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Located 65 miles from Philadelphia, and 125 miles from New York City, it attracts family vacationers from the tri-sate area looking for a family destination with lots of wholesome fun.

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Ocean City has a long history of music and summer concerts with the Music Pier, a noted landmark on the boardwalk, being the venue of distinction. In the summer, the Music Pier is the home of the Ocean City Pops orchestra providing quality entertainment with many soloist artists appearing from the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

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On rainy days you have a choice of things to do. You can visit the Bayside Center to see a museum and models of ships. With three floors of bay view front porches, its a great place to view the sunset. Or you can take in a movie at the Strand theatre on the where they show G, PG and PG-13 movies.

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There are also has many annual family events including the century old Baby Parade, the popular A Night in Venice, and the Miss New Jersey Pageant.

Being a family destination, it is not surprising taht there is a wide variety of moderately priced family restaurants that are child friendly. Most restaurants are found along the boardwalk and on Asbury Avenue. However, if you are looking for a fine dining experience, you are not likely to find it in Ocean City. For gourmet food [url=http://www.cheapsoccerjerseysmanchestercity.com/wilfried-bony-jersey/]Cheap Wilfried Bony Jersey[/url] , you can hop on the parkway north about 20 minutes to Atlantic City or south about 30 minutes to Cape May for a wide choice of fine dining restaurants.

Interested in Ocean City history? Take a walk through the historic district and visit the brick Tabernacle on Wesley Ave. Its the location of Ocean citys first house of worship, a wooden tabernacle that was destroyed by a hurricane in 1944. Take a walk along the 300 block of Central Avenue and see the large 100 year old Victorian style homes, or the New Brighton Inn circa 1882, on Fifth St, home of one of the city founders Rev. William Burrell. It is known as the "marrying house" because of the many weddings he performed there.

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RIO DE JANEIRO， July 29 (Xinhua) -- While declining to reveal a specific medal target， the Brazilian Olympic committee has made no secret of its desire to finish in the top 10 at the Rio Games.

Brazil won a record 17 medals at the London 2012 Olympics， including three gold. This time around， buoyed by its home support， the South American nation is hoping to do even better. Xinhua takes a look at the country's top medal prospects at the Aug. 5-21 Games.

Women's volleyball

Brazil's women's volleyball team is aiming for its third straight Olympic gold medal in Rio. The hosts have been drawn alongside Russia， Japan， South Korea， Argentina and Cameroon in the first phase of the tournament. The clash with Russia will be eagerly awaited given the rivalry between the teams in recent years. Brazil eliminated Russia in the quarterfinals of the London 2012 Games， turning around their semifinal defeat at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Men's beach volleyball

Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt are considered by many to be Brazil's best gold medal hope in Rio. They are the current world champions and lead the world rankings. Schmidt， who will be making his Olympics debut， was also ranked the top player in the world last year. Alison won the silver medal at the London 2012 Games alongside Emanuel Rego. The duo will start their Rio 2016 campaign against Canada's Josh Binstock and Sam Schachter on Aug. 6.

Women's beach volleyball

Larissa Fran？a and Talita Antunes are favorites in the women's competition， having won four of five FIVB world tour matches this season. Their most recent success was a 2-0 (21-18， 21-14) victory over US rivals April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings. The hosts will also be represented in the women's draw by No. 2 ranked Barbara Seixas and Agatha Bednarczuk，. [url=http://www.richardshermanjerseys.com/]Richard Sherman Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.patrickmahomesjersey.com/]Patrick Mahomes Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.nickfolesjersey.com/]Authentic Nick Foles Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.leonardfournettejersey.com/]Authentic Leonard Fournette Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.kirkcousinsjersey.com/]Kirk Cousins Womens Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.joshrosenjersey.com/]Josh Rosen Youth Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.joshallenjersey.com/]Josh Allen Kids Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.jjwattjersey.com/]J.J. Watt Kids Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.jamesconnerjersey.com/]James Conner Steelers Jersey[/url]   [url=http://www.derekcarrjersey.com/]Derek Carr Raiders Jersey[/url]