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The Rijksmuseum

October 18, 2015 at 7:10 pm

“Art is not a thing; it is a way.”~Elbert Hubbard

By Catherine Austin Fitts

On Friday I visited one of the great museums of the world – The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The Rijksmuseum is listed as the #1 thing to do in Amsterdam by Trip Advisor

Some of the most important attractions at the Rijksmuseum are paintings of Rembrandt, Van Gogh and Vemeer.  Perhaps the star attraction is Rembrandt‘s The Night Watch

In my attempt to understand why one painting is so important, I watched the BBC documentary on The Night Watch from its series “The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Seventeenth Century Masters” and explored the popularity of the painting here in the Netherlands. Check out “Cultured Flashmob recreates Rembrandt’s Night Watch.”

Standing before the painting today, it was amazing to see the power of Rembrandt’s portrait. He had the gift to look into the heart of things. Or, as Wordsworth once wrote:

While with an eye made quiet by the power

Of harmony, and the deep power of joy,

     We see into the life of things.”

I remember once touring a private showing of Cezanne paintings and realizing that the painting I was studying had captured a living intelligence. It was alive. Cezanne was no longer with us, but his intelligence continued in the intelligence in his paintings.

Near the Rembrandt collection were the paintings of Johannes Vemeer, including one of my favorite, The Milkmaid.

If you have not watched “Tim’s Vermeer“, a documentary about inventor Tim Jenison’s efforts to duplicate Vemeer’s painting technique, I recommend it. We reviewed it in Let’s Go to the Movies in 2014.

Having made my way to the museum by a bicycle taxi, I had the time to take the Canal Bus back to my hotel. The canals of Amsterdam are a marvel. Sailing through them on a return voyage was the perfect ending to my afternoon.

Once again I am reminded that beauty is no luxury – it is necessary for survival.

From the looks of the endless flow of people pouring into the Rijksmuseum, the people of the Netherlands know this well.

Theranos: A Question from a Subscriber

News & CommentaryOctober 18, 2015 at 7:10 pm

Question from a Solari Report Subscriber:

Re: Theranos

Theranos has drawn big scrutiny. I suspect there is more to this story given the board populated by many Bohemian Grove types and headed by a bright, attractive, and media-hyped woman.

On the next Solari Report could I kindly ask you to share your thoughts?

Response from Catherine:

Will do! Stay tuned for this week’s Ask Catherine on the Solari Report.

For background, here is a brief chronology of the company and links to recent articles

Chronology:

2003

Theranos is founded by Stanford University student Elizabeth Holmes with the goal of streamlining and standardizing blood tests by creating a hand-held device.

2005

Theranos hires Dr. Ian Gibbons, a British biochemist.

According to WSJ Gibbons working with other Theranos scientists produced 23 patents. Founder Elizabeth Holmes is listed as a co-inventor on 19.

2010

In 2010, Theranos raised an additional $45 million from a single unnamed investor, bringing its total funding to more than $70 million. Investors include Draper Fisher Jurvetson, ATA Ventures, Tako Ventures, Continental Properties Inc., and Larry Ellison, former CEO of Oracle.

May 23, 2013

Dr. Gibbons commits suicide. According to the WSJ, his wife said that he “told me nothing was working.”

July 2013

In July 2013, the composition of the Theranos board of directors changes markedly, with departure of Channing Robertson (emeritus professor, chemical engineering, Stanford University), experienced pharma and biotech executive Robert B. Shapiro (former chairman/CEO of the Pharmacia, Monsanto, and G.D. Searle group of companies), and financier Pete Thomas (principal, ATA Ventures). Remaining from the original board were Theranos President and COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani and former Secretary of State George Shultz; added to the new board were Riley P. Bechtel (chairman of the board at Bechtel Group), Richard Kovacevich (former Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO), Sam Nunn and Bill Frist (former U.S. Senators), Henry Kissinger (former Secretary of State), William Perry (former Secretary of Defense), William Foege (epidemiologist, former director U.S. CDC), James Mattis (General, USMC, retired) and Gary Roughead(Admiral, USN, retired), several of whom are members of Stanford’s Hoover Institution, with medical doctors Frist and Foege, and lawyer/executive Bechtel being added most lately (in 2014).

2014

Forbes lists Theranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes as worth $4.5 billion based on a company valuation of $9 billion. http://www.forbes.com/profile/elizabeth-holmes/

October 2015

WSJ publishes http://www.wsj.com/articles/theranos-has-struggled-with-blood-tests-1444881901 and http://www.wsj.com/articles/hot-startup-theranos-dials-back-lab-tests-at-fdas-behest-1444961864?tesla=y

Theranos under fire: 10 things to know about the story everyone’s talking about

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