Charleston's Indigenous Sweetgrass Artists
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Bin Yah: [Gullah] n. sing. 1. been here: natives, long-time residents
Come Yah: [Gullah] n. sing. 1: come here: newcomers
Enslaved Africans in the Lowcountry along the coast of South Carolina and Georgia mostly originated from western Africa and shared similar language and culture. They brought with them unique customs, art forms, and created new ones, as they assimilated into a newer European-style culture on the plantations.
One of the most visible traditions is a unique method of sewing baskets made of sweetgrass (Muhlenbergia filipes or Muhlenbergia capillaries depending on who's doing the describing). Sweetgrass is a fine bladed, sweet vanilla fragranced perennial grass that grows behind coastal sand dunes in moist soils.
Rather than using the weaving technique of most basketmakers, Gullah basketmakers bundle dry sweetgrass and coil it into baskets held together by sewing the coils with thin strands of saw palmetto leaves. Dark reddish-brown bulrush and pine needles are often interwoven with the light colored sweetgrass to add color and patterns as well as the added strength of the bulrush.
Today, sweetgrass baskets have become a cherished and sought after Lowcountry art form with the majority of basketmakers centered in the beautiful Charleston and Mt. Pleasant areas of coastal South Carolina. Residents and visitors to the Lowcountry buy and display sweetgrass baskets in their homes with the same intent and enthusiasm that they would for any other fine piece of art.
More than display pieces, however, sweetgrass baskets are durable in use and will last indefinitely with minimal care. Baskets around our home find utility for beautifully housing fruits and breads, car keys and wallets, and outgoing mail. And then there are special pieces that sit proudly on the buffet with no other utility than to display their careful craftsmanship and the artist's skill of design. Large, complex pieces can take months to complete and are increasingly being purchased by collectors and museums around the world, including the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History.
This tradition is threatened, however, by declines in habitat for sweetgrass due to unprecedented coastal development, and the mis-management of growth. These topics are in our film, Bin Yah, and are spoken about for the first time very freely on film, by the artists and residents themselves.
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Produced by Nancy Cregg & Cara White
Directed & Edited by Justin Nathanson
Bin Yah: There's No Place Like Home is a documentary film produced by The ChasDOC Film Society that explores the potential loss of important historic African American communities in Mt. Pleasant, S.C due to growth and development. Through the testimonies of the residents themselves, the film explores the culture, the history, the importance of land and the concept of home, giving a voice to those who seldom have had a chance to be heard.
A proposed highway extension threatens to bisect these close-knit neighborhoods of cousins and kinfolk, established by freed slaves and home to generations of their families for hundreds of years.
Many residents are artisans and craftspeople, practicing traditional skills including sweetgrass basketmaking, brought over from West Africa and handed down from mothers and fathers to sons and daughters. Today, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina is the primary place in the U.S. where this grass is harvested and sewn into this particular type of basket.
Bin Yah will attempt to preserve -- at least on film -- the memories of the special places that may be lost forever as the struggle between the real bin yahs and the come yahs escalates
Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort is a city in and the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. The city's population was 12,361 in the 2010 census. It is a primary city within the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Beaufort is located on Port Royal Island, in the heart of the Sea Islands and South Carolina Lowcountry. The city is renowned for its scenic location and for maintaining a historic character by preservation of its antebellum architecture. The city is also known for its military establishments, being located in close proximity to Parris Island and a U.S. naval hospital, in addition to being home of the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
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10 REAL LOST TREASURES Waiting To Be Found
Every corner of the world has legends of buried treasure and great wealth hidden away, ready to make it's finder wealthy. But not all of such legends are equal. Some are genuinely true.Many lost treasures rumored to exist, really do - and they really are just waiting to be found. Whether it be the crown jewels of King John or the lost Japanese imperial sword.
One of the most interesting is the story of Kruger's Gold - a huge wealth of gold hidden from British forces at the end of the Boer war. Today the gold is said to be worth 500 million dollars, and is still buried somewhere in South Africa.
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Karoo Disclosure Speaker on Fracking: Dr Roger Smith
Dr Roger Smith was one of the speakers presenting on fracking in the recent opening at the Karoo Disclosure Exhibition on fracking held at the South African Museum, opening on 29 August 2015 and running until 2016.
He presented alongside, Energy expert Saliem Fakir, Art Prof Virginia MacKenny, Anthropology Prof Lesley Green and Art Theorist Andrew Lamprecht.
Bio:Dr. Roger Smith’s research focuses on the combination of field-generated geological and palaeontological data into reconstructions of ancient ecosystems. He obtained the B.Sc. degree in Geology and Zoology from the University of Manchester in the UK, a M.Sc. degree in Karoo Sedimentology and Palaeoecology from the University of the Witwatersrand, and the Ph.D. degree in Karoo vertebrate taphonomy and fluvial sedimentology from the University of Cape Town. He worked as a Geophysical Technician for British aerial survey company, Hunting Surveys, before moving to South Africa where he took up the position of palaeontologist for the Geological Survey of South Africa. He then worked for the mining company Newmont as an exploration geologist, before taking up his current position as Research Scientist and Curator at the Iziko South African Museum in Cape Town. For the last decade, Dr. Smith has focused his research on the End-Permian mass extinction and its potential influence on the evolution of mammals. In the course of his work he has found, logged, excavated and accessioned more than 5 000 vertebrate fossils in the Karoo into South African national collections (Council for Geosciences and Iziko South African Museum), including several new therapsid taxa and many complete skeletons of taxa that were previously only known from skulls. These fossils have provided students with research projects and many are currently on display in museums throughout the country. He has co-supervised 15 Honours projects, three Masters and four Ph.D. students, and has mentored five postdocs. In addition to his museum duties, Dr. Smith is an Honorary Research Associate at UCT, lecturing geology students and supervising a number of educational projects, including the excavation of a 5 million year old riverbed at the West Coast Fossil Park, an eco-tourism venture funded by the BHP/Billiton Trust. He is a Principal Investigator for the NRF African Origins Platform, working on West Coast palaeoecology. He has published 79 peer-reviewed research papers in journals such as SA Journal of Science, the Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, and Geology as well as two book chapters, four field guides and 11 popular articles in magazines. Regular presentations at sedimentological and palaeontological conferences have raised international awareness of his research and generated invitations to visit, lecture and conduct research at various institutions. He is currently on the advisory panels for the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA), South African Committee for Stratigraphy (SACS), the DST/NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences at Wits, and the Council for the National Museum.
He was recently awarded a highly competitive Research and Exploration Grant by the National Geographic Society of America as the Principal Investigator of the “Earliest Tetrapods in Gondwana” project.
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the Heart of Dixie and the Cotton State. The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
Active Matter Summit: Session 6
In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Duke University | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:10 1 History
00:02:19 1.1 Beginnings
00:05:47 1.2 Expansion and growth
00:07:55 1.3 Recent history
00:11:23 2 Campus
00:16:18 2.1 West, East, and Central Campuses
00:19:54 2.2 Duke Kunshan University Campus
00:20:48 2.3 Key places
00:23:47 3 Administration and organization
00:24:41 4 Academics
00:24:50 4.1 Admissions
00:26:42 4.2 Graduate profile
00:27:41 4.3 Undergraduate curriculum
00:29:27 4.4 Libraries and museums
00:30:31 4.5 Research
00:32:54 4.6 Reputation and rankings
00:33:03 4.6.1 Undergraduate rankings
00:37:16 4.6.2 Graduate school rankings
00:40:31 5 Student life
00:40:40 5.1 Student body
00:41:00 5.2 Residential life
00:43:36 5.3 Greek and social life
00:47:47 5.4 Activities
00:47:55 5.4.1 Student organizations
00:49:54 5.4.2 Civic engagement
00:52:19 5.4.3 Student media
00:53:22 6 Duke Alumni Association
00:54:00 7 iDuke Magazine/i
00:54:22 8 Athletics
00:56:20 8.1 Men's basketball
00:57:35 8.2 Football
01:00:11 8.3 Track and field
01:00:41 9 Notable people
01:01:29 9.1 Government
01:02:21 9.2 Academia and research
01:03:18 9.3 Journalism
01:04:04 9.4 Literature
01:05:16 9.5 Business
01:06:23 9.6 Athletics
01:07:43 10 See also
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Duke University is a private research university in Durham, North Carolina. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist James Buchanan Duke established The Duke Endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, Washington Duke.
Duke's campus spans over 8,600 acres (3,500 hectares) on three contiguous campuses in Durham as well as a marine lab in Beaufort. The main campus—designed largely by architect Julian Abele—incorporates Gothic architecture with the 210-foot (64-meter) Duke Chapel at the campus' center and highest point of elevation. The first-year-populated East Campus contains Georgian-style architecture, while the main Gothic-style West Campus 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) away is adjacent to the Medical Center. The university runs two concurrent universities in Asia, Duke Kunshan University in Kunshan, China, and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.
Duke is ranked 8th in the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Ranking and 22nd in the U.S. News & World Report Best Global University Ranking. In 2017, Forbes lists Duke among the top ten universities to produce the most Forbes 400 billionaires. In a corporate study carried out by The New York Times, Duke's graduates were shown to be among the most sought-after and valued in the world, and Forbes magazine ranked Duke 7th in the world on its list of 'power factories'.As of 2018, 13 Nobel laureates and 3 Turing Award winners have been affiliated with the university. Further, Duke alumni include 40 Rhodes Scholars and 25 Churchill Scholars. The university has produced the 5th highest number of Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, and Udall Scholars of any American university between 1986 and 2015. In 2018, the Wall Street Journal ranked Duke first (tied with Harvard and Yale) for graduate outcomes. As of 2018, Duke also holds a top-ten position in several national rankings.
Marine mammal | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:10 1 Taxonomy
00:03:20 1.1 Classification of extant species
00:05:28 1.2 Evolution
00:11:20 2 Distribution and habitat
00:15:44 3 Adaptations
00:20:07 4 Ecology
00:20:17 4.1 Diet
00:26:16 4.2 Keystone species
00:30:37 4.3 Whale pump
00:33:11 5 Interactions with humans
00:33:21 5.1 Threats
00:33:30 5.1.1 Exploitation
00:38:46 5.1.2 Ocean traffic and fisheries
00:42:26 5.1.3 Habitat loss and degradation
00:47:04 5.2 Protection
00:52:08 5.3 As food
00:55:26 5.4 In captivity
00:55:35 5.4.1 Aquariums
01:01:56 5.4.2 Military
01:04:56 6 See also
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Marine mammals are aquatic mammals that rely on the ocean and other marine ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as seals, whales, manatees, sea otters and polar bears. They do not represent a distinct taxon or systematic grouping, but rather have a polyphyletic relation due to convergent evolution, as in they do not have an immediate common ancestor. They are also unified by their reliance on the marine environment for feeding.
Marine mammal adaptation to an aquatic lifestyle varies considerably between species. Both cetaceans and sirenians are fully aquatic and therefore are obligate water dwellers. Seals and sea-lions are semiaquatic; they spend the majority of their time in the water but need to return to land for important activities such as mating, breeding and molting. In contrast, both otters and the polar bear are much less adapted to aquatic living. Their diet varies considerably as well; some may eat zooplankton, others may eat fish, squid, shellfish, sea-grass and a few may eat other mammals. While the number of marine mammals is small compared to those found on land, their roles in various ecosystems are large, especially concerning the maintenance of marine ecosystems, through processes including the regulation of prey populations. This role in maintaining ecosystems makes them of particular concern as 23% of marine mammal species are currently threatened.
Marine mammals were first hunted by aboriginal peoples for food and other resources. Many were also the target for commercial industry, leading to a sharp decline in all populations of exploited species, such as whales and seals. Commercial hunting led to the extinction of Steller's sea cow, sea mink, Japanese sea lion and the Caribbean monk seal. After commercial hunting ended, some species, such as the gray whale and northern elephant seal, have rebounded in numbers; conversely, other species, such as the North Atlantic right whale, are critically endangered. Other than hunting, marine mammals can be killed as bycatch from fisheries, where they become entangled in fixed netting and drown or starve. Increased ocean traffic causes collisions between fast ocean vessels and large marine mammals. Habitat degradation also threatens marine mammals and their ability to find and catch food. Noise pollution, for example, may adversely affect echolocating mammals, and the ongoing effects of global warming degrade Arctic environments.
Mayor's 2017 Awards for Excellence in the Arts & Culture
Since 1986, the Mayor’s Awards for Excellence in Arts & Culture have annually recognized individuals and organizations that make significant and lasting contributions to the arts in the City and County of Denver.
Frankenreads: A Public Read-Athon of Frankenstein
It has been 200 years since English novelist Mary Shelley captured our imagination with the Gothic classic Frankenstein. Watch LIVE as the Library of Congress hosts “Frankenreads,” a Bloomsday-style public read-athon of the novel in its entirety on Oct. 31, beginning at 9AM ET, in the Library’s Main Reading Room.
The event is part of a global celebration of nearly 600 partners in 49 countries participating in “Frankenreads” events during Frankenstein Week, Oct. 26- Oct. 31.
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Alabama | Wikipedia audio article
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Alabama
00:01:58 1 Etymology
00:04:02 2 History
00:04:10 2.1 Pre-European settlement
00:05:45 2.2 European settlement
00:08:11 2.3 Early 19th century
00:10:49 2.3.1 Civil War and Reconstruction
00:13:52 2.4 20th century
00:23:39 3 Geography
00:26:45 3.1 Climate
00:30:46 3.2 Flora and fauna
00:32:05 4 Demographics
00:33:20 4.1 Ancestry
00:37:00 4.2 Census-designated and metropolitan areas
00:37:11 4.3 Cities
00:37:19 4.4 Language
00:38:14 4.5 Religion
00:42:48 4.6 Health
00:43:29 5 Economy
00:47:02 5.1 Largest employers
00:47:21 5.2 Agriculture
00:47:55 5.3 Industry
00:51:34 5.4 Tourism
00:52:12 5.5 Healthcare
00:52:32 5.6 Banking
00:53:47 5.7 Electronics
00:54:23 5.8 Construction
00:54:49 6 Law and government
00:54:58 6.1 State government
00:59:54 6.2 Taxes
01:02:11 6.3 County and local governments
01:04:50 6.4 Politics
01:07:53 6.5 Elections
01:08:01 6.5.1 State elections
01:10:28 6.5.2 Local elections
01:11:37 6.5.3 Federal elections
01:12:25 7 Education
01:12:34 7.1 Primary and secondary education
01:14:34 7.2 Colleges and universities
01:17:15 8 Media
01:20:19 9 Culture
01:20:28 9.1 Literature
01:20:36 9.2 Sports
01:20:44 9.2.1 College sports
01:22:12 9.2.2 Professional sports
01:23:19 10 Transportation
01:23:28 10.1 Aviation
01:23:58 10.2 Rail
01:24:18 10.3 Roads
01:26:18 10.4 Ports
01:27:00 11 See also
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Alabama is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama is the 30th largest by area and the 24th-most populous of the U.S. states. With a total of 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of inland waterways, Alabama has among the most of any state.Alabama is nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the Heart of Dixie and the Cotton State. The state tree is the longleaf pine, and the state flower is the camellia. Alabama's capital is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham, which has long been the most industrialized city; the largest city by land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists in 1702 as the capital of French Louisiana.From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many states in the southern U.S., suffered economic hardship, in part because of its continued dependence on agriculture. Similar to other former slave states, Alabamian legislators employed Jim Crow laws to disenfranchise and otherwise discriminate against African Americans from the end of the Reconstruction Era up until at least the 1970s. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature from 1901 to the 1960s. During this time, urban interests and African Americans were markedly under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama grew as the state's economy changed from one primarily based on agriculture to one with diversified interests. The state's economy in the 21st century is based on management, automotive, finance, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
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University of South Carolina | Wikipedia audio article
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The University of South Carolina (also referred to as UofSC, USC, SC, South Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, co-educational research university in Columbia, South Carolina, United States, with seven satellite campuses. Its campus covers over 359 acres (145 ha) in downtown Columbia not far from the South Carolina State House. The university is categorized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as having highest research activity. It has been ranked as an up-and-coming university by U.S. News & World Report, and its undergraduate and graduate International Business programs have ranked among the top three programs in the nation for over a decade. It also houses the largest collection of Robert Burns and Scottish literature materials outside Scotland, and the world's largest Ernest Hemingway collection.Founded in 1801 as South Carolina College, South Carolina is the flagship institution of the University of South Carolina System and offers more than 350 programs of study, leading to bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees from fourteen degree-granting colleges and schools. The University of South Carolina has a total enrollment of approximately 50,000 students, with over 34,000 on the main Columbia campus as of fall 2017 - making it the largest university in the Carolinas. USC also has several thousand future students in feeder programs at surrounding technical colleges. Professional schools on the Columbia campus include business, engineering, law, medicine, pharmacy, and social work.
Andaman Islands | Wikipedia audio article
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Andaman Islands
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The Andaman Islands form an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal between India, to the west, and Myanmar, to the north and east. Most are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India, while a small number in the north of the archipelago, including the Coco Islands, belong to Myanmar.
The Andaman Islands are home to the Andamanese, a group of indigenous peoples including the Sentinelese, who have had little contact with any other people.
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3.30 Deori Songs: Artist: Jatin Deori & Pty
3.45 Programme in Mizumishimi
4.05 Programme in Khampti
4.25 Programme in Wanchoo
4.45 News in Hindi
4.55 News in English
5.00 Programme in Idu
5.20 Programme in Tangsa
5.40 Programme in Nocte
6.00 Anchalik Batori:
6.05 Programme Summary
6.10 Vrindagaan:
6.15 GOYAN RAIJOR ANUSTHAN (Rural Programme) Interview on “Krishokor Krishi Kormot Krishi Vigyan Kendror Bhumika” With Pradeep Handique.
6.45 Sandhiyar Anchalik Batori
6.55 Sangbad Safura
7.00 News in Hindi
7.05 News in Assamese
7.15 CHAH SRAMIKOR ASOR: (T.G. Programme) 1.Tushu Geet by Dilip Moira & Pty. 2. Talk on “Tushu Pujar Mahattwa Aru Porompora” By Mancharam Patowari
7.45 “Juya Pora Son: Interview with Satyanath Phukan on His Life and Works Interviewer Rupjyoti Dowarah
8.00 Times & Metre Reading, Discussion in Assamese on “Khelo India: Naba Prajonma Kheluoir Unnotir Ekhoj” Pts: Arun Kr. Das, Thaneswar Saikia, Shiva Ranjan Sharma (Moderator)
8.30 SAARC News Bulletin in English
8.35 Vrindagaan
8.40 Programme Highlight
8.42 Commercial Spot:
8.45 Samachar Sandhya:
9.00 News at Nine
9.15 Commercial Spot:
9.16 Bare Rahania: (Tahanir Geet) Artist: Rani Pal
9.25 Nishar Anchalik Batori
9.30 DRAMA: Play “PANI” Written by Kabita Goswami Produced by Lakhi Dutta
10.00 Report on Khelo India Fit India 2020 Held at Guwahati
10.30 Close Down.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: For MONDAY 13.01.2020
TRANSMISSION I (05.28 AM to 9.35 AM)
5.28 AIR Signature Tune:
5.30 Vandemataram/Opening Announcement/Mangal Badya
5.35 Bhaktigeeti: 1. Artist: Tridisha Borah (Borgeet-Madhabdev), 2. Artist: Sarbeswar Dutta & Pty (Prasangia Naam), 3. Artist: Nripen Ch. Das (Lokageet), 4. Artist: Sanatan Gowala & Pty (Dehbichargeet), 5. Artist: Bizuli Gupta Chetterjee (Bhajan Gurunanak).
6.00 News in Hindi:
6.05 Gandhi Chinta & Programme Summary
6.10 Swasthya Charcha: Interview on “Migraine” With Dr. Narayan Upadhayay Part: VII
6.15 Vidyarthir Anusthan:
6.30 Classical Music: (Santoor) Artist: Shiv Kr. Sharma Raga: Sohani
6.45 Folk Music: (Lokageet) Artist: Indrani Dihingia
7.05 News in Assamese:
7.15 Ajir Dinto (Morning Information Service)
7.30 GEETANJALI: 1. Artist: Akhtar Ali Khan Lyc: Munin Dutta, Konmani Bhonti… 2. Artist: Archana Mahanta Lyc: Keshab Mahanta, Kunkhon Jen... 3 Artist: Archana Rajkhowa Lyc: Parvati Pd. Baruah, Junaak Junnak… 4. Artist: Abrar Hussain Lyc: Nalini Ranjan Borthakur, Kiyo Kora… 5. Artist: Anjana Das Kotoky Lyc: Hiren Gohain, Kiyo Mata Bare Bare…
7.55 Commercial Spot:
8.00 Samachar Prabhat:
8.15 Morning News:
8.30 North East News Bulletin in English
8.35 “SURAR PANCHOI” (Composite) Assamese Film Songs
8.50 Puwar Anchalik Batori:
9.00 Jilar Rehrup
9.05 “ANTARA” (Composite) Hindi Film Songs
9.35 Close Down.
TRANSMISSION II (11.28 AM to 3.30 PM)
11.58 AIR Signature Tune/ Opening Announcement:
12.00 News in English
12.05 ‘Ramdhenu’/(Request Prog. Of Hindi Film Songs)
1.00 News in English
1.05 News in Hindi
1.10 Troops Programme
1.40 News in Assamese
1.50 Adhunik Geet: Artist: Dulal Gogoi
2.00 Khetir Diha:
2.05 Samuhia Geet: Hindi
2.10 Vrindagaan:
2.15 Dopahar Samachar:
2.30 Western Music:
3.00 lose Down.
TRANSMISSION III (3.28 PM to 10.30 PM)
3.28 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement:
3.30 Mishing Song: Artist: Minati Panging
3.45 Programme in Mijumishimi
4.05 Programme in Khampti
4.25 Programme in Wancho
4.45 News in Hindi
4.55 News in English
5.00 Programme Idu
5.20 Programme in Tangsa
5.40 Programme in Nocte
6.00 Anchalik Batori
6.05 Programme Summary & Highlight
6.10 Vrindagaan:
6.15 GANYA RAIJOR ANUSTHAN/ Interview on “Bibhinna Jator Aloor Rog Niramoy Aru Niyantran” With Dr. Mitul Saikia
6.45 Sandhiyar Anchalik Batori
6.55 Aajir Prasanga:
7.00 News in Hindi
7.05 News in Assamese
7.15 Yuvavani: Discussion in Assamese Topic: “Raajneeti Aru Chatra Samaj” Pts: Gagan Jyoti Deka, Abhijit Nath & Kailash Kutum
7.45 Adhunik Geet: Artist: Dulal Gogoi
8.00 Time & Metre Reading:/ Quotation DRAMA: “Shanto Shishto Hrishto Pushto Moha Dushto” Written by Dr. Bhabendra Nath Saikia Produced by Nilu Chakravarty
8.30 TALK IN ASSAMESE: Talk on “Asomiya Shishu Sahitya” By Dr. Kutubuddin Ahmed
8.40 Programme Highlight
8.42 Commercial Spot
8.45 Samachar Sandhaya
9.00 News at Nine:
9.15 Commercial Spot:
9.16 Assembly Review
9.25 Nikhar Anchalik Batori
9.30 MANDAKINI
10.00 Report on Khelo India Fit India 2020 Held at Guwahati
10.30 Close Down.
AIR Dibrugarh Online Radio Live Stream
ALL INDIA RADIO: DIBRUGARH
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: FOR 24-01-2020 FRIDAY & 25-01-2020 SATURDAY
M.W 529.1m/KHz.567 F.M. 101.30 MHz
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: For FRIDAY 24.01.2020
TRANSMISSION III (3.28 PM to 10.30 PM)
3.28 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement
3:30 Deori Song: Artist: Ram Chandra Deori & Pty
3:45 Programme in Mijumishimi
4:05 Porogramme in Khampti
4:25 Programme in Wanchoo
4:45 News in Hindi
4.55 News in English
5:00 Programme in Idu
5.20 Programme in Tangsa
5.40 Programme in Nocte
6:00 Anchalik Batori
6.05 Programme Summary & Highlight
6.10 Vrindagaan:
6.15 GANYA RAIJOR ANUSTHAN (Rural Programme) /Interview on “Uccha Roktochap Aru
Anusangik Rogbur” With Dr. Pranjal Dutta
6:45 Sandhiyar Anchalik Batori
6:55 Ajir Prasanga
7.00 News in Hindi
7.05 News in Assamese
7.15 CHAH SRAMIKAR ASOR (T.G. Programme) Interview with Metka Murmoo on his Life and
Contribution towards Tea Garden Community
7.45 Adhunik Geet: Artist: Jutika Bhuyan Saikia
8.00 Time & Metre Reading: Jivanar Digh Bani (Radio Autobiography) Interview with Homen Borgohain (Eminent Writer, Journalist) Interviewer Jayanti Chutia
8.30 English TalkTalk on “Biochar: Future for Enviroment Management” By Prof. Dilip Kr. Patgiri
8.40 Programme Highlight
8.42 Commercial Spot:
8.45 Samachar Sandhya:
9.00 News at Nine:
9.15 Commercial Spot:
9:16 Bare Rahania: (Guitar Recital) Artist: Utpal Deori
9:25 Nishar Anchalik Batori
9.30 North East Collage
10.00 National Programme Feature in English Titled “Bapu’s Footstep in North East”
10.30 Close Down.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: For SATURDAY 25.01.2020
TRANSMISSION I (05.28 AM to 09.35 AM)
5.28 AIR Signature Tune:
5.30 Vandemataram/ Opening Announcement Mangalvadya
5.35 Bhaktigeeti: 1. Artist: Gopa Konwar (Borgeet-Madhabdev) 2.Artist: Pradip Khanikar (Diha Nam), 3. Artist: Ratikanta Rajbongshi & Smriti Rekha Kalita (Lokageet) 4. Artist: Ajit Gogoi (Tokarigeet), 5. Artist: Malabika Ghosh (Bhajan)
6.00 News in Hindi:
6.05 Gandhi Chinta & Programme Summary:
6:10 Swasthya Charcha: Interview on “Korkot Rog” With Dr. Gayatri Gogoi Part: I
6:15 Borgeet: Artist: Bornali Bora
6:30 Classical Music: (Vocal) Artist: Pandit. C.R. Vyas Raga: Bhairav Bahar
6:45 Folk Music: (Lokageet) Artist: Ratikanta Rajbongshi
7.05 News in Assamese
7:15“Ajir Dinto” /(Morning Information Programme)
7.30 Quotation: GEETANJALI: 1.Artist: Khagen Mahanta Lyc: Keshab Mahanta Bondho Asile… 2. Artist: Khagen Dutta Lyc: Nagen Borah Monot Porene… 3. Artist: Kalpana Kalita Lyc: Fazlul Karim, Mor Son… 4. Artist: Kishore Das Lyc: Hiren Bhattacharya, Tor Banhit… 5. Artist: Kalpana Hazarika Lyc: Dijendra Mohan Sarmah, Jor Paati…
7.55 Commercial Spot
8.00 Samachar Prabhat.
8.15 Morning News:
8.30 North East News Bulletin in English:
8.35 SURAR PANCHOI (Composite) Assamese Film Songs
8.50 Puwar Anchalik Batori
9.00 Jilar Rehrup:
9.05 Quotation –-“ANTARA” (Composite) Hindi Film Songs
9.35 Close Down.
TRANSMISSION II (11.28 AM to 3.30 PM)
11.58 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement
12.00 News in English
12.05 Singpho Songs:
12.15 Folk Song: (Diha Naam) Artist: Manu Buragohain & Pty.
12.30 Hindi Film Song: Film: Sanam Re, Saawariya, Singham Returns, Shivaay
1.00 News in English:
1.05 News in Hindi:
1.10 Troops Programme
1.40 News in Assamese:
1.50 Adhunik Geet: Artist: Jupitara Kakoti
2.00 “Kuhinpaat” (Tinytots)
2.15 Dopahar Samachar:
2.30 Western Music:
3.00 Close down.
TRANSMISSION III (3.28 PM to 10.30 PM)
3.28 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement
3.30 Mishing Songs: Artist: Subho Pegu & Pty.
3.45 Programme in Mijumishimi
4.05 Programme in Khampti
4.25 Programme in Wancho
4.45 News in Hindi
4.55 News in English.
5.00 Programme in Idu
5.20 Programme in Tangsa
5.40 Programme in Nocte
6.00 Anchalik Batori
6.05 Programme Summary
6.10 Niyog Batori
6.15 GANYA RAIJOR ANUSTHAN (Rural Programme) Interview on “Krishi Patharot Jalasinchan Aru Jalanishkashan” With Dr. Bipul Deka
6.45 Sandhiyar Anchalik Batori
6.55 Aajir Prasanga:
7.00 The Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind’s Address to the Nation on the eve of 71st Republic Day
Of India Followed by Marshal Tune
7.50 News in Assamese
8.00 Time & Metre Reading “Ekalabya” Sponsored Programme of K.K. Handique State Open University
8.30 Geetar Sarai: Artist: Shibani Konwar Production: Rajendra Kr. Das
8.40 Programme Highlight
8.42 Commercial Spot:
8.45 Samachar Sandhya:
9.00 News at Nine
9.15 Commercial Spot:
9.16 Bare Rahania: (Deshpremmolak Geet)
9.25 Nishar Anchalik Batori:
9.30 Assamese Version of the Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kobind’s Address to the Nation Followed by Marshal Tune
10.00 B’cast of Recordings of “Sarba Bhasha Kobi Sanmilon 2020” (National Symposium of Poets)
12.00 Close Down.
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Georgia is a state in the Southeastern United States. It began as a British colony in 1733, the last and southernmost of the original Thirteen Colonies to be established. Named after King George II of Great Britain, the Province of Georgia covered the area from South Carolina down to Spanish Florida and New France along Louisiana (New France), also bordering to the west towards the Mississippi River. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. In 1802–1804, western Georgia was split to the Mississippi Territory, which later split to form Alabama with part of former West Florida in 1819. Georgia declared its secession from the Union on January 19, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th largest and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta, the state's capital and most populous city, has been named a global city.
Georgia is bordered to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina, to the northeast by South Carolina, to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by Florida, and to the west by Alabama. The state's northernmost part is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains system. The Piedmont extends through the central part of the state from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to the Fall Line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the coastal plain of the state's southern part. Georgia's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet (1,458 m) above sea level; the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean. Of the states entirely east of the Mississippi River, Georgia is the largest in land area.