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The Ramada Portland Airport is a half-mile from the Colwood National Golf Club and 1.5 miles from Portland International Airport.
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Complimentary amenities at Ramada Portland Airport include a 24-hour airport shuttle and wireless Internet access. The hotel has a restaurant, a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour fitness facility, a seasonal outdoor heated pool, and a sauna.
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The Ramada Portland Airport is a 5-minute drive from Portland International Airport and a 20-minute drive to downtown Portland and the Oregon Convention Center.
This Portland hotel offers a seasonal outdoor heated pool, sauna, and 24-hour fitness facilities. A restaurant and lounge, Lea's Landing, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner, and happy hour. A 24-hour business center is available and flexible meeting space can be rented. Free WiFi is provided.
24-hour airport shuttle services are available to guests upon arrival at the airport. Parking is free for guests during their stay. Long-term parking may be requested at check-in for a nightly fee.
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- Number of floors - 2
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Updated: 08/06/2014 - For the second time in about six months, former President Bill Clinton is trying to help Alison Lundergan Grimes take Sen. Mitch McConnell's seat in the United States Senate.
Updated: 08/04/2014 - This past Saturday's Fancy Farm Picnic had its fair share of well written remarks and funnier parts.
Updated: 08/03/2014 - Saturday's Fancy Farm Picnic saw a record crowd. Organizers say at least five thousand people packed around a small pavilion in the catholic graves county community.
Updated: 08/02/2014 - The picnic was full of loud cheers and loud boos from a record crowd for Sen. Mitch McConnell and democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes, but perhaps today's biggest announcement came from Agriculture Commissioner James Comer.
Updated: 08/01/2014 - Paul was making his way west toward Fancy Farm Friday and stopped in Hopkinsville to talk about issues he's working on right now with the local Chamber of Commerce.
Updated: 08/01/2014 - A source close to the James Comer camp confirms Agriculture Commissioner James Comer will announce he's running for Governor tomorrow at the Fancy Farm picnic.
Updated: 07/31/2014 - The group is called 'Smoke free Kentucky' and Thursday's stop at fountain square in downtown Bowling Green is part of their push to the Fancy Farm picnic, a large political event each year.
Updated: 07/29/2014 - At this time, he said immigrant work visas are being processed, but not printed.
Updated: 07/28/2014 - It's the one day in Kentucky politics that's known for its heckling, BBQ, yelling and old school stump speeches.
Updated: 07/25/2014 - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul will introduce legislation on Friday that will eliminate federal sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine.
Posted: 07/24/2014 - In a letter sent to the Guthrie campaign, the Meade County democrat asked the congressman to debate him on the "Paul Ryan budget," but also said other issues could be discussed.
Updated: 07/25/2014 - Mark Dowell, head of the Kentucky UAW's political arm, says Grimes would be a "strong voice" for working Kentuckians if she's elected to the Senate.
Updated: 07/10/2014 - Tuesday, McConnell accepted an invitation to a candidate forum sponsored by the Kentucky Farm Bureau on Aug. 20. Grimes, meanwhile, has accepted an invitation to an Oct. 13 debate that would air on Kentucky Educational Television.
Updated: 07/08/2014 - The bill, known as the REDEEM Act is designed to help non-violent offenders clear their record.
Updated: 07/08/2014 - The lone democrat in the race for Governor in 2015 is already way ahead of the pack in any potential primary he might have.
Posted: 07/07/2014 - Hal Heiner donated $4 million to his campaign for governor last quarter as he seeks to give himself a huge cash advantage over his potential Republican rivals.
Posted: 07/03/2014 - One of those projects already delayed is the widening of Interstate 65 from Bowling Green to Elizabethtown.
Updated: 07/02/2014 - Wednesday, Beshear explained why he appealed this case on behalf of Kentucky.

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RVIA: Shipments Gain 5.8% in Aug.; Up 9% YTD
September 29, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
August wholesale shipments to retailers continued to cruise along, rising 5.8% above this same month last year to 26,441 units. As with recent months, towable RVs reflected the largest unit gains while motorhomes grew by the largest percentage gain. Motorhomes represented 15% of all shipments in the month of August this year the highest percentage of motorhome shipments in any single month since December of 2007.
Year to date, RV shipments through August have reached 246,483 units, representing an annualized rate of 350,000 units. All RV product categories except folding camping trailers and truck campers have improved this year, with conventional travel trailers growing by the most units while Class B motorhomes have grown by the largest percentage.
RVIA: July Shipments Grow 6.7%; Up 9.4% YTD
August 26, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Shipments to retailers of all RVs continued their unrelenting gains in July with totals reaching 27,977 units, a 6.7% increase over the same month last year. This was the 31st consecutive month where RV shipments were greater than the corresponding month one year earlier. Conventional and fifth-wheel travel trailers reported the largest unit improvements in July while Class B motorhome shipments were reported with the largest percentage gain over July 2013. On a seasonally adjusted basis, wholesale shipments in July were at an annualized rate of more than 350,000 units, nearly 9% greater than the previous month and ahead of this same month last year by 6.8%. Through July, manufacturers have reported total wholesale shipments of 220,042 units, a gain of 9.4% over this same period last year.
RVIA: June Shipments Post 6.2% YOY Gains
July 28, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Total wholesale shipments of all RVs in June this year were reported at 32,809 units, according to the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) survey of manufacturers, an increase of 6.2% compared to this same month one year earlier.
Towable RVs increased 6.5% on shipments of 29,184 units while motorhome shipments were ahead by 3.7% on 3,625 units shipped to dealers in the month of June. Seasonally adjusted, June's total represented an annualized rate of nearly 325,000 units, slightly less than the previous month.
Through the first six months this year shipments of all RVs have now risen to 192,065 units, ahead of last year's performance by 9.8% and at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of more than 350,000 units. Through June, towable RVs accounted for 87.8% of all RVs shipped while motorhomes represented 12.2%.
RVIA: May RV Shipments Best in Eight Years
June 26, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Wholesale shipments of all RVs continued to improve in May, growing to 35,511 units, up 5.1% from last month and 9.1% from a year ago. This was the best May total in eight years and the best single monthly total since March of 2007. On a seasonally adjusted basis, May's total represented an annual rate of more than 354,000 units.
Year-to-date, shipments have now reached 159,256 units through the first five months of this year, 10.6% greater than this same period last year. Motorhomes continue to grow at a more rapid pace (up 23.3%) while towable RVs remain the largest vehicle category (at 139,553 units).
April Shipments Up 5.4%; Best in Seven Years
May 28, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Manufacturer shipments to retailers of all RVs were measured at 33,774 units in April this year, a gain of 5.4% over the same month last year. After a hectic winter where severe weather constrained some deliveries, it appears a semblance of normalcy has returned to the RV market. This was the best April in seven years for all RV shipments as towable RVs grew by 5% this month while motorhome shipments moved up 8.3% from totals on year earlier.
Shipments to retailers for all RVs were reported at 123,745 units for the first four months this year, the best start for shipments since 2007. Seasonally adjusted, shipments through April this year were at an annualized rate of 366,500 units.
March Shipments Grow 16.4%; Best Since 2007
April 26, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
March wholesale shipments of all RVs advanced 16.4% over last year's total, rising to 33,678 units. The March total was 9.3% more than one month earlier and the best March shipments since 2007. March towable RVs were reported at 29,558 units, up 14.4% over March one year ago while motorhomes grew 33.5% to 4,120 units. Year-to-date, first quarter RV shipments tracked by RVIA have now climbed to 89,971 units, 13.3% ahead of this same period last year. This was the best start for RV shipments since 2007 with all towables reported at 78,846 units and ahead of last year by 11.2%. All motorhome shipments did even better, gaining 30.9% over first quarter last year in rising to 11,125 units.
RVIA: February Shipments Post Eight-Year High
March 26, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
RV wholesale shipments to retailers zoomed higher in February, climbing 18% to 30,826 units, the largest February total in eight years. Improvements were greatest for motorhomes which grew 31.7% over February last year to 3,737 units while towable RVs expanded 16.4% to 27,089 units. In spite of continued horrid weather across most of the country, February's wholesale deliveries to retailers brought year to date totals to 56,293 units, an 11.5% gain over the first two months last year. On a seasonally adjusted basis, February shipments were at an annual rate of more than 380,000 units.
RVIA: January Shipments Register 4.5% Growth
February 28, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Wholesale shipments of all RVs continued to rise in January but at a slower pace than last year. The Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reported that shipments totaled 25,467 units, 4.5% greater than the same month last year and the best January total since 2007. Severe weather across the country affected the ability to build, ship and sell new product in January this year and there is confidence of even better results in the coming months. Towable RV shipments grew to 22,199 units in January, 1.8% better than a year ago. Motorhomes were up 26.8% on shipments of 3,268 units raising this category to 12.8% of all RV shipments this month.
Shipments up 14.3% in Dec., 12.4% for Full Year
January 27, 2014 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
RV wholesale shipments tracked by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) reached 321,127 units in 2013, a gain of 12.4% over the previous year. This was nearly twice the annual total of 2009 and marked the fourth consecutive annual increase since the end of the last recession for the RV industry. Monthly totals saw wholesale deliveries climb 14.3% in December, rising to 21,676 units in the latest survey of manufacturers. This was the largest December total in six years and marked the 24th consecutive monthly increase dating back to December 2011. Seasonally adjusted, the December 2013 total was at an annualized rate of nearly 350,000 units. Towable shipments were at 18,776 units, up 11.6% over this same month last year while motorhome totals surged 35.3% to 2,900 units in the final month of 2013.
RVIA: November Shipments Post 5.8% Increase
December 31, 2013 by RVBusiness · Leave a Comment
Wholesale shipments to retailers of all RVs were reported at 21,748 units in the November survey of manufacturers, an increase of 5.8% over November one year earlier. Towable RVs improved 2.4% to 18,711 units with motorhomes climbing 32.3% to 3,037 units. Seasonally adjusted, November's totals reached an annualized rate of more than 366,500 units, second only to last month's 390,000 unit performance so far in 2013. Year to date, total shipments have grown 12.2% to 299,451 units through November 2013, the largest total in six years. Shipments of all towable RVs have risen 9.7% to 264,019 units while motorhome shipments have shoot up 36% to 35,432 units, both were six-year bests.


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Grand Rapids, MI — The MSU Club of West Michigan, in partnership with numerous other sponsors, is pleased to announce the 4th Annual Spartan Winter Tailgate on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the JW Marriott in Downtown Grand Rapids. The main event starts at 6:00pm and is preceded by a Sponsor Reception at 5:00pm.
Spartan Winter Tailgate will feature current MSU Head Football Coach Mark Dantonio and MSU Athletic Director Mark Hollis. Joining them will be additional members of the MSU Football coaching staff along with many former Spartan Football greats, including several from the 2014 and 1988 Rose Bowl teams.
Spartan Winter Tailgate expects to raise more than $130,000 which goes towards Grand Rapids Public Schools athletic programming, the Mitch Lyons Tight End Scholarship Endowment as well as funding for programs and other scholarships through the MSU Club of West Michigan.
"On behalf of the Grand Rapids Board of Education and the entire district, I want to express our thanks and appreciation to the MSU Club of West Michigan for their generous support and investment in our students and schools. From Nooks to coats and clothing for those in need to mentoring students and so much more, the MSU alums have truly demonstrated a heartfelt commitment to improving the lives of children in our community," stated Grand Rapids Public Schools Superintendent Teresa Weatherall Neal.
"Coach Dantonio is a big reason for the formation of the Spartan Winter Tailgate, which raised $50,000 in the first year (2011), $75,000 in 2012 and $100,000 last year," said club president Steve Brown.
"The response has been phenomenal and we have most certainly seen an exponential increase this year due to our football team's recent success as Big Ten and Rose Bowl Champs. We see it only continuing to grow in the future. It's all about Mark Dantonio. He's the rock star. His success, what he's done, he's the reason for the phenomenal growth of the event and a big reason why the MSU Club of West Michigan is able to continue to give back to our community," said Brown.
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New car warranties don't cover wear and tear components. Parts such as wiper blades, brake pads and tyres are classed as consumables and the owner has to pay when they need replacing. But what is 'fair' wear and tear?
Cathy Brown, from Helston, Cornwall, certainly didn't think it was fair that Hyundai wouldn't cover a fix on her i20 under warranty. The replacement part wasn't anything so minor as wiper blades – it was the clutch. And the car was only four months old, with 3,500 miles on the clock.
"I've driven for over 40 years and never had clutch problems before," Cathy said. "The one on my previous car lasted 11 years!"
A clutch is a wear and tear item – and it would be unfair to expect companies to replace them when they wear out on older vehicles.
But surely no company would consider it 'fair' for a customer to foot the bill for a replacement clutch on a four-month-old vehicle? Hyundai did. Its customer service centre manager wrote to Cathy saying that it agreed with the result of an investigation carried out by her dealer.
"There was no evidence to suggest any manufacturing defect," wrote the customer service manager. "The cause of the concern with the clutch was down to wear and therefore is not covered under the terms of the warranty." The manager added insult to injury by suggesting that the clutch failure may have been down to Cathy's driving style.
Funnily enough, the technician who carried out an independent inspection on Cathy's car came to a different conclusion. He said it looked like the i20 had done 100,000 miles, not 3,500. "With no disrespect," he added, "even a bad driver would not have worn a clutch to this extent in that short time." He concluded by saying the clutch was not of sufficient quality for the vehicle.
We confronted Hyundai with these findings, and asked it to reconsider Cathy's warranty claim. It agreed to send its own engineer to inspect the part. "Once we've received the findings of this report, we will come to a final conclusion," a spokesman said.
The problem
A clutch can last the lifetime of the car, but the one on Cathy Brown's Hyundai i20 went after only four months. She was reluctant to pay for another.
Hyundai's response
Hyundai refused to replace the clutch under warranty. It said it is "fair wear and tear", and suggested the problem could be down to her driving style.
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You're within your rights to get a second opinion. Ensure the dealer keeps all the parts it has removed, then have a qualified vehicle inspector examine them to see if they agree with the initial verdict.
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A worn-out clutch on a four-month-old car should have set alarm bells ringing at Hyundai. And it should not have taken our intervention to finally get the company to agree to inspect it.
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I was talking to someone who had exatly the same problem with the same model of car..... He had to pay for his clutch to be replaced too
Wow. Really surprised. The auto trans in my daughters 04 Accent blew at about 30,000. Miles and Hyundai replaces it at no charge or hassle. If what Cathy says is true about her skill,then there is no way a clutch failure at 3,500 is acceptable. Sounds like there was a QC issue at the plant and Hyundai ought to stand behind their product,especially when you have a tech saying something looks fishy.
all hyundias are crap eventually people will one day wake up and realize
I had this with another manufacturer and came to the conclusion that the chosen choice of clutch size and material were cutting it very close for the torque output of the engine. Any type of driving that put a strain on the clutch, such as repeated hill starts (to get out of my drive) or worse, remapping the engine, meant rapid clutch wear.
A clutch plate can be destroyed in under 100 miles as was demonstrated by one of my customers who did this twice before it was proved they were trying to take away in 3rd gear not first gear. No fault with the car and the 3rd plate lasted many years. So I would tend to agree with Hyundia in this case.
I would have thought that Hyundai would bend over backwards to do the right thing in such cases. Their Failure to do so from the outset will only serve to damamge their reputation.
under sale of goods the car is not fit for purpose and should be returned
I've got an ix35, and while its a good car, Hyundai are nowhere near as good as they think they are. When I bought it I imagined they were getting on par with Skoda (I had a vRS Octavia prior to this), but they are a million miles away from it yet. This is my last Hyundai.
Get a Ford - I've had my '97 Mondeo from new and it's got 340,000 miles on it. Still on the original clutch, the engine's never been apart, and in fact the whole driveline is original. Obviously it's had a couple of sets of tyres, a front wishbone, some brake pads and a couple of sets of wiper blades, but who needs a ten year warranty if the product is right?
Had this problem a couple of years ago on my twingo, renault replaced it all without a fuss, been fine ever since...
I agree, and look at the crap sister company Kia. Some guy even made a YouTube vid about all the faults with his Kia Soul. Say it with a posh accent and it could almpst be Key Ar$eole haha!
Hyundai replaced my clutch on my i20 after 3,500 miles as it started to judder. I had no charge to pay. It has now started juddering again after 17,000 miles. Hyundai, stop telling customers it is their driving style, there is obviously a problem with the clutches. SORT IT OUT. I will never buy Hyundai again
I had exactly the same problem on Sunday with my i10 and am absolutely LIVID!!! My car is 11 months old and has 2100 on the clock and yet the dealership still refuses to replace my clutch!!!! I was recovered from the M23 at night with a 4 year old in my arms and Hyundai refuses to even admit that there is serious fault in my vehicle. I was told the problem might be intermittent and that, although the car does smell of a burnt clutch (?!), I should keep driving until it happens again! My previous car was a cheap and cheerful Daewoo Matiz. It lasted 12 years and NEVER gave me any grief whatsoever, so I think it is fair to say that the problem with the i10s and i20s is in the quality of the cars themselves rather than on the driving skills of whoever was unfortunate enough to fall for the Hyundai 5 Year Warranty Con....
Hyundai i20 is a mechanical fault ,the clutch plate is not big enough to take the torque output of the car ,hence the reason when they replace the clutch plate they have to fit a larger one to the car . this will also proberley mean the replacing of the flywheel as this gets damaged by the old smaller clutch plate. surley this is a component fault not a driving fault.
This is utterly shameful behaviour on the part of Hyundai, I test drove a i20 a couple of weeks ago, really liked the car and was about to buy one. Then I started coming across numerous reports on the internet of people in exactly the same predicament as the lady in this article. It is obvious that there must be something wrong with these clutches - either in their design, or what they are made of or how they are fitted. Hyundai should live up to their responsibilities. They have lost a potential customer because of this,
Exactly the same thing with my mother's i20. 9 months old, 4k on the clock and the clutch goes just like that. Dealer not in the least interested and went as far as to suggest that her age may have been a factor! Happy to charge her over £500 to replace the clutch with no choice but to pay, but no assistance in terms of advocacy with the manufacturer. Have now escalated to Hyundai and will repost when we get a response from them. Maybe they can redeem themselves where the dealer frankly pulled up very short with its after sales care.
Also under the Sale of Goods, any faults in the first six months are deemed to be inherent are assumed to have been there at the time of purchase.
So what happened after the investigation?
Unless there is a conclusion one way or the other, we have to assume this is a completely made up story.


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Why are labels now displayed on a separate line after the task text?
Format makes tasks much more difficult to read (used to organize list by leading label) and increases the size of the task list (tasks used to appear on on line).
If you could address would be grateful.
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Hello Dennis,
Right now every task is aligned to the left so you can clearly see task names all starting in one place regardless of how long the names of their labels are. Nonetheless, you're welcome to vote for this request to change this display: http://todoist.com/Vote/showProposal/837/ and we will consider changing it in the future.
Best regards,
The new format is terrible. What a waste of space. Why do the labels need to be displayed in a separate line?
I actually like the new method, it was too confusing to the eye before.
Even with the new change Todoist still display more entries in one page than any other service I know.
Perhaps you can have it for the user to decide in settings?
What I am bothered more is why the labels are still displayed by count/amount! It is obvious to everyone that this need to change, and was suggest many many times on this support forum, yet...
I recently got back to try and use Todoist again, and this has reminded me of one of the reasons I stopped... :-(
Labels by count and not by ABC (or manual) really goes against the productivity of users... (at least that's the impression I go here in this forum)
Any roadmap for when this will be sorted already?
Hello Tomer,
Thank you for your feedback. Regarding label list sorting - unfortunately, we can't give you any timeframe when this will be implemented, but we'll surely consider adding such option in the future.
Best regards,


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