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Avgifter för extragäster och extrasängar kan tillkomma.
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"great stay"
Very pleased with this hotel. Will be back when in the area.Verifierad gästrecension
Great value. Cozy room. Comfy bed.Verifierad gästrecension
"Nice hotel but..."
It was a nice hotel, especially for your money. However if you book through hotels.com please be aware it may not be the exact room you booked. For example I booked a room with one queen bed and got a room with two full size beds. It was the same price which was cool but inconvenient for us because I specifically wanted a queen to accommodate me and […] my 6"4 spouse!! Other than that it was a pretty comfortable stay. MerVerifierad gästrecension
"Nicer than expected"
Was surprised with the amenities offered at this hotel. Free light dinner (hot dogs / burgers), free decent breakfast (not just bread and cereal but eggs, sausage and waffle maker) and a pool. Very well kept hotel with an excellent restaurant immediately next to it.Verifierad gästrecension
"Hotel is good - service not so much"
The hotel is fine - for the price it is exactly what we needed. However, I checked in earlier than my husband who had a late flight in. I left my husband's card key at the front desk for them to give to him as I had texted him the room number. I specifically asked if this was OK, and was told that it was. Instead, the front desk clerk made a call just […] after midnight to the room to ask if it was OK to give him the card key. Not appreciated. THEN, we had pre-paid the room through Hotels.com, and they still billed us for the room. So more time to get that credited. MerVerifierad gästrecension
When we got to the hotel room, we had a king size bed even though we booked 2 doubles on Hotels.com. Went back to the desk and they said they had no rooms with double beds. I went back to my room and took my I pad back to the front desk and showed them the confirmation. With definite reservation, the desk clerk was able to find us a room with double […] beds. MerVerifierad gästrecension
"Good for cost effective"
Great free breakfast and internet. Good staffs.. Good for family trip with cost effectiveVerifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Hotel needs a little updating"
The desk staff was very helpful and took care of us quickly. The room was nice other than the closet was very hard to open and the molding around it was broken. There was a bathing suit left from the previous guest which leads me to believe that the shower was not attended to. The room was very musty smelling upon arrival. There was a nice refrigerator […] in the room with plenty of lighting. The beds were comfortable, with plenty of pillows to choose from. MerVerifierad gästrecension från Expedia
Staff was friendly and the hotel was clean. The king room was small but we were only there for one night. For the price it was a great value.Verifierad gästrecension
"nice hotel close to shopping, restaurants"
Room was very nice, comfortable beds & clean. They have a nice breakfast with eggs, sausage,belgian waffles & more. You have any kind of restaurant you want & store right on the same street as the hotel so very convenient for that.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"good place close to airport"
Was very pleased with the facility ease of location and the people were all very niceVerifierad gästrecension
"Great experience"
Very helpful and friendly staff. Very comfortable and clean room.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"never again"
Do not stay thereVerifierad gästrecension
"Very Comfortable Business Trip"
Stayed for business, will be back again! Very hospitable staff.Verifierad gästrecension
"Facilities Needs Updated"
Facilities could use a facelift. Checked in mid-afternoon, Very humid in hallways, facility, room air did work, good thing. Breakfast was okay, but wasn't full breakfast I expected.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Great stay"
I enjoyed the service. The workers were friendly. My kids loved the pool!!!Verifierad gästrecension
"Business trip"
The hotel is an older hotel but not in too bad a shape. The lobby was nice as was the breakfast area. my room # 207 was good, a little dated but clean and tidy. The bed was comfortable and I slept OK. A couple of my business collegues said they were wakened in the early hours of the morning of the first night we stayed there by noisy people in the hallways […] but after a call to the front desk it was dealt with promptly. MerVerifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Fine hotel"
It was good, except we got our room changed because they had two housekeepers quit, which I understand is not their fault but we needed a king, and got two queens.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
My stay was great. I would like to compliment Best Western employee "Bryan" who works the front desk. I found him to be knowledgeable,helpful and an extremely nice guy.Verifierad gästrecension
"Poor value for the cost of the stay."
This hotel although fairly well located off the interstate was in need of renovations. The rooms were tired/worn and not very clean. The grounds weren't kept well and the entrance ways not clean and the doors needed replacement. Overall very poor quality and value for the cost of the stay. I wouldn't recommend this place as a first choice to stay in […] Grand Rapids but more of a last resort. Staff were friendly but couldn't make up for the overall state of the hotel. MerVerifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Hotel needs attention."
Hotel needs updated. Housekeeping staff need additional training. Room wasn't tidy and could have been cleaner although it wasn't dirty. Furniture was outdated. Kids were running around at 11:00pm with no supervision.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
A friend & I stayed 2 nights & it was sufficient for what we needed. Positives: The staff were friendly & helpful. The breakfast was nice. Negatives: It smelled like hotel & there was mold in my bathtub grouting & my shampoo, conditioner & body wash disappeared the day it was cleaned.Verifierad gästrecension
"Our one-day trip to Grand Rapids"
Very good overall experience. Our reception at the front desk was sweet. Two young girls who were very engaging and kind and helpful. After a 2-1/2 hour drive, we were welcomed very warmly. The rooms were updated. Beds were comfortable. Pillows, not so much, but they were okay for one night. The gym was very adequate. (did not use the pool). The coffee […] was very good. Continental breakfast was exceptional; variety and location. It was a fun open- area. Sat alongside a second-floor railing looking down into the lobby. Very roomy. MerVerifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Comfy, cozy, and clean"
We loved it! There was a nice breakfast, the decor was comforting and nice, and the pool and hot tub were great! The staff was SO friendly, and engaged us in conversation often. Will be sure to stay here again next year for the Riverbank Run!Verifierad gästrecension
"Very good for the price."
Staff helpful, facility older, rooms are just rooms. Nice breakfast included, great pool area.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Great Hotel for the Price"
This hotel was very nice for the price. The bed was comfortable, the room was very clean, but on the small side. Everything seemed in really good condition. The breakfast was pretty good - waffles,eggs, breads/pastries, cereal. Fresh fruit would be a nice addition. I would stay here again for a couple of nights.Verifierad gästrecension
"Great. Would go back again"
Was great room, service, everything. But there is nearby construction, which cannot be helped. But you don't heat it in the hotel.Verifierad gästrecension
"Customer service lacking"
Desk staff never followed through on requests. Roll away bed that we requested was not delivered to our room. Excuse given? Because we didn't answer the door. Hard to do when we weren't in the room. Then he said that he called our room, but no one answered. Again, hard to do when we weren't in the room. I would at least have expected that they would […] have left a message on the room telephone......nope. So at 1:30am when we arrived back to the hotel to discover no rollaway bed, the staff merely wheeled it down with us and left it outside the door. They had the bed tied closed so tight, we had to improvise and cut the string with nail clippers. After checkout, we called the desk to inquire about a pair of shoes that we left behind. We were assured that we would receive a return call. It took THREE calls from us (never a return from them) to get an answer. No apologies from staff for any of the poor service. MerVerifierad gästrecension
"ok place"
old hotel and rooms show it. bed ok for comfort--nothing to rave about. difficult to regulate the temp in the room. very very limited tv--it poured for the two days I was there and the hotel only has about 7 channels to watch. for $30 more I could have stayed across the road at a 4 star hotel--that is what I will do next time. I have tried this hotel […] many times and always tried to give it a "second chance"......no more. Breakfast very very limited and not very good. Go down the road to ihop instead. MerVerifierad gästrecension
"pub / winery visits"
nice hotel, just what we expected,clean room/pool/hot tub....great free breakfest...go ahead and stay thereVerifierad gästrecension
"Very Pleased"
Lots more than expected from the room to the mamager's receptionVerifierad gästrecension
"Great Hotel, Construction on 28th Street though"
Everything was great besides the location, but it isn't the hotel's fault there was construction on 28th Street in Grand rapids. Made it difficult to travel and get back to the hotel.Verifierad gästrecension
"Financial security risk!!"
Did not appreciate how they handled credit card detail when the room was prepaid!!! Did not explain what they were doing with my drives license and credit card prior and then when asked why they were doing what they were I was told they did not have to rent to me!!!Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Great Bargain"
Great for the price! Conveniently located to Woodland Mall, Meijer Gardens and downtown Grand Rapids. Lobby is clean and welcoming. Staff is very friendly and helpful. The building is old and shows its age in places, but the interior has been updated and is nice. The room was spacious and clean. Beds (mattresses) were very UNcomfortable. When we arrived, […] there was a complimentary dinner available to guests. We did not eat, so cannot comment on it. Breakfast was pretty standard hotel complimentary continental breakfast. Pool and hot tub area was wonderful--large and clean. Overall, I would rate this hotel a great bargain! MerVerifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Service and place worth writing a nice review"
The staff was incredibly nice and I was surprised at how clean and nice the room was. The pool and hot tub were well maintained and we all enjoyed our stay.Verifierad gästrecension
The hotel was clean and quiet. The front desk was very helpful. The hotel was situated right beside a restaurant which was great expecially because we were from Canada and do not know the area I would recommend this hotel.Verifierad gästrecension
Good Location, comfortable room, excellent StaffVerifierad gästrecension
"Not so great but not so bad either"
The bed was really hard, not very comfortable and you could feel all the metal spring which clanged together as you moved around. The TV service was also kind of shoddy, with every channel being very "snowy" (I haven't seen that since the old OTA antenna days) and there was no channel guide/listing available. But,\ those aside, the staff was great, […] the room was clean, the shower was hot and it's a super-convenient location. All-in-all, for the price I'd say I was fairly satisfied. MerVerifierad gästrecension
"Not truly a "Suite""
The front desk staff at check in and check out (Mariah!) was terrific. Our biggest disappointment was that we booked a 2 Queens Bed "Suite" which turned out to be little more than a regualr room with a small refridgerator and microwave. There wasn't even a table with additional chairs or additional seating other than 1 stuffed chair. I think it is misleading […] to use the word "Suite" in reference to something that is little more than a room with a few extra appliances. MerVerifierad gästrecension
"Beds not comfortable"
After a long day of work I wanted a hot hot tub and comfortable bed. The hot tub was large, but not very hot nor deep. The bed was better than other three star hotels but not great. The work out room and sauna were great. The sports bar next door was great!Verifierad gästrecension
Some areas looked tired & worn - like doors & carpet.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
Like itVerifierad gästrecension
"Great stay"
It was very comfortable. Nice pool and hot tub. The refrigerator was a plus. Quiet and relaxing.Verifierad gästrecension
Rock hard bedVerifierad gästrecension
over and above any other hotel I have ever stayed at!!!Verifierad gästrecension
"Overall Review"
Good experience. Only problem the noise from the heater/air unit was annoying.Verifierad gästrecension
The bedskirt was torn, and needed repair. We were stuck in the snow in the parking lot, and the guys plowing out disappeared until my 82-year old husband had shoveled out before he even saw them again. Room was clean, and wake-up service was prompt.Verifierad gästrecension
"Great hotel, Great stay"
This Best Western had good service, a good breakfast and has a convenient location. I would definitely stay here again.Verifierad gästrecension
"Decent place to stay"
This hotel isn't fancy but the rooms were clean & well kept. The room decor was up to date & beds were comfortable. Breakfast was okay but ended at 9 am. I appreciated having a fridge in my room. They had a nice pool & fitness room, though I didn't end up using either. It was a good value for what I paid.Verifierad gästrecension från Expedia
"Very Satisfied"
The hotel was great, the restaurant next door was horrible. The food was cold and the service was no good. I would recommend the hotel, the staff were amazing and friendly, just don't eat next door.Verifierad gästrecension
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In pursuit of the hirsute
In honor of the birth anniversary of the first composer pictured below, let's celebrate nine magnficent manifestations of musical manscaping (sorry, ladies). See how many you can identify; answers tomorrow.
One the left, there's the great Russian composer who gave us The Flight of the Bumble-Bee, the Procession of the Nobles, the Song of India and other colorful hits. In the middle, we see the French romantic composer of what was the first, and for more than a century the most frequently performed, opera at the Metropolitan. On the right, there's the long-lived composer whose works breath the air and capture the Celtic spirit of his native Brittany.
Going the mutton-chop route on the left is the gentle-souled Belgian organist and composer, nicknamed "Pater Seraphicus" by his pupils, who created a new sound in late 19th-century French music with such sensuous masterworks as the Symphony in D Minor and the Violin Sonata in A major. The impressive handlebar mustache in the middle belongs to the Spanish composer best-known for his piano suite and opera based on the world of the artist Francisco Goya. On the right, we find the fastidious Frenchman who went clean-shaven for most of his life, but who in youth dressed the part of the dandy...not to be confused with Vincent d'Indy, a pupil of the guy on the far left.
Another long-lived Frenchman is on the left, a radical eccentric whose voluminous work-list contains many titles referring to Kipling's "Jungle Book" and such early movie stars as Lilian Harvey and Ginger Rogers. In the middle, there's the American composer who associated with such modernists as Cage, Cowell and Ives, explored Asian instruments, ancient tunings and Esperanto, and wrote music with a wonderfully joyous spirit. On the right...need I say more?
Answers: Top row: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Charles Gounod, Joseph-Guy Ropartz. Middle row: César Franck, Enrique Granados, Maurice Ravel. Bottom row: Charles Koechlin, Lou Harrison, Johannes Brahms.

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Premier Showing
at Lake Assembly
Lostwood Media and Lake Assembly announces the premier of their second film, "On Earth As It Is In Heaven," on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:00 p.m., at Lake Assembly in Powers Lake.
How does the war in the heavenlies affect the lives of people here on the earth today? Is the "Battle of the Ages" still raging? Are angels and demons real?
Come see how God hears and answers the prayers of Dakota, a young girl who asks God to help her parents, Ricky and Tiffany, who are struggling in life and their marriage.
The public is invited to this free premier. Call Lake Assembly, 701-464-5612, with any questions.
Youthful Ranchers looking
for senior leadership
The Powers Lake Ranchers graduated five seniors from last year's boys' basketball squad and will be looking for the underclassmen to fill roles left vacant by graduation.
Returning are two seniors, Levi Hoiby and Curtis Marden.
"We will have a strong post game with Levi and Curtis," stated Head Coach Jordan Carlson who returning for his 5th season at Powers Lake.
"As the season goes on, we will look for our younger kids to gain experience and have a chance for the district title," predicted Coach Carlson.
The Ranchers finished first in the district last season, losing out in the first round of regionals.
The Ranchers are playing in the Stanley tournament, Dec. 12 & 14 then travel to Ray, Dec. 21.
January is a busy month for the boys with 10 games scheduled. They host Stanley Jan. 3, then travel to Lignite Jan. 7. Mandaree and Ray will be in Powers Lake, Jan. 9 and 14. The Ranchers go to Watford City Jan. 17, and are back home again for four games, Jan. 18 versus Killdeer, Jan. 21 against Tioga, Jan. 24 they take on Trinity Christian, and Jan. 28 they host Burke County. The final game in January is in White Shield.
The first two games in February are on the homecourt, Divide on Feb. 3 and NS-P, Feb. 6. The final regular season game is in Parshall, Feb. 8.
Districts are Feb. 13-15 in Ray and the regional tournament at Williston State College, Feb. 24, 25 & 27.
The Ranchers will suit up three squads, JH, JV and V.
Burke County Wins
Season Opener
The Burke County Titans started the season strong, with a 45-38 victory over the Divide County Maroons in Lignite, Thursday evening, Dec. 5.
The Titans jumped out to an early lead as Colton Gandrud converted 2 treys, Douglas Winzenburg 2 field goals and Austin Deckert a bucket. Burke County led 14-5 after one quarter.
The second quarter went dry for the Titans with only 2 field goals (Dylan Benge and Matthew Hinds) and a freethrow by Benge. But the Titans defense held strong to keep a lead at halftime, 19-13.
Burke County opened the second half with another 14 points in the third quarter; a group effort with four players scoring. Titans led 33-21 heading into the final quarter.
Divide outscored Burke in the fourth quarter, but the Titans were able to win the contest, 45-38.
The Titans were only whistled for 10 total fouls in the game.
Titans scoring were Gandrud 12, Winzenburg 10, Benge 9, Nolan Beeter 8, Deckert 2, Quinn Chrest 2 and Hinds 2.
Other team members include Zack Beard, Mark Nelson, Kyle Greig, Bradon Peterson, Cole Nelson, Josh Kihle and Robby Cooper.
The 2013 Burke County Farm Bureau Scholarship has been awarded to Paige Hoiby from McGregor. She is the daughter of Lyndon and Michelle Hoiby and is enrolled at Bismarck State College.
The Burke County Farm Bureau Scholarship is awarded annually to a college student in any year of study, who is enrolled in a college in North Dakota, and whose parents or grandparents or themselves are members of the BCBF.
The Department of ND American Legion has announced the selection of Travis Bruse of Horace as the 2013 ND American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year.
Travis graduated from West Fargo High School and a member of Troop 274 sponsored by the Horace Lutheran Church. He has been active in scouting since 2004 and he is the first Eagle Scout of Troop 274 in 2009. He has currently earned 105 Merit Badges far above the required 21 and several Special Awards. The most recent award Travis completed is the Boy Scouts of America God and Life Religious Award. His Eagle Project was landscaping seven acres at the Living Waters Lutheran Church in Fargo following the 2009 flood.
Community activities include sandbagging, 4-H and a FM Posse Horse Club member. High School participation includes Academic Letter, Honor Roll, Buildings Trades Club and Fargo/Moorhead Warriors Lacrosse.
Travis has been accepted to NDSU and will be majoring in Architecture.
The selection of the American Legion Eagle Scout of the Year is made annually. To be eligible for the award, a scout must belong and be active with a Boy Scout Troop, Varsity Scout Team or Explorer Post chartered to an American Legion Post or Auxiliary Unit or be the son or grandson of a Legionnaire or Auxiliary member.
Travis was eligible for the award through his grandfather, Clifford Fremstad.
Bowbells native, Molly Aufforth, is an intern for Studio One, an award-winning television show produced at the University of North Dakota. This is her first semester with Studio One and is a member of the weather team.
Every week she creates graphics and maps, writes broadcast style scripts, conducts on-camera interviews and edits weather videos.
"With all the knowledge and experience I have gained here at Studio One, I know it will help me in the future when I'm looking for a job," says Aufforth.
Along with Studio One, Aufforth is involved in the UND Student Chapter American Meteorological Society and UND Weather Update. She is also a recipient of the ND Academic Scholarship and the UND Transfer Scholarship. She was on the President's Honor Roll Fall 2011 and is currently on the Spring 2013 Dean's Honor Roll.
Aufforth graduated from Bowbells High School in 2011, and is currently a junior studying Atmospheric Sciences at UND.
Bowbells native, Joy Jacobson, is in her second semester as an intern for Studio One, an award-winning television show produced at the University of North Dakota. She has worked as a graphic designer and C.G. operator in the past (character generator). She currently is a reporter, runs the character generator and is the video operator during the live production.
Jacobson says, "Studio One has instilled exceptional professional and communication skills in me."
She uses these skills perfectly and brings an outstanding level of focus to live production, while she runs two pieces of equipment.
Along with Studio One, Jacobson is a member of the Delta Gamma sorority where she holds the position of Vice President of Communications. She has received the UND Presidential Scholarship for outstanding academics and various scholarships through UND's communication program. She received Studio One's Recognition of Excellence Award for her quality contributions to the program.
"After graduation I hope to either obtain a job in Public Relations or attend law school … The professionalism, teamwork and leadership acquired in Studio One will be transferrable to whatever career path I choose," says Jacobson.
She is a 2012 graduate from Kenmare High School and will be graduating in May 2016 from UND with majors in Communications and Political Science.
Outdoor Tales
This year I finally drew my muzzle loader buck tag and what better way to enjoy the opener but to head home to Bowbells for Thanksgiving then go hunting. Well that was a good plan when I thought it up.
We told Braden we were heading to the farm for Thanksgiving. He calls it Happy Thanksgiving.
At school before we left he told the class that he was thankful for Grandpa Dean's tractor. So with that how does the song go?
Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh. Well, it was more like, over The Turtle or Mouse (river that is) the Ford knows the way because it's the sleigh.
I must admit with the early ice forming and good fishing reports coming about, my desire to deer hunt was quickly disappearing.
As we were pulling into the farm I saw a large buck running but of course the season was not yet opened and "Happy Thanksgiving" dinner awaited.
After dinner my dad, Braden, and myself made our way to the pickup and started to go looking for buck signs and start to formulate a game plan for the hunt.
After a while, just taking a tour of the neighborhood, I wanted to punch a couple holes in the ice so we stopped at one of the fishing ponds so I could do that ice test. I found a solid 9-10 inches of ice and even dropped a line down for a few minutes to see if I could catch that first fish of the new ice season.
I did, two actually.
Friday, I got up go outside and take pictures of my dad and Braden when he was learning to drive (steer) the tractor he was thankful for. They then went sledding and who knows what else they did outside at the farm.
After making some calls to find bait, I was back with a plan. This time I had a nice day, an ice drill some new ice fishing toys and some time.
Before the fishing could commence I had a deer to hunt, well or not. I decided to just drive around the countryside and check out the old sites of my youth and if a deer would show up so be it.
I caught a lot of fish on Friday. The numbers were good but the quality was a little on the small side. No big deal, I was more interested in testing some new rods, jigs and my new Vexilar FLX-28. I went home happy with a solid afternoon on the ice.
Saturday, to me was the big day of the weekend.
I started the morning out pulling Braden around the farmyard on the sled. We went for a walk then made snow angels in the little bit of snow on the lawn.
While he was napping I took the wife out for a drive around the countryside, looking at the old farms and remembering different people who lived at the places. I also pointed out different spots where I have seen a big deer or harvested a deer over the years.
After nap, I dropped Lisa off and took Braden for some ice fishing. It was a nice day and I wanted to see if he would like the ice again and see what he thought of blue gills. He didn't have much interest in the actual fishing part of the deal but he reeled in a couple and had a great time just playing on the ice.
So over the Turtle and down the road to Grandma (and Grandpa's) farm we went. We had a great Thanksgiving and enjoyed the outdoors the entire time.
And if anyone is still keeping score, the deer are still safe.
Until next time get outside and make some memories.
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Not sure that I can do this question justice in a single post but will try.
Although our core business is in publishing, we run a successfull direct to consumer business selling our books (and supporting products) through mail order and eCommerce channels. Our DTC business is targeted at niche markets of craft, photography, art, equestrian - all to match our publishing focus.
Our digital business strategy is eCommerce focussed and we have successfull partnership with magazines and other complimentary businesses driving traffic and through our affiliate programme. We have a basic but developing social media strategy and, although there is always work to be done to improve, we are active across the various online and offline media channels.
With ever increasing frequency, consultancies & suppliers contact me to try and sell me a social network solution. But, while we've embraced the concept of community as a business and have created a level of this around our ecommerce business, I've resisted trying to create our own social network to date.
My argument is that there are already many networks in our interest communities, from the generalist Facebook/MySpace/Twitter through to the category specific run by magazine businesses etc. I'm not convinced that we need to create our own social network environment ourselves - rather that we are better off working with the network opportunities that are out there already and keep our focus on our core ecommerce business. But am I right in this thinking?
I was reading this article this morning that clearly illustrates how a relatively unknown brand has leveraged customer engagement and significant reach using Twitter:
This niche website offering advice on blackberrys has 20,000 followers and significant numbers of monthly visitors, not least it helps them with their 'long tail' search terms with sem.
Can we really afford to ignore such a fantastic marketing tool.
Bob Brinklow
Hi James
I have worked in a very similar market to yourself and think your argument and current thinking are pretty sound, unless you have asked your customers if they would be interested in a book specific network?
There are numerous relevant groups on the big platforms to do with arts, crafts, photography etc and its definitely worth getting involved and start using these channels to promote your product and books are a great entry point to many of these groups.
But if you haven't already you should probably consider, having some web 2.0 tools to help you learn more about your customers? These could be simple forums such as what are you reading at the moment? users rating books, submitting reviews etc. conversations with the authors etc etc etc. or even a blog around certain subject areas. (the creative potential is pretty endless with books)I'd also check out some of the book specific platforms out there such as Shelfari, Good reads, Library thing, Booktribes, Revvish . Not only as to how you can contribute or join in as part of online acquisition strategy, but also in how they have fostered specific book networking sites and how this might relate to your own network should you start one?
In order to invest in a network platform I would certainly do the maths and research first before investing much more time and effort into building your own platform. Esp as I imagine your margins are probably quite low and a network platform could be quite a heavy investment when it could be cheaper and more effective to concentrate on optimising the site for sales conversion and acquisition activities of which existing social platforms should play a part. .
Hope makes sense and good luck with the project.Robert.
Hi James,
I guarantee you will receive conflicting answers to your question. Those agencies that can help organisations create their own social networks will probably say "yes". However, it sounds that what you want to achieve is a stronger interaction or engagement with your existing clients (sustaining as much loyalty and advocacy as possible) and to attract new customers.
Building your own social network is achievable, and shouldn't be that expensive, but does your brand have a strong enough "pull" to change people's online behaviour and reduce the time they spend in their existing networks and then devote this time to your own? I personally think they probably won't, and you will be better off investing in a strategy to tap into their existing behaviour and interact with them this way.
The key considerations are to fully understand your customers (values, motivation and behaviour) and then create an online communications approach (via the social web) to provide them with information that has a value for them. Then the harder bit is ensuring you proactively engage with them...now becoming a 24 by 7 activity.
I hope that helps you. This blog post on econsultancy may help you in your consideration as well.
Jeremy Dent
Business Development at Juice Digital
30 July 2009 14:18pm
I think you are confusing "social media networking", which is essentially an individual activity and important in a CRM sense, and Social Media Marketing, a professional marketing communications discipline which uses social media to leverage sales.
Every outward facing executive should use social media networking to partly replace and enhance offline networking, something that is valuable to any business.
As far as Social Media Marketing goes, if you not including this in your marketing plans, you are missing something very valuable and the fastest-growing communications platform in history. It is now how most people use the Web.
Jeremy (and others) thanks for your thoughts.
Reference the social media marketing/social media networking point - I think I understand your comment here but not sure that it answers my question.
There's no doubt that social media marketing is a key part of our strategy and we understand its importance in the mix. The decision I am trying to make is if our strategy should be to continue to leverage our brand on existing social media platforms (from the generalist of Facebook/MySpace/Twitter through to the category specific) or to create our own network.
Jeremy Dent
Business Development at Juice Digital
30 July 2009 16:29pm
Good point, James.
Creating your own online community on Ning.com is time-consuming: you would need a full-time moderator/content-producer.
I don't think the effect on your SEO would be as powerful as using a number of existing platforms, together with all the multiplicity of backlinks to your website/blog and hyperlinks from Twitter to the social media content.
It's the content syndication effect (with thanks to Charles Heflin).
I'll just re-iterate the main point o my previous post if I may. Please don't create your own community. Putting the technicalities, cost and time to manage to one side; you are asking people to change their behaviour...typically they won't. You need a strategy that taps into their existing online "habits" and enhances their experience. Give them things of value whilst improving brand awareness and interest around David and Charles.
I hope that helps
I would agree with Karl about not creating your own social media community platform UNLESS you already have huge brand loyalty and a demonstrable interest by your existing community to focus their energies around such a community space. Why not ask your users that simple question - "Do you want your own space to discuss the books, arts etc?"
It may be that your affiliates would be interested, whilst your general consumers are not, in which case - what is the business model for an affiliate support/social network? Would it considerably increase sales through affiliates' activities, provide them with an area to support each other, share good ideas for marketing and so on, or would it be unused?
Ning is free to set up, but expensive on time costs to monitor, keep lively and so on, but if you have a large user base who are not catered for elsewhere, or have not discovered where there are already social communities that would fit their interests, then it would be an option to consider. However, just providing links to existing external resources (where you have a presence in particular) might prove in itself valuable to your visitors.
Otherwise, your existing strategy seems to be sound until you establish what your "followers" actually want. There are many ways of discovering this beyond a survey, including monitoring interest in your Tweets, forum posts elsewhere etc.


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Oh God, I can picture it walking.. LOL :)
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Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Substance Use, Wave 1, 1994-1997 (ICPSR 13602)
Principal Investigator(s): Earls, Felton J., Harvard Medical School; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Scientific Director. Columbia University. Teacher's College. Center for the Study of Children and Families; Raudenbush, Stephen W., Scientific Director. University of Michigan. School of Education and Survey Research Center; Sampson, Robert J., Scientific Director. Harvard University. Department of Sociology
The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences. The Substance Use interview was a self-report measure administered to Cohorts 9, 12, 15, and 18 to obtain information regarding the subject's use of specific drugs.
Series: Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) Series
Access Notes
One or more files in this study are not available for download due to special restrictions; consult the restrictions note to learn more. You can apply online for access to the data. Authentication is required to apply for access.
To protect respondent privacy, the data are restricted from general dissemination. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR Restricted Data Contract Portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.
Researchers are encouraged to also consult the NACJD Restricted Data page for additional information about restricted data.
This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention .
Study Description
Earls, Felton J., Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Stephen W. Raudenbush, and Robert J. Sampson. Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN): Substance Use, Wave 1, 1994-1997. ICPSR13602-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2005-07-22. doi:10.3886/ICPSR13602.v1
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This survey was funded by:
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Child Care Bureau
- Harris Foundation
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Head Start Bureau
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (93-IJ-CX-K005)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Mental Health
- United States Department of Education. Office of Educational Research and Improvement
- Turner Foundation
Scope of Study
Subject Terms: adolescents, alcohol, alcohol consumption, amphetamines, barbiturates, child development, cocaine, crack cocaine, drinking behavior, drug abuse, drug use, drugs, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, sedatives, smoking, social behavior, steroids, stimulants, tobacco use, tranquilizers
Geographic Coverage: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Time Period:
- 1994--1997
Date of Collection:
- 1994--1997
Unit of Observation: individuals
Universe: Children, adolescents, young adults, and their primary caregivers, living in the city of Chicago in 1994.
Data Types: survey data
Data Collection Notes:
(1) The Murray Research Center conducted the initial data and documentation processing for this collection. (2) At present, only a restricted version of the data is available (see RESTRICTIONS field). A downloadable version of the data is slated to be available in the near future.
Study Purpose:
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
The Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) was a large-scale, interdisciplinary study of how families, schools, and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent development. It was designed to advance the understanding of the developmental pathways of both positive and negative human social behaviors. In particular, the project examined the causes and pathways of juvenile delinquency, adult crime, substance abuse, and violence. At the same time, the project provided a detailed look at the environments in which these social behaviors took place by collecting substantial amounts of data about urban Chicago, including its people, institutions, and resources.
Longitudinal Cohort Study
One component of the PHDCN was the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was a series of coordinated longitudinal studies that followed over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults, and their primary caregivers over time to examine the changing circumstances of their lives, as well as the personal characteristics, that might lead them toward or away from a variety of antisocial behaviors. The age cohorts include birth (0), 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 years. Numerous measures were administered to respondents to gauge various aspects of human development, including individual differences, as well as family, peer, and school influences.
Substance Use
The data in this collection are from Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Cohort Study, which was administered between 1994 and 1997. The data files contain information from the Substance Use protocol. The Substance Use interview was a self-report measure administered to Cohorts 9, 12, 15, and 18 to obtain information regarding the subject's use of specific drugs.
Study Design:
Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods
The city of Chicago was selected as the research site for the PHDCN because of its extensive racial, ethnic, and social-class diversity. The project collapsed 847 census tracts in the city of Chicago into 343 neighborhood clusters (NCs) based upon seven groupings of racial/ethnic composition and three levels of socioeconomic status. The NCs were designed to be ecologically meaningful. They were composed of geographically contiguous census tracts and geographic boundaries, and knowledge of Chicago's neighborhoods were considered in the definition of the NCs. Each NC was comprised of approximately 8,000 people.
Longitudinal Cohort Study
For the Longitudinal Cohort Study, a stratified probability sample of 80 neighborhoods was selected. The 80 NCs were sampled from the 21 strata (seven racial/ethnic groups by three socioeconomic levels) with the goal of representing the 21 cells as equally as possible to eliminate the confounding between racial/ethnic mix and socioeconomic status. Once the 80 NCs were chosen, then block groups were selected at random within each of the sample neighborhoods. A complete listing of dwelling units was collected for all sampled block groups. Pregnant women, children, and young adults in seven age cohorts (birth, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18 years) were identified through in-person screening of approximately 40,000 dwelling units within the 80 NCs. The screening response rate was 80 percent. Children within six months of the birthday that qualified them for the sample were selected for inclusion in the Longitudinal Cohort Study. A total of 8,347 participants were identified through the screening. Of the eligible study participants, 6,228 were interviewed.
For all cohorts except 0 and 18, primary caregivers as well as the child were interviewed. The primary caregiver was the person found to spend the most time taking care of the child. Separate research assistants administered the primary caregiver interviews and the child interviews. The primary method of data collection was face-to-face interviewing, although participants who refused to complete the personal interview were administered a phone interview. Interviews were conducted in Spanish, English, and Polish. In Wave 1 the complete protocol was translated into Spanish and Polish. An interpreter was hired for participants who spoke a language other than English, Spanish, or Polish. Depending on the age and wave of data collection, participants were paid between $5 and $20 per interview. Other incentives, such as free passes to museums, the aquarium, and monthly drawing prizes were also included.
Interview protocols included a wide range of questions. For example, some questions assessed impulse control and sensation-seeking traits, cognitive and language development, leisure activities, delinquency and substance abuse, friends' activities, and self-perception, attitudes, and values. Caregivers were also interviewed about family structure, parent characteristics, parent-child relationships, parent discipline styles, family mental health, and family history of criminal behavior and drug use.
Substance Use
The interview was administered to Cohorts 9, 12, 15, and 18 and inquired about the type of substances used and patterns of use, including quantity and frequency. The interview was adapted from the NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON DRUG ABUSE, 1991 (ICPSR 6128) sponsored by National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Sample: Stratified probability sample.
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Mode of Data Collection: face-to-face interview, telephone interview
Description of Variables: The data files contain information regarding the subject's use, including quantity and frequency, of drugs including tobacco, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, crack cocaine, inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, barbiturates, tranquilizers, amphetamines, steroids, and intravenous drugs. Information regarding lifetime, past year, and past month was obtained, as well as information relating to reasons for use and how the substances were obtained. Symptom counts for tolerance and dependence were also obtained.
Response Rates:
The overall response rate for Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Cohort Study was 75 percent or 6,228 participants. The response rates by cohort were:
- 76.2 percent (1,269) for Cohort 0
- 76.6 percent (1,003) for Cohort 3
- 75.0 percent (980) for Cohort 6
- 75.9 percent (828) for Cohort 9
- 74.3 percent (820) for Cohort 12
- 71.6 percent (696) for Cohort 15
- 70.3 percent (632) for Cohort 18
Presence of Common Scales: Substance Use Interview
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed recodes and/or calculated derived variables.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Original ICPSR Release: 2005-07-22
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We woke up at 5.30am and navigated our bus across the Golden Gate Bridge. We glided across, encountering no traffic or the obligatory fun run event that seems to be held twice a day. Once in Mill Valley, CA we parked up outside Studio Velo and watched from the cockpit as all kinds of different riders arrived in the mist.
At 7.15am roll out was right. Cold fog hung in the air as Scott and Chris who run Studio Velo - one of the finest bike shops this side of Salem - led a group of 20 or so keen riders into Fairfax County. We said hello and chatted as we rolled out, picking up riders along the route out to Point Reyes in Marin and onwards to the Limantour loop.
As always, this part of the world feels made for bike riding: Not too far outside of Fairfax you see a climb that leads to some rollers that leads to another nice little climb and on to more rolling. You see a pattern here. Northern California = up's and downs.
After a gallop to Point Reyes and a stop at the notable Bovine Bakery, necessary refreshments were gathered and we hit the gas back to Mill Valley.
From here on in things ramped up until the tempo + the rollers had put a hurt on everyone in the pack. Whittled down, the riders climbed up from Stinson beach on hwy-1 to take in some serious vistas and steep grades. This is the essence of cycling here in Northern California. Amazing scenery, challenging roads and good company - As it always should be.
We roll back to Studio Velo and set up the MCC to show highlights of Amstel Gold. Waffles, Nutella, strawberries, some coffee and a surprise right on the finishing line… Nice.
The Lunch Ride
Here in Estados Unidos there is a phenomena we call the Lunch Ride.
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First and possibly highest on our list of Lunch Rides to gatecrash was the "Specialized Lunch ride". Tipped off with some insider info ("it's fast, prepare to get shelled!"), this was our stop on the way south from our San Francisco event dates to Sea Otter further south.
Morgan Hill is the quiet suburban neighborhood that conceals the Specialized headquarters. Nestled in the hills south of San Jose and east of Santa Cruz, little clues are awarded about the level of bicycle genius being worked on in Mo Hill.
We parked the bus and got kitted up in our Rapha threads. Some special summer embro was applied, libations consumed and we were set. A group of perhaps 30 cyclists met in the car park outside Specialized HQ. There was a pretty heavy "Venge " contingent. Lots of Carbon fibre, some tubular aero wheels and various other tell tale signs that this would be a high-speed lunch break.
We had some good company. Tyler Frasca, Chris Matthews, Chris "the Cricket" Riekert and Garrett Chow - good friend of Rapha and rider of murdered-out track bike in SF a few months past. These chaps were accompanied by plenty of other serious (but friendly) looking riders.
Without too much ado we are off. Rolling out from the car park we pick up a few more riders as we exit Morgan Hill and head into the countryside.
Today, we are told, we are riding the "reverse dam loop", which turned out to be a beautiful 30 mile circuit that would soon encounter some rollers, which in turn led to a climb that saw heart rates rise and the peloton shrink.
The rolling terrain around the Uvas reservoir soon saw the front end group shrink to less than 10 riders who kept the pace high with a constant through and off. A few more twists, turns, ups and downs see us down to five or six riders.
I'm told there are two to go by Chris as we turned back towards Mo Hill and then a few attacks lead to some chasing and then a nice kick from the "Cricket" and it's over. Whew. That was fun.
What a way to spend your lunch break.
Everyone regroups, heads to a great Taqueria called "La Costa" and recalls their experiences, the pinch, the burn, the gasp and that kick. It's all very good. Carne asada, carnitas and fish tacos all round along with the essential "Mexican" coca-cola.
We tell the Specialized gents the bar has been set high for the next Lunch Rides, and we mean it. They are not done yet. We head back to HQ and people freshen up and get back to "work". Ryan and I are checked in and given the tour by Chris "the Cricket".
To tell the truth we felt like two kids that got the golden ticket: The Cipollini room, the crash test area, paint booths, the R&D dept, very special electric bikes that are, to coin a phrase "off the hook"; a pump track - "woah!" - what a day out.
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2nd May 2012 10:33pm
nice report
but please, … never! take a picture while someone is eating
thats ugly and unfriendly, sorry
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The Cipollini Room? Need more details. Could either be a ultra high neon wattage wind tunnel or a lap dance emporium. Or both.
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Bit of both.. plus a lot of bling… fast bling.
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There was an accident. Ember knows at least that much. She was driving. The car was totaled. She suffered back injuries and brain trauma. But she is alive. That's the only thing left she can cling to. She can't even remember the six weeks of her life leading up to the accident. Where was she going? Who was she with? And what happened during those six weeks that her friends and family won't talk about?
Zoe has an unconventional pen pal --- Mr. Stuart Harris, a Texas Death Row inmate and convicted murderer. But then again, Zoe has an unconventional story to tell. A story about how she fell for two boys, betrayed one of them, and killed the other.
On the summit of the fabled mountain Slievenamon in Ireland, there is a doorway to an ancient land of terrible power. The gate of Feimhin has lain closed for centuries, the secret of its opening long lost. But now four orphans drawn together by Fate must pass through the portal to face their destinies. What they find beyond is the enchanted but war-ravaged world of Tír, a strange land peopled by beings of magic. Here death waits at every corner and they must learn to fight if they are to survive.
With great power comes great responsibility. With a great Paul Pope superhero book comes a whole lot of fun.
Rebecca Blue is a rebel with an attitude whose life is changed by an encounter with a soon-to-be dead girl. Rebel decides to complete the dead girl's bucket list to prove that choice, not chance, controls her fate. With a shaken sense of self, she must reevaluate her loner philosophy --- particularly when she falls for Nate, the do-gooder who never looks out for himself.
When a new toy shop's opening goes terrifyingly awry, Samuel Johnson must gather a ragtag band of dwarfs, policemen, and very polite monsters to face down the greatest threat the Multiverse has ever known --- not to mention assorted vampires, a girl with an unnatural fondness for spiders, and highly flammable unfriendly elves.
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