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8:23 a.m. PDT, July 19, 2012

SAN DIEGO -- A driver died Thursday after crashing an SUV into a retaining wall in Sorrento Valley, police said.

The fatality on Sorrento Valley Boulevard near Roselle Street happened shortly after 4:30 a.m., according to San Diego police Officer Erik Pollock.

A police officer on patrol witnessed crash. The driver, who was the only person in the SUV, was speeding down Roselle Street and went straight into the retaining wall without breaking or attempting to turn, the officer said.

"At this point, we don't know what happened," San Diego police Sgt. Art Doherty said. "There was no reason why that vehicle should not have negotiated that turn. But instead, he just continued straight forward at a very high speed and struck the wall center mass, so basically the front end is sitting right in the front seat of the vehicle."

The driver, who was not immediately identified, was appeared to be between 25 and 30 years old, investigators said.

Sorrento Valley Boulevard was during the investigation and cleanup. Police reopened the road shortly after 7:30 a.m.

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Clive Palmer says the design team has completed preliminary work on Titanic 2, and "all the money I've got is the budget" but that "no pensioners will be allowed in the Casino".

There is something irresistible in imagining Clive Palmer in the third-class 'tween-decks of his Titanic II, the bodhran pounding, the fiddles flying and the uillean pipes wailing, Guinness spilled and light feet a-jigging.

Could he please, please lure Kate Winslet down there for a wild reel? It would, without doubt, be the finest application conceivable of the billions surging from Australia's coal deposits.

Clive, you may be aware, has made it known that when his dream ship is built, he'll spend his time in third class because that's where all the fun will be.

Clive Palmer at the Titanic II announcement. Photo: Glenn Hunt

It seems rather more likely that Clive is having a wee bit of fun with all of us. Is there even a third class, once known as steerage, in a cruise ship any more, even if such a strata seems necessary if the Titanic II is to be a replica of the first?

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Well, let's imagine there will be, and let's imagine this fabulous fantasy will eventually float upon an ocean.

Third class passengers, Clive has declared, will be screened from the casino up in snooty first class because they should be saved from themselves. They couldn't afford to lose their money. And pensioners would be banned altogether.

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Empowers architects to create greener, higher performing buildings in conceptual design

Sefaira, a leader in energy efficiency software for building design, construction and management, today announced the public launch of Sefaira Concept - a new web application built to revolutionize the design of low and zero energy buildings.

Architects are challenged to design beautiful and refined buildings, while also meeting ambitious performance goals and tight budgets. They cannot effectively explore sustainable design options with current software, and the use of rules of thumb do not allow architects to uncover the best combination of energy efficient design strategies. When energy analysis happens only after major design choices have been made, the options are fewer and the costs of change higher. The result is lost opportunities for sustainability, energy efficiency and lower operational cost, and ultimately a compromised building design.

Sefaira Concept provides an intuitive, web-based sustainability analysis platform built specifically for conceptual design. The product enables architects and project teams to rapidly and iteratively explore design options, which leads to better performing buildings at a lower cost. The key features of Sefaira Concept include:

Sefaira Concept empowers designers to make better decisions from the earliest stages of design, said Mads Jensen, CEO of Sefaira. The building design and construction sectors have an important mission to reduce the energy consumption of buildings. Sefaira Concept supports true data driven design in the green building space and puts more analysis at a designers fingertips than ever before. This helps our users create high performing, economical and sustainable buildings, even given the current budget constraints within our industry.

Over the past few months, Sefaira has been on-boarding more than 40 global customers through the Early Adopter Program (EAP). The customers span small, medium and large architectural and engineering firms, educational institutions, construction companies, building materials manufacturers and utility companies.

I have been frustrated with existing green building software tools as they do not allow us to quickly iterate through multiple sustainable design options, said Larry Barr, AIA, President at Quinn Evans Architects. Sefairas visionary solution enables us to gain a competitive advantage, by allowing us to focus on those solutions that provide the most value to our clients.

Asif Din, Director at ZEDfactory Ltd., added, It is now practical to incorporate sustainability into conceptual design, reducing the complexity of producing zero fossil energy and zero carbon buildings.

Sefaira will host a 30-minute webinar on Thursday, July 26th, 2012 at 11:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time to introduce Concept. To register for this webinar, visit the following link: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/319487742 .

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CORPUS CHRISTI It may be hard for taxpaying non-architects to understand how bad a thing an architect group and school officials did when they discussed fees before the architect group won the contract. Aren't cost savings in the taxpayers' best interest?

The answer: Yes, but.

Perhaps the easiest way to gauge the gravity of the offense is to consider that the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners is seeking six-month suspensions of the licenses for the four architects hired for the Adkins Middle School project, instead of mere fines.

Last August, those architects discussed cost savings that could occur if Corpus Christi Independent School District chose them. Which CCISD did.

The architects knew and school trustees should have known or should have been advised promptly by administrators and legal staff that architects are supposed to be chosen according to their qualifications and that contract negotiations, including the price, are supposed to come next.

The architects, who initially thought they only would incur fines, are fighting the proposed suspensions. A licensing board enforcer told the Caller-Times that the state agency would seek a penalty sufficient to deter the offense. That meant something stronger than a fine that other architects might be tempted to risk as a cost of doing business, offset handsomely by fat contracts. We commend the agency for seeking an effective, sufficient deterrent.

The school district also faces consequences, though they appear significantly lighter. The Texas Education Agency found that the CCISD violated state law and has ordered the district to submit a plan showing how it will manage its bidding process to prevent such problems.

"I believe our board was operating in such a way that they felt they were making the best decision for the district and the taxpayers," Superintendent Scott Elliff told Elaine Marsilio of the Caller-Times. To our dog ears, that sounds like: We only were trying to save you money. And again that's a noble pursuit that we taxpaying non-architects can understand and appreciate.

But the rules weren't made just for rules' sake and certainly they weren't made to be broken. Highly respected local architect David Richter, who was among the many who signed complaints to both the architectural board and the education agency, explained it in terms we non-architects can understand. Don't assume that the rules are set up to protect architects, he said.

"It's really supposed to protect the public and help them get the best quality in a fair and honest selection process. Because of that," Richter told Marsilio, "it's very important for the public interest to have a law that's upheld."

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ORLANDO, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Information Architects Corporation (IACH) announced today that it has named industry veteran Michael Ostrow as its new President.

Michael Ostrow is the founder of American Health Plans, Inc. (currently, MeadowStar Enterprises, LTD) a Medical Discount Provider listed on NASDAQ under the symbol MELD. Mr Ostrow was instrumental in designing the concept and implementation of "The Medical Health Discount" product from the inception of this industry and continues to provide day-to-day management of the company. Additionally, Mr Ostrow is a principal in the financial services firm of Senior Life Planning Group, LTD., specializing in the design and implementation of life insurance policies as funding vehicles for business continuation, tax-advantaged executive benefits, and estate preservation. The company is also active in the Senior Settlement Market as funding assets for pension plans and investment funds. Mr. Ostrow also has served on the Board of Directors of Mariculture Technologies, Inc., an innovative company in the field of fish farming and as President of Peconic Bay Seafood Co. He has completed degree programs from The American College obtaining the designations of both Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC), and from the University of West Virginia with a BSBA in Marketing/Management.

"Mr Ostrow brings an abundance of experience and knowledge to the IACH management team. Our continuing development of IACH senior management is providing the infrastructure and support needed to carry out and execute our aggressive new business initiatives," stated Thomas Jaspers IACH CFO.

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"Forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. These statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future results or events. Information Architects Corporation disclaims any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. There are important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to risks associated with changes in general economic and business conditions (including in the information technology and financial information industry), actions of our competitors, the extent to which we are able to develop new services and markets for our services, the time and expense involved in such development activities, the level of demand and market acceptance of our services, changes in our business strategies, and the purchasing activity or lack thereof by registered web mall members.

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King Roofing and Aluminum Contractors Inc., based in King City, has been fined $90,000 after a worker was injured in Brampton almost four years ago. A supervisor was also fined $10,000 in relation to the same incident. According to Ontarios ministry of labour, workers from the company were replacing the roof of a home in Brampton on August 11, 2008 when one of the workers accidentally stepped off the roof while moving a bucket of tar. The worker fell to the ground below and the bucket of tar overturned, spilling tar on the fallen worker. The worker broke multiple bones and suffered third degree burns. A Ministry of Labour investigation revealed that there was no form of fall protection at the project and the injured worker and another worker had not been trained in fall protection. The injured worker had also not been wearing appropriate clothing for work with hot tar. King Roofing & Aluminum Contractors Inc. pleaded guilty on a number of fronts including failing to ensure that workers were trained in fall protection, were adequately protected by a guardrail system and were wearing appropriate protection against injury for the hot tar. Joe Scarna, owner of the company and supervisor at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty to failing, as a supervisor, to ensure that the workers were adequately protected by a guardrail system. Justice of the Peace Jeannie Anand imposed the fines today in Brampton. In addition to the fines, the court imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.

McVean Drive reopened

McVean Drive, from Lexington Road to Castlemore Road in Brampton, has been reopened fully to traffic following a watermain break earlier this month.

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PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (BECN) (the Company) will host a webcast and conference call on Tuesday August 7, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its earnings results for the fiscal year 2012 third quarter and year-to-date period ended June 30, 2012. These results will be released before the market opens on that day. The webcast link and call-in number are shown below.

The live webcast of the call, along with a webcast replay after the call, can be accessed at http://ir.beaconroofingsupply.com/events.cfm (the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of the Companys web site). For those unable to connect to the Internet or who may want to ask questions, the conference call dial-in number is 719-325-2204. To assure timely access, call participants should call in before 10:00 a.m. The earnings press release will be available at http://ir.beaconroofingsupply.com/releases.cfm.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is a leading distributor of roofing materials and complementary building products, operating 206 branches in 38 states in the United States and across Canada.

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Hilton-VanderHorn Architects, owned by Darien residents Charles Hilton and Douglas VanderHorn, has been selected as the winner of the 2012 National Brick in Architecture award competition in two categories: "Residential Single Family" and "Paving & Landscape Architecture."

The competition has been sponsored by the Brick Industry Association since 1989. The BIA has honored Hilton-VanderHorn Architects for its outstanding design incorporating clay brick for both aesthetics and sustainability. The award-winning project in the "Residence Single Family" category was a renovation of a French manor estate in Greenwich. Hilton-VanderHorn Architects sought to improve its appearance by giving it a more authentic French look with better proportions and authentic period detailing. Although the use of limestone was an option, brick was chosen due to its color options, scale and visual interest. The versatility and workability of the brick made many of the details possible; brick quoins along the corners of the house, jack arches above the doors and windows, the stringcourse between the first and second floors, and the massive chimneys, with their inset panels, that anchor the various parts of the composition.

The winning project in the "Paving and Landscape Architecture" category involved renovating two cabanas situated at the end of a pool, on the grounds of the same property. The cabanas were completely remodeled using brick to match that of the main house and designed in a French style, with whimsically designed slate roofs. Rosy salmon-colored brick was chosen for its relation to the main house and for its durability, character and for its natural fit into the landscape.

Hilton-VanderHorn Architects is a 21-year-old Greenwich firm that specializes in traditional residential design. The firm has completed projects across the country, with the majority of their work being located in Fairfield and Westchester counties. The firm is the recipient of American Institute of Architects, Connecticut Home Builders Association and various periodicals and trade association design awards. Its projects have been featured in national and regional shelter publications, as well as in books, such as "Shingle Style Houses - Past and Present," "Dream Homes of New England," "The Classicist" and "A Decade of Art and Architecture 1992-2002." The firm has been featured this year in two new TV series: a pilot for "The Architects of Modern Living" and "Homes and Estates -- Today & Tomorrow."

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CANUTILLO, TX Architects and school officials are asking the public for feedback in choosing a design for a brand newelementary-and-middle combo school.

Carl Daniel Architects, the firm hired by the District to design the school, will present three potential designs for the campus during a community meeting that starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the CISD Administrative Office, 7965 Artcraft Rd. Artist renderings of each design are attached to this press release.

During the meeting, school officials will ask parents, students, employees and taxpayers to select their favorite option for recommendation to the Board of Trustees as the final look of the new school. Participants also will have one last chance to give input on specific aspects of the aesthetic, educational and extra-curricular design of the school before the Board adopts the final drawings later this summer.

"We are excited to be getting closer and closer to the actual construction of the school," said Jennifer Matthews, CISD's Executive Director of Facilities and Transportation. "It is very important to present our constituents with opportunities to give input on every aspect of school construction. I'm looking forward to hearing from them as we unveil the three innovative designs from our talented architects."

The $21-million school will be located at the intersection of Paseo del Norte and Northern Pass drives, and be funded through bonds that were approved by voters in 2006 and 2011. The campus will serve grades pre-kindergarten through eighth and accommodate fast growth in the eastern part of the District.

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