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News: If the skies clear up, don't the miss grouping of Venus, Jupiter and Moon in western sky tonight and next couple nights: http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/planets/article_629_1.asp News: Article about the people who cut Indiana limestone to help rebuild the Pentagon: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14183-2002Jun7.html Comment: Lots of interesting stuff here. I did not know that a 25-mile-long section of Indiana near Bloomington is the source of the limestone used for most of our nation's major buildings and monuments. Thanks to Brandon for passing this along. News: Hazards from a "dirty bomb" are relatively modest. Panic is the biggest problem: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28433-2002Jun10.html Comment: I certainly believe people would go crazy over the threat of radiation exposure, although the article points out that mostly you would just have to ditch your contaminated clothes and get showered as soon as possible. People are very ignorant about radiation. I remember the lunatic protests that accompanied proposals to build low-level radioactive waste storage facilities in Michigan. News: Scientists discover that the Sun has dynamic weather systems on its surface, including hurricanes: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/11/science/space/11ASTR.html?8hpib Comment: I remember being about 4 or 5 years old and asking my mom "what makes the sun shine?" She said it was a big lump of burning coal, which while inaccurate was at least comprehensible to my little mind. We still have a lot to learn about the sun, especially how fluctuations in the Sun's energy output affect weather on Earth. Geologically speaking, it wasn't that long ago that the Earth was locked in an Ice Age. So a little global warming is probably a good thing. Click here to see current comments and add your own. 11:38:50 AM 
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