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<DIV>ohhhhhh yea... we are doomed! </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">Ed#<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 8/6/2011 4:51:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
ted@quadvideotapegroup.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Interesting article on Reuters:</DIV>
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<DIV><A title=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idUSTRE7746UA20110806 href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idUSTRE7746UA20110806">http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/06/us-utilities-noaa-solarstorms-idUSTRE7746UA20110806</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; COLOR: rgb(102,102,102); FONT-SIZE: 11px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class=location>NEW YORK</SPAN> | <SPAN style="MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: rgb(102,102,102); FONT-SIZE: 11px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal" class=timestamp>Sat Aug 6, 2011 1:04pm EDT</SPAN></DIV></DIV><SPAN class=focusParagraph>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica>(Reuters) - Three large explosions from
the Sun over the past few days have prompted U.S. government scientists to
caution users of satellite, telecommunications and electric equipment to
prepare for possible disruptions over the next few days.</FONT></P>
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<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica>The largest solar storm ever recorded
was in 1859 when communications infrastructure was limited to
telegraphs.</FONT></P><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica><SPAN id=midArticle_6></SPAN></FONT>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica>The 1859 solar storm hit telegraph
offices around the world and caused a giant aurora visible as far south as the
Caribbean Islands.</FONT></P><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica><SPAN id=midArticle_7></SPAN></FONT>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><FONT class=Apple-style-span face=Helvetica>Some telegraph operators reported
electric shocks. Papers caught fire. And many telegraph systems continued to
send and receive signals even after operators disconnected batteries, NOAA
said on its website.</FONT></P>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Here's
a link to the NOAA Space Weather website's "Top news of the day" page, with
navigation to other parts of the site:</P>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 22px" class=Apple-style-span><A title=http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/WhatsNew.html href="http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/WhatsNew.html">http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/WhatsNew.html</A></SPAN></P>
<P style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.6; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 14px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Suppose
your AVR-2 will keep playing during a severe solar storm, even when unplugged
?</P>
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