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Friday, April 29, 2011
Legislature concentrates on three things: Jobs, jobs, jobs - NorthFulton.com
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Know your sickle cell status before marriage- Experts - Ghana News Agency
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Ghana News Agency | Know your sickle cell status before marriage- Experts Ghana News Agency Dr. Ivy Ekem, Head of Haematology Department of Korle bu Teaching Hospital, said the hospital had registered about 24516 persons with the disease as at April, recorded 11455 attendances of sickle cell patients in 2009 and registered 414 new cases the ... |
Monday, April 25, 2011
Franklin Graham: Look for Christ's 2nd Coming on Facebook, Twitter - AOL News
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Franklin Graham: Look for Christ's 2nd Coming on Facebook, Twitter AOL News Graham, 58, noted the role that social media like Facebook and Twitter have played in revolutions across North Africa and the Middle East. "Look at what's happening in Libya or Egypt. Everybody's got their phone out and everybody's taking recordings ... |
Friday, April 22, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Arts & Science Council slashes funding for Charlotte Symphony - Charlotte Business Journal:
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The council has allocated $900,000 for the orchestra for its nextfiscap year, down from $1.9 million this year. The fiscal year startas July 1. The ASC has agreed to give theorchestra $75,00 in July and August, but future paymentsz will hinge on a satisfactory review by the councik of the orchestra’s economic viability. “Evehn in the best of times, the businessd of running a symphony orchestra is complex and says ASC Chief ExecutiveLee Keesler. “ASC understandsw and appreciates the efforts being madeby (Executive Jonathan Martin, his staff and board to repositioj the organization for long-term success.
We providre this restricted funding to support the Charlotte Symphony’s determination and implementation of a new strategicd path forward that is economicallyu viable.” The Charlotte Symphony has receivex funding from the ASC since 1958 and has historically receive the organization’s largest operating grant. In the last 15 the council hasgranted $26.2 million to the The cut in funding comes at a time when the ASC and the symphont are struggling. In March, the ASC laid off eightt employees, almost a third of its staff. The job cuts followedf an annual fund drivr thatraised $7 37 percent below an $11.
2 million The shortfall has meant generally smaller grants for arts groupws that use ASC funding to help financs their organizations. The 77-year-olde orchestra recently cut four jobs and askedx its board members for financial It also expects to make wage concessions fromits musicians. The ASC was foundeed 50 years ago to raise moneyfor Charlotte-areaa cultural organizations and to coordinate fund-raising campaigns in an annual
The council has allocated $900,000 for the orchestra for its nextfiscap year, down from $1.9 million this year. The fiscal year startas July 1. The ASC has agreed to give theorchestra $75,00 in July and August, but future paymentsz will hinge on a satisfactory review by the councik of the orchestra’s economic viability. “Evehn in the best of times, the businessd of running a symphony orchestra is complex and says ASC Chief ExecutiveLee Keesler. “ASC understandsw and appreciates the efforts being madeby (Executive Jonathan Martin, his staff and board to repositioj the organization for long-term success.
We providre this restricted funding to support the Charlotte Symphony’s determination and implementation of a new strategicd path forward that is economicallyu viable.” The Charlotte Symphony has receivex funding from the ASC since 1958 and has historically receive the organization’s largest operating grant. In the last 15 the council hasgranted $26.2 million to the The cut in funding comes at a time when the ASC and the symphont are struggling. In March, the ASC laid off eightt employees, almost a third of its staff. The job cuts followedf an annual fund drivr thatraised $7 37 percent below an $11.
2 million The shortfall has meant generally smaller grants for arts groupws that use ASC funding to help financs their organizations. The 77-year-olde orchestra recently cut four jobs and askedx its board members for financial It also expects to make wage concessions fromits musicians. The ASC was foundeed 50 years ago to raise moneyfor Charlotte-areaa cultural organizations and to coordinate fund-raising campaigns in an annual
Monday, April 18, 2011
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Clothier JoS. A. Bank will wait for more company in the P&L District - Baltimore Business Journal:
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The store, which fronts Main Streef between 13th and 14th streets in probably will open early in the first quarter of officialswith said. They plan to coordinate the openingy with those oftheirt neighbors, which they anticipate will come in the The situation resembles last year, when city officialsz were surprised to discover that the $850 million, eight-blocjk district would not open in October 2007 with .
Two a restaurant and sports bar, openes in November 2007; otherzs that were prepared to open in the fall chose to wait for more to join The district, backed by about $400 million in publixc financing, began a rolling granx opening in March, gradually unveiling a couple dozen bars and along with the flagship store. Rick Usher, Kansas City’s downtownm projects coordinator, had expected JoS. A. Bank to be read y to open any day. “Of course we woulcd like to see more retai l open for theholiday season, but we’re happy to see more bars and restaurants open for the holidau season,” he said. “That’s more than was open for the holidayg seasonlast year.
” P&L Districtr President Jon Stephens said in an e-mail response that plans always have caller for the district’s retail component to open on a rollingh basis as Downtown attracted more “This strategy has been successful beyond any measure,” he “Through the winter and spring, we are excited to be openinh a fantastic new grocery and a variety of additional amenities and eateries.” Although only partiall y open, the district attracted 4.51 million visitorz from January through October. JoS. A.
Bank officiala said they get a better paybacik when they open withnearbt tenants, though a store rarely sits for more than a week before beingb stocked, staffed and opened. As it the JoS. A. Bank sign hangss alone on the block, in which the men’s clothiny retailer is the only announced The store typically is pairexd with otherupscale clothiers. A few minore inspection issues remain, but nothing significanf is holding upthe project, a JoS. A. Bank officialp said. The clothier is waiting for Baltimore-baserd landlord to get final approval for the spacr so it can dothe same. Usher said there are plans for an unnamed retailer to the southof JoS. A.
Bank and a restaurantt on the northwest side of the Tenants that offer basicnecessitiexs — a grocery store, dry cleaner, nail saloh and others — could open in the block northeast of JoS. A. Bank in the he said.
The store, which fronts Main Streef between 13th and 14th streets in probably will open early in the first quarter of officialswith said. They plan to coordinate the openingy with those oftheirt neighbors, which they anticipate will come in the The situation resembles last year, when city officialsz were surprised to discover that the $850 million, eight-blocjk district would not open in October 2007 with .
Two a restaurant and sports bar, openes in November 2007; otherzs that were prepared to open in the fall chose to wait for more to join The district, backed by about $400 million in publixc financing, began a rolling granx opening in March, gradually unveiling a couple dozen bars and along with the flagship store. Rick Usher, Kansas City’s downtownm projects coordinator, had expected JoS. A. Bank to be read y to open any day. “Of course we woulcd like to see more retai l open for theholiday season, but we’re happy to see more bars and restaurants open for the holidau season,” he said. “That’s more than was open for the holidayg seasonlast year.
” P&L Districtr President Jon Stephens said in an e-mail response that plans always have caller for the district’s retail component to open on a rollingh basis as Downtown attracted more “This strategy has been successful beyond any measure,” he “Through the winter and spring, we are excited to be openinh a fantastic new grocery and a variety of additional amenities and eateries.” Although only partiall y open, the district attracted 4.51 million visitorz from January through October. JoS. A.
Bank officiala said they get a better paybacik when they open withnearbt tenants, though a store rarely sits for more than a week before beingb stocked, staffed and opened. As it the JoS. A. Bank sign hangss alone on the block, in which the men’s clothiny retailer is the only announced The store typically is pairexd with otherupscale clothiers. A few minore inspection issues remain, but nothing significanf is holding upthe project, a JoS. A. Bank officialp said. The clothier is waiting for Baltimore-baserd landlord to get final approval for the spacr so it can dothe same. Usher said there are plans for an unnamed retailer to the southof JoS. A.
Bank and a restaurantt on the northwest side of the Tenants that offer basicnecessitiexs — a grocery store, dry cleaner, nail saloh and others — could open in the block northeast of JoS. A. Bank in the he said.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Cameron to acquire Natco Group - Houston Business Journal:
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The purchase price is based onNatco Group’x closing stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Under the Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receivr 1.185 shares in Houston-basef Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’s 20.3 milliob shares outstanding. In a Tuesday conference call, it was stated that the companieshave “admired each other’s capabilities for thres years.” “As you know, Natco builds processintg and separation products, something that Cameron outsources most of said Jack Moore, president and chief executivs officer of Cameron.
He said he estimates that combiningy the companies will yield a cost savingzs ofabout $30 million to $40 When the deal closes in the third quarter, Natcok shareholders will own about 10 percentt of Cameron’s 217 million shares outstanding. Natco has about 2,4000 employees and had revenue of morethan $650 milliojn during 2008. Simmons & Co. International servedx as financial adviser toCameron CAM), while Barclays Capital served as financial adviser to
The purchase price is based onNatco Group’x closing stock price of $31.03 on June 1. Under the Natco (NYSE: NTG) shareholders will receivr 1.185 shares in Houston-basef Cameron (NYSE: CAM) in return for each of Natco’s 20.3 milliob shares outstanding. In a Tuesday conference call, it was stated that the companieshave “admired each other’s capabilities for thres years.” “As you know, Natco builds processintg and separation products, something that Cameron outsources most of said Jack Moore, president and chief executivs officer of Cameron.
He said he estimates that combiningy the companies will yield a cost savingzs ofabout $30 million to $40 When the deal closes in the third quarter, Natcok shareholders will own about 10 percentt of Cameron’s 217 million shares outstanding. Natco has about 2,4000 employees and had revenue of morethan $650 milliojn during 2008. Simmons & Co. International servedx as financial adviser toCameron CAM), while Barclays Capital served as financial adviser to
Monday, April 11, 2011
Triton Systems to lay off Memphis employees, expansion called off - Memphis Business Journal:
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and Memphis operations, according to a report on , an onlinre newspaper for Biloxi, Gulfport and Mississippi Gulf Long Beach, Miss.-based Tritobn employs 45 people in Memphis and 225 people in Long The company, a wholly ownes subsidiary of , hasn’t released how many employees will be cut or when the cuts will Calls to the company were not immediately Triton made the move to layofr employees after a sale to a Korean ATM manufacturer was called off last week due to scrutinyg from the U.S. Justice Department, according to the SunHerald.con report.
Memphis Business Journal reported in September that Tritom planned to double its distribution and repair center in Bartlet t pending regulatory approval of the merge rwith Korea-based . The company planned to add 30,00o square feet to its 23,000-square-foot locatiobn off A.E. Beaty Drivee in Bartlett. At the Nautilus Hyosung was “looking at Memphis as a for its distribution andrepair business, accordint to Dan Swain, global services and solutions manager for This would have also meant a significantt number of new jobs for Shelbg County. Nautilus Hyosung also had planned to add a new researchu and development center inLong Beach. Triton opened its Bartlett facility in 2006.
and Memphis operations, according to a report on , an onlinre newspaper for Biloxi, Gulfport and Mississippi Gulf Long Beach, Miss.-based Tritobn employs 45 people in Memphis and 225 people in Long The company, a wholly ownes subsidiary of , hasn’t released how many employees will be cut or when the cuts will Calls to the company were not immediately Triton made the move to layofr employees after a sale to a Korean ATM manufacturer was called off last week due to scrutinyg from the U.S. Justice Department, according to the SunHerald.con report.
Memphis Business Journal reported in September that Tritom planned to double its distribution and repair center in Bartlet t pending regulatory approval of the merge rwith Korea-based . The company planned to add 30,00o square feet to its 23,000-square-foot locatiobn off A.E. Beaty Drivee in Bartlett. At the Nautilus Hyosung was “looking at Memphis as a for its distribution andrepair business, accordint to Dan Swain, global services and solutions manager for This would have also meant a significantt number of new jobs for Shelbg County. Nautilus Hyosung also had planned to add a new researchu and development center inLong Beach. Triton opened its Bartlett facility in 2006.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Sandwich Isles bids $400M for Hawaiian Telcom - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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, a company founded in 1995 to take advantage of government subsidies that pay for the installation of broadbancd cable inrural areas, said in a court filinbg last week that it wants to buy all of Hawaiiahn Telcom’s assets. The company said it would retain all ofHawaiiah Telcom’s 1,400 workers at their curren wages, with the exception of senior management. Sandwich Islesd said in the filin that its offer would consistof $250 millio in cash plus $150 million in debt issued by Hawaiian Telcom. A deal with Sandwich Isles would need the approval of the the Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Communication Commission.
Hawaiian Telcom said in a statement that it standd behind its proposedreorganization plan, filed in to reduce the company’s debt by nearly $790 from $1.1 billion to $300 million. Hawaiian Telco m filed a motion seekinfg an extension to file a Chapter 11 plan and solicit votes. Judge Lloyd King extended that periodd toJune 30. The company is seeking another extensionhto Sept. 30. Sandwich Islezs has filed an objection to thelatest request.
“Inm the objection, Sandwich Isles makes numerous allegations abouf the progress Hawaiian Telcom has made to date inthesr cases, Hawaiian Telcom’s decision not to pursued a sale to Sandwich Isles and the viabilithy of Hawaiian Telcom’s proposed plan,” Hawaiian Telcok said in a statement. “The company disputes these allegationzs and intends to respond to Sandwichu Isles objection in theappropriatwe forum.
” Sandwich Isles was foundedr by Al Hee, an entrepreneur who saw opportunityh in the generous subsidies offered by the federal governmenty to wire rural and remote communities in the Working primarily in developments ownede by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hee’s company has receivef more than $400 million in loanxs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1998. The cost of wiringb the rural developments has been calculate atabout $13,000 per customer. Hawaiian Telcok filed for Chapter 11 bankruptchin December. Hawaiian Telcom is ownede by , a Washington, D.C.-based private equity Carlyle bought the assets of Verizonh Hawaii in May 2005for $1.
6 and began operating independently with its own systemss in April 2006.
, a company founded in 1995 to take advantage of government subsidies that pay for the installation of broadbancd cable inrural areas, said in a court filinbg last week that it wants to buy all of Hawaiiahn Telcom’s assets. The company said it would retain all ofHawaiiah Telcom’s 1,400 workers at their curren wages, with the exception of senior management. Sandwich Islesd said in the filin that its offer would consistof $250 millio in cash plus $150 million in debt issued by Hawaiian Telcom. A deal with Sandwich Isles would need the approval of the the Public Utilities Commission and the Federal Communication Commission.
Hawaiian Telcom said in a statement that it standd behind its proposedreorganization plan, filed in to reduce the company’s debt by nearly $790 from $1.1 billion to $300 million. Hawaiian Telco m filed a motion seekinfg an extension to file a Chapter 11 plan and solicit votes. Judge Lloyd King extended that periodd toJune 30. The company is seeking another extensionhto Sept. 30. Sandwich Islezs has filed an objection to thelatest request.
“Inm the objection, Sandwich Isles makes numerous allegations abouf the progress Hawaiian Telcom has made to date inthesr cases, Hawaiian Telcom’s decision not to pursued a sale to Sandwich Isles and the viabilithy of Hawaiian Telcom’s proposed plan,” Hawaiian Telcok said in a statement. “The company disputes these allegationzs and intends to respond to Sandwichu Isles objection in theappropriatwe forum.
” Sandwich Isles was foundedr by Al Hee, an entrepreneur who saw opportunityh in the generous subsidies offered by the federal governmenty to wire rural and remote communities in the Working primarily in developments ownede by the state Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Hee’s company has receivef more than $400 million in loanxs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture since 1998. The cost of wiringb the rural developments has been calculate atabout $13,000 per customer. Hawaiian Telcok filed for Chapter 11 bankruptchin December. Hawaiian Telcom is ownede by , a Washington, D.C.-based private equity Carlyle bought the assets of Verizonh Hawaii in May 2005for $1.
6 and began operating independently with its own systemss in April 2006.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Change from outsourcing to manufacture / Blow moulding capacity added to ... - Plasteurope
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Change from outsourcing to manufacture / Blow moulding capacity added to ... Plasteurope This change from outsourcing into manufacturing led to the acquisition of the UK business of Helesi (Egio / Greece; www.helesi.com) in March 2010 â€" see Plasteurope.com of 28.04.2010 â€" and the subsequent purchase in August of Powell Plastics, ... |
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Exactly how extreme is TLC's new series 'Extreme Couponing'? - Los Angeles Times
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Exactly how extreme is TLC's new series 'Extreme Couponing'? Los Angeles Times When we heard about TLC's new series "Extreme Couponing," which premieres Wednesday, we were so excited we hopped on a BMX bike, did an alley-oop onto a surfboard, rode that surfboard onto the back of the world's fastest killer whale, and screamed ... |
Monday, April 4, 2011
Desire for efficiency has designers thinking small - Business First of Columbus:
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But then a funny thing happened. A tiny stone cottag built in 1930 in Chillicothe thatwas Marcia’z dream home came on market. Suddenly the Iveys were livingin 1,300 square feet, their utilities were cut in half and they savef a substantial amount, abou 40 percent, by buying the old house instead of building new. Now, Marciza doesn’t know what they would have done with all theextraz space. “What do we need a large home forwhen we’r e always together anyway?
” Marcia Thanks in large part to the sour economy, growing environmental consciousness and a realization that more isn’t always better, builders, architects and homeowners are starting to embracee the smaller home. The Iveys realized that with alittl remodeling, they could make the house everything they needed it to be, Butchh Ivey said. While there always will be a markert forlarge homes, the Iveys’ residential architect Richarde Taylor said there is less demand for “What we’re seeing is that fewer because their incomes have declined, are not doing showy said Taylor, president of in “They’re building smaller, high-quality homew or buying older homes in Bexley or Upper Arlington and renovating Several of Taylor’s clients are making small house s work thanks to tips and inspiration from The Not So Big a how-to for small abodes written by St.
Minn. architect Sarah Susanka. Susanka has been preaching the gospell of smaller homes even before she wrote her bookin 1998. “Inj 1983, when I started in the architecturwe business, houses were on the upward Susanka said. “By the ’90s, the trend was very large At thesame time, Susankqa said clients were walking through the doorz of her office asking her to replicate beautifukl designs from home magaziness that would never meet their “I was seeing a lot of people not knowingy how to get a better house and thinkinh that it would have to get Susanka said. “The big ‘Aha’ momentt was ...
when I realizeed Americans build formal living spacesbut don’t use Dining rooms, formal livingf rooms and guest bedrooms end up wasting space and dollarx that could be better spent on the rooms families actually live in, Susank said. Data released early this year by the showeed that in the third quarter of the average size of a house under construction slippedto 2,43 square feet, representing a 7.3 percentf drop from 2,629 square feet in the prior The association also has said that in a recent 88 percent of builders said they plan to constructy smaller homes.
Jay and Jennifer Young, clienta of Taylor, took Sarah Susanka’s ideas to heartf when they built their Gothic farmhouse in Alexandriain 2004. The thre e bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home has just 2,2000 square feet of living space, whicy is all the famil of four needs. For example, insteae of a formal living room and dining the Youngs opted for a multipurpose mudroomk to contain the clutter and stord the sports and outdoor equipment theier two daughters use on a daily The rural farmhouse also features alarged eat-in kitchen instead of a formal dining room that Jay Young said the familuy would never use.
But going smaller on the footprint didn’t mean the home needec to skimp on The kitchen has stainles steel appliances and concrete To create the illusion of alargeer space, the home featurez an 18-foot ceiling in the center of the house toppes by a cupola that brings in light and lets warm air escapde in the summer. “We’rd into quality, not quantity,” Jay Younv said. “We don’t have deep pockets, so to get the finishes we wanted, we had to go It’s not just custom-built homes that are gettingb smaller. The region’s largest production home builder, Columbus-baseds , this spring introduced a line of smaller homes it has dubbefd itsEco series.
It will be offered in severaol of its Central Ohio communitieds and later inother markets. The Eco explained M/I Chief Marketing Officer Bill stands foreconomical living, eco-friendly and The house costs less to buy and has a smaller impact on the environment and incorporatew the latest technology to help homeownerss manage their increasingly Internet-dependentt lives. Because of its size, the Eco homes incorporats someof Susanka’s philosophies. “Wwe have fewer rooms because people are livingmore efficiently,” McDonough said. “The flexibility is builgt in.
” M/I’s Eco homes are modesyt in price andsize – they start at $120,000p and range from 1,265 to 2,350 squarwe feet. “People want smaller homes and want to live more McDonough saidthe company’a consumer research found. Beyond the desire of a growinfg minority, economic reasons are reducing the footprint of new Smaller homes appealto first-time home buyerz who can’t necessarily afford a larged home, McDonough said. And first-time buyerse are the ones the entire home buildintg industry is focusing on now becausethey don’t need to sell a home to buy one.
Not only McDonough said first-time buyers have a built-in down payment in the form ofan $8,00 tax credit they will receive from the federal government as part of the economic stimuluse package. Still, M/I isn’t abandonintg its high-end homes either. The company’xs latest entry to the 2009 ’z Parade of Homes in Dublih isa 4,700-square-foot Georgianb listed for $799,999. Another client of Taylor’s, Doug said he and his wife Eileeh probably could have affordeda high-end Parader of Homes house, but when they decided to builr new five years ago, they came away decidedly againstt the concept.
“What we saw in a typicalp spec home was more of a focuz on dramathan livability,” Doug Covelo said. But the Covells didn’yt exactly go small, or at least as small as they The Covells worked with Taylor to desigjn aCape Cod-style home in Powel that totals has 2,800 square feet. The Covelle wanted only 2,400 square but the neighborhood building code forcer them tobuild bigger. “We absolutely did not want what is referredc to asa McMansion.” Covell said.
But then a funny thing happened. A tiny stone cottag built in 1930 in Chillicothe thatwas Marcia’z dream home came on market. Suddenly the Iveys were livingin 1,300 square feet, their utilities were cut in half and they savef a substantial amount, abou 40 percent, by buying the old house instead of building new. Now, Marciza doesn’t know what they would have done with all theextraz space. “What do we need a large home forwhen we’r e always together anyway?
” Marcia Thanks in large part to the sour economy, growing environmental consciousness and a realization that more isn’t always better, builders, architects and homeowners are starting to embracee the smaller home. The Iveys realized that with alittl remodeling, they could make the house everything they needed it to be, Butchh Ivey said. While there always will be a markert forlarge homes, the Iveys’ residential architect Richarde Taylor said there is less demand for “What we’re seeing is that fewer because their incomes have declined, are not doing showy said Taylor, president of in “They’re building smaller, high-quality homew or buying older homes in Bexley or Upper Arlington and renovating Several of Taylor’s clients are making small house s work thanks to tips and inspiration from The Not So Big a how-to for small abodes written by St.
Minn. architect Sarah Susanka. Susanka has been preaching the gospell of smaller homes even before she wrote her bookin 1998. “Inj 1983, when I started in the architecturwe business, houses were on the upward Susanka said. “By the ’90s, the trend was very large At thesame time, Susankqa said clients were walking through the doorz of her office asking her to replicate beautifukl designs from home magaziness that would never meet their “I was seeing a lot of people not knowingy how to get a better house and thinkinh that it would have to get Susanka said. “The big ‘Aha’ momentt was ...
when I realizeed Americans build formal living spacesbut don’t use Dining rooms, formal livingf rooms and guest bedrooms end up wasting space and dollarx that could be better spent on the rooms families actually live in, Susank said. Data released early this year by the showeed that in the third quarter of the average size of a house under construction slippedto 2,43 square feet, representing a 7.3 percentf drop from 2,629 square feet in the prior The association also has said that in a recent 88 percent of builders said they plan to constructy smaller homes.
Jay and Jennifer Young, clienta of Taylor, took Sarah Susanka’s ideas to heartf when they built their Gothic farmhouse in Alexandriain 2004. The thre e bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home has just 2,2000 square feet of living space, whicy is all the famil of four needs. For example, insteae of a formal living room and dining the Youngs opted for a multipurpose mudroomk to contain the clutter and stord the sports and outdoor equipment theier two daughters use on a daily The rural farmhouse also features alarged eat-in kitchen instead of a formal dining room that Jay Young said the familuy would never use.
But going smaller on the footprint didn’t mean the home needec to skimp on The kitchen has stainles steel appliances and concrete To create the illusion of alargeer space, the home featurez an 18-foot ceiling in the center of the house toppes by a cupola that brings in light and lets warm air escapde in the summer. “We’rd into quality, not quantity,” Jay Younv said. “We don’t have deep pockets, so to get the finishes we wanted, we had to go It’s not just custom-built homes that are gettingb smaller. The region’s largest production home builder, Columbus-baseds , this spring introduced a line of smaller homes it has dubbefd itsEco series.
It will be offered in severaol of its Central Ohio communitieds and later inother markets. The Eco explained M/I Chief Marketing Officer Bill stands foreconomical living, eco-friendly and The house costs less to buy and has a smaller impact on the environment and incorporatew the latest technology to help homeownerss manage their increasingly Internet-dependentt lives. Because of its size, the Eco homes incorporats someof Susanka’s philosophies. “Wwe have fewer rooms because people are livingmore efficiently,” McDonough said. “The flexibility is builgt in.
” M/I’s Eco homes are modesyt in price andsize – they start at $120,000p and range from 1,265 to 2,350 squarwe feet. “People want smaller homes and want to live more McDonough saidthe company’a consumer research found. Beyond the desire of a growinfg minority, economic reasons are reducing the footprint of new Smaller homes appealto first-time home buyerz who can’t necessarily afford a larged home, McDonough said. And first-time buyerse are the ones the entire home buildintg industry is focusing on now becausethey don’t need to sell a home to buy one.
Not only McDonough said first-time buyers have a built-in down payment in the form ofan $8,00 tax credit they will receive from the federal government as part of the economic stimuluse package. Still, M/I isn’t abandonintg its high-end homes either. The company’xs latest entry to the 2009 ’z Parade of Homes in Dublih isa 4,700-square-foot Georgianb listed for $799,999. Another client of Taylor’s, Doug said he and his wife Eileeh probably could have affordeda high-end Parader of Homes house, but when they decided to builr new five years ago, they came away decidedly againstt the concept.
“What we saw in a typicalp spec home was more of a focuz on dramathan livability,” Doug Covelo said. But the Covells didn’yt exactly go small, or at least as small as they The Covells worked with Taylor to desigjn aCape Cod-style home in Powel that totals has 2,800 square feet. The Covelle wanted only 2,400 square but the neighborhood building code forcer them tobuild bigger. “We absolutely did not want what is referredc to asa McMansion.” Covell said.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
BlackBerry Touch to Replace BlackBerry Storm - Mobile Magazine
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BlackBerry Rocks! | BlackBerry Touch to Replace BlackBerry Storm Mobile Magazine The new BlackBerry Touch â€" codenamed BlackBerry Monaco for Verizon and BlackBerry Monza for GSM â€" is set to make its official debut next month. That's when they'll be hosting the BlackBerry World event, but it looks like the Boy Genius has already ... Leak Alert: BlackBerry Touch Photos and Specifications BlackBerry Bold Touch 9930, Touch 9850 Monaco Tutorials Video Tutorial for the BlackBerry Touch (monaco) Leaked |
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