Morning Whip, 4/10/05

Getting a slow start, which I guess is OK for a Sunday.

Asteroid Alert[*1] ! Due date: Friday the 13th, April, 2029.

Dance team at San Jose State grinds it out, offends oldster, gets suspended[*2] .

Boeing is set to launch the 747 Advanced[*3] .
The 747 Advanced would have greater range, modified wings and carry 30 more passengers — 450 rather than 420 — than the existing 747. The rival A380 will carry about 550.