Art Bell, the ‘voice of the paranormal’ during the 1990s, has passed away at his home at age 72, according to the Nye County Sheriff’s Office. As host of the late night radio show Coast to Coast AM, syndicated on around 500 stations across America, Bell influenced a generation of paranormal enthusiasts.

Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on June 17, 1945, Bell’s interest in radio manifested early – by the age of 13 he had become a licensed amateur radio operator, and throughout his life he worked both behind the microphone, as an engineer, and in front of it, as a DJ and show host. He had both the technical skills required for the former job, and the deep baritone and conversational skills that were a perfect fit for the latter.

In 1986 he took on a five-hour time slot in the middle of the night at KDWN in Las Vegas. During the 1990s his show’s popularity grew substantially and became syndicated by hundreds of stations across the country, with up to 15 million listeners tuning in nightly to catch Bell talking about ‘fringe’ topics including the paranormal and conspiracies. The show’s popularity meant he was able to interview guests ranging from little-known paranormal researchers through to stars of music and film.

Additionally, Bell’s Coast to Coast AM took unscreened calls and communication from listeners, resulting in plenty of awkward and unsettling moments. Some of these moments have become part of pop culture, from the introduction of ‘time traveler’ John Titor through to a hysterical alleged Area 51 employee (later used in a track by the band Tool).

Given the weird and controversial topics covered by Coast to Coast AM, the show was not without controversy. Perhaps the most notable criticism of Bell came after the suicide of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult, who believed that Comet Hale-Bopp was being trailed by a UFO; this had been a topic of discussion on Coast to Coast AM.

Bell ‘retired’ from the show multiple times, for various reasons, from 1998 onwards, and continued hosting paranormal-themed radio shows until his passing. He will be remembered well by a generation of people who loved listening in to his late-night discussions of the weird and uncanny.

And while his passing is tragic, wherever Art is out there now in the great beyond, he’s probably smiling at the fact he passed over on Friday the 13th…

Source: The Daily Grail
https://www.dailygrail.com/2018/04/vale-art-bell-the-voice-of-the-paranormal/

Among his many warnings about the rise of artificial intelligence, Elon Musk has said that autonomous machines are more dangerous to the world than North Korea and could unleash “weapons of terror.” He has compared the adoption of AI to “summoning the devil.”

Now the billionaire inventor and Tesla chief executive — who believes artificial intelligence could help trigger the next world war — has issued another severe warning about how super-intelligent machines could come to dominate the world. Those super computers could become “an immortal dictator from which we would never escape,” Musk passionately warns in the new documentary “Do You Trust This Computer?”

In the documentary, directed by Chris Paine (the man behind 2006’s “Who Killed The Electric Car?”), Musk joins a growing chorus of experts warning that intelligent machines are already fundamentally changing our society by amassing personal data, advancing science and medicine and beginning to create new forms of super intelligence.

“We are rapidly headed towards digital super intelligence that far exceeds any human,” Musk says in the film, which premiered Thursday in Los Angeles. “I think it’s very obvious.”

The film features technology experts such as Google Brain founder Andrew Ng, Affectiva chief executive Rana el Kaliouby, Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, OpenAI director Shivon Zilis and “Westworld” co-creator Jonathan Nolan. Artificial intelligence already helps us live longer and enhance efficiency in numerous industries, but these experts argue that humans are already losing their grip on the technology, giving it power and abilities that humanity may never be able to reclaim.

“The pattern here is that AI might take a little while to wrap its tentacles around a new skill, but when it does it is unstoppable,” the film’s trailer warns.

In recent years, Musk’s warnings about the risks posed by AI have grown increasingly strident — drawing pushback last year from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who called Musk’s dark predictions “pretty irresponsible.” Responding to Zuckerberg, Musk said his fellow tech billionaire’s understanding of the threat posed by artificial intelligence “is limited.”

According to a report by Mashable, Musk was so intent on spreading his warnings about AI to the public that he paid for “Do You Trust This Computer” to be streamed free on YouTube over the weekend.

“It’s a very important subject,” he said at the film’s premiere, according to Mashable. “It’s going to affect our lives in ways we can’t even imagine right now.”

Source: The Washington Post
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Il’fat and Alsina Musin are newlyweds living in the town of Nizhnekamsk, a city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The family appealed to local journalists after they tried to endure the harassment by aggressive supernatural forces.

The young couple claim that wherever they live (and they have to constantly move to different apartments), there is a bizarre fire that appears as if from nowhere.

Il’fat and Alsina have been forced to move three times because of the strange fires. One fire was so fierce that the couple lost all of their belongings.

Shortly after moving to their fourth apartment, they were horified to see a wall outlet suddenly start throwing off electic sparks and smoke.

Not even their car has been spared by the supernatual flames as it caught fire while parked and burned in a matter of minutes.

The couple are convinced that they are pursued by ill fate and fear for her little son.

Every two to four days something strange takes place. The wiring in the apartment has been checked, but no apparent problems have been found.  The couple are forced to sleep in shifts to keep an eye on things because a fire can flare up suddenly and for no apparent reason.

The couple have no idea why this is happening to them.  They say they attend mosque and pray, yet their problems persist. They assume that they could possibly be cursed...but again, they don't know why. Their neigbors have starting refering to them as“Eternal victims”.

There have been similar cases of families haunted by paranormal fires. In 2015 a family in Malaysia was terrorised by mysterious fires and voices on a daily basis.

“It is like whatever is causing the problem has moved into our home instead,” said Norzilawati Hassan.

She said the entire family was now forced to live in the hall as most other parts of their homes were destroyed by fires.

“We also hear voices and have even seen plates being thrown at us. Once, while I was sleeping, I was splashed with water from the aquarium until I was drenched,” she had said.

A local reporter who went to interview the family had personally witnessed a piece of clothing hanging on the bathroom wall bursting into flames.

Another case occurred in 1932, in the town of Bladenboro, North Carolina, where Council H. Williamson and his wife Lydia were terrorized by an outbreak of persistent, mysterious fires around their home.

The first such incident was when a curtain and window shade in the dining room suddenly and inexplicably burst into flame, despite no source of fire being in the vicinity. Oddly, the flames were reported as having a bluish hue, and were reportedly unable to be put out by any normal means. They simply burned away until the curtains were ash, and then flickered out on their own.

Numerous other fires broke out around the house, including a pair of pants that were hanging up to dry after being washed. Shortly thereafter, several witnesses saw a bed suddenly engulfed in flames.  

Perhaps the most frightening incident was when Mrs. Williamson’s cotton dress suddenly caught fire for no discernable reason. Her daughter and husband managed to rip the flaming clothes from her, and oddly enough, she suffered no burns from her frightening ordeal.

In total, 20 such fires supposedly occurred over a three day period.

Source: The Siver Times
https://sivtimes.com/russian-family-haunted-by-the-poltergeist-the-arsonist/9440/

- THE SPIRIT WITHIN DEPARTMENT -

Nature Programs Poltergeist into Every Human Being

The most violent outbreaks of poltergeist were reported in England during 1977 to 1978.

A shower of stones or pieces of bricks falls over the house all of a sudden. The windows are broken and things fly into the house. The doors bang as by themselves and strange noises come out of the walls and furniture. Things seem to be carried around by somebody invisible. Sometimes a strange shape seems to appear out of nothingness. You can even see water, blood, burning oil or other liquid gushing from walls or ceilings. Invisible creatures can leave marks on your clothing and inflict injuries on your body. If you happen to witness any of the above, please be advised that poltergeist is in the house. Vladislav Bukreev, a physicist from the Russian city of Voronezh, never doubted the existence of poltergeist. He says he spent all his life studying the unknown and mysterious including poltergeist, UFOs, ball lightning, magnetic fields, earth's internal energy etc.

Mr. Bukreev says the people should look after the earth's physical and spiritual state. He asserts that numerous natural disasters are directly related to the poltergeist activity. He says the first poltergeist stories date back to the 16th century (poltergeist stands for "a noisy spirit" in German). The most violent outbreaks of poltergeist were reported in England during 1977 to 1978. A family in Enfield, a northern neighborhood of London, was driven to despair by the angry spirits. The bulky pieces of furniture were moved about the house.

The teenage girls were lifted up and carried around in midair by some strange force. The Enfield phenomenon gave rise to another round of speculation about the link between the presence of children, especially girls, in a state of puberty, and the manifest signs of poltergeist. Researchers began to interpret poltergeist as an unusual display of sexually-charged mental tension. It was regarded as a safety valve for venting off energy. "However, at times poltergeist behaves quite well, I would say it develops a greater attachment to the people than to a place, and it should follow the people wherever they go," says Mr. Bukreev.

The basis of  a "noisy spirit" can be built of energy, physical, chemical, biological, and mental components, according to Mr. Bukreev. He believes that nature programmed the poltergeist into every human being. He also says that common nervous breakdowns and explosive mental states are also the poltergeist manifestations of a soul that is deeply distressed by grievous events of the outside world. Mr. Bukreev says we should take into account that the rules of poltergeist and rules of our world are opposites.

Vladislav Bukreev is confident there is always a way to try and get rid of poltergeist or at least to keep it in check. He admits that it is hard to give any kind of advice since no human being can be aware of a particular occasion or circumstances leading to another energy resonance of things and events. "Using one's high spirits and benevolent attitude seems to be the only way to soften the effects of poltergeist," says Mr. Bukreev. Sometimes an exorcism or a prayer can help dispel the acts of poltergeist. And pets normally scare off the noisy spirits from the house. No cases of poltergeist were reported in the households with a cat or a dog.

According to Mr. Bukreev, poltergeist is an active display of mental energy of those who are prone to showing strong emotion, and pets can effectively give comfort to such people and relieve the nerve strain. "Falling into despondency is said to be a deadly sin so you had better keep smiling and enjoy life," concludes his story Vladislav Bukreev.

Source: Pravda
http://english.pravda.ru/science/19/94/378/15464_poltergeist.html