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Mission Eurasia's "I Care" Refugee Assistance Program provides for the most urgent physical and spiritual needs of refugees displaced by the war in eastern Ukraine.
As the conflict that began in 2014 continues to rage in eastern Ukraine, thousands of people remain trapped in bombed-out villages in the war zone without natural gas, hot water, food, or basic necessities. Struggling to survive in these desperate circumstances, over 2 million Ukrainians were displaced within the country by the conflict, and over 25,000 people have been injured.
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Patriots' Browner happy to see his old friends with Seahawks
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. — New England Patriots cornerback Brandon Browner didn't get his Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks last season, but now he'll get one against them.
Browner played with the Seahawks from 2011-13. He was suspended late last season for violation of the league's drug rules and didn't play in Seattle's, 43-8, Super Bowl win over Denver.
In March, he signed with the Patriots as an unrestricted free agent, although still ineligible for the first four games of this season. Once free to play, he moved into the New England lineup and ended the season with nine starts, 25 tackles, six passes defended and one interception.
On Sunday, after watching the Seahawks rallied past Green Bay for the NFC championship, Browner started at right corner as the Patriots took the AFC championship with a 45-7 pounding of the Indianapolis Colts.
The winners will meet in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 at Glendale, Arizona.
"It means a lot," Browner said. "I missed the one last year. I'm fortunate to be back in that thing the following year with a good football team. And the bond that I've built with these guys is like the bond that I built with them guys (in Seattle) for the last three years. It's a good feeling."
This will be Browner's first Super Bowl appearance, but not his first championship game. He was part of the Calgary Stampeders' CFL Grey Cup champions in 2008. That was after he had been signed and released by the Denver Broncos in 2006, and before he joined the Seahawks in 2011.
There, as an original member of the Legion of Boom, he tied a Seattle record with interceptions in four consecutive games, set a club single-season record with 220 return yards, and was named to the Pro Bowl.
After starting all 16 games in 2011, Browner's playing time decreased to 12 games in 2012 and eight in 2013. The Seahawks let him go after that season, but allowed him to participate in the team's Super Bowl victory celebrations. He owns a Seahawks' Super Bowl ring and said there are no hard feelings.
"Those are like my brothers over there," he said. "Those are my best friends over there. But I'm trying to win. I'm headhunting."
Browner said he foresaw this Super Bowl pairing from the day he switched teams.
"It's crazy, man," he said. "I really had that vision when I signed here — hopefully meeting up with my old boys — and it worked up that way."
It almost didn't. With the Patriots playing in the evening, Browner was able to keep an eye on the Seahawks' NFC Championship Game and wondered if his old team could advance after falling behind Green Bay, 16-0.
"I didn't think they were going to make it," he said. "But it's inevitable. I envisioned us two at the end of the day, and that's what it panned out to be."
The Patriots had a much easier time, taking a 7-0 lead in the first five minutes and leading to the final wire.
Browner and the Patriots secondary did their part, holding Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck to 12 completions in 33 attempts for 126 yards, with interceptions from cornerback Darrelle Revis and linebacker Jamie Collins.
"We were ready," Browner said. "Blood in the water; blood in the water. I had fun today, man, it sank in when we were up 24-7, I was kind of like, 'Man, we've got these boys.' "
Now that the Super Bowl pairing is set, Browner doubts that he has a lot of secrets about his former team that will do his current team much good.
"I'd say a little bit but very minimal," he said. "Those guys over there, they're not champions for no reason. They're going to draw up a game plan; they're going to have things for me. They know my weaknesses. I'll be ready for those guys, just like they'll be ready for me."
In a question that will likely be repeated may times along the way to Feb. 1, he was asked which team has the better secondary.
"Whoever win that game," he said. "Right or wrong? What you think? Whoever win that game, we have bragging rights."
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Funding Problems Too Big For Cambridge Nanotechnology Firm
|(Nanowerk News) Cambridge nanotechnology firm, Akubio has appointed business advisory firm Baker Tilly to try to save the company after it was forced into administration in September.
|The Cambridge University spin-out developed a portable and low cost, rapid response disease diagnosis device, aimed at helping doctors make instant and accurate diagnoses for diseases such as malaria and meningitis, but has come into financial difficulties after having trouble finding funding for continued development of its nanotech products.
|The news comes as a shock as the company has been the subject of considerable investment, including most recently, a three-year GBP 1.65 million (approx. $3.3 million) development programme, part-funded by a Collaborative R&D grant under the Department of Trade and Industrys Technology Programme.
|As a result of the money troubles, Cambridge Science Park-based Akubio has had to make a number of redundancies, and called in Baker Tilly to try and find a buyer for the company as whole.
|Akubio was founded in 2001 as a spin-off from the University of Cambridge, focusing on the design and supply of equipment to research scientists in a number of fields, said the appointed administrator for Baker Tilly, Graham Bushby.
|It seems the company's website has already been taken offline.
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Seven years after Sony released the wildly popular PlayStation 3($185.09 at Amazon) here in the U.S., the company's next-generation gaming console is finally here. Our full review is coming soon, but for now, we wanted to show you just what you get when you first open the box.
The Sony PlayStation 4($295.00 at Amazon) features stunning graphics, thanks to its eight-core x86-64 AMD "Jaguar" CPU, AMD Radeon Graphics Core Next engine GPU, 8GB of GDDR5 memory, and a 500GB internal hard drive. The included DualShock 4 controller looks similar to earlier versions, but now features a capacitive touchpad, an internal speaker and headphone jack, a Share button for streaming and recording games, and a four-color light bar that indicates which player has which controller, as well as other information that depends on the game you're playing.
You can get a PS4 beginning this Friday, Nov. 15, for $399.99 at select retail stores across the nation. On launch day, 16 games will be available, including Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, plus two exclusives: Killzone: Shadow Fall and Knack. For a limited time, early PS4 buyers will get a $10 Sony Entertainment Network wallet credit for the PlayStation Store, a 30-day PlayStation Plus membership trial, and a 30-day Music Unlimited trial.
For more, be sure to check out The PlayStation 4 Launch Games You'll Want on Day One.
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"Robert Davidson – The Abstract Impulse" exhibition is opening at the Seattle Art Museum on November 16th. To celebrate the opening of this major exhibition of many of Robert's minimalist and contemporary abstract works, the Douglas Reynolds Gallery is pleased to announce the release of a limited edition serigraph "U and Eye" (2013). The edition of 67 is a reference to Robert's 67th birthday on November 4th 2013.


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In 2013 Health Workforce Australia conducted the first national survey of peer workers. A total of 305 people responded to the online survey.
Here are some of the characteristics identified from this sample of peer workers:
Gender and Age
77% were female and the most common age group for all respondents was 50–54 years.
Lived experience
44% had lived experience of mental illness; 9% had supported a family member of friend; and the 46% had experience of both of these.
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35% had 3–5 years; 22% 1–2 years; 21% less than year; 12% 6–10 years and 10% over 10 years.
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The vast majority held post-secondary school qualifications with 22% having a Certificate IV in Mental Health, 3% having a Certificate IV in Peer Work, and 91% holding other qualifications including qualifications in community services, disability services, aged care, nursing, social science, business administration, accounting, psychology, engineering and education.
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Chile asset stacks up well for Brambles
Last week Brambles announced it had acquired Renta Pack S.A. (Rentapack), Chile's leading provider of reusable plastic crate cooling services. Management said the enterprise value was $US63 million ($80.6 million) and that the group was forecast to generate earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $US8.6 million in calendar year 2015.
This implies an enterprise value to EBITDA multiple of 7.3, which analysts at Deutsche Bank noted was in line with that implied by the purchase price of IFCO in 2011.
While IFCO was a much larger acquisition ($US1.2 billion), the strategy was similar in that it provided Brambles with enhanced growth opportunities through a strengthened position in the global reusable plastic container sector, as well as diversifying its revenue base by product platform, geography and customer type.
Chief executive Tom Gorman, who was also at the helm when the IFCO purchase was executed, said the Rentapack acquisition was consistent with the group's strategy of complementing organic growth in attractive segments and geographies by acquiring companies with market leading positions, strong financial returns and promising growth outlooks.
In particular, it has provided Brambles with an important position in the Chilean fresh food supply chain, and Gorman highlighted it would drive a step change for IFCO's footprint in Latin America while complementing CHEP's presence throughout the region.
Analysts at Deutsche Bank commented on Rentapack's attractive margins which based on disclosed revenue and EBITDA pointed to a margin of 44 per cent comparing favourably with Brambles overall reusable plastic crate-business segment margin of 25 per cent.
While Deutsche Bank still sees acquisitions as strategically beneficial and reaffirmed its buy recommendation the group share price is now trading in the vicinity of the broker's 12-month price target of $11.30.
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"Hi my name is Jason Haskins & This is part of my story. Before I knew who Christ was and what he had done for me my life revolved around drugs , guilt and shame. These are the things I tried to find peace in . No matter what or who you were I would try to take you for everything you had. It wasn't until I was at such a low point in my life that I tried to end it because of all of the guilt and shame . I heard who Jesus Christ was a year and a half ago. At first I was very skeptical about the whole god thing – but I was willing to try anything to change . I struggled to understand how someone could love and forgive me for everything I had done . A while after finding out who god was my past caught up with me . I ended up in jail and that is where I first heard about project hope . I thought to myself again I will try anything to change and to get out of jail . I came to project hope February 2,2017 and have been changed ever since I waked thru those doors. Here they have taught me to deal with the root causes of my past and addiction . I have come to accept Christ in my life Because I realize I cant do this on my own. I have different morals and standards now – because of him I am now a light and hope for the rest of my family. I have a son who will be ten this year and he doesn't know me as a father but with prayer I truly believe god is going to restore my relationship with not only him but every one I have wronged. I plan to stay on and continue to work for the ministry in Florida and to continue my life doing the right thing "
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A NEW report released by the COAG Reform Council showing that Australia's housing affordability continues to worsen is further evidence of the housing pressures facing renters and home buyers, said the Housing Industry Association.
"Governments have not made the necessary headway to address the inefficient taxes, long planning and land release delays, and the myriad of other barriers which artificially push up the cost of new housing and restrict new housing supply," said HIA Chief Executive Officer, Mr Graham Wolfe.
"How much more evidence do we need before governments recommit to urgent and serious housing supply reform in this country."
The COAG Reform Council's report outlines results that are particularly concerning in terms of low and middle income earners.
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The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American Libido examines the scandal-strafed decade when our public and private lives began to blur due to the rise of the web, reality television, and the wholesale tabloidization of pop culture.
In this comprehensive and often hilarious time capsule, David Friend combines detailed reporting with first-person accounts from many of the decade's singular personalities, from Anita Hill to Monica Lewinsky, Lorena Bobbitt to Heidi Fleiss, Alan Cumming to Joan Rivers, Jesse Jackson to key members of the Clinton, Dole, and Bush teams.
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The Battle of the Clearwater was indisputably a
watershed in the army's campaign against the Nez Perces. By not pressing
them in their retreat from their village, General Howard lost both the
initiative and an opportunity to finally curb the nontreaty Nez Perces
and end the war. He later claimed that he had driven the tribesmen away
from the settlements, thus ending the threat along the Salmon River and
on the Camas Prairie. But Clearwater proved only a temporary setback to
the Nez Perces; despite the loss of their homes and supplies, they were
enabled to continue to pursue their apparent objective of reaching the
buffalo plains beyond the Bitterroot range. In failing to intelligently
predict that course, Howard could not properly capitalize on his victory
by blocking and thereby denying to the Indians the strategic umbilical
posed by the Lolo trailthe primary route leading from the rugged
Idaho fastness to the open plains of Montana. From a military
perspective, it was a failure of colossal proportion that was to haunt
the army through the next twelve weeks.
On July 13, after much delay in moving the howitzers
down from the bluffs east of the river, and after burning and otherwise
destroying the Nez Perce village and its contents, as well as the rich
caches of supplies, Howard's troops took up their march along the Nez
Perces' trail about 9:00 a.m. They skirted a corner of the Camas
Prairie, then bore north past McConville's vacant Misery Hill post
toward the subagency at Kamiah along the north side of the Middle Fork
of the Clearwater. Howard had received word that the warriors were
threatening the reservation tribesmen. Yet his movement proceeded slowly
over the nine-mile course, the cavalry halting periodically to permit
the foot soldiers to keep up with them. Finally surmounting the hills
overlooking the river opposite the agency about midafternoon, the
command saw the tribesmen already across the stream. "From where we were
halted," wrote Sergeant McCarthy, "we could see the main body of the
Indians. They were in line mounted on a hill about half a mile back, and
along the hill were some stoneworks." [1] The
troops spotted an immense herd of livestock on the bluffs behind the
agency buildings. [2]
Instantly, Howard directed the gun battery forward,
and Lieutenant Wilkinson's detachment descended ready to open the
howitzers and Gatlings on the tribesmen, who had by then completed their
passage. At the same time, the cavalry was rapidly deployed, Perry and
Whipple veering right and toward the river while Howard with Jackson's
company skirted the base of the bluffs and headed to the river.
Companies F and L rode down the bluffs and advanced on the riverbank in
a maneuver that elicited the first gunfire from the Nez Perces. Captain
Whipple described the movement:
Passing down the bluffs, Captain Perry with his
company and mine kept a half mile or so to the right until near the
river, then changing direction to the left marched down the river to
join the main column which had halted. When within about 300 yards of
the main column, a brisk fire was opened upon Captain Perry's column
from the enemy concealed on the other side of the river, and that
officer ordered the gallop and, as soon as out of direct range, the
halt. Three men became demoralized at the first volley, dismounted, and
came in on foot through a grain field on the left. This was the first
and only instance of panic, fright or unsteadiness I saw among the men
on the entire campaign. [3]
Passing down the bluffs, Captain Perry with his
company and mine kept a half mile or so to the right until near the
river, then changing direction to the left marched down the river to
join the main column which had halted. When within about 300 yards of
the main column, a brisk fire was opened upon Captain Perry's column
from the enemy concealed on the other side of the river, and that
officer ordered the gallop and, as soon as out of direct range, the
halt. Three men became demoralized at the first volley, dismounted, and
came in on foot through a grain field on the left. This was the first
and only instance of panic, fright or unsteadiness I saw among the men
on the entire campaign. [3]
Another observer commented that "the horses became
wild and unmanageable for a time, so that many men dismounted from them
and let them go." [4] Yet another noted that
the cavalrymen "walked into an ambush. . . [which caused] a great
stampede for a short distance." [5]
Correspondent Thomas Sutherland watched as Perry's and Whipple's men
buckled under "a very brisk fire (say fifty shots in two minutes)." "The
men jumped from their horses and took to the grain fields on their
left," eventually reaching the ford where Wilkinson's Gatling guns
responded. [6] The performance of the cavalry
at Kamiah disgusted Howard, who complained to Perry. [7] Despite the long-distance shooting, the
gunfire remained lively. Two soldiers were injured in this exchange, one
sustaining a severe head wound. [8] Trumpeter
Bernard A. Brooks commented: "One man was shot within ten feet of me . .
. and the bullet whistled dangerously near my own head." [9] One account said that army sharpshooters
killed two Indians eight hundred yards away, but this was questionable.
[10] Meantime, the artillery pounded the
woods on the north side of the river without apparent effect and stopped
after an hour. Because the reservation people had removed all their
boats to the north side to keep them from falling into the hands of the
nontreaty people, Howard could not immediately cross his command.
Regardless, such a venture at that time would have been risky. The
troops withdrew several hundred yards and went into camp, remaining
there for the rest of the day. That night and the following day, the
soldiers bathed and washed their uniformsthe first time in several
weeks that they had clean persons and clothing. During the fourteenth,
the pickets occasionally fired their weapons, but the warriors did not
respond. [11]
At 6:00 a.m., Sunday, July 15, Howard led a command
composed of Companies B, F, H, and L, First Cavalry, and forty
volunteers who had arrived the previous day under Colonel McConville, in
a march of twenty miles downstream to Dunwell's Ferry. He planned to
ford the troops, then overcome the Nez Perces on their side of the river
and cut them off while his remaining men under Captain Miller crossed at
Kamiah and closed on their rear. But the plan proved short-lived. Four
miles out of Kamiah, the column halted when the general was suddenly
called back to the camp opposite Kamiah by word that a messenger from
Joseph wanted to see him. Perry's Company F returned with Howard, while
the remaining units, under Captain Jackson, kept on. Later, Company H
was recalled and returned to the camp about midnight.
The parley with Joseph's messenger, a man named
Kulkulsuitim, occurred on the south side of the Clearwater, a short
distance from the army encampment. Major Mason joined Howard in the
discussion. The meeting raised expectations that the Nez Perce leader
was about to surrender, reportedly on the unconditional terms proposed
by Howard, and the general made extensive preparations to receive the
chief. But as the officers talked with the messenger near the river,
shots rang out, reportedly from the north bank, and the meeting ended.
Nonetheless, Howard remained optimistic, penning the following dispatch
to divisional headquarters:
Joseph has promised to break away from White Bird and
give himself up to-morrow. He said he was forced to move to-day. The
indications are that they have but little ammunition or food, and
sustained large losses of everything in their hurried crossing of the
river here at our approach. I see evidence of the band's breaking up,
and shall pursue them a little farther with vigor. [12]
Joseph has promised to break away from White Bird and
give himself up to-morrow. He said he was forced to move to-day. The
indications are that they have but little ammunition or food, and
sustained large losses of everything in their hurried crossing of the
river here at our approach. I see evidence of the band's breaking up,
and shall pursue them a little farther with vigor. [12]
Howard also wrote another, less definite, statement
that suggests that he was not as sanguine about the outcome:
Joseph may make a complete surrender to-morrow
morning. My troops will meet him at the ferry. He and his people will be
treated with justice. Their conduct will be carefully investigated by a
court composed of nine (9) officers of my army, to be selected by
myself. [Brevet Lieutenant] Colonel M. P. Miller is designated as the
officer to receive Joseph and his arms. [13]
Joseph may make a complete surrender to-morrow
morning. My troops will meet him at the ferry. He and his people will be
treated with justice. Their conduct will be carefully investigated by a
court composed of nine (9) officers of my army, to be selected by
myself. [Brevet Lieutenant] Colonel M. P. Miller is designated as the
officer to receive Joseph and his arms. [13]
But Joseph never appeared, and Howard became
convinced that the event was but a ruse designed to further impede the
army while allowing the tribesmen time to move their noncombatants and
livestock toward the Lolo trail. [14]
Instead, seventeen warriors, including a leader named Red Heart, came in
with twenty-eight women and children. These people, recently returned
from the buffalo country, had met with White Bird, Joseph, and the
others at Weippe, about twenty miles north, and had decided against
aligning themselves with the nontreaty Nez Perces. They brought with
them another leader, Three Feathers, and a few of his people who did not
want to continue the fighting. Red Heart's people turned in two guns.
They reportedly claimed that other Nez Perces would soon follow their
lead and that Joseph had been compelled over his objection to go with
White Bird and the others to the buffalo lands. Some of the Indians were
considered reservation dwellers. Despite this and the previous
noninvolvement of most in the fighting, all were arrested and taken to
Fort Lapwai and jailed. [15] These
surrenders led some officers to conclude that dissension had set in
among the people and that "the war seems virtually ended." [16]
On the sixteenth, when Jackson rejoined, the command
took the entire day in fording the Clearwater "after considerable
humbugging with our horses, which had to be towed across as usual." [17] By then it was virtually certain that the
Nez Perces had started east over the Lolo fork trail, but Howard needed
positive information. At 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Major Mason led the
cavalry, along with about twenty of McConville's volunteers and a
howitzer detachment, to reconnoiter beyond the intersection of the Lolo
and Oro Fino trails to Weippe, a popular Nez Perce camas-gathering spot.
Six Christian Nez Perce scouts accompanied the command, among them John
Levi (Sheared Wolf), Abraham Brooks, and James Reuben, their leader. The
march was difficult because fallen timber in the forest barred much of
the way. At about noon, after traveling about twenty miles and passing
across the open Weippe Prairie, the troops paused briefly for lunch.
They next entered the timber on the far side, eventually reaching a
summit overlooking Lolo Creek. They continued along the Lolo trail, the
volunteers leading the way, and at midafternoon came to open ground.
Here McConville directed the scouts ahead, and they moved quickly across
the break and into the timber. As they advanced, they were suddenly
fired upon, Reuben and Brooks being wounded and John Levi killed. One of
the volunteers recalled seeing three of the scouts, "coming toward us,
dismounted and without their guns, and motioning with their hands for us
to go back. They were hardly in sight before three sharp volleys were
heard from the trail ahead and the next moment the rest of them came out
of the timber as fast as their ponies could run." [18] Most of the scouts raced past the
volunteers, who had no interpreter, leaving them in front and
anticipating a major attack. The men who fired at the scouts were
warriors from the main body, which was moving several miles away on the
Lolo trail. They had learned of the presence of the troops from
tribesmen who had remained behind as a rear guard. At the surprise,
McConville's men fell back, taking cover behind fallen trees, and
waited. But nothing happened. "As the moments glided by," remembered
participant Lieutenant Eugene T. Wilson, "the situation became ludicrous
and we began to speculate upon the success Colonel Mason would have with
a mountain howitzer in timber too thick to drag a cat through." [19] McConville was shortly joined by Captain
Winters, who directed him at Mason's order to go forward, and the
volunteers and Company E advanced into the underbrush, the cavalrymen
arrayed as skirmishers with every fourth man holding the horses in the
rear. Presently, they found one severely wounded scout (Brooks) and the
body of another (Levi), then took position at the edge of the woods
anticipating an attack. After awhile they slowly withdrew, half of each
company mounted and the other half dismounted. Emerging from the forest,
McConville saw that Mason had dismounted his entire force, "it being
utterly impossible for a mounted man to make his way through the
timber." [20] Gaining open ground with
Lieutenant Forse guarding their withdrawal, all the men mounted, turned
about, and marched to Lolo Creek. [21] The
volunteers fashioned a travois for the wounded scout, and the dead man
was slung across a pony and carried out. Not far from the trail, the
volunteers and scouts halted while a grave was dug and the dead scout
interred. McConville's men ascended the trail until near midnight when,
their horses exhausted from the climb, they bivouacked. Next day they
overtook the balance of Mason's command. Determining the trail to be
unsuited for further cavalry operations, the major concluded to return
to Kamiah. [22]
On the morning of the eighteenth, the troops reached
Howard's camp, the wounded scouts borne most of the way by the
volunteers. During the day, a detail searched the agency buildings and
found "3 hostiles, 2 of whom were wounded," evidently during the
Clearwater battle. Most of the soldiers were ferried to the south bank,
Company H of the cavalry alone remaining to entrench for the night on
the agency side. [23] On July 19, Howard
started his troops downstream, intending to stop at Lewiston for
supplies, then go north and east through the Spokan and Coeur d'Alene
countrya longer but faster routeand intercept the Nez Perces
at the east end of the Lolo trail. He left three companiesone each
of cavalry, infantry, and artilleryto stand watch opposite the
Kamiah subagency in case the tribesmen returned, and he anticipated that
the arrivals of Major John Green and Colonel Frank Wheaton would further
secure the region. The volunteers would return to the site of the South
Fork village and finish destroying caches found there. Their duty was to
continue protecting Grangeville and Mount Idaho; Howard directed them to
drive several hundred excess captured ponies into Rocky Canyon near the
Salmon River and kill them to ruin any possible incentive for the
warriors' return to the area. [24]
Yet Howard's march was short-lived. Before he reached
Cold Spring en route to Lewiston, he received notices from Watkins and
Monteith that the tribesmen had turned back toward Kamiah. Further news
came that warriors had burned property on the North Fork of the
Clearwater. Finally, the night after Howard left Kamiah, the Nez Perces
struck the subagency, running off as many as four hundred of their
kinsmen's ponies and mules and killing some cattle. The soldiers on the
south side of the river heard the disturbance, and a few shots were
fired in their direction. Eventually "the men were dismissed with orders
to lie down without undressing and to be ready at the slightest
warning." [25] In the morning, the
reservation tribesmen commenced to cross over into the army camp, each
party waving a white flag as they approached. They reported that Looking
Glass had led the raid on their homes and that head chief James Lawyer
had gone into hiding for fear of losing his life during the attack. [26]


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Start With Plan for Social Media Outreach
A Tale of Two Crisis Situations
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..." with due respect to Charles Dickens, the same intro could be applied to both Bueno Foods (Bueno) and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).
Both organizations are established New Mexico institutions with a proven track record of success in the respective food packaging and nuclear repository arenas. Both organizations have recently faced situations that have dramatically kept them from accomplishing their organizational mission: a crisis.
New Mexico Shopping By the Numbers
Between social media strategy brainstorms, diving into website code, and vectoring the Garrity PR team into snowmen, it's impossible for me to find hours to shop for last-minute gifts for friends and family. I'm not much of a shopper to begin with, but thankfully local products and services have come to the rescue.
'Tis the Season
While our team can barely believe 2013 is nearly at a close, this season we've been fortunate to participate in many fun holiday events and activities.
GPS: Hispanic Trends Accessing News & Information
For the last several years the holy grail of marketing communications has been the Hispanic demographic.
And that is for good reason. According to the United States Census the Hispanic demographic is the fastest growing minority segment of the population. In addition, the increased purchasing power and confidence of increased income are very high. Those top line facts are a few of many reasons fortune 500 corporations are finding ways to connect with this influential audience.
NMPRSA Announces 2015 Cumbre Award Winners
The Garrity Group recognized for outstanding public relations work
Albuquerque, NM – October 2015 - The New Mexico Public Relations Society of America announced the winners of its annual Cumbre Awards. The 2015 Cumbre Awards celebrated the best examples of public relations work from 2014 and acknowledged the achievements of professionals in the industry. The Garrity Group shined, taking home multiple top awards.
Garrity Perception Survey: Oil and Gas
Television Preferred News Source, Newspaper Gains Ground Among New Mexico Residents
Garrity Perception Survey Shows NM Losing Trust in All Media
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – New Mexico residents are turning to television and newspaper more as a news and information source than last year according to the 2013 Garrity Perception Survey. However, just because residents are watching and reading more doesn't mean they trust it more; every traditional media source has seen a steady decline in credibility since the 2011 statewide survey.
Small Business and Community Colleges Most Favorable Industries and Institutions Among New Mexico Residents
Garrity Perception Survey Trends are not favorable for National Labs, Religious Groups, State Universities and Oil & Gas Industries
Nearly Half of NM Residents Prefer to Buy Local
Garrity Perception Survey Shows New Mexico Residents Have a New Perception of "Local" Business
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – New Mexico residents prefer to support local businesses, but just barely. According to the 2013 Garrity Perception Survey, an almost equal number of residents indicated that "local" doesn't matter. The survey, which sought out purchasing preferences of New Mexico residents, also revealed that adults view national and big box stores as "local" businesses.


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Tommy Chang, an instructional superintendent in the Los Angeles district, has been tapped as the superintendent of the Boston schools, capping off a nearly two-year search for a new schools chief.
He assumes his new post July 1.
In Los Angeles, Mr. Chang runs the Intensive Support and Innovation Center, where he oversees 135 of the district's low-performing and pilot schools. His experience spans both regular public and charter schools—from teaching biology in Compton, Calif., to serving as a principal of a charter school in Venice, Calif.
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Send Your Kids Back to School in Style
Summer has barely started in many parts of the United States, but the week after the 4th of July, stores have their back to school sections filled with the latest supplies for children of all ages. Nothing brings a tear of sadness to a child's eye (or tears of joy to a parent at home with their children) then seeing rows of neatly stacked notebooks, magic markers and other assorted student necessities.
As the new 2017 school year slowly gets closer, what are the trends that parents need to know about so that their son or daughter is ready to tackle the new year with all the right things?Credit: Pixabay
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Emoji Wear is All the Rage
Those who use smartphones or are knowledgable about social media are familiar with emojis. They are digital facial or animated icons that people use in texts or on Facebook posts to express your emotions while talking without face to face contact.
Clothes that feature these adorable images can be found on clothing and accessories for older girls. This is an acceptable kind of character for girls who have outgrown Hello Kitty and Justice but still like to have an icon of some sort on their clothing.Credit: Pixabay
Emoji wear comes in dresses, tank tops and shirts, as well as bags like this one.
Perfect for Older Girls in the Upper Grades or Middle School
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Disney Back to School Supplies Are a Must Have for Kids of All Ages
Both adults and children have become completely enamored with Disney's newest film sensation, Descendants 2. After waiting two years for a sequel, fans of are finally getting some answers to what happened after the last movie ended.
Backpacks, lunch boxes and other school supplies that feature the newest Disney princess Elena of Avalor are going to be a must have on many children's back to school list. Of course, clothing featuring these colorful characters will also be items that are requested for their new fall wardrobe.Credit: wwww.kohls.com
Of course, anything related to Frozen will also be popular with kids as well!
Preschoolers also have their own favorite Disney characters from programs that have been created just for them. Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Miles From Tomorrowland, Sofia the First, and Doc McStuffins are just a few of the shows that have their own cast of adorable characters.Credit: wwww.kohls.com
Disney's Descendants 2 has a full line of school supplies and backpacks as well.
Nick Junior also has a full lineup of children's programming that is just for preschoolers. Among the favorites of 2017 are Paw Patrol and Wallykazam.
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Favorite shows for both boys and girls!
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Nike Elite and Nike Vapor Basketball Socks
If you are the parent of a son over the age of nine, then you are more that familiar with this trend. It does not matter how cold it is, boys will wear long basketball shorts to school with a tee shirt and a pair of Nike basketball socks. No other brand or kind of sock will do.
As the mother of an upcoming ninth grader, I have decided not to pick this battle, even when there are fire drills in the dead of winter and he is cold.
The only sock you will see the boys in my area wear are Nike Elite, Nike Lebron Elite or Nike Vapor socks. At least they are long enough to cover most of their legs so it is almost like they are wearing pants!
Nike Socks for Growing Boys
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lime green, you may be able to score good price on this line of male accessories.
LeBron James Sneakers
Sneakers have always been one of the most expensive back to school items, but nowadays expense of a single pair equates to a car payment.
But, if your son is craving a pair of LeBron James sneakers like my son was, it was an invaluable opportunity to teach him the value of a dollar. When he first showed my husband and me the pair he wanted, we just looked at him like he was crazy. Was he new to our home?
But he is well aware of how both of us always are on the lookout for the best deal on whatever we purchase, whether it is a television or a jar of peanut butter. He found a $200 pair on sale for $150 with free shipping. After showing it to me, I told him that my limit was $80 on sneakers-was he willing to pony up the dough for the other seventy bucks?
He was. And both of us are happy with the purchase because we both got what we wanted-and he learned how to bargain hunt for items he coveted!
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Food Inspired Clothing
Girls in my school love clothing with sweets on it. It never gets boring and it looks so adorable on them!Credit: amazon.com
This dress is just one of the five patterns and colors available for girls. You can also choose from dresses with a candy pattern, a cupcake pattern, a cake pattern or a lollipop pattern. It is available in sizes 3/4 for little girls up to 12/13 for older girls.
These are just some of the popular back to school trends for 2017. Be on the lookout for sales so you can get yours for a fantastic price so both your child and you can begin the new year with a smile!


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DALLAS — It's a story that almost sounds like a holiday miracle. Back in 2000 on Thanksgiving night, Richard Bagdonas gave his plate of leftovers to a homeless man in a wheelchair in Austin. He was so touched by the man's thankfulness that the next year he hit the streets with two plates.
Then it was four meals, two coats and a blanket. Then eight meals. This year, the group now known as Operation Turkey is aiming to hand out 40,000 meals in 12 cities nationwide.
"It's so exciting 'cause it not only shows you how far it's come but how far can we go," said Ashley Williams with the Dallas wing of Operation Turkey.
In Dallas, the goal is to prepare and hand out 2,000 Thanksgiving meals. If you want to help out the cause you can bring donations of food and clothing to the Saint Sarkis Armenian Church in Carrolton on Wednesday or to the P.F. Changs at NorthPark Center on Thursday morning. And you can always donate online at OperationTurkey.com.
"Our biggest need is probably donations on our website," said Willaims. "This is a 100% volunteer organization, every single penny that gets donated goes straight to the cost for food. For $2.50 you can feed a person a Thanksgiving meal."
It's just good reminder to put others first this time of year, and remember what the holidays are all about.
"To go out there and take care of the people who aren't as fortunate as you and who maybe can't have a meal and it just makes you feel so much more blessed about what you have," Williams said. "And I think that's important and it's great for families to do it together because I think it just bonds you so much more."
Well, if you can't join Operation Turkey this Thanksgiving, then do something small on your own. Who knows: in 15 years it might be 40,000 times bigger.


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Las Vegas Sands' Adelson loses court battle
LAS VEGAS A jury on Tuesday awarded a Hong Kong businessman a $70 million judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corp., the casino giant run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
Richard Suen claimed he was owed up to $328 million for helping the Las Vegas-based company secure a lucrative gambling license in Macau, the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.
Suen said he was hired by Las Vegas Sands to curry favor with the Chinese government in the early 2000s and was successful. Las Vegas Sands attorneys argued Suen was owed nothing because he didn't make good on his promise to aid company executives.
The eight-person Clark County District Court jury deliberated for two full days before returning the award Tuesday, potentially bringing nine years of litigation to an end.
Las Vegas Sands has opened four resorts in Macau's Cotai Strip area, and now makes about 60 percent of its profits in the former Portuguese colony, an hour from Hong Kong by ferry. Sands also operates the Venetian and the Palazzo casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Suen first filed his lawsuit in 2004, saying he and his company were promised $5 million and 2 percent of net casino profits to help the company win a Macau gambling license. Sands does not deny that it once offered Suen a "success fee," but the company's attorneys argued the businessman did not make good on his promise to deliver a license.
Sands ultimately partnered with Hong Kong-based Galaxy Entertainment and was awarded one of three gambling licenses by the Macau government. The companies could not reach a contract agreement, however, and the partnership was dissolved.
Macau then awarded Las Vegas Sands a subconcession, a decision Suen's lawyers said was a result of their client's earlier lobbying.
Adelson, the 78-year-old chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands, offered business lessons and hammy jokes during his three days of testimony in April. He said his own business sense helped him to see the opportunities waiting in Macau and convince local officials to license his company.
In closing statements, Suen trial lawyer John O'Malley drew an analogy to a person who hires a real estate agent to sell his home, saying even if the homeowner finds a buyer quickly and easily, the agent still is entitled to collect his commission, or at least a portion of it.
This was the second time the case played out in Clark County court, though the jury didn't know it. Suen was awarded $58.6 million in 2008, but the Nevada Supreme Court overturned that verdict. Among other things, the court said the district judge shouldn't have allowed hearsay statements during the trial. In the retrial, Suen asked for more than three times the amount of compensation he requested during in 2008 because of Sands' explosive success in Macau.
Adelson became a huge donor to Republican causes and candidates in the last presidential election, bankrolling Newt Gingrich's failed attempt to capture the Republican nomination, and later to the campaign of Mitt Romney. Forbes has ranked Adelson as the world's 16th richest man with a net worth of approximately $23 billion.
The trial was marked by vivid testimony by the former president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands, Williams Weidner, who left the company in 2009 amid a falling out with Adelson.
Weidner testified that he had asked the board to allow him to run Sands without interference from Adelson, whom he accused of mismanagement. Among the reasons he cited was the original breach-of-contract case.
"I had lost confidence in him because of this trial. This trial was injurious to relations in China. It should have never happened," he said.
Weidner said the board begged him to stay but was ultimately overruled by Adelson, who eventually bailed out the company with $1 billion of his own money.
Weidner added that he walked away from a severance package worth between $20 million and $60 million because of a clause that would have prohibited him from saying negative things about Adelson.


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Thursday, February 16, 2012
I'm still in shock over the passing of Whitney Houston. But like when ppl pass away, it usually brings reflection to those who have been affected in some way. As I look over my life, I think about what's important, and remind myself that all that other stuff, is not worth being a part of my remembered legacy. No matter how many people know your name, you will leave some type of "legacy" behind, let it be one of kindness, greatness (because you became who God created you to be), one of no regrets, forgiveness daily, LOVE shown at every level, being just in all things. Dealing with every decision that you have made in a mature manner, blaming no one but yourself. Also be quick to ask for forgiveness as well. And pray for one another daily! You don't have to know someone personally to just pray for them. The Holy Spirit will give you the words to say. Now as much as we all enjoy the gifts that God gives us, in people like Whitney, MJ, and others, we must know that they need prayer just like anyone else. Why? Because the industry they are in, is designed to destroy them SPIRITUALLY. And we all know that it's the spirit that the enemy is after. Isn't it funny that our GREATEST musicians have bouts with things that are designed to kill them first mentally, then spiritually, then physically? See, we all know that greatness comes with and adversary. The enemy (Satan) already knows his fate, and he wants to take as many people with him. Remember misery loves company. Don't ever underestimate your adversary, heck he got Adam & Eve to give him the keys to the kingdom, but we have a Savior, and His name is Jesus, and He has delivered us from the hands of the enemy. Don't be deceived, because you see these people living a lifestyle that most only dream of, or the fact that the whole world knows there name, there are held accountable even more so, for what type of influence they are presenting. The enemy of their souls know that. See if you love Nicki Minaj, you would be praying for her constantly (her grammy performance alone should have you praying), Lady Gaga, Jay Z, or whomever your favorite is. Because when they are gone, that's it. Screaming over their dead body, how much you love them, can't save their soul. Stop acting like the things we see are okay, or just acting, or performing, everything expressed on the outside is an expression of what's going on in the inside. Don't ever get that twisted, it's the one thing the devil want's you to overlook. Ah that former minister of music (Lucifer) has a lot to do with that. Be slow to judge and quick to pray!
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Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Elhadj As Sy.
Global efforts to fight the worsening Ebola outbreak have fallen short, Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Elhadj As Sy reiterated to world leaders at a special session convened by the UN Secretary General on the margins of the General Assembly's annual high-level debate.
More than two dozen world leaders participated in the meeting, including United States President Barak Obama and Guinean President Alpha Condé. Presidents Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone joined by teleconference.
Having robbed the lives of more than 3,000 over the past six months alone, Ebola shows no sign of slowing. A native of West Africa himself, Mr Sy clarified the role of the Red Cross and Red Crescent to preserve respect and dignity during one of the most prominent, yet often misunderstood tasks of the organization: burials of the deceased.
"We in the Red Cross and Red Crescent have accompanied and safely buried 1,353 deceased human beings; in Guinea alone, we have carried out virtually all – 97 per cent -- of burials from Ebola deaths," he said. "We do not 'manage' dead bodies. We safely, respectfully and in a dignified manner accompany our deceased fellow human beings and help to prepare them in accordance with their cultures for their last resting places."
But this, and other roles carried out by key players like the Red Cross and Red Crescent, can only be enhanced and effective when global leaders provide solidarity and support, he relayed.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced during the session that UN medical and logistics staff are preparing to depart for West Africa as part of the first ever health related UN mission, the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, or UNMEER.
The session came on the heels of the UN Security Council's first emergency meeting on a public health crisis, which resulted in a resolution calling for a coordinated scaled up response. The resolution expresses deep appreciation to the first-line responders to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, including two key organizations in the Ebola response such as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the Red Cross and Red Crescent. But unless resolutions like these are translated into immediate action, they will only remain words, both organisations stressed.
Since March 2014 – for the past eight months -- the Red Cross and Red Crescent boots have been on the ground to combat one of most terrifying diseases on the planet that has shattered the lives of millions. Trained staff and volunteers have been providing life-saving services to communities in West Africa, expanding Ebola preparedness and response in a total of fourteen countries.
"The Red Cross and Red Crescent has been there from the onset of the epidemic. We mobilized and trained a pool of 5,000 volunteers and sent 137 international staff to do what we initially thought would be our routine work: build a field hospital, help with contact tracing and reach out to communities with information. But, very quickly, reality caught up with us" Mr Sy said. "Our success cannot be measured by the numbers of people whom we bury. We must deliver better prevention and better care faster, measuring our success in fewer deaths and fewer people to bury."
Red Cross workers and volunteers have carried out their work in homes and communities with deep knowledge of the local cultures, being sensitive to the importance of maintaining human dignity and fostering social cohesion in all activities.
To conclude, Mr Sy stressed the importance of engaging communities in social healing and social reconciliation. "We were there before the crisis and will remain there for as long as it takes to support communities, overcoming this humanitarian crisis, now and in the future.
Mr Sy's full statement can be read here.
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What is it with the Coen brothers?
What is it with the Coen brothers? -- The filmmakers add a bigger budget to ''Hudsucker Proxy'' hoping to produce a film that both critics and moviegoers will love
The Coen brothers are Beavis and Butt-head. * Think about it. The creators of such cinematic curiosities as Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991) have got the hair (writer-director Joel, 39, combs back his dark locks; writer-producer Ethan, 36, sports a near-blond bouffant). They've got the laugh (Joel's nicotine chuckle, Ethan's high-pitched giggle). And most important, they've got the slackjaw 'tude of MTV's faux-moronic cartoon chums. * The Coens may not spend their waking hours mainlining T&A music videos, but they've become art-house heroes by crafting movies that are intentionally bogus and daft and cool all at once-which may explain why their entire acclaimed film output has grossed less than Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Suddenly, however, the stakes are higher: Their new big-business comedy The Hudsucker Proxy, made under the auspices of megaproducer Joel Silver-best known for the blockbuster Die Hard, Predator, and Lethal Weapon franchises-is either the Coens' debut in the mainstream or the most expensive art film ever made. * It's also definitive proof that the brothers are as tough to decipher as ever,even for those who work with them. "If you tried to find the message in (their movies)," says Jennifer Jason Leigh, who plays Hudsucker's motormouth reporter Amy Archer, "they'd laugh in your face." And not just any laugh: One unfortunate 1990 interviewer who tried to tie Ethan's college major-philosophy-to their cinematic vision was smothered with what she termed "a barrage of heh-heh-hehs."
"Everybody's looking for an extraordinary description of an enigma," says Miller's Crossing star Gabriel Byrne, "when actually they're just two ordinary guys."
Not quite. The Coens' 1984 debut, Blood Simple, served up corpses that won't stay dead. Their second effort, 1987's Raising Arizona, featured Holly Hunter and Nicolas Cage as low-wattage baby snatchers in love. Miller's Crossing found its lyricism in mob rubouts. And Barton Fink was as obsessed with a strip of artfully peeling wallpaper as with the heart of its hero, who, in a typical Coen joke, was a blocked screenwriter- turned-murder suspect. All of which suggests that the only thing the brothers' films share is the impossibility of categorizing them. "I guess," Joel ponders reluctantly, "the way (Hollywood) considers us is like, 'They're over in the corner there doing their thing, and they're not, like, hurting anybody. Let them go and play."'
Now, however, the Midwestern boys who moved to New York to make movies have / upgraded their sandbox with the big-budget (officially $25 million, though there are reports that it topped out at $40 million) Hudsucker Proxy. The high-gloss comedy-about a Midwestern rube (played by Tim Robbins) who moves to New York, accidentally becomes the head of a huge corporation, and wins national renown by inventing the Hula Hoop-brought the Coens something they had never attained before: major-studio financing and with it an obligation to the bottom line that will provide the biggest test yet of their bent instincts. Says Raising Arizona's executive producer Jim Jacks, "They'll always try to make a movie as commercial as it has to be to recoup the investment, which is making them nervous. They've never made a movie so expensive that they had to make it that commercial, until now."


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What To Expect From Your Outdoor Cushions Supplier
Decorating your outdoor living space with accessories does not only make it more pleasant to the eyes, it also makes it more comfortable. Where you buy your bench seat cushions, outdoor cushions, and other pieces should therefore be well up to the task of achieving both.
Now, you can look for these accessories online - which dramatically reduces the amount of time and effort you need to find what you're looking for. But to make the most out of the process, make sure to only commit to an outdoor living supplier that gives you these things.
Personalised guidance. There are several types of outdoor accessories available today, coming in different colours and swatched around different fabrics. Each of these has differing advantages and disadvantages, and picking the right ones for you depends on different factors. Your choice of outdoor accessories supplier should be able to brief you about what you need to know about these options. And if you require their recommendations, you should be able to get them.
Quality products. Outdoor cushions and bench seat cushions are designed to be outside, which means that they will be subjected to things that interior furniture are protected from. Most of the time, the number one cause of premature deterioration of outdoor accessories is the weather. Too much rain can wear away durability, and too much heat can fade beauty. This is why it is critical to buy from a supplier that only offers high-quality products. When it comes down to it, the care and expertise with which a product has been designed are the main points of difference between all the accessories you see on the market.
Excellent customer service. Expert opinions and quality should not be prioritised over getting the sort of reception that you deserve. Excellent customer service is not only about having a pleasant shopping experience; in reality, it will be of the most value after the sale. If you have concerns or questions about the products you have purchased, for instance, a good company will go the extra mile to put your mind at ease. And that is the kind of supplier that deserves your continued patronage.
At Anstal, we are dedicated to providing high-quality outdoor cushions, bench seat cushions and other outdoor accessories to every Australian home. Our products are sourced from the best manufacturers in the country, and our catalog combines functionality and aesthetics. We have been in business for five years, so we are confident to say we know what our clients expect from us, and what they deserve from us.
We are staffed with technically skilled and knowledgeable people who are trained to be courteous at all times. If you have questions about the right products for your specific needs, you will find no better team than ours. And we hope to be your trusted supplier of outdoor accessories in Sydney and the surrounding areas, so we make sure that we give you a customer experience that you will want to go back to.
Call us today to request a catalog or to place an order.
Choosing Outdoor Living Accessories
Having a private outdoor living space is one of the best things about our homes, and we should invest the time and effort necessary into transforming it into what we have always hoped it will be. The good news is, we do not have to spend a lot of money to do that. We certainly don't need to install costly additions to make our family barbecues and dinners more fun.
But we do need to choose the right outdoor accessories. A simple chair with a strategically chosen cushion will not only be a place to rest, it will also add to the allure of our homes. Outdoor bench seats done up in the styles we want, in addition, can personalise the space and make us feel like we have our own safe sanctuary.
Choosing them should, therefore, be done correctly. If you are not sure about how you can do that, mind these suggestions.
Know Your Aesthetic
Having outdoor living accessories such as outdoor bench seats and others is a good way to make your home more beautiful. There are various styles that you can choose from, as well as colours and patterns that you can pick out. A good rule of thumb for approaching this is to look at the current general theme of your home and then match it. For instance, if your interiors feature earth-coloured accessories and natural woods, it may be a good idea to play up the rustic vibe by choosing cushion covers or seats that bring an impression of Nature. Similarly, if your home has clean lines and modern furniture, stick to the same style for your outdoor living space.
Understand Your Local Weather Conditions
The weather conditions in your area should also be factored into your shopping. There are fabrics that perform well under constant exposure to the elements, and there are fabrics that will deteriorate. If you live somewhere very sunny, for example, stay away from fabrics that easily fade such as polyester. Or if you want to use them, make sure they are chemically treated with a guard that extends their lifespan under the sun.
Other Considerations
Where you buy your outdoor bench seats and other accessories is also important. Choose a company that is known to partner with manufacturers of high-quality products, for starters. Sunburst products, as examples, are recognised to be among the best in the industry. If you buy from a company that works with quality, you will not only get good products, you will also get a good customer experience.
Next, do your research. If you are not familiar with which fabrics can stand up to rain, invest a little time and effort into finding out. Or if you have chosen an online fabric store, ask them. They should be able to guide you through your options so that you can make an informed decision.
That is what we at Anstal do. Our catalog offers products made according to the highest industry standards, as well as crafted with expertise to add lasting value to your home. Our team is friendly and knowledgeable, so you can expect to receive the customer service that you deserve. Call us today to place an order.
Things To Remember When Buying Cushion Covers Online
Sprucing up your outdoor living area with accessories is a guaranteed way to establish a private space for bonding and special events right in your own home. There are several types of these accessories that you can go for, and they come in various forms and styles. As such, you can satisfy your need for functionality - throughout the year - as well as match your aesthetic goals for your home.
Shopping for them is convenient, too, as there are fabric stores online that provide a diverse catalog of cushion covers and other outdoor accessories. In Australia, in particular, it will not be challenging to look for these products. But just because it will be easy for you to shop for outdoor accessories online does not mean it will always be satisfying. If you want to make the most out of your money, remember these tips.
Read client testimonials. The biggest drawback to online shopping is that there is no way for you to personally check how the products look like, unless you go down to the shop and see them for yourself. Fortunately, client testimonials exist to give you an accurate representation of what you can expect. Take the time to read some of them, especially if you have decided on a particular source of cushion covers and related accessories.
Look for quality. Spending the extra dime on a product made from the highest standards goes a long way in enjoying it years after you have initially bought it. When choosing among fabric stores, choose that which is known to source their offerings from the best manufacturers in the industry. This will not only assure you of buying only quality, this will also cover you in case any issue with the product arises.
Get in touch with the company. Before making a final purchase, we recommend calling the outdoor living company of your choice if you have concerns or questions about their business processes or their products. Doing so will treat you to a firsthand experience with how they deal with their clients. You will also get to have a personal feel for the way they do business, which should help you better decide if they are worth your investment.
At Anstal, we strive to combine the ease of online shopping with the trustworthiness of a personalised experience. This is why we go out of our way to addressing any issue you may have before, during, and after your shopping. We are also among the most reliable fabric stores in Australia, so we make sure to take care of our reputation by sourcing cushion covers and other outdoor accessories only from the very best manufacturers.
Our catalog features a diverse selection, so you are sure to find something that adheres to your needs. If you are looking for something that you currently don't see on our website, however, don't hesitate to ask us if we can get it for you. And if you need our advice, our team of friendly professionals will be pleased to share our recommendations with you.
Measuring Outdoor Cushions For Your Furniture
Outdoor cushions do a good job of making any outdoor space look inviting. As they come in various styles and designs, it is also relatively easy to choose cushions that adhere to the aesthetic that we want our homes to pull off. In addition, they make sure that we and our guests are comfortable every time we host a gathering in our patios or porches.
Outdoor cushions, however, should be properly fitted to our outdoor furniture so they can satisfy our need for aesthetics and functionality. If you're buying cushions for the first time or you're looking to replace your old ones, here's a guide on getting the right numbers for your outdoor space.
The Necessary Measurements
Outdoor cushions are usually measured according to these three things: width, length, and thickness. In other types of furniture, however, the length of the backrest should also be accommodated.
Measuring For Specific Furniture
This is how you measure outdoor cushions for:
Chairs. Measure the width from one end of the centre seat to the other; if the chair has arms, measure from one arm of the chair to the other; if the chair has a curving backrest, add 1.5 inches to the measurements. Measure the length from the front of the seat to the back, and then add one inch to the measurement. And measure the thickness of the chair from one end of the gap at the back to the other, and then add an inch. If there is no back gap, you can choose the thickness of the cushion yourself.
Chaise lounges. Take three measurements for the width of a chaise lounge: at the top, below the fold, and at the leg rest. Measure the length from one end of the lounge, just below the fold, right down to the other. And then measure the length of the backrest from one vertical end to the other.
Deep seating furniture. Measure the width of the seat from side to side, and then at the backrest from side to side. Measure the length from the front to the back. And then measure the thickness from the top of the backrest to the bottom; subtract three inches for the cushion thickness.
Other Considerations
Once you have got your numbers down, the next thing to do is to find outdoor cushions that match your needs. As your trusted source of cushion covers and other accessories online, we strive to give you a one-stop platform for getting everything that you need for your outdoor living space. We have been in the industry for five years, which is a testament to our trustworthiness and the quality of our offerings.
If you have questions or concerns about the best type of fabric for cushions or the style most apt for your home's aesthetics, we will be happy to walk you through your options. Our staff is knowledgeable and courteous, and we are dedicated to giving you the kind of shopping experience that you deserve. Call us today to request a catalog.
Signs You Need To Replace Your Outdoor Cushions
Outdoor accessories such as cushions do more than just make a space look pretty. They also play an important role in the fun and comfort you, your family, and your guests will get from a dinner or a party in your backyard. This is why we want to get the best possible outdoor cushions that we can find for our specific needs, and we are willing to spend as much as we should to have them in our outdoor spaces.
As with all material things, though, outdoor cushions do not last forever. If you're wondering whether it is time to have yours replaced, look for these signs.
The stuffing is coming out. There are various types of foam used in outdoor cushions, and they have differing structural strengths. Some cushions are filled with a foam alternative that is made from blown fibres or foam batting. Fibres and batting are less likely to hold up after a long time, and they will start to break down. The proper foam types take longer to disintegrate but they will, too, after a while. If your cushions no longer look whole and the stuffing is coming out, you should start shopping for new ones.
Not enough support. Outdoor cushions should be able to provide adequate back and buttock support. The comfort we can get out of them varies, naturally, according to the thickness of the interior foam and the type of fabric used for the cover. But cushions should feel good. If you think you can already feel the back of the wicker chair every time you sit down, replace your cushions.
Replacing old cushions should be done properly so you don't end up wasting time and money. When shopping for outdoor cushions online, consider these tips.
- Invest in quality. Many homeowners think that a difference in standards is not going to matter much, especially with accessories that are meant to be outside like cushions. But this difference translates into the frequency with which you will replace the cushions, as well as the amount of satisfaction you will get from them. And high quality does not always have to mean a heftier price tag.
- Buy from a trusted source. Another good rule-of-thumb for online shopping is to buy from a company that is already established in its market. When choosing among fabric stores, for instance, the oldest of them may not be necessarily the best all the time but it would have already proven its reputation at least. Looking up client reviews is also another good way to gauge trustworthiness.
As your source of outdoor cushion covers online, we at Anstal are dedicated to providing homeowners in Sydney and the surrounding areas with the two above things: quality and trustworthiness. We source our products from the best manufacturers in the industry, and we make sure to build on this by extending the kind of customer service that our clients deserve. Our staff is knowledgeable, too, so if you have any concerns, we will be happy to guide you towards making an informed choice.


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Just as we were ready to pronounce it dead and buried, the ancient beast shudders, sloughs off layers of dust and sleepily opens one eye to peer at the world outside. Yes, TTM still lives.
Due to a variety of reasons, some personal, some not, I haven't posted anything here since the first half of last year. Lots of things happened since then, some of which conspired to stop the regular flow of posts here.
That said, I'd like to kickstart things again with a 'what are you working on' type of post (that phrase is not chosen at random, see further on). I've recently started painting again after several months' inaction (long enough to forget most of my 'paint recipes'), and these are things I've recently finished or am working on at the moment:
The last two painting sessions I did went very well (a bad painting session is one where I break out all the stuff and than twiddle about doing not much at all, putting everything away after painting just 1 layer on three figures or so), which I attribute to a tip of Phil's - listening to podcasts while painting. I went through the latest episodes of The Naked Scientists podcast, What are you working on (aha) and All about miniatures while painting the latest batches of figures, and find it works very well. It is an unintrusive enough way of keeping your mind occupied while painting, yet not intrusive enough to distract from the painting (as TV tends to do). I think I'll be doing this a lot more - thanks for the suggestion Phil.
Finally, the biweekly Schild en Vriend games have been going on strong, with an ACW game (the Henry Hill action of 1st Bull Run ) and a Blitzkrieg commander game (German invasion of Belgium in 1940) having featured recently. Photos of the latter can be found on Flickr.
That's it for now, and let's try to get some more posts up.
Bart, good idea to start the blog again. Although we have been playing games regularly, reading each other's bemusings can be fun as well.
I have to say my painting is on a low the past months. Since Crisis, I haven't been painting anymore, but I hope to pick it up in the near future again.
I have been thinking about games I would like to organize during the coming year. Our proved system for ACW seems tot converge to something that everyone feels comfortable with, so I would like to use the exact same framework (no changes to C&C, but probably a few to combat resolution factors) for other similar periods as well. The colonial period comes to mind, for which I have French Foreign Legion / Arab figures, or possibly the Zulu Wars (20mm plastics again!).
I also would like to play some more 25mm fantasy. My own Te Wapen rules, which were based on the Commands & Colors system of Richard Borg, have become somewhat obsolete now that BattleCry is available. So, something new is in order, probably along the lines of Warmaster. The advantage is that is uses the same command system as BKC, so that's a bonus. Along the same lines, some 25mm SciFi might see the table as well. Basically, it's just skirmish games with high-tech weapons.
Some other periods we might see in action: Age of Sails Naval; WW2 North Africa or EastFront; Vietnam; and of course the usual surprises :-)