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Bank Fishing Ponds for Bass
Wired2Fish editor Walker Smith straps up his boots for a day of bank fishing with good buddy Trae Renfroe. Simplicity is key when on foot. Many times you're bushwhacking to get to a good place to cast or while going from spot to spot. That's why it's a good idea to travel with a few rigs that you can keep in your back pocket. Walker has three go-to plastics he carries that allow him to fish at all levels of the water column but the most crucial is a good old Texas rigged worm. Any bait you can fish while feeling along on the bottom will give you a good idea of what the depth and bottom content are like without the use of electronics. Paying attention to details on shore can also lend a hand in determining where a depth change is or where structure may be present underwater.
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Coin Pushers EXPOSED! This is Why Arcade Coin Pushers Make Money! | Arcade Experiment
In this arcade experiment we take a coin pusher vs a magnet to see what will happen. I also show you a hidden secret you'll never see in an arcade coin pusher - something in the middle that you won't believe! Don't do these arcade experiments in arcades! These are on our own machines!
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Hey it's Arcade Matt, welcome to my claw machine & arcade channel! Here we play arcade games, claw machines, coin pushers, carnival games, mini golf + more! I also show you how these arcade games work and how to win at some of them! Whether it's tickets, money or claw machine plush, I'm always in it to win the jackpot! No need for arcade hacks or cheats as I just use my skill to come out a winner at these arcade games! It all started with the claw machine and expanded from there - hope to enjoy what is to come from my arcade channel!
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The Rich in America: Power, Control, Wealth and the Elite Upper Class in the United States
The American upper class describes the sociological concept pertaining to the top layer of society in the United States. About the book:
This social class is most commonly described as consisting of those with great wealth and power and may also be referred to as the Capitalist Class or simply as The Rich. Persons of this class commonly have immense influence in the nation's political and economic institutions as well as public opinion.
Many politicians, heirs to fortunes, top business executives, CEOs, successful venture capitalists and celebrities are considered members of this class. Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth. The main distinguishing feature of this class, which is estimated to constitute roughly 1% of the population, is the source of income. While the vast majority of persons and households derive their income from salaries, those in the upper class derive their income from investments and capital gains. Estimates for the size of this group commonly vary from 1% to 2%, while some surveys have indicated that as many as 6% of Americans identify as upper class. Sociologist Leonard Beeghley sees wealth as the only significant distinguishing feature of this class and, therefore, refers to this group simply as the rich.
The members of the tiny capitalist class at the top of the hierarchy have an influence on economy and society far beyond their numbers. They make investment decisions that open or close employment opportunities for millions of others. They contribute money to political parties, and they often own media enterprises that allow them influence over the thinking of other classes... The capitalist class strives to perpetuate itself: Assets, lifestyles, values and social networks... are all passed from one generation to the next. -Dennis Gilbert, The American Class Structure, 1998
Sociologists such as W. Lloyd Warner, William Thompson and Joseph Hickey recognize prestige differences between members of the upper class. Established families, prominent professionals and politicians may be deemed to have more prestige than some entertainment celebrities who in turn may have more prestige than the members of local elites. Yet, contemporary sociologists argue that all members of the upper class share such great wealth, influence and assets as their main source of income as to be recognized as members of the same social class. As great financial fortune is the main distinguishing feature of this class, sociologist Leonard Beeghley at the University of Florida identifies all rich households, those with incomes in the top 1% or so, as upper class.
Functional theorists in sociology and economics assert that the existence of social classes is necessary in order to distribute persons so that only the most qualified are able to acquire positions of power, and so that all persons fulfill their occupational duties to the greatest extent of their ability. Notably, this view does not address wealth, which plays an important role in allocating status and power.
In order to make sure that important and complex tasks are handled by qualified and motivated personnel, society offers incentives such as income and prestige. The more scarce qualified applicants are and the more essential the given task is, the larger the incentive will be. Income and prestige which are often used to tell a person's social class, are merely the incentives given to that person for meeting all qualifications to complete an important task that is of high standing in society due to its functional value.
It should be stressed... that a position does not bring power and prestige because it draws a high income. Rather, it draws a high income because it is functionally important and the available personnel is for one reason or another scarce. It is therefore superficial and erroneous to regard high income as the cause of a man's power and prestige, just as it is erroneous to think that a man's fever is the cause of his disease... The economic source of power and prestige is not income primarily, but the ownership of capital goods (including patents, good will, and professional reputation). Such ownership should be distinguished from the possession of consumers' goods, which is an index rather than a cause of social standing. -Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore, Principles of Stratification.
The Bigger Picture in Our Kids' Activities | David Mitchell | TEDxNewAlbany
David will look at his journey and transformation as a sports parent and focus on what the most important part is in our kids' activities.
David Mitchell has worked for New Albany Schools for 11 years. He graduated from Kenyon College where he played basketball for 4 years and was a 3 year captain. David also earned his Masters Degree in Education from the Ohio State University. He and his wife, Lisa, have 5 kids. David feels strongly about improving youth sports so that kids can have the great experience they are intended to have.
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Space Grant Colleges | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:02 1 Objectives
00:02:15 2 History
00:03:32 3 Programs
00:09:05 4 Participating institutions
00:28:43 5 See also
00:29:02 6 Notes
00:29:11 7 External links
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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The space-grant colleges are educational institutions in the United States that comprise a network of 52 consortia formed for the purpose of outer space-related research. Each consortium is based in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and each consists of multiple independent space-grant institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.
Similar programs include land-grant colleges (instituted in 1862), sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966), and sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003). Unlike in the land-grant program, no economic rights to outer space have been granted in the space-grant program, only money.
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List of defunct department stores of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:20 1 Department stores merged with Federated and May
00:07:34 2 Other department stores
00:07:44 2.1 Alabama
00:09:09 2.2 Alaska
00:09:23 2.3 Arizona
00:10:04 2.4 Arkansas
00:10:39 2.5 California
00:20:50 2.6 Colorado
00:21:54 2.7 Connecticut
00:24:16 2.8 Delaware
00:25:07 2.9 District of Columbia
00:25:48 2.10 Florida
00:27:58 2.11 Georgia
00:30:20 2.12 Hawaii
00:30:31 2.13 Idaho
00:31:39 2.14 Illinois
00:36:08 2.15 Indiana
00:39:51 2.16 Iowa
00:40:47 2.17 Kansas
00:41:36 2.18 Kentucky
00:43:29 2.19 Louisiana
00:45:37 2.20 Maine
00:46:59 2.21 Maryland
00:48:43 2.22 Massachusetts
00:53:32 2.23 Michigan
00:57:54 2.24 Minnesota
01:00:25 2.25 Mississippi
01:01:23 2.26 Missouri
01:02:57 2.27 Montana
01:03:52 2.28 Nebraska
01:04:51 2.29 New Hampshire
01:05:18 2.30 New Jersey
01:07:15 2.31 New Mexico
01:07:37 2.32 New York
01:14:27 2.33 North Carolina
01:15:26 2.34 North Dakota
01:15:56 2.35 Ohio
01:28:12 2.36 Oklahoma
01:29:18 2.37 Oregon
01:29:44 2.38 Pennsylvania
01:35:19 2.39 Rhode Island
01:35:55 2.40 South Carolina
01:36:48 2.41 South Dakota
01:37:03 2.42 Tennessee
01:38:43 2.43 Texas
01:42:20 2.44 Utah
01:43:19 2.45 Vermont
01:44:09 2.46 Virginia
01:45:14 2.47 Washington
01:47:48 2.48 West Virginia
01:48:53 2.49 Wisconsin
01:50:47 2.50 National and regional
01:54:01 3 See also
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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This is a list of defunct department stores of the United States, from small-town one-unit stores to mega-chains, which have disappeared over the past 100 years. Many closed, while others were sold or merged with other department stores.
Appalachia | Wikipedia audio article
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Appalachia
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- Socrates
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Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in Alabama, the cultural region of Appalachia typically refers only to the central and southern portions of the range, from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, southwesterly to the Great Smoky Mountains. As of the 2010 United States Census, the region was home to approximately 25 million people.Since its recognition as a distinctive region in the late 19th century, Appalachia has been a source of enduring myths and distortions regarding the isolation, temperament, and behavior of its inhabitants. Early 20th century writers often engaged in yellow journalism focused on sensationalistic aspects of the region's culture, such as moonshining and clan feuding, and often portrayed the region's inhabitants as uneducated and prone to impulsive acts of violence. Sociological studies in the 1960s and 1970s helped to re-examine and dispel these stereotypes.While endowed with abundant natural resources, Appalachia has long struggled and been associated with poverty. In the early 20th century, large-scale logging and coal mining firms brought wage-paying jobs and modern amenities to Appalachia, but by the 1960s the region had failed to capitalize on any long-term benefits from these two industries. Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government sought to alleviate poverty in the Appalachian region with a series of New Deal initiatives, such as the construction of dams to provide cheap electricity and the implementation of better farming practices. On March 9, 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission was created to further alleviate poverty in the region, mainly by diversifying the region's economy and helping to provide better health care and educational opportunities to the region's inhabitants. By 1990, Appalachia had largely joined the economic mainstream, but still lagged behind the rest of the nation in most economic indicators.
Appalachia | Wikipedia audio article
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Appalachia
00:02:01 1 Defining the Appalachian region
00:04:30 1.1 Etymology and pronunciation
00:06:53 2 History
00:07:02 2.1 Early history
00:10:04 2.2 The Appalachian frontier
00:12:14 2.3 Early 19th century
00:13:44 2.4 The U.S. Civil War
00:16:34 2.5 Late 19th and early 20th centuries
00:16:44 2.5.1 Economic boom
00:17:57 2.5.2 Stereotypes
00:19:32 2.5.3 Feuds
00:20:32 2.6 Modern Appalachia
00:22:46 3 Cities
00:23:28 4 Culture
00:23:37 4.1 Ethnic groups
00:26:14 4.2 Religion
00:28:26 4.3 Dialect
00:29:23 4.4 Education
00:31:03 4.5 Music
00:32:37 4.6 Literature
00:36:32 4.7 Folklore
00:39:03 4.8 Urban Appalachians
00:40:02 4.9 Communications
00:41:03 4.10 Appalachian studies
00:41:49 5 Economy
00:42:13 5.1 Agriculture
00:44:42 5.2 Logging
00:47:07 5.3 Coal mining
00:50:27 5.4 Manufacturing
00:52:46 5.5 Tourism
00:55:18 5.6 Poverty in Appalachia
00:58:52 5.7 Tax revenue and absentee land ownership
01:02:01 5.8 Appalachian Regional Commission
01:04:16 5.9 Transportation
01:06:13 6 Popular culture
01:11:42 6.1 'Appalachia' as the United States
01:12:44 7 Physiographic provinces
01:13:13 8 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in Alabama, the cultural region of Appalachia typically refers only to the central and southern portions of the range, from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, southwesterly to the Great Smoky Mountains. As of the 2010 United States Census, the region was home to approximately 25 million people.Since its recognition as a distinctive region in the late 19th century, Appalachia has been a source of enduring myths and distortions regarding the isolation, temperament, and behavior of its inhabitants. Early 20th century writers often engaged in yellow journalism focused on sensationalistic aspects of the region's culture, such as moonshining and clan feuding, and often portrayed the region's inhabitants as uneducated and prone to impulsive acts of violence. Sociological studies in the 1960s and 1970s helped to re-examine and dispel these stereotypes.While endowed with abundant natural resources, Appalachia has long struggled and been associated with poverty. In the early 20th century, large-scale logging and coal mining firms brought wage-paying jobs and modern amenities to Appalachia, but by the 1960s the region had failed to capitalize on any long-term benefits from these two industries. Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government sought to alleviate poverty in the Appalachian region with a series of New Deal initiatives, such as the construction of dams to provide cheap electricity and the implementation of better farming practices. On March 9, 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission was created to further alleviate poverty in the region, mainly by diversifying the region's economy and helping to provide better health care and educational opportunities to the region's inhabitants. By 1990, Appalachia had largely joined the economic mainstream, but still lagged behind the rest of the nation in most economic indicators.
Space Grant | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:55 1 Objectives
00:02:00 2 History
00:03:09 3 Programs
00:08:05 4 Participating institutions
00:25:27 5 See also
00:25:45 6 Notes
00:25:54 7 External links
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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Speaking Rate: 0.7871805931953981
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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The space-grant colleges are educational institutions in the United States that comprise a network of 52 consortia formed for the purpose of outer space-related research. Each consortium is based in one of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico, and each consists of multiple independent space-grant institutions, with one of the institutions acting as the lead.
Similar programs include land-grant colleges (instituted in 1862), sea-grant colleges (instituted in 1966), and sun-grant colleges (instituted in 2003). Unlike in the land-grant program, no economic rights to outer space have been granted in the space-grant program, only money.
Appalachia | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Appalachia
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Appalachia () is a cultural region in the Eastern United States that stretches from the Southern Tier of New York to northern Alabama and Georgia. While the Appalachian Mountains stretch from Belle Isle in Canada to Cheaha Mountain in Alabama, the cultural region of Appalachia typically refers only to the central and southern portions of the range, from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, southwesterly to the Great Smoky Mountains. As of the 2010 United States Census, the region was home to approximately 25 million people.Since its recognition as a distinctive region in the late 19th century, Appalachia has been a source of enduring myths and distortions regarding the isolation, temperament, and behavior of its inhabitants. Early 20th century writers often engaged in yellow journalism focused on sensationalistic aspects of the region's culture, such as moonshining and clan feuding, and often portrayed the region's inhabitants as uneducated and prone to impulsive acts of violence. Sociological studies in the 1960s and 1970s helped to re-examine and dispel these stereotypes.While endowed with abundant natural resources, Appalachia has long struggled and been associated with poverty. In the early 20th century, large-scale logging and coal mining firms brought wage-paying jobs and modern amenities to Appalachia, but by the 1960s the region had failed to capitalize on any long-term benefits from these two industries. Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government sought to alleviate poverty in the Appalachian region with a series of New Deal initiatives, such as the construction of dams to provide cheap electricity and the implementation of better farming practices. On March 9, 1965, the Appalachian Regional Commission was created to further alleviate poverty in the region, mainly by diversifying the region's economy and helping to provide better health care and educational opportunities to the region's inhabitants. By 1990, Appalachia had largely joined the economic mainstream, but still lagged behind the rest of the nation in most economic indicators.
Dragnet: Claude Jimmerson, Child Killer / Big Girl / Big Grifter
Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The show takes its name from an actual police term, a dragnet, meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet debuted inauspiciously. The first several months were bumpy, as Webb and company worked out the program's format and eventually became comfortable with their characters (Friday was originally portrayed as more brash and forceful than his later usually relaxed demeanor). Gradually, Friday's deadpan, fast-talking persona emerged, described by John Dunning as a cop's cop, tough but not hard, conservative but caring. (Dunning, 210) Friday's first partner was Sergeant Ben Romero, portrayed by Barton Yarborough, a longtime radio actor. After Yarborough's death in 1951 (and therefore Romero's, who also died of a heart attack, as acknowledged on the December 27, 1951 episode The Big Sorrow), Friday was partnered with Sergeant Ed Jacobs (December 27, 1951 - April 10, 1952, subsequently transferred to the Police Academy as an instructor), played by Barney Phillips; Officer Bill Lockwood (Ben Romero's nephew, April 17, 1952 - May 8, 1952), played by Martin Milner (with Ken Peters taking the role for the June 12, 1952 episode The Big Donation); and finally Frank Smith, played first by Herb Ellis (1952), then Ben Alexander (September 21, 1952-1959). Raymond Burr was on board to play the Chief of Detectives. When Dragnet hit its stride, it became one of radio's top-rated shows.
Webb insisted on realism in every aspect of the show. The dialogue was clipped, understated and sparse, influenced by the hardboiled school of crime fiction. Scripts were fast moving but didn't seem rushed. Every aspect of police work was chronicled, step by step: From patrols and paperwork, to crime scene investigation, lab work and questioning witnesses or suspects. The detectives' personal lives were mentioned but rarely took center stage. (Friday was a bachelor who lived with his mother; Romero, a Mexican-American from Texas, was an ever fretful husband and father.) Underplaying is still acting, Webb told Time. We try to make it as real as a guy pouring a cup of coffee. (Dunning, 209) Los Angeles police chiefs C.B. Horrall, William A. Worton, and (later) William H. Parker were credited as consultants, and many police officers were fans.
Most of the later episodes were entitled The Big _____, where the key word denoted a person or thing in the plot. In numerous episodes, this would the principal suspect, victim, or physical target of the crime, but in others was often a seemingly inconsequential detail eventually revealed to be key evidence in solving the crime. For example, in The Big Streetcar the background noise of a passing streetcar helps to establish the location of a phone booth used by the suspect.
Throughout the series' radio years, one can find interesting glimpses of pre-renewal Downtown L.A., still full of working class residents and the cheap bars, cafes, hotels and boarding houses which served them. At the climax of the early episode James Vickers, the chase leads to the Subway Terminal Building, where the robber flees into one of the tunnels only to be killed by an oncoming train. Meanwhile, by contrast, in other episodes set in outlying areas, it is clear that the locations in question are far less built up than they are today. Today, the Imperial Highway, extending 40 miles east from El Segundo to Anaheim, is a heavily used boulevard lined almost entirely with low-rise commercial development. In an early Dragnet episode scenes along the Highway, at the road to San Pedro, clearly indicate that it still retained much the character of a country highway at that time.