Rumors abound in Vatican City that Pope Benedict may be blind in his left eye among other health ailments he’s afflicted with..
Year: 2013
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A rush to the papacy
Those who worry the wait will be long for Peter the Roman (or whoever) to be revealed may take comfort in this news bit from the Vatican tonight: The conclave may meet prior to March 15.. Now how quick the white puff of smoke will rise is anyone’s guess. Undoubtedly behind the cassocks and frocks, a mean and nasty campaign for Pope is underway..
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A news SARS like virus emerges
FRANCE24 is reporting this:
The World Health Organisation on Saturday urged countries to be vigilant over the spread of a potentially fatal SARS-like virus after a new case in Britain brought the global number to 12.
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Saturday morning slog
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16 2013
Year of the comet (and meteors and asteroids): First images of the ISON as it buzzes deep in space..



FRIDAY NIGHT BOX OFFICE: GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD number 1; SAFE HAVEN 2; IDENTIFY THIEF 3.. -

The Russian meteor was not a meteor
That’s right! Experts said that the Russian meteor that injured over 1200 yesterday had nothing to do with the approaching asteroid. Maybe they were right since NASA now says that the meteor was actually an asteroid itself!
The space agency says it was a ‘tiny asteroid’ that exploded , one that most likely originated from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter..
But even more about that: They say it most likely traveled for about a year before arriving and hitting earth. Traveling a year, incoming to the planet, and not being notice by a soul–hitting the same day a more tragic asteroid zipped by the planet…?
We should take information from NASA with a grain of salt. As we should with everyone..
I will admit that at first yesterday NASA stayed mostly silent about the meteor in Russia, leaving it to the European space agency to comment on it.. But now we find out that the meteor was an asteroid and it was ‘tiny’..
So just imagine the ‘big’ asteroids not seen by amateur astronomers!? How much more damage they’d cause … (And eventually will since it is all a matter of time)
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Neeeey. The horse meat scandal widens in Europe
We already know how vast the horse meat scandal is.. People unknowingly eating it in boxed lasagna dinners and hamburgers. It’s a wide issue, too. A horse is a horse from the UK to Norway.. Ireland and France..
And now the list of nations affected continues to grow.. Many are blaming Romania. Others aren’t sure..
But one expert said the latest is just the tip of the iceberg…
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Another meteor strike, this one in Cuba
It is possible there is a debris field in Earth’s gravity..
Mainstream media is not paying much attention to the story, but it is very important.. We will continue to follow it..
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Gone but not forgotten
Asteroid 2012 DA14 has safely passed by Earth, according to NASA. The closest approach was 17,500 miles above Indonesia.
“It has passed closest approach and this asteroid is going away,” said Paul Chodus of the Near Earth Object team
