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The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments
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Located in Gaobeidian, The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments is within a 15-minute drive of CCTV Headquarters and China World Mall. This 168-room, 4.5-star aparthotel has a restaurant along with conveniences like an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Near the airport, the aparthotel is also close to Sony Explora Science Museum and Chaoyang Park.
Enjoy a bite to eat at the aparthotel's restaurant, or relax with a drink at the bar/lounge. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with room service. For your convenience, a buffet breakfast is served for a fee each morning from 6:30 AM to 11 AM.
The 168 air-conditioned apartments feature kitchens and 2 bathrooms. There's space to spread out with 3 bedrooms, living rooms, and dining areas. Guests can expect wired Internet, free WiFi, and 42-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels and DVD players. Beds are dressed in premium bedding and bathrooms offer deep soaking tubs, hair dryers, and free toiletries. Other standard amenities include washers/dryers, espresso makers, and free newspapers.
Property features
Guests of The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments have access to an indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a sauna. You can take advantage of free parking, along with limo/town car service. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and luggage storage. Other amenities at this luxury aparthotel include free WiFi in public areas, 2 meeting rooms, and a business center.
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free parking
- Onsite dining
- Indoor pool
The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments
Property Amenities
Property Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments provides a sauna and a 24-hour fitness center. The aparthotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business amenities at this 4.5-star property consist of a business center, limo/town car service, and meeting rooms. 2 meeting rooms are available. This luxury aparthotel also offers a terrace, a complimentary children's club, and barbecue grills. An area shuttle within 2 km and a shopping center shuttle are complimentary for guests. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Grocery/convenience store
- Children's club (free)
- Terrace
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Luggage storage
- Free area shuttle
- Multilingual staff
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Free WiFi
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Express check-in
- Meeting rooms 2
- Business center
- Express check-out
- Total number of rooms - 168
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 18
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Children's club
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Garden
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Year Built 2009
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Porter/bellhop
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Steam room
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Children's club (free)
- Kitchen
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Grocery/convenience store
- Laundry facilities
- Separate dining area
- Washer/dryer
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Wired internet access ( CNY 100 per day )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Wired high-speed internet ( CNY 100 per day )
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments offers 168 air-conditioned accommodations with washers/dryers and DVD players. Accommodations offer separate living rooms. Beds feature premium bedding. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Accommodations at this 4.5-star aparthotel have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.
This Beijing aparthotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers, and phones. Additionally, rooms include laptop-compatible safes and espresso makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Premium bedding
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Separate living room
- Free cribs/infant beds
- DVD player
- Separate sitting area
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Turndown service
- Bathrobes
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Washer/dryer
- Separate dining area
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Second bathroom
- Slippers
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Dishwasher
- Stovetop
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Espresso maker
Where to Eat
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
The Sandalwood, Beijing - Marriott Executive Apartments has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the aparthotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a 24-hour fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Property Policies
Check-in time ends at 10 PM
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for CNY 155.0 per stay.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: CNY 135 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: CNY 100 per day (rates may vary)
- Fee for wired Internet in public areas: CNY 100 per day (rates may vary)
- Rollaway bed fee: CNY 155.0 per stay
Property Name
- Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments
- Marriott Executive Apartments Beijing
- Sandalwood Beijing
- Sandalwood Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments
- Sandalwood Marriott Executive Apartments
- Sandalwood Marriott Executive Apartments Apartment
- Sandalwood Marriott Executive Apartments Apartment Beijing
- Sandalwood Beijing Marriott Executive Apartments Aparthotel
- Sandalwood Marriott Executive Apartments Aparthotel
We should mention
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
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How your digestive system works
An ileostomy creates a major physical change for a patient, but it doesn't really change the digestion of food or body chemistry. To understand how an ileostomy works, it helps to know how the digestive tract normally works (see Figure 1).
After food is chewed and swallowed, it passes through the esophagus (swallowing tube) into the stomach. From there it goes into the small intestine. Hours can go by before it moves into the large intestine or colon. After hours or even days, it leaves the storage area called the rectum by way of the anus. For most of its passage, the food is liquid and loose. Water is absorbed in the colon, causing the stool to become a firm mass as it nears the rectum.
Figure 1
The small intestine
The small intestine is the longest section of the digestive tract. Food nutrients are digested and absorbed here as food is moved through by peristalsis. (Peristalsis is the wave-like muscle contractions that move food through the digestive tract.)
The small intestine is about 20 feet long. It's made up of 3 sections:
- Duodenum (first part) – 10 to 12 inches beginning at the outlet of the stomach
- Jejunum (second part) – about 8 to 9 feet
- Ileum (third part) – about 12 feet, it connects to the colon at the cecum
The small intestine lies loosely curled in the belly (abdominal cavity).
The large intestine
The large intestine (also called the large bowel) joins the small intestine where the ileum and cecum meet on the body's right side.
The colon
The colon is by far the biggest part of the large intestine. It's about 5 to 6 feet long, and is made up of these sections:
- Cecum –the entry point for food that has been through the small intestine and is now a highly acidic liquid. It contains a valve that keeps food from going back into the small intestine.
- Ascending colon – the contents are acidic liquid. This section goes up the right side of the body.
- Transverse colon – the contents are less acidic liquid. This section goes across the belly.
- Descending colon – the contents become more formed. This section goes down the left side of the body into the pelvis.
- Sigmoid colon – the contents are usually solid. The sigmoid is an S-shaped curve at the end of the descending colon, just above the rectum.
The main jobs of the colon are absorbing water and electrolytes (salts and minerals the body needs, like sodium, calcium, and potassium), moving stool, and storing waste until it's passed out of the body.
The rectum and anus
The rectum is the last part of the large intestine that connects the sigmoid colon to the anus. Normally at this point the bowel contents are solid. Special nerve pathways to the brain make us aware when the stool reaches the rectum. As stool enters the rectum, we feel the need to have a bowel movement. The anal sphincter muscle is like a valve that allows us to control this. Unlike the rest of the digestive tract, it closes (contracts) or opens (relaxes) at our will to allow stool to pass out of the body.
Ileostomy Guide
- What is an ileostomy?
- How your digestive system works
- Types of ileostomies
- Managing your ileostomy
- Choosing an ileostomy pouching system
- Emptying and changing the ileostomy pouching system
- Ordering and storing ileostomy supplies
- Caring for an ileostomy
- Avoiding and managing ileostomy problems
- If you are hospitalized while you have an ileostomy
- Living with an ileostomy
- Telling others about your ileostomy
- What to wear when you have an ileostomy
- Eating and digestion with a ileostomy
- Returning to work after getting an ileostomy
- Intimacy and sexuality when you have an ileostomy
- Playing sports and staying active with an ileostomy
- Traveling when you have an ileostomy
- For parents of children with ileostomies
- Getting help, information, and support
- To learn more
In its original form this document was written by the United Ostomy Association, Inc. (1962-2005) and reviewed by Jan Clark, RNET, CWOCN and Peg Grover, RNET. It has since been modified and updated by:
Last Medical Review: December 2, 2014 Last Revised: December 2, 2014
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Neuberger Berman Places Analyst on Leave
By Jenny Strasburg
Mutual-fund firm Neuberger Berman Group LLC placed analyst Fayad Abbasi on paid leave a day after his name surfaced in connection with a broadening insider-trading investigation, according to a company spokeswoman.
The Wall Street Journal reported Nov. 30 on its website that Mr. Abbasi, a technology analyst at Neuberger Berman since 2005, is among individuals against whom investigators are pursuing charges, according to people familiar with the matter. The expected charges, which also are being pursued against individuals who worked at two prominent hedge funds, reflect a widening probe into the sharing of nonpublic information by public-company employees moonlighting as consultants to hedge-fund and mutual-fund traders.
Neuberger Berman has said it wasn't aware that the investigation involved Mr. Abbasi. His leave was effective Thursday, a spokeswoman said late Thursday. Mr. Abbasi hasn't responded to messages left on his work phone prior to his leave taking effect and wasn't reached Friday.


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We stayed in 2 rooms. The room upstairs was dark & dusty. The one downstairs slightly brighter, but noisy hotel staff disturbed our sleep at night. Food on the other hand was quite good. I had the tastiest freshly-made garlic soup here. The cook who was also the waiter was generous in his servings. The owner on the other hand was a bit of a stiff neck. For USD60 per night, it's not worth staying here.
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|Reviews for Between the Lines -- a short story collection.
| Bil chapter 3 . 4/19/2003
Crumbs. If you're trying to make an impression on people with your writing... well, you've made one on me.
I don't know whether I'm meant to or not, whether he would appreciate it in the least, but I feel so sorry for him. If I could find the words I'd write a lot more, but I have all these feelings floating around and no words for them.
Thank you.
| Bil chapter 2 . 4/19/2003
Wow. Very powerful. Sometimes I have wondered how it worked, being a reincarnation, and you've dealt with it beautifully.
| Bil chapter 1 . 4/19/2003
Hmm, I've never reviewed author's notes before, but I just wanted to say that I liked these ones. I guess they made sense, and put into words some of what I feel about writing.
Oh, and when you write "gener" I think you mean "genre".


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"Located at Barangay Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich Bukidnon, Dahilayan Forest Park is nestled at the foot of Mount Kitanglad 4,700 ft. above sea level. Forest Park was built with the vision of helping develop the tourism industry in Bukidnon and the whole Philippines as well." - http://www.dahilayanforestpark.com/My second time at Dahilayan definitely tastes much sweeter the 2nd time around and it's even better now than before because they've added the Dahilayan Forest Park. Beside it's sister company, Dahilayan Adventure Park which boasts of its longest Dual Zipline(840m) in Asia!
Even though the road to Dahilayan was roughly 1 & 1/2 hr away from Cagayan de Oro City, I can never seem to get enough of it. Probably because of the beautiful landscapes that will surely take one's breath away, it's like the country side of England not that I've been there but that's exactly what I see in movies. It's my own vision of HEAVEN. It's that beautiful! You're sure to enjoy the lush green sceneries and beautiful flowers along the mountain sides and what I love even more about Dahilayan is its cool and crisp atmosphere with a bit of cozy feel to it.
The Philippines is truly a blessed country with wonderful and beautiful God-given natural resources, we'll just have to make the most of it. If you want white sand beaches, we have it. If you want beautiful landscapes and mountains, we have it. If you want disarming, friendly and fun-loving people, we have them. If you want delicious fruits and delicacies, we have it. It's amazing how much this small yet beautiful country has to offer. The only sad part is that, there are also a lot of poor people and people of higher places who abuse their positions and take more than what they deserve in exchange leaving their people less then what they deserve. It's so sad that we see our country as somewhat poor and un-progressive compared to other Asian countries which is really the case though. What's even more sad is that we don't have great leaders like David who could give glory back to this beautiful and yet poor country. Such a shame. We are so blessed by God yet we don't see it and we don't make the most out of what God has lend us. But enough with that, let's continue talking about how great and awesome Dahilayan is. I could live here. Seriously.
You can read about our first Dahilayan trip right here where we tried ziplining.
There are a lot of fun activities you can try at this awesome park like Zorbit. Say hello to the whirling and twirling of the ball whilst being inside it. It was scary yet very fun. I felt like crying and I just couldn't stop screaming from all the adrenaline rush welling up inside me. It was as though I was being thrown in a cliff. Now I know what it's like to be a little hamster inside its plastic bubble, it was crazy.
You can also have fun in their playground and release the child in you. Complete with their monkey bars, seesaw, slides, posing with their totems, teepee, concrete replica of wild animals and Indians!
They also have a Cafe inside the Park where you enjoy enjoy sipping hot chocolate while wandering around, smelling the scents of the pines, feeling the cool air kissing your cheeks or you can feed the fishes in the ponds and make them even fatter than they already are! It's as though they could burst any moment out of fatness.
The owner, Engr. Elpidio M. Paras, also added a new thrill to his park. Presenting... The Drop Zone!!
Will you take the plunge?!
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Can you imagine yourself falling from the tip of the 4th floor building, It's that scary! Super! When I was being hoisted 120ft. above the ground, I felt a pang of terror and a sudden vision of me dying was whirling in my mind. I was staring out at the ground with a mixture of fear and dread. Feeling as though spiders were crawling up and down my back but after 5,4,3,2..1
you get to pull the string and walla you're falling head-first and find yourself swinging like a pendulum. In hindsight, I felt like I had mini heart attaches back then as though I forgot to breath. It was the craziest ride ever! But you'll feel a swell of relief afterwards and you'll feel braver and tougher like you're one mean strong thing! You'll feel proud that you actually did it!
For one thing, it was one experience that I would relish for the rest of my life as well as listing it in my lists of what not to do ever again in the future. One ride was enough for me, I guess. I'm not really looking forward to try it one more time in the future. For another thing, it can really pump up your adrenaline. Dropzone!! FTW!
My tip: you should go for the tandem (php750) as the swing would take longer, it's much cheaper and less scarier.
They're even planning to add a roller coaster and cable car soon! So watch this space!
They also have accommodations if you want to stay in for the night. Plus you can avail 10% off on all rides!
Room Rates:
Standard - Php 2,800 per night
3 rooms available. Good for 3 persons. You may add 1 extra foam for Php 300.00
Twin - Php 2,800 per night
Good for 2 persons with its own lounge area. You may add 1 extra foam for Php 300.00
Deluxe - Php 3,200 per night
Good for 4 persons. You may add 1 extra foam for Php 300.00
Barkada - Php 400 per head
Minimum of 10, maximum of 30 persons
Family Suites - Php 5,000 per night
4 rooms available. Good for 6 persons. You may add 1 extra foam for Php 300.00
If you're planning to escape from the stresses of life, having an overnight stay in Dahilayan while trying their rides, is actually a brilliant idea. It's very refreshing and soul-invigorating. It's all worth it.
The park also has a picnic ground where you can bring your own food play (or take pictures) with the wild animal replicas while being surrounded by numerous pine trees. Oh, did I mention that it fogs very often here. The place really gives off this rejuvenating feel. It's the perfect place to escape from the problems of this chaotic world and everything is just cool and perfect! If world war III would break out (knock on wood that it won't happen) at least now I've finally found the perfect place to hide from it all.
If you've reached this far and managed not to get bored while reading my posts, congratulations! Forgive me if you got bored but this is just an outlet where I can release my thoughts as well as lighten and lift my spirit up.Thank you for reading about how I never get enough of Dahilayan. I could come back here for the nth time yet still not get enough of it. I love the mountains you see much more than I love the beaches. It's so beautiful and lush I could die. This world is truly a beautiful place to live in.
1. Now, how do we get to this awesome place you're talking about?
- Simple, There are regular flights and ships from Manila and Cebu to Cagay de Oro (CDO). From CDO take BuDa (Bukidnon-Davao) Highway then turn right on the Alae Junction (which is about a kilometer past the quarantine stop). Go straight passing through Camp Phillips, through their soccer field to your right and through the Del Monte Pineapple Plantation. Just continue until you reach Dahilayan Forest Park. You will see several directional signs along the way to guide you or asking the locals will also seem like a pretty good idea. -howtogettoDahilayanForestPark
2. Is there an entrance fee to the Forest Park?
- As a matter of fact, there is.
Weekend rate: Php 100/head
On Weekdays: Php 50/head
3. Thanks for the information, I really appreciate it but how much are their activity rates?
- here you go:
Bungee Bounce - Php 150 for 15 minutes.
Zorbit - Php 150/pax.
Atv (all-terain vehicle) - Php 500.00
*You must be at least 16 yrs. old for you to enjoy the atv.
*You must be wearing closed shoes.
Buggy (good for two) - Php 800.00
Horse-back riding - Php 200.00
Drop Zone Skyswing:
Single- Php 500.00
Tandem- Php 750.00
4. Wow! That sounds egzoiting!! Do we have to pay for the tables in the picnic grounds?
- Well, as long as you've paid the entrance fee then you have all access to the picnic grounds for free and enjoy eating their with your baons.
5. So, what are their digits if we ever plan to make a reservation?
Dahilayan Forest Park
Brgy. Dahilayan, Manolo Fortich
Bukidnon, Philippines
Contact numbers: (+63) 917-715-4399
(088) 855-5346
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dahilayan-Forest-Park/118070744942445
Website: http://www.dahilayanforestpark.com/


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I recently heard a caller on a talk show challenge the hosts' contention that religion is an indispensable part of morality and law. In response to the hosts' reference to the Ten Commandments, she argued that the Code of Hammurabi preceded the Ten Commandments. Implicit in her point was--apparently--the notion that the Code of Hammurabi was an example of secular morality.
It is true that the Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest known sets of written laws. It does predate Moses. Dating from 1760 BC, the Code of Hammurabi was set forth by King Hammurabi, of Babylon. It lists 282 laws, including specified punishments for each, on 12 tablets. The code was carved into an eight-foot tall stone monument and kept on public display.
But is it an example of secular morality? Not hardly.
On the stone monument itself, near the top, was a carved portrayal of Hammurabi receiving authority to administer the law from Shamash. The prologue to the code makes this explicit in writing, stating that, "Anu and Bel [Babylonian gods] called by name me, Hammurabi, the exalted prince, who feared God, to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land, to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak; so that I should rule over the black-headed people like Shamash, and enlighten the land, to further the well-being of mankind." The Code also claims that Hammurabi was sent by another Babylonian god to "to rule over men, to give the protection of right to the land."
The epilogue reinforces this understanding of the Code's justification. Referring again to Hammurabi it states, "A righteous law, and pious statute did he teach the land." Then near the end:
The great gods have called me, I am the salvation-bearing shepherd, whose staff is straight, the good shadow that is spread over my city; on my breast I cherish the inhabitants of the land of Sumer and Akkad; in my shelter I have let them repose in peace; in my deep wisdom have I enclosed them. That the strong might not injure the weak, in order to protect the widows and orphans, I have in Babylon the city where Anu and Bel raise high their head, in E-Sagil, the Temple, whose foundations stand firm as heaven and earth, in order to declare justice in the land, to settle all disputes, and heal all injuries, set up these my precious words, written upon my memorial stone, before the image of me, as king of righteousness.
Thus, the source of the Code of Hammurabi--and therefore its justification--was thought to be no more secular than Moses' reception of the Ten Commandments from Jehovah. There is a significant distinction, in my opinion, in that Hammurabi claimed the right to make the law whereas Moses claimed to have been given the Ten Commandments themselves, but the ultimate claimed source of authority was religious.


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In a country like America, where corporations oftentimes hold the highest levels of power, it is remarkable that a 22-year-old American woman successfully pressured a big bank to drop a major fee with a simple online petition.
Hopefully, through resources like the Mobile Media Toolkit, billions more citizens - yourself included - will be similarly empowered via mobile networks, to reach broader audiences, in a secure manner, with your own message of social change. Try the Toolkit today!
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - August 15, 2003, New Braunfels, Texas ftu for 780 #01 nil 10571 05/J 6/05 SOUTHWEST HICROFUDLISHERS <?627 F VANDELl EL PASO TX 79903 h Min11«* i1111iii(111111 f i i i 11 ^LSFRIDAYAugust 15, 2003 14 pages in 2 sectionsEITUNG Vol. 152, No. 235Serving New Braunfels and Comal County since 1852 50 centsCISD to pay Grunert $60,000 to resign GRUNERT By Dylan Jimenez Staff Writer Comal Independent School District trustees agreed to pay Superintendent Jim Grunert $60,000 to resign. The agreement then-CISD board members and Grunert sighed in May was released Thursday. After a five-and-a-half hour closed session midyear review of the superinten dent May 9, CISD Attorney Paige Kyle told the Herald-Zeitung it did not look like Grunert's contract would be terminated. "As a result of the board's discussion tonight with Dr. Grunert regarding his evaluation, Dr. Grunert agrees to continue working on the items identified in the Jan. 23, 2003, evaluation instrument. Also Dr. Grunert hereby resigns effective Dec. 31, 2003, or sooner," according to the agreement. Grunert will receive four annual payments of $15,000 starting in March 2004. He was given until July I, 2003, to announce his resignation. In exchange, board members could not discuss the resignation before July I. Grunert was hired in 2001 and had three years left on his contract. He was paid $117,000 per year. Grunert broached the early retirement proposal, board President Dora Gonzales said Thursday. "This is not a buyout. This is really about early retirement," Gonzales said. 'This is in no way a buyout." 'We had an evaluation. We laid out some things we wanted him to work on," Gonzales said. Gonzales said she could not discussSee GRUNERT/4A Many new laws impact county clerk By Ron Maloney Staff Writer AUSTIN — Comal County Clerk Joy Streater said Thursday the 78th Texas Legislature considered 5,800 bills in its regular session and passed about 1,400 of them. "More than 200 of them directly affect the way my office runs," Streater said. The county clerk, commissioners and a number of local officials are attending the post-legislative conference the Texas Association of Counties conducts every other year. The purpose of the meetings, classes and conferences is to update county officials on how to implement the new laws. In Streater's office, some bigger changes will involve safeguarding privacy. The state has tightened rules about who can access some documents. For example, death certificates are sealed for 25 years to protect against identity theft. Birth certificates, formerly sealed for 50 years, will be closed to all but "qualified applicants" for 75 years after Sept. I. A qualified applicant is the person named in See LAWS/4A Air conditioners stolen from Schertz school By Ron Maloney Staff Writer SCHERTZ — School officials were shaking their heads Thursday, wondering what kind of lowlife would steal air conditioning units from kindergarten and first-grade classrooms. Teachers who reported to work Wednesday at the new Norma Paschal Elementary School discovered four air conditioning units were stolen. Each measures roughly 2.5-by-3 feet and weighs more than IOO pounds. Tbtal value is estimated at $7,000. Officials believe all four could have been loaded into a pickup, but it would have taken more than one crook to pull off the heist. "In the grand scheme of things, it's not a big theft, except from the standpoint of the See STOLEN/4A Blackout plagues north MAYITA MENDEZNewsday New Yorkers cross the Brooklyn Bridge by foot Thursday after a massive power outage stopped commuter trains and subways. Officials: Texan power grid safe Utility officials say the Texas power grid is in good shape, and they discounted me risk of a blackout here tike the one that hit the Northeast Thursday. About 85 percent of Texas is served by a self-contained grid that relies on power generated within the state. The Texas god is not connected to the power system in the East, where a blackout spread from New York to Cleveland, shutting down subways, elevators and airports. "The grid was absolutely not affected here. Everything is operating normally," said Theresa Gage, a spokeswoman for the Public Utility Commission "You can see how beneficial it is for Texas to be an island at times tike this." The state s main grid contains about 77,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 37,000 miles of transmission linos. During a heat wave last week that sent afternoon temperatures well above 100 degrees in the Dallas-Fort Worm area, electricity usage reached record highs two days in a row last week as residents cranked up their air conditioners. Peak usage hit 61,157 Aug. 7, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, a power-industiy group that runs the grid. The grid was operating at lower capacity on Thursday, officials said. "The grid is stable," said Heather Tindall, a spokeswoman for the power-grid operators. "We had record high temperatures last week and it didn't make a dent " — fly The Associated Press Massive power failure's cause considered natural By Calvin Woodward Associated Press Writer A sudden blackout robbed electricity from millions across a vast swath of the northern United States and southern Canada Thursday, exposing them to stifling heat and jammed rush hour streets. New Yorkers escaped silenced subways, and nuclear power plants in four states shut down. 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Chapter Three
The next morning I woke up to find I was sixteen. At first I had forgotten about the fight I had had with Gothel. It wasn't until I saw her at the table that I remembered.
"Mother?" I asked as I noticed her red eyes. I suddenly felt guilty about yelling at her. "Are you okay?" She hadn't realized I had walked into the room and jumped as I spoke. Her graying hair was a mess which was very unusual for her. Gothel was all about neatness.
She took a deep breath and at first it looked as if she was going to say she was just fine but then she exhaled and looked at me in the eye. I had to tear my gaze away. I had never seen her this way before.
"Mother? What is it? What's wrong?" I asked kneeling next to her chair and grabbing her hand. "Was it something I said yesterday?" I stared at her hand, unable to face her eyes.
"No, you haven't done anything Asha. It's something I've done." She took another deep breath "I've decided you're old enough to know the truth."
"What is it mother?" I asked, surprised. I looked at her face. What had Gothel been keeping from me?
"Okay let me just ask you to please don't get mad at me for keeping this from you." I nodded my agreement.
"I can handle what ever it is you have to tell me mother." I said with a confident voice. She place a hand on my face and smiled.
"Alright then. Let's see if I can say it." she paused "I'm not your mother." There was a silent pause. My mind began to race. What was she saying?
"This is a joke right?" I asked a little awkwardly "A little birthday humor?" Gothel shook her head.
"It's the truth."
"Then who am I?" I asked, trying to control my breathing.
"You are Rapunzel, daughter of King Radius and Queen Isabel." After she said those words I thought I was going to faint. How could I be the princess when I had seen the real Rapunzel parading through town just last week? "I was the royal nursemaid when you were born." Gothel began her story. "I wanted a change in the kingdom but if you grew up in that kind of environment then you were most likely going to turn out like your parents. So I switched you with a girl from the orphanage."
I was speechless. I didn't know whether or not to believe this story. I was a princess? Not likely. But maybe……
"You're not lying to me are you?" I asked looking at Gothel in the eye. She shook her head and I knew then that she wasn't lying to me.


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Sure Cap has a (truly bullet proof) shield and he uses it accordingly, but (nolan)batman's style isn't conducive to the level of of efficiency wanted by any fighter. Bruce Wayne takes off his shirt off and his body is tender in bruises and cuts, Afred is taken aback. In what world is this more efficient fighting? What you are describing is the way rocky fights. A bruiser that takes shots to further his gain. In rocky 3(though he forgot it part four), he was taught a more effective way to fight, it involved getting hit less.
I get how someone not feeling pain due to being juiced up or invulnerable can convey a level of effectiveness but batman isn't doing that sort of thing, he's getting hit and it hurts. Blocking swords with your metal cufflinks is smart, blocking blows to the head with your armored cowel?
What I'm talking about is the level of skill and effectiveness faora showed over superman in her technique. I would think batman could at least convey that against thugs on a consistent basis. That sort of direction conveys control and efficiency, what they are doing in batman, however good their intentions just comes off as something else in design.
My mistake, they use Kali in Bourne. My favorite part of these clip is how much Jeff harps on the fact that it's about speedy effective winning.
To be honest, I'm not all against keysi, they used it in that jack reacher film and with better direction it actually seemed pretty effective and enjoyable.
I walk away from TDK series questioning just how much of batman is allowed due to the help and how much is simply bruce wayne. An often debated question, yet in this series I find the answer too far into the former for my liking. It's a matter of opinion. I come from a world where if you take all his resources a way he's still batman. One could argue that's what these films were about, that's what tossing him into a hole was about, I'd happen to disagree. Even in the whole he was a let down
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Usually the director keeps the people waiting their turn outside of the frame, often times this works in conjunction with the camera panning.
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The article has some spot-on points so its hard to judge the overall accuracy.
Bottom line, WB does view Batman as their golden (billion) dollar boy. Which the character is - even for DC. Superman titles don't sell well and the (just) 2 Superman titles are outsold by like 56 or 6 of the Bats related titles.
If WB are dictating things then don't be surprised if the film turns out more Bat-centric than Supes-centric.
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Dan Lemmon told us about the work of Weta Digital for MAN OF STEEL.
How did Weta Digital get involved on this show?
We had worked with DJ before on other projects and we had a lot of respect for Zach Snyder's and Christopher Nolan's work. We happened to be working on another big Warner Brothers project at the time, and the timing looked like it would work well to do both films. The filmmakers liked some of our previous work where we'd brought alien worlds to life, so they gave us the opportunity to do the same with Krypton.
How was the collaboration with director Zack Snyder and Production VFX Supervisor John "DJ" Desjardin?
Zach is a great director to work for. He is clear and decisive and very strong visually. We worked from a lot of the concept artwork that his art department, led by Alex McDowell, put together, and it was a great template to get started from. Many of the visual ideas had already been worked out and we just needed to put them in shots and make them look photoreal. Zach and DJ work very closely together and have a very efficient short hand communication. It allows you to move through a lot of shots – getting solid, consistent feedback the whole way through – and end up with shots that look great.
What have you done on this show?
Weta did all of the work on Krypton, nearly all of the work in outer space and orbiting earth, and most of the interiors of the Kryptonian ships.
Krypton is presented as a completely new style. How did you create this planet?
Alex's artwork and reference research was very helpful to us. His team had done a number of illustrations and rough 3D models that gave us an overall look-and-feel template to follow and a broad-strokes lay of the land. They included references photos of strip mines and quarries to which we added our own references, and we pulled from those real-world images to help ground our fictitious world in reality. Part of the storyline is that the landscape of Krypton has been mined bare leaving great hulking plates of vertical waste rock running across the planet. In Krypton City those vertical plates have been hollowed out to create a massive grillwork of soaring rock arches under which most of the city resides. We went to great lengths to make sure that we had the right kind of rock to build those kinds of structures. I was specifically looking for large, hard, flat rock formations and ended up spending Easter weekend laser scanning basalt cliffs on the South Island of New Zealand with Keith Miller, another VFX Supervisor on the film.
The Genesis Chamber is a huge environment. Can you explain in details about its creation?
Again, we drew heavily from Alex's artwork. We also pulled from photos of kelp forests and giant aquariums. We wanted the fluid in the Genesis Chamber to feel like it could support life, so we filled it full of particulate vaguely reminiscent of what you might find in amniotic fluid.
How did you manage this huge amount of pods?
We used a level of detail system to control the amount of data we had to deal with, and some of the closest pods were their own hi-res setup.
The Kryptonians are wearing armor. Can you tell us more about their design and creation?
Alex's team designed the armor and worked with the costume fabricators to create the physical skin-tight "skin suits" that the Kryptonians all wore under their armor. They also built physical versions of the females' armor. But because of the bulkiness of the mens' armor and their need to have maximum mobility to fight and perform stunts, the filmmakers decided to do the mens' armor all digitally. We used faux-cap – a low-footprint video-based pseudo motion capture process – to record the movements of Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, and the other male Kryptonians, and then based on that data we created armor that stuck to their bodies.
How did you handle the lighting and rendering challenges for the armors?
We lit and rendered the armor using our traditional techniques. We gathered lighting reference from the scene and used that to inform how we lit the digital armor. Because the digital armor was bigger and bulkier than the faux-cap suits the actors were wearing, we had to create shadows from the armor back onto the shoulders and heads of the actors.
How did you create the sequence in which Zod and his warriors are imprisoned?
We used Houdini and a couple different fluid solvers to develop the process for growing the crystals and crawling the dark fluid over the Kryptonian Rebels. The encased Rebels are then floated up into the Black Zero, a massive prison ship, which lifts into orbit around Krypton. It is met in orbit by the Phantom Zone Generator, a satellite that opens a window into the Phantom Zone through which the Black Zero passes. The Phantom Zone Generator had a number of effects, mostly developed in Houdini, that defined the membrane that formed the window into the Phantom Zone and that also tied the Black Zero to the Phantom Zone Generator as it passed into the Phantom Zone.
The destruction of Krypton is impressive. How did you approach this sequence?
Big destruction sequences are always tricky because you want to make things look real and respect the scale of things and the laws of physics, but you also want to exercise a certain level of control and art direct things so that the shots tell the story they need to tell in a legible way. And you also need to make things look cool. So we do something similar to what people would do when they blow up miniatures. We plan where and when we want things to happen in a broad-strokes kind of way. Then we lay explosive forces inside our digital model and we weaken the areas where we want things to break so that when the forces go off, things break where we want them to. After that we run the simulation over and over again, tweaking different things to get the big movements just right, and then we run lots of sub-simulations on top of the big simulation to add detail and refine collisions and further break things apart.
When you see the whole planet blow up from space, that was it's own separate simulation and set up. We wanted to play visually with the idea that the planet core became unstable and that the planet collapsed around it and then reached a critical point where it reignited and blew up.
There is a scene where Clark is discovering the history of Krypton. How did you create this beautiful sequence?
We created a visual display technology for all of Krypton that we called "liquid geometry". The idea was that the Kryptonian technology allowed little metallic beads to be suspended in air and take on 3-dimensional shapes by massing together. The Kryptonians used this technology to create displays and interfaces for their machines, space ships, and robots. The History of Krypton sequence featured this display technology being used to help educate Kal-El about where he came from. Figuring out what the images should look like stylistically was a little bit of a challenge. Zack pointed us to Greco-Roman bas-reliefs and a few other references from Soviet propaganda posters and WPA era murals and sculptures. A bas-relief at the Rockefeller Center was particularly helpful in helping us figure out how to make the shapes and figures both bold and stylized while still being legible in one metallic tone.
How did you create the Black Zero ship?
The Black Zero was based on a few illustrations and a rough model we received from Alex McDowell's department. We used references as divergent as crustaceans and hot rods to help fill in the details. About 1/3rd of the ship's bridge and some of the other rooms were partial set pieces on a green screen stage – we extended the rest digitally.
Can you tell us more about the aerial battles choreography?
We went through a few iterations with that sequence, and originally it was a bit longer, but the meat of it stayed in the film. The great thing about the aerial battle is that it allows you to see several different places in Krypton. We go from the top of the Council Chamber tower, dive down through the rock ribbons into the belly of the city, stop at the Genesis Chamber, have a look inside, and then come out the other end dodging hostile fire, weaving between giant colliding airships, soar out over the Kryptonian Wilderness, and finally stop at the House of El. It's really the only look you get at a lot of Krypton, and I think it helps you put everything else that happens there in context.
How did you handle so many elements to animate?
From an animation standpoint, our work was pretty straightforward. We had a few creatures and robots that we had to figure out in terms of how they move and what they can do, but there actually weren't too many of them. We were usually dealing with less than two dozen animated assets. Of course, when it came to making the screens for all the robots and ships, that's another story. We developed a whole system for simulating the liquid geo beads on top of basic shape animations that drove the Kryptonian displays.
What was the biggest challenge on this project and how did you achieve it?
The biggest challenge was the History of Krypton sequence, both artistically and technically. We managed to get through it by working hard to nail down the look and the visual beats early on in the show, and then it was a bit of brute force to push all those billions of beads through the pipeline.
Was there a shot or a sequence that prevented you from sleep?
We had a few sleepless nights getting the History of Krypton sequence out the door, but for the most part it wasn't too bad. We really enjoyed the work and had a good time on the show.
What do you keep from this experience?
It was a real pleasure working with Zack and DJ, and I hope we get the opportunity again.
How long have you worked on this film?
We spent about a year and four months on it.
How many shots have you done?
We completed 607 final shots.
What was the size of your team?
We had about 500 artists who worked on the film over the course of that time.
What is your next project?
I'm currently working on DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, which is just wrapping up photography in New Orleans right now.
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Well... I am a person... and I am tired of BATGOD. Of course, I have read the comics and seen the every animated version ect. So, yeah, even if we have yet to see that version in live action I am tired of it. Like I said, to me he is ideally "BatMaster". He's a man. He has significant limitations. Significant. Limitations that when you put him in a mix with other DC heroes always seem to be brushed aside in tidal waves of narrative contrivance and PIS. This doesn't come from some bias against Batman. I love Batman. But when I keep hearing the usual "Batman is superior because he's REAL" arguments (Uslan himself said that) or that his appeal is his "humanity and mortality", well it gets frustrating because that does not seem to be how he has been presented in comics or across varying media in a long, long time. Does that mean I want the Nolan version? It was fine, but he was no BatMaster.
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This is honestly hilarious but also a little bit sad and pathetic.
Just watched the GOTG footage and it seems Marvel have (again) pulled of this absurd world. It looked great!
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One hypothetical topic:
If people have the ability to imagine an "alternative reality" (that ability is a power among just a few people), I will bring you something interesting to fill your brains. Imagine you were at comic con by the time BvS was presented.
"What if" it was something else that Goyer & Snyder should be working on, another hero alongside Superman, a completely different team-up.
How would you here at this board have reacted if:
Would the audience still have cheered if:
The MOS sequel actually was Superman vs Wonder Woman (or whatever title you prefer)???
Just think about it. "What if..."?
It could be a way for Warner Brothers to give us a live action WW without taking a risk with a solo film. The popularity of Supes will draw enough people to make it successful.
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Disney/Marvel is showing so much apt right now. They are hiring great talent. Really putting in a lot of care and consideration and planning stuff out. They're basically showing WB how to do it. And WB is responding with making Snyder and Goyer the ****ing architects of the cinematic DCU.
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^ Better Snoyer than most of WB's other hired hands
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WF is a set-up to launching Batman flicks and I doubt Snyder will direct the new Batman franchise.
Flash and WW are in the works but again from different people.
I am guessing (hoping) that WF will be Snyder's only foray into the DC universe and others will take over with Batman, Flash, WW and JL. Maybe wishful thinking on my part.
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What if MOS and its sequel are one of the BETTER installments of the DcU?
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If it takes off, we may get solo franchises from the others depending on their reception: Wonder Woman, Flash, and Batman and Superman helmed by new directors.
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That puts all the pressure on WF and you'd think WB would not rush it as they are. Why do thy have to have a CBM in 2015? Or why not go for an XMAS release?
They are busy trying to write a script it seems. And do so quickly as this was an unexpected turn.
Scripts can throw projects into delays and I hope WB has issues with the script and it takes long to do something they like - long enough that the film has to be delayed to 2016.
WB has to get this right or the house of cards crumbles.
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Story By: Snyder & Goyer
Screenplay By: Goyer
Directed By: Snyder
The Nolans have been relegated to a token Executive producer credit. They are not involved at all.
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AV2 looks to be awesome with Downey returning and all. Star Wars will be huge. WF will be sandwiched between those two. It had damn well be a near great CBM if it hopes not to get crushed between AV2 and SW.
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Skyfall easily beat TDKR both in terms of critical acclaim, general prestige and box office earnings despite having none of the fanboy hysteria associated with it.
Add in Hobbit 3 as well. And you have 4 massive blockbusters, all pretty much guaranteed a billion at the box office and good reviews into the market.
And suddenly WF is very alone in this world. Right out of the gate WB landed with a badly reviewed and under performing MOS.
They really have to pull up their socks if they are to compete with the marketplace out there.
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I'm not trying to fuel speculation or spread doom and gloom, but my uninformed opinion is that MoS2 is practically dead in the water. That's not to say it won't be made but the pre-production seems to be a nightmare. Snyder and Goyer probably had talked extensively of what to do with MoS2, then during the week of Comic-Con WB told them that MoS2 would be a WF movie instead.
Just seems like a difficult situation to be in, and given how hard Snyder had to fight to keep certain elements of Watchmen intact I wonder how he feels about all of this. Certainly admitting that where MoS2 goes is up to WB/DC and not him is not a statement of confidence. Snyder seems like he's pretty disappointed with this.
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^ Yeah, it would probably show in the final product. Though I think he'd bring to life Batman pretty well, and I mostly like his Superman so far.
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Meeting my mother was not the best thing that had happened to me. She'd totally forgotten that her daughter was arriving that day and hadn't come to pick me up at the airport. So I had to catch a cab in the crowded streets of the city, give him my new home's address and try and find the right house. And when I did; I guess you could say I got quite a shock.
She didn't look anything like me and I was not sure wheather to believe if I was really her daughter or not. Her eyes were a deep shade of a dull emerald green, and her wavy brown hair reached her waist with highlights of blonde in them.
"Ada, right?"
I had just nodded as she stepped back and I entered the house. It looked nice...in a small, cozy, cottage kinda way. A staircase was to my right, leading up to what I assumed were the bedrooms, and in front of me the dining hall, and to the left, a few couches with a TV in front.
Dinner was alright...we didn't talk and the long silence filled the air with a weight. I had quickly ate dinner, said goodnight, and went upstairs to my small room. I was having a feeling that the relationship I'd have with my mom wouldn't be as good as the one I used to have with my dad...and that thought wasn't exactly comforting.
As I entered the class, I felt the stares of everyone on me. Ignoring them, I introduced myself quickly to the teacher and walked over to the only empty seat in the room. Pushing back my hair, I glanced casually at the person sitting on the seat next to me. But the moment my eyes laid on him, I was intrigued. There was something about him that made me say hello. And mind you, I'm not that much of a social person.
"Hi, I'm Ada. What's your name?"
His eyes were cautious as he gazed at me and said, "Evan. Evan Brough."
I was starting to have the feeling that there was more to him then appeared so...and I was going to figure what that was.


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Get an overview of this hotelWilliamsburg hotel in Lightfoot with free breakfast and indoor pool
Popular property highlights
Located in Lightfoot, this hotel is 1.3 mi (2.2 km) from Colonial Heritage Golf Club and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Williamsburg Premium Outlets. Governor's Palace and Williamsburg Botanical Garden are also within 6 mi (10 km).
This hotel features an indoor pool, a fitness center, and a sauna. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a business center, meeting rooms, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Hotel Features
Room Amenities
All 180 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include coffee makers, free local calls, and hair dryers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Howard Johnson Inn Williamsburg
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an indoor pool, Howard Johnson Inn Williamsburg provides a sauna and a fitness center. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. 2 meeting rooms are available. This business-friendly hotel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Complimentary self parking is available on site. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
- 24-hour front desk
- Business center
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 4
- Number of floors - 7
- Total number of rooms - 180
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Free self parking
- Free RV, bus, truck parking
- Sauna
- Indoor pool
- Television in common areas
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, RV, bus, truck parking, Free RV, bus, truck parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Air conditioning
- Private bathroom
- Desk
- In-room safe
- Television
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Free local calls
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board
- Free WiFi
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Shower/tub combination
- Phone
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at 4 AM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.00 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.00 per night.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Early check-in fee: USD 25.00
- Late check-out fee: USD 25.00
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Howard Johnson Inn Williamsburg
- Howard Johnson Williamsburg
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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With a traditional ironwork design, this espresso outdoor chandelier offers classic styling for your porch, patio, or other covered exterior space. The graceful frame is presented in a deep espresso finish which is set off by gorgeous onyx stone faux candles, giving this fixture extra warmth and appeal. Looks just as good when used in indoor spaces. From Franklin Iron Works™.
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