Fortean Times news:

Psychic medium contacts Natalie Wells' dead brother
Japanese model gets off thanks to large breasts
New twist in Hobbit-human debate
Go with your gut - intuition more than just a hunch, says research
Pollution helps birds sing better
Black fungus found in Chernobyl eats harmful radiation
NASA baffled by unexplained force acting on space probes
Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die
Boriska, boy from Mars, says that all humans live eternally
Herb Charles II used to keep mistresses in shape could help fight obesity epidemic

Daily Grail News:


Intuition more than just a hunch, says research. You know? Somehow, deep inside I already knew that ;-)

Psychologist and Dog Expert, Dr. Stanley Coren says dogs are intelligent, but NOT telepathic.

You & your dog can hear the entire interview here.

Mind-reading machine knows what the eye sees. I hereby propose they call it… The Randitron!! ;-)

The British Astrology Plot against Hitler.

Happiness is partly inherited, according to study. Yo, eggheads! It’s called trust fund, stupids.

World can 'afford' to solve its environmental woes: OECD.

Foggy wars: Over Washington, big industries are embarking in a big lobbying effort to block new, tougher limits on air pollution.

Are the birds on their side? Pollution help birds sing better, studio says. Wouldn’t that be a ‘swan song’ of sorts?

Well, in any case, we can always replace them! Robotic bird makes first flight.

Always two steps ahead: 2,200 Japanese homes run on fuel cell systems now. Goal is one-fourth by 2020.

First Godzilla, now it’s blood-thirsty leeches what’s threatening Japan.

Black Fungus Found in Chernobyl Eats Harmful Radiation. But what about the man-size worm?

Sure, ‘10,000 B.C.’ looks like an awesome flick, but are the paleo-monsters depicted in it based on real science, or mere Tinseltown exaggeration?

Loren Coleman & Henry Stokes (creator of the incredible blog ‘I Love the Yeti’) explore the evolution of the Yeti in popular culture throughout the decades.

What New World?? Primate Fossil discovered in North America may be even older than the ones already found in Europe.

Shackleton Crater: The New Tranquility Base?

Move over shuttle! And make way for Europe’s cargo ship, ‘Jules Verne’.

Those damn aliens and their juvenile pranks! NASA Baffled by Unexplained Force Acting on Space Probes.

Alien graffiti! New alleged Video of Stephenville UFO leaked to the web. You be the judge. More info about this video at Linda Moulton Howe’s Earthfiles, here.

Possible Photo of the Texas UFO, taken by a police officer with his patrol cam?

How lame! British man makes hoax of UFO sighting by using a 13-year-old Mexican photo —which is probably a hoax to begin with. Do your homework you NOOB!

‘Only Fools & Goatsuckers’: The adventures of Jonathan Downes, Graham Inglis & a film crew in Puerto Rico, Mexico & Miami in early 1998 (Thx to Nick Redfern & UFO Mystic for the link).

Say Hello to my little friend! A Goliath Sniper Rifle May Take Some of the Physics Out of War. Well, you know there was this young chap named David…

Great in theory, flawed in practice: 'Virtual Fence' along border to be delayed.

Oh s**t! Quick, act casual! US seeks terrorists in web worlds.

Butterflies Remember What They Learned as Caterpillars. Man, I don’t even remember what I had for breakfast yesterday! (Note to Self: turn vegan).

Let’s spark the controversy: Norwegian whaling lobby alleges that whale hunting is greener than farming livestock.

Don’t have a cow, man? Go get one! California cows start passing gas to the grid. Here in Mexico, we pass cows… to the grill ;-)

On ‘Beyond the Blog‘, Anthony North writes about Cannibalism, and helps us prepare for the day when beef becomes too damn expensive. Mmm… Soylent Green! ;-)

Learn about the ‘Magic Teapot Cult‘, at Cabinet of Wonders.

It has come to this: The tale of a French village where dying… is illegal!

News bites -- 1/15/08

They still have another couple of months before this starts imploding. Things are very unstable and can move incredibly fast. I don't think the central banks are going to make a major policy error, but if they do, this could make 1929 look like a walk in the park

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I used to be in charge of the visa section at the CIA's Consulate in Jeddah. ... There for a year and a half I issued visas to terrorists recruited by the CIA and its asset Osama Bin Laden. ... Fifteen of the nineteen people who allegedly flew airplanes into buildings in the United States got their visas from the same CIA Consulate at Jeddah.

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The horror of what is taking place in Iraq exceeds my worst fears five or six years ago (after Bush came to power). I am horrified at the disastrous mistake involved. Imagine the complete madness in trying to occupy a large Arab country in the middle of the Arab world, a culture we know precious little about, and who speaks a language only a handful of our specialists can speak, with armed forces which we have limited control of and with a large army of private soldiers .... The whole thing is a scandal ... a series of lies. I don't understand the motivation for the war, but suspect the real reason for the war, which one would suspect of a country which is a third oligarchy, a third plutocracy and a third theocracy, is that it simply is a profitable machine.

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You brought us wars, and the bringer of war cannot bring peace and the bearer of corruption cannot spread wellbeing. Go away with your freedom and spread it among your own people, who suffer from your suppression. Spread peace among your own people who suffer from fear and hatred of others due to you. Get out of our land and it will be safe.

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