The Forum Announces 2010 Tree Lighting Celebration
With music acts, dancers, celeb emcees, prizes, stilt walkers, kid's entertainment and more, The Forum's Tree Lighting Celebration will enchant every member of the family. Escape the hectic bustle of Black Friday and be awed. Read More
Food. Shelter. Comfort. Hope. Give Gifts that Save the Day!
The Red Cross Gift Catalog allows you to give gifts in the name of your loved ones and provide help and hope all year long to families in crisis. $18 buys a stack of warm blankets. $50 provides a Comfort Kit to a member of our military. $25 protects 25 children from measles. (redcross.org/gifts) Read More
Early Childhood Expert Joined Thousands of Educators for NAEYC's Annual Conference
Atlanta-based author and early childhood expert, Dr. Bisa Batten Lewis, affectionately called "Dr. Bisa" in collaboration with the United Way of Metro Atlanta was among the who's who of conference presenters Read More
AAC Hosts Evening Event, November 17th, The Future of Advertising: Reinvention for Growth
Join AAC as they welcome world renowned advertising extraordinaire, Cindy Gallop, CEO/Founder: IfWeRanTheWorld, as she delivers strategies to ensure growth in advertising for the future. Read More
mRELEVANCE Wins OBIE Awards for Social Media Marketing
mRELEVANCE swept the social media categories at the 2010 OBIE Awards Gala held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead in November. The Internet marketing firm won both Gold and Silver OBIEs for Best Social Media Campaign. Read More
World AIDS Day: Save Georgia's ADAP Press Conference and Rally
Georgia Equality, through its Georgia HIV Advocacy Network, is holding a rally on World AIDS Day at the Georgia State Capitol at 1 p.m. Read More
"I Am College Material" Scholarship Fair Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 17th
Learn more about the college scholarship application process at the "I Am College Material" Scholarship Fair from 4 until 8 p.m. Nov. 17th Read More
Fellowship in Leadership for Physicians
Coles Executive Education Programs launches Fellowship in Leadership for Physicians in January Read More
Construction Underway at Burnt Hickory Township in West Cobb
Acadia Homes & Neighborhoods announced today that it has begun construction at Burnt Hickory Township, a community nestled among the equestrian residences of West Cobb in the Harrison High School district. Read More
Saint Joseph's hosts French Cardiologists in an International Event Dec. 1
The Consulate General of France and Saint Joseph's Health System are pleased to invite you to join us for a very unique experience as we look at international perspectives on the treatment of the heart. Read More
GreenBuildingChro nicle.com:The Ryan & Brian Show
GreenBuildingChronicle.com: The Ryan & Brian Show: Parallel career paths of two visionaries ride the Atlanta Beltline Read More
Unprecedented opportunities for fixed-rate term loans
Private Bank of Buckhead (www.PrivateBankofBuckhead.com) - an SBA Preferred Lender - is able to offer both fixed and floating rate loans on owner-occupied real estate. Read More
Save on Daybook Stories: Year End Sale Through 12/3/10!
Take advantage of the last sale of 2010 to cover your 2011 events and press releases! Read More
Judge Steve Teske writes for Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
Juvenile Court Judge Steve Teske shares stories from his life on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE.org) Read More
Dec. 2 Chapter Meeting - Inside Coca-Cola's Social Media Strategy: Expedition 206
Learn the strategy behind "Expedition 206: Happiness Goes Around," Coca-Cola's unique social media experiment. Read More
Atlanta Real Estate Forum Features 2010 OBIE Award Winners
Atlanta area homeowners and home buyers can now turn to the citys favorite real estate blog to find the region's most celebrated remodelers and home builders. Atlanta Real Estate Forum is publishing the winners Read More
Number of times Conan hosted the Tonight Show: 146.
Amount NBC paid him to leave: $45 million.
Number of viewers TBS expects for Conan’s show there: 1 million.
Amount advertisers are expected to spend on late-night cable TV shows this year: $3.2 billion.
Amount advertisers are expected to spend on late-night broadcast shows this year: $1.6 billion.
(Broadcasting and Cable)
Average total compensation for the CEO of a public company during the past fiscal year: $7.2 million.
Increase over last year: 3%.
Average high school teacher salary nationwide: $43,000.
Of an elementary school teacher: $40,000.
Of a police officer after four years of service: $57,000.
Average salary of a Governor in 2007: $125,000.
(Marketwatch/payscale.com/Answers.com/ehow.com)
Year Time Magazine chose the computer as “Machine of the Year”: 1982.
Year Time chose Bill Gates among its people (“Good Samaritans”) of the year: 2005.
Rank of Apple’s Steve Jobs among those receiving reader votes for Person of the Year 2010: 1.
(Fortune)
“It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.”
— Roberto Benigni
Cloud 101: Increasing performance with nginx
When you have used web server software like Apache for 14+ years it is hard to change. You know it inside and out and how to do everything possible with it. So why change?
In a word: Performance.
Cloud technologies are changing the way we do everything at What's Up - from email, to project management, to web hosting. In our drive to get the most of our private cloud infrastructure, which is the foundation of our new cloud web hosting offerings, one thing became clear. We need to get more out of valuable server resources like CPU and RAM. Read more...
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Cloud 101: Increasing performance with nginx
Mon, 22 Nov 2010
When you have used web server software like Apache for 14+ years it is hard to change. You know it inside and out and how to do everything possible with it. So why change?
In a word: Performance.
Cloud technologies are changing the way we do everything at What's Up - from email, to project management, to web hosting. In our drive to get the most of our private cloud infrastructure, which is the foundation of our new cloud web hosting offerings, one thing became clear. We need to get more out of valuable server resources like CPU and RAM.
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