C. "Great Depression Cooking with Clara"
"93 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression."
link here
D. "France steps up pledge to combat world poverty"
By Anita Snow of the AP:
link here
E. "Smart Grid: Government spying targets Rural America"
From Prison Planet:
link here
&
"U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet"
By Charlie Savage in the New York Times:
link here
F. "Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury"
From HealthDay News in the Washington Post:
link here
G. "Gold hits record above $1300, silver at 30-year peak"
By Roland Jackson of France's AFP:
link here
H. "Dehydration is one of the most overlooked and basic causes of disease"
By Mark Sircus on his blog:
link here
I. "I Want Your Money Trailer (2010)"
Ed. Note: I LOVE this trailer.
link here
J. "Flames of anger: Strike fury over spending cuts sweeps Europe"
By Tom Worde in UK's Daily Mail:
link here
K. "Revealed: The secret deal that changed the monarchy"
"Sovereign's debt crisis sparked 2006 agreement surrendering ultimate financial autonomy"
By Robert Verkaik of UK's Independent:
link here
L. "After 62 years, Holocaust survivor reunites with lost friend whose passport led her to America"
By Brett Michael Dykes on Yahoo:
link here
M. "India Launches Project to ID 1.2 Billion People"
By Amol Sharma in the wall Street Journal.
Ed. Note: oh, brother! oh, Big Brother!
link here
N. "U.S. apologizes for Guatemala STD experiments"
"Government researchers infected patients with syphilis, gonorrhea without their consent in the 1940s"
By Robert Bazell of NBC News:
link here
O. "Americans tread water in gulf between rich and poor"
"Faces of new census report reflect frustration and resignation"
By Ji9m Fitzgerald & Vicki Smith of the AP on MSNBC:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week
- Special Screening at Yelm Cinemas October 2, 2010 of the New Documentary Film - WAKE UP
link here
- SPECIAL SESSION WITH RAMTHA IN YELM - CRITICAL TIMES UPDATE PART II
Saturday, October 9th, 11am Yelm Time - will be Live Streamed
link here
B. Laurie Barta of Cozy Valley Farms in Tenino has posted a wonderful video of her farm by Gerry Gerard on YouTube:
link here
My wife & I have visited Cozy Valley Farms and taken the tour, given by Laurie.
Cozy Valley Farms is a family-owned, small farming enterprise producing a variety of agricultural products and features grade A raw cows milk:
link here
C. Will Arntz's next film opens this week: GhettoPhysics -- In a Theater Near You!
From the Bleeping Herald:
link here
D. Natale Tomassini passed on September 24, 2010. I had asked Natale to write down his story he shared me me, so the world can have his unique story. Natale means "Christmas" and his last name Tomas-sini means The Twin. He published his story November 22, 2009:
link here
E. Anunnaki researcher Michale Tellinger will be speaking at RSE October 26th:
link here
F. Master of Music announced in London she will be posting music selection on Ram-Europa - look for those soon:
link here
G. A special acknowledgment to RSE's UK team for a remarkable London Campaign. My wife & I were deeply touched by seeing the outpouring of smiles from all over Europa, especially the group seated with us from Romania.
Hats off to England's Keith Clampton:
link here
And Breege Walsh in Ireland:
link here
H. Temple of Seti I, Abydos ancient tablets with helicopters & jet aircraft?
On You-Tube:
link here
I. And last, this YouTube video will be nostalgic for the first Blue College participants in 1999:
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. GUEST ENTRY: REP. TOM CAMPBELL RESPONDS TO LOCAL NEWSPAPER OP-ED
link here
B. RAINIER RESIDENT LINDA EVANS FEATURED ON OPRAH
link here
C. "OPEN TO THE PUBLIC" YELM CINEMAS MOVIE SPECIAL FEATURES YELM, RSE & JZ KNIGHT
link here
D. COUNCIL ALLOWS CHAMBER TO USE CITY PROPERTY FOR ELECTRONIC SIGN
COUNCIL PRESIDENT-ELECT IS CITY'S MAYOR - IS CONFLICT OF INTEREST AT PLAY?
link here
E. YELM COMMUNITY EXPANSION GROUP HAS NEW WEBSITE
link here
F. RAINIER VOLUNTEER LIBRARY RECEIVES AWARD
link here .
The name Kleiner’s Korner and header title are copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2010.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at
link here
Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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