You unlock this door with the key of imagination. That's what Rod Serling would say. It appears to me that the Twilight Zone may have affected more than the 30 minutes it controlled every week those many years ago. So with the keys of your imagination lets journey farther into the Outer Limits of television and discover that the weird and the bizarre were not just limited to the great classic sci-fi hits like the Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits. Nor is the unexplained always presented on Ripley's Believe it or Not.The Mysterious changing Andy TaylorWhat happened to Andy Griffith from the black and white days of the Andy Griffith Show to the days of color? It is common knowledge the black and...
UFOs And Angels: Are We Their Pets?
It's a simple idea: If aliens can travel interstellar distances, they must be more advanced than us. If they are more advanced, by how much?Well, it's physically impossible to drive a metallic object faster than the speed of light. You'd have to bypass the known laws of physics. To send a metal ship to another star using conventional fuels would take decades and exhaust planet Earth's resources. Science fiction gets round this by inventing 'warp drives' and 'wormhole technology'.I don't believe that alien visitors, if they exist, arrive in metal spacecraft, but we'll get to that later.It follows that if they are coming here, they are *way* more advanced than us. And there follows an interesting...
Public Speaking: Juxtaposition
Juxtaposition is the placing, side by side, of two ideas or items usually for the purpose of comparison or contrast.I staged an event at Washington National Airport where I had a huge 450-pound man and a very small man (three feet eleven inches) dressed as chauffeurs. They were waiting at the gate for a man from Japan arriving for his first visit to the United States.To take the comical juxtaposition one step further, the small man was holding a gigantic sign with the Japanese man's name on it and the extra large man was holding a similar sign, except it was about the size of a business card. Believe me, we had the attention of everyone in the gate area. What a visual!Now let's look at two...
What if We Discovered Another Intelligent Species Off Planet?
What would happened if human beings in their space exploration discovered another intelligent species off planet? Would that shake up the world? Would it cause the collapse of civilization, the collapse of the church and would it possibly throw mankinds civilizations and societies into chaos and controversy?Indeed I am pro-space all the way! Personally I do not see the problem with meeting species from other worlds or within ours, it would be an interesting interaction. World Religions would have to Adapt or Die, hopefully the latter if they could not handle it. After all it is time to move forward.The famous late-night spooky talk show host Art Bell talks about that enough and I am a reader of...
UFO Propulsion, If They Are Real; How on Earth Do They Do That?
The UFOs (for a moment assume they exist) use ionization techniques to blast the atmospheric air from in front of their immediate path and around their space craft with criss crossed microwaves to delete gravity and lasers to pummel the air from in front of the craft so they can fly within a tube of virtual space within the atmosphere? Now then judging by the sightings of said UFOs this is one possible technology being deployed. Now then if such a craft were to exit and enter the higher upper atmosphere it would in fact put a small hole in the ozone during each time of transfer. This ozone area would expand as the day went on, causing depletion of the ozone right? Thus our ozone problems could be...
Influences
I think it was the Russian writer Tolstoy who said that the most significant revolutions were internal; in other words they happen individually and in your head. I can see what he meant, although if the old boy had been around in 1917 he might have bitten his lip.We tend to think of revolutions as being violent and bloody conflicts, which of course they are, the French, Russian and American Revolutions being prime examples. On the other hand, the Industrial Revolution, which, in the end was more far-reaching than any of the other contemporary revolutions, was on the whole, peaceful.At this point I have to do a little flag waving for Scotland. Well, I don't have to, but I'm going to. Three important...
UFO Abductions - Beyond Matter?
There is a certain sense of stability in the physical world that most of us take for granted. However, in the current realm of UFO abduction literature, the term 'physical world' may need some redefinition. UFO abductees have found their world stretched and distorted in a way that defies modern science. Testimony from abductees now includes levitation, paralysis, telepathy, and startling visions. To ignore these reports is to ignore the vast amount of evidence that seems to be mounting from many personal accounts. To accept these reports blindly, however, is to accept data whose source is testimony from hypnosis, vague memories, and spontaneous recall. Are abductees really levitating out of their...
The Truth Behind Roswell
The city of Roswell boasts a population of nearly 50,000 residents, a healthy economy, and a reputation for being a haven for UFO enthusiasts. The most famous of all UFO and alien stories is that of Roswell, made legend in movies, television shows and hundreds of books.Because of all the media attention, documentaries, books, papers, TV programs, videos, motion pictures, etc., Roswell has become a household name symbolizing flying saucers. Ironically, Roswell is most famous for an incident that happened more than 50 years ago: the alleged crash of an alien spacecraft in 1947. Debate about the Roswell incident has gone on for years. There is a lot of speculation and belief about aliens. The city of...
The Paranormal Puzzle
There's a lot of paranormal puzzles out there. Sightings and stories are released daily on websites and in news publications everyday giving us more and more questions to try and solve.Every weird event or encounter has it's own fine details too. How tall were the aliens? How fast was the UFO traveling? Was there any hair left at the Bigfoot sighting? How many witnesses were there? Who were some of the sailors in the Philadelphia Experiment? What scientists were involved?Maybe these are just pieces to the puzzle. Whether the subject is time travel or telekenesis they are not the whole puzzle themselves, but part of something bigger? Without a doubt there is more paranormal research now going on than...
The Truth Behind Roswell
The city of Roswell boasts a population of nearly 50,000 residents, a healthy economy, and a reputation for being a haven for UFO enthusiasts. The most famous of all UFO and alien stories is that of Roswell, made legend in movies, television shows and hundreds of books.Because of all the media attention, documentaries, books, papers, TV programs, videos, motion pictures, etc., Roswell has become a household name symbolizing flying saucers. Ironically, Roswell is most famous for an incident that happened more than 50 years ago: the alleged crash of an alien spacecraft in 1947. Debate about the Roswell incident has gone on for years. There is a lot of speculation and belief about aliens. The city of...
51 Thoughts on Networking
1. The Federal Bureau of Labor did a study a few years back indicating that 70% of all new business comes from some form of networking. I think it's higher.2. So, no matter where you go - the Mall, church, out to dinner, the gym - you better have at least five business cards with you.3. And be able to give an UNFORGETTABLE personal introduction in 10 seconds, 30 seconds and 6o seconds.4. When someone on the phone says, "May I ask who's calling?" get excited. Say something unique that makes that person say, "Um, okay...please hold." Be unexpected. Be cool. Be memorable.5. Get Google alerts on yourself, your company, your area of expertise and your competition. If you don't know what a Google...
Life in the Universe Part II
We are most probably not the only beings in the universe interested in other planets and heavenly bodies.Based on reports and various sources of information our very own planet is visited by different shapes of unknown unidentified flying objects and mysterious entities believed to be visitors from space.The UFO PhenomenonUFO's, do they really exist?Based on thousands of reports it seems as if there is no question as to the existance of UFO's.The beginning of the modern UFO eraOn 24 July 1947 Kenneth Arnold reported sighting 9 unknown flying objects over Mt. Renier in the USA.Since then thousands of UFO sightings have been reported. In 1947 UFO's were called "flying saucers." It is claimed that...
Crazybusy Multitasking Multitudes of Corporate Aliens
In his latest book Crazy Busy, Dr. Edward M. Hollowell, a psychiatrist and expert in Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), talks about a phenomenon he began to notice in the mid 1990s-a dramatic increase in people visiting him exhibiting symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).Attention Deficit Disorder can be characterized by a person's inability to concentrate or to think for a period of time, primarily because the person cannot focus on a single task at hand. ADD sufferers are easily distracted, cannot filter information well, typically have high anxiety levels, and are often extremely forgetful.People with ADD typically rush around a lot, feel impatient wherever they are, love speed, get...
Take A Vacation Like This On Your Motorcycle
Are you an adventurer? Do you have the spirit of a wanderer? If so, then the hottest new trend in vacation travel, a motorcycle vacation, may be just the ticket for you. Whatever countryside you enjoy, and whatever bike you ride, a motorcycle vacation promises great fun and entertainment.Imagine a history buff that uses a motorcycle to explore old Civil War battlefields. Wilson's Creek in southwest Missouri, Pea Ridge in Northwest Arkansas, and the site of the battle of West Port near the Plaza in modern day Kansas City are all easily accessible by bike. Or, if exploring the west is more your thing, take a trek out west, starting in Sedalia, the scene of the first recorded cattle drive in...
GoogleEarth - The Ultimate Map! (A Review)
This week I had my socks knocked off! Which, after being in the industry for over 25 years, is tough to do. I came across a posting on Slashdot about a new mapping application from Google called GoogleEarth. At first my thinking was that this was just another extension of the already cool Google Maps online. But then I discovered that it was a downloadable client application. Humm. So I took the plunge. Then I lost over 4 hours of productivity for that day. (And I won't mention how much since then.) And everyone I showed it to that day ended up gawking and drooling as well.GoogleEarth is a new application that jumps leaps and bounds over what we used to consider to be mapping applications...
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. That's what Rod Serling would say. It appears to me that the Twilight Zone may have affected more than the 30 minutes it controlled every week those many years ago. So with the keys of your imagination lets journey farther into the Outer Limits of television and discover that the weird and the bizarre were not just limited to the great classic sci-fi hits like the Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits. Nor is the unexplained always presented on Ripley's Believe it or Not.The Mysterious changing Andy TaylorWhat happened to Andy Griffith from the black and white days of the Andy Griffith Show to the days of color? It is common knowledge the black and...
Life in the Universe Part II
We are most probably not the only beings in the universe interested in other planets and heavenly bodies.Based on reports and various sources of information our very own planet is visited by different shapes of unknown unidentified flying objects and mysterious entities believed to be visitors from space.The UFO PhenomenonUFO's, do they really exist?Based on thousands of reports it seems as if there is no question as to the existance of UFO's.The beginning of the modern UFO eraOn 24 July 1947 Kenneth Arnold reported sighting 9 unknown flying objects over Mt. Renier in the USA.Since then thousands of UFO sightings have been reported. In 1947 UFO's were called "flying saucers." It is claimed that...
GoogleEarth - The Ultimate Map! (A Review)
This week I had my socks knocked off! Which, after being in the industry for over 25 years, is tough to do. I came across a posting on Slashdot about a new mapping application from Google called GoogleEarth. At first my thinking was that this was just another extension of the already cool Google Maps online. But then I discovered that it was a downloadable client application. Humm. So I took the plunge. Then I lost over 4 hours of productivity for that day. (And I won't mention how much since then.) And everyone I showed it to that day ended up gawking and drooling as well.GoogleEarth is a new application that jumps leaps and bounds over what we used to consider to be mapping applications...
Camping With Aliens In Montana
Ten minutes out of town, we found the dirt road that goes up to Storm Lake. We had been there before, shortly after moving to Anaconda, Montana. The road was hard on the car, but we couldn't resist going. This time we would hike up to the tundra and stay the night. My wife Ana had never been camping above the treeline.There were a couple cars, but nobody in sight. The lake was sparkling in the sunlight, and the mountains of the Anaconda-Pintler range rose up all around it. It was quiet and cool here at 8,000 feet. We put on our packs and started up the trail. Twenty minutes later we were past the lake, and the trail steepened.Hiking With Guns In MontanaAfter an hour of zig-zagging up the mountain we...
Mermaids, Fantasies and Art
About ten years ago I decided that when people asked me what I did or who I was, I would confidently reply, "I am an artist". No matter how I was making a living or if my status was that of a 'starving artist' or not, I would announce, "I am an artist". I would proclaim what I had fantasized myself to be since I was a little girl.I started to draw at three and four years old, in the back seat of my parents car as they drove from state to state, looking for rainbows I suspect. I was a little girl drawing mermaids, angel art ,fairy art, fantasy art in general. I tried as best I could to make that world alive. I made my own coloring pages. As I grew older I had free paper dolls...
UFOs And Angels: Are We Their Pets?
It's a simple idea: If aliens can travel interstellar distances, they must be more advanced than us. If they are more advanced, by how much?Well, it's physically impossible to drive a metallic object faster than the speed of light. You'd have to bypass the known laws of physics. To send a metal ship to another star using conventional fuels would take decades and exhaust planet Earth's resources. Science fiction gets round this by inventing 'warp drives' and 'wormhole technology'.I don't believe that alien visitors, if they exist, arrive in metal spacecraft, but we'll get to that later.It follows that if they are coming here, they are *way* more advanced than us. And there follows an interesting...
Will Art Bell Ever Come Back to Coast to Coast Am?
For years the Art Bell show has been the late night talk radio sensation, selling conspiracy theories, UFO tales and ghostly commentary for the restless. Indeed there appears to be quite an audience for it all. Currently the Art Bell Show, now called; Coast to Coast has 12-13 million listeners World Wide and dominates late night talk radio and is syndicated around the World.Now there is a new host during the week; George Noory who has developed his own following; Art Bell on the other hand is semi-retired and has gone to weekends only. But recently Art Bell has moved to the Philippines, yes half way around the World. So now Coast-to-Coast Am is no longer Coast to Coast, but Worldwide.Art Bell since...
You unlock this door with the key of imagination. That's what Rod Serling would say. It appears to me that the Twilight Zone may have affected more than the 30 minutes it controlled every week those many years ago. So with the keys of your imagination lets journey farther into the Outer Limits of television and discover that the weird and the bizarre were not just limited to the great classic sci-fi hits like the Twilight Zone and the Outer Limits. Nor is the unexplained always presented on Ripley's Believe it or Not.The Mysterious changing Andy TaylorWhat happened to Andy Griffith from the black and white days of the Andy Griffith Show to the days of color? It is common knowledge the black and...
Disrespecting Technology Workers
From my experience working for corporate aliens, from what others have told me, and from numerous articles on the internet, I have come to the conclusion that managers of many corporations show considerable disrespect to their technology workers. Throughout my career, I've had a several bad experiences. This was one of my worst.A couple of years ago, I worked as a systems administrator for a private college. A new School Director just started his administration. When a new School Director takes over, instead of doing anything job related, usually the Director cosmetically starts changing his or her environment. Office furniture gets transferred from one room to another, pictures are moved from one...
Crop Circles and Critical Mass
CROP CIRCLES:The Learning Channel (August 7, 2003) just had a show about crop circles. Here are two major points that no debunker will be able to explain in addition to the designs themselves.1. The seeds in 250 crop circles tested by a top biologist and botanist were no longer there. I suppose some might say the hoaxers made bread out of the seeds but the pods or husks had not been opened. This is the work of Doctor Levengood and his associates.2. Many of the stalks were exploded from the inside out.It is my belief that the forces of the earth and cosmos combine with the growing and more refining nature of the World Mind to communicate these wondrous designs. I do wonder how the seeds were missing...
60% of Illegal Aliens Come From Mexico
Many people would like to solve the legal immigration problem and stop illegal aliens from entering our country by putting up the giant fence along the United States and Mexican borders. The States of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are of course where the legal aliens cross. Over 60 percent of the legal aliens come to our country from Mexico and another 18 percent cross over the Mexican border, as they go through Mexico to get to the United States of America.But is it feasible to build fence along our borders, as such a fence would cost over $1 billion to build and would take years to complete. Is that feasible? Some say it must be done no matter what the cost, because the costs of...
UFO Sighting Is For Real?
UFO sightings shouldn't be new to a lot of us because there have been so many UFO pictures and photos made available by so many individuals who have direct or indirect experiences with them, some of which are real and yet some others, made-up.As a matter of fact, it'd be quite a tall order to distinguish between the genuine UFO footages and pictures from the hoaxes, and determining which claim is for real has been the tasks of many a UFO expert who looks at tons of UFO pictures and sighting footages all day long. Not only is it necessary to carefully analyse the first hand experiences as described by the subject, but also it is of great benefits to employ high tech devices such as radar...
How to Grow Garlic in Your Home Garden Successfully
Greetings fellow Gardeners!The following tutorial refers to garlic growing specifically, but can easily be used for most onion crops as well.The following information is for general garlic growing that I have used for my own home garden. Of course, there are lots of specialty seeds and plants that require more specific techniques but as I am not a professional horticulturist, but a home gardener like yourselves, I will stick with what I know!For basic garlic growing you need a few things. First of all your garlic cloves! We started out by growing garlic from garlic heads bought at the store, but then I decided to try some new and different varieties! Last year I ended up the with some German Reds...
Mermaids, Fantasies and Art
About ten years ago I decided that when people asked me what I did or who I was, I would confidently reply, "I am an artist". No matter how I was making a living or if my status was that of a 'starving artist' or not, I would announce, "I am an artist". I would proclaim what I had fantasized myself to be since I was a little girl.I started to draw at three and four years old, in the back seat of my parents car as they drove from state to state, looking for rainbows I suspect. I was a little girl drawing mermaids, angel art ,fairy art, fantasy art in general. I tried as best I could to make that world alive. I made my own coloring pages. As I grew older I had free paper dolls...
Online Auction Fraud
eBay sales may have grown 51% last year over the previous year, but general online complaints jumped by 66.6% over the previous year to some 207,000+ complaints in 2004. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), stated in its yearly report that 71.2% of all complaints received pertained to auctions.Online fraud is a growing problem on the internet and the auction segment is far from immune. The IC3 reports that most complaints consist of late or no shipment of products, items that don't match advertised condition and bogus payment or escrow services.If you decide to offer "all items to be shipped within 24 hours...
UFOs And Angels: Are We Their Pets?
It's a simple idea: If aliens can travel interstellar distances, they must be more advanced than us. If they are more advanced, by how much?Well, it's physically impossible to drive a metallic object faster than the speed of light. You'd have to bypass the known laws of physics. To send a metal ship to another star using conventional fuels would take decades and exhaust planet Earth's resources. Science fiction gets round this by inventing 'warp drives' and 'wormhole technology'.I don't believe that alien visitors, if they exist, arrive in metal spacecraft, but we'll get to that later.It follows that if they are coming here, they are *way* more advanced than us. And there follows an interesting...
Some Fireworks Those are! A Review of "Independence Day"
I remember seeing this movie for the first time in a theater not too long after opening day. I was all by myself, and nearly twenty five minutes before show time, the large theater was already a quarter full -- a heartier matinee audience than any movie had a right to expect. The air vibrated with sound -- the thrum of a multitude of conflicting conversations, the rise and fall of laughter, and the crunch of popcorn being devoured long before the movie even began. Although a large portion of the audience consisted of teenage boys, the cross-generational slice that turned out to see "Independence Day" was surprising. Senior citizens sat side by side with seven year olds. I was impressed long before...
Why are we Fascinated with Astrology?
In the 1920's, there was a big sensation in the US. Two sisters had photographed fairies flying around flowers in their garden. It was an unbelievable event. The two gave interviews and talked stuff. It was after more than sixty years that one sister revealed the whole thing was a hoax. The fairies were made of paper. Nonetheless they captured public imagination. It was something different and unbelievable, but was revealed a hoax later.But thousands of paranormal and supernatural things remain the way they are- uncanny and unimaginable. No one has explanations. All the same, people love to know more and indulge in these pursuits.Very often we have astrologers predicting events. Most...
Mermaids, Fantasies and Art
About ten years ago I decided that when people asked me what I did or who I was, I would confidently reply, "I am an artist". No matter how I was making a living or if my status was that of a 'starving artist' or not, I would announce, "I am an artist". I would proclaim what I had fantasized myself to be since I was a little girl.I started to draw at three and four years old, in the back seat of my parents car as they drove from state to state, looking for rainbows I suspect. I was a little girl drawing mermaids, angel art ,fairy art, fantasy art in general. I tried as best I could to make that world alive. I made my own coloring pages. As I grew older I had free paper dolls...
The Truth About Paranormal Romances
Why are paranormal romances so popular these days? The release of the movie, Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale, about a romance between a vampire and a werewolf has publishers scrambling for manuscripts dealing with paranormal romances. Unlike historical romances or classic romances, this genre is a lot more imaginative. Typically, there would be fantasy elements in the story. Either the setting is futuristic, or in some fantasy world or the hero, the heroine or both are not normal people. Take underworld for instance. You have a Romeo and Juliet love story. This time, the setting is paranormal. Romeo comes from the werewolf clan while Juliet is from the vampire clan. Unlike a helpless...
Crossing Western Mountains of New Mexico by Bicycle
There are many great long-distance bike routes across New Mexico. One is from Four Corners thru the Mountains and it is truly grueling and yet spectacular up and down the mountainous terrain and such a ride is not for the amateurs, unless you are diehard of personal character. Then there is another lower route on Hwy 180, very scenic as well thru Silver City, Hatch, White Sands, Ruidoso and into Roswell then into Texas. That is worth doing, no I have not cycled it, but I have taken that route by motor home, very nice.Let us consider different and yet equally spectacular route. Lets start this Trek in Springer, AZ on Highway 60 at about 7000 feet above sea level. You will enjoy the 12-mile warm up as...
Famous Psychics - Sylvia Browne
In this last of a series of articles on famous psychics we're going to cover another very popular modern day psychic who has had more than her share of sceptics and bashers. Sylvia Browne is probably one of the most controversial psychics of the modern era.Sylvia Browne is most noted for her psychic talent, her great counseling ability and the extensive research she has done into parapsychology. She has a very down to earth, sometimes abrasive, but very dynamic and genuine personality. Yes, she does have a tendency to rub people the wrong way. But what controversial psychic hasn't?Browne has lectured and taught people all over the world including Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and Canada...
Alternative 3: Evidence that we Landed on Mars in 1962
"Alternative 3" was the final documentary done by the well respected "Science Report" of Anglia Television in England on April 1st 1977. Within an hour of broadcasting the television station issued a hurried statement stating that the show was a hoax.We believe that the film is 95% fake but that 5% of it is the most important footage of the 20th Century and totally accurate. That is the NASA footage of people on Mars. We believe that much of the story is also the truth.Besides filming the show on April 1st, the producers later said that the show was fake. It was quite evident at the end of the movie that something was fake because almost every single person filmed on the show was an actor, not...
Online Auction Fraud
eBay sales may have grown 51% last year over the previous year, but general online complaints jumped by 66.6% over the previous year to some 207,000+ complaints in 2004. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), stated in its yearly report that 71.2% of all complaints received pertained to auctions.Online fraud is a growing problem on the internet and the auction segment is far from immune. The IC3 reports that most complaints consist of late or no shipment of products, items that don't match advertised condition and bogus payment or escrow services.If you decide to offer "all items to be shipped within 24 hours...
Halton Region - The Greater Toronto Area
The Halton Region covers over 230,000 acres including about 25km of the shore of Lake Ontario. With the population forecast to exceed 420,000 by 2006 (5 year increase of about 15%) the Halton Region is becoming one of the fastest growing regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).Though renowned across Canada for having the highest density of population, the rural areas in the GTA are dedicated to agriculture which is an impressive $1 Billion industry employing thousands of people. Other major employers include the Ford and Liberty car manufacturers, Aerospace manufacturers Goodrich, Oil and Gas exploration, utilities and other Manufacturing. This diverse business environment is further supported by...
UFO: Keeping the Human Gnome off Mars
Last night I was perusing: because Mars is on a close approach to earth and lots of amateur astronomers are out in their back yards snapping pics.I misplaced my camera, so there was no use getting out my telescope from the shelf in the garage. I decided I could get a close look at the planet by looking at the pics at the above site.Looking at my choices from the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera Image Gallery, I chose MOC Narrow-Angle Image Gallery: Mars Chart 03: Arcadia.The reason was that I spotted a colony of some kind on Mars...
Are Illegal Aliens Bad for the Environment?
Many National Organizations for Hispanic Rights say that illegal aliens and illegal immigrants crossing our borders do not impact the environment at all. The little amount of affect is so small it is irrelevant they say.Additionally they say that the illegal aliens would not have to cross in open areas of desert or National Desert Park Lands if they could freely come over open borders. Stating also if they could come in without fear of being turned back they would not cross the desert where many of them perish due to over heat exhaustion, lack of water and blistering temperatures in the summer months.Are illegal aliens bad for the Environment? Well many do believe in fact that they are and have...
Camping With Aliens In Montana
Ten minutes out of town, we found the dirt road that goes up to Storm Lake. We had been there before, shortly after moving to Anaconda, Montana. The road was hard on the car, but we couldn't resist going. This time we would hike up to the tundra and stay the night. My wife Ana had never been camping above the treeline.There were a couple cars, but nobody in sight. The lake was sparkling in the sunlight, and the mountains of the Anaconda-Pintler range rose up all around it. It was quiet and cool here at 8,000 feet. We put on our packs and started up the trail. Twenty minutes later we were past the lake, and the trail steepened.Hiking With Guns In MontanaAfter an hour of zig-zagging up the mountain we...
Illegal Aliens Should Be Welcome in the United States
Many of the protestors in the immigration marches have stated that we need open borders and that illegal aliens should not be treated as criminals for breaking the law. Instead they marched in rallies with Mexican Flags to show their appreciation for being in our great nation. What is up with that I have often wondered...
UFOs And Angels: Are We Their Pets?
It's a simple idea: If aliens can travel interstellar distances, they must be more advanced than us. If they are more advanced, by how much?Well, it's physically impossible to drive a metallic object faster than the speed of light. You'd have to bypass the known laws of physics. To send a metal ship to another star using conventional fuels would take decades and exhaust planet Earth's resources. Science fiction gets round this by inventing 'warp drives' and 'wormhole technology'.I don't believe that alien visitors, if they exist, arrive in metal spacecraft, but we'll get to that later.It follows that if they are coming here, they are *way* more advanced than us. And there follows an interesting...
GoogleEarth - The Ultimate Map! (A Review)
This week I had my socks knocked off! Which, after being in the industry for over 25 years, is tough to do. I came across a posting on Slashdot about a new mapping application from Google called GoogleEarth. At first my thinking was that this was just another extension of the already cool Google Maps online. But then I discovered that it was a downloadable client application. Humm. So I took the plunge. Then I lost over 4 hours of productivity for that day. (And I won't mention how much since then.) And everyone I showed it to that day ended up gawking and drooling as well.GoogleEarth is a new application that jumps leaps and bounds over what we used to consider to be mapping applications...
Halton Region - The Greater Toronto Area
The Halton Region covers over 230,000 acres including about 25km of the shore of Lake Ontario. With the population forecast to exceed 420,000 by 2006 (5 year increase of about 15%) the Halton Region is becoming one of the fastest growing regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).Though renowned across Canada for having the highest density of population, the rural areas in the GTA are dedicated to agriculture which is an impressive $1 Billion industry employing thousands of people. Other major employers include the Ford and Liberty car manufacturers, Aerospace manufacturers Goodrich, Oil and Gas exploration, utilities and other Manufacturing. This diverse business environment is further supported by...
The Truth Behind Roswell
The city of Roswell boasts a population of nearly 50,000 residents, a healthy economy, and a reputation for being a haven for UFO enthusiasts. The most famous of all UFO and alien stories is that of Roswell, made legend in movies, television shows and hundreds of books.Because of all the media attention, documentaries, books, papers, TV programs, videos, motion pictures, etc., Roswell has become a household name symbolizing flying saucers. Ironically, Roswell is most famous for an incident that happened more than 50 years ago: the alleged crash of an alien spacecraft in 1947. Debate about the Roswell incident has gone on for years. There is a lot of speculation and belief about aliens. The city of...