Loneliness by Marcialito Barros Loneliness, simply said, does no justice, So commonly felt, so hard to express, Rich or poor, it strikes without prejudice, In a time where one feels so powerless, It swiftly escalates to depression, Or just as easily spirals downward, Plunged in a hazed world stripped of emotion, With what...
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Happy 75th Birthday to the Golden Gate Bridge! Opened on May 27, 1937, the bridge stands as strong and breathtaking as ever. The toll may have gone up a bit, but it is nevertheless worth the crossing – may she always be as glorious as she is today.
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Smartphones and Apps I love smartphones and apps. I often look for apps that do something unique. And if not unique, then it is nice for it to have value. How does this app make my life easier? For example, I have a Starbucks app on my smartphone, which allows me to pay...
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United Against You An Internet Service Provider (ISP), provides access to the Internet. Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon are a few examples of companies that offer services to customers so that we can surf the net, watch movies, write and receive email. But now imagine that everything you access on the Internet is being monitored...
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IBM End-to-End Security for Smart Grids By Sadu Bajekal, Andy Bochman, Steve A. Dougherty,David K. Hemsath and Kate Scarcella Did you know that end-to-end security should be holistic? Follow the link below to learn more: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/tiw14041usen/TIW14041USEN.PDF
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I am at PULSE, Where are You? I am at Pulse, and I would like to invite you to join me. By clicking on the following link, you will be able to see live streaming PULSE events! http://www-01.ibm.com/software/tivoli/pulse/connect/index.html Annually, IBM holds an event called PULSE, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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Campbell House Antiques At the end of our time in Cleveland, this summer, after Charlotte was home from her two month stay at the Cleveland Clinic, I decided to go in search of Oberlin, where I had once considered going to college, though I had never seen the town. As Kate worked from her...
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Human Need Not Apply Recently, I went from Cleveland to Memphis without any human interaction. I arrived at the airport, in Cleveland, and used a Kiosk to check in and get my boarding pass. I uneventfully went off to Memphis. After arriving safely in Memphis, I went to the rental car agency. Without a...
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The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as...
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Ten Years Later “Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward and freedom will be defended.” ~President George W. Bush ~ September 11, 2001 (Memorial at the Main Library, in Coral Springs, Florida) Of late, the news is dominated by reminiscence’s and reflections of the Nine-Eleven attacks, just as it should be. ...
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