Monday, February 28, 2011

UFO NEWS | UFO Convention Brings Skeptics, Scientists (and a Few Loonies) to Arizona

International UFO Congress



By Matthew Hendley
Phoenix New Times Bogs
2-27-11

     . . . The Radisson Fort McDowell Resort, just north of Fountain Hills on SR-87, was the host of the 20th annual International UFO Congress between Wednesday and Sunday, drawing hundreds of amateur Fox Mulders and Dana Scullys from around the world.

More than twenty speakers graced the stage over the five-day event with stories of crop circles, extraterrestrial contact, government cover-ups, and even Stan Romanek -- the self-claimed most abducted American in history.

A vendor's area filled up a ballroom of the hotel, with folks selling all of the paranormal staples -- crystal skulls, DVDs of UFO footage, alien-themed jewelry and clothing, homeopathic remedies, and authors peddling their expertise and experience to anyone willing to listen.

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Sunday, February 27, 2011

UFO ‘Truth Event' Draws 100 people to Port Townsend

James Clarkson, Nicholas Redfern and Peter Davenport Port Townsend, Washington 2011



By Charlie Bermant
Peninsula Daily News
2-26-11

     PORT TOWNSEND — About 100 people from the Puget Sound area participated in a nine-hour “Truth Event” on Saturday, hearing about UFO sightings and government coverups.

“This was a rare event,” said Edmonds attorney Michael Hall.

“It's unusual to have this level of expertise in one place.”

Appearing at the conference were Peter Davenport, James Clarkson and Nicholas Redfern, each providing different views of the extraterrestrial experience.

SMART ENERGY NEWS | 'Transphorm,' a Google-Backed Startup, Claims Major Breakthrough In Energy Technology

Transphorm



By Huffington Post
2-25-11

     Could a power conversion module really cut energy waste by 90 percent? Google's betting on it.

Transphorm, a southern California startup backed by Google Ventures and other investors, claims to have created an energy-saving technology that, when fully implemented, will save "the equivalent of taking the West Coast off the grid."

The New York Times reports that Transphorm's Umesh Mishra believes their power conversion module, based on gallium nitride (also used in LEDs), will save hundreds of terawatt hours. Currently, conversion modules are based on silicon, which struggles to efficiently convert power at high voltages. An estimated ten percent of energy currently generated in the U.S. is lost as electricity is converted back and forth from alternating to direct current. Mishra claims that gallium nitride can do the same conversion without wasting power.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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Former Canadian Defense Official Blasts US on UFO Cover-Up

Paul Hellyer



By Lee Speigel
AOL News
2-25-11

     If a previous minister of national defense of a big country started talking publicly about his belief that some UFOs are interplanetary vehicles carrying visitors to Earth, would you believe him or not?

Well, stepping up to the plate is the Honorable Paul Hellyer, a former deputy prime minister of Canada and the longest serving current member -- ahead of Prince Philip -- of the Queen's Privy Council, which is made up of "prominent Canadians appointed to advise the queen on issues of importance to the country."

As Canadian minister of national defense in 1963, Hellyer was responsible for integrating and unifying the Royal Canadian army, navy and air force into a single organization, the Canadian Armed Forces.

And yes, he is extremely outspoken about UFOs and alien visitors to Earth.

"Oh, I'm absolutely convinced of it. These things were not invented here. And I think people have to get accustomed to this new reality," Hellyer told AOL News.

Friday, February 25, 2011

Nation of Islam Convention to Include Talk of UFOs

Nation of Islam Convention to Include Talk of UFOs



By SOPHIA TAREEN
The Washington Post
2-25-11

     CHICAGO -- The Nation of Islam, long known for its promotion of black nationalism and self-reliance, now is calling attention to another core belief that perhaps isn't so well-known: the existence of UFOs.

When thousands of followers gather in suburban Chicago this weekend for the group's annual Saviours' Day convention, one of the main events will include a panel of scientists discussing worldwide UFO sightings, which they claim are on the rise.

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