Princeton Ice Storm 2008
Aftermath of the 2008 Ice Storm in Princeton, Ma
Deer encounter at Bobby's Ranch
My trail ride yesturday ended up with an encounter with a deer.
Adventure Activities in Western & Central Massachusetts
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From zip lining to white water rafting and everything in between, the adventures are endless in Western Massachusetts! In this video, learn more about Zoar Outdoor, Cornerstone Ranch & Ramblewild.
Cornerstone Farm Summer Riding Program- Hunter Jumper Week
Bri on violet, me on chloe, hannah on red, victoria on bee, alex on tucked, and also brianna was on sparky but we didnt get any shots of her :( sorry!
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Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping Their Futures an...
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March 12, 2009
ABSTRACT
Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours
Removing half a billion people from poverty and into the productive workforce will profoundly affect on the world economy. India and China are doing just that with insane growth rates and lots of what used to be American jobs: China is the factory floor and India the back-office, software shop. China is top-down party driven. India is a messy, vibrant democracy.
This may be the complementary duo that changes the world. Including your world.
Come hear Professor Tarun Khanna in a discussion about his book, Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours. Called well worth reading by The Economist and entertaining by the Financial Times, Khanna's book shows how Chinese and Indian entrepreneurs are creating change through new business models.
Speaker: Tarun Khanna
Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, where he has studied and worked with multinational and indigenous companies and investors in emerging markets worldwide. He joined the faculty in 1993, after obtaining an engineering degree from Princeton University (1988) and a Ph.D. from Harvard (1993), and an interim stint on Wall Street. During this time, he has served as the head of several courses on strategy and international business targeted to MBA students and senior executives at Harvard.
His new book, Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and India are Reshaping Their Futures and Yours, was published in February 2008 by Harvard Business School Press (Penguin in South Asia), with translations into several languages underway. It focuses on the drivers of entrepreneurship in China and India and builds on over a decade of work with companies, investors and non-profits in developing countries worldwide.
His scholarly work has been published in a range of economics and management journals, several of which he also serves in an editorial capacity. Articles in the Harvard Business Review (e.g. China + India: The Power of Two, 2007; Emerging Giants: Building World Class Companies in Emerging Markets, 2006) and Foreign Policy (e.g. Can India Overtake China?, 2003) distill the implications of this research for practicing managers. His work is frequently featured in global news magazines as well as on TV and radio.
He serves on the boards and advisory boards of several companies in the financial services, automotive, life sciences and agribusiness sectors. He actively invests in and mentors startups in Asia, and volunteers time with non-profits in India, e.g. the Parliamentary Research Services in New Delhi, which seeks to provide non-partisan research input to Indias Members of Parliament in advance of legislative sessions with a view to enhancing the quality of democratic discourse.
In 2007, he was nominated to be a Young Global Leader (under 40) by the World Economic Forum.
He makes his home in Newton, MA, with his wife, daughter and son.
Historic Phaeton Farm c.1800
Historic Phaeton Farm c.1800 is a storybook historic estate near the charming town of Greencastle in rural Pennsylvania. Steeped in history, this historic farm was on the route of General Jeb Stuart's Confederate troops march to Gettysburg and some of the troops likely camped here. It was also on the return route of the devastated troops retreat back to Virginia. With nearly 22 lush acres, this enchanting historic equestrian estate was once a training facility for phaeton driving horses and is perfectly suited for a variety of equestrian pursuits. A complete complement of out buildings adds versatility to the historic estate and they include a large bank barn and a historic spring house that would make a wonderful guest house. Beautifully restored and preserved, this is an estate of rare distinction near to Baltimore & Washington, DC, yet a world away.
Grant Wood's 125th Birthday - Joni Kinsey
Commemorate the 125th birthday of Grant Wood (1891–1942) and get a glimpse into what “Just Living” meant for Iowa’s most famous artist. The theme is particularly relevant to understanding and appreciating a painter who both devoted his career to celebrating just living in his art, especially ordinary day-to-day life in midwestern farms, small towns, and cities, and responded in a variety of ways to issues of social justice during the era of the Great Depression.
AMSA Board of Trustees Meeting August 23, 2018
Hepatitis C and beyond: Never a dull moment
Hepatitis C and beyond: Never a dull moment
Air date: Wednesday, June 8, 2016, 3:00:00 PM
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Description: NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
The Annual George Khoury Lecture
From the emergence of a mystery virus associated with post-transfusion hepatitis to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), we are now witnessing a remarkable new era of highly effective, curative treatments. Despite this, challenges remain to effectively implement these medical advances on a national and global scale. For the molecular virologist, many questions remain unanswered. Why are clinical isolates of HCV so difficult to culture? What is the link between chronic HCV and liver cancer? Where did HCV come from and should we rest on our laurels assuming that hepacivirus-associated disease will soon vanish? These and other topics will be the subject of this Khoury lecture.
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Author: Charles M. Rice, Ph.D., The Rockefeller University
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Freedman's Bank 150th Anniversary Celebration
On March 3, 2015, Operation HOPE Forums and the Afro-American History Society of the National Archives (AAHS) will recognize the 150th anniversary of the Freedman's Bank. Established on March 3, 1865, by President Abraham Lincoln, the Bank was a landmark institution that had over $57 million in deposits and 70,000 depositors. The Bank's records remain the single largest repository of lineage-linked African-American genealogy, containing upwards of 480,000 names.
Members of AAHS will present Freedman's Bank records at the National Archives, and there will be a moderated discussion with Operation HOPE Founder John Hope Bryant, Ambassador Andrew Young, ESSENCE Magazine Editor-In-Chief Vanessa DeLuca, and other dignitaries on the historical significance of the Bank and how its unfinished journey still resonates today in issues of poverty, income inequality, and race relations. A reception will follow.
The event is free and open to the public, register online.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County is an American public research university, located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, mostly in the community of Catonsville, approximately 10 minutes from downtown Baltimore City and 30 minutes from Washington, D.C. With a fall 2014 enrollment of about 14,000 students, over 50 undergraduate majors, over 60 graduate programs, and the first university research park in Maryland, UMBC has been named the #1 Up-and-Coming University for six years in a row, since 2009, by US News & World Report. In addition, US News & World Report has placed UMBC in the top ten for best undergraduate teaching six years in a row, being placed at #5, the second highest-ranked public university.
Established as a part of the University System of Maryland in 1966, the university specializes in the natural sciences and engineering, while also offering programs in the liberal arts, and social sciences. Athletically, the UMBC Retrievers have 19 NCAA Division I teams that participate in the America East Conference.
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Bicentennial Symposium: Poetry & the American People
As part of the celebration of the Library of Congress Bicentennial in 2000, it sponsored the symposium Poetry and the American People: Reading, Voice and Publication in the 19th and 20th Centuries featuring a number of distinguished speakers followed by an evening reading by Robert Pinsky (U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry from 1997-2000) and W.S. Merwin (U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry from 2010-2011 and special Bicentennial Consultant from 1999-2000). In addition to Pinksy and Merwin, featured speakers included Rita Dove (U.S. Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry from 1993-95), Louise Glück (U.S. Poet Laureate from 2003-04), and Witter Bynner Fellows for 2000--Naomi Shihab Nye and Joshua Weiner.
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Stanford University 2014 Commencement
(June 15, 2014) Stanford University's 123rd Commencement took place on June 15, 2014. In their remarks, Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, urged graduates to change the world through optimism and empathy. Truly connect with the poor and sick, they advised, and channel those experiences into making the world a better place.
More than 25,000 family members and friends gathered in Stanford Memorial Stadium to cheer on the class of 2014 as the university awarded 1,687 bachelor's degrees, 2,313 master's degrees and 1,006 doctoral degrees.
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War and Priests: Catholic Colleges and Slavery in the Age of Revolution, with Dr. Craig Wilder
On April 21, 2016, Dr. Craig Wilder, Professor of History at MIT and author of Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities offered reflections on War and Priests: Catholic Colleges and Slavery in the Age of Revolution. The event was part of the 2016 DC Emancipation Day Symposium hosted by the Georgetown University Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation.
Featuring Fr. David Collins, S.J., Rev. Raymond Kemp, Dr. Maurice Jackson (G'95, G'01) and Dr. Craig Wilder
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Eric Schmidt on policy priorities for 2009
Eric Schmidt speaks at the Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center on November 18, 2008 in Washington, D.C. about technology, economic growth and open government.
Hampton City Schools - Academic Excellence Banquet - May 30, 2019
Selected high school students were honored for academic accomplishments.
Colorado State University | Wikipedia audio article
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Colorado State University
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Colorado State University (also referred to as Colorado State, State, and CSU) is a public research university located in Fort Collins, in the U.S. state of Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.
The current enrollment is approximately 33,877 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students. The university has approximately 2,000 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments. Bachelor's degrees are offered in 65 fields of study, with master's degrees in 55 fields. Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study, in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine.In fiscal year 2012, CSU spent $375.9 million on research and development, ranking 60th in the nation overall and 34th when excluding medical school spending. CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, and two former governors of Colorado.
Pittsburgh | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:21 1 History
00:08:38 1.1 1800 to 1900
00:11:55 1.2 1900 to present
00:15:37 2 Geography
00:17:55 2.1 Cityscape
00:18:03 2.1.1 Areas
00:18:33 2.1.1.1 Golden Triangle
00:20:00 2.1.1.2 North Side
00:21:12 2.1.1.3 South Side
00:22:50 2.1.1.4 East End
00:24:08 2.1.1.5 West End
00:24:25 2.1.2 Ethnicities
00:25:35 2.1.3 Population densities
00:26:04 2.1.4 Images
00:26:12 2.2 Regional identity
00:27:24 2.3 Climate
00:30:43 2.3.1 Air quality
00:33:50 2.3.2 Water quality
00:35:43 3 Demographics
00:41:07 4 Economy
00:46:10 5 Arts and culture
00:46:20 5.1 Entertainment
00:52:02 5.2 Theatre
00:53:26 5.3 Literature
00:56:13 5.4 Local dialect
00:57:50 5.5 Livability
01:02:10 6 Sports
01:03:53 6.1 Baseball
01:06:11 6.2 Football
01:09:25 6.3 Hockey
01:12:07 6.4 Basketball
01:16:12 6.5 Golf
01:17:26 6.6 Annual sports events
01:18:34 6.7 Professional wrestling
01:19:25 7 Government and politics
01:19:34 7.1 Government
01:20:37 7.2 Politics
01:22:52 7.3 Law enforcement
01:24:04 7.4 Crime
01:25:00 8 Education
01:29:37 9 Media
01:29:46 9.1 Newspapers
01:30:41 9.2 Television
01:32:21 9.3 Radio
01:33:52 9.4 Film
01:34:52 10 Utilities
01:35:25 11 Health care
01:39:24 11.1 Health discoveries
01:40:46 12 Transportation
01:41:56 12.1 Rail
01:43:15 12.2 Port
01:43:38 12.3 Expressways and highways
01:46:05 12.4 Airports
01:46:23 12.5 Public transit
01:48:26 12.5.1 Public transportation statistics
01:49:18 13 Notable people
01:49:27 14 Sister cities
01:49:43 15 See also
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Pittsburgh ( PITS-burg) is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and is the county seat of Allegheny County. As of 2017, a population of 305,704 lives within the city limits, making it the 63rd-largest city in the U.S. The metropolitan population of 2,353,045 is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania (behind Philadelphia), and the 26th-largest in the U.S.
Located at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers, Pittsburgh is known both as the Steel City for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the City of Bridges for its 446 bridges. The city features 30 skyscrapers, two inclined railways, a pre-revolutionary fortification and the Point State Park at the confluence of the rivers. The city developed as a vital link of the Atlantic coast and Midwest, as the mineral-rich Allegheny Mountains made the area coveted by the French and British empires, Virginians, Whiskey Rebels, and Civil War raiders.Aside from steel, Pittsburgh has led in manufacturing of aluminum, glass, shipbuilding, petroleum, foods, sports, transportation, computing, autos, and electronics. For part of the 20th century, Pittsburgh was behind only New York and Chicago in corporate headquarters employment; it had the most U.S. stockholders per capita. America's 1980s deindustrialization laid off area blue-collar workers and thousands of downtown white-collar workers when the longtime Pittsburgh-based world headquarters moved out. This heritage left the area with renowned museums, medical centers, parks, research centers, and a diverse cultural district.Today, Google, Apple Inc., Bosch, Facebook, Uber, Nokia, Autodesk, Microsoft and IBM are among 1,600 technology firms generating $20.7 billion in annual Pittsburgh payrolls. The area has served as the long-time federal agency headquarters for cyber defense, software engineering, robotics, energy research and the nuclear navy. The area is home to 68 colleges and universities, including research and development leaders Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh. The nation's eighth-largest bank, eight Fortune 500 companies, and six of the top 300 U.S. law firms make their global headquarters in the are ...