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West Yorkshire Windows Light-Up Local Man’s Life

(PRWEB) November 13, 2011

West Yorkshire Windows, Conservatory Outlet and Custom Glass collectively came to the rescue of a 91-year-old man who had been without windows in the front of his house for almost two years.

The man’s house in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had been subject to continued vandalism by youths from the area in recent years. When the single glazed windows at the front of the house were smashed in 2010, the local victim support charity were only able to board the windows up, leaving the living room, main bedroom and bathroom with no natural light.

Following further vandalism at the property earlier this year, PC Chris Schofield of West Yorkshire Police, decided to go beyond the call of duty by appealing to local businesses that could potentially help to repair the victim’s home and improve the quality of his life.

‘It seemed that the young people in the area thought it was ok to vandalise the property because it already looked in such a poor state – I felt that a new set of windows would go a long way towards preventing repeat vandalism, as well as vastly improving the living conditions for the owner,’ said PC Schofield.

Wakefield-based West Yorkshire Windows was PC Shofield’s first port of call and the conservatories company showed no hesitation in offering its support by agreeing to supply and install double glazing completely free of charge.

As a member of the Conservatory Outlet network of dealers, West Yorkshire Windows enjoys a close relationship with its main supplier and after hearing about these exceptional circumstances, Conservatory Outlet opted to manufacture and supply the frames at no cost. This generosity was matched by West Yorkshire Windows’ glass supplier, Custom Glass, who also donated the double glazed units.

Needless to say West Yorkshire Windows – shortlisted for the G11 Installer of the Year Award – covered the installation of the casement windows and even finished the job with a new pair of curtains in time for when the elderly man returned to his home, after a period in respite care.

Jo-ann Bowles, sales manager at West Yorkshire Windows, said; ‘As a well-known and successful company, we found ourselves in a position to make a really big difference to a local man’s life and to reward the genuinely extraordinary work of PC Schofield – we simply couldn’t say no. A big thank you must also go to Conservatory Outlet and Custom Glass for contributing to this cause.’

A close friend of the elderly man who oversaw the installation praised West Yorkshire Police, PC Schofield and triple glazing specialists West Yorkshire Windows for their efforts.

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Peerform.com Releases Newest Peer-to-Peer Online Lending Platform for Personal Loans

Peerform

Manhattan, NY (PRWEB) November 12, 2011

Peerform.com, the newest player in the emerging peer-to-peer lending industry, introduced its pioneering “Loan Options” program to empower borrowers and give them the opportunity to pick the optimal personal loan solution. Using an advanced financial algorithm to come up with a set of options that combines different loan amounts, grades and interest rates for each loan request borrowers are given more control over their loan options and the ability to optimize their debt, which reduces the chance of default for investors.

“By eliminating the high operational cost of financial institutions we seek to optimize the economics of both investors and borrowers,” says Mikael Rapaport, CEO and Founder of Peerform. “Borrowers are able to save because there is no middleman selling them a loan and no excessive paperwork. The lenders benefit because they are able to receive steady returns without having to take on all the risk themselves.”

Peer-to-peer, or person-to-person, loans is rapidly becoming the go to industry for small business and individuals to obtain money from a large network of lenders who collectively fund needs such as car financing, debt consolidation, home improvement and medical treatment.

To help bring more investors into their network of lenders Peerform was the first P2P lender to introduce tranches as a way to mitigate risk. For accredited investors and large financial institutions, Peerform is proud to announce a new asset class that currently outperforms the market average.

Peerform.com offers unsecured personal loans ranging from $ 1000 to $ 25,000 with interest rates that range from 4.565 to 27.08% to customers in the following locations: California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia, and Washington.

About Peerform

Peerform is the smart way to borrow money. Peerform is the newest entrant in the rapidly emerging social (or peer-to-peer) lending & borrowing market. Our online platform manages loans between lenders and borrowers. For more information, visit http://www.peerform.com.

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San Diego Bath and Tile Showroom Finds Opportunities in Downturns: International Bath & Tile Celebrates it?s 33rd Anniversary

San Diego Bath and Tile Showroom Finds Opportunities in Downturns: International Bath & Tile Celebrates it’s 33rd Anniversary

San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 11, 2011

Economic downturns are cold, brutal and hopefully short. This one is shaping up to be longer and nastier than any since the 1930s. It is a frightening time for businesses in America. San Diego based International Bath and Tile believes that innovation and commitment are the best and bravest ways for small businesses to find success in fearful times.

International Bath & Tile (IBT) opened its doors in 1979, a year when the country was in the midst of another major economic downturn. Today, IBT remains positive in the face of this current economic storm by announcing it has launched a year-long celebrtation to mark its 33rd anniversary.

Family-owned and operated, International Bath & Tile has grown their business into San Diego’s premier destination bath and tile showroom. The business has also built one of the Internet’s largest and most successful bath and home improvement websites at Plumbtile.com. “There’s a lot of talk right now about the tough economy but IBT continues to find opportunities to innovate and thrive,” said Clive Moch, President and Founder of International Bath & Tile.

IBT continues to hold onto its market share despite the economic downturn. “It takes time and effort to build a solid reputation,” Moch said. “And in these turbulent times, we feel very fortunate to have won the loyalty and trust of San Diegans and of Internet users outside of San Diego.”

With larger businesses struggling, companies like IBT see opportunities to grow. The recent announcement from Sears to close all of their Southern Californian Standard of Excellence showrooms as a result of the weakened housing market and focus on their core business is a growing trend.

Sears subsidiary, Appliance Builder Distributor has undegone many challenges in a changing market. In a letter to vendor partners, Sears ABD General Manager Erik Hendrickson wrote, “We have had to resize our operating model to be more consistent with the new realities facing our industry. Many of these challenges have never been more felt that within Standards of Excllence South – from the fluctuating market, to the lack of sales, to leadership changes – all of which have indirectly impacted the finanacial performance of the business.”

In contrast, Moch says, “IBT has always focused on luxury, hi-end design products, exceptional service with extensive product knowledge and direct relationships with manufacturers around the world.

“We have built long-term relationships with suppliers and offer many hard to find, exclusive products, as well as good classic brands at a great vlaue. Our expertise in the decorative plumbing market spans 33 years and it can’t be done by just anyone. We believe our longevity shows that experience matters.”

“We strive to be indispensable to our customers by offering quality selection and unsurpassed expertise,” says Tammy Moch, VP of Sales and Marketing. “We serve a broad spectrum of customers, which requires very specialized service. Many of our customers are industry professionals like Architects, Designers and Builders that demand a higher level of product knowledge. While the typical homeowner needs more personalized assistance.

“We see this current economic environment as an opportunity to strengthen our customer relationships and ultimately expand our business. Being an owner-operated company allows us to adapt to market changes more rapidly than larger companies, whose bureaucracy cannot react as quickly and end up in trouble. Ultimately, this will benefit consumers because companies will be forced to improve both consumer value and supplier relationships or simply go out of business.”

More than ever, small businesses must be innovative and focus on their core strengths to survive the lean years and be well positioned when the economy turns around. Built on 33 years of dedicated service to San Diegans and the Plumbtile.com website featuring over 300,000 unique bath, kitchen, home hardware and tile products, International Bath & Tile hopes to provide a lasting example for other small to medium sized businesses during this prolonged economic slump.

Clive Moch is available to speak to businesses, business associations, chambers of commerce and other groups about innovation, commitment to customers and dedication to quality as the keys to surviving the downturn. Please call IBT for more information.

About International Bath & Tile:

International Bath & Tile is one of the leading architectural bath and tile companies in San Diego, providing plumbing fixtures, faucets and accessories as well as tile and stone.

International Bath & Tile products have been turning ordinary bathrooms and kitchens into exceptional living spaces for 33 years. IBT is perhaps best known for its outstanding service. Our unique products attract customers but it’s the expertise of our sales associates that keeps customers coming back year after year. IBT has won numerous industry awards for its service excellence including being selected for the 2010 Best of San Diego Award in the Plumbing Fixtures category by the U.S. Local Business Association (USLBA). IBT is an ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Industry Partner.

IBT has created one-of-a-kind showrooms in San Diego and Solana Beach featuring the very latest products from the finest manufacturers including Alno, Jado, Hansgrohe, Newport Brass, Dornbracht, Axor, Walker Zanger,Hastings, Top Knobs and many more. Stop by one of our showrooms, or give us a call at (858) 268-3723.

Learn more about International Bath & Tile online at http://www.ibtsdiego.com.

To visit IBT’s online showroom Plumbtile, please visit: http://www.plumbtile.com.

Contact info:

Tammy Moch

VP Sales & Marketing

info(at)ibtsdiego(dot)com

http://www.plumbtile.com

(858) 268-3723

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Cloud Banana Offers Fruitful Online Shopping via Savtira?s Cloud Commerce Platform

Cloud Banana Offers Fruitful Online Shopping via Savtira’s Cloud Commerce Platform

Savtira Corporation

Tampa, FL (PRWEB) October 07, 2011

Between daily deals online, personalized promotional feeds and targeted online advertisements, consumers have the freedom of choice and variety when shopping online, selecting specials only they personally would be interested in. The next question an online consumer will be asked is, “how is the shopping experience?” For Cloud Banana, a new entertainment digital media and physical goods eStore, that answer will be simple. Cloud Banana today announces selecting Savtira Corporation, a new provider of B2B Cloud Commerce solutions, to build its eStore via a cloud-based platform that enables speed, convenience and overwhelming variety for its online shoppers.

While consumers continue to eliminate their DVD and CD collections, all digital media will need a personal storing place and the ultimate solution in order to avoid crashes, losses or lack of digital space is to go to the cloud. Cloud Banana was created to be a competitive eStore that offers online shoppers a better way to share, transfer, access and store purchased movies, audio/e-books, games or music. The cloud is simply the delivery of computing as a service rather a product, where shared resources, software and information are provided to any and all Internet-connected devices over a network.

“We say we are offering a fruitful way to shop online, which means there is no exclusivity to certain devices when downloading – or in this case, retrieving digital media from the cloud. There is no hopping from one website to another to complete a simultaneous purchase of a physical product with a digital media product. Our site will offer carrier-class streaming capabilities and the option to select or compare from countless additional products. This is all possible through our platform with Savtira,” said Cloud Banana CFO, Matt Middleton.

Savtira is a developing software-as-a-service Cloud Commerce solutions company, using mass data centers around the globe to power the cloud for storage and quality streaming needs. Savtira’s infrastructure uses e-commerce to sell both digital and physical goods in one unified shopping cart online – making consumer transactions convenient and easy.

Savtira’s cloud platform holds a robust catalog of digital media and physical goods made available to retailers who choose to stock their eStores using Savtira’s catalog as a way to increase revenue. In Cloud Banana’s case, the new eStore offering will include Savtira’s nearly 14 million-item product line in both digital and physical goods. The catalog line consists of music, movies, games, audio/e-books, software to apparel, accessories and jewelry, automotive, baby/kids and toys, electronics, health and beauty, home, garden and living, sporting and outdoor equipment. Cloud Banana is estimated to earn $ 16 million in transactional sales over the next three years.

“The bottom line is this: we wanted to create an eStore that offers what other online stores do not. We are focused on educating consumers on how to easily manage their media in the cloud. We want our customers to enjoy purchasing their media entertainment and storing it in one sound location, which would be their personal digital eLocker that Savtira provides,” explains Middleton. “This way, all our customer’s movies, games, music and more can be located, accessed and endlessly stored in their eLocker via Cloud Banana. This was a huge attribute we were looking for when choosing an architect for building the infrastructure of our store.”

Savtira’s Entertainment Distribution Network (EDN) in development will stream digital media from the cloud to any device. Consumers would be able to access the digital media on a rental or subscription basis where no downloading or installation will be necessary. A device-agnostic pause and resume capability will also be available. All data and configuration is stored within the cloud.

“We are honored to be collaborating with Cloud Banana on their venture to make online shopping an even better experience,” said Savtira EVP of sales and business development, Laura Mayo. “As the global culture moves further away from DVDs and CDs, marketing retailers like Cloud Banana will accommodate online consumers with an easy-to-navigate, easy-to-store and share digital media shopping website. We look forward to working with Cloud Banana and offering superior services with our Cloud Commerce platform.”

Savtira will be building the Cloud Banana eStore from simplified and secure payment gateways to providing fulfillment, support and customer service. Cloud Banana will also be utilizing Savtira’s catalog and EDN. Stay tuned for Cloud Banana’s virtual grand opening via http://www.CloudBanana.com.

About Savtira Corporation

Based in Tampa, Florida, Savtira is in the business of digital distribution with a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) e-commerce platform that is a turnkey system for the distribution, marketing, merchandising, and selling of both digital media and physical goods in a single store and a single, unified shopping cart. Savtira-powered stores are designed to meet the specific needs of retail partners so no two eStores are alike. All Savtira eStores are custom-branded for our partners. Extra features and services are offered on an à la carte basis. Savtira is also building the next carrier-class “Entertainment Distribution Network” (EDN), streaming all digital media from the cloud, with a feature set that eclipses anything on the market. For more information on Savtira, visit: http://www.Savtira.com or call 813.402.0123. Follow us on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/savtira.

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Outdoor Décor Retailer HG Lifestyle Expands Its Selection of Weathervanes and Cupolas

HG Lifestyle

Wallingford CT (PRWEB) October 11, 2011

Enhancing a patio, rooftop, or garden, outdoor décor changes the character of a home. A cupola, mounted to a roof, creates a new level of sophistication, while smaller accents, from rain chains to hose pots, turn mundane aspects into noticeable and attractive features. Outdoor décor spans many personal tastes and is seldom permanent; in fact, a homeowner can switch up the style with the seasons. Because of these reasons, outdoor décor retailer HG Lifestyle consistently updates and expands its product selection. Offering handcrafted outdoor décor pieces for the rooftop, garden, and patio, HG Lifestyle recently added new weathervanes to its line of products and brought back three cupola designs.

Built to be mounted to smaller structures, cast aluminum weathervanes are the latest items the retailer decided to include into its already-expansive selection. Less expensive than the copper and brass models, the new weathervanes are made out of 100-percent rust-free recycled aluminum and finished with weather-resistant black paint; each is accompanied by a roof mount. As a result, a garden or roof on a shed, barn, house, or gazebo can be accented with an attractive piece that holds up to the elements year round. In terms of design, HG Lifestyle takes a traditional route with shapes of cast aluminum weathervanes and also includes styles, from nautical to agriculture themes, for many tastes.

HG Lifestyle also brought back three formerly-discontinued designs to its line of vinyl and wood cupolas. The Plymouth Wood and Plymouth Vinyl Cupolas are two of them. For the latter, the Plymouth Vinyl Cupola has a classic design of windows, a ship lap base, and a 24-gauge copper roof. With a four-sided shape, each is constructed out of solid vinyl plank and board, which needs no maintenance and is significantly more substantial than PVC. With similar features, the Plymouth Wood Cupola is made out of durable hand-selected cypress and has a natural, untreated wood finish that allows for painting or staining.

The third model added is the Gazebo Wood Cupola. Also made out of hand-selected cypress, the Gazebo Wood Cupola has an octagonal shape and is designed with louvers, a smooth wood base, and a shingled-style wood roof.

Weathervanes and cupolas are not the sole products sold by HG Lifestyle. Encompassing several sophisticated pieces ideal for enhancing and accenting a rooftop, patio, or garden, HG Lifestyle offers lines of rain chains, which attach to gutter spouts to turn an ordinary water flow into a dazzling spectacle; fire domes and pits; finials; oil lamps and torches; mail boxes; wind chimes; birdhouses and feeders; and wall art, among other pieces. Most are handcrafted out of copper or brass and have a polished or aged greenish-blue patina.

Founded more than 25 years ago, HG Lifestyle is a family-owned business that provides high-quality and superior handcrafted home and garden accessories. The business began first with weathervanes and, over time, expanded to the full line of products it presently carries. Working with skilled artisans and designers, HG Lifestyle adds new and unique collections of outdoor décor each year.

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iBoutiques.com Announces Beta Launch of New Fashion E-commerce Website to Showcase Specialty Bricks & Mortar Boutiques and Independent Designers

iBoutiques

New York (PRWEB) October 11, 2011

Today, iBoutiques announces the public Beta launch of its online fashion marketplace for niche boutiques and independent designers. The new e-commerce site’s mission is to bring authentic bricks & mortar women clothing boutiques online, as well as other select specialty stores and independent and emerging designers, and to promote them by showcasing each brand’s virtual storefront on the iBoutiques marketplace. Now, consumers nationwide can discover an array of specialty shops and browse for unexpected ﬁnds and unique fashions, much like when one travels and seeks out local shops tucked away on side streets – but without leaving home or office to enjoy the fashion shopping experience, and with the added convenience of finding all the boutiques in one place.

The online emporium currently features clothing, accessories and gifts from over 40 designers boutique dress shops and specialty stores, most of them based in New York City, and it plans to add more stores and fashion and jewelry designers nationwide over the next few months. In addition to fashionable women’s clothing, shoes, jewelry, bags and other accessories, iBoutiques is also a source for apparel, accessories and gifts for babies, kids fashion, and men’s fashion, as well as products in the health and beauty and home and garden categories. To add more diversity to internet shopping experience, iBoutiques will be featuring a number of vintage shops and even some pet boutique stores.

Unlike most other online marketplaces, iBoutiques allows shoppers to check out from multiple stores at the same time via one simple transaction – a huge time-saver. And because iBoutiques offers free UPS ground shipping, consumers have added incentive to buy.

iBoutiques is backed by Great Oaks Venture Capital, a New York-based firm that has invested in several other successful e-commerce sites, as well as tech, media and internet advertising companies.

“Because boutiques tend to stock hand-made, artisan items and merchandise from hard-to-find brands and emerging designers, they are a refreshing alternative to major department stores,” says Ben Lin, Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital. “But small stores often lack the resources to build and effectively promote their own e-commerce websites, and bricks-and-mortar boutiques lack national reach because they rely on local foot-traffic into their physical storefront.”

The solution is iBoutiques.com, a turn-key e-commerce platform that allows even the smallest retailers to leverage the site’s technical and marketing resources – among them professional Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing – and participate in the national e-commerce marketplace. The easy-to-use site helps retailers build their brands and increase their sales and margins both in-store and online. Each boutique can create a custom virtual storefront that includes a description of the store, its products, its style mission and vision, and details on what makes that particular boutique special. It’s free for vendors to register and there is no listing fee for products. iBoutiques only charges a service fee when a sale is made, and iBoutiques covers the cost of shipping.

For shoppers, iBoutiques.com is a unique new destination where customers can discover a curated collection of intriguing dress boutique stores and designer brands, and learn about the people and the stories behind them. Social plugins allow shoppers to comment on products and “Like” products on Facebook and to share on Facebook or via email. If a shopper has a question about the product, they can post a question on the product page, or by private email, via the “Ask the boutique” button.

An added value of the site for both retailers and consumers is access to the iBoutiques the promotional Deal Voucher program. The deals are currently available only to bricks-and-mortar vendors on a local, in-store only basis, but will be expanded to online retailers in the near future. Boutiques with storefronts on iBoutiques can offer a local Deal Voucher with an appealing discount, which is good for in-store use only for a limited period of time. While there are several other sites offering local deals for bricks-and-mortar boutiques, iBoutiques is the only one offering shoppers an authentic preview where they can immediately browse examples of real products posted for sale online by the vendor offering the deal.

Another engaging feature for shoppers is the iBoutiques’ unique referral program, which allows consumers to earn unlimited credit for shopping on iBoutiques. A user simply uses Facebook, Twitter or email to invite friends to join the site via the user’s unique referral code and then benefits by receiving iBoutiques credit every time any of their friends makes a purchase, as well as whenever friends-of-friends in their invitee network purchase something, up to six degrees of separation. The program helps build user acquisition by encouraging user loyalty and viral sharing among friends and family.

During the Beta phase, the iBoutiques team will continue enhancing the site and adding features to improve the user experience for both vendors and shoppers. iBoutiques is actively seeking high-quality boutiques join as Charter Vendors during the beta launch phase. The official launch is planned to happen in late fall or early winter 2011/2012.

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Hanley Wood And Builder Homesite Join Forces To Drive Innovation And Opportunity In The Building Industry

Austin, TX (PRWEB) November 09, 2011

Hanley Wood, LLC, and Builder Homesite, Inc. (BHI) today announced that they have formed a partnership to work together on a variety of technology, marketing, and data initiatives. The companies will collaborate to upgrade Hanley Wood’s NewHomeListings.com website, expand opportunities for industry research, and create joint builder education programs.

“Both Hanley Wood and Builder Homesite share a common mission to work with home builders to help them sell new homes and improve efficiency. This partnership is a natural fit that will create lasting value for builders,” said Melissa Morman, VP Client Experience, BHI.

“This new collaboration is an exciting development not just for our companies, but also the industry that we serve. We are looking forward to working together on these joint initiatives,” said Andy Reid, President of eMedia and Market Intelligence, Hanley Wood.

As part of the new collaboration, Hanley Wood’s new home website, NewHomeListings.com will now be managed by BHI affiliate, Builders Digital Experience (BDX). NewHomeListings.com will be powered by BDX’s leading new home listing platform – the same powerful new home search engine that is behind NewHomeSource and Move New Homes, the #1 and #2 new home websites. Builders who list on NewHomeListings.com will soon enjoy upgraded functionality and design and be able to manage their data and access reporting through BDX’s exclusive builder portal, BDXLive. In addition, builders who list their communities with BDX will now also have their homes distributed to the updated NewHomeListings.com website as part of their BDX bundle.

BDX has worked with builders for over 11 years and has become a one-stop resource for builder digital marketing solutions. The BDX Listing Bundle is designed to ensure that builders can “List Once and Be Everywhere”. In addition to NewHomeSource and Move New Homes, with BDX, a builder’s listings are syndicated to over 300 partners across the Internet reaching over 40 million potential new home buyers each month*. Hanley Wood builders will be given the option to upgrade to the full BDX Bundle and gain this premium exposure across the Internet.

The companies will also work together to share data and fuel Hanley Wood’s market intelligence solutions. BHI’s deep industry relationships and robust data will help augment Hanley Wood’s existing research efforts. Hanley Wood Market Intelligence is the housing industry’s leading independent real estate research firm providing residential construction information for real estate development and new-home construction planning. Builders, developers, financial institutions, manufacturers, commercial developers, and retailers all rely on Hanley Wood housing activity data to gain a strategic advantage in their planning, and to support business decisions at both a national and regional level.

Hanley Wood and BHI will also partner on joint outreach and marketing initiatives designed to strengthen the new home industry and educate builders on important issues and opportunities. Starting in 2012 the companies will be working together to reach and educate builders through a variety of vehicles.

Builders who are interested in learning more about how this new partnership can support their business objectives can email info(at)thebdx(dot)com or Jennifer Pearce at Hanley Wood (jpearce(at)hanleywood(dot)com).

*comScore September 2011

About Builder Homesite and Builders Digital Experience

Builder Homesite, Inc. was founded with a mission to bring homebuilding industry leaders together to develop world-class technology solutions. Builder Homesite is a consortium of 35 of the nation’s largest homebuilders, and its flagship product is NewHomeSource.com, a consumer website offering the Internet’s most comprehensive information and selection of new homes available. Www.builderhomesite.com

Builder’s Digital Experience, LLC (BDX) from Builder Homesite, Inc. and Move, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVE) was founded in October 2009 to combine the industry’s leading new home resources under one roof and offer builders innovative online marketing options, streamlined customer service and support, and greater value. Capitalizing on over 11 years of building industry experience, BDX includes the top two new home websites, NewHomeSource from Builder Homesite and Move New Homes. Additional services include video production, rich media rendering, mobile search, custom website production, connections to real estate professionals, and more. Together these online and interactive resources help builders create a true digital experience for their buyers. For more information, visit http://www.thebdx.com.

About Hanley Wood

Hanley Wood is a leading business-to-business media company focused on the residential, commercial construction and design industries. Its diverse portfolio includes magazines, websites, e-newsletters, exhibitions and conferences, custom marketing and data services.

Hanley Wood is comprised of four operating platforms: Market Intelligence, the housing industry’s leading research and analytical source providing in-depth residential construction data, both national and in over 800 local markets, for real-estate development and new-home construction planning; Media, which publishes more than 24 magazines, featuring REMODELING, BUILDER and ARCHITECT, along with related websites, e-newsletters, and conferences; Exhibitions, which produces marquee events such as World of Concrete and the Remodeling Show that bring residential and commercial construction professionals face-to-face with manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and service providers; and Marketing, which plans, creates, and executes strategic and integrated marketing solutions for its clients. http://www.hanleywood.com.

Contacts:

Eleanor Bowman, BHI, 512-413-5278, ebowman(at)builderhomesite(dot)com

Andy Reid, Hanley Wood, 202-380-3829, areid(at)hanleywood(dot)com

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Organic Gardening for Beginners – The Best Area to Grow Your Own Home Veggies

MORE INFO AT: www.HomeOrganicGarden.net Ifyour vegetable garden is not yielding much or your flowers from the flower bed look nothing like the plush ones shown in a magazine then it is a sign that your plants are lacking vital nutrients. The best way to ensure your plants get these nutrients is by making a simple choice. Choose organic gardening compost instead of the chemical ones. The result will vary tremendously. The health of the plants in your garden is important as our own health. It should never be ignored. Health of a vegetable garden also affects the people who consume the vegetables. Organically prepared compost is easy to make and is cheaper than the chemical fertilizers. Compost is the best way to give your plants all the vital nutrients it needs. Compost is almost like a plant food. It has all the nutrients needed by your plant in the right amounts. Plants absorb nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus from the soil through the roots. Compost provides it with all these nutrients which sometimes lack in the soil naturally. It is most importantly chemical-free. MORE INFO AT www.HomeOrganicGarden.net Organic compost generally is insoluble and stays in the soil longer than the chemical ones. Therefore it restores the nutrients the soil may have lost due to plants or leeching caused by chemical fertilizers. A good fertile soil is the important necessity in maintaining a garden. Since organic compost is thicker and insoluble than its chemical counterparts, it traps …

Home Improvement_The Man’s Bathroom

From season 3 episode 10, one of my favorites, the ‘Man’s Bathroom’ segment.