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Monday, December 30, 2013, by Lily di Costanzo

Photo via Paul Barbera / Herman Miller

In the 1950s industrial designer George Nelson, a founder of American modernism, created for his close friends Sally and James Kirkpatrick a home that would become a time capsule and dollop of midcentury modern deliciousness in Kalamazoo, Mich. Thanks a meticulous, 10-year renovation at the hands of the current owner, the 1958 Kilpatrick House looks just as inviting as it did when it was first built. As it stands today, restored right down to the original paint colors and filled with current and vintage Herman Miller pieces (including almost all of the original living room furniture), the place reflects the "livability" Nelson strived for. Back in the day, letters between Nelson and the Kirkpatricks served as a blueprint for the highly personalized home design, combining Nelson's modernist vision with the Kirkpatrick family's day-to-day lifestyle.

"We are using your house as a kind of guinea pig for our furniture projects, and we are going to try to work out all the furniture for the house without recourse to stuff now in production," wrote (very good friend) Nelson of the endeavor, "the beauty of this scheme is that the furniture design gets paid for anyway out of the furniture budget, and we can obtain the finished samples at a cost which would be no greater than that of production items. If this doesn't add a great deal of entertainment value to the interiors, I would be greatly surprised." Despite the fact that the place was completed during "the creative peak of his career" some 55 years ago, Nelson's stylish experimental home is still a treat to peek at todaywhich serves as a testament both to the designer and to the masterful restoration job.

Photo via Paul Barbera / Herman Miller

Photo via Paul Barbera / Herman Miller

Photo via Paul Barbera / Herman Miller

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The Hindu Ramesh Chennithala is likely to get the Home and Vigilance portfolio. Photo: Vipin Chandran

Ramesh Chennithala, president, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, will make his entry into the Oommen Chandy Cabinet on New Years Day, raising hopes that the party and the coalition will regroup ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

The swearing-in ceremony will be held between 11 a.m. and 11.30 am. Mr. Chennithala is likely to get the coveted Home and Vigilance portfolio. Party sources said he might also get the Scheduled Caste Welfare portfolio.

The decision on Mr. Chennithalas induction, just two days before the start of the Assembly session, was taken by the party high command a couple of days ago and was conveyed to the State leadership.

Mr. Chennithala, who had earlier refused to join the Cabinet without the Home and Vigilance portfolio, was called to Delhi the other day and directed to take up the job. The decision is being viewed as an attempt of the high command to sort out factional problems and address the issues related to retaining the communal balance of the Ministry.

Mr. Chennithalas induction has been a heated topic since May. But it did not materialise because of Chief Minister Oommen Chandys refusal to give him the Home portfolio. Mr. Chennithala refused to join the team with any other portfolio, stating that Mr. Chandys stand could be seen only as an expression of lack of confidence in him especially after working in unison for over eight years. The aborted attempt only served to widen the factional divide, with the KPCC president and the Chief Minister going their respective ways.

It is obvious that there is haste in Mr. Chennithalas induction since this would be the only opportunity for the high command to achieve its objectives before the onset of the Assembly session, reckoned to be the last before the Lok Sabha elections.

There are indications that Mr. Chennithala will continue as KPCC president for the time being. The party leadership is yet to decide on a replacement for him in that post. There is the likelihood of a minor reshuffle of portfolios if only to maintain the factional balance in the distribution of portfolios. Incumbent Home Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan is reportedly not keen on becoming the Speaker and is pushing for the Revenue Portfolio, which he held prior to the shift to the Home Department. Speaker G. Karthikeyan is a prospective nominee for KPCC president. The modalities of the reshuffle are currently being discussed by the party leaders and a clear picture will emerge later on.

Governor Nikhil Kumar, who was scheduled to return only on January 2, has changed his plans to be in the State capital in time for the swearing-in ceremony.

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Based on sophisticated building science, DuPont Tyvek ThermaWrap R5.0 delivers the benefits of a weather barrier along with an insulation value of R5.0 in a single, integrated product that can be installed using familiar installation techniques similar to those for DuPont Tyvek HomeWrap. Like all Tyvek building wraps, Tyvek ThermaWrap R5.0 helps keep air and bulk water out of walls, but is breathable, allowing moisture vapor to escape the wall assembly, which helps walls dry to the outside.

DuPont Tyvek ThermaWrap R5.0 will offer another insulation option to builders seeking to construct above-code, more energy-efficient homes as they work to achieve the higher wall R-values required by the most recent versions of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). This also can be done without dramatically changing current building practices.

"This product is the only one of its kind on the market," said Angela Strzelecki, North America business director, DuPont Building Innovations. "We recognized the need for a product that can be installed like a building wrap, and provide builders a level of insulation to help improve energy efficiency and air and water protection to improve the durability of their homes. At the same time, DuPont Tyvek ThermaWrap R5.0 can help builders meet or exceed increasingly stringent codes, standards and home certification programs."

Some additional benefits of using DuPont Tyvek ThermaWrap R5.0:

-It provides continuous exterior insulation (CI), increasing the R-value of the wall while reducing thermal bridging.

-It can be installed shingle fashion (unlike rigid, exterior foam insulation), reducing the potential for bulk water infiltration into the wall assembly.

-Windows, doors and wall penetrations can be easily flashed using available DuPont Flashing Systems.

-It is made with 20 percent pre-consumer, recycled polymers, including polyolefin.

-DuPont Insulated Battens will be available mid-year 2014 to provide a stable base for the installation of fiber cement, wood lap siding, manufactured stone veneer, and stucco. DuPont Insulated Battens are not needed behind vinyl siding, brick or stone.

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Quakertown, PA (PRWEB) December 31, 2013

Every year the Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress recognizes and honors outstanding roofing workers from various U.S. regions with their Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. To be a successful roofing contractor, distributor or supplier you must have reliable, dedicated employees. Among those employees usually one stands out. The Roofing Industry Alliance for Progress' Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards program identifies and honors a maximum of 10 outstanding roofing workers.

One of the winners for 2013-14 is Ryan Watts, foreman for Jurin Roofing Services, Inc. Ryan Watts is a shining example of what hard work, commitment and going above and beyond the call of duty can bring. He started with Jurin Roofing Services as a novice in 2004. In the first two years he mastered the many complex nuances of roofing to become a foreman. His eagerness, capability to learn quickly and strong leadership skills have quickly made him a top notch roofing foreman. Ryan keeps the job site organized and running smoothly and efficiently while still achieving perfection in roofing and contentment among his crew members.

Outside of work Ryan is a volunteer fire fighter for the Milford Township Fire Department. His love of helping people has carried through since his childhood. I can remember watching the fire trucks in the parades as a kid and thinking about how much I wanted to be a fireman and help people when I grew up. Ryan has now been a volunteer fire fighter for 16 years which requires a high level of commitment. He also helps the community in many other ways as a firefighter by talking with children at schools about fire safety and prevention, helping run fundraisers, and helping bring the community together by helping to run fairs and street carnivals during the summer. Ryan has also recently been awarded the Community Service and Public Education Firemark Award though Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for his everyday self-sacrifice and tireless efforts to protect and promote public safety.

Winning a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an outstanding accomplishment and great honor. Companies nominate their employees who deserve to be recognized for exceptional achievements and contributions to the roofing industry in five categories. MVPs are role models who demonstrate work-related and personal goals to which others aspire. Through this program, you can nominate your MVP for an award to formally recognize his or her outstanding contributions.

In addition, one of the MVP winners will be chosen to be Professional Roofing's Best of the Best. Professional Roofing and OMG Roofing Products Inc. co-sponsor this elite recognition. In addition to a special prize, the winner will be featured in an article in Professional Roofing.

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After brothers Prentiss and Frank Baker started working in the family business, they realized they would need to increase Baker Roofing's revenue if they wanted a salary.

It was 1969 and the company, which was founded by the Baker brothers' grandfather, had about 17 employees and nearly $1 million in revenue. The brothers, however, needed to do more.

Over the years, the brothers built partnerships and expanded the company's geographic reach and its offerings.

Now the Raleigh, N.C.-based company has 12 satellite offices across the Southeast and employs about 1,250. Construction resource Engineering News-Record ranked the company's nearly $160 million in revenue in 2012 as the third-largest roofing firm in the nation.

Frank Baker, 66, now serves as vice chairman on the company's board and Prentiss Baker, 70, serves as chairman.

Baker, which offers services such as new roofing, masonry restorations, roof replacement, repairs and maintenance, has built and restored roofs at universities, institutions and homes across the state and country. Their projects have included the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C., and the Nashville Music City Center.

Growth in a labor-intensive business requires management, supervision and skilled people familiar with the company's standards and expectations, Frank and Prentiss Baker said.

"You need to grow from strength, and not just say, 'I am going to be a $10 million company,'" said Prentiss Baker.

Jim McHugh, owner of Massachusetts-based strategy and consulting firm McHugh & Co., said leaders of a growing company have to work together and be willing to let go of some control.

"A CEO who believes they have to do it all themselves isn't going to grow," he said.

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Weber's Market has weathered a lot of storms-both figurative and literal- in its 136-year history. Despite flood waters lapping at its second story walls and chain supermarkets forcing many fellow corner groceries out of business, Weber's has remained a fixed constant on the corner of Third and Scammel streets since 1876.

A couple of things have made possible the resilience of the market-adaptation to change and a long standing family, according to current owner Tony Weber.

"I don't know how small businesses like this would operate if you didn't have family," he said.

JASMINE ROGERS The Marietta Times Webers Market owner Tony Weber, left, chats with customer Neil Brown at the store Monday. The corner grocery has been in Webers family for nearly 140 years.

Tony, 56, took over the business from his parents, Dick and Betty Weber in 1988, and is one of many in a long line of relatives who have taken the reigns of the store. The first, Tony's great-grandfather August, founded the August Weber Grocery Company in 1876.

August and brother Adam had recently immigrated to the area from Germany where they had been plasterers. Unable to plaster in the cold winter months, August started operating a market out of his small home, said Tony.

When August eventually decided to give up plastering and make the grocery store a year-round job, he had a lot of help, said Betty, 81.

About Weber's Market

- The August Weber Grocery Company was founded in 1876 by August Weber out of his home at the corner of Third and Scammel streets in Marietta.

- All but one of August's eight children helped with some facet of the grocery business.

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A Ryanair spokesman said. Passengers were provided with refreshment vouchers, while a Ryanair engineer examined the aircraft and cleared it to return to service. Ryanair sincerely apologised to all passengers affected by this delay. Photograph; PA

More than 150 London-bound Ryanair passengers were left grounded for seven hours yesterday after what was described as a minor technical issue.

Flight FR102 from Shannon to London Stansted was due to depart at 6.15am but it was delayed because of a cracked cockpit window. The passengers had already boarded their flight when some received a text message from Ryanair advising that their departure would be delayed.

This text message arrived before any announcement was made by the flight crew and advised passengers that their new departure time would be 10.30am. Passengers were taken back to the terminal.

A replacement window was flown in from Stansted, arriving at Shannon at 9.36am.

Some passengers asked if they could transfer to a later Gatwick flight but they were told their aircraft would be ready and in the air before the Gatwick service departed. This however was not the case.

Passenger Jay Briganti said: We were already boarded and the plane was fully loaded. Everyone was ready to go, but they hadnt closed the door. Then at 6.26am I got a text message about the delay before anything had even been announced on board.

The captain came on about a minute later saying there was a fault and they would need to wait two hours for engineers to update them on situation and that we would have to get off the plane, Mr Briganti added.

At about 9am they handed out vouchers for 5 which wouldnt even cover the cost of a soup and the only place they could be used was in the airport restaurant.

Passengers were then told to return to the gate to prepare for boarding for a second time. From the departure gate, they could see where the faulty window was still not replaced.

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Ryanair flight leaves Shannon for London seven hours late