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Sen. Rob Portman at left, rides with his son, Will, in Ohio on Aug. 11, 2012.
Republican Senator Rob Portman has announced his support for same-sex marriage, saying he reversed his position on the divisive social issue after his son came out as gay.
"I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married," Portman wrote in an op-ed published Friday in the Columbus Dispatch.
"That isn't how I've always felt. As a congressman, and more recently as a senator, I opposed marriage for same-sex couples. Then something happened that led me to think through my position in a much deeper way," Portman wrote in the op-ed.
The decision came after long consideration, the Ohio lawmaker told newspapers from his home state on Thursday. Portman's 21-year-old son Will, who is a junior at Yale University, discussed his sexual orientation with Portman and his wife in 2011, the senator said.
His son said that his sexuality was "not a choice, it was who he is and that he had been that way since he could remember," Portman told Cleveland.com during an interview in his Washington, D.C. office.
"It allowed me to think of this from a new perspective, and that's of a dad who loves his son a lot and wants him to have the same opportunities that his brother and sister would have – to have a relationship like Jane and I have had for over 26 years," Portman told reporters during that interview.
Portman's changed stance comes amid spreading support for same-sex marriage. Forty-eight percent of Americans supported same-sex marriage in 2012, up from 35 percent a decade ago, according to a Pew Research Center analysis from Dec. 2012.
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is greeted by his daughter Sally, left, and son Will after finishing the Paddlefest, an annual Cincinnati event, on Saturday, June 23, 2012.
Arguments challenging a section of the Defense of Marriage Act, which Portman voted for in 1996, and the California constitutional provision that limits marriage to one man-one woman unions, are due to be heard before the Supreme Court later this month.
Portman called Speaker of the House John Boehner to tell Boehner of his decision to support same-sex marriage.
"Senator Portman is a great friend and ally, and the Speaker respects his position, but the Speaker continues to believe that marriage is between a man and a woman," said Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner.
In his commentary for the Columbus Dispatch, Portman said, "The process of citizens persuading fellow citizens is how consensus is built and enduring change is forged. That's why I believe change should come about through the democratic process in the states. Judicial intervention from Washington would circumvent that process as it's moving in the direction of recognizing marriage for same-sex couples. An expansive court ruling would run the risk of deepening divisions rather than resolving them."
Ohio voters adopted an amendment to the state constitution in 2004 that said only a marriage between one man and one woman would be legally recognized in the state. The measure passed with 62 percent of the vote. According to Cleveland.com, Portman said that if Ohio voters were to reconsider that constitutional provision, "he might support it, depending on its wording ... ."
Portman was considered a potential vice presidential candidate to run with Mitt Romney in the last presidential election, and acted as a surrogate for the Romney campaign in the important swing state of Ohio.
Prominent Ohio conservative Senator Rob Portman, once considered for Mitt Romney's running mate, is speaking out about gay marriage in support of his son, who is gay, just as Romney gets set to give his first public speech since the election today. NBC's Peter Alexander reports.
Portman told Romney that his son was gay, the senator said in an interview with CNN that aired Friday.
"I told Mitt Romney everything," Portman said of the vetting he underwent last year. "That process is, intrusive would be one way to put it. But, no, yeah, I told him everything."
Mitt Romney adviser Beth Myers, who led the vice presidential vetting process, confirmed to NBC News Friday morning that that the campaign was aware Sen. Rob Portman's son was gay as they vetted him for the number 2 job – but that the situation played "no role whatsoever" in Romney's decision about who to pick as his running mate.
"It did not play a role," she said. Myers said that Portman told the campaign about the fact that his son was gay.
Myers said Portman called her on Thursday evening to tell her about his decision to switch his position and come out in support of gay marriage.
In the interview with Cleveland.com, Portman said that he believes the issue of same-sex marriage is "more generational than it is partisan." He said that former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter is a lesbian, told him to "do the right thing, follow your heart."
Portman said he also considered his Christian faith, which led him to decide that "in a way, this strengthens the institution of marriage."
"The overriding message of love and compassion that I take from the Bible, and certainly from the Golden Rule, and that fact that I believe we are all created by our maker, that has all influenced me in terms of my change on this issue," Portman said, according to Cleveland.com.
"Especially proud of my dad today," Will Portman tweeted on Friday with a link to the Columbus Dispatch op-ed.
The announcement came the same day as fellow Republican Senator Marco Rubio reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage at a conservative gathering.
"Just because I believe that states should have the right to define marriage in a traditional way does not make me a bigot," Rubio told the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday.
NBC News' Kasie Hunt and Frank Thorp contributed to this report.
Conservative Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, reveals during an interview with CNN that he has changed course on his opinion of same-sex marriage, and he now supports it because his son has come out as openly gay.
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The Yale women's ice hockey team has had seven finalists (including two winners) for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Hockey Humanitarian Award, given annually to "college hockey's finest citizen". Here is a look at Yale's honorees. For more information on the award, visit http://www.hockeyhumanitarian.org/
2000 Finalist Julianna Schantz-Dunn '00
Julianna Schantz-Dunn '00, two-time captain of the Yale women's ice hockey team, was one of five finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2000. Schantz-Dunn began her community service as a freshman on the Yale Athletics Department's Thomas W. Ford '42 Community Outreach Committee, serving as the hockey team's representative, organizing Youth Days for local children to play sports with Yale student-athletes and mentoring a middle school girl. For the summer after her freshman year she received a fellowship from the Association of Yale Alumni to work for Hephzibah Children's Association, a child welfare program in Chicago. As a case aide, she supervised parent-child visits, attended court proceedings and befriended a child going through adoption proceedings. In her junior year she began volunteering in a bilingual classroom at a local school through the Estudiantes Unidos program. During spring break of her junior year she worked for Habitat for Humanity constructing houses. In the summer before her senior year, with money from a Gatorade internship and Yale's Calhoun College Richter Fund, she traveled to Peru to work with Asociacion Benefica PRISMA, a non-governmental organization that gives out micro-credit loans to small businesses and farmers and manages maternal and child nutrition programs. Through PRISMA's public health investigation unit, she assisted a local nurse and doctor on a malaria project. She also assisted the Peruvian-American Medical Society as a translator and first assistant on surgeries.
2003 Finalist Deanna McDevitt '03
Deanna McDevitt '03, a two-time MVP for the Yale women's ice hockey team, was one of five finalists for the 2003 Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2003. McDevitt participated in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentor program at Yale, volunteered in the emergency room at Yale-New Haven Hospital, tutored students at Career High School in New Haven in math and science, volunteered for the non-profit Hockey Ministries International and organized a clothing drive among Yale students at the end of the 2002 school year, donating the clothes to a local Baptist church. She also was involved in Athletes in Action and volunteered for a breast cancer research organization and the Peace by Peace program at Yale, a community service program that teaches local students about violence prevention. McDevitt also was a part of the Association of Yale Alumni community service internship in Dallas in the summer of 2002, working at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
2007 Winner Kristin Savard '07
Kristin Savard '07 was the recipient of the 2007 Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by the Mellon Financial Corporation. Savard, the 12th recipient of the award, was recognized Apr. 6 in a ceremony at Scottrade Center, site of the NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four, in conjunction with the Hobey Baker Award presentation and the Pontiac Frozen Four Skills Challenge.
Savard founded "Teaming Up", Yale's effort to raise awareness for improving maternal health in the developing world — a project she hopes to expand to other schools and teams. Approximately 600,000 women die each year from pregnancy-related complications, and 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. Led by Savard, Yale raised money to enable the women of the Keiskamma community in South Africa to partake in the UbuMama program. UbuMama ("motherhood") is an arts-based initiative in which women produce a maternity gown depicting the challenges of motherhood. The garments are used as instruments to gain support for the cause.
Savard first became involved with the issue of maternal health in the summer of 2006 when she worked for Imagine Chicago, a non-profit organization that works with community groups to implement innovative civic projects. She attended numerous conferences, documented Imagine Chicago projects from around the world and edited a book about Imagine Chicago's approach to community involvement.
In addition to her work on Teaming Up, Savard served on Yale's Thomas W. Ford '42 Student-Athlete Community Outreach Committee, an organization designed to bring Yale student-athletes and the New Haven community together. Savard and her teammates also participated in "Skate with the Players" events, giving local youths the chance to skate with Yale players. The team also took part in the Relay for Life, raising money for the American Cancer Society. Savard spent two years as a tutor for first-graders at a New Haven elementary school and also worked at Dynamic Skating hockey camps.
Release Apr. 6, 2007: Kristin Savard Named 2007 Hockey Humanitarian
2009 Finalist Crysti Howser '09
Yale forward Crysti Howser '09 was a finalist for the Hockey Humanitarian Award in 2009. In addition to excelling on the ice Howser has also been active in a number of community service initiatives. As a freshman Howser began volunteering weekly at New Haven's Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, organizing and distributing dinners for those in need. She has also been one of the key participants in the Yale Sports Empowerment Program. Through that initiative she and other Yale students organize weekly health and fitness education sessions for residents at local homeless shelters.
In her sophomore year Howser volunteered for the AIDS Walk New Haven event in April. She returned the following year, this time as organizer of a team. Howser and other Yale student-athletes obtained financial donations from sponsors to enable homeless men from the Emmanuel Baptist Shelter who were part of the Yale Sports Empowerment Program to participate in the walk as a team, combining two of her community service efforts into one.
In 2007 Howser also began her involvement in Yale's Relay for Life 12-hour walking fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. She was a coordinator for one of the most successful Relay for Life events in the Northeast that spring, helping raise nearly $250,000 for the American Cancer Society. She and one of her hockey teammates were in charge of soliciting sponsorships and food donations for the event, which hosted more than 2,000 people. Howser then served as head coordinator in 2007-08, making her solely responsible for organizing food donations from more than two dozen New Haven restaurants. She got her entire team involved as committee members and also got the Yale men's ice hockey team involved through a friend of hers on that team. The event raised more than $100,000.
Howser expanded the geographical bounds of her work in May of 2007. Through i-to-i, an organization she learned of through Yale's Career Services Center, she spent two weeks in a rural South African nature reserve, 200 miles north of Cape Town. With other students from various European and North American colleges she worked on an environmental conservation project that sought to protect an agriculturally rich region containing some of the rarest natural plant life in the world from further damage.
Howser has also taken part in various holiday gift-giving initiatives for underprivileged families both in New Haven and back home in Illinois, including coordinating the effort for her residential college at Yale (Silliman). During her first two years at Yale she was also involved in Athletes in Action, a faith-based group that met weekly and helped engage her in numerous community service projects. In the spring of her freshman year she participated in Bulldog Buddies, a program run by the Yale Athletic Department through which student-athletes read to and play sports with children at a local elementary school once a week.
Howser has also been a part of the USA Hockey program. She was a member of USA Hockey's Under-22 Select team twice, playing in the annual three-game series against Team Canada. She scored a goal for the U.S. in 2008. Howser was tied for fifth in scoring at the 2007 USA Hockey Women's National Festival and also was invited to USA Hockey's Holiday Camp in December of that year, training as part of a group of 56 of the top players in the country. Before coming to Yale she was a part of multiple USA Hockey player development camps.
2011 Finalist and 2012 Winner Aleca Hughes '12
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2013 Finalist Alyssa Zupon '13
For more on Alyssa Zupon, click here.
2018 Finalist Courtney Pensavalle '18
Pensavalle exemplified what it meant to be a student-athlete, as a Division I varsity athlete and being involved in a variety of ways around campus. The Yale women's hockey forward was a member of the acapella singing group composed of Yale student-athletes, the Unorthojocks. Pensavalle also served as the lead drive coordinator for the Mandi Schwartz Marrow Registration Drive, partnered with Be the Match. She managed and executed the yearly spring drive in honor of former Yale teammate Mandi Schwartz. She is dedicated to helping grow support for the annual White Out For Mandi game, as well as Be the Match and the Mandi Schwartz Foundation. The drive has led to over 30 lives saved and over 6,400 unique people being added to the bone marrow registry. Pensavalle also excelled in the classroom with a 3.9 GPA and multiple ECAC Hockey All-Academic selections.

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The Midi Fighter 3D includes the same 16-button array of arcade-like buttons as its predecessor, that can be used as midi triggers and configured through an included piece of software that also allows the color of each button to be customized.
The previous version was designed to stay perched next to a set of turntables, providing an easy way for DJs to trigger songs, sounds, or even digital effects during a performance. But thanks to the gyro and a digital compass, the 3D version lets them pick it up and move it about to further enhance their stage performance.
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His bombastic boothman persona in NBA Jam isn't Tim Kitzrow's only gaming credit. The guy also was the voice of Rod Serling in the classic Twilight Zone pinball table. He got his start from his bandmates, who worked for Midway.
"In a lot of ways, it was the most fun I ever had," Kitzrow (left) told Danny Gallagher, writing for Asylum. "I was going into a studio and doing improv and coming up with crazy voices for things like 'Attack From Mars' or 'WHO dunnit.' It was like being an old radio actor where I got to use tons of different voices. It was an improv fantasy to do that."
That's where Kitzrow earned his chops, in Chicago's world-famous improv comedy circuit. But he was such a strong performer in the pinball gigs that when Mark Turmell, the guy charged with developing an NBA-licensed two-on-two basketball game, needed a voice, Kitzrow was put on his team.
"It was all just right place, right time," he said. That's the complete birth of the boomshakala.
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Save a Horse ( Ride a Rays Fan )
Jim Thacker /DDR Back in early 2000, I went to work in the Florida Panhandle for Buffalo Rock Pepsi, a local Pepsi distributor who ran a small warehouse out of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. Even as a kid, I was never a die-hard country music fan. But considering my new job required me to drive at least 10 hours per day from various stops on the beaches of Destin and nearby Eglin Air Force Base to the Alabama border, I would spend a huge amount of time listening to music on the truck radio.
Jim Thacker / DDR Sure there were Rock stations all up and down the dial, but this region was dominated by the country twang.
This was when everyone began to idolize the music of Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks and a new music revival was taking over our ears of to explore our Country Music roots. I began to listen more to the rhythm of the steel guitar and the sweet female Southern drawls coming out of my radio and found it to my liking.
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And also about this same time Country artists were began to incorporate more rock and roll beats and rhythms and this style of music soon melted the two different brands of music together to form a fresh vibrant version of country that seemed to please everyone from sea to shining sea. The music had started to become a focus all over the country, not just to the southern and mid-western parts of the country.
And among those bands using the rock and roll based stage pyrotechnics and lighting antics was newcomers Big & Rich.
Jim Thacker / DDR The band was different because they wanted to send their fans homes yearning for more of the new brand of entertainment that they presented to the masses at their concerts, and with their CD recordings. They wanted to send you to a new place within Country Music and make you hungry for more. And they truly did just that last Saturday night when they performed a postgame concert during the Rays Country Night.
Jim Thacker / DDR Considering the band got on late thanks to the Rays staging a comeback victory over the Texas Rangers, thank goodness for the 10th inning heroics of Carlos Pena who sent a ball up the middle to score Evan Longoria and giving the team their second straight win against the Rangers. It was rolling past 11 pm when the stage was finally beginning to be set up and the crowd energized knowing they were going to see Cowboy Troy, Two Foot, Big Kenny and John Rich soon making music as charter members of Nashville's MusikMafia.
Jim Thacker/ DDR I have to honestly tell you, I have not been a long time follower of Big & Rich's music, but during this show I did enjoy and will go to ITunes and download a few of their songs I heard that evening/early morning. I did not have the dedication and the stamina of a pair of Season Ticket holders who sit in my Section who had the field wristbands for the night and went downstairs after the 4th inning and stood all that time in line to be able to get a front row view of the concert.
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I even saw a few of the Rays players like Matt Garza, James Shields and Texan Scott Kazmir mingling up front during crowd shots during the concert. Those two fans from Section 138, Jim and Debbie Thacker must have stood under and behind the rightfield stands for about two hours before they were able to run and at least stretch their legs a bit before the concert officially got under way around 11:30 pm that night.
Jim Thacker / DDR And by the end of the night, Debbie would be rewarded with the back panel of the "Hick Chicks" guitar that was smashed on stage by the band right about the 12:30 am mark. But the band did entertain throughout the night and did an awesome job of keeping us on our feet and bopping our heads to the drummers beat. Heck, every photo listed on the blog today was taken by Jim as he was in the front row and got some incredible photos for me.
Jim Thacker / DDR The band even brought up a young local Rays fan and let him finish off the song "Big Time" with the band right up on stage in front of the 29,000+ Rays fans who stayed for the concert. But you could tell the kid was nervous, but he was a total trooper and did a great job on the fly up there singing with the band. "Big Time" was one of their earlier hits that made it all the way to #20 on the charts. And was one of the first songs that night I knew would have a place on a CD real soon in my collection.
Jim Thacker / DDR And it really impressed me that they did a 20 minute plus extendion of their song "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" marked with extra riffs and timely ad lib verses to celebrate the night and the Rays. Have to admit here that the next day I was pretty wiped out by all the dancing and the singing I was doing from my seat that night. They were not all songs that I knew by heart, and even some like "8th of November", which honored the story of Nile Harris a veteran of the Vietnam War caught me a bit off guard.
Jim Thacker / DDR And before that night I had never heard their hit "Wild West Show", which is full of Native American imagery and tones. This song is definitely another one of the tracks I am purchasing from Itunes soon. And more than one woman in the crowd around me were voicing that they wanted the wedding ballad "Lost in this Moment" to be played at their wedding reception or ceremony.
Jim Thacker / DDR I truly did not seem to attribute this song to the band if I heard it outside of tonights concert because of the gentle vocals of the song, but then I forgot Rich used to be a member of the ballad-rich country band Lonestar before forming this band. The song actually was so well recieved it crossed over onto the adult contemporary charts and rose to the # 12 spot. That is a song that stayed with me long after the end of the concert that night.
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So as I walked to my car right about time the DJ at Ferg's called "Last Call" for the night, I still had a few of those songs ringing round and round in my head. And I know that in the next week or so I am purchasing songs online and maybe even a CD or two of their music for more enjoyment as I travel to and from games. It truly made the night something to remember. Big & Rich did everything they advertised that night. It was loud, wild and full of unexpected moment from the first note to the last.
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Great picture. I wish I was there to hear the music. Did you get anymore pictures of you and another Rays player? If so could you give me the link? I can't believe you met John Cena. :)
Tribe Ted,
I have been blessed by meeting a lot of baseball players in the past 12 season while the Rays have been in exisitence. Everyone know I have friends in football, but I only put out my baseball buddies every so often.
From time to time I throw out a new profiel picture with some of the people I have met and enjoyed baseball with over the years.
Baseball is one sport that gives you time in the middle of an at bat or an innig to talk to these people and have agreat time.
The Cena picture was actually taken at a Rays after party right after the conclusion of game 2 of the ALDS.
Do not get me started on the pictures and mementos from bands and other celebrities….lol
Rays Renegade
Cliff – the 8th of November and Save a Horse are two of my favorite songs. It looks like fun was had by all! And it is never bad karma to have football photos up! lol! In fact – I put two more up today! As much as I love baseball, football is a very close second and you know how serious we take our Patriots here! In Boston, we have all developed the ability to follow multiple sports at once!
I guess we shall see on the karma situation soon enough.
I perosnally do not try and melt the two together in any situation only becuase they are played at such different lvels the comparisons are mute.
I never knew "*th of November" until he sang it that night, then i mdid a little research on it yesterday and was proud to find out its origin.
You know us Southern people, we can only focus on three things at once, breathing, walking ans chewing gum. the rest is just on talent……………just kidding………….maybe.
Rays Renegade
Okay, it's official. Rays fans have the coolest events in baseball. I'm just getting in to country myself. More of a pop country fan. Keith Urban, Rascal Flats, Carrie Underwood… now that's music I can grind to.
That is a set of imagery I was not expecting on a Wed night.
Thank goodness you are not a Nine Inch Nails fan, or a Depeche Mode guy. lol
Country has gone through its own revolution in the last 20 years to be accepted by even the most ultra-rock critic.
Who knows where it will be in another 20 years.
But we all know that baseball has a healthy relationship with this style of music, and that will not change anytime soon.
Rays Renegade
Now the guys that do the Rays marketing, need to set up a baseball marketing 101 seminar for the other clubs, they really do have all the good ideas for drawing people to the games, not exactly my type of music, but late night, alcohol, relaxed after a win, who couldn't have fun…
Outside the Phillies Looking In
The Rays have made the adventure at the ballpark on par with an amusement park type atmosphere for years.
From the face painters, clowns and artists here on Family Sundays, to Rays BINGO on Tuesday, plus the competitive Rays Fantasy Baseball on Wed, they have made the game fun with great side events too.
Guess hiring an ex-Disney front office guy a few years ago has been a godsend to the team's Fan Experience and Promotion Department.
But I also give kudos to the young staff who have thought outside-the-box at times with events like the Gameworks event.
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Renegade, you lead a charmed life. I love reading about all the events you go to. I'm not a country music fan myself, but I can tell it was a terrific event. Btw, great profile pic of you and Kaz!
Myself and 29,000+ Rays fans were the lucky ones that night.
I am blessed to be a fan of a team that still remembers the fans from the front office down to the players.
Glad they take the Southern charm factor into account every game.
I am going to change them every day for a while. i have so many pictures sitting around just collecting dust per se.
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I never heard of John Cena until I got an email request totry to get his autograph. Up to that day, I did not know he was throwing out the first ball at Dodger Stadium last week. You and Ted reminded me that I still need to download the pictures so I can send them. Like Jane, I am not a country music fan but looks like that was a great event after the game. Oh, glad that you learned something new from my blog. Always a pleasure talking with you. Is almost game time but I read for our Wolfman to get us back to winning.
Randy Wolf needs to get an LA group to do the "Wolfman Dance" in the stands. It worked great for him in Philly.
The pesky Rockies will not go away for LA, and might be still in the picture in late September.
This year is going to be wild right down to the wire, and that is great for us, the fans.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
Spicy Shrimp Scampi Pasta
For the shrimp:
5 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
3 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup chopped parsley
6 garlic cloves, minced
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 pound large shrimp
For the sauce:
1 stick unsalted butter (yes, 8 tablespoons)
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons parsley
1 shallot, minced
7 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ cup dry white wine
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup fresh arugula
kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
12 ounces linguine
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup chopped parsley
In a medium bowl, whisk lemon juice, 3 tablespoons olive oil, lemon zest, parsley, garlic, salt, and red pepper. Add the shrimp and toss with the marinade. Place in the fridge to marinate for 15 minutes. Cook the marinated shrimp on a buttered griddle over medium-high heat, be sure to brown each side (about 3-4 minutes per side). Set aside.
Bring a large pot of boiling salted water to boil and cook linguine according to package directions. In a large sauté pan, melt butter, lemon zest, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, and the parsley together over medium low heat. Add minced shallot, garlic, and red pepper flakes. Sauté until shallot is soft. Add the white wine and lemon juice. Increase heat and reduce just a bit. Add the arugula. Use tongs to coat and wilt the arugula. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Toss with the cooked shrimp. To serve, place pasta on individual plates. Drizzle olive oil and about 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley over each plate of noodles. Then spoon some shrimp and sauce over the herbed noodles.
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This looks and SOUNDS amazing! Love the little bit of spice! YUM!ReplyDelete
yes please!! I like how it's served too ;) wine, candles, date night at home!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!!Love everything about this pasta and the beautiful shrimp.Perfectly light and refreshing :)ReplyDelete
This looks and sounds amazing! A good shrimp marinade is hard to come by. I love the way this dish came together. great story.ReplyDelete
Don't you just love it when you stumble onto a great recipe without even trying? This looks Amazing!!ReplyDelete
Dear Jenn, I do enjoy Cook's. It always has a recipe to stimulate your cooking senses. This does look really good!ReplyDelete
I agree this dish would transport you. I love when a meal does that, especially with the prices to eat out. It really is too expensive and everything is so much better when you make it yourself and you control the ingredients. Blessings dearest. Catherine xo
Spicy and Shrimp are two of my very favorite things. This is definitely a must try!!!ReplyDelete
Ha-I my freak accidents turned out like this, I would be a very content person in the kitchen. Love the blend here and the sauce ingredients really do sound like a great base for this wonderful dish-yum!ReplyDelete
OMG this is an accident? When you are on your goal I suppose you are out of this world so it makes sense :DReplyDelete
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Umm I need this in my life ASAP. Amazing!ReplyDelete
Delicious! I can't wait to try this (my mouth started watering the minute I saw the photo!). I'm loving the butter - is there such a thing as "too much butter"? Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Some of the best food comes by accident I've found! What a win!ReplyDelete
That looks so good! And the recipe sounds like one of the best Shrimp Scampie recipes I've see!ReplyDelete
This sounds delicious, and I'm not even a shrimp person! Yum!ReplyDelete
I love accidental recipes. It's nice how generous the serve of shrimp is too! :DReplyDelete
Freak accidents are usually the best, it's just remembering how it happened, LOL. Love your romantic seaside bistro in New England, I can see it. Lovely recipe.ReplyDelete
Sometimes freaky accidents produce the best meal! and this is just that. It look lovely Jenn! Thanks for sharing the recipe.ReplyDelete
And what a freak accident! The pasta looks spectacular!ReplyDelete
That is really how the best dishes are made -- this one looks amazing!ReplyDelete
Wow, this does look amazing. Don't you love it when you actually can recreate something that was amazing! (I am the world's worst about writing down improvisations!) Loved the visual for this dish as well---the beach bistro!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous photo! I LOVE spicy shrimp dishes, can't wait to try this one.ReplyDelete
those shrimps are perfection!ReplyDelete
this dish may have been a freak accident but there is nothing freaky about it! instead, it looks very tasty!ReplyDelete
Thats a gorgeous photo. Am sure it would have tasted great too;)ReplyDelete
That looks incredibly good! You couldn't pack any more flavor in there if you tried!ReplyDelete
My boyfriend wants to come live with you guys lolReplyDelete
WOW, so garlicky and fabulous!!! YUM.ReplyDelete
wow..absolutely lipsmackingReplyDelete
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looks fab and bet your mum in law loves eating at your placeReplyDelete
that pasta dish looks PERFECT! The cooked shrimp look amazing, I love the sauce too and loveee the arugula in it. Shrimp and arugula go so well together!ReplyDelete
This looks amazing! Great pictures! Have a fabulous week!ReplyDelete
So the bad weather was pretty serendipitous in the long run! Sounds like such a lovely pasta.ReplyDelete
This dish looks absolutely delicious! wonderful pasta and shrimp recipe.ReplyDelete
I'm glad you got it back because this dish looks amazing. It's now on my dinner menu. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
My husband and I were just looking at your blog and we both want to eat this pasta! Maybe this will be on our table before the fudge. =D Making me hungry right before going to bed...ReplyDelete
I can see myself making this pasta right now! I love the flavors that you've used, especially the arugula. It sounds so simple, yet looks so impressive. I can't wait to try this. Thanks for sharing this!ReplyDelete
Oh those blackened edges of the shrimp looks amazing. A good scampi is definitely up these in my top ten favorite dishes, so refreshing and light.ReplyDelete
David would LOVE this due to the buttery sauce. It looks spicy and flavorful. Yum!ReplyDelete
This is such a nice addition thanks!!!
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We all know spending time outside is a lot of fun but did you know it is also great for our bodies and brain development? Since the average 9 – 13 year old child only plays outside 6 percent of their week, it's even more important than ever to spend time in nature. The benefits are wide-reaching and well documented: playing in nature decreases stress levels, increases creativity, increases focus in school and improves eyesight.
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Closing the month of June with 15 awesome hand picked songs on June Beats by @thursplay [2013]: listen to Kisses with their very catchy "Funny Heartbeat", Husky Rescue has new music out, check out "Treehouse"! Also with new music is Swedish group Club 8, listen to "Into Air" from their latest album "Above the City".
What else? Oh yeah, listen to brand new music from American indie rock band The National with "Don't Swallow the Cap", Rhye with their ever so smooth sound with the song "Last Dance", British singer Sivu with "Better Man than He" and Vampire Weekend with "Unbelievers".
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This Blog focuses on Ancestor Stories, both the stories themselves about my family's ancestors and discussions of where they come from and how to prepare and share them. These stories may be non-fiction or fiction – we will always tell which is which, of course. Also see my KINNICK blog and The HOMEPLACE Series Blog, left sidebar, scroll down.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Preparation Sunday - Step 6 of 7
If you are on Facebook, the 7 Steps of Preparation to TELL YOUR ANCESTOR STORIES are already available by joining the Cause: TELL YOUR ANCESTOR STORIES. I encourage you to join - and participate in the discussions.
The 7 Steps are, very briefly: Ask, Listen, Record, Organize, Research, Write, Share.
Our focus today is on Write, the 6th of the 7 Steps. Actually, as with the first three steps, the last two steps must be done tandem, as well. How and where you decide to share your story may shape what and how you write. What you are prepared to write may help determine how and where you share. So, where to start?
There are many answers to that question, as well, so let me start here. Start simple. Take a story you have heard, organized and researched. Write it in a brief narrative form. Perhaps write it like you would tell it to a friend, or to a new found cousin. This does two things. It prepares a story for oral presentation. You can tell it over and over as it is, and feel comfortable that it is reasonably factual and interesting.
Next, perhaps, edit it to read well as a blog post. It needs to balance substance and brevity... so people will read the whole thing. This may require a stronger lead paragraph, for example. It needs to follow in a logical manner to a conclusion. You may wish to incorporate an image or two. You may want it to end with a question or a call for comments. My blog post on John Butler, my First Irish Ancestor might serve as an example.
Another edit, of essentially the same story/set of facts may be to post on a web page or a newsletter you are preparing about your family. This rendering may include more details. Whereas you may include one or two images with a blog post, for this "write" you may be able to include addition images. You may wish to append a sidebar for related information. You have greater flexibility, as you can see. You may find that you have a story, or report, that could be submitted to a magazine or journal. With the addition of footnotes/endnotes, it might be a piece to submit to an academic journal. As an example of this more expanded story, I will use a series of blog entries by Irish Mason. They are on a blog, but I read them more as chapters of a book or magazine. My link is several posts into the story, but I recommend going to the first about the baby being born, as well, and read more - if they interest you. They did me... ;-)
On to the next story! ;-)
When you have enough of these "pieces," these stories, of course, you may be ready to consider publishing them in a book, or otherwise. The possibilities are endless. Enjoy the journey.
Families are Forever! ;-)
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Love the tips you share. I didn't realize these were a series. Now, I have to go back and read and probably print all.ReplyDelete
You are very kind. Thank you. Hope you like them all. Hope others find them useful, as well.
great advise Bill. Thanks! I tried the link within your post to Facebook and got a 404 Error. :(ReplyDelete
It appears to be corrected. Please try again. Thanks for the comment!!
I will go to your link and join! What a great series, very informative. Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2010 at 1:35 PM
Very useful Dr. Bill! I try to convert my genealogy text in a blog-friendly format as much as possible. For example, instead of formatting dates as 3 Feb 1899, I like to write it as February 3, 1899. It just reads better, but I am always worried genealogy snobs will scoff at it. :)ReplyDelete
I also like the call-to-action to leave comments. I want the discussion on ancestors to stay public and not go to email so that others can be helped along the way. I can't stand being on the genforums and seeing a user ask someone to reply to them via email.
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Thanks for your comments, Jonathan. There are a lot of things to consider, aren't there.ReplyDelete


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Doug Vigil, who is no stranger to the Lowrider scene, purchased this '68 convertible from of a friend ten years ago. His intentions for the ragtop were honorable; he wanted to build it for his wife, Suzy, who has constantly supported Doug and his Lowrider lifestyle. With motivation behind him, he also had an arsenal of spare parts at his disposal, thanks to his '64 full-show Impala, appropriately named, "Heavy Hitter." You see, Doug had changed "Heavy Hitter's" look so many times he had a ton of parts with which to customize his wife's dream ride, a build that began with Horacio, of Kreative Koncepts in Modesto, CA, painting the '68 ragtop with a House of Kolor candy red. After some work, the '68 was a more than worthy streetcar, but apparently destiny had bigger plans for it. One day as the car sat in the garage, roofers came to Doug's home to replace the roof shingles. Without alerting Doug or anyone else at the home, the roofers started to work. A palate full of roof shingles was dropped on the roof of the garage directly above the '68, and the impact made the garage shake, knocking down a light fixture that landed on the car and chipped the paint job in the process! "I figured that it would be cheaper to add patterns to the car than to repaint the whole thing," says Doug, who took the news in stride. Doug went to veteran painter, Buggs, in L.A. and told him what he liked and what he didn't like. "I told him that I wanted to split the car with one side having new patterns and the other side old school patterns." The car split didn't stop at the paint; Doug split the trunk by keeping the one side old school with the Andy's fender-stone black pump and Zappco amps, while the other is a new school design, complete with a Reds chrome pump with hard lines and a new digital Arc Audio amp. "The interior is also going to be done but I just don't know when, since I'm working on a '57 Bel Air convertible and the wife's '64 wagon." With his hands full of projects, Doug would like to thank his wife for her support, and he sends his appreciation to Tony at Solar Reflections, Demetrius, Mike Cajio, Art Audio, Buggs L.A., and Horacio of Kreative Koncepts.
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Today's wintry mix officially put this year's winter snow totals (4.2") over last year's (4.0"). However, considering how mild last year's winter was, that isn't much of an accomplishment, according to Chief Meteorologist Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz.
"We're still way below normal for snowfall. It has still been a pretty quiet winter. It's just that last winter was almost nonexistent for snow. So it's not a big achievement to beat that," Schwartz said. "We're still shy of normal."
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The snow has now completely moved out of the area. Glenn says we should only expect light freezing rain or a freezing drizzle in the Lehigh Valley up to the Poconos.
The rain will end Monday night and temperatures will slowly rise. With today's wintry mix gradually clearing, Glenn now says the next big weather event for our area will be the dramatic shift in weather.
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Should you expect more dramatic weather shifts for the rest of the winter?
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Enjoy our facilities: four lake-type swimming pools that are connected to each other and surround the main building, with children's section. Mini-club for children.
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"We loved this resort and would not hesitate to go back!"
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We arrived at the Bahia, after a 3 hour delay, the bus ride took about 45 mins to get to the hotel. We were given our room assignments on the bus, I didn't like where my room was, and the rep on the bus called the hotel and had our room changed before we arrived at the hotel. We thought that was awesome.
Our room was beautiful and had a view of the beach. We were in building B on the 5th floor. The rooms were very clean, mini bar stocked, we didn't get any pringles at first, but called the royal club, and they brought them to our room in about 15 mins. The maid service was great both day and night for turn down.
Restaurants and Bars:
We ate at all the a la cartes, they were pre-booked for us by the Royal club before we got there. We liked all the restaurants, the grill was our least favourite, but I think it depended on what you ordered. My husband had lamb and loved it, I had fish and it was just ok. Our favourite restaurant was between the Gourmet and the Japaneese. Both were fantastic. The Italian was good, but none of us were all that hungary, so it was hard to judge fairly. We thought all the bars were great, the lobby bar made the best frozen drinks and shooters and the pool bars had really good special drinks. The service at all of them was fast and friendly. We never had any problems getting served or getting what we asked for. The bartenders were always happy and full of smiles.
The pool was beautiful and clean, I thought the water was pretty warm, we had a really hot week so it was definately refreshing. I thought the beach was nice and pretty, the water is calm and warm and not very deep. We do prefer a long walking beach with soft sand ( like Punta Cana) but we still enjoyed it.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
We didn't take part in any activities on or off the resort so I can't comment on this one.
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We loved this resort and would not hesitate to go back! I would definately recommend upgrading to the Royal Club, it is well worth the extra money. I'm not sure why other reviews are negative, we travelled with 2 other couples and we all had a great time and had absolutely no complaints!!!!
"The best ever"
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Visited on: Jan, 2010 | Leisure | With Spouse/Partner
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Let me put your mind at ease, you will not regret picking this hotel. It's clean, spacious rooms, excellent food, huge pool, friendly staff, but not very knowledgeble.
Your Arrival:
Quick and easy
Very spacious and very clean
Restaurants and Bars:
enough and great food
Beach not the best but the pool and grounds make up for it
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Did not use the activities on the grounds or outside the hotel. This was my 4th trip to Jamaica and I have already done it all.
"Above and Beyond"
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Really enjoyed our week here. I think people reap what they sow. When you are rude to staff, human nature dictates they may be rude or at the very least indifferent towards you. Everyone we encountered was very pleasant. There were times when we felt they may be shot staffed but that was certainly not this staffs fault. Perhaps something managment could address.
Your Arrival:
Check in at Golden club was as smooth as posible.
We had a BEAUTIFUL room. Very spacious and clean. Our oceanview overlooked the pool as well. Could not have asked for anything else. As others have noted, the bathrooms were spacious. The water pressure in shower was strong and that is often not the case in resorts.
Restaurants and Bars:
The buffet was clean and well stocked. The waitstaff kept our tables clean and glasses filled. The alacart restaurants were very good as well. The Japanese was my favorite but the others were also good. The snack bar near the beach has a jerk chicken stand that was open from 12:30 till the chicken was gone. If you're late you lose. When its gone, its cgon. Don't miss this little treat.
Pools were clean. One note* The whirlpools were not working while we were there. The grounds are well kept. Very pretty place. The beach was also pretty but being pool people, we only walked it once.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
We never left the resort and were happy to stay on sight and rest, swim, read and drink for 7 lovely days.
Other Comments:
While on the internet in the Golden Club room, I overheard a young (25-ish) woman telling the rep in teary voice that she had had a fight with her boyfriend and didn't know what to do or where to go. The rep gave her a room so she dodn't have to stay with the boyfriend. I thought that was an exceptional act of kindness.
"Don't believe the negative reviews!"
Posted by: Andrew
on Jan 28, 2010 >
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Visited on: Jan, 2010 | Leisure | With Group
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I stayed at the Gran Bahia Principe Jamaica January 15th-22nd 2010. Travelled with a group of approximately 30 for a destination wedding. We flew with SkyService out of Toronto, Ontario. We went with the Golden Club upgrade, which other than room location, didn't have a lot of benefits, but the room location made up for it, so I'd do it again. Either a lot of past reviewers are used to staying at 5+* resorts, or the hotel has really done a great job at fixing some of the problems experienced in the past. This was my second time in Jamaica, having previously stayed at the RIU Negril. Other than the beach, I would say that the GBP is equal to or better than the RIU Negril. This resort is quite big, so prepare to do some walking. We were told that this will be the biggest resort in Jamaica once it is finished. There will be 2000 rooms. They were building an addition while we were there, but we didn't see or hear anything.
Summary – In General, I don't return to the same resort twice, as I like new experiences, but i wouldn't hesitate to recommend this resort to anybody that was considering a trip to Jamaica. Don't believe all the negative reviews. This resort is a 4-4.5 * star resort, as advertised.
Your Arrival:
Check-In – we were checked in on the bus from the airport. We were given our bracelets, room keys, excursion info and coupon for a free bottle of Rum(Bacardi Limon – we didn't even bother – why not Appleton?). The bus trip took just over an hour, with a roadside stop for drinks/food midway there. Once we got to the resort, the bell hop took us to our room immediately, which was a surprise, as we arrived just after noon.
Rooms - being part of the Golden Club, we were given upgraded room location. We ended up in room 18422(18 means building A, 4 means 4th floor, 22 is the room). We were in the building closest to the ocean, with a 180 degree view of it. We were very impressed. I spent a few mornings/evenings just sitting out there listening to the waves. We had no issues with our room. We were even lucky that we didn't have to keep our room key in to keep the electricity on. We tipped our maid daily, and received extra towels, and of course the decorative towel art.
Restaurants and Bars:
Restaurants – We had read the reviews, and were expecting the Japanese restaurant to be good, and the others to be subpar. The reviews were right in that the Japanese was the best, however, all of the others were good as well. I was pleasantly surprised by the Chateaubriand at the Don Pablo restaurant. The banana flambé was also quite good there. As for the Jerk Hut...what else can be said...I ate there every day, and loved it every time. We also took advantage of "Burger Principe", which opens at 11pm. It was nice to be able to grab a cheeseburger before bed after a few Red Stripes.
Bars – The bars were all good. I think they could use another one near the main beach. Both the small bar by beach buffet and the bar at the end of the beach were consistently busy. They have espresso/cappuccino at the main lobby bar as well.
Grounds – The grounds were beautiful, and well maintained. Nothing to complain about here.
Pools – The pool was huge. It was a little chilly, definitely colder than the ocean. It wraps around the front of the resort. They have volleyball, water polo, etc organized every few hours to keep people involved, but we were never pressured to join in.
Beach - The beach, as others have written, is not the soft white baby powder like Punta Cana. It is a little hard to walk on with bare feet. However, it is quite large, and there was never any problem getting loungers.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Entertainment – I don't go on vacation expecting Broadway shows, so the entertainment was comparable to other resorts. The Michael Jackson show was my favourite. They do have a Karaoke bar, which we made good use of(sorry to all of the other guests, as we hogged the mic on most nights).
Watersports – They have the standard snorkelling gear, windsurfers, and catamarans. We ended up taking out the catamaran (when the ocean was calm enough – Yellow or Green flag) a few times. It was quite enjoyable. One other person in our group took out a windsurfer, but found that ocean windsurfing is a lot harder than Great Lakes windsurfing. The snorkelling was also quite good compared other resorts I have visited.
Disco – We went to the disco a few times, and it was fun, but not very busy most of the time. We made our own fun for the most part.
Shopping – They have a few shops in the commercial square(which is the same place that the Karaoke, Disco and Burger Principe are located), that sold most of the same stuff you would buy at souvenir shops off the resort.
Excursions – We did the cool running's tour, which consists of bus trip to Ocho Rios, followed by a Catamaran cruise to Dunn's River falls. You climb the falls, which was a lot of fun( i would highly recommend it), and then you return to the catamaran. After that, you do some snorkelling, and after that, they open the bar for the return trip to Ocho Rios. They put on some great tunes, and dancing inevitably ensues.
Other Comments:
Golden Club – Aside from the really nice room location, there were not a lot of benefits to the Golden Club. They do have the lounge, where you get free internet, but personally I can't stand to be on a computer while on vacation. Vacations are for getting away from computers.
Wedding – The wedding was absolutely beautiful. The wedding planner and the photographers were both very nice, and a lot of fun. The resort even through in a free upgrade of the live reggae band during the ceremony. A very nice touch.
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Lorraine on Mar 13, 2010 >
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Your Arrival:
We arrived in Jamaica an hour late on Skyservice. AirTransat rep handed out our envelopes with room key and information. Stopped off on way to resort for washroom break and chance for people to buy drinks. Room wasn't ready so we went to lunch.Got our safe deposit box key before someone took us to our room with luggage on a cart.
Room was very spacious and well kept. Large balcony faced the shopping center where the nightly entertainment and disco was also. Asked for two double beds but got a king-sized poster bed instead. Couldn't be bother complaining to have it changed. Bar stocked everyday. Beach towels, bathrobes and bottle of rum awaited us as promised.Bathroom was large with jacuzzi bathtub in addition to shower.
Restaurants and Bars:
Golden Club had prebooked our a-la-carte restaurants. We didn't like the 8:30 time of the Italian so we changed it a 6pm time at the Don Pedro. The service was excellent the first two times but the third at the Don Pedro seemed to be greatly understaffed and we waited long periods between each course. Wound up cancelling at the Mikado because of the 8:30 time and couldn't get in anywhere else. Good job because we heard from others that the Mikado even though it had good food it was overbooked resulting in bad service. Bar service was good everywhere although at times the waitress seemed to be extra slow and we usually went to the bar directly and got our own orders. Beach grill was great with the jerk chicken and pork and mini buffet.
Pool was too cold to swim in all week. After the second day we stayed on the beach everyday. There seems to be a lack of chairs around the pool too in addition to the age old problem of saving them with towels. Don't understand why they post "no saving chairs" on the signs around the resort when they don't enforce it. We saw so many chairs saved both around the pool and beach and a lot of people didn't even show up until almost noon. The grounds were beautiful with greenery and spotless. Beach didn't have the usual soft sand that other beaches have and there is a lot of rock except in the small coves to the right and left of the resort which involves a lot of walking.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Went on one excursion only to Dunn's River Falls where my husband climbed up it. Went also to a Botanical Garden in Ocho Rios which was very nice and informative. Thought it was rather nervy of the fire-eating man who did a routine for 30 seconds at the end of the tour to ask for tips for his performance along with tour guide who asked for tips also.
Other Comments:
My only comment is that the hotel should accommodate guests that are leaving for an early flight by supplying them with some coffee, juice and pastries in the lobby. The main buffet doesn't open until 7 a.m. and we had to be on the bus at 7:20. This is a little hard to do when the buffet is at one end of the resort and you have to come upstairs to the front of the hotel to catch the bus. I certainly could come back to this resort. It was worth it.
"beautiful resort"
Posted by:
Dave on May 8, 2010 >
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Visited on: May, 2010 | Leisure | With Spouse/Partner
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Your Arrival:
Transportation from the airport was well set up. We were taken directly to the hotel (minus one stop to buy drinks etc. which we didn't mind). Check in was quick. We arrived at 11:30 am and got our room at 1:30pm (not bad...I have had to wait longer at other resorts).
I thought the rooms were very good. You have a sitting area and beautiful bathroom. We did not have a problem with hot water or power. You have to put your card in a device near the door to keep the lights on (note they did diable the power on the morning of our departure, I guess to get us to leave). You need about $50 us deposit for the safe (they charged $6 a day for it, but I would recommend it). We stayed on ground level, the only issue I had was someone stole my bathing suit when I left it out to dry overnight.
Restaurants and Bars:
The japanees was the best of the alacartes. The main buffet was ok but not as good as I expected from what I had heard about Jamaican food. I would compare it to what we experienced in Mexico. Service was good. Bars were good, strong drinks though. The beach bar is at the far end of the beach, not real convenient. Two pool bars with swim up were good.
I was disappointed with the beach to the far left of the resort. Weedy and rocky areas, but it suited our purpose. Pool was huge and warm when we were there. The grounds themselves are well kept and beautiful. I liked the area where weddings are done, it is more secluded than many resorts in the carabean have, making it much more romantic. You cannot walk the beach other than what the hotel has (unlike Mexico or Domincan where you can walk for miles).
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Did Dunn river falls and shopping in Ocho Rios. Enjoyed both but if you like to shop you might want to take a taxi as we felt rushed.
Other Comments:
Beautiful resort but secluded. I would go to Ocho Rios or Montego Bay next time. Lots of kids. We got our money's worth.
"Wonderful Resort!"
Posted by:
Taylor on May 29, 2010 >
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I would first like to say that this was my 9th all inclusive vacation. I've been to Dominican, Mexico, and now Jamaica. I read alot of negative reviews on this resort and was alittle worried about going here. But we were going with a group of 16 ppl for a wedding, and had no control on the venue. Don't believe the negative reviews, this was one of my favourite vacations!
Your Arrival:
Flew Air Canada from Toronto to Montego Bay. Flight was quick, about 3 1/2 hrs. Going through the airport was easy. Air Canada rep was waiting for us, and directed us to our bus. Bus ride took about 1hr. They stop mid way for bathroom break, you can buy food, drinks and local items here...t shirts etc.
We arrived at the hotel around 3:30pm. All of our rooms were ready, and those of us who booked together were all placed on same floor, and very close together. Which was great!
Only complaint here was that my brother and I asked for double beds, and were given a King bed. Apparently they only have limited Double Bed Rooms, and they save these for ppl travelling with children. When they found out we were brother and sister, they brought in another bed for my brother. It was a full size double, placed in the sitting area. It worked out great! When you check in, they will only give you one room key. Very silly! But, we waited until that evening and asked for another key. They were happy to give us one. We found that if you have any issues that need to be addressed to front desk, WAIT AND ASK NIGHT STAFF! They are much nicer, probably because they are not as busy as day staff. And be nice, smile and you'll get what you need. The guests who were rude, and verbally abusive to staff got NOWHERE. Righfully so if you ask me :)
We stayed in room #12303. Our room was FABULOUS! No complaints at all! Our lights and AC stayed on without having to put room key in the slot. Not sure why, but we didn't complain LOL. AC worked great, bathroom was very clean, and the location was fabulous. We were minutes to loby, buffet, restaurants and pool.
Maids were fabulous, restocked mini bar everyday. We tipped $2-3 US a day, and she did a great job.
Restaurants and Bars:
I was worried about the food after reading negative reviews on this resort. I'd just like to say, I don't know what these ppl were complaining about. Unless you are Oprah with a world class chef in your home cooking for you, there is NO WAY you could complain about the food.
BUFFET: The buffet was AWSOME! So much to chose from, and the food was good quality. They also did a good job changing it up every night as well. There is definantly something for everyone. They even had a "kids section" at the buffet. The counter was lower, and had favourite kid foods...fries, hotdogs ect, very cute :)
ITALIAN RESTAURANT: We ate here one night. This was the only meal I didn't like. The food wasn't bad, I just found that I like having more choice with the buffet.
JAPANESE RESTAURANT: This was THE BEST A la Carte! If you have a large party....and of course we did, you get your own private room with a chef who cooks right in front of you. rice, veggies, chicken, beef, shrimp and fish. It was fabulous! I Had the Tempura starter, and Fried Ice Cream for dessert...Both Fabulous!
THE GRILL: This was were we had the Wedding Dinner. Bride and Groom chose our meals. Food was good, we had lamb, some had fish instead. Only complaint here was the AC was not working this night, and everyone was VERY HOT! Especially since we were all dressed up for the wedding.
BEACH GRILL: This is an outdoor buffet on the beach. This is were the Jerk Chicken is! OMG, SOO YUMMY!! We had it almost everyday.
BARS: The drinks were AWSOME! I have been to Domincan and Mexico where they put way too much liquor, and your drink ends up tasting Horrible...lol I must say the drinks here was VERY tasty! Made so you could enjoy it! And if you like alot of liquor, just ask for a double, they will gladly do it for you :)
My favourites were Pina Colada and Banana Daquiri's. Very yummy. There beer is good too.
Don't leave without trying "THE BOB MARLEY" shot. It has 3 layers, all different colors.... red, yellow and green, and it doesn't mix....really neat!
WATER: One GREAT thing about Jamaica....You can drink the tap water! I think this is why none of us in our group experienced any type of stomach issues. I felt the same as I would have felt eating at home.
BEACH: This is my only complaint about this resort. The beach is not nearly as nice as D.R or Mexico. Not the resorts fault, just the way god made this strip of beach I guess. It is very rocky as you walk closer to the ocean. There is an area far to the left that is nicer if you don't mind the walk.
POOL: Very nice, clean large pool. Pool bar was great! We enjoyed that daily. There are limited chairs around the pool. We were lucky, my dad likes to get up at 5am and he went down and grabbed chairs under the palapa for us. Other wise, you probably wont get a chair around the pool. If we needed more chairs, we just brought some up from the beach...its a very short walk. No one complained, and alot of guests did this as well.
Grounds were beautiful, well maintained.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
I am not one to be "Active" on vacation...but if you are, there are things to do everyday around the pool. Your typical stuff....volleyball, water polo etc. They also had Bingo, beer drinking competitions, water balloon toss ect.
As for tours off the resort, there are lots to chose from. Again, I did neither of them. But ppl in our group did some. They chose different tours, and they all enjoyed themselves.
Other Comments:
WEDDING: This is a great resort to have your beach wedding. The wedding Gazebo is right on the beach overlooking the ocean, the perfect backdrop for your special day.
Overall, I would say this was a great resort, and I would recommend it.
"Just an okay review for an all-inclusive."
Posted by:
Chris on Jul 13, 2010 >
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My first trip to an all inclusive. Had a good time. IF you don't have a problem, everything is great. For me, the hotel fails when a problem arises. They just don't seem to know how to resolve an issue. Often times (I had two different instances) it seemed like they didn't care about resolving the issue since they know you will be gone soon. According to others, compared to other all inclusives - this should be more like a 3 star resort.
Hotel looked fabulous on arrival. Greeted with smiles and a drink - welcomed in the heat. We requested non-smoking, two rooms side by side, upper floors. We got two separate rooms, 2nd floor smoking section. On check in, we were offered to move one of the rooms to be beside the other. The next day this was no longer possible but can be done on lower/ground floor. No explanation about other procedures like booking restaurants, towels, gym, spa, equipment rental etc.
Rooms were great for us. No complaints here. Everthing as expected. The maid that looked after our room was terrific. Made lovely bed ornaments that thrilled the kids.
Restaurants and Bars:
Buffet was good. Theme nights were good. Service was great - everyone with a smile - not long to wait but when you have over 200 relatives there, you can always find a seat. Specialty restaurants reservations only available late (9:00 pm was the earliest we could find) even though you walk by them and they clearly have room. Specialty restaurants ran out of food and food was bad - we left to go back to the buffet (Specialty restaurant was the Grill). Problems with booking specialty restaurants: have to be there in person well before they open at 10:00am. After certain time they cannot book ahead but only for same day. Some restaurants only open certain days.
Over the 7 days we were there, they ran out of towels 3 times. The gym had 4 machines that were either broken or not fully functional (bikes worked as long as you didn't have to adjust seat height). The pool has lots of room but as the day goes on, water tends to get murkier with all the paper from the straws falling in the pool. People go down early in the morning to reserve they seats so by 9 am all the pool seats are taken. The sad thing is that I was beside one set of seats that was reserved with a towel but now one showed in the 4 hours I was there before lunch and the 2 hours after.
They keep the resort clean, always had people sweeping and mopping floors, sweeping and wiping down rails and walls, even painting the curbs and bricks.
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Lots of hidden costs: $$ to use spa, $$ to learn to use equipment then free to use.
Everything seems far just because of the mere size of the resort. They list a lot of activities but they don't always tell you where it is happening - some you just have to assume. For example, they list darts but don't tell you where but water exercise you have to assume the pool (you still have to guess the location in the pool). Not clear where you can rent/use stuff for activities - I didn't know if you have to rent/sign out a volley ball for the beach volley ball or supply your own.
Other Comments:
At wedding, items were stolen from private room, champaign that was purchased was not served, buffet was supposed to be 2 lines 1 provided. Front desk manager is only good at spouting policy and procedure not at sloving any problems. They double booked the bride's room so a staff and two new vacationers walked in on her naked.
We had smoke in our room one day and we called to find out what was happening, they sent someone with a can of air spray to fix problem. This is how we found out that we were in smoking section.
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on Nov 4, 2010 >
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Our stay from Oct.6-13, 2010. An incident happened after my daughter's wedding at approx.0300 hrs.Oct.11, her wedding was Oct.10 in Mahoe falls.Most scareist experience I had ever seen. Heard a help x3 below our balconey, 3rd floor. My husband called the operator. To make a long story short, we saw a woman on the ground who "apparently fell". OMG. 1 worker came, took a while , for more to come, no lights, but from phones. Then 2 men came w/ the pool wooden lounger, what??? to carry her? Finally, approx. 45 min. a woman came, medical staff? and finally transferred her to the old fashion plastic stretcher. Are you doing health and safety? What kind of emergency equipments do you have? Ambulance accessable? a ramp for modern stretchers?. Your hotel is excellent, trained staff as well.
Arrival= Oct. 6 and left the 13th.
apears some meldew forming along the seams of shower wall.
Restaurants and Bars:
All great!!!
Activities on and off the Resort/Hotel:
Great also.
Other Comments:
other than safety, none
"Nov Vaca"
Posted by:
Teresa on Nov 15, 2010 >
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Stayed at the Gran Bahia Principe between Nov 5 and Nov 12.
Hotel is fantastic. Room spacious and clean as was the rest of the resort.
Restaurants and Bars:
Food was great especially the Grille and don Pablo - gourmet, Italian was so so. The buffet had lots of choices every single meal.
Great staff - lounge bar - hats off to Antonio & Ric, restaurant servers - Gordon and Dexton.
My only disappointment was the beach or lack thereof, we are beach people and this was more suited to snorkling. Rocks and seaweed gallor.
The staff would rake up the seaweed and leave them in clumps along the shore.
Other Comments:
Would definately return to Jamaica, but maybe next time Negril so that I can sit on the beach all day and not near the pool.


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Comedian, author and talk show host Chelsea Handler created the new NBC comedy series, "Are You There, Chelsea?," which stars Laura Prepon as Chelsea and Handler herself as... Chelsea's sister. So to recap: We have Chelsea the producer/creator, Chelsea the lead character and Chelsea the actress playing her own sister.
It actually all make perfect sense, since the series is based loosely on Handler's comic bestseller "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," which features boozy, bed-hopping, semi-biographical tales from the comedienne's fast-living twenties. So Prepon ("That 70s Show") is the sitcom's twenty-something bar waitress Chelsea, with Handler herself – her hands full with her E! talk show "Chelsea Lately," the online series "In the Motherhood" and further book deals – donning a brunette wig to pop into several episodes as Sloane, Chelsea's married, God-fearing sister who disapproves of her sibling's relentlessly irresponsible lifestyle.
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"I have a sister – her name isn't Sloane," admits Handler. "We had to change her name for legal reasons so that my own family can't sue me."
Handler says she likes watching Prepon live out her fictionalized past while she looks on with a jaundiced eye.
"First of all, it's a dream come true to have someone else portray me, because I've been living this life for a long time, and I'm over myself," she explains, "and it's a pleasure to play my sister because everything I've been accusing her of my whole life, I can now re-enact before her eyes. She's thrilled, surprisingly. But yeah. It's a lot more fun for me to play her than it would be to play myself. It's a lot more challenging, anyway."
Handler says the Prepon version of Chelsea's a bit softer and sweeter than her real-life attitude at the same age.
"I was probably angrier than she is in the show, which – and we thought wasn't as palatable," remembers Handler. "I went through my twenties in a way that not a lot of people do: I kind of barrelled through them with kind of no rhyme or reason or no repercussions for anything. And so there's definitely an essence of that. She's not gonna be a caricature of me or of what she thinks I am. So we all wanted to give Laura license to make the character as great as she could, and she has. I like myself much better as her."
Handler's billed as a guest star, but she'll be on hand for plenty of episodes – even though the original plan was to let Prepon be the primary Chelsea presence.
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Handler's also accepted the network's decision to tweak the show's title and drop the alcohol invocation.
"We just thought 'Are You There, Chelsea?' is really a kind of play on 'Am I there? What am I thinking?'" she says. "There were all these little kind of different meanings to it. So we thought it was a funnier play, you know. Not everybody is into alcohol as much as I am, and it's not cable – it's network. We wanted to have a broader appeal and make people feel like they could be interested in watching the show, whether or not they have as big of a drinking problem as I do."
"Are You There, Chelsea?" premieres Wednesday night, Jan. 11, at 8:30/7:30c on NBC.


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