Saturday, April 13, 2013
Jo Stafford - Something To Remember You By
http://youtu.be/efhQKgaZUW8 This is a great song that is almost forgotten, great one to bring back...a little up tempo will do it....it is hard to find on You Tube, but there are other more upbeat versions. I love Jo Safford's voice
Prokofiev / Boris Karloff, Late 1940s: Peter and the Wolf / Петя и волк ...
What child would not love to listen to this in class and illustrate the musical scenes as they appear in their heads....teaching music, imagination, visualization, color, sound and information all in one pleasant lesson...Teachers have so much fun!
Peggy Sue Got Married - Trailer
If you are longing to see an entertaining movie....I loved this...in fact somewhere on Route 10 I think on the way to California, there is a Peggy Sue's diner, that takes one back to the 50's....so if you head west on 66...oops Rt 10...look for Peggy Sue's diner!
Jose Feliciano - Light My Fire
This song is absolutely the best by Jose, but who can forget the Doors version...and the sad memories of their demise.....
Jose Feliciano - Since I Fell For You
Who can make this song popular again? It deserves to stay with us as we head through the Century...
Jose Feliciano - Rain [Lyrics]
http://youtu.be/AUDPWiv28MI Jose Feliciano, hope we continue to hear more great music for him, this is mesmerizing, relax and enjoy!
Stephen Hawking an Incredible Genius!
April 11, 2013
Stephen Hawking: Space Exploration Is Key To Saving Humanity
By ALICIA CHANG 04/10/13 03:28 PM ET EDT 
LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Hawking, who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration – for humanity's sake.
The 71-year-old Hawking said he did not think humans would survive another 1,000 years "without escaping beyond our fragile planet."
The British cosmologist made the remarks Tuesday before an audience of doctors, nurses and employees at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he toured a stem cell laboratory that's focused on trying to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Hawking was diagnosed with the neurological disorder 50 years ago while a student at Cambridge University. He recalled how he became depressed and initially didn't see a point in finishing his doctorate. But he continued to delve into his studies.
"If you understand how the universe operates, you control it in a way," he said.
Renowned for his work on black holes and the origins of the cosmos, Hawking is famous for bringing esoteric physics concepts to the masses through his best-selling books, including "A Brief History of Time," which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Hawking titled his hourlong lecture to Cedars-Sinai employees "A Brief History of Mine."
Hawking has survived longer than most people with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the muscles. People gradually have more and more trouble breathing and moving as muscles weaken and waste away. There's no cure and no way to reverse the disease's progression. Few people with ALS live longer than a decade.
Hawking receives around-the-clock care, can only communicate by twitching his cheek, and relies on a computer mounted to his wheelchair to convey his thoughts in a distinctive robotic monotone.
Despite his diagnosis, Hawking has remained active. In 2007, he floated like an astronaut on an aircraft that creates weightlessness by making parabolic dives.
Jonathan Winters "The Stick" Apr 1964 Jack Paar
Tribute to Jonathan Winters In 1964, he was at the top of his game....toward the end he is imitating Bing Crosby on the golf course, that explains the voice and the singing....for those that don't know Bing Crosby...
Friday, April 12, 2013
Top 100 - Project Gutenberg
Top 100 - Project Gutenberg A new friend Serge, suggested a site, I had heard about, but forgot in the tumult of life. I was so thrilled to get this site, that when I woke up this morning, I thought...
we started with writing in the sand? then on papyrus, then...eventually we learned to print with Gutenberg, then newspapers so big, I had to read them kneeling on the floor, then to magazines, books and e books, and now you can take a book in matter transform it to the airwaves, and back to matter....
Wow! My books that I treasure look at me from their shelves of importance all over the house, and temptimg me is the beautiful display on my i-pad....I never dreamed, but then, could "Beam me up Scotty, be just around the corner?
we started with writing in the sand? then on papyrus, then...eventually we learned to print with Gutenberg, then newspapers so big, I had to read them kneeling on the floor, then to magazines, books and e books, and now you can take a book in matter transform it to the airwaves, and back to matter....
Wow! My books that I treasure look at me from their shelves of importance all over the house, and temptimg me is the beautiful display on my i-pad....I never dreamed, but then, could "Beam me up Scotty, be just around the corner?
Thursday, April 11, 2013
I saw this in Pinterest, here is the publication that printed it, good source of information...All I want to say is that the market does not control the people, the people control the market....If you want to see what We the People can do, read Freedoms Forge my review of the book is below, or go to Amazon and see the many reviews! I loved the book and I loved to see what WE THE PEOPLE COULD DO...and still can do, if we want to!
Instead of "hyping so-called green energy," Zehner advocates redirecting focus to the impacts of a growing human population and consumption. "If we want to address climate change and the many other consequences of energy production," remarks Zehner, "we'll need to greatly reduce both consumption and the number of people consuming over time."
Zehner argues that "there is no such thing as clean energy, but there is such a thing as less energy." He highlights the disadvantages of renewable energy technologies such as solar cells, wind turbines, biomass, and electric cars. For instance, he claims, "we are now learning that the solar cell industry is one of the fastest growing emitters of virulent greenhouse gases such as sulfur hexafluoride, which has a global warming potential 23,000 times higher than CO2, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."
"There is an impression that we have a choice between fossil fuels and clean energy technologies such as solar cells and wind turbines," Zehner remarks. "That choice is an illusion." He identifies how alternative energy technologies rely on fossil fuels throughout their lifecycles. "Alternative energy technologies rely on fossil fuels for mining operations, fabrication plants, installation, ongoing maintenance and decommissioning. Also, due to the irregular output of wind and solar, these technologies require fossil fuel plants to be running alongside them at all times. Most significantly, alternative energy financing relies on the kind of growth that fossil fuels drive."
This critique comes on the heels of an Op-Ed by economist Paul Krugman , entitled, "Renewable Energy's Not-So-Bright Side," in which he claims to be "skeptical" about the affordability of "running an all- renewable economy." Zehner agrees, "there's a misconception that once alternative energy technologies get off the ground, they can fly on their own. But alternative energy technologies are better understood as a product of fossil fuels."
According to Zehner, if there is a silver bullet to address climate change, it is "to envision a prosperous, yet smaller and less-consuming populace."
Truthout interview: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15588-power-shift-away-from-green-illusions
Green Illusions book: http://GreenIllusions.org
Krugman Op-Ed: http://truth-out.org/news/item/227
Source: http://www.greenillusions.org/
April 11, 2013
Renewable Energy Neither Clean nor a Solution to Climate Change, According to New Truthout Interview
Published on April 10, 2013 at 8:18 AM
Renewable energy is neither clean nor a solution to climate change according to a new Truthout interview with Ozzie Zehner , a visiting scholar at the University of California – Berkeley and author of the book Green Illusions.
The Green Illusion. (PRNewsFoto/Ozzie Zehner)
Instead of "hyping so-called green energy," Zehner advocates redirecting focus to the impacts of a growing human population and consumption. "If we want to address climate change and the many other consequences of energy production," remarks Zehner, "we'll need to greatly reduce both consumption and the number of people consuming over time."
Zehner argues that "there is no such thing as clean energy, but there is such a thing as less energy." He highlights the disadvantages of renewable energy technologies such as solar cells, wind turbines, biomass, and electric cars. For instance, he claims, "we are now learning that the solar cell industry is one of the fastest growing emitters of virulent greenhouse gases such as sulfur hexafluoride, which has a global warming potential 23,000 times higher than CO2, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)."
"There is an impression that we have a choice between fossil fuels and clean energy technologies such as solar cells and wind turbines," Zehner remarks. "That choice is an illusion." He identifies how alternative energy technologies rely on fossil fuels throughout their lifecycles. "Alternative energy technologies rely on fossil fuels for mining operations, fabrication plants, installation, ongoing maintenance and decommissioning. Also, due to the irregular output of wind and solar, these technologies require fossil fuel plants to be running alongside them at all times. Most significantly, alternative energy financing relies on the kind of growth that fossil fuels drive."
This critique comes on the heels of an Op-Ed by economist Paul Krugman , entitled, "Renewable Energy's Not-So-Bright Side," in which he claims to be "skeptical" about the affordability of "running an all- renewable economy." Zehner agrees, "there's a misconception that once alternative energy technologies get off the ground, they can fly on their own. But alternative energy technologies are better understood as a product of fossil fuels."
According to Zehner, if there is a silver bullet to address climate change, it is "to envision a prosperous, yet smaller and less-consuming populace."
Truthout interview: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/15588-power-shift-away-from-green-illusions
Green Illusions book: http://GreenIllusions.org
Krugman Op-Ed: http://truth-out.org/news/item/227
Source: http://www.greenillusions.org/
Hope you will enjoy this article as I did....When his first popular book came out, I struggled to read it, and read it, again.....it brought me into a world of magic, that has haunted me since, I love to read the books written by our scientists for the reading public....they challenge, they excite...and bring you to The Edge of learning...
April 11, 2013
Stephen Hawking: Space Exploration Is Key To Saving Humanity
LOS ANGELES -- Stephen Hawking, who spent his career decoding the universe and even experienced weightlessness, is urging the continuation of space exploration – for humanity's sake.
The 71-year-old Hawking said he did not think humans would survive another 1,000 years "without escaping beyond our fragile planet."
The British cosmologist made the remarks Tuesday before an audience of doctors, nurses and employees at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he toured a stem cell laboratory that's focused on trying to slow the progression of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Hawking was diagnosed with the neurological disorder 50 years ago while a student at Cambridge University. He recalled how he became depressed and initially didn't see a point in finishing his doctorate. But he continued to delve into his studies.
"If you understand how the universe operates, you control it in a way," he said.
Renowned for his work on black holes and the origins of the cosmos, Hawking is famous for bringing esoteric physics concepts to the masses through his best-selling books, including "A Brief History of Time," which sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Hawking titled his hourlong lecture to Cedars-Sinai employees "A Brief History of Mine."
Hawking has survived longer than most people with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. ALS attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control the muscles. People gradually have more and more trouble breathing and moving as muscles weaken and waste away. There's no cure and no way to reverse the disease's progression. Few people with ALS live longer than a decade.
Hawking receives around-the-clock care, can only communicate by twitching his cheek, and relies on a computer mounted to his wheelchair to convey his thoughts in a distinctive robotic monotone.
Despite his diagnosis, Hawking has remained active. In 2007, he floated like an astronaut on an aircraft that creates weightlessness by making parabolic dives.