Saturday, March 19, 2011
The Devil in the White City
An unusual book, that will keep you interested, it is about a character that lived in Chicago at the time of the World's Fair, and it steeps you in the sounds, smells and aura of the city as it grew.
Tommy Edwards-Please Love Me Forever
Pray and hold good thoughts, we can get through this world catastrophe! Remember the Dorsey brothers, they had so many hits...!!!
Brook Benton and Dinah Washington - Baby (You've Got What It Takes)
We've got what it takes to make the world a better place to live...
It's All In The Game - Tommy Edwards
Morning Side Of The Mountain; Please Mr. Sun
This brings you back to the 50's a time of beautiful music, relax and enjoy three songs
This brings you back to the 50's a time of beautiful music, relax and enjoy three songs
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
Whie we are healing from the worst disaster the world has known since the end of the 2nd World War, it is time for music....Most likely I published this in my blog in the past, but, it is one of my favorites for rhythm, and sound.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Redundant cooling...why not use wind turbines at nuclear plants
Madlyn FafardDave DeCenzo
Dave, what do you think about this....would it make sense to plan to close down any of the plants immediately that are on faults, and to build new ones that are the pebble type, not able to have a melt down....this would seem intelligent, with a long term plan of phasing out the old plants that pose such danger to the public. Can we afford this type of a catastrophe, this loss of life and contamination? We need leadership , we can not allow this type of danger to exist when we have new technology, my mind tells me...what say you?
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Dave DeCenzo The 200MW VHTGR being built in Idaho for the DOE will provide a proof of concept. After that plant passes its commissioning tests in 2014, then copies can be built. Certainly, site plans could be done ahead of then and any enviro permits ap...plied for and so on for other sites. Existing plants on fault lines will not necessarily see a tsunami, but re-evaluation of cool-down redundancies after emergency shutdown is warranted. I would rather see the worst coal plants taken off line before the nukes if the nuke re-evaluations determine there are sufficiently low risks. Imagine how this would have played out if the Japan plants had had 3 or 4 WindTurbines of size 3MW sitting there as redundancy for the diesel generators and batteries. I have not seen a weather report yet where the wind stopped over there.
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18 hours ago · LikeUnlikeMadlyn Fafard great thinking Dave, there is no question the wind power would have been able to save the day...how can we get the Politicians to listen to this type of thinkingNuclear space vehicles using pebble bed reactors (SAE)
Dave, what do you think about this....would it make sense to plan to close down any of the plants immediately that are on faults, and to build new ones that are the pebble type, not able to have a melt down....this would seem intelligent, with a long term plan of phasing out the old plants that pose such danger to the public. Can we afford this type of a catastrophe, this loss of life and contamination? We need leadership , we can not allow this type of danger to exist when we have new technology, my mind tells me...what say you?
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Dave DeCenzo The 200MW VHTGR being built in Idaho for the DOE will provide a proof of concept. After that plant passes its commissioning tests in 2014, then copies can be built. Certainly, site plans could be done ahead of then and any enviro permits ap...plied for and so on for other sites. Existing plants on fault lines will not necessarily see a tsunami, but re-evaluation of cool-down redundancies after emergency shutdown is warranted. I would rather see the worst coal plants taken off line before the nukes if the nuke re-evaluations determine there are sufficiently low risks. Imagine how this would have played out if the Japan plants had had 3 or 4 WindTurbines of size 3MW sitting there as redundancy for the diesel generators and batteries. I have not seen a weather report yet where the wind stopped over there.
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18 hours ago · LikeUnlikeMadlyn Fafard great thinking Dave, there is no question the wind power would have been able to save the day...how can we get the Politicians to listen to this type of thinkingNuclear space vehicles using pebble bed reactors (SAE)
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Buckminster Fuller,
R. Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller
Bucky Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. He published more than 30 books, inventing and popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth" and synergetics. He is best known for his invention of the geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their resemblance to "Bucky's" geodesic spheres.
New Dimensions had the enormous privilege to sit down with Bucky on many occasions. We've recently digitized several of those programs. Bucky had a way of answering an inquiry in detail. His mind was so encompassing, he never talked in the kind of sound-bytes, which we've been so accustomed to hearing on the media. He takes us on a whirlwind tour of history, as he connects the dots of unfolding humanity. So, enjoy the ride with R. Buckminster Fuller.
The following programs can be downloaded as audio or transcript. Or, you may want both. There is something powerful in the transmission of his own voice, but you may want to follow along with the transcript, because he talks very fast, and his language patterns are very precise, but not what we are used to hearing.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
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IS THERE ENOUGH TO GO AROUND? with BUCKMINSTER FULLER
Program #1570 - Buy Now $1.99 - MP3 Download or Transcript
Topics explorered in this dialogue include:
What was the highly developed geometry of the Babylonians
Why there are sixty minutes in an hour
Why churches fought progressive cosmology
How geometry as taught today still reinforces the "flat Earth" concept
What was the fundamental beliefs behind the rise of Marxism
How invisible realities have changed our world
What is the humanitarian potential of technology and industry
Why "we can no longer rationalize selfishness"
How invisible realities are changing the dynamics of history
What outer-space exploration taught us about human needs
What "the little individual" can do to help humanity and the planet
One of the most comprehensive and imaginative thinkers of our time is captured in essence here, as he gives an extraordinary overview of the state of the planet and human history. Asked whether there are enough resources to support our growing population, the late Buckminster Fuller, age 85 when this was recorded, responds with a tour-de-force capsule history of Western civilization—a refutation of the economics of scarcity first propounded by Thomas Malthus. His answer, spanning politics, religion, geodesic domes, the arms race and more, tickles and challenges our thinking about every topic in his path, as he describes the advent of a new world where selfishness is no longer necessary. Says Fuller, "We are on the threshold of a new wave."
He is the author of many books including Utopia or Oblivion (Bantam 1971) and Critical Path (St. Martin's 1981). To learn more about the work of R. Buckminster Fuller go to www.bfi.org
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AROUND THE UNIVERSE with R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER
R. Buckminster Fuller has been called, "the Leonardo da Vinci of our time." In this two-part conversation, the visionary inventor, philosopher and humanitarian gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now, and how to proceed from here. He describes "cosmic cost accounting," being a "comprehensivist" instead of a specialist, doing more with less, experiential knowing, and the ultimate challenge to the future of humanity. In his autobiographical book Critical Path (St. Martin's Press 1981), Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind. This two-part conversation is the "summing up of the summing up."
AROUND THE UNIVERSE with R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER - Part A
Program #1606A - Buy Now $1.99 - MP3 Download or Transcript
Topics explorered in this dialogue include:
How to do more with less
What were the major shifts in our cultural worldview during Bucky's lifetime
What is the story of selfishness and hoarding in Western civilization
How specialization has blinded us
How we may develop "livingry" instead of weaponry
Why the number one instinct of the power structure has always been divide to conquer
What is the difference between wealth and money
AROUND THE UNIVERSE with R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER - Part B
Program #1606B - Buy Now $1.99 - MP3 Download or Transcript
Topics explorered in this dialogue include:
What is cosmic accounting: the real cost of what we consume
How the space program has changed our awareness of Earth
What you can do to contribute to the welfare of the planet
Why a triangle is the strongest structural shape
How private property evolved with corporations
How synergetic geometry makes it possible to understand nature's coordinating principles
How we can eliminate the use of fossil fuels
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Bucky Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an engineer, author, designer, inventor, and futurist. He published more than 30 books, inventing and popularizing terms such as "Spaceship Earth" and synergetics. He is best known for his invention of the geodesic dome. Carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their resemblance to "Bucky's" geodesic spheres.
New Dimensions had the enormous privilege to sit down with Bucky on many occasions. We've recently digitized several of those programs. Bucky had a way of answering an inquiry in detail. His mind was so encompassing, he never talked in the kind of sound-bytes, which we've been so accustomed to hearing on the media. He takes us on a whirlwind tour of history, as he connects the dots of unfolding humanity. So, enjoy the ride with R. Buckminster Fuller.
The following programs can be downloaded as audio or transcript. Or, you may want both. There is something powerful in the transmission of his own voice, but you may want to follow along with the transcript, because he talks very fast, and his language patterns are very precise, but not what we are used to hearing.
Follow us on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IS THERE ENOUGH TO GO AROUND? with BUCKMINSTER FULLER
Program #1570 - Buy Now $1.99 - MP3 Download or Transcript
Topics explorered in this dialogue include:
What was the highly developed geometry of the Babylonians
Why there are sixty minutes in an hour
Why churches fought progressive cosmology
How geometry as taught today still reinforces the "flat Earth" concept
What was the fundamental beliefs behind the rise of Marxism
How invisible realities have changed our world
What is the humanitarian potential of technology and industry
Why "we can no longer rationalize selfishness"
How invisible realities are changing the dynamics of history
What outer-space exploration taught us about human needs
What "the little individual" can do to help humanity and the planet
One of the most comprehensive and imaginative thinkers of our time is captured in essence here, as he gives an extraordinary overview of the state of the planet and human history. Asked whether there are enough resources to support our growing population, the late Buckminster Fuller, age 85 when this was recorded, responds with a tour-de-force capsule history of Western civilization—a refutation of the economics of scarcity first propounded by Thomas Malthus. His answer, spanning politics, religion, geodesic domes, the arms race and more, tickles and challenges our thinking about every topic in his path, as he describes the advent of a new world where selfishness is no longer necessary. Says Fuller, "We are on the threshold of a new wave."
He is the author of many books including Utopia or Oblivion (Bantam 1971) and Critical Path (St. Martin's 1981). To learn more about the work of R. Buckminster Fuller go to www.bfi.org
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AROUND THE UNIVERSE with R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER
R. Buckminster Fuller has been called, "the Leonardo da Vinci of our time." In this two-part conversation, the visionary inventor, philosopher and humanitarian gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now, and how to proceed from here. He describes "cosmic cost accounting," being a "comprehensivist" instead of a specialist, doing more with less, experiential knowing, and the ultimate challenge to the future of humanity. In his autobiographical book Critical Path (St. Martin's Press 1981), Bucky sums up a lifetime of deep thought and concern for the planet and humankind. This two-part conversation is the "summing up of the summing up."
AROUND THE UNIVERSE with R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER - Part A
Program #1606A - Buy Now $1.99 - MP3 Download or Transcript
Topics explorered in this dialogue include:
How to do more with less
What were the major shifts in our cultural worldview during Bucky's lifetime
What is the story of selfishness and hoarding in Western civilization
How specialization has blinded us
How we may develop "livingry" instead of weaponry
Why the number one instinct of the power structure has always been divide to conquer
What is the difference between wealth and money
AROUND THE UNIVERSE with R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER - Part B
Program #1606B - Buy Now $1.99 - MP3 Download or Transcript
Topics explorered in this dialogue include:
What is cosmic accounting: the real cost of what we consume
How the space program has changed our awareness of Earth
What you can do to contribute to the welfare of the planet
Why a triangle is the strongest structural shape
How private property evolved with corporations
How synergetic geometry makes it possible to understand nature's coordinating principles
How we can eliminate the use of fossil fuels
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partner with New Dimensions Media and New Dimensions World Broadcasting Network which seeks to seed the public dialogue with these programs of "Uncommon Wisdom for Unconventional Times." It is through your membership donation and others like you that we are able to continue to broadcast the dream that we are dreaming together for a better world. Become a new or renewing member of "
Friends of New Dimensions" (FOND), now.
Become a member today. You may join on-line, or call us at 800-935-8273,
or email at info@newdimensions.org.
Contributions from FOND members are the primary support for the
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New Dimensions is a listener supported public benefit, social profit,
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© 2010 New Dimensions Foundation. All Rights Reserved
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