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I was somewhat disappointed in the lack of Maple Leaf moves made during yesterday's trade deadline. Not because Burke didn't trade for anyone who can help us make the playoffs this year (though I though a trade for Ben Bishop would have been a useful gamble both short and long term) but because he didn't do more to set up this team for the long term. From my perspective this team is unlikely to make the playoffs this season and even if they do there is little chance they will win a round. Their defense and goaltending is bad at best and physical defense oriented teams have the ability to shut down the Leafs offense. The Leafs overall have a dreadful record against playoff teams. So, Burke had an opportunity to take a team that had very little to be optimistic about this season and set it up for a better future.
The way the team is currently set up we have the following group of forwards:Kessel-Bozak-Lupul MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin Lombardi-Connolly-Frattin Brown–Steckel-Armstrong
The six players I have listed in bold are the only six players that I believe have a chance to be on this team playing the same roles they are currently in 2-3 seasons when the Leafs really should plan on having a competitive team. And even with those six players Brown and Steckel are not core players and may or may not be kept around and Frattin still has to prove himself. Let me address some of the guys I haven't listed in bold.
Bozak – I kind of like Bozak, but lets be honest, he is not a first line center and he especially isn't a first line center between Kessel and Lupul. Neither Kessel nor Lupul are quality defensive players nor exceptionally big and putting a small and weak defensive center between them that doesn't have elite level offensive skills is just not a recipe for success. It's possible that Bozak could be a second line center with the right wingers but if we are giving the second line role to Grabovski he doesn't fit there. He isn't good enough defensively to be a third line center so I have a hard time to see where he fits in long term.
MacArthur – MacArthur is the left wing version of Bozak. He has some nice offensive skills but really isn't much more than a 50 point one-dimensional player. He isn't big, doesn't play big, isn't anything to write home about defensively. He is a nice place holder until we get something better but nothing more. I don't see MacArthur playing a significant role on a Stanley Cup contender. He just doesn't bring enough of a complete package to play a significant role on a contending team.
Kulemin – Being realistic and setting last seasons career year aside, Kulemin is probably a defensively responsible 15 goal, 35 point player. While he is no doubt a useful 2-way player he is probably more suited for a 2-way third line role.
Connolly – I like Connolly and I think on the right team with some big wingers he can be a quality second line center but he is really just a place holder on this team and probably doesn't have a long term role in Toronto.
Lombardi – Lombardi was just acquired as a way to get Cody Franson and has no long term role in Toronto.
Armstrong – If Armstrong could stay healthy I think he can be a useful player. Unfortunately he cannot stay healthy.
So, looking forward I think this could be the lineup when we are ready to compete including the holes we are looking to fill.Kessel-????-Lupul ????-Grabovski-???? Frattin-????-Kulemin Brown-Steckel-????
Needed are a first line center, preferably one with size and a defensive presence. Two second line wingers, preferably at least one with good size to offset Grabovski's smallish stature. A 2-way third line center who can kill penalties. At least one fourth line role player.
The plan, I presume now, is that at some point Colborne can be plugged into the first line role and Kadri and newly acquired Carter Ashton can be plugged into the second line winger roles.
The question I have is, why couldn't we have started this process right now? Speculation is that first round draft picks were offered for both MacArthur and Kulemin. Would it really have hurt this team that much to have flipped MacArthur for a first round pick and seen what Kadri could do on the second line for the remainder of the season? Kadri hopefully has a long term role with the Leafs, I am not certain MacArthur does. With the Leafs ever get another chance to flip MacArthur for a first round pick? I am not so sure. The price for players was extremely high yesterday (see Gaustad, Paul) and I don't think you get a first round pick for MacArthur in the summer. Same goes for Kulemin, though I do think Kulemin could have a long term role with the Leafs, just not necessarily as a regular top six forward. Wouldn't it be nice going into this summers draft with two or more first round picks and the opportunities that provides either in drafting quality prospects for the future or packaging them in a trade? Wouldn't it be nice going into this summer with some kind of indication as to whether Kadri is ready for a regular role the NHL? I can argue the same for Bozak. If Bozak could have been flipped for a draft pick or a prospect, wouldn't it have been nice to see if Colborne is ready for regular NHL duty?
I realize it is tough for Burke to admit to fans that this is more or less a lost season from this point on, but I don't really think fans would be unhappy had he traded away Bozak and/or MacArthur and/or Kulemin and/or others for first round picks and prospects and said "we thought that we had a playoff team that could possibly even scare someone in the first round but it has become clear that the group was not coming together as expected so we decided to make some changes and give some of our quality prospects a chance to show they will be ready for the NHL next season." Some fans might be angry that they have on some level 'given up' on the season but I think the majority of them will see that as being far more realistic than what Burke actually said: "we still believe in this team."
So, as far as I am concerned, yesterday was a lost opportunity to trade away some players that may not (or probably do not) have a long term future with the Leafs (MacArthur in particular) while the prices were as high as they may ever be for those players. It is also a lost opportunity to give some NHL ready prospects such as Kadri and Colborne an opportunity to show their abilities at the NHL level. Instead have to watch a bunch of guys who won't be with the Leafs when they are ready to be serious contenders fail to make the playoffs and generally continue to disappoint with their underwhelming performance. Mediocrity without optimism is not fun to watch and lets be clear, this team is mediocre and there aren't many players on the team we can be optimistic will be better a year or two from now. They are what they are and there isn't much hope this group will get any better.


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Washington, DC- General Services Administration (GSA) today announced a contract award to Equis Corporation for $9.5 million to support the 2010 Census.
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A graduate of Rutgers (B.A., 1962) and Stanford (Ph.D., 1966) universities, Pinsky taught at Wellesley College, the University of California at Berkeley, and Boston University.
The title poem of Pinsky's first collection, Sadness and Happiness (1975), comments on the poet's own life. His long poem An Explanation of America (1979) probes personal and national myths. Vivid imagery characterizes his other collections, which include History of My Heart (1984), The Want Bone (1990), and The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems (1996), Jersey Rain (2000), and Gulf Music (2007). Landor's Poetry (1968), The Situation of Poetry: Contemporary Poetry and Its Tradition (1976), Poetry and the World (1988), and The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide (1998), and Democracy, Culture, and the Voice of Poetry (2002) are among his critical writings. The Life of David (2005) is a study of the biblical figure. He was poetry editor of The New Republic from 1979 to 1986 and from 1997 of Slate, a weekly on-line magazine published by Microsoftan online magazine. Pinsky cotranslated poems by Czesław Miłosz that were published in The Separate Notebooks (1984). His verse translation of Dante's Inferno (1994) is notable for its gracefulness and its faithfulness to the original terza rima form. In addition to editing several poetry anthologies, Pinsky devised and published an interactive quest romance called Mindwheel to be played on computers. In 1997 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


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RV110W Port Forwarding Still Broken in 22.214.171.124 Firmware
I installed firmware version 220.127.116.11 a couple weeks ago after seeing in the release notes that the port forwarding bug where clients would get 'no route to host' was resolved (one of the original posts found here: https://supportforums.cisco.com/message/3512354).
After installing the firmware and confirming it's running I've seen no improvement. I still must reboot my router 2-3 times daily so clients can access the ports that are defined in the port forwarding module.
Please take another look at this - the issue is not resolved and as far as I can tell it hasn't even been improved. Please also let me know of any beta firmwares - anything to put this issue to bed. It's been going on far too long.


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Try booting from a live DVD. If that is working you might want to move your X server's config file and try it again.
Usually, I can find myself the solution to my problems, but I have no idea what to do for this one. I just upgraded backtrack from rc1, following the guide, and all went well. I can boot fine, I get the login prompt, then after that when I type startx to get the GUI, the screen just flash 1-2 times and then stay black. The only thing I can do is shutdown the computer and restart it. What could be the problem? Maybe it's not recognizing my screen resolution? Or maybe it's forcing a higher resolution than the screen supports?
Try booting from a live DVD. If that is working you might want to move your X server's config file and try it again.
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Fix-vesa actually allowed me to start normally, but now I'm stuck with 1024x768 resolution, and my screen is 1280x800. I tried editing the xorg.conf, adding my resolution, but it just keeps giving me a black screen if I load the intel drivers instead of the vesa one. Anyone here running on a MacBook 2.1 (or more recent) in 1280x800 and with RC2 could have a look at their xorg.conf file and give me a hint or just post it?
There are at least 10 threads covering that, but you never bothered searching the forum, did you?
Code:sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorgreading logs is always usefull as wellCode:fix-vesa
If anything can go wrong, it will....
I ran those commands, and now I can't even get it to work with fix-vesa. I'm getting the black screen each and every time I start.
well in this case showing the xorg log might come handy
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Bretton, Barbara. Casting Spells
Chloe Hobbs is a knitter of almost supernatural powers, and her shop, Sticks and Strings, has been named the number one knitting shop in New England two years in a row. But she's the only inhabitant of small-town Sugar Maple, Vermont who invites any outside interest. Sugar Maple, the ultimate cozy New England small town, was founded by Chloe's sorceress ancestor as a haven for all the witches, warlocks, vampires, werewolves, pixies, fairies, and other supernatural beasties under attack by New England's more mundane residents in places like Salem. A spell woven by that ancestor is maintained by the presence of a Hobbs woma in town, and Chloe is the last. But she is only half-sorceress—her father was human—and the spell is weakening. So the town has been throwing an assortment of hunky supernatural fellows her way, hoping for sparks. Those sparks don't fly, however, until human police officer Luke McKenzie comes to Sugar Maple to investigate the suspicious death of a human tourist. He's exactly the wrong man for Chloe, but it's love at first sight for them both and Chloe's powers blossom just in time to help protect the town from her greatest rival—a faery queen of terrifying power.
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Nebraska's new abortion law forced one woman to give birth to her terminally ill, premature baby who she then helplessly held dying in her arms.
Danielle Deaver gave birth to one pound, ten ounce Elizabeth last December and could do nothing but hold and comfort the baby with her husband, Robb, as the newborn struggled to breath and died fifteen agonizing minutes later.
Deaver rushed to hospital when her waters broke at only 22 weeks into the pregnancy but doctors told the couple that their baby had almost no chance of surviving.
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The elderly who live by the morality of ignorance share another interesting well-known characteristic—they won't listen to anyone. No matter what the issue, they only want to do things in their own way. They never trust what another person says, and look for some evil intent in everything that said. For example, when they are told they should not eat a certain food because it is bad for their health, they think it a lie invented to keep them from eating it. For this reason, when one gives them advice, they don't listen; they become angry, thinking that others want to refuse them a meal.
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$153 After a massive $30 million renovation last year, the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel traded its concrete-cool image for a tropically chic vibe. Kitschy Hawaiiana touches have struck a chord among the young travel set: a color scheme Don Ho would love, beaded curtains in lieu of closet doors. Downstairs, Tiki's Bar & Grill draws a raucous crowd for pu pu and fruit-filled cocktails. For a little moonlight cinema, hit the beach, where free alfresco movies are shown every Saturday and Sunday night. 2570 KALAKAUA AVE., OAHU; 800/922-7866 OR 808/922-2511; www.astonhotels.com
$135 If you want to camp without pitching a tent, El Capitan Canyon, 15 miles north of downtown Santa Barbara, has 26 canvas-walled rooms on wooden decks, with handcrafted twig furniture. Need your own bathroom?The 96 tin-roofed cedar cabins provide that and more: a kitchenette, Jacuzzi tub, sleeping loft, and fire pit. After exploring tidal pools on the stony Pacific shore, unwind during an in-room Barefoot Deep Massage. 11560 CALLE REAL, SANTA BARBARA; 866/352-2729 OR 805/685-3887; www.elcapitancanyon.com
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$139 It's no Hearst Castle—that's three miles to the north—but for a Best Western, the 12-acre Cavalier Oceanfront Resort can't be beat. This Big Sur property was carved out of a 1960's motel set above the roaring Pacific. Most of the accommodations are done up in Mission-meets-lodge style, with wood-burning fireplaces and sturdy furniture. The year-round temperature here averages 60 degrees, so the beach and tide pools are mostly for walks, whale- and elephant seal-watching, and sunset bonfires. 9415 HEARST DR., SAN SIMEON; 800/826-8168 OR 805/927-4688; www.cavalierresort.com
$120 Located just 200 feet from the Pacific and two hours west of Portland, the Inn at Manzanita is the perfect spot for a romantic weekend. The 13 rooms at the pine-and-cedar inn each have a Jacuzzi, fireplace, down comforter, and private deck. Expect an attentive staff that will schedule massages, plan hikes, and even supply board games and magazines on a rainy day. 67 LANEDA AVE., MANZANITA; 503/368-6754; www.innatmanzanita.com
$175 On the sheltered Door Peninsula, the Blacksmith Inn stands sentry over 400 feet of untamed, shrubby Lake Michigan beachfront. The 15 rooms, in a half-timber 1912 blacksmith's house and a new neighboring building that's nearly identical, capture the simplicity of early America—wide-plank maple floors, patchwork quilts, cherrywood four-poster beds. The inn's homemade granola is best enjoyed sitting on Adirondack chairs while watching blue herons wade by. 8152 HWY. 57, BAILEYS HARBOR; 800/769-8619 OR 920/839-9222; www.theblacksmithinn.com; breakfast included *
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$195 Hotelier André Balazs transformed an old motel into a sophisticated, retro jewel overlooking Shelter Island Sound and Crescent Beach. It's known as Sunset Beach for its incredible sunsets. The 20 rooms have funky paper lamps and lounge chair-bedecked terraces. The atmosphere is not too "Hamptons," although at times it feels dangerously close, particularly when mainlanders boat in to visit the open-air restaurant. For the best deals, come midweek. 35 SHORE RD., SHELTER ISLAND; 631/749-2001; www.sunsetbeachli.com; open Memorial Day-Labor Day
$175 Far down Maryland's Eastern Shore, the 20-room Tilghman Island Inn commands a marshy spit off Chesapeake Bay. On a remote isle favored by gruff oystermen, two fashion-forward innkeepers cater to Beltway gentry with leopard-print throws and wildly eclectic watercolors. Upstairs, the white-on-white room No. 12 has fabulous east and north water views. Poke around Knapp's Narrows in an outboard runabout; at night, take a bite of the chef's Pernod-laced oysters wrapped in puff pastry. 21384 COOPERTOWN RD, TILGHMAN ISLAND.; 800/866-2141 OR 410/886-2141; www.tilghmanislandinn.com *
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$180 Southern comfort means flip-flops and fried chicken at the carefree Sea View Inn, just a dune away from the surf on a laid-back barrier island 70 miles north of Charleston. The 20 pine-paneled rooms are beach-rental basic: hand-stitched quilts, ceiling fans, half baths. (Rinse sea salt off in a shower down the hall.) Guests can whistle "Dixie" while dangling a fishing pole from the tidal-marsh dock. 414 MYRTLE AVE., PAWLEYS ISLAND; 843/237-4253; www.seaviewinn.com; all meals included
$179 Unlike some of its posher (and pricier) South Beach neighbors, the Roney Palace has no buzzing nightlife scene. But what this waterfront property does have is pretty appealing nonetheless: large rooms (most with kitchenettes), sleek décor, and an infinity pool that blends right into the Atlantic. Guests are kept satiated with fresh pineapple, served poolside or down on the beach. 2399 COLLINS AVE., MIAMI BEACH; 800/432-4317 OR 305/604-1000; www.roney-palace.com
$176 Dalvay-by-the-Sea, a Queen Anne Revival "cottage" on Prince Edward Island, was built in 1895 as a summer house for Standard Oil's first president and later converted into a 26-room hotel. The guest rooms are furnished with period summer-cottage antiques; sadly, however, many of the original family pieces were sold off. Eight three-bedroom units (pine interiors, Vermont casting stoves) were added in 1995—terrific for large families. GRAND TRACADIE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND NATIONAL PARK; 902/672-2048; www.dalvaybythesea.com; breakfast and dinner included *
$134 A confluence of currents gives Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island the warmest water north of the Carolinas. Above Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Markland Coastal Resort is designed for people who value location over thread count. A main lodge overlooks the beach, as do 25 cedar-and-pine cabins. The resort's arts center holds weekly ceilidhs—Gaelic for "big parties." Book now; the season begins in May. CABOT TRAIL AT DINGWALL, CAPE BRETON ISLAND; 800/872-6084 OR 902/383-2246; www.marklandresort.com *
$100 While it's not technically on a beach, you can still taste the salt at the cliffside Rockhouse Hotel, on the aptly named Pristine Cove, west of Negril. Stone-and-thatch cabanas with mosquito netting-draped beds are perched above the water. At the restaurant, which serves New Jamaican cuisine, reggae is always on the sound system. WEST END RD., NEGRIL; 876/957-4373; www.rockhousehotel.com
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$125 A renovated 1940's beach retreat, Numero Uno Guest House presides over a wide stretch of sand between San Juan's resorts and casinos. The 14 rooms are decorated in light woods and muted colors. Room No. 12 has the best ocean view; all have cable TV and high-speed Internet access. But you'd be a fool to stay inside and miss the sunsets from the library's terrace. 1 SANTA ANA ST., SAN JUAN; 866/726-5010 OR 787/727-5482; www.numero1guesthouse.com *
$160 Opened in January by a pair of ex-Manhattanites, the Bravo brings a welcome small-scale, big-city vibe to Vieques. With a mere nine rooms and a two-bedroom villa, an oceanfront locale (floor-to-ceiling windows open straight onto the Caribbean), and edgy furnishings (egg lamps, Italian linens), the Bravo is the island's first true beachside designer hotel. Pack your laptop: the high-tech hotel has one of Vieques's only Wi-Fi "hot spots," for wireless Internet access. 1 N. SHORE RD.; 787/741-1128; www.bravobeachhotel.com
$120 At one end of a crescent beach, surrounded by an estuary and a salt pond, is La Sagesse Nature Centre, in a 1960's manor house once owned by a British lord. The waterfront restaurant is known locally for its balisierbread (sourdough baked in banana leaves). The resort isn't all sun and sand: hiking trails lead through mangrove swamps up into the rain forest, and Boney, an in-the-know taxi driver, takes explorers on offbeat island tours. ST. DAVID'S; 473/444-6458; www.lasagesse.com
Saint Maarten
$175 The gingerbread-trimmed Mary's Boon Beach Plantation, on the island's Dutch side, has 28 rooms painted in bright Caribbean colors, with cathedral ceilings and carved Balinese beds. Ask for a garden studio, which opens onto coconut-laden palm trees and flowering hibiscus. One caveat: the hotel is close to the airport. Instead of complaining, join the fun by grabbing a piña colada, climbing the plane-viewing platform, and cheering as the jets touch down. 117 SIMPSON BAY RD.; 599-5/457-000; www.marysboon.com *
Virgin Gorda
$195 The tree-house villas at Guavaberry Spring Bay are on a curved bijou of a beach. A couple of picnic tables are available for lunching on items bought in the honor-system commissary (Guavaberry has no restaurant or room service). Rooms are spacious and adequate, though style-seekers would be advised to look elsewhere. The real luxury here is the proximity to Virgin Gorda's main attraction: the Baths, a natural park of grottoes. 284/495-5227; www.guavaberryspringbay.com *
$95 It's a travel writer's dream: to open a hotel on a Caribbean island. After falling in love with Barbados while on assignment, Uschi Wetzels left her native Germany and applied everything she had learned over the years about the hospitality industry to create Sea-U Guest House. The whitewashed wooden building on the rugged east coast is modeled after the island's traditional architecture and has five dressed-down rooms cooled by ceiling fans and ocean breezes. TENT BAY, BATHSHEBA, ST. JOSEPH; 246/433-9450; www.seaubarbados.com *
$202 The innately modern Dutch design aesthetic and the carefree nature of the Caribbean mix at the Floris Suite Hotel. The 71 mini-apartments have clean interiors with tile floors and splashes of color. One step outside and it's tropical all the way—a thatched-roof restaurant, a bar with tables practically in the tide, nightly bands, and a pier lit up like a runway. PISCADERA BAY; 599-9/462-6111; www.florissuitehotel.com *
$123 North of Santiago, the exclusive coastal enclave of Zapallar is lined with cliffs, boulders, and stately mansions. In the crags above town is the Hotel Il Parador de Zapallar, its crisp, linear design by Mathias Klotz, an esteemed Chilean architect. Most of the 15 rooms have floor-to-ceiling Pacific views and an innovative industrial decorating scheme: panels of pressed-wood chips cover the floors, childlike paintings hang on the walls. Empanadas infused with squid ink are served in the ocean-facing restaurant. For guests not on a budget, there's a rooftop helipad. CARRETERA F30 N., ZAPALLAR; 56-33/790-514; www.paradorzapallar.cl; breakfast included *
$160 Three hours by boat from Salvador, Morro de São Paulo is an island escape with four beaches. There's hang gliding by day on First Beach; beach parties by night on Second; snorkeling on Third. Fourth is crowd-free, thickly forested, and home to the 16-room Hotel Porto do Zimbo. Spread out like a mini-resort, the hotel has a pool and gardens. Each room is comfortable, but hardly luxe, and has a TV, fridge, air-conditioning, and a terrace with a hammock. MORRO DE SÃO PAULO, ILHA DE TINHARÉ; 55-75/483-1278; www.hotelportodozimbo.com; breakfast included *
$165 The so-called St.-Tropez of South America, Búzios, two hours north of Rio de Janeiro, lacks chic places to stay. The exception is the Mediterranean-inspired Pousada Casas Brancas. The pool and alfresco restaurant share the same bay views as the 32 rooms, each of which has its own unique combination of weathered tiles, wood moldings, and whisper-thin curtains. The boutique-and-restaurant-filled "downtown" is only a five-minute walk from here, but many guests never set foot outside. 10 ALTO DO HUMAITÁ, BÚZIOS; 55-22/2623-1458; www.casasbrancas.com; breakfast included *
Costa Rica
$155 Sueño del Mar, a family-run hacienda, is a tribute to the country's meditative lifestyle. Each of the six rooms is lavishly rustic (wooden beds draped in Guatemalan textiles, stucco walls), and the indulgent Balinese-style outdoor showers allow you to commune with nature. Locally made hammocks line the shaded veranda, where breakfast includes just-picked bananas. The Pacific laps up against the foot of the property at high tide—in season, be sure to check out the leatherback turtles laying their eggs. PLAYA LANGOSTA, TAMARINDO; 011-506/653-0284; www.sueno-del-mar.com; breakfast included *
$76 The hotels stand cheek-by-jowl on Roatán Island's busy West Bay Beach, but the peaceful section occupied by Luna Beach Resort's 17 stucco-and-teak bungalows is farther down the shoreline. Lounge chairs are sprinkled along the ribbon of sugar sand out front; one of the world's finest coral reefs is only a few strokes beyond the surf. There's also easy access to the jungle for hiking. Once the sun descends, join the crowds that congregate on the wood deck for the weekly party until dawn. WEST END, ROATAN, BAY ISLANDS; 011-504/445-0009; www.lunabeachresort.com
$90 The roads are made of sand on the tiny 12-square-mile spit of Isla Holbox, off the Yucatán Peninsula, home to the remote Xaloc Resort. Two Spanish expats have built 18 palapa-topped casitas, which provide luxurious comforts and are kept cool with stone and ceramic tiles and concrete walls. There's not much to do besides swim in the turquoise waters or lounge by the two pools with a rum-spiked fresh mango juice. From May to October, the horizon is painted in bubble-gum pink when 40,000 flamingos migrate to the island. ISLA HOLBOX; 877/278-8018; www.mexicoboutiquehotels.com/xaloc; breakfast included *
$60 Villa Amor is made up of 32 villas scattered over a jungle hillside in the fishing village of Sayulita, just north of Puerto Vallarta. Consider your sensitivity to mosquitoes when booking (you can request an open or a closed villa), but definitely opt for the older units, which are more authentic than the condo-style models. Some also have private terraces, plunge pools, and full kitchens. (There's an Italian restaurant for those who view cooking as a chore.) PLAYA SAYULITA, SAYULITA; 52-329/291-3010; www.villaamor.com
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$84 Cape Town's Indian Ocean beachfront used to be all the rage, until fickle holidaymakers shifted their attention to the Atlantic coast. Now that the area is back in vogue, the Glencairn Hotel has been completely renovated and renamed the Southern Right Hotel in honor of the whales that frolic off its shore. The Victorian building has generous colonial dimensions, cretestone walls, and Moroccan-style chandeliers; half of the 10 rooms overlook the sea. 12-14 GLEN RD., CAPE TOWN; 27-21/782-7925
$260 Ten years ago, two vacationing Swedish sisters stopped on Zanzibar's northeastern coast. Captivated by its beauty, they abandoned their around-the-world trip and opened Matemwe Bungalows. If isolation is what you desire, this is the place. The 14 thatch huts have no telephones or televisions, or electricity, for that matter—nighttime illumination comes courtesy of flickering kerosene lamps and candles. Meals are included; save room for the cakes of fisherman-turned-pastry chef Othman. He showed such flair in the kitchen that he was persuaded to trade in his pole for an apron. ZANZIBAR; 255-747/425-788; www.matemwe.com; all meals included
$115 The tiny island of Lanta Yaiis where Bangkok's elite spend weekends in solitude. Everyone's buzzing about the stark, futuristic Costa Lanta, created using lumber from Colonial-era houses. Hidden amid shrubs, the 22 bungalows have indoor-outdoor showers and sliding wooden walls that open to the elements. Rooms 201 through 204 front the pool and are Costa's choicest. No need to worry about noise: all the action takes place down by the beach, where a groovy bar and restaurant is encircled by towering timber columns. KLONG DAO BEACH, LANTA YAI; 66-7/561-8092; www.costalanta.com *
$216 Vietnam's premier seaside spot, Nha Trang, isn't nearly as overrun as other Asian beach towns. It's also affordable, safe, and only 45 minutes by air from Saigon. Secluded at the southern edge of a four-mile-long beach is the Ana Mandara. Sixteen thatch villas house 74 Zen-minimalist rooms. Don't let the roving masseuses on the beach seduce you: the new Six Senses spa, set in a coconut grove, has pavilions outfitted with stone-and-bamboo Vichy showers and Japanese tubs. Massage therapists from India and Sweden showcase native treatments from their homelands. BEACHSIDE TRAN PHU BLVD., NHA TRANG; 84-58/829-829; www.sixsenses.com/ana-mandara *
$260 A pink Indo-Portuguese-style palace, the Leela Goa has everything a large beach resort should: lagoons, waterfalls, moats, 75 acres of exotic palm trees, and spice and herb gardens. Drink a feni (Goa's specialty spirit, distilled from cashew fruit) under a coconut grove on the beach. Detox with an ayurvedic massage in the spa and health center. Or just chill on the terrace of one of the 151 clean, marble-clad rooms, magnificently framed by the river Sal and the Arabian Sea. CAVELOSSIM-MOBOR; 91-832/287-1234; www.theleela.com *
Sri Lanka
$175 The road to Galle can be long and hectic, but pulling into the Apa Villa Thalpe—owned by the founder of Insight Guides, Hans Hoefer—makes it worth the trip. Located in three villas that look out onto the Indian Ocean, the six Colonial-style suites have polished-concrete floors, canopy beds, and pillow-covered banquettes. The view is interrupted only by swaying palm trees and a dramatic silver-blue pool. THALPE, GALLE, SRI LANKA; 94-91/228-3320; www.villa-srilanka.com *
$140 On the southern coast, far from Bali's backpacking scene, is the Puri Santrian. Ask for a traditional bungalow, with elaborately carved wood doors, locally made rattan and wood furniture, and an open-air stone bathroom. For a bit more per night (yet still reasonable), stay in one of the larger Club rooms, which offer four-poster beds, marble bathrooms, a breakfast of exotic fruit juices and nasi goreng (morning rice), and access to the resort's waterfall-fed pools. The beach is public, although never really crowded—except for the occasional hawker selling manicures. 63 JL. DANAU TAMBLINGAN, SANUR, BALI; 62-361/288-009; www.santrian.com
$95 "Eat, Play, Stay" is the motto at the über-hip Ravesi's Hotel on Bondi Beach in Sydney. Plush sofas and quirky accents—wave-shaped moldings, seashell decorations—dominate the 16 earth-toned rooms; high rollers opt for one of five split-level suites with private terraces. The lobby has a chrome-and-glass lounge where Aussie celebs come for cocktails and sweeping views of the surf. 118 CAMPBELL PARADE, BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY; 61-2/9365-4422; www.ravesis.com.au
$173 Set in a traffic-free conservation area of mangroves, wetlands, and coastal dunes, the 350-room Couran Cove Island Resort prides itself on its approach to environmentalism. But this is a far cry from roughing it. The spa has Vichy jet showers and Thalgo body treatments. A sports facility includes squash courts, rock-climbing walls, and a Carl Lewis-endorsed running track. For a classic Aussie "beach and bush" experience, stay in one of the 95 self-catering, solar-powered nature cabins hidden among banksia trees, just yards from the island's 14-mile white-sand Pacific beach. SOUTH STRADBROKE ISLAND; 61-7/5597-9000; www.couran.com
New Zealand
$105 In a remote, seaside fern-tree forest, 35 minutes by car and water taxi from Blenheim on the South Island, is the revamped 35-room Portage Resort Hotel. Behind the ordinary motel exterior, you'll find sizzling primary-colored and silver walls and floor-to-ceiling windows. It's a hangout for hedonists who enjoy wine tasting and walks along pebble beaches, as well as for activity hounds, who can sea kayak, mountain bike, fish, and take mild day hikes on the Queen Charlotte circuit. KENEPURU RD., MARLBOROUGH SOUNDS; 64-3/573-4309; www.portage.co.nz *
$135 One Orange mixes space-age style (slanted roofs, exposed wood beams, pseudo-Scandinavian interiors) with sublime surroundings (the bungalow is set back from a two-mile swath of the North Island's "undiscovered" east coast). The main activities are horseback riding, fishing, snorkeling, and having sunrise champagne breakfasts. Savor the peace and quiet: the hotel accepts no more than four guests at a time. WAINUI BEACH, GISBORNE; 64-6/868-8062; www.oneorange.co.nz; two-night minimum
$130 Reached via a 15-minute ferry ride from central Stockholm, the aim of the Hotel J is to emulate a Newport, Rhode Island, summerhouse. Inspired by classic American yachts, the 45 rooms are kitted out in crisp blue-and-white fabrics and oak furniture while public areas use canvas sails as matting. Guests who own boats can moor near the glass-walled restaurant, which is known for its seafood dishes, naturally. A tip: Swedish business travel drops off in the summer, as do room prices. 1 ELLENSVIKSVÄGEN, NACKA STRAND, STOCKHOLM; 46-8/601-3000; www.hotelj.com; breakfast included
$227 Here's one way to stay at a stately country house in remote northwestern Scotland without going broke: the Bramble room at the 300-year-old Pool House. Considerably smaller than the hotel's other suites—and less than half the cost—the room still has the same feel, thanks to a 400-year-old mahogany bed, a Victorian bathroom with a shoe-shaped "slipper bath," and a private sitting room. Best of all, you have access to the hotel's library, snooker room, and fine restaurant. Swim into the loch from the small pebble beach, but be warned: the water can be bone-chillingly cold, even in summer. Fortify yourself with a full Scottish breakfast of smoked kippers, haggis, and creamy porridge. POOLEWE, WESTER ROSS; 44-1445/781-272; www.poolhousehotel.com; breakfast included
$110 In an Edwardian house decorated in Miss Marple mahogany, Cornwall's three-room Broom Parc, on the Roseland Peninsula, is as cozy as the cup of tea you'll undoubtedly sip as you watch those waves beat against the stony shore. Walk for miles in either direction on the Coastal Footpath, which circumnavigates England, or head 30 minutes east for a tour of the Eden Project's two biomes, housing plants from all over the world. VERYAN, TRURO, CORNWALL; 44-1872/501-803; www.broomparc.co.uk; breakfast included
$136 The cheery, wooden beach huts that dot Britain's coastline are as English as fish-and-chips. But the best deal to be found is at the Art Deco-inspired Hotel Continental in the time-locked oyster-fishing town of Whitstable. Beachcombers can overnight in one of the hotel's eight smartly converted, 150-year-old fisherman's huts. A short walk down the beach is the more-modern main hotel. English breakfasts are included; fresh seafood at the amazing Whitstable Oyster Fishery Co. is not. 29 BEACH WALK, WHITSTABLE; 44-1227/280-280; www.hotelcontinental.co.uk; breakfast included
$235 In the middle of the French Riviera, between St.-Tropez and Cannes, is La Belle Aurore. All of the 17 Provençal-style rooms—buttery walls, whitewashed beams, blue or red fabrics—have terraces or balconies that face the sea. Mediterranean dishes are served in a candlelit dining room, and the English-speaking staff has a refreshing "Anything we can do?" attitude. 5 BLVD. JEAN-MOULIN, ST.-MAXIME; 33-4/94-96-02-45; www.belleaurore.com *
$133 A century ago, Insel Rügen was the Baltic getaway for Berlin's elite (including Einstein). As part of an effort to revamp the resort area, Hotel Villa Neander, a 14-room 1905 inn just a few blocks from the seaside boardwalk, has been renovated with California-bright sage-and-white rooms and a restaurant serving hearty German specialties. The hotel exterior mixes Rügen's signature Bäderarkitektur—whitewashed wood and balconies—with Jugendstil, the country's answer to Art Nouveau. 16 HAUPTSTRASSE, BINZ; 49-38/393-5290; www.glasner.den
$140 A 17th-century tuna fishery on Sicily overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea has been converted into Tonnara di Bonagia. Don't worry if you miss out on the mattanza, or ritual tuna hunt, held every May and June—you can learn about it in a museum dedicated to the ancient tradition, located on the property. Of the 100 elegant rooms, about half have kitchens and air-conditioning. The private beach is small and gravelly; instead, hit the adjacent Olympic-sized swimming pool, chaise longues, and snack bar. PIAZZA TONNARA, BONAGIA, VALDERICE; 800/346-5358 OR 39-0923/431-111; www.framonhotels.com; open March-November
$127 The village may be centuries old, but one look at the Ponta do Sol in Madeira and the years vanish. The 54 bright, minimalist rooms all have a Philippe Starck-like style, but it's the glass-sided restaurant sitting at the edge of the land that is the real draw. For adventurers, the hotel can arrange jeep safaris, mountain bike rentals, surfing lessons—you name it. QUINTA DA ROCHINHA; 351-291/970-200; www.pontadosol.com
$152 One of the first hotels on the fashionable Costa de Luz (Coast of Light), the Hotel Dos Mares still draws in-the-know Europeans, kite surfers, and families. The main lodge is surrounded by 35 simply decorated casitas—crisp linens, Mexican tile floors, wicker tables—hidden in a thicket of blooming gardens, palm trees, and cacti. Keeping current, the hotel is adding habitaciones, including an airy Moroccan-style suite complete with canopy bed and 14 windows that open directly over the sea. KM 79.5, CARRETERA NACIONAL, TARIFA; 34-956/684-035; www.dosmareshotel.com *
$228 Hotel Istron Bay is a sparkling all-white Aegean resort on Crete sitting between a bay and a mountain slope. Rooms and bungalows have tile floors, deep balconies, and American-style bathrooms. The four restaurants promote the healthful Cretan diet (grilled fish, grains, fruit), so no need to feel guilty for just zoning out under a palm tree. If you do anyway, activities are endless: scuba diving, folk dancing, cooking, and weekly barbecues on the private beach. ISTRON, ÁYIOS NIKOLAOS, CRETE; 30-28/41-06-1303; www.istronbay.com; breakfast included *
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• Las Vegas has an Eiffel Tower, so why not an 11-acre white-sand beach at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino (3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; 877/632-7000 or 702/632-7777; www.mandalaybay.com; doubles from $159)?
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• Stephen P. Leatherman of Florida International University, also known as Dr. Beach, issues annual ratings of superior strands (www.drbeach.org).
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This January marks a year since former publisher Fred Hamilton announced the Facts and the Whittier Daily News would be having Digital Mondays.
This announcement was wildly unpopular.
People who weren't wired feared they would be left out. They're not, any more than they already were. The stories, comics and puzzles we would have run Mondays are in print Tuesdays, (with the recent exception of an online-only column about nature in Redlands), and those readers were already left out of the things online offers that print can't accommodate: video, longer stories, interactivity, immediacy, non-local news, reader photo galleries.
I know how intimidating it is to dive in. I still have to call my son at college when I want to put in a DVD. This Internet business is all magic to me.
But print is unlikely to make a big comeback, and our mission has been to convert several print readers into online readers, which we have achieved by thousands. Combined print and online subscribers put us at our highest readership in the paper's 122-year history.
Printing and distributing a paper is a huge expense. Also, making a Monday paper stretched my small reporting staff into compromising on quality.
Going back to six issues a week, which had only been undone a year prior, gave us all a little elbow room to put more time and resources into our coverage. It gets us out in the community a little more; it gets us cameras and laptops and overall, better hometown community reporting.
When I meet someone 40 and older (my own age group), I get pulled aside for a tete-a-tete about how he likes to hold the paper in his hands, on the porch, with coffee and a cat. I get admonished that he would not like to see this paper go completely digital.
I am not dismissing these readers. My own husband won't read it if it doesn't crinkle and fold.
Do not worry.
I predict the Redlands Daily Facts will be among the last to stop crinkling. The role we play in this community is not as disposable as the metropolitan papers competing with CNN. We are the kind of paper you cut apart and paste in scrapbooks.
With other news, once you know it you're done. With ours, once you know it, you need to come in and buy five copies (and pop into the editor's office for a hello and a cookie).
The first Monday without a print edition, we had live coverage of Martin Luther King Day observances keeping the site fresh throughout the day, but I got emails and call saying Sunday's paper was still up.
It turned out people had run out and bought an e-Edition subscription for the occasion. Even three people who work at the Facts were saying they were seeing Sunday's paper.
Clearly, this is confusing to everyone.
So I'm marking the anniversary with a guide to digital Facts reading.
Let's start with the website, redlandsdailyfacts.com.
Here, you're going to find all of our stories on the home page as soon as they're written, the day before you see them in print.
The latest stories are in the upper left corner. State, national and international stories are in the top center. Letters to the editor and columnists are low on the left. Our Town, Sports and Business are bottom center.
Those are below our Question of the Week - where everybody gets to share an opinion or a memory, and Ask the Facts. Ask me anything. I will find out how you get your sidewalk fixed or whether Neil Diamond lives in Redlands.
There is a tab that features the obituaries. Below the new stories on the left there are photo galleries.
We also have reporters' Twitter posts scrolling on our home page. Can't make the RHS game? Watch the play- by-play on the home page Twitter feed.
When you click on a story, you will see video embedded, if there is footage, which there often is. Scroll below any story for reader discussion or to add your own comments.
Whenever an event runs past 8 p.m., for instance, a high school football game or a City Council meeting, a short story, if anything, will run in the print version, but the whole story will go on the website that night. And if we have room for only 6 inches of story in print, the full version will be posted online, where we have unlimited space and no press time.
If news is breaking, the story will be available to you immediately and will be updated as we get information. If you want to share a story, you can post the link on Facebook or Twitter, or send it in an email.
On the downside, it's frustrating to deal with the slow loading and the pop-ups. Bear with us. We are working to improve it constantly, and we do not have our head in the sand.
Also we are part of a company paywall experiment.
That means if you have a print subscription, you have free unlimited access to the website. You just need to use your email address to get your password.
If you do not have a print subscription, you have full access to the home page and can click on five stories a month before a pop-up box asks you for a password.
But if you have the links to the stories, you can go directly in and read everything without hitting the paywall. I try to post links to all stories and letters to the editor on the Redlands Daily Facts Facebook page and on Twitter, so if you "like" our page, you can scan the headlines and click on the stories from there to your heart's content.
You can also email me to ask for a link anytime.
Or you can purchase a subscription to the website, which is half the price of a print subscription.
The e-Edition is a totally different thing.
It's an identical but digital version of the print newspaper. The pages are visible online the same day the paper is available in your driveway. You see each page in its entirety, with the stories, photos and advertisements exactly where they are in print.
You can click on any element to enlarge it, but there are no links to share. What you can do is click to get a PDF of any whole page.
On Mondays, there is no e-Edition because there is no print edition.
To access the e-Edition, go to our website and click on "e-Edition" in the upper right corner. You can access it three times in a free trial, and you get only one free trial per email address before it asks you to buy a subscription.
Then there is the app.
The app is plain old free. You can download it on your iPad or smart phone, and access the local, state and national stories for free, unlimited. You can click to share them on social media. The drawback is you can't see the comments, the homepage or videos. (All of this is true for our mobile phone version, except you don't have to download anything. At the bottom of the mobile menu, it offers the option of going to the full website, my favorite.)
At this time the newspapers in our company are getting new apps, and the Facts is not up yet, but it will launch soon. I don't use it, because I like the reader comments, but I downloaded it while I was writing this column. It was showing me only the first paragraph of each story. I'm pretty tech challenged, so this may be my error.
Anyway a new-and-improved is coming.
And tech-challenged though I am, I have mastered email on my phone. Ask for help. As hard as we're working to provide immediate information about what's happening around you in Redlands, I would hate for you not to know until the next morning.
Don't miss out on the magic.
Toni Momberger is the editor of the Redlands Daily Facts. Friend her on Facebook and follow her on Twitter (@Tonimomberger), email her anytime at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 909-793-3221. But don't ask her for help operating your DVD player.


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Gestational Carriers
Hello everyone!
I was just curious if anyone has ever used or had been a gestational carrier? I am wanting to offer this to my sister-in-law, but due to the sensitivity of the subject I am not sure how or when to bring it up. I kinda dropped a hint over the holiday when we were discussing mine and my husband's plan for future children. I am 29 and I want to have one more child of my own before I offer this. I know this is a lot of information. Please share your stories.
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I have not had nor been a gestational carrier, though I do think I would like to be one day. Is your sister-in-law actively searching for a surrogate? Do you think she will be comfortable with a family member? Some people would prefer to use a surrogate that will not be a regular part of the child's life. Also, if she is actively searching now, you may not be available enough for her. After all, you do want to have another child of your own. That pushes her time to use you as a gestational surrogate back a minimum of a few years and puts you closer to advanced maternal age.
Overall, I think what you are offering is absolutely beautiful and selfless. If surrogacy is something you are interested in, with your sister n law or otherwise, I encourage you to purse it. It is one of the most beautiful, amazing gifts one woman can offer another. Just want to give you some thoughts on how the sister n law may feel.
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My sister-in-law has not said that she is looking for a surrogate. That is the whole issue. We also live in Colorado and she lives in Nevada. My thinking is that because we only see them twice a year it might help.
Thank you so much for your advice.


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What to do to increase chances of getting pregnant
Hi, we've been trying for 2 years now, what to do to increase chances of getting pregnant? Of course the act of doing it is obviously the answer but what I mean is, what did you do differently? did you go through diet change? doing specific exercise? please share. thanks
18th June 2014 06:42 AM #2
Hi marierose,
I'm sorry to hear that you have not been able to conceive yet.
How often do you and your partner make love? What enables many women to get pregnant quicker is knowing when their fertile time of the month is. There are only around three days every month that a woman is able to conceive. You can look out for the natural signs of fertility - please have a look at this detailed linked previous thread on this topic.
Are your cycles regular? Are you a healthy weight?
Drinking plenty of water each day can help you to conceive. It is also important to eat a healthy, balanced diet with as much fresh fruit and vegetables as possible. Avoid smoking and alcohol and keep stress to a minimum. Regular exercise is also important. I personally have found swimming good at this time.
Generally speaking, couples are advised to see their doctor is they have been trying to conceive for 12 months and have not been able to. Have you thought about this? Please could I ask how old you are as age is an important factor in fertility for a woman.
The missionary position is thought to be good for conceiving. Some sources also advocate a woman laying on her back for 5 minutes after love-making with a pillow under her bottom.
Warm wishes,
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Hi, I'm 32, yes regular cycle, 28days. Ill check the link too. Thank you for the tips, ill surely do it
19th June 2014 06:08 AM #4
At 32 years old age shouldn't really be a problem - it is typically from age 35 onward that fertility starts to significantly decrease each year. That's good that your cycles are regular. How frequently do you and your partner make love? Have you spoken to your doctor/ been through any fertility testing?
Warm wishes,
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Take folic acid and prop pelvis and legs up for a bit after doing the deed. That may help some.
20th June 2014 11:25 PM #6
Yes, it's interesting that the main reason to take folic acid when you are trying to conceive is to protect the baby from certain birth defects (neural tube defects). This article explains the importance of folic acid in more detail: What is Folic Acid. However, some studies also show that folic acid can help a woman to ovulate regularly and so can help with conception itself. This is relatively new information.
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Yes getting pregnant when you are married is so exciting. When I got married I did not get pregnant so easily so my husband and I prayed hard for me to get pregnant. After 5 months I got pregnant then, it was so amazing.
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Anti-reflux surgery - dischargeFundoplication - discharge; Nissen fundoplication - discharge; Belsey (Mark IV) fundoplication - discharge; Toupet fundoplication - discharge; Thal fundoplication - discharge; Hiatal hernia repair - discharge; Endoluminal fundoplication - discharge
You had surgery to treat your gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD is a condition that causes food or liquid to come up from your stomach into your esophagus (the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach).
Your surgeon probably repaired a hiatal hernia with stitches. A hiatal hernia develops when the natural opening in your diaphragm is too large. Your diaphragm is the muscle layer between your chest and belly. Your stomach may bulge through this large hole into your chest. This bulging is called a hiatal hernia. It may make GERD symptoms worse.
Your surgeon also wrapped the upper part of your stomach around the end of your esophagus to create pressure at the end of your esophagus. This pressure helps prevent stomach acid and food from flowing back up.
Your surgery was done by making a large incision in your upper belly (open surgery) or with a laparoscope (a thin tube with a tiny camera on the end).
What to Expect at Home
Most patients go back to work 2 - 3 weeks after laparoscopic surgery and 4 - 6 weeks after open surgery.
You may have a feeling of tightness when you swallow for 6 - 8 weeks. This is from the swelling inside your esophagus. You may also have some bloating.
When you get back home, you will be drinking a clear liquid diet for 2 weeks. You will be on a full liquid diet for about 2 weeks after that, and then a soft-food diet after that.
On the liquid diet:
- Start off with small amounts of liquid, about 1 cup at a time. Sip. Do NOT gulp. Drink liquids often during the day after surgery.
- Avoid cold liquids. Do not drink carbonated beverages. Do NOT drink through straws (they can bring air into your stomach).
- Crush pills, and take them with liquids for the first month after surgery.
When you are eating solid foods again, chew well. Do not eat cold foods. Do not eat foods that clump together, such as rice or bread. Eat small amounts of food several times a day instead of 3 big meals.
Your doctor will give you a prescription for pain medicine. Get it filled when you go home so you have it when you need it. Take your pain medicine before your pain becomes too severe.
- If you have gas pains, try walking around to ease them.
- Do NOT drive, operate any machinery, or drink alcohol when you are taking narcotic pain medicine. This medicine can make you very drowsy, and driving or using machinery is not safe.
Walk several times a day. Do NOT lift anything heavier than 10 pounds (about the same as a gallon of milk). Do NOT do any pushing or pulling. Slowly increase how much you do around the house. Your doctor will tell you when you can increase your activity and return to work.
Wound Care
Take care of your wound (incision):
- If sutures (stitches), staples, or glue were used to close your skin, you may remove the wound dressings (bandages) and take a shower the day after surgery.
- If tape strips (Steri-Strips) were used to close your skin, cover the wounds with plastic wrap before showering for the first week. Tape the edges of the plastic carefully to keep water out. Do NOT try to wash the Steri-Strips off. They will fall off on their own after about a week.
- Do not soak in a bathtub or hot tub, or go swimming, until your doctor tells you it is okay.
When to Call the Doctor
Call your doctor or nurse if:
- Your temperature is above 101 °F.
- Your incisions are bleeding, red, warm to the touch, or have a thick, yellow, green, or milky drainage.
- Your belly swells or hurts.
- You have nausea or vomiting for more than 24 hours.
- You have problems swallowing that keep you from eating.
- You have problems swallowing that do not go away after 2 or 3 weeks.
- You have pain that your pain medicine is not helping.
- You have trouble breathing.
- You have a cough that does not go away.
- You cannot drink or eat.
- Your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow.
Peterson RP, Pelligrini CA, Oelschlager BK. Hiatal Hernia and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. In: Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA:WB Saunders; 2011:chap 44.
Kahrilas PJ, Shaheen NJ, Vaezi MF, Hiltz SW, Black E, Modlin IM. American Gastroenterological Association Medical Position Statement on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Gastroenterology. 2008;135:1383-1391.
Wilson JF. In The Clinic: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149(3):ITC2-1-15.
Review Date: 10/8/2012
Reviewed By: George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.


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You can try using the update script from here:
And then repackage the .iso and use that .iso for the flash drive in place of the original.
i know how to install nvidia drivers on a bt5 or linux os that is installed to a hard disk. however, i don't know how to do that to a live usb installation and make it stick. even persistent usb installs do not allow permanent driver changes. the how-to on nvidia drivers specifically indicates that it is a video driver install to a HARD DISK installation of bt5. is there any faq for udating drivers for a usb install?
You can try using the update script from here:
And then repackage the .iso and use that .iso for the flash drive in place of the original.
hi bwana,hylogibbon,
you say that there are no problem to install the NVidia driver, for the GE FORCE GO 7300, in to BT5?
i have tried only one time but i have find some problems.
if you tell me that there are not a bugs problems with them i will try with more free time.
I added backtrack 5 to my katana usb. Inside the /boot/menus folder is the backtrack5 menu named bt.cfg. I changed it to reflect the various boot modes that i want. When i booted backtrack5 I got a weird display-bad colors. I needed the nvidia drivers for my pc. I realized that trying to install the nvidia drivers requires blacklisting the nouvau driver.
i opened the cfg file and added this menu entry
LABEL No Nouveau
MENU LABEL No Nouveau
KERNEL /bt5/casper/vmlinuz
APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper initrd=/bt5/casper/initrd.gz cdrom-detect/try-usb=true live-media-path=bt5/casper rdblacklist=nouveau nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0 text--
More about currently selected:
Safe Mode
I then navigated to where i had downloaded the nvidia drivers and installed them by typing:
sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86-275.09.07.run
Wonderful they installed! startx gave me a normal desktop!
However, when i boot with my regular menu entry which is:
MENU LABEL Text
KERNEL /bt5/casper/vmlinuz
APPEND file=/cdrom/preseed/custom.seed boot=casper initrd=/bt5/casper/initrd.gz text cdrom-detect/try-usb=true live-media-path=bt5/casper splash vga=791--
More about currently selected:
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I get the same weird graphics I had before i installed the nvidia driver.
So, How do i make these changes permanent?
Do I need this in my kernel boot entry
rdblacklist=nouveau nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0
or this
rdblacklist=nouveau nomodeset?
Last edited by bwana; 06-25-2011 at 05:55 AM.
I booted into bt5
opened up a terminal as root
ran the update script
chose update all
it did its thing
(the only error i got was with fasttrack)
Now, since i updated my bt5 directly from the usb, why shouldnt I be all set? Why didnt the changes get saved to the original image?
I guess I am asking HOW-TO " repackage the .iso "
Last edited by bwana; 06-25-2011 at 05:52 AM.
I have it booting from USB with working nvidia drivers. I have just during boot added parameters
nomodeset vga=0
then after boot
rmmod nouveau
and after installation of drivers the startx load the nvidia drivers.
yes i know i can install the nvidia drivers with every boot, the idea is not to have to do that
i'm running persistent usb and i just downloaded and installed the linux x86 nvidia-drivers from the site and havn't had any problems since
how'd you do that? on a default boot, the nouveau driver prevents the nvidia installer from running. on a safe boot (nomodeset=0) i can install but it's not persistent.
I have BT5 on a persistent usb with encryption as described in the how-to section. Installing the video drivers according to the CUDA pdf didn't work for me so I went to the nvidia site, found my graphics card (quadro fx 2700m) and downloaded the linux x86 driver. I've read that you can end the x-server with ctrl+alt+backspace? but that shortcut never worked for me. After restarting to get to the terminal I installed the driver I downloaded. Now whenever I startx the nvidia driver loads right away. The biggest surprise to me was that the driver I downloaded works for both my laptop and desktop (gtx 460), however on the nvidia site they don't have a linux driver listed for the gtx 460.


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Relationships between concrete producers and concrete contractors can be rocky. This is especially true when there's a problem on a cast-in-place job. Owners and general contractors know and often encourage using a blame game to assign a cost penalty.
In this game, the contractor would often blame the concrete and the producer would blame the workmanship. The truth, of course, is often more complicated.
Fortunately for our industry, there are leaders who believe that the solution to the blame game may be as simple as working together to communicate and educate.
"Concrete is an installed product," explains Rita Madison, the executive director of the Arkansas Ready Mixed Concrete Association (ARMCA). "No matter what the quality of the concrete delivered to the jobsite, proper installation and curing determines the quality of the finished product." With that in mind, the ARMCA initiated a program to train their contractor customers instead of blame them.
ARMCA's new cooperative program goes beyond training. It aids contractors certified in nationally recognized programs for flatwork finishing, concrete testing, and pervious concrete installation.
The results have been dramatic, with fewer callbacks, increased concrete quality statewide, and a better relationship between producers and contractors. And just as important, ARMCA has been successful in convincing engineers and owners to insist on including contractor certification in their bidding documents.
The holy grail of certification is to have it incorporated into project specifications. The problem with this is the chicken or egg dilemma. Specifiers are not going to require certified people on a job if they are not already available, and most contractors don't want to spend the time and money to get their people certified if it's not required.
There are several such programs in the industry. The American Concrete Institute administers most of them (see ACI Certification at the end of this article). ACI has programs for field-testing technicians, laboratory testing technicians, and flatwork finishers, among others.
ACI also manages certification programs in cooperation with the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (for tilt-up supervisors). Another national certification program is for pervious concrete craftsmen, sponsored by the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA).
At its most basic level, certification as a flatwork technician or field testing technician only indicates that a person has studied the reference documents and was able to answer the questions on the exam. Someone with no background in concrete, but who has studied the books for a few hours, could get certified as a technician.
Even so, the effort does provide assurance that a certified technician has some level of basic knowledge. However, moving up to the finisher or craftsman level requires significant experience—up to 4500 hours (about three years) to be certified as an ACI Flatwork Finisher.
While national organizations develop and monitor certification programs, local training is handled by sponsoring groups, like local ACI chapters or state promotional organizations like ARMCA. Typically, these groups will hold a training class and follow it up with a certification exam. And since concrete remains a local business, it's often up to these local groups to convince all stakeholders of the certification's benefit.
Sponsoring and promoting certification
"I've made it a goal to improve the overall quality of cast-in-place concrete across the state," says Joey DeRoe with Razorback Concrete and chairman of ARMCA's flatwork finisher certification program. (DeRoe recently changed jobs and now is a market manager at Holcim in Memphis, Tenn.) "This all started when I got on a marketing committee whose goal was to increase the number of concrete parking lots in Arkansas. I told the committee that the only way to sell more concrete parking lots was to increase the quality.
"The first thing we needed was people who could build parking lots as fast as the customers needed and to do it with high quality. So we developed a program for flatwork finishers. We raised the flatwork finisher certification program from 10 or 12 people every two years to where we had 280 over a two-year period."


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(Carbondale, CO) The first leg of a bike trail that may someday link the towns of Carbondale, Redstone and Crested Butte is nearing completion. The public is invited to celebrate the official opening of the 5.2 mile stretch of the Crystal Valley Trail at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, July 23rd at 1:30 pm at the Roaring Fork High School parking lot.
The bike path up the Crystal River Valley is a dream-come-true for trail advocates. The Scenic Byway along Highway 133 is a popular bike ride that has become more and more dangerous as automobile traffic has increased over the years.
"We're certain the new bike trail will be popular among locals and visitors alike," said Open Space and Trails Recreation Planner, Lindsey Utter. "For many, the trail will make it possible for them to ride up the Crystal River Valley for the very first time."
The asphalt trail is 8 feet wide with an additional 4 feet of soft surface for equestrians and other users along the majority of the trail where there is enough space.
Pitkin County Open Space and Trails funded the lion's share, $1.75 million, of the $3 million project with help from a $1 million Great Outdoors Colorado Grant. Garfield County contributed $295,000, the Town of Carbondale $195,000, the State Trails Program/Colorado State Parks chipped in $190,000, the Colorado Department of Transportation $85,000, the Jelinek family contributed $50,000 in addition to a $5,000 grant from the Aspen Skiing Company's Environment Foundation.
"This project is the first phase of a trail vision that will connect Carbondale to Redstone, and is the northernmost component of a 73 mile Crested Butte to Carbondale trail," said Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Director, Dale Will. "The political groundwork for this ambitious vision now includes intergovernmental agreements uniting the Town of Carbondale, and Garfield, Pitkin, and Gunnison Counties," Will said.
Gunnison County has already completed a section of the trail from the summit of Kebler Pass toward Crested Butte.


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