WHAT IF?

Nuclear war- if a nuclear war was to happen the following would happen:instantly vapourised,ripped apart by shockwave,slow death from radation poisoning.The earth would become conaminated  and skys dark due to smoke for years .Asteriod impact: silmar to nulear bomb -intense burst of heat  at ground zero and everything flatten.Pandemic- something like black death or spanish flu would spread  easily due to densely populated cities and being able to travel  continents  via cheap flights. Coronal mass ejection -an event that happened in 1859-charged particles erupt off the sun and when or if hits the earth  sets the magnetic field into affecting electral  systems haywire.In turn this would affectv law ,order ,civilation due to depending on electricity  completely,sleep safe.

MAN BOOBS -YES ME

I hate to admit but i belong to a group of men who like to stay quiet.But its time to face the music and say yes i have man boobs or moobs.If you was me without a vest or a t- shirt it would stand out  and i know it makes people laugh  and take the mickey  but thats cool .Its  time for all men affected to stand tall.

THE GREMLINS IS LAUGHING AT ME

I like my computer but sometimes i swear ,shout  and even threaten to throw it.I know sometimes its me  and others the little gremlin that lives inside the laptop.Days and days go no hassle then the gremlin comes out to play -slow,signing in differcult ,putting in a virus ,i think its not just me.

RADIO(I STILL LOVE YOU)

Why radio ,i enjoy as it can  bring you from chart music to a chat about dinosaurs finds  in the space of finding the channels .When i was young it was a way of finding songs I liked  and put on my tape recorder before the presenter spoke -John peel was great for this.now i am older I find  the local news and stories of county lived in is like being an adventurer travelling through.Radio 5 is my main station for research for my blogs and has excellent  podcasts -so i say radio we still love you-queeen.

PUFFINS GO BACK TO LUNDY

A lucky group of  young puffins were released on Lundy Island  ,off the  coast of Bideford ,Devon. The puffins were among  4o seabirds rescued  during feburary storms-3 in total.The birds  spent  2  months  at r.s .p.c.a   Westhatch Wildlife  Centre then  taken by Ms Olderburg  to Lundy.This  was good for  puffins  and  lundy  as  the  numbers  of puffins  fell to just 5  in 2003  due to rats-now  eradicated-and  now more than 180 are on the  island.

HEAD&SHOULDERS APES AND TIGERS SAVED UPDATE

The makers of head&shoulders  proter&gamble have pleged to stop souring  pakmoil from plantations were ORANGUTANS and SUMATRAN TIGERS rainforest are being cleared.

SMELLY FISH WAS MAN EATER.

An unusual find by a workman unblocking  a fish-smelling drain.It was thought the drain was blocked by kippers  but instead it was a PIRANHA fish. Piranha,s live in amazionian river ,have powerful jaws and have a huge appetite for meat.It is suspected  the Piranha came from a tropical fish owner in the Teleford area,Shopshire.

SCARLET FEVER ON THE RISE

Its strange to read that 883 new cases of Scarlet Fever across England over pass week .Scarlet fever symptoms -rash,sore throat,headache,fever.Cases have been rising for 6 months to 5,012 since September 2013,although mild in some cases there complications.

LOW FAT FOOD DOUBLE THE SUGAR

We are always told to eat less fat  but its  differcult when low-fat foods  sometimes contain double the sugar. as i found out from reading  this article in sunday mirror -06.04.2014 -page 14 which compares various  low fat supermarket options.why is so much extra sugar a problem is that sugar will convert into fat and you will find you feel hungry again quicker.http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od

TIMOSHA LIKES AC/DC

a youtube clip of a bear dancing  to ac/dc has attacted  metalheads flocking  to KHADZHOKHSKY CANYON ZOO,RUSSIA.The bear in question is a rescued dancing   bear called TIMOCHA.Animal rights  activsts say  this is  sick and  cruel and want to ban vistors.

THE TALE

A long time ago the family moved to the small village hoping it was the last move.At first the neighbours were o.k but then things started to go wrong if anyone came to visit thier would give them grief for parking not in right place.The female of family tried to make her front garden more beautiful but the posh neighbour shouted and yelled  at her and reported her to the landlord.The village is not all bad but the  female is now upset but a genial long haired wizard and his wife may help with offers of kindness ,how this tle ends is unknown but the family are on the waiting list to move but waydown in a possilbe going.

MIKE HARDCASTLE-INTERVIEWED BY MARK ANTONY RAINES

what inspired you?  1st answer :I got inspired after studying a number of 18th and 19th century scientists or polymaths who had an encyclopedic outlook in their study of the natural world and many other fields of science. I also love the art and the craftmanship of those two periods, especially the Victorian era. What was created back then was created to last, unlike the "throw-away" creations of today. I got inspired to create my website after reading the book, "The Man Who Tapped The Secrets Of The Universe" by Glenn Clark, which delves into the genius mind of the more modern polymath, Walter Russell. My interest in Cryptozoology has been life-long as my father has always had an interest in the subject and he personally knew people who had seen thylacines here on the mainland, as well as our own personal experiences of yowies on one of our previous properties West of Kempsey, on the mid north coast of NSW.
Q2: What are your aims?
2nd answer:
My aim is to connect and interact through my website as well as through social media, with fellow cryptozoologists, natural scientists and those interested in the polymathic outlook. This is what my website is trying to promote.


Q3: What plans do you have for the future?
3rd answer:
Well, we are planning to relocate to the southern granite belt in Queensland in the near future. This is a mountainous area, featuring a number of National Parks and wilderness areas. There have been a number of reported cryptid sightings over the years in this area, and I am keen to do cryptozoological research of the area once we are settled there. I am adding to my website and this will be a continual process. I am also putting together a book canvessing the subjects that are featured on my website. It will include any new or current cryptozoological findings.

A TALK WITH MIKE DAVIS-SINGER-SONGWRITER WITH MARK ANTONY RAINES

folow link to see more of mike davissong liar by mike davis-mike davis-singer/songwriter-mike is a friend of jon downes who he meet when hitchiking-at the time mike had longer hair than jon but going a bit thinner on top these days.the sons he writes he wishs to protray a sprirtal and help others through song and does with a passion to bring enjoyment through this medium.he tends not to play live due to stage fright and doubts his singing and guiar work which is not true as can be seen in his various videos.he does all his recording at jon downes famous cow shed based at woolsery and films his videos there as well not bad for basic equiment not of a professional studio but this brings it back to the studeos of old as many started this way.he has an ep out which i think you can get through gonzo mutimedia and whilst talking with him he mentioned how one of his songs helped a friend of his.i enjoyed my chat with mike as easy going and wish him all the best in his music.

Holy prefix, Batman! A look at Bat-words in honor of Batman's 75th anniversary

Holy prefix, Batman! A look at Bat-words in honor of Batman's 75th anniversary

Batman's contributions to the English language are as varied and colorful as his rogues gallery

By Mark Peters | April 3, 2014

 

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Batman's contributions to the English language are practically Shakespearean in scope. (Facebook.com/DCComics)

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t's been 75 years since Batman made his comic book debut. Since 1939, the cowled hero has contributed villains, sidekicks, gadgets, and thousands of stories to popular culture — and no less significantly, quite a few additions to the English language.
Almost everyone can recite the names of the major Batman allies (Alfred, Commissioner Gordon, Robin) and villains (The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin, Two-Face). Nicknames such as "the caped crusader," "the dark knight," "the world's greatest detective," and "the boy wonder" are thrown around in any number of contexts, as is the fill-in-the-blank phrase "Holy ___, Batman!" But among all these linguistic contributions, the most flexible and fun Batman-ism is probably the ­Bat- affix, which is seen in Batarangs, Batcows, Batkids, and beyond.
Though my interest in reading and watching Batman has ebbed and flowed, I've been a lifelong fan of Bat-words. Who wouldn't be? Bat-terms are invariably fun to say, and what kid doesn't dream of hanging around the Batcave, driving the Batmobile, or tossing a Batarang at a villain's head?
Many of those terms were coined by Lorenzo Semple, Jr., who created the Batman television show read more

THE GREAT GREY SHRIKE SPOTTED

The great gray shrike-black mask and grey plumage has been spotted on darrtmoor. Not a frequent visitor as tends to be territorial and  normally mobbed by other birds  due to being recognized as a predator.the great grey shrike  visits heathland,farmland ,scrub,costal dunes,clear-felled forestry.They feed on beetles,.mammals,other birds and other insects.

BIRDS BEING POISONED

HERCULES THE BEAR

Andy Robbins -Scottish wrestler  decided he needed a wrestling partner  so he  went to a local zoo and brought a bear cub he called Hercules. The bear known as herc lived with Andy and his wife Maggie in sheriffmiur,dunblaine for 25 years. The television documentary involves the story of Herc -10ft,50st-grizzy bear and how his life was like living as an almost human bear .Herc came in demand after the couple made a home documentary about herc after which he came in demand for tv commercials and appe\red in films like james  bond octopussy- bond.TO WATCH DOCUMENTRY

KETAMINE -POSSILBE DEPRESSION THERPHY.

Psychopharacology journal for decades have shown  benefits journal shows that a small trail of 28 people  suffering from incurable depression  for decades  have shown benefits  that last months.the reason behind this is a drug normally used by vets or a illegal party drug-KETAMINE

NO CREATURE TIME IS TO LET DIE OUT.

Pandas live in the lowlands  of china  and eat a diet of bamboo and are differercult to breed in zoos, but the article found  in the sun newspaper by Chris Packham suggests that it's time  we let  this species become extinct and  focus on realistic conservation. This idea is wrong, we should  try to keep any species  going  until  their last breath as when you begin down the road of picking  and choosing how far will man go.

ASHANINKA SPOTTED.

Picture shows 5 members of the 200 strong ashainka tribes  emerging from their huts deep in the amazon basinTaken by an aircraft who job is to check that the tribe's land is not being used for  illegal logging, mining, farming .Ashaninka
normally live on peanuts,bananas,corn,crops.

BLACKDEATH VICTIMS UNEARTHED

Skeletons unearthed in Londons Crossrail  excavations proved to be  victims   of the black death pandemic  of the 14th century.the teeth contained  d.na of the plague bacterium yesina pestis  and the graves where the skeletons  found dated to 1348-50.Old records said that thousands of Londoners  perished and put into graves but the location was a mystery. A
rchaeologist believe this location to be under chaterhouse square near barbican.

Clip from Louis Theroux,s l.a stories-city of dogs-bbc 2

SUDER THE ELEPHANT

Suder a 14 year old elephant is still in chains despite a claim by Sir Paul McCartney  that he would help save it.A video has emerged showing the elephant battered and in pain from a wooden stave.6 years ago  a order of the Indian high court via pressure  Sir Paul McCartney was thought to set uder free.PETA are the ones who found  Sunder still in the same place KILHAPYR,SOUTH MUMBAI still being ill treated.WWW.THESUN.CO.UK FOR VIDEO.

PRECIOUS FRIEND

Words from the back of St. Christopher   worn every day, source unknown.It's not just what  you, ve done for me that makes me love you so, It's all the joy you are the friend me,I,ve come to know. If I thought for the day I would say the first line relates to your love for your partner,family, animals in your life. The second line can be seen in2 ways  the friend you wish to be to others or what their friendship means to you as there can see through your faults and likes the person you are.

HARRY(HARRY BEEKEEPER BONDEVIK) INTERVIEWED BY MARKANTONY RAINES

I think what inspired me to write first of all was just a combination of being inspired by the first Weird Weekend I ever went to, and from my parents and my school at that time encouraging me to improve and hone my writing skills. That and back when I started writing for the blog I didn't have a whole lot to do in my spare time, so it became a fun hobby. With regards to when I wrote Left Behind- well, that was quite obviously influenced by the fact I suddenly found myself quite deeply entrenched in comic book culture! My aims are to generally get better at writing, and hopefully gain enough skills to eventually start writing as a hobby again, but since I started work on my GCSEs at school I haven't found enough time to do so. I don't think I have any other goals apart from that. When I do write, I tend to just sit down and bash my ideas out with no actual regard to the consequences. In the future I am determined to eventually get another book out. I can't promise when, because I have no idea when the inspiration will hit and when/if I will have the time to do so! I would also like to start up with contributing to the blog again, especially with my years of employment and higher education looming ahead. It would probably be a good idea to get as much writing done as possible before then- not only would it relieve the stress of having to work and write at the same time, but it would certainly be an attractive prospect for future employers to consider. But for now, I think I will just settle on slowly improving my skills with a mixture of fanfiction, coursework and intense reading sessions: all for that one fateful day when I do finally release another book. Harry Beekeeper Bondevik 19:43 Harry Beekeeper Bondevik is that all good enough? also would it be too much to ask if you referred to me as harry for the blog? it's just a preferred nickname thank you

Dog disease could be boon for human medicine

Texas is a very energetic, smart and playful German shepherd dog. "He always tries his best to please me," said his owner Helene Bäckman.

But when Texas was six months old, Helene noticed that he started to behave unusually.
He started to jump and bite the air repeatedly.
"It´s like he sees something. He jumps and when he´s biting, he bites hard," she said.
"You can hear his teeth against each other.
"He can do this for hours and he gets more and more stressed when he´s doing it. He never rests between jumps."
The reason for Texas' unusual behaviour? Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
OCD is well described in humans and the dog version of the disease presents with similar repetitive behaviours.
Whereas people might wash their hands mread moreultiple times or hoard obje

Houdini cat: Meet Chamallow, the feline escape artist

  a read morevet has renamed one animal in his care ‘the king of escape’, in a nod to the feline’s ability to break free from any cage in the practice.

Adopted cat Chamallow simply refused to be held captive, causing havoc for staff at a Marseille veterinary clinic in France.
Staff at the veterinary practice had been baffled as to how their adopted cat broke free from its cage every night, until they placed a camera in front of him one evening.
Footage shows Chamallow breaking free with ease from two cages – although he has perfected his skills as an escape artist on many more

COSMIC DISCOVERY HAILED.

Has the evidence to support a big bang theory for origin of universe been found.SCIENTISTS BELIEVE A SIGNAL LEFT IN THE SKY BY THE SUPER RAPID EXPANSION OF SPACE  THAT MUST HAVE OCCURRED JUST FRACTIONS OF A SECOND AFTER EVERYTHING CAME INTO BEING.this

WAS DONE WITH TELESCOPES AND TAKES A DISTINCE TWIST IN THE OLDEST LIGHT DETECTABLE.IF PROVED THIS WELL BE A POSSIBLE NOBEL PRIZE AND SOME THEORYS OF HOW THE THE UNIVERSE CAME ABOUT NO LONGER VALID.

Shaun Histed-Todd Photographer at Photographer, Illustrator at Freelance Illustrator and Manager at www.wickedspinsradio.org-INTERVIEWED BY MARK ANTONY RAINES

Hi Mark
Sorry its taken me so long to get this back to you. I have too many chores and not enough time :P
ok here's my answers hope they are ok.  Cheers


What inspires me ?

A: I find inspiration from many sources, Music - Nature - History - Politics - the supernatural. I'm always searching for something new.

What are my Aims ?

A: I always aim to be successful at what i'm doing or at least give it my best shot. With Wicked Spins Radio my aim are to make it the best online radio station for alternative music, catering for as many alternative genres we can bring in. With my art and photography i'm always aiming for a challenge.

What plans do I have for the future ?

A: I plan to enjoy life to the full - put on more live events for the radio station - meet plenty of interesting people - visit ancient sites especially places like Puma Punka in Peru. Erm   save the world from the corruption and war mongering of the elite ( Ok that last bit is fantasy lol) 

HULK LIKE RAGE NOT GREEN AND NOT NORMAL ME.

I sometimes get like a pressure pot, tension builds up and my brain  goes into overdrive. This comes out in 2 ways -I get manic and will go over the top I send over 10 emails to the same person, the other is i get in a rage like the Hulk, but don, t turns green or gain muscle. Just start slamming doors, feel like hitting walls, no I have never hit a person but have pushed a person into railings with spikes on and throw an axe at someone.This scares my wife and anyone else as i think most of the time i am laid back and glad to say does not happen a lot so i can say is sorry,mark.

BOTTLENOSED DOLPHIN IN MAD FLATS DIES.

A rare BOTTLENOSED DOLPHIN was seen at MILLBROOK LAKE NEAR TORPOINT.CAMELS HEAD SPECIALIST RESCUE TEAM and firefighters from Greenbank and trained BRITISH DIVERS MARINE RESCUE  all  tried to rescue the dolphin from mud flats using mud mats, but despite all their efforts the dolphin died.This decision was taken after a vet thought it was more humane.A sad event, only 8 to 12 BOTTLENOSED DOLPHIN are thought to be living off the south west coast.

HI IAM MERCURY AND I AM SHRINKING.

After a study over 3 years by N.A.S.A messenger spacecraft, scientists have found the planet MERCURY is shrinking as it cools.4 miles in diameter over 4 billion years the discovery was made by mapping the faults and ridges which showed tell-tell signs of contraction.MERCURY has only 1 plate  compared to EARTHS several.

ANCIENT ALIEN MYSTERY OF THE CARPATHIAN SPHINX

TABITCA-LINDSAY-COPE INTERVIEWED BY MARK ANTONY RAINES

Hi mark.

I think mine might be a bit boring but you are welcome to use it if you want.

tabitca aka lindsay xx

 

what inspired you?

My father bought me a book about Loch Ness  after seeing something in the newspaper. Then I went to Loch Ness in the late sixties and early seventies as a teenager. After that I was hooked. I went regularly to the Loch  met the likes of Tim Dinsdale, Robert Rines and Frank Searle. I once gave up my job and lived up there for 2 years . I had two sightings in 40 years but what they were ,whether they were a real animal or an illusion caused by the place itself I couldn’t say. I also went to Canada  hunting the Sasquatch (bigfoot) and various other places over the years looking for cryptids. My last visit to Loch Ness was in 2005 before I got ill. I am inspired by being a  seeker for the truth and by the persistent of sightings, and the courage of other cryptozoologists ,who keep going in the face of opinion and being derided for their beliefs. I think most academics, even retired ones, like to research and something unusual is exciting

what are your aims?

Unfortunately I am now house bound due to ill health but I have a website :http://cryptozoo-oscity.blogspot.co.uk/ where I post news and discoveries and sometimes write posts about different cryptids hoping to that it helps a younger generation get an interest. I also write novels about cryptids and a bit of magic and mystery  and horror thrown in. CFZ have published the first two. Dark Ness and Dark Wear. Again I hope it may spark interest and people may want to research and go look for themselves. If I get one person interested enough to spend the next 30 or 40  years looking for cryptids I would die a happy woman.

what plans do you have for the future?

I keep  writing more novels and posting on the blog .It gets harder as my health deteriorates. I did manage to get  a bit of research done on the Galloway Puma and got  someone to give me the photo they had of a large footprint that got posted on CFZ blog . I would like to try and do a non fiction book about cryptozoology as I have amassed quite a bit of information over the years. If something I write or post inspires someone else to start looking,then the future of cryptozoology is secure and that is all I wish for as I slide towards the grave. I will probably haunt all those who derided cryptozoology so you have been warned

robbie and rubyplaying in my back garden

I AM A VIKING

1 in 33 britsh men are relaed to scandinavian warriors the Vikings due to a y chromosomes of 3,500 u.k men with norsemen d.n.a patt erns to find scientists researched thier bloodlines.Shetland Islandrs 25.2% can cliam viking bloodlines,southwest-1.6%-wales a lowly 1%.

CFZ - Centre for Fortean Zoology

Yes sounds like a cult but is a group set up by Jonathan Downes for the interest of cryptozoology,no not all long haired with big beards  ex-hippies  listrening to prog rock,drinking and smoking a certain relaxing herb.Its a set of people with various beliefs and inerests in subjects normally poopooed by normal media and science.It  aims to help people through  helping them to learn and encourage to find out more,i admit  a bit of a promo as i am a researcher/helper/bloger and in fuure learning how to edit and use a film camera for c.f.z.We all need a sense of belonging and taht what if gives me-big promo time

Weird Weekend 2014 - August 15 to 17th 2014 shared a link.

12 November 2013

Tickets for the 2013 event are now on sale at a special discount price of £20 if you buy in advance. Don't be square, be there.

http://forteanzoology.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-publicity-juggernaut-for-next-years.html-buy now as tickets go fast.

I LIKE TO WEIGHTLIFT

My love for weightlifting started over 30 years ago ,i found a local gym in southend -on-sea,essex called Phyical City -no longer exists.When i first started training it was only doing curcuit training untill the owner-Peewee -yes his real name who was about 22 stone plus and well bulit said why not do weightlifting/bodybuilding.I went 4 times a week and started at the bottom and even entered a powerlifting contest-came last in 1987.Anyway to cut a long story short i left essex in 1988 and when i moved to bude in around 2012 after various places inbetween me and shane-my stepson found a local gym i thought i would see ifi could stiil do gym work dispite disabilities,i meet the owner of the gym who after a chat and a free half an hour said it was ok.And fof that short time i again started at the bottom and managed to get up to a deadlift of 245pouds times 2 which is not bad as in my younger days i got up to 330 pounds.Yes t still do some very basic weightlifting to keep my body going due to my disabilities.

AIKIDO,MARTIAL ARTS AND ME

My interest in martial arts was ingnited by 3 things -Bruce Lee -once saw all his films in a all night film night at local southend -on sea cinema,kung -fu the t.v series nade in the 70,s,the way of the warrior a t.v documentry in which a 80 year old man knocked a man to the ground using only one finger.What about Aikido it was a course on offer at woolsery community hall,woolsery,devon run by HUW COLLINGBOURNE.I wanted to learn a martial art so that how i tried this one out and learnt the mind is a powerful weapon,i enjoyed going for 2 months  as it stopped due to the aikido club being offered  to set up a dojo at Bucks Mills,Devon.I was unable to go to bucks mills due to no transportv and course started at 7.00pm and to shame the local woolsey villagers i was the only one that went down to the hall .

NICK REDFERN: Interviewed by Mark Antony Raines

As for inspiration, much of it came from my dad. He was a radar mechanic in the British Royal Air Force and was involved in a couple of radar-based UFO incidents in September 1952, at an English RAF base called Neatishead. The radar guys tracked a number of unknown targets over 3 days, none of which were ever identified. My dad told me the story when I was about 13 or 14 and that is what got me interested and on the trail of the UFO mystery. 

As for my aims, it's pretty much the same with everything I research, whether it's UFOs or my other big interest Cryptozoology. My aim is to try and uncover the truth about whatever I investigate, and I investigate it to the best of my ability. I'm not interested in upholding belief-systems. I have no interest in A-Z of everything to do with zombies, in movies, books, history, legend, folklore, television shows - and maybe in reality, too! upholding belief-systems. I have no interest in proving this theory or that theory. I just go where the data takes me. 

As for the future, I have a new book out in June called "Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind," which is all about mysterious and suspicious deaths in the field of Ufology. Then in September, me and Brad Steiger will have a co-written book out titled "The Zombie Book." It's an A-Z of everything to do with zombies, in movies, books,

EMMA OSBORNE: Interviewed by Mark Antony Raines

I have always had a keen interest in the paranormal, and the strange and mysterious, including cryptozoology.  My mum and I used to watch programmes on the TV and read books etc., and loved talking about the subject. When I met Matt he introduced me to Jon and things went from there.  I asked if I could help,  and hopefully I have been helping ever since. I am constantly learning new things and I like the fact I am helping people.

Plans for the future? To help Jon as much as I can regarding the CFZ and help others within the organisation to achieve things too. Jon won't be able to continue this forever,  but I am hoping however that the CFZ and the Weird Weekend will be his legacy and people will still come to the event, making it bigger and better each year.

On a personal note, my grandmother inspired me; she was a lovely kind lady, who would help others even to the detriment of herself. She would always go that extra mile to be there for someone if they needed it and she never turned anyone away; if someone needed food she feed them etc. Many people tell me I am a lot like her and her mother, my great grandmother. 

I have spoken to Jon about this many times. I see and feel things not of this world, apparently its seems it runs in the women's side of the family and after researching my family tree I have discovered I am Roma Gypsy. I have been able to see and feel this way ever since I can remember. I do not boast about this or tell many people but Jon was the first person outside my family who didn't think I was making it up.

GHOSTMAN RAINES INTERVIEWED BY HIMSELF

WHAT INSPIRED YOU?

Two events inspired me in my life the first being the death of my dad it made me think what have I done with my life.The second being meeting Jonathan Downes at the C.F.Z. Through helping him at the CFZ, I was inspired to write, draw and regain some of the light in my life.

WHAT ARE THE AIMS OF YOUR BLOGS?

My aims are simple. I like to research about various subjects for my blogs than write, post, find or make a video that at least one person will like.

WHAT PLANS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE FUTURE?

I  am hoping to do a small talk at the annual C.F.Z event, The Weird Weekend in Woolsery, Devon between the 15the and 17th August 2014. To carry on doing my blogs, cartoons and at least hope I will inspire someone one day. Not bad for an ex-Essex lad; disabled, with mental health issues,overweight and yes a bit boring old fart.

Woman gets slapped in the face by a whale

RICHARD FREEMAN: interviewed by Mark Antony Raines

I was inspired by the 1970's Doctor Who with Jon Pertwee. It was set on earth so the monsters were more immediate and scary: super intelligent dinosaurs waking up from hibernation in Derbyshire caves and under the sea, giant, toxic maggots on Welsh slag heaps, disembodied aliens possessing plastic toys and dummies.

My aims are to investigate cryptids, prove that they exist and get them legally protected. I also want to kick science out of the rut it is currently in and encourage a more Victorian ethos of exploration and discovery (without killing!). I'm hoping to return to:

Tasmania to continue the search for the Thylacine
Sumatra to search for the orang-pendek
Mongolia to search for the deathworm
Russia to search for the almasty
India to search for the yeti

And also to search for the Japanese wolf, the man-eating lake monsters of Siberia, and the lake monsters of China, Tibet and Japan.

HUW COLLINGBOURNE: Interviewed by Mark Antony Raines

What inspired you? 

People who never give up inspire me. If you have an ambition, you should never give up until you've achieved it. And I am inspired by originality. If you do something original and fail, it's better than doing something that's just the same as everyone else and succeeding. I am a writer and aikido teacher. I am inspired by writers who are unique - whose works cannot be mistaken for someone else's. Favourite writers include: P G Wodehouse, Thomas Hardy, John Rechy and Philip K Dick. As an aikido teacher, I am inspired by people who slog away year after year, no matter how hard it seems or how slow their progress. The secret is to never give up.

What plans do you have for the future? 

Later in the year I will be teaching a special seminar (with another teacher) to introduce more people to aikido. See my blog to keep up to date with the latest news: http://hartlandaikido.blogspot.co.uk/ Apart from that, my main plans are to do more fiction writing. I've spent most of my adult life writing for magazines . From now on, I want to write stories and novels.

What are your aims? 

As a writer, I just keep on writing. I am currently working on a novel set in the Victorian period. This is something new for me. Researching the 19th Century is interesting and fun. As an aikido teacher, I want to teach more people the power, joy and elegance of this wonderful martial art: http://hartlandaikido.blogspot.co.uk/

Planet X,’ The Mysterious Planet Beyond Pluto, Is Nowhere To Be Found In NASA’s WISE Survey

Those hoping to replace Pluto with a new planet may be disappointed with news about the hypothetical “Planet X.” The gas giant looming in the outer reaches of our solar system was nowhere to be found as NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer observed millions of objects but no sign of Planet X.

According to NASA, new analysis of the WISE data didn't turn up any evidence of Planet X. The research, published in the Astrophysical Journal, was unable to observe a Saturn-size planet, or larger, 10,000 astronomical units away and no Jupiter-size planet, or larger, 26,000 au. An astronomical unit is the distance between the earth and the sun, 93 million miles.
Planet X, or Tyche, is a hypothetical gas giant, up to four times larger than Jupiter, that could be found in the Oort Cloud and affecting the orbits of comets. Two University of Louisana at Lafayette physics professors, John Matese and Daniel Whitmire, are credited as the researchers behind the theoretical planet. When news of their research began getting plenty of mainstream attention in 2011, it was met with plenty of doubt.read more

Stonehenge 'may have been giant musical instrument'

Stonehenge may have been used as a giant musical instrument, according to a study.
Researchers from the Royal College of Art discovered that the central Blue Stones, which originated in South Wales, had musical tones when struck.
The theory could explain why the stones were arranged in a circle - so the sound would resonate.
Paul Devereux, who part led the study, told BBC Radio 5 live's Drive: "We do know such rocks were deemed very important in other parts of the ancient world.read more

JESSICA TAYLOR: interviewed by Mark Antony Raines

Well the work that Jon does inspired me as I have a very strong love of animals (all species) and having this experience with Jon has helped me get into college and further work placements. It also gave me a much wider knowledge of animals as I've learnt about different species

Webcam video from March 8, 2014 2:13 PM-GHOSTMANTALKS CRAP

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