"Nov. 19, 2008: An international team of researchers has discovered a puzzling surplus of high-energy electrons bombarding Earth from space. The source of these cosmic rays is unknown, but it must be close to the solar system and it could be made of dark matter." -- NASA

On 11/5/08, I wrote:
"Look to the news for an announcement of a new (dark ( Read more... )

Any day now.  The northern "bald spot" (area where the magnetic field is below the surface of the sun, a "Coronal Hole") is now almost down to the equator on both sides, and the equatorial line of the main magnetic field ("Helmet Streamer Belt") is starting to dip below the south pole.  Magnetic pole reversal is imminent.  Why is this NOT being ( Read more... )

Silently, Elliott watched Sister Renelda leave, then closed his eyes in the cool, book-scented peace of her office, glad to be left alone after the turmoil of the past hour.  The Keeper's Theory of Magick class was elementary and the instructor, Brother Gilead, was a Wizard of Moderate Rank with an annoying air of false familiarity with both his ( Read more... )