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Month: May 2010

  • Of Brownies and Obamacare and …

    George Rebane To get an idea of the impact of the new federal tsunamis headed our way, tsunamis that may finally swamp this dear land of ours, take a look at this 26 page recipe for brownies from the US Air Force cookbook – MILITARY SPECIFICATION, COOKIES, OATMEAL; AND BROWNIES; COCOLATE COVERED.   Can you imagine…

  • First Designed and Built Living Cell

    George Rebane By now you’ve probably heard that Man has been able to mess with some snippets of DNA and fabricate a new double helix that when inserted into an ‘empty’ (of nucleus) cell body, the thing became a living and self-replicating cell.  While not the real deal of starting from scratch with a bunch…

  • Whitecaps in Our Teapot (updated 25may2010)

    George Rebane As election day June 8th approaches in Nevada County, all campaigns are heating up going into the home stretch.  In the attempt to cast prudent votes that reflect our values and hopes for the county, we now begin to really digest the voter information that has been blanketing us for the last several…

  • My Meg Whitman Interview

    Robert Patton [Robert Patton is a large-scale data systems developer and program manager living in southern California.  Robert is also a long time friend, colleague, and entrepreneur.  His email earlier today mentioned a serendipitous and interesting conversation he had with Meg Whitman, Republican candidate for governor and former CEO of eBay.  Whitman was doing random…

  • Ruminations – 21may2010 (updated)

    George Rebane – Resource utilization and environmental husbandry solutions– Reconquista is alive and well– Public service unions (I am not alone!)– NC ARRA update Almost all the silly ideas and laws we have to better use our resources and ‘save’ the environment are based on an unrealistic and ignorant view of the future.  Reading the history of predictions about…

  • Other Than Mexican

    George Rebane OTM, that is the classification given to the hundreds (thousands?) of illegal aliens coming across our southern border who originate from countries beyond Mexico.  The biggest threat to us is the number of Muslims that make up the OTM classification.  Most of them come to and through Mexico by a very circuitous route…

  • The War Ends in Liederberg

    George Rebane [This is another in a continuing series of autobiographical sketches that I have been asked to write by friends and family.  I share it with you, my readers, in the hope that these little vignettes (see 'My Story' category) of history and the American immigrant experience are of interest.  But most of all, I…

  • Taking Stock – 17 May 2010

    George Rebane In spite of what may happen this November, 2010 promises to be as devastating to the fortunes of our country as was 2009.  Since returning from our recent travels, I’ve been trying to reframe the major themes now reshaping our future.  These are some thoughts. The American spirit to remain the order-giving hegemon…

  • Culture Counts

    George Rebane  [The following piece was submitted as my monthly column in The Union.  It appears today 15 May 2010 in the newspaper's print and online editions (here).  I also do a bi-weekly radio commentary on KVMR FM 89.5.] We just returned from a trip to the eastern Mediterranean during which we had a chance to see…

  • KVMR commentary – Pabulum, Placebo, or …?

    George Rebane [This is my bi-weekly commentary on KVMR FM 85.9 which aired today 14 May 2010.  I also write a column for The Union.] The country’s tailspin is no longer a secret to at least half the voters.  Many of those people also listen to and watch the Limbaughs, Becks, O’Rileys, and Hannitys of…

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