RTFA: http://www.catb.org/retro/plankalkuel/

Plankalkül was an attempt by Konrad Zuse in the
1940’s to devise a notational and conceptual system for
writing what today is termed a program. Although this
early approach to a programming language did not
lead to practical use, the plan is described here because
it contains features that are standard in today’s programming
languages. The investigation is of historical
interest; also, it may provide insights that would lead
to advancements in the state of the art. Using modern
programming terminology, the Plankalkül is presented
to the extent it has been possible to reconstruct it from
the published literature.

Standing on the shoulders of giants. Turing this and Turing that…

RTFA: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/6979891.stm

Investigators say the virus that led to the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey had probably been present in a pipe on the Pirbright laboratory site.

Health and Safety Executive findings, given to the BBC, identified biosecurity lapses at the nearby site.

It said the pipe, which runs from pharmaceutical firm Merial to a plant operated by a government-run lab, may have been damaged by tree roots.

Merial said it could not comment until the report was officially published.

It said it “cannot speculate on pipes or anything else”.

It is believed the pipe may have been damaged by tree roots before flooding pushed virus traces to the surface.

It is not known how the virus found its way on to farmland a few miles way following the flooding on 20 July.

Damn! These are sensitive systems, people.