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What if you could own your Internet connection?
It may sound strange, and it's certainly not what we're used to. Today we have a "carrier-centered" model; phone and cable companies spend billions to build, operate, and own the "last-mile" connection -- the copper, cable, or fiber wires that come into your house. Individual consumers then pay for particular services, like phone service or Internet access.
In turn, we tend to think about broadband deployment in carrier-centric ways. If we want to see super-fast fiber connections rolled out to consumers, the main question appears to be whether carriers have appropriate incentives to invest.
But there's no law of nature that says this is the only possible model. Many businesses, governments, universities, and other entities already own their own fiber connections, rather than leasing access to lines. It may also be possible to find ways for consumers to purchase their own last-mile strands of fiber.
Here, as anywhere, there would be certain advantages that come with ownership over renting. No one necessarily needs to own skis or a car, but many of us do. If you owned your own fiber, you'd be able to connect it to a service provider of your own choosing. Over time, you might save money, and it could make your house more valuable to have a fiber "tail."
This may all sound rather abstract, but a trial experiment in Ottawa, Canada is trying out the consumer-owned model for a downtown neighborhood of about 400 homes. A specialized construction company is already rolling out fiber to every home, and it will recoup its investment from individual homeowners who will pay to own fiber strands outright, as well as to maintain the fiber over time. The fiber terminates at a service provider neutral facility, meaning that any ISP can pay a fee to put its networking equipment there and offer to provide users with Internet access. Notably, the project is entirely privately funded. (Although some schools and government departments are lined up to buy their own strands of fiber, just like homeowners.)
The main challenges with this model are economic, rather than technical. Most importantly, ownership has to be made appealing and affordable to consumers. The construction company is using conservative estimates that only 10% of homeowners will sign up and there will be a per-customer cost of $2700. If you assume 50% take-up, then the per-customer cost drops to $1100. Both figures might seem like a lot, but people pay for a variety of improvements to their home -- like remodeled kitchens, or a deck -- that also cost large sums.
This model faces other significant obstacles as well and it may only be possible in certain circumstances, if it's practical at all. But the only way to really figure that out is to experiment. Cable television started out as CATV -- community antenna television, an experiment by individual entrepreneurs and rural towns to deliver broadcast signals across longer distances. The Internet started as an experiment in the research community before becoming the worldwide network we know today.
It's also worth considering that, as recently as a few decades ago, personal telephones were unheard of -- the telephone was owned by Bell and simply part of the network. Similarly, the very idea of a "personal" computer used to seem ridiculous, and people relied on sharing access to mainframes. Sure, there are differences between owning your own computer and your own Internet connection, but perhaps one day we may see that the differences weren't as great as we thought.
The Ottawa trial was driven forward by Bill St. Arnaud, Chief Research Officer at CANARIE, a nonprofit research group devoted to promoting advanced network infrastructure in Canada. If you want to learn more about this idea, check out his presentations here.
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OMG! Where do I signup.ReplyDelete
The US is getting it's head handed to it by the East, i.e. Japan and Korea specifically. From what I remember, Japanese ISP's give you 100MB up and down for only $40.
Meanwhile in the US, providers are totally ripping people off. AT&T wants to gouge it's customers even more by experimenting cough instituting tiered service.
Just as some ISPs have challenged municipal ISP developments, they would probably challenge this as well.It would be interesting to see how Michale Turk over at Cable Tech Talk would perceive such a plan.ReplyDelete
One last point though is how do you connect your own fibre optics to the backbone? Backbones are still owned by the likes of AT&T and such, so how much of an improvement would this really be?
Getting the incentives lined up is indeed the issue. Early cable systems were funded by local appliance store owners where broadcast signals were weak in order to sell TV sets. This was in the post WW2 economy just as TV prices came down due to mass production, TV networks co-expanded with telephone networks to meet demand for product (esp Notre Dame football!).ReplyDelete
This, and ICANN's allowing anyone to buy a top-level domain beginning next year, I wonder what's next.ReplyDelete
Is there anything that can't be owned? Or shouldn't?
400 homes have FTTH capability. They decide they don't need no stinkin Internet. They create a 400 home virtual world. They let the local hospital know they are open to negotiations to give access to the hospital to offer telemedicine programs in return for 4 hours of Internet access per day. They let the local grocery store negotiate for access to offer services in return for 2 hours Internet access per day. They continue to negotiate contracts with city departments, churches, and other businesses, and eventually, they have their Internet access paid for for 24 hours each day of the week. Over time, they expand their infrastructure to include maintenance costs and operating costs and royalties on their infrastructure, and the backbone boys get tossed a bone for the privilege of existing.ReplyDelete
There, that was easy enough.
Want to learn what can be done with a piddly little virtual world? Visit the Wonderland Project, and let your imagination run wild.
We have a real similar concept in central Washington State. All of the electric companies are running Fiber To The Home. However, the governor mandated that the utilities cannot sell retail services over the fiber. So, all of the infrastructure is built and maintained by the electric utility, and any ISP that is interested can sell services over the fiber to anyone connected to the fiber system.ReplyDelete
Currently, in Chelan County, Washington, there are 14 different local service providers selling various combinations of internet, phone and cable TV over the open access system. 25,000 of the 40,000 homes in the county have fiber run to their homes, and 7,000 are using it. Customers can switch their service providers easily.
None of the big companies (Verizon, Charter, etc) are on the system. They would rather build their own infrastructure.
So, we do have any active system testing your theory: "If we build it, they will come". The big guys won't, but the smaller providers are able to get a fairly large market share.
Where I live is what can only be described as a valley and a number of factors that I will be explaining below mean that communications seem to be a little bit of an issue. I have a connection to the internet but I am left asking just how fast is my internet connection.ReplyDelete
Bring some love to the midwest!ReplyDelete
Sounds like the Japanese model.ReplyDelete
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Really nice post,but Japan is providing its services on cheapest rate and that a big deal for US to be there and give its services to these countries.ReplyDelete
I think the Internet services which will US provide will be the better as compare to JapanReplyDelete
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Japan and US both of them will have the ability to provide you the best internet service, i would suggest you to check both of them.ReplyDelete
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I'm not sure each household needs its own fiber but groups of neighbors or whole neighborhoods might. The biggest obstacle we've found, the cost of the physical connection, can be shared by the group.ReplyDelete
We implemented the group idea within our small business incubator, Fiber High, LLC. (See press release posted below.) We think this idea would work well for condos and planned communities. There are some very real advantages (e.g. lower power and air conditioning requirements) to bringing fiber into a neighborhood center with a small colocation facility and then distributing a short distance over wifi or copper.
If you'd like to discuss these topics further, feel free to contact us.
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September 16, 2008 – Palo Alto, CA: After years of promises of multi-megabit communications from major telecommunications providers, Fiber High LLC, a local 3-person outfit, is now actually delivering. By combining low-cost, no- or short-term lease, shared office space and direct links to the country's fastest public optical fiber network, Fiber High brings serious connectivity within reach of low-budget entrepreneurs and start-ups.
"Our fiber and copper network puts 40 to 100 Mbps on every desk," says managing partner and network designer, David Gjerdrum. "For people who need to move large graphic files or databases, speed is a necessity," Gjerdrum comments. "For others, it's just plain addictive."
Fiber High's style is totally without bling. Its founders noticed that many of their business neighbors moved out of Palo Alto in search of lower cost square footage as landlords spiffed up their aging buildings and raised the rent. As Fiber High's first tenant, a computational chemist developing an 'in silico' predictive toxicology tool with NIH SBIR funding, put it, "I don't need anything fancy, just a place I can afford to hunker down with my three servers, work on method development and grow my client base. Given the early stage of my business … I'm not in a position to sign a multi-year lease but want to focus on the commercialization stage with the flexibility to move on or expand based on changes in 'market' conditions.
The Fiber High business model is to facilitate small, creative, highly-connected communities. Top capacity at the 989 Commercial St. location is twelve cubicles housing not more than thirty people. Its server room and electrical service can accommodate about 120 rack computers in addition to the desktops. "If we're oversubscribed we'll get an additional building," notes Fiber High partner, Liza Loop. She and Gjerdrum point out that fiber connected distributed computing facilities using existing HVAC equipment to handle a smaller number of machines is truly a "green" alternative to the huge collocation sites that are being built in Silicon Valley. They believe that small, collaborative workplaces will foster the kind of innovation the Bay Area is famous for.
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Latvia wants to join the eurozone. Why?
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Jun 5, 2013 Despite the crisis, there are still benefits of being a member of the eurozone club.
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May 1, 2013 Protestors in Greece are rallying against austerity. The gathering comes just days after the country's government voted to allow 15,000 public employee layoffs.
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By C.J. McMANUSSun Advocate reporter
Public concern over water usage and a recent tax adjustment at the Sunnyside Cogeneration Power Plant came to a head at Tuesday's Sunnyside City Council meeting as local residents, council members and city employees discussed the ongoing consequences associated with the plant's recent actions.
The discussion was brought forward during the public comment period of the meeting as city employee and Sunnyside resident Mike Marquez addressed the council.
Marquez, who oversees the city's water supply, stated that he had a problem with the power plant's devaluation and subsequent property tax decrease based on his view of the plant's ongoing production.
"In an open meeting they did tell us that during their last overhaul they made some improvements are are running much more efficiently. They are using a whole lot more of our water, putting more power out on the grid, ultimately putting more revenue in their pockets." commented Marquez. "I don't understand how an industry can be devalued to the degree they were devalued when they claim to be running more efficiently."
The power plant is classified as a centrally assessed property, meaning that its value is determined by the Utah State Tax Commission rather than county assessors.
"Do they pay less for their water than our residents do?" asked Council member Tony Riffle following Marquez's comments. The answer is yes.
According to public record, the original and current contract negotiated with Sunnyside Cogeneration shows that the plant pays $2,520 for the first 450,000 gallons they use. They then pay $3 for every additional thousand. Their total usage is then discounted by 15 percent.
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City officials report that the plant is currently using approximately 3.5 million gallons per month, a number that has risen drastically since the plant's last overhaul, according to Marquez.
"I think we need to look at that contract," said Council member Shari Madrid as the session continued.
Marquez reported his last check of the Grassy Trail Reservoir found that was 30 inches of snow at the city's check in sight and that the snow carried a 10 percent water content.
"You know that could all change though because if we get a really dry and windy period, it will suck the moisture right out of that snow," he said. "You know we're not too bad but it's hard to forecast what we are going to get and we are quite low for this time of year. It is concerning."
While water issue always bear scrutiny, it is the change in tax rate that has put the city in a drastic financial conundrum. According to the council, Sunnyside Cogeneration's recent appeal for property value adjustment will cost the city approximately $100,000 in lost property taxes.
"They're still trying to work on the settlement concerning the taxes," said Sunnyside Mayor Doug Parsons. "However with the water, I think sometimes with the amount that is coming in, they are using more than what they are allotted."
According to Madrid, the plants usage has gone up, specifically during weekend periods when the city had requested that the plant cut their usage to 100 gallons per minute.
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With the cut in city revenue, Sunnyside officials had asked that the plant cut back as there is no city employee working during the weekends and the plant's use was draining the community's water levels to the point where an East Carbon City employee would have to come on shift and produce more treated water.
East Carbon and Sunnside share both the Grassy Trail Reservoir's raw water along with the treated water from a single community facility. Sunnyside Cogeneration owns 10 percent of the reservoir's capacity.
"To address the issue with the value of the power plant, I have contacted the county, gave Julie Medley a little bit of information and they are looking into it. The county has already signed but the state has not. I explained to her the water usage and our thought that they were making more power. They will take a look at all that information."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA)- D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray stood in front of the near $1 billion City Center development Wednesday to announce he is proposing reforms to weed out businesses who cheat to get in on the D.C.government's multibillion dollar contracting business.
Norman Jones was brought out as example of how the Small and Local Business Development Office should work. Jones has a contract atCity Center to install the glass windows. He has teamed with a major company which helps him with his books, payroll, management etc. Jones says his business, in but a few years, has gone from zeroin revenues to $50 million.
Mayor Gray's proposals if approved by the D.C. Council will increase the staff at the small business office as well as give the office enforcement powers when "pass through" schemes are uncovered. This is when the small company is merely a front for a larger firm seeking city business.
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n Create loans, grants and tax credits for the sale or lease of land and equipment, along with technological innovations. A $5 million young farmer revolving loan fund would provide startup loans for land and equipment purchases, while a $1 million competitive grant program would make funding up to $50,000 available for projects that demonstrate the use of new technology or production innovation.
n Launch agricultural education efforts including an apprenticeship program, student loan forgiveness and increased funding for the in-school FFA program.
The proposal, which calls for a total state investment of more than $30 million, was inspired by feedback from young upstate New York farmers who have experienced hurdles operating family-owned farms, Mrs. Ritchie said. Statistics show the average age of New York farmers is 57 years, she said. And for every farmer under the age of 35, there are two farmers 65 or older.
The real risk we face is a continuing decline in family farms if we dont do more to preserve them by investing in the next generation of farmers, she said.
Proposed farm savings accounts would enable farmers to set aside tax-deductible savings during profitable years and help provide financial stability for farmers, Mrs. Ritchie said.
That initiative, coupled with the launch of a revolving loan fund to help farmers buy equipment, should give young farmers more confidence to make investments, she said.
Parts in this initiative address hurdles that Ive heard directly from people that have kept them from taking over their family farm or purchase equipment, Mrs. Ritchie said.
The revolving loan fund will help people who cannot make investments because they dont have collateral. That stops them right in their tracks, she said.
The legislation also supports Gov. Andrew M. Cuomos plan to relax the threshold at which estate taxes for land purchases kick in, from $1 million to $5.25 million, Mrs. Ritchie said. New York state would lose about $7 million of the $1 billion it now collects in annual estate taxes for farmland purchases under the proposal.
Defending that tax cut, Mrs. Ritchie said that the state needs to make investments in the agriculture industry that will encourage young farmers to stay involved.
She said declining interest among young farmers to continue family operations is a problem that has to be tackled head-on.
Most of the time farmers have to sell a portion of their property to pay the estate tax, so thats been a hurdle for young farmers taking over family farms. If you look at that number separately, it might be a concern, she said of the tax break. But the success of farming as a whole will be dependent on some of these initiatives going forward. Were going in the wrong direction right now, and we have to do something to turn the tide and make farming more affordable for young farmers.
Joining legislators at Tuesdays press conference in Albany to support the legislation were Orion and Jessica Behling, co-operators of Behling Orchards, a family-run apple farm based in the town of Mexico, Oswego County.
When farming is in your familys DNA, its hard to imagine doing anything else, Mr. Behling said. Farming is hard work at any age, but beginning farmers face particular challenges in starting their business, and the Senates plan takes away some of the uncertainty and helps us create a foundation for future success.
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After a career of more than 30 years in the Army Reserve, a Watertown doctor was picked as one of three ambassadors of the service for the state of New York.
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Operating system- and storage array-agnostic, replication appliances give companies increased flexibility to address one-time and continuous data replication needs, while allowing applications to continue processing without data loss or to recover with minimal downtime.
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Replication appliances can work across heterogeneous storage devices, but not all appliances are appropriate for every environment.
With growing heterogeneous server and storage environments, some enterprises are finding that host- and storage array-based replication approaches no longer satisfy their requirements. A replication appliance may be the solution. Operating system- and storage array-agnostic, replication appliances give companies increased flexibility to address one-time and continuous data replication needs while allowing applications to continue processing without data loss or to recover with minimal downtime.
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- Deploy the appliance in their existing networked storage infrastructure
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- Replicate data between different brands and tiers of storage
- Replicate data locally or remotely to provide different recovery options
- Create consistent database snapshots for near real-time application recovery
Replication appliances bring along their own set of administrative headaches, however. In-band FC disk targets take time to set up because administrators may be unfamiliar with how to configure the LUNs the appliances present or uncertain as to how an appliance that intercepts write I/Os will impact their applications. In addition, host-based agents require administrative time to install, possible server reboots and the introduction of drivers that may be incompatible with hosts or applications. There may also be a performance hit during an application's most intensive write I/O periods.
Replication appliance vendors are trying to address these concerns by combining in-band and out-of-band techniques to give administrators more ways to implement and manage the data replication process. But even with new options that attempt to address changing storage environments, replication appliances may still fall short in providing enterprise-wide solutions.
Implementation options
There are five general configuration options for implementing a replication appliance:
- Pass-through. The replication appliance sits between the server and storage, and presents the storage array LUNs to the host. I/O passes through the appliance with only write I/Os copied by the appliance. This approach doesn't require host-based agents, but it does requires more time to set up and configure; it may also present problems for path failover software (see "Pass-through" next page).
- Data Mover. The appliance replicates data from one storage array to another in the background with minimal host or application disruption. This implementation is ideal for data migrations from one storage array to another without the use of host-based agents (see "Data mover" next page).
- Split Write over TCP/IP. An agent runs on the host and sends copies of the write I/Os to the replication appliance over the host's TCP/IP interface. This is a cost-effective approach that works well for low-end or lightly used servers that aren't connected to a FC SAN, but need the same replication benefits offered to FC- attached servers (see "Split Write over TCP/IP" ).
- Split Write to Fibre Channel Target. An agent runs on the host and copies write I/Os to the FC targets presented by the replication appliance to the host's FC interface. This technique offloads the I/O processing from the server to the FC host bus adapter (HBA), and sends data to the LUNs presented by the replication appliance without directly introducing the appliance in the data path between the server and the storage (see "Split Write to Fibre Channel target").
- Split Write at Fibre Channel Switch. The replication appliance sends commands to a service running on the FC director to copy and send write I/Os to the replication appliance. Unlike other Split Write methods, this approach doesn't require a host-based agent as commands are sent from the replication appliance to the FC director over FC (see "Split Write at Fibre Channel switch", next page).
- Host-based replication products don't support the operating system or the version of the operating system on the host.
- Placing host-based replication software on the hosts is problematic in the environment.
- The replication requires an approach that's minimally disruptive to the host.
- Users are moving from one vendor's storage array to another vendor's storage array.
- Users want to place data on a larger sized volume on a new array than on the existing volume on the current array.
Sun partially circumvents this situation by deploying most of its MirrorStore replication appliances as data movers and using them for one-time replication requirements. Used that way, MirrorStore leaves the primary I/O path between the server and storage array intact. Instead, MirrorStore is given read-only access to the LUNs assigned to the server on the storage array. With this block-level access, MirrorStore migrates LUNs from the existing storage array to the new one in the background, while tracking changes to LUNs on the old array and moving those blocks as the changes occur.
Once all of the data on the LUNs is on the new array, the application is stopped so that the final writes can be synchronized by MirrorStore to the LUNs on the new storage array. The SAN is then reconfigured to allow the server to access the LUNs on the new array, and the server discovers the data on these new LUNs dynamically or is rebooted to allow LUN discovery to occur. The application is then restarted using data that resides on the LUNs on the new storage array.
Split Writes
To replicate data on a continuous basis and alleviate user concerns about in-band implementations, vendors offer a host agent that performs a copy of the write I/O--a Split Write--that gets sent to their replication appliance. This Split Write serves two purposes. First, it eliminates the need to put the appliance directly in the data path between the server and the storage array. Second, it takes advantage of the replication appliance's connection to the FC SAN and its ability to present LUNs to the host's FC interface.
For servers without FC connections, Topio's TDPS offers configurations that support sending the Split Write over a TCP/IP connection. TDPS copies the write and either stores the write to cache or disk before transmitting the write I/Os over IP. In the event of a loss of IP connectivity, the writes are stored until the link is restored. This option gives servers that have either internal disk or SCSI-attached external disk replication capabilities similar to those FC disk offers.
Ease of implementation and performance impact will be the two key factors when choosing between a TCP/IP or FC connection to send the Split Writes. Using a TCP/IP connection is easier to implement, but it generates additional CPU and memory overhead on the host and more traffic on the network, so it should be used only for lower performance applications. Conversely, sending the Split Writes through the server's FC HBA can take more time to set up, but it offloads the I/O processing to the HBA, minimizing application impact. But this method of re-introducing a host-based agent results in the same issues as host-based replication methods from NSI Software Inc., Softek Storage Solutions Corp. and Symantec Corp.--some host operating systems agents aren't available and, in other cases, implementation may be disruptive to hosts.
To address these shortcomings, replication appliances now interact with services that run at the fabric level on FC director blades. Both Kashya's KBX5000 and Xiotech's TimeScale replication appliances work with Cisco Systems Inc.'s SANTap Service that runs as a feature on Cisco's Storage Services Module (SSM) line cards. By sending SCSI-FCP commands over the FC interface from the replication appliance to the SANTap Service on Cisco's SSM, these implementations can capture and copy all reliable write I/Os to the replication appliance. Cisco is currently the only vendor to support this type of feature. But replication appliance vendors say they're working with Brocade Communications Systems Inc. and McData, who plan to offer similar functionality on their FC directors.
The main advantage of this approach is that write I/Os may be captured without virtualizing a portion of the storage environment or deploying host agents. But it also has its downsides. Configuring specific point-in-time recoverable images for applications is more difficult because without an agent on the host there's no certain way to stop and start I/Os to ensure the creation of a recoverable image. And some replication appliance vendors are still not entirely clear on how to isolate write I/Os from specific servers or applications, so the practical benefits of this feature may be minimal in the near term. Still, this approach seems to have the inside track to become the preferred method to implement data replication on a wider scale in large, heterogeneous networked storage environments.
Replication options
As storage networks grow, the types of applications they host necessitate different types of recovery scenarios. Because any application, server, network, storage array or site can fail, replication appliances need to offer different replication options. Although replication appliances are deployed to recover from large disasters like site failures, they also include options that permit local replication to recover from local system failures.
Topio's TDPS out-of-band appliance typifies the approach enterprises would take for disaster recovery or to centralize all backups to one site. Topio's architecture calls for a replication appliance at an offsite location to function as both a management workstation and a central target to which all of the agents send their data over IP in asynchronous mode. The snapshot option can also be configured so that the server agent holds the copied writes on the server until a consistent, recoverable image is constructed on the central management server. This option allows the regular production write I/Os to continue without impacting the application.
In-band approaches such as FalconStor's IPStor or McData's UltraNet Replication Appliance allow synchronous replication between two different storage arrays. This option lets users keep a real-time copy of the data on two arrays in the same location; if one array fails or needs to go offline for maintenance, the server can continue its processing using data on the other array. Alternatively, these appliances include snapshot functionality that breaks off copies of the data periodically--in the event of data corruption, the application can recover from a specified point in time.
But there are limitations to in-band and out-of-band approaches when doing replication. Appliances from most vendors are limited to the number of appliances they can replicate across and have only limited ways of synchronizing the data if multiple replication appliances exist. Conversely, products like TDPS, which synchronize the data from multiple incoming replication data streams, fail to adequately address local replication needs and are not well suited for high write I/O applications. Even the less-intrusive, fabric-based techniques are currently limited to Cisco SAN director deployments, and there's little practical knowledge at this point about the impact this has on write I/Os or even how the SANTap feature fully works.
Replication appliances continue to gain new features and functions as vendors adapt to myriad user environments. Yet most replication appliances remain limited to handling either a small number of high-performing apps or a large number of lightly performing apps, while fabric-based replication features continue to evolve. As a result, enterprises should resist the urge to deploy any replication appliance on an enterprise-wide basis, and install them only as application demands dictate.
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SACKETS HARBOR Repairs have been scheduled for portions of the concrete at Stoodley Park, where cracks and holes spurred safety complaints from skateboarders.
The tentative schedule is for the damaged portions of the park, behind the village office, to be ground on Wednesday, and about an inch of high-strength concrete to be poured in those places Friday.
The decision to fill in the spots and the timeline for the work was discussed Thursday night by the village and town of Hounsfield Joint Recreation Commission, joined by the head of the parks committee.
The filling plan was presented by village Trustee Peter R. Daly. The commission also considered replacing entire concrete slabs at the site, or paving over the entire surface with asphalt.
Mr. Daly was not immediately sure of how much the work would cost, as he did not know how much concrete would have to be replaced. However, he estimated that the new concrete would cost about $150 per cubic yard, plus the cost of additives, and that 8 to 10 cubic yards of concrete may be needed. Also, some small equipment will have to be rented for the initial concrete grinding.
Before the discussion of the park repairs, a group of teenage skateboarders and a pair of parents, who had brought concerns to the village Board of Trustees, discussed adding skateboarding ramps and other equipment with the commission.
Sarah J. Gordon, a Dodge Avenue mother with four children who use the park, and Katie E. Wickum, 15, showed the commission a poster with several options for the size and layout of such a park, and what materials could be used to make the various items.
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Jeffrey J. Kenney, also the town water superintendent, said he would support it only if helmets were required.
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CANTON - The St. Lawrence County Legislature came another step closer to hiking its sales tax by 1 percent after the New York State Senate passed home rule legislation overnight granting county officials the right to move forward with that plan.
State Senator Patricia Ritchie released the following statement early Saturday morning:
Today, the Senate gave final approval to home rule legislation to allow St. Lawrence County to set its own sales tax rate, just as 57 other counties across the state are already authorized to do.
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H.R.1528 - Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014113th Congress (2013-2014)
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[QUOTE=jbernste03;812858]This was last weekend at a small mountain near me called Canaan Valley
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Looks nice - but there is enough ruddering going on in this video to post this on boatingforum.com...
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right now my roommate/filmer is laid up with a hurt ankle so instead of our normal weekly installment of parks and wreck he made a b-sides edit of all our random falls and shit that doesnt make it into the edits. around 2:25 you get to see my failed front 1260 attempt.
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I'm not exactly sure as I left for work that day shortly before all that happened but I think it started with the dad standing in line but not moving and holding everyone up. BA went past him and the dad made some remark about being cut in line. The kid tried to make a smart comment as well and something about spanking came up.
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We had just come from the patio at One Ski Hill Place getting water and chilling. I had a tripod with camera mounted to it, backpack, and was going through the line. Mind you this was Presidents Weekend Monday but there was no one there. So number 1 skier dad is standing in line with no one in front of him and no one in the lanes next to him on 5 chair screaming for little Timmy or whatever the fucking idiot kids name was. So I see he's not moving so I just skate by him and dude flips the fuck out and screams, "I'm waiting for my kid you can't go around me!" My response, " Well it's a line and you're not moving and I am". He promptly retorts with, "I'm going to kick the living shit out of you at the top of the chairlift."
Now I'm not one to be threatened. So I hand off the backpack, give the tripod over to one of the guys we're filming, and unstrap. I walk up to him and look him in the eye and say, "we don't need to go to the top to fight I'll kick the living shit out of you right here." Then I push him back while he's on his skis and keep pushing him. He looks at me and then whispers, "Hey man I have kids I don't want to fight I'm just trying to look tough for them, please don't do this." To which I reply, "So you shoved your dick in some chicks pee hole and shot your load and got a bastard wrestling trophy I don't give a fuck, you threatened me I'm ready to defend myself and my property what are you going to do? He backs off me and says, "I'm sorry I have kids I don't want to do this, I'm sorry." At this point his kid screams "you're a retard at me" now if you follow Parks and Wreck that is the same kid I can be seen screaming at to look up the definition of the word Retard. Kid keeps mouthing off to me so I look at the dad and say, "control him and teach him some manners and the definition of that word or I'm going to spank him". Now dad has pretty much established he sucks at fucking life says nothing just laughs. So I say I'll spank his ass if he keeps it up and strap back in. As I'm getting on the chair kid lips off to me again.
So I get to the top, unstrap, get ready and here they come off 5 chair. As they get off the dad flips me off and says, "have a great day". So I start walking towards them and scream at the kid, "come here I'm going to teach you some manners". Kid freaks out and crosses his tips causing a double ejection. Mind you I'm about 20 feet away from him, at this point he's screaming for his daddy to save him. I walk up next to the kid shove my finger in his face and scream, "shut up junior you need to learn some manners" he gets quiet for a minute. The dad is freaking out and crosses his skis and falls over, then gets up and swings his poles at my head. I inform him go for it that's assault with a weapon with intent to kill. I said you have two options right now, "you teach your kid a lesson in manners and apologize to me, or I will beat the fuck out of you, spank him, and fuckstart your wives face." He chose the latter option or at least intended for it but I didn't give a fuck as can be evidenced by the video.
So while he's screaming at me junior starts pissing his pants out of fear or because he's incontinent I don't know nor care. So dad keeps coming at me and I keep side stepping in front of his kid so he can't get to him. Dad starts crying and freaking out more and I walked away.
Moral of the story do not ever threaten someone if you will not back it up, especially me. I'm over tourists using the "I spent so much money to come here this is my mountain" or "I am entitled because I am on vacation" as an excuse to treat people like shit. The guy could have just acknowledged he was holding up a line that was not busy and side stepped but he had to cause it to escalate then use his kids as an excuse.
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I love the edits, easily my favorite web series as it just feels local both thru the interwebs and geography - and it's awesome to see alot of Cro! ETT and anything with Helgason are right up there.
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I think it's ultimately about the effect each of offense and defense have on each other. To me, any style of offense, in terms of analyzing it's benefit to the team overall has to factor in what level of performance the defense can provide.
An offense going 3 and out hurts any defense but it hurts a shut down defense less because they're less vulnerable.
The point about all 3 phases having to help each other is ultimately what it's about. It certainly seems that recently the Pats have been focussed on scoring as much as possible and seemingly feeling that their better chance to do that is through the air. That would seem personnel driven, both in terms of what they have on offense and what they have on defense.
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I agree the defense is improving, has improved enough this year to health provided be dominant
But the defense played good enough to win in those Super Bowls and the offense shrank.
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