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8 Reasons to Fear Cloud Computing
By 2014, cloud computing is expected to become a $150 billion industry. And for good reason — whether users are on a desktop computer or mobile device, the cloud provides instant access to data anytime, anywhere there is an Internet connection. For businesses, cloud computing also offers myriad benefits, such as scalable storage for files, applications and other types of data; improved collaboration regardless of team members’ locations; and saved time and money by eliminating the need to build a costlydata center and hire an IT team to manage it. Most businesses, however, have one major concern when it comes to cloud computing: E... -
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K 2013 Highlights: Materials and Additives
K 2013 will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany, between 16 and 23 October. Top companies in the plastics and rubber industry will be fighting for visitors’ attention, showcasing their new innovations during the International Trade Fair. We have prepared a preview of new products and technologies to be launched at K Show, focusing on the materials and additives category. It’s no secret that performance, economy and sustainability currently drive all materials and additives developments in the field of plastics. K 2013, the biggest international trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, will present a broad range of engineered plastics m... -
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Why Runners Don’t Get Knee Arthritis
One of the most entrenched beliefs about running, at least among nonrunners, is that it causes arthritis and ruins knees. But a nifty new study finds that this idea is a myth and distance running is unlikely to contribute to the development of arthritis, precisely and paradoxically because it involves so much running. It’s easy to understand, of course, why running is thought to harm the knee joint, since with every stride, ballistic forces move through a runner’s knee. Common sense would suggest that repeatedly applying such loads to a joint should eventually degrade its protective cartilage, leading to arthritis. But many of the availab... -
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Three trends in business app development you need to be aware of
Listen up, enterprise architects or anyone responsible for application delivery in their company: there are trends afoot. Yes, trends. Ten of them, in fact. In all seriousness, market research firm Forrester published a new report on Monday outlining its predictions for how business application deployment will change in the near future. It’s worth a read if this is a major part of your job. Three of our favorite trends (there are 10 total): Cloud deployment models are changing the economics of applications. “Traditional on-premises applications are tapped out,” the report’s authors write. “Software upgrade... -
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Health Reform: Exchanges Will Be Cornerstone for Coverage Choices
MONDAY, Sept. 23 (HealthDay News) — A new way of shopping for health insurance is coming to your state. Beginning Oct. 1, consumers can use a new health insurance exchange in their state to apply for health coverage. Depending on when you enroll, that coverage could kick in as early as Jan. 1, 2014. The exchanges are the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration’s landmark health reform law, and are primarily intended to help uninsured Americans and small businesses find affordable health insurance. Each state exchange will act like a shopping mall for health insurance. Uninsured workers can go to the exchang... -
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Want a More Relaxed Evening? Do This Before You Leave Work
As you wrap up another workday, the last thing you may be inclined to do is sit there and think about what happened. But if you want a more relaxing, stress-free evening, reflecting on the good stuff will go a long way. Findings from a study published in the Academy of Management Journal suggest that taking just a few minutes to reflect positively on the events of the day led to decreased stress — and a healthier, more relaxed evening. Melissa Korn notes in the Wall Street Journal: It’s no surprise that positive thinking can ease tension. But it might prove more practical than employers’ current approaches for fighting ... -
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America’s lost tycoon
His life reads like any great Hollywood script. No surprise then that director Ron Howard has flirted with the concept of adapting Swiss Journalist Daniel Ammann’s book The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich for the silver screen. And what an amazing motion picture it would make: a tale of money, power, politics and presidential pardons. I am a modest, quiet person who has never done anything illegal He was born Marcell David Reich to a working-class family on December 18, 1934 in Antwerp, Belgium. His time in Europe would be short-lived. He and his family – who were Jewish – escaped the Nazis, fleeing to the US in 1941, where t... -
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On the outside looking in: Turkey and the EU
On July 1, the people of Croatia took to the streets in celebration of their country’s official admittance into the European Union. In Istanbul, officials looked on in repugnance. After all, no one has been on the EU’s waiting list longer than Turkey. The government filed its application in April 1987, but has since managed to meet only one of the 35 acquis chapters required for full membership. The current administration has shown little interest in meeting the EU’s requirements, and talks have been stalled for the better part of three years because lawmakers in the capital of Ankara refuse to sit at the negotiating table with Cypriots... -
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4 survival strategies for IT chaos
Your IT survival guide for the new business normal: Four steps for mastering the world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Every time Stuart Kippelman’s 10-year-old daughter gets into the car with her father, she insists the Bluetooth isn’t working. It takes about 10 seconds to sync and power up the music, and to a preteen, 10 seconds equals broken. Today’s youth are, of course, tomorrow’s customers. “They demand immediacy, which is driving what IT has to deal with,” says Kippelman, who is CIO at Covanta Energy and a Computerworld blogger. But the need for speed is just the tip of the ic... -
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How to Refinance Your Loan Easy Step-by-Step Guide
Getting a loan, especially a business loan, can be intensive. If you already have a loan and you have a high interest rate, it is very possible to refinance that loan and help your company to cut down on loan expenses and start turning a bigger profit as a result of this. Refinancing your loan can save you thousands of dollars, especially if it is something long term like a car loan or a mortgage. But business loans too can be refinanced. If you own a small business, you probably already know that a good loan can be a valuable jumpstart to your money making ability, but if you are trapped in a high interest loan, you don’t have to waste all...
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