CENTRALIA THE DRAMA

Before proceeding.

I AM FROM CENTRALIA, PA. I was one of ‘those’ folks.. my parents moved away as we were in one of the hardest hit part of town due to the mine fire.. But the water is clean. The smoke has cleared.. there are lots of tourists desperate for a view of fire that they will never see.. and graffiti highway is amazing. Now on to the news..

For better or worse, CENRTALIA is going to get some major TEE VEE time coming up very soon.

According to DEADLINE, NBC just won the rights to produce ‘CENTRALIA,’ a project being called a ‘dark’ drama..

MORE FROM THE DEADLINE REPORT that broke today:

In a competitive situation with multiple bidders, Centralia, a genre drama from Star-Crossed creator/executive producerMeredith Averill and Amblin TV, has landed at NBC with a major penalty and has been laid off at Universal TV.

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Written by Averill, Centralia is a dark character-driven genre soap based on a real town in central Pennsylvania where an underground mine fire has been burning for over 50 years. The remaining few residents of this ghost town are determined to preserve their homes but remain unaware of the evil that is slowly making its way to the surface. Averill is executive producing with Amblin TV’s Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey

And finally..

Averill has first-hand knowledge of the Centralia story as she grew up in the nearby town of Pottsville, PA. She is coming off an overall deal at CBS TV Studios where, in addition to creating and executive producing alien-themed love story Star-Crossed for the CW, she also worked as co-executive producer on the studio’s CW dramedy Jane The Virgin and producer on CBS’ The Good Wife. She is repped by WME.

I have very, very mixed feelings about this project.. I applaud the idea. It is natural–a ghost town, especially one with the history that Centralia has, is an amazing story. But it is also complex.. I would expect Averill to create a story with respect and beauty–something Centralia had and still does.. But it’s also a situation ripe for attention, entertainment, and profit.

This upcoming project is both exciting and frightening.

After all.. this is my hometown, by default. I know the real story of it. It’s not filled with ‘ghosts’ but instead wonderful memories of times long ago. And I hope that is brought forward in the setting of the series.

Centralia is worth attention.
In the best ways possible.

THE NIGHTMARE worth a watch .. maybe not before bed

In April of this year the HORROR REPORT profiled the NIGHTMARE, a documentary film from Rodney Ascher (from ROOM 237).. It’s a series of stories told by people who Ascher collected to tell their tales of sleep paralysis. Along with the verbiage, horrific images of what they saw–documentary style.. The creation is amazing. It’s a documentary but can easily as one of the best horror movies of the…

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Murdered woman found hanging from fence mistaken for Halloween decoration

This is horrid.. RT reports,

“
Construction workers in Ohio were shocked to discover that the figure of a woman hanging from a fence was not a Halloween decoration, as initially thought, but a real dead body.
Ohio police told reporters the body was discovered at 8:30am on Tuesday in Chillicote, according to the state’s local outlet WKRC. The shock value was all the greater because it’s Halloween time, when people engage in pranks and make-believe. But this was anything but that.
”

Murdered woman found hanging from fence mistaken for Halloween decoration

ISIS is attacking the U.S. energy grid

U.S. law enforcement officials revealed the hack attempts on Wednesday at a conference of American energy firms who were meeting about national security concerns.
“ISIL is beginning to perpetrate cyberattacks,” Caitlin Durkovich, assistant secretary for infrastructure protection at the Department of Homeland Security, told company executives.

ISIS is attacking the U.S. energy grid

WOMAN IN PAIN WRITES: I Ditched the Painkillers for a Plant-Based Diet: A trio of chronic medical disorders had debilitated a 26-year-old woman since birth - until she ditched Western medicine and discovered her own treatment.

And …

IT WORKED.

WOMAN IN PAIN WRITES: I Ditched the Painkillers for a Plant-Based Diet: A trio of chronic medical disorders had debilitated a 26-year-old woman since birth - until she ditched Western medicine and discovered her own treatment.

EBONY magazine smashes COS..

The picture pages tell the story.. Glass broken on top of Dr. Huxtable’s face after all the intrigue, all the scandal, all the sex..

MORE..

“Now, some three decades later, as Cosby stands accused of sexually assaulting at least 40 women, Black America is left to grapple with his once-unimpeachable legacy,” she writes. “If Bill Cosby is finished, what does that mean for Cliff, and the rest of the tribe called Huxtable?”

THE NEW RED PLANET!?

Every new photo and fact about Pluto makes things more exciting.. more intense.. more mysterious..

Now this from NASA .. the water ice red. The skies blue.. 

FAKEBOOK USERS: Many admit making lives seem more exciting on socials

MORE FROM THE REPORT,

A survey by smartphone maker HTC found that more than three quarters of those asked (76%) said they judged their peers based on what they saw on their Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook profiles.

In order to make our own pages and lives appear more exciting, 6% also said they had borrowed items to include in the images in order to pass them off as their own and make others jealous.

More than half of those surveyed said they posted images of items and places purely to cause jealousy among friends and family.

Behavioural psychologist Jo Hemmings said the trend was unsurprising given the rise of social media.

I think we have seen our friends, family, and maybe if you look in the mirror hard enough, yourself as well do this very thing..

Try you best to make things seem fine.. Seem okay..
But all the while, the darkness of sad and fear creep in. You don’t want to express the real you on FACEBOOK though.. people may not ‘like’ .. 

FAKEBOOK USERS: Many admit making lives seem more exciting on socials

Seriously..

I heard about a study the other day concluding–YES, CONCLUDING the talking head on the news said–that people who drink their coffee black are more likely to be psychopaths..

I like my coffee with cream but on occasion have consumed it black.
I suppose those days, more than others, I was likely to have psychopathic tendencies that would not rear their heads when I drank with cream?

Anyway..
I found the “news” article about this scientific research.

Then I actually read the research paper itself. 

Get this, if you like radishes and celery, along with black coffee, than you are most likely a psychopath! 

From the abstract:

Two US American community samples (total N = 953; mean age = 35.65
35 years; 48% females) self-reported their taste preferences using two complementary preference
36 measures and answered a number of personality questionnaires assessing Machiavellianism,
37 psychopathy, narcissism, everyday sadism, trait aggression, and the Big Five factors of
38 personality.

The study goes on 45 more pages.

And lots of people are suddenly FREAKED, especially those who either drink their coffee black or are dating or married to someone who does. What secrets.. what scary plot twists await us..

Beca Grim wrote this in BUSTLE in August:

As you’ve probably guessed by now, I clearly drink only black coffee myself, as I believe all quality humans should. And if you think that’s a bit of a strong statement, consider this: There are a number of proven benefits to taking your coffee black — the way the gods intended it to be.

She goes on to say that people who drink their coffee black are more efficient at their time, in better health, thrifty, have wisdom, and don’t take part in useless social rituals. 

Is Beca Grim a psychopath?
Am I one 50% of the time when I grind my beans black?
Are you?

Either this study one of the dumbest ever *I think* or I am in denial and .. well you may be too.

Be scared.
Once you go black, a psychopath will never go back.

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This is a good video.. 100 years of Halloween costumes that women have worn.

Yes, the 1980s were scary because of the style.

But in my opinion, the 1925 edition of Halloween may be the creepiest and more frightening of all.. it was intended to be fun. But as time beats on, the look has become sinister and mentally disturbing..

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The Shenandoah PA Herald May 21 1897..

More archives here

Sort of funny, isn’t it?

A debate about vaccines in athe news. In 1897.

And the beat goes on.

Chances are, if you're drinking ground coffee, you're also drinking dirt and twigs

Chances are, if you're drinking ground coffee, you're also drinking dirt and twigs

This is a stock photo someone actually BOUGHT just to photoshop a Storm Trooper into it.

Can you find him?

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Jimmy Kimmel’s debate coverage..

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Stephen Colbert lampoons the Democratic debate..

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Seth Meyers with CNN debate lampooning.

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In a study of 93 men in Sierra Leone, scientists found the Ebola virus in semen samples from about half of them. The risk seemed to decline over time. Ebola was detected in all nine men tested at two to three months after their illness began but in only 11 of the 43 survivors tested at seven to nine months

In a study of 93 men in Sierra Leone, scientists found the Ebola virus in semen samples from about half of them. The risk seemed to decline over time. Ebola was detected in all nine men tested at two to three months after their illness began but in only 11 of the 43 survivors tested at seven to nine months

I am a relatively new fan of your videos, plus those of your significant other.. I am also attempting to get off the toxic once and for all, a five year event so far with me to the point now where I am only eating fish now and then, but phasing everything out. Fish is next to go. But question, did you ever fall off the wagon during your adventures so far?

highcarbhannah:

I think when everyone first goes vegan they screw up a few times for sure during the transition period. The time that I messed up were when I was drinking alcohol, which led me to quit drinking altogether but my advice would be look up how much methyl mercury and other toxic crap there is in fish and you won’t ever want to eat it again.

A little conversation between me and @highcarbhannah this morning..

If you want to eat and drink healthy and consume what you should, give her site look-see. Also go through some of her videos on Youtube.. very good stuff.

I have been on a long quest starting about five years ago for the ‘one ingredient lifestyle,’ something I have perfected..

Now comes the next stage: Phasing out the consumption of things that are just toxic in nature due to the environment, pollution, and natural origin.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO TALK TO EVIEBOT, AN ARTIFICIALLY 'INTELLIGENT' COMPANION

It took me about three questions before this artificial intelligence computer program insulted me. I insulted back. 

I may never talk to artificial intelligence again.

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO TALK TO EVIEBOT, AN ARTIFICIALLY 'INTELLIGENT' COMPANION

Scientists claim they can change your belief on immigrants and God – with MAGNETS

Billy Joel sang that he once believed in causes too and had a pointless point of view..

And then magnets came along.

If we are to believe this study that even a British rag called ‘bizarre’ then we will have to conclude this:

Using a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), researchers safely shut down certain groups of neurones in the brains of volunteers.

TMS, which is used to treat depression, involves placing a large electromagnetic coil against the scalp which creates electric currents that stimulate nerve cells in the region of the brain involved in mood control.

Researchers found the technique radically altered religious perceptions and prejudice.

Belief in God was reduced almost by a third, while participants became 28.5 per cent less bothered by immigration numbers.

How long until the Republican and Democratic campaign committees begin employing magnet power at conventions or rallies?

Scientists claim they can change your belief on immigrants and God – with MAGNETS

How's this for a headline from a reputable mainstream source of science information: "Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure? "

All of this from DISCOVERY: 

A star, named KIC 8462852, has been found with a highly curious transit signal. In a paper submitted to the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, astronomers, including citizen scientists from the Planet Hunters crowdsourcing program, report: “Over the duration of the Kepler mission, KIC 8462852 was observed to undergo irregularly shaped, aperiodic dips in flux down to below the 20 percent level.”

The research paper is thorough, describing the phenomenon, pointing out that this star is unique - we’ve seen nothing like it. Kepler has collected data on this star steadily for four years. It’s not instrumental error. Kepler isn’t seeing things; the signal is real.

“We’d never seen anything like this star,” Tabetha Boyajian, a postdoctorate researcher at Yale University and lead author, told The Atlantic. “It was really weird. We thought it might be bad data or movement on the spacecraft, but everything checked out.”

‘Alien megastructure’ sounds like a headline purely meant to stir up interest.. And I am interested.

How's this for a headline from a reputable mainstream source of science information: "Has Kepler Discovered an Alien Megastructure? "

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Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson.

And Tyson’s cool STAR TALK tie..

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Bernie won all the focus groups and online polls — so why is the media saying Hillary won the debate?

The same reason that Ron Paul won all of the Republican debates in 08 and 12 but was never credited for it.

People who have true passions and beliefs are so often .. well.. ignored.

The mainstream wants who they want.

And they don’t want Bernie, the same as they didn’t want Ron Paul.

The true match made in heaven for America would actually be the libertarian free wheeling Paul vs the man of the people socialist Sanders. That, really, would be a ‘choice’ ..

Bernie won all the focus groups and online polls — so why is the media saying Hillary won the debate?

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Great, great video..

This is one of the best lessons I have seen if someone wants to understand quantum physics or quantum mechanics.

A watch worth watching..

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A brutal ritual where girls as young as 10 are forced to have their breasts pounded and burned with hot stones to disguise signs of pubescent development could be on the rise in Britain, campaigners warn.

Breast ironing, a process which involves using stones, hammers or hot spatulas to mutilate breast tissue, is often performed by mothers intending to prevent their daughters from being sexually harassed or raped.

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THE PAST IN COLOR!

1928 AS IT WAS.. PHOTOGRAPHED BY A CLIFTON R. ADAMS FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC IN AUTOCHROME..

And seen now.

IN the 21st century..

The past is amazing when you see it as it was..

History is funny like that. It does not seem real until you see it more like it was.. in real ways.. in color. As it was to people then.
Then it seems real.
Very real..

DEVELOPING TONIGHT// 

http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/lamar-odom-had-drugs-system-suffered-brain-damage-sources-n444651

Former NBA and reality TV star Lamar Odom suffered brain damage and at least one stroke and is on a ventilator after having been found unconscious at a Nevada brothel where he had been partying all weekend, according to sources close to the athlete.

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Fuming Bernie supporters: Why is CNN deleting our comments?! Hundreds on Facebook complain about network’s pro-Hillary coverage

THE SCANDAL!

THE INTRIGUE!

THE ANDERSON POOPER COOPER!

Fuming Bernie supporters: Why is CNN deleting our comments?!  Hundreds on Facebook complain about network’s pro-Hillary coverage

'Phubbing' is ruining American relationships

According to a survey of more than 400 individuals by Baylor University, 46.3% of respondents said their partners snubbed them by taking to their phones, or “phubbed” them. And 22.6% said it “caused issues” in their relationship.

I never heard this term until today.
I’ve been phubbed before and may have phubbed back..

It hasn’t ruined my relationships but it apparently can be a killer of them.

Unless you’re in love with your phone.
Phub away.

'Phubbing' is ruining American relationships

The smiling statue

These stories come up now and then. Today the now.. This time dateline Malaysia..     The story of the smiling Virgin Mary statue can be read in its entirety here.. The highlighted portion I paid attention to:  Her eyes were moving very slowly, all of us were there and we saw it. “The father (the priest) was saying, ‘Look at her, she’s looking at us. She was full of life, she had a lot of tears…

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Up close with Art Bell

Up close with Art Bell

Fans of Art Bell may enjoy listening to this very listenable interview Michael Harrison conducted with the Midnight in the Desert host..  The full audio of the podcast can be found here..  Topics ranged from the story behind Bell’s retirement(s) all the way to quantum entanglement and dark matter.. The show was recorded about a week ago just as the program started being beamed I stereo to 4000…

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PLAYBOY with less play

PLAYBOY with less play

Big news from the magazine today.. 
The print editions of PLAYBOY is no longer going to feature nude models..
Instead fully clothed.. 
Old is new.
Wonder if the print copies will surge? Perhaps more than meets the eye will sell better than all that the eye can see ..

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ONE NIGHT ON GROUND ZERO

ONE NIGHT ON GROUND ZERO

Clyde Lewis gave attention to the video game SAD SATAN–and presumablly made it/more popular than it was.. Last night he gave the same type of attention to another game that has been around for some time: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S.. The show was a must listen, not only if you are interested in the latest array of pop culture items that comes with games of this nature, but also if you have kids.. It…

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The rise of Satan in the UK? Or the Satanic Panic comeback?

The rise of Satan in the UK? Or the Satanic Panic comeback?

History repeats itself. Is it now? This article appearing in RUSSIA TODAY and quoted throughout the world reminds me of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s.. Headline: WITCHCRAFT AND EXORCISM ABUSE RISING IN THE UK.. They attribute their findings to the police. The source of information is a watchdog group called Project Violet, a group of Metropolitan Police attempting to stop faith-based abuse.. RT…

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Just when you thought it was Armageddon, someone comes around and ruins it for you

Just when you thought it was Armageddon, someone comes around and ruins it for you

Call them the anti Debbie Downers.. a group has released findings that they say conclusively shows natural disasters are at a 10-year-low. But South Carolina flooding? But California drought? But.. But … The executive summary from AON said that 2014 was a below average year for catastrophe.. That doesn’t mean awful stuff did not happen, but on a pure number, it was less than other years when…

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PAN burned in weekend box office

There’s two things big blockbuster flicks hate: Bad reviews and bad income. PAN had both, ending the weekend with only $15 mil from 3500 theaters.. Strong. Or weak.. And with that.. Pan is the unofficial biggest bomb of 2015, recovering just 10.3% of its production cost in its home debut… MARTIAN dominated the Columbus Day weekend with big dollars.. PAN had some of the most annoying ads and…

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Iraq claimed Sunday to have struck a convoy carrying Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an air raid near the Syrian border but said his fate was unknown.

Developing..

Extreme Phone Pinching - Probably the Most Nerve-Racking Internet Trend of 2015

Of course anyone who has a toddler that uses their smart phone figured out the fright of phone pinching long before it became trendy

Extreme Phone Pinching - Probably the Most Nerve-Racking Internet Trend of 2015

I hate fish tanks, except this one

I hate fish tanks, except this one

I dislike the work and hardships that come with fish tanks. Not only the dead fish who wash up to the top, but the endless cleaning.. endless power eating.. endless work. But I would make a sacrifice, as would my wife and son, if we could get this amazing fish tank: The work they put into it was tough. So tough I wouldn’t do it. But I’d buy it.. The video here:…

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TACKY HALLOWEEN DECOR CREATES GLOBAL STIR

TACKY HALLOWEEN DECOR CREATES GLOBAL STIR

Some people have inflatable monsters that annoy neighbors for seasonal decor.. others showcase brutal scenes of torture and death and get worldwide news attention. Such is the case at two venues in the United States, one in Ohio and one in New Jersey. Both have attracted worldwide media, a UK DAILY MAIL pictorial, and days worth of attention on the Drudge Report. The front yard of a house in…

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Oregon shooting detailed by 'lucky' student

Oregon shooting detailed by ‘lucky’ student

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports, The 18-year-old college student singled out by the shooter as the “lucky one” to survive and deliver a package to law enforcement has told his story for the first time about the massacre in Roseburg, Ore. In a written statement that was the most detailed account thus far of the Oct. 1 shooting, Mathew Downing said Friday that when Christopher Harper-Mercer entered…

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MONSANTO job slash: GMO vault drying

MONSANTO job slash: GMO vault drying

The AP wire reports, Monsanto Co. said last week it will eliminate 2,600 jobs as part of a cost-saving plan designed to deal with falling sales of its biotech seeds and herbicides, which pushed its quarterly losses deeper into the red. The job cuts will reduce the company’s 22,500-employee workforce of by about 12 percent over the next two years.   That news was greeted with mixed reaction in…

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Bette Midler suddenly becomes the anti-Bieber 'hero'

Bette Midler suddenly becomes the anti-Bieber ‘hero’

The house of pop culture insanity is being blown wide open by none other than advanced star Bette Midler.. Her words have come on the heels of a strange tweet that Justin Bieber’s father–for some reason–decided to post about his own son’s penis picture flap, not fap, that took place this week.. Background first: Beeb’s DAD, presumably now infected with the fever, Tweeted, “”@justinbieber what do…

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'Horror' with a realistic twist: The villain is something that hurts us all

I read a headline this morning with some interest.. CNN put a story about a new ‘horror’ movie, with horror in quotes, on their main page. The entire article was political in nature, though.. the meat of the subject, a few paragraphs in, got to the movie they were speaking of.. FROM CNN: For a primer on what this looks like on the ground, politicians should see the powerful new film, “99 Homes”,…

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