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World's 10 most amazing festivals and events ABC News Share     It is one thing to see the world but it is another to experience it. Adventurous travelers looking for something extra often time their trips to see some of the world's great festivals and events. Now to help intrepid travelers there is a new book: "Frommer's 300 Unmissable Events & Festivals Around The World." This new offbeat guide looks at exciting celebrations around the globe and includes hundreds of color photos. More Securing the 2012 Olympics Infosecurity Magazine Share
There is now just under three years to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics takes place in East London. A bird’s eye view of the Stratford site shows that construction is well underway. There are concerns, however, that cybercriminals − or even cyberterrorists − will exploit the Olympics for their own ends. More Value of Olympic sponsorship questioned at Future Sponsorship Conference Indiantelevision Share
Sponsorship practitioners from all over Europe recorded a resounding vote of no confidence in London's Olympic sponsorship program and indeed Olympic sponsorship in general at ESA's annual European flagship conference, Future Sponsorship, in London. Over 200 figures from all areas of the sponsorship industry took part in a survey that asked the question – Are domestic Olympic packages good value for money? More The swine flu, as of now The New York Times Share
So far, the news about swine flu is better than expected. The pandemic may have reached its peak and is heading downward in all regions of the country; weekly deaths from swine flu have started to decline; the virus remains relatively mild; there seem to be few claims of serious side effects from the vaccine; and despite widespread complaints about shortages, vaccine supplies are steadily building up. More Coming soon to a music festival near you: The wristband racket The Irish Times Share
In years past, a conference dealing with music festivals would attract a small crowd of raddled old promoters, eager-to-cash-in farmers, a few shady types, and the occasional oddball struggling to speak sense amid all the shouting about profit margins. In contrast, London's 02 saw "1,000 delegates comprising the largest and most senior group of U.K. and European music festival industry professionals ever assembled under one roof" at the U.K. Festival Awards and Conference 2009. Given that Irish music festivals now have a significant U.K. input, what went down at the O2 could affect next year's Oxegen and Electric Picnic. More Hosting events in Vero Beach is more costly with police now charging for officers TCpalm Share
A dwindling overtime budget has forced the Vero Beach Police Department to start charging for coverage during community events, with the annual Christmas parade along Ocean Drive as one of the first being impacted. The Police Department is charging the Oceanside Business Association, which sponsors the annual parade, about $1,120 for officer overtime and traffic control, Police Chief Don Dappen said. The department previously donated the officers' time for the parade and other community events. More Heritage Festival shelved in 2010, employees terminated Downers Grove Reporter Progress Share
One of the largest free summer festivals in the western Chicago suburbs has fallen victim to budget cuts. The biggest cuts in the Village of Downers Grove 2010 budget biggest were the elimination of 25 people and suspending Heritage Festival for next year. More South Africa to set up special courts for World Cup The Telegraph Share
The 54 courts, spread across all nine host cities, will sit for 15 hours a day, beginning two weeks before the tournament and finishing a fortnight after the final. "The courts are here to speed the process," said the justice department spokesman Tlali Tlali. "There is not going to be any leniency." Just under 50 people are murdered every day in South Africa, one of the highest rates in the world for a country not at war, and the department said that there was a potential for an increase in crime during the World Cup. More 'Philistines' threaten Edinburgh science festival The Scotsman Share
One of Edinburgh's major festivals is threatened with the axe after organizers revealed they were faced with a huge funding cut. Officials at the capital's 21-year-old science festival have warned the event is likely to be wound up if the city council goes ahead with a 20 percent cut in its grant. Staff are expected to be laid off within weeks and next year's festival program is likely to be drastically scaled back. More Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal The Associated Press Share
The ceremony began with prayers in a temple by tens of thousands of Hindus before dawn. Then it shifted to a nearby corral, where in the cold morning mist, scores of butchers wielding curved swords began slaughtering buffalo calves by hacking off their heads. Over two days, 200,000 buffalo, goats, chickens and pigeons will be killed as part of a blood-soaked festival held every five years to honor Gadhimai, a Hindu goddess of power. More |
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