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
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
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
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
December 2 Chapter Seminar: Sizing Up Social Media - Effectively Measuring Social Media
Virginia Miracle, SVP and Senior Digital Influence Strategy Head for Oglivy PR's Washington D.C. office, will discuss best practices and the most efficient and effective methods to measure social media. 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
Free Webinars to Grow Your Business
Making Green in 60 Minutes webinar series will help you improve your bottom line 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
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
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
Atlanta Daybook and What's Up Interactive wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!
Has your company added a new client? A new executive?
Submit your company's news headline to the Dayblog free of charge. E-mail us at: [email protected]
Recent Editions
Who We Are
Daybook has been a trusted resource for Atlanta news for 20 years. Cost-effective online press release distribution, free-to-read daily email and a community of professionals make Atlanta Daybook the local newswire of choice for thousands of communicators every day. Call us at 770.671.0213.
The What Blog
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.
Read More...
your inbox Follow us
on Twitter