Saudi Arabia at War with Yemen

Saudi warplanes bomb Shia rebels in Yemen after border raidSaudi Arabia launched air strikes on Shia rebels in Yemen yesterday after they mounted a cross-border raid into the desert kingdom.The separatists, who accuse the Saudi authorities of supporting Yemen’s Sunni Muslim central government, came under sustained attack from F15 and Tornado warplanes. Al-Jazeera televison reported [...]

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The Piasa bird - legend or Thunderbird

The Piasa Bird is a legendary creature that was depicted in murals painted by Native Americans on the side of cliffs above the Mississippi River.

In 1673, Father Jacques Marquette discovered the murals on a limestone cliff or bluff while exploring the area. He wrote:

"While Skirting some rocks, which by Their height and length inspired awe, We saw upon one of them two painted monsters which at first made Us afraid, and upon Which the boldest savages dare not Long rest their eyes. They are as large As a calf; they have Horns on their heads Like those of a deer, a horrible look, red eyes, a beard Like a tiger's, a face somewhat like a man's, a body Covered with scales, and so Long A tail that it winds all around the Body, passing above the head and going back between the legs, ending in a Fish's tail. Green, red, and black are the three Colors composing the Picture. Moreover, these 2 monsters are so well painted that we cannot believe that any savage is their author; for good painters in France would find it difficult to reach that place Conveniently to paint them. Here is approximately The shape of these monsters, As we have faithfully Copied It."

In 1812, a Major Amos Stoddard, wrote "What they call 'painted monsters' on the side of a high perpendicular rock, apparently inaccessible to man, located between the Missouri and Illinois Rivers and known to moderns by the name of Piasa, still remains to a good degree of preservation."

In 1820, Captain Gideon Spencer came up the Mississippi and got a glimpse of the Piasa. By this time though, only one of the murals remained.. Spencer asked the Indians what the strange painting was and they told him that it was a "Storm Bird" or a "Thunder Bird" and that it had been placed there long ago.

The mural was then referred to as the "Piasa Bird" in an article published in 1836 by John Russell . The article was entitled "The Bird That Devours Men." According to the story by Russell, the creature was a flying monster that lived in the cliffs. Russell claimed that this creature attacked and devoured people in nearby Indian villages. The legend according to Russell, claims that a local Indian chief, named Chief Ouatoga, managed to finally slay the monster using a plan that was given to him in a dream from the Great Spirit.

The Legend goes as follows:

Many moons ago, there existed a birdlike creature of such great size, he could easily carry off a full grown deer in his talons. His taste, however, was for human flesh. Hundreds of warriors attempted to destroy the Piasa, but failed. Whole villages were destroyed and fear spread throughout the Illini tribe. Ouatoga, a chief whose fame extended even beyond the Great Lakes, separated himself from his tribe, fasted in solitude for the space of a whole moon, and prayed to the Great Spirit to protect his people from the Piasa. On the last night of his fast, the Great Spirit appeared to Ouatoga in a dream and directed him to select 20 warriors, arm them each with a bow and poisoned arrow, and conceal them in a designated spot. Another warrior was to stand in an open view, as a victim for the Piasa. When the chief awoke in the morning, he told the tribe of his dream. The warriors were quickly selected and placed in ambush. Ouatoga offered himself as the victim. Placing himself in open view, he soon saw the Piasa perched on the bluff eyeing his prey. Ouatoga began to chant the death song of a warrior. The Piasa took to the air and swooped down upon the chief. The Piasa had just reached his victim when every bow was sprung and every arrow sent sailing into the body of the beast. The Piasa uttered a fearful scream that echoed down the river, and died. Ouatoga was safe, and the tribe saved.

So could the Piasa have been a thunderbird? The description and the mural seem to depict a legendary beast but it does not match the descriptions of thunderbirds . Over time things get distorted and what was painted may not necessarily have been what was seen and of course it could just be a story and have no truth in it what so ever. The mural is interesting though and reminds me of heraldic beasts and who knows what grains of truth may be in a story?

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ASA Chief Suspended Over Semenya Gender Row

You'll recall the story of Caster Semenya, world women's 800m champion from South Africa. She has both male and female organs, thus being a hermaphrodite. Today, the president of Athletics South Africa (ASA) has been suspended for lying about his involvement in the case.

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Stone Balls of Costa Rica

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Stone Balls have been discovered all over the world. The ones located in Costa Rica are the subject of many books and some of the authors misrepresented themselves as the ones who discovered them. However, they were actually found in 1940 during agricultural activities by the United Fruit Company. They were clearing land Diquis Delta to be used for banana plantations. An archaeological investigation was underway shortly afterward along with the first scholarly publication about them appearing in 1943.

Hundreds of these balls have been documented all over the country of Costa Rica. Although some have been destroyed, dynamited by treasure hunters or cracked and broken by agricultural activities. Only six are believed to be in their original locations. They range from a few centimeters to over two meters in diameter. Almost all of them are made of granodiorite, a hard, volcanic stone, possibly taken from a Talamanca mountain range about 50 miles from their location. Unlike the stone balls in Jalisco, Mexico, they are not natural in origins but monolithic sculptures made by human hands.

No one knows exactly how old they are. Costa Rica has no recorded history before 1502 when Columbus made his fourth transatlantic voyage. Archaeologists used pottery and other artifacts found near the balls to make their best educated guess. They believe the balls could have been made anywhere between A.D. 200 and 1500. Old but not as old as the pyramids or Stonehenge.

How or why they were created remains a mystery.

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Cash 'fortune' found in Salvos donation

SALVATION Army volunteers discover bundles of cash while sorting through a load of furniture.

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WELCOME TO CHRIS HOLLY'S PARANORMAL WORLD!

THIS SITE IS BEST VIEWED ON MOZILLA FIREFOX- IF YOU VIEW US BY WAY OF INTERNET EXPLORER YOU MAY FIND DISTORTIONS AND ODD TEXT PATTERNS SO DO USE FIREFOX FOR THE BEST VIEW OF THIS SITE!

PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL STICK NEW ARTICLES WHERE EVER I CAN FIT THEM ON MY SITE SO PLEASE DO NOT GO BY DATES ONLY ...YOU MAY NEED TO SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO SEE ALL NEW ENTRIES! THANKS

chris holly

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The fossilised skull of a colossal "sea monster"
has been unearthed along the UK's Jurassic Coast.

The ferocious predator, which is called a pliosaur, terrorised the oceans 150 million years ago.

The skull is 2.4m long, and experts say it could belong to one of the largest pliosaurs ever found: measuring up to 16m in length.

The fossil, which was found by a local collector, has been purchased by Dorset County Council.

It was bought with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund, and it will now be scientifically analysed, prepared and then put on public display at Dorset County Museum.

Palaeontologist Richard Forrest told the BBC: "I had heard rumours that something big was turning up. But seeing this thing in the flesh, so to speak, is just jaw dropping. It is simply enormous."

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Drowned Woman's Phantom - France

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Drowned Woman's Phantom - France

NOTE: Two friends recorded a video at a lake near the French town where stories are told about a woman who drowned. On occasion, she emerges from the water only at sunset (the time she died). SW tells me there is another entity in the video...it appeared in the enhancement. "I have no knowledge of the background behind this story but there was a young woman, she didn't just drown... I am getting a sense of foul play." Was this video 'staged' and a phantom actually showed up? Take a look at the video/images and tell me what you think...Lon from Phantom and Monsters

Visit Phantom and Monsters to see You Tube Video of the story.

http://naturalplane.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-drowned-womans-phantom-france.html

If this is real it is great however from past experience I have to agree with Lon's statement above!



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Lightning strike sets family home alight

A MAN filling in his lotto ticket is blown out of his chair after lightning strikes his house.

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GhostTheory Server Problems.ugh!

I have to apologize for the unexpected downtime today. Our server had some hardware problems and was down the entire day.  I just came back from the data center where the server lives and ...

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