Wednesday, April 9, 2014 1:05 AM EDT

By EILEEN McNAMARA STAFF WRITER

Ah, spring. A time when a young mans fancy turns to thoughts of power washing and window replacement?

Well, for some their fancy may turn to thoughts of love, but for most of us spring is a time when we shake out the dust and detritus of winter and start cleaning, repairing and generally sprucing up our homes, gardens and lawns.

For James Fucini, spring is go time where he works, Old Yankee Painting of Southington.

This is an extremely busy time of the year for us. When the weather breaks, thats when people want to start getting their projects done. Last week we had eight to nine telephone calls for estimates. Yesterday we had 16.

Fucini is a manager at Old Yankee Painting, which, along with Prestige Power Washing, comes under the umbrella of the firm Tonnetti Window Company.

All three companies, he said, are currently so busy with spring projects that they wont have a slow day again until probably November.

Its just endless projects that people are looking to do right now. People are looking to build decks and additions onto their houses, new roofs, paint exteriors and interiors, do their lawns. Its just everything you can think of.

After this particularly cold and snowy winter, roof and window replacements are especially high on many homeowners to do lists, he added.

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Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) April 07, 2014

To support the efforts of National Window Safety Week, sponsored by the National Safety Counci l on April 6-12, 2014, Simonton Windows reminds parents to be extremely cautious with open windows in the home.

"Adults can never be too vigilant when it comes to making sure that children understand the importance of safety around windows," says Matthew Minerd, director of marketing for Simonton Windows. "It only takes a few seconds for a child to push too hard against a screen in an open window for an accident or fall to occur.

"Parents can help safeguard children in the home by keeping furniture (including cribs) and anything else a child can climb on, away from windows. And, if your home or apartment has Double Hung windows, open only the top part of the window that children cannot reach, to allow for ventilation.

The organization Safe Kids Worldwide TM reports that unintentional falls are the number one cause of non-fatal injury for children, and 43 percent of fall-related injuries are among children ages four and under. Plus, children are twice as likely to be injured in a fall-related injury at home than at a childcare facility. The organization reports that children fall out of windows more frequently in large urban areas and low-income neighborhoods.

Simonton Windows offers these safety tips for windows in the home:

Tip #1 - Remember the primary purpose of a window screen is to keep insects outside. Never push on screens, as they will not support the weight of a child or family pet.

Tip #2 - Lock windows when not in use to protect against intruders and make it more difficult for curious young children to open windows.

Tip #3 - Do not paint or nail windows shut. Every window in the home that is designed to be opened should be operational in case of an emergency.

Tip #4 - Refrain from nailing or attaching decorative lights to the interior or exterior of window frames.

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SACRAMENTO The most shameful habit of California legislators arguably is their annual summer shakedown of lobbyists. But it finally may be ending, at least in the Senate.

Senate leaders rocked by the corruption scandals of two fellow Democrats are hoping to quash the unsavory practice of coercing campaign contributions from special interests while high-stakes bills are pending in the Capitol.

Outgoing leader Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) and his designated replacement, Sen. Kevin de Len (D-Los Angeles), intend to push for a Senate rule banning peak-session fundraising, according to sources who asked not to be identified because they aren't ready to officially announce the landmark move.

Tentatively, the plan is to black out fundraising starting in late May, when budget negotiations kick into high gear, until the harried end of the legislative session around Labor Day. The ban would be lifted during a four-week vacation recess in July.

"We want to stop people from raising money when they should be focused on the public's business," one source says.

That reason is good enough. But there's also a more important one: PR. The current system portrays an ugly image and emits a rotten stench.

When a legislator leaves a Capitol committee room or house chamber where he has been casting deciding votes with many more to come and walks across the street to a watering hole to hold a fundraiser attended by lobbyists, it just plain stinks. But it has been happening for decades.

August is notorious. There may be a dozen fundraisers scheduled each day the Legislature is in session, acting on hundreds of bills within hours.

It's legal corruption.

By law, legislators and donors cannot discuss legislation while checks are being written. That could be construed as a quid pro quo and bribery. But these are political pros who understand the body language of subtle shakedowns.

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