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An overview of marketing opportunities in wine tourism with special reference to Malta
Wine tourism has become the latest âbuzz wordâ in niche tourism marketing along with the slow-food movement. It is growing in popularity in traditional wine-making regions, such as Italy and France (old world wine), but also in the new world of wine production, namely Australia, New Zealand, and America where wine tourism is a major industry. This has been assisted by the prominent sales and exposure of their wines globally. As a result, most available research in this field has been conducted in the new world and wine-makers have a good, although not conclusive understanding of their consumers and also the wine tourist. It is an important segment with many governments supporting initiatives undertaken by wineries as they understand the value of such a market and its âknock onâ
effect on the local economy and other areas of industry such as accommodation, restaurants, and farmers. Since Malta has a tradition of wine-making, critical success factors as identified by Getz et al (2006) were considered in a Maltese context to
determine its potential as a wine tourism destination. Although, Malta does exhibit many positive criteria for success in this area, there are also many challenges. There is the need for substantial academic research in this area and further co-operation between
various stakeholders, both private and public, in order to create a synergy that could determine a positive economic outcome and opportunity.peer-reviewe
Issues in NASA program and project management
This volume is the third in an ongoing series on aerospace project management at NASA. Articles in this volume cover the attitude of the program manager, program control and performance measurement, risk management, cost plus award fee contracting, lessons learned from the development of the Far Infrared Absolute Spectrometer (FIRAS), small projects management, and age distribution of NASA scientists and engineers. A section on resources for NASA managers rounds out the publication
Issues in NASA program and project management
This volume is the third in an ongoing series on aerospace project management at NASA. Articles in this volume cover the attitude of the program manager, program control and performance measurement, risk management, cost plus award fee contracting, lessons learned from the development of the Far Infrared Absolute Spectrometer (FIRAS), small projects management, and age distribution of NASA scientists and engineers. A section on resources for NASA managers rounds out the publication
Issues in NASA program and project management
This new collection of papers on aerospace management issues contains a history of NASA program and project management, some lessons learned in the areas of management and budget from the Space Shuttle Program, an analysis of tools needed to keep large multilayer programs organized and on track, and an update of resources for NASA managers. A wide variety of opinions and techniques are presented
TRENDS IN CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE AND AWARENESS OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
The promise of agricultural biotechnology has become reality. Foods produced through biotechnology will become increasingly common in the food production and distribution system. Consumer reaction to these foods will be an important factor in determining the ultimate success of the biotechnology enterprise. This paper reviews trends in U.S. consumers' awareness and acceptance of biotechnology. Results of several national surveys show that biotechnology has not been an issue for the vast majority of consumers. Most have a positive attitude about biotechnology. This paper also presents some implications for future research and educational programs.Consumer/Household Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,
Stronger Quantum Correlations with Loophole-free Post-selection
One of the most striking non-classical features of quantum mechanics is in
the correlations it predicts between spatially separated measurements. In local
hidden variable theories, correlations are constrained by Bell inequalities,
but quantum correlations violate these. However, experimental imperfections
lead to "loopholes" whereby LHV correlations are no longer constrained by Bell
inequalities, and violations can be described by LHV theories. For example,
loopholes can emerge through selective detection of events. In this letter, we
introduce a clean, operational picture of multi-party Bell tests, and show that
there exists a non-trivial form of loophole-free post-selection. Surprisingly,
the same post-selection can enhance quantum correlations, and unlock a
connection between non-classical correlations and non-classical computation.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, substantially revised in response to referee
suggestion
âsome kind of thing it aint us but yet its in usâ: David Mitchell, Russell Hoban, and metafiction after the millennium
This article appraises the debt that David Mitchellâs Cloud Atlas owes to the novels of Russell Hoban, including, but not limited to, Riddley Walker. After clearly mapping a history of Hobanâs philosophical perspectives and Mitchellâs inter-textual genre-impersonation practice, the article assesses the degree to which Mitchellâs metatextual methods indicate a nostalgia for by-gone radical aesthetics rather than reaching for new modes of its own. The article not only proposes several new backdrops against which Mitchellâs novel can be read but also conducts the first in-depth appraisal of Mitchellâs formal linguistic replication of Riddley Walker
Results of the 1977 southern California pismo clam survey
A Pismo clam, Tivela stultorum, survey was conducted
in January 1977 on selected southern California beaches.
Effort and catch information was collected through clammer interviews. Estimates for the two day survey were 1,596
clammers spending 2,506 hours to take 6,139 clams. Comparisons were made between the 1977 survey results and
previous surveys.
Clams were collected for length and age studies. Compliance
to the 4.5-inch (114.3 mm) minimum size limit appeared to be good. (15pp.
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