RaceTrac Gifts Black Friday Shoppers with Free Coffee
Bargain-hunters who venture out on the biggest shopping day of the year can expect to find the best deal of the day--free coffee--at their local RaceTrac convenience store. Read More
MAX Awards Calls For Marketing Nominations
The Marketing Awards for Excellence (MAX Awards) -- which recognize and honor innovation in marketing -- is accepting nominations through Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Read More
MELT, LLC Congratulates Full Throttle and the NHRA For a Tremendous 2010 Season!
MELT, LLC (Marketing, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Trends), the agency of record for Full Throttle is pleased to announce another tremendous season for Full Throttle and the National Hot Rod Association! Read More
Design Expert Rhonda White Offers Ten Gift Ideas from $15 at R.W. Design and Exchange
Atlanta's most unique gifts, from stocking stuffer to splurge, available exclusively at interior design gallery R.W. Design and Exchange, in The Avenue Forsyth, Cumming 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
Traton Homes Wins Four Gold and One Silver OBIE Awards
Traton Homes, a premier Atlanta home builder for nearly four decades, won three Gold and one silver OBIE awards at the Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council’s OBIE Awards earlier this month. 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
Give the Gift of the Outdoors this Holiday Season with Georgia State Parks Passes
Wrap up a gift from Georgia's State Parks & Historic Sites and give a year of fun while protecting Georgia's most precious places. A gift of the outdoors is a practical option for those who seem to have it all. 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
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
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
Evolv Brings Home Gold for RE Clients
Atlanta real estate solutions sales and marketing firm Evolv brought home five gold OBIE Awards for developer clients at the 30th annual awards ceremony held earlier this month at the Intercontinental Hotel in Buckhead. Read More
Early Submission Deadlines for Daybook Stories for Nov. 25-26 and Nov. 29
Daybook stories for these dates must be submitted by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 24 Read More
Crime Victim Law Group to release "Choosing a Safer Apartment Community in Georgia"
Today, the Crime Victim Law Group announced the release of a guide designed to help Atlanta renters avoid crime and find a safe place to live. Read More
Breakfast With Santa, a FODAC Tradition, Celebrates its 8th Year Saturday, Dec. 4
Friends of Disabled Adults and Children hosts the annual "Breakfast with Santa", with proceeds benefitting the non-profit's medical equipment program. Read More
Downtown Development Day: A Successful, Sold Out Event
Central Atlanta Progress 8th Downtown Development Day, held in partnership with Commercial Real Estate Women Atlanta, sold out & provided an unparalleled update on Downtown's current and planned projects. Read More
Coles College of Business Next Certified Managerial Coach Program Starts February 12!
The effectiveness of talent development within an organization is a critical determinant of the degree of competitiveness in the current business environment. 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
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
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
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
Greater Valley Group to Build SIP Homes in Two Communities
Greater Valley Group (GVG), based in West Point, Ga., and EH Systems, LLC based in New Braunfels, Texas, announced a partnership to begin construction on two Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) homes in Lanett, Ala. on Nov. 15. Read More
Channel 2 Action News Announces 4 p.m. Newscast
Channel 2 WSB-TV, Atlanta's most watched television station, announced that "Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m." will begin the day after The Oprah Winfrey Show airs its final season program. 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)
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— 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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