located in the Pontnewynydd area of Pontypool.
with a rental potential of £500pcm.
Davis and Sons are pleased to offer for sale this 2 BEDROOM mid terraced property located in Pontnewynydd, highly desirable residential area with good school catchments, local amenities etc.
The property is double glazed and combi boiler providing heating and hot water.
Lounge, kitchen / dining room, utility room, very large rear garden.
To the first floor you have 2 BEDROOMS and family bathroom. Also access to attic room (no plan or permission) used as storage facility. Could potentially be converted to a study.
Wood laminate flooring throughout, central heating radiator, fireplace with back drop hearth and mantle piece over. Upvc double glazed window to front, central heating radiator. Storage under stairs.
Wood laminate continued, upvc double glazed window to rear. The kitchen id fitted with a full range of wall and base units, matching roll top food preparation work surfaces, sink, drainer and mixer tap, space for dining table and chairs, space for range oven, space for free standing fridge / freezer.
Further sink, drainer and mixer tap, plumbing and space for washing machine, tumble dryer and further appliances. Wall and base units, upvc double gazed door giving access to lean to storage area and access to the rear garden.
Upvc double glazed window to front, wood laminate flooring, central heating radiator. door to fitted storage space with stairs giving access to loft room.
Wood laminate flooring, central heating radiator. Upvc double glazed window to rear.
White suite:- low level wc, pedestal wash hand basin, panelled bath with electric shower over. Obscured upvc double glazed window to rear, central heating radiator, wood effect flooring throughout, full tiling to all splash backs.
Ideal first time purchase or investment potential of £500pcm.


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Q: PHP return date in mmyy format up to a certain date I'm looking to return a date up to and including the 5th of the following month as the current month, anything bigger than that will be output as the following month.
So for example:
If today is the 6th September 2015 the date will be returned as 1015.
If today was the 5th September 2015 the date will be returned as 0915.
If today was the 30th September 2015 the date will be returned as 1015.
If today was the 29th August 2015 the date will be returned as 0915.
If today was the 1st August 2015 the date will be returned as 0815.
The date needs to be returned as date('my')

A: PHP's date functions are insanely powerful. Have a look at http://php.net/strtotime sometime.
Here's the answer to your question:
$date = "6th September 2015";
echo date("my", strtotime($date ." +1 month -5 days")); // 1015

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New research, published in the journal Developmental Science. by a Florida State University psychology professor, Arielle Borovsky explores how toddlers add new words to early words, such as mama and dada. Dr. Borovsky studies learning disabilities, but in order to better understand what happens when things go awry, she has been studying early vocabulary acquisition.
When a young child has learned the names of several types of fruit, for example, they have laid the foundation, so learning a new word like "lime" or "kiwi" is easier. By having a category label, like "toy", it is then easy for the child to add words like "doll" or "block". Learning new words, without previously learned related words or category labels takes longer. Dr. Borovsky explained, "Children start to say words somewhere around their first birthday…but they're not a random subset of adult vocabulary.
items that are common for toddlers. Using eye tracking technology, the researchers could identify when the toddlers looked at pictures upon request. The researchers taught the children six, new, complex words, but they were words already related to known words. These words were used in five different sentences and paired with pictures on the screen.
an individual child to learn at a particular age," Borovsky said.


The dreaded cold bug has struck!
We have been going down one at a time this week. The only one who has escaped it, so far, is little Taylor. It all started with Isabella, Joseph, then me and then the hubby started a couple of days ago.
The house has been awash with tissues, Strepsils, Calpol, cough medicine and cold tablets! I'd forgotten how expensive they were! This week has been far from a glamourous week!
Thankfully Isabella and Joseph are over it, I am nearly better and the hubby is improving.
As you can imagine we have all been off it this week. But now we are all improving I am hoping that next week is going to be better!
Tomorrow the hubby and I are having a much needed day off and spa day so that should recharge our batteries and get us going again.
oh dear!! I hope you all feel better soon.
Enjoy your time out tomorrow.
I've never done a Spa day, I need too i think.
Oh no! I hope you all feel better soon!


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Paxton: Methane Rules Exceed Legal Authority
April 4, 2017 Elizabeth Alford
Texas joins other states to officially oppose methane rulings by the Bureau of Land Management.
Related: Wyoming & Montana Oppose BLM Ruling
Last week, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned the court to intervene in the "Methane Waste Prevention Rule," one of the last acts of the Obama administration. The ruling set tighter restrictions on flared, vented and leaked methane gas produced from oil and natural gas extraction.
"This is yet another case of gross federal overreach in which the Bureau of Land Management exceeded its legal authority, bypassing Congress to implement an unlawful rule on methane gas. The regulation has negligible environmental benefit and adds additional cost to both Texas and the oil and gas industry by creating more red tape."
— Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton
Paxton argues in the petition that the rulings duplicate law that is already on the Texas books and would cause undue delays and confusion.
The petition was granted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly H. Rankin.
Other Texas officials have weighed in on the overreach of federal regulations into Texas. Last year, Railroad Commission Chairman David Porter and Commissioners Christi Craddick and Ryan Sitton wrote a letter to the EPA, warning against further federal overreach of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rules on methane emissions for oil and gas operators. The letter highlighted the unnecessary cost to oil and gas operators that would likely stifle innovation and jobs in the industry.
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My Romance Trading Cards -- here. I'll be handing these out at the RT Convention and at RWA National. I don't know which one is going to be more popular -- the realistic or the manga style.
ETA: I wanted to do one for my Adrian, but I haven't really got my act together for this yet, so I won't be handing out an Adrian trading card at RT. I tried out a manga version -- no dice on this so far. I don't have enough dpis or something on my anime picture.
I will give this some more thought in April.
Cool! I love those. Me, I go for the realistic. Manga doesn't do it for me. Probably something to do with my age.
What a great idea. The one for Forbidden Rose and the one's for Katie's books are wonderful. Unfortunately I won't be at national this yr.
I realized after saying I "studied" your books on FB, you might fear a stalker. No worries. I'm a friend of Katie Dubois (Katharine Ashe) and a big fan of your writing. No harm intended except to copy your style of deep POV.
I do not actually have these 'in hand'. We will see what they look like in person.
The Kid has these for . . . hmmm . . . I realize I do not actually know why she has these. They are very small. I suspect one will not be able to read all the lovely writing I have put on them.
Ah well. When they become cards-in-esse instead of cards-in-posse, we will see.
I don't know Katharine Ashe in person but am hoping to meet her at RT.
I study lots of people's writing, meself. I will go back and see what her cards look like.
I was admiring several of them, both realistic and manga-style. We will see what the readers think.
That is my Doyle. I do like him.
Very cool. If you have any left over, may I have one (or three)?
They're gorgeous!! I've seen Meljean Brooks', and I know Jeannie Lin's working on some...what a great idea!!
You can see Jeannie Lin's at the site linked above.
Hmmm ... I think I will add the last one to this page also.
But I still want Forbidden Rose to win.
Heh heh . . .
I put up a blog about this. Trial by Desire is actually a book I read with a great deal of interest. TbD and FR both deal with the theme of 'man versus law'. Both are women fighting an unfair power structure. Eerie parallels.
very nice cards. I like Adrian's and all of them.
I may not be able to do the Adrian card that way. Something about the quality of dpi or something . . .
It all gets very technical. I might be able to find another photo . . .
Not sure I can get it done for RT Conference, but maybe for RWA National.
I love the cards. Did you get to pick out the photos of the people yourself? Are these pretty good ideas of what Marguerite, Doyle etc. look like to you?
Yes indeed. I got to pick the photos.
Do they look like Doyle and Maggie . . . ?
I don't want to tell folks what the characters look like. That's something everybody gets to decide for herself. So I picked photos that just give the impression of the character.
Somehow I missed these. Seeing Adrian identified as an assassin by profession hurts my heart a little. Not that I didn't know he'd killed a lot of people, and with gay abandon, but being sent out to do the deed has to mess with his head -- I hope. It's a long road from sociopath to hero!
I did a card with a realistic photo face. I'll try to get around to posting it here when I have a free moment.
I don't remember what the wording was, but I think it was similar.
He did assassinations for Lazarus -- largely a matter of dealing with other gangs.
When the British Service got hold of him, they didn't send him out to kill -- remember in Forbidden Rose when we see him sparing a Frenchman's life because Doyle wouldn't like blood spilled.
It's one of those Catch-22 deals. The Service wouldn't let Adrian kill till he'd developed enough of a conscience that he didn't want to.
I have to deal with this transition in Black Hawk.
It's always seemed to me that Adrian could have killed Pax if he'd wanted to, but he had Doyle's voice in his head. Lucky for Pax.
Looking at it historically -- the British in 1800-ish, did not go in for political assassination. When the British were approached by a French Royalist group and learned of a plot to assassinate Napoleon, for instance, they warned Napoleon.
The British considered assassination unsporting and unethical. The British Service, therefore, does not send out political assassins. They are more an intelligence gathering and analysis group.
Sometimes they kill people though, not being unreasonable about practicalities. Carruthers is particularly ruthless.
The French -- the Royalists in particular -- did rather go in for political assassination and made several lively tries to dispose of Napoleon.
Adrian could have killed Pax. Yes. No doubt of it. He got himself hurt NOT killing Pax. And in the months and years after that meeting, Pax figured out that he'd been spared.
Since you mentioned Pax I figure it gives me an opening to wiggle in and ask some questions related to him and "Black Hawk." Is he someone we will see in the new book? Is he also related to Galba in some way? In one book you mention him as brown haired- is this a disguise as he goes off spying? Is he someone that may get his own story someday?
Pax is an important secondary character in Black Hawk. We learn quite a bit about him.
He's not related to Galba, though they both have light colored hair. Pax's natural hair color is pale blond. Almost white.
That's an easy shade to disguise, and he often does.
I haven't really thought to what I'll do after Black Hawk. There's this great yawning gap just waiting to be filled . . .


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—boilingly, adv.
/boy"ling/, adj.
1. having reached the boiling point; steaming or bubbling up under the action of heat: boiling water.
2. fiercely churning or swirling: the boiling seas.
3. (of anger, rage, etc.) intense; fierce; heated.
4. to an extreme extent; very: August is usually boiling hot; boiling mad.
[1250-1300; ME. See BOIL1, -ING2]
Cooking of food by immersion in water, stock, or other liquid heated to its boiling point.
Boiling is used to cook meats, vegetables, and some grain foods (pasta, for example). Scalding, accomplished by heating to about 185 °F (85 °C), is commonly used to prepare milk to be used as an ingredient in various dishes. At just above the scalding temperature, fish and eggs may be poached. At the simmering point, just below that of boiling, soups, stews, and pot roasts may be prepared. Many foods, especially vegetables, are steamed in a rack placed above boiling water.
▪ cooking
the cooking of food by immersion in water that has been heated to near its boiling point (212° F [100° C] at sea level; at higher altitudes water boils at lower temperatures, the decrease in boiling temperature being approximately one degree centigrade for each 1,000 ft [300 m]). Water-soluble substances, such as sugar and salt, raise the boiling point of the water).
Boiling is used primarily to cook meats and vegetables. The extent of cooking varies according to individual taste and regional or traditional dictum; in the cookery of the U.S. South, for example, the boiling of vegetables is usually protracted, with a soft consistency and a blend of flavours in combined ingredients considered desirable. In the nouvelle cuisine of France, on the other hand, Chinese influence dictates minimal boiling or steaming to preserve fresh colour, texture, and flavour.
A number of specific terms apply to methods of cooking with hot water. Scalding is accomplished in water heated to around 185° F (85° C), usually in a double boiler, which conducts the heat of the water, contained in a bigger pan, to a smaller pan containing the food, thus avoiding contact between food and water. This technique is commonly used to prepare milk for breads and custards. At just above the scalding temperature, water begins to circulate visibly and to shiver; at this point, foods, notably eggs and fish, may be poached. At the simmering point, variously specified but generally approaching the boiling temperature, the surface of the water breaks into small bubbles; simmering, in a covered or open pan, is commonly used to prepare soups, stews, and pot roasts. In blanching, boiling water is poured over vegetables, fruits, or nutmeats in order to loosen the outer skin. Parblanching or parboiling consists in immersing the food in cold water and then bringing it slowly to a simmer or boil.
Steaming comprises two related techniques, both used primarily for the cooking of vegetables. In the first, the food is placed on a rack above a shallow portion of water, heated to the boil, in a covered pan; this method is valued for its preservation of colour, texture, flavour, and nutrients. The second technique, called pressure (pressure cooker) cooking, requires a tightly sealed, often latched, vessel, in which characteristically tough or long-cooking foods may be subjected to steam cooking under high pressure. The classic New England boiled dinner, consisting of corned beef cooked with cabbage, carrots, potatoes, and onions, is traditionally boiled in the conventional manner but may be adapted readily to pressure cooking.
▪ punishment
in the history of punishment, a method of execution commonly involving a large container of heated liquid such as water, oil, molten lead, wax, tallow, or wine, into which a convicted prisoner was placed until he died.
During the reign of the Roman emperor Nero, thousands of Christians were boiled in oil. In the Chronicle of the Grey Friars of London (1852), a history of London from the late 12th to the mid-16th century, a poisoner is said to have met his death by being lowered on a chain into boiling water at Smithfield in 1522. However, the only extant legislative notice of boiling in England occurred in an Act passed in 1531 during the reign of Henry VIII, the preamble of which made poisoning a form of petty treason (i.e., killing one's husband or master), the penalty for which would be boiling to death. The statute also named Richard Rouse (or Cook), a cook who, by putting poisoned yeast in porridge prepared for the household of the Bishop of Rochester and the poor of Lambeth parish, sickened 17 people and killed a man and a woman. He was found guilty of petty treason and publicly boiled at Smithfield. Some months later a maidservant was boiled at King's Lynn for poisoning her mistress, and in 1542 Margaret Davy or Dawes, a servant, was boiled at Smithfield for poisoning her employer.
That method of execution was also imposed in France and Germany from the 13th to the 16th century for "coining" or "clipping" (the scraping of fragments from coins that were then melted and cast into new coins). The practice ceased when authorities minted coins (coin) with milled edges, thereby making any damaged coin immediately evident.
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Top Ten Schools Supporting Terrorists: San Diego State University
Calling the campus supporters of Hamas barbarity by name.
October 7, 2016 by Frontpagemag.com Leave a Comment
Last night, posters appeared at San Diego State University (SDSU) identifying the terrorist supporting groups and individuals currently operating unimpeded on the university campus. The guerrilla poster campaign at SDSU was prompted by the school's inclusion on the David Horowitz Freedom Center's 2016 Top Ten Schools Supporting Terrorists report, the latest effort in the Center's Stop The Jew Hatred On Campus initiative. SDSU made national headlines last spring when SJP members and their supporters held University President Elliot Hirshman hostage for two hours because they were outraged that he refused to condemn anti-BDS posters put up by the David Horowitz Freedom Center on the grounds that they were speech protected by the First Amendment. They joined Muslim Brotherhood front CAIR and Al Sharpton's National Action Network in calling for the resignation of President Hirshman.
SDSU is home to a highly active BDS campaign supported by at least eleven leftist campus organizations. A school-wide referendum on a BDS resolution garnered a majority of votes, but not the 2⁄3 supermajority needed for passage. SDSU-SJP has also followed Hamas's policy of refusing the "normalization" of relations with pro-Israel groups by barring Students Supporting Israel (SSI) from signing a statement encouraging greater inclusion of Muslims on campus.
Supporting Evidence:
November 23, 2015: After a Muslim student was assaulted on campus, the pro-Israel group Students Supporting Israel (SSI) attempted to co-sign a petition to make the campus more inclusive for Muslims. SDSU-SJP refused to allow them to co-sign the statement, on the grounds that it "didn't serve the interests of the community." SSI reported that "Out of the over 30 organizations that had signed the document, SSI was the only organization to be excluded from the statement." This refusal to allow the "normalization" of relations with pro-Israel groups and individuals is a key tenet of Hamas's political philosophy.
http://www.jpost.com/Blogs/Students-Supporting-Israel-SSI-blog/When-a-rally-against-Islamophobia-excluded-our-campus-pro-Israel-group-436329
October 19, 2015: SDSU-SJP endorsed a statement from the Uhuru Solidarity Movement which condoned anti-Israel terrorism as "resistance against the oppressive Zionist entity" and stated "LONG LIVE THE INTIFADA" – the terrorist campaign against Israeli Jews.
https://www.facebook.com/sdsusjp/posts/709785435818550
http://www.amchainitiative.org/antisemitism-tracker#sdsu
October 11, 2015: SDSU hosted the Fifth Annual Students for Justice in Palestine National Conference. The event featured convicted terrorist Rasmeah Odeh as a keynote speaker and several workshops promoting the Hamas-inspired BDS campaign against Israel.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/70197/news/activists-for-palestine-host-national-conference-at- sdsu/
http://www.sdjewishworld.com/2015/10/12/shame-on-sjp-for-inviting-murderer-to-sdsu/
April 09, 2015: Over 3,000 SDSU students participated in a university-wide referendum on BDS against Israel. A majority of students (53%) voted for the measure but it failed because a 2⁄3 majority is required for passage. The BDS movement is a Hamas-inspired and funded campaign to destroy the state of Israel through economic strangulation and isolation.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/66105/news/divestment-denied-falls-short-of-two-thirds-majority/
April 06, 2015: Eleven student organizations signed a pro-BDS statement printed in the campus newspaper, The Daily Aztec. The organizations included the Arab Student Association, International Socialist Organization, Jewish Voice for Peace, Muslim Student Association, and Students for Justice in Palestine. The statement echoed Hamas's propaganda line, claiming that Israel is conducting a "violent, illegal occupation of Palestine," and referring to Israel's defensive military campaign Operation Protective Edge – which was a response to thousands of Hamas rockets fired into civilian areas – as a "massacre" of Palestinians.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/65798/news/statement-in-support-of-divestment/
April 05, 2015: In the wake of a student government vote on BDS, anti-Semitic and genocidal remarks were made on the local social media site Yik Yak including "Heil Hitler" and "SDSU divest so we can get rid of the Jews."
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/66142/opinion/anti-semitic-posts-divest-from-social-progress/
March 24, 2015: SDSU SJP released a video supporting BDS Against Israel. The video featured numerous SDSU students explaining why they support the BDS campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ffTYqnwFVM
January 21, 2015: SDSU Divest launched its BDS campaign against Israel.
https://www.facebook.com/sdsudivest/posts/1557279221182470
November 6, 2014: SDSU SJP violated the Student Code of Conduct by dropping leaflets from the top of several campus buildings meant to simulate an Israeli air strike. According to the campus paper, "The papers fluttering to the ground were meant to resemble leaflets dropped over Gaza ordering Palestinians to flee the region because of an imminent air strike." http://www.thedailyaztec.com/59442/daily-aztec-stories/sjp-drops-leaflets-on-sdsu-campus/#sthash.MRknXAbk.dpuf
April 09, 2014: Nirit Revzin, president of Aztecs for Israel, wrote in a campus newspaper column: "I have been rejected numerous times in creating a dialogue toward progress or cooperating with Students for Justice in Palestine, as I have been told 'SJP officers do not socialize with sympathizers of a brutal apartheid state.'" This refusal to allow the "normalization" of relations with Israel or pro-Israel groups is a key tenet of Hamas's strategy.
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/51791/opinion/letter-to-the-editor-divestment-creates-campus-hostility/#sthash.I6GyKFNu.dpuf


Considering its location in the Grand Canyon, this location is a very remote. This is due to the trail in being so rough that is inaccessible to mechanized vehicles. Most of the trail is along a dried out river bed. If you want to visit, you must do so by foot. The trail in is about 14 km to the campground. Everyday horses and mules traverse this trail carrying goods for the town. However, if you are capable of the smack-down, this is no walk in park, hike, you will be rewarded with a truly unique place. Tropical oasis, bright blue, swimable waterfalls in the midst of the desert.
If the smack down hike to the campground wasn't enough, then maybe the Stairway of Death to the bottom of Mooney Falls, (the tallest falls in the series) might interest you. The falls are made of travertine. Ironically, while most water falls recede, cutting backwards through rock, these falls of super mineralized water deposit rock, and are in fact moving down river, not up. There is no easy way down. In order to get there, you must travel through 2 narrow caves that look like lava tubes, a terrace, then a near vertical rocky scrambling wall with chains, spikes and 2 ladders. The entertaining thing about it all being, that if you lose you grip on one of the shiny, well worn, rocks you won't necessarily fall to your demise. There is a good chance you might be snagged on one of the ample steel posts sticking out of the rock.


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I am very happy that the LDS has been putting images of records online. For example, images of catholic parish records for the Archdiocese of Chicago are online. But, I don't like their cataloging of the online material. Most of these were originally on microfilm and were scanned to create digital images.
1. The first problem is they stripped out all item number images and make no reference to the microfilm number. Those of us who have done most of our genealogical work prior to the popularity of the internet have our sources referenced to a film and item number. If someone chose to look-up and view one of my sources online, it would be very difficult because film and item numbers are not included in the description of the collection.
2. The second problem appears to be inconsistency. Most of the cataloging is one volume, one description-- not unlike on a microfilm. However in other cases, they condensed the description which may describe multiple items. For example, a description might read "Marriages 1888-1915" but within that collection there might be individual items like "Marriages 1888-1901", "Marriages 1901-1910" and "Marriages 1910-1915" which are not broken out. So where does each item in the online collection start? It's a lot of trial and error to locate individual items. While the LDS is looking to create a name index that might eliminate some of these complaints, good descriptionse would allow browsing of records in some meaningful way.
3. Because of problem 1 above, the descriptions can get very messy and downright wrong. For example, there might be two or more "same named" parishes. Because the film number has been stripped away, some "same named" parish records have been incorrectly cataloged together instead of separately as they are on film. So you have to guess which set of records refer to your parish.
4. A variation of problem 3 presents itself in the descriptions of different filmings of the SAME records. One set of images comes from the scanned microfilms through 1915. Another set comes from reimaged volumes of some (closed) parish records that were imaged through 1925. So you know that records for 1916-1925 are "new" and have just one description. However, they reimaged the pre-1916 records as well. The descriptions of these items then get confused with the descriptions for images that came from the microfilm. This is good news because you have two copies of the same image and you can choose the best quality one for your purposes. The quality of the photography may not be the same. One set may be easier to read than the other. The problem is being able to specify explicitly which collection is being used. While records appear on specific pages in their respective volumes like pages in a book, the image sequence numbers don't necessarily (and usually don't) follow the actual page numbering. For example, page 36 of a marriage volume may be on image 187 of a collection consisting of 543 images. In a different collection, that SAME image of page 36 might be image 65 in a collection of 232 images. So the problem is specifying which collection in your references. There may be only subtle differences in the collection descriptions. Why can't the description say, "This collection came from microfilm #" and "This collection was a reimage"? If I say image 65, someone should not have to guess which collection to try.
Finally this next problem is one that no one can really do anything about except be aware of it using the example begun above. Let's say you wanted to look ahead by ten pages to page 46. Does this mean in one collection I go to image 197 and 75 in the other? It might work but you might be off a page or so. Why? During the imaging, the photographer may need to do a retake because the first attempt was too blurry or too dark or light. Or there may be a slip of paper inserted in a volume that was filmed but which was not present during the reimaging. So specifying a collection unambiguously would be appreciated!


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By Gordon Lomas
Thursday 22nd January, 2015 - 4:00am
The V8 Supercars Championship is 60 percent owned by Archer Capital
The last remaining person who orchestrated Archer Capital's $180 million investment in V8 Supercars, Brad Lancken, will part ways with the Sydney-based investment firm tomorrow (Friday).
Lancken is the third of those who led the way in Archer's 2011 acquisition of 60 percent of V8 Supercars to have terminated their association with the company over the last 12 months.
While there are no indications of any immediate sellout by Archer, there remains a strong chance the company could gear up for an offload of the category within the next 18 months to two years.
Last year's discussions for Archer to take over the teams' remaining 35 percent share, which ultimately did not go ahead, was thought to be a move towards a complete sell-out.
Lancken's departure from Archer has no effect on the V8 Supercars board or voting structure.
Peter Wiggs, Archer's chief executive who was a founding member of the company back in 1997, now occupies the firm's two positions on the V8 Supercars board.
Wiggs is the only person who is directly involved in the category while Lancken was removed from his contact with V8s several months ago.
V8 Supercars chief executive James Warburton confirmed to Speedcafe.com Lancken's departure from Archer but refused to comment further on its position with Archer.
"Peter Wiggs is representing Archer on the board and its business as usual," he said.
Lancken's departure follows that of Andrew Joyce, who left Archer in January last year a matter of weeks after Andrew Gray departed.
Those three had led Archer to its colossal financial investment in Australia's highest profile motor racing category, which valued the business at approximately $300 million.
Further bloodletting at Archer saw Rishabh Mehrotra, who took over Gray's position on the V8 board, part ways with the investment firm in October last year after joining midway through 2013.
Lancken joined Archer in 2006 and was instrumental in the acquisition of the LCR Group, iNova Pharmaceuticals and MYOB along with V8 Supercars during his tenure.


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Karl Ben (ur. 17 stycznia 1977 w Târgu Mureș) – rumuński aktor filmów pornograficznych.

Życiorys

Wczesne lata
Urodził się w Târgu Mureș w klasycznej rodzinie artystów. Wychowywał się w Siedmiogrodzie. W wieku sześciu lat zajmował się sztukami walki, a jakiś czas później zaczął malować, a także poznał tajemnice handlowe tworzenia akcesoriów wykonanych z wysokiej jakości skóry. Później z rodziną przeprowadził się na Węgry. Dorabiał jako fotomodel.

Kariera w branży porno
Swoją karierę w branży porno zapoczątkował w 1998 w wieku 21 lat, występując m.in. w produkcjach Evil Angel / Christoph Clark Angel Video Euro Angels 9: Euro Trasshed, Euro Angels 10: Anal Decadence i Euro Angels Hardball 1. W 2000 zdobył nominację do nagrody Hot d'Or, przyznawanej przez francuskie czasopismo branżowe "Hot Vidéo", w dziewiątej edycji Festiwalu Filmów Erotycznych w Cannes w kategorii "najlepszy europejski debiutant".

Zagrał w kilku seriach, w tym Private Superfuckers (1999–2000), Anal Sluts and Sweethearts (2002), Pickup Babes (2001–2004) i Asian Fever (2000–2003). W filmie erotycznym Barely Legal 20 (2001) dołączył do Bobby'ego Vitale'a i Jenny Haze. Był częścią obsady filmu Franka Thringa Mr. Beaver Checks In 12 (2002). W pełnometrażowej parodii porno filmu Gladiatora – trylogii Private Gold 54-56 Gladiator (2002) w reż. Antonia Adamo z Toni Ribasem w roli Maxximusa wystąpił jako Jailer.

W 2003 był nominowany do amerykańskiej nagrody AVN Awards w kategorii "najlepsza scena seksu w zagranicznej produkcji".

Brał udział nie tylko w filmach europejskich, w tym Private Media Group, czy Magma, ale także amerykańskich Wicked Pictures, Vivid Entertainment, Hustler Video, New Sensations i Jill Kelly Productions. Trafił też do produkcji takich jak Debauchery 2 (1998) z Cicą, Steve'em Holmsem i Jeanem-Pierre Armand, Fresh Euro Flesh 5 (2000) z Dorą Venter, Double Anal Club 5 (2000) z Daniellą Rush, Catherine Count i Frankiem Gunem, Queen of the Road 1 (2001) z Ritą Faltoyano, Ass Quest 3 (2001) z Christiną Bellą, Rocco's True Anal Stories 16 (2002) w reż. Rocco Siffredi, Wild on These 1 (2004) z Angel Dark czy Sex Collections (2004) w reż. Davida Perry'ego z Mandy Bright.

W 2007, mając 30 lat zrezygnował z dalszych występów w produkcjach dla dorosłych.

W sierpniu 2015 zajął drugie miejsce w rankingu "Najseksowniejszy aktor porno" (Los actores porno gay mas sexys listado 12), ogłoszonym przez hiszpański portal 20minutos.es.

Galanteria skórzana i projekty graficzne
Po powrocie z wakacji w Tajlandii wykonał pierwsze projekty. Pod pseudonimem artystycznym Kay Roy rozpoczął karierę w Budapeszcie jako kaletnik i projektant akcesoriów skórzanych, w połączeniu skóry z kamieniami półszlachetnymi, drewnem i innymi naturalnymi materiałami, w tym teczek, toreb, bransoletek czy etui na gitary. Z drogocennymi minerałami w swoich torebkach połączył egzotyczny styl Azji Południowo-Wschodniej ze skórą.

W 2005 wraz z kilkoma przyjaciółmi założył markę Vayaro. Skórzane akcesoria węgierskiej firmy Vayaro można kupić w luksusowych butikach w Las Vegas, Beverly Hills, a także w gGallery w Santa Monica. Praca w środowisku hollywoodzkim pomogła mu rozsławić markę Vayaro wśród gwiazd, a swoje prace mógł prezentować na wielu różnych wystawach. Wśród klientów byli znani aktorzy i muzycy, m.in.: Dennis Quaid, Robert Davi, Lenny Kravitz, Slayer, ZZ Top, Robert De Niro, Will Smith i Cameron Diaz.

Druga część jego twórczości to projekty graficzne, pełne kolorów, czasem jasnych, a potem łagodniejszych, za pomocą których często przedstawia kobiece postacie w kontekście mitologicznym. Czasami rysuje postać w efektownym piórkowym nakryciu głowy, czasami przedstawia twarz kobiety z bardzo szczegółowym obrazem w kontrastowym świetle. Częścią jego repertuaru są figurki zwierząt – np. głowa tygrysa otoczona kolorowymi liniami. Rysował też postacie zupełnie abstrakcyjne. Był również autorem zdjęć Adriana Paula, a także projektów plakatu do filmów, w tym krótkometrażowego filmu sensacyjnego Mali bogowie (Small Gods, 2011) z Johannem Urbem i dramatu sensacyjnego Counterpunch (2013) z udziałem Danny'ego Treja i Stevena Bauera. W 2016, po sześciu latach pracy w galerii w Los Angeles, powrócił do Budapesztu.

Problemy z prawem
W marcu 2011 przeciwko Károly'emu Újfalusi, obywatelowi Węgier, zostało postawionych osiem zarzutów karnych popełnienia przestępczej napaści na tle seksualnym i trzech zwykłych napaści; brutalne zgwałcenie bezdomnej kobiety w hotelu w North Hampton 24 grudnia 2010 w Wigilię. Újfalusi został aresztowany przez władze imigracyjne w North Hampton 26 grudnia 2010. Policja twierdziła, że Újfalusi zaprzyjaźnił się z bezdomną kobietą na przystanku dla ciężarówek na Grenlandii, zawiózł ją do motelu Slumber Manor w North Hampton i kilkakrotnie zgwałcił. Újfalusi zaprzeczył zarzutom i twierdził, że gdy dowiedział się, że kobieta jest bezdomna, zawiózł ją do motelu Stone Gable, gdzie zapłaciła jej za nocleg. 21 października 2011 wszystkie zarzuty zostały wycofane przez Sąd Najwyższy hrabstwa Rockingham po tym jak ofiara przebywająca w Teksasie odmówiła przyjazdu do New Hampshire.

Nagrody i nominacje

Przypisy

Bibliografia

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Rachelle Ochsner
Originally from the Midwest, Rachelle has studied and performed across the world. She started with being a convention dancer with scholarships moving her to Los Angeles and New York City. She has performed and assisted top choreographers such as Jackie Sleight, Mia Michaels, Rhonda Miller, and more, taking her to Germany and Korea.
Rachelle's choreography includes working with the recording artist Prince, Craig Mack, Nike, Reebok, Skechers, Fox Family Cable, and the Chicago Ski Show, and many more.
Rachelle founded Excel Dance Productions in 1998 and has made it one of the nations' most highly acclaimed competition and performance dance companies. Her dance workshop, Street of Dreams, was created in 2005. Along with that, Rachelle has a very successful studio in the Chicagoland area where she continues to teach and inspire many dreamers! Most recently Rachelle has created an empowerment coaching series for dreamers to learn what it takes to excel as individuals as well as learn life lessons on and off the dance floor.
Carlee Koerner
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Aimee Jarzembowski
Aimee found her joy and drive for performing at the young age of three. Since then she's been dancing, singing, and acting her way to her dreams. At 23 years young, she's not stopping until she gets there. A recent graduate from Western Illinois University with a BFA in Musical Theatre, Aimee is currently faculty at Street of Dreams Dance Studio in Mokena, IL. There she enjoys teaching Tap, Musical Theatre, and Acting to children 6-18. She also is co-founder of her very own Jr. Theatre Company through the studio. She hopes to share her love for theatre and the arts to kids worldwide and help them become triple threats.
Some favorite roles include Tracy Turnblad inHairspray, Jan in Grease, Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress, Cast in Smokey Joe's Cafe, and Martha
Justine Haw started dancing when she was just 3 years old at her local dance studio, and at 10 years old she joined their competition team. Born and raised in New Lenox, IL, she attended Lincoln-Way Central and was captain and choreographer of the varsity dance team, the Rhythm Knights. After she graduated, she began choreographing for the LW West dance team, and in 2012 became the JV coach and assistant Varsity coach. Her teams have been conference champions and sectional champions for the past two years, and in 2015 the Varsity team took 3rd place in the IHSA State Series with Justine's choreography. Justine began teaching dance at the age of 16 at a local studio, and has been training with Rachelle Roehlk-Oschner since 2011. Since being under Rachelle's training, she has had opportunities to do professional performances, travel for choreography, and continues to learn more in the industry. Justine constantly goes out into the dance industry to learn new techniques and styles and incorporates that into her teaching daily. Justine is currently an assistant director of Street of Dreams Dance Productions, director of SOD's hip hop only company CREW, and is constantly training with Rachelle.
Lucas Segovia
Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lucas started training at 16 and danced with Ballet Municipal de Santiago, Chile and Ballet Contemporáneo del Teatro San Martín in Buenos Aires before joining Julio Bocca´s Ballet Argentino at 19 as a soloist, later becoming a principal dancer for the company. Under Julio Bocca's leadership at Ballet Argentino, he performed an eclectic repertoire by many choreographers including Balanchine, Alvin Ailey, Bigonzetti, Tharp, and Stekelman, among others. He has toured around the globe, performing in major theatres of USA, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Cuba, and many more. In June 2006 he appeared in a gala with Cirque du Soleil in Buenos Aires, performing a piece created especially for him by Chet Walker. In December 2007 he danced with Paris Opera´s Etoile Manuel Legris in Julio Bocca´s farewell for more than 300,000 people. They were the only two dancers performing a solo piece. In 2008, he joined The Washington Ballet, and was later awarded with the Premio Clarín, the most prestigious Argentinian award as "Outstanding New Dancer." During the 2009-2010 season he joined Chirstopher Wheeldon´s Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, dancing pieces by Christopher Wheeldon and Alexei Ratmansky and performing at venues such as New York City Center, London´s Sadler´s Wells, and Het Muziektheater in Amsterdam. Lucas joined Joffrey Ballet in July, 2010. He has appeared in Balanchine´s Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Robbin´s The Concert and Wheeldon´s After the Rain.
Meghan Tomasik
Meghan Tomasik started dancing at age 5 at her local dance studio. Where she fell in love with the style of Hip Hop. She started competing with Midwest Dance Company under Tracy Marciniak and training in all styles of dance. After a switch and an advancement in companies, Meghan started training under Rachelle Roehlk Ochsner and Excel Dance Productions and then became Nationals Miss Adrenaline winner. Later on in her junior and senior year, she became assisting more under Amanda Anderson, Sarah Burney, Brooklyn Jai, and Excel. After graduating, she performed with a professional company called JADE. Meghan continues to travel and further her dance education in LA, Chicago, Vegas, and more. Meghan is currently a co-director of Street of Dreams Dance Productions, teaches recreational classes, trains preprofessional boys company, and is learning the business side of the industry.
Annie Kroen
Annie started dancing at the age of 2 at a dance studio in Chicago. At the age of 16, she began training with Rachelle Ochsner and competing on Excel, under Street of Dreams Dance Productions. Annie began assisting her sophomore year of high school at a local dance studio and was brought on as an assistant at Street of Dreams, before officially becoming part of the SOD faculty after graduation.
While at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she danced for 3 Spot Dance Troupe, a University club dance team. She made her way through the executive team, eventually graduating as President of the team in 2018. Annie graduated a semester early, in December 2018, with a Bachelor's of Science Degree in Speech and Hearing Science and a minor in Spanish. She is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Speech, Language, and Learning at Northwestern University. Expected to graduate in June of 2021, she will go on to complete her certification under the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association to become a Speech-Language Pathologist.
Annie has combined her love of dance with her future career of working with individuals with special needs. In 2019, she became certified to teach special education dance classes under Rhythm Works Integrative Dance. Currently, she teaches the "Rhythm is a Dancer" classes at Street of Dreams for dreamers with special needs.
Jorianne Zvonek
Jorianne started dancing at the age of four at a local dance studio. By age 11, she began competing on Excel, under Street of Dreams Dance Productions and training with Rachelle Ochsner. Jorianne is a member of Hollywood Connection's Teen Company where she travels with a dance convention and assists her mentors. She has also trained with The Broadway Collective where she has studied singing, dancing, and acting with some of Broadway's best such as Robert Hartwell, Andy Jones, Jessica Vosk, JJ Niemann, and many more. In 2021, Jorianne was ranked 11th nationally for her musical theater solo. Throughout her dance career, she has been blessed to have worked with so many talented industry professionals such as Bonnie Story, Seth Zibalese, Jason Kalish, and Scott Fowler. Most recently, Jorianne competed at the IMTA (International Model and Talent Association) where she took first place in dance, was in top 5 for actor of the year, and was second runner up for most sought out talent. In addition to teaching and competing, Jorianne is pursuing a career in tv/film and theater. She is currently represented by various agents from LA, Chicago, and Atlanta and is so excited to see what the future holds.
Mason started dancing at the age of 12 by learning from watching YouTube videos online. He then decided to take dance to the next level and join Street of Dreams. Mason competed with Crew in 2017 when he was 14 years old. The following year in 2018, Mason competed with Excel under Street of Dreams Dance Productions and trained with Rachelle Ochsner at 15 years old. Throughout his years of dancing at the studio, he has placed 9th runner up at Dance Makers Inc. Nationals with a hip hop solo as well as winning scholarships from conventions such as NRG Dance project and Hollywood Connection. He has also gotten the opportunity to assist James Marino at Breaking Limits 2021. Today Mason is not only part of our faculty, he is also an aspiring actor and model. He is training with his Management, ModelAct Studios, and is Signed with a Chicago Agency. He has booked jobs such as Core Extra on movie sets and modeling for Revolution Dancewear's catalog.
Kennedy started dancing at 4 years old at her local dance studio. At age 12, she started competing with excel under Street of Dreams Dance Productions training with Rachelle Ochsner. She later began Assisting choreographers inside and outside the studio such as Meghan Tomasik, Rachelle Ochsner, Sarah Burney, Hailee Payne, and Brooke Maroon. In 2020, she was awarded Prodigy at NRG Dance project. In 2021, Kennedy was awarded Collective at Dance Makers Nationals and is now traveling with their "In Bloom" 2021-2022 season, as Collective Season VIII, assisting choreographers and learning more about the dance industry. Along with dance, she is also pursuing her passion for modeling and acting, training with ModelAct Studios Management, and is represented by a Chicago Agency. Currently, she working on set with Chicago Fire.
Kristina Sak
Kristina Sak is a native of Minooka, Illinois where she trained and danced competitively for 15 years. She is a graduate from Louisiana State University where she earned her BS in General Business with minors in Entrepreneurship and Dance. While at LSU, she performed and
choreographed for the LSU dance ensemble. In 2018 she was given the honor of representing LSU as a choreographer at the American College Dance Festival Southern Region where her work, "Porcelain", was awarded first runner-up to be performed at the national conference. After graduating from LSU in 2018 she was invited to join the cast and production of "Dream Logos" on their European tour as an ensemble member, choreographer, contributing writer, and contributing costume designer under the direction of Nick Erickson. She then went on to become an artist in residence at La Manufacture, Incubator Choreographic under the direction of Vendetta Matheau in Aurillac, France. There, she performed with several different companies including Adem Ran under the direction of Chloë Longueville, Compagnie Surya B under the direction of Surya Berthomieaux, and Compagnie Margeaux Devanne. Since returning to the states, Kristina has coached, trained, and choreographed for multiple high school dance teams including assistant coaching for the Joliet Catholic Varsity Dance Team. She continues to choreograph and teach at multiple studios in the Chicagoland area. She is also an ACE group fitness certified instructor as well as a YogaFit certified instructor. Her many performance experiences influence her teaching, and she is incredibly passionate about the development of young artists.
Brooke Shupe
Brooke Shupe is originally from Shorewood, Illinois, and grew up dancing since she was young. She moved to Los Angeles, California for college and to further pursue her love for dance in 2001. After graduating with a double degree in Dance and Communications, she danced professionally for a Los Angeles-based contemporary jazz company, Rhetoracle Dance Company. Brooke moved back to the Midwest to attend law school in 2009. Throughout law school, she incorporated her love for dance in her everyday life by teaching and choreographing at a local dance studio in Michigan, The Movement Company. Once she graduated law school and took a job as a Cook County Prosecutor, she still kept dance as part of her life by becoming a certified Zumba instructor and teaching at the Chicago Athletic Clubs downtown. She also danced, performed, and choreographed for The Chicago Bar Association's well-known Bar Show which is a parody musical performance featuring all lawyers. Brooke is a mom to 3 and a practicing attorney with the State of Illinois Appellate Prosecutor's Office where she is a Special Prosecutor. She is so excited to be dancing again and to have other fellow Street of Dreams moms to move with each week! Nothing in life (besides her children) brings her more joy in life than creating and moving!
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Look no further. Mort's Port (aka unit 310 Kanai A Nalu) awaits your arrival in beautiful Maalaea Harbor Village.
To see if we have dates open that would work for you, click on the Rates and Availability page. Only hit a button that says or means "Book Now" if you are ready to commit to the rental. Otherwise, "Ask Owner a Question" to get info to help you decide if Mort's Port is your best choice.
If you do book a stay in Mort's Port, this is what we can predict: You won't want to leave. Once you walk into this superb third floor unit in Kanai A Nalu, you'll understand why. The wall-to-wall glass that separates the living area from the lanai presents an astounding and expansive ocean view. The gentle trade winds, the swaying palms, and the sound of the waves will enchant you. If you have ever stayed in the more tourist-populated parts of the island, you will appreciate the relative seclusion and quiet nature of Maalaea.
Within walking distance are the shops and oceanview restaurants at Maalaea Harbor. You'll also find boats departing for snorkeling, diving, and whale watching adventures. The Maui Ocean Center, as impressive an aquarium as you'll find anywhere is also in the harbor area.
If you want to get in the water, you can go down to the sandy beach below the courtyard to swim, snorkel, or have fun with a boogie board. Of course, there is always the option to take a dip in the gated pool located in the center of the courtyard.
If you want to take a scenic walk (or run) along the shoreline, you can go for miles on Sugar Beach, which has just two oceanfront condo buildings beyond ours to the east. Then you're on a vast stretch of sand alongside the Kealia nature preserve, an area that will never be developed.
The condo complex is well constructed (concrete walls and ceilings) and well maintained. Our two bedrooms are real rooms with real doors, not lofts and not sliding screens. If you like your privacy, you will like staying in Mort's Port.
What you see when you walk in the front door (assuming the blinds have been rolled up) is breath-taking. Unlike the majority of oceanview units in our building that are on an angle and present a view of other units across the way, our straight-out view is your visual treat from almost anywhere inside, even the kitchen. While cooking you can look through the living and dining areas and see the ocean's swath of blue. You'll never forget that you are in Hawaii with this beautiful panorama.
When you can pry your eyes from the awesome views of the ocean and Mt. Haleakala (a dormant volcano), you'll notice that the grounds are so well landscaped and manicured that you might think you're in a botanical garden. Even the swimming pool is a visual delight with its tropical-flower-adorned waterfall continuously spilling fresh water down one side.
Just as impressive as what you see outside is what you will find inside the condo. The unit is tastefully decorated, featuring rattan living and dining furniture from the Kauai Collection. Throughout, you will find Hawaiian-themed artwork, mostly by local artists. Décor includes wood carvings, raku pottery, and prints of scenic paintings. (There are also several original-by-owner-Sue watercolors).
You will rejoice at your selection of this condo unit if any of the following are important to you: FAST, PASSWORD-PROTECTED FREE WIFI ; HD FLATSCREEN TVs with CABLE AND DVD PLAYERS; CD's and DVD's in unit; MINI-STEREO SYSTEM; LENDING LIBRARY (no late fees ever), PORTABLE PHONE with FREE LONG DISTANCE (U.S. and Canada); A/C; IN-UNIT SAFE; SPOTTING SCOPE and BINOC's; SNORKELING EQUIPMENT; BOOGIE BOARDS; BEACH CHAIRS and UMBRELLAS; WASHER/DRYER in unit; KINGSIZE BED in MBR; TWIN BEDS (King option) in 2nd BR.
Maybe not important to you now, but wait until you have settled into one of our two CUSHIONED RECLINER LOUNGE CHAIRS (both facing the TV, and one also facing the ocean). You may also find that our four CUSHIONED DINING CHAIRS ON WHEELS are more comfortable and fun to move around on than what you expected.
Upgrades include a KEYLESS ENTRY system that makes arriving and leaving less challenging; BEAUTIFUL MAPLE CABINETS and PUCK LIGHTING in the kitchen; CUSTOM TILE SHOWERS (one a walk-in) and COMFORT HEIGHT TOILETS in the bathrooms.
Most likely it's not what's inside that you're going to remember for a long time after you leave. Instead, it's probably going to be the incredible views from the lanai and the strolls you took along the shoreline. Imprinted in your mind will be the panoramic scene from the 3rd floor: the lush greenery and tropical flowers in the foreground, the beautiful blue waters of the bay in the middle, and the majestic Haleakala in the background. All that framed by randomly stretching palm trees to complete the picture.
At night, it's just as impressive. The lights twinkling from Kihei across the bay vie for your attention with the stars more bright and more plentiful than you can imagine. You'll see. You really won't want to leave.
Aloha. We are Mort and Sue, retired teachers who live near Chicago. Although we aren't able to come to Maui as often as we would like, every trip is filled with as much excitement as the cruise that introduced us to this marvelous island. Whenever we come to Mort's Port, we spend at least 50% of our time working to improve our home-away-from-home. We strive to make our unit feel as comfortable and look as appealing (in an island kind of way) as we possibly can.
Kanai A Nalu is a beautiful, centrally located condominium on Maalaea Bay. The street is relatively quiet, unlike many vacation rentals in nearby towns that have constant traffic whizzing by. We like the building being all-concrete construction and the sandy beach being walkable for miles to the east. It's also nice to be so close to the harbor, restaurants, and shops. In the winter months, we have a great vantage point for seeing whales frolicking in the bay. Turtles can be seen year-round.
Ours is one of the 16 oceanview units that face straight out to the water, 12 of us above ground level. That means that we have a fantastic view of the ocean, both from inside the unit and out on the lanai. Since the straight-out facing units have more lanai space than those on an angle, we are able to provide a spacious table that can accommodate every guest with nobody having their back to the ocean. Sitting on the lanai and gazing across the courtyard to the beautiful bay is close to being addictive.
toilet, shower, Comfort toilet. Stone tile walk-in shower-- glass half-wall.
Both bathrooms have custom painted walls employing various hues of aqua in textured strokes resembling ocean waves. It's very calming to look at. You won't get seasick.
Windows in the kitchen and guest bedroom have a view of the West Maui Mountains.
This unit faces straight out to the ocean with nothing but the pool and palm trees in between. Since we have these "obstructions," we are technically not oceanfront.
The building itself is oceanfront, and our unit has an expansive view of the ocean. The shoreline is just 120 feet away (not counting short distance to the elevator).
Portable phone gets reception anywhere in the unit and in most locations in the courtyard.
Large unit (not central air) capable of cooling the whole place if bedroom doors are left open. Rarely needed. Box floor fans can assist the 4 ceiling fans if necessary for moving air around.
One or two extra sets of sheets for each bed are provided. Stored in the bedroom closets.
Large capacity GE new in 2016 (detergent and dryer strips provided).
Large capacity GE new in 2016.
Usually easy to find a spot near the closest elevator. One car per unit allowed in parking lot. A 2nd car would need to be parked along the street.
Ample replacement towel sets for each bathroom. Min. of five beach towels provided for guest use.
A new gym is not in the condo complex, but within walking distance. Weekly membership available. Ask owner for details.
WiFi is free, fast and secure (network ID and password will be sent to you).
Casual, island style. Two ridiculously comfortable upholstered recliners facing the TV--and, in the case of one, also the ocean.
Blue ice in the freezer for use in insulated bags or cooler.
Has glass window in the door.
It loves to make Kona coffee. There's also a grinder if you want to buy coffee beans instead of grounds.
Tea, coffee, seasonings and other staples.
White Corelle dishes, Corningware and Pyrex in ample quantity.
Table may not be suitable for younger children who could pull it over (plate glass on center base). Stable enough for 4 adults dining or playing games.
Two HD flatscreen TV's (new 55" in living area, and 42" in MBR).
Cable for each TV (includes visitor's channel with information about activities, sightseeing, restaurants).
Mini-stereo set up on an étagère shelf. Can use for radio or CD's.
Two (the newest one Blu-Ray).--one in the living area and the other in the MBR.
Two shelves of books. Guests are welcome to borrow or even take home a book that hasn't been finished.
Several board games and decks of cards.
19 CD's, mostly Hawaiian music.
A few items for fun at the beach.
Nicely manicured grass and many tropical flowers. Orchids growing in coconut husks affixed to some of the palm trees.
See Lanai (a Hawaiian term for a balcony with a ceiling).
The condo association provides 2 poolside tables and 10 chairs if you want to eat closer to the ocean than our lanai table.
Check to see what we provide before you rent or buy any beach gear. Boogie boards, snorkles, masks, fins, etc., in guest closet. Owners not responsible for any mishaps that may occur using these.
See link on Activities page of owner's website.
Heated in cool weather. Has small waterfall on one side. Combo for gate lock provided in condo guidelines sent to renters.
We also provide hand-painted wine glasses for special occasions, bamboo cutting boards, wooden block with Farberware knives, BBQ tools, coolers, insulated grocery totes, binoculars and spotting scope for viewing whales from the lanai, a mostly-fiction lending library, and Maui guide books. There also is an in-unit safe to securely store electronic devices and valuables..
Well equipped, accurate info/photos in description, great location for us!
Just finished up our stay at Mort's Port. We really liked the central location, and that it's not in a busy area like Kihei or Lahaina. There is a lengthy beach for morning walks heading east from the property, or just sit with your toes in the sand. I followed a large green sea turtle around while snorkeling right in front of the property! While we don't eat out a lot, there are a few restaurants within walking distance which we took advantage of a couple of times. But when cooking in, we appreciated the well equipped kitchen, and the grill area overlooking the ocean is fantastic! Sue and Mort take care of their place and want to be sure that those who stay here enjoy their visit. Thanks for sharing your place with us, when our plans call for a return to Maui, I hope it will be available for us to stay.
We are pleased that the two couples who spent their mutual "milestone birthdays" and one anniversary in Maui selected our condo as their lodging. It seems that it suited them well, esp. since they initially had concerns re. the A/C. It's true that we don't have central air (no unit in our complex does since it wasn't included in the original construction). We have found that our high capacity unit located mostly on the lanai, together with two box fans, can keep us cool on the rare hot days when the overhead fans (and trade winds) are not sufficient. And nights by the ocean are heavenly. The temperature is usually perfect for sleeping year-round. We have some comforters in the condo, but we're happy to see that they aren't being used.
Had a wonderful stay. The condo was great and had everything we needed. We liked the central location, close to other spots on the island. The Ocean view from the condo was amazing!
Vicky let us know that she and her sister enjoyed the view from the lanai so much that they sometimes chose to just stay there while their husbands explored the island. You can have a memorable vacation at Mort's Port regardless of what you choose to do each day.
Lovely and exactly what we were looking for.
The property was great. Great view. Everything we could ask for was provided.
This place was very clean,well furnished and contained all the various amenities for a comfortable stay. The view of the ocean and the pool were tremendous. The beach access was important as we were 100 ft from the actual beach with plenty of room to walk up and down the coast. We were close to shops and other attractions. Sue and Mort provided all the information about the condo as well as giving us excellent suggestions on restaurants and activities on the island that they had personally experienced. Stay here you won't be disappointed.
We had a wonderful stay at Morts Port. The location was perfect - nice shops and good food within walking distance and a short drive to all things we wanted to do/see. Sue and Mort supplied everything we needed at the condo; as well as lots of practical information for exploring the island. We were able to have a separate bedroom and bathroom from the kids for less than the price of one room in a resort. We also loved the private beach. Thanks Sue and Mort!
We love the way comprehensive reviews like this one turn out to be our best marketing tool. Come experience what this family did.
Many people enjoy taking a daily stroll along the shoreline of Maalaea Bay. The sandy beach begins at our condo complex and extends east all the way to Kihei (approx. 4 miles). The 7 condo buildings to our west are not on a sandy beach, but there is a sidewalk by the road that people staying in those condos can take get to a starting point for their shoreline walking. Most of the time Maalaea Bay is calm enough for swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and boogie- or paddle--boarding.
CANCELLATION POLICY: 60 days or more in advance of start date: 100% refund 30-59 days in advance: 50% refund MISC.: If you are concerned about having to cancel or curtail your vacation due to health issues or possible death/severe illness of a loved one, you are strongly urged to consider securing traveler's insurance. It would cover not only the amount of the forfeited rent, but also transportation expenses. Arrival time is 2pm or later. Check out is 10am. An extension to noon might be available upon request at least a week in advance. For late departure flights, we recommend booking an additional half day at 50% of the daily rate plus tax. Mention this request at the time of booking, so adjustments can be made in the rent total and tax. It can't be adjusted later. The sofa is not a sleeper sofa, so the maximum number of people who should be staying in the unit is four. There will be no exceptions to this regulation. When there are two people staying in the guest bedroom, you will have the choice of having the beds left as twins or made into a king. The request for a king will only be honored if made at least a week in advance of arrival, preferably at the time of booking. A $20 gratuity is suggested for the cleaning staff who have to rearrange furniture for a king.


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Communities In Harmony
Jason Asbury
Pittsburg Multigenerational Chorus Bringing Together Singers Ages 14 To 89 in Pittsburg, Kansas
Named after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Kansas (population approx. 20,000) was settled in 1876 near the border of Missouri. The city's primary employer was Pittsburg & Midway Company, a coal mining company created in 1879 that attracted Southern and Eastern European mine workers in the late 19th century. It is in this rural town that we find the 180- voice Pittsburg Multigenerational Chorus (AKA "Multi-Gen").
The chorus, created in 2008 and directed by Pittsburg High School Vocal Music Teacher, Susan Laushman, brings community members into the high school music classroom. Members from ages 14 to 89 rehearse twice weekly alongside high school students, and the group collaborates with local ensembles like the Pittsburg State University Wind Ensemble and the Southeast Kansas Symphony Orchestra. This popular ensemble is bringing together fathers and sons, grandmothers, mothers and daughters, alumni, retirees and other citizens of all ages to build a stronger community through choral singing. "It's a wonderful opportunity for young people to connect with members of our community, and for some of the retired singers, it's a great chance to feel involved in high school again," Laushman said.
Tagged: Pittsburg, Kansas Arts, Pittsburg Multigenerational Chorus, Community Chorus
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Sam Sparro announces New York and LA shows
He'll promote album on both coasts
Sam Sparro has lined up a handful of shows in the US in support of his self-titled debut album, released last month via Universal Republic.
The singer will perform at the Andrew WK-owned Santos' Party House in New York on August 5, and will then head west for two shows in Los Angeles at The Viper Room and The Troubadour on August 6 and 9 respectively.
As previously reported, the album was recorded with Paul Epworth, Richard X and Jess Rogg, and in April Sparro appeared on stage with Mark Ronson at the Coachella festival where he sang his own track 'Black and Gold', as well as 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before', which he performed with Klaxons' Jamie Reynolds.
New York, NY Santos Party House (August 5)
Los Angeles, CA The Viper Room (6)
Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour – Indie 103.1 Show (9)
–By our New York staff.
Find out more about NME.


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Владимир Аврамов Аврамов е български цигулар и музикален педагог.

Биография
Владимир Аврамов е роден в София на 3 декември 1909 година. Първоначално учи цигулка при Христо Петков и Саша Попов. През 1928 година започва да учи право в Софийския университет "Свети Климент Охридски", но две години по-късно заминава за Прага, където през 1933 година завършва Немската музикална академия – цигулка при Ханс Кох и камерна музика при Леополд Крамер.

От 1935 до 1942 година Аврамов свири в оркестъра на Националната опера и балет в София. От 1937 година преподава в Държавната музикална академия, където след 1947 година оглавява катедрата по струнни инструменти, през 1955 – 1959 година е декан на Инструменталния факултет, а през 1962 – 1968 година е ректор. През 1964 година участва в основаването на филиала на академията в Пловдив, преобразуван по-късно в днешната Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство.

През 1938 година създава камерния оркестър Български струнен квартет, преименуван през 1948 година на Държавен радиоквартет "Аврамов". Квартетът представя за първи път в България огромен брой творби от класическото музикално наследство, изпълнява и популяризира множество произведения от български композитори: Марин Големинов, Любомир Пипков, Панчо Владигеров, Веселин Стоянов, Парашкев Хаджиев, Боян Икономов, Константин Илиев, Цветан Цветанов, Димитър Сагаев, Пенчо Стоянов, Димитър Тъпков и други.

Забележителен педагог – професор Владимир Аврамов е "всепризнат доайен на българската цигулкова школа" (Н.Тодоров). Негови възпитаници са по-голямата част от известните изпълнители и педагози: професорите Боян Лечев, Емил Камиларов, Георги Бадев, Антон Хаджиатанасов, Недялчо Тодоров, Ангел Станков, Йосиф Радионов и други, както и изтъкнатите изпълнители Любен Йорданов, Георги Байнов, Николай Марангозов, Мичо Димитров, Валентин Стефанов, Петър Делчев, Владимир Атанасов, Недко Боянов и много други.

Аврамов е лектор в международните музикални семинари във Ваймар и Баден-Баден (Германия), Ланцут (Полша) и гост-професор в Мичиганския университет (САЩ). Участва в журита на международните конкурси за цигулари "П. И. Чайковски" (Москва), "Кралица Елизабет" (Брюксел), "Х. Виенявски" (Познан), "Й. С. Бах" (Лайпциг), "Н. Паганини" (Генуа), "Ж. Тибо" (Париж), "К. Флеш" (Лондон), "Фр. Крайслер" (Виена) и други, на международни конкурси за струнни квартети и други камерни състави (Прага, Будапеща, Париж, Портсмът, Санкт Петербург) и други. Авторитетен музикален деятел – професор Владимир Аврамов е основател и ръководител на редица национални и международни музикални прояви в България. Председател е на организационния комитет на Националния конкурс "Св. Обретенов" в Провадия (1970– 1996) и негов почетен председател (от 1996 г.). Голям е приносът му за откриването на Международния фестивал на камерната музика в Пловдив.

Владимир Аврамов умира на 22 март 2007 година в София.

Награди и отличия
 Почетен знак на Пловдив (1966)
 Доктор хонорис кауза на Академията за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство в Пловдив (1994)
 Доктор хонорис кауза на Националната музикална академия в София (1998)
 Почетен знак на Пловдив (1999)
 Орден "Стара планина" I степен (2003)

Бележки

Ректори на НХА
Преподаватели в НХА
Български цигулари
Носители на Димитровска награда
Носители на орден "Стара планина"
Носители на орден "Народна република България" II степен
Народни артисти (България)
Родени в София


As you are scouting for homes for sale, did you happen to hear the latest update from the Federal Reserve?
Mid December, The Federal board members raised the rates by 0.25%. What does that really mean and how will that have an impact on your home search and affordability?
The central bank of the US, The Federal Reserve or the Fed controls rates, among other things, on overnight loans from bank to bank or from the Fed to member banks. The reason for adjusting the interest rates is to maximize employment and stabilize consumer prices. Because The Fed has seen some economic improvement, raising rates, is an attempt to keep the pace of growth and inflation under control.
Keeping Current Matters (KCM), posted a timely blog that highlight how a rate change will affect you as a home buyer and your purchasing power.
Your purchasing power is greatly impacted by the interest rate you secure.
Waiting to purchase will lower your purchasing power as the interest rates goes up. Intrest rates are however still historically low. If are you ready to buy a home, then give us a call at (626) 629-8439 for a private consultation where we can discuss specific house buying advice tailored to meet your needs. We look forward to being of service!
If you are interested in selling your home, call Irina Netchaev at 626-627-7107 for a private consultation.