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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fire in the sky: Tunguska at 100

This is a story about the Russia explosion,,by a comet or asteroid about 100 years ago, toward the end of the story it gets even scarier.

Many observers are concerned by what they regard as a lack of action to counter the threat posed by near-Earth asteroids.

California-based space advocacy group the Planetary Society recently awarded an Atlanta-based aerospace company $50,000 (£25,000) to design a spacecraft which could rendezvous with and track the path of the asteroid 99942 Apophis.

In 2029, this 270m-wide chunk of cosmic debris will closely approach the Earth – so close, in fact, it will be visible with the naked eye.

If this primordial behemoth passes through a precise region in space, or “keyhole”, several hundred kilometres wide during this pass, it will strike Earth in 2036.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fire in the sky: Tunguska at 100

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How much does it cost to borrow a colony of honeybees? – By Jacob Leibenluft – Slate Magazine

The House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on Thursday about the toll Colony Collapse Disorder was taking on beehives nationwide. Growers complained that the skyrocketing cost of renting bees was forcing them to raise prices on crops. Just how expensive is it to rent a colony of bees?

How much does it cost to borrow a colony of honeybees? – By Jacob Leibenluft – Slate Magazine

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New Dad Thinks Baby Might Be Gay | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

SCOTTSDALE, AZ—Citing “something vaguely effeminate” about his eight-month-old son Michael, first-time father Joe Oebrick, 32, reported Tuesday that he suspects the infant may be a homosexual.

New Dad Thinks Baby Might Be Gay | The Onion – America’s Finest News Source

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Text Link :: Firefox Add-ons

Everyone needs this one,, did you ever run across a link in a page and you have to copy it and paste it and then open the page? With this add on simply double click the link and it loads in a new tab, it is that easy my friends.

Text Link :: Firefox Add-ons

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Worried about layoffs? Here are 5 jobs immune to recession – USATODAY.com

With a souring economy and rising food and gas prices, workers worry about layoffs. But what if you worked in an industry immune from economic downturns?

According to Sophia Koropeckyj, senior economist at Moody’s Economy.com in West Chester, Pa., industries that may keep workers out of the unemployment office include health care, education, environment, security and energy.

Reading this article there is also another form of work that is more or less immune to the recession and that is the job of Mortician, I mean think about,,the work is steady,,always.:)

Worried about layoffs? Here are 5 jobs immune to recession – USATODAY.com

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