UK: Police Staff 'Working As Vicars And Pole Dancers'

 

More than 23,000 British police officers and staff earn a second income from non-police work, a rise of nearly 20 percent in a year, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Second job titles include vicar, pole-dancing teacher, pallbearer, ski instructor, ice-cream salesman and medium, the Mail on Sunday reported…

Top 10 Technology Villains of 2012

Top 10 technology villains of 2012 (via The Inquirer)

TWENTY TWELVE has been quite a year for headline grabbing stories in the IT industry, and not all of them have been good. Be it Facebook's privacy muck-up, the high-profile patent war between arch-rivals Apple and Samsung, or Apple's potentially life threating Maps app, there have been some obvious…

Project Montauk: The Time Travel Chronicles

By: Bill Knell

It was during my first visit to the historic Montauk Lighthouse that I noticed the huge radar dish which immediately identifies the base. I must have been about eight years old and remember asking my parents about the monstrous structure. My father said it was part of a system to detect incoming enemy aircraft or missiles. As a retired Air Force Officer, he would know about that. However, I’m certain that he had no idea what future (or past) events would give that base such an infamous reputation.

The One About Dr Michael Wolf And The Gateway Treatment To Summon Aliens

By Bill Knell

It’s impossible to define or even try and explain the late Dr. Michael Wolf. I knew this less than five minutes after I first spoke with him on the phone over twenty years ago. If I had to define Wolf in one statement, I would say that he was one of the most well-connected U.S. Government Insiders that I ever met.

My association with Wolf began after my friend and fellow paranormal researcher, Dick Criswell, told me about him and offered an introduction by phone in the late 1980s. Although I was initially skeptical of Wolf’s claims regarding UFOs and his government insider status, those concerns vanished after our first conversation. I found him to be intelligent, knowledgeable and easily able to answer most any question that I threw his way.

The Dennis Kucinich Incident: UFO Encounters By Politicians And Celebrities

By: Bill Knell

Shirley MacLaine had some things to say about Dennis Kucinich and UFOs in her book, Sage-ing While Age-ing. According to Ms MacLaine, Dennis Kucinich had a UFO sighting while he was visiting her home in Graham, Washington, about fifteen years ago. She writes, “And then the smell of roses drew him out to my balcony, where he looked up. He saw a gigantic, triangular craft, silent and observing him. He said it hovered, soundless, for ten minutes or so and sped away with a speed he couldn't comprehend." Kucinich was later asked if he really did see a UFO by Tim Russert of NBC News during a debate involving the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate hopefuls and replied, “I did…you have to keep in mind that Jimmy Carter saw a UFO." I’m guessing that the Congressman felt a need to play the Carter card to add credibility to his answer.

Gay-bashers beware, George Takei will ‘f*ck your sh*t up’

Gay-bashers beware, George Takei will ‘f*ck your sh*t up’ (via Raw Story )

Conan on Tuesday night released a promotional video for Andy Richter’s latest business venture, in which the comedian offers to complete the difficult process of telling your family that you’re gay. “Coming out to your family during the holidays is never easy,” Ricther explains. “It can be…

Mosque arsonist tells court: ‘I only know what I hear on Fox News’

Mosque arsonist tells court: ‘I only know what I hear on Fox News’ (via Raw Story )

An Indiana man convicted of setting fire to a mosque in Ohio told a judge on Wednesday that he committed the crimes because Fox News and conservative talk radio had convinced him that “most Muslims are terrorists.” Randolph Linn, 52, accepted a plea deal in which he pled guilty to all charges in…

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Did Howard Hughes View a Captured UFO and Its Occupants?

By Bill l

Did Howard Hughes ever get a chance to view a captured or crashed UFO and its occupants? I have long pondered this question and there may now be an answer to it. According to a former employee of Hughes Aircraft, he did. The visit allegedly occurred not long after the crash of an alien spacecraft near Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. You may think this story belongs in the BELIEVE OR NOT file and you may be right, but I feel compelled to pass it on to you anyway.

Spider-Man Versus King Kong For The Biggest Show On Broadway

"King Kong" is the next big musical out of Australia, and it looks like it may be extremely popular. If the June premiere in Melbourne is a success, the next obvious step is to bring the biggest ape on Earth home to the city that made him famous; New York City. But Spider-Man stands in the way.

The Assessment of Alex Cross

The movie Alex Cross is now out in theaters, as those who have an interest in James Patterson novels and adaptations are probably well aware. The film stars Tyler Perry as the titular character, along with Matthew Fox from Lost in the role of the villain. While many fans were quite excited about the movie when they heard about it, some did have some reservations about Perry in the lead role. Two other films, Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, featured the character of Alex Cross. In those films, Morgan Freeman portrayed the character of Cross. There was a fear that Perry would not be able to bring that same gravitas to the character.

There's A Saint For Everything [Infographic]

Saints are not just for the Bible anymore. Sure, we've all heard of some saints such as Benedict, Patrick, and Joan of Arc. Those saints, and others, are immortalized through legend and lore. There are, however, other saints that watch over many of us without the same recognition.

Take St. Roch, for example. St. Roch was an orphan who traveled to Rome during the Bubonic Plague. While caring for plague victims, he became ill with the plague. He fled the town to die alone where he was cared for by a stray dog. St. Roch survived with the help of the dog. Now, St. Roch is immortalized as the patron saint of dogs and knee problems.

Juvenile delinquents have St. Dominic Savio, a sickly young priest, who died as a teenager, watching over them.

Even the Internet has a patron saint. St. Isidore of Seville, an encyclopedia writer from a family of saints, focused on sharing information with the world.

The 5 Countries with the Lowest Prison Populations (Per Capita) in the World

Many people know that the U.S. prison population is massive compared to that of other countries. In fact, the U.S. has the highest rate of incarceration in the world with more than 20 times as many prisoners per capita as the countries with the lowest prison populations. The lowest prison populations are usually found in developing countries, although there are some in small, wealthier countries.