Boston Hospitality Review: Winter 2014

The Current State of the New England Lodging Market: New England Falls Short of the Nation in 2013 RevPAR Growth by Rachel Roginsky and Matthew Arrants -- The Fall and Rise of the Travel Agent by Stephen Jermanok -- Roman Ways: The Endurance of Patterns in Travel and Hospitality from Antiquity by Bradford Hudson -- A Conversation with Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks by Christopher Muller -- Self-Confidence in the Hospitality Industry by Michael Oshin

The Melting ‘Crown of the Continent’: Visual History of Glacier National Park

Glacier National Park (GNP), located in northwest Montana, US, was signed into existence on 11 May 1910 by then President William Howard Taft. Conservationist George Bird Grinnell was instrumental in lobbying for the park’s creation and negotiated the sale with the Blackfeet Indians. As an editor of the outdoor magazine Field and Stream, Grinnell learned about the region from writer James Willard Schultz and made his first visit there in 1885. Enticed and amazed by the glaciers of the area, the high Rocky Mountain alpine terrain, and the flora and fauna that thrived here, Grinnell advocated for the creation of the park, nicknaming it the “Crown of the Continent.” Grinnell recognized glaciers as a geological wonder. As historian Gerald Diettert records in his 1992 book, Grinnell called the glaciers the “jewels” in the crown. Setting aside land to enjoy the glaciers seemed like a logical means to conserve the landscapes and ecosystems that they supported. Yet today, just about a hundred years from when the park was founded, the glaciers that form GNP’s snow-capped crown are close to extinction. [excerpt

The Commoditization of Starbucks

[Excerpt] Is the coffee empire that Starbucks built beginning to fall? In a memo sent to the senior management of the company in February 2007, Howard Schultz warned that Starbucks was in danger of losing its romance and theater, which he believes are fundamental to the Starbucks experience. He noted, “Over the past ten years in order to achieve the growth, development, and scale necessary to go from less than 1,000 stores to 13,000 stores and beyond, we have had to make a series of decisions that, in retrospect, have led to the watering down of the Starbucks experience, and, what some might call the commoditization of our brand.” Calling the memo subject “The Commoditization of the Starbucks Experience,” Schultz questioned corporate decisions to use automatic espresso machines and eliminate some in-store coffee grinding. He worried that store design decisions to gain scale efficiencies and higher sales-to-investment ratios had turned stores into sterile cookie-cutter properties, without the warmth of a neighborhood cafe. Streamlining store design was a financial decision, but the result was that stores no longer have the soul of the past. Schultz envisioned the cafes as a “third place” where people gather between home and work and feel some of the romance of the European cafe, but this feature may have disappeared, to be replaced by a chain store feel versus a neighborhood store

Herald of Holiness Volume 45 Number 41 (1956)

01 Christmas Gift by General Superintendent Benner 02 Not Far Away! by Lyle Prescott 02 None to Spare by Pauline E. Spray 02 The Christmas Glow by Nellie Amos 03 Good News for Bad Times! by Bernie Smith 04 The Gift with a Purpose by Howard W. Sweeten 05 Star of Hope by Kathryn Blackburn Peck 06 The Story of Christmas by Katherine Bevis 07 A Baby Makes All the Difference in the World! by J.E. Williams 07 Thy Glory and Thy Peace by Grace Noll Crowell 08 Books in Review 09 The Greatness of Christmas by Ovella S. Shafer 09 Today by Dale Schultz 10 The Event That Changed History by E.E. Wordsworth 11 Christmas Poetry 12 Editorials by Stephen S. Whitehttps://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh/2095/thumbnail.jp

Herald of Holiness Volume 45 Number 41 (1956)

01 Christmas Gift by General Superintendent Benner 02 Not Far Away! by Lyle Prescott 02 None to Spare by Pauline E. Spray 02 The Christmas Glow by Nellie Amos 03 Good News for Bad Times! by Bernie Smith 04 The Gift with a Purpose by Howard W. Sweeten 05 Star of Hope by Kathryn Blackburn Peck 06 The Story of Christmas by Katherine Bevis 07 A Baby Makes All the Difference in the World! by J.E. Williams 07 Thy Glory and Thy Peace by Grace Noll Crowell 08 Books in Review 09 The Greatness of Christmas by Ovella S. Shafer 09 Today by Dale Schultz 10 The Event That Changed History by E.E. Wordsworth 11 Christmas Poetry 12 Editorials by Stephen S. Whitehttps://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh/2095/thumbnail.jp

Student Research Colloquium Proceedings 2008

2008 Student Research Colloquium proceedings include the following: a schedule of the day\u27s events, acknowledgement of research sponsors, the day\u27s program, conference presentation abstracts, student presenter index, research sponsor index, planning committee, poster and paper presentation judges, registration desk, sponsors, and donors, map of Atwood Memorial Center. Invited Alumni Keynote Address: Research in Action: Helping People included the following SCSU alumni panelists: Keesha Gaskins, Executive Director of Minnesota Women\u27s Political Caucus; Bob Goff, Co-founder and owner of Goff & Howard, Inc., a public relations firm; Amy Schultz, Geropsychologist from OPAL Institute, Oregon Passionate Aging and Living. These distinguished alumni will discuss how research helps them do their jobs. Panelists will describe their careers and answer questions about the secret to their success

Feed the Soul, Celebrate Black History

News Feed the Soul, Celebrate Black History Good Eats: Local in the Winter Edition On Display in the Bush Arts Center Decisions Are Great: Lecture Series Returns Opinion “Healthy” for the Working College Student Howard Schultz and the American Billionaire Motivation From Within Cataclysmic Climate The New York Abortion Law and Its Implication Features Knights & Days at SNC Org. Spotlight: Wishmakers Entertainment Junk Drawer: Snow Day Book/Movie Sudoku Trivia Please Don’t Ruin “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” “Atlas” “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones” Cage the Elephant Returns with “Social Cues” Upcoming Events My Three Favorite Books of All time Sports Esports & Gaming Log Onto Campus The Story Behind Ohashi’s Viral Routine Bucks Busy at Trade Deadline Connie Tilley Day Upcoming Event

Herald of Holiness Volume 45 Number 41 (1956)

01 Christmas Gift by General Superintendent Benner 02 Not Far Away! by Lyle Prescott 02 None to Spare by Pauline E. Spray 02 The Christmas Glow by Nellie Amos 03 Good News for Bad Times! by Bernie Smith 04 The Gift with a Purpose by Howard W. Sweeten 05 Star of Hope by Kathryn Blackburn Peck 06 The Story of Christmas by Katherine Bevis 07 A Baby Makes All the Difference in the World! by J.E. Williams 07 Thy Glory and Thy Peace by Grace Noll Crowell 08 Books in Review 09 The Greatness of Christmas by Ovella S. Shafer 09 Today by Dale Schultz 10 The Event That Changed History by E.E. Wordsworth 11 Christmas Poetry 12 Editorials by Stephen S. Whitehttps://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/cotn_hoh/2095/thumbnail.jp

The Battle FDR Lost:The Failed Nomination of Boss Ed Flynn as Minister to Australia

Shortly after Christmas in 1942, the U.S. minister to Australia, Nelson Trusler Johnson, decided the time was right for a break from his wartime duties. Johnson and his wife, Jane, agreed that a seaside vacation with their young children was in order. The Johnson family duly motored to Narooma, about 150 miles southeast of Canberra, for what they expected to be a three-week holiday during the peak of the Australian summer. They chose the spot for its beauty—and because the children would be able to swim without worrying about sharks.The Johnsons’ holiday was cut short on January 8, when wire copy began circulating in Australia with unexpected and unwelcome news. Johnson was to be replaced as minister by a political confidant of President Franklin D. Roosevelt—Democratic National Committee Chairman Edward J. Flynn of New York. Not only would Flynn succeed Johnson in Canberra, he would be given an upgraded title—Ambassador Plenipotentiary—and expanded duties as a “roving Ambassador” in the South Pacific. He would also get nearly twice the salary Johnson was making. (Johnson was paid $10,000 a year; Flynn’s salary would be$17,000.) [excerpt