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"Tyler Perry's Temptation left me emotionally pained, angry and disappointed. Mr. Perry, a brilliant film maker, missed a genuine opportunity for honest and accurate community education around HIV. Instead, Temptation perpetuated HIV sensationalism and stigma. It demonized people living with HIV as irresponsible and portrayed women who acquire HIV as an undesirable, reclusive, sub-species, destined to live out their lives in suffering," commented Waheedah Shabazz-El, a woman living with HIV.
Two weekends and $212.7 million later, Tyler Perry's film Temptation perpetuates the War on Women, fuels stigma and discrimination towards people of color and people living with HIV, and condones the belief that people living with HIV are sinners, who deserve punishment.
Positive Women's Network - USA, a national membership body of women living with HIV advocating for the rights and dignity of all women, is deeply disturbed by Perry's stigmatizing portrayal of women, people living with HIV and people of color. Instead of using his film as a moment to challenge the rampant violence against women in our society, break down the self-hatred that causes people to live in shame, and showcase powerful role models for our young girls and boys, Perry demonizes and vilifies people of color and people living with HIV -- two of the most targeted, profiled and marginalized communities in the U.S.
By creating a rhetoric that condones violence against women and blames women for their "actions," Perry dismisses the complex realities of women's lives.
Movies and messages like this reinforce judgments that are akin to a societal death penalty. Women are dying because they can't bear knowing and/or don't want anyone else to know that they may be living with HIV. Thus they may choose not to engage in care, take medication and/or disclose. 2 out of 3 women who newly test positive are Black women. Women are more likely to be diagnosed late with a dual HIV and AIDS diagnosis. In addition, Black women account for the largest share of deaths among all women living with HIV and in 2009, HIV was the 4th leading cause of death for Black women ages 25 to 44. Stigma and discrimination are largely responsible for women getting sick faster and dying sooner.
As partners, sisters, mothers, daughters, teachers and lovers living with HIV, we denounce Perry's portrayal of HIV as a punishment for bad behavior. We further denounce Perry's portrayal of HIV-positive women as unworthy of love, incapable of relationships and his portrayal of men living with HIV as sexually irresponsible predators.
Positive Women's Network -- USA calls for the responsible and respectful use of the media by filmmakers. Mr. Perry, as someone with incredible power, resources and privilege to dictate our society's culture and norms, it is your responsibility to accurately represent those who you portray. Give us a call next time you want to make a film about women and HIV.
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It makes me a little sad that I only have one child young enough to do cute little Valentine goodies like this…
Logan's 2nd grade class is having a traditional school party with games, treats and crafts, so we made these treat bags for him to pass out. Brady's 5th grade class is doing a luau instead of a Valentine's Day party, with tropical treats and games like the limbo. And poor Madison? Well, Brady asked her what they do for Valentine's Day at the junior high and she said, "uh, you walk around and say Happy Valentine's Day to your friends and then go to class." He looked at her like she was crazy.
Actually, the junior high had a Valentine's dance last Friday. Madison went with her BFF, Brooke, and they met up with a bunch of friends at the dance. It makes me even more sad to see how grown up she looks in her dress for the dance!
So I haven't figured out a fun dinner yet for Valentine's Day, but I did do a tasty little treat for last night's dinner. I don't watch a lot of TV, but I do have a few favorites that I DVR. One of those is Chopped on the Food Network. I'm addicted to this show. And it doesn't sadden me one bit that Brady, my 10-year-old, has taken a liking to Chopped either! Chopped is a competitive show that starts with four contestants presented with a basket of "mystery ingredients." They must create an amazing appetizer, which is then judged by the panel of expert chefs. At the end of the round, one competitor is chopped. The next round features another basket of mystery ingredients which must be turned into an entree. The last round is dessert, with just two competitors remaining. The one not chopped wins $10,000.
Over the weekend, Brady and I watched a recorded episode that was a special event. Rather than four restaurant chefs, the competitors were real "lunch ladies" and White House chef Sam Kass filled in as a guest judge. It was a great show, filled with a lot of emotion as these wonderful cafeteria workers talked about the kids they feed, the meals they try to keep healthful, struggling with budget limitations, and the many children who come to school hungry because there's no food at home. The love they have for the students in their schools is immense.
As the show made its way to the dessert round, Brady and I watched with anticipation of what the mystery ingredients might be. The remaining two competitors mentioned that dessert is not really part of the typical school lunch. The mystery ingredients they had to work with were cream cheese, fresh grapes, canned pineapple and sunflower seeds. Both of these amazing ladies created a healthy dessert, but the winning dessert had Brady drooling! It was basically a dessert grilled cheese. The contestant took the cream cheese and mixed it with the crushed pineapple, fresh grapes, and other fresh fruit. She then spooned it between two thick slices of bread, buttered both sides, and grilled it. To serve, she sliced it in half, drizzled a little melted chocolate on top and sprinkled it with the sunflower seeds. What kid would not want that?!
Yesterday, while at Aldi, I picked up the ingredients I needed to make these. I bought whipped cream cheese (substitute Tofutti if you want it vegan), a can of pineapple, fresh grapes and, believe it or not, some gorgeous strawberries from Plant City, Florida!
I wish I'd taken a picture of Brady's face when I told him that's what we were having for dinner! They were delicious! Actually, they'd make a perfect breakfast. The amount of chocolate is minimal and the sandwich is stuffed with cream cheese and fruit. I didn't have the sunflower seeds, so we left them off, but I think toasted almonds would be a nice touch. Here's the recipe, if you want to call it that. Oh, and have a fork handy. These are messy! And what kid doesn't love that?!
I wish you all a wonderful Valentine's Day filled with the company of your loved ones!
makes 4 sandwiches
8 oz whipped cream cheese or Tofutti, softened
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
6 large strawberries, stemmed and chopped
1 cup grapes, halved
1/4 cup apricot fruit spread (All Fruit)
8 slices whole wheat bread
1/4 cup chocolate chips, melted
toasted slivered almonds or sunflower seeds, optional
In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese and fruit until well incorporated. Divide evenly between 4 slices of bread, spreading to the edges. Spread 1 tablespoon of the apricot fruit spread on each of the remaining 4 slices of bread and place jam side down on top of the cream cheese covered bread, forming a sandwich. Heat a pan to medium and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Grill each sandwich, flipping once, until toasted and golden brown. Remove to a plate, cut in half and drizzle with melted chocolate. Garnish with toasted nuts, if using. Enjoy!


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YORK'S only five star hotel has been sold to new owners.
Four years after opening the doors to the new £30 million Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa, in Station Rise, the Cedar Court Group has sold the Grade II listed building for an undisclosed sum.
Splendid Hospitality Group, based in London, will take ownership of the 107-bedroomed hotel from the end of the month.
The discreet sale, which saw the property on the market for six months, attracted bids from national and international hotel groups, with Splendid clinching the freehold.
With a portfolio of 14 hotels, Splendid is an existing investor in York. As well as owning the Express by Holiday Inn near Monks Cross, the company is on site developing a new hotel in Walmgate, which will operate under IHG's 'Indigo' brand.
Shiraz Boghani, chairman of Splendid Hospitality Group, said: "The York hospitality market is an exceptionally robust one and quite simply, assets of this quality do not come along every day.
"More importantly, York is a top UK destination people want to visit both for business and for pleasure and we look forward to working with the hotel's management team to deliver a best in class service for our guests."
The Wakefield-based Cedar Court Group acquired the former North Eastern Railways headquarters for redevelopment in 2007, purchasing the property for £11 million.
Kevin Henry, group managing director of Cedar Court Hotels, said: "The sale of our York hotel represents a good result for Cedar Court Hotels and is part of our wider group strategy to concentrate resource and investment into our core estate of 4-Star hotels.
"We are delighted to have worked with the Boghani family who already operate a number of upscale hotels and we believe their experience will enable the hotel to continue to thrive and develop even further."
As part of the sale the new owners have been given the rights to use the Cedar Court name for up to a year.
Christie + Co director Jon Patrick, who coordinated the sale, said: "This transaction was undertaken both quickly and discreetly utilising our key industry and financial contacts.
"York is definitely a golden brick hospitality destination these days and the sale of Cedar Court Grand Hotel & Spa continues our recent work in the city which has included the Hampton by Hilton in Toft Green, and the Indigo in Walmgate."


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The items I get inquiries about all the time are my vintage Japanese filigree globe fixtures. The pierced brass scrolling arabesque pattern, known as karakusa, which appears everywhere in Japanese decorative arts, from porcelain to textiles and more, creates the most playful shadows on the ceilings and walls at night.
The largest of these globes that I have seen is this 18 inch diameter one now hanging in my Doha living room with its lovely high ceilings. It lived in a box in Tokyo as none of the rooms had ceilings high enough to accommodate it. That story can be found here.
I've never been able to source the original maker and the fixtures themselves are unmarked but I would confidently date them to the post war period around 1950. Other dealers seem to make the same assumption, although I occasionally see them listed as 19th century or art deco, but that is incorrect. These modern fixtures take their cues from the ceremonial lanterns found at Japanese shrines and temples in terms of their pierced design work, but the round globes are a simplified modern form, quite different from those more ornate lantern shapes – often hexagonal or even octagonal. That said, I have sold a few hexagonal versions that take their cues more literally from the old shapes. No examples to show here as those lights are awaiting installation in clients' homes, but I will share when they are ready. I don't know if the globes were used as temple lamps or made for personal home use (I highly suspect the latter), but perhaps one of my readers will.
Over the last few years I have noticed them popping up all of a sudden on the internet, from Emily Henderson's LA shopping haul, where she found one identical to mine…
…and subsequently hung in the entry of her old house. I haven't seen it anywhere in her new house so I am wondering what may have happened to it. You'll notice that this globe is the same giant size as mine and she has had to semi-flush mount it, instead of hanging it from a chain, as the ceiling height is too low. It looks a bit awkward like that, don't you think? Both of our fixtures have their original hanging cap and O-ring, but sometimes over the years those get lost.
Like me, Emily chose not to polish it much and kept the patina, unlike this highly shined one sold on Etsy. The seller used the horrible come-to-mean-anything-and-nothing terms 'Hollywood Regency' and 'Moroccan Modern' when this fixture is absolutely neither. You'll notice this one still has its rice paper lining, unlike mine or Emily's.
The fixture above seems to be a mid-size version (it's listed as having a 14 inch diameter), but definitely made by the same maker. I've shown you my small size pair (9 inch diameter) that I found at a shrine sale before and now one hangs in our stairwell in Doha. You'll notice how having the rice paper lining creates a completely different effect at night, casting no magical shadows but highlighting the detail of the pattern.
I can't resist showing these two Katie Ridder rooms again either, as each uses a pierced brass globe to great effect in the bedroom. The one on the left has a floral pattern added to the scrolling vines.
There is a plethora of shapes and sizes available right now on 1st dibs, including this one from Downtown at Profiles identical to mine for a whopping $4200. They also have a midsize one available, and both have been fitted with triple bulbs as opposed to the usual single. Both are missing their original hanging caps and loops.
Another 1stdibs dealer called Duo has a series of trios available (from $4200-$5800), including this 11.5 inch diameter group and this 9 inch diameter group. You'll note they both have their original hanging caps and rings, although the latter are different in style. I find larger fixtures came with the more half-loop shaped style on the left and smaller fixtures have the upside down vee-shaped loop as on the right.
Duo also has this wild and unusual mismatched group, which includes a barrel-shaped fixture adorned with an imperial chrysanthemum and an egg-shaped one with ume (plum blossoms) in addition to the standard karakusa globe. I am fascinated that in the couple of days since I started writing this post and noticed these trios for sale, all three sets are on hold, so clearly a buyer is choosing between them or perhaps a designer is planning on using all of them for a commercial project.
Also worth looking at is this wacky three ball fixture with cracked ice and ume pattern here on Etsy, although it is sold. And if you are looking to buy a karakusa globe and your budget isn't up for these prices, there is a lovely one available from Kodo Arts in Kyoto on Trocadero with its cap, hanging loop and rice paper intact for $1400. Or just drop me a comment or a note and I'll add you to my waiting list 🙂
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Computex 2014: ADATA Announces 2TB SandForce SF3700 Series PCIe and M.2 SSDs, DDR4 Memory
Subject: Memory, Storage | June 4, 2014 - 11:15 AM | Sebastian Peak
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ADATA has been showing off some upcoming products at Computex, and it's all about DRAM.
We'll begin with an upcoming line of PCIe Enterprise/Server SSDs powered by the SandForce SF3700-series controller. We've been waiting for products with the SF3700 controller since January, when ADATA showed a prototype board at CES, and ADATA is now showcasing the controller in the "SR1020" series drives.
The first is a 2TB 2.5" drive, but the interface was not announced (and the sample on the floor appeared to be an empty shell). The listed specs are performance up to 1800MB/s and 150K IOPS, with the drive powered by the SF-3739 controller. Support for both AHCI and NVMe is also listed, along with the usual TRIM, NCQ, and SMART support.
Another 2TB SSD was shown with exactly the same specs as the 2.5" version, but this one is built on the M.2 spec. The drive will connect via 4 lanes of Gen 2 PCI Express. Both drives in ADATA's SR1020 PCIe SSD lineup will be available in capacities from 240GB - 2TB, and retail pricing and availability is forthcoming.
Continuing the DRAM theme, ADATA also showed new DDR4 modules in commodity and enthusiast flavors. Both of the registered DIMMs on display (an ultra-low profile DIMM was also shown) had standard DDR4 specs of 2133MHz at 1.2V, but ADATA also showed some performance DDR4 at their booth.
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Podcast #243 - ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z, MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt, 2TB SSDs and more!
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Watch This Now: Brendan Maclean – "Stupid"
"But you work in an office, and you've got other offers…"
I've gone on before about how much I adore Brendan Maclean. He was the first-ever featured artist on this here blog, he's had two videos in my top 10 clips of the year (2010 and 2011) and… well, shit, I just adore the little fucker. Can you blame me? He's just so endearing and brave and interesting and funny – on and offline. It all really seems to be coming together for him now – at long last, we're going to get an album from this son of a bitch, thanks to the support of his Pozible crew (which you should totally check out over here) and the wizardry of Paul Mac on the production knobs.
To celebrate, Brendan has just released his fifth music video. I missed out on the last two, OnlyOnly and Beat Me to It – the former because I pretty much have a "no performance videos" rule, and the latter because it was released during vacation time. Sorry, B-Mac! Hopefully, I can make up for it with a glowing review for this wonderful clip – potentially the best of the lot. Here, Brendan ends up as the only other person at a party. Rather than make things awkward, however, he decides to have a bit of a dance. Wait… a bit? A LOT of a dance might be a bit closer to the mark. Meanwhile, the girl who's thrown the party (played by Eloise Winestock) decides that it's her party and that she can bloody well cry if she wants to. She gets sadder and sadder as Brendan gets happier and happier. What a beautiful contrast it makes, too. If he keeps it up, not to mention with The Great Gatsby finally coming out this year, 2013 will be the year of the Mac. Get on board.
Top 30 Videos of 2011: The Top 10!
You guys! This is it!
I've teased you for long enough, dragged this fucker out as far as I could possibly stretch it. Now, at the end of the month, you all finally get to experience the ten best music videos released before December 31st, 2011 and after December 31st, 2010. Here, boys and girls, are Yes, We've Got a Video!'s top ten for 2011!
10. Bon Iver – Holocene
Directed by Nabil Elderkin
I've often said that the best music videos can create a perfect atmosphere for the song that is its soundtrack. Many fine examples of this are scattered throughout the top 30, but I feel like very few came as close to this than the effort for Bon Iver's second single from the strangely-titled Bon Iver, Bon Iver. Shot in the breathtakingly gorgeous surrounds of Iceland, a little boy wordlessly explores parts of this glorious country. It almost feels as though time is slowing down when you watch this video, taking in the excitement and the awe and the utter wonder that comes with this little boy. It's a video in which you can't just watch while you're doing other things, checking emails or poking the person you like on Facebook or whatever else have you. It's a full involvement – and this alone should serve as proof that the art of the music video is not dead. Videos like Holocene matter – and if you didn't know that already, perhaps now is the time.
Read my original blog on Holocene here.
9. SebastiAn – Embody
Directed by So Me
Here's a left-field smash from a couple of eccentric Parisians – director So Me and electronica producer SebastiAn. The latter is certainly not one to shy away from confronting and confusing imagery – you only have to take one glimpse at his album cover for Total, in which he is making out with himself, to know that. Teaming up with So Me seemed to be the perfect match, then, as the robotic electronica track is turned into the soundtrack for a peculiar tale of dancing, imagination and being lost in the music. The entire time, the viewer is left to wonder how much of this is "real" – or, at least, as "real" as something can get in a music video context. The ending won't help, either way. It's all still up in the air. What does this young man represent as he dances throughout the town and in a variety of situations? I say it all depends on how much you invest in Embody, and how you respond on an emotional basis to this seemingly surreal montage. There are dozens of end results, subsequently, and that's part of what makes this such an excellent video. Nothing quite like it came out in 2011.
8. Brendan Maclean – Cold and Happy
Directed by Peter Ireland
Top ten twice in a row? You'd better believe that Brendan Maclean and Brisbane director Peter Ireland are onto something. After the wild circus-tent madness that was Practically Wasted, the opening number from B-Mac's White Canvas EP, the second single was a more subdued affair – initially, at least. Maclean has gone from a manic split personality of the slave and the master to a humble bingo night runner. It all seems sweet, up until a cheeky elder citizen decides to do something a little different with dessert than just eat it. You've probably guessed where this is headed, but it's not the predictability that is Cold and Happy's selling point. It's the utter charm of the thing – the liveliness, the sweet nature, the subtle streak of naughtiness. Cold and Happy is a joy to watch, every single time.
Read my original blog on Cold and Happy here.
7. Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers
Directed by Wolf Haley
Kanye West had no bones about straight-up calling this "the video of the year." Not too outlandish – except, let's remind you, that he said this back in February, when the video was released. Nearly a year on and he's not too far from the truth. How could Yeezy – as well as Tyler, the Creator himself – have gotten it so right? After all, it's not like Yonkers sets out to be anything inventive or fun – it's quite intentionally an off-putting and ugly video. Shot in ghoulish black and white, Tyler raps on a chair before eating a cockroach, vomits and then hangs himself. It's vile, it's indulgent, it's creepy, it's… well, it's utterly watchable and completely fascinating. For all of its efforts to turn Tyler into a vile creature, it becomes increasingly difficult to turn away from the video – no matter how much the envelope is pushed. Having Tyler himself as the central character with literally no-one else apart from the aforementioned cockroach in the video also engages you as a viewer in a very confronting one-on-one perspective. To me, Tyler was easily the water cooler act of the year – from this to the controversy surrounding the Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All crew, it seems that nearly every music fan was discussing this very peculiar young man. I think the greatest thing that can be said, though, is this: whether you were a fan of the group or whether they sent you into a hyperbolic "think of the children" frenzy not seen this side of when Eminem was relevant, Tyler, the Creator made music fans feel something either way. Bold and brazen, Yonkers was definitely a clip that needed to be seen to be believed.
6. Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Directed by Marc Klasfield
I feel like there's been a major renaissance in the top 40 pop video in the past few years. You could certainly link this to acts like Lady Gaga, who took out the top spot in last year's countdown with flying colours thanks to the game-changing Telephone. Overall, though, I think it's just a case of a lot of pop acts realising that there is more to a clip than just to move numbers, and for gratuitous bitches and bling. It's an art form, and one that can be celebrated no matter what walk of musical life you come from. Sadly, aside from outstanding efforts from both Ke$ha and Britney Spears, no pop act quite managed to cause quite the frenzy that Gaga did last year – not even Gaga herself, with a slew of mostly quite disappointing videos from her batch of Born The Way singles. May it be put on the record, however, that the divine miss Katy Perry came the absolute closest.
A singles and video machine, Perry secured two positions in last year's countdown for Firework and California Gurls, but in 2011 she managed to make a video that was greater than all of her previous ones combined. Put quite simply, Last Friday Night was the pop video event of the year. Amazing, then, that this happened without Perry herself even appearing in the video. Not even once! There was a young lady who looked remarkably like her, though – thirteen-year-old Kathy Beth Terry, a daggy teen who simply got caught up in a whole heap of craziness one Friday night. Whilst trying to study, she became distracted by the party across the road, hosted by the adorable Rebecca Black; furiously heading over there to sort out the mess. The rest, as they say, is history: Hanson rock up, Kenny G plays a sax solo, Artie from Glee falls in love and kicks arse… all in all, it's one hell of a party.
This easily set itself up as one of the most fun-loving and delightful viewing experiences of the year. The whole team really went all-out here, delivering a gorgeously glossy pop video that truly did take the meaning of the song to another level. The chunks of pop-culture-reference gold also makes this a must-see video for all pop trainspotters out there. See if you recognise who the parents of Kathy are near the end of the clip, for instance! There's just so much to enjoy about this. Don't act like you're too cool for it.
Read my original blog on Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) here.
5. Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math
Directed by Daniels
Pretty much anyone who's heard more than a fleeting moment of Manchester Orchestra's music is sure to confirm that this isn't an act that does things half-heartedly. They are an all-in, often quite heart-wrenching experience – and that's just from listening to them. It gets all the more powerful when given an audio-visual aspect, as proven with this stunning visual companion to the title track of the band's excellent third album. In this clip – the second appearance in the countdown from the unstoppable Daniels direction team – a series of road-related experiences are tied together in a seemingly jumbled memory. It takes awhile for the whole thing to sink in and be properly understood, but holy mother of God when this thing hits…it hits hard. Artistic beauty, and something that everyone involved should be so incredibly proud of.
Read my original blog on Simple Math here.
4. World Order – Machine Civilisation
Directed by Genki Sudo
"I am around the odd section of YouTube once again," exclaims a user of the site, commenting on a music video. It's a common expression amongst users, often going down "holes" (in which one clicks on a related video, then the a related video of that related video, and so on), often coming across very bizarre and crudely-made videos the further they go down said "hole." Were such a hole to lead them to something as original, creative and downright awe-inspiring as Machine Civilization, the stunning music video from Japanese collective World Order, one would have to think that the destination was more than worth the journey.
What can be said about a video that is bound to leave you speechless? A team of seven men – including Genki Sudo, the brains behind World Order and the director of the video – begin their journey at what appears to be Tokyo airport. From there, they defy both time and physics with some out of the ordinary choreography, moving from seaside wharfs to industrial lots with their shapeshifting dances. I'm not sure if dancing is the right word for it, but whatever they are doing… man, some of it just defies belief. If this video doesn't make you stop dead in your tracks at least half a dozen times, you're not watching the right video.
It's worth mentioning all of it was done in real-time, too – all that shit that looks as though it's totally warped and slowed down is a genius optical illusion. No kidding. Machine Civilisation is a shining example of exactly what can happen when one ends up on the odd section of YouTube. A song brought to life in a way that no-one could have seen coming.
3. Kimbra – Cameo Lover
Directed by Guy Franklin
To me, the most powerful command issued in pop music all year was probably the most simple – "Open up your heart!" as sung by the stunning Kimbra Johnson. Her noble quest to get the person on the receiving end of said command is brought to life through this clip, making for some absolutely wondrous results. It's been a fantastic year for Kimbra, dropping her debut album in Vows and selling out shows all around the place. For all those achievements, though, I can't help but feel nothing quite compared to the outright endorphin-releasing delights of the Cameo Lover video. Can you blame me? Have you seen this thing? With its technicolour landscape, delightful costumed characters… oh, and that ENDING! Holy shit, I don't think any video has quite responded to the glory of a key change in such gorgeous fashion. I have watched this video possibly more than I have watched any other clip this year, and it still makes me as giddy as anything when I watch it. It's just an absolute treat for the senses. Exactly why the hell HAVEN'T you opened up your heart yet?
Read my original blog on Cameo Lover here.
2. Children Collide – Loveless
Directed by David Michôd
Sometimes, sacrifices are made in order to create a great music video. It could be doing some crazy shit with fire, some mad stunts, even learning to jump rope (as the previously-listed Bluejuice had to do). In this instance, Children Collide's frontman Johnny Mackay sacrificed his most defining visual aspect – his long flowing locks – in order to create this dark, confronting and shatteringly powerful video. Seemingly not a big sacrifice – surely rockstars get a slab of "get a haircut" jibes all the time. Not only is this Children Collide's best video, it's amongst one of the greatest works of art this country has produced in the last few years. Hyperbole? Sure, if you want to play it like that. But watch this video from start to finish, without any distractions, and just see if it doesn't feel like the visual equivalent of being punched in the guts.
There is no escaping Mackay's desperation as he sits close to the camera, spitting out the lyrics with the kind of cathartic vitriol you can only imagine was in his mind when he wrote them to begin with. He begins with a headful of hair and a face full of clown make-up, both of which are forcefully taken from him as he sits there and gets what is coming to him. As the lyrics describe the demise of a relationship, Mackay himself lets go of everything resembling him – including playing the clown, explaining the Joker-esque makeup. An obvious metaphor, maybe, but don't like it didn't paint you curious the second his face appeared on-screen.
While there are a lot of very broad and powerful expressions here, I found the most impact in the subtler moments of the clip. Director David Michôd, responsible for the landmark Animal Kingdom, holds down Mackay in one scene with a firm headlock – a small but startling part of proceedings. At the very end, Mackay also runs his hands through his newly shaved head and freshly clean face… only for us as the viewers to find that he has been handcuffed this entire time. It slays me every time – this tiny little twist, one that most might not even pick up the first time around; representing the trapped, helpless feelings conveyed throughout both the song and the video. And it's moments like these that make this video what it is. Loveless is a deeply personal and often quite scathing vision – essential viewing, but it may cut much too close to the bone for some. In many ways, that's the point.
Read my original blog on Loveless here.
1. Gotye featuring Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
Directed by Natasha Pincus
Yep. You probably guessed it. Maybe I'm that obvious, or maybe you've found this whole list to be predictable. Or – maybe, just maybe, there was absolutely no contest as to who would take out the top spot when it came to the year's greatest videos. Think about it for just a second. Has any video from this year generated this kind of response? This kind of movement? This kind of emotional reaction? This many bloody reposts on Facebook? This was the year that Wally de Backer – best known to you and I as Gotye – became perhaps the most unlikely popstar Australia has produced this century, aside from maybe Luke Steele. Eyes Wide Open got the ball rolling – it fell just shy of our top 10 last year, coming in at number 11 – but the song and video phenomenon of Somebody is where the tide truly changed.
With body paint, stop-motion photography and no-one except Gotye and miss Kimbra Johnson (back so soon, ma'am?) in the video, this was a shining example of a living, breathing work of art. It takes you by surprise the first time. "Were they really butt-naked? That's how much of their body covered in paint? How are they both that good-looking?" Maybe that last one's just me. The second time, you notice the littler things – the apathy in Wally's eyes in the first verse, the passion of that first chorus and the way he just winces as though a band-aid has been torn off his person after Kimbra sings to him.
As for Kimbra, it's in the way she shrugs her shoulders and glides to his side. It's that look of utter desperation and remorse when she howls into Wally's face, while he never makes eye contact. By the time he does, it's too late. They stare at one another from a distance – longingly, regrettibly – before it suddenly cuts to black. It should be noticed that this is when they are simply observed. It's in the views that come after this – and, for most, there were more than plenty – in which the smaller pieces of the puzzle truly began to be felt. For many, it hit like a truck – whether you had felt the pain of either character, whether you were in the right or in the wrong, this video resonated. It smacked you in the face. It really made you think. With all of that in mind, how many videos can you honestly say has done that to you in this, or any other year?
Somebody That I Used to Know is a unique, artistic experience. A video that will certainly grow iconic in its status. A video that notched up the bar for Australian music videos and music video makers (kudos, Natasha Pincus) and still managed to clear it.
Video of the year? Of course – it's the obvious choice, after all.
Read my original blog on Somebody That I Used to Know here.
That's it! Thanks so much to all of the artists, all of the directors, all of the producers, cinematographers… EVERYONE who worked on these videos! Your efforts are remarkable, and if I could have given you anything more than my highest of accolades than I would in a heartbeat!
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Watch This Now: Brendan Maclean – "Cold and Happy"
"I found ten bucks, I'll take you out for a feast…"
Somewhere in the back of my mind is a list of people I'd rather be apart from myself. It's somewhat long, but if you looked hard enough you'd certainly find Mr. Brendan Maclean somewhere near the top. The dude has it all – humour, talent, popularity and some of my all-time favourite songs attached to his name. Now you can also add a killer music video – his third, in fact!
Y,WGAV!'s first ever video blogged about was none other than his Practically Wasted video, which eventually made it into our top ten videos of the year! He's now followed it up with a seemingly innocent little video set at bingo night and a stack of old people playing their game – whether that be bingo or chess or whatever else have you. A certain wobbly food coming into play changes that around mid-song, so make sure you watch it below to find out exactly what goes down. As I've said on many, many occasions, I love Brendan and his music. I'm blessed to even be acquainted with the guy. Watch!


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Most commercial forest land in Southern Oregon will be open for today's start of the black-tailed deer hunting season now that rains have washed away fire-season restrictions.
Private timber companies such as Hancock Forest Management and Plum Creek Timber Co. have lifted their forest closures, which have been in place most of the summer due to extreme fire danger.
The Oregon Department of Forestry on Tuesday called an end to fire season in Jackson and Josephine counties, opening access to hundreds of thousands of acres just as rifle hunters are preparing to hit the woods.
"Fire season is over and most of the (industrial foresters) I've talked to say it's a green light," said Vince Oredson, a wildlife biologist with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in White City.
The restriction change came so suddenly that many industrial landowners have yet to inform ODF of the changes so it can update its fire-season closure Web page. That page Friday listed owners such as Hancock and Plum Creek among a list of Western Oregon industrial landowners still locking the public out of their lands.
But representatives of local industrial holdings informed Oredson on Friday of the eased restrictions, he said.
The companies will open their lands on a limited basis, with some gated and barricaded roads still closed to vehicle access but open to foot access, Oredson said.
The rains that ended fire-season restrictions have turned once-dusty backroads into muddy ones.
"I hope people have the common sense not to drive on soft dirt roads," Oredson said. "Just stay on rock roads, not where they'll be making ruts."
Hancock is the largest owner of private timberland in Jackson County, and its holdings include about 126,000 acres in Jackson and Josephine counties, mostly former Boise Cascade Corp. lands that have changed hands a few times since about 2000.
Open access to industrial lands is crucial to hunters because of the way industrial lands and U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands are intertwined in a checkerboard-like configuration here.
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A winner was selected from 46 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
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Our target market is:- Green (and not-Green, yet) Investors and Entrepreneurs.
The purpose of the website is to:
- Inform the public about our services and our monthly events
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- Sell memberships to people and businesses (sponsors) interested in becoming a part of the networkMain Menu should include:
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- Words that would describe the ideal design:- innovative
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- Fender Guitars
- FastCompany
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Richard Davis needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 81 designs submitted by 25 freelance designers.
The Value Network
The value network is a new business aimed at creating value for corporations in various ways. It is a consultancy and therefore the logo needs to be professional (not "funny").
We want our target audience to value "value creation" and "values". We are a values driven company that is honest, open, and has integrity at the heart of everything we do.
We are a network of professionals that come together to add value to a project or an initiative that deals with specific issues for specific clients. One size does not fit all.
Corporates of all sizes.
People that will look at this company and its logo will be in some of the largest companies in the world.
We will be working internationally but are based in the UK
We will deal a lot with Marketers so a clever but simple design will go down well.
A logo that embodies a professional look and feel.
We want an image and the text "TVN" OR "The Value Network" as options. At this stage I prefer "The Value Network"
The logo will be used on stationary and business cards and brochures.
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A New Number 1November 01, 2011
Take it with the usual grain of salt that should accompany any news of global browser trends, but, extrapolating out from the 2011 trend in StatCounter's Global Stats Chrome appears set to surpass IE as the most-used desktop browser some time next summer. And that will finally end the 13 year domination of the market by Internet Explorer.
Though, I'm a little sad that Chrome's market share is also coming at the expense of Firefox.
It will be interesting to see how new versions of IE will change this dynamic. They've gotten better technically but they've got a huge reputation mountain to climb.
The decline of Firefox is a bit sad but I think they shot themselves in the foot. I was on the FF bandwagon and wasn't really considering a switch to Chrome until FF got bloated.
I rather hope IE10+ don't change the trend to be honest. Paul Irish says it better than I could:
I've find myself using Chrome more and more often these days. It's just so snappy. I feel guilty about it though because I should be supporting FF.
What do use as your primary browser Dave?
Yeah that's right "I've find myself" hehehe
I mean *I find myself*…
I'd rather see people switch to anything but Chrome, but if you want Google to spy on you, go for it. Chrome doesnt allow tabbing through the address bar either (you can configure Opera to do this and FF and IE have always allowed that for good UX).
I have to agree with Duncan - FF is just getting too bloated. At least once during nearly every session there is a point where you have to wait for it to snap out of a "(not responding)" state. This is on Windows 7 for what it's worth, and I suspect that some of the issue is interlocking between FF and my antivirus. This lockup always happens when a download finishes, but sometimes it just happens for the heck of it as well.
Oh, and start-up time is waaaaaay too long on FF.
Hurrah! G'damn! Shazam! Next summer will be my sweetest yet!
I agree, Dave. Good to see IE knocked off the throne, but I'm really dismayed that Chrome is also cannibalizing Firefox's share to do it.
Funny, I've recently migrated back to FireFox from Chrome. I think the latest version of FF is far less bloated than in the past and certainly doesn't chew up my system resources like it used to!
I still have a soft spot for Opera - such blindingly fast load times, but nothing else remarkable to offer. And Safari seems to render bolder, clearer fonts than any other browser. I refuse to touch IE (any version) and my aversion to Chrome is based on reluctance to pass any further browsing data back to its Google overlords.
Really? I am surprised, i thought FF is going to be the one that is going to replace IE from the no. 1 slot!
This is good for Google, after the failure of Buzz and now looks like the Google + is also fading down, it must be giving them a reason to rejoice, at least they going good in the Browsers market!
Give Firefox another shot. I think their latest release (7) is fantastic. I am using Firefox now. I do not want Google to spy me over the Internet through their browser.
It's too much power. Facebook, Google, et al. Put your eggs on different baskets.
I will echo the comments of others here … I have become tired of the super-slow load time with FF, the occasional freezing, and the occasional warning from my system that FF is using too much system memory (on my XP desktop and my client's XP laptop - not seeing this on my own Win7 laptop).
I'm also tired of what seem to be constant update nag screens, though I admit I go weeks before acting. And I seem to recall reading they have a new goal of updating every 6 weeks. Why do that? I suppose it's in the name of keeping up with the competition, but I really don't enjoy such frequent prompts to upgrade (and the concomitant notices about all the plug-ins that won't work anymore).
As for Chrome, I understand it's supposed to be snappy and I've worked with some folks who are big fans, but I'm also leery of putting all my eggs into one basket. I'm not sure google could get all that much more information out of my browser than they already have from all of my searching, but I do know that *some* of the information they could gather is that which I don't want them to have (banking, etc). So sad not to trust google who, once upon a time, I saw as a saving grace in the face of MS. Alas, that time has passed.
If you guys say FF7 is better, I'll give it a try. I've just about given up on it and have been ignoring the 7.x update screens. I keep hoping I'll make a decision to jump ship, but can't quite bring myself to do it. So, on to the upgrade and we'll see if it is more promising than the version I am using (6.x).
Chrome also updates every 6 weeks. The difference is that they silently, secretly update without telling you.
The #1 reason in my book for the regular updates is that the people trying to steal your passwords and empty your bank account never sleep.
If you search old tech news you'll find many examples of browser based exploits that were patched by Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Chrome days/weeks/months before Microsoft fixed IE.
And even more cases where the exploit only existed in IE.
The web does not stand still. Those dedicated to exploiting its weaknesses so they can rob you would love for you to keep ignore those upgrade (nag) screens.
Also the people who make the web what it is, the developers behind the websites you love and use daily have dreams of giving you an even better experience but those dreams must wait for better technology to exist in the browsers. Every browser upgrade takes us all one step closer to that next super-cool facebook feature or killer web-app.
I had the start-up time and freeze issue with Firefox, I solved rebuilding the Places sql file (with the Places Maintenance extension). Also making a new profile and disabling unused add-ons could help.
I suggest using a profile with web development extensions just when working, as some of them are really heavy. It is possible to have two Firefox windows running different profiles at the same time if you launch the application adding -no-remote command.


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The band Punch Brothers was half-jokingly called The Legion of Acoustic Superheroes by newgrass legend John Cowan soon after they formed in 2006.
It made sense at the time — a bluegrass-in-instrumentation-only quintet of top young string virtuosi, led by the ascending king of the acoustic world, Nickel Creek's pre-MacArthur genius Chris Thile.
While Cowan's laudatory nickname hat-tipped their supercharged dexterity, Punch Brothers' new Nonesuch album, "The Phosphorescent Blues," speaks to something far deeper.
"We wanted the music to be as much of an emotional as a cerebral experience," says banjoist Noam Pikelny by phone from Nashville,...


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Rudy Giuliani, yes, the former New York City mayor, is on a mission. He wants you to know it's important to be protected. No, he has not suddenly endorsed the NRA or Planned Parenthood. The former politician is concerned about something far more mundane and, frankly, much more common: identity theft.
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According to Javelin Research(2), which provides both data and advice to major financial institutions, out-of-pocket costs to consumers hit by this crime have actually decreased since 2004. On the other hand, the number of identity fraud cases rose 13% in 2011, affecting more than 11.6 million adults.(1) In other words, while more people are being victimized by identity fraud, the average cost per victim has declined.
This doesn't mean you are safe. Part of the reason for the drop in cost-per-victim is the fact that several federal laws now limit your liability. For instance, if someone makes fraudulent purchases using your stolen credit card, the most you can be held liable for is $50- provided you notify your credit card company within 60 days after you receive the monthly statement that includes the false transactions. To limit your loss to $50 in the case of a stolen ATM or debit card, you've got to act a lot faster: You must notify the card issuer within two days after you discover your card is lost.
Keep in mind that although you are out $50, your bank or credit card issuer has to eat the rest of the amount. To cover these costs, banks institute higher fees, interest rates and other charges to all cardholders. The bottom line is that we all pay for this ever-expanding crime.
"It's grown exponentially," says Giuliani, who, prior to serving as mayor from 1994-2001, was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. "When I was in law enforcement in the 1980s, there was always identity theft, but it wasn't a major issue," he says. "In the 1990s it began to be a problem. In the past decade, it became a major epidemic. It may now be the most common crime in this country."
Because the overwhelming number of cases involve stolen credit or debit cards, that's what most folks think of when they hear the phrase "identity theft." But thieves have become increasingly sophisticated and are targeting more sensitive data. Armed with, say, your Social Security number and birthdate, it's possible to apply for a driver's license or medical insurance under your name or access your bank records. In Giuliani's words, "those are areas of greater concern."
Keep in mind that your liability on these types of accounts is not protected by the federal laws that cover credit/debt card fraud. Guliani says those laws "are almost harmful" because they give people the impression that the maximum it will cost them if they are a victim of any type of identity fraud is $50. "Not if they get your Social Security number. It will cost you a lot more than that."
It is no coincidence that the increase in identity theft cases has mirrored our technological advancements. The convenience provided by the myriad of digital devices we can't seem to live without have provided new and seemingly endless ways for criminals to gather our most sensitive personal data.
Identity thieves are salivating about the fact that 10 million more of us signed up for mobile banking last year. That means that one-third of U.S. adults who have mobile devices can now use them for paying bills and accessing account balances. It's a mother lode waiting to be mined and we are aiding thieves' efforts unknowingly.
According to Javelin, if you use social media or a cell phone (I suppose there are still a few dozen Americans who don't), you are 33% more likely to be victimized by identity fraud. That's not just because ID thieves are getting smarter--although they are--it's because we're getting sloppy. A third of us don't bother to update the security software on our mobile devices and 62% don't use a password on our home screen, which means anyone can access the information stored on the device if it's stolen or lost. And, guess where 32% prefer to store our login information? Yep, right on the phone itself!
What's more, Javelin found that we think nothing of posting extremely personal information about ourselves on publically-accessible websites:
Despite warnings that social networks are a great resource for fraudsters, 68% of people with public social media profiles share their birthday information (with 45% sharing month, date and year), 63% shared their high school name, 18% shared their phone number and 12% shared their pet's name—all are prime security question answers.
Not all identity theft is committed via technology. Stealing credit card bills and Social Security checks out of your mailbox or trash is still a common way for thieves to access critical information.
Perhaps the prize for the most creative low-tech method of amassing personal data goes to the "doctor" in New York City who interviewed a slew of potential employees to work in his new medical offices. Job candidates and investors alike were required to fill out paperwork that asked for their Social Security number, address, date of birth, etc. "It was a complete sham," says Giuliani. The whole purpose was to stead their identities so the guy could open lines of credit in their names."
These days the former mayor and prosecutor heads up his own security consulting firm and is a spokesperson for security company LifeLock.
Giuliani readily admits that there is "great advice" available for free about steps you can take yourself to significantly limit the chances of being victimized; the issue is whether you have the time and inclination to do this on a diligent basis.(3) "I run a security business. I'm an expert on security. I don't have time to do this myself," he says. "I'm not going to check my bank records every month or my credit rating every four months."
If you want to minimize your chances of being a victim of identity theft, Giuliani recommends minimizing your use of modern conveniences, including cell phones and credit cards. "Don't use your credit card in a restaurant. Use cash. If you buy online, try to stick with one website, such as Amazon. Give out as little [personal] information as possible." You can also put a freeze on your credit accounts.
If you're a victim of identity fraud, says Giuliani, "even if you don't lose a lot of money, you lose a lot of time" trying to correct the damage to your credit history and other records. In the words of this former prosecutor, "Get a service to protect you. Don't go unprotected."
1. In recent years children have become an increasingly popular target of identity thieves. In many cases, the perpetrator is a family member.
2. Javelin: 2012 Identity Fraud Industry Report: Social Media and Mobile Forming the New Fraud Frontier."
3. Consumer Reports lists a number of things you can do.


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PMI®'s Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® is the most valuable entry-level certification for practicing project practitioners & project aspirants. Designed for people with minimal or absolutely no project experience, the CAPM® exhibits your understanding of the fundamental project management knowledge, project terminology and processes of effective project management.
The CAPM® can get your career on great career path to move up the levels fast.
Why apply for CAPM®?
You seek a great career for yourself in project management and love to handle challenges in the organization. Scale up on the corporate ladder faster and with recognition. Then you should not look any further, CAPM® provides all such benefits and more to you. Achieving CAPM® certification substantiates your project management acumen, terminology, understanding on the solid foundation of the PMBoK (project management body of knowledge)® Guide to your current and prospective future employers. That also means employers know that you will be able to deliver on the bottom line results with positive impact on every project you are part of.
What is the Eligibility to apply for CAPM®?
One needs to have, a secondary degree (high school diploma or the global equivalent) or above.
With at least 1,500 hours of project experience..
One needs to have, a secondary degree (high school diploma or the global equivalent) or above.
With 23 contact hours of formal project management education..
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From Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park to Historic Walnford, the Park System offers over 30 park areas to explore.
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chatter needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 48 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Lake Division
My company manufacturers action sports hard goods & soft goods. Surfing, Waterskiing, Snowboarding, Skateboarding, etc. This project is for the Lake Division and Waterskiing in particular.
Action sports college & youth market.
This waterski icon will be used on my website and product labels to distinguish that particular line of products (soft goods & hard goods). it is modeled after the NBA & MLB logos that are RED/WHITE/&BLUE.
The two white elements are (1) a slalom waterskier holding a handle from which extends a rope and (2) a buoy floating in the water. The buoy only partially floats; forming a half dome shape.
IMPORTANT! You might need to go online and search google images for "waterski photos" to get a grasp of the sport. It is CRITICAL that the silhouette has the proper technique in form (therefore stick close to the one I have illustrated here).
I'd like to see the design in multiple color combinations.
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This year's Christmas on the Square will include holiday art projects inside the courthouse, sponsored by the Macon County Arts Council, free holiday Christmas temporary tattoos sponsored by the Macon County Chronicle, storytelling at Macon Department Store, wagon rides around the Square by Kenny Jones, visits from some of your favorite characters and photos with Santa.
New additions to this year's Christmas on the Square event are train rides for both children and adults and Christmas trolley rides with Mickey & Minnie.
There is no cost to participate in any of the 'Christmas on the Square' events.
In the spirit of the holiday season, $500 in cash giveaways will also take place. Winners must be present to collect prizes, and entries can be made by visiting the following participating merchants: Healing Hands of Peace Ministries, Macon Department Store, Citizens Bank, Johnson Jewelers, Cathy's Florist & Gifts, Macon Bank & Trust, McClard's Gifts, Inspirations, the Macon County Chronicle, Gibson's Café, Indigo Blues, Inspirations and All About Sports.
Throughout the day, refreshments will be available at participating 'Christmas on the Square' businesses, where early holiday shoppers will find great bargains and specials.
It is important to note that there will be no parking available on the Square. Those attending this year's Christmas on the Square celebration will find ample parking in areas outside of the square.
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Professor Beverley Hawkins
Associate Professor of Leadership / Organisation Studies, Director of Education (Management)
+44 (0) 1392 722581
Streatham Court, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4PU, UK
Beverley Hawkins researches and teaches in the field of leadership/management practice, learning and development; her work often focuses on how people 'make things happen'. She is especially interested in the experiences of those leading themselves and others through times of transition, and in the aesthetic, material aspects of leadership learning and practice.
Beverley's research has been funded by a number of highly competitive funding bodies. Her research projects include Clear about Carbon; an award-winning, ESF-funded project that explored how leaders in organizations learn to develop and implement more sustainable ways of organizing. Beverley has also hosted ESRC-funded workshops developing leadership skills for students immersed in the transitional time of post-16 education.
Beverley is currently lead academic researcher on an Arts Council England funded research project in partnership with Libraries Unlimited, the Real Ideas Organization and Open Data Institute. This high profile project seeks to help libraries develop and capture their impact on local communities, and connect this 'social value' to financial value by creating new models of revenue generation.
Beverley has published in high-ranking journals in the fields of management and Higher Education learning, sociology and interdisciplinary management/organization studies. Her doctorate, published in 2009, received an Emerald 'Highly Commended' award in the Human Resource Management category.
Beverley is a Fellow of the Higher Education Authority. She has a PhD in Management from Keele University, a PG Cert in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education also from Keele University, and a MA (Distinction) in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management, from Warwick Business School, where she won an academic scholarship.
Nationality: British
Administrative responsibilities
- Director of Education, Management/Organization Studies Departments.
BSc (University of Wales, Swansea), MA (University of Warwick), PhD in Management (University of Keele)
Research clusters
Research interests
- Leadership and teamwork
- Leadership as a sociomaterial, embodied, relational and politicised effect.
- Leading change towards sustainable organisations and societies
- Transitions towards and away from leadership positions
- Organisational culture
- Gender and identity work
- Control and resistance practices at work
Dr Hawkins undertook a PhD in Management, drawing on poststructuralist feminist theory, to show team members 'do teamwork' by invoking certain ways of thinking, being and doing, which help them to become thought of as 'good team members'. In this way, Dr Hawkins focuses on how 'doing teamwork' is intricately bound up with the way team members regulate their own, and each other's identities. Her published work has also explored how employees and leaders negotiate, identify with, and resist 'corporate culture', which uses metaphors, symbols and specific rituals to encourage identification with the corporate brand. She draws upon notions of leadership as the collaborative, negotiated performance of narratives, embedded in power relations, which open up and foreclose available ways of 'doing organisation'.
More recently Dr Hawkins' work focuses on the embodied, politicised, relational experiences of individuals and communities as they develop, accomplish and even move away from leadership. The idea of transition (between the human and the non-human, towards a more sustainable future in the circular economy, towards new identities and forms of leadership practice) is a central theme running through this focus.
Research projects
Dr Hawkins has produced a number of research papers which focus on:
- the contributions material objects make to leadership performances
- the challenges faced by students and educators of Leadership Studies in Higher Education,
- the branding of University Business Schools
- the implications of the low carbon agenda for organisations
- how team members draw upon notions of family and parenting to help organise and process their work activities
- how team members negotiate gendered corporate culture narratives.
Dr Hawkins has been involved in 'Clear about Carbon' - an award-winning ESF-funded project, which aims to develop leadership skills for sustainable procurement in Cornwall-based organisations. Other partners in the project are Cornwall Council, Duchy College and the Eden Project.
Dr Hawkins has co-written a textbook on Perspectives on Leadership with Jonathan Gosling, Richard Bolden and Scott Taylor, of the Centre for Leadership Studies.
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Dr Hawkins has experience of teaching a diverse student population, from undergraduates to management and leadership practitioners. She has also been involved in teaching distance learning and regular contact courses.
Her teaching commitments currently focus on engaging students with theoretical and practical aspects of leadership studies. She encourages students to reflect on their own leadership experiences during class participation and assessment methods. She aims to show students how to apply theories to their own reflections of leadership reality, and to highlight the complex and emergent nature of leadership challenges using interactive learning techniques.
Dr Hawkins has also acted as a guest lecturer in the Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour undergraduate modules, and has been involved in teaching on the MA in Leadership Studies.


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LOS ANGELES — State Board of Equalization member Betty Yee holds a 4,113-vote lead over Assembly Speaker Emeritus John Perez for second place in the state controller's race entering today's resumption of counting of previously unprocessed ballots.
Yee added 1,279 votes to her lead over her fellow Democrat in Thursday's count and has 833,699 votes, 21.8 percent, to 829,586 for Perez, 21.7 percent, according to figures released by the Secretary of State's Office.
The estimated number of ballots remaining to be processed stood at 230,099 as of 4:40 p.m. Thursday — 114,307 vote-by-mail ballots, 82,892 provisional ballots and 32,900 ballots that are either damaged and could not be machine-read and need to be remade or were diverted by optical scanners for further review, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, a Republican, leads the six-candidate field with 950,409 votes, 24.9 percent. Another Republican, certified public accountant David Evans, is fourth with 804,762 votes, 21 percent, putting him 28,937 votes behind Yee.
Under the "top two" system adopted by voters in 2010, the top two finishers, regardless of party, will advance to the November general election.
Yee held a 2,834-vote lead entering Thursday's resumption of counting of unprocessed ballots by county election officials throughout California.
Yee moved into second Wednesday after beginning the day in third, 1,128 votes behind Perez, D-Los Angeles.
Perez reclaimed second place Tuesday. He had trailed Yee by 351 votes when counting ended for the day Monday.
When counting from all precincts was completed early June 4, Perez was 2,436 votes ahead of Evans, who was in third place. Evans moved into second place June 5, 1,405 votes ahead of Perez.
Perez moved back into second last Friday, 2,725 votes ahead of Evans and 3,177 ahead of Yee.
Yee moved into second on Monday and her lead over Perez grew to 1,197 in the initial figures released Tuesday.
Under state law, county election officials must complete the vote counting by July 4. The Secretary of State's Office has until July 11 to review the materials, resolve any reporting discrepancies and compile the 58 county reports for complete election results.


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Sept. 16-17
South Beach State Park
Newport, Oregon
TOP DEAD CENTER SC presents the 19th RUN FROM THE SUN scooter rally. riding scooters, camping at the beach, BBQ, patches, beverages, bonfire... rides leaving Portland and Eugene. More details to come in July.
Plan to attend on two wheels. Non-scooter vehicle parking in the group camp will be extremely limited to supplies haulers and ride support.
For those not wanting to camp, there is are motels 1-2 miles north of the campground on the 101.
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March 7, 2008
BABSON PARK, Mass. - The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) announced its 2007-08 women's swimming and diving postseason awards on Thursday. For the second consecutive year, MIT's Doria Holbrook was named NEWMAC Diver of the Year while Brad Snodgrass picked up honors as NEWMAC Diving Coach of the Year.
Holbrook, who is a two-time NCAA national champion, finished first in the one-meter and three-meter diving events while smashing NEWMAC championship and open records on both boards. Her scores also crushed her own existing Institute records and resulted in the best performances in all of Division III this season.
The Yamika, Wash., native scored 517.45 on the one-meter for her second victory of the meet, but it was Holbrook's remarkable performance on the three-meter that served as the highlight of the weekend. Holbrook's staggering total of 593.30 resulted in one of the highest scores ever recorded in Division III.
Holbrook, who will be making her fourth consecutive appearance at the NCAA Championships, earned All-America honors on both boards in her first three seasons donning the Cardinal and Gray.
Springfield's Moria Price was tabbed NEWMAC Swimmer of the Year after breaking NEWMAC championship records with first-place finishes in the 50 free, 100 and 200 breast. John Taffe, whose Springfield tea won the NEWMAC team title, was named Coach of the Year.
For the second year in a row, Mount Holyoke took home the NEWMAC Sportsmanship Award.


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Microsoft has used its TechEd North America 2014 to invite key developer-focused journalists and analysts to Houston, Texas from May 12 to 15 inclusive. The firm staged the event for practitioner programmers and hinged its key announcements around an early preview into the next version of ASP.NET to be released soon. Under the name vNext, this will exist as a streamlined framework and runtime specifically optimized for cloud and server workloads.
Microsoft has already used its Visual Studio roadmap pages to say that vNext is a step forward as the firm aims to extend its coverage of the software application development lifecycle and "embrace additional roles" with "trustworthy and transparent bridges" critical to a project's success.
Key & core: flexible componentization
So these developments will allow ASP.NET developers to create applications with automatic cloud support built in. Microsoft wants to be seen to be giving back here and will offer full side-by-side support per application (as well as dynamic compilation based on the new .NET Compiler Platform) and, crucially, the power of flexible componentization.
In terms of what, when, how and where – vNext will be part of the .NET Foundation as an open source project and will run across multiple platforms through a partnership with Xamarin.
Also high on the news agenda this week was a preview of Visual Studio tooling support for Apache Cordova. As Dr Dobb's readers will already know, Cordova is an open source platform for building multi-device hybrid-mobile applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. This includes support for iOS and Android, as well as support for Windows Store and Windows Phone… and this is down to efforts put in place by Microsoft Open Technologies contributions to the project.
According to Microsoft's official statements here, "With the Cordova tools in Visual Studio, web developers can use their existing skills in HTML and JavaScript to create hybrid packaged apps for multiple devices while taking advantage of each device's capabilities. These tools support end-to-end development of cross-platform mobile applications targeting Android, iOS, Windows and Windows Phone using Visual Studio."
NOTE: Project templates are available for both JavaScript and TypeScript, and provide a standard blank Cordova starter project -- developers can pick their HTML/JavaScript framework of choice, whether Backbone and jQuery UI, or Angular.js and Bootstrap, or WinJS.
Visual Studio across iOS, Android and Windows
With somewhat PR-flavored embellishment, Microsoft describes this preview release is "an exciting first step" to make Visual Studio a tool for creating multi-device apps across iOS, Android and Windows. Whether you want the flexibility of native apps powered by .NET and Xamarin, or the standards-based development provided by the Apache Cordova platform, Microsoft now says that Visual Studio will support you.
In terms of programmer challenges ahead, Microsoft points to the same obvious (but nonetheless true) predicament faced by many i.e. the need to extend their line of business (LoB) applications and processes further into hybrid and cloud-based environments.
As something of an answer to the challenges faced by developers today Microsoft says it is extending Visual Studio Online (Microsoft's cloud-based ALM offering) by releasing a set of APIs and "service hooks providing integration points" to 3rd party services. It's all about making Microsoft platforms look attractive enough and flexible enough for a world that DOES NOT ONLY INCLUDE Microsoft.
The company also announced further enhancements to its DevOps portfolio (who isn't these days?) to allow users to use PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) with an initial set of scripts to help ease configuration, automation and management of on-premises and Azure VM-based cloud infrastructure.
NOTE: There was also the OpsHub TFS to Visual Studio Online Migration Utility, teams using TFS on-premises are now able to migrate their most commonly requested data including source code, work items, test cases, and test results to their Visual Studio Online account.
VM images for Win 7 and Windows 8.1 client
In official statements Microsoft has said that it is also announcing MSDN subscribers will now be able to utilize an on-demand dev/test environment for their Windows client applications on Azure. Available today Virtual Machine images for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 client will be available in the Azure virtual machine gallery.
"MSDN subscribers now have access to virtual machine images for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 in the Azure VM gallery. These images make it even easier for MSDN users to do development and test in the cloud on Azure using their existing benefits. These images build on top of the Visual Studio 2013 images already in the gallery, and the Azure credits benefit that all MSDN subscribers have access to," said the company.
Microsoft also made note of last month's developer updates which included updates on a variety of new investments in .NET primarily around the core of .NET and device development for Windows. This included universal Windows apps, the .NET Native ahead-of-time compiler, the .NET Compiler Platform ("Roslyn") including new C# and VB compilers and a preview of new language features being considered for C# 6.
"On top of these releases, we also announced the formation of the .NET Foundation, an independent organization created to foster open development and collaboration around the growing collection of open source technologies for .NET. Throughout the last month, we've seen tremendous excitement around the .NET Foundation, with 27 projects submitting proposals to move into the Foundation," according to the company.
Multi-Device Hybrid Apps for Visual Studio 2013 lets developers choose the multi-device strategy best suited for their needs. Developers can use these tools to take advantage of features in Visual Studio such as IntelliSense and syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript web projects to code, package and debug apps for multiple mobile devices, including Android, iOS and Windows.


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ONE-THIRD of severe asthma sufferers have been put on a life support machine as the result of an attack.Research found 28% of sufferers have experienced a potentially fatal attack that led to them being put on the life-saving machines. Of those who suffer from the disease, over half live in fear of the next asthma attack, the research conducted by Novartis Pharmaceuticals found. The figures, collated from 333 sufferers, found that two-fifths of people with severe asthma have to visit accident and emergency units at least once a year. Dr Dinesh Saralaya, consultant respiratory physician at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: "People with severe asthma, whose asthma is not under control or who are experiencing regular attacks, should discuss how to best manage the condition with their doctor. "This is a key goal, since the majority of sufferers feel they can get on with life if their symptoms are controlled adequately."
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Bruce and Penny Guse of Ringsted and Gary and Lori Smith of Estherville are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Chelsey Pearl Guse and Derek William Smith.
Chelsey is a 2007 graduate of Armstrong Ringsted High School and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Animal Science from South Dakota State University in December 2010. Chelsey is currently employed with Green Plains Grain Company in Gruver as a Grain Originator.
Derek is a 2005 graduate of Estherville Lincoln Central High School and graduated with a bachelor's degree in General Agriculture from South Dakota State University in December 2009. Derek currently farms with his family near Estherville.
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Redskins safety Brandon Meriweather won't be disciplined for saying that he'll try to end careers by aiming at opponents' knees in the wake of his one-game suspension for aiming at their heads, but that doesn't mean anyone was happy with what he had to say.
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith posted a statement to the union's website regarding Meriweather's comments after speaking to the safety. While Meriweather hasn't apologized or clarified his comments, Smith said that he is apologetic.
"I spoke to Brandon. He is passionate about the game, and I know he is sorry for what he said," Smith said. "He is concentrating on helping his team win the rest of the season. Brandon knows that all players have a responsibility to each other and to play within the rules of the game."
Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports also got a statement from NFL vice president of football operations Merton Hanks, who handles disciplinary matters among other responsibilities, about his own conversation with Meriweather.
"We have no higher priority than player health and safety," Hanks said. "Recent comments by Brandon Meriweather call into question his commitment to that objective and were clearly inappropriate. I have spoken with Brandon, and he understands what is expected of him as an NFL player, which includes avoiding any acts that unnecessarily and unreasonably endanger the welfare of other players."
Plenty of players have been able to play well on defense by focusing their energies on delivering hits in the area between the head and the knees, something Meriweather and others should keep in mind. Issues of player safety and the integrity of the game aren't going to go away and they should be open to adjustment, but the idea that you can't make legal hits without trying to hurt players is not a truthful one.