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A 51-year-old man fired 16 rounds from a semiautomatic handgun from a balcony overlooking the floor of the New York New York Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The shooting left four people with non-life threatening injuries. They were treated and released from a local hospital later that morning.

Steven Zegrean was tackled by two off-duty military reservists who held him down until Las Vegas police reached the scene. The incident occurred at 12:15 a.m. PST (UTC-7).

Mr. Zegrean was quickly arrested on felony charges including attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in an occupied structure. It is believed that he was emotionally distraught.

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Victoria Wyndham on Another World and another life

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Victoria Wyndham was one of the most seasoned and accomplished actresses in daytime soap opera television. She played Rachel Cory, the maven of Another World‘s fictional town, Bay City, from 1972 to 1999 when the show went off the air. Wyndham talks about how she was seen as the anchor of a show, and the political infighting to keep it on the air as NBC wanted to wrest control of the long-running soap from Procter & Gamble. Wyndham fought to keep it on the air, but eventually succumbed to the inevitable. She discusses life on the soap opera, and the seven years she spent wandering “in the woods” of Los Angeles seeking direction, now divorced from a character who had come to define her professional career. Happy, healthy and with a family she is proud of, Wyndham has found life after the death of Another World in painting and animals. Below is David Shankbone’s interview with the soap diva.

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British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’

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British TV presenter Rico Daniels tells Wikinews about being ‘The Salvager’
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Saturday, March 14, 2009

Rico Daniels is a British TV presenter living in France who is known for his two television series — The Salvager — whilst he still lived in the UK and then Le Salvager after he moved to France. Rico has been in a variety of jobs but his passion is now his profession – he turns unwanted ‘junk’ into unusual pieces of furniture. Rico’s creations and the methods used to fabricate them are the subject of the Salvager shows.

Rico spoke to Wikinews in January about his inspiration and early life, future plans, other hobbies and more. Read on for the full exclusive interview, published for the first time:

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Buff Up The Surface Of Granite To Make It Worth Living

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By David Faulkner

There is a process that must take place for marble and granite countertops to go from the quarry to the kitchen. The process of kitchen countertop polishing hasn’t changed a whole lot since the times of the ancient Greeks, but the process has become more automated. Huge stones are taken from the quarries, out of which marble and granite slabs are cut to use for various purposes. After that, the marble and granite slabs are cut and polished to suit the needs of different customers.

The idea of kitchen countertop polishing and installation hasn’t changed much, but the equipment that people use has improved with the latest technology. Basically, marble and granite countertops are cut and polished using saws, polishers, and routers. The saws serve many purposes in the kitchen countertop fabrication process, starting with the cutting of stones into slabs. Diamond saws are usually used for the initial cutting of marble and granite slabs. Bridge saws are used to cut the slabs into more specific shapes, such as for marble and granite countertops, flooring, and mantels.

Make Sure That Your Polisher Is an Expert:

The polishers also play an integral role in the process of kitchen countertop fabrication, because they sand down the surface to the texture that different customer’s desire. Marble and granite slabs can be polished to a mirror finish from the course rock they once were. Rotating pads are used to polish down the marble and granite countertops. Most modern polishers can produce a variety of finishes during the kitchen countertop fabrication process. Finishes include smooth, soft looks, or slick, shiny mirror finishes. Specialized finishes such as flamed or hammered are also popular.

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The routers complete the last step in the kitchen countertop fabrication process. These tools produce edge profiles on the marble and granite slabs, or cut designs into larger slabs so they can be used for things like fireplace mantels. The edge profiles on marble and granite countertops can be simple or highly decorative, depending on what the customers want. These machines used to be operated by hand, or had some limited automatic function. In the past, marble and granite countertops with complex edge profiles might have taken three weeks or longer to produce.

Polishing Is Not a New Concept:

What has taken the kitchen countertop polishing process into the 21st century is computer technology. A process called computer numeric control, or CNC, uses digital technology to control all the machines in the process. Now the process of taking marble and granite slabs and turning them into beautiful counters, mantels, hearths or other decorative home pieces takes hours instead of weeks. In fact, CNC has doubled the productivity of most kitchen countertop polishing shops. This technology has dramatically increased the quality of the finished product, and the process of creating marble and granite countertops will likely continue to improve in the future.

Granite slabs are quarried all over the world in mountainous regions then cut into 10 foot slabs to be shipped in to wholesalers and workshops; if you can find one of these places nearby it is worth taking a visit to see the granite for real. There you will see a huge range of colours and patterns and perhaps get a better idea of what you might want to buy.

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Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power

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Emergency declared in US state of Washington, eight additional casualties, many still without power
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Monday, December 18, 2006

A state of emergency was declared Sunday for the U.S. state of Washington by governor Christine Gregoire, as additional reports of storm-related casualties surfaced. The state National Guard has been deployed to aid in distributing supplies.

Thousands were still without power in the coastal and Puget Sound regions, though most urban areas were back with power as late as Sunday afternoon, and outages were mostly contained to rural and unincorporated areas. Puget Sound Energy reported that roughly 500,000 energy customers out of the 700,000 who lost power were back in service by Sunday evening. Seattle City Light, the city’s independent municipal utility, reported only 18,000 customers still without power as of Monday morning, down from a peak of 175,000.

Four additional deaths related to the post-storm power outage had been reported as of Monday, bringing the total number of casualties to eight. A man in Gig Harbor was electrocuted by a downed power line while walking his dog. Another man in Spanaway died when an unattended candle caused a house fire.

Two died from carbon monoxide poisoning in separate incidents related to use of combustion devices indoors. Roughly a hundred additional cases of non-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning were reported from people using generators or grills indoors. News radio stations and authorities warned the public to stay away from downed power lines and not to use grills indoors. Dr. Neil Hampson at Virginia Mason’s hyperbaric unit, where a number of victims were being treated, warned it could be “the worse case of carbon monoxide poisioning in the country”.

On Monday, four new carbon-monoxide deaths were reported in a family of five in Burien due to an indoor generator. In Canada, which had some damage from the week’s storms, two southern British Columbia carbon monoxide deaths were also reported. Despite continued warnings, hospitals are still seeing cases of carbon monoxide poisoning, including a family in w:Shoreline, Washington which was taken to the hospital after they reported symptoms due to their indoor grill. Neighbors of the Burien family suggested that noise concerns are leading people to place noisy generators indoors.

The massive power outage left many stores and gas stations unable to operate. Some businesses opened with the help of backup generators, conserving power by foregoing heat and refrigeration, exterior lighting, and half the interior lighting. Most stores had run out of “D” size batteries, the most common size for flashlights, as well as firelogs and other essentials. Gasoline shortages were reported throughout the area, with one man selling excess fuel for as high as $15 per gallon, over 5 times the average retail price.

The Red Cross set up shelters throughout King and other affected counties for those without power or food. Hotels reported no vacancies as whole families took shelter in powered hotels, especially in Seattle. Restaurants also reported brisk business as people sought out a hot cooked meal. Tons of perishable food were expected to have become unsafe after the prolonged outage disabled refrigerators and freezers both in homes and stores.

Many of those without power visited nearby friends and family living where power had been continued or restored, while others traveled out of the area to places that had not been affected. The widespread outage made long-distance traveling treacherous on some major routes, with roadway lighting, cellular towers, and services disabled by the outage.

Most major roadways which were closed during the storm were reopened on Friday. The 520 Floating Bridge over Lake Washington, a major conduit to the technology-rich Eastside, sustained minor damage. Amtrak, which had halted its Cascades service, resumed Saturday evening. Sea-Tac Airport resumed operations with a reduced flight load, after a transient power outage on Friday disabled the airport radar and caused all planes to be grounded until it was repaired.

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Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief

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Celebrities contribute to Katrina relief
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Published:Wednesday, September 7, 2005Updated:Saturday, September 10, 2005 (Travolta, Preston, Moore, Stones, Three Doors Down, Johnson, Smith)

After Hurricane Katrina passed across the United States, various artists and media stars have leapt at a call to action.

John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston flew his private plane to deliver a load of supplies and tetanus vaccine to Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Part of a Scientology project which has been using their non-massage “assists”, in an interview Preston mentioned that “auditing” had also been performed on victims.

Kevin Smith is holding an online auction on his Web site.

Sean Penn actually went to Louisiana. After loading down a small boat with his entourage, it was discovered one of them had neglected to seal a hole in the bottom. Penn was wearing a white vest rather than a life vest while bailing. After the motor wouldn’t start, the crew paddled down a flooded New Orleans street. Bystanders jeered at whether any victims could fit aboard the crowded craft. No report on rescue stunts. Local authorities had previously been criticized for not allowing volunteer boaters in to help.

Morgan Freeman, whose home fared well, is organizing an online auction of celebrity items at charityfolks.com, to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

Curt Schilling opened his home to a family of nine driven out of their New Orleans home. The Schilling family will provide housing for the Fields for a year while their home in New Orleans is rebuilt and repaired.

Some celebrities “graced” disaster zones with their presence in the days following Katrina.

Singer Macy Gray and television personality Phil McGraw visited Houston’s Astrodome.

Celebrities visiting New Orleans include Michael Moore (opposite side of lake), singer Harry Connick, Jr., CNN’s Anderson Cooper, actor Jamie Foxx, singer Faith Hill, actor Matthew McConaughey, singer Lisa Marie Presley, comedian Chris Rock, and The Oprah Winfrey Show contributor Lisa Ling and interior decorator Nate Berkus.

Oprah Winfrey visited New Orleans, Houston, and Mississippi.

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Professional Web Design And Robust Software Development In Nepal

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Professional Web Design and Robust Software Development in Nepal

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At Augusta Information Solutions, you are given a platform that not only attempts but creates the actual picture of your imagination on the web market today. Here, at Augusta, we take projects on all sizes according to your choice and demands which are affordable and flexible as per requirements. We are here to deliver excellence in terms of all business-centric web and marketing solutions along with technological support. Below are the service types we have been providing to all of our valued clients.

Web Design and Development: Your web design is the medium of your business to reach the mass users of internet worldwide. It is important for a business to get an eye catching look through web design and also be interactive with the users. Dry, uninviting sites lack originality and quickly turn off customers. As a result, these sites rarely lead to a successful business because customers leave as soon as they arrive due to poor web design and presentation. And when they leave, they are left without an impact or lasting impression of your corporate identity. This gives them little reason to return.

Considering the factors that might lead you to a wrong impression, we research the present market and the impression it beholds before making any decisions regarding your business. We clearly know how important it is to engage your customer to your site; therefore, we do web design and develop outstanding websites and applications according to your business types. Depending upon your business and interest, Augusta could reach you with either simple site for delivering general information or ecommerce sites where people buy stuff and have some transactions.

Software Development: We have proficient software developers with proven expertise in their field for both web and desktop applications for robust software development. Augusta is quick at picking up your business requirements and landing it up to your need. With us, you are assured by our enduring customer support and quality software development.

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Apps Development: We offer complete Mobile Apps Development Services that ranges from its initial design and architecture to development and integration into existing systems. We focus on your app development being user friendly and interactive, robust and mobile as well.

Internet Marketing: In this technological world, you must be able to act professional in the field of Internet marketing. Internet marketing is a broad term and we can divide this in three big terms at present, i.e. Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Social Media Optimization (SMO) and Pay per click. In short, SEO is the process of ranking your page high in the Search Engines like Google, Yahoo and others. SMO is also similar like SEO as it also intends to generate traffic and awareness for a web page. In general, social media optimization refers to optimizing a website and its content in terms of sharing across social media and networking sites which is the smart way of enhancing your internet marketing. Pay per click is the model used to direct traffic to websites, in which advertisers pay the publisher (typically a website owner) when the ad is clicked. It is simply the amount spent to get an advertisement clicked. So, you are on the right path towards success in internet marketing with Augusta Information Solutions.

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Augusta Information Solutions is a leading Web solution company in Nepal. Our services include Web Design, Apps Development, Internet Marketing and Software Development.Augusta Information solutions from Nepal offers efficient web services with professional application developers and designers, mobile application development, android apps development, software development, internet marketing, SEO, SMO, content writing at most affordable and cost effective price.

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New gambling review could jeopardize UK’s ‘supercasino’ plans

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New gambling review could jeopardize UK’s ‘supercasino’ plans
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced a review into the ‘social effects’ of gambling, throwing doubt over the government’s previous plans to grant a license for a 5,000 m² ‘supercasino’.

The review, to take place in September, will look at “whether regeneration in the areas for the super-casinos may be a better way of meeting their economic and social needs than the creation of super-casinos”. Gordon Brown made the announcement during Prime Ministers questions, in response to a question from Labour MP Andy Reed.

The plan to allow the building of a single supercasino, and 16 smaller casinos, was set in motion by previous Prime Minister Tony Blair. An independent Casino Advisory Panel had recommended in February 2007 that the supercasino license should be granted to the city of Manchester, a recommendation which the Government was expected to follow.

The new announcement by Gordon Brown throws doubt over these plans, and BBC News are quoting an unnamed ‘Whitehall source’ as having commented that the supercasino plan is “dead in the water”.

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Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline

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Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Ernest Krajniak from Chilton, Wisconsin in the United States has been charged with arson after a lit cigarette ignited gasoline soaked clothes, setting his apartment ablaze.

On Friday April 3, Krajniak, 47, cleaned his entire apartment with about five gallons of gasoline, wiping everything down with the soaked clothes. After he was finished, he piled the soaked clothes in the center of his bedroom, lit a cigarette and then threw what was left of the still lit cigarette, into the pile.

Krajniak never called the fire department and never pulled the alarm. Instead he yelled ‘fire’ a few times then walked to the police station where an ambulance took him to a local hospital for the treatment of minor burns. The fire department later arrived to put out the blaze and his apartment was extensively smoke damaged. 11 other apartments were also damaged, leaving the occupants without a place to stay for at least a week.

“I should have never used that,” said Krajniak during a court appearance on Monday. He admitted to knowing that gasoline was highly flammable. He was arrested and his bond has been set a US$2,500. Krajniak’s next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, April 13. According to WISinfo.com, Krajniak has no prior criminal record.

The careless smoking of cigarettes has been blamed for thousands of fires across the U.S. In January 2008, an unnamed elderly woman in Buffalo, New York was receiving oxygen for medical problems in her home and lit a cigarette and began to smoke it. The oxygen coming from her mask then facilitated the ignition of her clothing, setting her on fire.

In the U.S. in 2002, only 4% of all residential fires were reportedly caused by smoking materials. These fires, however, were responsible for 19% of residential fire fatalities and 9% of injuries. The fatality rate due to smoking is nearly four times higher than the overall residential fire rate; injuries are more than twice as likely. Forty percent of all smoking fires start in the bedroom or living room/family room; in 35% of these fires, bedding or upholstered furniture are the items first ignited.

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Stay Eco Friendly By Contracting Proper Waste Recycling Service Seattle Wa

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Stay Eco-Friendly by Contracting Proper Waste Recycling Service Seattle WA

People don’t dump waste carelessly anymore. With proper sensitization, followed by strict implementation waste substances are now being disposed of properly and legally. Property owners and business owners prefer to hand over their waste substances to professional waste recycling service Seattle WA. These professionals are equipped with the right storage facility to handle all kinds of waste that needs to be recycled.

Segregating recyclable materials from non-recyclable items is indeed a great job. However, the task doesn’t end there. You need to be mindful of the waste recycling service assigned. Waste recycling service Seattle WA is available for a wide range of needs.

Why Waste Recycling is Essential

Sadly, most people think recycling doesn’t make any difference. But nothing could be further from the truth. Waste recycling has its own unique benefits, not just on the environment but also on human health.

Saves Resources

Recycling is a great way to save resources. Recycling transforms useless products into something completely different and meaningful. This way, you can maximize natural resources to the fullest. No more depleting limited raw materials to make something new.

Saves Energy

Did you know that the energy exerted in producing a product using raw material is far greater than when they use recycled materials? In the same vein, with recycled materials manufacturers don’t have to go through the process of refining, and processing raw materials. Put succinctly, recycling is indeed a great energy save

Protects the Environment

Recycling reduces waste materials in landfills and prevents environmental pollution.

Why You Should Consider Waste Recycling Service

Waste recycling service Seattle WA cares about the environment. They offer dedicated services which include helping homes and businesses reduce waste. The first step in recycling starts with homeowners or business owners. It is essential to sort out all the recyclables from non-recyclables, regardless of your waste management company. Here’s why you need a waste management company

Eco-friendly waste management

Many people are yet to come to terms with waste recycling. These individuals disposed of waste whether or not it’s reusable. This is where a reliable waste recycling service comes in. After collecting the accumulated waste, they don’t just take them to the landfills. Instead, these items are transported to their storage facility and any type of recyclable item will be separated. By working closely with these experts, you are contributing your quota to protecting the environment.

Customized Waste Management

Every home and business is unique in their own aspect. For this reason, a reliable waste management company will ensure that they provide a tailor-made service to suit your needs. They will get details of how much waste you dispose of weekly as well as the content. No matter the kind of waste you produce, these experts can create a customizable approach.

Keep your home and business clean with waste recycling service Seattle WA.

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