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A performing arts icon passed away last week, Bea Arthur.
Icon is not an honor enough for this lady. See her fantastic tribute to Lucille Ball at the Kennedy Center Honors in December, 1986:
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“Bea and Angie recreate that classic moment from "Mame" when the dear friends reveal what they truly think of each other as the two Broadway divas belt out "Bosom Buddies" on the 1987 Tonycast”
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See this video of Ms. Arthur on Maude:
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PEOPLE had this tribute:
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And, this from MSNBC:
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"Rue McClanahan remembers Bea Arthur" From Today on NBC:
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1. “NEW U. S. SWINE FLU CASES SPREAD PANDEMIC FEARS”
“The Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency in connection with the swine flu outbreak that has killed people in Mexico, Janet Napolitano, director of Homeland Security said today [April 26].
The number of cases confirmed in the United States by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now 20, including eight New York City high school students. Other cases are in Ohio, California, Texas and Kansas. Patients have ranged in age from 9 to over 50. …
The World Health Organization chief said Saturday that the strain has "pandemic potential," and it might be too late to contain a sudden outbreak…
Health officials are concerned because people appear to have no immunity to the virus, a combination of bird, swine and human influenzas. The virus also presents itself like other swine flus, but none of the U.S. cases appear to involve direct contact with pigs, Eberhart-Phillips said.” quoting MSNBC.
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And: “The Survival Center stocks books, masks, decontamination kits and information about Bird Flu. SARS, Swine Flu at this link”
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And in other news of infectious diseases: 3% of Washington, DC residents have AIDS
From the Washington Post:
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2. “ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE: EXPERT’S WARNINGS WERE DISMISSED AS SCAREMONGERING”
“An Italian scientist, Giampaolo Giuliani, predicted the earthquake which has killed at least 92 people in the Abruzzo region but he was reported to the police for scaremongering, it has emerged,” quoting UK’s Telegraph.
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3. “ITALIAN SCIENTIST, TURNING 100, STILL WORKS”
“Rita Levi Montalcini, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, said Saturday [April 18] that even though she is about to turn 100, her mind is sharper than it was she when she was 20.
Levi Montalcini, who also serves as a senator for life in Italy, celebrates her 100th birthday on Wednesday [April 20], and she spoke at a ceremony held in her honor by the European Brain Research Institute.
She shared the 1986 Nobel Prize for Medicine with American Stanley Cohen for discovering mechanisms that regulate the growth of cells and organs,” quoting the AP.
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4. “COLD FUSION IS HOT AGAIN”
“Twenty years ago it appeared, for a moment, that all our energy problems could be solved. It was the announcement of cold fusion - nuclear energy like that which powers the sun - but at room temperature on a table top. It promised to be cheap, limitless and clean. Cold fusion would end our dependence on the Middle East and stop those greenhouse gases blamed for global warming. It would change everything.
But then, just as quickly as it was announced, it was discredited. So thoroughly, that cold fusion became a catch phrase for junk science. Well, a funny thing happened on the way to oblivion - for many scientists today, cold fusion is hot again.
‘We can yield the power of nuclear physics on a tabletop. The potential is unlimited. That is the most powerful energy source known to man,’ researcher Michael McKubre told 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley,” in this story broadcast April 19.
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5. INVENTOR USES SODA POP CANS FOR SOLAR PANEL
“Jim Meaney, owner of Cansolair Inc. displays how he converts pop cans into a powerful solar heating panel,” quoting YouTube.
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And the Casolair website:
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6. “FORMER ASTRONAUT: MAN NOT ALONE IN UNIVERSE”
“Earth Day may fall later this week, but as far as former NASA astronaut Edgar Mitchell and other UFO enthusiasts are concerned, the real story is happening elsewhere.
Mitchell, who was part of the 1971 Apollo 14 moon mission, asserted Monday [April 20] that extraterrestrial life exists, and that the truth is being concealed by the U.S. and other governments.
He delivered his remarks during an appearance at the National Press Club following the conclusion of the fifth annual X-Conference, a meeting of UFO activists and researchers studying the possibility of alien life forms...
Mitchell grew up in Roswell, New Mexico, which some UFO believers maintain was the site of a UFO crash in 1947. He said residents of his hometown "had been hushed and told not to talk about their experience by military authorities." They had been warned of "dire consequences" if they did so.
But, he claimed, they ‘didn't want to go to the grave with their story. They wanted to tell somebody reliable. And being a local boy and having been to the moon, they considered me reliable enough to whisper in my ear their particular story,’" quoting CNN.
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7. “GIANT MYSTERY BLOB FOUND NEAR DAWN OF TIME”
“A strange giant space “blob” spotted when the universe was relatively young has got astronomers puzzled.
Using space and ground telescopes, astronomers looked back to when the universe was only 800 million years old and found something that was out of proportion and out of time. It was gaseous, big, and emitted a certain type of radiation, said study lead author Masami Ouchi, an astronomer at the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, Calif.
Scientists don’t even know what to call it. So they just called it a radiation-emitting “blob,”” quoting the AP:
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8. FROM 2007: “FROZEN MAMMOTH FOUND”
Though from 2007, this is a fascinating story just posted on YouTube:
“The story of the discovery [in 2007] of the world's most complete baby mammoth, as told by the man who found her,” quoting National Geographic on YouTube.
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And, the original print story:
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9. “MINIATURIZED MEDICAL EQUIPMENT”
“Truly tiny implants that can test, diagnose, and even alert doctors to problems with their patients will replace costly routine visits. Researchers in the Netherlands say they've developed a pill that can be loaded with medicine and programmed to travel to a specific part of the body to unload it. A pen-size device is being developed at the University of Texas that can detect skin cancer without the need for a biopsy,” quoting BusinessWeek.
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More from “20 Most Important Inventions of the Next 10 Years” in BusinessWeek:
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10. “DENIAL CAN BRING MARITAL BLISS”
“In a study to be published in July in the journal Psychological Science, Northwestern University psychologist Daniel Molden and colleagues were interested in the possible differences between the way dating and married couples see each other. They asked 92 dating couples and 77 married couples to complete questionnaires about satisfaction with their relationship, and not surprising, marriage changes things.
Everyone, married or dating, thinks the best partner is one who acts as a cheering section and brings out our best. But that sort of relationship only translates into a truly happy marriage when the partner seems to accept real commitment and helps in the day-to-day obligations of life as a couple.
The surprise here is not the switch from a focus on "me" to a focus on "us," as anyone who has gone from the first blush of love to picking up someone else's underwear off the floor knows to be true. What really stands out is the idea that satisfaction within any relationship is based on perception rather than actual fact, and therein lies the rub of not only love, but also of living with someone on intimate terms,” quoting LiveScience.
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11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Tons of released drugs taint US water”
From the AP:
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B. “US: Warming Gases Are Health Threat”
From MSNBC:
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C. “Global Warming Study: Nations Need to Cut Emissions by 70 Percent”
From Environmental Leader:
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D. “Exelon Plans to Build Solar Power Plant on Chicago's South Side”
From the Chicago Tribune:
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E. “A food revolution in the making from Victory Gardens to White House Lawn”
From OnEarth:
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F. “Bolivia: water people of Andes face extinction”
“Climate change robs Uru Chipaya of lifeline that had sustained them for millennia”
From UK’s Guardian:
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G. “California Approves Low-Carbon Fuel Standards
From the Sacramento bee in Truthout:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. This is a big “HMMMM!”
“Police probing death of Freddie Mac official”
“Kellermann’s death apparent suicide; company under investigation”
[Ed. Note: Suicide or murder? This guy knew quite alot. “Kellermann was neither a target nor a subject of the investigation and had not been under law enforcement scrutiny.”] From MSNBC:
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B. “A Black President Doesn't Mean Racism Is Gone in America”
From Truthout:
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C. “Regulators Shut Banks in Georgia, Michigan, California, Idaho”
“Regulators seized banks in Georgia, Michigan, California and Idaho with total assets of $2.3 billion, bringing the tally of failures in the U.S. this year to 29, exceeding the total for all of 2008,” quoting Bloomberg.
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D. Very uplifting publicity stunt for a reality show – in the Antwerp, Belgium Rail Station
Ed. Note: A MUST-SEE!
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E. "Rich and famous hit hard by the economy"
From MSNBC:
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THE NATION
A. “President Obama's New Approach to a New World Order?
From Truthout:
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B. “Up, Up and Away: The West’s Hysterical Reaction to North Korea”
[Ed. Note: This is sure something we did not hear on the “news”!]
From Truthdig:
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C. “The Bush Administration's Stunning Geneva Hypocrisy"
From Truthout:
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D. “Obama open to prosecution, probe of interrogations”
Of Bush Administration officials
From the AP:
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The following is an excerpt from a talk by Nick Mottern on April 19, 2009, delivered after receiving a Peace and Justice Award from the WESPAC Foundation in White Plains, New York.
"Barack Obama is not given the right by our Constitution to be the judge and jury for torturers. I include Bush and Cheney in this category although they committed other war crimes.
Mr. Obama and our Congress took oaths to uphold the Constitution and the laws of the land. They must be reminded that they must do this job regardless of whether they think it is divisive or not.
If President Obama and the Congress do their jobs of enforcing the law with respect to torture and other Bush and Cheney war crimes, they will begin unraveling the web of deceit that has supported the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
We as Americans will learn things that we must learn to save countless lives here and in countries where we are supporting and waging war," from Truthout.
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E. Ought Oh! Then this!
“Obama Rejects Truth Panel”
“Commission Would Have Investigated Abuses in Terrorism Fight”
From the Washington Post:
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F. Then this!
“U.S. to reveal alleged prison abuse photos”
From the LA Times:
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Ed. Note: They're letting Obama have some rope on some things and reigning him in on others!.
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. A message to valued customers of JZ-Rose from JZ Knight, President:
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B. Join in the "Tank Day's at RSE! New dates added.
New day added: May 2nd & May 16th Tank Day changed to May 23th
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C. “Welcome to the Freedom School of the Pacific Northwest”
“Now forming in Rainier, WA”
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D. "GENIUS LAB visits CSE in Feb 09. Thanks to CSE for their ongoing interest in what the Genius Lab has to offer. Last year, Claire and Amanda ran a couple of workshops with the CSE kids which included Sacred Geometry, Dr Emoto’s reflections on thought and words impacting water, Sustainability, Patterns in Nature, Art and Science, Genius Masks and much more. This year, I was not accompanied by Claire who is busy with her Biomimicry diploma, but did an interactive, drama therapy style Genius Lab with the older kids (5th and 6th graders) and we had a lot of fun. We did an hour long group activity called Developmental Transformations which is a type of Drama Therapy experience based on embodiment, encounter and play where kids are encouraged to enter into an imaginary world together and learn to hold a sustained focus in an altered state of ‘what if’ through the use of deepening levels of play, relationship, improvisation and theatre. They learn to follow, accept and support each other’s offers and create a sustained sense of being together in a fun and educational way. These type of groups allow kids to work on their relationships to each other and find greater ways to be together. It’s alot of skill in group play and is more difficult than it seems to have fifteen 5th and 6th graders concentrate and co-operate with each other for an hour of improvised, active, free-associated theatre. A few pictures from the session on our website," quoting South Africa's Amanda Gifford:
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E. “Salma Hayek, the Hollywood actress, and her husband are celebrating their recent wedding with a star-studded, weekend-long party in Venice,” quoting UK’s Telegraph.
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More pictures on UK’s Daily Mail:
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And from the USA’s PEOPLE Magazine:
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And from PEOPLE Magazine on MSNBC:
"Salma Hayek has romantic Italian wedding"
"The couple ties the knot in a star-studded Venetian celebration"
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F. Congratulations to Joëlle Le Scornec for her picture and write-up in the local newspaper, following her story in the Yelm Community Blog. unfortunately and is often the case with the Nisqually Valley News (NVN), they chose not to put this B section, print-edition front page story on their website. HMMM!
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G. “The Ides of March or Cicero’s Natural Law
And the Foundation of the American Republic
Written by Marian Sardón and Steven Knopp,” in MastersConnection:
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LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week of the Yelm Community Blog
A. Mayor Harding: “We can no longer operate…allowing new growth”
B. Mayor Pro-tem accuses, then refuses
C. Earth Day April 22nd
D. Nisqually Valley Home Show comes to Yelm
E. Cheese-making class by local-business woman
F. Introducing new school in Yelm & a Q & A session
G. Introducing new juggling troupe & class in Yelm
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“The '60s was one of the first times the power of music was used by a generation to bind them together. “
Neil Young (1945- )
Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and film director.
From Wikipedia:
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Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2009.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF APRIL 20, 2009
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Dear Readers;
No single issue has generated as much e-mail volume in several years than the instant stardom of Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent April 11th. So, for the few of you that have not heard about Susan or her award-winning performance, see this YouTube video:
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And, Ms. Boyle’s performance has gone ‘viral’:
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And “Larry interviews Susan Boyle”
“The woman with a golden voice is speaking and singing for Larry King” in this 12 ½ minute clip:
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“Susan Boyle interview: 'I'm happy the way I am: short and plump',” from Entertainment Weekly:
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“Susan Boyle already gets a makeover? Oh, NOOOO!” from the LA Times:
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“Listen to sultry Susan Boyle's first recording 'Cry me a River'” from the LA Times:
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And finally, from Britain’s Got Talent:
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1. MEET A TRUE AMERICAN HERO: MEET DJ!
From Walk On from ESPN.
Enough said! This 10 minute video is a must-see for yourself.
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2. “JUST SAY NO TO AGING”
“A provocative new book from a Harvard psychologist suggests that changing how we think about our age and health can have dramatic physical benefits,” quoting Newsweek.
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3.”NEW RIVAL TO WORLD’S TALLEST MAN”
“A new contender for world's tallest man has been discovered in China, after he attended hospital for surgery.
Zhao Liang was measured at 2.46m (just under 8ft 1in) by doctors in Tianjin, where the ex-basketball player was being treated for a foot injury.
It puts him 10cm (3.9in) above the official title-holder, Chinese citizen Bao Xishun, who was first recognised by Guinness World Records in 2005.
Mr Zhao, 27, is now seeking official recognition of his huge stature,” quoting the BBC.
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And this video from MSNBC:
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4. "THE PENTAGON’S BIONIC ARM”
“In all the wonders of modern medicine, building a robotic arm with a fully functioning hand has not been remotely possible.
But as 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley reports, that is starting to change. One remarkable leap in technology is called the DEKA arm and it's just one of the breakthroughs in a $100 million Pentagon program called ‘Revolutionizing Prosthetics,’” quoting CBS News 60 Minutes.
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5. “THE RIGHT HOSPITAL FOR YOU”
“When your diagnosis is serious, the most familiar choice isn't always the best one. What to know before you decide,” quoting AARP Magazine.
[Ed Note: I had previously been informed of the best facilities in Puget Sound and 2 years ago when I required medical attention, I knew Tacoma General was tops compared to anything in Olympia, so I directed my wife to take me there. Wow, was this facility fantastic. You should know the differences in your area, too!]
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6. “SCORPION VENOM WITH NANOPARTICLES CAN NEARLY STOP BRAIN CANCER”
“A compound from deadly scorpion venom, combined with special nanoparticles, can cut the spread of brain cancer by 98 percent, University of Washington researchers have found.
That’s a dramatic and surprising increase from the use of scorpion venom alone, which cut the spread of cancer by just 45 percent,” quoting Seattle’s NBC affiliate KING-5 TV:
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7. EARTH DAY IS THIS WEDNESDAY APRIL 22ND
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8. “’HAND OF GOD’ CAPTURED BY NASA OBSERVATORY”
“The X-ray image was recorded by Nasa's Chandra observatory which is circling 360 miles above Earth taking images of high-energy locations across the universe, such as the remnants of exploded stars.
Dubbed the Hand of God, following on from an 'Eye of God' image released by European astronomers in February, the nebula pictured in the new X-ray was produced by the pulsar B1509, which is about 17,000 light years away,” quoting UK’s Telegraph:
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9. “THOUSANDS OF DOLPHINS BLOCK SOMALI PIRATES”
“Thousands of dolphins blocked the suspected Somali pirate ships when they were trying to attack Chinese merchant ships passing the Gulf of Aden, the China Radio International reported on Monday [April 13],” quoting China View.
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10. HMMM!
At five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of July this year, the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09. This will never happen again, except in Europe on August 7th, as they write their day, then month & year:
04:05:06 07.08.09 there. .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “(No) Drill, Baby, Drill”
Thomas Friedman in the NYT Times on Costa Rica “insisting that economic growth and environmentalism work together.”
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B. “Honeybees in danger”
From Truthout:
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C. “Pentagon Prioritizes Pursuit of Alternative Fuel Sources”
From the Washington Post:
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D. “The Dire Fate of Forests in a Warmer World”
From TIME Magazine:
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E. “NRC says it can't ban importation of nuclear waste”
From the AP:
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F. “PBS program 'Frontline' takes a look at Puget Sound”
From KING-5 TV in Seattle:
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G. “Spam "Produces 17 Million Tons of CO2"
From the BBC:
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H. “Obama outlines vision for high-speed rail network”
From the AP:
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12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Social Security's Surplus Disappearing Fast in Downturn”
From TIME:
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B. “America betrayed - New Orleans the forerunner”
From Brasscheck:
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C. “Disney, Casino Capitalism and the Exploitation of Young Boys: Beyond the Politics of Innocence”
[Ed. Note: Wow! This IS some story!]
From Truthout:
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E. “Cell phones power financial revolution in Africa”
From McClatchy Newspapers:
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F. “Watching the economy rumbling by”
From an Elkhart, IN. view of the passing rail traffic on MSNBC:
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G. “Some homeowners see giving up as best option”
“In decision balancing stress and credit score, an Atlanta couple walks away”
From MSNBC:
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THE NATION
A. “Gov. Rick Perry: Texas Could Secede, Leave Union”
From the Huffington Post:
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B. “Spain rejects US 'torture' probe”
[Ed. Note: Oh, darn! Must have been some intense pressure from the Bush families.]
From the BBC:
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C. “Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe”
[Ed. Note: The “loaded gun” has now been reveled in a scientific study. Perhaps we will get an indictment of former President Bush ordering the destruction of the WTC, all to get an Iraq war and surveillance of the American public in a ‘Wag the Dog’ scenario!]
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“Niels Harrit and 8 other scientists found nano-thermite in the dust from the World Trade Center. He is interviewed on danish TV2 News,” on this YouTube video:
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D. First Passover seder ever held in the White House
[Ed. Note: This comment from a Korner reader about this seder:
“can you believe it???? and now i am thinking looking back at the obscurity of where this man came from, his family, his locations, his his his----and how he rose to the occasion in harvard---& etc etc-------------in anywhere he has traveled---thus far----listening to the content of all the many talks--- about the many incredible difficult matters he has handled thus far------he is not a miracle waiting to happen-----he is a miracle that is happening---and so with all my heart and soul---am i content and satisfied to be living during the time of " pres. obama-"---and what he has proposed, delt with, and not only absorbed himself , but communicated to the public on any and all levels, in simplistic language with such dedication to the explanations made to----" the ---people-"---and now with this event of passover dinner by the white house------can you but ---imagine how much more this man-----this great president--"--will-yet- bring forth. " i will carry with me--for a long time (god willing !!!! ) that i was alive and well during the time of barack obama------the first------ black president of the united states of america.”]
From the Washington Post – the picture speaks volumes:
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E. George W. Bush Policy Institute should be renamed George W. Bush's Institute of Failure
From the Washington Post:
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F. “You Are Being Lied to About Pirates”
From the Huffington Post:
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G. “CIA Documents Shine Light on Secretive Air America”
From the AP:
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H. “NSA Exceeds Legal Limits In Eavesdropping Program’
[Ed. Note: No surprise there!]
From the Wall Street Journal:
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RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. Archery Backstops! Available now at RSE. Limited Supply - Get yours today!!!
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B. RSE "Tank Days" 2009 Events - Come Join Us!
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C. New products at the RSE Online Store:
FLEXING THE FUTURE WITH A POWERFUL MIND
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CULTIVATING NEUROGENESIS AND NEUROECONOMICS
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MIND GLADIATORS OF THE FUTURE
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Candle Focus DVD
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D. JZ-Rose Mother's Day gift ideas:
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E. Free Introductory Evening May 17th at West Hollywood’s Bodhi Tree Bookstore:
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F. Have you seen the Orb Gallery on Masters’Connection?
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G.“'Basic Preparedness' The 3 DVD series”
From The Survival Center:
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H. Yelm’s The Office is offering to provide a 10% discount to any student who comes and shows their "event wrist band" while attending an event:
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I. Anne Cassidy passed this plane on April 19th at 10am in Olympia. Her funeral is tentatively set for 5pm Thursday at Yelm Cemetery. Donations are now being accepted to defray her funeral expenses. Please e-mail me if you are interested in contributing: steve@kleinerskorner.com.
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week of the Yelm Community Blog
A. Retail sales drop breaks record –Yelm’s is small due in-part, to RSE
B. Weather records broken
C. Rep. Campbell’s MRSA bill passes in Legislature
D. Seasoned Readings has another performance
E. Wazzup with newspaper editor/publisher on the rampage
F. Support our locally owner businesses: Giorda E.
G. County Commissioner Romero’s April 20th Yelm Coffee
H. Update: Yelm Bypass funding issues
I. Miracle Bowl fundraiser in Yelm
J. Reader puts newspaper editor/publisher’s Op-Ed in perspective
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children.
We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children.
“We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than
they hate us.”
Golda Meier (1898-1978]
Prime Minister of Israel 1969-1974
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| KLEINER'S KORNER FOR WEEK OF APRIL 13, 2009
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This writer does not recall seeing this story make front-page headlines:
“THE UNITED STATES BANKING SYSTEM IS EFFECTIVELY INSOLVENT"
"Nouriel Roubini, a professor of economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University, has been both pessimistic and prescient about the gathering credit problems. In a new report, Mr. Roubini estimates that total losses on loans by American financial firms and the fall in the market value of the assets they hold will reach $3.6 trillion, up from his previous estimate of $2 trillion.
Of the total, he calculates that American banks face half that risk, or $1.8 trillion, with the rest borne by other financial institutions in the United States and abroad. 'The United States banking system is effectively insolvent,' Mr. Roubini said," quoting the New York Times.
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The original story in Forbes:
"There is a grave risk of a global L-shaped depression."
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1. BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS IN HOT WATER!
A. “SPAIN INVESTIGATES WHAT AMERICA SHOULD”
“A Spanish court has initiated criminal proceedings against six former officials of the Bush administration. John Yoo, Jay Bybee, David Addington, Alberto Gonzales, William Haynes and Douglas Feith may face charges in Spain for authorizing torture at Guantánamo Bay.
If arrest warrants are issued, Spain and any of the other 24 countries that are parties to European extradition conventions could arrest these six men when they travel abroad.
Does Spain have the authority to prosecute Americans for crimes that didn't take place on Spanish soil?
The answer is yes. It's called ‘universal jurisdiction,’" quoting the San Francisco Chronicle.
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B. “INDICTMENT OF BUSH OFFICIALS MAY COME IN DAYS”
“* The imminent indictment in Spanish courts of former officials of the Bush Administration is being applauded by civil and human rights organizations and legal scholars. The popular wave of support for indictment of Bush officials will inevitably lead to Bush himself.
* Newsweek Magazine blew open more shocking news about Bush' system of kidnapping, secret prisons and torture. A secret Red Cross report indicates that many kidnapped and tortured people were turned into "disappeared persons" by the CIA under instructions from Bush and Cheney. A former Bush administration official told Newsweek's Michael Isikoff that the information had been hidden from the Red Cross. "The majority of the people in the CIA program are unaccounted for. We don't know what happened to them," a human rights investigator told Isikoff,” quoting IndictBushNow.org.
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2. “THE 100 PEOPLE THAT ARE CHANGING AMERICA”
“With the election of Barack Obama and the deep hole that his predecessor left for him to dig his way out of, change is no longer a dreamy notion but a reality — and a responsibility. We've ranked 100 artists and leaders, policymakers, writers, thinkers, scientists and provocateurs who are fighting every day to show us what is possible — whether it's engineering a new electrical grid, reinventing the way movies are made or challenging us to let go of our illusions and face the brave new world that stands before us. This list is not necessarily about power in the old-fashioned sense but about the power of ideas, the power of innovation, the power of making people think and making them move,” quoting Rolling Stone Magazine.
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3. MAJOR STORIES LAST WEEK ABOUT DEPLETING ICE AT THE POLES
A. “ICE BRIDGE RUPTURES IN ANTARCTIC”
“An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped.
Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further evidence of rapid change in the region...
Researchers regarded the ice bridge as an important barrier, holding the remnant shelf structure in place.
Its removal will allow ice to move more freely between Charcot and Latady islands, into the open ocean. …
While the break-up will have no direct impact on sea level because the ice is floating, it heightens concerns over the impact of climate change on this part of Antarctica.
Over the past 50 years, the peninsula has been one of the fastest warming places on the planet,” quoting the BBC.
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B. “NEW DATA SHOW RAPID ARCTIC ICE DECLINE”
“The Arctic sea ice cover continues to shrink and become thinner, according to satellite measurements and other data released yesterday, providing further evidence that the region is warming more rapidly than scientists had expected,” quoting the Washington Post.
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4. “VIRUSES COULD POWER DEVICES”
“A computer virus won’t help your laptop work — but a biological virus could. Tweaking their genes just so could engineer viruses for making the rechargeable lithium ion batteries that power devices such as laptops, iPods and cell phones, researchers report online April 2 in Science,” quoting ScienceNews.
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5. “NEW WAY TO SPLIT WATER INTO OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN DEVELOPED”
“The new approach that the Weizmann team [Prof. David Milstein and colleagues of the Weizmann Institute’s Organic Chemistry Department] has recently devised is divided into a sequence of reactions, which leads to the liberation of hydrogen and oxygen in consecutive thermal- and light-driven steps, mediated by a unique ingredient – a special metal complex that Milstein’s team designed in previous studies. Moreover, the one that they designed – a metal complex of the element ruthenium – is a ‘smart’ complex in which the metal center and the organic part attached to it cooperate in the cleavage of the water molecule,” quoting Science Daily.
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6. “GETTING A DEATH GRIP ON MEMORY”
“A headline in The New York Times announced a few days ago: "Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory." This news ran above the fold on the front page....
Big deal.
American media outlets have been pulling off such feats for a long time.
The scientists trying to learn how to wipe out "specific types of memory" are lagging way behind,” quoting Truthout.
link here .
7. “RESEARCH LINKS POOR KIDS’ STRESS, BRAIN IMPARIMENT”
“Children raised in poverty suffer many ill effects: They often have health problems and tend to struggle in school, which can create a cycle of poverty across generations.
Now, research is providing what could be crucial clues to explain how childhood poverty translates into dimmer chances of success: Chronic stress from growing up poor appears to have a direct impact on the brain, leaving children with impairment in at least one key area -- working memory, …said Gary W. Evans, a professor of human ecology at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., who led the research,” quoting the Washington Post.
link here .
8. HOW ONE POOR KID BECAME AN AMERICAN ICON!
A. “DOLLY PARTON: THE REAL QUEEN OF ALL MEDIA”
“Dolly Parton calls herself "a cartoon character that I created," and neither Bugs Bunny nor Minnie Mouse ever had it so good. But there is the other Dolly Parton - the savviest woman in show business, the singer, the songwriter.
And yet another - the Hillbilly kid from the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, who grew up dirt poor in a family of 14.
She's a woman who, despite her millions, remains deeply attached to the customs, the humor and, for sure, the music of her roots.
Her latest venture is a Broadway show based on her iconic film "9 to 5" - words and music by Dolly. Writing songs and singing them is something she's been doing practically since birth,” quoting CBS News 60 Minutes.
[Ed. Note: Fabulous interview with a dynamic, real person.]
link here
B. “DOLLY PARTON: HOW DOLLY DOES IT”
“She's worth a quarter of a billion dollars and rules a show-biz empire, but country music's leading lady owes her bigtime success to her small-town values,” quoting AARP Magazine.
link here .
9. “MECCA MOSQUES ‘WRONGLY ALIGNED’”
“Some 200 mosques in Islam's holiest city, Mecca, point the wrong way for prayers, reports from Saudi Arabia say.
All mosques have a niche showing the direction of the most sacred Islamic site, the Kaaba, an ancient cube-like building in Mecca's Grand Mosque.
But people looking down from recently built high-rises in Mecca found the niches in many older mosques were not pointing directly towards the Kaaba,” quoting the BBC.
[Ed. Note: Does this mean prayers not in alignment will not be heard?]
link here .
10. “UK LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO ARCHIVE EVERY E-MAIL”
“In a move that even the most nonchalant of privacy advocates is crying foul over, the UK has put into effect a European Union directive which mandates the archival of information regarding virtually all internet traffic for the next 12 months. The program formally went into effect Monday [April 6].
The data retention rules require the archival of all email traffic (the identities of the sender and receiver, but not the contents of the messages), records of VOIP telephone calls (traditional phone calls are already monitored), and information about every website visited by any computer user in the country. The rules are being pushed down "across the board to even the smallest company," as every ISP large or small will be required to collect and store the data. That data will then be accessible -- to fight "crime and terrorism," of course -- by "hundreds of public bodies" to investigate whatever crimes they see fit,” quoting Yahoo.
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Thousands flock to B.C. eagle egg-hatching Web site”
From KING-5 TV in Seattle:
link here
B. “Deadly nerve toxin affecting deep ocean creatures”
From Reuters:
link here
C. “Pulling The Plug On Oil”
“Buy a hybrid, join a carpool. Why we should consume less.”
From Newsweek:
link here
D. “GM, Segway to team on two-wheeled vehicle”
“Will be able to reach 35 mph and go 35 miles on single electric charge”
From the AP:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “The end of Christian America”
“The percentage of self-identified Christians has fallen 10 points in the past two decades. How that statistic explains who we are now—and what, as a nation, we are about to become.”
From Newsweek:
link here
B. “Communities print their own currency to keep cash flowing”
From USA Today:
link here
C. “Obama: US Ready to Lead on Nuclear Disarmament”
From Truthout:
link here
D. “Bank bailout cost nearly doubles, agency says”
“Congressional Budget Office: Taxpayers will pay $167 billion more”
[Ed. Note: As if we didn’t already know!]
link here
E. “Recession persists, but jobless benefits ending”
“‘It’s going to be a monstrous problem,’ economist says”
From the AP:
link here
F. “Chavez hopes to "reset" U.S.-Venezuela relations”
From Reuters:
link here
G. Bill Moyers’ interview on the financial meltdown
“Bill Black was in New York this week [April 3] for a conference at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice where scholars and journalists gathered to ask the question, "How do they get away with it?" Well, no one has asked that question more often than Bill Black.
The former Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention now teaches Economics and Law at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.”
From PBS:
link here
H. “We’re In A Whole New Territory”
“Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz on the coming global economic order.”
From Newsweek:
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. RSE Advanced World Tour Retreats 2009
link here
B. Exquisite Gifts for Mother at JZ Rose!
link here
C. “The Ides of March or Cicero’s Natural Law
And the Foundation of the American Republic” Written by Marian Sardón and Steven Knopp and featured in MastersConnection:
link here
D. “Subscribe to The Survival Center's™
FREE International Newsletter
And Instantly Receive a FREE Report on Survival and Preparedness.
Plus receive a FREE Four Part Mini Series on the Basics of Preparedness
over the next several days.”
link here
E. From CSE, “Last Thursday and Friday, Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment teachers Mitja Kadow and Gary Craig delivered shining instruction of C&E®, the Neighborhood Walk®, Analogical ArcherySM and Fieldwork® to CSE students and teachers.”
Check out the pictures:
link here
F. “And an invitation to attend a special concert Thursday night, April 16, at 8:00 p.m. featuring the world premiere of Composer David Stock's Rumi Sings of Love, which Kathy Soroka will have the privilege of performing at Duquesne University in the Mary Pappert School of Music, PNC Recital Hall [Pittsburgh, PA.]"
link here
"If you can't make this concert, my next concert in Pittsburgh is on Sunday, June 7, at 2:00 p.m., the Alumni Concert for the Pittsburgh Concert Society at Kresge Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon University. If you are at a distance, you can view the live webcast at 2:00 p.m. on June 7 at
link here - View Webcast".
G. Introducing the talents of Joëlle Le Scornec, Scarves
Classics for a post modern eye... in silk chiffon.
Each an original.
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week of the Yelm Community Blog
A. 8 survival secrets for a down economy
B. Introducing Performing Arts Community Educators (PACE)
C. Community Food Raiser
D. Vote – And KNOW who you are voting for!
E. Native American Storyteller comes to Rainier
F. Introducing international crafts person: Joelle LeScornec
G. Happy Easter!
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“"You don't live this long and not have tales to tell."
Dolly Parton (1946 - )
Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music, from Wikipedia.
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2009.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
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Forty-one years ago last week, this nation was ripped apart by the brutal and shocking assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., April 4, 1968. Dr. King gave his moving “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop speech" the day before his death:
link here
“New photos published of MLK assassination”
“Time magazine publishes dozen archived images of aftermath”
From the AP:
link here
1. "NEUROPLASTICITY UNLOCKING MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN BRAIN
Dan Rather Reports
Mind Science
“Scientists, with the help of Buddhist monks and the Dalai Lama, are unlocking mysteries of the brain.
Watch the show online here," from HD Net.
link here .
2. REP. RON PAUL: HR 1207 – AUDIT THE FEDERAL RESERVE
From Campaign for Liberty:
link here
And: “A Personal Message from Rep. Ron Paul”
"There is no better book to read on the present crisis."
link here
The book: Meltdown:
link here .
3. “PILOTS FOR 9/11 TRUTH”
“Pilots for 9/11 Truth is an organization of aviation professionals and pilots throughout the globe who have gathered together for one purpose. We are committed to seeking the truth surrounding the events of the 11th of September 2001. Our main focus concentrates on the four flights, maneuvers performed and the reported pilots,” quoting Pilots for 9/11 Truth. [Ed. Note: a fascinating site!]
link here .
4. CHANGING PEOPLE’S LIVES, ONE AT A TIME
“US Weekly contributor Jill Martin and hairstylist Louis Licari give a few lucky TODAY show fans on the Plaza an ambush makeover,” quoting NBC’s Today Show. [Ed. Note: Just see the changes on these people's faces! Priceless.]
link here .
5. “PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN PORTRAIT OF LEONARDO UNVEILED”
“Experts in Rome showed off a recently discovered portrait of Leonardo da Vinci on Thursday. It shows the artist and inventor as a middle-aged man with piercing eyes and long, flowing hair.
The painting was discovered in December in the collection of a family from Italy's southern Basilicata region. Who painted the portrait and when it was done is still being investigated, but experts have ruled out it being a self-portrait,” quoting the AP.
link here .
6. “DEEP SOLAR MINIMUM”
“According to NASA, the sun is plunging into the deepest solar minimum in a century,” quoting Space Weather.
link here
NASA’s report:
link here .
7. “CHINA VIES TO BE LEADER IN ELECTRIC CARS”
“Chinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that.
The goal, which radiates from the very top of the Chinese government, suggests that Detroit’s Big Three, already struggling to stay alive, will face even stiffer foreign competition on the next field of automotive technology than they do today,” quoting the New York Times.
link here .
8. EU: “THE BLACK BOX THAT TRACKS EVERY MILE YOU DRIVE…”
“Drivers face having their every move tracked by a 'spy in the car' black box.
The system will constantly check a vehicle's speed - making cameras redundant - and allow for pay-as-you-go tolls.
The £36million EU project is partly funded by the UK Government and backed by car makers and the telecoms industry.
It will be unveiled later this year with a view to its integration into future cars. Manufacturers suggest this could be as early as 2013.
Vehicles fitted with the system will emit a constant 'heartbeat' pulse revealing their location, speed and direction of travel.
EU officials believe the technology will significantly reduce road accidents, congestion and carbon emissions,” quoting UK’s Mail.
link here .
9. “HOW MR. AYERS AND MR. LOPEZ BECAME FRIENDS”
“This is one of those urban fables that happens to be true. Steve Lopez is a newspaper columnist for the Los Angeles Times; Nathaniel Ayers is a troubled man with a brilliant past.
They met by chance on the streets of downtown L.A. - an encounter that would change them both. The story of their friendship is a tale about madness, redemption, and the mysterious power of music. At the insistence of Mr. Ayers, who was taught good manners as a child, they call each other "Mister." We will do the same,” quoting CBS News 60 Minutes.
link here .
10. “KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS”: ART LINKLETTER SHOW
Art Linkletter was a talk show host in the 60’s. This footage from one of his shows is priceless. [Ed. Note: This will surely bring back dome memories!]:
link here .
11. ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS
A. “Obama team pushes new role for US in climate change talks”
From the AP:
link here
B. “Poison Takes Toll On Africa's Lions”
“Kenyan Cattle Herders Are Using The American Pesticide Furadan To Kill The Predators”
[Ed. Note: Destroy the environment all for more burgers. South American rain forests and now Africa.]
From CBS News 60 Minutes:
link here
C. “Global downturn brings cleaner air to Beijing”
“Shuttered factories, tighter regulations behind lower pollution levels”
From the AP:
link here
D. “Obama signs wide-ranging conservation law”
[Ed. Note: Finally! Some sense.]
From France’s AFP:
link here
E. “Cracking the corporate media's Iron Curtain around death at Three Mile Island”
[Ed. Note: Finally, some sense! The truth can come out.]
From The Free Press:
link here
F. “Out West, a new kind of water war”
From the LA Times:
link here
G. “Ice-free Arctic Ocean Possible In 30 Years, Not 90 As Previously Estimated”
From Science Daily:
link here
H. “Large ice shelf expected to break from Antarctica”
From CNN:
link here .
12. SOCIO-ECONOMIC NEWS
A. “Obama to abolish limits on U.S.-Cuba family ties”
[Ed. Note: Finally, some sense!]
From Reuters:
link here
B. “It’s a Depression”
“Robert Reich's Blog: "We should stop worrying about Wall Street. Worry about American workers."
link here
C. “Obama pledges new US relations with Europe”
[Ed. Note: Finally! Some sense.]
From the AP:
link here
D. “Vaccines as Biological Weapons?”
“Live Avian Flu Virus Placed in Baxter Vaccine Materials Sent to 18 Countries”
From Natural News:
link here
E. “Cheney May Have Mole In Obama Government: Sy Hersh”
From the Huffington Post:
link here
F. “Seymour Hersh: Secret US Forces Carried Out Assassinations in "A Lot of" Countries, Including in Latin America”
[Ed. Note: Now you know why Americans are hated around the world!]
From Democracy Now:
link here
G. “U.S. to Join U.N. Human Rights Council, Reversing Bush Policy”
[Ed. Note: Finally! Some sense.]
From the Washington Post:
link here
H. “The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government”
[Ed. Note: A very moving speech in the European Parliament speech of March 26. A must-see by all!]
link here
I. The role of the Federal Reserve in the financial crisis is discussed on MSNBC, by of all people, Pat Buchanan! From Morning Joe:
link here
J. “Michael Moore: "We the People" to "King of the World": "YOU'RE FIRED!"
Fabulous piece!
link here .
RAMTHA STUDENT NEWS
A. The China site for RSE is now up. RSE’s events come to Hong Kong in July:
link here
B. It's Time to Return!! | Advanced World Tour Retreats 2009
link here
C. Come for the Magic! | RSE Beginning Retreats (USA) 2009
link here
D. Exquisite furniture for Baby at JZ Rose!
link here
E. Easter Chocolates at JZ Rose!
link here
F. “Ramtha Workshop - Live in Mexico!!
link here
G. One Hour Session with Ramtha in Mexico or Yelm closes April 6th @ 5pm PDT
RSE-Auctions:
link here
H. Babes in Belts Spring Newsletter is out:
link here
H. Introducing Scentual Candles:
link here
I. Greg Simmons’ Physics of Change Newsletter for April is packed with great information:
link here
J. SuperConsciousness Magazine is pleased to announce the April/May 2009 issue:
"This issue's theme focuses on expanding our collective concepts about wealth, especially during these times of global financial crisis.
Subscriptions and individual issues are available directly from the SuperConsciousness Magazine offices." Please contact:
link here
K. The Children’s School of Excellence (CSE) FABULOUS slide show:
link here
Introducing the all new CSE Network:
link here
See Anjou’s story of moving a domino with her mind, as introduced at the Primary Retreat:
link here .
LOCAL NOTES
Covered last week of the Yelm Community Blog
A. 2 companies serving Yelm in financial trouble
B. Support our locally owned businesses: Bunkhouse Burgers
C. Wild plants workshop offered
D. Yelm Fire Assn. fundraiser
E. Yelm Bypass Update: Corrections to local newspaper’s story
F. Support our locally owned businesses: Scentual Nature Candles
G. Support our locally owned businesses: Paradise Organics
link here .
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“If you never stand up and say anything,
you are part of the problem.”
Heard on the KIRO-97.3 FM Radio Morning News,
Seattle's CBS radio affiliate, Friday, April 3
link here .
Kleiner’s Korner is copyrighted by Stephen R. Klein, 2009.
For archived issues of Kleiner’s Korner,
click on "Current Kleiner’s Korner and Archives"
at
link here
Send comments to steve@kleinerskorner.com .
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