A few noteworthy items from dafydd and ehintz

Anti-abortion activists are spreading FUD about abortion, "but it's for your own good!"  Women in Mississippi, Texas, Kansas and Louisiana seeking abortion must sign a paper stating they've been told abortion can increase their risk of breast cancer, but they aren't told that scientific reviews have concluded there is no such risk.  Abortion foes are pushing similar legislation in 14 other states.  (From dafydd)

On a more upbeat note, the launch date has been set for the first solar-sail spacecraft.  Cosmos 1 will be launched from the Barents Sea on a converted ICBM by a submerged Russian Navy boomer on March 1, 2005.  The countdown clock will be started on Carl Sagan's birthday.  (Also from dafydd)

And from ehintz, how to turn the cheapest, most vile vodka you can find into a very drinkable premium vodka with a Brita water filter.