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Princeling manager to exit citic securities
Posted Jun 13th 2012, 12:00am
... explore business opportunities on the mainland. Others often take senior jobs at big state-owned enterprises, or run their own private equity funds. Such children, so-called princelings, have ... struggling to find decent jobs after graduating. Wen is expected to retire officially next year as part of the leadership reshuffle. 'I have to say some of the princelings are doing a pretty ...http://www.scmp.com/article/1003833/princeling-manager-exit-citic-securities
Small print of anti-graft regulations lets the princelings off the hook
Posted Feb 12th 2007, 12:00am by Wang Xiangwei
... and he is likely to tell you that corruption is mostly rampant among the so-called princelings - children and relatives of the top government and party leaders. The children and wives of top ... probably, they are unwilling to. It is public knowledge that many princelings have set up their own businesses or worked for leading foreign investment banks and multinationals at home and abroad, ...http://www.scmp.com/article/581771/small-print-anti-graft-regulations-lets-princelings-hook
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Overseas study offers young education on foreign policy
Posted Mar 24th 2014, 04:45am by George Chen
... a popular destination for overseas education by "princelings"- the sons, daughters, grandsons and granddaughters- of senior Chinese officials. Former premier Wen Jiabao's son, Winston ...http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1455672/overseas-study-offers-young-education-foreign-policy
CE election linked to the drama in Beijing
Posted Mar 22nd 2012, 12:00am
... the split between 'princelings' and the Communist Youth League. Princelings, the offspring of party leaders, are heavily influenced by former president Jiang Zemin and are represented ...http://www.scmp.com/article/996138/ce-election-linked-drama-beijing
A good week for ...
Posted Feb 26th 2012, 12:00am
... the latest princeling to take the helm of a big state-owned firm. He is the most high-profile princeling to make his name in private equity - an industry that draws many children of senior officials, ...http://www.scmp.com/article/993762/good-week
Wen's son named chairman of telecoms firm
Posted Feb 22nd 2012, 12:00am
... princeling to take the helm of a major state-owned enterprise. Winston Wen Yunsong (pictured) replaced Lei Fanpei, an aeronautical engineer, as China Satcom chairman during the company's board ... The young Wen has been the most high-profile princeling to make his name in the private-equity business - an industry that attracts many children of senior government and Communist Party officials, ...http://www.scmp.com/article/993315/wens-son-named-chairman-telecoms-firm
All that glitters is bad news for Wen watchers
Posted Nov 19th 2007, 12:00am by Wang Xiangwei
... leaders, collectively known as 'princelings', are widely known as taking advantage of their power and influence to make easy fortunes. That explains why the controversy over whether ... to seriously tackle 'princeling capitalism'. As Mr Wen officially begins his second and last term as premier in March, he can set a great example and do a great service for the country ...http://www.scmp.com/article/616230/all-glitters-bad-news-wen-watchers
In absence of facts, rumours of coup take centre stage
Posted Mar 26th 2012, 12:00am
... leaders have kept mum about what will happen to him, even though he remains a Politburo member. But Bo is no ordinary Politburo member. He is a princeling who reportedly has extensive connections ...http://www.scmp.com/article/996590/absence-facts-rumours-coup-take-centre-stage
Wen in renewed plea for wider political reforms
Posted Apr 29th 2011, 12:00am
... and entrenched interests group, including the so-called princelings, or children of senior party members. Another political commentator, Johnny Lau Yui-sui, said Wen's political opinions were aimed ...http://www.scmp.com/article/966328/wen-renewed-plea-wider-political-reforms
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SOUTH DAYTONA - For the third year in a row, city leaders decided to keep the same property tax rate.
The City Council recently voted in favor of keeping the millage rate at $5.90 per $1,000 of assessed value, a decrease from the rolled-back rate of $6.15. The rolled-back rate is the tax rate that would generate the same revenue in taxes as the previous fiscal year.
City Manager Joseph Yarbrough said this is the sixth consecutive year the city adopted the rolled-back rate or lower. He added that over the last six years, the city's average residential property values have dropped 50 percent.
"We're hoping that this will turn around and that we've bottomed out," Mr. Yarbrough said.
The budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year is $37.5 million, down from last year's $49.3 million.
A budget memo from Finance Director Christopher Campbell stated the general fund declined by $51,812, or about a half-percent, due to three major adjustments.
First, the city manager's executive assistant position was reclassified to an executive assistant/public information officer position, with an estimated payroll cost of $67,484, including benefits. Much of the payroll cost was offset by a $63,336 reduction in contractual services, Mr. Campbell said.
The recent announcement of Police Chief Bill Hall's retirement also helped reduce the general fund. Because the chief only has four months left on the job before he retires in January, the city only budgeted four months of his salary and benefits, which adds up to $51,737. Chief Hall's annual salary, including benefits, is $153,288.
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The only other major budget change was an increase in the transportation fund that came as the city received $573,472 in grant funding from the Florida Department of Transportation that will support the construction of a 10-foot-wide sidewalk along Ridge Boulevard from Pope Avenue to South Palmetto Avenue.
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Facebook - all seeing, all knowing
Last week, some of Crowd DNA squeezed into a lecture hall to hear what Daniel Miller, Professor of Anthropology at UCL, had to say about Facebook.
With over 800 million active users and approximately 80% of its users from outside the US, it's about time that the social network received attention from academia. As an anthropologist, Miller is interested in the relationships between different groups of people, rather than individuals themselves – so Facebook provides telling insights into how social relationships are developing today.
Based on a year-long study into the daily Facebook habits of Trinidadians (argued to be fast adopters of new technology), and published in "Tales from Facebook", Miller challenges common assumptions about Facebook.
The social network's ubiquity is undeniable – it's a facet of modern life that is used by approximately one in every 13 people in the world. However, we can't assume that it is being used in the same way by everyone. Though US college students first adopted Facebook, this isn't to say that it's the preserve of youth alone. Miller refutes the notion of 'one true Facebook,' – as it is adapted in new locations, it is reinvented and becomes particular to each user.That is, if it's adopted at all.
In the UK, a whopping 43% of the whole population is on Facebook. However, Facebook penetration in Japan stands at less than 1%, where the social network faces significant obstacles. In a society where anonymity is valued, Facebook's real name policy is at odds with the cultural tendency to post under pseudonyms, and which Japan-based social networks such as Mixi and Gree allow.
While social networks are often used as means of expression in Japan, which is free from social constraints, they may be used to recreate the offline world in other societies. This week, Facebook's policies have angered mothers worldwide, who are staging protests outside Facebook HQs against having their profiles taken down because of breast-feeding images:
"This is discrimination. There's no other way to look at it. We're being treated as pornographers. Breast-feeding moms, especially ones with infants, spend hours a day with their children at their breast. They're not trying to be sexually explicit. This is just part of their everyday lives."
Though Facebook defines itself as a 'social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and co-workers,' criticisms leveraged against it cite that it's a superficial means of communication that is detrimental to 'real' face-to-face contact and that can even give you cancer(!). Miller, on the other hand, argues that the social network has a much wider impact. He believes that Facebook has become a 'site of witnessing,' an all-seeing, all-knowing medium, where what you see online can be more truthful than the real life representation. People are using the site to balance what is going on in their offline world and, therefore, Facebook can often provide a rounder insight into individuals.
Though the backlash against Facebook is well underway, what does the future hold for this social network? One of the faster growing demographics of Facebook users is the over 50s, who are using social networks to reconnect with old friends and family. It may also be used increasingly by those that wish to engage with others, but that are unable to due to illness or shyness.
One thing is for sure – there is no 'authentic' way to use Facebook and as a result, brands can't afford to have a 'one size fits all' social media strategy. The need to think carefully about the cultural sensitivities and idiosyncrasies of consumers has never been stronger.
Alternate currencies - anarchy or revolution?
It's quite an unusual concept, to question the value of money as a construct in our everyday world, and to imagine ways of living without it. While alternative currencies have been around since long before money as we know it was created, we're seeing increased enthusiasm in the developed world not just for substitute currency but also the creation of new currencies.
At Crowd DNA we feel that this renewed interest is in part due to the resourcefulness that economic hardship produces, in part due to internet enabled connectivity and part a new hacking mentality in the west.
When times are tough, money is tight and lack of trust in state control is pervasive, it is natural for people to voice their ideas for how they could 'do things better'. With networking capability having reached new heights in developed society, the potential for these voices to be heard both locally and globally has sparked new ways of thinking, doing and bending the rules. As anti-establishment ways of thinking are adopted by do-gooders in society, the idea spreads that hacking the system is the optimal solution for living well.
Through times of great social and economic struggle we've witnessed regression to alternate currencies from communities both urban and remote, developed and not. During the Great Depression in the USA, rabbits tails and wooden discs were traded by businesses; Curitiba in 1970s Brazil saw the government boost the economy and the local community by distributing bus tokens as currency in return for litter clearing. Ithaca Hours is the New York based, oldest alternate currency in the world and very much still in use – one Ithaca hour of time is now worth US $10. Alternate currencies have allowed communities to survive in hard times, but they have usually been considered a short term solution, inferior to wider, state controlled fiscal policies and mint-produced money.
Over the past few years we've seen a big grassroots refocus on the idea of currency and playing around with it. We have trading in alternate currencies of time, skills and goods popping up like the Camden Time Bank, The People's Supermarket, Freecycle, GoodGym, fashion swapshops and The Brixton Pound to name a few. In wildly unpredictable financial markets, people are redefining value skills and knowledge that they can provide and are in need of within communities, whether they be on or offline. They are practising unconventional transacting. We also have people creating new, virtual currencies such as Bitcoins and Linden dollars, which can be exchanged for US dollars. We look to explore why.
Our society is getting used to a non-conformist ideal. Average Joe and Jane aren't convinced anymore that slaving to the system is working for them. Having played by the rules, they're not reaping the rewards. They may have been made redundant, daycare for the kids has been shut down and their high street clothes are falling apart. Our consumerist values have shot us in the foot. People want to find other ways to acquire stuff, whether that be advice or a new garden bench, and they want more real connections to others. Economic Anthropologist Keith Hart calls money 'an instrument of impersonal relations'; we are now focusing on creating networks of people sharing ideas, skills, time and starting initiatives to make things better, on a much more personal level.
Bartering and exchange isn't just a way of getting free stuff, and importantly this explains why the rich and the poor are taking part in such initiatives in equal measures. It's now acceptable to be anti-establishment, to hack the system, to love thyself and they neighbour but not the government or God. The word 'hacking' has gone from conjuring pictures of criminals committing fearful activity online, to alluding to playful, clever and creative ways of bending systems, using connectivity to achieve personal and social good. The Guardian newspaper even has a part of its Technology section dedicated to hacking (and we don't mean the NOTW type).
Sugru, the moldable silicon product that allows you to fix and amend household items, tells us to 'Hack things better' in its strapline. It has become iconic in creative communities interested in this idea of living life differently. Their website is all 'Power to the (handy) people!' sentiment.This is not about dodgy deals or making do - it's about making the choice to go against the grain of our 'given roles' as consumers by buying less.
Interestingly, this has happened at the same time as the act of handing over cash has become less visible and tangible, as we substitute our coins and notes for contactless payment cards and mobile wallets (here). The idea that financial exchange is becoming more invisible is interesting in light of the popularity of alternative currencies of exchange, where no money at all changes hands. Radical ideas such as Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert, whereby 'participants' do not buy or sell anything, but barter everything from sun cream to yoga classes are now inspiring the masses. It's partly about self-sufficiency, and partly about being dependent on others to get by, and this pre-historic model of living is increasingly attractive to modern urbanites.
In trendy groups such as Metrosexuals in New York we're hearing that upcycling is the new craze, and manipulating normal codes of conduct further, the coolest geeks in Silicon Valley and beyond are creating new currencies altogether using code. Is money disappearing?
Bitcoins for example, are a 'peer to peer cryptocurrency', created by Japanese Satoshi Nakamoto that allow unregulated transactions across the internet, their value is unstable and they have no physical embodiment. They exist outside of any centralised financial authority and are untraceable to a large extent. This means that online transactions using Bitcoins achieve a higher degree on anonymity than any other digital option right now. There are also services which allow you to cash them in for American dollars, in much the same was as Linden dollars, the virtual cash of Second Life. Now, what is created online has very real effects on the economy offline - virtual goods are now worth $3 billion (here). Sometimes, mildly archaic ideas turn into new ways of living – many people now earn their full income from exchanging goods in virtual worlds.
Our desire to create new ways of living without money changing hands could be a stab at making life more meaningful and personal, where lives lead are increasingly insular. It makes sense that we're looking for more qualitative ways to live life. It could be that disillusioned by modern living, we're harking back to gift economies from more than 5000 years ago, relying on others to survive and seeing the social rewards, rather than focusing solely on acquisition of money for ourselves.
Now, we need to consider how brands could and should be using that germinating idea of alternative currencies to build consumer engagement.
Brands must adapt to human behavioural change, they cannot always create it. The value of being culturally plugged in to shifting norms can't be underestimated, especially when it comes to topics such as our conceptualization of currency, value and spending, all three of which are being affected by prevalent sharing, bartering and exchanging behaviours.
A recent ethnographic research project we conducted UK wide with young people revealed that reciprocity is vital for brand affinity. Youth want something in return for their creative input, they adore it when brands barter with them, and don't treat them like passive recipients. Asking something of people is a widely recognised psychological trick to create the idea of a pre-existing relationship – strangers don't normally ask you to do them a favour, so when they do you attribute them status closer to 'friend' than brand – they've flattered you.
People have opened up to the exchange of ideas and goods, and hosting this on a global scale. Brands were second to the scene here, and so should be able to recognise that their role is facilitator and not leader first and foremost. People start these initiatives to go against traditional consumerism and so brands getting involved can seem counter intuitive. However brands can achieve affiliation with such schemes through genuinely and humanely helping to grow these ideas, putting real people on the ground, listening and providing infrastructure. Nokia did this when they created the mobile platform for Freecycle, allowing people to access the site any time from their pockets. It's about brands being a part of a network which will exist and grow with or without them – full of creative, highly motivated people.
Brands have long been interested in how they can amass social currency. They can now definitely tap into our 'in vogue' desire to hack the system, to build communities around helping each other out and celebrate doing things differently. It's not about forgetting about the bottom line, it's about thinking more broadly about how to provide consumers with things they need, in more inventive and collaborative ways.
QR Codes
They're not exactly new, but it feels like we're seeing more and more QR codes now – in print and as part of out-of-home comms. They keep cropping up in conversation in meetings with clients, too, as more in media and marketing experiment with how to deploy them. It therefore felt like a good time to head out and to explore if the public is getting to grips with them...
There's a general feeling that QR codes are 'the future'. Being able to scan an image that links you to more content, in theory, is what people want. However, there is a great deal of scepticism regarding their effectiveness - most are under the impression that it is as simple as a link to a website or see it as 'just another way of selling'. Not enough are informed of other options such as 'scan to buy' and seem genuinely interested when presented with it. Convenience is also an issue - most are put off by how exclusive it remains to those with smartphones and even smartphone users are put off by the lengths needed to go through to get to the content.
Brands need to push the idea that a QR code is worth more than a link, that it can lead to exclusive content, useful buyer information and easier options to purchase - this may sway the sceptics into trying it out.
QR codes are breaking through into the mainstream in a big way but the idea feels dated when compared to newer hyper-scan technologies such as NFC (Near field Communication) and AR (Augmented Reality). NFC does not require the user to fiddle around scanning a code in and AR is interactive from the go - ultimately, QR will probably be regarded as the pre-cursor to these new ideas, but anyone wishing to get involved should understand this first generation of hyper–scan technology in order to realise how best to serve consumers in the future.
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21st century radio
As RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited) reports, radio listener figures are up in the first quarter of 2011. It's clear that radio still remains competitive – but how long can this last?
Online streaming sites such as Spotify, Last.fm and Grooveshark have become increasingly popular destinations because of 'on demand' song and playlist selection. However, the modern radio listener still seeks the personal touch, they still want the personalities, the musical filter and the opportunity to discover music through serendipity.
We hit the streets to find out what the new breed of media consumers want (and expect) from modern day radio brands...
Looking to the future, radio needs to adapt into the online space - advanced audience interaction, having a say in what gets played, online profiles reflecting listening habits, and better integration with social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook.
This does not mean sacrificing what makes radio great, just fine-tuning some already popular services to reach out further to the online generation.
Contemporary Nostalgia
Nostalgia is nothing new. For time immemorial, we've chosen to distract ourselves and look for comfort in sights, sounds and ideas from the past. This is as familiar to people as it is to brands – some call it revivalism, some 'retro', often treading a fine line with heritage and tradition. But at Crowd DNA we've noticed a particular trend for nostalgia among young people and, given their tender age, this is mostly focused on the recent past of the 90s.
In underground youth culture there are good examples of how nostalgia resonates through movements and fashions. The London dance music scene is recycling sounds and ideas popular in the 90s – jungle and garage have rebranded themselves under the 'future' umbrella with very few changes to the sound itself. Voicemail 'hotlines' giving directions to warehouse parties, though never fading out entirely, have also shown a resurgence. There has been a slow but steady rise in 'anti-Facebook' promotion and flyers have become more popular again even though cheaper/free alternatives are available – people are after the personal touch.
Nostalgia is influencing purchasing too. According to Billboard, vinyl album sales are up 55 per cent in the first half of 2011 compared with the same period in 2010. Yahoo reported a 210 per cent year-on-year increase in searches of the phrase 'blank cassette tapes' and a 110 per cent rise in users seeking 'music cassette tapes'.
Young people are the creators at the forefront of this nostalgia revolution. They are taking on the role of the tastemakers and innovators by making their own productions - collaborating with promoters, digital label owners/publishers and pushing their product in the form of their very own micro-brand.It has enabled them to promote their own version of nostalgia without the need for major brands/labels.
So what are the driving forces of today's nostalgia and why is it so popular among UK youth? We're living in uncertain times – the recession, the riots, unemployment – in many respects young people feel these more keenly than most. In our latest phase of research for Channel 4's UK Tribes, we found that young people are feeling real fear that they won't be able to find a job, let alone develop a fulfilling career. Nostalgia provides a welcome distraction.
But it's not just today's challenging times. Young people are actively creating nostalgia because little is really tangibly owned – films, music, photos etc are now digital. This makes them especially keen 'memory makers' who love to document everything.
Looking to the past also provides a steadying anchor. In our hyper-accelerated culture there's a sense that trends are shifting too quickly, with music for example, obscure genres pop up on an almost a daily basis. In a recent study with influencers, we learnt that trends too often get confused with fads and that brands are too quick to jump on this 'fad bandwagon', sacrificing integrity for a quick buck – which is detrimental to a brand's image in the long term. Looking to the past removes the uncertainty and unsettled feeling that myriad passing fads create.
So how do brands fit in? Clothing brands like Fred Perry have built a brand out of heritage and retro flavour and Nike is renowned for re-releasing classic trainers to its fan-boy collector market. The film industry often plays on this concept to profiteer from a successful brand – either 're-mastering' classics or releasing CGI laden pre-/sequels (a few spring to mind). The gaming industry thrives off it too, with re-releases of popular retro games on an almost daily basis to accommodate the new mobile platforms.
However, times are changing and the brands are not in control as they once were - an individual working in his bedroom has taken on the role of the innovator, undermining some of the power that brands and labels have over trends. These innovators are successful as they recognise nostalgia thrives because it is selective – we don our rose-tinted spectacles and pick and choose the elements from the past that make us happy and comfort us. Not everything was good back in the day, but we curate the best bits and mix them up with today's. Savvier brands will recognise and assist with this curation.
Related articles and further reading
How brands use nostalgia to comfort us
Nostalgia and 70s-90s dance music reissues
Ori Schwarz, 'Good Young Nostalgia. Camera phones and technologies of self among Israeli youths'
Simon Reynolds 'Retromania' – examining the retro industry
Online-Only Fashion Retailers
As Jane Norman fell into administration last June, observers speculated which high street fashion brand would be next. In recent years, we have been inundated with news stories reflecting the dire state of the high street. New research from the British Retail Consortium reveals that a tenth of shops stand empty, where high streets across the UK are experiencing significant reductions in footfall. The decline has been attributed to falling consumer confidence, high inflation coupled with minimal pay increases and the general, all-round climate of uncertainty.
Yet, during the very same period some online-only fashion retailers (OOFRs) have posted incredible results. ASOS, for example, saw its international sales jump by 160% in the first quarter, while sales at Net-A-Porter in 2010 were up 60% on the previous year. Could it be that consumers have just changed the way that they shop?
In a recent report, we analysed seven OOFRs in particular: Net-A-Porter.com, ASOS, ShopStyle, Arcadia's Style 369, FarFetch.com, eBay and Etsy. We looked at each retailer's strengths, recent innovations, (purchasing through Google enabled TVs come to mind), as well as potential challenges on the horizon.
We can confidently say that the future of fashion retail is by no means dead – it's perhaps just not how you envisioned it.
Exciting times ahead for the OOFR landscape… Take a look at our work here.
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As campaigns become increasingly complex, taking in more media channels and connecting with audiences in new ways, it becomes even more difficult to measure the success.
At Crowd DNA we have tested over 75 campaigns and brand partnerships across TV, online, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines and events over the last couple of years. In addition to standard effectiveness measures like awareness, comprehension, loyalty and participation, we have developed Impact DNA to test campaigns in a more comparable and actionable way.
Impact DNA's combination of normative measures allows for the tracking and comparison of campaigns, or brand partnerships, regardless of media mix or sector.
Impact DNA uses six easy to understand, but highly powerful measures to assess the success of campaigns. It utilises tried and tested measures alongside innovative metrics that take into account online and offline performance.
The results are presented as a single-page PDF using the Impact DNA performance dashboard, as well as in a full debrief document, making the results easy to access, share and act upon.
For more information on using Impact DNA, or about any of our other work, please contact Paul Allen
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Last week social media was the primary tool for rioters, police, public and traditional media. It was credited with driving rioter and 'civilian' action, media coverage, government responses and ensuing brand involvement. But now that the dust is settling, how have social media and brands faired in the riot aftermath?
With 37% of all British youth on the private, untraceable, encrypted BlackBerry BBM network (Ofcom 2011), a handful of widely reported messages quickly attributed the brand as the rioters' weapon of choice. With 60% of young people in the UK 'highly addicted' to their Smartphone (Ofcom 2011), BBM's free instant messaging is one of the most popular tools to stay in touch and features hugely in Crowd DNA's research with young people – not just among rioters. However the 'corruption' of BBM has caused a major shift in the public's brand perception, with negative Twitter mentions rocketing from 16% to 24% over the riots (BrandWatch).
As Tottenham MP David Lammy pressured for the shut down of the entire BBM network at the height of the riots, hackers simultaneously threatened to release employee details from Research In Motion – the maker of BlackBerry devices – if they did so. The reach and influence of social media has been made painfully clear by BlackBerry's adulteration by rioters. David Cameron has called for extended police powers when social media is used to incite violence, disorder and criminality and Theresa May will meet with Facebook, Twitter and Research In Motion in the coming weeks to discuss social media safety (The Guardian).
As BBM became synonymous with rioters, Twitter took on the mantle of 'voice of the people' by facilitating immediate public, police and media responses. Real time, first hand reporting from 'civilians' democratised riot knowledge, preceding traditional media coverage and facilitating mass public response to key issues.
Civilian-lead campaigns such as #Riotcleanup and #Riotwombles saw the online become offline as hundreds gathered to sweep the streets, and within hours civilian researchers were mapping the riots using online tools – laying the riot sites over the social deprivation index and against real-time twitter feeds to create up-to-the-minute mapping. Civilian policing became public as Twitter shared news of the Turkish communities defending the streets of Dalston, civilian journalists shared video content on Youtube and thousands who tweeted, posted, blogged and commented online.
The HM Government e-petition 'Convicted London rioters should lose all benefits' has seen the biggest public engagement in policymaking to date, with social-media-enabled link sharing leading to over 200,000 signatures – nearly 500% more than any other e-petition to date and twice the number needed to be considered in the House of Commons.
Police were quick to use civilian 'detectives' to identify rioters; with the Met's Flickr site 'Giving Photos From Operation Withern', 'Catch-A-Looter' and 'Zavilla: Identify UK Rioters' all using social media to enable public identification. Social media is not a new resource for policing - the Greater Manchester Police were nominated for three 'Golden Twits' back in 2010, for tweeting every 999 call they received in real time in 24 hours, posting 3200 tweets across 3 twitter accounts. Social media helped to align police and public interests, give police a human voice and promote transparency – a significant issue in a society still reeling from expenses and phone hacking scandals and shocked by the lack of police presence in some affected areas.
Traditional media also relied on social media for up-to-the-minute information, with the BBC website merging traditional and social media coverage by offering live TV news alongside a live feed from tweeting journalists, official statements, press updates and public commentary; and broadsheets and magazines turned to Twitter to appeal to civilians to post from 'in the action'. However traditional media sources have not been usurped by the civilian voice – they were very active on social media themselves, with journalists offering trustworthy tweets that cut through the wealth of rumour from unfounded sources.
Aside from BlackBerry, sportswear brands and retailers such as Adidas, Nike and Footlocker were also pervasive across all riot imagery – emblazoned on the trakkies or hoodies of the rioters themselves as they searched for the coveted loot of Nike Air Max and Sony TVs. The rioters' focus on luxury sportswear and expensive technology drove right wing distain, claiming that rioters were 'greedy not needy' and that brands endorsed 'boorish behaviour' (Daily Mail) through celebrity endorsements such as Snoop Dogg for Adidas. Despite Levi's pulling their 'Legacy' advert that features rioting, they have still received significant criticism for endorsing violence and being in bad taste despite never being aired in the UK.
Some brands took the opportunity to gain positive press and public acclaim by offering support to high profile riot victims. Ashraf Haziq (the exchange student mugged on camera during the riots) was given a replacement PSP from Sony along with games from Namco Bandai. Brands also engaged in civilian campaigns to public acclaim, with London ad agency BBH raising over £35,000 in less than 5 days for 89-year-old Tottenham barber Aaron Biber, EasyJet flying home over 60 MPs and Sainsbury's handing out water to #Riotcleanup helpers. However Old El Paso must be the most unlikely brand to jump on the riot bandwagon, with their Facebook update –
"In these trying times I think we could all benefit from a bit of comfort food, and there are few things more tasty and reassuring than baked enchiladas, full of spicy chicken and topped with lots of bubbling cheese"
So what have we learnt from the riots? First and above all – social media makes the public powerful. It helped facilitate the riots and stop them, it democratised news reporting and comment and it gave the public the opportunity to work in partnership with and beyond the bounds of government, policing and traditional media. Social media united and mobilised public voice, gave it a political mandate but yet the most trusted sources were still traditional media operating in the social media space. Clearly there is still a clear challenge in how you cut through the din in the social media space; it's a noisy environment, but, as those seeking credible information during the riots learnt, not all of the noise is reliable or trustworthy
For now, social and traditional media are complementary mediums that enrich and integrate the social experience and information sharing.
And as for brands faring badly from riot affiliations or cashing in on riot hype… as Ice T said, 'don't hate the player, hate the game'.


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Jack In the Box's 2013 Super Bowl Commercial Is a Hot Mess
Jack in the Box thinks the best way to get people to buy their sandwich is to call it a "Hot Mess." Is this the most questionable marketing decision of the 2013 Super Bowl?
Jack in the Box thinks the best way to get people to buy their sandwich is to call it a "Hot Mess." Is this the most questionable marketing decision of the 2013 Super Bowl?
It's countdown to touchdown y'all, and Beyonce is working it.
The Queen Bey shared a 42-second clip of her rehearsals for the big game. It's nearly a minute of bootyliciousness set to her '4' track 'Countdown.'
Only t-minus four days until the big game, so now is the perfect time to start thinking about the most important part of our Super Bowl party-- food. Nachos, sandwiches, pizza and anything greasy goes, as long as it's hardy and semi-manly. But how the heck are we supposed to choose with so many delicious options out there? Answer: go big.
For AXE's 2013 Super Bowl commercial, the body spray company strays a bit from its typical formula of good-looking women who are inexplicably in hot pursuit of average men.
Alicia Keys to perform at this weekends Super Bowl on Sunday, February 3rd. Not her first appearance but her third time performing at the big event.
The new Audi has a lot of guts and so does this kid!
The red-blooded Americans of 4for4.com Fantasy Football are true public servants. These dedicated football junkies hope fellow U.S. citizens will rally behind them and sign a petition at WhiteHouse.gov asking the Obama Administration to declare the Monday following Super Bowl Sunday a national holiday.
M&Ms return with their mascot, the much beloved Ms. Brown. Ms. Brown was introduced in M&M's Super Bowl commercial in 2012 and found instant popularity.
During the Super Bowl in Indianapolis, 'Sports Illustrated' photographer David Bergman created a stunning Gigipan photo of almost the entire interior of Lucas Oil Stadium. You can zoom in and out of the sprawling 1,721 megapixels image — much like you do on Google Earth — and see in high resolution detail just about everyone who was watching the game from the stands.
Well, the folks at Blame it on the Videos made an amazing discovery while playing around with this neat feature.
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He's pushed way more than he should be, that's for sure. A one year+ long title reign... legends with a shitload more talent than him like Stone Cold, The Rock, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Chris Benoit, Chris Jericho, Eddie Guerrero and Kurt Angle never had a title reign this long yet this joke has it. And if you suggest Cena is more pushed than him, that might have been true in the past but it definitely
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. The last few months it's been nothing but PUNK, PUNK, PUNK while Cena is stuck in some stupid angle with AJ and gets put in title matches just to bump the buyrates. It's not wrong at all.
Yeah, but all this reign has proved is that the number of days means absolutely nothing in a reign. Mick Foley was champion for maximum 2 and a half weeks at most, and his reigns were extremely memorable and worthy. So why does it matter? Let them think it does, we, as the fans, know it doesn't.
And for the record, it hasn't been the past few months. Cena and Punk fought at NoC and were supposed to fight again at HIAC, but Cena's elbow fucked that up. This shitty AJ angle has only been around for 3-4 weeks, which is hardly months. Now because you hate Punk, it may seem like he's been pushed more than Cena in the past few months, but really, things haven't changed that much. Plus, how can you compare a short amount of time of stronger booking to 7 years?
Punk's year long reign hasn't been very memorable, you're right. And yes, he has received an incredible push despite not proving that he's that much of a draw. However, he has a far way to go before he reaches Cena levels. Let him take on and eventually beat an entire main event heel stable by himself for a few months, work his way up to 10 title reigns and main event 9/10 PPVs over the WWE champion and then maybe we can talk.
@ToxieDogg Its a real shame pro wrestling doesn't have a draft like the MLB, NHL, NBA or NFL. That way, the excuse for aiming to do shitty is to get a top pick to turn things around next season. In this case, though...I don't know if its deliberate or just extreme incompetence.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WHAS11)-- Kentucky basketball is headed to the Bahamas in August for several exhibition games to tune up before Big Blue Madness.
NCAA teams are allowed a foreign trip once every four years. UK announced on Friday that the Cats will play six games between Aug. 10 and Aug. 17.
According to the press release, UK will play three different basketball teams: Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket, a French first-division club team, the Puerto Rican national team reserves and the Dominican Republic national team.
"We are excited to make the trip to the Bahamas for our foreign tour," Kentucky head coach John Calipari said. "Working with Lea and Mason Miller has been a pleasure. My goal is for our team to grow together, to learn about one another, to have fun and to compete against teams that will stretch us out. These teams should be a challenge that will let us really see where we are at this point. But again, learning and having fun will be the emphasis of the trip. It's another opportunity for us to fail fast."
Here is the tentative schedule:
- Aug 10: Puerto Rican ReserveTeam-- 5 p.m.
- Aug 11: Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket-- 1 p.m.
- Aug 12: Puerto Rican Reserve Team-- 1 p.m.
- Aug 14: Dominican Republic National Team-- 5 p.m.
- Aug 15/16: Champagne Chalons-Reims Basket-- 1 p.m.
- Aug 17: Dominican Republic National Team-- 12 p.m.
Games will be played at the 2,500-seat Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau. The Dominican Republic team is current ranked No. 26 at they prepare for the FIBA World Cup later in the month.
Fan travel packages for Kentucky's Big Blue Bahamas tour are available at ukfantravel.com. To book travel packages, please call 1-855-UKBBALL (1-855-852-2255). Only those who book through the Big Blue Bahamas tour travel company will have access to tickets.
UK's last foreign trip was to The Windsor in Ontario, Canada. The team went 3-0 during that trip and ended up going to their first Final Four since they won the National Championship in 1998, losing to eventual champion UConn.


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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Sunday said Sachin Tendulkar should play as long as he wants. There is a buzz that Tendulkar, who will turn 40 next month, may have played his last on Indian soil when he batted at Kotla, as there's not a Test scheduled in the country for the next one year.
"Only time will say (about Tendulkar's retirement). He can play as long as he wants, be it South Africa, New Zealand or wherever," Ganguly said.
Asked about Tendulkar's lean patch, Ganguly pointed out: "A win is always a team effort. We should not forget his contribution in the first Test in Chennai – his gritty 81 really came to the team's rescue with India two down". Read more
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KIl'jaeden is a bigger threat than the Lich King ever will be. The Sunwell was merely a setback.
More on-topic, I'm firmly in favour of the idea that you do get to grips with the class while leveling it, purely because you're spending your time becoming familiar with the class abilities, mechanics (i.e rage, runic power, etc), talent trees / specs, and so on.
I've never played a rogue at the end-game (mine's sitting at 43 or so), yet if you handed me a level 80 one I'd have a good idea of what to do, because I've leveled as one for 42 levels and got a feel for the class. If you put me in front of a high-level priest for the last three levels or so of the game, where according to some of the above posters you learn how to play properly as you have the full scope of abilities, etc, I wouldn't have a clue whatsoever.
As the Lesley said, she took up a mage and didn't have a clue - you can't just learn to play all of a sudden near the end of the process, it's a culmination of having learned through leveling and playing the class. Death Knights have a reputation that many (not all, but most) people who play one can't play their class and are literally just mashing buttons - this is the case because 25 levels is just not enough time to learn how the class works, hence at 80 a lot of people are still clueless and unawares (as has been mentioned in the comments here). It would be exactly the same if the other classes were able to skip the leveling process and start later on.
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E-business and manufacturing sector: a study of small and medium-sized enterprises in India
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Anonymous said: Hey John! So I want to be a photographer, I'm still deciding which way I want to take my photography, but I'm thinking of being a concert photographer. So I was wondering if you could hook me up with some of the dirty secrets to it? What kind of lens do you have and how do you get such nice quality in low lighting? I love love love your pictures by the way. I think you have the best job in the world! Thanks!
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Concert photography's sweet, but it's super tough to get into, and hard to make a living out of it as everyone wants to do it! Start shooting for developing artists, and as they get bigger you'll be first in mind. Shoot lots and lots and lots and lots of shows and practice, practice, practice. Music photography's tough as there's a lot of pressure, and low lights. I use a bunch of lenses, but I reccomend for people starting to just get a 50mm 1.4 - it'll shoot well in low light, its affordable, and it's durable!
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FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) — The lawyer for a New Jersey man charged with tossing his 2-year-old daughter into a creek while still strapped into her car seat says the real question for the jury is not whether he did it but whether he was thinking clearly that night.
Arthur Morgan III of Eatontown is accused of weighing down the seat with a tire-changing jack so it would sink. He is charged with killing his daughter, Tierra Morgan-Glover.
Her body was found partially submerged in a creek on Nov. 22, 2011.
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Celestia "Lessie" Bailey Smithgall (ABJ '33) of Gainesville, Ga., was awarded the North Georgia Community Foundation's Philanthropist of the Year Award. Smithgall was among the women pioneers in broadcasting at WSB Radio in Atlanta and was involved in the launch of the Peabody Awards.
Mignon Ballard (ABJ '56) of Fort Mill, S.C., shared some of her stories at the 14th annual Friends of the Chester County Library Author Dinner. She has written 13 novels, 12 of which are mysteries. Paul B. Dye (BSA '56) of Waynesboro auctioned off a rare Civil War flag stained with the blood of an ancestor. Melvin H. Johnson (BSA '57, MEd '62) of Tiger was inducted into UGA's Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2007. His work is recognized as creating a foundation for tremendous improvements in agriculture education in Georgia. Virginia Talbot (ABJ '58) of Scaly Mountain, N.C., completed her ninth directing project with the Highlands Community Players. Talbot has acted as well as directed with the group.
Paschal Brewer (BSF '60) of Midway, Ga., has been growing and selling Christmas trees from his Christmas tree farm in Midway since 1982. He plants approximately 22 acres of Leyland Cypress, Virginia Pine, Eastern Red Cedar and Carolina Sapphire trees each year. Robert G. Edge (AB '60) of Atlanta is dean of estate planning attorneys in Georgia for Alston & Bird. He helps clients negotiate sensitive family issues in planning their wills. Alston "Pete" Correll (BBA '63) of Atlanta was named chairman emeritus of Georgia-Pacific. Correll chaired Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and Central Atlanta Progress boards. Charlayne Hunter-Gault (ABJ '63) of Johannesburg, South Africa, appeared for a book signing as part of the Cleveland Public Library's Writers and Readers Series. Hunter-Gault's 1992 memoir, In My Place, was about her time at UGA as the first female African-American student. Leon Farmer Jr. (BBA '64, LLB '67) and Victoria Pruitt Farmer (AB '73) of Athens were honored in November as a distinguished and philanthropic couple in an Athens Banner-Herald article, "Farmer family sows a proud history in Athens."
Millie Huff Coleman (BSHE '65) of Atlanta is a Foodways historian and consultant. Coleman presented "Victorian Matrons, Fearless Flappers, Chai-Sipping Executives: The History of American Tea Rooms" at the World Tea Expo, the largest international trade-only conference, in Las Vegas. Frank W. Comer III (BBA '66) of Parkton, Md., was appointed as the new director of training for Riley & Associates Realtors in Baltimore. Cecilia Carter Banks (BFA '68) of Lexington, Ky., created a series of interactive, illustrated children's books. Banks uses a cutting-edge photographic tool which enhances the child's learning experience. Edith Maney Barrow (AB '68) of Farner, Tenn., retired in 1984 to become a full-time artist. Her abstract work has been exhibited in private and public collections. John F. Hallman III (BBA '68) of Atlanta is CEO of Chapman Hall Realtors, one of Atlanta's top 25 residential real estate companies according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. William Moss (BSA '68) of Commerce was inducted into UGA's Georgia Agricultural Education Hall of Fame in January. He retired after serving as the Area Livestock Teacher for the North Region Agricultural Education office for 31 years. Roy Barnes (AB '69, JD '72) of Mableton was chosen as one of Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Who's Who in Law." Barnes is the owner of the Barnes Law Group LLC and was elected the 80th governor of Georgia in 1998. James D. Brooks (BBA '69) of Sugar Land, Texas, retired three years ago after 23 years as accounting manager for Coastal/El Paso and 10 years with Texaco Inc. in Atlanta. Brooks has since been a financial analyst at BP. Thomas Jackson (BLA '69) of Greenville, S.C., was inducted into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame alongside Arnold Palmer and former PGA of America President Gary Schaal. Since starting his own course architectural business, Jackson Golf Inc., in 1971, Jackson has designed several dozen courses in South Carolina. David Minkovitz (BBA '69) of Savannah joined Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates as a sales associate. In his new position, Minkovitz represents clients in buying and selling commercial real estate as well as distinctive residences in the greater Savannah area. William David Powell (BFA '69) of Albany exhibits pieces that are both computer-generated and archival digital prints inspired by, and derived from, magnetic resonance imaging technology. His "Between Soft Machines and Hard Science" art exhibit was displayed at the Minnesota State University Moorhead Roland Dille Center for the Arts in February.
Jo Anne Conner (AB '70) of Spartanburg, S.C., was promoted to assistant general manager of Coldwell Banker Caine's residential division. Herbert R. Boyd (BSFR '71) of Lakeland, Fla., teaches agriculture at Winter Haven Senior High School. Robert E. Burton (BSA '71) and Maxine Burton (BSEd '72, MEd '78) of Athens-based burton + BURTON won the 2008 Georgia Family Business of the Year Award from the Coles College of Business at Kennesaw State University. Bob Burton, the CEO, and Maxine Burton, the president and owner, started the business together 26 years ago. William C. Lankford Jr. (BBA '71, MAcc '72) of Atlanta is managing partner of Moore Stephens Tiller LLC, one of Atlanta's top 25 accounting firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Dewey Moody Jr. (BSEd '71) of Grayson submitted several recipes from a family cookbook, Moody Meal Memories, to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Chef Dave Roberts, formerly of Sam & Dave's BBQ, tried one of the recipes and liked it. He created a main course and side to complement it and will serve them at his new restaurant. John Phelps (BBA '71) and his wife, Josephine Crawford Phelps (ABJ '70), are serving as co-chairs of the UGA Parents Council. Bill Wallace (ABJ '71) of Signal Mountain, Tenn., joined The Moriah Group as senior account executive. Wallace retired from WRCB-TV after 23 years. Thomas Brennan (BSEd '72) of Colchester, Vt., was a guest speaker at an induction ceremony at the Lehigh Valley Basketball Hall of Fame. Brennan is the former basketball coach of the University of Vermont and works as a college basketball analyst for ESPN. Douglas Carnes (BBA '72) of Gainesville received the 2008 National Poultry & Food Distributors Association Poultry Industry Lifetime Achievement Award for his major role as a leader in the growth of the poultry industry. Cindy Geesey (ABJ '72) of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Fla., wrote an editorial for her local newspaper after a reunion trip to UGA. "You can go home again" appeared in By the Sea Future. Geesey helped start the newspaper and serves as executive editor. David J. Owens (BS '72, BSEH '77) of Eatonton was hired by St. Vincent's Healthcare as administrator of Charlton Memorial Hospital. Daniel P. Amos (BBA '73) of Columbus is chairman and CEO of Aflac Inc., one of Georgia's top 25 public companies according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Clifton Morris (BBA '73) of Dublin, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dublin, was elected to the Brewton-Parker College Board of Trustees. Brenda Segall (BSEd '73, MEd '75, EdD '84) of Woodstock was named the state's K-12 Health Education Professional of the Year by the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance. Estella Tullgren (BSEd '73) of Mountain Home, Ariz., joined the staff of the Baxter Regional Hospital Foundation as the new major gifts/planned giving officer. The late Terry Varner (BS '73) of Marietta was honored at Ray-Thomas Memorial Presbyterian Church through the dedication to his memory of the church's renovated youth building. Varner was the director of emergency services at Atlanta's Northside Hospital and a UGA basketball player. Nancy Varner (AB '73) of Marietta designed and constructed more than 30 stage costumes, for productions including "Servant of Two Masters," that won the 2006 regional award for best costumes. Varner served as volunteer wardrobe coordinator at Sequoyah High School. Roderick Drake (BSAE '74) of Canton finished his term as chairman of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce after a successful year. Drake developed business start-up kits for local companies. Donald Jack Sawyer Jr. (AB '74) of Atlanta is regional president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management, one of Atlanta's top financial planning firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
Navy Captain Brian E. Barrington (BLA '80) of Norfolk, Va., retired after 30 years of active-duty service in the Navy. Throughout his career, Barrington received several personal awards, campaign ribbons and medals, including two Legions of Merit, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal and three Meritorious Service Medals. Nancy Faircloth Kauffman (AB '80) of Dublin opened a pet boutique, Passion for Pets. Richard Sanford Page (BBA '80) of Midlothian, Va., was appointed acting director of the Defense Commissary Agency. Page's government service has been recognized with a series of awards, including the Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 2007. Josephine Phillips (BSA '80) of Warm Springs was promoted to horticulture manager at Hills and Dales Estate. Bonney Shuman (BBA '80) of St. Simons Island is CEO of Stratir Corp., one of Atlanta's top 25 women-owned firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Ted Pennel (BS '81) of Calhoun is the new chief medical officer and medical director of hospital services at Redmond Regional Medical Center. He has been in the medical field for 19 years. Lynn Skinner (BBA '81) of Newnan was hired as a content specialist in the area of math and science by Coweta County School System. Gina Turner (BSEd '81, MEd '86) of LaGrange started as an instructional coach five years ago at two schools and has expanded the program system-wide to 14 elementary schools. Turner helps other teachers get new academic achievement standards across to their students. Michelle Hyder (BSEd '82) of Rome was nominated to Teacher of the Year at McHenry Elementary School. She has taught preschool, kindergarten and first grade at McHenry for 12 years. Nancy C. Juneau (BSEd '82) of Atlanta is CEO of Juneau Construction Company LLC, one of Atlanta's top 25 women-owned firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Carroll Miller (AB '82) of Atlanta announced his plan to seek one of the available seats on the Old Fort Board of Alderman. Becky Purcell (BSHE '82, MEd '86) of Fayetteville, Ark., was elected to the school board for Fayetteville public schools. John S. Toohey (AB '82) of San Antonio completed his second tour at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, where he worked for Ambassador Ryan Crocker. Jack D. Williams (BBA '82) of LaGrange earned his securities sales supervisor license. Williams is vice president of investments with Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Robert W. "Buzz" Law (BBA '83) of Alpharetta is president of Creative Financial Group Ltd., one of Atlanta's top financial planning firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Paula Mooney (BBA '83, MAcc '85) of Statesboro was installed as the president of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mooney is a sole practitioner working as a consultant. Cynthia Adair (BSEd '84) of Stockbridge was named the Henry County Schools 2008 Library Media Specialist of the Year. Col. John R. Oxford Jr. (BS '84) of Vandenberg, Calif., was slated on the U.S. Army War College list. He will complete a fellowship at the University of Texas-Austin.
Elizabeth B. Chandler (BBA '85, JD '88) of Atlanta was appointed city attorney for Atlanta in December. In this role, she serves as the chief legal officer for the city, responsible for handling all civil legal matters and overseeing the legal compliance program. Linda Van Rees (BBA '85) of Atlanta is chairman of the board of directors for The Original Honey Baked Ham Company of Georgia Inc., one of Atlanta's top 25 women-owned firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. John DeHaven (AB '86) of Charleston, S.C., and his wife joined Century 21 Properties Plus as Team DeHaven. Joey Etheridge (AB '86) of LaGrange gave advice for renovating a kitchen in an article, "Kitchen update boosts home's value," that appeared on Sept. 27, 2007, in the LaGrange Daily News. Etheridge is the founder of Etheridge Enterprises, a remodeling company. David Lilliston (AB '86) of Watkinsville joined Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. as a financial advisor and vice president in the firm's Athens branch. Elizabeth Shick (BFA '86) of Powder Springs was featured in a Dec. 18 Marietta Daily Journal article for her whimsical holiday paintings. Shick is a medical legal illustrator. Bill Anderson (ABJ '87) of Atlanta was elected president of the Georgia Society of Association Executives. Anderson was named one of the association's 90 movers and shakers for his involvement. T. Kay Parks (AB '87) of Gainesville, Ga., joined Jackson Electric Membership Corporation as a community relations representative at the headquarters in Jefferson. She coordinates EMC's community outreach efforts, including annual meetings, education and scholarship programs. Kip Plowman (BBA '87) of Sandy Springs is the partner in charge for Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP, one of Atlanta's top accounting firms according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Jim Showfety (BBA '87, MEd '96) of Alpharetta is the new head football coach at Northview High School. In 2007, the Georgia Sports Writers Association named Showfety AAA Coach of the Year. Jackie Blakley (BBA '88) of Anderson, S.C., is the new dean of the business and public services division at Tri-County Technical College. She will be responsible for three departments and their programs of study, which enroll around 1,100 students. Jack Wilson (ABJ '88, JD '91) of Lawrenceville was named to the board of directors of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce. Mark Gibson (AB '89) of Birmingham, Ala., founded Almon & Gibson LLC, a firm with a history of assisting female- and minority-owned businesses, in 2003. Bill Mayher (BBA '89) was promoted to vice president for corporate compliance at St. Vincent's Healthcare. Greg McMinn (ABJ '89) of Lawrenceville spent several years ministering to young people in Athens and is now a pastor at Pilgrimage Presbyterian Church in Lilburn. Hannah H. Smith (BSEd '89, MEd '93) of Madison was nominated for the Athena Award, which honors women for their leadership in business and the community. Smith is the communications manager for the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau. Karen Townley (BBA '89) of Buford was promoted to assistant vice president and benefits specialist at GB&T Bancshares.
Mary Christy MacDonald (AB '90) of Savannah accepted the position of sales manager at The River Homes of News Place. MacDonald also chairs several committees at Blessed Sacrament School. Richard Mandell (BLA '90) of Southern Pines, N.C., wrote Pinehurst: Home of American Golf (The Evolution of a Legend), which tells about the development of golf courses in the Sandhills and how that evolution affected the game in America. Mandell is a golf course architect and has worked on over 40 projects. Melanie Paradise (BSHE '90) is the new registrar at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tenn. Jeff Bishop (ABJ '91) joined Newnan's Times-Herald news staff as a business reporter. He has been recognized numerous times for excellence in news writing and feature writing by the Georgia Press Association. Amy Miller (BFA '92) of Smyrna was named one of Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles magazine's 20 Under 40. Miller was named the new executive director of ACP, an organization that supports Atlanta's emergence as an international center for photography, in 2007. Douglas Makemson (BSA '92) of Commerce was chosen to exhibit a sculpture in the Columbus Sculpture Walk. Makemson's "Mosquito vs. Man," made out of various machinery parts, is displayed in the median of the 1000 block of downtown Columbus. Gregory J. Pease (AB '92) of Nashville, Tenn., joined the law firm of Sherrard & Roe PLC as an associate with the firm's corporate law group. Kevin Pope (BBA '92) of Lincoln, Neb., left his position of president at Stanley-Senior Technologies, where he played a leading role in developing the senior technologies division, to become the president of Lincoln's Pen-Link. Pope was named one of 40 under 40 by the Lincoln Business Journal in 2007. Photographs taken by the late Jamie Bishop (AB '93, MA '98) were displayed at LaGrange College's Lamar Dodd Art Center. The exhibition "represented a tribute to the creative energy" of Bishop, according to spokesman Dean Hartman. Bishop was one of 32 killed in the Virginia Tech massacre last year. Donald Landen (BBA '93, MAcc '94) of Ball Ground became the full-time pastor of Ball Ground United Methodist Church. Landen is focusing on increasing the church's role in the community. Mark Spain (BBA '93) of Cumming was ranked No. 2 realtor in the U.S. for closings with RE/MAX International. His team was also ranked No. 4 worldwide out of 115,000 agents. Spain wrote an article, "Market forecast for metro area," in the Feb. 7 Johns Creek Herald outlining both sides—the good and the bad—of the real estate market. Wade Stephens (BSEd '93) of Marietta joined NorthWest Bank and Trust as marketing director. He has over 15 years of sales and marketing experience. David L. Wilson (BBA '93) of Macon joined SunTrust Bank, Middle Georgia, as vice president and commercial banking relationship manager. Kimberly (Rakestraw) Brammer (ABJ '94) of Marietta and husband Tim welcomed a son, Mason Timothy, on Jan. 17. Brammer was named associate director of shared fundraising for the Alzheimer's Association. Ariana Buchanan (BS '94) of Carrollton joined the board of directors of the Oak Mountain Academy Foundation. Buchanan is in private practice with Peachtree Allergy and Asthma Clinic. Jill Hoover (BBA '94) and Tom Hoover (BBA '98) of Cumming expected their fifth child in August. Tom Hoover is the business manager of Pinecrest Academy in Cumming.
Kate Hilburn Allgood (BBA '95) of Dublin was elected to Morris State Bank's board of directors. She is currently a sales representative with Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America. Sherri Barnes-Weiske (BSFCS '95) of Thomasville was one of six Thomas College and Birdwood Junior College alumni inducted into the inaugural TU Alumni Wall of Fame. Richard Goodson (AB '95) of Statesboro was named the Georgia Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators' Member of the Year for the second consecutive year. Goodson is Gainesville State College's new public safety director. Mark W. Johnson (BFA '95) of Breckenridge, Colo., paints landscape oil pastels. His art is featured at the Summit County, Colo., Arts Council's Arts Alive! Gallery. Steve Mount (AB '95) of Interlaken, N.Y., and his wife welcomed the birth of their twin boys, Jack Derrill and Ethan John, on August 3, 2007. Amy (Myrick) Ragheb (ABJ '95) of Royal Oak, Mich., started Amy & Uma Productions, a company that produces videos for special events. Ragheb welcomed the birth of a baby boy in April 2007. Kim B. Chester (BSEd '96) of Cartersville was appointed to the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Chester is an educational consultant for Wesley Educational Services and Northwest Georgia Learning Resource System. James A. Dunn (AB '96) of Atlanta is an assistant district attorney in the Bell-Forsyth Judicial Circuit. Dunn takes a hard stance against illegal drugs, prosecuting narcotics cases since 2002. Kathleen Emmett (ABJ '96) of West Palm Beach, Fla., was promoted to vice president of resource development for Hospice of Palm Beach County's philanthropic arm, Spectrum Healthcare Foundation. Henry Bailey (BBA '97) of Bogart accepted a position as a realtor with Prudential Blanton Properties in Athens. He sold more than $6 million in real estate in his first two years as a realtor. Russell Bates (BBA '97) of Moultrie was named vice president, commercial loan officer at Ameris Bank in Moultrie. Bates leads the commercial loan division. Henry Chou (AB '97) of Princeton, N.J., was made a partner at Hill Wallack law firm. Michael Choy (BBA '97) of Chicago welcomed a daughter, Penny Rae, on July 25, 2007. Choy is a senior associate at the Chicago law firm Winston & Strawn. Thomas Brian Crow (BSAE '97) and April Hembree Crow (BSEd '95) of Atlanta welcomed their second child, daughter Greer Katherine, on May 11, 2007. Sohailla Digsby (BSFCS '97) of Augusta spoke at the city of Dillon's Employee Wellness Program. Digsby is a registered dietitian and fitness instructor. Alan Spearman (ABJ '97) of Memphis, Tenn., is a photojournalist at The Commercial Appeal. He has won national and regional honors for his photography and was recently inducted into the Scripps Howard Hall of Fame. Karen Sperber (BMus '97, MMEd '99) of Alpharetta was named 2007-2008 Fulton County Elementary Teacher of the Year. Sperber is the music specialist at Abbotts Hill Elementary School. Amy Tapley (ABJ '97) of Bluffton, S.C., launched a freelance marketing and advertising company, Marketing Matters. Lawren Anderson (BS '98) of Macon accepted a position as an environmental health specialist with the Macon-Bibb County Health Department. The late Douglas Henderson III (BBA '98) of Valdosta was remembered during the fourth annual Doug Henderson III Memorial Fund Auction and Golf Tournament. In the past three years, the foundation has raised more than $100,000 in support of various cancer charities. Sara M. Hoffman (BMus '98) of Wallingford, Vt., performed with Capitol Brass at the Caroline County Council of Arts' Performing Arts series in Denton. Hoffman plays the French horn. Kelly King (BFA '98, MFA '03) of Tifton is working as an independent artist, creating unique and utilitarian contemporary ceramic pieces out of clay. King has two children. Pamela Pecchio (BFA '98) of Kingston was one of four women whose art was displayed in the "Women in Photography" exhibit at Colby-Sawyer College. Elizabeth Preiss (BBA '98) and David Preiss (BFA '97) of Atlanta welcomed the birth of their twin daughters, Caroline and Sophia, on Sept. 21, 2007. Shannon Ferrell Register (BSFCS '98) and her husband Matt of Spring, Texas, welcomed the birth of their second son, Thomas Jack, on Jan. 24. Register also acquired her Texas real estate license. Jason Shepherd (AB '98) of Kennesaw was elected to serve as a delegate to the Republican National Convention from Georgia's 11th Congressional District and appointed campaign chairman for the district for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss' re-election campaign. Jerry Thomas (BSFCS '98) of Dunwoody founded a green commercial solutions company, Enviroclean USA, that is 100 percent green. Thomas' company works with other companies to help them develop a strategic plan in transitioning to greener processes and solutions. Jennifer West (BSA '98, MS '00) of Valdosta works in the Lanier County Extension office, where she trains restaurant managers for certification as food service safety managers and area health inspectors. Evan Wix (AB '98) of Austell accepted a position as a new media planner/buyer at Rick Johnson & Company in Albuquerque, N.M. James Beck (BS '99) of Tacoma, Wash., made partner at the Seattle/Tacoma law firm of Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson and Daheim. Vera Sharon "Sharri" Edenfield (AB '99) of Statesboro was honored for her outstanding service by the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. Edenfield works as an attorney with Edenfield, Cox, Bruce & Classens. Rodney Nathan Fowler (BSA '99) of Statesboro joined AgSouth Farm Credit as a commercial lending officer. Lisa Hager (AB '99) of Gainesville, Fla., earned a Ph.D. in English at the University of Florida. Kelly Jenkins (AB '99) of Conyers earned her juris doctor degree and environmental law certificate from Tulane University Law School. Tom Lasseter (ABJ '99) of Decatur was featured in the Editor & Publisher article "Love & War." Lasseter, an award-winning foreign correspondent with McClatchy's, fell in love with a rival reporter while stationed in the Middle East. The two will move to Russia for new assignments. Kate R. Perkins (BSEd '99) of Fernandina, Fla., joined On Ideas Inc. as an account executive. Matthew Sweat (BBA '99) of Dublin earned his master's of business administration at Georgia Southern University. Sweat is a lending officer for Bank of Dudley.
Erica Brantley (BSEd '00) of Douglasville was named as the ASPIRE program manager with Spelman College. ASPIRE focuses on developing informatics knowledge in several fields. Anna Cox (BSEd '00), Teacher of the Year for Jonesboro High School, was named Teacher of the Year for Clayton County. John Holden (BBA '00, MAcc '00) of Athens, audit manager of Rushton & Co., was elected president of the 240-member Northeast Georgia Society of CPAs. He is a certified public accountant and a certified fraud examiner. Stephen Shockley (BSEd '01) of Cumming joined the staff of mortgage consultants at The Bearland Group LLC. Cheryl Celis (BBA '02), a pharmaceutical sales representative for PharmaDerm, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful Atlantans by Jezebel Magazine in 2007. Julian Dorio (BS '04) of Athens and Parker Gispert (AB '07) of Roswell are members of the Athens-based band The Whigs. The band was featured in an article in Spin magazine's breaking out section for the release of its second album, "Mission Control," and toured the U.S. this summer. Michael Dorio (M '02) of Athens plays in the band Trances Arc, which appeared at the South by Southwest music conference in Austin, Texas. Trances Arc released an album, "XOXOX," at the end of March. Tauheed Ferguson (AB '02) of Auburn, Ga., is a candidate for an Auburn council seat. Joseph Johnson (AB '02) of Washington, D.C., earned his juris doctor degree with high honors from the Washington University School of Law as a member of the Order of the Coif. Elizabeth McGeever (AB '02) of Norcross appeared in the Lifetime movie "Queensized" and was cast as the lead female in the feature film "The Abduction of Jesse Bookman." Robert Spruill (BS '02) of Moultrie earned certification by the American Board of Family Medicine. The certification is given to physicians who demonstrate a standard of excellence in knowledge and practice. Stephanie Stenglein (ABJ '02) of Charlotte, N.C., was promoted to assistant director of annual giving at Queens University of Charlotte. Joel Turner (AB '02) of Bowling Green, Ky., was awarded a doctor of philosophy degree in political science by Florida State University in 2007. He accepted a position as an assistant professor of political science at Western Kentucky University. James Gregory Wright (BBA '02) joined the staff of Security Bank in Albany as a banking officer/branch manager. Emily Campbell (ABJ '03) of Bluffton, S.C., was promoted to director of alumni and communications at Hilton Head Preparatory School in Hilton Head Island, S.C. Natalie Cox (AB '03, JD '06) of Athens will teach a session of ballroom dance classes at the Winder Cultural Arts Center. Cox continues to perform and teach at various studios in Northeast Georgia after performing with the UGA Ballroom Performance Group from 2002-06. Tina LaSaunda Forrister (BSFCS '03) of Rome received a master of education degree from Berry College's Charter School of Education and Human Sciences. Jennifer Gardner (BSA '03) of Lansing, Mich., graduated from Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine. Gardner accepted a position as associate veterinarian in Brunswick, Ga., at the Southeast Georgia Veterinary. Phoupasong "Song" Keovongsak (BBA '03) of East Point accepted the position of branch manager of the BB&T Bank in Jonesboro. Keovongsak will begin pursuing his master's in business administration this fall. Turner Merritt (AB '03) of Daniel Island, S.C., was named the new director of development for East Cooper Community Outreach. Merritt will plan and coordinate special events, participate in fundraising projects and assist in public relations. Amber Sahlberg (BS '03) of St. Simons Island was accepted into the Peace Corps. She is conducting preventive health education and developing health promotion activities to increase knowledge and awareness in areas such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and nutrition. Nicole D. Smith (ABJ '03) of Atlanta won the International Reading Association's Broadcast Media Award for Television, in the adult category, for her news feature "Judge Tackles Poverty." Smith is the associate editor of Atlanta Woman magazine. Phillip Jackson (BBA '04) of Auburn, Ga., was named branch manager of Oconee State Bank's main office in downtown Watkinsville. Don Edwin Jenrette Jr. (EdD '04) of Bonaire joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Robins AFB campus as an adjunct assistant professor. Jenrette is the Air Force Reserve's Drug Demand Reduction Program manager and a retired Air Force officer. Kerry Kathleen Wentworth (AB '04) of Smyrna released her first album, "No Shoes Required." She is a favorite performer at Rev Coffee Shop in Smyrna.
Robert M. Bickey (BFA '05) of Newark, Del., will be exhibiting his work in the Delaware Division of the Arts Mezzanine Gallery. Bickey has had solo exhibitions of his work and participated in numerous juried and invitational shows, receiving the Solo Show Award in 2005. Drew French (BBA '05) of Athens opened Your Pie, a create-your-own pizza place, in the Colonial Promenade Beechwood Shopping Center. Eustace Wesley Griffin (BSA '05) of Waynesville accepted the position of Ware County extension agent. Kirsten Luce (AB '05) of Cape Cod, Mass., was hired as a Monitor staff photographer. Before joining the Monitor, she freelanced for news organizations in Mexico City, Atlanta and Bolivia. Timothy Rasmussen (ABJ '05) of Conyers won the VH1 reality show "Ego Trip's White Rapper Show" and released his first record, "First 2 Worst," under the stage name Shamrock. Born with a cleft lip, Rasmussen hopes that his music will inspire children in similar situations. Jennifer Burk (ABJ '06) of Macon wrote a Feb. 10 Telegraph article, "Home is not a physical location," questioning where someone's true home is after years of moving as a child. She decided her "home" is in the South. Amy Eller (BFA '06, AB '06) of Fayetteville, Ga., is teaching English in the village of Alumbari in the Republic of Georgia as a Peace Corps volunteer. Jonathan Gurley (BBA '06, BS '06) of Bogart was appointed to banking officer by Athens First Bank and Trust's board of directors. Joshua Morris (BSFCS '06) of Savannah was hired by Floor Depot as a sales manager. Allison O'Grady (ABJ '06, BS '06) of Marietta was deployed for her first project with the National Civilian Community Corps, a program of AmeriCorps. O'Grady is one of 36 team leaders at the central region campus in Denver, Colo. Matthew Perkins (AB '06) and Nathan Bridges (ABJ '06) of Watkinsville produced a short film, "Magic Juan," which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The two have maintained a close relationship with former UGA professor Jim Herbert, who was the artistic advisor on the film. Stephanie Schwert (BBA '06) of Jacksonville, Fla., was promoted to account director in the commercial insurance division of Harden & Associates. Brooks Becker (ABJ '07, AB '07) of Decatur joined the staff of the Highlander, a newspaper in Marble Falls, Texas, as a summer intern. Parker Gispert (AB '07) of Roswell and Julian Dorio (BS '04) of Athens are members of Athens band The Whigs. The band was featured in a Creative Loafing article, "Buzz Cut," that discussed their recent success. After being named an "artist to watch" by Rolling Stone in 2006, the band has performed on the "Late Show with David Letterman" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" while touring the country. Katie Little (ABJ '07) of Gainesville, Ga., was named an account executive for Hayslett Group. Kristen Faye Moles (BS '07) of Augusta graduated summa cum laude with additional highest honors with a bachelor of arts degree in biology from UGA. She is continuing her education in the field of veterinary medicine. Kristina Summers (ABJ '07) of Statham accepted a position with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Conservation Section. Summers and her husband have three children. Emily Brown (ABJ '08) of Concord, N.C., joined the Highlander, a newspaper in Marble Falls, Texas, as a summer intern.


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Mom Gets Surgery to Look Like Her Daughter
A middle-aged mom mimics her daughter's look ... with plastic surgery.
Want to almost guarantee a competitive, yet totally dysfunctional relationship with your daughter? When she grows older go under the knife to look just like her. That's what Janet Cunliffe did -- spending almost $20,000 to model herself after her 22-year-old daughter, Jane.
The transformation of Janet, 50, isn't subtle either, she used to be a Brit size 14 (U.S. size 12) and a redhead. After a boob job, nose job, lots of Lipo -- and what looks like plenty of peroxide -- Janet realized her dream of being a doppelganger her own offspring.
Janet, speaking with the Daily Mail, explains her motives, "It might sound 'barmy' that I had cosmetic surgery to look like my daughter, but she's gorgeous. Who wouldn't want to look like her?" Janet, here in the States we'd swap "barmy" with "creepy."
Need any more proof this relationship is whack? Jane tells the Daily Mail, her mom is "the sister I always wanted and never had."
What do you think of this twinsy mom and daughter pair?
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Ew. ew. ewwwwww.
mom's actually hotter than the daughter at this point. lol.
I think that household has been really screwed up since it got started and loads of theropy isn't going to fix it.
ok so the mom is the one way on the right?
yeh something is definitely missing here.. but its not the worst story Ive read here, lol
How sad, how very very sad.
that is so gross. for real.
Wow… crazy. I agree that the mom looks way better than the daughter now!
Wonder how the daughter feels about that.
Yikes. The mom looks better than the daughter now!
wonder how she feels about that.
she paid 10k to dye her hair? that's all the difference i see, besides a ton of make-up
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