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My Jewel Box: What I Bought In Tucson & Miami 2017
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I've never started a blog post like that before. Should I just leave it? Ok, I will.
Here is the long overdue blog post about the items I brought back from my trips to Tucson & Miami. Anytime I go to a jewelry show, I never know what I'm going to find so the energy is always slightly tense and adrenaline is constantly flowing. If I buy something at a show, I never know for certain if I'm going to keep it or sell it--I've realized I have to bring it home and introduce it into my collection, wear it a few times, and decide if it feels like it should be mine forever or not. I can't tell you how I determine that, I just know.
This time around in Tucson, I never knew I would find a piece of jewelry I would love and end up keeping. I was totally focused on buying gems, crystals and random minerals (see second photo) but when I stopped by the Excalibur Estate Jewelry booth at AGTA in Tucson, the ring kind of found me. It didn't help that I had been searching for a special client of mine for something just like this, but it was out of her budget. I bought it anyway. The whole rest of the trip, I treated it as though it was for my client and that I would be saying goodbye to it as soon as I got home. Every time I thought about selling it, I couldn't! I also kept looking at pictures of it (actually the exact photo in this blog post) the whole plane ride home. I had to keep it.
My next trip to Miami was only a week later, so normally I would be like "my budget is DONE" after buying something like that in Tucson. I had some good timing with my EBTH sale being launched the same day Miami started. I took my entire inventory and put it up for auction with EBTH--sort of nail-biting as every piece is sold at no reserve--so yes several pieces went for hundreds less than retail value, but I was able to justify finding and buying three amazing new pieces for my personal collection.
The three rings in the last photo above on the left are my Miami Antique Show finds. The furthest one on the left is from Shelly Storch Fine Jewelry--I found it early on in the day on my last day, I made an offer which wasn't accepted and then came back right before I left at the end of the day. This is one of those rings that you simply can't stop staring at! The turquoise and black enamel ring was found at Haig's of Rochester and I love the contrast of the turquoise with the enamel. I think it may have been a stick pin conversion--while most stick pins are tiny, this one is pretty large, which is what I like about it as well. The last purchase from the Miami Antique Show is the Art Nouveau diamond and black enamel ring from Marlene Wong Alvarado Antique & Estate Jewelry. She is a seller who has been in the business for YEARS and is based out of Corpus Christi, Texas. She told me she personally wore that ring for over 20 years, as it was in her personal collection and this was the first time she was offering it for sale. I told her I would take good care of it! It is marked Syman and I couldn't find much about this maker online. I posted a photo of the ring on a Facebook Group I'm a member of--Antique Jewelry Identification Group--and my friend Jenn believes that it is a Colorado based company from the early 1900s. If you know more about this maker, please contact me!
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My Jewel Box: Five Ring Additions to Round Out 2016
I was giving myself a good chuckle yesterday because I've gotten a few comments from people asking why I stopped my YouTube videos--especially my main series Gem Gossip Read & Wear. The point of the series was to try to keep in tact a New Year's Resolution I made last year--which was to only buy one ring per month, and also read one jewelry book per month. As with most resolutions, I started out strong--almost too strong. I knew my demise was near. Sure enough, I couldn't keep up and bought way too many rings. Also my sister who edits and creates all the video content was having health difficulties, so that contributed to my sudden drop off from YouTube as well. Hopefully I'll be back with something new and exciting, so stay tuned.
As the year came to a close (nearly 20 days ago, are you kidding me?!) I kind of went over board with the additions to my collection. So much so that I haven't been keeping up with the My Jewel Box posts--so I'm compiling a bunch of my acquisitions into this one post! Five rings, to be exact--all acquired in November/December. Wanted to share the stories behind and details for those interested--BECAUSE I LOVE READING STUFF LIKE THAT. Hope you do too! ;)
This beauty was my Christmas gift from my husband this year--yes, another antique elongated diamond ring. "Don't you have enough of those kinds of rings?!" Umm, no. I seriously cannot get enough of this style--something about it. This particular ring was found at auction from Hampton Estate Auction. It's platinum and set with Old European cut diamonds, a 1920s piece through and through. Most of my other elongated rings are from earlier than that--so this was fun to add to the collection.
For some reason this opal cluster ring caught my attention like no other! Some might not think it is anything special...10k gold...a few simple opals in a cluster design, nothing groundbreaking. But the glow in these opals, I mean, you can't put a price on something like this! Well, actually you can...and then I'll buy it. I found this baby at Nashville's first ever Big Flea. It was from a booth that had LOTS of items and I spent quite some time looking. When I saw it my heart obviously did that flutter thing--and of course, the lady in charge of the booth was busy with other people--so for a good while I stood there pale as ever, thinking someone would swoop in and grab it lol.
This ring was actually not a ring at first--it came to me as a brooch! There were certain signs I noticed that kind of point to this brooch actually being a ring originally, and I was happy to restore it to its natural state. I was covering the Shirley Temple sale for Heritage Auctions when I came across another sale they were having just a few days after and the amount of amazing lots they had floored me. I automatically thought, "there's no way I'm going to win" upon seeing all the jewelry. Auction day came and it was a late night, constantly checking bids and the proxy bids. I was thrilled to win this brooch and no sooner than I received it, I had it in front of my jeweler, showing him what kind of style band to put on it. I love how it turned out and can't tell you how comfortable it is.
You may have noticed that a lot of my new acquisitions are rarely from eBay (like they always used to be)! I've fallen off the eBay bandwagon and haven't found anything good on it in awhile--I used to search daily, and now I'm down to maybe once a month and I'm usually disappointed. This fun turquoise ring is actually from eBay--the rare occurrence I went on there and actually came away with something decent. I truly miss the good ole eBay days where everything was amazing and authentic...and most of all, cheap! Now it is riddled with knock offs from India and sketchy sellers, along with the same items that haven't sold in 5 years.
The last ring I'd like to highlight has been in the "pipeline" for a couple months and I've been clearly obsessed with it because if you follow me on Instagram, you've seen this a lot! ;) It is designed by Becca of BCE Jewelry and when we met up over dinner in Nashville late last summer, she brought along some major drool-worthy jewels and some loose stones. I fell in love with three opals that magically looked as though they belonged together. We went back and forth on the configuration (I even posted two different versions and asked for YOUR opinion) and in the end, I settled on what Becca had originally designed for the layout. I love her aesthetic and style of her jewelry designs, and so pumped to finally own something from her. Can't wait to see what is in store for her future!
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My Jewel Box: I'm Suddenly Charmed by Charms
Most of my personal collection of charms consists of pieces I've had since I was little or items that were passed down to me. Like my Baptismal medal and my dad's Italian horn. The green enamel fish and heart key charm were from my grandparents' and were gifts from different trips to Italy.
I walked into Ocean Beach Antique Mall with no necklaces and left with my new favorite trio--these three go together in the best way possible. California has the best vintage 50s/60s jewelry. Also, tiki tribal guy needs a name and turns out, is not bad luck as first assumed.
Only have one chain? Go for it! Adding your entire collection to one chain is COOL. And I recommend it!
You can bring your neck game and charm party to a whole new level by an easy DIY. Buy some black velvet at a craft store (I have three different thickness sizes) and sew some velcro to the ends for easy adjusting. Chokers are great layer-ready pieces and velvet allows you to pin and hang other jewelry from it!
Another look at my personal charm collection. Vintage medals are a favorite of mine, although I only have one, they make a big statement by themselves. The doll is in a category of its own!!
Although I mostly sell rings, lately I've been offering some great charms and necklaces over on @shopGEMGOSSIP
See what I mean?! The more the merrier!
I've admired charms for a very long time, they just never were something I focused on or absolutely loved. I went several years without wearing a single necklace, let alone a charm dangling from a chain. It was safe to say my neck felt the "no jewel" love and over time things started to change. I began appreciating charms for their sentimental value and enjoyed the many possibilities of what kinds of charms are out there. Of course, vintage and antique charms were always my cup of tea. After converting a few stick pins into charm rings over the last few years and not wearing them that much, I realized that charms may be meant for the neck and hang from a chain, as they should.
As I finally let myself obsess over charms for the first time ever, I of course began traditions and yearly acquisitions. Like the Fox & Bond Mini became my anniversary celebration piece, adding one every year of marriage to my newly growing charm collection. I started with the diamond set Mini with my wedding date engraved on the inside shank, along with our initials. After just celebrating our first year of marriage, I added another, this time randomly choosing an amethyst (I think I'm going to randomly choose the gemstone set for each year just by whatever gem I'm feeling at the time) and "1 year" engraved on the inside.
I'm also still obsessing over the Jean Jean Vintage Cachet Collection charm and will probably add another to my fam. As you can tell, charms become more and more addicting as you immerse yourself into their collectible world. So many Hollywood starlets had a charm bracelet, which they collected charms on--like Elizabeth Taylor and Jackie O.
I would love to see your charm collection! Use hashtag #gemgossipCharms on Instagram--I will be posting some of my favorites all week!
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My Jewel Box: Elongated Antique Diamond Ring Obsession
One look at these photos and you will realize my growing obsession for elongated antique diamond rings. I can't even remember really where or why it all started, but each one is incredibly unique, thoughtfully intricate and immaculately designed. Most of these types of rings are from the Edwardian period, where the tops are done in platinum and the shank and setting is done in yellow gold. The diamonds are almost always imperfectly perfect--wonky cuts, usually Old Mine cuts mixed with some Old European cuts, maybe even a single cut where the tiniest stones lay. The shapes and silhouette can be worn either way, so there's no "upside down" side to these pieces! Some tend to be more geometric than others, while some have lacy attributes. Some look like a diamond creature, while others look very floral and feminine. I've noticed these diamonds tend to be high on the clarity scale, but often are very low on the color scale, sometimes even playing off the different levels of yellow-ness within the design itself.
Oddly enough, I've found most of my entire collection of these particular rings on eBay! While in Las Vegas, I added another to my collection (the one on my pointer finger in the above photos). It was a surprisingly good find and per usual, fell into place...as I was wrapping up my last full day at the show and was about to head out, I stumbled upon it! It was sold to me by Bluestone Trading Company based out of Cleveland, Ohio. It was love at first sight and definitely a happy moment when I realized I hadn't found anything for myself the past two days at the shows yet. The worst would have been if I bought something else that I totally wasn't in love with and spent my money, and then found this afterwards! That's my worst nightmare! haha It was a great way to commemorate the trip, as it was one of the most busy/hard-working weekends of my life!
I've seen some amazing auction archives with gorgeous examples of elongated Edwardian diamond rings. Sad that I missed out on them, but excited that they may resurface onto the market someday. These kinds of rings are an investment piece, that's for sure! So, you either have to continually save so when you do find one, you are able to buy it. Or buy it on credit and pay it off eventually over time or sell a few smaller rings to pay for one large one like these. I never thought I would have a collection like this back when I started my blog in 2008. It is crazy to see how far my love for jewelry has come and how many miles I've traveled all in the name of jewels!!
Gold & Diamond Constellation Rings by Jessie V E Jewellery
There have been a few instances where I've been completely, over-the-moon obsessed with a piece of new, designer jewelry. And hey, this is one of them! Jessie Evans, designer behind the brand Jessie V E Jewellery truly nailed it with these constellation ring designs, each more unique than the other, depicting horoscope signs. As any Virgo would confess, mine is perfection, but that may be just the type of person a Virgo is--as I RIPPED open the package when I received it, utterly destroying what my sign is abundantly known for. I chose yellow gold and diamonds (rose cut diamonds are a limited edition option, !!) and honestly haven't taken my ring off since. The comfort is five stars.
Having just launched Jessie V E Jewellery this past October, the line may be new, but the designer herself has many years in the business under her belt! Photography was Jessie's first passion and she studied that up until enrolling in Silversmithing, Goldsmithing and Jewellery Degree at the University for the Creative Arts in Kent, UK. After graduating, she went straight into a job as a production assistant for Elizabeth Gage, working her way into design, painting the designs for clients and carving wax to be made into incredible pieces. Five years later, Jessie felt the timing was right to go off on her own. On designing and being a jewelry designer, Jessie says, "There's no better feeling than designing a piece that then becomes somebody's most treasured possession or a really special piece to them. I think it's probably that feeling that makes jewellery my passion--it's like the excitement when someone is opening a birthday/Christmas gift you bought them, and you just know they're going to love it. I get to have that feeling almost every day!"
The Constellation collection puts a spin on Zodiac signs, swapping out stars for diamonds and wrapping them around your finger. For Jessie, the inspiration behind the collection was simple: "I've always been fascinated by the nights sky, the stars and the Greek mythological stories surrounding the constellations. Imagination at its finest! I also find that whenever I am inspired by something, I tend to 'think in diamonds.' Instantly the stars were replaced with diamonds in my head and it just kind grew from there. I find that people are usually strangely attached or fiercely proud of their own star sign, and I loved the idea of creating a collection that speaks to people on that level. I also wanted to make each sign as wearable and aesthetically pleasing as the others, so by using the constellations, each piece consists of the same makeup, it's just the layout that varies."
I feel big things are in store for Jessie V E Jewellery and I can't wait to see what the future holds. Of course, the Constellation rings look insane when they're all combined together--I included some photos to show that aspect off--and plan to add a few more to my collection (maybe one representing my husband's sign or my sisters' signs?!). You also must check out the other collections over on her website, see below for details.
This post was brought to you in collaboration with Jessie V E Jewellery.
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I have to start off by saying that this is probably the best guitar I have played. This is my first quality instrument. I didn't know about paying so much for a guitar, especially since I don't perform. With that being said, let's talk about features. One of the things I love about this guitar is its unbelievable cutaway for the higher frets. Not only that, but the neck is a dream to play on. I didn't know how I would adjust to a 7 string, but the thin, flat neck really makes it a joy to play. The neck has to be the smoothest neck I have played on. The bridge holds tune extremely well. Unfortunately, it has poor ability for flutters. The pickups are suprisingly good. I had the same stock Ibanez pickups in one of their cheaper 6 string models and did not like them. On this guitar, however, they just sound better. The notes are clear and they clean up very well when the volume knob is rolled back. They were even smart with the positioning of the pickup selector switch. The input jack is angled upward so the cable doesn't accidentally get pulled out when you're jamming. I can't really notice the longer scale while I am playing, but I can tell it keeps the tension in the lower strings very well, even with my 7th string tuned to a low A. As far as sound goes, this thing is a beast. It growls with heavy riffage and I love using the neck pickups for leads. It sound really good on a clean setting, especially when the pickups swith is in the middle position. The quality is unreal. The frets are dressed to perfection. There are no flaws that I could find with this instrument. Even the Ibanez logo on the headstock is in abalone. This instrument is a must have for any musician. Heck, I'm not even a professional musician. I bought it because I'm starting to write my own songs for fun. If you're in the market for a 7 string and have the cash, buy this guitar.
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I use this guitar for just about everything. It is one of three Ibanez Prestige guitars in my possession, all of which I love dearly, but it still stands above the others. Despite having a longer scale, I opted to put mine in standard tuning and replace the pickups with Dimarzio Illuminators. The stock pickups were nothing to turn my nose up at, but I preferred the Illuminators for my own personal tone. It is surprisingly lightweight for such a big-looking body, and the neck has consistent playability. If you have the money and want a seven string, you cannot go wrong with this guitar.
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Pros: This is definitely the best 7 string guitar i have played! the tuning stability is amazing. the tone is just unbeatable with heavy distortion. the neck is nice and thin for ease of going up and down the fret board. The tremolo system is complex but great once you understand how to work it.
Cons: The tremolo system could use some stronger springs if you want to go lower than drop A cause if you want to use strings heavier than .64, the tremolo will not be level. The only other con I have is that the tuners are a bit close together, but that's just my preference.
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This guitar has solved all my needs. There's no higher quality outside of a custom shop! The pickups sound great, you won't need to waste your time putting EMG's in it. The edge-zero tremolo feels incredible, every nuance of it is amazing! The slightly offset screws under the string for adjusting the intonation. The way the bar stays in place but responds easily. I love it! The biggest thing for me though was the access; there's nothing in the way of the highest frets. The cutaway on it is massive! And it's sculpted on the inside, as well as the rest of the body. With the flat black finish it looks so sinister. This is the best guitar I've ever bought!
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- Barring accountants from providing both auditing and consulting to the same client.
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Some press accounts attribute the seemingly contradictory results to differences between big accounting firms and smaller ones. They point out that many survey respondents typically come from small to mid-sized companies not audited by large accounting firms.
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|Thinking of the high profile collapse of Enron and past meltdowns in Canada (e.g. Confederation Life, Northland Bank), how much do you hold the accounting profession responsible? Please use a 7 point scale where 7 means very responsible and 1, the opposite.
|On a 7 point confidence scale where 7 means maximum confidence, how much confidence do you have in the ethics of the accounting or auditing firm employed by your own organization?
|And, as an investor how much confidence (on the same 7 point scale) do you have in the ethics of accounting or auditing firms doing the books of publicly traded companies?
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|mean score
|-- Make it illegal to have liabilities off the balance sheet
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Rebecca Jackson insists she will eventually prove herself as a worthy racer at Le Mans – regardless of gender stereotypes.
The 30-year-old speedster, who hails from Horndean, will make a delayed seasonal bow in the Porsche Production Boxster Championship at Silverstone this weekend.
Jackson missed the opening round at Rockingham last month, with a technical issue taking her Porsche Boxster S out of contention.
But she sees the championship as a stepping stone to her ultimate dream of competing at the iconic 24-hour endurance race in France within the next four years.
And in the wake of some unhelpful recent comments from race legend Sir Stirling Moss on female drivers, Jackson is determined to break down those old-fashioned views.
Jackson explained: 'We've had some recent comments from Stirling Moss saying women can't be racing drivers because they don't have the mental capacity.
'But there is no point standing around arguing about it. You just need to get your trophies and show what you have done.
'When I see comments like that, I just laugh – what else can you do?
'It really doesn't matter to me whether I am up against a man or a woman. I just want to win.
'But you can get yourself worked up with those sorts of comments. I would rather just compete.'
While Moss' comments were more directed towards Formula One hopefuls, his views echo some stark statistics of the most famous endurance race in the world.
In 90 years of Le Mans since its inaugural race in 1923, only 54 women have ever raced, with just 36 finishing.
Moss said: 'I think they have the strength, but I don't know if they've got the mental aptitude to race hard, wheel-to-wheel.
'We've got some very strong and robust ladies, but, when your life is at risk, I think the strain of that in a competitive situation will tell when you're trying to win.'
Jackson, however, clearly has the determination to succeed.
She said: 'I'm on a four-year plan to compete at Le Mans. That is my goal.
'If you are a single-seater driver, then Formula One is the pinnacle and where you want to be going.
'But if you are a sports car driver, then Le Mans is the ultimate.
'It's the most iconic and probably the most difficult race in the world for endurance.'
Next on Jackson's agenda, though, is the second round of the championship where she admits some catching up needs to be done after missing the opening round, with one race tomorrow and a second on Sunday.
She said: 'I missed the first round of the championship but there are eight rounds in total.
'So I will have to make up for it at all of the other circuits.
'We normally have about 30 cars on the grid.
'But they all know I won't be bullied and I can't be pushed off the track.
'I'd like to go home with a piece of silverware from a podium finish and I hope I'm in with a shout.
'Silverstone is a special circuit to me. It's not the most technical circuit but it's a very fast circuit and who doesn't like a bit of speed, as well?'


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NEW YORK Wyse Technology is collaborating with AMD to deliver thin computing products to emerging markets as part of the company's Digital Inclusion program.
This program will be combined with AMD's 50x15 initiative that aims to connect 50 percent of the world's population through affordable Internet access and computing capability by the year 2015.'
"Beyond providing Internet access, technology must be easy to deploy and not place the burden of understanding and maintaining complex computer systems on the local people. AMD's 50x15 initiative is a great foundation and framework for our efforts to leverage the thin computing model to meet the needs of the global population," said John Kish, President and CEO of Wyse, during a presentation to company executives and financial analysts here on Wednesday (Nov.2).
Wyse's Digital Inclusion program was launched in India in June, and is now underway in Uganda. Wyse's S50 Linux-based thin clients use AMD Geode processors in partner Inveneo's Solar Power Communication Systems. The products are designed to run on alternative power sources, provide both computer and telephone access via wireless networking and enable a variety of educational and social services.'
AMD and Wyse said they plan to launch similar programs around the world.
Through the 50x15 initiative, AMD and its partners are working to create a series of reference architectures for high-growth regions. Wyse will provide thin client technology and engineering expertise.
Wyse recently opened a research and development center in Beijing to "aggressively promote thin-client computing as a compelling solution for enterprises throughout Asia Pacific," according to Wyse Asia-Pacific President Andrew Hu. The sheer size of emerging markets like China provides opportunities in network-centric computing for financial and manufacturing industries, said Hu.
"The thin-client market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20.7 percent from 2005 to 2009, significantly outpacing the overall growth rate of the PC market," predicted IDC researcher Bob O'Donnell.
Wyse and Sun Microsystems announced a strategic alliance at the event to cooperate on joint engineering projects. Wyse plans to bundle Sun's SGDS client software'on its S- and V-Class thin clients. They will operate across three operating system platforms: Linux, WindowsCE and Windows XPe.'


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Aside from being an incredible musician who overcame exceptional personal challenges, Ludwig van Beethoven was sometimes known to have a fiery temper and an unpleasant personality. There are multiple reasons why Beethoven may have occasionally been a bitter and angry character.
Beethoven began playing piano at a very early age, and was only seven years old when he first performed publicly. However, he began to lose his hearing when he was twenty six years old. You can imagine how devastating this was to someone whose life was music. It so depressed him that he even contemplated suicide.
Women also provided difficulties for Beethoven throughout his life. In 1801 he met a young countess named Julie (Giulietta) Guicciardi while he gave piano lessons to a woman named Josephine Brunsvik. However, he could not pursue his love for Julie because of their disparate social classes. Later he and Josephine developed a more personal relationship after her first husband died, but her family forced her to pull away. In 1810 he may have unsuccessfully proposed marriage to yet another woman after Josephine remarried.
In 1813 Beethoven went through yet another emotionally difficult period when took over care of his family and his brother Johann who was dying of tuberculosis. The cost of doing so may have left Beethoven penniless. His second brother Carl died of consumption in 1815 and he became entwined in a custody battle for his brother's son, Karl against Karl's mother. He eventually won, but Karl cost Beethoven extra emotional and personal strife. Karl attempted suicide but survived, and was eventually reconciled with Beethoven before leaving to join the army in 1827.


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The definition of an example of suggest is to propose something or offer up a potential option for consideration.
An example of suggest is when you propose that someone might want to go to the store.
- to mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
- to bring or call to mind through association of ideas: objects suggested by the shapes of clouds
- to propose as a possibility: to suggest a course of study
- to show indirectly; imply; intimate: a silence that suggested agreement
- to serve as a motive for; prompt: a success that suggested further attempts
Origin of suggestfrom Classical Latin suggestus, past participle of suggerere, to carry or lay under, furnish from sub-, sub- + gerere, to carry
transitive verbsug·gest·ed, sug·gest·ing, sug·gests
- To offer for consideration or action; propose: suggest things for children to do; suggested that we take a walk.
- To express or say indirectly: The police officer seemed to be suggesting that the death was not an accident.
- To make evident indirectly; intimate or imply: a silence that suggested disapproval.
- To bring or call to mind by logic or association; evoke: a cloud that suggests a mushroom; a ringlike symbol suggesting unity.
- To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand: Such a crime suggests apt punishment.
Origin of suggestLatin suggerere suggest- sub- up ; see sub- . gerere to carry
Related Forms:
- sug·gest′er
(third-person singular simple present suggests, present participle suggesting, simple past and past participle suggested)
- To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.
- Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?
- To make one suppose; cause one to suppose (something).
- The name "hamburger" suggests that hamburgers originated from Hamburg.
- To ask for without demanding.
- I'd like to suggest that we go out to lunch. I'd like to suggest going out to lunch.
- To recommend.
- The guidebook suggests that we visit the local cathedral, which is apparently beautiful.
Usage notes
- (ask for without demanding) This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (the form ending in -ing).


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Las Meninas 1656-57 Oil on canvas, 318 x 276 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid
This is a composition of enormous representational impact. The Infanta Margarita stands proudly amongst her maids of honour, with a dwarf to the right. Although she is the smallest, she is clearly the central figure; one of her maids is kneeling before her, and the other leaning towards her, so that the standing Infanta, with her broad hooped skirt, becomes the fulcrum of the movement. The dwarf, about the same size as the Infanta, is so ugly that Margarita appears delicate, fragile and precious in comparison. On the left in the painting, dark and calm, the painter himself can be seen standing at his vast canvas. Above the head of the Infanta, we see the ruling couple reflected in the mirror.
The spatial structure and positioning of the figures is such that the group of Las Meninas around the Infanta appears to be standing on "our" side, opposite Philip and his wife. Not only is the "performance" for their benefit, but the attention of the painter is also concentrated on them, for he appears to be working on their portrait. Although they can only be seen in the mirror reflection, the king and queen are the actual focus of the painting towards which everything else is directed. As spectators, we realize that we are excluded from the scene, for in our place stands the ruling couple. What seems at first glance to be an "open" painting proves to be completely hermetic - a statement further intensified by the fact tbat the painting in front of Velázquez is completely hidden from our view.
Author: VELÁZQUEZ, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Title: Las Meninas Time-line: 1601-1650 School: Spanish Form: paintingType: portrait
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November 29, 2016
Thieves shackle Chedraui guard,
walk off with Bancomer ATM
By Staff
Two thieves pounced on a guard making his rounds at the Chedraui multi-plaza in Puerto Aventuras at about 1 a.m. Friday morning. They bound the 53-year-old guard hand and foot, placed tape over his mouth and eyes and threatened him before walking away with the guts and money of a Bancomer ATM machine located near the bathrooms. Only the ATM outer shell remained along with a mess of stubs around it.
The municipal police contingent stationed in Puerto Aventuras was alerted following a 911 call placed by two hotel workers who happened upon the guard, untied him and placed a 911 call for assistance.
The local press faulted the municipal government in Playa del Carmen for its lack of interest in Puerto Aventuras' affairs and problems. Those and other problems, including questions about police response, gave rise to protests and a blockade of Highway 307 earlier this year over water delivery problems and a health-threatening backlog of garbage collection.
In response to the municipal government's difficulties in dealing with its outpost town, a movement was started several years ago to elevate the Puerto Aventuras municipal representation from "delegate" to "mayor" with its own budget and autonomy to take care of its own problems and free the Playa del Carmen president to deal with its larger jurisdiction.
While the municipal administration has shown some reluctance in moving ahead with the mayoralty model of governance for Puerto Aventuras despite approval of the move by the previous municipal government, PA resort developer Roman Rivera Torres says he was told during a meeting with municipal president Cristina Torres that her administration would allow the mayor plan to proceed soon.
Get property tax discount here
from Dec. 5 – 16 at Colonos office
By Staff
Property taxpayers in Puerto Aventuras will have two weeks locally this year to get a 25 percent discount on property taxes. Agents from the municipal tax collector's office will accept payments at the Colonos meeting room from 9:30 to 4:30 starting Dec. 5 to 10 and Dec.12 to 16. The discount is available until Dec. 31. An extra perk is that no travel is necessary for the two-week collection stay in Puerto Aventuras.
Bring your tax invoice with you. If you haven't received it, bring last year's receipt and the collectors will look up this year's invoice on the municipal data base.
Taxpayers who may not be here during those two weeks can qualify for lesser discounts at various intervals at the tax collector's office in Playa del Carmen. They are: 15 percent discount in January and 10 percent in February.
Mayan villagers get a Paamul taste of Thanksgiving custom
By Staff
Volunteers from Paamul and Playa del Carmen, under the auspices of the Fellowship Church, brought this year's traditional Thanksgiving observance closer to duplicating the original event – to the delight of special guests.
Sixty-three Pilgrims were at the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 along with 90 native Americans, two cultures launching a tradition of thankfulness for a bountiful harvest. The numbers were somewhat reversed in Paamul this year as about 50 native Mayans, many bused for the 1½ -hour drive from the distant jungle village of Chan Chen, joined about 150 expats under the large Paamul palapa/church for the first time to partake of a traditional US turkey feast prepared and served by a group of efficient and congenial volunteers.
At 3:45 p.m. last Thursday, two long, rectangular, canopied tables adorned with bright, white tablecloths waited outside the palapa. They were devoid of food as were the dozens of tables inside. Only a few people stood by the palapa entrance wondering if, perhaps, they arrived too early..
Then it happened!
Paamul's unpaved roads suddenly burst alive with residents, walking or in golf carts, carrying home-made foodstuffs – white and sweet potatoes, assorted vegetable medleys, desserts, a variety of stuffing, carrots, sautéed peppers and onions, gravy, baked ham and sweets. Several vans and SUVs drove up unobtrusively, parked momentarily. Their occupants alighted and joined the parade, ushering more food and various containers of beverages, coffee, cartons of milk. All who came brought dishes laden with homemade goodness an placed them on the serving tables.
Service volunteers appeared, placing the foods under label signs – turkey, potatoes – removing tinfoil covers from large pans of already-carved turkey, baked ham and a large variety of prepared dishes. Then there appeared, seemingly from out of the blue, the diminutive Mayan families, smiling but a bit hesitant, many of them children. Lines formed, the Mayan guests first, and by 4 p.m. – in only 15 minutes – the lines began to move and the people helped themselves as a live musical group filled the area with rhythm while recently arrived snowbirds jovially renewed acquaintances.
It was an event well done by the many who prepared the tasteful foods, to pastor Doug Millar and his congregation of assiduous volunteers. Their labors and good will added another reason to be thankful.
The Giving Season…
Agency appeals for help
to uplift neediest of needy
By Staff
Among three spending items on the Dec. 10 Colonos Assembly is one allowing an established social services group called Transformar Educando to appeal for a 20,000-peso monthly contribution from the Colonos budget to support the group's endeavors for the poor in the poblados of Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Chemuyil.
The agency deals mainly with new native arrivals seeking work and a better life, notes an agency press release, by teaching the young who do not qualify for public schooling and their parents seeking skills to find jobs. Many do not speak Spanish. Meanwhile, some of the families live in conditions of poverty and health afflictions in the back of the poblado under conditions that breed "prostitution of children, sexual abuse, juvenile pregnancies, drug use and other negative behaviors," the press release states.
Under the current exchange rate, 20,000 pesos converts into $966 USD, rounded out to $1,000 monthly to account for x-rate fluctuations. That's $12,000 USD a year. The figure would go a long way in helping to pay for teachers, a part-time psychologist and maintenance of the education centers. More details will be reported on this aspect of Transformar Educando in our next edition.
Nutrition and learning
For the moment, there is an additional appeal from the same group to individuals living in the area for breakfast-food items and/or cash in the realization that the ability to learn is tied in large part to proper nourishment that supports alertness and engagement.
In Puerto Aventuras alone, there are some 300 children and adults being serviced by the agency headed by general director Graciela Maldonado Yanez,
The Latitude 20 restaurant, owned and operated by Jim Stubbs, contributor of proceeds from Trivial Pursuits games, is the resort's main collection point for donations of food items and cash. Receipts are provided upon request.
The agency recommends foods such as fruits, yogurt, milk, bread, cereal and such, along with paper cups, plates and napkins. Stubbs says items can be dropped off from noon to closing time, usually around 9 p.m. The breakfast program operates three mornings a week and a 60-pesos donation will feed one child per week, the aency said.
Of an estimated 900 people currently being taught language and working skills and receiving other assistance like counseling at the three centers, 600 are children, says the agency press release.. Those who wish to share their good fortune while shopping can put an extra jar of peanut butter, container of milk, apples or other fruit and box of cereal in their carriage, drop the item(s) off at Latitude 20 and go home to enjoy the moment.
Concert set for this Friday…
The first concert of the season sponsored by the Colonos to fund other entertainment events throughout the season will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Cultural Center on Bahia Akumal. It will feature "Rocksimus Maxximus" rock and circus group. Entrance fee $100 pesos…Latitude 20 Restaurant and Lounge hosted its first BINGO event at 3:30 p.m. last Sunday, Nov. 27. Entrance fee was 250 pesos, many prizes and proceeds to charity. Next Trivial Pursuits at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4… The 9th Annual Road race registrations have begun for the race day of January 22, 2017. Dolphin Discovery is again the sponsor… Check Hippo's Restaurant to see if there are any raffle tickets left for a "deluxe" Hippo meal aboard the Fat Cat for 20 friends of the raffle winner. Proceeds going to Transformar Educando, a volunteer agency helping the neediest families and children across the highway… Annual Christmas Fair at the Colegio school yard will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 30-Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m…. Monthly recycling at the skate park will be held Friday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. See below for items to bring:
Who, in the Horn of Plenty,
commits the crime of hunger?
By Staff
We recently went to buy ink at Office Max in Playa del Carmen on a sun-splashed day when all seemed well with the world.
As we approached the sliding glass door at the entrance, there was a small boy standing in the middle of the open, heavy glass panels looking dispassionately up at us and seemingly blocking our entrance. We advised him, as parents would, he should not stand there lest he be injured by the closing door panels.
At that moment, a frail woman with sunken, pleading eyes roughly guided the boy away from the door with one hand as she stared at us gesticulating wildly with the other hand repeatedly moving up to her mouth, expressing the word "food" or "eat." We remembered then a story in the local newspapers expressing the concern of businesses in the tourist zone lamenting an influx of mendicants, vagrants and organized criminals who, they say, taint the zone's image by imbuing feelings of guilt or fear in tourists.
We gave the boy some pesos. The woman told him to say "thank you." He didn't. He just stood there seemingly immobilized by hunger, void of the capacity to emote. We walked away as other customers came in the door. New targets.
After some shopping, and as we stepped out, the pair had been joined by another woman and child, the second woman approaching us with eyes that seemed threatening, then following us along the sidewalk repeating "a comer! a comer!" (to eat) using the same hand to mouth gesture as the first woman. We responded that we had given to the other lady. "Para ella." (for her)" Then pointing to herself excxlaiming "Para me. Para me." (for me!) uttered in a mix of despair and aggression as she follow us almost to the car.
We've been guilt-ridden ever since for depending so much on credit/debit cards, not needing to bring much cash.
We described the incident to a friend who had just returned from San Cristobal in the mountainous State of Chiapas where, he said, there are many more street beggars than in this area. He said he brings bags of candy to distribute, which usually sends the childrn on their way.
In Victor Hugo's gripping novel "Les Miserables," Police Inspector Javert utters a perspective on the human condition that, in its complex simplicity, is hard to forget: "When a town grows, crime grows with it."
We are told that Playa del Carmen and its environs has grown roughly to a 250,000 population as groups of "invaders" colonize ejido lands west of Highway 307 and live there in abject poverty and extreme hardship.
Their plight too, is a crime of sorts. A crime against humanity. It sadly leaves humankind on a perpetual and so-far futile worldwide search for someone, some entity, to indict.
The Round Up…
The taxi tug of war over the use of some 30 or more moto-bikes as taxis in the Puerto Aventuras poblado was revived last week as traditional taxi drivers protested outside the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Sintra) in Playa del Carmen. Traditional drivers say the trikes do not pay the same in taxes as traditional taxis, are more dangerous to passengers and do not have liability insurance. There was talk the trikes would be allowed to become part of three area unions in hopes of satisfying the complaints and leveling the playing field as to taxes and insurance. Limits on the number of passengers are also being discussed…
Temporary gasoline shortage was experienced last week in at least six area Pemex stations in the wake of bad weather and other problems that stalled pipeline deliveries from ships in Progresso. The station outside the PA main gate apparently was not affected…
A hotel night watchman was apparently beaten to death in Tulum last week. The body of the 18-year-old native of Chiapas showed signs of a beating, police reported. The victim was employed at the El Mundo Maya Hotel on Tulum Avenue where the body was found
The rising dollar and falling peso won't affect restaurant prices for the remainder of this year, says the national restaurant association. While the price break for American tourists will undoubtedly spur more spending, the ssociation says menu prices will likely rise accordingly in 2017 should the lopsided exchange rate be sustained…
The Bancomer Bank in Centro Maya Mall has installed a more modern system of checking in clients waiting for customer service. Rather than sign a notebook with a pen, customers can just swipe their debit or credit card into a machine inside the entrance door and take a seat. Service was much faster last week (get there early) with the system…
Attracting attention is a large house being built on Bahia Xcacel across from the Catalonia Hotel. Several residents have asked the Pelican what it is intended to be. The Colonos reports it is private construction of a large house that perhaps could also be used, as others in the community are, for room rentals…
Political FYI – The local press has been criticizing the new municipal government over issues concerning moveable 5th Avenue business kiosks, ferry ticket sales, municipal employment and wages, crime and public security among other matters. It is the same government waiting to act on elevating the Puerto Aventuras delegation to a mayoralty…
The hurricane season is over – Don't worry. Be happy.
Construction of fourth terminal (T4) will place Cancun International Airport second only to Mexico City in Latin America. Cancun airport will be first in Mexico with four operating terminals, is already first in volume of foreign passengers and is second in air traffic. Once T4 is completed the airport will have the capacity to handle 25 million passengers a year by 2018. Terminals 2 and 3 have already been expanded…
The Mail Bag…
Noise begets more noise
Dear Editor:
Poor rich Americans and Canadians living large in Mexico with the super low cost of living were disturbed by Mexicans celebrating in their own country.
They sure don't mind taking advantage of the locals when it comes to working them for next to nothing. I too live in Mexico and was wakened at 4 a.m. by fireworks. The celebrating lasted late into the night but before you have the gall to complain remember that this is their country and even with a permanent resident visa you are the alien here and therefore should respect their traditions.
If you don't like it you are always free to return wherever it is that you came from. The nerve of some people really astounds me.
Signed: Felipe Fernandez
Where is Internet improvement?
Dear editor:
Some time ago, I think a year ago, I read in the Pelican Press that a new internet provider was hard-wiring PA and would also offer an over the air connection as they rolled out service. I could not find the edition. Can you direct me to the issue or the company? Or am I just imagining that I read this. I am really fed up with Telmex and the alternatives that I am aware of.
What is the name of the company? I will keep a lookout for it. By the way, thank you for your publication. It makes things a little better knowing what is new and happening in Puerto Aventuras and I find your sponsors to be my first choice when I want something done.
Signed: Michael Savage
(Ed. Note: The story appeared April 12, 2016. Find it in the Pelican archives. The developer says the project has been a slow starter but remains in the works. The company name is C&W Networks, of Miami, Fla.)
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November 23, 2016
Colonos board backs idea
of a community park
By Staff
Imagine a two-mile jogging and biking track, a doggie park, a pastoral picnic area by a cool cenote, a children's play-gym area, perhaps a small soccer field, maybe a miniature golf area, sufficient parking places and more – all contained in and around a 42-acre park within walking distance of most homes.
These are the visions being explored by the Colonos Board of Directors and PA developer Roman Rivera Torres in a bid to replace the proposed construction of the second nine holes of the golf course with a public park.
The initiative, said Jorge Kaufer, chairman of the Colonos board, has the board's full support. The proposal will be presented to voters at the Dec. 10 General Assembly convening at 9:30 a.m. at the Dreams Hotel where the public gets its chance to hear details and weigh in on the idea.
The land area under discussion contains a total of 74 acres. Besides the park, 12 acres would be reserved for 60 single-family house lots on the extension road of Bahia Akumal beginning at the Cultural Center south to the Barcelo Hotel and 20 lots along Puerto Aventuras Blvd. in Phase 4, Kaufer said. Seven acres would be reserved for parking and streets and a 12 acres for greenery.
Kaufer said about $3 million US from the sale of house lots would pay for development of the park by the developer, after which time it would be turned over to and be maintained by the Colonos.
Kaufer said permitting for the house lots could take a year and perhaps anther year for proceeds from sales to become available to develop the park. He said the community could see a park shortly thereafter.
He said the proposal is not a "done deal." The Assembly offers an opportunity for public discourse of the vision.
National championship sailing
races slated here this weekend
A national sailing competition of some 100 sailors and boats is being held this weekend off the Puerto Aventuras shore. The event is hosted by the Puerto Aventuras Sailing Club located in Phase 4 and is the last major national competition of the season, reports club Commodore Daniele Gracis.
A national championship in the Laser class boat will be determined by this weekend's races and a team will be selected from the Optimist Class to compete in the National Sailing Federation championship.
Sailors from such distant places as Germany, Spain, Guatemala, Costa Rica and various Mexican states have already been arriving and preparing their boats for the event. The races will be visible from beachfront vantage points. As usual, events hosted by the club bring added business to the community during the preparation and duration of the races.
Taverna's Akumal thanksgiving…
Thanksgiving feast is planned at Akumal's newest restaurant, Taverna, adjacent to the Turtle Bay Restaurant, starting at 6 p.m. on Nov. 24. Choice of dinners includes oven-roasted turkey breast with baked yams, green beans, cranberry sauce, gravy and stuffing preceded by choice of pumpkin soup with shredded coconut or mixed greens with orange,carrots, raisins, goat cheese, toasted almonds and mixed berry vinaigrette. Other dinner choices include Risotto alla Pecatora, or grilled grouper filet or pumpkin ravioli. Reservations, price and more information by calling 984-875-9009.
Hippo's Restaurant is conducting a raffle for a deluxe meal for 20 people aboard a Fat Cat catamaran cruise. Buy a ticket for 250 pesos and win this day on the water with a deluxe meal for 20 of your family and friends. All proceeds going o help children served by the volunteer social agency Transforma Educando in the poblados of Puerto Aventuras, Akumal and Chemuyil. Stop by Hippo's for your ticket(s) soon because there are only 25 left.
The first concert of the season sponsored by the Colonos to fund other entertainment events throughout the season will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Cultural Center on Bahia Akumal. It will feature "Rocksimus Maxximus" rock and circus group. Entrance fee $100 pesos…Latitude 20 Restaurant and Lounge notes the resumption of live entertainment as snowbirds begin to nest for the new high-season. While the popular and charitable bi-monthly Trivial Pursuits fund-raisers continued on alternating Sundays through the summer season, they will be joined by BINGO games on the remaining alternate Sunday afternoons. The first Bingo game will get under way on Nov. 27 .… The 9th Annual Road race registrations have begun for the race day of January 22, 2017. Dolphin Discovery is again the sponsor… The Colonos annual assembly is currently scheduled for Dec. 10 where, among other business, funds will be sought to finish the second phase of the main gate project. There is talk of a modest maintenance fee hike.
For the record…
Noise, sleeplessness, can bring
out the worst in the aggrieved
By Staff
Revolutions are not only fought between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Neither are their post-war patriotic celebrations. That point was driven home last Friday night as a tsunami of ultra-loud sound waves crashed over the resort from the poblado until around 4 a.m. in the observance of the Mexican Revolution of 1910.
The excessive volume of music piped through powerful speakers trumpeted calls to Security at the resort's main gate. Guards could only say that people were "dancing in the streets" across the highway and there was nothing they could do. Resort Security has no official standing in the poblado.
So loud was the amplification that it penetrated the usual noise defenses of shutting windows, doors and even hurricane shutters, this time all to no avail. Colonos GM said the music was carried across the highway by cold-front wind from the north.
Provoking tension
We have read in the past that excessive noise and sleeplessness can provoke rather unpleasant responses in some people. A possible case in point is the recent mysterious torching of a lounge in Centro that has long been accused by neighbors of excessive noise into the wee morning hours, causing sleep deprivation.
There is a voluntary agreement in the resort's Centro Comercial association to reduce noise by 11 p.m. For that, residents who retire at traditional hours are grateful. The Hard Rock Hotel next door opened with a bang several years ago but toned it down considerably after negotiations with Colonos GM Rincon and a small delegation of concerned residents. Again, the community is grateful.
Unfortunately, another musical disturbance Saturday night began at 11 p.m. on a residential street, forcing immediate neighbors to slam windows shut and regrettably forgo the paradisal Caribbean breezes in their bedrooms. "I don't see why private parties aren't made to follow the Centro Comercial model and bring their loud parties indoors at 11 p.m. so the rest of us can sleep," said one of the aggrieved neighbors. "There ought to be a law," he yawned.
Puerto Aventuras mayor issue
reported back on front burner
By Staff
The political struggle to elevate the Puerto Aventuras municipal delegation to a "mayoralty" of sorts with its own budget and spending priorities was apparently on the verge of heading to the courts for a resolution if the newly elected president (mayor) of Solidaridad continued to stall implementation.
Proponents were reportedly threatening to sue municipal President Cristina Torres for impeding progress on the initiative following its unanimous approval by the previous city council in September. Torres countered the municipality doesn't have the funds and that the initiative lacks constitutional prerequisites and the bureaucracy to handle the transition.
But PA developer and mayoralty proponent Roman Rivera Torres reported meeting with President Cristina Torres to go over the process and logic of the plan and was assured by her the initiative approved by the previous municipal council will go forward with her blessing.
Proponents have been lobbying for a mayoralty for six years, spurred on by recurring shortfalls in public services and spending by previous Solidaridad administrations. A disgraceful and health-threatening lack of rubbish collection for days on end this summer provoked a protest that blocked Highway 307 for several hours, some property damage and personal injury.
Alderman Navarro Emilio Tamargo, who pushed for passage of the mayor plan and would represent the resort in the local administration, said Puerto Aventuras generates between 160 to 180 million pesos yearly for the municipality. (At the current exchange rate, 180 million pesos equals just over $9 million USD.)
Rivera Torres, who supports the transition, said income from taxes, fees and grants generated in Puerto Aventuras would return to the community an estimated 220 million pesos ($11 million USD). In that way, the Puerto Aventuras community would handle its own affairs while freeing the municipal president to concentrate on the burgeoning population in Playa del Carmen.
It is noted that Puerto Aventuras is not seeking to become a full-fledged municipality with a constitutional mayor, but rather a sort of deputy mayor working under the administration of Playa del Carmen, but with more fiscal autonomy than the current delegation model of governance. It is also noted that some influential resort residents oppose the move for fear of opening the resort gates to possible municipal interference.
Commerce Corner
Taverna in Akumal merges
flavors of Italy and Mexico
into fine dining experience
By Staff
Akumal's newer restaurant is literally steps above the norm in the busy village. It is a second-story, palapa plateau of plenty where Italian flavors of home-made sauces and pastas blend effortlessly with gracious service under the welcoming eyes of manager Alejandra Ruiz Perez and collegial chef Leonardo Leonetti, who are, incidentally, husband and wife.
Just beginning their second year at the Taverna in Akumal, the bi-lingual Alejandra and tri-lingual Leo have already formed a bond with repeat customers pleasing their palates with the flavorful fruits of Leo's culinary education at Italy's "Albergherio School" specializing in all phase of hotel and restaurant management. Leo is a native of Bari, located in the heel of Italy, while Alejandra is from Mexico City where she received a degree in business management at the city's Panamericana University.
Pelican staff was given a tour of the expansive 70-seat dining area, the spotless open kitchen where diners can see what's cooking, the smaller and more private "prep" kitchen with state-of-the-art stainless steel oven and other gleaming appliances used in producing the homemade pastas and sauces, the storage freezer and room where a selection of beers, including Akumal ale and selected wines are kept at proper temperatures.
A dinner later with congenial friends Chris Landahl and Kay Strange of Puerto Aventuras elicited oohs and ahhs as waiters, almost too attentive to our wants and needs, delivered ample selections of Risotto al frutti di mare , a saffron risotto with seasoned seafood whose delightful flavors wafted and mingled about the table as did essences of ravioli maremmani stuffed with ricotta and spinach. Other risotto dishes were caressed with parmesan cheese, truffle sauce and lemon confit.
We shared some antipasti of avocado fries that were breaded and fried with lemon cilantro and some bruschetta garnished with fresh tomato, garlic, basil and extra virgin olive oil.
And the spiced grand margarita came with a dash of Grand Marnier for color and added zest, fresh lime, agave nectar, jalapeno and chile blended into a glass large enough to last the meal for one who sips, rather than gulps. The bar sits at the opposite end of the room from the kitchen were one can also order food while watching one of the two television screens tucked into the corners of the palapa.
Taverna's ambience is open and tropical with low lighting, most of it with candles accompanied by potted plants that line the steps and airy dining area. There is enough room between tables to afford a cozy privacy. The Tavern of Akumal, part of the Lombardi Family chain, is offering a Thanksgiving meal from 6 p.m. to closing Thursday, Nov. 24. Reservations recommended by calling 984-875-9009. Click on the Taverna logo in the sponsor column for more information.
The Round Up…
The Great Maya Aquifer of underground water on the Yucatan Peninsula is being threatened by urban development, say researchers from National Geographic and INAH, Mexico's cultural and archeological agency. Guillermo De Anda, an archeologist on special projects for INAH, says the most endangered area is from Cancun to Tulum where underwater Mayan artifacts and sustainability are most threatened. The researchers call for more legislative control over sites and cenotes served by the aquifer…
The earth-moving Calica Co. just north of Puerto Aventuras has received a Clean Industry Certification from the federal attorney for environmental protection to underline Calica'a compliance with legal matters involving the environment. Critics however say the company is threatening the Jaguar's habitat with its earth removal operations west of Highway 307…
New bedfellows are the US Chamber of Commerce and Mexican government as they joined in a vow to defend trade between the two countries embodied in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) worth $500 billion a year in trade. US president-elect Donald Trump has boasted of amending or abandoning trade pacts during the recent political campaign…
Special treatment for immigrants highly-skilled in technology is being sought by the US Internet Association in the wake of president-elect Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric about closing US borders to newcomers…
Chichen Itza has turned up a new discovery of a third structure inside the Kukulkan pyramid that was built similar to a Russian nesting doll, say experts. They found a 10-meter tall pyramid inside a 20-meter tall one which was inside a 30-meter tall outer pyramid…
The local hotel association is fighting a move by the municipal government to add a 20-peso per room surtax that would, says the association, overlook 50 percent of the rooms being rented and cause financial hardship to the industry. They also contend it would be more equitable to collect regular room taxes from the multitude of private homes and condos being rented without paying any fees into the system…
The 911 (formerly 066) emergencyl line has received double the calls for burglaries since 2013, most of them from Playa del Carmen's mushrooming colonies and the tourist zone. In the last six months, 1,311 calls were directly related to burglaries in living units, cars and on the streets…
Health Watch…
Mosquito, nature's cargo plane,
now carrying 'Mayaro' fever
By Staff
Quintana Roo's director of health, Arturo Lopez, is alerting county residents of the possible arrival of the "Mayaro" virus disease borne by the infamous Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which also carries dengue and chikungunya fevers and Zika virus.
Lopez said that while no Mayaro fever cases have been reported thus far on the Yucatan, he is urging residents to take precautions such as routine cleaning of flower pots on patios and rooftops and any standing-water containers to prevent mosquito proliferation.
Other general preventive steps include spraying and fogging by government and private agencies and the liberal use of personal and home repellents, such as sprays and citronella candles.
Mayaro symptoms are similar to infections from dengue, and acute symptoms usually last for three to five days. They include headache, myalgia (body pain), particularly in large joints, fever and rash. Mayaro can be confirmed by laboratory testing. Human exposure is affiliated with humid tropical weather usually found in forests.
Local house-call Dra. Carolina Guzman said she has been dealing with some patients exhibiting mild symptoms of flu-like infections and that the several cases she had laboratory tested came out negative for the fevers. Most cases had mild dengue- or flu-like symptoms minus the itch, she said. Recommended treatment is rest, avoiding too much sun, drinking plenty of liquids and taking analgesics like Tylenol. Cases where respiratory problems exist are treated with medications to prevent bacterial infection, she said.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization said the Zika virus is no longer a global emergency, but emphasized the crisis isn't over.
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