Labor Day carries a lot of weight as the unofficial end of summer, when we take a look at the festivals, picnics, concerts and parties that get piled onto this last three-day weekend of summer vacation. However, others like members of this household are scheduled to work on this holiday weekend.
This Week in History, September 1 - September 7
Sep 01, 1864
Atlanta falls to Union forces. On this day in 1864, Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman lays siege to Atlanta, Georgia, a critical Confederate hub, shelling civilians and cutting off supply lines. The Confederates retreated, destroying the city's munitions as they went. On November 15 of that year, Sherman's troops burned much of the city before continuing their march through the South. Sherman's Atlanta campaign was one of the most decisive victories of the Civil War.
Sep 02, 1969
First ATM opens for business. On this day in 1969, America's first automatic teller machine (ATM) makes its public debut, dispensing cash to customers at Chemical Bank in Rockville Center, New York. ATMs went on to revolutionize the banking industry, eliminating the need to visit a bank to conduct basic financial transactions. By the 1980s, these money machines had become widely popular and handled many of the functions previously performed by human tellers, such as check deposits and money transfers between accounts. Today, ATMs are as indispensable to most people as cell phones and e-mail.
Sep 03, 1783
Treaty of Paris signed. The American Revolution officially comes to an end when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris on this day in 1783. The signing signified America's status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former American colonies, and the boundaries of the new republic were agreed upon: Florida north to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River.
Sep 04, 1886
Geronimo surrenders. On this day in 1886, Apache chief Geronimo surrenders to U.S. government troops. For 30 years, the mighty Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe's homeland; however, by 1886 the Apaches were exhausted and hopelessly outnumbered. General Nelson Miles accepted Geronimo's surrender, making him the last Indian warrior to formally give in to U.S. forces and signaling the end of the Indian Wars in the Southwest.
Sep 05, 1836
Sam Houston elected as president of Texas. On this day in 1836, Sam Houston is elected as president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico in a successful military rebellion. He was born in Virginia in 1793, but Houston moved with his family to rural Tennessee after his father's death; as a teenager, he ran away and lived for several years with the Cherokee tribe. Houston served in the War of 1812 and was later appointed by the U.S. government to manage the removal of the Cherokee from Tennessee to a reservation in Arkansas Territory. He practiced law in Nashville and from 1823 to1827 served as a U.S. congressman before being elected governor of Tennessee in 1827.
Sep 06, 1915
First tank produced. On this day in 1915, a prototype tank nicknamed Little Willie rolls off the assembly line in England. Little Willie was far from an overnight success. It weighed 14 tons, got stuck in trenches and crawled over rough terrain at only two miles per hour. However, improvements were made to the original prototype and tanks eventually transformed military battlefields. The British developed the tank in response to the trench warfare of World War I. In 1914, a British army colonel named Ernest Swinton and William Hankey, secretary of the Committee for Imperial Defence, championed the idea of an armored vehicle with conveyor-belt-like tracks over its wheels that could break through enemy lines and traverse difficult territory. The men appealed to British navy minister Winston Churchill, who believed in the concept of a "land boat" and organized a Landships Committee to begin developing a prototype. To keep the project secret from enemies, production workers were reportedly told the vehicles they were building would be used to carry water on the battlefield (alternate theories suggest the shells of the new vehicles resembled water tanks). Either way, the new vehicles were shipped in crates labeled "tank" and the name stuck.
The always say the opposite of whatever he says
If he likes anything, they hate it.
Even if it was their idea in the first place.
So he doesn't necessarily NOT want to do it.
They definitely WANT to use up some missiles bullets etc so their friends make money.
He just wants to do the same thing they want to do.
So what ever they say he will go with it.
Really what he is trying to achieve is being on the same SIDE as they are on ANY thing.
He is pulling the rug right out from under them.
They wont easily be able to bad mouth him and lie about it.
Brazilians on Brazilian Day have been celebrating Brazilian culture and their Independence in NYC for the last 29 years and they continue to make this annual event bigger, while it gains popularity.
Always taking place in the Little Brazil 46th Street, the fest has expanded to 25 blocks of party on September 1st.
This year they have brought top Brazilian artists Gusttavo Lima and Zeca Pagodinho as headliners to keep this party going.
Don’t forget to wear your green and yellow to receive plenty of friendly beijos!
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City Islander and proud US Military veteran Jim Mullarkey has taken on a his solemn responsibility to bury NY indigent veterans who die without a known family member to bury them. He is undoubtedly performing God's work.
Warren Bryant was born on January 9, 1923 and died on July 7 2012, and served in the US Army from March 3, 1943 until January 19, 1946.
PFC Bryant died over a tear ago, but his case was passed around for 12 months until NYC Office for Veterans Affairs contacted Mr. Mullarkey. Since no family members were found, this fellow veteran and City Islander made sure he received a proper burial.
Jim Mullarkey is being assisted by Eddie Gonzales, owner of the City Island Body Shop on the avenue.
When it comes to NYC veterans, Mullarkey has sought to make sure that New Yorkers, who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces get a dignified burial.
On a lighter note, Mullarkey's daughter Patrol Office Jacquiline Halpin retires today from NYPD's Manhattan Precinct 19, after 25 years of service with NYC's finest. Our very best wishes to her.
Today also happens to be the anniversary of the death of Jim's mom and Jacquiline's grandmother, Beautrice Ruane Mullarkey. She passed away on 8/31/51.
YoutubeThe most popular video streaming website, YouTube has thousands of videos on nearly every topic imaginable, all user submitted and free to watch. The videos are currently offered in widescreen format, though most videos upload retain the original 4:3 aspect ratio. In addition to widescreen, videos can now be uploaded and viewed in high quality.
Videos on Youtube are often short homemade movies, but many record labels are now releasing low-quality versions of their most popular music videos on the website. If you're looking for a recap of the latest sports game, news cast, or speech, Youtube is your best option.
Pros: Youtube offers 16:9 aspect ratio, high quality video playback, support for nearly every video format, a large audience for your videos, the ability to embed videos on a blog or website, video reply feature, customizable personal video page, the ability to limit video access.
Cons: While the website is wildly popular, it does have a few problems. There is an excess of spam comments, a video limit of 100MB, and only standard-quality videos can be embedded on blogs or websites.
VimeoVimeo is a sophisticated, free video sharing website. Basic users are allowed to upload up to 500MB of video content per week, or pay for an account to upload more. Vimeo attracts a wide array of video artists, and is often used to upload short movies, skits, and portfolios. The website supports full HD streaming and widescreen format, as well as a wide array of video codec support, making it the ideal location to watch and share high-quality and HD personal videos.
Pros: Vimeo has an easy-to-navigate interface, the ability to create and moderate video groups, high definition video support, up to 1GB video uploads for premium accounts, community forums, and an artistic user base.
Cons: Because Vimeo is so frequently used to upload large movie files, it can take over an hour to convert a single video.
MetacafeMetacafe rocketed to popularity with their page view money earning system. Many videos on the website are duplicates from YouTube, but in addition to that content, there is a wide array of video tutorials on many subjects, including DIY hacks, magic, and science experiments. If you're interested in making money off your video's page views, Metacafe is the ideal website to use.
Pros: Metacafe has a popular pageview payment system, which allows users to be compensated for their videos. In addition, videos can be downloaded with a link under the video or embedded on blogs or websites. The website has many high-quality tutorials.
Cons: Metacafe increased it's video resolution, and many of the videos are now pixelated due to up-sampling. Many videos are clones from Youtube.
HuluThe first website to legally offer a wide array of free TV shows, Hulu was founded by NBC and offers dozens of free TV series, both current and off-air broadcasts. Some of the TV shows offered includes: The Simpsons, Family Guy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Bones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and The Office. Unfortunately, Fox and some other broadcasters have pulled some free shows from the list forcing you to upgrade to a paid version.
In addition to offering TV shows, Hulu also has a catalog of movies available to watch, including such popular shows as: Spy Game, Liar Liar, Ghostbusters, Men in Black, and The Karate Kid.
Pros: Hulu videos can be viewed in 360p for slower Internet connections. Popular clips are available for recent and popular TV shows and movies. New series are available, with new episodes appearing up to a week after aired on cable. The website is completely free. Videos can be purchased and downloaded. A personal queue can be created for favorite content.
Cons: Videos can no longer be embedded in blogs and on websites, high definition video streaming is not available for most videos, and ads are displayed three or more times per video. Website is available to US residents only.
VeohVeoh is a video content website, but has made a name for itself by partnering with different companies to offer TV shows for free. Offering TV shows not available from Hulu, you can watch popular shows such as: The Big Bang Theory, Friends, According to Jim, CSI, and Everwood.
In addition to a large supply of free TV shows, Veoh also offers user submitted content, including animations, home videos, and funny clips.
Pros: Videos stream in higher quality resolution. The original video files can be downloaded and saved to a hard drive for later viewing. User submitted content can be embedded in blogs and websites, shared directly with friends, and saved to a personal favorites list.
Cons: Commercial videos are only available for users located within the US.
www.ABC.com: ABC, like NBC, now offers a wide array of streaming videos, including full episodes of their most popular TV shows.
www.Archaeologychannel.com: The Archeology Channel offers hours of free streaming video based on culture, humans, and archeology.
www.Archive.org: The National Archives streams footage of past events and old documentaries, including space documentaries from the 70's.
www.BigContact.com: Big Contact allows users to create their own channels, and offers several professional streaming channels for anyone to watch.
www.Blinkx.com: Boasting over 32 million hours of video footage.
www.Break.com: This video website is marketed towards men, and has a list of daily video picks on their homepage. The videos are outrageous, funny, and short.
www.BroadbandSports.com: Sports videos on all types can be found on Broadband Sports, including recaps, highlights, athlete videos, and personal sports videos.
www.Clipshack.com: This website features sort clips, recaps, and small videos of random content
www.CollegeHumor.com: Their version of videos focuses mainly on the humorous end and focused toward the college demographic.
www.Comcast Xfinity: Comcast's fancast has been renamed to Comcast XFinity Videos. This shows a variety of free tv shows along with much content you have to be a subscriber to watch.
www.Crackle.com: More of an Indy/off beat TV shows and movie website, you can watch webshows and other shows you can't find on TV.
www.Dailymotion.com: Dailymotion is similar to Current TV, and offers a wide range of random video content.
www.DevilDucky.com: This website features favorite videos grabbed from many different sources and aggregated together. The website contains small videos, TV shows, movie trailers, news recaps, fan videos, and more.
www.DocumentaryStorm.com "DocumentaryStorm is a website dedicated to free full-length documentaries gathered from all over the net. The main objective is to spread knowledge, index the thousands of educational videos on the internet and an all around freedom to investigate human ingenuity". With thanks to anonymous poster Harry for this suggestion :)
www.Ifilm.com: A standard video streaming website.
www.Museum.tv: Docufest is an online video archive website with access to theater reenactments, historic video and radio streams, and interviews.
www.NBC.com: NBC now streams dozens of episodes for free, including Heroes, According to Jim, and the Biggest Loser.
www.Newgrounds.com: An awesome and high quality website featuring user submitted satire, animation, and humor videos.
www.Open-Video.org: This website is a 'shared digital video collection', and has lecture, documentary, educational, and historical videos, as well as others, for free streaming.
www.Ourmedia.org: Our Media lacks a professional site, but has dozens of channels to search .
www.Phanfare.com: Phanfare is a unique video sharing website, as it is meant to be used with an iPhone, and makes uploading, sharing, and viewing mobile videos easier than ever.
www.Revver.com: You'll find a wide array of content on Revver, most of it high quality and serious. There video base includes interviews, skits, product reviews, movie reviews, animations, and tutorials
www.Sevenload.com: Sevenload is a sleek, professional-looking video streaming website with categories such as Music, DIY, Arts, and Politics.
www.SpeedyTV:User uploaded streaming videos and movies as well as sorted videos from other locations.
www.Starz Play: Starz Play is offered from Verizon, and allows users to stream hundreds of blockbuster movies and the Starz TV channel for $10 per month.
www.Stickam.com. Stickam is a twist on the modern video streaming site - you can browse hundreds of live streaming video feeds and interact with the other viewers via a chat box.
www.StreetFire.net: This website has thousands of videos, most of them dealing with cars in some way
www.StupidVideos.com - As the name of the website suggests, don't expect to find enlightening videos here. However, if you're looking for some good laughs, there's nowhere better than Stupid Videos.
www.ThatVideoSite.com: This website pulls the most popular videos from a wide range of websites and lists them all on the homepage for your viewing pleasure.
www.TheNewsHour.com: The PBS News Hour. Miss an important news speak, coverage, or documentary? The News Hour has regular updates of free, streaming news coverage.
www.Trueveo.com: Trueveo streams content from dozens of different sites, including Hulu, Lifetime, and GQ.
www.UStream.tv: UStream TV is another live streaming website, allowing users to chat with each other while watching and participating in live video streams.
www.VideoBomb.com: The website is a basic, bland video streaming site with random videos.
www.Videosift.com: Video Sift works very similar to the popular website Digg. Users add videos, and other users 'sift' through them, pushing the good ones to the top, while the poor ones fall to the bottom.
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Of all the sailboats built on City Island, many led a 110-year string of two dozen successful races to defend the America's Cup. There was Magic, an 84-foot schooner rebuilt in the David Carll Shipyard in 1869, and Freedom, which was built at the Minneford Shipyard back in 1980.
From 1903 to 1958 race participants relied on sails made by Ratsey & Lapthorn on City Island, doing business from 1900 to 1982. But in 1983, when City Island was not connected to America’s Cup, the US first lost the trophy.
The City Island Nautical Museum will host an exhibit reception and presentation on Sunday, September 15, the day of final race 11* 1:10 pm PT, final race 12* 2:10 pm PT. The local distinguished guest will be boat captain, photographer extraordinaire, as well as proud City Islander Dick Sadler. Dick is the youngest son of the former president of the City Island Historical Society, the late and great Capt. Ed Sadler. Dick enjoys having been the only City Islander working on a boat crew that won America’s Cup. He’ll reminisce about his experiences as well as on working for Ted Turner.
A renowned international event, America's Cup has delivered its shares of flops, but one aspect of this 34th race that has many folks raving is their broadcast coverage. Event organizers are making America's Cup a broadcast-friendly event in order to appeal to the masses. For example, to capture all the action these boats have seven cameras and 14 on-board microphones to document each crew. Three helicopters give an aerial view, while on the water two cameras follow the action on chase-boats.
Heartburn, that uncomfortable burning sensation that radiates up the middle of the chest, is the most common digestive malady. It’s the result of a condition known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), often called reflux, in which stomach acid surges upward from the stomach into the esophagus.
While heartburn should not be ignored, there are many stomach-soothing steps you can try before going to a doctor. These can help cool your symptoms and prevent bigger problems later on.
Eat smaller meals, but more often. A full stomach puts pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter (LES), a valve-like muscle that keeps stomach acid from backing up into the esophagus.
Eat in a slow, relaxed manner. Wolfing down your food fills your stomach faster, putting more pressure on the LES.
Remain upright after meals. Lying down increases pressure on the LES, which makes acid reflux more likely.
Avoid late-night eating. Eating a meal or snack within three hours of lying down to sleep can worsen reflux and heartburn symptoms. Leave enough time for the stomach to clear out.
Don’t exercise immediately after meals. Give your stomach time to empty; wait a couple of hours after eating before exercising.
Tilt your torso with a bed wedge. Raising your torso up a bit with a wedge-shaped cushion reduces the pressure on the LES and may ease nighttime heartburn. Wedges are available from medical supply companies. Don’t just prop your head and shoulders up with pillows, which can actually worsen reflux.
Stay away from carbonated beverages. They cause belching, which promotes reflux of stomach acid.
Find the foods that trigger your symptoms and avoid them. Some foods and drinks increase acid secretion, delay stomach emptying, or loosen the LES — conditions that set the stage for heartburn. Common offenders include fatty foods, spicy foods, tomatoes, garlic, milk, coffee, tea, cola, peppermint, and chocolate.
Chew sugarless gum after a meal. Chewing gum promotes salivation, which neutralizes acid, soothes the esophagus, and washes acid back down to the stomach. Avoid peppermint flavors, which may trigger heartburn.
Check your medications. Ask your doctor or pharmacist about drugs that can cause pain resembling heartburn. Some drugs, for example, can loosen the LES and cause acid reflux. Other drugs can cause inflammation of the esophagus.
Lose weight if you need to. Being overweight puts more pressure on the stomach (and the LES).
WLS Chicago will begin producing a live streaming newscast called “ABC7 to Go” next week.
The live ten minute newscast will air weekdays at noon and offer live reports from the field as well as looking at what’s trending in the digital world.
“ABC7 to Go” will be available on the station’s website and on its apps. The newscast will also be available on-demand in the early afternoon.