2006-03-13T20:39:00.000-08:00

In the middle of deliberations, someone pointed out that the Navy’s proposed antenna produced NIEMR similar to that produced by high-voltage power lines, and that in the largest lines carrying 765 000 volts, the strength of the NIEMR might be as much as a million times stronger. That threw the panel into disarray. The discussions became heated, but, eventually, the scientists agreed they had to recommend some action: that the Navy should inform a special committee advisory to the President that many Americans might be "at risk" from NIEMR from power lines.

Marino, who told his story in a book published years later had no idea that he and his supervisor were about to be drawn into one of the most acrimonious and lonely battle against the industrial-military complex, and prominent figures in the scientific establishment were to play the key role in victimizing him and his supervisor. When it was all over, Becker would lose all grant support, and would have to close his laboratory in Syracuse, New York, after 20 years of pioneering research on the electromagnetic basis of living organisms.

Marino had found that animals exposed to NIEMR of 60Hz from the wall outlet gained less weight and drank less water. The exposed animals also had altered levels of blood proteins and enzymes. That was precisely the same NIEMR that would come from power lines. He had repeated the experiment twice, with the same results.

By then, at least two 765 000 volt lines were being planned, and Marino and Becker were called to give evidence at a power line hearing, which arose from Becker’s warnings. Their experiments had confirmed what the Navy’s own studies had found. Becker had no doubt that the power line was a potential health risk.

Unfortunately, they were up against Herman Schwan and other scientists who would be defending the industry and their own prestige in the scientific establishment.

Schwan had come to United States from Germany in 1947 under Project Paperclip, a controversial government program to import German scientists after WWII. He worked for the U.S. Navy until 1950 when he became a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Schwan had done some research on NIEMR in Germany during the war. After arriving in the U.S., he began to publish papers saying that ‘the laws of physics’ showed that the only effects of NIEMR on living things would be through heating or electric shock.

Schwan’s writings were bound up with the federal government’s concern, which surfaced in the 1950s, over military employees who were reporting various injuries from working around radar -- eye injuries, temporary and permanent sterility, internal bleeding and other problems. In response to these complaints, an Air Force surgeon, Colonel George Knauf was asked to determine how much NIEMR was safe. Knauf and Schwan began to work together, with Schwan being the expert on biological effects.

Schwan regarded the stories of non-thermal injuries anecdotal and unreliable. Accordingly, he regarded NIEMR safe if it did not cause heating. What was the maximum level? Schwan‘s answer was that the body could handle a certain amount of heat, for example by sweating, but if the heat reached the point at which the body’s regulatory mechanisms broke down, temperature would rise and injury would result. According to his calculations, the ‘safe’ level would be 10 milliwatts per square centimetre (mW/cm2).

This level was adopted provisionally by the Department of Defense in 1955, and Knauf got the go-ahead to fund a series of animal experiments to verify Schwan’s calculations.

One of the researchers funded was Solomon Michaelson at the University of Rochester, who used beagle dogs as a test animal, and, "in a revolting series of experiments, he literally cooked dogs alive with NIEMR at levels of 50 to 100mW/cm2". He recorded burns, fluid oozing from the brain and eyes and body temperatures rising to 106-108F.

Other investigators confirmed Michaelson’s work. Gross acute effects had been observed at NIEMR levels only slightly above the safety limit set by Schwan. There was not one instance of an experiment funded by the program that was conducted at power densities below the limit. In other words, non-thermal effects were never investigated

2005-12-26T19:52:00.000-08:00

This is a great new phone from Nokia. With many versatile features such as web browsing and instant messagin, you will be able to stay connected while you are on the go. You also have the convenience of a 1.3 megapixel digital camera, that takes high quality photos wherever you are. With a high resolution TFT display, you will be able to view the photos that you capture with the digital camera. Don't miss out on this great deal on an amazing Cell Phone!!!

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Features:

1.3 megapixel camera (1280 x 960 image resolution)
Customize your muvees with Movie Director
XHTML browser for browsing
65,536-color screen
Push to Talk with dedicated key
Expandable memory (32 MB RS MMC card included)
New multiplayer games over Bluetooth wireless technology
Instant messaging
Multimedia messaging
Customizable color themes
Tri-Band Operation

Tri-band coverage on up to five continents (EGSM900/GSM1800/1900)
Automatic switching between bands

Size

Weight: 110 g
Dimensions: 109 mm x 49 mm x 19 mm, 90 cc
Display and User Interface

Large, high-resolution TFT color display
Up to 65,536 colors
176 x 208-pixel resolution
Series 60 user interface (UI) with selectable themes
Still imaging:

1.3 megapixel camera (1280 x 960 image resolution)
Image capture: JPEG (16.7 million/24-bit color)
Displayed formats: JPEG, GIF87a/89a, EXIF, WBMP, BMP, MBM, PNG
Video:

Capture video clips up to one hour with 32 MB MMC card
Resolution of videos: Q-CIF (176 x 144 pixel)
Video capture: H.263 (16.7 million/24-bit color)
Video Editing

Edit your own video clips on your Nokia 3230 smartphone
Cut your clips, add special effects such as slow motion, and combine them using video editing with Muvee Styles to create your own minimovie up to 10 minutes long
Add text, music, frames and still pictures
Save your creation on your phone and share it by sending your masterpiece as a multimedia message
Kodak Mobile Service
Share and print your megapixel mobile images with Kodak Mobile Service

Upload images over a network connection to the Kodak Web site and then have prints delivered to your address
Print the pictures instantly using Bluetooth wireless technology at any Kodak Kiosk at selected Nokia retail locations
Visual Radio
Listen to music and interact with your favorite radio stations

Find out what song is playing, who sings it, and other artist information
Enter contests and answer surveys, vote for your favorite songs
Download the songs you buy direct to your phone
Find out more at www.visualradio.com
Games

Exclusive new motion-enhanced game: Agent V
Multiplayer games: Rally Pro Contest
Plus Warrior Quest
Messaging

Multimedia messaging: MMS 1.0 for creating, receiving, editing, and sending videos and pictures with AMR voice clips-Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS; picture messaging; SMS distribution list
Predictive text input: Support for all major languages in Europe and Asia-Pacific
Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, and APOP protocols
Presence

Instant Messaging
Presence-enhanced contacts
Music Player

Play MP3s in your phone via the headset or the build in speaker
RealPlayer

Download and play multimedia files (video and audio)
Stream media files through any supported media portals
Full-screen video playback on the phone to view downloaded, streamed, or recorded video clips in bigger size
Supported formats (decoding): .3gp and .mp4 file formats, MPEG-4 video, H.263 video and AMR audio, RealMedia (Real Video and Real Audio), MP3, and AAC
Connectivity

USB with Pop-Port™
Local synchronization of picture gallery, contacts and calendar to PC using PC Suite
Remote over-the-air synchronization with SyncML
Send and receive images, video clips, graphics and business cards
Browsing

XHTML and HTML browsers for viewing xHTML and HTML Web pages on your phone
Browsing over TCP/IP
Smart content download - OMA DRM 1.0 (forward-lock only)
OTA provisioning
Mobile wallet for online transactions and storing your confidential information such as credit card numbers, user names, and passwords
Data Transfer

EDGE: Mobile broadband access with upload up to 35,2 kbps and download up to 178,6 kbps
Note: Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support
GPRS multislot class 10, up to 80 kbps
Bluetooth Wireless Technology

Talk handsfree with a wireless Bluetooth headset enhancement
Play wireless multiplayer games over a Bluetooth connection
Synchronize your phone and compatible PC over a local Bluetooth wireless connection
Call Management

Push to Talk over cellular network via dedicated key
Java™ Applications

Java™ MIDP 2.0
Downloadable applications including news clients and travel guides
Voice Features

Voice dialing
Voice commands
Voice recorder
Integrated handsfree speaker
Digital Services

Graphics, icons, animations, logos
Games: Possibility to download new games
Ringing, alert, and gaming tones: MP3, MIDI with support for up to 48 polyphonic sounds
Themes: Possibility to download new themes including color schemes, and ringing tones
Sales Package Contents

Nokia 3230 phone
Nokia Battery BL-5B, Li-Ion 760 mAh
Nokia Standard Charger ACP-7 (Nokia Travel Charger ACP-12 in selected countries)
Nokia Stereo Headset HDS-3
Nokia 32 MB RS MultiMediaCard (MMC)
User Guide
Download PC Suite from www.nokia.com/pcsuite

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