text:
|Saint Louis' Rick Majerus coaches against Memphis during the first half of an NCAA college basketball tournament second-round game Friday, March 16, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
While Spartans roll, Saint Louis coach sleeps
COLUMBUS, Ohio—His team had just played a near-perfect defensive game in pulling a mild upset against a good Memphis team.
So was Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus planning on burning the midnight oil watching videotape of his next opponent?
Nope. He was going out to dinner. Then to bed.
"My mind's on Michigan State," he said, referring to the top-seeded Spartans, who held off LIU Brooklyn 89-67 in Friday's nightcap of the regional at Nationwide Arena. "I'm not going to watch it here. I'll watch it at (my hotel). I'll watch the tape. I've got assistants who work the way I used to work, as dedicated as I used to be.
"I just can't stay up all night anymore."
The way his team played defense, he should have sweet dreams. The ninth-seeded Billikens held Memphis to its worst offensive night of the season in pulling off a 61-54 win.
That paved the way for Saint Louis to move into Sunday's third round against the Spartans, who got 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists from Big Ten player of the year Draymond Green in an easy 89-67 win over 16th-seeded LIU Brooklyn.
In Friday's other games at Nationwide Arena, Richard Howell doubled his average with 22 points in 11th-seeded North Carolina State's surprising 79-65 win over San Diego State, and Jason Clark scored 21 points and No. 3 seed Georgetown's nasty zone defense befuddled Belmont in a 74-59 victory.
Majerus was probably disappointed that LIU Brooklyn lost the nightcap, long after he had left the arena.
"(My assistants) have already done a lot of work on Michigan State," he said before the tip of the Spartans' game. "We didn't think Long Island would win. Although I hope Long Island wins."
No such luck, coach.
It was Green's second NCAA triple-double in as many games. The last player to have more than one? Michigan State icon Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
Just like he does on the court, Green tried to get his teammates involved.
"A lot of the time on TV you're going to see a triple-double pop up in my stats, but you will never see the other guys' stats on what they did to contribute to me getting that triple double," he said.
The Spartans (28-7) had difficulty getting away from pesky LIU Brooklyn (25-9) in the first half. They led 42-37 at the break, but then started flexing their muscles inside. They ended up with a 43-20 advantage on the boards, shot 59 percent from the field and completely intimidated the Blackbirds.
"Those guys are monsters," LIU Brooklyn coach Jim Ferry said.
MSU coach Tom Izzo praised his team, but he also knew that there were tougher tests coming up.
"One down, many to go," he said to no one in particular as he walked down the hallway to the locker room.
In the win by Saint Louis (26-7), Kwamain Mitchell scored 22 points, including three momentum-shifting 3-pointers, and Brian Conklin hit five free throws in the last minute.
But it was the Billikens' defense that starred.
Averaging over 75 points a game, Memphis (26-9) had just 23 at half and shot just 39 percent from the field and hit only 2 of 15 3-pointers.
"We tried to make sure that we limit fast-break baskets and put defense as a priority," said Majerus, who has won 517 games at four schools.
The Tigers, led by Will Barton's 16 points, led by eight with less than 12 minutes left but couldn't hang on.
"We didn't play the way we normally played," said Memphis coach Josh Pastner, whose team came in having won 20 of the its last 23 games.
Howell, averaging under 11 points a game, was the star attraction as North Carolina State's upended San Diego State.
He scored 15 first-half points as the Wolfpack (23-12) built an early lead and then helped them hold onto it as the Aztecs (26-8) fought back in the second half.
"In today's game, we felt we could have success around the basket," first-year coach Mark Gottfried said. "We made the decision to go toward Richard, and he lit up like a Christmas tree."
The Wolfpack had size inside -- the Aztecs' biggest starter was just 6-foot-7 -- and exploited it as much as possible.
"It's one thing to be big," San Diego State coach Steve Fisher said. "It's another thing to be big and good. And they were big and good."
Jamaal Franklin had 23 points and Chase Tapley 19 for the Aztecs, regular-season champs of the Mountain West.
Georgetown had lost early in the tournament the last two years, but made sure that didn't happen this time.
With a ruthless defense that bottled up Belmont (27-8), the Hoyas forged a nine-point halftime lead and led by as many as 19 points near the finish.
"It was so good to get that first game," said Hoyas center Henry Sims, who had 15 points. "But we didn't come here just to win one game."
Georgetown's previous two seasons ended with embarrassing opening-round losses to Virginia Commonwealth and Ohio, scrappy mid-majors who made the big, bad Hoyas look silly. This time around, Georgetown played like the Georgetown of old, using inside muscle and a swarming defense that choked the life out of the Bruins.
"They're well-taught, and they've got great athletes," Belmont coach Rick Byrd said. "If (Big East champion) Syracuse is better than that, I'm glad we didn't play Syracuse."
AP Sports Writer Tom Withers contributed to this story.
Follow Rusty Miller on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/rustymillerap.


text:
• A better way than typical remedial courses?
• It gives students a different mindset
But now eight out of ten Sacramento State University students are passing a special yearlong course designed to get their math skills up to an acceptable level and satisfy the math requirement, the university says.
This method works, both in terms of using the resources and time in an efficient manner, getting students into their majors and improving our graduation rates, says Coskun Cetin, a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, who introduced back-to-back pilot courses, one focused on remedial math topics and basic probability and statistics concepts, with a second course delving further into inferential statistics applications.
Unless they have an exemption, all undergraduates entering California State University must take the Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) exam prior to enrolling for their first semester and score 50 or better to pass.
Thirty to 40 percent of our students dont pass the ELM test, says Mr. Cetin. They need some guidance, some remediation. For some students, its a big burden, because they dont need a lot of math to graduate in their major.
In the pilot program, if students dont have the remediation requirements satisfied but are close to passing the ELM, they are selected for instruction in some of the needed algebra concepts with statistics content. So they dont need to take all of those courses in math and try to attempt the diagnostics test repeatedly. Its a waste of resources and time, he says.
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching created the Statistics Pathway program a few years ago to help struggling remedial-math students in community colleges earn transferable college statistics credit in just one year.
Sacramento State is one of just three universities, along with 19 junior colleges, in the founding cohort.
Students who successfully complete Stat 96A will get
The pilot program is now in its second year, offering two sections of each course.
It gives students a different mindset about having to learn, having to study and having to test well, says Mr. Cetin. Math is a challenging concept. In this course, we say, You cannot give up. There are going to be some difficult concepts, but you have to continue working on them. You have to spend time to get to the truth, and sometimes there is not just one truth, and in statistics, thats OK.
Generally, students enrolled in the special courses will not continue on in math or science, the university says. Even so, they learn basic algebra skills, quantitative reasoning skills and how get inference with the data, all of which will be helpful for the rest of their lives.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
This product is no longer available.
Milwaukee Brewers Personalized Pub Sign
If he's ever wished that he owned a bar where he could serve drinks and watch every Brewers game of the season, make him feel like his dream has come true. This sign is for a guy who has always been the biggest Milwaukee fan.


text:
A LAW introduced 15 years ago to help reduce the number of young indigenous offenders being jailed is working, the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research says.
The Young Offenders Act (YOA) was introduced in 1998 to set up a system of warnings, cautions and youth justice conferences for juvenile offenders.
Prior to that, all young offenders arrested by police went to court.
The bureau did modelling on the fate of 9392 indigenous young offenders and 19,703 non-indigenous offenders before and after the legislation.
The model showed that before the act, just over 60 per cent of indigenous young people who were convicted of a crime would have ended up in custody, while nearly 40 per cent of non-indigenous juveniles would have ended up in jail.
According to the bureau, it's now 17.5 per cent less likely that indigenous children will end up behind bars, while the risk for non-indigenous offenders has fallen to 16.5 per cent.
Sending young people to jail was not an effective way of dealing with them, bureau director Don Weatherburn told AAP.
"In custody they learn new criminal skills from kids who are already there and it's an expensive process which costs over $300 a day of taxpayer's money," he said.
"It also makes it much harder for a juvenile with a custody record to get a job and become a law-abiding citizen in the community."
Dr Weatherburn said the challenge remaining was to find an effective way to reduce the rate at which young people reoffend.
YOA legislation does not apply to serious offences, including armed robbery, murder or sexual assault.
Originally published as Fewer young people behind bars: research


text:
Lord Feldman spoke out after internet rumours took hold that he was behind the reported jibe by a member of David Cameron's inner circle.
The comments were made at a private dinner by a figure with "strong social connections" to the Prime Minister, The Times and Daily Telegraph reported.
The senior figure apparently blamed local Conservative associations for pressuring Tory MPs into supporting a eurosceptic amendment to the Queen's Speech.
Some 114 Tories plus two Conservative tellers voted against the Government and in favour of the amendment last Wednesday.
The ally reportedly said: "There's really no problem. The MPs just have to do it because the associations tell them to, and the associations are all mad swivel-eyed loons."
The remarks were instantly seized on by Ukip leader Nigel Farage.
He wrote on Twitter: "If you are a Conservative supporter who believes in Ukip ideas then your party hates you. Come and join us."
Lord Feldman, a friend of Mr Cameron's from Oxford University, released an angry statement to scotch speculation he was involved.
"There is speculation on the internet and on Twitter that the senior Conservative Party figure claimed to have made derogatory comments by the Times and the Telegraph is me.
"This is completely untrue. I would like to make it quite clear that I did not nor have ever described our associations in this way or in any similar manner, nor do these alleged comments represent my view of our activists.
"On the contrary in the last eight years of working for the party, I have found them to be hard working, committed and reasonable people. They are without question the backbone of the party.
"I am very disappointed by the behaviour of the journalists involved, who have allowed rumour and innuendo to take hold by not putting these allegations to me before publication. I am taking legal advice."
A Downing Street spokesman said: "The Prime Minister supports Lord Feldman's position. It is categorically untrue that anyone in Downing Street made the comments about the Conservative Party Associations and activists reported in the Times and the Telegraph."
However, reports of the comments did little to endear Mr Cameron to the wider party - adding to existing perceptions that he is too distanced from the grassroots.
Relations between the party leadership and the rank-and-file traditionalists had already been strained by Mr Cameron's support for gay marriage.
Same-sex marriage legislation is back in the Commons next week, which could deliver a further blow to the Prime Minister's authority.
Tory MPs have been given a free vote and can therefore oppose the change if they want to, with many likely to do so.
Geoffrey Vero, president of Surrey Heath Conservative Constituency Association, told Sky News he felt Mr Cameron needed to reach out and consider wider Tory views.
"We would like them to reconnect with us and to listen to the views of a broader group of Conservatives," he said.
"I think David Cameron has surrounded himself with a lot of very bright but rather younger people who have a specific view but it is not a broad enough view. We want him to reach out and listen to the whole party's views."
Mr Vero claimed the gay marriage laws had been "rammed through Parliament in a rush", and called the issue a "distraction" that should never have been introduced in this Parliament.
"Regretfully we have had a number of resignations and it was very apparent when we were out drumming up support at the county council elections that certain voters are going to be sitting on their hands and not turning out for us," he said.
"We want to make sure that we get every single conservative voter out in the 2015 election to get the Conservative Party reelected."
Tory backbenchers also expressed their anger at the reported comments.
Tory MP Tracey Crouch wrote on Twitter: "I wonder if this 'aide' has ever been a member of an association, delivered a single leaflet, packed an envelope or knocked on a door?
"My activists are far from being 'swivel eyed loons'. They are hard working people who care passionately about local area & future of country."
Nadine Dorries added that in her Mid Bedfordshire seat "activists are hard working, solid, decent, people AND truly representative of electorate".
Tory Peter Bone, one of the sponsors of the amendment to the Queen's Speech, said: "Clearly anyone who takes these views could not possibly want to remain a member of the Conservative Party, even less still want to advise the Prime Minister."
He said if the reports were true the person responsible, who has not been identified, would "remove themselves" from their position.


text:
CBEC Instructions reg. Implementation of Rules of Origin under Free/ Preferential Trade Agreements and the verification of preferential Certificates of Origin
The CBEC has issued instructions regarding implementation of Rules of Origin under Free/ Preferential Trade Agreements and the verification of preferential Certificates of Origin, etc. as under:
1. India has signed Free/ Preferential Trade Agreements/ Comprehensive Economic Partnership/ Cooperation Agreement (FTA/ CEPA/ CECA) with a number of countries and trading blocks.
2. Rules of Origin are notified under each of the Agreements which require the importer to, inter alia, make a claim for preferential tariff at the time of importation, and submit a Certificate of Origin (COO) in the prescribed form. The Rules of Origin under the FTAs, as notified under Section 5 (1) of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975, provide for verifying the authenticity of the Certificates of Origin and also the information contained therein. The grounds provided for verification are:
a. In case of a doubt regarding the genuineness of the Certificate of Origin such as any deficiency in the format of the certificate or mismatch of signatures or seal when compared with specimens on record;
b. In case of a doubt on the accuracy of information regarding origin, i.e. where a doubt arises on whether the product qualifies as an originating good under the relevant Rules of Origin. In other words, these are cases where there is a reasonable belief that a product is not grown or not produced/manufactured in a particular country or required value addition/change in CTH/PSR, etc. as the case may be, has not been achieved for the goods to qualify as originating;
c. Verification could also be undertaken on random basis as a measure of due diligence; For this purpose, factors such as the quantum of duty being foregone, the nature of goods vis-à-vis the country of origin, commodities that are prone to mis-declaration of country of origin, compliance record of the importer etc., may be given regard while selecting Certificates of Origin for random verification. Contd…
To view or download pdf copy of the said CBEC instructions, please refer the link as under:
CBEC Instruction no. 31/2016 – Customs dt. 12 Sept. 2016 F. No. 20000/4/2011- IC (ICD)


text:
American Rag Men's Southwest Classic-Fit Plaid Cargo Shorts, Only at Vogily
Ships and delivers within 4 DaysAdd to wishlist
- Classic fit
- Zip fly with button closure
- Belt loops
- Flat-front styling
- Plaid pattern
- Two hand pockets at front; two cargo pockets at legs; two pockets at back
- Approximate inseam: 12"
- D-ring belt included
- Only at Vogily's
- Cotton
- Machine washable
- Imported
- Web ID: 828603167
Special Offers
Return Policy
No questions asked return or exchange*: items may be returned or exchanged for a full refund in the original form of payment or a Vogily Credit within 14 days after shipping. Your satisfaction is our biggest prize, so we do everything to ensure that you are happy with your purchase. All products are 100% authentic, procured from brands directly and are backed by our purchase protection with 10 times money back guarantee. *Please refer to the detailed return policy on the site for exceptions
Ships and delivers within 4 Days


text:
When presidents are on their way out of office, they start talking about their "legacy." How will history remember them, they wonder? But by then, it's too late.
We think President Obama should start thinking about his legacy now, at the beginning. We are even willing to offer a little help.
The first thing to keep in mind is that excitement and popularity in your own day don't add up to appreciation and respect in history. Lincoln was unpopular in his day; Nixon was reelected by a landslide. Good will from fans doesn't matter to history. Only your actions do.
The first thing you'll want to do is to avoid becoming known as someone who did terrible things. So, President Obama, for starters, here are four things you do not want to be known as.
1. The President Who Gutted the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights.
Last year, the world marked the 60th anniversary of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. That landmark document was able to pull one good out of the crazy death ideologies of the 20th century, by advancing human understanding in opposition to them.
Says the declaration: "Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status." Notice the word "birth."
It went on to add: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." Notice the word "life."
Mr. President, opponents of that document in your party want to change not just the bits about the right to life, but also references to marriage being for men and women, the importance of the family, the importance of motherhood, and the right to choice in education.
Don't let them.
Get rid of the right to life, and you've given world governments the power to decide on a whim who lives and who dies. They will use it in ways that will horrify the world. They have done so before — and are doing so now.
Get rid of the definition of marriage, and you will open the door to abusive fathers, polygamist oppressors and abuses neither of us can imagine, in which unscrupulous men use "marriage" for selfish purposes.
Get rid of the importance of motherhood, and you've lost a core value of humanity — the oldest of the "old things" you praised in your inaugural address. Get rid of the right to choice in education, and you will give the right of thought-control to all governments, from the most benign to the most malevolent and every gradation in between.
2. The President Who Nullified Nuremberg Standards.
Unfortunately, you already became this president. Change that.
By allowing federal money to be spent on embryonic stem-cell experiments, you have essentially turned over a portion of every American's paycheck to scientists to do fatal experiments on human beings. Many of the "excess embryos" these scientists wanted to kill over the last seven years have been rescued and now are little boys and girls going to school.
Many of them watched your inauguration.
The Nuremberg trial for war crimes established standards of experimentation on human beings that governments have respected ever since, including: "No experiment should be conducted where there is ... reason to believe that death or disabling injury will occur."
Perhaps you think that these are "only embryos" and that you haven't really violated the Nuremberg Code. It would be helpful for you to recall that the Nazi scientists thought that, since their patients were "only Jews," they weren't violating a code of honor, either.
In the end, only science should determine the humanity of these victims, not our feelings toward them. Embryos are fully human boys and girls whose DNA already has determined their smiles, athletic abilities, likes and dislikes. If you don't think they're human, meet the many rescued "embryos" George Bush brought to the White House once they had grown a little. (History will praise him for this.)
3. The President Who Dehumanized the Handicapped.
It was already unfortunate that you called supporting Terri Schiavo your greatest mistake in your Senate term. The handicapped, even the severely handicapped, are in one way the truest test of a culture's greatness. How we treat them shows the measure of our compassion and hope for the future, because it shows our respect for the vulnerable.
The ugliest moment of the last campaign was when some members of your own party suggested that Sarah Palin should have aborted her child when she found out he had Down syndrome. You may want to right that wrong now that you're in office.
Perhaps you can help raise awareness of the beauty of Down syndrome children. Sarah Palin has good ideas in this regard. Call her.
4. The President Who Sided With Money on Abortion.
When you step outside of our time and look at 2009 from a position of history, it's clear to see that the pro-abortion (or, if you prefer, "pro-choice") position is a big loser. As even the Supreme Court has recognized, women who choose to abort their children suffer for years to come — and the children who were chosen to be aborted, of course, are killed.
Right now, ideologues in the media keep silence about abortion. They ignore Post-Abortion Syndrome. They ignore the footage of actual abortions, where babies' torn body parts are assembled on tables. They ignore the fact that big money is being made by an industry that kills human beings for profit. That won't last.
When people look back on your presidency, do you want to be known as a man who, faced with this horror, sided with the guys making money off it? Mark these words, write them down and save them: If you keep to your radical pro-abortion position, within a few decades, people who cheered you this January will pretend they didn't vote for you, out of shame.
Change is good, and hope is a virtue. But the good feelings the nation has about hope and change will only last until the change is actually made. At that point, only the content of the change matters: Did it make the world better or worse?
All the good feelings in the world today won't add up to good feelings in the history books. That will only come if you do good — and avoid evil.


text:
- Fast Secure Delivery
- Need the perfect gift? Use our Gift Finder
- Customer Care: 0843 123 1234
Our Customers Recommend
The Bubbly Bauble£1999
ClaireaBella Bauble£1299
Felt Stitch Gingerbread Man Christmas Bauble£999
Me To You 1st Xmas Mug£1399
Engraved My Last Rolo Silver Edition£7999
ClaireaBella Christmas Pink Fairy Bauble£1299
In Loving Memory Pink Angel Christmas Bauble£999
ClaireaBella Baby's First Christmas Bauble£1299
ClaireaBella Happy Anniversary Card£399
Chilli & Bubble's Anniversary Christmas Bauble
Christmas isn't the only big event that happens around this time of year. For many this season is also a celebration of another year since the happiest day of their lives! So if you were married amongst tinsel and Christmas trees, or know someone else who was, then commemorate a great anniversary in true festive style with an adorable personalised anniversary bauble from Chilli & Bubble's!
The adorable design on this bauble includes classic figures with a sweet Happy Anniversary message. And on the back is an even more special surprise with your own message written over four lines.
The ceramic bauble includes a festive red ribbon so it's ready to hang straight on the tree and get your dual celebration started!
Technical Details
- Ceramic Bauble
- Official Chilli & Bubble's Design
- "Happy Anniversary" is fixed text
- Personalise with 4 lines of 20 characters on back
- Gilt clasp
- Red ribbon
- 14cm x 14cm x 10cm


text:
Shropshire RCC provides affordable training on a wide range of subjects to help you run a strong, successful organisation. We offer full and half day courses, breakfast briefings and networking events to suit the needs of volunteers, paid staff, management committee members and trustees.
Typically the sessions we offer cover the following subject areas:
- charity trusteeship
- community work
- volunteer management
- volunteer recruitment and retention
- lone working
- social media
Where possible we try to subsidise the cost of courses for voluntary and community organisations based in Shropshire. Statutory organisations are also welcome to attend but their costs will not be subsidised. Members of SRCC are entitled to a discount of 25% on all training courses.
Cost: voluntary sector/statutory sectormore
Please be aware that all of our courses are now subject to VAT.
- Half day courses (voluntary sector rate) £30 inc VAT
- Full day sessions (voluntary sector rate) £60 inc VAT
- Breakfast briefings £10 inc VAT
In addition, we are able to offer bespoke training tailored to the specific needs of your group, staff members, volunteers or trustees. All of our courses can be adapted to suit your individual needs and delivered at a time and location convenient to your participants. Costs for this service start from £150 per course (plus VAT).
Payment details and cancellation procedures can be found on the booking form under Terms and Conditions. Courses take place at Shropshire RCC on Shrewsbury Business Park, Shrewsbury SY2 6LG.
If you have other ideas about topics that our courses could cover, we welcome your suggestions.
Upcoming Training Coursesmore
Book online, or download our booking form.


text:
Carbon County property transfers
Deeds recorded
East Penn Township
Gaston Realty, Inc., to Donald E. Fahringer, 1273 Mahoning Mountain Road, Lehighton, Lot 3, Sunrise Terrace Estates, $23,500.
East Side Borough
Jean Maranuk to Sharon Mrozinski, P.O. Box 84, White Haven, parcel No. 89-10-B3.09, $5,000.
Franklin Township
Julia K. Ruby to Julia K. Ruby, 855 Walnut St., Lehighton, Lot 4, Ruby and Rubin Boundary Line Adjustment, $1.
Kidder Township
Robert Haeseker to Joseph Sellare, Inc., P.O. Box 1564, Albrightsville, Holiday Poconos Lot 186, Section D, $1.
Matthew Carminito to Wayne K. Radley, 76 E. Maple St., P.O. Box 102, Tresckow, Lot H-16, Split Rock, Section H, $65,000.
Scott R. Inhoffer to Scott R. Inhoffer, 101 N. Lake Drive, P.O. Box 248, Lake Harmony, property at 101 N. Lake Drive, Lake Harmony, $1.
Dorothy A. Brown to Carl E. Drake, Broomall, Pa., Lot 4, Block I, Section Trail Ridge, Holiday Poconos, $19,000.
John O. Barres to Catholic Housing Corporation of Lansford, Inc., Bethlehem, property on East Bertsch Street, $100,000.
Mark Dementri to Marcus C. Rumke, Perkasie, Pa., property at 417 E. Abbott St., $69,000.
Helen Waronowitch to Steven Fister, 615 E. Ridge St., Lansford, property at 613 E. Ridge St., $15,000.
Joan E. Sheckler to Karl A. Sheckler, 659 Fairyland Road, Lehighton, property at 300 N. Eighth St., $1.Betty E. Scott to Katie M. Derr, 372 S. Seventh St., Lehighton, property at 372 S. Seventh St., $86,000.
Lower Towamensing Township
Carol A. Borger to Carol A. Borger, 2465 Little Gap Road, Palmerton, property at 2465 Little Gap Road, $1.
Nancy L. Smith to Dale Greenzweig, Box 51, Kunkletown R.3, property at 467 Little Gap Road, $79,000.
Blue Ridge Real Estate Company to Samuel Drozdak, 18 Hemlock Drive, Nesquehoning, Lot 11, Block 6, Eastwood, $1,895.
Karen D. Rothermel to Edmund H. Pienkosz, 58 E. Mill St., Nesquehoning, property at 58 E. Mill St., $107,000.
Louis J. Larizzio to Matthew M. Arner, 338 W. Coal St., Nesquehoning, property at 338 W. Coal St., $1.
Vito Lopiccolo to Rose Boni, 133 Rudelitch Road, Lehighton, property at 209 W. Catawissa St., $120,000.
Packer Township
Henry J. Hinkle to Stephen P. Hinkle, 1206 Quakake Road, Weatherly, property at 1206 Quakake Road, $1.
Lynn K. Nyer to Gregory Sinn, 125 Ye Old Hauto Road, Tamaqua, parcel No. 125-46-B1.01, $86,001.
Mary E. Meyers to Niles L. Grover, 167 Ochre Mill Road, Weatherly, property at 167 Ochre Mill Road, $25,000.
HSBC Bank, U.S.A., to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, King of Prussia, property at 652 Franklin Ave., $1.
Raymond L. Berger to John A. Caprario, 268 Avenue A, Palmerton, property at 268 Avenue A, $58,600.
Shane K. Hummel to Joann Beck, 439 Lafayette Ave., Palmerton, property at 439 Lafayette Ave., $135,000.
Eric J. Kleintop to Eric R. Flexer, 92 Avenue A, Palmerton, property at 92 Avenue A, $105,500.
Penn Forest Township
Jacquelyn W. Pfeffer to Dennis Ernest Switaj, Baltimore, Md., property at 97 White Oak Drive, $180,000.
Prestige Building Group, LTD, to Robert D. Rieser, Langhorne, Pa., property at 5 Johnson Lane, Albrightsville, $179,000.
Christopher Sunda to Francisco Balbuena, Bronx, N.Y., property at 160 Penn Forest Drive, Albrightsville, $209,000.
Robert D. Savory to Towamensing Trails Property Owners Association, P.O. Box 100, Albrightsville, two transactions, lots 1492 and 1470, Section C, Towamensing Trails, $1 each.
Phillip Tinker to Gail D. Falcone, East Stroudsburg, property at 108 Eliot Lane, Albrightsville, $165,000.
Paul Wernett to Scott A. Smith, 149 Tapuco Drive, Albrightsville, property at 149 Tapuco Drive, $99,900.
Lorraine C. Thul to Robert G. Seelhorst Sr., Swedesboro, N.J., property at A65 Bluebell Lane, $19,000.
John D. Klados to John D. Klados, 392 Patten Circle, Albrightsville, property at 392 Patten Circle, $10.
John A. Wargo to John Wargo Family Trust, 1 Wargo Road, Jim Thorpe, John Wargo Subdivision, lots 18 and 19, $1.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Household Finance Consumer Discount Company, Brandon, Fla., property at 2025 Nosirrah Road, Albrightsville, $1.
Brian Johson to Vladimir N. Kestelman, King of Prussia, Lot 1705, Section III, Towamensing Trails, $21,000.
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company to George A. Burnley, P.O. Box 940, Brodheadsville, Mt. Pocahontas Lot 2225, Section Mountain View, $107,500.
Betty M. Pantella to John F. Reichelderfer, 1137 State Rt. 903, Jim Thorpe, Lot 1, Block A, Hilltop Area, $1.
John A. Wargo Family Trust to Bear Creek Lakes Civic Association, Inc., 57 Pool Drive, Jim Thorpe, Lot 56, North Lake Area, Bear Creek Lakes, $20,000.
Bank of America to Bank of America, N.A., Getzville, N.Y., property at 1744 McKuen Way, Albrightsville, $1.
Bank of America, N.A., to Donald K. Buchanan Jr., Lester, Pa., property at 1744 McKuen Way, Albrightsville, $67,900.
Sheriff of Carbon County to George Heinlein, Hauppauge, N.Y., various lots, $1.
Summit Hill
Rachael Keller to Paul R. Wernett, 136 E. Holland St., Summit Hill, property at 136 E. Holland St., $75,000.
Kristine Petruska to David Williams, 344 W. Iron St., Summit Hill, property at 344 W. Iron St., $38,000.
Michael J. Strucko to Rachel K. Strucko, 3 E. Chipmunk Trail, Jim Thorpe, property at 313 E. White Bear Drive, $1.
Angeline B. Petrash to Brandi M. Brown, 246 E. Holland St., Summit Hill, property at 246 E. Holland St., $34,100.
Joseph D. Phillips to Willilam L. Heffelfinger, Lakeland, Fla., property at 103 E. Walter St., $60,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Fannie Mae, Dallas, Tex., property at 27 Walnut St., $1.
Stephen J. Lukash to Colleen Taylor, 226 N. Walnut St., Summit Hill, property at 226 N. Walnut St., $1.
Towamensing Township
Patricia Guglielmo to Tristen J. Biggs, 65 Milton Circle, Lehighton, property at 65 Milton Circle, $186,000.
JMC Real Estate, Inc., to Teresa Allan, 610 Maxine Drive, Lehighton, property at 610 Maxine Drive, $285,000.
Lorraine J. Fogel to Daniel J. Zacharias, 8125 Interchange Road, Lehighton, property at 8175 Interchange Road, $70,000.
Perma M. Berger to Brenda L. Ohl, 1137 Forest St., Lehighton, Lot 2, Valley View Acres, $129,700.
Gary D. Gunkle to Mark C. Thomas, 465 Pohopoco Circle, Lehighton, property at 465 Pohopoco Circle, $205,500.
Teresa E. Saccone Wickham to Stephen A. Pisulak, 800 Mahoning Mountain Road, Lehighton, Lot 22, Forest Inn Farms, $48,500.
Daniel J. Haney to Vicki L. Haney, 60 Flora Circle, Lehighton, two transactions, lots 9 and 12, Beltzville Acres, Division III, $1 each.
Wilbur R. Frable to Gene R. Lash Jr., 312 Second St., Weatherly, property on Second Street, $20,919.50.
Mahon Kemper to Jeffrey T. Aneskevich, 58 Eurana Ave., Weatherly, property at 58 Eurana Ave., $159,000.
Sheriff of Carbon County to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plano, Tex., property at 246 Hudsondale St., $1.
Shannon McBride to Shannon McBride, 200 Third St., Weatherly, property at 200 Third St., $1.
Betty Makowiec to Joshua E. Makowiec, 71 Dunnigan St., Weatherly, property at 71 Dunnigan St., $85,000.
Federal National Mortgage Association to Timothy J. Williams, 331 Third St., Weatherly, property at 124 Butz St., $18,000.
Revenue from deeds
Carbon County Recorder of Deeds Emmett P. McCall reported his office recorded 193 deeds, 276 mortgages and 437 other writs during the month of September.
As a result of those transactions, McCall turned over to the Carbon County General Fund the sum of $32,593.05. A breakdown of that revenue includes: transfer fees, $26,081; data processing fees, $2,962.26; notaries, $40; commission on transfers and writs, $2,346.97; and Affordable Housing administrative fee, $1,162.80.
McCall remitted $453 in state writ taxes to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, while Carbon County municipalities and school districts shared realty transfer tax disbursements totaling $115,016.55, the same amount that was forwarded to the state in realty transfer taxes.
McCall deposited $2,724 in the Recorder of Deeds Record Improvement Fund and $1,816 in the Carbon County Records Improvement Fund, these being fees assessed by state law on each transaction for records management needs. An additional $8,300 was collected and remitted to the state for its Judicial Computer System program.
Also, $6,589.20 was collected last month for the Affordable Housing Program in Carbon County.
In all, funds collected in the Recorder's office last month amounted to $282,508.35.


text:
Normanside Country Club and other wedding professionals got the chance to talk about all things weddings in the Capital Region's Metroland Bridal Guide.
Some of the topics discussed in the article touched on 2013 wedding trends, what almost all Bride & Groom's ask (even some strange requests) and what we as a venue may caution them about!
Normanside Country Club on wedding trends:
Rustic-style weddings are one of the biggest trends. We have made accommodations to have ideas available for brides to see how our venue, although it isn't a barn, can bring in that style.
Chiavari chairs. They are one of the hottest trends out there. We chose to purchase the Chiavari chairs and include them in our packages as a service to the bride and groom. They are spending a lot of money on a lot of different things, why not make it so that renting chairs isn't one of them? –
–David Hostig, Normanside Country Club, Delmar


text:
Looking for a unique, thoughtful handmade gift idea for a special woman in your life? I've rounded up some of my very favorite ideas, many of which can be made with minimal time and on a shoestring budget. These gifts are terrific for mothers, teachers, graduates, neighbors or anyone whose day could use a lift with a thoughtful token of gratitude!
Portable Manicure and Pedicure Kit
Gifts for Pampering
House Pretties
Quick and Easy DIY Table Runner
Personalized Embroidery Hoop Art
Clever Organization
Photo Transfer Canvas with Free Printable
Rice Krispie Treat Flower Pop Printables
Looking for even more gift-giving inspiration? Check out my round-up of 12 terrific last-minute Mother's Day Gifts!


text:
Evening glow with moon vine
Creamy-white flowers swirl open as the sun sets, just as morning glory blooms awaken with the new day's sunshine. Moon vine (Calonyction aculeatum) is a close cousin of the morning glory. The name fits the plant perfectly, for moon vine looks as if someone hung the moon (or several moons) on the big, leafy vine. Flowers perfume the air at night and smell delightful, making it a good choice for outdoor living areas used at night in the summer. Also called moon flower, the plants are available at many garden shops.
Seeds are planted outdoors from the last hard freeze to mid-July. Plants from garden centers begin flowering in late May. The plants prefer full sun and rich soil. If grown from seed, use a file to nick the hard kernels. Then soak seed overnight before planting about one-half inch deep. After germination, feed occasionally with a water-soluble fertilizer. Vines usually clamber up a trellis or arbor without help, but need twine or other support on lampposts or columns. Each bloom lasts for just one night, but at least one take its place the following evening. Seedpods can be collected from spent flowers for planting next season, or you can let pods fall to the ground. Their seed will germinate next year.


text:
Recent swimming pool deaths lead to liability concerns
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:42:41 GMT —
Two swimming pool related deaths in Albany recently have people around the area reviewing swimming pool safety and homeowners liability.
The 7 year-old boy who drowned Monday night reportedly scaled a privacy wall with his brother to cool off in a neighbors swimming pool. The boy wandered into the deep end of the pool and didn't know how to swim. According to State Farm Agent Tim Thomas the owner of the house can be liable in a case like this.
"Most people on their swimming pool we recommend they get at least $1,000,000 liability to cover themselves. We also recommend you have things like a self latching gate or locking gate to prevent people from going into the pool and you have to have a fence around your pool," said Thomas, "It protects you as a homeowner in case somebody does get injured because you're almost automatically considered to be at fault."
According to Lifeguard Naomi Johnson, the unfortunate occurrence spotlights a much bigger issue, that many kids don't know how to swim. She says that kids should learn how to swim as soon as possible and keep on learning and becoming stronger swimmers, even until they can be lifeguards themselves.
Johnson was particularly moved by the death of the young child.
"Me and the lifeguards were talking about it yesterday morning, how it hurts to know these kids jumped the fence and drowned because they were where they weren't supposed to be, and we could have been there," she said.


text:
Men Are Slaves – Princess Silly, Princess Jennifer – It's Not Your Dick
Silly slave thinking his cock is still his. No, it's property of Princess Jennifer just like every other part of him. And his cock makes the perfect tool to introduce her friend Goddess Katy to femdom, by having both girls kick him in the nuts repeatedly until he crumbles to the floor in pain.
Download file – 245.6 MB
Tags: CBT & Ballbusting, Men Are Slaves, MenAreSlaves, Princess Jennifer, Princess Silly


text: Good Friday Quotes with Images are not enough if on Good Friday 2017 you want to show the importance of the event while still being cool and awesome. Good Friday History Images with Quotes is a unique collaboration on images, quotes and historical content without being boring. Scroll below for some great ideas. The name 'Good Friday' was given by Roman ...Read More »


text:
Hotels in Oakland
Filter Results
Apply Filters
Clear Filters
3 properties found
- Sort by:
Garden Studio In Montclair Hills
(Show map)
Garden Studio In Montclair Hills Apartment Oakland apartment offers fine accommodation in Oakland.
Show mapBook Now
Ginosi East Bay Apartel
1337 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Oakland, USA (Show map)
Ginosi East Bay Apartel Apartment Oakland is an apartment only 4.0 km from Aquatic Park, Great White Adventures and Frank Bette Center for the Arts.
Show mapprice for 1 nightBook Now From Kč 2125price for 1 night
Grand Lake Garden Apartment
3604 Grand Avenue, Oakland, USA (Show map)
Grand Lake Garden apartment is located next to Oakland Museum of California, Great White Adventures and Rotary Nature Center and Waterfowl Refuge.
Show mapBook Now


text:
Guided Earth Lodge ToursTime: 11:00AM & 3:00PM
Price: Free
Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
Ocmulgee National Monument
1207 Emery Highway
Macon, GA
Phone: 478-752-8257
Bring your family, friends, or group to Ocmulgee National Monument and experience one of their spectacular guided Earth Lodge Tours. The Guided Earth Lodge Tours will take you on a tour of a council chamber that was constructed during Mississippian period around 1000 A.D.
This awesome experience is offered every weekend and cannot be experienced anywhere else in the Southeastern part of the United States. You won't want to miss out on this educational experience!
What's nearby


text:
New York State's Boar War
Hunting-Preserve Operators Want to Head Off Efforts to Eradicate the Eurasian Boar
VALLEY FALLS, N.Y.—New York state wants to eradicate the Eurasian boar, a species known for running roughshod over cropland and attacking and eating calves, lambs, piglets and other young farm animals.
But hunting-preserve operators such as David Vanderzee consider the boars domesticated farm animals, no more harmful if managed properly than common farm pigs.
A state law passed in October banning the sale and ownership of...


text:
TORONTO -- Edmonton Eskimo head coach Danny Maciocia has an incredible amount of weapons at his disposal.
On paper, the list is so impressive it probably causes nightmares - or at least some troubled sleeps - for defensive coaches around the league.
Ricky Ray: leading passer in the CFL.
Jason Tucker: leading receiver in the league entering this week.
Derrell Mitchell: third in receiving yards.
Ed Hervey: arguably the most dangerous deep threat.
Troy Davis: leading rusher in the CFL in 2004.
And when the Eskimo offensive unit steps on the turf this afternoon for a much-anticipated showdown with the Argos, the crew will be facing a defence that could be vulnerable.
"My goodness, this (Edmonton) team is loaded," said Toronto head coach Mike Clemons. "They have so many difference makers who can make the plays that determine the outcome of a game."
But Clemons and the Argos will be playing without two key players in their front seven.
Veteran linebacker Antonious Bonner is now gone with a knee injury.
And Riall Johnson, who usually rotates on either end of the defensive line with Jonathan Brown and Eric England, is also on the injured list.
If Edmonton can establish a legitimate running game with the newly acquired Davis, the defensive front line could wear down in the second half.
Since the Argos are saddled with the third-worst run defence in the league, Davis is a critical player in today's tilt.
Davis ran all over the Argos on Labour Day last year, rumbling for 233 yards with the Tiger-Cats. This year on Labour Day he recorded almost 70 yards.
"You need to gang-tackle a guy like Troy Davis," said Toronto linebacker Mike O'Shea. "One of the key things for us is if we can get a lead on them that takes Troy out of the game."
If Davis is a factor, he'll make the Edmonton passing game even more dangerous.
"It is real important (to establish Davis)," said Mitchell. "Like we have been talking since we first got him, that does a lot for the receiving corps. That takes a lot of pressure off of us.
"Linebackers will have to respect Troy back there before they go into their (pass coverage) drops. That eventually opens up a lot of holes for the receivers."
Ray was able to throw for 414 yards in August, helping put up 30 first downs, compared to Toronto's nine.
But Edmonton lost that game 22-18 because the most dangerous weapon the Green and Gold used that night was a gun to repeatedly shoot itself in the foot.
- Mike Maurer fumbled deep in Argo territory.
- Ray threw two interceptions.
- Ray was flagged for intentionally grounding the ball before halftime, moving a Sean Fleming field-goal attempt back to the 40-yard line. He missed.
- Toronto's Arland Bruce was left completely uncovered for a huge 89-yard touchdown.
With three loses in the last four games, the Eskimos need to keep the gun under the bench and use their other weapons: Davis, Ray, Mitchell, Hervey and Tucker.


text:
Happy Holiday weekend! Anyone score any great black friday deals?! This is the first year I partook in the madness that is black Friday/Thanksgiving night shopping and I nearly got run over at Kohls' for the last Shark steam mop. On Friday, hubs and I enjoyed a much leisurely shopping experience at Home Depot where we got a great deal on a dishwasher. Ours broke a few months ago and we've kind of put it on the back burner until now. Dishes aren't too bad in our house since it's just the two of us and the munchkin, but it's nice that we will now have options.
This was my second year hosting Thanksgiving, but a first in our new house. Overall, everything went fairly well. We had a few misjudgments about the turkey, but having a double oven really helped out with things. I don't think I will ever be without one ever again.
With Madelyn being dairy-free, this year posed some new challenges, substitutions and lots of finger crossing. I wanted her to be able to eat anything on the table. Our first dairy-free Thanksgiving was a HIT!! Everyone raved about my sweet potatoes and had some requests for the recipe, so here it is!
Dairy Free(gluten free) Soul Sweet Potato Casserole (Serves 15)
- 8 medium sweet potatoes (about 3 lbs)
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups of coconut cream
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
- 2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 2 cups pecans chopped
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 12 Tbsp unsalted dairy-free butter (I used Earth's Balance)
Preheat the oven to 375 and place potatoes on baking rack. Bake for about 45 minutes or until potatoes can be easily pierced with a fork. When the potatoes are finished, place on a big cutting board and let them cool. Once they're cool, cut all of the sweet potatoes down the center and scrape out the inside. Place the insides of the sweet potatoes into a very large mixing bowl. Increase the oven temperature to 400.
Next, add in the sugar, coconut cream, eggs, vanilla and salt. MASH the mixture up with a potato masher until all ingredients are combined and somewhat lumpy. Spread the sweet potato mixture into a square or oval baking dish. In a separate bowl, mash the brown sugar, pecans, flour and butter with a fork until thoroughly mixed through. Sprinkle the crumbly mixture over the top of the potatoes. Bake it until the top is golden brown, about (45 minutes).
The next dairy-free dish I made was dessert. Hubs requested a traditional pumpkin pie so I made that with dairy. But for Madelyn and anyone else who wanted some, I made dairy-free pumpkin pecan pie bars. They turned out really good, and I will definitely make them again. I preferred this pumpkin pie filling over the traditional actually and couldn't even tell that it was dairy-free. Coconut milk and cream is a great substitute for pumpkin desserts.
DF & GF Pumpkin Pecan Pie Squares (Serves 12)
- 1 cup gluten-free flour (I used C4C)
- 1/2 cup steel cut oats
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 can (15oz) pure pumpkin
- 1 cup coconut milk
- 2 eggs
- 2 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup pecans chopped
- 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
- soy whipped cream
Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, oats, 1/2 cup brown sugar and butter into a small bowl. With a hand mixer, beat at low speed for 1-2 minutes until the mixture is crumbly. Take the mixture and press on the bottom of an ungreased 9×13 baking pan. Bake the crust for 15 minutes.
Next, combine the maple syrup, pumpkin, coconut milk, eggs and pumpkin pie spice in a larger mixing bowl. Beat at a medium speed for 2 minutes and pour over crust. Bake for 20 minutes. Combine the pecans and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a smaller mixing bowl. After the 20 minutes is up, sprinkle pecan topping over filling. Continue to bake for about 20 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Cut into 12 bars and serve with whipped cream.
I hope everyone is having a great weekend and spending quality time with family and friends. Today, we ventured off to Sprecher Brewery for a tour with Madelyn 🙂 She did surprisingly well and was a hit amongst our group. I'm off to watch some Christmas movies on the couch with Larry. Have a great rest of the weekend!


text:
29 Holland Street Wongaling Beach QLD 4852
Email Agent
Home + Air B and B in One !29 Holland Street, Wongaling Beach
* Fenced yard with plunge pool
* Dual income stream
* One street from the beach
It's unique to find a property in this beach side location, with two class 1a dwellings.
The main residence is two storey with the option of offering self contained living - both levels have a kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. Internal and external stairs link downstairs with upstairs, which has a high pitch ceiling that is lined with timber. The residence is fully tiled, air-conditioned and enjoys eastern sea breezes from the upstairs verandah which is also tiled with outdoor blinds for extra privacy.
A raised concrete swimming pool and spa is there to enjoy all year round, as well as the extra storage space provided by a rear shed.
A bonus income stream or additional accommodation for a family member is the one bedroom, self contained cottage situated on the western corner of the block, separated from the main dwelling by a fence.
Both properties have a separate driveway and are completely independent of each other.
Continue to holiday let both as the current owners are doing or live in one, rent the other - Lots of options here !
Inspections welcome by appointment.
Property Code: 1242
Inspection Times
- No inspections scheduled
- Contact Agent
Email this agent
Email sent successfully!
Your email has been sent.
Would you like to get The Real Estate Conversation?
Tropical Property
Mission Beach QLD, 4852
Agent Information
More property from Tropical Property
Wongaling Beach real estate
Get new properties in your inbox
Real Estate For Sale in Wongaling Beach, QLD 4852 priced between $320,000 and $600,000


text:
IT may be an event that celebrates the city's seafaring heritage but Southampton Maritime Festival will also have one or two vintage vehicles on dry land.
This year's event will mark three important anniversaries – Southampton's 50 years as a city, 70 years since the Second World War D-Day landings and the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
Fittingly, a number of Second World War vessels will appear at the show, including the harbour defence motor launch HMS Medusa and the ST Challenge, which took part in the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940.
There is also a packed programme of entertainment throughout the event, with Saturday's youth-oriented line-up featuring X-Factor boy band Kingsland Road and national Teenstar finalists Lucy Smith and Issie B.
The following day will feature sea shanty singers, choirs, pipe bands and ukuleles.
The festival has previously featured local historical societies displaying ships, trams and buses, but this year will also feature clubs and private owners wanting to display vintage cars and motorcycles.
Anyone attending the show with a vintage vehicle will gain automatic free entry to the show, and be able to enter the Best Vintage Vehicle competition, where the public will vote for their favourite.
Any vehicle up to the 1970s will be welcome.
Show organiser Garry Momber said: "The region has so many heritage vehicles tucked away in garages and barns that need to be seen more.
"Southampton Maritime Festival, as a community led event, is the ideal place for these hidden treasures to be appreciated by the public. I can't wait to see what Hampshire's car enthusiasts bring along."
Southampton Maritime Festival will take place on August 22 and 23 in the port's Ocean Terminal.
Space will be limited, so anyone intending to take a vehicle should register at southamptonmaritimefestival.com.
Tickets, priced £5 for adults and £1 for children, are now on sale on the festival website.


text:
US: New York City | Chicago | Las Vegas | New Orleans | Washington, D.C. | National Parks
California: San Francisco | Wine Tours | Central Coast | Los Angeles | San Diego
UK: London | Oxford | Salisbury | Stonehenge | Windsor/Eaton
iNeTours.com: Photo Essays | Sightseeing Tours | Vacations
|Home<California Wine Tours<Napa Valley<Napa<Historic Victorian Inns and B&Bs | Sitemap
Napa's Historic Homes, Victorian Inns and Bed & Breafasts
Bed & Breakfasts in Napa Valley
by Sandy Sims
As wealth came to Napa in the late 1800s and early 1900s, downtown neighborhoods filled with homes of diverse Victorian architecture—Italianate, Second Empire, Stick-Eastlake and Queen Anne frequently combined with Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Neoclassic and other styles. Some were opulent, other quite modest.
Bed & Breakfasts in Napa Valley
San Francisco Wine Tours
Napa Valley & Sonoma Wine Tasting Tours
Within the turrets, and beautiful, carved-wood interiors of these homes lived families responsible for Napa's growth.
Many homes still carry the names of the families. Some have become inns, some apartments; some remain private residences.
Many of Napa's Victorian mansions became inns during the 1980s and 1990s. While some mansion-inns have been through various incarnations as boarding houses, office buildings, even foster homes, they have all been renovated and restored.
More than 250 residences of historic character—from small cottages to enormous mansions—make the 30-block area on the south rim of downtown one of the largest historic districts in California. These streets include the Abajo and Fuller Park neighborhoods. As the city grew, Victorian homes sprawled west around First Street and north into what was called the Spencer addition.
Abajo District
Originally meant to be a separate town, 140 acres just south of Division Street ended up incorporated into the city of Napa in the 1870s. This area has the highest concentration of Victorian architecture, and officially became the Napa Abajo National Register Historic District in 1997. Here, steamboat captains, merchants, bankers, tannery workers and industrialists who prospered in the 1880's and 1890's, built their homes.
Stand where Randolph, Division and Fifth streets converge and glimpse several wonderful Victorian mansions:
Gifford House
The Gifford House (circa 1888) is a Queen Anne style Victorian at 608 Randolph Street in Napa CA.
Since it is just north of Division Street—so named because it divides the Abajo District from downtown Napa—the Gifford House is outside the Abajo District. Like several of the buildings featured in this article, the Gifford House was designed by local prominent architect Luther Turton.
E.R. Gifford owned a clothing and dry goods store in the native stone Migliavacca building at First and Brown Streets in Napa.
McClelland-Priest House (B&B)
Along with lodging and breakfast, Napa historic B&Bs boast modern amenities such as ensuite bathrooms, spa treatments and wireless Internet access. They will arrange wine tasting tours, balloon rides…
The Historic Inns of Napa organization oversees events such as the annual Holiday Candlelight Home Tours, an evening tour of Victorian mansions all decked out in holiday splendor, complete with live music, food, and wine tasting.
The McClelland-Priest Bed & Breakfast Inn (1878) at 569 Randolph Street in Napa CA.
This elegant mansion sits at the corner of Division and Randolph streets.
A beautiful example of Second Empire Italianate, this home was built for Joseph McClelland, a general store owner, who became vice president of Napa's First National Bank in 1879.
Ethel and Carlton Priest bought the home in the 1930s, she a physician and he an orthodontist. Ethel lived in the home until she was 97. The current owner bought the mansion in 1988, restored it and opened the B&B in 1991.
Hayman House
The Hayman House (1905—a mix of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Shingle styles) at 1227 Division Street in Napa CA was home to John Hayman, who worked for the Napa Register newspaper.
Strolling in the Abajo district, one is surprised by the size and grandeur of some mansions.
Churchill Manor (B&B)
The Churchill Manor Bed and Breakfast (1889) is at 485 Brown Street in Napa CA.
The gate, the sprawling front lawn and the columns evoke the wealth and aristocracy of the time. Edward Churchill, a successful banker and owner of a brewery and a vineyard, built this Second Empire style, 10,000-square-foot mansion, one of Napa's largest during the late 1800s. San Francisco financiers and bankers rode steamships up the Napa River to attend elaborate parties here.
Churchill's death in 1903 at age 61 is an oft-told Napa legend. Suffering from the flu, he went to the medicine cabinet for some paregoric (pain killer) but accidentally drank carbolic acid (an antiseptic) and died from heart failure before reaching the hospital.
In later years, his wife added the Colonial Revival porch and veranda to the manor. Today the manor is a sumptuous Bed & Breakfast inn with fine woodwork throughout. One of the enormous sliding doors between rooms is created from one museum-quality heritage burl redwood.
Cedar Gables Inn (B&B)
The Cedar Gables Inn and Tavern (1882) is at 486 Coombs Street in Napa.
Just a block east of Randolph Street on the corner of Coombs and Oak streets you will be bowled over at this sprawling, 10,000-square-foot mansion. A blend of Shingle and English Tudor Revival, it looks straight out of Shakespeare's time.
This home was a wedding present from Edward Churchill for his son E. Wilder Churchill, and his bride, Alice Ames, a singer. E. Wilder, a banker and an actor, carried on his father's party tradition, but on a grander scale. The flamboyant couple were entertainers, who performed in their home and in town.
Current owners say Cedar Gables was the social center of Napa, the floors always polished for dancing. Locals came here for plays, concerts, and parties.
Later, Cedar Gables went through many incarnations, including as a boarding house in the 1930s, and again during WWII for military nurses. After being a single-family home for a time, it became a women's luxury spa.
Restored today to its original beauty, the innkeepers/owners also love to entertain.
Manasse Mansion—White House Inn (B&B)
The White House Inn & Spa (1886) is at 443 Brown Street in Napa CA.
White columns and sprawling lawns here, too, conjure the elegance of the very wealthy who lived in Napa during the turn of the twentieth century.
This 12,000-square-foot mansion, a mix of Queen Anne, Eastlake and Colonial Revival styles, was built for German immigrant, Emanuel Manasse. Manasse came to Napa to became superintendent of Sawyer Tannery, where he invented two tanning procedures that led to the growth of Napa's tanning industry, and are still in use today.
Inn on Randolph (B&B)
The Inn on Randolph (circa 1860's) is at 411 Randolph Street in Napa CA.
This Gothic Revival home, built on a half-acre lot for Hannah Moore in the 1860s, remained in her family for over 90 years.
In the 1930s the family added three small cottages of a similar architecture to the property. These are now part of the Inn's ten accommodations.
The Moore family must have also planted the 100-plus year old fig and persimmon trees, which are still producing plenty of fruit. Deborah, the current owner took four years to refurbish the inn before opening in 1994.
Fuller Park
Named for Napa mayor John A. Fuller (1899), Fuller Park is just a few blocks west of the Abajo district. Created in 1905, the shaded park boardered by Jefferson, Oak, Laurel and Seminary streets has some 83 different species of trees.
The surrounding neighborhood is also one of Napa's oldest, with a wide range of Victorian and other style homes.
Turton House
The Turton House (circa 1915) is at 1767 Laurel Street in Napa CA on the south side of Fuller Park.
Napa's most beloved and prolific architect, Luther M. Turton, lived in the Fuller Park area. Turton is responsible for much of Napa's remarkably diverse collection of Victorians, including the Romanesque Goodman Library, the Italianate Semorile Building on First Street (left), and his Gothic United Methodist Church on Randolph Street.
The homes he designed vary from large to small and in all Victorian styles.
Turton designed his own home in the more simple Prairie style, which Frank Lloyd Wright made popular as American architecture in the early 20th Century.
Migliavacca Mansion
The Migliavacca Mansion (1895) is at 1475 Fourth Street in Napa CA.
One of Luther Turton's grand creations*, this Queen Anne style with Oriental influences Victorian mansion a few blocks from Fuller Park is one of Napa's largest and most flamboyant.
Its first owner, Giacomo Migliavacca, an Italian immigrant and local banker, settled in the area in 1866. Migliavacca helped develop the Bank of Italy (which later became Bank of America).
To save the mansion from demolition, it was moved from Coombs Street to its current location, where it was restored and transformed into an office building.
First Street Area
In the early 1900s as the town continued to grow, Victorians began pushing out the western edges of downtown, including First Street and its surrounding streets.
Kahn-Voorhees House—Beazley House Bed & Breakfast Inn
The Beazley House Bed & Breakfast Inn (1910) is at 1901 1st Street in Napa CA.
Strikingly beautiful with redwood shingles, white trim and blue and white striped awnings, this enormous mansion on the corner of First and Warren streets is a mix of Colonial Revival and Shingle styles.
Originally designed by Luther Turton for Dr. Adolph Kahn, who served as Napa County Physician and as a member of the Napa city council, the home was later owned by A.L. Voorhees, a men's clothing merchant.
For a time it was owned by Hanna Boys Center as a foster home for their more difficult youngsters, and then later by the flamboyant and amorous San Francisco socialite, Joan Hitchcock, who married either six or seven times and claims she had an affair with John F. Kennedy.
The Beazleys bought the house from Hitchcock, renovated it, and created Napa's first Bed & Breakfast, which opened in 1981. They've even renovated the old carriage house for additional lodging.
Napa Inn (B&B)
Two Victorians, the Johnston House and the Buford House, facing different streets, have conjoined properties to make up the historic Napa Inn.
• Johnston House
The Johnston House (1899) is at 1137 Warren Street in Napa CA.
With its turret and gabled roofs, this Queen Anne, designed by Luther Turton, was a wedding gift for Harry Johnston and his bride Madeline Migliavacca (two prominent Napa families).
The couple lived their married lives out on First Street where the house originally stood. Having had no children, they left the home to the city.
It was used for city office space and, briefly in 1974, as the police department. In 1977, to make way for a parking lot, the home was moved to Warren Street, where today it stands restored.
• Buford House
The Buford House (1877) is at 1930 Clay Street in Napa CA.
This Italianate home was built for Simon H. Buford, a wealthy rancher. Buford, whose ranch is now underneath Lake Berryessa, used this as his in-town-house.
In later years, the house was a children's detention home, an office for the California Agricultural Extension Service, and at one time was even condemned, but it was restored and turned into five residential units and then renovated once again to become part of the Napa Inn.
Shwarz Mansion—La Belle Epoque Inn (B&B)
The La Belle Epoque Inn (1887) is at 1386 Calistoga Avenue in Napa CA.
At the corner of Seminary and Calistoga streets, this ornate Queen Anne, was Herman Shwarz' wedding present for his daughter. Stained glass windows, are everywhere in the house.
A Napa hardware store owner, Shwarz brought a rabbi from San Francisco so his daughter could marry in their religious tradition. One hundred and fifty people attended the wedding up in the attic.
In addition to the main house, La Belle Époque also offers two rooms in the nearby Buckley House, which they call La Petite Maison. The two rooms are named for the Buckley daughters, Caroline and Elizabeth. Both were teachers who live out their lives in the Buckley House.
Spencer Addition
This section of town was mainly agricultural until landowner Dwight Spencer subdivided the 30 blocks just west of Jefferson Street and north of Napa Creek in 1872. Most of the homes here are small Craftsman and Victorian bungalows and some Victorian farmhouses, only one Inn.
Rumble House—Arbor Guest House (B&B)
The Arbor Guest House (1905) is at 1436 G Street in Napa CA.
Though there's no record, most people think William F. Rumble, a lathe and plasterer originally from Michigan, built this Colonial Revival home with his own hands. The Rumbles likely planted the 100-plus-year-old giant sequoia that stands next to the house.
Along with producing five children, the Rumbles were active members of the local Salvation Army, working with orphans, prisoners and others in the community. Napans say that anyone who needed help came to the Rumble's place.
Today's owners have completely renovated the house, offering three suites in the main house and two in the carriage house.
Main Street
Hennessey House (B&B)
The Hennessey House (1889) is at 1727 Main Street Napa CA.
Dr. Hennessey, the original owner of this Queen Anne-style mansion (with Stick and Eastlake influences), was a prominent and successful physician who pioneered the use of x-rays in the State of California. He brought his family from Illinois to Napa. Dr. Hennessey also served as mayor of Napa for one term.
A curved porch was added to the structure around 1901 and the carriage house was moved from directly behind the main hous in the early 1900's. The house has changed ownership several times, first being converted to a bed and breakfast in 1985.
West of Downtown
The Candlelight Inn (B&B)
The Candlelight Inn (1929) is at 1045 Easum Drive in Napa CA.
Take First Street about a mile and a half west of downtown to Easum Drive and turn right. Having driven past small bungalow homes of recent years, this beautiful English Tudor style mansion with a sprawling lawn at the end of Easum is a big surprise.
At one time this was home to Napa's postmaster. Sitting under 100-year-old redwoods near Napa Creek the ten-guest room B&B situated on one acre feels like it's tucked away in the countryside.
The Candlelight Inn is one of the only B&Bs in Napa with a swimming pool.
Learn more about specific Victorian styles and representative San Francisco Victorian mansions and houses as well as the famous Postcard Row and other Victorians around Alamo Square in SF. More historic Victorian mansions can be seen in the Garden District of New Orleans and in San Diego's Heritage Park, and my latest Victorian Homes around the U.S. photo essay.
Slideshow—all photos on this page
Sandy Sims, an award winning journalist, newspaper editor, and travel writer, also writes fiction.
*Some sources credit W.H. Corlett with designing the Migliavacca Mansion. The Napa City Landmarks Historic Walking Tours of Napa specifies Luther Turton as its designer. It's possible Corlett was the contractor and Turton the designer as was the situation with the Gifford House.
Orher resources for this article include: Napa County Landmarks Listing, Historic Facts & Walking Tour (pamphlet), Napa Valley Register (4/4/99 article on Napa Inn), Better Homes Realty write up on Buford House, San Francisco Examiner (6/7/03 article on Luther Turton), Napa Valley Register (4/19/08 article on Luther Turton), New York Times (9/10/04 travel article on Napa), several Napa history websites, Napa Inns websites and personal interviews. In addition the book Napa, An Architectural Walking Tour by Anthony Raymond Kilgallin provided details for some photo captions.
Find iNeTours.com on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for updates, Photo-of-the-Day, more.
return to top
Website and all photos copyright © 2001–2015 Lee W. Nelson
Custom Search
Wine Country Destinations
Wine Country


text:
Yearling gelding with great manners for his age leads and ties quietly, Utd with farrier deworming vaccinations. Happy outside or in a stall. Will be a…SOLD
Lots of reschooling trained but never raced too gangly. Big ground covering trot and canter is coming. Very athletic and could definately jump. …SOLD
Well started under saddle and schooling will continue until sold, price reflects current training. Successfully raced until 2011. This mare is very…SOLD
Nice little pony solid in her training ready to move on to the next level. Goes w/t/c rides out alone quietly. Shows lots of scope jumping and generally…SOLD
will be 2 soon, big pretty roan. Was told previous siblings were all 16H. She is easily 14.2 now and growing like a weed. She is big boned and deep…SOLD


text:
Jol hopeful Lennon will make Cup quarter-final
Tottenham coach Martin Jol has not ruled Aaron Lennon out of Wednesday night's Carling Cup quarter-final against Southend.
The England winger missed Sunday's first away win of the season at Manchester City after suffering slight inflammation in his knee.
But Jol claimed Lennon could still be considered for the cup tie at White Hart Lane.
'He had an operation earlier in the season and the inflammation came up again, so it was better for us to rest him,' said the Dutchman.
'It's something that comes and goes. Hopefully he'll be fit for selection on Wednesday, if not, we'll have to wait another week.'
Meanwhile, England under-21 midfielder Tom Huddlestone has labelled his stunning 20-yard strike against City as the best of his career to date.
It was Huddlestone's first goal for the club in the Barclays Premiership and only the fourth of his fledging career.
But Huddlestone said: 'I think it was the best, to be honest. I have been working on my shooting recently because it is a key element that I need to improve on.
'I didn't score in 98 games for Derby so I knew I needed to work it. I have been practising near-enough every day and hopefully it is coming good now. There is like a two or three second delay with it being an away game because our crowd weren't at the end I scored.
'I was checking I wasn't offside or anything like that and wasn't sure what to do, but the lads came over quickly to celebrate with me.
'We knew they would come out all guns blazing after half-time. They changed their system - which benefited them a lot - and we found it quite difficult. Once they got the goal it was just a case of fighting hard to keep our lead.'
Meanwhile, Club Brugge manager Marc Degryse has said they have been discussing a possible co-operation deal with Tottenham.
Manchester United have a similar arrangement with Royal Antwerp and Chelsea have close links with both Westerlo and PSV Eindhoven of Holland.
Now former Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Degryse has now revealed Spurs are the latest Premiership side to look to Belgium for new talent.
Degryse said: 'We are supposed to fit in their plans for the long term. Tottenham want to use us to give players from their African academies a chance.'


text:
Research Projects
Project at a Glance
Project Status: complete
Title: Design, construction and test results of a small centrifuge aerosol spectrometer for fine particulate.
Principal Investigator / Author(s): Anderson, Paul L
Contractor: Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. Center for Technology
Contract Number: 2-290
Research Program Area: Atmospheric Processes
Topic Areas: Monitoring
A centrifuge ambient aerosol sampling device for very small particles has been designed, built ad tested. The unit is compact, hand carriable, and built into a suitcase sized enclosure. The sampling head consists of a spirally shaped processer annulus machined into an aluminum cylinder about 3-1/4" in diameter. A centrifugal force precleaner provides a clean process carrier gas through which the particles of the sample aerosol are spectrally separated. The sized particles may be deposited on to any thin substrate such as mylar, paper or metal foil. The deposited particles occur as a spectral distribution of sizes along the length of the collector strip. One calibration ranges from 0.16 to 1.6 µm; a second tentative calibration ranges from 0.9 to ~8 µm. A 5 % calibration precision was attained. The analytical sampling rate is 1 ml/sec. The collected particulate is remarkably amenable to scanning electron microscopic analysis. Attempts to do direct chemical analyses on the particulate by an energy dispersive x-ray method has been unsuccessful, probably because of insufficient sensitivity of the x-ray instrument.
For questions regarding this research project, including available data and progress status, contact: Heather Choi at (916) 322-3893
Stay involved, sign up with ARB's Research Email Listserver


text:
The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday accepted an update and presentation by Chula Vista Port Commissioner Ann Moore and San Diego Unified Port District staff.
Moore said city and Port staff have worked diligently on processing a joint application with California Coastal Commission staff for the bayfront master plan.
"Currently staff has received verbal indications that it will be considered at the coastal commission meeting in March," Moore said. "We will know for sure by Feb. 24."
Houston-based energy company Dynegy, submitted its application to the Coastal Commission Nov. 3 last year for remediation and demolition of the South Bay power plant.
Moore said the Port and city staff have held weekly team meetings with representatives from city manager offices, communications and outreach consultants, and representatives from Pacifica Companies to proactively address key issues.
Chula Vista Mayor Cheryl Cox reminded Moore that the council is very interested in the demolition of the power plant.
"Once the parent company forks over the $40 million it will make us all feel a lot better," Cox said.
Moore said the Port plans to bring a financing agreement forward for port approval in March once it has been approved by the City Council.
In addition, she said that a timeline for a request for proposals or qualifications depends on what the Coastal Commission decides.
"They want to see that we have a financing plan in place," Moore said.
As of Dec. 31, 2011, Moore said there is approximately $16.8 million in the escrow account.
Moore said that Dynegy has provided the port with financial information in response to its request for financial assurances in December and that consultants are in the process of reviewing the material.
"The district is continuing its audit of all expenditures … and has provided (Dynegy) with standards for reimbursable travel and employee expenses based upon federal and state regulations," she said.
In addition, all other employee reimbursements will be denied until Dynegy demonstrates compliance, Moore said.
The Port has also produced a marketing brochure and video about the city's waterfront, which it used this week at the American Lodging Investment Summit to begin to familiarize hotel development and finance communities with the project.


text:
NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay outfielder Gerald Williams was suspended for five games and fined $2,000 for last week's fights against the Boston Red Sox, and four teammates were suspended for three games apiece.
Williams was penalized Tuesday for "charging the mound, inciting a bench clearing incident and returning to the dugout following an ejection,'' according to the commissioner's office.
Pitchers Dave Eiland, Tony Fiore and Cory Lidle were suspended for three games each and fined for "intentionally throwing at batters after a warning had been issued,'' and Devil Rays manager Larry Rothschild was suspended for three games and fined for "failing to pre-empt his players' wrongful conduct and for making inappropriate comments during and after the game.''
Frank Robinson, baseball's head of discipline, imposed the penalties after reviewing the Aug. 29 game, which was interrupted five times by fights and/or arguments. Boston's Pedro Martinez pitched a one-hitter, taking a no-hitter into the ninth, and eight Devil Rays were ejected.
Rothschild wanted to know why Martinez was not suspended.
"The person that precipitated the event walks away,'' Rothschild said. "I don't know if that is a good precedent.''
The players' association appealed the penalties imposed on Williams and Fiore, meaning the suspensions can't start until a hearing before Paul Beeston, baseball's chief operating officer.
"I'll just abide by the decision,'' Williams said, apparently referring to Beeston.
Lidle started his suspension Tuesday and Rothschild is to start his Wednesday. Eiland's suspension was not scheduled to start until later this week and he probably will make a decision Wednesday on whether to have the union appeal on his behalf.
"I think it is a little stiff,'' he said.
Fiore and Lidle were more understanding.
"I knew it was coming down sooner or later,'' Fiore said.
Added Lidle: "I guess it was in the ballpark for what I was expecting.''
Williams was ejected for fighting after Martinez hit him on the arm leading off the game and he charged the mound. Boston's Brian Daubach was hit by pitches twice after playing a role in the first-inning fight, during which he hyperextended his left elbow.
"We thought that Daubach was throwing cheap shots in the pile and you have to protect your players,'' Rothschild said after the game. "You're not going to let that happen, and the only problem was that our pitchers kept missing that guy.''
Martinez then retired 24 consecutive batters before John Flaherty singled leading off the ninth.
© 2017. All Rights Reserved. Contact Us


text:
Betty and John Dzonko have celebrated 70 years of marriage! The couple, from South Amherst, were married on February 23, 1943. Betty was born September 1, 1925 in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. She attends Firelands Church in Wakeman, where she organized the prayer chain. She enjoys singing in the choir, water aerobics at Kendall, and word searches.
John was born February 22, 1922 in Monessen, Pennsylvania. He served in the Army and was on Normandy Beach on D-Day. He is a Purple Heart recipient. He retired from the U.S. Post Office, after 24 years. He enjoys gardening, bowling, golf and Nintendo. The couple have three daughters, Diane Graham of Forth Worth, Texas, Janet Bitar of Mansfield, Ohio, and Karen Layne of Maryville, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Robert Graham, Laura Graham, Patrick Bitar, Amanda Hodgson, Sarah Presby; and three great grandchildren, Ryan Presby, Iva Bitar, and Asa Bitar.