A connector pad includes projections extending radially outwardly from an inner portion of the pad to help stabilize and reinforce the pad. The method and system include the steps of monitoring the web pages the end user visits; recording the duration and date of each visit to a web page; and saving the recorded information in the end user’s computer. Upper layers of the discharge sump are continuously recirculated in the stirred reactor area and thus subjected to reconversion and further polycondensation.