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Feb 04, 2009 02:36 PM|schadha|LINK
Hi All
I am an asp developer with an experience of 8 years. I didnt bother to switch over to .net in early stages, and now it seems difficult for me to cope with it.
I am basically unable to identify how to start the project, where to begin from, how to go about the database. The books that I try to read about asp.net do not relate it to classic asp. So I am unable to understand the correct approach. I have looked at various projects with source codes that are freely available and each has a seperate approach and none of them looks familiar to me.
I have now downloaded the BeerHouse Project from the starterskit, and would like to request you guys to help me with the right approach to understand so that I can begin working on my projects. I have always worked on asp, so working in VB.Net would be easier for me, and may be this way I can later switch to c#, as I see all people are working in c#.
All help is appreciated.
help tutorial basic source code
Feb 04, 2009 03:56 PM|Lee Dumond|LINK
The easiest way to learn from this starter kit would be to buy the book that goes with it:
That being said, this is definitely NOT a book or starter kit for those who are not somewhat familiar with ASP.NET already.
You say that "The books that I try to read about asp.net do not relate it to classic asp. So I am unable to understand the correct approach". You might want to look into Doug Parson's book to get up to speed on ASP.NET from classic asp:
It is only $6.99 and is downloadable.
Feb 05, 2009 09:26 AM|schadha|LINK
Hello Lee
Thanks for your help.
I see you have provided me with 2 links.
One is a book that you say use BeerHouse as an example site. But do you really think that this book would answer my questions as to how to begin etc. I have read many asp.net books, but found none of them answering my doubts. Like what kind of db objects I need to use when. There are 10 objects in .net for a single recordset in asp, but now where to use what is not answered anywhere.
I have worked on small asp.net sites, but am not very comfortable working on it. Like I need to refer books all the time. Then if I need to rework on something, I would need to go over and check what way is it done already. Where as in asp the mind runs 1 way, and I know if some problem is occuring, where should I go and check.
The second book might be helpful, but I see that its in C#, and not Vb. Do you have a copy of it, else I will have to look for it in local market (just incase I can find it) to have a preview of it.
My question of where to start might look strange but believe me, for an asp developer who got so late to make the shift these are legitimate concerns. I cant start developing on a new platform and rollback everything to asp when I get stuck, believe me I had to do this once.
Feb 05, 2009 11:33 AM|Lee Dumond|LINK
TheBeerHouse book is not a "general" book on the hows and whys of ASP.NET. And as I stated, you won't find the book or this starter kit (or any starter kit, for that matter) very useful if you don't have a fairly solid understanding of ASP.NET already.
The second book is an eBook (PDF only) and as I said, it is only $6.99. I don't have the book, but you can contact the author (Doug Parsons) at the Wrox forums (p2p.wrox.com) and ask him anything you want.
Another book I think is really great for beginners is
Murach's ASP.NET 3.5 Web Programming with VB 2008. It starts you out at the VERY beginning of ASP.NET and will take you quite a long way.
Feb 05, 2009 02:53 PM|schadha|LINK
Thanks Lee for your support.
I have now downloaded Asp.Net maker, and have tried to generate a basic website. But I see, that this is basically to generate the admin section of the sites. I see that they have created hundreds of files, not sure if in normal working we should create so many files, so many classes or not. But I have started with the Masterpage concept, and have got a fair understanding of it. I will now try to incorporate Login controls in masterpage and try to work with it.
Feb 05, 2009 03:15 PM|Lee Dumond|LINK
Never heard of Asp.Net Maker, so I can't really say...
Feb 06, 2009 08:29 AM|schadha|LINK
Its a code generation software, that autogenerates the admin section for a given database.
As I said, I started with the membership components of .net yesterday, and I got stuck, and refered the Apress Beginning ASP.NET 3.5 in VB 2008 From Novice to Professional, and it seemed a little helpful. But I see this was a small topic, so lets see how it comes up in advance topics.
What is your opinion on this book, Any idea?
Feb 06, 2009 09:23 AM|Lee Dumond|LINK
I haven't read that book, but the few other Apress books I've seen are pretty decent, if a little on the dry side.
Feb 06, 2009 12:57 PM|Lee Dumond|LINK
Hey, I actually happened to stumble onto something really, really interesting today:
It is a series of really easy tutorials free from Microsoft. There may be one or two in there you would like...
Feb 06, 2009 04:25 PM|schadha|LINK
Hey Thanks Lee.
This new link seems to be very helpful, they have many chapter from the 'For Dummies' series, there are missing chapter also, but alteast I am getting some of what I want.
I have a question about the membership in asp.net from what I have read so far. I have created a users table in mysql and have linked the membership to it correctly. I need a mysqlrolesprovider to use roles with this, so will be looking further for it. From so far what I have read, I see that we have a few ways to make navigation for the site:
1- Use the sitemap. Problem with this is that if I want a seperate menu for anonymous user, and the logged in ones. I see that we can use roles to overcome this. But I am not sure if it really works correctly. Like if a user types the url of a secured page
directly, will he get access to it or will still be stopped.
2- Create the menu dynamically, based on user when the page loads.
Now another issue, we have a details.aspx page this can be used to show data for both anonymous users and logged in ones, based on the parameters with it. So how does my membership help me with this, or in such cases we use the old asp approach of checking the user roles dynamically on the page and showing the content accordingly. I read about the way to use WAT to secure folders, but practically for a dynamic site, it sounds unrealistic.
I know above questions might sound simple and funny, but I am really appreciating your help and support to me.
Feb 06, 2009 04:58 PM|Lee Dumond|LINK
I have a question about the membership in asp.net from what I have read so far. I have created a users table in mysql and have linked the membership to it correctly. I need a mysqlrolesprovider to use roles with this, so will be looking further for it.
Yes, you need a roles provider that would work with mySql. However, I am sure there is already one out there somewhere you can grab.
From so far what I have read, I see that we have a few ways to make navigation for the site:
1- Use the sitemap. Problem with this is that if I want a seperate menu for anonymous user, and the logged in ones. I see that we can use roles to overcome this. But I am not sure if it really works correctly. Like if a user types the url of a secured page directly, will he get access to it or will still be stopped.
2- Create the menu dynamically, based on user when the page loads.
I would go with option 1.
The roles filtering works very well with sitemaps, but you are correct in that is only hides the nodes; it does NOT actually restrict non-authorized users from accessing a page directly.
For that, you have to explicitly secure your files and/or directories in web.config using the <location> element. The <location> element lets you allow or deny access to any defined location in your file structure based on identity (userName), authorization (role), and authentication (whether or not a user is logged in).
we have a details.aspx page this can be used to show data for both anonymous users and logged in ones, based on the parameters with it. So how does my membership help me with this, or in such cases we use the old asp approach of checking the user roles dynamically on the page and showing the content accordingly.
How you accomplish scenarios like this depend on the granularity you need to control.
As I said, for simple allow/deny access to a whole page, you can use the <location> element.
For situations such as you've described, where actual access to the page is allowed to everyone, but some page contents may be shown or hidden based on authentication or authorization, you can look into using a LoginView. A LoginView lets you use templates to define how a page or a section of a page will look (and of course, what data it will contain) based on authentication (whether a user is logged in) and authorization (if they are logged in, do they belong to the correct role?).
Sometimes you need an even finer level of control; for example, if you have a GridView with record editing buttons in each row. You would want the edit buttons to show to, say, Administrators, but not to normal logged in users or anonymous users. In cases where the functionality can't be easily broken down by page section, you can use the classic ASP-like way of dynamically checking the role(s) of the currently logged in user:
MembershipUser currentUser = Membership.GetUser(); if (currentUser.IsInRole("Admin")) { // do or show something here }
Questions do not sound funny in the least. I've heard way funnier. [:D]
Feb 06, 2009 05:08 PM|schadha|LINK
Thanks Lee for a quick reply.
I will play around with this much for some time, and will bug you again with something new soon. I hope you wont mind, and I am not disturbing or taking too much time of yours.
Feb 07, 2009 07:25 AM|schadha|LINK
An exception occurred communicating with the data source. Action: CreateUser Exception: MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException: Failed to read auto-increment value from storage engine at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlStream.OpenPacket() at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.NativeDriver.ReadResult(UInt64& affectedRows, Int64& lastInsertId) at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlDataReader.GetResultSet() at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlDataReader.NextResult() at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior behavior) at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlCommand.ExecuteReader() at MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() at MySql.Membership.MySqlMembershipProvider.CreateUser(String username, String password, String email, String passwordQuestion, String passwordAnswer, Boolean isApproved, Object providerUserKey, MembershipCreateStatus& status) in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\testapp\App_Code\MySqlMembershipProvider.vb:line 468 For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Feb 07, 2009 10:00 AM|Lee Dumond|LINK
May I suggest that, instead of asking a string of unrelated questions in a single thread, that you ask each new question in a new thread? That way, more people will see it, which means you have a much better chance of getting an answer. That will also help those in the future who may be searching for the same answer.
Also, when a thread is answered, you should "mark" the relevant post as the answer.
Feb 08, 2009 10:14 AM|schadha|LINK
Thanks Lee for all your help. I have marked one of the threads as answer.


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USA TODAY picks the 20 best Beatles songs
How do you pick, let alone rank, the 20 best tracks recorded by the most beloved and influential pop band of all time? The premise is ridiculous, the task impossible. But just for fun (and with apologies to inevitable dissenters), Elysa Gardner offers USA TODAY's purely subjective list of Beatles favorites.
1. Ticket to Ride
No single better reflects the mix of ambition, tension and pure pop genius that made The Beatles unique than Ticket to Ride. John Lennon and Paul McCartney have disputed the authorship of this chart-topping, spine-tingling hit from 1965's Help! Lennon maintained that McCartney's contribution was essentially Ringo Starr's propulsive drum part, a key element in the production, which prefigures a heavier, more muscular rock sound.
The bridge is just as brilliant: The band suddenly, frantically picks up the pace, and the tune becomes precociously groovy even as it reflects the nervous desperation lurking beneath that soaring melody and majestic arrangement. The first Beatles song that ran over three minutes long, Ticket to Ride is perfection all the way through.
2. I Want to Hold Your Hand
There are few things as blissful, or as hard to pull off, as a happy pop song, free of sentimentality or snark. No rock group is responsible for more such treasures than The Beatles; a number of them are on this list, none more effervescent than 1963's I Want to Hold Your Hand, the band's first No. 1 hit in the USA.
Fittingly, the song that allowed The Beatles to conquer America was a joint effort between Lennon and McCartney, who wrote it sitting together in the basement of McCartney's then-girlfriend Jane Asher's parents. Hand's joyful simplicity is deceptive; there are tricky chord shifts and syncopated (hand-clapped) rhythms within rhythms. But the effect is unfussy exuberance — just try listening to it without grinning.
3. A Day in the Life
Had The Beatles split up after the 1967 release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, this closing track would have been the ideal coda to an amazing career. Instead, A Day In the Life was at once a summation of the band's distinctive strengths — Lennon and McCartney's songcraft, at another collaborative peak; the intuition and invention that enabled the four musicians and their studio colleagues to push the experimental envelope — and a sign that The Beatles' creative juices were still flowing in full force.
The gorgeous apocalyptic meltdown that concludes Sgt. Pepper's psychedelic trip begins through Lennon's eyes and voice. He adapted the creepy opening scenarios from real-life incidents. McCartney conceived the middle section that interrupts the disturbing dream and introduces classical elements — preparing the listener, almost, for the teeming buildup that ends with the longest, starkest piano chord in pop history.
4. Eleanor Rigby
With this single from 1966's Revolver, The Beatles secured their place in the pantheon of great musical storytellers — and Lennon and McCartney (particularly the latter, Rigby's primary writer) proved a flair for the theatrical pop song rare among their contemporaries, even those who drew deftly on the narrative traditions of folk and blues. It's hard to imagine a more chillingly, thrillingly dramatic evocation of loneliness than poor Ms. Rigby's tale.
Of course, a good chunk of credit is due producer George Martin, who had a double string quartet replace band members for the piercing instrumentals. McCartney's lead vocal is hauntingly matter-of-fact, heightening the impact when he's joined by Lennon and George Harrison in their bracing lamentations of all the lonely people.
5. Norwegian Wood
An extramarital affair — engaged in by Lennon, Norwegian Wood's principal writer — inspired this exquisite acoustic ballad from 1965's Rubber Soul. The seemingly straightforward arrangement features Harrison on sitar, his first use of that instrument on a Beatles recording, and evidence of the growing interest in Eastern music and culture that would have an influence on the band inside and outside the recording studio.
The lyrics, about a close but brief encounter with an independent and cosmopolitan woman, are pure Lennon: witty, a tad rueful and finally poignant without stooping to sentiment. The simple but sumptuous melody follows the song's journey from wry jocularity to wistful resignation.
6. Penny Lane
McCartney crafted the shiny gem that is Penny Lane in homage to the Liverpool where he and Lennon grew up. (The title refers to a part of Lennon's old neighborhood.) There is certainly a childlike innocence and ebullience to this No. 1 hit from 1967's Magical Mystery Tour. But once again, those qualities belie a marked sophistication, and some sweat: Behind his breezy vocal, you can hear McCartney multitasking on several instruments — he plays three separate parts on the piano alone.
One signature feature of the arrangement was added after the basic track had been recorded: After hearing a British chamber orchestra broadcast of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, McCartney arranged for David Mason, a classical musician who performed in the orchestra, to play the whimsical piccolo trumpet solo.
7. Hey Jude
Few back stories are better known than the one behind Hey Jude, the rousing seven-minute epic that gave The Beatles their lengthiest No. 1 hit, in more than one respect: It spent nine weeks in that position in 1968. After Lennon split with his first wife, Cynthia, McCartney was inspired by thoughts of the couple's young son, Julian. The song was conceived, famously, as Hey Jules.
Granted, the resulting plea to "take a sad song and make it better" seems more like advice to a lovesick pal. It has been speculated that the increasingly strained relationships in McCartney's band also could have been a factor. But no matter: Like its final, wordless refrain, Jude's pull — at once comforting and energizing — requires no literal translation.
8. Strawberry Fields Forever
Recorded early in the Sgt. Pepper sessions, Strawberry Fields Forever instead wound up a 1967 single, on the opposite side of Penny Lane— try topping that double bill — and later on Magical Mystery Tour. Fields also nodded to Lennon and McCartney's youth, this time from the former's perspective, but ultimately, it was more a fantasy than a recollection. "Strawberry Fields is just anywhere you want to go," Lennon told Rolling Stone in 1968.
And what a glorious, freaky destination the song is, its swirling textures and tuneful dissonance steeped in the psychedelia that The Beatles were popularizing. Little wonder those rumors arose that the song announces McCartney's death; Lennon's hallucination is as eerie as it is exhilarating.
9. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
George Harrison crafted several Beatles favorites, none more robust than this 1968 classic, featured on The Beatles (aka The White Album). Inspired by Harrison's increasing interest in Eastern philosophy, Guitar features a gentle, piano-dominated intro. As the arrangement acquires muscle and steam, a compelling tension creeps into the vocals, highlighting the lyrics' mix of frustrated idealism and knowing sadness.
Harrison famously recruited Eric Clapton to contribute the keening, doleful solo that embodies the song's title.
10. The Fool On the Hill
1967's The Fool On the Hill is as evocative a character study as Eleanor Rigby, though the character here is drawn with a lighter hand and heart. McCartney, the main writer, has said he was inspired by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and the lyrics finally convey more admiration than pity. But the melody — one of McCartney's most sublime — has a gently plaintive quality that's reinforced by the breezy but bittersweet arrangement, with its flourishes of flute and penny whistle.
Little wonder that The Fool on the Hill, featured on Magical Mystery Tour (and in the film), has been covered by artists ranging from Sergio Mendes to Aretha Franklin to Bjork.
11. Abbey Road Medley
Released in the fall of 1969, Abbey Road was the last album recorded by The Beatles, and it climaxes with a 16-minute series of short songs blended by McCartney and producer George Martin. Veering in mood from anguished to impish, from frantic to exultant, it's a final, furious rush of creative energy and irresistible melodrama.
The medley segues from McCartney's You Never Give Me Your Money (a nod to the group's music business woes) to Lennon's dreamy Sun King and quirky Mean Mr. Mustard and Polythene Pam. She Came In Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers and Carry That Weight are vintage McCartney, rocking hard and sweetly. And in The End: "The love you take is equal to the love you make."
12. Girl
Is there a great pop song more ineffably melancholy than Girl? A sort of bluer companion piece to Norwegian Wood—Girl was also written chiefly by Lennon, and is included on Rubber Soul as well — this lean, haunting ballad explores a dilemma that has plagued moony young men since time began. But in addressing the problem of women — can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em — Lennon manages to seem at once more profound and less self-pitying than most.
He apparently still had some learning to do, though. In a Rolling Stone interview shortly before he was murdered, Lennon referenced Girl in describing Woman, an equally awestruck but more appreciative song on his 1980 album Double Fantasy. "This is the grown-up version of Girl," Lennon said.
13. I Saw Her Standing There
The opening track of 1963 debut album Please Please Me wound up on the B-side of I Want to Hold Your Hand in the USA. The pairing was appropriate: I Saw Her Standing There has a similarly relentless energy and easy but masterful musicality, from its infectious melody line to its Chuck Berry-inspired rhythms.
There's also that same sense of unbridled joy and, frankly, youthful lust. After McCartney wrote the opening line "She was just 17," he and Lennon went through several alternatives for a follow-up before hitting upon "You know what I mean," one of the most loaded lyrics on the charts at the time.
14. Please Please Me
Please Please Me was The Beatles' first No. 1 hit in the U.K. and, after a slow start, helped solidify their early success here when re-released in 1964. Sheer carnal desire was once again the source. As originally crafted by Lennon, the song was slower and more deliberate; one can only imagine how hot and bothered he sounded singing, "Come on, come on."
Martin advised picking up the pace; Starr came through with a whip-smart beat, Lennon and Harrison with buoyant harmonies inspired by the Everly Brothers. The result is a shot of giddy intensity as clean and thrilling as it is naughtily insinuating.
15. Let It Be
It's not surprising that LetIt Be has an elegiac flavor. McCartney wrote it after having a dream about his mother, who had died when he was a teenager. Perhaps not coincidentally, this occurred during The Beatles' tortured dissolution process: By the time Let It Be was unveiled as a single — in March 1970, more than a year after it was recorded — the group had reached the end of its long and winding road. (An alternate version appears on the album of the same name, released in May, a month after McCartney formally announced their split.)
Yet like Hey Jude, its cousin in structure and spirit, Let ItBe is ultimately about spiritual affirmation — finding light in darkness. Musically, the track is even more firmly rooted in McCartney's affection for R&B and its gospel roots: When Billy Preston's church-like organ segues into Harrison's heavenly guitar, we're indeed assured that there will be answer.
16. Here, There and Everywhere
1966 marked the release of at least two revolutionary pop albums, The Beatles' Revolver and the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds. McCartney has often cited his deep admiration for the latter, which he heard before its release, and he was under the spell of the California boys' creative mastermind, Brian Wilson, when he crafted the rhapsodic, subtly intricate ballad Here, There and Everywhere.
Everywhere is, of course, unmistakably McCartney's creation: a love song with a seamless melody and an unabashedly open-hearted message. It's hardly the most sonically adventurous track on Revolver, but certainly one of the most memorable.
17. Drive My Car
The Beatles' most overtly sexual hit is, fittingly, also its funkiest. Harrison came up with the sizzling bass and guitar parts for Drive My Car, which opens the British version of Rubber Soul— criminally, the track was cut from the album's U.S. release — while listening to Otis Redding's original 1965 recording of Respect.
McCartney had begun writing the song en route to a session with Lennon, who borrowed the title from an old blues metaphor for, well, you know. The end product made I Saw Her Standing There seem chaste in comparison.
18. A Hard Day's Night
The Beatles' third album, 1964's A Hard Day's Night, was a soundtrack for the mockumentary film of the same name. The Fab Four's fame had reached such a ridiculous extreme that some degree of self-parody was in order, but Night's relentless, irrepressible energy suggests that the band also was infected and empowered by that enthusiasm.
Lennon, who would get in trouble by calling The Beatles "more popular than Jesus," was the lead writer, and Harrison was crucial in contributing the exuberant one-chord guitar intro, the chugging solo and the chiming fade-out — all three among the most instantly recognizable sequences in rock 'n' roll.
19. Come Together
Lennon conceived ComeTogether as a theme song for counterculture icon Timothy Leary's short-lived bid for governor of California, announced in 1969. (His opponent would have been Ronald Reagan.) Instead, Leary was jailed on charges of marijuana possession, and Come Together became the crisp, thumping anthem that opens Abbey Road.
Chuck Berry's publisher noticed a resemblance to Berry's 1956 recording You Can't Catch Me, from which Lennon borrowed four words; a resulting lawsuit was settled out of court. But thanks in part to McCartney — who slowed down the tempo and added the thick, bluesy bass line —Come Together took on a different, heavier exuberance, and a crackling power that transcends the seeming nonsense of the variously interpreted lyrics.
20. Here Comes the Sun
Maybe it's ironic that one of The Beatles' most cheerful lyrics came about as the group was disintegrating. Mind you, Harrison wrote Here Comes the Sun, featured on Abbey Road, while taking a day off to visit his buddy Eric Clapton. The Beatles' lead guitarist was on a roll at the time; the album also features his Something.
Whatever the source, Here Comes the Sun, with its simple, sparkling melody line and beatific acoustic arrangement, radiates a sense of contentment and sheer goodwill that has seldom been rivaled in pop music. Even as they were falling apart, The Beatles were capable of transmitting pure, enduring joy.
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Before installing ROM on your HTC one M7 you need to take backup your one M7. For this I have made a tutorial for how to take complete backup of HTC one M7, so that it I easier for you to take a backup. Please follow the guide carefully so that you can backup or restore HTC one M7 and important data. This is a necessary step before doing anything to your HTC one M7
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1. First, you need to enable the Debugging mode on your HTC one M7 . (See how to Enable USB Debugging)
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3. You must have at least 70 % battery life remaining. (See how to check your battery percentage)
After following the above steps please follow this Link for complete step by step tutorial on how to take complete back of your phone
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How to install ROM or Custom ROM on HTC one M7
Installing Rom on your phone, meaning installing Gapps ( Google Apps) or CyanogenMod on your device . And custom ROM means some other developer makes an Apps + feature package for the selected device.
Before going through this tutorial please take complete backup of your phone.
Their way of installing ROM and Custom ROM is same you just need that file. We assume that you have your ROM file if not then check our ROM list to download your ROM File.
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So here is a step by step tutorial on how to ROM your device.
- You need to download ROM File. I hope you got it from the above link.
- Now connect your Device to PC via USB Cable (Link for USB drivers )
- Now copy that downloaded zip file into your SD card. Don't extract any file.
- Disconnect USB and then turn off your phone.
- Now put your device in Recovery Mode. (Volume Up + Power buttons) or (By using Recovery Mode app.)
- Now wipe the user data , then wipe cache partition and then from advance, wipe dalvik cache.
- Now go into choosing a file from storage.
- Browse into internal storage where you pasted the ROM / Google app zip file and select it.
- If you want to install Gapps after ROM do it again from step no 5 and this time select Gapps file and restart it
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BRONSON - Attorneys for Florida and Chiefland have responded to 13 allegations Andy Dennis Andrews made as he seeks a declaration from a judge regarding his choice to register as a Chiefland voter.
Assistant Attorney General Sabrina E. Redd of the Office of Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum represents Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning.
In her March 12 response, Redd said that Andrews "has failed to state a claim for which relief can be granted under the Declaratory Judgments Act."
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She never knew him to have firearms in the year or so they were acquainted.
Philip then entered into a detail of what our readers are acquainted with.
Jacopo acquainted the Priors, and they informed the government.
But he had no idea of drawing back, as I should have known had I been acquainted with him longer.
I am acquainted with thy Malebranche," said he; "he had something of the Friend in him, but was not enough so.
His relationship with my aunt had made him a member of our family, and he had been acquainted with our projects.
What extremes of ways and means such people must be acquainted with!
The Bishop appears to have copied some of them in his own hand, and certainly was acquainted with the authorship.
You are acquainted with the deadly properties of the drug in question.
On one of them I observed the name of a man with whose past life and character I am acquainted.
early 13c., "personally known;" past participle adjective from acquaint (v.). Of skills, situations, etc., from late 15c.
early 13c., from Old French acointier "make known, make acquaintance of," from Vulgar Latin accognitare "to make known," from Latin accognitus "acquainted with," past participle of accognoscere "know well," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + cognitus, past participle of cogniscere "come to know," from com- "with" (see com-) + gnoscere "know" (see notice). Originally reflective, "to make oneself known;" sense of "to gain for oneself personal knowledge of" is from early 14c. Related: Acquainted; acquainting.


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'The Carolina Hurricanes left HSBC Arena a rattled bunch Tuesday evening, crying about how the referees cost them a chance to clinch the Eastern Conference finals against the Buffalo Sabres. "I'd be running for the Zamboni doors, too. It's unbelievable," Hurricanes defenseman Aaron Ward said about the men in stripes.'
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text: Yesterday, I posted a list of the signing bonuses that we handed out to our first 21 UDFAs. Later, a report came out that Ron Leary was guaranteed an additional $205,000. I was able to confirm that and found four more UDFAs to whom we gave partial salary guarantees. I'm pretty certain that guaranteeing part of a UDFA's salary is something new, as a way around the new limit on how much in signing bonuses a team can give UDFAs. This new list gives a more accurate picture of how the team views these players and answers questions about why some UDFAs did not receive a signing bonus -- Code: G Ron Leary $214,000 ($9,000 SB, $205,000 of salary guaranteed) WR Tim Benford $20,000 ($0 SB, $20,000 of salary guaranteed) WR Saalim Hakim $17,500 ($10,000 SB, $7,500 of salary guaranteed) LS Charley Hughlett $10,000 ($0 SB, $10,000 of salary guaranteed) T Levy Adcock $9,000 LB Aston Whiteside $5,000 ($2,000 SB, $3,000 of salary guaranteed) G Harland Gunn $5,000 T Jeff Adams $4,000 TE George Bryan $4,000 T Taylor Dever $4,000 LB Adrian Hamilton $4,000 T Tyrone Novikoff $4,000 RB Darrell Scott $4,000 TE Andrew Szczerba $4,000 S Eddie Whitley $4,000 CB Isaac Madison $2,000 WR Cole Beasley $1,500 RB Lance Dunbar $1,500 WR Donavon Kemp $1,500 CB Lionel Smith $1,500 CB Troy Woolfolk $1,500


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WATCH: Paul Walker crash video shows impact and massive fire
Paul Walker's fatal car accident over the weekend continues to be the subject of scrutiny and speculation, with some reports of a mechanical failure and other rumors suggesting the crash came during a street race.
Now new footage purportedly showing the moment of impact has surfaced.
The clip was recorded by a roof-mounted camera near the accident site, and it shows the vehicle's final moment before crashing.
After the Porsche's collision, a fireball erupts, sending up black smoke.
While the video is difficult to watch, it is also the best documentation so far of the incident that took the lives of Walker and driver Roger Rodas as investigators try to piece together what happened.
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This article was published 24/8/2012 (1796 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For those fascinated by the dregs of humanity, London is filled to the brim. Armed with a day pass for the London Underground, a quick tour of the capital can turn up a bevy of spies, scoundrels and ne'er-do-wells.
A favourite destination is Whitechapel, the grounds of Jack the Ripper (Whitechapel station, District line). Starting in 1888, a series of brutal murders, mostly involving female prostitutes, was carried out in the impoverished district. The victims commonly had their throats cut and various internal organs eviscerated.
Newspapers whipped the public into hysteria, coining several names for the unknown assailant, but Jack the Ripper eventually stuck.
The first victim was Mary Ann Nichols; her mutilated body was discovered in Buck's Row, now Durward Street. Over the next three years, almost a dozen murders were attributed to the serial killer. The vicious attacks ended abruptly in 1891. Over the years, more than 100 suspects have been proposed, from butchers and surgeons to aristocracy.
No one was ever charged.
The Tower of London (Tower Hill station, District line) was founded by William the Conqueror in 1066. Since then, it has served as a royal palace, a mint, an armory and a notorious prison. Ghosts of victims killed in the Tower are said to haunt the site, including Queen Anne Boleyn (who carries her dismembered head under one arm) and the young Princes Edward and Richard, murdered by their protector, Richard III, in 1483.
Several notorious traitors have also called the Tower home. On Nov. 6, 1605, Guy Fawkes was imprisoned after the Gunpowder Plot was discovered. Under torture, Fawkes revealed he and conspirators had smuggled 36 kegs of gunpowder into the cellars of the House of Lords in Westminster in an attempt to blow King James I and his ministers into oblivion.
By the 19th century, the Tower had fallen out of favour as a prison, but it was revived during the First and Second World Wars. Rudolf Hess, the deputy leader of the Nazi party, was housed in the Tower, and Josef Jakobs, a Nazi spy, was executed on the grounds in 1941.
The Thames Embankment by Vauxhall Bridge (Vauxhall station, Victoria line) presents an excellent vantage point to take a snap of the MI6 building. The giant green and white office tower is headquarters to the British Secret Intelligence Service.
Also known as Babylon-on-Thames due to its architectural affinity with ancient Euphrates temples, the 12-storey edifice was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth in 1994. It has been featured in several films, including Once is Not Enough, where James Bond (played by Pierce Brosnan) bursts from the building in a boat and chases a villain down the River Thames.
Waterloo Bridge (Charing Cross station, Bakerloo line) offers excellent views of Westminster, the London Eye and Canary Wharf. It is also the site where Georgi Markov was murdered.
Markov was a Bulgarian dissident who had defected from his homeland in 1969. As a broadcaster and journalist, he was critical of the Communist regimes that ran the country, so much so that it is believed the Bulgarian government connived with the KGB to assassinate him. On Sept. 7, 1978, he crossed the bridge to the BBC. As he waited for a bus, he felt a sharp sting in his thigh, and he turned to see a man wielding an umbrella.
Markov soon fell ill and three days later, he died. Suspecting murder, Scotland Yard ordered an autopsy, and discovered a tiny metal pellet in his leg containing ricin. The police surmised the poison was administered to the victim using a pellet gun concealed in the umbrella. Bulgarian authorities refused to co-operate in the investigation, and no one has ever been charged in the murder. Post-Communist governments in Bulgaria have recently expressed interest in resolving the case.
Feeling a bit thirsty after all the mayhem? Stop by the Pine Bar at the Millenium Hotel in Grosvenor Square (Bond Street station, Central line). This is where the Metropolitan Police believe Alexander Litvinenko was poisoned with Polonium-210 on Nov. 1, 2006.
Litvinenko was a former KGB agent turned defector who wrote several books implicating then president Vladimir Putin in a plot to terrorize Russian citizens.
On the day in question, Litvinenko met with two former KGB officers, Andrei Lugovi and Dmitri Kovtum, for a cup of tea. Litvinenko soon fell ill. Polonium-201, a rare radionuclide produced in nuclear reactors, is undetectable, but health-care workers familiar with radiation sickness diagnosed his condition and an investigation began. Police traced the polonium back to Lugovi and Kovtum, but the pair had decamped to Moscow.
Russian authorities declined British requests for extradition and the case remains in limbo. Enjoy your tea.
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TWINKIES' FATE is in the news, making Paul Krassner's speaking engagement in Claremont this week all the sweeter.
Krassner, a satirist and journalist, has done a lot of things in his life - co-found the Yippies and travel with the Merry Pranksters, among others - but he is also credited with coining the phrase "Twinkie defense."
He was covering the May 1979 trial of the accused slayer of Harvey Milk and George Moscone, a county supervisor and city mayor, respectively, of San Francisco, for the alternative paper the Bay Guardian when a witness made a novel argument.
"The psychiatrist said the night before the murder, Dan White binged on Twinkies and other junk food," Krassner related Wednesday at Claremont McKenna's Athenaeum.
"I just wrote down `Twinkie defense.' And I wrote about it."
Krassner is the only journalist to have played up that minor angle and is generally credited with being the first to use the phrase. After the guilty verdict, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen mentioned "the Twinkie insanity defense," and later, Newsweek did too.
"Within two years, the phrase had slipped into the popular lingo," the Chronicle wrote in an analysis in 2003, a quarter-century after the slayings.
That piece contends that White's lawyers didn't really blame Twinkies. They said White's uncharacteristic gluttony, as with him quitting his job, was a sign of depression, not its cause, and evidence he wasn't in his right mind.
Technically speaking, then, the phrase might be squishy, if not spongy. But its shelf life may be longer than that of the famously long-lived snack cake.
Wikipedia's entry for "Twinkie defense" calls it "a derisive label for an improbable legal defense."
Krassner said White's sentence of seven years in prison had a junk-food parallel.
"I had checked out that the shelf life of a Twinkie was seven years," Krassner told the Claremont audience.
If he got out after seven years - he actually served five - "I thought Dan White," Krassner said, "might still have a Twinkie on his shelf that would still be edible."
MORE KRASSNER: He called what he did "participatory journalism." He met Timothy Leary and took LSD with him; wrote about the anti-war movement and joined it; and interviewed a Pennsylvania abortionist in the 1960s, when the practice was illegal.
After printing the anonymous interview in his magazine, the Realist, Krassner received daily phone calls from women who wanted to end their pregnancy. He got permission from the doctor to send them his way.
After turning down local prosecutors who wanted him to reveal his source, Krassner believed his phone was tapped and called a telephone operator to ask how he could find out for sure. She wondered why he would think that, he said it was because he was referring women to an abortionist and, pregnant, she asked for the doctor's number.
"I even had a nurse call me. She couldn't find a safe place to have an abortion," Krassner said.
"I had just set out to write an article," he continued. "I hadn't expected to become an underground abortion referral service."
* "Bible Storyland," a documentary about a Christian-themed amusement park planned for Cucamonga in the early 1960s but never built, has played seven film festivals around the country since a sneak peek last year in Rancho Cucamonga. The latest is the Hollywood Reel Independent Festival, where the movie will screen at 5 p.m. Monday at the New Beverly, 7165 W. Beverly Blvd. (The wrong date was printed here recently.)
* Mark Frost, screenwriter of the two "Fantastic Four" movies, a writer of TV's "Twin Peaks" and "Hill Street Blues" and author of three novels, will appear at Mrs. Nelson's Bookshop, 1030 Bonita Ave. in La Verne, at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
* Comic and actor Eddie Izzard will perform at 8 p.m. Sunday at Bridges Auditorium, 450 N. College Way in Claremont. Tickets are $38.
* With a new Quentin Tarantino film coming, two of his classics will be revived for special screenings, "Reservoir Dogs" on Dec. 4 and "Pulp Fiction" on Dec. 6, both at AMC theaters in Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga at 7 p.m. only. Tickets are $12.50.
IN TWO visits to L.A.'s Union Station last weekend, I bumped into two people I know, making me think the train station really is the crossroads of Southern California.
I asked readers of my blog for other stories of running into acquaintances while away from home and got a bunch, including a La Verne man who saw a co-worker at Cheers in Boston - I guess everybody there really does know your name - and others who ran into Southern California friends in Hong Kong and England.
Feel free to visit dailybulletin.com/davidallenblog and add your own experience.
Also on my blog in recent days: Huell Howser's retirement is discussed; a reader asks about a desert painter who used to have a studio in Claremont; we visit Euro Cafe, a Portuguese restaurant in Claremont; and "Saturday Night Live" mentions Rancho Cucamonga, complete with video.
For you print-only readers, I'm afraid we haven't yet mastered the technology of placing a video in your newspaper.
IN CLAREMONT, a 63-year-old man entered a Citibank branch and cursed loudly before leaving. Police were called and found him sitting on a bench nearby.
Rather than hide, the man "called out to the officers and ran toward them," the Courier's police blotter reported.
He admitted he was the one who had caused a scene inside the bank, "then proceeded to pull out a tennis ball-sized rock and explain to the officers that he was going to throw the rock through the window of the bank."
Now there's a man who believes in transparency. Commendable as that trait might be, police arrested him for public drunkenness.
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After a bit of google research I found a grappling dummy called G-Man by Tao Sports. Anyone used it or recommend it?
It looks different and interesting (plus a lot cheaper than other similar products).
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The Senate gave final passage Tuesday to SB34 to allow special bond elections only once a year during regular November elections.
It was approved on a 29-0 vote, and sent to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature.
Its sponsor, Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, who is also president of the Utah Taxpayers Association, said earlier that holding bond elections at other times has led to approval of tax increases that are "decided by less than 5 percent of the voters," simply because most did not know a special election was occurring.
He said forcing bond issues or other voter-approved tax hikes to occur at the regular general or municipal elections should increase turnout, and help improve voter education.
The House had amended the bill to make it effective on July 1, to allow bond elections already planned for June this year to proceed.
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Bici Sport Petaluma Kids Gran Fondo
Friday, May 3, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
The 2nd annual Bici Sport Petaluma Kids Gran Fondo will be taking place on May 3rd. 36 local schools and kids from all over will challenge themselves on any of 3 different routes from which they choose. They can also choose to ride a bike, walk, run or roll around the 3 courses which include a 1 mile, 4 mile and 7 mile route. Parents and dogs are also welcomed to accompany their kids. All dogs must remain on leash(City ordinance). All bike entrants are required to wear a helmet.
To enter The Bici Sport Petaluma Kids Gran Fondo, young participants will gather as many pledges as they can or make a donation at registration.
- Beat the crowds! Early Bird Registration and Packet Pickup on Friday May 2nd from 6pm-9pm at Bici Sports Bike Shop (143 Kentucky St Petaluma, CA 94952). Bring Your Pledge Money or Donation to Enter.
- Day of event registration Opens at 8am left of the Lucchesi Center (Bring Your Pledge Money or Donation to Enter)
- Routes begin at 9am
Once a participant has turned in his/her pledge sheet and money, a parent or legal guardian will fill out a liability waiver before assigning a participation bib number. The money raised will be donated to the Petaluma schools, as well as to pre-selected children in the area who are living with a disability or life-threatening illness. Bicycles will be given away to the kids who raise the most money!
Does your kid live outside of Petaluma? No worries! Everyone is welcome. To enter, have your child gather as many pledges as he can, bring the pledge form with money raised to the event, and you will get a bib number in exchange.
If for some reason you cannot make it to the event, please mail all checks made out to Steven Cozza Race for Kids, PO.Box 2752 Petaluma Ca. 94952 or deliver pledge forms with money to Attn: Steven Cozza Frank Howard Allen – 905 E. Washington St, Ste. 109 – Petaluma, CA 94952
There are three ways to get involved:
Pledge & Participate. Encourage your child to gather as many pledges as he/she can. Let your child know that they are raising money for other kids in need. Also let them know that the more money they raise from family, neighbors and friends, the more of a chance they will have to win a bicycle Download the Kids Pledge form.
Volunteer. Sign up as a volunteer in our volunteer management program on the website. Complete our online form.
Sponsor. Donate as a corporation, small business, organization or individual. See our sponsorship packet.
For more information or if you would like to make a donation, please visit our official website: http://www.stevencozzaraceforkids.org/calendar/pk-gran-fondo/ and on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PetalumaKidsGranFondo
When & Where
320 North McDowell Boulevard
Friday, May 3, 2013 from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (PDT)
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Steven Cozza Race For Kids is a 501(C)(3) organization founded in 2011 by former professional cyclist Steven Cozza to make a difference in the lives of children who are living with disabilities or are disadvantaged by environment or circumstance, both domestically and globally. The organization aims to provide awareness and support of causes benefiting these children through its philanthropic activities, fundraising efforts, website, social media, as well as it's participating racers.


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Kenya Moore goes under the knife, but why?
Kenya Moore has gone under the knife!
The Real Housewives of Atlanta star underwent surgery last week to remove fibroids from her uterus.
She tweeted a pic from her hospital room for fans and thanked them for their support.
"Thank you for all your well wishes and kind regards," she posted. "Letting my family and friends know I successfully underwent fibroid surgery as it was reported."
Now that she is fibroid free, she may have better chances of conceiving a child. She recently told Life & Style she has plans to become a parent very soon.
"I am going to do in vitro," she said. "I just have to figure out whose sperm to use!"
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Dr. Colwell specializes in plastic surgery of the breast, body, and face. She completed her general surgery training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and then finished a three year residency in plastic surgery in the Harvard combined training program.
Dr. Colwell has special interests in all types of breast surgery including reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer, breast augmentation, breast lifts (mastopexy), and breast reduction. She has written articles on each of these procedures to improve techniques and outcomes. Dr. Colwell also has a focused interest on body contouring (tummy tucks, arm lifts, buttock lifts, thigh lifts, labiaplasty) after childbirth, massive weight loss, and with aging. She evaluates each person's unique body to recommend the best procedure for them considering their desires and safety considerations. She has given talks locally and nation-wide on her preferred techniques and has experience with ultrasonic liposuction for added enhancement. Dr. Colwell also performs reconstructive and cosmetic facial surgery including facelifts, eyelid lifts, rhinoplasty, excision of skin cancers, facial fillers (restylane and juvaderm), and botox.
Dr. Colwell has research interests in improving techniques and outcomes for breast reconstruction and body contouring. She is currently assessing patient satisfaction after different types of breast reconstruction and assessing the differences between patients who go on to have reconstruction compared to those who do not. This may help in counseling future patients. In addition, she is interested in patient safety in body contouring and is trying to determine the best way to manage these patients during their procedures.
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Bryan J. Olmert, president of Loncala, Inc. a land and timber operation in Alachua County was elected president of the association during the group's meeting in Destin on Sept. 9.
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Finally! It is May – the first month of the year without an "R" in it. Down here, that means it is the beginning of oyster season! These delectable molluscs are a signature Southern Louisiana treat and not-to-be-missed during your New Orleans vacation! If you are already an oyster fan, like me, you can eat a cool dozen raw. These are best, in my opinion, with a couple hot, buttery rolls and an ice cold beer. Locally brewed Abita Amber seems to be a heavenly match for Gulf Coast oysters. But, if raw is a little slippery for you, try them charbroiled. Oh, the heavenly delight of a warm tray of oysters with a bit of gravy and some hot bread!
New Orleans Oyster Bars
Standing at the counter, watching the insanely fast skills of an oyster shucker as he works his way through hundreds of Gulf Coast Oysters and eating them straight off the bar, is just as much a New Orleans tradition as the Po'Boy sandwich. Here, according to BestofNewOrleans.com, are the top five oyster bars in New Orleans:
Pascal's Manale (1838 Napoleon Ave., 895-4877)
The free-standing oyster bar in the old-school cocktail lounge is like an altar to slurping, shucking and jiving and is staffed by affable guys who turn the act of downing a dozen into high entertainment. The bartender doles out poker chips redeemable at the oyster bar for your dozen or half-dozen.
Drago's Seafood Restaurant (3232 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 888-9254 OR downtown at 2 Poydras St. on the first floor of the Hilton Hotel, 584-3911)
Sometimes out-shined by the bright, buttery spectacle of the restaurant's famous charbroiled oysters, the raw oysters at Drago's are superb on their own, thanks to strong relationships between management and oyster harvesters.
Felix's Restaurant & Oyster Bar (739 Iberville St., 522-4440)
There are three other oyster bars within a few paces of Felix's are all spiffier, but none turn out oysters as fast and with as little fuss. Just off Bourbon Street, diners can usually walk right in and mix their own cocktail sauce as the shucker sends the oysters rattling across the bar one at a time.
Bozo's (3117 21st St., Metairie, 831-8666)
A few turns off the main suburban drags is this family-run classic on a Metairie backstreet. The oyster bar feels like a neighborhood joint, even if the mall is just a few blocks away.
Cooter Brown's Tavern (509 S. Carrollton Ave., 866-9104)
This Riverbend tavern puts the bar in oyster bar. Despite casual appearances, the oyster operation here is serious stuff, serving fresh-tasting and well-shucked beauties until 2 a.m. or later.
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One morning my first summer in Berlin, I woke up alone in a park with a piece of sweaty plastic wrap around my forearm. I still had the tattoo. I still didn't have my keys.
Fabian had given me the tattoo lying in his bed the night before. We met in a club thirty-six hours earlier, on Sunday afternoon, after I tried to pick up his roommate, a brooding Austrian boy with shoulder-length blond hair who was sitting alone away from the dance floor. He had a homemade tattoo of a sword on his wrist. His roommate had made it, he said, and did I want to meet him? They both turned out to be straight, and we spent the rest of the day dancing together and sharing our drinks and our cigarettes and whatever else we had.
Another Sunday afternoon dancing at the same club, a Portuguese friend stopped me and asked, "Americans come here for the freedom, right?" Another Sunday there, a Scottish boy asked me if I moved to Berlin "just to have fun." Usually in these situations I say, "I guess so." Nobody with pupils that size could have patience for a real answer. Read More


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Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Planning Group
From the Statewide Academic Council summary of April 7, 2009, item VI
"The Statewide Academic Council (SAC) reaffirmed its support for a system wide group comprised of up to three individuals from each MAU to discuss a variety of questions and issues related to: the educational attributes (broadly construed) UA graduates should be able to demonstrate; how the arts, humanities and social sciences might intersect with UA budget priorities, what UA graduates should know in regard to citizenship, leadership qualities and other intellectual and behavioral outcomes of education. The issues being discussed are also addressed in the summaries of prior SAC meetings. Nominations for the committee are to be made to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. It is expected the committee will keep SAC apprised of its work."
Committee Members
Susan Henrichs
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
and Provost, UAF
Eric Heyne
Interim Dean
College of Liberal Arts, UAF
Kevin Krein
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Academic Director of Outdoor Studies, UAS
Patty Linton
Associate Dean
College of Arts and Sciences, UAA
James Liszka
College of Arts and Sciences, UAA
John Petraitis
Professor of Psychology, UAA
Carol Swartz
Campus Director, Kachemak Bay
Meeting Summaries
Upcoming Meetings
May 18, 2010
June 2, 2010
Upcoming Meetings
June 2, 2010


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It could happen on a barefoot beach in the South Pacific. On a cobblestoned street in a crowded
city. Over lobster in a turn-of-the-19th-century baronial estate. That's when it hits you:
you can't imagine being anywhere else, with anyone else. Here are 50 places that inspire those
kinds of moments, with insider tips on how to guarantee them.
Water Views
ST. BART'S Le Sereno
Ever since Christian Liaigre signed his name to Club Med Bora Bora, about a decade ago, style-obsessed
hotel junkies from Hong Kong to Hoboken have dared to hope that the French designer might
bring his handsome and spare sensibility to another beach resort. The wait is over. Le Sereno,
with 37 rooms that blur the distinction between indoors and out, stands on a small but exquisite
stretch of sand on the east end of the Caribbean island where the bling-bling crowd still
goes to get a tan.
T+L TIP Book the Villa Vue Mer, over 1,000 square feet of streamlined Liaigre
loveliness (teak furniture, wooden tubs) and swoon-worthy ocean views. Grand Cul-de-Sac; 590-590/298-300; www.lesereno.com; doubles from $709.
ITALY Casa Angelina
In the Amalfi Coast's first design hotel, Philippe Starck furniture and colorful
Murano-glass sculptures pop against white surfaces but don't distract from vistas of the Gulf
of Salerno and Positano. Along with all the expansive views, there are plenty of hidden nooks—the
private beach, the junior suite's enviable terrace, and the indoor whirlpool.
T+L TIP For an evening adventure to remember, arrange for a boat trip
to the tower of La Capperina, where a couple can dine outside on the roof. 147 Via Gennaro
Capriglione, Praiano; 877/783-4600; www.casangelina.com;
doubles from $270.
ISTANBUL A'jia
Formerly an Ottoman mansion, A'jia feels more like a Zen retreat, but with all the comforts
an ascetic would shun: lofted guest rooms, in-room massages—spare design with every
modern amenity. Most indulgent of all is the restaurant, where you can have a lamb fillet
smothered in pistachios and mushrooms with a bottle of Chianti on a patio beside the sparkling
Bosporus Strait.
T+L TIP Jump aboard A'jia's private wooden launch and be ferried across
the strait to the Sakip Sabanci Museum (Picasso is on view through March 26). 27 Çubuklu
Caddesi, Kanlica; 90-216/413-9300; www.ajiahotel.com;
doubles from $350.
THAILAND Zeavola
Phi Phi Island is finally emerging from 2004's tsunami and embracing a future of luxury. Fragrant
orange jasmines and panoramic views of the Andaman Sea envelop Zeavola resort's sprawling
re-creation of a mythically wealthy rural Thai village—complete with crooked paths,
a faux folk theater, and 52 bungalows crafted of tropical balau wood, rattan, and thatch.
T+L TIP Take a barefoot stroll through the fishing towns sprinkled
along the beach. Phi Phi Don; 66-75/627-000; www.zeavola.com;
doubles from $388.
MALAYSIA Bagus Place Retreat
At the southern tip of tropical Tioman Island, where virgin rain forest meets a sliver of
soft white sand and soaring, misty peaks, a narrow jetty leads to three chalets and a palm-roofed
restaurant. Accessible only by private boat, the tiny Bagus Place Retreat gives guests bedside
views of the glittering South China Sea and the chance to beachcomb in splendid isolation.
T+L TIP Take a spot at the bar and watch as stars pepper the sky above
and phosphorescence streaks the water below. Mukut; 44-7740/358-020; www.bagusplace.com;
doubles from $140, meals included.
Pampering Oases
INDIA Shreyas
The ashram meets the Amanresort at Shreyas, a farmland yoga retreat 22 miles outside Bangalore.
Its four cottages and eight tented chalets—with all the typical luxuries (but no television)—are
drizzled with jasmine, frangipani, and rose petals. Couples spend most of the day indoors,
recharging with rigorous twice-daily Hatha yoga classes and vegetarian dishes prepared with
produce from the gardens.
T+L TIP Visit the stilted thatched hut on the edge of the gardens, built
for meditation; it resembles the lookout platforms used by colonial tiger-hunters. Nela Mangala;
91-80/2773-7183; www.shreyasretreat.com;
doubles from $375, meals included.
VIETNAM Evason Hideaway & Six Senses Spa at Ana Mandara
After a day of islet-hopping in Ninh Van Bay or shopping in bustling Nha Trang, grab a bottle
from your villa's private wine cellar and soak in the wooden bathtub with a view, or plunge
into your own free-form rock pool. Or take advantage of the property's perks: stroll past
the water lily lake to the beachside spa and get an Adam-and-Eve massage that ends with a
whirlpool dip and a glass of bubbly.
T+L TIP Request a candlelit barbecue with a personal chef and waiter
and views of the South China Sea. Nha Trang; 84-58/829-829; www.sixsenses.com;
villas from $400.
CYPRUS Thalassa
Thalassa's 58 elegant suites—crisp white furniture, Brazilian-marble shelves, African
iroko-wood floors—hover above the rhythmic waves of Coral Bay on Cyprus's west coast,
but it's the Anagenisis Spa that most soothes the soul. Ask your multilingual butler to book
one of its Greco-Roman treatments, such as the yogurt, olive oil, and herb-infused Trahana
body wrap.
T+L TIP Follow your wrap with a meal at Psari, Thalassa's seafood grill
overlooking Mycenaean ruins dating back to the 13th century B.C. Coral Bay, Paphos; 800/525-4800
or 357-26/881-500; www.thalassa.com.cy;
doubles from $205.
SCOTLAND Skibo Castle
Andrew Carnegie's former estate—set on 7,500 rugged highland acres—finally has
a spa to match its spectacular setting. Sleek and state-of-the-art, each room is equipped
with a marble shower and heated treatment table, where you can start every session with a
scalp rub. Spoil yourself with an oil-rich hot-stone massage, then relax fireside or
stroll through the grounds where Madonna was married.
T+L TIP At this members-only club, you can stay only once before joining,
and rumor has it that this won't last forever. Clashmore; 44-1862/894-600; www.carnegieclubs.com; doubles from $1,258, all-inclusive.
ARGENTINA Patios de Cafayate Hotel & Spa
You don't just get to drink the fine vintages at the Patios de Cafayate in the northern Argentine
province of Salta—you get to bathe in them. The ultraslick Winespa at the 30-room Spanish
colonialstyle property draws on ancient vinotherapy techniques that include soaking in bubbling
water treated with Cabernet Sauvignon and moisturizing the skin with a preparation of grape
syrup, seeds, and oil.
T+L TIP Take the bacchanalian experience further with the 45-minute Romantic
Massage—administered at night, in the vineyards. Cafayate; 800/325-3589; www.luxurycollection.com;
doubles from $229.
Call of the Wild
SOUTH AFRICA Samara
In the malaria-free Great Karoo, the Eastern Cape's largest private reserve unfolds as far
as the eye can see. Here, reintroduced springbok, eland, oryx, gemsbok, and endangered mountain
zebra cavort in four of the country's seven biomes. With days of game drives spent tracking
rare cheetah (sightings guaranteed) and evenings in a boma dining on local lamb, venison sushi,
and bean salad (presented in a Hemingwayesque tin mug), you'll forget a world beyond the horizon
T+L TIP Splurge on one of the three Karoo Suites, done up in Cape-style
architecture (reed ceilings, tin roofs, ebony furniture), for total privacy. Graaf-Reinet;
27-49/891-0880; www.samara.co.za; doubles
from $570, all-inclusive.
AUSTRALIA Lifetime Private Retreats
Scattered across 100 untamed acres on South Australia's Kangaroo Island, these three secluded
houses take nesting to luxurious new heights. Each has beach access, telescopes to take in
the jaw-dropping views, and thoughtful vacation extras like snorkel gear and board games.
T+L TIP If you're given a choice of the three, opt for the Cliff House,
with its sensuous curves, glass-walled tower bedroom, and private path down to the ocean.
Middle River; 61-8/8354-2368; www.life-time.com.au;
doubles from $973, all-inclusive.
NEW ZEALAND Whare Kea Chalet
Get your skis serviced, then hop a helicopter—the only way to access this isolated alpine
retreat 5,600 feet up in the Buchanan mountains. The owners don't make it easy for you—the
sole bathroom is shared with two staffers—but then, how many other chalets do you know
that have bedside glacier views?
T+L TIP For an unparalleled trekking experience, head out from Albert
Burn Saddle to Galactic Bypass. Wanaka, South Island; 64-3/443-1400; www.wharekealodge.com;
double from $1,284, meals included, guide and helicopter fees extra.
ARIZONA Sedona Rouge Hotel & Spa
In a break from typical Southwestern architecture, this 77-room hotel takes its design inspiration
from 11th-century Andalusia. The Moorish fantasy plays out in the pool area, with its 500-year-old
Tunisian wrought-iron gates, and in the guest rooms, where Syrian chests and jewel-toned curtains
make for a seductive contrast with the red-rock landscape.
T+L TIP Be sure to request an unobstructed canyon view. Sedona; 866/312-4111;
www.sedonarouge.com; doubles from $229.
MONTANA The Resort at Paws Up
In Tent City at Paws Up, a western Montana resort, "roughing it" means camping under the stars
in a heated canvas bower with a king-sized featherbed. After your campfire breakfast of huckleberry
pancakes, an expert guide will take you fly-fishing on the Blackfoot, then leave the two of
you all alone.
T+L TIP The Camping Butler will light a campfire, deliver s'mores, or
set up an outdoor movie screen. Greenough; 800/473-0601; www.pawsup.com;
doubles from $595, meals included.
Sexy Cities
At the intimate Ca Maria Adele, in a quiet corner
of Italy's most intoxicating city, the only sound breaking the silence is the tolling of bells
from the nearby Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. There are just 14 guest quarters; book
the Moors' Room with blue silk chenille wall coverings, antique Florentine-Moorish sculptures,
and a balcony suspended over the adjacent canal. That way, if you never make it beyond the
door, at least you can enjoy the view.
T+L TIP For a memorable tour of the city, take a gondola from the hotel's
private moorings to the Grand Canal. 111 Dorsoduro; 39-041/520-3078; www.camariaadele.it;
doubles from $318, breakfast included.
This year may be Mozart's 250th birthday, but Vienna's most fashion-forward hotel isn't buying
into Amadeus schmaltz. At Le Meridien, all is as mod as the nearby MuseumsQuartier—from
the lobby's light projections to chef Michel Rostang's Cuisine Mondiale in the Shambala restaurant.
T+L TIP Snag one of the six top-floor back rooms: their big terraces
have heavenly rooftop views. 1315 Opernring; 800/543-4300; www.vienna.lemeridien.com;
doubles from $381.
Palma's Old Town, a warren of narrow alleyways, ancient mansions, and lively bars (not to
mention fantastic shoe shops), has recently been revived, and at its heart lies the Hotel
Tres. Behind the 16th-century façade you'll find 41 modern rooms—with
cowhide benches and platform beds—and couples lingering over breakfast beneath a shady
palm tree in the courtyard.
T+L TIP Book a massage and meal at Purobeach, a stylish seaside hangout
10 minutes by taxi from the city center. 3 Calle Apuntadores; 34-971/717-333; www.hoteltres.com;
doubles from $206, breakfast included.
In an ancient city crowded with historic mosques, museums, and Silk Route bazaars, designer
Pierre-Yves Rochon pays homage to the Persian empire with locally crafted mother-of-pearl
inlay mirrors and hand-painted ajami doors at the Four Seasons Damascus.
T+L TIP Ask the concierge to arrange a day-long excursion to Palmyra,
an early Roman oasis on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Shukri al-Quwatli St.; 800/223-6800
; www.fourseasons.com; doubles from $155.
SAVANNAH The Mansion on Forsyth Park
In this Victorian house in Savannah's Historic District, each of the 126 rooms mixes the classical
(carved rococo headboards, red velvet curtains) with the sleek (mirrored bedside tables, clear-glass
lamps). Request one on the Bohemian Floor facing Drayton Street, with a freestanding claw-foot
tub draped in taffeta and views of the 100-year-old oak trees in Forsyth Park.
T+L TIP Don't miss a private lesson at the hotel's state-of-the-art cooking
school. 700 Drayton St.; 888/711-5114; www.mansiononforsythpark.com; doubles from $289.
Nothing says hot like Versace, and with the opening of Casa Casuarina, Gianni's
former mansion, anyone willing to pay $1,500 a night can sleep, wine, and dine like a fashionista.
The original structure, built in 1930 in extravagant rococo designs, now houses a 10-room
hotel and club that is a kaleidoscope of colors and tastes, starting with a mosaic-tile pool
and ending at the Caviar Creator Lounge, where farmed roe is spooned onto guests' hands for
$100 a "lick."
T+L TIP Now that the property is part of Leading Hotels of the World,
anyone—not just invitation-only members such as Oliver Stone—can be a guest. 1116
Ocean Dr.; 800/745-8883; www.lhw.com; doubles from $1,500.
This cultural capital is guaranteed to make your heart pound—whether from a hike up
one of the staggeringly steep streets (at sunset, head to the top of Twin Peaks for 360-degree
views of the surrounding city and bay), or from a meal made with locally purveyed ingredients.
T+L TIP Carved out of the turn-of-the-century Williams Building, the
new St. Regis Hotel is perfectly placed for artistic outings: the Museum of the African Diaspora
shares the property's ground floor, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is next door,
and the hotel itself has an art collection that rivals those of nearby galleries. 125 Third
St.; 877/787-3447; www.stregis.com; doubles from $539.
Get the best view of the town's cobblestoned streets, tropical gardens, and dazzling plazas
from a suite at the 14-room Hacienda San Angel. Colonial art decorates the
secret patios and nooks, where you can steal away for a candlelit dinner.
T+L TIP Hit the plaza after hours and get caught up in the carnival spirit
of the Vallartenses who stroll the boardwalk. 336 Calle Miramar; 415/738-8220 or 52-322/222-2692;
www.haciendasanangel.com; doubles from $250.
Rio's sensual pleasures satisfy all agendas: those seeking natural beauty, Mid-century architecture
buffs, and, of course, anyone looking for the Ultimate Good Time. For a retreat from the chaos,
book one of the seven bright rooms at La Suite. They're a short walk down
a sandy lane in Rio's swanky Joatinga area—a well-kept secret of local surfers.
T+L TIP See the city from every angle by joining the pilgrimage to the
top of Corcovado mountain, strolling through the lush Jardim Botânico, and stepping
into the party on Ipanema Beach. 501 Rua Jackson Figueiredo; 55-21/2484-1962; www.chicretreats.com;
doubles from $330.
In this former imperial capital, traffic still means three bicycles side by side, or a huddle
of motorboats plying the languid Perfume River. Hire one of the latter to take you to the
secluded tombs of the Nguyen Dynasty kings, then drift back to the 122-room La Résidence
Hôtel & Spa. Each lamp, tile mosaic, and settee was meticulously crafted
to flatter the original Art Deco design of the hotel's main building.
T+L TIP Through the arc of louvered windows in La Suite du Resident,
you can gaze across the infinity pool and river to the 19th-century Citadel. 5 Le Loi St.;
84- 054/837-475; www.la-residence-hue.com; doubles from $130.
On the Sea
TANZANIA Midsummer
Retrace the old East African spice route on board this luxuriously restored 1910 schooner,
which navigates the turquoise waters off the coast of Tanzania. A typical five-day
cruise for up to six guests takes in Zanzibar's Stone Town and Pemba Island's exquisite Fundu
Lagoon, and you might get a chance to race migrating humpback whales.
T+L TIP If you find you just can't bear to disembark, you can extend
your trip all the way up to Lamu Island, off Kenya.www.sailafrica.net; 435/649-4655; from
$4,500 per night,all-inclusive.
MALDIVES Rania
The Maldives' latest slice of seclusion is an exclusive-use resort that comes with an 86-foot-long
luxury ship. Guests spend days cruising to nearby islands, swimming in the eye-dazzling blue
waters, then sleeping either in the three-suite villa on the island or, better yet, on the
four-bedroom boat itself.
T+L TIP Get scuba certified with the resort's PADI-licensed instructor.
960/ 333-6522; www.raniaexperience.com; $8,000 per night for one couple, all-inclusive, plus
$500 per night for each additional person.
AUSTRALIA Barrier Reef Seafaris
Now you can explore the world's largest coral reef aboard the most decadent of yachts. The
newly minted 130-foot-long boat comes equipped with a hydrotherapy spa, helipad, movie theater,
and your own staff—ready to wait on you hand and foot. Chartered tours through the Great
Barrier Reef are tailor-made to fit your fancy, whether that means a helicopter flight over
ancient rain forests or tracking sea turtles.
T+L TIP Go spearfishing off one of the reef's 900 islands, then
have the yacht's chef whip up dinner from your catch. 61-7/3720-8554; www.epicexpeditions.com;
from $112,000 per week.
Meals to Remember
SCOTLAND Glenapp
Nearly every ingredient on Chef Matt Weedon's sublime menu can be found in the area surrounding
this 19th-century castle on Scotland's winding southwestern coast. Roasted Ballantrae lobsters
are caught by fishermen from town. Dense cheeses are produced by local artisans, and
the game, beef, and lamb are raised at nearby farms. Share the dessert tastings for two in
the all-red dining room, then take your digestifs to one of Glenapp's 17 guest rooms.
T+L TIP Request table No. 4 and savor views of the mist-shrouded
sea, the Mull of Kintyre, and the isles beyond. Ballantrae; 44-1465/831-212; www.glenappcastle.com;
dinner for two $190.
LONDON Dorchester Grill Room
A Scottish baronial fantasy comes to one of London's grandest hotels. Under a giant mural
of Highland guardsmen outfitted in Stewart tartans, waiters carve Aberdeen rib roast and Welsh
lamb from a tableside trolley. Even Anglophiles will applaud the Gallic twist new chef Olivier
Couillaud gives classics such as Yorkshire pudding and Dover sole.
T+L TIP Save room for the ultimate dessert: sticky toffee pudding with
pecan praline ice cream. Parklane; 44-20/ 7317-6336; www.thedorchester.com; dinner for two
FRANCE Bras
Michelin three-starred chef Michel Bras continues to bring big-city cooking to his hometown
of Laguiole in this high-tech, glass-walled restaurant. From a table overlooking a dramatic
bluff, you can watch the sun set over the French countryside while sampling Bras's legendary
fried foie gras, fillet of Aubrac beef, and herbed ice cream made with wild local meadowsweet.
T+L TIP After dinner, head upstairs to one of the 15 rooms. 33-5/65-51-18-20;
www.michel-bras.com; dinner for two $275.
FRANCE La Ferme du Mont-Mussy
The rustic Ferme du Mont-Mussy, in the foothills of the Jura mountains along the Swiss border,
has neither running water nor electricity, but that doesn't stop the chef-owners from tempting
visitors with guinea fowl and mushrooms in the fall, strawberries and young asparagus in the
spring. Sip a brandy and make sure you have nowhere to go afterward—fast food is definitely not part of the local lexicon.
T+L TIP Take a table under the canopy of trees and catch a glimpse of
Mont Blanc across the lake. Then get a little lost on the nearby walking trails. Divonne-les-Bains;
33-4/50-20-24-52; www.montmussy.com; lunch for two $35.
CAYMAN ISLANDS Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman
Two new restaurants have chef Eric Ripert (of New York's Le Bernardin) at the helm, and no
one does fish better. Blue and Periwinkle, situated along the waterways that pulse through
the British-colonial resort's 144 acres, marry fresh seafood to Caribbean flavors in a modern,
nautical-inspired setting.
T+L TIP Schedule a private sailing and have the captain drop you off
on Periwinkle's terrace for grilled shrimp in a papaya-orange vierge sauce. Seven Mile Beach;
800/241-3333; www.ritzcarlton.com; dinner for two $90 (Periwinkle), $170 (Blue).
HONOLULU The Hanohano Room
The 30-story ride in a private glass elevator to the grand Hanohano Room at the Sheraton Waikiki
is the perfect occasion to steal a kiss. Once you've arrived, settle into a table with views
of Diamond Head and the Waikiki surf breaks to the east and Honolulu's city lights and the
Koolau Range to the west. Chef Ron Amasol is winning fans for modernizing the menu with crisp-skinned
Hawaiian threadfish in cilantro-ogo sauce and rice crackercoated jumbo shrimp doused with
sesame tartar sauce.
T+L TIP Book a table for six o'clock on the west side of the restaurant
for the best sunset views in the winter months. 2255 Kalakaua Ave.; 888/488-3535; www.sheraton.com;
dinner for two $125.
ARGENTINA Cavas Wine Lodge
Chef Sebastián Flores runs the tiny candlelit restaurant of this 14-room property,
set on 35 acres outside Mendoza, offering plates such as rib-eye steak with a pepper chimichurri
sauce. Dine with a view of the mountains to the sound of chirping crickets, then sleep it
off in an adobe villa with a private plunge pool.
T+L TIP Order a bottle of Quimera 2002—an acclaimed blend from
the nearby Achaval Ferrer estate—from the lodge's well-stocked private cellar. Agrelo;
54-261/410-6651; www.cavaswinelodge.com; dinner for two $50.
Off the Grid
CHILE Amilik
Chosen for the lightness of their footprint on 586 acres of unspoiled wilderness in Chile's
remote lake district, Amilik's 10 luxury guest suites (with billowing platform beds) are linked
together by elevated paths. Guided treks take you through emerald forest, and holistic treatments
emphasize mystical Mapuche Indian therapies.
T+L TIP Dine in the forest under a canopy of stars, or in the floating
restaurant, where dishes are prepared with ingredients from the resort's organic farm. Puelo
Lake; 877/532-6737; www.amilik.com; doubles from $1,000, all-inclusive.
NAMIBIA Ntwala Island Lodge
It doesn't get much more out there than this: at the junction where four African countries
and two major rivers meet, a series of islands are linked by floating walkways. On one
of the islets stand the four spacious villas that make up the Ntwala Island Lodge. Each one
comes with its own plunge pool and private beach. Can you say bliss?
T+L TIP February through April is the rainy season, the best time of
year to soar over Victoria Falls, only a 30-minute charter flight from Ntwala. Kasane; 27-11/706-7207;
www.islandsinafrica.com; doubles from $610.
SRI LANKA The River House
Set above the mighty Madhu River, half a mile inland from the Indian Ocean, every suite of
the River House is a private compound—each has an oversize courtyard, and some have
private pools and outdoor showers. All are precisely decorated with Southeast Asian and Indian
antiques sourced by owner and local design guru Nayantara Fonseka.
T+L TIP River House boatmen lead long, lazy tours of the Madhu, where
some 100 species of birds as well as yard-long lizards share tiny islands with Buddhist monasteries
and cinnamon plantations. Balapitiya; 94-11/472-4363; www.taruvillas.com; doubles from $313.
CHINA Banyan Tree Ringha
More than 10,000 feet above sea level, in the ancient heartland of Tibet's Bon religion, 32
traditional farmhouses have been revamped into decadently rustic suites. Guest quarters are
decorated with vivid thangkas and woolen carpets in the rich rust and maroon hues that are
a local trademark, and each has an open hearth for cold winter nights as its centerpiece.
Private balconies offer breathtaking views of the Ringha River and distant snowcapped peaks.
T+L TIP After a day's trek in the wilderness, rejuvenate with a hot-stone
treatment at the spa. Jian Tang Town; 65-6/ 849-5800; www.banyantree.com; doubles from $280.
FIJI Navutu Stars
You arrive by seaplane at this barefoot resort on remote Yaqeta Island, swooping down over
shimmering jade-green waters and a palmy white beach. In addition to a beautiful shoreline,
great diving, and glamorous thatched bures— some with stunning soaking tubs carved into
the smooth white-concrete floor—this South Pacific paradise has an adventurous chef
who serves up Asian dishes with Mediterranean flair.
T+L TIP Have a picnic on a nearby deserted island with a box lunch of
grilled lobster and chilled white wine. 888/345-4669 or 679-6/640-553; www.navutustarsfiji.com;
doubles from $346, including breakfast and massage.
In the Countryside
FRANCE Hegia
At Michelin-starred chef Arnaud Daguin's Hegia inn, ancient wooden beams and timbers have
been lovingly restored without losing their rough-hewn appearance. The interior, however,
has been completely transformed into a minimalist lair. Guests take their aperitifs into the
open kitchen to watch Daguin create elaborate dinners based on whatever was fresh at the local
markets that day.
T+L TIP Meander a few minutes through the foothills of the Pyrenees to
Ursuya, a small mountain that has an ancient path built by the Romans. Hasparren; 33-5/59-29-67-86;
www.hegia.com; doubles from $825, meals included.
MOROCCO Dar Zuina
About an hour's drive south of Tangier, a rugged country road through rolling hills leads
to this magical compound. Within its pastel mud walls and open-air pavilions, six rustic suites
mix Moroccan, Indian, and Middle Eastern fabrics and furnishings, collected over the years
by French owner Jean-Yves Ardiller. The activities are few; most guests are content to sit
back and take in the bucolic beauty.
T+L TIP Spend a day on nearby M'ghrirt beach, one of the least-known
and most magnificent in Morocco. Asilah; 212-61/243-809; doubles from $130, choice of lunch
or dinner included.
CAMBODIA Hôtel de la Paix
Traditional Khmer and Art Deco designs come together at this oasis four miles from Angkor,
with 107 guest rooms set around a firelit inner courtyard. Rooms come with terrazzo soaking
tubs, handcrafted furniture, wall mountings by local artisans—and iPods loaded with
Cambodian music and tales.
T+L TIP Book one of the duplex suites, which have rooftop terraces. Siem
Reap; 855-63/966-000; www.hoteldelapaixangkor.com; doubles from $360.
Worth the Splurge
MEXICO La Casa Que Canta
At thatched-roof, terra-cotta El Ensueño, the new villa at La Casa Que Canta on Zihuatanejo
Bay, your four-bedroom retreat comes with a private cabana club on La Ropa Beach, blossoms
that spell out romantic messages on the bed, and the surf serenading through open windows.
T+L TIP At cocktail hour, ask your personal butler to deliver soursop-nectar
daiquiris and tapas to the plunge pool on your patio. Camino Escénico, Zihuatanejo;
888/523-5050; www.lacasaquecanta.com; $4,500, double, all-inclusive.
VERONA Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amistà
Set in the tower of a Baroque villa four miles
from Romeo and Juliet's hometown, Mendini's Island Suite is a high-design hideaway for lovers
of art, architecture, and romance. Revamped by design guru Alessandro Mendini, the suite has
mirrored metal chairs by Philippe Starck, art photographs by Begoña Montalbán,
and Mendini's sail-shaped bed.
T+L TIP Take breakfast in the tower's lounge (seats two) overlooking
the 1,000-year-old olive trees. 78 Via Cedrare, Corrubbio di Negarine; 39-045/685-5555; www.byblosarthotel.com;
suites from $528, double, breakfast included.
SOUTH AFRICA Phinda Getty Lodge
Tara Getty, grandson of John Paul Getty II, built this burnished sandstoneand-thatch lodge
on the 44,000-acre Phinda Private Game Reserve for himself and his wife, but when they're
"out of town," it's all yours. Comprised of four suites, a living room, a study, and a kitchen,
the lodge was conceived as a fantasy of Zulu artifacts, complemented with beanbag seating
by Chris Browne, the resident designer of Phinda's ace tour operator, CC Africa.
T+L TIP Visit the dry-sand forest to view suni and red duikers. KwaZulu-Natal;
27-11/809-4300; www.ccafrica.com; $4,420, double, all-inclusive.
MALDIVES Soneva Gili Resort & Spa
A boat is the only way to reach the Private Reserve at Soneva Gili, which stands on pillars
beside one of the Maldive archipelago's pristine coral reefs. Six thatched-roof buildings
include two master suites, a living pavilion, and a wine cellar. Splash into the turquoise
lagoon from a slide on the sundeck or paddle through your own personal water garden while
tropical fish glide by.
T+L TIP Try the couples massage in the Reserve's sequestered spa complex.
Lankanfushi; 949/640-1198; www.sixsenses.com; $10,000, double.
Secret Villages
This fishing enclave was lifted straight from a van Ruisdael landscape; it even has a tiled
church spire. It's 20 minutes from Amsterdam; its canals run beside cobblestoned lanes lined
with centuries-old smokehouses; and the bell orchestra in the 400-year-old belfry still rings
out every Saturday from 11 A.M. until noon, during the morning market.
T+L TIP Check into the Posthoorn, an inn where bespoke English furniture
sits beneath 18th-century wooden beams in the five guest rooms, and the restaurant (try the
roasted wild duckling with mashed parsley root) is drawing Demeulemeester-clad day-trippers.
43 Noordeinde; 31-29/ 965-4598; www.hotelposthoorn.com; doubles from $123, breakfast included.
Trace the secluded paths of the Route de Vignoble, pausing here to admire the architecture
of a church, there at a vineyard for a tasting. Rest your head at La Clé d'Or, an eight-room
hotel and restaurant in the heart of the thimble-sized village of Bursinel (population 350).
T+L TIP Visit the neighboring hamlets of Luins, Vinzel, and Bursins and
pop into a tiny auberge for a glass of the local Chasselas. 41-21/824-1106; www.cledor.ch;
doubles from $115, breakfast included.
With pine-scented air, a shoreline dappled with lemon trees and bougainvillea blooms, and
azure waters, the beauty that surrounds the sleepy Basilicata town of Maratea rivals that
of the Sorrento Peninsula. There's a small harbor, and built into a slope of 2,000-foot Mount
San Biagio is a pristine medieval center: a maze of cobblestoned streets, piazzas, and 44
T+L TIP Book one of the 29 rooms at La Locanda delle Donne Monache, an
18th-century convent that's been turned into an inn. The sparse rooms (wrought-iron beds,
vaulted ceilings) have views of the surrounding peaks and the town's tiled rooftops. 4 Via
Carlo Mazzei; 39-973/877-487; www.lalocandadelledonnemonache.it; doubles from $350.
Written by Richard Alleman, Jennifer V. Cole, Kimberly Fay, Anne Glusker, Granville Greene,
Jaime Gross, David Kaufman, Pim Kemasingki, Amy Marr, Heidi Sherman Mitchell, Shane Mitchell,
Anja Mutic, Clara Ogden, Attila Pelit, Christopher Petkanas, Sarah Maud Powell, Douglas Rogers,
Alex Salkever, Kate Sekules, Carol Wallace, Valerie Waterhouse, Freya Williams.