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Installation of Blue Waters Petaflop Supercomputer Begins
By admin on January 30, 2012 | No Comments
An anonymous reader writes “The National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois is finally getting the troubled Blue Waters supercomputer installed. After IBM walked away from the project after 3 years of planning, Cray stepped in to pick up the $188 million contract. Now, in around 9 months time, Blue Waters should be fully operational and achieve performance of 1 petaflop or more. As for the hardware… (more…)
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Syrian army begins withdrawal from Western townBy admin on May 21, 2011 | Comments Off
The Syrian government says troops have begun withdrawing from a western border town following a six-day military operation that activists say killed at least 36 people.
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Cleanup Begins After Oil Pipe Explosion in ChinaBy admin on July 19, 2010 | Comments Off
BEIJING – Efforts were under way to contain and clean up a large oil slick after pipeline explosions at a northeastern Chinese port sent greasy black plumes into the ocean, state media reported Sunday. Maritime workers on 20 boats were sent to install fencing to stop the oil from spreading further in northeastern Dalian’s Xingang Harbor…
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Sutil shines as new season beginsBy admin on March 12, 2010 | Comments Off
Force India’s Adrian Sutil stars in the first practice session of the 2010 Formula 1 season, ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
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Countdown Begins for End of Keith Olbermann’s “Countdown”?By admin on February 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Remember Keith Olbermann? He was the one-time must-see anti-Bush ranter who helped rescue MSNBC (yes, it’s still on at night) from even worse oblivion years ago.Well, quietly last month while no one was looking, hardly anyone was watching Keith Olbermann…
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Ex-Giants WR Plaxico Burress begins jail time immediatelyBy admin on September 26, 2009 | Comments Off
Ex-Giants WR Plaxico Burress sentenced to 2 years, begins serving jail time immediately -
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