The sun was a golden orb slipping down the horizon when Sterling started the long trek home.
Caught in a crush of afternoon rush-hour traffic at the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles, he casually flipped the dial of the radio in search of some classical music to calm his nerves.
Los Angeles drivers are terrors on wheels!
The botanist was completely the opposite on the other hand.
In fact, his friends dreaded the thought of being a passenger while he was at the wheel.
"You drive like an old lady," Frankie noted in frustration one day last fall, as he wiggled in his seat uncomfortably.
"Everyone is passing us."
The unemployed auto worker was clearly humiliated.
True, Sterling was a cautious motorist.
When the Ohio-born only child moved to the big bad orange (his nickname for LA LA LAND) he made a pact with himself not to get caught up in the road rage prevalent on the highways and byways of sunny southern California.
He hung a crucifix on the rear view mirror and made a point of "blessing" his car every time he alighted inside his fire engine red Fiat.
Sterling was very fussy about anyone touching his car. Valet parking? Not on your sweet short life. He rented an apartment off an alley where car jockeys parked upscale vehicles for their chic owners when they trotted off for cocktails and dinner at any one of the trendy watering holes on restaurant row on La Cienega Boulevard.
The way they tore down the dark alleys - with dust and pebbles flying wildly in all directions - convinced him.
No way Jose!
Of course, he wasn't one of those phony show-biz wannabees anxious to be spied by one of the paparazzi from TMZ or Page 6 scrambling for a revealing scoop or photo opportunity.
"I dont' care if I have the right-of-way. If they want to go - I say - let them speed on to their untimely deaths without me."
If someone tailgated him, he simply pulled over to the curb and waved them on.
"Be my guest, road hog," he'd mutter under his breath.
He was improving his Karma, after all, in the grand scheme of things.
Suddenly, a few words of a talk show host which floated across the airwaves on the squawk box, intrigued him.
"H.A.A.R.P. is a scientific research facility located near Gakon in the remote Alaskan outback and is a joint Navy and Air Force project. This facility is used to study the earth's ionosphere, the electrically-charged belt surrounding our planet's upper atmosphere ranging between 40 to 60 miles from its surface."
Because Sterling was essentially a plant doctor, in his opinion flowers and trees - and wildlife in general - vibrated on a level of intelligence man was unfamiliar with.
Years ago, when researchers encouraged plant lovers to talk soothingly to their leafy green mood-boosters around their homes to promote growth, most Americans thought the scientists were off their rockers.
But, legitimate experiments have established since then that plants are not only sensitive, but capable of sensing danger.
For instance, in one controlled lab setting, a tomato plant with ripe fruit was placed on a table with a handful of electrodes attached to a lie detector machine.
When a researcher outside the door of the lab was given instructions to enter and stroll up to the plant and pluck off a tomato, the monitor registered a pronounced reaction on the screen.
The test results established that fear swept over the plant for a moment or two.
And, as soon as the scientist strode into the lab and snatched a tomato off a branch, the plant literally went into shock.
The ramifications were astounding.
Sterling was intrigued about the concept of H.A.A.R.P. for good reason.
According to the disc jockey, H.A.A.R.P was a controversial high frequency radio transmitter also known as an "ionospheric" heater.
On the surface, explanations about the project sounded innocent enough.
The Military has been using the billion-watt pulsed radio beam in the earth's upper atmosphere to create extremely low frequency waves (or ELF waves) with beneficial effects.
"This technology is expected to enhance communications with submarines and allow mankind to see into the Earth and detect anything from oil reserves to underground military targets."
Oh, oh!
An alarm bell went off in Sterling's handsome little head.
If H.A.A.R.P. was being used strictly for humanitarian reasons - to better the daily lives of sentient beings on the planet by curing disease, healing the environment, and forewarning about impending global disasters - wouldn't the project be run by scientists instead of the military?
The applications of the "science" can be traced back to the work of Nikola Tesla, a Yugoslavian Scientist, and his amazing achievements which include the Tesla Coil or "magnifying transmitter" which is still used in televisions and radios today.
When Sterling cruised to their web site later that evening, he learned some eye-opening facts.
The transmitter generates extremely low frequency (ELF) waves and is capable of communicating with submerged submarines and conducting geophysical probes to identify and characterize natural ionospheric processes so that techniques can be developed to mitigate or control them.
Anti-H.A.A.R.P activists fear that the Military may be experimenting with Tesla's concept with the ultimate aim of developing mind control techniques.
And, at one web site, a hysterical blogger made wild claims that the recent raft of earthquakes in politically-sensitive hot-spots were man made.
"It's all documented," he asserted to doubters in the comment section, though it didn't escape Sterling's attention that he neglected to post any evidence supporting the claims.
When Sterling put forth that question, the dizzy blogger's response was quick and to the point.
"It's highly sensitive material, that's why."
A handful of concerned individuals are involved in a strident effort to shut H.A.A.R.P. down.
They worry about the fact the military is capable of generating an ionospheric lens capable of focusing on large amounts of high frequency energy and ionospheric processes that may be potentially exploited for a Department of Defense Electron acceleration of infrared (IR).
Say what?
In addition, the Government has fessed up they intend to utilize optical emissions to control radio wave propagation properties and generate geomagnetic field aligned ionization to control the reflection-scattering properties of radio waves.
H.A.A.R.P is a remarkable tool also capable of using oblique heating to produce effects on radio wave propagation - and thus - broadening potential military applications for ionospheric enhancement technology.
To alleviate widespread fear, managers have asserted publicly that the applications being used at the facility in Alaska are relatively harmless.
For example, one spokesperson at H.A.A.R.P. stressed that the fundamental goal of the research conducted is knowledge gathering in nature.
In sum, allegedly the aim is to understand natural phenomenon occurring in the Earth's ionosphere and near-space environment.
Information derived from this research will have a major value in the design of future communication and navigation systems for both military and civilian use.
Although research conducted at the H.A.A.R.P. observatory is generally published in peer-reviewed scientific journals - such as the Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, and Radio Science - naysayers contend that the results of experiments of a highly sensitive nature are kept secret.
And, there have been allegations that negative impacts on the environment in the vicinity have been kept under wraps.
"All of the significant environmental impacts associated with building and operating the H.A.A.R.P. observatory at Gakona can be mitigated to an acceptable level," a spokesman boasted.
"Some insignificant potential impacts, such as lost habitat, and wildlife impacts, may not be mitigated," staunch opponents fire back angrily.
According to project scientists, the H.A.A.R.P. facility will not affect weather.
Critics disagree.
Sterling was troubled about the data he stumbled on.
The military possibilities were scary.
And, the Government's tendency to downplay their involvement was downright suspicious.
No wonder, there were so many conspiracy theories running rampant on the Internet recently," Sterling quipped to a friend over coffee at Starbucks.
Intelligent concerned citizens like actor Martin Sheen have jumped on the protest bandwagon.
Why not Sterling?
(to be continued)
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Caught in a crush of afternoon rush-hour traffic at the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles, he casually flipped the dial of the radio in search of some classical music to calm his nerves.
Los Angeles drivers are terrors on wheels!
The botanist was completely the opposite on the other hand.
In fact, his friends dreaded the thought of being a passenger while he was at the wheel.
"You drive like an old lady," Frankie noted in frustration one day last fall, as he wiggled in his seat uncomfortably.
"Everyone is passing us."
The unemployed auto worker was clearly humiliated.
True, Sterling was a cautious motorist.
When the Ohio-born only child moved to the big bad orange (his nickname for LA LA LAND) he made a pact with himself not to get caught up in the road rage prevalent on the highways and byways of sunny southern California.
He hung a crucifix on the rear view mirror and made a point of "blessing" his car every time he alighted inside his fire engine red Fiat.
Sterling was very fussy about anyone touching his car. Valet parking? Not on your sweet short life. He rented an apartment off an alley where car jockeys parked upscale vehicles for their chic owners when they trotted off for cocktails and dinner at any one of the trendy watering holes on restaurant row on La Cienega Boulevard.
The way they tore down the dark alleys - with dust and pebbles flying wildly in all directions - convinced him.
No way Jose!
Of course, he wasn't one of those phony show-biz wannabees anxious to be spied by one of the paparazzi from TMZ or Page 6 scrambling for a revealing scoop or photo opportunity.
"I dont' care if I have the right-of-way. If they want to go - I say - let them speed on to their untimely deaths without me."
If someone tailgated him, he simply pulled over to the curb and waved them on.
"Be my guest, road hog," he'd mutter under his breath.
He was improving his Karma, after all, in the grand scheme of things.
Suddenly, a few words of a talk show host which floated across the airwaves on the squawk box, intrigued him.
"H.A.A.R.P. is a scientific research facility located near Gakon in the remote Alaskan outback and is a joint Navy and Air Force project. This facility is used to study the earth's ionosphere, the electrically-charged belt surrounding our planet's upper atmosphere ranging between 40 to 60 miles from its surface."
Because Sterling was essentially a plant doctor, in his opinion flowers and trees - and wildlife in general - vibrated on a level of intelligence man was unfamiliar with.
Years ago, when researchers encouraged plant lovers to talk soothingly to their leafy green mood-boosters around their homes to promote growth, most Americans thought the scientists were off their rockers.
But, legitimate experiments have established since then that plants are not only sensitive, but capable of sensing danger.
For instance, in one controlled lab setting, a tomato plant with ripe fruit was placed on a table with a handful of electrodes attached to a lie detector machine.
When a researcher outside the door of the lab was given instructions to enter and stroll up to the plant and pluck off a tomato, the monitor registered a pronounced reaction on the screen.
The test results established that fear swept over the plant for a moment or two.
And, as soon as the scientist strode into the lab and snatched a tomato off a branch, the plant literally went into shock.
The ramifications were astounding.
Sterling was intrigued about the concept of H.A.A.R.P. for good reason.
According to the disc jockey, H.A.A.R.P was a controversial high frequency radio transmitter also known as an "ionospheric" heater.
On the surface, explanations about the project sounded innocent enough.
The Military has been using the billion-watt pulsed radio beam in the earth's upper atmosphere to create extremely low frequency waves (or ELF waves) with beneficial effects.
"This technology is expected to enhance communications with submarines and allow mankind to see into the Earth and detect anything from oil reserves to underground military targets."
Oh, oh!
An alarm bell went off in Sterling's handsome little head.
If H.A.A.R.P. was being used strictly for humanitarian reasons - to better the daily lives of sentient beings on the planet by curing disease, healing the environment, and forewarning about impending global disasters - wouldn't the project be run by scientists instead of the military?
The applications of the "science" can be traced back to the work of Nikola Tesla, a Yugoslavian Scientist, and his amazing achievements which include the Tesla Coil or "magnifying transmitter" which is still used in televisions and radios today.
When Sterling cruised to their web site later that evening, he learned some eye-opening facts.
The transmitter generates extremely low frequency (ELF) waves and is capable of communicating with submerged submarines and conducting geophysical probes to identify and characterize natural ionospheric processes so that techniques can be developed to mitigate or control them.
Anti-H.A.A.R.P activists fear that the Military may be experimenting with Tesla's concept with the ultimate aim of developing mind control techniques.
And, at one web site, a hysterical blogger made wild claims that the recent raft of earthquakes in politically-sensitive hot-spots were man made.
"It's all documented," he asserted to doubters in the comment section, though it didn't escape Sterling's attention that he neglected to post any evidence supporting the claims.
When Sterling put forth that question, the dizzy blogger's response was quick and to the point.
"It's highly sensitive material, that's why."
A handful of concerned individuals are involved in a strident effort to shut H.A.A.R.P. down.
They worry about the fact the military is capable of generating an ionospheric lens capable of focusing on large amounts of high frequency energy and ionospheric processes that may be potentially exploited for a Department of Defense Electron acceleration of infrared (IR).
Say what?
In addition, the Government has fessed up they intend to utilize optical emissions to control radio wave propagation properties and generate geomagnetic field aligned ionization to control the reflection-scattering properties of radio waves.
H.A.A.R.P is a remarkable tool also capable of using oblique heating to produce effects on radio wave propagation - and thus - broadening potential military applications for ionospheric enhancement technology.
To alleviate widespread fear, managers have asserted publicly that the applications being used at the facility in Alaska are relatively harmless.
For example, one spokesperson at H.A.A.R.P. stressed that the fundamental goal of the research conducted is knowledge gathering in nature.
In sum, allegedly the aim is to understand natural phenomenon occurring in the Earth's ionosphere and near-space environment.
Information derived from this research will have a major value in the design of future communication and navigation systems for both military and civilian use.
Although research conducted at the H.A.A.R.P. observatory is generally published in peer-reviewed scientific journals - such as the Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, and Radio Science - naysayers contend that the results of experiments of a highly sensitive nature are kept secret.
And, there have been allegations that negative impacts on the environment in the vicinity have been kept under wraps.
"All of the significant environmental impacts associated with building and operating the H.A.A.R.P. observatory at Gakona can be mitigated to an acceptable level," a spokesman boasted.
"Some insignificant potential impacts, such as lost habitat, and wildlife impacts, may not be mitigated," staunch opponents fire back angrily.
According to project scientists, the H.A.A.R.P. facility will not affect weather.
Critics disagree.
Sterling was troubled about the data he stumbled on.
The military possibilities were scary.
And, the Government's tendency to downplay their involvement was downright suspicious.
No wonder, there were so many conspiracy theories running rampant on the Internet recently," Sterling quipped to a friend over coffee at Starbucks.
Intelligent concerned citizens like actor Martin Sheen have jumped on the protest bandwagon.
Why not Sterling?
(to be continued)
http://www.thetattler.biz
