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FOREST --

One of Bedford Countys most popular residential neighborhoods plans to add a retail shopping center fronting U.S. 221 in Forest.

Maddox & Son Construction Inc. seeks to rezone two parcels to allow for a shopping center in front of the Gables of Jefferson Commons, a nine-building apartment complex with 216 units that have mostly filled since construction began a few years ago.

Andy Maddox, the companys president, wants to change the zoning from C-1, office district, to a C-2 general commercial district so two-story buildings could be built facing U.S. 221 on opposite sides of the entrance to the complex. The buildings would have retail space on the first floor and apartments on the second and would be the first housing in Forest to locate atop retail commercial space.

The countys department of community development on Wednesday hosted a neighborhood information meeting on the rezoning at the Forest Public Library. Besides Maddox and the project engineer, only one adjacent property owner and Forest District planning commission member Fred Fralick attended.

Maddox, whose company also constructed similar Gables projects in Wyndhurst and Cornerstone in Lynchburg, said a couple of restaurants are interested in locating to the proposed shopping center. He said he has sent information to other chains but no announcements are ready at this time. He added he wants to attract anchors to the area.

He envisions 20 units of loft style apartments between the two buildings that would be mostly single-bedroom. The residential portion of the project would allow for more patience with the commercial aspect.

Our intentions are not to compromise our property behind, he said, referring to the Gables complex. We want to be selective.

The exact square-footage of the buildings was not stated Wednesday, but Maddox said the land allows for about 25,000-square-feet of space combined.

Maddox said he hears from businesses that they want to locate to Forest but do not want to go as far as Perrowville Road. Current zoning of the parcels is very limited to office uses, county planner Brad Robinson said.

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25 May 2012

PhotonStar LED Group plc

Appointment of Interim CFO Services

PhotonStar LED Group plc (AIM: PSL, "PhotonStar" or "the Group"), the British designer and manufacturer of smart LED lighting solutions, has announced the appointment of CFO Solutions Limited to provide Interim CFO services to the Group. This appointment is being made pending the recruitment of a replacement for CFO Ceri Jones, who leaves the business today, following a handover, as announced 28 March 2011.

CFO Solutions, based in Chichester, West Sussex, provides outsourced Finance Director services to both public and private companies in London and the South East. Principals Nigel Souster and Nigel Lee, between them have over 40 years' experience working at Big 5 accountancy firms. Nigel Souster was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Southampton for 20 years, whilst Nigel Lee brings a wealth of experience from 11 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers, and more recently as a Finance Director and Controller in a number of IT companies.

CFO Solutions has had a long standing relationship with PhotonStar having been involved with the business since its inception and has recently been advising the Board.

James McKenzie,CEO of PhotonStar LED Group PLC, commented

"CFO Solutions, and Nigel Lee in particular, has provided the financial support and advice needed to guide PhotonStar LED from its start in 2007 to the reverse take-over of Enfis in 2010.

"This experience and deep understanding of the PhotonStar business makes CFO Solutions the obvious choice for the interim CFO role."

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NEW YORK, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Perkins+Will, a leading international design firm ranked number one in the Architect 50 list produced by the American Institute of Architects' Architect magazine, announced today that it is in discussions about the potential opportunity to join with London-based Pringle Brandon, an architecture and design leader in the UK, which has enjoyed its second consecutive year of double digit growth.

The London offices would be known as Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will. The combined list of key clients would span multiple sectors including corporate & commercial, education, healthcare, media, public sector, science & technology, sports & recreation, and transportation. The partners, Jack Pringle, Chris Brandon, William Poole-Wilson, Fiona Balance, and Linzi Cassels would continue to lead the combined businesses.

Pringle Brandon Drew would also operate as Pringle Brandon Perkins+Will. This recently launched practice, offering base build architectural services and strategic advice, is led by former Rafael Vinoly and Foster + Partners architect John Drew, and is currently working on 2.5 million square feet of commercial and mixed-use development in the UK.

By joining forces with Pringle Brandon, Perkins+Will would continue its ongoing strategic development in talent, services, markets, and geographical presence. Pringle Brandon and its 90 professionals would benefit from being able to offer existing and potential clients a greater range of services across a wider international field. Perkins+Will provides integrated design services including architecture, interior design, branded environments, and urban design.

"Pringle Brandon's stature in corporate interiors, workplace strategy, and more recently architecture, is a compelling complement to Perkins+Will and would enhance our ability to provide local resources to clients throughoutEurope," said Phil Harrison, president and chief executive officer of Perkins+Will.

"Not least, Pringle Brandon has been a vanguard for transforming sustainable architectural practices in the UK. This kind of enterprising leadership exemplifies our shared commitment to sustainable design, research, and innovation, and is the kind of talent that we've had great success integrating and supporting as we grow strategically," he added.

Jack Pringle, joint founder of Pringle Brandon said, "After two years of expansion and success through the recession, we need to keep developing our practice and we are convinced that Perkins+Will's combination of design excellence, broad expertise, and ethos of social and environmental responsibility both meshes with who we are and would enable us to take our client offering to an entirely new level."

Chris Brandon, co-founder of Pringle Brandon, added, "We are extremely excited about the increased possibilities this opportunity would bring us. We've enjoyed two years of diversification, growth, and expansion across Europe, and Perkins+Will can bring a depth of expertise across markets that would have taken us many more years to build. We want to continue to be a leader at home and expand our horizons abroad."

Founded 77 years ago and with 21 offices in North America and a total of 24 globally, Perkins+Will is a top global design firm renowned for innovation and sustainable design. The firm has more than 1,000 LEED Accredited Professionals and recently completed the highest-rated LEED Platinum building in North America. It also has widespread expertise in the corporate, education, science, and healthcare sectors.

Pringle Brandon comes to this potential partnership having celebrated 25 years in business in 2011. The firm specializes in corporate interiors and architecture and has been ranked number one in the annual London Interior Architect Rankings compiled by Metropolis Property Research for two years running. It is also at the forefront of research for fit-out and workplace consultancy, publishing ground breaking reports starting with the prescient 20:20 Vision in 1996, predicting the impact of flat-screen technology on office design. More recently, the practice has helped develop and pilot the UK refurbishment and fit-out environmental assessment Ska Rating tool and undertaken workplace density research for the British Council for Offices, which sets the specification for all UK offices. The senior team is also highly regarded with Jack Pringle a former Royal Institute of British Architects President and William Poole-Wilson an active member of CoreNet UK Chapter.

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24-05-2012 12:19 Mold Damage in Mansfield Ohio. Shambaugh.s Cleaning & Water Restoration restored this home back to new. This home had water damage from a broken gutter. Toxic Mold was found through out this basement. Shambaugh's was able to bring back the home to liveable After the house was gutted ,cleaned and sanitized it was Tested and approved! Untreated water damage can not only cause severe health problems but mold damsge is about 5 times more expensive to repair over water damage.

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24-05-2012 12:54 The Philadelphia Museum's Rodin Museum, undergoing a thorough interior restoration and reinstallation of outdoor sculpture. It was designed by Paul Cret, the architect for the Barnes Foundation's original Merion home, before it moved next door to the Rodin Museum. May 15, 2012. Related post:

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24-05-2012 18:16 - DIY Video demonstrates how to change a rusted wheel house on a 1966 Ford Mustang with basic hand tools. This video is intended for the DIY home project. I have other videos demonstrating how to use power tools. For more tips and videos, visit http

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23 May 2012 Last updated at 09:51 ET

A High Court battle over the former home of Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has begun.

Campaigners are opposing plans to part-demolish Undershaw in Hindhead, Surrey, and turn it into housing.

The Undershaw Preservation Trust wants Waverley council's planning permission for the development to be overturned.

Campaign lawyers said there were more than 1,300 objections to the development. The council said it was confident its decision was correct.

Grade II listed Undershaw, built in 1897, was where Conan Doyle wrote the Hound of the Baskervilles and The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

The author designed and lived in the property with his wife and entertained many writers there, including JM Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, and Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula.

John Gibson, founder of the Undershaw Preservation Trust, said campaigners wanted the building to be restored and had "many dreams" for the property, including that it could become a museum or literary centre.

Andrew Lockley, head of public law at Irwin Mitchell, solicitors for the campaigners, said the council had ignored public opinion and made basic errors.

He said: "It has agreed to a plan which involves the partial demolition, alteration, conversion and extension of the building instead of a considered restoration."

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When Dennis and Nanette Burke lost their home at the corner of Collins and St. John in Biloxi to Hurricane Katrina, they thought their replacement house in Woolmarket would become their "forever" home.

Their first love -- their old Biloxi home -- was gone, but sometimes love comes a second time around.

There was a house on Seal Avenue that had been vacant since 2004; even then, the Burkes had seen something intriguing about it, but it wasn't available. It survived the storm, with damage but no water; the water stopped two houses down, Dennis said. Still, it wasn't for sale.

The Burkes settled into life away from their beloved downtown. Then the unexpected happened: The Seal Avenue house was available.

"We bought it Nov. 1, 2009, and in January 2010, we started on the demolition, the leveling and the exterior," Dennis said. "June 7, 2010, is the day John Miller showed up. He made all this happen. He would let us go full circle with an idea before he would tell us if it would work or not."

Miller, a contractor, guided the Burkes through the restoration of the ca. 1905 cottage-style shotgun house. They did the demolition themselves, with the help of family and friends.

"I don't know how many we filled," Nannette said, referring to portable trash bins. "You wouldn't believe all the mess involved."

About a year later, the restoration was complete, and the Burkes were living on Seal Avenue -- back home.

The Mississippi Heritage Trust recently acknowledged the diligence involved in bringing the house back, awarding the Burkes a Heritage Award for Merit for Restoration/Rehabilitation. The framed award now sits on the living room mantel.

The demolition work was interior.

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May 24, 2012 12:28 am

From staff and wire reports

Toilet and Cabinet Locks

Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, Ind., is recalling about 183,000 toilet locks and 685,000 cabinet locks because children can disengage them.

The recall involves Safety 1st Sure Fit toilet locks with model numbers 48003 and 48103 and Safety 1st cabinet slide locks with model numbers 12013 and 12014. Model numbers can be found on the back of the locks.

They were sold at Bed, Bath and Beyond, Burlington Coat Factory, Home Depot, Target and Walmart from January 2005 through April 2010 for between $8 and $20 for the toilet locks, and from January 2000 through March 2009 for between $2 and $11 for the cabinet locks. Amazon.com sold both locks through April 2012.

Consumers should contact DJG for a free replacement.

For more information, contact DJG toll-free at 1-877-416-8105 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at http://www.djgusa.com.

Desk Lamps

L G Sourcing Inc., of North Wilkesboro, N.C., is recalling about 33,000 LED Clip-On Desk Lamps because the power cord can detach where it meets the clamp, posing an electric shock risk.

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