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Friday, May 5, 2017 Vol. 10 No. 36
We Are Not Alone
By Jackie Devereaux Joshua Tree, CA – Have you ever wondered about UFOs? Ever think about intelligent life somewhere out there in the Universe? Maybe we are not alone? If you want to explore those deep philosophical questions, then head to the 2017 Contact in the Desert convention held
May 18-22 at the Institute of Mentalphysics where UFO researchers, contactees and thousands of fans will converge for the annual conference slated with the History Channel’s panel of experts from their Ancient Aliens television series. According to recent polls, approximately 50
percent of adults believe in UFOs and extraterrestrials. Main stream scientists and UFO researchers have been battling each other over this issue since the Roswell, New Mexico incident in July 1947. And the UFO issue appears to be in the news more and more with sightings photographed and videotaped
KMIR News Stuff Palm Desert, CA -On Friday, April 28 at approximately 9:30 am, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens welcomed a male giraffe calf to the herd - born to mother, Tuli, and father, Hesabu. The yet-to-benamed male calf, weighs in at 185.9 pounds and stands 6 feet 3 inches tall. The calf is the largest giraffe born at The Living Desert. “We are so excited to share the wonderful news of our new addition. Mother and calf are bonding and doing very well,” said Allen Monroe, President/CEO of The Living Desert. “Every birth is special,
and this giraffe birth is a fulfilling part of our mission, since Tuli and Hesabu were brought to The Living Desert based on Species Survival Plan recommendations.”This is the second calf for Tuli, and eighth calf for Hesabu – their first calf together, Ayo, was born July 2, 2015. Tuli is 6 years old and came to The Living Desert in 2013 from the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Hesabu is 16 years old and has lived at The Living Desert since 2002. “Tuli and her calf are doing very well. The well-baby exam on April 29, showed that all his vitals are within the normal range, and he is progressing
as expected,” said Dr. Kevin Leiske, Veterinarian of The Living Desert.The Living Desert is now home to a herd of eight giraffe, six males and two females. The calf will continue to bond with mom behind-the-scenes, and his exhibit debut will be announced soon. Giraffe gestation is about 15 months. The calf will now nurse for nine to 12 months, and begin eating foliage at about four months. The giraffe will double his size in the first year of his life. Giraffes have their own individual spot-like markings and no two giraffe have
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on cellphones worldwide. One home-grown, highly experienced UFO Contactee, James Gilliland, founder of ECETI, a 70acre ranch located at Trout Lake, Washington has witnessed hundreds, if not thousands of UFOs firsthand. (ECETI is the acronym for Enlightened Contact with
Extraterrestrial Intelligence.) “This place is a vortex, a sacred site where the veils between worlds is thin,” he said. “Mount Adams holds a door into Continues on Page 2