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R.A. Dickey | New York (NL) | SP | 17 percent Yahoo ownership
YTD: 2.33 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 6.80 K/9, 2.50 K/BB, 53.2 GB percent
True Talent:4.41 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 5.0 K/9, 1.57 K/BB
R.A. Dickey, the knuckleballer, appears to be benefiting from changing his pitch mix this season to feature only his knuckleball and his fastball (82.1 percent knuckleball, 17.9 percent fastball), and perhaps from the fact that he's more familiar with throwing the knuckleball itself. On the season Dickey is posting a career-best contact percentage of only 77.5 percent, and inducing swinging strikes just over 10 percent of the time (which is up from typically hovering around 6 percent throughout his career). While knuckleballs can be hit or miss from start to start, right now Dickey is throwing well (3.77 xFIP) and worth a spot on rosters desperate for some pitching help.
Recommendation: Should be owned in some 14-team mixed leagues or larger and owned in medium to deep NL-only leagues.
Manny Parra | Milwaukee | SP | 1 percent Yahoo ownership
True Talent:4.85 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 7.7 K/9, 1.79 K/BB
Consider me guilty of being a sucker for Manny Parra the last two seasons, but this year he appears to be turning the corner to some degree. Parra has decent pedigree, as he was once considered a top-five prospect in the Brewers farm system by Baseball America. My interest in Parra seemingly every season is the result of two things—namely, his decent strikeout rate (which is even better this year than in the past) and his solid groundball rate (which again is even better this year than in the past). Somewhat surprisingly, Parra's K/9 has not been boosted by his early-season start in the bullpen, as he's actually posted a K/9 of 11.35 in the month of June as a starter.
As rosy as my commentary has been for Parra thus far, he certainly carries some risk as a starter, or he wouldn't be available in 99 percent of Yahoo leagues. Parra's biggest problem throughout his career has been his propensity to issue walks (4.38 BB/9 for his career). This season has seen Parra post a BB/9 of 4.00, still higher than owners would hope for, but better than his career mark. Looking back at Parra's time in the high minors offers hope to him posting better walk rates going forward, but his time in the majors makes me cautiously optimistic as opposed to anticipating his one day putting it all together. Parra is a player who should be watched in leagues of all sizes, but only owned in deeper leagues for now. Between him and R.A. Dickey, I like Parra going forward for the remainder of the season.
Recommendation: Should be owned in most 14-team mixed leagues or larger and owned in medium to deep NL-only leagues.
Jorge de la Rosa | Colorado | SP | 56 percent Yahoo ownership
YTD: 3.91 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 10.17 K/9, 2.00 K/BB, 61.4 GB percent
True Talent:4.58 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 8.8 K/9, 2.17 K/BB
After a strong finish to the 2009 season Jorge de la Rosa was a draft-day sleeper of sorts for owners looking for strikeouts with some upside to provide useful help elsewhere as well. Unfortunately for those who drafted de la Rosa, he's missed most of the season due to injury. All is not lost for those who have stashed him on their fantasy team's DL, and for those who opt to add him in leagues in which he's been cut loose.
On Wednesday, de la Rosa threw four innings of five-strikeout, zero-walk baseball in which he induced ground balls at a high clip, just as he began the season doing in the majors (61.4 GB percent). The concern remains the same for de la Rosa this year as in the past: Will he be able to keep his walks in check? To open the 2010 campaign, the answer has been not really (5.09 BB/9). However, while he's still walking more hitters than his owners would like, xFIP liked him at 3.42 thanks to his 10.17 K/9 and his high GB rate.
Given the upside de la Rosa possesses and his ability to help in strikeouts, as it stands, he should be owned in all but the shallowest of leagues. Forward-thinking owners who have him available in their leagues may want to stash him on the DL while he can still be placed there. By stashing him on the DL now, Yahoo owners have the option to set their lineups ahead and watch his first couple of starts before deciding to activate him and cut another player. While he's stashed (and no longer on the real DL), you'll be able to make other roster moves, but that may not be an issue for some managers.
Recommendation: Should be owned in all but the shallowest of mixed leagues.
Edinson Volquez | Cincinnati | SP | 14 percent Yahoo ownership
YTD: Injured
True Talent:4.11 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 8.6 K/9, 1.93 K/BB
Edinson Volquez appears to be fully recovered from Tommy John surgery, as it has been reported he was able to dial up his electric fastball to 98 mph in his most recent rehab outing. Perhaps more promising than his regained velocity is the fact that Volquez has issued zero walks in 13 innings pitched rehabbing. According to manager Dusty Baker, Volquez is scheduled to return July 7, so expect to see his ownership skyrocket as that date approaches. The window to add Volquez for free is closing quickly in the 86 percent of leagues in which he's unowned.
Recommendation: Should be owned in all leagues.
Nick Hundley | San Diego | C | 5 percent Yahoo ownership
True Talent:.224/.290/.375
In spite of splitting time behind the dish with Yorvit Torrealba, Nick Hundley has been a useful catcher for deep-leaguers this season. In the high minors Hundley showed an ability to hit for power, albeit with a low average, as is the case with most catchers who hit for power, so his usefulness shouldn't be a complete surprise. So far this season Hundley has slugged five home runs in just 168 plate appearances while displaying a solid eye, walking 10.7 percent of the time. In addition to his home run total and his eye, Hundley has hit for a useful .274 average thanks in large part to a 19.5 percent LD rate and a reasonable 22.6 percent strikeout rate.
While his numbers aren't eye-popping, they are certainly useful in deeper two-catcher leagues. Beyond the stats, there is yet another reason to own Hundley in deeper leagues; in his last three games he has been slotted fourth in the Padres lineup behind OBP machine Adrian Gonzalez, and previous to that he had been hitting fifth, making contributions in RBIs more likely. Those in single-catcher leagues should probably pay Hundley no mind, but in larger leagues, or NL-only leagues, he is a guy to own or at least have on your radar.
Recommendation: Should be owned in all 14-team or larger mixed leagues using two catchers, should be owned in all but the shallowest NL-only leagues.
Melky Cabrera | Atlanta | OF | 4 percent Yahoo ownership
True Talent:.263/.318/.370
In spite of a wretched April, Melky Cabrera has been able to get his batting average up above .270 and is beginning to look like a useful fifth outfielder/reserve in deep leagues. While Cabrera may not be a sexy name, or a major contributor in the power or speed department, sometimes just being on the field and getting regular at bats while posting a useful batting average is enough to be worthy of being owned in deeper leagues. It is complete speculation on my part, but if Jason Heyward continues to struggle and Cabrera continues to hit around .300, as he has since the beginning of May, while posting a 7.9 percent walk rate, you may see the Braves move Cabrera to second in the order and slide Heyward down to take some of the pressure off the young phenom.
Regardless of lineup slot, Cabrera should provide value in batting average while posting moderately useful numbers in runs and RBIs. For those looking to boost up a wretched batting average of a guy like Carlos Pena, or those simply looking to own a fifth outfielder who plays every day, Melky Cabrera is a good fit. I recently fell into the camp of needing an everyday outfielder in Blog Wars and am employing Melky as my fifth outfielder.
Recommendation: Should be owned in most 14-team or larger mixed leagues using five outfielders, should be owned in all but the shallowest NL-only leagues.
Seth Smith | Colorado | OF | 5 percent Yahoo ownership
True Talent:.272/.349/.472
To put it quite bluntly, Seth Smith being unowned in 95 percent of Yahoo leagues is absurd. Prior to the demotion of Dexter Fowler to Triple-A, there was some excuse for Smith to not be more widely owned, but at this point, Smith has cemented an everyday job by slugging the stitches out of the baseball and posting a .267 ISO. For a player with the power that Smith has shown (10 home runs, .539 slugging and the aforementioned .267 ISO), one would expect he probably strikes out at a high clip, but that is not the case for the good-contact (82.4 percent contact rate), low-strikeout (14.5 percent strikeout rate) slugger.
As the season goes on, Smith's power may cool off a bit, but I'd expect him to make up for that by adding some points to his batting average, as his current BABIP sits at just .261 and his xBABIP according to the xBABIP calculator found here suggests he should be sitting at a .318 BABIP. There is little to not like about Seth Smith, and he should be owned in all but the shallowest of leagues.
Recommendation: Should be owned in all 10-team mixed leagues or larger using five outfielders, should be owned in all NL-only leagues.
Gerardo Parra | Arizona | OF | 10 percent Yahoo ownership
True Talent: .278/.324/.393
Much like the previously mentioned Melky Cabrera, Gerardo Parra is probably only going to appeal to owners in need of a fifth outfielder who gets everyday at bats. Parra was an accidental omission from last week's article as Conor Jackson was dealt from the Diamondbacks to the A's, freeing up a regular spot in the outfield for him. Parra's greatest asset is his speed, but unfortunately, he has yet to master the art of stealing bases, so his stolen base totals likely will be held in check until he further refines that part of his game. At the same time, his speed offers the hope that he may turn a corner and rip off some solid stolen base totals for owners in desperate need of help in that category.
For the rest of the season I'd expect Parra to make moderate contributions in runs scored and stolen bases while providing a solid batting average in the .280 to .290 ballpark. As far as home runs go, Parra is more likely to hit zero home runs the rest of the way than to hit 10 or more, but I'd guess he'll hit three to five the remainder of the way. Those looking for steady playing time out of their fifth outfield spot should give Parra a look and hope he puts it together on the base paths and swipes 10-plus bags the rest of the way.
Recommendation: Should be owned in most 14-team or larger mixed leagues with five outfielders, should be owned in all but the shallowest NL-only leagues.


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Proving that hard work really pays off, Kelly Ripa revealed a snapshot of her toned figure on Wednesday (December 11).
The 41-year-old talk show hostess took to her Twitter account after a workout session and posted the pic thanking personal trainer Anna Kaiser and the fitness method AKT Inmotion.
"Thank you @AKTINMOTION and @TheKaiserTweet for letting me lean on you," Kelly captioned the photo featuring herself and Henry Ford's inspiring quote, "Whether you think you can or you can't - you're right."
According to its website, AKT Inmotion is an intense regime that combines "cardio, strength training, toning and stretching."

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Nine months. This is how long it has taken the retail price of Intel's Core i7-6700K processor to drop to the level recommended by Intel. Despite slow sales of PCs in general, it would seem that demand for Intel's latest Skylake processors has so far been rather strong, or the chipmaker could not meet demand for many SKUs months after they were introduced. Right now, virtually all major stores in the U.S. sell Intel's latest unlocked chips at their MSRPs. Meanwhile, Intel's Core i7-5820K chip, which used to be cheaper than the Core i7-6700K for months, recently got more expensive. Intel Core i7-6700K Finally Hits $350 Intel officially announced its most advanced quad-core desktop processor for mainstream enthusiasts, the Core i7-6700K (four cores with Hyper-Threading, 4.0...
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A few weeks ago I blogged about Abraham Lincoln, American Fascist and his war on free speech and individual rights. Before that I'd blogged about the Freedom to Not Listen and the origins of the First Amendment in the John Peter Zenger case. So when I saw the results of the two-year, one million dollar study comissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation on awareness of the First Ammendment among students and teachers, it was understandable that I'd be interested. Turns out that I'd also be appalled.
First, it must be pointed out that the foundation was not started by right-wing or left-wing ideologues, but journalists:
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation was established in 1950 as a private foundation independent of the Knight brothers' newspaper enterprises. It is dedicated to furthering their ideals of service to community, to the highest standards of journalistic excellence and to the defense of a free press.The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Having established their bona fides, here are the details about the participants:
A national study commissoned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and conducted by researchers at the University of Connecticut says that America's high schools are leaving the First Amendment behind. Educators are not giving high school students an appreciation of free speech and free press, according to the study researchers, who questioned more than 100,000 high school students, nearly 8,000 teachers, and more than 500 principals and administrators.Press Release
The "Future of First Amendment" Report itself is highly disturbing:
The words of the First Amendment - Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances - do not change, but how we interpret them does. In recent years, in fact, annual surveys of adult Americans conducted by The Freedom Forum show that public support for the First Amendment is neither universal nor stable: it rises and falls during times of national crisis. In the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks, the nation was almost evenly split on the question of whether or not the First Amendment "goes too far in the rights it guarantees.'' Not until 2004 did America's support for the First Amendment return to pre 9-11 levels, when it received support from only about two-thirds of the population. Even in the best of times, 30 percent of Americans feel that the First Amendment, the centuries-old cornerstone of our Bill of Rights, "goes too far.''
Administrators say student learning about the First Amendment is a priority, but not a high priority."Future of First Amendment" Report
Sure. You know what is a priority to these "educators"? Football. Here are some of the key findings guaranteed to give you the willies:
1. High school students tend to express little appreciation for the First Amendment. Nearly threefourths say either they don't know how they feel about it or take it for granted.
2. Students are less likely than adults to think that people should be allowed to express unpopular opinions or newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories.
3. Students lack knowledge and understanding about key aspects of the First Amendment. Seventy-five percent incorrectly think that flag burning is illegal. Nearly half erroneously believe the government can restrict indecent material on the Internet.
4. Students who do not participate in any media-related activities are less likely to think that people should be allowed to burn or deface the American flag. Students who have taken more media and/or First Amendment classes are more likely to agree that people should be allowed to express unpopular opinions.Study
The actual numbers are even more frightening:
- Only 50% of students believe "newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories"
- Only 83% of students believe "People should be allowed to express unpopular opinions"
- Only 70% of students believe "Musicians should be allowed to sing songs with lyrics others may find offensive"
- Only 25% of students believe "Americans have the legal right to burn the American flag as a means of political protest"
Welcome to Red-State America where the only speech you get is what the government says you need.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon briefed US envoys yesterday on his proposal to uproot Israeli settlements in Gaza, trying to sell Washington a unilateral plan Palestinians fear will grab land they want for a state.
The three officials sent by President George W Bush intended to urge Sharon to stick as closely as possible to a US-backed international roadmap that makes the Palestinians partners in peace moves now stalled by violence, diplomatic sources said.
"The prime minister is briefing them on his disengagement plan," a senior Israeli government official said about the talks with Elliot Abrams and Stephen Hadley, both national security advisers to Bush, and State Department official William Burns.
Palestinians fear that under unilateral separation steps Sharon has vowed to take if the roadmap fails, Israel expects to trade in Gaza for permanent control over areas of the West Bank containing major settlement blocs.
"The solution should be bilateral and not unilateral," Palestinian cabinet minister Saeb Erekat told Reuters.
"The problem will be solved only through a negotiated settlement and whether the withdrawal will be part of the roadmap."
Sharon, who has championed settlement construction on land captured in the 1967 Middle East war, shocked friend and foe alike earlier this month by announcing he had given orders to prepare to uproot as many as 17 of Israel's 21 Gaza enclaves.
Some 7,500 Israelis and 1.3 million Palestinians live in the area. Opinion polls show most Israelis support scrapping the heavily defended Gaza settlements, but pro-settler parties could quit Sharon's governing coalition if the pullout goes through.
Disengagement, or what Sharon says will be the drawing of a "security line" in Gaza and the West Bank, could be a hard sell: Bush put his personal imprint on the roadmap in what some analysts saw as a bid to deflect Arab criticism of the US-led invasion of Iraq.
But with a November presidential election approaching, locking horns with Sharon could get Bush into trouble with the US leader's traditional supporters, Conservative Christians who back Israel, and with Jewish voters.
Political sources close to Sharon said he wanted to secure his ninth White House meeting with Bush since taking office in 2001 and also allay US concerns over Israel's construction of a barrier on West Bank territory.
"When the prime minister goes to the United States to meet with (Bush), the aim is for him to already have a detailed plan (on dismantling the Gaza settlements)," said a senior government official.
Sharon, the sources said, had decided to alter parts of the barrier's route at the behest of Washington to remove elongated loops around some West Bank settlements and avoid caging entire Palestinian cities in the future.
Israel says the barrier has already stopped Palestinian suicide bombers from reaching its urban centres. Palestinians call it a landgrab that separates them from their fields, schools and medical services.
The International Court of Justice opens hearings on the legality of the barrier on February 23 in The Hague.
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Mixed reaction to Nike ad with Tiger Woods, his dad's voice. What do you guys think?
"Did you learn anything?"
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I just saw this earlier today, it's kind of weird. I am not sure what it actually communicates for Nike's benefit.
- http://hesonlychasingsafety.wordpress.com Kiel
If Tiger had made a new Nike commercial that completely avoided the situation all together, I think people would have been just as mad. Him coming back to golf this week is a big deal, and it's a good business move by Nike and by Tiger – which is what a commercial should be.
Also, I don't think Tiger would ever exploit his father – he and his dad had an incredibly close relationship. Personally, I thought the commercial was great. I wish him luck this week at the Masters.
- David Dunham
I don't think this is what the commercial actually communicates but what crossed my mind was this: "Just Do It" you can always apologize later…sadly alot of people think that way, but it probably would have been a bad move on Nike's part to go with that concept.


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An overhaul of voting procedures and award category anomalies has delayed this year's Helpmann Awards until August.
Established in 2001, "The Bobbys" are usually handed out in May, but the prize-giving ceremony is now set for August 9 at the Lyric Theatre, Star City.
The president of the Australian Entertainment Industry Association, Andrew Kay, said the review addressed voting and nomination procedures to ensure "the integrity and effectiveness" of the awards.
Kay, who is also the managing director of International Concert Attractions, said the award categories had been expanded to 38 and four specialist nominating panels had been established.
The awards ceremony is also to be dubbed "Helpmann's Night", while the period in which nominations can be selected has also been defined. For example, productions mounted between February 1 last year to May 31 this year can be nominated, another reason for the later scheduling of the awards night.
"It is important the Helpmann Awards are tailored to meet the unique circumstances of our industry, including the vastness of the Australian continent and the diversity of the Australian live performing arts industry," Kay said.
Named after Sir Robert Helpmann, the awards acknowledge artistic achievement and excellence in theatre, music, opera, dance, physical theatre and music theatre. Lifetime achievement in the form of the James Cassius Award is also recognised. Past winners have included Graeme Murphy, Kevin Jacobsen, Ruth Cracknell and Clifford Hocking.
Entries for the 2004 Helpmann Awards close at 5pm on June 30 and the nominees will be announced in mid-July.
The Bobbys' Broadway counterpart, the Tony Awards, will again be hosted by Hugh Jackman at Radio City Music Hall. Jackman is widely tipped to score a nomination for best male lead in a musical for his acclaimed portrayal of Peter Allen in The Boy from Oz.
Nominations for the Tonys will be announced on May 10 and the awards presentation will be held on June 6.
In a recent statement, Jackman said: "I'm honoured to be invited to host the Tonys for a second time. This, on top of the incredible reception I've received from the Broadway community, caps a thrilling year being the new kid on the block. The experience has been a dream come true ..."
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Colleague made racist remark on Facebook(260 Posts)
Keeping the FB theme that's on here today!
Not her first time. I suspect she is a EDL/UKIP supporter. Always with her Daily Mail tucked under her arm.
I just feel so cross. Cross that I know this muppet and cross with myself for not saying anything. Made worse by another colleague 'liking' the comment and replying 'too right, too right'.
We work for a really professional organisation. A very well known org.
Would it be wrong to report it at work? I will delete both of them although the woman who wrote the status is a right loud bully. I am shocked and really disappointed in collg who commented. Quiet as a church mouse and she shares that type of thinking.
Both me and collg who commented on the status are non white if it makes any difference.
Sorry for typos. Typing on phone.
My (black) friend once took me (white) to her local pub in Moss Side. I was the only white person in there. It was not a pleasant experience. Even the "friendliest" of her mates said "so who the fuck is this then?"...
This was 20 years ago, so I really do hope that times have changed since then.
I love this notion that only white people are racist. It really makes me LOL.
Of course not only white people are racist! I know many many non whites who are extremely racist, but sometimes it is due to how they are treated, but others because they just are.
Acknowledging that non-white people can be prejudice as well as white people, doesn't alter the anything at all.
Do you need people to state that, to enter into the diacussion?
LilMissSunshine - if you've listed your employer on your profile information and have a public profile, then a Google search for your company might bring up your page as a result.
All the advice is to keep your profile private. I don't know why anybody keeps a public profile nowadays.
Am at all the racist apologists on this thread. Unbelievable!
And "third world religion"? Seriously?!
I'm so glad I don't have to mix with some of you in RL.
So are we Jinsei
I love this notion that only white people are racist. It really makes me LOL.
monkey I don't recall reading that moronic notion on here
I am astounded by the number of otherwise intelligent people who are racist or racism apologists. It's almost unbelievable, but for the fact that it's here it front of my very eyes.
Seriously, what the actual fuck?
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Rhiannon - on the face of it, you're right. But curiously the vast vast majority of "concerns about immigration" are expressed in racist language, without factual foundation.
being racist is loathesome - if you are friends on FB with this person then you should comment on the page and ask why they have said such a thing? She will no doubt have many friends on FB who disagree but were afraid to say so. However UKIP and DM bashing shouldn't come into it. UKIP just want to put limits on immigration by anyone white or black because there haven't been any sensible limitations before by previous governments - DM cannot be considered racist when they campaigned so hard to have Stephen Lawrences's killers brought to justice. You might not agree with UKIP and hate reading the DM but just because you don't agree with them doesn't mean it's ok to claim they're racist. The BNP are racist. Individuals are racist - I am shocked at what some people actually come out with although those that do make racist statements don't usually do it in front of the people they are insulting generally (white or black) and are as nice as pie to the faces of the very people they hate - at least if you know someone is openly racist you can avoid them, not be friend with them on FB and will have a very valid point about not wanting to work with them.
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I am shocked at what some people actually come out with although those that do make racist statements don't usually do it in front of the people they are insulting generally (white or black) and are as nice as pie to the faces of the very people they hate
Why assume that people who want to argue against religion, multiculturalism or immigration hate . Racists do hate a whole section of society. Doesn't mean other people can't have a view. America has one version of multiculturalism we have another but you can discuss it without hating people.
Only read up to page 4 but I'm shocked and horrified at how many people are defending the fb post. Disgusting.
Yes it's really very depressing. I wouldn't hesitate to draw it to the attention of an employer if a colleague of mine expressed views like that on FB or anywhere else.
It reminds me of those "racist rant on the tube/bus/train video" situations - which have caused people to be convicted for race hate crimes.
Having thoughts like that is bad enough. Posting them on FB is as bad as giving voice to them.
Utterly indefensible.
Though I still think I would report the colleague, I can understand why some people on here, including the OP, would rather just talk to the person. But what is beyond me is those of you who think it's best to ignore it completely. What kind of world would we live in if we all ignored bigots?
Can I just say, I think it's easier to be 'politically correct' if you don't live in the middle of a heavily non-white, non-mixed, closed community but are white yourself. There are certain aspects of communities where people tend to be poorer and not well educated that makes them behave in a highly anti-social way and when there is only one colour associated with that behaviour and it is a different one from yours, the issue often becomes about the skin colour, rather than the fucking annoying behaviour.
For example, there are some selfish wankers outside my house just now, making loads of noise and keeping me awake. Their skin is brown and I expect they are Muslim. They are just being ignorant youths but because the only youths anyone sees around here have brown skin, a lot of people (particularly those who are a bit older) would see the problem as the brown skin, rather than the youths living working class lives with not particularly educated parents.
Does that make sense? I think it's difficult to relate to that if you're not living in it because the changes in attitude are imperceptible day by day and what you may once have thought were racist comments become more normalised.
I grew up on a Council Estate in the middle of London.
Why would someone be more annoyed by the noise of anti-social behaviour from non-white neighbours?
Surely it would be annoying whatever race they were?
Unless in addition to being annoyed by their noise, you felt they shouldn't be there in the first place...
No Bessie, that doesnt make sense. Im working class and I live in a inner city, very diverse/multicultural area. Here, if people are making noise late at night, other people get annoyed because they are making noise. NOT because they are BROWN or MUSLIM. And that, you see, is because WE ARENT RACIST
That's only going to work, Bessie, if all/the vast majority of annoying youths are 'brown' & all/the vast majority of annoyed elders are 'not brown'.
& even then, if you weren't racist, then as an annoyed elder you'd be thinking 'bloody kids!' at least as readily as 'bloody brown people!', surely?
I think most people, if asked to identify a factor that might lead an individual to be a noisy selfish wanker late at night, would come up with 'youth', rather than 'brown skin.'
I have to agree slightly with what Bessie says to some extent. I have heard comments from my own neighbours in relation to the amount of 'blacks' moving into the area and how 'it'll soon be all drugs&guns'. This was triggered from seeing a group of youths on the street. Would they have stood out and received the same comments had it been a bunch of white kids -I doubt it.
I disagree, HoHo, and would suggest it's triggered by racism based on the fact they've made comments about 'blacks' moving in at all.
Fgs, the problem with mn sometimes is that a lot of you are a bit dim, particularly when you are feeling all self righteous. I was trying to explain, as hohoho recognised that for some people, particularly those who are a bit older, who have seen the area they live in change and become dominated by a different racial group, anti social behaviour can be mixed up with skin colour and becomes in their minds a race issue rather than a behavioural issue. They are not being intentionally racist and on an individual basis are not racist, but because they never see white youths being wankers on the street late at night, they see it as a problem that attaches to the brown-skinned community.
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It occurred to me a while back to wonder why the Oakland A's are called that.
I know the name is short for Athletics. And I know that other sports teams abbreviate their names: the Met(ropolitan)s, the Knick(erbocker)s. But how'd the A's end up with such a short abbreviation? The Mets aren't called the M's (though the Mariners are sometimes called the M's, and the Orioles are often called the O's). I suppose "the Aths" isn't such a great name (especially on radio, where sounds sometimes get blurred), but why not "the Lets" or something?
That got me started thinking about sports-team names. There are an amazing variety of them, especially if you include defunct teams and teams outside of the major leagues, from minor leagues down to kid leagues. When I was a kid playing league soccer, teams got to pick their own names, within reason; one team tried to name themselves the Nads, so that supporters could yell "Go, Nads!"
Some of my favorite major-league team names, from various sports:
The Flames, the Predators, the Raptors, the Thrashers. (That last is named after Georgia's state bird, the brown thrasher, a little sparrowlike critter.) The Buccaneers, the Cavaliers, the Mavericks. The Monarchs, the Kings, the Giants, the Titans, the Wizards, the Mystics. The Devil Rays. The Thistles (sadly long-defunct). The Pittsburgh Penguinsthere's an evocative image. The Padreswhose bright idea was that? Plays on phrases: the St. Louis Blues, the Colorado Rockies, the Texas Rangers, the Buffalo Bills. And for sheer silliness: the Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Life imitates art, or at least movies.
The minor leagues are even better: the Warthogs, the Keys (after Francis Scott Key), the Mud Hens, the Mudcats. The Sand Gnats. The Grrrowl. The Whoopee.
There have been several colors of Sox/Stockings, if you include minor-league teams: Red, White, Blue, Silver, Brown, Green. And of course the nickname Black Sox. (The Cleveland Browns were named after their first coach, but the St. Louis Browns were originally the Brown Stockings.)
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Many college teams are named after animals, generally the same as the school's mascot. There are ordinary animals such as the Bears and the Owls; slightly more unusual animals such as the Longhorns and the Sagehens; and the totally odd ones, such as the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs. Go, Horned Frogs! And, of course, the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs. There are odd non-animal names too: the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, the Harvard Cantabs (short for Cantabrigians). The U Penn team is known as the Quakers (so was the Philadelphia team, back in the 1880s); Swarthmore College's team is thus sometimes nicknamed the Little Quakers, or occasionally the Fighting Quakers.
Eastern Michigan University decided to stop calling its team the Redskins a while back, but before they could come up with a new name, their basketball team started winning in the NCAA tournament. So they decided to temporarily name the team the Emus.
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saxa!" And the name stuck. So the Hoyas are apparently the Whats. Although
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There are many other interesting name-history stories. (I don't know for sure how true any of these are.) For example:
I was going to discuss team cheers in this column, but I've run out of space, so I'll just conclude with one possible answer to the question posed at the start of the column:
Jeff Hildebrand tells me that in the early 1900s, the caps for most baseball teams displayed the first letter of the name of the team's home city. The only exception was the Philadelphia Athletics, who had an A on their cap instead of a P.


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OMAHA The first three batters in the lineup for No. 1 seed Miami (Fla.) hit five home runs in the first two games of the College World Series and had among them two of the first 12 selections in this month's major league draft.
But it was unseeded Stanford's trio at the top that powered the Cardinal to an 8-3 elimination-game victory Wednesday night. Cord Phelps, Joey August and Jason Castro combined for seven hits to keep Stanford alive and end the season of the tournament favorite.
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The Cardinal (41-23-2) will play Georgia, to whom they lost 4-3 earlier in the tournament. They must defeat the Bulldogs twice to reach the best-of-three championship series next week.
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Four Monessen residents were forced from their homes after a Sunday morning fire destroyed one house and severely damaged another on the 400 block of Second Street.
A state police fire marshal could not determine the cause as of Sunday evening, according to Monessen Municipal Fire Chief Delmar Hepple. He said initial witness accounts indicated the fire started on the second floor of a two-story home at 417 Second St. The structure eventually collapsed into its foundation.
Hepple said the call came at 2:44 a.m. Sunday for a home occupied by Nikkia Jones and her 9-year-old daughter. Neither was home at the time, Hepple said, adding the daughter was at an all-night skate.
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"From what I saw when we got there, the fire had a pretty good head start," Hepple said. "We did what we could do to try and keep it from extending, but it had already gotten into the eaves and the attic before we even established water."
Firefighters battled the blaze for more than three hours, dousing hot spots from above and around the structures before bringing the flames under control, Hepple said. The Authority of the Borough of Charleroi was called to boost water pressure of hydrants.
Mon Valley Emergency Medical Services set up a center with cooling fans and liquids and treated nearly two dozen firefighters for dehydration and heat. None was injured.
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Monessen firefighters did not clear the scene until 10:30 a.m. Sunday, but were recalled less than two hours later when windy conditions caused a rekindle of flames under the piles of debris.
Another house at 209 Knox Ave., located behind Nikkia Jones' residence, sustained water damage, Hepple said.
Jones and her daughter are staying with relatives, while Larry and Tammy Jones were put up at local hotel by the American Red Cross, according to Hepple. It is not known whether the victims are related.
A dog owned by Nikkia Jones remains missing and officials are uncertain if it perished in the fire or ran off. Another dog owned by Larry and Tammy Jones is being given temporary shelter by the Westmoreland County Animal Response Team.
Hepple said it is fortunate Nikkia Jones and her daughter were not home at the time, saying the fire acted "like it was alive."
"If they'd have been home in bed," Hepple said, "it might have been a different story."
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My friends and I stayed at Hilton Maidstone as it is half way between our homes. It suited our needs perfectly and was very comfortable. It was close enough to town to leave our cars there and get a cab into town. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
The staff were very friendly and helpful when asked for assistance. Restaurant food was high quality with a good selection.
Great quality alround None at all
I enjoy your swimming pool very much - one of the best around. I phoned reception many times on the Friday evening to request a taxi but your colleagues did not answer and so I was late for my appointment. The following morning I again phoned reception and again they did not answer.
friendly helpful staff. had deluxe room which exceeded expectations. buffet breakfast could've been better; not very hot, rubbery eggs,hard croissants and had to ask for more hot water for teapot as only enough for 1 and a half cups between us.
The food in the restaurant was excellent, unfortunately, they cannot cope when the hotel is full, so unless you go early, you will have to queue. The reception staff, are poor, our rooms were not available until 4.30, and sadly that was after a lot of complaining.
Excellent service and facilities None
Nice Room! Nothing at all. Great hotel.
The standard of service was of the highest level. Made to feel a valued guest.
The stay was good until 9am, no water, therefore could not shower. After breakfast there was no toilet facilities, that was horrendous because all toilets were blocked by then. The hygeine was nil. I would expect some compensation for this depolrable inconvenience.
The grounds were nice. The food and drinks were way overpriced, and on the first day the bar had run out of Rose and Vodka!
The room was of an excellent standard and the staff were very friendly and helpful.
staff very good Hotel being revamped but is very jaded
Whilst typical of so many modern hotels, this one has some helpful and friendly staff and it is in a convenient and pleasant location. The hotel only offers double rooms suitable for disabled guests - I would have preferred a twin room.
Rooms nice but a little on the small side for the money. Room clean. Breakfast good. Very hot heating! Shower curtain had been doubled up and was going mouldy / smelly inside it.
,nice leisure facilities, lovely setting and grounds distance from lift to room ,
Friendliness of staff Poor quality of the function food especially the main course
It is located right next to Leeds Castle, which is why we stayed there. It's a bit out of date and unloved. It could be better with some upgrading and cleaning up. 4 Stars? Only on paper!
There isn't anything I can really say... Din't have WI-FI in the room.
Excellent tv / internet An improvement would be air conditioning
the whole stay was really fanstatic and relaxing, the staff was all very nice only one prob booked breakfast through this site and it wasnt forwarded to the hotel but as soon as i showed my copy of booking they allowed it, but it was this site that hadnt told them
Evening meal was nice but very expensive! The hotel booking was a joke, room was not what we booked, moved rooms, they couldnt find our luggage, spa pool was not working, breakfast choice was very limited, they took our breakfast plates from under our noses at exactly 11am when breakfast finished, we had to ask for our plates back. When we checked out they added items to our bill that we had not had from the minibar, even after I told them exactly what we had. The long weekend was like a prison sentence
The room was quite small but adequate with the beds very comfortable and all fittings ,bathroom etc. up to normal Marriot standards.Restaurant food and service was very good.
I was very impressed with the help I received as I am blind and found staff extrememly helpfull I found that my room card had not been programed properly and I accidentally was able to open somebody elses room as well as mine
The whole experiance was very good The only bad ponit was that 2 or 3 things on the late menu where not avalible
We did not find this the usual standard of Marriott Hotels. Restaurant for dinner is not recommended.
The friendly staff, cleanliness of rooms and the variety of foods.
we stayed there to attend a family wedding, - immaculate room only thing was going into breakfast at 9.30 we felt the staff were not too interested and rushing to get the room ready for lunch
Stayed overnight as we had a Party near by to attend The air con was broken in one of our rooms on the hotest day and we were given a fan
Well set out - rooms are comfortable - easy parking Internet didnt work - aircon unit in room was broken - check out took an age (one staff member only on reception)
We were warmly greeted and directed to our room, which was down an extremely steep slope. The room was clean,comfortable and modern although, very dimly lit.The sheets were a dull cream in colour, which tended to make them look grubby white. The bathroom was modern and generally clean apart from under the rim of the toilet. a nice touch was a cafetiere with ground coffee amongst the usual hot drink facilities. The restaurant was definitely gourmet with a wide selection of starters,mains & desserts accompanied by a good choice of wines.We enjoyed two fantastic evening meals. Breakfast was delicious:fresh fruit salad,cereals,yoghurts,toast and a full English. Staff were most accommodating & very friendly. The slope down to the rooms was hazardous. a ground frost made it quite icy in parts.WINTER Would be lethal! On the first two nights the food was outstanding although on our last night my steak was cold. I sent it back with minimal fuss. However, by the time it was returned to me, my partner had finished her meal. The steak was hot, but could no longer be described as "medium" and the accompanying asparagus & dauphinoise potatoes were dried out and I left most ot this meal. I am easily embarrassed & did not want to make a fuss, but did question why it was still on the bill. I was given £6.50 reduction, but still charged £13.50 for the main meal I did not eat- this spoilt our last night & I felt that I had been overcharged.
comfortable and quite.
The friendliness of the staff and the quality of the food the hot breakfast came before we had finished our cereal
Good rural setting. Generous car parking
The personal interest shown to us- great great - we've stayed before and, will book again (directly) and, recommned it to our friends. For me only one thing, no smoking enclosure. So, brrrr cold for a girl from South Africa!
excellent accomodation, food superb, excellent sevice
The restaurant was excellent! Will visit again.
Food was excellent & reasonably priced & rooms were clean, tidy & homely Thought the mattress in my room was quite hard & unforgiving but apart from that enjoyed the stay
Friendly and very helpful people. food good at a fair rate.
We both loved the fact it was secluded and as we got to the room the rooms themselves we can only descibe as being like attached Bungalows and as we went in the design of the room was spot on all the facilities you need but at the same time nice and spacious.The staff in the restuarant and the Hotel reception were very friendly welcoming and attentive.All in all the night from start to finish was superb. Nothing at all staff and the Inn alike were faultless
a very pleasant stay- made a working weekend much more enjoyable.we made use of the pool -wonderful. would have liked pool to be open earlier on saturday!
Starbucks Not overly impressed, have stayed in better hotels for the price, Towels could do with being replaced
The restaurant and leisure facilities
It's conveniently placed with plenty of parking and easy access. The restaurant is pleasant enough. The cost of food, 10.95 for a burger and 3.40 for chips is a bit excessive.
hotel was well looked after, rooms and beds very comfortable. Excellent facilities. Will stay in the hotel again. Excellent value for money.
Room was clean and comfortable, staff were polite and helpful, bar meal selection was more than ample and well presented, all in all a pleasant stay
Food in the restaurant was excellent
gym and pool excellent restaurant service, no pay movies
the evening meal was excellant value for money and restaurant staff very nice reception staff a bit offhand
Staff, location, ease of use, quick check-in &out. Shampoo/body wash in shower. Bit basic for a 4* hotel , bathroom floor could have been cleaner.
Lovely looking hotel from the outside and in a peaceful location. Rooms were clean. Breakfast was tasty. Staff seemed mostly miserable and only begrudgingly helpful, except for one member of the housekeeping team, who was exceptionally friendly, helpful and polite. For example, there was no explanation at check-in of the breakfast arrangements, and upon calling to find out and making my way to the sparsely populated dining area, not one member of staff approached me to offer me a table, drink or mention that it was a buffet service. Great customer service, guys. The bedroom was lovely at first sight, if cheaply equipped, but the double bed was a couple of bolted together singles and consequently had an uncomfortable solid ridge down the middle, the frankenstein-esque beds also creaked like they were going to fall apart at any second which really limited the athleticism of our sexual escapades. The walls were paper thin, which meant that our German neighbours (we could hear them talking) in the adjoining room probably got very little sleep between the creaking of our siamese-twin beds and the fact that my girlfriend snores like a dying walrus. Oh, and the room was also loving placed right underneath a spotlight which was mostly unpleasant, except for the fact it made me feel like I had finally made my West End debut... All night. Seriously, if you want to stay somewhere in the £70-£90 bracket go to a nice B&B or a Travelodge, rather than risk disappointment in Oakwood House.
The young girl and the kitchen staff were very helpfull and are to be commended.
Clean, modern and comfortable room - great shower. Not really a conventional hotel - a conference centre. Dining room lacking in ambience.
Very good value for money could be difficult to find, due to its location
It was more like an educational establishment than a hotel. In the bar, men were sitting around at tables with drinks, and working with lap top comuters. One bloke was on his mobile phone all through breakfast.
Very fresh and nice room. Very hard to find the hotel (in the middle of a University area) Feeling of beeing in the middle of a conference during breakfast. Breakfast was ok but not perfect.
everything was fine /clean and tidy
quiet late breakfast
The room was very nice. The food was not great, only 3 main meals on the menu.
The room was very comfortable with a contemporary feel. Oakwood House does not have the atmosphere of a 'Hotel'. It is essentially a conference centre with very good accomodation.
the price was very god for the room the room was cold they said there was problems with the heating but no heat at night when working in the room
convenient access, good car parking hunt for reception staff for 08h00 checkout on Sunday morning
Nice hotel in general Bathroom very poor, flooring had chips and dirty, requires decorating!! Bed only a double and very hard
Convenient location for travel to business meeting next day
The room is very good for a price and the staff is very kind. Hotel parking lot is very huge so it is alway possilbe to park the car any time of year. The hotel restaurant is very bad. One night I ordered my food in restaurant on ground floor, the bar people made our food because there isn't chef.
The restaurant was beautiful and the food excellent The staff in the restaurant did not understand our order and confused yhe meal twice!
The room was very small and basic, and in need of refurbishment
the room and reception the evening meal
Nothing Tv stopped working, told us that an engineer would arrive on Monday, little point as we left on Sunday. No exchange arranged. Long narrow hole in Bathroom floor by bath. Very dated.
Clean and comfortable room. Adequate amount of clean towels every day. Approachable and friendly staff. There wasn't anything I didn't like.
Comfortable, clean, spacious room, decent breakfast...excellent value for money.
The setting was beautiful
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made to feel very welcome everyone was very friendly and extremely helpful. very relaxing.
Friendly staff, excellent food
The staff were obviously used to fussy people they were so atentive and polite. the whole location and setting the stly and decore wse fabulous and the food both cream tea bar menu and breakfast was fab to. not to pretenious just fab.
The quality of the room service food in the evening.
The location and the grounds. The room was extremely warm (no heating on) and looked to be a single, instead of a double room.
The little extras eg. The weather forecast left when the bed was turned back. the newspaper left in a bag that said good morning. The age related parts of the building eg. the staircase Not easy to get around for disabled
Very nice setting Could do with a few more signs from the main road and at junctions after Lenham
The food was superb, the views wonderful and the hotel itself interesting. Thought food was overpriced and disappointed to find no brandy stocked in the bar.
Nice, spacious, relatively luxurious bed and breakfast Very nice restaurant Nice location, in the middle of rural Kent though still 20-25 minutes from Maidstone Not really geared for business travellers. Breakfast is after 0930! You are offered continental breakfast in your room if you have to leave before 0930. Not easy to find, especially late at night, when my mobile sat nav stopped working as there was no reception and there was no single soul awake to ask for instructions. I suggested to the owner to alert future customers at time of confirmation of booking, with emphatic fonts e.g. capitals or bold that this may be the case, so to make alternative preparations e.g. print the map or download off line map. Do not take me wrong, overall it is a nice B&B with some very fancy rooms. Very nice for a romantic weekend/getaway!
Staff were great. Friendly astmosphere. Breakfast was also good with a choice of full english or continental (weekend menu). Rooms were unique and spacious. It was good to find a full sized kettle for use in the room which would be great for families. During my stay the windows were not clean on the outside but obvious this did not affect the quality of my stay but just the quality of my view.
Food Main car park full because of wedding party so had to use overflow car park down road. Room smelled of drains. Bed could have been more comfortable. Because of wedding party dining room very noisy at breakfast, also not asked if we wanted more coffee/tea/toast. We did not see our waitress after serving breakfast.
The weather was very cold but the room was very warm, the booking system was efficient, the staff at reception were pleasant. A notice in the car park that hotel guests did not have to pay a parking fee would have been helpful.
Excellent facilities None
Clean, spacious room, friendly reception No soap in bath dispenser. Bed too soft and felt that as it was such a spacious room that a king size bed would have been more comfortable. Just observations
Hotel directions unclear.Not easy to find
Easy access as just off the M20.Room was very clean and quite comfortable, with little noise noticeable although very close to the services. The staff were also very polite and helpful. As the dining area was in a seperate building there might have been a problem if raining although this is a minor observation.
Clean spacious comfortable we were allowed into the room early and were able to change for the wedding. Receptionist extremely helpful. We were overe the front doors and the opening and closing started about 3am and was quite noisy.
Proximity to the Channel Tunnel Terminal Traffic noise.
Over all good. Did not appreciate the connecting door I think, which curtails privacy both ways.
close to the venue of my wedding the next day (Leeds Castle) I booked the hotel for my family and myself as my wedding was the next day, unfortunately we were unable to sleep because of loud banging due to something which had broken (boiler I think) the night before, both family rooms had to move to a smaller room the next day so they were not disturbed again. However everyone was so tired at the wedding because of the night before which obviously was not statisfactory
Was quite quiet. The attached restaurant was not very nice, the range of food is very limited.
Nice building in a very quiet Backwater. Comfortable room with good Facilities (Freeview tv). Some great Roads round and about. You are litrelly in the middle of nowhere! In Detling there is one Pub and nothing else. You have a long drive to find a Takeaway or Off Licence. Make sure your Tank is full!
the quiet & peace of the place all good
Good Breakfast, location good Shower difficult to understand, cobwebs in the rafters
Staff were very friendly and helpful. The rooms were very clean and nicely decorated, and the gardens around the B&B made for a very relaxing afternoon. Also, the cooked breakfast was fantastic.
We were welcomed and offered a cup of tea on our arrival The fact that ( to save the landlady's legs running backwards and forwards to use the card machine ) our debit card was taken from us out of view and the payment transaction undertaken without our supervision.
Excellent roast chicken dinner cooked and served by Emma, delicious!
The veiws were fantastic a very relaxing weekend a well family run hotel .
picturesque,quiet would like to stay again for a bit longer. 50 yds from the Kent County Showground brilliant if your visiting it.Very pleasant stay Thanyou.
The staff were very attentive. Received a welcoming cup of tea when we arrived and a lovely breakfast.
the rooms were very comfortable and the staff excellent, we would thoroughly recommend this hotel, breakfast was great.
The homely atmosphere, the welcoming staff. The photo on the internet does not do it justice. The hotel was almost empty, despite the Leeds Castle Fireworks night. Again I would say a better photo on the internet and detail the fact that hotel its right on top of Leeds castle might draw more bookings in my view.
The room was very clean. It was also an excellent price for the room. Once the music ended downstairs, it was very quiet; we enjoyed a good night's sleep. The room was very small; there was not even room for a chair. Moreover, the noise from the pub downstairs carried up into the accommodations area until about 11:30, although since it was Friday night, we probably should have expected that. Also, no one showed us to the room, and there were several mechanical and electrical aspects that we had to figure out on our own.
Standard of room very high, reasonably priced food,good choice Quality of food did not match accommodation
Such a helpful and friendly staff. Our rooms were perfect for our needs. We loved our time at the Roebuck!
Clean & comfortable. Good food. It is the only pub & hotel in the village so everyone goes there. The village is just one street. You had to be in the restaurant by 8pm to get served even though the room info states 9pm. They actually turned people way at 7.45pm and it wasn't busy. they seemed short staffed.
as a party of seven we did not have to worry about sitting together for breakfast or dinner as the table was already for us.
Beds comfortable. Food good. Disabled bathroom not very suitable for non disabled guests - basin far too small, no shelf on which to put sponge bags etc.
The food was very nice and the staff were friendly. The room was nice and clean. We had room number 7 and mattress had seen better days to the point where i didn't have a good nights sleep at all and is sqeaky very loud every time i moved i woke my self up and my boyfriend, it was very dissapointing. When i inspected the mattress is was soo squished and old it i felt a bit ripped off for having to pay to sleep in it i would of been better off on the floor on a blow up one.
The comfort and cleanliness of the room was second to none. Unlike some hotels I have stayed in every piece of furniture was in very good condition and matching..Very friendly and obliging staff. To have a Happy 2 hours in the bar was an added bonus.
the location by the river. Otherwise, the normal Premier Inn brand.
Room was comfortable and warm without being overstuffy Carpark was icebound
yes only 2 tea bags and 2 milks in the room when asked for a few more it was declined.
Staff very friendly, polite and helpful. Because I can't balance on one leg I would have liked something to hold onto on the wall when I shower, It didn't feel safe. Also, because the rooms are quiet warm I feel the duvets are too thick, but I realize everyones needs and requirements are different.
It was convenient Bed too soft, Couldnt change the temperature of the room.
Staff very good,room and bathroom very clean and comfortable. No bad points
It was convenient for our needs and the fact that there was somewhere to eat nearby made it more so
The location was lovely alongside the river. The dining area though vast was very efficient and service fine. Staff very helpful in both reception adn restaurant. ONly one night stay so no more to add. The bed was too soft!! Rolled into the middle but not a major problem - just noticeable following 2 excellent nights in the Premier Eastbourne wheer the bed was excellent!!
Lonely location. Staff very helpful and friendly.
Comfortable beds, warm, clean bathroom and price under 40 pounds. Television very poor, picture disappeared after a few minutes. Wanted to stay a second night but when requesting the room, was told price was 62 pounds - far too expensive for pensioners and in a so-called budget-priced establishment. So we went elsewhere in Kent
Excellent stay and lived up to their advertisements. would definitely stay again. The room was clean and fresh and the all you can eat breakfast was fantastic. The staff were friendly and very helpful Nothing at all it was agreat place to stay
Convenient out of town location, friendly and helpful staff, cleanliness of room Very old television and very poor television reception, noisy extractor fan in bathroom
Very good price and the location suited us perfectly for a local stay for a friend's party.
peace and quiet and very friendly staff,breakfast very good no
Nice friendly welcome, lovely clean room, very big comfortable bed. Pub attached excellent food,good value. Bathroom good size but was a bit tired and need a bit of maintenance.
Good location when I noticed overcharge this was refunded promptly and apology given overcharge which I notice when we left Young girl on check in appeared to have very little knowledge of the system and had to ring the manager when there was a problem with the reservation. Although I had a copy of the booking form stating breakfast was included, she still asked if I wanted to pay for breakfast. The "system" froze and she said she contact me if any further information was needed. I had no contact. The following morning I asked for my receipt which was ready at the front desk and notice I had been charged twice for breakfast I.E. 2 people staying and 4 breakfasts.
Being met with a very friendly receptionist with a lovely smile and happy disposition. The room was comfortable, the beds were comfortable and above all else it was lovely and quiet.The restaurant staff were equally as friendly, and the food was well cooked and thoroughly enjoyable and good value for the price.
Check in guy could not get it support when we checked in at 9.30 pm - the price we paid was different to that on his computer and he did not know how to deal with this. He was frazzled by the computer but very polite to me about it. Also I had to answer all the questions which I had answered online in my original booking again - that was slightly annoying - would have been worse if I had been any more tired.
Excellent cleanliness of room good check in excellent staff Tv is a night mare to work whrn trying to get sky very anoying Bathroom needs a refurb Attached rest in bad repair
Room not fully cleaned from previous occupant. Rubbish not cleareded. Unwashed crockery from previous occupant. Location and staff.
i felt at ease no
Cleanliness of shower could be improved
friendliness of staff, clean rooms decor
Breakfast was amazing! Plus the location was perfect for our needs. The decoration of the hotel rooms looked a little tired - could do with freshening up
Accessability to M20 motorway and local amenities.
The hotel was homely and the owner was very welcoming full English.breakfast was good. The carpark was hidden away and i parked in a multi storey to then be advised of where the carpark used by the hotel was.
This hotel is in a charming building in the heart of Maidstone. It is a short walk to the river where there are some nice trails to stroll along. The English breakfast was very good. I was apprehensive about the parking situation however this turned out to be a pleasant surprise as the secure lot next door had ample spaces, is patrolled by security and is very cheap, considering we were in the heart of a shopping area on a busy weekend. The hotel is also next door to a large shopping complex which has a great variety of shops. Our room was very neat and quiet. I was completely satisfied. No complaints at all.
location was good for function we were attending nearby on Saturday night having to pay on arrival - asked for Sunday newspaper but didn't receive one.
Food was good and owner friendly Very tired, in need of updating. Poor Wi Fi connection in rooms
Very hospitable owners.
Unique hotel, good room rate, clean and well maintained, interesting. Wholesome Evening Meal. Good breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas. No mobile phone signal (Orange). The hotel bar was closed Mondays, we came down after putting our bags in the room to find the bar closed, though the owner opened up for Dinner at the time we'd agreed. Shame, he could have had a few hours of trade but we went elsewhere for a bit. TV signal variable at best, non existent at worst. Free Wifi did not work in the room which would have been useful in the absence of a TV signal. No mobile phone signal (Orange).
Very friendly staff. Breakfast Beautiful old character building . No atmosphere probably due to takeover and lack of other guests . Grounds untidy . Unhappy with lack of privacy - pathway under our window .
Peaceful area. Large room. Reception not covered. Lighting in the room was not fully operational. Large cobwebs and spiders in the wardrobes. Extractor fan in the internal bathroom not working. Broken toilet seat. No light in shaving mirror. On return on the first full day room not made up. We were moved to another room which some of the facilities not in working order which obliged the hotel to clean our original room for us to move back into. After we moved back we found that the bath and wash basin had not been cleaned. On our return from a day out on our final day's stay we found that damp and dirty towels were left folded on the beds.
We were made very welcome and comfortable.full english breakfast very good,could have had any choice of food. Did not use main menu but it looked good.hotel in a very nice location.price very competative.hotel appears to be under new management and being brought up to date. A very nice weekend! Hotel needs a bit of T.L.C. but I think the management are in the process of doing this.
The owner and staff are very friendly and will make an extra effort for you. The room quite old, do not expect to be spoiled...
The room was of a generous size and the staff was very helpful and friendly. The only negative comment I would have is that the bathroom was very dated.
Excellent and friendly service. Everyone there couldn't do enough for us. Food in the restaurant was also exceptional.
very attentive staff - especially at breakfast when we asked for something that was not the standard breakfast fayre. Staff also stayed up late to welcome us when we checked in past mid-night, took our bags to our room and were generally most helpful. we had requested a late checkout....but were still disturbed in our room an hour before agreed checkout time, though they were very apologetic about this.
Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere Decor and facilities a little out-dated and in need of refurbishment


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The job Prince William has as a rescue helicopter pilot isn't window dressing - he really does rescue people.
Late Thursday night, it was two teen-age girls who got into "difficulties," as the British put it, while swimming off the Welsh coast near William's RAF base in Anglesey.
As The Telegraph and other British media reported, a 16-year-old and her 13-year-old sister were struggling in the water in Silver Bay when nearby surfers noticed and alerted authorities. As the surfers waved and pointed, the future king piloted his Sea King helicopter over the older girl as his crew pulled her aboard; the younger girl had made it back to shore. Neither was hurt but both were cold and shocked, and were taken to a hospital as a precaution.
William's rescue heroics have been in the news before; last November he helped rescue a crew of Russian sailors after their ship sank in the Irish Sea.
Flight Lt. Wales, as he is known in the RAF, takes his job seriously: He missed the final days of the London Olympics, despite being an Olympic ambassador, in order to report back to duty at his base in Wales. His wife, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, and brother Prince Harry, an Army captain, filled in at the closing ceremony.
But his future as a full-time RAF pilot is up in the air as his role as a working royal grows. He may have to choose one or the other unless his military bosses find a way for him to work part time, possibly as a helicopter flight instructor, so he can take on more engagements.
His grandparents, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, are slowing down; Philip, 91, was hospitalized again this week, suffering from a recurrence of a bladder infection. Buckingham Palace said he is improving.
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Scott Corrales is one of Latin Americia's leading UFO and paranormal researchers, and this article on the wave of mysterious transmissions that took place in the 1970s is excellent and important. It is all to easy to see high strangeness only in terms of the present. But it has a long history, and these broadcasts remain a major mystery.
The friendship was a real case that happened in Italy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8gexd_BoWo and an interveiw with a man involved with the case,be sure to turn on captions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wug3bOhw5vA&feature=channel&list=UL