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Armie Hammer, lover of rough sex, stars in the remake of The Lone Ranger as John Reid. He plays a masked ex-Texas Ranger who, with his Indian friend Tonto (Johnny Depp), fights injustice in the American Old West. Yeaaah. Well, the movie may be a total flop but at least we can now add him to our list of smokin' hot guys in horrible movies. Check out pics of him below looking extra dapper.A little chest hair never hurt anybody.
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1. Is it my imagination or did bravura actress Sarah Brown return to General Hospital (as Claudia Zacchara) with a little something extra under the signature slutty red wrap dress? And isn't fierce mob princess Claudia very similar to Maerose Prizzi (Oscar winner Anjelica Huston) the fierce mob princess who wants to take control of her mob family in the 1985 hit movie Prizzi's Honor? Is there a mob movie that Bob Guza has failed to rip off?
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We're situated right on the corner of Brisbane and Beaufort Street, Perth's hippest thoroughfare.
A previously decaying old icon has been transformed into a bustling and vibrant venue abundant in community cool but losing none of its pub values. The Brisbane is somewhat a reinvention of the classic pub, set in urban and contemporary surroundings. Our eclectic blend of customers and staff creates a welcoming and dynamic character, offering a sense of familiarity for our patrons. The Brisbane is a local pub for city folk.
Our modern pub food is served in healthy proportions using the freshest of local ingredients. What you can expect from The Brisbane is an enthusiastic welcome, quality fresh cuisine, premium affordable wines, innovative design, a lush terraced beer garden and outstanding service.


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Victor J. Revenko
Executive Emeritus, Chevron Corporation
Mr. Revenko spent his career at Chevron Corporation in business, technical and management functions. He lives in Marin County (north of San Francisco) with wife Maggee. He has two grown children, Laura and Liz.
Mr. Revenko is a native New Yorker who attended NY public grade school, Stuyvesant High School and graduated with undergraduate and graduate degrees in Science and Engineering from Columbia University in New York City.
He joined Chevron after graduation and settled in the Bay Area where he has lived mostly since then. He spent some time in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Bahrain and Europe on business assignments and has traveled to many counties on behalf of Chevron and for personal enrichment.
Mr. Revenko became involved in international education and exchange many years ago through Chevron's interest and support. From this he developed a fond interest in citizen diplomacy, international education and exchange. To this end he built and managed a worldwide learning and development consulting organization in Chevron. During the course of his career he attended the University of California at Berkeley and earned a business degree as well as business executive courses at Stanford and USC.
Mr. Revenko found time to (and still does) help the community. He is a past President and Member of the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth Club of California, past President of the International Diplomacy Council (IDC), Chairman Emeritus of the Association of Internal Management Consultants, past Member of Mayor Newsom's Workforce Investment Board, and a Member of the California Supreme Court Committee to select State Bar Court Justices.
Mr. Revenko also helps on the Board of Ross Valley Players, a local community theater group presenting plays of value and helping educate the community in theater arts.
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Green beans and onions are lightly sautéed in only 1 tablespoon of oil.
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Ingredients and Preparation
- If using fresh green beans, cook green beans in boiling water for 10-12 minutes or steam for 2-3 minutes until barely fork tender. Drain well. If using frozen green beans, thaw first.
- Heat oil in a large skillet. Sauté onion until golden.
- Stir in green beans, salt and pepper. Heat through.
- Toss with parsley before serving.


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As you can see I forgot how to put the focus right and keep a good quality on images when editing and posting them online which I'm quite upset about, I'll learn again.
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NAIA Women?s Swimmer & Diver of the Month ? No. 1
By Chad Waller, NAIA Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Christine Tixier of Biola (Calif.) has been named the NAIA National Women's Swimmer & Diver of the Month, the national office announced Friday. Tixier was selected based on her performances in the months of October through December. She was chosen out of a pool of candidates nominated by NAIA women's swimming & diving programs.
Tixier, a junior from Benton City, Wash., has already qualified for the national championships in eight different events (50-Freestyle, 100-Freestyle, 100-Breaststroke, 200-Breaststroke, 100-Butterfly, 200-Butterfly, 200-IM and 400-IM). Since Oct. 12 at her first meet of the season, Tixier has tallied seven first-place finishes and 10 second-place efforts. She has finished outside of the top three just five times all season.
Tixier is the national championship record-holder in the 100-yard butterfly (:54.60), which was established at the 2012 event.
The second edition of the Women's Swimmer & Diver of the Month will be announced on Jan. 24, 2014. For more information on NAIA Swimming & Diving, click here.
Nominees: Callie Harrigan, Union (Ky.); Mckayla Stevens, College of Idaho; Mackenzie Anderson, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Tara Bletcher, Concordia (Calif.); Kayley Valentien, Asbury (Ky.); Laura Stephenson, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Charlotte Parent, Cumberlands (Ky.); Shelby Mattingly, Campbellsville (Ky.); Colleen Bernal, College of Saint Mary (Neb.) (Neb.); Laura Galarza, Oklahoma Baptist; Courtney Hayward, Brenau (Ga.); Caroline Lepesant, SCAD Savannah (Ga.); Zephaniah Barney , Thomas (Ga.); Kristen Brimage, Oklahoma Baptist.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Move Over Martha: Penny Makes A Wreath
12 comments:
- Julia Barrett said...
I am so totally impressed! You're hired for my next event, whenever that may be.
Super pretty!
- August 28, 2012 at 2:10 PM
- Tasha B. said...
You make it look so easy!
- August 28, 2012 at 11:30 PM
- Lindsay said...
Very beautiful! I always wanted to work in a florist shop, ended up in a greenhouse instead for a few months. I just don't have any talent when it comes to A-symmetry. You must give us some tips for Christmas wreaths this year!
- August 29, 2012 at 2:26 AM
- Penelope said...
Thanks Julia! I'll make us fairy crowns and we can prance around. With BEE-BE-GONE spray around us.
- August 29, 2012 at 7:46 AM
- Penelope said...
Hi Tasha! It's pretty easy. The hard part of being a florist is "customer service"....hee hee! Ever see an angry bride?
- August 29, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- Penelope said...
Lindsay--I worked in a greenhouse, too. I love plants. #PlantGeekery
- August 29, 2012 at 7:48 AM
- lemonverbenalady said...
Who knew you could hire Martha to work for you, Penny?:)
- August 29, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- Penelope said...
Hi Nancy! How 'bout that? Hee hee! I think I might be Martha's cocktail-drinking, romance-reading, evil twin. :^)
- August 30, 2012 at 9:20 AM
- Victoria Morgan said...
That is beautiful. You are a true artist! I'm so impressed. Love it!
- August 30, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- Penelope said...
Thanks, Vicki!
- August 31, 2012 at 5:38 PM
- Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.com said...
You may not be the big M but you haven't done "time" either, have you?
- August 31, 2012 at 9:46 PM
- Penelope said...
Haaaaa....good one, Steph! No, I haven't done "time." I look bad in stripes. :^)
- September 1, 2012 at 10:20 AM


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I met twelve-year-old Frank Liranzo when I was teaching a kids' cooking class at the YMCA's environmental camp in Huguenot, New York. The kids learned how to tap trees to make maple syrup, a process I'd read about but never seen in action. Frank was one of the campers, and he got to experience firsthand the old art of making maple syrup. "You put tubes into the trees so the sap flows out," he says. "When it first comes out of the tree, it tastes like sugary water. Then we went to the sugar shack where we saw the sap boiled down until it tasted like syrup." At the camp, I made this Maple-Glazed Tuna with Pear-Potato Salad for the kids. "I thought it would taste really sugary, but it didn't," Frank told me. "First I tasted the tuna, then a hint of mustard, and then an aftertaste of the maple syrup." I love how the maple syrup adds sweetness and a beautiful caramelized crust to the meaty tuna steaks, while the sweetness of the pears in the accompanying potato salad balances nicely with the glazed tuna.–Marcus Samuelsson
Maple-Glazed Tuna with Pear-Potato Salad
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- 4 servings
IngredientsEmail Grocery List
- For the pear-potato salad
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters or 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 Bosc pears, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup blanched almonds, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 cup shredded baby spinach
- For the maple-glazed tuna
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Four 6-ounce tuna fillets
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 cilantro sprigs
- Pear-Potato Salad
- Make the pear-potato salad
- 1. Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the potatoes and saute until golden, about 12 minutes. Add the pears, onion, garlic, almonds, and curry powder and saute for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper. Toss with the lemon juice and spinach.
- Make the maple-glazed tuna
- 2. Whisk together the mustard, maple syrup, lime juice, and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Set aside.
- 3. Season the tuna on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add the tuna and cook for 30 seconds on each side.
- 4. Remove from the pan and brush both sides of the tuna with the maple syrup-mustard glaze. Transfer to a serving platter and garnish with the cilantro. Serve with the pear-potato salad.
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For this recipe, I used Ahi tuna and Bartlett pears. This was a great weeknight dinner, I got it on the table in about 30 minutes and it was easy to cut in half for just two servings. We enjoyed the blend of savory and sweet with the curry, and it was a nice change to serve with the tuna. The hot cast-iron skillet was perfect for searing. For rare tuna, make sure you do only cook for 30 seconds on each side.
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There's a great old (1986) "Saturday Night Live" sketch that depicts what might have happened after the last chorus of "Auld Lang Syne" in "It's a Wonderful Life." Doddering Uncle Billy remembers he accidentally handed the newspaper with the $8,000 deposit nestled inside to nasty Mr. Potter. The crowd, united in brotherhood at the Bailey house, transforms into a vigilante mob, storms Potter's office and basically beats him to death.
It's unlikely that the planned "It's a Wonderful Life" sequel announced last month would have taken such a violent turn. But news of a new chapter irked some fans – until Paramount said it would fight efforts to basically beat to death the 1946 holiday classic.
So this year's Dec. 20th and Christmas Eve broadcasts of "It's a Wonderful Life" on NBC come with an unexpected extra holiday gift: We can watch without thinking the whole time about how a sequel might sully memories of a movie held dear.
Why, after all, continue a story with an all-too-rare perfect ending? Not that a finale has to be happy to approach cinematic perfection, as evidenced by the likes of "Gone With the Wind" (whose 1994 TV miniseries sequel didn't set the world on fire) and "Casablanca" (another movie treasure being bandied about for a continuation).
It's worth noting Paramount, the studio that appears to have spared us an "It's a Wonderful Life" sequel, paved the way this month for more "Indiana Jones" adventures. Paramount sold the distribution rights for the series to Disney, which got Indy when it bought George Lucas' Lucasfilms empire for more than $4 billion last year.
Disney already has new "Star Wars" films in the works, sparking alternate feelings of dread and hope among hardcore fans still steamed over Lucas' prequel trilogy.
Fan feelings might be even more complicated when it comes to Lucas' collaboration with Steve Spielberg on "Raiders of the Lost Ark." The ultimate edge-of-your-seat popcorn flick is a rollicking tribute to the kind of old-school movie serials George Bailey would have taken the family to at the Bedford Falls Bijou ("Merry Christmas, movie house!").
The 1981 favorite, like the cliffhangers of yesteryear, was built for new chapters. The third film, released in 1989, gave us an appropriate, riding-off-into-the-sunset ending with Indy (Harrison Ford) and his dad (Sean Connery). The fourth installment, introducing Shia LaBeouf as Indy's secret, juvenile delinquent son, incited anger among some (the nuclear-blast-proof fridge?) and prompted an infamous "South Park" episode that accused Lucas and Spielberg of raping their creation.
It's unclear what form an Indiana Jones revival might take (does 71-year-old Ford have another adventure left in him?). But like "Star Wars," Indy may be in need of cinematic redemption after a disappointing ending five years ago.
Redemption is something George Bailey, who got to see what life would have been like without him, knows a bit about. With some help from Clarence, he learned not to mess with a good thing.
That's a lesson that more filmmakers might want to take to heart – even if it means old man Potter doesn't get what's coming to him.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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Web shopping's new twist: Taxes
SAN FRANCISCO — Some Amazon.com shoppers are in for a rude awakening as they click to check out with holiday purchases on Black Friday — they'll have to pay the tax man.
For the first time since the dawn of e-commerce, residents in California, Texas and Pennsylvania will be automatically charged state sales tax at the checkout on Amazon and some other online retail websites. Next year, Virginia and New Jersey residents will join them, followed by residents of Nevada, Indiana and Tennessee in January 2014.
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Amazon pulled in $17.45 billion in the fourth quarter last year, or 36 percent of its annual revenue. Critics have argued that Amazon has become one of the top retailers in the country by undercutting them among consumers who knew they could go to the online retailer to avoid as much as 9 percent in sales tax. Amazon disputes the claim.
"We lose sales every day — not just on Black Friday — but any time we compete or try to compete on an unfair playing field," said Scott Mason, vice president of government affairs for Lowe's, the home improvement chain, which has Black Friday specials on everything from cordless drills to vacuums to artificial Christmas trees. Lowes.com collects sales tax from shoppers in every state that has a sales tax and where the company operates stores and warehouses. "It's absolutely a position of disadvantage."
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A growing number of states have grown impatient with the inability of Congress to pass a national online sales tax law and have taken matters into their own hands and passed state legislation. Big retail chains — like Wal-Mart and Target — that have been lobbying in support of a federal bill will be watching this holiday season to see whether sales drop at online sellers once they start paying the tax man.
"Now for a sizable chunk of the U.S. population, Amazon is playing by the same rules as the rest of the retailers," said Jason Brewer, a spokesman for the Retail Industry Leaders Association. "There are going to be fewer people who shop online solely for the sales tax benefit."
Amazon, the nation's top online retailer with an estimated 20 percent of the e-commerce market, expects sales for the 2012 holiday season to be the company's best ever, regardless of changes in state laws, according to a spokesman. As e-commerce grows, Amazon's share of it grows even faster, from nearly 11 percent in 2012 to 12 percent in 2013, said Victor Anthony, senior analyst at Topeka Capital Markets.


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Hot Minor League Hitters
Offense had some early chances to get on the scoreboard last night in Cincinnati but couldn't. Kyle retired the first 10 Reds but then they came through in the clutch to post a win in the opener of a three-game series.
Rolen put the Reds on the board with his 300th homer. According to Elias Sports Bureau, among some of the other players who also hit century-milestone home runs of 300 or higher against the team for which they made their major-league debut are Babe Ruth (300th vs. the Red Sox), Jimmie Foxx (500th vs. the Athletics) and Barry Bonds (600th vs. the Pirates).
Chase left the game with a thumb injury. Keeping our fingers crossed that isn't a serious injury. Todd Zolecki will have an update on phillies.com later today.
Minor League Notes
A pair of Phillies minor leaguers are making news, 2B Harold Garcia of the Clearwater Threshers and 1B-DH Matt Rizzotti of the Reading Phillies.
Garcia had an RBI triple in the fourth inning last night against Dunedin to stretch his hitting streak to a club-record 31 games. OF Quintin Berry set the Clearwater record at 30 games in 2008.
The 23-year-old switch-hitter from Venezuela began the season on the DL before being activated on May 16. He's played 39 games with the Threshers and has been hitless in just two. For the season, he's hitting .340.
Rizzotti is the Eastern League Player of the Week and the MiLB.com EL Player of the Week after hitting .696, yes .696, last week. Among his 13 hits were two doubles, and one home run. He began the season in Clearwater and was promoted on May 13. Combined, he's hitting .373 with 11 homers and 44 RBI.
The 24-year-old was drafted in the 6th round in 2007 out of Manhattan (NY) College. He was our minor league player of month in May.
Talk Time
Will be speaking at 11 a.m. tomorrow to a group in the Senior Center at the Central Branch of the Free Library, 1901 Vine Street, in Philadelphia. Dick Levinson is the host.
For more information, call 215-686-5331.
Dick recently sent an e-mail: "Please join us in Room # 108 for a morning of fun, food and special prizes. If you've ever wanted to be a Phillies Insider, this is your moment!" I believe I'm in charge of the fun and special prizes but not the food. I certainly hope so.


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NEWBERRY, S.C. – Senior forward Ryan Aquino (Roswell, Ga.) scored a career-high 24 points Saturday night to power Georgia College men's basketball (2-0) to a 79-65 win at Newberry College (1-1). As a result, the Bobcats take the 2011 Mom Reeves Classic Championship.
Aquino hit nine field goals and five free-throws for his career-best 24 points. His previous high was 20, set last season against Francis Marion University. The senior forward added team-highs with 12 rebounds, five steals and five assists for his first double-double of the young season.
The victory helps GC open up 2-0 for the sixth-straight season. Classmate Jared Holmes (Indianapolis) had 15 points with six boards, while junior forward Scott Ferguson (Roswell, Ga.) tallied his first double-digit scoring game with 10 points and five caroms.
Chipping in with nine points apiece were Quin Bivins (Macon, Ga.) and J.P. Davis (Albany, Ga.). Davis added four assists as well against the Wolves, a team he played for during his freshman season.
A back-and-forth affair in a first half that featured four ties and three lead changes, GC used a Davis lay-in with 1:28 remaining to take a 31-29 lead into the half. GC came out of the lockerroom on a quick 10-2 run in the first 3:19 of the second half, then a big 20-5 run over a six-minute stretch later in the frame put it out of reach.
The Bobcats out-shot the Wolves 43 percent (29-67) to 39 percent (22-56) from the floor. GC caused a whopping 25 turnovers while committing 15, and held a 17-9 lead in offensive rebounds.
Chris Reynolds led the charge for Newberry with 10 points and 11 boards, aided by 10 points off the pine from Savad Garner.
The 12 rebounds for Aquino gives the senior 486 in his career, passing Willie Jones (1980-82) and tying George Askew (1996-2000) for eighth place in Georgia College's all-time rebounding list. The Bobcats remain perfect against the Wolves all-time, improving to 5-0.
The Bobcats are back in action Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m., traveling to Queens (N.C.) University for day one of the Queens Final Fire Classic.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Yesterday afternoon air traffic controllers lost contact with Amelia Earhart. Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. After months of preparation, Amelia boarded her Lockheed Electra 10E on June 1st and set off to travel around the world. Back in March Amelia made her first attempt to fly around the world. Her plane was damaged during take off and she was forced to wait until her plane was fixed. Amelia and her navigator, Fred Noonan, were successful in their attempt to take off in pursuit to be the first woman aviator to fly around the world. This time she planed to fly eastward from Florida to California. When they departed on June 1, flying from Miami across the Atlantic Ocean to Dakar, Senegal in Africa , and then to India. A month later Amelia and Fred arrived in Papua Guinea in the south Pacific , with 7,000 miles still to go ! They take off on July 2 for Howland Island. Howland is half a mile wide and two miles long-barely a dot in the Pacific Ocean. The German airship Hindenburg burst into flames while attempting to moor at Lakehurst, New Jersey.
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Saturday, March 21, 2009
Nobel economists Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz slammed Obama's economic policy this week.
Krugman said:
At every stage, Geithner et al have made it clear that they still have faith in the people who created the financial crisis — that they believe that all we have is a liquidity crisis that can be undone with a bit of financial engineering, that "governments do a bad job of running banks" (as opposed, presumably, to the wonderful job the private bankers have done), that financial bailouts and guarantees should come with no strings attached.
This was bad analysis, bad policy, and terrible politics. This administration, elected on the promise of change, has already managed, in an astonishingly short time, to create the impression that it's owned by the wheeler-dealers.
Stiglitz said the Obama administration has failed to address the structural and regulatory flaws at the heart of the financial crisis that stand in the way of economic recovery and that Obama has confused saving the bankers and saving the banks. He also said:
We got cheated, to put it bluntly. What we don't know is that—whether we will continue to get cheated. And that's really at the core of much of what we're talking about. Are we going to continue to get cheated?…
Do American taxpayers want to be bailing out institutions abroad? That's a question we ought to be debating….
The fact that there was so much campaign contributions from the financial sector at least raises the concern [that the Obama administration is throwing money at the bankers because of their campaign contributions].
And Nobel economist Myron Scholes has slammed the business-as-usual approach of the Obama administration to credit default swaps:
The "solution is really to blow up or burn the OTC market, the CDSs and swaps and structured products, and let us start over," he said, referring to credit-default swaps and other complex securities that are traded off exchanges. "One way to do that, through the auspices of regulators or the banking commissioners, is to try to close all contracts at mid-market prices."
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This past week was a tough week. Since I was gone, work was absolutely crazy insane when I got back and I was so super duper busy. Poor Tom had to take me out to dinner a few times this week and eat frozen meals. I was just beat. Then I had tons of reviews on my other blog to complete. So suffice it to say, no Costa Rica updates until now. I am not going to write a big giant post about my trip either because I just don't feel like it. Too much to say but not enough time to do it. Plus, this was a short trip and was about visiting the parental units so we didn't do all that much. So I will write a little recap and post tons of pictures at the end. Pictures are more fun anyway.
As usual, we had to drive out to Atlanta to catch our flight. The flight was long but luckily, I had a good book to read and Tom had his iPad which kept him entertained for hours. When we arrived in Costa Rica, it took us forever to get out of the airport since the power went off and the customs people couldn't do their work. When we finally got out, my sister was there waiting for us. We went to my mom's house and then immediately we all went out to eat at a little restaurant right on the corner called Olio. They are my mom's tenants and have really good fresh food. Yummo. We ate there a few times this trip.
Later on that evening we went to visit my dad and then back to mom's for dinner and to get some sleep. After a delicious breakfast my mom prepared, we relaxed, packed our bags for the beach and then headed out to see my dad again for lunch at one of the best Costa Rican restaurants ever: La Casona de mi Tierra. We were having lunch with my dad and his lifelong friend: Amanzio. It was delish. Then we headed back to my dad's house to visit a little more and then back to mom's to relax and then have dinner.
Monday, we started out to the beach. My cousin Ivette came along. The drive is super duper long because the roads suck. But luckily once we got to our destination: El Velero Hotel in Playa Hermosa, all was well. Tom, Ivette and my sister jumped in the ocean but I didn't. For those who don't know, this was the same beach where a rouge wave knocked me down and I fractured my back in 3 places. It was weird to be back there and I wasn't sure I could go back in. But I do love this hotel. It is right on the beach. The rooms aren't fancy but comfortable. The food there is really good. We realized that we had been coming to that hotel for about 20 years. Once we were all settled in, we had dinner at the hotel and went to bed.
The next day, I did go out and I got into the ocean. I was a little nervous but there were no waves. But after a while, the ocean got a little rougher and I kept seeing waves and it freaked me out. I couldn't stay in. I kept having flashbacks to the accident. So instead, I spent the rest of the day reading on the beach and then in the pool. The pool was safe. Again, we had lunch and dinner and then relaxed some more. Luckily, the hotel had free internets and wi-fi! Love that.
The next morning we had booked a boat to take us snorkeling and for a ride. You can see the vlogs here and here. It was really nice. I didn't snorkel because I have seen Jaws one too many times. But we were able to relax on our own private beach for a while and it was great. After the boat trip, we went back to the hotel and had lunch. Tom went to nap and me, my sister and Ivette hung out in the pool for hours and it was a blast. Once we dried off and showered, we went to dinner and then back to the hotel to hang out. That night there was a huge rainstorm that lasted for hours! But the next morning when we left, it was beautiful and dry.
We arrived in San Jose late afternoon and then went out to dinner and the casino. Friday morning, Tom and I went shopping. We walked (yes, I walked believe it or not) to a local downtown bazaar where they have tons of cool souvenirs for cheap. Then for lunch, we went to see my father for the last time and enjoyed a great lunch at this little restaurant up in the mountains. They make spit-roasted chicken. Oh it is so good and we always eat there with my dad. After lunch we hung out some more and then went back to San Jose. For dinner, I said I wanted chicharrones and we headed off in a huge storm and tons of traffic to eat some. Ivette joined us again and also joining us was my cousin Gustavo. They also had some weird floor show with giant puppets and music. It was interesting in a sort of freaky and disturbing way.
The puppets reminded me of my friend Victoria who would have loved them. It was a great night and the chicharrones were out of this world! I hoarked down a bunch and we had a great time! Back home at my mom's, we started packing because this was our last night.
Saturday, we left Costa Rica. I am always sad to leave but always glad to be going home. It was a short trip but I was glad we got to the beach and I got to see my parents and sister and cousins. The plane trip was uneventful and I was able to get on the internets. I love that!! We had decided to stay in Atlanta that night and not drive home because we wouldn't have made it until after midnight. It was a good decision. Once home, everything was great and the kitties (after a few hours) were happy to see us! Look below for tons of pictures!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Friday, May 28, 2010
How Does My Garden Grow?
Before we left to Costa Rica, we took pictures of our newly planted garden. Then the other day, I took some more. Boy have my squash, cucumber and zucchini plants have grown. The tomatoes are doing well and the peppers are growing too! I still haven't decided what else to plant but I will figure something out. Also, I promise a short Costa Rica re-cap soon and lots of pictures. I am so busy with work and with my other blog right now, this one will suffer for a few weeks!
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Keynote Presenter: Dr. Tuncer Can, Istanbul University
Description: This presentation will look at how training teachers within Virtual Worlds could enhance innovation in the class and change the lives of real people by ensuring them real jobs. The skills acquired within Virtual Worlds are also leading to more innovation in teachers' professional lives which leads to life-long development as well. The presentation will also summarize the influence of EU funded projects like CAMELOT and GUINEVERE on the foreign language teacher development.
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Description: Digital game-play has become a popular way of practising a language and many youngsters enjoy playing this in their spare time. EU funded project GUINEVERE (2017-2019) aims to demonstrate the potential of digital game-based learning in 3D immersive environments in order to improve teaching and learning outcomes in foreign languages.
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