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International Pressure on Iranian Government to Ban Stoning Must Continue
11 July 2007
Contact: Lakshmi Anantnarayan, 212-586-0906, email@example.com
New York – Jafar Kiani was stoned to death in Iran on July 5, 2007. Mokarrameh Ebrahimi and her partner Jafar Kiani were originally scheduled to be stoned to death on June 21, 2007 for adultery. Owing to international advocacy and pressure on Iranian officials, the act of stoning was suspended in the eleventh hour by a written order of the head of the judiciary in Tehran. Two weeks following the order, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Alireza Jamshidi announced in Tehran yesterday that Kiani's sentence of stoning had been carried out on July 5, 2007, in Aghchekand.
Despite Iran's 2002 moratorium on death by stoning, a woman and man are reported to have been stoned in 2006 and Kiani's death is the latest in such incidents. In his announcement on July 10, 2007, Jamshidi also stated that 20 other impending executions will take place in the coming weeks. In lieu of current circumstances Equality Now is extremely concerned about the safety of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi and several other women who have been sentenced to death by stoning including Kobra Najjar. The Stop Stoning Forever Campaign has called on, "all citizens of the world to raise their opposition to stoning and try to save the life of Mokarrameh Ebrahimi from stoning."
Equality Now is also very concerned about the recent crackdown on Iranian women's rights advocates and civil society at large. Two advocates who were members of the Stop Stoning Forever Campaign, Delaram Ali and Alieh Eghdam Doost, were sentenced last week to imprisonment and lashings for participating in a peaceful demonstration in June 2006.
Over the past years the Iranian judiciary has displayed a lack of political will to completely ban stoning in the country. The head of the Iranian judiciary, Ayatollah Shahroudi, passed a moratorium on stoning in 2002, but death by stoning continues to occur. On June 20, 2007 Shahroudi also issued a written order suspending the stoning of Kiani and Ebrahimi, but Kiani was stoned to death two weeks later. Equality Now Executive Director, Taina Bien-Aimé stated, "What is the use of a moratorium on stoning or a written order suspending the stoning if local judges can decide on these cases independently and they continue to carry out stoning sentences?" She continues: "The judiciary in Iran must irrevocably reverse all current sentences of death by stoning for so-called "immoral acts." What is immoral is the act of stoning, and all other forms of violent and inhumane punishments, which the Iranian government must ban immediately."

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Mr. Giant Taco Salad Inventor: Genius!
Bud Light salutes the giant taco salad inventor as a Real Man of Genius. Although I find this funny, I have to agree. Whoever came up with the brilliant idea to call a 12,000 calorie entree a "salad" is my personal hero, so bring on the guacamole baby! (And okay, sprinkle a few shreds of lettuce on top.)


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Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke has detailed four key issues that need to be addressed by the owners of the $6.4 billion Alpha Coal project before the approval process for the mine can be restarted.
They include undertaking more species habitat surveys and ensuring the building of the rail line to Abbot Point doesn't affect Great Barrier Reef marine life. 'Stopping the clock' does not mean stopping the process. In fact the process has progressed significantly," Mr Burke said.
"I am confident this assessment process will result in sound environmental protection outcomes and we will have a determination in time for the company's deadline for an investment decision."
"This is a common practice to ensure my department has all the necessary information for a fully informed decision – once this additional information is provided, the clock will be restarted and a new statutory deadline will be set."
Mr Burke's takeover of the process was followed by a letter from Prime Minister Julia Gillard to the states reaffirming her plan to slash green tape on major projects, further isolating Queensland over Alpha Coal.
Ms Gillard said Queensland's actions threatened the entire state-federal agreement to streamline environmental vetting of projects.
The project's proponents are Indian group GVK Group and Gina Rinehart's Hancock Coal. "GVK is appreciative that 'stopping the clock' doesn't mean stopping the process. . ." and will work with the government," it said.
The federal and Qld governments have signed a bilateral deal to help ensure there are no further delays.
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Student Organizations Roster
SAE-I International (Formerly Society of Automotive Eng.)President: Chris Sweeney (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Technical education & advancement of its members by providing opportunities to gain broader insight into the engineering and engineering technology professions through sponsoring meetings which will bring engineering & associated personnel to the campus; arranging field trips t research establishments; encourage participation in society sponsored chapter and Nat'l programs. 10/16
Salsa ClubPresident: Rebeca Gomez (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Contact Ryan or Megan at email@example.com 7/17
Save the Children Action Network ClubPresident: Cecily Scott Martin (firstname.lastname@example.com)
We shall serve the purpose of educating the campus. Save the Children Action Network will be the voice of the kids. By building political will and mobilizing advocates, we increase opportunity for children to survive and thrive. Domestically, we hope to expand access to high-quality early learning programs and internationally, we strive to end the preventable deaths of mothers and children around the globe. 8/16
ScoutPresident: Tori moses (email@example.com)
The goals of the Scout are to provide vital information to the students at Bradley University, to provide an open forum for discussing issues involving the students, and to entertain the student population. The Scout serves as the watchdog for students, representing the students' interest and reporting back to the students. 8/16
SERVEPresident: Molly Brantingham (firstname.lastname@example.com)
SERVE coordinates a morning of volunteer opportunities for Bradley Students (and visitors) 4 times a semester. At each SoS, 10-15 volunteer options are provided to registrants. Volunteers are provided with free transportation, breakfast and lunch. Interested in Volunteering? Click here to pre-register (starting 8/27). Have questions? Contact Lewis J. Burger Center for Student Leadership & Public Service at 309-677-2428. 8/16
Sigma Alpha EpsilonPresident: Jacob Dewey (email@example.com)
Sigma Alpha IotaPresident: Maggie Sloter (email@example.com)
This chapter will be responsible for incorporating the national goals of this music organization into its discussions, meetings, and activities. 4/16
Sigma Chi FraternityPresident: Marty O'Shaughnessy (email@example.com)
Sigma Delta TauPresident: Shannon Schooley (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.President: Desirae Coleman (email@example.com)
Sigma Kappa Beta Nu SororityPresident: Mary Raczek (email@example.com)
The purpose of this Sorority is to unite its members in a bond of sincere friendship and sisterhood for the development of character and the promotion of social, literary, and intellectual culture. 8/16
Sigma Lambda Gamma ColonyPresident: Olivia De La Rosa (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.President: Drew Hitson (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity Rho ChapterPresident: Aaron Green-Van Zee (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sigma Phi Delta is an all male Professional/Social Engineering Fraternity. We are an international fraternity composed of undergraduate engineering and technology majors focused on the goals of advancing our education and college experience through professional development, philanthropy, and brotherly bonding. 4/17
Sigma Phi EpsilonPresident: Peter Werning (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sigma Tau Delta (English)President: Anna Huffman (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Confers distinction for high achievement in English studies, provides cultural stimulation and encourages creative critical writing. 5/16
Skateboarding ClubPresident: Brian Fiedler (email@example.com)
Soccer - Men'sPresident: Danny Caplice (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The purpose of this club shall be to give students who would like to develop skills, compete competitively against other schools and each other in the sport of men's soccer a chance to do so. 8/16
Soccer - Women'sPresident: Abby Young (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Social Service Organization (BUSS)President: Shannon Dolan (email@example.com)
Provides opportunities for social service majors to learn more about the field in a non-classroom setting. 4/16
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)President: Nayelli Sida (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Purpose is to provide a meeting place for students with similar interest, goals & backgrounds. Provide academic guidance, access to academic resources, leadership opportunities, career development & career orientation for our members. Provide information to Hispanic & other minorities at all grade levels concerning programs available in engineering science & technology. Maintain & increase the enrollment of Hispanics & other minorities in engineering science & technology programs at BU 5/16
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)President: Morgan Fugiel (email@example.com)
The purpose of this organization is to acquaint students considering a future in business with a field of human resource management and/or labor relations. 5/16
Society of Manufacturing EngineersPresident: Grant Leenerts (email@example.com)
Society of Women EngineersPresident: Rachel Levine (firstname.lastname@example.com)
This national organization is designed to promote women in technical or engineering disciplines by providing meetings, social gatherings, industry tours and networking with professional engineers. 8/16
Sociology ClubPresident: Everley Davis (email@example.com)
Purpose of this club is to promote the interaction between sociology and social service students and the faculty of the department. Students and faculty meet for social activities, discussion and programs. updated 8/16
Socratic SocietyPresident: Elizabeth Lundholm (email@example.com)
To provide an intellectual space for students interested in philosophy, religious studies, and/or abstract thought, and to create opportunities for speakers, film showings, and discussions to enrich the depth of the philosophical mind. 2-16
Softball - Fastpitch Women'sPresident: Gabriella Parravicini (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Sonor (SOcial NORming)President: Ellen Dwyer (firstname.lastname@example.com)
SONOR is a team of talented students that create marketing/advertising campaigns that promote positive social norms about substance use on campus. 8/16
Sports Media Empowerment Group (frmr Wmn in Sports Media)President: Jaclyn Clark (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The purpose of AWSM@Bradley is to advocate for and support women who work in or aspire to work in sports media organizations, including print, broadcast, internet and in other sports communication areas such as public relations and advertising. 3/17
Sportsman's ClubPresident: Nicholas Frost (email@example.com)
This is for students who are interested in fishing and hunting activities. The club will aim to teach members new methods of fishing and or hunting and will benefit the advanced students as well. 3/16
STRETCHPresident: Jenna Dellaria (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Student Activities Budget Review Committee - SABRCPresident: Desirae Coleman (firstname.lastname@example.com)
All full-time undergraduate students (those taking 9 or more credit hours) pay an $85 per semester activity fee. The purpose of SABRC is to allocate these funds to student organizations for campus-wide events. The SABRC panel is comprised solely of students whose goal is to offer a diverse set of programs on campus that are both entertaining and educational in nature. 1/17
Student Education AssociationPresident: Lauren Klomes (email@example.com)
Cultivates and empowers future teachers by furthering their development throughout the higher education process. 8/16
Student Health Advisory CommitteePresident: Megan Brezka (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Student SenatePresident: Jenna Dellaria (email@example.com)
This elected body of students recommends courses of action and communicates students' viewpoints to the administration, faculty and staff. 5/16
Students For Free SpeechPresident: Vincent Dory (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Students for LifePresident: Annie Carroll (email@example.com)
Students for Sensible Drug PolicyPresident: Thomas Nealon (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Students Ready to Make ChangePresident: Jenna Dellaria (email@example.com)
The purpose of the club shall be to develop and perform presentations in school settings that motivate K-12 students to abolish bullying and promote kindness. 8/16
Students Today Leaders ForeverPresident: Matthew Wurster (email@example.com)
Super Smash Bros ClubPresident: Caleb Happach (email@example.com)
The purpose of the club is to facilitate a friendly and social environment with people that share a similar interest in the Super Smash Bros series. We also hope to expand our club to work with outside organizations and hosting public tournaments. 2/17
Swim ClubPresident: Neda Semsarieh (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Swing Dance Society (formerly Swingers)President: Christine Leszczewicz (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Promotes swing dancing through weekly workshops and semester dances with a live swing band. 5/16
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Children who love to sing have a don't-miss event Monday evening at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor as the Conservatory Choirs' kick off the spring semester.
The laid-back, informal get-together is intended as an introductory, no obligation information session for children age 7-18 to try a rehearsal for free and enjoy pizza with musical friends. Updates, information and a chance to greet and meet choir directors should make the hourlong gathering rewarding, and parents are encouraged to ask questions.
Four vocal ensembles are offered: Preparatory Choir for girls and boys ages 7-10, no audition required. "We always have room for Preparatory Choir (though participants) must be able to read," UMHB stated; Concert Girls Choir, ages 10-14; Concert Boys Choir, ages 10-14 and High School Mixed Choir.
Choir members will learn from a repertoire that includes various genres, including classical literature, folk and musical theater. Concerts are intended to develop "performance skills, staging and choreography," and rehearsals will be held Monday evenings at UMHB's Presser Hall.
The Conservatory program stresses the proper training of young voices, claiming "students will learn to sing with healthy vocal production using the finest literature available." Tuition for the choirs ranges from $100 for Preparatory, $150 for Concert Girls or Boys, and $200 for High School Mixed Ensemble.
Each choir has its own director, vocal veterans with impressive, lengthy resumes that list numerous performing credits. A high point of the Conservatory's program is the annual Spring Concert and Awards on April 28, with a carnival afterward that characterizes the emphasis on fun and gains that are a goal for the choirs.


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NCAR's new IBM SP supercomputer, which arrived at the Mesa Lab in early October, provides atmospheric scientists in Boulder and across the country with a staggering advance in computational, storage, and communications capabilities.
|The first phase of the Advanced Research Computing System was delivered last month.
|Electricians install the conduit for the electrical distribution to the new IBM SP nodes. (Photos by Carlye Calvin.)
NSF, which provides the bulk of NCAR's funding, purchased the computer system to advance a wide range of research topics outlined in the agency's ten-year plan for the geosciences. The cost of the computer contract, including system upgrades, maintenance, and technical support over a three-year period, is $24 million.
NCAR is acquiring the system in three phases. This will allow SCD to maintain a stable, state-of-the-art production facility for the next three to five yearsan important criterion for the successful development and refinement of atmospheric and earth-system models.
The first suite of equipment, delivered last month at the Mesa Lab, more than doubles the computational capacity of NCAR's current IBM SP to a peak of two trillion floating-point operations per second (two teraflops) and increases current disk storage capacity fivefold, up to 10.5 trillion bytes of data. This part of the system is undergoing tests and should be available to users this month.
A second delivery, in September 2002, will introduce the next generation of IBM processors, nodes, and intercommunication switch technology, adding nearly five teraflops at peak operation. The package will also include 21 terabytes of new disk storage. In the fall of 2003, NCAR will receive IBM's next round of switch technology, whose lower latency and higher bandwidth will significantly increase the performance of parallel research models.
Specifications aside, what this boils down to is that NCAR's computer power is expanding exponentially. The first phase of the ARCS system doubles the capacity of the current system, and it represents a sixfold increase in capacity over the original IBM RS/6000 SP system that arrived at the Mesa Lab just more than two years ago.
Consider, for example, the role of newer and more powerful supercomputers in climate change research:
"This was actually the first time that the NCAR divisions had representatives on the supercomputer procurement team and the first time the procurement was reviewed by an external evaluation team," says Beth, who is director of contracts and sponsored agreements for the Contracts Office. "It was an extremely large effort by a lot of people."
NCAR's agreement with IBM includes early access to new hardware and software technologies, as well as new software features and tools development, training for systems engineers and operators, and specialized training tailored to the needs of the user communities served by NCAR.
The next generation? In the wings is IBM's Blue Light High- Performance Computing project, a research effort to develop future supercomputer systems with speeds exceeding one petaflop, which is one thousand trillion floating-point operations per second. NCAR's collaboration with IBM on Blue Light will provide valuable input on hardware and software design and the applicability of new computer architecture to research in the atmospheric and related sciences. Such a system will not become a reality for several years, but it may eventually significantly advance, and potentially revolutionize, computer modeling of climate, weather, and other earth systems.
And then, computer experts agree, scientists will press for even more powerful machines. For example, climate modelers want the capability to produce higher resolution climate models, as well as fully coupled models that incorporate the chemistry and biology of the atmosphere, continents, and oceans.
"That's been the history of supercomputers: the work will expand to exceed the capacity of the machines," says SCD's Tom Engel. "The scientific horizons keep getting pushed further out with every new technology that's introduced. I don't think we'll ever get to the point where scientists say, Gee, there's nothing left to study."
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He proposed—and here he seems to be daring us to follow him—that attention, will, and belief are three names for the same process.
Jeffries says Bratton has repeatedly expressed his belief that there is no compelling basis for the police department to change.
Reassured in his belief that Beacon International was just a scam, Fox all but forgot the entire ordeal, he told The Daily Beast.
But no matter what I tried or where I went, he followed, as did my belief that I was broken, damaged, beyond repair.
Luqman and Khader said that within the religion there are also seven angels and a belief in reincarnation.
For two years he seems to have held the belief that Miss Sullivan and I were innocent.
They had shared with the Indians the belief that the Little Boss could not be killed.
As he passed, within a couple of feet of where I was concealed, I was able to confirm my belief.
The belief was common in the Orient that a woman was dangerous to her husband at marriage.
The belief is a conjecture, and we must die to prove or disprove it.
late 12c., bileave, replacing Old English geleafa "belief, faith," from West Germanic *ga-laubon "to hold dear, esteem, trust" (cf. Old Saxon gilobo, Middle Dutch gelove, Old High German giloubo, German Glaube), from *galaub- "dear, esteemed," from intensive prefix *ga- + *leubh- "to care, desire, like, love" (see love (v.)). The prefix was altered on analogy of the verb believe. The distinction of the final consonant from that of believe developed 15c.
"The be-, which is not a natural prefix of nouns, was prefixed on the analogy of the vb. (where it is naturally an intensive) .... [OED]Belief used to mean "trust in God," while faith meant "loyalty to a person based on promise or duty" (a sense preserved in keep one's faith, in good (or bad) faith and in common usage of faithful, faithless, which contain no notion of divinity). But faith, as cognate of Latin fides, took on the religious sense beginning in 14c. translations, and belief had by 16c. become limited to "mental acceptance of something as true," from the religious use in the sense of "things held to be true as a matter of religious doctrine" (a sense attested from early 13c.).


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So What's The Problem?
If you were wildcrafting for small-scale use--for example, selecting wild plants for healing-you would collect only as much as you knew you needed without diminishing the ability of the plants to reseed and reproduce themselves. In this way, you would ensure that your green medicine would be available when you needed it next. You also would walk carefully and lightly, being sure you did not remove or otherwise harm companion plants. You would leave the field, forest or desert where you collected these species much as you found it.
Sometimes, however, wild plants do not fare as well. Due to rapidly increasing demand and the massive scale of consumption, collectors turn out in large numbers to dig huge quantities of medicinal plants-more than their rate of reproduction can sustain. When the price of echinacea skyrocketed in the late 1990's,conservationists expressed alarm as hundreds of thousands of plants were dug throughout the American prairies. Not much is known about continual intense harvesting of one species in an ecosystem, but great concern has been voiced. Recent research suggests that collecting five percent of mature echinacea plants would ensure a sustainable population. Yet such practices have not been standardized among all commercial collectors.
Concern For The Wild
For some plants, conservationists are unconcerned that their popularity will fuel commercial overcollection. For example, St. John's Wort is not native to the United States and, in some states, its rampant growth classifies it as a noxious weed. Therefore, overcollection is not an issue. Likewise kudzu. Also stands of witch hazel and wild sassafras appear sufficiently abundant to withstand collection at current levels. On the other hand, concern for vanishing wild populations of ginseng and goldenseal led to their listing on Appendix II of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. This means their international trade must be monitored to help ensure that large-scale commercial use does not threaten their survival in the wild. But what about native plants for which little is known or those that aren't primarily exported? How can scientists, manufacturers, wildcrafters, conservationists and others work together to anticipate trends and safeguard wild populations before commercial overharvesting reduces their numbers? To a large extent, the hope lies in commercial farming, which should help decrease collection pressure on wild populations.
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There are many papers and articles which discuss the status of medicinal plants and conservation efforts. Click here for some Medicinal Plant Working Group related publications. You can also check our More Information page for related organizations, books, and other links.
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Welcome to Santa Cruz Veterinary Hospital.
We are committed to providing the most compassionate and comprehensive care to each patient and client.
SCVH is a unique veterinary practice located in Santa Cruz, California. In addition to wellness care for your pet, we provide specialty referral services made up of board certified veterinarians who treat and cure animals with complex and serious illness. Our practice is staffed 24 hours a day, which allows us to provide emergency service and overnight care when your family veterinarian is not available.
SCVH is an AAHA accredited hospital. To achieve this distinction, we pass regular comprehensive inspections of our veterinary practices, management, facilities and medical equipment. To keep up with the growing wealth of knowledge in veterinary care, our staff and doctors regularly participate in continuing education training.


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SAN MARCOS —— A faculty contract that has been almost four years in the making is going to take a few more weeks to finalize while the union membership looks it over, Palomar College officials said Thursday.
In accordance with the Palomar faculty union's sunshine policy, all of the union members must have a chance to see the contract and an opportunity to vote on it before the final version can be signed, said Rocco Versaci, the union's co-president.
That means the contract must be mailed to the 300 to 400 full- and part-time faculty members in the union, Versaci said. Then, the union will meet Jan. 21 to discuss any concerns. After that, a ballot will be sent to all of the union members, who must approve the agreement by a simple majority.
The process could take as long as six weeks, said college spokeswoman Mea Daum, but Versaci said he hoped the union could finish earlier.
A tentative agreement on the contract was reached during the first week of December, and approval was originally expected to come as soon as this month. Because the school was closed during the holidays, the final ratification process still has to take place, said Daum.
The process does not indicate any change in the commitment to the contract by the faculty union or its membership, Versaci said.
"Our team of negotiators hung tough through almost four years of negotiations and put together the very best contract possible," said Versaci. "It was hard to do with the state budget problems, but the contract will allow us to maintain the academic culture we enjoy at Palomar. It is great to get this done after all these years."
The major issue in the contract was pay raises for the union members in return for the faculty teaching more students. As a result of the agreement, maximum enrollment will increase in many course sections, meaning more students per class for professors. In return, full-time faculty members will receive a retroactive salary increase of 3.5 percent for the 2001-02 school year and a 5.5 percent increase for 2004-05.
The full-time faculty members have already received 5.87 percent cost-of-living increases for the 2001-02 and 2002-03 school years.
The part-time faculty members reached an earlier agreement with the school for the same 5.87 percent increase in cost-of-living expenses, as well as 13 percent to 16 percent in salary increases depending on a professor's individual experience.
From the administration's standpoint, the temporary contract needs only faculty approval before the administration will agree to a final version, said the college's new president, Robert Deegan, who is set to begin work next week.
"It may take several weeks for the union to sunshine the contract and have a meeting and vote on it, but we are optimistic that the process will go smoothly," said Deegan. "Once the faculty approves the tentative agreement, we will move forward as rapidly as possible, but that could still mean sometime in March before the final agreement is signed. Overall, there is a spirit of renewed optimism on campus, and I look forward the contract's final resolution and focusing on the students' needs."
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It's a hotly debated question amongst organizations and corporations, and one that we've pondered ourselves as a leading creative staffing firm. Where do you stand in the great social media ownership debate?
It doesn't matter what your headcount or market share are when it comes to social media ownership – even smaller shops and agencies struggle with knowing which is the "right" department to manage their social media presence. But before you let the debate get the best of you, remember that it's not really about you. Social media is ultimately about who you're speaking to: your customers.
Reminder: Corporate Social Media is About the Customer
Customers – whether current, former or potential – make a choice to follow and engage with your company on social media channels. Which is to say, they find – or hope to find – value in the content and brand messages you share with them. If the content isn't valuable, they may just as easily choose not to engage. That's why selecting the right person or people to manage your social media presence is so important.
Now that we've re-established who social media is really about, let's get back to the question at hand: Who should own social media at your company? The case can be made for nearly every department. PR knows how to build relationships and manage crises and reputations. Customer service understands how to handle support issues. Sales has the right angle and bottom line-driven approach. Marketing is skilled when it comes to promoting offers and owned content. Even the CEO is a viable option as someone who knows the company inside and out.
So who should own social media when there are so many able contenders?
Infographic: Survey Says the Jury's Out
When we asked more than 400 advertising and marketing executives who should own social media, the response was split. See our infographic below for the complete results.
To get to the bottom of not just who should own social media, but why, I've broken the answer into three sub-explanations. And here they are:
1. Know Your Company's Goals – Be Consistent When Promoting Its Core Messaging
Social media is not about departmental goals or strategies; it's about company goals and strategies, and ideally those should be centered on the customer – whether that means fielding inquiries, responding to complaints or promoting relevant and useful content. Amidst all the talk of establishing ownership, don't lose sight of what social media is actually about at an organization: engaging an audience.
Step number one when engaging an audience on social media: Make sure you're focused on your company's messaging and not who's promoting it. Social media should be seamless and unified; your followers should never detect a change in voice or positioning unless it's intentional, like if someone from Technical Support chimes in on Twitter to assist with an issue.
2. Be Aligned – Put Company Politics Aside
Here's the part individuals and departments often struggle with: putting the greater good of the company above the greater good of yourself or your department. It's hard. It goes against all of our natural inclinations as unique, one-of-a-kind people who want to feel autonomous rather than robotic. But a company, like an individual, functions as an entity with a singular purpose. The challenge arises when one cohesive message has to be conveyed by many individuals.
Social media is most effective when you have an integrated plan that is, dare I say, department agnostic (let's classify department agnostic as concept-based metaphorical jargon). That means getting all the necessary stakeholders on board (or in the loop, if you will) and working as a cross-department team to promote your messaging across all company social channels.
3. Have a Social Strategy – Leverage the Strengths of Multiple Departments
Followers of your company don't think of your social channels as an outlet you use to talk at them; they think of your social channels as a place to stay informed, ask questions, get assistance or be entertained. Let's say someone has a specific concern with your product or service. They don't think, "Maybe I should just call customer support because I know PR owns this Facebook page." They think, "I have an issue that I want solved right away. I wonder how quickly someone will respond on Facebook." Companies that use social media effectively are prepared to handle the good, the bad and the unlikely, and doing so takes more than a department – it takes a social media village.
When setting a social media ownership strategy, start by implementing a single, transparent process between all involved departments, and then identify functional roles within those groups. In a sense, you're creating a sort of social media dream team which will help streamline your messaging and responses as well as help sort who's doing what to avoid overlap, or worse, oversight.
It probably makes sense to have someone from Customer Service managing complaints and product or service questions while Marketing or Communications may be best suited to engage with followers by promoting owned content or posing questions to the community. When you put together a social media dream team, everyone is working to their strengths while simultaneously working to achieve the same goals.
Social Media Ownership Comes Full Circle
Can you succinctly answer the question, "Who should own social media at your company?" (Hint: Almost everyone.) Just in case, here are the talking points:
- It's not about you, it's about your audience and customers.
- Your organization should be aligned on messaging – no matter who is sharing it.
- Have an integrated plan that draws from the strengths of multiple departments.
Maybe the question needs to be rephrased. Perhaps it shouldn't be who – as in department – should own social media, but rather who – as in people – has the skills to manage it adeptly. Chances are the answer is a lot of people. Now we're getting somewhere. After all, what's more social than working together?
Who Should Own Social Media: The Infographic
How is social media managed at your company? Check out our handy infographic below and then let us know who calls the social shots and whether that's working for your organization.


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Radisson Blu Edwardian Grafton London
130 Tottenham Court Road, London
0.4 km from
฿ 4,377+
Check-in and check-out was easy and efficient 1) Bedroom sash window was loose fitting and so rattled in the wind. 2) Goods being received (or moved) below my window at 06:30. 3) Ancient 14in portable TV as far away from the bed or easy chair as it was possible to locate it.
very helpful excellent staff temperature control in room,high charge for telephone
The room was spacious, comfortable and very clean. The TV was dated and had a very limited number of channels.
Excellent service. Great breakfast.
location staff on reception
It was a business trip so only slept there but breakfast was lovely. Excellent location too!
location was excellent, had an appointment at the uclh hospital. Service from staff at front desk, valet parking and room service was very good indeed. Negatives are although we arrived later than planned and had wanted to order hot food, when we called at 10.55pm we were told hot food was finished! The advertised finish time is 11.00pm in room service info, I know it is only five minutes but when you have travelled 5 hours and did order before the end time, bit frustrating.The stay to be honest was spoilt by very slow and unmotivated restaurant staff, No welcome from staff in restaurant, had to wait by a table whilst he took all the cutlery off a fully layed table next to our table, why not just seat us on the table that was already layed??!! Did not expect a hotel as this to be unprofessional at all.I expected better for breakfast than the experiance we had,being hoteliers ourselves.
We were upgraded to a suite, which was wonderful. The staff were very helpful and the location is excellent.
very unfriendly staff, and the whole hotel needs urgent refurbishment.
The hotel was lovely , very clean and tidy with friendly helpful staff. The room was lovely and modern. The pillows were a bit to big for me would be the only thing.
The room was nice but only after complaining about the first one i was given. Having booked a king size room i was disappointed at the size of the room I was alocated. After complainijng this was soon rectified and i was given a larger room.Breakfast was not a pleasant experience. had to queue for ages, bit like being in a holiday camp.Not becoming of a four star hotel. restuarant tables were far to close together and this made for an impersonal atmosphere. The staff appeared to be doing there best under difficult circumstances. They remained polite throughout.
Clean and functional Overheated room
Location -we were travelling from Euston station
the breakfast and the newspapers
The hotel is located very near to Euston Station which makes it ideal for business or city break. There's no free internet and you cannot use your BTOpenzone account there. However if you walk to the Thistle, 50m up the road, you can use BTOpenzone and it's fast.
Quiet room No hairdrier supplied in room. Shower gel empty
The staff were very helpful and friendly, and the room was excellent value for what we paid. The new shower room within the suite was amazing.
The bar and restaurant were a pleasant surprise in a low cost hotel We should have put out the sign asking not to be disturbed as house keeping staff knocked on the door at 8am and continued to knock every half hour/45 mins until we checked out - but it was our fault.
Clean, warm and self-contained, good television. Nothing really, but it would be great to have a shower cap in the bathroom!
the proximity to the public transport services. The cleanness of the premises. The smiles on the staff's faces. a hairdryer in the bathroom will be convenient as well as a beberages dispenser machine at each floor.
Breakfast was good value.
good location good breakfast
The room is clean and comfortable. The breakfast is fine, but the coffee machine and toaster work not well.
Very clean, comfortable and quiet. 2 minutes walk from Euston Station.
The staff were very pleasent and efficient, rooms were OK for London Unfortuantley the hotel is undergoing renovation at present although there were no sounds of this you could see it, the rooms were tired and needed painting and renovation, the reception was very old fashioned and basic. The breakfast was basic and the breakfast room was functional but I hope that once its all finished it will look and feel a different place.
It was easily the nicest place to stay for the money in a very expensive city. We were able to get a room for 3, queen and single (for daughter), PLUS really excellent buffet breakfast included, for 110 pounds night. It is 1 block from Euston Station so it is convenient for those not taking cabs. It was very clean and comfortable, with all basic amenities, and some extras (hairdryer, flat screen tv). Newly and nicely redecorated in simple modern style. The rooms are not large, but more than adequate. Nice large window with clear view and ventilation. All rooms for guests are on third floor. Two lower floors are reasonably priced housing for international students from abroad. Only third floor is for guests. Also has facilities for smaller sized conferences. Neighborhood not fancy but bustling. The amazing British Library and St Pancras St are right down the street. A deal!
Excellent value for money for London! Great room and I'm not surprised by it's 4 star rating. It's run by the Methodist church, but you wouldn't notice besides the name of the place.
My daughter became ill and the hotel gave her a room extension at no additional cost.
I have now stayed twice and have booked again. Everything is good; the food, the staff, the atmosphere, the location. There is nothing that I didn't like about my stay.
Great location right next to Euston station. Clean modern rooms.
location tv channel selection
Handy Location Unfriendly staff - tiny rooms
It was clean , and warm. The number of shared bathrooms to rooms iks not made obvious enough in the description
location, cleanliness
Central Too small!
You get what you pay for I wish I had more money for a better hotel
I liked the location. it's close to Euston station and about 15 minutes walk to the centre point and British museum I didn't like the behaviour of the kitchen staff. Their English was poor and they were rude in treating me when i asked them about more bread. Also, they don't care about customers' needs.
I like the breakfast most. The triple room is too small, but since I stayed there only one night, it's ok for me.
location was ideal,staff were pleasant and room was basic but clean.
I was able to book a room near to Euston station after being stranded due to all trains being canceled. Bed was comfortable. Poor condition of room - door would not lock, dirty curtains, cupboards falling apart, TV was working but reception was noisy on all channels. Noise from other residents. Did not attempt breakfast. Poor reception staff (one occasional overwhelmed person).
It was very close to the metro station, and it was in the centre of London. The bathroom was poor, and the toilet didn't work. The breakfast was the same each day.
At least it was clean No shower or bath. Had to share a loo!! (First time in 40 years!) Room below pavement level. Very thin walls. Should have left immediately but it was very late when I saw all this.
The Location was great , 10min walk , right into Oxford street, under grounds etc. Breakfast was ok, value for money. Very poor toilet / bath room s, only only one toilet / shower per 8 rooms. Need more toilets / showers , very basic in side. The bathrooms / showers , only one toilet & shower to every 8 rooms , need more of these , for the amount of people staying their. I had to wait 25 mins to go to the toilet ?
Very very small rooms. No space for clothes etc.
Excellant efficient staff. Modern feel. Very good breakfast. Will definately be back. An outter facing room next time please but a minor point.
Room clean and comfortable and quite. No restaurant facilities - closed offered sanwichesw or bar meals only, asume this is not the norm
location, room cleanliness very little natural light in room. uncomfortable seats in bar
Would not recommend this place. For a weekend getaway this place was quite the obstacle course to conquer with the staff not expressing any concern or compensation for our feedback. 1. We could feel the coils through the matters and the was unable to get a decent nights sleep. 2. The shower kept oscillating between cold and scalding hot every 10 seconds which made that experience dangerous and unpleasant. 3. The room was a squeeze. I hit my head on the bedside table in my sleep as we were given their tiniest room. How ever the bathroom was almost the same size of the room so maybe this was meant to be the disabled persons room. 4. The giant bathroom is installed with a window skylight which shines through the glass door of bathroom and lights up the room by 5 am.
comfortable bed; good WLAN Too expensive
the bed and the delgihtful room service person who delivered my meal. She was very helpful. I didn't like: 1. the 45-minute wait to check in even though I was the only person there; 2. the inedible omelette I ordered from room service and its inadequate replacement; 3. being unable to get breakfast in time to go to my conference because all the tables were full.
Good Location no
Great central location , room very comfortable with fab bathroom . Breakfast very good ,well presented & freshly cooked .On our first night of arrival we had a lovely meal in the resturant , food of high standard & again service very good . The only one negative would be the lack of ashtrays outside , as smokers we are happy to go outside but it would have been nice to have cig bins rather than the pavement .
Rooms are very small.
the lobby & the restaurant - friendly staff wifi service does not work everywhere - rooms are very small in relation to price - downstairs conference facilities technology: air co in the breakout rooms is either too hot or too cold, microphones either too loud or can't hear
the staff was very helpful in providing assistance and directions for getting around the city and getting transportation set up for our convenience the furnace made a loud noise when it was coming on and made it difficult to get a good night sleep
very good
close to St Pancras International & conference venue (BMA); relaxing and lovely dining room; laid back bar street noise bedroom on ground floor (room 95)
Our room was quiet and we had free bottles of water. 1.Bath was dangerous - no handle to get in and out by. 2.My friend was adressed as a man when going in for dinner on Sat night. On telling the young lady member of staff her error (my friend was actually a woman)she just giggled. We decided not to complain on this occasion.
Not enough TV chanels, Noisy room from street, very expensive internet
Nothing We were informed on check in that we had been "upgraded". We were put into a smoking room, even though our booking stipulated a non smoking room. The reason we booked the hotel was to have a good nights sleep after a long flight. We did get any sleep as we could hardly sleep frojm tghe smell of smoke in the room. It was a complete waste of money.
The bathroom. My room was far too hot and stuffy. I needed a good night's sleep in advance of a meeting the next day and I woke up every two hours because it was so hot. At one point it was 25.5 degrees C. I tried adjusting the air conditioning and at 2am called down to reception for help and they sent up a fan. The window would only open a crack and that let in all the traffic noise rather than cooled down the room. The coolest it got was 23.5 degrees C. I was very disappointed as I'd expected a comfortable environment.
Clean hotel, fresh smelling, lovely balcony Very small room, not particularly good value for money, other similar hotels in area priced lower
staff pleasant bedroom tiny, far too cramped for 2 people & didn't have fridge & safe as advertised on web site, hair dryer not working
The service from very friendly staff was excellent, room fittings comfortable and spacious. Room service and food excellent. Good breakfast. Hotel very convenient location. Room was on ground floor facing onto the hotel restaurant so no outside aspect. Made room feel very claustrophobic. Room was extremely hot and subsequently air conditioning needed to be on which was noisy.Resulted in poor sleep.
The staff were extremely helpful with travel information etc and even though busy always smiled and very courteous The restaurant was too small for breakfast time with all the people staying in the hotel wanting to be up and out at the same time
We were very happy that there was a room where we could store our baggage once we had checked out, so that we didn't have to carry it around with us whilst we were sight-seeing. Breakfast was very good despite the fact that we hadn't previously booked one. The reception area could be more warm and welcoming , with a bigger reception desk and more staff on duty.
Ease of payment and book-in, restaurant on site, helpful staff, safe environment. I likes everything.
Baggage storage was very useful. Staff helpful and breakfast good. Very noisy on Friday night, party at pub opposite!
Easy to get to
clean, comfortable, friendly staff, nice breakfast, overall good price/quality ratio
Decent room, good breakfast, late bar.
just the price of parking
Close to euston anf kings cross. Nice breakfast. The staff were not sure how to deal with any sort of non-classical complaint. The smiles suddenly disappear and the tone changes.somehow the warmth seemed so artificial and short lived. You learn to just check in and go to your room and avoid any discussion and accept things. The idea of being locked out of your room with your luggage in it by cancelling your eletronic key as a subliminal message to alert you to pay your new night without any call or message to you is so weird and so un-british like.
Location is excellent and if you are lucky enogh to not meet Osphaldo (duty manager) you can have a good stay I have arrived late night after long travel to Premier Inn - London Euston 1 Dukes Road – I had a reservation done by bookings.com web page. Duty Manager (Osphaldo) was very strict and almost impolite. Hotel had no information form booking.com system with my additional room requirements. Also it appeared afterwards that Duty Manager was unable to issue an invoice other than default system receipt. My company data could not be located on the receipt. This means for me that I might not be reimbursed for my stay in Premier Inn Hotel. Duty Manager did want at all to helpful to solve problem of invoice/receipt. He even said "You are not the first and not the last person that have these kind of problems".
Breakfast was cooked to order. traffic noise, but no more than to be expected in a busy city
The room which overlooking the garden is so lovely ! Besides, the staff is very nice and helpful ! The location of this hotel is convenient for sightseeing. There is also a great Waterstone's bookstore just near it. The shower room is small, but it's very clean.
Location, quietness During our stay the temperature was fine but I would suspect that the room is very hot in summer since there is no airconditioning.
the location
Large room. Quiet. Friendly.Great location. Small shower room, although new and all worked. A lot of stairs to the top rooms.
Excelent location. Friendly staff. Clean and big (!) room (room number 5). Very nice decor. Good breakfast.
Location, room
The location was excellent!
Hotel is in a great location, just around the corner from Euston station, and Euston Square tube, very handily placed for theatre, Covent Garden, everything on hand or just a very short subway ride away. Friendly staff serving a good breakfast. Priced just right for London, getting what you pay for, no more no less really.
The breakfast provided was traditional and good. The lady in charge was very pleasant The "hotel" is best described as a large "bed and breakfast" There is no lift so getting our luggage to the fourth floor room (eight flights of stairs) made up for a lost visit to the gym. Of real issue is that the Phone system in the room had a constantly blinking message light. I enquired several times but was told that they would send some one to fix it. Since I was expecting to connect with a colleague while in London I asked several time if I had any messages and was told "no". On my return to Canada, I my colleague informed me that he attempted repeatedly to leave a message - at least 4 calls and was told that they would nmot take a message. The room was very small and really only suitable for someone travelling light.
Host was very nice, hotel was pleasant, free internet access was very useful. Room was clean and well-supplied. Room was very, very small, with a bed pushed up against the wall and no room to move around. Traffic noise was very loud. I got little sleep.
A real treat, nice and clean, furnished very well, the staff were friendly and helpful. The downstairs lounge was a really nice place to sit, given that the room I had was a little small (fine for 1 night). A great example of how a budget hotel can be done really well. The room could not really be classified as a double room. It is a single room with a 4'6" bed pushed into a small space. You couldn't have had 2 adults with suitcases standing up at the same time in that room.
Man who checked me in Rushed out the hotel 20 minutes prior to leaving. Not being told the wifi password
Staff was friendly and make me feel relax during my stay. And the whole place was so clean including my room. Before booking the place, I have compared with many places on the same price range. This one has got the best review and I was not disappointed. By the way, the search on google map will show that the hotel was Torrington place but it's actually on Gower Street. It's just at the corner from where the search take you so don't worry you won't get lost. I recommen you use street view and that will show you exactly where it is. -
Very friendly and easy going, like staying in a country B&B but in the city, loved it.
Very clean and tidy.Staff very helpful and efficient None
Efficient, convenient and spotlessly clean. Remarkably value for Central London. I particularly liked the free internet access in the lounge.
The hotel gives good value for your money. It is clean, well-maintained and has free Wi-fi. The staff is very friendly, courteous, professional and accommodating. The room and bathroom are quite small.
Wireless internet was not working during stay - one of the main reasons for booking this hotel.
Location and staff were fantastic.
The proximity to Euston Station. The hotel was clean and comfortable and the continental breakfast was convenient and no-fuss
The convenient location - this made all of the difficulties and disappointments worthwhile (just about) The very small room, the shower that doesn't spray, the television that doesn't work - and the rather unpleasant smell in corridors and dining room.
The breakfast was good and plenty of it with very efficient staff on hand. The space in the bedroom and ensuite was a bit tight.
the breakfast is perfect. the cleanlesss of our room was ok. room was so small.
Although very small the room and bathroom were very clean and tidy. For the price paid the room was tiny. The traffic noise from outside was incredibly loud. The main reception of the hotel was shabby and the glass front doors had been smashed and were held together with tape.
Very convienient location, easy acces by tube, good breakfast small room
bar staff very good plus reception to much road noise from police and ambulances
friendly staff rooms were smaller than picture might indicate
close to london centre and tube station lack of parking, close to hospital
Excellent service, general cleanliness, convenient location, good selection at breakfast and very competitively priced Bed was rather too hard for our liking, and rooms are very small.
Location is good for museums and theater. Breakfast is good. Room was the size of a closer. TV did not work. No AC so had to sleep with open window on very noisy street.
Owners are very welcoming, Most staff dont speak English. General staff rather curt and not interested in your welfare. Lack of bus/taxi info, and general street maps.
Reception staff (owners?) very friendly and helpful. Rooms towards the back perfectly quiet in spite of the central location (across the street from RADA, minutes away from Russell Square and the British Museum). Genuinely English without artificial "quaintness". Lovely breakfast. Had two one-night stopovers here, going and coming back from an event, and was looking forward to returning; got a free upgrade to a bigger room the second time. Nice! If you require lots of space, or can't deal with carrying your bags up steep & narrow stairs, this hotel is not for you - but then, no affordable, old, central London hotel is likely to be. As for me, I'll be happy to come back.
Location was quite convenient, close to St Pancras station This was not a hotel, more like a hostel. Possibly the worst hotel imaginable. Small rooms with tiny dirty shared toilets one on each floor. Noisy sound of traffic through the night and no air conditioning in the room. This would be worth it for under £40 a night only
Hotel was clean and the room was as expected. Good value for money. Breakfast was also good. Would have prefered an en-suite as opposed to a communal bathroom and should have been advised as to the location of the toilet and shower on arrival, instead of having to find it myself later on. Other than that it was good.
Friendly staff The room was really too small.
I liked that it was a short walk from Euston Station. The check-in was simple and the gentleman was very pleasant. My room was very clean and comfortable. The breakfast was great. And it was centrally located to all the places I walked in one day - Regents Park, The Royal College of Physicians building, the Royal Academy of Arts, the National Gallery, the London school of Economics for an evening lecture with plenty of restaurants on Kingsway on the walk back in the evening. The next morning a short walk up to Euston Square tube stop and I was at Paddington to catch the Heathrow Express in record time. I was in a room with two double beds and a single so felt that I was taking up too much space for one person but I guess that's just how the room allocations worked out.
Breakfast shared bathroom
Good clean hotel with decent size room and great location Shared bathroom
The hotel staff were friendly and helpful, the room was clean and bright and spacious.The location was excellent for sightseeing on foot and close to tubes and buses.Breakfast was excellent.
The location was handy to all the main sights of London and short walk to tube station Dining room was tiny, very cramped at breakfast, food was only average although plentiful. Room was also very small. Got very little sleep as main road is out the front and so heard traffic all night. Doubt I would stay again.
Nice small basicroom with good shower and toilet outside the room. Breakfast was very good and kitchen staff friendly. I missed a radio and toilet in my room
None. The quality of this hotel was awful.
The breakfast was good The noise from traffic outside. Hotel was on a main road.
Nice breakfast room very small room
Clean, comfortable, staff attentive. The TV was in a world of its own, the remote was scrambled and no instructions to sort it out.
great location, nice breakfast, helpful staff, ensuite rooms very noisy (room facing Gower Street), windows not well sealed, carpet and drapes seem a bit dirty.
Location, breakfast,friendly staff, wireless internet Room was ridiculously small. Pathetic, really, given the price (average of 80 pounds per night). Good only if staying for a couple of days. The water pump/pipes are amazingly noisy. Every time you or your neighbour use the bathroom a disturbing sound comes from the bowels of the hotel. Finally, the walls are so thin that you can hear coughing, sneezing and yawning from the rooms next door.
Staff were friendly and breakfast was very good. Stair carpet was rather worn
Ease of booking in. Occasional noise from people going to breakfast.
Hotel Cavendish is typical for the line of hotels of this type in this part of London. Smallish rooms, small bathrooms, no elevator, breakfast served downstairs. Exactly what you'd expect if you had stayed in this type of hotel before. Staff was nice and friendly, but... But you also get what you pay for. This hotel's price was lower than the surrounding hotels and it was appropriate. Clean and nice, but not very well maintained. Our room had curtains missing half of their hooks, the breakfast was served with instant coffee in a french press. Nothing bad, but not a bit elegant. So appropriate value for the money. Because of this I would happily stay here again, but don't expect the Savoy.
Location, location, location. Location was great. Staff were very friendly. As a single woman traveller, I felt very safe at this property. Great breakfast. Single room was very small but functional and clean.
warm ok room small bed dining room far too small had to wait for breakfast and although breakfast small ok but 1 day only had 1\2 a sausage
Convenient location in central London for a decent price. Rooms are small -- but we didn't really notice because it's London, so we used it only for sleeping and to change clothes. Internet connection was spotty at best.
The price was good. It's close to the train station. Avoid the breakfast at all cost! It's not worth it at all: bad coffee, terrible toast, lack of any pastry, and you have to pay extra for scramble eggs. The location is not good neither to take the tube.
The only thing i liked about it, it is close to Russel square underground station Stuff unfriendly, rooms are unclean with bad view and some electric power sources are not working, WiFi is not available in the rooms and i have to go down to restaurant to get a signal. Breakfast was of very low quality
The price is good and is close to the subway station and near many important places There is not internet and the doors make a lot of noice when they get closed.


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When I shared news about my trip to Antarctica, some friends and family were genuinely puzzled. In fact, they didn't understand why anyone would want to go to such a cold, harsh and remote place. When I set sail to the Arctic last summer, a close friend from Iceland even asked me, "Why the Arctic?" he remarked, "There's nothing to see but ice!" (How ironic, with him being from the Arctic and all.)
It wasn't the first time I'd heard such comments, especially since we've always been drawn to unconventional and obscure places like North Korea and Madagascar, but I've never taken the time to explain to my friends or family what it is that draw us to these places and why we would jump through hoops to make them a reality. It's about time.
Since I'm just about to hop on my expedition cruise to Antarctica with G Adventures, I thought it's the perfect moment to share with you why I've always wanted to visit this hostile yet attractive continent.
Exploring the Unexplored
It's harsh, it's remote, and it's truly far beyond. The fact that Antarctica is at the edge of the world is the biggest draw for me. With such a remote location and such harsh conditions, Antarctica is largely unexplored and therefore relatively untouched. Seeing places that have been destroyed by tourism saddens me, so it's going to be extremely refreshing to visit a place that has still not been interfered by human activities.
Immense Beauty
With towering glaciers (some as tall as mountains), mammoth icebergs and jagged sharp peaks, Antarctica's beauty is undeniable. There are few places like Antarctica in terms of dramatic landscapes and jaw-dropping terrain. During my trip to the Arctic, I'd heard that the Antarctic landscapes were even more impressive and had been curious to find out more myself ever since. Another factor that has drawn me to Antarctica is its myriad of wildlife: leopard seals, whales, and thousands of penguins. For those who have been reading our blog for awhile, you probably know that we are wildlife buffs and have traveled to many places just to see the wildlife on offer. I'm really looking forward to walking amidst rookeries of penguins – let's keep our fingers crossed!
Sense of Urgency
According to research, the global warming effect on Antarctica is five times as strong as anywhere else. Studies from the U.S. Geological Survey Office show that every ice front in the southern part of the Antarctic Peninsula has been retreating overall from 1947 to 2009, with the most dramatic changes occurring since 1990. In the last fifty years, the continent has experienced a warming of around 4.5F, or 2.5C. A large number of Antarctic penguins have suffered due to these changes. The population of the ubiquitous Antarctic penguin, the Adelie Penguin, has reduced by more than 33% in the last 25 years. Antarctica is one of the places to see before it disappears forever, and it's also a place that gives a real wake-up call.
My Seventh Continent
I don't believe in keeping count of passport stamps or the number of the countries I've been to, but there's something appealing about visiting the seventh continent. Perhaps it's because this is a continent so highly inaccessible? Or maybe it's because few have even considered visiting it? Who knows. I'll just have to find out for myself.
What about you? What country has always fascinated you and when are you planning on making it a reality?
*I'm traveling with G Adventures on the Antarctica Classic In Depth (XVAESX) trip. Follow my journey on this blog, or on Twitter, where I'll be sharing short updates along the way with the #WJAntarctica hashtag. I'll be back with reports from Antarctica in two weeks' time, meanwhile Alberto and I have prepared a whole slew of articles from recent trips, enjoy!
Disclaimer: This experience is made possible by G Adventures as a part of their Wanderers In Residence program. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own. All the photos above were provided by G Adventures.


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So even he is shocked when he falls for Sally Mae, a Quaker nurse. Unable to resist Tucker's charm, character and chiseled body, she throws herself into their torrid affair, indulging every one of her wildest sexual fantasies. Tuckerï¿¿ï¿¿s occupation, however, is the one thing about him she can't embrace. A staunch pacifist, Sally Mae can't understand how his strong, caressing hand can clench in fury or pull a trigger to take a life.
In this lawless land, Tucker knows you have to fight to survive. But when Sally Mae becomes pregnant, he's willing to do whatever it takes to have his family - including hanging up his guns.
Every night they spend together exploring new heights of ecstasy binds them ever closer, slowly erasing their differences...until the day Tucker's past comes calling, precipitating an explosive showdown between her faith, his promise, and the need for revenge.
©2009 Sarah McCarty; (P)2009 Audible, Inc.
"Great series !!"
I really enjoyed this book but like some of the other reviews - I wasn't crazy about the "the" and "thy" - I think it took away from the story but overall - I LOVED IT!!
"A must read"
With this instalment in the series McCarty brings together some very different cultures and outlooks on life to create a brilliant, racy, and intriguing tale. In this one Hell's Eight wasn't all guns blazing all the time. The audience got to see some compromise and reconciling of differences but it was still a very captivating and racy read. Personally, I loved seeing a bit of a Dom/sub relationship in a historical romance. It took me by surprise as I didn't see it coming but it fit with the characters perfectly.
There's lots of character development in the first few chapters of this novel. It slows the story itself down a bit, but allows for a brilliant, exciting story once we get to know the main cast. The shocking contrast between Quakers and the extreme version of the Texas rangers really adds to the intensity of the story. Seeing Tucker and Sally Mae overcome their differences and decide they are stronger together was heart-warming amidst the chaos they found themselves in.
As a whole this was a story that I couldn't put down. I thoroughly enjoyed every second of it and can't wait to see and read more.
"One of the best in the Series...."
I didn't mind the "thee's" because that is how the Quakers spoke in those days. I just wish her stories had more story and less sex. Sex in a story is the icing on the cake a good writer like Jeanine Frost/Amanda Quick/Beverly Jenkins/Julie Garwood/Mary Balogh just to name a few know how to build a story and sprinkle the sex in but focus on developing the characters. Other wise it is just erotica. Which has its place but it is not romance. I like this story what there was of it. The second half had more story then just the physical aspects in it. I want to finish the series but I find myself fast forwarding through the sex to get to the story and that makes it less valuable to me. I enjoyed this one the best so far. But not sure if I will continue. My recommendation would be if you are seeking more erotica and less story this is a good book for that. But seek out one of the above authors for a real good romance.
"BIG Hell's 8 Fan but this one - not a fan at all.."
Hell's 8 has great potential for multiple story lines and has been gripping enough to want to read to see how the others fare in their own story lines. But this one - just killed me to listen to and to read!! First off - the relationship between them really didnt hit the heart strings tugging that it needed and that was offered in the first two. Additionally the steamy scenes to me were really more of today's genre then in the year these were about. It really was a turn off for me. Lastly, the narrator really ruined it..... perhaps i was spoiled by the narratory for Sam's Creed -he was phenomenal!! He shoud narrate all of this series because he deep southern voice just really made the book for me.... This narrator was horrible just yuk.
I love audiobooks! They allow me to do my daily chores and get a book read at the same time.
"Wrong narrator - had to struggle through it."
The only reason I kept listening to this book is because I really like this series. I did not care for Lola's narration at all. I love the characters though and I will keep on listening to the rest of the series.
"Gotta love these Hell's Eight men"
I got this book because it did give us an intro to this female character in the last book. I liked her character a little more then Tucker. The narrator was good on both female and male parts. The story starts fast and it's just a matter of how to get those people together. I think the character of Tucker is bigger and stronger then this book allowed him to be.
Yes, I enjoy the
Expected - no surprises
Two readers - one male, one female.
The use of
"Too hot to handle!"
This is not exactly neurosurgeon reading, but for its purpose, to get you off, I give it 5 stars. For a woman, like myself, I find the author gives enough credence to the developement of the intimancy of the relationship between the couples in the story. Therefore, that makes the sex especially hot. Nicely done.
For as much as I read and listen you would think by now that I would know how to spell lol. I read at least 5 books a week there are times I have gotten up to 10 in a week.
"love the man"
love the men in this series but this book can try your nerves. the book over all is good would have been great if the female lead did not talk the way she does with all those thes. what happen to words like you? other then that it was a good book. cant wait for the next one...just hope she talks normal.
"Great book!"
This was my favorite book out of the three but I preferred the narrator for book 2 (Sam's Creed) more.
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The westward push of the railroad as the Civil War ended gave birth to many Nebraska communities, among them Kearney Junction. The name Kearney Junction was selected for several reasons. The "Junction" stemmed from the fact that the town was where the Burlington and Missouri made its junction with the tracks of the Union Pacific Railroad. The word "Kearney" was taken from Fort Kearny. The fort was named after Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny. Established in 1848, Fort Kearny offered protection to thousands of pioneers, Pony Express riders, and prospectors traveling west on the Oregon Trail. According to an 1849 War Department report, over 30,000 people bound for California, Oregon, and Utah passed through Fort Kearny during an 18-month period following the Gold Rush of 1849. Originally built near Nebraska City, the fort was later relocated to its present site to increase military strength in Central Nebraska. Fort Kearny was the first U.S. Army Post on the Oregon Trail and was never attacked by Indians.
Observant readers are quick to point out the spelling differences between the fort and the town. The extra "e" in Kearney is not difficult to explain. Someone in the post office simply made a spelling error and by the time it was realized, no one felt a change was necessary. The town site was surveyed in the summer of 1871 by Anselmo B. Smith, and the plat was filed with the county clerk on October 27, 1871.
Settlement began in the summer of 1871 when Reverend and Mrs. Collins entered a homestead claim. The couple lived in a dwelling called Junction House. This house was the place of the first post office, the first school district, the first marriage ceremony, and the first church service. Following construction of Junction House in 1871, Kearney Junction began to grow rapidly. Kearney was incorporated on December 3, 1873. By 1873 a census report showed 245 residents, and reports indicate there were more than 20 buildings. In the 1880's the community was riding the crest of a boom, which swelled the population past 10,000. Optimistic residents of Kearney sought to have the nation's capital located here; others raised a quarter million dollars to finance a huge cotton mill. The county courthouse was moved from Gibbon to Kearney in 1874.
In the 1880's Kearney's bubble burst. The mill closed, real estate values collapsed and the population drifted away. In 1890 only 5,634 residents remained in the city. In 1902 the state legislature approved $50,000 to start a college. Kearney was successful in acquiring the college, and in 1904 the cornerstone was laid for what is now the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Classes also began in 1904 with 96 students forming the first class.
In the new century, Kearney's growth was steady but was less dramatic than before. By 1930 the population was 8,575. In 1964 Kearney was linked with Interstate 80, which created a boom in tourist trade causing construction of motels and restaurants to increase. A striking feature about Kearney is that it is located halfway between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Kearney is often referred to as the "Midway City".
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Overview of the Lai Mingtang papers
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Archives Staff.
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Title: Lai Mingtang papers
Collection Number: 2012C22
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Material: Chinese
Physical Description: 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box (0.8 linear feet)
Date (inclusive): 1994-2010
Abstract: Published versions of speeches and oral history, other printed matter, computer disks, medal, and photograph, relating to the armed forces of Taiwan.
creator: Lai, Mingtang, 1911-1984.
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General, Taiwanese air force; chief of staff, 1970-1976.
Scope and Content of Collection
Published versions of speeches and oral history, other printed matter, computer disks, medal, and photograph, relating to the armed forces of Taiwan.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Taiwan--Armed Forces.


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A Justice Site
MIRROR SITES: CSUDH - Habermas - UWP
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Created: March 9, 2006
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Discussion Thread from transform_dom", Our Open Discussion Group on Yahoo.
Greg wrote in Message No.11072:
Oh, forget it. I cite my sources, then you tell me they aren't good enough. Bill O'Reily is not a Republican, he is a centrist. Read his beliefs. He is pro-choice, he is pro-drug.
jeanne's first response:
I had no idea who Greg was responding to. So someone else is questioning Greg's sources? The message that Greg is apparently answering is just below his answer; that's Susan. But there is a series of dots (. . .=ellipses) in front of Susan's message, which is following Greg's message with little carat signs in front (>). Ellipses usually indicate that something has been skipped over. See A Handbook of Selected Punctuation Marksin References below.
Susan had written in Message No.11035:
jeanne is correct. that's not the source citing that we are looking for on transform_dom.
jeanne has spent a tremendous amount of time and energy finding sources for you to read and review. have you gone to any of them?
But the answer Greg gave in Message No. 11072 was about "Bill O'Reily is not a Republican, he is a centrist. Read his beliefs. He is pro-choice, he is pro-drug." jeanne didn't even know who Bill O'Reily was."
The Up Thread in the horizontal menu line just above the messages list, you can see who Greg was responding to. You have to do this from the message itslef or the message list. You can't get the earlier message from your reply screen. But you could jot it down before you switch to the reply screen by linking on reply.
Greg was responding to Jason, not to Susan and jeanne. OR Greg was misinterpreting jeanne's protest against the use of his own individual morality and belief system as valid when extrapolated (or extended by reference) to others.
jeanne had written in Message No.11010:
Greg, your own morals and ethics are not adequate. You need also to study what is known through science and research, as well as what you base your theological concerns on. You don't get to define murder by yourself. And you're not the one who goes through childbirth and the illnesses to health that may come with it (including diabetes, whic becomes life threatening, for many women). That South Dakota law says no abortioin unless it's to save the woman's life. It's not your life at stake, but hers.
Please read the Evangelical Lutheran Call for Study and Dialog. No individual is an island unto himself. (John Donne) Even more so when you want to impose your rule on others. And especially if you want them condemned to eternal punishment if they disagree with yoou.
love and peace, jeanne
Discussion Questions
- Do we sometimes try on transform_dom to convince each other of what we consider a better position on a social issue?
Consider how passionately we feel about some of these issues. So, of course, we try to persuade one another. But that's instrumental discourse, discourse with the purpose of changing someone's mind. We're trying to learn the skills of illocutionary discourse. And we all have trouble with it. In illocutionary discourse we're trying to understand the other, not win an argument with the other.
Listen to how susan says it in Message No. 11079, posted after Greg's "Oh, forget it. I cite my sources, then you tell me they aren't good enough.":
by citing sources, we get away from the "informal" chatting and begin to discuss issues at a more technical or formal level; getting away from the affective domain. do you understand what i'm trying to explain here?
- Why do we have so much emotion attached to what we "know"?
Consider that we are curious creatures, and that we struggle to learn things that really intrigue us. After all that effort, cognitive dissonance theory would predict that we would be averse to having someone contradict us, or suggest that we have missed some unstated assumptions. That's one reason we try to move to a more technical level of citing sources so that some of the affect will be suppressed.
Affect-laden accusations and labelling make it even harder to calm the emotions, because they take us down to an informal level, where affect is highest. Hall's Levels of affect in learning theory.
Links that will lead us to more in-depth reading.
- A Handbook of Selected Punctuation Marks. By Sandra Penrose. March 6, 1997. Consulted on March 9, 2006.
I found this site when checking for a source to tell you what the three little periods in front of Susan's Message No. 11035 meant. You have to scroll down to "ellipses." Alphabetical order. Perhaps you should bookmark this as an interesting and helpful site. jeanne
- Hyper TextBooks This is the HomePage for the Punctuation handbook above. You can register freely for this site, and it would seem to be very helpful with writing. Check it out, jeanne
Brief explanation of what we're supposed to see, like an unstated assumption, in the link, and how it relates to the issue we're discussing.