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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

It's Fall

Equinox means night and day are about the same length of time.  It happens twice a year.  

"Miracle Mixer"

1937 Fred Waring, a popular entertainer during the 1930s, '40s and '50s, introduces the "Miracle Mixer," the first blender in recorded history, to the American public at the National Restaurant Show. "Miracle Mixer" is officially renamed Waring Corporation and the appliance name is changed to the "Waring Blendor".
After purchasing the rights to an electric blender invented by Fred Osius during the heart of the Great Depression, Fred Waring poured $25,000 into the redesign and improvement of what he in 1938 renamed the "Waring" blender.   Waring then promoted his blender at the restaurants and hotels he visited on tour with his band.

JFK 1937 - Feeding the pigeons in Venice during his first tour of Europe.


The United States starts 911 service in New York in 1968.

Federal spending:   $7.58 billion
Consumer Price Index:   14.4
Unemployment:   14.3%
Cost of a first-class stamp:   $0.03

Edgar Bergen and his puppet Charlie McCarthy make their radio debut on NBC.
The Glenn Miller Band debuts in New York.
Walt Disney's first full-length animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, hits theaters and becomes an instant classic.
The Golden Gate Bridge is completed.
Frank Lloyd Wright builds "Fallingwater."

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Calistoga, California

When a wildfire threatens, residents have to make fast – and occasionally heartbreaking – decisions on what to save: family treasures, extra clothes, the family pet. The Petaluma animal rescue center in Sonoma County, California, is one of several nonprofits helping the animals left behind, as well as those people who managed to escape with their pets.
The Guardian World News: Volunteers help pets survive amid California wildfires
CURRENT FIRE INFORMATION
2015 California Fire Map