Crowning Achievements in #Marketing #History: Conference on Historical Analysis and Research in Marketing (CHARM)
22nd Biennial – Now running from 12-15th June 2025
Host University: Brunel University London
Paper Submission Deadline: 14th Jan 2025
Direct your submission to the Program Chair: keep@tcnj.edu
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No evidence to indicate misconduct or wrongdoing concerning missing items: Canadian museum.
The Royal Ontario Museum ( #ROM ) has vigorous security procedures in place, and there has been no evidence to indicate that any objects are missing as a result of misconduct or wrongdoing, the Canadian museum told the Global Times on Sunday in response to a report that 2,234 items in its collection, including 136 oracle bones from China, are unaccounted for
globaltimes.cn/page/202412/132… #museums #Canada
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Why Aren’t Classical Statues Very Well-Endowed?
Cultural values have changed a lot since ancient Greece.
If you spend enough time with classical statuary, you may begin to ask yourself some questions that seem more appropriate to middle school health class than an art history discussion. Namely: Is it just me, or are all these dudes kind of … small?
mentalfloss.com/article/79897/… #Greece #Classicalstatues #Greek #art
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If I haven't misunderstood the meaning of "hill", a "backstuga" is not a "hill cottage". " Backe" in swedish has several meanings, and one is "slope" - and many times these houses were situated in a stony slope at the edge of a wood, where nothing could be grown - so some poor people could just as well have it.
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The medieval Ingush towers, known as "Vepshi", were built by the Ingush people, an indigenous ethnic group in North Caucasus region, between the 13th and 17th Centuries AD. These towers are located in the mountainous regions of what is now Ingushetia, Russia.
The Ingush people built these structures as part of defensive and residential complexes. #medieval #Ingush #history
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Born #OnThisDay in 1906 was American computer scientist Grace Hopper. She was a pioneer of computer programming, developing programming languages like COBOL which is still in use today. She was one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer and is credited with writing the first computer manual.
The Royal Society
@royalsociety #royalsociety #computerscience
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SURPRISE! The Titan arum is in bloom 🎉
We are finishing out a record year for the Titan's with a 4th (and final) flowering. Standing at nearly 2.5 metres, this remarkable, smelly plant is our tallest of 2024.
📍See (and smell!) it for yourself from 10am tomorrow
Kew Gardens @kewgardens
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** Insights from the Zoo, Aquarium, & Museum Benchmarks **
Five Insights to Elevate Engagement in 2025
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2024 State of Engagement in Zoos, Aquariums, and Museums
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This fragile #Christmas pudding is believed to be the last surviving from a batch of 1,000 sent to naval personnel during the Boer War at Christmas in 1900.
The puddings were commissioned by Dame Agnes Weston, a philanthropist known for her kindness to #sailors.
The National Museum of the Royal Navy @NatMuseumRN #BoerWar #militaryhistory #pudding #Christmaspudding
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Recent updates to Mastodon's web interface introduced a hovering preview window that tells you about an account when you move your mouse pointer over account names.
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in reply to Global Museum • • •Not certain about Ancient Greece but Rome had seasonal fertility festivals where they paraded enormous (wooden) phalluses through the streets so I think the context mattered a lot when depicting size.
Also, kind of an aside since it's a different culture, but there is a similar festival in Japan called Kanamara Matsuri which is still celebrated.