Birthday Parties
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In my research of birthdays around the world, I was recently reading Barbara Rinkoff’s (1967) book on this topic. Although… Read more.
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Another birthday tradition is poised to bite the dust. In the midst of the current dietary campaign against sugar, birthday… Read more.
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Brits Christine and David Lilley, turned 75 in 2016 within three days of one another. To celebrate, they did a tandem… Read more.
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Basic Birthday Courtesy This is me blogging angry. ANGRY. I just read an article about a 9-year-old who started this… Read more.
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The other day at work I had the opportunity to watch this video of Bronx Zoo gorillas enjoying cupcakes.… Read more.
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As organizational development folks study employee engagement at great length, I suggest a simple tool to enhance morale — birthday… Read more.
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There’s a new release exciting the gamer population. I too was excited when I saw the title. — Birthdays the… Read more.
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This blog is devoted to the media- and social media-savvy practice of celebrating birthdays at zoos around the world. This,… Read more.
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It’s time to fully embrace the destination birthday. I regularly schedule travel around my birthday as I can better justify… Read more.
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Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie
