Many agree that across-the-board budget cuts will hurt the public. The automatic, across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration will take effect March 1 unless Congress acts to prevent them. These reductions are designed to save $85 billion through the end of this fiscal year.
A City Island businessman presents a solution without harming any of these aeronautical creatures.
This technology is recommended in numerous academic studies for seagull control, pelican and cormorant bird control. It is shipped to you ready to install, and once erected it will immediately prevent the infestation of seagulls, pelicans, cormorants and similar seabirds.
During tonight's speech, President Obama will update Americans on the most important issues facing our country in his State of the Union Address at 9 pm ET.
Watch a live enhanced broadcast featuring charts, graphs and data that will help you understand his policies. you may wish to watch an enhanced version of the President's speech with charts, graphs and data only on WhiteHouse.gov. Use the hashtag #SOTU.
Afterwards, you can listen to the GOP response, or stay tuned for a live panel with White House policy experts after the speech, and submit questions on twitter with #WHChat.
There's no doubt that Adolfo Carrión loves City Island, since it's the place where he has lived for years and still calls home. And there's also no doubt he has had a significant political career thus far. While he was walking his dog in the neighborhood, Carrión briefly stopped to tell City Island Images that he is about to show NYC voters how much he loves New York.
Justice and Journalism. Application due Feb. 22. With the immigration bill pending there's no better time to study this landscape. http://justicejournalism.org/news/ijj-fellowship-focus/
Journalists and journalism show up in movies. Here are some films you might enjoy.
The latest newspaper movie is “State of Play,” released April 17, 2009. It is a political thriller in which a reporter (Russell Crowe) untangles the death of a the mistress of a congressman (Ben Affleck).
The movie is based on a six-part British television serial by the same name. For the film, the story has been moved to Washington. D.C.
The film also features Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Jeff Daniels. 127 minutes
More newspaper movies
This Week in History, Feb 10 - Feb 16
Feb 10, 1996
Kasparov loses chess game to computer. After three hours, world chess champion Gary Kasparov loses the first game of a six-game match against Deep Blue, an IBM computer capable of evaluating 200 million moves per second. Man was ultimately victorious over machine, however, as Kasparov bested Deep Blue in the match with three wins and two ties and took home the $400,000 prize. An estimated 6 million people worldwide followed the action on the Internet.
Feb 11, 1990
There's no denying The Beatles have captured the curiosity of multiple generations worldwide, but have you ever considered how many songs they wrote and how many hits the group gave away to other to bands? The fab four wrote for Peter and Gordon, Herman's Hermits and The Rolling Stones.
On this 50th anniversary of The Beatles, YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! Deconstructing The Early Beatles at the renovated Picture House in Pelham, Beatles expert Scott Freiman offered another of his Beatles "deconstructions", tracing the birth of the Beatles from Liverpool to Hamburg.
Meditation can wipe away the day's stress, bringing with it inner peace. See how you can easily learn to practice meditation whenever you need it most.
If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider trying meditation. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace.
A total of 1,104 people died in Mexico last month for offenses connected with the actions of organized crime, according to a joint statement from several government agencies.
EFE News Agency reports that this number represents a decrease of 35 deaths (3.07%) from the previous month's level, so says documents released by the Presidency, the Ministries of Interior, Defense and Navy, the Attorney General and the Federal Police.