~e; Electromagnetic News & Views -- #80
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human being <human@electronetwork.org>
Date
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:24:31 -0600
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Electromagnetic News & Views -- #80
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00) Electronetwork.org Commentary (1/28/2004)
01) Top Stories of Electromagnetism
02) Electromagnetic health & safety
03) Electromagnetic trash & treasure
04) Electromagnetic security & surveillance
05) Electromagnetic power & energy
06) Electromagnetic current & human affairs
07) Electromagnetic transport & communication
08) Electromagnetic matter & information
09) Electromagnetic trends & inventions
10) Electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
11) Electromagnetic business & economics
12) Electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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00) --commentary--
have been contemplating the state of data management
lately, and wondering what large-scale effects this
may have, over a period of decades, with loss of the
details of daily electronic information, today, locked
into inaccessible archives or formats. except those
which may be locked-up into proprietary or other types
of databases, such as commercial data-mining or .gov
or other surveillence databases linking every bit of
demographic and other data into some representation of
societial patterns, and how individuals are portrayed,
understood, and relate in the machinery of this network.
what if every e-mail one has ever written is lost in
one's own archives, but reconstituted afar, in another
database, which decades hence will be found to have
compiled records on things now happening, though never
before imagined- will such information someday become
part of the public realm, for its anonymity of peoples
lives, and instead become some interaction of abstract
facts and an atlantis-like sunken network of minds, in
a fragile era, to then be cryptically reviewed for any
or all codes, the interpretation of 'history' to try
to understand some near-distant future, looking for
some rationality in what is happening in these times?
maybe formats will be found through reverse-engineering
of perspectives with some remove from the immediacy of
the present, and will become common knowledge of what
is going on out of mind, out of sight- that a whole-
ness and order may be forming yet is still unformed.
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01) --top stories--
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How Electromagnets Work
<http://science.howstuffworks.com/electromagnet.htm>
// 'justice' limited by the 'propriety' of legitimate public inquiry?
Chief Justice balks at ethical questions on Scalia // privatized judge
<http://salon.com/news/wire/2004/01/26/scalia/>
'Sens. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, a presidential candidate, and
Patrick Leahy of Vermont asked Rehnquist last week to clarify
disqualification practices after Scalia acknowledged joining Cheney on
a recent duck hunting trip.' ... 'Rehnquist said any suggestion that
Scalia should recuse himself "is ill considered."' ... 'Rehnquist [is]
a Republican put on the high court by Richard Nixon in 1972 and [was]
made chief justice by Ronald Reagan in 1986...' ... '"It has long been
settled that each justice must decide such a question for himself," he
wrote in a letter sent to Lieberman, Leahy and each of the other court
justices.' .. 'Rehnquist did not give an opinion about whether Scalia
should step down from hearing the case, but made clear that it was up
to Scalia -- and no one else -- to make that decision. After the case
is over "anyone at all is free to criticize the action of a justice,"
Rehnquist wrote.' ... 'Scalia, named to the court by Reagan, is one of
the court's staunchest conservatives. He has said there is no reason to
question his ability to judge the case fairly.'
[and] The energy case: In re Cheney, 03-475. // search 'scalia'
<http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2003/2pet/7pet/2003-0475.pet.aa.html>
<http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2003/2pet/7pet/2003-0475.pet.aa.pdf>
Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno unveil digital "manifesto" // yes.
<http://salon.com/tech/wire/2004/01/26/digital_manifesto/>
'By removing record labels from the equation, artists can set their
own prices and set their own agendas, said the two independent
musicians, who hope to launch the online alliance within a month.' ..
'Their pamphlet lists ideas for artists to explore once they're freed
from the confines of the CD format. One might decide to release a
minute of music every day for a month. Another could post several
recorded variations of the same song and ask fans what they like best.'
... 'Eno and Gabriel both suggested they'd welcome a chance to make
songs that stand alone.'
Files 'overloaded' Mars probe : Nasa scientists say hundreds
of computer files that have accumulated on the Mars rover
Spirit may be the cause of problems that have crippled it.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3431617.stm>
'These "cruise files" will now be deleted from the second Mars rover
Opportunity before it rolls on to Mars to begin its science mission.'
... 'The space required in the rover's Ram memory to manage the data
files stored in its flash memory was more than anticipated due to the
build-up of files, Ms Trosper told a news conference.' .. '"We have
lots and lots of files on the spacecraft," she said. "We've been all
the way through cruise [the journey through space], we've been using
flash for that whole time. We have some cruise files on the file
system.' ... 'They will try to run a health check on the memory on
Tuesday and try to delete some of the problem files on Wednesday.' ..
'After an initial reset on Thursday, Spirit became locked in a loop,
continually rebooting its computer.'
Touring Big Red - How the Mars Exploration Rovers Work
<http://science.howstuffworks.com/mars-rover.htm>
[&] Power Problem Crops Up on "Opportunity" Rover
<http://www.waff.com/Global/story.asp?S=1618684>
'The power glitch involves a heater that keeps turning itself on, even
if engineers want it off.'
Opportunity Closing in on Scientific Jackpot // composition of Mars...
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=96&ncid=753&e=10&u=/
space/20040127/sc_space/opportunityclosinginonscientificjackpot>
'Opportunity has tested the three scientific sensing instruments on
its robotic arm that will be used for up-close examination of rocks and
soil: the microscopic imager, the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer for
determining what elements are present, and a Mssbauer spectrometer for
identifying iron-containing minerals...' ... 'But the hardware that
could offer the first tell-tale inspection of hematite and the
outcrop's composition is the Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer, or
Mini-TES.' ... 'This instrument sees infrared radiation emitted by
objects. It can be used from where Opportunity now rests on the lander
deck. That device can determine from afar the mineral composition of
martian surface features, permitting scientists to study select rocks
and soil patches in detail.'
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02-- electromagnetic health & safety
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Technology Lets Deaf Communicate Via TV // via macsurfer.com
<http://finance.lycos.com/qc/news/story.aspx?story=40318823>
'Taras and Anita Denis are both deaf. But thanks to new technology
involving a videophone device mounted on top of both TVs, the couple
are able to talk in real time in the method they are most accustomed to
_ American Sign Language.' ... 'The videophone appliance, calls and
service are free. They are part of a federal program aimed at providing
equal telecommunications access to the deaf and hard of hearing. Under
the Americans With Disabilities Act, all long-distance telephone
companies are required to pay a percentage of money collected from
phone customers into a national telecommunications relay services fund.'
This is your brain in love // interesting. click free-day-pass.
In a fascinating new book, evolutionary anthropologist Helen Fisher
examines the chemistry responsible for the giddiness, fixations and
overarching lunacy associated with romantic love.
<http://salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/01/27/fisher/>
'So here are the basic characteristics: You lose a sense of self, your
edges become porous -- this person almost invades, but it's a very
pleasant invasion. Then there are mood swings -- real giddiness and
ecstasy when things are going well, but if you don't hear from him via
e-mail or phone, there's despair.' .. 'But the main characteristic for
me is obsessively thinking about the person...'
WTC Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields // 7 pages .pdf
<http://cryptome.org/wtc-rfemf.zip>
Nervous System: Gross Anatomy // outlined. interesting navigation.
<http://courses.ncsu.edu/classes/psy502001/psy502/l4nsgros/ns_pg1.htm>
The Human Central Nervous System // overview...
<http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/CNS.html>
divisions of the nervous system // (image)
<http://inside.salve.edu/walsh/nervous_system.jpg>
the central and peripheral nervous sytem // (image)
<http://inside.salve.edu/walsh/cns_pns.jpg>
primary sensory, motor, and association areas of the cerebral
cortext// (body image-maps) * (a case of 'flatland' sydrome?)
<http://inside.salve.edu/walsh/sens_mot_assoc_areas.jpg>
autonomic nervous system // (image)
<http://inside.salve.edu/walsh/autonomicX.jpg>
The Autonomic Nervous System // (image) ***
<http://inside.salve.edu/walsh/autonomic_system.jpg>
Cell Phone Explosion Burns Man's Buttocks // drudgereport.com
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-malaysia-
exploding-phone,0,4246569,print.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines>
'Mohamed Radzuan, a 40-year-old electrician in Kuala Pilah district,
about 50 miles south of Kuala Lumpur, said he had purchased a new
battery for the phone a week ago.'\
EM-quote from: ADA Takes On FDA Over Schizophrenia Drugs // diabetes
<http://www.forbes.com/sciencesandmedicine/2004/01/27/
cx_mh_0127diabetes.html>
'John Newcomer, an associate professor of psychiatry at the Washington
University School of Medicine, says the new report should help doctors
filter through conflicting drug company promotions. "There's more than
just marketing here," says Newcomer. He notes that Geodon sales never
took off because it causes a change in the electrical rhythms of the
heart. But that, he says, is a theoretical risk.'
Brain size matters for sex: The fear centre finds a role in arousal.
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/040119/040119-4.html>
Scientists Grow Neurons Using Nanostructures
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040123001131.htm>
Multiple Sclerosis Not As Progressive Or Disabling As Once Thought
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040123001040.htm>
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03-- electromagnetic trash & treasure
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// poetic justice would seem to be involved here...
Beer spill shorts out Iron Maiden concert // entertainment...
<http://salon.com/ent/wire/2004/01/26/beer/>
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04-- electromagnetic security & surveillance
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// Frist rose to power by unseating Tom Delay in his own GOP party.
Memo-leak probe expands to Frist's office //.US Senate Majority Leader
<http://salon.com/news/wire/2004/01/27/frist/>
'Asked about the investigation Tuesday, Frist refused to talk about
it.' ... 'Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, began the
investigation in November after Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Edward
Kennedy, D-Mass., protested what they said was the theft of the memos
from their servers.' ... 'The leak of the messages "shouldn't have
happened. I'd be the first to admit that it shouldn't have happened,
and I'm upset that it did," Hatch said Tuesday after being criticized
by conservatives for going along with the investigation.' ... 'Hatch
said he hoped to make the final report public.'
E-mail worm snarls computers across globe
<http://salon.com/tech/wire/2004/01/27/virus/>
[&] Gloomy forecast for MyDoom fallout -- The mass-mailing
MyDoom virus has become the fastest spreading program
to date and the damage could continue for months or years.
<http://news.com.com/2100-7349-5148347.html?part=dtx&tag=ntop>
Viruses and hackers make Windows more secure - Gates
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/35145.html>
'"It would be wrong to say an operating system is more secure because
nobody is attacking it," said Gates, in a clear dig at OS rivals such
as Apple and Linux.'
U.S. to start airline background checks // US-VISIT/CAPPS II
<http://salon.com/news/wire/2004/01/27/checks/>
Researcher Develops Advanced Motion-tracking Camera For Surveillance,
Security, Videoconferencing // AIMS to automate the panopticon?
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040127082000.htm>
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05-- electromagnetic power & energy
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Ice knocks out power along East Coast // .US
<http://salon.com/news/wire/2004/01/27/ice/>
`Moon plan to give U.S. control over energy sources'
<http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/
print.pl?file=2004012600601500.htm&date=2004/01/26/&prd=th&>
'The paper draws attention to the fact that the 2020 deadline Mr. Bush
set for building a lunar base coincides with the expected construction
of a thermonuclear reactor and a global energy crisis. With energy
consumption in industrially developed countries growing at a rate of 10
per cent a year, thermonuclear power stations may be the only way to
overcome an impending energy crux.'
Visualizing Electrical Grid and remote command and control...
<http://www.radius-us.com/productline/netvision-g/netvision.htm>
Myths about Solar Electricity // 2 page .pdf, via ENERGY NEWSBRIEFS...
<http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy03osti/32529.pdf>
Anatomy of a Utility Pole
<http://www.duquesnelight.com/understandingelectricityupdate/
fundamentals2.html>
'The life expectancy of a wooden pole is between 25 and 50 years.'
WOOD POLES // supply company, various species...
<http://www.guelphpole.com/ woodpols.html>
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06-- electromagnetic current & human affairs
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Telepathy debate hits London: Audience charmed by the paranormal.
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/040119/040119-7.html>
In a Mental Institute, the Call of the Outside
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/27/health/psychology/
27WIRE.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1075252849-Q5iRxKFvjvi2aKNOQ6IznA>
'"A power problem?" I echoed. Was this some sort of psychological
shorthand, perhaps, or a reference to hospital politics?' .. '"Yes,"
said Dr. C. "There aren't enough sockets up at the nursing station to
plug in everyone's chargers."' .. "Chargers for what?" I asked, even
more confused.' .. '"For batteries. For the patients' cellphones and
computers," Dr. C. said. "It's a real problem for the nurses. After
they charge up, the patients go into their rooms to talk, but they can
only stay there until their batteries run out, and they're always
rushing up to the nurses' station to recharge."'
Clinton's Gift to Internet Age - Only 2 E-Mails
<http://au.news.yahoo.com/040126/11/ng1n.html>
// could Presidential mouse movements be off-the-shelf and insecure?
[image] Clinton using Oval Office laptop // via drudgereport.com
<http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20040126/i/r1356354809.jpg>
Senior House Democrat Sees Gadhafi // world diplomacy, leadership...
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-lantos-
libya,0,6575963.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines>
'Lantos said he was convinced Gadhafi intends to follow through on his
pledge to abandon Libya's programs to develop nuclear and other weapons
of mass destruction and has cooperated with U.S. experts in the country
to oversee fulfillment of that promise.' ... '"The conversation was
extremely cordial," Lantos said. "[Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi]
repeatedly emphasized this turning to peace and his hopes it will lead
to a new relationship" with the United States.'
54 Net users 'jailed by China'
China has imprisoned a growing number of people for expressing
opinions on the Internet or downloading banned information from
the Web, the rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday.
<http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/27/
bc.rights.china.internet.reut/>
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07-- electromagnetic transport & communication
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New wireless standard to carry cable TV signal // ultrawideband
<http://finance.lycos.com/qc/news/story.aspx?story=40317337>
How Compasses Work
<http://science.howstuffworks.com/compass.htm>
Butterflies boast ultrablack wings: Insects use optical trick to get
the blackest black out of dark pigments. // EM stealth by design...
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/040126/040126-4.html>
X-ray Shout Echoing Through Space
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040127083814.htm>
'Since they know precisely at what speed the X-ray light travels in
space, the team in Leicester have determined accurately the distance to
the dust sheets by measuring the size of the expanding rings. The
nearest dust sheet is located 2900 light years away and is probably
part of the Gum nebula, a bubble of hot gas resulting from many
supernova explosions. The other dust layer is about 4500 light years
away. Understanding how dust is distributed in our Galaxy is important
because dust favours the collapse of cool gas clouds, which can then
form stars and planets. Knowing where dust is located helps astronomers
to determine where star and planet formation is likely to occur.'
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08-- electromagnetic matter & information
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The Pentaquark: The Strongest Confirmation To Date // new matter
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040126072245.htm>
'Nearly all matter on Earth is held in the nuclei of atoms. An atomic
nucleus is composed of protons and neutrons, with the number of protons
determining the chemical element. In the last four decades, physicists
have discovered that these subatomic particles are composed of even
smaller particles, called quarks, which are held together by a strong
nuclear force called "glue." Each proton and neutron is composed of
three quarks, for example.' ... 'For years, scientists have predicted
that five-quark particles also could exist under unusual
conditions....' ... '"Detection is difficult because we are unable to
'see' the pentaquark itself, which lives less than one hundredth of a
billionth of a billionth of a second, before decaying into two separate
particles," said Paul Stoler...'
Russian Mathematician Ladyzhenskaya Dies
<http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/wire/sns-ap-obit-
ladyzhenskaya,0,1665443.story?coll=sns-ap-world-headlines>
'Over the last 50 years, [Olga] Ladyzhenskaya studied the so-called
"sixth mathematical problem of the century," Navier-Stokes Equations.
They deal with turbulence, hydrodynamics and fluid flow.' .. 'Besides
uses in oceanography, aerodynamics and cardiovascular science, the
equations help meteorologists predict the movement of storm clouds.'
Do plants act like computers?: Leaves appear to regulate
their 'breathing' by conducting simple calculations.
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/040119/040119-5.html>
'...Plants appear to 'think'...'
Four Keys to Cosmology -- The big bang theory works better than ever.
If only cosmologists could figure out that mysterious acceleration....
<http://www.sciam.com/
article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=0005DCFC-253F-1FFB-
A53F83414B7F0000>
'From the perspective of life on Earth, cosmic history started with
inflation--a celestial reboot that wiped out whatever came before and
left the cosmos a featureless place. The universe was without form, and
void. Inflation then filled it with an almost completely uniform brew
of radiation. The radiation varied from place to place in an utterly
random way; mathematically, it was as random as random could be.' ...
'Gradually the universe imposed order on itself. The familiar particles
of matter, such as electrons and protons, condensed out of the
radiation like water droplets in a cloud of steam. Sound waves coursed
through the amorphous mix, giving it shape. Matter steadily wrested
control of the cosmos away from radiation. Several hundred thousand
years after inflation, matter declared final victory and cut itself
loose from radiation. This era and its dramatic coda have now been
probed by high-precision observations of the fossil radiation [see "The
Cosmic Symphony" ]....' // continued...
// 'pentacene' may be viable candidate for retooled printing presses.
Electronic paper goes organic // e-charged ink. no transistors.
Carbon-based electronics could put e-paper on the presses.
<http://www.nature.com/nsu/040126/040126-5.html>
'The electronic paper (e-paper) looks like a flexible plastic sheet
printed with black and white text or images. But the 'ink' can be
rearranged in an instant to display different words or images. A single
page could effectively house an entire library.' ... 'The new 'organic'
e-paper unveiled by the Philips team can be switched up to 75 times per
second - faster than a standard television screen.'
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09-- electromagnetic trends & inventions
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Desktop computers to counsel users to make better decisions
What if a personal computer knew how its user is feeling? //gizmodo
<http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2004/gen-science/
mentor.html>
'Aided by tiny sensors and transmitters called a PAL (Personal
Assistance Link) your machine (with your permission) will become an
anthroscope — an investigator of your up-to-the-moment vital signs,
says Sandia project manager Peter Merkle. It will monitor your
perspiration and heartbeat, read your facial expressions and head
motions, analyze your voice tones, and correlate these to keep you
informed with a running account of how you are feeling — something you
may be ignoring — instead of waiting passively for your factual
questions. It also will transmit this information to others in your
group so that everyone can work together more effectively.'
Microwave Steel: Faster, Cleaner, Cheaper // amazing. EM-architecture
<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040126073254.htm>
'The feat was accomplished by Michigan Tech researcher Jiann-Yang
(Jim) Hwang, who wired together the magnetrons from six garden-variety
microwaves into one super-heavy-duty oven and added an electric arc
furnace. He then put iron oxide and coal inside. In a matter of
minutes, the microwave energy reduced the iron ore to iron, and the
electric arc furnace smelted the iron and coal into steel.' ...
'Microwave technology could cut production costs by as much as 50
percent, Hwang says. In addition to energy savings, it uses coal,
eliminating the need for high-cost coke. And the manufacturing process
is simple, cutting the number of steelmaking steps in half.' ... 'It's
also friendlier to the environment, with significant reductions in
greenhouse gases and sulfur dioxide emissions.'
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10-- electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
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Cellphone gun in action // 528KB movie.
<http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/cellphone_gun_in_action.php>
quote: Will Dubya Dump Dick? // nukes/oil/kickback.biz/uranium.docs+++
<http://www.ipsnews.net/africa/interna.asp?idnews=22128>
'In a new book on Tony Blair, author and 'Financial Times'
correspondent Philip Stephens depicts Cheney as the surprise guest at
key meetings between Bush and the British prime minister.'
U.N. aims to study link between environment, wars // nothing about oil
<http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-14/s_12024.asp>
'Pollution, droughts, floods, storms, desertification, and rising sea
levels are among possible triggers of wars in a world with more and
more people competing for limited resources.'
// googlenews is a very interesting service, as content can
// be found largely similar in worldwide presses, though there
// are sometimes minor, sometimes major details that stand out.
// given the document in the last newsletter about VP Cheney and
// his 'predisposition' or what could even be called 'true belief'
// about WMDs, it is wondered if it is an answer in search of a
// solution... just as the claims by Paul O'Neill were made, that
// a reason/motive for going to war with Iraq was present day 1...
Bush open to new attacks over alleged Iraqi WMD // googlenews.com
<http://www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=52982>
'Democrats want an independent probe to look at what went wrong with
U.S. intelligence and whether the Bush administration manipulated it to
justify an invasion.' ... 'The Washington Post reported last June that
multiple visits to the CIA by Vice President Dick Cheney created an
environment in which some analysts felt they were being pressured to
make assessments of Iraq data fit the administration's policy
objectives.'
// probably correct: to be able to put everything into a 'historical
// context' should come in very handy for VP Cheney - in court. then a
// 'narrative' will exist for all longstanding unanswered questions...
// [an aside: 50 person entourage with .US special forces as escorts].
[+] Cheney Unusually Visible as He Mends Fences in Europe
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/27/politics/27CHEN.html>
'Mr. Cheney's advisers say that raising the vice president's public
visibility and opening a public-relations offensive is aimed at mending
fences with foreign critics of the Iraq war and countering Democrats'
efforts at home to demonize him as a symbol of the Bush
administration's close corporate connections and overreliance on
dubious intelligence about Iraq's illicit weapons programs.' ... '"This
year's going to be a long slog, and it's imperative that we recount the
accomplishments of the administration," said Mary Matalin, a longtime
Cheney adviser. "This is something he can do quite well. He's
particularly adept at putting events in a historical context."' ...
'[Paul Light, at NYU remarks] '"Handling Dick Cheney is like handling
nuclear material. It can be quite powerful, but it can be quite
dangerous and has to be handled carefully."' ... 'Mr. Cheney was a
major architect of the administration's march to war with Iraq...' ...
'Democrats acknowledge they are seeking to make Mr. Cheney a lightning
rod for criticism of the administration.'
// trademark comment of an ideological position of true belief--
// an especially odd and vague use of 'certainty' in this regard.
[and] Dick Cheney urges NATO to strengthen itself to fight terrorism
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-01/27/content_1288756.htm>
'From documents seized in Afghanistan and the questioning of
detainees, he said the United States had "the certainty" that
terrorists are trying to acquire unconventional weapons.'
[photo] Vice President Dick Cheney, Villa Borghese Gallery in Rome
<http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?g=events/pl/
082801govcpowell&a=&tmpl=sl&ns=&l=1&e=26&a=0>
// there is something interesting about the use of an underdog 'movie'
// soundtrack (Italian, no less) used by politicians when campaigning,
// the last one was when Clinton or Gore did a televised walk-through
// of the back hallways, as if a rockstar or super-celebrity was to
// be arriving 'in the building' versus Elvis' leaving it. maybe the
// word or skill is stage-management in enterainment. or megalomania.
// also, a detail in another story says while VP on stage with troops,
// Mrs. Cheney read her book ~a primer on patriotism~ to .mil children
[&] quote: Cheney Rallies U.S. Troops, Meets Pope // juxta_positioning
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-3675960,00.html>
'Cheered by U.S. troops, Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday the
nation's response to terrorist threats must be ``to take the fight to
the enemy.''' .. 'Separately, in Rome, he exchanged messages of peace
with Pope John Paul II, giving the world's Roman Catholic leader a dove
made of glass and being encouraged in return ``to work at home and
abroad for the growth of international cooperation.''' ... 'That
15-minute meeting at the Vatican was quiet and sober. When Cheney spoke
later to airborne troops of the Army Southern European Task Force, he
strode onstage to the theme of the movie ``Rocky.''' ... '``In the face
of this danger, we have only one option, and that's to take the fight
to the enemy,'' Cheney said.'
masking
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00017777.htm>
'A technique, such as camouflage or electronic measures, that conceals
characteristics to make an operation invisible.'
deception
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00001551.htm>
strategic deception
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00017467.htm>
'Deception planned and executed to result in foreign national policies
and actions which support the originator's national objectives,
policies, and strategic military plans.'
deception stories
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00017471.htm>
deception objectives
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00017470.htm>
deception means
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018248.htm>
ruses
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00017786.htm>
'In military deception, a trick of war designed to deceive the
adversary, usually involving the deliberate exposure of false
information to the adversary's intelligence collection system.'
emission control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00007803.htm>
signature control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018207.htm>
infrared signature control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018209.htm>
laser signature control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018210.htm>
optical signature control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018567.htm>
'The employment of materials, electronics, and platform design
features intended to reduce the susceptibility of the platform to
detection, tracking, and engagement by an adversary using optical
sensors....'
radio frequency signature control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018212.htm>
magnetic signature control
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00018211.htm>
screens // world-picture -> world-screen? (heidegger/virilio)
<http://call.army.mil/products/thesaur/00017311.htm>
'In surveillance, camouflage and concealment, any natural or
artificial material, opaque to surveillance sensor(s) interposed
between the sensor(s) and the object to be camouflaged or concealed.'
// the VP gets Wired overview. war, energy policy, Halliburton, WMD...
As Election Looms, Cheney Steps Out from Shadows
<http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/
story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=817925&tw=wn_wire_story>
[and] em-quote from: Elections lure hard man from the shadows
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/
FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1073281348977>
'"Am I the evil genius in the corner that nobody ever sees come out
of his hole? It's a nice way to operate actually." [Cheney said]' ...
'The vice-president's association with Halliburton, the oil services
company where he was chief executive before joining the administration,
has been a political irritation as the company remains under
investigation on allegations of overcharging the US government on Iraq
contracts.'
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11-- electromagnetic business & economics
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EM-quote from: 'Liberal' is a dirty word for George Carlin
<http://www.azcentral.com/ent/front/articles/0124carlin24.html>
'Q: Do you feel like this country has progressed any way, shape or
form in the past 20 years?' ... 'A: Everybody's got more jet skis and
Dustbusters now and sneakers with lights in them. They've got more
cheese on their thing that they buy. They get double helpings. See,
Americans measure all their progress in the wrong way. They measure by
quantity and by gizmos and toys. And not by quality and by things that
are important.'
EM-quote: Neil Bush divorce produces disclosures // +.edu-software.biz
<http://salon.com/news/wire/2004/01/26/neil_bush/>
'Bush has gone on to reap profits from other ventures. In the
deposition, he said he hoped to receive an estimated $2 million for
acting as a consultant to Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp.,
co-founded by Jiang Zemin's eldest son.' ... '"Now, you have absolutely
no educational background in semiconductors, do you Mr. Bush?" Brown
asked.' ... '"That's correct," said Bush, who holds an MBA from Tulane
University.'
// thought there was an upper-limit for human productivity before
// it drops off from wear-and-tear, vis-a-vis the assembly line.
// note: the role of EM infrastructure for economic environments.
Cisco chief: Productivity is new engine of wealth // old economics
<http://news.com.com/2100-1036_3-5148175.html?part=dtx&tag=nhl>
'"The next big thing in technology is going to change dramatically our
standard of living," Chambers said in an interview. "If productivity
grows 1 percent per year, your standard of living doubles every 72
years. If it grows at 3 percent, which I think is probable, you're
talking every 24 years."' ... 'Not everyone [at Davos] shares his
enthusiasm. While economists agree that countries with a more
productive labor force grow faster, the drive for productivity is
spurring many Western companies to relocate jobs, increasingly
white-collar ones, to cheaper markets including India and China.' ...
'"We believe that to compete in this environment we're about to go
into, with very good competitors from Asia, etc., that our
productivity per employee needs to be $700,000," he said. It is
currently around $490,000, a level that Chambers said was twice that of
its nearest rival.' ... 'Cisco's productivity jumped 9 percent in the
last quarter, Chambers said, contributing to an 87.5 percent increase
in profit per share...' ... '"The jobs over time will go to the
best-educated places with the best infrastructure and the most
supportive governments," Chambers said. "How you create an environment
where the jobs stay is going to be a key element."'
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12-- electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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The printed circuit board (PCB) of the TI-30 III. // ***
<http://www.datamath.org/Sci/Modern/JPEG_TI-30-III_2.htm>
This Modern [Computer Simulated] World // op-ed cartoon
<http://www.salon.com/comics/tomo/2004/01/26/tomo/index1.html>
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