A Sampling of Clips for 
July 15, 2003

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Teaching Computers To Work In Unison
The New York Times, July 15— There has been a flurry of grid projects in the last few years in the United States, Europe and Japan, most of them collaborations among scientific researchers at national laboratories and universities on projects like climate modeling, high-energy physics, genetic research, earthquake simulations and brain research. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, are currently participating on a project called the Brain Morphometry BIRN. It involves pooling and processing magnetic resonance imaging data to look for early anatomical and functional precursors of Alzheimer’s disease.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/15/science/15GRID.html

Nishan rubbishes Cisco storage distance claims
Techworld, July 15— There are many advantages of using IP networks as storage systems. Using the IP infrastructure you are not tied into a particular system and you do not have to set up a dedicated line to be used exclusively for storage. Both these factors make distance storage far cheaper and hence more affordable for a whole new range of companies. One such company is the San Diego Supercomputer Center, who ran multiple gigabit lines from San Diego to Baltimore at 740MBps on an OC-192 link.
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaynews&newsid=270

NetScout, Foundry Integrate Solutions
Lightreading.com, July 14— NetScout Systems and Foundry Networks® Inc. announced they are offering an integrated network monitoring and management solution that will enhance IT managers' abilities to proactively monitor and optimize network and application performance. The two companies recently completed testing of the joint solution at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, which used NetScout's new CDM(TM) Adaptor for sFlow to collect and integrate sFlow into real-time displays and reports generated by NetScout's nGenius® Performance Management System. http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?site=lightreading&doc_id=36948

Expresswoman; We had surgery abroad
The Express, July 15— It's not just sun, sea and relaxation that entice Britons overseas every year. Foreign hospitals can be a Mecca for people who need life-changing operations. Jules Hunter meets three women who've gone abroad for surgery, one of whom was referred to the UCSD Thornton Hospital.
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