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Ted Hughes
b. 1930 d. 1998
" Poetry is the voice of spirit and imagination and all that is potential, as well as of the healing benevolence that used to be the privilege of the gods. - Ted Hughes "
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b. 1930 d. 1998
" Poetry is the voice of spirit and imagination and all that is potential, as well as of the healing benevolence that used to be the privilege of the gods. - Ted Hughes "
Ted Hughes (1930-1998) is a brooding presence in the landscape of 20th Century poetry, not unlike the six hundred feet-high Scout Rock which overshadowed his Yorkshire childhood. Hughes' early experience of the moors and his industrially-scarred surroundings were the keynotes of his later poetic imagination: an unflinching observation of the natural world and the shaping, often damaging, presence of man. Also important in moulding his sensibility was the strong dissenting tradition of this part of the world which would later feed into Hughes' critique of the utilitarian rationalism of Western culture. Hughes grew up in Mexborough, a coal-mining town, and in 1948 won an Open Exhibition to Cambridge University. He began by studying English, but switched to anthropology: his encounter with the poetry and folklore of primitive societies would also be an important influence. Whilst at Cambridge Hughes met the talented but already emotionally vulnerable American poet, Sylvia Plath, and after a passionate romance they married four months later. Plath's drive and faith in her husband's ability hugely contributed to the publication of his ground-breaking first collection, The Hawk in the Rain (1957). This made an immediate impression, not least because it constituted such a profound shift away from the restrained language and ironies of the Movement generation of poets that preceded Hughes. With its harsh rhythms and diction, influenced by Anglo-Saxon, and its vivid, grandiose imagery, The Hawk in the Rain showed Hughes was prepared to risk greater claims for poetry and to celebrate what the Movement poets thought should be repressed; primitive energy and the power of the unconscious. After a period spent teaching and writing in the United States, Hughes and Plath returned to England in December 1959. The following year saw the publication of Lupercal which sealed Hughes' reputation as a major poet and includes many of his most popular evocations of animals, including the Archive-featured 'Pike'. His growing professional success was, however, at odds with his personal life; by now Plath and Hughes had had two children, but her jealousy and mental instability had begun to drive a wedge between them. Hughes began an affair with a married woman, Assia Wevill, and separated from Plath. Left alone with the children in a London flat, Plath's growing despair is immortalised in her final book, Ariel, and she committed suicide in February 1963. Further personal trauma was to follow for Hughes when Wevill also committed suicide, taking their daughter, Shura, with her in 1969. These events and the furore around his relationship with Plath in particular never died down, and perhaps explain Hughes' reluctance to live in the public eye, even after his appointment as Poet Laureate in 1984. It's not surprising that his fourth book published in 1970 is also his darkest: Crow, with its greedy, violent protagonist is written in a slangy vernacular and draws on the dark fabulist tradition of Eastern European poetry which Hughes did a great deal to bring to British readers' attention. In 1970 Hughes married Carol Orchard and finally settled in her home county of Devon where he became a farmer and began to enjoy the domestic peace which had eluded him previously. His passionate belief in writing for children prompted a collaboration with Seamus Heaney on two best-selling anthologies, The Rattle Bag and The School Bag. Hughes was also the presiding influence behind the establishment of the Arvon Foundation to promote creative talent through residential writing courses. Hughes' creative energies remained high, producing acclaimed collections including, just before his death, The Birthday Letters (1998), which revisited the fraught territory of his first marriage with searing honesty and tenderness.
Hughes' Archive recordings demonstrate his legendary qualities as a reader of his own work, his deep tones and flinty accent forming a perfect compliment to the hard music of his work. One of Hughes' most famous poems, 'The Thought Fox' demonstrates the inextricable relationship between the poet's imagination and the natural world, the paw prints of the fox in the snow becoming the marks of the words on the page which describe them. The creative process in this poem is akin to a kind of hunting, an analogy Hughes made explicit in a BBC broadcast called 'Capturing Animals' from which his reading of 'Pike' is taken: like the angler, the poet must hunt his subject with patient concentration. 'February 17th' from Moortown Diary (1989) demonstrates a different method of composition, with Hughes recording his impressions of an event in a kind of spontaneous rough verse. Throughout his career, Hughes seldom used strict form, being more interested in the raw energy of the moment of witness. This poem is an extreme example of his favoured technique, its bleak and beautiful music revealing the harsh realities of life and death through one small happening on a Devon hillside.
These recordings come from the archives of the BBC. The Poetry Archive is very grateful to the BBC for its support in enabling us to feature this important material on the site.
Visit Ted Hughes' page on the BBC site.http://www.bbc.co.uk/poetryseason/poets/ted_hughes.shtml
Faber's 80th anniversary evening at the Southbank Centre in London (October 2009). Featuring Seamus Heaney, Wendy Cope, Daljit Nagra, Alice Oswald and Paul Muldoon reading from their own work...http://www.intelligencesquared.com/talks/fabers-80th-anniversary-event
Following their enormously successful production of Sophocles' Antigone at London's Riverside Studios in 2010, which was subsequently invited to participate in the 15th International...http://www.theatrelab.co.uk/#!__news
Ted Hughes (Faber 80th Anniversary Edition) 2009
The School Bag (editor with Seamus Heaney), Faber...Buy
The Rattle Bag (editor with Seamus Heaney), Faber...Buy
Collected Poems for Children, Faber & Faber, 2005Buy
New Selected Poems, Faber & Faber, 2001Buy
Collected Poems of Ted Hughes Faber & Faber, 2005Buy


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Every year since 1991 'February' is declared the Civil Registration Month (CRM) in the Philippines. For the month-long celebration, the Philippine Statistics Authority-Civil Registration Service (PSA-CRS) organizes together with the other nationwide PSA offices various activities.
This year's celebration focused on the continuous commitment of the PSA to deliver relevant and reliable statistics and efficient civil registration services to its clients and stakeholders. A wide range of activities were conducted during the month such as blood donations and CRVS Concepts and Procedures Training (CRVS 101) for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. A closing event with all stakeholders marked the end of the month's celebrations.
The full report on all activities can be found here.
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Like I've mentioned previously I've had my eye on some spa robes for my b-maids. I've looked online at Etsy and there's some great stores out there and I've also looked at JcPenney. They had personalized robes for $20, but they were out of stock. So luckily as I was perusing TheKnot.com site they have spa robes for $20 including the personal monogram! Plus if you spend over $150 you get another 20% off. So I ordered enough for my bridesmaids and my future MIL and my own mother.
The only catch was the colors - hot pink, bright blue, white, chocolate brown or beige. My colors are blue/green/purple. My fiance pointed out if the quality isn't that good the chocolate brown might fade really fast so I got everyone white! I should've at least done my monogram in a different color, but oh well. How can you beat 7 robes for under $150.
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Here Comes Summer…Is Your Home Ready?
Everyone is familiar with spring cleaning, the process of clearing out the winter's accumulation of dust and dirt inside the home, along with making the seasonal changes in our wardrobes.
But spring is more than just a time to get ahead of what built up during cold weather. It's also the best time to give your home some functional and cosmetic updates. These steps will not only make your home look better, they'll also save inconvenience and money.
Some of these steps are easy for the do-it-yourself homeowner and won't require the services of a professional. Others are very complicated and may call for the tools and skills of an expert. Understanding which job is which is key to saving yourself a lot of trouble and money.
Keeping It Cool…And Cheap
Let's start with climate control. You need to make sure your air conditioning is in shape for the inevitable heat waves of summer. A thorough cleaning, inspection, and filter replacement should be done before you first flick the thermostat to "cool", and obviously, it's a job that needs to be done by a professional contractor.
But it's more than just your system that needs attention if you want to save money and conserve cool air. Things all over your home contribute to the temperature inside. Think about upgrading to better blinds or curtains, in order to reduce the amount of solar energy that gets inside your home to battle with your air conditioner. For the long term, consider planting shade trees on your home's sunniest sides.
Get your caulk gun and spend some quality time tracking down drafts, such as gaps in windows or spaces around dryer vents. These are easy steps that anyone can do safely!
Fending Off Unwanted Visitors
Another thing we think about in summertime is bugs. No one wants flies, mosquitoes, and assorted creepy-crawly things to get inside, but it's a tough battle with so many people going in and out all day.
Your caulking work will contribute to your control of this problem, but you also want to look at things like window screens. Don't assume that it's okay to throw open the sash just because you have screens. Damage can easily happen when screens are removed for the winter. Inspect them and make sure that they fit tightly in the frame and don't have tears or holes in the screen.
Preparing Your Tools
A spring tune-up is in order for your outdoor tools as well. Remember your last time mowing last fall? You were probably tired and ready to settle in for football season, so you may not have properly put the mower to bed.
Now it's spring, the shaggy grass is calling your name, and you're probably tempted just to pour in some gas and go. Don't do it. On one of those rainy days when you're wishing you could mow, give your machine a good inspection. Check the spark plug. Replace the air filter, and check the blades. They don't need to be razor-sharp, but if you can't tell the front of the blade from the back, you should have them sharpened. More in-depth care is available from small-engine technicians; don't skimp on it.
Hand tools need attention too. Your pruners, shears, hoes, and rakes should be cleaned up, and a light coat of oil can help them resist corrosion through the summer. If wooden handles are starting to show some age, consider sanding them down and painting them with a durable oil-based paint or other protective coating.
Touching Up Your Landscape
Finally, consider your plants. Many landscape features, such as roses, should have been cut back in the fall, but now is the time to catch up. Remove dead or damaged growth, and before they break dormancy, complete pruning on fruit and ornamental trees. If you're planting new things, make sure to consider their mature size as you choose locations, and don't forget overhead obstructions like utility wires or your house.
Spring cleaning can get really big really fast. There are countless tasks you'll want to take care of before summer. It may sound like a tall order in a short time, but over the long term, you'll find the effort was well worth it.
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The ratification vote, held Thursday night, brings the nurses' contract in parity with other Honolulu hospitals represented by the Hawaii Nurses Association.
"St. Francis West is an important medical center on this part of Oahu," said Jean Sugino, RN and nurse negotiator. "Our emergency room is constantly busy and full because we provide emergency and health-care services to the Leeward community. The nurses feel they are part of the community."
Waiohuli, a new residential subdivision, is expected to offer 320 units to qualified native Hawaiians. Leases were awarded back in June 2005.
At the same time, the department also moved forward on infrastructure work for Keokea, a 66-lot farm subdivision next to Waiohuli, which had been in limbo for 20 years.
The total cost for the Upcountry Maui projects is about $33 million.
DHHL also plans to break ground on Waiehu Kou 4, a 96-home project also on Maui, as well as East Kapolei I on Oahu and Piilani Mai Ke Kai on Kauai later this month.
Peter Greenberg, "Today Show" travel editor, will be the keynote luncheon speaker for the event. He will be joined by other experts and by the state's tourism marketers, who will present visitor plans for next year.
Conference cost is $125 per person and includes lunch, refreshments and materials. Students will receive a discount admission of $50. There is no cost to attend HTA's marketing presentations on Sept. 13.
The deadline to register is Aug. 31. For more information call 956-8204 or visit www.hawaiitourismauthority.org.
The Honolulu-based carrier, which has flown to American Samoa since 1984, filed a petition for declaratory relief.
Tulafono issued an executive order last month demanding Hawaiian Airlines end its Honolulu-Pago Pago route in favor of another airline.
Union leaders said the foiled terror plot in London made safety issues the top priority. The delay also gives both sides extra time to negotiate a new contract.
The union is in the middle of a precedent-setting court battle with Northwest over the right of union members to strike a bankrupt airline. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Allan Gropper on Wednesday heard arguments from the union and airline about whether an airline union can conduct a strike while a carrier is in bankruptcy.
U.S. District Judge Robert T. Dawson in Fort Smith, Ark., took into consideration Coughlin's fragile health in sentencing him to home detention, five years probation and a $50,000 fine. Coughlin, 57, will also pay $411,218 in restitution to Wal-Mart and the U.S. government. Prosecutors asked Dawson to sentence Coughlin to up to a year in prison.
Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, has accused Coughlin in a civil suit of wrongly claiming reimbursement for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of items including hunting gear, dog food, underwear, beef jerky and a stuffed wild boar. Coughlin, a friend of the late Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, was head of theft prevention when he joined the company in 1978.
Lay, convicted in May of securities fraud with Skilling, died of a heart attack July 5, before he could exhaust his appeals. As a result, his conviction and forfeiture requirements will be dismissed. The government had sought $43.5 million from Lay and $139.3 million from Skilling. In papers filed yesterday in Houston federal court, prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Sim Lake that Skilling, 52, is liable for Lay's profits.
"Lay's death does nothing to eliminate the criminal proceeds generated by him as proved at trial," Enron prosecutor Sean Berkowitz said in court papers. "Under a joint and several liability theory, those proceeds are available to be satisfied from Skilling's assets."
Boeing has been dealing with the Russian company, VSMPO-Avisma, for nine years , and has turned to it as a major supplier for its popular new midsize airliner, the 787 Dreamliner.
The airplane, which is designed to be more fuel-efficient than earlier aircraft because the use of titanium makes the frame lighter, will probably be popular with airlines as energy costs soar. First deliveries are expected in 2008, but the orders have been so strong the plane is sold out through 2011.
Avisma, now controlled by management, is being acquired by Russia's state weapons trading company, Rosoboronexport, which was among seven companies in Russia, Cuba, North Korea and India put on a sanctions list last week by the State Department for providing military technology to Iran.


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Kubernetes is critical to forward-looking enterprises that continue to push their IT infrastructures toward maximum functionality, scalability, and flexibility.
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Best time to go Gorilla Trekking in Uganda
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Margarito trying to plaster Mosley?
Officials found what one doctor described as plaster of Paris hidden in the wrapped hands of Antonio Margarito (above left at the weigh-in Friday) shortly before the welterweight champion's title defense against Shane Mosley (above right) on Saturday at the Staples Center, leading to accusations that Margarito may have been trying to cheat.
According to Judd Burstein, the attorney for Mosley, Margarito had wet pads in the wrapping. Mosley's doctor, Robert Olvera, likened the material to the type of plaster used to make casts.
"It gets hard and mobile," said Olvera, who said he scratched the pad and "flakes of plaster of Paris" came off.
Burstein said he seized the pad removed from the wrapping and another pad found in Margarito's dressing room. Both were placed in a sealed box that was given to Dean Lohuis of the California Boxing Commission for further study.
Burstein said representatives of both boxers "discussed this exact issue" at Friday's rules meeting "and they went ahead and violated it."
After the suspicious pads were removed from Margarito's dressing room, the boxer's hands were rewrapped and the fight went off on time. Because the violation was caught before Margarito stepped into the ring, Margarito's camp will likely be subject to little more than a disciplinary action if the substance is found to be illegal.
Nazzim Richardson, the trainer for Mosley, was the first to notice something unusual about Margarito's wrap job and asked officials to take the tape off. That's when the foreign substance was discovered, seized and placed in a box for investigation after the bout.
"That's a serious offense," an official with Golden Boy, Mosley's promoter, said. "That's cheating."
Mosley was informed of the discovery before the fight, Burstein said. According to the lawyer, Mosley said he took that as evidence that Margarito "was scared" going into the bout.
Todd duBoef, president of Top Rank, Margarito's promoter, shrugged and said he was told only that "additional gauze" had been taken off his fighter's hand wraps.
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The guide below will answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the impact that the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) will have on direct marketing. POPI will not bring an end to direct marketing. Direct marketing happens worldwide, in many countries that have had data protection laws in place, for decades. Direct marketing is a legitimate avenue that organisations can utilise to find new customers.
However, you need to be careful who you ask to assist you with direct marketing. You should choose a reputable company like 3 Way Marketing: a company that takes its legal obligations seriously… a company that you can trust.
In the future, everyone in South African has to try to protect the personal information that they process. Any person who processes personal information must comply with the conditions as set out by POPI. POPI aims to protect the personal information of people (such as consumers and employees) so that they do not become victims of things like identity theft, which can have very serious consequences. However, POPI does not aim to stop the free flow of information. It recognises that there is a need for balance.
What is POPI? Is it a kind of doll?
No, it is not a doll of any kind. It is the Protection of Personal Information Act, a law passed by the South African parliament, which sets the conditions that you must follow to lawfully process the personal information about persons.
Why did POPI come into existence?
The protection of personal information is definitely needed now, more than ever. With the rise of
computing power and devices like tablets and smart watches, personal information is at greater risk
than ever before. POPI will enable personal information to be transferred to South Africa, which will
bring economic benefits for the country.
When will POPI come into force? When must you comply by?
The President has signed it, so it will not change. The regulations will not be significant so we know what we need to comply with. It will only commence on a date to be proclaimed by the President, which will probably be in early 2015. There will be a one-year grace period from then until early 2016 within which all processing must be made to conform with POPI.
So, we have about 18 months from now to make sure that all our processing of personal information complies. There is time and there is no need to panic, but responsible parties need to take action now.
Key points and possible actions
• POPI is not going to change.
• Your processing of personal information only needs to comply with the conditions in POPI in about mid 2016.
Does POPI put an end to direct marketing?
No. POPI is not going to put an end to direct marketing. Direct marketing happens all over the world in many countries that have had data protection laws for decades. Direct marketing is a legitimate interest that organisations can pursue to find new customers. The big change or implication of POPI is that in future (about mid 2016) direct electronic marketing to prospects will be opt-in.
Have email, AVM and SMS marketing become illegal?
No, definitely not. There are both serious (a fine or up to 10 years in jail) and minor offences (a fine or up to 12 months in jail) in POPI. None of these offences relate directly to marketing. It is not even an offence if you do not get a person's consent, when POPI requires you to get consent. It is only an offence if the Information Regulator tells you (in the form of an enforcement noticeii) that you have to get someone's consent and you don'tiii. You must take any enforcement notice you receive from the Information Regulator seriously.
Key points and possible actions
• Jump when the Information Regulator says jump.
• Put a complaints procedure in place so that people can lodge complaints.
• Be extra careful if you are processing bank account numbers.
Has Internet marketing become illegal?
No, definitely not. POPI places some conditions in place that you must comply with when marketing, but it has not become illegal. For example, affiliate marketing web sites have not become illegal. POPI has very little impact on website design, analytics, search engine optimisation (SEO), and pay per click (PPC).
Does POPI put at end to lead generation?
No, definitely not. Once again there will be some conditions that you need to comply with, but POPI will not put an end to it. If you plan to send the lead emails or SMSs, you will need to have their consent to do so. POPI wants to put an end to mindless spamming – the sending of bulk mail to everyone in the hope that someone might be interested. Finding quality leads and then targeting just those quality leads who are interested in particular goods or services is inline with what POPI wants to achieve. A good list (of leads) can be used in compliance with the law and will generate few (if any) complaints.
Key points and possible actions
• Only get your leads from a reputable company who takes their legal obligations seriously and whom you can trust.
• Focus on quality leads.
• Ensure that lists are up-to-date and accurate.
• Know what you plan to do with the leads.
• If consent is required, record the consent in a reliable way.
Is direct marketing a legitimate interest?
Yes, it is. Direct marketing is recognised by our legislators, other countries and courts in other countries to be a legitimate interest. You can therefore justify your processing of personal information for marketing because it is in your legitimate interests(iv). But bear in mind that you need consent from prospects for direct electronic marketing(v).
Can you phone someone to offer them something?
Yes, even if they have not consented to you doing so. And even if it is a cold call. The table below helps to explain what you must and must not do when you are direct marketing to people. POPI defines direct marketing very broadly. Any form of push marketing where you are communicating to a person is probably direct marketing. If you are in doubt, assume that it is direct marketing. Electronic communications is also quite broadly defined and includes the typical things like email, SMSs, AVM, and faxes.
Can you post physical mail to someone offering to sell them something?
Yes, even if they have not consented to you doing so. If they tell you to stop, you must stop.
Can you email or SMS someone to sell them something?
Yes, you can.
POPI will have a big impact on email and SMS marketing. You can currently email market on an optout
basis. This means you can send anyone emails until the person says stop. After POPI, you will
only be able to email market on an opt-in basis – you can email them only once to get their consent to
send them more emails.
Key points and possible actions
• Think of clever ways on getting opt-in consent, like a promotional competition, a loyalty program, or in exchange for access to great content (like a book or guide).
• Ensure that the copy of the opt-in request is really good, including specifying clearly what the benefits are to the person of opting in. For example, "By consenting you will be the first to know of great deals".
When do you need opt in consent?
You need consent when you want to direct market by electronic means (like email and SMS) to prospects, however you don't need opt-in consent when marketing to your existing customers.
How must you get consent?
• A person must have a choice whether to consent or not. (it must be voluntary)
• The consent must relate to a specific purpose (for example, to contact me about insurance products). You must specify your purpose.
• You must notify the data subject of various things as set out in section 18 of POPI.
• You must inform the person sufficiently to enable them to make a decision.
• The person must express their will in some form. For example, tick a tick box, or click on a link or a button, or order something.
• Another important point is that POPI does not require you to get the consent of the data subject in all instances. There are many other justifications in section 11 that you can rely on to process lawfully. Consent can be very useful, but it is not the only justification. (vi)
Key points and possible actions
• If possible, try to get the consent of people to market to them.
• Use opt-in boxes.
• Record when and how you got consent, and what it covers.
• Check your existing marketing consent clauses to ensure they comply with POPI and allow you to market to people in the ways you want to.
Must we get consent from prospects to whom we have been communicating?
This is a tricky one and there are arguments both ways. Some say yes. Others say no. If possible, get their consent.
Do you need to check the national opt-out register? How often?
Yes, you should check any register where people have said please do not direct market to me.
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has not yet set up a national opt-out register, but this will probably be implemented before the end of 2014. There are currently two registries you should check:
1. The DMA National OPT OUT Database
2. The TrustFabric Opt-Out List
You do not have to check these lists, but if you are a member of the Direct Marketing Association
(DMA) you have to check the first one. (vii)
You should also check your own opt-out lists.
You should check all of these opt-out lists before each time you plan to communicate to the list. It often creates an administrative hurdle to sending your communication, but it must be done.
Key points and possible actions
• Do not market to people who have asked not to be contacted.
• Never communicate with someone who has opted out.
• Decide whether you want to be a member of associations or not.
Must you provide an opt-out option on all communications?
Yes. Provide a simple way for them to opt out of marketing messages and have a system in place for dealing with complaints. For example, an unsubscribe link on an email is fine. Putting "Reply STOP to opt-out" in an SMS is also fine.
Key points and possible actions
• Do not charge people to opt-out.
• Keep a list of anyone who opts-out.
• Be granular – allow people to specify how and when they can be contacted. Often people do not want to unsubscribe from all communications, just some.
• Use a mass communication tool (like a mass mailer or bulk SMS system) to manage your unsubscribe list.
• Use the correct tool (email marketing system) to send bulk mass communications like email and SMS.
Can you still market to your customers?
Yes, but:
1. they must be your customers,
2. you must allow them to opt-out.
The key to determining who your customers are, is to identify who the responsible party is. The responsible party is the person who determines why and how personal information will be processed.
Key points and possible actions
• Don't place restrictions on yourself. Wait for the Information Regulator to restrict everyone in the same way.
• Interpret POPI in your favour.
Who is defined as a customer of yours?
Any person whose contact details you have obtained in the context of the sale of a product or a
service(viii). Until the Information Regulator sets restrictions, it can be:
• a free product or service,
• a recent or old customer,
• a product or a service,
• an information service.
What can you market to your customers?
You should only market your own similar products or services to them. There are currently no guidelines as to what is similar to what. This is the kind of thing the Information Regulator may make a ruling on in future.
Can you buy a list from someone?
Yes. As a general statement, it is not unlawful to buy and sell personal information. But you must comply with the conditions for lawful processing in future. List builders (or brokers) who do it badly will struggle and their activities will probably become unlawful. But those that do it well, in many cases, already comply with most of the conditions. Consumers will also have a lot more access to information, power and control over their personal information.
Key points and possible actions
• Only buy lists from reputable list providers.
• Check where the list came from and whether it is accurate.
• If you plan to market electronically to the list, check that the people on the list have consented to that. Check when and how consent was obtained, and what it covers.
Can I collect the personal information of people to sell them things?
Yes, you can collect it from various sources, including:
• public directories, and
• people when they send an email, register on a website, subscribe to offers or alerts, download an app, enter a competition, or use a price-comparison site to get a quote.
You do not need a person's consent to collect their personal information. However, if you plan to send them electronic communications for the purposes of direct marketing, you need to get their consent to use it in that way. But you don't need consent to collect it.
If reasonably practicable, you should collect it directly from the personix. So, for example try to get the person to complete a web form, enter a competition, or ask to be contacted. If you ask a person to provide their friends contact details, you must ask that person to get their friends consent first.
You should collect the personal information for a specific purpose, like to market insurance products to the person. What a "specific purpose" is, is open to interpretation.
If reasonably practicable, you should make the person aware that you are collecting their personal information and whyx. You should have a privacy statement, notice or policy, which is easy to read and accessible. It should be in clear plain language. If you plan to pass their details on to third parties, you should ensure that the person knows this.
Key points and possible actions
• If possible, collect personal information directly from the person.
• If you plan to direct market to them electronically, get consent to send them emails or SMSs when you collect it.
• Specify to whom you will provide the person details once collected.
• Do not obtain leads under false pretences.
• Be open and honest about your activities concerning personal information.
Must I tell someone where I collected their information?
Yes, currently under section 45 of the ECT Act companies must tell consumers where they got their information. POPI will repeal section 45, but POPI also requires responsible parties to be open about their processing and allow the data subject to participate in how their personal information gets processed. Consumers will have various remedies, like complaining to the Information Regulator and suing for damages in a civil action.
What must appear on the electronic communications you send people?
You must include certain things in all communications for direct marketing.
• Your full company name.
• Your registration number.
• If you are a registered credit provider, your number.
• Contact details for the recipient to opt-out.
Essentially, POPI requires you to identify yourself.
Obviously it is not possible to fit all of that information on some forms of communication (like an SMS). In that case, you can provide a link (in the form of a tiny URL like "T&C") to a webpage that sets out the information.
Who can I market to?
Anyone. But it is important for you to categorise your targets. You should know if a person is a prospect of yours or a customer of yours.
It is also important for you to know as much about them as possible.
Key points and possible actions
• Add fields to your database or spread sheet of contacts so you can segment your list into prospects or customers.
• Profile your contacts accurately.
What about children?
Essentially, you can only market to a child (under 18) if you have their parent's consentxi. So your options are either:
• Not to market to children,
• Get their parents consent.
What could happen to you if you do not comply?
There are significant consequences for non-compliance, including:
• Suffer reputational damage.
• Lose customers and fail to attract new ones.
• Pay out millions in damages to a civil class actionxii.
• Be fined up to R10 million or face 10 years in jail for committing an offence(xiii).
The reputational damage is probably the biggest risk.
There are not many offences in POPI (for example it is not an offence if you fail to comply with the conditions) and generally speaking you will know when you commit one. It will be quite hard to commit an offence. But if you do, the Information Regulator is able to fine you if it alleges you to have committed an offence.
Key points and possible actions
• It will be hard for you to commit an offence, but if you do you will be in trouble.
• It is unlikely that anyone will go to jail.
• If you get fined, seriously consider paying the fine. If you don't, you could get a criminal record, suffer reputational damage, have to pay huge legal fees, risk a Magistrate making an adverse finding against you.
What laws are linked to POPI?
There are various other laws that also protect personal information. The key ones are:
1. Consumer Protection Act (CPA)
2. National Credit Act (NCA)
3. Regulation of Interception of Communications …. Act (RICA)
4. Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
Other key laws that are relevant to marketing are:
1. Consumer Protection Act (CPA)
2. Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECT Act), section 45 (which is going to be repealed by POPI)
If there is a conflict between POPI and another law, POPI prevails. But if another law gives greater
protection to personal information, the other law will prevail. For example, if POPI says you do not need to get consent to market to someone and another law (like the NCA) says you do, the NCA will apply and you will have to get the persons consent.
There are various codes that are also relevant. The default position is that you do not have to comply with a code. However, if you are a member of the association that has issued the code, you have to comply or you face being excluded. Some relevant codes are:
• The Direct Market Association (DMA) Code of Conduct
• The Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) Code of Conduct
• The IAB South Africa (formerly known as the Digital Media & Marketing Association of South Africa (DMMA)) Code of Conduct
• The Wireless Application Service Providers' Association (WASPA) Code of Conduct
• The Credit Bureau Association (CBA) Code of Conduct
• The Association for Savings & Investments SA (ASISA) Codes, Standards and Guidelines
• The Mobile Marketing Association of South Africa Code of Conduct
Key points and possible actions
• Be aware of all laws that relate to marketing.
What are useful links for more information?
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3. The guidance has been prepared by Michalsons and is based on their interpretation of the principles of South African law at the time of publication. The law may change due to future legislative enactments and court decisions.
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i http://www.michalsons.co.za/identity-theft-victim/12347
ii POPI section 95.
iii POPI section 103(1)
iv POPI section 11.
v POPI, section 69.
vi http://www.michalsons.co.za/consent-popi-and-other-legal-requirements/12623
vii Consumer Protection Act, section 11.
viii POPI, section 69(3).
ix POPI, section 12.
x POPI, section 18.
xi POPI, section 34 and 35.
xii POPI, section 99
xiii POPI, section 109.


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This salad can be eaten cold or at room temperature. I like the latter.
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1/2 cup cubed cucumbers, preferably seedless
1/4 cup chopped red onions
1/2 a tsp of lemon juice ( more if you like it tangy)
salt & pepper to taste
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1/4 tsp cumin seeds.
1 tbsp white sesame seeds, you could use less as per your taste
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Mix the raw cut ingredients including lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in a tempering spoon. When hot add the cumin seeds and sesame.
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals And Gentium Announce European Commercial Launch Of First Approved Life-Saving Treatment For Severe Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease
31 Mar, 2014, 13:00 BST
-- Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide) Launch Announced During the 40th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) 2014
DUBLIN and VILLA GUARDIA, Italy, March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) and Gentium S.p.A., a Jazz Pharmaceuticals company, today announced the commencement of the European commercial launch of Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide), the first licensed product for the treatment of severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease (severe VOD or sVOD) in patients over one month of age undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) therapy.1 The companies have launched Defitelio in Germany and Austria and expect to continue the launch in 27 additional European countries on a rolling basis during 2014 and 2015.
Severe VOD, one of the most serious early complications in HSCT therapy, is associated with multi-organ failure and is fatal in over 80% of patients.2,3 HSCTs are performed with curative intent in patients with haematological malignancies, selected solid tumours and some non-malignant disorders, such as serious haemoglobinopathies.4,5
"The commercial availability of Defitelio as the first medicine licensed for the treatment of sVOD in Europe is an important step forward for patients with this life-threatening condition," said Bruce C. Cozadd, chairman and CEO at Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc. "Additionally, this European launch represents a key milestone for the combined Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Gentium team following the acquisition of Gentium by Jazz Pharmaceuticals earlier this year, and reinforces our commitment to bringing important therapies to patients who have significant unmet medical needs in the areas of haematology and oncology."
"Severe VOD is a complex and unpredictable disease, and its impact on patients, physicians and resources is substantial. Early and effective intervention is crucial in saving lives and limiting the potentially significant burden of this disease, and physicians have been eagerly awaiting the commercial availability of Defitelio in Europe," said Professor Mohamad Mohty, President-Elect of the EBMT and Professor of Haematology, Saint-Antoine Hospital and University Pierre & Marie Curie, Paris.
The efficacy of Defitelio to treat sVOD in HSCT patients is supported by data from a pivotal, multi-centre Phase 3 trial that evaluated Defitelio for the treatment of sVOD compared with a historical control group of patients who had received standard supportive care.1 In this trial, Defitelio was shown to provide a significant increase in survival rates for patients with sVOD in HSCT. The results demonstrated a 52% increase in survival at 100 days after transplantation for patients treated with Defitelio compared to patients in the historical control group (38.2% in the Defitelio group vs. 25.0% in the historical control group; p=0.0341).1 In the clinical trial, 23.5% of patients treated with Defitelio achieved complete response at 100 days after transplantation versus 9.4% of patients in the historical control group (p=0.013).1
The efficacy data from this pivotal trial are supported with data from a Phase 2 dose-finding study, as well as data from the International Compassionate Use Programme and an interim analysis (subset of patients with sVOD) of an ongoing, open-label treatment investigational new drug (IND) study being conducted in the United States (U.S.).1 Additionally, data derived from an independent registry in the U.S. supported the European approval of Defitelio for use in patients with sVOD.1
Treatment with Defitelio has generally been well tolerated in all age groups.1,6 In the Phase 3 pivotal trial, the overall incidence of adverse events was similar in the Defitelio treatment group and in the control group.7 The most frequent adverse events observed during pre-marketing use were haemorrhage, hypotension and coagulopathy.1 Please consult the Defitelio SmPC for the full list of all side effects reported with Defitelio.
▼ This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring.
About Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide)
In October 2013, the European Commission granted Marketing Authorisation under exceptional circumstances for Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide) for the treatment of severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease in haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation therapy. It is indicated in patients over one month of age. Defitelio is not indicated in patients with hypersensitivity to defibrotide or any of its excipients or with concomitant use of thrombolytic therapy.
In addition to its existing approved indication in the European Union (EU), defibrotide has the potential to be developed for approval in countries outside the EU and in other indications. Defibrotide has been granted orphan drug designation to treat and prevent VOD by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS), orphan drug designation for the treatment of VOD by the Commonwealth of Australia-Department of Health, and Fast Track designation to treat sVOD by the FDA. Sigma-Tau Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has licensed the rights to commercialise defibrotide for the treatment and prevention of VOD in North America, Central America and South America, subject to receipt of Marketing Authorisation in the applicable territory.
Please consult the Defitelio SmPC before prescribing, particularly in relation to use of medicinal products that increase the risk of haemorrhage, concomitant systemic anticoagulant therapy, medicinal products that affect platelet aggregation, use in patients who have or develop clinically significant acute bleeding requiring blood transfusion, and patients who have haemodynamic instability.
About VOD
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) is an early complication in patients undergoing HSCT. In its severe form, VOD can be life-threatening and is associated with multi-organ failure and is fatal in over 80% of patients. 2,3HSCTs are performed with curative intent in patients with haematological malignancies, selected solid tumours and some non-malignant disorders, such as serious haemoglobinopathies.4,5 In the EU, VOD is designated as a rare disease, affecting less than five in 10,000 people. Studies have reported a wide range of incidence rates for VOD. Generally, data indicate that approximately 14% of patients undergoing HSCT develop VOD.3
About Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Nasdaq: JAZZ) is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients' lives by identifying, developing and commercialising differentiated products that address unmet medical needs. The company has a diverse portfolio of products and/or product candidates in the areas of sleep, haematology/oncology, pain and psychiatry. The company's U.S. marketed products in these areas include: Xyrem® (sodium oxybate) oral solution, Erwinaze® (asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi), Prialt® (ziconotide) intrathecal infusion, Versacloz™ (clozapine) oral suspension, FazaClo® (clozapine, USP) HD and FazaClo LD. Jazz Pharmaceuticals also has a number of products marketed outside the United States, including Erwinase® and Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide). For more information, please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com.
About Gentium S.p.A.
Gentium S.p.A., a majority owned indirect subsidiary of Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, developed Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide) and markets Defitelio in Europe. Gentium is located in Villa Guardia (Como), Italy. For more information, please visit www.gentium.com.
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to the therapeutic and commercial potential of Defitelio®▼ (defibrotide), the expected launch of Defitelio in additional European countries and the timing thereof, the potential for defibrotide to be developed for approval in countries outside the EU and in other indications and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Jazz Pharmaceuticals' current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the company's ability to realise the anticipated revenues from Defitelio; the company's ability to successfully launch and commercialise Defitelio in a timely manner in additional European countries, including possible delays and unforeseen difficulties in obtaining pricing and reimbursement approvals for Defitelio in any of these countries and the possibility that the approved level of governmental pricing and reimbursement for Defitelio in any of these countries may be lower than the company's estimates; the company's ability to successfully manage the risks associated with integrating Defitelio into the company's product portfolio; the company's ability to obtain regulatory approval for defibrotide in other countries, including the United States, and in other indications; and those other risks detailed from time-to-time under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports (Commission File No. 001-33500), including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending in December 31, 2013 and future filings and reports by the company. Jazz Pharmaceuticals undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.
SOURCE Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc and Gentium S.p.A.
▼ This medicinal product is subject to additional monitoring.
1 Defitelio® Summary of product characteristics, 2013
2 Carreras E. Chapter 11: Early complications after HSCT. EBMT-ESH Handbook 2012
3 Coppell JA et al. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2010;16:157–168
4 Tsakiris DA & Tichelli A. Best Pract Res Clin Haematol 2009;22:137–145
5 Majhail NS et al. Bone Marrow Transplant 2013;48:294–300
6 Richardson PG et al. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2013;12:123–136
7 Richardson PG et al. Blood (ASH Annual Meeting Abstracts) 2009;114:654.


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Experts: OS/390 to remain integral for data centers of the future
IT experts and analysts predict that future data centers are going to host a variety of different operating systems, including Windows and various flavors of Unix. However, they believe that when it comes to running legacy applications, these operating systems will not replace OS/390 and z/OS because of the reliability, flexibility, scalability and interoperability of the two systems.
According to Dan Kusnetzky, an analyst and vice president of system software at International Data Corp., the Framingham, Mass.-based market research firm, "An IT executive will continue to use applications and platforms until they no longer function. The fact that newer technology has emerged may or may not interest them at all. In other words, we expect the environment to largely stay the same for the next five years."
Kusnetzky also noted: "Windows and Linux are expected to take on larger roles but not at the expense of installed [legacy] systems. Windows and Linux are expected to host the new systems, not replace the old ones."
At systems integrator and solutions provider Avnet Hall-Mark, Tony Madden, vice president of the company's IBM business unit, said that from his and IBM's perspective, "there definitely will be a set of customers that will use the z/390 operating systems as their dominant platform."
"But the future data centers will be a combination of new operating systems like Linux, with predominantly legacy systems, because 390 is the most robotic and scalable," said Madden, whose company is based in Tempe, Ariz.
Jim Keohane, who is a Search390.com site expert, a software developer and consultant, and president of the New York consulting company Multi-Platforms Inc., said that Windows, Linux and many flavors of Unix will all work well with 390 going forward.
Keohane's first choice for which platform will dominate the data center of the future would be "huge z/900 clusters running z/VM, hosting hundreds or more Linux images, plus some z/OS and other images all interconnected via HiperSockets' virtualized network."
Being Internet- and Web-compatible will be key to determining how many flavors of Unix will work with 390, Keohane said.
"There's an ASCII Linux/390, as well as other Linux platforms, so you don't even have the usual [Web] translation issues," Keohane said. "All the platforms can run simultaneously on the same hardware connected over virtualized networks."
Multi-platforms expert and consultant Kenneth Milberg, president and systems consultant at Unix Solutions Inc., North Woodmere, N.Y., predicts there will be a variety of operating systems in these future data centers but that Linux in particular "is going to keep the mainframe around and have an impact on the total cost of ownership (TCO)."
Milberg offers this warning to 390 pros who will be working in these heterogeneous environments: "There is a wealth of information out there for 'Unix newbies,' though information specific to mainframers may be a bit harder to come by."
So what does all of this mean to an IT manager?
Keohane and Milberg both said that IT managers skilled mostly in 390 should not be daunted by the incorporation of other platforms.
Madden, however, has a somewhat philosophical view on what z/390 IT managers should do to prepare for these changes.
"I think this all will be prominently driven by reality," he said. "It's an evolution. Data centers drive the buying decisions. Data managers will have to learn how to combine and consolidate the strength of these different operating systems. Solution providers and systems integrators can also help. A number of outsourcing firms are growing in this area."
Keohane suggested that the applications not worth converting "those that are being entirely replaced by new development sometime soon" can "die on the vine."
"Cordon off the old legacy systems not worth converting," he said. "Wrapper them with Web services or other newfangled access and let them atrophy."
In their place, Keohane suggested using the following:
1. Applications written in C++, Java, SmallTalk or other object-oriented languages, rather than traditional mainframe languages like COBOL or S/390 Assembler.
2. Heavily Internet-based technologies like XML/SOAP, Web services and browser- and applet-accessible technologies.
3. Combinations of applications on z/OS, VM, Linux/390, Windows, Unix and other operating systems that can work together seamlessly in a distributed environment.
For IT pros looking to expand their knowledge in new operating systems, Milberg recommends the book, "Unix for the Mainframer: The Essential Reference for Commands, Conversions, and TCP/IP," by David B. Horvath. In it, he said, are tools and tips for incorporating new operating systems, such as Keohane mentioned, onto the mainframe.
Michelle Graziose Webb is a freelance IT writer based near Boulder, Colo.
Search390.com has an extensive section on operating systems at https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/
For more information visit Search390.com's featured topic z/VM and Linux at https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/resources
Jim Keohane is Search390.com's multi-platform integration guru. Sift through a bunch of Q&As in Jim's Ask the Experts category at https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/answers
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GUYS! 😀 I have a guest on the blog today! But quick writing update before introductions.
Last week, I tried to close my story document, and about two seconds later, I reopened it again. My point was that I was trying to tell myself that it was okay if I didn't feel like writing right now. And as soon as I accepted that it was indeed okay for me to do nothing, I immediately wanted to do something. Isn't that how life works? 😛
Surprisingly, I'm still working on the same thing I was working on last month, and I wrote over 5k words last weekend. It's mostly terrible, and I'm being super hard on myself. But since there's no deadline for the project right now, I can edit as much as I want. Heh.
I don't know why beginnings are so rough for me, but since I'm well aware of this, I've taken to binging The Office most days to keep myself chill. ^_^ Rest and comedy are important. And you know what else is important? Spreading good cheer! 😀
Let me introduce the Guest of Honor! ^_^
Melissa Chan is the designer and owner of Literary Book Gifts, and today, she's stopped by the blog to talk gift ideas and give you guys a discount code for her store! In full disclosure, I'm not getting any kind of kick-back – I just wanted to give her a shout out, because I think her shop is cool. 🙂
(Written by Melissa Chan Literary Book Gifts designer and founder.)
Gift Ideas for Book Lovers!
It's almost that time of year again! Time for all the family fun and cheer of the holidays, and if you love giving and receiving gifts like I do, time for some holiday shopping!
Toys and stuffed animals make great gifts for children, but what about when they get a little older? And how about gifts for people who can already buy everything they want or need. These types are often the hardest to pick out gifts for. If you want to give that special book lover in your life something different and unique, surprise them with a unique shirt or tote bag from this very special collection of gifts for book lovers!
Here are a few ideas of bookish gifts from Literary Book Gifts to give you some fresh ideas.
Jane Austen has written so many fascinating and timeless stories for our continued enjoyment. This Jane Austen T-Shirt is for all the Austen fans out there but is also the perfect gift for any writer. The cream colored print shows an antique writing desk complete with quill, scroll, and candle. There are a few books, a small portrait, and even a few flowers placed across the desk.
Henry David Thoreau wrote Walden; or, Life in the Woods about conducting his own experiment about living in nature. This Walden T-Shirt is in a black and white print and was designed to capture the serenity of a cabin isolated in the wilderness.
But no book lover is complete with out one or two tote bags to carry books to and from the library, coffee shop, and around town. This The Hunchback of Notre Dame Tote Bag showcases Victor Hugo's work in a cream print on a black tote bag. Made of polyester canvas with cotton handles this tote bag is ready to accompany you on all of your journeys, book related or otherwise.
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Thanks to Melissa for stopping by! Be sure to stop by the store and check out the wares. 😀 And Happy NaNoWriMo to anyone taking on the challenge!


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10 of the Most Infamous Rich Girls From Film and TV
1. Cher Horowitz
Film: Clueless
Actress: Alicia Silverstone
Favorite pastimes: Shopping at Contempo Casuals. Makeovers! Cooking (aka. putting cookie dough in the oven.)
2. Estella
Film: Great Expectations
Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow
Favorite pastimes: Getting her portrait drawn by Pip. Making out at water fountains. Wearing head to toe ivy green.
3. Kathryn Mertuiel
Film: Cruel Intentions
Actress: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Favorite pastimes: Using cocaine out of her pendant necklace. Scheming against everyone and anyone to get back at Court Reynolds. And doing all of this while dressing like an impeccable lady.
4. Princess Ann
Film: Roman Holiday
Actress: Audrey Hepburn
Favorite Pastime: Acting like she's not royalty. Taking sleeping pills. Getting her hair cut.
5. Blair Waldorf
TV Show: Gossip Girl
Actress: Leighton Meester
Favorite Pastime: Headbands. Planning parties. Being an overachiever. Plotting with Dorota (her maid).
6. Marie Antoinette
Film: Marie Antoinette
Actress: Kirsten Dunst
Favorite Pastime: Eating luxurious sweets and pastries. Big hair. Going to masquerade parties. Shoes!
7. Frances Stevens
Film: To Catch a Thief
Actress: Grace Kelly
Favorite Pastime: Collecting jewels. The French Riviera.
8. Heather Chandler
Actress: Kim Walker
Favorite Pastime: Being
9. Margot Tenenbaum
Film: The Royal Tenenbaums
Actress: Gwyneth Paltrow
Favorite Pastime: Writing plays. Keeping secrets (lovers, cigarettes). Birkin bags. Lacoste.
Quote the sums
Richie: You dropped some cigarettes.
Margot: Those aren't mine.
Richie: They just fell out of your pocket.
10. Marissa Cooper
TV Show: The O.C.
Actress: Mischa Barton
Favorite Pastime: Marc by Marc Jacobs. Risky behavior. Not liking her Mom, loving her Dad.
This story originally appeared on Townandcountrymag.com.
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Taboo — the new musical co-produced by Rosie O'Donnell and Adam Kenwright — is making the process a little easier. Those students — with a valid college ID — who wish to purchase "2 for 1" tickets may do so in advance for all preview performances of Taboo. Tickets will be available only at the theatre's box office during regular box-office hours. Taboo, which stars and features a score by Boy George, begins previews at the Plymouth Theatre Oct. 24 prior to a Nov. 13 opening. The cast also features Sarah Uriarte Berry, Raúl Esparza, Liz McCartney, Euan Morton (as Boy George), George O'Dowd (aka Boy George as Leigh Bowery), Cary Shields and Donnie Keshawarz. The company comprises Jennifer Cody, Dioni Michelle Collins, Brooke Elliott, Lisa Gajda, Bob Gaynor, Curtis Holbrook, Lori Holmes, Jennifer Mrozik, Nathan Peck, Alexander Quiroga, Asa Somers, Denise Summerford, Jody Reynard, James Tabeek and Gregory Treco.
The Plymouth Theatre box office is located in Manhattan at 236 West 45th Street. Tickets, priced between $80 and $100, are also available through Telecharge, (212) 239-6200. For more information about the musical, visit www.tabooonbroadway.com.


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WWE.com has posted a new interview with former WWE Women's & Divas Champion Mickie James today about her guest training with the NXT Divas at the WWE Performance Center this week. Here is an excerpt from the interview when Mickie is asked if she would like to return to WWE at some point:
"Of course, I would absolutely love that, but you never know. I'm just trying to take advantage of this opportunity. If I can pass a little knowledge of what I know, then hopefully that will do something, if not for me, then for the future of WWE and women's wrestling itself."
To read the full interview with Mickie, click here.


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Tears fill Jennifer Walinga's eyes as she holds her gift of a gold medal.
Moments earlier standing at the Esquimalt Lagoon, Walinga beamed with excitement recapping her life as a rower for Team Canada.
"For two years we were indomitable, it was a stronger-than-the-sum-of-parts type of thing. It was magical," said the director of the School of Communications and Culture at Royal Roads University. "As individuals we weren't that strong, but together as a combination we were unstoppable."
Walinga and teammates Kirsten Barnes, Brenda Taylor and Jessica Monroe-Gonin met in 1988 and formed the team in 1990.
Walinga held the stroke position in both the fours and eights coxless teams.
"I sat at the stern and set the pace and the rhythm for the team," she explained.
In 1991 Walinga's teams won both events at the World Rowing Championships in Vienna where they set a world record unbroken for the next 20 years.
"I can't remember the time, but it was bloody fast," she said with a laugh.
During the world championships Walinga pushed through back troubles to compete, causing permanent injury.
"I raced when I shouldn't have, I didn't understand how much damage I could do," Walinga said.
Spare rower Kay Worthington replaced her at the Olympics and Walinga watched from the sidelines as her team dominated and won both events.
"I knew they were going to be fine, I was worried I would let them down," Walinga said. "I did worry I would be jealous if they won, but I wasn't."
A month after the Games, the athletes were reunited for rower Andy Crosby's wedding.
"Brenda (Taylor) came to me and said 'I got something for you.' I thought it was shampoo I left in the room or something like a shirt," recalled Walinga. Instead, her teammate handed her one of the two gold medals she had been awarded.
Walinga declined but Taylor wouldn't take no for an answer insisting Walinga had earned it too.
"At the Olympics for curling or basketball, everyone on the team gets a medal, but not for rowing. Only the people in the boat get one," said Walinga, wiping tears from her eyes.
Walinga and her teammates, all of whom still live on the West Coast, will be inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame for the 1992 women's Olympic gold medal coxless four rowing team at a ceremony in Toronto on June 7.
Walinga, who lives in Cadboro Bay, will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame in her hometown of Peterborough, Ontario, Oct. 16. She plans to attend both events.


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Fashion Museum
Assembly Rooms, Bennett Street, Southern England, BA1 2QHView on map
Two for the price of one on adult tickets
One of the finest collections of original garments in the world, housed in Bath's magnificent 18th century Assembly Rooms.
Telephone: 01225 477785
Website: www.fashionmuseum.co.uk
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The Victoria Art Gallery
Bridge Street, Southern England, BA2 4ATView on map
With an unusually fine collection of art in its care, it offers a varied exhibition programme from historical to contemporary, embracing international as well as local talent.
The Roman Baths
Pump Room, Abbey Church Yard, Southern England, BA1 1LZView on map
The extensive remains of the finest Roman religious spa in Northern Europe, still flowing with natural hot water.
Leisure Activities
The Big Shoot - Kelston, Bath
Kelston, Southern England, BA1 9AEView on map
With over 150 spectacular shooting grounds located up and down the country, The Big Shoot is the UK and Ireland's largest Clay Pigeon Shooting network and strives to provide you with an unbelievable shooting experience! It doesn't matter whether you're a regular shooter looking to hone in them pre-existing deadeye skills or a newcomer looking to experience the thrills of cracking clays - everyone can enjoy the hilariously fun and competitive thrills that Clay Pigeon Shooting provides!


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Today, businesses have the ability to acquire more data than ever before. This information can be a powerful tool, but it has to be accurate. Many businesses make the mistake of focusing on having lots of data without having an adequate concern for its quality.
Without data integrity, information is at best a diminished resource. At worst, it could be a stumbling block for your company. Factors like human error, inefficient systems, and time can affect the accuracy and consistency of data. When your information is inaccurate or inconsistent, it can have a negative impact on the success that you have with customers.
Reliable Data Improves Customer Interactions
Gathering data is a vital part of modern customer relations. You track various customer behaviors, collect email addresses, conduct surveys, and observe an array of metrics. Each of these are different pieces of data associated with your customers. This information can provide your company with a variety of advantages, but it has to be reliable.
When the information is inaccurate, you lose that edge that comes with having all of that data. You won't be able to use it to make important decisions that can affect customer relations, or you might make poor decisions based on erroneous information.
This is why it is important for businesses to take steps to maintain the integrity of their data. At some point if you haven't already, you'll have to deal with customers giving you incorrect data. They might mistakenly enter the wrong contact information, intentionally provide the wrong email address, or have issues with information changing over time. As time goes by, people move, change jobs, get new email addresses, and their consumer behaviors change.
Maintaining Data Integrity
If a company is going to be able to rely on their data, they have to set various protocols that will help to ensure its accuracy. In order to maintain data integrity, a company will need to look at the ways that they obtain and record information, the integration of information between different systems, and the practices employed to maintain records.
In many cases, new information requires verification. If a customer gives you an email address, you need to make sure it is correct. A customer may call you from a different phone number or uses a secondary email address. You need to be able to associate that information with the existing profile of the customer. Using a tool to clean your email lists of false addresses is one way to ensure your data integrity remains intact.
Accurate Recording
Data integrity depends on the accurate recording. Some people gather and record data through automated tools, but there is also the possibility that some data will need to be recorded by human employees. Therefore, employees need the proper training for recording data. Also, you should ensure that access is restricted to these trained employees only. Regular auditing is an important step for ensuring accountability among the employees that are responsible for recording data.
Even with all of the right procedures for data entry and verification, the occasional database cleaning will be in order. A trained employee can still make mistakes when they record information. Also, the accuracy of data can diminish with time. You'll need to clean up things like duplicate data, information that has changed with time, and data that is incorrect due to mistakes in entry.
The smart use of data can guarantee success with customer interactions. However, your ability to make the best data-driven decisions will depend upon the reliability of the information on which these decisions are based. Fortunately, you have access to a range of tools that can assist with managing and maintaining data.


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Nigerian Seafarers' Development Program Concludes, 2014
On 29 October, seventy-three students who have been in Malmö since May for the Nigerian Seafarers' Development Program completed their land-based training with the Copenhagen Malmö Maritime Academy (CMMA). The program provides maritime vocational training and was made possible through the efforts of the Foundation for Youth Development (FYD) and CMMA, with the support of WMU. In March of 2013, The Honorable Chibudom Nwuche, Chairman of FYD, signed the program into effect in the presence of His Excellency, Mr. Benedict Onochie Amobi, Ambassador to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland.
Special guests at the ceremony included Naomey Chika Nwachukwu, Senior Counsellor of the Embassy of Nigeria to Sweden; Lewis Ekiyor, Head of Vocational Training for President of Niger Delta; Mr. Wasiu Akindle, Coordinator, FYD; and Barristar Dutimi, Office of the Special Advisor to the President on Niger Delta Affairs.


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Telephia, a mobile market research firm, has released a report which states the majority of mobile phone gamers base their purchases on price and familiarity. Low prices and free trials entice 59% and 48% of people to buy games, while 43% buy games that they know from consoles or PCs.
"Familiarity with titles through other gaming platforms, such as PCs and consoles, is a key purchase driver for consumers, as well as price and free trial offers," says Telephia.
Interestingly enough, a very small percentage of people based their purchase decisions on reviews and published articles. Only 8% purchased games based on consumer reviews, while 7% purchased games based on expert reviews. A paltry 5% purchased the games based on published recommendations.


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I would recommend NOT to start with MySQL. It often behaves very different from most other databases. (This is not an evil plan, just optimizations for special cases in some applications. And annoying in all other applications.) Good documentation.

Oracle is nice, if you have a good DB admin that manages it for you. Everything seems to be documented, even Larry Ellison's coffee mug. You just have to know where to search for the documentation. And Oracle brings TONS of software, including Apache, Perl, Java and every tool you can think of. Bloatware.

MS SQL is easy to set up (just click the "continue" buttons until they disappear ...), but it can be a real PITA when it comes to concurrent access, locking, multiple active statements, and access from non-Windows systems.

PostgreSQL is easy to set up, clean, well documented, and it has a very short gotchas list. (And for me, it feels like Oracle done right.)

SQLite is small, low-fat, and can easily be embedded. But it has a very unusual type system.

My recommendations:

For fun projects as well as for new commercial projects, I would recommend to use PostgreSQL.

If you want to learn more, learn Oracle, then MS SQL, followed by MySQL and SQLite. (Clean to dirty order.)

If you have to deal with web hosting, you should learn MySQL (available nearly everywhere, but often in ancient versions) and SQLite (for hosters unwilling to provide a usable database), remembering that they have unusual behaviours.

If you want to earn money, you should know all of them, including the "light" versions (SQL Express, Personal Oracle). You sould also try to learn DB2 and other RBDMS.

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One Moment you're dozing the next second you're desperately clawing tiny little red bumps covering your total body. Where did these bumps come from you wonder. Was I exposed to poison sumac? Maybe it's bed Bugs? Check directly below for signs there could be a bed bug crisis.
Here is how you can identify an adult bed bug. A grown up bed bug is brownish and oval shaped. Bed bugs are up to .25 inches long when they reach adulthood. Their bodies are also extremely flat. They are about as flat as a credit card. Bed bugs will become large and red after they have eaten.
I have compiled a list of areas bed bugs tend to hide. Let's put that new knowledge of bed bug identification to good use. Beds, couches and chairs are the most likely spot for bed bugs to hide. Make sure you do a real in depth examination, especially in the dark shaded areas that make nice little homes for bed bugs. I'm talking about between the mattress and the box springs of a bed and underneath the chair and couch cushions this also includes the seams and tags. Remember bud bugs are teeny tiny so you not only have to look at the furniture you need to look in smaller spots like the gaps where the window and door frames meet the wall, they could even be in the head of a screw. Make sure to think of all the tight little dark spots a bed bug could hide in your house. I would recommend some protective gear like gloves when you start hunting bed bugs.
So you didn't find any bed bugs, time to relax. Wrong, there is still a chance you have bed bugs. Make sure to also check for signs of bed bugs. Keep a sharp lookout for brownish red spots, these spots can be evidence of bed bugs feces. You might also find small blood stains on your mattresses, pillows, or chairs.
While not the best indicator, bite marks can also be a sign of bed bugs due to being easily misidentified when the actual culprit could be another pest or some allergy reaction. If you see signs of bug bites coupled with other evidence of bed bugs previously mentioned this can be an indication of a bed bug infestation.
Make sure to call an exterminator as soon as possible if you have found multiple signs of bed bug infestation after reading everything here. While it might be possible for you to exterminate the bed bugs by yourself if the infestation is small enough, you still might not be able to kill them all and in a few weeks or months you're back to where you started. Covered in bite marks and looking for solutions.