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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 24, 2011
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There will be no Kleiner's Korner next week.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK:
"But when senior politicians and attention seeking media commentators call for specific individuals or groups of people to be killed they should be charged with incitement - to murder. Those who call for an act of murder deserve as significant share of the guilt as those raising a gun to pull the trigger."
Julian Assange (1971- )
Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks
Quoted from the Huffington Post:
link here
1. "CAN OUR DNA ELECTROMAGNETICALLY 'TELEPORT' ITSELF"
"Nobel Prize winner Luc Montagnier describes a phenomenon in which DNA emits electromagnetic signals of its own construction, "ghost DNA" that can be mistaken by enzymes as the real deal and replicated in another place. Essentially, it's DNA teleportation," quoting Clay Dillow in Popular Science.
link here .
2. "MAMMOTH COULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE IN 4 YEARS"
Mammoth Could Be Brought Back To Life In 4 Years
"Researchers will attempt resurrecting the mammoth, a species believed extinct for over 5,000 years, after finally obtaining tissue last summer from a carcass preserved in a Russian mammoth research laboratory.
The team will be led by Professor Akira Iritani, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, notes Physorg.com.
Though the study began in 1997, the researchers were unable to determine how to safely extract DNA until a 2008 experiment by Dr. Teruhiko Wakayama, during which he cloned a mouse that had been in deep freeze for 16 years," quoting Zoe Triska in the Huffington Post.
link here .
3. QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT IN THE NEWS
A. "Quantum Entanglement Could Stretch Across Time"
"In the weird world of quantum physics, two linked particles can share a single fate, even when they’re miles apart.
Now, two physicists have mathematically described how this spooky effect, called entanglement, could also bind particles across time.
If their proposal can be tested, it could help process information in quantum computers and test physicists’ basic understanding of the universe.
“You can send your quantum state into the future without traversing the middle time,” said quantum physicist S. Jay Olson of Australia’s University of Queensland, lead author of the new study," by Lisa Grossman in WIRED Science.
link here
B. "Quantum compass for birds"
"A quantum effect known as entanglement may be part of the compass that birds use to sense Earth’s magnetic field, researchers report in an upcoming Physical Review Letters," by Marissa Cevallos in Science News.
link here .
4. "PUT THIS ONE IN THE 'WOW' FILE"
"This week [Jan. 14], scientists say they've discovered antimatter beams shooting above thunderstorms, a never-before seen phenomenon.
"These signals are the first direct evidence that thunderstorms make antimatter particle beams," said Michael Briggs of the University of Alabama in Huntsville.
The antimatter beams were detected from aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, " By Doyle Rice, USA TODAY.
link here
- Cool picture in this LA Times coverage:
link here .
5. "TWO SUNS? TWIN STARS COULD BE VISIBLE FROM EARTH BY 2012"
"Earth could be getting a second sun, at least temporarily.
Dr. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, outlined the scenario to news.com.au. Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is collapsing. It could run out of fuel and go super-nova at any time.
When that happens, for at least a few weeks, we'd see a second sun, Carter says. There may also be no night during that timeframe," quoting The Huffington Post's Dean Praetorius.
link here .
6. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Giant crayfish found in Tennessee is new species"
From Reuters:
link here
B. "Snake gives frog a piggy-back to beat Australian floods"
From UK's Daily Mail:
link here
C. "Mass bird die-off: Feds poisoned them"
"South Dakota birds were eating from cattle feed lots, leaving waste on equipment"
From NBC News:
link here
D. "Phone keeps ringing in crocodile's tummy"
"Woman's cell phone snagged by croc after it was dropped nearby creature"
By Maria Danilova for the AP:
link here
E. "Europe Begins to Run Short of Water"
By Pavol Stracansky in Inter Press Service:
link here .
7. POTPOURRI
A. "Genes may play role in friends we choose, says study"
By Neil Bowdler for BBC News:
link here
B. "Our brains are wired so we can better hear ourselves speak, new study shows"
By Yasmin Anwar, UC Berkeley:
link here
C. "Ben Miller experiments with superfluid helium - Horizon: What is One Degree?"
From BBC Two on YouTube:
link here
D. "Bog bodies baffle scientists"
By Dan Vergano in USA TODAY:
link here
E. MISS REPRESENTATION: The Movie
"Miss Representation explores women’s under-representation in positions of power by challenging the limited and often disparaging portrayal of women in the media. As one of the most persuasive and pervasive forces in our culture, media is educating yet another generation that women’s primary value lies in their youth, beauty and sexuality—not in their capacity as leaders,"
link here
THE USA
A. "Book Review: The Penniless Billionaires by Max Shapiro"
"In the closing chapters of the book, Shapiro traces the course of the present U.S. inflation. The Federal Reserve, he charges, is the chief culprit in the dollar’s plight. Corporate executives, labor union leaders, politicians, bankers, and others among the general public who pressure the Fed to manufacture money are accomplices in the crime," by Lawrence W. Reed in The Freeman Online.
link here
B. "Plans being drawn up to let states declare bankruptcy"
By Mary Williams Walsh in the New York Times:
link here
C. "Ron Reagan on his legendary dad: Presidents are human beings"
On KIRO radio's My Northwest.com:
link here
D. Former President Bill Clinton delivered a masterful eulogy at the funeral of Kennedy family member R. Sargent Shriver's funeral on January 22:
link here
E. "LIFE exclusive: Unseen photos of JFK's inauguration"
From Yahoo!
link here
F. "Washington State Joins Movement for Public Banking"
By Ellen Brown, Truthout:
link here
G. "How Congress helped thwart Obama's plan to close Guantanamo"
By Carol Rosenberg in McClatchy Newspapers:
link here
H. COLLAPSE: The Movie
Ed. Note: An amazing trailer in itself!
link here
I. "A Reflection on War and Forgiveness"
"As this, the 43rd anniversary of my wounding in Vietnam approaches, and I once again try to find meaning in that day and the days which were to follow, my thoughts return to the northern bank of the Cua Viet River on Jan. 20, 1968. It is a day that will change my life forever," by Ron Kovic in Truthdig.
link here
Tom Cruise played Kovic in the 1989 movie "Born on the 4th of July"..
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE & JZ Rose e-mailers last week:
- JZ Study and DVD Newly Released!
link here
The study's link:
link here
- NEW Limoges at JZ Rose!
link here
B. "Start spreading the News!"
Will Artz's critically acclaimed film "Ghetto Physics" is coming to Yelm Cinemas for an exclusive one-week showing February 25-March 3, 7:30pm daily. Stay tuned for more details to follow:
link here
&
link here
C. "A MastersConnection announcement from JZ Knight and RSE.
link here
D. Mark your calendars for this landmark film coming to Yelm Cinemas Saturday,Feb 26th: RACE TO NOWHERE
"A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children’s lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth"
link here
*Special 9am Showing, One Day Only!*
link here
E. Thomas Mani's ever-popular great introductory evening about honeybees returns:
Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at Gordon's Grange (white building besides Gordon’s Garden Center, downtown Yelm) from 7 to 9 pm (cost $10 for adults, kids free).
Please let them know that you are coming at bee4ever@fairpoint.net.
link here
F. Linda Evans can be seen on the following shows this week:
- Rachel Ray on January 24:
link here
- PBS Pioneers of Television: "TV Western pioneers, including Fess Parker (Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett), James Garner, Linda Evans, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Conrad and James Arness."
Westerns:
link here
- CNN's Pierce Morgan Tonight on January 28:
link here
Updates on Linda Evans website:
link here .
9. LOCAL NOTES
A. INTRODUCING PHOTOGRAPHER SERVING OUR AREA
link here
B. INTRODUCING 'YELM BATTING CAGES'
link here
C. YELM GYMNASTICS CENTER INTRODUCES: 'PARENTS NIGHT OUT'
link here
D. TUMWATER & YELM STUDENTS PLACE 6TH & 8TH AT STATE ROBOTICS COMPETITION OF 24 TEAMS
link here
E. COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROMERO'S OPEN-TO-THE PUBLIC COFFEE JAN. 24TH -
NOTE NEW YELM LOCATION
link here
F. INTRODUCTORY CLASS IN BEEKEEPING
OFFERED BY THOMAS MANI
link here .
The name Kleiner’s Korner and header title are
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For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 17, 2011
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience,
but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
American civil rights leader
This is the 25th anniversary of a federal holiday honoring Dr. King:
link here
1. "SCIENTISTS SAY DOLPHINS SHOULD BE TREATED AS 'NON-HUMAN PERSONS'"
"Dolphins have been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures after humans, with scientists suggesting they are so bright that they should be treated as “non-human persons”, by Jonathan Leake in the Sunday Times.
link here .
2. "EARTH MUST PREPARE FOR CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH ALIENS, SAY SCIENTISTS"
"World governments should prepare a co-ordinated action plan in case Earth is contacted by aliens, according to scientists...
The comments are part of an extraterrestrial-themed edition of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A published today [Jan. 10]. In it, scientists examine all aspects of the search for extraterrestrial life, from astronomy and biology to the political and religious fallout that would result from alien contact," quoting UK's Guardian.
link here .
3. "WOBBLY EARTH MEANS YOUR HOROSCOPE IS WRONG"
"Stars shifted over 2,000 years so horoscope signs are nearly a month off"
"Thanks to Earth's wobble, astrological signs are, well, bunk...
'Astrology tells us that the sun is in one position, whereas astronomy tells us it's in another position,' said Joe Rao, SPACE.com's skywatching columnist and a lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium.
The shift is caused by precession, the wobble in the Earth's axis caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon to the Earth's equator," by Stephanie Pappas in LiveScience.
link here
More from the Rachel Maddow Show:
link here .
4. "34,000-YEAR-OLD ORGANISMS FOUND BURIED ALIVE!"
"It's a tale that has all the trappings of a cult 1960s sci-fi movie: Scientists bring back ancient salt crystals, dug up from deep below Death Valley for climate research. The sparkling crystals are carefully packed away until, years later, a young, unknown researcher takes a second look at the 34,000-year-old crystals and discovers, trapped inside, something strange. Something ... alive.
Thankfully this story doesn't end with the destruction of the human race, but with a satisfied scientist finishing his Ph.D.
'It was actually a very big surprise to me,' said Brian Schubert, who discovered ancient bacteria living within tiny, fluid-filled chambers inside the salt crystals," by Andrea Mustain, OurAmazingPlanet Staff Writer:
link here .
5. THE LATEST IN BRAIN APPS
A. "The app that can read your mind: iPhone brainwave detector arrives (it was only a matter of time"
"But an iPhone application has been developed that can read minds.
The XWave allows users to control on-screen objects with their minds as well as train their brains to control attention spans and relaxation levels," by Matt Blake of UK's Daily Mail:
link here
B. "Do video games fuel mental health problems?"
"'When children became addicted, their depression, anxiety, and social phobias got worse, and their grades dropped', said Douglas A. Gentile, who runs the Media Research Lab at Iowa State University in Ames and worked on the study," quoting Reuters.
link here
C. "Music Gives Brain Natural Buzz"
"Listening to Music Triggers Release of Dopamine in the Brain"
"Listening to music may be pleasing to the ear as well as the body, according to a new study.
Researchers found that listening to music releases the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain and sends pleasure signals to the rest of the body. And the more pleasing the music is to the ear, the more intensely pleasurable the experience is for the body.
Dopamine is a chemical involved in the brain's reward system and is usually associated with more tangible pleasures such as food, psychoactive drugs, and money.
'Our results provide, to the best of our knowledge, the first direct evidence that the intense pleasure experience when listening to music is associated with dopamine activity in the mesolimbic reward system,' write researcher Valorie Salimpoor of Montreal Neurological Institute at McGill University in Quebec, Canada, and colleagues in Nature Neuroscience," quoting Jennifer Warner in WebMD Health News:
link here
D. "What happens when mom unplugs teens for 6 months?"
From the AP:
link here .
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Driving rain brings new flood woes to Australia"
From MSNBC:
link here
B. "Illnesses linked to BP Oil Disaster: Widespread Sickness due to Toxic Chemicals"
From Global Research:
link here
&
"The Tragic State of the Gulf of Mexico: Sampling Reveals Oil and Dispersants on Mississippi Coast"
By Dahr Jamail and Erika Blumenfeld in Truthout:
link here "A global scare in food prices"
"With drought and flood clobbering harvests, forecasters see significant food price increases in 2011"
By Alan Bjerga in Business Week
link here
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"Global food chain stretched to the limit"
"Soaring prices spark fears of social unrest in developing world"
By John W. Schoen:
link here
D. "NOAA: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record"
From NOAA News:
link here
&
NOAA's awesome weather stations map for USA & Canada
link here
E. "Those who build on flood plains..."
By Michael Pascoe in The Sydney Morning Herald:
link here
F. "Supermarkets misleading consumers over 'sustainably sourced' seafood"
By Tom Levitt in The Ecologist:
link here
G. "Noah's Ark has nothing on this Calif. forecast"
By Lori Preuitt of NBCLosAngeles.com NBCLosAngeles.com:
link here
H. "The sun rises two days early in Greenland, sparking fears that climate change is accelerating"
From UK's Daily Mail:
link here
I. "Unusually foggy year in Northwest
2010: Research shows most on record; experts not sure what it means
By Les Blumenthal in The Olympian:
link here .
POTPOURRI
A. "Breakthrough discovery made in male baldness"
From Seattle's NBC affiliate KING-5 News:
link here
B. "Lynch's TD run causes seismic activity"
From FOX Sports:
link here
C. "Wal-Mart Is Not a Person"
By Thom Hartmann, Berrett-Koehler Publishers in Truthout:
link here
THE USA
A. "O.J. Simpson's ex lawyer, F. Lee Bailey, claims he can prove the ex-football player is innocent"
By Nina Mandell in the NY Daily News:
link here
B. "Nine Years Later: The Political Prisoners of Guantanamo"
"Andy Worthington, Truthout: "Political prisoners? Surely, that can't be right, can it? Surely, it's only dictatorships in far-flung corners of the world who hold political prisoners, and not the United States of America? Sadly, no."
link here
C. "Examination of Conscience"
Ed. Note: An amazing & personal essay!
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Reader Supported News:
link here
D. "Banks repossessed 1 million homes last year — and 2011 will be worse"
By Janna Herron for the AP:
link here
E. "Dept. of Defense may begin collecting and mapping genome of all military personnel"
From the Hals Report:
link here
F. "Ike's Warning Of Military Expansion, 50 Years Later"
From NPR:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. E-mailers last week
- 2011 Home Study Program Now Available!
link here
- NEW Ramtha Private Session Auction - Blue College Retreat!
link here
- NEW Limoges at JZ Rose!
link here
- Important Message from JZ Knight on the Arizona Shootings
link here
- RAMTHA'S LATIN AMERICA FEAST OPENS FOR REGISTRATION WEDNESDAY JANUARY 19th
link here
- INSIDE JOB - JZ KNIGHT RECOMMENDED FILM!
link here
B. "Lady Star" Linda Evans rocks this week with a new official website unveiling, and guest interviews on "Pioneers of Television", "Piers Morgan Tonight" & the "Rachael Ray Show":
link here
C. The Survival Center reminds everyone of the necessity of these basics as we enter 2011:
The First Four Basics of Preparedness:
1. Food - You cannot have too much stored food:
link here
2. Water - Good clean water is a necessity - get a water filter:
link here
3. Medical - learn how to take care of yourself - first aid kits and more:
link here
4. Shelter - have some kind of back up. An underground shelter is best:
link here
D. June Douglas offers a terrific canning service for meat or vegetables:
$3.00 for each ½ pint jars or $36.00 per case
$3.75 for each pint jars or $45 per case
$4.50 for each quart jars or $54 per case
The price does not include the canning jars or caned products. If you don’t have your meats or vegetable products,she will purchase them from local, organic purveyors & add that to the cost.
Tell June you read about her services on the Korner: junedouglas@rocketmail.com
E. These stories of note from SuperConsciousness Magazine:
- Are Nostradamus Predictions Real?
Interview with Peter Lemesurier by Jair Robles:
link here
- "WAKE UP - The Film"
"An Inspired Spiritual Documentary" by Danielle Graham:
link here
- "How Thought Affects Our Bodies"
"It’s Not What You Eat, It’s What You Think" by Ramtha:
link here
F. Tony and Felicia purchased the Dried Food Storage business that Cheryl Nichols created. They are holding a Wise Food Tasting at The Center for the Creative Arts in Rainier:
Saturday, January 22nd & Sunday, January 23rd. Time: 12 noon to 3 pm (both days)
link here
G. Yelm's Mariachi Alegre Restaurant is offering students a 10% discount during your stay for events. They offer Stewart's Meat products and will offer organic choices.
link here
H. "Katy Perry - Firework" was the YouTube video played on the Stream during the dance.
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. CITY OF YELM NEWS UPDATE
link here
B. SMITHS RESPOND TO CITY'S OMISSIONS DENYING THEM OCCUPANCY IN THEIR HOME
link here
C. YELM SPIRITUAL LEADER JZ KNIGHT ON THE ARIZONA SHOOTINGS
link here
D. "WILCOX SWORN IN AS NEW 2ND DISTRICT STATE LEGISLATIVE REP."
link here
E. 9 + ACRE PARCEL ACROSS FROM WAL-MART UP FOR AUCTION
link here
F. THURSTON HIGHLANDS -
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING - MISERY THAT IS!
link here
G. YELM AREA RESIDENT LINDA EVANS MAKES INTERNATIONAL IMPACT
link here
H. 'INSIDE JOB' COMES TO YELM CINEMAS FOR SPECIAL SHOWING SATURDAY -
EXPOSES THE EVENTS LEADING TO THE 2008 FINANCIAL MELTDOWN
link here
I. THE NATION PAUSES TO REMEMBER THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
link here
J. ROY SALMON HOMECOMING THIS SATURDAY
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The name Kleiner’s Korner and header title are
Copyright © 2011 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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Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF JANUARY 10, 2011
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"This has been a dream - a dream and a prayer."
Ted Williams (1957- )
Homeless man in Columbus, Ohio who became world-famous overnight last week.
From TODAY on NBC:
link here
&
link here
Kudos to the Columbus Dispatch reporter for stopping!
link here
OTHERS MAKING NEWS LAST WEEK WHO HELD THEIR DREAM
"Freed sisters eager to start new life; 'It's like a dream'"
"Prison sentences suspended on condition that one donates organ to the other"
Ed. Note: Bless Gov. Barbour for not caving-in to politics. This was the right thing to do on a ridiculously excessive sentence.
From the AP:
link here
1. TWO OUTSTANDING FILMS HERE LAST WEEK - BE SURE YOU MAKE A POINT TO SEE THESE
If you missed these two films here last week, be sure to note when they are released online or DVD. These are monumental, landmark documentaries that everyone should see.
1. GhettoPhysics: Will the Real Pimps and Ho's Please Stand Up!
link here
Ed. Note: This is an amazing film, even more important than film-maker Will Arntz's ground-breaking 2004 film, What the Bleep.
What the Bleep captivated an aware audience about their role in creating reality. This film can be understood in the simple explanation right down to the "street". This was done here brilliantly.
While the terminology is at first an affront, the excellent explanation for the reason this is used is well-presented & the movie grows on you. E Ray is a genius!
Ghettophysics has been featured on CNN [Jan. 4th]:
link here
2. Waiting for "Superman"
"From David Guggenheim, the Academy Award®-winning director of AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, comes another stirring, must-see clarion call of our time, WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN”, a deeply personal exploration of the current state of public education in the U. S. and how it is affecting our children."
Ed. Note: An amazing expose!
link here .
2. THREE STORIES LAST WEEK OF NOTE ON THE HUMAN MIND
A. "Journal’s Paper on ESP Expected to Prompt Outrage"
One of psychology’s most respected journals has agreed to publish a paper
presenting what its author describes as strong evidence for extrasensory perception, the ability to sense future events.
The decision may delight believers in so-called paranormal events, but it is already mortifying scientists," quoting Benedict Carey in the New York Times.
link here
B. "New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success"
"'Why are bad habits stronger? You're fighting against the power of an immediate reward,' says Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse and an authority on the brain's pleasure pathway," quoting Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer.
[Ed. Note: See brain graphic in story!]
link here
C. "Could It Be? Spooky Experiments That 'See' The Future"
"One of the most respected, senior and widely published professors of psychology, Daryl Bem of Cornell, has just published an article that suggests that people — ordinary people — can be altered by experiences they haven't had yet. Time, he suggests, is leaking. The Future has slipped, unannounced, into the Present. And he thinks he can prove it," quoting Robert Krulwich on NPR.
link here .
3. BIRD, FISH & ANIMAL DEATHS IN THE LAST WEEK
Ed. Note: I have not received so many e-mails on a story since the re-election of George W. Bush.
In all that I have read, I am only going to publish the links that make the most sense to share:
A. THE STORY
"The Arkansas blackbirds and 8 other mysterious mass animal deaths"
"After 5,000 redwing blackbirds fell dead in Arkansas, other fish, birds, and even crabs have been dying en masse across the globe — sparking apocalyptic fears"
From The Week Magazine:
link here
B. "'Fireworks' - Are You Kidding Me? .... Here Is The Real Cause"
By Mitch Battros - Earth Changes Media
link here
C. "Mass Animal Deaths"
Compiled on Google maps:
link here .
4. "SHIFT OF EARTH'S MAGNETIC NORTH POLE AFFECTS TAMPA AIRPORT"
"The airport has closed its primary runway until Jan. 13 to repaint the numeric designators at each end and change taxiway signage to account for the shift in location of the Earth's magnetic north pole.
The busiest runway will be re-designated 19R/1L on aviation charts. It's been 18R/36L, indicating its alignment along the 180-degree approach from the north and the 360-degree approach from the south.
The Federal Aviation Administration required the runway designation change to account for what a National Geographic News report described as a gradual shift of the Earth's magnetic pole at nearly 40 miles a year toward Russia because of magnetic changes in the core of the planet," quoting the Tampa Tribune.
link here
& from MSNBC:
link here .
ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Are fireworks bad for the environment?"
"Fireworks can unleash a shower of toxins into soil and water, and scientists are only beginning to figure out what that means for human health."
By Russell McLendon in Mother Nature Network:
link here
B. "Secrets Beneath the Ice"
"Is Antarctica headed for a catastrophic meltdown? New evidence of ancient climate change may hold clues. Aired December 28, 2010 on PBS"
Watch here:
link here
C. "What is the Pill doing to our bodies and planet?"
By Yanar Alkayat in The Ecologist:
link here
D. "Europe to ban hundreds of herbal remedies"
"Safety concerns sparked drive to outlaw products"
By Jeremy Laurance of UK's Independent:
link here
E. "Leaked document exposes risks to bees and insects from Bayer pesticide"
By Tom Levitt in The Ecologist:
link here
F. "A New Ark for Humanity"
"Floating Hotel Could Defy Rising Sea Levels"
From Germany's Spiegel:
link here
G. "BP cleanup a 'cover-up,' Louisiana says, pointing to oil"
"State takes reporters on tour of oily marsh; Coast Guard cites team work but no details"
From MSNBC:
link here
H. "Conservative scientists take on climate change deniers
"As a politically conservative climatologist who accepts the broad scientific consensus on global warming, Kerry Emanuel occupies a position shared by few scientists," quoting Neela Banerjee of the Tribune Washington bureau in the Seattle Times:
link here .
POTPOURRI
A. "Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost"
"J&J announces plans to help bring 'liquid biopsy' to the market"
By Marilynn Marchione for the AP:
link here
B. "NYC jumper saved by trash uncollected since storm"
"26-year-old leaped from ninth floor apartment and landed on pile of refuse"
From MSNBC:
link here
C. "Government Report: Rich White Men Are Most Likely to Survive Nuclear Blast"
By Ira Chernus of AlterNet:
link here
D. "Arianna At TEDWomen On A Very Small Big Idea: Sleep"
In The Huffington Post:
link here
E. "God was behind Big Bang, pope says"
"'The universe is not the result of chance, as some would want to make us believe'"
"God's mind was behind complex scientific theories such as the Big Bang, and Christians should reject the idea that the universe came into being by accident, Pope Benedict said Thursday[Jan. 6].
link here
F. "Divers say they've found shipwreck from 1811"
"Oliver Perry's USS Revenge went down off the coast of Rhode Island Divers say they've found shipwreck from 1811"
By Michelle R. Smith for the AP:
link here .
THE USA
A. "Bad Medicine: The Glaxo Case"
"Drug company whistle-blower Cheryl Eckard tells Scott Pelley about her experience trying to fix problems at a pharmaceutical factory that made her a key figure in a federal lawsuit and a multimillionaire."
On CBS News 60 MINUTES:
link here
B. "US Debt Limit Fight Would Be 'Catastrophic': White House"
From Reuters on CNBC:
link here
C. "Catherine Austin Fitts: The Looting Of America"
"Former Assistant Secretary of Housing under George H.W. Bush Catherine Austin Fitts blows the whistle on how the financial terrorists have deliberately imploded the US economy and transferred gargantuan amounts of wealth offshore as a means of sacrificing the American middle class," quoting Alex Jones' Prison Planet.
link here
D. "Confirmed: We’re Literally On the Brink of Catastrophic Collapse"
[Ed. Note: be sure to see the video embed.]
By Mac Slavo on SHTF Plan:
link here
E. "Bringing the 'Bush Six' to justice"
"If those responsible for the Bush administration's torture policy will not face charges in the US, then in Spain it must be"
From UK's Guardian:
link here
F. "1981 Movie Rollover Predicts Today's News"
Ed. Note: A must see.
From 2009 on YouTube:
link here
G. Has the Soviet model arrived on our shores? Spy & report your neighbor - for anything.
"Please report suspicious activity at Wal-Mart to the Department of Homeland Security"
From Natural News:
link here
H. "Unmentionables have unintended consequence"
"TSA: Travelers wearing underwear that blurs body parts in scans will receive pat-down"
Ed. Note: I am not making this stuff up, folks!
On MSNBC:
link here
I. "US says too much fluoride causing splotchy teeth"
By Mike Stobbe for the AP:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE e-mailers last week:
- JZ recommends WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN"
link here
- Will Arntz movie "Ghetto Physics" debut in Olympia
link here
- RAMTHA'S FEAST - Mexico City
link here
B. Published study of RSE students during disciplines:
"Sympathetic Reactivity During Meditation"
"byY Joan H. Hageman, Ph.D., Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Ian Wickramasekera II, Psy.D....
These meditators were part of the esoteric school, Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment (RSE), located in Yelm, Washington that teaches an active form of meditation and incorporates an accelerated
breathing technique along with attention demanding visualizations. This sample was selected in part because we had access to substantial psychological data on those practicing this form of meditationm," quoting Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine • Volume 19 • Number 2.
Scroll to page 25:
link here
C. Accused Murderer of slain RSE student Vanda Boone competent to stand trial:
link here
D. "What Being Psychic Means" by Danielle Graham in the current issue of SuperConsciousness Magazine:
link here
AND LAST:
Be sure to check-out the fabulous masks at JZ-Rose for your Create Your 2011 Dance:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. YELM MEDICAL PLAZA OPENING IN 1ST QTR., 2011
link here
B. THURSTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT SEEKS CANDIDATES
link here
C. YELM CINEMAS SPECIAL SHOWING OF YELM'S ONLY PREVIEW OF ACCLAIMED FILM - WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN"
link here
D. PIZZERIA LA GITANA OPENS TO YELM ACCOLADES
link here
E. YELM HIGH GRAD DR. ANDREW IVERSON RETURNS HOME FOR SEMINAR THIS TUESDAY
INTRODUCING HIS NEW BOOK
link here
F. EVERGREEN'S PREVIEW DAY IS SAT., JAN 15TH
link here
G. VANDA BOONE'S ACCUSED MURDERER COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL
link here .
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"I believe I have inside of me
everything I need to live a bountiful life,
with all the love alive in me,
I'll stand as tall as the tallest tree...
But most of all,
I'm thankful for
loving who I really am.
I'm beautiful.
Yes, I'm beautiful,
And I'm here."
From the play & movie "Color Purple"
Oprah Winfrey was an actress in the movie & producer of the play on Broadway.
Complete Lyrics:
link here
JENNIFER HUDSON HONORED WINFREY WITH HER RENDITION OF THIS SONG AT THE 33RD KENNEDY CENTER HONORS.
Turn up your volume & prepare to be moved:
link here
MY NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE TO KORNER READERS:
Imagine if you will, as a young boy growing up in Kentucky on the edge of the Deep South in America, circa 1950-60's, aware of the deep divide some 45 years ago hearing stories of my Alabama-raised mother being required to sit in the front of the bus, separated from her black classmates, or drinking from a separate whites-only water fountain or going into a white's only rest room, all the while being witness to one of the most disgraceful eras in American history.
So, when Hudson's tribute to Oprah aired on December 28th, I could only be amazed & imagine how far this country has come in 40+ years.
Join me and just think about it:
a black woman, now one of the world's most influential people - a black AND a woman,
being feted by another black woman before an entire nation
shortly after accolades in The White House,
bestowed by a black President & First Lady.
Lest this moment be passed-over in some cavalier fashion while the masses see this as mere entertainment, I say this is a huge event of monumental proportions that should be acknowledged & celebrated by all Americans.
Even in such difficult & challenging times as the world undergoes extreme change, this stands as a beacon of hope on the precipice of the birthing of a new year. All of humanity are brothers & sisters.
May we see the magic all around us and may your 2011 be filled with the wonder of it all!
Steve Klein
1. "AMYGDALA AT THE CENTRE OF YOUR SOCIAL NETWORK"
"A larger emotion-processing brain centre is linked to a bigger circle of friends.
How many friends do you have? A rough answer can be predicted by the size of a small, almond-shaped brain structure that is present in a wide range of vertebrates, scientists report today [Dec. 26] in Nature Neuroscience.
The researchers studied the amygdala, which is involved in inter-personal functions such as interpreting emotional facial expressions, reacting to visual threats and trusting strangers. Inter-species comparisons in non-human primates have previously shown that amygdala volume is associated with troop size, suggesting that the brain region supports skills necessary for a complex social life," quoting Nature.
link here .
2. "BRAIN THICKNESS DETERMINES POLITICAL LEANING: STUDY"
"Neuroscientists are examining whether political allegiances are hard-wired into people after finding evidence that the brains of conservatives are a different shape to those of left-wingers.
Scans of 90 students' brains at University College London (UCL) uncovered a "strong correlation" between the thickness of two particular areas of grey matter and an individual's views.
Self-proclaimed right-wingers had a more pronounced amygdala - a primitive part of the brain associated with emotion while their political opponents from the opposite end of the spectrum had thicker anterior cingulates.
The research was carried out by Geraint Rees director of the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience who said he was "very surprised" by the finding, which is being peer reviewed before publication next year.
link here .
3. "PREPLAY: HOW PAST EXPERIENCES SUBCONSCIOUSLY INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR"
"Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory report for the first time how animals' knowledge obtained through past experiences can subconsciously influence their behavior in new situations.
The work, which sheds light on how our past experiences inform our future choices, will be reported on Dec. 22 in an advance online publication of Nature," quoting SceinceDaily.
link here
Access the complete story in the journal Nature:
link here .
4. "GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
NBC Nightly News looks back at those we lost in 2010 in this segment:
link here .
5. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. "Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization – New Book by Sam Milham, MD, MPH"
From Electromagnetic Heatlh.org:
link here
B. "Ocean power projects in the Northwest raise impact concerns"
By Les Blumenthal in the Tacoma News Tribune:
link here
C. "The Great Migration"
"Scott Pelley visits Kenya, the site of the great wildebeest migration, and looks at the threats to this natural spectacle comprised of over a million animals," quoting CBS News 60 MINUTES:
link here
D. "Secret Language of Elephants:"
"Researchers listening to elephant sounds and observing their behavior are compiling an elephant dictionary. Bob Simon listens to the language of the forest elephants first hand," quoting CBS News 60 MINUTES:
link here
E. "Sacrificing the Rainforest on the Altar of Energy:
By Milagros Salazar for Inter Press Service in Truthout:
link here
F. "Is coal-fired power plant killing farmers' trees?"
"'Everywhere you look, it's just dead, dead, dead,' says Texas pecan farmer"
By Ramit Plushnick-Masti on the AP:
link here
G. "Incredible Space Pics from ISS by NASA astronaut Wheelock"
By Master Trigger on TriggerPit:
link here
H. "2010 Closes With Yet More Killer Climate Disasters"
By Brad Johnson of ThinkProgress in Truthout:
link here
I. "More than 1,000 blackbirds fall out of Arkansas sky"
From the BBC:
link here
J. "Australia floods a 'disaster of biblical proportions'"
"About 200,000 people affected in an area larger than France and Germany combined"
From the AP:
link here
K. "Two Large Quakes Hit South America; Solar Eclipse Cause?"
From Earth Changes Media:
link here
L. "Weather gone wild in 2010"
From MSNBC:
link here
M. "The beauty of snowflakes magnified"
On MSNBC's Cosmic Log:
link here
N. More on the Boxing Day New York snow storm
- "The big blizzard ... in 40 seconds"
On MSNBC:
link here
- "400 endure a nightmare on the A train"
"Couple spends 18 hours traveling 14 miles from airport to NYC home"
From MSNBC:
link here
- New York airports all close for more than 24 hours
On MSNBC:
link here
- "Abandoned cars, buses slow blizzard cleanup"
Ed. Note: 6th largest snowfall in New york history with records dating back to 1969.
See thunder-snow in this story!
On MSNBC:
link here
- "The East Coast digs out"
Ed. Note: Great pics.
On MSNBC:
link here .
POTPOURRI
A. "'Oldest' modern human remains identified in Israeli cave"
From Tel Aviv University & World Science Staff
On World Science:
link here
B. "Ceiling lights in Minn. send coded Internet data"
Ed. Note: Will light be the new vehicle for internet data transmission?
From the AP:
link here
C. "Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate"
By Kate Kellan in Reuters:
link here
D. "Ten things Web users should fear in 2011"
By Bob Sullivan on The Red Tape Chronicles on MSNBC:
link here
E. "Ashton Kutcher: I stay fit to protect my family in case of a world disaster"
Ed. Note: Kutcher has a unique perspective worth noting. Let's hope he has food & water stored on land outside of the cities.
By Shari Weiss in the New York Daily News:
link here .
THE USA
A. "US to step up security at hotels and malls"
Ed. Note: Have we now arrived at Orwell's 1984 Police State?
From France's AFP on Yahoo!
link here
B. "Crude Tops $91/Barrel To End 2010"
Ed. Note: This is a time of lower usage? Are speculators having their way, again?
From the Wall Street Journal:
link here
C. "Vermont drafts food sovereignty resolution to protect health, food freedom"
From NaturalNews:
link here
D. "The naked truth about scanners"
"... the machines don’t detect explosives at all. They detect images on your body that shouldn’t belong on your body."
By Roger Simon on Politico:
link here
E. "UN to investigate treatment of jailed leaks suspect Bradley Manning"
From UK's Guardian:
link here
More on this issue:
link here
And, a different perspective:
"The Christmas Truce of 1914: 'Threat to National Security'?"
By Robert Naiman in Truthout:
link here
F. "Walmart Invests in China’s 360buy.com: Report"
From FOX Business:
link here
G. "Gerald Celente, Founder & Director of the Trends Research Institute - Gerald gives King World News listeners a sneak peak at his brand new 2011 Trends Research Institute Newsletter."
Ed. Note: One of the most direct, up-front interviews on what is happening I have heard! All should take the time to listen to this!
Click on Listen to MP3 on left side of page:
link here
H. "Responding to the Conservative Propaganda Machine"
"So now you've seen the power of conservative propaganda for setting America's agenda. During the November 2010 elections, we saw the annihilation of progressive ideas by the most sophisticated, deeply funded and precisely orchestrated public relations system ever concocted.
And they are preparing to take things up a notch now that they've won."
By Joe Brewer in Truthout:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. JZ Knight is requesting your consideration to view this week 2 films she supports:
1. Will Arntz’s celebrated movie
“GHETTO PHYSICS: Will the Real Pimps and Ho’s Please Stand Up!”
premieres with a Filmmaker Q & A,
Thursday January 6 at 7:00 pm only.
Capitol Theater
206 5th Avenue SE
Olympia
"GHETTOPHYSICS takes an eye-opening look at the power relationships that permeate American society from the toughest street corners to Wall Street, from classrooms to boardrooms. The film utilizes documentary footage, animation, satire and dramatization to illustrate examples culled from the real world — be the players real-life pimps or corporate executives — repeating the same power dynamics that have persisted for centuries."
"Will is the acclaimed creator of the sleeper 2004 hit "What the Bleep do we Know?!" which garnered several independent film awards prior to being distributed by Samuel Goldwyn Films and eventually grossing over $10 million. The film went on to become one of the most successful documentaries of all time & is now distributed in over 30 countries."
link here
2. Special Showing - "Waiting for Superman"
Saturday, January 8th at 9:00am only.
Yelm Cinemas
Yelm
all seats $6.25
USA Today calls this "One of the year's best films"
"This movie pulls back the curtains on an education system that is failing in this country.
I recommend everyone see this film & in particular, parents, teachers, school administrator AND children!
I applaud Yelm Cinemas for bringing this important documentary here."
- JZ Knight
link here
For those of you out of the area, please check-out the films' websites:
- Ghetto Physics:
link here
- Waiting for Superman:
link here
B. Dr. Miceal Ledwith "provides us a surprising look at why women are still considered 'half men' by certain religions and how the female will regain their power as the world experiences an eminent awakening and unity of nature in all forms," quoting SuperConsciousness Magazine.
link here
C. Beyond the Ordinary internet radio has a dynamic interview now available with Michael Tellinger, "Best Selling Author and Scientific Researcher of Human Origins" from Dec. 23rd, 2010 titled:
"The Ignorance of Our Origins"
link here
D. Acknowledging two 'lights to their world' who passed in recent days:
- RSE student Jamal Collier Calkins passed on Dec 17, 2010. Arrangements are pending. She will be missed.
- Canadian RSE student Ronald Ptolemy passed recently, as well. Ron came to see his Master Teacher for the first time when he was 80, interested to see what this was all about that his son David journeyed south of the 49th several times a year. My face lit-up whenever I saw this man on-campus.
Blessings to their families.
E. Happy New Year to all RSE students from RSE-Argentina, Coordinator Lucas Matais:
link here
And this gift by angel-voice Jeka Alvarez with Paula Drausal's English subtitles.
link here
F. Karla and Thomas Mani offer a package of 40 different tree seeds for long-term seed storage, creating a collection of tree seeds which will do well in the Pacific Northwest. Take advantage of 30% off & get the Tree Seed Collection for only $60, a special now extended through the month of January. Tell them you read about them on the Korner.
link here
G. Correction to last week's story on 95-year-young Oz student Evelyn Blicharski on finding her card in the Name Field in Australia in early December. Her daughter Cherisette wrote to say that is TWO cards on her breastplate. Wow. Congratulations, Evelyn!
link here
AND LAST -
H. This is so in-line with what we have recently been told -
"Next spring, Republicans will be faced with a serious decision over whether to vote to raise the debt ceiling.
Failing to do so could signal foreign countries that the U.S. plans to default on our debt -- an act that would surely have dire economic repercussions," quoting Ken Blackwell in the American Spectator.
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
A. HEALTH APPROVES YELM'S WATER SYSTEM PLAN - INCLUDES 69% WATER RATE INCREASE 2010-2015
link here
B. CHRISTMAS TREE DROP-OFFS FOR YELM & RAINIER
link here
C. "YELM: Mass ... for fallen soldier"
link here
D. KY. GOV. ORDERS FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF - HONORS YELM FALLEN SOLDIER BASED THERE
link here
E. CITY OF YELM CONTINUES TO DENY HOME OCCUPANCY TO OWNERS
link here
F. "HOW TO SAVE MAIN STREET" - YELM COULD LEARN
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G. YELM LIBRARY'S FUTURE NOW 365 DAYS & COUNTING
link here
H. ACKNOWLEDGING THE LIFE & WORK OF YELM'S RONNI NUTTER - RECENTLY DECEASED
link here
I. CHANGES COMING IN 2011 FOR YELM COMMUNITY BLOG
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J. WILL ARTZ'S CELEBRATED MOVIE 'GHETTO PHYSICS' DEBUTS IN OLYMPIA THURSDAY
link here .
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For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at
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