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Happy Birthday, Standard Time

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Who cared if Boston was a few minutes earlier than New York when the two were days apart on horseback. Prior to the time every major city had a "noon stick" where the sun being overhead set the time for noon and time was extrapolated from there. The railroads changed all that.

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Brewers Association Grants Will Support Events Focused on Diversity and Inclusion

Associations Now

Thoughts on a Merger Last week the craft beer industry was abuzz with discussion of a possible merger of two of the largest independent brewers in the country—The Boston Beer Company (the makers of Sam Adams) and Dogfish Head (known for its namesake 90 Minute IPA).

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Reads of the Week: September 28, 2012

Reid All About it

If you’re in NC, I recommend seeing it, or for double the pleasure, wait until October 21 when an exhibition of still-life masterpieces visits us from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Read more on DIY retooling in this New York Times article by Shaila Dewan: To Stay Relevant in a Career, Workers Train Nonstop.

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Success Breeds Pressure for Event Planners, Study Finds

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Other top cities were New York, Orlando, and Boston. The report ranks Las Vegas the top North American city for events, based on Carlson Wagonlit’s booking data: It jumped from 10th place to first in a single year. Meanwhile, the report recommends that planners keep an eye on San Diego, Toronto, and Nashville.

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Boston Globe-Union Negoatiations: Down to the Wire

Guilt by Association

Boston Globe front page: April 4, 2009. Midnight tonight Sunday is the deadline set by the New York Times Co. to wring $20 million in concessions from the union representing workers at the Boston Globe. Something like that will happen in Boston. No agreement, no Globe, according to the Times’ leaders.

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Boston Globe’s Union Writes Its Own Obituary

Guilt by Association

With sadness, I saw last night that the main union at the Boston Globe voted narrowly to reject the New York Times’ proposal to cut $10 million from the paper’s costs by cutting salaries, reducing benefits and other costs. It’s not a new idea, but it’s sound. The union members were angry.

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Local Media Association Brings Accelerator Program to Publishers of Color

Associations Now

Five big-city papers— The Atlanta Voice , The Dallas Weekly , New York Amsterdam News , Houston Defender , and The Washington Informer —are pilot papers in the initiative. Newton will coach the pilot participants, and LMA is seeking volunteer assistance in the program from industry partners. “We

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