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Horrified hospital visitors were able to watch surgeons operating on a naked patient after window blinds were left open.
Health chiefs at Epsom Hospital, Surrey, have apologised to the patient involved and launched a "thorough and urgent" investigation.
Claire Walsh, 38, alerted staff during a visit to Buckley ward in the hospital's Wells Wing, last Friday.
She said: "I could see the whole thing. The blinds were open, not closed, so you could see straight through. Half of the window had blinds, but the other half didn't have blinds at all.
"There was a naked body lying on its side. The doctors were lifting up the leg and doing all kinds of bits to the body.
"It looked like they were making incisions and there was someone standing over the body.
"The whole of the back part of the body was showing."
Miss Walsh, a care assistant, from Tattenham Corner, Surrey, said the main lights of the operating room were on and there was another light close to the patient.
She said that she, three other visitors and a patient all saw the surgery taking place in a room in the building opposite.
She said a window in Buckley ward overlooks the window of an operating theatre, which she believes is in the Day Case Unit.
She said some of the blinds in that window were open and she could see a completely naked body being operated on by surgeons in gowns and scrubs.
She said: "It was still light outside. The blinds should have been shut.
"That poor person's respect and dignity had gone out of the window. Where did their rights come into it?
"The visitors were all disgusted and so was the patient who saw. I feel sorry for that person, it's just awful. If I had a kid with me that would have been traumatic and horrific."
She contacted the hospital to report the incident and has been referred to its Patient Advice and Liaison Service.
She also said she informed a nurse on Buckley ward, who said "that happens all the time" and did not take any action to raise the alarm with operating staff.
Epsom Hospital has apologised to the patient involved and said the blinds had not been closed properly after the window was cleaned.
It has launched a "thorough and urgent" investigation into the incident which it said it deeply regrets.
Miss Walsh said she was "still in shock" after witnessing the operation, which she said was continuing as she left after her half-hour visit.
In a statement, Epsom Hospital said it has launched a full investigation into the matter and has taken immediate action to ensure this could not happen to another patient.
It said: "As a trust we take the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of our patients very seriously.
"On Friday, January 10, we believe that a secure blind in a window to one of our operating theatres, which is usually closed and locked between two panes of double glazing, was not closed properly after the window was cleaned.
"As such, part of one of our operating theatres may have been visible to a small number of other patients and we deeply regret that.
"We have contacted the patient affected to discuss this incident and have offered our full and sincere apologies.
"However, as with any patient undergoing an operation, this patient would have been protected by a gown and sterilised drapes throughout the procedure."
A hospital spokeswoman said that having spoken to the staff and surgeon who conducted the operation in question, it does not believe that the patient would have been naked at any point.
She added: "During the operation the patient is covered in sterile theatre drapes so only a small part of the side of the body would have been exposed."
Asked about the nurse's comments to Miss Walsh which suggested that this was not a one-off incident, the spokeswoman said: "The issue has never been raised with us before. We are currently looking into the allegation that this lady's claims were initially dismissed."
The hospital's joint medical director Dr Ruth Charlton, issued a statement yesterday saying: "We would like to assure our patients and visitors that we are taking this matter very seriously, and the thorough investigation we have launched is still underway. As such, we cannot offer any further information until all of the facts are fully established.
"This is the first time such an incident has ever been reported to us, and we are urgently investigating the allegations.
"Although it is rare, in any situation where we feel that a patients' privacy may have been compromised we will not hesitate to act, and will take immediate steps to help ensure that a similar event could not happen again. I have personally asked all five of our directorates (medicine, women and children's, regional services, clinical services and surgery, critical care and anaesthetics) to review every clinical area they are responsible for, in order to ensure that the privacy and dignity of every patient we treat is protected at all times."
The preservation of modesty during operations is an important and highly sensitive issue for patients and health care staff - especially when the patient is sedated and has no control who is able to see their body.
The £2.5m Day Case Unit at the hospital was opened in October 2012 by the Duchess of Gloucester.
At the time, Matthew Hopkins, the hospital's chief executive, said it was designed "around the needs of our patients with an emphasis on ensuring patients receive the utmost privacy and dignity".


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Uphill battle awaits China's domestic fashion labels despite 'first lady effect'
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First lady Peng Liyuan's landmark endorsement of home-grown Chinese fashion label Exception de Mixmind, or "liwai" in Chinese, has spurred a sudden and renewed interest in domestic brands.
"The fact that the first lady is wearing [Exception] is a good thing for Chinese designers," said renowned culture and fashion writer, Hong Huang, in a recent editorial published on the New York Times' Chinese website.
"Last month, I gave a piece of designer merchandise to a government official as a gift. She called me and said it was not appropriate to receive gifts but after she looked inside the box and determined it was 'not worth a lot' she decided to accept it…I think in the future, she won't describe a piece by a Chinese designer like that anymore," Hong wrote.
But despite all the recent hype, Chinese brands face an uphill battle. Before the weekend, most mainland consumers were still indifferent to homegrown fashion labels, let alone Exception.
In an interview with China Daily, Wang Peiyi, another Chinese designer said independent fashion designers still lacked adequate financial backing to promote themselves.
"Independent fashion designers do not have enough financial support," he told the newspaper. "They also lack experience running fashion shows."
Wang's collections have been presented at the prestigous Milan Fashion Week, a first for a mainland designer, but back home, his brand remains largely unheard of.
Exception went viral on social media after Peng, accompanying husband and President Xi Jinping on a trailblazing diplomatic visit to Russia over the weekend, was seen wearing a number of Chinese designer labels in public.
Across Shanghai, stores in districts such as Xinitiandi, Jiuguang and at the Super Brand Mall in Pudong saw a spike in visitor numbers over the week. The brand's stores in Xiamen also reported brisk increases in store visitors over the last few days.
Price points for the brand's products are significantly higher than the average western designer brand. An Exception handbag retails for about 2,500 yuan (HK$3,100).
Stocks of mainland high-end clothing firms rallied at the start of the week on the expectation that "the first-lady effect" would boost performance of the domestic fashion sector.
Women's wear firm Lancy Company and suits brand Trands both rose 10 per cent in Shenzhen and Shanghai trading respectively, while leather goods maker Kaiser increased more than 3 per cent in Shenzhen.
The brand, started by Jilin-born designer Ma Ke in 1996, has been described as one of China's leading independent labels whose simple designs combining "Chinese elements" stand out in an industry long dominated by counterfeits, copycats and an obsession with western brand names.
Fashion and brand experts believe Peng's status will help generate more international awareness for budding domestic fashion brands which have been marred by a bad reputation.
"Local brands are realising that the mainland consumer is increasingly more sophisticated…they will not settle for just any brand with a western name," said Franklin Yao, chief executive of SmithStreetSolutions, a corporate strategy consultancy which focuses on China.
"Western designer brands like Louis Vuitton and Gucci must also try to differentiate themselves in the China market and evolve their brands."
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27 November 2007
Off to Williamsburg
I have to be in Williamsburg tomorrow morning on business and will return in a day or so. No more posts until the weekend.
26 November 2007
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25 November 2007
Christmas at the Stonewall Jackson House
The museum shop, decorated for the holiday, offers Christmas decorations, stocking stuffers, doll house furniture, Civil War books, prints and gifts. Proceeds from the museum shop sales support the educational programs and operations of the house museum.
Bring your family to 8 East Washington Street for "Christmas Remembered" and experience the Christmas traditions of the past. For more information call the Stonewall Jackson House at (540) 463-2552. (From the Rockbridge Weekly)
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24 November 2007
John Knox
The Scottish reformer, John Knox died this day in 1572. It is believed that Knox became a Catholic Priest somewhere around 1540, but was soon disillusioned with what he saw as corruption within the Catholic church. It is also likely that Knox became familiar with Protestant doctrines during his theological training. No doubt these doctrines smoldered in Knox's soul as God was soon to "order the steps of this righteous man." In any event, he providentially came under the sway of an early Scottish reformer by the name of George Wishart. Wishart's theology was heavily influenced by the preaching and writings of Martin Luther. Wishart and Knox became close friends; Knox even serving as Wishart's bodyguard and bearing a Scottish broadsword in order to defend his friend. But the friendship would be short-lived. The Catholic Cardinal Beaton had Wishart burned at the stake as a heretic in March of 1546. The account of Wishart's execution is worth repeating.
Wishart was escorted to the stake by two executioners. They draped him in black, put a rope around his neck, chains around his waist, and fastened several bags of gunpowder to his body. When readied, Wishart turned to the assembled crowd and said in part :
"I entreat you that you love the Word of God for your salvation, and suffer patiently and with a comfortable heart for the Word's sake, which is your everlasting comfort…I suffer this day with a glad heart…I know surely, and my faith is such, that my soul shall sup with my Saviour this night."
He then prayed for his accusers that they would be forgiven. One of his executioners was so moved he asked for Wishart's forgiveness. Wishart replied, "Come hither to me," and then kissed his executioner's cheek and said, "Lo, here is a token that I forgive thee; do thine office." As the executioner kindled the fire, Wishart cried out with a loud voice, "O Saviour of the world, have mercy upon me! Father of heaven, I commend my spirit into Thy holy hands!" The gun powder that had been fastened to the saint's body blew up. Wishart was badly burned, but survived the explosion and said, "This flame hath scorched my body, yet it hath not daunted my spirit…" As he spoke these words, his executioner tightened the cord about his neck that he would speak no more. Then, as the flames consumed his body, "like another Elijah, he took his flight by a fiery chariot into heaven, and obtained the martyr's crown on the 1st of March 1546."
The same cruel flames that consumed his close friend would ignite a fire in the heart of Knox. This flame would leap from the breast of John Knox, to the souls of his countrymen, and eventually across the
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21 November 2007
William Bradford & America's (First) Failed Flirtation with Socialism
The Pilgrims are generally credited with starting the Thanksgiving tradition (actually, the first Thanksgiving was in
It is common knowledge that the Pilgrims settled in
"…they cherished a great hope and inward zeal of laying good foundations, or at least of making some way towards it, for the propagation and advance of the gospel of the
Bradford was born in the small English
The Pilgrims knew that the new Colony would need a means of support—an economy. King James I of
"When the Pilgrim leaders sought from the king of England, James I, his permission to settle in America, James asked his chief secretary, 'What profit might arise in the part they intend?' 'Fishing,' the secretary replied. 'So God have my soul,' declared King James, 'tis an honest trade. 'Twas the Apostles' own calling.'"
So the Pilgrims' plans were to catch fish, dry them, and ship them back to
On December 16, 1620, the tiny ship loaded with "tools and weapons, a stock of dried and salted foods, a few goats, pigs, and chickens" landed at Plymouth Rock. Their hardy Christian faith and work ethic enabled them to hang on with tenacity, despite battles with the elements and Indians. The Pilgrims also experienced the devastating "Starving Time" when half of them perished from malnutrition, pneumonia, and tuberculosis. This time of want was due primarily to their unbiblical economic system.
For the first two years of the settlement, the colonists labored under an economic system that they called, "The Common Course and Condition." This was a primitive and simple form of socialism. The family households commonly shared whatever products they could produce. If one family worked diligently, rising early, working hard until sundown, and produced a bumper crop, while his neighbor lay in bed until noon and produced little, they shared equally the sum of both. There was no incentive to work hard and apply one's God-given talents and abilities. This system produced consistent shortages. There was never enough food for everyone. It also produced squabbles among the colonists. There was resentment and envy—predictable results in socialist economies. Fortunately, the colonists had elected a young, but wise and godly governor for the colony—William Bradford. In 1623,
"This had very good success, for it made all hands very industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been by any means the Governor or any other could use."
While under the original system, the women of the colony had complained that they were "oppressed." The Pilgrims experience proved that a biblically based economic system could provide liberty and a "family-friendly" means of production: "The women now went willingly into the field, and took their little ones with them to set corn."
"The rains came, without wind, or thunder or any violence and by abundant degrees it wetted the earth and soaked the crops. Within a quick period of time, the decayed corn and other fruits began to wonderfully revive. Even the Indians were astonished to behold the transformation. And afterwards all through the hot summer months, God sent seasonable showers. Through God's blessings, He caused a fruitful and liberal harvest to our comfort and rejoicing."
A group of Puritans would also establish a colony in Salem in 1630 and the economic foundations laid by these two groups would eventually make America the financial powerhouse it is today.
William Bradford went to be with his Savior on May 9, 1657 at the age of 68. The lessons Bradford and the Pilgrims have taught us have allowed them to become "stepping stones to others in the performance of so great a work" and made America the primary source of funding for missionary endeavors around the world. It is a lesson our nation so desperately needs to revisit.
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The First Thanksgiving
Personally, I am most grateful to God for His bountiful blessings upon me and my family this past year. I hope you all have a blessed Thanksgiving.
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20 November 2007
The Great Lesson of History
"As I studied Jackson's relationships, I witnessed how God providentially weaves friendships and influences in and out of our lives, how He molds men and times to accomplish His will and divine plan. These influences often come unexpectedly and through means scoffed at by secular culture. The frantic pace of modern American society often obscures what is truly important in life: relationships. As Solomon reminds us, "The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools" (Ecclesiastes 9:17). It is in the quiet shadows of life, far removed from the frenzied pace, where God often speaks to us through the counsel and influence of friends." ~ from "Stonewall Jackson - The Black Man's Friend", page 18.
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17 November 2007
Franklin Springs Family Media's Next Project
"American infantryman Jimmy Gentry had seen combat at the Battle of the Bulge, but it paled in comparison to what he saw that day. "No one told us what we would find. No one explained what our mission was. We saw a wall and that was the entrance to a prison camp like I have never seen." The camp was Dachau."
More about Mr. Gentry here. Click here to see some video of Mr. Gentry discussing his WWII experiences.
My own father-in-law, Billy Cox, joined the U.S. Army at the age of 16 by lying about his age. After pulling 2 years and on the verge of returning home, he was drafted at the age of 18. He, like Gentry, fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He then returned home to western Virginia, married a girl from the Blue Ridge Mountains, and raised 13 children. (I married the prettiest one of the 9 girls.) He lives in the mountains today, cooks all his food on a woodstove, heats his home with a woodstove, gets his water from a gravity-fed mountain spring and is in his 80's. These men are, sadly, the last of a dying breed.
15 November 2007
Shades of Gray
"As he saw it, slavery was something that God ordained upon black people in America for God's own reasons, and he had no right to challenge God's will. That was blasphemy. And so, while he hated slavery, he was opposed to slavery, Jackson had to obey his Heavenly Father and accept the system. And he accepted it through doing the Golden Rule, do unto others as he would wish they do unto him." - Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr., Professor of History, Virginia Tech
Professor Miller believes Jackson's justification of slavery on biblical grounds was wrong:
"Yet in the midst of all of that, I think that people can do good stuff, maybe for all the wrong reasons, but motivated by sincere hearts." ~ Dr. Miller
Full news story and video here.
After viewing the piece, I emailed Dr. Miller thanking him for his contribution and comments and he replied back to me the following:
Dear Mr. Williams,
(The first image is of Bud Robertson and me standing in front of the stained glass window commemorating Stonewall Jackson and located in the 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, Virginia. The window was commissioned by Dr. Lylburn Downing in 1906 while Downing was pastor. Downing was the son of slaves who were converted in Jackson's black Sunday school class. Downing attended the class after the war. The second image is of CBN News Anchor, Lee Webb and me in the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Lexington, Virginia. These were taken back in the spring when this piece was put together.)
14 November 2007
Liberty Screening
It has been a whirlwind week thus far with screenings at
13 November 2007
In Appreciation
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12 November 2007
Glory & Romance
Hat tip to publisher & new CW blogger Ted Savas for linking to this piece by Bill Bennett. The quote below is right on and echoes some of what I was trying to say in this post. The piece also echoes concerns expressed by Civil War Courier editor, Ed Hooper in this piece.
"We know the study of our history can be bestseller material when presented with the glory and romance that resides in it. This is why historians such as David McCullough and Michael Beschloss, and networks like the History Channel, remain so popular. They capture our great triumphs and tragic failures with all the greatness of those triumphs and all the tragedy of those failures intact — they don't redact, they don't gloss over, and they don't dull down.
"But that is not the history we give to our students. One education expert recently wrote, 'students in our high schools are rarely expected to read a complete history book.' That's a history book of any sort: a biography, a 1776, a Bruce Catton Civil War book. And, a recent national survey found that a majority of public high-school students are never assigned as much as 12-page history paper."
Update: Another excellent piece discussing some of the same issues can be read here.
11 November 2007
Jackson's Mill Screening
The 2nd image shown here is the West Virginia Building where the first public screening of Still Standing - The Stonewall Jackson Story was shown. You can read the very interesting history of this structure here. The third image is of the Jackson's Mill Lodge where we stayed during both of our visits.
I'll be posting some more photos and comments soon.
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10 November 2007
The Maxims of Robert E. Lee
Now in its 3rd Printing.
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Road Trip & A Reminder
The official announcement by Jackson's Mill:
Thomas Jackson's boyhood home has been selected as the premiere site for this new documentary on the life and faith of its famous native son. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Ken Carpenter, the 48 minute film is based on the book "Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend," by Richard G. Williams, Jr.
2pm Sunday, November 11, 2007 -
The public is cordially invited to this free event!
Directions to WVU Jackson's Mill
Then, on Monday at 7 PM, there will be a screening at Natural Bridge Baptist Church just south of Lexington. Then, once more on Tuesday evening at Liberty University there will be another screening at 7 PM. I'll try to post some details as time allows. Proceeds from the latter 2 events will be donated to the National Civil War Chaplain's Museum at Liberty University.
09 November 2007
Historical Heritage
It is possible--despite what some may think--to write with credibility and noble purpose in both the "heritage" and "historical" genres. Case in point: I am half-way through Stan Cohen's and Col. Keith Gibson's concise, but fascinating book about Moses Ezekiel. Gibson's biographical background for the book includes the following:
"Growing up near
The implication is obvious: Colonel Gibson brings a special perspective to the study of the Civil War because of where he was born and raised and the impact it had on his "interest in history"; in other words, his "heritage." And he wanted to make sure readers knew it.
(I, too, was born on a battlefield where two of my great-great grandfathers fought for the Confederacy over land that my family would ultimately own. Also, interestingly enough, one of my other great-great grandfathers was a carpet-bagger.)
Does that make Colonel Gibson some wild-eyed, "neo-Confederate?" Hardly. It is simply an acknowledgement that where one was born and raised allows (or prevents) one from bringing certain perspectives to their studies. To argue differently is to ignore the obvious. It is, in my mind, a ridiculous assertion on its face. It is also rather shallow to suggest all those with this perspective should be dismissed or not taken seriously because of it.
James Robertson, like Gibson, makes similar claims in his bio: "Great grandson of a Confederate solider. . ." As does his noted and esteemed colleague, William C. Davis: "In coming to Virginia, Davis in some respects has returned to his roots, since his ancestors settled in nearby Carroll and Grayson Counties some 200 years ago, and virtually all of his ancestors hail from the Old Dominion, some as far back as 1610." I could go on and on with other examples.
Of course, that does not mean someone with no roots or ancestry connected to the conflict or region cannot contribute to the study of the Civil War. I know many do. Moreover, these genres often overlap. Those who wish to coldly, without passion, approach the study of history as a cadaver in a sterile laboratory may do so. And their perspective is often worth considering. But so is the perspective of those with "emotional" ties to the conflict via direct ancestry to a soldier or love for the land where they were born. Both have their place and purpose. Both are legitimate approaches to studying history.
I suspect many, in their hearts, realize this but are timid about acknowledging such for fear of what it could mean to their careers or prestige among their colleagues in academia. Ironically, this mindset binds them down. It is, at least in their minds, better to "appear" to be "above it all" and "untainted" by any concerns about heritage. This often comes off as elitist and turns many potential readers and students off and toward those who do write with "passion and perspective." That's human nature.
Others seem to harp on the issue so much it often comes across as thinly concealed envy directed at those who do have this connection of passion and perspective. Fortunately, as I approach birthday #50, I find that I am less and less concerned about what others think as long as I'm honest with myself and my God. That's one good thing about getting older. Old & grumpy has its advantages.
(The image is of great-great Grandpa John McGann who while fighting for the Confederacy, defended an area of Waynesboro, Virginia known today as the "Tree Streets" and where his son, Charles, would come to own land which would pass to my grandmother, my father and then to my brother and me. It may not mean anything to some, but it means a lot to me. The farm and land where this picture was taken is still owned by McGanns.)
08 November 2007
Some Folks Take Themselves Way Too Seriously
I was able to finally free the imprisoned container (well, all but the bottom half), the victim of its own vile body fluid.
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Moses Ezekiel
I just received a copy of Moses Ezekiel: Civil War Soldier, Renowned Sculptor by Stan Cohen and Colonel Keith Gibson (Virginia Military Institute). A quick perusal last night revealed what appears to be a fascinating and well-written book about the life of the famed Confederate artist. Ezekiel was the first Jewish cadet to attend VMI and a highly decorated Confederate soldier. I'm looking forward to diving in over the weekend and will post a more detailed review in the near future.
07 November 2007
The Philosopher on Heritage
"Let us before we die gather up our heritage and offer it to our children." ~ Will Durant
06 November 2007
A Christian Republic - Irrefutable
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Professor/Producer James I. Robertson, Jr.
"On Oct. 12, The Virginia Center for Civil War Studies (VCCWS) received a $350,000 grant from the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission to produce a one-of-a-kind three hour documentary on the Civil War.
Proposed by James Robertson, director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies and executive producer of the documentary, in a meeting of the commission, he submitted his proposal for this project. The commission agreed to provide the grant to support the production of the documentary."
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Email, web and media is all easy to set up and use, and once you load on your email and social accounts, the tablet is your ultimate one-stop hub for anything that happens online
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Tablets are one tricky device to make, if the recent rash of slates not managing to make a dent in the iPad's stranglehold on the market is to be believed. HTC and Samsung are just two smartphone manufacturers who despite trying a variety of marketing strategies have been unable to make those wily consumers believe that their tablet is just as good as Apple's.
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Samsung may have gotten legal shrift for aping Apple, but it's the Transformer Prime that feels mighty like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Flip it over though, and you'll start to appreciate its finer build.
Where the Galaxy Tab was built of pedestrian plastic, the Transformer Prime is a high-tech, futuristic looking bit of kit, its back a sleek, concentrically patterned aluminum, and its front a flat expanse of touch-screen edged by a two-centimeter bezel. You'll find this quite perfect for gripping in landscape orientation but its 263x180.8x8.3mm dimensions are such that portrait style feels just a touch unwieldy. Our pictures are of the 'Amethyst Grey' model, but there's an even swankier looking 'Champagne Gold' unit.
The Galaxy Tab can link to a Bluetooth keyboard, but Prime bundles a keyboard dock for £499 – a move that while isn't cheap we suspect will be earn it more and more brownie points as tablets take over in the post-PC era.
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On the tablet, a miniHDMI port sits on the left side, 3.5mm audio jack on the right, and a wide charging port at the base. That gives us the ability to hook up to an HDTV or monitor, plug in some speakers and slot the tablet into the keyboard, which itself can be charged separately and acts as a docking station.
The keyboard is a matching metal number with a classy brushed effect and nicely weighted chiclet keys. Along with the standard five rows, a top-level function row lets you take screen shots, go directly to the browser, adjust brightness and control the media player.
Alone, the Prime is one of the lighter tablets at 586g, though still out skinnied by the iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.1, but with its keyboard, it weighs in at 1.1kg – heavier than a MacBook Air, but still a reasonable weight for the number of gadgets it could potentially replace (console or laptop, say?).
Now to the good stuff. Even if you have better things to do than squint at spec lists, the Transformer Prime is worthy of more than a little geeking out because it is quantitatively the most powerful tablet being sold, at least at launch.
Nvidia is the company responsible for the Prime's quad-core Tegra 3 1.3GHz chip, which keeps the machine running at a discreet high speed. There is zero lag bouncing from program to program, easily done via the multitasking tab at the base of every screen.
This is a tablet made to browse the web while playing music and keeping that high-definition movie on pause so you can download a better media player. Its rear camera packs an impressive eight-megapixel lens with LED flash and the ability to record in full 1080p HD video. At the front, a two-megapixel lens helps you look good on Skype calls (and artful self portraits). Geo-tagging is of course an option for location-aware budding photographers. While a 10-inch slate may not seem the ideal companion for a photography jaunt, the camera here Prime is surprisingly capable. It's not quite up to the standard of the better smartphone cameras like the Nokia N8 or Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S, but pictures taken in daylight were clear on the tablet screen, though zooming in displayed noise. Clarity wasn't great in lowlight shots, though it's also harder to hold a large device still enough for the shutter to snap the image.
The view from our office as snapped by the Transformer Prime
Night falls in Piccadilly Circus
One surprising omission is 3G; the Prime only comes in Wi-Fi varieties with 32GB or 64GB storage, supported by a microSD slot, bringing up the maximum total memory to 96GB. That's bolstered further by Asus' bundled MyCloud, an free online storage service. You can upload any documents or media files to access from other devices with MyCloud, including your desktop computer.
The Super IPS+ display grants extra brightness and visibility in direct sunlight, while the 1920x1200 resolution is true widescreen and ponies up remarkable clarity. It's made of Corning Gorilla Glass to better resist impact - ours lived in a chaotic handbag then toppled itself off a shelf and is still scratch-free.
The resolution was one of the spec bumps Asus added to its original Prime after it hit the shelves - put them side by side and the naked eye really can't see the difference. But if you've held out till now, well, congratulations, you won't be tossing at night over those lost pixels.
We've known and loved Ice Cream Sandwich since we first saw it on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Its clean edges and minimalist design exemplifies Android all grown up, and this streamlined navigation is particularly evident on the larger screen of a tablet.
There's a static toolbar that is at the base of every screen - this houses three touch-buttons to go back a step, go Home, or view the Multitasking carousel. You can have up to 16 programs open at once, and jump to the one you want here. In the homescreens, the top right corner houses the All-Programs tab, where you can view apps and widgets. Holding down on one lets you place it on any of the five home screens. Do this judiciously and you'll end up with a setup that lets you navigate the tablet way faster than on the rigidly organised iPad.
The bottom right houses vital stats - time, internet connection, battery status plus any updates from apps running push notifications. Tap and you'll get an expanded view of all this; tap on the one of interest to head into the app.
Finally, the top left of the screen houses Google search and voice actions, which theoretically converts your spoken commands into action. Though it's not built to engage in witty repartee like Siri on iOS 5, its hit rate like Siri does depend on its inputted vocabulary for a set of actions. So it's particularly good for navigation, for example, where Google has built up a great list of place names. At 10.1 inches, it's pretty large to stick on the dashboard, but if you don't mind obscuring your passenger seat view, this could be a good, voice-activated sat nav.
Like most tablets coming out around now, the browser is note-perfect - tabbed browsing, full HTML support, Flash support and settings options that include private browsing and history deletion. The quad-core chip and 1GB of RAM keep it running smoothly on multiple tabs.
As we found in other touch-and-type devices, the combination of swiping to navigate and tapping to write is a divine one along the veins of chocolate and coffee, geeks and shiny things.
Though the Prime's virtual keyboard is excellent, with the full five rows and an uber sensitive interface, the tactile immediacy of a hard keyboard has yet to be bested. And despite its compact size, Asus has worked some Apple magic to produce a under-11-incher that feels spacious and complete; the entry level MacBook Air is one such computer that manages the same. Unfortunately, the trackpad here is over-sensitive, and without any way to dial it down a notch, we often found the cursor flying to unintended text fields and clicking unwanted windows.
Even so, you'll find yourself resorting to it for emails and any typed communication at length. It's just that much more comfortable, and if you're watching a movie, the built-in media control keys are too convenient to pass on.
Speaking of movies, the Transformer Prime like Eee Pads before it only supports a few file formats - H.264/H.263 and MP4 - so those DivX, AVI and MKV codecs that are compressing your HD flicks won't be kosher. You can head to the newly redesigned Android Market for an all-formats player like Mobo of RockPlayer but neither work perfectly, with some movies displaying in half size windows during our testing period. When transferring media, the inner file structure of the Prime has been neatly ordered so you can drag and drop files into premade Movies or Music folders. There's even a file manager app to guide you through poking around those digital archives. If you're just after some media files, shortcuts to picture, camera and music content will help.
Dexter looks divine on the Transformer Prime - after we downloaded MoboPlayer
Video plays smoothly with good viewing angles - you'll be able to watch a movie with a friend or three without anyone losing too much picture quality. The screen can be quite reflective so you'll want to angle it away from light sources.
Preloaded are several HD games that would otherwise cost you a few quid on the Android Market. One of the best to display the Prime's power is Riptide GT, an accelerometer based jetski racing game where you tilt the tablet to take varying tightness of hairpin turns. Other games like Bladeslinger and DaVinci QHD involve swiping at the screen or tapping at virtual controls, but this controller free style of gaming is most immersive when taking advantage of the accelerometer.
Where's my quad-core optimisation?
Graphics themselves depend on the game, and while Nvidia's Tegra Zone publishes games that take advantage of dual-core chips - you can tell by a QHD in the name - we aren't yet seeing software that takes advantage of the quad-core chip here. In time, our pretties, in time.
On first glances, the Transformer Prime may not offer so much more than the similar-looking Galaxy Tab 10.1 – same OS, similar feel, not much differentiation with available apps. But the proof is 'neath the hood. Asus has produced a remarkable tablet with nearly every spec maxed out – quad-core power for multimedia and gaming, nearly 100GB of possible storage, an eight-megapixel camera with two-megapixel front-facer, and the tablet debut of Android Ice Cream Sandwich.
It's powerfully fast, primed for an incoming deluge of powerful software, and its bundled keyboard bridges the last gap between what tablets and laptops can do. Nope, this ain't no iPad or Galaxy Tab – and that's why you want it.
Natasha Stokes


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Art of Grant Writing: Science Faculty Fund Research
Professor Christopher Pyle,
the Patriot Act is Déjà-Vu
Cassani Seminar Room
Mine Conference Attracts Global Participation
and UVA Glee Clubs will Present Fall Concert
Hosts U.S.–Japan Drawing Exhibition
Week at MHC
Weed Summer Research Program
and MHC Summer Research Fellowship
An informational meeting on the Weed Summer Research Scholar
Program and the Mount Holyoke Summer Research Fellowship will
be presented by Tamatha Gaumnitz, dean of the classes of 2004
and 2006, and participants from the Summer 2003 programs on Thursday,
November 6, 4–6 pm in the Morrison Room of Willits-Hallowell.
All ALANA and financial aid recipients are urged to attend to
learn more about these grants. Refreshments will be served.
Teacher Licensure Program Two very important meetings regarding
the MHC teacher licensure program are coming up in November.
They are:
Informational Session on the MHC Teacher
Licensure Program
Did you know that you have to apply to the MHC teacher licensure
program? Do you know what subject licenses are available through
MHC? All students interested in teaching at the early childhood
(PreK-2), elementary (1-6), middle school (5-8), secondary school
(8-12), visual art, or music level should come to an informational
meeting on Wednesday, November 12, at 4:30 pm, in Room 301 of
the Reese Psychology and Education Building. We now offer 16
different subject areas. Find out how and when to apply, what
courses to take prior to applying, and what opportunities are
available in the education field that would be enhanced by the
education courses and/or teaching experience here at MHC.
There have been some state-mandated changes to all Massachusetts teacher licensure
programs in recent years, and it is important that all students planning to
apply to the MHC teacher licensure program come to this meeting to make sure
they will have taken all of the required courses and tests prior to submitting
an application to the teacher licensure application committee in the spring
of junior year.
Teaching during January
Term Have you always wanted to teach?
Do you enjoy helping other people learn new things? Are you an
international student who wants to gain an insider's view
of American public schools? Are you planning a career in early
childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or visual art or music
education? If you answered yes to any of these questions, Education
332j or 324j, Observing and Assisting in Schools, may be the
January Term course for you.
Students interested in teaching in early childhood (grades PreK-2), elementary
(grades 1-6), middle (5-8), or secondary (8-12), schools during January Term
should attend the information session on Wednesday, November 12, at 6:30 pm
in Room 304 of the Reese Psychology and Education Building. This meeting is
required in order to take this course; if you cannot attend, please call Lenore
Carlisle (early childhood or elementary) at x2189 or Bev Bell (middle or secondary)
at x3300 to request permission of the instructor. This course is required for
students seeking teacher licensure.
December Deadlines
for Financial Aid for Off-Campus Study—Laurel
Fellowships Mount Holyoke offers the Laurel Fellowships for off-campus
study for students whose own financial resources are not sufficient
to cover the cost of study abroad or participation in one of
the designated U.S. programs with which the College is affiliated.
The deadline to apply for all or part of the 2004–2005
academic year (including spring 2005) is December 5, 2003, for
study abroad, the American University Washington Semester program,
and the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory Semester in Environmental
Science Program. For the Twelve College Exchange, the deadline
is December 15, 2003. All aid is for semester or academic year
study except for the Ruth Sedgwick Scholarship, which also can
be used for summer study or an internship in Spain or Spanish
America, and the Marylee Bomboy '67 Fund, which may be
used for summer study abroad without restriction as to location.
The Laurel Fellowships are the only financial aid offered by
Mount Holyoke for study away; all students who expect to need
assistance for study away must submit an application for the
Laurel Fellowship even if they are applying to a program or exchange
for which a fellowship is guaranteed. Additional information
and forms are available in the study abroad library, which is
located on the third floor of Mary Lyon Hall, and at http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/ia/studyabroad/laurel.shtml.
Department of Politics Fellowships
The Department of Politics is pleased to announce the
awarding of the following two fellowships in 2003–2004.
The fellowships are not restricted to students majoring in either
politics or international relations. Former applicants, including
recipients, may reapply.
There is no application form. To apply, write to the chair, Department of Politics,
describing the proposed plan of study. Enclose an official transcript of undergraduate
and, where appropriate, graduate study and arrange for the submission
of two letters of recommendation. The deadline for receipt of letters of application
and supporting materials is February 16, 2004.
The Ruth C. Lawson Fellowship in International Politics
was established in 1976 by colleagues, students, and friends
of Miss Lawson. Stipend: $5,000. To be awarded every year.
The fellowship is awarded to a student who holds or is a candidate
for a degree from Mount Holyoke, preferably pursuing advanced
study in international politics.
The Ellen Deborah Ellis
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may be made to a Mount Holyoke junior for study in the field
of international relations during the summer following the junior
year, preferably abroad, or to a Mount Holyoke sophomore for
study abroad in the field of international relations during the
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When Miss. Maudie tells Jem "things are never as bad as they seem" in Chapter 22 when Jem is upset about the trial.
"His colored friends for one thing, and people like us. People like Judge Taylor. People like Mr. Heck Tate. Stop eating and start thinking, Jem. Did it ever strike you that Judge Taylor naming Atticus to defend that boy was no accident? That Judge Taylor might have had his reasons for naming him?".......
"You think about that," Miss Maudie was saying. "It was no accident. I was sittin' there on the porch last night, waiting. I waited and waited to see you all come down the sidewalk, and as I waited I thought, Atticus Finch won't win, he can't win, but he's the only man in these parts who can keep a jury out so long in a case like that. And I thought to myself, well, we're making a step-it's just a baby-step, but it's a step."
"That's something you'll have to take up with your father," Miss Maudie said.
Miss Maudie is explaining that there are a lot of good people in the world and that positive changes are occuring. Judge Taylor appointed Atticus because he knew he could handle the job. She says they are taking "baby steps" toward change.
When refering to baby steps, she (Miss Maudie) also tells Jem not to focus on the bigger defeat, and to think about all the little positive steps that are being taken.


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Attack 'Stand Your Ground', turn out the black vote
So now a unanimous citizen jury has agreed with Sanford, Fla. police chief Bill Lee (fired for resisting political lynch mobs and refusing to file baseless charges — http://tinyurl.com/l5bch6w) and the state prosecutor who first investigated neighborhood watch coordinator George Zimmerman's fatal 2012 shooting of black teen-ager Trayvon Martin.
The jury listened to the eye-witness, considered the corroborating physical evidence, compared that to a set of prosecution witnesses that left defense attorneys with little to do but raise their arms and shout Hallelujah, and ruled no crime was committed by the 28-year-old resident of the gated Twin Lakes community.
Novelists and screenplay writers would be told to come up with something more believable if they tried to invent a prosecution "star witness" to rival young Martin's hefty girlfriend, Rachel Jeantel, a 19-year-old high school senior whose ebonic accent and vocabulary often proved incomprehensible to those in the courtroom, and whose charming tweets on the subject of being unable to pass the Florida state high school competency test (http://tinyurl.com mlmo7jl) I decline to copy verbatim, even here.
As to the substance, it was all over once the fat lady sang. Miss Jeantel admitted on the stand she had not told police Martin — in his cell phone call to her shortly before his death — had said he was being followed by a "creepy-ass cracker."
Why didn't she mention this racial epithet when first questioned? Because at the time she was sitting beside Trayvon Martin's bereaved mother, Sybrina Fulton, she explained.
(Interviewing the girlfriend as she sat next to the bereaved mom: Where can I find that in the police manual?)
But then came the show-stopper. Even the New York dailies reported the Sanford, Fla. courtroom sat "stunned" as defense attorney Don West handed Jeantel the letter she had reportedly written to Martin's mother, detailing that final phone conversation with Trayvon Martin, and asked her to read it aloud.
She could not do so.
"Are you able to read that at all?" West asked.
"Some, but not all. I don't read cursive," Jeantel said in a whisper, her head bowed.
In fact, she admitted she had someone else write the letter, of which she could decipher nothing but her printed nickname as a signature.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you "The Government Schools."
We don't know for sure whether Trayvon Martin — caught at school with valuable ladies' jewelry in his backpack (See the American Spectator at http://tinyurl.com/nwgaodq, among others) was casing houses in Sanford, Fla., for more break-ins. But we do know this: In any state in the union, if someone without provocation punches you and breaks your nose, gets you down on the sidewalk and beats your head into that sidewalk till you fear he may kill you or cause you great bodily harm, you can shoot him, and no "stand your ground" law has anything to do with it.
This case was a ginned-up political show-trial from the start, complete with perpetual race-baiting candidate Barack Obama wading into a local matter where his office had no standing, asserting that "If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."
What a "Great Uniter." Why not "On the other hand, my mother, who was white, bore me an Indonesian half-sister named Maya Soetoro-Ng, who looks a lot more like George Zimmerman"?
But while the politics of racial division are unmistakeable here — likely designed to get riled-up Obama voters to the polls in 2012 — the real reason the press fell for this latest version of the Tawana Brawley "whites are always guilty" hokum is because they saw it as a way to attack Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, which they revile with all their hearts, since it empowers citizens to arm themselves for self-defense.
Where did "stand your ground" laws actually come from?
As our friend Clayton Cramer pointed out last year at http://tinyurl.com/m8ks3ov, there have been numerous cases in this country in which trial judges have cooperated (through bad jury instructions) with prosecutors seeking convictions against women who used deadly force to defend themselves in their own homes, improperly arguing these women had some "duty to retreat."
"Fortunately, the courts have had the good sense to recognize that there is no duty to retreat in your own home and have ordered retrials with different jury instructions," Mr. Cramer noted, citing such examples as State v. Livesay, 233 P. 2d 432 (Idaho 1951) in which a woman shot her abusive husband when he returned home from jail for domestic violence and attacked her. "On appeal, her right to defend herself in her own home was upheld; the judge's 'duty to retreat' instruction was ruled incorrect."
It's stories like these that have led lawmakers in various states to bar judges or prosecutors from claiming the threatened party had some further "duty to retreat."
The big-government lapdog press, which would prefer to see us all disarmed and cowering in our homes as our militarized police strut like a Sturm Abteilung, hates these laws. They assert these laws create an open season for angry white men to stalk the streets, free to shoot down non-white citizens without fear of legal consequences.
The shooting of the "unarmed innocent little teen-age boy" Trayvon Martin by angry white man George Zimmerman, who would doubtless base his defense on Florida's "stand your ground law," thus seemed the perfect case to turn into a national cause celebre.
Of course, a few facts had to be ignored or changed.
First, "Stand Your Ground" laws do nothing to dilute the basic test which any self-defense shooting has to meet. Before you present your weapon, you'd better be sure you can demonstrate that any reasonable person in your position would have feared death or serious bodily harm.
But other facts had to be ignored or changed, as well.
It's our federal government, despite endlessly claiming to be in pursuit of "a colorblind society," that insists on dividing up and counting the population under more racial labels than Campbell's has soups. And the federal government long ago decided George Zimmerman and his ilk are not white at all, but minority "Hispanics."
No problem. The press just ignored this fact, kept calling Zimmerman "white."
It was also useful to contend Zimmerman had told the 9-1-1 operator he considered young Martin a suspicious intruder because he was black. Problem was, Zimmerman only identified Martin as "looking black" when the operator specifically asked whether the suspect appeared to be white or black.
No problem: NBC just edited the tape, removing from the version heard by most Americans the operator's request for a description by color.
The fact that Trayvon Martin appears to have been an aggressive young jewel thief? Again, ignore it, publicize years-old photos of a smiling, innocent 12-year-old.
Then there was the inconvenient fact that the Zimmerman defense team, back in May, announced they wouldn't be using Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law as part of their defense, at all — presumably because it required positive assertions by Mr. Zimmerman which could have opened him to cross-examination (an unnecessary risk in the face of a weak prosecution case), but more importantly because it didn't meet the circumstances in the first place.
When you're flat on your back having your head pounded into the sidewalk, who could argue you still have any "duty to retreat"?
No matter. Even as they waited for the jury verdict in late July, national radio and TV commentators kept asking, "Is it time to repeal the 'Stand-Your-Ground'laws?"
Most curious, though, has been the mainstream media's willful refusal to consider facts that paint Trayvon Martin as something quite different from an innocent schoolchild.
As Robert Stacy McCain reported for The American Spectator on July 13 (http://tinyurl.com/nwgaodq): "The February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin might never have happened if school officials in Miami-Dade County had not instituted an unofficial policy of treating crimes as school disciplinary infractions. Revelations that emerged from an internal affairs investigation explain why Martin was not arrested when caught at school with stolen jewelry in October 2011 or with marijuana in February 2012. Instead, the teenager was suspended from school" and shipped off to
stay with his father's girlfriend, "the last time just days before he was shot dead by George Zimmerman. …"
Both of Trayvon's suspensions during his junior year at Krop High involved crimes that could have led to his prosecution as a juvenile offender. But Chief Charles Hurley of the Miami-Dade School Police Department (MDSPD) "in 2010 had implemented a policy that reduced the number of criminal reports, manipulating statistics to create the appearance of a reduction in crime within the school system," McCain and others report. Less than two weeks before Martin's death, the school system commended Chief Hurley for "decreasing school-related juvenile delinquency by an impressive 60 percent for the last six months of 2011." What was actually happening was that crimes were not being reported as crimes, but instead treated as disciplinary infractions. …"
It was the controversy over Martin's death that accidentally exposed Hurley's cover-ups. In March 2012, the Miami Herald reported on Martin's troubled history at Krop High. Chief Hurley then launched the internal affairs investigation to find out who'd provided information to the reporter. During the course of that investigation, MDSPD officers and supervisors blew the whistle on Hurley's policy of not reporting crimes by students. "Chief Hurley … resigned in February, about a year after Trayvon Martin's death."


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Size of room. Helpful staff. Location is picturesque and close to main motorway. Golf readily available on flat parkland type course Bit shabby in places showing signs of wear. Breakfast average spread for 12 Euro PP (automatically added to bill) but with many wasps and flies due to location in forest. Not necessarily Hotel's fault but disappointing.
An excellent peaceful hotel in beautiful location with very good food.There is plenty to do in this area.
Duvet was very warm, blanket was not easily obtainable The rain! But that was not their fault
We loved the fact there was a pool and its proximity to the champagne area The decor is very outdated really needs updating
Nice and plesant staff. Good dinner
This is a hidden gem....we shall definitely be going back!
The surroundings of this hotel are amazing - and the rooms are large. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The wi-fi did not work so I had to use the hotels network in their office to get online with my computer - this was a bit of a bother. The hair dryer in my room did not work - to fix this they opened a vacant room for me to dry my hair - this was also a bit inconvienent.
Swimmingpool Expensive restaurant compared to quality
Comfortable rural stop over on journey back to Calais from S. of France. Good value, large rooms with free wifi in room. Plenty off free parking spaces in safe location. Great as a base for a few days if exploring the area including nearby Troyes. Breakfast and dinner menus expensive although a la carte restaurant looked good. We drove into Troyes (20 mins) where there were lots of restaurants.
The hotel staff were helpful on arrival and when we had dinner. The quality of the food was more than we expected and the dining room service good. The room had been freshly decorated and was a good size and well appointed. We had some difficulty finding the hotel from the directions given on the booking confirmation - more detail would have been helpful. The satellite navigation system did not provide coveraage of the area.
The room etc was well presented & very clean. ideal for young families.OK For overnight stay but fair distance from autoroute. Buffet style dinner exspensive @ 32 euros each John King uk
The Hotel was clean, well presented, & the staff were very obliging, the pirate theme was interesting, & although I thought the number of children present would be intrusive, they were not, a very pleasing stay ! No !
The staff and the style of the hotel - excellent for adults and children Rooms too noisy
nice, clean, quite room. In boat style, cool for kids.
The Rooms were very spacious with 2 souble beds , seperate toilet and bath/shower rooms. buffet dinner was great, with local wine for set price.
Excellent Hotel staff and facilities The hotel is alongside Nigloland theme park and being a Pirate themed hotel is orientated towards young children no problem but not the place for peace and tranquilty. The restaurant is good but no choice of pricing,it's 28 euros inclusive of everything..Wine water etc.If you want to stuff yourself fine ,but there should be an alternative.The english speaking chef Joseline was a godsend and extremley helpfull
Friendly staff and very clean hotel. The hotel does not serve bar food, therefore all meals needed to be ordered and eaten in the resturant which could prove expensive and time consuming.
The atmosphere and the staff helpfullness
Pleasant location in a charming village. Good restaurant in old mill building. Clean modern room but showing a little wear. Staff were very helpful.
Lovely location and a pleasant ambience. Food was good and the wine was excellnt value. We would stay there again.
glass of champagne on terrace overlooking river. hotel felt a bit unloved
Hotel staff very helpful & friendly & a good ambience.
location was interesting - water wheel a nice feature. In the stream by the water wheel, large fish and crayfish could be seen. Great selection of spirits and champagne. Food was terrific and a good value breakfast as well. Rooms, clean, large and relaxing One of our party did not like the menu or the food - finding it a bit poncy and not to her liking at all! so be aware, if you are looking for a traditional restaurant, there may not be something you like on the menu. However, the rest of us thought it was great!
Good price, good kitchen, good wine selection to acceptable price, friendly and helpful personnel.
helpful staff, nice location, very clean, excellent food and restaurant. bar closed early
Peace and quiet, good food and a comfortable bed although next time I would specify twin beds. Felt a bit insecure having to have the bedroom/terrace door open to get fresh air having had two incidents in the South of France where with a similar situation we have had intruders. A window would be welcome.
The rooms are very cosy and comfortable. The restaurant is pretty good and they are very welcoming to my dog that is always with me. They have two beautiful fireplaces and they never seem to light them.
The staff was very pleasant and the restaurant there was excellent There was only one other place to eat in the village a buffet at an amusement park
Nothing in particular - the food at dinner was ok reception staff were unfriendly, dining room was run down and dusty
The hotel is perfect for what we wanted: affordable, clean and near Troyes. Piney village is prettier than I had expected. The hotel is on a road with many trucks but despite my fears they did not affect us as the room was either well insulated or the trucks stop driving past at night. The staff were friendly. The old (i.e. half-timber) rooms are particularly charming. The shower sprayed water on the floor and the floor got a little slippery
Room for 3 people good value, large and comfortable and my daughter was delighted to find the bath was a jacuzzi. Hotel an interesting mix of modern and traditional, largely well blended. Our menu at 18 euro for dinner was excellent. Breakfast was expensive at 9 euro a head, although it was extensive, next time, I think I would just have a coffee in the bar.
Clean spcious room with comfortable beds. Nice swimming pool. Breakfast not great. Smell of drains in one of the corridors
the breakfast buffet needs to be improved
Very dog friendly. Food good. Dinner unavailable on the Sunday night. Nightmare finding an alternative!
Excellant bathroom and spacious bedroom. Good to have a seperate toilet. Dinner was very nice and well presented. Lovely old building with lots of character. Verry, verry noisey with traffic. Poor service and extremely slow in restaurant. Swimming pool in another building and not kept clean, with a filthy toilet. Not an inviting environment!
The young waiter who was friendly and made every attempt to communicate. Restaurant set meal was very good and inexpensive. Catered well for children too... Receptionist on arrival was unwelcoming and brusque and made little attempt to communicate in anything other than her Mother Tongue at a speed.
Thought that the restaurant was set in a beautiful room and that the food was wonderful. The owner and his wife were very helpful with a problem that we had. The atmosphere in thre restaurant was dead.... You could hear a pin drop. Also had to call waitress over for everything,from apperatif, wine list,to bread with cheees course.Such a shame when the food was so good.
Pleasant location. Restaurant service very slow. Breakfast poor...stale bread and croissants, rotten fruit, lights cutting out every few minutes.
The place had a good ambience, lovely food in pleasant surroundings. The attitude of the female waitress in the restaurant. She knew our French was limited and did not seem at all gracious in the way she served and spoke to us. I really feel that in the Service Industry, a top requirement for front of house staff is to like people and at least try and be friendly. I noticed she flirted with men who were in a couple, also one on his own...a mature couplle from UK hadn't the same appeal perhaps!
breakfas They don't speak much English
Clean-good apples outside Overpriced-no tea making facilites-dampness of bedding poor quility of room for price
Clean Smell-lack of drink making facilaties-feeling of dampness in room electric points- decor
Good location on route from south, easy to find with parking and a restaurant. 9 euros for a poor breakfast.
Pleasant atmosphere, nice staff, good restaurant
Bedroom heating and garden setting. Nice dining room. Reception,- cool and not very welcoming. Road noise throughout the night. Poor breakfast.
English hostess made us feel welcome. Food was excellent. Good base to explore the Champagne area and good stopping point for travelling South in France None
Easily found, very nice & quiet room in the converted barn. The restaurant was excellent, attentive staff, good food.
Staff very pleasent and helpfull.


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The VEIV Open Day provides an opportunity to meet academic staff and visit our labs.
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UCL Roberts Building Room G06
*External visitors meet at Roberts Building reception on Malet Place, WC1E 7JE*
2pm Presentations (VEIV, EngD, new branding/strategy, projects)
3.15pm Visits to CAVE and DMC
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I thought I'd post lightly for the next few days as I'm still feeling under the weather and need to take it easy so I can spring back soon! How are you doing? Are you well? I certainly hope so. Seems though that lots of people are sick right now, at least many of my contacts online seem to have kids or partners who are battling the same strange cold that I have that doesn't seem to go away like all of the others. Boo, cold! I thought though that I'd pop in to share with you another inspiring shop tour from Australia photographer, Jillian Leiboff, who pops in to decor8 quite regularly to share the shops that she loves from her home country.
I wish I had a pro like Jillian camping out in every corner of the world shooting shops (and/or homes, everything inspirational!) to share on decor8 because I really enjoy seeing what stores are like in certain places that I don't get to visit too often (or in this case, never ever as I've not been to Australia before – have you?). Anyway, today's gorgeous shop tour shot by fabulous Jillian is located in Sydney and belongs to the famous ceramics company Mud. Would you like to take a peek?
Notice the sign in red, it says something you may not expect… I love fun little details, don't you?
For as long as I've been blogging, I've been in love with Mud products — I mean, who isn't? Their smooth matte finishes, dreamy pastel colors, yummy grey and white tones — it's a playground in this store for any lover of tactile, quality goods and a full-on amusement park for the senses if you also happen to adore ceramics and collect/use them regularly. I think we would all love to own Mud ceramics – I can't seem to locate a dealer near to where I live but perhaps in the future… Do you own anything from them? I know they are a favorite of food stylists, for good reason…
Note: Mud at 134 Edgecliff Road in Woollahra (shown above) is closed for renovations until June 1st.
A special thank you to wonderful Jillian and of course, Mud owner James Kirton for permission to share these images on decor8.
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The draw for the 2006 World Cup finals was made in Leipzig, Germany on Friday.
It threw up some intriguing ties for the tournament, which begins with Germany taking on Costa Rica in Munich on 9 June.
Here is some of the reaction from around the world to the draw.
Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann: "It could have been worse. We're happy. We think this group is very do-able."
Ecuador defender Ulises de la Cruz: "It is difficult, but not frightening. We just have to be competitive."
Polish association official Jan Tomaszewski: "Of course I am satisfied, more than that I am extremely happy. I think our chances have risen."
Costa Rica coach Alexandre Guimaraez: "We represent four million Costa Ricans and hope to do as well as possible."
Ivory Coast coach Henri Michel: "I think this is the toughest one. It's extremely difficult but it will do us good as we will see some great soccer."
Holland coach Marco van Basten: "They are all countries with a rich history and technically skilled players."
Argentina assistant Hugo Tocalli: "We are not afraid. We have a lot of confidence, we have no fear."
Serbia coach Illija Petkovic: "Easy groups do not exist at the World Cup. We must work hard to get results."
Portugal forward Luis Boa Morte: "The meeting with Angola will be a special moment. It'll be a great festival because our countries are related."
Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe: "This is a favourable group, one you can compete in. We can do things here."
Iran coach Branko Ivankovic: "Our group contains very good teams. I hope we respond to the different problems."
Angola coach Luis Oliveira Goncalves: "The people of Angola are proud of us and it will be an honour to be there."
Italy coach Marcello Lippi: "I'm not disappointed, I'm satisfied. It will be tricky, but they are all strong teams at this level. It's not a problem."
Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner: "Please write down, 'Italy is the favorite' for this group, not us."
USA coach Bruce Arena: "We will have our hands full. We know they are all going to be difficult games."
Ghana midfielder Stephen Appiah: "Every team will be difficult but we like challenges and we take this seriously."
Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira: "In technical terms, it's not so strong but it's a group in which there's going to be a lot of physical strength."
Japan coach Zico: "It is better to face Brazil in the group than the final."
Australia defender Tony Popovic: "This is what dreams are made of. One of the dreams has come true and now we dream that we can get through the group."
Croatia coach Zlatko Kranjcar: "I believe we're better than Australia and Japan is also beatable. I'm satisfied."
France coach Raymond Domenech: "We know the Swiss and did not beat them during qualifying. South Korea is a bad memory and we don't know Togo."
Switzerland coach Kobi Kuhn: "We are confident that we have a real chance of qualifying from this group."
Togo coach Stephen Keshi: "There are no easy teams in the football world today but we're happy with what we got."
South Korea coach Dick Advocaat: "We have three tough games and we have a very young team but it is maturing."
Spain coach Luis Aragones: "It is a good group and we are favourites with Ukraine, but we have to prove that. In general I am definitely satisfied."
Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin: "It doesn't matter for us what group we ended up in. Our team has proved it can manage."
Tunisia coach Roger Lemerre: "We can defend ourselves. We're small fry but we have our strengths and a chance."
Saudi Arabia coach Gabriel Calderon: "The team has changed a lot and there's real quality and skill in the side."


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