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Breezes Puerto Plata Beach Resort & Spa Hotel
Carretera Cabarete - Puerto Plata - FL 33020 - Dominican Republic Hotel Website | | (954) 925-0925
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Worst place everSubmitted by: Rick & Sandy in 28/04/07
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- From: Canada
- Traveller type: Mature Couple
The rooms were old run down, musty and dirty, so were the hallways. Air conditioning loud and blowing directly on the bed. 2 single beds. Blood stains on the chair cushion and stained sheets. The taps in the bathroom were broken. The patio doors we left unlocked every day and once the front door was wide open. I did not feel safe here. One day there were no towels in the room and you can get charged for missing towels. We left our beach towel cards on the dresser and they were gone. They tried to charge us for them. The food was not fit to eat. We left and rented an apartment. I do not recommend this place to anyone. The only good thing was the staff.
Looks better in the travel agentsSubmitted by: Hayley in 29/03/06
- Age Group: 18 - 25
- From: United Kingdom
- Traveller type: Young Couple
We paid £1700 to stay here for 2 weeks, the resort is pleasant enough, but there isn't much to do and the food is awful! This is not the place to go if you are particular about food in the slightest! The entertainment in the resort is awful, and the locals stay at the weekends, who basically take over the resort and there were reports of abuse, theft and general disrespect!
Leaving the resort is not suggested, unless you want to get hassled to buy tourist tack as soon as you step off the bus! The excursions were great, in particular the dolphin park but very expensive.
The on site shop was a complete rip off - $5 for a postcard! WE satisfied our cravings for crisps but at $15 for a tube of pringles we did without for the rest of the hol!
Might suit poeple who like to lay by the pool all day and aren't particular about what food they eat - and book your excursions for the weekend so you don't put up with the locals!
Leaving the resort is not suggested, unless you want to get hassled to buy tourist tack as soon as you step off the bus! The excursions were great, in particular the dolphin park but very expensive.
The on site shop was a complete rip off - $5 for a postcard! WE satisfied our cravings for crisps but at $15 for a tube of pringles we did without for the rest of the hol!
Might suit poeple who like to lay by the pool all day and aren't particular about what food they eat - and book your excursions for the weekend so you don't put up with the locals!
Breezes P PlataSubmitted by: A Travel Library User in 11/03/06
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Do not go here..... I was sick with acute Gastroenteritis and breathing difficulties along with 60% of the people who stayed at the resort.
Awful..... You've been warned!!!! 08/03/2006
Awful..... You've been warned!!!! 08/03/2006
Historical Traveller Reviews of Breezes Puerto Plata Beach Resort & Spa Hotel
Breezes....at best a 3 star resortfrom pechung
Just got back from the Breezes Puerto Plata. Stayed July 3-July 8th. Luck for us, we only planned a short visit. Getting to the resort from the airport will cost you $18 for a taxi. A taxi should fit 5-7 people (they use mini vans). There is also a $10 per person entrance "fee/tax" to enter the country. You can pay at the airport upon arrival. Rooms: We did the standard room at the resort. We had building #11 which is as far as you can get from the main resort area and the pool. Picture a motel 6 type room and place it in the Caribbean and you're getting the right picture. The bed is hard as it can get, but I happen to like that. If you're picky about your shampoo/conditioner then bring your own. They only give the cheap stuff. POOL: The pool is actually kind of nice. It's a lazy river type of pool in the shape of a horshoe. There is a children's pool but it was full of bigger kids than my 3 year old. The bigger kid ( age 6-13ish) play ther because the main pool is deep. The lazy rive is nice for floating but not for swimming. Too deep and too narrow. RESTAURANT: I go on vacation so that I don't have to live my normal life of rules and policies. I want to have what I want, especially if I'm paying a lot of money for it. Their are 6 restaurants at the resort. 3 require that you dress up in casual clothes (no shorts, sandals, tank tops) and that you make reservations. The reservation slots fill up 3 days in advance unless you want to eat at 9pm which is almost always available. The 4 ala carte restaurants (Mexican, Italian, French and Japanese) were a joke. The food was 2 star quality and it takes forever for it to come. There is a buffet by the beach which is 24 hours. I think that's how long the food is left there also. It consists of cold fries, hamburger and hot dogs and fruit. Everyday the same stuff. The main buffet is where we ate most our food. Jimmy's Buffet is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner at specific hours of the day. It's not an all day kind of thing. A lot of the same stuff is served throughout the day, with a few new stuff coming out for lunch and dinner. Let's just say that a person could conceivably lose weight on this trip. Also, there were so many bugs on the fruit on a daily basis. Not very sanitary at all. The soda drinks are very, very flat except the ones they give directly out of the bottle. ENTERTAINMENT: Very poor quality. I've seen high school productions that were 1000x better quality than what they tried to pass off as entertainment. It never starts on time, either. STAFF: They are there because they are paid to be there. That is readily apparent. They won't go out of your way to assist you or makeyou feel like your on vacation. What's there is there, please don't bother me to do something different for you......is the attitude they have. For example, I needed a food carton so that I could take some fruit for my 3 year old. They were not happy to get them for me. I also wanted a Pizza from their Italian restaurant to-go. They do not like to break their routine. All in all it was a 2.5-3 star kind of place. We paid $912 for the 5night/6day trip. We could have paid the same amount to go to the Moon Palace in Cancun. We've been to Mexico twice and like it so much better than Puerto Plata. I would not recommend this place to anyone I know. Good luck. Peter
Not what we expectedfrom A TripAdvisor Member
I was very disappointed in this resort having stayed at another Breezes resort previously in the Bahamas. There was no comparison. While the staff was friendly, they hardly spoke any English. We did manage to communicate, and as I said they were extremely friendly for the most part. The booze selection was poor at best. There was only one type of beer - the local brand - two types of wine - red or white - and a very limited selection on hard alcohol -- no Crown Royal, no high-end vodkas or rum, etc. If you are used to high-end alcohol, then you better bring your own. The food was marginal at best...we ended up losing weight rather than gaining weight as one usually does on these types of vacations. There was no air conditioning anywhere except in your room, so you better like the heat. The tours were poor with very little selection. Okay enough whining...if you are just going to relax and lay in the sun then this is the place for you. If you have been to other high-end all-inclusive resorts, then you will be extremely disappointed. I would not recommend this resort to my friends or family. Try Breezes in the Bahamas...it was a thousand times better. By the way, there is no spa, so don't go looking for one.
Breezes POP April 19-26th.. Loved itfrom A TripAdvisor Member
Hey I stayed at Breezes POP April 19-26th it was great.. email me if you have any questions or if you were at the resort at the same time.. Maybe we met while I was down there later LEWISM
totally in love with the resortfrom A TripAdvisor Member
i have stayed here twice in the last 8 weeks-the first time was so good i went back for another week and now i have booked again to go back in may so it will be my 3rd trip in 8 weeks!! the animation team through the day are just the best as are the shows in the evening. the boys work so hard to make sure it all goes well. i have had a standard room and a superior room and both were equally excellent. the whole resort is clean-the staff are friendly and helpful and it is very attractive. i love it and can't wait to get back there!!!
Best holiday I ever hadfrom Sabrina007
Breezes Puerto Plata is probably one of the best hotels in the world. The animation team is really nice and the dancers of the evening shows are hot.The food is so good and you can eat 24 hours if you want, and thats the reason why I put on 6 pounds in two weeks. The rooms are okay, but you won't be often there. And the pool is so cool! I would unfortunately go there again if I'd have the money for it!!
Not the Bestfrom A TripAdvisor Member
Well, I'd read all of the reviews here before I went and was a little nervous about all the terrible comments. The resort itself is beautiful -the lobby and pool area in particular. The renovations seem to be concentrated on the visible facade -focused on an initial impression of the place when you arrive. The rooms were a little run down with ancient equipment (Air Conditioner), cheap coffee makers and leaky bathroom facilities. The beds were indeed matresses on a plank base but I actually found it quite comfortable. The daily housekeeping consisted of bed-making. Little else was done. Occasionally the staff forgot to leave us clean towels (they removed the used ones) or replenish our water supply. We found the store room where the water bottles were kept so this was not a problem, we just fetched our own. The staff at the front desk was quite pleasant and helpful in responding to problems. Of course, they ran on "Dominican Time" which is at a much slower pace than most people want their problems handled. The entertainment crew was wonderful and they had all kinds of things going on all day and into the night.The food was so-so. I found that everything seemed taste the same! There was a nice variety of salads and breads and desserts and the a la carte restaurants were good. The service staff was friendly and efficient.I was not happy with the beach. There are big rock reefs in the water and the water is rough. The beach isn't long enough to get in a good walk and the area in front of the resort was not clean nor groomed. Also, there were sea urchins, which can be very painful to step on and expensive to have the spines removed from your feet. Fortunately, none of our group came into contact with them although I found two washed up on the beach. It made me a bit nervous of the water. It has a ways to go before it can call itself a four star resort.
Loved this resort!from Kris_78
I just returned from Breezes Puerta Plata yesterday (April 15th) and it was AMAZING!!! We all absolutely loved it. I have been to the Dominican before, and this was definitely the best yet. They are still doing some renovations, but they are very discreet. It was amazing how much was done even in the week we were there....another month and this place will be perfect! The pool was the best one I've seen...huge with separate areas for kids, sports, nicely divided.....also has water slides and jacuzzi's. The rooms were nice, no complaints...never had a problem with water or lack of, towels were always provided. Restaurants were great.....especially enjoyed the 24hour beach bar (it was very relaxing) and the buffet. Ocean was a little rough, but that's just the area. Still a lot of fun once you get used to it. The nightly entertainment was GREAT!!! We absolutely loved it....fabulous dancers. So much to see....trapeze artists, shows, rock climbing, skating....and great teachers. The animation crew was amazing, couldn't have been friendlier!! Thanks for the memories George and Johnny especially. I would most definitely return to this resort.
Oh My God, I Loved My Vacationfrom A TripAdvisor Member
I've just returned from my vacation at SuperClub Breezes, Puerto Plata. We were a party of 5 (sometimes loud) girls. We cannot rave enough about our trip. About the rooms - our beds were fine, clean and comfortable. We spent the bare minimum of time in our rooms (6hours/night) but we would have been comfortable sleeping on a lounge chair on the beach! After all, I have a room at home, that's not what my vacation was all about. About the food - a fantastic selection. If you went hungry, then that's your own fault. If nothing else, you could survive on the delicious selection of breads. About the Restaurants - great food at all restaurants, and top-notch service. Ask for a bottle of wine, and your glass will never run dry! About the Staff - The animation crew, the trapeze guys, and the dancers, are the finest group of people you'll ever meet. They went out of their way to entertain us, when we asked for coconut, they brought coconut, when we asked to see the local nightlife, they brought us to High Carribean. When we said we couldn't dance, they taught us. We couldn't speak Spanish, so they taught us the basics. We even had a juggling lesson. My advice is that YOU make the most of your vacation, regardless if it rains, or your bed is hard, or it's a red flag day!! Bon Voyage!
Our definitive guidefrom A TripAdvisor Member
Theres only so much that can be written (and remembered) for a blurb. If you have any questions about this resort or the area around us, just drop me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com). Overall: A great value if (like us) you grab this AI for under 1000CAD and are willing to put up with substandard rooms, occassional lack of hot water, and relatively unobstrusive construction work. Does not live up to the Breezes std, and will not for the foreseeable future (when bedroom renovations and infrastructure upgrading takes place). Its greatest assets: pool, food. My wife would not return, I might go back just for the pool and trampoline.Infrastructure - 2 *Staff - 3 1/2*Grounds - 4*Pool - 4 1/2*Facilities - 3*Food - 4*Geography: a) Region: The Puerto Plata region in general is a windy spot. This makes the ocean a bit treacherous to swim in. However the wind can be more of a relief to sunbathers than a hindrance. b) Resort: The resort specifically is laid out on a nice expanse of land. The beach does not go on forever, but you can get a good walk out of it. The ocean however is often treacherous both in the waves and in the many rocks that lie not too far out from the shore. c)Personal Experience: We had a red flag for some period almost every day, and people do go by and kick you out of the water. Nonetheless we managed a few trips into the ocean and had a blast battling with the wavesINFASTRUCTURE The infrastructure (power, water, rooms) was abominable at this resort. We lost count at 10 power outtages (luckily each lasting only a few minutes) [for which the entire resort blacks out completely - no emergency lights at all]. They weren't horribly obtrusive.Water is even worse than the power. Resort wide hot-water, or pressure losses were frequent during our stay. And once we could get ONLY hot water. While not really 'infrastructure' the rooms are worth a negative comment. We stayed in a std villa. They are dark (very dark) and poorly equipped. A table, chair, The beds are old and uncomfortable. My only positive comment about the rooms no bugs.After some fiddling the AC's do work just fine. GROUNDS: We LOVED the actual resort. There was still some landscaping and construction being done (despite being told before our trip that it was all done) but what's there is really beautiful. The lobby has been re-done and is lit with gorgeously unique lamps and the walls hand-decorated with pebbles. Greenery is everywhere, and there are some resort ducks and peacocks that strut around unobtrusively. There is no challenge finding lawn-chairs, but shade is a bit of a challenge. There was construction under way on one building near the beach that was obtrusive, seemed to move quickly however, and wed love to know what its going to be. Id say the grounds are almost at 4*. A little more work to define and beautify the walkways and gardens would go a long way. FACILITIES: Gym - We rarely use the gym, but the hole in a ground they called a gym was among the worst we've seenTennis, Climbing Wall, Trapeze, Trampoline, Floor Hockey Rink: All a lot of fun, all well staffed.shopping - some great shops in the resort, stocked with what youd expectsports / games shop - A tad on the bad side for the superclubs chain. Very few water sports amenities. There was a dearth of games, and no indoor facility to enjoy them in during inclement, extremely windy, or humid weather. Dive Shop - As divers, it was good to know there was an on-site dive shop. Personally however, we were much more pleased with Northern-Coast-Diving which is in Sosua. No matter which you go with however, you have to head into Sosua by shuttle/taxi to actually get to the dive site.Casino - This casino is not done, it is not close to being done. Do not believe what they tell you when you book. Wait until someone actually writes a review here saying it opened *G*There is also golfing and a nearby paintball field.POOL: The best pool weve seen on the carribean. Jacuzzis, waterfalls, twists and turns makeil the fun here. One note I will make is that the colour of the rocks is far nicer than some of the pictures on the web make it out to be. STAFF: Bit of a mixed bag (which seems to be why the reviews are so varied on this point). The animation team were fantastic both during the day activities and the nightly entertainment. Lots of enthusiasm, but little pressure for those who prefer to be left alone. The nightly entertainment was top-notch "as far as resort entertainment goes". Don't expect VEGAS perfection and you'll have a blast. Bar-tenders and reception staff were a bit of a mixed bag. Mostly friendly, but a few bad apples. Always nicer in person than on the phone. Cleaning staff we were very unimpressed with, which may be because we chose not to tip daily. Perhaps we have high expectations (clean floors, no sand in the bed before we get in, ...)FOOD: We also loved the food. The buffet is decadent and good, but like any buffet if you visit it every day for a week it may become a little boring (not for me though). Thankfully there are *4* a-la-carte restaurants. Two we thought were of mediocre quality, and two we really enjoyed. Well let you try to figure out which are which. If presentation is important to you, each meal came alongside some of the best food-carvings weve seen. The consensus of good food seemed to be resort wide, although we do know quite a few people who did get mildly sick from it over the course of the trip. (Myself included, from thoughtlessly eating a rare hamburger *G*) We really thought the food and food-staff were top-notch. The servers, while not necessarily friendly were prompt and professional. There were finger-foods served around the resort just before/after dinner, and some munchies served later in the night every night.
Good and Badfrom A TripAdvisor Member
We just returned from a week at Breezes and experienced both good and bad with the resort. First the good stuff: 1) For the money, this is a heck of a deal. The rooms were fairly large, clean and always filled with fresh Pepsi and water.2) If you tip daily, you will receive special treatment...flowers...extra drinks...towels...and nice smile from the cleaning personnel.3) The pools were incredible...the best we have seen! Always clean...plenty of chairs and refreashing.4) The entertainment at night is great! For the most part, it was very professional and we had a blast! The dancers are very well trained and the costumes are first rate.5) The beach was okay...but rough. This is not a calm part of the ocean so beware. The sand was fairly clean, but it was not raked and manicured as it should be like other resorts (Boscobel, Riu...etc)Now for the not so good stuff:1) The beds are terrible. They are a stiff, old mattress on either a plank of wood or metal...no box springs. Our backs got so bad that we thought we might have to go home early. When I begged for another room...I was told I complained too much and finally given a key to the most terrible room at the resort. Dark...dank...smelly and the same mattresses. Needless to say, we kept our rooms. The housekeepers finally softened them up a bit with blankets tucked between the sheets. The worst beds I have ever slept in. For this reason alone, I will NEVER return to this resort.2) The food was just okay and please DON'T eat any washed (dripping with water) salads. All three in our family got severe diarrhea and we are pretty sure they do not wash their vegetables with purified water. We were sick for 3 days. BRING Immodium. All they sell at their store is Pepto and it is $9.50 for a small bottle.3) The front desk staff is rude and does very little to help or empathize when you have a concern or problem. They lack the training and people skills and I cannot believe that Breezes doesn't spend more time training in this staff. Very few speak English and they act like you are such a bother.4) Much of the resort is still not completed. We were told that the casino would be opened...but it wasn't anywhere near done. There was construction going on and it just isn't quite up to par. Well that is it! We love the Dominican, but next time we will stay at the RIU. Perhaps someday Super Clubs will get this resort up to the level of their others. (We loved Boscobel beach when our child was young!)Good luck...and remember...don't eat the lettuce and bring lots of Immodium!
Top Local Tips for Puerto Plata
costs we were asked if we knew the price of a taxi to the airport even though there was a list of flat rates by the main entrance. we said 25 rather than the written price of 35 dollars. we paid 25. don't get scammed.
The Worst Place STAY AWAY
Wear sun block Dominican is a very windy location and you dont feel the sun as much but at the end of the day, you are burnt. Wear sun block all the time.
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Every year, the citizens of Conway, Arkansas, and the surrounding towns gather for one weekend to celebrate the Toad Suck Daze Festival. What is a Toad Suck Daze, exactly? According to the Festival website:
Long ago, steamboats traveled the Arkansas River when the water was at the right depth. When it wasn't, the captains and their crew tied up to wait where the Toad Suck Lock and Dam now spans the river. While they waited, they refreshed themselves at the local tavern there, to the dismay of the folks living nearby, who said: "They suck on the bottle 'til they swell up like toads." Hence, the name Toad Suck. The tavern is long gone, but the legend and fun live on at Toad Suck Daze.
The tavern is not only long gone—the whole county is now dry. But, yes, the legend and fun do live on. Photographs by Marc Smirnoff.


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Have Path, Will Travel
In an urban, densely populated area, finding nearby property to develop green space where families can recreate is a tremendous challenge. So is environmentally friendly transportation.
In 2000, the city of San Antonio, Texas, decided to use a one-two punch to address those challenges. City leaders placed on the ballot a proposition asking voters to approve a sales-tax initiative to fund hike-and-bike trails along the city's creekways.
Voters took that leap of faith and approved a sales tax allowing the construction of a series of creek-based linear trails along three of the city's waterways.
Eleven years later–with the purchase of more than 1,100 acres of environmentally sensitive land, as well as the completed construction of 22 miles of trails and another 15 under construction–voters have shown their approval by extending the program.
The new initiative, approved in November 2010, provides for the continued development of trails along numerous waterways across the city, including the Salado and Leon creeks, as well as the Medina and San Antonio rivers.
In addition, the city will begin land acquisitions and trail construction in new locations, such as the Westside Creeks, major tributaries and connections between existing trails. People from all walks of life have the opportunity to reap health- and fitness benefits from multi-use trails.
"These trails offer unique recreational opportunities for our citizens and visitors," says Special Project Manager Brandon Ross, who oversees the Linear Creekway Program for the parks and recreation department.
"The program also helps to preserve property during significant flood events. It's been extremely well-received by our citizens with trails getting steady use from the moment they've been opened to the public."
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The plan calls for a total of 45 miles of paved trials to be completed. Land acquisition and construction of the trails is expected to cost $65 million.
Each segment includes a 10-foot-wide trail, along with trailheads that have parking, signage and other amenities. There are shared-use paths, designed to accommodate all modes of non-motorized transportation.
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• Developing stronger community pride
• Providing economic-development opportunities
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• Maximizing accessibility for all potential users
• Creating a durable, sustainable trail that requires minimal maintenance
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The "Soul Surf Project" is a non-profit organization that helps underprivileged orphans of Bali to conquer the best waves in the world by providing surfing lessons and at the same time helps them to understand the vulnerability of nature in general.
What is the Project about?
While surfing children are surrounded by elements of nature and learn to appreciate the beauty of the ocean. To reinforce this respect for nature, the kids are educated about the environment, how they can help to make Bali a better and cleaner place to live, and encourage them to stand up for Mother Nature!
Furthermore, the project creates perspectives for kids to find opportunities in Bali's booming tourism industry, and at the same times tries to make them mentors of the island's ecological development.
Environmental lessons are an important part of the Soul Surf Project as pollution is getting a more serious problem, and there is a lot of work to do in terms of environmental awareness.
Surf and environmental lessons are being combined. Support in the development of surf and teaching skills is given as a reward for awareness, knowledge, and a new attitude.
Soul Surf project Bali wants to reach its goals by organizing the following activities:
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All Kima guests donate to the "Surf Soul Project Bali" through their booking and contribute to local social engagement. Furthermore, we invite the project's representatives to present their work to our camp guests and answer their questions.
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Criminal Minds Review: Semper Fiby Douglas Wolfe at . Comments
Tonight's Criminal Minds served as a brilliant and heartfelt backdrop to a story that serves as a grateful nod to military veterans.
It had it all: personal sacrifice, honor, "no one left behind" and, most importantly, appreciation for the personal sacrifice of our nations' military.
The UnSub in "The Fallen" became unhinged after being ironically kicked off his firefighter job because he had contracted TB after saving two infected homeless people from a fire. The twig in his mind evidently snapped to the extent where he felt an OCD compulsion to "cleanse" the homeless population through the liberal use of fire and bleach.
In this case, the more compelling story - that of the history of Rossi and Sergeant Harrison Scott - became entangled with the UnSub's when Scott grew determined to help his fellow homeless friends not become victims of Mr. Clean. How cool to see that first 1969 flashback - to the tune of "Born on the Bayou" - when we saw Rossi at age 19, reporting to Sergeant Clark.
Particularly revealing is the motivation for Rossi, a man who - as recalled by this week's revealing interview with Joe Mantegna - is independently wealthy and still feels the need to work in the BAU:
Rossi: Do you know why I joined the FBI?
Sergeant Scott: If you say...
Rossi: Because of you. You can say the Corps changed me, or the war. But it was you who made me honest. | permalink
This compelling second second story also painted a picture as to why this particular veteran - Sergeant Scott - ended up turning to the bottle. There are so many veterans who end up this way, each with their own unique story. This served, I think, as just one possibility.
Rossi: Why don't you come back with me? I can get you a room.
Sergeant Scott: This is my home David.
Rossi: This is no way for a war hero to live.
Sergeant Scott: Do you know how many veterans are on the street?
Rossi: Too many.
Sergeant Scott: More every day. | permalink
Sergeant Scott had lived with a secret for too many years: that, in a time where the nation sneered at Vietnam vets, he had been ordered to take credit for the actions of a third Marine (Private 1st Class Anthony Hernandez) who had thrown himself on a bomb in order to save Rossi and Scott. He seemed to be punishing himself by drinking and living among the homeless: typical and just one of the countless stories of veterans who live on the streets today.
Rossi: Hernandez? But why?
Sergeant Scott: Why did he do it? Or why did I take credit?
Rossi: Both.
Sergeant Scott: The short answer is: I was ordered to. We were fighting a PR war back home. The government needed a face - a living face - to parade around to solicit support for an unpopular war. I was chosen.
Rossi: And Hernandez?
Sergeant Scott: He was paying a debt. He was being a Marine. He died so that we could live.
Rossi: And you couldn't tell anyone. | permalink
So moving to see the final scene, where Hernandez is finally honored, and to see his grandson accept the posthumous award on his behalf. I know it's just a story but sometimes you can't help being affected, especially when watching Rossi and Scott hugging at the end.
Rossi: Welcome home Marine. Semper Fi.
Sergeant Scott: Oorah. | permalink
I applaud the writers of this episode for telling a story of pride and honor, during a week in which grateful nations remembers their warriors, both living and fallen.
Final thoughts:
- In case you're wondering why Sergeant Scott looks so familiar: Meshach Taylor (Sergeant Scott) played as Anthony Bouvier on Designing Women. (Not that I ever watched the show. *cough*)
- Correction: Michelle Trachtenberg has been cast as a stalker, not Reid's love interest, in an episode which will feature Reid's mysterious love interest. The episode airs early next year.
- Visit our updated section of Criminal Minds quotes now.
So what did you think of tonight's episode, and in particular, its revelation around Rossi's passion for the BAU?
Douglas Wolfe is a staff writer for TV Fanatic Follow him on Twitter. Tags: Criminal Minds, Reviews
Still loving on this episode. I think it was the best of the season for me.
I agree with Leesa, something is off, actually started last season. Hotch is not getting the strong leadership roles, Morgan seems to be favored, but appears moody and sullen, Garcia is often made to look petty rather then her usual compassionate self, Reid is not getting his share of the pie, and JJ just doesn't suit the badass roles she's been getting. It's more then Prestiss leaving or the injection of a new lady...we noticed that Morgan (Shemar) did not appear this year at their premiere party. Rossi seems like the only guy playing to his character. Does anyone know the real story?
Wonderful episode, especially the ending. I like how they had the team split up and talked to the homeless and cops seperately; the right people talked to each group. A very heartwrenching episode and everything went together perfectly, from the unsub to Meshach Taylor to the music they chose. I would like to point out one little bit that had me laughing: Reid: Wait so she lived somewhere two months and didn't make any friends? I thought that only happened to me.
Great show! Meshach Taylor payed his role with such dignity and raw emotion. When will he be back? He will be back, right? Of course he will be back, right?
One of the best of the season. Criminal Minds doesn't always have to be mainly about blood and guts. So many of our veterans are forgotten once they serve their country. I'm glad the episode mentioned "New Directions." If the message was taken seriously by only one veteran, then it was worth it.
Quite right - Michelle Trachtenberg plays a stalker in an upcoming episode, not Reid's love interest. Thanks for the correction everyone. @Stephanie: thank you so much too for your note about New Directions. Wasn't aware of the numbers of homeless veterans - I just knew there were a lot. Sounds cliche but it's true: even one is one too many.
This episode was more character driven and was one of the best of the season. Meshach Taylor played Sgt. Scott with dignity, and the message of the show was poignant. Most of us who watch this show want to be involved in the lives of the BAU and it was great to see some backstory on Rossi.
Great honor to vets with this episode......
michelle trachtenberg won't be Reid's love interest. She's been cast as a stalker unsub.
This was a beautiful and moving example of what made CM great, and a touching homage to veterans. Wonderful story. Also, no, Dawn Summers is cast as an UnSub, not Reid's love interest. Reid's MG is Beth Riesgraf, formerly of Leverage.


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City Approves Participation in "Smart 911″Decatur Metro | February 21, 2012 | 9:23 pm
Tonight, Asst. City Manager Andrea Arnold presented the idea of having Decatur join the "Smart 911″ Emergency Health Data website.
The city commission approved the measure meaning that residents will soon be able to go to Smart911.com and enter health and strategic information about yourself, your family members, and your property that would be available to first responders if you ever called 911 inside the City of Decatur.
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Transformation: The Strange 1925 Wizard of Oz Movieby Levi Asher on Thursday, July 31, 2014 07:26 am
"Wizard of Oz is on again", I noticed recently while flipping through my favorite classic movie channels. Then I spotted the year on the movie listing: 1925.
Here it was, the early version I'd always been curious to see! This silent-era Wizard came out fourteen years before the great Judy Garland classic, and even though I'd heard the 1925 version was a box-office dud and an artistic failure, I'd long been curious what this interpretation of L. Frank Baum's children's book contained.
The Last Illusion by Porochista Khakpourby Levi Asher on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 08:24 am
In one remarkable moment in The Last Illusion, a new novel by Porochista Khakpour, a shy and vulnerable young man who was raised as a bird in a cage meets an impetuous young woman who seems to understand him. He then meets her sister, who is so enormously fat that she lives her life in bed, occasionally dressing up in a tiara and gown and high-heeled shoes under her blanket.
We expect Zal, the young man, to become infatuated with Asiya, the passionate and intelligent young woman, and in fact Zal does like and respect Asiya very much. But it's Willa, the gigantic sister who lives in bed that Zal falls instantly and completely in love with.
The Mahabharata, the Ramayana and the Mystique of William Buckby Levi Asher on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 02:52 pm
I recently heard about a British Library project to reassemble and digitize a 17th century illustrated edition of the Ramayana, a classical Hindu epic. This sounds pretty cool, and it reminded me of a different edition of the Ramayana that I once owned myself.
This was just a cheap pocket paperback, a novelization of the great poem, published alongside a similar edition of the other great Hindu epic, the Mahabharata. These two books, the life work of a young American translator named William Buck, were designed to be accessible and enjoyable versions of their extremely long and complex originals. Of course the great epic poems had to be condensed and simplified to fit into these forms, but the popular paperbacks provide a rich reading experience that must capture at least some of the significance of their gigantic counterparts.
William Buck's Mahabharata is the one I read all the way through and remember most vividly, because it's a colorful, wise and beautiful long tale that begins with the household altercation that resulted in an elephant head being placed on the body of a boy named Ganesha, the son of Shiva, who is noted (in the story that surrounds the story) as the scribe who is writing the text:
Philosophy Weekend: Genocide is Not a Force of Natureby Levi Asher on Friday, March 28, 2014 10:03 pm
We speak of genocide as a problem from Hell, but we rarely speak of it as an ethical problem that can be solved. This suggests that we have ceased to think of genocide as a problem of human dimensions. We have become as superstitious about genocide as cave dwellers must have been about tornadoes and hurricanes: we see it as a rare force of nature, bigger and stronger than us. We hope the monster never comes our way, and if it ever does we plan to hide.
Philosophers need to get their courage back, because genocide is an ethical problem that must be solved. Organizations like the United Nations and Amnesty International toil weakly to solve it as a political problem, while Doctors Without Borders fights it as a practical problem, striving year after year around the world to alleviate the pain. But none of these organizations are designed to analyze the psychological roots of the problem, or to propose great philosophical epiphanies that might change the world. Indeed, I know I must appear foolish when I suggest that any kind of moral epiphany could possibly help, even though I'm quite sure it could.
We should expect our best ethical philosophers to address this topic often, but the great thinkers of the 20th century shied away. Sartre did not manage to communicate clearly on the topic of genocide, nor did Nozick or Rawls or Tillich or Jaspers or (ahem) Heidegger. Today, we have a few well-known academic ethicists like Derek Parfit, but they tend to steer far clear of bold speculations about the causes of our worst real-world problems. Alain de Botton has created a clever and brazen philosophical website called The Philosophers Mall that attempts to connect trendy news stories about celebrities and pop culture to philosophical questions. De Botton is at least trying to think outside the box -- but a celebration of triviality in philosophy is the opposite of what we need the most.
We are a couple of weeks away from the 20th anniversary of the brutal genocide that took 800,000 lives in Rwanda in April 1994. I'm sure this 20th anniversary will generate some news blips, and perhaps a reminder of the disaster that is still occurring today in Darfur.
The Doyle/Shirley Universe: A Talk With John Shirleyby Bill Ectric on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:02 pm
The shaded cobblestone streets of Garden Rest are lined with shops, cottages, a pub, a boarding house near the town square, and of course, something nefarious lurking in dark hinterlands. John Shirley's Doyle After Death reads like a classic Sherlock Holmes whodunit, with a couple of major differences.
First, it takes place in the afterlife, or as the people of Garden Rest prefer to call it, the Afterworld. A private detective named Nicholas "Nick" Fogg wakes up in the Afterworld after dying in a hotel room in Las Vegas. Also, flashbacks to the detective's last case among the living give the story a touch of gritty noir realism.
The plot advances at a breezy clip that is somehow both relaxing and exhilarating, and Shirley has a knack for cinematic descriptions. In one nighttime scene, four men look down at the town from a steep hill and see a view like a rich chiaroscuro painting. Shirley's biographical knowledge of Arthur Conan Doyle informs the novel and confirms Shirley as a fan and a history scholar. He even includes an appendix, which expounds upon Doyle's theories about the spirit world and incorporates those theories into the novel. Comic book collectors speak of the "Marvel universe" and the "DC universe." This is the Doyle/Shirley universe.
The Awful Movie Dr. Seuss Made in 1953by Levi Asher on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 08:47 pm
Caryn and I watched an old movie on cable TV recently that left us traumatized for days. Ironically, the movie was trying to be a light-hearted and whimsical children's musical. It was written by Dr. Seuss in 1953. The movie left us traumatized because it was so very, very bad.
I'm talking about the legendary but little-watched 5000 Fingers of Dr. T, a live action film about a boy who hates his piano teacher. This was the only movie Dr. Seuss ever tried to make, and it went over so badly with audiences in 1953 that he never tried again, and the movie nearly disappeared from view. It was almost crazy and psychedelic enough to gain a second life as a midnight cult flick, but it's too excruciatingly boring for the midnight circuit. It's hard to watch without wincing ... often.
5000 Fingers doesn't start out too badly: a sweet kid is suffering through a piano lesson in an antique parlor (this setting must recall Theodor Seuss Geisel's own childhood in Springfield, Massachusetts). The boy falls asleep and has a bad dream in which he's persecuted by his nasty piano teacher, Dr. Terwilliker, who is also scheming to marry the kid's widowed mother. In this dream, the kid wears a glove on the top of his beanie, is chased by weird chubby thugs in brightly colored suits who resemble proto-Oompa-Loompas, dodges a pair of roller-skating old men sharing a common beard, and is forced to participate in a 500-kid piano performance on a swirling 5000 key piano.
I assure you that I just made the movie sound better than it is.
Why Am I Reading Harry Potter Again (and Again)?by Ray Lumpp on Monday, November 12, 2012 08:53 pm
The movies are over, J.K. Rowling has moved on to adult fiction, and yet here I am, lying curled between the couch and the heater, pinching the fat inner spine of The Goblet of Fire between my thumb and forefinger. This is my fifth time. As a teenager, I used to read by closet-light, flipping back to the first chapter immediately after finishing the last, as if expecting something new to happen. Only in Harry's world could such an enchanted book exist ...
"One cannot read a book: one can only reread it." -Vladimir Nabokov
There is something akin to magic in reading a novel for the first time: the first brush with a new world of characters and creatures is thrilling to imagine; each turn of the page lures us deeper into the mystery of the dream; and, by the end, we arrive at a catharsis of completion and knowing.
Once the mystery is solved, however, the story does not lose its power. In rereading, one can explore the text for hidden delights tucked into each book, free from the burden of mystery and with a keener eye for dramatic irony. Throughout the series, nods and winks to future happenings and cross-textual connections shape the rest of Rowling's ever-expanding, ever-darkening fantasy world. With a world so vast, it's difficult to catch it all in one take.
Philosophy Weekend: Does Ultimate Evil Exist?by Levi Asher on Saturday, January 7, 2012 07:17 pm
I've noticed something strange when talking to friends and relatives and neighbors about politics, or about the future of the world. Many people seem to believe that ultimate evil is a real and powerful force in our lives today. They believe that this evil threatens our families, our society and our nation, and they see it as our responsibility to prepare to fight this evil to the death.
Evil, according to this notion, is an eternal force, absolute and self-sufficient. It is beyond reason or negotiation; it can only be defeated for a generation, after which it will rise again, ready for another battle. We train ourselves for this recurring combat by consuming pop-culture representations of the enemy we must eventually fight: Darth Vader, Voldemort, the White Witch. These mythical creatures are widely understood to have direct correspondents in international history and politics: imperial Japan, Nazi Germany, Red China, Soviet Russia, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Iran.
I have never believed in the existence of ultimate evil, and I suppose this helps explain why I disagree so often with people I talk to about current politics. I was recently struck by the coincidence of two people I was talking with in two separate conversations -- both of them progressive liberals, smart and well-informed -- pointedly declaring to me that they are not pacifists. This is apparently a badge of honor for both of them, or perhaps it's more precisely an insignia of their membership in the army of good vs. evil. When the dark lord shows his face, I will be ready to fight. An awareness of quasi-mythical evil in the dark corners of the world also seems, unfortunately, to be present in nearly every American politician's foreign policy platform.
It must be the philosopher's job today to examine this kind of groupthink critically, and to help us reach a level of understanding that is less childish, less destructive, less obviously cartoonish. This is more vital than ever today, since modern weaponry has made the stakes for war and peace so high, and since cross-cultural paranoia appears to be currently at a hysterical peak.
Appreciating Neil Peart, Lyricistby April Rose Schneider on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 08:37 pm
(April Rose Schneider's first Litkicks article was about nearly-forgotten 1960s novelist Richard Farina. Here, she analyzes the poetic sensibility of a not-forgotten but barely appreciated rock drummer and lyricist, Neil Peart of Rush. Enjoy! -- Levi)
Rock and Roll lyrics are generally anything but artful. Flimsy as a piece of tissue in a tornado, the words to most pop or rock songs are best suited for head scratching. Remember "Louie, Louie", first released in 1963?
Christopher Nolan's Inception: Want and Needby Dedi Felman on Thursday, February 17, 2011 07:29 pm
(Guest blogger Dedi Felman's analysis of screenwriting techniques for this year's popular Oscar-worthy films continues. Previous entries discuss The King's Speech and The Social Network. -- Levi)
Action movies and hyperarticulate idea movies don't usually go hand in hand. So when Inception blasted onto screens last summer, its unholy marriage of genres at least partly explains why it was accompanied by a white hot publicity streak. Would Chris Nolan forge a bridge between Charlie Kaufman, king of idea-filled films such as Being John Malkovich, and Michael Bay, master of summer popcorn action fare? And could that bastard child possibly be any good as a script? After several reads of Nolan's screenplay, my unequivocal answer is yes. And the more I dig into this complex script, the more enthusiastic I get. What makes Inception such a daring and well-executed juggling act? And how does Nolan make it all work?


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Think you and your partner have the perfect bond and even though you don't have sex as often as you'd like, you know he's still absolutely devoted to you?
Well, you're either deluded or one of the lucky ones.
According to a new survey by British retailer Bondara, one-quarter of men reported that having regular orgasms is more important to them than being in love.
While I don't think any of these guys are necessarily lying, something tells me they're stretching the truth a little bit. I mean, after all, if regularly scheduled orgasms were more crucial to a guy's state of happiness than a little thing called love, most dudes would remain single forever. But according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics from 2008 (the latest data available), only 16 percent of men between 40 and 44 had never been married.
Of course it should that Bondara sells sex toys, so those who took part in the poll may not be representative of the general population (and they're Brits, so certainly not the U.S. population). According to the Daily Mail, Bondara polled 3,800 men and women about their orgasm preferences, and found that 16 percent of men and 10 percent of women would terminate a loving relationship if they could not achieve an orgasm with their partner. Thirty-nine percent of men and women said it would surely contribute to the relationship's demise. Well, duh, isn't that what sex before marriage is for -- to work out all of those kinks and make sure you're compatible before saying till death do us part?
As important as sexual satisfaction is in life, I'm not sure that orgasms trump love in a committed relationship. The reason: because 60 percent of the poll takers said they were "very happy" with their relationship in general, but only 17 percent of men and 6 percent of women were happy with their relationship's sex life. If sex conquered all, the majority of people -- who seem to have a less-than-stellar orgasm record -- would not be at all happy, never mind "very happy," with the state of their partnership.


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Business owners in Tennessee are counting on 2013 as the year to overhaul the state's workers compensation system. They complain that it's confusing and unfair, and the governor says he's listening.
Roofing company owner Steve Griffith of Nashville has a common complaint. He believes his salesmen should need bare minimum workers comp coverage in case they get hurt, but state auditors disagree.
"They are trying to categorize a salesman or a person who may occasionally get up on a roof to do a measurement the same as someone who is up there eight hours a day, they're trying to categorize them as the same risk, and that is not the same risk."
The difference in cost is huge, Griffith says. Premiums for roofers are some of the most expensive and run more than 30 percent of their total salary.
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I read with great interest Giselle Abrovovich's recent Digiday article on "5 Ways Brands are Cutting Out Agencies." It seems that whether they're flirting with digital start-ups, generating social content or running their own programmatic trading machinery, clients just can't wait to elbow their agencies out of the way. Or so it would seem. To me the whole issue is a little more complicated, interesting and full of opportunity.
Let's start with the premises that are prompting marketers to "do it themselves" or work directly with publisher and technology suppliers. There's likely an assumption — often correct — that the agency is still a service business that's going to bill the client by the middle-man-hour for new practices and capabilities where they may not have any deep expertise. Essentially, that the agency will be "learning on the client's dime" and not adding enough value to justify the extra steps and fees.
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It's a great idea Doug. But how would the "router" get compensated? As someone who's asked to "route" that's what I find the biggest issue to be. I think some clients would be shocked to hear that something like that is billable.
Easy for agencies to be compensated if they are paid based on their impact on business performance v. billable hours or FTE's. Here's to the best ideas always winning based on their business impact.
In creating new revenue opportunities agencies need to look both at the upside as well as their current relationships. On the principle that it is better to give than to receive, you should always err on the side of give first, bill later. If the 'give' has real value then the money will almost always follow. If the client is all 'take' and no 'give' then you might rethink the whole relationship.
The agency business was built on an unusual business model where you got a very nice mark-up on your commodity services but you gave away your game-changing strategic services for free.
It was always a bit odd but it worked when agencies marked up creative production plus 25% and took and a 15% commission for media buying. Agencies made a lot of profit on their commodity services which they only got to execute if their big ideas were home runs.
It's hard to buy great strategy, insights and big ideas through the procurement process and it is even harder to pay for that kind of service when the providers can't break the habit of giving it away for free.
Agencies and clients have both participated in a race to the bottom for compensation when it comes to the easily commoditized services. We protect an illusion that media buying is a big deal but the machines are determined to prove us wrong. So, now we are trying to earn a premium because our machine is better than their machine. Good luck with that.
There has been no counter-balance of a race to the top in terms of compensation for premium strategic services and so agencies can't afford to provide them anymore. The introduction of the procurement executive into the mix has pretty much guaranteed that there is no easy way to climb out of this hole.
The gap is filled by media companies who can invest in top research, strategy, creative and media talent in order to get upstream with marketers. They are getting good at this and their business strategy is smart. But, it is a hollow solution compared to having David Ogilvy or Tom Messner or Leo Burnett thinking about how to persuade your consumers to do what you want them to do.
Seems like Jacki Kelley is a step ahead on the compensation issue @ IPG Mediabrands. It would be nice to hear how that model is being embraced by clients and what lessons learned can be shared along the way. You'd think a client would love to hear an agency describe their fee model as tied to something measurable and accountable like, um, customers, revenue, profit, and stock price.
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My "room of my own" right now is at the top of the house I share with my partner and our two children in Toronto, Canada. I love my little aerie workspace. It is a multipurpose room and it's constantly evolving. I made the bunting which hangs on the wall from various fabrics I have designed. Not only is my desk for designing and drawing and painting, but it also serves as a sewing table. I also have all my fabric and yarn in this room (talk about distracting!),
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EAU CLAIRE — A new $3.8 million Children's Center at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire was approved Dec. 15 by the State Building Commission.
The new 14,709-square-foot facility will replace the current Children's Center housed in UW-Eau Claire's Campus School, which will be razed to make way for the university's new Education Building.
"We're pleased that the new Children's Center project will move forward," said Jodi Thesing-Ritter, UW-Eau Claire associate dean of students and chair of the Children's Center Steering Committee. "The new facility will allow us to bring all of our child care services under one roof and increase our capacity to provide services for the children of our students, faculty and staff."
UW-Eau Claire's current Children's Center provides infant and toddler care in rented space at an off-campus location because it has neither the capacity nor the code compliance to serve those age groups at its Campus School site, Thesing-Ritter said. The new facility will contain 11 classrooms (with the possible addition of a 12th, depending on the outcome of the construction bidding process) to accommodate all age groups, and its capacity will be 144 children, up from the current on-campus center's capacity of 95.
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SAINT LEO – One day after equaling their best score of the season to date, the Florida Southern Moccasins ended the fall portion of their schedule by topping it in the final round of the Saint Leo Invitational. Led by a one-under par 71 from Emily Rymer, Florida Southern had a team total of 308, and finished in sixth place in the 17-team event.. Read the full story.
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