Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Oakland cemetery installs Jonestown victims memorial

Four granite plaques embedded on a raised concrete slab in Oakland's Evergreen Cemetery now bear the names in alphabetical order -- including that of the Rev. Jim Jones -- of all 918 people who died in the Jonestown tragedy in the jungles of Guyana on Nov. 18, 1978, believed to be the largest mass suicide in history.
Full article: http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_18035360

Ohio witness observes two 'car-sized UFO's'!!

A Cheviot, OH, witness reports a silent, slow-moving, football-shaped UFO the "size of a car" passed overhead "about 150 feet above the house" just as it was getting dark on May 9, 2011, while a second, similar-shaped UFO appeared nearby, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Full article: http://www.examiner.com/ufo-in-national/two-ufos-size-of-a-car-low-over-cheviot-ohio

Supposed 'UFO' off coast of Victoria, Canada a U.S. government radar

If you were at the waterfront on Tuesday, you may have seen a strange vessel with a white globe on top moving through Juan de Fuca Strait.  It’s a sea-based radar vessel, operated by the U.S. Missile Defence Agency, heading to a shipyard in Seattle for maintenance and upgrades.
Full article: http://www.timescolonist.com/technology/Mystery+Victoria+Unidentified+Floating+Object+solved+story+photos/4759884/story.html

According to the Journal of Consumer Research ads can trigger false memories in our brains!

One way advertisers convince us to buy something is to remind us that we’ve enjoyed their product before. Unfortunately, we can have fond memories of a product that we’ve never even had. Or that doesn’t even exist.
Full article: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=ads-convince-consumers-of-nonexiste-11-05-10