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The Parish Council delayed action Tuesday on a proposal that could increase tax bills for Lafourche property owners.
The Parish Council delayed action Tuesday on a proposal that could increase tax bills for Lafourche property owners.
The parish tax assessor reappraised homes, businesses and other property this summer, resulting in an overall increase in value. The process occurs every four years.
Government boards like the council must then decide whether to keep the resulting windfall or let tax rates roll back to collect the same amount as last year.
The council was scheduled to decide its tax rates, along with those of several appointed boards throughout the parish, Tuesday. But Chairman Joe Fertitta said some boards had not submitted the proper notice required by state law, so the council tentatively scheduled a special meeting to debate the issue Oct. 16.
The council also took the first steps toward hiring a new legislative auditor clerk to monitor the parish's federal and state grant programs.
The official title would be "Legislative Internal Auditor Federal Grant Writer and Federal Grant Compliance Monitor Clerk." The position will serve as the council's monitor to ensure federal grant programs are in compliance. The resolution allowing the council to advertise for the position also lists many tasks to be performed by the clerk.
Councilman Jerry Jones proposed the new position, claiming some of the parish's federal grant money is in jeopardy because of mismanagement allowing the money to linger in parish coffers.
"By not issuing that money on time, we were in jeopardy of losing programs," Jones said.
Parish President Charlotte Randolph opposed the new position, saying the clerk's duties would overlap with the Community Action Executive Director position that the parish will soon be looking to fill.
Randolph also said the parish has an accountant with the Finance Department working with program that oversees such federal grants.
The new position would fall under the authority of Legislative Internal Auditor Tommy Lasseigne, leading some to question why Lasseigne, hired earlier this year, wouldn't carry out such duties.
But Jones argued the complexity of the parish's grant programs necessitates a full time clerk.
A similar proposal pushed by Jones failed at the council's previous meeting. At both meetings, Randolph also criticized the intent to pay the new position, which she sees as unnecessary, with federal grant money that would otherwise go to helping the needy.
Councilman Aaron Caillouet also argued the position is in violation of the parish's Home Rule Charter, which allows the council to employ an auditor and clerk.
Caillouet argued the title "clerk" was simply tacked onto the more-complex job description, which will be paid $48,000 annually from a mixture of grant and parish money. Caillouet moved to request an opinion from the Parish District Attorney inquiring of the constitutionality of the new job.
After much debate, the council narrowly passed the resolution to begin advertising for the position, with five members in support and four against. Here is how members voted:
For: Jones, Fertitta, Michael Delatte, Lindel Toups, Daniel Lorraine.
Against: Caillouet, Phillip Gouaux, Jerry Lafont and John Arnold.


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Robert Kennedy was a young Bill Rosendahl's hope for the White House, but Kennedy's rival, Hubert Humphrey, practiced the "happy warrior" style of politics that represents the principles Rosendahl has embraced. As he leaves the Los Angeles City Council after two terms, his eight years in office (and a diagnosis of cancer, now in remission) have not extinguished Rosendahl's cheerfulness, but they have given his warrior side an instruction booklet.
He's crusaded for gay rights, for better care for the homeless and his fellow veterans, for mass transit. The archive of his previous career as TV host and executive (3,500-plus public affairs shows) goes to Loyola Marymount University. And whither Rosendahl? In an interview shortly before Tuesday's election, he said he preferred someplace where he can explain government to people, and vice versa.
How has being on the City Council changed you?
You must be more patient. You must listen more. If you actually hear what's being said, you may change your position. These dumb fake journalists say, "He flip-flopped." He didn't flip-flop. You learn new things that you might not have known.
I [also] worked for Bobby Kennedy; I was a White House appointee to the State Department; I was drafted into the Army and was a psychiatric social worker there. Those experiences leave marks that are helpful to you going forward.
Do you listen during public comments at council meetings? Some of your colleagues seem rather less than riveted.
I listen. Some of the gadfly business is a bit over the top, some of the rudeness, but I believe in public expression. I don't think John Walsh [a regular gadfly] is wrong when he wants to know how much public money we've put out for [crime] rewards. What I'd love to say is, look, the reason we put the money up is so the damn media cover it.
You've been a broadcaster; you're not happy with how local TV news covers politics.
People don't know who their Assembly members are, their members of Congress. The media give these people no play, and the average constituent doesn't understand which levels of government are responsible for what. [We have] irresponsible, sound-bite journalism: "If it bleeds it leads," a commercial break, then five or six or eight seconds of Rosendahl. I'd be in Vons or Ralphs and people would come up and say, "I just saw you on TV." I'd say, "what was I talking about?" And they'd say, "I don't know, but you looked great." Local TV doesn't do what it's supposed to do. News should not be about ratings and making money; it should be about informing and educating.
You're not termed out, you're retiring. What about term limits?
People get elected and reelected and reelected again because there's no legitimate opportunity for a real campaign, because there's no real journalism. Every voter should see all of the issues about all of the candidates. Term limits is the way they throw people out [in the absence of real campaigns]. It's a negative strategy. Experience is worth something.
What could you do in politics that you couldn't do in broadcasting?
The joy in politics is representing 275,000 people, with no hidden agenda. Everybody knows nobody owns Rosendahl. And Rosendahl asks what, when, where and why, tries to figure it out, listens to people to make the right decision. You have to do your homework. I love people, and if we love our neighbor as ourselves, we're living in the spirit. A councilman is a shepherd of the land.
People say you burned bridges when your retirement was announced and you then criticized Presidents Clinton and Obama, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and others at a council meeting, on homeless and gay issues, drug wars and overseas wars.
I wasn't burning any bridges! Clinton made a joke out of inhaling, yet billions get spent on incarcerating [drug offenders]. On gay rights, Clinton put in "don't ask, don't tell." How dare he do that to me? I was in the military. He wants me to lie? Obama talked the talk but he didn't walk the walk [on] the war on terror.
Does being a Democrat make a difference in city politics?
I don't believe in ideology. I'm a Democrat who's independent because the party has changed. I watched them move to the right and not stand for progressive principles.
Potholes have no politics. And neither does homelessness. Issues have solutions that need resources. The most frustrating part for me is not having the resources to do all that needs to be done. It's a disgrace to be the richest country on Earth and have homeless people. When I cut the ribbon on transitional housing for veterans, the immediate neighbors went hysterical. A year later, a [neighbor] came up to me and said, "I brought them cookies and one of them gave me a painting he had made."You have to get people out of fear and ignorance.
Did your political life change after you came out as gay?
[If] people can't handle it, it's their problem. I came out when I was 32 to my family. Then in 1995, when Christopher Lee Blauman [his partner] died, I told my public I was gay. All the fear about being public, that nasty people would come after me — and they did — I wasn't embarrassed. Everybody [who mattered already] knew.
In 2008, you were instrumental in getting the transit tax, Measure R, passed.
I almost delayed the Expo Line by saying it should go down Venice Boulevard to Venice Beach, where we have 13 to 16 million [tourists] a year. My friend [former state Sen.] Sheila Kuehl told me that talking about it would delay it for another two years. So I said I'd compromise, but I want a link down Venice Boulevard someday so people on the Eastside don't have to go to Santa Monica, a high-end, gold-plated community, but can come to Venice Beach.
You represent the airport area. How do we fix LAX?
Simple: regionalism. The Ontario airport is the solution to these jumbo jets, not destroying Westchester. Metrolink is just a half-mile away [from Ontario airport] and [it's] 59 miles to downtown. At LAX, I envision the Crenshaw Line and Green Line [taking people] to a central terminal for a people-mover going all around [the airport], and to get on the trains to get downtown.
You use medical marijuana for cancer pain, yet you're backing a ballot measure to limit medical marijuana outlets in L.A.
Voters will make that decision in the May runoff. The whole thing [in L.A.] is a disaster right now. If there was real leadership in Washington, they would legalize marijuana, period. It's not a war on drugs; it's a war on people. Marijuana has issues but not as debilitating as alcohol or prescription drugs.
You want L.A. to suspend its sister city relationship with St. Petersburg, Russia, over ianti-gay laws. Do council declarations about matters thousands of miles away really matter?
Yes, they do. L.A. is a microcosm of the planet, so it resonates throughout the whole world.
You've fought in the billboard wars. Digital billboard owners say they'll sue for $100 million if the city takes the signs down.
We should [at least] be getting money off every one of those digital billboards, and I mean millions of dollars. They're right there in your eyes, and what do we get? Zippo. Nada. I hope my colleagues will fight for our share of the money from billboards that are a blight to many of us, and hazards while we're driving.
Why aren't people in L.A. more engaged with city government?
People in my district take more part in issues in this city than the rest of the country. They come to meetings. They call me 24/7. Everybody has access to my cell number, from the homeless to the billionaires. And I take that very seriously.
What kind of realpolitik does it take to make city policy work?
Clinton said that politics is a combat sport. It's tough. It's rough. We rely on trusting each other and working with each other because we're in a battle all the time. Good leadership can make things happen, the way we're seeing with Herb Wesson.
I've told all my colleagues, use neighborhood councils — they're good. Look what Venice did the other day: 1,622 people voted in a neighborhood council meeting. I love the democracy.
What don't non-Angelenos 'get' about L.A.?
They don't get the megalopolis feeling of people from all over the world. They don't get the interconnection. Second — the warmth, the sun. That's why I'm big on solar energy. I just opened up a private-public solar carwash. We should all have a solar panel on our roofs.
Do you?
I don't yet because of trying not to get in the middle of "Rosendahl [bought] this or that" [brand].
By the time this is published, you'll know if your choice for your council seat, Mike Bonin, is in the May election. But you'll still have 12 weeks in office. What's important to change?
Pension and healthcare reform. I came from the private sector. I know what it's like in the real world. I know how capitalism functions, and I know how workers have to be taken care of, because if you don't take care of your workers, what good are you?
Follow Patt Morrison on Twitter @pattmlatimes
This interview was edited and excerpted from a taped transcript. An archive of Morrison's interviews can be found at latimes.com/pattasks.


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23 May 2012|
The trials and tribulations of the North American auto industry shook the world a few years back. We almost lost two of the Big Three companies. If not for a little government intervention, things could be very different than they are today.
General Motors came out of the challenge with a new focus on business and one product that's been paying off for its efforts is the Chevrolet Cruze. This seemingly simple vehicle has taken the world by storm and has become a best-selling car in the United States, Canada, Europe and elsewhere.
Rick Bottom of Medota, Ill. chose an 2011 LTZ model as the platform for his 38th creation for the SEMA show since 1997. He chose this car because it's nice, gets good fuel mileage, has a smooth ride, is relatively quiet inside and would serve as a nice platform for a build.
Some of the more simple modifications include a K&N intake system and a Borla cat-back exhaust system to assist the 138-hp, 148 lb-ft of torque turbocharged four-banger. An ECU upgrade from the GM engine management experts at Trifecta Performance is said to pony up an additional 30 percent more horsepower and almost 40 percent more torque on this configuration.
3D Carbon and Air Designs body components have been grafted on and the car given a two-tone paint job. Planet Color and Sherwin Williams collaborated on the Gold Mist, Golden Umber paint and that is topped off with a Turnin' Orange pinstripe. Grill inserts from E+G Classics round out the clean and effective look while healthy-sized 20-inch Axiom three-piece wheels wrapped with Pirelli PZero 235/35 rubber provide effective traction. The suspension has also been replaced with Pedders Xa coil-over system so that ride height can be set perfectly.
Metra Electronics of Holly Hill, Fla. is well known for its dash kits and wiring harnesses products. The Metra demo vehicle has been undertaken to show off some of its other lesser-known brands such as Fli, Tsunami, Ballistic, Shuriken and Axxess.
The dash, of course, features one of the new Metra Cruze dash kits. It also features a Metra's double-DIN Freeway source unit that passes a video signal to a pair of Helios headrest monitors; and audio to a pair of Fli Underground amplifiers. A FU 1000.1 sub amp takes care of a pair of Fli FU10 subwoofers while a FU720.4 multichannel amp drives the Fli FU6 mids and highs.
The A/V system is kept alive by a pair of Shuriken batteries and Tsunami capacitor. Everything is tied together with Tsunami wiring and interconnects. Epic Garage in Sugar Grove, Ill. is responsible for the audio build, including the classy vinyl work in the trunk; though the interior upholstery work though comes by way of Trent's Trick Upholstery in Baltimore, Ohio and includes custom leather seats with red contrast stitching. This red accent is picked up with red paint on the dash kit, center stack and steering wheel. An American Brothers Design chrome shifter, sill plates and speaker trim rings finishes off the interior with some shine.
The Cruze made its debut at SEMA 2011 where it won a pair of GM Design awards – Best Compact and Builder's Choice. Onlookers usually comment 'That's a Cruze?' when they see his creation and it's usually followed with 'I love the colors,' which gives Bottom satisfaction that his combination of classic themes and a clean look is well respected by the public.
Vehicle: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ
Owner: Rick Bottom
Location: Mendota, Illinois
Engine Displacement: 1.4L
Horsepower: 190 hp
Website: www.rickbottomdesigns.com
K&N (air intake, air filter)
Trifecta Performance ECU programming
Borla Exhaust cat-back system
3D Carbon and Air Designs body kit and ground effects
E&G classics grills
Axiom 3-pc., staggered width step-lip wheels – 20x8 (F/R)
Pirelli P-Zero tires – 235/35R20 (F/R)
Pedders USA Xa coil-overs
Metra Electronics Cruze dash kit
American Brothers Design (chrome shifter, sill plates, speaker rings)
Metra Freeway head unit
FLi Underground (FU 1000.1 sub amp, FU 720.4 multichannel amp, FU 10 subwoofers (x2), FU6 component speakers)
Helios video monitors (x2)
Shuriken SK-BT-45 batteries (x2)
Tsunami (X15HCAP-20 capacitor, wiring, interconnects)
Axiom Wheels
Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes
3D Carbon
Air Designs
American Brothers Design
E&G Classics
Metra Electronics
FLi Audio
Pedders USA
Trent's Trick Upholstery
Borla Exhaust


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2 days ago
NSC Launch Rugby League Almanac
Nicolson Sports Consultancy is excited to offer the inaugural NSC Rugby League Players Almanac for Season 2005 for FREE download on Leagueunlimited.com
The Almanac is the first guide to comprehensively list the rosters for all 15 NRL clubs (up to 44 players per roster) and two brand new NSC features: the NSC Honour Roll recognising the best players since 1990 and the exclusive Consistency Rating which will be updated throughout the season.
Given the deadline for adding players was Monday, a few noteable players have popped up at new clubs since including the likes of Mal Kaufusi (now Liutai) and Tony Duggan at Brisbane, James Storer at Parramatta, Peter Ellis at South Sydney, Luke Branighan and Alwyn Simpson at Wests Tigers and David Thompson at Cronulla. While it appears Balin Cupples (Burleigh) Steven Goodhew (Easts Tigers) and Daniel Sorbello (Wynnum) are no longer with the NRL Clubs.
I recommend you print out the Almanac double sided to save on paper and it binds easier.
If you want a complete and truly comprehensive guide to the players of the Telstra Premiership, then you have found it.
NSC will be launching a website through a Leagueunlimited.com sub-domain soon offering two exclusive products for ALL levels of Rugby League offering the same quality seen in the Almanac.
Enjoy your footy.
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Songco is coming off a terrible season that was shortened by injury. He's not hitting particularly well so far this season (.267/.306/.396), but he does have a decent bat. He was fantastic in the California League a couple years ago. If he gets on track, he could get the call to Double-A Chattanooga later this season.
He's has a career .766 OPS against left-handed pitchers, which is pretty good for a left-handed hitter. Songco actually has a better line-drive rate against lefties than he does righties (16.8 to 13.8 percent). He's also been unlucky against lefties, posting a worse batting average on balls in play against them than righties (.275 to .320). His isolated power is also better against lefties than righties (.223 to .215).
If a guy isn't going to hit lefties particularly well, he might as well make his hits go for extra bases. Take note, Andre Ethier.
Here's the video.
It was a nice, short stroke to right-center. He didn't look particularly well the rest of the night, but he was nails during this at-bat.
Photo credit: Dustin Nosler, Feelin' Kinda Blue


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Detect Fraud, Prevent Fraud
Protecting the integrity of the unemployment insurance program is of the utmost importance to the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA).
Unemployment insurance fraud increases unemployment taxes for businesses, threatens the availability of funds for people with legitimate UI claims and strains the state's unemployment trust fund.
The UIA is committed to the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of those who commit unemployment insurance fraud. You can also help in the campaign to stop fraud by becoming aware of the different types of UI fraud and how to report it.


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Curry's 18 points, 15 assists lead Warriors to win
PHOENIX (AP) — Golden State's biggest comeback of the season has the Warriors on the brink of their first playoff berth in six years.
Stephen Curry scored 18 points and matched his career high with 15 assists, sinking two late free throws to seal Golden State's 111-107 victory over Phoenix on Friday, extending the Suns' losing streak to a season-worst eight games.
Jarrett Jack's 3-pointer with 31.6 seconds to play pulled the Warriors out of serious trouble.
Klay Thompson scored 15 of his 25 points in the third quarter, when the Warriors stormed back from an 18-point first-half deficit. David Lee added 22 points and 14 rebounds for Golden State.
The Warriors can clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time since 2006-07 with a victory over Utah on Sunday at home.
"There are a lot of people in the locker room that haven't tasted it before," Curry said. "For us to be right there and have a home game to clinch it, we understand we have a bigger goal than that, but it will nice to get the 'X' by your name."
Goran Dragic tied his career high with 32 points and Michael Beasley added 25 for the Suns, who shot a season-best 61 percent from the field yet still managed to lose.
"For us to shoot 61 percent and still lose is mindboggling," Phoenix interim coach Lindsey Hunter said, "but we had 22 turnovers in some crucial situations during the game. We got to keep working to clean those things up and try to take the little victories out of this and keep building."
The Warriors have won three straight and five of six.
"Tonight showed the resiliency that we have built over the course of the season," Curry said. "We are a lot more mature team and are playing a lot better basketball, obviously, going into the last six games of the year."
Golden State swept the season series with Phoenix for the first time since 1976-77.
"We were not prepared in the first quarter. Our defense wasn't sharp. We were scoring but we were a step slow defensively," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "Unacceptable, at the same time I am awfully proud of my guys. We responded. There was a time we would have to talk about it tomorrow and make the adjustment, but we talked about it at halftime. They came out and out together a picture perfect third quarter."
Beasley, inconsistent all season, credited his better recent play by the fact that he no longer listens to anybody, his coaches included.
"I'm doing what I know how to do," he said. "That's really it. The more I listen to people the more I got to think about. So at times it messes me up when I'm trying to think about a thousand things at once. Just stopped listening to people and just start trusting my instincts again."
Consecutive baskets by Beasley cut the lead to 104-102 with 1:29 to play and Phoenix got the ball back, but Beasley's pass was intercepted by Carl Landry and Jack's 3 made it 107-102.
Dragic's two free throws with 22 seconds to go cut it to 107-104, then Curry threw the ball away for an over-and-back violation, giving the Suns the ball with 18 seconds left.
Jermaine O'Neal was fouled but made just the first of two free throws, keeping Golden State ahead 107-105 with 17.2 seconds to play. Curry's two free throws with 14.8 seconds left put the Warriors ahead 109-105.
O'Neal scored on a rebound with just 0.5 seconds to play, then Jack added two from the line to make the final 111-107.
Down 64-55 at the half, the Warriors mounted a 25-4 run to take an 87-76 lead on consecutive 3s by Thompson, the second with 54 seconds left in the period. Golden State outscored Phoenix 32-14 in the third quarter to lead 87-78 entering the fourth.
The Suns dominated most of the first half.
Beasley banked it in from just inside midcourt to give Phoenix a 37-23 lead after one quarter. Dragic scored 15 in the team's highest-scoring quarter of the season.
Beasley started the second quarter with a pair of jumpers to give Phoenix its biggest lead at 41-23 with 11:08 left in the half.
The Warriors rallied, and when Curry stole the ball from Dragic, scrambled to his feet, and sank a 3-pointer, Golden State cut the lead to 46-41 with 6:10 left in the half.
But the Suns stretched it back to 58-47 on Beasley's driving layup. His 11-footer in the lane with 1.5 seconds to go put Phoenix up 64-55 at the break.
Dragic was 7 for 7 from the field, two of them 3-pointers, for 21 first-half points. Beasley was 9 for 12 for 19.
Notes: Phoenix has lost a season-worst six in a row at home. ... Golden State has won six in a row over Phoenix dating to last season. ... Phoenix is 2-15 since winning three in a row Feb. 26-March 1. ... Curry's previous 15-assist game came against Sacramento on Feb. 17, 2010. ... Dragic's other 32-point game came for Houston against Utah on Jan. 25. 2010. ... Beasley was two points shy of his season high in scoring.


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Jun 08, 2012
DES MOINES, Iowa-- Barbara Nwaba currently holds onto second place after day one of the heptathlon event at the NCAA Division I Championships at Drake Stadium. Nwaba capped off day one with a total of 3,596 points while Oregon's Brianne Theisen holds the lead with 3,803 points.
Nwaba tied her personal best in high jump to tie Theisen for first at 6-0.5 (1.84m). Nwaba threw 39-9 (12.12m) in the shot put, ran 24.52 in the 200m dash and clocked in 14.08 in the 100m hurdles.
The remainder of the heptathlon events will be held tomorrow including the long jump, 800m, javelin.


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The folks at Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. recently published the 34th annual "List of Words to Be Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness." Leading the list were the words green and carbon footprint.
No surprise here. As they point out, we now have green lifestyles, green initiatives, green legislation and policies, green solutions, green technology, etc. What do all these people mean when they use the word "green"?
In the simplest of terms, being green means being environmentally-friendly. Thus, I think we use the word "green" because it rolls off the tongue much easier than "environmentally-friendly." It also sounds less academic, which I think makes it more palatable to folks weary of environmental extremism.
Diktats of the green movement
To understand the green building movement you must first understand the two main diktats of being environmentally friendly. These two diktats are herein referred to as Law 1 and Law 2:
• Law 1 is to minimize harm to the natural environment. This means minimizing habitat destruction during raw material extraction, and minimizing harmful emissions (emissions that negatively impact the environment). Reduction of harmful emissions translates into a reduction of emissions to the air, water and land that result in acidification, stratospheric ozone depletion, cultural eutrophication, smog and numerous other conditions that alter the existing natural balance of our environment by making it increasingly more toxic to certain plant and animal life.
• Law 2 is to use only natural resources at rates that do not exceed their rate of regeneration. This means that we use natural resources that are renewable, and if not renewable, extremely plentiful so that future generations can enjoy them as we do today. The major problem here is our consumption of fossil fuels (natural gas, oil and coal) which are finite resources that took eons to generate. Most other resources are either quite plentiful, or like wood, can be easily regenerated at a rate that exceeds our use rate. Interestingly, while we should be focused on reducing our consumption of fossil fuels because of their finite supply and the harmful gas emissions associated with their combustion, it would appear that their reduction in the U.S. is driven by national security concerns over our economy's dependency on foreign governments that control much of our oil supply.
Life cycle assessment
Designing and constructing buildings that are more environmentally-friendly begs the question, "How do you determine which building products and practices are most environmentally-friendly?" The answer to this question lies in the realization that you must be able to quantify to what extent you are meeting (or not meeting) Laws 1 and 2 with respect to every building product and practice you implement.
The procedure used for this quantification is called a life cycle assessment (life cycle analysis or LCA for short). LCA is used to account for all the inputs and outputs associated with the life cycle (production, implementation, operation and disposal) of a building product.
LCA begins with an identification of all unit operations (unit processes) associated with a product throughout its life. This is called system delineation, and in theory, each building product is associated with an infinite number of unit operations. Thus some of the major decisions surrounding LCA involve determination of which unit operations to include and which to exclude from various analyses. Even for a very simple product an LCA may still include hundreds of operations.
This is not surprising if one considers all handling, storage, transportation and processing operations associated with each raw material used somewhere in the development of a product, as well as all operations that support these operations, and all activities that surround implementation, use, eventual removal and perhaps reuse of the product.
With unit operations delineated, the next LCA step is to identify all mass and energy flowing into and out of each unit operation. Once this is complete, all materials and energy flowing into and out of the natural environment for the entire system (all unit operations) can be summarized. This concludes the first portion of the LCA, commonly referred to as a life cycle inventory (LCI).
The final LCA phase, called life cycle impact assessment (LCIA), is used to score the impact of product use on the environment. This would include determinations of how a product, over its lifetime, contributes to ecological toxicity, stratospheric ozone depletion, global warming, acidification, fossil fuel depletion, reduced indoor air quality, habitat alteration, water consumption, human health, smog, criteria air pollutants, cultural eutrophication, etc.
Embodied energy
One of the main outputs of LCA is the estimation of embodied energy, the total amount of energy required to transform raw materials into products, to install products and to eventually dispose of the products. Embodied energy is frequently broken into categories of renewable versus nonrenewable. Non-renewable energy is from fossil fuels (petroleum, natural gas, coal) and uranium. Renewable energy includes all other energy (hydropower, wind, wave, photovoltaic (PV), passive solar, geothermal, biomass).
Total embodied energy associated with production, construction, operation and retirement of a building is, by far, the single best measure of how environmentally-friendly a building is over its lifetime. Given that there is a fairly direct relationship between total embodied energy and overall cost to construct and operate a building, one can conclude that overall cost is a good measure of environmental-friendliness. When comparing buildings on such a cost basis, it is important to also look at the ratio of non-renewable embodied energy to renewable embodied energy, as renewable energy costs more but has a lower environmental impact than non-renewable forms of energy.
Status of life cycle assessment for buildings
LCA for building analysis is in its infancy. For this reason, be extremely cautious of basing a major building decision on LCA data. Realize that a substantial amount of work is required just to obtain accurate and complete information on a single unit operation, and each product is associated with hundreds of unit operations. Also realize that even though two products may appear virtually identical, the unit operations associated with them could be markedly different.
Whereas one product may be manufactured locally using modern facilities and processes, the other may be manufactured overseas using technology/equipment that is much less friendly to the environment. The LCA for each product should take into account specific facilities and equipment used in production, and specific methods and equipment used to transport raw materials as well as finished products.
Inasmuch as LCA information can help you make a more informed decision, you should use it where applicable LCA data is available. That said, you should realize that it will never give a definitive answer to which design option is best. This is because there are numerous environmental impacts to consider, and seldom will one particular product appear better than another in all environmental assessment areas. Simply stated, every building product is "green" for one reason or another.
Checklists and rating systems
In the absence of complete and accurate LCA data, green building decisions are based on prescriptive criteria that various individuals feel will reduce negative environment impacts. Although many ideas for improving the "greenest" of buildings have been around for a long time, in more recent years they have been increasingly assembled into "green building checklists." In theory, the more checklist items incorporated into a building, the greener the building.
To facilitate comparison of buildings, developers of green building checklists assign a point value to each checklist item — a value meant to reflect the relative value of the item in improving the overall environmental-friendliness of the building. With point values on all checklist items, building designs receive an overall green building rating score.
Shortcomings of checklists
Checklists are good when they focus attention on a practice that is not environmentally-friendly and provide alternatives that, in the end, lower the total embodied energy and harmful emissions associated with a structure's life cycle. Unfortunately, prescriptive criteria like those that comprise green building checklists frequently fail in this regard.
First, no single criterion equally addresses all areas of concern when it comes to environmental impact. A product prescribed because it is generated from renewable resources may consume measurable quantities of non-renewable resources during fabrication and transportation, or may be linked to a particular harmful emission. Although designers will use this product because it is prescribed, in the end, it may be several times more harmful to the environment than a product that designers are awarded points for NOT using.
Second, two virtually identical building products manufactured by two different companies can have vastly different impacts on the environment. Prescriptive criteria seldom differentiate "greenest" by product manufacturer.
Third, prescriptive criteria do not account for specific site conditions, nor do they account for the distance between the jobsite and specific building material and labor resources.
Fourth, where and how a product is used generally trumps what particular product is used. No one should be awarded points, for example, for using a particular window, when an overall building analysis would show that the window is not needed and use of the window has a huge negative environment impact over the structure's life.
Fifth, some checklist items simply drive design in a less environmentally-friendly direction. This can be partly attributed to the influence on checklist development of trade associations and other groups with a primary interest in the financial well-being of the companies they represent.
One example of a questionable practice is the pushing of products that incorporate rapidly renewable materials (materials obtained from plants with a harvest rotation of 10 years or less) over products that use other renewable materials. Depending on the accounting practice, it can easily be argued that rapidly renewable resources are, on average, more harmful to the environment than other renewable resources. Rapidly renewable materials used in construction include, for example, bamboo, straw, soybean flour, hemp, jute, cotton and sisal. In all cases, these are intensively-grown products that require yearly fertilization to replenish soil fertility tillage to prepare seed beds and, in most cases, frequent application of herbicides and insecticides for pest control. Given that commercial fertilizers rely on non-renewable fossil fuels, tilled agricultural land is much more susceptible to wind and water erosion than land that's not tilled, and pesticides adversely affect virtually all animals as well as those plants not being cultivated, why promote rapidly renewable materials such as wood?
If one is truly concerned about the environment, then using non-renewable resources should be magnitudes worse than using a product that takes 20 instead of 10 years to grow. In the end, the only thing that matters is whether or not future generations will have access to the same volumes of natural resources that we have today.
Going a step further, I'd note that many folks in my area of the country would question the intelligence of one who believed bamboo flooring to be a more environmentally-friendly option than flooring fabricated from local hardwoods. In addition to the above points regarding rapidly renewable materials, bamboo is not grown locally. There are major transportation costs associated with its use. Also, bamboo's conversion into a flooring material is more complex than that for hardwood flooring (and this manufacturing is often done in overseas facilities that tend to be less "green" than local facilities).
Additionally, bamboo plantations are not managed to the extent of local forests. In fact, bamboo expansion has come at the peril of some tropical forests, and many bamboo plantations are on steep slopes that should never be clear-cut.
Although an accurate LCA would seldom show bamboo flooring to be as environmentally-friendly as locally produced hardwood flooring, virtually all green building checklists give more points for using bamboo flooring unless the wood comes from certified sustainably managed forests. The irony is that few people question where the bamboo comes from, or for that matter, where any non-wood raw material originates.
Shortcomings of rating systems
The creation of rating systems based on prescriptive criteria has resulted in designers chasing building points. Invariably, as designers work to increase green building points, initial construction costs and embodied energy increase. This increased cost is often dismissed with statements that "It will be recovered during building operation" or "It's the cost associated with saving our natural environment."
While this is true in many cases, it's not true all the time. The law of diminishing returns applies to many building products (particularly insulation) and building systems (PV, wind) meaning that at some point, the cost to install and maintain the products and or systems cannot be economically justified. In other cases, investments cannot be justified on the basis of total embodied energy. The latter applies, for example, when the non-renewable embodied energy required to produce a product or system is greater than the non-renewable embodied energy saved with its incorporation into the building.
Using rating systems that rely on checklists of prescriptive criteria have two major shortcomings.
First, they do not provide a very good measure of how environmentally-friendly a building is. Some of the highest point-rated buildings frequently have some of the highest total lifetime embodied energy. I would argue that total initial and operating cost is a much better predictor of embodied energy and hence "building greenness" than is the point total obtained with some current rating systems.
Second, they redirect attention away from where it should be focused (on designs that truly address Laws 1 and 2), and thus stifle creativity. This problem is not unique to the prescriptive criteria that are part of building rating systems; it is also a problem with the prescriptive codes that are pervasive in the residential sector. In the end, what are simply needed are performance-based criteria that place limits on total non-renewable embodied energy and harmful emissions.
Current rating systems do a very poor job of penalizing designers for doing things that unnecessarily increase total embodied energy. For example, anytime a "jag" is placed in an exterior wall, one or more interior corners are added, and
the ratio of usable floor space to total exterior thermal envelope area decreases. See figure 1, above.
This means an increase in heat loss per square foot of usable space. It also requires more wall material and construction labor to complete and generates more waste from "drop-offs." In addition, a meandering wall is generally associated with a meandering eave and a more costly roof system. All these negatives come with no positives. So why aren't designers penalized every time an interior corner is added to an exterior wall? To understand the irony in all of this, realize that virtually all rating systems give points for reducing from 3 to 2 the number of studs used to frame a corner. So which is better? Four corners with 3 studs per corner or 10 corners with 2 studs per corner?
One of the biggest beefs with residential rating systems is that they do not penalize individuals for building large homes. While they say they do, they really don't. Point penalties for size are often based on the number of bedrooms and not on the number of individuals that will occupy the home (e.g. call your home office a bedroom and "ta-dah!" – your home is now platinum rated instead of gold rated). Ideally, no one person deserves to use up more natural resources than another. To this end, the green rating of a new home should be based on total embodied energy per building occupant. This value should be divided by the usable life of the building to account for overall durability. In the end, it's how much energy we use each year that dictates our personal imprint on this planet.
The greenness of post-frame
Construction that is considered sustainable is construction that is both affordable and environmentally-friendly. Based on my previous arguments, all buildings that are truly environmentally-friendly are low cost and thus affordable, which automatically makes them sustainable. The fact that many of the most highly-rated buildings (based on current prescriptive building rating systems) are very expensive, their construction cannot be sustained. As I have previously argued, their high cost is also an indication that they are most likely not as environmentally-friendly as folks would have you believe.
In fact, post-frame buildings represent some of the most affordable, functional, environmentally-friendly, commonly-built structures currently erected in our society. To this end, there is no surprise that they dominate the agricultural sector, where cost and functionality are everything. This makes them the most sustainable building system in the world for many applications, and it is time that post-frame builders realize this and take advantage of it.
My current research looks at making post-frame buildings more structurally efficient (and less expensive), quicker to construct, more energy efficient, and easier to disassemble for reconfiguration/reuse. All these lower the total embodied energy of the structure and make it that much greener.
Prophets of the green religion
As a structural engineer, I am not fond of prescriptive structural building codes. They are based on overly-simplistic assumptions that must be counteracted by higher factors of safety. This results in a majority of buildings being over-designed (using more materials than necessary), which means that buildings designed in accordance with prescriptive codes are generally not as environmentally-friendly as those designed in accordance with performance-based codes. The only reason that we have prescriptive structural building codes is that they enable individuals without engineering knowledge to design a building more easily.
With their prescriptive criteria, green building checklists are no different than prescriptive building codes. They are not nearly as effective in achieving their goal of producing environmentally-friendly buildings as would be performance criteria that establish limits on harmful emissions, total embodied energy, etc. For the most part, these checklists have been established to give individuals with little or no formal training in building design and life cycle analysis ideas on how buildings can be made greener.
A current concern that I share with others revolves around efforts within the green building movement to push municipalities into adopting into law some prescriptive criteria found in current green building rating systems. For aforementioned reasons, some of these prescriptive criteria are items that should not be mandated.
Explaining fundamental concerns about various prescriptive criteria to individuals that are part of the green building movement can be difficult, and frustrating. This largely stems from the fact that a number of organizations within the green building movement are saturated with individuals who have a poor and/or warped understanding of science fundamentals. Discussing concerns with a poorly-educated person is tough because (1) they lack the knowledge to follow the arguments, (2) their position (and every other position in the world for that matter) is supported by one or more quacks who claim to be experts in the field, and (3) they lack the knowledge to be able to figure out who are the quack experts and who are the truly knowledgeable researchers. Obviously, in areas outside of my own area of technical training, I'd have the same difficulties separating fact from fiction.
More difficult to deal with are folks that consider themselves anointed prophets of the green building movement. These people, most of whom have absolutely no fundamental knowledge of physics or thermodynamics, have attended a two-day training program and have been designated green building certifiers. They believe in the gospel of the checklist, and they believe that they are building science experts and true guardians of the environment. Beware of these prophets! These individuals tend to be dogmatic in their advice, one of the first signs that you should view their gospel with skepticism.
There is nothing more dangerous than a little education. There is nothing more frustrating than being told what to do by someone who has a measurably lower understanding of the situation than you have (and we have all been in that boat sometime in our lives).
In conclusion
While I've been inundated, like everyone else, with so much green stuff for so long that my brain is now green mush, I remain a very strong advocate of sustainable development which, at its heart, requires the construction of very affordable, functional, environmentally-friendly "green" buildings.
In my humblest opinion, I believe that properly applied, post-frame buildings fit the green mold as well as or better than any other framing system in use today. At the NFBA's annual convention and trade show, Frame Building Expo, I presented a program called "Post-Frame: As Green as it Gets." During this presentation I outlined very specific items that make post-frame an extremely environmentally-friendly building system.
I am working with the NFBA to create an online educational training module based on that presentation. It will be available to NFBA members via the NFBA Builder Academy. I encourage those who were unable to see the presentation at the Expo to join NFBA, review the training module and use your creativity and imagination to discover new ways to grow your business with the knowledge that post-frame buildings are indeed "…as 'green' as it gets."
David Bohnhoff, Ph.D., P.E., teaches at University of Wisconsin-Madison


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I don't feel any need to "leave milk" behind after my baby turns 12 months, however I have it it mind that keeping 1 pump during my workday will allow me to continue a nice little supply to keep up nursing outside of work hours, including before a mid-day nap on the weekends.
However, ever since my son turned around 8 months, my coworkers in my small office started saying "STILL expressing milk???" when they see me going to pump.
With the recent Time Magazine Cover sparking office discussion, I've heard many remarks about how kids should not nurse after they [have teeth, have solids, walk, this that and the other thing]
I don't want to fold to the pressure but I don't want to make myself out to be a weirdo in the office either. People will probably directly ask me why I am pumping.
I am not sure my answer will "suffice" since my son doesn't "need" breastmilk at that point. God forbid I say I am happy to continue the nursing...


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October 2006 Summarizes findings from a 10-year study that monitored smoking and progress to other drugs among youth that found ethnicity to be an influential factor.
March 2008 Reports on the prevalence of substance abuse among youth based on 2007 data from a national survey of behaviors, attitudes, and values.
April 2009 Examines the incidence of high school seniors' alcohol- or drug-related driving experiences based on 2001 through 2006 data.
October 2009 Highlights trends from a 2008 survey of teenage substance abuse, cigarette smoking and alcohol use and discusses the implications of these changing data.
December 2009 Compares data on substance abuse and sexual risk among college students and their peers who do not attend college.
April 2010 Reports trends in onset of injection drug use to infection with hepatitis C virus in developed countries and notes the influence of prevention efforts.
October 2010 Discusses 2009 prevalence rates of cigarette, alcohol, prescription drug, and illicit drug use among adolescents and discusses trends in use over time.
December 2010 Discusses rates of substance use or abuse among mothers with at-home children and the factors that may contribute to the abuse.
December 2010
Reports on 2009 data indicating a rise in drug abuse in the United States and the factors that may have contributed to this increase.
March 2011 Reports 2010 rates of marijuana use among 8th, 10th, and 12th grade students, noting that daily use increased by more than 10 percent in all three grades since the 2009 survey. Also reports a rise in ecstasy use.


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We solicit your anonymous assistance. If you have any information that may lead to the arrest of the perpetrators of these or any other crimes, Crime Stoppers will pay a cash reward of as much as $1,000. Rewards must be collected within 90 days of being approved. Please call Crime Stoppers at (209) 946-0600 or visit stocktongov.com/crimestoppers.
Armed robbery
Police are seeking information about an armed robbery that occurred July 11 in the parking lot of the Target store in the 4700 block of Pacific Avenue in Stockton. A man was sitting in his car when a teenage boy and another person walked in front of him. The boy approached the victim, displayed a handgun tucked in his waistband and robbed the victim before fleeing on foot. The robber was described as a black boy 15 to 17 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and 130 to 140 pounds. His accomplice was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and white shorts. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Joshua Gutierrez of the Police Department at (209) 937-8323.


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It mentions only 6 Buddhas, but it does not say that there have only been only 6 Buddhas in the past 91 aeons. It fails to mention Dipankara, who was one of five Buddhas in that fortunate aeon in which the bodhisatta Sumedha is said to have obtained the sure prediction.mogg wrote:The first four nikayas are the word of the Buddha, and in DN 14 the Buddha mentions that there have been only 6 Buddhas in the past 91 aeons (and he lists them, Lord Buddhas': Vipassi, Sikhi, Vessabhu, Kakusandha, Konagamana, Kassapa).
It does not say that. It says that Jotipāla went along with his friend voluntarily after being persuaded that the Buddha Kassapa was really someone very special worth visiting.mogg wrote:Jotipala has to be dragged 'kicking and screaming' by his friend Ghatikara to see the Buddha Kassapa.
Proceed with caution when adding your own spin on what you read in the Suttas. There no doubt that some works (e.g. the Milindapañha) are later works, and there may be works in the four main nikāyas that are later works. Whatever you read, and wherever you read it, don't just swallow it hook, line, and sinker, but reflect carefully using the Four Great References as guidelines. Then try to practice meditation to gain personal realisation of what really matters.
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Princeton University Press author and Charlie Chaplin aficionado (mustache included) Chuck Maland, along with hundreds of other black-and-white buffs, will flock to Bologna, Italy in late June to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's iconic "Tramp" character.
Participants include British director Mike Leigh, Chaplin biographer David Robinson, David Totheroh (grandson of Chaplin's long-time cameraman), Chaplin's son Michael, and many Chaplin enthusiasts and scholars. It is, then, a perfect moment to revisit Maland's book, Chaplin and American Culture: The Evolution of a Star Image; in it, Maland recounts the rise and fall of Chaplin's public reputation in America, including his rapid ascent to fame in the 1910s and 1920s, as well the rocky time Chaplin endured in the Red Scare of the early 1950s, which led to his decision to leave the U.S. and settle in Switzerland for the rest of his life.
Based in part on Maland's research into 1700 pages of FBI files and other government documents, the book clarifies how and why Chaplin left the country in 1952, but it also traces Chaplin's amazing popularity from 1915 to World War Two, as well as the ways that Chaplin's star image lived on even after the filmmaker's death in 1977 through the re-release of his films in home video formats and the use of the Tramp character's image in ads for the early IBM PC's.
The centenary celebrations, sponsored by the Cineteca di Bologna and the Association Chaplin, will begin on the evening of Wednesday, June 25th, with an agenda set to include film screenings, performances, and an art show, in addition to presentations. Paper topics for the latter will range from Chaplin's imitators and his critical reception in the industry, to the Tramp's global influence on art and philosophy.
See what it's all about, with this trailer from the official Chaplin website:


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A two-time Grammy Award nominee this year, Underwood - a former "American Idol" winner (2005) - has evolved into a major pop-country success.
Music: Carrie Underwood
A two-time Grammy Award nominee this year, Underwood - a former "American Idol" winner (2005) - has evolved into a major pop-country success. "Blown Away," released in 2012, has sold more than 1 million copies. The title tune reached No. 1 on the country charts. It's been nominated for Grammy Awards as "best country performance" and "best country song." Now 29, the Muskogee, Okla., native sold out Stockton Arena in 2010. Hunter Hayes, from Beaux Bridge, Ala., opens the show. Feb. 26, Stockton Arena. Ticketmaster.com.
Music: B.B. King
Now 87, Louisiana-born Riley B. King remains a revered embodiment of the electric blues. With Tommy Castro & the Painkillers. Feb. 27, Bob Hope Theatre.
Theater: "The Case of the Malted Falcon"
This mystery dinner/show "spoofs TV chefs, old-time detectives, art lovers and chocoholics." It's staged four times by the First Congregational Church of Stockton. Feb. 22-24. (209) 662-2502.
Theater: "Buddy"
Subtitled "The Buddy Holly Story," this stage musical chronicles the life and music of the 1950s rock 'n' roll pioneer from Lubbock, Texas. Of course, it centers around 20 of Holly's timeless, still-influential rockabilly tunes, including "Peggy Sue," "That'll Be the Day," "Oh Boy," "Rave On" and "Maybe Baby." Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), who died with Holly in a Feb. 3, 1959, Iowa plane crash when he was just 22, also are portrayed. March 2-April 21, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Sonora. (209) 532-3120,
Event: Senior Follies
Some of the more experienced, 50-and-older singers and dancers in San Joaquin County pool their talents in this Broadway-based variety show. March 3, Hutchins Street Square, Lodi. (209) 333-5550.
Music: House of Floyd
This East Bay group specializes in re-creating the full effect - lights, sound, high-tech effects - that were the trademark of Pink Floyd. March 2, Grand Theatre, Tracy. (209) 831-6858.
Theater: "Little Shop of Horrors"
This version of the well-known romantic comedy with the blood-craving plant (Audrey II) stays "really true to the actual story," said director and choreographer James Reed. "It's a little bit different than the (1986) movie. We're sticking to the original (1982) Broadway version. At the hearts of it, it's a love story." His eight-member cast includes Eddie Hargreaves as Seymour, owner of a wilting skid-row flower shop, and Holly Halay as Audrey, one of his employees. "It's nice to see the magic of the puppet onstage," Reed said. March 8-30, Stockton Civic Theatre, 2312 Rosemarie Lane. (209) 473-2400.
Theater: "Shrek the Musical"
This stage production is based on the 2001 fantasy-comedy movie about a grouchy green ogre whose world is disrupted by a bunch of fairy tale intruders. March 8-10, Gallo Center, Modesto.
Music: Main Street Friday night
Jazz is the style of this once-a-month series that features regional musicians in a club-like setting. March 8, Grand Theatre, 715 Central Ave. Tracy. (209) 831-6858.
Music: Stockton Symphony
"I enjoy being a versatile musician," says Christina Mok, a violin player based in the Bay Area. "I feel extremely privileged to be able to communicate with my audience through the language of music." She performs as a solo artist, in chamber music settings and with orchestras. On this occasion, she'll join with the Stockton Symphony's string section on "Four Seasons" by Argentina's Astor Piazzolla (arranged by Leonid Desyatnikov). March 14 and 16, Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta CollgeStockton. (209) 951-0196.
Comedy: Royal Comedy Tour
A mixture of old- and contemporary-style comedians, this stand-up show includes Mark Curry, Bruce Bruce and Tony Rock (Chris Rock's brother). March 17, Bob Hope Theatre, Stockton. ticketmaster.com.
Music: Redhead Express & the Walker Family
This Nashville-based group formerly called Alaska home. They specialize in country, bluegrass, gospel and Irish styles. March 14, Hutchins Street Square, Lodi. (209) 333-5550.


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The Walrus Says
With Valentine's Day coming up on Monday, it's a good time to talk about matters of the heart. One thing that should matter to all of us is the consumption of sodium. We note there has been much publicity in recent weeks on the dangers of too much salt. But unless you've experienced its consequences, it's too easy to put it in the back of your mind and at your next meal pick up the saltshaker.
I have been on a search for this killer for well over a year now. We bring it into our homes and feed it to our family. It's everywhere.
The new guidelines call for no more than 1,500 milligrams of salt a day. That's about a half-teaspoon. A low-sodium diet is important because it may prevent a build-up of water in the body. Too much fluid can affect blood pressure, cause heart failure, kidney disease, or other conditions in which swelling or fluid retention can occur.
I don't want to sound preachy, but simple actions can help you cut down on sodium intake. You can't get it all, but you can cut back. Read the nutrition facts' labels on all products you purchase.
Here's a sampling of what you'll find. These are singleserving numbers. If the product is for two servings, and you eat both servings, double the sodium figure. A small can of spinach has 360 milligrams and 12 ounces of V-8 has 600 milligrams. A serving of ketchup contains 190 milligrams. One bratwurst has 810 milligrams, while one slice of bologna contains 470 milligrams. A 28-ounce can of baked beans has 460 milligrams, while a single dill pickle contains 410 milligrams.
Processed foods are full of salt and don't hesitate to ask your market employees the amount of sodium there is in any product you plan to purchase. If you're a cheese lover, McQuade's Marketplace has just added Alpine cheese to its inventory. It's practically salt free with little fat. And it tastes good.
What you feed yourself and your family is your business. But, I hope you'll at least consider the above and make less sodium a matter of your heart.
Read the nutrition facts labels! Happy Valentine's Day.
We wonder what Vince Lombardi would think about the Super Bowl being turned into the circus that it has become with the NFL players themselves being included in the cast of pre-game characters. I was so tired of the commercialism and media hype for the two weeks leading up to the game that I lost all enthusiasm for it.
Mim and I have a new grandson. Max Davis arrived five weeks early in Farmington, Conn. Our daughter, Jenny, is now home and fine, but Max has to stay at the hospital for a couple of weeks to work out and adjust to life on the outside.
Islanders are invited to the Jamestown Gallery at East Ferry this Sunday – Feb.13 – from 1 to 5 p.m. for a trunk show of "wearable art" by Block Island artist Jan McKillip.
Samples of Jan's fall and winter line, which includes jackets, scarves, mittens and handbags, have arrived at the gallery. Jan McKillip Designs has been featured in magazine such as Garnet Hill, Seventeen and Country Living.
Jan's store, The Lighburne, is located on Block Island and is open May through October. Fran Gorman says to come by and bring a friend. Refreshments will be served.
B.J. Whitehouse, Pat Perry and Dorothy Strang discuss the Jamestown Community Chorus and the upcoming concert version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" on WCRI Classical 95.9 FM. The interview will air this Sunday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. The hour of music and conversation will be broadcast on Mike Maino's "Conducting Conversations."
Cheryl Fernstrom writes of last week's poser: "She gives me ev'rything, and tenderly. The kiss my lover brings, she brings to me, and I love her. From the 1964 Beatle's song, 'And I Love Her,' written by Lennon and McCartney."
John A. Murphy would like to know who coined the phrase, "That's all she wrote!" It has become commonplace in American communication, both written and orally.
Another Valentine's Day poser from B.J.: "You are the angel glow that lights a star."
The current movie "The Green Hornet" is based on a radio program of the same name, which debuted in 1936.
Our official observer, Dorothy Strang, had been walking Jamestown's fields and trails, streets and sidewalks, every day for three years, with her companion, Lyla, an 8-year-old yellow Lab, keeping their eyes, ears and noses alert. Here are a few sights – and smells – from the past couple of wintry weeks.
"It's natural on these icy days for humans to look down, as dogs always do," Dorothy said. "Lyla is riveted by the mounds of snow and dirt, the rampart walls built by the plows along each street. She burrows her nose through snow and leaves at the edge of the woods behind the school tennis courts, chasing down the smells of small creatures whose prints we see scurrying across the icy surface of the snow.
"She never comes close to any furry creature. I wouldn't let her do that. And I shout at her when she unburies a squirrel's cache of nuts, 'No. Lyla! That's their food. You have plenty of your own at home.'
"While Lyla snuffles through delicious snow-borne smells, I train my eyes upward; [there is] so much to see against the blinding clear-blue skies of winter. First, the remarkable architecture of trees [and] branches in pure focus without their softening leaves. Especially etched against the late afternoon light, winter trees show us the bold strength of trunks and limbs, the delicate intricacy of branches and twigs. Maybe tree trunks are brown in summer, the way we were taught to color them, but in winter, they gleam like pewter."
President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is on Saturday, wrote a letter to Horace Greeley on Aug. 22, 1862. "I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors; and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views," he wrote. "I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men, everywhere, could be free."
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OVERTON – The longest continuously running livestock and pasture management school for novices is now accepting students, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist.
Set March 25-27 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton, the three-day Pasture and Livestock Management Workshop registration is $350, a price that most students consider well spent, said Dr. Gerald Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant breeder and one of the program instructors.
"Many times, we've heard students say that what they've learned in the first morning more than paid for the cost of the course," Smith said.
Participants may also reserve an opening by phone or email by contacting Jennifer Lloyd, senior secretary, at 903-834-6191 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Lloyd will have information on class openings, local accommodations and driving directions to the center.
One measure of the workshop's value can be found in repeat attendance, said Dr. Monte Rouquette, AgriLife Research scientist who specializes in forage quality and pasture utilization, and another course instructor.
Though the grazing school was originally designed for local novices in 2001, attendance soon expanded beyond Texas, attracting students with varying levels of expertise nationwide and out-of-country, Rouquette said. Some graduates have found the intensive course so valuable, they have returned a second year to take it again. Some have returned a third year.
Registration includes meals, including lunches, barbecue, a steak dinner, continental style breakfasts, break refreshments and educational materials.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service faculty at Overton conducted the first course in 2001 in response to a growing ranching and farming demographic. Urban residents, many of whom couldn't wait to get off the farm when they were young, were inheriting family farms and moving back to live on them, Rouquette said.
What happened next seems almost inevitable in retrospect, Rouquette said.
"Though they may know little if anything about farming, they decide they want to raise cattle as they have the land," he said.
It was to help such people that Rouquette and his associates developed the school. In the 13 previous years, more than 860 students have attended the school. They have hailed from New Mexico, Maryland, Oklahoma, Louisiana, California, Washington, Kansas, Mississippi, Arizona, Connecticut, Puerto Rico and internationally.
Most of the instructors hold doctorates in their fields and are either with AgriLife Extension or AgriLife Research, Rouquette said. They have expertise in forage breeding and production, soil fertility, wildlife management, beef cattle nutrition and marketing.
The school is divided between the classroom and instruction in the field. Outdoor demonstrations cover all aspects of running a beef operation, from establishing and maintaining high-quality forages, calibrating sprayers, taking soil samples, castrating and vaccinating cattle, and de-horning calves, said Dr. Vanessa Corriher-Olson, AgriLife Extension forage specialist and workshop instructor, Overton.
Also included will be training on writing a business plan for a ranch, keeping proper records, choosing the appropriate forage species for different soils, understanding soil fertility, establishing forage systems that minimize winter feeding costs, setting correct stocking rates, choosing the right cattle breeds, promoting good animal health, marketing cattle, stocking strategies, animal health and controlling feral hogs, Rouquette said.
A full program agenda can be found at http://bit.ly/1aOborj. There is a registration form at the same URL that can be printed out and mailed with a check to the center. There is also a secure link to a printable form to pay by credit card, Lloyd said.
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This training covers the following products: Monsanto's XtendiMax® herbicide with VaporGrip® Technology; DuPont™ FeXapan™ herbicide plus VaporGrip® Technology and BASF's Engenia® Herbicide. The federal registration for these products requires that prior to applying these products, the applicator must complete dicamba or auxin-specific training. Certain states require that an applicator complete training conducted by the state. This training will not fulfill that requirement. Please check with your state pesticide regulatory agency for training and application requirements imposed by your state.
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The Daytona Beach News-Journal publishes deed recordings supplied by the Volusia and Flagler County Clerks of Court. The listing is limited to properties that sell for $75,000 or more.
Health Care REIT Inc. to AP2012 Flagler Pines, part of section 11-12-30, $9,034,552.
NC Regency Village LLC to Daytona Promenade Partners LLC, part of lot 2, The Promenade, $600,000. Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited Inc. to Vacation Trust Inc., unit 100X, Seabreeze, $348,876.92. William A. and Ruth Harwood to Joseph and Mary Connell, lot 69, Pelican Bay, $255,000. Imogene Y. Strickland to Joseph E. and Sally M. Bolduc, lot 35, Grande Champion at parcel NW-27, $235,000. KB Home Jacksonville LLC to Edward A. and Camille A. Jarmakowicz, lot 9, Grand Champion at parcel SE-29, $208,000. MLUV Properties LLC to Odette Perreault and Andre Rondeau, lot 9, block 42, East Daytona, $190,000. KB Home Jacksonville LLC to Arnold B. and Jessica P. James, lot 79, Grande Champion at parcel SW-29, $175,805. Kim Frazier to Robin Fremont, lot 85, Pelican Bay, $171,000. Joni R. Rahn to Robert S. and Elaine M. Marvin, lot 21, block H, Ortona, $165,000. John V. and Teri L. Sutton to Ramesh Family LP, lots 21-22, block B, Charlotte E. Olivers Subdivision, $165,000. KB Home Jacksonville LLC to Samantha Coplin and Daniel Whitham, lot 52, Grande Champion at parcel NW-29, $163,827. Liberty Group Realty Inc. to Palm Investments 2011 LLC, part of section 15-15-32, $160,000. Margaret C. Luckey and Laura V. Sauer to Shirley O. Lund, lot 28, block 7, Ortona North, $145,000. Maria Kosztolanyi and the William and Magdalena Kosztolanyi Trust to Gregory A and Cynthia Fouraker, lot 57, River Ridge Estates, $137,000. Lee T. Roby and Jacqueline G. Harmon to Ian S. Altes and Shauna L. Conway, part of lot 3, block 8, East Daytona, $130,000. Rocken Enterprises LLC to Judith Frese, unit 401, Pier Forty, $125,000. Brandy and Loyal R. Hanyen III to Anthony F. and Virginia J. Stellitano, lot 15 and part of lots 14 and 16, block R, Ortona South, $110,000. Carlos and Mary Ann Mora to Sally Griffin and Walter Askew, lot 30, Shangri-La subdivision, $103,500. William F. Milholen to Jeffrey and Rachelle Glass, lot 5, Coleman's 30 Acres, $102,000. Scott A. Lawson to Shamrock Shamrock Inc., lot 37, Joyelle at LPGA International, $98,571.43. Diane M. Matousek, clerk, Albert M. Esposito and Michele L. Dmytryk to Regions Bank and Regions MTG, unit 206, Wall Street Lofts Condo, $90,000. John M. and Leah Gancarz to Wyndham Vacation Resorts Inc., units 620-628 Fairfield Daytona Beach at Ocean Walk, $89,693.54. Charlotte S. Dolliver to William T. and Lois A. Steidle, part of lots 1-2, block 19, Pelican Bay, phase IV, unit 1, $84,900. Alice K. Mathewson to James W. and Lavon H. Smith, unit 2, Bldg. 109, Sandpiper Lake at Pelican Bay, $82,500. Southeastern Contracting & Development Inc. to MLUV Properties LLC, lot 9, block 42, East Daytona, $82,000. Eric G. Gray to MTAE Investments LLC, unit 223-C, Hawks Landing at Pelican Bay, $80,000. Richard A. and Lois B. Sieman to Tina Alm, part of lot 3, block 27, Pelican Bay, $79,000.
Eric Eskioglu to Kristina MacFarlane and the Kristina MacFarlane Trust, Unit 908, St. Maarten Condo, $493,000. Kenneth E. Price and the Kenneth E. Price Trust to Paul D. and Linda J. Porter, unit 1803, The Sherwin, $320,000. John and Camille S. Miketinac to Joseph Butcher and Beverley S. Cairns, unit 1401, Seychelles Condo, $278,000. Juanita E. Wade to Paul and Rosanne Ciafone, unit 705C, Oceans Cloverleaf North, $242,500. Laurie M. and Peter B. Barker Jr. to Frank Marsico, unit 404, Peninsula Condo, $240,000. Paul N. Ciafone to Bobby and Pamela Allison, unit 701B Oceans Cloverleaf, north condo, $183,500. Joseph J. and Geraldine M. McGuire to Scott and Jenifer Heimstatt, unit 302, Oceans Town, $169,900. Clifford Jaffray to Charles R. and Debra R. Keller, unit 701, Oceans Atrium One, $159,000. Sup D. and Richard S. Flynt to Peter and Jean Cory, unit 3B3, Oceans Cloverleaf Condo, $145,000. Richard V. Malacaria and the Malacaria Trust to Marcia Carlson, unit 1702, Oceans Seven, $137,500. Larry W. Lee to Richard F. Kelley and Kim L. Moore Kelley, unit 7-C, Oasis Condo, $108,000.
Kenney C. and Patricia B. Coxt to Ronald J. Massalone and Ni Wang, lot 12, DeBary Plantation, $345,000. Pamela and Alexander P.W. Blackburn to Rulison Archer III and Mary Judy Archer, lot 14, block D, Swallows East, $232,000.Henin Homes Inc. to Fred and Thelma Rogers, Lot 128 Riviera Bella, unit 2B, $229,500. Jason M. and Keri A. Bowen to Edward and Diane Henderson, Lot 44, River Oaks Estate, $208,000. Larry G. and Linda L. Smith to James R. Ingram and Lymary Munoz Ingram, lot 34, Springview, $200,000. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to William Heckerman and Elizabeth Mullins, lot 79, Saxon Woods, $188,000. Karen E. Ferrell to Nhung Thi Hong, lot 9, block A, Plantation Estates, $140,000. Lamar W. Tucker and Floretta O. Schwarm to William E. Burress Jr., lot 8 and part of lot 7, block D, Plantation Estates, $85,900. Susan M. Hitchcock to Klybs Real Estate Investment LLC, lot 14, block A, Surrey Run, $85,000. Anthony P. and Julie Ann Cassetta to Anythony P. and Julie Ann Cassetta, part of lot 1, block D, Marie Estates Place, $82,000.
Judith M. Moss to DeLand Industrial Center LLC, part of section 4-16-30, $370,000. Carmen and Anthony J. Visconti Jr. to Anthony J. Visconti III, part of section 9-17-30, $320,000. 1857 Paterson Avenue LLC to HM Properties of DeLand, lot 19, DeLand Business & Industrial Park, $300,500. Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. to Todd B. and Jill C. Boyington, lot 315, Saddlebrook Subdivision, $277,630. Michelle A. Bloczynski to Jennifer J. and William M. Stone III, lot 1, Lost Hills Lake Estates, $269,500. Lynne S. and McKinley D. Coffin Jr. to Joseph Couturier, lot 122, River Ridge, $256,000. Glenna J. Martin to Robert E. Jones, lot 33, Lakeshore Trails, $255,000. Shea Victoria Gardens LLC to David E. and Jeanette B. Schofield, lot 356, Victoria Park, $239,400. Thomas and Amanda Wiermann to Tracy L. Taylor, lot 248, Victoria Park 2 SW, $230,000. James E. Schnetzler and Lee Ann Benson to Crystal S. Hartman, lot 121, Victoria Park SW, $210,000. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Bobby G. and Earleen T. Baillio, unit 138, Victoria Park, $201,990. Equity Heritage LLC to Louis W. and Patricia J. Larusso, lot 112, Fern Garden Estates, $189,875. Patricia A. Mather to Matthew and Hannah Rix, part of lot 35, Norris Subdivision of DuPont and Gaudry, $185,000. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Fressia D. and Vaughn P. Eames, lot 21, Live Oak Estates, $178,990. Adams Home of Northwest Florida Inc. to Michael G. and Sandra Carbo, lot 37, Fern Gardens Estates, $169,500. Equity Heritage LLC to Jose L. Monterroso, lot 71, Fern Garden Estates, $165,000. Helen E. Wilkinson to Ruth A. and Ronald Edwards, lot 3, block P, Brandywine, $160,000. Sierra 1 LLC to Danielius P. Ball and Jessica J. Rutter, lot 1, Country Club Village, $159,900. Maronda Homes Inc. of Florida to Jennifer M. and Billy T. Aslbrooks Jr., lot 36, Mallory Square, $158,000. Remi V. and Felicia DeMeere to James W. and Sarah A. Fillegar, lot 119, Cross Creek DeLand, $155,000. Jennifer J. and William M. Stone III to Raymond A. and Barbara A. Schulz, lot 6, block J, Brandywine, $152,000. U.S. Bank NA v. Donna M. Libby, lot 25, Waterford Lakes, $150,000. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Foster E. and Deborah L. Zebuth, part of section 32-16-30, $148,900. Lori J. and Alan Sheppard to Robert E. and Elaine C. Pryor, lot 161, Victoria Park, $146,000. Gallery Homes of DeLand Inc. to Ashley B. Jelonek, lot 150, Glenwood Springs, $125,823. Kay U. and John M. Hammer Jr. to Mary S. Pollock, unit 9, Yorkfield Square, $125,000. Sally McNulla to Penelope B. Shaw, lot 18, Glen Eagles Golf Villas, $119,500. George V. and Marlene P. Lennon to THR Florida LP, lot 21, Silver Ridge of DeLand, $113,500. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and Ronald R. Wolfe & Associates to Robinson Nelson, lot 36 and part of lot 35, Westwood Heights, $112,500. Dell Tech Investments Inc., Family Realty Properties LLC and Hill Family Realty LLC to Helen Page Pomeroy, lot 27, DeLand Highlands, sixth subdivision, $95,000. Rhett A. Costa to Sandra K. Mount, part of lot 8, Domingo Reyes Estates, $90,000. Kimberly A. and Robert R. Grimes to Silvanus J. Williams, lot 1, Compton Court Homesites, $86,500.
Melinda L. Bennett to Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida, part of lots 39 and 40, Spring Garden subdivision, $220,300.
Eric R. Schott and ERS Trust to Howland Realty LLC, lot 2, Dupont Development, $1,710,000. NVJ Properties LLC to Richard Kohn and Debby A. North, lot 1, block 1527, Deltona Lakes unit 59, $160,000. John A. McDonald to Steven E. and Leah J. Smith, lot 4, block 1803, Deltona Lakes, $151,000. Gary D. Fairman and Sally D. Warren to Tomasz and Karolina Sajkowski, lot 13, block 1258, Deltona Lakes, $142,600. Six Point Financial Services LLC to Ralph L. and Elizabeth C. Walker, lot 17, block 816, Deltona Lakes, unit 32, $135,000. James and Stacey Johnston to Errol C. Hart Jr., lot 15, Twin Lakes at Deltona, $133,000. Wilberto and Dianna Lebron to Francisco and Dora Calder Figueroa, lot 74, Coventry Subdivision, $130,000. Dale Vernezze to Tyler J. and Heather Palmer, lot 13, block 211, Deltona Lakes, unit 5, $130,000. Hill Family Realty LLC, Family Realty Properties LLC and Tamco Corp. of Volusia County to THR Florida LP, lot 15, block 1067, Deltona Lakes, unit 40, $129,900. Joao Ferreira to Jamie Crawford, lot 31, block 789, Deltona Lakes, unit 32, $125,000. Sarah Lee to THR Florida LP, lot 3, block 1039, Deltona Lakes, unit 40, $124,000. Kepler Capital LLC to Joshua A. and Melissa L. Payne, lot 24, block 749, Deltona Lakes, unit 32, $119,900. Robert L. and Cherie L. Carpio to Eugene D. and Beverly J. Hering, lot 11, block 750, Deltona Lakes, $118,000. Elva M. Urena to Joseph A. and Carmela Polidoro, part of lot 6, block 796, Deltona Lakes, $118,000. John E. and Daphine M. Wright to Sara Y. and Ryan M. Ely, lot 12, block 1547, Deltona Lakes, unit 59, $114,850. Federal National Mortgage Association to Zachary C. Lamb, lot 26, block 818, Deltona Lakes, $113,900. Barry and Brittany Meyers to Elliott Monteferde Rivera and Diana Torres Monteverde, lot 1, block 721, Deltona Lakes, $112,500. Greg Schmid to Investor Trustee Services LLC and Franseay Trust, lot 10, block 1011, Deltona Lakes, $110,000. Natalie and Gilbert Correa to THR Florida LLC, lot 3, block 1415, Deltona Lakes, unit 53, $105,000. Loretta E. Campbell to Darlene Webster, lots 5 and 6, block 1822, Deltona Lakes, unit 71, $100,000. U.S. Bank NA to THR Florida LP, lot 23, block 1090, Deltona Lakes, $99,500. Timothy and Jacqueline Williams to Reshonda S. Roberts, lot 12, block 1150, Deltona Lakes, unit 41, $95,000. Diane M. Matousek, clerk, and Andras Juhasz to THR Florida LP, lot 127, Autumn Woods, unit 2, $94,950. Jeffrey Rupp to Adam L. and Krista M. Love, lot 7, block 1765, Deltona Lakes, $92,900. Sergey Ginzburg to THR Florida LP, lot 4, block 626, Deltona Lakes unit 22, $92,000. George Horbert and Ina Toderita to Investor Trustee Services LLC, lot 146, Arbor Ridge, $89,800. Richard A. Wetterstorm to Matthew D. Coon and Randi D. Terasconi, lot 13, Deltona Lakes unit 4, $87,500. Fannie Mae and Butler & Hosch PA to Fernando L. Nieves Torres, $87,500. Hill Family Realty LLC, Family Realty Properties LLC, SHG Financial LLC and Tamco Corp. of Volusia County to THR Florida LP, lot 12, block 279, Deltona Lakes, unit 7, $87,000. Hilda E. and Johannes E. Pietzsch to Adam, Barbara and Wladyslaw Sidorowicz, lot 58, Autumn Woods, $85,000. Sergio L. Pages-Franqui to THR Florida LP, lot 1, block 509, Deltona Lakes, $85,000. Corey L. and Melissa K. Harrison and Angela T. Graham to Kurt M. Darlington, lot 16, Deltona Lakes unit 7, $82,500.Wells Fargo Bank to THR Florida LP, lot 1, block 217, Deltona Lakes, $82,000. Clerk of Courts and Johnny L. Rodriguez to THR Florida LP, lot 2, block 818, Deltona Lakes, unit 32, $82,000. Federal National Mortgage Association to Elitsa R. Banalieva, lot 7, block 863, Deltona Lakes, $80,000. Zulu Properties LLC to THR Florida LP, lot 11, block 1194, Deltona Lakes, unit 43, $79,300. Angel L. Cartagena, Cartagena Trust and Joyce A. Cartagena to Angel L. Cartagena and Joyce A. Cartagena, lot 36, block 147, Deltona Lakes, unit 4, $77,200. Cole P. Parslow to Mark J. and Judith M. Hogan, lot 38, block 472, Deltona Lakes, unit 15, $76,000. Douglas H. Kraai and Jason Kraai Trust to Betty L. Smith and Debbie L. Galutz, lot 12, block 1786, Deltona Lakes, $76,000. St. Johns Property Traders LLC to THR Florida LP, lot 5, block 780, Deltona Lakes, $75,000. Randall S. Whitman and Ying Song to Ruben and Bigdalia Solis, lot 6, block 29, Deltona Lakes, $75,000. Federal National Mortgage Association and Ronald R. Wolfe and Associates to Mercedes Hunt and Linda S. Hays, lot 6, block 1654, Deltona Lakes unit 63, $75,000.
Edgewater Investment Group LLC to Shirley A. Sullivan and Shirley A. Sullivan Trust, lot 9, Edgewater Country Estates, $380,000. Jamye L. and David J. Faulds to Jonathan Hunter and Heather Briere, lots 11755 to 11757, block 380, Florida Shores, $122,000. Charles T. Bunting to David G. and Catherine A. Draughn, lots 13361-13362, block 428, Florida Shores, $122,500. F. Daniel and Janis I. Young to Alexander J. and Marcia G. Coleman,lots 14644 to 14646, block 470, Florida Shores, $105,000. Suntrust Bank to Charles Mason, lots 12843 and 12844, block 414, Florida Shores, $85,000.
John K. and Stephanie Ciaffoni to Tracy S. Todd, lot 53 of Stone Island Estates, unit 3, $240,000.
Eagle FL VI SPE LLC to Venture 8 LLC, part of sections 26, 27, 34-12-31, $3,300,000. Ezio U. Rossi to Gary Farrar, lot 4, block 38, Moody's subdivision, $175,000.
Jim Therrien to Michael C. and Jean A. Luddeni, lot 39 and part of lot 40, Mason & Carswells, $383,820. HHA Borrower LLC to Andrei Cionga, unit 908, Marina Grande on the Halifax, $214,900. John Schoch and Gerald L. Ehringer to Hailey Espanola LLC, lot 35 and part of lot 36, block 1, Rio Vista, section C, $140,000. Mary L. Mack to Noell C. and Roy F. Strom, lot 2, Clifton Park, $89,500. Steven E. Haas to James G. and Beverly S. Powell, lots 44 to 46, Pinecrest addition, $86,200.
Jack and Beth Holcomb to Chad and Ginger Hutchinson, lot 167, Venezia, $620,000. Bankers Lending Co. LLC to Robert Parkhill and Manuel R. Toro, unit C-303, Atlantic Villas Condo, $430,000. Ann T. and George T. Eichner and the Ann T. Eichner Trust and the George T. Eichner Trust to Darren Wayne Johnson and the Darren Wayne Johnson Trust, unit B-8 Sea Dunes VIII, $370,000. Thomas E. and Arlene C. Szabo to Jon A. and Ann L. Severns, unit 102, Palm House Condo, $320,000. Vera M. Lobdell to Kenneth C. Markley, lot 6, Meadows of Sugar Mill, $240,000. Helga D. and Robert D. Larson to James J. and Mary A. Kirker, lot 495, and part of lot 496, Fairgreen, $235,100. Laura L. and Manuel Galceran to Elizabeth Tippett and Jennifer Watkins, unit 503, Ocean Walk at New Smyrna Beach, $220,000. A. Gregory and Cynthia Fouraker to Vincent M. and Nicole L. Ingrando, lot 8, Pioneer Way, $211,000. Virginia Cindrich to James H. and Constance M. Stanley, lot 13, St. Andrew's $189,000. Helen Court Homes Inc. to Albert J. Mack, unit 11202, Ocean Walk at New Smyrna Beach, $172,500. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Dwight R. Baber, Nina P. Phillips and Cynthia D. Phillips, lot 170, Venetian Bay, $167,822. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Ajit Kumar R. Dodani, lot 236, Venetian Bay, $167,000. BMT Group LLC to Erica Youngblood, lots 65 and 66 and part of lot 64, block Y, Fuquay & Rogers, $160,000. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Amy Richardson, lot 79, Sugar Mill Gardens, $158,411. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Robert E. Mosher and Michelle Lynn Jackson Mosher, lot 167, Venetian Bay, $150,096. Diane Vaissiere to Timothy M. Linhart, lot 50, Indian River Plantation, $150,000. Parkside Townhomes at Venetian Bay Inc. to 224 Airport Road LLC, lot 106, Venetian Bay, $129,000. Lovett Enterprises Inc. to Judith A. Sutter and Jo W. Chang, part of section 11-17-33, $126,000. Southeast Volusia Habitat for Humanity to Pamela Murphy, part of lot 1 and part of lot 68, block 23, Napier & Hull Grant, $125,000. Federal National Mortgage Association to Thomas G. McConnell Sr., unit 208, Captains Quarters, $125,000. Diane M. Matousek, Clerk, et. al., Francis H. Corbley and Sylvia M. Corbley to Diamond Club Capital LLC, Lovett Enterprises LLC and SHG Financial LLC, unit 101, building 145, Bouchelle Island, $120,480. Stoney E. Fraley and Stoney E. Fraley Trust to Michael and Sue Ann McNutt, unit 204, building 118, Bouchelle Island VIII Condo, $96,000. Blanca I. and Vincent P. Wolek to BCTV Investments, unit 112, Point East Condo, $84,000.
Diane M. Matousek, clerk, Amaro & Associates Inc., Jorge Amaro, Prompt Care of Central Florida LLC and Jay C. Chanmugam to 1133 Saxon LLC, lot 23, block 13, unit 2, Orange City Estates, $475,000. Orange City Realty LLC to Kazbour Real Estate Holdings LLC, parcel 2, part of lots 1,8, block 2, Blue Springs Park, $450,000. Antoinette M. Jones, Charles A. Jones and Kimberly A. Jones to David Abramson, lot 20, block A, Fawn Ridge, phase II, $142,000. Elizabeth A. and Edmond R. Senez Jr. to Mainstreet Community Bank of Florida, $86,200. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. to Matthew West LLC and 315 Cedar Trust, lots 7 to 9, block L, 4th addition to Orange City Terrace, $82,299.
W. Denis Shelley and Barbara B. Jean Trust to Charles A. and Barbara C. Coleman, part of section 14-14-32, $592,550. Kurt A. and Janice M. Wipperfurth to Geran J. and Kim S. Williams, lot 5, The Woods Subdivision, $500,000. Bluegreen Vacations Unlimited Inc. to Vacation Trust Inc., unit 203, Casa Del Mar, $473,346.18. Paul R. and Peggy Holder to Jeffrey E. and Jane A. Edmond, lot 9, Halifax Plantation, $345,000. Bank of New York Mellon to Intervest Consulting Services Inc., lot 34, Plantation Bay, section 1D-V, $300,000. David and Terrie Fuehrer to Steven P. and Jill A. Petrozzi, lot 73, Ormond Lakes, $290,000. Bryan R. Book to Michael Bernshteyn and Isabella Ryabaya, lot 62, Oak Forest, $255,000. Monique D. Dilling to Mark D. and Lisa M. Virden, lot 105, Village of Pine Run, $250,000. Diane M. Matousek, Clerk, and Melanie F. and Michael A. Shiffman, lot 11, Triton Beach, $225,001. Zulu Properties LLC to Lawrence S. Burgess III, lot 163, Tomoka Oaks, unit 7C, $180,000. Sunoco Inc. to RITI Holdings LLC, part of lot 13, block 7, Hands Tract, $175,000. Marie Fitzgibbons to Frank and Carlotta Horvath, lot 22, Knollwood Beach, $165,000. Mary E. Duncan and Jessica and Ivaylo Sabev to Terry and Kristina Obliske, lot 13, Oak Forest, phase IV-C, $159,500. Ronald Kneale, Matthew Kneale and Malcolm Kneale to Maria Kopec, lot 31, Castlegate Subdivision, $155,000. Kathleen M. Dorlando to Gaye and Robert J. Nicholaus, lot 7, Halifax Plantation, $150,000. AGD Properties of Volusia County LLC to Donald J. Borum, lot 33, Ray Mar Heights, $150,000. Antoinette F. Chapman to Bankfirst Realty Inc., lot 7, Hickory Village, $144,485. Terrance J. and Paulette E. Wallace to Todd C. Roberts, lot 3, Willis subdivision, $138,000. Karen A. McDonald to Benjamin H. Smith Jr., lot 49, Ormond-by-the-Sea, unit 7, $132,500. Eugene C. Smith Jr. and James B. Schnaak to William L. and Frankie D. Welborn, unit 116, Ocean Dunes Townhouse, $125,000. Frank Saljanin to Michael D. Harper, lots 11 & 12, Ormond Beach Estates, $118,000. Judith C. Bickel to Garner T. and Joycelyn E. Harris, lots 18 and 19, block 16, Ormond Terrace, $100,000. Gary R. and Kimberly M. Berstler to Georgia L. Morgan, lot 1, Ormond Golfridge Estates, $79,900. Sharon B. Logan and Anastasia A. Dondero to Jamie V. Broere and Steven D. Pennington, lot 30, block 10, Tomoka Estates, $75,000.
Hampton Manor Ormond Beach Community LLC to Florida Four Properties LLC, lots 71 and 72, River Breeze Estates, $3,160,000. Margarete Koop to Guery and Linda Bowers, part of section 3-14-32, $95,000.
Russell and Rebecca E. Huebner to Farm & Pet Outlet of Osteen LLC, lot 3, block 27, Pells Hilltop, $440,000. Richard J. Parker to Andrew R. and Rae L. Juhl, part of section 6-19-32, $105,500.
Palm Coast SLP LLC to ARHC BHPALFLO1 LLC, part of section 19-12-31, $17,037,216. Rolando C. Casis to Richard W. Henney, lot 29, block 34, Wynnfield, $260,000. Edwin Beauchamp to Silvia A. Flint, lot 23, block 7, Country Club Cove, $250,000. Paul R. Copeland Jr. to Benjamin D. Allen, lot 2, block 52, Kankakee Run, $215,000. Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court to U.S. Bank NA, lot 34, Lakeview, $190,400. Seagate Homes LLC to Andrea M. Smith, lot 4, block 31, Pine Grove, $164,900. Martha Brower to Glideslope LLC, lot 2, block 23, Florida Park, $147,000. Bank of New York Mellon to Brandon Milton, lot 10, block 63, Royal Palms, $145,000. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. to Zina Yakubov, lot 36, block 67, Royal Palms, $135,500. George C. Bunting to Renard K. Harrison, lot 12, block 45, Pine Grove, $128,500. David M. Edwards to James T. Sargent, lot 52, block 5, Florida Park, $126,000. Federal National Mortgage Association to Gary Zawatski, lot 8, block 16, Florida Park, $123,000. Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court to Mitchell Management Inc., lot 7, block 20, Florida Park, $114,801. JKR Investment Group Inc. to James M. Rosso Jr., lot 28, block 9, Belle Terre, $105,000. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Johnnita Smith, lot 4, block 101, Lakeview, $98,500. Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court to PEP Financial LLC, lot 2, block 150, Belle Terre, $97,501. Peter Capobianco to Alberto Pereira, lot 16, Sunrise Villas, $90,000. Anna DiMock to Janet L. Hurd, unit 107, Palm Club Condo, $83,000. Household Finance Corp. III to JKR Investment Group Inc., lot 27, block 68, Pine Grove, $77,000. Flagler County Clerk of Circuit Court to Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., lot 25, block 38, Pine Grove, $75,100.
Donald and Ann H. Guber and the Donald Guber Trust to PIC Holdings LLC, Condo 602-603, Towers at Ponce Inlet, $750,000. June G. Ortkiese and Leon N. Ortkiese Trust to Violet Aikens Properties LLC, unit 2603, Towers at Ponce Inlet, $410,000. Jeffrey H. and Catherine S. Smith to David A. and Catherine S. Smith to David A. and Katherine C. Cochran, unit 5304, Towers at Ponce Inlet, $395,000. Janet M. Rogerson and Rogerson Trust to Michael Mcann, lot 59, Emerald Isle, $335,000. Karl Lewin to Peter T. and Celia C. Lim, lot 53, Emerald Isle Subdivision, unit 1, $335,000. Virginia R. Schwarz to Claire and Gary Wildner, lot 207, Light House Shores, $77,500.
2011 Port Orange Association LLC to On the Road Realty LLC, lot 6A, Port Orange Gateway Center, $4,850,000. John F. and Sheila M. Sostarich to Michael P. Kirch, lot 26, Riverview, $492,000. Intervest at Waters Edge Ltd. to William L. White Jr., lot 708, Waters Edge, $412,680. Michael B. and Jeanine Smith to Harold O. Phillips, lot 122, Sanctuary on Spruce Creek, $325,000. Charles H. and Mary Ann Henderson to Eric G. Gray and Angela Holland, lot 23, Ashton Lakes at Cypress Head, $239,000. Kargar and MJ at Grand Champion LLC to Steven J. and Jennifer A. Master, lot 85, Grand Champion, $234,000. Frederick L. Ziffra to Allan Ziffra, part of lot 3-D, Elizabeth Bunch Grant, $215,000. James D. Camp III and Edward J. Ennis Jr. to Daniel D. and Maria B. Ruggero, lot 774, Waters Edge, phase VII, $200,000. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Edwin and Corinne R. Rosado, lot 128, Port Orange Plantation, $195,000. Florida Community Bank to Coast Partners Corp., part of lot 2, Port Orange Business Park, $190,000. Diane M. Matousek, clerk, and Kalvin and Natallia Nathan to THR Florida LP, $190,000. Regions Bank to John J. and Lauren H. McKenna, lot 68, Sterling Chase, $185,000. Darrin E. and Deron D. Moore to Gina M. Cooper, lot 79, Waters Edge, $176,000. Norma J. and Lawrence S. Hampton to Lauren Fox, lot 559, Waters Edge, $174,900. D.R. Horton Inc. Jacksonville to Rivka Huberman, lot 230, Port Orange Plantation, $173,000. Judd Laurie to Long Truong and Nhung T. Le, lot 558, Waters Edge, $170,000. Joseph P. Gentile and Linda M. Kostan to Rebecca L. Worley, lot 65, Hamlet subdivision, $165,000. Constantino and Jennifer Buffa to William H. Von Hippel, lot 15, Countryside, unit 12B, $165,000. Maronda Homes Inc. of Florida to Kamal Frikach and Rachida Rtimi, lot 146, Sunset Cove, $165,000. Federal National Mortgage Association to Charles E. Bird, unit 148, part of blocks B and C, Harbor Point Subdivision, $161,550. Oslo Properties Inc. to Emily D. Figueroa and Joshua A. Burkhead, lot 93, Cypress Cove, $159,900. SJ Mak LLC to Brian and Genevieve M. Shleifer, lot 98, Woodlake subdivision, $157,500. Ruth Q. Hiler to Michael E. Tucker, lot 30, Waters Edge, $155,000. Nicholas Yeary to Robert and Drema R. Taylor, lot 8, Woodlake, $155,000. Sheri M. Smith to SEO LLC, lot 155, Kingswood subdivision, $132,000. U.S. Bank NA to Jannet Siebert, lot 87, Kingswood subidivison, $116,500. Fannie Mae and Law Offices of Marshall C. Watson PA to Hugh H. Lambert Jr., lot 55, Royal Palm, $110,000. Pamela D. Monier to Jonathan D. Thomas, lot 60, Hidden Lakes, $107,000. Patricia D. Tyler, Kathryn Stahl and Sean Grainger to Adam and Violet M. App, part of lot 63, Countryside, unit 3C, $102,000. Robert G. Hachey to Robert G. Hachey and Romana Hejcova, lot 7, Countryside subdivision, unit II, $99,500. Buford B. Jamison Sr. and Buford B. Jamison Jr. to Serge Nash, lot 2, Southwinds, phase 1, $98,000. Michael J. and Melissa B. Dowling to Ryan L. Justice, lot 91, Hidden Lake, $92,428. Carol and Lewis P. Markey Jr., lot 1 and part of lot 2, block 21, Portona, $76,000.
Michael J. and Barbara J. Castellano to Richard and Donna Barr, lot 12, Harborside Village, $190,000. Redus Halifax Landing LLC to C. Philip and Barbara M. Laucks, unit 405, Halifax Landing, $170,000. 3131 S. Ridgewood LLC to Valerie DuPlechain, unit 101, River Club, $145,000. Jeff and Rebecca Kiel to William C. and Patricia Van De Water, lot 42, Palm Grove Subdivision, sixth addition, $110,000. Osprey Foundation LLC and Brian Trust to Forrest Logsdon, lot 24, Greenbriar Subdivision, $96,000. Edward Falkowski to Tonya L. and James K. Rose, part of lots 8 and 9, block 1, Melodie Park, $90,000.
Carole Crevani to Joseph and Deborah Hollinger, unit 28, Hawks Nest Condo, $630,000. William C. Hendershott, Constance C. Arnold, Shirley J. Ferrari and Robin Warner Goodyear to Janet L. and Lee G. Kraus Jr., unit 1821, Eagles Crest Condo, $450,000. Peter Holske to James S. and Jean M. Clarry, unit 82, Glens at Spruce Creek, $120,000.
Fifth Third Bank to Fred R. and Beth E. Ehle, lot 310, Wilbur-by-the-Sea, $542,220.
Deeds recorded Dec. 3-7, 2012
The Daytona Beach News-Journal publishes deed recordings supplied by the Volusia and Flagler County Clerks of Court. The listing is limited to properties that sell for $75,000 or more.


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