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byAlma Abell
Whether you’re building a new home or it’s time to replace the roof on your current home, there are many roofing materials that you can choose from. Some homeowners are quickly able to determine the type of roofing material that they want to install, while others feel like it’s best to take some time to think about which type of roof is best to put on their home. Perhaps the most common type of roofing material that people use is metal. However, before you add a metal roof to your home, you should make sure that you look at the advantages and disadvantages of Metal Roofing in Chino Hills CA.
One of the biggest reasons why people decide to put metal roofs on their homes is because is so durable. In fact, many metal roofs will last for forty to seventy years. Many other types of roofing materials such as shingles rarely last more than twenty years. Another advantage of putting a metal roof on your home is that it is energy efficient. In fact, putting a metal roof on your home can reduce the amount that you pay to cool your home by up to twenty-five percent. Metal roofs are also low maintenance and rarely need to be repaired. Click here for more details about the quality metal roofing in Chino Hills, CA.
Even though there are obvious advantages of adding a metal roof to your home, it’s important to take a look at the disadvantages or Metal Roofing in Chino Hills CA, too. One disadvantage of adding a metal roof to your home is the expense. Unfortunately, metal roofs are often more expensive than other types. This causes many people to consider another option. Some people also avoid putting a metal roof on their home because metal is more noisy than other types of materials.
As you can see there are both advantages and disadvantages of putting a metal roof on your home. If you’re ready to get started on your metal roofing project, you should contact Berryroofing.com to schedule an appointment. However, if you feel that you would prefer to add a different type of roof to your home, they are happy to install a different type for you, as well. Keep in mind that if you feel like you’re unable to afford to replace your roof right now, they are also happy to repair your current roof, too.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
According to reports, at least 30 people have been killed in fighting between farmers and cattle herders in the central Nasarawa State of Nigeria.
Member of parliament Mohammed Baba Ibaku said that the incident began on Friday, when armed herders raided the farm village of Udeni Gida. He commented that scores of homes were set on fire during the attack, and added that the herders were from the neighboring Kogi and Taraba states. The violence had occurred after a few weeks of tension between the two, mainly due to competition for land, which is becoming scarcer because of desertification.
Some reporters in the village said that they had seen at least fifty bodies of people killed in the violence. The town has now been placed under police control.
A clash similar to this one erupted two weeks ago, after herders led their cattle into rice fields. One farmer was killed during that incident.
Nasarawa State police commissioner Shehu Babolola confirmed the farmers and herders clashed again on Friday, but declined to give casualty figures.
Friday, April 23, 2010
The oil rig Deepwater Horizon sank yesterday after an explosion Tuesday night that left eleven people missing.
According to an officer from the US Coast Guard, the rig sank sometime in the morning. The rig had caught fire after an explosion of unknown origin occurred two days ago. 115 of the 126 workers on board the time of the explosion have been rescued after evacuating in lifeboats, either by the Coast Guard or from other ships in the area.
The remaining eleven have not been located, although Coast Guard officials have expressed optimism that they are still alive.
The environmental impacts of the explosion and subsequent sinking of the rig are unclear. While up to 13,000 gallons of crude oil per hour has been released from the rig, until now, the effects have been considered minimal, as it had been burned off in the fire. That does have the potential to change, though, according to David Rainey, vice president of the lessor of the rig, BP. The rig, built in 2001 by Hyundai Heavy Industries was owned and operated by Transocean.
The rig was located roughly 50 miles southeast of the coast of Louisiana, and was under lease to BP since 2007. It was completing the construction of a new oil well, and was constructing a layer of cement in the well to reinforce it. This is considered dangerous, as it has the potential to produce an uncontrolled release of case, called a blowout. While the cause of the explosion has yet to be determined, a blowout is considered a possibility.
One survivor of the explosion, who declined to give his name, told the The New York Times that he was lying in bed when the explosion happened. “It caught me by surprise. I’ve been in offshore 25 years, and I’ve never seen anything like that,” he recalled.
Stanley Murray, the father of another survivor named Chad, an electrician, said: “My son had just walked off the drill floor.” However, Murray said that a neighbor did not make it in time, adding that his son told him that the missing eleven workers could not have made it out alive. “The eleven that’s [sic] missing, they won’t find them,” Murray said.
Friday, May 28, 2010
A man accused of being a serial killer has appeared in Bradford magistrates court in West Yorkshire today charged with three counts of murder. 40-year-old Stephen Griffiths is accused of killing Suzanne Blamires, 36, Susan Rushworth, 43, and Shelley Armitage, 31, all prostitutes.
Griffiths, a former van driver with a degree in psychology and studying for a PhD in criminology, gave his name as “Crossbow Cannibal” when asked. He has been in police custody since Monday when police were alerted to a CCTV recording that appeared to show a murder.
A caretaker had been reviewing footage from the flats where Griffiths lives when he saw footage of a woman and a man enter a flat early on Saturday morning. Two minutes later, she ran out and was followed by the man, who beat her to the ground and shot her in the head with a crossbow. Over the course of the weekend, the man was seen several times with bin bags and a rucksack.
On Tuesday, the day after the arrest of Griffiths, Blamires’ remains were found in the River Aire in nearby Shipley. She had been cut into several pieces and her head was located in a rucksack. Police continue to search for the other two alleged victims; Rushworth has been missing since June last year and Armitage vanished in April.
Police have searched much of Bradford’s red-light district, where Griffiths’ third-floor flat is located. Forensic investigations at the flat are expected to last around three weeks. There are plans to search landfill sites for bodies, and police may yet expand the inquiry to cover three more cold cases, although at present they have not been linked to the current inquiry.
Sniffer dogs have been used throughout the city, and police have been taking away plastic evidence bags. Some alleyways remain closed off. Police charged their suspect yesterday.
Griffiths was known as “the lizard man” in his block of flats owing to his habit of walking his two pet monitor lizards in the area. One neighbour is reported to have quoted him as saying he was studying for “a PhD in murder and Jack the Ripper,” and he has spent time in a high-security psychiatric hospital. During his five-minute court appearance he did not enter a plea, kept his head bowed and fidgeted with his cuffed hands. He said “Here, I guess,” when asked for his address.
As he stood in the glass-fronted dock, guarded by three security officers, he was watched by the families of Rushworth and Armitage, who were accompanied by police family liaison officers. Blamires’ family chose not to be present, but the victim’s mother Nicky Blamires, 54, has told the press that Suzanne was a “much-loved” family member even though she “went down the wrong path and did not have the life she was meant to have.” “Nobody deserves this,” she said. “All these girls were human beings and people’s daughters.”
Griffiths’ morning court appearance was followed by a second one this afternoon, at Bradford Crown Court. This time, he confirmed his name without incident. He was remanded into custody until next month, when he will appear in court again.
British media has been quick to compare the case to Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed the “Yorkshire Ripper”. Sutcliffe was a Bradford killer responsible for thirteen murders and seven attempted murders, including several prostitutes. Since his 1981 conviction he has spent most of the last three decades in Broadmoor high-security psychiatric hospital near London.
Submitted by: Ryan Pitts
Yorkshire terriers are considered as the intelligent and active dog, so it is very important to begin the training session as soon as they are brought to home. Different ages need different types of training approach and here are some training tips suggested which will definitely hope to work on.
1. House breaking
As the Yorkshire terrier is slow for house breaking training, it may take several days and weeks to recognize different places of your home. But you have to introduce them to the essential place in the home like where can they find food and drinks and where to go for their potty and where they can sleep.
The routine should be established and well maintained as to let them feel secure and to let them catch the part of training quickly. Use short commands like yes, no, good, bad, etc in order to make them understand about how you feel about their action. They have their own mind and you have to work with them on it to make the training gradual and easy, and always reward them as the things go as wished and never allow the punitive and harsh commands with the dog as this can have a negative effect on your Yorkshire terrier.
They will be very excited in the unfamiliar surrounding which can lead to many disorders. This can be serious if not given attention at early time. Avoid small children to play with the dog as their bones are very fragile and can get fracture easily.
2. Obedience training
After the age of three months, the Yorkshire terrier will absorb well to the obedience training and will be able to understand about the surrounding world. You have to use the easy commands like sit, lie down, stop barking, etc.
Yorkshire terrier potty training is also important and should never stop. They will respond to the potty training a bit slowly than any other dog breed, so you have to give them enough time and indulge with them and be firm as they get older.
3. Professional training
Till now also you can t have your puppy performed as desired, you can then call a professional for couple of training session which may be helpful to you to understand the nature and character of your terrier. You can also visit different websites that will help you with Yorkshire terrier training. You have to at first try to learn about what your dog thinks before initiating the training session, then only you can be successful with your training.
The Yorkshire terrier training should be gradually done with the determination and not boring your dog because they might get stubborn and never listen to you. You have to well know about when to start and when to stop the training session and when to treat them. They will certainly try to please you and make you happy with their tricks and give you the best ever result if you are consistent and patient during the training.
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
In the United Kingdom, an anti-pollution operation is under way after the stricken ship MSC Napoli started to leak dangerous heavy fuel oil.
The heavy fuel oil that is leaking from the beached Italian ship is extremely dangerous for the environment. Fear of pollution increased after the ship was further damaged during storms last Thursday. MSC Napoli was beached by Devon coastguards after it suffered heavy structual damage in the gale force storms of Thursday, 18 January 2007, that wreaked havoc across Northern Europe. The ship, which contains 160 containers of hazardous chemical substances, is listing at 35 degrees.
The entire 26-man crew was rescued by navy helicopters Thursday after severe gales. Cracks were found on both sides of the ship, but the current oil leak was not expected.
Around 2,400 containers were carried by the 62,000 tonne ship, some of which contain potentially dangerous hazardous chemicals.
The Coastguards have reported that up to 200 of the containers carrying materials such as perfume and battery acid are loose from the ship and they are looking for missing containers. South African stainless steel producer Columbus Stainless confirmed on Friday that there was at least 1,000 tonnes of nickel on board MSC Napoli.
A hole in the ship flooded the engine room and there’s now fears that the ship will break up. Saturday MSC Napoli was towed to Portland when a ”structural failure” forced the salvage team to beach it. As the storms have continued MSC Napoli has been further damaged.
The authorities have warned people about the pollution, which already has reached the beaches at Devon, but many want to see it on their own. Police have closed Branscombe Beach as more than 20 containers have broken up scattering their contents along the beach.
Sky News reported Sunday that the costs of the accident might be very high as thousands of pounds worth of BMW motorbikes, car parts, empty oak barrels and perfume might get lost in flooding containers.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Russell Korus is running for the Green Party of Ontario in the Ontario provincial election, in the Vaughan riding. Wikinews’ Nick Moreau interviewed him regarding his values, his experience, and his campaign.
Stay tuned for further interviews; every candidate from every party is eligible, and will be contacted. Expect interviews from Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, New Democratic Party members, Ontario Greens, as well as members from the Family Coalition, Freedom, Communist, Libertarian, and Confederation of Regions parties, as well as independents.
By Adriana Noton
Many people use their desktops for the Internet for daily tasks, including work, school, and staying in touch with loved ones. Therefore, when a desktop or laptop breaks, they want to look for someone to help get it fixed. If you open up your own shop, you can offer a computer repair service that will leave customers satisfied. Here are some things needed, to open up a shop like that.
In order to gain many customers, you want to open up a shop in a commercial building, which has a lot of traffic. Leasing a place, however, will require you to have some funds already. If you are unable to afford leasing a commercial place yet, then you can still start your own business. This business can be started from the comfort of your own home. As your profits increase you can move your business to an office, which will gain you more customers.
If you choose to start your shop from home, then you want to ensure this is done in a room, separate from your normal household. When customers come to you, for help, you do not want to have your children running around screaming, the dog barking, or a loud TV or radio on. You want them to enter the room designed as your shop, and feel comfortable, as though they are in a place of business.
Tools will be needed, in order to open up laptops, or even desktops and fix them. When you are first starting out, it is not necessary to have a lot of tools. Basic tools, which you do want to have, though, are: a flashlight, screw drivers, wire cutters, pliers and sockets. Once you start earning money through your business, you can start purchasing more tools.
You want to check the regulations for both your city and state, in order to get a business license. It is important to get a business license, in order to operate your business. Many customers want to ensure they are contacting a company that is legit, therefore most will ask to see this license in order to allow you to work on their laptops.
A checking account should be opened, just for your business account. This account should be strictly for business, and all personal transactions should be in a different checking account. Having your personal and business account separated, will make it easier for you, especially when it is time to prepare your taxes. For your business, you should also have a separate phone line. This will allow you to answer each call professionally, knowing its from a potential customer.
Once you have what is needed to get started, you are able to begin letting the public know about your new business. You can advertise in many ways such as word of mouth and fliers. These fliers can be placed on parked cars in various establishments. An ad can also be placed in the phone book directory.
These are just a few things that you will need in order to start a shop, which can offer computer repair service. Customers will almost always, prepare to pay to repair their laptops, instead of replacing it with another one. Customers also look for shops which will provide them fast delivery of their desktop or laptops.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
A 17 year old gunman has killed 15 in the towns of Winnenden and Wendlingen, near Stuttgart in southwest Germany, before being killed himself in a shootout with police.
Dressed in what has been described as black combat gear, the gunman entered Albertville school at 9.30am on March 11 2009 and, beginning with a particular classroom, started shooting at pupils and staff wandering through various 9th and 10th grade classrooms, reloading his handgun a number of times as he did so in a two minute shooting spree.
Reportedly aiming at the heads of his victims the gunman, identified as former pupil Tim Kretschmer, initially killed nine pupils, all except one being female, and three female teachers, one of whom was still a trainee who started only 4 weeks earlier. A further seven female students were injured. There are conflicting reports if a tenth student died from injuries later. Other students were injured as they attempted to escape by jumping out of windows.
Police received a call within three minutes at 9:33 a.m. the police entered the school at 9:40 a.m. to discover the bodies of the slain victims. A pupil managed to call for help using a mobile phone, and the headmaster apparently gave an early warning via the intercom so that some of the teachers were able to lock the doors to their classrooms from the inside, probably preventing more killings. From the first floor of the school, Kretschmer fired at the first police who arrived on the scene.
Kretschmer fled the school as further police arrived, and killed a gardener in a nearby clinic as he did so.
As the police evacuated the 1,000 pupil secondary school, Kretschmer, hijacked a Volkswagen Sharan and forced the driver to drive him south. Slowed by a traffic jam Kretschmer forced the driver to drive towards Wendlingen.
A police checkpoint was not able to apprehend Kretschmer. The car went off the road, and the gunman fled into an industrial area in Wendlingen about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the school.
Tracked by specialist armed police and police spotters in helicopters Kretschmer was finally cornered in the carpark of a car dealership in Wendlingen. Kretschmer, the son of a well known local farmer and businessman, made a last stand and killed a salesman and a customer before being shot by police marksmen being injured in the leg. At first it was unclear if the shooting killed him or if he was wounded and then shot himself. Police now believe that the evidence points to suicide.
During the manhunt, police stormed the youth’s home in Leutenbach to conduct a search. Kretschmer’s father, a hobbyist hunter, legally owned 15 firearms and one was missing from the collection. The majority of the firearms were kept securely locked as German law mandates, however a handgun was kept in the parent’s bedroom and it is this weapon that is presumed to have been used. Also, all the ammunition was not locked away, and Kretschmer reportedly carried a “3-digit figure” of ammunition with him.
The police are still uncertain about the motive, as Kretschmer was known as a calm, inconspicuous person to the people who knew him personally. He didn’t have a criminal record and has apparently not made any announcements of his killing spree, neither online nor to any of his friends.
Kretschmer had been a graduate of Albertville school the previous year.
Two police officers remain in serious condition.