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 Boy, 11, declared reincarnated holy man
Posted on Wednesday, 11 November, 2009| 7:26 | Comments: 13
An 11-year-old US boy has given up school, moved to India and is now the head of a Buddhist sect after he was declared to be the reincarnation of a Buddhist holy man who died hundreds of years ago....
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 Mystery surrounds holes in roof
Posted on Wednesday, 11 November, 2009| 7:24 | Comments: 5
Emergancy workers have been left baffled in Melbourne after large holes were formed in the roofs of two houses. Police believe the incident could be down to a rare weather phenomenon while others believe it to be a meteorite....
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Columnist: Marco M. Pardi |
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 Talking with the dead: why bother ?
Posted on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009| 7:11 | Comments: 5
Marco M. Pardi: Years ago, while teaching college full time, there were long stretches during which I lived alone. And, although I did not realize it, I was something of a recluse. Oh yes, I had a full daily schedule of day and evening classes and these classes were always filled to capacity. But one day I had an epiphany; I realized there is a great difference between talking TO someone and talking WITH someone. I was talking to these rooms full of people, not with them. At least, not talking with them in any personally meaningful way....
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 Space power zapped from space by lasers
Posted on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009| 7:08 | Comments: 6
In an ambitious new project that could take over 20 years to complete Japan are aiming to collect solar power in orbit and then beam it down to Earth through the use of laser beams or microwaves. ...
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Bizarre |
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 Woman diagnosed with fear of vegetables
Posted on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009| 7:05 | Comments: 17
A 22-year-old student from Portsmouth suffers from a rare phobia which renders her terrified of vegetables. The condition known as lachanophobia affects only a few thousand people in Britain....
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Spirituality |
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 Villagers worship rare turtle as God
Posted on Tuesday, 10 November, 2009| 7:01 | Comments: 8
Hundreds of Hindu villagers in eastern India have been ordered to hand over a rare turtle to officials but have refused to do so on the grounds that they believe the turtle to be the incarnation of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath....
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Metaphysics and Psychology |
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 Iraq swears by "dowsing" bomb detectors
Posted on Monday, 9 November, 2009| 6:24 | Comments: 6
The security forces in Iraq use a device to detect bombs and weapons that the US military believes to be useless, the ADE 651 device uses a telescopic metal rod to detect explosives in much the same way as dowsing for water....
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 Music improves brain function
Posted on Monday, 9 November, 2009| 6:07 | Comments: 1
New research has revealed that learning to play a musical instrument can help improve brain function, not only in the area of musical training but also in general thinking and cognition....
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Space and Astronomy |
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 NASA probe reveals Mercury's secrets
Posted on Monday, 9 November, 2009| 6:05 | Comments: 0
NASA's Messenger spacecraft has returned data revealing several things previously unknown about the nearest planet to the sun, including an abundance of minerals and evidence of extensive volcanic activity....
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Columnist: Lura Ketchledge |
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 Should I call him a ghost ?
Posted on Sunday, 8 November, 2009| 5:37 | Comments: 4
Lura Ketchledge: There are more questions than answers in my true story. Before this experience I did not question if there were demons. To put it bluntly I thought demons were made up fictional creatures like the boogy man. My experiences with ghosts for the last twenty five years have been positive and comforting. The few times I have been truly frightened by a ghost I later realized my fear was a misinterpretation of the situation, not a threat.
Twenty five years ago back when I was a ‘babe’ it wasn’t unusual for me to draw attention from the opposite s...
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