Talk about being a sour puss...

Lemon Juice a Contraceptive

IOSAT Potassium Iodide blocks the thyroid's absorption of cancer-causing radioactive iodine released from a nuclear power plant or nuclear bomb.

6 million tablets of IOSAT Potassium Iodide recently purchased by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for limited distribution to states with nuclear plants.

aka. "dirty bomb candy"

FDA Approved and Foil-Sealed IOSAT Potassium Iodide

The year's first solar eclipse, a partial blackout, was visible Tuesday across the Pacific Ocean.

Here's a short RealVideo clip of the eclipse, from Associated Press.

The Recent Annular Solar Eclipse [RealVideo]

On June 10th, an eclipse1 of the Sun will be visible from eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean and much of North America.

This eclipse is actually a special kind of partial eclipse called an annular eclipse. During an annular eclipse, the Moon passes directly in front of the Sun but is unable to completely cover it because the Moon's disk appears smaller than the Sun.

What it will look like from Nashville, TN
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/ASE2002/ASE2002city1/NashvilleTN.GIF

Partial Solar Eclipse of 2002 June 10

I'm really not sure what to say, but it will undoubtedly be an interesting read.

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