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THE most southerly of the British Isles, the Channel Islands should logically belong to France but owe allegiance to the Queen, while remaining fiercely independent.
They are not part of the British mainland's political system, but maintain links through the Home Office. Their economies are strong in banking, investment management and insurance. As offshore finance centres of repute, they benefit from strict internal regulation and the ability to move swiftly in highly competitive markets.
Guernsey has an area of only 24.3 square miles and a population of nearly 59,807 (2001 census). The population grew rapidly through most of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, but at the last census in 1996 it had fallen by nearly 200. The island is governed by the States of Guernsey.
Known as 'Sarnia' to the Romans, Guernsey was once a part of Normandy, as were the other Channel Islands. This changed in the early 13th century. In the 15th century Guernsey, Sark and Alderney were placed under the control of a Governor, a role which later became the Lieutenant Governor, a post that still exists to this day.
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I didn't think the following query was overly complex, but apparently it is, as I found this in the slow queries log on my web server.
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Is the uID field a numeric or character. If numeric, take out the quotes. Is the loginDate a date field? If so, you could try loginDate BETWEEN '2013-01-23 00:00:00' AND '2013-01-23 11:59:59'. The conversions can give you a hit on performance.
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TSA chief: "Significant" economic benefits to strengthening cargo security
The man is charge of the government's transportation security says there are "significant" economic benefits to strengthening the nation's transport network from another terrorist attack.
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The man is charge of the government's transportation security says there are "significant" economic benefits to strengthening the nation's transport network from another terrorist attack.
John Pistole (pronounced PIHS'-tuhl), who is the fifth head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in its 11 years, is a 26-year veteran of the FBI who now oversees a government agency with more than 60,000 employees—larger than the Departments of State, Education and Commerce combined.
Pistole defended the size and scope of his agency and said "There are also significant economic benefits to strengthening aviation security, most notably in the area of cargo security and our ability to facilitate the secure movement of goods. The interconnectedness and interdependence of the global economy requires that each and every link in the global supply chain be as strong as possible whether it's for business or pleasure."
The TSA has screened more than 6 billion air travelers since its inception. Pistole spoke March 5 at the National Press Club where he was introduced as "the face of everything we hate about airport security."
An easy-going and self-effacing speaker, Pistole's calm demeanor belies the fact that for most of his professional life he helped tracked down mobsters and others in organized crime for the FBI. He now has his sights trained on the next Osama bin Laden wanna-be.
Pistole admitted the TSA has made some gaffes. He talked of the "continued evolution" of the TSA and downplayed expectations by saying flatly: "We are not in the business of eliminating all risk associated with traveling from point A to point B. Risk is inherent in everything we do."
Rather, he said, TSA's objective is "to mitigate risk, to reduce it as much as possible and to insure that the potential for anyone to commit a deliberate act against our transportation system is mitigated."
That might be good news for freight carriers and shippers who fear the TSA might someday turn its attention to surface transport. As it is now, surface transportation seems almost an afterthought. Pistole barely mentioned it in his 30-minute speech.
Cargo folks were never too wild about TSA, fearing higher costs and delays that might crippled the sector. The air cargo industry, specifically, has complained about TSA's new requirement that all domestic air cargo be screened. But that program has begun with minimal delays, thanks to routine cargo shipments from "known shippers" largely being given a pass in the program.
Pistole says currently as much as 80 percent of all cargo on U.S.-bound passenger planes are being screened with a goal of all of it screened by the end of this year. He says TSA is implementing a "risk-based" model of cargo screening that is similar to what it uses to screen 1.8 million air passengers every day in this country. Every day TSA confiscates three to four handguns at airport security checkpoints—14 over President's Day weekend alone—or 1,306 for all of last year.
Showing his FBI background, Pistole declined to identify what TSA defines as high-risk cargo, saying: "We don't define it because we don't want terrorists to go to our website and say, `Okay, this is high risk so I'm going to do something that is not high risk.'"
Pistole emphasized that TSA is increasingly using intelligence and high-tech background on shippers to determine what possible could be high risk cargo.
As he said, "Our ability to find the proverbial needle in the haystack is improved every time we reduce the size of the haystack."
He cited the example of a shipment coming out of Yemen where suspected terrorists were shipping computer printers and some books to Chicago for $500. "Just from an advanced cargo information perspective, why would somebody be shipping computer printers which they could buy in Chicago for much less than the cost of shipping? So any advance information we have helps go into assessing and defining high risk cargo and then working closely with the air cargo industry, which has the manifest information of who the shipper is, what the type of shipment is."
Pistole said "known shippers" such as major multinational shippers such as General Motors and Dell and others should have little to fear from the cargo screening program as they largely will be given a pass because of their history of previous, harmless shipments.
Pistole said the heart of the cargo screening program "comes down to define and distinguish between known shippers and known shipments vs. unknown shippers and unknown shipments."
Still, Pistole called TSA's mission "a huge job," and largely a thankless one. And certainly the agency will be on the firing line should another terrorist attack occur on domestic soil or in domestic air space.
"We already know about some people who shared information, or who are willing to share with us, and we can make some judgments and decisions to against expedite their physical screening because we've done more pre-screening on the front end."
That goes for passengers as well as cargo, he said.
"It is a challenge to provide 100 percent total customer satisfaction," Pistole said, alluding to complaints about overaggressive passenger pat-downs. He says he has been subjected to pat-downs "multiple times," including most recently at a European airport by screeners who had no idea he was in charge of U.S. transport security.
"I received a thorough pat-down," he says. "I complimented the security officer on the thoroughness of his pat-down, and made me stand up straight."
One thing Pistole didn't touch on in his speech was the problems associated with the five-year-old Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC). The program, designed to give credentials to nearly 2 million U.S. transport workers, has been plagued by delays, cost overruns and missteps.
The latest snafu was issuance of 26,000 TWIC cards that were missing a digit in its "Federal Agency Smart Credential Number." TSA already has spent $420 million on TWIC and the government and private sector may spend as much as $3.2 billion on TWIC during the next 10 year. TWIC enrollment costs $132.50 and the cards are good for five years.
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is backing a bill in Congress that would extend the life of the TWIC cards past five years, or until the correct validation numbers are given. That would give the nation's 3 million long-haul truck drivers a break in that they would not have to renew their old cards until the Department of Homeland Security, TSA's parent, finish rulemakings designed to correct flaws in the TWIC program.
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In thinking through what it means to be "missional," and in reading some stuff about it, I came across John Burke's No Perfect People Allowed and blogged about it already. But, a book that tells the story of what is often called the liminal is a good read for many of us. Liminal refers to [Read More…]
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Barry J. Sanders, son of former Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders, told The Oklahoman that though he was at Florida State earlier this week for a football camp, it doesn't mean the Seminoles are at the top of his list and that he is still no closer to announcing where he'll play college football.
Sanders, who plays his high school ball at Heritage Hall High School, told the newspaper that he will name his top five schools before the upcoming school year begins and he will make his official visits to those schools.
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Tony Stewart joked Tuesday that his two-handed toss of his helmet at Matt Kenseth was "not bad for a 41-year-old who doesn't work out." Aside from that, Stewart (pictured right) said he's not expecting any drama between the two drivers despite promising to run over Kenseth every chance he gets this season. "You get over that stuff. It's been part of racing for as long as I can remember and that won't be the last time you see two drivers have a disagreement," Stewart said, adding he'll only run over Kenseth "if I need to." The three-time NASCAR champion lost his temper Saturday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway after contact with Kenseth caused him to wreck as they were racing for the lead. – Associated Press


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Hundreds of trekkers were on the popular Annapurna Circuit in the Mustang area of Nepal when disaster struck last week.
In June this year, the state, which borders Nepal, was devastated by heavy rains that caused over 5,000 deaths.
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There is no cap on the total number of climbing permits issued each year (Nepal is happy to collect the permit fees).
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On one of the first days the Consul of Nepal paid me a visit.
It ranks eighth among the mountains of the world, except K2 all the others being in the Nepal Himalayas.
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Almost everyone has had the experience of saying something that is perfectly clear in one's own mind but, when received by the listener, is translated into something completely different. Of course, the mis-communication can be something as simple as the listener being hard of hearing, a language barrier, or some external noise that is interfering with the message or the means by which the message is conveyed. However, sometimes it can be a choice of words, tone of voice, or something less obvious like the receiver's own biases or preconceptions. "I cannot get that information in anything less than three weeks" can be interpreted as "I can have it for you in less than three weeks." Learn some of the ways to avoid misunderstandings when dealing with clients (and prospective clients), booking organizations, archivists and librarians, and others professional genealogists communicate with in the operation of their businesses.
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How natural gas is formedMillions of years ago, the remains of plants and animals decayed and built up in thick layers. This decayed matter from plants and animals is called organic material – it was once alive. Over time, the mud and soil changed to rock, covered the organic material and trapped it beneath the rock. Pressure and heat changed some of this organic material into coal, some into oil (petroleum), and some into natural gas – tiny bubbles of odorless gas. The main ingredient in natural gas is methane, a gas (or compound) composed of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.
In some places, gas escapes from small gaps in the rocks into the air; then, if there is enough activation energy from lightning or a fire, it burns. When people first saw the flames, they experimented with them and learned they could use them for heat and light.
How natural gas is obtainedThe search for natural gas begins with geologists who locate the types of rock that are known to contain gas and oil deposits. Today their tools include seismic surveys that are used to find the right places to drill wells. Seismic surveys use echoes from a vibration source at the Earth's surface (usually a vibrating pad under a truck built for this purpose) to collect information about the rocks beneath. Sometimes it is necessary to use small amounts of dynamite to provide the vibration that is needed.
Scientists and engineers explore a chosen area by studying rock samples from the earth and taking measurements. If the site seems promising, drilling begins. Some of these areas are on land but many are offshore, deep in the ocean. Once the gas is found, it flows up through the well to the surface of the ground and into large pipelines. Some of the gases that are produced along with methane, such as butane and propane, are separated and cleaned at a gas processing plant. The by-products, once removed, are used in a number of ways. For example, propane can be used for cooking on gas grills.
Because natural gas is colorless, odorless and tasteless, mercaptan (a chemical that has a sulfur like odor) is added before distribution, to give it a distinct unpleasant odor (like that of rotten eggs). This serves as a safety device by allowing it to be detected in the atmosphere, in cases where leaks occur.
Most of the natural gas consumed in the United States is produced in the United States. Some is imported from Canada and shipped to the United States in pipelines. Increasingly natural gas is also being shipped to the United States as liquefied natural gas (LNG).
We can also use machines called "digesters" that turn today's organic material (plants, animal wastes, etc.) into natural gas. This replaces waiting for thousands of years for the gas to form naturally.
How natural gas is stored and deliveredThe gas companies collect it in huge storage tanks, or underground, in old gas wells. The gas remains there until it is added back into the pipeline when people begin to use more gas, such as in the winter to heat homes.
Natural gas is moved by pipelines from the producing fields to consumers. Since natural gas demand is greater in the winter, gas is stored along the way in large underground storage systems, such as old oil and gas wells or caverns formed in old salt beds. The gas remains there until it is added back into the pipeline when people begin to use more gas, such as in the winter to heat homes.
When chilled to very cold temperatures, approximately -260°F, natural gas changes into a liquid and can be stored in this form. Because it takes up only 1/600th of the space that it would in its gaseous state, Liquefied natural gas (LNG) can be loaded onto tankers (large ships with several domed tanks) and moved across the ocean to deliver gas to other countries. When this LNG is received in the United States, it can be shipped by truck to be held in large chilled tanks close to users or turned back into gas to add to pipelines.
When the gas gets to the communities where it will be used(usually through large pipelines), the gas is measured as it flows into smaller pipelines called mains. Very small lines, called services, connect to the mains and go directly to homes or buildings where it will be used.
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Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
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Book 10
1. The Two Rats, the Fox, and the EggAddress to Madame de la Sabliere.[1]
You, Iris, it were an easy task to praise;
Far north, it's said, the people live
But I go farther in the case.
But what shall one reply
Were I commissioned to bestow
[1] Madame de la Sabliere.See the following note.
[2] Perhaps you have not heard of it?Madame de la Sabliere was one of the
most learned women of the age in which she lived, and knew more of the philosophy of
Descartes, in which she was a believer, than our poet; but she dreaded the reputation of a
"blue-stocking," and for this reason La Fontaine addresses her as if she might be ignorant
of the Cartesian theory.Translator. Moliere's Femme Savante, the object of
which was to ridicule the French "blue-stockings," had been only recently produced on the
stage (1672), hence Madame de la Sabliere's fears, and La Fontaine's delicate
[3] Beasts are mere machines.At this time the discussion as to the mind in
animals was very rife in the salons of Paris. Madame de Sevigne often alludes to it in her
Letters. La Fontaine further contends against the "mere machine" theory in Fable 9, Book
[4] One of truly royal race.John Sobieski.Translator. At the time this
was written, Sobieski's great victory over the Turks at Choczim (1673) was resounding
throughout Europe, and had made him King of Poland (1674). Sobieski had previously been a
frequent visitor at the house of Madame de la Sabliere, where La Fontaine had often met him.
Sobieski is again alluded to as a guest of Madame de la Sabliere, in Fable XV., Book 12.
[5] Old Epicurus' rival.Descartes.Translator.
[2] Perhaps you have not heard of it?Madame de la Sabliere was one of the most learned women of the age in which she lived, and knew more of the philosophy of Descartes, in which she was a believer, than our poet; but she dreaded the reputation of a "blue-stocking," and for this reason La Fontaine addresses her as if she might be ignorant of the Cartesian theory.Translator. Moliere's Femme Savante, the object of which was to ridicule the French "blue-stockings," had been only recently produced on the stage (1672), hence Madame de la Sabliere's fears, and La Fontaine's delicate forbearance.
[3] Beasts are mere machines.At this time the discussion as to the mind in animals was very rife in the salons of Paris. Madame de Sevigne often alludes to it in her Letters. La Fontaine further contends against the "mere machine" theory in Fable 9, Book 11.
[4] One of truly royal race.John Sobieski.Translator. At the time this was written, Sobieski's great victory over the Turks at Choczim (1673) was resounding throughout Europe, and had made him King of Poland (1674). Sobieski had previously been a frequent visitor at the house of Madame de la Sabliere, where La Fontaine had often met him. Sobieski is again alluded to as a guest of Madame de la Sabliere, in Fable XV., Book 12.
[5] Old Epicurus' rival.Descartes.Translator.
2. The Man and the Adder [6]"You villain!" cried a man who found
An adder coiled on the ground,
"To do a very grateful deed
For all the world, I shall proceed."
On this the animal perverse
(I mean the snake;
Pray don't mistake
The human for the worse)
Was caught and bagged, and, worst of all,
His blood was by his captor to be spilt
Without regard to innocence or guilt.
However, to show the why, these words let fall
His judge and jailor, proud and tall:
"You type of all ingratitude!
All charity to hearts like thine
Is folly, certain to be rued.
Die, then,
You foe of men!
Your temper and your teeth malign
Shall never hurt a hair of mine."
The muffled serpent, on his side,
The best a serpent could, replied,
"If all this world's ingrates
Must meet with such a death,
Who from this worst of fates
Could save his breath?
On yourself your law recoils;
I throw myself on your broils,
Your graceless revelling on spoils;
If you but homeward cast an eye,
Your deeds all mine will justify.
But strike: my life is in your hand;
Your justice, all may understand,
Is but your interest, pleasure, or caprice:
Pronounce my sentence on such laws as these.
But give me leave to tell you, while I can,
The type of all ingratitude is man."
By such a lecture somewhat foiled,
The other back a step recoiled,
And finally replied,
"Your reasons are abusive,
And wholly inconclusive.
I might the case decide
Because to me such right belongs;
But let's refer the case of wrongs."
The snake agreed; they to a cow referred it.
Who, being called, came graciously and heard it.
Then, summing up, "What need," said she,
"In such a case, to call on me?
The adder's right, plain truth to bellow;
For years I have nursed this haughty fellow,
Who, but for me, had long ago
Been lodging with the shades below.
For him my milk has had to flow,
My calves, at tender age, to die.
And for this best of wealth,
And often reestablished health,
What pay, or even thanks, have I?
Here, feeble, old, and worn, alas!
I'm left without a bite of grass.
Were I but left, it might be weathered,
But, shame to say it, I am tethered.
And now my fate is surely sadder
Than if my master were an adder,
With brains within the latitude
Of such immense ingratitude.
This, gentles, is my honest view;
And so I bid you both adieu."
The man, confounded and astonished
To be so faithfully admonished,
Replied, "What fools to listen, now,
To this old, silly, dotard cow!
Let's trust the ox." "Let's trust," replied
The crawling beast, well gratified.
So said, so done;
The ox, with tardy pace, came on
And, ruminating over the case,
Declared, with very serious face,
That years of his most painful toil
Had clothed with Ceres' gifts our soil
Her gifts to menbut always sold
To beasts for higher cost than gold;
And that for this, for his reward,
More blows than thanks returned his lord;
And then, when age had chilled his blood,
And men would quell the wrath of Heaven,
Out must be poured the vital flood,
For others' sins, all thankless given.
So spake the ox; and then the man:
"Away with such a dull declaimer!
Instead of judge, it is his plan
To play accuser and defamer."
A tree was next the arbitrator,
And made the wrong of man still greater.
It served as refuge from the heat,
The showers, and storms which madly beat;
It grew our gardens' greatest pride,
Its shadow spreading far and wide,
And bowed itself with fruit beside:
But yet a mercenary clown
With cruel iron chopped it down.
Behold the recompense for which,
Year after year, it did enrich,
With spring's sweet flowers, and autumn's fruits,
And summer's shade, both men and brutes,
And warmed the hearth with many a limb
Which winter from its top did trim!
Why could not man have pruned and spared,
And with itself for ages shared?
Much scorning thus to be convinced,
The man resolved his cause to gain.
Said he, "My goodness is evinced
By hearing this, it's very plain;"
Then flung the serpent bag and all,
With fatal force, against a wall.
So ever is it with the great,
[6] Bidpai.
3. The Tortoise and the Two Ducks [7]A light-brained tortoise, anciently,
Tired of her hole, the world would see.
Prone are all such, self-banished, to roam
Prone are all cripples to abhor their home.
Two ducks, to whom the gossip told
The secret of her purpose bold,
Professed to have the means whereby
They could her wishes gratify.
"Our boundless road," said they, "behold!
It is the open air;
And through it we will bear
You safe over land and ocean.
Republics, kingdoms, you will view,
And famous cities, old and new;
And get of customs, laws, a notion,
Of various wisdom various pieces,
As did, indeed, the sage Ulysses."
The eager tortoise waited not
To question what Ulysses got,
But closed the bargain on the spot.
A nice machine the birds devise
To bear their pilgrim through the skies.
Athwart her mouth a stick they throw:
"Now bite it hard, and don't let go,"
They say, and seize each duck an end,
And, swiftly flying, upward tend.
It made the people gape and stare
Beyond the expressive power of words,
To see a tortoise cut the air,
Exactly poised between two birds.
"A miracle," they cried, "is seen!
There goes the flying tortoise queen!"
"The queen!" ('twas thus the tortoise spoke;)
"I'm truly that, without a joke."
Much better had she held her tongue
For, opening that whereby she clung,
Before the gazing crowd she fell,
And dashed to bits her brittle shell.
Imprudence, vanity, and babble,
[7] Bidpai.
4. The Fishes and the Cormorant [8]No pond nor pool within his haunt
But paid a certain cormorant
Its contribution from its fishes,
And stocked his kitchen with good dishes.
Yet, when old age the bird had chilled,
His kitchen was less amply filled.
All cormorants, however grey,
Must die, or for themselves purvey.
But ours had now become so blind,
His finny prey he could not find;
And, having neither hook nor net,
His appetite was poorly met.
What hope, with famine thus infested?
Necessity, whom history mentions,
A famous mother of inventions,
The following stratagem suggested:
He found on the water's brink
A crab, to which said he, "My friend,
A weighty errand let me send:
Go quicker than a wink
Down to the fishes sink,
And tell them they are doomed to die;
For, before eight days have hastened by,
Its lord will fish this water dry."
The crab, as fast as she could scrabble,
Went down, and told the scaly rabble.
What bustling, gathering, agitation!
Straight up they send a deputation
To wait on the ancient bird.
"Sir Cormorant, whence have you heard
This dreadful news? And what
Assurance of it have you got?
How such a danger can we shun?
Pray tell us, what is to be done?
"Why, change your dwelling-place," said he,
"What, change our dwelling! How can we?"
"O, by your leave, I'll take that care,
And, one by one, in safety bear
You all to my retreat:
The path's unknown
To any feet,
Except my own.
A pool, scooped out by Nature's hands,
Amidst the desert rocks and sands,
Where human traitors never come,
Shall save your people from their doom."
The fish republic swallowed all,
And, coming at the fellow's call,
Were singly borne away to stock
A pond beneath a lonely rock;
And there good prophet cormorant,
Proprietor and bailiff sole,
From narrow water, clear and shoal,
With ease supplied his daily want,
And taught them, at their own expense,
That heads well stored with common sense
Give no devourers confidence.
Still did the change not hurt their case,
Since, had they staid, the human race,
Successful by pernicious art,
Would have consumed as large a part.
What matters who your flesh devours,
Of human or of bestial powers?
In this respect, or wild or tame,
All stomachs seem to me the same:
The odds is small, in point of sorrow,
Of death today, or death tomorrow.
[8] Bidpai.
5. The Burier And His Comrade [9]A close-fist had his money hoarded
Beyond the room his till afforded.
His avarice aye growing ranker,
(Whereby his mind of course grew blanker,)
He was perplexed to choose a banker;
For banker he must have, he thought,
Or all his heap would come to nothing.
"I fear," said he, "if kept at home,
And other robbers should not come,
It might be equal cause of grief
That I had proved myself the thief."
The thief! Is to enjoy one's pelf
To rob or steal it from one's self?
My friend, could but my pity reach you,
This lesson I would gladly teach you,
That wealth is weal no longer than
Diffuse and part with it you can:
Without that power, it is a woe.
Would you for age keep back its flow?
Age buried "neath its joyless snow?
With pains of getting, care of got
Consumes the value, every jot,
Of gold that one can never spare.
To take the load of such a care,
Assistants were not very rare.
The earth was that which pleased him best.
Dismissing thought of all the rest,
He with his friend, his trustiest,
A sort of shovel-secretary,
Went forth his hoard to bury.
Safe done, a few days afterward,
The man must look beneath the sward
When, what a mystery! behold
The mine exhausted of its gold!
Suspecting, with the best of cause,
His friend was privy to his loss,
He bade him, in a cautious mood,
To come as soon as well he could,
For still some other coins he had,
Which to the rest he wished to add.
Expecting thus to get the whole,
The friend put back the sum he stole,
Then came with all despatch.
The other proved an overmatch:
Resolved at length to save by spending,
His practice thus most wisely mending,
The total treasure home he carried
No longer hoarded it or buried.
Chapfallen was the thief, when gone
He saw his prospects and his pawn.
From this it may be stated,
[9] Abstemius.
6. The Wolf and the Shepherds [10]A Wolf, replete
With humanity sweet,
(A trait not much suspected,)
On his cruel deeds,
The fruit of his needs,
Profoundly thus reflected.
"I'm hated," said he,
"My brethren have fled,
"And there's not a squire
"And all for what?
"Well, henceforth I'll strive
"What of carcass warm?
"Look out for your wool
Well-reasoning beast!
Shall animals not
[10] Founded on one of Philibert Hegemon's Fables.
[11] King Edgar put them to rout.The English king Edgar (reigned 959-75)
took great pains in hunting and pursuing wolves; "and," says Hume, "when he found that all
that escaped him had taken shelter in the mountains and forests of Wales, he changed the
tribute of money imposed on the Welsh princes by Athelstan, his predecessor, into an
annual tribute of three hundred heads of wolves; which produced such diligence in hunting
them, that the animal has been no more seen in this island."Hume's England,
vol. 1, p. 99, Bell's edit., 1854.
[11] King Edgar put them to rout.The English king Edgar (reigned 959-75) took great pains in hunting and pursuing wolves; "and," says Hume, "when he found that all that escaped him had taken shelter in the mountains and forests of Wales, he changed the tribute of money imposed on the Welsh princes by Athelstan, his predecessor, into an annual tribute of three hundred heads of wolves; which produced such diligence in hunting them, that the animal has been no more seen in this island."Hume's England, vol. 1, p. 99, Bell's edit., 1854.
7. The Spider and the Swallow [12]"O Jupiter, whose fruitful brain,
By odd obstetrics freed from pain,
Bore Pallas,[13] erst my mortal foe,[14]
Pray listen to my tale of woe.
This Progne[15] takes my lawful prey.
As through the air she cuts her way,
And skims the waves in seeming play.
My flies she catches from my door,
"Yes, mineI emphasize the word,
And, but for this accursed bird,
My net would hold an ample store:
For I have woven it of stuff
To hold the strongest strong enough."
It was thus, in terms of insolence,
Complained the fretful spider, once
Of palace-tapestry a weaver,
But then a spinster and deceiver,
That hoped within her toils to bring
Of insects all that ply the wing.
The sister swift of Philomel,
Intent on business, prospered well;
In spite of the complaining pest,
The insects carried to her nest
Nest pitiless to suffering flies
Mouths gaping aye, to gormandize,
Of young ones clamouring,
And stammering,
With unintelligible cries.
The spider, with but head and feet.
And powerless to compete
With wings so fleet,
Soon saw herself a prey.
The swallow, passing swiftly by,
Bore web and all away,
The spinster dangling in the sky!
Two tables has our Maker set
[12] Abstemius.
[13] Pallas.An allusion to the birth of Pallas, or Minervagrown and
armedfrom the brain of Jove.
[14] Mortal foe.Arachne (whence the spider (aranea) has its name) was
a woman of Colopho who challenged Pallas to a trial of skill in needlework, and, being
defeated, hanged herself. She was changed into a spider: vide Ovid, Metam.,
Book 6, etc.
[15] Progne.The sister of Philomela, turned into a swallow, as mentioned in
note to Fable XV., Book 3.
[13] Pallas.An allusion to the birth of Pallas, or Minervagrown and armedfrom the brain of Jove.
[14] Mortal foe.Arachne (whence the spider (aranea) has its name) was a woman of Colopho who challenged Pallas to a trial of skill in needlework, and, being defeated, hanged herself. She was changed into a spider: vide Ovid, Metam., Book 6, etc.
[15] Progne.The sister of Philomela, turned into a swallow, as mentioned in note to Fable XV., Book 3.
8. The Partridge and the Cocks [16]With a set of uncivil and turbulent cocks,
That deserved for their noise to be put in the stocks,
A partridge was placed to be reared.
Her sex, by politeness revered,
Made her hope, from a gentry devoted to love,
For the courtesy due to the tenderest dove;
Nay, protection chivalric from knights of the yard.
That gentry, however, with little regard
For the honours and knighthood wherewith they were decked,
And for the strange lady as little respect,
Her ladyship often most horribly pecked.
At first, she was greatly afflicted therefor,
But when she had noticed these madcaps at war
With each other, and dealing far bloodier blows,
Consoling her own individual woes,
"Entailed by their customs," said she, "is the shame;
Let us pity the simpletons rather than blame.
Our Maker creates not all spirits the same;
The cocks and the partridges certainly differ,
By a nature than laws of civility stiffer.
Were the choice to be mine, I would finish my life
In society freer from riot and strife.
But the lord of this soil has a different plan;
His tunnel our race to captivity brings,
He throws us with cocks, after clipping our wings.
It's little we have to complain of but man."
[16] Aesop.
9. The Dog Whose Ears Were Cropped"What have I done, I had like to know,
To make my master maim me so?
A pretty figure I shall cut!
From other dogs I'll keep, in kennel shut.
You kings of beasts, or rather tyrants, ho!
Would any beast have served you so?"
Thus Growler cried, a mastiff young;
The man, whom pity never stung,
Went on to prune him of his ears.
Though Growler whined about his losses,
He found, before the lapse of years,
Himself a gainer by the process;
For, being by his nature prone
To fight his brethren for a bone,
He'd often come back from sad reverse
With those appendages the worse.
All snarling dogs have ragged ears.
The less of hold for teeth of foe,
10. The Shepherd and the King [17]Two demons at their pleasure share our being
The cause of Reason from her homestead fleeing;
No heart but on their altars kindles flames.
If you demand their purposes and names,
The one is Love, the other is Ambition.
Of far the greater share this takes possession,
For even into love it enters,
Which I might prove; but now my story centres
On a shepherd clothed with lofty powers:
The tale belongs to older times than ours.
A king observed a flock, wide spread
[17] Bidpai (The Hermit). Also in Lokman.
11. The Fishes and the Shepherd Who Played The Flute [18]Thrysiswho for his Annette dear
Made music with his flute and voice,
Which might have roused the dead to hear,
And in their silent graves rejoice
Sang once the livelong day,
In the flowery month of May,
Up and down a meadow brook,
While Annette fished with line and hook.
But never a fish would bite;
So the shepherdess's bait
Drew not a fish to its fate,
From morning dawn till night.
The shepherd, who, by his charming songs,
Had drawn savage beasts to him in throngs,
And done with them as he pleased to,
Thought that he could serve the fish so.
"O citizens," he sang, "of this water,
Leave your Naiad in her grot profound;
Come and see the blue sky's lovely daughter,
Who a thousand times more will charm you;
Fear not that her prison will harm you,
Though there you should chance to get bound.
It's only to us men she is cruel:
You she will treat kindly;
A snug little pond she'll find you,
Clearer than a crystal jewel,
Where you may all live and do well;
Or, if by chance some few
Should find their fate
Concealed in the bait,
The happier still are you;
For envied is the death that's met
At the hands of sweet Annette."
This eloquence not effecting
The object of his wishes,
Since it failed in collecting
The deaf and dumb fishes,
His sweet preaching wasted,
His honeyed talk untasted,
A net the shepherd seized, and, pouncing
With a fell scoop at the scaly fry,
He caught them; and now, madly flouncing,
At the feet of his Annette they lie!
O you shepherds, whose sheep men are,
[18] Aesop.
12. The Two Parrots, the King, And His Son [19]Two parrots lived, a sire and son,
On roastings from a royal fire.
Two demigods, a son and sire,
These parrots pensioned for their fun.
Time tied the knot of love sincere:
The sires grew to each other dear;
The sons, in spite of their frivolity,
Grew comrades boon, in joke and jollity;
At mess they mated, hot or cool;
Were fellow-scholars at a school.
Which did the bird no little honour, since
The boy, by king begotten, was a prince.
By nature fond of birds, the prince, too, petted
A sparrow, which delightfully coquetted.
These rivals, both of unripe feather,
One day were frolicking together:
As often befalls such little folks,
A quarrel followed from their jokes.
The sparrow, quite uncircumspect,
Was by the parrot sadly pecked;
With drooping wing and bloody head,
His master picked him up for dead,
And, being quite too wroth to bear it,
In heat of passion killed his parrot.
When this sad piece of news he heard,
Distracted was the parent bird.
His piercing cries bespoke his pain;
But cries and tears were all in vain.
The talking bird had left the shore;[20]
In short, he, talking now no more,
Caused such a rage to seize his sire,
That, lighting on the prince in ire,
He put out both his eyes,
And fled for safety as was wise.
The bird a pine for refuge chose,
And to its lofty summit rose;
There, in the bosom of the skies,
Enjoyed his vengeance sweet,
And scorned the wrath beneath his feet.
Out ran the king, and cried, in soothing tone,
"Return, dear friend; what serves it to bemoan?
Hate, vengeance, mourning, let us both omit.
For me, it is no more than fit
To own, though with an aching heart,
The wrong is wholly on our part.
The aggressor truly was my son
My son? no; but by Fate the deed was done.
Before birth of Time, stern Destiny
Had written down the sad decree,
That by this sad calamity
Your child should cease to live, and mine to see.
"Let both, then, cease to mourn;
[19] Bidpai. In Knatchbull's English edition the fable is titled "The King
and the Bird, or the emblem of revengeful persons who are unworthy of trust." It is also in
the Lokman collection.
[20] The talking bird, etc."Stygia natabat jam frigida
[20] The talking bird, etc."Stygia natabat jam frigida cymba."VIRG.Translator.
13. The Lioness and the BearThe lioness had lost her young;
A hunter stole it from the vale;
The forests and the mountains rung
Responsive to her hideous wail.
Nor night, nor charms of sweet repose,
Could still the loud lament that rose
From that grim forest queen.
No animal, as you might think,
With such a noise could sleep a wink.
A bear presumed to intervene.
"One word, sweet friend," said she,
"And that is all, from me.
The young that through your teeth have passed,
In file unbroken by a fast,
Had they nor dam nor sire?"
"They had them both." "Then I desire,
Since all their deaths caused no such grievous riot,
While mothers died of grief beneath your fiat,
To know why you yourself cannot be quiet?"
"I quiet!I!a wretch bereaved!
My only son!such anguish be relieved!
No, never! All for me below
Is but a life of tears and woe!"
"But say, why doom yourself to sorrow so?"
"Alas! It's Destiny that is my foe."
Such language, since the mortal fall,
14. The Two Adventurers and the Talisman [21]No flowery path to glory leads.
This truth no better voucher needs
Than Hercules, of mighty deeds.
Few demigods, the tomes of fable
Reveal to us as being able
Such weight of task-work to endure:
In history, I find still fewer.
One such, however, here behold
A knight by talisman made bold,
Within the regions of romance,
To seek adventures with the lance.
There rode a comrade at his ride,
And as they rode they both espied
This writing on a post:
"Would see, sir valiant knight,
A thing whereof the sight
No errant yet can boast?
You have this torrent but to ford,
And, lifting up, alone,
The elephant of stone
On its margin shored,
Upbear it to the mountain's brow,
Round which, aloft before you now,
The misty chaplets wreathe
Not stopping once to breathe."
One knight, whose nostrils bled,
Betokening courage fled,
Cried out, "What if that current's sweep
Not only rapid be, but deep!
And grant it crossed,pray, why encumber
One's arms with that unwieldy lumber,
An elephant of stone?
Perhaps the artist may have done
His work in such a way, that one
Might lug it twice its length;
But then to reach yon mountain top,
And that without a breathing stop,
Were surely past a mortal's strength
Unless, indeed, it be no bigger
Than some wee, pigmy, dwarfish figure,
Which one would head a cane withal;
And if to this the case should fall,
The adventurer's honour would be small!
This posting seems to me a trap,
Or riddle for some greenish chap;
I therefore leave the whole to you."
The doubtful reasoner onward hies.
With heart resolved, in spite of eyes,
The other boldly dashes through;
Nor depth of flood nor force
Can stop his onward course.
He finds the elephant of stone;
He lifts it all alone;
Without a breathing stop,
He bears it to the top
Of that steep mount, and sees there
A high-walled city, great and fair.
Out-cried the elephantand hushed;
But forth in arms the people rushed.
A knight less bold had surely fled;
But he, so far from turning back,
His course right onward sped,
Resolved himself to make attack,
And die but with the bravest dead.
Amazed was he to hear that band
Proclaim him monarch of their land,
And welcome him, in place of one
Whose death had left a vacant throne!
In sooth, he lent a gracious ear,
Meanwhile expressing modest fear,
Lest such a load of royal care
Should be too great for him to bear.
And so, exactly, Sixtus[22] said,
When first the pope's tiara pressed his head;
(Though, is it such a grievous thing
To be a pope, or be a king?)
But days were few before they read it,
That with but little truth he said it.
Blind Fortune follows daring blind.
[21] Bidpai; also in Lokman.
[22] Sixtus.Pope Sixtus 5, who simulated decrepitude to get elected to the
Papal chair, and when elected threw off all disguise and ruled despotically.
[22] Sixtus.Pope Sixtus 5, who simulated decrepitude to get elected to the Papal chair, and when elected threw off all disguise and ruled despotically.
15. The Rabbits [23]An Address To The Duke De La Rochefoucauld.[24]
While watching man in all his phases,
Are not mankind well pictured here?
I add another common case.
[23] This fable in the original editions has no other title save"An
Address," etc. Later editors titled it "Les Lapins."
[24] Rochefoucauld.See Fable 11, Book 1, also dedicated to the duke, and the
note thereto.
16. The Merchant, the Noble, the Shepherd, and the King's Son [25]Four voyagers to parts unknown,
On shore, not far from naked, thrown
By furious waves,a merchant, now undone,
A noble, shepherd, and a monarch's son,
Brought to the lot of Belisarius,[26]
Their wants supplied on alms precarious.
To tell what fates, and winds, and weather,
Had brought these mortals all together,
Though from far distant points abscinded,
Would make my tale long-winded.
Suffice to say, that, by a fountain met,
In council grave these outcasts held debate.
The prince enlarged, in an oration set,
On the mis'ries that befall the great.
The shepherd deemed it best to cast
Off thought of all misfortune past,
And each to do the best he could,
In efforts for the common weal.
"Did ever a repining mood,"
He added, "a misfortune heal?
Toil, friends, will take us back to Rome,
Or make us here as good a home."
A shepherd so to speak! a shepherd? What!
As though crowned heads were not,
By Heaven's appointment fit,
The sole receptacles of wit!
As though a shepherd could be deeper,
In thought or knowledge, than his sheep are!
The three, however, at once approved his plan,
Wrecked as they were on shores American.
"I'll teach arithmetic," the merchant said,
Its rules, of course, well seated in his head,
"For monthly pay." The prince replied, "And I
Will teach political economy."
"And I," the noble said, "in heraldry
Well versed, will open for that branch a school"
As if, beyond a thousand leagues of sea,
That senseless jargon could befool!
"My friends, you talk like men,"
The shepherd cried, "but then
The month has thirty days; till they are spent,
Are we on your faith to keep full Lent?
The hope you give is truly good;
But, before it comes, we starve for food!
Pray tell me, if you can divine,
On what, tomorrow, we shall dine;
Or tell me, rather, whence we may
Obtain a supper for today.
This point, if truth should be confessed,
Is first, and vital to the rest.
Your science short in this respect,
My hands shall cover the defect."
This said, the nearest woods he sought,
And thence for market fagots brought,
Whose price that day, and eke the next,
Relieved the company perplexed
Forbidding that, by fasting, they should go
To use their talents in the world below.
We learn from this adventure's course,
[25] Bidpai, and Lokman.
[26] Belisarius.Belisarius was a great general, who, having commanded the
armies of the emperor, and lost the favour of his master, fell to such a point of
destitution that he asked alms on the highways.La Fontaine. The touching story of the
fall of Belisarius, of which painters and poets have made so much, is entirely false, as
may be seen by consulting Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," chap.
[26] Belisarius.Belisarius was a great general, who, having commanded the armies of the emperor, and lost the favour of his master, fell to such a point of destitution that he asked alms on the highways.La Fontaine. The touching story of the fall of Belisarius, of which painters and poets have made so much, is entirely false, as may be seen by consulting Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," chap. 43.Translator.


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Good location for Kart Circuit. Breakfast good and plenty of variety. The bed was uncomfortable and laundry could be cleaner. Sheets and towels were marked.
The staff were very helpful and friendly, my check in and check out was dealt with in minutes.
The location. Apart from the beds, the hotel itself was good, with nice staff, a comfortable lobby, and the breakfast was very satisfactory. The beds...definately uncomfortable and they sagged in the middle. We were there for 4 nights and i had a stiff neck & shoulder problem after the 1st night. I asked if they could do something about the mattress, the receptionist took note, but nothing was done.
The room was very pleasant and the staff very helpful from beginning to end of our stay
Ambiance of the hotel, especially the reception area and the lounge. Nothing
Clean, modern ad centrally situated. Staff somewhat stern faced and unfriendly, especially at reception.
Pleasant, clean accommodation.
Staff where quite rude, at first they said we hadent booked was very rude about it, never got a sorry. I left my make up bag there by accident. I phoned later that day and was told it wasn't there, basically got called a liar. Again got no apology there was about £100 make up in the bag too.
bed was comfortable noise level high from outside no bath
i injoyed breakfast and relaxing. the trafic outside .
geat pass through hotel on the way up to the scottish highlands. Nice place to walk the dogs ! Sat Nav (Tom Tom) brought us of the junction before and all around to the back entrance .! a little noisey with the trucks making early starts.
Very impressed with staff on desk. Extremely friendly and helpful when asked for directions to eating places in area.
Staff very pleasant and helpful. The non-availabilty of a decent meal at 19:30 on a Sunday evening at the associated Road Chef !
Staff None
The Reception was closed when I arrived, at 11:00, from a long trip from Germany. The services station closed at 10pm which is inconvienet if you are in the Hotel late and want something to eat. The woman in the evening shift, at the service station, seemed not willing to help visitors example: a couple of Polish travellers ask for Fish "it is not ready as the fryer was being cleaned" they then asked for Chicken Madras " It is not ready as it is still frozen" (this is 7pm in the evening). The Polish guys just left in discuss.
The hotel interior could certainly do with a complete refurbishment no
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Room was large and bed very comfortable. Difficult to get to and from as it was right on the motorway. Couldn't easily get into town for the same reason. Dissapointed that the only food we could get was a roadside diner. We didn't know at time of booking that it was on the motorway.
Convenient free car parking right outside,could see the car from my window. Reception staff very friendly and helpful. Surprisingly quiet considering the location Automatic room door closers and locks are somewhat noisy late at night
The dining facilities
Noise coming from road chef next door. Staff in restaraunt cold and unfriendly. Food there was average and breakfast was very poor and not good value for money.
The bed sheets were disgusting! i ended up actually going and staying with a friend and not at the hotel
Good gym facilities and staff Room service main meal was lovely but cheese and biscuits were very poor value for money - celery and grapes looked like they'd been kicking around a few days!
Spa and atmospher
Being at the same Hotel as the Wedding we were going to, breakfast, pool & suna Comfort of the beds not very good.
Good clean room with all the critical things working properly. A few blown light bulbs, tv remote didn't work very well & a very anoying shelf just above your head in the bed which I banged my head on a couple of times.
Staff all polite and helpful. Although the hotel was not in a great location the surrounding business park was very well maintained and picturesque The bar and lounge areas were very poorly lit and felt quite cold in the evening. Also could probably do with refurbishing rooms and leisure facilities although they were clean.
Easy accees from motorway networks and parking.Clean tidy Some roads noise from traffic.expensive drinks and food in hotel
quick and effortless time it took to check in being told about the amenities at the hotel the location of the hotel was ideal for us to travel around Scotland for the four days that we stayed breakfast time the meals and beverages could have been hotter
Convienient location and good staff Whilst the food in the restaurant was ok some elements of the meal was luke warm with a similar experience at the breakfast buffet.
the rooms and service the breakfast was diabolical and very disappointing - the swimming pool was too busy
The staff were very good and very helpfull. From greeting right through to goodbye, a staff member could be found to anyser any questions. Problems with the wireless on the first night, but sorted by the second.
The location of the hotel was very good. The restaurant was clean bright and the service from the staff was very good The room which I was in was adjacent or near to a pump/generator which ran for approx. 10-25 seconds during the night. At 03.30 I approached the person on reception and he said there was no such thing. So I kept a record and handed it in at the reception next morning. There was mildew around the bottom of the glass shower panel, this could have been removed by simple basic cleaning methods.
Very attentive staff and the food was excellent.
Clean, Well Run, Good Food None
Staff really helpful and welcoming. They had no record of my booking when I arrived, however they quickly rectified the problem.
Great location, friendly staff Nothing
Entrance hall and Check in Flat screen tv Warm water in shower and comfortable bed Position near lake which was ideal for a walk Room a bit dark and dowdy Fair ground machinery a bit noisy but this did not go on too late
Good location off M74, good clean rooms, enjoyed complementary glass of wine on arrival - nice touch. Would use again if needing a stop over just outside Glasow
There was nothing bad to report about this hotel, we were extremely satisfied with everything None
Excellent Hotel, very convenient for the motorway network around Glasgow No problems
Great lounge & bar area. Very nice bedroom Food was over-hyped
The staff were fantastic, everything was just brilliant, from the look of the hotel to going through those curtains and wow! Apparently we were supposed to get cookies, we didn't but it's ok, the price if the food was far to much for what it was
friendly staff no option for anything other than a continental breakfast
Friendly staff, clean room, good hot breakfast, quiet location and good value for money None
The room was clean and comfortable for our purposes.
Would never stay there again This hotel is disgusting , unclean
The hotel was well situated for the places we wanted to visit and we were very pleased with the room that was allocated to us and the prompt check in service received. We found all of the staff to be very pleasant and helpful.
clean and comfortable with helpful staff hot water failed and we had to wait for a shower and move room. Also they charged £10 over the rate you quoted.
Food good room good No hot water unable to get a shower
The convenience to motorway and the added advantage of the Toby Carvery next door. The room we were given was directly beneath the stairs and we were woken up early next morning by people using these stairs.
The ease of access from the motorway network and central to the weekend of activities planned. The noise in the hotel at 3-30am in the corridor outside, persons trying to gain access to their room, kicking banging the door, the loud voices etc that went on for an hour. Just one of those things but unpleasant
I like stayin here as i feel the room is very cosy and comfortable. Me and my partner will return shortly for another overnight
Food was very good Room was small, bed uncomfortable, shower worked when it felt like it.
The hotel looks very nice since it's been redecorated - a big improvement. My room was clean and modern and the bed very comfortable.
The hotel was spotless!! I have rated the hotel staff as poor. This was because of the reception staff. I wish this person had the same welcoming manner as everyone else within the hotel. Reception staff give the first and last impression - sadly this was to a different standard.
excellent menu with a what wide range of interesting choices and reasonably priced. Very pleasant family hotel in an interesting old building.
We found the staff to be very warm, friendly and helpful.
convenient and friendly. the restaurant food in the evening was very poor - the roast chicken had not been roasted but broiled (and tasted horrid) and the vegetarian meal was more like a coarse cuppa soup with very little taste. Breakfast was ok.
Breakfast / location for my needs / car parking Dinner - menu very poor and expensive and lacked quality. Due to poor selection on the menu meant that I had to dine out the second night of my stay.
Staff very polite and helpful, Rooms clean and to a high standard.
Friendly staff
The ambiance of the resterant No everything was fine
The rooms are nice and new and the pub scene on the ground floor is thriving. The food available was good and the staff were great. All round good hotel. This hotel has a band playing on Saturdays which makes it hard to sleep. The obvious answer to the problem is "go down and join in" but just in case you need to get up early in the morning, I would suggest staying elsewhere.
I have never come across such friendly staff who actually looked as if they enjoyed their job, especially girl with blonde bob.
stayed at this hotel to break the journey travelling from the north west to st andrews for the golf weekend very convenient location
It was quiet clean and a good evening break from home the room was comfortable and spacious the location was good and the staff friendly and eager to help the restaurant bar was excellent and again the staff couldn't have been nicer.
I would stay at the hotel but I would not book through you again. The address given on your webiste (my booking form) was incorrect and caused me to get lost when trying to find the hotel.
Clean and tidy rooms, friendly staff
Friendliness of the staff. Ease of booking in. Clean and tidy inside and out. The bed was awful. We felt as if every spring was pushing through.As a severe arthritis sufferer it left me more painfull for a few days and i am only 55yrs old. We did report it in the morning and they said they were awaiting 5 new mattress and that we should have reported the night before and they would have changed our room. However we thought perhaps all your mattresses were the same. Obviously not...
staff efficient and very helpful no complaints
evening meal and service was first class receptionist was very helpful and pleasant room could have been checked prior to arrival only 1 set of towels breakfast maids very slow and not attentive asked for beans still waiting toaster machine poor had to put bread through three times and still not done
The position of the hotel for shopping and visiting friends , the staff were friendly and tried to help with booking breakfast. The room was clean on arrival- but the soap dispensor did not work ok for the first night but I feel if the maid was doing her job she should have found this and rectified this by the second night also the room had not been cleaned on the second day. Only 2 tea bags for two days with two people in the room this was only a minor niggle but it did make me think I was uninportant to thaaem
Cannot find fault,terrific rooms, staff and food. Highest standards possible
It was peaceful relaxing Price but great clean relaxing place
After working all day it is nice to come to a room that is fairly clean but cosy and have a nice hot shower. And that i did not have to drive to eat out. which is very nice. No,not really, only the fact that the bedside table had not been clean prior to my stay and including my stay. It had a sticky stain ring on it, Which was never clean.
staff very helpfull
Lokkation, parking place There are not phone in the room, internet was not usable
Beds too soft; breakfast not available until 8am on weekends.
The evening meal was very disappointing ,the steak was very chewy , also the cheese bread was like a stale piece of dry bread .hardly any toilet roll and only two pkt of coffee no decaf , no vegetarian sausage which was stated on the menu
Local to where I was working Cost £80 for a night but the tv advert says from £29 per night that's a big difference
Staff were very friendly No covered/heated smoking area.
Restaurant nearby


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Born an hour outside of Boston, Massachusetts, of emigrant Portuguese parents, Nichole F. Lopes has worked as a technology consultant and entrepreneur. As a college Rugby athlete Nichole traveled internationally to play. After graduating and retiring from the game Nichole decided to continue to travel, but took up photography to keep the trips exciting.
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Team notes
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks
Other than Curt Schilling and Randy Johnson,
Diamondbacks starters have been awful.
Brian Anderson, Armando Reynoso, Bobby
Witt and Mike Morgan (Witt's replacement) had not reached the seventh
inning in any of their starts through the weekend.
Arizona went through a six-loss stretch in which the starters
gave up 37 earned runs.
Even Johnson, the three-time Cy Young award winner, gave
up nine earned runs last week in a loss to the Cardinals. It was the most earned
runs he had surrendered in seven years.
Witt is expected to miss the next two months with a sprained
elbow. Morgan was shelled in an emergency start against Colorado.
Only Schilling has been consistent. In his first three
starts, he was 2-0 with an 1.96 ERA. He pitched a two-hit shutout against the
Dodgers and Kevin Brown last week at Bank One Ballpark in the fastest game in
franchise history (1 hour, 55 minutes). Brown gave up only three hits and threw
88 pitches on a night when Schilling threw 93, 73 for strikes.
"We beat Kevin Brown on a night when he had unbeatable
stuff," Schilling said.
Finley is confident his time will come, though. He's a
streaky hitter who got hot in the second half of the 1999 season to help lead
the Diamondbacks to the NL West crown.
"Sooner or later, somebody's going to pay," he said.
Colorado Rockies
Larry Walker, like most left-handed hitters, usually
is overmatched against Arizona's Randy Johnson.
But Walker found a little success April 13, blasting a
Johnson pitch for a home run during a 7-3 loss at Coors Field.
It was a rare feat. A left-handed hitter had not homered
against Johnson in a regular-season game since Anaheim's Jim Edmonds on Sept.
23, 1997. It was just the 11th homer by a lefty out of 226 homers surrendered
by Johnson.
"I was just trying to see the damn thing it hit
my bat and away it went," Walker said.
Walker's homer gave him at least one hit in each of the
first 10 games.
Johnson struck out 14 in seven innings, and the Rockies
struck out 17 times, a club record for a nine-inning game.
Walker batted .425 in the first 10 games, then was out
of the lineup Saturday and Sunday with a mild ankle injury.
"You don't know how good it felt," Helton said. "It has
been a long time since I put a good swing on a good pitch."
The bullpen also has been inconsistent, while the starting
pitching, for the most part, has been dependable with the exception of
Brian Bohanon (0-2, 15.12 ERA).
After pitching well in spring training, Bohanon's start
is reminiscent of last year, when he began 0-3 with a 12.00 ERA in five outings,
was demoted to the bullpen to regain form, then finished 12-9.
Bohanon returned to the rotation in June and went 8-4 with
a 3.28 ERA in the second half.
Los Angeles Dodgers
The center field job was supposed to be Tom Goodwin's,
but manager Jim Tracy now is utilizing a platoon and not an effective
one between Goodwin and Marquis Grissom.
Whoever plays center has led off, and Tracy has said one
of them could win the job. He also said he might change the top of the order
if their production doesn't increase. Through the first 13 games, neither Goodwin
nor Grissom had drawn a walk.
The left-handed-hitting Goodwin's batting average (.216)
was higher than his on-base percentage (.211). Grissom was hitting .115 (3-for-26)
with a .115 on-base percentage.
Yet the reason the Dodgers kept him ahead of Ramon Martinez
(whom they released) is the organization thought Gagne was better equipped to
handle the sporadic work associated with being a fifth starter.
In three starts Gagne is 0-1 with a 5.29 ERA, but the work
is going to be more spaced out over the next six weeks. He will make only five
starts through May because of off days.
In 2000, Gagne, 25, was 1-6 with a 5.85 ERA through July
before going to the minors. He returned in September to go 3-0 with a 2.53 ERA.
San Diego Padres
The Padres have the first Hall of Famer they can call their
Outfielder Dave Winfield, to be inducted this summer, will
wear a Padres cap on his Hall of Fame plaque.
"I didn't anticipate there'd be this much anticipation
or thought about which hat I'd wear," he said. "This has been an extremely tough
decision. The truth is, I feel I belong to all of baseball and everything about
it the game, the fans, the cities, the achievements and the fun. Therefore,
I went with the team that gave me the very first opportunity."
Winfield played 1,117 games with the Padres and 1,172 with
the Yankees. He denied reports that the Padres offered him a cash inducement.
But the Padres did wage a lengthy campaign of persuasion and have placed him
on the club's board of directors.
Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers, Gaylord Perry and Willie
McCovey spent time with the Padres, but Winfield will be the first to represent
the club. Sparky Anderson was a coach on the 1969 team.
Winfield's No. 31 was retired. He joins Randy Jones (No.
35) and Steve Garvey (No. 6) as the only Padres whose numbers have been retired.
"He's unbelievable in his consistency," Booker said. "It
doesn't matter what city. He just gets there and gets into his routine. Nobody's
better because nobody's better in his preparation."
San Francisco Giants
Barry Bonds ended an 0-for-21 funk with four homers
in four games, giving him 499.
"I just needed to get back in the fight," Bonds said. "I
kind of got star-struck for a little while, a little nervous, trying to block
things out of my mind and go back to the basic things and play the game."
Bonds also has 472 stolen bases, making him the only player
in the 400-400 club, and now he's on the verge of 500-500. (More on Bonds,
Page 22.)
With John Johnstone on the DL, Worrell retired
24 of the first 27 batters he faced, striking out nine and walking none.
The pilots made no announcement, however, so the team didn't
know about the problem until noticing several fire engines as the plane landed.
When the problem was fixed, the plane took off for Milwaukee.


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Grills and smiles
I love to barbeque, grill, cook-out, and enjoy the outdoors while I am cooking. I would open a barbeque restaurant with the best tasting ribs on the planet. The ribs would be so tender that they would melt in your mouth and tickle your taste buds. There would be an area for patrons to rest after they had eaten because they would have enjoyed their meals so much they would want a nap.
People are always the happiest when they have a great meal and have friends and family to share their experience with. The ambiance of the restaurant would make them feel like that was their own home and backyard. The servers would make the customers feel like they were family – even if they were having a bad day. A must have for any cook-out or in this case family restaurant would be the greatest tasting side dishes in the world.
The side dishes would consist of baked-beans full of bacon and seasoned to a tee. Coleslaw like only your mom makes. The greens would have to be picked daily just to keep up with the demand from the public. And you cannot have a barbeque without have something sweet and cold – that's where the iced tea and lemonade come into play. People would travel from different countries just to sample the ribs and finally the world would be at peace; for a piece of our ribs; and that is without the sauce.


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On Thu, 2004-05-13 at 06:24, John Andrunas wrote:
> The MA311 is a PCI 802.11b WiFi card by Netgear. I am using in my m0n0
> right now, and it works great. I guess I was not clear in my initial
> question. I need to know if the MA311 is 3.3V or 5V. I read that you
> can tell by the side that the slot on the PCI connector is on, but I
> don't know how accurate that really is. I have read in the list-archive
> of people using the MA311 with Net4501's, but I have also read of people
> that it does not work with.
If you have a look at a PCI card with the slot cover to your left and
the PCI connector at the bottom of the card, then you can easily tell if
the card is a 3.3V, 5V or universal voltage (3.3V or 5V) card by looking
at the slot in the card's edge connector.
If there's only a slot aboot 9/16 inch (15 mm) from the left hand end of
the connector, then the card is a 3.3V card, if there's only a slot
aboot 9/16 inch (15 mm) from the right hand end of the connector, then
the card is a 5V card, and if there are two slots, then the card is a
universal card.
This will give you the voltage of the card, it will NOT help in
determining the power consumption of the card. If you are going to be
using a PCI card in a Soekris box, I'd be using a 12VDC regulated power
supply to ensure that there's enough power being delivered to the
Soekris box. (These boxes can accept a 9-12VDC external power source,
I'd run it at the upper end of this tolerance to ensure it all works
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Atkins, Dwane P wrote:
> Good morning. I would like see if someone can give me an idea of how
> many users the believe that m0n0wall 18.104.22.168 should be able to handle?
> Are we looking at 100? Or 200 maybe? Or is it thousands?
30,000 states. Now the question is how many states per user? I have
seen a few virus infected systems take down an entire box. (about 100
connections a second) I have seen several hundred with lots room to spare.