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Internet TV network Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) posted Q1 earnings results after the bell Monday, and once again the company posted a positive surprise: 86 cents per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 83 cents on in-line revenues of $1.27 billion in the quarter. Neither number is much of a surprise. Netflix always beats earnings estimates, or at least it has over the past 6 quarters -- often soundly.
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More Cell Phone Stuff......Getting tired of it.
I'm really starting to get tired of all this cell phone and texting while driving bs. Countless articles being done talking about how it is soooo bad and how more and more nanny laws are being pushed to stop this evil evil buisness behind the wheel. The whole article above is just a perfect example of how words can be played around with to more serve the point....even if some things are contradictory or said to confuse the reader.
"As evidence piles up that using a cell phone while driving carries significant -- and often fatal -- risks, aggressive efforts are under way to end talking and texting behind the wheel."
Piles up? what evidence...only a few studies have been done to say that it is fatal to talk on a cell phone and drive. Theres been countless studies showing that accident rates have not decreased since cell phone and texting laws went into effect and there has been no increase in accident rates because of cell phones either. Also the whole talking on the cell phone is like being intoxicated thing...I find it hard to believe. Seems like just another scare tatic.
Now before you people start flamming me, in no way do I think its ok to talk on the cell phone or text while driving or think that it doesn't reduce your reaction time or skills. It totally does, but the amount of attention and the amount of MONEY being spent towards this single issue is getting freaking ridiculous. More laws are trying to be put into effect and the government is starting up a whole against distracted driving campaign which is bound to cost a fortune.
Fear, scare tatics and the will to make more money off the people is the only thing driving this whole movement.
"It's not a small problem: Nearly 6,000 people died in crashes involving distracted driving in 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That's 16% of all traffic fatalities for that year. In addition, 500,000 were injured in 2008 in accidents involving some form of driver distraction, the U.S. Department of Transportation reports."
Um great, I like how the writer includes this little statistic, making it seem like 6,000 people died in crashes b/c they were talking on their cell phone. Yes it includes a link for the description of distracted driving and she doesn't say it was all caused by cell phone use, but when your reading this, the whole article is targeted towards cell phone use, so its not difficult to think that most people will simply go, omg 6k people died b/c they were talking on their cell phone....easily taking it outta context...which is the point. If you click on the link the distracted driving has many descriptions and those 6k people who died could of been doing any numerous things. 5999 of them could of been stuffing their faces with Mcdonalds or fiddling with the radio will 1 could of been killed b/c they were on the phone. Now I'm exaggerating and I'm sure more then 1 person died b/c of cell phone use but just trying to make a point of how this whole issue is being twisted.
And like I said....no credible information has been found that shows anything has changed as far as accident rates.
"A new study from the Highway Loss Data Institute indicates cell phone bans have not resulted in fewer traffic accidents. The study examined insurance claims from crashes before and after the bans and said that not only have claim rates not gone down but that there has been no change in driving patterns compared with states without bans."
And this is no surprise...if studies keep being done and an "increase" in cell phone can be determined, then don't be surprised when insurance rates go up......I know we all want that.
"If crashes due to distracted driving increase, it will have a negative impact on rates," says Bill Windsor, the associate vice president of safety at Nationwide. "But if we can reduce overall losses due to distracted driving, it will have a positive impact on rates."
Yay, now celebrities are getting involved to push this too.
"Last week, Oprah Winfrey dedicated two episodes of her talk show to recognizing people who had lost loved ones to distracted driving. She asked her audience to take the "No Phone Zone" pledge to hang up their phones while driving. With Winfrey on board, anything can happen."
Notice how everything keeps talking about distracted driving...yet the only thing being focused on is cell phones? Why is that.....why didn't Oprah declare her pledge "Keep Your Hands on the Wheel and Your Eyes on the Road." Or stop putting on makeup, or checking your email, or reading the paper, or stuffing your mouth with food????????
Other distracting activities include:
Using a cell phone
Eating and drinking
Talking to passengers
Reading, including maps
Using a PDA or navigation system
Watching a video
Changing the radio station, CD, or Mp3 player.
Not one study or article has been about the 100s of other distractions while driving. Why aren't an of these other distractions on the list being addressed? That is why I'm getting annoyed by this whole movenment. If these people in charge or these universitys or whoever is doing the studies really wanted to do some good, they'd be including every distration thats behind the wheel....not just cell phones. They'd also be doing studies on how many people would fail their road test if they had to take it again tomorrow. They'd be doing studies about how many young drivers would be better drivers if they took high speed driving courses and courses of how to control your car in wet conditions and if you went into a skid..ETC ETC ETC ETC.
But no...this one piece of technology is being singled out...why, only thing I can come up with is that enough fear has been enabled that laws were able to be passed against it and so more revenue could be brought in....or so they thought. Its obvious that it is very hard to enforce these laws at all. But it seems they will continue to push until phones are totally banned from being out in a car all together.
Maybe the government affilites who will be running this campaign against distracted driving (which obviously should just be changed to Mothers Against Cell Phone Use Behind The Wheel...bc they obviously could care less about the other distractions) should instead set up programs to really teach people how to drive and reasses the state road tests (which are definitely outdated and haven't changed much since your parents took them).
Case in point...too much attention is being dedicated to the wrong places and the obvious solutions to making our roads safer are overlooked for whatever reason.
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Eating food is not even similar to texting while driving. Have you ever read a book while driving? Just look at who usually talks the most on a cell phone, teenagers. The most inexperienced and dangerous group of drivers, who never believe they may be doing something wrong.
It's just a fact that using a cell phone while driving is stupid. No ones pushing that article in your face. People got along fine without cell phones, and they EVEN drove places.
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il admit i text while i drive. i do it much less now though since ive had my mtx focus. honestly its getting to where i really dont want to text while i drive. its too much touble to get my phone out of my pocket lol
but yeah are there a ton of people crashing and dying because of this? i want to see that statistic. i dont even need to look at my phone to type somthing, so maybe we should take these full keybard phones away from these 16 year old newbie drivers. its as dangerous for me to do it as it is to drive with one hand, because thats all it really is that im doing. of course i dont mean to say that texting or talking on the phone is safe, im just saying it hasnt gotten anybody in my presence hurt. but whatever, id like to see everything listed in the link outlawed. makeup and food and whatnot lol
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You don't necessarily have to look at statistics. Just look at the police reports that are on file where a cell phone was a contributing factor in an accident.
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It's very difficult to prove a person was using a cell phone when his "accident" occurred. Unless the driver admits it, or you can get that info from the cell phone company, it's difficult to prove anything.
Meaning.....cell phone usage may be to blame in a much bigger percentage of accidents than is currently reported.
And.....the people coming out against cell phone usage while driving, aren't trying to sell you a product. That makes the whole thing more believable.
And.....there have been studies that tend to prove that talking on a cell phone is more of a distraction than almost anything else you can do while driving. This involves how a person's brain handles this sort of stuff.
Conclusion....you're safer around drunks while driving, than cell phone users. (studies prove it) Pretty scary stuff.....the practice should be stopped. And it can be right now.....the phone can be turned off by the cell phone company software, if the built-in GPS indicates movement.
And it should be....
I'll keep my guns, my freedom, and my money.....you can keep the "change".
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Yes it should be stopped, but not by the cell phone companies they technolgy can't tell if your driving or riding.
i txt while i drive. i get yelled at all the time about it. and across the river in hoosier-land they are trying to make it illegal
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you're missing his whole point. the point he's trying to make is that for about half the price of a 530xi, you get a car that's awd, more powerful, quicker, yet almost as well equiped as the 530xi. he's basically saying, the mazdaspeed 6 is a great car and a great bargain, and is a good buy
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There are 8 identical balls. In that one of the ball is overweight. There are only two chances to weigh in the weighing machine. How to find the overweight ball?
There are 8 identical balls. In that one of the ball is overweight. There are only two chances to weigh in the weighing machine. How to find the overweight ball?
First weigh 3 against 3 balls. If the ball contains among these six balls, then take the three balls which weighed over, and weigh the ball 1 against 1. If the balls are not equal and any one of the ball weighs more, that is the overweight ball, else the one among the three which is not weighed is the ball. If the 3 against 3 balls were equal, then weigh the 2 balls, then the overweight ball will be found.
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A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 rats. Every cat killed an equal number of rats. Each cat killed more rats than there were cats. How many rats do you think that each cat killed ?
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A cuboid shaped wooden block has 6 cm length, 4 cm breadth and 1 cm height.Two faces measuring 4 cm x 1 cm are coloured in black.Two faces measuring 6 cm x 1 cm are coloured in red.Two faces measuring 6 cm x 4 cm are coloured in green.The block is divided into 6 equal cubes of side 1 cm (from 6 cm side), 4 equal cubes of side 1 cm(from 4 cm side).
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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Love it or hate it, Europe has traders' attention this week.
The eurozone drama has perked back up in the past couple of weeks, driven in large part by the spike in risk premiums that bond investors are demanding from Spanish and Italian debt. I've said before that I think Europe is a bit of a red herring for the market's moves – fundamentally, the argument that fundamentals in the EU are changing valuations here at home doesn't jive with the way stocks have traded in the last two months.
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But I do think that Europe is flipping the "risk switch" on and off in April; the rapid increase in the Euro STOXX 50 Volatility Index compared to the VIX adds some extra evidence of that. With bigger moves coming into play across the pond, it makes sense to focus on attractive technical setups in eurozone stocks this week.
For the unfamiliar, technical analysis is a way for investors to quantify qualitative factors, such as investor psychology, based on a stock's price action and trends. Once the domain of cloistered trading teams on Wall Street, technicals can help top traders make consistently profitable trades and can aid fundamental investors in better planning their stock execution.
Here's a look at five European technical setups that could deliver breakout gains to your portfolio this week.
First up this week is Swiss insurer ACE (ACE). Even though ACE isn't technically located in the eurozone, the firm has massive exposure to EU firms. More significant, because the Swiss franc is currently pegged to the euro, we can effectively lump Swiss stocks alongside the other Schengen countries.
Now onto the technical.
ACE spent all of 2012 forming a long-term ascending triangle pattern, a setup that's marked by horizontal resistance to the upside and uptrending support below. Essentially, as shares bounce in between those two technically important levels, they're getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above resistance. When that breakout happens, traders have a buy signal on their hands.
That's exactly what happened late last week with ACE. Shares broke higher on Thursday and Friday, pushing through resistance at $74. Since then, this stock has made a throwback down to support at $74, a move that potentially gives traders a second low-risk entry opportunity in shares; it's going to be critical for ACE to hold that support level at $74 if this setup is to stay intact.
With ACE reporting earnings tomorrow morning, I'd strongly recommend waiting for those numbers to come out before buying.
ACE shows up on a list of 5 Buy-Rated Insurance Stocks for Long-Term Investors.
LyondellBasell Industries
Dutch chemical company LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) is another name that's forming an ascending triangle pattern right now -- albeit in the shorter-term. LYB has been stuck below horizontal resistance at $46 since the start of February, with uptrending support making up the other requisite part of this pattern. The buy signal comes on that push above the $46 level.
In LYB's case, we're looking at a pretty textbook example of an ascending triangle. Besides the pattern itself, declining volume adds some confirmation for this trade -- we want to see volume decline as the pattern progresses, followed by a volume spike when the stock breaks above $46. That spike tells us that traders are participating in the move.
Another important piece of evidence in the LYB setup is momentum, measured by this stock's 14-day RSI. RSI has been in an uptrend throughout the pattern, which suggests that buying is intensifying as LYB approaches resistance. That's an especially strong sign given that momentum is a leading indicator of price.
On the breakout above $46, I'd recommend placing a protective stop just below the 50-day moving average.
LyondellBasell shows up on lists of 11 Oil and Gas Stocks That Define the "New Middle East" and 5 Once-Bankrupt Companies Primed for a Comeback.
Ericsson Telephone
It's been a rough year for shareholders of Ericsson Telephone Co. (ERIC) -- shares of the Swedish communications firm have fallen close to 30% in the last year as telecom stocks struggled to regain share of the increasingly concentrated communications equipment market. Again, even though Sweden isn't in the eurozone (its currency is the krona), massive corporate exposure to the euro and exchange mechanisms mean that Ericsson has the attributes we're looking for in these setups.
After ERIC's dramatic fall in the trailing 12 months, shares of the company have been stuck trading sideways in a consolidation channel. While that's been a frustrating scenario for Ericsson shareholders, it does provide traders with an actionable setup right now.
Currently, Ericsson is forming an if/then trade as it bounces in between horizontal resistance at $10.50 and horizontal support at $9. We're looking for a break outside that channel to provide a direction for ERIC's shares. Here's how it works: if ERIC breaks out above $10.50, then we've got a buy signal. Otherwise, if shares fall below $9 support, then ERIC becomes a short candidate.
Until one of those two conditions get met, I'd recommend staying away from this stock.
Ericsson showed up on a list of 6 Tech Stocks to Avoid in 2012.
Deutsche Bank
As one of Germany's biggest banks, Deutsche Bank (DB) has taken a lot of heat for its levered-up exposure to EU sovereign debt. Now, investor anxiety could be ramping up enough to spur even more selling in this financial firm. For traders, the short signal comes from a solid technical setup in shares.
Right now, Deutsche bank is forming a head and shoulders top, arguably one of the most well known technical patterns out there. The head and shoulders is formed by two intermediate peaks that take place around the same price level, separated by a higher peak in between. The pattern signals exhaustion among buyers -- and flags traders with a sell signal on a breakdown below the neckline that sits below all three peaks. In DB's case, the neckline comes in at $42.50.
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With selling coming into shares this morning, I think that we could get the short signal for this stock in today's session. More risk-averse sellers should wait for a second-day open below the neckline tomorrow before taking a position.
Traders may notice that DB has a significant number of gaps in its price action -- these are just suspension gaps caused by off-hours trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. They can be ignored for technical purposes.
NXP Semiconductors
Last up is NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), a Dutch chipmaker that's forming a very similar setup to Deutsche Bank right now. Like DB, NXPI is forming a head and shoulders topping pattern, in this case with its neckline at the $22 level. A breakdown below that line means that NXPI is a short candidate.
Near-term support at the 200-day moving average (currently around $19) looks like a realistic target for this setup right now – on the neckline break, I'd suggest planning on exiting ahead of hitting that potential glut of demand for shares.
Even though the head-and-shoulders (and its inverse) is likely the most well known technical pattern, it's still a valuable one: an academic study conducted by the Federal Reserve Board of New York found that the results of 10,000 computer-simulated head-and-shoulders trades resulted in "profits [that] would have been both statistically and economically significant."
That's a good reason to keep an eye on both NXPI and DB this week.
To see this week's trades in action, check out the Technical Setups for the Week portfolio on Stockpickr.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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I am using the YUI Grid template to structure layouts for a portal
The goal is to create a portal in which users can define his/her own
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Which Football Fans Are More Tolerable? New York Jets Fans Vs. New England Patriots Fans
if you quizzed a number of NFL fans on who they'd prefer to win, they'd probably say "the meteor" because they hate both teams, but here at tale of the tape, we're a little more even-handed.
Tale Of The Tape: St. Louis Cardinals Vs. Boston Red Sox
Who will win the World Series, the Cardinals or the Red Sox? Get our prediction.
Tale Of The Tape: New York Jets At Cincinnati Bengals
The Jets are holding their own with rookie Geno Smith at quarterback, and that's far better than what had been expected from the youngster.
Tale Of The Tape: New York Giants At Philadelphia Eagles
The Giants have endured a nightmarish season, and Eli Manning has been a main part of that bad dream. Manning has been a turnover machine much of the year.
Tale Of The Tape: Miami Dolphins At New England Patriots
The Dolphins have struggled badly and have now lost three consecutive games after winning their first three.
Tale Of The Tape: New England Patriots At New York Jets
The Patriots don't have the kind of explosive offensive team that fans are used to seeing, but they are 5-1 and in first place in the AFC East.


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Tub Faucet Diverter
I recently purchased a foreclosure which was a new house never lived in, about 3 years old. The tub faucets in both bathroom have the same issue. I see no name on the faucet and normally I would see a handle pointing upward and when turned it would start out with cold water and move to hot. Both of these start with hot water and go to cold. The pipes are oriented correctly so can the cartridge be reversed somehow?
Can you take a picture of the cartridge? Someone may be able to identify it.
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Boxing News
Botha alleges that the Williams camp offered him a $150,000 bribe to throw the match
By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
Amidst allegations of match-fixing and questions about sanctioning and a failed drug test surrounding the controversial bout between heavyweights Sonny Bill Williams and Frans Botha last Friday in Brisbane, Australia, there is a new development. Botha now claims he turned down a $150,000 bribe to take a dive in the fight. Botha told New Zealand's "Radio LiveSport," that the offer was made to him by Williams' manager Khoder Nasser when the two were alone in a local park three days before the fight.
Nasser told Fairfax Media that Botha's claims are "absolute madness," adding that "He has to come to terms with the reality that he got his ass whipped by a guy who had had only five fights."


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Möchtest du als deine Standardwährung festlegen oder nur für diese Sitzung behalten?
ich habe dieses hotel ueber ihre seite gebucht und war mit dem aufenthalt sehr zufrieden, nur beim auschecken war ich dann nachdem ich die rechnung gesehen habe sehr enteuscht. laut buchung sollte mir das hotel pro nacht 127 dollar kosten, im endeffect kostetet es mich ueber 150 dollar pro nacht ohne dass ich irgendeine extra leistungen in anspruch genommen haben. es wurden 4 verschieden taxen oder was das auch immer waren fuer jede nacht verrechnet. ich wuerde vorschlagen dass man die kunden vorher auf diese extra kosten aufmerksam macht, es waren ja nicht nur ein bar doller extra, es waren fast 30 dollar extra an taxen pro nacht, was ich eigentlich unverscheamt finde. hoffe es ist fuer sie eine anregung und ich danke fuer ihre antwort.
Die Lage war perfekt, Einkaufszentren und Restaurants direkt vor dem Hotel, und der Strand ist wunderschön! Keine Mikrowelle im Zimmer
Das Personal war sehr freundlich
The people's kind was excellent
The beddings where not clean and the rooms are small.
All Inclusive Food selection could have been better.
Friendly staff, food was good, bars were great, the beach is beautiful, the room was great. The Royal Club is a nice touch. We waited a while for our luggage and no rules were implemented for holding chairs at the pool or palapas at the beach so we often didn't get one.
Good location, spacious rooms, good bathroom and hotel areas, nice casino, nice lobby, the fruit and the croissants was good. Beds and pillows sucks, food sucks, juices from concentrate, A/A and DVD player doesn't work and they never sent anybody, rooms door are like paper. No KIDS area in the pool!!!!!!. Aaaaand free WiFi just works at the lobby area and sucks, if you want WiFi in other areas you have to pay a lot per day and if you pay the service still poor. Guys 2015 you need better WiFi or people will not stay at the hotel!!!!!!
Loved The Whole experiencience! Staff, location, amenities, restaurants, you name it I'll be coming back for sure!
I stayed at the occidental for my honeymoon. I was married at a different hotel (Manchebo) right before this stay and then moved over to the occidental for the honeymoon. The pool was wonderful. The water was warm, swim up bar had very friendly staff and the drinks never ended. The beach is very close to the hotel and if you didn't plan on leaving the hotel, it was a perfect distance. There was also a bad on the beach within feet from the water which was very useful. They let you rent these rafts to float on ( which very very relaxing) however they needed to be returned by 4pm or they charged you 76 dollars??? I didn't like the hotel as an overall. The beach front view was a partial view (they all are) unless you paid for a suite. That was a huge bummer for me. I paid the extra money to see the beach but had to look OVER the palm trees to see some ocean. The food was HORRIBLE. So bad that on my last night I left the hotel to pay for dinner because I was so sick and tired of th horrible food. For an all inclusive, this is a huge let down. There are much better hotels on ththe island with much better food than the occidental. Wifi: their "free wifi" is only in the lobby and you only get one hour. I had 30 people staying at various hotels and I desperately needed to communicate with all of them to arrange tours etc so I ended up paying an extra 70 dollars to have wifi in my room for the week. Then, it was spotty at best. I had to restart my phone over and over again just to get it to work. (I have an iPhone 6plus, not an old phone by any means) When we checked in, they gave me and my husband honeymoon t shirts, but then gave us a room with two twin beds. This is after they went to check on the room! This is my honeymoon, and you knew it was, but you put is in different beds??? So we had to switch rooms To an even worse view. It was frustrating. The Riu next door was so much better last year. Better food and better views. Same money. I would stay there over occidental any day.
Good If is late and you need water for your room they do not send you water in to the room . Yo have to go to the lobby to purchased a bottle of water. For a 5 star hotel is a litle bit dissapoinment . The should have this kind of service .
The location was great. Beautiful beach out front with lots of activities. I liked the close proximity to fisherman's huts for kiteboarding. Food quality and selection was very good as was the service we received. Great fitness facilities. Easy walk to Palm Beach Strip for shopping and restaurants. System for renting cabanas and palapas was a pain. We found it much easier to just rent an umbrella on the beach. There wasn't 24 hour room service but that isn't really a big issue.
The food was excellent, beach was great. Better than baby beach! Room was great but could be a little cleaner. We we're transferred from 6th to 18th floor and it was much better. Amazing view. No kids! Pool and beach was loud for too long- I think it went from 11am to 6pm... This place was expensive for $600/night. Loved every not of it except the price. Booking the restsurabts was a pain bc the only way you can reserve is waiting in line for 30-45 minutes and you aren't guaranteed and table.
The location was good, the pool and beachfront was nice. This hotel is a standard two star hotel. I had maintenance in my room each day of my stay for a problem, safe repeatedly would not open, A/C would not cut off, toilet backed up. It was just a horrible stay. Some of the food was cold and not labeled so with allergies I could not eat a lot of things. A lot of the staff did not speak even a little English so when you asked a question that just smiled. I spoke to the manager and the best he could do is give me an email to report the issues when I return. I think you get the picture...so needless to say the hotel stay part of my birthday was ruin
It's really worth it The room service menu is too short and simple, bathroom could be better
I am so soured by my bad experience, I refuse to rate any part as good. I purchased an item for my girlfriend and left it wrapped in tissue paper in a ziplock bag on a table. It disappeared. I contacted housekeeping supervisor and was told it was impossible that it was stolen/thrown away. Not satisfied with that answer I asked to speak to the hotel manager, I'm still waiting. Terrible customer service experience which will cost this chain my business forever.
love aruba first off, you cannot beat the Hyatt or Radisson properties
The hotel has an free wifi only at the cafe. The internet I had to pay for was terrible. The hotel was nice enough to credit me, but I would really just like wifi that works well throughout the hotel.
Our family of four enjoyed our stay at the Hyatt! Beautiful property, centrally located and lots of fun! I let my 7 year old choose our hotel for this Aruba vacation ... she picked the Hyatt from the photos of the room (big beds) and the slide! The slide (and slide races) are so much fun!. At times it seemed the adults were enjoying it more than the kids. Poolside BINGO and pool volleyball were also a big hit. As for the beach, it's gorgeous - and you can call ahead to reserve a palapa ($35/day) so you won't have to wake at the crack of dawn. The staff (for the most part) were friendly. Some more so than others. We walked passed the other hotels we were contemplating (Marriott and Radisson) and I feel we made the best choice going with the Hyatt! The Marriott beach was not as nice and the guests looked like they were packed in like sardines. The Radisson (which we stayed in and liked) was nice and the Happy Hour crowd seemed to REALLY be enjoying themselves, but the Hyatt was def. nice...
The best hotel on palm beach. We had a great time. Not one complaint.
We stayed for one week at the Hyatt and I'm glad we picked Hyatt over the Radisson. Hyatt was a beautiful hotel, had a gorgeous lobby and impressive view of the beach from the lobby area. The gardens, pools, bar and access to the beach were perfect. It is close to shops, restaurants and Starbucks. The staff were courteous and attentive especially the bell desk staff. We had a wonderful stay and would definitely stay at the Hyatt again.
Hyatt I would say is the best hotel in the high rise hotels area. It has an amazing beach front with lots of fun for family, honeymooners and retired folk.
BEAUTIFUL pool and beach area. We did appreciate that there were not a lot of children in the pool area. Palms restaurant offered a delicious veggie wrap and margaritas. Staff was responsive and polite although the check in/out process was slow. While I would recommend this hotel over any of the nearby competitors (NO comparison in the pool and lounge areas) I HIGHLY recommend that if you would like to enjoy cocktails or beer at pool or beach that you walk two hotels down where the SAME beer and drinks were HALF the price. They also give you something to carry them back in. While we expected food and drinks to be pricey $8.95 PLUS service fee for a 7 oz beer was insulting. $15 for a piña colda in a plastic cup.
My husband, I and our 2 boys just returned from our stay at the Hyatt-Aruba, and we can't wait to go back! It was everything we dreamed it would be and more. The grounds are beautiful, the pool is amazing, the hotel is lovely and the staff couldn't have been nicer and more helpful. The only bad thing is we never want to stay anywhere else now!
The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful, however my stay was not up to the par of a Hyatt hotel. Was not told prior to booking that several of the restaurants would be shut down and under construction, which also meant jack hammering all day every day right next to the pool. The beach cleaning left a lot to be desired. Could have done a much better/ earlier beach sea weed clean up. Also the over all cleanliness of the beach could have been better (trash,etc). Also expected beach service for food/drinks but Hyatt does not offer this. They offer this service at the pool, but good luck finding a waitress. Biggest complaint is the lack of adult only pool area. At such a hugh end expensive resort, there NEEDS to be a quite place for adults to swim without other peoples kids smacking them in the face with a volleyball or splashing, screaming, and crowding the swim up bar. Not relaxing. Over all the friendly staff, central location, and updated decor was the best. However, it was just k...
My husband and I have travelled to Aruba many many times, but this is the first time we stayed at the Hyatt because it was our honeymoon. The grounds here are absolutely beautiful; however, the staff wasn't as friendly as other hotels that we have stayed at, nor were the other guests. The drinks were unreasonably expensive especially considering their size! Daily breakfast was excellent, but the other restaurants failed to WOW us. Not much of a selection and perhaps we are spolied because we have been to the island so many times and know where to find the good food. Overall, I finally took the plunge and stayed here; however, I'll take the cheaper hotels anyday! We like the homey feel of the smaller hotels...the Hyatt just seemed to stuffy for us. Would not stay here again...value for the money was not worth it.
Just got back from our vacation. Great trip, perfect spot to stay on Palm Beach. Close to shopping areas, really clean hotel. Great for kids. Very relaxing!!!!
We stayed at the Hyatt for our Honeymoon. We were very pleased with our decision. This hotel is located in the High-Rise district and is right in the middle of everything you could need. You have restaurants, shopping, and beach all right there! No need for a rental car. Our absolute favorite part of where this hotel is located is the beach. It is located on a SWIMMABLE beach which was so important to us! The hotel has many nice amenities- fitness center, pool, jacuzzi, spa, shops, etc. The staff are friendly and the rooms are clean. The only thing I wish our room had was a balcony. We were in a partial ocean view room, but only a few of the larger rooms at Hyatt have a balcony. Regardless, we loved the Hyatt and would recommend this hotel for anyone visiting Aruba!
When it says all inclusive it was truly all inclusive, you could book a trip to this hotel, and not spend another dime the entire trip if you wanted. One of the best resorts I've ever stayed in. The pool closed at 7pm daily, which was very strange to me, I've never stayed anywhere that the pool closed so early every night, and most resorts let their pool stay open 24 hours. And due to the alcohol being free there isn't a huge selection of brands to choose from, but it was still a great place.
nice pool, location & easy access to the beach
This hotel is located as the first one in the zone of "High Rise Hotels" meaning that this zone contains the high buildings, being this spectacular because you have a wonderful view of the nicest ocean I've ever seen. I reccommend it widely.
The computer system had gone out the day before we left. We were told we could not check out because they were doing their audit. Also we asked for a wake-up call, which we never recieved.
Relaxing,great vieuw, romantic, nice hotel, great entertaiment,easy to find, all of all it was a great hotel didn't expect it was that nice They way you have to deal with the inventory form the staff should tell about it or take the inventory with the guest for the mis understanding because there was no superviser when you needed
Das Personal war sehr freundlich. Wir bekamen ein kostenloses Upgrade alles in allem war es eine großartige Erfahrung!! Sehr empfehlenswert!! N/A
Es gab nichts, was mir überhaupt nicht gefallen hat! Ich liebe, liebe, liebe die private Insel! !! Sehr modernes Hotel. Liebe es! !! Nichts
I've been there twice, and will be heading back early December. The hotel is very nice and the people are friendly. I've never had any problems with bugs like the other person mentioned. The one thing you have to understand about Aruba is the people there are not in any hurry to do anything! If you go to a restaurant and order a burger... it'll probably take a half hour before you get it.They have a very laid back and relaxed attitude about everything. The best policy is just to join them, take deep breath, and slow everything down for a while. That's what vacations are about anyway. Not a great place for teens/early 20 somethings. It's not a party hotel. The hotel is definitely geared towards adults and they won't tolerate wild parties that disrupt their other guests. Oh, I'd recommend going over your hotel bill very carefully. It's not uncommon to find mistakes where a snorkeling boat or such charged your room by mistake. That's all over Aruba, not just this hotel. Also avoid the c...
We stayed 5 nights and the hotel informed us that they were going to cut off our air in our room. We had to be in the room between 8am-9am so they could cut it off or they would cut the whole power to the room. The air would be off till 10pm to repair a broken pipe. My kids were hot and couldn't sleep. 10 came and no air. 11 came and called the desk and they said 15 minutes. At 12:15 am they came knocking on the door to turn the air back on. The hotel then sent a card saying sorry and a cheap bottle of wine. How is wine going to help my kids sleep. My wife and me don't even drink wine.
We just came back on 11/02 Hotel is nice, rooms are clean, staff is very attentive. Unfortunately, our vacation was ruined by the mosquitos. They were everywhere: at the beach, in the sand, at the pool area. We were bitten mercesly. ''Off'' repellent did not help-do not waste your money
Large facility and parking lot. Though not cheap it was the best available price I could find during the high ''easter time" season. Big reception counter but only one clerk and a relatively long waiting line at the time of my check-out. Bed was made but room had not been cleaned.
I can't think of anything I did not like.
1-bedroom unit and amenities were more than adequate and clean. Infinity pool needs some maintenance. Tiles along side are falling off. Contaminated water at the end of our stay make a lot of people sick and staff was not forthright in dealing with it. As of this writing, they're still handing out bottled water. Not sure they handled this emergency well at all! Too bad.....
Environment taxes that I did not find out about until the day of my checkout. I don't have a problem with paying taxes, I just don't like one's that I don't know about.
We knew the grounds and surrounding areas. Pool was nice, but dirty every day from the wind blown trees. Our room was on the ground level, lots of bugs. We asked to switch rooms. Told there were none so they gave us bug spray. Our front door stopped working, twice. Front desk didn't offer anything for our troubles. On the last day we were going to sitwch to a different room and was told to be there at 12:45pm, room wasn't ready, very frustrating.
Very close to the beach and shopping center Drinks were very weak and staff did not record information correctly. I checked in on Monday and was staying until Friday morning, staff put me down as checking in Tueaday and leaving Thursday morning.
We took a family trip - all adults (brother is a time share owner). We were completely impressed. Staff was friendly, if we needed anything all we had to do was ask, everything was clean & spacious.The pool was excellent and never crowded; plenty of beach area & lounge chairs (with umbrellas). Obviously if you go during typical summer months (when the rest of the US is on vacation), you may have issues. We went in late Sept/early Oct and didn't have to deal with family with small children or children/teens period. We're going back in Sept...with different people this time...We're going to love it. Can't wait I'm so excited!
Very new hotel and they're still working the kinks out. Airconditioner didn't work in some rooms. Vacationed with a friend and requested room with 2 double beds. When we arrived, found out that all rooms only have 1 bed w/ pull-out sofa. One of us was forced to sleep on uncomfortable sofabed. Rooms are clean and decent, but nothing to write home about. Next trip to Aruba, will probably stay elsewhere.'
1st trip to Aruba and the Surf club. Kids loved the pool and waterslide. Rooms were great! Minor problem at one point but Staff was great throught the whole thing. Plan on going back in 2011! Loved it.....
We've been coming to aruba for 15 yrs.. This was our 1st. yr. in our time share at the Surf Club and 3rd. year at the Marriott resorts. We Brought some friends with us who enjoyed & loved their stay. We did encounter some minor problems, ie the pool not enough lounge chairs and to many people reserving them and not using them for more than 2,3 or 4 hrs.. The beach was not yet finished and the swimming area was to small in the ocean. Over all it had to be another great trip since we booked while we were there for next year and it's possible going back this year to purchase another time share.
We stayed at this resort in June of 2009. The rooms were very clean, well maintained, and the kitchenette was a true benefit. The resort grounds were very impressive. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The pool was fantatistic! We enjoyed it so much, that we planned a trip to go back next year while we were still there! Overall, it was one of the best vacations ever.
great time, great island (clean, safe, fun)
Overall, the Marriott Surf Club was Good. I would go there again. However, it is NOT a luxury hotel. The room could have been a bit cleaner, and the decor was nothing fancy. What I loved about it was the convenience of having a kitchenette and a washer dryer in the suite. It was also great to have a 1 bedroom with a separate living room area versus only having a regular hotel room. The hotel grounds were well maintained. There were many pools, kiddie pools, a lazy river- basically, something for everyone.
The staff was very friendly and accomodating. Clean. Could walk to other hotels. Liked the pool. The beach towel policy was a little stressful; you are given 4 in your room and expected to 4.While I understand it, we were with a group and our things were often mixed together. I had to put my towels in a bag, so they weren't accidentally used or taken


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Take Two #109: Reel vs. Real
By Kyra-lin Hom
By age 12, we all know Hollywood is fake. We've learned about wires, prosthetics, and special effects. If you're like me, you've converted hours of behind the scenes footage into hours of messing about with friends and a handheld camera. Ironically, it is our sheer confidence in being 'intelligent' viewers that blinds us to how ridiculous the media we consume really is.
Because it isn't our ready consumption of computer graphics, convenient plot twists, overdone emotional angst, or scientific nonsense that is Hollywood's crowning achievement in makebelieve. That award goes to something much subtler: the total subversion of our understanding of reality.
In this era of information, we are very much what we see, hear and read. Most of us will never chase down an enemy, jump out of an airplane or have a lucky streak in Vegas. Yet we are all intimately familiar with these experiences thanks to stories. There are even instances of victims actually throwing themselves backwards when shot because that's what they've seen happen in film. For those wondering, bullets don't punch you in the chest unless you're wearing a bulletproof vest. Getting hit by a bullet without one would not throw you back.
We know that some things in movies are completely ridiculous, but others are close enough to fact that we internalize them as reality without thinking. For example, we all know that cars don't explode upon impact. If they did, rush hour traffic updates would be noticeably more exciting. But we've learned to accept exploding cars in film because we associate cars with gasoline. Gasoline is flammable. Therefore cars are potentially explosive. This makes sense, right? Wrong.
Believe it or not, cars are not explosive at all. Even if you could get at the gas with some kind of spark (and bullets do not work for this), you would get fire not an explosion. Big difference. So much for us outsmarting the movies.
Film is full of other examples just like this one. We're so used to the utterly ridiculous that the only mildly preposterous seems to make sense. The TV show Mythbusters has several episodes devoted to testing the plausability of outrageous movie moments. Check it out. You'll probably be surprised at what you thought you knew.
Most of these moments (such as surviving a four-story fall into a dumpster) occur in action films. But it isn't just our perception of the external world that has been modified by film and media. It's also our perception of our selves: the range and limitations of the human body.
On one end of the spectrum of false perception is the visual, what we see. A girlfriend of mine – not athletic – commented that the actor playing Thor needed to work on his abs. I – an athlete – was left indignantly speechless. That is a man who not only worked out for hours with a personal trainer every day for months but also went on a special diet all specifically for his one shirtless scene in the first Thor film. Are you kidding me? That's up there with the tabloid 'reporters' complaining Scarlet Johansson's recent weight loss has made her breasts too small. With those kinds of obscene standards, how are the rest of us supposed to measure up?
On the other end is physicality, what the human body is actually capable of. I grew up on comics, action-flicks, and the idea that if you just push harder you'll go further. At age 25, I've now had three surgeries to repair sports related injuries. Turns out the Batman treatment for a broken back, hang by a rope until you can stand again, doesn't work all that great. And I'm not a rare case. It's incredibly frustrating when your role models aren't limited by things like reality. It's even more frustrating when, as a kid, you don't know that.
It took me a while, but I've finally learned that the only way to really experience the world is to live in it. Cheesy, I know, but true. Carpe Diem, everyone.
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Baunita Mae Scott
Memorial services are scheduled for Oct. 19, 2012, at 2 p.m., at LaGrone Funeral Chapel, for Baunita (Bonnie) Mae Scott, 83, of Roswell. She passed away on Oct. 11, 2012, at her home. The Rev. Tim Arlett, of Adventure Bible Church, will conduct the service. Burial will follow in South Park Cemetery.
Bonnie was born Feb. 16, 1929, in Marshalltown, Iowa, to John and [auth] Nancy Price Fouts. She was married to Kenneth Dale Scott on Aug. 28,1949, in Marshalltown. They moved to Roswell in 1962.
She was preceded in death by her parents John and Nancy Fouts; husband Kenneth Scott; son Gregory Scott; and granddaughter April Rose Scott.
Survivors include two sons, Steven Scott and his wife Cindy, of Lampasas, Texas, and Stan Scott and his wife Jeanette, of Bloomington, Minn.; a daughter Gloria Montgomery and her husband Bill, of Roswell; and a daughter-in-law Nancy Scott, of Albuquerque. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Chris Scott, of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Jonathan Scott, of Tucson, Ariz.; Monty Montgomery and his wife Samantha, of Rio Rancho, Robby Montgomery and his wife Valerie, of Socorro, Andy and Jeremiah Montgomery, of Roswell, and Jason Scott, of Albuquerque; and three great-grandchildren, Steven Scott, of Tucson, and Sarah and Ethan Montgomery, of Socorro.
Bonnie raised her children with a kind but firm hand. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. There was nothing that she loved better than having her children visit. There were freshly made chocolate chip cookies in the cookie jar and a box of toys in the closet. In the past few years, she wasn't able to cook so she kept ice cream bars in her freezer for her grandkids.
Bonnie was a Cub Scout leader for her sons. When she decided to go to work for the Roswell Independent School District, she was a teacher's aide. She was passionate about helping the children do the best that they could in school.
Bonnie was a member of First Christian Church. Her faith was an example to all of us. She was a member of the Mary Martha and Guild women's groups. She participated in Chaves County Extension Clubs.
Arrangements are under the direction of LaGrone Funeral Chapel. Friends may pay their respects online at lagronefuneralchapels.com.
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