$39.5 Million Clean Cities Atlanta Petroleum Reduction Program Gets Underway
Atlanta is one step closer to reducing its dependence on foreign oil and improving fuel economy and air quality thanks to the Clean Cities Atlanta Petroleum Reduction Program, which is currently underway. Read More
Nutcracker is Back! Atlanta's Favorite Holiday Tradition Returns to the Fabulous Fox
The Sugar Plum Fairy, Rat King, young Marya, and the Prince all return to the stage in Atlanta's adored holiday classic, Belk Presents Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker, featuring the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra for ALL Performances. Read More
Celebrate Kwanzaa with NBAF!
Join NBAF (National Black Arts Festival) this holiday season as we present 'Kwanzaa Korner' - a free interactive learning experience that teaches the principles of Kwanzaa to kids and adults through hands-on activities. Read More
Atlanta Falcons Jonathan Babineaux to Tackle Truancy Problem in Schools
NFL star Jonathan Babineaux will be touring schools in the Bankhead area of Atlanta to stress to troubled and at-risk youths the importance of attending school. Read More
Mitch Hires Named Associate of Year at Atlanta Housing Award Ceremony
Mitch Hires, president of Construction Resources, a Decatur-based company was named Associate of Year at the 30th Annual OBIE Awards. Read More
Channel 2 Broadcasts the High School Football Playoffs
Channel 2 WSB-TV announced today that nationally ranked North Gwinnett will take on local rival Grayson, in the second round of the high school football playoffs on RTV Channel 2.2. Read More
Join Us for Our 2010 Holiday Author Party
Join the Atlanta Press Club for our annual Holiday Author Party now in its 18th year on Monday, December 6 at 200 Peachtree Street, in downtown Atlanta. The presenting sponsor is Buick-GMC. Read More
SCORE's Simple Steps Program is growing Atlanta's small-businesses
Growing one million small businesses to expand is SCORE's strategic plan. Its Simple Steps Program has been implemented in Atlanta to help achieve the goal 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
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
Performance Reviews...
Employee evaluations can be as difficult for managers as they are stressful for employees. With five great tips, Sally Williamson can help any manager master the art of constructive feedback. Read More
Free Webinars to Grow Your Business
Making Green in 60 Minutes webinar series will help you improve your bottom line Read More
The Future of Communications
IABC's Nov. 23 luncheon features a panel of experienced communicators from UPS, PGi, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau and TUNE Communications answering your questions about today's industry trends and tomorrow's future. Read More
Windsong Properties Earns Numerous Achievements at Atlanta Housing Awards Ceremony
Leading active adult courtyard home builder, Windsong Properties was recognized for the best 50+ Community of the Year for its Somerset community in Woodstock during the 30th Annual OBIE Awards Ceremony. Read More
Music enthusiasts encouraged to attend holiday gala
The Pro-Mozart Society of Atlanta (www.MozartAtlanta.com) invites anyone interested in classical music to its Holiday Gala, Saturday, December 4, including dinner, a live concert and a silent auction. Read More
Macy's Great Tree Lighting An Atlanta Holiday Tradition
Channel 2's Monica Pearson and David Chandley host the live broadcast from Lenox Square Mall on Thanksgiving night. 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
Social Media Book by Carol Flammer Is Top Seller
"Social Media for Home Builders: Its Easier Than You Think is one of this year's most popular titles by BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders. Released in January 2010, the book Read More
Number of Americans with a criminal record: 47 million
Number of Americans in jail: 1 in 32
(NY Times, usgovtinfo.com)
Percentage of U.S. women in the workforce in 1952: 31%
Today: 57%
Percentage of women who earned more than their husbands in 1987: 24%
Today: 33%
Number of people who watched daytime soap operas in 1991: 6.5 million.
Today: 1.3 million
(Advertising Age)
Percentage of online voters who say global warming is real and caused by humans: 18%.
Who say it’s caused by humans and natural factors: 38%.
Who say it’s part of the natural climate cycle: 27%.
Who say it’s a hoax: 14%.
(USA Today)
"Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more intelligently."
— Henry Ford
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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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