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Minneapolis psychic medium C.J. Sellers will make three guest appearances on the hit A&E reality series "Paranormal State."

Minneapolis psychic medium C.J. Sellers will make three guest appearances on the upcoming A&E reality series Paranormal State, which premiered on December 10th. Though the show's first episode depicts a darker side to paranormal activity, Ms. Sellers repeatedly states that she is "all about communicating with only positive spiritual energies". As a medium C.J.'s primary role on the show will be communicating with the other side, that is, speaking with the spirits of persons who have passed on, particularly a family's deceased loved ones.

Documentary biopic about13th-century Sufi mystic poet is a film festival hit.

In proclaiming the 2007 Santa Fe Film Festival's "great pleasure to present the U.S. premiere of Rumi Returning," Jon Bowman, Executive Director of the festival, noted that, "This is exactly the kind of endeavor we like to get behind - not only a work of extreme visual beauty, but also a feature exhibiting immense passion and conveying a profound, spiritual message certain to resonate deeply with viewers."

The folks at the National Wildlife Federation make some suggestions for green gifts this holiday season!

This holiday season, "green" is all the rage. Here are some ideas from the National Wildlife Federation for exciting ways to spread holiday cheer and do something good for the planet too.

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Ranger Rick makes a great kids gift.

A team of neurobiologists led by UIC researcher Dave Featherstone has discovered that homosexuality in fruit flies is controlled by a novel regulator of synapse strength. By harnessing this discovery, the researchers are able to use either genetics or drugs to turn fly homosexual behavior on and off within hours.

While the biological basis for homosexuality remains a mystery, a team of neurobiologists reports they may have closed in on an answer -- by a nose.

The Ontario Hypnosis Centre is slated to host "World Hypnotism Day" on January 4, 2008.

January 4 is the day when professionals in the field of hypnotism from various organizations around the world will be sharing expertise and promoting the truths and benefits of hypnotism. This year marks the fourth annual World Hypnotism Day and with New Year resolutions facing us, the timing is perfect. At this year's free seminar, hosted by Dr. Georgina Cannon of the Ontario Hypnosis Centre, she explains that you can learn to beat the Resolution Blues and succeed at your goals.

Uri Geller, the famous spoon bender, comments on the last episode of NBC TV's "Phenomenon."

The world is abuzz with Uri Geller seeming to zero in on an envelope magician Criss Angel held up live on NBC TV as a challenge to Mr. Geller for one-million dollars. Amazingly Mr. Geller came up with the numbers 911 that were hidden in the envelope.

Faint, fleeting blue flashes of radiation emitted by particles that travel faster than the speed of light through the atmosphere may help scientists solve one of the oldest mysteries in astrophysics.

For nearly a century, scientists have wondered about the origin of cosmic rays—subatomic particles of matter that stream in from outer space. “Where exactly, we don’t know,” said Scott Wakely, Assistant Professor in Physics at the University of Chicago. “They’re raining down on the atmosphere of the Earth, tens of thousands of particles per second per square meter.”

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Scott Wakely, Assistant Professor in Physics at
the University of Chicago, and colleagues at
Argonne National Laboratory built a prototype
instrument for studying cosmic rays with
unprecedented precision from a ground-
based instrument.

Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 is an iconic reminder of the impending season.

Resembling festive lights on a holiday wreath, this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the nearby spiral galaxy M74 is an iconic reminder of the impending season. Bright knots of glowing gas light up the spiral arms, indicating a rich environment of star formation.

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Is time about to run out for "Journeyman?" Are fans of the show about to take their last quantum leap? Perhaps, says creator Kevin Falls, but it's not yet written in stone.

NBC's time-travel drama, Journeyman, which airs Mondays at 10 PM, has quickly earned a cult following, but the cult isn't growing rapidly enough for the network, with rumors abounding that the series may end its journey sooner than later.

The Christian Science church is New York is calling on the state to include spiritually based healing in it's health care package.

As one of the leaders in our nationwide health care debate, New York is considering the most sweeping changes to that state's health care system in modern history. Today, Paul Hannesson, state spokesman for the Christian Science church, called on state leaders to bring about health care reform that affords all New Yorkers broader access to effective health care by including spiritual care.