Ideas for Your Home

Bridgeton, MO (Vocus) November 4, 2010

In 2009, Ashley Patterson hired an independent contractor to replace the roof on her Collinsville home, paying $ 5,000 upfront. A year later, the Collinsville Police Department issued Patterson two citations for ordinance violations related to the condition of her nearly brand new roof.

As a single mother of three children, ages 5, 4, and 3 months, Patterson didnt have the money to be picky about the appearance of her house, but never dreamed she would have to replace her roof again this soon. Not to mention, with what money? Doing the job correctly would actually cost twice what she paid before.

Sgt. Bill Berger of the Collinsville Police Department was concerned about Pattersons dilemma, but didnt know how to help. That is, until he came into contact with Doug Miles, Sales Manager at Thomas Construction located in Bridgeton, MO.

Thomas Construction has a history of providing free construction work to residents who are truly in need, and Ashley Patterson was no exception. According to Miles, Thomas Construction does a few of these jobs every so often. Miles continues, these jobs are a way to give back to the community. After driving to Collinsville, MO and looking at the property himself, Miles went to the President of Thomas Construction, Steve Townzen. Townzen agreed that his company would replace Pattersons roof at no cost.

And so, Thomas Construction immediately began building Patterson a new roof. Patterson was enthusiastic to find out about Thomas Constructions donation of time and money. She says, It really touches my heart, because they didnt have to do this. The roof they are building her would normally cost about $ 11,000, and is estimated to last about 30 years. Thomas Constructions suppliers donated the materials, and the company sent four men to handle the job, all of which feel fortunate they were a part of the experience.

ABOUT THOMAS CONSTRUCTION:

The Thomas Construction name has been synonymous in the St. Louis area with more than 50,000 satisfied homeowners for over 35 years. Utilizing the best products, materials, and workmanship in the industry, Thomas Construction not only enhances the beauty and comfort of your home with THV Compozit Windows and Doors systems, but also offers home improvements such as kitchen and bath remodeling, acrylic tub liners, maintenance-free vinyl siding, custom-designed decks, glass and screen sunrooms, vinyl and steel fencing ,and roofing. Thomas Construction completes more remodeling projects annually in the St. Louis/Metro East area than any other home improvement company in Missouri and Illinois. Thomas Construction is a division of THV Holdings LLC and True Home Value, Inc.

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Vista, CA (PRWEB) December 29, 2011

World Buyers Wholesale Gifts & Home Decor is pleased to announce the opening of their new Showroom at the California Market Center (CMC) in Los Angeles California. Located at 110 E 9th Street at Main Street, on the 12 floor in showroom C1201. The addition of this showroom completes four venues in the industrys largest and most popular settings. Debuting with the Cal Mart’s January 2012 Gift & Home Show from the 17th thru the 23rd, World Buyers will be showcasing their new product lines for the 2012 buying season.

New and expanded lines now include more home decor selections in many popular categories. New additions include large wall mirrors and clocks, wall art, jeweled photo frames and ceramics to name a few. Buyers and merchandisers can now select from larger decor pieces like tables, room screens and display shelving. Of course, popular lines like butterfly garlands, paperweights, fashion, candles, lanterns, ethnic items remain with best sellers and new options.

World Buyers Wholesale Gifts has had a presence at the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles California for sixteen years. The showroom houses its complete line of over 50 categories and year after year remains increasingly popular with not only gift and home decor buyers, but also with interior designers, event planners and merchandisers.

Both venues offer convenient parking and are located just blocks from the Staples Center offering dining, shopping, events and popular hotels making a stay during show seasons fun and relaxing. Shuttles drive buyers to and from Cal Mart and LA Mart for ultimate buying convenience.

Serving buyers in the southern and eastern part of the country and including many international buyers, is their showroom in Atlanta Georgia located at 240 Peachtree Street NW, Building 2, Suite 1027C. World Buyers has had a presence at this large complex going on six years. In the heart of downtown Atlanta and also conveniently located among fine restaurants, shopping and hotels.

Yet another showroom is housed at the Anne McGilvray Showrooms in Dallas Texas. Located at the Anne McGilvray Showplace, 2332 Valdina Street in Dallas. The McGilvary Showrooms also provide shuttles to other area venues during seasonal show dates.

World Buyers showrooms continue their popularity among buyers of wholesale gifts due to their eclectic wholesale gifts selections from traditional, kitsch, contemporary and vintage. Additionally fashion accessories like jewelry, scarves, handbags and hats are favorite sellers for retail consumers. “We’re very excited about the addition of the California Market Center Showroom. Especially since the January show will b the first preview of hundreds of new products.”

World Buyers also has several thousand products online at http://www.worldbuyers.com. Eligible wholesale buyers can easily register to gain access to purchase online. Simply follow the instructions on their registration page and approval is ususally within 24 hours.

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(PRWEB) January 13, 2012

Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners, a member of the Health Action Partnership, has announced the members of the inaugural Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council. The group met for the first time Thursday, Jan. 12 at United Way of Central Alabama.

Renowned food policy pioneer Mark Winne led the retreat. Winne helped start the first food policy council in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1981. He will help the council determine its leadership structure and set priorities for 2012.

“The food policy council becomes kind of like a table,” Winne told The Birmingham News in September. “Bring our ideas bring our food, so to speak and come up with a plan to have the food system work as optimally as possible for everybody.”

Twenty-one community leaders have been selected for the new council, tasked with improving Jefferson Countys overall food system. According to a 2010 study conducted by Main Street Birmingham, nearly 90,000 Birminghamians live too far from mainstream grocery stores and therefore lack access to fresh, healthful foods such as fruits and vegetables.

“The bottom line is that our food system affects us in more ways than we realize, and this council is a huge step toward correcting many of the inefficiencies and inequalities in the current framework,” says Suzette Harris with the Jefferson County Department of Health. “A lot of people simply eat unhealthy because that’s their only real option, and that’s not sustainable for a healthy community.” Harris oversees county-wide obesity initiatives for the Jefferson County Health Action Partnership.

Those interested in serving on the council in the future may serve on a working group in the meantime to familiarize themselves its goals and its members. To learn more about the Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council, including working groups, call Food Policy Council Coordinator Jennifer Ropa at 205-229-7871.

Jefferson County Health Action Partnership is a coalition of more than 100 nonprofit organizations working alongside the Jefferson County Department of Health to encourage physical activity, reduce obesity, expand food access, advance smoke-free policies, reduce tobacco use and improve the overall health of Jefferson County residents. http://www.championsforhealth.org.

Birmingham-Jefferson Food Policy Council members are: Monica Baskin (UAB School of Public Health), Virginia Bear (Alabama Beverage Association), Hana Burwinkle (Jefferson County Department of Land Planning & Development Services), Craig Corwin (Jefferson County Department of Health), David Fleming (Operation New Birmingham), Burgin Fowlkes (Jefferson County Department of Health), James Gibbs (City of Birmingham), Keecha Harris (KHA, Inc.), Maureen Holt (Little Savannah), Aimee Johnson (American Diabetes Association), Natalie Kianoff (Childrens Policy Council of Jefferson County), John Obert, Jr. (J3 Organics), Mark Rubino (Staysail Group, LLC), Ama Shambulia (West End Community Garden), Scott Silver (Jones Valley Urban Farm), Ellie Taylor (Alabama Grocers Association), Spencer Taylor (Birmingham City Schools), Patricia Terry (Samford University), Paulette VanMatre (Magic City Harvest), Chris Vizzina (Campus Dining), Kristie Waters (Adams Produce Companies).

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Mount Laurel, NJ (PRWEB) November 7, 2010

D.R. Hortons New Jersey Division has recently announced a Fall Blow-Out Bonanza November 13th and 14th only! This once-in-a-lifetime sale will offer huge savings on Quick Delivery Homes at the builders New Jersey and Pennsylvania communities.

Our Fall Blow-Out Bonanza not only offers fantastic deals on Quick Delivery Homes, it gives buyers the opportunity to take advantage of todays historically low interest rates, said Jennifer B. Kelly, Marketing Manager of D.R. Hortons New Jersey Division. Quick Delivery Homes at amazing blow-out prices are available at our single-family home, condominium and active adult lifestyle communities. Many homes feature high quality builders upgrades and all are priced to sell during this value-packed division-wide weekend event!

D.R. Horton features a variety of home designs and communities throughout the New Jersey and South Eastern Pennsylvania area. Whether you are a first-time homebuyer, move-up homebuyer, move-down homebuyer or empty nester, we definitely have a home for you!

Active adult buyers can take advantage of great savings of up to $ 72,000 at The Village Grande at Camelot in Gloucester County, NJ, The Village Grande at English Mill in Egg Harbor Township, NJ and The Village Grande at Millers Run in Lancaster, PA, which all feature single-family home designs in a resort-at-home atmosphere.

Not only will there be great deals on Quick Delivery Homes, but we also have a 30% off of options coupon available for all homes to be built, for a limited time only! added Kelly. The incentives we are offering make NOW the absolute best time to buy!

D.R. Hortons popular condominium communities include The Grande at Hanover in Whippany, NJ, The Grande at Riverdale in Riverdale, NJ and The Grande at Riverview in Conshohocken, PA. Depending on location, homes are priced from the mid $ 100s and upper $ 200s and feature up to 1,700 square feet of thoughtfully designed living spaces with up to $ 64,000 in savings for these two days only!

For those in the market for a single-family home design in a family-friendly neighborhood, D.R. Horton offers The Preserve at Aberdeen in Clayton, NJ and The Woods at Westbury Hunt in Winslow, NJ. These communities are offering a sunroom upgrade at no additional cost for a limited time. Both communities feature spacious, three and four bedroom designs. The Preserve at Aberdeen offers the best home value in Gloucester County, according to Kelly, with homes priced from the upper $ 100s. The Woods at Westbury Hunt is priced from the low $ 200s and also features a collection of value-packed home designs.

Brokers are also welcome to walk our available inventory with their clients from now until November 12th. The special preview will allow agents and their clients an exclusive sneak peek of our available homes, before the sale begins.

D.R. Horton, Americas Builder, has been building families the perfect home in the ideal location for over 30 years. D.R. Horton has built over 400,000 homes with quality, functionality, value and style in mind. Builder Magazine has ranked D.R. Horton as Americas largest homebuilder for eight years in a row. With a preferred lender, title company, and Design Center, D.R. Horton offers a comprehensive homebuying experience for its customers.

For more information about D.R. Horton, please visit DRHorton.com/NJ or DRHorton.com/PA.

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Fort Lauderdale, FL and Stockholm (PRWEB) December 21, 2011

DataCore Software, the industrys premier provider of storage virtualization software, today announced significant investments into the Nordic region with the appointment of a new Regional Manager, Ilpo Wilkman, based out of Stockholm, Sweden. Ilpo has more than seven years experience in growing the virtualisation market and partner community, holding former positions at VMware and TechData.

The appointment comes after three years of robust growth within the region with DataCore firmly setting its future sights on doubling the partner base within 12 months from demand of its new storage virtualisation software solution, SANsymphony-V. The foundations for this growth have already been established in the Nordic channel. For example, leading Swedish virtualisation provider, Atea, with its 29 offices in Sweden alone, became one of the first channel partners in the region to grasp the opportunity to recommend DataCores storage hypervisor, having achieved DataCore Gold Partner status six months ago.

In addition, DataCore is pleased to announce the appointment of another Scandinavian as the new Worldwide Alliances Director Swedish native, H

(PRWEB) January 11, 2012

Womenkind is a New York marketing firm that specializes in marketing to women. Their discovery process focuses on understanding exactly what their clients targeted demographic wants and will respond to. EthoSource takes a similar approach, getting to know their customers preferences and work environment in order to make certain that both their needs and wants are met. We do brand strategy, explained Kristi Faulkner, President of Womenkind, and that means really understanding our clients visions and goals and helping them get clarity if they havent yet. I think thats exactly what EthoSource did.

EthoSource visited Womenkinds new space before it had even been built, working with Womenkind to identify exactly the right fabrics and fixtures. They gave us ideas on everything, said Faulkner. They showed us how to make the space functional.

Womenkind was concerned about function, but aesthetics were also a high priority. A New York City marketing firm has to be conscious of image, and Womenkind is a high style firm. Creativity and good looks are always important to them, and they care about the details.

At the same time, they had a small space to work with and they liked the idea of using pre-owned office furniture. Womenkind was considering the idea of pre-owned furniture, but they werent ready to compromise on style.

EthoSource account executive Lisa Frizol shared photos of previous EthoSource installations to show Womenkind that a sleek look could be accomplished with used office furniture. Womenkind decided to go with EthoSource and their all-encompassing Office Furniture Management services.

EthoSource specializes in the refurbishment of Herman Miller Ethospace cubicles. Ethospace has the versatility to work well in all types of office environments and lends itself to be fully customized to the customers needs. Through its versatility, EthoSources designers were able to configure the cubicles in a way that maximized the work space and functioned according to Womenkinds needs.

EthoSources refurbished cubicles used chocolate brown laminate work surfaces with extra white trim to produce a professional, high tech look with flair. EthoSource also provided customized, extra white, bookcases for the private offices. The new cubicles and bookcases suited the hardwood floors and glass of Womenkinds Broadway offices as well as the tastes of Womenkinds creative team.

I dont feel like we compromised on anything, said Faulkner. Its really good value for a small, growing company like ours. Saving money on our furniture allowed us to invest in other areas.

Womenkind also liked being able to recycle by using EthoSources refurbished workspaces. I loved the idea of recycling, said Faulkner, and they had beautiful products. We got a good value and did something good for the planet.

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Mill Valley, California (PRWEB) January 17, 2012

[NanaWall Systems, the leader in opening glass wall technology, introduces the first folding door system in the U.S. to feature dynamic glass.

Lakewood, NJ (PRWEB) December 28, 2011

The largest U.S. manufacturer of solar heating systems for swimming pools is proud to introduce its new, patent-pending mounting installation hardware, dubbed The Eagle Claw Mounting System. Already known as the most trusted name in solar pool heating, Aquatherm Industries continues its 35-year history of quality and excellence through innovation with the Eagle Claw hardware.

Three decades ago Aquatherm differentiated itself from competitors by opting to include heavy-duty marine-grade stainless-steel mounting hardware with its systems, rather than using cheaper plastic components like other manufacturers. Built to last a lifetime, the manufacturer’s stainless steel brackets and polypropylene-coated strap are designed to resist corrosion and ensure years of worry-free performance.

In the home, competitive salesmen sometimes claim their plastic hardware is designed to cover the mounting screw and sealant, says Aquatherm Sales & Marketing Manager, Molly Friar. Even though the perception is far from reality, it is our role as the manufacturer to help our Dealers overcome any objections they might face during a potential sale.

But, major advances in polymer technology over the past 35 years have led to what Aquatherm believes is the best of both worlds in stainless and polymer solar pool heater installation hardware.

As part of the Eagle Claw Series of mounting brackets and clamps, Aquatherm is introducing a brand-new, patent-pending Snap-Cover. These polypropylene covers combine the strength of stainless steel mounting hardware with the aesthetic appeal of blacked-out hardware, and provide for the protection of sealant from weather and sun when snapped shut.

The new Snap-Covers integrate directly with Aquatherms current stainless-steel and aluminum outlet header brackets (part #10008 and #11017, respectively), as well as the standard strap bracket (part #50006), and will be available through any Aquatherm Regional Distribution Center in early 2012.

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Hawthorne, CA (PRWEB) December 30, 2011

Picture a building of 18,000 square feet holding all sorts of fabric imaginable along with laces and trims at rock bottom deals, not to mention hundreds of sewing notions and crafts. This liquidator of end of bolt, promotional, discontinued and overproduction textiles sells unique fabrics by the pound or by the yard. SAS Fabrics has a sister store, Fabric Outlet & Crafts, in Stanton, California, making it easier for shoppers in Orange County.

From sewing to costume creation to reupholstering furniture or embellishing the home or church for that special occasion like a wedding or quinceanera, SAS Fabrics will make creations come to life without straining the budget. One can find buttons, zippers, broad cloth to ornate brocade upholstery fabric, original African prints and mud cloth and everything in between. The store also has an ever changing line of products from hair clips, scarves, leggings, hats to home d