Indústria, mineria i artesania en toponímia rural: el cas del municipi d’Osor (la Selva)

The study presented is interdisciplinary names: the presence of place names related with industrial, artisanal or mining activities in rural areas. The main hypothesis refers to this fact; the uniqueness of industrial, mining or craft in a rural area is an important reason to influence their names, a fact that gives archaeological value, remembering economic activities now disappeared. The methodology used for the study has been usually applied in onomastic studies: compilation of names from field work, oral interviews, archival work, revision of ancient documents and revision of works and studies related to the cartography of Osor. The final conclusion is that, as proposed in the hypothesis, in a rural area as the studied, the low presence of industrial, artisanal or mining activities have generated place names that have helped in keeping the memory of economic activities now disappeared

2010 Iowa Calendar of Events

A listing of events, festivals, and other happenings in the state of Iowa throughout 2010. This listing gives the date, time, location and basic description of these events.

Iowa Smart Planning Task Force Report

In the 2010 legislative session, the General Assembly passed and the Governor signed into law Senate File 2389 (SF 2389), which provided guidance for Smart Planning in Iowa and established the Iowa Smart Planning Task Force. This Task Force was charged with recommending policies and strategies for creating a stronger planning culture in Iowa, producing more resilient and sustainable communities. The Task Force, along with its two committees and four workgroups, met throughout the summer and fall of 2010 to identify and review best practices, consult local and national experts, and craft recommendations in the best interest of Iowans. A public input process was also implemented, resulting in improved recommendations.

Alcohol consumption in late adolescence and early adulthood - where is the problem?

Risky single-occasion drinking (RSOD) is more common in late adolescence and early adulthood (approximately between the ages of 16 and 30) than in any other period in life. This is also the age when young people in Switzerland and many other European countries are legally allowed to buy and drink alcohol, but they usually do not yet have adult responsibilities. This paper reviews evidence from the international literature and provides examples of studies conducted in Switzerland demonstrating that (a) RSOD is by far most prevalent on Saturday evenings followed by Friday evenings, usually because young people go out and do not have any work or study responsibilities the next day; (b) RSOD results from drinking in private before going out ("predrinking") and accelerating the pace of drinking (i.e. increasing the number of drinks consumed per hour); (c) RSOD is often not accidental but purposeful,. to seek excitement, to have fun and to feel the effects of alcohol; (d) RSOD occurs predominantly outside the home, mostly in bars, pubs, discos or at special events and festivals; (e) RSOD often results in intended and unintended injuries and other acute consequences, which are leading risk factors for mortality and morbidity in this age group. Effective prevention strategies should include attempts to reduce opportunities to engage in heavy drinking as well as strategies to reduce its harmful consequences.

Inviting Iowa, Beautiful Land Between Two Great Rivers,1968

Contains colorful photos with descriptive captions on major tourist attractions in Iowa. A centerfold map is included and many other interesting places in Iowa are listed on the back page.

Jeanne Hersch y la fiesta como obra de arte

Este artículo reflexiona sobre el significado que Jeanne Hersch concede a las fiestas y al valor de celebrarlas, como elemento propiciatorio de orden, en el que cada cual desarrolla su función y encuentra su propio lugar. Como sea que Hersch concibe la fiesta como "una obra de arte cuya materia es un fragmento limitado de tiempo", se ha prestado particular atención a la perspectiva estética de esta pensadora.

Jeanne Hersch y la fiesta como obra de arte

Este artículo reflexiona sobre el significado que Jeanne Hersch concede a las fiestas y al valor de celebrarlas, como elemento propiciatorio de orden, en el que cada cual desarrolla su función y encuentra su propio lugar. Como sea que Hersch concibe la fiesta como "una obra de arte cuya materia es un fragmento limitado de tiempo", se ha prestado particular atención a la perspectiva estética de esta pensadora.

Special Events Planning, 2010

The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) Special Events Planning (SEP) document is a collection of Special Event Management Strategic Plans for individual events throughout the state of Iowa. The development of the SEP document focused on improving travel, safety and efficiency to and from Iowa’s largest traffic generating events through the review of event specific traffic management components. Initially, three events were selected from the state of Iowa for inclusion in the SEP document. As Strategic Plans are developed for additional events, those events will be included in the SEP document. The three initial events that are included in this SEP are: • Iowa State Fair; • Iowa State University Home Football Games; • University of Iowa Home Football Games. The Strategic Plan for each event documents existing transportation conditions for the event based on field observations, highlights positive existing practices and issues for consideration, and provides recommendations, both short and long term, to be considered as potential improvements to event operations. The objective of each Strategic Plan was, at a high-level, to analyze traffic and pedestrian flow at each event and to work with event staff, agencies and others in developing roadway, operations and safety improvements where appropriate. The SEP document is intended to be a “living” document with updates to the Strategic Plans occurring as warranted and additional Strategic Plans being incorporated for other events. The enacting of recommendations contained within each Strategic Plan is not a mandate for the responsible agency for a particular event. The Strategic Plans are intended to provide a basis for discussion between the Iowa DOT and agencies involved in the planning and implementation of transportation operations for large traffic events regarding opportunities to improve the event patron’s experience.

Un santo. Un pueblo. Estudio de la devoción a San Pedro Bautista en San Esteban del Valle.

El conjunto del trabajo busca adentrarse desde la antropología, pero con la ayuda de otras disciplinas, en la devoción de San Esteban del Valle (Ávila) hacia San Pedro Bautista; franciscano natural del mismo pueblo que fue martirizado en Japón a finales del s. XVI. O dicho de otra manera, lo que se pretende mostrar es el rol que San Pedro Bautista ocupa en la forma en que la religión católica se ha configurado en este pueblo abulense.

The Gothic in Contemporary Literature and Popular Culture : Pop Goth

This interdisciplinary collection brings together world leaders in Gothic Studies, offering new readings on popular Gothic cultural productions from the last decade. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: contemporary High Street Goth/ic fashion, Gothic performance and art festivals, Gothic popular fiction from Twilight to Shadow of the Wind, Goth/ic popular music, Goth/ic on TV and film, new trends like Steampunk, well-known icons Batman and Lady Gaga, and theorizations of popular Gothic monsters (from zombies and vampires to werewolves and ghosts) in an age of terror/ism.

Significats compartits : La festa popular, el llegat cultural d'un poble. El cas de la Festa Major a Sant Pere Pescador

Aquest treball analitza la festa popular a través de l'estudi de cas de la festa major de Sant Pere Pescador: es presenta una manifestació concreta de la cultura popular i tradicional a partir d'una pràctica quotidiana. Exposem allò que dóna significat a la festa major, quin paper hi juga a la creació d'identitat i com la gent se l'ha fet seva.

Cultural events as tourism supply in coastal Catalan resorts

During the last three decades, the number of tourism events has been growing in Catalan coastal resorts because of the recover of Catalan cultural traditions, festivals and folklore, and also because of tourism growth. Catalan tourism resorts use events as catalysers for new supply and as a mean to differentiate and singularize themselves from their competitors. The tourism potential of cultural events is undeniable but there are some problems that prevent a more effective impact as economic and regional development agents. This paper reflects some discussions and conclusions obtained from the analysis of 264 valid responses of a survey made to different Catalan event organizers in 2008 and 2009. We describe and characterize cultural event supply in coastal resorts in order to study the events tourism importance, their capacity to generate and spread economic development, and their managerial model. The analysis is made in a geographical basis, comparing the results of the territorial organization of events of the city of Barcelona, coastal and inland municipalities. Finally some considerations about event regional tourism policy and tourism development are discussed.

Political market and regulatory uncertainty: Insights and implications for integrated strategy

Managers can craft effective integrated strategy by properly assessing regulatory uncertainty. Leveraging the existing political markets literature, we predict regulatory uncertainty from the novel interaction of demand and supply side rivalries across a range of political markets. We argue for two primary drivers of regulatory uncertainty: ideology-motivated interests opposed to the firm and a lack of competition for power among political actors supplying public policy. We align three, previously disparate dimensions of nonmarket strategy - profile level, coalition breadth, and pivotal target - to levels of regulatory uncertainty. Through this framework, we demonstrate how and when firms employ different nonmarket strategies. To illustrate variation in nonmarket strategy across levels of regulatory uncertainty, we analyze several market entry decisions of foreign firms operating in the global telecommunications sector.

"Hauska kaupunki, joka toimii" : Euroviisujen 2007 isäntäkaupunki suomalaisessa sanomalehdistössä

Hirviömaskeissa esiintynyt heviyhtye Lordi voitti Ateenassa vuonna 2006 järjestetyn Eurovision laulukilpailun. Tästä johtuen Suomi toimi seuraavan vuoden euroviisujen isäntämaana. Kisat järjestettiin Helsingissä Hartwall Areenalla toukokuussa 2007. Helsingin kaupunki päätti panostaa euroviisujen oheistapahtumiin totuttua enemmän. Euroviisujen aikaisilla toimillaan Helsingin kaupunki halusi luoda vision hauskasta kaupungista, joka toimii. Vision avulla Helsinki halusi vahvistaa kulttuuriprofiiliaan ja lisätä siten houkuttelevuuttaan kansainvälisessä kaupunkienvälisessä kilpailussa. Koska kaupunkikuva rakentuu asukkaille ja vierailijoille pitkälti median kautta, tässä työssä tutkitaan, millaista kaupunkikuvaa suomalainen sanomalehdistö loi kirjoituksillaan Helsingistä. Työn tavoitteena on myös selvittää, millaisista teemoista lehdistössä kirjoitettiin ja mihin sävyyn ja vahvistiko median luoma kaupunkikuva sitä imagoa, jota Helsinki elinkeinostrategiassaan tavoitteli. Työssä on käytetty menetelmänä tekstin laadullista analyysiä, teemoittelua ja tyypittelyä. Ensisijaisena tutkimusaineistona on käytetty Helsingin kaupungin tiedotuksen ja viestinnän kokoamaa lehdistöaineistoa keväältä 2007. Toissijaisena aineistona on käytetty Helsingin kaupungin euroviisutyöryhmän lehdistötiedotteita sekä omia kokemuksia oheistapahtumien tuotantotiimin jäsenenä. Media-aineistosta erottuivat seuraavat teemat: matkailu ja turistit, liikennejärjestelyt, turvallisuus, kaupunkikuva ja strategia sekä kaupunkitapahtumat. Lehdistön kirjoittelu oli runsasta ja sävyltään hyväntahtoista. Kirjoituksista välittyi kuva onnistuneista tapahtumajärjestelyistä ja tyytyväisestä kaupunginjohdosta. Sanomalehdistön välittämän kuvan perusteella voidaan todeta, että Helsingin imago suvaitsevana ja kansainvälisenä kaupunkina, jossa on toimiva julkinen liikenne sekä turvallinen ja elävä keskusta, vahvistui. Matkailukohteena Helsingistä muodostui kuva puhtaana ja luonnonläheisenä joskin kalliina ja koleana kohteena. Parasta Helsingissä olivat ihmiset ja rento tunnelma.

Uncertainties in 4pi-gamma coincidence counting

The 4πβ-γ coincidence counting method and its close relatives are widely used for the primary standardization of radioactivity. Both the general formalism and specific implementation of these methods have been well-documented. In particular, previous papers contain the extrapolation equations used for various decay schemes, methods for determining model parameters and, in some cases, tabulated uncertainty budgets. Two things often lacking from experimental reports are both the rationale for estimating uncertainties in a specific way and the details of exactly how a specific component of uncertainty was estimated. Furthermore, correlations among the components of uncertainty are rarely mentioned. To fill in these gaps, the present article shares the best-practices from a few practitioners of this craft. We explain and demonstrate with examples of how these approaches can be used to estimate the uncertainty of the reported massic activity. We describe uncertainties due to measurement variability, extrapolation functions, dead-time and resolving-time effects, gravimetric links, and nuclear and atomic data. Most importantly, a thorough understanding of the measurement system and its response to the decay under study can be used to derive a robust estimate of the measurement uncertainty.