Dramatic footage as a tornado hits Morley. Courtesy Steven McKiernan.

Caution: Strong language. Watch as chairs and other debris fly through the air during today's tornado. Courtesy Jason Bourke

Watch as a tornado forms over Perth's Northern suburbs. Courtesy Josh Bird.

STORM FRONT: Peter Ehlers stands in his Light Street backyard after a tornado ripped through Dianella and Morley. PICTURES: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow

DESTRUCTIVE PATH: The line of destruction from the mini-tornado. Source: PerthNow

TREE FLOP: The tree in front of Maureen Ransom's Fitzroy Street home fell onto the road without causing damage to any houses or cars. PICTURE: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow

DESTRUCTIVE: A mini-tornado has slammed Dianella-Morley around midday today. Picture: David Alexander Source: PerthNow

DESTRUCTIVE: A mini-tornado has slammed Dianella-Morley around midday today. Source: PerthNow

FLYING HIGH: What looks like pyjama pants hang from a tree in Marmion Street, Dianella. PICTURE: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow

DESTRUCTIVE: A mini-tornado has slammed Dianella-Morley around midday today. Source: PerthNow

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In the Planet Clark trailer, you can rap your knuckles on countertops made of paper, inspect a heat-recovery ventilator and ask questions about green building standards.

You have several opportunities in the next few months to explore the 20-foot trailer, which is bursting with information about environmental sustainability.

It will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 23 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 at the Recycled Arts Festival in Esther Short Park, on Eighth Street between Columbia and Esther streets in downtown Vancouver.

It will be open July 4 at the Felida Fourth of July Children's Parade and Celebration in Felida Park off Northwest 36th Avenue and 122nd Street.

And from Aug. 3-12, it will be stationed at the Clark County Fair, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road.

The trailer is operated by Planet Clark, a partnership among three departments within Clark County government to educate people about such topics as building permits, stormwater rules and energy efficiency. Clark Public Utilities was among 20 sponsors that helped create the trailer, which first hit the road in April 2011. Since then, about 5,400 people have toured it.

Planet Clark staff members came up with the idea for the trailer full of exhibits after spending a year sitting in booths at home shows.

"We were handing out pens and brochures and being very boring," said Mike Selig, the county's energy-efficiency services coordinator. "So we bought the trailer. We felt it would be really effective to get into the community and have hands-on activities."

The county bought the trailer for $10,000, and sponsors contributed an estimated $25,000 in labor and materials, Selig said.

Selig is excited about several recent additions to the trailer. One new display is the Daikin Altherma, a domestic heating and hot water system that delivers between 3 and 5 kilowatt hours of usable heat for every 1 kilowatt it uses. Another new addition is the LifeBreath Heat Recovery Ventilating system, which pumps fresh air into the home and stale air out, all while retaining 80 percent of the heat from the indoor air.

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When an e-mail from famous New York interior designer Bunny Williams showed up in her inbox March 27, Raji Radhakrishnan knew the news was good. The designer, based in the Brambleton neighborhood of Loudoun County, had been selected to participate in New Yorks 2012 Kips Bay Decorator Show House, akin in the design world to winning an Oscar.

I almost fell off my chair, says Radhakrishnan. (It was a vintage art deco desk chair, by the way.) She had submitted her portfolio to the Kips Bay committee for several years but had never been chosen. For a designer, I dont think it can get better than this.

(Marco Ricca/RAJI RADHAKRISMNAN) - Nice views, inside and out: Loudoun Countys Raji Radhakrishnan designed a homeoffice for a museum curator at the Kips Bay Decorator Show House.

(Greg Powers/GREG POWERS) - Interior designer Raji Radhakrishnan, who's based in Loudoun County.

Williams, who is this years show house chair, invited Radhakrishnan to walk through the show house venue: two huge luxury duplexes at the Aldyn, a contemporary high-rise building on Manhattans Upper West Side. They are on the market for $16.9 million and $15.9 million each. Radhakrishnan was one of 32 designers who had five weeks to come up with design schemes for the spaces, which opened to the public for a month-long gig May 16.

The great thing about Kips Bay is that they let you run with your imagination. You can turn a bedroom into a meditation room or a lounge, says Radhakrishnan, who started her business in 2005 and opened a New York office this spring. Her concept: a home office for the chief curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Because nearly all the rooms were white boxes with big glass windows, she says she knew she had to make hers special and sophisticated without going against the architecture. She had pearl white Venetian plaster applied to the walls and ceiling. It enveloped the space and gave the room a beautiful glow, and still was clean and modern, she says.

It was a fitting backdrop for 20th-century vintage pieces, including a 1960 bar cabinet and Arts and Crafts rug, plus furniture from contemporary designers. She installed a white marble mantel for architectural heft and hung two large photo murals. The curators desk, made of wood and leather, is from Ralph Lauren Home.

A curator would have only beautiful, comfortable and practical things in their home, Radhakrishnan says. Thats what guided me.

The 40th annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House, at 60 Riverside Blvd., New York, is open daily through June 14. Admission is $30. The money raised benefits the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club after-school and enrichment programs for New York City children. For more information, go to http://www.kipsbaydecoratorshowhouse.org or call 212-755-5733.

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BARRINGTON BARRINGTON ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS BARRINGTON, RHODE ISLAND

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012 AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBER

THE FOLLOWING APPLICATIONS WILL BE HEARD: Continuation of application #3671, Carol Bell, 39 Shore Drive, Barrington, RI 02806, applicant and owner, for permission to raise garage roof and add a small connec- tion between current residence and pro- posed modification; Assessors Plat 1, Lot 281, R-10 District, 296 Narragansett Avenue, Barrington, RI 02806, requiring dimensional relief for side yard setback, rear yard setback, exceeding lot coverage as well as for being within 100 of a wet- lands/waterbody.

Application #3673, Judy Chong, 41 Miller Street, Barrington, RI 02806, applicant and owner, for permission to replace exist- ing fence with a six-foot fence; Assessors Plat 29, Lot 75, R-10 District, 41 Miller Street, Barrington, RI 02806, requiring dimensional relief for fence height.

Application #3674, John and Susan Wood, 23 Brook Street, Barrington, RI 02806, applicants and owners, for permission to build a new front porch; Assessors Plat 12, Lot 287, R-10 District, 23 Brook Street, Barrington, RI 02806, requiring dimension- al relief for setback from Hope Court.

Application #3675, Amy and John Tomasi, 63 Lamson Road, Barrington, RI 02806, applicants and owners, for permission to construct second story and mudroom additions; Assessors Plat 34, Lot 150, R- 10 District, 63 Lamson Road, Barrington, RI 02806, requiring dimensional relief for front yard setback, side yard setback and for construction within 100 of a wetlands/waterbody.

All persons interested are invited to attend the meeting at said time and place to be heard thereon. You may obtain a copy of the applications from the Zoning Department, Barrington Town Hall, Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

The Town of Barrington will provide accommodations needed to ensure equal participation in all meetings. Please con- tact the Town Clerks office prior to the meeting so arrangements can be made to provide such assistance. A request for accommodations can be made in writing to 283 County Road or by calling 401-247- 1900, Ext. 301 (voice) or call 711 Relay if you are a TDY OR TDD user. The Barrington Town Hall, Barrington Public Library and Barrington Public Safety Building are accessible to the disabled.

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Members of the South Dakota National Guard, most from the 139th Brigade Support Battalion, help the Brookings County Register of Deeds office move records books Monday afternoon, from the Brookings County Courthouse to the new records room in the Brookings City & County Government Center. The Guard members offered help during their two-week annual training, and their assistance came four days earlier than expected, keeping Register of Deeds Beverly Chapman on her toes./ Register of Deeds record books left the Brookings County Courthouse on Monday afternoon through a first-floor window. Photos by Jill Fier/Register City, county staffers prepare for The Big Move

BROOKINGS Anybody whos ever packed up a house and trucked everything across town or across the country knows what a pain moving can be.

Youre climbing out your comfort zone to jump into uncharted waters to say nothing of the time-consuming, very real work of sorting and packing a lifetimes belongings and then making the new home your personal space.

Now imagine youve been accumulating stuff for a hundred years, and instead of Mom, Dad and the kids youve got more than 60 people and more than a dozen different departments to get settled. That might give you some idea of the massive upheaval the workers at city hall and the courthouse are going through these days in preparation for the Big Move to the Brookings City & County Government Center.

As city manager and commission assistant, Jeff Weldon and Stephanie Ellwein have been handed the task of herding a gaggle of box-toting humans into a brand-new administrative center.

The actual physical move of county and city offices is scheduled to take place next week, from June 11-15, but weve already been at it for six months, Ellwein announced in mid-April. The courthouse clan knew theyd have their hands full, by virtue of the fact that they and their predecessors had been accumulating documents for a entire century and those would have to be dealt with.

The county department heads joined in a transition team to plan for the exodus.

Destroying unnecessary records

Since April, Ellwein explained, courthouse staffers have been destroying duplicate records strictly according to state document destruction policies. Register of Deeds Beverly Chapman even had to get approval from Pierre to dump some of her old papers.

Ellwein says the county staffers even had to pull boxes of records from the crawl spaces below the courthouse. At the time, she said, they couldve used a couple of trained cave explorers.

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va., June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc. of Fairfax County, Va. has won two national remodeling industry awards for the creativity, professionalism and overall excellence of its projects and exceptional customer satisfaction.

Sun Design has won a national Chrysalis Award for a residential basement project in Fairfax County. Chrysalis Awards honor the finest remodeling projects in the country. Some 81 remodeling companies from across the United States were named winners. Winning projects were selected from 420 entries judged on overall design, creative use of space and materials and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure.

Sun Design has also won The 2012 Guildmaster Award (with Distinction) which is given based on a lengthy track record of exceptional customer satisfaction. The awarding organization surveys recent actual customers of homebuilders, remodelers, real estate developers, and home services contractors across the country and makes awards based on specific testimonials provided by those customers.

This has been one of most spectacular periods in Sun Design's 24-year history. Earlier this month, the company announced it had its best sales month ever in March 2012. Sales were more than $1.8 million, beating its last record of $1.6 million in June 2007. The company won a national CotY Award as a "Contractor of the Year" from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), in April of this year, for a dramatic remodeling project in Fairfax, VA.

Sun Design President Bob Gallagher, said, "This is really an exciting time for all of us at Sun Design. We're beating records, winning the hearts of our clients and growing the organization to exceed the expectations of each and every client."

About Sun Design

Sun Design, celebrating its 24th year, has been the recipient of dozens of industry awards. Each year, Sun Design shows off its work during a series of home tours and other special events. For more information, visit the "Events" page at http://www.sundesigninc.com or call 703-425-5588. Sun Design is located at 5795 B Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA 22015.

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Showcasing Energy Efficient Lamps for Commercial Use

Taipei, Taiwan - GlacialLight, a sub-division of the experienced technology manufacturer GlacialTech Inc., extends an invitation to all business and media partners around the world to attend their display (Hall 11.2, Booth #B10) at Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2012, to be held at the China Import and Export Fair Complex from June 9 to 12, 2012.

Event: Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2012 Venue: China Import and Export Fair Complex Exhibition Date: June 9 to 12, 2012 GlacialLight Booth: Hall 11.2, Booth #B10

GlacialLight will be showcasing their wide range of LED lighting as well as introducing their upgraded version of LED lamps designed for commercial usage, GL-AR111-V2 LED. Part of the indoor Vega series, these GlacialLight LED lamps are a direct and energy efficient replacement for traditional interior AR111 halogen lamps.

GlacialLight will also be featuring their newly released LED flood light series using Philips Lumileds LED chips, Arcturus GL-Baylight series, Pollux series LED panel lights, and Capella series down lights. GlacialLight will also be displaying a number of other LED lighting solutions including: LEDs with dimming functionality, high bay lights, lamp lights, LED tubes, light bar display lights solutions.

Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2012 will be an ideal venue to meet, and do face-to-face business, with the leaders of GlacialTech/GlacialLight (Hall 11.2 Booth #B10) and procure the latest in LED products.

Excellent LED lighting products you can trust Design of LED lighting products is based on three core technologies including electrical design (LED drivers), mechanical design (cooling devices), and optical design (lamp holders), respectively performed by GlacialPower, GlacialTech, and GlacialLight in the GlacialTech family. With the three core technologies in hand, GlacialTech has integrated all the resources required for exceptional designs and manufactures excellent LED lighting products you can trust.

About GlacialLight GlacialTech Inc., is a diversified provider of cooling, power supply, and PC enclosure solutions for consumer and industrial applications. Having established strong relationships with LED semiconductor Co.'s, thermal, SMPS and mechanism technology leaders worldwide, GlacialTech leverages world-class engineering, efficient manufacturing and highest-quality materials to provide high brightness, low power LED lighting solutions for indoor, outdoor and other customized applications under the GlacialLight brand. Please visit the company homepage at http://www.GlacialLight.com.

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SAN DIEGO, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --ROHM, in collaboration with Ritsumeikan University and Information Services International Dentsu, Ltd. (ISID), recently announced Guidepost Cell (TM), a unique indoor location detection infrastructure that supplies highly precise positional data to smartphones and other mobile devices to determine a user's location inside buildings, underground malls and other interior areas using low-power 802.11-compliant wireless beacon protocol.

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Demand-Driven Technology

A variety of mobile devices that utilize Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and other outdoor location detection services have been produced in recent years. However, GPS operation is often spotty or non-existent indoors, driving the demand for better performance. As a result, several new positioning methods are currently being researched, including broadcasting GPS signals indoors or diverting radio waves transmitted from wireless LAN base stations.

In response to this burgeoning market need, ROHM, Ritsumeikan University and ISID co-developed Guidepost Cell technology, which utilizes advanced location detection and energy harvesting methods to enable an expected positional accuracy within 1 meter (3'), while requiring no external power source for operation.

Key Guidepost Cell Advantages

Dye-sensitized Solar Cell (DSC)

Key Features

Applications

Indoor power sources for low-power electronic devices such as wall clocks and calculators as well as next-generation systems such as indoor sensor networks.

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NEW YORK, June 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Noted architect Larry Rosenbloom, AIA, has joined Zyscovich Architects as managing principal of the firm's New York City office.

Rosenbloom has more than 35 years of architectural design experience and brings to the Zyscovich team a deep understanding of the Northeast region as both an architect and urban designer. His substantial portfolio of work includes mixed-use, retail, large-scale municipal infrastructure/transportation projects and transit-oriented development communities.

In particular, Rosenbloom has been recognized for his lead role in the retail design for the New 42nd project, an iconic urban mixed use development street in New York City. Larry also has extensive expertise in both the execution of rollout programs for national retailers and the development of modified prototypes for urban environments.

Rosenbloom is a member of the Board of Directors of Vision Long Island and has served as a consultant to key transportation agencies.

"Larry's experience is a perfect complement to the expansive Zyscovich portfolio and together will leverage the unparalleled knowledge of hands-on design principals with a client-focused approach that delivers customized solutions," said Bernard Zyscovich, FAIA, founder and managing principal of Zyscovich Architects.

About Zyscovich Architects

Zyscovich Architects is a nationally renowned integrated urban design, architecture and interior design firm headquartered in Miami with additional locations in New York City, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Bogota and Tobago. Zyscovich's 35-year portfolio includes aviation, education, mixed-use, multi-family, hospitality, retail, and commercial facilities.

For additional information on Zyscovich Architects and its diverse project expertise, please visit the website at http://www.zyscovich.com.

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SEATTLE -- Two of the SODO neighborhood's largest developers plan to build two new high-rise towers in the second phase of Stadium Place, the urban development project just north of CenturyLink Field, and hope to begin construction by summer of 2013.

Daniels Real Estate and American Life Inc. unveiled plans for Stadium Place East in the Pioneer Square neighborhood. The development will complement Stadium Place West, currently under construction, and will be located next to the regional transit hub at King Street Station.

The new development will include two towers with a 23-story 278-room conference hotel, ballroom, health club, 16,000-square feet of retail space, 14,000-square feet of restaurant space and 376 parking stalls. A 170,000-square-foot office tower will be added later. (more below)

When the King County Council approves the final agreements on parking and the affordable housing components later this summer, developers say construction can begin in summer of 2013; early phases of the project are expected to be complete by early 2015.

City and county officials, along with community members, have been working on redeveloping the site for years and say the ambitious urban development project was critical for revitalizing Pioneer Square.

"We heard the residents and business-owners of Pioneer Square when they told us that the Stadium Place project was crucial to the well-being of the neighborhood. This announcement brings the full development together, serving as an example of how neighborhood, government and a development team can work together to ensure that urban places are lively, livable and viable," King County Councilmember Joe McDermott said in a released statement.

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