Can Oscar Pistorius or His Next Versions Beat Able-Bodied?

Can Oscar Pistorius or His Next Versions Beat Able-Bodied?
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From Wikipedia: Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius (born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner. Known as the “Blade Runner” and “the fastest man on no legs”, Pistorius, who has a double amputation, is the world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres (sport class T44) events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibretranstibial artificial limbs by Ossur. In 2007 Pistorius took part in his first international competitions for…

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100% Open Source Project from Mick Ebeling – The EyeWriter

100% Open Source Project from Mick Ebeling – The EyeWriter
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“If not now, then when? If not me, then who?” Mick Ebeling raised in a family of entrepreneurs and philanthropists, Mick Ebeling is founder of the Not Impossible Foundation, an organization comprised of thinkers, dreamers, and doers, with a mission to take ideas that once seemed impossible to possible, when the right people are connected and empowered.     “That was the first time I’ve drawn anything in seven years. I feel like I had been…

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See How SAP co-CEO Bill uses his iPAD for Analysing Real SAP data in Real Time

See How SAP co-CEO Bill uses his iPAD for Analysing Real SAP data in Real Time
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SAP co-CEO Talks to Cramer Mad Money   Mad Money host Jim Cramer sizes up your ability to make money off of SAP. “46 of the top 50 investment banking and investment banking firms in the world use SAP,” says Bill McDermott, SAP co-CEO. See it in ACTION !

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In-memory Database Systems: Hype or Reality?

In-memory Database Systems: Hype or Reality?
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Typical arguments about in-memory database systems follows: From : http://nosql.mypopescu.com/post/505511044/in-memory-elastic-databases This is indeed an interesting argument and one that I’m not going to argue against. But it still feels like elastic caching or in-memory elastic databases will remain just a part of the software equation: – Even if the price of RAM has continued to decrease, the machines mentioned do not sound like commodity hardware so you’ll have to balance the costs with the value…

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Apple #1 in Supply Chain and 20 out of Top 25 use SAP SCM

Apple #1 in Supply Chain and 20 out of Top 25 use SAP SCM
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The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2011 2011 marks the seventh year of our annual Supply Chain Top 25 report. The goal of this research has always been to raise awareness of the supply chain discipline and how it impacts business. Here, we reveal the results of this year’s ranking and discuss where the Supply Chain Top 25 is heading in the future. Key Findings The Top 5 include three mainstays — Apple, Dell…

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SAP Hana: Details of High Performance Analytical Appliance

SAP Hana: Details of High Performance Analytical Appliance
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  “Intel and SAP engineering teams have collaborated extensively on SAP HANA™ and SAP In-Memory Computing technology. Comparing the in-memory system performance with a classical relational database, the query time was reduced from 77 minutes to 13 seconds when run on the Intel ® Xeon® processor 7500  series. We are thrilled with this result, and it showcases once again the powerful impact of joint problem solving between our two companies.”  – K. Skaugen, Intel Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Group  …

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Trillion Node Computing:Why We Need to Start All Over?

Trillion Node Computing:Why We Need to Start All Over?
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This is a short film (a fast paced preview of a larger effort) by MAYA Design created to put some perspective on the invisible but fast approaching challenges and opportunities in the pervasive computing age. This age will be very interesting. In order to understand where high performance analytics or computing stands, one must see this video.    

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