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Ranked in order of how badly they would fare were: Kathmandu, Nepal, population 1 million and growing; possible 69,000 deaths Istanbul, Turkey, population 10 million; possible 55,000 deaths Delhi, India, population 14 million; possible 38,000 deaths Quito, Ecuador, population 1.8 million; possible deaths 15.000; volcanoes are an even bigger threat here Manila, Philippines, 1.6 million
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NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center used satellite data to stitch together detailed scans of every square kilometer of the planet. And now, they just released an animated version of our spinning globe. Read more: http://io9.com/5484889/most-detailed-image-of-our-planet-ever-now-brought-to-life-as-an-animation
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The Milky Way galaxy‘s most massive star has been spotted in a “glowing stellar nursery” in space. The picture (see below) of the massive Milky Way star was captured by the European Southern Observatory’s aptly named ‘Very Large Telescope,’ which measures 27 feet in diameter. The telescope, located at Cerro Paranal, Chile, combined data from
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NASA’s images of the faraway ex-planet will help to calibrate the New Horizons spacecraft, which will pass Pluto in 2015. They will use Hubble’s images to set the exposure on board New Horizons, as it races past it. So fast, in fact, that it will only be able to photograph one of the hemispheres up
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A descriptive explanation using asymmetric information and a suggested solution from signaling theory by Andy Lung Jan Chan Open University of Hong Kong and Ph.D. Program in Translation and Intercultural Studies, Universitat Rovira i Virgili t is a common observation that most professional translators are not paid well. Most attribute this to the low perceived
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New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Bangladesh was the most successful test cricket team in 2009, followed by Australia and India. Bangladesh played 3 test matches last year, winning two and losing one and had a winning percentage of 66.66. Australia played 13 tests, won 7, lost 3 and drew 3 for a winning percentage of
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Los Angeles means “the angels”. Somehow I doubt that the people that died in gang related incidents had anything to do with angels. With an estimated population of 3.8 million people, Los Angeles is the city with the most gang related deaths. http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-the-city-with-most-gang-related-deaths
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An unemployed porno addict, sitting in his parents’ basement, playing video games, eating Lucky Charms out of the box with one hand while he lazily scratches his balls with the other. A dread-lock having, patchouli oil smelling, tie-die wearing, Phish listening, hula-hoop twirling space cadet. A burger flipping, acne having, socially inept, friendless loser… These