Go Ahead, Try On An Expensive Rug For Fun!

Go Ahead, Try On An Expensive Rug For Fun!

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Micheal Osment

Imagine what it might be like to \”try things on\”, via the internet. What if you could send a photo of yourself to a swimsuit designer and have a head to toe photo returned to you on a tropical beach sporting the latest beach fashion swim wear? Or what if you were attending a formal event? How remarkable would it be to have a vender email you back three selections of their best selling evening gowns portraying you along the red carpet at the Grammy\’s? This is the idea behind RugKnots new and innovation Ask A Designer Program. \”We feel this is just a beginning in offering our customers a seamless and complete customer service experience before having to make a purchase.\” Stated RugKnots owner Naheed Mir.

The idea is very simple. However, the process at RugKnots end of things seems to be pretty technical. The upscale rug company asks you, the consumer, to simply upload a photo of your room to their website. From your one uploaded photograph, RugKnots.com will allow you to choose up to three rugs from their inventory, or you can ask their Interior Designer to suggest some options. Either way, RugKnots will return to you, three choices of hand-made Oriental Rugs miraculously rendered into your photo.

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\”We created our Ask A Designer Photo Tool to allow a consumer to make a better choice before making a purchase\”, Stated Naheed Mir, Owner of Rug Knots. \”When we offer a customer a photo of how our rugs look in their room or space, we assist them in formulating a better choice with regards to size, pattern and color of their Oriental rug. Since quality Oriental rugs offer durability that can last for decades, choosing the correct rug for a room is very important.\” Stated Mir.

The company also offers the photo tool to professional Interior Designers. The idea is the same. Consumers often wish to see what something will look like in their space, before making such an expensive purchase. This tool takes the guess work and worry out of room design.

Customers who wish to try out this service free of charge simply need to log in to http://www.RugKnots.com. Use your phone or camera to upload a photo of the room you are considering making a rug purchase for.

RugKnots believes in giving back to others. The company contributes 2% of all rug purchases towards children\’s education in socially and economically challenged regions in the world. These contributions provide children with an exceptional English medium education Rugknots believes a child\’s education is the great equalizer for building a better future. For more information on their philanthropy click to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txhrlcbSV8g

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. Phone: (240)203-6555 or naheed@azraimports.com. 140 Western Maryland Parkway Hagerstown MD, 21740

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Kenya government fires health worker strikers over failure to ‘report back to work’

Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Kenyan government has dismissed 25,000 striking health workers, mostly nurses, citing failure to heed government orders to recommence work and concern for the welfare of hospital patients. Speaking on behalf of the government, Alfred Mutua stated the workers were dismissed “illegally striking” and “[defying] the directive … to report back to work”, which he called “unethical”. The government asks that “[a]ll qualified health professionals, who are unemployed and/or retired have been advised to report to their nearest health facility for interviews and deployment”, Mutua stated.

The workers, who had been on strike for four days, were wishing to have improvements made to their wages, working conditions, and allowances. The strikes have caused a significant number of Kenyan hospitals to cease operations. According to Kenya Health Professionals Society spokesperson Alex Orina, the average monthly wage plus allowances for health workers in Kenya is KSh25,000 (£193, US$302 or €230) approximately. With an increasing number of reports of patients neglected in hospitals emerging, two trade unions met with the Kenyan government yesterday and negotitated a return to work, although a significant proportion of demonstrators defied the agreement, The Guardian reported.

Orina told Reuters the dismissals were “cat-and-mouse games, you cannot sack an entire workforce. It is a ploy to get us to rush back to work, but our strike continues until our demands are met”. Frederick Omiah, a member of the same society, believed the government’s actions would “make an already delicate and volatile situation worse”, expressing concern that demonstrations may continue in the capital Nairobi, amongst other locations. Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union chairperson Dr. Victor Ng’ani described government actions as “reckless”.

Mutua said the health workers were “no longer employees of the government” and had been eliminated from the payroll. While Ng’ani told the BBC of difficulties with finding other workers as skilled and experienced, Mutua reportedly stated that this would not be an issue. “We have over 100,000 to 200,000 health professionals looking for work today,” Mutua commented. “There will be a lag of a day or two … but it is better than letting people die on the floor, at the gate, or suffer in pain”.

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Death toll from tsunami in Southeast Asia increases

 Correction — May 8, 2018 This headline incorrectly locates the tsunami in Southeast Asia; it was in the South Pacific, as stated in the lede. 

Thursday, October 1, 2009

A tsunami that was generated in the South Pacific by a powerful undersea earthquake has killed at least 110 people, according to authorities.

The majority of the fatalities occurred in Samoa, where rescue workers say at least 84 people were killed. Another 24 people are confirmed dead on American Samoa, while at least seven fatalities have been reported in nearby Tonga.

The US Geological Survey says an 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday local time. It generated waves that devastated coastal areas, knocked down buildings and sent cars floating out to sea.

Strong aftershocks followed the initial earthquake, with at least one measuring a magnitude 5.6. Tsunami alerts were issued for the entire South Pacific region but were later canceled. Survivors fled to high ground and stayed there for hours.

Several villages were destroyed on the southern Samoan coast of Upolu, which is also home to many tourist resorts.

During a flight on from Auckland, New Zealand to Apia, Samoa, Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi told reporters he was shocked by the disaster. “So much has gone. So many people are gone. I’m so shocked, so saddened by all the loss.”

“The situation is very bad,” said Marie-Francoise Borel, a spokesperson for the International Red Cross, to the CTV News Channel by telephone. “This massive wave has swept across – it’s destroyed villages, it’s destroyed homes, people are in shock.”

The assistant chief executive of Samoa’s disaster management predicted that the death toll in the country could surpass one hundred, saying that searches for bodies in the region are still ongoing.

“They are still continuing the searches for any missing bodies in the area. Some areas have been flattened and the tsunami had brought a lot of sand onshore, so there have been reports the sand has covered some of the bodies. So we need specialised machines to search for bodies that are buried under the sand,” he said.

The communications head for the International Federation of the Red Cross, Jason Smith, told the Al Jazeera news agency that the Red Cross “[…] is working hard through five evacuation centres to provide people with safe places to stay and access to clean water,” estimating that up to 15,000 people in sixty villages were affected by the tsunami.

At the capital of American Samoa, Pago Pago, the tsunami measured 1.57 meters in height. The superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa Mike Reynolds reported four waves as high as six meters. People who experienced the quake said it was long, lasting from 90 seconds to three minutes.

We’re focused on bringing in the assistance for people that have been injured, and for the immediate needs of the tens of thousands of survivors down there.

Pago Pago city streets were strewn with overturned vehicles, cars, and debris. Some buildings located only slightly above sea level were completely destroyed by the waves, and power in some locations is not expected to be restored for up to a month. FEMA administrator Craig Fugate said that “we’re focused on bringing in the assistance for people that have been injured, and for the immediate needs of the tens of thousands of survivors down there.”

“The first federal team members are currently en route to American Samoa aboard a Coast Guard plane and will be providing on the ground assessments once they arrive on the island,” Fugate said. “FEMA, who has provisions pre-positioned in a distribution center in Hawaii, is also preparing to send supplies as needed to help meet the immediate needs of the survivors.”

Didi Afuafi, 28, who was riding on a bus in American Samoa when the tsunami struck, described her experiences. “I was scared. I was shocked. All the people on the bus were screaming, crying and trying to call their homes. We couldn’t get on cell phones. The phones just died on us. It was just crazy,” she said. “This is going to be talked about for generations.”

US President Barack Obama declared a major disaster in American Samoa, and has sent federal aid to support local recovery efforts in the US territory.

“My deepest sympathies are with the families who lost loved ones and many people who have been affected by the earthquake and the tsunami,” Obama said. He had earlier pledged in a written statement to give a “swift and aggressive” government response to the disaster.

“I am closely monitoring these tragic events, and have declared a major disaster for American Samoa, which will provide the tools necessary for a full, swift and aggressive response,” Obama said.

During a Wednesday appearance near Washington, D.C., the president said the US was ready to help its “friends” in neighboring Samoa and throughout the region.

In Tonga, seven people were confirmed dead and another three missing, after waves struck Niuatoputapu, a northern island.Acting prime minister Lord Tuita said in a statement that “according to information gathered from Niuatoputapu so far, seven people are confirmed dead, three missing and four with very serious injuries,” Lord Tuita, the acting prime minister, said in a statement. “It is reported that the tsunami did serious damage to the village of Hihifo, which is like the capital of the island.

“The hospital on the island is reported to have suffered major damage; telephone communication has been cut as a result of damage to equipment and facilities on the island; homes and government buildings have been destroyed,” he said.

An airplane was reportedly chartered by Tongan authorities to determine the amount of damage done to Niuatoputapu, but wasn’t able to land.

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IDF soldiers’ account of Gaza incursion sparks new war crimes investigations

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

During a seminar with students at the Mechinat Rabin in Oranim, Israeli veterans of the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict revealed accounts of the deaths of unarmed civilians. This has prompted new allegations of war crimes and a review and investigation into the rules of engagement within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

There are two accounts in which fears of war crimes have been raised. In one, an Israeli commander ordered the killing of an old woman walking down a road and coming within 100 metres of an IDF position. There was no warning that a perimeter existed, no attempt was made at a warning and no attempt was made to ascertain as to whether the old woman posed a threat.

…we should kill everyone there…Everyone there is a terrorist.

In a second account a woman and her two children were killed by a sniper when she was ordered to leave a building being occupied by Israeli soldiers. The commander of the unit commandeering the building however failed to inform a sniper placed on a roof top and the three were killed according to standing instructions issued to the sniper.

In addition to specific cases, the veterans spoke of a general contempt towards the Palestinians, and disregard for their lives. One squad leader speaking at the military academy said that the attitude of those both above and below was that”…we should kill everyone there [in…Gaza]. Everyone there is a terrorist.” With his immediate commanding officer advocating the clearing of buildings by shooting all within without warning.

An Israeli spokes person speaking to the BBC said that the incidents spoken of were well known within the brigade responsible and that any actions that took place were within its rules of engagement, however in response to the accusations the Military Advocate General of the IDF, Brigadier General Avichai Mendelblit has instructed the Israeli Military Police Investigation unit to investigate the allegations.

Talking to Israel Radio Israeli Minister of Defense Ehud Barak said that the IDF is “…the most moral army in the world” though individual exceptions may have occurred, and that these would be investigated.

Others in Israel whilst not denying that these incidents might have occurred speak of lack a context in which they have been reported.

Internationally the accusations are not seen as individual soldiers being responsible for war crimes but that war crimes may have been committed by the Israeli military as a whole, that its rules of engagement were drafted and implemented in such a way that they failed to sufficiently distinguish between combatants and civilians.

In response to the allegations Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur for human rights in the Palestinian territories, said that the Geneva Conventions required that there had to be a clear distinction between military targets and the civilian population and that “…If it is not possible to do so, then launching the attacks is inherently unlawful and would seem to constitute a war crime of the greatest magnitude under international law…”

If it is to have indeed failed to protect the lives of Palestinian civilians then the Israeli military not only violated international law but its own moral code of conduct as outlined in its tenet of purity of arms.

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Perils Of Having Uncommon Phobias}

Perils of Having Uncommon Phobias

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Over the years, the list of phobias that may or may not strike fear and panic in the hearts of men and women alike continues to expand and grow longer. However the more common phobias such as arachnophobia, claustrophobia and dental phobias gets more attention and becomes more popular than other phobias.

There is a also a very long list of uncommon phobias. Uncommon phobias always seemingly have humorous effect to people who hears of it for the first time. A fear of the air or the light is a common subject in a comics material but these are as real as the usual phobias that we know of. These phobias are considered unusual because very few people tend to have them but it has the same effect to the person suffering from it just as a normal phobia affects an individual.

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An example of these uncommon phobias is amathophobia, it is the fear of dust. Another example is the fear of the fear of figure 8, which is referred as octophobia.

Just to name a few of uncommon phobias here is a short list and a brief description: Ophthalmophobia or the fear of getting starred at, Metrophobia or the fear of poetry or rhyming words, Thermophobia or the fear of heat, phobophobia or the fear of fear, cacophobia or fear of ugliness. This is just a few from a long list of uncommon phobias.

People who have these uncommon phobias suffers more than those with the usual ones. Imagine having an unusual fear of something and always get a humorous reaction from others. At the end of the day, uncommon phobias are still anxieties that could result in uncontrollable fear, panic and negative reactions that needs to be dealt with all seriousness.

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Ontario Votes 2007: Interview with Family Coalition Party candidate Mark Morin, Chatham—Kent—Essex

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Mark Morin is running for the Family Coalition Party in the Ontario provincial election, in the Chatham—Kent—Essex riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.

He did not reply to the questions “Which of your competitors do you expect to pose the biggest challenge to your candidacy? Why?” and “Of the decisions made by Ontario’s 38th Legislative Assembly, which was the most beneficial to your this electoral district? To the province as a whole? Which was least beneficial, or even harmful, to your this riding? To the province as a whole?” Some spelling corrections have been made.

Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.

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Rocket launcher found in yard of New Jersey home

Friday, July 20, 2007

Police in Jersey City, New Jersey in the United States say that they have found a 20 year old rocket launcher tube, capable of shooting down planes, on the front yard of a home that is reported to be directly in the path of Newark Liberty International Airport. Police say that the weapon was not in operating condition.

“I was shocked. I read it and it and [there was the word missile] on it. There was little ‘missile’ writing on it. I was afraid because of what people want to do to this country,” said Niranjana Besai who was born in India and has lived in the U.S. for 25 years who discovered the weapon at about 8:00 a.m EDT (UTC-4) when she was leaving the house to go to work.

According to Modern Firearms, the weapon can only be used once, saying it “is a disposable, single shot, recoilless weapon” and can hit a target with a range of “up to 150 meters [to use] against moving targets, and about 300 meters against stationary targets.”

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirms that the weapon is of military issue and has been identified as a model AT-4, primarily used as an anti-tank weapon. It is manufactured by Saab Bofors Dynamics in Sweden. No explosive devices have been located at the scene. The Associated Press says that the weapon was made to be used during training missions and anti-tank artillery. The U.S. Army at Fort Monmouth in Oceanport, New Jersey is now in possession of the weapon.

“The device has been turned over to United States Army officials at Fort Monmouth,” said Jersey City police in a statement to the press which also confirmed the weapon was a U.S. military issued launcher and was “no longer operable and not considered to be a hazard to public safety.”

It is not known how the weapon ended up in Besai’s yard. The Joint Terrorism Task Force and FBI have confiscated the weapon, before turning it over to the army, and they are investigating the incident.

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Australian Paralympians cycling around Fiji for people with disabilities

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Two Australian Paralympic wheelchair basketball players, Shelley Chaplin and Leanne Del Toso, are cycling around Fiji to raise money for people in Fiji with disabilities. They hope to cover the route, which is roughly 500 kilometers (300 miles) long, in just ten days. They started on June 7, 2013 and plan to finish by June 16.

Along the way, they intend to do outreach, and mentor people with disabilities. They hope to raise A$13,000. So far, they have raised over A$12,400. They are using crowdfunding to finance their sporting event.

Del Toso suffered muscle deterioration in her legs and hands due to a degenerative neurological condition when she was 19, and rides her bike with the aid of orthotics. Chaplin was born a paraplegic, and is using a handcycle.

They won silver medals at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London with the Australia women’s national wheelchair basketball team, commonly known as the Gliders.

Both also played for Victoria in Round One of the Australia Women’s Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL) competition last weekend. Victoria won all four of its games. They expect to be back in action again in Round Two in Perth on June 21–23.

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Impress Your Employer By Writing A Very Effective Job Description

By Loren Yadeski

Impressing the hiring personnel is the one of the start of your journey in the application process to get the job that you want. In order for you to get the attention of the hiring personnel, you have to write a very effective and successful job description first.

Since we the subject is all about job descriptions, what does it imply in our job application process? First of all, the definition of a job description is a list of the related information about the job. It can be the general duties, tasks, or functions of the position you are applying. Most of the time, this involves who will the job position will report, the qualifications required by the person applying for the position, the range of the compensation of that position, and so on. You can create your own job description by doing an analysis of the job you are interested. Examine the duties, tasks, and functions of it as well as the sequences of it in order for you to successfully perform the work. You have to consider the abilities, knowledge and skills required fro the job. Remember that any job has its own role and it is your responsibility to ensure the hiring personnel that you has what it takes to perform properly the roles.

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The objective of an effective job description is to make a crisp and clear systematic outline of all the pertinent duties, responsibilities, and tasks in order to make the screening process simple, focus and more direct to the point. Generally, a job description is the written form of the improvising cooperation between all the members of the organization and their insights about the prevailing roles or responsibilities. With it, career moves inside the same organization is possible. As stated earlier, the amount of compensation is determined properly. It serves as the guide for the success of the organization as it indicates the key specifications of all the roles of the said job position. With it, the competence of that job is increased such that there is a room for improvement for those who will get the job.

Job titles, job duties, qualifications, responsibilities, roles, salary, and benefits are some of the few things included in a successful job description. Hence, as an applicant for a job, you must conduct thorough research analysis of all the necessary information about that job. Fortunately, there is a website that will help you to write an effective job description. The http://bestjobdescriptions.com is your source for the complete information about the job you will need. From there, you must gather the relevant roles, duties, functions and many more about a job that you want. With its help, you can write down your own job description. It is your responsibility to make it crisp, clear, and not complicated; it is very important that you do not make any confusing statements and make it easy to understand for the hiring personnel. Remember that you are impressing the hiring personnel in order for you have a crack for the job that you want.

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Former Formula 1 designer unveils new electric car

Monday, November 9, 2009

Former Formula One McLaren designer Gordon Murray has unveiled a new all-electric car.

The car model, which is known as the T.27, is due to be developed over the course of the next 16 months with four prototypes. The process that will be used during the course of the manufacturing of the vehicle is called iStream. The technology iStream had been invented by Gordon Murray in 1999 and means that all the parts are designed using a computer.

The project has approximately received £9,000,000 (US$14,919,000) in investment. The electric car is designed for urban purposes, such as in cities or towns. The weight of the vehicle is just 600 kilograms. It has the ability to travel at speeds of up to 60 miles per hour and can go for a maximum of 100 miles between recharges.

The designer thinks that motorists will some day be travelling in vehicles like this. Murray believes that the new car will be ‘the most efficient electric vehicle on earth’.

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