Nashville, TN (PRWEB) March 21, 2014

Spring fever is on its way, and Durante Home Exteriors has the cure. For customers looking to get outside this spring and improve the curb appeal and energy efficiency of their home with new windows and doors, Durante has some very innovative solutions homeowners will love.

Durante Home Exteriors is a leading provider of energy-efficient and ultra low-maintenance windows and doors for residents of Nashville, Brentwood, Hendersonville and surround Middle TN cities. The high-caliber products offered by Durante are specifically engineered to reduce energy costs, increase curb appeal and eliminate maintenance concerns.

Durante replacement windows, for instance, offer advanced, triple weather-stripping for top efficiency and performance. The polyurethane frame insulation provides added comfort and the ultimate in energy efficiency. Durante windows also are offered in a wide variety of colors, styles and customizable options to match almost any homes overall design and appearance. Plus, when residents of Middle TN are in the market for a new entry door, Durante has a gorgeous line up of feature-packed entry door systems and patio entry doors as well. Durante entry doors are Energy Star rated, meaning they offer maximum energy performance.

One of the great things we always hear from customers is how much their energy costs are lowered after they install our windows and doors. With the brutal winter weve experienced the energy saving benefit is more important than ever. -Daniel Gallegly, Marketing Director for Durante Home Exteriors.

Durante also offers an extensive line of patio products such as composite decking and railing, screen rooms and sunrooms. When residents of Middle TN are looking to transform their patio space, they turn to the experienced professionals at Durante Home Exteriors. Durante has a patio product that will fit virtually any home design and budget.

In advance of the warm spring weather, Durante also offers innovative retractable screen enclosures. Popular with homeowners that have a patio or porch, the retractable screen room is much more than beautiful. It is also cleverly functional. While the thermal roof provides both shade and protection from the weather, the retractable screens create on-demand bug protection. During the day, you can retract the screens and enjoy a panoramic view. Then at sunset, you can lower the screens to fend off mosquitoes and other nasty insects.

The retractable screen room comes in two roof styles that compliment the look of any home. Whether you prefer the clean, understated look of the St. Thomas or the tropical, lattice-trimmed Santa Fe, either can be ordered with retractable screens or even screen ready for an up-grade in the future.

Durante Home Exteriors can help with virtually any exterior home improvement need. To learn more about our maintenance free products, stop by our showroom at 2010 Linbar Dr, Ste 177, Nashville, TN 37211 or visit http://www.GoDurante.com.

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Red looks like any other two year old dog but the hitch in his-get-a-long and scars under his slowly growing fur tells another story that started six months ago.

In October, Plano Animal Services responded to a cruelty complaint and found Red on the balcony of a second story apartment.

Animal Services Manager Jamey Cantrell said Red was as close to death as you can get.

He looked like a skeleton that had some red fur pulled over it, Cantrell recalled. It was like looking at an x-ray of a dog it really what it looked like.

Red had been left on the balcony to slowly starveone photograph tells a terrible story.

If you look closely at the pictures youll actually see one of the doors back behind him where hes pulled the wood off, Cantrell explained. He was actually eating the wood to survive.

Reds malnourished bones and joints needed surgerypaid for by citizen donations.

Animal Services Officer Kendra Hamilton was there the day red was rescued. It was love at first sight.

Kendra shot home video of her and Red playing and now after six long months of rehab Red is ready for adoption.

For Kendra is will be one of the greatest, saddest days ever.

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Submitted Sonoma is a 44-coach home community by Lennar Homes in Fiddler's Creek.

Move-in-ready homes are available for viewing in Sonoma, a Mediterranean-style village of 44 coach homes in the luxury, master-planned community of Fiddlers Creek.

Offered by Lennar Homes, Sonoma features 11 buildings with four residences each and is the third neighborhood by the national homebuilder in Fiddlers Creek, building on the success of Millbrook and Runaway Bay. Each three-bedroom floor plan in Sonoma offers a living room and covered patio, most overlooking lakes. Two floor plans are available, ranging from 1,741 to 2,110 air-conditioned square feet.

The Florence is a fully furnished, ground-floor coach home encompassing 1,741 square feet of air-conditioned living space and 2,338 total square feet. The Florence features three bedrooms and two baths in a split floor plan. The model home, professionally decorated by Soco Interiors, also offers a living room, kitchen, breakfast area and dining room. Other features of the Florence include a screen-covered patio with a two-car garage.

Upgraded features that are standard in the Florence include 20-inch diagonal tile throughout the wet areas and entry ways; granite counter tops in the kitchen and baths; luxury 42-inch raised panel wood cabinets in the kitchen; Colonial style wood casing and baseboards; hurricane glass windows and doors; and crown molding in the living areas and master suite. The Florence is base priced at $281,990.

Professionally decorated by Robb & Stucky International, the Verona model is a second-floor coach home with 2,110 square feet of air-conditioned space and 2,858 total square feet.

The Verona features three bedrooms and two baths situated around a living room with adjoining dining area, kitchen and breakfast nook. The master bedroom is toward the rear of the home and has an oversized walk-in closet and master bath allowing for privacy. The Verona also includes a screen-covered patio and a two-car tandem garage. There also are numerous upgraded features that are standard in the Verona. Pricing for the Verona starts at $301,990.

Each home within the village of Sonoma will be constructed of steel reinforced concrete block with a built-in wall pest control system. Exterior design features include concrete tile roofs, brick-paver entry walks and driveways, and an automatic in-ground sprinkler system. Interior design features include GE appliances, tile floors, washer and dryer, granite kitchen counter tops, walk-in closets, hurricane impact glass, and many energy saving features.

Located off Collier Boulevard between Naples and Marco Island, Fiddlers Creek received the 2013 CBIA Sand Dollar Award for Community of the Year.

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Hayward, CA (PRWEB) March 19, 2014

Pella Doors & Windows of Northern California takes energy costs and efficiency seriously when it comes to their product line. Like Pella retailers throughout the United States, Pella Doors & Windows proudly carries two standout lines of vinyl windows, the Pella 350 Series and the Pella 250 Seriesboth of which are designed for top of the line energy efficiency.

In fact, the Pella 350 Series was recently recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with the 2014 ENERGY STAR Most Efficient Products designation. This is the second year in a row that the retailer has met the stringent energy requirements necessary for this honor. Available in double-hung, single-hung, casement, awning, sliding and fixed window types, as well as sliding patio doors, the Pella 350 Series is among the most energy efficient product lines offered by the retailer, with optional features that can enhance its energy saving capacity.

In another effort to save consumers money on energy costs, Pella Doors and Windows of Northern California will be carrying the recently launched Pella 250 series of energy efficient vinyl windows. Available in single-hung, double-hung and sliding window types, the Pella 250 series come standard with advanced Low-E insulating double-pane glass. The advanced Low-E triple-pane glass are 54 -77 percent more energy efficient than single pane windows.

Pella Doors and Windows of Northern California has showrooms in Los Altos & Frenso, and a distribution center in Hayward, California. For more information about these and other Pella products, or to be put in contact with a local sales representative in your area please visit http://www.pellanorcal.com. You can also email at sales(at)pellanorcal(dot)com or call us at 844-537-3552.

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Prolific burglar jailed for break in

10:00am Tuesday 18th March 2014 in News

A PROLIFIC criminal is behind bars after an off-duty officer caught him looking into back gardens moments after he burgled a house.

Matthew Cook, 31, of Thornbush, Basildon, and his friend Gary Goodwin, 34, of Princes Close, Laindon, smashed the patio doors of the home, in Forest Glade, Langdon Hills, on January 6, to get inside.

Basildon Crown Court heard the pair, who admitted the offence, left cupboards and drawers open in their search before putting electrical items and jewellery worth 1,000 in holdalls.

They jammed a key in one of the front door locks before leaving.

However, an off-duty officer saw the pair looking over fences and called in the information.

Police searched the scene and the two men ran off when they were spotted.

Officers tracked them down and discovered one of the holdalls, recovering some of the stolen items.

They could not find the second bag, containing a wedding ring, engagement ring and the victims grandmothers ring.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A teacher of Eucon International School fell victim to burglars Monday last week.

Darlene Ridenour arrived home on March 10, 2014, at the Eucon Hotel in Papago across the old Botanical Gardens to find that her house had been ransacked.

She said the burglars went through the back door and took almost everything in her apartment and then later went inside another tenants room and took shoes.

Ridenour described the back doors as patio doors that could be popped up.

Among the items that were stolen were her TV set, DVD, camera, laptop, cell phone, a hard drive system and all her jewelry, several pieces of which were worth some money.

Ridenour said that among the irreplaceable items that were stolen was her daughters class ring and pictures. According to the victim, the class ring belonged to her deceased daughter who passed away in a car accident several years ago.

I cannot replace her things, she said. Its very heartbreaking, I feel very violatedstealing pictures that can never be replaced, she said.

She said that police have been notified and have investigated both her room and the other room that was also burglarized. That room is occupied by a student of Eucon International School.

About two Eucon teachers and one student along with other residents stay in the hotel.

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John Exadaktilos is the owner of Ducktown Tavern in Atlantic City and says nearly3,300 people flocked through the doors Saturday because of the parade.

"We had beautiful weather. From what I've seen in the past nine years we've done this, we had record breaking crowds in this town," says Exadaktilos. "Food was coming out of here faster then they could make it. All in all, it was just a good business day."

But the Irish festivities aren't just finished yet.Exadaktilos and his staff are gearing up to open their doors Monday for St. Patty's Day.

"We are preparing now for tomorrow. We're over staffed again to make sure everyone's happy when they come in. Make sure everyone drinks well, eats well, and gets home safe," says Exadaktilos.

Even the Irish Pub saw a boost in business from the parade.

"Yesterday was mobbed here. It was packed. It was just a great time," says Tracy Talley, manager at the Irish Pub in Atlantic City."Yesterday was such a beautiful day for a parade. And for people to be outside, that's why we were so busy. Outside on our patio, the patio was filled up in about five minutes. There wasn't a seat to be had out there."

Staff at the pub say they're excited and ready for Monday.

"We're stocked and ready to go as if we we're serving for the summer," says Talley.

Although the weather cooperated for Saturday's parade, Mother Nature is expected to bring snowfall to South Jersey on St. Patty's Day.

"Rain or shine, I think everybody wants to be Irish on St. Patty's Day. I don't think it's going to stop them," says Talley.

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