Greg Black on March 11th, 2010

The MapReduce programming framework was first developed by Google to be an extremely efficient way to deal with massive amounts of data. In many companies, data needs to be accessed very quickly, and this framework was originally designed to be able to deal with data that was even spread across thousands of individual machines.

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Chris Linch on March 9th, 2010

1. When you really think about it, if you have clean sheets and a decent bed, what else do you need from a hotel to get a decent night’s sleep? Some people drain their wallets on the fanciest hotels and it’s like throwing money away. Choosing a more economical hotel will save you tons of money and. The frills of the luxury hotels are not very important. Your wallet will be happy if you avoid them. Likewise, it’s good to steer clear of wasting money on the doorman or porter.

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Claybourne Housman on March 8th, 2010

The economy is really suffering. You hear that refrain everywhere these days. And while this is true to a great extent, it is also an excellent time for the smart investor to take a second look at the current real estate market. Property Tax Sales are a great way to get started in the real estate market or for those with experience to expand their portfolio of properties and investments.

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