Phil Hayes is a ghost hunter with a decade of experience. He’s the lead investigator for Paranormal Research UK and he’s in the tabloids today because of research from Tesco Mobile. In what appears to be a piece of mutual PR / research between Tesco Mobile and Paranormal Research UK statistics out today so that […]
River Monsters: Nearly mythical Goliath tigerfish caught and filmed
The goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) was thought by some to be a myth and by others to be extinct. Not any more. A 45kg tigerfish has been caught and caught for a British TV program called “River Monsters“. River Monsters is a TV program that examines myths of unknown creatures attacking people. The Goliath tigerfish […]
The 21012 Mayan apocalypse might be a calculation error
A new book called Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World highlights that the “end of the world” 2012 date may be incorrect. It might be out by as much as 100 years. The issue centres around the translation of the “Long Count” calendar to our Gregorian system using […]
What is Féile na Marbh?
The festival Féile na Marbh is Gaelic by tradition. In Scotland and Ireland, it has become bundled into Samhain. The phrase “Féile na Marbh” is Irish for Festival of the Dead. In the past the festival itself could have lasted up to three days; beginning at the end of October. As a result, Féile na […]
Most Haunted Live 2010 replaced by Paranormal Investigations Live
This year UK Living has replaced Most Haunted Live with a new show called Paranormal Investigations Live. Yvette Fielding quit Most Haunted earlier this year. The new show, being provided by STV Productions, will be hosted by presenter Naga Munchetty (from BBC 2’s Working Lunch) and features two teams apparently “competing against” one another. One […]
Madeira Island – the remains of Atlantis?
According to some legends the Canary Islands where once the site of Atlantis. Plato described Atlantis as being larger than Libya and Asia together in “Timeos and Critias” and that it was located beyond the Columns of Hercules. That would put it on the Atlantic side of the Straight of Gibraltar. Zeus is said to […]
Blog Action Day: Viral Water #bad10
Today is Blog Action Day 2010. This post is written to support clean water. In this post we look at some of the social media and viral success stories for the promotion of clean water. As today’s about supporting clean water around the world please do visit Blog Action Today’s fundraiser page or donate directy […]
Does Fonterra kill orangutans?
Fonterra controls about 30% of the world’s diary exports. The company is owned by more than 10,500 New Zealand famers and has revenues in excess of NZ$16 billion. Fonterra is also the target of the Dutch arm of Greenpeace. Greenpeace’s beef with Fonterra is over the company’s use of palm kernel. The pressure group points […]
American Judge not treating atheist killing as a hate crime
In most democracies if you shoot and kill a Christian for being a Christian it is considered a hate crime. A religious hate crime. As you would expect the same is true if you shoot a Jew for being Jewish or a Muslim for being a Muslim. If you shoot someone because of their religious […]
The Curdworth ghost – haunted St Nicholas Church
Curdworth is an ancient place; dating back to the 6th century as an Anglian settlement if not earlier. It is about 11 miles east of Birmingham. There is reason to believe the area was of significance to the Saxons. The very name Curdworth is believed to originate from “Creoda’s Clearing”. Creoda was an important Anglo-Saxon […]
