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In Relation To Infinispan
In Relation To Infinispan
Sanne is going to do a virtual JBoss User Group session Tuesday July 14th at 6PM BST / 5PM UTC / 1PM EDT / 10 AM PDT. He is going to talk about Lucene in Java EE.
He will also describe some projects dear to our heart. If you want to know what Hibernate Search, Infinispan bring to the Lucene table and how they use Lucene internally, that's the event to be in!
Apache Lucene is the de-facto standard open source library for Java developers to implement full-text-search capabilities.
While it's thriving in its field, it is rarely mentioned in the scope of Java EE development.
In this talk we will see for which features many developers love Lucene, make some concrete examples of common problems it elegantly solves, and see some best practices about using it in a Java EE stack.
Finally we'll see how some popular OSS projects such as Hibernate ORM (JPA provider), WildFly (Java EE runtime) and Infinispan (in-memory datagrid, JCache implementor) actually provide great Lucene integration capabilities.
If you are interested, get some more info on Meetup and enlist.
We'll have a full day dedicated to developers in London the 5th of December. It's a free event with an high concentration of technical people and passionate developers.
Infinispan & Hibernate integrations
I'll introduce you to several different integration strategies to make the most of both Hibernate and Infinispan, but I'll also be available to discuss technical questions for either project.
Many more interesting talks
There are many interesting talks, covering cool subjects like the latest news in BRMS space, JBoss Fuse & Camel, OpenShift, Arquillian and JBoss Tools, JBoss performance tuning, HTML5 built on JBoss... the full agenda can be found here.
Get in touch
As always myself and all my colleagues look forward for interactive sessions and lots of open discussions. Feel free to reach out to discuss anything related to the coolest technologies, in the sessions or after the talks.
If you can make it, please register, help me to advertise the event, and see you there.
If you travel in the JBoss universe you should be aware that Red Hat Summit and JUDCon are taking place in Boston between June 10th and June 14th. If you want to meet the persons behind the code, that's a pretty good deal.
Sanne, Emmanuel (that's me), Gavin and Stef are going to give various talks on various Hibernate projects and on Ceylon.
Ceylon workshop
Monday June 10th at JUDCon, Stef, Gavin and I are doing a full day workshop on Ceylon. Come with your laptop and code with us. More info.
Hibernate Search live coding
Tuesday June 11th at JUDCon I will be adding full-text search, faceting and geolocation queries to an application live. I am working hard on this code and not at all on my slides, this should be quite interesting. It is based of the famous TicketMonster app. More info.
Hibernate and Infinispan / JBoss Data Grid
At Red Hat Summit Thursday June 13th, Sanne will talk about the use cases that really benefit from mixing Infinispan / JBoss Data Grid with the Hibernate suite of projects (Hibernate ORM, Hibernate Search and Hibernate OGM). You will see the big work we did to make 1+1=3 with these projects. More info.
Hibernate State of the Union
At Red Hat Summit Wednesday June 12th, I will be giving an overview of what's new in the Hibernate sphere (ORM, Search, OGM, Envers, Validator). A good one to keep your knowledge fresh or if you believe that Hibernate is a JPA compliant ORM and that's it :) More info.
Anyways, feel free to ping us if you are there, we accept chats as long as there is beer, whisky or any kind of good technical content :)
Past week I returned from my trip to Bengaluru, where we had one of our great developers conferences.
JUDCon India 2013
As always at these events the best part was the people attending: a good mix of new users and experts, but all having in common a very healthy curiosity and not intimidated at all, so proposing a terrific amount of questions, discussions and for my long trip home a lot of things to think about.
I had the honor to present several topics:
- Hibernate Search: queries for Hibernate and Infinispan
- Infinispan in 50 minutes
- Cross data center replication with Infinispan
- Measuring performance and capacity planning for Data Grids
- Participating on the JBoss experts panel
The talk about Hibernate Search was a last minute addition: by shuffling the agenda a bit we could insert the additional subject and given the amount of nice feedback I'm happy we did.
The big denormalization problem
An expert Hibernate Search user asked me what would happen when having a domain model connecting User types to Addresses, when you have many Users and the city name changes. He actually knew what would happen, but was looking for alternatives to compensate for the problem; since Lucene requires denormalization, all User instances in the Lucene index need to be updated, triggering a reload of all Users living in the particular city. Yes that might be a problem! But that is not something happening frequently in model schemas right? I stated that in this example, it would take a city to change name! Well that caused a good amount of laugher as Bangalore just changed it's official name to the old traditional Bengaluru.. so since they where using Hibernate Search and this was an unexpected behaviour when the city changed name - having more than 8 million inhabitants - the public registry had some servers working very hard!
Obviously this needed specific testing and possibly better warnings from out part. Such problems are a natural consequence of denormalization and need to be addressed with ad-hoc solutions; in this case I'd suggest using a synonym and register the two names as
same in the context of searching by configuring the Synonym support in the used Analyzer: the city name would need a single record change in the database and no reindexing would be needed.
Hibernate OGM
While I'm part of the OGM team, I had no need to talk about OGM as well because there where other speakers on the subject already. I greatly enjoyed listening to the other presentors, Ramya Subash and Shekhar Gulati: they where extremely well prepared and even with the most complex questions there was no need for me to help out.
To all attending and especially all those I've been talking to, thank you so much it was very interesting and I very much appreciate all the feedback. As always feel free to get more questions flowing on our Hibernate forums or Infinispan forum, and you're all welcome to participate more by sending tests or patches.
NOTE: this post is translated from howtojboss.com and author is Shane K Johnson.
(本文翻译自howtojboss.com, 原文作者为Shane K Johnson.)
为什么需要使用数据网格呢? 本文旨在回到这个问题.
首先, 它是进化的产物.
本地缓存 > 集群缓存 > 分布式缓存(数据网格)
使用分布式缓存的原因中包括了为什么使用缓存集群, 而使用缓存集群的原因中包括了为什么使用本地缓存.(译注: 这句话感觉上真怪.)
- 数据可能已经被存储在某(几)个地方了
- 数据可能需要通过多条查询来被获取
- 数据可能很复杂
另外, 数据网格支持一些性能调优特性 可能不被集群缓存所支持. 例如, 应用程序可以根据数据之间关联关系的紧密程度来确保相互关联的对象被保存在相同的缓存节点上.
更进一步, JBoss Data Grid还有一些自己所特有的性能调优方法, 例如, 它可以被配置成使用异步通讯并且提供了一个异步API.
本地缓存只有在应用程序被部署到单一的应用服务器上的时候才有意义, 如果它被部署到了多台应用服务器上的话, 那么本地缓存一点意义都没有, 问题出在过期数据. 集群缓存通过复制和让缓存数据失效来解决这个问题的.
最后, JBoss Data Grid还支持额外支持某些其它数据网格产品可能不支持的保证数据一致性的特性, 例如它支持事物处理恢复, 和基于版本号的更新或删除.
集群缓存和数据网格的区别就在于可伸缩性. 数据网格是可伸缩的. 缓存数据是通过动态的分区被分发的. 结果就是, 增加一个缓存节点即提高了吞吐量也提高了容量.
JBoss Data Grid通过使用一致性Hash算法, 最小化的降低了增加或者删除一个结点所带来的结点(译注: 推荐阅读这篇文章, 或者这篇, 是中文的), 当增加或者删除一个结点的时候, 只有一部分数据被重新移动已达到平衡. 所以, 增加或者删除一个结点只会对数据网格中的一部分结点产生影响, 而别的算法就很可能会影响到数据网格中的所有结点了.
如果把一个数据网格集成进应用程序里面的话, 那么它就和应用程序耦合在一起了, 也就是, 当扩展这个内置的数据网格的时候, 同事也需要扩展应用程序, 结果, 扩展网格的同时, 增加了与之关联的应用程序(和应用服务器)的管理成本.
如下面的例子, 一个web应用被部属到了多个应用服务器, 并且它使用了内置的数据网格系统, 当这个数据网格缓存了足够多的内容的时候, 它就需要被扩容了.
需要安装并配置一个新的应用服务器, 然后把应用也部属到这个新的应用服务器中.
- 如果应用被重新部署, 内置的数据网格结点就被重新部署.*
- 如果数据网格升级, 应用升序也得跟着升级(并且重新部署)
* 一个数据网格结点被重新部署的话, 那么整个数据网格的拓扑结构是会变化两次的: 一次是当结点被移出的时候, 另外一次是结点被部属的时候. 并且, 一旦数据网格拓扑结构发生变化, 网格内的数据会在结点之间被移动已达到平衡的(尽管只是一部分数据). 所以, 重新部属一个应用程序会对其它节点上运行着的数据网格产生影响, 并且是两次.
部属应用到额外的应用服务器, 尽管瓶颈并不在应用这里的话, 这样合理么? 考虑了资源利用率了么? 仅仅为了增加数据网格的吞吐量就增加应用服务器, 尽管会出现应用服务器空载, 这样又合理么?
如下面的例子. 同样的, 一个web应用被部署到多个应用服务器, 但是, 这里, 它使用一个独立的数据王哥系统. 这时候, 数据网格达到了它所支持的最大容量, 需要被扩容.
一个新的数据网格结点被安装并且配置, 就这么简单.
数据网格能够独立于应用而被升级, 应用的重新部署也不会对数据网格本身产生任何影响.
举个例子, 一个企业有一个应用程序部属于应用服务器集群当中, 并且这个应用程序内置了一个数据网格系统. 接着, 这个企业有…
- 增加了一个门户, 部属于Portal平台, 它也内置了数据网格
- 增加了业务流程服务跑在规则管理系统之上, 同样的, 它也内置了数据网格
现在, 这个企业拥有多个独立的(内置)数据网格需要被管理, 也就增加了管理成本. 如果它们缓存的相同的数据(例如客户信息), 那么, 如同使用本地缓存的应用被部署到多台应用服务器一样, 面临着数据过期的风险. 如果数据被一个数据网格更新了, 那么, 在别的数据网格当中的相同数据也就没有意义了, 并且, 如果都存储的一样的数据的话, 那么数据网格的效率也是个问题, 这样, 只有他们容量总和的一部分是有效被利用的, 如同缓存集群一样, 重复的数据.
当然, 使用内置的数据网格服务也有其自身的优点, 可能会也可能不会超过使用独立缓存服务所带来的好处.
最后, 扼要重述, 使用数据网格的好处是它的可扩展性, 和独立性, 并且, 作为顶级基础设施组件, 它能够同时提供本地缓存和集群缓存所能够提供的性能和一致性.
Berlin Buzzwords Barcamp
The main conference was introduced by a barcamp event on Sunday afternoon and night, in a fascinating location!
The barcamp was at c-base, which I initially had mistaken for a creative design company or an underground disco. Kosch, an Infinispan user and contributor, welcomed me with a nice glass of mead and corrected my blind guess: it actually is a massive space ship being built by hackers in the underground of the city. This place pours with hard core hackers culture, staffs 400 members in this huge place, full of self made droids, LDAP-verifying doors, advanced equipment all over up to self made 3d printers, scanners, arcade video games and of course connections to The Matrix.
meetings and discussions
There were a lot of people from the Apache communities, I have been talking almost all the evening with Lucene developers, but also listened to experiences people had with HBase, Cassandra, MongoDB, Solr, ElasticSearch, and of course our very own Hibernate Search, Infinispan and JBoss AS.
A recurring subject was the need to use multiple of these datastores in a better integrated way, mostly it was about integrating {bigdataX} with Lucene.
SQL vs. NoSQL
So this place was packed with NoSQL zealots. You can imagine this strong pack, excited and a bit drunk too. Perfect timing for some members of the SQL standards to show up! They had some reasonable objections to the
NoSQL expression, most notably that all these alternative engines would need, could be standardized in the new revision of the specification. The answer from Chris Harris was hilarious:
you're missing the point.
The Berlin Buzzwords 2012 conference
The main conference started with many interesting talks, from the keynote from colleague Leslie Hawthorn, but the buzz of the
hallway track continued very strongly for me. I've met amazing people and had interesting chats with a lot of users of our technologies. It was easy to meet a lot of known community members, I've been talking with many users I don't remember the name of, but also with Shay Banon (Elastic Search founder), Grant Ingersoll (Chief Scientist at Lucid Imagination, and well known contributor of several Apache projects), Uwe Schindler (Lucene), Robert Muir (Lucene, also Lucid Imagination), Michael Busch (Lucene, at Twitter), Nick Burch (Apache Tika, Alfresco), Christian Moen (Lucene, creator of the awesome Japanese analyzers), Karel Minarik (Ruby client for Elastic Search), Simon Willnauer (Lucene, and conference organizer), Chris Harris (MongoDB), Martijn van Groningen (JOIN implementations on Lucene) and colleagues Mircea Markus (Infinispan) and Lukáš Vlček (search.jboss.org, Elastic Search).
Updatable fields for Lucene
Andrzej Bialecki had an amazing talk on the codecs coming in Lucene 4, and explained how fields could be made update-able. There are some patches already but there is still lots of work to do, and he is inviting users to help out: LUCENE-3837.
JOINs in Lucene
Martijn van Groningen is working on JOIN functionality in Lucene, it would be very interesting if someone could experiment with support for it in Hibernate Search: such a feature is highly requested and would be very useful for Hibernate OGM too.
How is Infinispan different than key/value store X?
This was a frequent question people had to me. The main point - besides supporting transactions - is that it focuses on in-memory while still preserving high availability. It's a good idea to use it together with {your favourite other store here} for disk persistence. Why? Our tests just breached the one million operations/sec, and there is still much we can improve...
The people there
The conference was great, as it somehow managed to keep marketing low and keep the spotlight on the developers, the people, and the stuff that really matters. An example of this was that most talks were in 20 minutes slots, forcing speakers to focus very strictly on the juicy aspects and leave everything else out for face to face discussions in the halls. That worked amazingly well for me. I'm glad for all the chats I had with everyone, so thank you all!
Berlin Buzzwords coming soon
I'll be at Berlin Buzzwords 2012, to meet with the awesome community of people interested in scalable search, NoSQL and bigdata in the cloud.
Infinispan Lucene Directory
Of particular interest to Hibernate Search and Infinispan Query users and contributors, I've been given the opportunity to talk about the Infinispan Lucene Directory we built as an extension to the Infinispan project: the capability to store and efficiently replicate Lucene indexes in the Infinispan grid. Of course, this Directory implementation doesn't depend on Hibernate Search or Infinispan Query and can be used to solve the
reliable replication problem with Lucene indexes in any other application using Lucene. In fact its development was initially sponsored by Sourcesense to replicate JIRA instances and is now evolving in the Infinispan project as a high performance alternative to the traditional Directory implementations.. for more details come to my talk or come talking to me at any time.
The conference
It's the first time for me to go to Berlin Buzzwords, but I've heard excellent feedback from the past editions so I'm really looking forward it: the program is full of amazing titles, and many interesting speakers and no doubt attendees to talk with.
About other JBoss people going, you might meet Mircea Markus from the Infinispan team and Lukáš Vlček our ElasticSearch expert and the man behind our new search.jboss.org.
Looking forward to meet you all there!
Hibernate Search version 4.1.0.Beta1 was tagged; the most essential change compared to January's release 4.1.0.Alpha1 was HSEARCH-1034, made to allow Infinispan Query to use the fluent Programmatic Mapping API as already available to Hibernate users.
More changes are being developed: stay tuned for new MassIndexer improvements, some new performance improving tricks, and a fierce discussion is going on to provide a new pragmatic way to define index mappings starting from the Query use cases.
Integrations with Infinispan
The Infinispan project released a new milestone version 5.1.1.FINAL, which is relevant to Hibernate Search users in many ways:
- Hibernate Search can use Infinispan to distribute the index among several clustered nodes.
- JBoss AS 7.1 will use this version as the fundamental clustering technology.
- Hibernate OGM can map JPA entities to Infinispan instead of a database, and use Hibernate Search as query engine and replicate the indexes storing them in Infinispan.
- Infinispan Query uses the Hibernate Search Engine component to make it possible to search across the values stored in Infinispan. All you need to do is add the dependency to infinispan-query, enable indexing in the configuration and either annotate the objects you store in the grid like you would do with Hibernate Search entitites, or define the mappings using the programmatic API.
More details on Infinispan Query can be found in the Infinispan reference, but if you're familiar with Hibernate Search there's not much to learn as they share most features and configuration options as defined on the Hibernate Search reference manual.
The usual links
- Download from Sourceforge.
- or get it via Maven artifacts.
- User forums.
- New ideas and suggestions via the mailing list.
- Issue tracker is JIRA; bug reports are welcome, especially those providing patches and/or tests.
- Source code is on GitHub, pull requests welcome.
This autumn I'm speaking at JavaOne (2nd - 6th October in San Francisco), JUDCon London (31st October, 1st November) and Devoxx (14th - 18th November).JavaOne
- Introducing Contexts and Dependency Injection 1.1 - technical session in which I'll overview some of the changes coming in CDI 1.1
- CDI Today and Tomorrow - panel session on CDI with David Blevins, Arun Gupta, Sivakumar Thyagarajan and Reza Rahman
- Making Java EE Cloud-Friendly: JSR 347, Data Grids for the Java Platform - BOF with Manik Surtani
- Java EE in the Cloud - a technical session in which I'll show you how to use Java EE in the cloud, using Red Hat's OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service
- Using Infinispan as a remote data store - a technical session with Galder Zamarreño in which we'll show you how to use Infinispan as a remote data store on Red Hat's OpenShift Platform-as-a-Service, with a client app written using CDI.
JUDCon is the official JBoss Users and Developers Conference, and is great value at £100 for a day - so if you near London, I recommend registering today!Devoxx
- Real-world deep-dive into Infinispan - the open source data grid platform - university talk with Manik Surtani and Mircea Markus in which we'll deep dive into Infinispan
- The Java EE BOF series - 3 hours of discussions on Java EE, CDI and Seam with people such as Emmanuel, Dan, Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine's and Nigel Deakin - and I know more will be confirmed later!
We decided to insert another candidate release in the roadmap for two improvements which where too good to leave out
- Lucene 3.1
- Smart object graph analysis to skip expensive operations
As usual download links are here, as are instructions for Maven users. In case you spot some issue, the issue tracker didn't move either, or use the forums for questions.
using Apache Lucene 3.1
Finally released, we've been waiting long for it so that in just a week we where able to provide you with a compatible version of Hibernate Search.
As it seems the usual business with Lucene, many APIs changed. The good news is that it seems Hibernate Search was able to shield users from all breaking changes: code-wise, it's a drop-in replacement to previous versions.
Some things to consider during the migration:
- It's possible that some Analyzers from Lucene and Solr extensions where moved around to other jars, but if you're depending to hibernate-search-analyzers via Maven, again it looks like you shouldn't need to change anything.
- The max_field_length option is not meaningful anymore, see the docs on how to implement something similar if needed.
- Hibernate Search 3.4.0.CR2 actually requires Lucene 3.1
more performance optimizations
Besides the nice boost inherited from the updated Lucene, our internal engine also got smarter.
It figures possible work to skip in the objects graph, being now much better when reacting to collections update events. See HSEARCH-679 for the hairy details, and many thanks to Tom Waterhouse for a complex functional test and the hard work of convincing me of the importance of this improvement.
Infinispan integration
There are several interactions between Hibernate Search and Infinispan, above the most obvious usage of Infinispan as a second level cache you can also:
Cluster indexes via Lucene
Nothing changed in our code, just a reminder that it's possible to replicate or distribute the Lucene indexes on an Infinispan grid, and it is compatible with both Infinispan 4.2.1.FINAL and with 5.0.0.BETA1
Infinispan Query
In Infinispan 5 the query engine is Hibernate Search itself: the integration just got much better, making it easier to use and exposing all features from latest Search versions, including for example Faceting and clustering via Infinispan itself. More improvements coming, especially documentation.
I'm going to talk about this integration at JUDCon 2011, in Boston, May 2-3 during the talk Advanced Queries on the Infinispan Data Grid, see you there!


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Anadarko Petroleum to Expand Sales Capacity for Natural Gas
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HOUSTON _ Anadarko Petroleum Corp. said Thursday that the company's gas sales capacity in the Midwest will expand significantly following execution of a one-year gas purchase agreement between Anadarko Trading Co. and PanCanadian Petroleum Co., the U.S. subsidiary of PanCanadian Petroleum Limited of Calgary.
Beginning April 1, Anadarko Trading will purchase 40 million cubic feet of gas per day from PanCanadian for sale into market areas in Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, generally served by Northern Natural Gas Co. and other interstate pipelines.
Anadarko Trading currently markets about 100 million cubic feet of gas into the Northern Natural market area. These sales were made possible with the construction of the Hugoton Gathering System in southwest Kansas in 1990, which expanded Anadarko Petroleum's market outlets for its gas production from the area. Total sales by Anadarko Trading in 1994 are expected to average 700 million cubic feet, and the majority of that gas is delivered to Midwest market areas in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
"The Northern Natural market area offers Anadarko an important alternative market for our large Hugoton Field reserves," said Anadarko Petroleum Vice President of Marketing Richard J. …

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At the Paris Air Show on Tuesday, as expected, Boeing Co. launched the final and largest member of its Dreamliner jet family, the 787-10.
The jet officially entered the market with 102 orders from blue-ribbon customers United Airlines; British Airways; Singapore Airlines; GE Capital Aviation Services, the airplane leasing unit of General Electric Co.; and Air Lease Corp., the lessor run by longtime industry market-maker Steve Udvar-Hazy.
Udvar-Hazy ordered 30, as did Singapore. British ordered 12. GECAS ordered 10. United ordered 20, of which ten were conversions of previous orders for smaller versions of the 787. First delivery is scheduled for 2018.
In a briefing ahead of the launch, a top executive said Boeing hasn't decided where the jet will be built.
"When we're ready to announce it, we'll announce it," said Scott Fancher, Boeing vice president of airplane development.
Officials in Washington state are concerned that logistical issues of transporting the bigger plane sections to Everett and fitting the completed planes nose-to-tail on an assembly line could rule out the 787-10 for Everett. In that case, this largest Dreamliner would be assembled exclusively in South Carolina.
Designed to be highly fuel-efficient, the stretched 787-10 will carry about 320 passengers, 40 more than the 787-9, though with a shorter range — about 8,000 miles, compared to 9,800 miles for the 787-9.
Boeing Chief Executive Jim McNerney at a launch ceremony at the air show called the 787-10 "the most efficient jetliner in history."
The 787-10 will compete directly against the A350-900 from Airbus.
Udvar-Hazy, who has ordered both those airplanes, said that with the range and seating difference, each will serve different airline needs and "both are going to be very successful."
But in terms of pure fuel efficiency, he said, "if it's identically configured, the (787)-10 has a little bit of an edge on the (A350)-900 per seat."
Udvar-Hazy said the 787-10, which still has sufficient range to cover more than 90 percent of long-haul airline routes, will be a candidate to replace existing 777s and Airbus A340s.
Because the plane is longer than the 787-9, Boeing did some minor structural beefing-up at different points, including the wing-fuselage attachments, and adjusted the landing gear to ensure better takeoff performance.
In the briefing about Boeing's wide-body jet plans immediately before the launch announcement, Fancher was asked why Boeing cannot be definitive about the manufacturing plan, and specifically whether the 787-10 will be assembled like the other Dreamliners in both Everett and North Charleston, S.C., or only in South Carolina.
"When we're ready to make public announcements of what we will do where, we'll make them," Fancher said. "It's a big decision. We want to make the right decision for the airplane and our customers."
Boeing may not want to commit to a manufacturing plan until it's certain that the new North Charleston final assembly line can get up to speed on schedule. It has delivered only four Dreamliners so far.
Fancher said the 787 production system is flexible.
"We have a wide range of options available," said Fancher. "The key to our decision process is going to be what that continued emphasis on rate looks like, how productivity and quality continue to mature, and then we'll make the decision on what we do where."


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i was looking forward to this game since the thunder might be a first round matchup for the lakers. But i have not been able to watch. It was double digits from the jump ball on.
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My driver side of my door won't budge. I have tried everything, opening up the panel, flicking the locks both on the inside and outside but when i do it immediantely goes back to locked. I have tried pulling it and all sorts of things- including taking out the battery, any help???? please
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text: User submit: the powerful story of Michael (11 Photos) By: Rick In: Heroes, Inspirational, Stories, User Submit Disliked Liked! May 8, 2012 9 0 0 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter + View as Slideshow 1 "Last year Michael, my nephew, was diagnosed with brain cancer and given 6 months to live. Shortly after diagnosis, Maj. Donald Hurt, who flew Blackhawks in Iraq, arranged for Michael to visit his unit in Iowa and explore the UH-60. Michael got to operate the controls, try the night-vision goggles in a dark room, see how the nav systems worked — everything but fly in the heli. The unit commander showered Michael with gifts and made him an honorary member of the unit, pinning his wings on the ACU uniform we got him. He cherished the memory of that day fondly, and passed away not 6 but 11 months later — last January. As a small thanks for that day and for their prior service, I put 1/144th scale UH-60s in Templeton Rye bottles for Maj. Hurt and his roommate, Shawn, (who flew UH-60 medevac in Iraq). The photos show the process of building four models in the bottles (no cutting of the bottle). They are built outside first, then taken apart and rebuilt inside: engine tops, wheels, rotors, stabilators are glued on only inside the bottles. It's easier–and more fun–getting the Templeton out than getting the heli in. Cheers to all you who serve and do kind things beyond your duties. You make a difference." Thank you "KJG" and only good to your family 234567891011 Category: Heroes, Inspirational, Stories, User Submit Share on Facebook Share on Twitter +


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24" Engine Fan Shroud for 1968-1970 Mustangs with a 390, 427 or 428CJ Engine.This original style fan shroud is constructed from molded plastic and is for use with any 24" stock replacement style radiator.
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It's closing time for May! Soon, we'll be crossing over from spring to summer and we can't wait for the change (also looking forward to #NewArrivals coming out at beginning of June). To suit our mood, here's a little playlist featuring some of our faves from Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Baths, Justin Timberlake, and more.
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Meet Nadia! You might have seen her captivating hearts on our Instagram recently, or featured on your favorite fashion news site. She's not your average blogger, she's a force to be reckoned with.
How did you get your start in blogging?
Tumblr was a really good platform for me but I believe one of my first features was in Teen Vogue.
You often begin your blog posts with a quote. What are some wise words you personally live by?
My favorite quote ever probably has to be "What other people think of me is none of my business."
Also love this quote "For me, luck is preparation, meeting the moment of opportunity. There is no luck without you being prepared to handle that moment of opportunity. Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for the moment that is to come"
You're also a model. What's been a defining moment in your career?
A defining moment for me is when I made Complex Magazine's list of top models. I was on a flight from Florida back to New York and as soon as I got off my flight, I saw it and couldn't contain my excitement.
A lot of women slim or curvy have had to consciously work to embrace their body type and tear down beauty standards given to them. Have you always been confident? If not, how has the journey been for you?
I was fortunate to be very confident in myself at a young age. When I was 12 or so, I weighed an extreme amount. One Summer my mom put me on a healthier diet and lost a significant amount of weight. When I went back to school, I saw how different people treated because I looked different. I learned quickly at a very young age how shallow people can be and it really built my confidence and made me understand that as long as I'm happy with myself, that's what is important.
You've been blonde, brunette, had long tresses and short. Is there any correlation between hair and femininity for you?
Not for me. I use to have my hair super long and one day decided it wasn't what made me feminine, I wanted a change and I didn't want to hide behind it so I chopped it all off. I don't think the length of a woman's hair makes them any more feminine than the next woman.
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Just about any and everything!
Finish the sentence: When I want to feel beautiful I _________________.
When I want to feel beautiful I call my mom to remind me haha.
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On Monday, we held our Poolside Preview at the Avalon Hotel in Beverly Hills hosted by E! correspondent Alicia Quarles. As guests poured in wearing the latest ShoeDazzle, they were served hor'd'oeuvres, champagne, and Georgetown Cupcake's in ShoeDazzle's signature pink before getting an exclusive look at our summer assortment. Take a peek at the soiree below, and if you want more hashtag #poolsidepreview to see how the party spilled online.
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ASRock X79 Extreme4-M (Intel X79) Motherboard Review
Version and / or Patch Used: 1.70.1400
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Replacing Everest in our labs is AIDA64. This new testing suite is from the core development team from Lavalys and continues that tradition. The guys have thrown in better support for multithreaded CPUs as well as full 64 bit support. We use this to test memory and HDDs for now, but may find ourselves opening this up to other areas of the motherboard.
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We have one clear and simple goal: To help you use the internet to recruit more effectively.
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Our origins are in online recruitment research and as we've grown and matured as an agency, we still hold onto our core values. Data informs all of our work and services. We own and manage the three largest pieces of online recruitment research in the world.
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The Three-Pointer: Mystery and Malaise
1. Mystery What is Coach Dwane Casey up to? I'm dead serious about this. What is the plan? After last night's game, Casey said it was to develop into an uptempo, transition-oriented team. Well, tonight Minnesota outrebounded the Hornets 54-35, including 36-6 on the defensive boards, the first crucial step when you want to run. With Marko Jaric joining Troy Hudson on the injured and inactive list (as if a bum knee was the major impediment to Jaric's playing time), the Wolves played quick-tempo point guards Carter or Banks the entire game. Quick tempo guard Ricky Davis logged a team-high 45 minutes. Quick tempo front court players Justin Reed and Mark Madsen were both over 20 minutes. And the Wolves had exactly nine fast break points.
The Wolves are no more an uptempo team than they are a defensive oriented team. Remember that one, how Casey was going to emphasize defense? Tell it to New Orelans's starting backcourt of Speedy Claxton and Kirk Snyder. While slightly better than Utah's Milt Palacio and Keith McLeod, it's not regarded among the league's elite, even when rookie of the year candidate Chris Paul is healthy enough to play the point. Well, fifth-year veteran Claxton had 28, one off his career high. Snyder likewise had 28, which *was* his career high. It so happens that the Wolves best perimeter defender, Trenton Hassell, didn't play in the 4th quarter. When asked why he didn't use both Hassell and Reed in order to slow down the high-scoring backcourt, Casey said he wanted to keep Ricky Davis in for offense. Ricky Davis, for those of you who don't watch the Wolves and just listen to inaccurate descriptions from the VP of Basketball Operations, can't play defense.
I didn't even bother to ask Casey why Eddie Griffin wasn't playing. The time for that query may have been when Casey was describing how Marcus Banks and "the big man" were blowing the assignments on pick and rolls involving Claxton down the stretch. With the Wolves up by 2, 90-88, with 2:11 left, everybody knew Claxton--who finished with 21 points and 4 assists in the second half alone--would trigger the offense. Sure enough, in the space of 72.5 seconds, he hit two long jumpers and fed Snyder for a trey. 90-95 with less than a minute left. 27 seconds later he hit another long jumper. Ballgame. Mark Blount played the entire 4th quarter and was usually the "big man" miscommunicating with Banks on those pick and rolls. Eddie Griffin is the guy ranked among the top 10 in the league in blocks, the one who never got off the bench. Tell me again how this is a defensive oriented ballclub?
If you say you are an uptempo ballclub, you should be able to score more than 9 points in transition off of 36 defensive rebounds. If you say you are a defensive ballclub, you shouldn't demonstrate the coaching equivalent of contempt for guys like Eddie Griffin and Marko Jaric, who, if used properly, can be defensive weapons. And you do not become enamored of Ricky Davis and Mark Blount, who will ruin your defensive schemes five times for every time they bolster it.
Every game brings a new mystery as to what Dwane Casey is doing. If he has a plan, it is not only not working, it is not apparent. Except for 27 missing seconds for Reed, all four guys acquired from the Celtics played the entire 4th quarter tonight. Here is what Casey said about the game: "We had a quality game...the guys came to win except the execution closing out the game...I like the way we came together down the stretch." By "the stretch" I presume he meant the 15-2 run in the first 6 minutes of the 4th quarter and not the 12-20 implosion in the last 6 minutes of the 4th quarter.
2. The malaise Over the past 32 games, Minnesota has the worst record of any team in the Western Conference, at 10-22. The last time this franchise was 6 games below .500, Kevin Garnett was a teenager. The one-year anniversary of Flip Saunders' firing is upon us.
3. Not the same page It is very hard to believe that Kevin McHale and Dwane Casey would have much affection for each other right now. Those in a position to know within the organization confirm that McHale's guy was PJ Carlissimo. When he was coaching, McHale expressed a preference for "smashmouth basketball," especially by pounding the ball down in the paint. Tonight, Kevin Garnett hit his first shot, a little six-foot turnaround jumper. The rest of the game he went 5-17 from the field (1-9 in the second half), with his nearest make coming from 18 feet out. Kevin McHale traded Sam Cassell for Marko Jaric--after getting the Clips to lock him in on a six-year sign-and-trade deal-- and a first round pick. While Cassell leads the Clips to the playoffs, Jaric is an emotional wreck, questioning Casey's treatment of him, and in the doghouse beside Griffin. The best games we have seen from Ricky Davis and Marcus Banks were the first ones they played for this team. Any more tutelage and they'll have to be sent down to the instructional league.
This was a very good time to take the pulse of the Timberwolves. They have home games against a trio of opponents--Utah, NO/OC, and upcoming against Seattle--that figure in with the Lakers and Golden State as their primary competition for that final playoff spot. They have now lost two of those games.
The break for the all star game weekend is usually a time when struggling franchises assess what is going wrong and come up with a plan to address it, either by trades or firings or resignations or substitution changes. It will be interesting to see what owner Glen Taylor thinks of all this.
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In his attempt to explode the myth that there is unlimited demand for U.S. government debt, former Treasury official Lawrence Goodman explained that there is high perceived demand because the Federal Reserve is doing most of the buying.
When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke donned his professorial cap and addressed 30 undergraduate students at George Washington University on Tuesday, he claimed it was all in the interest of transparency. According to the New York Times, "The Fed is concerned that it is neither loved nor understood by many Americans, and that public anger could lead to constraints on its powers."
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) announced on Tuesday the Republican budget plan to take into the election debate; it is in sharp contrast to the Obama administration's budget announced last month. Two key differences stand out: reducing the number of income tax brackets from the current six to just two (10 percent and 25 percent), and cutting corporate income tax rates from 35 percent currently to 25 percent. The Obama administration wants to raise taxes instead.
For proof that the Obama "recovery" remains unimpressive compared to previous recoveries, Cato Institute scholar Dan Mitchell gathered evidence from a number of sources to make his point.
Encyclopædia Britannica's president Jorge Cauz (left) announced on Tuesday that his company would no longer print its 129-pound, 32-volume sets of its iconic print encyclopedias. He put the best face possible on the decision:


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Slow Food USA Blog
Reflections, insights and news about the food movement and "going Slow"
Healing Hospitals
May. 29, 2008
If you've been in a hospital recently, whether as a patient or as a visitor, you know that the saddest thing in there might be the food. Maybe you've even wondered: how can they serve this junk...
How to Teach Sustainability
May. 27, 2008
Today we've got an interview with Josh Hahn, whose company, Stone Bridge, advises schools on how to address sustainability and how their physical campuses can become integral components of this...
Victory! A Penny a Pound
May. 27, 2008
An exciting update for those of you who have been following the fight (both in the news and here on our blog) between the Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Burger King: Burger King has finally...
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May. 23, 2008
Slow Food USA has begun an exciting partnership with online food locater LocalHarvest. Local Harvest is an easy-to-use site that helps consumers all over the country find the sustainable food in...
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A CME can launch a billion tons of plasma from the sun's surface into space, at speeds of over a million miles per hour.
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The zodiac is defined by 13 constellations that lie along the annual path of the sun across the sky.
The electromagnetic spectrum describes all the wavelengths of light. From dark nebulae to exploding stars, it reveals an otherwise invisible universe.
Astronomers typically speak of distance in the universe in parsecs, not light-years. One parsec is about 30 trillion kilometers, or just over three light-years.
Wolf-Rayet stars make our sun look tiny. They can be hundreds of times more massive, millions of times brighter, and tens of thousands of degrees hotter.
Elliptical galaxies are among the largest single star systems in the universe and are built by the collisions of many smaller galaxies.
The interstellar medium is the stuff between the stars. Made up mostly of hydrogen and helium gas, it contains all the material needed to make stars and planets. It is shaped by stellar winds, dying stars, galactic magnetic fields, and supernova explosions.
Sometimes the planets appear to change direction in the sky. This retrograde motion is entirely an illusion caused by the Earth passing the slower moving outer planets.
The ecliptic marks the path of the sun. It's the projection of Earth's orbit onto the sky. And it's an essential part of any stargazer's vocabulary.


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2016 Annual Birdhouse Competition and Exhibit
Get out your building tools and creativity and start building birdhouses for the 23rd Annual Birdhouse Competition and Exhibit. For more information, visit OgdenNatureCenter.org.
Get out your building tools and creativity and start building birdhouses for the 23rd Annual Birdhouse Competition and Exhibit. For more information, visit OgdenNatureCenter.org.
The Utah Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased to present Jennet Thomas' The Unspeakable Freedom Device, a film and multi-media installation in the Codec Gallery. For more details, visit UtahMOCA.org.
Unravel the mysteries inside all of us and discover how your genome reveals your ancestral past at the Genome: Unlocking Life's Code exhibit, now at the Natural History Museum of Utah. For more information, visit NHMU.utah.edu.
The National Ability Center is kicking off summer with its annual, crowd-pleasing Barn Party. Be sure to join in the fun and celebrate 30 years of possibilities with the NAC. For tickets and details, visit DiscoverNAC.org/barnparty.
The Utah Wing of the Commemorative Air Force invites you to take a sentimental journey back to the 1940s at the 4th annual Swing Dance Party. Proceeds will benefit the museum. For tickets and details, visit CAFUtahWing.org.
Don't miss the 2016 Summer Concerts at the Ogden Nature Center, combining the beautiful outdoors with fresh, talented musicians. For tickets and details, go to OgdenNatureCenter.org.
Celebrate the centennial of the National Parks Service with author Terry Tempest Williams who will discuss her new book, The Hour of Land: A Personal Topography of America's National Parks. For details, visit KingsEnglish.com.
This year, the Park Silly Sunday Market, held on on Park City's Historic Main Street, celebrates its 10th Anniversary. Don't miss the 2016 season! For dates and more information, go to ParkSillySundayMarket.com.
The Danielle Byron Henry Migraine Foundation invites you to the first "Shine Her Light" fundraiser, featuring the musical reunion of the Saliva Sisters and the Disgusting Brothers Band. For tickets and details, go to DanielleFoundation.org.
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I took out the entire front left head light assembly today to replace the parking light bulb, but couldn't figure out where it was or how to remove it and insert the new one. My manual includes a picture that doesn't actually correspond to the light assembly on my car (for example, there's only one cap to screw off on the back, whereas the diagram in my manual indicated two). Thanks in advance.
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Finding Morality in a Bullring
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
The words of the Preacher, the Son of David, King in Jerusalem.
Vanity of Vanity, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the
One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh:
but the earth abideth forever.
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down,
and hasteth to the place where it arose. ( Ecclesiastes 1:1-5)
The word vanity, at the time of the King James Version translation, meant "empty or emptied, hence without substance" ( Partridge757). This biblical quotation begins what many consider to be Ernest Hemingway's best novel, which also happened to be his first, The Sun Also Rises. Hemingway chose this title because his protagonist in the novel, Jake Barnes, is actively engaged in a search for a meaning for his life in a world seemingly empty and without substance. Barnes's search is a fictional quest, but because Barnes is certainly the author's alter-ego, it probes mythologically into an ancient and ongoing quest in which Ernest Hemingway seeks to find a true base for morality in an effort to acquire a meaning for his own life. Hemingway, like many other authors, uses his fiction to indemnify a personal quest.
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problems with 2012 rubicon door wiring connectors. red tabs will not move to lock or unlock connector. something simple or just get rid of red tab?
The red tab block a raised portion on the base connector from releasing. You need to get it loose. It's purpose is to to keep the connector locked. I would try to keep the red tab where possible. You may need to push the connectors together and try to move the tab again.
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Are you looking for a Business Course in Dublin?
- IBAT College Dublin is Ireland's leading industry focused College. Our business course is designed to provide students with the skills that employers value most
- Small class sizes ensure individual attention and support
- Friendly, supportive and practical Student Services Department
- You will get the ability to make a significant contribution within modern business and you will improve your knowledge of finance, information technology and marketing
- Recognition - A degree from IBAT College Dublin is awarded by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). This is the benchmark in quality and standards in the private education sector in Ireland. QQI is an Irish regulatory body and is accountable to the Irish government. Therefore, it demands the highest standards of excellence in education and is recognised worldwide
- Support - IBAT College Dublin prides itself on offering the highest standards of student support. From when you walk in the door at IBAT you will be made to feel welcome and the College will endeavour to support you in any way we can - if you need help with a subject or pastoral care for personal issues, we will always be just a step away. We take a student centered approach to education and always aim to maximise your learning experience.
- Learning Environment - IBAT College Dublin provides a customised state-of-art campus to ensure that it is the most conducive environment possible for learning; from our numerous open areas for discussion and group work, to our debating chamber, to our library and Wifi connectivity throughout our building, IBAT strives to provide, for you the student, a learning environment where you can excel and reach your full potential.
Course Description
Want to get a strong grounding in the core pillars of business? Interested in the emerging trends in the field of marketing or develop a stronger understanding of the current economic environment? Want to understand the important role that financial analysis plays in a business? Then the Higher Certificate in Business is the course for you. This two-year degree programme provides a broad range of business skills in conjunction with a detailed knowledge of the current business environment in which companies operate. The practical focus adopted by the College will help develop our students with the necessary personal and professional skills that will allow them to confidently progress onto a relevant postgraduate course or start a successful business career.
Progression Opportunities
A graduate of the College's Higher Certificate in Business course would be strongly placed to continue their studies in the area of business. Most graduates continue their studies onto the Colleges Bachelor of Business (Ordinary) and the Bachelor of Business (Honours) programmes.
Students who have successfully completed this Higher Certificate in Business, with an average grade of 60% or over, are also eligible to apply to progress on the BCom offered (on-site or online) by University Canada West, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (https://ucanwest.ca/)
Entry Requirements
Access for Irish and european school leavers is facilitated through the standard CAO route. A minimum of five D3 in ordinary-levels subjects in the Leaving Certificate (or equivalent), including English and maths, are required.
Mature students (aged 23 and above on the 1st of January on the year of admission) should apply directly to IBAT College Dublin.
International students should apply directly. IBAT College uses a number of comparison systems, such as NARIC and the NQAI Qualifications Recognition system, to compare and establish equivalency of international awards. An IELTS score of 5.5 or equivalent is required for non-native English speakers.
The Higher Certificate in Business programme lays the foundations for a student to confidently progress onto further undergraduate study, concentrating on introductions to core business areas.
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This course is accredited by Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) - formerly Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC). QQI is the statutory awarding body for the private education sector in Ireland.
Duration of course
2 years full-time
Student Testimonials
"What I like about IBAT College is that every member of staff works tirelessly to help you meet your goals. Whether it's a post exam review or an extra lecture before the academic year ends, all members do their best to facilitate your goals in order to guarantee you succeed".David Reddy, Bachelor of Business Degree - Year 3
"I've been studying in IBAT for the last four years, where I have had only good moments and experiences. IBAT helped me to improve my skills, qualifications and knowledge. The college by itself is very good. Lecturers are very attentive, reception always willing to help us and look after all the students for every single concern or doubt, and the infrastructure is also provide for all the students, conditions to enjoy this experience with much more fun. I'll definitely miss this College, my colleagues and members of the staff."Douglas Nascimento, Bachelor of Business (Honours) - Year 4
Facility - IBAT College Dublin has good environment for study and facilities are good as well, especially the IT facilities and library.
Quality of Education - Many lecturers have lots of experience and good professional backgrounds therefore bringing many business related case studies into their teaching.
Cost of tuition - IBAT College has competive tuition fees
Daeyong Park, Bachelor of Business (Honours) - Year 4
What is the course fee?
The course fee is €3,500 for the first year. IBAT College Dublin offers flexible payment options. For further information on these payment options, please contact the admissions office.
Is tax relief available for this course?
Tax Relief is available is available for eligible participants on this course. For further details click here.
What do I get for my fee?
- Full set of bound notes
- Access to your online student portal (view student portal site)
- Content Expert Lecturer
- Excellent college learning and information facilities (view college photos)
I would like to apply. What should I do?
Students interested in this course were also interested in:
Level 7 Bachelor of Business Degree Course
Level 8 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree Course
Students who graduated from the Higher Certificate in Business went on to complete:
Level 7 Bachelor of Business Degree Course
Level 8 Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree Course


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Rated 4 out of 5 by 515 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Emoney28 Absolutely wonderful! Just got back, had an absolutely wonderful experience. Super friendly and helpful staff at check in was a breeze. Stayed in a beautiful Oasis suite, highly recommended. Dined at the Dutch the 1st night which was awesome. Hung at the pool all day in a beautiful Cabana with a tv thx to the concierge while being papered all day from poolside waitress Christie. Chilled at the lounge and the Wall the last night then another comfortable sleep thx to the extra sweet sleeper bed!. Was sad to checkout but even that was a breeze. 100% will be back again! May 5, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by WVeteran This hotel USED TO BE GREAT In the past two years I have stayed at the W in South Beach about 10 times. I always eat at Mr. Chow and the Dutch, both great restaurants and I always use the Bliss Spa...amazing. I was happy every time except for my last two stays. I had some issues back in January: walking into my room after check-in, I found white pills on the floor in the hallway and hair on the bathroom counter. I got a $100 resort credit for that and was promised a free night, however, the free night was not granted. Because my company uses this hotel I decided to give it another try in April. Booked 2 nights, was upgraded, however the room was worse and smaller than the room I had initially booked...low floor too. Didn't complain. Second night, there was a cockroach crawling on my pillow while I was laying in bed. Upset, I phoned downstairs, 3 managers came upstairs, the bed's sheets were changed, was promised that I would be compensated for this unfortunate experience, however, nobody ever got back to me. I even emailed the hotel manager and never heard back. I am so disappointed and disgusted with the service. Very unfortunate. You have lost a GREAT client W South Beach! April 29, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by Milti Your service rules are short sighted towards valuable customers It's unacceptable the way you deal with hotel customers who want to use facilities of the hotel. It's unthinkable that you cannot get a spot at the pool and thet if you need a sun umbrella you need to pay extra. Sorry, others may also charge but I do not care about it if you expect one to pay the prices you are requesting. April 29, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Jewels Needs some improvements Room was not as described to me when we made our reservations. They give you the worst room first then you have to ask for another room....comparable to what was reserved. We reserved ocean view on the top floors of the hotel. We were given street view on the middle floor. The bellman did not explain our room.....didn't know the features. Had to figure them out ourselves. No room service menu in the room and lack of towels delivered each day. April 29, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rosie11 Miami Beach Great location, excellent service. April 28, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Shelly40 Perfect stay Everything about this hotel is perfect. The location on the beach, big rooms (which are extremely rare in SB), great staff, cool scene, etc. I can't say enough good things. We thoroughly enjoy our stays here. April 23, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by thedoc The W is for Winner One of the most spectacular hotels I have ever stayed at, the staff very attentive, facilities were exquisite. i would stay at the W again. April 23, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Biztravel13 Awesome Had a short 2-day business stay. My experience started with getting my car parked. The valet (Hector) was just what you would expect: welcoming, professional and FAST. The reception check-in staff (Chris) was great. He was attentive, and courteous. When I asked to have a late check-out he made it happen. The beach staff is very friendly with a constant welcoming smile - just love it... My room was great with all the W amenities. The hotel pool was awesome to hang out. I would stay at this hotel again. April 22, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by DBUSBY Needs to take better care of SPG PLATINUM Members It was an act of God and way way too much work and effort on my part to get an upgrade and to be even treated in any way as a platinum spg hotel owner April 15, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Jennie16 Horrible Customer Service When I booked this stay, I was excited to experience the true Starwood experience for the weekend. Unfortunately the service at this hotel was horrible to say the least; prior to check-in, I inquired about my suite night award upgrades and was bounced around to several people. I then requested that my credit card on file be charged at check-in and was told that was not a problem, when my friend checked in they requested another credit card (instead if charging the card on file like i requested and was told was not a problem) and told her they'd be charging $250 on her card and proceeded to take the deposit for the entire stay (which should have been communicated). In terms of the room, we had a leaking sink and maintenance just cleaned up the water without fixing anything. We had to call back for them to come back to fix the sink. We then requested bellhop services and waited a full hour before we called back down and found out that our request was "lost". For being part of SPG, I am disappointed in my stay at the W Miami. April 15, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by DBUSBY SPG PLATINUM/HOTEL OWNER I RESERVED THROUGH THE CONCERGE SERVICE AND BASICALLY THEY MESSED UP , CANCELING THE WRONG RESERVATION. WHEN I CHECKED IN THEY COULD/WOULD NOT UPGRADE NOR USE MY SUITE NIGHTS. I SUFFERED THROUGH MANY W SOUTH BEACH EMPLOYEE CALLS FOR OVER A DAY AND FINALLY WITH THE HELP OF BRIAN HERRO,DIR OF WELCOME GOT A UPGRADE. I COULD FINALLY FULLY ENJOY MY STAY BUT DIDNT FEEL I WAS TREATED LIKE A VIP, ESPECIALLY NOT PLATINUM . EVEN HAD FRONT DESK DENY MY FREE BRKSFT . ALOT WORK ON MY PART. April 9, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by CindyG Loved the W South Beach to death with just a couple of small caveats I am a huge fan of W Hotels and W SoBe lived up to my (very high) expectations. Spacious and extremely comfortable room, great location, great service, great experience all round. Minor nitpicky things: the staff service rooms very late in the day, which I assume is to cater to a late-rising and indulgent clientele :) Less good for a business traveller like me. I was also puzzled, when I needed to take (paper) notes and found I'd forgotten my notebook, to not find any kind of note pad anywhere in the room. Was it hiding somewhere I didn't look? The stationery tray contained only a postcard form which I ended up using. My breakfast eggs at The Dutch were cold (I guess they'd sat around to accommodate the delivery of sizzling hot bacon :)) But these were minor details within an otherwise highly enjoyable stay. April 8, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pamela67 Perfect Vaca! We stayed for 4 nights and had a "spectacular studio". Loved the room, view, balcony, vibe, housekeeping, gym, pool and beach. All of my expectations were met as a whole. My only complaint is that it is really expensive to eat at the pool or on the beach. One salad, one sandwich and one tortilla chip order (we split it ) with two drinks each came to $166. daily. ($16 for a small drink in a little plastic cup is excessive.). April 5, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by TOMH going downhill really bad experience with sevice that was far below what I am used to as SPG traveler. having more contact after my trip then before or during says it all. will never stay at tis property again...esepcially when crowded...CAN'T HANDLE THE CROWD! April 3, 2013
Rated 3 out of 5 by andreystart Andrey Very noisy Hotel We coud't sleep almost every day until 2-3 A.M. Quality of Dining room is not good . Meal,foods are not tasty >> Not enough places aroun the pool . Very good and big Fitness Center April 2, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by DandD Fun and comfort the rooms and staff are amazing. The Dutch is really fun and delicious at any time of day or night. Everyone in the hotel and restaurants is welcoming and happy no matter how busy they are. March 25, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Robf430 Great hotel and staff The food is not to the level of the hotel Mr chow is okay but the hotel needs better food March 16, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by julie Food Although the lunch menu was less than expected...a big shout out to Courtney who searched me down to fix a lunch order. I don't mind paying for something worth the amount charged - it wasn't and was dissapointed with the options. The value wasn't there. The room was great - clean - big - so I felt I got what I expected in that respect. The weather was awesome but I am not sure if the hotel was responsible for that? March 12, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by AprilinParis The Service at this Hotel is Excellent! Every single member of the staff that we encountered was friendly and competent. We will definitely stay at this location again. March 10, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by PBJ123 Unfortunate Stay We checked in on March 6, 2013 and when we entered our room we noticed that our balcony overlooked a construcction scene with constant jackhammering. This went on throughout most of our time during the stay. It completely wrecked our stay as we booked a great suite with a large balcony for gathering and we could not even open our door without the loud jackhammering annoying us. We understand that construction happens but i would think that they would give us some kind of warning so we would know what to expect and have the option to book something else. The front desk was not accomodating and could not move us to another room beacause of availablitly. I also asked for a reduced rate which they did not grant as of yet. Also, they have left off two nights from our rewards for SPG points. I will let them know but be sure that Starwood does not try to cheat you out of a few nights stay for rewards...dissapointing. March 9, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by TimnSuze Employee WOW'ed Upon arriving, everyone from the valet team was great, very helpful and friendly. next came the doorman, and as my wife pointed out, we never once touched a door at the W south beach it really felt like royalty. the heated outdoor infinity pool at night looking up at the stars, simply unreal. the front desk had an upgrade from the 3rd to the 17th floor which made us VERY happy. we were stunned by the service and the friendliness and we're Canadian! February 22, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Paul4349 Internet Service Issues Evidently your internet security gave my laptop VPN some problems different frommost other Hotels- it required a differnet set of computer setting for your strange security in place. I travel and stay over 100 nights a yr and havent seen this excersize before - so you might want to review this . IT jsut causes the business customer delays for no specific reason... February 17, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Tony2929 This hotel has great rooms Location of the hotel is outstanding and the rooms are modern and comfortable. Wonderful beds! Great showers. February 15, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Barry Great Room Very Clean As always, a great stay. Marie (Hatian Lady), my maid was so customer friendly oriented. She kept my room spotless. February 14, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by BigZ Wonderful time Our 5 days at the W were wonderful. Staff was very helpful and the staff always recommended a wonderful place to visit or eat. I would definitely recommend this hotel. February 12, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Steve Great Vibe and Service at the W South Beach Th W South Beach is the best hotel we have stayed at, including Ritz Carltons and other 5 star hotels all over the world. South Beach is nice, but we went back for the second year in a row because of the excellence of the W. Here's why? Staff is super friendly and helpful. The infinity pool and surrounding space is a delight - large enough to never feel crowded even with every lounge chair occupied, crystal clear warm soft water, privacy from the public beachfront walkway, and excellent service. The beach is literally 20 steps away with equally fine lounge chair, towel and food service provided by the hotel. The rooms are all large -studios or suites - with walls of windows overlooking the beach and the city. A short walk to Lincoln Road and Ocean Ave., yet a private oasis away from the crowds. Lest you think I work for Starwood (I don't), I must add that Mr.Chow's was disappointing - food was nothing special, especially for the price - although the space is beautiful. Yes South Beach is nice, but the W is our reason to return each year. February 12, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by JohnnyR Awesome We stayed in a Mega Suite that contained a second story outdoor kitchen which included an outdoor TV and seating for 8. Also on this level was a plung pool with an unobstructed view of the ocean. The lower level had a high end kitchen, killer bose stereo and a wide open entrance to the patio. Unbelievable! Service was truly the exceptional and every detail was perfect. February 11, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Harvey13 wonderful staff I never saw any housekeeping staff but every time I came to my room it looked like it had just been spruced up! Beachfront properties are hard to maintain as the elements are a constant battle but the entire Hotel looked great and compared favorably with the other premier properties on the water. Very cool art collection and the food was outstanding. Thanks for the experience! Harvey13 February 7, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Laurie70 W Hotel Over the last 3 years, I have stayed at this property. Overall, the staff was friendly, service was good and the hotel was clean. However, this is the first time that I was disappointed in the details and minor changes in the W Hotel. For example, I had holes in my towels in the bathroom. I had to call housekeeping for a soap dish and soap for both sinks. The odd thing is that the soap dish that they brought was chipped which is fine it works, but the standards that you expect with a W hotel are falling. I always enjoy eating lunch on the beach and do it every year. Usually, the food is served on plates, but they have changed to paper products. The problem is the wind blows the lids and you have to anchor the items down while you are trying to relax. February 6, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by jc303 No better service! Staff is superb! Especially Concierge.....Diego, Ralph and Shastika January 29, 2013