~e; Electromagnetic News & Views #134
From
brian carroll <human@electronetwork.org>
Date
Sat, 7 Aug 2004 17:42:13 -0500
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Electromagnetic News & Views -- #134
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00) Electronetwork.org Commentary (8/07/2004)
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
13) Special Section: Remembering Nuclear War
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00) --commentary--
* wondering when someone will 'will' their computer harddrives and
media to the
great internet archive in the future-searchable info-archaeological
aether zone.
* technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) equipment seems to be
the ideal
equipment for artists who are interested in electromagnetism to
investigate as
ways of mapping space, detecting frequencies in a place, and mapping
EMFs and
environments and signals. not for reasons of human-human surveillance
but as a
way to get a sense of the EM environment. the equipment seems centered
on very
high-end devices, yet it is curious what happens to the old stuff, the
junk if
there is any that partly-works, such as field probes and various
measurement
devices. hope to work on an esoteric list of tools that maybe someday
artists
could work with TSCM people to experiment with in terms of
space/time/place,
and visualizing fields and waves and energy readings and
data/signal-spaces.
the flip-side of this equipment is ghost-busting (in my view, not
irrelevant,
given that EM physics are a question, still mysterious) and maybe there
is an
inbetween realm for all of these approaches. with a ubiquity of
surveillance
at issue, the people who actually know the most about it may also be
able to
bring unique understanding to a total view, from the physics to the
culture
and aesthetics and history and anthropology of such seekers of things
unseen,
as TSCM pros seem best able to investigate and interpret invisible EM
realms.
(ex. frequency counters, spectrum analyzers, hand-held EM/RF/? probes.)
* recently wrote to google labs regarding a search engine idea i have
had for
long time, hoping to get to pitch it, and got the 'no thanks but no
thanks' --
though it would be nice if someday these companies started to think
about very
different models not just of interface (as has been done) but also
logic, ways
of using the models at the core of the intersection of mathematics and
language
(venn diagrams) to scale through and across mutiple sets of data
simulatneously
and in a way akin to fractals, with a multi-valued logic, readily
visualizable.
will work on making the idea open-source content though will probably
work on
'the home server' idea prior to any sharing of search engine ideas.
right now
the first content (made possible with Illustrator!) for the EM
education section
is almost ready to go online (have no idea how to make the page to put
it on..)
on the one patentable idea I was hoping to someday develop, as it
seemed to be
good enough to invest the effort in doing: programmable electromagnetic
jewelry.
though, being incompetent in most things private-profit-oriented in
business,
the idea is not going to the last thing done in life, but the first,
and not to
sell the idea by seeking permission for money to develop it, instead to
give a
good educational idea away in hopes others will find some value in it
and will
continue to cause of EM education which is direly needed in k-adult
learning.
the reason the EM jewelry is of particular importance is it is tied to
a long
mystery and the mystery is not yet resolved, yet sending the idea
onward soon...
* have not found one thing in the 'old style' or 'old school' DIY
electronics
learning methods that could not be improved in terms of usability,
availability,
packaging, basic improvements, and in most realms it seems there is
this gap in
how things are designed (they are not, actually, very well designed at
all) --
for instance, a decent quality solderless breadboard comes with binding
posts
yet there is no system for regulated power supplies besides high cost
variable
power supplies which can use the banana jacks to bring some custom
power to the
temporary layout of a circuit on the board. instead, the option is to
assemble
in bits and pieces a system using a wallwart, banana jack adapters,
wire, and
a y-adapter to a custom wallwart, and just for a single line-powered
board. it
is this type of inefficiency in design (where boards ship with binding
posts
yet are unused or just plain not-useful) and a system designed to work
as a
total system - to save through some economy of design which is not
present in
the current way things are made, sold, packaged. this is actually the
option
given if one wants to improve the economy of trying to use batteries
for every
circuit and needing custom holders for each, then reusing wires so
often they
start to get frayed (why binding posts help, and banana jacks, you plug
them
in once and they are robust) -- that neither option allows ease-of-use
in the
realm of electronics hardware. finding basic supplies and components is
also,
it truly cannot be said in any other way, a nightmare scenario. that
is, if
one is coming into this as a beginner, a learner, a novice, and trying
to go
small scale and build up what amounts to a basic toolkit, hardware
supply,
and components. this gap is met at the beginners end of things by the
pre-
packaged 'courses' in basic electronics, which come in kits yet do
little to
explain how to do things yourself, it is basically a how-to on concepts
and
in this it is helpful (to some degree) yet it is also missing something
in
that one can construct something yet not understand really how it works
or
functions or the properties of why it is constructed the way it is, and
it
is this gap that is met by straight textbooks with equations -- the
ideas
for those who see 'the forest' and not just the technical detail of
'trees'
may find a general approach to electronics very difficult without a
mentor.
or, traditional approaches to electronics that serve a technical
community.
other approaches exist, in part, yet a basic education in
electromagnetics
could accomplish a lot by improving upon existing systems and making
them
more accessible to novices and also teachers, to share the knowledge and
not just repeat the equations. electronics (and EM) are ideal for a
basic
interdisciplinary education in that culture, physics, math, technology,
and many other things can be explored simulatenously. 'the wheel' is so
often being repeated that instead of trying to accomplish a
comprehensive
understanding of this existing model, the focus will be more that of
ideas
which are not going over the same material in the same ways, and thus to
not rely on a solely or even primarily technical vantage in offering
ideas.
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01) --top stories--
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// nuclear diplomacy versus VP-Cheney as pointman for the John
Bolton-effect...
// the thing about the .US that is reflected in all its consumer
mediated waves
// is the 'constant threat' of ballistic nuclear missile attacks from
N. Korea
// (tied in with terror warnings) and this to National Missile Defense
(rightly
// or wrongly) funding and its advancement-- and little or no
affirmative news
// or views of outside (.US or .EU) diplomatic efforts such as .CN and
.RU in
// North Korea, and also the nuclear diplomacy of Libya's leadership
who, by
// this administration is repeatedly hound-dogged for doing what was/is
right
// but used and abused as a 'symbol' of evil, as the former union
states are
// still referred to in such idiotic and disrespectful terms-- that is,
if the
// idea of nuclear diplomacy has some importance over nuclear
armageddon. the
// 'super-ego' status needs a reality check of the many players and
interests
// involved and necessary for a balance- that which the current
administration
// cannot, will not, and actively seeks not to avoid for any and every
cost...
// the problem is the solution in this approach-- there needs to be a
constant
// nuclear threat so as to justify the old industrial approach to arms
races-
// which cannot be run or won-- without breaking the pubilc state into
pieces.
// which is just fine if one wants to privatize a country and rule by
oligarcy,
// but does not fit the spirit or letter of the law in a democratic
government.
Diplomacy Fails to Slow Advance of Nuclear Arms // disengaged and
unrealistic.
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/08/politics/
08nuke.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position=>
'American intelligence officials and outside nuclear experts have
concluded that the Bush administration's diplomatic efforts with
European and Asian allies have barely slowed the nuclear weapons
programs in Iran and North Korea over the past year, and that both have
made significant progress.' .... 'The desire to pursue a broader
strategy against Iran's nuclear ambitions is driven in part, officials
say, by increasingly strong private statements by Israeli officials
that they will not tolerate the development of an Iranian nuclear
weapon, and may be forced to consider military action similar to the
attack against a nuclear reactor in Iraq two decades ago if Tehran is
judged to be on the verge of making a weapon. (In contrast, North
Korea's neighbors, especially South Korea and China, are seeking
stability first, and disarmament as a longer-term goal, diplomats from
the region say.)' .... '"It's very frustrating," said one former
official who left the Bush administration recently and believes that
the administration has failed to draw clear "red lines" beyond which
North Korea would not be allowed to expand its arsenal. The official
noted that Mr. Bush and his aides had been talking as if North Korea
and Iran would follow the model of Libya, which disarmed earlier this
year in an effort to re-integrate its economy with the West. But, the
official argued, Iran does not need to do that because it has robust
trade with Europe, and North Korea still receives considerable aid from
China.'
// $5 billion agrifuel R&D, $10billion clean coil/energy efficiency,
$10 billion
// auto industry fuel-efficient retooling & ~$5,000 efficient vehicle
tax credit
Kerry Offers Plan for U.S. Energy Independence
<http://www.reuters.com/
newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=5900997>
'"We have to control our energy future," said Kerry...' .... '"America
will be safer and freer when the resources that fuel our economy are
in our hands and when we develop new energy sources in our country,"
Kerry said.' .... '[The Public .US Energy Plan] would also set twin
goals to have, by 2020, 20 percent of the nation's motor fuel and
electricity come from alternative sources such as solar, wind, ethanol
and biodiesel fuel.' .. 'The Massachusetts senator has made energy
independence a centerpiece of his White House bid...'
// in other words: energy security is national and international
security...
// the reason Cheney's .US private energy task force is not .US public
policy
// right now is not because of senators, it is total corruption
(Enronomics).
[and] Dems: Ousting Bush will fix energy troubles
<http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20040806-125605-2752r>
'The plans offered Friday were outlined in the candidates' book
released Monday, "Our Plan for America: Stronger at Home and Respected
in the World," which posits that energy issues have gone beyond
economic considerations to become an issue of homeland security.' ....
'According to Kerry, the path to independence is to explore and develop
new energy sources, improve energy efficiency, diversify existing
sources and reduce prices. A major key to accomplishing these goals, he
said, is to revamp U.S. diplomacy.' .... '"One of the reasons why oil
prices and all the derivatives, gasoline and others, are so high is the
instability in the world and in America's relationship in the world
community, and a fresh start -- literally Senator Kerry taking office
-- I think could quickly begin to restore American relationships in the
world community and quickly get the so-called instability ... fear
premium, which is currently in oil prices," said Kerry economic adviser
Roger Altman.' .. '"I think you could see some improvement of energy
prices quite quickly by virtue of a new president without all the
baggage and a fresh start internationally," he added.' .. 'Once in
office, the campaign says it would vastly alter Bush's attitude toward
foreign oil producers.' .. '"You're likely to see a very quick change
in the approach towards Saudi Arabia -- none of the coddling that
you've seen in this administration, none of the kid-gloves approach,"
said former National Security Council head Lee Wolosky.' .. '"This
administration, you have to keep in mind, as it was announced this
week, received the most gifts of any country from the Saudi leadership.
... What you're going to see as the senator has said over and over
again is an approach of naming-and-shaming and if necessary freezing
certain individuals or financial institutions or even countries out of
the U.S. financial system that do not respond appropriately to the
imperatives of U.S. national security."'
// this is a very interesting critique of the catch-all rhetoric that
non-issues
// in the current .US administration lead to, a dumbing-down of policy
options
// available to, say, avert endless war and drain all resources to be
proactive
// to changes, and that no changes can be made because things work just
fine as
// they are (for the few who believe theirs is the best of all possible
worlds).
// energy independence could be incremental, and cover every nation in
the world
// as it is as important that China and Japan and the .EU and Russia
and South
// America and Africa have enough supplies yet also regulate
consumption in such
// a way as to not waste fuel (and money/treasure) that could go
towards needed
// improvements in developing medium- and long-term, viable, livable
situations.
// it may be that there is both a need for some energy independence, by
all, at
// the same time as energy 'interdependence', as a balancing act.
whereas today
// things are obviously out of balance, unsustainable in terms of
supply/demand
// and the insatiable appetite for cheap, now increasingly expensive,
energy. it
// has been wondered what the future for Saudi Arabia holds if it
continues too,
// as much as an oil economy could be liberating to enable changes, it
may also
// limit changes to keep things moving, the oil flowing, the economy
churning as
// a machine- yet when it is over, there could be little changes as a
result of
// such a mechanism. curious what the Saudi's and other Middle-Eastern
countries
// invest in R&D for solar and other energy development, to save, not
waste, the
// precious resources which maintain the cultural traditions. and if
adapting to
// changes in energy, within a traditional context, could address
issues that a
// purely oil-based (ideological) approach may not allow, if it were to
exist in
// a singular view of what is the worth of a nation's exports in terms
of ideas.
// this is another question, too, if taking into consideration if the
plans of
// 'terrorists' to take over Saudi oil fields were to actually occur,
it could
// send the entire cultural order that exists for centuries and more,
into ruin
// through a further limiting of an entire culture and people with a
single idea
// of oil. this singular obsession with oil as the value of a society
may need
// to find balance and moderation, and if ideologies do not allow for
this it
// could destroy the cultural fabric that holds people together, --
this is to
// say that if 'terrorism' were actually successful with oil, it may be
a curse
// to control such a resource without the perspective of much larger
human aims.
// and if such a control failed, those who cause it would become
enemies of all,
// even in the places where the common ideologies support a cultural
extremism,
// when the oil money stops flowing through the same channels, all
would change,
// and not necessarily for the better of the common person, in the end.
which
// is why today's tactice of demonizing and sanctifying, used as a
rhetorical
// ploy for a straw-man for pre-determined agendas, may be too
short-lived for
// the radical questions of fundmental changes needed, and that those
changes
// are the top of the agenda, through diplomacy, working through it
together.
// though it is also possible for a total restrategization of .US oil
policy...
[and] Kerry's Goal of Independence From Middle East Oil Divides Advisers
<http://nytimes.com/2004/08/07/politics/campaign/07energy.html>
'"Things will be said in an election year, and we take it for what it
is," said Nail al-Jubeir, spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in
Washington. "These arguments tend to be what you find on a bumper
sticker. People think Saudi-bashing is the answer to energy
consumption, but we're not over here selling you S.U.V.'s or defeating
fuel-efficiency standards."' .. 'Yet while the Saudi elite may
understand the need for Mr. Kerry's rhetoric, others in the kingdom see
a downside for both nations. "This is not good from the point of view
of attacking another country or in the way the U.S. public sees us,"
said the Saudi official who insisted on anonymity. "And some people
will use it against the U.S."' .. 'The Kerry campaign, however, did not
see drawbacks to the message.'
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02-- electromagnetic health & safety
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Association of mobile phone radiation with fatigue, headache,
dizziness, tension and sleep disturbance in Saudi population
<http://omega.twoday.net/stories/296447/>
Indian Dam Threatened // overflow from monsoon...
<http://7am.com/cgi-bin/wires02.cgi?1000_2004080606.htm>
Lightning jolts teen working on computer // via drudgereport.com
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/
apus_story.asp?category=1110&slug=Lightning%20Strike>
'Mike Bergeron ... was in the basement of the home about 9:30 p.m. on
Tuesday when lightning struck the roof of the house, traveled through
the electrical lines to the computer and shocked him.' .. 'Linda
Bergeron said the impact of the jolt sent her son flying about 5 feet
backward...'
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03-- electromagnetic trash & treasure
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04-- electromagnetic security & surveillance
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// the headline below, mentioning a virus 'charges' a PDA is
misleading, not for
// relation to the story of a very slow-moving if not stationary Trojan
Horse,
// but that the virus does not 'charge' the batteries of the PDA it
attacks. so
// such a headline is hard to read and included here for this aspect.
also, it
// is wondered if such a thing could be possible, that a virus or
trojan horse
// could somehow make its way into the battery system of the PDA and
control a
// function such as charging or discharging, the way the circuit itself
works
// (i.e. so that a 12 hour battery life may be put to 12 seconds, and
components
// may be ruined if the flood of power was surging through circuitry.
curious.)
[em-headline] Trojan Horse Charges PDAs // same old story from
InternetNews.com
Image flaw pierces PC security // .png
<http://news.com.com/Image+flaw+pierces+PC+security/2100-1002_3-
5298999.html>
'The most critical issue, a memory problem known as a buffer overflow,
could allow specially created PNG graphics to execute a malicious
program when the application loads the image.'
Small security firm puts spotlight on big vendor bugs:
Research company says it has discovered 67 undisclosed
vulnerabilities in major vendors' software // oracle db
<http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/06/HNsecurityspotlight_1.html>
'In general, he has established the reputation of being a pro bug
hunter,...' .. 'To software vendors, Litchfield could potentially be
seen as either a predator, constantly seeking to discover their
weaknesses, or a best friend, someone who makes them aware of their
vulnerabilities before they are compromised.' .. 'But either take on
the affable 28-year-old seems ill-suited. Neither exuberant do-gooder
or one clearly touched with schadenfreude, Litchfield seems to be what
he says he is: a techy.' .. 'Before he turned his focus on bugs,
Litchfield was interested in animals...'
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05-- electromagnetic power & energy
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Mexican unions threaten to cut electricity, phones in pension protest
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/08/
05/international1323EDT6269.DTL>
'Unions threatened Thursday to cut off Mexico's electricity and
telephone service during President Vicente Fox's state-of-the-union
speech on Sept. 1. It would be the closest thing to a general strike
the country has experienced in decades.' .... '"The electricians' union
has proposed "turning off the switch" on September 1, and the telephone
workers' union could take the same action, by taking the telephone
service down," said Eduardo Torres, spokesman for the Mexican Telephone
Workers Union. Mexico's former telephone monopoly, Telmex, was
privatized in 1990.' .. 'The Mexican Electrical Workers' Union, one of
the country's most radical, has already decided to cut electricity on
that day, said union spokeswoman Monica Gutierrez.' .... 'The unions
have been unhappy with sweeping government privatizations of the 1980s
and 1990s and have expressed fear that pensions, too, will be
privatized and trimmed.'
SENA to waive off outstanding electricity bills of farmers
Hindustan Times - New Delhi,India
BEATTIE admits electricity debate damaging
ABC Regional Online - Australia
SEVERAL Moldovan villages cut off from electricity supply.
ITAR-TASS - Moscow,Russia
STORM cuts electricity to patrons
Burlington Hawk Eye - Burlington,IA,USA
SA consumption of electricity drops
Business Day, South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
EU Commission could probe Portuguese electricity, gas deal
EUbusiness - London,UK
BJP, Cong CMs chorus against free electricity
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
ELECTRICITY prices will not fall | 20:22 August 06 | B92
B92 - Yugoslavia
WARNING of Impending Electricity Shortage // managing electrification...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200408050610.html>
'Without investment in new energy projects, Mozambique is in danger of
running into an electricity shortage as from 2007, the chairman of the
publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, Vicente Veloso, has warned.'
.... 'Currently Cahora Bassa is effectively owned by Portugal, which
has an 82 per cent stake in the dam operating company, HCB.' .. 'The
Mozambican state is a minority shareholder, with only 18 per cent. The
government wants to take full control of Cahora Bassa, but negotiations
with Lisbon have been slow. The Portuguese government claims that HCB
owes the Portuguese treasury a debt of about two billion dollars.'
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06-- Electromagnetic current & human affairs
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ELECTRICITY Needs More Women // ***
AllAfrica.com - Africa // rural electrification and women's
empowerment...
<http://allafrica.com/stories/200408060393.html>
'THE Southern African Electricity Distribution Summit has identified
lack of women empowerment in the electricity sector as one of the major
problems facing Africa.' .... 'In most African countries, women are the
most affected by energy scarcity and related environmental degradation,
thus community projects in the areas of water purification and energy
should be carried out in order to enhance their capacity and help solve
their plight, [Maduray] noted.'
// there has always been something to the amplification if ideas in
rock & roll
// music that has become a type of cultural structure, which can be
seen in the
// .US with early Bob Dylan's going from folk guitar to electric
guitar, and in
// the playing of rock music (or whatever style) as if in a
revolutionary way.
// it is for this reason that the below story about a bunch of well
established
// musicians who share what is a huge international stage, when
combined, may
// also be considered part of the media pantheon, as with films and
other types
// of cultural exchanges/communication. thus, a series of concerts for
a certain
// cause, if Aids Relief or Farm Aid or Rock the Vote or Vote for
Change, is on
// par with the control of mass media by news-entertainment corps.
which easily
// skew views to fit a marketable demographic and controllable consumer
profile.
[em-related] SCORN IN THE USA // musical scale of e-amplification of
ideas...
Bruce Springsteen on why he's going on tour to get George Bush out of
office
<http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/
tm_objectid=14506614%26method=full%26siteid=50143%26headline=scorn%2din%
2dthe%2dusa-name_page.html>
[em-quote] motion emotion by Alan Sondheim // via syndicate-l
<http://www.asondheim.org/>
'my cat has a great bandwidth of emotion.'
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07-- electromagnetic transport & communication
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Ford unveils gas-electric hybrid SUV // 36mpg Ford Escape SUV, ~huge
demand
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/APWires/headlines/D849H8SG0.html>
'The hybrid Escape uses a 200-pound, 330-volt battery pack to power
the vehicle at low speeds and in stop-and-go traffic. A 2.3-liter
gas-powered engine kicks in for faster speeds and to recharge the
battery, which also captures part of the energy that would otherwise be
lost during braking.'
The car that changed the world // great story. Model-T anniversary...
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/08/06/model.t/>
'The first Model T came together in much the same way, costing under
$1,000 -- compared with high-end Packards and Cadillacs that went for
more than $3,000. Even Oldsmobiles and Buicks sold for around $1,350.'
.. 'Then Ford and his engineers began to model their manufacturing
system on primitive assembly lines used to make bicycles and sewing
machines, as well as the "disassembly line" in Chicago's meatpacking
plants, in which a cow carcass moved along a line of workers, who would
take it apart piece by piece.' .. 'An influential American in the early
20th century, Ford departs the White House in 1927 after visiting
President Calvin Coolidge.' .. 'By 1914, the Highland Park plant
churned out Model Ts at a clip of one per 93 minutes --the time later
fell to a dizzying one every 24 seconds -- allowing Ford to drop the
car's cost below $300 by 1915, in the price range of the average
American then grossing about $300 a year.' ..... '"If it hadn't been
for Henry Ford's drive to create a mass market for cars, America
wouldn't have a middle class today," wrote Iacocca.' .. 'Increased
travel spurred appeals for better and more roads, the development of
suburbs, the oil industry's rise and a boom in gas stations, strip
malls and motels.' .. 'But the assembly line itself had the biggest
impact on American society, Hyde contended, in making possible the
swift, mass production of everything from computers to "fast food."'
[and] Ford Model T page // (search for 'electric')
<http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/AMS/963/amst2010/proj/pat&jeremy/modelt.htm>
1908 begins production
1915 electric headlights replace gas lamps, electric replaces bulb horn
1919 electric starter offered as optional equipment
1920 electric starter cars use electric lamps
1926 electric starter made standard (22 years after start)
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08-- electromagnetic matter & information
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// 'complex' search engines are not unlike pop/cigarette machine
interfaces.
Search Individualized by Demographics // *** via techNN...
<http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3391251>
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09-- electromagnetic trends & inventions
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Computer science school breaks with tradition // Northface. via TechNN
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/08/05/programming.u.ap/index.html>
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10-- electromagnetic weaponry & warfare
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Iraq Shuts Al Jazeera Baghdad Office for a Month // mediawar
<http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20040807_148.html>
'Iraqi Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib said this week that Arabic
satellite channels were encouraging kidnappings by showing images of
hostages threatened with execution.' .. 'Another government official at
the press conference said the station had "encouraged criminals and
gangsters" in Iraq.' .. 'Al Jazeera's Ballout denied the charge.' ..
'"We are not a political organization that is for or against anybody.
We display what happens on the ground as objectively as possible and in
a balanced way," he said.' .. 'Ballout said the television would
continue to cover events in Iraq despite the closure. "I'm not going to
say it will be easy, but again a creative journalist will try to get a
comprehensive and balanced story out there," he said.'
Denmark, US sign radar base deal
The US and Denmark have agreed to upgrade a radar base in Greenland that
could eventually be used in America's controversial anti-missile
project.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3541254.stm>
'A deal was reached this May, but further negotiations would be needed
for the US to use the radar in their missile defence system,
Greenland's Deputy Premier Josef Motzfeldt told the AFP news agency.'
.. '"Greenland's clear position is that we are opposed to a development
that can threaten world peace and relaunch a new arms race," he said.'
.. 'After Friday's signing Per Stig Moeller said Denmark was not
fundamentally opposed to missile defence.' .. 'But, he added, "we have
said yes to that (Friday's modernisation agreement) and nothing else".'
S.F. man says beheading video is a hoax // mediawar
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11-- electromagnetic business & economics
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Record oil costs deflatestocks // VP .US Private Energy Policy = Public
Oil Tax.
<http://www.washtimes.com/business/20040805-104627-1403r.htm>
'"The longer world oil prices remain at lofty levels, the greater the
danger of an imminent U.S. economic slowdown," said Joseph Quinlan,
chief investment strategist with Banc of America Capital Management.'
.. '"At current levels, oil prices represent a tax on personal
consumption and a growing expense for businesses," he said. The
downturn in consumer spending is particularly dangerous, he said,
because U.S. consumers drive growth both at home and abroad.' .. 'The
discouraging retail sales news blasted stock prices. Many investors had
hoped consumer spending would bounce back last month after a poor
showing during June.'
// VP Cheney publicly defended Enron's acts during this period in
SF/Portland...
[and] Enron man admits manipulating energy market
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/08/05/enron.plea.ap/index.html>
'A federal grand jury in San Francisco had charged him with 11 counts.
Through a plea agreement, he admitted to one count in exchange for the
government dropping the others. As part of the deal, Forney must assist
California and other public agencies in their lawsuits accusing the
industry of inflating energy prices.' .... 'Forney, the manager of
Enron's trading desk, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud --
specifically, that he promised to supply energy Enron did not have and
that he improperly collected electrical grid management fees for
Enron.' .. 'Enron's scheme to charge fees for services it did not
provide was known inside the company as "Forney's Perpetual Loop," the
indictment said.' .... 'Prosecutors also accuse Forney of concocting a
scheme that involved buying energy from California and later selling it
back to the state at inflated prices, making it appear the energy was
generated elsewhere.'
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12-- electromagnetic artworks & artifacts
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edgebots - The Grant BEAM page // ** image and circuit diagram...
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/LANL2003/Edgebots-IMG_7896.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Circuits/555vore_AL.gif>
solar powered walker// image **
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Walkers/Solar_walk-121_2120.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Walkers.htm>
The Phototropic head page // images **
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Head/First_Head-IMG_2888.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Head/Old_light_seeker-IMG_2896.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Head/SolarH.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Heads.htm>
Pummers and Things That Flash // robot images **
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/Pummer_Quarter-
IMG_0199.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/Case_pummer2-IMG_3024.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/Blue_pummer-121_2123.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/White_pummer-121_2126.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/Dual_pummer-125_2509.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Pummers.htm>
[and] (solar powered laser pointer)
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/Solar_Laser-125_2515.jpg>
[and] chunk of crystal (internally illuminated)
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Pummers/Crystal_pummer-
125_2503.jpg>
The Photovore page // images **
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Photovores/simple_vore-
IMG_2854.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Photovores/Underneath-IMG_2857.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Photovores/386_mouse-121_2108.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Photovores/First_Herbie-
IMG_2882.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Photovores.htm>
The Turbot page // **
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Turbot/First_Turmet-IMG_2883.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Turbot/Turmet4-IMG_1833.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Turbot/Helios-121_2140.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Turbots.htm>
The Artsy stuff page // *** flower sculpture, solar lantern
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Artsy/Flower-IMG_2754.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Artsy/Lantern-IMG_2760.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Artsy.htm>
The Miscellaneous page // fanbot! ** aibo-tail....
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/Fanbot3_Front-IMG_1157.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/Fanbot2-Front-IMG_1152.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/Fanbot2_Back-IMG_1154.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/LANL_Bot-IMG_7874.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/Beetle_bot-IMG_3138.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/Aibo_tail-121_2105.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Misc.htm>
*** <http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/MISC/Edgebots-121_2149.jpg>
movie page of all of the above // in .avi format...
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Movies.htm>
a few great EM-related photographs from this persons' page
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Non%20Beam/img_2718.jpg>
March 9, 2003 -- Leaving the city on my way home. It was very cold
around
-32C (-25.6F) the ice crystals in the air reflect the city lights, The
mercury vapor lights make the blue streaks and the sodium lights make
the orange color. No trick of the camera either this is how it looked.
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Non%20Beam/City_lights-
IMG_3593.jpg>
check out this daskboard powercable hack!!!
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/images/Non%20Beam/img_1757.jpg>
<http://grant.solarbotics.net/Non-beam.htm>
// something is going on (in mn.us) with architectural-infrastructural
painting
Lines of Communication - Sally Grayson // **
<http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=44360>
Miscommunication - Sally Grayson // ***
<http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=44362>
In many directions - Sally Grayson // **
<http://www.mnartists.org/work.do?rid=44365>
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13-- Remembering Nuclear War
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59 Years Later: The Legacy of Hiroshima
How the Press Was Spun: Part V. Managing the news at the dawn
of the Atomic Age, a special daily report all this week.
<http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/columns/
pressingissues_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000600449>
'Clearly, with publication on Sept. 5, 1945, of the first stories by
American reporters who had briefly visited Hiroshima, U.S. officials
had a public relations problem on their hands. The lid on Hiroshima was
starting to come off...' .... 'A confluence of events on Sept. 9
suggests that American officials, right up to the White House, had
indeed initiated a public-relations campaign to counter the first
articles from Hiroshima.'
In the Shadow of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The Cultural Conditions of Unconditional Surrender
<http://www.counterpunch.org/price08062004.html>
'Perhaps it is George Taylor's gloomy credentials as a hawk, a
dangerously- anti- Communist- conservative, and as an intelligence
insider that makes his voice such an intriguing one in the chorus of
those questioning the necessity of Truman's deployment of the A-Bomb.
While out of the A-Bomb decision making loop Taylor and others at the
OWI knew Japan was ripe for (pseudo- unconditional) surrender. Like
many others, Taylor later came to believe that Truman's decision to use
of nuclear weapons had more to do with "scaring the hell out of the
Soviet Union" than it did with saving the inflated estimates of
American lives some argued would be lost in a Japanese invasion and
occupation.'
Destruction at Hiroshima // Thursday August 9, 1945...
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/japan/story/0,7369,1277649,00.html>
'Photographs show that four and one-tenth square miles-60 per cent of
the city's built-up area-is completely destroyed. Only a few skeletons
of buildings are shown standing. No crater is visible in the
photographs but it seems that terrific heat from the bomb kindled
tremendous fires which, while hot, swept over streets.'
1945: US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/6/
newsid_3602000/3602189.stm>
Pressure grows on Japan to listen to foreign A-bomb survivors // in the
womb...
<http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=feature&id=717>
'The team was sent by the Nagasaki prefectural and city governments as
part of a program by the central government to support about 5,000
registered radiation victims living abroad, including some 2,200 South
Koreans. Among others are North Koreans, Chinese and Japanese
immigrants in the United States and Brazil.' .. 'Most of foreign
radiation victims were in Japan at the time of the bombings as
prisoners of war or forced laborers.' .... 'The government provides
financial and medical benefits to A-bomb victims, who are strictly
defined under the Atomic Bomb Victims Relief Law.' .. 'Under the law,
however, both Japanese and foreigners born to the victims cannot
receive aid unless they were in the womb at the moment of the bombings
in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.'
// 'the hibakusha - the Japanese name for those who survived the
bombings...'
Lest we forget-- Nearly six decades after the US dropped atomic bombs on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Justin McCurry reports on efforts to ensure that
the horrors of a nuclear strike remain etched on the collective memory
// ***
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/
0,7792,1276045,00.html>
'Gathering within sight of the burned out shell of the former
industrial promotion hall near the epicentre of the blast, they will
remember the 200,000 people who perished in the immediate aftermath or
who died later from the effects of exposure to radiation.' ..
'Remembering the A-bomb, though, is becoming an increasingly local
affair. Representatives of just two of the world's seven acknowledged
nuclear powers - Pakistan and Russia - will attend.' .... '... the
voices of the hibakusha are being drowned out amid the din of real
politik, especially in a region that is coming to terms with a North
Korea emboldened by a nuclear weapons programme.'
North Koreans abandoned in the shadow of Hiroshima // radiation
survivors...
<http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=548805>
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