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1. Homes for Sale - How to Stage Your Houses for Sale for Success
June 28, 2017

Staging plays an integral role in any Amberly homes for sale that is focused on attracting potential buyers. Staging is both the process of taking professional photos of your home to post on the internet and on bill boards, and also organizing your home in an attractive manner in anticipation of potential buyers. Although you can do the staging work on your own, you stand more success when you hire the services of a professional stager  or real estate agent for homes for sale in Amberly. You will of course incur a small hole in your pockets for the services, but this is totally worth it u... (read more)

Author: Richard Conard

2. 5 Differences Between Staging and Decorating a Home
March 20, 2017

If you’re on the search for new draperies, one of the first things you should ask is what your purpose is. This may seem beside the point, but consider that the reason you’re buying curtains can be as important as your style preferences. Don’t believe us? Most people would assume that decorating their home and staging their home would require similar skill sets and focuses. However, there are actually five big differences between the two. 1. Staging wants to neutralize The goal when staging a home is to neutralize the style of the home. Essentially, you want to completely remove your per... (read more)

Author: halfprice drapes

3. Protests in Poland Sparked by Perceived Assaults on Democracy
December 17, 2016

Opponents of Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party remained in front of Poland's parliament building Saturday morning hours after police used force to remove blockades of the building's exits. The protesters, who also are staging a new rally outside Poland's presidential palace, are opposed to a series of government steps they consider anti-democratic. The protests occurred after the government approved a plan to restrict journalists' access to members of the...... (read more)

4. Venezuela Decries Mercosur ‘Coup' After Trade Bloc Suspension
December 02, 2016

An increasingly isolated Venezuela accused the Mercosur trade bloc of staging a "coup" on Friday after member nations suspended the socialist nation for failing to fulfill membership requirements. In an official letter addressed to Venezuela's Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez and seen by Reuters, Mercosur informed Venezuela of "the cessation of the exercise of the rights inhered to a member state as of this date." Following a decade in which strong growth and...... (read more)

5. US Envoy: South Sudan Government Prepares Attack in Border State
November 30, 2016

A top U.S. diplomat says the United States has "credible information' that South Sudan's government is targeting civilians in Central Equatoria state and preparing for "large-scale' attacks within days and weeks.   U.S. ambassador Keith Harper told a special Human Rights Council session in Geneva that South Sudan's government has mobilized at least 4,000 militia members and "is staging these fighters in Equatoria to begin conducting...... (read more)

6. China, US Militaries Practice Disaster Relief
November 18, 2016

Troops from China and the U.S. are staging joint drills to better manage disaster relief missions. Since 2005, the U.S.-China Disaster Management Exchange has been part of efforts to build trust and coordination between the two militaries, whose governments are frequently at odds over disputes in the South China Sea and elsewhere. The drills include academic exchanges, a command post exercise and a live troop exercise in simulated disaster conditions Friday. U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy...... (read more)

7. Students Walk Out, Call for 'Sanctuary Campus'
November 16, 2016

As daily protests against the election of Donald Trump continue a week after vote results were announced, more groups of students are staging walkouts. A large number were planned Wednesday at universities across the United States. Some protesters are calling for their campuses to be named "sanctuary campuses."  The campuses would be safe spaces for undocumented students, barring authorities from asking for documentation or turning over undocumented students to federal...... (read more)

8. Jailed Anti-Putin Activist Says He Is Being Tortured In Prison
November 01, 2016

A Russian opposition activist who became the first person to be jailed for repeatedly staging peaceful anti-Kremlin protests under a new law says he is being tortured in prison and fears for his life. A Moscow court sentenced Ildar Dadin to three years in prison in December for holding a series of one-man protests in a case Amnesty International called "a cynical attack on freedom of expression." His jail term was later reduced to two and a half years on appeal. Russian...... (read more)

9. Pope Francis Calls for Dialogue in Volatile Venezuela
October 24, 2016

Pope Francis met privately with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Vatican Monday and urged him to spark a meaningful dialogue with opposition leaders. Maduro, who just ended a trip to the Middle East, is arriving back in Venezuela just days after his government blocked an opposition effort to remove him from office through a recall referendum. Maduro’s political opponents have accused him of staging a “coup d’etat” by stopping the effort to hold a vote to remove him. There...... (read more)

10. Germany Bomb Plot Suspect Kills Himself in Jail
October 12, 2016

A Syrian man under arrest in Germany for allegedly planning a bomb attack killed himself Wednesday evening in a detention center in Leipzig, officials said. Saxony's state justice ministry announced the death of Jaber Albakr, 22. One unconfirmed report said Albakr hanged himself; further details were expected Thursday. Authorities said Albakr, who arrived in Germany last year, was close to staging an attack comparable to those that killed 130 people in Paris 11 months ago and 32 in...... (read more)

11. Poll: ‘Profound Racial Divide’ Over US Anthem Protests 
October 12, 2016

A public opinion poll finds black Americans overwhelmingly approve of protests that athletes across the country have been staging for several weeks. The athletes fail to stand respectfully silent during the traditional playing of the U.S. national anthem before major sporting events. A poll by Quinnipiac University found that 74 percent of African-Americans approve of the protests, begun by quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers football team. Kaepernick’s protest has...... (read more)

12. 3 Steps for Staging Your Home
October 02, 2016

When you put your home up for sale, proper staging can help you to sell your home more quickly and for a higher price. Many people hire a professional home stager to do this for them. However, there are certain things you can do on your own to stage your home properly and get a better price. Keep reading for some helpful tips. Use Neutral Paint Colors If you have any bright or bold colors on the walls in your home, you should consider repainting with more neutral tones. Even though paint color is easily changed, some buyers can get distracted by overwhelming colors. They want to feel that th... (read more)

Author: Cleo Gib

13. Jordan's Rebranded Islamists Seen Staging Election Comeback
September 20, 2016

Jordan's moderate Islamist opposition could emerge from Tuesday's parliamentary election with renewed influence after surviving government attempts to ban it as part of a wider crackdown on political Islam. The group could win up to a fifth of seats in the parliament after ditching its "Islam is the Solution" slogan and joining with Christians to create a broad-based civic grouping — The National Coalition for Reform. Officials said turnout was 36 percent of 4.1...... (read more)

14. Political Party Workers Attack TV Channel in Pakistan
August 22, 2016

Workers of a political party in Pakistan attacked the offices of a local TV channel Monday, leaving one person dead and several others injured. When the violence started, MQM, a regional party that used to control Pakistan's commercial hub of Karachi, was staging a hunger strike in front of the Karachi Press Club against what it alleged were extra-judicial killings and disappearances of its activists by law enforcement agencies. MQM’s leader, Altaf Hussain — who lives in...... (read more)

15. Taliban Fighters Capture Northern Afghan District
August 15, 2016

The Taliban captured a key district in northern Afghanistan while the insurgent group kept national security forces under pressure in their bid to move closer to a provincial capital in the volatile south, officials confirmed on Monday. The insurgents overran the district of Dahna Ghori in the Baghlan province after staging a coordinated offensive overnight, according to local officials and residents. Taliban fighters are said to have seized weapons, including a...... (read more)

16. Green Water a Headache for Olympic Organizers
August 13, 2016

One of the first things spectators have noticed this week when they entered the Maria Lenk Aquatics center in the Rio Olympic Park is that the water is a different color in the two pools. The bigger pool at the outdoor venue, which has been staging water polo, is the closest to being the normal blue, while the diving pool is green. “On day four of the games – Tuesday – the water turned green,” Gustavo Nascimento, Rio director of venue management, told a news conference Saturday. “Of...... (read more)

17. Iraqi Forces Say Recapture Airbase on Way to Mosul
July 10, 2016

BAGHDAD— Iraqi government forces said they seized back control of a major airbase on Saturday, a staging post on their way to the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul. Special forces and regular troops, under air cover from the U.S.-led coalition, entered Qayyara airbase from the south and found fighters from the militant group appeared to have fled, said a senior army officer from the frontline. "It's a strategic advance ... It will help speed up the offensive on Mosul," he added. The army has long said it wants to use the airbase as a launchpad for the recapture of Mosul ... (read more)

18. Explaining the US House Sit-in Over Gun Control
June 23, 2016

In staging a sit-in pushing for a vote on gun control legislation, U.S. House Democrats said they were raising public awareness about what they contend is a crisis of violence. House Republicans denounced the action as a publicity stunt and an affront to the legislative process. What happened? Spurred on by the June 12 mass shooting that killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, two dozen House Democrats plunked themselves down on the floor of their Capitol Hill chamber Wednesday morning. Some sat cross-legged, chanting "no bill, no break," demanding to vote b... (read more)

19. Hong Kong Bookseller's Revelations Deepen Rift with Beijing
June 17, 2016

HONG KONG— A Hong Kong bookseller's revelation of months spent in harrowing detention by mainland Chinese authorities is inflaming tense relations between the semiautonomous city and Beijing, with pro-democracy activists staging protests Friday. Lam Wing-kee's account to reporters a day earlier directly contradicted the official version of events surrounding the disappearance of him and four other men linked to a Hong Kong publisher of banned books on China's Communist leadership.   His detailed testimony supports widespread suspicions that the five were seized by Beij... (read more)

20. Cambodian Police Set to Block March by Opposition
May 30, 2016

PHNOM PENH— Police in Cambodia are blocking opposition activists from staging a protest march, as both sides spar over intensifying government pressure on its critics. Police set up a roadblock Monday about 500 meters from the headquarters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, from which more than 1,000 followers were planning to march to the royal palace to present a petition to King Norodom Sihamoni to support their demand that the government stop arresting and intimidating opposition members. The government recently applied legal pressure on deputy opposition leader Kem... (read more)

21. China Stages War Games Days Ahead of Taiwan Inauguration
May 18, 2016

BEIJING— China is staging large-scale joint war games featuring mock beach landing, helicopter assaults and tank battles along its east coast facing Taiwan, just days before the inauguration of the self-governing island's new independence-leaning president.    The Defense Ministry said Wednesday the air, land and sea drills were aimed at "testing and upgrading the ability to respond to security threats and complete military missions.''    The drills were "not aimed at any specific target and relevant persons shouldn't read too much into it,&... (read more)

22. Ai Weiwei Films in Gaza
May 11, 2016

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has begun interviewing refugees in Gaza for his documentary on the world refugee crisis. A new report says a record number of people - nearly 41 million - are internally displaced as a result of conflict or natural disaster. As part of his project, Ai has been visiting migrants in Europe and in the Middle East, staging events to draw attention to their plight. Zlatica Hoke reports.... (read more)

23. Ai Weiwei Films in Gaza for Refugee Documentary
May 11, 2016

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has begun interviewing refugees in Gaza for his documentary on the world refugee crisis. A new report says a record number of people - nearly 41 million - are internally displaced as a result of conflict or natural disaster. As part of his project, Ai has been visiting migrants in Europe and in the Middle East, staging events to draw attention to their plight. During a visit to Gaza this week, Ai Weiwei interviewed Palestinians displaced by the 2014 war.   "As we all know, Palestinians have among the longest history with huge popul... (read more)

24. Afghan Officials: Haqqani Network Controls Taliban Command
May 09, 2016

ISLAMABAD— Officials in Afghanistan say the State Department designated terrorist group, the al-Qaida linked Haqqani network, has effectively taken over battlefield command of the Taliban insurgency. Haqqani militants allegedly operate from sanctuaries in neighboring Pakistan and are known for staging high-profile suicide assaults on Afghan and international forces. “The Taliban are currently being commanded by [the] Haqqani [network]. We believe Haqqani and al-Qaida are two different names for the same terrorist organization,” Interior Ministry spokesman, Sediq Seddiqi, t... (read more)

25. Tibetan Monk Vanishes after Staging Protest in Western China
May 03, 2016

A young Tibetan monk appears to have been detained by police Monday for carrying a portrait of the Dalai Lama through the streets of Ngaba in western China's Sichuan province. In a cellphone video that surfaced online, Losang Thubten is seen walking through a shopping area crowded with vehicles and pedestrians; in a second video, he is seen being marched quickly down the middle of the street by two police officers on either side. A source outside of Tibet told VOA that Thubten is a member of nearby Kirti monastery, whose monks have long protested what they call repressive and humi... (read more)