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THIS is exactly why we fight so hard to bring respect, and dignity to this topic, and ghosts & hauntings research, and investigation. This is not made up Hollywood-like crap, this is the reality of this phenomenon, no blood dripping from the walls, no slime, foul smelling demons, bad evps that sound like the so-called investigators, dust orbs or other assorted nonsense.

I still have tears after watching this, yet in the watching it is also uplifting. Watch the clip and you'll see what I mean. Our thoughts, and prayers are with this family, but what a beautiful confirmation that life does go on.

Wishing all our friends, and supporters a very happy leap day!

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HAUNTED HAMILTON presents their first ghost walk of the season. I have personally taken three of their world class tours and have enjoyed each of them very much.

Dead Dude is my own personal fave!

They strive to provide a highly entertaining experience, while educating tour guests with an accurate local history.

Details are as follows:

Customs House Ghost Walk
Saturday, March 8, 2008
8:00 p.m.
51 Stuart Street

Tickets: $12 adults, $6 kids 13 and under
($2.00 coupon at www.ghostwalks.com)

Tickets are limited so reserve now at: http://www.ghostwalks.com

Fun way to spend an evening, and a great leaning experience for the kiddos!

Was the Hope Diamond really cursed?????

The Hope Diamond would never be considered wholesale fashion jewelry, but to be honest I certainly would prefer the latter if the stories of a curse are true! Divorce, bankruptcy, and death have all been blamed on this rock.

Evalyn Walsh McLean a former owner (pictured above) certainly believed in this unique stone's curse. However, since the diamond was put in the care of the Smithsonian Institute, there have been no unusual incidents related to it.

What do you think? Can an inanimate object really carry a curse that could affect all those that possess it?

Rev. Ralph Hardy, a retired clergyman from White Rock, British Columbia, took this now-famous photograph in 1966. He intended merely to photograph the elegant spiral staircase (known as the "Tulip Staircase") in the Queen's House section of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Upon development, however, the photo revealed a shrouded figure climbing the stairs, seeming to hold the railing with both hands. Experts, including some from Kodak, who examined the original negative concluded that it had not been tampered with. It's been said that unexplained figures have been seen on occasion in the vicinity of the staircase, and unexplained footsteps have also been heard.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 26 and SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008

The UFO phenomena once experienced by thousands at Giant Rock, in Landers, CA in the middle of the last century returns for its third year RETRO UFO (3)

Event Held At The Integratron in Landers, California WITH A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY GEORGE NOORY of COAST TO COAST AM

Whether you believe in UFO’s or not, RETRO UFO (3) will take you beyond the typical UFO lecture hall of a hotel conference room and into a new, and nostalgic way of viewing the UFO phenomenon that has intrigued thousands for a millennia. The event is presented in tents and canopies on the grounds of the World Famous Integratron.

Speakers will lecture, share their stories and experiences about Giant Rock, The Integratron, Crop Circles and the latest UFO’s information. Many of these stories will show how a small group of men and women impacted a region of the Mojave Desert and made history, often compared in scale to the stories of Roswell, New Mexico.

The original events of The Giant Rock Spacecraft Conventions ended well over 30 years ago. Returning for its third year, Retro UFO (3) has more speakers and programs designed to excite memories and feelings of this nostalgic era of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s. At the event this year we’ll explore the UFO movement and the pioneers that paved the way for current UFO believers. One of the earliest pioneers of that movement was George Van Tassel.

George, his wife Eva, and their three daughters lived under Giant Rock, once considered a sacred space to early American Indians. Once known as the largest free standing boulder in the world until its split in February of 2000, Giant Rock and surrounding areas are presently owned and cared for by the Bureau of Land Management.

It was George and his family during the period of the 1950’s to the 1970’s who hosted Spacecraft Conventions at Giant Rock Airport in the Mojave Desert. Eva, his wife became famous for serving hamburgers and apple pie from her restaurant, The Come On Inn. Records show that Howard Hughes would fly into Giant Rock Airport just to enjoy a piece of Eva’s apple pie.

Crowds of thousands gathered from the late 1960’s to the mid 70’s to hear Contactees tell their stories and to share their UFO experiences. George himself, a Contacee would channel messages and talk about boarding a spaceship and meeting “space people” who shared information with him on how to build the Integratron an Electro-static generator that was to be used for the cellular rejuvenation of humans.

Many of the original Contactees who participated in the Spacecraft Convention of the 60’s and 70’s have passed on, however a small group still remain and will be at Retro UFO (3) to share their stories.On Saturday, April 26, and Sunday April 27 modern day enthusiasts such as Dr. Louis Turi, Kenn Thomas, Nick Redfern, Paul Kimball, Ralph Ring, Barbara Lamb, Greg Bishop, Alexandra “Chica” Bruce, Adam GoRightly and a host of others will share their present day experiences and research.

We’re honored to announce that George Noory of “Coast to Coast AM”; one of the finest experts on UFOs and the stories behind them will be our featured SPECIAL GUEST.Other well-known UFO Researchers are scheduled to drop by to check out the Dome Vortex and be part of another history making weekend Sharing personal up close experiences for their third year will be Rev. Robert Short and wife Shirley, both original attendees of the Giant Rock Conventions.

Our Master of Ceremony, Guy Malone, of the 2007 Roswell Festival will be introducing speakers and adding his own special touches to the festivities. Other speakers such as, Carol Peterson and Laura Lee Mistycah will be sharing their insights and providing demonstrations. Not only does Retro UFO (3) offer lectures by well known and reputable speakers, we’ll also be offering for the third year a historical recreation of George Van Tassel by Lloyd Noel, The Morongo Basin Historical Society, Vice President.

The Pioneer Town Posse, also a local favorite will present a short drama on, “What does a Cowboy do when he sees a UFO... shoot it?”Other demonstrations on how the Integratron was intended to work by Bob Benson, exhibits by local artists, music, vendors, Sound Baths, prizes for the Best Costume and Who Builds the Best Aluminum Foil Hat will round out some of the festivities for the weekend.

Also planned is an evening program featuring Zamora, The Torture King (His Las Vegas name by the way), And the Movie Farewell Good Brothers along with a laser light show all projected on the Dome. (Weather permitting)This year Retro UFO (3) promises to be the most exciting and FUN to date. This conference is sponsored by Barbara and Rob Harris of Adset Graphics, both passionate supporters of The Integratron and Giant Rock.

This event is gaining in popularity, and space is limited. The intention of this conference is to awaken old memories of the past, and allows us to be a little nostalgic for a simpler time. By combining information from the past with new and modern philosophies of the present we begin to create our own history taking the UFO movement into new undiscovered directions.

NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY

Rooms in Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree & Twenty-Nine Palms have been set aside for this event, but will only be held until the end of March.

SEE DETAILED INFORMATION AT Retro UFO or call 760-365-3266 or email retroufo@aol.com
REGISTER ONLINE- PayPal - MC - Visa REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 31st AND SAVE UP TO $25.00.

PLUS WE’LL GIVE YOU A FREE DVD“UFO’S 101” a lecture presented by our MC, Guy Malone at the 2007 Roswell UFO Festival. The DVD is yours FREE including the shipping, as our way of saying THANK YOU registering early.

Dear Readers,

Dr. Greer will be speaking at the Science and Consciousness Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the end of March. If anyone has enough frequent flyer miles to donate for a First Class airline ticket from Washington DC to Albuquerque (ABQ) it would be much appreciated. We need to know quite soon as we need to make the reservation. Please contact Disclosure Project directly if you can help out.

Please see the Disclosure Project web site events page for conference details.

Egg-shaped or elliptical UFOs such as the one pictured above are more common than one may think, and perhaps a better example of a possible alien craft than many other assorted shapes described by UFO witnesses.

This painting was based on photos of a landing site in 1964. For those not familiar This famous event happened to Lonnie Zamora, a police officer, near Socorro, New Mexico, April 24, 1964. Project Blue Book classified this case as "unexplained". There are FOIA released documents that indicate that there was little doubt at the FBI, the SAC and Project Blue Book that Officer Zamora had really encountered alien beings on that fateful day.

Scene from: THE MATRIMONY (2007) a Chinese ghost story... from China!

Apparently all the ghosts must pack their spooky bags and vamoose from China in time for the Olympics. I am not kidding!

Read on:

BEIJING, Feb 14 (Reuters) - China has added ghosts, monsters and other things that go bump in the night to its list of banned video and audio content in an intensified crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

Producers have around three weeks to look through their tapes for "horror" and report it to authorities, the General Administration of Press and Publications said in a statement posted on the government Web site.

Offending content included "wronged spirits and violent ghosts, monsters, demons, and other inhuman portrayals, strange and supernatural storytelling for the sole purpose of seeking terror and horror", the administration said.

The new guidelines aim to "control and cleanse the negative effect these items have on society, and to prevent horror, violent, cruel publications from entering the market through official channels and to protect adolescents' psychological health".

The regulations suggest China, where graphic, pirated sex and horror movies are available on most street corners, is keen to step up its control of the cultural arena ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August, which are widely seen as a coming-out party for the rising political and economic power.

They come just weeks after Beijing clamped down on "vulgar" video and audio content, slapped restrictions on Internet sites and handed down a two-year film-making ban to the team behind the steamy "Lost in Beijing".

Full Article Here

Definitely a case of truth being more stranger than fiction, people are scarier than ghosts....you get the idea

I have a collection of oddball funny t-shirts from the 70's, and 80's. You know the type with silly slogans that still have that ring of truth to them....

Well today we had a media request that upon reading made me want to grab out the vintage trekkie tee that says "BEAM ME UP SCOTTY. THERE'S NO INTELLIGENT LIFE DOWN HERE".....sigh.......

I think we all have those days.

My favourite vampire! This is a photo of actor Al Lewis dressed for his role in the Munsters. The Munsters were one of my fave tv shows as a kid.

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I had the opportunity to check out the Lifelock website today, and I thought that it might definitely be of interest to some of you.

Basically Lifelock is a service that works to protect your identity from theft, and comes with a whopping $1,000,000 service guarantee to boot.

We all have rights as far as our own identity goes, Lifelock works towards protecting those rights, and keeping our identities safe particularly in this internet age.

Personally I think this service would definitely bring some peace of mind, especially to someone such as myself who utilises online shopping quite often. To be honest I am always paranoid every time I have to type in my name or address into a form, but for just ten bux a month Lifelock could insure I am protected from any type of fraud etc. Check it out.

As a result of a secret meeting held in New York on February 12, 2008, certain United Nation officials appear to be taking more than an active role in moving the disclosure process forward concerning UFOs and the Extraterrestrial presence on the planet.

Sources indicate a UN group has been authorized to release certain information to the public. This interest has been generated by the significant increase in the number and type of UFO sightings recently throughout the world, with nation states wanting clarification about the implications of these sightings.

The serious attention being given to this matter and the active involvement of these UN officials signals a breaking of ranks from the United States and some other G8 countries who do not want any nation states to bring the UFO/ET issue to the forefront of international discussion.

The USA has been the dominant force behind the secrecy involved in the UFO cover-up. However this dominance appears to be crumbling as the United Nation’s process of disclosure gains momentum.

In his original report Dr. Michael Salla of the Exopolitics Institute states:

“I received the following email from two trusted colleagues… regarding a reliable source informing them that a secret meeting occurred yesterday morning (Feb 12) at the New York office of the United Nations concerning the recent spate of UFO sightings. It appears that a number of nation states are concerned about the impact of increased UFO sightings and wish to be briefed about what is happening. Their source, who currently works in the diplomatic corps, had to travel for an early morning off the record meeting at the UN. Their source revealed that a secret UFO working group exists that is authorizing the release of such information to the public…”

See the entire article here.

Each Friday we will have a look at the stories and experiences that have been related to us over the years that are amongst our personal favourites. These will include Crypto, Ghosts, Hauntings, UFO's, and other strange events that may be considered Fortean, from in around the Toronto, Canada area .... and since they are from our own personal files will likely not be found elsewhere on the web .... enjoy!

"I wanted to pass on something, possibly a ghost, that I kept seeing On Keele and Vine. There used to be an apartment building on the above corner, and in the late 80s, it blew up or burned down, I forget. I used to work at the Canadian Tire that was located across the street, which has been relocated to the stockyards, and I worked the evening shift (3:30 - 11:30) back in the 90s. At the same time a bud of mine pumped gas at the attached gas station, and I used to sneak out constantly to have a smokes with him at the end of the driveway, on Keele Street.

Usually in the 10 o'clock hour we used to see this character, just standing on the corner of Vine. This guy was dressed in a dark jacket, dark pants, a dark hat (Russian style, I don't know what they're called), and carrying a white shopping bag. This guy would just stand there without moving facing the burnt-out apartment building. The shell of the building stood at the location for a few years after the incident, and was finally bulldozed, I think, in the late 90s. We would see this guy fairly frequently and he was always dressed the same, and always stood there motionless staring at the building. We never really thought much of it, considering there are a lot of people who hang around the neighbourhood (considering the half-way house down the street beside the post office), and we both just figured the guy was a drunk or something. I don't want to seem mean or something, but anyone who knows the Junction, or Parkdale, knows that there are some people in both neighbourhoods who walk to the beat of a different drum, to put it mildly.

It wasn't until I got married, in 1998, that my new sister-in-law pointed out that there could have been something paranormal about this guy, when I was at a family function. The more I thought about it, the more my sister made sense. The guy always appeared in the same getup, never moved, and in hindsight, seemed to be out of place, even for the neighbourhood. When I recently talked to my buddy, who worked at that gas station until about 2001, he said that every now and then, he would see the same guy standing there, staring at the now vacant lot. I am only assuming that it is a guy, because I never saw a face, because he/she was facing away from me. For the last couple of months, I have been getting my gas at the station my friend used to work at in hopes of seeing this man again? So far nothing. "

And....

I used to work at Mcbride Cycle, around the corner from the old Crappy tire, at the same time as the other guy, however I worked from 2:00pm to 8:00 pm. Occasionally I would get my dinner from the local sub shop, located at the corner of Keele and Dundas (the north west corner), then I would drive north on Keele, because I used to live at Weston road and Eglington. There is at least 20 times I can remember seeing this guy, standing on the corner of Vine and Keele, looking at the burnt out building. The building in question was torched by some maniac who lived there, I remember the torch was hailed as a hero for pulling another tenant to safety, then was charged with arson! My former employer said, from time to time, that the building was some sort of rooming house, or even a half way house or group home, I remember this because a coworker mentioned that she was looking for an apartment and suggested that place, then we were all informed about the building. Every time I saw the guy standing on the corner, it was a rather infrequent thing, I always took notice of him as I drove by, and he always seemed out of place. I never once thought of him being a ghost, until I read that story. I don't know if there were any fatalities in the building fire, if there were, and my former employer was telling the truth about the building being a half way house or a group home, we could possibly identify the guy on the corner. Damn, I think I might have a sub for dinner tomorrow night, and see if I might see the guy again.

The same reader wrote:

I went on the Toronto Star archives to do some research on the fire, mainly because it stirred my interest, and found the following. The fire/explosion occurred on the 16th of April 1988, I had thought it was later, but confirmed it with another source (I guess it seems that the time I wasted or worked at Mcbride was longer than I care to admit!!). I think the reason I think of it happening later is because, the torch was put in jail in the summer of 1990. The cause of the fire was definitely arson, and the loser, who set the blaze, was distraught from the breakup of a relationship, so he decided to torch his girlfriend's apartment/rooming building. There was one fatality, that of a 23 year old woman. So it clears up a few things, the building was a lower income building, not a group home or half way house. Also, the ghost or whomever's appearance on the corner, was probably not a result of the building's destruction. I noticed (from working in economically depressed areas) that the homeless seem to stay in a particular area, and rarely migrate, and if the 'ghost' was a homeless person, how come I, and the other witness, only seemed to see him at night around the same time, and he never panhandled or asked for a smoke? If nothing else, more things to ponder........

Our thanks to the witnesses for sharing their reports.

If this story sounds familiar, you have information you can add or if you have had similar experiences please do contact us.

Do you have a real life ghost story, an encounter with a UFO, or other paranormal experience/s you'd like to share? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Post your own experiences in our comments section or send us an email. Please post only true life experiences ... we love good fiction, but there are other fantastic blogs out there to post fictional accounts to.

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The origins of the most popular customs associated with Saint Valentine's Day almost certainly trace their roots to a conventional belief generally accepted in England and France during the Middle Ages that on February 14 (halfway through the second month of the year), the birds began choose their mates. The reason for this assumption is somewhat clouded, but may be related to the fact that the first songbirds which traditionally warble after a blustery winter tend to debut in mid-February. One of the earliest written examples of this belief was penned by Geoffrey Chaucer (1340/45-1400), an English poet and vintner, in his "Parliament of Fowls," the literal meaning of which is "Meeting of Birds." Chaucer's poem was penned to honor the grand wedding of Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia, which took place in January of 1382 and is generally regarded as one of the most successful and loving royal marriages of the Middle Ages...indeed, Richard and Anne rank among the leading romantic couples in history. This custom was also recorded by Michael Drayton (1563-1631), an English poet from Warwickshire, in his poem entitled "To His Valentine" and again by Robert Herrick (1591-1674), generally considered to be the greatest of the Cavalier poets...English poets associated with Charles I and his exiled son whose works embodied the life and culture of upper-class, pre-Commonwealth England with courtly verses of beauty, love and loyalty.

Sources: St. Valentines Day

Wishing all of our family, friends, and readers a very Happy Valentines Day!

Sue & Matthew

Imagine witnessing inexplicable events while piloting a plane thousands of feet in the air. These are real accounts from pilots who have experienced strange phenomena. Landing at an airfield that wasn't there; planes guided by dead pilots; Bermuda Triangle accounts; sightings of aircraft from the past; airfields haunted by airmen killed in action; ghost warning prevents plane crash; and much more.

Martin Caidin was an author, professional pilot, and veteran of World War II. He has been an FAA examiner, a teacher, lecturer, researcher, radio broadcaster, stunt pilot, and actor. He has written over 200 books, including the famous classics Marooned, The God Machine, and Cyborg.

You can pick up a copy of Ghosts of the Air through our book shop from $6.00 bux US.

Excellent read!!!

A classic in the horror genre Village of the Damned is a very eerie film in my opinion. In a small village some children, all born at the same time, grow very fast, look all alike and have the same mysterious powers. The eyes alone are creepy!

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Catholics begin celebrations marking the first appearance of the Virgin Mary to a shepherdess in 1858 at Lourdes, France. The waters of the shrine are said to have miraculous healing powers.

The shrine attracts thousands of believers each year.

Source: BBC

Help a ghost attacked me! Or, Oh here we go... right down memory lane...

"Jessica Alba says she was attacked by a ghost when she was 17.

The star of The Eye claims she was visited by an otherworldly being, and was so terrified afterwards she refused to stay in her house.

Alba, 26, recalled: "I had no idea what it was. I felt this pressure and I couldn't get up, I couldn't scream, I couldn't talk, I couldn't do anything.

"Something definitely took the covers off me and I definitely couldn't get off the bed, and then, once I did, I screamed, ran to my parents' room and I don't think I spent many nights in that house ever again!

"There was definitely something in my parents' old house - I don't know what it was. I can't really explain it. But they got it blessed and they burned sage and stuff since then."

Why is that every time a horror flick is released these days either the set is haunted, the actors are haunted...etc.... At this rate I would advise that all individual health insurance companies provide clauses for injuries sustained by ghosts, demons, vampires, trolls, and other assorted paranormal miscreants during the filming of such movies.

Sniggers......

Rick Sorrells a witness to the major series of UFO events in Stephenville Texas last month has received threatening calls to “shut up” about what he saw. In addition Sorrells received a disquieting late night visit from a stranger on his Texas farm.

Staff Writer Angelia Joiner writes, “Sorrells said soon after his Associated Press interview went around the world in mid-January - not only was he allegedly contacted by a Lt. Colonel telling him to keep quiet about what he saw, he was also contacted by a woman named Linda Moulton Howe.”

Moulton Howe is an award winning UFO investigative journalist who conducted an interview with Sorrells.

Read this remarkable story here.

With thanks to the Stephenville Texas Empire-Tribune and Staff Writer Angelia Joiner.

Thank you Exopolitics Toronto for the tip.

ParaResearchers of Ontario founder, and director Lisa Reid-Finlay recently returned from a fun Caribbean cruise such as offered by carnival cruises amongst others. Her adventures began in New Orleans USA, and ended in the Honduras with many ports of call in between.

I was think how cool would it be if one of these cruise lines offered a special paranormal enthusiast's ghost cruise! And naturally I would be very happy to assist, especially if said cruise was somewhere warm, and sunny!

Exopolitics Toronto announces Victor Viggiani Director of Media Relations for Exopolitics Toronto will be featured on “Perspectives with Barry Shainbaum” on CJTW 94.3 FM Kitchener Sunday February 10 at 12:40 pm EST.

“Perspectives” begins at 12:00 noon. Victor Viggiani will join Host Barry Shainbaum and his guest Mike Fich, PhD, astronomer from the University of Waterloo to discuss the UFO phenomenon and the geo-political implications of evidential material attesting to the existence and presence of off-world civilizations on Earth.

Listen live on the net at: http://www.barryshainbaum.com/radio.html or on CJTW 94.3 FM Kitchener, Ontario Canada. (CJFH, 94.3 FM, Woodstock, Ontario Canada one week later.)

To put to rest one of the stupidest arguments I've heard from Ghost Hunters that break into seemingly abandoned places... "Well, there were no signs saying No Trespassing so it must have been okay to go there!"... this is POPPYCOCK! Does your home have a "No Trespassing" sign in the front window or lawn? Does your office or workplace? Do most suburban homes? Does your doctor's office? Are there signs that say "No Murdering" and if those signs are not around, is killing okay then? In the eyes of the law, ignorance is no excuse. All property is OWNED by someone (public land is "owned" by the crown in Canada). Chances are, those owners do not want you wandering about their space or, even with public spaces that can be visited, they want you to adhere to scheduled hours and rules. To not do that and/or to not get permission is against the law and is a criminal act.

You should also keep in mind that if a building is abandoned it could be that way for a very good reason that has zero to do with the supernatural. Older buildings potentially are filled with Asbestos, and your ghost hunting activities could eventually lead to mesothelioma a very real and scary health issue.

Join former astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the Rt. Honourable Paul Hellyer, Victor Viggiani and other renowned presenters at the X-Conference in Washington DC this April. For details click the logo above.

All members of the Canadian press are invited to obtain a free press pass to attend each presentation and interview Edgar Mitchell and Mr. Paul Hellyer as a leading Canadian and international advocate of an end to the secrecy surrounding the UFO issue.

For details on the X-Conference contact ZlandCommunications or Stephen G. Bassett at PRG E-Mail PRG AT paradigmresearchgroup.org Telephone 202-215-8344.

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Private Residence (401 and Black Creek) - North York

This pertains to a residence in the Black Creek and 401 area of North York. The witness writes:

"The first incident happened when we first moved into the apartment. One evening I was coming out of the bathroom which leads to a long hallway. As I opened the bathroom door I saw a figure of a person at the end of the hallway that quickly walked into one of the bedrooms. Thinking it was my partner, I followed them into the bedroom, and soon realized that there was no one in the room.

A few months later, my partner was doing some hobby work out on the balcony. All of a sudden the electric sander that he had used earlier that day turned on by itself. I wasn't home at the time, but when I got home my partner told me all about it, and he was quite shaken. The next day, my partner left to pick up some hardware and I was home alone. As I was cooking, I took a break and went out onto the balcony and noticed that my partner had left the sander plugged in. I was quite upset that he had done this, and decided to tell him first thing when he got home. When he got home I immediately told him that he shouldn't have left the sander plugged in knowing that the previous day's story really scared me. My partner went out onto the balcony to unplug it, and saw that it had already been unplugged.

This last incident happened a few weeks ago. Christmas night my partner and I were sitting down to watch a couple movies at home. The movies were over about 1:30 am, so we decided to stay up and watch some television. We were five or so minutes into watching TV when the stereo turned on all by itself - quite loud and startling! At the same time the television lost it's feed and went gray and fuzzy. I have never been so frightened."

Our thanks to the witness for sharing this report with us. I have received a similar one not to far away from this location that involved a tv lift cabinet and was quite unnerving for those involved.

Our thanks to the witness for sharing this report. If you have experienced a haunting or suspected ghostly activity in this area please contact sue AT psican.org

The History Channel now joins LARRY KING LIVE as another consistent mainstream outlet to provide a counter-point to the entrenched government cover-up of the UFO matter by government intell-organizations. Regular Wednesday evening programming on the History Channel is now dedicated to the search for the truth.

Currently in Canada, no on-going public discourse is occurring on this matter of high geo-political importance.

There are three basic reasons why the UFO/ET issue should be investigated by media to develop this public dialogue:

· Ethical off-world civilizations, millions of years more advanced than ourselves have made themselves known but their presence remains formally unacknowledged by the press and government. This unacknowledged reality is cloaked by secrecy and silence. The documentation proving this fact is abundant.

· The elimination of fossil fuels, radically new sources of energy, fundamental social change and a renewed international political agenda are within reach.

· The re-distribution of global wealth, critical medical and technological advances that could rid the planet of disease, poverty and cycles of violence are on the horizon.

Exopolitics Toronto stands ready to assist all radio and television media outlets to consider similar programming or coverage in Canada. Exopolitics Toronto’s world-wide network of resources, investigative personnel and research experts can be utilized in an advisory capacity to enhance coverage and program production of this critical geo-global issue.

To arrange a private briefing please contact:

ZlandCommunications

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Exopolitics Toronto

Director – Michael J. Bird

www.exopoliticstoronto.com

Last month I wrote about an email I received where a lady blamed a "ghost" for taking her weight loss pills and making them disappear. I am very doubtful that a spirit is involved, but without benefit of being able to investigate the location (the email was from the USA) who can say with 100% certainty.

What I can say with absolute certainty without benefit of being there is that the he/she/it that wrote to us this past week along with "orb" photos taken during the height of the snow storm, freaking out that they were being attacked by thousands of ghosts ..... you have nothing to worry about.

It is snow, and the only thing that will exorcise that is some sunshine, and warmer temps.

Chill!

The following report is being looked into by our researchers in the area. The witness is uncertain if this indeed maybe a ghost or perhaps an over tired mind. Perhaps you might have further information or know the identity of this "phantom" jogger:

I work at a large warehouse complex located on Church Street South, just west of the Ajax/Pickering boundary. Several times, whilst walking home from work I have encountered what could possibly be a ghostly phenomenon along the stretch of Church Street between Bayley Road and Highway 2. Basically, while walking on the left hand side (to stay out of the way of oncoming traffic) I've noticed in the immediate distance what appears to be a man walking or possibly jogging in the same direction OR opposite direction of my travel. From my vantage I can usually make out a shady silhouette of a person.and not much else, but the shape does appear to get closer or farther away at times. Once I was so totally sure someone was jogging towards me I moved over closer to the side of the road to let him pass, only to have the shape gradually dissipate as it gets closer. I'm a bit sceptical about the experiences and could easily chalk them up to a long day at work followed by a dark walk home, but figured I might as well report it just in case.

We recently received the following in regards:

"By chance I stumbled on your site and was amazed to see the phantom jogger in Ajax story. After leaving Annandale golf course late one night after a charity event, I do not drink; a jogger appeared out of no where in front of my car. I swerved to avoid the jogger. When I looked in my rear view mirror no one was there. I chalked it up to having a late night, but maybe there was something more to it."

Our thanks to the witnesses.

Do you have a real life ghost story, an encounter with a UFO, or other paranormal experience/s you'd like to share? If so, we'd love to hear from you! Post your own experiences in our comments section or send us an email. Please post only true life experiences ... we love good fiction, but there are other fantastic blogs out there to post fictional accounts to.

I was really prepared to hate Paranormal State's Beer, Wine, and Spirit episode. Heck, with the way pop cultural has treated these subjects I half expected to see a ghost hunters dancing on top of beer pong tables to the theme of "Ghost Busters" and believe me there are enough people on the planet who would happily do it for a cheap 15 secs of fame.

Thankfully this was not the case. Reviewers are saying it is their best show yet, and they even employed methods that were pioneered by the oldest operating ghost group in the world the Ghost Club. I do hope they gave credit to them.

Exopolitics Toronto announces Victor Viggiani Director of Media Relations for Exopolitics Toronto will be featured on “Perspectives with Barry Shainbaum” on CJTW 94.3 FM Kitchener Sunday February 10 at 12:40 pm EST.

Perspectives” begins at 12:00 noon. Victor Viggiani will join Host Barry Shainbaum and his guest Mike Fich, PhD, astronomer from the University of Waterloo to discuss the UFO phenomenon and the geo-political implications of evidential material attesting to the existence and presence of off-world civilizations on Earth.

Listen live on the net at: http://www.barryshainbaum.com/radio.html or on CJTW 94.3 FM Kitchener, Ontario Canada. (CJFH, 94.3 FM, Woodstock, Ontario Canada one week later.)

My preferred method of research has always been to be out in the field. Field investigation to me is essential particularly when it comes to Cryptozoology. For colder temps though you really have to be prepared, and wear apparel that is designed for the elements like volcom clothing. Making sure you have the maximum in weather protection will insure that you have a safe, comfortable, and enjoyable time out in the field.

It happened on September 5th 1997.......

"I was near the Town of Morpeth ON. Canada, on the Shores of Lake Erie. I had gone out for an overnight camping trip with my father. We had consumed some beer and were getting ready to retire for the night. I was standing looking towards Lake Erie and happened to notice a light over the lake off to my left side. I had a flashlight in my hand and flashed it on and off a few times, at the light, figuring it was a helicopter. It was some distance away, perhaps 10 to 15 Nautical Miles at an altitude of less than 1000 feet. The sky was clear, temperature was cool, the wind seemed to be blowing at around 15 Knts. Lake surface has mild chop, waves cresting at the shore wave height less than 0.5 meters. Anyhow thinking nothing further of it, I retired to bed, on the beech. An estimated 1 to 1.5 hours later I woke for no apparent reason and looked out at the lake. I could see a blurry Orange light, white became clear when I put on my glasses. About 2 miles offshore, was the light I saw earlier in the night. It was at an altitude of about 500 feet over the surface of the lake. It made no sound, and looked like a big orange globe, bright Orange in the center, casting a noticeable glow around the whole of the globe, it was bright enough to cast an orange reflection on the surface of the lake. The hair on the back of my neck stood up I think, I contemplated waking up my Dad. But opted instead to grab my sleeping bag and hide under the van we had parked at the beach."

Our thanks to the witness for this report! Please note that similar objects have been sighted over both L. Ontario and L. Erie for over 100 plus years.