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AWAY FROM STREET, PRIVATE REAR APARTMENT: Enjoy our prime "South of the Boulevard" location with the best of walkable restaurants in a safe and quiet setting! A bright & clean, top quality studio with hardwood floors, this 380 sq. ft. space comprised the south east corner of our main house, but it's now completely private with it's own entrance from a private gated side yard.
BATH EN SUITE: Your private, sunny ceramic tile bathroom area features double vanity, large tile shower (no bath tub) and instant hot water. Note that the entrance to the suite is through this over-sized bathroom, and that the kitchen appliances also share this part of the suite.
BEDDING AND LIGHTING: From the skylight, double-glazed windows and recessed lights on dimmers to the new latex mattress (hypo-allergenic) & memory foam 3" pressure-relieving egg-crate topper, down pillows & duvet, solid tiger mahogany half sleigh bed (no footboard), high thread count cotton sheets, this gem has been thoughtfully prepared for your stay whether few nights or a few months. If you're an unusually warm sleeper, please note that memory foam can be warm to sleep on for some. We love it for comfort though and hope you will as well.
DIMENSIONS: This studio's main room measures roughly 23' x 12' and the bathroom area measures roughly 10' x 12' .
ENTERTAINMENT: Enjoy complimentary private high-speed internet access, 40" Samsung DVRHD TV along with premium Direct TV channels including annual NFL package. We've just added a very comfy recliner!
ENTRANCE FROM PRIVATE SIDE YARD: Your apartment enjoys a private entrance from the gated side yard. My better half and I have our rooms at the other side of the house facing the street, so you can enjoy as much seclusion as you like.
HOSTS: As the owners we are mostly on site yet out of site and at your service when needed. Our goal is to earn your return visits, perfect reviews and referrals, so please let us know how to make your stay as enjoyable as possible.
HOUSEKEEPING: Weekly housekeeping for stays of a week or longer: linens changed & fluff 'n' fold included (up to three loads per week) in addition to towels and sheets changed on request. Additional housekeeping available for a nominal fee, making this a perfect fit for entertainment industry professionals spending long days on set as well as those traveling for pleasure or coming to help with a new grandchild.
HOUSE RULES: We make a point of being quiet in the evening so you can relax, and we ask that you observe reasonable quiet hours as well between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.. Please also be mindful of the noise level if you're coming in late as we have neighbors who wake up very early for work on both sides of the house. Please no packages or food deliveries to the house since they invariable come to the wrong door. Do not use our address for any purpose (such as writing it down as your own address on an application) to help us avoid unwanted mail after your stay. No pet are allowed unless specifically listed in your agreement. This is a completely non-smoking property as I work with people who have breathing problems. Please don't smoke anywhere on the property (e-cigs are okay) or in front of our neighbor's house. No hair dyes, tanning agents or anything else that might damage linens may be used in the unit. If you suspect you might have an issue (for example, you just had your hair colored or tanner applied), please let me know prior to your stay so I can use linens that won't be harmed such as black towels to help avoid damage charges. No parties, no drugs, no guests who are not on your contract. Thank you for your understanding.
IMMACULATE: I spend about four hours cleaning between guests from the chandelier to the remote controls and light switches right down to the baseboards. We inspect everything ourselves to ensure quality control. No mysterious bedspreads here; everything is freshly cleaned or laundered including duvet cover and pillow shams. You'll find your private suite quiet, peaceful, private, and perhaps most importantly, squeaky clean.
KITCHEN AREA: Designed for light food prep but not serious cooking, there's plenty of space for fresh groceries and leftovers. Your new kitchenette area (2015 remodel) features an 8 foot peninsula with a huge Kohler cast iron kitchen farm sink, garbage disposal and filtered water on tap. Nearly 24 square feet of quartz countertops with 2 bar stools allow for desk or dining comfort and space. Also: 10 cubic foot refrigerator with separate freezer, microwave, 2-burner hot plate, Keurig coffee maker including complementary K-cups for virtually endless coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Kitchenware, wine-opener and other essentials provided.
PARKING & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: One visitor parking pass is provided to you for easy parking right in front of the house. Bus stop a block away leads to bus connection to the Metro for downtown access.
RESTAURANTS AND SHOPS: Please check out our guidebook for just a small sample of the countless eateries within a five-ten minute walk including Starbucks two blocks away and Kaiju Japanese restaurant about ten houses away right at Ventura and Woodman.
SAFETY: Please be aware that there are a few stepping stones and a total of four or five steps to access the unit. We prefer to carry your luggage for you and are also happy to walk you to the unit from your car if you have any concerns. This is an extraordinarily safe neighborhood. I am the only person who has access to your unit as I do the housekeeping myself. Unless there is truly an emergency, I will always ask your permission and timing in advance to minimize any inconvenience. Your privacy and security are important to me, so please let me know if you have any questions about access.
STUDIO CLOSE: CBS Radford Studios, NBC Studios, Disney Studios and Warner Brothers Studios are all just a few minutes away without having to hit the freeway or the canyons.
TEMPERATURE CONTROL: Central a/c & heat, plus you have a window a/c unit in the bedroom. There is also a space heater and heated mattress pad with dual control in the colder months. A down duvet is provided, but if you would like a lighter option, a freshly laundered cotton thermal blanket is available on request.
WALKABLE NEIGHBORHOOD: Our picket fence, tree-lined neighborhood near Benedict Canyon Drive and Valley Vista Boulevard provides a safe and quiet respite where you can either stroll down to shopping and dozens of top eateries or wander up to hiking and biking trails in the Santa Monica Mountain Nature Conservancy.
This unique location allows you to drive as little as possible. Even the grocery store is just a five minute walk from here... almost unheard-of in L.A.!
PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO BOOK A RESERVATION. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THROUGH THE WEBSITE IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR A LONG-TERM RENTAL, FILM LOCATION OR DISCOUNT AS THESE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Thank you for your interest!
As a vocalist and voice consultant for over twenty-five years, I've traveled extensively and understand the challenges involved in finding a place that felt something like home, or at least allowed room in the refrigerator for a few staples. I enjoy creating a serene and welcoming place that attracts repeat visitors who truly do describe this as their home away from home.
Elizabeth purchased this studio in 1995
My late grandmother, a singer and voice teacher herself, purchased this wonderful place to create a place for her friend and fellow singer to occupy for the last several decades of her life. Though my grandmother never lived here herself, it has always represented to me the most loving and generous part of her nature. After her passing, I purchased the property from her estate after having lived in virtually every part of Los Angeles at one time or another. The more I explored this vast and sprawling city, the more certain I became that I wanted to eventually settle in the Benedict Canyon property. So twenty years ago, I did just that, and I'm so glad I did.
The ability to walk three minutes north to wonderful shops and restaurants, or three minutes south to the Santa Monica Mountains Nature Conservancy trails is quite a treat for us. Also, because the homes south of the Boulevard are all single family homes (plus the occasional guest house), it really feels like a suburban neighborhood with the unusual ability to walk ten doors down to the local sushi place.
We always love our stay at Elizabeth's home. This year we stayed in the inside suite and it was beautiful and peaceful, a wonderful respite after busy sightseeing in LA.
Such a great stay. Beautiful space. Elisabeth was a perfect host.
We recently stayed here and were so comfortable! The neighborhood is fantastic. Took a lot of walks around and you are even close enough to walk to restaurants. The place was beautifully decorated and the bed and pillows super comfortable. We were welcomed and made to feel at home right away. This is a very private, quiet spot and we will be back for sure! Thank you, Elizabeth!
We loved the efficiency at this location. Elizabeth met us when we arrived to make sure we had everything we needed and kept in touch during our stay. It was a lovely place, convenient to Sherman Oaks main street (within walking distance) and we will definitely look to stay there again when we return to the area.
This was a cute little place with everything my wife and I needed and an easy drive to where I needed to go, Beverly Hills and Hollywood. Owner is wonderful and very accomodating. Would definitely stay again.
My boyfriend and I stayed at this Sherman Oaks property while visiting family on vacation in the area. This was our first time trying VRBO and we were more than pleased with the experience. Elizabeth was a gracious host who was very flexible when our arrival time had to change. When we arrived Elizabeth showed us to the cottage in the back of her property, gave us some tips on where to eat and the local area and then gave us plenty of privacy. This property is in a very nice neighborhood, very convenient and easy to get to. If you wanted to you could even walk to some restaurants and stores.
The cottage was very clean, the perfect size for us, basically a studio apartment. We didn't have time to cook but if we wanted to, everything we needed was there. We did enjoy the use of the Keurig machine, coffee and creamer that was there for our use. The bed was so comfortable and cozy with beautiful white linens. The bathroom was elegant with high end finishings , a bathroom we would like to have in our own home.
This is a nice spot to relax and get away from the hustle of Los Angeles. I travel for business and I thought this would be a nice change from having to stay in a hotel.
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Andrés Iniesta has set his heart on winning the European Championships with Spain after he played a major role in helping them reach the final for the first time in 24 years.
After laying on the opener for Xavi, Iniesta had a hand in the third too and was outstanding at helping the team break forward and control the play.
"It is incredible. We are in the final and we want to win," he told Spanish television channel Cuatro. "The team gave everything and we are very pleased to be in the final.
One thing that left many Spanish fans feeling worried before the break was the sight of David Villa limping out of the action and Iniesta admitted: "It was a difficult moment."
Now Iniesta is relishing the prospect of meeting Germany in the final at the weekend and revealed that they were the opponents that the squad wanted.
"But it was a game that we all wanted and that we are all looking forward too," he added.
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Conyers Dill & Pearman has provided Bermuda law advice to Aircastle in connection with a joint venture to invest in leased aircraft with an affiliate of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, the largest single-profession pension plan in Canada.
The joint venture was announced by Aircastle on 19 December 2013 and its first investment is two Airbus A330-family aircraft manufactured in 2013 and leased to Indonesian flag carrier, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero). Both aircraft were purchased from Aircastle, which had acquired them earlier this year upon delivery from Airbus.
Jason Piney, Niel Jones and Chiara Nannini of Conyers advised on this matter, working alongside Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. Debevoise & Plimpton acted for Ontario Teachers.


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WTHR, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, recently reported about how millions of illegal aliens are getting billions of dollars in U.S. tax refunds without having paid a dime in income taxes. The story instantly went viral because it's true. You won't believe what illegals are getting away with, and our government is enabling them.
Here's how it works.
Illegal immigrants cannot qualify for legitimate Social Security numbers, which would entitle them to work legally in the U.S. and file income tax returns, but the Internal Revenue Service allows them to apply for nine-digit individual taxpayer identification numbers, or ITINs, which also are used to file federal income tax returns.
In addition, a provision in the tax code permits illegals to claim "additional child tax credits," which grant families $1,000 per "dependent" child. Roughly three-quarters of tax returns filed by illegals include these ACTCs. With the ITIN, illegals are able to get tax credits and refunds for nephews, nieces and other family members who never have touched U.S. soil.
For example, an illegal immigrant who makes $13,000 a year not only pays no taxes but also can receive a refund of $5,000 by simply filling in five ACTCs. One illegal used a fake address and said four illegal aliens lived there with 20 relatives as dependents, for a grand total tax refund of $29,000!
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, in the 2010 tax year alone, more than 3 million returns were filed with ITINs. About 2.3 million of them paid no federal income taxes and also collected a cumulative $4 billion from the Treasury in tax refunds for claiming ACTCs.
FactCheck.org confirmed: "The (Treasury Department's inspector general's) report stated that more than 2.3 million persons who did not have Social Security numbers valid for working in the U.S. got an average of roughly $1,800 each in 2010 in child tax credit refunds. That included 9,000 illegal immigrants who each got a total of $10,000 or more by retroactively claiming credits for tax years prior to 2010."
A tax consultant snitched to WTHR News: "We've seen 10 (or) 12 dependents, most times nieces and nephews, on these tax returns. The more you put on there the more you get back. ... Here's a return right here: 'We've got a $10,300 refund (for) nine nieces and nephews.'"
And if you think this is a relatively new IRS scam, consider the report for the Center for Immigration Studies prepared by Peter A. Schulkin, who holds a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and has taught at several universities. It was a follow-up to a November 2010 memorandum titled "Child Tax Credits for Illegal Immigrants."
In it, Schulkin "highlights new information contained in a report of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) dated July 7, 2011, (titled) 'Individuals Who Are Not Authorized to Work in the United States Were Paid $4.2 Billion in Refundable Credits.' The $4.2 billion is entirely the product of the Additional Child Tax Credit ... for the 2010 tax processing year."
Furthermore, Schulkin reported: "The July 7, 2011, TIGTA report echoes the message contained in the earlier March 31, 2009, TIGTA report in the statement: 'Although the law prohibits aliens residing without authorization in the United States from receiving most Federal public benefits, an increasing number of these individuals are filing tax returns claiming the Additional Child Tax Credit ... a refundable tax credit intended for working families. The payment of Federal funds through this tax benefit appears to provide an additional incentive for aliens to enter, reside, and work in the United States without authorization, which contradicts Federal law and policy to remove such incentives.'"
In fact, Schulkin's memorandum reports a long history of IRS abuses of ACTCs by illegal immigrants — at least seven years.
FactCheck.org confirmed, "By 2005, the recent IG report said, 796,000 persons without valid Social Security numbers claimed refundable child credits totaling $924 million, and in 2008, these claims had risen to 1,526,276 persons claiming $2.1 billion in refunds."
CNSNews.com reported that IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman was asked in April about what his agency is doing to collect taxes from illegal immigrants. He replied: "It's a great question. And one of the pathways to citizenship that people believe is a good one is — even if you're not in this country legally — to pay taxes."
CNSNews.com additionally noted how, in 2006, Deputy Commissioner of Social Security James Lockhart said that in the year 2003 alone, 8.8 million W-2 forms had been filed on which the Social Security number and name did not match and the W-2 could not be attributed to a known taxpayer. The Social Security Administration pointed to the reason for both as "unauthorized work" being done by illegal aliens.
The words that continue to echo through my head are President Barack Obama's chastising comment about the wealthy: We all must "pay our fair share" of taxes.
Illegal immigrants' IRS abuses and theft of hardworking taxpayers' money will not cease until Congress acts. In 2011, H.R. 1956 was proposed "to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit." But the legislation has had only one hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee. Why? According to FactCheck.org, "leading Democrats are resisting a bill that would stop future payments"!
Please call your representative today and say Congress needs to act immediately to stop this pilfering of the U.S. Treasury by illegal immigrants.
We all must "pay our fair share" of taxes?
And so Rome continues to burn.
Follow Chuck Norris through his official social media sites, on Twitter @chucknorris and Facebook's "Official Chuck Norris Page." He blogs at http://chucknorrisnews.blogspot.com. To find out more about Chuck Norris and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.


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Never was there a blanker canvas than the Earth's poles for showing off human folly. Once they were the obsession of reckless explorers, desperate to plunge flags into virgin territory. Nowadays they're the preserve of scientists, eager to measure how swiftly we are destroying our planet.
Hunt's novel concerns two Antarctic expeditions to the fictional island of Everland. They are widely separated in time. One is a legendary and infamous trip in 1913. Much later, the centenary of the tragedy is marked by a scientific sortie back to the island.
Part of Hunt's research consisted of a sojourn of her own in the Arctic. Her accounts of dodging frostbite and of disorientating seasons of endless night or day have all the necessary verisimilitude.
But there is much more to Hunt than documentary realism. In her debut novel, Mr Chartwell, she imagined the fabled black dog of Winston Churchill's depressions as a real life beast, to tremendous effect. Here her quirky creativity is evident again (she is a fine artist by background). Most obviously, there is the name of her eponymous setting: "Everland" recalls both the Neverland of Peter Pan and the seemingly immutable glories of the empire that reached its zenith before the First World War.
Her portrait of the 1913 expedition is faithful to the era of Scott and Shackleton. It takes pains to capture the era's ludicrous masculine mores. The leader is Napps, a naval officer of an unusually judgemental bent. Millet-Bass, an easy-going seaman, and Dinners, a hapless and impractical naturalist, suffer under this stony martinet.
A century later, stresses remain in the follow-up trip, which also has three members. Fortunately, the leader this time, Decker, is as sensitive as he is seasoned. Of the two women under his command it is again the scientist, Brix, who lacks the necessary survival skills, to the chagrin of the formidably bitchy Jess.
Proximity and privation erode goodwill in each group, while the island's eerie atmosphere exacts a toll. Hunt shows the schisms, some comical, others as forbidding as the crevasses slashing the landscape. And when crises arise, it is unclear whether solidarity can prevail over selfishness.
Everland deals with the conflict between historical records and the realities of the human relationships that lie behind them. Hunt delivers a story that manages to be both surreally absurd and grimly captivating.Reuse content


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Chief: Suspects wore GPS devices during killings
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — A police chief in California says two parolees charged with killing four women were wearing GPS trackers at the time of the murders — and there may be more victims.
Anaheim Chief Raul Quezada said Monday that Franc Cano and Steven Dean Gordon were both wearing the ankle monitors last fall when the women were killed in Anaheim and Santa Ana.
Cano and Gordon are registered sex offenders who have known each other since at least 2012.
They were charged Monday with four counts of murder and four counts of rape and could face the death penalty if convicted.


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HOUSTON -- After losing seven consecutive decisions, Ryan Vogelsong knew it was time to change his approach to pitching.
It worked.
Vogelsong allowed two hits over six innings for his first win since his first start of the season, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 7-2 Wednesday night.
"I know that I have to ability to pitch at this level, so I looked at myself in the mirror and said it is time to do what you can do or you're going back to the minors and I finally did it," Vogelsong said.
Jason Kendall hit his first career grand slam off of the left-field pole as Pittsburgh snapped a five-game losing streak and won for just the second time in 17 games at Houston. They have only won four of their last 23 and two of 13 on the road.
"This doesn't wash away what has been happening, but it is nice to get a win," Pittsburgh manager Lloyd McClendon said. "Hopefully we can get on a roll and start playing like we did in the first 45 games and not the last 20."
Vogelsong (2-7) won for the first time since April 8 against Philadelphia. He gave up two runs, while walking three and striking out three.
"It's a big lift. I needed this big time," Vogelsong said. "I tried not to let it weigh on my mind. I tried to block out the last two months and stay positive and do my job."
McClendon advised Vogelsong to stay with the basics in a pregame conversation.
"This was baseball 101. Good pitching, good bullpen and timely hitting," McClendon said. "I talked to Ryan before the game and I told him to keep it simple. Just keep the ball down and be aggressive and it worked. They hit some balls right at people and he made some good pitches when he was behind in the count."
It was the first time that Vogelsong had faced Houston.
"That was our first look at him, although we had watched him on TV," Craig Biggio said. "He has a good arm. When you throw 94, you are going to get some people out."
Rob Mackowiak and Jose Castillo singled off Pete Munro in the seventh. David Weathers relieved, and after getting an out, walked pinch-hitter Randall Simon to load the bases for Kendall, who hit his second homer of the season.
"I didn't know what to do. I don't hit many home runs,"Kendall said. "I thought it was foul until I saw it hit the pole. I was just looking for a slider down and in and I got it."
Weathers thought it was foul, too.
"I didn't think it would stay fair when he hit it. I looked at the umpire to get another ball but then I saw him watching it and I thought maybe I should watch it to," Weathers said. "It blew me away."
Munro (1-1) gave up four runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked one.
Houston went up 1-0 in the first after Biggio led off with a walk, moved to second on a sacrifice by Adam Everett and scored when second baseman Castillo mishandled Lance Berkman's grounder for an error and then committed a throwing error.
Pittsburgh tied it in the second when Craig Wilson tripled and scored on a ground out by Mackowiak and went up 3-1 on a two-run single by Daryle Ward.
Jeff Bagwell singled and Jose Vizcaino drove him in with a triple to cut Houston's deficit to 3-2 in the fourth.
Notes Everett was in the Houston starting
lineup Wednesday for the first time since he strained his hamstring on
June 14. ... Brad Lidge leads the major leagues in strikeouts by a
reliever with 64. ... Bagwell needs one home run to tie Cal Ripken for
32nd on the all-time home run list with 431. ... The Pirates have
homered 27 times in their last 11 games. ... Vogelsong has given up 22
runs in the first inning of his 14 starts this season. ... Andy Pettitte
pitched five scoreless innings in a rehabilitation assignment at
Double-A Round Rock on Wednesday. He gave up one hit while striking out
five and walking one. He threw 73 pitches.
The Associated Press News Service
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Next week, Minnesota Twins prospect Kyle Gibson will leave Fort Myers, Fla., for a weeklong mission trip in the Dominican Republic. After that, the 25-year-old right-hander will spend as much time with his family as he can this offseason and take his mind off of baseball, at least for a little while. After all, this upcoming spring will be a big one for Gibson. The Minnesota Twins' 2009 first-round pick has yet to pitch in the major leagues. He missed almost all of the 2012 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Now, he'll be in the mix for a spot in the rotation on a Minnesota team that desperately needs starting pitching. With that said, the 25-year-old Gibson won't take anything for granted once he joins the rest of the Twins pitchers in spring training. "I had a chat with (Twins general manager) Terry Ryan and the front office. They essentially told me to go out there and keep doing what I'm doing and get guys out and hopefully earn a spot on the 25-man roster as they go north," Gibson said this week in a phone interview. "Everybody that goes into big league spring training has that goal. Everybody wants to break with the team. As soon as the Twins let me know what my role is, I'm going to work as hard as I can to be one of those guys that's able to fill his role and hopefully go up north after spring training." Gibson was on track to perhaps break camp with the Twins last spring that is, until he started experiencing arm pain while pitching with Triple-A Rochester late during the 2011 season. After trying to work through some discomfort, it was ultimately discovered that Gibson needed reconstruction surgery on his elbow. The mere uttering of "Tommy John surgery" yields plenty of reactions in baseball these days. Of course, there's the knowledge of the timeline associated with the surgery. Typically, it takes about a year for a player to return to pitching. But in this day and age, baseball players usually, pitchers have proven that it's possible to come back just as strong as they were before the surgery, if not stronger. Gibson learned that lesson recently while pitching in the Arizona Fall League. The right-hander said his velocity on his fastball was where he wanted it to be and that his fastball and sinker had the same movement as they did before his surgery. Gibson made six starts for the Peoria Javelinas and went 3-2 with a 5.40 ERA. In those three wins, he allowed just one run, struck out 19 batters and walked two in 13 innings. In the two losses, he struck out five batters but allowed nine runs in 5 13 total innings. "I had some good outings, had some bad outings," he said. "I'm still working on my consistency after getting back from surgery." The consistency may still be a work in progress, but the biggest thing for Gibson was that he emerged from the Arizona Fall League with a clean bill of health. In the AFL and several starts in the minors late in the season, he pitched about 70 innings combined. "He did a nice job," Ryan said of Gibson's performance in the AFL. "He stayed healthy and he didn't miss any turns, had no setbacks in his rehab and therapy and so forth. We were pleased to get him up to about 75 innings for the year, which is where we had hoped to get him to. "He'll come into major league camp on the roster and fight for a spot." Twins fans will likely be clamoring for Gibson to make the rotation out of spring training. In 2012, Minnesota's rotation had the worst ERA in the American League, and the Twins currently have one pitcher (left-hander Scott Diamond) who appears to have a spot secured in the 2013 rotation. But Gibson knows he'll have his work cut out for him. The biggest thing he'll have to prove is that he's healthy. The innings he pitched in the minors and the Arizona Fall League were a good start, but it will be a different story when he's facing major league hitters during the spring. If he doesn't make the 25-man roster out of spring training, Gibson will simply use it as motivation. "I think the Twins have always been really upfront with me. They've always said, Whenever you're ready, then we'll call you up,'" Gibson said. "If they think I'm not ready, they'll send me to Rochester or wherever they send me and they'll give me the things I need to work on. If that's the case, I'll go there and work hard and try to get up there as fast as I can and hopefully make an impact and help the team win. "Just because I don't get sent up north, it's not something for me to get disappointed in or pout about because that means I just have things I need to work on and it's time to get to work." Follow Tyler Mason on Twitter.
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Although it seems hard to believe, Volkswagen revealed today the production version of the XL1 a.k.a. the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, with a fuel consumption value of 0.9 l/100 km. Set to make its world debut in March at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the new Volkswagen XL1 uses a plug-in hybrid system consisting of a 0.8-liter two-cylinder TDI engine (35 kW / 48 PS), E-motor (20 kW / 27 PS), 7-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) and lithium-ion battery. The XL1 is able to sprint from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 12.7 seconds and has a top speed of 160 km/h (100 mph).
The big surprise is that the Volkswagen XL1 needs only 0.9 liters of fuel per 100 km, a record figure that has not been achieved by any other vehicle to date. Volkswagen XL1 has the ability to cruise on the road at a constant speed of 100 km/h using just 6.2 kW / 8.4 PS.
In all-electric mode, the XL1 requires less than 0.1 kWh to cover a driving distance of over one kilometer. The XL1 is an automotive hero that follows pure sports car design principles: low weight (795 kg), perfect aerodynamics (Cd 0.189) and a low centre of gravity (1,153 mm high).
Moreover, the XL1 emits only 21 g/km of CO2. In electric mode, the XL1 has a maximum range of 50 km. The XL1 is 3,888 mm long, 1,665 mm wide and just 1,153 mm tall. By usual automotive standards these are extreme dimensions.


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Nigel Slater recipes + Gardens
The delicious answer to all your unripe fruit. And not a chutney in sight.
Nigel Slater on how a gardening hobby became a way of life, and the pleasure of home-grown ingredients
His plans for the vegetable patch have been simmering on the back burner all winter. Now, with his rhubarb in rude health and the tomatoes tucked in, Nigel Slater gets a taster of his garden larder with a spring salad.


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In the shadows
This is about when the world of mythical creature ie, Vampires, WereWolves, Demons, Angels, Pixies etc clashes with the world of the clueless humans.
There is only one rule, please keep the 'mature' stuff to a min. Other than that, let you imagination run free - literally ;)
Look at the first page for the details =D
The world in 2020. The world is falling apart, everything is creeping out of the woodwork!
In this world anything goes, murder and crime rates on the increase as the whole concept of law and order flys out of the window. This is the world of survival.
Humans know that they and all of the animals and fish and plants are not alone in the universe. There are vampires and werewolves, pixies and faeries, shapeshifters and clones, witches and wizards, and many many more things.
If you want to add a chapter, then do so.
The charectors:
Daisy: Female, fifteen and a half years old. Half human, half unknown. -D.Daniels.
Arrow: Male, Vampire, seventeen human years, 150 vampire years. -CrystalRose
Dart: Male, age unknown' Part demon, part vampire. - Chimerakiller2
Brad: Male, age unknown, last of the sylphs. - Seraphim'sZephyr
Rafael (Rafa): Male, Fallen angel. -Nosirrah
Seeker: Male, 4ft 10, male, little monster with some witch powers can shapeshift do hexes etc.
Glitter (Terra): Female, Pixie. Affects atoms in objects -can make them dissaper. Doesn't know there's a human world only the forest. - (Anyone who wants it.)
Rush:Male, werewolf. -EvanSterlingGraham.
Iris: Female, part werewolf, part vampire, part siren, part human. Turns into a white tiger when needs to drink blood. -UberEvilAngel
Azure: Male, Angel of death, wants revenge on God. -Geebs
Tallulah:Female, half demon, half human. Wants to know how to stop change herself back into a human -PaperbackMartha23
Cassie:Female, witch, can teleport - dottylotti


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Sunny Anderson + The Kitchen + Twitter = A Bright Saturday Morningby Maria Russo in Community, Shows, January 23rd, 2014
As you begin your weekend with a brand-new episode of The Kitchen (Saturday at 11a|10c), log in to Twitter during the show and follow along with @FoodNetwork's tweets, because co-host Sunny Anderson will be taking over the account to give fans an insider's perspective of the show.
Saturday's show is all about kicking off game-day preparations, and as the ultimate football fanatic, Sunny will be sharing her signature tailgating tips and ideas, plus dishing on behind-the-scenes moments on set. On the episode, she, Geoffrey, Jeff, Katie and Marcela are going to indulge in classic football fare like hearty sandwiches and dips, as well as refreshing cocktails, while they build the ultimate snack platter — an over-the-top snackadium featuring party-ready munchies. Tune in to watch the snackadium come to life, and tweet @FoodNetwork to chat with Sunny about The Kitchen or to ask her questions about your big-game bash — she just may give you an answer.
Don't miss an all-new episode of The Kitchen this Saturday, January 25 at 11a|10c, and stay tuned to @FoodNetwork for Sunny's Twitter takeover.


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Bulbine is a Zone 9-11 succulent (not a bulb) given to me by a local
nursery owner who didn't know what it was. Someone, maybe Jim, helped me
figure it out. Mine is Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark'. It grew so fast
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cutting this spring. The cutting is blooming well now.
BULBINE frutescens Hallmark. South Africa. This is an odd, semishrubby
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Kongstruction Update: Massive Facade Taking Shape
Welcome to Universal's Islands of Adventure:
Some very large cranes are visible even before entering the park. We originally thought they were being used as part of the King Kong project, but we later discovered these are being used in the future location of Universal's Sapphire Falls Resort, being built right next to Islands of Adventure:
Let's start with some photos of the massive facade (taken from Toon Lagoon):
The rockwork is taking shape fairly quickly:
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I wonder if the area will have an additional entrance from Toon Lagoon.
Seems like that gate is all that stands between it.
What's the chance of it being completed by
Ape-ril ?
April 2016 might be more realistic if they move at Transformers speed but this ride isn't a copy by the looks of it.
Anyone else notice there is a dirt floor inside? Do they pave that later? No way the inside will be dirt.
The floor could be elevated but usually they but in the cement later after the structure!
Thanks lee. Makes it incredibly difficult to figure out the kind of track system they're going to use! Hope it's something we haven't seen before.
Thanks lee. Makes it incredibly difficult to figure out the kind of track system they're going to use! Hope it's something we haven't seen before.


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If there's anything Marina Jurica enjoys as much as chasing a tornado, it's belting out a rousing rendition of "White Christmas."
Since arriving in Orlando this year, the WFTV-Channel 9 weekend meteorologist has pursued her dual passions of weather forecasting and performing onstage. She rarely misses a beat even though she is battling the chronic illness of Crohn's disease and is the mother of a 3-year-old son.
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Tony Awards 2014! Winners and losers on Broadway's biggest night
Who went home with the gold and who was robbed? Also, why was Hugh Jackman rapping with LL Cool J?
Mon Jun 9 2014
Another year, another Tony Awards telecast. In general, the gold went to the most deserving of the season: Few would carp about Bryan Cranston or Neil Patrick Harris nabbing top honors, and relative newcomers (Sophie Okenedo and Lena Hall) were recognized too. Prior to the ceremony, there was little consensus about what was a shoo-in for Best Musical; the wealth was spread over the book, score and acting categories, but A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder ended the evening bloody victorious. More thoughts on the night:
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Biggest head-scratchers
So yeah, host Hugh Jackman started the ceremony, er, hopping from the red carpet to the Radio City Music Hall stage. Why? This seems to be the inspiration. Moving on… It's hard enough for most viewers to keep track of the nominated musicals and revivals, but they must have been doubly confused when Sting showed up to croon about "the roar of the chains and the cracking of timbers." That's what the Tonys have become: an infomercial for next season. Sting was flogging his fall Broadway debut, The Last Ship. (And no, he is not actually in the show.) Toward the end of the night, we saw Jennifer Hudson singing to a bunch of British kids in pajamas…and Peter Pan? That was from Finding Neverland, which will have out-of-town tryouts in Boston this summer before aiming for Broadway. (And no, she is not actually in the show.) Lastly, why was Hugh rapping about The Music Man with LL Cool J and T.I.? Our best explanation is here.
Biggest upset
Of the 26 categories this year, we correctly predicted 22, or 85 percent. Not too shabby! Had we been part of the tally over at GoldDerby.com, we would have tied for first place with three other prognosticators. (The worst Tony pundit, by the way, is New York Post columnist Michael Riedel.) All of us got the same four categories wrong: Best Sound Design of a Musical (which went to Beautiful instead of Hedwig) and…all three wins for A Raisin in the Sun. The strong showing for Raisin was a shock in a Best Revival of a Play race that many people had expected to come down to Twelfth Night and The Glass Menagerie—both of which, in hindsight, had the disadvantage of opening in the fall and closing months ago.
Best offscreen jibe
The show that won for Best Score and Best Orchestrations, The Bridges of Madison County, didn't perform a number on the telecast because it wasn't nominated for Best Musical. (But hey, who needs music anyhow, right?) "I hope you enjoyed the play-on," the show's famously prickly composer, Jason Robert Brown, reportedly joshed while accepting his Best Score award. "That's all the music from The Bridges of Madison you get to hear tonight."
Best acceptance speech(es)
It's a tie between Audra McDonald—henceforth to be identified as record-breaking six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald—and first-timer Lena Hall (Hedwig and the Angry Inch). McDonald, powering through tears and radiating fierce love all over the room, talked about standing on the shoulders of great African-American women—Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, the late Maya Angelou and, naturally, Billie Holiday. It was classy, deeply felt and inspiring. Hall, meanwhile, did the adorable hyperventilation thing—she looked like she was about to pass out from joy and lack of oxygen. (Side note to Lena's sister, Calli: Nice job on the hair!)
Most successful musical numbers
As we've noted before, the paradox about holding the Tonys at the cavernous Radio City Music Hall is that solos or small numbers, which can be captured well on camera, are often more effective than bigger production numbers, which often get spread too thin. That's one reason Idina Menzel's solo from If/Then popped so well. (The other reason: It was Idina Menzel.) Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Beautiful also benefited from relatively tight framing. But a few of the bigger numbers—notably Aladdin and Bullets Over Broadway, both putting their best material forward—managed to make a good impression despite the large house.
Least successful musical numbers
Although Rocky's boxing-ring finale kills at the Winter Garden Theatre, it was a confusing dud out of context (not to mention a massive spoiler). The Les Misérables revival's "One Day More" was a textbook illustration of the Radio City Music Hall pitfall; the diffuseness of the number's staging, already a problem, was exacerbated on the telecast, with the camera often failing to take in the whole picture. (Compare it with the original production's "One Day More" on the 1987 Tonys to see what we mean.) A similar fate befell the beginning of the amusingly frantic trio from A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder; unless you were watching in widescreen, the camera often failed to capture the whole stage picture, which damaged the number's farcical energy. (The intro with a quick-changing Jefferson Mays, however, was genius.)
Most creative solution
Each year the Tony telecast finds a new way to make the nominated plays look stodgy, pretentious or just plain boring. One year (in a low point), actors declaimed lines from their shows, bewilderingly out of context. Crisp, well-edited video, music and graphics is the way to go, but it's rare to see a montage as effective as something you'd see on the Oscars. Last night brought a novel approach: The playwrights themselves pitched their work with a short blurb before cutting to a video clip. On the one hand, it seemed sadistic: Writers are solitary creatures; don't turn them into dancing monkeys for the cameras! On the other hand, it was recognition of the centrality of the author: It honored them and made them visible. So let's give a standing O to James Lapine, Robert Schenkkan, Harvey Fierstein, Terrence McNally and John Patrick Shanley: Take a bow, you matinee idols.
Here are the winners of the 68th Annual Tony Awards:
Best Play
Act One
All The Way WINNER
Casa Valentina
Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullingar
Best Musical
After Midnight
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and MurderWINNER
Best Revival of a Play
The Cripple of Inishmaan
The Glass Menagerie
A Raisin in the SunWINNER
Twelfth Night
Best Revival of a Musical
Hedwig and the Angry InchWINNER
Les Misérables
Best Actor in a Play
Samuel Barnett, Twelfth Night
Bryan Cranston, All the Way WINNER
Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men
Mark Rylance, Richard III
Tony Shalhoub, Act One
Best Actress in a Play
Tyne Daly, Mothers and Sons
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, A Raisin in the Sun
Cherry Jones, The Glass Menagerie
Audra McDonald, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & BarWINNER
Estelle Parsons, The Velocity of Autumn
Best Actor in a Musical
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch WINNER
Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables
Andy Karl, Rocky
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Bryce Pinkham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Best Actress in a Musical
Mary Bridget Davies, A Night with Janis Joplin
Sutton Foster, Violet
Idina Menzel, If/Then
Jessie Mueller, Beautiful-The Carole King Musical WINNER
Kelli O'Hara, The Bridges of Madison County
Best Director of a Play
Tim Carroll, Twelfth Night
Michael Grandage, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun WINNER
John Tiffany, The Glass Menagerie
Best Director of a Musical
Warren Carlyle, After Midnight
Michael Mayer, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Leigh Silverman, Violet
Darko Tresnjak, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder WINNER
Best Book of a Musical
Chad Beguelin
Beautiful-The Carole King Musical
Douglas McGrath
Bullets Over Broadway
Woody Allen
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Robert L. Freedman WINNER
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin
The Bridges of Madison County
Music & Lyrics: Jason Robert Brown WINNER
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Music: Steven Lutvak
Lyrics: Robert L. Freedman & Steven Lutvak
Music: Tom Kitt
Lyrics: Brian Yorkey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Reed Birney, Casa Valentina
Paul Chahidi, Twelfth Night
Stephen Fry, Twelfth Night
Mark Rylance, Twelfth Night WINNER
Brian J. Smith, The Glass Menagerie
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Celia Keenan-Bolger, The Glass Menagerie
Sophie Okonedo, A Raisin in the Sun WINNER
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
Mare Winningham, Casa Valentina
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Danny Burstein, Cabaret
Nick Cordero, Bullets Over Broadway
Joshua Henry, Violet
James Monroe Iglehart, Aladdin WINNER
Jarrod Spector, Beautiful-The Carole King Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Linda Emond, Cabaret
Lena Hall, Hedwig and the Angry Inch WINNER
Anika Larsen, Beautiful-The Carole King Musical
Adriane Lenox, After Midnight
Lauren Worsham, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Beowulf Boritt, Act One WINNER
Bob Crowley, The Glass Menagerie
Es Devlin, Machinal
Christopher Oram, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Christopher Barreca, Rocky WINNER
Julian Crouch, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Alexander Dodge, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
Santo Loquasto, Bullets Over Broadway
Best Costume Design of a Play
Jane Greenwood, Act One
Michael Krass, Machinal
Rita Ryack, Casa Valentina
Jenny Tiramani, Twelfth Night WINNER
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Linda Cho, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder WINNER
William Ivey Long, Bullets Over Broadway
Arianne Phillips, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Isabel Toledo, After Midnight
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Paule Constable, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Jane Cox, Machinal
Natasha Katz, The Glass Menagerie WINNER
Japhy Weideman, Of Mice and Men
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Kevin Adams, Hedwig and the Angry Inch WINNER
Christopher Akerlind, Rocky
Howell Binkley, After Midnight
Donald Holder, The Bridges of Madison County
Best Sound Design of a Play
Alex Baranowski, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Steve Canyon Kennedy, Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill WINNER
Dan Moses Schreier, Act One
Matt Tierney, Machinal
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski, After Midnight
Tim O'Heir, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Mick Potter, Les Misérables
Brian Ronan, Beautiful-The Carole King Musical WINNER
Best Choreography
Warren Carlyle, After Midnight WINNER
Steven Hoggett & Kelly Devine, Rocky
Casey Nicholaw, Aladdin
Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway
Best OrchestrationsDoug Besterman, Bullets Over Broadway
Jason Robert Brown, The Bridges of Madison County WINNER
Steve Sidwell, Beautiful-The Carole King Musical
Jonathan Tunick, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
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UPDATE 3-Financials, oils give boost to Toronto stocks
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* TSX ends higher but trims gains with oil sector
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Located in Bardakci Bay within a short walk of Bodrum Windmills, Azka Hotel is within 2 miles (3 km) of other popular sights such as Bodrum Castle. This 197-room, 5-star hotel has a private beach, a full-service spa, and a bar/lounge. Centrally located in Bodrum, the hotel is also a short walk from Bardakci Beach and Bodrum Marina.
For your convenience, breakfast is available for a fee. Savor a meal from the comfort of your room with 24-hour room service, entertain your taste buds with a drink at the bar/lounge, and mingle with other guests at the free daily manager's reception.
All of Azka Hotel's 197 rooms are air-conditioned and have an array of amenities, including furnished balconies or patios, minibars, and free newspapers. LCD TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Beds are dressed in premium bedding and bathrooms offer hair dryers and free toiletries. In-room massages are available, and other amenities include safes and phones.
Guests of Azka Hotel have access to a private beach, a full-service spa, and an indoor pool. Free valet and self parking are available—or if you're not driving, take the airport shuttle (available on request) for TRY 100 per vehicle one way. The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day to help with dry cleaning/laundry and luggage storage. Other amenities at this beach hotel include an outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a fitness center.
Property features
- Walking distance to Bodrum Windmills
- Free WiFi in rooms and public areas
- Free valet and self parking
- Beach bar
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Azka Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Simply walk outside to feel the sun on your face at the sand beach. Enjoy the umbrellas and sun loungers for a relaxing day at the beach. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Azka Hotel like a complimentary children's club and an outdoor pool.
Each day guests can enjoy a complimentary manager's reception. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a beach bar, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury hotel also offers a children's pool, an outdoor tennis court, and a sauna. Onsite self parking and valet parking are complimentary. A total renovation of this property was completed in May 2015.
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor pool
- On private beach
- Poolside bar
- Children's pool
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's club (free)
- Bar/lounge
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Total number of rooms - 197
- Number of floors - 5
- Hair salon
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Television in common areas
- Arcade/game room
- Elevator/lift
- Tennis on site
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Pool umbrellas
- Children's club
- Garden
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Shopping on site
- Library
- One meeting room
- Free valet parking
- Beach bar
- Conference space size (meters) - 1490
- Number of meeting rooms - 6
- Free reception
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (feet) - 16032
- Outdoor tennis court
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- On private beach
- Outdoor pool
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Outdoor tennis court
- Children's club (free)
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Arcade/game room
- Playground on site
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
Azka Hotel offers 197 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to furnished balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include complimentary newspapers and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and in-room massages can be requested.
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Room service (24 hours)
- Furnished balcony or patio
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Satellite TV service
- In-room safe
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free WiFi
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- In-room massage available
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
A private beach and an outdoor tennis court are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
- Windsurfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Basketball on site
- Playground on site
- Racquetball/squash on site
Spa Services
Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 2 treatment rooms. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Steam room in spa
- Reflexology
- Sauna in spa
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Body wraps
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 12:30 PM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- 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.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: TRY 100 per vehicle (one way)
Hotel Name
- Azka
- Azka Bodrum
- Azka Hotel
- Azka Hotel Bodrum
- Hotel Azka
- Azka Otel Bodrum
- Azka Otel Hotel Bodrum


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Much has been written about the booming Dublin market in recent years, but the fortunes of firms in Ireland's second city, Cork, are less well known.
One firm, however, is working hard to raise its profile. Since the turn of the century, Ronan Daly Jermyn (RDJ) has not only been ramping up its presence in its home city, but has also been taking on Ireland's largest firms in their own back yard.
The firm's commercial property team, led by partner Pat Ahern, has been advising Barkhill, the developer of the Liffey Valley Centre in Dublin, along with McCann FitzGerald (Barkhill is a joint venture between RDJ client O'Callaghan Properties and McCann client Grosvenor Estates). It is a project the firm is unlikely to have won before its strategic overhaul several years ago.
"Five or six years ago we decided that it was time to push for growth," says the firm's managing partner John Dwyer. "There'd been a changing of the guard among the equity partners, which was a catalyst, but also the Cork economy was really taking off."
According to Dwyer, the firm had also begun to see a "trickle" of lawyers leaving the Dublin, and in some cases the London, legal markets in favour of Cork. "We suddenly had access to people who'd been involved in top work," he says.
The firm wanted these lawyers to join them, but also knew that if they were going to stay it had to provide them with interesting deals. "It was a bit of a chicken and egg situation," recalls Dwyer. "But from that point we deliberately began targeting top work in Cork and Dublin."
RDJ decided to use its strong employment team as a means to act for corporates on more transactional matters. "It was a great door-opener," says Dwyer.
The six-lawyer team, headed by Jennifer Cashman and Fergus Long, remains a core part of the firm, but it has been eclipsed in size by the corporate group, which comprises around a dozen lawyers. This summer a team from the group, led by tax partner John Cuddigan, proved its international credentials by representing developer Harte Holdings on the acquisition of the Argyll Hotel group of three hotels in West London, a deal that featured Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw on the other side.
Property-related matters are a real driver of the firm's practice, as might be expected in the booming Irish market. The firm is currently building a niche acting for property-related professional services organisations, such as quantity surveyors, architects and engineers, on corporate deals.
"We just acted for quantity surveyor Nolan Ryan," says Dwyer, "which was bought by White Young Green in April. There's a lot of interest from UK companies at the moment in this area."
Although the firm's focus is the Munster area, do not bet against seeing RDJ open in Dublin at some point. "So far the business case hasn't been right for us," says Dwyer. "But I wouldn't rule it out."


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"My dad loved feeding the birds. He had lots of bird tables in the garden and lived in the countryside," says Charlotte Brown, 31 from Oxford. "Seven years ago, he was diagnosed with dementia but prior to that he was behaving extremely oddly and we had absolutely no idea what was wrong with him. One day, I got a phone call from mum who was in floods of tears and she said, 'Dad's just come home and he says he's been a naughty boy'."
Brown's father, who was 62 at the time, had been a successful businessman and a pillar of the community. He had been arrested by the police but couldn't remember any details about the circumstances. It transpired that he'd been in the supermarket and the store manager had noticed that instead of paying for bird feed, he had been putting it in his pocket. He was banned from the shop for life.
Shoplifting is at its highest level in four years and rose by 6% in 2013, according to recent figures released by the Office for National Statistics. Police data shows that shoplifting offences rose to 317,027 last year. The British Retail Consortium estimates that thefts from stores cost about £250 million each year.
A spokesperson said: "We all pay for this increased stealing through higher prices and, increasingly, shop closures and damage to our town centres. Retailers therefore dedicate considerable resources to protecting their businesses from criminals who target them."
However, while some shoplifters are repeat offenders with criminal intentions, others may have found themselves penalised for life for taking goods in very varied circumstances. In many cases instead of calling in the police and prosecuting shoplifters, well-known stores are using lifetime bans and employing companies to sue shoplifters on their behalf. Critics are asking if this is just.
Brown says shops need to be trained to accept that, as in her father's case, there may be another reason why people are stealing. "A ban for life is a huge ordeal. It really knocked my dad's confidence," she said. "Yes, he had done something bad but it wasn't his fault. It was traumatising for him and for the family to see him go through the experience."
Dr Alison Cook, director of external affairs at Alzheimer's Society, said: "Dementia can make people behave out of character as it can affect reasoning and mood. Some people with dementia can become confused and disorientated when shopping. Staff in shops have an important role to play in enabling people with dementia to maintain their independence by showing understanding and offering support."
People's routines are often based around their local towns, shops and supermarkets, and some feel they are being hit with a lifetime's punishment for a small mistake. Sean Furness, 20 from Oldham, says he is banned for life from a supermarket chain for spraying deodorant on his friend. He was 18 at the time of the offence. He had his photo taken and was threatened with prosecution or told to sign a declaration form. "I signed it and then I received a letter and I was harassed by their legal company to pay a £150 fine," he said. "I felt this was unfair. Obviously, if you steal things which cost a lot they should get banned but in my case that's not what happened. I think they should look at each case individually. I've had to tell my family that I can't go to that shop ever again and it's humiliating."
Emma James, 18, a mother of one from Birmingham, was 16 when she stole a pair of pyjamas in a high street clothes shop. She was sent a letter demanding a payment of £178 and banned from the store and others with crimestoppers stickers in the window. "I shouldn't have robbed them and I never will again, but the fine was unexpected and I was really stressed. It makes me feel stupid and it's affected my routine because when I go to town with my friends I have to tell them why I'm not allowed in certain shops."
Marc Gander, founder of the Consumer Action Group, believes that private companies are entitled to organise their business in whichever way they want but rather than employing debt collection agencies and a lifetime's ban, each case should be looked at individually or it should go through the justice system where it can be dealt with appropriately. "I understand they are in the business of trying to do doing a decent retail trade, but certainly, where you've got people with mental health problems or people who are terribly impoverished or people who just make a mistake, then this is tremendously sad. It makes me want to weep," he said. "The shops calling in these companies are declaring war on their customers."
A spokesperson for Marks & Spencer, which is one my many stores that uses lifetime bans, said: "Lifetime bans are rare, but a necessary measure to protect our customers, employees and products."
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How to Start Training with Power
So you've bought one of those fancy training devices, installed it ever so carefully on your bike, figured out how to toggle between two buttons and four screens while riding one-handed at 25 m.p.h.,—but what the heck do you actually do with all those numbers?
Well, the answer is, lots of things. Let's take each of those items and break them down so that you can get the biggest bang for your "training" buck so to speak.
First and foremost, you need to start some formal testing with it. The very first test you should do is a test in which you just start to find out how the thing works and establish your "fitness baseline." I call this test your "monthly test," as you should be doing this once a month in order to track changes in your fitness and make assessments and changes to your training program based on the results of the test.
The Monthly Test:
- 20-minute warm-up, which is just riding along at a moderate pace, about 65 percent of your max HR.
- Then do three fast pedaling efforts for 100 rpm for one minute each with one minute easy spinning between each.
- Then 3 minutes easy.
- Then Go for it – (1) 5 minute all out. Punch it and hold it! Make sure that you start at a high pace, but not so high that you die at the end. You should have a little in reserve to kick it to the finish line in the last minute.
- Then 10 minutes easy.
- Then three, 30-second "super sprints." Jump as hard as you can and then sprint like crazy for 30 seconds. REST 3 minutes between each. WAY EASY!
- Then time for three, 1-minute all out efforts. REST for at least 4-5 minutes between each.
- Finish the ride and cool down.
Again, you are trying to produce the most average watts over the entire period. It's not a good test, if you go out too hard and then just explode and limp home … cool down, and then download the data!
You need to do a separate test on another day for a solid 20-minute effort as hard as you can go. Same warm-up as above, including the fast pedaling intervals, but now just do the 20-minute time trial.
What these tests do is gather some information about your fitness in different time periods. Because, although you may think you are fit for that upcoming time trial, you may test very poorly in the 20-minute test, in relation to the five-minute test. So, from that info, you can change and tailor your workouts, but more about that later. This test also is your first test with a power meter and there is a little learning curve, so it's nice to have a test from the beginning that isn't too involved and you can get an idea of how to pace yourself better for upcoming future tests.
Once you have the data from the test, make sure to "pull" it out of the software, so that you can put it into an Excel Spreadsheet for each time interval. This will be your baseline against which you will be testing each month.
So now that you have done the "Monthly Test," you can start training with power, and not so much HR anymore. Based on your 20-minute test, you should have a good idea of your lactate threshold wattage, and from there you can calculate your power zones using the built-in Zone Calculator within TrainingPeaks.com (look on the "Zones" page under the "Account Settings").
Establish Optimal Cadence
These are more tests that are designed to help you figure out what is your optimal cadence over different time periods. You see, not everyone is meant to spin a fast gear like Lance. Some of us are more efficient and produce more power for each heartbeat, in the 85-90 rpm range. Some are more efficient in the 95-100 rpm range. Which are you? That's what we are going to figure out.
This involves a series of three tests. The first test is a self-selected test and you've already done it! That baseline test was also the first cadence test! You did the test protocol in the cadence that felt right to you. That's all that matters. You did your best in the gear and cadence that felt like you are putting out the greatest power that you can do. This is your baseline.
Make sure to take it easy the day before, so that you do a good test. No sense in doing the test if you are sick, tired or stayed up all last night with the drinking buddies. So, be sure to do the test on a day that you are planning on being strong and psyched to go!
Now, from the basis of this first test, you need to look at the specific intervals and figure out your average cadence from each effort. Go into the TrainingPeaks WKO+ and copy the information out of the Summary window on the Journal page, after you have highlighted the significant test periods. This is really the only important thing at this point in the process.
So, once you have your average cadence for each interval, then this will help you determine the 'restricted cadence' of the next test. If your self-selected was 85rpm, then the next test should be a low cadence test with cadence restricted to 70rpm and below for each time interval. This means that you must set the resistance and gearing as such that you can go as hard as you possibly can, but stay under 70rpm. This will then give you a comparison to the self-selected cadence. Did you produce more power for some time intervals for the lower cadence? What about heart rate? Was your heart rate lower per watt for the self-selected? What was the power/hr ratio for this compared to your self-selected? These are things you'll need to be asking yourself.
Now, the final test. This needs to be a high cadence test. So, go 15 rpms above the self-selected to get high cadence. Once completing this test, you can compare all three together and see at which time interval you are the most efficient. Efficiency incorporates the max watts you produced, the average watts you produced, your max heart rate and average heart rate for each time interval. For the 1-minute test, was your max HR higher for the high cadence as compared to self-selected, but the average watts were lower? So, you need to look at the whole picture when comparing the 3 tests side by side. And guess what? Some of them will be so similar that it's a toss-up to which is better. If average watts and average HR are very similar, than I look to the max watts for a tiebreaker. If that is similar (within 15 watts), then I look to actual distance covered and see which is greater. If all are still the same, then go with what you think, but be prepared to test this time interval again in four to six weeks.
So, now you should get a clear picture (or spreadsheet) of your cadence, power and heart rate for each time interval. You should be able to now see which cadence is more efficient for 1 minute and all of the rest of the time periods. Now, you ask, why is this important? It's important because there will be many times in a race or training ride, in which you will have a good ballpark idea of how long an interval will be. This way you can select the correct gear for the upcoming effort and know that you are maximizing your effort. Know that there is a 30 second out of the saddle burst you have to do on every lap? Know you are going to attack 100 meters before a corner and then accelerate hard for the next 2 minutes? Know you have a little rise in the road that you have to pop over? Got a 40k TT coming up? Now, you can select the right gear for each situation.
The other side of this is that you find out what your weaknesses are regarding cadence also. If your watts fall by 30-40 watts when riding in a bigger gear, than you might want to start incorporating some low cadence/high force workouts into your routine. If your watts fall by 20-30 when spinning a smaller gear, or if you know you have trouble with little accelerations, then maybe you want to incorporate some fast pedaling intervals into the equation.
By Testing your cadence you now have a baseline and a place to go. Time to start working on those weaknesses. Testing your optimal cadence now allows you to really figure out where you can improve your power output at different time levels.
How to Use Your Power Meter in Training
Make sure to set your power meter on the smallest sampling interval you can do in order to get the greatest accuracy in recording your ride. For some power meters, this limits the total time that it can record your ride, so be sure to set the recording rate on a higher rate if you are doing a longer ride. For the PowerTap™, set it on one second recording intervals if you are doing a 3 hour ride or shorter. For anything longer, set it on 2 seconds, so that you can get up to a 7 hour recording memory.
When you have your wheel circumference measured, and make sure to measure it exactly with your weight on the bike and correct tire pressure in the tire, then you are ready to go training.
The first thing you'll notice is that your power is highly fluctuating. Andy Coggan, Ph.D., has coined the usage of the word "stochastic" to describe cycling. This means that cycling is highly variable and not quite random, but darn close. So, you spend plenty of time not pedaling, pedaling a whole lot, pedaling with a huge wattage and also just kinda noodling along. Lots of things will affect your power: wind, hills, type of rider(s) you are riding with and many more things.
So, if your power output is highly variable, then how are you going to train in some certain range of power?
Well, a lot of times, you're not. You simply just won't be able to hold a steady range of power on the terrain that you are riding. There will be too many external influences that won't allow you to ride in a specified range.
However there will be plenty of times that you will be able to. In order to do this, you'll have to plan for that and really get yourself psyched to go out and do a workout based on power. Other times, you are going to use your power meter as a retro tool, a way to view the info on your ride after the ride is over. Both are valid and should be used. Sometimes, you think you are pedaling 90rpm, but when you downloaded the data from the power meter you find that you were only pedaling 85rpm. The power meter download allows you have this retro-look.
More information on download analysis can be found here!
Training Opportunities in Which to Train Using Your Power Meter
- Trainer- Easy to regulate your wattage as there are no external influences.
- Flat Roads- utilizing a specific wattage protocol
- Time Trials -Pacing tool and to select the best cadence.
- Hill Climbs-Pacing tool and to select the best cadence.
- Specific Intervals and training protocols.
- "Race Winning Intervals"
Each of these have many ways in which you can use your power meter.
For a time trial, you will use it as a pacing tool, and make sure you are not exceeding a certain wattage during your time trial and therefore blowing up and losing valuable time.
For a hill climb, you will be able to push a certain number of watts in order to maintain the highest pace you can sustain in the climb. You will also be able to adjust you cadence in order to see you power go up and then also see your HR go down.
What to Look at in Your Downloads
First things first, take off as much smoothing as possible in the software program. You really need to look at the true data and not smoothed data. Get used to seeing the real data and tell all your friends how many watts you really produce and not some guesstimate based on your smoothed data.
Look at:
- Periods of significant efforts. For example: A 15 minute interval that you did at Sub LT HR.
- Significant fluctuations in power and count them.
- Cadence when you have time periods of high power output.
- How many kilojoules of energy did you put out?
- MAX wattage, and average wattage for selected duration of interest.
- Heart Rate at significant time periods.
- Try to pinpoint areas of a race that have significance and look at them to see what made or broke that part of the race.
- Look at the area of time that you got dropped and see what happened. Maybe your cadence was too low for 10 minutes before. Maybe your pedaling stroke became sloppy as you got more fatigued and your torque got too high compared to the power output.
Once again, more information on download analysis can be found here!


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