The New York Times recently reported on the arrest of Jim McCormick, head of a British company that supplied a device called ADE 651s, which he claimed detects hidden bombs. At least 800 of the detectors were purchased by the Iraqi government, for up to $60,000 each.
The problem? They dont work. The device has only one moving part, an antenna-like piece of metal that swivels freely, supposedly
With the recent ending after 30 years of the Trumbull County Society for Psychic Research, members of that group have come together to form a new organization called the Metaphysical Enlightenment Group of Trumbull County.
The MEG TC held its kickoff recently at the Warren Scope Center where the group will meet at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month.
Cortland resident Sharon McKinney, o
Zelda Rubinstein, the diminutive character actress with the childlike voice who was best known as the psychic called in to rid a suburban home of demonic forces in the 1982 horror movie “Poltergeist,” has died. She was 76.
Rubinstein, who also appeared as the mother figure in a high-profile mid-1980s public awareness campaign in Los Angeles aimed at stopping the spread of AIDS, died today of na
Although we can’t technically travel through time (yet), when we think of the past or the future we engage in a sort of mental time travel. This uniquely human ability to psychologically travel through time arguably sets us apart from other species.
Researchers have recently looked at how mental time travel is represented in the sensorimotor systems that regulate human movement. It turns out ou
We all know the song Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O Well Old MacDonald may not have written an inspiring blog, but several people HAVE written some great blogs about their family farms. We found that there are some great online resources out there for people that own and operate family farms. Some operate their farms to be self sufficient, some for a bit of a hobby, and some for purely co
ennifer Harvilak had a normal wedding. She and her husband were married outside at a pond they had frequented when they were dating. She wore a white gown. The couple exchanged wedding bands and vows they had written.
But before the ceremony, the Westminster couple had been peppered with bizarre questions.
Would there be any unusual rituals? Would the readings be sacrilegious? Would there b
In an effort to educate her students about the religions of the world, Betty McCollum rounded them up in a van and drove from Magnolia, Ark., to Shreveport.
McCollum, an instructor at Southern Arkansas University, brought 17 students to the annual World Religion Day for Shreveport/Bossier City on Sunday.
The field trip had the desired effect.
The celebration, which took place at the Highl
Austria’s western state of Tyrol is home to the pre-Christian tradition known as the Mullerlauf when men and boys don scary masks with crooked noses and bushy beards to conduct a procession to the sound of rattles and jingle bells in the cold month of February. The Mullerlauf takes place every year in one of the Tyrollean villages of Muehlau, Arzl, Rum, Thaur or Absam close to Innsbruck. These com
If the case for tackling climate change is backed by science, why do so many green campaigners rely on the language of religion?
Ahead of last month’s Copenhagen climate summit, politicians and campaigners were queuing up to tell us it was our “last chance” to tackle global warming.
But while such claims are supported by science, some campaigners think it is time to stop relying on apocalypt
A follower of paganism claims a health visitor told her she should put her religious items away because of the effect they could be having on her son.
Jemma Hawkins, 29, receives regular visits from a mental health home treatment team because of her bi-polar disorder.
But on one of these visits, Mrs Hawkins says the health visitor told her she should remove pagan images and accessories from
