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SIBLEY, Iowa -â Dr. Brian Sayler is no stranger to folks here.
For more than 16 years, Sayler has operated his practice at Sibley Chiropractic and Acupuncture (formerly Sibley Family and Sports Chiropractic) on the cityâs main street. …continue reading on dglobe.com


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NBA Notebook
Wizards already feuding
It took only one game for the new-look Washington Wizards to resemble their same old dysfunctional selves.
Andray Blatche took to Twitter on Tuesday to, in effect, criticize the way his criticisms were criticized following the Wizards' season-opening loss to the New Jersey Nets.
"Every body need to shut up I didn't call out my coach or team mates I said I had a bad game need it n the post instead of jump shots," Blatche tweeted.
Blatche wasn't happy after the 90-84 defeat in which the Wizards blew a 21-point lead, saying afterward he wasn't being used to the best of his abilities.
He scored 11 points on 5-for-13 shooting and was called for a technical for exchanging words with Kris Humphries.
"You can't keep having me pick-and-pop and shooting jump shots," he said in the locker room. "Give me the ball in the paint. That's where I'm most effective at. I've been saying that since training camp: I need the ball in the paint. I don't want to be the pick-and-pop guy that I used to be. It's not working for me."
Blatche has been known to be a bit of a wild card during his seven seasons in the Wizards locker room, but this outburst was exceptional because he had introduced himself as "your captain, Andray Blatche" to the crowd during a pregame speech -- and because the team is only one game into the season, playing under the theme "New Traditions." If this keeps up, the Wizards could somehow manage to make even a lockout-shortened season seem long.
"It's disappointing," coach Flip Saunders said Tuesday. "But, look, we were all disappointed."
Bucks' Gooden suspended 1 game
Bucks forward Drew Gooden will miss Milwaukee's first home game for his flagrant foul in the season opener.
The NBA said Tuesday that Gooden had been suspended without pay for that night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gooden was ejected late in the third quarter Monday for clocking Gerald Henderson in the head with his arm as the Bobcats guard attempted to make a driving layup in Charlotte's 96-95 win.
Gooden scored four points off the bench before his ejection.
The 10th-year veteran averaged 11.3 points and 6.8 rebounds for the Bucks last season.
Knicks claim G Lin off waivers
The New York Knicks have claimed guard Jeremy Lin off waivers.
The Knicks are short-handed in the backcourt. Iman Shumpert could miss four weeks with a knee injury, Baron Davis might still be weeks away because of his bulging back disc and Mike Bibby missed the opener with a sore lower back.
The 6-foot-3 Lin was released by the Houston Rockets on Sunday to make room for Samuel Dalembert. Lin averaged 2.6 points and 1.4 assists in 29 games with Golden State last season, but the Warriors waived him this month. The Rockets claimed him and then waived him again.
Lin played collegiately at Harvard.
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Angels prospect C.J. Cron's season ended one RBI short of matching Todd Greene's record for Angels minor-leaguers. Cron, 22, underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder Wednesday.
Cron was the first player in the majors or minors to reach 100 RBI this season. He drove in 123 in 129 games for Class-A Inland Empire this season, one short of matching the 124 RBI Greene had at Class-A Lake Elsinore in 1994 (believed to be the most in a single-season by an Angels minor-leaguer), while batting .293 with 27 home runs.
Cron has been named the Cal League Rookie of the Year for 2012.
Cron has been playing with a torn labrum in his shoulder since his final season at the University of Utah. After the Angels made him their first-round draft pick in 2011, he played with the injury while exclusively DHing for Orem in the rookie-level Pioneer League in 2011. He tried treating the injury with physical therapy and rehabilitation during the off-season and split his time at DH (34 starts) and first base (95) this season. but it was deteermined that surgery would be necessary.
This is the second consecutive season that has ended early for Cron. Last year, he suffered a dislocated kneecap on a swing while playing for Orem and underwent surgery to repair the damage.
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ELMIRA, N.Y.�� With two games on the schedule at Dunn Field Tuesday, the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs and Elmira Pioneers completed neither.
After the first game got under way 20 minutes after its scheduled start, play was stopped by heavy storms with the DiamondDawgs leading 7-3 in the fourth inning. After scoring 17 runs in their last game Sunday, the DiamondDawgs scored three in the first inning and four in the second to take a 7-0 lead on the road.
The suspended game will be completed July 30 when Mohawk Valley makes its final scheduled visit to Elmira on the final day of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League�s regular season. The teams were rained out of their other scheduled game at Dunn Field June 8 and will make up the second game of Tuesday�s doubleheader as part of a July 25 twinbill at Veterans Memorial Park in Little Falls.
The Utica Brewers and Glens Falls Golden Eagles also had a doubleheader scheduled Tuesday and fared a little better. The teams waited out a lengthy delay and completed one game with Utica winning 10-6 at home at Murnane Field to end an eight-game losing streak. Former Herkimer County Community College General Rob Hardy started the game for the Brewers who had lost 17 of their previous 18 games and was credited with his first PGCBL victory. Hardy allowed four runs in four innings and struck out five batters before play was stopped; he was replaced on the mound when the game resumed and Utica never surrendered the lead.
The Watertown Rams and Newark Pilots were rained out Tuesday. Amsterdam�s
Mohawks and Albany�s Dutchmen got an official game in at Shuttleworth Park with the East Division-leading Mohawks winning 3-2 in seven innings to become the league�s first 20-win team. Amsterdam now leads Mohawk Valley by 2 1/2 games in the East.
The DiamondDawgs, who have completed three games in nine days because of the weather, were home Wednesday for a game against the Adirondack Trail Blazers.
Following their second trip to Newark in six days Thursday, they are home Friday for a game against Glens Falls and again Saturday against Newark with a rescheduled fireworks show after the game.
Including Tuesday�s suspended game, the DiamondDawgs now have 24 games to complete in the final 22 days of the regular season.
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Wilson missed the Oct. 10 loss to the Chicago Bears after suffering an unspecified neck injury during the first quarter of the team's Week 5 defeat against the Philadelphia Eagles. Wilson had told the New York Daily News that doctors were concerned he might have a narrowing of the spinal column.
Wilson got a second opinion yesterday in Los Angeles from spinal surgeon Robert Watkins, who didn't recommend surgery, according to NFL.com. Wilson probably will still miss three to four weeks, the National Football League's website said, meaning he'd sit out games against Minnesota and Philadelphia before the Giants' Week 9 bye.
Brandon Jacobs has taken over as the lead back in Wilson's absence, though he and Da'Rel Scott both missed practice yesterday because of sore hamstrings, leaving rookie Michael Cox as the only healthy running back.
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Washington voters are evenly split on how they feel about the job President Obama is doing, according to a new KING 5 News poll.
Forty-six percent of respondents said they approve of the job the president is doing, compared with 45 percent who said they disapprove.
That approval rating is up slightly from February, when a KING 5 poll found Obama s approval rating in the state at 42 percent.
But President Obama, who is in Seattle Thursday for two fundraisers, probably doesn't have to worry about Washington state. If the election were held today, 50 percent of Washington voters would vote to reelect the president, compared with 36 percent who said they would vote for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney.
If Ron Paul were on the ballot as a third-party candidate, Obama would still win the election. But Paul would take votes away from Obama and Romney equally. In a three-way race, Obama would take 40 percent of Washington's vote, compared with 27 percent for Romney and 20 percent for Paul.
Ron Paul remains a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination and has not said he plans to run as an independent once Romney is officially nominated.
President Obama polls well ahead of Romney and Paul on the economy. Forty-five percent of respondents said they think the president is strongest on the economy, compared with 31 percent who chose Romney and 14 percent who chose Paul.
Washington voters believe Obama is the candidate best able to identify with ordinary people, favoring him 49 percent to 23 percent for Romney and 19 percent for Paul.
Forty-four percent of respondents said Obama is the most trustworthy, compared with 26 percent who chose Romney and 18 percent who chose Paul.
Fewer than half of respondents (42 percent) said they are optimistic about their personal finances being better two years from now. Fifteen percent predicted their finances would be in worse shape, and 34 percent said the expect them to be the same.
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St Mary Redcliffe is a large Anglican parish church located in the Redcliffe district of the English port city of Bristol, close to the city centre.
The church is Grade I listed,
The church was described by Queen Elizabeth I as "the fairest, goodliest, and most famous parish church in England.",
Parts of the church date to the beginning of the 12th century. However, most parts are the work of 15th century masons. The strong vertical lines of the gothic church direct the eye upwards giving the impression of great space and height. The upper part of the spire, missing since being struck by lightning in 1446, was replaced in 1872 to a height of 292ft (90m).
In 1571, what was to become St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School was formed in a chapel in the churchyard. The church and school have remained closely linked in many aspects of their operations.
Thomas Chatterton was born in the house next to the church in 1752 and his writings were inspired by the church in which he acted as Sexton and used a room over the south porch as a study.
During the Second World War a bomb exploded in a nearby street, throwing a rail from the tramway over the houses and into the churchyard of St. Mary Redcliffe, where it became embedded in the ground. The rail is left there as a monument.
The north porch has an inner component dating from 1200, with black Purbeck marble columns, and an outer hexagonal portion built in 1325 which is ogee-cusped with a Moorish appearance.
Much of the medieval church decoration was lost during the Reformation and the English Civil War, however a wrought iron chancel screen built by William Edney in 1710 still stands under the tower.
The church is adorned with monuments to many individuals from the history of the city including: Sir William Penn (the father of William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania). His helm and half-armour are hung on the wall, together with the tattered banners of the Dutch ships that he captured in battle.
Little of the stained glass remained. In the west window of St John's Chapel, for instance, the mediaeval glass barely survived the destruction (said to have been caused by Oliver Cromwell's men). Most of the higher portions went untouched, but others were severely damaged. In some cases the windows were impossible to repair, and clear glass was eventually introduced to replace the missing scenes.
In the times of Queen Anne, and partially funded by her, the interior of St. Mary Redcliffe was decorated in the flamboyant Baroque style.
The Victorian stained glass windows were created by some of the finest studios of that period.
The tower contains four bells dating from 1763 and made by Thomas Bilbie of the Bilbie family.
A great altarpiece tryptych by William Hogarth was commissioned in 1756 to fill the east end of the chancel. The Churchwardens paid him £525 for his paintings of the Ascension flanked by The Sealing of the Sepulchre and the Three Marys at the Tomb. This was removed from the church by mid-Victorian liturgists and stored at a various sites, including a tobacco warehouse (as this provided suitable humidity), before being displayed at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery; it is now stored in the redundant church of St Nicholas, Bristol.
The first pipe organ in the church, built by Harris and Byfield in 1726, was of three manuals and twenty-six stops. In 1911 a four manual seventy-one stop organ was built by Harrison & Harrison. Towards the end of his life Arthur Harrison said that he regarded the organ at St. Mary Redcliffe as his "finest and most characteristic work". This view has been echoed since by other notable organists. Kevin Bowyer recorded Sorabji's First Organ Symphony on it in 1988, for which the organ was an 'ideal choice'; the notes to the recording describe the church as 'acoustically ideal, with a reverberation period of 3 1/2 seconds', and notes that the organ has 'a luxuriousness of tone' and 'a range of volume from practically inaudible to fiendishly loud.' This organ was restored most recently in 1990, but remains essentially as Arthur Harrison designed it in 1911.


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A network and method of providing near 100% availability of services is provided. According to one feature, redirectors are implemented to direct network traffic to any of two or more application processors providing the same service. The redirectors are provided in data paths at network access points and at data centers with the application processors. The redirectors re-route traffic to other application processors when one processor is unavailable and load balance between available processors. To load balance, the redirectors collect various network management statistics from the processors to determine the most responsive processor for receiving traffic. The various network management statistics are shared among the redirectors for efficient load balancing.
1. A method for directing Internet Protocol (IP) requests between at least first and second application servers, the first and second servers applying substantially the same application, the method comprising the steps of:
(a) collecting first server statistics from the first application server with a first redirection processor, the first server statistics comprising Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) information;
(b) collecting second server statistics from the second application server with said first redirection processor, the second server statistics comprising SNMP MIB information;
(c) sending said first and second server statistics from said first redirection processor to a second redirection processor, wherein said second redirection processor is located at a geographically disparate location from said first redirection processor; and
(d) directing at least one IP request to one of said first and second application servers in response to the first and second server statistics residing on said first and second redirection processors.
2. The method of
3. The method of
4. The method of
(d1) changing the destination address associated with a first plurality of IP requests, including the at least one IP request, to a first address associated with the first application server;
(d2) directing the first plurality of IP requests to the first application server; and
(d3) directing a second plurality of IP requests to the second application server.
5. The method of
6. The method of
(c1) querying the first redirection processor for said first and second server statistics with the second redirection processor;
(c2) sending said first and second server statistics in a Transmission Control Protocol format;
(c3) sending said first and second server statistics in a User Datagram Protocol format; and
(c4) combinations thereof.
7. The method of
(e) sending said first and second server statistics from the first redirection processor to a third redirection processor in an IP traffic path, the second and third redirection processors associated with first and second network access points at locations disparate from the first redirection processor; and
(f) directing the at least one IP request and at least a second IP request with the second and third redirection processors, respectively, to the first redirection processor in response to said first and second server statistics.
8. The method of
9. The method of
10. A network for directing Internet Protocol (IP) requests between a plurality of application servers, the plurality of servers applying, in part, substantially the same application, the network comprising:
(a) at least first and second application processors;
(b) a first redirection processor capable of collecting first and second server statistics from the first and second application processors, respectively, the first and second server statistics comprising Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) information;
(c) a second redirection processor located at a geographically disparate location from the first redirection processor, said second redirection processor operable to receive said first and second server statistics from the first redirection processor; and
(d) wherein the first redirection processor directs at least one IP request to one of said first and second application servers in response to the first and second server statistics residing on said first and second redirection processors.
11. The network of
12. The network of
13. The network of
14. The network of
15. The network of
a third redirection processor in an IP traffic path, the third redirection processor operable to receive said first and second server statistics from the first redirection processor;
first and second network access points associated with the second and third redirection processors, respectively, the second and third redirection processors at locations disparate from the first redirection processor; and
the second and third redirection processors capable of directing the at least one IP request and at least a second IP request, respectively, to the first redirection processor in response to said first and second server statistics.
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention generally relates to computer networks. In particular, the invention relates to directing network traffic.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The Internet is an international network of interconnected government, education and business computer networks. A person at a computer terminal or personal computer with the proper software communicates through the Internet by placing data in an Internet Protocol (IP) packet or datagram. The packet contains, in part, a source address associated with the computer terminal and a destination address associated with the destination of the packet on the Internet. Using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), transport of the packet is managed.
The packet is transported in the source network (the user's network), the destination network, and any intervening networks using communication software on processors or routers. The routers read the destination address of the packet and forward the packets towards their destinations using various algorithms known in the art.
Intranets are typically corporate networks that may use the same networking or transport protocols as the Internet. Thus, both the Internet and Intranets can be IP networks.
On a typical IP network, a dedicated server or application processor provides access to information in a cohesive fashion. For example, documents are stored in a HyperText Markup Language (HTML), and users of the IP network use Web Browser software to obtain access to the documents. Other standards and protocols may be used for the same and other types of information. A user with Web Browser software enters a domain name associated with a desired application, such as web page content. The domain name is converted to an IP destination address and the user's request is then routed through the IP network or a plurality of IP networks to a server or application processor associated with the desired application. Access is thus gained to the application. The user may then request further information, such as an HTML document or further processing associated with the application. For example, using HyperText Transport Protocol (HTTP), HTML documents are communicated to the user.
The application desired by the user may reside on more than one server where each server is at a location remote from the other server. For example, company A maintains content information on a server on the east coast of the United States and the same content information on a server on the west coast of the United States. Various mechanisms have been developed to direct user's request to one of the two possible servers, some based on the IP traffic or user request load.
The load associated with a plurality of user requests for the same information is balanced and directed using the Domain Name System (DNS). Upon entry of a domain name by a user, the Web Browser software obtains a destination address from a Domain Name server. Based on the location of the user relative to the possible desired servers and/or the number of instances within a particular amount of time one desired server address versus the other has been provided, the Domain Name server provides one of the possible desired servers' address as the destination address, such as the application server on the east coast. Typically, the Web Browser software caches the destination address after the first look-up and all subsequent interactions with that desired server bypass the DNS. Thus, DNS operates generally at Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layer 7 (the applications layer). Due to the cached IP address, if the server becomes unavailable, the user experiences an outage until a new destination address look-up is forced.
Other OSI layer 7 load balancing solutions include HTTP redirect. These solutions are typically specific to HTTP and cannot load balance all IP traffic. Additionally, Browser bookmarks used for HTTP refer to a particular destination address, not the Uniform Resource Location (URL) (DNS address server), so reconnections through bookmarks attempt to return directly to a particular destination. If the destination is unavailable, the user experiences an outage.
Some known systems provide geographical load balancing and direction at OSI layers 2 and 3 (the datalink and network layers). Thus, IP traffic is balanced and directed with network components, not Web Browser software. For example, Remote Dispatch by Resonate routes IP traffic associated with a particular application and a particular company or customer to one point. A processor at that point then geographically distributes the IP traffic by changing the destination address to one of several geographically remote servers applying the same application for that customer or company. However, as the amount of IP traffic coming into the single point increases, the response time of all of the application servers appears to decrease.
Another OSI layer 2 and 3 load balancing and direction system is Hopscotch by Genuity. Work stations, not in the IP traffic path, are attached to routers. Using agents or software placed on various application servers, information unique to that agent is provided to a central database. The work stations access the database to obtain load data and use the connections with the routers to geographically distribute based on the load data. However, if the central database fails, the system does not properly distribute IP traffic. If one of several servers in the same location becomes unavailable, the system routes IP traffic to other geographical locations and not to the operational servers at the original location. Furthermore, the application servers must be programmed to allow operation of the agent.
These and other problems are associated with the various load balancing and address assigning systems and methods described above. The present invention attempts to solve these problems.
The present invention is directed to a network and method of providing near 100% availability of services. According to one feature of the invention, redirectors are implemented to direct network traffic to any of two or more application processors providing the same service. The redirectors re-route traffic to other application processors when one processor is unavailable and load balance between available processors. According to a second feature, the redirectors collect various network management statistics from the processors to determine the most responsive processor for receiving traffic. According to a third feature, redirectors are provided in data paths at network access points and at data centers with the application processors. Traffic is directed at various locations in the network. According to a fourth feature, the various network management statistics are shared among the redirectors for efficient load balancing.
In a particular first aspect of the invention, a system and method for sharing data between at least first and second redirection processors is provided. At least the first redirection processor is associated with an application server. The first redirection processor collects server statistics from the application server. The first redirection processor sends information responsive to the server statistics to the second redirection processor.
In a second aspect of the invention, a system and method for directing Internet Protocol (IP) requests between at least first and second application servers is provided. The first and second servers apply substantially the same application. A redirector collects first server statistics from the first application server and second server statistics from the second application server. The first and second server statistics include Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) information. The redirector directs at least one IP request to one of the first and second application servers in response to the first and second server statistics.
In a third aspect of the invention, a network and method for providing network processing associated with a plurality of users is provided. At least first and second processors at a substantially same geographic location apply substantially the same application and operate at substantially the same time. A load processor operatively connects to the first and second processors. The load processor distributes requests from any one of the plurality of users received by the network to one of the first and second processors in response to load balancing information.
In a fourth aspect of the invention, a network and method for redirecting network traffic is provided. A plurality of address processors are placed in a plurality of network traffic paths. A plurality of application servers operatively connect to the plurality of network traffic paths. The application servers apply, in part, substantially the same application. The address processors direct network traffic to particular applications servers in response to load information.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of one embodiment of a network in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an alternate embodiment of a network in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of another alternate embodiment of a network in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of another alternate embodiment of a network in accordance with the present invention.
Referring to FIGS. 1-3, networks with efficient network traffic load balancing and network traffic directing are shown. The networks provide near 100% availability by allowing failure in any network component without a user perceived loss in service. In particular, a redirector provides an intelligent redirection of data traffic based on the availability of a data service. The redirector provides local load balancing and fail over for a group of servers and wide area redirection to the closest data center or server handling any particular data type (route requests to the server that can most immediately service the request). Network traffic is directed at OSI layers 2 and 3, so Web Browser caching of a destination address does not result in an outage for the user. If the destination assigned by the Web Browser becomes unavailable, network traffic is directed to another appropriate destination. Furthermore, the networks direct all network traffic, including HTTP, FTP, NNTP, SMTP and other traffic (whether or not IP traffic).
Network traffic is directed in a plurality of data paths within the network to the potentially most responsive server (load balancing), so the response time to user requests may not be slowed. Furthermore, load balancing criteria are easily changed. Standard management data is used as load balancing information, and the load balancing information is distributed to or polled by the various locations from various processors. Thus, network traffic directing is not dependent on agents or single data base.
Referring now to FIG. 1, a schematic depiction of one embodiment of a network is generally shown at 10. Network 10 includes: network access points (NAPS) 14 connected to redirectors 16. Redirectors 16 connect to applications servers 12 via further WAN/LAN architecture 18. Application servers 12 each may include a processor and data storage, such as a hard disk drive or NFS cabinet, as known in the art. NAPS 14 represent network 10 connections with other networks, other servers or other computers. Redirectors 16 are processors within the IP data path. Alternatively, redirectors 16 are a separate segment on routers. Preferably, redirectors 16 operate with a through-put line speed of 100 Mb/S. Other through-put line speeds may be used.
Network 10, including further WAN/LAN architecture 18, is any of various network structures, such as a Wide Area Network (WAN) or a Local Area Network (LAN). Network 10 may be an IP network or use other protocols.
Typically, network 10 is owned by an Internet Service Provider (ISP), other network provider or a company. Either the owner or a customer of the owner, such as company B as a customer of an ISP, provides services with network 10, such as content or news services. The services may include: mail, news, directory, content, groupware or other applications. Groupware applications include any type of collaborative tool, such as video conferencing and white board software. Various users of network 10, whether employees of the customer or owner or other users, are allowed access to one or more services.
Application servers 12 of network 10 are programmed to provide one or more application services for one or more customers or owners. The two application servers 12 shown in FIG. 1 represent two application servers 12 at the same location or different geographic locations. More application servers 12 may be used. Each application server 12 also represents either a single server, a plurality of servers, or a data center. Data centers may include multiple servers running different or the same applications and various other architecture, such as routers and switches. For a discussion of one data center architecture, see U.S. application No. (unassigned) for a Survivable And Scaleable Data System And Method For Computer Networks, filed herewith. Each application server 12 is dedicated to one or more, such as 33′, customers or owners. For one, all or any other subset of the customers or owners, each application server 12 applies substantially the same application. For example, IP content information for company A is applied by application servers 12 a and 12 b in different geographical locations. In this example, both application servers 12 operate at substantially the same time to respond to different user requests.
User requests associated with the application are routed as known in the art to network 10. The user requests enter network 10 at NAPs 14. While two NAPs 14 are shown, more or fewer NAPs may be provided. Network traffic, such as IP datagrams or user requests associated with destination addresses within Network 10, are routed to NAPs 14. For example, through DNS processing, a user request's destination address is set as application server 12 a. In this example, the user request is then routed to one of the NAPs 14 of network 10.
Preferably, a redirector 16 is provided at and associated with every NAP 14 of Network 10. Redirectors 16 operate at OSI layers 2 and 3. Redirectors 16 load balance and/or direct network traffic. Redirectors 16 direct user requests by either leaving the destination addresses the same or changing the destination addresses. For example, a user request with a destination address corresponding to application server 12 a enters network 10 at NAP 14 b. The user request passes through redirector 16 b. Redirector 16 b either leaves the destination address the same or changes the destination address to correspond to application server 12 b. Application server 12 b is preferably applying the same application for the same customer or owner as the application server 12 a. For each of the many user requests for the one or more applications on the application servers 12, redirectors 16 direct the user requests.
Redirector 16 changes the destination address in order to distribute the load of user requests between application servers 12 a and 12 b (applying substantially the same application for a particular customer or owner or as a fail over). Redirectors 16 assess several statistics for each application server 12. Any statistics may be used, including: a hop count, the physical distance to each application server 12, the data rate associated with any connections between redirectors 16 and each application server 12 a, 12 b, and round trip travel time of test data sent from redirectors 16 to application servers 12. Additional statistics include Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Management Information Base (MIB) data. The SNMP MIB data includes application server 12 availability (operational), utilization of the Control Processing Unit (CPU) and utilization of the data storage (Input/Output (I/O) statistics). The SNMP MIB data is accessed as known, such as querying application servers 12. Other SNMP MIB data and other statistics may be used.
Redirectors 16 enter various statistics associated with each application server 12 a, 12 b into a formula. For each application server 12 a, 12 b, a resulting value is determined from the formula. The resulting values are compared to determine the application server 12 a or 12 b most appropriate for receiving the user request, such as the application server 12 a or 12 b more likely to provide the earliest response. The formula uses all or any subset of the various statistics. Preferably, the formula is programmable, so that the load is distributed as appropriate for any particular network 10. Other than the selection of which statistics to include, various weights may be applied to each statistic. Thus, each statistic is emphasized or de-emphasized in importance for load balancing. The availability statistic is treated as an override statistic. If one of application servers 12 a or 12 b is not available, redirectors 16 automatically direct all IP traffic to other application servers 12. Once an unavailable application server 12 becomes available, redirectors 16 then distribute some of the network traffic load to that application server 12.
Once application server 12 a or 12 b is selected to receive a particular user request, the user request is routed through other portions, such as further WAN/LAN architecture 18, of network 10 to the appropriate destination, such as application server 12 a or 12 b. Application servers 12 then provide processing, such as content processing, as known in the art. Thus, redirectors 16 distributes the load between all possible application servers 12 for efficient processing. The network traffic load may be distributed geographically or between processors at a same or substantially the same geographic location.
Referring to FIG. 2, a schematic depiction of another embodiment of a network depicting the present invention is generally shown at 30. Network 30 includes redirector 32 and three sets of application processors 34, 36 and 38. More or fewer redirectors 32 and sets 34, 36 and 38 of application processors 40 may be used. Fewer or more application processors 40 within a set 34, 36, 38 may also be used. Redirectors 32, application processors 40 or sets 34, 36, 38 may be at various desperate geographic locations. Redirectors 32 may be the same hardware as redirectors 16 of FIG. 1. Some of the processing done by redirector 32 may be different, as discussed below. Other application processor 40 arrangments or data center structures may be used, such as the data center described in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/021,466 for a Survivable And Scaleable Data System And Method For Computer Networks, filed herewith. Application processors 40 may share data on data storage devices, such as NFS cabinets.
In one embodiment, network 30 is at substantially one geographic location. Thus, network 30 represents a data center. Each set 34, 36 and 38 of application processors 40 corresponds to a particular type of application, such as a content application. Each application processor 40 within a set 34, 36 and 38 applies substantially the same application. The application is applied for one or more customers or owners. Each application processor 40 has a unique IP destination address.
Redirector 32 distributes the IP traffic load destined for application processors 40. Instead of placing redirector 32 at an NAP, redirector 32 is positioned to receive the IP traffic associated with application processors 40. For example, user requests for company A content associated with destination addresses corresponding to one of the two application processors 40 in set 34 is provided to redirector 32. Alternatively, the user requests for company A content is provided with the destination address of redirector 32. Upon receipt, redirector 32 then changes the destination address to one of application processors 40 in the appropriate set 34, 36 or 38 as discussed below. Application processors 40 in set 34 apply content applications for company A and any other customers or owners.
Redirector 32 assess statistics to distribute the network traffic. Preferably, redirector 32 uses SNMP MIB data, such as the CPU utilization, I/O utilization, availability and other information discussed herein, as statistics to distribute the user request load among application processors 40 within sets 34, 36, 38. As discussed above, other statistics may be used. Redirector 32 uses the various statistics in a function or formula with weights to determine the most potentially responsive application processor 40. The statistics used and the weights are both optimized for the particular network 30.
As requests are directed to one application processor 40, the statistics associated with that application processor 40 change. By collecting server statistics periodically, such as every 1 second or minute, requests are directed to the most appropriate available application processor 40 as a function of recently collected statistics.
Redirector 32 also directs information queries generated by any of application processors 40 for information or responses from any of the other application processors 40. For example, an application processors 40 in set 34 applies a content application that requires directory information. The application processors 40 in set 34 generate queries or requests destined for a directory application processor 40, such as in set 38. The query is provided to redirector 32. Redirectors 32 directs the query to the appropriate application processor 40 in set 38 as discussed above for user requests.
Preferably, more than one redirector 32 is provided in the data center. The second redirector 32 operates concurrently or acts as a fail over redirector 32. Preferably, a separate Ethernet or other type of port connects between the various redirectors 32. A constant signal is output to verify the status of operation of the other redirectors 32. Based on a selected number of no responses to the output, such as user selected 5 no responses, one of the redirectors 32, such as a fail over redirector 32, takes control and processes for the non-responsive redirector 32. Control over the requests is obtained by broadcasting the IP or other address of the failed redirector 32 to a router and assuming operation for that address. The router routes requests to the active redirector 32 (the fail over redirector 32). Once the failed redirector 32 is available, the processing may either be switched back to the original redirector 32 (the now available but previously failed redirector 32) or the original redirector 32 acts as the fail over redirector 32.
In one embodiment, three redirectors 32 are used in the data center. Two master redirectors and one fail over redirector. Each master redirector is associated with different application processors 40 (server pools). The fail over redirector supports both master redirectors. As more server pools are created, more master redirectors are added. The fail over redirector supports the additional master redirectors or another fail over redirector is added.
FIG. 3 presents an alternate embodiment of a network architecture according to the present invention. The network is generally shown at 50. Network 50 includes: redirectors 52 connected in data paths to each NAP 54 and further WAN 58, and data centers 66 connected to further WAN 58. Data center 66 a may be at a different geographical location than the data center 66 b. More or fewer data centers 66 may be provided at the same or different geographical locations. Data centers 66 include routers 70, redirectors 56 and servers 68 and any other appropriate components. More than one redirector 56 may be used in each data center 66. Other network 50 architectures and components may be used, such as servers 68 not associated with data center 66. The various components are known or as described above in reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Network 50 is preferably a global IP network or a WAN, such as Sprint's� WAN.
Through NAPs 54, network 50 is connected with various outside networks 60, personal computers 62, such as laptop computers, and corporate servers 64. More or fewer NAPs 54 may be used with the same or different types of outside components or networks. Furthermore, corporate servers 64 may be part of network 50.
Within data centers 66, servers 68 are preferably applying the same or substantially the same application for one or more customers or owners. For example, servers 68 apply E-commerce or secure socket layer (SSL) applications for Company B. Other applications and other servers applying those applications within or out of data centers 66 are possible. Redirectors 52, 56 each maintain respective tables corresponding to server 68, 64 addresses, applications and customers/owners.
Also within data centers 66, local redirectors 56 direct traffic, such as user requests for E-commerce applications, and discussed with reference to redirectors 32 of FIG. 2. Thus, redirectors 56 rely on various SNMB MIB information applied to a function with various weights to direct traffic to one of the servers 68 applying the same application for the same customer/owner with the respective data center 66.
Other redirectors 52, or perimeter redirectors, receive all traffic entering network 50. These perimeter redirectors 52 generally direct traffic as described for redirectors 16 in FIG. 1. However, redirectors 52 may avoid examining statistical information where only one server 68, 64 or one data center 66 with a local redirector 56 is capable of providing a response to the user request. As an alternative to receiving all inbound traffic, perimeter redirectors 52 may not be provided for some NAPs 54. For example, redirectors 52 associated with one or more of the corporate servers 64 may not be provided.
Perimeter and local redirectors 52 and 56 balance the traffic entering network 50. Redirectors 52 and 56 balance the traffic by sharing various statistical information. For example, local redirectors 56 obtain the various SNMP MIB information associated with servers 68 in respective data center 66 a, 66 b. The SNMP MIB or other protocol information may include I/O contention, processor utilization, memory utilization, port availability, round trip speed, packets serviced, and other data. These statistics are then applied to a function, including various weights, to calculate a statistical variable. These variables, such as one for every set of server 68, applying the same service, are provided to or polled by the perimeter redirectors 52. Perimeter redirectors 52 obtain the variables and may obtain other statistics, such as: hop count; physical distance from the perimeter redirectors 52 to the local redirectors 56, data center 66 or servers 68; the data rate of any connections between redirectors 52 and local redirectors 56; a round trip test time for the transfer of data; and the number of previous user requests directed to each of the local redirectors 56 or servers 68. The statistical information collected by the parameter redirectors 52 is applied to a function and various weights. The result of the application to the function is then compared for each of the various local redirectors 56. The comparison is used to select the potentially most responsive local redirector 56. Alternatively, one of the data centers 66 or servers 68, or other network component is selected. As discussed above, the IP destination address associated with the user request is changed or allowed to remain the same for further routing to the selected local redirector 56 or other network component. User requests may also be routed to other servers, such as the corporate servers 64 from the perimeter redirectors 52. The corporate servers 64 may include redundant geographical or local application processing or non-redundant processing.
Local redirectors 56 receive user requests, such as one local director 56 a receiving a redirected request. Based on the various statistics collected by local redirector 56 a, one of the servers 68 is selected to process the user request. As discussed above, the destination address associated with the user request is changed or allowed to stay the same for further routing to the selected server 68.
Perimeter redirectors 52 may also obtain SNMP MIB information or statistics from various servers. For example, where a perimeter or local redirector 52 or 56 is not provided for a server, such as corporate server 64, perimeter redirector 52 obtains the statistics from the corporate server 64. By obtaining these statistics, perimeter redirector 52 directs and balances IP traffic among any redundant servers, such as corporate server 64 a and corporate server 64 b (where corporate servers 64 a and 64 b are applying substantially the same application).
Various methods may be used to share the server statistic based variables or the server statistics amongst various perimeter and local redirectors 52 and 56. These methods include a peer cycle method, a broadcast TCP method, and a broadcast User Datagram Protocol (UDP) method. Other methods may be used, such as polling as an alternative to broadcasting. Whichever method is used, the information is communicated at various intervals. Shortening the interval allows more immediate response of any of redirectors 52 and 56 to failed connections, redirectors 52, 56, servers 68 and 64 or other components in network 50. For example, availability statistics or other statistical information is exchanged every second.
In the peer cycle method, each perimeter and local redirector 52 and 56 is assigned to a "neighbor" redirector 52 or 56. In this method, there could be no distinction between local redirectors 56 and perimeter redirectors 52. By providing assignments from one redirector 52 or 56 to another redirector 52 or 56 to yet another redirector 52 or 56 in the appropriate sequence, all of the redirectors 52 and 56 are included (assigned a "neighbor"). Each redirector 52 or 56 queries its assigned neighbor redirector 52 or 56. In response to the query, the neighbor redirector 52 or 56 provides the statistical information, such as its own information and any other variables or MIB data stored by that redirector 52 or 56. After a full round of queries, all of the redirectors 52 and 56 store the statistics associated with the other redirectors 52 and 56. For example, perimeter redirector 52 a periodically queries its neighbor local redirector 56 a; local redirector 56 a queries assigned neighbor perimeter redirector 52 b; perimeter redirector 52 b queries assigned neighbor perimeter redirector 52 c; and so on. 52 b receives statistical information from 52 c. When redirector 56 a queries redirector 52 b, redirector 52 b provides redirector 56 a with statistical information associated with redirector 52 c and redirector 52 b. When redirector 52 a queries redirector 56 a, the redirector 56 a responds to redirector 52 a by providing the statistical information associated with redirectors 52 c, 52 b and 56 a.
In the broadcast TCP method, local redirectors 56 gather the various server statistics and broadcast the associated variables to every perimeter redirector 52 using TCP. Each local redirector 56 maintains a table of addresses associated with each perimeter redirector 52. As perimeter redirectors 52 are added or removed, the table is updated. Preferably, a user interface is provided for all of the perimeter and local redirectors 52 and 56 for changing the tables maintained by redirectors 52, 56. For any perimeter redirectors 52 also assigned to collect statistics from a network server or servers not associated with a local redirector 56, such as corporate servers 64, the perimeter redirector 52 also collects server statistics and broadcasts the associated variables.
In the broadcast UDP method, local and/or perimeter redirectors 56 and/or 52 provide the server statistics, such as the variable, to the perimeter redirectors 52 using UDP. Preferably, each local redirector 56 periodically scans network 50 using a protocol designed to identify other redirectors 52, 56. Based on the scan, the table of addresses is updated. Various statistical information is broadcast to and maintained by perimeter redirectors 52. The broadcast UDP method conserves network bandwidth but does not provide the reliability of the broadcast TCP method.
Other than load balancing redirectors 52, 56 may be programmed for various other features associated with directing network traffic. Geographic and localized redirection may be overridden to establish a persistent connection. For example, network traffic may correspond to statefull communications, such as SSL and shopping carts associated with e-commerce. For statefull communications, the same server 64 or 68 must process a sequence of user requests or groups of IP datagrams. Perimeter and local redirectors 52 and 56 direct traffic from the same source to the same server 64 or 68 for a certain amount of time, such as five minutes without a refresh.
The operation of redirectors 52 and 56 may also be overridden to allow for maintenance to any components of network 50. A system administrator instructs redirectors 52, 56 that a particular address is no longer available. Redirectors 52, 56 direct network traffic to other still available components, such as servers 68 applying substantially the same application for the same customer or owner as the unavariable server 68. The component, such as one or more servers 68, may then be serviced. Perimeter redirector 56 may be allowed to send network traffic to either data center 66 or may be directed to send no network traffic to a particular data center 66.
Network 50 of FIG. 3 demonstrates one particular embodiment using redirectors 52, 56. Redirectors 52, 56 may be used in various network configurations, either as local redirectors, perimeter redirectors or a combination local and perimeter redirectors. The various networks may be LAN networks or combinations of more than one network. Networks with different components and architectures may also advantageously use redirectors 52, 56.
Referring to FIG. 4, an alternative embodiment of the present invention is represented in association with an example. FIG. 4 depicts the data flow from a client entering or requesting petsrus.com to one of servers 70 for servicing the request. The client is represented by computer 72. The request is routed to network 76 associated with the IP address 100.200.300.1 of www.petsrus.com.
Network 76 includes perimeter redirectors 78, routers 80, data centers 82 and wide area network 84. Perimeter redirectors 78 are placed at all entrance points to wide area network 84. Perimeter redirectors 78 may serve two functions. First, they can act as a perimeter redirector as discussed above by collecting local redirector 86 statistics and redirecting traffic to the most available server 70 and/or data center 82. Second, they can operate as local redirectors for servers that are connected directly to the wide area network.
Preferably, perimeter redirectors 78 are connected out of the network traffic data paths to perimeter routers 80 of wide area network 84. The perimeter redirectors 78 are placed adjacent or on routers 80 that have peering connections to other networks outside the wide area network 84, such as networks 88. Perimeter redirectors 78 are connected on a segment off of each router 80 with the same address class. Any service for geographic redundancy or load balancing is preferably associated with addresses in the redirector class. This address may reside on all of the perimeter redirectors 78.
Using the example, www.petsrus.com is resolved by DNS 74 to an IP address of 100.200.300.1. The request for 100.200.300.1 enters the perimeter router 80 b connected to outside network 88 b requesting transfer to the wide area network 84. The router, using Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or other routing protocols, stores numerous paths to 100.200.300.1. Router 80 b selects a route based on the protocol being used. The address associated with the request is sent to the closest perimeter redirector 78 b from the entrance point of the requestor.
Perimeter redirectors 78 collect a MIB value from the local redirectors 86. This single MIB value shows the availability of services (mail, content hosting, news, etc.) within that particular data center 82. This value may be only part of the perimeter equation for selecting the data center 82 for the request. The MIB value determines the availability of the data center 82 and whether or not the data center 82 is operational.
Perimeter redirectors 78 can use a static network database or use the round trip time required to receive the MIB request in order to determine the distance between the requesting redirector 78 a-c and the closest data center 82 a and 82 b. The static network database may be used as a table to determine the distance from the requesting redirector 78 a-c to both data centers 82 a and 82 b. For example, distance values for each network segment within the wide area network 84 are stored in the table in each redirector 78. Round trip request time measurement may not determine the closest data center 82, but the may indicate the data center 82 a or 82 b with the fastest connection between the requesting redirector 78 a-c and that particular data center 82 a or 82 b.
Using the availability indication, any other statistical data and the round trip time and/or the static network database, perimeter redirector 78 b directs the request to either the closest or the fastest responding data center 82 a or 82 b with server availability. Router 80 b routes the request to the selected data center 82 a or 82 b.
If one of the perimeter redirectors 78 fails, perimeter router 80, after accepting the request, routes the request the next closest redirector 78. This redirector 78 directs the request to the appropriate data center 82.
For services, such as electronic commerce, that require the end user, such as computer 72, to maintain a connection to the same server 70, the perimeter redirectors 78 direct the traffic to the same destination server 70. Preferably, each perimeter redirector 78 a-c maintains a matrix of source IP to destination IP relationships for a predetermined or selected period of time. Perimeter redirectors 78 may share this matrix and update the appropriate addresses for the defined time period. This process ensures that if a perimeter redirector 78 fails or if the end users request gets routed into the wide area network 84 through another perimeter router 80, then the redirector 78 a, 78 b or 78 c that receives the request directs the request to the same destination server 70.
Perimeter redirectors 78 may operate as a local redirector 86 at the same time as performing the functions of a perimeter redirector. This allows the perimeter redirectors 78 to directly obtain availability statistics from two or more servers directly connected to the wide area network 84. This function of perimeter redirectors 78 may be useful to load balance traffic and provide failover for two servers in the wide area network 84. Thus, a local redirector is not directly connected to each server. Directly connected local redirectors 86 may be useful for directing traffic within a local pool of servers 70.
The data centers 82 and associated local redirectors 86 direct and process the request (www.petsrus.com) as discussed above. The corresponding response data is routed back to computer 72.
It should be understood that many changes and modifications can be made to the embodiments described above. For example, different locations of redirectors within a data path and different network architectures and protocols may be used. It is therefore intended that the foregoing detailed description be understood as an illustration of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention, and not as a definition of the invention. It is only the following claims, including all equivalents, that are intended to define the scope of the invention.
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I have a combo mini-lathe/milling and the table (whre the vise is) is too low relative to the mandrel.
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Bhairu waited outside Thankamma's little hut. Ahmad came running , breathless.
"Shh..", motioned Bhairu with his fingers. "She's taking her afternoon nap."
"We must wake her up," said Ahmad. "There's no time to lose."
"What if she throws us out? You know her, Ahmad. There's no stopping her tongue lashing once she gets going. Do you think our folks would ever let us go if she revealed our plans."
"We have to take that chance," insisted Ahmad
"Wait a minute," said Bhairu his eyes suddenly lighting up. " I have a plan."
Taking hold of Ahmad's hand, Bhairu led him quickly away from Thankamma's house. They sped towards the sugarcane fields.
The long shoots of sugarcane spread thickly for miles. The extended stalks swayed in the light breeze . The two boys ran amidst the sugarcane and taking out their pocket knives began cutting down the stalks. After they had collected enough, Bhairu and Ahmad sat down on the earth among the long legs of the plants and deftly began skinning the stalks. They went about their work with a fierceness born of urgency.
Soon they had about a dozen sticks of sugarcane skinned and tied neatly in a bundle. Getting up, both friends began walking back towards the village.
The village was deserted save for a couple of pariah dogs that went about panting in the hot sun. A scrawny cat scuttled past and a flurry of pigeons fluttered off as the boys came running. Nearing Thankamma's hut, the boys stopped short. Thankamma was already awake and sitting outside her room on the little verandah drinking tea noisily from an earthen cup. She looked up with a slight frown as she saw the boys running towards her hut.
"Thankamma, Thankamma," both boys began breathlessly, momentarily forgetting that they were terrified of her.
"We have brought you some sugarcane Thankamma," said Ahmad
"We can squeeze the juice out too for if you so wish," gushed Bhairu. "We know how much you and Madhavan love sugarcane."
'Enough boys. Tell me first what brings you here. I am sure you would not come to feed an old woman sugarcane juice without some intention." Thankamma's face showed the hint of a smile and the boys were amazed to see her twinkling eyes as she watched them intently over the rim of her cup.
" Thankamma, you know how dearly we all loved Madhavan.." began Bhairu hesitantly.
At that the old woman's smile froze and she put her cup down and looked directly at them, " Have you come to commiserate with me? I do not need your commiserations or your advice. Now run along you two. And have the sugarcane juice yourself or give it to some poor beggar."
With that Thankamma stood up to go inside. Bhairu and Ahmad looked at each other undecided about their next move.
It was Ahmad who took the plunge even as Thankamma was about to go inside, " Thankamma please …we want to go inside the forest to search for Madhavan," he blurted .
The old woman wheeled around. Her demeanor changed suddenly as she stood up to her full height. "You boys will not venture near the forest," she said with a quiet determination. Her voice sounded like the chill wind that blew through their village in the wintry mornings. It was very unlike the gentle woman they had glimpsed a few moments ago or the usual raging and angry Thankamma the boys were used to seeing. Her legendary temper was known to all in the village and Ahmad and Bhairu had had especially graphic details of her temper tantrums, courtesy Madhavan.
Ahmad decided that he must take one last chance with her. Climbing the two small steps in one leap, he stood at the threshold barring Thankamma's way.
"Please, you've got to listen to us. Madhavan was our dearest friend. We cannot give up on him. What if he is trouble?What if he needs us right now? We must find him Thankamma." Ahmad stopped for a moment and gulped. He wondered if he was ruining his chances by talking so much; but Ahmad knew he could not stop now. Somehow he must convince her.
"We have a plan," he continued with renewed gusto and a sense of bravado which he did not feel at all. " And if after hearing it all you decide that we still cant go- well, we will re think it. But you must at least give us a hearing Thankamma" concluded Ahmad.
Bhairu stood at the bottom of the steps gaping as if his friend had gone out of his head. No one talked like that to Thankamma. Not even Madhavan, the apple of her eye.
The old woman looked at both the boys, heaved a sigh and motioned them to come in to her room. Ahmad, let his hand which was barring the doorway fall and as Thankamma disappeared inside the hut, and he and Bhairu did a little jig of their own. At least they had permission to enter and explain their plan of action now. That in it self seemed half the battle won.
Time passed and Bhairu and Ahmad remained within Thankamma's little hut. The late afternoon sun went down with an orangeish gray glow and gave way to a few twinkling stars in the dusk laden sky. Little lamps began to be lit in all the huts in the village and they flickered like stars. The women began preparing the evening meal and the smell of freshly baked rotis drifted through the village. Men sat around in circles gossiping and exchanging the day's notes. Still neither Ahmad not Bhairu emerged.
Finally, when the fat gibbous moon shone directly overhead and when quite a few of the homes had already done with dinner, the two friends emerged from Thankamma's hut and hurried to their own homes. They did not stop to talk and discuss. Each went his own way shuffling along hastily as if they were on an urgent mission.
Thankamma came out after them and stood on the steps for a long, long time. She looked up at the constellations shining like little flickering candles in the dark inky blue night. The moon beamed down at her and bathed her in its cool, serene light. The old woman finally turned and went inside, gently shutting the door behind her.
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I really liked this custom story. I thought the monster helping was cute, after he scared the crap out of me, lol.
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Great cs. A little bit buggy but also awesome. No more to say :D
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i loved, for many things.. the atmosphere,on where you put the monsters... and alot of other things! i give a 10!
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I hope the second one will be much better. the first is very confusing and unrealistic
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Studio / No Bedrooms / sleeps 2
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Studio / No Bedrooms / sleeps 2
|Key Info
Villa Apollon consists of studios for 2 or 3 persons, one-bedroom apartment for 4 persons and two bedroom apartment for up to 6 persons all excellent equipped with stunning views 2 minutes walk from sandy beach of Achadies, 20 minutes walk from Skiathos Town.
We are located 3.5 kms from Skiathos town and 4.5 kms from Skiathos airport at one of the best beaches of the island named Achladies where you can find watersports, tavernas, bars, restaurants, water taxi to town and supermarkets. Bus stop no 9 is 50 meters from the gate of the Villa.
The most important characteristic of Villa Apollon is the feeling of comfort and relaxation. Something you cannot express with words. The beautiful memories as well as a nostalgic wish to return. With respect to your dream we thank you in advance and are waiting to make your holiday special.
|Sleeps up to 2, Studio
|Nearest beach
|Achladies 150 m
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car not necessary
|Nearest Amenities
|150 m
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Skiathos airport 4 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|Pets welcome, Yes, smoking allowed
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, Sea view
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Air conditioning, TV, Telephone, Fax machine, Pool or snooker table, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Cooker, Microwave
|1 bathrooms of which 1 Shower rooms
|Double beds (2), Single beds (2), Cots (2), Dining seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided, High chair
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Shared garden
|Secure parking
|Further details indoors
Each studio is fully equipped with kitchenette, fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster,kitchen utensils,W.C. and shower, Air-conditioning in each bedroom ,T.V. in each bedroom, Safe deposit box, Hair dryer, iron and ironing board, balcony with Sea View, daily maid service and change of linen twice a week.
STUDIOS (2 PERSONS)double bed or two single beds.
STUDIOS (3 PERSONS)one double bed and one single bed.
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTone double bed (bedroom) and two single beds at the living area.
TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTTwo bedrooms one with double bed and one with two single beds can sleep up to five-six (5-6) persons adding one or two single beds at the living area.
alcony with Sea View, daily maid service and change of linen twice a week.
|Further details outdoors
Sun loungers with umbrellas are provided at the swimming pool area. Swimming pool is more than large enough to accommodate all guests. As pool is not supervised for children is needed adult supervision.
Pool bar serving snacks, drinks and light meals.
|Further details
Due to different type of accommodation please contact us for availability and prices.
The Sporades region
N Skiathos town you can find many bars, clubs, cafe bars, restaurants and tavernas to suite all tastes. There are many trendy cafes, bars on the harbour front that get very busy during the summer months. If you want to relax on the cushions in a very chic and cosmopolitan atmosphere, then head to the steps of the old port and select a bar that takes your fancy.
Most popular leisure activities can be found in Skiathos. From windsurfing to horse riding.The island is very good for the very active ie. walking through the forest and around the tip of Kanapitsa. A visit to the Monasteries is a must, as are the numerous boat trips around the island and out to the beautiful Marine Park. Boat trips are orgnanised for visits to the neighbouring islands of Skopelos and Alonissons and capital city of Greece Athens.
Achadies beach is a short walk of 2 minutes.
Skiathos town is within walking distance (approx. 20 minutes). Bus stop no 9 is 50 meters from the gate of Villa Apollon. Water taxi from the beach can take you to Skiathos town too.
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4 Oct 2014
"Better than ever"
Returned to Villa Apollon for the third time this year, as on the previous two occasions it managed to exceed our expectations.Sure the weather could have been a little bit kinder, but that late in th… More
5 Sep 2014
Another fab stay at Villa Apollon. Dounia & Captain are brilliant, Food exceptional. Looking forward to booking our fourth stay xx… More
10 Jul 2014
"So friendly and a lovely warm welcome ."
Once again everything was superb and the food provided by Captain & Dounia was top class !The Villa apollon is in a perfect spot overlooking the sea and only 10 mins into the town by taxi .You can wal… More
25 Jun 2013
"WOW, II out of 10."
This is the fourth time we have stayed and I can honestly say that it keeps getting better. The rooms had been refurbished since last year and provide a very comfortable stay. The food is excellent al… More
8 Jul 2012
"They couldn't do enough for us"
There can't be many B+Bs which would supply you with three alternative pillows, (neck problems) but this was just one example of Dounia and Captain's efforts to make their customers feel at … More
1 Oct 2011
"Fantastic hospitality"
first time at VillaApollon and recommended from Trip AdvisorReally enjoyed the stay Dounia & Captain were excellant hostsIt appearsa that if you go there once you will always return as we willRooms ok… More
31 Aug 2011
"Fantastic as ever!"
Our third time here and i'm sure it won't be the last. All the reviews have already said it all. Captain and Dounia just make staying here the best holiday experience. How they manage to mak… More
1 Jul 2011
"Excellent hosts, excellent location, excellent accommodation."
Yet again we've had a great holiday. This year we had the extra advantage of complimentary breakfast by the pool thrown in too. The accommodation was very clean and comfortable. our hosts, Dounia… More
23 Jun 2011
"Wow. Bravo."
It keeps getting better. The welcome was warmer than ever and there is now a breakfast bar every morning which is 5 star. Same fantastic location and the service and value for money is improved upon y… More
20 Jun 2011
"great holiday with plenty to do really enjoyed the pool"
This is my third visit and I enjoyed it just as much. Liked eating by the pool for lunch andsome nights for dinner. Enjoyed doing waterboarding in the bay by the villa. Also likedour day on a saili… More
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