THIRD ROCK FROM THE MOON

WIM's DESK
An asteroid almost destroying earth and only detected 3 days later? We wouldn’t have known what hit us.
Too Close for Comfort: Asteroid Passed Within 75,000 Miles of Earth An asteroid about the size of a football field made one of the closest known approaches to Earth on Friday, June 14, zooming by just 75,000 miles...

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KNOW YOUR STAINLESS
What makes stainless steel stainless?
Stainless steel must contain at least 10.5 % chromium. It is this element that reacts with the oxygen in the air to form a complex chrome-oxide surface layer that is invisible but strong enough to prevent further oxygen from "staining" (rusting) the surface. Higher levels of chromium and the addition of other alloying elements such as nickel and molybdenum enhance this surface layer and improve the corrosion resistance of the stainless material. See the "Stainless Steel Primer" for more information.

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SELF IMPROVEMENT
We all try to make the most of our time, however, we also tend to operate in the same manner we have become accustomed to. Here are some simple changes you can make that will actually give you more precious free time. (One per day)
(Tip 7) Know when you are at your best. If you are a morning person, make sure you take advantage of that time.

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NICKEL PRICE
LME Official Prices (US$/tonne) for 30 June 2005
CASH BUYER - $14675
CASH SELLER & SETTLEMENT - $14700
3 MONTHS BUYER - $14520
3 MONTHS SELLER - $14525
LME Official Opening Stock (in tones) NICKEL = 7248

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COMPUTER TIPS
E-mail – Protect Your Address Book
If you’re sending a message to more than one e-mail address, place all additional addresses in the Cc: or Bcc: line and put only your own address in the To: line. No one among your recipients will be able to see the addresses of the other recipients of your message, and spammers won’t have an easy list to add to their ill-gotten booty.

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THE ASTUTE JAMMY LEXICON EXPLICATED
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.- Friedrich Nietzche
Explained: Eradication of a species such as the 386 obliges the upgrade to a superior motherboard.