] Satellites, pagers, cell phones and electrical grids ] could be affected Friday afternoon by a powerful stream ] of energized gas and particles from the sun. ] ] The coronal mass ejection, or CME, is expected to reach ] Earth about 3 p.m. EDT and its effects could last 12 to ] 18 hours, according to space weather forecasters. Phreaknic not responsible for electronics problems in Nashville this weekend |