http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/08/19/usdom9248.htm
Gauntanamo Bay is where the US has a detainment camp for people outside of the Unisted States who theu believe are involved in terrorist activities. They keep them here, and use "interrogation" techniques to get information out of them. U.S. policy says that they have to be treated "humanely", but the Department of Defense has never really told what all they do to the detainees.
Then three is a table of the dates in which certain interrogation techniques have passed through the government.
There is a link on the side of the website however that has another table of what interrogation techniques are allowed to be used, and what has been passed, and is seen as "humane". That list includes things such as:
Use of mild, non-injurious physical contact such as grabbing, poking in the chest, and light pushing
Use of wet towel and dripping water to induce misperception of suffocation
Exposure to cold weather or water (with appropriate medical monitoring)
Threatening to transfer detainee to a country from which he would fear death or torture
Removal of comfort items (including religious items)
Sensory deprivation (light and auditory stimuli)
~All of these things have been approved to use, and these are just a few on a long list.
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Edgar Cayce
http://www.edgarcayce.org/edgar-cayce1.html
Edgar Cayce was an average person, he was a husband, a father, a photographer, a sunday school teacher, and a gardener, but he also had a psychic talent...
Cayce could go into a "sleep state" where he would lay down on a couch, close his eyes and fold his hands over his stomach. He would be able to go to any time or place and answer any questions. They called his answers "readings". He was very before his time, talking about maintaining a well balanced diet and improving human relationships to overcoming life-threatening illnesses and experiencing a closer relationship with God.
Most of his works and materials are still in tact and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, ICE (A.R.E). He was able to predict things that you wouldnt be able able to know about in his time. He predicted the downfall of communism , and he also used words like "meditation", "spiritual growth", "auras", and "soul mates" and "holism". These words will be used in everyday vocab later on.
Given the name and location of any inividual, he would be able to lay on his couch and answer any questions asked about that person. These are all documented at A.R.E. and it's the most massive collection of psychic information maintained from a single source. They say that he is one of the most versatile and credible psyhics the world has ever known.
Edgar Cayce was an average person, he was a husband, a father, a photographer, a sunday school teacher, and a gardener, but he also had a psychic talent...
Cayce could go into a "sleep state" where he would lay down on a couch, close his eyes and fold his hands over his stomach. He would be able to go to any time or place and answer any questions. They called his answers "readings". He was very before his time, talking about maintaining a well balanced diet and improving human relationships to overcoming life-threatening illnesses and experiencing a closer relationship with God.
Most of his works and materials are still in tact and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, ICE (A.R.E). He was able to predict things that you wouldnt be able able to know about in his time. He predicted the downfall of communism , and he also used words like "meditation", "spiritual growth", "auras", and "soul mates" and "holism". These words will be used in everyday vocab later on.
Given the name and location of any inividual, he would be able to lay on his couch and answer any questions asked about that person. These are all documented at A.R.E. and it's the most massive collection of psychic information maintained from a single source. They say that he is one of the most versatile and credible psyhics the world has ever known.
Monday, November 5, 2007
The Nandi Bear
http://www.newanimal.org/nandibear.htm
They say that the Nandi bear is a bear from Africa that people from the Nandi tribe have seen and described. European settlers have also reported seeing the bear, and the descriptions sound exactly like a bear, right down to its posture and mannerisms.
The author of this site said that the descriptions had to be the truth or "outright lies or hallucinations". So I guess it's the latter.
The Nandi bear is small, no more than five feet tall when standing on its hind legs. They climb trees and are very good at it, which is how they escape from people. They look almost exactly similar to the European brown bear.
The article makes a comment about how the Nandi bear can be a surviving remnant of the Atlas bear, but then it lists all the things that they don't have in common and why they wouldn't be. So I guess that whole section wouldn't help the side that there is a Nandi bear.
The Nandi could have come from the Middle East and traveled to Eastern Africa when they found the hospitable forests. Then the ew settlers could have destroyed the link that connected the Nandi bears to the brown bears. Since the Nandi bears are now in a new climate and cut off from the other species, they would have picked up all the new traits that the brown bear doesnt have.
Other explanations of the Nandi bear are that it is an undiscovered species of giant baboons. But this is mainly because the Nandi tribes have not had any experience with bears and would have to compare this animal with something that they know, which would be a monkey. Crytptozoologists have compared it to a hyena family. That would explain why it was in the area that it is, and it would look a lot like a bear.
They say that the Nandi bear is a bear from Africa that people from the Nandi tribe have seen and described. European settlers have also reported seeing the bear, and the descriptions sound exactly like a bear, right down to its posture and mannerisms.
The author of this site said that the descriptions had to be the truth or "outright lies or hallucinations". So I guess it's the latter.
The Nandi bear is small, no more than five feet tall when standing on its hind legs. They climb trees and are very good at it, which is how they escape from people. They look almost exactly similar to the European brown bear.
The article makes a comment about how the Nandi bear can be a surviving remnant of the Atlas bear, but then it lists all the things that they don't have in common and why they wouldn't be. So I guess that whole section wouldn't help the side that there is a Nandi bear.
The Nandi could have come from the Middle East and traveled to Eastern Africa when they found the hospitable forests. Then the ew settlers could have destroyed the link that connected the Nandi bears to the brown bears. Since the Nandi bears are now in a new climate and cut off from the other species, they would have picked up all the new traits that the brown bear doesnt have.
Other explanations of the Nandi bear are that it is an undiscovered species of giant baboons. But this is mainly because the Nandi tribes have not had any experience with bears and would have to compare this animal with something that they know, which would be a monkey. Crytptozoologists have compared it to a hyena family. That would explain why it was in the area that it is, and it would look a lot like a bear.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Halloween is coming...
http://www.doyouseedeadpeople.org/
This website is called "P.R.I.S.M" for Paranormal Research & Investigative Studies Midwest. This group is based in Omaha, NE and St. Louis, MO with satellite teams in these spots. Their goal is to record and capture as much evidence as possible to prove that paranormal exists. They are also like the ghostbusters because they can go to your house or place of business. Everything is free of charge, and no information will be released without the consent of those involved.
The website has a bunch of links at the sides with titles called "our investigations", and "our best evidence". They have an area where people can submit their own pictures of what they believe show ghosts or paranormal activity.
This site has a lot of things that you can look at that helps support them in their belief that there is paranormal. It's actually very interesting to look at.
This website is called "P.R.I.S.M" for Paranormal Research & Investigative Studies Midwest. This group is based in Omaha, NE and St. Louis, MO with satellite teams in these spots. Their goal is to record and capture as much evidence as possible to prove that paranormal exists. They are also like the ghostbusters because they can go to your house or place of business. Everything is free of charge, and no information will be released without the consent of those involved.
The website has a bunch of links at the sides with titles called "our investigations", and "our best evidence". They have an area where people can submit their own pictures of what they believe show ghosts or paranormal activity.
This site has a lot of things that you can look at that helps support them in their belief that there is paranormal. It's actually very interesting to look at.
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Cottingley Fairies
http://www.cottingleyconnect.org.uk/fairies.htm
This website talks about the story of the Cottingley Fairy hoax.
In 1916/17 two girls names Frances and Elsie had been teased because they had told a story about them seeing fairies. Elsie borrowed her father's camera, took some pictures, and when they were developed there were pictures of the girls with fairies.
Mr. Wright, the developer banned her from using his camera again and put the pictures into a drawer. He thought that the fairies must have been made out of paper, but his wife however thought that it was real.
A year later Frances wrote letters to friends in South Africa talking about her everyday life and just mentioning the fairies in casual conversaiton, like it was an everyday thing. She put a picture in the envelope too.
Then, a couple years later Mrs. Wright went to a lecture on fairies and told the story of the pictures of the girls with fairies. People overheard her conversation and a man named Edward Gardner asked to see them. Gardner brought the pictures to a photographer who had the ability to examine them fully to see if they were authentic. The photographer said that they were completely genuine and unfaked. Gardner then wanted one other expert (Kodak's) to look at the photo and if they were not faked, he would write an article about them in the Strand article.
Kodak said that the pictures had not been tampered with, but fairies aren't real, so something is not right about the photo.
Gardner then went to Cottingley to interview and speak with Mrs. Wright and Elsie. So when the kids were out, Gardner went through the girl's rooms and looked around outside for any sign of something that would tell him the pictures were either real or fake. He didnt find anything. So in 1920 we published an article called "An Epoch Making Event- Fairies Photographed".
after that there was a lot of controversy and even more people coming out and saying that they saw fairies and wrote books about seeing fairies.
In 1983 Elsie wrote a letter saying that the fairies had been drawn by them, cut out, and pinned with hatpins. So that solved the mystery!
BUT in 1986 Frances maintained in her last television appearance that "there WERE fairies at Cottingley"
so the mystery lives on....
duh duh duh.
This website talks about the story of the Cottingley Fairy hoax.
In 1916/17 two girls names Frances and Elsie had been teased because they had told a story about them seeing fairies. Elsie borrowed her father's camera, took some pictures, and when they were developed there were pictures of the girls with fairies.
Mr. Wright, the developer banned her from using his camera again and put the pictures into a drawer. He thought that the fairies must have been made out of paper, but his wife however thought that it was real.
A year later Frances wrote letters to friends in South Africa talking about her everyday life and just mentioning the fairies in casual conversaiton, like it was an everyday thing. She put a picture in the envelope too.
Then, a couple years later Mrs. Wright went to a lecture on fairies and told the story of the pictures of the girls with fairies. People overheard her conversation and a man named Edward Gardner asked to see them. Gardner brought the pictures to a photographer who had the ability to examine them fully to see if they were authentic. The photographer said that they were completely genuine and unfaked. Gardner then wanted one other expert (Kodak's) to look at the photo and if they were not faked, he would write an article about them in the Strand article.
Kodak said that the pictures had not been tampered with, but fairies aren't real, so something is not right about the photo.
Gardner then went to Cottingley to interview and speak with Mrs. Wright and Elsie. So when the kids were out, Gardner went through the girl's rooms and looked around outside for any sign of something that would tell him the pictures were either real or fake. He didnt find anything. So in 1920 we published an article called "An Epoch Making Event- Fairies Photographed".
after that there was a lot of controversy and even more people coming out and saying that they saw fairies and wrote books about seeing fairies.
In 1983 Elsie wrote a letter saying that the fairies had been drawn by them, cut out, and pinned with hatpins. So that solved the mystery!
BUT in 1986 Frances maintained in her last television appearance that "there WERE fairies at Cottingley"
so the mystery lives on....
duh duh duh.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Those fans will get ya...
http://www.fandeath.net/menu/definition.htm
Fan death is a Korean belief that if you are sleeping in a sealed room with an electric fan on, you could die. Apparently there are similar beliefs with air conditioners, and heaters in homes and cars.
How fans can kill you:
Hypothermia: if the fan is running in a closed room, it could make your body temperature lower so much that you could get hypothermia and die.
Suffocation: They believe that the fan creates a vacuum around your face which makes it impossible for you to breathe correctly. And if you can't breathe correctly, you die.
High Levels of Carbon Dioxide: They think that the fans use up oxygen and that it leaves levels of CO2 in the room at high levels.
The belief of fan death in Korea is is confirmed by the media as well as police officers. Professionals like doctors have even warned people of the dangers of fan death.
So now that you know the dangers of fans... always remember to keep a window open, or maybe a door.
Fan death is a Korean belief that if you are sleeping in a sealed room with an electric fan on, you could die. Apparently there are similar beliefs with air conditioners, and heaters in homes and cars.
How fans can kill you:
Hypothermia: if the fan is running in a closed room, it could make your body temperature lower so much that you could get hypothermia and die.
Suffocation: They believe that the fan creates a vacuum around your face which makes it impossible for you to breathe correctly. And if you can't breathe correctly, you die.
High Levels of Carbon Dioxide: They think that the fans use up oxygen and that it leaves levels of CO2 in the room at high levels.
The belief of fan death in Korea is is confirmed by the media as well as police officers. Professionals like doctors have even warned people of the dangers of fan death.
So now that you know the dangers of fans... always remember to keep a window open, or maybe a door.
Monday, October 1, 2007
The Illuminati are among us...
http://skepdic.com/illuminati.html
This aticle is all about the history and current status of the Illuminati.
The Illuminati was a secret society in the 18th century but were destroyed in 15 years of their starting. But the Illuminati is still out there, and trying to form a single world government with the Anti-christ, who is probably George Bush. Not only have the Illuminati succeeded, but according to this article, they now run every government and aspect of society.
The problem is because no one knows about them...and because there are no traces of them ever, that just makes them more dangerous. Which makes complete sense.
There are some people who also believe that the Illuminati are working with the anti-Christ and will destroy the world and bring about an Armageddon. The Illuminati have many people involved according to this, including the Kennedy family, Rockefeller, Onassis, and DuPont. These are just some major players.
Another main idea about the Illuminati is that they are run by aliens, and that they see everything in 4th dimensional time, not 3 dimensional like humans. This is thought of by David Icke. What is very amusing about this article is that Mr. Adachi's page is that he talks about the end of the world but then asks for money to his sponser to help with debt consolidation or a home loan... very nice.
This aticle is all about the history and current status of the Illuminati.
The Illuminati was a secret society in the 18th century but were destroyed in 15 years of their starting. But the Illuminati is still out there, and trying to form a single world government with the Anti-christ, who is probably George Bush. Not only have the Illuminati succeeded, but according to this article, they now run every government and aspect of society.
The problem is because no one knows about them...and because there are no traces of them ever, that just makes them more dangerous. Which makes complete sense.
There are some people who also believe that the Illuminati are working with the anti-Christ and will destroy the world and bring about an Armageddon. The Illuminati have many people involved according to this, including the Kennedy family, Rockefeller, Onassis, and DuPont. These are just some major players.
Another main idea about the Illuminati is that they are run by aliens, and that they see everything in 4th dimensional time, not 3 dimensional like humans. This is thought of by David Icke. What is very amusing about this article is that Mr. Adachi's page is that he talks about the end of the world but then asks for money to his sponser to help with debt consolidation or a home loan... very nice.
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