The Lost City of the Lemurians

In 1985 Robert Stanley, a journalist and publisher of UNICUS magazine, was hiking through the Santa Monica mountains that range across the Ventura-Los Angeles County line, when he noticed many unnatural looking formations in the gulches and on the peaks of the area he was in. After researching the history of the area, Stanley discovered the local Chumash Indians had a legend concerning “The First People”, who arrived in the mountainous area long before the Chumash, the first settlement being placed at near 3,000 BC.

The Chumash claim the first inhabitants were called the Mu, and had been wiped out in an enormous flood. They allegedly left behind crystalline sculptures of strange animals and other representations that were found in caves.

All of this strangely parallels the legend of Lemuria, The Lost Continent of the Pacific. It has long been a belief of Geologists and oceanographers that at the end of the last Ice Age, the Malibu sea level would have been at least 200 feet lower than at present, leaving the area between the Santa Monicas and the Channel Islands as an open lowland.

It is beyond dispute that ancient peoples did live in the area, as the oldest recorded human remains in North America, were those of the Channel Islands Woman, dated at 13,000 years old.

Stanley maintains that Lemuria and the Mu were part of the Santa Monicas ancient past and is the expert on this site. He regularly leads explorations of both professionals and laypeople through the area, hoping to find even more proof of the existence of these ancient people, however he will not reveal the most peculiar features in the area, fearing vandalism and curiosity collectors will damage the site.

The Worst Kept Secret in History: Bildebergers

If you are new to the conspiracy theorist life, you may have come across veiled references to the Bildebergers

Well, it seems that even the High Criminals of Commerce and International Manipulation have found out the perks of publicity.  For their 2008 meeting, they actually issued a Press Release, that you can read at http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/channel.cfm?ChannelID=117

Bildeberg Attendee List for 2008

http://tekgnosis.typepad.com/tekgnosis/2008/06/bildeberg-atten.html

I just don’t get it Obama

Okay, so you come up with the idea that lenders need to help those with home mortgages that are upside down, or even predatory in nature, and you say you are going to help people stay in their homes and any bank that took bail out money needs to comply and work with the borrowers… Yet then you will only consider Freddie and Fannie backed loans?

This is ridiculous! You do realize that while Freddie and Fannie might have around 60% of the loans out there, that leaves 40% of people in the exact same position out in the cold?

My loan(s) happen to be in the 40%. I’m stuck here with a 1st and 2nd that I need help with and you’re grand plan doesn’t do a damn thing address the issue.

My “interest only” loan goes up by $1000 in November. I can barely pay the amount as it stands now, at $2000, because the industry I work in is tanking and no one wants to pay a living wage to freelancers any more. No retainers, just piece meal work that doesn’t pay regularly or that much.

WHEN are you and your cabinet, the senate and the congress going to look at anything outside of Freddie and Fannie (ah – both government entities as it were anyway) and truly get with the program?

I had to;) Boston School Vampire Rumors

Boston Latin officials seek to quash ‘vampire’ rumors

March 26, 2009 04:43 PM
By Martin Finucane and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff

A school administrator wants to set the record straight: There are no vampires at Boston Latin.

The headmaster of the prestigious exam school took the unusual step today of sending a notice to faculty, students, and parents saying that “rumors involving ‘vampires'” had begun spreading through the building Wednesday, causing disruption and anxiety for a number of students.

Lynne Mooney Teta asked everyone’s help in calming the school community down.

“I seek your cooperation in redirecting your energy toward the learning objectives of the day. Please do not sensationalize or discuss these rumors,” she said.

She also said she was concerned that some students’ safety might be jeopardized because of the rumors, and asked students to report if any student is being harassed.

“At no time was anyone’s safety in jeopardy,” she said.

A law enforcement official with knowledge of the case said a group of girls at the school had been bullying at least one other student who likes to dress in the style known as “Goth.”

The official said the girls began spreading a rumor that the student was a would-be vampire, who had cut someone’s neck and sucked the person’s blood.

When Boston police went to the school Wednesday for an unrelated matter, that only fueled the rumor as students began speculating that the so-called “vampire” was being arrested.

The headmaster’s notice, which was addressed to faculty and students and forwarded to parents, did not say exactly what the rumors were. Teta’s office referred questions to a Boston schools spokesman.

Chris Horan, a spokesman for the Boston Public Schools, would not confirm reports of bullying.

“My understanding is [Teta] got reports that the teenage rumor mill … was getting out of hand and she wanted to help the teachers and students and families put an end to it and get back to the business of teaching and learning,” Horan said.

Officer Eddy Chrispin, a Boston police spokesman, said police went to the school Wednesday after hearing that some students were spreading rumors.

“We did go over there and speak to some of the students and quelled the rumors that were going and kind of told them the effect those rumors could have on the rest of the student population,” he said. [Chrispin could use some help with the English language. A “spokesperson” should at least sound halfway intelligent. ed]

Teen interest in vampires has surged in recent months with the release of “Twilight,” the first movie from a popular Stephenie Meyer book series. Last weekend, “Twilight” sleepover parties were held in many US cities coinciding with the DVD release of the movie, starring teen heartthrob Robert Pattinson.

The prestigious Boston Latin public school was founded in 1635, and its students have included Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, John Hancock, Louis Farrakhan, Sumner Redstone, and Nat Hentoff.

Megan Woolhouse of the Globe staff contributed to this report.

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Okay – that’s the story. But for the best part of this, you should read the comments. I laughed myself silly! http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/boston_latin_of.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4

Where the Rocks Race

Once you enter Death Valley California, you have your choice of various places to visit. One of the most obvious being the Ubehebe volcanic crater at the north end of the valley, and then there are the extensive lava beds around the area, and the Joshua Trees have their fans as well….

But for the truly adventurous, keep an eye out, as you start the short loop that leads to the volcano, and you will see a track receding to the southwest, with an unassuming sign post that reads “The Racetrack – 27”. Follow that road and after 27 miles of slow driving over washboard gravel, you will be rewarded by entry into “The Rock Racing” area, and the Grandstand, which is the uplifted bedrock that stretches to the base of the bare mountains that surround it.

When you step onto the dry lake bed, first you may notice the countless fingers of tiny cracks, stretching to the horizon. Then you will begin to notice a beige smear, here and there, across the dry sand. But this is a prelude to the main event, follow the Park Services signs, walking for about ten minutes to find the Grandstand, a 100 by 500 foot natural outcropping, left behind when the lake receded, leaving this island high and dry.

Now, make the three mile walk southeast to the beginning of the racetrack, and you will find the main attraction. As you get further across the lake bed, you will find hundreds of very scattered rocks.

Among the rocks, you will see smears in the sand. They run straight, jagged and even cross over one another or turn back on their own path, and most of those smears lead to a rock.  A racing rock.

Since the rocks seem to move at a glacial pace, there have been no confirmed reports of any one actually having seen them move. Since camping is not allowed in the park, it may never be possible for a human to actually witness the racing first hand. But if you would like to be a witness of the strange rock race in Death Valley, please remember that moving rocks is unfair and spoils the fun, and is also a heavily fined breach of decorum with the Rangers.

Geology.com has pictures and some well-based scientific theories on what is happening here. But as even the authors of the article agree, “Perhaps this story will remain more interesting if the real answer is never discovered!”

Ghost Hunters Video

The Original GH! Now you can watch GH episodes when you feel like it, with a handy Widget from SciFi.com.

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Spring is here and it’s time for Buffalo Wings (in a sense)

I love Buffalo Wings. This is strange to me, because when they first became the rage, I didn’t want a thing to do with them. Why take the time and energy to eat a wing? Ain’t no thing but a chicken wing, right? There’s not much meat on there, and they sure aren’t going to constitute a meal.

Well, I finally broke the wing barrier and tried one. I tried a couple at different places. I started to become addicted, but only to certain wings. I have my favorites. I like the ones from Uncle Ernie’s in Chatsworth, CA. I don’t care for the ones at Papa John’s. I Like Pizza Hut’s okay.

But I found a recipe online that I had to try and now it’s going to be a staple on my party food list. Frank’s Red Hots has a recipe for Buffalo Wing Dip! That’s right – no actual wing bones to deal with, either. 🙂

Of course, you can use any brand of wing sauce you like, and at whatever heat level you like. I used the Kroger brand wing sauce in medium heat. It is just easier for me to copy and paste the ingredient list and directions in the original from the web, than to type them by hand.

You may notice that you can do a blue cheese or a ranch version of this dip. I haven’t tried the blue cheese yet, but please comment if you try it and like it!

Buffalo Wing Dip

Ingredients:

8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup blue cheese or ranch salad dressing
1/2 cup any flavor FRANK’S® REDHOT® Sauce
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese OR shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cans (9.75 oz. each) SWANSON® White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast in Water, drained. (You can also use just one 13.4 ounce can, which is what I had on hand.)

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Place cream cheese into deep baking dish. Stir until smooth.

2.Mix in salad dressing, Frank’s RedHot Sauce and cheese. Stir in chicken.

3. Bake 20 min. or until mixture is heated through; stir. Garnish as desired. Serve with crackers, potato chips, tortilla chips, french bread rounds or vegetables.

Special Tips;

1.Microwave Directions: Prepare as above. Place in microwave-safe dish. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 5 min. until hot, stirring halfway through cooking.

2.Tips: You may substitute 2 cups shredded cooked chicken.

3.Slow Cooker Method: Combine ingredients as directed above. Place mixture into small slow cooker. Cover pot. Heat on HIGH setting for 1 1/2 hours until hot and bubbly or on LOW setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Stir.

4.Tailgating Tip: Prepare dip ahead and place in heavy disposable foil pan. Place pan on grill and heat dip until hot and bubbly.

Hidden History of: Santa Claus

Everyone thinks of Santa Claus as a jolly elf that wears red and has a belly that shakes like a bowl full of jelly, with a long white beard and flying reindeer. But long before Coca Cola introduced that image there was a long history behind the Main Man of Christmas.

The origin of Santa begins with a Bishop by the name of Nicholas of Myra, born in Asia Minor, or Turkey.

Nicholas of Myra was granted Sainthood due to many miracles that were attributed to him by the faithful. One legend holds that Nicholas was traveling between Myra and Alexandria where he was attending school, and he saved a sailor whi fell from the ship’s rigging from from certain death In Germany, he is the Patron Saint of Mariners, who place a piece of sailcloth along with their votive candle offerings to ensure a safe voyage.

Another paints a picture of Nicholas being not only a miracle worker, but also a grand detective. During a time of famine in Greece, a despicable butcher murdered three children and brined their remains to be sold as ham. Nicholas was in the region bringing food to the hungry populace, and saw through the horrific deed the butcher had committed, not only bringing the criminal to justice, but also bring back the young victims from the dead through his fervent prayers.

Of course, the most famous legend and the one that lends itself to the evolution from Saint Nicholas of Myra to the Santa Claus of today is that when the Bishop heard that a parishioner was so poor that he could not provide dowries for his three young daughters and they would have no suitors to wed. Bishop Nicholas decided that he was going to do something to help this family, and he dropped a bag of gold coins down the chimney of the man’s home. By some accident of fate, the bag fell into a shoe or stocking left drying by the fire place.

The historical Saint Nicholas is remembered and revered among Catholic and Orthodox Christians. He is also honored by various Anglican and Lutheran churches. Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors, merchants, archers, and children, and students in Greece, Belgium, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia, Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Barranquilla, Bari, Amsterdam, Beit Jala, and Liverpool. In 1809, the New-York Historical Society convened and retroactively named Sancte Claus the patron saint of Nieuw Amsterdam, the Dutch name for New York City. He was also a patron of the Varangian Guard of the Byzantine emperors, who protected his relics in Bari.

But how did the name Santa Claus come about? Well, the Dutch had a different name for Saint Nicholas, they called him Sinterklaas. Sint-Nicolaas is the Patron Saint of Children in the Dutch tradition. After immigrating to the “New World” of North America, the Dutch retained their customs for celebration and religious symbolism, and this included the legend of Sint-Nicolaas, or Sinterklaas.

As already mentioned, the legend of Saint Nicholas has spread around the world. As befitting a Canonized Saint, in 1087his relics were furtively transferred to Bari, in southern Italy. Because of this transfer, he is also known as Nicholas of Bari.

And you thought your job was bad?

Some of these stories made the news and some didn’t, but here’s a round up of the dangerous, heroic and the just plain bone headed work place weirdness for 2008, courtesy of MSN News….

1. Firefighters in Florida revived several dogs by performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after they were rescued from a house fire. The dogs were taken to local hospitals. (Source: Local6.com)

2. A Pasco, Washington man took calling in sick to new extremes after he had his friend shoot him the shoulder so he could miss work. The man told deputies he was shot in a drive-by while jogging before work. He later revealed that he’d asked a friend to shoot him so he wouldn’t have to take a drug test at the office. (Source: MSNBC.com)

3. The police chief of a small Kansas town was convicted of stealing beer after a surveillance tape showed him taking it from the fire department’s refrigerator. It wasn’t disclosed how much beer he pilfered or why it was in the fire department. He was suspended without pay pending an appeal of the conviction. (Source: Fox News)

4. Two crocodile farm workers in northern Australia were collecting crocodile eggs by a river bank when a crocodile grabbed one of them by the arm. The second man shot the crocodile, which caused him to release the victim. The second shot the man fired, however, hit the injured man in the same arm in which the crocodile grabbed him. The injured man survived. (Source: CNN.com)

5. Barry McRoy, a South Carolina fire and rescue director, was leaving a Waffle House restaurant when two men came in fighting over a gun. The gun went off, hitting one of the struggling men, shattered a window and hit McRoy, who didn’t realize he’d been shot. The bullet hit a DVD McRoy had in his pocket; he suffered only a bruise. No word on what the title of the DVD was. (Source: MSNBC.com)

6. A Vero Beach, Florida, McDonald’s cashier received an indecent proposal when a drive-through customer offered to pay for his meal with marijuana. The cashier called police, who found drugs in the customer’s car and arrested him. (Source: MSNBC.com)

7. After being robbed three times in one year, a New Hampshire convenience store is now requiring customers to be “approved” and identified by the store owner before coming in. The store will keep its doors locked and customers are refused if the owner can’t recognize them through the glass doors. (Source: WISHTV8.com)

8. A 66-year-old Florida mailman doing his rounds was bitten by a poisonous snake when he put mail inside a mailbox. He told authorities he beat the snake against his car door to loosen its grip. He continued his rounds for the next 30 minutes before seeking help. The snake may have been an Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. (Source: MSNBC.com)

9. Two former security employees at a Neiman Marcus in Illinois are suing the department store. They allege they were illegally videotaped while having sex at work. The two claim they were secretly videotaped on a hidden video camera and were fired because of their interactions. They also allege that a store manager shared the videotape with several others and on a nationwide online database of security personnel. (Source: Chicago Tribune)

10. Two brothers employed at a Maryland restaurant argued over their job duties, which resulted in a knife fight. One brother reportedly told the other to mop the floor, which enraged him. Both brothers suffered small cuts, but only one was charged with first-degree assault. This was the second report from the same restaurant involving fights where one worker attacked another with a knife. (Source: Baltimore Sun)

11. A San Diego man allegedly stabbed a barber who gave him an unacceptable haircut. The man attacked the shop owner at closing time and slashed him twice in the face. The motive? The man was unhappy with a previous haircut and wasn’t going to let the second one go unavenged, according to authorities. (Source: 10News.com)

So you’re a fan of the “Killer Bs”?

Sometimes you just want to watch something that isn’t slick and big budget. You know the movies I’m talking about: Killer Bs!The movies that have such bad dialog, special effects or just such a silly concept that you can’t help but love them.

Personally, I am a fan of the hokey 80’s movies, like Convoy and Mother, Jugs and Speed. There is something to be said for the complete silliness of movies that probably shouldn’t have been made.

Jay and I have a fried who produces and directs the most salacious B movies ever released. Movies like The Flesh Merchant, Cannibal Taboo and Feast. Granted, these are a little too bloody and weird even for me, but I like a House on Haunted Hill or just about anything with Vincent Price in it. I like the Mothra, Godzilla and Frankenstein schlock jobs. I like movies that so funny that you laugh out loud when you watch them, even though the story line was never intended to be funny!

We are having the kind of weather in Los Angeles when you really want to grab a handful of these kinds of DVDs and settle in for a cheezy flick night. Put some popcorn in the microwave, snuggle down with a blanket and the cats and watch something that makes you laugh until your sides hurt.I think I might have to put an order in for some of these titles before the weather changes back to hot and sticky. It’s LA, we do have seasons here, they just all take place in one day.