Hello Again...
Well, back at work again. I'm on days this time, though. 3 more days and then at least 2 night shifts. After that is next month so I don't know, but I am still supposed to go to field training on the 2nd, fun fun. The post on Sunday got me thinking about the Israel-Palestine issue, so keep an eye out for "My Thoughts On the Israel-Palestine Conflict..." although it make take quite some time for me to finish it. In other news...
Barbarah Starr with CNN reports that US officials are now able to confirm that an individual who evaded US troops in February was in fact Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of the Zarqawi family in Iraq. A laptop was confiscated during this incident that officials are calling "a treasure trove of information." Also captured, was a top al Qaeda lieutenant. The computer confirmed direct links between Osama bin Laden and Zarqawi, believed to be the most powerful family in Iraq. While this does not directly link al Qaeda to the Hussein regime, it does confirm a very strong al Qaeda influence within Iraq.
Read the whole report here: CNN Article - Zarqawi
England's Reuters documented a incident between Prince Harry and the paparazzi. Apparently a press vehicle forced Prince Harry's jeep into dangerous driving conditions while he was on a safari in Botswana. While palace aides did call the Press Complaint Commission, no formal charges have been filed against the photographers. This is yet another installment in the saga between Prince Harry and the press. About 6 months ago Prince Harry got into a scuffle with a photographer after the Prince was hit in the face with a camera. Prince Harry is the son of Princess Diana, who was killed when her limousine crashed while being chased by paparazzi.
Read the whole report here: CNN Article - Prince Harry
Reuters reports that Europe's fastest computer will be employed in crunching extra terrestrial numbers. While groups like SETI rely on enormous dish antennas or a VLA (Very Large Array), this project will harness the data that is collected by 25,000 simple radio antennas. The project known as the IBM and Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON) has built the supercomputer to process the massive quantities of data that will be collected by the antennas. ASTRON utilizes 12,000 PowerPC microprocessors to perform at a whopping 27.4 Teraflops, or 27.4 trillion floating-point operations per second. While ASTRON holds the title for fastest computer in Europe, the free-market world still has a very good lead on them. The fastest computer in the world is IBM's BlueGene, which nearly triples ASTRON's power at 70.1 Teraflops. The supercomputer will consume only 150 Kilowatts of power, which is considered economical for such a powerful machine. Wouldn't that be nice to play Halo2 on? Oh, and can you guess what OS it's NOT running?
Read the whole report here: CNN Article - ASTRON
There's another glimpse at my life and the life around you. Stay cool and don't forget to be fascinated by what's around you.
Barbarah Starr with CNN reports that US officials are now able to confirm that an individual who evaded US troops in February was in fact Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, head of the Zarqawi family in Iraq. A laptop was confiscated during this incident that officials are calling "a treasure trove of information." Also captured, was a top al Qaeda lieutenant. The computer confirmed direct links between Osama bin Laden and Zarqawi, believed to be the most powerful family in Iraq. While this does not directly link al Qaeda to the Hussein regime, it does confirm a very strong al Qaeda influence within Iraq.
Read the whole report here: CNN Article - Zarqawi
England's Reuters documented a incident between Prince Harry and the paparazzi. Apparently a press vehicle forced Prince Harry's jeep into dangerous driving conditions while he was on a safari in Botswana. While palace aides did call the Press Complaint Commission, no formal charges have been filed against the photographers. This is yet another installment in the saga between Prince Harry and the press. About 6 months ago Prince Harry got into a scuffle with a photographer after the Prince was hit in the face with a camera. Prince Harry is the son of Princess Diana, who was killed when her limousine crashed while being chased by paparazzi.
Read the whole report here: CNN Article - Prince Harry
Reuters reports that Europe's fastest computer will be employed in crunching extra terrestrial numbers. While groups like SETI rely on enormous dish antennas or a VLA (Very Large Array), this project will harness the data that is collected by 25,000 simple radio antennas. The project known as the IBM and Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy (ASTRON) has built the supercomputer to process the massive quantities of data that will be collected by the antennas. ASTRON utilizes 12,000 PowerPC microprocessors to perform at a whopping 27.4 Teraflops, or 27.4 trillion floating-point operations per second. While ASTRON holds the title for fastest computer in Europe, the free-market world still has a very good lead on them. The fastest computer in the world is IBM's BlueGene, which nearly triples ASTRON's power at 70.1 Teraflops. The supercomputer will consume only 150 Kilowatts of power, which is considered economical for such a powerful machine. Wouldn't that be nice to play Halo2 on? Oh, and can you guess what OS it's NOT running?
Read the whole report here: CNN Article - ASTRON
There's another glimpse at my life and the life around you. Stay cool and don't forget to be fascinated by what's around you.
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