Good news-bad news:   
      
   Unfortunately....only `good' news is acceptable in here, so to get the    
   `bad' news, you'll have it elsewhere.   
      
   Here's the `good' news (well...not `good' news for everyone, I'm afraid):   
      
   It seems the Sun has had another completely spotless period in June, and    
   there are few spots now.   
      
   And according to scientists, a spotless Sun is a sign that the next solar   
   minimum is coming. The last one is known as the "Maunder Minimum" between    
   1645 and 1715. Known as `the little Ice Age', it produced a string of very   
   cold winters in  the Northern hemisphere. Scientists are wondering if we    
   will see a similar situation in the next few years.    
      
   Interesting.   
   --- SBBSecho 2.27-Win32   
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