Czech nuclear plants deemed Y2K proof despite Temelin switch off
The Czech Republic reports its two nuclear plants are largely unaffected by the Y2K bug because Temelin will be offline at midnight December 31 and Dukovany uses an analog control system. Officials say major state institutions are well prepared for the rollover.
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State Center For Nuclear Safety
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Shelter to house homeless turtles in the Netherlands
A family run Turtle and Tortoise Shelter will open in 2001 in Alphen aan den Rijn to house up to 5000 reptiles in clean warm tanks. Founder Karin van den Bosch said the shelter grows from two decades of volunteers caring for homeless turtles.
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IBM to Build Blue Gene Supercomputer for Protein Mysteries
IBM plans a $100 million Blue Gene project to create a million-processor supercomputer aimed at decoding protein formation. The system, four to five years away, will run at 1 quadrillion operations per second, vastly exceeding today’s speed and potentially advancing health care by revealing how viruses attack the body.
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IBM Research
White House holiday decorations dazzle in Christmas display
In Washington the White House unveils an 18 foot fir with 80 handmade dolls including Sacajawea and Harriet Tubman figures. Gingerbread replicas of national landmarks share space with a Washington Monument light. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton praises the festive effort and outlines Save America's Treasures goals.
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