I was reading on the BBC website that a group of scientists are planning to study near death experiences. They will be conducting the experiment at twenty five different hospitals in the US and UK. They will be surveying 1500 survivors to see if people with no brain activity or heartbeat can have “out of body experiences.” People who claim to have had “out of body experiences” tell of floating above their bodies, looking down at the medical staff working in [...]
There has been so much news coverage about the two major political parties presidential candidates, that it sometimes comes as a surprise to me when I am suddenly reminded that there ARE other candidates out there! For example, Ralph Nader is running for president, as is Bob Barr. I don’t know anything about Bob Barr at all, but I do know that Ralph Nader has been a big crusader for consumer protection. I think that Ralph Nader has good intentions, [...]
Watching the news, and reading about Hurricane Ike making its way towards land, I see that it has hit Cuba. Cuba has never seen a hurricane this bad, and the residents are making way towards safer ground as best they can. This storm is a really scary one – I am worried about what will happen when it reaches the United States. From what I understand it WON’T hit New Orleans, which is good news, but wherever it DOES land, [...]
I’ve heard of sinkholes in Florida because the water table has been so badly abused by the rapid development of the state, but I was very surprised to read on the news that there is a sinkhole in New York City! Apparently the sinkhole is in the middle of a street and is one that has been developing slowly over the past ten years, and has finally reached the stage where it would really be a danger for a car [...]