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France Year of entry: Founding Member, 1952/1957 Political system:Republic secular republican tradition Capital city:Paris Total area: 550 000 km² second largest country in Europe Population:60.4 million moderately populated with 111 persons living per sq km in 2004. Almost half of the population lives in Paris, Lyon, Marseille/ Aix-en-Provence, and Lille. 76% of people live in urban areas and Currency: Euro Most popular tourist destination, 80 million visitors each year
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France Overview: 1. Geography 2. History 3. Culture – film, music, sport, architecture 4. Socio-economic status 5. Politics 6. Religion – secular and non-secular 7. Relations with the wider world 8. Relations with the European Union 9. Current Issues 10. Doing business in …..
Geography Flat plains, gently rolling hills in the North and West, Alps in the East and the Pyrenees in the South Regions of France – unique character, e.g. Alsace- Lorraine, Germanic influences are strong, Normandy, rich heritage of cathedrals, castles, battlefields; Brittany known for its Celtic links; Loire valley, soft fertile land and chateaux; Burgundy, Bordeaux wine and food; Provence, roman ruins, pictureesque villages, vineyards, lavender fields
History 'you can unite the French only through fear. You cannot simply bring together a country that has over 265 kinds of cheese' Charles de Gaulle Gauls – Obelisk and Asterisk? Absolutism, despotism: Charlemagne, henri IV, Louis XIV and Napoleon Bonaparte Republics since 1870 – the Fifth Republic, 1958 -
History Kaplan, Alice. "France on German time" Modernism/modernity - Volume 5, Number 3, September 1998, pp. 99-105
Politics The legacy of two World Wars The Algerian crisis The de Gaulle years A semi-Presidential system The Mitterand years ( 1981 – 1995) President Chirac Extreme Right – Le Pen
Socio-economic status According to data obtained from World Bank Indicators, national growth rate in France during 1997-2003 was 0.4% slightly less than that of high-income countries' group as a whole. France: the sixth largest economy in the world France is ranked 16th in 177 countries of the world in terms of human development index
French Culture French culture is a byword for excitement and flair in everything from classical literature, through avant-garde theatre and film to bande dessinée and nouvelle cuisine http://frenchculture.org/
Culture la banlieue, the subject of much anxiety in France and the place in which questions about French national identity, about race, about l'exclusion sociale etc. are being asked Rioting spread from deprived suburbs of Paris …to cause destruction in cities across the country led to the introduction of emergency powers in autumn 2005. Mr Chirac acknowledged that the unrest indicated a "deep malaise" within society. Condemning racism, he promised measures to promote greater equality of opportunity.
France has over 400 types of Cheeses http://www.frencheese.co. uk/cheeses.
French Cuisine RegionPrep time / Cooking time Burgundy30 minutes / 3 hours Ingredients: 4 lbs beef shoulder (stewing beef) 6 oz bacon 4 carrots, peeled and sliced 1 onion, chopped 1 lb mushrooms, sliced 2 stalks celery, chopped 1 bottle red burgundy wine (young wine) 2 cups of beef bouillon (beef stock) 1ounce flour 4 tb olive oil 1ounce butter 1 small bunch parsley 1 sprig thyme 1 clove garlic, mashed 18 small white onions Salt and black pepper Burgundy
Religion Catholic Muslims Jews Secular society
Relations with the EU Founder member; Franco –German axis – the motor of European integration No vote in the referendum – rejected by55% of French voters ( 70% turnout) Nationalist, protectionist thread running through French politics since the last enlargement
Relations with the wider world France – 'Old Europe' France – troops to the Lebanon France – in the UN
Current Issues Presidential election 2007:Mr Sarkozy or Segolene Royal of the Parti socialiste, Extreme Right – Le Pen Les Bainlieues Immigration Unemployment
Doing business in France http://www.bakertillyinternational.com/PDF/DoingBu sinessinFrance2004_05.pdf http://www.bakertillyinternational.com/PDF/DoingBu sinessinFrance2004_05.pdf After being invited for a private dinner in Paris, a foreign entrepreneur decided to reciprocate the gesture by offering two bouquets of chrysanthemums (used primarily as funeral flowers in France) and bringing a best-of-breed wine from his own country (as if suggesting that the hosts weren't considerate enough to pick up a good wine). By the way, the meal didn't last long. C'est la vie, n'est-ce pas?
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We have another 50 Shades of Grey Themed Birthday to share for the EL James' fans out there! With glam glitter cake pops, fabulous favors and gorgeous guilty pleasures on the dessert table… Ashley of Sole Luxe Events would have me tied up at this birthday party all night! ;)
PARTY HIGHLIGHTS to look out for:
– Amazing ombre & striped tiered cake with detailed fondant tie, handcuffs & key
– Guilty Pleasures chocolate handcuffs & Soft Limit sugar cookies
– "Laters Baby" goody bags with "Quit Biting That Lip… Gloss," and "Like to Be Bad" nail polish
– DIY Ombre Scallop Backdrop
– Ice cream sundae bar with S & M Sprinkles + M&Ms and Foreplay Fudge
PARTY DETAILS, as told by Ashley…
What else would a single 20-something gal want on her birthday other than a "50 Shades of Grey" themed party with her closest friends? I know, I know, pretty sure a "real life Christian Grey" would be at the top of that list but lets face it ladies, he's fictional (insert loud sob here). So, you do the next best thing; let your Inner Goddess out to play and have some fun with all of Mr. Grey's "50 shades" while enjoying the company of your best friends. And that's just what we did… After being obsessed with this trilogy and longing for more after finishing the books, it was quite easy to gather up ideas and run with this theme!
First and foremost, I knew everything would be GRAY, lots & lots of gray, silver, metals & etc. The best part was being able to mix and match all the different "shades" of gray and not have to worry about them matching exactly. I also knew that I wanted to add a bit of "bling" to give it that wow-factor and this is where the glitter fun came to play! Glitter was used everywhere possible, from glittered frames, chinese take out boxes, hand clappers to even the cake pops! It added that sparkle to catch your eye and the femininity I wanted to portray.
Starting with the invitations, I wanted the guest to feel the "glam" of the event (sort of like the ridiculous amounts of money Mr. Grey has! Haha). The invitations, made by Monica of Le Petite Papier, were an amazing 3D silver boxed invite. The outside of the box was wrapped with a black satin ribbon down the middle where it met with a quote from the book regarding Anastasia's "Inner Goddess", along with a pair of gun metal handcuffs. Once opened, you were directed to the 3D cutouts of the cake (I'll explain more of the cake a little later) made up of different shades of gray glitter, black and white glittered card stock and a white glittered mask with a matching white feather. The event information was adorned with silver metallic paper, textured gray card stock and a hint of red in the font. Monica had the most amazing idea ever, in incorporating the typewriter-like font from the book in both the invite and menu. For the menus, we wanted to keep the same look and make sure it all stayed cohesive. The menu started off with an enticing line, saying; "Mr. Grey prefers brunettes who like to eat…" and then listed all the delicious food! We'll get to that next.
It was coincidental, but the venue worked out great with this theme. The guest would take an ELEVATOR (yes, an elevator!) up to "Escala" where they arrived to an entrance table with a sign saying "What is it about elevators?". Guest enjoyed appetizers such as "Bow TIE ME UP pasta salad", "Spinach & Arti-CHOKE Dip" and "BENWA MeatBALLS". For beverages, guest could choose between "TWINNINGS Iced TEA" or "SUBMISSIVE Sangria".
One of my favorite parts was putting together the dessert table & coming up with all the fun names that were made up of "RED ROOM OF PAIN Velvet Cake Pops", "VANILLA SEX cake pops", "SOFT LIMIT Sugar Cookies", "HARD LIMIT Chocolate Handcuffs" & "FORBIDDEN Fruit" all tied in with a "Guilty Pleasures" sign. Since I wanted the dessert station to also be the main table we put the cake in the middle as the center of attention. The cake done by Ashley of Simply Sucré, was not only beautiful, but just as delicious! For the cake, I wanted to incorporate the three main "symbols" from all the books; the tie, mask & handcuffs. The cake began with a glittered gray mask (just like Anastasia's) on the very top. For the first layer I wanted a bit of contrast and thought black & white stripes to symbolize the very unforgettable piano from the book, would be a great way to do that! Then of course, the second layer was a ruffled ombre look in different shades of gray. The inside of the cake was 3 layers of ombre as well. The cake was finished with gray and silver details such as handcuffs and the infamous gray tie.
As an element of surprise, I created a "Vanilla" Ice Cream Sundae Bar for the guest. Here they were able to create their own sundaes using "S&M" (Sprinkles & M&Ms, which were gray of course!), "WHIPPED cream", FORBIDDEN fudge" and "CHARLIE TANGO Cherrys". Along with these yummy toppings were framed quotes from the book where they talked about ice cream, cherrys & hot fudge! YUMM! Another mini surprise for the guest was a little photobooth fun. I had props made to the theme where each guest could take pictures and just be silly with!
Last but not least, each guest was given a goodie bag before they left, with quite a few more surprises inside. This favor box has to be, by far, one of my favorites. Much thought and creativity was put into it to be able to "tie it all" together in the end. Each goodie bag was a silver glittered chinese take out box, which enclosed the following:
A lip gloss tied to a mock email from Christian himself, A bag of Twinnings Breakfast Tea (Just like Anastasia's favorite!), Nail Polishes all with names matching the theme (such as "All tied up", "Guilty Pleasures", "Masquerade Belle"), A masquerade ring, Massage oil, Sweets such as Twizzlers, Suggar Daddy and Now & Laters. All sealed with a "Laters Baby" thank you sticker. One of my favorite things was coming up with a little poem to explain each favor! The purpose of the favors (besides being fun!) was to encourage the girls to embrace & let out their "Inner Goddess" to play! Another little favor the guest got to take with them were glittered hand clappers that I renamed and decided to use as "twitchy palms"!! All these fun favors sat neatly in front of a DIY gray ombre backdrop made by my friend Olivia (Cookie) Trigo.
It was SO much fun planning this event and being able to run free with ideas. It was great to have such a fresh theme, that hadn't been done! All the vendors contributed so much and it definitely couldn't have been done without them! A big thank you to E.L James for writing such an enjoyable & different novel that inspired me to run a little wild with the mindset of what all girls really want… Fifty shades of fun & fabulous!
– Event Styling, Design, and Coordination: Sole Luxe Events
– Photography: Unique Design Studios
– Cookie fondant topper: Goodies by Melissa
– Birthday Cake: Simply Sucré
– Invitations, menus, banner & goodie bag labels: Le Petit Papier by Monica
– Cake Pops, chocolate covered strawberries & sugar cookies: Baked with Love by Vanessa
– Chocolate handcuffs: Sue's Sweet Shop
– Nail Polish favors: Polish Boutique
– DIY grey ombre backdrop: Olivia Trigo
21 responses to "Glam 50 Shades of Grey Themed Birthday"
Very Nice!
Thank you! :)
Absolutely love!
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Great Job! Loved it.
Thank you!
[…] Hostess With The Mostess has designed a whole Fifty Shades of Grey Glam Party theme, complete with silver ball cake pops! […]
Loved it so much I want to read the book all over again! Great job with all the fun details!!
Thank you Lisa! I def. read the books again after this! ;)
I love this post! I want a birthday party just like this!
Thank you! Hope you get to do a great bday party!
Love this party! How fun!
Thank you :) It was tons of fun!
I love it , cute and classy. How did you contact Monica of Le Petite Papier
[…] Mas também pode ter outros temas: Boteco, Anos (60, 70, 80, 90…), Livros (Harry Potter, THG, Cinquenta Tons), Mario Bros e o que mais a imaginação […]
Hi Ashley – I am a producer for WAMU 88.5 (the NPR station in Washington DC) doing a story on 50 Shades of Grey and the BDSM community. Do you have time today or tomorrow for a quick phone chat?
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The internet has been up in arms about the 'You Can Touch My Hair' exhibit held at Union Square in NYC, which was organised by Antonia Opiah, founder of natural hair blog un-ruly.com. The two-day event involved several models holding up signs that read 'You Can Touch My Hair' (and, on the second day, women holding 'You Can't Touch My Hair' signs in protest). On June 7th, The Sanaa Circle, a group affiliated with the National Museum of African Art, presented a panel and discussion at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC. The panel took on questions of health and beauty surrounding contemporary black women's hair. The issue was grounded in the heritage and history of Africa, with historians, medical professionals, models, and a curator presenting the discussion.
A group of us came together to discuss the politics of black women's hair in these two events, and the greater national and global conversations about othering blackness, femininity, and the perils of nonblack 'curiosity'.
ZEPHYR: Part of my hesitance to commit thoughts to paper came from my initial thought about the "You Can Touch My Hair" event: that it was mind-numbingly silly. I wasn't sure how to formulate cohesive thoughts on the whole thing…but its a necessary conversation, and one I'd like to contribute to at least in a small way.
MARYAM: There's a contrast to the National Museum of African Art discussion and the 'Can I Touch Your Hair' exhibit that basically speaks to my feelings on both. The panel discussion is interesting in that it recognizes a history then seeks to discuss it and problematize it. I don't see it as different from art expressions that have represented fashion/politics and overall cultural understandings of 'dress' which hair is in many ways.
AYANA: I appreciated the 'Health, Hair and Heritage' panel's attempts to at least situate their conversation historically. It definitely makes sense to have that discussion in a museum where questions about aesthetics, politics, history and authenticity are primary concerns.
DERICA: When you're dealing with the subject of black hair, you're also taking on the issue of U.S. society's attitude to black women more broadly and that's a minefield of racialised + gendered power dynamics. Like both Ayana and Maryam, I'm here for discussions and art-making that situate hair within specific social and cultural contexts: and that can be in a museum or on the street. But this 'You Can Touch My Hair' piece is not the one, given what I've read in Opiah's Huff Po article, the twitter responses, and seen in this video
MARYAM: As for the 'You Can Touch My Hair' ish, I'm just not about it. I saw a lot of women tweeting from the exhibit mentioning having rich discussions during the exhibit so I guess that's productive, but what makes the exhibit particularly hard to mess with is Opiah's HuffPo article. Neither the argument nor the exhibit seems to be problematizing the 'otherness' of black hair or the curiosity. It just read as though she was trying to justify exoticism, which I didn't know we were trying to justify at all (smh at her dismissal of how asking to touch black people's hair is about the ownership of black bodies). If I'm not mistaken, history strongly suggests that we need to stop indulging white curiosity and trying to placate it no?
ZEPHYR: Clearly, the impetus behind such an event is not to interrogate these very important questions of body ownership, race, gender, and permission, as it seems the Smithsonian panel is at least attempting to do. Like Maryam, it read to me much more as a way to depoliticize a "hot topic" issue in order to make it accessible to white people. What strikes me most here, though, is the illogical thinking that allows someone to create an event like this, while insisting "there's nothing political here! it's just hair/curiosity!" Does the author not realize that without the race and gender politics at play here, there wouldn't even BE a "natural hair movement" or anything of the sort? It's there, whether she or anyone else wants to acknowledge it.
AYANA: Reading the article was a cringe-worthy experience. It was as though Opiah wants to invite the fetishization of black hair by nonblacks, while shaming (or at the very least dismissing out of hand) the blacks (and nonblacks) who feel immediately uncomfortable about the idea. Her reductive "research" came to a dangerous conclusion (it's not about a black woman's hair, it's just "curiosity" about "strangers"). At the end, Opiah stages what she calls a "loaded call to action" around hair that worries me because it also presumes equality in/around friendship. Basically, if you're curious about black hair and have a black friend (or someone you think is a friend) it should be fine to ask them to give in to your voyeuristic desire?
DERICA: Rather than engaging thoughtfully with those issues, I see an attempt to shirk them by making "curiosity" the buzzword: "ohhh, white people are just curious!" "nonblack people just fascinated by difference!" That said, I understand that one justification for this exhibit/performance is to allow black women to take back agency by preempting the invasive touch with the "You Can Touch My hair" sign. But I'd have liked the whole thing to challenge the power-dynamic even further. Something along the lines of: "You Can Touch My Hair, but then I get to touch you …. anywhere".
ZEPHYR: I also understand the attempt to create some semblance of agency for the black women participating by holding up the signs, but it seems to me the onus is once again being placed on black women having to justify their physical existence in response to white curiosity. It is never the other way around—why is no one asking why white people need to touch our hair so bad to begin with? Where's the political interrogation on that side? Maybe if it this wasn't one-sided, I could begin to be okay with it…but that's rarely been the case.
DERICA: I also think Opiah's out of hand dismissal of the argument that a sense of "white ownership" of black people might still pervade interracial interactions, denotes a failure on her part to properly engage with the history of the United States. Let's be real: as recently 150 years ago, black people in America had their heads forcibly shaved and were put on auction blocks where their bodies could be touched, tugged and prodded without permission. The legacy of that system and those actions takes some real working out.
ZEPHYR: This exhibit follows the age-old American tradition (not that we've been the first or last to do it) of re-writing history without its troublesome contexts to make things easier for white audiences to swallow. I can't be the only one who is sick of black history being reduced to sterile, uncontroversial "let's all just get along!"-type clips so that audiences won't be made uncomfortable. But without that history, the conversation doesn't actually exist, so what is the real point?
The other thing it does is assume that these conversations are not already taking place when they are, all the time, in communities around the country and the world. I think if nonblack people want to be involved in this "politics of hair" conversation—and I think everyone should, not just black women—they should be willing to acknowledge the legacy of race and gender power at the core here, and start from there. Without that, the 'Can I Touch Your Hair' event to me is nothing more than another instance of placating white desire to be down with black culture when its trendy to do so, without doing any of the real thought or work required to make that participation meaningful.
Like Paul Mooney said, "Everybody wants to be a nigger, but nobody wants to be a nigger." I'll leave with that.


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The date was April 25, 1945, and Mrs. Stringer, who is now 67 years old, remembers it as though it were yesterday. These days, decribing herself as a ''journalist (retired),'' she is collaborating with Mark Scott, a scholar and historian in Ventura, Calif., on a book about that historic event.
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In August 1944, three days before Mrs. Stringer was to sail from New York, she received word that her husband, William Stringer, had been killed by German fire while riding in the back seat of a Jeep behind enemy lines, trying to be the first correspondent to enter Paris.
''I canceled the sailing date,'' Mrs. Stringer said. ''I just had to get hold of myself. Then I realized the only thing I could do was go do what we had planned to do together.''
She went to London, overcame Army objections to having a woman go to the front, and proceeded to enter Europe and to do just that. She covered the first Allied offensive after the Battle of the Bulge, crossed the Rhine by walking across the Remagen Bridge under shellfire and entered the newly liberated death camps at Buchenwald and Dachau.
As the Western Allies drove eastward into Nazi Germany, Russian communications began to be picked up on their radios. The correspondents were eager to find them; and one day, Mrs. Stringer's friends in G-2, Army intelligence, offered to lend her a plane and a pilot.
And so, later that day, after she alighted from the plane and climbed over a roadblock and entered what turned out to be the village of Torgau, Mrs. Stringer spotted a young man running down the street. ''He was dripping wet, wearing nothing but a pair of undershorts and a cap,'' she said. ''And on the cap was a pin with a red star, the hammer and sickle. He was my first Russian.''
''I don't know what kind of language we managed,'' she said. ''I asked him to take me to his leaders. He said they were right across the river, which turned out to be the Elbe. I didn't know whether the village was deserted or had surrendered or what the situation was. It was a little ticklish.'' The young soldier led her to the edge of the river, where there was a racing shell, and rowed her across. One the other side, the Russian troops, she said, were already celebrating her arrival by firing everything they had - ''mostly machine guns,'' she said, and shouting ''Amerikanski.''
''Then,'' she said, ''there was great embracing and smiles all around and patting on backs.'' In a matter of moments, she said, other correspondents were on the scene.
''It was getting a little crowded, and I figured I'd better get back and file my story, because no story is any good unless you file it.'' Mrs. Stringer not only filed the story, but also filed it before anyone else.
When the war ended, Mrs. Stringer stayed on in Europe. She wrote stories out of Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Italy and divided Berlin. She covered the Nuremberg war crimes trials in 1946 and worked in New York for a few years before leaving the agency in 1949 to freelance.
Her career as a journalist - which included stories for The Saturday Evening Post and The Wall Street Journal and broadcasts for CBS, she said - was an outgrowth of an ambition born when she was Ann Harrell, growing up in Eastland, Tex., a small farming and oil community about 150 miles west of Fort Worth.
''I was a great reader and writer,'' she said. And the fact that not many women were making careers in journalism them was no discouragement. ''That never really stopped me,'' she said.
When she was 16, her family moved to Tyler, Tex. She spent a year at Tyler Junior College and another year at Southern Methodist University before transferring to the University of Texas, where a 35-cent-an-hour job in the library - ''I could work as many hours as I could work,'' she said - enabled her to pay for her tuition and rent and for anything else she required. ''I worked a lot of hours.''
It was there that she met Bill Stringer, who was also studying journalism. She graduated in 1940 with two bachelor's degrees - in the arts and in journalism. She and Bill were married in 1941.
''We shared every interest,'' she said.
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So many goals, 38 goals to be exact. With so many teams thrashing others, the Premier League is really beginning to get exciting. Along with this, Chelsea have achieved the best start in Premier League history, two wins and a goal difference of 12 goals. And now, let's see how many teams got thrashed, starting with Liverpool.
Manchester City - Liverpool
I was doubtful about Manchester City and it's massive spending spree, and I was also doubtful about how Roberto Mancini would do, considering at Inter Milan he was the master of defensive football. But Manchester City played some fantastic football against Liverpool, crushing the reds 3-0. Barry started the scoring with a fantastic well worked opportunity which started with Johnson and ended with him tapping the ball past Reina. Then in the second half Tevez scored a double, flicking the ball in from a corner and scoring a penalty earned by Johnson. City played like a team, every player was fantastic, and the new signing, James Milner fit in fantastically. But there's just one curiosity from my part about this team, what about Silva, Balotelli, Adebayor, Santa Cruz, and Robinho? Will they get any playing time?
As for the other matches, Chelsea destroyed Wigan 6-0, with Anelka and Kalou getting doubles and Benayoun and Malouda scoring the other goals. Arsenal also reached six against Blackpool,
dragging them back to earth after their opening day win 4-0 over Wigan. Walcott got a hat trick with some phenomenal play up front, and Chamakh got his first goal for the gunners. Newcastle also scored six in a surprise win over Aston Villa with Carroll scoring three so that Joey Barton can finally shave. Fulham drew 2-2 with Manchester United thanks to a late equalizer from Hangeland who just five minutes before scored an own goal. Gareth Bale scored a double to let Tottenham win 2-1 away at Stoke City, Everton drew 1-1 with Wolves, Birmingham beat Blackburn 2-1, Bolton beat West Ham 3-1, and Roberto Di Matteo's West Brom defeated Sunderland 1-0.
And a reminder, be sure not to miss the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers tommorow! There's tasty battles like Sampdoria who at home will need to overturn the first leg loss of 3-1 against Werder Bremen, Sevilla who need to beat Braga at home after they lost 1-0 in Portugal, and there's a couple of more rather un-interesting ties for the general public, but if you can, take a look anyways because they could be in this season's Champions League!


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Bresbyopia after Lasik procedure?
I am 49y.o , has been 1 week since my Lasik for myopia -7.75 with astigmatism, so far I see pretty well at far distances 20/25 but I am so dizzi and vision fluctuation from close (reading- computer, etc) and small letters ( all small details ! ) . How long will take my eyes to adjust (or my brain) .. this is normal ?? ThanX
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i do more Monovision than any other md in nyc. He should have done thi ls got you. Push everyone over 40 to do mono
i do more Monovision than any other md in nyc. He should have done thi ls got you. Push everyone over 40 to do mono
I would recommend that you try reading glasses for near work. Generally, everyone over the age of 40 begins having issues focusing up close due to presbyopia. Presbyopia is the natural aging process where our eyes' ability to focus on near objects begin to deteriorate. It is possible that your vision up close may improve slightly as your eyes continue to heal but you will most likely need to invest in a pair of reading glasses once your vision has stabilized.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Bastl Instruments Trinity XOR Synthesizer Module With MIDI
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The Bastl Instruments Trinity XOR is a Arduino based Wavetable Synthesizer module, part of the Bastl Trinity range.
Trinity XOR is a polyphonic XOR logic based wavetable synth, it features 6 note polyphony, AND / OR modulation sources and full MIDI I/O with the included MIDI Bastl.
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THE WORLD HAS BEEN INVADED BY ALIENS! It's up to a nerdy, lazy high school kid to save it!
3.85 / 5.00 5,770 ViewsHere is its eulogy, a collection of the kind words written about it while still among the living. They shall live on forever in its place.
Happy Clockday everyone :D
rose is going to kill me
Happy clock day!
Always loved this series, good job and happy clockday!
Cameo <3
<3 clocks
Great job, you really need your own series page.
Happy clock day, 5's for everyone!!!
Fucking awesome!
You sure have gotten better, man. I loved it!
An epic Clock day tale
This one is the best one submitted so far. I hope it gets an awesome score. Then again, doesn't everything on Clock day?
Pepsimax here.
Awsome stuff you did there. I liked the most were you destroied the bomb. AWSOME!
I voted 5 and reviewed 10, but I think this movie's awesomeness goes beyond numbers.
Awesome Man
I can not see why this is not on the front page. And yes, if rose is a real person, you better head to your nearest bomb shelter. Awesome as always, radio tube.
That party was awsome
The only reason you couldn't see me was because I was in the cargo hold with Thor getting busy.
its awesome!
i couldnt wait less from radio. i was corrct. it was so cool! and i liked the parts of humour that ended in having the bad guys getting in the parting. also the ending was great. i love this one
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^^Good Points^^
Haha, fun throughout. Great dance music during this whole movie with a ton of humor and jokes throughout. Loved the part with Rose, and the raving and dancing was pretty sweet as well. Happy clock day!
^^Needs Improving^^
Could have been a bit longer. What happened with Screwdriver steering?
Very Funny
I remember marveling at the mindblowing detail you put into your backgrounds in the "whore your current projects" thread and they're still amazing to look at. I liked how you showed both the awesome power of the Clock Crew and it's inclusive attitude with this flash, and on top of that it's genuinely funny all the way through - the @@@NEIL@@@ jokes and the ending with RoseClock made me laugh out loud. Happy Clock Day (er, sort of).
Great shit u got there!
Damn good shit you made there!
I zoomed into the scene, ( The scene with sbc on as a picture, and there were some red text ) " You Cannot kill Strawberryclock " :)
voted 5! i love this movie but i like juice of july 7 alot more:)
You cannot kill Strawberry Clock!
Strawberryclock is king of the portal!
Yeah I read the zoomed out text, loved the ending with roseclock!
AirPump Loves You
For his several cameos. ;)
If you want, I could do voice acting for AirPump in future episodes.
Well, it's about time you scored with RoseClock, even though it was beyond her will.
Anyway, it felt like a real party! The music was great, lots of people getting drunk, acting gitty and silly, and plenty of fun dancing sounds like my kind of party.
That was awesome.
My favorite scene had to be either drunk screwdriver or the dancing baddies. Definitely talented!!!
<3 you!
... :'(
Poor Rose... Girl's gotta have free will! Stop raping her! I dunno, have her rape someone else. Jeeze. But good animation. I'm soooo contrary...
It was nice.
Although I did not get the majority of this submission, I did like the submission overall. The graphics were what you would call average quality for clock day flashes, but that really isn't a bad thing, it was a fun thing to see this submission and it captured me into watching it through. A nice submission for sure.
Cool Clock Day party.
I enjoyed that Clock Day flash,with it being a party flash usually i see Clock Day flashes with not the many scenes but there we're quite a lot in this one and some entertaining ones too,nice job. :)


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Introducing the daily notebook! Do you keep a smattering of post-its around? What about a zillion to-do lists in various stages of completion? Do you have a separate place to keep track of work to-do items? Do you find yourself wishing for more daily detail in your planner – sometimes, but not always? Or do you have multiple things that carry over from day to day?
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Author(s):Susan B. Posluszny
Navigating through college major and career decisions can be both exciting and confusing to young people. In Search of a College Major and Career Direction guides teens and young adults through the important process of exploring options and identifying preferences.
This video describes key college major planning principles, dispels myths, and guides viewers through eye-opening activities that require reflection and participation. Filmed on a college campus, this field-tested program includes interviews with college students and feature career counselor Susan Posluszny as a guide.
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C10214v3 Bachelor of Construction Project Management
Award(s): Bachelor of Construction Project Management (BCPM)UAC code: 602025 (Autumn session)
CRICOS code: 044183B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Course aims
Course intended learning outcomes
Career options
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Levels of award
Professional recognition
Other information
The Bachelor of Construction Project Management delivers the management, technology and process skills required to work in a variety of well-paid roles across the full spectrum of construction projects. Students are taught a wide range of project management methodologies with a strong focus on applying these to real-world projects.
The emphasis on the utilisation of digital technologies, such as building information modelling, ensures that students understand the leading-edge advances that are being implemented in the industry. This knowledge can be applied in other industry sectors, providing even further employment opportunities.
All students are required to complete a minimum of 200 days industry experience during the course, providing essential professional exposure. For the vast majority of students this entails paid employment in the industry with contractors and consultants (typically called cadetships). To broaden their personal and professional outlook, students can also choose electives, or a sub-major in a range of disciplines, outside construction project management, including business accounting, environmental studies and Aboriginal studies.
Course aims
This course is concerned with the management of all aspects of the construction process, including business management, construction management, design management, project management, quantity surveying, contract administration and property development. It delivers all the recognised competencies for construction project management professionals while introducing the prospect of diversifying into project management.
Course intended learning outcomes
A.1 | Ability to identify ethical issues and concerns |
A.2 | Ability to operate with integrity and social and ethical responsibility |
A.3 | Ability to apply informed sound ethical judgments in professional contexts |
A.4 | Ability to work in culturally diverse contexts and understand indigenous perspectives to meet stakeholders' objectives |
C.1 | Ability to effectively apply a variety of communication skills and technologies in professional contexts |
C.2 | Ability to work effectively in project teams in professional contexts |
C.3 | Ability to foster team relationship building |
I.1 | Openness to consideration of creative and innovative ideas |
I.2 | Ability to provide and utilise innovative and creative solutions to industry/project issues and problems |
I.3 | Ability to be adaptable to changing processes, developments, methodologies and technologies in built environment contexts |
P.1 | Ability to understand and operate effectively within the social, legal and technical framework of the design and construction process |
P.2 | Ability to apply the body of knowledge underpinning construction project management practice |
P.3 | Ability to effectively manage the interface between design and construction processes for projects |
P.4 | Ability to work effectively within multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environments |
P.5 | Ability to demonstrate digital technology literacy and competency |
P.6 | Ability to develop strategic advice for clients on the costs and benefits of various courses of action involving construction projects and financing options |
P.7 | Ability to appreciate changing methods of project procurement, advances in construction technology and new developments in digital technologies |
P.8 | Ability to identify efficiencies in the sustainable deployment and management of resources |
P.9 | Ability to analyse and advise on alternative design solutions to promote the achievement of value on projects |
P.10 | Ability to advise on appropriate procurement options and effectively manage contracts |
P.11 | Ability to contribute to the effective acquisition and management of assets throughout their life cycle |
P.12 | The ability to demonstrate an understanding of construction technology and structural principles |
R.1 | Ability to engage in critical and reflective thinking in built environment contexts |
R.2 | Ability to engage in independent research and self-motivated learning |
R.3 | Ability to effectively engage critical and independent thinking in the interpretation of theory and its practical application |
R.4 | Ability to apply research to facilitate critical thinking and problem solving processes |
R.5 | Ability to source, evaluate and use information within defined parameters |
Career options
Career opportunities include project manager, construction manager, construction economist, quantity surveyor, design manager, environmental manager, contract manager, site manager, construction programmer, cost engineer, estimator, facility manager and property developer.
Graduates have a wide range of employment opportunities and can work in both the private and public sectors for employers such as building proprietors, contractors, developers, government bodies and consultancy practices or be self-employed entrepreneurs. As key professionals in the construction industry, graduates work closely with other professional disciplines, industry groups and development authorities.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
UTS: Design, Architecture and Building may consider applications based on the results of the Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) if students lack academic qualifications but have extensive professional experience. The STAT is conducted through the Universities Admissions Centre.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Assumed knowledge
Mathematics and English.
Credit recognition
Students with prior academic or industrial experience are considered for credit recognition for up to a maximum of 96 credit points (50 per cent of the course) and may be given the opportunity to tailor their program of study in line with subjects completed previously at other institutions. Contact a UTS Student Centre for further information.
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a four-year, full-time or six-year, part-time basis. Students may transfer between part-time and full-time attendance patterns. Part-time students attend one day and one evening a week. Full-time students may be expected to attend at any time during the week. The contact hours allocated to each subject are nominal and often involve a combination of lectures, tutorials, workshops and self-directed teaching methods. Some subjects are offered online and, according to demand, some subjects may be offered over Summer session.
Course structure
The course program consists of 192 credit points, comprising 28 6-credit-point core subjects and four 6-credit-point electives, the latter chosen either from within UTS: Design, Architecture and Building or from the many electives offered by other faculties throughout the University.
Students undertaking four elective subjects (24 credit points) within a common area are eligible for a sub-major. Sub-majors are offered in architectural studies, business accounting, planning, advertising principals, marketing principals, languages, specialist country studies and research methods.
Industrial training/professional practice
In this course, the value of concurrent industry experience is recognised and students are required to accumulate relevant industry experience prior to graduating. The course provides part-time and flexible study options to enable students to gain this valuable industry experience during their studies.
Course completion requirements
STM90373 Core subjects (Construction) | 168cp | |
CBK90242 Sub-major/Electives (DAB) | 24cp | |
Total | 192cp |
Course program
The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn session and undertaking the course full time.
full time | ||
Year 1 | ||
Autumn session | ||
16468 Introduction to the Built Environment | 6cp | |
16466 Built Environment Economics | 6cp | |
16109 Construction Technology 1 | 6cp | |
16467 Built Environment Law and Ethics | 6cp | |
Spring session | ||
16137 Digital Built Environment | 6cp | |
16103 Materials Science | 6cp | |
16266 Sustainable Urban Design and Development | 6cp | |
16265 Construction Technology 2 | 6cp | |
Year 2 | ||
Autumn session | ||
16206 Structures | 6cp | |
16912 Construction Project Management Principles | 6cp | |
16138 Site Establishment and Management | 6cp | |
16212 Digital Design and Construction 1 | 6cp | |
Spring session | ||
16105 Cost Management 1: Measurement | 6cp | |
16314 Construction Technology 3 | 6cp | |
16913 Time Management | 6cp | |
16471 Integrated Services | 6cp | |
Year 3 | ||
Autumn session | ||
16317 Risk and Safety Management | 6cp | |
16203 Cost Management 2: Estimating | 6cp | |
16263 Design Team Management | 6cp | |
Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Spring session | ||
16423 Procurement and Contract Management | 6cp | |
16422 Construction Technology 4 | 6cp | |
16207 Cost Management 3: Cost Planning | 6cp | |
Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Year 4 | ||
Autumn session | ||
16264 Property Accounting and Financial Management | 6cp | |
16470 Digital Design and Construction 2 | 6cp | |
16412 Cost Management 4: Advanced Cost Management | 6cp | |
Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp | |
Spring session | ||
16914 Human Resources and Communications Management | 6cp | |
16469 Professional Practice | 6cp | |
16307 Project Management Integration | 6cp | |
Select 6 credit points of electives | 6cp |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Construction Project Management may be awarded with first class or second class honours based on the student's academic performance over the entirety of their studies. The class of honours is determined by academic merit.
Professional recognition
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS); Australian Institute of Building (AIB); Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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When most people think about a mid-season bye week, thoughts of recharging the batteries and taking a few days of R&R away from the daily grind are at the forefront..
That wasn't the case for Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph. If anything, his bye week was arguably the most important week of his season, if not his career.
Rudolph met with head coach Mike Zimmer and the two had a sit-down during which Zimmer explained to him the way things were going for the offense at that point. Plans to be more wide open were being scaled back and Rudolph needed to understand what his role was going to be. It turned out to be a page-turner for his Vikings career.
"That meeting was huge as far as I was concerned," Rudolph said. "He just told me that it's going to vary week by week in the pass game. Some weeks you have the opportunity to catch eight or 10 balls. In other weeks, you may catch two. He said that week in, week out, you can help this team by blocking."
Rudolph embraced the challenge. He didn't want to come off the field for Rhett Ellison or a fullback for pass protection and run blocking. He didn't want to be a two-down tight end who would come off the field in three- and four-receiver sets and perhaps at times when the team was grinding games out late. He wanted to be an every-down tight end, so his focus went more from being a receiving threat to paying more attention to his blocking assignments in both the run and pass game.
"I just tried to make a concerted effort to contribute to help our team however I could," Rudolph said. "If that was going to be by run blocking, pass blocking, helping in pass protection and it wasn't going to be catching a bunch of balls, when he sat me down and told me that, I kind of viewed things differently."
Rudolph feels that he is more well-rounded as a player because he embraced his blocking responsibilities and came to understand that, as the flow of a game plays out, his role could be drastically different – playing one game primarily in the backfield blocking and the next game stretching the seam of the defense.
It doesn't mean he has quit thinking about his passing responsibilities. Far from it. He sees this time of year as being the ideal period for the anticipated improvement of the passing game to start taking hold. With players unable to hit one another with any ferocity during OTA workouts, practice can be utilized like a 7-on-7 camp.
"At this time of year, we're just running around in shorts and helmets, so we're not working much at all on the run game," Rudolph said. "Now is a great opportunity for us to work on the pass game. I think we have all the pieces. We've got the guys in place to do it. It's just a matter of going out there, doing it and giving us some balance to go with our run game."
Rudolph said the emphasis on the passing game is more than just Teddy Bridgewater taking the next step in his maturation. It's more of taking the pressure off the running game, because, too often last year, the Vikings ran on first and second down – more out of necessity than choice.
Any time a team becomes too predictable, trouble follows and the Vikings became too predictable last year.
"Last year, we got really run-heavy," Rudolph said. "We really didn't have many opportunities in the passing game. I think we're making more of a conscious effort to get better in the pass game because we need that to take some of the pressure off of our run game."
With expectations high for the 2016 season, the Vikings are almost universally projected as a playoff-caliber team. The only thing currently viewed as holding them back is the passing offense.
But those views are based upon past performance. Rudolph reiterated that all the good things that happened last year don't matter this year. Granted, the offense and defense are a year deeper into grasping the voluminous playbooks that Zimmer and offensive coordinator Norv Turner have assembled over the years.
As much progress as the team made last year, it means nothing now.
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An overview of the company:The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) is a leading manufacturer, distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company owns or licenses more than 500 brands, including diet and light beverages, waters, juice and juice drinks, teas, coffees, and energy and sports drinks. The company operates in more than 200 countries. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and employed 92,400 people as of December 31, 2008.1[1]
"TCCC has strong brand recognition across the globe. The Business Week and Interbrand, a branding consultancy, recognized Coca Cola as the number one brand in their top 100 global brands ranking in 2008, valued at USD 66,667 million in 2008. The company owns four of the top five soft drink brands in the world Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Sprite and Fanta. (Datamonitor:July 2009)1" text slightly modified from original. First Para quoted from source.
(DATAMONITOR: The Coca-Cola Company." Coca-Cola Company SWOT Analysis (July 2009): 1-9. Business Source Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed November 23rd, 2009).Coca Cola is the number-one producer of carbonated beverages by volume and dollars. Having launched more than launched more than 700 products in 2008 around the world with its edgy campaigns showing the rest of the marketing community what it really means to manage a global brand. Worldwide relevance is what defines Coke, and it has successfully maintained its diversified portfolio in more than 200 countries. (Interbrand 2009) (http://www.interbrand.com/paper.aspx?paperid=82&langid=1000 accessed on 3rd Dec 2009.) text modified from source.
Coca- Cola in UK:Coca-Cola arrived in the UK in 1900.(proquest 2009)
diet CokeIntroduced in the United States in 1982 and in Britain a year later, 'diet Coke' - or 'Coca Cola Light' as it's sometimes known - is now sold in 149 countries across the world, with sales in Britain second only to those of the United States.(coke website)
Motivation- Involvement
Involvement is the degree of influence that a brand has over a consumer and how it motivates them to form a strong bond with the brand. Michael Solomon describes involvement as "a person's perceived relevance of the object* based on their inherent needs, values and interests".* object- generic term for product, advertisement etc.( eighth edition buying having being)
Involvement can be triggered by a lot of factors and it differs from one consumer to the other. It reflects how motivated a consumer is to process information with regard to a product or its publicity (Solomon eigth edition buying having shitting.
Types of Involvement:- Product Involvement- interest in particular products or services
- Message- Response Involvement-interest in advertising or marketing communications
- Purchase Situation Involvement-interest in purchase-situation.
Message- Response Involvement also known as advertising involvement refers to the consumer's interest in processing marketing communications. (Solomon eats shit, eighth edition, buying having pg 168) In today's times, marketers try and keep up with the theme of new technology aiming to increase the consumer's involvement with the marketing activity.
Diet Coke utilizes the message-response involvement model in a campaign that was exclusively targeted at female consumers aged between 16- 24. The campaign was titled the Silver Room.
The Silver room is an interactive mobile marketing campaign where young female consumers can access magazine-style content on their mobile phones such as celebrity gossip, fashion, music, film, games, and green issues. Cathryn Sleight, Marketing Director for Coca-Cola Great Britain said, "we have been looking at new ways to create a fresh dialogue with the next generation of Diet Coke drinkers. We feel the Diet Coke Silver Room is the perfect platform to offer these younger, tech savvy consumers both a great brand experience and some genuine added value and rewards, designed specially for them." http://www.mobiadnews.com/?p=2855#more-2855
Enhancing the level of Involvement:
According to Solomon, a marketer should boost a consumer's motivation by using one or all the factors listed below;
- Appeal to a consumer's hedonic needs.
- Use of novel and prominent stimuli Include celebrity endorsements
- Building bonds with consumers by maintaining consumer relationships with them.
The 'diet Coke' Silver Room(fig 4.2) is fronted by Australian singing sensation Gabriella Cilmi, who is young and fits in well with the target audience. . Its light and almost playful modern feel appeals to the hedonic side of the female consumer . The campaign features content and promotions born out of several key partnerships: celebrity gossip from Heat, fashion from Get Lippy, music with Gabriella Cilmi, films with Fox and Paramount, as well as environmental content from Green Thing. Its signature content piece is the Music Mobcast. Voiced by Cilmi, this is two minutes of music news with three bands featured each week.
The site is also loaded with value-added features such as the Music Mobcast(fig 4.3), which uses a voice call to deliver content. The mobcast is 2 minutes worth of music news and information on 3 new bands each week which is voiced by Gabriella Cilmi. A user simply enters their phone number into the site and they receive a phone call. When they answer the phone, they hear Gabriella's voice on the line.
Perception:Semiotics in Advertising:
When a consumer looks at an advert, he/she derives a certain meaning from it. To this purpose, marketers use a set of symbols or maybe even one that develops into a meaningful statement that the consumer relates to the product. And to achieve this meaning, the symbols have to precise, direct and should evoke a mental response to the imagery within.
To understand how effectively symbols can be used is important. For this, marketers turn to a field of study called semiotics specializing in 'the correspondence between symbols and signs and their roles in how we assign meanings to them'( Eighth edition Michael Solomon pg103).
From a semiotic perspective, every marketing message has three components;
- An object; the product
- A symbol; the image/ statement that serves as an extension to the product.
- The interpretant; the message or the meaning derived from the advert.
In relation to marketing activities, the advertising strategy incorporates semiotic symbolism by creating a relationship between the product and the desired attribute of the product. This strategy is usually long term as the message is constant and repetition helps to reinforce the meaning to the consumer.
The Latest Diet Coke Campaign-"Hello you".
Diet coke is changing its marketing focus to appeal to its female audience. Citation : Jonathan Birchall. 2009.Coca-Cola promotes healthier diets.Financial Times,October7, http://www.proquest.com/(accessed December 4, 2009).
Diet Coke's latest campaign valued at £35m ad features award winning Welsh singer Duffy,as a "strong and confident woman who takes control".(website)
The campaign, which includes posters with the strapline "I'm no superwoman", aims to represent confident young women taking a stand against the pressure of modern life.(website)
In the 60-second TV ad, in which Duffy covers Sammy Davis Jnr's I Gotta Be Me, the singer is seen in a break during a live show and, with the crowd calling for an encore, rejecting the pressure and heading for a break.She hops on a bike and cycles off to take some time out for herself before returning, taking a sip of Diet Coke, and returning to sing to the crowd.
The Welsh songstress has mixed reviews but after winning the Brit awards, she has climbed up the ladder of fame. The use of the 24-year-old singer - real name Aimee Anne Duffy - marks a significant departure for Coca-Cola, which in recent years has attempted to bring back the famous Diet Coke "hunk break" TV ads. (REFRAME)
Semiotic symbolism in the "hello you" campaign.
The semiotic symbolism is quite direct and appeals to women in the particular age group. The campaign as a whole gives light to liberating women from pressures of life(website quote caterin sleight). The symbolism behind this advert can be represented with the semiotic triangle as given;
Diet Coke: This brand in itself is one of the most recognizable brands in the world(quote from website 3rd biggest drink in the world). Diet coke over the years has a carved a niche position in the mindsets of its consumers as the lighter side of happiness.
The sign:
Duffy, the welsh songstress is riding on a crest of fame at the moment. She has won three Brit awards, two grammy's(iamduffy.com).
Cathryn Sleight, marketing director of Coca-Cola GB Duffy has reflected on using Duffy to endorse the brand saying, "Duffy as a young woman who is in charge of her own destiny, perfectly embodies the independent attitude we're championing. She looks fantastic in the new advertising." (http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=13130&Title=Duffy_stars_in_new_'diet_coke'_advert,_No_more_'Diet_Coke_Hunk'_)
The lyrics:
The lyrics of this song has been adapted from an old classic originally sung by blah blah. It has a deep meaning to it.
Reference groups:
A reference group is "an an actual or imaginary individual or group conceived of having significant relevance upon an individual's evaluations, aspirations or behaviour.
V Parker Lessig,andC Whan Park.1978.Promotional perspectives of reference group influence: Advertising implications.Journal of Advertising (pre-1986)7,no.000002,(April1):41. http://www.proquest.com/(accessed December 12, 2009).
In terms of marketing, reference groups are relevant as they can provide important social cues that give insight into particular behavioral trends and associations with buying behavior. These cues extend to form an influence that is termed as 'social power'. Types of social power include information power, referent power, referent power, legitimate power, expert power, reward power and coercive power.(pg430 solomon buying having)
Diet coke marketing exploits this aspect of social power in its new campaign using the referent power model. Referent power is the social power of a reference group that motivates a consumer to aspire to emulate the same behavioural patterns portrayed by the individual or group. This also leads to influencing the consumer's purchase decisions."(p 430 'group influence' Solomon buying having..)
The diet coke rebellion:
Diet coke has partnered with 'Company', a leading women's publication as part of its 'Hello you' campaign to motivate young women to join a rebellion against the pressures they face in the modern day lifestyle. (website). 'company ' has a readership of 574,000(NRS 2009 report) within the target segment.(http://www.nrs.co.uk/toplinereadership.html) This partnership widens Diet coke's marketing to reach its target audience more effectively.
The first issue of the 'Rebel' issue as it is called premiered in May and was designed exclusively keeping the target segment's interests in mind. To maintain the campaign's visibility, two more issues were released in July and October. The magazine focused on topics of particular interest to women such as celebrity gossip, beauty tips, fashion etc with the rebel touch. This campaign was also supported by extensive online marketing through the cokezone website as well as getlippy.com.
The campaign was designed as a follow-up to the Duffy advert encouraging independent women to break free of all the pressures they faced and to rebel against prejudices present in the modern day world in a positive manner.
The referent effect on Diet coke target market.
Particular reference groups tend to have identifiable characteristics and unique forms of symbolic purchasing behavior, market segmentation in terms of such group characteristics as degree of exclusivity and formality is a useful means of pinpointing appropriate segments.1 Therefore the referent power of Diet Coke's target segment is further simplified as common behavioural characteristics are present.
The cover story was the new face of Diet coke and her rebellious ways helping women to identify with her as person more than a celebrity. Furthermore, the magazine established a common ground for the Diet coke's target segment to relate to their rebellious side.
Diet coke thus engaged directly with its target audience reflecting its link with their lives with this tie-up. This encourages their consumers to relate to and emulate characteristics of the referent group- the modern women who wants to break free and be themselves.
(1. Leigh, James H.,andGabel, Terrance G..1992.Symbolic Interactionism: Its Effects on Consumer Behavior and Implications for Marketing Strategy.The Journal of Consumer Marketing9,no.1,(January1):27. http://www.proquest.com/(accessed December 12, 2009).
Recommendations- Website.
- More direct promotions, concerts, women- related csr activity.
- More give-aways.
- Create an online network databse of brand loyalists.
Figures show that UK sales of Diet Coke have fallen sharply despite their big budget advertising campaign to reposition the product to a female market. Citation : Jonathan Birchall. 2009.Coca-Cola promotes healthier diets.Financial Times,October7, http://www.proquest.com/(accessed December 4, 2009).
It has also been found that site traffic in terms of unique visitors to the cokezone website was considerably lesser than its American counterpart (refer appendix 1). It is recommended that an online portal designed for women in UK should be started to engage Diet coke's core consumer target to relate better to the brand's marketing activities. It would gradually enhance the involvement of the target market with the product. It is also recommended that brand should connect more personally with the consumer with the help of direct sales promotions, events for women.
ConclusionThe Coca-Cola Company is a global behemoth and diet coke being one of its flagship products enjoys a niche position in market. According to figures from the late, diet coke sales have fallen sharply. They need to reposition the brand. Duffy is young but maybe they should choose another celebrity to endorse their drink.


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