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Apr 19, 2015 8:39 PM CST
|Just wondering because I planted a few and I noticed I have moles! (maybe voles? definitely squirrels) I guess if they eat them, I won't plant any more, because I have not been able to get rid of them as of yet.
Name: Jason
Gold Bar, Washington (Zone 8b)
Apr 19, 2015 9:01 PM CST
|Something eats them. Squirrels, moles, voles, mice... not sure. we planted a dozen pink salmon Asiatic lily bulbs that did great last year. this year? not one has come back. not even broken ground yet- which is odd because most other lilies are a foot tall already. I find it hard to believe all dozen were done in by cold winter temps...
Apr 20, 2015 4:38 AM CST
|what I do is plant one fritillary in each of my flat beds...... this is what the nurseries use to stop the squirrels and other critters from taking their bulbs and it does wanders for the garden pests....
they are called a skunk bulb mostly.
you plant them on their side and they do stink but the come up with a nice flower in the springtime.......
I have done this for years in all my gardens...... never lost a crocus or anything
they also keep cats and dogs from using your flowers beds as a bathroom...........
they are not cheap to buy..........they might bloom the first year and not bloom after that but the bulbs keeps working underground for years and years.......
usually buy them in the fall but you might find them in the spring for sale too.........
you can check out the flower here on the plants site.....just search the name
Apr 20, 2015 7:15 AM CST
|I gave up on tulips for the same reason. Every time I plant them, they never come up. None of them. I am sure critters are eating them so I quit wasting my money! I will look into the fritillary bulbs. Never heard of them I guess.
Apr 20, 2015 10:00 AM CST
|There are probably hundreds of different fritillarias but I suspect the one you are looking for is Fritillaria Imperialis:
Apr 20, 2015 10:11 AM CST
|so will any variety work?
Apr 20, 2015 5:20 PM CST
|Fritillaria Imperialis
that is the only variety that worked for me..........
they bloom a rather neat flower here in the springtime along with the tulips and so on
I just planted mine as the focal part of my spring garden...........one to each flat bed
at my other place where I had them I had deer and rabbits by the 100's and lots of other critters..
voles and moles and all kinds of things....
they do a great job
here they run about 8.00 a bulb or so........
a friend at the nursery told me to get one..they use them all the time too........in the fields of daffs and tulips........
for me not to loose one crocus out of hundreds of them here even in the new place with one of these bulbs planted.......says a lot..
Apr 20, 2015 6:13 PM CST
|Moles general will not eat vegetative matter. They like insects, mollusks and worms. I can't personally attest to any animal deterrent qualities of Fritillaria imperialis, but I do have this experience:
Many years ago, I planted Fritillaria imperialis in the fall (not as an animal deterrent). The following spring, when they were up and growing, a mole tunneled directly over one of the bulbs and continued on - a straight line with no evidence of curiosity or deterrence. What the frit bulb might do for other pests, I have no idea.
Other fritillarias would definitely not work. In fact, some Frit species are very yummy to some animals. Frit species closely related to F. imperialis are not available to try or buy.
Apr 21, 2015 11:02 AM CST
| Don't confuse the two: Moles and Voles.
Ground moles (as they're commonly referred to) are the larger of the two with big front paws that resemble a baseball catcher's mitt. They're often associated with a raised tunnel meandering through a yard They are not vegetarians and won't eat bulbs or roots, as a rule. They travel through their tunnels at daybreak, noon and evening in search of trapped insects for food and will use the same tunnel over and over for days or even weeks as a means of obtaining their food. In a sense, they are more helpful than harmful. Voles, the much smaller of the two, are about the size of a large mouse, a large wedge shaped head, short neck and big shoulders made for barging ahead or thrusting through the soil to get at their food. They are vegetarians and prefer high starch content foodstuffs like bulbs and tubers. Most of the damage done by voles is done during the winter, invisibly under the cover of snow or mulch where the ground is not frozen. A good way to combat that is to wait for the ground to freeze at the surface before applying winter mulch.
Squirrels eat tulips, crocos and daffs, etc. and will often transplant some in the lawn. Chipmunks won't eat tulips but love crocos , stripped gophers will dig down under the plant and eat all of them from the bottom. Anything newly planted is a potential feast. The way I work around these little critters is to use chicken wire extensively. With larger tulip beds I lay chicken wire down a couple inches above the planted bulb level, then cover with another couple inches of soil. With newly planted lilies, I lay the chicken wire on top but rake a little soil over it to keep it in place until everything seems to have lost interest. Then I remove it and use it for rabbit fencing later.
One neat thing I do that works really well for small bulb flowers (but not lilies) is to cut the bottom out of '1 gallon' size or larger plastic pot, dig a nice round hole and place the pot about an inch or so below ground level. Then, fill the pot with soil to desired bulb level, place/space the bulbs around and cover them with desired amount of soil. Then, cut a circle of chicken wire somewhat larger than the pot so it can be folded down around the edge of the pot a couple inches. Then backfill the pot and wire all around the outside. You won't lose another bulb to squirrels, chipmunks or gophers. It even looks great to have a few pots planted at random throughout a lawn. The pot itself is hidden from view and it gives the appearance of an nice little clump of flowers blooming here and there.
Apr 21, 2015 2:59 PM CST
|I don't know what kind of critters I have, maybe a dozen or more of each
I also had a ground hog last summer. Neighbor trapped a opossum. Always something.
Apr 21, 2015 4:09 PM CST
|Well, possums won't bother lilies but the woodchuck's got to go! There's all kinds of critters we as gardeners experience in life and it all boils down to finding ways to cope with them. Most of the time that's not too difficult--just a little extra work here and there.
Apr 21, 2015 6:38 PM CST
|and then there is the Rabbit that loves the new shoots of the expensive martagons I planted.........
these are in pots and seen it checking out the large pot this morning.....
sent out a Labrador to keep an eye on the lily pots for a bit..hahaha
but I have since covered them..........for a bit....
the temps are cold here this week and they need to be covered
there are lots of critters here ........of all kinds
I had a coon that made this place his home last year..... he slept all day in the maple tree out of the front and ate all the fruit and seeds from the tulip tree during the night time. he never touched a thing anywhere else in the yard..........
I swear by the skunk bulbs for doing there thing though........
Apr 27, 2015 6:29 AM CST
|Wondered if anyone has tried planting their bulbs in a plastic kiddie pool? I thought that would keep the moles out?
Apr 27, 2015 7:04 AM CST
|a raised lily bed maybe as well.........
a lot of them that are premade have some cool things that come with them to stop the critters from coming in......
if you search raised garden beds on Amazon there is one there that has a nice bed with a top that also turns into a green house.
they are a bit pricey but at the same time......so are the lily bulbs some of them
Apr 27, 2015 9:23 AM CST
|I am not into pricey, so that is why I thought of the kiddie pool. I think I could surround it w rock and mulch over it so none of the plastic would show. I think drilling 3/8 hole all over the bottom would allow drainage? Maybe a couple bags of pea gravel at the bottom?
Apr 27, 2015 10:59 AM CST
|Frilly, I think that would be a good idea for amending a soil a certain way for species lilies!
Apr 27, 2015 12:20 PM CST
|Sounds like an idea, except there's only one problem: MOLES won't eat your lilies, not any part of them, neither the bulb nor the foliage. However, VOLES will, but they travel above ground on the surface, both winter and summer. VOLES generally attack lily bulbs in the winter by digging down through the old stem hole in search of baby stem bulblets and bulbs when their normal food supply is short. In the summer, when other food sources are abundant, they are seldom a major concern, although they will occasionally chew a budded stem off so they can get at the buds to eat. On the other hand, think of ground MOLES as somewhat of a friend; they aerate the soil a little with their underground tunnels and feed off underground insects, some of which can be harmful to your lilies.
Concerning your idea of using a pool with many drain holes, remember this: Regardless of how many drain holes you have, in the winter if they all freeze shut, you end up with a pool of mud that freezes and thaws--the ideal condition to end up with a bunch of rotten bulbs the following spring. Depending on your winter climate, this may be a major concern.
Apr 27, 2015 5:13 PM CST
|well burst my bubble why don't ya! Hadn't thought of the drain holes freezing, yes you are right about that. Well as the ol' coyote used to say 'back to the drawing board!"
Apr 28, 2015 5:19 AM CST
|So, if your in Missouri, your best vole protection in winter is to let the ground freeze hard on top before adding any winter mulch protection (probably just after Christmas). And then, really the only ones that would need winter protection would be your Trumpet types. Asiatics and Longiflorum Asiatics wouldn't need any winter protection at all.
Your idea with the pool was cute, but even so, chipmunks and gophers and bunnies would be jumping up in there anyway. The only sure way to keep those little critters out is by fencing with chicken wire or better yet, hardware clothe. You can see right through it and it's hardly noticeable when properly installed. It doesn't look bad, if that's what you might think.
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Apr 28, 2015 5:41 AM CST
|hmm. Might try that. Hadn't thought of it! Thank you all for the suggestions!
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So those who loved the look of the fashionable trio, whose original members were Diana Ross, Florence Ballard, and Mary Wilson, will be delighted about Wednesday's announcement by the African American Museum in Philadelphia.
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In the early days, when they were living in the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects in Detroit, the singers purchased gowns off the rack and embellished them.
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One of the gems of the exhibition includes the "Black Butterfly" by Mackie, a velvet gown with heavily beaded sleeves the women wore when they performed with the Temptations in the 1969 G.I.T. on Broadway television special.
The exhibition also includes a handful of gowns the group wore on The Ed Sullivan Show. One of Wilson's favorites is a hot-pink chiffon gown with rhinestone neckline called "Sullivan's Delight."
There's also an emerald green full-length gown with an empire waist that Wilson wore while performing in the mid-'70s - when she was pregnant. At the time, that was a bold style move; when women in the public eye were expecting, they disappeared until they had their babies and slimmed down.
"That was so rare at the time," Aden said. "They were breaking barriers for women."
Wilson eventually inherited the dresses, as each departing member handed over their gowns to her.
But the gowns weren't retired. They were altered to fit the additional members, including Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell, Scherrie Payne, and Susaye Green. (Long before social media mayhem and glossy magazines, groups would perform in the same outfits over and over again.)
"I didn't create it, it kind of fell in my lap," Wilson said, referring to the dress collection. "It was amazing after everyone had gone, I was the only one there, and I had all these gowns."
Come See About Me will be curated by Duke University African American studies professor Mark Anthony Neal. Neal, a well-known commentator on black pop culture and lifestyle issues, was in town Monday to begin work curating the exhibition, which will be organized around themes of breaking racial and gender barriers.
After all, before there was Destiny's Child, it was the Supremes that delivered the first images of feminine and elegant African American women, a deliberate plan by Motown president Berry Gordy and the label's stylist, Maxine Powell.
"They were the first 'around the way girls,' " Neal said, referring to LL Cool J's name for the girl-next-door. "Their glamour was accessible in a way Marilyn Monroe's glamour wasn't because they grew up hardscrabble in the Detroit projects. They were the American dream."


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The exposition plainly explains the most important architectural concepts and terms connected with the early Mediaeval stone building. It bases on the examples of stone structures, from the 10th up to the mid-13th century, discovered on Polish lands. The replica of the Gniezno Doors, presenting life and martyrdom of Saint Wojciech, together with the reproduction of Płock Door from the 12th century, are the highlights of the exhibition.
The State Archaeological Museum presents the history and culture of the inhabitants of the Polish lands, from the Stone Age to the times of the first Polish rulers.


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That's right. It's finals week.
Which means you and your books are getting pretty cozy, right?
Which also means that you have no patience for reading more instructions, right?
Which is why this week's Wooly Wednesday is more of an inspiration than an instruction: a book jacket!
This bit of knit-spiration come from the craftivore, and although it looks insanely difficult to get all the words and pictures etc., the actual concept seems pretty straightforward: knit (or crochet) a rectangle large enough to cover your book, and then fold the flaps in and sew them together to get it to stay on your book.
Simple – unlike basically everything else during finals.
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iOS 8 Download IPSW for iPhone iPad iPod Touch, guys just now Apple has announced iOS 8 at WWDC 2014 along with Mac OSX Yosemite. iOS 8 comes with a lot of improvements and added features, specially an API system for third party Apps to share and contribute to your system default functions. We all might have faced the situation when we wanted to send a picture to a friend via whatsapp right from the Photos app but we can't since the sharing option of the default Photos app was limited to Apple's default sharing list, but now with the help of these new APIs whatsapp can get access to the images for sharing.
Well yes i know what you were thinking, why was this feature not implemented before, that was for security reasons. You may already know Apple takes security very seriously, specially with iOS and they never wanted to give third party apps access to your private data, that is why they came up with these sets of APIs. These APIs works inside sandboxes, for those who don't know sandbox means to keep things (in this case apps) isolated from the host system. The only time these third party apps can access your data like photos is when your allow or ask them to and only that particular data that you want them to, keeping your data safe and secure.
Apart from that iOS 8 also have a set of Apps dedicated to your health, named as Health kit these apps will help you to keep track of your health in the most modern and efficient way possible, giving your overviews of your health when and how needed, it also comes with collaboration with leading health institutions what make doctors aware of your health condition if critical.
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Hotti first appears in Phoenix Wright: Justice For All; Reunion, and Turnabout when Phoenix goes to the clinic to inquire about Ini Miney, a patient who was discharged from there 6 months ago. Obviously, being an attractive female patient, Hotti remembers her and even stole her license photograph that was used to reconstruct her face after her terrible burns sustained from a car accident.
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An oldie but a goodie .... I ADORE this video. It's saved in my favourites, I watch it every now and again just to laugh, and remember how important it is to not take life so f*cking seriously. This guy rocks.
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Chef Ramsay continues his pursuit of a chef worthy of running a kitchen in a multi-million dollar restaurant in this week's Hell's Kitchen. We are down to six chefs as the start, and by the end, the sweet Maribel leaves, bringing us our final five.
Maribel took some time out of her day to talk to us about her experiences. She tells us about working with Ramsay, her fellow contestants and what she's doing next.
IGN TV: Do you think that your personality was accurately represented by the show?
Maribel: No. I think that umm No! They made me seem like I was a crybaby and couldn't stand to be away from my family another minute longer and that kind of pissed me off a little. Only because I'm a stronger person, I'm more outspoken, but that wasn't shown.
IGN TV: I definitely got the impression that you were very soft-spoken and in the background. That's not the way you were at all?
Maribel: No, that's not the kind of person I am. And anyone who knows me from any of my other jobs, they called me a miserable bitch because I was constantly screaming.
I've never worked with women before. The ones that I've come into contact with before were always, like, sandwich makers. And here I am with all these women who are crazy and I have no other choice. I gave my 2 cents and they never wanted to hear anything I had to say. Here I am, a cafeteria worker from Brooklyn and I guess I didn't have enough experience for them and they didn't want to hear it. So I just got so annoyed with them that I just let them screw themselves.
IGN TV: That didn't end up working out for you.
Maribel: No, it didn't. (laughs) But that's ok, that's ok.
IGN TV: How much did your past cooking experience help you with Hell's Kitchen?
Maribel: Not much, only because I didn't really get a chance to show it. The only thing I can say as far as my experience is that I learn really quickly. If you've been watching the show, you can tell that Chef Ramsay never really screamed at me more than once about one particular thing. 'You made it raw, you need to do it again.' OK, but I never had a problem with it again. Unlike the other girls, where they're making 40 portions of lamb and all these different things and you can't get it right and you're the chef of who knows where. I didn't really get a chance to do my thing.
IGN TV: Is Gordon Ramsay really as mean as he seems on television?
Maribel: Everything you see on television is real. Even though some people might think that it is an act, it's not. It is all real. I think that outside of the kitchen, he was very nice and pleasant to be around. But unfortunately, you work with him in the kitchen. He is the chef and you are his cooks. Unless you win one of these little competition things, you won't be able to see the nice side. And with that, I kept my distance, because I know if he's smiling one minute and you get back in the kitchen and he's screaming at you, it makes you look like a fool.
IGN TV: Were there any scenes cut that you wish had been shown?
Maribel: Oh yeah, there were so many. There was actually even a scene where I stood up to the girls and just let them have it and they cut that out. I was like, nooooo, that was my moment to shine. I was gonna let them have it, I was gonna let them have it and no. I was waiting for it and it never happened. What are you gonna do?
IGN TV: Which was your favorite scene?
Maribel: I think the day that we had the taste test, that we won. I think that was the best day because we had so much fun. It was just fun. That challenge was fun. And it was not rocket science. Even the prize afterwards was a lot of fun. The picture on TV Guide was great. So I would have to say that was it.
IGN TV: How tough was it being on the women's team?
Maribel: Being on the women's team was really tough because, like I said before, I've never worked with women and their attitudes and their characters and the way they behave is nothing that I'm used to. You have to man up, that's what you say when you work in a kitchen with a bunch of men, and that's how I've always been and now here I am with these women who are all talking about, 'we're not going to wear underwear today for luck, we're going to go commando.' They didn't show that, but there was one day that everybody didn't wear underwear and I was like I don't understand, tell me again why do we have to do this, and they were just acting silly and doing all these things and I'm not used to it and it was very weird for me.
IGN TV: Were you surprised when he eliminated you over Sara?
Maribel: I was so surprised only because, you've seen the show, she was screwing up major and it wasn't the first time she screwed up major. And I was like, you know it's her time to go. So when I left, I was like, you are getting rid of me because of what? Give me a break, I was like 'whatever man. You have to suffer with her a few more days.' He'll see what a screw-up she is.


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It is remarkable to me how economists can continue to push on and not be disillusioned about the disconnect between their work and reality. I'm not saying that what economists do are naive, useless or unrealistic. In fact, I think economics should represent the ideal state of affairs of transactions and give-and-take. But there are many things in reality that will always distort economics and affect the elasticity of the supply-demand of some resources.
Off-handedly I can think of the following very basic supply-demand distortions:
Minimum wages/employment
When an industry experiences lessened demand for its good or an oversupply in production, a firm should do something to reduce cost in order to stay afloat, and a part of this is linked to employment conditions. A free market dictates that wages are fluid in order for it to function well and should decrease when costs rise. But the reality is that labour often organises itself to resist such wage-decline and employment changes.
Lack of labour fluidity
In a nutshell, the free market states that the system always remains in equilibrium because of resource mobility. In the arena of labour, when one industry declines, another has to rise and this should pose no problems as labour can relocate itself to fill up the demand in those new industries. But this hardly happens easily. When a worker faces the prospect of leaving his/her current job for another, he/she has to learn new skills and sometimes give up a whole way of life. The global free market also largely overlooks the fact that traveling across borders, implicitly asserted as necessary, poses a great deal of inertia.
Another supply-demand curve distortion is marketing. It basically seeks to exploit consumer psychology to somehow keep demand high despite price increases. Price should be an indicator to the consumer of his/her utility for the good, and by right if the good doesn't change, a price increase should reduce consumer demand for it. But because of marketing, the price mechanism is affected and consumers continue purchasing goods despite price increases.
These things often create distortions that have to be compensated somewhere else in the market, but the repercussions aren't often traded off one-to-one, also because the consequences are unforeseen.
There are more I can think of if I decide to stretch my imagination, but the idea of economics being largely idealistic and somewhat utopian remains given how it can be distorted. I'm still for the idea that its role as an objective, neutral and rational prescription for policy or other matters is great, but in the hands of self-interested people with the know-how for exploitation and utility maximization (which just sounds downright political to me) this doesn't quite make sense.
But that's why sometimes I still have my reservations for blaming free markets alone for the plight of the third world, the lower class and the poor - it is really the people who want to run the free market in a political manner that results in the class inequalities of today. Sweatshops wouldn't happen if corrupted governments and their poor regulations can be exploited to keep labour oppressed (recall institutional strength - good legal frameworks - as an importance precursor for free markets), and fast food companies wouldn't be on such a roll if policy wasn't so strongly dependent on commercial interests (recall the separation of the state and economics as cardinally ideal). Seriously, what kind of justification can one conjure up to lobby against improved safety guidelines for workers?
That's why it looks kind of like abused medicine to me; something created in order to cure but instead misused as a drug.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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MEEC Conference 2018 Session Proposals Open!
Submit a session for the 10th Conference Anniversary
The MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase is Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Martin's West in Windsor Mill, MD. The Conference will be a full day of presentations, exhibits and networking, designed to bring together MEEC Members and Vendors in both an educational and social atmosphere.
As always, the sessions presented by MEEC Members and Vendors are critical to the success of this conference. Member-focused sessions are always highly rated by our attendees. In the past, Member/Vendor sessions have showcased case studies, the work they have done, their experiences, new tools, new ideas and new approaches to the use of products/services purchased from MEEC agreements. Here is your chance to help others by presenting on a topic that supports technology in education. (Please note the addition of Member-only Fast-Track Sessions.) The deadline for session submissions is January 16, 2018 at noon.
- delivered by an individual or a team
- delivered by Member only, Member with a Vendor, or Vendor
- intentionally 50 minutes long so your prep is reasonable and the presentation concise
- explanatory in nature (how products are used/implemented/changed the culture) and not a sales pitch. This is particularly important when Vendors are presenting with Members.
Member only Fast-track Sessions
- Contains three (15 minute) presentations offered back-to-back by different MEEC members
- Encourages use and usability of products under contract with MEEC
- An example could be an easy to use technology that replaced an inefficient/manual process
- Does not include Q&A
- Required to submit the PowerPoint a week prior to the Conference (10 slides max)
The MEEC Conference Team will be determining which proposals have wide interest and appeal as the submissions are evaluated. Our aim is to balance the program for product/software/service among K-12, Higher Ed, Libraries and general topics. Sessions that offer wide appeal to the MEEC Membership will be rated highly. The MEEC Conference is attended by staff from Information Technology, Purchasing, Instructional Technology, Instruction, Administration, End-users etc. Not all submissions are awarded a session.
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Rodney Anderson is our president and co-founder and the "burritoer" behind Pancheros. The Pancheros' story is a humble one. Rodney spent his fair share of time frequenting local taquerias around Chicago while getting his MBA. Applying his newly acquired college education, he realized there was a fundamental issue with the supply and demand of burritos – mostly, that there was a high demand but low supply. He set out to fix that by opening Pancheros and satisfying the demand for superior burritos. The rest is history, and we've been rolling great burritos ever since. (You can see our history in a convenient timeline located on this page!).
Each Pancheros' tortilla is made and pressed fresh on the spot. No two are the same. Like snowflakes, only prettier, tastier, and much better suited for bundling up beans and salsa.
Our tortillas won't let you down. Ever. Because they're fresh, they're structurally sound. In other words, it's not gonna fall apart, re-routing a big glob of guac to your chinos. Your mouth wins. Your pants win. Everybody wins.
We like it simple. So we said no to fryers, freezers and all things involving photons. We just need a bowl for dough making. A press for turning that dough into tortillas. And a grill for filling them with the freshest ingredients.
With Bob's help, we've torn down the walls that once stood between meat and rice, between beans and salsa. Ingredients can now co-conspire as one. Bob has single-handedly revolutionized burrito eating, and eating, forever.
Having started Pancheros in Iowa, Rodney had the unique disadvantage of catering to a small audience. This wasn't Chicago, L.A. or N.Y., where you can disappoint customers and new ones are just around the corner to try you. Perfection was demanded from the beginning in order to keep current customers wanting to come back. Sure enough, by focusing on the food and operations, with a heavy nod to customer service, Rodney won over Iowa City and became a staple of the downtown experience. That mentality of fighting to keep every customer continues to drive the popularity of Pancheros today. With a focus on operations, customer service, and simplicity Pancheros has replicated success all over the country.
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Did you know that water from the rain and heat from the sun can deteriorate the quality and life-span of leather, suede, felt, cotton, and other materials? Wild Earth has got you covered with a wide selection of products that include cleaning and waterproofing sprays, reproofing wax, creams, clothing and leather waterproofers, boot reproofers, and other waterproofing supplies.
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Waterproofing Wax, Spray, Conditioner or Cream?
With so many products for maintaining your outerwear how do you know what to choose for your specific items? Some are designed specifically for leather, suede or fabric – and creams, sprays, waxes and liquids are all available at Wild Earth.
Below is a brief guide to some options:
- Outerwear waterproofer - increases durable water and stain repellency to all outdoor fabrics.
- 2-in-1 cleaner and waterproofer – liquid that cleans and reproofs all outdoor fabrics in one wash cycle.
- Clothing and equipment cleaner – for wet weather clothing and equipment, reviving breathability and water repellency.
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Could there be a baby Penn on the way? Just weeks after rumors surfaced that Charlize Theron and Sean Penn got engaged over the holidays, the possible baby gossip has started to stir. When the actress, and mom-of-one, stepped out to support Penn's Help Haiti Home Gala earlier this week, many suspected that Theron was sporting a baby bump! Could it be true? Take a look at the evidence:
Once we move past the obviously gorgeous beaded black frock and look at Theron's profile, it sure seems like the actress could be concealing a little plus one!
More from The Stir: Charlize Theron's Toddler Throws a Tantrum So Big the Cops Show Up
Sure, blame it on the cut or the possible style of the dress, but fans immediately responded with their pregnancy predictions.
Theron is already Mom to 3-year-old Jackson and Penn has two children with ex-wife Robin Wright, but it's very possible that the duo could soon be expanding their family.
But for now, we'll just have to eagerly await the official confirmation.
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Perfect favors are in the bag! These unique favor containers are a must for your mint green wedding, bridal showers, birthday parties and more. Fill each charming little mint green purse with small favors or candies for your guests to find inside. Paper. Each 3" x 1 1/4" x 2 1/2" purse has a satin handle and bow. 24 per pack.
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Labor Day
Was quite uneventful except for the drive. Less the drama at home it was pretty much relaxing and greatly-needed. I visited friends I've been meaning to visit for along time and learned a few things about myself that I want to share.
I'm a hypocrite on many things. I've made peace with that.
I may listen and understand, but I don't state that enough with positive feedback. Instead I argue.
Analytical minds--that is, perfectionists--tend to overanalyze everything, including themselves. Wait, that's me too.
"Patience is a virture." And it is a virtue which I do not possess in great quantities, though that too I am working on.
I've also learned that sometimes the greatest feeling of complacency and contentment can be found on a cool breezy day when the sun is shining just enough to feel warm on your face; when the scent of the earth fills the air and the intoxicating aroma cleanses your body; when God's beauty is on full display and his truth hidden in science yet undiscovered; when everything seems right only for a moment, but that moment is eternal.


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PotatoEurope 2017 demonstrates knowledge
The theme of the 2017 edition of PotatoEurope is 'Potatoes feed/meet the world'. It features over 260 exhibitors and offers many opportunities to gain practical knowledge. The trade show hosts a wealth of demonstrations, showing how the international potato world is preparing for a sustainable future with the help of technological advancements. In less than three months' time, a predicted 15,000 visitors can have close look at the 13(!) trial fields of PotatoEurope 2017, that provide a treasure trove of information.
Trial fields
In the centre of the event site, thirteen trial fields have been laid out by the companies Vandinter Semo, Schaap Holland, Certis Europe, BASF, Belchim Crop Protection, Bayer, Agrifirm, Eurochem Agro, Kreglinger, ADAMA and Caithness Potatoes, who will all be showing a wide range of activities.
For example Vandinter Semo, a breeding station for crucifers (also known as trap crops), will show on its trial field specific crops that can control the nematodes that threaten the cultivation of potatoes. The company doesn't claim to offer the solution for all nematode problems. Instead it will show that, by effectively using the right green manure crop, growers are able to reduce nematode populations to below the damage threshold.
On the Schaap Holland trial field at PotatoEurope, the company from Biddinghuizen will show visitors that it can also provide a wide and versatile range of seed potatoes for the national and international potato sector. In that context, the company has planted the following varieties: Amora, Arcade, BH 07 100, Ibiza, BH 01 30, Aromata, JDS 07 p1, Sevilla, Maritiema, Alexia, Cartagena, Valencia and Gerona.
On the Certis Europe trial field, the company will be showing the control of second growth of several varieties that either were or weren't treated with the Crown MH germination regulator in 2016. In addition, Certis will present the effect of its Quickdown product both for pre-emergence weed control and as a haulm destroyer.
During PotatoEurope BASF will focus on the new dormancy extender 1,4SIGHT. This inhibitor has a natural origin and can keep potatoes dormant for a long period of time without any quality loss. In addition to sprouting regulation, BASF is also active in developing new fungicides. On its trial field, the company will present a new product against Rhizoctonia.
Belchim Crop Protection is launching Beloukha this year as a new haulm destroyer in potatoes. The company describes this as a product based on pelargonic acid (which is also known as nonanoic acid). Beloukha has a natural origin, is quick-acting on contact and does not leave any residue.
On its trial field, Bayer wants to show that it is possible to achieve a balance between providing sufficient and healthy food for the growing world population, and sustainable agriculture. According to the company, the combination of high-quality varieties, correctly applied organic and chemical crop protection products, decision-supporting systems and collaboration forms the basis for sustainable agriculture. During PotatoEurope Bayer will be showcasing a number of new, sustainable advancements, both at its stand and out in the demonstration field. For example, Bayer will present new developments in the domain of weed control as well as a new organic solution for the control of Rhizoctonia. Last but not least, the company will also be focusing on Phytophthora and the role of Infinito in controlling it.
Agrifirm is introducing its new fertilisation concept for coated fertilisers in potatoes during PotatoEurope. The company has spent the past three years researching the application of coated fertilisers in potatoes and its findings show that they significantly improve the nitrogen efficiency. The nutrients are released gradually as a result of the coating. This prevents nitrogen being washed away and reduces the number of spreading sessions needed. Another area of focus will be crop protection applications that help to raise the yield. The 'Spuitweerwijzer' app and the 'BeperkVirus' app provide advice about the right time of the day/week to deploy crop protection agents in order to reduce the amount of agent needed and to achieve the crucial and optimal duration of impact. Furthermore, the new Phytophthora application offers growers the opportunity for a preventive crop management strategy that results in the adequate utilisation and choice of products. Last but not least, Agrifirm will be showcasing green manure crops that are suitable for every crop production objective.
Eurochem Agro is showcasing a broad spectrum of trials related to nitrogen fertilisers with and without various nitrification inhibitors.
The final two companies in the trial fields are ADAMA and Caithness Potatoes, demonstrating talents from two different worlds. In addition to upcoming and existing varieties from Caithness Potatoes, the duo will also explain how to alter the number of tubers of the varieties using ADAMA's germination regulator Talent in comparison with mechanical cooling. Talent is an agent based on caraway oil, an essential oil. For the entire storage season, Talent is misted in the storage area with forced ventilation. This puts an end to top sprout dominance and increases the likelihood of more germination in more eyes which will produce more sprouts and thus result in more tubers. It is not unusual to see 10%-plus increase in the yield in the seedling level. On the other side of the trial field is an assortment of varieties from Caithness Potatoes. The company's flagship variety remains the farmer's potato called Valor: a strong grower with a high yield. Other varieties on display include Argos, Divaa, Marvel and Celine as well as the newcomers Libertie, WW 09-94 and Marcelle. Marcelle has additional Y-virus resistance, making it good to breed in countries under high virus pressure. The Phytophthora-resistant varieties Cammeo, Passion and Tentation will be on display, which are interesting for both the regular and the organic sector.23 June 2017


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Kathryn Aldrich 5/14/08
Here's one of the sources where I saw this tidbit. I don't believe it because Edward II and Isabella were a long, long time before George.But here's the source:
Aldrich/Aldridge Coat-of-Arms
Various coats-of-arms have been used by various Aldrich armorial families in England. From very early times, these arms appeared in visitation pedigrees, on records of grants and confirmations by the College of Arms, in monumental inscriptions, and on seals. One used is "Ermine On A Chevron Engrailed Argent Between Three Griffins' Erased As Many Lozenges." Another belonging to the Aldridge family is "Vert, On A Fesse Or Between Three Garbs Of The Second, A Crown Enclosed by A Mound and a Bird Azure, Two Leaves In Saltire In The Crown of The First." The oldest Aldrich coat- of-arms is written in the ancient language which was created by heralds in the 12th century; with these arms: "Or, on a Fess vert a bull passant argent." (Reference Source: Burke's General Armory) This coat-of-arms is displayed as the fronts- piece.
While the manorial gentry as a class were considered armorial and entitled to bear coats-of-arms and did use them, the yeomanry (or copyhold farmers) as a class were not considered armigerous and did not make pretensions to coats-of- arms. The ancestors of George Aldrich are not clearly established as yeomen but assume that they were according to the available sources. However, information referring to the Boston Evening Transcript, Query No. 2480, 3 Feb., 1932 stated:
George Aldrich, born in Derbyshire, Eng. was the son of George Aldrich of London, Eng., tabloted in Cheam Church "Descendant of William Aldrich of Norfolk who married Mary, daughter of Isabella of France and Edward II of England.''
Isabella was a daughter of Philip IV of France and sister of Charles IV. George Aldrich came to New England in 1631. 1644 lived at Braintree. His will dated at Mendon, Mass., Nov. 2, 1682 and proved April 26, 1683.
We therefore conclude that most evidence available indicates George Aldrich was not of armorial descent; however, do keep in mind the above information and decide for yourself if you wish to display a coat-of-arms.
From: George Aldrich Genealogy, Service Press & Litho Co.,Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1971
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Jess said "Let's make bunnies!" Yes, lets..... and so here is the result of our hand sewing....
Jess's sitting bunny reminds me of the Velveteen Rabbit story (by Margery Williams)..... another favourite of mine......if you haven't had the pleasure of reading this lovely story with your children, then it is a must to look up.
The perfect day for outside photography......
... and of course where there is one bunny, you will always find more......
The original pattern for these guys is from Sew Soft Toys by Karin Neuschutz, available from here LINK
The bunny pattern from this book is not one that I have sewn up very often, though the book contains patterns of many of my old favorites, before I began designing my own patterns.
The original pattern is intended for fur fabric and so the end product is much fluffier and works well. When sewn with felt it is a bit narrow in the head. I decided to experiment with the pattern by using an insert within the head to give it more of a 3D shape.
I also added a little tail, as again the one in the pattern works with fur fabric, but not so well with felt.
It gets a bit tricky to share this with you, however I will try. I had reduced the original pattern on a photocopier to 75% of it's original size and then the head insert is sewn in just under the nose (hopefully you can see that in the pictures below).
If you use my sketch for the insert it should measure 7 cm from tip to tip and then you will have the same size head piece for the adjusted pattern - or you could sketch your own - the more individual the better really!
Head insert and tail pattern
Steps: Using 100% Pure Wool Felt and Wool Stuffing.
Use a generous length of thread (two threads of quality cotton thread) - allow 3 times the length of thread for the length that you want to sew up.
I sew the gusset together first (blanket stitch), then keep sewing around the leg of one side to the midpoint on the bunny using the same thread - sew off.
Next, with a new thread, continue sewing from the back of the bunny, around the legs and belly, and start sewing up the neck.
Hopefully you can see (photos below), just under where the curve comes up, begin attaching the insert to one side. Sew all the way to the end of the insert and sew off.
Then begin again at the nose and sew up the other side. I fill the head and legs once the head piece is in and a couple of extra stitches along the back. I use the wrong end of a crochet hook to push the stuffing in, making sure that the legs are stuffed firmly and being careful not to push through the stitching.
Sew all the way to the bottom leaving about 2 cm length to stuff. Once firm do a few more stitches, stuff a little more and them once firm, finish off.
The ears and tail pieces are sewn together next and attached.
Finally hand embroider the eyes and nose!
Sewing on the tail....
Just a little extra!
Now these little ones below come from a book called The Nature Corner by M.van Leeuwen and J. Moeskops
Another gorgeous pattern to have a play with in different sizes and make a family of bunnies!


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Wet Friday, dropping temps expected to make for icy Saturday in County
Road conditions were icy in the region Friday morning and expected to become precarious again Friday evening and Saturday, as temperatures drop and rain turns to mixed precipitation.
The forecast prompted the NWS to issue a winter weather advisory for northern Maine early Friday morning that is in effect 3 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, warning residents of ice on the roads making travel difficult. Ice accumulations of up to a tenth of an inch are expected.
Slick road conditions appeared to have caused one tractor trailer to go off the road along a stretch of Route 161 at about 6:40 a.m. Friday near New Sweden. Temperatures in The County were rising quickly though, with highs at or around 50 degrees forecast for the day.
"Today should be just wet," meteorologist Richard Norton of the National Weather Service said Friday morning. "This evening an arctic front will move through."
At about 11 a.m., Friday, however, the weather service issued another alert about the "heavy rain and record temperatures" accelerating snowmelt Friday afternoon and evening creating the potential for clogged storm drains and flooding in some areas.
"Motorists should be alert for ponding of water on road surfaces," the alert states.
Norton said that temperatures will drop drastically starting at sunset, going from near 40 degree Fahrenheit in the late afternoon to only the teens by Saturday morning.
People can expect mixed precipitation changing to snow, according the NWS advisory.
The NWS also forecast total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches through Saturday.
With some wind, drivers also should be prepared for reduced visibility.
Several sporting events scheduled for Friday night and Saturday were cancelled in advance in anticipation of poor travel conditions. Officials called off a Nordic ski meet scheduled Friday at the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle and Saturday's alpine meet in Fort Kent. The Presque Isle girls' and boys' home basketball games against Orono on Saturday were postponed and Saturday's hockey game between the Houlton-Hodgdon-Southern Aroostook-Katahdin Black Hawks at John Bapst was called off.
Environment Canada also issued a weather warning Friday morning for flash freezing, freezing rain, snowfall and heavy rains in the Edmundston, New Brunswick, area.
"A changeover to freezing rain is expected tonight and into Saturday resulting in a prolonged period of freezing rain with significant ice accretion. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. Ice build-up may cause tree branches to break. Utility outages may occur," the agency warned.
Norton said travel conditions in Aroostook and the rest of Maine will likely vary depending on location and total precipitation.
"It all depends on the total rainfall and when road crews can get out to salt and sand," he said.


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The sailors of America and Australia in the 420 fleets and in the Laser Radial will return to defend their title of Youth Sailing World Championships next week. They will race at the 48th edition of the championship in Corpus Christi.
The sailors of America and Australia in the 420 fleets and in the Laser Radial will return to defend their title of Youth Sailing World Championships next week. They will race at the 48th edition of the championship in Corpus Christi.
While most eyes are on the Volvo Ocean Race starting this weekend, the Rolex Middle Sea Race has also begun on Saturday, 21st October 2017. There are about 104 yachts that are participating from different nations, 30 in total. This is the 38th edition of this race that saw thousands of followers and enthusiasts having come to the banks of Grand Harbor in order to see the race participants sail off. This classic offshore race would span 606 miles in the Mediterranean waters. There are a total of thousand sailors who are participating in this race with different kinds of yachts. These comprise of ocean going maxi boats that are custom built as well.
There are Corinthian sailors who are also participating in the race and for them the goal is to finish the race course in the feisty weather that is forecasted. This race was first started in 1968 and there are several tales associated with every edition of the race. For instance, the IRC time correction guideline is the basis on which the winners of the race would be decided upon this year. There is wide gap given so that the fleet can expect to see changes in their fortune during the course of the race.
The race started with smoke, flash and noise as artillery pieces heralded the start of the race, which are ancient bastions located in Valletta. At the start the harbor area looked as if it was a gladiator arena where the yachts jostled to get into the starting position. Some got caught out while others rushed and had to restart while others misjudged the start timing. The weather conditions were good for the yachts with ten knots of breeze that helped the boats to sail off. The fleet got off well and the sailors seem to have settled into the race whose destination is to reach Capo Passero
The 29er world championship would be hosted in the California waters beginning the last weekend of July this year and ending on the first week of August.
This year hails the 17th annual event in this world championship where participants would arrive from countries like New Zealand, Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, British Virgin Islands, Brazil and others like Hong Kong and Argentina. About 40 teams would be participating from US. There would be a sailing clinic organized by ABYC and a 29er US Nationals race would be held from 25th to 28th of July. The 29er teams would be mostly young men sailing though all female teams and co-ed groups are expected to participate as well. The top team would receive trophies as well as the top girls' team and the top youth team. (more…)
Often regatta events fall flat due to unfavorable wind conditions as it happened at the Kinsale Yacht Club.
For all the sailors the racing conditions were challenging. The first race saw the three fleets struggle to reach the finishing line. By then there was an ebbing tide and the wind was dying down. This fleet had several newcomers, including laser radial vessels as well. Most sailors realized that patience is a virtue that is a must when you are sailing. Hence, in the afternoon when the second race commenced the wind died down and the fleet were called back to shore.
The Virgin Islands Sailor of the Year Award for 2016 was handed out recently and Cy Thomson was the recipient of this award. He has several accolades to his credit, such as being a two time winner in the Olympic laser category. The award was organized by the Virgin Sailing Association.
He has qualified for Rio 2016 and had even trained with top sailors for the competition. The last nine months that led to the competition saw his dedicated efforts to push his sailing skills to higher levels, putting aside business opportunities and personal life events as well. This is expected as per his lineage, Thomas being the grandson of Rudy Thomson, who was one of the first Olympic sailors from the region of US Virgin Islands. (more…)
America's Cup 2017 is going to start soon and its buzz has created a lot of changes in the sailing world.
Lir Bermuda's business development manager And Mary Geraghty said, 'Though the Bermuda Island is at the pinnacle because of America's Cup wave, the demand for sailing wear has increased to a great extent. The demand is high all over Bermuda and people are looking for quality gear.
Outdoor enthusiast and Keen sailor Ms Geraghty, alias MJ, said: "America's Cup has boosted the sale of sailing related stuff. Everyone wants this adult, children, women, every one. The requirement for gear increases to great extent." (more…)
John B Kilroy Sr was a pioneer in real estate as well as in sailing. He was considered a pioneer as well as a mentor and philanthropist. He passed away at the age of 94 years on 29th September 2016. Jim had his early days as a crew member on boats and many, such as Terry Lalonde knew him from those days.
With his passing away, many of his friends and those who knew him talk about how his life was a rag to riches story. Known as Jim among his friends, Kilroy's story can be compared to a poor guy who rose to be a giant. He was the youngest among three children in a family that was abandoned and fatherless. The family lived in Ruby, Alaska. Jim was driven by a desire to make up for all the shortcomings that had come about their family as their father abandoned them. He wanted to demonstrate the opposite of such weakness. (more…)


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Event Management 18(1) Abstracts
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Educating the 21st Century Event Management Graduate: Pedagogy, Practice, Professionalism, and Professionalization
Charles Bladen and James Kennell
University of Greenwich, Business School, Greenwich, UK
This article discusses whether event management can yet be classified as a bona fide profession, how staff working in the industry can be effectively professionalized, and how professional university education programs can be better designed to achieve this end. The article discusses the findings and limitations of some of the existing literature concerning professionalism within event management, and whether event management can yet be wholly described as "a profession" according to conventional definitions. The event management profession and event management education are discussed in terms of improving pedagogy in relation to the requirements of event industry practice. Finally the work concludes that the challenges of educating future event professionals require a rethink of events education so as to develop more reflective practice.
Key words: Event management; Education; Professionalism; Pedagogy; Professionalization; Events industry; Reflective practice
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Emerging Professionalism in the Event Industry: A Practitioner's Perspective
Steve Brown
Tourism Department, School of Humanities and the Creative Arts, Flinders University of South Australia
Since the 1980s the event industry has seen unprecedented growth in the number of festivals and events that are staged. Parallel to this growth has been a rapid growth and development in the number of researchers and practitioners investigating and writing about festivals and events. This article is an exploration (and an Australian practitioner's perspective) of the dynamics of the contemporary event industry as it strives to be recognized as a profession and the influences, impacts. and barriers that face the event practitioner seeking to professionalize. These influences, impacts and barriers include: the shift from an event management-predominant to an event design-predominant paradigm; the increasing priority for economic event outcomes; the advent of an overarching risk assessment and management regime; and the role of the practitioner academic.
Key words: Festivals; Events; Event design; Event management; Professionalism; Practitioner academics
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Event Management Education and Professionalism: The View From the Trenches
Jeff Jiang* and Steven Wood Schmader†1
*Department of Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management Department, California State University, Chico, CA, USA
†International Festivals & Events Association, Boise, ID, USA
Little research effort has examined the perspective of those who work in the complex and rapidly growing field of event management on whether they perceive their own field as a profession, and what role event management education should play in the professionalization of the field. The purpose of this article is twofold: 1) it examines whether event management can be indeed considered as a profession based upon existing literature and the attributes of professionalism as defined by those in the events industry; and 2) it provides a unique perspective from the viewpoint of current industry leaders on whether event management is a profession, what characteristics constitute event management professionalism, and the role of event management education (academic vs. professional) in affecting the professionalization of event management. Seventeen event management industry leaders, from five continents and seven countries, provided responses to an electronic survey. The results indicate that while noticeable efforts for event management to become a fully recognized profession have been made, additional work is still needed. Namely, a joint effort is required by both industry and academia to identify commonalities and design the event management education system to better address the industry's rapidly increasing professional development needs.
Key words: Education; Event; Management; Profession; Professionalism; Professionalization
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The Professionalization of Festival Organizations: A Relational Approach to Knowledge Management
Raphaela Stadler, Simone Fullagar, and Sacha Reid
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia
In this article we examine the emergence of knowledge management (KM) within the professionalization of festivals and events. The growing complexity of festival management places pressure on organizations to effectively manage "knowledge" in order to succeed. Knowledge is commonly conceptualized as information that can be stored or itemized through checklists. We offer an alternative conceptualization of KM as a relational construction shaped by the organizational culture and structure. We develop this relational approach through a case study of the Queensland Music Festival (QMF) to examine the construction of KM roles and responsibilities. Our ethnographic research and qualitative analysis identifies how QMF implicitly utilizes chief knowledge officer, knowledge broker, and knowledge worker roles. These roles were successfully performed over a short duration and yet they were not defined or explicitly stated. We discuss how the culture and spatial organization of work teams contributed to a collective understanding of the value of sharing and creating knowledge. With growing professionalization we argue that festival organizations will increasingly develop a more self-conscious awareness of the significance of KM language and practice. The findings will enable festival managers to better understand how KM processes are embedded within an organizational culture and contribute to organizational learning.
Key words: Knowledge management; Festival organizations; Professionalization; Organizational culture; POD structure
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Business Events and Friendship: Leveraging the Sociable Legacies
Carmel Foley, Deborah Edwards, and Katie Schlenker
University of Technology, Sydney, Lindfield, NSW, Australia
Business events are celebrated for their contributions to community and industry. They are understood to be shared social contexts in which people meet to advance knowledge, sell products, and network. Less celebrated and, arguably, less understood is that business events provide a context for the development of friendships. In 2011 an online survey was conducted with the delegates of five international business events held in Sydney, Australia in the period 2009–2011. The survey was designed to investigate business legacies of the events (such as investment opportunities, research collaborations) rather than sociable legacies. However, a surprising number of references to friendship were made in the "additional comments" sections of the questionnaire. Reflecting on this finding, this article argues that friendships forged at business events contribute to, respectively: the well-being of delegates, association membership levels, conference attendance, retention of personnel in the profession, successful research and professional collaborations, and creativity and innovation in the sector. Business event planners can maximize opportunities for sociable outcomes among delegates by designing warm and inviting event spaces that facilitate interaction, and by providing social space for the development of relationships, optimal conditions for sociability, and opportunities for play to stimulate creativity and build community.
Key words: Business events; Legacies; Friendship; Sociability; Play; Venue design
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The Motives of Ambassadors in Bidding for International Association Meetings and Events
Leonie Lockstone-Binney,* Paul Whitelaw,* Martin Robertson,* Olga Junek,* and Ian Michael†
*College of Business, Victoria University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
†College of Business, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE
As destinations contest the rights to host international association-based meetings and events, competitive points of difference in the bidding process can mean the success or loss of a bid. One of these points of difference has been the growth of ambassador programs worldwide. These programs consist of influential, high-profile individuals, representing their particular industry body or association. Ambassadors work together with destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and meetings/conference professionals in putting forward bids to their association for future events. To understand the motivations of ambassadors in bidding for international meetings and events, an exploratory study employing an online survey was conducted with ambassadors from three programs, one based in Australia, one based in Southeast Asia, and one in the Middle East. The results provide a demographic profile of ambassadors and highlight their motives for actively bidding for international meetings and events. The study adds to knowledge on a topic for which limited research has been undertaken—that of the bidding process for business events—and expands understanding of how ambassador programs, together with DMOs, can contribute to a professional bidding process for globally roaming international association meetings and events.
Key words: Ambassador programs; Bidding; Business events; Destination marketing organizations (DMOs)
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The Gran Fondo and Sportive Experience: An Exploratory Look at Cyclists' Experiences and Professional Event Staging
Graham Berridge
University of Surrey, London, UK
There has recently been a significant upsurge in popularity in cycling with not only increased participation evident but also new participants taking up cycling, especially in the UK, parts of Europe, US, and Australia. The branch of cycling that has witnessed the largest growth, in both numbers of events and participants, is the "gran fondo" or "sportive" cycle event. However, very little is known about either the organization of these events or the cultural experiences of cyclists participating in them. The focus of this article is to provide an exploratory narrative of the characteristics of a gran fondo or sportive, explored via a participant observation approach and interpreted through the use of experience theory. Drawing upon the exploratory stage of a larger "experiential ethnography" of cyclists at these types of events, the article presents observation findings from 12 event days to identify key characteristics of these events as experienced by participants. These are understood and contextualized within a discussion around the nature and concept of event experiences and related to the need for professional event organizers to identify experience components by applying models of experience within a management framework.
Key words: Gran fondo; Sportive; Cycle events; Event experience; Event management