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User-generated footage shows the intensity of the fire, which NYC Fire Department Commissioner Daniel A.
Nigro said engulfed the entire apartment.
"It was a very difficult fire, as you can imagine, the apartment is quite large, we are 50 storeys up, the rest of the building had a considerable amount of smoke.
It took a lot of members, 200 firefighters and EMS members are on the scene," said Nigro.
The fire was contained to the 50th floor and was declared under control two hours after it was initially reported, said authorities.
President Donald Trump who has a residence in the building tweeted that the fire was out and "very confined" in the "well built building." The cause of the fire was unknown on Sunday and police were still investigating.
The man accused of sending pipe bombs to Democrats and critics of President Trump is blaming his use of steroids for his behavior.
Man Gets Probation For Mailing Powder To Trump Jr.
A Massachusetts man, reportedly with mental disabilities, has been giving probation for sending suspicious white powder in the mail to Donald Trump Jr.'s New York home.
Police are looking for man who opened fire at a Queens pharmacy, injured one person.
Oh Boy! We did not see this coming: Scott Bakula himself released some info about a Quantum Leap movie. Which is supposedly being handled by a big time Hollywood producer — but with a new Sam Beckett.
The good news is that Don [Quantum Leap creator Donald P. Bellisario] is working on the film script and has a big time Hollywood producer who wants to do it ... It's about time. But what I always thought would happen, happened ... [that he's now too old for the role]. But Dean [Stockwell, who played Al] and I will have...
Don did say that as he was writing, he told me he was having trouble, 'getting you and Dean out of my head.' But I know he will do it.
We did know about a possible Syfy reboot of Quantum Leap, but this is the first we've heard about a full-fledged film. Perhaps they are one and the same? Who knows at this point? Still, we really hope that Dean Stockwell reprises his Al role — it's timeless!
Just How Dark Will Alien Nation And New Quantum Leap Reboots Go?
According to Money Nation, Hillary Clinton’s net worth is $31.3 million. Her husband, Bill Clinton, has an estimated net worth of $80 million. A Forbes report found there are just over 5,000 households in the United States with a net worth of over $100 million; the Clintons are one of them. Yet despite being one of the...
Ms. Clinton’s wealth has detached her from reality, particularly in regard to her definition of the middle class. With her promise not to raise taxes on households making $250,000 or less a year, she ignores the most recent U.S. Census data, which find the median household income is $53,657. Comparing the struggles of ...
The middle class is working paycheck to paycheck, balancing mortgages or rent and—in many cases—student loans, car loans and credit card debt. Middle class living expenses pile up to the point where, at the end of the month, even the most frugal households are fortunate to have anything leftover.
A report by the Social Security Administration found more than half of Americans earn less than $30,000 a year. According to data from the Tax Policy Center, as of 2012, households with incomes over $200,000 made up only 4 percent of households in America; far from being middle class.
She uses the term ‘middle class’ as a buzzword to garner political support, and her pledges are meaningless for those struggling to reach a middle class status.
The ‘new big programs’ Ms. Clinton refers to are Sen. Bernie Sanders’ campaign platforms—a $1 trillion plan designed not only to revitalize America’s crumbling infrastructure, but to create thousands of jobs for Americans desperately looking for well paid work, all for less than the cost of the Iraq War. Mr. Sanders’ d...
Ms. Sanders is proposing “new big programs” because most families in America haven’t seen wage increases in years. The majority of the new wealth in the United States is going to the top 1 percent of the country, who already own a massively disproportionate amount of the country’s wealth; the “top one-tenth of 1 percen...
Hillary Clinton is completely out of touch with the middle class of the United States and the problems it faces. Her moderate stances on progressive reforms aimed to strengthen the middle class reflects a disconnect between Ms. Clinton’s campaign and the socio-economic problems facing most Americans. It also dishonestl...
Ms. Clinton’s pledge not to raise taxes on her definition of the middle class is a pledge not to support reforms to help middle class families, like paid family and medical leave.
The donations Ms. Clinton has received throughout her political career also undermine any pledge she takes to the middle class of America. Despite her vocalization for campaign finance reform, she still maintains super PACS—unlike Mr. Sanders, who refused to take money from them for his campaign. The Clinton Foundation...
Hillary Clinton does not understand what being middle class in America means, and the fact the middle class has been disappearing since the 2008 recession is lost on her and many other politicians. She uses the term as a buzzword to garner more political support, and her pledges are meaningless for those struggling to ...
One of the most productive skills you can develop is the ability to say no.
Remember it’s not how hard you work but how much you get done that matters!
With some simple productivity hacks, a boss lady can do more in less time.
Being a working woman these days is exhausting. We have so much on our plates that it can be a challenge to be productive. Not only that but with our cell phones constantly in our hands and social media calling us to post yet another photo on Facebook or Instagram, distractions abound. Here are some creative productivi...
Tim Ferriss, the author of the book Tools of Titans, says that single-tasking in a digital world is a superpower. You want to develop that superpower because ultimately multi-tasking is inefficient and counterproductive. What happens when we think we’re multitasking is that we’re actually task shifting. The issue with ...
MIT stands for "most important task" (this is separate from your to-do list). Ask yourself the following question every morning: "What are the two or three most important things that I could do today that will help move me closer to my goals?" These are usually things that are critical and will create the most signific...
By following these three simple tricks, you will finally be able to take control of your life and boost your productivity. Remember it’s not how hard you work but how much you get done that matters!
Clock Weather Radar & Forecast to establish a new standard for weather forecast apps by providing accurate weather data in the most stylish and amazing way. The Weather app is specifically designed to be as simple and intuitive as possible. Whatever your plans, and wherever you are, stay one step ahead with the Clock W...
This is an innovative and wholly European consortium that aims to provide services for the entire mission. ArianeGroup, along with its subsidiary Arianespace, will join forces with privately-funded German startup, PTScientists, which will provide the lunar lander, and a Belgian company, Space Applications Services, whi...
The launch vehicle for the unmanned mission will be the Ariane 6 in its Ariane 64 configuration - with four strap-on boosters. The Ariana 6 has a payload capacity of 8.5 metric tons. The Ariane 6 engines will use 3D printed components and will be the first large rocket to use a laser ignition system developed by the Au...
In space, in-situ resource use (ISRU) is the practice of collecting, processing, storing and using materials found or produced on other celestial bodies (Moon, Mars, asteroids, etc.) to replace materials that would otherwise be brought from Earth.
Launcher family from the Vega to Ariane 64.
ABC News is reporting the company says "regolith is an ore from which it is possible to extract water and oxygen, thus enabling an independent human presence on the Moon to be envisaged, capable of producing the fuel needed for more distant exploratory missions."
If you're wondering what regolith is, you may be surprised to learn it is not as strange as the name implies. Regolith is a term used to describe loose unconsolidated rock and dust that sits atop a layer of bedrock or other solid rock.
A lightweight simulator version of NASA's Resource Prospector undergoes a mobility test in a regolith bin at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Regolith can include dust, soil, broken rock, and other related materials and is present on Earth, the Moon, Mars, some asteroids, and other terrestrial planets and moons. The American geologist George P. Merrill first defined the term in 1897.
Regolith covers almost the entire lunar surface. It was formed over the past 4.6 million years by the impact of large and small meteoroids, and from solar and galactic charged particles breaking down surface rocks. The depth of the regolith varies from 4 to 5 meters thick on up to 10 to 15 meters in the moon's older hi...
A bar diagram showing the chemical composition of lunar soil or regolith.
Remember the term in-situ resource use (ISRU)? Instead of hauling tons of Earth regolith, such as soil and other loose rocks and dust to the moon or other planets in order to have something to create oxygen and water - ISRU can be used to make use of the regolith found on the moon.
The composition of the regolith can also strongly influence water composition through the presence of salts and acid-generating materials. A number of lunar missions, including the Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 in 2008, and NASA's Deep Impact and Cassini probes, among other missions, have all supplied data that suppo...
It sounds horrible, but borrowing is an essential tool for infrastructure needs. Few states can build roads or bridges or schools on a pay-as-you-go basis. Properly managed, public debt keeps a state’s economy humming.
In fact, state borrowing is considered so important that interest earnings on public bonds are typically tax-free. That means states pay lower interest rates on the loans, saving taxpayer money while still providing streets, schools, hospitals and other improvements.
That makes state borrowing pretty enticing. But it can also be dangerous.
The money from the Kansas pension bonds, for example, won’t build roads or a hospital — or pay pension benefits. It will be invested in the stock market. The state hopes its portfolio will earn more than the interest rate it will pay to borrow the cash.
It’s like taking out a second mortgage to bet on your uncle’s stock tip. Pretty risky.
That means investors wanted a higher interest rate on the bonds. It’s even worse in this case because the Kansas pension bonds were taxable, further increasing the cost to taxpayers.
Missouri has a healthier credit rating but a similar cost problem.
St. Louis interests want the public to borrow $200 million or so for a football stadium. But because many taxpayers find the proposal distasteful, they have frantically dodged any public vote or legislative consideration of the idea.
That may make sense politically, but it’s a fiscal calamity. Without voter or legislative approval — and with lawmakers vowing to block repayment of the debt — lenders will almost certainly consider the bonds riskier than normal. They’ll demand a higher return, increasing the pain for taxpayers.
As most consumers understand, credit cards can be useful tools. But they can be dangerous, which means they must be used carefully too.
How can there be so many choices with so little to offer?
Ryan Miller's wistful vocal is the perfect instrument for delivering this plaintive melody.
How I almost missed the best concert of the summer.
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal remains the best option for leaving the European Union despite it having been voted down three times by lawmakers, Treasury minister Liz Truss said on Monday.
The most recent defeat for May’s deal in parliament on Friday “was less than we lost by last time and we are seeing people coming on board with that,” Truss told BBC radio.
“I think we need to carry on looking at how we get the support for that deal,” she said.
She said it was not clear that alternative Brexit plans, such as a customs union, would command the support of a majority in parliament.
Lawmakers are due to vote on Monday on alternatives, several of which call for Britain to have closer ties to the EU than foreseen under the prime minister’s plan.
Located in the Financial District (just one block north of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre), this Ritz-Carlton property offers easy access to the city's shopping, dining and attractions. The property's guest rooms and suites boast floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Lake Ontario and the surrounding cityscape. The ...
This Ritz has a great location—across from Roy Thompson Hall and smack-dab in the center of the Financial District—and a solid elegance, embellished with a Canadian motif of brass maple leaves and local woods.
Decked out in modern, yet classically elegant décor, you can’t help but feel at home from the moment you step foot inside the sleek and chic lobby.
The sleek rooms, decorated in neutral colors with jewel-toned accents, are massive (even the standard deluxe ones). The large marble bathrooms are impressive, with separate showers and tubs, heated floors, and TVs in the mirrors.
You may stumble across celebrities or members of pro sports teams here, especially when the Toronto Film Festival is on.
A hotel's guest rating is calculated using data provided under license by TripAdvisor. A total of 1886 have reviewed the The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto, giving it a rating of 4.5, on a scale of 1-5.
Accommodations include guest rooms and suites, both of which feature classical furnishings and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of either the city skyline or Lake Ontario. Amenities include beds with Frette linens, flat-screen TVs with Blu-Ray/DVD Players, Bose sound systems, stocked minibars within minifridges and ...
Nestled among the Entertainment District and the Financial District, The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto offers an upscale setting with views of the CN Tower and Lake Ontario. The hotel is situated across from Roy Thomson Hall on Wellington Street, and the St. Andrew subway station and multiple trolley stops are all less than tw...
TOCA, the hotel’s restaurant, features handmade Italian cuisine for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The Ritz Bar serves coffee and pastries on weekday mornings, and signature cocktails and bar offerings throughout the day and evening. During the summer, DEQ Terrace & Lounge features an outdoor setting with shareable plate...
Located within the spa and fitness center there is an indoor saltwater swimming pool that is suitable for swimming laps. The pool features a relaxation area with lounge chairs.
Featuring the only location of its kind outside of Paris, the hotel’s Spa My Blend by Clarins features customized skin analysis services and product creation services. There’s also a variety of facial and body treatments available, as well as salon services like manicures and pedicures.
The hotel’s Ritz Kids program offers kid-focused amenities, including the Weekend Lobby Candy Station. There’s also a special kids dining menu, and the hotel has a Family Fun Package that offers activities and programs at nearby points of interest.
The 24-hour fitness center features cardio machines with built-in TVs, Precor and Technogym weight machines and free weights. There are group fitness and private classes offered and personal trainers available.
The hotel’s Wellington Room offers 3,000 square feet of space that can be used in its entirety or divided into four sections, as can the Ritz-Carlton Ballroom. The hotel’s meeting rooms and Executive Boardroom feature floor-to-ceiling windows and audiovisual equipment.
The property welcomes pets that weigh up to 30 pounds for a one-time fee of $150 CAD (about $123 USD).
The property has on-site wedding experts to manage details such as venue setup and menu customizations. Couples can choose from a variety of settings, including the Ritz-Carlton Ballroom, which boasts 18-foot chandeliers, floor-to-ceiling windows and space for up to 700 guests for a reception and up to 500 guests for a...
Most sane, law abiding New Zealanders watched with disbelief the situation in Southland where a family had to leave the district – because a gang moved in next door.
This family was persecuted because they had the temerity to stand up for their rights over some dangerous dogs.
Later, their house was fire bombed.
It makes you wonder whether there is any justice left for ordinary people.
The victims of this crime were the losers.
They were told publicly, via state owned television, that New Zealand is too small for them to hide in.
Decent people have had enough of criminal gangs.
We put extra police on the streets to deal with them when we were part of the coalition government, but now the police are getting bogged down in restructuring and failing computer systems.
As well, frontline police are being directed by a group of management focused handwringers in national headquarters.
Instead of dealing to these hoodlums, they’re supposed to go and bond with them.
New Zealand First has a simple answer to the crime problem. Work.
Don’t give these louts taxpayer funded accommodation that costs sixty thousand dollars a year each.
Put them in work camps under supervision planting forests, building tracks, or clearing scrub.
Don’t keep them in jail unless they are a physical danger to society.
If they behave themselves give them extra training and skills to help them get a job when they serve their sentence.
In short, a form of tough love.
We have far too many people in prison these days.
If you want to empty our overflowing jails and stop our youngsters getting into trouble – give them jobs.
Be careful what you wish for. After Game 1, the Cavs promised to be more physical. In Game 2, they were — and they sent Stephen Curry to the free throw line 14 times. After Game 1, the Cavs promised to shut down the Warriors’ penetration. In Game 2, they packed the middle with defenders — and let the Warriors’ perimete...
Steve Kerr, following his surprise return to the bench, aptly described the Warriors’ Game 2 win as a “talent” victory. When the Warriors struggle to execute their game plan — as they did early in Game 2 — their superior raw talent can still find ways to grind out a win. It’s not the Warriors at their best, as they all...

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