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Voices From the Past Prompt Investigation of Pennsylvania Restaurant
Fortean / Oddball News - 7/25/2010
'Blue Dog' Sighting in Tecumseh, Oklahoma

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 12:42 PM PDT

This past Saturday afternoon, David Eckhart and I were chatting on the telephone. He was contacting me about some older video he recently discovered as well as a few other odds and ends that he wanted me to take a look at. We also discussed his recent interview on 'Mysterious Universe' and the response it had received. I remarked about several of the comments I had read that suggested that David's encounters and experiences may lead to disclosure and forge a better understanding of what these beings really are. The listeners' written comments surprised me because I had never read or heard similar remarks made in regard to other previous alien abductions or encounters.

I listened to the second interview a few times knowing that much of what David was saying would be difficult for most people to fathom, especially the chilling recollections that involved crude treatment and examinations of some humans during these abductions. David's demeanor, while talking to Ben Grundy and Aaron Wright, left me more impressed with the allegory of his long ordeal even though I had heard the accounts before. The candidness and positive assurance in David's voice was steady and had a veracity that made it difficult not to entertain his narrative.

Since I first started conversing with David and began to present his claims on this blog, my ideology in regards to extraterrestrials and their relationship to humans has changed. My research of other alien abductions and encounter scenarios in recent years, in combination with David's anecdotal and visual evidence, has helped give me a more complete understanding of the alien-human phenomenon. Though my theories have been derived from my personal inquiries and study, these speculations are hardly exclusive to me.

So...who are the extraterrestrials?

The short answer is that the extraterrestrials are not alien or non-terrestrial...essentially, they are evolved and/or hybrid humans from the future. These beings are our descendants who have traveled back through time and have inhabited a parallel dimension as well as specific underground locations on Earth. Can I absolutely prove this argument? Well, not to a degree that would satisfy most people's perception and reasoning...but there are indications that this axiom is forthcoming.

Consider our current situation as the dominant species of this planet. Our technology has advanced at a break-neck pace in the past 50 years and has resulted in wonderful advances that, for the most part, have achieved a higher standard of living in those nations that possess this technology. But this rapid advance has also produced ominous by-products...pollution of natural resources that are vital to our health and wellness. Human cells can modify from the influence of organic and inorganic chemicals, nuclear and natural wastes, disease, climate...not to mention war, strive, famine, etc. Who is to say that our descendants will not experience accelerated physical repercussions due to our excess and abuse?

Human developed technology will most likely continue to advance even if humans in the future start to look a lot less 'human' than before. Theoretically, one-way travel into the future is possible given the phenomenon of time dilation based on velocity in the theory of special relativity as well as gravitational time dilation in the theory of general relativity. The current law of physics simply does not allow backward time travel. Some interpretations suggest that an attempt to travel backwards in time might take one to a parallel universe whose history would begin to diverge from the traveler's original history after the moment the traveler arrived in the past. This said, our not-so-distant future scientists have exciting theories that show promise in counteracting the 'grandfather paradox' - Quantum Time Machine Lets You Travel to the Past Without Fear of Grandfather Paradox

David and I have logged many hours of intense conversation over the past 2 years. One interesting aspect of his abductions occurred when he was brought through the portal by the beings. After entering the portal, there was a brief pause in an area that was always dark but David noticed that when he was able to look off to the side there was a sort of 'window' where he could see his property...or what was left of it. There were a few bricks scattered about the overgrown field where his house once was. My contention is that David was transported to a parallel dimension or traveled through time...possibly both.

In all of his countless encounters with these beings one important detail has always been present. The beings spoke the English language...or enough so that David understood their conversations. Does English become the dominate or universal language? There are some researchers that feel this may eventually be the case. In the previous interview on 'Mysterious Universe' David mentioned that on one occasion he was playing 'possum' when several 'greys' came through the portal in order to take him back to their sanctum. One of the 'greys' was amused at the notion that we (humans) thought that 'they were aliens.' Since that time, David and his son, who is also an experiencer, refer to the beings as the 'people'.

I want to clarify a statement I made on the blog soon after David's story was released. I asserted that the 'reptilians' may possibly be malevolent beings. Granted, if the 'people' wanted to cause mass destruction and chaos, I believe that it is in their capability to do so. Nonetheless, I am of the mind that they have an affinity to humans even though they may be resentful of how we are treating the planet as well as how we negatively behave towards ourselves.

In light of my post this past week that highlighted the interdimensional Sasquatch theories of the readers and noted researchers, there may very well be a connection between all those anomalies that we are at a loss to explain. Is it possible that all things paranormal may be a piece that fits into a multi-level alternative puzzle? If that is the case, then every living plant and animal on this Earth plane may possibly be as unexplainable to those beings and entities on the other side. Though I am not a religious man, I do consider myself spiritual...so this hypothesis does make me wonder if there is a grander scheme that involves our existing world.

As I have mentioned several times in the past, I sense that David Eckhart's story is a bridge that can be used to cross over to the truth. This saga has just started and there is much more to learn. I will say with a deep conviction and for the first time that, in my opinion, some future events may require intervention by the 'people'. Be assured that those in our present time with the capabilities to alter these future events have been advised. The only advice I can offer to you is to keep alert, grab the rail and hold on tight...Lon

Our Future May Be Now

Voices From the Past Prompt Investigation of Pennsylvania Restaurant

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 11:36 AM PDT

yorkdispatch - Katrina Pierce was writing the daily specials on her menu board as she had done every day since Feb. 19 when a man behind her whispered, "What are you doing?"

Pierce turned around. No one was there.

She dropped the marker and ran into the back kitchen.

It wasn't the first instance in her restaurant that she can't quite explain, so she called in the professionals at Ghost Hunters Inc., a group of Pennsylvania residents who investigate paranormal activity.

A team of eight Ghost Hunters investigators will spend Saturday night attempting to contact the spirits Pierce believes are present throughout her restaurant.

Pierce bought the Riverfront Bar and Lounge at 338 S. Front St. in Wrightsville in
November 2008. She gutted the top two floors and remodeled the first floor where the bar is. Since then, she's noticed strange things happening.

"Right before we opened, I came in to make sure the fridges were conditioned," she said. "I walked into the kitchen and heard loud, organ music coming from the bar. I looked out in the bar and it stopped."

She has also heard bathroom stall doors whipping open and shut, but stop when she walks into the bathroom. And then there's the walking and mumbling the barmaids have told her about -- sometimes when the bar's empty.

"I do believe," Pierce said. "I don't know if I'd call them ghosts, but I believe there's something out there."

Abel brothers: Pierce, a real estate agent for 17 years, was curious about the building's history. She collected anything she could find to give her a glimpse into the past. Neighbors from the block had given her pictures of the building, one of which she hung out in the bar area.

The picture is from sometime between 1890 and 1920, Pierce guessed. It's of some men standing in front of the bar, then called Abel Brothers Storefront.

A century-old picture of the building s original owners, below, routinely falls without breaking, she said. Ghost Hunters Inc. will conduct an investigation Saturday. (Michael Felletter Photo)

Pierce pulled paperwork from York County and discovered the Abel brothers -- Samuel, Milton and Albert -- owned the building and sold beer, ice cream and milk. In 1937, they petitioned to sell beer, sandwiches and light lunches.

The picture of the brothers, secured by a picture hanger, constantly falls, Pierce said. But it doesn't fall to the floor and break. It falls straight down, onto a ledge.

Allen Phillips, the founder and lead investigator of Ghost Hunters Inc., examined the picture and the hook. He said it's impossible for the picture to fall the way it does without breaking.

"Someone has to physically pick it up and place it on the ledge," he said. "We're thinking (it's the Abel Brothers)."

Hunting: Phillips started the ghost hunting service in 1974 with his brother and best friend. To this day, it's still just a hobby. The investigators all have full-time jobs and don't charge a fee to their clients.

"We want to get evidence that there is life beyond the grave and to debunk any other kinds of sounds," Phillips said. "We do scientific research in a paranormal world."

The group did a preliminary investigation Wednesday night and said they found heavy activity throughout the building. Investigator Scott Wise said he could immediately feel a presence as he walked up to the second floor.

Katrina Pierce, owner of the Riverfront Bar and Lounge in Wrightsville, says she saw a person s shadow drift past the attic window at the bar. It s just one of many experiences that she attributes to spirits. (Michael Felletter Photo)

"I just felt, like a heaviness, then it lifted up," he said. "It's all over."

Saturday, the group will split up into teams of two on each floor. They will use tools to attempt to contact the spirits during the four-hour investigation. An electronic voice phenomenon tool will record a spirit's response to the investigators' questions. The recorder can replay any noise.

The electromagnetic field detector will indicate if there is a spirit in the room. On a scale of 0.1 to 50, 50 indicating the most activity, the investigators said the Riverfront Bar and Lounge exceeded the scale during their preliminary investigation Wednesday.

"I kept it to myself until the barmaids said they were hearing things," Pierce said. "I just want to know I'm not hearing things."

Pierce will be part of the investigation Saturday. She said she doesn't want skeptics to write her off as crazy and encourages people to experience what she has.

"They have to come see for themselves I guess," Pierce said. "Just come here and hang out."

Voices From the Past Prompt Investigation of Pennsylvania Restaurant

Fortean / Oddball News - 7/25/2010

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 11:11 AM PDT

Warning: Back Away From the White Whale!

footprintsdownunder - The famous albino humpback whale has been spotted off Snapper Island, 20km north of Port Douglas, the Government has now come out with a warning to boaties and whale watching vessels to stay well away from the big beast.

An exclusion zone of 500 meters has been extended as the current protection was set to expire today Sunday 25th July 2010.

Ms Palaszczuk the acting climate change minister, said this now means the Migaloo and other white whales are now fully protected until the end of the migration season.

"The extension means Migaloo and other white whales are now fully protected until the end of the migration season," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"That means boats or jet skis have to keep at least 500 metres away to give Migaloo plenty of room to move."

Other exclusion zones also exist for other craft, no boat or jet ski within 500 meters of the whales, aircraft cannot get closer then 2000 feet to the migrating whales.

If you decide to ignore the warnings, there is a maximum fine of $16,500 for breaking the protection zone.

"The future of whale watching in Queensland, both as a valuable tourism industry and as recreation, depends on the respect we show these animals when we encounter them," Ms Palaszczuk said.

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Canadian Fighter Pilot Barely Escapes Death

A Canadian Forces pilot has survived after ejecting himself from a fighter jet moments before it crashed during practice for an airshow. The pilot has been admitted to a hospital in Alberta, Canada, with undetermined injuries.

Witnesses say Capt Brian Bews was performing low-flying manoeuvres in the CF-18 fighter jet when he ejected and parachuted to the ground. He was practising a run for an airshow at Lethbridge County Airport.

The federal government has begun an investigation at the crash site. "He is alive and we believe right now that his injuries are non-life-threatening," Canadian Forces Captain Nicole Meszaros said.

Photographer Ian Martens said that Capt Bews had looked as if he were unconscious when parachuting from the jet. "I noticed it start to bank a little bit off to one side, which I kind of thought was unusual and I saw a couple of pops and all of a sudden this plane just banked and slowly dropped into the ground into this huge orange ball of fire," Mr Martens said.

Capt Bews joined the Canadian Forces over a decade ago and has been piloting the CF-18 jet since 2004. The Canadian government announced plans last week to spend $9bn (£5.6bn) on a new fleet of F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jets, which will replace the ageing CF-18s.

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Black Bear Breaks Into Car, Goes For Joyride, Then Completely Trashes It

the denverchannel - A horn honking for 45 minutes brought Douglas County sheriff's deputies to a Larkspur home where they discovered a bear trapped inside a vehicle.

"At 3:28 this morning a neighbor called in a suspicious vehicle because a horn had been honking for 45 minutes. Deputies responded and discovered a bear in the car," said Deputy Michelle Rademacher.

"I was in bed and my mom and dad came rushing in saying, 'Did you lock your car today?' I said 'No.' My dad's like, 'It's gone.' At that point I was freaking out, and he said, 'It's a bear. There is a bear trapped in the car,'" said the car's owner, 17-year-old Ben Story.

Ben's father, Ralph, said the bear hit the shifter and the car rolled backward about 125 feet, off the driveway, down an embankment and into some trees on Eagle Road near Tenderfoot Drive.

"So this bear opened the door on his own. Somehow the door closed behind him. He panicked and started thrashing around, hit the shifter and put the car, took it out of park," Ralph said. "It rolled back, down over the hill, and down into here, and stopped. The four way flashers were on. It's like he knew what was going on, and kept hitting the horn."

Ben told 7NEWS he had left a sandwich in the car and that may have attracted the big bear.

"It was a pretty good size, actually it was pretty big. If you look at the inside of the car, there's nothing left at all. You could see it moving around, it like took up the entire inside of the car," said Ben.

"When the cop came up to the car, he thought it was a bunch of kids goofing around. He put a flashlight on it. And he saw this bear turn around, in the driver's seat, and he turned around and looked at him. And when the cop saw that he said he never ran so fast in his life," Ralph said.

Ralph said sheriff's deputies eventually got the bear out of the car by tying a long rope to the door handle to open it. Eventually the bear wandered off back into the woods around 5 a.m.

The bear appeared "freaked out" about being trapped in the four-door Toyota sedan and totally shredded the inside, Ben said.

"It definitely is not what you expect to wake up every morning, to hear there's a bear in your car, and your car's at the bottom of the driveway, torn up, nothing's left on the inside," Ben said.

After eating the sandwich, the bruin left a calling card in the young man's car.

"He went to the bathroom in there and it's pretty rank," the 17-year old said.

Ralph said when he received the first phone call before dawn he feared the worst. He said he was only hearing his wife's responses to the deputies on the phone, and she kept repeating "Oh my god."

Ralph said the car was parked beside the house but he didn't hear the constantly honking horn because he sleeps with earplugs and the bedrooms are on the other side of the house.

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200-150 Women Killed Annually In India...Accused of Witchcraft

hindustantimes - Nearly 200 to 150 women are killed every year in India after being tagged as 'witches', a Dehra Dun based NGO has said citing National Crime Bureau statistics. Jharkhand tops the list with 50-60 witchcraft-related murders every year followed by Andhra Pradesh where the number is around 30, Haryana 25-30 and Orissa 24-28, Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) Chairman Avdhash Kaushal claimed.

Jharkhand is not the only state where women are facing barbaric attacks in the name of witchcraft, such incidents are common in Orissa, Chattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, Kaushal said.

In past 15 years, more than 2,500 women were killed after being accused of practicing witchcraft, according to a study conducted by RLEK.

Five women were stripped and paraded naked last year in Patharghatia village in Deodhar district of Jharkhand.

In yet another incident, a 40-year old woman was lynched allegedly by her women neighbours at Sikariatand village in Simdega district of the same state, Kushal claimed.

"It is very sad that women are still being killed rampantly after being declared witches. Majority of these incidents are not reported in the media," Kaushal, a recipient of Padam Shri, said.

He said in order to overcome the menace a national legislation was needed.

"We will soon file a writ petition in the court of law to seek a remedy in the form of a new legislation from Parliament on the issue," he said.

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Psychic Detective In Search Plea For Mother Missing 50 Years

dailyrecord - The tortured family of a mum who has been missing for 50 years want police to dig up an old cellar - after being guided there by a psychic.

The family of Bridget Robertson - known as Breda - were led to a tenement in Easter Road, Edinburgh, by self-styled psychic detective Jacqui O'Reilly.

Breda's son Adrian, 54, said: "What Jacqui has told me is absolutely electrifying.

"She's correct in all the things she's said, right down to the description of one of the men my stepmother brought into our house.

"Jacqui has confirmed so much, I now have to accept mum was murdered."

O'Reilly, from Preston, Lancashire, said: "I'm convinced Adrian's mother never left the house in Easter Road in October 1960.

"She was murdered so that evil people could get at her children - of that I'm certain.

"Breda was just 24-years-old and, despite having had a terrible life, she would never have left her children.

"There's a cellar or crawl space which the police should investigate under the building.

"I feel her body is under a large area of concrete disguised to look like a floor.' She added: "I do not believe the man involved is alive today."

Breda's son Adrian fears that his mum was killed to clear the way for him to be sold into sex slavery by his stepmother, Helen Ford.

Breda vanished in October 1960 and his dad later married Helen Ford. Stepmother Ford sold Adrian to gangs of paedophiles and allowed them to abuse him.

He eventually plucked up the courage to testify against her in 2003.

Helen was sentenced to two years in jail for procuring him and his youngest sister for sex and threatening the girl with a red hot poker to her face.

Helen died last January in Burntisland, Fife, at the age 65, of without ever revealing the identity of the paedophiles or what happened to Breda.

Adrian's wife Heather visited the tenement last week and said: "Jacqui's never been to the flat at Easter Road but she was able to describe in detail the layout of the place, the series of steps and doors down to the basement and cellar area and a telegraph pole nearby with specific lettering."

Lothian and Borders police said their review of the case was ongoing.

Fortean / Oddball News - 7/25/2010

'Blue Dog' Sighting in Tecumseh, Oklahoma

Posted: 25 Jul 2010 10:24 AM PDT

kfor - A group of teens in Tecumseh make an unusual sighting. The group now wonders if they ran across the legendary chupacabra. The kids claim to have spotted the unique creature in the woods behind Tecumseh High School. A cell phone picture of the mystery animal backs up their story. "It's got long back legs and it's front legs are small. It has a long tail and doesn't have any fur," said Ryan Craighead.

An internet search of "chupacabra" turns up some interesting images of reptilian sci-fi creatures.

Wildlife experts say the chupacabra is an unproven folktale.

"It is a mythological legend that's taken on a life of its own," said Oklahoma City Zoo Education Director Teresa Randall.

Documented sightings of the chupacabra often turn up hairless dog-like creatures.

"I think it would be realistic to have a coyote-dog-mix with pretty good case of mange," explains Randall.

The word "chupacabra" literally means the "goat sucker."

The name comes from its reported habit of drinking the blood of livestock.

Exactly what the kids saw in Tecumseh remains up for debate.

"I don't know. I'm thinking it's the chupacabra, but people say it's not real. I don't know," said Craighead.

"I've researched the chupacabra and that's what I'm thinking it is," said Dacee Ferguson.

NOTE: I just hope that some yahoo doesn't go out and kill this creature...Lon

'Blue Dog' Sighting in Tecumseh, Oklahoma

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