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Folks it has been a long time since my last entry. It has been difficult for me to come in for quite some time.
My Bandit developed Lymphoma cancer and it quickly spread throughout his body, covering all lymphnodes within a year or less time.He was too weak to go through surgery or chemo. I did the best I could for him but on March 1, 2014 just days after his 14th birthday, he was laid to rest.
He had the pleasure of sharing his last 2 months with a puppy I adopted called Ebony whom is now in training still to pick up where Bandit left off as my Seizure Alert dog.A long process, when dealing with a Chihuahua, but I am certain it can be done!
Thanks for all who friended Bandit
Coming in here and seeing his profile, was like stepping into a frozen moment in time. Painful but nice all at once if that makes since. I will have to add Ebony to my profile soon.
HI I am sorry that I haven't updated an entry in oh so long. Allot of things in my life have changed. I am still living with my momma (that is one thing never to change) but we have moved from the North (Massachusetts) to the South (South Carolina). It was a very big change for both of us. Momma had to make the change for us due to her health conditions which is also why we haven't been in to update in Quite some time.
Momma was very very sick for a long long time and couldn't even begin to figure out how to get back in here to update. But long tail short, BOL, She is doing better and we are going to try to keep updates in here a little more well, updated.
The big move took a long day into the night driving we moved all of our stuff in a big big moving trailer. I got to ride up front with my family of course. Momma laid down a nice comfy bed on the floor on the passengers side and we were all snug and safe the entire trip.We stopped at lots of different places along the way to let us do our potty breaks and eat and stretch out. I got to see so many different places I never thought I would see. We moved into a nice house with a huge fenced in back yard. Momma had a roommate that also had a dog so I got to make a new friend and we were so happy. I do however, miss my papa Wayne. He drove back after helping us move in. But he has come to visit me twice since then and we always have fun when we get together. He updates momma allot too so we know we are never truly all that far apart.
Momma has a new boyfriend that she now has us sharing an apartment with the other arrangement didn't work out past the winter. I don't have a big house or a big fenced in yard anymore.. :( But we do have a side yard with lots of grass and at the other end of the parking Lot is another grassy spot with lots of shading trees and places for me to have fun. We go to lots of places together, and have lots of fun. We take long walks and short walks like dozens of times every day when it is nice but about half that time when it is rainy. I have become stubborn and won't wear my raincoat anymore.. But I don't mind the rain all that much.
We go to the lakes and waterfalls to swim and I've only seen a few inches of snow since we moved here last Summer so that is nice especially for momma. I don't mind not having to get that cold anymore either. I have made some new friends here and I no longer have to worry about getting hurt by angry dogs when I am outside. Whew, what a relief that is.
Momma's boyfriend even got me my very own boat for floating on the lake in. I like it cause I don't have to always be in the water in order to be near momma while she is swimming. It even has my very own name on it on both the front and the back. Sometimes I still hug momma and we float together with her orange donut. She knows I feel better when she is hugging me. I sure hope everyone else is having a great year and are healthy. I sure would love to hear some updates! BOL, Take care and I'll be wagging my tail at ya's again real soon.
Today is my Birthday! Wahoo! Mom says she thinks I am 7 now. But there has been many confusions about my age due to the paperwork from the start. I am still just as playful as I was when I was a puppy. As long as mom gives me those wonderful massages she does for me to not be so stiff. This winter has been very long, I had a couple of days where I became very lethargic and mom had to bring me to my Vet Er nearest to home. They gave me some pills that made the pain lessen and told me I had to have strict bed rest for 48hrs no jumping. That was easy for me as I didn't feel well. When it was over those 48hrs I was as good as new! Strange how it just came up on me and then after those 2 days in bed I was back to perfect. Mom said there were a few other dogs in our town that went through it as well.
All I can say is thank goodness for the Vet's help and for mom taking such good care of me. She even slept downstairs on the sofa next to my bed for those days so I would not be lonely. We get along great. I love my mommy and she loves me. I hope everyone has had a great winter and is feeling well.
Mom says, there are times she wonders how she got so lucky to find me. I lick her face allot and say Same here! :)
I wish all dogs could find a great furever home like I did.
Well, it is time for me to get another beef stick from mom, she is trying to spoil me more today since it is my birthday! But I wonder, is that possible?? BOL
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text: I have had my coupe about 3-4 weeks now. I have put maybe 1,000 miles but it has 2,000 on it. Suddenly today I went to take the boys for a ride to check out the sweet new car. I put the car in Competition Mode and Sport Suspension, as I have before. Come to a stop on a back country road, then press the throttle....then nothing. No wheel spin, no nothing just drive off. So embarrassing, lol. It worked fine the other day. Anyway, it looks like my TC is showing it is disengaged and in Comp mode, but it is not. Car feels like a puke. Anyone see this before. It is going in the shop on Tuesday, but man this is disappointing. You would have thought it was some kind of Toyota Corolla out there or something today.


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In finishing the quilt above, I went to my closet and realized that the batting I had purchased was fusible 60x60 batting. While this was not what I had planned to use, I'm always willing to try a new thing. This is especially true since as far as I concerned basting as the only part of quilting I dislike. Its impossible for me to get down on the ground, I do it on a table and I often do it poorly and have to restart. In the end, the fusible batting gave an imperfect result, but I will probably have more success the second time around. I have a bad tendency to iron instead of press (sewers and quilters will know whereof I speak). Also, I should have anchored with books or clips on the edges, at least until I got the center done and moved outward. This meant that I had a few creases in the back which I had to pull off and iron again and some uneven bumps on said quilt. Since I'm doing minimal line quilting for this one, it will not be a problem.(Note, the quilt has not been pressed, or quilted on the sides so those creases can be ironed out.)
In the past, there has been an edge along my front walk, filled with mulch where I put flowers. The flowers require much watering to live, and I really would rather have the grass grow up to the path. To that end I am doing nothing at the moment, to see if the grass will move in on its own. It may not be pretty in the process, but if it works I will be happy (obviously, you see dormant Texas grass in the photo!).
Finally, I have been experimenting to see if walking in the neighborhood will work for me as an exercise. Granted, the local facility is only $100.00 per year (with additional costs for classes). Still, if walking would work, that would be ideal. Unfortunately, it won't. My knees simply cannot handle it, which means that I'm doing short walks. It also means I'm having discomfort after-and sometimes during. I'm not one who believes you should "work through the hurt" when it comes to joints. I'll be rejoining the natatorium and going back to water exercise. Oh, I'll walk around the neighborhood a couple times a week perhaps (very short walks) if only because its a chance to change my routine during the day at home. Other than that though, it's water walking for yours truly.
So there you are, my own little test kitchen and test studio results. Oh, and in another example of experimentation, I tried to see how long writing this blog could get me out of my annual budget plan and dealing with folks over the phone regarding my social security issue. Oops! That's not experimentation, that's avoidance! Time to accept it and move on.
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I got Ivy one of these paper flower crowns from the Spanish webshop, Kids Me, and she just loves it! It's a sweet little accessory for her princess dress-up days… but also something she can wear on special occasions too. And I think it would be so pretty on little bridesmaids or flower girls. (We chose this one, but there are many others to choose from.)
Kids Me has a wide selection of great products from many of our favourite brands. They stock the Fun*Das covers, the sweet Spanish brands Mon Marcel and LötieKids, and the great Spanish toy brand Lonji… all of which we have recently blogged about here!
x Courtney
p.s. Ivy's dress is from Tutu du Monde and she hardly ever takes it off!
Ivy is divine!! Love your posts Courtney. V x
I'm sure that you would like "Bel&Soph" webshop (www.belandsoph.com) also spanish, like me. They have the sweetest princess dreses, similar flower crowns, beautiful pillows and so many things of decoration for kids. You will love it, take a look. Have a nice saturday!
Love, LOVE your recent posts! One of my daughters is turning 4 and I used Ivy's birthday gifts as ideas for her gifts! She will LOVE them! JUST WONDERING… did you purchase a larger size for Ivy? It looks big on her but extra sweet that way.
Such beautiful photographs…a great alternative to a daisy chain that wilts and breaks within minutes!
Your little girl is beautiful and I love the idea of a paper flower crown. So simple and something that all little girls would love – along with tutus. My friends' kids never take off their tutus, even to just go to the shops.


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Detailed Accident Report
Submitted By: Craig Wilbour; WSDOT
Place: Mountains North of Cle Elum, WA
State: WA
Country: USA
Fatalities: 1
Summary: 1 snowmobiler caught, buried, and killed
An local snow mobiler is reported to have died in an avalanche yesterday, 2-17-01, in the mountains North of Cle Elum,
Washington. This is about 30 miles East of Snoqualmie Pass. He was apparently high marking and got stuck. A buddy
came up and helped him dig his machine out. Early reports are that the whole NE aspect of the basin released to the ground
as they both started to ride down hill. It was reported that there was rock in the debris.
One out ran the slide, and the other hit a tree before being buried. The Kittitas
County Sheriff SAR coordinator said he has ridden in the area many times and said that it slides big at least once a winter.
He said that he was not surprised that an accident happened at this location. The victim was reported to not be wearing a
transceiver. His body was apparently located about midnight last night.
The mountains in this area are colder, dryer and a bit higher than Snoqualmie Pass. We suspect that the avalanche failed
early season facets. We will pass on snow pack info and particulars as they become available.


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Rodriguez Stops Thompson!
By Scott Ploof and Billy "Loops" Luppert at ringside
For the first time since 1967, big time boxing has returned to Worcester, MA's own Mechanics Hall as it was a "Homecoming" of sorts for Edwin "La Bomba" Rodriquez as he was successful in his first professional fight in his hometown and in front of a packed audience as he stopped veteran Patrick Thompson in the second round at 2:11 after Thompson's corner threw in the towel. Rodriguez (10-0, 7 KOs) was relentless and went right after Thompson (15-14-1, 5 KOs). He dropped Thompson with a sharp right hook early in the second and then finished him off just a short time later. The "Homecoming" fight card is promoted by DiBella Entertainment. The card is being taped for later broadcast on the popular New York City boxing series, "Broadway Boxing."
Junior lightweight Ryan Kielczewski improved to (4-0, 1 KO) with a third round TKO over Aaron Chavez. Kielczewski was in control the whole fight, firing away on Chavez. Chavez (2-2) showed a solid chin in withstanding some hard shots. In round three however, Kielczewski drilled Chavez with a right uppercut that he never saw coming and Chavez was out on his back. Chavez tried to beat the count, but the referee determined Chavez was in no condition to continue. Time of the stoppage 2:44.
Middleweight Philip Jackson Benson improved to (3-0, 3 KOs) with a second round TKO over Dameon Marshall (0-2). Marshall was out of gas at the end of round one, and in the second was dropped by a big right hand. He was able to beat the count but was cracked with another huge right hand that sent him down to the canvas and referee Carmelo Oquendo waived off the fight at 1:32 of the round.
Junior middleweight Dustin Reinhold (1-0, 1 KO) was impressive in his first professional bout as he stopped Valdrin Muriqi (0-1) in the fourth round at :42. The fight could have been stopped in round two by referee Bob Benoit as Reinhold landed hook after hook over the taller Muriqi. Reinhold had Muriqi hurt throughout most of the fight and was able to put him away in the final round.
Light heavyweight Valar Boise (1-0, 1 KO) was successful in his first professional bout as he stopped veteran Houston Crayton (0-4) in the second round at 1:17 after his corner threw in the towel. Boise delivered the better punches and out-landed Crayton throughout.
Ireland's own Stephen Ormond (3-0, 1 KO) now fighting out of Long Island, NY made short work out of Philadelphia's Jonathan Ocasio (0-4) by stopping him after one round of boxing. Ormond dominated that round landing solid punches. Ocasio, on advice from the ringside physician, was unable to come out of his corner for round two and thus the fight was stopped by referee Bob Benoit.


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Looking for MD/VA/DC Shop
I am looking for a shop with WRX upgrade experience that will install customer supplied aftermarket accessories on my 2004 WRX Wagon - N. Bethesda area.
I am also looking for a GOOD tuning shop. I live in southern West Virginia. I doubt that we have one in West Virginia. I wouldn't mind traveling to Va., western Pa., Ken., or North Carolina. It would be nice if someone had a list of reputable tuning shops.
How about you guys in Morgantown ? Where do you guys take your cars ?
Thanks for the help ! Okey
Everyone I know road tunes in Morgantown. There's an... okay shop in Charleston that I don't know much about. If I were you, I'd spend a day or two when I'm highly upgraded and take a slow.. long trip to MD or VA. TurboXS is there, and so are many other good WRX specific places.
My buddy does instals and has a shop in Rockville, MD. He is not a suby expert or tuner but does work on a lot of modified imports and is SAE certified. He does all my work. His shop is supposed to be getting a dyno soon and he is going to tuning school out in California. PM if you want more details.
Mach V motorsports in Dulles, Va. Its very close to Md and DC. They do a lot of Subaru work. [url]www.fastwrx.com[/url]
I have to highly recommend andrewtech automotive in gaithersburg. They specialize in subies and are also very nice to deal with. They are located in the airpark in gaithersburg. Thats who most mid-a members from nasioc speak of also.
[QUOTE=StallionWRX]Mach V motorsports in Dulles, Va. Its very close to Md and DC. They do a lot of Subaru work. [url]www.fastwrx.com[/url][/QUOTE]
I visited Mach V yesterday and spoke with Dan. He seemed to be pretty knowledgeable. We discussed some options for TBEs, Pro Tunes, and other items. Do they do good work?
Another guy mentioned Andrewtech, but I think he just does gearboxes/transmissions.
TurboXS is also in the airpark, along with Altered Atmosphere (although they mainly were doing 3000GT's and EVO's iirc)
[QUOTE=smores]TurboXS is also in the airpark, along with Altered Atmosphere (although they mainly were doing 3000GT's and EVO's iirc)[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't even let those incompetent fools over at Altered Atmosphere do so much as put gas in my car, let alone open the hood. They're a bunch of ricer idiots.
Steer clear of Altered Atmosphere. You'll find your car "altered," alright.....and your motor blown sky high....into the "atmosphere."
I think everyone beat me to it, i was going to suggest MachV and Andrewtech, they both have great reputations and a large following in the suby world. MachV is having a big open house, meet, carshow, charity event on the 18th if anyone wants to come up and meet the guys.
Andrewtech are considered gods in the nasioc community. They do specialize in trannys and gearboxes like Flat4 said but they do other things too, engine swaps, installs, etc. I just emailed them about installing my turboxs uppipe, since i dont have the time,experience or a shop to do it at. They quickly got back to me with a price that was considerably lower than any other that i had got. I will probably take it to them to make sure it is done right
MD tuning shops. what shops are in MD that are reputable.
md tuning shops
did anyone try lookin up agile motorsports. they are located in harford county. they do good work from what i hear. one of the mechanics that i used to work with does there transmission work. im new to the subaru thing but they do pretty much everything u need. they are only about 20 minutes from baltimore county where i live.
Andrewtech is the super Subaru shop of choice. They can do anything when it comes to subaru from installs and oil changes to built motor cars with 600 hp.
Agile has a good rep, but they are too far for me...unless I decide to get a protune.
TurboXS is well-known, but they don't tune Cobb.
MachV would not install parts that I did not buy there when I asked. They are more of a parts shop than a repair place.
+1 for Agile.
+1 for andrewtech and Mach V
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Cover-up: Mystery at the Super Bowl by John Feinstein
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Fledgling fourteen-year-old sports reporters Susan Carol and Stevie investigate suspicious activities at the Super Bowl after Stevie gets fired from his co-anchor job on a ground-breaking teen sports show.
This is a really good book! "Why" It's about the superbowl and it covers the actually loss of the winning team due to an illegal player. Q4P4 AHS/Conner C.
Stevie and Susan Carol return for a 3rd book. They must save the Super Bowl from an owner of an expansion team who is trying to cover up a failed drug test.
I was frankly amazed that I liked this novel. I am not, by any means, a sports fan. This is an interesting story, however, and the two teenage protagonists are engaging and likeable characters. The setting--the SuperBowl--is one any reader can identify, and the behind-the-scenes view of the big event and the media circus which surrounds it is very interesting and believably written. My biggest criticism is that the characters, who are supposed to be savvy and mature journalism professionals beyond their years, are sometimes a bit too savvy-sounding to be entirely believeable.
This book would've been the strongest of the series, if it hadn't fallen into the same plot device that Blue Balliett's Chasing Vermeer/The Wright 3/The Calder Game series had: the same people stumbling upon huge cover-ups. Even though I like this story more than the other two, it seems incredibly improbable that these kids would continue stumbling upon huge cover-ups that rock sports to it's very core.
The writing's strong, the characters are well written, and the plot's pretty good. But I can't get over that gargantuan plot device to make a single book a trilogy.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375842470, Hardcover)THE SUPER BOWL. America's biggest sports spectacle. More than 95 million fans will be watching, but Steve Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson know that what they'll be watching is a lie. They know that the entire offensive line of the California Dreams have failed their doping tests and that the Dreams' owner is trying to cover up the test results. These two teens are sitting on the biggest sports scandal of the decade. What they don't know -yet - is how to prove it.
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Elisa Camahort Page, blogging pioneer and marketing executive, leads all events, marketing and public relations for BlogHer, the number-one community for and guide to blogs by women. BlogHer holds an annual conference to bring together bloggers from around the world for hands-on learning, discussions and networking. The conference sold out in record time this year, but Elisa and her team came up with the creative idea of LobbyCon to extend the event and meet additional demand. We interviewed Elisa to find out more about LobbyCon and gather tips and tricks for event holders looking to create sell out events.
1. How did you come up with the idea for LobbyCon?
BlogHer's annual conference has actually sold out every year since since its 2005 inception, but never so early as BlogHer '09. It sold out in March! Because our model sets pricing to be very affordable for our community, the bloggers, we need sponsors to subsidize the cost of attendees. Our first response was to increase our sponsor goal and see if we could bring in more sponsors, and therefore bring in more bloggers. We were successful with that…to the point of the venue's meeting space capacity. Then we started seeing people blog and tweet about just showing up and hanging out in the lobby. We thought: What can we do for those people. We talked to the hotel about what it would take to stream keynote sessions into an available space. Turns out they had a perfect space…the Chi Bar, which is not in use during the day…and they could indeed stream to the existing screens in that space. We had more room for the parties and on the expo floor, so LobbyCon was born!
2. Are you doing anything differently to ensure that the LobbyCon attendees have a great experience?
While we don't have space to deliver all of the great break-out programming (and all of the great meals) that full conference attendees will enjoy, we wanted to make sure they had access to more than just the parties and the swag. The streaming of the general sessions, from the opening welcome, to our unique Community Keynote featuring live blog readings, to our Saturday keynotes featuring amazing thinkers like Tina Brown, Ilene Chaiken and danah boyd, was an integral part of what gave LobbyCon real value over literally sitting in the lobby.
3. What do you hope attendees will take away from the event?
We always say that we hope our attendees walk out of every session having learned something they can't wait to try, having heard something they can't wait to share and/or having met someone who will be a friend for life.
4. What's the secret to hosting a sellout event in this economy?
Our entire business, not just our conference business, is built around our community. We can only lead by listening. We find many different ways that the community – the actual bloggers who are willing to buy the tickets, arrange the travel and leave their daily responsibilities – can feel they have a hand in the conference. We have programming that is community-generated. We have our Community Keynote, which was really the highlight of last year's event. We have a volunteer green committee, who helps us understand where we could take steps to be more green. Our conference bookstore is stocked with books written by attendees. The list goes on. When people feel they had a hand in something, they want to talk about it, share it.
5. What single promotional tactic would you say drove the most attendees to your event?
Twitter has become a much bigger part of our outreach effort over the last 12-18 months.
6. Anything else you'd like to share about the BlogHer '09 conference and LobbyCon?
Three things:
1. You'll be able to follow the live blogs of every session at BlogHer.com
2. Audio and video will get posted some time after.
3. We'll be announcing BlogHer '10's location and dates (and opening registration) at BlogHer '09, don't miss it!!


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First off, our reviews are almost always based on spending quality time with a bottle of wine – we're not at all huge fans of the 2-minute taste then review scenario. There are many times when we go back in a few hours or even the next day and hit the wine again to see how it has changed. During this process, the initial taste is had and then we put the bottle on the counter with the cork on it – just like many of you do at home.
We feel this allows us to give a better impression of a wine's complexity and character.
All wines (even white) are sampled at room temperature in order to get the full experience of the taste and to find any potential flaws in the wine.
Finally, ALL reviews are simply the OPINION of the reviewer – you should never listen to us without trying the wines yourself – remember to ALWAYS EMBRACE YOUR OWN PALATE as it's the only one you have and it'll never lie to you!
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We feel that every bottle of wine should deliver a certain level of experience based on its price and that applies to the cheapest wines as well as the most expensive. Regardless of what the price is, it should be "Worth Every Penny" – period.
Our scale looks like this:
The 100% mark is the asking price of the wine from the winery (MSRP) – So if a wine scores an even 100% that means we feel it's properly priced based on the experience and overall goodness it provides. Wines which score above 100% mean we'd easily have no problems paying more than the MSRP and wines which score below 100% means that (in our opinion) the winery is asking too much for it.
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If you are not at home, and a thief tries to rob you, is it legal to detain him at gunpoint until the police arrive so that he can be arrested?
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If you are not at home, and a thief tries to rob you, is it legal to detain him at gunpoint until the police arrive so that he can be arrested?
for example, as in this article
Depends on your state. In NC you can detain under certain circumstances. You can not use deadly force to detain though and the method of detention usually has to be in line with the offense committed.
For NC look up § 15A‑404
Remember, in NC there is no citizens arrest.
Funny story, when i received my cc class with my wife, a lawyer explains the legalities of carrying a gun and its use in the state of Oklahoma, at some point in time someone asked the question " Can a citizen hold a suspect at gunpoint?" the lawyer said : NO so I raised my hand and I stated the obvious in my mind: "So if I canot hold him do i have to shoot him?', well everyone laughed at my question.
Well so it happens that on the street you cannot hold someone, but when you catch an intruder inside your home, that intruder already has crossed a legal threshold, so yes, here in Oklahoma I'll shoot an intruder and the law should protect me from prosecution.
the case is, you don't know if the intruder came in on a dare, or he wants to steal your new TV you just bought yesterday, or maybe he is a psychopath trying to kill you and rape your wife.
So you can shoot and ask questions later.
Here in Oklahoma, that is.
It'd be interesting on how other states view this, like Arkansas.
Sounds like a clear and legal case for a Citizens Arrest to me, at least in the state of Georgia.
In South Carolina, you can detain a suspected felon at gunpoint and if he tries to flee you can shoot him and kill him, even, by definition, if it is in the back. SC Code of Law Title 17 Chapter 13--"A citizen my arrest a person in the nighttime by efficient means as the darkness and the probability of escape render necessary, even if the life of the person should be taken, when the person: being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or to commit some felony, flees when he is hailed". Clear as day in SC and we have seen many instances where no prosecution has taken place. If you are a thief or felon in SC and like to do your work at night, you had better have good life insurance for your family--cause wherever you practice your trade, the good citizens of SC can make sure you never do it again. Note that this law only pertains "at night". We also have Castle Doctrine, which thieves or felons should be aware of anytime night or day--you enter someone's home the good citizens of SC can make sure you never do it again. During the daytime and out on the public street, if there is a presumption of imminent danger of death or great bodily injury and I would think you could presume that if someone is trying to rob you or commit a felony against you, the good citizens of SC who are CCers, can, once again, make sure you never do it again.
I think here that "citizen's arrest" are only applicable at the level of a felony.
I'd have to ask - why would you want to?
It's a whole huge legal can of worms you're opening, for little or no gain.
If the person was a sufficient threat that I have taken him under threat at gunpoint, I'm just as happy to have him leave. Heck, that's the first part of my objective - "Leave me alone".
Interesting question. As others have said it will depend on your state laws and local jurisdiction to a large extent.
In Virginia I wouldn't recommend doing it as the home owner in Columbia did it. However Virginia is a OC state and if the BG stays put because he sees your OC'd gun, you've done nothing wrong.
As a matter of fact, yes, you can. People can and often do hold bugulars at gun point. Be sure to tell the dispatcher that you are doing that and give the description of the clothes that you wear so that there is no mistaken ID.Quote:
It'd be interesting on how other states view this, like Arkansas.
I'd use my gun to RETREAT & GET AWAY. The thief is most likely not going to do anything at gunpoint. Back up until you can safely exit. Then call 911. If MY life is in danger, the most prudent course of action, especially with the possibility of ending in front of a jury is to avoid the confrontation. If the robber is not armed an attempts to disarm you, and you shoot him, the jury will look at the disparity of force without a DEADLY threat and off you go to the hoosegow
We're not cops. If your life is not in mortal danger, pulling a handgun and possibly using it without an imminent thereat of deadly force by an adversary will end up badly for you. The gun is for self defense, not law enforcement. That's what LEO's do,
My .02. YMMV
Here in Texas, yes I could. And if he tried to flee and I reasonably believed it to be the only way to prevent his escape and recover my property I can use deadly force to prevent his escape. During the nighttime of course. Rules are a little different during the day though.
I am not saying I necessarily would, but I sure like having options.
Many states do not allow the use of deadly force in defense of property. TX and a few others being notable exceptions. Using a firearm in almost any situation could present future problems none of us considered, including civil action that could destroy you financially.
I have a 2 million umbrella liability insurance policy for just this kind of situation. Like firearms, better to have it and not need it than needing it and not having it. Liability insurance is cheap compared to possible consequences.
In Utah that would be legal if the offense the BG committed was a felony. Or if it was inside your home, as the law states that you have reason to believe he's there to commit a felony, if the entry was made by force, threat of force, stealth or surreptitiously.
I wouldn't do it for anything less than a felony.


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Not all pups want to be social butterflies. Some pups really love to romp and play with others. The only way you'll know where your pup fits in, would be to stay and watch it.
I wouldn't mind taking a pup of mine to a play date such as that, just to see it interact with other pups. I can learn alot about my pup that way. But it wouldn't be something I would continue, nor would I ever leave my pup there.
Just be careful and keep a close eye on your dog. I was a few feet away from my dog when a new comer collared her and slapped her in the face twice. We haven't been back since and it's a shame Lucie really liked playing with other dogs. And I'm
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Puppy play dates and socialization with strange dogs (dog parks) is not universally excepted. My guys were taught to ignore other dogs and never were exposed to dogs,growing up.They "never got a chance to run around out of my control with a pack of dogs/puppies. They grew up without issues.
On one occasion I brought in three strays(escaped from home) at once without issue, My guys knew how to behave they were under my control, the three pack knew that... no problems ensued!
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This is absolutely silly. I have 4 dogs. They love playing with each other and the love when I play with them even more. I enjoy watching them play. It doesn't diminish my time with them at all. I'm thrilled that they play with one another.
I know for sure if I were to introduce another dog while DDog is only 6 months old, whether this is a pup or adult, I will lose his focus.
I love for him to play with others (known and safe dogs) on a regular bases but break it up for training and playing with me. I have done that with all my dogs and it worked well. WD lost his focus on other dogs when he was just about one year old as he rather played with me then.
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You hang out there too....watch your dog play, socialize with the other owners, talk to the staff trainers who are watching and controlling the play session. We met another person with a DDR GSD (about the same age as Remi) who wants to train with us, so that is cool. I have been picking the trainers brains, so free training advice is another bonus.
I think its important for my dog to be social and know how to play with other dogs. That doesn't mean I want him to be with other dogs over me, which is why I'm constantly doing recalls with him while he is in the middle of playing with the other dogs. He comes back to me 100% of the time, I play with him for 20 seconds, then send him back out to join the pack.
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I think that would bee cool if we had something like this around. Do you stay there with the pup, or drop him off? If you dropped him off, I would think this would be a added bonus you could let your dog socialise and run out some energy, and you can do something for your self, like shopping or what ever running around you have to do. Then when you pick then up, you could do a training session... And hopefully they take a nap. Then when they are up, then bond with your pup threw training, play, brushing etc what ever you do to bond with your pup.
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I think its important for my dog to be social and know how to play with other dogs. That doesn't mean I want him to be with other dogs over me, which is why I'm constantly doing recalls with him while he is in the middle of playing with the other dogs. He comes back to me 100% of the time, I play with him for 20 seconds, then send him back out to join the pack.
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What do you guys think of puppy play hour. They are offered locally at different places, you go in, let your puppy just run around and play with other dogs supervised by a trainer. I have been doing this for a few weeks with Remi and he loves it. He seems to play nice with everyone, including the annoying/pushy puppies.
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I used to be very pro-play group and puppy socialization. I think it's fine for little puppies but the more I pay attention the more I notice puppies 6 months and older can differ greatly in pay style.
Just observing puppy socialization groups by myself to gage if it was a right fit for Fawn I was seeing a lot of tackling, shy pups trying to back away out of the fray, bullying, etc. I'm sure this isn't every where but puppies will be puppies and it's a bit difficult to intervene in my opinion.
|I have been doing recalls while he is playing with other puppies.....he drops everything he does and runs back to me. I think I have that going for us. I don't want a dog that doesn't know how to play or act around other dogs. I think this class allows him to be a puppy and I get to test his obedience and recall with all those distractions.
I like teaching my dogs to respond to me despite awesome other dogs.
I teach recall and sits and engagement from a very young age, then take puppies to play groups, classes, and dog parks, and work those things with other dog distractions. They get to play a little and socialize, which most puppies LOVE, and then I can work in our obedience to call them off of other dogs, out of play, etc.
It's a win-win situation if you are training regularly and can set them up to be successful, and it's a group of dogs/trainer you know or trust.
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Target Field has been kind to Sam Deduno
Sam Deduno fits this mold.
He was a surprise for the 2012 Twins team and this still didn't save his spot on the 40-man roster in the offseason. Every MLB team had a chance to claim him and no one took the opportunity to add him to their club. Deduno went back into the Twins minor league pool and a successful World Baseball Classic might have given him the confidence he needed to make some adjustments.
It has been a new and improved Deduno in 2013. His career walk rate entering this season was 6.1 BB/9 and he has cut that number almost in half to 3.3 BB/9 this season. He averaged 1.2 HR/9 at the end of last year and he has reduced that number to 0.5 HR/9. With seven wins to his name, he already has a career high. Decreasing walks and keeping the ball in the park have helped to make Deduno a more effective pitcher.
One of the things that might have helped Deduno the most could be his numbers while pitching in the friendly confines of Target Field. So far this season, his ERA at home (2.33) is more than 1.30 point lower than on the road (3.65) and his 0.963 WHIP at home is outstanding. He has given up one home run at Target Filed compared to three home runs on the road.
These numbers are great so let's jump into them a little deeper.
Opponents put up pretty decent numbers against Deduno when it came to hitting against him in the past. From 2010 to 2012, opposing batters hit .248/.371/.399, which translates to a .769 OPS. He has actually been worse than that on the road this year. In eight games, the opposition has hit .262/.340/.383 including 14 extra-base hits. When Mr. Deduno gets on the mound at Target Field this year, he has limited the opposing team to a .212/.278/.293 batting line.
While the above numbers have improved for Deduno at Target Field, opponents have also found it more difficult to make hard contact. At home, the opposition has a line drive percentage of 14.4% and that number goes up to 19.1% on the road. He is also getting more ground balls at home, as his ground ball percentage is 64.4% compared to 61.8% on the road.
When Deduno is at Target Field, men reach base against him at a lower rate but he is also better at leaving them on base when they do reach. At home, he has posted an 80.4% left on base percentage. On the road, he has only been able to post a LOB% of 74.9%. Deduno's home numbers could look even better if he wouldn't have hit four men with pitches. In fact, he hit three men at Target Field in his second start of the season. If those hit bats men were taken out of the equation, Deduno would be even more impressive at home.
Overall, Deduno has looked greatly improved in front of the hometown crowd but there are plenty of games left in the season. He has started four more games on the road than at home and this difference in sample size could play a role in the numbers described above. Most surprising might be the fact that Deduno has shown some semblance of being a quality addition to the Twins starting rotation.
Not too bad for a guy that no teams wanted to claim when he was made available in the offseason.
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What am I missing? Atheists follow a specific philosophical worldview regarding the ultimate nature of the being of reality. Included are beliefs regarding how reality functions, operates, and is described. To rid yourself of the concept of you believing in an entity is to say you have no belief, and thus have no way of describing your outlook or worldview. "Belief" does not have to be an affirmative stance, and having a non-affirmative stance does not negate such stance as being a belief.
figured I'd just throw out some of that criticism.... i could be off
The burden of proof is on the believer of supernatural things, not the non-believer. Atheism is not a belief, it's a natural response to a complete lack of evidence for the supernatural. I get what you're saying, but trying to frame atheism as a belief, even a non-affirmative one... well, just doesn't seem right. I know someone here has a better response to this than I can think of right now. I'm trying to say they aren't in the same ballpark really, not because I want to distance myself from religious belief (I don't really give a fuck) but because they don't seem that way.
It's not a belief in the non-existence of something because that implies the truth is that such a thing exists and those who don't believe have the burden of proof. There. That's what I'm trying to say. We don't have a belief in the non-existence of the tooth fairy, we just know it's something made up to entertain children. If you wanna play semantics, you can call it a belief, but IMO it isn't.him wrote:The point of faith is that it is not certain and makes no affirmative claim. Otherwise, what is the point of using the term faith?
I don't know where this is coming from. I see how you're trying to frame the argument, but almost all faith makes very certain affirmative claims. It's not the same as atheism.
him wrote:I don't believe in the toothfairy. Therefore, I have a belief in the non-existence of God (edit: i mean toothfairy).
Just like atheists don't believe in God.... therefore, atheists believe in the non-existence of God.
him wrote:Believing in the non-existence of somethting does not imply that such a thing exists as Jacques put it. Seems like ya'll talking out your asses. Although I understand that when an athiest says they believe in the non-existence of God that it makes them inferior to intellectuals who have some kind of emotional baggage with the word belief.
I believe 2+2 does not equal 5. Oh wait, I forgot I just implied that 2+2 could equal 5. Whoopsies
him wrote:And also to say the burden of proof is not on that person because they do not implicate the existence of God, or give it a possibility, shows that they are making affirmative claims towards the nature of reality because they are claiming the possibility to be zero. If there is any possbility for a God in the mind of an atheist, no matter how small, they admit that there is a possibility and must find some argument to rule it out - and therefore, having a degree of burden for proof. Just because one argues against a specific claim does not mean that they are making a claimless statement in that argument themselves.
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Saturday on a gorgeous day at PPL Park, three college games highlighted the first-ever Whitman's® Sampler® Independence Classic.
Syracuse and St. John's kicked off the action with a noon start.
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CHESTER, PA—Brian Megill doesn't get the opportunity to shoot that often, so when he does, the Syracuse defender likes to treat the rare opportunities like precious jewels.
The opportunity came in a big early-season showdown against St. John's on Saturday in the first-ever Whitman's Sampler Independence Classic at PPL Park, organized by Inside Lacrosse.
And what did Megill do?
He closed his eyes.
Megill's goal came at a crucial time in Syracuse's 13-11 victory over the Red Storm. The victory propelled Syracuse to 3-1 overall, and it dropped St. John's to 3-2.
Megill's goal gave the Orangemen a 10-9 lead that they carried into the fourth quarter. And Megill had no idea.
"Yep, I literally shut my eyes, because I had a guy coming at me and I caught, shot and it went in—I didn't even know I scored, I just jumped up and celebrated with the team," said Megill, who's scored two goals in his career. "I wasn't even expecting to get the ball back from [Luke] Cometti. I just aimed it at the cage and luckily my stick got caught and it went through his legs. Everyone knew I scored before I scored. I didn't even see the net move. I just everyone cheering and I knew it went into the back of the net."
The game was a great give-and-take affair. Syracuse started out big, going up 4-1 and seemingly in control. Then St. John's charged back to tie it.
That theme followed the course of the game.
The Red Storm's Kieran McArdle led all scorers with four goals and two assists, and Syracuse's JoJo Marasco countered with one goal and four assists in being named Player of the Game.
"It was a pretty entertaining game if you were sitting in the seats," St. John's coach Jason Miller said. "Defensively, we wanted to do some zone principle stuff on their midfield dodge in the first half. I thought that worked well initially. We were switching a lot of picks and they started to throw back and get got inside on us a little bit. Late in the second quarter, we slowed our slides down and made them go to the goal a little harder."
Syracuse John Desko seemed to be pleased with his team's third-straight victory.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game, I think McArdle is one of the best attackmen in the country and they had a good game plan, when they get the ball on offense, they're a good man-up team, " Desko said. "We got possessions in the fourth quarter, and it was a good win for us. We're going to learn from this game. McArdle is a handful, he's tough."
Derek DeJoe scored what resulted in the game winner on a man-up opportunity with 10:32 left in the game. He came off a pick and Kevin Rice hit him with a perfect pass.
"Derek, I believe, has one of the best shots on the team and he does that all of the time at practice," Marasco said. "We saw that there, and he has a good outside shot and put the ball in the net most of the time."
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CHESTER, PA — It was the meandering, desperate, 45-yard dribbling demon that just never seemed to go away. Especially for Penn's Brian Feeney and Anthony Santomo. The Quakers' defensive duo couldn't get that one goal out of their minds, the difference in Villanova's dramatic victory over Penn last year on a horn-beating shot.
A shot that was deflected off Santomo's stick. A shot that skidded by Feeney in goal. A demon both needed exorcized. Penn, Santomo and Feeney did just that on Saturday, with an emphatic 13-9 victory over the Wildcats in the inaugural Whitman's Sampler Independence Classic at PPL Park, organized by Inside Lacrosse.
Penn, ranked No. 18, improved to 4-1 overall and could rise in the rankings, while a young Villanova team fell to 1-4. Zack Losco, the game's MVP, scored three goals for Penn, as did Isaac Bock and Nick Doktor. Villanova's Max Hart led all scorers with four goals — all coming in the first half.
Feeney had nine saves, Santomo kept playing exceptional defense and they both avenged something that's plagued each of them for a year.
"That shot hit my stick last year and I remember trying to get out of the way; it hit off the top of my stick, deflected it and it threw Brian off," Santomo said. "We really owed Villanova this. We thought about this game for a year. It was pretty bad. Me and Brian felt awful about it. We took it very personally, we needed this and we owed them this from last year."
Feeney has been outstanding this whole season. He got off to a slow start against Villanova, but when it counted, as he's done time and again this year, he was there to make big saves.
It's not surprising Feeney and Penn's defensive crew of Santomo, Maxx Meyer and Matt McMahon shut out Villanova in the fourth quarter, busting open what had been a close game. The Wildcats turned the ball over 11 times and were outshot 26-15 in the second half.
"We didn't get it done in the fourth quarter," said Villanova coach Mike Corrado, who's still shaping a young team. "We have four or five freshmen who are playing a lot for us. They're getting better, and I'm confident they're going to get better. We play three, three-and-half quarters. Sometimes it's as simple as dropping a pass. It's frustrating. It's frustrating. We're trying to figure it out. It's been a little of everything. It's hard to say it's not just one thing."
Corrado did make an adjustment in net, taking out freshman starting goalie Greg Stamatov and replaced him with five minutes left in the first half with senior goalie Billy Hurley, a positive who looked strong in relief with 12 saves.
"We felt that we were just trying things it up a little bit and looking for a spark," Corrado said. "We're not blaming Greg at all. We just felt it gave us a little spark defensively. It actually did for a while. We just played too much defense. In that second half, we were on defense a lot of the half."
Feeney will savor this victory. He had been waiting for a rematch for a year. He blamed himself for the last year's loss.
"I waited a while for this," Feeney said. "I might have wanted this a little more, me and [Santomo]. We didn't want to over extend on defense. We weren't definitely going to let what happened last year happen again. I took that loss personally. This was very, very sweet."
The demon is dead.
—Joe Santoliquito
Before, during and after Lehigh's 12-10 victory over Penn State Saturday night, Mountain Hawks head coach Kevin Cassese continuously challenged his team to live in the present.
Lehigh entered 2013 riding the high of their best season in program history in 2012, but then started the new season with a somewhat mediocre 3-3 record, losing three of their last four heading into Saturday night's game against in-state rival Nittany Lions.
The team knew, though that a win at the Whitman's Sampler Independence Classic against a ranked opponent could turn into serious momentum builder for their still evolving year.
And, despite relinquishing a 5-1 lead in the third quarter, the Mountain Hawks pushed their record to above .500 with verve, scoring six goals in the fourth to walk out of Chester, Pa. with the victory.
"It's been a tough road we've been on so far, we've had a lot of reflection and a lot of talking among our players so far, coach to player, player to player and everyone in between," Cassese said postgame. "We really challenged the guys to step up and live in the moment. I think we've been dwelling in our past a little too much on the past and I think we've been focused on the future a little bit too much, and I think we forgot about the present. That's been showing up in our play, especially in our three losses but also in our wins. Tonight I think was definitely an accurate representation of what Lehigh lacrosse is supposed to be."
Cassese's team stood up to his challenge, taking advantage of their shot opportunities (game-high 34) and riding the momentum built from returning goalie Matt Poillon (11 saves), who was fantastic on the night, to take the win in front of a hearty, rowdy crowd. T
Lehigh attackman Dante Fantoni led the team with three goals and two assists. Fellow attackman Dan Taylor added two goals and three assists.
Taylor flashed his Canadian skills twice in the contest, once on a behind-the-head goal and then again on a behind-the-head assist.
Fellow Canadian Patrick Corbett added three goals on the night.
"I thought it was a coming out party for Dan and Patrick," Cassese said. "I see that stuff in practice every day, so for me that's old hat at this point. But to see it on a national stage at this type of event, TV, that kind of stuff, that's deserving for those guys."
Despite the big time offense, Saturday's victory wasn't Lehigh's best game stats-wise. Penn State beat the Hawks on the stat sheet in many categories, taking face-offs (17-24), groundballs (31-20) and EMOs (3-5).
Lehigh, though, was disciplined at the right moments. They refocused after Penn State scored five straight goals in the third, scoring five straight of their own including two crucial EMO goals midway through the fourth.
"I think this was the team that I thought we would have this year," Casses said. "We didn't play great tonight, but we played hard. We fought for possessions and groundballs. And that is really the core of our program, that's what we build ourselves around and that was on display tonight."
In the loss, Penn State's TJ Sanders had a career night with a five-goal, one assist performance, including notching two goals and an assist in the team's fourth quarter comeback. Fellow attackman Shane Sturge and Jack Forster helped with a combined four goals.
Lehigh will look to roll that momentum into their March 16 road game against Army. Penn State, meanwhile, will look to bounce back on the road against CAA opponent UMass.
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With what you stated above...I'm curious what the current rebates/incentives are from Ford on the remaining 2012 Focus? Wondered if the $3000 rebate Nik referred to was on the 2012 Focus or on a different car?
By the way, I just came back yesterday from a 3-day business trip to Boston. I was able to get a Focus SEL as a car rental from Enterprise. It was registered in May 2012 and the car had about 1700 miles on it when I picked it up at the airport. This car felt much different from my Focus Titanium which had a build date of 5/27/12. The rental felt sluggish and was tough to get it to accelerate quickly from stop. Bottom line is I feel a big difference between my Titanium and the SEL rental. Much of it is probably due to my car was built with 12B37 implemented where as this SEL rental may not have the 12B37 applied to it yet.
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It takes a certain enthusiasm and mania to willingly spend hour after hour with a beer in one hand and some music in the other, yet never tire or waver from the end goal of keeping those around you entertained. Some DJs prefer the opposite – happy to keep their head down and plug away, letting the dance floor take care of and engage with itself, where others are mad enough to jump out from the safety of the booth to make themselves the life of the party and much more than a music delivery system. Adam Swain has always fitted comfortably in the latter category – as passionate a clubber as he is a DJ, like most party animals he truly appreciates the power of a solid warm up, and having built a reputation in the crucible of such challenging early slots, Swain is reaching beyond with his trademark blend of emotional, organic, deep and rolling tech house that's as relevant at the beginning of the night as it is in the middle or at the end.
Having supported the likes of Vincenzo, Roland Appel, Motorcitysoul, Jay Shepheard and the legendary Steve Bug at his own Subtrakt events alongside deep house compatriot and co-promoter Rikki Newton; Swain has also branched out to broader audiences at venues such as F4, Matchbar and Killing Time in Melbourne plus Watt Bar (Sundae), The Press Club, Sky Room, The Empire (Moon Bar) and most notably as a resident at Brisbane's home of the underground, Barsoma.
No matter what time or space in which Adam Swain is found behind the decks one thing is certain; few can match his passion and fewer still will challenge his ability to read a dance floor.
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Manesh has gained a strong following through playing techno in the Brisbane duo Digital Divide, however he is also sharing his love for deep, tech and straight up house at various events across Brisbane when playing solo.
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I used your Pete the Cat activities with my kindergartners the first week and they loved it. I did find that the graph was too hard for them, so I switched it up. I created a bar graph wall (which I'm going to change out each week)and posted the children's Petes on it. Then I projected the graph on my board and I modeled how to transfer the data. It was a HUGE success. I do have one question off the topic of Pete the Cat:
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- Number of restaurants - 2
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Conference space size (meters) - 370
- Free self parking
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- 24-hour front desk
- One meeting room
- Computer station
- Hair salon
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Wedding services
- Business center
- Number of floors - 7
- Conference space size (feet) - 3983
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Bar/lounge
- Free WiFi
- Express check-out
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Year Built 1974
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Multilingual staff
- Total number of rooms - 89
- Laundry facilities
- Newspapers in lobby (surcharge)
- Accessible bathroom
- ATM/banking
Room Facilities
- Free WiFi
- Free toiletries
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Turndown service
- Free newspaper
- Down comforter
- Cable TV service
- In-room massage available
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Room service (24 hours)
- Hair dryer
- Premium bedding
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room safe
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
- Shower/tub combination
- Desk
- Free bottled water
- Phone
Hotel Policy
Know Before You Go
- Guests must transfer via airport shuttle to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 24 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking.
- This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Children 10 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Breakfast fee: between USD 21 and USD 22 for adults, USD 17 and USD 22 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 10 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 32.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.Show all hotel policy Show less hotel policy