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August 8, 2008 Light Friday: The 2008 Solar Eclipse and a Big Freakin' Particle Accelerator Plus, Past Rapid Climate Cooling, a Day Worth Celebrating and MORE. Is it just me, or does no one seem particularly excited about the Olympics? I hate to admit it, but I'm a little relieved there'll be a slowdown in election coverage. . . Tech-Savvy Quote of the Week This one comes from the Fortune archives (two years ago), courtesy of the New York Times this week: [M]y wife has enormous capability. . . She even does my boarding passes — people can do that now. When we go to the movies, she gets the tickets ahead of time. It's incredible. -Sen. John McCain, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Last Friday's Solar Eclipse On Aug. 1, 2008, beginning over northern Canada, observers on Earth could watch this year's only total solar... [read full story]
