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5 Best Stephen Hawking Quotes:

17 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Cosmos, Extraterrestrial Life, Famous People, In the News, Obituaries, R.I.P., Space, Uncategorized

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5 Best Stephen Hawking Quotes:

Professor Stephen Hawking (01.08.1942-03.14.2018) died at the age of 76 years old this past week. After earning his Ph.D. in 1965, Hawking went on to author many academic papers and books. He was a cosmologist armchair space traveler who enjoyed being lost in space. Although confined to a wheelchair since his ALS diagnosis in 1963, Hawking remained active and researching up until the end.

Below are 5 of his best quotes about the universe, extraterrestrial life, and the future of the human race. R.I.P. Professor. May your journey be filled with stars.

  1. “Hawking described Homer Simpson approvingly as a guy who ‘is always trying to get something for nothing.’ That’s the universe in a nutshell.”
  2. “I think the conventional afterlife is a fairy tale for people afraid of the dark.”
  3. “I think the human race has no future if it doesn’t go into space. I, therefore, want to encourage public interest in space.”
  4. “I think it would be a disaster. The extraterrestrials would probably be far in advance of us. The history of advanced races meeting more primitive people on this planet is not very happy, and they were the same species. I think we should keep our heads low”
    • In Naked Science: Alien Contact, the National Geographic Channel, 2004
  5. “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race. It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate… Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn’t compete, and would be superseded”
    • Interview, BBC, December 2014

 

ParaNews for March 12, 2018

13 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Amelia Earhart, Extraterrestrial Life, Famous People, Hoaxes, Horror Movies, In the News, Uncategorized

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ParaNews for March 12, 2018

Paranormal News for the Week of March 12, 2018:

  • Media outlets seized on the Amelia Earhart disappearance by covering Dr. Richard Jantz’s overhyped article in Forensic Anthropology To be clear: Jantz does not proffer any new evidence or even support his theory that the infamous Nikumaroro Bones found in 1941 belong to the aviatrix. Read my blog titled “The Nikumaroro Bones Have Not Been Proven to be Amelia Earhart” detailing the serious flaws in his “research.”

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  • The sequel in The Strangers franchise debuted on March 9th. The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018) garnered poor reviews despite landing the talent of Christina Hendricks and Bailee Madison. The US gross totaled $10.4 million. Part 2 takes Bryan Bertino’s 2008 film The Strangers and places the unsuspecting family in a mobile home. Both were “based off a true story.” Unfortunately, it seems that it’s the same story—a fairly common one where kids reported strangers knocking on doors. Bertino also cited the Manson Family murders. Neither theme is supported in the scripts. The film is rated R and runs 85 minutes.

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  • My copy of Dr. Michio Kaku’s new book The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond arrived last week. Give me a few days to read; however, I will leave you with the alarm that Dr. Kaku recommends to humans interacting with extraterrestrials: RUN!

The Nikumaroro Bones Have Not Been Proven to be Amelia Earhart

10 Saturday Mar 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Amelia Earhart, In the News, Uncategorized

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The Nikumaroro Bones Have Not Been Proven to be Amelia Earhart

Eighty years after her disappearance, Amelia Earhart is in the news again. Researcher Dr. Richard Jantz, University of Tennessee, believes 13 bones discovered in 1940 belong to Amelia Earhart. The bones are known collectively as “The Nikumaroro Bones” and were discovered on the remote coral atoll Nikumaroro 3 years after Earhart disappeared. Unfortunately, Jantz uses a rhetorical fallacy to support his claims. He states that “until definitive evidence is presented that the remains are not those of Amelia Earhart, the most convincing argument is that they are hers.” No credible researcher says this.

Amelia Earhart is a mystery that needs to be solved. Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were attempting to fly around the world when Earhart’s plane disappeared on July 2, 1937. Researchers and enthusiasts have sought to find them ever since. Richard Jantz desperately wants to solve this mystery. His paper “Amelia Earhart and the Nikumaroro Bones: A 1941 Analysis versus Modern Quantitative Techniques” has been published in the journal Forensic Anthropology this month.

  1. However, Jantz’s newly published study has several flaws. The 13 bones that were found in 1937 were examined by Dr. D.W. Hoodless in 1941. At that time, Hoodless determined the bones were of a 5’5” European male. Conveniently, the bones were lost, with some reports that Hoodless disposed of them. Jantz did not examine the bones. He examined the measurements Hoodless took.
  2. Earhart was a very tall woman. She stood anywhere between 5’7” to 5’9”. Hardly close to the measurement determined by Hoodless. However, Jantz uses the inconsistencies of her height as supporting that she was in fact shorter than she appeared. In the picture below, Earhart is standing with (L-R) Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, President of the National Geographic Society; President Herbert Hoover; and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover. President Hoover stood 6 feet tall. Earhart appears to be in 2-inch heels. She would appear to be 5 feet 9-10 inches tall.

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  1. Next, Jantz relies on computer technology to support his claim. He analyzed the measurements using ForDisc, a computer program used by forensic anthropologists. Jantz co-created the program. Further, the program documentation states that it “should not be used for classification of archaeological remains.” In addition, at least one research study shows the program as flawed.
  2. Using the computer program he co-created, Jantz formulated a conclusion (that the bones belong to Amelia Earhart) and then worked backwards to prove his claim. This is not how scientific experiments work. In fact, this is not the acceptable practice in science and is highly unethical.
  3. Finally, Jantz boldly stated, “The only documented person to whom they may belong is Amelia Earhart.” He declared that the he is “99% sure” the bones are Earhart’s. The word “documented” is troublesome. Jantz presumes (incorrectly) that every ancestry attribution is included in the program. As Marina Elliott and Mark Collard concluded in 2009: “Fordisc will only return a correct ancestry attribution when an unidentified specimen is more or less complete and belongs to one of the populations represented in the program’s reference samples.” But most importantly, ForDisc is only intended to identify sex and ancestry. It is not intended to identify people.

Amelia Earhart’s disappearance remains a mystery. However, the mystery will not be solved when people use dubious evidence to support a conclusion they have already made. Jantz wants to be the one to solve the mystery. Unfortunately, he has gone about it all wrong.

Paranormal News for the Week of March 5th, 2018

06 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Extraterrestrial Life, Famous People, Ghost Hunting, Horror Movies, In the News, ParaNews, R.I.P., UFOs, Uncategorized

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Paranormal News for the Week of March 5th, 2018

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  1. The paranormal community lost an important member last week when Dr. John “Doc” K. Head, co-founder of the paranormal investigation team ESP—Explorers of Spirit Phenomena unexpectedly died. Doc formed ESP in 2009 with a group of friends who possessed a genuine interest in the paranormal. Over the years, Doc and his team have made friends with experts in the community, as well as, those who have a part-time interest in knowing more. Please visit the ESP page, http://www.espexplorers.com/, to learn more about Doc. He will be missed. THL sends healing energy and loads of love to Terri and Tracy.

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  1. Jordan Peele made Oscar history—twice—last night by winning an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his hit movie Get Out (2017). It has taken 90 years for an African-American male to win in this category. However, more importantly, Peele won the Academy Award for a Horror film. This is the first time a screenwriter for a Horror film has taken home an Oscar. The Exorcist (1973) won in the category: Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium; The Silence of the Lambs (1991) won for Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published. Huge win for the Horror Genre! And also for Jordan!
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  1. I will leave you with a teaser to a longer article I am writing. Theoretical physicist Rockstar Michio Kaku, Ph.D. has proffered an answer for when extraterrestrials land on earth. Dr. Kaku was asked what he suggested humans do if they encounter aliens. He said, “If you’re in the forest, do you go around talking to squirrel?” He likened humans to the squirrels. When aliens arrive, they will not be interested in meaningful conversations. No, Dr. Kaku warns, humans should “RUN!”

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Longer article is forthcoming.

ParaNews for the Week of February 26, 2018

27 Tuesday Feb 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Camps, Famous Locations, Famous People, friday the 13th, In the News, ParaNews, Reviews, TV Reviews, Uncategorized

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Paranormal News for the Week of February 26th, 2018

ParaNews for the Week of February 26, 2018

Three take-aways to begin your week:

  1. iZombie (2015- ) begins Season 4 tonight on the CW. Critics hail the season as a reboot or a second pilot. iZombie debuted to rave reviews as fans follow Olivia “Liv” Moore, Seattle’s Assistant Medical Examiner, a highly-functional zombie. Seasons 1 and 2 brought solid ratings; however, Season 3 saw a huge dip initially. The ratings evened out, and series creator Rob Thomas was able to snag a 4th All of the series regulars return for S4 with some new, fresh characters introduced. iZombie airs on Mondays at 9:30 PM on the CW. Catch up with Seasons 1-3 now streaming on Netflix.

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  1. Friday the 13th (1980) introduced teenagers to Camp Crystal Lake. Unfortunately, most were unable to sleep over at Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, the Hardwick, New Jersey, camp where the first installment in the fantastically profitable franchise was filmed. Until now. The Boy Scout Organization, owners of the camp, are opening the camp up for overnight camping on Friday, April 13-Saturday, April 14. Campers may also bid on auctions featuring actress Adrienne King, who played “Alice” in the first two films. Minimum age is 21 years old. Visit https://www.crystallaketours.com/news/ for more information.

 

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  1. Tennessee’s most haunted abandoned hospital Old South Pittsburg Hospital has started daytime investigations, Sundays through Thursdays. Investigations began on February 12, 2018. Cost is extremely reasonable at $25 per person. Contact Stacey at 423.362.0086 to reserve your tickets.

 

ParaNews for the Week of February 19, 2018

20 Tuesday Feb 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Book Review, In the News, Paranormal Lockdown, Poltergeists, Uncategorized

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Paranormal News Week of February 19, 2018

ParaNews for the Week of February 19, 2018.

  • Season 3 of Paranormal Lockdown debuts in the UK on March 1st. Co-star Katrina Weidman tweeted out the news. Paranormal Lockdown airs on Destination America, which is owned by Discovery Communications, LLC. The show will air in the UK on Quest Red TV.

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  • RH Stavis’ Sister of Darkness: The Chronicles of a Modern Exorcist debuted as Amazon’s #1 New Release in the Demonology and Satanism category. It presently sits as #14 in the Occult and Paranormal category. Read my review.

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  • Russian police were called to a residential home the Maraksa village in Siberia when a couple reported possible paranormal activity. The married couple has a 15-year-old adopted son. The family of three experienced 2 days of strange activity before calling. They reported furniture falling and items moving about. A priest from the Russian Orthodox Church prayed with the family and blessed the home. He stayed the night. Initially the prayers worked; however, the police report the activity has resumed.

ParaNews for the Week of February 12, 2018

12 Monday Feb 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Dead Files, In the News, Murders, Uncategorized

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ParaNews for the Week of February 12, 2018

ParaNews for February 12, 2018:

  • Lara Crockett Muscolino’s husband, Ricardo, was sentenced last Friday to 50 years in jail for murdering her. Sentencing was 30 years for 2nd degree murder and 20 years for using a firearm in the commission of a felony. The combined sentencing will run consecutively essentially ensuring he will die in jail. Maryland state law requires felons to serve 50% of their sentences before becoming eligible for parole. Lara was well known in the paranormal community. She co-founded Maryland Ghost Trackers with fellow nurse, Matt K., in 2008. She is deeply missed. For an in-depth discussion, please read “Justice for Lara.”

 

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  • Dead Files started Season 9 on Saturday, February 3rd. This past Saturday, February 10th, the 2nd episode “Deadly Reflections” aired. Amy Allan helped a widow in Waxahachie, Texas who was consumed by guilt in the premature death of her husband. The Travel Channel website has incorrect dates for the season. Follow @TheDeadFilesTV for the most up-to-date information and a video of Amy being distracted by two adorable cats. Apparently, cats are her weakness.

 

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  • Professional golfer Graham DeLaet tweeted out images and a video of the UFO he spotted last week on February 6th. The Canadian was in Ixtapa, Mexico when he gazed up at the sky and caught sight of a white ball of light. Graham stated is was the “freakiest thing I’ve ever seen.” Twitter users suggested that he may have caught sight of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Like the pro he is, Graham took that news in stride, saying it was pretty cool, too.
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Paranormal News: February 5, 2018

05 Monday Feb 2018

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Paranormal News: February 5, 2018

ParaNews for February 5, 2018.

  • Winchester (2018) beat expectations debuting in 3rd place taking in $9.3 million this past Super Bowl weekend. “Older” women comprised 64% of ticket purchasers. The industry defines “older” as anyone over the age of 25. (Ouch!)

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  • Prince, who died prematurely at age 57 from an accidental fentanyl poisoning in 2016, really did feel that holograms projecting dead musicians playing along with living artists were demonic. He proclaimed, “I am not a demon” in a 2008 interview in Guitar World. Reading between the lines may mean that Prince took holograms as rising from the dead and against his religious beliefs.

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  • “We’re definitely not in Kentucky anymore.” Despite lackluster reviews, The Cloverfield Paradox, released immediately to Netflix last night as the Super Bowl game ended, was binged watched by a lot of people. Fans, critics, and those new to the Cloverfield franchise took the bait and logged in. Official numbers have not been reported; however, the 3rd installment was originally going to be released theatrically this April. Just because most (not all) panned the film, viewers should tune in. It ties the first 2 films together and leaves the door open to the 4th film.

Second Slender Man Assaulter Sentenced to Psychiatric Hospital

02 Friday Feb 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in Crimes, In the News, Uncategorized

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Second Slender Man Assaulter Sentenced to Psychiatric Hospital

The second teenager accused of stabbing a schoolmate was sentenced to 40 years in a psychiatric hospital yesterday. Morgan Geyser, now 15, struck a plea deal whereby avoiding prison time. She and her friend, Anissa Weier, stood accused of stabbing another girl to appease the fictional Creepypasta character Slender Man. The girls were 12 at the time. The victim was left for dead but able to crawl out of the woods and alert an adult. She continues to recuperate from the trauma. Geyser’s sentencing closes the unimaginable criminal case.

The crime shook Wisconsin and the nation. Geyser was the instigator in the act and was charged with 1st degree intentional homicide. Weier also struck a deal and was sentenced for the lesser charge of being a party to 2nd degree intentional homicide. She was sentenced in December receiving 20 years in a psychiatric facility. Both girls have been diagnosed with mental disorders.

Although defense attorneys for Geyser hoped for a lighter sentence, they were not surprised. One doctor for the prosecution testified that Geyser continued to hear voices and posed a threat to society. Judge Bohren agreed stating: “[T]his is an issue of community protection. This is an issue to be sure there’s no recidivism. This is an issue to ensure that Ms. Geyser doesn’t have a revolving door situation where she ends up being in the community and then things fall apart and she comes back.” This case highlights the problem minors have differentiating fantasy from reality. It also serves as a reminder that mental illness occurs at any age.

 

Tom Petty Died from an Accidental Overdose

20 Saturday Jan 2018

Posted by The Haunted Librarian in In the News, R.I.P., Uncategorized

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Tom Petty Died from an Accidental Overdose

The New York Times reports that Tom Petty’s family has released his cause of death: accidental overdose. America is crippled in an opioid crisis. An opioid is an opiumlike compound that binds to one or more of the three opioid receptors of the body. Painkillers such as morphine and oxycodone are opioids. So is heroin. Mixing opioids with other prescription medication is deadly. Unfortunately, Tom Petty’s death highlights how this epidemic reaches all walks of life. If you or anyone in your family suffers from an opioid addiction, please seek professional help.

Please follow the link to read the newspaper’s article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/tom-petty-cause-death-opioid-overdose.html?hpw&rref=arts&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well.

 

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