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One on One: Wayne Powers on the Journey from Print to DigitalSeptember 29, 2016
Print marketing is still showing growth for Valassis, but onboarding the audience to digital makes a lot of sense
One on One: Lewis Gersh on Turning Direct Mail DigitalAugust 05, 2016
How Pebblepost is bringing an advanced digital tool-kit to traditional direct mail marketing
Chaffetz Bill Builds Hope for Postal Reform by Year's EndJuly 19, 2016
Mailers are unhappy with some provisions, as are unions and the Postal Service. Smells like bipartisan spirit
10 Brands That Illustrate the New "Direct" MarketingMarch 24, 2016
The distinction between direct marketing and other marketing is dated, and these businesses are proving it.
5 Roles Making Waves in Direct MarketingFebruary 29, 2016
If you don't have marketers in these uniquely skilled positions on your team, now is the time to hire them. Here's why.
Why Brand Marketers Should Think Like Direct MarketersFebruary 12, 2016
We may not be as different as you think.
"Don't Just Say You Love Me; Show Me"December 04, 2015
Consumers' affinity for a brand is great. Their purchases, better.
Pope Francis Has Arrived and Is Cleared for MarketingSeptember 24, 2015
Engaging, relevant, personalized, timely messaging is the Holy Grail of marketing. And then there's riding the cassock-tails of His Holiness.
Insight: The Future of Marketing Is DirectSeptember 04, 2015
The more marketing changes, the more it stays true to its roots.
MeritDirect Acquires Lewis DirectMay 27, 2015
The deal brings Merit a new talent pool and business capabilities.
And Then, DMA Did Something Completely DifferentMay 21, 2015
Actually, it's &THEN, and it's DMA's re-imagined annual show, debuting in October, starring Kevin Roberts and the Goo Goo Dolls.
The Blending of Direct and Brand MarketingMarch 01, 2015
The rallying cry that "all marketing is direct" is increasingly evident as brand marketers and direct marketers adopt key strategies from each other.
Longtime DMA Prez Bob DeLay Dies at 96February 18, 2015
As head of the group for 26 years, he helped establish ZIP codes and met with three U.S. presidents.
Morel Steps Down as Wunderman CEOJanuary 27, 2015
WPP Digital CEO Mark Read will succeed the longtime chief of the direct agency.
All Marketing Is DirectOctober 01, 2014
Data-driven. Digital. Direct. These formerly distinct marketing terms are merging as real-time relevance increasingly drives customer interactions.
Josh Martin, Zenith Optimedia Direct: DMN 2014 40 Under 40 Award winnerSeptember 30, 2014
Direct Mail Remains ImpactfulSeptember 08, 2014
Even in this prolific digital age, direct mail proves to be a strong tool for marketers. Standard mail volume is growing at 3% and marketers will spend $45 billion on the channel in 2014.
Celebrating Interdependence DayJuly 03, 2014
An argument for embracing direct relationship marketing.
Go Ahead, Buy It. I Dare You.June 01, 2014
Online, in-store, and on the streets, direct marketing has helped Chrome Industries get in its customers' faces with bold avowal.
Site Search Is a Direct Marketing Success FactorMay 29, 2014
4 ways to stop thinking of search as a product locator and start thinking of it as a targeted way to connect with customers.
Get a Clue—on Marketing ProductivityApril 11, 2014
9 ways to prevent guesswork in marketing project management.
Direct Mail Fallacies & RealitiesMarch 01, 2014
11 direct mail marketing myths dispelled by industry experts. They know their DM.
Where Experiential and Direct Marketing MeetFebruary 14, 2014
Pepsico hosted its three-day PepCity event to give consumers an unexpected taste of its brands.
Infographic: Marketing Spending to Rise in 2014February 01, 2014
Winterberry Group predicts slow growth in spending across marketing channels.
Marketing Conversation StartersJanuary 30, 2014
20 opinions, observations, and recommendations that will get you thinking about how to approach marketing in 2014 and beyond
What Does 2014 Have in Store for Marketers?January 10, 2014
Winterberry Group's Bruce Biegel reveals 10 trends to watch in 2014.
Outlook 2014: Marketing Spending to RiseJanuary 10, 2014
Winterberry Group predicts slow growth in spending across marketing channels.
Maintaining a Scientific Approach to Direct MarketingJanuary 07, 2014
Common mistakes marketers make and the solutions needed to fix them.
Are You a Direct Marketer?December 27, 2013
Here are 10 ways to tell whether you're a direct marketer in these days of shiny digital objects.
Direct Marketers Look for Quick Passage of a Law to Curb Patent TrollsDecember 13, 2013
Sen. Leahy readies the Senate version of the Innovation Act passed by the House; DMA sees a law on the books as early as Q1 2014.
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Grateful to fair managementMay 16,2014The Rutland County 4-H horsemanship clinic was held at the fairgrounds over May 9-11. Twenty-one 4-Hers, their families and project horses spent the weekend on the grounds. The members received seven and a half hours of riding instruction over two days, in four riding groups based on ability and interests. They were also evaluated on their stable management skills, grooming of their horse, safety, tack and equipment, as well as their overall sportsmanship. Through this process, the 4-H members work together and independently on many life skills, which is a core value of the entire 4-H program.
On behalf of the 4-Hers, their families, leaders and instructors, we would like to thank the Rutland County Agricultural Society and the fairgrounds management crew for all their assistance in preparing the grounds for our arrival. We met in early April to assess some areas that needed attention and the various areas of the fairgrounds that would be used. The crew, led by Rick McKirrhyer, Dennis Chabot and Dave Fitzgerald, did work to the barn, water lines, electricity, and many other areas to help make our clinic the great success it was. We want to recognize their wonderful cooperation and willingness to make our weekend pleasant. They were always only a phone call away.
While there may still be work ahead in general repair and maintenance to our area of the fairgrounds, we are very encouraged at the response and dedication of the current management. We see only good outcomes moving forward.
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Background: Boring info about me, so read at your own risk!
Well I guess I'll start off by saying that I'm sarcastic, overly opinionated, realistic, very straight to the point, and I have an extremely dark sense of humor. The first animes that I finished were Read or Die, and Cyborg: 009, but it wasn't until Naruto started playing on Toonami that I started getting into the whole anime deal. Ever since, I've been watching shows of all genres, and have seen over 300 different animes. As of now, I'm a huge fan of all Type-Moon works (especially Fate and Tsukihime), and I generally love the Moe genre (sadly). That's about everything you need to know, but if for what ever reason you'd like to know more, just ask me! Oh... and one more thing: People need to STOP supporting fan-subs, they are RUINING the anime industry! Either watch your shows on sites like Crunchyroll, or just buy them... Seriously...
Ratings: My Ratings are based mainly on my enjoyment of the series. Complexity and quality do play a role in it, but my enjoyment has the biggest impact.
In this section I'll list what the ratings mean to me and I'll give at least two examples of shows that fit the criteria. Note: I only rate shows with full numbers (meaning no 2.5 or 3.5 ratings), this way I can more easily differentiate shows I like vs. those I don't. Also remember that just because I gave a show a bad rating (3 or lower), it doesn't necessarily mean that I don't like it, it just means that it wasn't as good as other shows...
5 - It was perfection in my eyes, this is the reason why I love anime. It takes a lot to get this score, so when I do rate something with a 5, take note.
Example: Mnemosyne and Bakemonogatari
4 - I really enjoyed the show, but because of little annoyances, or lack of depth, I couldn't in good faith give it a 5. These shows were good, maybe even great, but they were not amazing. While not perfect, these series should still not be overlooked. I recommend each show with a score of 4 or above.
Example: Cowboy Bebop and Durarara!!
3 - If it was just a little better at presenting itself it could have been more than what it was. These shows have a lot of wasted potential and it's a shame, because they were enjoyable for the most part.
Example: Neon Genesis Evangelion and Texhnolyze
2 - These shows must have taken some serious thinking to come up with (sarcasm). Almost no redeeming qualities are present, and the series themselves are easily forgotten. While very mediocre in quality, the show itself isn't terrible. If I wasn't experienced in anime, I would enjoy these shows. Luckily I know better...
Example: Desert Punk and Sword Art Online
1 - An utter atrocity of a show, either through the ground-breaking stupidity of the characters, or the unoriginality/lack of anything that could be considered plot. Whoever made these shows should be ashamed of themselves. Only people who are new to anime, or intense weaboos would enjoy these series.
Example: Excel Saga and Fairy Tail also Queen's Blade
Additional random info:
Favorite Bands: Most people would say my taste in music is bad, but then again, fuck them.
Favorite (non-animated) Movies: I don't usually enjoy movies, they tend to be too short to have any meaningful development. With that said, these are my favorites.
Favorite T.V. Shows: The non-animated kind... DERRRRR
Current Favorite Characters:
What I think about those who claim "Nihilism isn't a bad thing":
LASTLY) (Just because I hate subjectivity that much) I can prove you, and any other existentialist that insists 'reality is subjective' indisputably wrong without so much as one word in the argument by simply striking you all in the face with a brick. (Think about it.) In addition, you all prove yourselves wrong by eating a sandwich. The existentialist proves reality is objective by attempting to convince me that reality is subjective, after all, if reality truly is subjective, then it doesn't matter whether I know it or not, does it? At this point, you 'win' this argument by -- never -- speaking -- another -- word -- in -- this -- argument.
9,866 total episodes
Feel free to read my response in Asmageddon's comments here for more info: http://www.anime-planet.com/users/Asmageddon
I have to say I found this line of your comment fairly amusing:
"I bet you're just mad because he's done more to help it than you ever did."
Perhaps you weren't aware that you are flaming the person who created, developed and has run Anime-Planet for the past 12 years? Regardless, feel free to check out the post on Asmageddon's page for more info. It's pretty clearly spelled out there why he had his commenting banned. Trash talking/harassing staff members doesn't help anyone out - you may want to have a look at the linked topic about Anime-Planet's stance on harassment.
nice list name :D
hey love the way you thought out of the box with your rating system. found your page through that crazy list you have. funny. question, do you recommend another website other than crunchyroll? it"s true that fan subs are not authentic.
"I've tried looking for a show called "Doratora" but I just can't find it... help?"
Did you mean Toradora?
In the first place: Im a simple user and i saw your comment, i couldn't stand that you said naruto its better than fullmetal alchemist. in the second place what's with the badge thing.. and can you explain to me what's the meaning of "nuff said". On the upper hand why you asked who im twice? (i spell it correctly?)


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Vegan Society's Advisory Group
I recently accepted an invitation to join the Vegan Society's Advisory Group (AG), which supports the organisation's staff and trustees by conducting and sharing academic and other research relevant to veganism. Under AG's auspices are various committees (e.g., legal, research) which give advice, recommend references and speak on behalf of The Vegan Society at external events and in the media.
I joined the Policy Committee whose role is to provide expertise on public policy and legislative issues related to veganism (e.g., public health, agriculture, animal welfare) and lobbying at all levels of government in the UK and EU. If you are interested in learning more about the Policy Committee and live and work in the UK and EU, please email me at email@example.com to learn more about how you could potentially get involved.
To learn more about the Vegan Society's Advisory Group, please click on this Vegan Society.
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Tom Regan and His Wife Nancy and Me
I first met Tom and Nancy Regan at the RSPCA's Rights of Animals symposium at Trinity College Cambridge in 1977. Recently, I caught up with them at their home in Raleigh, NC.
Tom and Nancy always inspired me to learn as much as I can about animal rights and showed me the importance of ethical action as the capstone to our action for animals.
In 1977, I was the campaigns organiser at Compassion In World Farming. Compassion's founder, Peter Roberts, took me to the RSPCA's symposium. This was a special moment in the history of the animal rights movement. With the notable exception of Peter Singer, leading philosophers, advocates, authors, and politicians came together for two days to consider animal ethics and the emerging animal rights movement.
I was an angry young vegan who, unbeknown to myself, was beginning a career with some of the world's leading animal rights organisations. Tom was already an acclaimed moral philosopher and a prominent speaker in animal rights. But not everyone present at the conference was a card carrying vegan animal rights advocate.
As I recall in my book, Growl, I remember Tom and Nancy, and Peter Roberts and myself, and other vegans being exiled to what was called the 'vegetarian table' in the college's baronial dining hall. We were fed meagre rations of dull 1970s veggie food. Everyone else at the conference dined on venison that was the charred remains of body parts of deer who had once grazed Trinity College's grounds. We ate our veggie food in disgust, tut tutting our fellow conference attendees and speakers.
Since then, Tom and Nancy's and my life have crossed many times and, in particular, after I moved to the USA in 1987.
I heard Tom speak often at animal rights conferences throughout America. He was always an inspirational speaker. In particular, I appreciated how he situated a commitment to nonviolence as central to his animal rights declaration.
The philosophy of animal rights stands for peace, and against violence. The fundamental demand of this philosophy is to treat humans and other nonhuman animals with respect. This philosophy, therefore, is a philosophy of peace. But it is a philosophy that extends the demand for peace beyond the boundaries of our species, for there is an undeclared war being waged everyday against countless millions of nonhuman animals.
His unique contribution to moral philosophy is, of course, much more than animal rights and particularly The Case for Animal Rights published in 1983. In addition to nonviolence, his writings on environmental ethics were instrumental in challenging environmentalists to consider animal rights.
The philosophy of animal rights demands only that the logic be respected for any argument that plausibly explains the independent value of human beings implies that other animal have the same value and have it equally. And any argument that plausibly explains the rights of humans to be treated with respect also implies that these other animals have the same rights and have it equally also.
With our respective organisations, the Animals and Society Institute and the Culture and Animals Foundation, we coproduced the International Compassionate Living Festival for a number of years.
Tom helped me to understand the importance of bringing together animal advocates with moral philosophers, authors and artists engaged in animal issues, and business leaders with musicians. Compassionate change is needed on many fronts, he always said.
Tom and Nancy and their fellow directors at the Culture and Animals Foundation work tirelessly since its foundation in 1985 to promote cultural change for animals.
By appealing to individual intellect, creativity and compassion, the Culture and Animals Foundation believes we can awaken people to the plight and grandeur of kindred animals–and ultimately build a deeper understanding of human-animal relationships and a greater respect for basic animal rights.
On Tom's retirement the North Carolina State University established the Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive, which is the only archive of its kind in the world. Tom introduced me to the librarians and archivists at NCSU Libraries. Thanks to him, we convinced NCSU Libraries to accept the valuable collections I had established at the Animals and Society Institute. This included The Animal Rights Network Archive, The Animals' Agenda Archive, the Argus Archives, the Animal Welfare Institute Archives, and the Claire Necker Collection of Cat Books and Collectibles.
As much as I am a republican and not a monarchist, Tom is the only person I would accept as a ruling monarch. King Tom would rule us as the very best of benign dictators. With one sweep of his hand across this realm he would stop people from eating meat, he would liberate animals from research laboratories, and he would inspire compassion for all.
What of democracy, may you ask? Its sacrifice would be a small price to pay.
But, thankfully, King Tom is not our ruler but he is the animal rights philosopher and elder statesman. But he is more than that as I consider him to be my friend and mentor. He continues to inspire me—personally and professionally—to work harder and better for animal rights.
It was great fun to spend the day with Tom and Nancy and reminisce the past and speculate the future of animal rights.
New to Tom Regan and want to learn more but unsure where to begin?
I recommend starting with his book Empty Cages: Facing the Challenge of Animal Rights (2004) followed by Animal Rights Human Wrongs: An Introduction to Moral Philosophy (2003) and Defending Animal Rights (2001). There is a selection of videos of Tom Regan to watch on his website, too.
2015 and Me
Ever wondered what I do, how I spend my time, and how I make a living? Now, you can find out by reading my annual review for 2015.
As we begin a New Year, which is my fortieth anniversary of being a vegan campaigning for animal rights, I look back on 2015 and my work as an independent scholar and author and consultant with client organisations in the U.K. and U.S.A.
I am very fortunate to be able to live a life in which I have been able to bring together both my personal commitment and professional experience to campaigning for a vegan, animal rights world. The work is not always easy as animal cruelty and exploitation are never far from my thoughts. But there is no other way that I would like to live my life.
So, click here to read about my work for animal rights in 2015.
Cats in Virginia
I'm working on an assignment with Alley Cat Allies, the U.S.-based organisation dedicated to advocating for cats, and working closely with Becky Robinson, the president and founder. I helped to produce recently Becky's book, The Evolution of the Cat Revolution: Celebrating 25 Years of Saving Cats, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at their achievements in their first quarter of a century advocating for cats.
Currently, I'm in Bethesda, MD where Alley Cat Allies is based. This past weekend I accompanied Becky on a three-day trip to Norfolk, VA and Chincoteague Island, VA to learn more about her work for cats in the community. In Norfolk, we met with Rob Blizard, Norfolk SPCA's Executive Director, who kindly showed us around their facility, and was introduced to his enthusiastic and helpful staff. They showed us their cats and dogs in the shelter and talked about the wide range of services they provide to their human and nonhuman clients. Norfolk SPCA is a very impressive operation and, like many others, achieves a great deal for the animals in their care with minimal resources. Becky later made a presentation to the Hampton Roads Community Cat Caretakers, who can be found on Facebook. Some 30-40 of their members listened attentively to Becky as she described the history and development of trap-neuter-return and Alley Cat Allies.
We then made our way back up the Eastern Shore to Chincoteague Island, VA where Caring Hands Animal Support and Education (CHASE) organised a two-day spay-a-thon for 200 kittens and cats. Of course, it took more than two days to do because the research, preparation, organisation, and clean-up to such a worthwhile endeavour took up many additional days. I have read about and heard described temporary clinics where large numbers of cats are spayed or neutered but I have never had the opportunity to witness one until now. It was an amazing operation in many ways — no pun intended!
In describing the experience here, I may get wrong some of the details and happy to be corrected if you would like to get in touch.
A team of four veterinarians and their trained assistants and some 10-20 volunteers were led by Jeffrey Newman, DVM, President of CHASE and implemented a strategy in which each kitten and cat was processed through a number of stages. These mass spay/neuter cat clinics were developed by Alley Cat Allies. It was a very impressive operation put together temporarily in a local school gymnasium. The surgeries were undertaken in the Reiss Mobile Vet vehicle, parked in the adjoining lot, which belonged to Jonathan Reiss, DVM. The kittens and cats were a mixture of those who were people's companions or were outdoor or community cats. The services provided were free and everyone donated their time and expertise.
I found it to be a remarkable experience. The atmosphere was palpable in that the carefully organised operation hummed along with a wonderful sense of community, giving, sharing, cooperation, and fulfilment. The only ones who did not share these powerful feelings were the beneficiaries who wanted to be anywhere else other than in a cage! Even a local artist had brought in a cat to be attended to, made some characterful sketches and left them on display to raise funds. I heard stories about how local people and businesses supported the endeavour by, for example, donating supplies and food. Most of the cats were brought in and later picked up by residents.
The stages that each feline client went through were a medical pre-screening; the necessary paper work that kept track of who they were and where they came from and in which container; and then pre-op preparation, the operation itself, a post-op careful monitoring and, finally, an area where they were left quietly to sleep off the medication.
This was a great weekend in which I learnt much from some wonderful people about the how-to of trap-neuter-return and companion animal advocacy generally.
Alley Cat Allies, USA
On six month consultancy assignment with Alley Cat Allies. The consultancy has been extended to October 31, 2016.
Jeremy Corbyn, BUAV, and Me in 1984
A delegation to the Ministry of Defence of Tony Banks MP, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Tom Cox MP, and myself as BUAV's Campaigns Officer handing in a letter to Michael Heseltine, the Minister of Defence, asking a large number of specific questions relating to experiments conducted at Porton Down, the U.K. government's military research laboratory near Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Scanned from The Liberator, which I co-edited and was published by the British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (April/May 1984, 5).
Jeremy Corbyn MP, now leader of the Labour Party, consistently shows personal interest in animal rights as a vegetarian and in Parliament with political opposition to violence to animals since his election in 1983.
Alley Cat Allies
The U.S.-based advocacy organisation, Alley Cat Allies, celebrates this year a quarter century of saving cats. Alley Cat Allies is the first organization to introduce and advocate for humane methods of feral cat care, particularly Trap-Neuter-Return, in the American animal protection community. By establishing and promoting standards of care, Alley Cat Allies brought the humane treatment of cats into the national spotlight.
Becky Robinson, Alley Cat Allies's president and founder, engaged me this summer to produce a book celebrating their first 25 years. Writing in The Evolution of the Cat Revolution, Becky gives a behind-the-scenes look at the trials and triumphs of Alley Cat Allies. There's a Timeline, 25 Accomplishments, and a Conversation between Becky and Donna Wilcox, Vice President and Chair of the Board of Directors, in which they look back on how a band of cat carers grew to be one of the most innovative, gutsy, and effective animal advocacy organizations in the world.
It was a great honour to work this summer with Becky and her colleagues at Alley Cat Allies on The Evolution of the Cat Revolution. I'm pleased to say my involvement with them as an independent consultant continues. My focus is on their strategic plan and building the organisation to implement it.
I look forward to working with Alley Cat Allies and dividing my time in the coming months between their headquarters in Bethesda, MD and my home in England.
London VegFest
I will be chairing three consecutive panels of experts on (1) What's the most effective way to encourage and help people go — and stay — vegan?; (2) What's the most effective way to campaign for living as a vegan and make vegan values mainstream?; (3) What do we imagine a vegan society to be like? Panelists include Martin Ashby MD, UK; Jasmijn de Boo, Vegan Society, UK; Matthew Glover & Jane Land, Veganuary, UK; Melanie Joy, author Carnism, Germany (TBC); Dobrusia Karbowiak, Open Cages, Poland; Hilda Kean, author & historian, UK; Tobias Leenaert, Consultant, EVA, Belgium; Kerry McCarthy MP, UK; Sean O'Callaghan, Fay Gay Vegan, UK.
Peace News reviews Growl
The prestigious magazine, Peace News, publishes a review of Growl. Published since 1936, Peace News is the U.K.'s only grassroots newspaper covering the full spectrum of peace and justice issues and currently publish 6 bi-monthly issues a year. Peace News Ltd is a not-for-profit limited company.
Here's a lengthy extract:
The four key values that are examined in Growl are compassion, truth, nonviolence and justice – values which are shared by most Peace News readers and anti-war campaigners. The author explores these themes and his own journey to becoming a genuinely compassionate activist. One of the concepts discussed in the book is that of 'The Misanthropic Bunker' (a place I'm sure all passionate campaigners have some experience of). Stallwood describes it as a place of anger and hatred that vegans retreat to when the world of unremitting violence towards other animals becomes too much to cope with: "We'll never achieve animal rights," he tells himself. "Speciesism will never end. Animal rights will never be accomplished in my lifetime."
Over the years, Stallwood learns that whilst there is a need for the misanthropic bunker to hide in once in a while, the way to avoid being consumed by hatred and intolerance is to exercise compassion and be kind to ourselves – and other humans – as well as to the non-human animals he campaigns on behalf of.
He explores a scenario where his pre-vegan self, 'Kim the Chef', is confronted outside the slaughterhouse by 'Kim the Vegelical' – waving a 'Meat is Murder' placard and shouting angry slogans: 'In spite of their proximity and the fact that the conscience of Kim the Chef might have been unwittingly stirred by Kim the Vegelical's protest, neither Kim is actually communicating with or seeing the other.'
However, Stallwood doesn't dismiss angry protest as useless: 'Remember. Compassion doesn't have to be passive or even polite; compunction sometimes requires a rude awakening. Moral shocks are, by their very nature, unwelcome.'
The reviewer, Erica Smith, concludes
Throughout his long career as an animal campaigner, Stallwood has learned from the successes and failures of human rights campaigns. And 40 years of campaigning means that there are lessons to be learned – and experience to be fed back into the wider sphere of nonviolent action, making this an excellent resource for any nonviolent campaigner.
It's a great honour to have Peace News publish such a positive review of Growl and highlight how its message of four key values (compassion, truth, nonviolence, justice) will resonate with social justice campaigners.


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Late Monday, the company said it had entered the world of wholesaling through a licensing agreement with JLP Daisy LLC, an affiliate of Schottenstein Stores Corp. Daisy, as the master licensee, will in turn advance Delia's $16.5 million in sorely needed cash against future royalties. Once JLP Daisy recoups the advance plus an unspecified preferred return as sublicensees begin to generate revenue, Delia's will receive a majority of the royalty stream after brand management fees are subtracted. Group 3 Design Corp. has been retained to manage Delia's new licensing activities.
Originally a catalog and Web marketer that entered traditional retail and now has 68 stores, Delia's has incurred losses of nearly $100 million in the last two fiscal years, including a $22.1 million loss in the year ended Feb. 1, 2002. Sales declined 33.2 percent to $143.7 million for that year.
In a statement, Delia chief executive Stephen Kahn noted, "We believe these activities will complement Delia's direct and specialty businesses. The deal also solidifies Delia's balance sheet while creating an opportunity to participate in a meaningful future royalty stream. The advance proceeds from this transaction leave us well positioned to continue to run our core Delia's direct and retail franchises."
Peter J. Solomon Co. advised Delia's on the transaction, as reported, and officials with the firm had said that the strategic alternative being put together would be "unconventional."
Mary Gleason, Group 3's ceo, said the brand, highly regarded by teenage girls and young women, "has the potential to become a powerhouse licensing franchise." Products could hit the market in time for fall selling, she said.
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The 48th Annual Southern Straits Race hosted by the West Vancouver Yacht Club has officially drawn to a close.
While the winds were definitely on the lighter side, we had a spectacular spinnaker start for the 2nd year running, with HMCS Orioles magnificent sail drawing an audible gasp from the crowd gathered on the shore as the breeze filled in.
The rain held off until the last few hours of the race as the wind filled in to bring the last racers across the Finish Line. Competitors remarked that they saw more sea life on the course (dolphins, sea lions, killer whales and a grey whale) then they have ever seen before.
A total of 83 boats competed on the 4 courses offered, with the last 3 competitors sailing on the Medium and Long Course right until the final minutes of the race.
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This particular and much hyped Kansas team will be taking such a trip this week, when they travel to the Bahamas to take part in the "Battle For Atlantis." They'll face Wake Forest on Thursday afternoon and will begin the process of gelling.
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This application claims priority from prior U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/436,549, filed on Dec. 26, 2002.
This invention relates generally to a relational database management system (RDBMS). More specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for the efficient bulk transfer of data into a relational database where in the input data is already in a computer's main memory.
A RDBMS is a computer database management system that uses relational techniques for storing and retrieving data. Relational databases are computerized information storage and retrieval systems in which data in the form of tables (formally, "relations") are typically stored for use on disk drives or similar mass data stores. A "relation" includes a set of rows (formally, "tuples" or "records") spanning several columns (formally, "attributes"). A "tuple" expresses a mathematical relation between its "attributes" (column elements), while a "record" does not. Reference is made to C. J. Date, An Introduction to Database Systems, 6th Ed., Addision-Wesley, Reading, M. A. (1994) for general treatment of the relational database art.
A well known database software program is DATABASE 2 (DB2) database software distributed by IBM Corporation. As is known in the art, DB2 operates as a subsystem in a computer system operating under the IBM MVS operating system software. In a DB2 environment, user data resides in DB2 tables with rows and columns, as described above. DB2 can manage multiple concurrent requests to manipulate the same table at the same time by tracking SQL read and write requests, and acquiring and releasing resource locks.
A RDBMS is structured to accept commands to store, retrieve and delete data using high-level query languages such as the structured query language, known as SQL. Standard SQL statements can be used to accomplish extensive database management operations across various platforms of currently available commercial database management systems. The SQL standard has been promulgated by the International Standards Association since 1986. Reference is made, for example, to the SQL-92 Standard "Database Language SQL" published by the ANSI as ANSI X3.135-1992 and published by the ISO as ISO/IEC 9075:1992 for the official specification of the 1992 version of the Structured Query Language. SQL is the widely accepted language and interface to access relational databases, namely to define the database objects, to manipulate the data in the database objects, and to control access to the database objects. For example, these SQL statements or commands may be utilized to perform database management tasks such as the retrieval of data from a database and updating data in a database.
For example, SQL "query" statements refers to a set of user commands for retrieving data from a stored database. SQL is used to communicate queries to an RDBMS. SQL requires the return of a particular result set in response to a particular query, but the method of query execution ("Query Execution Plan") employed by the RDBMS is not specified by the query. There are typically many different useful execution plans for any particular query, each of which returns the required result set. For large databases, the execution plan executed by the RDBMS to execute a query must provide the required data return at a reasonable cost and time and hardware resource. Almost all RDBMSs include a query optimizer to translate queries into an efficiently executable plan. Queries are submitted by users of the RDBMS.
Also, the database management task of loading data into a relational database, such as for adding and/or updating records, is of critical importance. There are two known methods of loading data into a relational database.
First, it has been well known in the prior art to command an application program to invoke an SQL INSERT statement which transfers one row of application data into a database table. The data is first transferred into variables or into memory structures before being loaded, i.e. "inserted" into the table. The SQL INSERT statements incurs overhead for the RDBMS because it must first log the changes made to the tables and then set up and communicate the SQL INSERT call to the relational database management system. Also, further overhead is incurred because the SQL INSERT command requires the RDBMS to manage concurrency by acquiring and releasing locks on the tablespace. The overhead from SQL INSERT statements can be considerable. For example, an application program that is inserting millions of records into a table can cause the DB2 system to perform corresponding millions of input/output I/Os required to load the data into the table initially. This requires a proportional number of log and space updates. In addition, referential integrity checks, indexing and logging of all of the changes incurs even further overhead. Therefore, each I/O can take a significant amount of time to load a large number of records using an application program. In tuning performance of any computer program, including an application program, the variables involved in achieving optimal performance include instruction path length (e.g., the number of instructions), memory (e.g., address space) and number of I/Os.
Secondly, it has also been known in the prior art to use a load utility to manage and control the loading of data into a relational database. This alternative method allows a program (herein termed the "load utility") to take input data and insert it directly into the underlying structures that represent the tables within the relational database. This method can allow the invoker of the load utility to turn off logging and also to issue a replace operation of an entire table without having to first perform the deletion of the existing data. Such an operation with SQL INSERT calls can require a series of SQL DELETE calls prior to loading the new data. However, a single mass DELETE call is commonly used which suffers from logging and locking escalations which are proportional to the number of I/O operations.
Such use of a load utility requires the application to write data to a storage media that is subsequently used as input to the load utility. External media, such as an intermediate file, hard disk or tape, must be accessible to provide the input to the load utility. For the purposes of this discussion, any storage medium or media other than the computer's main memory is considered herein to be "external media". As can be understood, this requires additional computer resources in the form the additional disk space, tape volumes or other type of external computer media. The use of a load utility further suffers from disadvantage of slowing down the bulk data transfer process because additional time is required for the application to write data to the intermediate file on the external media and for the load utility to subsequently read it.
In the prior art, query monitoring software is available that can collect statistics on each SQL statement executed for a given DB2 subsystem that is being monitored. These statistics are initially stored in several dataspaces, which are main memory areas that can only contain data and not programs. At the end of a timed interval or at the user's request, the dataspaces are transferred to DB2 tables. For long intervals or frequently accessed tables, this could result in the addition of several million rows to the database tables. Using SQL INSERT to add the statistics to the table could frequently require more elapsed time, CPU time or resource locks than allowed by the environment.
In view of the foregoing, there is a demand for a more efficient method to load large quantities of data into a database that is already contained in a computer's main memory. There is also a demand to reduce the elapsed time and CPU time used when adding bulk data to relational database tables. There also is a need to minimize the number of resources used when adding bulk data to relational database tables. There is a further demand to eliminate the need for additional input files on external media when the data is already contained in memory.
The present invention preserves the advantages of prior art methods for bulk data transfer to a relational database. In addition, it provides new advantages not found in currently available methods and overcomes many disadvantages of such currently available methods.
The invention is generally directed to a novel and unique method for loading bulk data into a relational database. A database with record data loaded therein is provided in a computer's main memory. A coordinating program in invoked as well as a standard load utility program that issues record data input requests, opens record data from external media and loads record data to the database therefrom. By use of the coordinating program, record data input requests, which are made by the load utility from external media, are intercepted. Record data input requests from external media are replaced with record data input requests from the computer's main memory. Record data from the computer's main memory is inserted directly into the database by the load utility. As a result, delays encountered by reading of input files on the external media by the load utility is avoided thereby making the bulk loading of data into a database more efficient by reducing load time and freeing up computer resources.
As will be described in detail below, the coordinating program intercepts read requests issued by the load utility for the intermediate input files thereby significantly reducing the time required to load data into the relational database without incurring additional computer resources needed for input.
The load utility is preferably invoked by an application program and fed the application data directly from main memory instead of an external computer medium. Locks are never required to delete the existing rows in any table or for inserting individual rows.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an efficient method to load large quantities of data that is already contained in a computer's main memory. It is a further object of the present invention to reduce the elapsed time and CPU time used when adding bulk data to relational database tables. Another object of the present invention is to minimize the number of resources used when adding bulk data to relational database tables. Yet another object of the invention is to eliminate the need for additional input files on external media when the data is already contained in memory.
The novel features which are characteristic of the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. However, the invention's preferred embodiments, together with further objects and attendant advantages, will be best understood by reference to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:
The present invention generally provides for the use of a coordinating program, generally shown as 160 in
As stated above, there are two generally known methods for loading data into a database. First, the use of RDBMS SQL "INSERT" calls are commonly used for the purpose of loading tables. As seen in
Turning now to
Thus, in accordance with the present invention, read requests from the load utility 40 are satisfied directly from application memory 26 via the replacement input routine 34. The replacement input routine 34 is used in place of the routine provided by the operating system which undesirably writes the LOAD input utility file 24 to external media.
Sample code for checking SYSIN is shown below:
CHECK SYSIN (marginal relevance)
Establish addressability
Set key = 0
If (not end of file)
Read card, put in buffer
Point to next buffer
Set key = Zero
If (end of data)
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Also, sample code for the hook setup routine of
Sample Hook Setup Routine
Still referring to
After the SVC screening table 200 has been set up in step 110, the program attaches to DB2 to perform the LOAD in step 112. In step 114, the hook setup routine 102 performs some cleanup, such as releasing storage and closing datasets, and exits. Details of the screening table process 116 are shown in detail in
Sample code for the Open Hook routine 132 of
WDB2LOAD (CSECT)—Sample Open Hook Routine
Sample code for updating open DCB in accordance with the present invention is shown below:
Updating Open DCB
In general, method of loading data into a database of the present invention, includes the following steps:
a) a coordinating program 160 is run which is responsible for the coordination of transferring data from the computer's main memory 26 (application memory) to the RDBMS's load utility buffers 172. The data 12 from the application memory is formatted into the syntax of the load utility 40 prior to the transfer. This program calls the load utility 40 directly. After the load utility 40 terminates, control returns to this program;
b) the coordinating program 160 of Step a) sets up the proper operating system constructs to intercept the load utility calls to the operating system to open any of its input files;
c) upon interception of the operating system calls, the coordinating program 160 issues the real operating system call to open the files and then replaces the input routine provided by the operating system by a replacement input routine 34 that reads data from application memory 26. The replacement input routine 34 is used in place of the one provided by the operating system; and
d) when the RDBMS's load utility 40 requests data from its input file(s), the replacement input routine 34 inserted by the coordinating program 160 gains control and transfers data from the application memory 26 to the buffers 172 allocated for the input files of the RDBMSs.
Record data input request from external media 28 are replaced with record data input requests from the computer's main memory. Record data from the computer's main memory 26 is inserted directly into the database tables 14 by the load utility 40. As a result, delays encountered by reading of input files on the external media 28 by the load utility 40 is avoided thereby making the bulk loading of data into a database more efficient by reducing load time and freeing up computer resources. The method 100 of the present invention has been tested to eliminate 70% of the elapsed time and CPU time required with prior art SQL INSERT statements.
It would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made to the illustrated embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention. All such modifications and changes are intended to be covered by the appended claims.
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Pentium ESC Question
Thrust tubes and fan motors mounted. Don, I ordered a pair of Pentium 60A ESC's. If they are hardwired to a single Dean's plug in a Y harness, can they be programmed simultaneously by throttle stick to run 5400 Kv's?
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As long as they are powered up at the same time they will program at the same time. However you MUST disable one of the BECs by removing the red wire on one ESC servo lead. The Pentium 60s have a switching BEC and you can not join two switching BECs together because one BEC will burn out. Also on a twin you will want to synchronize the ESCs. To do this, you want to put the throttle stick to full up then plug in the lipo, the motors will beep two times, then quickly go to full down throttle, then it will beep again then arm. This synchronizes the two ESC to have the same exact throttle range.
Hey Don, the speeders got here Friday and flew on Saturday. It seemed from the booklet everything was defaulted to run the 5400 Kv's p&p, in any case thats what happened. The first flight the plane got in a flat spin after a few laps & I couldn't get out. It kind of helicoptered to the ground from like 100 yards. Not sure if I flew it into a spin or what, but it was freaky to watch a Blackbird do that. Glued up the amazingly little damage and flew again. Second flight was normal. I can't even guess what the speed is but it did make our little field seem even smaller than usual, that's for sure.
Joe, (fh64_lucky) you still flying yours? The only difference here is 4AH instead of 4.5AH batt.s, otherwise its a copy of yours. This'll be a blast when its all tweaked up.
I had mine up just yesterday. I was doing stupid things with it and thought I would intentionally get it into a flat spin. I must have done 5 or 6 turns before I punched out of it. Thrust did it's job, I'm just darned lucky I didn't drop a wing from the notorious SR-71 wing rock.
Love the way an SR-71 looks in the air, but I do wish for full floating rudders for more scale banking fly bys.
A Sickening Thud
Dumped it in the woods two weeks ago, just plain lost track of which way it was headed. Fixed it up and flew twice on Sunday past, flew OK. Made manila folder tubes for the inlet side to block those cheater holes from the inside. It makes a nice whooshing sound when it goes by now.
Couple photos. Its more fun than it is ugly, and that's saying something! Everybody agrees it sounds good though.
Hello Don;
Just ordered a pair of 4800's and pentium 40's. I'm looking at 2100mAH TP Pro-lites V-2 that are rated @ 42 amps/cont. and 84 amps/burst. Do you feel these are up to the job, say 3 minute flights at various throttle settings (mostly WOT for 2/3's of the flight). I just like the combined weight of 10.3 oz's. I checked the 'battery' thread and couldn't find a clear response, though a lot of useful info is there. Like all the fires caused by Lipo's! Had one explode like an M80 on my bench, but no fire. I have a few balsa/tissue planes hanging above the bench and the shrappnel wrecked two! I was sitting nearby, but not a scratch. Huh, did you say something? Ringgggggg for two days!
I caused it. This was a few years ago when they were new and were lithium/ion's. I used the wrong charger, but got away with it for a few times. Learned early (the hard way!) they weren't bullet-proof ni-cads. Remember the abuse? The good old days. I had a ni-cad in Lindbergs' Blue-devil DD for more than 15 years, same one.
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Every year, Yarrow Place Rape and Sexual Assault Service receives numerous enquiries from students wanting information about rape and sexual assault and the services available for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted.
This booklet has been prepared to answer some of those inquiries.
Different students are interested in different topics. Some are doing health assignments and they are generally more interested in the impacts of sexual assault and the services available to people who have been assaulted. Others are doing legal studies and may be more interested in the law and criminal justice system. Others again might be more interested in causes of sexual assault or strategies to prevent it.
A short booklet like this cannot provide all the information for all those areas of interest. Instead, it provides:
The booklet is not designed to help people who have been raped or sexually assaulted, or people who want to help someone who has been sexually assaulted.
Rape is a legal term. It defines the actions and behaviours that constitute the 'crime of rape'. Sexual assault is a broader term. It can range from sexual harassment to rape.
The word 'rape', used by itself, ignores the other offences and underestimates their significance to the people to whom they happen. Some people who have been raped, however, do not feel as though the term 'sexual assault' adequately describes what happened to them. In order to be inclusive, we use the term 'rape and sexual assault'.
The word 'victim' is a statement of fact from a legal point of view - the person is the victim of a crime. But it carries connotations of powerlessness, and like any label, it can influence both the way the person sees themselves and the way others see them.
Should we call the person a survivor? For many people rape is a life threatening experience. The term 'survivor' emphasises the strength and capacity for survival, and focuses more on the future than on the past – but it still defines the person in relation to the experience. It can also "feel untrue" to a person who does not feel as though they are surviving the experience particularly well.
In this booklet, we also use the term "person" to mean an individual who has been raped or sexually assaulted except where ease of reading/clarification dictates otherwise. In those circumstances, we use "victim/survivor".
When the term 'adult' is used in this booklet, it is in the context of the eligibility criteria for Yarrow Place, which is 'people aged 16 years or over at the time of the rape or sexual assault'.
Dilemmas of labelling also exist in regard to people who perpetrate rapes and sexual assaults. Do we call the person a rapist? Some would argue 'yes' - that it is important to name the truth; to place the responsibility squarely where it lies. But there are two main arguments against it. One is that it excludes and minimises other forms of sexual assault. The other is about the impact of labelling.
The label influences the way the person sees themselves for example, a person who is innately like that and has no choice to act in any other way. This may influence the way they could act in future. The term "perpetrator" includes the whole range of sexual offences, but exactly the same arguments about labelling apply.
The language that both acknowledges the behaviour and leaves room for change is 'a person who has committed (or perpetrated) a rape or sexual assault', and we have used it where possible, however, in most cases we have used the term 'perpetrator' for ease of reading.
Most victims/survivors of rape and sexual assault are female and most perpetrators are male. Some people argue that it is important to use 'gendered language' ('she' for people who have been raped or sexually assaulted, 'he' for people who have committed the rape or sexual assault) in order to highlight the gendered nature of the crime.
The difficulty in using gendered language is that the experience of men who have been raped or sexually assaulted is overlooked. In the interests of inclusivity, we have tried to use gender-neutral language.
The issues relating to culture, language and rape and sexual assault are varied and can be quite complex. We can only hint at a few things that you might like to consider.
Cultural factors will apply to different groups. Different religions view sexual rights and responsibilities differently. Different ethnic groups have different understandings of what does and does not constitute rape or sexual assault and different traditions of dealing with it. Young people may have different perspectives than older people; and different sub-cultures (for example street-kids and university students) will have different ways of talking about it. All these cultural groups, however, are bound by Australian law.
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