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Bella Saratoga
- Address:
14503 Big Basin Way
Saratoga, CA 95070Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
ItalianPrice: $30 and under
Bella Saratoga
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.bellasaratoga.com/
- Phone: 4087415115x
- Hours of Operation:
Breakfast: Tuesday - Saturday: 8:00am - 11:00am,
Sunday: 8:00am - 10:00am:
Lunch: Monday - Thursday: 11:30am - 4:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 11:00am -4:00pm, Sunday: 2:00pm - 4:00pm;
Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:30pm, Friday - Saturday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm;
Sunday Brunch: 10:30am - 2:00pm
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Organic, Italian, Californian
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
- Catering: We offer catering services and customized menus based on your specific needs. Please call us to discuss.
- Private Party Facilities: We welcome private parties. A private room requires a minimum of 15 guests and same rules as banquets apply. See banquet description.
- Private Party Contact: Clyde / Claudio 4087415115x
- Entertainment: We feature live music for Sunday Brunch.
- Special Events: We have a great facility for special events. Please call to inquire.
A word from Bella Saratoga
A romantic Victorian house with intimate indoor and outdoor dining in the heart of Saratoga Village. We feature bountiful portions of award winning pastas, the freshest fish, filet mignon, thin crust pizzas, and deserts with fine wines and cocktails. Stop by for Lunch or weekend Brunch on the way to the Santa Cruz mountains or for dinner before the shows at Villa Montalvo, the Mountain Winery, or the Flint Center. Saratoga, the center of arts and culture, is conveniently located off Highway 85.Continued
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
- Diners' Choice WinnerGreat for Brunch
- Diners' Choice WinnerOutdoor Dining
Bella Saratoga - Best Restaurants in Saratoga ›
Bella Saratoga reviews from OpenTable diners
84 reviews since May 5, 2014
- Food4.1Service4.2
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelModerate
great for outdoor dining (68)neighborhood gem (41)romantic (36)special occasion (32)great for brunch (21)great for lunch (20)fit for foodies (16)good for groups (12)notable wine list (9)kid-friendly (8)scenic view (8)late-night find (4)Show More
- Bella Saratoga Lost OpportunityWorldTravelerDined on 8/27/2014Second time eating at Bella Saratoga before a concert at the mountain winery. Overall disappointing. Basic house salad was wilted, roasted tomato soup had crumbled blue cheese in it vs just leaving it out and appealing to a broader set of customer tastes. WE HATE blue cheese or Gorgonzola. Linguini with shrimps & scallops was just ok. Sauce was bland, shrimps & scallops over done, pasta noodles were chewy. Waiter offered Parmesan for the pasta dish. YOU DON"T PUT CHEESE on sea food pasta dishes. Pity, not too many restaurant choices in down town Saratoga and it wouldn't take much to improve & execute simple dishes in a better manner. Veal scaloppini was good. Overall inconsistent and lost opportunity for Bella Saratoga.Special Features:
- Good meal againdjshaferVIPDined on 8/25/2014This is our "go to" place to have an early dinner before a concert at Mountain Winery. They were good again and we really enjoyed the experience. They have a great outdoor dining area. The bread is served warm and very tasty. The Caesar salad was a bit overdressed but the flavor is good. Both entrees were delicious (linguine Bolognese and short ribs).Special Features:
- Just okSummerDined on 8/22/2014The birthday person ordered the special of the day, fresh halibut, and loved it! Pricey at 46.00, not mentioned at the time the specials were recited. They served a lovely desert for the birthday, compliments of the house. Two of us ordered the salmon and while the price of 23.00 was more than fare, the fare was not. Salmon was tasteless and dry, same for two small shrimp. The veggies were cold and consisted of a few stripes of colorful carrots, small piece of limp broccoli robe, some kind of rice bed. All tasteless. Maybe it was just the salmon and other dishes are fine. Don't know. Being able to sit outside is nice but we were in the back (not street side) and while comfortable, not particularly attractive.
- Bad FishEggplantDined on 8/21/2014Frozen filet of Sole poorly prepared. Nice grapes but WITH the stems was a bit much. And Who serves brown carrots? Unappetising at best
- BellaOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/16/2014Great place for a romantic outdoor or indoor dinner.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent food and serviceluc240Dined on 8/15/2014Everything was outstanding; the service was nice and personalized. The pork chops were very tasty and presentable. The outside atmosphere was very romantic, and people around were quite. Will definitely return!Special Features:
- Enjoyable dinner!OpenTable Diner Since 2006Dined on 8/13/2014Since we were going to attend a concert nearby that was one of the first questions our server asked.. we were attended in a efficient manner.. our dinner was delicious! No disappointment here!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Neighborhood GemDongoDined on 8/8/2014I haven't been there in years and was pleasanly surprised when we went back. The food was better than ever and the staff was very nice. The salads were perfect and a couple special orders in our group were prepared ferfectly. We are all going to put it back int o our 'rotation' of eating establishmentsSpecial Features:
- Nice sidewalk dinningOpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 8/8/2014Very nice sidewalk dinning. Separated by nice plants yet still on the walk. Fun.Special Features:
- Breakfast off the brunch menuOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/3/2014I was a bit disappointed. I've been a customer several times before and even had the banquet room for a party in the past. This event the waiter was fine except we got our fruit served after breakfast and had to ask about where was our cinnamon rolls. By the way the cinnamon rolls tasted horrible. Seemed like they were bought from a store, not homemade at all or maybe they were leftovers.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Bella SaratogaeeglilacDined on 8/1/2014Bella Saratoga was a lovely restaurant to celebrate a dear friends birthday. The restaurant staff was very friendly and personable. The owner came out to greet us as most of our group were former New Yorkers as is he. He gave us a dessert wine on the house to celebrate us all being former New Yorkers. The restaurant outdoor seating was lovely. It was quiet so we were able to talk and really enjoy each other's company. I would definitely return to Bella Saratoga.Special Features:
- Great Choicealleycat277Dined on 7/25/2014We were looking for a spot to have dinner before going to a concert at Mountain Winery. Four of us dined at Bella Saratoga. Each of us left very happy. The menu was varied and there was plenty to choose from. The specials sounded scrumptious! Our meal was delicious, service was very attentive, but not overwhelming, and the price was fair. We will definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Nice eveningOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/23/2014The service was very good as were our meals. We will definitely be back.Special Features:
- great experienceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/16/2014Beautiful outdoor dining. It was perfect for a summer evening. Food and service was excellent. I will definitely return.Special Features:
- Shellfish Salad is wonderfulCalifornniaCindyDined on 7/13/2014Cute little restaurant in downtown Saratoga. We have been coming here for years even though we live on the other side of the Bay. I love the shellfish salad and bread with cheese.Special Features:
- Charming Italian RestaurantFoodie1234Dined on 7/13/2014This is my second time visiting the restaurant. First time I had lasagna, second time I had Saltimbocca (chicken in mushroom cream sauce). Both were outstanding. Get there early when there are concerts at Mountain Winery. My RSVP was outside and it was almost filled outside on their patio. Nice atmosphere!Special Features:
- PattycakeDined on 7/12/2014Lovely outside patio seating with soft guitar music in the background (live). Food was delicious and the waitress did not rush us. Overall very good dining experience.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- EleanoreVIPDined on 7/5/2014This was our first visit to Bella Saratoga. I am not sure why. We fell for this place. The ambience, the careful service and the food. We will be back, soon. Wew found the Bella Saratoga to be very much to our liking!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Late LunchaneweraDined on 6/27/2014The only disappointment was that there was only one shrimp in my chicken and shrimp marsala.Special Features:
- Reliable FavoriteLocalGalVIPDined on 6/25/2014We love Bella Saratoga before a Mountain Winery Show. Our food was wonderful and dining on the outdoor patio is just perfect.Special Features:
- What a gem !newcomerDined on 6/24/2014First time I have been here and it was a totally fabulous experience !Special Features:
- Awesome!OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 6/19/2014It's a great place to eat. Minus 1 star for price. It's pricey. But hey, good things ain't cheap...Special Features:
- dinetowineDined on 6/15/2014The only problem with Bella Saratoga is the amount of food is pretty sparse. Which is interesting, because most of the time, restaurants give you way too much food. The eggplant parmesan was very good, but it was only about six bites.Special Features:
- Pleasant SurpriseRobertDined on 6/6/2014We needed a place to have dinner before going to a concert at the Mountain Winery. Bella Saratoga looked good on the internet, so we took a chance. It turned out to be a very pleasant surprise. It's right on the way to the winery, and parking is nearby. Indoor or outdoor dining is available, full bar, and soft live music. Great place to sit outside and people-watch. They have an extensive menu, and all four of us were very pleased with the meal. I had the gorgonzola salad with candied pecans, and veal piccata. My friend had the filet, and it looked awesome! Portions were generous and delicious, and prices very reasonable. I would definitely recommend this place to friends, and will definitely go back.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great little restaurantOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 6/1/2014We have been going to Bella Saratoga for many years. Over the years, the food quality has remained the same, the servers are friendly and professional, the ambiente is great-just the right mix between relaxed and special occasion dining.Special Features:
- Wonderful experience2foodiesDined on 5/31/2014Grabbed dinner here before a Mountain Winery concert and it was just a treat. The warm bread with the delicious spread started out the meal perfectly. The homemade pasta was delicious as well as the veal piccata! And to make the evening even better beautiful music that was just a pleasure to listen to while dining al fresco! We will definitely return!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious food and fun patio diningDonncaDined on 5/29/2014Love this place! Great food, good wine list, friendly service. Just wish they read my special notes in the Open Table reservation. It was my husband's birthday and I wanted them to make some mention of that.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- One of my favoritesCFTamDined on 5/29/2014Bella Saratoga is one of my favorite restaurants. It has good food, good service and a comfortable atmosphere.Special Features:
- Lovely EveningDanoDined on 5/24/2014The pasta was all homemade and Filet was scrumptuous. Portions were a bit small but overall everything was excellent.Special Features:
- Mother's Day DinnerMarshgirl1VIPDined on 5/11/2014My husband took me to Bella Saratoga for an early dinner on Mother's Day. The restaurant is located in the small town of Saratoga in an old Victorian. It was very loud as we were seated right next to a giddy trio of young women. I had braised short ribs with polenta and brussels sprouts. My husband had a delicious and fork tender filet mignon. The food was excellent, the service was not. Our waiter was very busy checking out everything else. When speaking to us he kept looking at other places in the restaurant. We sat quite some time before our dishes were cleared and coffee ordered. I would return for the great food and hope for better service.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Very disappointedfoodielover55Dined on 5/11/2014Skip this tourist trap of a restaurant. We went to Bella Saratoga for Mother's Day dinner and we were extremely disappointed with the food. They could not even manage to prepare traditional Italian foods properly as the chicken piccatta was dry and had no sauce, the lasagna was old and flavorless, and the veal with shrimp was tough and flavorless. The food was over priced and the old building needs renovating. No attention to detail at all. The waiter was nice and tried to accommodate us by returning our main courses but only returned with equally awful food. We suggest the management should be changed and more supervision over the kitchen. The restaurant could use a good cleaning and updating.
- A Special neighborhood place to eatUrianaDined on 5/11/2014We frequent this restaurant and are never disappointed.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 5/11/2014Mother's Day brunch was delightful. Service and food were very good, with no pressureSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Mothers Day BrunchDaveDined on 5/11/2014My wife and I had brunch on Mothers Day. We sat outside on a well shaded porch. We shared Eggs Saratoga and Dutch Baby, trading with each other about half way through our meal. The Eggs Saratoga dish is a version of Eggs Benedict but on a butter croissant. DELICIOUS!! The hollandaise was perfect! I was tempted to ask for another serving. The Dutch Baby was very good as well, a large thin crepe-like pancake loaded with a nice selection of fruit. Sharing the two dishes gave us a nice combination of sweet and savory. This was our first visit for brunch. We will definitely be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2008Dined on 5/11/2014On arrival requested table for 2 for Sunday brunch and was refused and forced to sit outside in the wind. Saw tables for two inside.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- The following 637 reviews are from the Bella Saratoga reviews archive.
- Easter BrunchLikeItInSaratogaDined on 4/20/2014Made a last minute reservation Easter morning and had no problem. Have eaten there several times over the years and it is one of our favorite places for a lunch or brunchSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Job!KaysmomlovesfoodDined on 4/16/2014Thanks for the great meal. Will be back. And apparently I have too few characters so I have to fill out my review with nonsense.Special Features:
- Nice Sunday outingDolphin781VIPDined on 4/13/2014A group of 5 of us stopped here for brunch. This places is a tiny hidden gem! We sat on the outdoor patio, next to the gentleman playing nice, soft music on his guitar. The server brought out warm croissants for all of us, followed by elegantly prepared fruit plates. I ordered the Chicken Apple sandwich, and I can't recommend that one. It was falling apart, and I found the pieces of apple to be to large, and the almonds non-existant. However, the lasgana is perfectly light and yummy; and the veggie linguine was delishious! They were out of the Sangria for the day, so that was disappointing. We ended up ordering black martini's and a variety of mimosas. All were great. I can't wait to try dinner here on a warm summer evening.Special Features:
- Bella Sara is a long-time winnererikrDined on 4/13/2014Great place, great food, a long-time visitor here.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great service, but boring foodBribuDined on 4/5/2014Service was great, ambience is nice, especially outside with live music, but the food is boring. Something you could easily prepare at home shouldn't cost this much. We had a very dried out artichoke with a heap of mayo as an appetizer, I had underwhelming salmon ravioli and my husband slightly overcooked veal.


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I'm finally getting around to posting images from a very personal project I did over the Fourth of July weekend, something that had been a year in the making. Hailey and I were in Los Alamos, New Mexico for the Reitzug Family Reunion, a once-every-threeish years kinda event that centers on my mom's incredible family of 8 siblings (she has three sisters and four brothers) plus all their kids, grandkids and now great-grandkids.
The Reitzugs, in many ways, are a classic American story — a family of German immigrants who sought opportunity in Indiana in the 1950s. My grandparents endured WWII in East Prussia, as well as the economic difficulties immediately after in West Germany where they settled. Knowing this backstory — and seeing where the family is today — is part of what makes these reunions so extraordinary.
This family never ceases to amaze and humble me with their togetherness, their charm, their love and their deep friendship with one another. I've oriented this post on the siblings, the eight children of Nikolaus and Elisabeth Reitzug, my grandparents. My next post will open it up to the fun and shenanigans we had with my cousins and their kids.
Above is my Uncle Mat (left), my Omi (center) and Uncle Rick (right).
This is Omi, my loving and kind grandmother. As I schemed out this portrait project over the last few months, this image of her was exactly what I was hoping for. A portrait of the Reitzug spirit — confident, charming, fun loving, good natured and compassionate. When it was Omi's turn to step in front of the white seamless backdrop, she hammed it up a bit and gave me that smile she's known for. This was about midway into the shoot, and by then nearly the entire family was gathering around to watch, laugh with and tease one another. It truly lightened the mood and made for an unconventional family portrait session.
Above are the two oldest siblings, my Uncle Henry (in the left photo) and Aunt Monika (in the right photo) with their spouses, Anne and Ed, respectively. Henry is my godfather and did a reading at our wedding. He's an incredible individual who has volunteered with Northwest Medical Team, an organization that does similar work as Doctors Without Borders. Last summer he was in Darfur for a few weeks.
Monika and Ed live in Massachusetts and have four amazing sons spread out around the world. You'll see a great shot of three of them in the next post.
Above left is my mom, Angelika, with my brother Ben. At right is my Uncle Rick with his wife Mary. Rick is a professor and is a passionate advocate for the rebuilding of New Orleans. He's made several trips down there to volunteer in the clean up and rebuilding efforts.
Continuing down the line we have my Uncle Mat (left, with his wife Connie) and our reunion hosts, my Aunt Maria and her husband Bill. Both Mat and Maria were frequent visitors in Denver when I was growing up, so its always fun to reconnect with them at these events. Maria's oldest son Alex is also a passionate photographer and he spent a weekend with Hailey and I in 2008.
Also last year, when Hailey and I went to Seattle, we were able to have dinner with Mat and Connie one night. They're an extraordinary couple: two people you could chat with for hours. At this reunion, we dined out again with them, this time with their son Randy and his wife Amy, as well as Peter, one of Monika's sons (are you confused yet? That's really my goal). It was an epic two-hour dinner at my favorite place in Santa Fe, Cafe Pasqual. Look it up if you're ever down there.
Moving along, the seventh sibling is Marcy, pictured here with her husband Gustavo and son Jacob. Gustavo is Ecuadorian, and at the last reunion, he gave us some perspective on the country we were about to visit in spring. This go around, we let him know how that trip went. I haven't blogged much about Ecuador, mostly because I set the blog up more than a year later. It's where we photographed the tanagers. Anyhow, Gustavo is always the star during the traditional Reitzug Reunion soccer game, although this year (sorry Gustavo) he might have been shown up by my cousin Stela. (Once again, are you keeping track of all these names?).
Finally, there is my Uncle Chris, the youngest in the family. He's pictured above with his daughter Emily, and at right is his wife Sherri and their son Zach. I love that shot of them. For some perspective, Chris is a year older than my Uncle Henry's oldest son Joe. There are pictures of the two of them, uncle and nephew, playing in the sandbox together. Again, I know that this must be confusing … all the more reason to do this kind of project and bundle it into an interactive family tree so that it makes sense. Not that I'm promoting a new product from the folks at Tanager Photography and HeyDay Creative or anything—
Chris deserves a huge thank you. On Saturday evening, his last evening at the reunion, he asked if I was going to set up my photo booth and do this project. I'd been on the fence about it all night — people were all spread out, and the kids were all ecstatic at the pile of Legos Maria had provided at her house. Bottom line, I didn't want to bother people and I was psyching my self out. The whole project seemed overwhelming, and I was having too much fun just conversing with folks.
But Chris and Amy (my sister-in-law) gave me a nudge and offered to help set up and wrangle people together. It got the project off the ground, and I was able to photograph the few people leaving the next day. On Sunday morning, after that initial ice-breaker, I set up the studio all over again and everything just clicked. Most of the images in this blog and the next post occured in a one hour span before church.
So an enormous thank you to Chris and Amy for the big nudge to get going on this project. And a huge thank you to the entire Reitzug clan for diving head first into it. I really appreciate it, and hopefully, when the family tree and bound photo book is all done in the autumn, the Reitzug family will, too.

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Pelican Sound - Palmetto Dunes - Carriage Home - Best View in Estero
- bedrooms 3
- baths 2
- sleeps 6
- pool yes
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed no
- type Condo
- community Pelican Sound
- rates (USD) $ 2,800 - $ 4,200 / month
vacation rental description
This Palmetto Dunes First floor Carriage Home overlooks a magnificent view of the 4th hole of the
Sound (one of the 3 nines of 27 magnificent holes) golf course. The interior is put together with a
luxurious, but comfortable ambiance; there are multiple upgrades throughout the home. Privacy and
sunset views are featured in this first story home. Two beautiful ponds and a gorgeous view of the
golf course are visable from the main room. The kitchen comes complete with smooth top range, a side
by-side refrigerator, dishwasher, and an over the range microwave loads of counter space, cabinets,
a double sink and a garbage disposal. There is a large pantry complete with all the small
appliances, dishes, pots and pans, serving pieces, glassware, storage containers, etc. necessary
for a great vacation. The dining room seats 6-8 guests comfortably. The living room is elegant and
comfortable with sliders to a private screened lanai. The master bedroom suite also opens out to
the lanai. It has a Queen size bed, dresser, night stands, complete with cable TV, a huge walk-in
dressing room, walk in closet and a separate master bath with double vanity and a linen closet.
One of the guest bedrooms has a queen size bed, a dresser, night stands, a closet, cable TV, and an
adjacent bathroom. The den is comfortably furnished with a pull out queen-size sofa bed, cable TV,
and a closet. There is a separate laundry room within the home. Just bring your clothes! The
Palmetto Dune area has their own pool and Jaquzzi or use any of the several pools and Jaquzzi's
found throughout the Pelican Sound and River Club.
condo rental amenities
Pelican Sound Golf and River Club is located between Naples and Ft. Myers in Estero. This gated
community offers maximum versatility with 27 holes of championship golf, masterfully designed to
present the most breathtaking challenges, from shifting Gulf breezes to carries over tidal marshes
to rolling fairways lined with oaks and pines. The driving range was totally renovated in 2004 and
also offers chipping and putting areas. There are private and group lessons offered almost
daily. Both men's and women's 9-hole groups and 18-hole groups, as well as couples groups have
weekly scheduled competitions. The reciprocal golf available through Pelican Sound affords
golfers access to at least 60 of the top golf courses in southwest Florida. Tennis players can
enjoy 6-lighted Har-Tru courts adjacent to the Clubhouse and numerous opportunities for lessons and
competition. With both the 18,000 sf Clubhouse and the 5,000 sf River Club amenities abound.
The Clubhouse has both casual and formal dining, a grille room, outdoor dining and an exterior
snack bar, a pro shop and men's and women's locker rooms. The clubhouse has a full time
activities director and hosts an extensive activity schedule which includes a game night, group
travel opportunities, a scuba club, fishing club, ladies bridge, a book club, etc. The River
Club, located on the Estero River, has casual dining indoor and outdoor as well as a sports bar, a
Fitness Center, and a swimming pool with a large sun deck. Adjacent to the River Club there's a
launch for your boat, or feel free to use the community canoes and kayaks for paddles up or down
the Estero River. At the Pelican Sound dock, you can catch a ride on the community owned water
taxi to the beach at Lover's Key State Recreation Park. It's a great round trip down the Estero
River then out into Estero Bay, under the Schooner's Pass Bridge and out into the gulf to Lover's
Key, the wildlife sightings are worth the trip even if you decide not to stay at the beach.
Additionally, there are miles of bicycle and walking trails through out the property.
activities and attractions in Estero Gulf Coast South
Area attractions include; The brand new Coconut Point Town Center, located 1/4 mile south on Rt.
41, and provides a phenomenal array of activities-upscale shopping, a wide selection of restaurants
and movie theatres. Germain Arena - home of the Florida Everblades Hockey team is less than 3 miles
east. The Miromar outlet mall is adjacent to Germain Arena. Fort Myers- hosts several major league
baseball spring training camps including the Boston Red Sox and is less than 30 minutes away.
Everglades City-offers a 9 mile boardwalk through the everglades. Corkscrew Sanctuary-offers a
wildlife filled boardwalk through Audubon Society protected marshlands. The Thomas Edison and Henry
Ford winter homes are less than 20 minutes north of Estero. Bonita Springs Greyhound track is a
short 15 minute drive south. Sanibel & Captiva Islands are a 30 minute drive.
vacation rental rates
$4,200 January - April
$3,500 December
$3,000 May
$2,800 June - November
Seasonal Rate - $12,000 Any 3 Months
Cleaning Fee - $100
Security Deposit - $1,000 Refundable
Amenities Membership Transfer Fee - $300
Condo Association Approval Fee-$100
Condo documents require 30 day minimum rental and no pets.
Florida taxes are 11% of gross rental
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text: Just wanted to pass along a video that the NHL community made this past year. As well all know, Brian Burke's son, Brendan, was tragically killed in a car accident over a year ago. Brendan made news when he became one of the first LGBT athletes in hockey to formally come out. This well made video really makes me proud to be a fan of the NHL.. It's message is simple: YOU CAN PLAY


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The long healed footprints of one who arrived
From nowhere, unfamiliar and de-mobbed,
In buttoned khaki and buffed army boots,
Bruising the turned-up acres of our back field
I needed Heaney's voice to know what a voice could sound like, and through Heaney I discovered my own voice. I learned to listen to the timbre of its echoes.
Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney passed away this morning. Here are some of our favorites from the Irish poet: his original poem "Oysters," a reading of his translation of Beowulf, and his views on Ireland's politics.
You're only supposed to consume oysters in months with the letter "r" in their English (and French) names. This is because oysters in the Northern hemisphere are more likely to spoil during the warmer months of May, June, July, and August. So if you can't eat 'em, you might as well hear about 'em instead, right? Presenting this video of Seamus Heaney reading his poem, "Oysters" (Text here).
Amid recent revival of sectarian conflicts in Ireland, Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney said he believes there is "never going to be a united Ireland." He went on to ask, "Why don't you let them (loyalists) fly the flag?"
Ecce Seamus Heaney reading lines from Paradise Lost.
Hear Seamus Heaney read from his Beowulf translation.
Seamus Heaney reads "Death of a Naturalist."
Glanmore Sonnet X
I dreamt we slept in a moss in Donegal
On turf banks under blankets, with our faces
Exposed all night in a wetting drizzle,
Pallid as the dripping sapling birches.
Lorenzo and Jessica in a cold climates.
Diarmuid and Grainne waiting to be found.
Darkly asperged and censed, we were laid out
Like breathing effigies on a raised ground.
And in that dream I dreamt — how like you this? —
Our first night years ago in that hotel
When you came with your deliberate kiss
To raises us towards the lovely and painful
Convenants of flesh; our seperateness;
The respite in our dewy dreaming faces.
—Seamus Heaney
(From Field Work)
Seamus Heaney's writing room, Dublin.
Much tidier than ours.


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Gift Trees
the gift that celebrates life
It has been a long-standing tradition to plant a tree to celebrate new life. We make it easy to give this special gift. Each one is packaged especially for gift-giving.
Each tree is packaged especially for gift-giving.
Gift Trees are generally hardy and easy to maintain. They can be planted during any time of the year and even last for months in the pot we ship them in if you can't plant the tree right away.


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Happening this weekend in downtown Evansville, a pop-up shop event to showcase businesses in our area.
Multiple Evansville organizations have organized a one-day pop-up shop event.
They're bringing in multiple businesses, vendors and organizations to show what a vibrant downtown Evansville could look like.
One of those businesses is a boutique called Cielo.
The boutique focuses on selling shoes and clothes that would be hard to find in the Tri-State. So you'll see a small portion of their products at the event.
You can also find almost two dozen other retailers in Evansville.
The pop-up shop event runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Sycamore building and three vacant Main Street buildings.
For a full list of vendors, click here.
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text: As most of you saw this weekend, DDC linked my preview on the Avs to the front page of MHH. From all the writers at Patrick Kane's Loose Change, I'd like to personally thank each and every one of you who stopped by the site. Maybe you read a post or two or even left a comment. Most of all, I hope you were entertained, informed and hopefully liked the site enough to want to come back. We don't just cover the Avs, we try to cover the whole league (minus detroit..cause..who wants to hear about them, right?) so again, thanks for stoppin by..but most of all..stay classy.


text: Dogs 101: What Did You Learn in Episode 106? by POPSUGAR Pets 11/20/08 0 Reactions 0 Shares Print 0 0 0 0 0 Can you believe we've learned about 30 dogs so far on Dogs 101? (Refresh your memory on them here.) Well, I tuned in last week and took some notes on the five latest breeds. I've included a fun fact, and furry face, for each pooch – check 'em out in this slideshow, then tune in to Animal Planet on Saturday at 8 p.m to meet more dogs! Shih Tzu What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 I was surprised to learn that the Shih Tzu is more closely related to the wolf than other dogs! Originally bred over 2,000 years ago from a Pekinese and a Lhasa Apso, these pups originally served as foot warmers sleeping on the feet of nobles! They almost didn't make it, too – during the British invasion of China, the breed was cut down to only 14 dogs so all Shih Tzus that we know today can be traced back to one of those ancestors! Source: Getty 1 / 5 Great Dane What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Despite their huge size, these pups have typically calm dispositions and people jokingly call them the world's largest lap dogs for their propensity to lean, snuggle and even crawl into their owner's laps. Aww. Surprisingly, with the name "dane", they are not from Denmark – Great Danes are actually German mastiff dogs originally bred about 400 years ago to hunt large prey and to patrol estates. Source: Getty 2 / 5 Rhodesian Ridgeback What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Did you know these dogs can keep up with a running horse for 30 miles?! Amazingly courageous, this large muscular dog was bred to hunt lions in Southern Africa – in fact, the saying "keeping a lion at bay" came from this breed. Rhodesians most unique feature is that ridge on their backs – it's actually hair growing in the opposite direction of the rest symmetrically tapering down the entire length of a dog's body. Source: WireImage 3 / 5 Bloodhound What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 With unmistakable droppy jowls, the Bloodhound is one supper sniffer. I mean, who doesn't recall the most famous example – McGruff the crime dog!? No other pooch can compete with this dog's sense of smell – they can still scent a trail that's over 300 hours old. Source: Getty 4 / 5 Yorkshire Terrier What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Yorkies started as ratters for the working class in Northern England before leaving for high society! This big dog in a little body was one of the first 25 breeds to be registered with the AKC. Full of energy, the adaptable Yorkshire Terrier always wants to be with you, and is now one of the most popular breeds in the US. Source: Getty 6 / 5 0 0 0 0 0 Read More BloodhoundsRhodesian RidgebacksAnimal Planet BreedsDogs 101Shih TzusYorkshire TerriersGreat DanesSlideshowTV Get a Personalized Living Newsletter! Help us customize your newsletter by selecting your interests (optional): Love & Sex Home Tech Food Link Love Jennifer Lopez is ready for her fourth marriage — Us Weekly Watch Hugh Jackham deadlift 400 pounds — HuffPost Celebrity Chloë Moretz holds hands with a boy who is not Brooklyn Beckham — Lainey Gossip Kate Moss's body part inspired a Champagne glass — People Kim Kardashian is doing waist training now — BuzzFeed Are Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise moving to LA? — Dlisted George Clooney's ex is getting married the same month he is — ET Aaron Paul sets up a Breaking Bad scavenger hunt — JustJared Meet Ryan Seacrest's new girlfriend — Hollywood Tuna Nicki Minaj is in another new music video — Pink Is the New Blog Why is Justin Bieber getting sued again? — PopBytes


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State of State address will call for tax cuts, freezes
Jan 07, 2014 — Governor Cuomo released a key portion of his State of the State address early. He unveiled a plan to cut business taxes and potentially freeze local property taxes for two years.
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1a. Japan (14th March 2011)
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan and caused a powerful Tsunami has captured the Web's full attention.
This morning, nine out of the ten trending topics on Google Trends relate to the natural disasters.
The world is anxious to see latest images of the Japan crisis. Today, a user searching for 'japan' expects Image Search engines to show latest Japan earthquake,tsunami and nuclear explosion images.
Let's take a look at image results by NachoFoto, Google,Bing and Yahoo Images.
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Finding the right financing or finding ANY financing for that matter is one of the most difficult aspects of starting and building a solid small business. You may have a great business plan and be a talented business person, but finding financing is another matter.
Business owners often start with too little money. It is one of the most common reasons that new businesses don't make it. Adequate financing and managing the money is crucial in order for your business to grow and thrive.
Sources and types of small business funding fall into a few broad categories. It will either be debt or equity financing from family and friends, a bank, venture capital, angel investors or alternative lenders. Debt financing is a loan that you pay back. Common sources include: family and friends, personal credit cards(not recommended), home equity lines of credit, commercial bank loans and bank loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA).
With equity financing, you offer investors shares of your business in return for cash. Unlike loans, you are not required to pay the money back, but these investors now own a part of your business and will want a return on their investment. Venture capitalists work this way, and stock offerings are a type of equity financing.
Businesses can also receive a type of funding from vendors and suppliers in the form of special payment terms, discounts, direct loans or leasing options. Suppliers and vendors want you to succeed and often times are willing to help. Don't be afraid to ask.
Other funding or cost sharing options include partnerships, joint ventures, and co-branding arrangements. Partnerships are two or more people who plan to create a business together, a joint venture is when two or more firms pool their resources and create a jointly owned organization. Co-branding is a relationship between two or more firms that promote each other.
The SBA website has an excellent section on financing that includes helpful advice on funding basics, estimating costs, personal vs. business loans, eligibility standards, steps to successful borrowing and lists of small business lenders. For details on all SBA programs, visit www.sba.gov/financing
Pick a financing structure that works best for your business and make sure that everyone involved understands it. Always be clear on whether the loan involves an ownership stake in your business or whether it is a simple debt to repay. And be clear about the payment terms.
To legally seal the deal, use a document such as a "Promissory Note." It is crucial to put the terms of your borrowing agreement into a proper legal form. You can find the downloadable legal documents that you need at www.findforms.com. Self help legal publisher Nolo also offers loan forms and related information at www.nolo.com.
However, we always advise that you contact an attorney, who specializes in corporate and contract law to advise you. Understand the basics and then always let the expert create the final document that will protect you and the investor.
To learn more about financing your small business, contact SCORE- Counselors to America's Small Business and take advantage of the business resources available to you.


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After all those jokes about butt cancer, Cheat really did break his pelvis. Site updates (from me) will be limited in the next two days as I'm loaded up on drugs and between doctors appointments. The good news is, the content on the site was stellar this week. And now that I'll spend much of the next month, and perhaps a large chunk of the summer, stuck in Mom's basement, I should have nothing better to do than write and masturbate. So expect to see this site to return to full strength soon.
I haven't really posted anything since Thursday or Friday, and tomorrow afternoon I'm leaving town for 10 days -- will be without internet and such for most of it. So it looks like I'll be on a 2 week + hiatus. Good news is the Sox normally go on a roll when I'm gone. And I'm not so close to the trade deadline this year. Bad news is you guys gotta handle the recaps and such on your own.
This morning we released some new features, all of them designed to help you share what you have to say about your favorite sport and team. Here is the rundown: Share on Twitter When you publish a FanPost or FanShot let your friends (or followers as they're called) know via Twitter. We've built an easy tool into the FanPost and FanShot editors that automatically creates a short URL back to your post and lets you send that to your Twitter stream along with a quick message. You can set this all up from your account settings screen, or right within the FanPost and FanShot editors. See more detailed instructions below. Redesigned FanPost Editor We've made a few changes to the layout and features of the FanPost editor: 1) Bigger textarea - 2) Spellchecker - 3) Draggable jump bar - 4) Sidebar inserts palette - 5) Easy status + save - 6) Autotagger -
Another great service beat writers provide fans is humanizing the players, telling us about their personalities and their backstories. They make the players more than simply numbers on the field. Could bloggers provide the same information if given proper access? Yes, certainly. But the more important question is whether they could afford the financial demands of daily access. It would be challenging enough for bloggers just to carve out the necessary eight-hour time slot to use that access at home games. Could they also pay the staggering lodging, travel and food expenses for 81 road games plus spring training?
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One of the great current advantages of blogs over print coverage is that we're free to explore topics in a level of depth a print reporter can't today and has not incentive to in today's environment. A beat reporter's life right now is being beat up by the schedule, trying to turn around game stories and other notebook content. It's pretty easy to see where both of those get wiped by a future without print deadlines, of course. [...] Right now, that imbalance means that there's a vast swath of content you need to go off-paper for. If you want to read about how Ibanez sucks, or some serious analysis into in-game strategy, you have to go to the blogs. If you want a seriously considered lament about the state of the franchise, you have to go to the blogs.
* Improved UI: clean, open search page designed for ease of scanning results and to quickly find what you're looking for * Comments are searchable again * With one search you can view the number of results for all content: front-page stories, FanPost, FanShots and comments. One click to view those results. * Relevant excerpts with highlighted keyword matches are displayed with very result * You can sort by date or by relevancy * Pages for matching players, events and teams, including quick links to stats, rosters, news and schedule are displayed in results * Power search allows you to fine tune your query, show more results per page and filter your search by user or date * Easily increase the scope of your search by including results from the league or the entire SB Nation network with the tabs at the top * If you're looking for something posted by a particular user, just click their name anywhere on the network and use the search box on their profile to automatically filter results by their name.
Let's give this one another go... Click the link, fill in your excitement, confidence, screen name, etc. I'll make a pretty graph next week.
After some of the discussion in the Masset thread, I thought this was topical.
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World Cup drink-driving warning for football fans (From The Argus)
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World Cup drink driving warning for football fans
11:14am Thursday 12th June 2014 in News
Football fans are being encouraged to enjoy themselves during the World Cup - but not to mix drink and driving.
Many of the matches during the tournament in Brazil are being played late at night and into the early hours of the morning and some venues across Sussex will be keeping their doors open to serve drink to revellers.
But with fans being able to drink until the early hours, police are concerned many people will still not be fit to drive hours later - even if they have gone to bed after the game.
Throughout June officers are looking for drivers who have been drinking or have taken drugs as part of Operation Dragonfly, the force's summer crackdown.
They have now also reminded pubs, bars and clubs that if they serve revellers who they know are drunk they are committing an offence.
And they are warning licensees that they have a social responsibility not to serve anyone alcohol who they think will drive home after drinking.
Licensing officers could take action against any who they believe have endangered public safety.
Jean Irving, the force's licensing and public safety manager, said: "Licencees are required by law to promote the objectives of the Licensing Act, specifically ensuring public safety and the prevention of crime and disorder.
"Serving someone who is drunk is both socially irresponsible and also unlawful."
Superintendent Jane Derrick, the head of roads policing for Sussex and Surrey, said: "Too many people this month have been caught already this month driving after drinking or taking drugs.
"The World Cup will encourage people to drink later into the night and fans may not realise how long it takes the alcohol to leave their systems.
"The fact is that if you are still drinking at the final whistle, you will likely still have alcohol in your bloodstream when you get up the next day - meaning if we stop you it could cost you your licence.
"If you are going to have a drink, think not only about what you will do after the game but how you will get around the next morning."
You can text officers on 65999 with the details of people you suspect of drink or drug driving or visit www.operationcrackdown.co.uk to report them and give their details and information about their vehicle.
If you know someone is driving while over the limit call 999.
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Minden's Christmas market stretches all the way from the market square along Obermarktstrasse to lower Bäckerstrasse. It's always a great event, with fire eaters and ice sculptors, trumpeters, St. Nicholas, the German equivalent of Punch and Judy and Christmas music by various ensembles providing just some of the excitement. A guided tour with a seasonal slant is a great way to explore the history of this 1,200-year-old town.
Christmas market - opening times
26 Nov - 30 Dec 2014
Mon - Wed 11am - 8pm,
Thu - Sat 11am - 9pm,
Sun 1pm - 8pm,
24 Dec 11am - 2pm,
25 Dec closed,
26 Dec 12 noon - 8pm
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SOURCE United Therapeutics Corporation
SILVER SPRING, Md., June 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ: UTHR) today announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $500 million of the company's common stock. This program will become effective on August 1, 2014, and will remain open for up to one year. Purchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions from time to time as determined by United Therapeutics' management and in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The company also announced that it had recently completed its previously-announced repurchase program by purchasing a total of approximately 4.6 million shares of its common stock.
"I am pleased that our board has authorized an additional $500 million in share repurchases," remarked Martine Rothblatt, Ph.D., United Therapeutics' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that this represents an appropriate opportunity to return value to our shareholders."
About United Therapeutics
United Therapeutics is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of unique products to address the unmet medical needs of patients with chronic and life-threatening conditions. [uthr-g]
Forward-looking Statements
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DALLAS — As DART prepares to open the new Orange Line extension of its light rail network, many are looking ahead to the line's final stop: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
On Monday, DART trains rolled into three new stations in Irving for the first time. But that's just the first phase of a $1.3 billion project that should eventually bring trains to the world's fourth-busiest airport.
"It's going to be a tremendous help," Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said. "It is going to make this area so much easier to visit. It will be a convention magnet. It will be a vacation location."
She hopes the transit project will better open up North Texas to visitors, letting them avoid highways and cabs and take a train directly to downtown Dallas.
"There are probably not even 10 American airports with direct rail service like this," said DART spokesman Morgan Lyons. "There's a lot of excitement about being at the airport, because it is done so infrequently in this country."
He expects the rail service to be popular not just with tourists, but also with the 60,000 people who work at D/FW International.
DART will offer a shuttle bus service to the airport once it opens the second section of the Orange Line in December. Trains will then inch even closer to D/FW when they start serving a new station along Belt Line Road on the airport property.
The third section of the Orange Line will actually go directly to a terminal.
"We're already getting e-mails from people who work at D/FW wanting schedule information for trips in December," Lyons said.
The final leg of the Orange Line, however, is at least a year behind schedule and far more expensive than first thought. Yet Lyons insists the funding is in place, the route is settled, and construction is under way.
"This has been in the plans for a long time," he said. "We'll be there in 2014."
The work was originally supposed to be completed by 2013; now DART hopes to begin service by December, 2014.
D/FW Airport is spending $36 million to build a train station near Terminal A. Work has already started, and should be complete by next year — making it ready long before the rail line.
The train station will sit outside the northern end of Terminal A near the service road; arriving DART passengers will then have to walk to the terminal. Officials insist the walk shouldn't take longer than three minutes and will be along a covered pathway.
Once inside Terminal A, passengers will then be able to pass through security and use the airport's Skylink train to access other terminals.
"I think it's a great idea," said Amanda Rickman of Richardson, who said she'd rather take a train than fight traffic and pay to park at the airport.
"It's a pain," she said. A rail service would "make it easier to get to the airport. Don't have to leave your car here."
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Category — Energy Jobs
Federal Oil Lands Lockdown: Disingenuous Obama at Work
"The President has bragged that 'we produce more oil at home than we have in 15 years.' Indeed domestic production rose from 5.6 to 6.4 million daily barrels in 2012 from the year before (12.5%). However, production from federal onshore and offshore areas has fallen significantly under his watch – and 96% of the above production increase was on state and private lands."
President Obama insists he is determined to create jobs in America. He recently announced the creation of "promise zones" for five communities around the nation and a "manufacturing institute" aimed at fostering more high-paying jobs in energy efficiency.
He's also said he has "a pen and a phone" to "sign executive orders and take executive actions that move the ball," where Congress has failed to implement policies he believes are needed.
Unfortunately, the executive orders and actions Mr. Obama seems to have in mind will do little to create jobs beyond the Washington Beltway – and much to do the opposite. An obvious example is his determination to have EPA impose additional carbon dioxide emission restrictions, if Congress fails to enact taxes on hydrocarbon use, to save the planet from manmade global warming, climate disruption, extreme weather, or whatever term Arctic and Antarctic alarmists are using these days.
Another is to issue regulations and spend billions more to mandate and subsidize expensive energy efficiency, wind and solar, biofuel, alternative-fuel vehicles and other technologies, companies and financing schemes, while also promoting some natural gas activities and restricting others.
Green Jobs, Crony Jobs
That is what some "green" energy business leaders have recommended in an extensive report that they recently presented to the White House, promoting a "clean energy future," regardless of what Congress or the American people might support, or what reflects genuine science and the overall national interest. [Read more →]
January 24, 2014 4 Comments
Energy Blessings: Bring On a Freer, More Prosperous 2014
At the dawn of a new year, it is appropriate to take stock of America's ever-giving oil and natural gas bounty—and realize that much more of a good thing is in store given market incentives to produce and consume.
Oil and natural gas are the energies of our lives. No hyperbole there. Oil and natural gas are the source of energy-intense fuels for transportation as well as warmth in the winter and cooling in the summer.
They're also the building blocks for a number of products we use every day, making our lives more modern, more comfortable and safer. Every day 143 U.S. refineries convert an average of 15 million barrels of crude oil for these uses and more.
For 9.8 million Americans, the oil and natural gas industry supports their employment – directly, indirectly in supporting industries and across our economy in jobs that wouldn't exist without oil and natural gas development.
Real Jobs, Big Numbers
The oil and natural gas industry and the jobs it supports already account for 5.6 percent of total U.S. employment. With the right policies in place – pro-development policies that increase access to domestic reserves – industry could add another 1.4 million jobs by 2030. [Read more →]
January 2, 2014 2 Comments
Oil and Gas: America's Brightest Job Spot
"For many American families, struggling to make ends meet in the jobless recovery, energy development is an answer to a prayer. The fact that the oil and gas boom has been done without taxpayer subsidies—and despite reactionary public policies at the federal level and in some states (such as New York)—means that more economic opportunity is on tap."
In this so-called "jobless" recovery, aka the Great Recession, an estimated 20 million American workers are unemployed or underemployed. One out of every two college students cannot find work in their chosen fields. Competition for well-paying jobs is likely to become even tougher when thousands of men and women in uniform return home from Afghanistan and look for ways to support their families.
Although many U.S. industries have been reluctant to hire new workers due to political and economic uncertainty, the oil and natural gas industry is booming worldwide. Jobs are available on offshore rigs, at service companies that support energy production activities, and onshore where technologies are unlocking energy supplies from impermeable rock deep underground.
Hydraulic fracturing, directional drilling, and 3- and 4-D computer modeling, among other high technologies, are helping to produce oil and natural gas from shale formations that once were believed to be too difficult or too expensive to tap. In the process, they are creating jobs at large and small companies in dozens of states. In the bigger scheme of things, this renaissance means that the hydrocarbon energy era has an open-ended future. [Read more →]
July 5, 2012 No Comments
New Oil & Gas Talent Needed: Students, Retirees Take Note (industry needs freed renewable-energy talent too)
"It's been my experience in 17 years of recruiting in the oil and gas industry [that] this is the 'sweet spot,'" [Tim] Cook wrote in an email, referring to the 10- to 30-year range. "These are the individuals that companies are wanting to hire, and because of the downturn in the mid-'80s to mid-'90s, this is the missing generation in the oil and gas industry."
Talent needed! Jobs available! Training required! Students: please major in petroleum engineering. Retirees, we need you back. University of Phoenix–start your oil and gas engines. Staffing professionals–help us please!
This is the good news, the great news, from the energy sector. And it is the reality that President Obama and public-policy makers at all government levels should understand–and heed.
First, some background. Environment & Energy News has a daily subscription service that a lot of us must read each workday: E&E Daily, Greenwire, E&E News PM, and ClimateWire. And most recently, due to marginal resources in the energy world shifting decidedly to oil and gas, E&E News added a new service: EnergyWire.
EnergyWire provides the latest oil and gas developments that those outside of the industry (analysts, lobbyists, lawmakers, pundits, etc.) need to know.
In the June 18th edition was the article: WORKFORCE: Energy Industry Attempts to Weather a 'Silver Tsunami' by Pamela King. "Silver Tsunami" means that the industry has an aging workforce that must be replaced by a new generation of oil and gas talent. (MasterResource has previously described the oil/gas worker opportunities and shortage.)
Ms. King begins her article: "After years of decline, the now-booming U.S. petroleum industry is struggling to find new hires to replace an aging workforce." She then tells the story about how previous industry instability resulted in a talent exodus that must now be replaced: [Read more →]
June 20, 2012 9 Comments
'Offshore Oil Guide': Are You Ready for Some Real Free-market Jobs, Anyone Anywhere?
"Do you like to get a good pay and benefits without having to get a PHD?"
The Offshore Oil Guide (OOG) advertises itself as "the Premier Web Portal for finding offshore oil rig and marine job opportunities. This website was setup as a single access web portal to provide everything you need to know to find, apply and secure an offshore oil rig job."
Currently on the OOG site, there are 28 countries with offshore job portals: USA, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, South Africa, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar, Philippines, Peru, Pakistan, Oman, Norway, Nigeria, New Zealand, Mexico, Malaysia, Kuwait, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong, China, Canada, Brazil, Bahrain, Australia, and Argentina.
In the USA section, as is the case in other countries, there are 27 job types: Company Man; Cook; Crane Operator; Derrickman; Drilling Engineer; Entry Level; Floor Hand; Geologist; Medic; Motorman; Mud Engineer; Oil Driller; Oiler; Painter; Pipeline Engineer; Radio Operator; Rig Electrician; Rig Mechanic; Rig Operator; Roughneck; Roustabout; ROV Operator; Subsea Engineer; Toolpusher; Welder; Well Site Engineer; Winch Operator.
Here is the introductory page for job-seekers: [Read more →]
May 21, 2012 4 Comments
Fifteen Bad Things with Windpower–and Three Reasons Why
[Note: This article has been updated to Twenty Bad Things about Windpower — go here.]
Trying to pin down the arguments of wind promoters is a bit like trying to grab a greased balloon. Just when you think you've got a handle on it, it squirts away. Let's take a quick highlight review of how things have evolved.
1 – Wind energy was abandoned well over a hundred years ago, as it was totally inconsistent with our burgeoning more modern needs of power, even in the late 1800s. When we throw the switch, we expect that the lights will go on — 100% of the time. It's not possible for wind energy, by itself, to ever do this, which is one of the main reasons it was relegated to the dust bin of antiquated technologies (along with such other inadequate sources like horse power).
2 – Fast forward to several years ago. With politicians being convinced by lobbyists that Anthropological Global Warming (AGW) was an imminent threat, a campaign was begun to favor all things that would purportedly reduce CO2. Wind energy was thus resurrected, as its marketers pushed the fact that wind turbines did not produce CO2 in their generation of electricity.
3 – Of course, just that by itself is not significant, so the original wind development lobbyists then made the case for a quantum leap: that by adding wind turbines to the grid we could significantly reduce CO2 from fossil fuel electrical sources (especially coal). This argument became the basis for many states' implementing a Renewable Energy Standard (RES) — which mandated that their utilities use an increased amount of wind energy.
4 – Why was a mandate necessary? Simply because the real world reality of integrating wind energy made it a very expensive option. As such, no utility company would likely do this on their own. They had to be forced to. [Read more →]
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The Padres will hold a public memorial next week for Hall of Fame baseball legend Tony Gwynn, who died of cancer Monday at the age of 54.
SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) – Fans are appreciative of a public memorial for Tony Gwynn but some wished it would have been at the Qualcomm aka the Murph stadium where the baseball legend started and ended his hall of fame career.
"We were definitely hoping it would be at Qualcomm. Number one it would hold more people. Number 2 that is where he played," said Merry Padilla.
She and her husband have been Gwynn fans for years and followed him when he retired in 2001 and started coaching San Diego State Aztec baseball.
"We went there thinking we would watch one game. Well we got caught up in it and we have been season ticket holders ever since," says Al Padilla.
Although, fans like the Padilla's do understand Petco Park is a big part of the hall of fame player's legend.
"That is where he played [Qualcomm] but he is a big reason that this stadium [Petco Park] is here and I don't think it really matters," Padre fan Kelly Carter.
Some fans who grew up watching Gwynn say the public memorial is more about celebrating his life and not the location.
"I don't think it necessarily matters its more of the meaning," said Padre fan David West.
Brandon Wanda remembers meeting Mr. Padre while playing on a baseball travel team, " I made a diving catch in this outfield instruction that he was providing over at San Diego State and it stuck with me and he called me 'Little Lefty'. It put the biggest smile on my face and it will be something I will never forget."
He believes Petco Park is Gwynn's new home.
"Having it here at his new home is something that we are all happy have," said Wanda.
The Padres are planning to have a line with up special guests in Gwynn's lifetime speak at the memorial.
"I hope they get more of his teammates back here for that so they can talk about playing with him and what type of person he was," said Al Padilla.
Fans are just grateful they have one more chance to say goodbye to Mr. Padre.
"Just let the Padres do the tribute and let everyone celebrate his life," said Carter.
CBS News 8 reached out to the Padres staff. A spokesperson did not not return a call for comment on why they chose Petco Park and who would be speaking at the public memorial.
The free event is on Thursday, June 26th at 7:19 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Free parking will be in three locations: Parcel C lot and Tailgate lot along Imperial Avenue.
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What are Josh Freeman's problems and where does he need to improve? Greg Cosell gives his opinion with some outstanding analysis.
A "frustrating" player and an "enigma" -- Ron Jaworski's assessment of Freeman is hardly complimentary.
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JDSpydo got me thinking on his post "unjustly ignored s". The "Massad Ayoob" was one of those I named, to which the reply was, "It was ahead of it's time."
IMO, that's an understatement! This knife is GREAT for SD situations. It's ergonomics are, IMO, near perfect! ie: When I hold it in any SD grip, it is nearly impossible for me to disengage the lock. The blade is a direct extension of my arm, and made from high quality VG-10 steel. ie: The blade placement of lets say, a Police and an Ayoob are totaly different. holding a Police (or most models) the blade will naturally point at a 45 degree angle from your hand. With the Ayoob, it's naturally a direct extension of your forearm, so you are striking or slicing more naturally than with a conventional folder, in which you have to manipulate your wrist to get what you already have with the Ayoob! Imagine adding 4 or 5 inches of pure slicing to the end of your hand! It's not really a utility folder, it's a SD folder, and it's way before it's time. Like JDSpydo, I like the SE as much (actually more) than the PE. It truly is an "unjustly ignored ."


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RALEIGH, NC (WECT/AP) - North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is signing into law a route toward tougher regulation on abortion clinics that supporters say will enhance safety and opponents contend will force most to close.
McCrory's office sent an email news release about several bills he signed into law on Monday, including the "Health and Safety Law Changes" bill (SB 353). "I would have vetoed HB 695 because it was clearly designed to restrict access," McCrory said in a statement with the email. "I am pleased that this new legislation is focused on the health and safety of women in North Carolina. These higher standards will result in safer conditions for North Carolina women. This law does not further limit access and those who contend it does are more interested in politics than the health and safety of our citizens."
McCrory also signed the "Amend Various Firearms Laws" bill (HB 937) which expands the areas where concealed carry permit holders can bring firearms, and the "Safe Harbor/Victims of Human Trafficking" bill (SB 683), which protects minor victims of sex trafficking and brings tougher penalties on those convicted of the crime. Sen. Thom Goolsby (R-New Hanover) was one of the primary sponsors of that bill.
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I analyzed how long each SB coach took to win their first Super Bowl with their team.
The 45 Super Bowls to date have been won by 28 coaches. 16 coaches won only 1, 8 won 2 (including Landry, JJ, Parcells and Lombardi), 3 have won 3 (Walsh, Gibbs, Belichick) and only Chuck Noll has won 4.
I have seen talk in the blog about how it's now newer coaches that are winning Super Bowls. This has always been the case. Out of those 28 coaches, 54% won their Super Bowl in their first 3 seasons with the team. Only 3 Super Bowls have been won by coaches beyond their 6th season.
The first 14 coaches averaged 4.1 years tenure for their first win, and the next 14 averaged 4.0. So no statistically significant shift over this time (if you take the two outliers out, Landry and Cowher, these averages fall to 3.5 and 3.2 years respectively).
But there has been a big shift to "second-chance" coaches
In the first 30 years of the SB, only 1 SB winning coach won his first SB with with the second team he coached - Don Shula. (I exclude Ewbank, he won two NFL Championships with the Colts prior to taking over the Jets). And even Shula wasn't a true second-chance coach as he was not fired, but rather poached by the Dolphins (even earning them a tampering charge...)
In the last 15 years of the SB, 6 "second-chance" coaches (Shanahan, Vermeil, Belichick, Gruden, Dungy, Coughlin) have won 9 of the 15 SB's. So that is a major shift from the first 3 decades of the SB.
No coach has ever taken two different teams to a SB win, although Parcells and Holmgren took their 2nd teams to the big game. (Ewbank is the only Coach to take 2 pro football teams to Championships - getting his revenge on the man who took his job at the Colts - Don Shula.)
Will the 'first-timer" streak be broken?
The last 6 SB's have been won by first-timers - the longest streak in NFL history. (Previous longest was 5 - between Lombardi's and Shula's second wins).
6 SB winning coaches are still coaching, and 4 of them are coaching teams amongst the top 6 SB favourites. So it would seem this might be a year the streak ends.
So what does history suggest for the Cowboys and the 2011 Season?
The 3 first-year SB winning coaches all inherited teams with winning records. Garrett has not. On this basis, Garrett is a long shot to win the SB this year. When you consider that he has had only 1 offseason to remake the team in his image and Ryan and Woicik have had limited offseasons to work their magic, its hard to argue that we would make it this year. But this team is not far away - and 61% of SB-winning coaches win it for the first time in their 2nd, 3rd or 4th year with the team. Given what I have seen of Garrett to date, I am highly optimistic that he will add to that statistic by 2015....
As to the rest of the NFC East:
Entering his 13th season, Almost Andy is going to have to defeat history as only one Coach (Cowher) has won a SB after more than 12 seasons with a team (Landry getting his in his 12th season). Inside word is that the Eagles are making an uncharacteristic big push this year because Andy has only 2 more years to get that SB win or his time at the Eagles is over.
Shanahan has no chance (but we knew that anyway...)
Based on this history lesson, there is a good chance of the first-timer streak being broken. This would suggest Coughlin has the best chance of any in NFC East of winning a SB, but my money would be on one of the other non-first time winners (Belichick, Tomlin, McCarthy or Payton).
Postscript: Something that surprised me:
Vince Lombardi only coached the Packers for 9 years, I had always assumed he coached them for much longer. But he won 5 championships in those 9 years - better than 1 every 2 years. So I guess I understand why they named the trophy after him....


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"The Innocents" (1961)
The many adaptations of Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw" have over the years attracted everyone from John Frankenheimer and Ingrid Bergman to, um, Patsy Kensit and Julian Sands. But the 1961 version, "The Innocents," is really all the adaptation you need: co-written by Truman Capote, directed by Jack Clayton and championed by Francois Truffaut, it features a note-perfect central performance by Deborah Kerr, all clipped vowels, self-righteous piety and sexual repression. The gathering hysteria in the film's dark heart is genuinely unsettling, and has influenced countless films since, like those in which a similarly pale woman with children in her care goes gradually mad – or does she? – in a big house: "The Others" and the excellent "The Orphanage" spring to mind as the best recent examples of that sub-genre. And yet the level of creepiness that "The Innocents" achieves sets it apart from even those films; perhaps it's the verging-on-camp melodrama that it shamelessly embraces, perhaps it's the disturbing themes of pedophilia and necrophilia that are all the more tangible for never being fully acknowledged. Either way, the film's build to its devastating, poetic, can-be-read-either-way denouement is its greatest strength and for all the exquisite horror of ghosts standing in broad daylight and leering spectral faces appearing at windows, we are ultimately persuaded that the more prosaic explanation of isolation- religion- and repression-induced insanity is even more frightening still. Which would make it almost as frightening as the idea of the Kensit/Sands version, then.
"Poltergeist" (1982)
Of all the outré stuff that nestled inside the "Steven Spielberg presents," PG-rated "Poltergeist," one of the most shocking moments occurs in a sequence of relative innocence, when the parents of the suburban family (Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams) share a before-bed joint. That alone would earn the movie an R-rating today and we haven't even factored in the sequence when the young research assistant rips off his own face in large, pinkish blobs. "Poltergeist" ingeniously re-imagines classic Gothic tropes as transplanted into Reagan's sunny suburbia. Instead of creaking doors or claps of lightning, menace now exudes from the hushed fuzz of a television and the inquisitiveness of modern science. When a young girl (Heather O'Rourke) gets kidnapped from her family by malevolent spirits, it's up to her gung-ho parents, the aforementioned researchers, and a dwarfish medium (Zelda Rubenstein) to bring her back. In the end, "Poltergeist," directed by "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" auteur Tobe Hooper and overseen by Steven Spielberg (there's still some debate as to who did what, as the film carries an undeniably Spielbergian touch), is a balls-to-the-walls haunted house tale, emboldened by then cutting-edge technology from ILM and enriched by sly social satire. The fact that the haunted house in "Poltergeist" looks like it could have been down the street from Elliot's home in "E.T." just made things even more identifiable, and that much creepier.
"The Haunting" (1963)
There are very distinctive types of horror films: those with a taste for the gore and those that root their terror in the psychological. "The Haunting" is the classic psychological thriller, in that it forces you to confront a nightmare come true - a house literally out to kill you. Academy Award winning director Robert Wise directed the adaption of Shirley Jackson's novel "The Haunting of Hill House" in between classic musicals "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music," almost as if he needed to submerge himself into the darkness. And dark he went. "The Haunting" follows a paranormal investigation conducted by Dr. John Markway (Richard Johnson) on Hill House, a creeptastic mansion that is believed to haunted. The owner invites Dr. Markway and Luke (Russ Tamblyn), who is set to to inherit the house, to stay over for a few days and inspect the house for supernatural activity. Dr. Markway invites two young women, Eleanor (Julie Harris) and Theodora (Claire Bloom), who have had previous experiences with paranormal activity as a kind of bait. The supernatural instances are more than just creaking stairs and lights flickering: the house seems to be trying to harm all those who inhabit it. For a pre-CGI thriller, Wise's ability to trick us into thinking a Victorian mansion is morphing into a murderer before our own eyes borders on genius. There's a reason that after fifty years this film still remains one the scariest to ever be made and lauded by some of the most prestigious directors. "The Haunting" hits us where it hurts the most -- where we lay our heads and sleep. But the less said about Jan De Bont's noisy, charmless remake, notable only for the unintentionally hilarious decapitation of Owen Wilson, the better.
Val Lewton's Valet | October 10, 2013 1:36 PM
Two suggestions to add to this list:
1. Coraline (2009)
I know, I know, it's for kids. Except it's not just for kids because it is super creepy. And for one very good reason: few cinematic characters have ever demonstrated as much treacly menace as The Other Mother. This is the only movie that I really wish I had seen in 3-D. I would put this one ahead of Monster House by at least 2 lengths. Not that Monster House is bad -- it's really quite entertaining. But Coraline has the goods. And the old, creaky house setting is fun.
2. The Seventh Victim (1943)
Stay with me here. I know it is not a haunted "house", per se, but the movie creates places -- a Greenwich Village apartment building and the shadowy New York streets surrounding it -- that have palpable menace. You have a sense of place and you just know something sinister is going on there, even if it isn't clear whether it has any supernatural origin. Very creepy.
Jake | April 26, 2013 5:29 PM
Best haunted house comedy is "The Selling"
MishuPishu | October 31, 2010 11:49 AM
Nice. Poltergeist scared the crap out of me when I was a kid but The Shining always creeps me out (it's almost scary how well-made the movie is).
Another film, made back in the late 90's, that is off the radar but has a cool independent creepy style is The Eternal, with an old house in the countryside where Christopher Walken plans to pass the spirit of an ancient druid witch into an unsuspecting Allison Elliot.
TheoC | October 29, 2010 8:14 AM
Poltergeist was the last movie to scare me, well that and the Happening(just mark wahlberg), I really want see the innocents now.
Great feature this week, well done.
taptup | October 29, 2010 7:41 AM
@ Lookf4r
Considering the limited range of elements on which horror movies are based, I'd say that's the only similarity.
Good feature, but I can understand why Kevin didn't sign (whatever?)
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randy | October 29, 2010 4:50 AM
this is the best feature ever.
Lookf4r | October 29, 2010 4:05 AM
I watched the changeling and the similarities to the ring blew my mind. Specifically the portion where he goes on his investigation to the rural hotel and find a hole in the floor concealing a well with a dead body.