Of course I know this is perfectly silly, but it struck me how Bootes the Herdsman could just as easily be re-visioned as a frog.

And to keep everything on the up and up, a fitting name with ancient roots was required.

That's where Latin came in handy.
"Frog" in the ancient Roman tongue is "rana" and "ver" or "veris" is spring.
Put them together and you've got Rana Veris or the Frog of Spring.

Notice how the frog's legs splay out like the stars below Arcturus, and the shape of the head nearly matches the 3-star triangle at the constellation's north end.
Perfect.

Posted: 11:26:01 AM  

The British officials' encouraging the public in their panic buying came after the country's fuel tanker drivers decided to stage industrial action protesting at their working conditions and health and safety regulations.

Posted: 11:20:49 AM  

Well, you know what happened after 911 - in 2001 - so is this IT (start of the war with Iran after so many years putting the fear in the world?)

On March 22, suspected shooter Mohammed Merah killed seven individuals in a shooting rampage in Toulouse.

March 22 - a pivotal number for the elite ...

Posted: 11:15:52 AM  

Sunspot AR1429, the source of many strong flares and geomagnetic storms earlier this month, is about to re-appear following a two-week trip around the backside of the sun. Magnetic loops towering over the sun's NE limb herald the sunspot's approach.

Fiery tornado five times the size of Earth erupts on sun's surface - and scientists say 2 million degree whirlwind MUST play a role in triggering solar storms.

Posted: 11:12:22 AM