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Living on the coast does't have to be just a dream. Though only a few of us can afford a mansion on Maui, simpler homes on other coasts may well be within financial reach.
This year, our guide to living on the coast lists a few of the options available at several price points. We've found communities where you can buy a home for less than $325,000, and others for upwards of $1.3 million. Each has easy access to open water and abundant opportunities to live the coastal lifestyle. Come join us for a fantasy home-buying tour through some of the finest coastal towns in North America.
Less than $325,00
Lubec, Maine
Population: 1,652
Median home cost: $125,000
Henry David Thoreau once said that you could stand on Cape Cod and put all America behind you. That's not true; if you really want to position yourself farther east than your fellow citizens, head to remote Lubec, Maine. Perched on a hill at the end of a jagged peninsula, the town overlooks Passamaquoddy Bay at the easternmost point in the contiguous United States.
It?s hard to turn away from saltwater views in Lubec, which includes nearly 100 miles of rugged New England shoreline. Hiking trails thread through the region's best-preserved peat bog at Quoddy Head State Park. Back roads both inland and along the shore make ideal bicycling routes, and most folks own boats. Those who would rather have someone else do the piloting can take advantage of whale-watching excursions―these waters are feeding grounds for minke, right, and humpback whales―that leave from nearby Campobello.
On a more prosaic note, Lubec was once the sardine capital of the nation. One legacy of that busy past is a good supply of older housing stock within the town center and along the shores of outlying necks to the north and south. Property facing open ocean comes at a premium because homes on smaller bays and inlets front tidal flats for part of each day. The famous Bay of Fundy tides attack and retreat across a tremendous amount of acreage, with a rise and fall at West Quoddy Head of nearly 16 feet.
While sardines are part of Lubec's past, the townspeople are working hard to reinvent the community. History buffs can cross the bridge to New Brunswick and visit the cottage where Franklin D. Roosevelt and his family spent summers. The Roosevelts were connoisseurs of good scenery and good sailing, still prime attractions here today.
Insider Tip
"Come as you are, no audition, no requirements" is the motto at Bruce Potterton's 16-year-old music program, SummerKeys, which runs for 10 weeks each summer. Adults of all skill levels are invited to attend weeklong sessions, and instructors perform free concerts at the Lubec Congregational Christian Church every Wednesday evening while the school is in session.
Crystal Beach, Texas
Population: 1,600
Median home cost: $153,500
Crystal Beach calls itself one of the nation's most affordable oceanfront communities. And it has plenty to offer bargain-hunters. Straddling the 27-mile-long Bolivar Peninsula separating Galveston Bay from the Gulf of Mexico, the beach got its name from the local sand, which sparkles like crystal. This largest of five peninsular communities benefits both from proximity to Galveston Island―accessible via a free ferry that crosses the bay―and from tight state restrictions on land use, which have left most of the narrow spit undeveloped. Behind those crystalline beaches lie marshes, ponds, wetlands, coastal prairies, and High Island's Audubon bird sanctuaries.
Despite the land-use strictures, developers have been busy in Crystal Beach. Newer housing tends to be at the higher end of the price scale, but the availability of older homes helps keep average prices down. Even many of the reasonably priced properties that are not right on the water offer beach views thanks to large lots and a lack of high-rise condominium buildings. Crystal Beach is primarily a resort community, with tourism the major contributor to the local economy. An estimated 80 percent of property owners are summer weekenders, and year-round residents have the place pretty much to themselves from September to mid-May. One seasonal drawback is Zoo Beach, which attracts summertime crowds of both families and partyers. On the plus side, the calm, warm Gulf waters that lap the peninsula's beaches make them great for small children. The ferry provides an easy commute to downtown Galveston Island. From there, it's a 50-mile run to Houston. But many folks head down to the landing not to make the crossing, but to perch themselves on the jetty and net crabs.
New Bern, North Carolina
Population: 23,098
Median home cost: $174,300
New Bern isn't all that new. It's the second-oldest town in North Carolina, founded in 1710 by a Swiss adventurer. Fast-forward 300 years and the town is new again. New Bern had all the makings of another Colonial Williamsburg (abundant history, important buildings in need of restoration), but lacked an angel on the order of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Enter a group of locals who organized in the 1970s to revitalize downtown. The centerpiece of new New Bern is stately Georgian Tryon Palace, a reconstruction of the Colonial administrative center and governor's residence. The palace anchors a downtown now alive with restaurants, galleries, and shops. Several historic districts encompass neighborhoods dating to the 18th century, with more than 150 historic landmarks and a wealth of Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, and Victorian architecture. One site holds a special place in the history of carbonation: At 256 Middle Street a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham concocted something he called "Brad's Drink"―later renamed Pepsi-Cola.
New Bern lies just north of the 160,000-acre Croatan National Forest. It would be easy enough to get lost in the woods, which extend south almost all the way to the barrier islands along the Atlantic Coast. The city's two rivers, which converge downtown at the Union Point Park Complex, also offer a great range of outdoor activities, including boating, fishing, and crabbing.
In addition to trophy architecture, New Bern and its surroundings boast new developments such as Grantham Place, an Arts and Crafts community, and Carolina Colours.
Insider Tip
New Bern's Chamber of Commerce offers the following assessment of some of the area's housing options: The downtown Historic District has both small cottages and large multilevel homes on the water (prices range from $70,000 to $750,000). Fairfield Harbour community has two golf courses and a full-service marina (home prices range from $80,000 to $350,000). The Ghent district is a family-oriented neighborhood with homes ranging from $60,000 to $275,000.
Ocean Shores, Washington
Population: 3,270
Median home cost: $190,000
You'll never see a deal like this again: In 1960, developers bought a scenic finger of land on the central Washington coast and started selling lots for $595. In just a few years, the town of Ocean Shores had 23 miles of canals (many homes have frontage on these waterways), a championship golf course, and a part-time population of Hollywood types who came for the seclusion afforded by this 6,000-acre retreat, called Washington's "richest little city."
A 1980s recession brought that boom to a halt, though, and it took a decade for builders to get back on track. Prices have since stayed reasonable, and what was once the "richest" is now one of the Northwest's most affordable little cities, with more than 200 homes priced below $400,000 at the end of 2007.
New Ocean Shores residents enjoy the same seacoast splendor that lured those adventurous souls with $595 to burn a half-century ago. Miles of sandy beaches encourage horseback riding, clamming, and prospecting for agates, as well as spotting more than 200 species of birds?including brown pelicans and peregrine falcons drawn to nearby Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. Ocean City State Park offers a chance to observe seals and their pups. Head north on Route 101 for a scenic loop around the mountains and rain forests of the Olympic Peninsula.
On the outskirts lies lively Ocean Shores, tucked behind a gateway of stone pillars that has become a community trademark. The town may no longer be a Hollywood hangout, but it's saved from somnolence by the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino and a downtown cluster of small hotels, shops, and restaurants catering to summer and autumn tourists.
Harbor Springs, Michigan
Population: 1,568
Median home cost: $316,500
Harbor Springs has been a resort town since … well, not quite since Jesuit missionaries stopped over in the 1600s. But at least since the railroad arrived in 1882, bringing summer rusticators to the hotels that then graced this spot on the shores of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay. Visitors who stayed built a New England-style town where numbers still swell during the summer season―in fact, Harbor Springs is known as "the Naples of the North" because many of its residents are snowbirds who depart for Naples, Florida, when temperatures plummet.
But Harbor Springs isn't a roll-up-the-sidewalks summer resort. Well-heeled residents have made a serenely livable place out of this dot on the map just 30 miles southwest of the Straits of Mackinac. There?s an airport nearby served by Northwest Airlines, a wealth of restaurants and galleries, and The Little Traverse Wheelway―a 26-mile-long, part-paved, part-boardwalk recreation path that runs along Lake Michigan through Petoskey and into Charlevoix. Cyclists like to take to the local roads; one popular option is the Tunnel of Trees scenic route along the high bluffs overlooking the lake. Additional recreational highlights include two swimming beaches in town, lake cruises on an antique motor launch, the dunes of Petoskey State Park, and the Thorne Swift Nature Preserve. And while it may not be recreation per se, the Odawa Casino Resort is also in the vicinity.
Harbor Springs benefits from a seasonal phenomenon that's purely a gift of longitude. In the summer, the sun doesn't go down until after 9 p.m., because the town sits on the western limit of the Eastern Time Zone. Residents who have bought into one of the tasteful condo developments at water's edge near the town pier have a front-row seat. Now there's something worth staying up late for: sunset over the prettiest part of Lake Michigan.
$325,000 to $500,000
Cape Charles, Virginia
Population: 1,000
Median home cost: $349,000
For most travelers on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, Cape Charles merely marks the northern terminus at the tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. For the more nautically savvy, it's also the name of a historic lighthouse guarding the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Far fewer folks know there is a town called Cape Charles, just off Route 13 on the bay side of the peninsula.
Cape Charles once bustled as a railroad and ferry town, docking steamers and transferring railcars across the bay to Norfolk. The community tucked in for a long nap in the 1950s, and recently awoke to find that its 7-block downtown and charming store of Victorian and early-20th-century homes (you'll find 11 Sears, Roebuck and Co. mail-order kit houses from the 1920s) have substantial allure for both natives and transplants―known locally as "come heres." A town treasure, the historic Palace Theatre, has been restored and now presents musicals and plays. Just steps away, residents enjoy a free nightly production of a different sort: spectacular sunsets over Chesapeake Bay and the Virginia mainland beyond, with prime viewing at the town's public beach. But Cape Charles remains a working town. Watermen still haul in the Chesapeake's famous harvests of fish, blue crabs, and scallops. The bay is one of America's premier sailing grounds, and the ocean side of the Delmarva has its own attractions for boaters. The Virginia Seaside Water Trail extends 100 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake north to Chincoteague Island, near the Maryland border, meandering through the tranquil bays that separate the peninsula from a chain of barrier islands. One popular stop along the trail is Wreck Island Natural Area Preserve, an unspoiled patch of dunes and salt marshes accessible only by watercraft and prime for surf fishing in early autumn. It isn't necessary to take to the water, though, to enjoy Cape Charles' natural surroundings―south of town, Kiptopeke State Park offers hiking trails, a fishing pier, and a beach; the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge is adjacent.
Insider Tip
Cape Charles' local pride is embodied in the Stage Door Gallery, staffed entirely by volunteers. It showcases the works of Eastern Shore artists and exhibits everything from stained glass to bird carvings to oil paintings.
Todos Santos, Baja California South, Mexico
Population: 4,078
Median home cost: $350,000
It's long way from a dusty collection of sugar mills to official status as a "magical town," but Todos Santos has made the transition. Located on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, roughly 50 miles from Cabo San Lucas, Todos Santos was founded as a mission town in 1723 and hit its sugar stride around 1850. The last sugar mill closed more than 40 years ago, and today it's the arts scene that makes life sweet. The "magic"part has to do with the government's designation of the town as a Pueblo Magico, one of 33 such communities in Mexico. Raising a town to this status helps emphasize its traditions and customs, and encourages appropriate development.
Todos Santos' cachet as an arts town dates to the 1987 arrival of painter/sculptor Charles C. Stewart. More artists (and about a dozen galleries) followed, along with American and Canadian expatriates. Newcomers have helped drive development, but the town's master plan and the ongoing restoration of historic buildings have kept growth from getting tacky and out of hand. Anyone who has an irresistible urge to visit a big-box store will have to head down to Cabo.
Official or not, Todos Santos' setting is magical. The town stands between the Sierra de la Laguna mountains and the Pacific, and the old sugar fields have been replaced by ranches, vegetable farms, and papaya and mango orchards. Residents can choose from five beaches in and around the town, four of which offer terrific surfing. At Playa Punta Lobos, beachgoers enjoy watching local fishermen return with their catch in the early afternoon. Another gift of the Pacific: a salubrious summer climate, with temperatures around 10 degrees cooler than at other Baja locations.
Would-be expats should be aware that Mexican law forbids foreign ownership of real estate within some 30 miles of the nation's coasts. The legal work-around is called a fideicomiso, where a local bank holds the title in trust and the "buyer" is beneficiary, with the right to sell the property and benefit from the proceeds.
Insider Tip
Mexico has responded to its growing population of immigrant retirees by granting them senior benefits. The Instituto Nacional de las Personas Adultas Mayores (INAPAM) can provide you with a card that offers discounts on medical and transportation services (including airfare); restaurants, museums, and entertainment; construction materials; even dry cleaning. (You must have a valid residence visa.)
Naples, Florida
Population: 21,162
Median home cost: $380,000 (can reach much higher)
Naples represents such a slew of superlatives―Golf Capital of the World, Number One Small Art Town in America, home to one of the top 20 beaches in the nation―that it's reasonable to wonder if it can possibly live up to its billing. But residents have nearly 90 championship golf courses in and around town, no fewer than 134 art galleries, a philharmonic orchestra, and 10 miles of snowy white sand rimming the crescent bay that reminded early planners of Italy. And if all that isn't enough, consider the fact that hundreds of America's most-discerning and hype-proof business barons―many of them Fortune 500 CEOs―have taken up residence in this Gulf-side gem.
But Naples isn't all exclusive enclaves―in fact, most communities here aren't gated, and home prices are as varied as the highly individual neighborhoods that make up the municipal area. There's a lively downtown, Old Naples, where replicated Georgian and French Colonial styles dominate. The big draw here is the Fifth Avenue and Third Street South shopping districts, with antiques emporia, high-fashion boutiques, and fine-art galleries. Other shopping districts range from the waterfront Tin City, specializing in antiques and local crafts, to The Village on Venetian Bay, where the Italian theme continues, this time with an Adriatic motif. Nor is recreation in and around town simply a matter of tee times with the rich and famous. Naples offers proximity to Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, the Florida Panther and Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife refuges, Picayune Strand State Forest, and great fishing in mangrove estuaries as well as offshore. Close at hand is the Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, with 11,000 pristine acres threaded by a 2¼-mile-long boardwalk. Unspoiled natural surroundings are such an integral part of Naples' outskirts that renowned nature photographer Clyde Butcher maintains a studio in the Everglades, where the Big Cypress Gallery retails his black-and-white prints. A city of superlatives? It's surprising that even more "bests" and "mosts" haven't been bestowed on Naples.
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Population: 17,465
Median home cost: $385,500
Newburyport, Massachusetts, an old port city at the mouth of the Merrimack River, has enjoyed three golden eras. The first came during the post-Revolutionary period of the 1790s, when wealthy merchants and sea captains began to build elegant Federal mansions lining High Street and lesser thoroughfares in the city's south end. Newburyport's next stab at maritime glory came in the 1830s, when ships laden with Far Eastern goods sailed into the harbor. But for more than a century afterward, despite some local manufacturing, the little city sank into economic obscurity so dismal that hardly anyone could afford to tear anything down. That set the stage for Newburyport's great revival, beginning in the early 1970s, when adventurous types from Boston and beyond began snapping up and restoring antique commercial and residential stock at bargain-basement prices.
For close to 40 years now, Newburyport has been one of the great success stories of the New England coast. Its first generation of restorer-entrepreneurs has since sold to succeeding waves of folks who are more than happy to commute to high-tech jobs along Route 128, and even 40 miles south to Boston, especially now that passenger rail service has been revived. Not that Newburyport is a period-piece bedroom community. Its compact downtown, still centered around those redbrick 1811 commercial blocks of Market Square, contains shops, taverns, and trendy restaurants. The waterfront, with its boardwalk promenade, harbors a mix of pleasure craft and working fishing vessels.
Natural splendor surrounds Newburyport's doorstep. Much of the terrain to the west and south consists of pristine salt marshes protected by strict Massachusetts law, and Plum Island lies across a narrow causeway. That barrier island's northern extreme is dense with year-round and vacation homes, but most of it holds the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a realm of dunes, maritime forest, and gorgeous ocean beach, which is rarely crowded because of the refuge's limited parking. Northwest of town, Maudslay State Park's hiking and cross-country skiing trails lace through a lovely wooded property along the banks of the Merrimack.
Over the past few years, the town's overheated housing market has cooled, but no one expects another 100-year hibernation. All in all, Newburyport is a great place to wait for your ship to come in.
Gibsons, British Columbia
Population: 3,931
Median home cost: $400,000
British Columbia's Sunshine Coast is an anomaly in a region famous for drizzle. This 110-mile stretch along the mainland side of the Strait of Georgia―the scenic inside passage―is blessed with good weather. Gibsons lies at the southern end of this deeply indented coastline, just a 40-minute ferry ride from Vancouver across Howe Sound. Gibsons is a split-level community. Lower Gibsons recalls its origins as a fishing village, with a fleet of trollers and gill netters that served the hungry piers of Vancouver. Commercial boats still fish from the town wharf (you can often buy fresh seafood dockside), but they now share space with picturesque shops, caf?s, and restaurants. The Landing was the setting for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 1971 to 1990 TV program "The Beachcombers," which put the town on the map―at least for Canadians. Molly's Reach, which served as the show's sound stage, has since been converted to a café. A walkway that begins in this quaint neighborhood follows the shoreline from Armours Beach, popular with swimmers and windsurfers, to the marina.
Upper Gibsons isn't quite so quaint. Perched in a hillier portion of town farther from the water, it offers supermarkets, shopping malls, and fast food. But no place in Gibsons, no matter how functional, is far from the outdoor splendors that have made the Sunshine Coast attractive to Canadians from as far away as the Atlantic Provinces. This corner of British Columbia is the country's equivalent of Southern California―or at least what Southern California has long represented to Americans. Places for soaking up the coast?s famous sunshine and lovely scenery include Secret Beach, a pebbly strand at the bottom of a long flight of steps; Soames Hill, with great mountain and water vistas; and many miles of footpaths and bike trails. Opportunities for wildlife-viewing abound―the Strait is home to seals, sea lions, and orcas, and birders can spot migrant as well as resident bald eagles.
Folks in this southwestern corner of British Columbia obviously place a premium on the Sunshine Coast. On that ferry across Howe Sound, you only pay a fare heading to Gibsons. The trip back to Vancouver is free.
Insider Tip
No trip to Gibsons would be complete without a visit to shop the "Gumboot Nation" of Roberts Creek, named after the favored footwear of British Columbia fishermen. Be sure to visit the gallery of the world-renowned Inside Passage School of Fine Woodworking, have an ice cream at Roberts Creek General Store or a cold beer at Royal Canadian Legion Branch #219, and take home a souvenir from Elements Local Arts & Eco-Ware. The Gumboot Garden Restaurant serves delicious Thai chicken.
$500,000 to $1 million
Cannon Beach, Oregon
Population: 1,600
Median home cost: $582,500
A few miles can make a big difference. Seaside, Oregon, just south of the point where the Columbia River meets the Pacific, has honky-tonk, Saturday-night-at-the-beach ambience―but nine miles down the coast, Cannon Beach shows an entirely different face to the world. It?s popular with Portlanders, who make the 80-mile drive for quiet weekend sojourns, and with folks from farther away, who take up full-time residence. They're drawn to the compact, arts-oriented village, where planners have zoned out big chain stores to protect a community surrounded by some of the Oregon coast's most spectacular scenic wonders. The sandy shoreline south to Tillamook Bay and north to Seaside and beyond is lined with state parks, beaches, and recreation sites, many linked by foot trails.
The coast's most outstanding feature looms just offshore. Haystack Rock, a basalt pile that rises 235 feet, ranks as the world's third-largest freestanding coastal monolith. Puffins, guillemots, oystercatchers, cormorants, and many other species nest on the rock and, with the help of binoculars, are easily visible from shore.
Cannon Beach, with its bistros, bookstores, and galleries, has the look of a New England coastal village?not surprising, because so many Pacific Northwest settlers came from that part of the country. They've created a cozy, inviting little nook on the continent's western doorstep.
Insider Tip
Those seeking a romantic, secluded spot should head to the town beach's north end (Chapman Beach) or south end (Silver Point). Tourists tend to congregate close to town, in the middle, where there are facilities. Parking is permitted on side streets, and the beaches are close by.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Population: 14,578
Median home cost: $630,000
Of all the upscale communities that line Cape Cod Bay south of Boston, Duxbury may be the poshest. Of course, the town has been working at it for a long time.
You might even call it America's first bedroom community. Within a decade of landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620, several of Massachusetts' first permanent English settlers had left Plymouth and moved a few miles up the coast to what became Duxbury.
Today, Duxbury is all about preservation, because there is a lot to protect. The treasures include North Hill Marsh, a 117-acre Massachusetts Audubon Society preserve of woodlands, wetlands, trails, and a lovely secluded pond. Duxbury's beaches are probably the best on the South Shore. The Outer Beach on Saquish Neck attracts swimmers, while Bayside Beach and the calm, enclosed waters of Duxbury Bay draw birders, clammers, and kayakers.
The town was once a leading New England shipbuilding center. Later, summer hotels supported the local economy, and today cranberries are a prominent industry―the bogs are especially picturesque in autumn. The town's lovingly tended housing stock includes splendid examples of Georgian, Federal, and later-19th-century styles, as well as newer homes that derive inspiration from Duxbury's past.
But ever since Route 3 connected Boston to Duxbury in 1963, it has become a bedroom community for affluent commuters who make the 33-mile run to the city each day. And the luckiest live in houses that were already old when much of Beantown was still young.
Mendocino, California
Population: 2,223
Median home cost: $800,000
It?s hard to imagine, when you look around Mendocino and check its real estate offerings today, that 30 years ago this gorgeously situated little community was a counterculture haven. Mendocino, Caspar, Littleriver―all were towns where refugees from the overripe atmosphere of hip San Francisco or "back East" came to live a free and easy life with the Pacific at their doorstep and the big woods out back.
Perched on headlands overlooking the ocean, this town was just too pretty to stay undiscovered for long. Mendocino started out as a utilitarian enough place in the mid-1800s, when it served as a depot for the forests of redwood timber harvested inland―in fact, much of the lumber used to build San Francisco during the boom years following the Gold Rush, and the great earthquake and fire of 1906, came from nearby forests. Fortunately, a lot of lumber stayed right here and was used to build a town with a core that is now a National Historic Preservation District. If any of the homes and commercial structures on and around Main Street look familiar, it might be because the hit 1980s and '90s TV series "Murder, She Wrote" was filmed here.
The Mendocino lifestyle centers as much on leisure hours as on work. But leisure is decidedly active: This is a terrific place for biking, hiking, kayaking, and the popular fall and winter wild-mushroom harvest. Natural areas in the immediate vicinity include three state parks―Van Damme, Russian Gulch, and Mendocino Headlands; Jug Handle State Reserve; and Caspar Headlands State Beach. The 50,000-acre Jackson State Demonstration Forest attracts mountain bikers.
The hippies certainly knew what they were on to. And, if the occasional prosperous-looking fellow with a gray ponytail is any indication, some are on to it still.
Insider Tip
The Highlight Gallery on Main Street exhibits works by artisans from throughout Northern California, and features furniture made by craftspeople who graduated from the Fine Woodworking Program started at Fort Bragg's College of the Redwoods.
Ono Island, Alabama
Population: 1,000
Median home cost: $1 million
As recently as the 1960s, Ono Island was considered a semiwilderness best left to ospreys and live oaks. The 6-mile-long island, barely a half-mile wide, lies near Alabama's southeast corner between Old River and Bayou Saint John, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the dunes of a barrier beach. Things stayed sleepy here until the late 1980s, when a developer got serious about turning the island into the plush private enclave it has become.
Cross the bridge from nearby Orange Beach (with permission) and you'll enter a gated realm where the roads are closed to the public and common areas belong to the Ono Island Property Owners Association. The island has 1,425 residential lots, roughly 70 percent of which are developed. They're grouped into 31 subdivisions, each with its own covenants. Most of the less-pricey options are in the interior, but on a narrow island, "interior" is a relative term. More-expensive properties hug the 5 miles of man-made canals that open onto the Intracoastal Waterway on the north side of the island, facing Bayou Saint John. Choice lots on the south side look across Old River to Perdido Key, which protects Ono Island from Gulf storms. By design, the island has no businesses except the Ono Realty office, but the services of Orange Beach and Gulf Shores are only a short drive to the west. Pensacola, Florida, is roughly 25 miles distant, and Mobile is 55 miles away. There are no schools, which isn't a problem when the average age of residents ranges between 50 and 60. But there has been a recent influx of younger buyers, who are attracted to the island's security.
Development of Ono Island has largely preserved the natural surroundings. The live oaks and the ospreys are still here, and Perdido Key Wildlife Reserve and the Gulf Islands National Seashore are nearby. It's all enough to give backwaters a good name.
$1 million-plus
Cape May, New Jersey
Population: 4,200
Median home cost: $1.2 million
People don't usually associate New Jersey with gingerbread―except for the distinctive architecture of Cape May. Back in the 19th century, when it was one of America's first seashore playgrounds, this small city at the very southern tip of the Garden State had mansions and hotels designed, it seemed, to keep the jigsaw and paint businesses afloat for years. By the early 1800s, the "Queen of the Seaside Resorts" was served by steamboats from Philadelphia, and developers had begun building grand hotels. During the 1860s, the summer crowd began to construct their own cottages.
But over the years, most summer sojourners sought out bigger, gaudier destinations along the Jersey Shore, leaving Cape May's core a 19th-century time capsule. A coastal storm in 1962 devastated the town, but a resurgence began in the '70s, when Cape May City joined the National Register of Historic Places. That attracted preservation-minded folks determined to restore the charming housing stock. Their efforts spawned a wealth of bed-and-breakfasts, although several traditional hotels, most notably the 1870s Chalfonte, still draw clients. On a more modern note, the revival of interest in Cape May has led to its designation by the New York Times as the "restaurant capital of New Jersey."
"Cape May" refers not only to the city proper, but also to the entire 15-mile finger of land that extends south into Delaware Bay. Consequently, there's a lot more real estate in the area than one might first imagine, and it isn?t necessary to rattle around in a huge Victorian to enjoy the local atmosphere. The Atlantic side of the peninsula is a good deal livelier; head just a few miles up the coast from the city and you're in Wildwood, with its brightly lit boardwalk, rides, and string of midcentury motels from the Buck Rogers school of architecture. Explore the Delaware Bay side, though, and things quiet down. Its beaches are a prime spring stopover for shorebirds.
The city of Cape May is dynamic enough without having to go the roller-coaster route. The Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts, established in 1970 to save the grandest of the old Victorian homes, runs a year-round schedule of events including craft and antiques shows and a food and wine festival. There's also professional equity theater at the Robert Shackleton Playhouse of Cape May Stage. A ferry (80 minutes, one-way) connects the cape with Lewes, Delaware, and the resorts of the Delmarva Peninsula. Atlantic City is less than an hour's drive up the coast, and Philadelphia is roughly 95 miles away.
That's by car, not steamboat.
Insider Tip
Locals love George's Place, at the corner of Beach Avenue and Perry Street, for good, unpretentious food. The Greek owners do terrific ethnic salads and baklava, but also excel at crab cakes. A recent bill for a party of four: about $50.
La Jolla, California
Population: 42,000
Median home cost: $1.8 million
Nestled on a promontory on the north side of San Diego, La Jolla shines with spectacular views, an average year-round temperature of 70 degrees, immaculate, palm-lined streets, Spanish Colonial architecture, a university campus, bio-tech and software industries, and outdoor recreation opportunities galore. Perfection comes at a cost, though, and some of the sumptuous homes and estates within gated communities command stratospheric prices. Whether a property looks like it came with a deed to the Pacific Ocean or is situated more modestly on an inland street, real estate here spends virtually no time on the market.
La Jolla avoids the inland freeway tangle, lying between I-5 and the ocean. Cultural amenities include the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and The Stuart Collection, as well as the numerous museums, theaters, and music venues that dot downtown San Diego proper. But given this town's wonderful weather, the outdoors is the big draw. At the 6,000-acre San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park, boating is limited, and snorkelers and scuba divers enjoy visibility that's often 30 feet or more. Atop the cliffs overlooking clothing-optional Black's Beach at Torrey Pines, there's a gliderport catering to hang gliders, paragliders, and scale-plane pilots. Take a glider's-eye view of La Jolla and it will look irresistible. You might even pick out a house from up there.
Ready to buy? Consider these things before you sign on the dotted line.


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Please forgive the audacity of making this request my first post. I have the car I have described below. I am considering selling or trading it, but am not sure what it might be worth. I have looked at some other postings of other peoples finds and consider mine to be better than average except cosmetically. I like the car but I just do not use it enough to justify keeping it. I drive it weekly to keep the battery up, but not enough to keep it from collecting dust. Any help is greatly appreciated. I would be happy to post some pictures later this week as time permits.
The car is an '84 model 733i in reasonably good condition for its age. I am the third owner. The second owner had the car from '85- 2010 and provided all the maintenance records for the time they owned it. Since I obtained the car I have replaced the water pump, a coolant temperature sensor, radiator hoses, fan belt, valve cover gasket, a few vacuum lines, and had the valves adjusted. To the best of my knowledge, the engine has approximately 140K miles and runs very well (the odometer quit at 126,xxx) The mileage estimate is based on the average mileage up to the date of an oil change reminder with adjustment for the time the car was taken out of daily service. I have put less than 3000 miles on it since I took the car in trade, but have taken several day trips up to 300 miles in length. The automatic climate control seems to function as it is suppose to. The air conditioner was converted to R134 and blows cold. The heater seems to function fine as well. This car was garage kept until 2005 when the previous owner purchased a new vehicle. Since that time, the clear coat has blistered. There is one small (silver dollar size) ding in the driver side rear door. The interior is in good shape except for the wear in the driver seat consistent with age and use. The leather has worn, but there are no rips or tears. Driver and passenger seat controls work fine. Both front window controls and sun roof work with out hesitation. Rear window controls work intermittently as do the rear door auto locking mechanisms. Factory exterior color is Baltic Blau with blue interior. This vehicle has not been restored. The tires were replaced just prior to taking possession of the vehicle.
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EUGENE — After being blown out 8-0 in two straight games, the Everett AquaSox got back to doing what they do best: Winning close games.
Everett improved to 10-1 in one-run games as the Sox took advantage of a critical Eugene error in the ninth inning to take the final game of the five-game series 5-4 on Sunday.
Christian Carmichael's RBI single off Eugene reliever Adam Cimber (0-1) drove in Jack Reinheimer for the go-ahead, winning run. Reinheimer reached safely when Emeralds shortstop Anthony Torres committed a two-base throwing error to start the ninth. The lead was Everett's first of the game as the Sox (20-10) rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 4-1.
Michael Faulkner, Bryan Brito and James Zamarripa each had two hits and an RBI for the Sox and Zamarripa also stole two bases.
Everett starting pitcher Andrew Carraway allowed four runs with six strikeouts in six innings. Reliever Tyler Wright pitched a scoreless seventh and Lars Huijer (4-1), normally a starting pitcher, followed with two shutout innings to earn the win.
Michael Bass led the Emeralds (11-19), going 3-for-4 with two RBI, and Malquiel Brito added two hits and scored two runs.
Bass drove in Brito with a single in the second to open the scoring and Marcus Davis added a sacrifice fly later in the inning for a 2-0 lead.
Bass' second RBI single of the game extended the Emeralds' advantage to 3-0 in the fourth.
Eugene starter Bryan Verbitsky was dominant through the first four innings with seven strikeouts and held the Sox scoreless.
Everett finally made headway against the right-hander in the fifth. Reggie Lawson led off with a double and James Zamarripa followed with a bloop single to shallow left field to drive in Lawson with Everett's first run in 24 innings.
The Emeralds restored their three-run cushion on Carraway's wild pitch in the sixth which allowed Torres to score, but Everett responded with three runs in the seventh to tie the game.
Emeralds reliever Michael Kelly started the inning with two walks and a hit batter to load the bases. Right-hander Coby Cowgill replaced Kelly and gave up three straight RBI singles to Faulkner, Brito and Reinheimer to even the score. Everett had a chance to inflict further damage, but Cowgill retired the final three batters to leave the bases loaded and keep the game tied.
The win, which snapped a three-game losing streak, could not have come at a better time for Everett. The Sox have seen their lead for the Northwest League's North Division first-half title dwindle to two games over the Vancouver Canadians with eight games to play until the second half of the season. Vancouver and Everett start a three-game series tonight at Everett Memorial Stadium.


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Kanye West and his Baby Mama Kim Kardashian are not hurting for money. The power couple are worth a combined $140 million dollars, so it was only a drop in the bucket for them to purchase a $1 million dollar bullet proof and armored kidnap-proof car!
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I was kind of surprised to see that people outright discounted certain genres that they weren't interested in, on the grounds that agents do this as well.
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STUDY: Changes to overtime and extra pay for special skills seen saving the most.
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LONG BEACH - A series of government reforms could save Long Beach as much as $28.8 million annually, consultants told the City Council on Tuesday.
Most of those savings, about $16 million, would come from changing overtime calculations and re-evaluating premium pay for specialized skills and education incentives, according to the report delivered by the firm Management Partners.
Other potential yearly savings identified by the study include up to $8.7 million if some city services were opened to private sector competition, up to $3.5 million if fire and emergency medical service delivery were realigned and about $600,000 if some departments were combined.
Long Beach has overtime rules that are more generous than those required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, with employees able to count paid time off used in a work week toward triggering overtime.
Changing overtime calculations to the federal standard would save an estimated $7.8million, according to consultant Cathy Standiford.
"The issue is whether, particularly in these financially challenging times, the city can pay overtime at a level that exceeds what the federal government requires you to do," Standiford said.
Premium pay - additional salary given for earning advanced education and learning specialized skills - has increased from $8.2 million annually in 2003 to $18.7 million last year, the study found.
Some premium pay awarded for some skills, such as shorthand, may be outdated, Standiford said.
"I don't know how many people continue to do dictation as a skill," she said.
Most changes to pay and overtime would have to be negotiated with the city's labor unions.
City leaders commissioned the government reform report as officials grapple with a three-year budget deficit that is estimated at $33.8 million.
Long Beach has made deep cuts to spending since 2004. The general fund budget has been reduced by $208.7 million, 857 full-time equivalent positions have been eliminated and management has been shrunk by 28 percent.
Tuesday's report comes two weeks after a preliminary study found that the total staffing level in Long Beach is 11.14 positions per 1,000 population, the highest level when compared with seven other large California cities.
Oakland was second, with 9.5 positions per 1,000 residents.
The other cities analyzed were Anaheim, Bakersfield, Fresno, Sacramento, San Diego and Santa Ana.
While council members generally spoke favorably about the ideas presented Tuesday, Councilwoman Rae Gabelich questioned comparing staffing in Long Beach to other cities that have different demographics and challenges.
"I think if you have less, you do less," Gabelich said of a potential reduced city workforce. "I don't want to wake up and see that ... we've reduced services on the backs of the community."
Consultant Jerry Newfarmer said that the data, while imperfect, has value.
As an example, Newfarmer said that Long Beach is the only city in California that requires an elected city prosecutor in addition to a city attorney.
"The fact that other people don't have it gives rise to your numbers," he said.
City Manager Pat West said staff members, now working on next year's fiscal budget, will analyze the consultant's recommendations and report to the council in 60 to 90 days.
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A woman drove her vehicle off the bridge, damaging the bridge's eastern railing. The vehicle sank in the creek, but the woman climbed out of the water with only minor injuries.
At this time, it is not believed that any other victims are in the submerged vehicle. The woman was not intoxicated at the time of the incident.
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By John Heilemann; Mark Halperin
Harper, Hardcover, 9780061733635, 464pp.
Publication Date: January 11, 2010
This shit would be really interesting if we weren t in the middle of it. Barack Obama, September 2008
In 2008, the presidential election became blockbuster entertainment. Everyone was watching as the race for the White House unfolded like something from the realm of fiction. The meteoric rise and historic triumph of Barack Obama. The shocking fall of the House of Clinton and the improbable resurrection of Hillary as Obama's partner and America's face to the world. The mercurial performance of John McCain and the mesmerizing emergence of Sarah Palin. But despite the wall-to-wall media coverage of this spellbinding drama, remarkably little of the real story behind the headlines has yet been told.
In Game Change, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, two of the country's leading political reporters, use their unrivaled access to pull back the curtain on the Obama, Clinton, McCain, and Palin campaigns. How did Obama convince himself that, despite the thinness of his resume, he could somehow beat the odds to become the nation's first African American president? How did the tumultuous relationship between the Clintons shape and warp Hillary's supposedly unstoppable bid? What was behind her husband's furious outbursts and devastating political miscalculations? Why did McCain make the novice governor of Alaska his running mate? And was Palin merely painfully out of her depth or troubled in more serious ways?
Game Change answers those questions and more, laying bare the secret history of the 2008 campaign. Heilemann and Halperin take us inside the Obama machine, where staffers referred to the candidate as Black Jesus. They unearth the quiet conspiracy in the U.S. Senate to prod Obama into the race, driven in part by the fears of senior Democrats that Bill Clinton's personal life might cripple Hillary's presidential prospects. They expose the twisted tale of John Edwards's affair with Rielle Hunter, the truth behind the downfall of Rudy Giuliani, and the doubts of those responsible for vetting Palin about her readiness for the Republican ticket along with the McCain campaign staff's worries about her fitness for office. And they reveal how, in an emotional late-night phone call, Obama succeeded in wooing Clinton, despite her staunch resistance, to become his secretary of state.
Based on hundreds of interviews with the people who lived the story, Game Change is a reportorial tour de force that reads like a fast-paced novel. Character driven and dialogue rich, replete with extravagantly detailed scenes, this is the occasionally shocking, often hilarious, ultimately definitive account of the campaign of a lifetime.
"Everybody talked. Anybody that tells you they didn't is lying to you."
-A former top Clinton aide, to Politico's Ben Smith
"A fascinating account. . . . Heilemann and Halperin serve up a spicy smorgasbord of observations, revelations, and allegations. . . . Game Change leaves the reader with a vivid, visceral sense of the campaign and a keen understanding of the paradoxes and contingencies of history."
-Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"Riveting. . . . Its pages brim with scandalous tidbits. . . . This is a must-read for anyone interested in the cutthroat backroom hows and whys of a presidential campaign. . . . And it doesn't hurt that Game Change reads more bodice-ripper than Beltway."
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"A smoking new book. . . . The real revelation in Game Change: Campaigns turn our politicians into lunatics."
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"The hottest book in the country."
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"You've got to read Game Change. . . . I read each and every word. . . . Game Change is a great book."
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"Compulsively readable. Once begun, you can't put it down. . . . Deeply and knowledgeably reported and presented with all the cool sophistication one would expect from two accomplished political reporters."
-Tim Rutten, The Los Angeles Times
"The authors of Game Change succeed in creating a plausible account of the emotional tumult of the 2008 campaign as it might have been—perhaps even was—experienced by the candidates, their spouses, and their staffs."
-Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker
"Heilemann and Halperin have conducted hundreds of interviews to provide the inside story of the 2008 campaign. . . . It vividly shows how character flaws large and small caused Obama's opponents to self-destruct."
-Jacob Heilbrunn, The New York Times Book Review
"A thoroughly researched, well-paced and occasionally very amusing read. . . . The result is something that conveys the feel, or perhaps more accurately the smell, of one of recent history's most thrilling elections, and it does so better than any of the other books already on the market."
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"The best presidential political book since What it Takes by Richard Ben Cramer and Teddy White's books. These are the types of books that got me into politics."
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"Riveting, definitive. . . . A great campaign book. . . . Halperin and Heilemann got insiders to cough up astonishing artifacts, including emails and recordings. . . . Game Change is really interesting, and puts you deep in the middle of it."
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"An amazing piece of work. . . . One of the best books on politics of any kind I've read. For entertainment value, I put it up there with Catch 22. . . . An absolutely gripping read . . . they can write."
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The 2008 presidential election was the longest and most expensive in U.S. history. The campaign is now the subject of a book, Game Change, by two political reporters, John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. The book has been making headlines with some of its revelations, but critic John Powers wonders whether that's a good thing. More at NPR.org
Mark Halperin's new book Game Change — which he co-authored with John Heilemann — details all the backbiting, sex, lying and anger that was the 2008 presidential campaign. We'll see how the senior political analyst for Time magazine holds up against the NPR News Quiz. More at NPR.org
Washington press and political insiders are combing through the just released book Game Change for explosive anecdotes about the politically powerful. But some observers are questioning the use of unattributed and uncorroborated stories throughout Mark Halperin and John Heilemann's new book. More at NPR.org


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Exchange between Bob Woodward and White House official in spotlight
Posted by CNN Political Unit (CNN) – An email exchange between two old Washington hands – one, a longtime journalist, and the second, a source in the Obama administration – is at the center of a political controversy Thursday as two sides read the messages differently.
The veteran journalist is Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal and wrote a book about the debt ceiling negotiations in the summer of 2011. The Obama administration source is Gene Sperling, a senior economic aide to President Barack Obama and a veteran of the Clinton administration.
They traded emails, Woodward said, as he prepared to report that President Barack Obama was "moving the goal posts" around the forced spending cuts, known as the sequester.
That irked the White House, he said Wednesday on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer," and led to the email exchange between Woodward and Sperling.
"They're not happy at all," with what he was reporting, Woodward said.
"It was said very clearly, 'You will regret doing this,' " he continued, intimating a threat.
Politico published the emails on Thursday, which a Democrat with knowledge of identified as between Woodward and Sperling. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney did not dispute that the published emails were accurate.
The part of the email from Sperling to Woodward that used the word "regret" said: "But I do truly believe you should rethink your comment about saying saying [sic] that [Obama] asking for revenues is moving the goal post. I know you may not believe this, but as a friend, I think you will regret staking out that claim."
"The idea that the sequester was to force both sides to go back to try at a big or grand barain [sic] with a mix of entitlements and revenues (even if there were serious disagreements on composition) was part of the DNA of the thing from the start."
The two were trading words over the deal White House and Congress struck in the summer of 2011, an agreement to increase the federal debt limit in exchange for the spending cuts – a draconian measure which was never expected to take effect but are now set to trigger on Friday. Instead, the forced spending cuts were designed to incentivize further deficit negotiations.
Woodward reported that the White House was agreeing with the forced spending cuts to negotiate in the future a deal which replaced the broad and indiscriminate spending cuts in the sequester with more palatable cuts and without additional funds through tax increases.
Obama has stumped for a sequester replacement which balances spending cuts with additional tax revenue gained through eliminating tax loopholes.
"[W]hen the president asks that a substitute for the sequester include not just spending cuts but also new revenue, he is moving the goal posts," Woodward wrote in an op-ed published by The Washington Post late last week.
"His call for a balanced approach is reasonable, and he makes a strong case that those in the top income brackets could and should pay more. But that was not the deal he made."
He spoke by phone with Sperling, a conversation which was apparently heated.
After the email from Sperling, which included an apology for the sharp phone call, Woodward wrote back not taking offense, "You get wound up because you are making your points and you believe them. This is all part of a serious discussion."
A White House official said Wednesday evening – after the CNN interview – that the email Woodward referenced "was sent to apologize for voices being raised in their previous conversation. The note suggested that Mr. Woodward would regret the observation he made regarding the sequester because that observation was inaccurate, nothing more. And Mr. Woodward responded to this aide's email in a friendly manner."
"Of course no threat was intended" in that email, the official said.
And former Obama adviser David Axelrod tweeted that the e-mails were "cordial."
But Woodward said on CNN that the White House objection to his reporting has no basis in facts.
"It's irrefutable. That's exactly what happened," he said. "I'm not saying this is a moving of the goal posts that was a criminal act or something like that. I'm just saying that's what happened."
Carney spoke about the emails specifically and the Obama administration's approach to working with the press on Thursday, saying "the president expects us to fully explain his policies, to answer questions about his positions and to make clear when we believe factual errors are being stated, which is what we do."
"Gene Sperling, in keeping with a demeanor I have been familiar with for more than twenty years, was incredibly respectful, referred to Mr. Woodward as his friend and apologized for raising his voice," Carney said. "I think you can not read those emails and come away with the impression that Gene was threatening anybody."


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The VVC Cocktail Lounge: Moscow Mule
Moscow Mules are a refreshing combination of ginger beer, lime juice and crisp vodka that first rose to popularity in 1950s Los Angeles and Manhattan. I'm sure more than one mug has been spotted at a bar on Mad Men. It's that cool.
Since it's not every bar that happens to have ginger beer stocked, nor does my own refrigerator (the horror) this version calls for a handy stand in, carbonated ginger ale. Your odds for true ginger beer increase the more old-fashioned cocktail embracing the bar is, but this one has a little help from orange bitters and gets its sweetness from fresh limeade. You could just as easily use fresh lime juice, and if you're one for sweetness, add a little simple syrup.
Now, if you have easy access to the almost spicy Blenheim Ginger Ale (which is available at the Bye & Bye, Sweet Hereafter and a few other establishments in PDX, and sold at the International Food Supply), do upgrade, but any ginger ale will stand in just fine. I went with 365 brand.
The key element here is freshly grated ginger, which will add one heck of a little punch. One more thought before we get to shakin'….somehow, I resisted calling this the Portland Pony. Somehow.
Moscow Mule
3 ounces vodka
1 ounce limeade or lime juice (optional: add a dash of simple syrup if using straight up fresh lime juice)
1 tablespoon of freshly grated ginger – split between two glasses
1 dash orange bitters – I used blood orange here
ginger ale or ginger beer to fill glass: do not shake this part!
Suggested garnish: lime wedge, fresh mint, carved ginger animals
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This looks so delicious! I'll have to give it a whirl.
That sounds so good right now! I'll keep a look out for it next time I'm at a pub with a cocktail menu!
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iCloud is Apple's online digital hub that keeps your Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in sync with one another. In this class, you will learn about what you need to get started with iCloud, the main features of the service, and how to use them to stay in sync.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. General Services Administration recently signed a partnership agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop, implement and manage the FAA's new telecommunications infrastructure program.
"This partnership will not only benefit the FAA," said Commissioner Dennis Fischer, of GSA's Federal Technology Service (FTS), "but it will also provide synergistic benefits to other users of FTS programs in addition to increasing the cost effectiveness of these programs."
The agreement between FTS and FAA includes cooperation in the definition and development of telecommunications requirements; the assessment of acquisition strategies; the potential for implementation of service provisioning and delivery systems; the potential for management and control of integrated telecommunications services; and continuous quality improvements and improved customer satisfaction.
The FAA Integrated Communications System for the 21st Century (FICS-21) is the largest single telecommunications program ever proposed by the FAA and has an estimated value of $2.9 billion for the Interfacility segment. This comprehensive program includes ground-to-ground transmission, switching and network management for voice, data and video requirements and replaces nine current FAA telecommunications programs. A major goal of the FICS-21 program is to achieve significant cost savings by integrating the various FAA ground communications requirements under one umbrella.
"Cooperation on the development of the FICS-21 program is the first step in this partnership between the FTS and the FAA," said Greg Davis GSA's Project Manager. "This agreement will benefit both the FTS and the FAA." Davis said that FTS will also explore the use of new contract vehicles to meet FAA's telecommunications needs.
The two agencies will explore the use of existing and planned FTS telecommunications programs including the FTS2001 acquisition, Metropolitan Area Acquisition, Technical and Management Support System contracts, Wire and Cable contracts, Technical Services Contract II, Fed Wireless contracts, and other active contracts and procurements.
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FOX's Baier claimed Duelfer report included "suspicions" that Saddam smuggled WMDs to Syria
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FOX News national security correspondent Bret Baier falsely claimed that the Iraq Survey Group's (ISG) report on the search for illicit weapons (WMDs) in Iraq articulated "suspicions that many weapons made their way into Syria before the war began." In fact, while Bush administration officials have hinted that they suspect Iraq smuggled banned weapons into Syria, the ISG's final report, commonly known as the Duelfer report, included no evidence to support this conjecture.
According to an October 6, 2004, Washington Post article:
The Bush administration has held out the possibility that illicit weapons and their components were secreted by [former Iraqi dictator Saddam] Hussein across the border into Syria. This may still be true, but [Charles] Duelfer's team did not find any proof to support this notion, the [U.S.] official [briefed on the report prior to its release to the public] said. "They have no evidence of this," the official said. "It's an unresolved issue." Syria denies it aided the hiding of illicit materials.
On the January 12 edition of FOX News' Special Report with Brit Hume, Baier reported:
Officials are also confirming that Charles Duelfer, the man who headed up the search for weapons of mass destruction, is back in the U.S. They say he will be adding some additional information to the interim report.
But basically, the September report will be the final conclusion, and that is that no stockpiles were found; Saddam had the ability to start up some of these programs quickly; and that there are still suspicions that many weapons made their way into Syria before the war began.
Baier's false claim echoes conservative pundits' frequent and equally baseless speculations. New York Times columnist William Safire wrote on December 22, 2004: "When and if we discover hidden supplies of germ weapons in Iraq or Syria, and as future confessions reveal the extent of connections between Al Qaeda and Saddam, the legion of war critics will forthrightly admit their certitude was misplaced."
FOX News host Sean Hannity has repeatedly asserted that Iraqi officials smuggled weapons to Syria. For example, on the November 21, 2004, edition of Hannity & Colmes, he and Washington Times national security reporter Bill Gertz agreed this was a "likely scenario":
HANNITY: I have never bought into this belief that we didn't find the WMDs, that they never existed, that we were wrong, that the president misled, that Congress misled. Because we know he had them. We know he was working on them. We spoke to the people. Isn't the more likely scenario, in this eight-month arduous build-up to the war, Saddam saw the handwriting on the wall, moved those weapons, probably to some place like Syria or thereabouts? Isn't that the more likely scenario?
GERTZ: Yes, yes. And there is intelligence to that effect, and they are working to try and confirm that.
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I WILL ATTEMPT TO MOVE THIS PAGE TO Smelly Snatch Syndrome WHEN IT IS FINISHED
"In Soviet Russia, pussy smell YOU!"
Smelly Snatch Syndrome, commonly abbreviated SSS, is a disease of the the vagina that causes it to smell really bad.
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The etymology of the clinical term Smelly Snatch Syndrome has been heavily disputed over. According to Aristotle[1], the term comes from the Greek words σμελλυς (a term referring to the concept of a sense of smell), σνακκος (the Greek word for vagina), and συνδρομος (which means syndrome). The Greek words would have come to English via the Latin words smellys, snaccus, and syndromus and later the Old French words esmellie, esnache, and esyndrome, which correspond to Modern French émèlie, énâche, and ésyndrôme. Aristotle's[1] belief, however, is contested by al-Farabi, who maintains that the term comes from the Persian phrase "سملی سناچ سیندروم." ("Simellī snāche sendirōme."), which means "Dayum, dat pussay stanks." A more recent theory of the etymology of the term[who?] hypothesizes that it comes from the three English words smelly (something that is unpleasant to the nose), snatch (a slang term denoting the vulva), and syndrome (a type of illness).
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- The Virgin Mary
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- Emily Best
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- Oprah Winfrey
- Lindsay Lohan
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