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Oscar winner Robert De Niro has paid millions for the former home of Miramax boss Harvey Weinstein. The Hollywood actor bought the lavish 15-room property on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, from Weinstein's ex-wife, Eve, for a reported $23 million. The property features stunning views of Central Park and includes a luxurious film theatre, installed by movie mogul Weinstein before the couple divorced last year. The star, 63, will share the property with his wife of nine years, Grace Hightower. Among his new neighbors are Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, who own the apartment directly below De Niro's. (This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network) .
A contractor was critically injured Thursday afternoon when a cable snapped and struck him in the head while he was working in an underground vault at Syracuse Universitys steam plant, according to a city fire official. The man, whose name and age were not immediately released, had gone down into the vault, which is about 12 feet below ground at the plant on Almond Street between Burt and Taylor streets, near the SU campus. The accident happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. while the contractor was doing routine maintenance on pipes and valves with another worker, said Deputy Fire Chief Robert Bratt. The cable was hooked to a winch and it was under tension, Bratt said. It snapped and acted just like a whip. The man was knocked unconscious, and his co-worker, who also was not identified, called for help.
The New York Times wakes up to yet another scary aspect of YouTube, that being the posting of graphic combat footage from Iraq. The obvious points are addressed -- YouTube enforcing a policy of taking down videos that show death and/or graphic violence, veterans and others expressing mixed feelings about inappropriate content vs. free speech, and angst over pro-insurgency video that glorifies the killing of American soldiers. Though videos like these get administratively removed pretty quickly, you can always find more (often the same videos, re-uploaded endlessly) with elementary searches. YouTube carefully notes that they delete clips that "display graphic depictions of violence in addition to any war footage (U.S. or other) displayed with intent to shock or disgust, or graphic war footage with implied death (of U.S.
TODAY Tour stops includes 10 homes representative of this Seattle neighborhood; registration required. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., The Wallingford Neighborhood Office (tour start), 2100 N. 45th St. Seattle; $15 (206-632-3165 or www.wallingford.org). Art deco tour TODAY Visit interior lobbies, ornate commercial buildings, including the Exchange Building and Seattle Tower, discovering to see how Northwest imagery was incorporated into downtown Seattle's early 20th-century architecture; registration required. 10 a.m.-noon, Rainier Square Atrium (tour start), 1333 Fifth Ave. (level three), Seattle; $10-$12 (206-667-9184 or www.seattlearchitecture.org). Grand Tour of Homes THROUGH OCT 15 More than 100 homes on tour represent new construction throughout King and Snohomish counties in many ranges.
Littleton contractor Adam Berlin makes a living getting down and dirty. But he didn't expect to parlay his skills as a home-repair expert into a TV host gig. "My wife received an e-mail from a friend that said they were looking for a contractor in the metro area who could host five TV shows," said Berlin, who owns Maverick Home Remodeling Inc. in Littleton. "They asked for a five-minute video and a one-page bio." So Berlin and his wife, Kelly, taped a skit. "I pretended my wife is a client who has a problem with the bathroom," he said. "I come in and say, 'Let's fix it.' " After three on-camera interviews, Berlin was hired as the host of Sweat Equity, a DIY Network series where the contractor advises homeowners on how to do projects themselves to increase the value of their homes.
BOISE -- Area builders and Boise Police today announced a partnership to fight construction site crimes in the Treasure Valley. You can see the number of burglaries, thefts and vandalism reports Boise police recorded at construction sites June first through the month of September. CONSTRUCTION CRIME Boise: Burglary 9 Thefts 16 Vandalism 7 Canyon County: Burglary 11 Vandalism 1 In Canyon County burglary is also a growing problem at builder's projects. Those numbers are what spurred Boise Crime Stoppers and area builders to team up and fight the problem.
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