“As it was my first jump, I thought it was only a bad jump, and not a fall,” said the father of two.

Horrified family members looked on as Benno Jacobs, 35, struggled to disentangle the ropes of his parachute while hurtling through the air at a dizzying speed. The only thoughts on his mind were his children and a short prayer. It was short, indeed, because it took him 60 seconds to hit the ground.

Except for a bloodied nose and some disorientation, he wasn’t hurt when he landed in a ploughed field in Bloemfontein.

Source: News24.com

I just finished watching A Glimpse of Forever, where Nancy Maier not only talks about her near death experience in 1973 and what she experienced. It wasn’t the typical “light at the end of the tunnel” that so many others have experienced, but something uniquely her own.

She also talks about her views about death, how it is a celebration rather than a time of sorrow. That I find hard to grasp, due in large part to how I was raised.

This channel has other shows on the subject of Near Death Experiences, most of them by experts in the field, such as Raymond Moody. Click on the link below to watch these interviews.

Welcome to The Near Death Experience Channel on New Century Television

The demise of The X-Files series cries out for an assessment of its appeal. In the volatile world of big-time television, a decade-long run is no small potatoes. Clearly, the show said something to audiences that most programs don’t. What was The X-Files’ special magic? What made it intriguing to tens of millions of viewers?

Erich Goode takes a high-brow approach to his article, X-Files: Why was it appealing?. The article is well-worth reading because he makes some good and interesting points.

The reasons why I was hooked on the show are much simpler.

Reason #1: I liked the characters. Mulder and Scully were an excellent team. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson had a good chemistry going on.

Reason #2: Mulder’s backstory intrigued me. Did his sister really get abducted by aliens? Who was this Marlboro Man, and why was he so bent on stopping Mulder from finding out the truth about his missing sister?

Reason #3: The show’s writers and specialists did an excellent job with the plot twists and special effects. Each episode always left us thinking and discussing afterwards.

My husband and I were hooked on this show for five years. After that, the episodes began to get stale. I began to wonder if Mulder was ever going to find his sister. Eventually, we gave up on it for other programs because we didn’t think we’d get the answer.

The show hung on for another five years before it was finally cancelled. Since then, I haven’t seen anything else like it. Have you?

Residents of Percy Road in Gosport say that an unknown force is causing their cars not to start. While plenty of theories have been brought forward, no one can explain this strange occurrence, which effects a 50-yard stretch of road.

Wayne Dobson, a resident, tried to use his remote immobiliser to lock his V-registered Land Rover Freelander, but got no response. His car was completely dead. After pushing it up the road several yards, it started up with no problems.

Source: Portsmouth.co.uk