Established Local Sacramento Power Washing Professionals Announce Important Real Estate Connection.

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 11, 2011 - When keeping the home clean, sometimes it can be a difficult and daunting task and this is certainly the case when it comes to maintenance outside of the home. Surrounding walkways, driveways, patios and porches are all problem areas to keep clean. The best  way to keep these areas looking clean and freshly maintained research shows, would be through the use of a power washer.

As much as 5 to 10 percent can be added to the value of a home.with a good first apearance.? says John Aust, President of the National Association of Real Estate Appraisers.  

In Sacramento, for pressure washing, there is only one true choice for all of your cleaning needs.   Companies like Turbo Blast Pressure Washing and Sacramento Power Washing will take care of any power washing needs , improving the curb appeal of the home. By sporadically having the house and other areas pressure washed, the homeowner will be surprised to see how good everything looks. This technique is far more effective than using a hose, ladder, and bucket of soapy water or cleaner.  Hiring Sacramento Power Washing for any power washing needs will not only protect the home from damage, but also will attain the most detailed cleaning service available in Sacramento at a reasonable price.

Cleaning services like Sacramento Power Washing and Turbo Blast Pressure Washing take pride in their work, assuring that a home has the maximum curb appeal after soft or hard power washing. Careful attention to window cleaning and all exterior house cleaning is included in the service.

Sources also reveal 8 basic mistakes people make when chosing a professional, which are:

Mistake #1: Choosing a Company Without Testimonials.
Mistake #2: Choosing a Contractor Based on Low Price.
Mistake #3: Choosing a Contractor Based on a Single Phone Call.
Mistake #4: Choosing a Contractor Who Does Not Offer a Guarantee.
Mistake #5: Choosing a Contractor Without Getting Comments from his Other Clients.
Mistake #6: Choosing a Contractor Who is not Certified.
Mistake #7: Choosing a Contractor Who is not a Member of The Wood Restoration and Preservation Institute.
Mistake #8: Choosing a Contractor Whom uses Consumer Grade Equipment and Cleaners.

Homeowners considering putting their home on the market should think about how a comparatively inexpensive service from Sacramento Power Washing is likely to make a huge difference in the home's presentation. It may even allow a homeowner to reevaluate the notion of needing to paint the exterior and giving it a new roof. After a professionally thorough cleaning, including sparkling glass after window cleaning, it is achievable for the home to look so market-ready that the money for exterior paint can be invested instead on the interior improvements.

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Linden cycles to bring home over £4,000 for local charities

The team full of energy at the start of the ridePRLog (Press Release) - Aug 04, 2011 - A group of cyclists from local developer Linden Homes Western teamed up to ride a mammoth 66 miles in one day – all to raise money for two Bristol based charities, Cots for Tots Appeal and Children’s Hospice South West. Completing the journey from Great Bedwyn to Bristol in the wind, rain and mud, the triumphant group managed to raise a whopping total of £4,624 for these great causes.

Nigel Palmer, managing director at Linden Homes Western comments: “We are really proud as a company that the team managed to pull off this great event. It was a hard slog but definitely worth it to be able to hand over the money raised to two such worthy local charities. It’s been such a success we’ve decided to do one next year - here’s to the training.”

Linden Homes Western’s offices are located in Clifton and it is part of Galliford Try’s award winning housebuilding division, the sixth largest residential developer in the UK, specialising in high quality, individually designed schemes across the country.

To find out more about the bike ride, Linden Homes Western and its developments, contact the head office on 0117 930 4949 or visit www.lindenhomes.co.uk. Alternatively to donate go to www.virginmoneygiving.com/team/LHWCycleChallenge2011

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Jelson Homes joins forces with the local community in Anstey

The art installation at Bradgate Vale, AnsteyPRLog (Press Release) – Jul 19, 2011 – Local developer Jelson Homes has joined forces with the local community to develop an eye-catching art display that graces the wall of its development, Bradgate Vale in Anstey. In a two-year consultation and production process lead artist, Lindsay Jelley, co-ordinator for the display, worked with a local school and businesses to develop the idea for the art and to put it in motion.

Teaming up with renowned Haiku Poet Paul Conneally, local fabricator Andrew Langley, artist Jenny Taylor and Latimer Primary School, the team took a voyage of discovery learning more about the history of Anstey and how this could be portrayed through the Japanese poetry and, ultimately, a completed art installation.

Lindsay Jelley comments on the experience: “Jelson Homes is starting to develop its own public art strategy and this example is just the beginning. Working with the communities where the developments are based is all about putting something back into the local area. Teaming up with the local school and businesses in and around Anstey to develop this art installation was fantastic.”

As you drive into the development, what would have been a plain brick wall is now covered with the brilliant metal work. At either end there are two bridges, which represent Packhorse Bridge and King William’s Bridge, which Anstey used to be nestled between. Placed amongst these are phrases and fragments of the children’s Haiku poetry based on their thoughts about the school grounds, which represents water flowing. As a piece of art it truly is eye-catching.

Lindsay continues: “As a group we’re extremely happy with the finished result. From Paul’s input with the poetry workshops, Andrew’s invaluable help with recommending what materials to use and the actual making of the pieces, the school children’s imagination and Jenny’s photographic input, it really has been a community affair.

“The position on the wall to catch the sunlight and give the effect of water rippling 1916338565  between the two bridges is exactly the magical effect I hoped to create.”

As part of the project, the group is also producing a DVD and brochure about how the ideas were formed and put into practise. This will be given to each purchaser at the development as a welcome gift.

For further details on Jelson Homes and its properties visit www.jelson.co.uk or call the Head Office Sales Department on 0116 266 1541.

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A Local Love Affair:2011 American Express Spendsetters Report reveals 46% of British consumers ...

The 2011 American Express Spendsetters Report reveals that 46% of British consumers dubbed “The New Villager” now try to support their local economy through their local shopping choices and habits.

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PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 19, 2011 – The 2011 American Express Spendsetters Report reveals that 46% of British consumers dubbed “The New Villager” now try to support their local economy through their local shopping choices and habits, which the Report suggests have been driven by the exponential growth of business to consumer social networking.
The New Villager consumer group is one of five distinct typologies identified in the report, commissioned by American Express to identify future consumer spending trends across 1,000 UK respondents and was carried out by Future Poll, the research division of the Future Laboratory.
The Future Poll survey confirms 32% of British shoppers specified that they now mainly shop for everyday purchases from local sources. A similar number (31%) also identified that sourcing local products is now a priority when making essential purchases.  
The New Villagers are increasingly looking for a more friendly, local and meaningful service to enhance their shopping experience, with more and more consumers maximising social networking reach as a one-stop-shop to connect them to their local community and providers.  The report confirms that shoppers are sharing information on local forums and Twitter to advise other members of The New Villager group on local shopping finds and tips.
Jeremy Baker, Affiliate Professor at ESCP Europe Business School, commenting on the 2011 American Express Spendsetters Report, “More and more shops, global and local, are recognising how important localism is for the British shopper – not least, localism has a distinct eco advantage, minimising food miles. The influence and buying power of The New Villager has encouraged businesses to utilise social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and coupon sharing websites as a way of communicating new products to the local community.  This has further strengthened consumer power, with shoppers having an immediate impact on how their local shops buy, source and showcase products.”
In response to this growing trend, recent years have seen a rising number of both retail giants and independent, local stores reinvent their sales strategies to bring local produce to the forefront of consumers’ minds through location-specific alerts on social media outlets.
Janet Davies, the proprietor of Stems Floral Design, a boutique florist in Holborn, London who has seen the emergence of these ‘New Villagers’ in her store says: “A sense of locale has always been important to our long-standing clients, but with traditional community boundaries now being set by the internet we are using Facebook, Twitter and our blog to engage with our regulars as well as the growing number of shoppers who are not necessarily on our doorstep but are looking to champion their community.”
Simone Clarkin, owner of mmm..., an artisan food store in Newcastle sourcing and selling products from local suppliers, comments: "A growing affection for nostalgia means that shopping locally is being regarded as more soulful and rewarding. Social media has provided a tool to reach out to almost 5,000 foodies, providing a sharing platform for recipes and ideas whilst also promoting the artisan experience. This is exactly what The New Villager is looking for.”
2011 AMERICAN EXPRESS SPENDSETTERS REPORT:
The New Villager profile – THE FACTS
•   46% of consumers try to support their local economy through their shopping habits
•   31% look at local sourcing as part of their essential purchases
•   32% mainly shop for everyday purchases locally
•   29% of British consumers want to be part of their local community and therefore purchase from more local vendors
•   28% of consumers look for local and friendly service
•   New Villagers share information through local forums and Twitter

NOTES TO EDITORS
The five typologies of shopper identified by the 2011 American Express Spendsetters Report are:
•         The New Villagers consume both on- and offline from their local community, and in turn, fees more connected, more honourable and more sensible, in the belief that shopping locally is a more sustainable solution in the long-term.
•         Digisavers harness all the latest online developments 1916338565  to ensure the best value when shopping – this includes the phenomena of group-buying, cash-back sites, location-based networking, price comparison sites and augmented retail.
•         Karmercialists care about shopping the right way and aim to make ethically and environmentally sound choices. A number of new tools facilitate this, including webcams, user-generated reputation sites and QR codes revealing provenance.
•         L’Atelierites like to gain access to the creative director, or the atelier; they prefer a highly personalised service and products made especially for them, or in very small runs.
•         Personalisers design their own products for similar costs to those on the high street, thanks to on-demand manufacturing. The new technology also opens up the possibility for personal merchandising.
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Vermont Performance Lab Residency to Benefit Local Food Bank

PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 12, 2011 – Vermont Performance Lab (VPL) is delighted to welcome Los Angeles-based performance artist Dan Froot and New York-based puppet artist Dan Hurlin to their Guilford Studio to develop “Who’s Hungry - Santa Monica” – the newest in an ongoing series of puppet plays based on the life stories of hungry and homeless people in Los Angeles. All proceeds from the local performance will benefit the Guilford Food Pantry.

For “Who’s Hungry - Santa Monica,” Froot has adapted stories collected from homeless people of Santa Monica, CA to create a series of puppet plays. Froot and Hurlin will be joined in Vermont by composer/musician Amy Denio and four puppeteers for a two-week intensive workshop period to rehearse the plays, construct the puppet theaters, record the musical score and share the work as it is in progress with local audiences.  The artists will be working at the recording studios of Guilford Sound and the hall of the Broad Brook Grange where they will perform “Who’s Hungry - Santa Monica” on a 24-foot long dining table for audiences of 30 to 35 people.

Sara Coffey, the Director of VPL, says she selected these nationally renowned artists for the Lab because their work provides an important commentary on hunger and food scarcity – issues that are plaguing communities nation-wide and are relevant to urban and rural communities alike.  

VPL will host two open studios on July 21 and 25 and an informal work-in-progress showing on July 28 at the Broad Brook Grange in Guilford.  The project seeks to foster cross-class dialogue on the complexities of food insecurity in America and will raise awareness of these issues in the local community.

Visitors and audiences will be asked to make a suggested donation of $5 or two non-perishable food items (no homemade goods please - paper towels, toothpaste, toilet paper and other household necessities also welcome).  All donations will go directly to Guilford Cares to support the Guilford Food Pantry.

Special note to families: Although this performance employs puppetry, the plays address complex social issues and are not intended for children under the age of 12.

EVENT INFORMATION

WHAT: Open Studio + Work-in-Progress Showing of “Who’s Hungry - Santa Monica”
Writer/Director/Choreographer/Performer Dan Froot invites visitors into the studio to show and talk about his collaboration with theater/puppet artist Dan Hurlin and composer/musician Amy Denio.  Seating is limited for the work-in-progress showing, so reservations are strongly recommended.
WHEN: Open Studio: Thursday, July 21, 7PM and Monday July 25, 2PM
Work-in-Progress: Thursday, July 28, 7PM
WHERE: Broad Brook Grange, 3490 Guilford Center Road, Guilford VT
TICKETS: $5 suggested donation or two non-perishable food items
RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION:  Vermont Performance Lab Event Line: 802-257-3361 http://www.vermontperformancelab.com

Visit the Who’s Hungry blog and follow the progress at: whoshungrysantamonica.blogspot.com

"Who’s Hungry - Santa Monica" was commissioned in part by Vermont Performance Lab and was developed in part during a creative residency at Vermont Performance Lab. The project is supported in part by awards from the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Program, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, UCLA Center for Community Partnership, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, Southwest Oral History Association, The MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation; and by a Performance Practice and Research grant from the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts.  The scores are commissioned through Meet The Composer’s Commissioning Music/USA program, which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, the Ford Foundation, the Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trusts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

ABOUT DAN FROOT:
Dan Froot is an award-winning performance artist, producer, playwright, and artistic director.  He received a New York Dance & Performance Award (a.k.a. BESSIE) for the creation of his music/theater work Seventeen Kilos of Garlic, and a City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowship for the creation of his gangster-vaudeville, Shlammer. Dan's theater pieces and performance events have been presented by leading art centers across the U.S., and in Europe, Africa and South America. He has taught workshops around the country, has created an ongoing series of collaborative interdisciplinary duets with choreographer David Dorfman, and has danced, acted and played music internationally with Victoria Marks, Ralph Lemon, Yoshiko Chuma & The School of Hard Knocks, Mabou Mines, David Cale, Ping Chong & Co., and Dan Hurlin. Currently Dan teaches at UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures.

ABOUT DAN HURLIN:
Dan Hurlin is a celebrated puppet theater artist and currently teaches Hurlin received a 1990 Village Voice OBIE award for his solo adaptation of Nathanael West’s A Cool Million and his suite of puppet pieces Everyday Uses for Sight: Nos. 3 & 7 (2000) earned him a 2001 New York Dance and Performance award (a.k.a. BESSIE). His 1992 solo Quintland earned sculptor Donna Dennis a BESSIE for visual design, and in 1998, he was nominated for an American Theater Wing Design award for his set design for his music theater piece The Shoulder. Hiroshima Maiden (2004), with an OBIE award winning score by Robert Een, was awarded a Union Internationale de la Marionette Citation of Excellence. His most recent piece, Disfarmer (2009) is currently touring internationally.

ABOUT AMY DENIO:
Amy Denio is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. She is a founding member of Tone Dogs, Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, Danubians, The Entropics, La Movida, Naked Slime Duo, Petunia, and Quintetto alla Busara and has collaborated with artists including -1241008838  Die Resonanz Stanonczi (Austria), The Science Group, Curlew, George Cartwright, and Kultur Schock (Bosnia). She has recorded over 40 CDs, and appears on several dozen audio compilations worldwide. She has played countless concerts and festivals around the world.

ABOUT VERMONT PERFORMANCE LAB:
Vermont Performance Lab (VPL) supports the making of contemporary works in the performing arts and fosters exchange between artists and Vermont communities through its nationally recognized Lab Program. Each year VPL selects three to four artists to participate in the Lab Program – a creative residency where artists have access to various kinds of creative space in a small rural Vermont community. In this retreat-like setting, artists can concentrate on research and experimentation and test performance ideas with small audiences. VPL often partners with local organizations to host such residencies and create meaningful connections between artists and communities. Connect with Vermont Performance Lab on Facebook (/VermontPerformanceLab) and Twitter (@VTPerformLab).

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