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San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland A's President Dave Kaval confirmed that the Quakes are actively looking for a Designated Player to sign over the summer while speaking to reporters in a halftime huddle during the club's season opener victory over the Montreal Impact. With an update on all things Quakes, Kaval takes it from here:
Do you already have plans going on for the summer in regards to the club's open Designated Player spot or are you waiting to see how the chips fall?
We're actively looking right now for players in that window. We have the spot available, we have funds available. Jesse is to be going back to Europe in about a month to actually see players first hand, so we have a list and we're looking at it very seriously. You have to be opportunistic, but we feel very strongly, and Jesse had this view, that the best players are available in the summer window because that's the longer transfer window. So if we want to get a really high quality DP that can make a lasting impact on the club, that is the better time to do it. And I think that's a really smart and more thoughtful way to approach it.
Do you have a certain area you're looking to fill with that DP position, or just a talented player in general?
The key thing for DP players is that you just want an attacking player, whether it's a creative No10 midfielder or whether it's a forward, we need to score more goals. We need to be more exciting to watch, so that's the general profile. But there's a lot that could fit within.
It's been a long time for a Quakes fan to see a first half like [tonight], and to have that happen with a new lineup on opening day. Was that forty-five minutes a dream?
This is exactly what we were hoping for when we brought Jesse in as our General Manager: a team with an attacking identity that's fun to watch. [A team] that's exciting with players that have courage and are willing to take chances all over the field. You saw that in the first half and I think you'll see a lot more of that this season.
What are your first impressions of Jessie Fioranelli as general manager?
He's been tremendous. He's very thoughtful. I think he has a clear vision of where he wants to take the technical side of the organization. He's working hand-in-hand with Chris Leach and with Dominic Kinnear. I think they're working well as a team and you're seeing some of the results tonight.
Any update on the national team fixture here in a few weeks? How involved are the Quakes in the buildup?
We're very involved, obviously it's a huge match for the United States and it's a must win. I think Avaya Stadium is going to be rocking. This is going to be a fortress for the United States and I think U.S. Soccer is excited to come here and really take a chance on a stadium on this community to play a game of that significance. This area has such a great history of great qualifiers and games, and we built this stadium to host matches of that caliber.
What does it mean for the Quakes? Does it help to attract new players?
There's a couple different things. One, I think it grows the soccer community in the Bay Area, which is only good for the Earthquakes. So you have more fans of the beautiful game and they get attracted to some of these other events. These are international soccer matches and international teams, and then they can actually come here to appreciate it week in and week out at Avaya Stadium. So that's one thing. Secondly, I think it does help us attract world class players because they see this community as a major and integral part of the soccer landscape and those events bring that forward, which is very important.
Is elevating the club's profile important to getting into the conversation when it comes to big name players like Chicharito and Wayne Rooney that you hear in the news?
I think it does. I think it started with building the stadium and then, adding on top of that all, these world-class soccer events that are happening in the Bay Area. That gives you the opportunity to bring in a player of that caliber. It's not just like you to the grocery store, you want that player and then bring him here. You really have to tell a story and build a whole kind of strategy for that person to climb to climatize to this location. And so these are all the necessary steps that are going to lead us to success and would enable us to bring in a big player like that.
What is Jesse [Fioranelli]'s background and how does it aid him as the Quakes general manager?
He has a background as an agent in Switzerland and that gave him tremendous connections. When he came in here, he actually wasn't in the job very long before he started bringing in all these players like [Florian] Jungwirth, who had a great half. He has relationships that started back ten or twelve years ago when he did that. Then, on the same token, you build on top of that his time at Lazio and Roma working first on the analytic side and then in a more broad role of sporting director. Those relationships, the contacts, the ability to attract big-time players and sell them on coming here and playing for us, these are tremendous skills. You can see that the players he signed and players that will come in the future are all part of that success.
How special is it to see two homegrown players, Nick Lima and Tommy Thompson, in the starting lineup?
We're finally seeing some of the initial work we did to develop the academy, to bring Chris Leach in to originally run the academy and to put a curriculum in place to attract players, especially after I started here in 2010. You're finally seeing those results, they have a long tail. And we're seeing guys like Tommy Thompson and Nick Lima, or JT [Marcinkowski], who is doing amazing with the U-20s as a goalie.
The players are there and the talent in this region is very strong. We just need to make sure we attract it to the Quakes, our academy system, our coaches, our players and the infrastructure behind that so we can not just have two starting players from our Academy in three or four years, but four or five, because that's going to be our competitive advantage as a club.
Can you elaborate on reports regarding the club's plan to develop an academy complex?
We're trying to get as many fields in the South Bay as possible. There's a shortage [of space], which is forcing kids off of their playing style [and schedule]. We're obviously looking at the Guadalupe location, which I think can probably have seven fields maximum, and we're also looking at other locations that could have more, maybe ten or fourteen. Whether it's farther South more towards Morgan Hill or at the county fairgrounds, those are all really important pieces of the puzzle to make sure we build a viable youth system.
Do you see that as an addition to the Guadalupe project?
Oh yeah. We're trying to add as many as we can because these projects might take ten years, maybe four years for one and eight years for another one, but we're hopeful that over a generation will have more and more people playing soccer and having success.


text: FedEx rolls out Boeing 777F for Memphis-Shanghai service - Memphis Business Journal FedEx Express is rolling out its first Boeing 777 Freighter to service mainland China. The larger, faster and more fuel efficient 777F will connect Shanghai with Memphis and reduce cut-off times for customers by two hours, the company said. By April, FedEx Express will have four 777F's serving routes between the U.S. and the important Asian market. They hope to have as many as 15 of the planes in service by 2014.

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|I've discovered that I have considerably more extra tackle than I thought I did that I no longer use and figured someone out there would make good use of it.Some of the items have just been removed from its containers and is still brand new and some are slightly used but I can promise you that it is all in great condition.
I considered selling the tackle on eBay but I changed my mind and decided that I would hold a monthly Tackle Giveaway and give everyone a chance to win a tackle pack just for visiting my site.
The random drawing will be held right around the first of each month. To keep it random I import all entries into an Excel spread sheet, I then write the numbers for each entry on a wood chip, stir the bowl and let Marilyn my cockatoo pick the winner. Remember, once you enter you will not be required to enter again for future drawings so if you don't win this months drawing you're automatically entered into next months drawing.
If you're a winner one month your put back in the drawing for future tackle giveaways! Yes, you theoretically could win every month's drawing, however if this happens I will require you to email me with which numbers I should play in the CA Lottery, HA!
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Hot dogs, check. Icy beer, check. Pie, check. Burgers, potato salad, corn. Check. Check. Check.
You probably have most of the bases covered for your next cookout spread but if you're looking for something unexpected that will win over as many hearts as that bowl of chips, look to blistered shishito peppers.
Platters of these charred peppers have become popular at restaurants, but they're way easy to make at home and are an excellent start to a meal. The hardest part may be finding shishitos near you. Typically they are picked when still green, and that's how you'll find them at the grocery store. (Locally, Trader Joe's carries them.)
These Japanese peppers are about 4 inches long and wrinkly, like they've been out in the sun a bit too long. Shishitos are mild and crowd-pleasing peppers, though it is said that every once in a while you bite into a hot one in the bunch. The numbers I've heard for this game of culinary roulette are one hot one for every 10. This keeps things exciting, but just so you know, I've bitten into a hot shishito, and it's not exactly fireworks in your mouth. You'll be okay.
Shishito peppers don't need much to shine, just a bit of high heat and a big pinch of flaky salt. And like salty potato chips, you'll always want to reach for one more.
The pepper's thin skin allows it to char easily. It won't take more than 10 minutes to cook the shishito peppers to the point of blistering — whether you decide to blacken your bunch of shishitos on the stovetop, under the broiler or perched on the grill for added smoky character.
Should you stumble upon Padrón peppers instead of shishitos when shopping, know that they can be cooked and served in the same way. Padrón peppers look and taste similar, though shishitos have a little more going on in terms of flavor. Padróns are slightly smaller and wider, with a melt-in-your-mouth texture when blistered in a hot skillet. Shishitos tend to be less spicy.
A citrus note in the shishito peppers means they take really well to a spritz of lemon or lime juice. They are fantastic simply charred and salted, but to change it up I've dressed them lightly in a mix of fresh lime juice, sesame oil and seeds, and soy sauce.
Some other ideas for using these emerald peppers (because you'll probably keep shishitos in the fridge all the time after making them once): Garnish your homemade Bloody Mary, chop a few and toss them into a frittata or fold them chopped into your favorite corn bread.
blistered shishito peppers with sesame
This is an easy appetizer that is perfect for summer gatherings. While the rest of the meal comes together, a platter of charred shishito peppers can be on the table in about 10 minutes. Padrón peppers can be substituted for the shishito peppers. Peppers can be cooked on the stovetop, as instructed below, or on the grill.
Serves 2 to 4.
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 pound (about 12) fresh shishito peppers
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Juice and finely grated zest of ½ lime, plus more wedges for serving
Flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shishito peppers to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally for even cooking, until the peppers soften and are charred on all sides, 6 to 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine sesame oil, soy sauce, lime juice and zest in a small bowl.
Remove skillet from heat. Toss peppers with sesame oil mixture to coat peppers. Transfer peppers to serving platter and sprinkle with a big pinch of salt and sesame seeds. Serve immediately with wedges of lime for garnish.


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AC Milan bounced back to winning ways with a 4-0 thrashing of Parma at the San Siro on Saturday to maintain their grip on the Serie A leadership.
Coming into the game off the back of two straight draws and only two wins in their previous six league games, Milan were starting to come under pressure from the chasing pack, notably a revitalised Inter Milan and surprise package Napoli.
But first half goals from Clarence Seedorf and Antonio Cassano, his first for the club, put this game to bed before the break.
Substitute Robinho then scored a second half brace to emphasise Milan's superiority.
Milan were on the charge from the off with Seedorf forcing visiting goalkeeper Antonio Mirante into a diving save from a rasping drive in the first minute.
Parma could not handle Milan's attacking flair and on eight minutes Zlatan Ibrahimovic played Seedorf in behind the defence to round Mirante and slot home on the slide.
The second came on 17 minutes after a delightful exchange with Cassano coming in from the left, playing the ball inside to Gennaro Gattuso and taking his dinked reverse pass over the Parma defence to slot slow into the corner on the half volley.
Milan were rampant and it could have been more just after the half hour mark.
Ibrahimovic nodded the ball back down for Cassano but his shot was tipped away for a corner.
Cassano then chipped the ball over the defence for Ibrahimovic to take down on his chest and volley goalwards but Mirante came to his side's rescue.
Parma offered almost nothing in attack with only a misdirected header from Milan centre-back Thiago Silva troubling his own goalkeeper Christian Abbiati just before half-time.
Parma were a much improved outfit in the second period with Sebastian Giovinco's shot being charged down by the returning Alessandro Nesta.
Blerim Dzemaili then had a fierce shot from distance parried by a diving Abbiati before Massimo Pacci failed to make contact from eight yards with a goal begging.
But just as the visitors were enjoying their best period of the game, Milan plunged the final nail into their coffin.
Robinho arrived unmarked on 61 minutes to finish from 15 yards after Cassano tried to tee up Ibrahimovic.
The Brazilian then fluffed his lines when running on to a cross from Ibrahimovic but he made no mistake moments later as Cassano ran at the defence and slippped him in for another precise and clinical finish.


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Public dialogue on wellbeing has influenced policy in three separate Government departments - Cabinet Office, DCLG and DWP
In 2014, the Cabinet Office followed up an earlier dialogue on wellbeing by commissioning (with support from Sciencewise) a further complex dialogue exploring how wellbeing evidence could be used in tackling three different policy areas in three different departments:
• Increasing community control through community rights, led by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
• Increasing the incomes of low earners, led by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
• Reducing loneliness, led by the Cabinet Office.
The evaluation report, published in March 2015, identified a series of impacts to that date, including:
• Increasing income for low earners. The main impact and value for the policy maker leading on this topic was to hear first hand members of the public deliberating: "hearing directly from participants was such a highlight ... it really got me thinking about how ... policy leads often don't get the chance to speak enough to the end users of our policies". Specifically, the policy maker identified two areas where the dialogue had provided new insights:
- Zero hours contracts: the dialogue confirmed for the policy maker "That the public feel very inhibited by zero hours contracts, they prevent people developing their skills or increasing their workload" and that this added weight to discussions about policy choices that DWP was progressing. The evaluation confirmed that the policy maker involved had used the dialogue findings in discussions with colleagues on this issue.
- Work taster weeks. This was suggested by dialogue participants as a way of reducing the uncertainty of changing jobs, and was seen by policy makers as "a good suggestion for future in-work support trials: we are ensuring this can be done".
• Community rights. Again the main value for policy makers was confirmation "that we're doing the right thing with these policies".
One particular insight for policy makers was the "general reminder that people speak a different language to us in Whitehall, and that taking up these rights can be actually quite challenging". One said "The dialogue showed us that the public can see taking up rights as being risky: we hadn't really seen it like this before". This led to one policy makers concluding that "Perhaps we should be more interested in making a smaller step to the first rung of the ladder. Although something like a community garden might not be of immediate interest to the policy, it might empower people to go on to bid for an asset – smaller first steps".
There were two other specific insights emerged from the dialogue that were of value to policy makers - the need for DCLG to involve Transport for London in their discussions, as some of the rights have transport implications; and the connection between community rights, wellbeing and heritage (e.g. the importance of local markets to local identify and wellbeing).
One DCLG staff member said "I wish we had done something like this a couple of years ago when the Localism Act was coming in".
• Reducing loneliness. The main benefits for policy makers were the opportunity to hear members of the public deliberate on their policy area, and to confirm that their policy making was on the right track, as the messages they heard from the public were in line with what they expected. One policy maker said: "the fact that no new ideas emerged was, if anything, reassuring". Another saw that Whitehall policy makers interacting with the public was "something I realise we probably don't do enough of given how valuable it is".
The dialogue resulted in two reports - an overall report with recommendations by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), which project managed the project on behalf of the Cabinet Office, and a report on the actual dialogue results by Hopkins Van Mil, who designed and delivered the workshops.
The results were used to brief Ministers in all three departments prior to the report being published, presented to the Cabinet Office Social Action Team and extensive wide dissemination by NEF, Sciencewise and HVM.
Related project: Embedding wellbeing science in decision-making


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Do You Feel Your Complexion Is Aging Too Fast?
July 21st, 2010
Lifestyle habits, good or bad, can affect the look of your complexion and the health of your body, for better or worse. How you care for your complexion is of course another factor.
The key thing to know is that there are proven skin care tips, to stop, prevent and reverse the look and feel of your skin. You can have beautiful skin now and be ageless.
Are You Your Skin's Friend or Foe?
Making small changes to your existing routine, trying a few new tricks, can have you saying hello to younger-looking skin and a more beautiful you.
Not doing them or doing something in an unsystematic way can irritate your skin, dry it, cause you to break out etc.
The truth is that the secrets to clean, clear and glowing skin are few but you need to know what they are and in what sequence you should use them.
Anyone who's pulled an all-nighter can attest, to pasty looking skin and dark circles.
However, as bad as these signs are, they are only superficial signs of a far worse consequence.
Insufficient sleep can cause your body to work harder to fulfill it's basic functions, overloading or causing undue stress to the system.
The result is slower collagen production which has a lot of negative consequences for your skin, one of them being fine lines and wrinkles.
Getting a good night sleep can help you wake up to better skin. Using the proper night time skin care routine can absolutely help your natural healing process as your cell turnover is 8 times faster, softening your wrinkles and returning a healthy glow to your skin.
As you can see nighttime is the right time to take years off your face or prevent them in the first place.
I would like to help you increase the results your skin gets from the natural healing cycle that occurs at night time by prescribing a night time skin care routine just for you.
Call me or email the salon or better yet, come and see me for one of my facials and I would love to discuss how we will keep looking young and beautiful.
I look forward to seeing you at Joanna Vargas Salon, Skin Care Sanctuary, in New York, NY. And lastly, to ensure you get the appointments you want, please schedule as far in advance as possible. Call us at 212/949.2350 or email us to make your appointments.
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Introduction: Shatov shouldn't really be a professional footballer, and indeed very nearly wasn't. Standing at 1.73 metres and weighing just 64kg, his physique is more suited to futsal, which he played up until five years ago for one-time UEFA Futsal Cup winners MFK Viz-Sinatra Ekaterinburg. Despite spanning over 400 squared kilometres and boasting a population greater than Leicester's, his home town of Nizhny Tagil is more famous for spawning the reprobate character in Russia's answer to … [Read more...]
EURO 2016 Player Profile: Oleg Shatov
Tactical Analysis. Benfica – Zenit
The ancient Greeks knew a thing or two about affection. Their language contained four words for the different types of affection that we as humans feel. One of these, storge, is used to describe the familial affection experienced by family members for each other, the affection one feels for a pet, or the affection Zenit have had recently for playing in Portugal. With the Russian champions having won their last three encounters on Portuguese soil, most of Zenit's players no doubt have enjoyed … [Read more...]
Zhirkov to Zenit?
Rumours have recently been circling around that former Chelsea and current Dinamo Moscow left back Yuri Zhirkov is set to join Russian Premier League champions Zenit St. Petersburg. The rumour seems rather an odd one as the 32 year old is hardly the sort of player that is likely to help Zenit rescue the title that is quickly slipping from their grasp. Zenit already have Domenico Criscito as their first choice left back and his excellent form in recent years has meant his Argentine understudy … [Read more...]
RFN Top 50 – 10-4
10. Seydou Doumbia, forward, CSKA On a personal level, 2015 has shot up and down for Seydou Doumbia as the Ivorian hitman finally secured his big move to Serie A with AS Roma, only to return with his tail between his legs in the summer on loan to CSKA. Despite an initial burst of goals that inspired the Army Men through to the Champions League group stages, his impact has diminished significantly; although his upper body strength is impressive, according to InStat only Edgar Manucharyan … [Read more...]
RPL Week 2: Around the Match Day
The big story in the previous weekend was the World Cup draw in St. Petersburg. 208 nations hope to qualify for the biggest stage in football, and for the first time in the history of the World Cup all national teams around the globe registered for the qualification tournaments. The ceremony was held at the historic Konstantin Palace, and it wasn't without controversies as Zenit's Brazilian star Hulk, who was supposed to be one of the assistants at the draw, pulled out a briefly before the draw … [Read more...]
Zenit Secures the Title – A Look on their Incredible Season
Last Sunday Zenit St. Petersburg won their fourth Russian Premier League title and their fifth league title in total, 31 years after they won the first in the Soviet Supreme League in 1984. The championship was secured after a 1-1 draw with FC Ufa, making them unreachable for their closest rivals – CSKA Moscow and FC Krasnodar. Zenit's road to success had already started last season, when André Villas-Boas signed a two year contract on the 18th of March, following a disastrous ending to … [Read more...]


text: If you don't mind it won't matter! That is stitched into my fabric courtesy of the United States Marine Corp. Marines are trained to deal with situations where their body has told them "stop" as the pain is too great only to have their brain say, keep going. Their body will do what the brain says, the tough part is having the brain tell it to continue. We were trained that pain is weakness leaving the body. In the Marine Corp everywhere we went we ran (maybe that's why I shifted from running to the bike). We ran in formation and to cadence. This was mostly done to train our minds to fight through the pain. This directly translates to the bike. When you are in the middle of a long climb you deal with it. If you connect pain with a negative emotion, you'll feel more pain. When you hit that low on a long ride you deal with it. You know the pain will pass. It is typically temporary. Remind yourself that each pedal stroke is one closer to the finish. As you are mentally preparing for a tough event remember your strengths and all those challenging workouts you've done. Athletes who believe they can endure a tough event will perform better than those who doubt their ability to withstand the pain. It truly is mind over matter and if you don't mind it won't matter. Listen to the cadence of US Women Marines below. Motivating!


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Homemade recipes for your pet cat is big treat. You can serve them special diner on special day and every day. Special dishes preparations with fresh fish, chicken, beef, meat are great deal with pet cat. Some ingredients you have mostly n your kitchen and some buy when you going to cook food for cat. After all above discussion you must well known about your cat habit, and taste. What types of meal you can serve to your pet cat enjoy in this post.
Trout Dish for Cat:
On special occasion you can serve trout dinner to your pretty cat. She will enjoy more and love you with eating tasty food.
Require Material:
2 teaspoon sunflower oil
1 cooked egg yolk
1 teaspoon steamed or chopped broccoli
1 cup cooked trout
At first step mix all the above define materials in a big bowl.
With best hand technique blended it.
After serving remaining you can store in refrigerator just for three days.
Chicken Dish for Cat:
Cats are chicken lover and always remain in it searching. you can give best chicken diet that also make them health.
Require Material:
¼ cup of steamed and mashed broccoli
1 cup of boil chicken
¼ cup of cook carrot
Chicken broth
Place the all material in food processor with the addition of chicken broth.
Cooked it until its best suited for cat but not make soup.
Cool it and then serve to pet cat.
Chicken Biscuits for cat:
Some tasty foods for pet cat are chicken biscuit.
Require material:
1 ½ cups cooked chicken
1/3 cup cornmeal
½ cup chicken broth
1 teaspoon margarine
1 cup wheat flour
Blend the chicken broth and margarine.
Now add the wheat flour and cornmeal in chicken mixture
Knead the mixture in an open bowl. Make roll in ¼ inch.
Cut the mixture in the roll form and baked just 20 minutes in 350 degree.
Salad for Cat:
Indoor cats usually don't have access at grass. How you can serve the green food serve them salad.
Require Material:
½ cup alfalfa
¼ cup zucchini
1/8 cup fish stock
1/8 teaspoon minced catnip
Mix the ingredient in a bowl.
Give best salad dish to cat after garnishing with minced catnip.


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Capturing Austin's fellow Army Rangers doing a sword exit at the church to filming in the Museum of Natural Science was by far one of the most unique and beautiful weddings we've filmed. Molly and Austin were so gracious and kind and they have wonderful family and friends. This will be a wedding we will remember for a long time.
We wish them much joy and happiness…congrats!


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Deborah VORHIES is ICTSD's Managing Director. She holds an MBA and earlier degrees in law and finance. Prior to joining ICTSD, Mrs. Vorhies spent six years with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) (World Bank Group), developing and managing its Biodiversity portfolio.
She also worked as Coordinator of the Trade and Environment Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme and was the Development Director of MANGO - Management Accountancy for Non Governmental Organization. Mrs. Vorhies is a citizen of South Africa.


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People in Bangkok are getting a bit jittery about a possible flood threat (several streets have been flooded for a couple of hours after heavy rainfall). People are building floodbarriers around Bangkok.
But as Bangkok Pundit pointed out:
Major reason 4 severe sustained flooding in 2011, was not just months of excess rainfall, but large amount of water released from dams.
In 2012, because of better management of water in dams, they r able to significantly reduce the discharge of water during monsoon season
For Sirikit Dam, in 2011, 45 million cu/m of water was discharged per day for Sep1-Nov1. For Sep1-19 2012, we r down to 4 mcu/m per day
For Bhumibol Dam, in 2011, 44 million cu/m of water was discharged per day for Sep1-Nov1. For Sep1-19 2012, we r down to 3 mcu/m per day
These r the two largest dams so u can see that reducing the discharge of water reduces water flowing downstream. Of course, we r still
going 2 have flash floods when there is excess rainfall (as in Bkk recently) over short period of time, but rain stops, water drains away
Obviously, we need to keep an eye on the weather, but BP stills see no signs of a severe flood approaching 2011 levels


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- With a complementary select bottle of wine.
- Peak Season: 4 night minimum
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- Value season: October 16 - March 15
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- 1.8% Oregon Lodging Tax will be applied to all Rental Agreements
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- Cleaning fee for this home is $90 - $125
- Children under the age of 5 stay for free
- Small Pets Okay: Pet charge ~ $10/night per pet
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- Maximum occupancy is 4 (more by pre-arrangement only)
- Security Deposit to be retained on credit card authorization (to insure against breakage, replacement, damage costs) as provided on GUEST AGREEMENT.
"Our Beach House" greets you with an endless Pacific ocean view from our western wall of windows, extending from the south at Cape Lookout to the north at 3 Arch Rocks.
This peaceful and tastefully decorated single level home is privately nestled in the Camelot hillside neighborhood of Oceanside. Our warm inviting living room has 2 sofas, 2 recliners, a cozy reading chair all for your pleasure of enjoying the views, listening to the waves, or sea lions in the distance, viewing our 42″ big screen TV or snuggling by the fireside setting. Living room is open and flows into dining area with seating for 6. Deck access is available by two doorways off the dining area. Dining room connects to an open gourmet kitchen, complete with coffee nook for the bistro enthusiast. At the opposite end of the kitchen is a light and airy breakfast nook complete with kitchenette table for 2, a flat screen TV along with another access to deck. Just through the door off the breakfast area is access to a full laundry room with washer and dryer and access to the double car garage. Separate bedrooms at both the north and south ends of the home, each have a quality queen bed. Work stations and desks are available for those who cannot leave work behind. Located close to each bedroom is a full bathroom . Deck and wooded yard will complete your setting for the sounds of the waves to help you relax and enjoy the Oregon Coast at its best.
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- High Speed Internet
Plush Queen, Desk with workspaceKitchen
Range, oven, microwave, toaster, blender, dishwasher, coffee grinder, full service for 6 everything needed for a gourmet meal. Breakfast bar 3 stools and table with 2 chairs, TV picture window viewsLiving Room
Fold out full size sofa, leather sofa, 2 leather recliners cable TV, DVD player, gas fireplace with a cozy leather chair , telephone for local or incoming calls picture window viewsDining Room
Large Dining table, 6 chairs picture window viewsDeck
Table and chairs , BBQ2 Bathrooms
First bathroom is full bath with tub and shower , Second bathroom is full bath with showerParking & Accessibility
Room for 4 carsOther Amenities
High Speed Internet
Cable TV
Deck with gas BBQ
Deck chairs and table
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Cancellation / Prepayment
$25.00 CHANGE FEE for each change made to original Reservation.
Deposits: (1st night rent & Security Deposit) Due within 3 business days.
IF LESS THAN 30 DAYS prior your arrival: ALL MONIES ARE FORFEITED, NO REFUND WILL BE GIVEN. Power and phone outages are common in coastal villages, especially in the stormy season and do not constitute an emergency or basis for refund.
REFUNDS will not be issued for:
- Cancellation of Peak Season Reservations (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend)
- Cancellations within 30 days of Arrival for Mid & Off Season Reservations.
- Early Departures, Late Arrivals, Acts of Nature (storms, power, phone outages) Personal allergies or sensitivities to coastal conditions.
- Power and phone outages which are common in coastal villages, especially in the stormy season.


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Congratulations Joey and Al!
YES Joey!- your name is first! But I had to mention Al too :-)
Today was Joey's bridal shower and it was put together beautifully with sweet and romantic details.
Joey's sister chose to have a light pink, white and gold color theme to decorate the cupcakes and the party space. The fondant styled cupcakes were a first for me, but they turned out to be ones that I can't wait to make again! 3 different colors, 3 different styles for the ONE and only Joey!
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Hi, I'm Jaclyn
I love bright colors, fun decorations, and anything sweet! This is a documentation of my journey through baking.