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"Floored by VersaShield" - A video series focused on flooring installation and moisture concerns in concrete slabs. http://www.versashield4floors.com.
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Floored by VersaShield: Signs of Flooring Trouble Video
"Floored by VersaShield" - A video series focused on flooring installation and moisture concerns in concrete slabs. http://www.versashield4floors.com.
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Taipei, Taiwan GlacialLight, the lighting division of GlacialTech Inc., announces a new 24cm square panel light offering up to 1600 lumens of energy efficient LED light in a compact package - GL-PL24-SM. Consuming only 17.3W, the GL-PL24-SM produces bright, uniform lighting over the entire lighting panel in an easy to install surface mount format. The GL-PL24-SM comes in 3 color temperatures and dimming is available.
Better Light Compared to the uneven, flickering light from fluorescent tube lighting, the GL-PL24-SM creates a much smoother, uniform illumination that is more pleasant to the eye. Light is created across the entire 24 square LED panel creating a smoother illumination ideal for indoor lighting applications. The GL-PL24-SM comes in either Warm White (3000K), Neutral White (4000K), or Cool White (5700K) color temperatures.
Easy to Install A one piece surface mount design makes this panel light easy to install as a replacement or supplement to existing lighting. Made of die-cast aluminum, the GL-PL24-SM is sturdy yet light enough to be wall-mounted. The compact 24cm square dimension fits a variety of modern interiors and the packaged LED driver mean exterior wiring is kept to a minimum. A rod pendant mount allows the light to be lowered from the ceiling, giving an additional installation option.
Energy Saving At only 17.3 watts of energy usage, the GL-PL24-SM efficiently produces up to 1600 lumens of light, making it ideal as a modular lighting solution for kitchens, restaurants, cafes, or other indoor environments. The GL-PL24-SM is RoHS compliant, contains no mercury and emits not harmful UV or IR rays. 3-in-1 dimming capability allows the light to be lowered as needed and for additional energy savings.
Features: One piece, easy installation. Can be mounted on nearly any surface: wall or ceiling. Die-cast aluminum construction - light and sturdy. Color temperatures 3000K/4000K/5700K available. Optional rod pendant mount. 3 different models under this series: non-dimmable, 3-in-1 dimmable, and DC input.
Specifications GL-PL24-SM (non-dimmable)
About GlacialLight GlacialLight, the lighting division of GlacialTech, manufactures LED lighting solutions for indoor/outdoor applications and both residential and commercial uses. As well as having a wide range of finished LED lighting products, GlacialLight also offers its clients the option of customizing products for specific needs. Please visit the company homepage at http://www.GlacialLight.com
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Matt McGuire - Architects - C.A.N.C.E.R - Drum Cover
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Architects - Black Blood from the 2013 re-release of "Daybreaker" is the copyrighted property of its owner(s).
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Englewood is renovating this Yard House Restaurant in Kansas City.
CHICAGOThe nationwide increase in job creation, coupled with the Feds recent decision to continue holding down interest rates, has many in commercial real estate looking toward 2015 with great anticipation. This includes those involved in retail and restaurant ground-up construction and shopping mall renovations.
Confident in the improving economy, national retailers and restaurant owners have been adding new locations this year, and we expect that activity to continue in 2015, says William Di Santo, president of Lemont, IL-based Englewood Construction. Shopping mall owners are also renovating their space to make trips to the mall more experiential.
In 2014, many retailers and restaurateurs added new venues as well as tore down existing stores and replaced them with new ones in order to meet brand standards, Di Santo adds. While there still is ample space for retrofits in empty storefronts, were seeing more focus on ground-up construction.
Englewood recently started three new ground-up projects, a Coopers Hawk Winery and Restaurant in Oak Lawn, IL, a suburb of Chicago, a Seasons 52 restaurant from Darden in Bridgewater, NJ, and a 55,000-square-foot Hobby Lobby at Seabrook Crossings in Seabrook, NH. In 2014, Englewood also completed a ground-up Goodwill store in the Chicago area.
Over the past few years, the majority of restaurant construction has been confined to upscale activity, Di Santo says. That has changed in recent months as consumers are returning in all categories, including fine dining, fast casual and fast food. As a result, we expect a very robust pipeline for restaurant work in 2015.
Englewood also recently began an expansion at white tablecloth restaurant The Purple Pig in Chicago, as well as the renovation of a Yard House in Kansas Citys Power and Light District. Englewood is also working with Red Robin and Buffalo Wild Wings in the fast casual arena to roll out several new restaurants in 2015.
Stratford Square Mall in suburban Bloomingdale, IL, has been a popular retail destination in its market for decades, but its owners recently tapped Englewood to manage the malls redesign, construction and tenant coordination, a good example of the recent trend to revitalize and revamp existing malls. The traditional mall has faced an uphill battle as competition from lifestyle centers and online shopping has only increased in recent years, says Di Santo. To draw shoppers to malls, investors will be adding entertainment venues, fine dining and other features that cannot be recreated online.
People are willing to go out and spend money on services they cannot get at home, he adds. Entertainment options, such as new theater and bowling concepts, are both trending for 2015.
And increased confidence among consumers has resulted in more foot traffic in malls, leading retail tenants to relocate from tucked-away corners to more expensive center-court locations. To offset the higher rent, many national retailers have decided to take smaller floor plates. And for shopping mall owners, this has meant reconfiguring areas with renovation projects.
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A $38 million plan to put up a three-building complex of offices, storefronts and apartments along East Third Street in south Bethlehem got approval Thursday to receive tax benefits through the City Revitalization and Improvement Zone.
The centerpiece of the Greenway Commons would be a five-story building between Fillmore and Pierce streets that would have ground-floor retail space and 95 luxury apartments above.
To its east there would be a four-story building with more ground-floor retail and 15 apartments. To its west, there would be another four-story building with retail and 63,000 square feet of Class A office space.
With conditional approval from Bethlehem's CRIZ authority board, developer Bethlehem Renovations can take that to banks to help secure private financing for the project. The project received approval from the city Planning Commission in October.
Several lenders have expressed interest in investing in the project, not only because of its inclusion in the CRIZ but also because it represents another step in the "rebirth of south Bethlehem," said Rob DeBeer, a development director for Bethlehem Renovations.
Among the conditions attached to the approval is proof of private financing for the project. The developer and authority also must negotiate the "level of increment," or the percentage of tax deferment the project will be allowed to leverage.
The CRIZ covers 130 acres in Bethlehem, including large portions of former Bethlehem Steel land, and allows developers to use certain state and local taxes to offset construction costs, so long as new jobs are created.
According to the developer's CRIZ application, the project would create more than 200 temporary construction jobs, more than 200 office jobs and 300 retail jobs.
DeBeer told the authority some prospective tenants have expressed interest and that Bethlehem Renovations may have announcements regarding anchor lessees by the time construction begins in March. He anticipated construction would take nine to 12 months.
Bethlehem Renovations is a company of BethWorks Now, one of the original investors in the redevelopment of the Bethlehem Steel brownfield.
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Even before the front door is opened - even before one climbs the outside steps of the Spinelli home in Riverton - the dazzle begins curbside.
The wraparound porch, the gazebo - and in this season, the lights and decorations - all suggest that something magical is unfolding.
This is an exceptional place in any season, but at Christmas, the pre-Victorian home takes on a glow with an aura of yesteryears that blur present and future.
The soaring ceilings, the woodwork, the fireplaces and arches and crown moldings all explain why 700 visitors poured in for a holiday tour sponsored by the Riverton Free Library last year.
The tale of how the Spinellis came to own the Second Empire period home is one of patience and persistence.
It was in 1986 that the couple, both educators - she at St. Joseph's University, he as a corrective reading specialist in South Jersey - first saw the home. Back then, it was almost completely hidden by overgrown shrubs.
"It was definitely not very inviting," Cathy recalls.
Still, they considered what the three-story house, divided into several apartments, could be as a unified whole.
But then they learned there was no high school in Riverton, and with four kids ages 4 to 10, it was a deal-breaker - at least for the moment. They bought it anyway, knowing that someday they would not be landlords with rental apartments.
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LOUISDALE If Yvonne Sampson didnt have a prosthesis in her throat, silence would rule the little house she and her husband built 40 years ago.
Raymond Sampson is deaf and mute, and Yvonne had throat surgery more than four years ago after a bout with cancer.
Sampson, 76, was fitted with a voice-restoration prosthesis that allows her to talk, but it requires special cleaning and care several times a day.
Its pretty quiet now, said Sampson, pressing a finger to the stoma or hole in her throat.
The prosthesis in her neck essentially replaces her voice box, which was removed during a total laryngectomy.
If I didnt have that, you wouldnt hear me, she said.
The couples daughter, Janet Martell, was shown how to clean and care for the prosthesis just after the surgery in Halifax and was sent home to Richmond County to provide the daily care her mother needs.
She is worried about what could happen if her mother needs emergency care. There are no medical staff in Cape Breton or in the Guysborough Antigonish Strait health district trained to provide the specialized care needed for a throat prosthesis.
Martell works in a local kitchen three days a week and goes to her parents house before work, during breaks and after work to make sure her mother hasnt choked on a piece of food or had her airway blocked by infection or a buildup of blood.
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You are here: Home > Proper cabinet reshuffle looms December 19, 2014 in News
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is likely to reshuffle cabinet soon after returning from his annual holiday in the Far East, despite last weeks changes, which will see several ministers and their deputies, most of whom are linked to former vice-president Joice Mujuru, dumped. Faith Zaba/ Elias Mambo
The reshuffle which will follow last weeks replacement of dismissed pro-Mujuru ministers would likely see First Lady Grace Mugabe enter cabinet as Womens Affairs and Gender Development minister, taking over from Oppah Muchinguri. Mugabe did not appoint anyone to the portfolio when he announced new cabinet ministers last week despite initially drafting in Victoria Chitepo before she was inexplicably dropped.
Muchinguri was reassigned to the Ministry of Higher Education, replacing Olivia Muchena who was dismissed together with Mujuru and seven other ministers, accused of plotting to topple and assassinate Mugabe.
Senior government sources said Grace was already preparing to take up the post as she has ordered department heads from the ministry to submit reports to her.
The First Lady is preparing to take up the post. She has told all department heads to submit reports related to programmes and staffing to her, which they have done, he said.
Grace cant wait to come in. The norm has been that the party secretary for Womens Affairs is appointed Minister of Womens Affairs.
Grace was recently confirmed as the Womens League boss at the just-ended congress (December 2-7), making her the most powerful woman in the ruling party after the recent ejection of Mujuru from the politburo and government.
Constitutional expert Lovemore Madhuku said Mugabe has to drop one of his five appointees in order to accommodate Grace.
According to the constitution, ministers or deputy ministers are supposed to be members of parliament; however the president has the leeway to appoint five individuals into parliament.
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