Wicca: Witchcraft Fastest Growing Religion

According to the American Religious Identification Study, Wicca — often associated with witchcraft — is the fastest growing religion in the U.S. with those identifying as “pagans” close behind.

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NASA Scientist: 'No one's out there,' We're likely alone in the Milky Way - disinformation

NASA Scientist: 'No one's out there,' We're likely alone in the Milky Way - disinformation

NASA Scientist: ‘No one’s out there,’ We’re likely alone in the Milky Way

By majestic on September 25, 2015 in News

Could it really be that we’re all alone in our galaxy? The South China Morning Post reports that William Borucki, a highly-respected former NASA scientist, says there’s no other life out there:

William Borucki

An internationally-revered Nasa scientist whose work
helped discover the first Earth-sized habitable planet outside our solar
system said the evidence so far points to us being alone in our galaxy.


William Borucki, the principal investigator of Nasa’s historic 2009
Kepler mission, was awarded the prestigious Shaw Prize in Astronomy in
Hong Kong yesterday and said he planned to donate US$100,000 of his
prize money to the battle against climate change.


But in an interview with the South China Morning Post, Borucki said
his work on the Kepler mission discovering habitable planets made the
silence in our galaxy all the more unusual.


“We have a galaxy full of 10 billion planets, in habitable zones,
roughly earth-size, [but] no visits, no communications we’ve picked up,”
he said. “How can that be?”


“Up till now it was just an intellectual question. It isn’t anymore.
There could be 10 billion civilisations or none. The evidence certainly
is none … the evidence says, no one’s out there.”…

[continues at the South China Morning Post]

Earthly phenomena or alien attack - spontaneous fires in Canneto baffle worlds leading scientists - Altered Dimensions Paranormal

Earthly phenomena or alien attack - spontaneous fires in Canneto baffle worlds leading scientists - Altered Dimensions Paranormal

Time travel, teleportation and invisibility cloaks will all exist by 2100, scientists claim

 

Time travel and teleportation are staples in many sci-fi films, such as Star Trek.

But some physicists say they will likely become possible before the end of this century.

While time travel may be the most ambitious feat of engineering, they say that it might be possible by 2100, while space tourism and invisibility cloaks will probably become available within just 15 years.

Physicists from Imperial College London and the University of Glasgow predicted when ‘sci-fi technologies’ as seen in Star Trek, Star Wars, Back to the Future and Harry Potter will probably become scientific fact during the lifetimes of current school children.

In research among a panel of top UK scientists and a study of 11-16 year olds commissioned by The Big Bang Fair, scientists said that teleportation could become a daily activity by 2080.

Read the rest here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2812372/Time-travel-teleportation-invisibility-cloaks-exist-2100-scientists-claim.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

'Vampire therapy' could reverse ageing, scientists find

 

'Vampire therapy' could reverse ageing, scientists find

A transfusion of youthful blood may halt or even reverse the ageing process as two studies find that the chemical make-up of younger blood has surprising health benefits

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/10807478/Vampire-therapy-could-reverse-ageing-scientists-find.html

 

Transfusions of young blood could hold the key to reversing the signs of ageing, scientists believe Photo: AP

By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent

6:00PM BST 04 May 2014

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It may seem the stuff of gothic horror novels, but transfusions of young blood could reverse the ageing process and even cure Alzheimer’s Disease, scientists believe.

Throughout history, cultures across the globe have extolled the properties of youthful blood, with children sacrificed and the blood of young warriors drunk by the victors.

It was even rumoured that the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il injected himself with blood from healthy young virgins to slow the ageing process.

Now scientists have found that young blood actually ‘recharges’ the brain, forms new blood vessels and improves memory and learning.

Has Apple maps found the Loch Ness Monster? - Telegraph

Has Apple maps found the Loch Ness Monster? - Telegraph

Has Apple maps found the Loch Ness Monster?

A mysterious shadowy form spotted using Apple's satellite map app has Nessie
believers convinced that the sea monster has been found

The shadowy form which measures around
100ft has been studied for six months by experts at the Official Loch
Ness Monster Fan Club Photo: Peter Jolly

Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father, Inventor, Statesman, and Nudist? | The Alltogether

Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father, Inventor, Statesman, and Nudist? | The Alltogether

Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father, Inventor, Statesman, and Nudist? | The Alltogether

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Known
as “The First American,” Benjamin Franklin is certainly one of the most
revered figures in American history. From his inventions such as
bifocals and the lightning rod, his accomplishments as a politician and
diplomat, to his stature as a Founding Father of the United States of
America, Frankl…

Ghostly Hand Appears In Woman’s Selfie

Ghostly Hand Appears In Woman’s Selfie « Pat Dollard


Excerpted from DAILY MAIL: Peaches Geldof might want to give Derek Acorah a call, because it looks like she’s got a ghost that needs hunting.

The socialite shared a photo of herself and son Astala in the bath, but mysteriously a translucent hand of what could be a ghost can be seen just above her shoulder.
 Peaches, 24, posted the spooky selfie on Instagram, and believes the hand belongs to the spirit of a woman who committed suicide 100 years ago after delivering a stillborn baby.

Geldof – who lives in the property in Kent, South East England, with her husband Thomas Cohen, Astala, and their other son, eight-month-old Phaedra – said: ‘The house was built in the 1920s by a rich man and his pregnant wife. However, his wife had a stillborn baby and was so grief-stricken she went mad. She apparently drowned herself in the bath.’

She added: ‘The presence I feel isn’t malignant or angry, rather maternal and friendly – the house has a lovely atmosphere.

‘Maybe she’s just making her presence known because she loves having babies around.’

Peaches has started to leave her door open when she sleeps at night in case the “ghost comes back”.
The daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates – decided to investigate the history of the house after posting the spooky snap on her Instagram account accompanied with the caption: ‘Close up shot of the mystery ghost hand in pic I took of Astala and me in the bath. Keep Reading

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters' World War II hero dad's last stand revealed - Mirror Online

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters' World War II hero dad's last stand revealed - Mirror Online

Pink Floyd star Roger Waters' World War II hero dad's last stand revealed

11 Oct 2013 00:29

A report in his company's war diaires reads: “Lt Waters killed, situation now critical. Assistance would now be too late”

Roger on knee of mother Mary, with dad Eric and brother John shortly before Eric was killed

Second World War dispatches detailing the last hours of Pink Floyd star Roger Waters’ soldier dad have been found by a veteran of the Italy campaign.
Royal Fusiliers 2nd lieutenant Eric Waters died in the first beach landing at Anzio on February 18, 1944.
Son Roger – now 70 but just five months old when his father, 31, was killed – paid an emotional visit this year to the battlefield where thousands of Allied troops fell.
War diaries about Lt Waters and heroes of Z company were unearthed at the National Archives, London, by Harry Shindler, 93, head of the Italy Star Association for ex-soldiers.
An 11.15am entry reads: “Z coy reported enemy all round their positions, very stiff fighting.”
Just 15 minutes later the final report says: “Lt Waters killed, situation now critical. Assistance would now be too late.”
Lt Waters’ body was not found but his name is on a memorial in the nearby Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery.
Roger’s song When The Tigers Broke Free was a tribute to his dad and appeared in the film The Wall – about a rock star mentally scarred by the loss of his father in the war.

Creative Costumes of Still-Practiced Pagan Rituals of Europe (19 pics) | Bored Panda

Now these are not your average Halloween costumes. For two years, French photographer Charles Fréger has been traveling throughout 19 European countries and trying to capture the spirit of what he calls “tribal Europe” in his “Wilder Mann” series. What he found was a huge array of pagan rituals, mainly related to the winter solstice and spring renewal, focusing on the common myth of the “wild man.”

It appears that the tradition of men dressing up as wild animals and monsters, which dates back to neolithic times and shamanism, is still very alive nowadays. The mythological figure of a “wild man” represents the complicated relationship humans have with nature and life and death cycles. His series explores the different interpretations of such figures – while some cultures depict him as covered in flowers or straws, others possess the features of bears, goats, or horned and hairy beasts.

Website: charlesfreger.com

Creative Costumes of Still-Practiced Pagan Rituals of Europe (19 pics) | Bored Panda

Bliss: Photo

Bliss: Photo

After Nicolas Cage 'vampire' pic, now pic of 'John Travolta in 1860′ appears | Metro News

After Nicolas Cage 'vampire' pic, now pic of 'John Travolta in 1860′ appears | Metro News

The Church of Scientology advocates the idea of past lives and, as an avid member, John Travolta may be interested to discover that a man is selling a photo taken in 1860 which he claims is of the Hollywood actor.

The man in the photo from 1860 has a slight resemblance to John Travolta (Picture: eBay)

The seller is asking for $50,000 for the ruby glass ambrotype photograph, which he says could be proof that John Travolta has been ‘reincarnated’ (not into a new being but an identical body, presumably).
‘I believe this is the photograph of a very young John Travolta taken around 1860,’ said the eBay seller.

The seller has listed the photo on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $50,000 (Picture: eBay)

‘Of course, time travel can’t be ruled out as well.’
The seller, from Ontario, Canada, claims the man in his picture has ‘identical’ eyes and hairline to Travolta, as well as his ‘very unique trademark chin’.
‘It hasn’t been changed, tampered with or altered in anyway. It is clear and is as nice as the day it was taken roughly 151 years ago,’ he said in the description listed on the auction site.

An eBay seller claimed this picture could be proof Nicolas Cage is a vampire

Keen to prove he is not selling the dubious photo purely for financial gain, the seller is generously offering free shipping and gift wrapping to anyone who is willing to stump of tens of thousands of dollars.
Earlier this month an eBay seller listed a photo of a Nicolas Cage lookalike from 1870 , which he said may have been proof that the actor was a vampire.

John Travolta, Nicolas Cage

Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' uncovered | Fox News

Almost every man alive can trace his origins to one man who lived about 135,000 years ago, new research suggests. And that ancient man likely shared the planet with the mother of all women.
The findings, detailed Thursday, Aug. 1, in the journal Science, come from the most complete analysis of the male sex chromosome, or the Y chromosome, to date. The results overturn earlier research, which suggested that men's most recent common ancestor lived just 50,000 to 60,000 years ago.
Despite their overlap in time, ancient "Adam" and ancient "Eve" probably didn't even live near each other, let alone mate. [The 10 Biggest Mysteries of the First Humans]


Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' uncovered | Fox News

Monogamy May Have Evolved to Prevent Infanticide -- "Only infanticide actually preceded social monogamy in time and thus could be a driving evolutionary force" via reddit.com

Monogamy May Have Evolved to Prevent Infanticide -- "Only infanticide actually preceded social monogamy in time and thus could be a driving evolutionary force" via reddit.com

Harvard historian: Ancient papyrus refers to Jesus wife - by Terrence Aym - Helium

Harvard historian: Ancient papyrus refers to Jesus wife - by Terrence Aym - Helium

Fetlife Dangers Maybe Days - Let’s get practical: Care about Internet privacy because it keeps your loved ones physically safer

Maybe Days - Let’s get practical: Care about Internet privacy because it keeps your loved ones physically safer

Fetlife A Danger To The BDSM Community?

Once again I've been targeted by the self appointed watch dogs of 'The Reaps Project"  The BDSM / Leather Community upon this board needs to be HIGHLY aware of that this group exists on Fetlife and apparently is allowed to exist by Fetlife itself. (please see previous blog on this) it is a direct danger to all members of Fetlife and your personal life outside of Fetlife as you will see in the posts I am sharing below exchanges with the so called "Caretakers" around this place.

In the meantime I've had my entire photographs removed by Fetlife. And will not be posting personal pics of anyone near and dear to my heart for reasons you will see below. Until Fetlife makes some serious changes around here to assure the personal safety and well being of its membership:

1# First Email and Reply

This is outrageous! Outrageous! The REAPS Group are filing FALSE reports on me out personal vendetta.. You allow this vigilante community to run your board and attack anyone they find un acceptable to drive them from the board!

I'm the only one they have done this too! Go the Anti Reaps board on your groups and read for yourself! Listen to your membership instead of Vigilante Groups such as REAPS that are using Fetlife as their personal board.

I AM INNOCENT.. and had full permission from the actual owners of those picks to repost!

I Will be informing the general public of what’s going on here.

Good Day
[Redacted]
[Redacted] Photography
 
Please type your reply at the top of the email...
[Redacted]
SEP 09, 2012  |  08:24PM EDT
Okay, so I have some bad news. We had 2 more valid DMCA reports against the pictures in your profile. Because it was the second DMCA notice, we have removed all the pictures from your FetLife profile.
If you did have permission to upload the picture, you have options! Please fill out a DMCA counter-notice.
If we receive a third separate, valid picture takedown request, we’ll have to remove you from FetLife. We really do not want it to come to that, so we would really appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Please understand we respond to DMCA reports sent in by the owners of copyrighted images – these represent repeat infringement cases, to which we are legally obligated to respond in an increasingly harsh fashion.
Thank you for your understanding, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us back.
Stay Kinky!
[Redacted]
P.S. How was my response? Rate Me!

Post #2 and Reply

In addition: You should know this the Reaps Project is targeting people outside of your board with harassment, personal threats to safety and well being, even resorting the informing businesses of their employees activities on Fetlife.. And advertising their REAP Project on Fetlife as their home base of operations.

That's some serious legal problems for you coming if people seek to pro sue damages. And really some bad press if the press seeks to pro sue this as well.

Fetlife is supposed to mean a Community for all to share. Instead its become a playground of self appointed individuals that seek to settle personal scores.

[Redacted]
[Redacted[ Photography

This was an addition to email about

#3 Email and Reply
Then send private notice for it to be removed and block the image allowing the person to respond in kind then arbitrary acting on said notice and removing all content. It is the customary practice of blog sites and other social networking sites!

You are acting on erroneous information. Provided to you by a Vigilante committee calling themselves as the REAPs Project.

Thank you for destroying 3 1/2 year of my posting WITHOUT Complaints until the REAPS project targeting me for suggesting a prospect model seek legal advise before posing nude for any internet photographer.

Good Day

[Redacted]
 
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell. Buddha

From: [Redacted]
To: [Redacted]
Sent: Saturday, September 8, 2012 10:50 PM
Subject: A message from the FetLife caretakers

__________________________________
Please type your reply at the top of the email...
[Redacted]
SEP 09, 2012  |  10:50PM EDT
Hi there, [Redacted] here again…I can assure you that the reports were valid legal DMCA takedown notices from the copyright holder/photographer of the images. they submitted the DMCA takedown notice themselves. If you have permission, fill out the DMCA counter notice and send it along with a copy of the written permission from the copyright holder and we will certainly be happy to repost the images.
[Redacted]
P.S. How was my response? Rate Me!
For your reference this is Case #:  [Redacted]

Never received  a  reply to my informing them of the harassment or threats this The Reaps Project is doing outside of Fetlife or their use of Fetlife as their home base of operations.

This is how Fetlife treats the BDSM/Leather Community and what they really think of it!  They allow vigilante communities to operate in their name. To destroy the private lives of their membership. Something the entire community should be made aware of!

I’ve already sent notice to the National Leather Association and in the process of informing others. The Alternative Lifestyle Community should be made highly aware of what is going on here and Fetlife’s lack of concern for its membership.

Unless Fetlife changes it attitude, unless you the members pressure them and BAN these so called “Outing Threads in their Groups and so called Police of the Community” Boards and groups that operate on Fetlife your in danger as have been some 230 others that have started an Anti Reaps board.

Shadowdrake

A Warning to Fetlife.com Users

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Gerald Gardner & O.T.O. | Rodney Orpheus

Gerald Gardner & O.T.O. | Rodney Orpheus

Cambridge News | Latest News Headlines From Cambridge City & Cambridgeshire | National News By Cambridge News | Professor's breakthrough on human combustion theory

Cambridge News | Latest News Headlines From Cambridge City & Cambridgeshire | National News By Cambridge News | Professor's breakthrough on human combustion theory