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In 1968, archeologists announced that analysis of the mummyof the boy king Tut revealed that he was murdered, settingup a theory of high intrigue among the ancient Pharaohs. Butnew studies show that he actually died from complicationsfrom a broken leg, which probably was an accident.

A CT scan on Tut’s 3,300 year-old mummified body shows thathe broke his neck shortly before his death at age 19, whenthe wound became infected. King Tut, whose actual name wasTutankhamun, died in 1343 BC. His tomb, which was discoveredin 1922 by two British archeologists, was still filled withover 5,000 artifacts, many made of gold and precious stones.This was extremely unusual, since grave robbing has longbeen common in Egypt.
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Newswise – Many dieters have found that a diet low in carbohydrates,such as the Atkins or Protein Power diets, are the only waythey can lose weight and some people have lost an amazingnumber of pounds by following this regimen. But scientistswere skeptical about how and why they worked. It was thoughtthat a high protein diet was dehydrating or that perhaps itactually changed a dieter?s metabolism. A new study provesthat it’s not WHAT we eat that keeps us fat, it’s HOW MUCHwe eat?and we eat a lot less on a low carb diet.
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After the recent devastating loss of life from the DecemberIndonesian tsunami, geophysicists are searching for otherareas where the same kind of disaster may be lurking due topotential underwater earthquake activity. Now they saythere’s a real danger that the Caribbean will be next.

Scientists say that several natural phenomena could triggergiant tsunamis, with effects felt in the islands of theGreater and Lesser Antilles and along the east and Gulfcoasts of the United States. These areas, which wererelatively sparsely populated when the last waves hit, nowhave large populations.
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I have been trying for some time to write the predictions journal that I promised in December, but frankly, the news is so uniformly bad that I have hesitated even to approach the subject.

I am no Nostradamus, incidentally. I extrapolate, I do not prophesy. Over my writing career, there have been a few odd incidents of unintentional prophecy, such as the identification of a Korean-made car in Nature’s End as the Hunyadi, some years before the Hyundai was introduced.
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