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PlushRugs.com Announces New Line of Wool Area Rugs

June 11, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

EMPORIA, KS, Jun 10 (MARKET WIRE) —
PlushRugs.com is pleased to announce their new line of wool rugs is now
available. PlushRugs.com offers many area rugs, including animal rugs,
large rugs and contemporary area rugs, all for extremely reasonable
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“Even though summer is approaching, we’re surprised by how well our
customers have responded to our selection of wool,” said a PlushRugs.com
representative. “They’re going fast so now’s the time to buy.”

Wool area rugs are stain resistant, durable and healthier to have in the
home. Wool is naturally fiber coated and repels water, stains and keeps
all kinds of substances from penetrating deep into the carpet. Large area
rugs made from wool are ideal for any room in the house. Having a stain
resistant rug in the kitchen eliminates the paranoia of spills occurring
because now it’s an easy clean up.

Buying a wool area rug is such a no brainer with so many benefits that
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that it will be easy to find any size, style, shape and color for the
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PlushRugs.com Announces New Line of Wool Area Rugs

June 11, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

For additional information, visit http://plushrugs.com/.

To read more on this topic, visit:

http://plushrugs.com/blog/896/plushrugs-com-announces-new-line-of-wool-rugs/.

About PlushRugs.com:

Contact:
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Makeover time for House

May 31, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

A Year after Lok Sabha Secretary-General P D T Achary mooted a proposal for revamping the Parliament House decor, the CPWD has got begun the work. In the first sign of the impending change, the outer lobby of the Lok Sabha has acquired a bright green carpet with a rich floral pattern.

The inspiration for this transformation came when Speaker Meira Kumar led a delegation to Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Parliament turned out to be a visual retreat for the Indian team.

The Central Hall would be taken up once the chambers of both Houses are done up.

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Bruce Willis facing £18,600 legal battle – over a stained rug!

May 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, May 8 (ANI): Action star Bruce Willis has been hit with a lawsuit over a red wine stained rug.

Willis’ facing 18,600-pound legal battle over a stained rug as his interior decorator picked up a handmade wool silk rug from a fine rug store in December (09) for his Los Angeles home, reports the Daily Express.

One and a half months later, the action star returned the luxury rug to suppliers Mansour – but staff demanded he pay the 18,400-pound price tag after allegedly discovering “spilled or dripped red wine” stains on the fabric.

According to a lawsuit filed at L.A. County Superior Court, representatives for Willis deny the damage was caused while the carpet was in his possession – and insist the store loaned him the item on a sale-or-return basis.

Willis” lawyer, Marty Singer, tells TMZ.com that the star has offered to pay for the rug to be cleaned – insisting the lawsuit is “ridiculous”. (ANI)

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Brit Muslim leaders ‘failing to tackle extremism’: Oxford academic

March 31, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

London, Mar 31(ANI): A University of Oxford academic has criticized Muslim leaders in Britain for not doing enough to tackle extremism.

Nick Chatrath, a researcher at Oxford’s Faculty of Oriental Studies, claims in a paper to be published this week that in the face of growing radicalization in Britain, Muslim leaders are sweeping extremists’ points of views under the carpet instead of facing up to them.

Based on interviews with radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary and Dr. Musharraf Hussain, an adviser to the Muslim Council of Britain, Chatrath said: “Moderate Muslim leaders are doing a poor job of tackling extremism in Britain.”

“This attitude must change, as the best way to extinguish extremist arguments is to deal with them out in the open, not just sweep them under the carpet and hope for the best.”

“Some recent polls suggest ordinary British Muslims are becoming more sympathetic to extremists, and this could be related to the way moderate Muslims are ignoring the extremist threat,” The Times quoted Chatrath, as saying in his paper.

Chatrath’s paper came as a committee of British MPs said that the programme set up by the Gordon Brown Government to stop radicalization and reduce support for terrorism had undermined community relations. (ANI)

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Garrett urged to save west Sydney bushland

March 15, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Conservationists say Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett needs to stop endangered bush from being cleared in western Sydney.

The old Australian Defence ammunition factory site near Penrith contains 360 hectares of Cumberland Plain bushland, but environmentalists say some of it is already being cleared to make way for a development.

Western Sydney Conservation Alliance spokesman Geoff Brown says the development was approved years ago, but Mr Garrett can stop it if he has the bush listed as Critical Habitat.

“The last line of defence for this Cumberland Plain woodland at the old ADI site is Peter Garrett – his department has just listed it as endangered, he needs to act,” he said.

“This is just appalling … any matter of national significance needs to go to Peter Garrett and there’s 360 hectares of national significance in Penrith in western Sydney which is … being swept under the carpet.”

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Kentucky Student Reportedly Wrapped in Toilet Paper, Set on Fire

March 8, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has suspended its University of Kentucky chapter after a prank involving fire.

WKYT-TV in Lexington reported 19-year-old fraternity member Shaun Dunn wrapped another member in toilet paper and set it on fire. The carpet caught fire and the smoke detectors went off.

Dunn is charged with first degree arson, wanton endangerment and tampering with physical evidence.

The incident early Saturday also disclosed fire code violations, so the house was closed for the semester. Members were given 24 hours to move out.

Fraternity member Joe McKinley is charged with assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest — accused of hitting the officer in the face when told to leave his room.

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Kate Winslet, Michelle Obama among People’s 2009 Best-Dressed Women

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Sept 17 (ANI): British actress Kate Winslet has been named the best dresser on red carpet in People magazine’s 10 best-dressed women of 2009, while America’s first lady Michelle Obama has bagged the spot for “best accessible glamour.”

Winslet, 33, has been named as the woman with the finest dress on the red carpet, “with her unique brand of sexy sophistication, modern Hollywood glamour and those enviable curves,” reports China Daily.

Walk the Line star Reese Witherspoon has also made it to the list for wearing the “best short dresses,” and actress Vanessa Hudgens has been named as the “best hippie chic.”

People listed former American Idol judge Paula Abdul and actress Renee Zellweger among the fashion flops.

People’s choice of the Top 10 Best-Dressed Women of 2009 are:

Kate Winslet – Best Red Carpet

Vanessa Hudgens – Best Hippie Chic

Reese Witherspoon – Best Short Dresses

Cameron Diaz – Best Jeans

Michelle Obama – Best Accessible Glamour

Freida Pinto – Best Use of Color

Taylor Swift – Best Sparkle

Nicole Richie – Best Maternity

Beyonce – Best Street Chic

Kim Kardashian – Best Bikinis. (ANI)

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Colin Farrell’s bust-up with photog over sis

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sep 14 (ANI): Irish actor Colin Farrell reportedly became very furious with a photographer at the premiere of his new movie ‘Triage’ after the latter shooed his sister off the red carpet.

Farrell, 33, was at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada on September 12 with his sister and personal assistant Claudine when the incident took place.

The snapper had asked Farrell’s sister to step away from his side so that he can get a clear shot, but the actor became infuriated with the suggestion and confronted the photographer.

“I was just saying, ‘Please can everyone clear the carpet, move on’. He took it personal. He said, ‘Do not shout at my sister like that, do not ever speak to my sister like that ever’,” the Daily Express quoted Joe Alvarez as saying. (ANI)

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Lady Gaga’s wacky VMA outfit turns heads

September 14, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, September 14 (ANI): Pop sensation Lady Gaga grabbed eyeballs at 2009 MTV Video Music Awards by appearing in a unique outfit.

The ‘Poker Face’ hitmaker wore a black lace Jean Paul Gaultier dress with Dragon print silk underlay from Gaultier’s fall/winter ready to wear collection.

Her fashion accessory included Keko Hainswheeler neck brace and Kiko jewelry.

The 24-year-old walked the carpet with Kermit the Frog.

“I’m just happy to be here, and I’m excited for everyone to win,” Us magazine quoted her as saying. (ANI)

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Foreign tourists join Onam celebration in Kerala

September 3, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Kochi, Sep 3 (ANI): Foreign tourists in Kerala took part in the ten-day long harvest festival ‘Onam’.

The Homestay Operators Association organised Onam celebrations for the foreign tourists staying in the association’s homes.

Many foreigners participated in a simple procession in Kochi along a floral carpet on a street.he foreigners enjoyed sumptuous traditional meal with a variety of delicacies prepared in coconut oil and served on Banana leaf.

“I feel very lucky to be here to be a part of the Onam celebrations today by joining in arranging the flowers and also in the parade. It is a very beautiful experience for me so I feel lucky,” said Claire, a tourist from Australia.

Onam, a harvest festival, is celebrated in Kerala when young girls and women make flower patterns called “Pookalam” in local parlance to welcome the mythical King Mahabali.

Onam recalls the story of the mythical king Mahabali who created a kingdom in what is now Kerala.

The festival falls during the month of Chingam (August-September as per the Gregorian calendar), the first month of the Malayalam calendar and lasts for ten days.

Traditionally celebrated as a harvest festival, mythologically it is linked to Malayalee-Hindu folktales. (ANI)

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President expresses concern over missing Andhra CM

September 2, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Moscow, Sep. 2 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday expressed concern over the missing of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Rajshekhar Reddy.

Patil is in constant touch with the chief secretary and taking all information about his whereabouts.

Patil today arrived at Moscow International Airport for her four days visit ( from 2nd to 6th Sept). At the airport she was accorded a red carpet welcome by Minister of Energy S.I.Shmatko.

The Russian Military band played the national anthem “Jana gana Mana” at the airport in President Patil’s honour.arlier, while talking to journalist on board, Patil said that her visit will strengthen the political and strategic dimensions of bi-lateral relations between Indian and Russia.

The President would also exchange views on regional and international issues, which concern both the countries.he expressed confidence that the cooperation in Hydrocarbon area would grow between India and Russia.

Russia is one of the largest producers of hydrocarbons and many Indian companies have established their presence in this area.

President will leave for Tajikistan on September 6.

Throwing light on her Tajikistan visit, she said that concerted effort between India and Tajikistan against terrorism and extremism would contribute greatly to peace and stability in the region. By Pankaj Choudhary (ANI)

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When Kerr was sprayed in face with perfume on red carpet

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, Sept 1 (ANI): Aussie model Miranda Kerr was momentarily blinded after she was accidentally sprayed in the face with perfume on the red carpet.

The Victoria’s Secret beauty, 26, was at the launch of the lingerie brand’s Heavenly Enchanted fragrance at The Grove in LA.

As she walked the red carpet, Kerr got a face full of the scent.

“Miranda was momentarily blinded,” the Daily Star quoted one of the guests as saying.

Meanwhile, Kerr, who is currently dating actor Orlando Bloom, has confessed that it is no easy job to be a model and catwalk on the ramp.

“Every catwalk is different. Sometimes they are really slippery. Some have glitter that’s a couple of inches thick. It gets all up in your toes. It’s a little bit messy – glitter flying everywhere,” she said.

She added that modelling is a demanding job, as it is extremely difficult to look good at all times. (ANI)

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Bumper jute production brings cheer to farmers in West Bengal

August 29, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Jalpaiguri, Aug 28 (ANI): Despite late arrival of monsoon rains this year, jute farmers in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal are rejoicing due to bumper production of the crop.

They say that the production this year is as good as previous years.

“Like the previous years, this year also the production is good. There has been no loss due to rain deficit. The price has also not changed. More or less it’s the same. Overall, it’s good and we are happy,” said Nirmal Roy, a farmer.

However, some feel that a better market for their crops would have been a bonus to their high yield.

“Despite late monsoon this year, the production is quite good and we expected a better market. However, if the rains had come a little earlier then the production would have been much better. Nonetheless, what we got is good, but a little better market would have been much satisfactory,” said Suren Roy, another farmer.

Meanwhile, jute traders hope that the market would get stable in a few days time.

“The business is good this time. There were more markets before but this time it’s less. However, we hope that the market would get revive in another five to seven days,” said Narender Singh Rathore, a jute merchant, Jalpaiguri.

Jute is one of the most viable cash crops of India. And this cash crop is mostly cultivated in the eastern margin of the country.

West Bengal stands first in the country in jute production and the districts of Jalpaiguri and Coochbehar are the forerunners in the production of jute in the whole of West Bengal.

Mostly used for making bags and other sundry items, jute is also highly in demand in the carpet industry due to its fine quality.

The jute produced in Jalpaiguri is of such superior quality that it is also known as the brown cascade. By Tarak Sarkar (ANI)

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Carpet underlay may cause cancer

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Melbourne, Aug 25 (ANI): Your carpet might be putting you at a greater risk of developing cancer, warns a Respiratory physician

Bill Musk has revealed that hessian bags used to transport deadly asbestos products were later reused as carpet underlay.

Anyone exposed to the underlay risk developing mesothelioma, an incurable cancer.

“So carpet underfelt from these bags is definitely potentially dangerous,” News.com.au quoted Musk as having told ABC’s 7.30 Report.

The program interviewed several people who believed some mesothelioma victims had been exposed to asbestos fibres from carpet.

A spokesman for Western Australia’s Health Department has urged home renovators to take care with their carpet.

“The main thing is to not disturb it and try and get some advice as to whether there is any dust in their house,” he said.

The spokesman also said that people should hire professionals to tear up carpet underlay, and thoroughly clean the house afterwards.

The program said the bags were used in carpet underlay until the 1970s, and while it was not known how many homes were affected, it could be in the tens of thousands. (ANI)

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Kidman makes reality show debut on Project Runway

August 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Washington, Aug 20 (ANI): Actress Nicole Kidman is all set to debut on reality TV with a cameo role in the fashion series Project Runway: All-Star Challenge.

The 42-year-old star, famous for her graceful red carpet style, will put up a design contest for eight contestants in a spin-off from the original Project Runway, with all the participants having appeared on the original U.S. show earlier.

Kidman will inaugurate the all-star series today. The event coincides with the debut of the star-studded sixth series of Project Runway, reports Contactmusic.

Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria Parker, Christina Aguilera are celebs who’ve signed up for the latest Project Runway series. (ANI)

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ISAF troops in Afghanistan need to get rid of their seige mentality

August 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Kabul, Aug.13 (ANI): For the vast majority of troops at the International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters, Afghanistan remains an enigma, a threatening land lying beyond the concertina wire of the base.

When ISAF troops venture out from their base into the “red zone” (i.e. the comparatively safe streets of Kabul) they are prepared for combat.

Barreling through the crowded streets of a city that has been called a comparative “safety zone” by those fighting in the south, they jam the phone signals of average Afghans with their ECMs (electronic counter measures) and jam the roads with their convoys.

Defeat takes the form of thousands of casualty-phobic troops ensconced behind the walls, sand bags, and blast barriers of a well-protected safety bubble.

One would think that the coalition vehicles driving around Kabul in combat posture and menacingly waving 50 caliber machine guns at Afghans were storming a Taliban sangar (trench) in Helmand, not competing with rush hour traffic.

The only Afghan most ever meet is the Hazara carpet seller on base who serves authentic Afghan food once a month. And the only coalition soldiers most Afghans meet are encased in armor-plated vehicles or flak jackets.

Only a small percentage of “fobbits” (those who live in forward operating bases or FOBs) actually interact with average Afghans due to hyper-protective S.O.P. (standard operating procedures) meant to lessen their risks from interaction with Afghans.

ISAF troops suffer from a siege mentality that led the United States dangerously close to losing the war in Iraq in 2005 and 2006. U.S. forces in Iraq were more concerned with force protection than protecting the center of gravity in Iraq, the Iraqi people.

It was only when Generals Petraeus and Odierno pushed their troops out of the bases and into the streets of Iraq that they began to make headway in the counterinsurgency.

This meant more meetings with Iraqi people, who began to feel that the Americans were protecting them.

For the most part, the coalition has ceded the countryside of the south and parts of the east to the enemy, who took advantage of the vacuum left by enemy troops in 2003 when the U.S. was focused elsewhere.

The White House’s fear of engaging in grassroots nation building allowed the Taliban to fill the void. Pro-government khans and mullahs were executed, villagers cowed into submission, and “vanguard” groups sent onto the next province to lay mines and kill “infidel collaborators.” With no visible coalition presence outside of the provincial capitals, the Taliban swarmed the countryside.

Much the same thing happened in Afghanistan in the 1980s under the Soviets, who controlled the major roads and cities and remained safe in their bases for fear of sustaining casualties.

The U.S. Marines’ recent efforts to clear and hold territory in Helmand Province represent a welcome break from this barracked mentality.

It is only by establishing a reliable coalition presence in contested places like Helmand that the coalition can show the Afghans that they are there to stay and protect them. (ANI)

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Scientists create material that can repel hot water

July 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 16 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, scientists from University of Minnesota in St Paul have developed a new material that can repel hot water.

The new discovery could help protect vulnerable members of the population such as elderly, children, physically impaired people from hot-water burns.

Scientists have long been working on producing water-repelling materials inspired by natural surfaces, such as lotus leaves.

These leaves have waxy hydrophobic – water hating – coating and a spiky surface texture that helps to trap small pockets of air beneath water droplets.

During the study, Yuyang Liu along with colleagues from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, reviewed studies suggesting carbon nanotubes are powerfully hydrophobic in their search for a material that can repel hot water as well as cold, and found that they seem indifferent to temperature.

To further improve resistance to hot water, the team added carbon nanotubes to Teflon – a substance commonly used as a non-stick coating on cookware.

The researchers later dipped a cotton fabric into the mix.

They found that the material is able to repel hot water, milk, coffee and tea at 75 degree Celsius – a sufficient temperature to cause scalding – without problems.

Moreover, the hot droplets retain a near spherical shape and roll off the material.

However, Liu insists that Teflon coating alone is not so effective. He said that carbon nanotubes create a dimpled surface texture on a nanoscopic scale – small enough to trap air even under drops of hot liquid and prevent droplet impalement on the surface.

Philippe Brunet at the Mechanics Laboratory of Lille, France, thinks the work is promising.

“It has been claimed that a dense carpet of nanowires, coated with ad-hoc chemistry, should have a very high robustness to impalement but he doesn’t think anyone has tested such materials against hot water before,” New Scientist quoted him as saying.

The study appears in Journal of Materials Chemistry. (ANI)

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Penelope Cruz’s ‘plumper than ever’ frame sparks pregnancy rumours

July 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New York, July 16 (ANI): Oscar-winner Penelope Cruz’s growing frame has sparked speculation that she may be pregnant.

Her bigger frame was first observed in May, when she walked the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. She also became ill due to “food poisoning” at the time.

The New York Post has now reported that Cruz looks plumper than before in a picture, which was clicked when she and her beau Javier Bardem were leaving a U2 concert in Paris.

Bardem is leaving in a few weeks to start shooting a movie in Bali with Julia Roberts.

Cruz’s representatives have refused to comment on the speculation about her pregnancy. (ANI)

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Emma Watson chooses safer outfit for Harry Potter’s New York premiere

July 11, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

London, July 11 (ANI): After accidentally flashing her undergarment on the red carpet recently, Emma Watson appeared at the New York premiere of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince wearing a safer outfit.

She was snapped wearing a black leather top and white skirt.

The actress wearing her high sandals was forced to look down on co-star Daniel Radcliffe who measures 5 ft 5 inches.mma, who has a kissing scene with Rupert Grint in the new film, also said that he was like her brother.

“It was really awkward. Rupert’s like my brother, so it just felt very, very strange, but he’s a gentleman, and he was a great kisser,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

Rupert Grint also joined the stars soon, while Tom Felton, who plays the evil Draco, stunned the crowd by bringing along her gorgeous girlfriend, Jade Olivia. (ANI)

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