Abstract: A disc cutting apparatus for chipping wood chips from a log includes a chipper frame, a rotary cutting disc having a plurality of substantially radially disposed knife assemblies in relation to a proximal facing side of the disc and a feed spout into which a log is fed into the chipper apparatus. The apparatus further includes a bedknife, the bedknife having a first surface and an opposing second surface that is nonparallel to the first surface such that a wedge is produced between the first surface and the second surface for fitting within a corresponding nonparallel gap in the chipper frame. The bedknife further includes at least one secondary trimming edge for more complete reduction of wood chipped and for reducing the size of slivers formed.

Abstract: A disc cutting apparatus for chipping wood chips from a log includes a chipper frame, a rotary cutting disc having a plurality of substantially radially disposed knife assemblies in relation to a proximal facing side of the disc and a feed spout into which a log is fed into the chipper apparatus. The apparatus further includes a bedknife, the bedknife having a first surface and an opposing second surface that is nonparallel to the first surface such that a wedge is produced between the first surface and the second surface for fitting within a corresponding nonparallel gap in the chipper frame. The bedknife further includes at least one secondary trimming edge for more complete reduction of wood chipped and for reducing the size of slivers formed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is presented for distributing data among media servers in a network. Methods implemented in accordance with the teachings of the present invention facilitate load balancing across the network. In one embodiment, a client-side load-balancing method is presented. In a second embodiment, a server-side load-balancing method is presented.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing polling is presented. Polling servers include the intelligence and as such may control polling clients. What is polled, when it is polled and how it is polled is controlled by the polling server and may be dynamically changed and any time. As such, the polling server may dynamically reconfigure the polling process for a polling client. In one embodiment, the polling server directs and controls the polling client(s) in a manner that effects load-balancing in a network.

Abstract: A web server, a polling server, a client subscriber, and a plurality of media providers communicate with each other via a network. Media providers enlist the services of an Affinity Broadcast Network to provide their media content to a client subscriber. Likewise, a client subscriber contacts the Affinity Broadcast Network to subscribe for the delivery of media content from a media provider. The Affinity Broadcast Network monitors the media provider in order to determine when media content is available to be delivered to the client subscriber. When media content is available the Affinity Broadcast Network instructs the client subscriber to request the media content from the media provider and the media content is “pushed” to the client subscriber. The media providers may be located in various locations.