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As I write this column from a barely functioning 10-year-old PC (barely functioning not from lack of care mind you but from the unforgiving operating system expiration) with no Internet (thanks to the also unforgiving storms that wreak havoc on fallen trees), I am devising a plan to shuffle these words off this digital coil and take it somewhere with functioning wi-fi. Jump drives, how I love thee.
Being prepared for life's mechanical hiccups is a skill worth having, and honed by years of car breakdowns, smoking toasters, error screens, and general DO NOT WANT moments involving electronics. I've had them with everything, from my first mp3 player (a Creative ZEN) to the hair dryer. Well, at least everything from the digital age on up. My First Sony Walkman still works fine if you feed him fresh batteries, and you can always rewind tapes with a pencil.
But it seems as if lately the gremlins are really out in full force.
Gremlins, if you recall their clawing their way into the hearts of moviegoers in the '80s, are little green dudes who enjoy destroying machinery and generally messing with people via things like traffic lights and snowplows. And if you can remember further back, they also enjoy messing with William Shatner on airplanes (in this zone, or the other twilighty-one). The legend goes back to to ancient myths about mischievous nymphs and sprites, but the name "gremlin" stuck during World War II, when they blamed airplane malfunctions on the little guys. Even Bugs Bunny had to deal with them.
Well, they must have spring fever because they are all over the dang place. First, my external hard drive (which houses my entire digital life) stopped working - a faulty connection cord seems to be the problem. So Mr. Hard Drive sits propped up precariously on a deck of playing cards, hoping for just the right angle to spark a connection in the wiring.
Next, the TV went kaput. Inherited during the period where my brother sold TVs and conned my dad into buying newer and bigger ones on the reg, the Sony was a good guy and worked fine until one day I turned it on and it blinked seven times and turned off. Googling "Sony blink 7 whaaaat" informed me that Sony TVs have blink codes that tell you the diagnosis via a certain number of death blinks. Seven meant some kind of soldering would have to be involved to resuscitate it. So, "Game of Thrones," you are on the back burner once again.
Also, every light bulb in the house seemed to fizz out at once. No fun when your ceilings are like 12 feet high.
Most recently, summer rainstorms mean the hundred-plus year old trees around here are dropping like wooden flies, and the Time Warner guys are out in full force amid buzzing chainsaws and woodchippers. So Internet has been spotty.
Amazingly, the "check engine" light remains dark. Knock on wood.
Even my parents aren't immune. No sooner than the bulb in their ginormous TV (thanks to my slick salesman brother) went kaphooey, the lawnmower followed suit. While Dad always likes an excuse to buy a new tech toy, having a sick lawnmower and acres of tall grass means less screen time with Mr. Ed and Wilbur.
Is there no end to the gremlin menace? Lo, as the 90-degree days approach, my fan is on the blink, requiring a firm push of the buttons to kick into gear. You can't really rent slaves waving palm fronds these days.
The wacky dude from the "Gremlins" movie declared "We shoulda got a Zenith!" when his TV went on the fritz. If this TV doesn't shape up, Imma gonna have to haul my trusty Zenith - rescued from a Ground Round sports bar years ago - downstairs and plug her in. There's no outlet for the Blu-Ray or anything fancy, but it still works. Ground Round was awesome. They had great onion rings.
So, give your gadgets some extra TLC and watch out for those gremlins. You know the rules about the water and the sunlight and whatnot. Despite their wacky antics and silly outfits, once they start messing with your air conditioning and DVR, it's no-more-Mr.-Nice-William-Shatner.
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TVW's The Impact last night had an insightful exchange between two lawmakers on the proposed sales tax increase. Here is the video:
Additional Information"Responsible cuts" or "People will die"?Details on sales tax increase proposal
The talk about how adopting an income tax is the answer to the state's budget woes must be news to states like California that already have high income taxes and large budget deficits.
Despite this fact you can bet that you'll hear that argument made at the hearing later this week to enact a state income tax.
I wonder what the income tax advocates think about this news coming out of Missouri. According to the Tax Foundation:
Missouri currently has a sales tax, a corporate income tax, and a personal income tax. The sales tax rate is 4.225%, and the top corporate and personal tax rates are 6.25% and 6%, respectively. The plan put forth would replace all those taxes with a single sales tax levied at a rate of 5.11%. Accompanying the sales tax rate hike would be a substantially broadened sales tax base that would include all purchases. Currently most services are tax exempt and certain goods, most notably groceries, are taxed at a reduced rate of 1.225%. These exemptions would not exist under the new tax structure.
The overhaul of the tax system is meant to be revenue neutral. In other words, t!
he revenue from the sales tax increase and broadening of the t!
ax base is meant to exactly offset the elimination of income taxes.
Regardless of how you slice up a state's taxes, there is no such thing as a recession proof tax structure. For budget peace of mind states need to use a "three-legged stool" of sound budgeting:
Each year on Earth Day, politicians announce new efforts they promise will help the environment, often at no cost or even with the promise of "green jobs." Past promises, however, have consistently fallen short. Those failures are quickly forgotten and new promises are made.
Politicians claimed corn ethanol would be the answer for transportation fuels. That didn't pan out, so they now hope wood waste will be the savior. They argued that "green" buildings would dramatically cut energy costs. When that turned out not to be true their answer has been more green buildings. And after 20 years promoting electric and hydrogen cars failed, they turned to the technology that emerged from the marketplace -- hybrids. But who knows what auto technology will be the standard ten years from now, and picking hybrids today may look as foolish then as picking hydrogen cars looks today.
Many of these technologies may have promise. The government, however, repeatedly falls for ecofads, picking and choosing individual technologies, often to the detriment of more promising technologies and, ironically, the environment. Technology is the greatest hope to improve energy efficiency and use resources sustainably and efficiently. The best decisions are made by millions of creative entrepreneurs, engineers and others who risk their own funding and time on these ideas, not politicians who care more about political credit than actual environmental sustainability.
Here are a few of the promises made today and some of the results of similar promises made in the past.
Biofuel Promises
Gov. Chris Gregoire today signed House Bill 2165 to help the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) create energy from wood waste in our state's forests. "It is fitting that Washington State takes this step forward to create clean, renewable energy and green jobs on Earth Day," said Commissioner of Public Lands Peter Goldmark. "Turning wood waste into electricity or liquid fuels will create both energy and jobs while improving the health of our forests." - Department of Natural Resources release, April 22, 2009
"By requiring a growing percentage of our fuel supply to be renewable biofuel that meets appropriate fuel quality standards, we will reduce our dependence on imports of foreign oil, improve the health and quality of life for Washingtonians, and stimulate the creation of a new industry in Washington that benefits our farmers and rural communities." - Preamble, Washington State ESSB 6508, 2006
Biofuel Reality
"California regulators, trying to assess the true environmental cost of corn ethanol, are poised to declare that the biofuel cannot help the state reduce global warming. As they see it, corn is no better – and might be worse – than petroleum when total greenhouse gas emissions are considered." - Scientific American, April 20, 2009
"The news that biodieselmaker Imperium will be cutting 24 employees (or more than half of the staff) from its Grays Harbor plant, announced Thursday night, won't be a big shocker to anyone who has followed the company's yearlong downward spiral. The Seattle-based biofuel firm, which has raised more than $200 million over its lifetime, withdrew an IPO that could have raised an additional $345 million, back in January 2008, and soon after reduced staff from a high of 107 employees." - Earth2Tech, March 13, 2009
"Green" Building Promises
"The legislature finds that public buildings can be built and renovated using high-performance methods that save money, improve school performance, and make workers more productive. High-performance public buildings are proven to increase student test scores, reduce worker absenteeism, and cut energy and utility costs." - Washington State SB 5509, Passed 2005
"Green" Building Reality
"When the "green" schools law was passed four years ago, supporters argued the standards would pay for themselves, reducing energy use by up to 50 percent. Supporters claimed one school in Tacoma was already saving more than 30 percent in energy use. The data showed something different. Giaudrone Middle School, built with the "green" elements, uses about 30 percent more energy than a middle school built in the same district in the same year, but without those "green" elements. ... Adding insult to injury, buildings cost more to build than was promised. Advocates told the Legislature that green buildings would cost an additional 2 percent. Interviews with facilities directors indicate the real number is 6 percent, which is not trivial. Each year, the state and school districts spend about $450 million on school construction. A 6 percent increase is about $27 million." - Washington Policy Center Op-Ed, Spokesman-Review, February 28, 200!
Electric Car Promises
"As a necessary and desirable step to expedite the transition to transportation technologies and infrastructure with reduced emissions, the department shall implement an electric vehicle and alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure program that accelerates planning and allocation of funding for pilot projects to demonstrate the feasibility of large scale deployment of charging and alternative fuels distribution infrastructure." - Washington State SB 5735, Passed April 14, 2009
Electric Car Reality
"California air regulators on Thursday gutted rules seeking to place tens of thousands of zero-emission vehicles on the road, instead ordering automakers to produce a fleet of cleaner-burning hybrids. The decision is expected to affect 12 other states -- including Washington -- that had adopted California's target for zero-emission vehicles, defined as those powered solely by batteries or hydrogen fuel cells. ... The rules have been modified four times since they were introduced. The biggest change came in 2003, when the Air Resources Board significantly scaled back the mandate and ruled that hydrogen cars, hybrids and cleaner-burning gasoline vehicles could meet the state's goals." - Associated Press, March 27, 2008
Today's promises build upon a shoddy record of using tax dollars to pick and choose technologies politicians touted as the environmental savior of tomorrow. Why will these promises be any different than the many made in the past.
On Earth Day, we commonly hear dark predictions about the looming horrors of global warming (a typical example, "What is at stake [is] our ability to live on planet Earth," Al Gore).
Yet not so long ago the news media issued dire warnings about global cooling and a coming Ice Age. Consider these headlines:
• "The Earth's Cooling Climate," Science News, November 15, 1969.
• "Colder Winters Held Dawn of New Ice Age," Washington Post, January 11, 1970.
• "Science: Another Ice Age?" Time Magazine, June 24, 1974.
• "The Ice Age Cometh!" Science News, March 1, 1975.
• "The Cooling World," Newsweek, April 28, 1975.
• "Scientists Ask Why World Climate is Changing; Major Cooling May Be Ahead," New York Times, May 21, 1975.
• "In the Grip of a New Ice Age?" International Wildlife July-August, 1975.
• "A Major Cooling Widely Considered to Be Inevitable," New York Times, September 14, 1975.
• "Variations in the Earth's Orbit, Pacemaker of the Ice Ages," Science magazine, December 10, 1976.
• "The Earth's Cooling Climate," Science News, November 15, 1969.
• "Colder Winters Held Dawn of New Ice Age," Washington Post, January 11, 1970.
• "Science: Another Ice Age?" Time Magazine, June 24, 1974.
• "The Ice Age Cometh!" Science News, March 1, 1975.
• "The Cooling World," Newsweek, April 28, 1975.
• "Scientists Ask Why World Climate is Changing; Major Cooling May Be Ahead," New York Times, May 21, 1975.
• "In the Grip of a New Ice Age?" International Wildlife July-August, 1975.
• "A Major Cooling Widely Considered to Be Inevitable," New York Times, September 14, 1975.
• "Variations in the Earth's Orbit, Pacemaker of the Ice Ages," Science magazine, December 10, 1976.
Reporters told the public about global cooling in the same confident tone used in today's coverage about global warming, creating the strong impression that no reasonable person could disagree. Here are some examples:
"The evidence in support of these predictions [global cooling] has now begun to accumulate so massively that meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it." The Cooling World
"A study release last month by two NOAA scientists that the amount of sunshine reaching the ground in the continental U.S. diminished by 1.3% between 1964 and 1972." The Cooling World
"Telltale signs are everywhere...the thickness of the pack ice...the southward migration of warmth-loving creatures like the armadillo..." Another Ice Age?
"Since the 1940s the mean global temperature has dropped about 2.7 degrees." Another Ice Age?
"The threat of a new ice age must now stand alongside nuclear war as a likely source of wholesale death and misery for mankind," The Ice Age Cometh!
"The evidence in support of these predictions [global cooling] has now begun to accumulate so massively that meteorologists are hard-pressed to keep up with it." The Cooling World
"A study release last month by two NOAA scientists that the amount of sunshine reaching the ground in the continental U.S. diminished by 1.3% between 1964 and 1972." The Cooling World
"Telltale signs are everywhere...the thickness of the pack ice...the southward migration of warmth-loving creatures like the armadillo..." Another Ice Age?
"Since the 1940s the mean global temperature has dropped about 2.7 degrees." Another Ice Age?
"The threat of a new ice age must now stand alongside nuclear war as a likely source of wholesale death and misery for mankind," The Ice Age Cometh!
Critics will say there was no scientific consensus in the 1970s that the world was cooling, but that's not how the media reported it to the public. Similarly, today some scientists want to debate global warming and its possible causes, but the media presents global warming as a settled issue, not to be questioned. Since the reporting today about world climate is the opposite of what it was 30 years ago, it's ok to be skeptical about the worst predictions surrounding global warming.
In this morning's Wall Street Journal, Arne Duncan writes:
"As states and school districts across American begin drawing down the first $44 billion in education funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, they should bear in mind the core levers of change under the law. In order to drive reform, we will require an honest assessment by states of key issues like teacher quality, student performance, college-readiness and the number of charter schools."
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Arne, let me tell you something you already know: the number of charter schools in Washington State is ZERO. Only eight other states have banned charter schools from their borders.
If you are looking for an independent, honest assessment of key issues like teacher quality, student performance and college-readiness, look no further than past entries to the Washington Policy blog on education and to our education reform plan, Eight Practical Ways to Reverse the Decline of Public Schools.
And let me also tell you that the big new education reform plan which just passed by the legislature, HB 2261, is not a charter school bill, but just the opposite. It adopts a one-size-fits all prototype school model and promises that work groups formed by the bill will address issues of teacher quality and student performance at some future time.
The only way to get charter schools in Washington State, Arne, is to withhold federal funding. Then, perhaps, the legislature will sit up and enact real reform.
If you care about reducing traffic, then you may question how Washington policymakers propose to spend our portion of the $5 billion in stimulus funding.
In order for the various state and local agencies to receive funds, the governor must "certify" the project. In the process, the governor says each project "has received the full review and vetting required by law and that [she] accept[s] responsibility that such investment is an appropriate use of taxpayer dollars."
The governor has certified 212 transportation projects for about $622 million in federal stimulus spending.
We could argue all day long about the appropriateness of some of these projects. But ever since the governor's Blue Ribbon Commission on Transportation identified about $150 bill!
ion in unmet transportation infrastructure needs, some of these certified projects may raise your eyebrows.
Island Co Bicycle Touring EnhancementProduce a map identifying bicycle touring routes on bothWhidbey and Camano Islands. Improve shoulders alongapproximately 1400' of Crescent Harbor Road in front ofCrescent Harbor Elementary School. Sign the route fromDeception Pass Bridge to the City of Oak Harbor as a "BikeRoute". $53,329
Lummi Nation Pedestrian PathConstruct approximately 9000 LF of a shared bicycle pedestriantrail between Kwina road and Slater road east ofHaxton way. $250,000
West Dayton Street BeautificationThis enhancement project will add vegetation and anirrigation system to the West entrance into the City ofDayton along US 12. $149,000!
Beards Hollow Overlook Design an!
d construct beach/ocean overlook at BeardsHollow on SR Loop 100. $100,000
LINK Transit Upgrade shop lighting Upgrade shop lighting. $50,000
In fact, I went through the list and found about $9.8 million dedicated to sidewalks, $4.7 million for trails, and whopping $77.7 million earmarked for vehicle replacement. Funding is the single largest obstacle in building/maintaining transportation projects, especially at the local level. With population projections expected to reach an additional 1.2 million people and traffic congestion expected to double over the next twenty years, could we not have found more important projects?
While the House Health & Human Services Appropriations Committee takes a break from this morning's hearing on the proposed sales tax increase (HB 2377), I'm reading the fiscal note on the bill. Here are a couple things of note:
Here is additional background on what the chair of the committee thinks about the tax increase and the budget.
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent a letter to all fifty governors today, reminding them that any federal stimulus money that is saved from lower than expected costs can remain in the state, but must continue to be spent on other eligible transportation projects.
LaHood goes on to say:
Money saved from Recovery Act-funded highway projects, for example, may be used for transit and rail.
Here is the letter.
Compare and contrast the following quotes about the health care priorities of the proposed House budget. Both quotes are from the same lawmaker.
The first is from the March 31 House budget release press conference:
The second quote is from the April 17 hearing on a proposed sales tax increase and what might happen if voters don't approve the tax increase to supplement the proposed House budget:
"Make no doubt about it, people will die . . . If this is not in the voters' interest to pass this (tax) piece, people will die."
As for the proposed tax increase, according to these economists raising taxes during a recession will damage Washington's economy and hamper economic recovery.
HB 2261, the bill which passed the Senate last night, resembles Initiatives 728 (smaller class sizes and other reforms) and Initiative 732 (teacher pay increases). Here we have yet another expensive, unfocused education spending program without a revenue source.
This time, however, legislators stand poised to expand the definition of basic education to include a variety of additional programs, costing perhaps as much as $7 to 8 billion. The legislation provides no fiscal breakdown of the cost categories for this 50% increase to state spending on education.
Why would we expand the definition of basic education, when we can't even get basic education right?
HB 2261 sets the stage for shifting the blame for our failing schools to the taxpayer, even though the blame lies squarely with the legislature and with the schools themselves.
I can hear it now: the schools are failing because you (the taxpayer) won't agree to an increase of 30-40% to your property taxes.
Schools can be improved within existing revenues, without HB 2261 spending formulas, without a prototype school model, without CORE 24 or full-day kindergarten. See our "Eight Practical Ways to Reverse the Decline of Public Schools," at http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/Centers/education/policybrief/Education_Reform_Plan.html.
Taxpayers can instead demand that schools:
1) Put the principal in charge of his budget and staff
2) Give parents choice among public schools
3) Let teachers teach
4) Double teacher pay
5) Replace the WASL
6) Create no-excuses schools
7) Make the Superintendent of Public Instruction an appointed office
The astronomical $787 billion federal "recovery" package was back in the news this week as thousands of Washingtonians took to the streets across the state to protest among other things taxes, spending, and the federal bailout packages. According to the Washington State Patrol, the tax and spending protest was 5,000 strong in just Olympia – the largest rally by far of the year.
Next Wednesday, April 22, is Earth Day and we are celebrating in proper style. Join us at Rachel Carson Elementary School in Sammamish at 6:30 to see "Not Evil Just Wrong: The True Cost of Global Warming Hysteria," an excellent film about the costs of thoughtless environmentalism.
The film is the second documentary by journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney. Two years ago they joined us as keynote speakers for our environmental luncheon when they showed clips from their first film, "Mine Your Own Business."
The film highlights the high cost of the ban on DDT and the millions in Africa and Asia who have died from malaria as a result. Two years ago, the World Health Organization, saying they could no longer ignore the science, approved the use of DDT as a tool against malarial mosquitoes. The film combines interviews with scientists, environmental activists and average citizens to raise concerns about the current wave of regulations and taxes being proposed to fight global warming.
You can see clips of the film at the Not Evil Just Wrong Youtube site or watch the preview below.
The private screening is the first in the Seattle area and is free. Please RSVP by calling (206) 963-3409 or lleveque [at] washingtonpolicy [dot] org">lleveque [at] washingtonpolicy [dot] org.
Since it is all the rage these days to through out rankings based on what national magazines say (especially Forbes) about ourbusiness climate as justification for policies that usually make running a business in this state more expensive, I say, we might as well expand this trend to other areas.
Last night the Senate Ways & Means committee adopted numerous amendments to the proposed Senate budget. Since the amendments are not available online, here is a brief summary of some of those adopted:
(B) a requirement for the local school board plan to develop and be responsible for implementation of corrective action plan taking into account the audit findings, which plan must be approved by the state board of education at which time the plan becomes binding upon the school district to implement; and
(C) monitoring of local district progress by the OSPI. The proposal shall take effect only if formally authorized by the legislature through the omnibus appropriation act or other enacted legislation.
In coordination with the OSPI, the state board of education shall seek approval from the United States Department of education for use of the accountabilit!
y index and the state system of support, assistance, and intervention, to replace the federal accountability system under . . . the no child left behind act of 2001."
As for those amendments that failed, The Olympian has this story about "Senate Republicans unsuccessfully propos[ing] a 2 percent cut to the amount of money used to cover health insurance costs for state employees."

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The BBC has defended its decision to play five seconds of the song Ding, Dong The Witch Is Dead on the Radio 1 chart show this Sunday.
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Syracuse mounted a furious fourth-quarter comeback, punctuated by a Ryan Nassib one-yard touchdown pass to Alec Lemon with just six seconds remaining, as the Orange defeated the South Florida Bulls in a Big East showdown at Raymond James Stadium, 37-36.
Nassib finished 27-of-40 passing for 328 yards and four scores and Lemon scored two touchdowns for Syracuse (4-4, 3-1 Big East), which has won back-to- back games. It's the fourth time this season Nassib has eclipsed 300 yards passing. Marcus Sales caught nine passes for 125 yards and two scores, while Jerome Smith carried the ball 28 times for 127 yards.
For USF (2-6, 0-4), Lindsey Lamar rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on just 10 carries to pace a rushing attack that gained 369 yards. B.J. Daniels completed 17-of-30 passes for 183 yards and a score and also rushed for 134 yards. The Bulls have now lost six straight after starting 2-0.
USF struck first early in the opening quarter when a one-yard touchdown run by Demetris Murray capped off a 12-play, 75-yard drive to open the game.
Syracuse drove deep into USF territory later in the quarter but had to settle for a 20-yard field goal from Ross Krautman. The Bulls responded with a 35- yard field goal from Maikon Bonani as the first quarter ended with a 10-3 USF advantage.
Bonani added another field goal (32 yards) early in the second quarter. Five minutes later, Lamar ripped off an 80-yard touchdown run to put the Bulls up 20-3.
Bonani hit a 46-yard field goal in the waning seconds of the first half to pad USF's lead.
The Orange scored a much-needed touchdown early in the third quarter when Nassib hooked up with Jarrod West for a 31-yard score to bring their deficit to 23-10. They struck again less than four minutes later when Lemon scored on a four-yard rush.
Syracuse scored its third unanswered touchdown of the second half later in the third quarter when Nassib connected with Sales on a five-yard touchdown pass, giving the Orange their first lead of the game, 24-23.
USF stopped the bleeding with 2:15 to play in the third quarter after a 41- yard field goal from Bonani gave it the lead once again, 26-24.
The Bulls made their lead nine points early in the fourth quarter following a 30-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to Andre Davis.
The Orange would not go away quietly, as Nassib connected with Sales on a 19- yard touchdown midway through the quarter to cut their deficit to just two, 33-31.
Bonani added his fifth field goal of the game (47 yards) with less than two minutes to play to put USF up five.
On the final possession of the game, Nassib orchestrated an eight-play, 75- yard drive, culminating in the game-winning touchdown pass.
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TravelPod Member ReviewsHyatt Place Ft. Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center Fort Lauderdale
Very happy with in house laundry at $1.50 wash and $1.50 drier. Has a pool and small gym. Good breakfast and helpful staff. Only real complaint is a soft double bed.
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Overnight before a cruise. The mob to take the "free shuttle" to the port isn't worth it. There is no order, no attempts to organize, and yahoos will push you out of the way to break line. Take a taxi.
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Historical Traveler Reviews Hyatt Place Ft. Lauderdale 17th Street Convention Center Fort Lauderdale
Made things right
We have stayed in this property several times and always had a clean, reasonably priced room with a free breakfast. We just returned from two nights stay Jan 4 & 5. The first room we got was in terrible shape and the shower didn't work. The shower was fixed but we asked for a new room and got it. Plus a $60 credit back for the previous night's fiasco. The breakfast was fine and we have always enjoyed it. Would suggest you check out the room and make sure it meets your standards before you put in your luggage.
Just what we needed...
This hotel is what we needed for our recent (11/06/04)pre-cruise stay in Fort Lauderdale. It was very convenient to restaurants and convenience stores. It also has airport & pier transportation which we did not use since our car rental offered shuttle service to the pier. Our room was recently remodeled & very clean. When we first walked into the room it did smell damp, but considering they are in Ft Lauderdale it didn't bother me too bad. The continental breakfast was more than filling with lots of options. The outdoor pool & fitness were adequate. I would not hesitate to stay here again.
A Good Choice
Look folks, if you are looking for a good hotel for a short stay (perhaps before or after a cruise from Ft. Lauderdale), Amerisuites is just fine. Their shuttle was timely, the breakfast was full of good choices and well prepared, the rooms were clean, and the management did their job. Additionally, the hotel is located near many restaurants. What more could you want? For a short stay it is quite sufficient - I have no complaints at all. If you are staying longer than two nights and are expecting a little more luxury, well spend a lot more and find yourself a a resort with more amenities. If you are just passing through Ft. Lauderdale and want a clean, comfortable place to stay, this is definitely a good choice, especially because it includes the free shuttle (airport and cruise port), and a good breakfast. Tip: Entertainment Card rates can get you a suite here for as low as $54 a night!
Not the greatest... go elsewhere
Stayed here one night pre-cruise. Took FOREVER for the shuttle driver to pick us up at FLL. Not enough front desk staff - one one person, there must have been 20 people waiting to check-in. Reserved two rooms, one for the kids and one for us, got there, found rooms on two different floors and they would not change them! No bellhop, getting bags to rooms on two diffrent floors was a pain. Worst thing, next AM shuttle to Port Everglades - the wait time was 3+ hours, people cutting in the shuttle line, no help from hotel staff. Finally called a cab, when it arrived, we had to fight off others just to get to it - good thing the cab company had out last name, otherwise we'd have been forced to let someone else take it. HIGHLY unorganized for a cruise Saturday - staff is of no help whatsover. Do yourself a favor - stay at the Embassy Suites or Pier 66.
Ants in the Room.
We stayed at this hotel after a cruise from Port Everglades. When we got to the room, we noticed it was a bit run down, but didn't complain because it was only one night. But, when we got to the bed and turned on the light, we noticed that an ARMY of tiny ants was making its way across the wall and behind the bed. We called to complain and asked to move to another room. The front desk staff told us that the hotel was full and we couldn't move. So, we asked, what do we do about all these bugs in the room. Are they tiny ants? the front desk clerk asked? (Clearly they had heard this complaint before.) They offered to send someone up to spray insecticide all over the room. We refused that, not wanting to sleep in a chemical fog all night. So, they sent two men up to wipe the walls down with some kind of orange oil. We ended up pulling the beds out from the wall and sleeping with the lights on all night as that seemed to discourage some of the ant traffic. We did not ask for a refund, just chalking this up to a less than great travel experience that we will not repeat.
Not what expected
My husband and I stayed at the Amerisuites Hotel in Fort Lauderdale FL prior to departing on a cruise. I choose the hotel not only because of the price and airport transfers, but also because it was an Amerisuites Hotel.
The hotel itself was nice, however, the location was not desireable. It was off the main street within walking distance to restaurants, however, walking through the neighborhood where it was located was a bit scary.
The bed was horrible! The springs were literally popping through the one side of the bed so much that my husband had to change me sides in the middle of the night just so I could get some rest. The next day his back hurt so much.
I would not stay at this hotel again just because of the beds!
An Excellent Choice
I have just returned from a 4 day golfing trip to Florida and used Amersuites as our base.First class in every sense as the hotel was clean, tidy and modern, rooms spacious with two double beds and a fold down bed as well.Also included were microwave and fridge.The staff were helpful and friendly and the complimentary breakfast was great and started the day off a treat.Recommended as a good place to stay.
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My husband and I stayed for 2 nights back in Aug '03. Walking distance of plenty of eateries and convenience stores. Only a quick drive to the beachfront. I would definitely stay again!!!
Wonderful, relaxed stay....
I got a great rate for this hotel (budget rates) and was worried that things were going to be bad, but I was pleasantly surprised with a HUGE suite that was nicely furnished and clean. Although no room service, many local resturants delivered and were quick. Free airport shuttle, free parking, public bus a block away for the beach (3 minute bus ride). Granted there is no view of the beach, but I spent the daytime AT the beach! Also, great continental breakfast. Love their waffel iron!
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Now they charge me to pay my mortgage online. Would have never gone to this bank they nickel and dime you to death
Run away. Do not use key bank. They will steal from you using overdraft and other made up fees. They will lie to you and preform their jobs like they don't know it. The customer service people are rude, inconsiderate and will threaten you with legal action once they play all their cards. Please, take my advice and use another bank, any other bank.
When I opened the account I was promised $200.00. The branch manager told me I would see it applied to my account within 30 days. When I didn't see it 30 days later, I called the branch and had to speak with another manager who got rude because I was asking questions! (I should have closed the account at that moment because that was a sign that I was lied to so that the branch manager could make her money!).
I called the 800 number and the rep at the 800 number tells me I will have my $200.00 in 60days. After 60 days still nothing! I called the 800 number again and this time I was told 90days. A week before they was to give me the money Key Bank would do all kinds of crazy stuff to my account: I woke up one morning and they had transferred money from my checking to my savings then charged me $15.00 for transferring my money back. I call the 800 number to figure out what was going on and Key Bank charged me $1.50 for calling customer service.
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Go cruising for a cure at Relay For Life in Port St. Lucie on Friday
ST. LUCIE WEST - The American Cancer Society's annual party with a purpose kicks off at 6 p.m. April 30 at Digital Domain Park (formerly Tradition Field). Digital Domain Park is located at 525 NW Peacock Blvd. in Port St. Lucie.
As the signature event of the ACS, it is a celebration of local cancer survivors, as well as a chance to remember loved ones lost and fight back against the disease.
"Relay For Life is about Survival," said Keri Hughes, Unit Executive Director at the American Cancer Society. " It's about protecting those we love and it's about remembering those for whom the cures did not come soon enough."
Cancer survivors are the stars of the show, and in Port St. Lucie, more than 200 survivors will take the first lap around the track. Aileen Pruitt, who has waged a public battle against breast cancer, will be the event's guest speaker during opening ceremonies.
At 8:30 p.m., the moving Luminaria Ceremony will begin. This is a chance to remember loved ones lost to the disease. The lights will go down over Relay as luminaria bags around the track are illuminated in memory of those lost and in support of those surviving the disease.
50 teams will then continue walking through the night, until the event ends at noon Saturday. To tie into the 'cruise' theme, each team has adopted a different port-of-call to represent. These teams will be hosting a variety of activities, offering food, prizes and more based on that theme. All of this fun will help raise money for the American Cancer Society, as well as awareness of the different types of cancer.
It will also stress the value of early detection.
"Do not be afraid of being diagnosed early," said Pruitt. "Be afraid of being diagnosed later."
Relay For Life is free to attend. Among the events scheduled are: Survivor Dances, where attendees can dance with a survivor for a $1 donation; Relay Idol, where teams will sing their hearts out on the main stage; and the ever-popular Dude Looks like a Lady contest, which is exactly as it sounds.
Saturday morning at 8 a.m., the Kids Walk will begin. According to Hughes, this is a chance for kids of all ages to participate in the fight against cancer. Activities will include a karate demonstration, K-9 demonstration and an appearance by St. Lucie Mets and Slider.
To learn more about this event, visit http://www.relayforlife.org/pslfl For more information on how you can become a part of this life-changing event, contact Keri Hughes at 772-562-2272, ext. 2406 or via email at email@example.com.
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This community connection – the building, the location, Bryant's roots – is central in the way that Southern Exposure presents itself as a firm. Bryant is always looking for ways to draw people in and to give back, he says.
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Often the power behind the throne
Most of our clerical subjects were active among the political elite of their times. A few were even devout and saintly. Until the Reformation of the 1500s, all were Roman or Greek Orthodox Catholics. The Catholic hierarchies worked closely with the secular rulers and still do. Western Europe functioned under a duel rule of Holy Roman Emperor, the secular arm; and the Holy Roman Catholic Church, the spiritual arm. The power of this union was greatly diminished following the Reformation and the rise of Protestantism of Calvin and John Knox. The Eastern Orthodox Church remained a powerful political force until the early days of the 20th century. In czarist Russia, clerics like Patriarchs Nikon and Phillaret were closely allied with the crown. Even mystics like Gregori Rasputin and Baroness Krudener had the ear of their rulers. The enormous influence wielded by these clerics in the affairs of state would be beyond the imagining of today's citizens. For the most part, historians see this influence as conflictive if not dangerous. Of course there were exceptions where the influence was a benefit to the state (ruler) with able administrators Like Cardinals Wolsey, Richelieu and Tremblay. Among those we have included, only a minority had totally sinister influence. By and large the negativity could be attributed to a misguided view and was little worse than the secular hear of state of their time. Many clerics, like friars de las Casas, Kino and Serra were ordered to a life of outreach.
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Telvin Smith failed Drug Test, 9 others included on list
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Videography Media Coordinator will capture each performance on HD video, with a focus on the 30-100 local children performing with Moscow Ballet in each city. Media Coordinator should bring all camera equipment necessary. DSLR's are not acceptable video capturing devices for this tour. Media Coordinator will establish and manage a workflow that will include capturing video and sending it back to Headquarters for processing.
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