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During the last decade, the enterprise war was among the handful of players. Microsoft wanted to be the de facto choice of the IT by pushing .NET application platform, integrated tools through Visual Studio, a set of servers in the form of SQL Server, SharePoint, BizTalk and System Center. Same was the case with IBM who was trying to compete through the Rational, WebSphere, DB2, Tivoli and MQ Series platforms. Sun and Oracle complemented each other and ran an integrated GTM to win the enterprise customers. The goal of every player was the same – displace competition and own almost every aspect of enterprise IT including the directory services, messaging, databases, business intelligence, systems management, collaboration and enterprise integration.
In the era of Cloud, it is unrealistic to think of just one player providing end-to-end capabilities for the enterprises. Whether it is infrastructure services or platform services, there are a set of essential services that are expected by the enterprises. Most of the enterprise customer requirements go beyond the basic set of services like compute, storage, networking and databases. For example, a CDN service is essential to complement the storage, a NoSQL database to handle the scale out operations on the data tier and Hadoop for big data processing and analytics. Infrastructure service providers want to leverage the investments by exposing a PaaS layer. With the rapidly evolving landscape of Cloud driven by the customer needs, traditional platform companies like Microsoft, IBM and Oracle cannot match the pace. They cannot any more play the role of the big brother in the context of the Cloud. Amazon Web Services comes close to being the Cloud platform that offers a native set of building block services, application services, management services and deployment services. Cloud brought everyone to the same level playing field. Of course, an early mover like Microsoft has an advantage over IBM and Oracle but they still cannot enjoy the same dream run they had during the last decade.
Let's look at Windows Azure. For 3 years, Microsoft tried it's best to convince the developers that its Cloud platform is complete and can be used to deploy web scale polyglot applications. When they finally launched IaaS last year, Microsoft realized that the customer needs are beyond the core capabilities of Windows Azure. So, instead of building an email-as-a-service like the Simple Email Service (SES) of AWS, Microsoft partnered with SendGrid. Similarly, they partnered with ClearDB to bring highly available MySQL-as-a-Service to Windows Azure. During the same period, AWS has added the support for MS SQL and offered Multi-AZ capabilities. Through it's partnership with Yahoo!, Microsoft borrowed the Hadoop stack from Hortonworks and rechristened that as Hadoop on Azure. The list goes on with MongoHQ providing MongoDB as a Service and New Relic offering application monitoring to Windows Azure developers. While Microsoft enjoyed the status of the big brother during the last decade, it is now reduced to yet another Cloud platform and relies on exactly the same 3rd party services that its competitors expose.
HP Cloud is not an exception to this phenomenon. Except the physical hardware, there is very little of HP software stack running on their Cloud. HP Cloud's building blocks are based on OpenStack services like Nova, Swift, Keystone and Cinder. They partnered with Akamai to extend the storage to the CDN. HP's PaaS layer is built on ActiveState Stackato which is based on Cloud Foundry. Datastax whose solution is built on Apache Cassandra and Apache Hadoop powers the Big Data offering of HP Cloud.
New IaaS players like Dell and Oracle will follow the same by assembling various services to compose their Cloud. Dell's announcement of Fast PaaS, which is based on Cloud Foundry is an example of the same.
Like Microsoft, Google is also extending their PaaS investments to Google Compute Engine. They also have most of the building block services in place and that positions Google Cloud as one of the complete Cloud platforms.
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Cheating death is just the beginning as the new Paul Walker thriller The Lazarus Project hits DVD on Oct. 21st from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment for the suggested retail price of $24.96. The DVD will include deleted scenes from the film.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment proudly releases the mind-bending psychological thriller The Lazarus Project on DVD.
In this chilling thriller, a man facing the death sentence inexplicably wakes up with a second chance at life, but soon realizes he may be part of something far more sinister.
The film also stars Malcolm Goodwin (American Gangster), Tony Curran (Underworld: Evolution), Bob Gunton (Fracture), Piper Perabo (Because I Said So) and Shawn Hatosy (Alpha Dog).
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With parole almost behind him, Ben (Paul Walker) can't believe how much he has to be thankful for: a beautiful wife, an adorable little girl and a steady paycheck. Life is good. But when he unexpectedly loses his job, Ben foolishly turns back to crime, joining his ex-con brother (Shawn Hatosy) in a robbery with deadly consequences.
Suddenly facing a lethal injection, Ben must say goodbye to his family and prepare himself for the worst. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper.
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Photonic Crystal Microcavities in SOI Photonic Wires for WDM Filter Applications
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 25, Issue 1, pp. 421-431 (2007)
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We report on the design, fabrication, and optical characterization of silicon-on-insulator-based one-dimensional (1-D) photonic crystal (PhC) microcavities. The scope of this paper lies on filters for communication systems around 1.55-μm wavelength. Detailed calculations of filter performance against the relevant device layout parameters are given. Resonant cavity modes with quality factors as high as Q≈630 in the 1.55-μm wavelength band were measured for filters comprised of two PhC mirrors containing 2 × 5 holes, that were 200 nm in diameter. This is the highest Q-value reported of such a filter up to now.
Berndt Kuhlow, Georges Przyrembel, Stephanie Schlüter, Walter Fürst, Ralf Steingrüber, and Christiane Weimann, "Photonic Crystal Microcavities in SOI Photonic Wires for WDM Filter Applications," J. Lightwave Technol. 25, 421-431 (2007)
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The funny thing about leaving the family behind for a trip is it only takes a couple minutes for everything to return to normal.
I went away last weekend to Charleston, S.C. for a guys' weekend. It's the first time since my kids were born that I have been away for two nights without Pam. It was a strange feeling of mixed emotions.
It was a wonderful little getaway with some treasured friends, but it was impossible to not think about the family at home. I found myself consistently looking at the time and wandering what Pam and the boys were up to, especially during Carson's swimming lessons and Beckett's soccer game on Saturday morning.
Thanks to cell phones, I was easily able to stay updated on what was happening on the home front and that helped with the mixed emotions of being away from the family.
I scheduled the early flight home on Sunday morning so I had some time with Pam and the kids before it was back to school and work.
After a couple minutes, I was back in the parenting groove and it was as if I had never left.
I had planned on jumping back in quickly to give Pam a break or at least time to shower. We spent the next couple hours outside playing together.
Because of the weekend shenanigans and the early-morning flight, my energy level was not what it usually is, but the boys didn't seem to mind too much so long as we stayed outside and they were able to use me as the tackling dummy that I am at times.
Carson is the helper around the house.
In fact, I would much rather ask the 4-year-old of the house for help doing something than his 6-year-old brother.
Carson does so well with helping and carrying out certain tasks at times that I invent chores for him to do in times of misbehavior. Idle time is when Carson typically gets in the proverbial hot water.
For example, the other morning he was bouncing off the walls for some reason, and I had a pressing (selfish) matter at hand — making my morning coffee drink. I cannot leave the house without it.
Needing a break from preventing the 4-year-old from wrecking the house, I showed him a case of water in the corner and asked him to remove the packaging and neatly stack the bottles on the floor under a nearby table. He then went about doing exactly that in impressive and methodical fashion. Of course, he enjoyed knocking them over after he was done just as much.
Later in the week, I discovered once again that Carson is a wonderful grocery store shopper. His favorite part seemed to be pushing the cart and fortunately there were no major issues to report, but there were some close calls with fellow shoppers and some displays as well as some forgotten items as I tried to keep him in the center of the aisle and out of harm's way.
When he wasn't pushing the cart, he was grabbing items off the shelves and throwing them in the cart. It didn't matter to him what it was he grabbed. He just wanted to fill up the cart.
For the most part, though, he was a huge help in every step of the way. At the checkout line, he unloaded all the items and signed for me to "stop" whenever I tried to add some items. He then patiently waited for the cashier to ring up the items and loaded the bags in the car.
When we got home, he insisted on helping unload the car and ordered me around in stern fashion. I played along, listened intently and followed his instructions, hoping that it might rub off a little bit on the most obstinate one of the house.
Laughing is therapeutic and fortunately living with Beckett provides plenty of it.
As I have mentioned in the past, getting information from our first grader about how school is going can be tricky. There are days when he spills a lot of information and other times when it's difficult.
One recent afternoon he was quite chatty about school, and I think it had something to do with the milkshake date we had at Rayne's Reef.
Beckett was waxing poetically about how he wished his class had more boys and wandered why there were so many girls in his class. He is definitely at the age that he prefers hanging out with his fellow guys and seems kind of annoyed by girls in general. When I tell him that will not always be the case, I get an eye roll of disbelief.
During our milkshake chat about the boy-to-girl ratio, Beckett out of nowhere started talking about a classmate in his class and relayed a conversation they had earlier that day.
"We were talking about cool kids, and she said I was cool, but not as cool as I was last year in kindergarten," he told me.
Before I could comment, he added, "I told her that's impossible."
When I asked what happened next, he said he just walked away.
He then went on explaining how bothered he was by the comment, saying, "come on, there is no way that me as a first grader is not cooler than me as a kindergartner."
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How sadSubmitted by anne (not verified) on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 11:32am.
How sad for this family and I am sure that the older boy is feeling so much worse because he shot, though accidently, his friend. Sorry - but kids and guns don't mix and now a family and friends are grieving over the loss of a loved one because of wrong decisions by many including the parents for leaving them alone. »
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Wishing trees and prayer trees are more common in Asia than they are in the west. Painting them is a calming exercise for me, a way of combining making art with a bit of Buddhist meditation. The trees I paint exist in a surreal world, where the prayers on the trees come from people who don't or can't visit prayer trees.
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Bryerman presently serves as Publisher and Vice President of Publishers Weekly magazine. He has been in the magazine business, working at the helm of both trade and consumer magazines, and in strategic planning, business development, and partnerships for more than 25 years. Bryerman is also a Pace Publishing advocate, assisting students in obtaining internships and jobs, and is looking forward to a productive year nurturing students in his capacity as David Pecker Distinguished Professor.
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PHILADELPHIA, PA—Fuji Bikes is working with Jinxed Philadelphia and R.E. Load Baggage to produce the Rolling Canvas Art Collective in an effort to highlight the use of bicycles as a means of artistic expression.
ASHLAND, OR (BRAIN)—United Bicycle Parts has expanded its product offerings with three new lines—Genius, Orange and Grammo.
WESTPORT, CT (BRAIN)—Cannondale Bicycle Corporation and Kind Shock Hi Tech have reached an agreement in a trademark challenge regarding Kind Shock's use of the name Dcannon for its house brand in the U.S. market.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO (BRAIN)—Moots Cycles has named Rob Mitchell president. Mitchell takes over for Chris Miller, who remains as owner and chairman of the board.
Editorial cartoon in the Wichita Eagle Newspaper, Wichita, KS—a city of 300,000 with no bike lanes.
CHICAGO, IL (BRAIN)—Hundreds of e-mails and phone calls went to retailers and suppliers Monday urging them to come to Chicago Thursday night to attend a fundraising event for Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN)—Stock values for Taiwan's two leading bicycle makers, Giant and Merida, are going up as investors bet that rising oil prices will boost bicycle demand.
NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN)—Rodale has promoted Loren Mooney to editor-in-chief of Bicycling magazine, effective September 2. She will take over for Steve Madden, who was promoted to vice president, editorial director of Rodale International.
STAMFORD, CT (BRAIN)—Versus, owned by Comcast Corp, has reached a five-year, $27.5 million U.S. broadcast deal with the Amaury Sport Organization—organizers of the Tour de France.
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"The strength and diversity of our business portfolio produced another great quarter," said Mike Thaman, chairman and CEO. "Composites demonstrated operating leverage on improved sequential demand. Roofing continued its strong margin performance despite weakness in volumes late in the quarter that have persisted through July."
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Tucked away in a quiet residential neighborhood, this intimate beachfront property (whose name mixes the owners' first initials with the Dutch word for oasis) uses dense, vibrant landscaping and high stone walls between guest rooms to create a cocooning feeling of privacy. Baoase is also transporting, as any memorable hotel should be, with a strong Asian-esque design that includes ubiquitous Balinese Hindu statues, idols, and sculptures, and a reliance on simplicity over dazzle. The eight villas and three suites are arranged in a loose horseshoe around a private beach; a giant Buddha stands sentry at the resort's man-made private islet 100 feet offshore. High-ceilinged suites mix dark-wood furnishings with whimsical touches like silver crocodile-print wallpaper and knobby chenille rugs that look like mats of pebbles; villas come with full stainless steel kitchens. The sole bar and restaurant produces fine Continental cuisine considering its limited beachfront facilitiestwo cooker burners, an induction heater, and a convection oven (a kitchen was being built at the time of our visit). Although service is not quite polished, the happy-go-lucky Dutch staff are refreshingly devoid of attitude. 2010 Hot ListWhich room to book: Bunga Sepenuh, a two-bedroom villa, has a private pool and a gorgeous outdoor stone bath.


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Converting bedroom to master bathroom closet plan. Suggestions?
I am looking at converting 1 of my 3 bedrooms on the ground level to a master bathroom.
My house currently has 3 bedrooms upstairs and 2 bedrooms downstairs. 1 bathroom up stairs and 1 bathroom downstairs.
This led me to the idea of converting one of my small 10'-10' bedrooms to a master bathroom. In the end I would have a 4 bedroom 3 bath house.
This sounds more appealing than a 5 bed 2 bath house don't you think?
I have laid out an initial plan, and could not figure out a way out to add a tub into the mix without greatly reducing my master closet space. Any ideas on how I can incorporate it in?
The reason the tub was last on my list of things to add is because I have a 6' whirlpool tub in the bathroom downstairs. So if I cant squeeze it in, no big deal.
I am looking for suggestions or tips on things to include in my plan.
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I don't see how a tub would fit too, short of putting it where the dresser is. I don't think you'd want to bathe in the closet though :-)
I would suggest not having the only shower entrance via the WC. What if you switched the shower and WC, and had them both open into the bathroom, but keep the second door by the toilet to open into the bedroom? Then you could slip in to, uh, you know, then go out the other door to access the sink, then back to bed.
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Liberty County voters once again will have the option Tuesday to vote to extend the current Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax for an additional six years. SPLOST has been around awhile and enables local governments to finance specific capital projects, such as courthouses, roads, bridges, libraries and highways. SPLOST is a 1 percent sales tax that is paid on purchases made in Liberty County.
Editor, I just read Liberty County Administrator Joey Brown's column. Maybe, if government wasn't so secretive, Liberty County citizens would be able to get all of the proper information that Mr. Brown has at his fingertips. I know firsthand how difficult it is to get the government to make records public.
A wise man once said that our only reason for occupying space on this earth is to leave things better than we found them. Unfortunately, not enough of us will. Len Pagano is an exception.
Tens of thousands of Georgians live with lifelong disabilities due to brain and spinal cord injury.
I read with interest a recent column submitted to the newspaper concerning SPLOST and ad valorem taxes. While I fully support one's right to free speech and voting, I am troubled by incompleteness and/or inaccuracies in material discussed. While the kinder and gentler side of me attributes this to "just a small misunderstanding of the true facts," I feel it's necessary to accurately inform readers on these matters.
Editor, The Liberty County Commission and Development Authority leaders poured millions of dollars into MidCoast Regional Airport. Now they are spending millions more to extend one of the four runways from 5,000 to 6,500 feet. Why? Are they planning on implementing nonstop commercial air service?
This happened years ago. Mama was alive then, so it's been seven or eight years. I hadn't thought about in almost that many years but when it came to mind the other day, I took to studying on it and how the circumstances and opportunities of life's journey can be so fascinating.
OK, I admit it - a few months ago, I suffered from a very short-lived bout of baby fever. I'm happy to announce, however, that I've fully recovered.
"Water, water everywhere" is especially true for a coastal county like ours.
Editor, Why are we dumbing down our children? Our high schools send 90 percent of students out the door without the most basic skills high school is supposed to teach. High-tech businesses won't locate to Liberty County because of our inability to provide educated workers.
While most voters are familiar with the candidates on the Nov. 4 general-election ballot, many are unaware of the ballot's three referendum questions.
Editor, Our country is in a precarious position. Our government is intruding in our personal lives, and our religions are under attack. The government is ignoring the invasion from south of the border, as well as the dangers imposed by ISIS and other terrorist groups.
Last week, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jason Carter shared via this column his vision for public education in Georgia.
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3160 North River Road, River Grove, IL 60171, United States of America – Show map
Less than 7 miles from O'Hare International Airport and the Donald E Stephens Convention Center, this hotel features rooms with free Wi-Fi and cable TV. A continental breakfast is served each morning.
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Free parking is available to all guests of Rosemont Chicago O'Hare Southeast Super 8. Vending machines with both snacks and drinks are on site. The front desk is available 24-hours a day.
Downtown Chicago is less than a 20-minute drive from this hotel. Allstate Arena is 8 miles away.
Motel: 64 rooms , Hotel Chain: Super 8. This property has been on Booking.com since Jan 16, 2013.
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Experience the excitement of Chicago from downtown where all the action is at this beautiful historic hostel, featuring comfortable and contemporary accommodations with complimentary continental...
Score from 1229 reviews
Only 2 miles from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, this hotel offers free airport shuttles from 4 am to 12 am. Its spacious rooms feature free Wi-Fi and cable TV.
Score from 467 reviews
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Featuring an all-season rooftop pool encased by a glass ceiling, Chicago's Essex Inn also includes a terrace with city views and free high speed WiFi access.
Score from 226 reviews
The bed was comfortable. The staff is very friendly and accommodating.
It's in a bad neighborhood, and the breakfast area is tiny. I asked for a non-smoking room, and it stunk like cigarettes. All of my clothes ended up smelling like an ash tray.
It was the worst place I have ever stayed at. Poor location out dated furniture and just plain dirty.
its a clean and friendly hotel, front desk staff are so helpfull, thet deserve what u paid
Dirty linens, hard to get to location, not clean, smelled like urine in the room, bathrooom lights had to "warm up" for about 5 minutes before you could see.
We had a bathtub that was having paint peel off the bottom of it. The water did not come out very well. The refergerater did not even close and keep our stuff cold. The table we tried to use feel apart and we had to try to put back together. The bedding could have been a little bit cleaner. They need to clean alittle bit better and maybe move the furniture when they are vccuming they might actually make the room look cleaner. The breakfast was a joke they did not have enough variety for as much as we are paying for the rooms. Plus every room was booked and they still not make sure that there was enough for everyone was not happy.