diff --git a/index/bitmap.go b/index/bitmap.go
index ebd51f73c..a236ddfa5 100644
--- a/index/bitmap.go
+++ b/index/bitmap.go
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ func Invert(a_bm IBitmap) IBitmap {
 	return output
 
 }
+func NewBitmap()IBitmap{
+    return CreateRBBitmap()
+}
 
 func Union(a_bm IBitmap, b_bm IBitmap) IBitmap {
 	var a = a_bm.Min()
diff --git a/index/commands.go b/index/commands.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c120e16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index/commands.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+    "log"
+    "fmt"
+)
+
+type Rank struct {
+	Key, Count uint64
+}
+
+type RankList []Rank
+
+func (p RankList) Swap(i, j int)      { p[i], p[j] = p[j], p[i] }
+func (p RankList) Len() int           { return len(p) }
+func (p RankList) Less(i, j int) bool { return p[i].Count > p[j].Count }
+
+
+type Command interface {
+	Execute(*Fragment)string
+    QueryType() string
+    Response() string
+    ResponseChannel() chan string
+}
+
+
+func BuildCommandFactory(req *RequestJSON,decoder *json.Decoder)Command{
+    log.Println(req)
+    var result Command
+
+    switch req.Request{
+    default:
+        result=&CmdUnknown{make(chan string),req.Request}
+    case "UnionCount":
+        result= NewUnion(decoder)
+    case "IntersectCount":
+        result= NewIntersect(decoder)
+    }
+    return result
+ }
+
+
+type CmdUnknown struct{
+    result chan string
+    response string
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnknown) Execute(f *Fragment)string {
+    return fmt.Sprintf(`{ "Unknown Command":"%s" }`,cmd.response)
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnknown) QueryType()string {
+    return "UnknownCommand"
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnknown) Response()string {
+    return  <-cmd.result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnknown) ResponseChannel()chan string {
+    return cmd.result
+}
+
+type CmdUnion struct{
+    result chan string
+    bitmap_ids []uint64
+}
+type Args struct {
+    Bitmaps[] uint64
+}
+
+
+func NewUnion(decoder *json.Decoder) *CmdUnion{
+    var f Args
+    decoder.Decode(&f)
+
+    result:= &CmdUnion{make(chan string),f.Bitmaps}
+    return result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnion) Execute(f *Fragment)string {
+    bm:=f.impl.Union(cmd.bitmap_ids)
+    result := BitCount(bm)
+    return fmt.Sprintf(`{ "value":%d }`,result)
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnion) QueryType()string {
+    return "UnionCount"
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnion) Response()string {
+    return  <-cmd.result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdUnion) ResponseChannel()chan string {
+    return cmd.result
+}
+
+
+type CmdIntersect struct{
+    result chan string
+    bitmaps []uint64
+}
+
+func NewIntersect(decoder *json.Decoder) *CmdIntersect{
+    var f Args
+    decoder.Decode(&f)
+    
+    result:= &CmdIntersect{ make(chan string), f.Bitmaps }
+    return result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdIntersect) Execute(f *Fragment)string {
+    bm:=f.impl.Intersect(cmd.bitmaps)
+    result := BitCount(bm)
+    return fmt.Sprintf(`{ "value":%d }`,result)
+}
+func (cmd *CmdIntersect) QueryType()string {
+    return "IntersectCount"
+}
+func (cmd *CmdIntersect) Response()string {
+    return  <-cmd.result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdIntersect) ResponseChannel()chan string {
+    return cmd.result
+}
+/*
+type CmdSetBit struct{
+    result chan string
+    id uint64
+    bit_pos uint64
+}
+
+func NewSetBit(decoder *json.Decoder) *CmdSetBit{
+    var f interface{}
+    decoder.Decode(&f)
+    m := f.(map[string]interface{})
+
+
+    result:= &CmdSetBit{make(chan string),f["bitmap_id"].(uint64),f["bit_pos"].(uint64)}
+    return result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdSetBit) Execute(f *Fragment)string {
+    bitmap := Get(f.impl,cmd.id)
+    SetBit(bitmap,cmd.bit_pos)
+    result := BitCount(bm)
+    return fmt.Sprintf(`{ "value":%d }`,result)
+}
+func (cmd *CmdSetBit) QueryType()string {
+    return "SetBit"
+}
+func (cmd *CmdSetBit) Response()string {
+    return  <-cmd.result
+}
+func (cmd *CmdSetBit) ResponseChannel()chan string {
+    return cmd.result
+}
+*/
diff --git a/index/general.go b/index/general.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b6e345b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index/general.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"github.com/golang/groupcache/lru"
+)
+
+type General struct {
+	bitmap_cache *lru.Cache
+	db    string
+    slice int
+    storage      Storage
+}
+
+func NewGeneral(db string, slice int, s Storage) *General {
+	f := new(General)
+	f.bitmap_cache = lru.New(10000)
+	f.storage = s
+    f.slice = slice
+    f.db = db
+	return f
+
+}
+
+func (f *General) Union(bitmaps[]uint64) IBitmap {
+    result := NewBitmap()
+    for i,id:= range bitmaps{
+        bm:=f.Get(id)
+        if i == 0{
+            result = bm
+        } else {
+            result = Union(result,bm)
+        }
+    }
+    return result 
+}
+
+func (f *General) Intersect(bitmaps[]uint64) IBitmap{
+    result := NewBitmap()
+    for i,id:= range bitmaps{
+        bm:=f.Get(id)
+        if i == 0{
+            result = bm
+        } else {
+            result = Intersection(result,bm)
+        }
+    }
+    return result 
+}
+
+func (f *General) Get(bitmap_id uint64) IBitmap {
+	bm, ok := f.bitmap_cache.Get(bitmap_id)
+	if ok {
+		return bm.(*Bitmap)
+	}
+	bm = f.storage.Fetch(bitmap_id, f.db,f.slice)
+	f.bitmap_cache.Add(bitmap_id, bm)
+	return bm.(*Bitmap)
+}
+
diff --git a/index/server.go b/index/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1328029f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	//"sort"
+	"time"
+    "log"
+)
+
+var (
+    fragments[] *Fragment
+)
+type Pilosa interface{
+    Union([]uint64) IBitmap
+    Intersect([] uint64) IBitmap
+  //  SetBit(id uint64, bit_pos int64)bool
+}
+
+type RequestJSON struct {
+	Request string
+    FragmentIndex int
+	Args   json.RawMessage
+}
+type Fragment struct {
+	requestChan chan Command
+    shardkey int
+    impl Pilosa
+}
+
+func (f *Fragment) ServeFragment() {
+	for {
+		req := <-f.requestChan
+		start := time.Now()
+		answer := `""`
+		answer = req.Execute(f)
+		delta := time.Since(start)
+		var buffer bytes.Buffer
+		buffer.WriteString(`{ "results":`)
+		buffer.WriteString(answer)
+		buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`,"query type": "%s"`, req.QueryType()))
+		buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`, "elapsed": "%s"}`, delta))
+		req.ResponseChannel() <- buffer.String()
+	}
+}
+
+func handler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+    log.Println("GOT MESSAGE")
+	if r.Method == "POST" {
+		var f RequestJSON
+
+		bin, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		err := json.Unmarshal(bin, &f)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, fmt.Sprintf(`{ "error":"%s"}`, err))
+
+		}
+		decoder := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(f.Args))
+		request := BuildCommandFactory(&f, decoder)
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		if request != nil {
+            output:=`{"Error":"Invalid FragmentIndex"}`
+            if f.FragmentIndex<len(fragments){
+                log.Println("Sending Request")
+                fc := fragments[f.FragmentIndex]
+                fc.requestChan <- request
+                output = request.Response()
+            }
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, output)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "NoOp")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func Startup() {
+    fragments = append(fragments,&Fragment{make(chan Command),0, NewGeneral("25",0,NewMemoryStorage())}) 
+    fragments = append(fragments,&Fragment{make(chan Command),1, NewGeneral("25",1,NewMemoryStorage())})
+    fragments = append(fragments,&Fragment{make(chan Command),2, NewGeneral("25",2,NewMemoryStorage())})
+    //fragments = append(fragments,&Fragment{make(chan Command),3, &Brand{}})
+    for _,v:= range fragments{
+        go v.ServeFragment()
+    }
+}
+func Shutdown(){
+}
+
+//func Add(db string, slice int, frag_type string,fragment) {
+func StartServer(port string, closeChannel chan bool,started chan bool) {
+	Startup()
+	fmt.Println("Ready")
+	http.HandleFunc("/", handler)
+
+	s := &http.Server{
+		Addr:           port,
+		Handler:        nil,
+		ReadTimeout:    10 * time.Second,
+		WriteTimeout:   10 * time.Second,
+		MaxHeaderBytes: 1 << 20,
+	}
+
+	l, e := net.Listen("tcp", port)
+	if e != nil {
+		log.Panicf(e.Error())
+	}
+	go s.Serve(l)
+    started<- true
+	select {
+	case <-closeChannel:
+		log.Printf("Server thread exit")
+		l.Close()
+        Shutdown()
+		return
+		break
+	}
+}
diff --git a/index/server_test.go b/index/server_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8d18a53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/index/server_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+    "testing"
+    . "github.com/smartystreets/goconvey/convey"
+    "net/http"
+//	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+    "time"
+    "log"
+    "strings"
+    )
+    
+    func simple(){
+        msg:=`
+        {
+            "Request": "UnionCount",
+            "Fragment": 0,
+            "Args": {  
+                "Bitmaps":[1,2,3,4]
+            } 
+            }`
+        log.Println("POSTING:",msg)
+        resp,err := http.Post("http://localhost:8089", "application/json", strings.NewReader(msg))
+        defer resp.Body.Close()
+        body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+        log.Println(string(body),err)
+        log.Println(">>>>DONE")
+
+        
+    }
+
+    func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
+        Convey("Run Server", t, func() {
+            Stop := make(chan bool)
+            Start := make(chan bool)
+            go StartServer(":8089",Stop,Start)
+            select{
+            case <-Start:
+                simple()
+            case <-time.After(time.Duration(5) * time.Second):
+            }
+            Stop<- true
+            So(0, ShouldEqual, 0)
+        })
+}
diff --git a/index/storage.go b/index/storage.go
index 979539358..3f33a8522 100644
--- a/index/storage.go
+++ b/index/storage.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package index
 
 type Storage interface {
-	Fetch(bitmap_id uint64, shard int32) IBitmap
-	Store(id int64, shard_key int32, bitmap *Bitmap) error
-	StoreBlock(id int64, shard_key int32, chunk int64, block_index int32, block int64) error
+	Fetch(bitmap_id uint64, db string, slice int) IBitmap
+	Store(id int64, db string, slice int, bitmap *Bitmap) error
+	StoreBlock(id int64, db string, slice int, chunk int64, block_index int32, block int64) error
 }
diff --git a/index/storage_cass.go b/index/storage_cass.go
index c9010a167..f83bb5aa2 100644
--- a/index/storage_cass.go
+++ b/index/storage_cass.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ type CassandraStorage struct{
 func BuildSchema(){
     /*
     "CREATE KEYSPACE IF NOT EXISTS hotbox WITH strategy_class = SimpleStrategy AND strategy_options:replication_factor = 1"
-    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bitmap ( bitmap_id bigint, shard_id int, ChunkKey bigint,   BlockIndex int,   block bigint,    PRIMARY KEY ((bitmap_id, shard_id),ChunkKey,BlockIndex) )"
+    "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bitmap ( bitmap_id bigint, db varchar, slice int, ChunkKey bigint,   BlockIndex int,   block bigint,    PRIMARY KEY ((bitmap_id, db, slice),ChunkKey,BlockIndex) )
+    "
     */
      
 }
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func NewCassStorage() Storage{
     return obj
 }
 
-func (c *CassandraStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, shard int32) IBitmap {
+func (c *CassandraStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, db string, slice int) IBitmap {
 	var dumb = COUNTERMASK
 	last_key := int64(dumb)
 	marker := int64(dumb)
@@ -48,10 +49,10 @@ func (c *CassandraStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, shard int32) IBitmap {
 		block_index      uint32
 		s8               uint8
 	)
-	log.Println("FETCHING ", bitmap_id, shard)
+	log.Println("FETCHING ", bitmap_id, db,slice)
 
 	bitmap := CreateRBBitmap()
-	iter := c.db.Query("SELECT Chunkkey,BlockIndex,block FROM bitmap WHERE bitmap_id=? AND shard_id=? ", id, shard).Iter()
+	iter := c.db.Query("SELECT Chunkkey,BlockIndex,block FROM bitmap WHERE bitmap_id=? AND db=? AND slice=? ", id, db, slice).Iter()
 	count := int64(0)
 	for iter.Scan(&chunk_key, &block_index, &block) {
 		s8 = uint8(block_index)
@@ -72,14 +73,14 @@ func (c *CassandraStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, shard int32) IBitmap {
 	return bitmap
 }
 
-func (c *CassandraStorage) Store( id int64, shard_key int32, bitmap *Bitmap) error {
+func (c *CassandraStorage) Store( id int64, db string, slice int, bitmap *Bitmap) error {
 	for i := bitmap.Min(); !i.Limit(); i = i.Next() {
 		var chunk = i.Item()
 		for idx, block := range chunk.Value.Block {
 			block_index := int32(idx)
 			iblock := int64(block)
 			if iblock != 0 {
-				c.StoreBlock(id, shard_key, int64(chunk.Key), block_index, iblock)
+				c.StoreBlock(id, db,slice, int64(chunk.Key), block_index, iblock)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -88,13 +89,13 @@ func (c *CassandraStorage) Store( id int64, shard_key int32, bitmap *Bitmap) err
 	var dumb = COUNTERMASK
 	COUNTER_KEY := int64(dumb)
 
-	c.StoreBlock(id, shard_key, COUNTER_KEY, 0, cnt)
+	c.StoreBlock(id, db,slice, COUNTER_KEY, 0, cnt)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *CassandraStorage)StoreBlock(id int64, shard_key int32, chunk int64, block_index int32, block int64) error {
+func (c *CassandraStorage)StoreBlock(id int64, db string, slice  int, chunk int64, block_index int32, block int64) error {
 
-	if err := c.db.Query(`INSERT INTO bitmap (bitmap_id, shard_id, ChunkKey, BlockIndex,block) VALUES (?,?, ?,?,?);`, id, shard_key, chunk, block_index, block).Exec(); err != nil {
+	if err := c.db.Query(`INSERT INTO bitmap (bitmap_id, db, slice , ChunkKey, BlockIndex,block) VALUES (?,?,?, ?,?,?);`, id, db, slice , chunk, block_index, block).Exec(); err != nil {
 		log.Println(err)
 		log.Println("INSERT ", id, chunk, block_index)
 		return err
diff --git a/index/storage_mem.go b/index/storage_mem.go
index ba000496c..700aa6df5 100644
--- a/index/storage_mem.go
+++ b/index/storage_mem.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func NewMemoryStorage() Storage{
     return obj
 }
 
-func (c *MemoryStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, shard_key int32) IBitmap {
-    key := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d",bitmap_id,shard_key)
+func (c *MemoryStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, db string, slice int) IBitmap {
+    key := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%s:%d",bitmap_id,db,slice)
     bitmap,found := c.db[key]
     if !found{
 	    bitmap = CreateRBBitmap().(*Bitmap)
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ func (c *MemoryStorage)Fetch( bitmap_id uint64, shard_key int32) IBitmap {
 	return bitmap
 }
 
-func (c *MemoryStorage) Store( bitmap_id int64, shard_key int32, bitmap *Bitmap) error {
-    key := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d",bitmap_id,shard_key)
+func (c *MemoryStorage) Store( bitmap_id int64, db string, slice int, bitmap *Bitmap) error {
+    key := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%s:%d",bitmap_id,db,slice)
     c.db[key]= bitmap
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *MemoryStorage)StoreBlock(bitmap_id int64, shard_key int32, chunk_key int64, block_index int32, block int64) error {
-    bm := c.Fetch(uint64(bitmap_id),shard_key)
+func (c *MemoryStorage)StoreBlock(bitmap_id int64, db string, slice int, chunk_key int64, block_index int32, block int64) error {
+    bm := c.Fetch(uint64(bitmap_id),db,slice)
     node := GetChunk(bm,uint64(chunk_key))
     if node == nil{
         	node = &Chunk{uint64(chunk_key), BlockArray{}}