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January 24, 2011
"What happens when a professor decides to take an easy class seriously and teach it as a difficult class?"
The problem of "easy" classes. The discussion continues here.
34 comments:
- knox said...
My dad started teaching at a community college after he was laid off. His students in one class recently complained that "fill-in-the-blank" questions are too hard. They wanted multiple choice, or a list of words to choose from. sigh.
- rmarkob said...
You have a talking chair???
- aronamos said...
I always got more out of the summer and pickup classes I took here and there, singly, to fill in blanks in my general education requirements, than in any class I took in a regular academic semester. Financial aid requirements were such that I had to take a certain number of hours to qualify as a "full-time student." I needed "easy" classes to fill in that schedule.
wv ficiess. Most of my transcript. - 1/24/11, 7:39 AM
- bearing said...
The more I read stories like this, the surer I am that college is the new high school, and engineering degrees are the new college degrees.
I needed easy classes too when I was majoring in chemical engineering, so I added a minor in French. - 1/24/11, 7:40 AM
- Crimso said...
We have some faculty who give grades that on average are high, and some faculty who give grades that are on average low. Which end of this scale should I be aiming for? I really need to know this. Seriously. Or should I instead teach the relevant material, give reasonable exams gauged against a reasonable grading scale, and then assign grades with no curving? As I've told students semester after semester, if the goal is to fail as many of them as possible, I can very easily do that. The reverse is also easily done. Lost in all of this is what the students are actually learning.
- fivewheels said...
I got a B in "Introduction to Leisure." My attendance was poor. And somehow this was held against me.
- MadisonMan said...
If a class has a reputation of being easy, and is suddenly changed, of course students are going to revolt at the Bait and Switch. Any undergraduate college student -- ANY -- is going to have classes during a semester/term that is a blend of difficulties. It is foolish to think a student can take all killer courses. In addition, some classes -- like the one I teach -- are going to be easy for some and a real pain for others.
At work, I have killer projects that are very time and brainpower consuming, and others that are relatively easy, and the easy ones are the ones that I do while I ponder what needs to be done next on a hard project. Why should I expect students to operate differently?
I wonder the class was that was the example in the article, anyway. Intro to Geology? 18th Century French Literature? Latin? I could see how making those more rigorous (Sigh, why not just use the word harder?) could really increase the amount of time a student would have to spend. That's gonna screw up plans. - 1/24/11, 8:01 AM
- Rob said...
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- Rob said...
Unfortunately, some students want less out of a course than they pay for. Those students experience no shame in expressing that they expect less. Sigh.
- Zach said...
What's wrong with budgeting your workload for a semester?
Taking nothing but hard classes is called grad school. Most people drop out. - 1/24/11, 8:12 AM
- TWM said...
I'd just like a professor to actually teach what the course is supposed to be about. Twice now, my son, at a very well-respected Southern university, has had to sit through courses (British Lit and World History) where the professor taught everything BUT the subject. For example the final in my son's Brit Lit class was on current events in the UNITED STATES. There was nothing in it about literature in general, much less British literature.
And naturally, the teacher was vocally left-wing so my son, at my instruction at the beginning of the semester, pretended to be a Marxist in order to get his A. - 1/24/11, 8:22 AM
- Class factotum said...
We have some faculty who give grades that on average are high, and some faculty who give grades that are on average low.
The first test in freshman physics at my college was designed so that the high grade was about a 25. The profs wanted to knock some fear into a bunch of kids who were all used to being #1 or #2 in their high school classes. - 1/24/11, 8:32 AM
- Class factotum said...
Taking nothing but hard classes is called grad school.
Unless you go to business school, which was way easier than my undergrad major of English. In B school, you just repeat back to the profs what they have told you. It's completely objective.
For my English degree, I had to write two or three 12-page papers per semester per class. - 1/24/11, 8:34 AM
- Larry J said...
Rob said...
Unfortunately, some students want less out of a course than they pay for. Those students experience no shame in expressing that they expect less. Sigh.
Education is one of the few areas where few people complain about getting less than they paid for.
"No class today."
"Cool!" - 1/24/11, 8:44 AM
- tim maguire said...
Some classes are difficult and some are easy and there is nothing wrong with arranging your class schedule according to some overall goal of semester difficulty.
I don't know about these specific students, but coordinating your easy and hard courses so that you can give the tough ones the time they need and not over-stretch yourself is not lazy, it's smart.
And it's dirty pool to take a course that traditionally is easy and make it harder without making some sort of announcement prior to course selection time. - 1/24/11, 8:49 AM
- David said...
"For my English degree, I had to write two or three 12-page papers per semester per class."
Oh, the horror. Ten papers per semester isn't hard in itself, unless you leave them all to the last minute. They can be made hard if the professor has high expectations as to content. From what I can see, few professors do. - 1/24/11, 8:52 AM
- MadisonMan said...
Oh, the horror. Ten papers per semester isn't hard in itself,
Too much grading. - 1/24/11, 9:04 AM
- former law student said...
I was going to take the students' side till my wife told me the typical undergraduate these days studies a whopping twelve (12) hours a week. Seven of those hours are "collaborative," leaving only five hours per week for one-on-one engagement with the material. Students complain if they have to read twenty pages per week per class.
a very well-respected Southern university
Isn't that an oxymoron?
I kid, I kid. - 1/24/11, 9:40 AM
- former law student said...
Just to be clear: twelve hours per week for their entire courseload, not per class.
- edutcher said...
Must have been Liberal Arts. bearing is right, though. If it were Computer Science, everyone would have simply been thankful it wasn't one they'd have to drop.
WV "demista" Spouse of demissus in de Mississippi Delta. - 1/24/11, 10:13 AM
- EDH said...
Would weighting a student's GPA by a degree of difficulty measure for each class, like in some individual competitive sports where you choose your own routine, increase the level of academic challenge that students would undertake?
And, as a bonus, start a war between science and humanities departments? - 1/24/11, 10:19 AM
- howzerdo said...
Very interesting link, thanks for posting it.
- CalNanno said...
but where does this reputation for an easy class come from? having taught Intro to Geology aka Rocks for Jocks, I have never understood the reputation for easy. Most of the enrolled students are not science majors so you would think taking a class outside of their major interest area would be more difficult. The students were always amazed when I told them that 3-unit course required their attendance in every class and that they should spend at least 3 hours of study outside of class. The looks of amazement were priceless.
So where does the reputation come from? Money. Enrollment numbers in the department need to be kept up and to keep the warm bodies in the seats and not in Intro to Biology you were 'encouraged' to keep the course easy.
Students are consumers. You are selling them a product: knowledge, wisdom and life-changing insights. They however are buying an easy grade and as little effort as possible. Until that dichotomy is solved the search for easy courses will grow. - 1/24/11, 10:51 AM
- John Burgess said...
I took one 'gut' course in university because I needed a little nudge in my GPA.
Interestingly, the course had once been a required course and the professor who taught it was known as one of the harshest graders on campus. When the course lost its requirement status, people stayed away. In order to keep the course, and his job, the professor changed his grading scheme. - 1/24/11, 11:02 AM
- EDH said...
I took one "gut" course in college, Animation.
Back in the 1980s animation meant individual line drawings, clay and cut-outs, frame by 8mm frame.
It turned out to be one of the most time consuming classes I ever took.
But fun. - 1/24/11, 12:09 PM
- BEK477 said...
2 or3 tweleve page papers a semester? Surely this is a joke?
When I attended a second tier liberal arts school in the US I had to write 2-3 twelve page papers a week.
We are raising a nation of softies. next they will want to scrap footnotes. Sigh.
Now that Wiki-world is here writin papers should be a breeze. - 1/24/11, 12:41 PM
- Class factotum said...
Ten papers per semester isn't hard in itself, unless you leave them all to the last minute. They can be made hard if the professor has high expectations as to content. From what I can see, few professors do.
My professors did have high expectations. This was in the early '80s when school hadn't been dumbed down yet.
BTW, I started as an engineering major. We had graded homework every class. And tests, of course, in both the English and engineering classes.
I found B-school - a top 20 B-school - to be a piece of cake after college. - 1/24/11, 12:53 PM
- Class factotum said...
When I attended a second tier liberal arts school in the US I had to write 2-3 twelve page papers a week.
But you're right. It's easy to write a crappy paper. It's writing a good one that's difficult. - 1/24/11, 12:56 PM
- bagoh20 said...
If I want to do something hard, but worth it, I'll get a job.
- Martin L. Shoemaker said...
I don't want easier. I don't want harder. I want better.
The year before I went to U of M, there was Math 115/116 (Intro Calc), Math 185/186 (Honors Calc), and Math 195/196 (Honors Math). 115 was a plug-and-chug class. 185 was the same material, but at a faster pace. And 195 was faster still. If 185 covered a chapter a week, then 195 aimed for 3.
And students -- good students -- dropped out in droves. They could get a respectable A in 185, an Honors class legitimately worth of the title; or they could get buried in 195, and watch their GPA plummet. These weren't lazy students, they were the most promising math freshman at Michigan; but they saw no reason to punish themselves. 3 made it to the end of 195. 1 signed up for 196. He didn't finish the class.
So the math department met to decide the fate of Math 195/196. Most wanted to cancel it, because the rep was that the class was a GPA killer.
But Professor George Piranian stood up and said, "Wait a minute. We shouldn't try to teach them more, we should try to teach them better. These students should learn the reasons behind the math. They should understand the math, not just the formulae."
And the department responded, "Fine, George, you teach it!" And that is why, when Prof. Piranian arranged a wine and cheese party for his students to meet the math department, he wore a T-shirt with a saying in Glagolitic; and since no one in the room could read Glagolitic but him, you had to ask him to translate. His answer: "'I have fallen into the hole that I have dug for myself.' That means I'm teaching Math 195."
I was woefully unprepared for that class. I snuck in due to a freak talent for test taking. But to the limits of my abilities, Prof. Piranian taught me calculus at a far deeper level than I would've gotten in 115 or 185. He gave me a fundamental grasp of continuity that I would've gotten nowhere else.
And 30 years past my college career, there are only a handful of instructors whose lessons still stick with me like that, only four I can still name; and one of those was Professor George Piranian. He didn't teach harder or easier; he taught better. - 1/24/11, 5:03 PM
- Revenant said...
So long as colleges require students to take courses that don't interest them, they ought to offer easy versions of those classes. For example, I was required to take a course in music theory. Thankfully, it was an easy one, because the last thing I wanted to do was bust my ass studying something I didn't give a shit about and promptly forgot five minutes after the final.
I understand the argument that colleges push students to broaden their horizons. But you can do that with easy intro courses. Save the rigorous stuff for people who actually care about the material. - 1/24/11, 5:47 PM
- Eric said...
So long as colleges require students to take courses that don't interest them, they ought to offer easy versions of those classes.
This. When I was studying engineering a few decades back there were a whole slew of classes we had to take that were viewed as no more than an inconvenience. At that university the engineering student's workload was structured such that you didn't have time for serious classes outside your major. Every extra hour spent reading or writing about the subversive qualities of Film Noir was an hour of lost sleep. I would have dropped his class. - 1/24/11, 6:15 PM
- John said...
The easy classes are for those who don't want to really learn. Why go to college if you want it handed to you. They will probably turn into the slacker employee.
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 Preview
By Abbie Heppe - Posted Feb 25, 2010
Super Mario Galaxy 2 clearly deserves to be called "super." The eight or so levels I played at Nintendo's 2010 media summit ran the gamut from simple to embarrassingly complex, and overall, the new Mario builds on the foundation of previous Mario titles, but adds enough novel tricks, traps and abilities to keep it from being a stale nostalgia trip.
Judging by the interview I did with Nintendo's Bill Trinen (which you can see on X-Play shortly), the development team had as much fun experimenting and creating the game as I had playing, probably a core reason SMG2 has improved so greatly on what the first game offered.
The addition of Yoshi is the biggest game-changer in Super Mario Galaxy 2. Not every level uses Yoshi, but the ones that do are impressive. Mario's dinosaur friend swings his tongue, and gobbles down enemies and fruits that act as items. Some fruits allows you speed Yoshi up or float him in the air. Expanded-power Yoshi is a welcome expansion of the established Galaxy gameplay.
Along with the return of old Nintendo pals, Galaxy 2 breaks out some new items too. The level Nintendo demonstrated in the early morning presser involved a drill that allows players to dig through planets and explore within them, opening new paths where it appears none exist. Although it felt like cheating to watch the level played before I had to chance to solve it myself, little magic was lost as a consequence; there's a lot of pleasure in experimentation with new devices.
What is most impressive is how the new items are incorporated into puzzles that challenge my perception of 2D vs 3D platforming. The game tightly nestles in between the two in a very satisfying manner. I am still delighted as I write this.
Many elements from the first game reappear -- the bee suit, the Lumas and the collectable comet bits that can be used to unlock new areas -- but (of course), there are some new approaches to these elements that I can't detail because, well, they're secret for now, known only to Nintendo.
In short, SMG2 is enjoyable to watch, to play, to assist with star collection or to simply heckle other players attempting the most challenging of puzzles. May 23 can't come soon enough.
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What would be cool is if you could "Level up" your maximum life.
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That Mario Galaxy 2 Video game looks VERY INTERESTING SO MUCH THAT I MAY REALLY WANNA GO OUT AND BUY IT WHEN IT DOES IN FACT COME OUT FOR SALE IN THE STORES ON MARCH 23rd.............
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Darn it I never got the first I'm so behind, the lighting and colors schemes are amazing.
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I never got into Super Mario Galaxy. I feel bad that I didn't either, as everyone is always talking about how great the first one is. I got to 50 stars and was bored with it. I'll check this out, but I'm not playing it with any high expectations, to be honest with you.
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wow, this game looks incredible. i'm turning off final fantasy XIII to play this!
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Any chance of them finally abandoning the archaic concept of a set number of lives + unlimited continues?
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This game just looks simply goregous in everyway.3d Mario's back and ready to kick some ass!
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wow i love mario games, but i didn't like new super mario bros wii (>.<)....
this games looks great!!! big goombas and yoshi!!!!!Posted: February 25, 2010 10:03 PM -
I'm kicking out Nathan Drake and Master Chief and plugging in my old motion sensitive white box because Mario 3D is back and better than ever!!!
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I love the mario games for the wii, but for once I would like a bowser fight that doesn't involve using his own course to kill him. You've seen it in pretty much every mario game. From the switch on the bridge in the classic game, and the mines in mario 64, to the rediculous hot tub in sunshine, the planet that he smashes on to burn himself in galaxy, and finally the giant switch at the end of new super mario bros wii. Seriously, just once I would like to kick bowsers ass the old fashion way!
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Love it....even happier that Yoshi isn't a time based power up like he was in Sunshine...
here's hoping the option to play as Luigi is back as well....and also hope that the bowser fights aren't all identical....Posted: February 25, 2010 3:51 PM -
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I officially miss you.
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effect of the type of bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for prolonged out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the time-dependent effectiveness of chest compression-only and conventional CPR with rescue breathing for witnessed adult OHCA of cardiac origin. METHODS: A nationwide, prospective, population-based, observational study of the whole population of Japan included consecutive OHCA patients with emergency responder resuscitation attempts from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the contribution of the bystander-initiated CPR technique to favourable neurological outcomes. RESULTS: Among 55014 bystander-witnessed OHCA of cardiac origin, 12165 (22.1%) received chest compression-only CPR and 10851 (19.7%) received conventional CPR. For short-duration OHCA (0-15min after collapse), compression-only CPR had a higher rate of survival with favourable neurological outcome than no CPR (6.4% vs. 3.8%; adjusted odds ratio (OR), 1.55; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.38-1.74), and conventional CPR showed similar effectiveness (7.1% vs. 3.8%; adjusted OR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.58-2.01). For the long-duration arrests (>15min), conventional CPR showed a significantly higher rate of survival with favourable neurological outcome than both no CPR (2.0% vs. 0.7%; adjusted OR, 1.93; 95% CI, 1.27-2.93) and compression-only CPR (2.0% vs. 1.3%; adjusted OR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.02-2.44). CONCLUSIONS: For prolonged OHCA of cardiac origin, conventional CPR with rescue breathing provided incremental benefit compared with either no CPR or compression-only CPR, but the absolute survival was low regardless of type of CPR. |
Tetsuhisa Kitamura; Taku Iwami; Takashi Kawamura; Ken Nagao; Hideharu Tanaka; Robert A Berg; Atsushi Hiraide; |
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by John Rossheim Who wouldn't want to work from home on a part-time basis and earn thousands of dollars a month? It's an offer millions of people can't or don't refuse. Unfortunately, some of these folks eventually regret having done business with a so-called work-at-home employer. "It's hard to distinguish legitimate work-at-home programs from people who are just out to get your money," says Sheila Atkins, associate director of public affairs for the Council of Better Business Bureau. With that caveat in mind, use the following tips to steer around the hazards of finding work-at-home employment. Likely to Be Legit Some occupations and industries are much more likely than others to offer real opportunities for at-home work. "A lot of legitimate companies are using home workers to take orders over the phone," says Cheryl Demas, author of It's a Jungle Out There and a Zoo in Here: Run Your Home Business Without Letting It Overrun You. "Some employers also employ customer service reps who work at home." Scam-Ridden Occupations Other lines of at-home employment deserve a higher level of skepticism. It pays to examine the economics of the work you're being asked to do. Envelope stuffing is a classic example of a business that may not be for real. If you were the employer, why would you pay someone $1 or more to stuff an envelope when you could job out the task to a mailing house for pennies apiece? At-home assembly work is also highly suspicious. If these companies were legit, why wouldn't they be using offshore labour at a fraction of the cost? And then there's medical billing or claims processing. "Very few medical professionals will let just anyone handle private medical info," says Atkins, especially with new healthcare privacy rules in effect. "Most doctors will not outsource billing services to individuals," but rather to large, established companies whose workers are trained and employed on site. The so-called refund recovery business was big in 2003, says Atkins. The scammers offer to sell you software to track late and lost UPS and FedEx packages and assist the shippers' customers in obtaining refunds. The shippers say these refund recovery schemes are bogus. In general, beware of work-at-home employers who ask for your money up front. "Legitimate employers pay you, not the other way around," says Demas. Time to Sleuth If you think you might have identified a legitimate work-at-home job, it's time to do some detective work. Here are two trusted stops for your gumshoe route. The Canadian Council of Better Business Bureaus maintains a national database of companies and complaints received about them. If BBB rates your prospective employer "unsatisfactory" or says the company has declined to answer requests for information, find another opportunity. The RCMP have set up a site specifically for scams and frauds with helpful resources, FAQs, and advice on reporting different types of fraudlent activity.
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The Meaning of Pictures
Images of Personal, Social and Political Identity
Distributed for University of Wales Press
Why do Welsh pictures painted between the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries still matter today? This volume is mainly concerned with how pictures are understood by the people who use them—including patrons, museum curators, and the general public—rather than by the painters who paint them. The Meaning of Pictures discusses different aspects of painting unified by this common theme, including such topics as eighteenth-century painting, nineteenth-century genres, how pictures are valued by the art market, and how, since the 1980s, the Welsh art world has fought a reactionary battle against the New Art History movement.
"This collection of essays by the one-time enfant terrible of cultural studies in Wales, Peter Lord, confirms his reputation as the leading interpreter of the country's visual culture. Having previously revolutionized understanding of the social grammar of images through a controversial series of groundbreaking volumes, he now futher extends his range and reflects, in characteristically forthright fashion, on the resistance he encountered in attempting to educate Wales in the value of its indigenous visual heritage."
Foreword by Professor M. Wynn Thomas
The Portrait of Elizabeth Gwynne of Taliaris
Quality, Value, Validation
Improvement: The Visualization of 'Y Werin', the Welsh Folk
The Construction and Destruction of Archie Rees Griffiths: A Romance of the Depression
The State of the Art
Picture Acknowledgements
Art: Art--General Studies
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The Originals Season 1: Why Hayley and Elijah Would Work As a Couple
Now that we have a whole new The Vampire Diaries-inspired television show in The Originals, we can expect tons of new romantic pairings, right? One potential coupling that has popped onto our love radar is Elijah (Daniel Gillies)/Haley (Phoebe Tonkin). Here are seven reasons why we think the vampire and werewolf would totally work.
He saved her life
In the backdoor pilot for The Originals, Elijah totally saves Hayley's life by convincing Klaus to, you know, give a damn about his unborn child. This is good for Hayley, as the witches of New Orleans have vowed to kill pregnant Hayley if Klaus doesn't help them take down Marcel. Elijah argues that he is doing this to help Klaus on a path to redemption, but there has to be a small part of him that wants to save Hayley, too. Well, maybe not yet, but we suspect there will be.
They're both coming off bad relationships
For Elijah, it was the manipulation-heavy affair with Katherine. For Hayley, it was either the one-night stand with Klaus or the unrequited pining after Tyler. Either way, these two have had recent bad luck in love over which they can commiserate and, perhaps, find common ground.
She's like family
Elijah is all about family — as in, it's his number one motivation in life. He gave up on his relationship with Katherine to come to New Orleans to try to bring his family back together (the fact that Katherine is a manipulative bitch could have factored into that decision, as well). Hayley is like family to the Mikaelson's now, and that has to mean something to Elijah. We're not saying it should prompt Elijah to fall in love with her, but it will definitely give him reason to get to know her...and then fall in love with her.
She needs a friend
OK, so far, our list has been mostly about why this relationship would work for Elijah, but it takes two to tango. We love Hayley's feisty independence, but the woman is friendless and pregnant in a strange city. She could do with a friend — you know, the kind that doesn't use her as a pawn in some witchy agenda to gain freedom (we understand where the witches are coming from, but keeping an unborn child as a hostage: harsh). Hayley needs to trust someone, and we can't think of a better option than Elijah. Not only is her powerful, but he's fair. First step: become tentative allies. Second step: inadvertently fall in love. We love romantic drama!
They look great together
Check out this promo pic from Season 1, Episode 2 and tell us these two don't have some seriously beautiful chemistry brewing. It's a pretty simple equation, but one gorgeous person plus another gorgeous person equal one beautiful couple. That's just math.
Opposites attract
He's an even-keeled vampire. She's a hot-tempered werewolf. These two couldn't be less alike… but we kind of dig that. On TVD, we never would have thought to put these two together, but now that they are in completely different circumstances on The Originals, we think the setting is right for an opposites attract romance.
The actors are from the same part of the world
OK, this is kind of cheating because it doesn't really have anything to do with the characters, but we love that both Phoebe Tonkin and Daniel Gillies are from the same corner of the globe. Phoebe is Australian and, though Daniel was born in Canada, he grew up and started his acting career in New Zealand. Kismet!


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Silver Standard Resources (NASDAQ: SSRI ) is shooting for Pirquitas to be profitable at $18 silver when including both operating and capital expenses. Consistent with the prior quarter, ore grades were 215 g/t Ag and 1.8% Zn. Management forecasts similar zinc grades through the second quarter of 2014. Next quarter, Silver Standard is expecting to produce 2 million ounces of silver and 8 million pounds of zinc. Expecting further details on the Mexican tax and royalty laws by late December, a construction decision at Pitarrilla is being pushed back to first-half 2014 .
The San Agustin deal with Argonaut Gold, not closed yet, values 1.6 million ounces of gold (at 0.36 g/t Au) "indicated" mineral resources at roughly $47 per M&I gold ounce. Upon closing the deal, Silver Standard strengthens its already strong balance sheet. CEO John Smith reiterated the $400 million (pre-San Agustin sale) is for funding future growth, leading me to believe an internal project like San Luis might get the nod. I can think of at least two great acquisition candidates under $75 million. Phone me up Silver Standard.
McEwen Mining (NYSE: MUX ) is one of the few remaining miners that isn't blasting away at its exploration budget. In Nevada, sensitive water sampling techniques will be on full display come 2014. The technology and know-how isn't new; it's called groundwater geochemistry. If any more elephant-sized gold deposits are to be found in Nevada, they are not going to be up in the mountains, but in the valleys. Groundwater geochemistry can be a cost-effective way to explore vast areas quickly, grass roots stuff.
Rob McEwen, CEO of McEwen Mining and chief owner with 25% equity (no salary), is typically one of the most upbeat and confident gold guys. On the call, he described the overall industry as "ugly." McEwen sounded a bit beaten up. El Gallo 2 wants to be built, but it needs one more permit. McEwen will be happy when they get it, maybe as early as Q1 2014. With $32 million set aside, McEwen Mining should have all the capital it needs until then (Q1-Q2 2014). Though still on track for 130,000 gold equivalent ounces this year, how many will McEwen and crew be able to deliver in 2014?
Is the situation in Mexico being overblown?
Legally speaking, more details need flushing out, but McEwen thinks the Mexican tax reform will only cost them about $250,000! That number seemed surprisingly low to me (did I hear that right?). Many analysts are worried about McEwen Mining and Silver Standard getting money out of Argentina. Could that risk also be overblown? McEwen said they could take $70 million out with no restriction. He went on to say that Argentine currency depreciation is a positive for performance at San Jose (in partnership Hochschild Mining).
Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL ) intends to get new resource and reserve numbers published within the next six weeks. Sadly, I don't think Mr. Market is as excited to see them as Hecla is to release them. Also starving their exploration business, don't expect much from Hecla in that vein. Instead, Hecla is shining a light on its "Killer Creek" area. Less than a mile from Greens Creek infrastructure, surface drilling will follow up on some 10% copper samples. Management speculates the finding is a Greens Creek source area or a separate sulfide zone. Eureka!?
San Sebastian (Durango), Hecla's most advanced pre-development project, is on hold. New resource numbers there should be finalized in the first half of 2014. Management is debating the pluses and minuses of small-scale mining San Sebastian. During the first nine months Hecla gained $23 million on a derivatives trade. Half of Hecla's base metal revenue is hedged three years into the future, $300 million worth. So far so good in Quebec: Casa Berardi was acquired from Aurizon earlier this year. This was Hecla's first quarter under ownership. Grade fluctuation there can make or break any quarter. Lucky Friday is full steam ahead (up 121% Q-over-Q) : we'll see if they can beat Q3's production of 480,000 silver ounces in Q4? CEO Phillips Baker had one last comment to work in before Q&A: "IF" prices rise Hecla will be among the best performers on the NYSE (that's a big if).
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Surging Bucs beat Chargers 34-24 for 3rd in row
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Josh Freeman threw two touchdown passes and the surging Buccaneers scored on a blocked punt and Leonard Johnson's 83-yard interception return to beat the Chargers 34-24 for their third straight win Sunday.
Freeman has thrown for 13 TDs with one interception in his past five games, helping the Bucs (5-4) win four times to climb back over .500 following a 1-3 start.
Rivers threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns for San Diego. He was intercepted twice in the fourth quarter to ruin any chance of the Chargers (4-5) coming from behind.
Bucs linebacker Quincy Black was carted off the field after tackling running back Ryan Matthews for a 1-yard loss late in the third quarter. There was no immediate announcement on the nature of the injury, however trainers examined the sixth-year pro for several minutes before immobilizing his neck and back and strapping him to a stretcher.
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When to
Visit Galapagos
The best time of year to
visit the Galapagos Islands
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your interests and the
availability of cruises,
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When to Visit the Galapagos Islands
When is the best time of year to visit the Galapagos Islands? There is no simple answer. The perfect holiday time for you depends on many factors including your interests, your tolerance for heat/rain/heavy seas, your budget, the time you have available and how late you have left it to make your booking. Divers, birdwatchers, sun-worshippers and volunteers all have different requirements and ideas about when is the best month to visit the islands and take a Galapagos cruise.
Galapagos high season
is usually considered to be June to August (i.e. "summer holidays" for Europe and the USA), and December to mid January (Christmas vacations).
Low season in the Galapagos Islands
is springtime (May to June) and September. The bits in between get categorised as either high or low season depending how business is going when you are trying to book.
Galapagos flights
get particularly busy in high season, so book well ahead.
Cruise and accommodation prices are of course higher in the high season. Availability is stretched in the high season - Christmas cruises often book up more than a year in advance. Hotel availability is not usually a problem in the low season, but cruises are often not available in September. Sea conditions are at their worst in September and many cruise operators take this month to put their boats in dry dock for maintenance. So think twice before heading off to the islands in search of a
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"because it's low season".
The Galapagos climate may well influence your decision on when to visit the islands. See the
Galapagos weather calendar
for information about air and sea temperatures, sea conditions and rainfall. The warm wet season in the first half of the year (actually not all that rainy) may be best for sunbathing, snorkelling and swimming. Hikers or volunteers doing more strenuous activity may prefer the cooler dry season from June or July to December.
For most visitors to the islands, the wildlife is the main attraction. The
Galapagos wildlife activity calendar
will give you some idea of what you might see in each month. If you are desperate to see some particular animal or bird, talk with a specialist Galapagos travel agency to find the best cruise itinerary, bearing in mind that some of the rarer wildlife is found only on the more remote islands, so you may need a longer cruise to reach them.
Birdwatchers in the Galapagos Islands often recommend April to June as the best time for a birdwatching tour. The famous waved albatrosses are absent from the islands from December onwards, with the first few returning to their home on Española in late March. Mass arrivals and fantastic courtship displays make April perhaps the best month to see the waved albatross.
Diving in the Galapagos is said to be best from June to November, with more marine life to be seen then, though divers have to suffer rougher and cooler sea conditions at this time of year. The huge whale sharks are found near Wolf and Darwin islands only from around June to November. However, there are more hammerhead sharks about in the warm season than the cool. Note that diving conditions in the islands make them suitable for experienced divers only and that the best diving, out off Wolf and Darwin islands, requires a long trip and no chance to land on the islands.
Tourists with an interest in the volcanic origins of the Galapagos Islands, the fascinating lava flows and other geological features may prefer to visit in the cool dry season when conditions are more pleasant for hiking.
Useful Spanish Vocabulary for when to visit the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador:
Las Islas Galápagos: The Galapagos Islands
clima: weather
fauna silvestre: wildlife
temporada alta / temporada baja: high season / low season
When is best to visit the Galapagos Islands?
Notes on the best month for a Galapagos cruise or tour, high season and low season in the Islands, the best time of year to visit the Galapagos Islands.
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"Bad narration can ruin the best book"
A different narrator. I read these books years ago & was looking forward to the audio version, but was only able to make about 20 minutes into the audiobook before bagging it. I found the narration unlistenable.
Inappropriate and omnipresent emphasis, like every single phrase has a secret meaning. It's annoying as hell. This is the second worst performance I've heard on an audiobook. (The worst was Victor Bevine's performance on _This Immortal_.)
"Bevis and Butthead do South America?"
In the first third of the book, Ché kills the dog of one of his benefactors, gets drunk and assaults the wife of another, tries (and fails) to steal five bottles of wine from his employer, and he & his buddy manage to wreck the motorcycle nine time one day. Nothing of any intelligence gets said until they visit a copper mine in Chile about one third of the way thru.
With a few exceptions, the book returns to stupidity until about half way thru, which is when I gave up on it. Seriously, Ché was an inept coward and murderer and none too bright. He took a good picture, but his travelogue just isn't that interesting. Mind, I was rooting for him & his friend to freeze to death one night & make the world a better place, but that just wasn't in the cards.
Concerning the production, the narrator grows on you. I'd look forward to hearing him narrate something more worthy of his talents.
"Meant to be read, not heard; some parts aged badly"
I have long been a fan of Joan Didion and it was _Slouching Toward Bethlehem_ and _The White Album_ that won me over. It had been some time since I read these books, though, so I was looking forward hearing them. I found the experience quite disappointing.
Though I certainly was not impressed by the narrator, I can't actually blame her. It's just that some things are far more suited to reading than listening to, and this is one of them. You just don't focus on an audio book the same way you focus on a "printed" (electronic or dead tree format) page.
It's also true that some of the essays have aged very badly, most especially the title essay. Or maybe my perspective has changed. Perhaps society isn't less atomized in 2013 then it was in 1979 when I first encountered these books; perhaps I'm just used to it and unimpressed, thought it certainly seems less atomized.
What's aged well? "Goodbye to All That" (AKA: Farewell to the Enchanted City) is worth the price of admission for its poignant tale of staying to long at the fair. "Los Angelas Notebook" still holds up. "Comrade Laski, P.P.U.S.A. (M.-L.)" seems quite a familiar charactor, anymore. "On Morality" is still worth listening to. In general, the second half of the book retains it's interest far better than the first.
I'm sorry to have to give this audiobook a low rating. I would still buy a Kindle (printed) version.
"A lot to like here, but It just didn't work for me"
No, it was not. There was a lot about this book that worked. When Verity is talking about her work, her interest in dance, her goofy family, or cryptid stuff, that works. Even Verity as over-the-top fighter didn't throw me out of the lightweight fantasy. What didn't work was 1) the plot and 2) the romantic subplot. A shame, because there were a lot of fun background details, but the story and the romantic subplot bored me.
I thought she was the ideal narrator for this book and was able to exactly capture the goofy, over-the-top heroine.
No, but since it was described as "book 1", you knew darn well it was going to get one, and it already has gotten one.
"A Near Perfect Audiobook"
I'm not always a fan of Conrad's storytelling; I wrote a one star review of a _Lord Jim_ audiobook based on Conrad's obtuse refusal to get on with the story, but _Heart of Darkness_ is worth the effort, even in book form. As an audiobook, it grabs (and requires) your attention, but is a surprisingly easy listen.
I first read this book in high school in the 1970s. It was a difficult read, but, even then, I thought it was worth the effort. When I reread it a few years ago, I was surprised by how short it was, and picked up on some things I had missed the first time. Coming back to it on audiobook was great pleasure and, once again, I picked up on things missed the last time. In this book, Marlow's narration works. The story is interesting, and you'll always pick up on new things.
This is a short book (at 4 1/2 hours, less than a third of the length of _Lord Jim_) but it is memorable. Like _Animal Farm_ and _1984_, this is great, must read novel. Like Captain America in _The Avengers_, it pretty much lives up to it's legend. You will *not* regret getting this audiobook.
"Conrad Doesn't Always Stink, But Lord Jim Stinks"
Oh yes. As noted in my headline, Conrad can be perfectly readable. _Youth_ , for-instance, is an easy enough read. So is, _The Duel_, and _The Brute_. Even _Heart of Darkness_, while challenging, is ultimately work the effort. But then there's _Lord Jim_. Saying it stinks on ice is entirely too kind.
The first four chapters are told in conventional third person narration. They're perfectly fine. The last part of the book, involving Mr Brown, are very nearly a conventional third person narration, even thought Marlow makes a point of citing his sources. The last part of the book is also just fine and well realized. The middle of the book, however, is unreadable and is difficult going even on an audio book.
Now, the middle of the book is not worthless. The bit about the Captain who committed suicide is quite memorable. The signal to noise ration is just to low. It's not worth slogging thru the endless bits of people telling Marlow who's telling Conrad who's telling us. It's a gimmick and it works poorly.
Crossley was perfectly adequate. Not great, not bad, but I wouldn't hesitate to buy another book narrated by him.
My principle reaction to the middle of the book was "OMG, will somebody smack Marlow upside the head until he gets to the point."


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I read today that my Remington Model 6 .30-06 pump was only made for 6 years then discontinued. It became a collectors item they say. Any thoughts on what this beautiful rifle in perfect condition would be worth???
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I can't even find any on the auction sites. A similar rifle, the Remington 760 goes for between $350 and $600 depending on condition. I would say the Model 6 would go for that amount. ct
Last I saw one $300.


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Statewide Not-for-Profit Organizations to Receive Support from Associate
Giving, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation
MASON, Ohio, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield today announced that its associates have pledged $1.5 million to support not- for-profit organizations in Ohio for 2008 as part of the company's Associate Giving Campaign.
"The generosity shown by our associates during this campaign highlights their integrity and commitment to improving the communities where they live and work," said Chuck Slater, president and general manager, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio. "I am grateful for the incredible generosity of our associates and am proud that we are living the mission of our organization."
The funds pledged by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield associates will receive a 50 percent match from the WellPoint Foundation, the parent foundation of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, increasing the total to more than $2.2 million. These funds will help hundreds of not-for- profit organizations throughout Ohio fulfill their missions, including the American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Red Cross, Big Brothers & Sisters, Child Abuse Prevention Council, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Habitat For Humanity, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Toys For Tots, and the United Way.
The WellPoint Foundation is one of the nation's largest corporate foundations with net assets of nearly $200 million. Across the country, associates of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield parent company, WellPoint, Inc., pledged more than $15 million, surpassing the national goal of $13.8 million. The 50 percent match from the WellPoint Foundation will raise the total to more than $23 million.
During 2007, the WellPoint Foundation and its subsidiary state
foundations funded $20 million in grants to numerous programs across the
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Pakistan police have arrested a Taliban militant allegedly involved in the killing of former minister for minorities affairs Shahbaz Bhatti, who was shot dead for speaking against the blasphemy laws.
Around two weeks ago, Hammad Adil was arrested in a raid, along with Muhammad Tanveer, an alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan ringleader.
They were caught with the help from intelligence agencies from their hideout in Phulgran in Islamabad's suburbs and a car laden with explosives was also seized from their possession, media reports said on Tuesday.
These two were suspected of planning the attack on Mr. Bhatti with the help of another accomplice Omer Abdullah.
"They waited for the former minister in a car outside his residence and opened fire," said a police official.
Adil was among the planners while Tanveer provided him with the AK-47 and other weapons used in the assassination.
In March 2011, Mr. Bhatti was gunned down in Islamabad.
During the interrogation, Adil told the police that he planned to murder Mr. Bhatti as he had spoken about amending the blasphemy laws and supported 'blasphemers', The Express Tribune reported.


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[UPDATE] CFP Deadline Approaching: Neo-Victorian Villainy Symposiumfull name / name of organization: Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York, UK contact email: firstname.lastname@example.com Neo-Victorian Villainy: Submission deadline: 24th March 2013 This one-day symposium aims to facilitate cross-disciplinary discussion between scholars in Film, Theatre, Television, Neo-Victorian Studies, Literature, Adaptation Studies, and Fan and Popular Culture Studies. At its heart is the research question: In what ways do modern representations of the villain in popular culture draw on the popular culture and iconic villains of the Victorian period? Responses might consider any number of cultural manifestations, from direct adaptations of Victorian fiction and neo-Victorian fiction, to sequels/prequels, crossover fiction and modernisations, to new stories set in the Victorian era, or the more indirect ways in which Victorian conventions and innovations continue to influence popular good-versus-evil narratives. cfp categories: cultural_studies_and_historical_approaches film_and_television gender_studies_and_sexuality interdisciplinary popular_culture science_and_culture theatre victorian


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(AP) - The sister of the man convicted of kidnapping and killing college student Dru Sjodin says her brother needs mental health treatment and not death by lethal injection.
Ileanna Noyes spoke Sunday at North Dakota State University, in a panel discussion sponsored by the North Dakota Human Rights Coalition, which opposes the death penalty.
Noyes is the sister of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., who was convicted and sentenced to death by federal court jurors in Fargo for the kidnapping and killing of Sjodin, 22, a University of North Dakota student from Pequot Lakes, Minn.
Noyes said a juror approached her after Sunday's talk and said he regretted his decision.
"He said it's been eating at him," Noyes said. "I told him I didn't hold any grudges against him."
"The only crime my family is guilty of is the crime of unconditional love."
Ileanna Noyes, sister of Alfonso Rodriguez Jr.
Sjodin's family recently reached a $300,000 settlement with the state of Minnesota over claims that authorities there were partly responsible for Sjodin's death by releasing Rodriguez, a convicted rapist, after he finished serving a 23-year sentence for stabbing and trying to abduct a woman.
A state psychologist had decided against recommending Rodriguez for civil commitment.
Noyes said Sunday that she made phone calls to try to keep her brother in prison or in a treatment program. She said her family could not afford a halfway house.
After her brother's arrest, Noyes said, she tried to help police and the Sjodin family. She recorded a conversation with Rodriguez in jail to try to help authorities. Her husband, Dan, joined the search party to look for Sjodin. She said her family has received death threats and has needed authorities to keep watch at their Crookston, Minnesota, home.
"The only crime my family is guilty of is the crime of unconditional love," Noyes said.
Noyes said her family supports punishment for her brother's crime, but she believes the death penalty is cruel, racially motivated and tortures the defendant's family.
"I see him as an ill man who needs mental health care, not a lethal injection," she said of her brother. "I sincerely believe he does not want to be this way."
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This topic is about the way of life and how god works in many misterious ways so you can look or do anything about this . Thanks. :) ++**--MoSt--HaTeD--eMo--**++ |
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lol! yup definitely! never judge a book by it's cover!' - never get bored of this quote! u can call me Mana! |
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Stories from a Ming collectionThe popularity of the Chinese storyteller goes back to the marketplace of the T'ang dynasty, but the familiar figure came into its own in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. This selection of stories from Feng Menglong's collection, Stories Old and New (originally published in 1624), includes representative types of the storyteller's traditional art. "The Pearl-Sewn Shirt" is a cautionary romance describing the tragedy of a broken marriage; the heroic biography, which depicts a neglected man of high worth gradually receiving recognition, is represented by "Wine and Dumplings"; an authentic twelfth-century forerunner of the detective story is found in "The Canary Murders." The other tales concern traffic in the supernatural, didactic admonitions to observe morality in sex and loyalty in friendship, and realistic accounts of the meanness and corruption of official life. Also includes "The Lady Who Was a Beggar," "The Journey of the Corpse," "The Story of Wu Pao-an," and "The Fairy's Rescue." |
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Luxury, 4 Star and 5 Star Hotels near the Tate Britain
Listed below are 4 star, 5 star and luxury hotels, such as Park Plaza County Hall, located near the Tate Britain. Tate Britain is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. It is the world centre for the understanding and enjoyment of British art and works actively to promote interest in British art internationally. Tate Britain exhibits British art from 1500 to the present day including major works of art. Study days, courses and conferences are available, designed for anyone who has an interest in the history of modern or contemporary art.
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Park Plaza County Hall
1 Addington Street, London 0.9 miles away
The Park Plaza County Hall Hotel offers contemporary 4 Star luxury in the heart of London. Close to the Waterloo rail and underground station and some of London´s favourite attractions including the London Eye, London Aquarium and Westminster Abbey.... more
41 Buckingham Palace Road, London 0.9 miles away
41, on London's Buckingham Palace Road and opposite the Royal Mews, is five star capital hotel living at its smartest. Suites and rooms are immaculately decorated (you'll love the contemporary monochromatic colour schemes), service is impeccable... more
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The Rubens at the Palace
39 Buckingham Palace Road, London 0.9 miles away
The Rubens at the Palace offers aristocratic grandeur combined with the latest comforts and technology. Overlooking the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace, it's surrounded by London's most popular attractions, shops, theatres and museums. The... more
The Goring
Beeston Place, London 0.9 miles away
Run for a century by four generations of the Goring family, The Goring is the oldest, privately owned luxury hotel in London and the only one in the world to have been granted a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty The Queen. Overlooking its own private... more
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The Royal Horseguards
2 Whitehall Court, London 1.0 mile away
The Royal Horseguards & One Whitehall Place are situated on the banks of the River Thames and provides state-of-the-art luxury in one of London's most iconic buildings. All bedrooms have been transformed, combining all the classical elegance of the... more
Corinthia Hotel London
Whitehall Place, London 1.1 miles away
This is five-star London accommodation at its most elegant. Huge light-filled public areas are beautifully kept, with fresh flowers, sparkling polished marble floors and gorgeous furniture setting the tone. Minutes from Downing Street in the heart of... more
Sofitel London St James
6 Waterloo Place, London 1.2 miles away
Sofitel London St James combines French modernism with British old world elegance, a perfect blend of traditional and contemporary elements. All bedrooms are furnished to a high standard with all the amenities you would expect from this grade of... more
Dukes Hotel
St James's Place, London 1.2 miles away
Dukes Hotel is an award-winning, privately owned, luxury hotel in a quiet corner of Mayfair, offering all the essential elements for guests travelling for either business or leisure. Dukes Hotel is leading a return to sumptuous comfort without... more
The Cavendish London
81 Jermyn Street, St James's, London 1.3 miles away
The Cavendish London is set in the heart of Piccadilly and offers the ultimate in luxury and convenience for visitors to the UKs Capital. All 230 guest rooms boast elegant furnishings, subtle lighting and clean, uncluttered design. The AA Rosette... more
Flemings Mayfair
7/12 Half Moon Street, London 1.3 miles away
A boutique hotel with 5 star service situated in a residential street off Piccadilly, a few steps from Green Park, in the heart of fashionable Mayfair. Converted from 6 Georgian townhouses the breathtaking interiors are an eclectic mix of... more
The May Fair Hotel
Stratton Street, London 1.4 miles away
Darlings, if you don't know The Mayfair Hotel, tucked discreetly behind Berkeley Square in one of London's most fashionable enclaves, then you haven't been keeping up with your celebrity gossip. This is THE hotel for a clutch of TV stars and sports... more
The Strand Palace
372 Strand, London 1.4 miles away
The Strand Palace hotel is situated in the heart of the West End with all that London has to offer, right on your doorstep. Offering exceptional value for money without sacrificing style or service. Each of the guest rooms are equipped to a high... more
Draycott Hotel
26 Cadogan Gardens, Chelsea, London 1.4 miles away
The Draycott Hotel is steeped in Edwardian splendour with its high ceilings and fireplaces. Victorian antiques are in abundance with each bedroom being theatrically themed containing prints, photos and posters of their theatrical namesakes. All of... more
Rocco Forte Brown's Hotel
Albemarle Street, London 1.4 miles away
Located in the heart of London´s Mayfair, Brown´s Hotel, part of the Rocco Forte Hotels collection re-opened on 12th December 2005 following an extensive renovation closely overseen by Sir Rocco´s sister Olga Polizzi. The ú19 million restoration has... more
The Chesterfield Mayfair
35 Charles Street, London 1.4 miles away
If you're eager to be in the thick of the action, you can't beat the Chesterfield Mayfair hotel, located within an easy walk of London's biggest attractions such as Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square. Step outside and prepare to flex your plastic... more
One Aldwych
London 1.6 miles away
One Aldwych has brilliant contemporary interiors, two buzzing restaurants, the happening Lobby Bar, thoughtful unpretentious service and a great location in Covent Garden....just some of the reasons why One Aldwych is London´s most exciting... more
The Dorchester
53 Park Lane, London 1.6 miles away
During the twentieth century The Dorchester became the premiere address for visitors to London. Just about any star you might name has stayed in this Art Deco palace overlooking Hyde Park. In recent years the hotel has undergone a significant... more
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The Capital Hotel
Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London 1.6 miles away
The Capital Hotel, sitting on the platinum pavements of London's fabulously wealthy Knightsbridge district and a stone's throw from Harrods, is dubbed a grand hotel in miniature - retaining first class service expectations with a personal touch to... more
The Levin
28 Basil Street, London 1.6 miles away
The Levin 12 bedroom townhouse is the world's closest hotel to Harrods. Some of London's most famous and exclusive department stores and luxury boutiques are just a stone throw away. For those interested in art and culture, The Victoria and Albert... more
The Egerton House Hotel
17/19 Egerton Terrace, Knightsbridge, London 1.8 miles away
The Egerton House Hotel is a luxury boutique townhouse hotel occupying a conveniently central yet pleasantly secluded position deep in the heart of exclusive Knightsbridge, overlooking two pretty tree-lined garden squares. The hotel has thirty... more
The Bloomsbury Hotel
16/22 Great Russell Street, London 1.8 miles away
Sitting grandly on Great Russell Street just around the corner from the British Museum in London is The Bloomsbury Hotel, a classic Lutyens design. The hotel is at the heart of some of London's finest Georgian architecture and if you are after a true... more
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The Montague on the Gardens
15 Montague Street, Bloomsbury, London 2.0 miles away
The Montague on the Gardens sits unassumingly in the heart of London's Bloomsbury, close to the British Museum and the British Library. Understated luxury seems to be the mission here, with rooms and suites decorated with lavish fabrics, velvet... more
The Academy
21 Gower Street, London 2.1 miles away
The Academy Town House hotel is situated off historic Bloomsbury Square. Surround yourself with the bright lights of the West End with this charming Town House, close to the entertainment of Covent Garden, the shops of Oxford Street, the buzz of... more
The Marylebone Hotel
47 Welbeck Street, London 2.1 miles away
For anyone who appreciates style, faultless service and understated luxury, The Marylebone Hotel is the perfect West End London hotel. In the heart of London's West End, crossing fashionable Bond Street and past the cafes and boutiques, you enter... more
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The Kensington Hotel
109/113 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London 2.2 miles away
The Kensington Hotel has been reborn following a £20million refurbishment, creating a sense of contemporary, memorable luxury and a private club ambience to historic surroundings. Combining intimacy, attention to detail and perfect service with all... more
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The Arch London
50 Great Cumberland Place, Marble Arch, London 2.2 miles away
The Arch London is just a stones throw from Marble Arch and spans seven Georgian townhouses and two mews homes. This unique boutique urban hideaway offers a combination of English heritage with contemporary style. Bedrooms and suites are individually... more
Malmaison - London
18/21 Charterhouse Square, London 2.4 miles away
Cosmopolitan cool is delivered with aplomb at Malmaison London. It's a hard task to live up to the household landmark names dominating the capital's skyline, but this nursing-home-turned-luxury-urban-hotel does the job. On the edge of Clerkenwell,... more
5 Threadneedle Street, London 2.4 miles away
Threadneedles hotel is the gateway to the heart of the City, perfectly situated for the historical sights along the River Thames, St. Paul´s Cathedral, Shakespeare´s Globe and the Tower of london. Located in a beautifully converted banking hall built... more
The Chelsea Harbour Hotel
Chelsea Harbour, London 2.6 miles away
There's no need for concern about how spacious your room's going to be at The Chelsea Harbour Hotel – all 158 of them are suites with enough space for several cats to be swung simultaneously. This five-star operation offers all the regulars such as... more
The Milestone Hotel
1 Kensington Court, London 2.7 miles away
Wonderfully located overlooking Kensington Palace, The Milestone Hotel (a member of Leading Hotels of the World) is minutes from The Royal Albert Hall, Knightsbridge shopping and with easy access to the West End - enjoy a peaceful stroll through... more
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Royal Garden Hotel
2/24 Kensington High Street, London 2.8 miles away
Not many hotels carry the distinction of being a London landmark. But the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington bears that title with aplomb. Its modern exterior, so familiar to Londoners, hints at the contemporary elegance inside. Luxurious well-sprung... more
The Colonnade
2 Warrington Crescent, London 3.4 miles away
The Colonnade hotel is situated in Little Venice, one of London´s most fashionable and picturesque neighbourhoods, located by Regents Canal. Just a 5 minute scenic walk from Paddington Station, this hotel is ideal for train links to Heathrow Airport.... more
St. Paul Hotel
153 Hammersmith Road, 153 Hammersmith Road, West Kensington, London 3.7 miles away
A stylish boutique hotel conveniently located near the well connected Hammersmith tube and bus station, Kensington Olympia exhibition halls and Westfield shopping mall. Directly outside the hotel are the buses 9, 10 and 27, each taking a scenic route... more
Cannizaro House
West Side Common, Wimbledon, London 6.5 miles away
The recently refurbished 4 star, boutique Cannizaro House hotel is perfectly positioned to allow you to enjoy alfresco dining and stunning views over the 34 acres of Cannizaro Park. The forty six guest rooms are individually decorated to aid a... more
The Petersham Hotel
Nightingale Lane, Richmond 7.9 miles away
Set in a quiet location, overlooking the River Thames in the leafy South West London suburb of Richmond Upon Thames, The Petersham Hotel is without doubt one of Richmond's finest hotels. With panoramic views of the River Thames and surrounding water... more
Hendon Hall Hotel
Ashley Lane, Hendon, London 8.2 miles away
Hendon Hall Hotel is ideal for a relaxing break, whilst enjoying a cosmopolitan atmosphere on the edge of one of the world's greatest cities. Boasting that most precious of London commodities - extensive private grounds. Immaculately manicured lawns... more
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Hilton London Syon Park
Syon Park, Brentford 8.4 miles away
Hilton London Syon Park is a Hotel designed with comfort and convenience in mind, marrying the best of contemporary London with the finest traditions of an English country house estate. Conveniently located to the West of London, centrally positioned... more
West Lodge Park Hotel
Cockfosters Road, Hadley Wood 12.4 miles away
West Lodge Park Hotel is a 4 Star country house hotel set in 35 acres of grounds, an ideal base for visiting the capital, or for a relaxed, peaceful break. All fifty nine individually decorated rooms offer excellent facilities with views over the... more
Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa
Wilmington, Dartford 14.5 miles away
Just 30 minutes from London yet deep in the heart of the Kent countryside, Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa is a pretty 18th century manor house now dedicated to sublime pampering. This four star luxury retreat has very generously sized guest... more
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Woodlands Park Hotel
Woodlands Lane, Stoke D´Abernon, Cobham 15.7 miles away
Woodlands Park provides a stylish retreat retaining much of its Victorian grandeur. Oak panelled rooms and numerous antiques take visitors back to an age of style and sophistication. A range of elegant bedrooms, offer a combination of traditional and... more
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Brooklands Hotel
Brooklands Drive, Weybridge 17.6 miles away
Brooklands Hotel - with an iconic, art deco inspired interior and exterior, the world's most historic motor racing track running through its reception*, a bespoke artwork collection which will wow the most dedicated of collectors, super suites with... more
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Nutfield Priory Hotel & Spa
Nutfield Road, Nutfield, Redhill 17.6 miles away
Nutfield Priory hotel, which dates back to 1872, is an idyllic country mansion set in over 40 tranquil acres high on Nutfield ridge and enjoying breathtaking views of the Sussex and Surrey countryside. One of the greatest pleasures is the exquisite... more
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the runnymede-on-thames
Windsor Road, Egham 18.0 miles away
The runnymede-on-thames has a spectacular riverside setting and is perfect for a relaxing break or for visiting Windsor and a host of other attractions and historical sites. All bedrooms are well appointed with individual touches to ensure a relaxing... more
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The Grove
London's Country Estate, Chandler's Cross 18.5 miles away
The Grove hotel is set in 300 acres of parkland and gardens. The former home of the Earls of Clarendon, has been sympathetically restored and stunningly recreated. 217 luxurious guest rooms offer stunning views over the estate. Interiors range from... more
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The Pinewood Hotel
Wexham Park Lane, George Green, Slough 18.7 miles away
Set in 5 acres of mature gardens and grounds, The Pinewood Hotel is convieniently located less than 10 miles from Heathrow and less than 10 mins from Windsor & 3 major motorways. An ideal location in leafy South Buckinghamshire for business or... more
Great Fosters
Stroude Road, Egham 18.7 miles away
Great Fosters hotel, situated in an estate of more than 50 acres in what was once the heart of Royal Windsor Forest in Surrey. A Grade I listed building blessed with the grandeur of 16th century England and luxurious modern facilities. Great fosters´... more
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Sopwell House
Cottonmill Lane, Sopwell, St Albans 18.9 miles away
Within easy distance of the historic centre of St Albans, Sopwell House luxury hotel is in a wonderful position, close to all the action but sitting in its own tranquil grounds. Think tea and cakes served on crisp white linen table clothes in front... more
Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa
Brands Hatch Road, Fawkham 19.3 miles away
A sophisticated Georgian mansion built in 1806, Brandshatch Place stands proudly in 12.5 acres of lush countryside in the Garden of England. One of the finest country house hotels in Kent, its imposing architecture holds many pleasures in store. The... more
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Stoke Place
Stoke Green, Stoke Poges 19.7 miles away
A modern country house through and through, lord it up at Stoke Place - a beautiful late 18th century pile in Buckinghamshire reborn with all five star hospitality trimmings. A sense of cool tranquillity pervades at this boutique-style hotel, where... more
The Talbot
High Street, Ripley, Woking 20.4 miles away
Conveniently located just a few miles from the A3 and the M25, The Talbot Ripley is a 'venue with a difference'. One of Britain's finest historic coaching inns, it has recently been renovated to an exceptional standard. Successfully combining its... more
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