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Department of Diagnostic Sciences consists of four Divisions to serve the public in addition to Tufts Dental School. The Chairman is Professor Michael A. Kahn, DDS who also serves as the Laboratory Director of Tufts Oral Pathology Services. The Department is responsible for teaching, research, and service for a variety of head and neck pathologies with emphasis on diseases of the mouth, jaws, TMJ (temporomandibular joint), and oral manifestations of bodily disease.
Craniofacial Pain Division
Interim Director, Shuchi Dhadwal, BDS
This clinical discipline of dentistry at Tufts is involved with a variety of conditions that cause head and neck pain including TMJ, migraines, and sleep disorders. In addition to providing teaching and research, patient services include:
- Diagnosis and Management of complex pain of the head and neck by a team of dentists and medical specialists
- Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
- Diagnosis and management of complex headache and related disorders
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Director, J. Michael Hall, DDS
This is the ADA–recognized clinical specialty of dentistry that primarily deals with the diagnosis of both jaw and mouth diseases by microscopic examination of a biopsy procedure. In addition to teaching dental students, dental specialists and general dentists, patient services include:
- Microscopic diagnosis of biopsy specimens received in the school and from dentists in private practice at Tufts Oral Pathology Services (TOPS).
- Clinical referrals to an oral pathologist from dentists who seek the opinion and advice for diagnosis and management of their patient's oral disease. These consultation appointments are scheduled with Tufts Dental Associates (faculty practice) at (617) 636-6697.
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Director, Athena Papas, DMD, PhD
This clinical discipline of dentistry at Tufts is particularly involved in managing the medically compromised patient particularly those who suffer head and neck cancer treatment side effects such as dry mouth and mouth sores. In addition to performing research and teaching dental students and dentists this division serves patients by:
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A Glens Falls man accused of sexually abusing children, pleaded guilty this morning.
Michael Wheeler pled guilty to attempted sexual abuse in the first degree.
Police say he made an eight-year-old girl and several children wear diapers as he abused them at a camp ground in Hadley.
He is expected to serve two years in state prison when he's sentenced in January.
Back in 2002 he was arrested for exposing himself to four young girls at a slumber party and giving two of them beer.

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If the daily deal from the likes of Groupon was the most recent new wave of local commerce for small merchants, loyalty services are the next wave.
Belly, backed by Groupon investor Lightbank, is the latest startup in the loyalty rewards space. Chicago-based Belly places an iPad in merchants' stores to register customers' visits. The system is designed so that it can be set up in a merchants' store in minutes. Customers use the iPad to scan a bar code either on a physical loyalty card or on the Belly mobile app. Customers will see a notice immediately on the merchant's iPad when they scan their card if they have received a reward. The Belly card, physical or app-based, can be used by consumers at any business that is using Belly.
The company is focusing rewards and offers customized for each small business that uses Belly. "We're creating a custom and unique loyalty program," says Belly co-founder LoganLaHive. "We're spending time with each business owner to understand their brand and business objectives to create rewards specific and customized to that location."
While some startups are focusing on ditching the physical card in favor of a digital app, many people don't have or don't want to use a smart phone to check-in, so Belly provided both card and app options, says Belly cofounder Ryan Jeffery, who was previously a venture investor at Lightbank.
Launched in August, Belly wants to replace the traditional punch card loyalty card, but Belly gives a wide range of rewards, some of which are wacky and not necessarily monetary. For example, a sandwich store will name a sandwich after you, or at AlleyCat Comics you can punch the owner in the stomach as a reward, or at Devil Dawgs you can get all you can eat for 10 minutes in the store.
Merchants pay a monthly subscription fee to Belly, which also provides data and analytics to merchants so they can see who their most loyal customers are.
This is a busy space, with startups such as Swipely, Womply (story) , Offermatic, and YC-backed Five Stars Card. Bigger players like Google and PayPal are also looking at loyalty services as well.


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Motorists who frequent Louisville Street can expect to see construction to continue through the end of October, but the most difficult portions of the project have been completed, City Engineer Edward Kemp said.
A full-scale upgrade of the road and drainage system, which Columbus-based Gregory Construction began in January, has not met the contract date of Sept. 9. The renovation includes widening portions of the road that were originally two lanes to three lanes as well as the installation of a sidewalk on the west side of the road, which is almost done. Owner Aaron Gregory said considering the amount of minor setbacks workers have been presented through the process, the delay could have been longer, and the last stretch of the project is being completed more quickly.
"Many changes came when we were trying to wrap up the west side (of the road) which affected the schedule. If the west side was not complete we could not work on the east side," Gregory said. "We've had an abnormally wet summer. Even when we have four or five days of dry weather, a heavy rain event sets us back two to three days in the construction project."
Kemp said workers are progressing quickly on the east side of the road.
"They've really increased the amount of personnel and equipment they've had over there the past couple of weeks so they're really pushing hard to try to finish it," Kemp said. "(The road widening currently in progress by) Millsaps (Career and Technology Center) is all that's lacked at that side of the road, and all the way down they'll curb and gutter on that side. Then they'll come back and overlay the entire road. Once they get all the drainage and the driveways poured over there it will start to come together a lot better."
Gregory said the project has presented a more rigid set of boundaries as a result of Louisville Street being a major thoroughfare in Starkville but hasn't received any complaints from residents or business owners in the area.
"It's like open heart surgery when you think about it. From a construction standpoint, in that area, that's about what we've done. We've taken the road to its bare bones, installed new storm drainage, built up a new road, new curbs (and) new sidewalks. It's a major overhaul of that area," Gregory said, "And it had to be done while it was live. You don't get to kill the patient. You've got to keep him alive."
Raymond Woods owns Raymond's Auto Repair, which is located on the east side of the street where work is currently in progress. He said he has not been affected negatively by the construction and is looking forward to seeing its completion and what that could mean for his shop.
"We've actually gotten busier than we were," Woods said. "Some has to do with (Mississippi State University students) coming back. It has definitely not hurt my business in any way, and that has a lot to do with the way they're doing it. When they have to do something they go in there and get it done."
Gregory said overall the project was two separate jobs.
"The west side had many more tie-ins. There were more driveways to be considered and the sidewalk. Much of the time has been spent there," he said. "The east side is going much smoother and will be done much sooner."
Kemp said the work left before the project is finished includes finishing widening the road and installing curbs and gutters on its east side, paving the east lane, overlaying the roadway in its entirety and striping the surface.


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Update: The University of Alberta says that the "stop work" notice received on 13 July in relation to US government funding for a polar bear research project was lifted on 1 August.
Original article, posted 3 August 2011
IMAGES of polar bears drifting on isolated chunks of ice made the species a poster child for the perils of climate change. Now the US-government scientist who raised the alarm about the animals' plight has been suspended from his post and is accused of scientific misconduct.
The news set competing narratives loose in the blogosphere. Environmentalists claim that Charles Monnett of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is the victim of a "witch hunt" aimed at opening up more of Alaska to oil and gas drilling. Meanwhile, climate sceptics have dubbed the affair "polarbeargate" and claim Monnett's work is discredited.
In 2004, during an aerial survey of bowhead whales in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska, Monnett and his colleague Jeffrey Gleason observed four dead polar bears. In 2006, they noted in Polar Biology that these were the first drowned bears seen since the survey began in 1987 - and speculated that such drownings may increase as pack ice retreats (DOI: 10.1007/s00300-005-0105-2).
Monnett was suspended on 18 July this year. By that time, he had been under investigation by the Office of Inspector General for the US Department of the Interior for several months. The specific allegations are unknown, but a transcript of an interview with investigators in February (available at bit.ly/qa0fsX) suggests that he is accused of "potential scientific misconduct" relating to the 2006 paper.
Monnett oversees projects studying Arctic wildlife that could be affected by oil exploration. His suspension comes as BOEMRE is considering permits to expand drilling in Alaska. "If someone wanted to remove him from the scene in a way that left no fingerprints, this would be the way to do it," says Jeff Ruch of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which is defending Monnett.
BOEMRE denies any connection to oil exploration. In an email to staff in Alaska on 29 July, agency director Michael Bromwich said that Monnett's suspension is not related to his 2006 paper but is "the result of new information on a separate subject".
This seems to relate to another BOEMRE project, in which researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, are radio-tracking polar bears. On 13 July, Monnett was removed from the project's management via a memo which questioned his ability to act objectively. The University of Alberta was instructed to cease work on the project. Andrew Derocher, who leads the research team, could not be reached for comment.
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One of the most highly-anticipated new products of the year should be shipping to Kickstarter backers and customers very soon. The Pebble Watch, which generated $10.2 million in funding last year, is expected to begin shipping today, Jan. 23.
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Pebble will start shipping today! We'll be sending out the first batch to the very first backers this afternoon. There are still some kinks and issues that we need to work out, but I'm glad to say we've made it this far.
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The steering group works with an advisory board of esteemed open source developers and related experts to identify and fund open source projects in need. Support from the initiative can include funding for fellowships for key developers to work full time on the open source project, security audits, computing and test infrastructure, travel, face-to-face meeting coordination and other support. Current backers include:
Members of CII evaluate open source projects that are essential to global computing infrastructure and are experiencing under-investment. These companies recognize the need for directed funds for critical open source software projects they all make use of and that run much of modern day society. They also value and invest in developers and collaborative software development and want to support this important work.
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The Principal Financial Group Contributes to Japan Relief Efforts
April 27, 2011 (Des Moines, IA) - The Principal Financial Group® has announced a gift of $250,000 USD to assist ongoing relief efforts following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. The gift will be made on behalf of The Principal® and its employees.
The Principal has directed $150,000 USD to the Japan disaster relief fund via the Japanese Chamber of Commerce New York. An additional $100,000 USD, including donations from employees of The Principal and a match from the company's charitable foundation, will benefit the Japanese Red Cross Society.
"Our thoughts continue to be with those affected by the disaster," said Larry Zimpleman, chairman, president and CEO, The Principal. "We are grateful to be able to support our employees in Japan, our partner Nippon Life Insurance Company of Japan, and those providing disaster relief through their heroic efforts in light of the tragic losses and the lingering effects of this crisis."
The global asset management arm of The Principal, Principal Global Investors, has had operations in Tokyo, Japan since 2006.
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- Kings of Leon – Revelry
So the time we shared it was precious to me
All the while I was dreaming of revelry
Dreaming of revelry
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We can laugh about it now
We hope everything works out
Be careful how you lick your wounds
Believe that change is coming soon
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The best times are far gone
All that's left is to forget
Still I seem to hang on
But indeed it's not over
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Just because I'm losing
Doesn't mean I'm lost
Doesn't mean I'll stop
Doesn't mean I would cross
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You're gonna live your life and stay on your side
You're not ashamed to try, you're more afraid of why
This bridge is burning now it's caving in
We're never gonna win, we'll run in circles til we fall in line
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I look ahead to all the plans that we made
And the dreams that we had
I'm in a world that tries to take them away
Oh, but I'm taking them back
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I said you got me where you want me again
And I can't turn away
I'm hanging by thread and I'm feelin' like a fool
I'm stuck here in-between
The shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away
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And we could've been happy.
What a piteous thing,
A hideous thing was tainted by the rest,
But it won't get any harder,
And I hope you'll find your way again.
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How many times can I break til I shatter?
Over the line, can't define what I'm after
I always turn the car around
Give me a break; let me make my own pattern
All that it takes is some time
All I'm shattered
I always turn the car around
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How did we get here?
I used to know you so well, yeah
How did we get here?
Well, I think I know
Do you see what we've done?
We've gone and made such fools of ourselves
- Kevin Rudolf – Welcome To The World
All the time that you were gone,
I thought about how things went wrong
Now you're coming down to earth
Ok, hello, (welcome to my world) welcome to the world
- And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead – Let It Dive
Now that our ties are severed
As we say goodbye
Let us not wonder whether
We are ready to take the dive
- Greenwheel – The End
The megaphone speaks,
still pulses race and scream
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An infrastructure "insurance" mechanism enables a Web site to fail over to a content delivery network (CDN) upon a given occurrence at the site. Upon such occurrence, at least some portion of the site's content is served preferentially from the CDN so that end users that desire the content can still get it, even if the content is not then available from the origin site. In operation, content requests are serviced from the site in the usual manner, e.g., by resolving DNS queries to the site's IP address, until detection of the given occurrence. Thereafter, DNS queries are managed by a CDN dynamic DNS-based request routing mechanism so that such queries are resolved to optimal CDN edge servers. After the event that caused the occurrence has passed, control of the site's DNS may be returned from the CDN back to the origin server's DNS mechanism.
1. A method associated with an origin server that has a content provider domain mirrored at a set of mirror sites, comprising:
having a content delivery network (CDN) service provider provide a traffic management service to the origin server to determine which of the set of mirror sites should receive a request to the content provider domain that is replicated at the set of mirror sites, wherein the traffic management service is provided by aliasing the content provider domain to a traffic management domain managed by the CDN service provider;
as the traffic management service is being provided, monitoring the origin server for occurrence of a given condition, wherein the given condition is one of: a failure at the origin server, an occurrence of excess demand at a Web site hosted on the origin server, a receipt of a request for content that cannot then be served from the origin server, an occurrence of excess traffic to the Web site originating from a given geography or network, an occurrence of excess latency at the Web site as measured by network agents, and a denial of service attack;
upon occurrence of the given condition, dynamically rewriting a DNS record to point to a content delivery network (CDN) domain that is distinct from a content provider domain and the traffic management domain used by the CDN service provider to provide the traffic management service; and
as the given condition persists, having a domain name server in the content delivery network (CDN) resolve the content delivery network domain to identify a content server for use in servicing the request.
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upon termination of the given condition, dynamically rewriting the DNS record to once again point to the traffic management domain used by the CDN service provider to provide the traffic management service.
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 10/272,368, filed Oct. 15, 2002 now U.S Pat. No. 7,136,922.
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to techniques for enabling a Web site origin server to obtain content delivery services from a third party service provider on an as-needed basis.
2. Description of the Related Art
Today's Web sites are a double-edged sword. They present enterprises with the opportunity for both resounding success and costly, dramatic failure. The possibility for either scenario to occur is chiefly due to the Internet's open design. Indeed, the ability to reach a global community of customers and partners via the Web comes with many risks. The open design means that enterprises must expose themselves by opening a public entry-point to get the global reach they need. Couple that with the inherent weaknesses of centralized infrastructure and there is a recipe for failure. Indeed, a growing number of threats can bring a site down daily. These threats include hacker attacks, viruses, Internet worms, content tampering and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. Moreover, the site's popularity itself can generate "flash crowds" that overload the capabilities of the site's origin server(s). Any one of these events can produce unpredictable site disruptions that impede revenue operations, dilute brand investments, hamper productivity and reduce goodwill and reputation.
A content provider can ameliorate these problems by outsourcing its content delivery requirements to a content delivery network (a "CDN"). A content delivery network is a collection of content servers and associated control mechanisms that offload work from Web site origin servers by delivering content on their behalf to end users. A well-managed CDN achieves this goal by serving some or all of the contents of a site's Web pages, thereby reducing the customer's infrastructure costs while enhancing an end user's browsing experience from the site. In operation, the CDN uses a request routing mechanism to locate a CDN content server close to the client to serve each request directed to the CDN, where the notion of "close" is based, in part, on evaluating results of network traffic tests.
While content delivery networks provide significant advantages, some content providers prefer to maintain primary control over their Web site infrastructure or may not wish to pay for the cost of fully-provisioned CDN services. As a result, the site remains exposed to the myriad of potential security and flash crowds that may bring the site down at any time.
It would be highly desirable to provide a content provider the ability to receive "on demand" use of a CDN to provide an additional layer of protection to ensure business continuity of an enterprise Web site. The present invention addresses this need.
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide an infrastructure "insurance" mechanism that enables an origin server to selectively use or fail over to a content delivery network (CDN) upon a given occurrence at the site. Upon such occurrence, at least some portion of the site's content is served from the CDN so that end users that desire the content can still get it, even if the content is not then available from the origin site.
It is another primary object of the invention is to provide origin server "insurance" to render server content accessible even if access to the origin server is inhibited in some way.
It is another more specific object of the present invention to provide a mechanism that enables a Web site origin server to use a content delivery network for insurance purposes on an as-needed basis. Preferably, this operation occurs in a seamless and automatic manner, and it is maintained for a given time period, e.g., for as long as the need continues.
According to an illustrative embodiment, the technical advantages of the present invention are achieved by monitoring an origin server for a given occurrence and, upon that occurrence, providing failover of the site to a CDN. Preferably, this is accomplished by re-directing DNS queries (to the origin server) to the CDN service provider's request routing mechanism. In this fashion, DNS queries for content are resolved by the CDN DNS mechanism as opposed to the site's usual DNS. The CDN DNS mechanism then maps each DNS request to an optimal server in the CDN in a known manner to enable the requesting end user to obtain the desired content, even if the origin server is unavailable. As a consequence of this site insurance, given content on the origin server is always available.
The site insurance may be triggered upon a given occurrence—the scope of which is quite variable. Representative occurrences include, without limitation, a flash crowd at the site, a site failure, excess traffic to the site originating from certain geographies or networks, excess demand for certain content on the site such as high resolution streaming content, excess latency or slowdown at the site as perceived by network downloading agents deployed throughout the CDN or elsewhere, or a site attack such as a Denial of Service (DoS) attack at or adjacent the site. Generally, the present invention selectively moves traffic from the origin to the CDN when there is excessive load on the origin or the origin is unreachable. These examples, however, are merely illustrative.
The site insurance functionality may operate in a standalone manner or be integrated with other CDN services, such as global traffic management.
The foregoing has outlined some of the more pertinent features of the present invention. These features should be construed to be merely illustrative. Many other beneficial results can be attained by applying the disclosed invention in a different manner or by modifying the invention as will be described.
By way of background, it is known in the prior art to deliver digital content (e.g., HTTP content, streaming media and applications) using an Internet content delivery network (CDN). A CDN is a network of geographically-distributed content delivery nodes that are arranged for efficient delivery of content on behalf of third party content providers. Typically, a CDN is implemented as a combination of a content delivery infrastructure, a request-routing mechanism, and a distribution infrastructure. The content delivery infrastructure usually comprises a set of "surrogate" origin servers that are located at strategic locations (e.g., Internet network access points, Internet Points of Presence, and the like) for delivering content to requesting end users. The request-routing mechanism allocates servers in the content delivery infrastructure to requesting clients in a way that, for web content delivery, minimizes a given client's response time and, for streaming media delivery, provides for the highest quality. The distribution infrastructure consists of on-demand or push-based mechanisms that move content from the origin server to the surrogates. An effective CDN serves frequently-accessed content from a surrogate that is optimal for a given requesting client. In a typical CDN, a single service provider operates the request-routers, the surrogates, and the content distributors. In addition, that service provider establishes business relationships with content publishers and acts on behalf of their origin server sites to provide a distributed delivery system.
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Content may be identified for delivery from the CDN using a content migrator or rewrite tool 106 operated, for example, at a participating content provider server. Tool 106 rewrites embedded object URLs to point to the CDNSP domain. A request for such content is resolved through a CDNSP-managed DNS to identify a "best" region, and then to identify an edge server within the region that is not overloaded and that is likely to host the requested content. Instead of using content provider-side migration (e.g., using the tool 106), a participating content provider may simply direct the CDNSP to serve an entire domain (or subdomain) by a DNS directive (e.g., a CNAME). In either case, the CDNSP may provide object-specific metadata to the CDN content servers to determine how the CDN content servers will handle a request for an object being served by the CDN. Metadata, as used herein, refers to a set of control options and parameters for the object (e.g., coherence information, origin server identity information, load balancing information, customer code, other control codes, etc.), and such information may be provided to the CDN content servers via a configuration file, in HTTP headers, or in other ways. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of an object that is served from the CDN in this manner does not need to be modified by the content provider. When a request for the object is made, for example, by having an end user navigate to a site and select the URL, a customer's DNS system directs the name query (for whatever domain is in the URL) to the CDNSP DNS request routing mechanism. A representative CDN DNS request routing mechanism is described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,108,703, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Once an edge server is identified, the browser passes the object request to the server, which applies the metadata supplied from a configuration file or HTTP response headers to determine how the object will be handled.
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The above described content delivery network is merely illustrative. The present invention may leverage any content delivery infrastructure in which a service provider operates any type of DNS-based request routing mechanism.
According to the present invention, a content provider's origin server(s) provide the Web site's content in the usual manner that would occur in the absence of a content delivery network (CDN). The origin server(s) may be located at a content provider location or a third party hosting site. Thus, conventionally, an end user running a client machine would launch his or her Web browser to a URL identifying the content provider Web site. Through conventional DNS, the end user's browser would be connected to the origin server to fetch the content. That well-known operation is augmented according to the present invention to provide so-called "site insurance," which is a technique to provide "on-demand" use of the CDN in given circumstances. The CDN service provider preferably makes the site insurance functionality available to one or more content provider customers as a managed service, which is available on an as-needed basis. Thus, according to the invention, Web site traffic is handled by the origin server(s) in the usual manner (i.e., without the CDN) and is triggered upon a given occurrence at the origin server. Representative occurrences include, without limitation, a flash crowd at the site, a site failure, excess traffic to the site originating from certain geographies or networks, excess demand for certain content on the site such as high resolution streaming content, excess latency or slowdown at the site as perceived by network downloading agents deployed throughout the CDN or elsewhere, a Denial of Service (DoS) attack at or adjacent the site, a DoS attack that indirectly impacts the site, or the like. Of course, the above examples are merely illustrative.
The content delivery network service provider may provide the site insurance functionality as a standalone product or managed service (as described above) or integrated with a global traffic management (GTM) product or service. An illustrative GTM system is known commercially as FirstPointSM and is available from Akamai Technologies of Cambridge, Mass. This technique is described in commonly-owned U.S. Pat. No. 7,111,061, titled Global Load Balancing Across Mirrored Data Centers, which is incorporated herein by reference. Other commercial available products include Cisco Global Director, global load balancers from F5, and the like. Any product/system/managed service that has the ability to direct a client request to one of a set of mirrored sites based on network traffic conditions, server load, and the like, may be used as the GTM system.
In this embodiment, the content provider purchases the GTM and the site insurance services from the CDN service provider. The content provider's origin server may or may not be mirrored, but typically it will be. Accordingly, the GTM directs end user requests to the origin server, or to one of the mirrored origin servers, in the usual manner. Upon occurrence of a given event triggering the insurance policy, however, the GTM, as modified to include the site insurance mechanism, automatically and seamlessly moves traffic away from the origin servers and onto the CDN.
Integrating GTM and site insurance functionality in this manner provides significant advantages. In low demand situations, the GTM simply directs end users to the origin servers in the normal manner. As the demand increases, however, the GTM automatically senses the load changes and directs it to the CDN, where it can be more effectively managed by the distributed CDN infrastructure.
Representative machines on which the present invention is operated may be Intel Pentium-based computers running a Linux or Linux-variant operating system and one or more applications to carry out the described functionality. One or more of the processes described above are implemented as computer programs, namely, as a set of computer instructions, for performing the functionality described. Having described our invention, what we claim is as follows.
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Caretaker manager Jay Saunders recruited his first new addition to the Maidstone United squad on Thursday evening when he secured the signature of 21 year old striker Adam Burchell from Conference South side Dartford.
Burchell joins The Stones on loan for the remainder of the season as the club make a last desperate effort to retain their Isthmian League Premier Division status.
In other developments, defender Tom Parkinson will remain at Division One South side Burgess Hill Town for the remainder of the campaign, whilst forward Tommy Whitnell, who was released last week, has signed for Croydon Athletic.
Maidstone United's new caretaker player/manager Jay Saunders has announced the name of his assistant for the remainder of this season. Former Oxford United, Grimsby Town, Gillingham, Hartlepool United and Dover Athletic midfielder Alan Pouton has been appointed to The Stones back room team. Pouton was a creative and popular midfielder in his playing days and he briefly played for Maidstone at the beginning of last season before moving onto Sutton United.
Saunders commented "Pouts was on the phone to me as soon as he knew I was in charge at Maidstone and he made it very clear to me that he really wanted to be a part of my management team. Alan will help me with putting on sessions at training and in pre-match build up, as well as from the dug out during games. He's a lively character and I'm hoping that he will bring a smile back to the dressing room as I think that that is one area where we need to improve things off the field a little."
Saunders has also confirmed a few squad alterations as well. Central defenders Reis Boyle and Cedric Abraham have been told that they don't figure in the new manager's plans for the remainder of the season, whilst striker Tommy Whitnell who despite being offered the opportunity to remain with the club has declined Saunders' offer to stay and is believed to be on the verge of signing for another Kent side in the Isthmian League.
Finally, Danny Hockton has accepted the opportunity to move on loan for the remainder of the season to Conference South side Thurrock. Following Tuesday's defeat against Croydon Athletic, Danny made the club aware that he felt that his future lay away from Maidstone United. The striker had previously been informed that he would not be part of the club's playing plans for next season and this news had given him the opportunity to arrange a new club for the remainder of this and next season already. Everybody at Maidstone United wishes Danny and his family the very best for the future and would like to thank him for his efforts with Maidstone United over the last 15 months with the club.
As has been widely expected, the Board of Directors at Maidstone United have today entrusted the first team managerial reins to current captain Jay Saunders.
Saunders will undertake a caretaker manager role for the remaining nine games of the season.
This will be Saunders' first managerial role and it is expected that he will bring in a new face from outside of the club to assist in the dugout on match days.
With only 14 days remaining until player movement and registration closes for the season it is unlikely that many, if any, new players will be signed.
Saunders stated "I'm very keen to get into management and I have a very strong knowledge of clubs and players at this level of football. I am approaching the challenge we face at Maidstone with a positive attitude."
"I would like to thanks the players,
directors and supporters for their support since I have
been at the club but I felt that due to the results
that it was the honourable thing to resign.
"Being a football manager is all about results
and the table does not lie.
"I would also like to thank the backroom staff
for the hard work they have put in behind the scenes.
"I hope that the clubs quest to return to
the town is successful, whereupon the club will have
a better chance of moving forward."
following Tuesday evening's 1-0 home league defeat
against Croydon Athletic, manager Andy Ford tendered
his resignation to Chief Executive Bill Williams.
The club has accepted the management team's resignation
and this means that Steve Butler, who was Andy Ford's
assistant, will also be leaving.
First team captain Jay Saunders has been approached
to consider taking on a caretaker's manager role
in the interim and the Board of Directors will hold
a meeting with Jay on Thursday to discuss the role,
the commitment and the strategy required for the rest
of the season.
Following tonight's
one-nil defeat to follow Ryman Premier Division strugglers
Croydon Athletic, Stones manager Andy Ford has resigned.
The club's board of directors have accepted
Ford's resignation and will hold an emergency board
meeting tomorrow morning to discuss interim arrangements.
Announcements will be made on Twitter
and this website when available.
Andy Ford has signed two new players to bolster the squad for the run in to the end of the season.
24 year old right winger Ellis Green will add significant pace to the side after he put pen to paper on Thursday evening. Green was part of the exciting Beckenham Town team coached by Gavin Rose that pushed The Stones all the way to the Kent League title in 2005/2006. He has also experienced playing in Conference South with Welling United.
Returning to Maidstone United for a second spell is local lad Dan Stubbs. Dynamic midfielder Stubbs joins from Margate who he signed for after playing in Iceland last summer for KA Akureyri. Dan has also played for Gravesend & Northfleet. Both players will hopefully play some part in this weekend's local Derby away to Tonbridge Angels.
The Stones stole a march on several
league rivals this evening by securing the signature
of Tonbridge Angels striker Jay May who was surprisingly
released this week by the Longmead club.
The 26 year old forward who had started
in each of The Angels' last 16 games, is based in Dartford
and has played previously for Dartford, Ramsgate and
He will be a significant addition to the
the team as he brings with him a strong and physical
approach to a side much lacking in this particular dynamic.
May is expected to feature in Saturday's home Ryman
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
party ideas // miniature pumpkin cakes
here's the how:
bake two 8-inch round butter cakes. we used the recipe from the miette cookbook. if you haven't had any of their desserts, we highly recommend you take a trip to one of their stores. decadent doesn't even begin to describe how delectable their treats are.
while the cake is baking, make cream cheese frosting adding yellow and red food coloring until you get the desired shade of orange. transfer your frosting into a pastry bag with a 1/2 inch round tip.
once the cakes have cooled, stack the two rounds, adding a thin layer of frosting between them to act as glue. now here's the fun part. take a round cookie cutter and stamp out as many as you can. we ended up with six. then take a paring knife and shave off the top edge and the bottom edge holding the knife at an angle to create an oblong pumpkin shape.
frosting time. we tried a few variations but found that the best way to frost these little cuties was by scalloping up and down or side to side. if you need a refresher on scalloping a cake, take a look at oh happy day's how to guide. essentially, you're going to squeeze out a row of dots and then drag each dot using a palette knife. repeat until entire pumpkin is covered.
for the stem, try adding a green onion, a piece of broccoli, a twig or a flower stem.
done and done! // roxy
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
autumn // in full bloom
make the best of fall blooms this season by incorporating unexpected varieties of flowers and fruits. think berries, persimmons, pomegranates and dark fruits. this time of year has so much going on, so get out there and create a vivid arrangement with unique touches.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
diy // upholstery
first things first, you'll need to find new fabric. we used a vinyl chartreuse material because ariana has a small child and wanted something that was easy to clean. other goodies i found from 1) duralee fabrics and 2) marimekko.
once you've got your fabric, you'll need some tools: 3) a staple gun and 4) 3/8" staples, 5) foam, and 6) scissors. you might also want a screwdriver to help remove the old staples and a pair of gloves to protect your hands.
here's the how:
1. remove the seat from the chair - you might have to take out some screws
2. flip over and remove old staples, fabric and foam
3. use the seat as a pattern and cut out new fabric with an additional two inches around the edge
4. cut foam using the seat to get the right shape
5. place fresh foam and your fancy new fabric on the seat
6. fold over one side and fire one or two staples (watch your fingers!)
7. fold over the opposite side, pull nice and tight, and staple
8. now do the other two sides
9. go around the seat adding staples an inch apart
* our trick for the rounded corners was to staple as close to the corner as possible and then fold the extra fabric over and attempt to smooth out the crease - much easier with two people
10. flip over, put back on the chair and voila! you've got a lovely brand new old chair
i think we're ready to do a couch! // roxy
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Friday, October 5, 2012
wedding day // paper goods
that's right folks, from signage to favor tags to wedding day programs we got you covered. we have taken that leap forward in keeping things cohesive + seamless in our design process. with the help of our talented graphic gal our team has expanded to create all those must have elements to set your day apart. with the endless typography out there and the different mixed media you can use to make something fresh and unique is what we are all about. these are just a few sneak peeks into some of the amazing weddings we were lucky to be part of and design for our sweet bride and grooms. do you have a favorite??!!
bike, framed sign + program, bouquet + escort cards, escort card + menu + table number, favor jars, hanging escort cards, place card + dinner menu, table number + program, menu on plate.
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
// bridesmaid love
bridesmaids: those amazing friends who spend half their summer attending wedding events, who make sure the bride doesn't have lipstick on her teeth, who shake it like mc hammer on the dance floor, who laugh at that weird uncle's jokes, and most importantly, who lovingly support the bride as she stands at the altar on her big day. all you bridesmaids out there, we give you a virtual round of applause. you deserve it. and quite possibly, you also deserve a gift!
not sure what to give your bridesmaids? we've got a few cute ideas.
get your gals a custom engraved necklace from the urban smith.
or perhaps a robe from plum pretty sugar to wear whilst doing their makeup.
still not quite what you had in mind? how about a hair pom from ban.do to accessorize that darling bridesmaid dress?
can you think of any spectacular bridesmaid gifts to add to the list?
// roxy
images via // einstein, bridesmaids, necklace, kimono robe, hair pom
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Given the anticipated growth in every U.S. economic sector and in demand for all energy sources, it's natural to wonder how that growth can possibly be sustained. After all, America, with only 5% of the planet's population, already consumes one-fifth of the world's total energy. And other countries are poised to experience increases in energy use as they become more industrialized and improve their standard of living. Can the United States actually meet its growing needs?
It remains to be seen. Yet one important factor is working in our nation's favor. The demand for energy has not been growing as rapidly as the economy, resulting in a significant drop in what is called energy intensity. At present, Americans use about half as much energy per dollar of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)—the total market value of all the goods and services produced in a country during one year—as they did in 1970. Were it not for this development, the U.S. energy bill would be hundreds of billions of dollars per year higher. Energy-efficiency investments and structural shifts in the economy away from energy-intensive industry and toward service and information-based jobs have both contributed to the phenomenon. So have engineering improvements in scores of systems, from automobile engines to building insulation to electric power-generating facilities.
This trend is expected to continue. The EIA projects that by 2030 Americans will be using only slightly more energy per capita than they did in 1980—but less than half as much per dollar of GDP.
Continuing this downward trend in energy intensity depends in part on the nation taking advantage of numerous opportunities for efficiency advances in current technology. Fortunately, recent history provides ample evidence that efficiency research and education can pay enormous dividends.


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How do 'HitRECord on TV' contributors make money from their art?Add to Favorites | Hit Record on TV With Joseph Gordon-Levitt
"HitRECord on TV" is a variety show unlike any other. The first episode of the Joseph Gordon-Levitt-created TV series had 426 HitRECord artists to contribute to it, and yes, they all got paid.
Unlike a traditional Hollywood series where animation elements and voice recording and music production are outsourced, Gordon-Levitt only used his own pool of creators at HitRECord. The entire premise of the Pivot series is that it's made using that group of contributors, and as the HitRECord Accord makes sure that anyone whose work on the website makes money.
Gordon-Levitt set the TV show up the same way, with one difference: While the HitRECord Accord dictates that the money made by contributions on the website is split 50 percent to the site and 50 percent between those who contributed, he notes that it takes a while for TV series to start making profits. Because of that, Gordon-Levitt set aside $50,000 from the budget of every "HitRECord on TV" episode to split between the people whose work appears in each installment.
So who gets how much for each episode? "There is no formula. It just takes going through and one-by-one figuring it out," Gordon-Levitt admits to Zap2it during a group interview at the TCA 2014 winter press tour.
He and his staff come up with an initial proposal for each episode of a payment breakdown that is sent out to the entire HitRECord community. The community discussion is open for two weeks for arguments on tweaking the proposal, and then Gordon-Levitt and his staff ultimately make the final decision of who makes how much. "You have to trust us," he says. "You have to sort of believe that we'll be fair, and I think we have been fair."
Gordon-Levitt says that the reason why he is good to be the head honcho at HiRECord (beyond being the person who made the community) is that he only creates projects that he likes. He can make "great art and media with people I'm interested in collaborating with," and only uses constructive criticism with those who come to the site.
"It needs to be somebody, and I think that's a big part of it that there is one individual person that is directing the whole thing," Gordon-Levitt says of why he's the right person to head a project like this. "I always want it to have the voice of an individual driving it, because I think once you don't have that voice, it turns into something that feels like chaos, or just kind of corporate committee sort of boringness."
"HitRECord on TV" airs Saturdays at 10 p.m. on Pivot.


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Extreme Super Moon Event
Extreme Super Moon will be happening 19th of March 2011 and we would get more light of Moon this day. Is it beautiful or destructive? As we all know that Moon effects tides and waves, so do we still need to know any more about Moon and it's effect on Earth. Well, our Scientists are not taking it as destructive as its' not the first time Moon is coming closure to Earth.
But this this time Moon is gonna be very near to earth so is it costing effect to our earth as we have already seen what has happened Japan on 12th of March 2011. So be the first to watch Extreme Moon this time who knows what can happen this time.
So don't listen to any jokes or don't make it a serious issue, Extreme Super Moon is not gonna effect you it happens every year and be positive.


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Professionals Sharing Processes — Here
When Dana Lookadoo published Getting Control Of Your Social Media Life, we had it. Up to here <holds hand at throat height>.
Normally we don't do a lot of talking about Search Engine People here but I can tell you that in a year in which we grew to almost 30 employees, we know how invaluable processes are.
But processes in the SEO world are a bit of a ssssshh kind of thing though. They're like uncle Ned we don't talk about at Christmas (#dontask).
Somehow processes are believed to "cramp your style"; something we can't have because " dude -- we're rocking this thing with an BlackBerry iPhone in one hand, a plane ticket to the next conference in the other and Cutts on speed dial, "you know what I'm saying <wink wink>".
Processes Are "How To's"
The cool thing is though that processes are a lot like "How To's": they describe how you (can) do something in a most efficient manner.
Processes can exist purely informally in your daily work habits " we call them routines then. If you find yourself saying you "always" start keyword research this way or "always" start a new client project that way " you have processes.
Capture Processes
Capturing processes as "How To's" can help you maximize your results while reducing time and effort invested.
Once on paper it's easy to see how this or that step simply doesn't merit the time it takes.
Once on paper you can hand it to another person and say "here's how to do this".
Which means that in a way, processes are your route to the beach. They're what enable a business to take on new people and hand them a process large or small enough to say "here, just do this " you'll be fine."
Professionals Proudly Posting Processes
We loved David Wallace's Productivity Tips for Busy Search Marketers.
We thought Donna Fontenot went out of her way in Streamline Your Content Creation Process With Time-Saving Systems.
But it finally was Dana's post that made us say; look, we have to run with the community with this thing.
Over the coming months some of the smartest, brightest and creative people in SEO, SEM, copywriting, and marketing will be posting their processes to get things done.
Be on the lookout " the next email could be your invite.
Post Your Own #seprocess
Want to join? Post your own 140 character mini process and hashtag it with #seprocess.
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One Response to "Professionals Sharing Processes — Here"
Thanks so much for the mention, Ruud!
A process is a documented method for accomplishing work. If one looks at the life of an SEO & SEM as a series of processes, then we can think of our work as object-oriented. Then we don't have to reinvent the wheel for each and be more efficient, leading to more productivity and higher ROI on our time!
I look forward to sharing some more processes on SEP as well. Look forward to this series!
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A view shows the wreckage after a car bomb exploded in the Jaramana district of southeast Damascus September 3, 2012, in this handout photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. (REUTERS/SANA)
AMMAN: Syrian army bulldozers razed houses in western Damascus Monday, pursuing what activists called the first campaign of collective punishment targeting people's property in areas of the capital hostile to President Bashar Assad.
Bulldozers backed by combat troops demolished buildings in the low-income Tawahin district, near the Damascus-Beirut highway, activists and residents said.
"They started three hours ago. The bulldozers are bringing down shops and houses. The inhabitants are in the streets," said a woman who lives in a high-rise building overlooking the area.
Syrian authorities restrict independent media access, making it hard to verify accounts of the conflict from both sides.
Troops forced residents to erase anti-Assad graffiti and write slogans glorifying the president instead, activists said.
"This is an unprovoked act of collective punishment. The rebels had left, there are no longer even demonstrations in the area," said Mouaz al-Shami, a campaigner collecting video documentation of the demolitions.
"The regime can't stop itself from repeating the brutality of the 1980s," he said, alluding to mass killings and wholesale destruction in the city of Hama in 1982 under Assad's father, the late Hafez Assad, who ruled Syria for 30 years. Hama had been a center of a revolt by the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1980s.
"The regime has not changed. It will not," Shami said.
Activists also reported the razing or burning of at least 200 houses and shops in the old part of the southern city of Deraa in the past few days. Army shelling had largely emptied the area, prompting 40,000 people to flee to Jordan.
Opposition campaigner Rami al-Sayyed said: "This the first time we see a systematic campaign to raze houses and shops using direct means like bulldozers that seems to be concentrating on Damascus and its environs."
Bulldozers entered the Khashabeh area of the northern Damascus suburb of Harasta Monday and began razing houses in the neighborhood.
The latest wave of demolitions follows the destruction of dozens of buildings in an area next to Tawahin in Damascus Sunday and in the neighborhood of Qaboun last month.
"I visited Qaboun yesterday. It is no longer a dense neighborhood. I could see from one end of the neighborhood to the other because so many buildings have been razed," said another Damascus activist who gave her name only as Yasmine.
The army, which appears to have regained control of Damascus proper after an insurgent offensive that began in July, shelled outlying southern and eastern districts overnight to try to drive out rebels still operating there, opposition groups said.
However, a bomb attack Sunday targeted military and security compounds in the heart of Damascus, in what was claimed by rebels as revenge for recent killings in the suburb of Daraya, where the opposition said the regime was responsible for the deaths of more than 300 people.
Opposition groups said at least two people were killed in the southern neighborhood of Qadam and charged that government troops also made forays into eastern suburbs battered by artillery and air power in recent weeks, arresting and summarily executing young men.
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The Starkville Board of Aldermen voted to raise fees for installing 3/4-inch and 1-inch water taps at its meeting last Tuesday.
The vote passed by a 4-2 vote, with Ward 6 and 7 Aldermen Roy A. Perkins and Henry Vaughn opposed to the fee revision. Ward 4 Alderman Richard Corey was absent for the vote.
The change in fee means people building new homes in Starkville will have to pay 6.6 percent more to install a 3/4-inch water tap and 9.1 percent more to have a 1-inch water tap installed than they would before the measure was approved.
Starkville Public Works Director Doug Devlin said the increases are necessary given the changes in prices of water meters since the last time the department conducted a detailed review of price changes in 2007.
"Now the prices of materials and equipment to install these water services has increased substantially," Devlin said.
Estimated figures in the board's e-packet indicate the price of 3/4-inch brass water meters increased by 12 percent from 2011 to 2012.
Devlin said SPW also had to take into account labor costs as well as fuel and equipment depreciation costs associated with meter installation.
Another contributing factor to the price increase, Devlin said in the e-packet, is that the city has had to change tapping saddles with stainless steel straps since 2007 after noticing the previously installed galvanized steel straps were corroding in less than 15 years of service.
Devlin said this fee only applies to those who are building new houses and will have no effect on tenants or people who already have meters installed.
"The only ones who pay those fees are the people who built new houses," Devlin said. "Any time a new home is built or new apartments, that's the charge to set up the new services."
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Learning to Achieve training and materials are being made available to adult education and literacy programs throughout the country through the Regional Resource Centers (RRCs) of LINCS (Literacy Information and Communication System). LVI's two trainers – Barabara Babb & Marlene McLeod- participated in an intensive week-long training offered by the RRCs in August, 2011 and a three-day refresher session in the fall of 2012. LVI is now disseminating that training along with materials to adult literacy programs in Illinois.
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Jakarta. It is said that imitation is the sincerest flattery but it appears that that is not the case with the Islamic Destroyers Front.
The individual or group, known in Indonesian as Front Perusak Islam (FPI), is a tongue-in-cheek poke at Indonesia's hard-line Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), who continue to make headlines for their self-appointed role as upholders of the Islamic values of an allegedly secular nation.
Writing on Twitter, @FPIYeah wrote that "our action to arrest" the former editor of the Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine, Erwin Arnada, was "cool."
"It's proof that we can step over the National Police. Viva us!"
FPIYeah has already attracted more than 20,000 followers on the social networking Web site, counting among its fans celebrities such as comedian Tika Panggabean.
Even the brief bio of the twitter account takes a shot at the FPI, the real one, saying that, "If we can memorize, why should we use common sense."
The tweets take a similar tone.
"Don't try to be righteous. Try to 'look' righteous. It's easier and faster to gain respect in the world," one tweet read.
"Any religions must be practiced with blind fanaticism. It's better to get into heaven than respecting one another," read another.
There is intense speculation as to the identity or identities of those behind the tweets, but speculation that it was movie director Joko Anwar were denied by FPIYeah, which wrote, "We're not him. We're not as smart as him."
Joko Anwar has tweeted The Jakarta Globe saying that he is not the person behind @FPIYeah.
"I'm not @FPIYeah. I'm not that provocative. I only twit unyu-unyu [a popular Indonesian twitter community expression] love tweets. ;)" he wrote.
Hewlett Packard Computing Lab recently listed Joko as the world's No. 2 most influential twitter user in the world behind Hollywood celebrity Ashton Kutcher.
The Islamic Defenders Front also has an official Twitter account @FPI_online but it seems they are no fans of their much more popular imitators.
"We are blocked by FPI_online! Hahaha," @FPIYeah tweeted.