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Construction companies that have identified the right technology solution will find success. And this past Friday, companies that have done just that were named 2014 Vision Award winners by Constructech magazine. This year, these winners and their solution providers gathered at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay in California, following Technology Day.

The Constructech Vision Awards acknowledge companies that have stayed up-to-date on the latest trends and products in order to make decisions that have helped their businesses succeed and thrive.

Companies eligible to submit for this competition include residential construction, commercial, and heavy construction businesses, professionals in all trades, architectural and engineering firms, corporate owners, facility management companies, government agencies, and land developers.

From commercial to residential, owner to contractor, there is one point they can all agree on: It is all about the data. How do you harness it? What insights can it provide on a job? How can it make a company more profitable? said Peggy Smedley, editorial director, Constructech. The 2014 Vision Award winners have found ways to answer these questions, and it can be seen in their success.

The winners of the 2014 Constructech Vision Awards are:

Builder/GC Commercial $26 million to $100 million Gold: OHL-FCC Limited Partnership Aconex Ltd.

Silver: SeamlessCare Inc. HTS Inc.

Bronze: Duffey Southeast Inc. Citrix Systems, Inc.

Builder/GC Commercial $101 million to $250 million Gold: M. J. Harris Construction Services, LLC Bluebeam Software, Inc. Trimble Navigation Limited

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HONOLULU (AP) American tobacco heiress Doris Duke fell in love with Islamic art and culture during her honeymoon through the Middle East and Asia in 1935.

So much so that she commissioned a bedroom and bathroom inspired by the Taj Mahal, the mausoleum in India built by a 17th century emperor for his favorite wife.

The marble- and mirror-lined private living quarters will be opened to the public for the first time this weekend in Hawaii after years of extensive repairs and restoration.

Duke, who died in 1993, never explained what prompted her to build a house with architectural elements of Syria and India in the oceanfront home she built in Honolulu or to collect items such as 13th century Persian tiles.

Deborah Pope, executive director of the home that's been functioning as a museum of Islamic art since 2002, said Duke was drawn to cultures different from the elite East Coast society of her youth. She also loved things of beauty.

"I think she's an aesthete," Pope said, sitting on a red settee in Duke's bedroom.

The bedroom is located at the end of an open-air passageway extending from the main courtyard of the home that Duke called Shangri La. A perforated marble door, or jali, made by artisans in India opens to a tiled room. Light pours from more jali doors facing the ocean and garden.

The highlight, however, might be the bathroom lined with marble that's been inlaid with precious stones in the shape of tulips, anemone and other flowers.

Most of the rest of the 14,000-square-foot house, including the grand foyer and living room, have been open to the public and scholars for more than a decade. But the bedroom and bathroom called the Mughal Suite after the period when Islamic emperors ruled what is today India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh was closed while the roof was repaired.

Sugata Ray, a University of California, Berkeley professor, said the bath is important for scholars studying an early 20th century revival in Mughal arts and craft techniques.

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Prime Minister John Key anointed fast-rising ministers Paula Bennett, Jonathan Coleman, Amy Adams and Simon Bridges as his potential successors in a Cabinet reshuffle yesterday that adds fresh blood to his front bench.

The four are among Mr Key's top nine on the front bench. Former Social Development Minister Ms Bennett was an existing front-bencher but she moves along four places to take the No 5 spot with the State Services, Social Housing and Associate Finance portfolios and retains Local Government.

Dr Coleman takes Tony Ryall's Health portfolio and the No 6 place, Amy Adams is the new Justice Minister and is at No 7 and Mr Bridges takes Transport and the final spot on the front bench at No 9.

Finance Minister Bill English, Canterbury Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee and Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce keep their second, third and fourth spots on the front bench.

Mr Key said his decisions were influenced by the failure of the Helen Clark-led Labour Government to rejuvenate fast enough, "and actually to promote the next wave of senior ministers".

Earlier yesterday, the Prime Minister referred to those ministers he promoted as the "next generation, I think, of leadership".

Mr Key has indicated he intends staying on as PM and National Party leader for this term at least.

Attorney-General Chris Finlayson holds his portfolio and his No 8 spot and picks up the Security Intelligence Service and Government Communications Security Bureau portfolios.

Although Ms Bennett said she was happy being in Cabinet for the time being, she did not rule out future leadership hopes.

"I think this kind of proves you never know what's just around the corner. If you'd asked me 20 years ago if I'd thought I'd be sitting on the front bench in a National-led Government, I'd have said no. So I don't know what the future holds. I just want to do the best I can now so that I've got options."

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Here is a list of road projects around the Heartland scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7.

Butler County, MO

Route 72 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulders repairs. This section of roadway is located from Old Route 72 to Route B.

Existing lanes of Route 67 from CR 323 to Route 160/158 will be signed as Route C. The north end of Route C (existing Route 67) will remain closed for about two months as work is completed at the intersection of Route 67, Route C, and CR 323.

Cape Girardeau County, MO

Northbound Interstate 55 will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located at the 96 mile marker underneath the Route K overpass. Weather permitting, crews will be working from Friday, Oct. 17 through Sunday, Oct. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. daily.

Starting at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 29, contracted concrete slab repair and replacement will begin on Silver Springs Road between Independence Street and Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. The work will cause lane closures. The expected project completion time is about four weeks.

MoDOT plans to replace the bridge on Route 61 over Hughes Creek - two miles from Route CC. Construction is set to begin in 2015.

Property owners adjacent to the bridge will have access to their properties. A marked detour is proposed here:

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Three South Florida designers have teamed up to create a design workshop at the Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show that will visually walk homeowners through the design process from concept to completion. This first-time design studio will be showcased at the Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show, October 17-19 at the Broward County Convention Center.

"A home should be a celebration of the client and the way they want to live in their home," said Viviana Malave of VGM Decorators. Each of the three featured designers have designed an unconventional living space at the Home Show to demonstrate how traditional spaces can be stylishly transformed to reflect the homeowner and celebrate the lifestyle they enjoy. "Homeowners often follow the traditional use of living spaces because they do not know how to adapt those spaces to be more livable. Our original room designs will illustrate how wide-ranging the possibilities are," said Amelia Rozas of Amelia Rozas Designs.

These dynamic design professionals are determined to educate South Florida homeowners on how to work with a designer to accomplish their dream home. They will offer complimentary seminars throughout the weekend to educate homeowners on when it is best to involve a designer and the role the designer plays in their home renovation project. In addition, the designers have taken it a step farther by creating a design workshop space at the show. "Clients often see only the before and after stages of a project," said Eilyn Cueto of Sire Design. "The goal of our design workshop is to visually showcase the design process and all its stages, from initial meeting to floor plan and layouts to furniture selections, textiles and fabrics...all the way through installation and completion." Homeowners will have the opportunity to talk with the featured designers one-on-one.

The three featured designers are:

Eilyn Cueto - Sire Design Amelia Rozas - Amelia Rozas Design Inc. Viviana Malave - VGM Decorators Inc.

About the Home Show: The Home Show showcases products and services for residential decorating, remodeling and home improvement. Attendees can shop, compare products, get advice and buy at special show pricing, just in time for the holiday season. This year's featured celebrity speaker is Taniya Nayak, veteran host on HGTV and featured designer on Food Network's Restaurant Impossible. In addition, local Aging in Place expert Wanda Gozdz will be speaking on the topic: Universal Design: Creating Your Forever Home.

Show Hours: Friday, 10/17- 3:00 pm - 9:30 pm; Saturday, 10/18- 12:00 pm -9:30 pm; Sunday, 10/19- 12:00 pm -7:30 pm.

For more information, visit http://www.homeshows.net. Discount advance tickets are available online through October 16th. Regular price tickets go on sale October 17.

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Ft. Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show October 17-19, 2014

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October 6, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Chicago Wolves HERE WE GO AGAIN

The Chicago Wolves return to action this weekend with a home-opening doubleheader against the Charlotte Checkers. Head coach John Anderson will resume his duties behind the bench and will be flanked by two new additions in assistant coaches Mark Hardy and Brad Tapper. The Wolves are 12-6-1-1 (.650) in home openers, including a 4-1-1-0 (.750) mark when they begin the season in their own barn.

WOLVES HEADLINERS

--- TY RATTIE: Posted four points (3G, A) in two preseason games, including a hat trick against Iowa on Oct. 3 ... Led the Wolves last season with 31 goals and 48 points, the first rookie in franchise history to do so ... Tied for the league lead among first-years with 31 markers, making him the first Wolves player to crack the 30-goal barrier since Mark Mancari (2011-12) and first rookie since Brett Sterling (2006-07) ... Held scoreless in two games with St. Louis in 2013-14, including his NHL debut on April 11

--- MATT CLIMIE: Spent the majority of training camp with St. Louis before being assigned to the Wolves on Oct. 4 ... Enters his fourth season with the team ranked among the franchise's top five all-time for wins (55), shutouts (7), saves (2,929), games played (108), minutes (6,321) and assists (4) ... Posted an 11-10-2 record with a 2.84 goals-against average and .900 save percentage in 23 games last season ... Earned his 100th AHL win on March 9 at Abbotsford

--- COLIN FRASER: Assigned by St. Louis on Oct. 5 ... Member of three of the last five Stanley Cup-winning teams (Los Angeles 2014, Los Angeles 2012, Chicago 2010) ... Recorded two assists and 30 penalty minutes in 33 games with the Kings last season ... Contributed six points (3G, 3A) in 10 games with Manchester in the AHL ... Has accrued 58 points (20G, 38A) in 358 NHL tilts spanning eight seasons (2006-14) with Chicago, Edmonton, and Los Angeles ... Registered 108 points (44G, 64A) in 230 AHL contests spanning four seasons (2005-08, 2013-14) with Norfolk, Rockford, and Manchester

--- BRENT REGNER: Returns for his second full season with the Wolves to anchor the team's blue line ... Ranked second on the team with 21 assists and third among Wolves defensemen with 24 points last season ... Served as an alternate captain and provided a steady presence for a young defensive group ... Recipient of Chicago's Tim Breslin Unsung Hero Award ... Accumulated 113 points (18G, 95A) in 317 AHL games spanning five seasons (2009-14) with Syracuse, Springfield, Peoria, and Chicago

WOLF TRACKS

--- Fifteen players who suited up for the Wolves last season are returning to the squad: eight forwards (CODY BEACH, PAT CANNONE, SHANE HARPER, NATHAN LONGPRE, GERGO NAGY, TY RATTIE, YANNICK VEILLEUX, and SEBASTIAN WANNSTROM), five defensemen (JAKE CHELIOS, JOEL EDMUNDSON, JANI HAKANPAA, BRENT REGNER, and DAVID SHIELDS), and two goaltenders (JORDAN BINNINGTON and MATT CLIMIE).

--- This will be the second time in franchise history that the Wolves will open the season with a weekend doubleheader at home against the same opponent; Chicago kicked off the 2012-13 season with back-to-back wins against Rockford at Allstate Arena.

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