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West Ham co-chairman David Gold wants as many as four new signings before the transfer window shuts.

Guti: Linked with West Ham

The Hammers begin the new season at home to Aston Villa before going to Swansea a week later.

By the time of their third game at home to Fulham the transfer window will be shut, and co-chairman David Gold hopes to recruit several new faces before then.

"We're connected with about 20 players," Gold told Sky Sports News. "What we hope to do is to maybe bring in two, three or maybe four players by the close of the window as we start off in the new season."

The likes of Mohamed Diame, Victor Wanyama and Spanish veteran Guti have been linked with the club, while Jussi Jaaskelainen has been lined up as a replacement for the departing Rob Green.

The goalkeeper refused the offer of a new contract and Gold said: "We did our very best and we're very sad that we have lost Robert. We wish him well."

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A full kitchen replacement consists of demolishing and removing everything in the room, including the sheetrock, so that the walls are open and the plumbing piping and the electrical wiring are exposed.

You then begin building the room back up, often replacing the infrastructure as well as all of the finishes and equipment.

Such an undertaking averages between $40,000 to $50,000 and results in a return of approximately 68 percent on that investment, according to Remodeling Magazine's 2011 Cost vs. Value report.

A kitchen "face-lift" is not so invasive or expensive. This generally consists of upgrading just the things that you can see.

Often new countertops are installed, along with a sampling of further improvements that could include new appliances, a new sink/faucet, new cabinet doors, new flooring and new lighting.

While you are limited to your current sizes and location of appliances and plumbing fixtures, you can still get some good bang for less bucks as you bring your kitchen into the 21st century.

Doing less than this in a kitchen is tricky.

Of course, you can always paint and change the window coverings, but making a smaller change in the function of a kitchen is difficult because as they say "one thing leads to another."

Nowhere is this truer than in a kitchen!

Recently, one of our architects attempted to undertake such a "minor change" in her kitchen.

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CHICAGO (CBS) If you are in the market to remodel your home, you might be surprised to learn that what you do on the outside is a better investment than fixing up the inside.

But if you are longing to knock out a wall, or add a room, CBS 2s Dorothy Tucker reports on just how much you can expect to recoup if you ever decide to sell.

Joyce Judah recently finished a $10,000 upgrade to her kitchen. The remodeling job wasnt her first; not long before that, she gave her bathrooms a $6,800 makeover.

The price was steep, but Judah thinks that, in time, she will earn back some of what she spent.

The two rooms that get the most attention in the house kitchens and bathrooms return money after remodeling, according to Remodeling Magazine. A homeowner who spends $22,000 to redo a kitchen will earn back 63 percent of the cost when the house is sold. Fixing up bathrooms also pays: A $21,000-makeover will return 50 percent of its cost.

But the economic climate has forced remodelers to scrimp and save, rather than splurge. Many homeowners are thinking small, adding knobs to cabinets instead of replacing them entirely, or painting over tile rather than ripping it up, says Don Van Cura.

With the economy changing, people are a little more practical, and theyre looking at, What do we have to do to not let the house devalue? says Van Cura, who helps clients remodel their homes.

Homeowners also want to ensure they are paying to overhaul the right parts of their houses. Some of them turn to real estate developers like Ron Abrams, who advises homeowners on what is worth it and what is a waste.

I think a really good place to spend money is on flooring. Carpet doesnt always wear the best, Abrams says.

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19 June 2012

GMT Commences New Office Development

Goodman (NZ) Limited, the Manager of Goodman Property Trust (GMT or Trust), is pleased to announce further development progress with the commencement of a new office facility.

With increasing levels of business activity expected to lift demand from office occupiers over the next few years, a new 5,340 sqm office building is to be developed on an uncommitted basis at Central Park Corporate Centre in Greenlane.

The premium office space is ideally suited to large corporate occupiers although its flexible configuration will accommodate a range of businesses seeking high quality space.

Goodman (NZ) Limited's Chief Executive Officer, John Dakin said Our business is continuing to attract strong levels of customer enquiry and we are extremely pleased to be commencing the next phase of development at this strategically located office park.

Situated at the front entrance of the estate, the new low rise building will incorporate sustainable design elements and feature 1,400 sqm floorplates together with a lobby cafe.

Scheduled to complete in July 2013, the development has a forecast total project cost of $21.4 million (including land, construction costs and all professional fees). At current market rentals the development is expected to provide a yield on cost of 9.5% once fully leased and income producing.

John Dakin said, With low levels of vacancy in prime stock throughout the southern corridor, the new office building is one of the few alternatives for businesses seeking high quality office accommodation. It extends the range of options available to our customers and reinforces the Trusts leading position in the Greenlane office precinct.

With limited competing supply the timing of the development also allows the Trust to take advantage of the competitive construction pricing that currently exists.

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BY DAVID PATCH BLADE STAFF WRITER

The cracks that opened behind Merle Peoples and Jonathan Parsons' Northwood Avenue home have deepened during the 13 months or so since they first appeared, and the portion of the pair's garden between the cracks and the I-475 noise wall has sunk farther -- several feet farther.

But Mr. Peoples and Mr. Parsons say that so far, there is no evidence of any new cracking or settling closer to their house, and they're hopeful it will stay that way until whenever it is during the next year or so that the Ohio Department of Transportation comes in to back-fill the sunken area once a new freeway retaining wall is finished.

"This is over a year now with this, and it will be probably another year now for completion," Mr. Peoples said last week while surveying the damage behind his house. "Obviously, I wish it were done and over. Has it been an experience? It sure has."

Mr. Peoples readily concedes that most of the affected area of his garden -- an urban glade of flowers, ornamental trees, and brick pavers -- was inside the I-475 right-of-way line, so his main concern all along was that the cracks and subsidence not spread closer to his house.

He and Mr. Parsons say they have reached agreement with the department for it to have temporary access to two unbuilt lots within the three-lot parcel so it can restore the sunken earth after the retaining wall's completion.

Department officials declined to detail the settlement, saying there are still details to work out.

"Our real estate department is working with them," said Dennis Charvat, the project engineer for the state's ongoing I-475 widening project that includes the retaining wall.

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Written by Macklin Reid, Press Staff Monday, 18 June 2012 05:23

Run-down abandoned-looking houses engulfed by untended landscaping unmowed knee-high lawns, shrubs that seem to consume porches are again on the Board of Selectmens long-range agenda.

This time, the selectmen dont seem eager to wade into the philosophically muddy waters of using legal penalties to force residents to maintain their homes to standards set by the neighborhood or community.

The law town officials are now contemplating would apply only to properties that no one is living in houses that were foreclosed on, or abandoned by their owners for some reason. They might be in the hands of a mortgage company, or bank.

Im not talking where were going into inhabited homes and forcing people, First Selectman Rudy Marconi told a recent selectmens meeting. This is just vacated homes.

To emphasize the distinction, Mr. Marconi has offered property maintenance law as a replacement for the description blight ordinance that was commonly used when the idea was discussed inconclusively a year ago.

The problem of unmaintained properties, Mr. Marconi suggested, is not simply a matter of aesthetics. A study done at Pace University found that an abandoned-looking property could substantially reduce the value of neighboring properties within sight of it.

For every house that has a view of the vacated house, its approximately $7,500, Mr. Marconi said of the average loss in property value found in the study.

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16-06-2012 19:51 This is the work done during the process of Church New Building Construction

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Published: Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:45 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 18, 2012 at 6:45 a.m.

BARTOW -- The city has halted construction on a garage apartment on Bartow's south side because it's nearly 5 feet taller than the zoning codes allow.

Now the owner, Darlene Patrick, is seeking a second variance to allow for the additional height, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment has to decide what to do about it.

Patrick already had secured one variance from the board in February to expand the garage behind her house at 1265 Lightsey Ave. The board gave her a 4-foot variance, which allowed her to build the garage to 34 feet in height, according to city records.

But once construction got under way, Planning Director Bob Wiegers told the city's building inspectors that something didn't look right.

"It hadn't gotten far enough along where we were called to do a framing inspection on the structure," Building Official Gregg Lamb told the board during a recent meeting, "But Bob had mentioned the height, so we went out and measured, and it was 38.8 feet."

Lamb said he also recognized the construction didn't reflect the plans the city had on file for the project.

"It went from a loft on one end to a loft on both ends with a walkway in between. The plans didn't reflect that."

Patrick told members of the board last month that changes in the design created the additional height.

Wiegers said none of Patrick's neighbors has voiced concerns about the project.

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BUCKSPORT Shortly before 9 a.m. on June 9, a caller reported to police that the snack shack at the Reggie Ginn ball field on Spoffard Avenue had been burglarized.

In less than a half-hour, another call came in reporting that there had also been vandalism in the dugouts.

According to Sgt. David Winchester, candy and food items were missing from the concession stand, while the dugouts had been vandalized with paint.

Criminal Trespass

Shane A. McNally, a 25-year-old transient, was arrested June 4 for criminal trespass after police received a report of someone going into the abandoned house next to Family Dollar on Route 1.

Taken Tools Turn Up

While conducting a bail check at a Silver Lake Road residence June 5, police recovered stolen property that was then turned over to the Ellsworth Police Department.

According to Winchester, the stolen property consisted of tools.

Vehicle Fires

A Central Street resident called police shortly after 7 a.m. June 6 to report that a vehicle caught fire during the night but is out now. A police officer and a firefighter responded to the scene as a precaution.

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