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Watchers of this video seminar on Udemy.com will walk away understanding what it will take to complete their projects on time, on budget and according to plan.

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The series includes four parts:

The videos serve as a crash course for homeowners tackling their outdated, cramped kitchen or bathroom.

Watchers will walk away understanding what it will take to complete their projects on time, on budget and according to plan.

Far too often, I see homeowners making costly mistakes in their kitchen and bath remodeling plans, says Brown, With this video I hope to help them recognize the importance of planning and choosing the right professionals to guide them through to a truly completed room that meets their expectations.

The video is available online in the Udemy network:

http://www.udemy.com/how-to-survive-a-kitchen-and-bath-remodel/

The full, four-part series is $29, and includes downloadable worksheets to help homeowners take notes and keep track of details throughout their remodeling project.

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Plans for the tall building in the middle have been changed but are still grand.

Plans for San Francisco's tallest building have been changed to be less grand, but if built, the "skyline-busting" skyscraper next to the Transbay Terminal would still be quite the edifice.

New plans for a 60-story, 1,070-foot tall building at First and Mission streets have been submitted to the city, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. That'd make for 1.35 million square feet of office space soaring 220 feet above the city's current tallest building: the Transamerica Pyramid, built in 1972.

While scaled back, the plans prove that there's faith in the city's economy, especially in the office-hungry technology sector, according to the newspaper.

The building could be completed in 2016 at the absolute earliest, the newspaper reported. That's dependent on plans for the new Transbay Terminal, which would be next door to the huge building, being approved in May.

Original plans for the building called for it to be 200 feet higher, and have about 550,000 extra square feet of office space.

The building would be shrouded in glass painted "pearlescent white," the newspaper reported. It should "glint even on cloudy days," an expert said. Shiny!

The top 150 feet of the building would be an empty crown, with metalwork "encasing only air," the newspaper said.

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BY GABRIELLE RUSSON BLADE STAFF WRITER

By summer 2013, a new commercial office building could generate up to 100 jobs in Oregon, a real-estate developer told city officials.

The two-story building is proposed for an empty lot near the Oregon Clinic at 3851 Navarre Ave.

Oregon City Council is considering the developer's request to change the property's zoning from residential to commercial.

Council is expected to hold a public hearing and vote on the issue at a March 26 meeting.

Construction could start as early as the summer, and the new tenant could be in place by spring of 2013. The business could create 80 to 100 jobs, said developer Bruce Kearns of JMS Real Estate.

He told the city planning commission that because of a confidentiality agreement, he did not want to disclose the building's tenant.

Oregon Mayor Mike Seferian speculated that the new building could be either a doctor's office or another business related to the medical field.

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Three representatives from Attorney General Lisa Madigans office, three people from FQC (the construction company involved with building the Law and Justice Center), two from PSA-Dewberry (the architectural firm), States Attorney Tom Brown and Alina Hartley, Livingston County Board administrator, toured the Law and Justice Center March 8 to view and discuss infractions found to be in non-compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Livingston County Board Chairman Bill Fairfield said he feels the tour went well. They discussed topics that had been taken care of and cleared up, then they shared ideas on what they still had to do, he said. Fairfield said Madigans office will be taking those discussions under advisement and will issue a letter to the county when any decision or plan of action has been made, but Fairfield said they were given no time frame as to when the county could expect a response. This will not be cured in two weeks. We just have to see where this goes, Fairfield said. He also said its very sad that this happened with the new building and that it has always been important to make it accessible to every person that uses the building and it is their goal that it will be. Its very tragic that it came to this. Everybody thought we were doing things right. They went according to 1991 codes and since then, theyve come out with 2010 codes, which are quite different, he said, noting that the 2010 code didnt become effective until construction of the facility was well under construction. Fairfield said there were no statements issued from Madigans office the day of the tour, as it was just an investigation. The door pressure has been fixed and signs have been ordered. When the complaints were made, some of the signs that were noted were there were only temporary, so those have been replaced and taken care of. I would say probably two-thirds of the things on the list (of 99 non-compliance issues) have been addressed, he said. Fairfield added that when the building was built, he and others were under the assumption that it was built to code I would have to say that I was pretty disappointed that someone anonymously made the complaint. It all started over one urinal that was only 17 inches from the wall and progressed from there, Fairfield said. Its unfortunate. Were very proud of that building and it is our goal and always has been to make the building accessible to every person who will ever use it.

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The kitchen in Bryan Voltaggios previous home was small. It had an electric oven, bisque-colored appliances and such a dearth of cabinet space that most of his cooking equipment was stored in a free-standing cabinet in another room.

The kitchen in his home today? Well, its much different.

Earlier this year, Voltaggio, 35, moved his family of four to a five-bedroom house just down the road in Frederick. Not surprisingly, the kitchen was one of the main attractions for the chef.

I like that it feels like a professional kitchen environment, says Voltaggio, and we have space to entertain a lot of people.

A spacious, 20-by-20-foot room houses multiple rows of dark wood cabinets, granite countertops, a walk-in pantry, a wet bar, a granite-topped center island and stainless-steel appliances, including the high-tech Samsung refrigerator that Voltaggio and his brother, Michael, can be seen pitching in a recent television commercial.

Adjacent and open to the kitchen is a 21-by-11-foot addition, which the previous owners used as a sunroom. But the Voltaggios consider it an additional dining area. A 77-inch white oak table sits in the center, and a wine refrigerator stands nearby.

With the ample space, Voltaggio now has more than enough room to house all of his favorite kitchen toys, as he calls them, including a Vitamix blender (an investment he highly recommends), a Delonghi espresso machine (a gift from his brother), a Breville toaster oven and, the most recent addition, an Acrobaleno pasta extruder (an extremely fancy pasta maker).

The extra room also makes it easier for him to do something else he loves: cook with his 4-year-old son.

Thatcher likes to cook more than he likes to eat, says Voltaggio. Sometimes Ill come home and there will be carrot peels on the counter. He wont eat the carrots, but hell peel them.

To foster his sons interest in food, Voltaggio includes Thatcher in meal prep.

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One of Santa Barbaras most distinctive buildings is the beautiful stone edifice at 1500 State Street, the home of Trinity Episcopal Church. Founded in 1866, the Episcopal congregation was the second Protestant denomination to hold regular services in Santa Barbara, after theCongregationalists.

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There was no call for Protestant churches in Santa Barbara during the Spanish and Mexican eras; the population was united in the Roman Catholic faith. The few Americans who did settle here invariably converted to Catholicism if they wished to marry or own land. In the 1850s, the number of Protestant newcomers slowly grew in the aftermath of the Gold Rush and California statehood. The first Protestant sermon preached in Santa Barbara appears to have been by the Rev. Adam Bland, a Methodist circuit rider, in1854.

The first Episcopal service took place on December 16, 1866, in the county courthouse, the former John Kays adobe, located in the same block where the courthouse is today. The name Trinity was bestowed upon the church the following March, reportedly at the suggestion of a parishioner who had attended an Episcopal church of the same name in New York City. The early membership roll of the church contained many familiar names, such as W.W. Hollister, Charles Fernald, Russel Heath of Carpinteria, and ship captain Martin Kimberly, to name just afew.

It soon became apparent that new quarters were needed. In September 1868, the parish held a fair to raise money to build a church in the first block of East Gutierrez Street on a lot donated by parishioner Samuel Brinkerhoff. The highlight of the fair was undoubtedly the serving of ice cream, a food heretofore unknown in the city. A loan fleshed out the building fund and, although the church was not quite finished, the first service was held there on Christmas Day 1868. It was the first Protestant church building in SantaBarbara.

Additional construction occurred in the early 1870s, but controversy arose. John Cornell, appointed rector in September 1873, did not approve of raising money by holding fairs and throwing parties. When it became apparent the congregation felt otherwise, he resigned after only five months inoffice.

The arrival of the Southern Pacific to Santa Barbara in 1887 marked the beginning of a new era for Trinity. The tracks went down the middle of Gutierrez, right past the church doors, and the resulting noise, dust, and smoke convinced parishioners to pull up stakes. The building was sold, and a new redwood church with a 120-foot steeple arose where the public library sits today at Anacapa and Anapamu streets. The congregation continued to grow, numbering more than 200 by the early1900s.

Misfortune struck before dawn on December 20, 1903, when the church burned to the ground. Services were held later that day at the nearby Elks Hall. Funding for a new church moved forward slowly; not until 1912 did construction begin. In the interim, services took place in the churchs Sunday School building. Two Pasadena architects designed a magnificent native sandstone structure at 1500 State Street. The building cost $54,000, and the debt was not paid off until1919.

The earthquake of June 29, 1925, virtually demolished the stone church. Once more, the congregation dedicated itself to rebuilding and renewal. The result was todays Trinity Church, a triumph of the spirit andfaith.

Michael Redmon, director of research at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, will answer your questions about Santa Barbaras history. Write him c/o The Independent, 122 W. Figueroa St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

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"The second generation of Evoke 2.9 Downlights is the result of many years of research and development combining LED energy efficiencies and cost savings without compromising appearance or performance," said Frank P. Diassi, Chairman and Founder of Amerlux. "The family is ideal for upscale residential, retail and a variety of commercial applications in North America and on a global scale as well."

Specifically engineered around the latest LED light sources, the 12-watt Evoke combines uncompromising energy efficiency and superior aesthetics with a miniature 2.9-inch aperture. Evoke offers architects and lighting designers the flexibility to create complete sustainable lighting schemes including general, accent, task and wall washing applications.

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The family offers warm 2700K, crisp 3000K, bright white 3500K and cooler 4000K LED sources that can be used in highly switched areas or applications requiring dimming capabilities. Consuming just 12 watts, Evoke LED is capable of producing over 670 net lumens of uniformed light in 15- to 60-degree beam spreads. Tightly binned LEDs ensure excellent fixture- to-fixture consistency and a superb CRI (color rendering index) of 82 to 90.

To maximize their rated life, Evoke 2.9 G2 LED Downlights combine conduction, convection and radiation elements to divert damaging heat away from the LEDs with a multi-faceted thermal management system. A patented ceramic circuit board ensures that the LEDs are driven to their optimal performance while the highly engineered heat sink conducts heat away from the diodes above the ceiling line. This unique combination provides additional thermal protection, allowing for a tight cluster of high output LEDs to be used in this discreet aperture size. The result is a long lasting fixture capable of significantly reducing operation costs by maximizing energy efficiency and minimizing maintenance.

The patented heat sink reduces fixture temperature for an unparalleled LED rated lamp life of 50,000 hours at 70 percent initial output. The compact LED module produces over 670 net lumens of light while consuming just 12 watts of energy. A unique slide mechanism offers easy access to the LED driver to simplify inspection and maintenance. The luminaire boasts a precise beam spread range from 15- to 60-degrees that makes it ideal for lobbies, conference rooms, private offices and elevator banks.

Evoke 2.9 G2 LED Downlights are designed with a reflector trim that sits flush with the ceiling line, for a minimal edge detail. A trimless fixture is also available with a perforated plaster ring that mounts to the aperture for the application of drywall compound, which is applied directly to the plaster ring and feathered away for an even cleaner installation and look. High performance lighting applications are effectively achieved from above a smooth, uninterrupted surface, for a clean, unobtrusive aesthetic.

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The Outlets of Alaska at Dimond Center will add 150,000 square feet of space to the currently thriving retail hub.

(Mark Your Calendars: RealShare REAL ESTATE 2012, March 22nd in Los Angeles).

ANCHORAGE, AK-Dimond Center LLC, owner and developer of the retail center here by the same name, will develop the Outlets of Alaska at Dimond Center, the states first-ever outlet shopping center here. Slated for completion in Fall 2013, the outlets will add roughly 150,000 square feet of gross leasable space to the Dimond Center, which currently features 750,000 square feet of retail stores including Best Buy, Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle, Forever 21 and Zumiez, along with popular restaurants and eateries, family-friendly entertainment venues and office space.

The retail hub is located less than 10 miles south of downtown Anchorage and six miles from Anchorage International Airport, in a region where consumers shop tax free. South Anchorage is also home to some of the highest-income earners in Alaska, with annual salaries exceeding $100,000.

Dimond has engaged FFO Realty, a leading real estate and development advisory firm headquartered in Baltimore, to lead leasing efforts on behalf of the project. FFO Realty brings more than 40 years of outlet-center leasing experience to Dimond Center, says Hugh Ashlock, a member of Dimond Center LLC. We look forward to working with FFO Realty to bring Alaskas consumer community and rich tourist market our states first-ever outlet-center shopping experience.

Ashlock tells GlobeSt.com that construction will begin on the outlet center in Spring 2013. So far, weve had very good response from typical full-line brandsthe same grouping in most outlet centers are very interested, and there are some luxury brands interested, too.

Dimond hopes to attract the bush shoppers residing in the states rural areas who come into Anchorage a few times a year for special events and medical care, ready to spend their permanent fund dividend checks at local retail outlets including Dimond Center, Ashlock continues. In addition, the cruise-ship industry brings 650,000 passengers through Anchorage every summer, providing additional tourist income for the area.

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