Well, what else should we do with 26 hours notice of the end of the world? No, don't answer that, please... :-) Have you ever read "On The Beach" by Nevil Shute? Alternatively, the person who first documented the concept of communications satellites (Arthur C. Clarke in a 1946 sci-fi short story) also provided the problem and a solution to NEO's in his novel "Rendezvous with Rama"... on 9/8/04 12:01 PM, Michael Fontana at mfontana@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Wait a minute. > > This article indicates an asteroid is predicted to hit the earth, > perhaps ending life as we know it, and we're discussing the world's > biggest database and how to manage it? > > Michael Fontana > Sr. DBA > NTT/Verio -- To unsubscribe - mailto:oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx&subject=unsubscribe To search the archives - //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/