...belonging to Wethersfield on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River bought from the Native American Chief, Sowheag, for 12 yards of trading cloth. The Native Americans of Glastonbury were members of Algonkian-speaking tribes. They lived in clans of approximately100 individuals and each group was ruled by a sachem or chief. Clans took names from features of the land where they were centered. Naubucs lived in the plains to the east, the flat area at the north end of town. Nayaugs lived near the Noisy Water at the mouth of Roaring Brook. Wongonks lived at the Bend in the River behind today’s Town Hall, where the Connecticut River turned in the 1600s. The tribes were peaceful and farmed the land. In the summer, clans lived along the river in longhouses. In winter, they moved to the hills and lived in south- or west-facing caves. In 1672, Wethersfield and Hartford were granted permission by the General Court to extend the boundary line of Naubuc Farms 5 miles to the East, purchasing the land from the natives, forming Eastbury. By 1690, residents of Naubuc Farms had gained permission from the General Court to become a separate town and, in 1693, Glassenbury came into existence. The ties have not been completely broken: the oldest continuously operating ferry in the United States still runs between South Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, also then a part of Wethersfield, as it did as far back as 1655. During the Revolution, Glassenbury was home to George Stocking’s gunpowder factory,...
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...THE STRATEGY LENSES 21 The four lenses are introduced more fully immediately after this chapter and will provide the framework for separate commentaries on each of the three parts of this book. This section introduces them briefly as follows: ● Strategy as design. This takes the view that strategy development can be ‘designed’ in the abstract, as an architect might design a building using pens, rulers and paper. The architect designs, and then hands over the plans for the builders actually to build. This design lens on strategy encourages a large investment in planning and analysis before making final decisions. It tends to exclude improvisation in strategy development and underplay the unpredictable, conservative or political aspects of human organisations. Taking a design lens to a strategic problem means being systematic, analytical and logical. Strategy as experience. The experience lens recognises that the future strategy of an organisation is often heavily influenced by its experience and that of its managers. Here strategies are seen as driven not so much by clear-cut analysis as by the taken-for-granted assumptions and ways of doing things embedded in people’s personal experience and the organisational culture. Strategy is likely to build on and continue what has gone on before. Insofar as different views and expectations within the organisation exist, they will be resolved not through rational optimisation, as in the design lens, but through messy compromises and...
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...A, THE BRITISH ACADEMY SOMERSET HISTORICAL ESSAYS SOMERSET HISTORICAL ESSAYS By J. Armitage Robinson, D.D, Fellow of the British Academy Dean of Wells 1921 London: Published for the British Academy By Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press Amen Corner, E.C. PRINTED IN ENGLAND AT THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS BY FREDERICK HALI, 76$ J 9 2/ PREFACE The writer of these pages makes no claim to be a historian, but he is concerned with the materials which go to the construction of true history. Occasionally he is led to revise the verdicts of historians on the ground of a renewed investigation of some isolated problem, or in the light of fuller information which has but lately become available. He hopes that he has done this with sufficient modesty. As a rule he has avoided direct controversy and has preferred a positive presentation of the revised position. He is well aware that when offered thus silently the corrections he desires to make are less likely to attract immediate attention than if he directly challenged fallacies which shelter under honoured names. But he writes from mere love of the subjects to which he has been drawn by the circumstances of his position and by local patriotism ; and he has experienced more than once the temporary blindness pro- duced by the dust of conflict. On the other hand he asks for criticism, ...
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...staff on Wearyall Hill, which subsequently sprouted into the Glastonbury thorn. It is believed that Jesus Christ visited there. Others are beckoned by the mystique of the Arthurian legends. Palden Jenkins describes Glastonbury as a ‘mix of cultures’ (DVD Video, 2008), many of whom were born there, others who live there for spiritual reasons, and calls Glastonbury a ‘genuine multi faith centre’ (DVD Video, 2008). Matthew Clements, custodian of Glastonbury Abbey, candidly states that the presence of Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury is a myth, and that the Abbey ‘was built by French Monks.’ (DVD Video, 2008). His sentiments seem to echo Kim Knott, Chidester and Linenthal when he states ‘what makes a place sacred depends upon the individual’s response to...
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...soy un judeo, es un estereotipo que nosotros quiere dinero y tengo un amor de dinero, y no es todo los personas quiere dinero y es solomente la historia de los judeos que el estereotipo existen. Y que es un estereotipo que tu sabes? Brian: Se que, soy un portugues, y por esso juego futbol. Esso es un estereotipo que todos los portugueses juegan futbol. Pero tambien en la escuela, es diferente dependido de la escuela pero aqui en Glastonbury creo que otros piensan que el equipo de futbol, ellos son egoistas, y piensan que son muy guapos y cosas asi. Pero, no se. Solo me gusta jugar futbol. Jason: Si. Yo sabes que un pocos de los jugadores de futbol son egoistas y presumido y otros son buenas personas y solomente quiero jugar futbol. Brian: Por esso estereotipos son malos. Personas piensan cosas de otras personas que no son necessariamente verdad. En cada lugar en el mundo, por ejemplo en espana, es la misma cosa con los jugadores de futbol. Es parte de ser parte del grupo. Jason: Si, es injusto. Brian: Umm, otros estereotipos? De Glastonbury?...
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...The clear out and in particular waste management of the event. Waste management and the clear up stage is an important factor to any event. It requires just as much planning and consideration as any other stage in delivering the event. It is important as it makes the site cleaner for the customers, which also makes it safer for customers. With the majority of festivals nowadays trying to be seen as green festivals, using proper waste management will increase the recycling levels and boost the festivals reputation for being green. Glastonbury already does by being one of the leading festivals in the UK. Waste management doesn’t only take place after the event, it begins before the event has started and takes place throughout the whole event until it finishes. This is done by dispersing different types of bins all over the campsites and site of the festival, recycling bins for bottles, cans, general waste etc. These bins are clearly sign posted with bright identifiable colours on them. “The environmental purchasing hierarchy: “rethink, eliminate, eliminate, reduce, re-use, recycle, dispose” is an approach to minimizing natural resource impact which is similar to waste management hierarchy” (REFERENCE PG 86) Having staff that collect rubbish during the day and at night once each night is finished will keep the site looking better than if it was left until right at the very end. Litter is going to be found on the floor no matter how well the event is organised....
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...This essay will discuss and present ideas relating to international music festivals and the reduction of their environmental impact. In order to explore this area it is first necessary to look at how international music festivals contribute negatively to the environment, then the processes that organisers and attendees can put in place to reduce this will be evaluated. In recent years there has been an increased interest from event’s organisers, and especially music festival organisers, in achieving sustainability (Mair & Laing ,2012). It can be argued that this interest manifests from many different sources including personal values of the organisers, demand for greening from stakeholders, and a desire to educate and provide example for groups in society. However a key driver for reducing environmental impacts of music festivals is notably the criticism that has arisen from research into the negative impacts of such events. A music festival is defined as “a performance event comprising two or more performances of live music over one or more days and at recurring periods, which is packaged as a coherent whole” (Ivan and Wijnberg, 2006). A study by Julie’s Bicycle in 2007 found that a large music festival (more than 40,000 people) in the UK including audience transport will produce in the order of 2,000 t CO2e. Approximately 500 music festivals take place in the UK annually with over 5 million people attending from across the world (Julie’s Bicycle, 2007) producing around...
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...discovered by Barker in the 1960s at a place called Wroxeter. It is also interesting to note that this place too never became a Saxon town. King Arthur’s burial at Glastonbury The place where King Arthur was buried is another evidence that is argued by many people. In 1911 the monks of Glastonbury Abbey discovered a body of a gigantic man, and it is argued that the body must have been that of King Arthur. The body was wounded severally on the head, and he succumbed to one fatal blow. The assumed bones of the wife together with the tress of her golden hair shared the oak coffin. These are some of the evidence that is argued and presented by some scholars (Field). The site was recovered by Radford in 1962, and it showed how the two slab-lined tombs of the earliest stratum of the ancient church had indeed been disturbed at that particular time (Gidlow). Also, the monks also displayed an ancient lead cross found with the burial inscribed, ‘Here lies buried the famous King Arthur with Guinevere his second wife, in the Isle of Avalon’. However, nobody can tell where the bones and the cross are currently, and this is another line of weakness in an attempt to justify the claim that the legendary King Arthur is real. Tintagel, The London Basilica, Silchester, South Cadbury Castle, Wroxeter and King Arthur’s burial at Glastonbury all are historical evidence of the existence of the legendary King Arthur (Kiernan). Nonetheless, there is no concrete or scientific to confirm the same, so it...
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...types of team work groups: Formal groups, which are structured to pursue a specific task, and Informal groups, which occur naturally in response to interests. While it is possible to learn a lot from informal groups in terms of leadership and motivation, this essay will concentrate mostly on formal groups (Janis, I. L. 1982). A successful event is one that achieves a set of pre-determined goals. These goals can be to make a certain amount of financial profit, to reach a certain number of people in attendance or to raise awareness. (Brown, N. 2013). A good example of this would be Glastonbury festival 2013. After selling all 135,000 tickets in just under an hour and a half, the event was a success grossing profits of 32.2 million. The majority of the profit was donated to multiple charities (NME magazine 2013). Another example of this would be Notting Hill carnival 2012. As opposed to Glastonbury festival, the main goals of this festival are to raise cultural awareness for the Caribbean society and to bring revenue to the local community. This event was a success as it was attended by more people than ever before and brought in an estimated £93 million to the city of London (Dugdale, 2012). Bruce Tuckman (1965) published a model for group dynamics called Forming Storming...
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...There is a large and diverse range of types of festival within the industry, from music, to sport, to dance, to gaming. Each one can be categorised in a different way depending on their scale and form. The three main sectors that a festival will fit into are the government, community and corporate sectors. This essay will explore the differences between each sector and the sub sectors within each one. The large variety of stakeholders that are involved in events will be explored as well as their relevance to the different sectors. Social and economic impacts of festivals are vast and limitless; this essay will establish some of the effects that a festival has, both positive and negative. The biggest of the sectors within the festival industry is the government sector; corporations within this sector primarily create events for social, cultural, economic and tourism causes. The government sector mainly creates mega events; these are defined by Getz (2005) as ‘must see’ events that yield extraordinarily high levels of tourism, media coverage, prestige and high economic impact for the host community. Examples of such events are the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Millennium celebrations and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee; seemingly government sector events are those that are aimed at the general public and will often combine the celebration of a significant national anniversaries and events. Silvers (2004a) defines government and civic events as those that are comprised by or for political...
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...UK Festival Market Report The UK Music Festival industry is regarded as the most successful in the world. The analysis below provides insight on the recent growth and current worth of the industry. Festival Capacity The number of festivals that take place in the UK has increased significantly in recent years. Figure 1 below shows the total annual licensed capacity of all UK music festivals from 2004 to 2009. Overall, licensed capacity has grown by c.60% since 2004 – representing a massive increase in the number of festival tickets available. However, in 2009 licensed capacity fell for the first time in the last five years (on a like for like basis) Growth of this magnitude is unsustainable, and it now appears the market has reached saturation point. A number of the ‘newer’ festivals have ceased to operate and the market appears to have matured. Clearly this end to growth has not been helped by macroeconomic conditions, but despite current issues, I believe there will be further contraction of licensed capacity in the coming years. However, this does not suggest the UK Festival Industry is performing badly. Indeed, whilst total licensed capacity has fallen marginally, evidence suggests that actual attendance at UK festivals and average spend by attendees have both remained strong in 2009. Ticket Prices During the same period of time that licensed capacity has increased by c.60%, the price of festival tickets have also risen significantly. Figure 2 below shows how weekend...
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...Investments. MCD Productions Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Gaiety Investments Limited and is based in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. MCD has an extensive history in promoting and organizing major events across the UK and Ireland, which include: * 250,000+ attendances at three day U2 show. * 80,000+ attendances at annual three day Oxegen, Kildare festival since 2000. * 80,000+ attendances at annual three day T In The Park, Scotland festival. * 80,000+ attendances at annual Slane Castle, Meath concert. Recent Developments April 2005- MCD Productions and Live Nation UK formed a partnership company called Hamsard Ltd. with each owning 50.1% and 49.9% respectively, acquiring The Mean Fiddler Music Group, which had interests in Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds festivals. August 2007- The Mean Fiddler name was sold to the MAMA Group along with some small London venues and the company established the name Festival Republic along with a new festival; Latitude. April 2008- LN Gaiety Investments - another partnership...
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...By the ninth century people all over were telling the fabulous tales and romances about Arthur and his kingdom. The common people heard them sung by bards, while in the court poets wrote different versions. In each retelling the speaker would select certain details for emphasis and introduce new elements, so that the story could be adapted to the particular time and audience. Although most historians believe that there actually did exist an Arthur, they differ on how major his role was on influencing society during his time. To understand the most widely accepted view on when and how Arthur gained fame, one must be aware of the historical time period surrounding Arthur. The unity that the Roman government imposed on Britain disappeared around 410 AD. In its place arose small villages whose rulers struggled for political and military supremacy. Around 540, a Welsh monk and historian named Gildas wrote in his book Concerning the Ruin and Conquest of Britain that The disasters that the British people suffered at the hands of the Anglo-Saxons after the Roman withdrawal were clear evidence that god was punishing them for their sins. It was during these disasters that the monk was referring to that Arthur held up resistance for the Britons against the Saxons, at a time when Britain was constantly being threatened by invaders. Through being the commander who routed the battles against the enemy and thereby saving the south of Britain from distruction of the Saxons, Arthur became the...
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...of the following are not really considered marketing activities… • Developing new products • Manufacturing the product • Setting prices • Conducting research • Training people to deal with customers • Monitoring competitors • Buying new computer equipment • Dividing up markets into segments Products are one of three things - either… 1. ______ JobCentre Plus __(intangible things like politics/health info) IDEA 2. _____cannon cameras___ (physical things you can touch) Product 3. ____Glastonbury Festival_ (things that happen or are experienced)) Service Which of the 3 types of product in the question above do the following provide (it can be more than one…) Vauxhall Cars Glastonbury Festival JobCentre Plus Product service service Canon Cameras EE mobile Tetley Tea Product service-product product Kwik Fit-s Cancer Research UK-Ide Microsoft Office-s/p What is being specifically described here? Exhange__ Relationship 1. People in Britain are willing to pay a small amount of money - for a sweet treat that they like 2. Cadbury’s provide affordable sweet treats that British people like – at a good level of profit Fill in the gaps…to provide a general definition of marketing… • Marketing is a Management___ process (involving decision-making based on information) • Marketing...
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...different genre. Rooted in both techno and house, Dog Blood's style also incorporates many heavier, dubstep elements. Often classified under acid house, Dog Blood’s sound is definitely very unique from other artists of equal acknowledgement. Since their creation in 2012, Dog Blood has come a long way from their not-so-quite humble beginnings. Their very first single, “Next Order”, very quickly made it to the top of Beatport’s techno charts. After a very busy period between both Skrillex and Boyz Noise towards the end of 2012, Dog Blood emerged from its hiatus to throw down the house at Ultra 2013, casually releasing a few singles including the smash success “Wild For The Night” remix with A$AP Rocky. Since then, they’ve played EDC Vegas, Glastonbury Festival, and now the pinnacle, Electric Zoo. We’ll be seeing you at the stage of these two geniuses on Friday at 8:45 for what promises to be a high-energy, trippy...
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