Anthony Hudson, architect who designed the Open youth venue. Photo: Simon Finlay.

David Freezer Monday, May 14, 2012 6:30 AM

There has been further good news for Open after the architects who designed the 12m transformation of the grand former Barclays bank building won an award.

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Hudson Architects, based in Redwell Street, Norwich, has claimed the Project of the Year award at the 2012 RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) East of England Awards.

The transformation also won the Community Benefit award at the ceremeony at Chilford Hall, near Cambridge, on Thursday night.

Anthony Hudson, pictured above at Open, of Hudson Architects, said: We are elated to win the Project of the Year Award.

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UNION CITY, Ind., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Acme Floor Company has won the "Best Commercial Wood Flooring" award for its installation of the flooring in Helzberg Hall, the 1,600-seat concert venue at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and the current home of the renowned Kansas City Symphony. Supplied by Frank Miller Lumber, the flooring in Helzberg Hall was constructed and installed from more than 20,000 square feet of 3" red oak and features a stunning floor-to-ceiling aesthetic showcasing a variety of North American hardwoods.

The 2012 National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Expo, held April 2012 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla., is the only convention and trade show in the world dedicated solely to wood flooring. Experts in wood flooring and hardwood from around the world gathered to network, share experiences with their peers, and honor the achievements of some of the premier flooring companies in the industry.

"Acme is honored to receive this award from the National Wood Flooring Association," said Bob Kenney II, president and owner, Acme Floor Company. "We are proud to do our part to create such an exceptional building for the Kansas City community."

Helzberg Hall was designed by internationally renowned architecture firm Safdie Architects, who collaborated with Acme Floor Co. to create a space that showcases the delicate acoustics of solo concerts, chamber music and even full orchestras. The architects wanted to use quartersawn hardwood to complement their world-class design, and Acme turned to the premier quartersawn hardwood experts at Frank Miller.

"We feel privileged that Frank Miller was chosen by Acme Floor Co. to supply the hardwood used in the architecturally significant Kauffman Center," said Dan Hackett, president and CEO, Frank Miller.

About Acme Floor Co., Inc. (www.acmefloorco.com)

A family owned and operated business specializing in laying, refinishing, and resurfacing hardwood floors for residential and commercial customers, Acme has more than 86 years of experience serving Kansas residents as a wood flooring specialist and also offers professional gym floors, custom staining and refinishing services.

About Frank Miller Lumber (www.frankmiller.com)

Frank Miller helps architects and designers realize the elegance and durability of quartersawn hardwoods in the most distinctive architectural endeavors. Established in 1903 and located in Union City, Indiana, Frank Miller produces exceptionally fine quartersawn and plain sawn hardwoods for manufacturers of fine furniture, cabinets, architectural millwork and flooring. Frank Miller's quartersawn products are used in high-end commercial and residential construction around the globe where there is a significant architectural/design element to the project's cabinets, millwork and flooring.

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NEW YORK, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Dimension Data, the $5.8 billion global specialist IT solutions and servicesprovider, announced today that its Americas division is the recipient of eight Cisco Partner Summit awards. Cisco unveiled the winners April 17 at its annual channel partner conference in San Diego, Calif. Dimension Data received the following Cisco Partner Summit awards in the Americas:

U.S. and Canada:

Latin America:

"Cisco is proud to partner with so many well-respected and industry-leading organizations, and it is an honor to recognize Dimension Data Americas as a Cisco Partner Summit award winner," said Jim Sherriff, senior vice president, Americas Partner Organization at Cisco. "The awards presented to Dimension Data Americas recognize its performance and expertise as a Cisco channel partner in the Americas in 2011."

"Receiving this recognition from Cisco is a significant honor and reinforces the strength of Dimension Data's ability to partner with Cisco for more than 21 years," said Jere Brown, CEO of Dimension Data Americas. "We're very proud of our teams for earning these awards, which are a testament to their unrelenting efforts in working with each client to help them plan, build and support the right solution for their unique and changing needs."

Brown continued, "We are particularly pleased to have received recognition in key, growing markets like Canada and Latin America, which underscores our commitment to and success in these regions. These awards mean a great deal to our Americas organization and are a significant accomplishment for Dimension Data."

Cisco Partner Summit awards are presented at three levels: global, geo and theater. Cisco Partner Summit U.S. and Canada theater awards reflect a partner's performance in a given geographic region of the United States or Canada.

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Founded in 1983, Dimension Data plc is an ICT services and solutions provider that uses its technology expertise, global service delivery capability, and entrepreneurial spirit to accelerate the business ambitions of its clients. Dimension Data is a member of the NTT Group. http://www.dimensiondata.com

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DesignHub Inc., a creative services and marketing firm based in Saline, has developed the new website for Process Results Inc., an engineering services firm also located in Saline.

The new site describes Process Results' services across a range of industries - commercial, industrial, municipal, educational, and more.

The company provides consulting engineering and technical know-how to clients in chemical processing, pharmaceutical, green technology, automation and controls, energy management, facilities/industrial, commercial/architectural, forensic engineering and other application areas.

Visitors to the new site can learn about Process Results' work on high-profile projects through case studies that show how the company has helped clients meet engineering challenges and solve business problems.

The site outlines Process Results' eight-stage approach to engineering projects, and the company's professional credentials and affiliations are detailed. Other site highlights include a brief history of the company and profiles of the company's principals.

News from Process Results appears on the homepage and is archived within the site. There are also answers to frequently-asked questions about the company and its services.

"The DesignHub team was a pleasure to work with and responsive to our requests," said Cindy Dames, marketing manager for Process Results, in a news release.

"They provided a clean, professional facelift to our site."

DesignHub built the site upon its own content management system, called ContentHub, based on open-source software tools. ContentHub lets authorized site administrators at Process Results make day-to-day changes to the site's variable content themselves.

Process Results was founded in 1991. The company today employs 25 consulting engineers and other professionals. Continued...

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VINCENT, Alabama -- Realtor Judy Naugle mostly is interested in selling houses to the living, but for the past year, she has been focused on restoring the final home of one Vincent-area community's dead.

She and friend Anne Gibbons started last June on a project to clean up the cemetery that holds the remains of an important family in the area as well as the remains of slaves and freedmen, and those of early American Indian settlers.

Their efforts were rewarded most recently in late April when a historic marker was dedicated for what has been named the Bailey Cemetery. Last August, the site received a listing on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.

The cemetery is on Shelby County 62 and is part of what is being called the Arkwright Heritage Area. "We believe there are one thousand graves in here," Naugle said. "This is a truly significant historical site."

The cemetery got its name from William Bailey, one of the first landowners in the area as well as a slave holder. His family -- including his three wives -- are buried in the cemetery.

One of Bailey's sons was friends with a slave boy about his age who lived on the Bailey property. While the local historians do not know at what point the young slave was freed, they do know that the son gave his friend several acres of land.

The freedman was successful to the point that he donated land for Evangel Temple Church.

"He lived the American dream," Naugle said.

The Alabama Society of Daughters of the American Colonists provided the marker for the dedication, which was attended by about 60 people.

Naugle and Gibbons formed the Vincent Historical and Environmental Society last June. "I needed a service project," she said.

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It has been four years since a tornado nearly destroyed the historic Wynnewood home in northern Sumner County.

The 19th century log structure took a direct hit in February 2008.

Thanks to a multi-million dollar reconstruction effort, the landmark is now gearing up for its grand reopening.

History buff Rick Hendrix oversaw the restoration. He got the job by showing up after the storm.

"All of the chimneys were knocked down. The whole entire roof structure was gone and the house had been shifted roughly five inches off of its foundation," Hendrix recalled of the damage.

"We had to do it in stages," he continued. "We first of all had to do the emergency stabilization of the house, get it back on its foundation [and] get it in the dry."

The damage wasn't contained to the exterior.

Hendrix said, "This door here blew open. That wall was gone. That chimney that's right behind here, like I said, it had collapsed and was out in the yard. A lot of the furniture was pulled out [and] sucked out in the storm."

Countless artifacts and furniture were scattered about. Workers salvaged, rebuilt and replaced lost items.

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Objectors gather at the site for new homes at Happisburgh. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY

Lucy Clapham Sunday, May 13, 2012 6:29 PM

Angry residents have launched a campaign against the planned site for nine new homes that will replace Happisburghs threatened clifftop properties.

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The Beach Road homes are being demolished before they fall victim to the North Sea and as demolition work continues, proposals have now been lodged to reinstate the string of properties further inland.

But a group of residents are objecting to the replacement site off North Walsham Road, behind the village primary school, as they say the mix of three- and four-bedroom detached and semi-detached homes would be a blight to the picturesque entrance to Happisburgh.

They have also said the development will stifle any opportunity for the school to expand and cause traffic and parking problems.

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Bridge span ships out

U.S. Rep Ed Whitfield (second from left) and area officials listen to comments from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 Chief Engineer Jim LeFevre concerning the ongoing reconstruction of a replacement Eggners Ferry Bridge span at the Eddyville Riverport Friday. The replacement span has been loaded onto a barge and will be joined by two massive cranes before making the trip to its destination near Aurora this weekend. Those on hand Friday included (from left) Lyon County Judge/Executive Wade White, Trigg County Judge/Executive Stan Humphries, Marshall County Commissioner Misti Drew (hidden) and Eddyville Mayor Nancy Slaton.

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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials say there's been a bit of a delay in repairs to the partially collapsed Eggners Ferry Bridge.

One crane was loaded Saturday night. They are working to load the second crane Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the transportation cabinet.

The cranes and replacement span are not likely to move on Sunday, according to the spokesman. He says the best estimate is that they would like be transported sometime Monday.

By the time the second crane can be loaded today there would not be sufficient daylight to make the trip by water to the bridge site.

The bridge closed in January after a cargo ship slammed into it and knocked a single 322 ft. span into Kentucky Lake.

Engineers said Saturday morning it may now be late Saturday or Sunday before they can load the replacement span and the equipment required to lift it onto a barge for a 30-mile river trip from Eddyville to Eggner's Ferry Bridge.

The trip is delayed because crews were having trouble building a ramp from shore to get two huge cranes on board.

Once the steel truss arrives, weather will determine how quickly it can be lifted into place. Deck construction could take as long as ten days to two weeks.

KTC officials say the concrete will need to cure for several more days before traffic will be allowed to cross the bridge

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The rumour making the rounds of an impending cabinet reshuffle by President Goodluck Jonathan is the machination of a powerful political force within the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) working for the removal of some key ministers in the government, the Presidency alleged yesterday.

The political bloc, comprising members of the PDP, working in tandem with some opposition elements were said to have targeted ministers considered as key players and who are responsible for the successes recorded in the economic structure of the Jonathan administration.

The ministers are those of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed; Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke; Niger-Delta, Elder Godsday Peter Orubebe; Information, Labaran Maku; Labour, Emeka Wogu; Interior, Abba Moro; as well as the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike and his Agriculture counterpart, Akinwunmi Adesina.

A highly placed Presidency source told LEADERSHIP on anonymity, that the political group were particular about Mohammed and Allison-Madueke "who they see as major threats to their 2015 political ambition and are mobilising public anger against them with a view to discrediting an emerging political base of President Jonathan, who pessimists had thought lacked the ability to survive the ongoing political warfare against him."

The source said, "Beside being seen as the most loyal crop of cabinet members in the Jonathan government, the opposition group, which has some converts within the ruling party also believe that the ministers are partly responsible for the visible progress and successes so far recorded by President Jonathan.

"The prime target of this group of powerful opposition is the FCT minister. Given that he hails from the north, these political enemies are worried that despite entreaties not to return to the Jonathan's government, Bala has remained loyal and committed to the political ideals of his principal, the president.

"Since moving that historic doctrine of necessity, they have not forgiving him. If you know what they have done to his image because of his continued closeness to Mr. President, you will weep for him. Our people believed that having served as FCT minister, the second most important ministry in Nigeria, next to petroleum, for two years, he should have resigned and returned to his political roots, which brought him to the senate in the first place, before he joined the PDP and the Jonathan government".

He added that some people are specifically afraid that Bala's stabilisation and growing influence in the North, if not checked, could turn out to be another strong weapon in the hands of the president to actualise his second term ambition if he eventually makes up his mind to run in 215.

The game plan of labelling the FCT minister as being "anti-north," according to the source, "was adopted by those who wanted him out of the Jonathan government. Hence, they choose to use various means to tag the petroleum minister and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr Austin Oniwon as being corrupt.

"This was their (opposition) game plans, but one of them who also works for us revealed their secret. And in order not to create an environment of disloyalty and a possible feeling of dissent among the ministers, Oga (President) decided to come out clear that embarking on a cabinet reshuffle was not his immediate priority.

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