Hurricane Dorian ravages the Bahamas
The monster category 5 storm tore through the Bahamas Sunday, as it begins to move to the US east coast.
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My Last Beach Day of the Year: Boston to Newport to Boston
I did a quick trip to Newport Rhode Island and made it back in time to have dinner with my Grandpa.
IDB-IIC Meetings set for Nassau in April to Have Significant Tourism Impact
Nassau, The Bahamas -- The upcoming 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the 31st AGM for the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) could have a tremendous impact on the Bahamian economy, while showcasing The Bahamas as a premiere destination for the hosting of international business meetings, conferences and conventions.
The Chief Operations Officer of the Local Organizing Committee, Lynden Maycock is optimistic that this major international event will produce a myriad of direct and spin-off opportunities in tourism, culture and other related sectors of the economy.
When we look at persons coming into The Bahamas, some 5,000 delegates are slated to be attending the conference. We have properties (benefitting) from the Island House near Lyford Cay, to the Melia, to SuperClubs Breezes, to Sunset Resort, to Atlantis to Sandals and Comfort Suites -- you will even find private individuals who will be renting their homes to accommodate a number of delegates that will be attending the conference here in The Bahamas,” Maycock said.
The IDB-IIC meetings are slated to be held in the capital city of Nassau, April 7-10, 2016. Both public and private sector delegates, as well as delegates representing the IDB's 48 member countries, are expected to attend. Finance Ministers from the various member countries serve as Governors on the Board of the IDB and will lead the delegations from their respective countries.
The Bahamas certainly can, and looks forward to hosting large international events, as we have done numerous times before, Bradley Bosfield of the Groups Department of the Bahamas Tourism Center, The Ministry of Tourism, stated. Event organizers are given personalized attention from professionally trained event coordinators.
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Hurricane Matthew a threat to Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba
Tropical storm Matthew gauges decline as Florida proclaims highly sensitive situation.
Haitians living in helpless beach front shacks wildly looked for safe house as the most grounded Caribbean storm in nine years, Hurricane Matthew, surrounded the south-western promontory, sending storm surges, wind and rain into coastline towns.
Matthew, a brutal Category 4 storm pressing 230 kilometer-per-hour winds, was because of pound the western tip of Haiti right off the bat Tuesday neighborhood time, the US National Hurricane Center said.
As its external groups started beating Jamaica and southwest Haiti on Monday, the long haul gauge for Florida, US, additionally took a depressing turn.
In their Monday evening counseling, National Hurricane Center forecasters said PC models had moved Matthew's track westbound following three days, putting Florida and the US south-east drift at more serious danger. The tempest was found 310 kilometers south-west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, voyaging north, north-east at 8mph at 8pm. EDT. Supported winds stayed at 140 mph, keeping Matthew a furious Category 4 storm.
While forecasters have been watchful about the long-extend conjecture – past three days, tracks can be off by as much as 280 kilometers – they said models on Monday evening moved because of the reinforcing of a subtropical edge. A solid edge would direct the tempest toward the north-west.
With the new conjecture track moving the cone of worry over a huge swath of the state, including South Florida, state authorities cautioned occupants to quit fooling around about arrangements. On Monday evening Governor Rick Scott announced a highly sensitive situation for the whole state.
In the event that Matthew specifically impacts Florida, he said, there will be monstrous annihilation we have not found in years, tantamount to what we found in Hurricane Andrew.
Forecasters said late on Monday neighborhood time that Matthew would likely get speed and make a turn towards the north-west on Wednesday. The focal point of the tempest will move over Haiti on Monday night neighborhood time, eastern Cuba late Tuesday and over the south-eastern Bahamas late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
On the off chance that it hits Haiti, Matthew would be the principal real sea tempest to strike an immediate blow in 50 years, raising worries about across the board devastation. Downpour represents the most genuine danger. Forecasters caution the tempest could dump up to 24 inches (600 millimeters) of downpour on the nation, with as much as 40 inches (more than a meter) conceivable in a few spots, likely activating deadly mudslides.
Oceans agitated up by the monstrous tempest have as of now guaranteed two casualties in Haiti close to the beach front town of Les Cayes – an angler, whose body washed shorewards on Saturday, and another man who stays missing. A float close to the tempest at an opportune time Monday recorded a wave stature of almost 34 feet (10.3 meters).
We will gauge precipitation in feet, not creeps, Mr Knabb said.
Typhoon power winds spread crosswise over 130km. Hurricane power winds secured about 600km.
Matthew is additionally anticipated that would create hazardous tempest surges, with huge waves liable to bring water spring up ahead of time of the tempest's landing. Forecasters cautioned the south shore of Haiti could see a surge of up to 16 meters. Comparative for Cuba's southern coast and higher for the Central and south-eastern Bahamas.
Matthew could debilitate somewhat as it ignores the hilly islands, yet forecasters caution it will probably remain an effective tropical storm when it achieves the south-eastern Bahamas.
With rebuffing climate as of now hitting the islands, several individuals left their homes and started looking for safe house.
Be that as it may, even as parts of the islands started to surge, numerous occupants overlooked requests to leave, AP said. In the old port city of Port Royal at the mouth of Kingston Harbor, Government Minister Desmond McKenzie said two transports sent to clear occupants carried just two grown-ups and two kids to security. Others in the area demanded staying to ensure their homes. Schools will stay shut on Tuesday.
In Cuba, pioneer Raul Castro and a gathering of Cabinet clergymen supervised typhoon arrangements in the six eastern regions that could be influenced. Sea tempest Sandy clobbered Santiago in 2012, harming 137,000 homes and executing 11.
With an end goal to enhance PC models estimating Matthew's future track, sea tempest seeker planes have been flying into the tempest at regular intervals. A G-IV, nicknamed Gonzo and prepared to do high-elevation missions, is making twice every day flights to assemble data around and ahead of time of Matthew, said storm focus representative Dennis Feltgen. Neighborhood climate workplaces are likewise expanding the arrival of climate inflatables to gather data at regular intervals, he said.
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Talking Heads
Talking Heads were an American rock band formed in 1975 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne (lead vocals and guitar), Chris Frantz (drums and backing vocals), Tina Weymouth (bass and backing vocals) and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar, and backing vocals). Other musicians also regularly made appearances in concert and on the group's albums. The new wave style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, art rock, avant-garde, pop, funk, world music, and Americana. Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed whimsical, esoteric lyrics to the band's songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances.
Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Talking Heads as being one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s, while managing to earn several pop hits. In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of the band's albums appeared on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums poll listed one album (Fear of Music) at number 76. In the 2011 update of Rolling Stone 's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, the band was ranked at No. 100.
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History of the United States Marine Corps | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:13 1 Background
00:11:42 1.1 Colonial era
00:16:49 2 Continental era
00:45:42 3 Establishment of the modern Marine Corps
00:50:42 3.1 Henderson's era
00:55:17 4 Civil War
00:59:24 4.1 Confederate Marines
00:59:42 5 Latter 19th century
01:02:50 5.1 Spanish– & Philippine–American Wars
01:04:52 6 Early 1900s
01:08:18 6.1 Banana Wars
01:14:35 7 World War I
01:18:19 7.1 A new amphibious mission
01:23:54 8 World War II
01:27:32 8.1 Interim: WWII-Korea
01:33:24 9 Korean War
01:35:07 9.1 Interim: Korea-Vietnam
01:36:31 10 Vietnam War
01:37:30 10.1 Interim: post-Vietnam War
01:41:24 11 The 1990s
01:41:33 11.1 Gulf War
01:42:11 11.2 Bosnian War
01:43:26 11.3 Other
01:45:34 12 Twenty-first century
01:46:42 12.1 War in Afghanistan
01:47:51 12.2 Iraq War
01:49:26 13 See also
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The history of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) begins with the founding of the Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist in landing forces. Its mission evolved with changing military doctrine and foreign policy of the United States. Owing to the availability of Marine forces at sea, the United States Marine Corps has served in nearly every conflict in United States history. It attained prominence when its theories and practice of amphibious warfare proved prescient, and ultimately formed a cornerstone of the Pacific Theater of World War II. By the early 20th century, the Marine Corps would become one of the dominant theorists and practitioners of amphibious warfare. Its ability to rapidly respond on short notice to expeditionary crises has made and continues to make it an important tool for U.S. foreign policy.In February 1776, the Continental Marines embarked on their maiden expedition. The Continental Marines were disbanded at the end of the war, along with the Continental Navy. In preparation for the Quasi-War with France, Congress created the United States Navy and the Marine Corps. The Marines' most famous action of this period occurred in the First Barbary War (1801–1805) against the Barbary pirates. In the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), the Marines made their famed assault on Chapultepec Palace, which overlooked Mexico City, their first major expeditionary venture. In the 1850s, the Marines would see service in Panama, and in Asia. During the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865) the Marine Corps played only a minor role after their participation in the Union defeat at the first battle of First Bull Run/Manassas. Their most important task was blockade duty and other ship-board battles, but they were mobilized for a handful of operations as the war progressed. The remainder of the 19th century would be a period of declining strength and introspection about the mission of the Marine Corps. Under Commandant Jacob Zeilin's term (1864–1876), many Marine customs and traditions took shape. During the Spanish–American War (1898), Marines would lead U.S. forces ashore in the Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico, demonstrating their readiness for deployment. Between 1900 and 1916, the Marine Corps continued its record of participation in foreign expeditions, especially in the Caribbean and Central and South America, which included Panama, Cuba, Veracruz, Haiti, Santo Domingo, and Nicaragua.
In World War I, battle-tested, veteran Marines served a central role in the United States' entry into the conflict. Between the world wars, the Marine Corps was headed by Major General John A. Lejeune, another popular commandant. In World War II, the Marines played a central role, under Admiral Nimitz, in the Pacific War, participating in nearly every significant battle. The Corps also ...
Auburn Coach Wife Kristi Malzahn Agrees with Match & eHarmony: Men are Jerks
My advice is this: Settle! That's right. Don't worry about passion or intense connection. Don't nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling Bravo! in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go. Based on my observations, in fact, settling will probably make you happier in the long run, since many of those who marry with great expectations become more disillusioned with each passing year. (It's hard to maintain that level of zing when the conversation morphs into discussions about who's changing the diapers or balancing the checkbook.)
Obviously, I wasn't always an advocate of settling. In fact, it took not settling to make me realize that settling is the better option, and even though settling is a rampant phenomenon, talking about it in a positive light makes people profoundly uncomfortable. Whenever I make the case for settling, people look at me with creased brows of disapproval or frowns of disappointment, the way a child might look at an older sibling who just informed her that Jerry's Kids aren't going to walk, even if you send them money. It's not only politically incorrect to get behind settling, it's downright un-American. Our culture tells us to keep our eyes on the prize (while our mothers, who know better, tell us not to be so picky), and the theme of holding out for true love (whatever that is—look at the divorce rate) permeates our collective mentality.
Even situation comedies, starting in the 1970s with The Mary Tyler Moore Show and going all the way to Friends, feature endearing single women in the dating trenches, and there's supposed to be something romantic and even heroic about their search for true love. Of course, the crucial difference is that, whereas the earlier series begins after Mary has been jilted by her fiancé, the more modern-day Friends opens as Rachel Green leaves her nice-guy orthodontist fiancé at the altar simply because she isn't feeling it. But either way, in episode after episode, as both women continue to be unlucky in love, settling starts to look pretty darn appealing. Mary is supposed to be contentedly independent and fulfilled by her newsroom family, but in fact her life seems lonely. Are we to assume that at the end of the series, Mary, by then in her late 30s, found her soul mate after the lights in the newsroom went out and her work family was disbanded? If her experience was anything like mine or that of my single friends, it's unlikely.
And while Rachel and her supposed soul mate, Ross, finally get together (for the umpteenth time) in the finale of Friends, do we feel confident that she'll be happier with Ross than she would have been had she settled down with Barry, the orthodontist, 10 years earlier? She and Ross have passion but have never had long-term stability, and the fireworks she experiences with him but not with Barry might actually turn out to be a liability, given how many times their relationship has already gone up in flames. It's equally questionable whether Sex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw, who cheated on her kindhearted and generous boyfriend, Aidan, only to end up with the more exciting but self-absorbed Mr. Big, will be better off in the framework of marriage and family. (Some time after the breakup, when Carrie ran into Aidan on the street, he was carrying his infant in a Baby Björn. Can anyone imagine Mr. Big walking around with a Björn?)
Colonial history of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of the Americas from the start of colonization in the early 16th century until their incorporation into the United States of America. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Small early attempts sometimes disappeared, such as the English Lost Colony of Roanoke. Everywhere, the death rate was very high among the first arrivals. Nevertheless, successful colonies were established within several decades.
European settlers came from a variety of social and religious groups, including adventurers, soldiers, farmers, indentured servants, tradesmen, and a few from the aristocracy. Settlers traveling to the continent included the Dutch of New Netherland, the Swedes and Finns of New Sweden, the English Quakers of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English Puritans of New England, the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, the English Catholics and Protestant nonconformists of the Province of Maryland, the worthy poor of the Province of Georgia, the Germans who settled the mid-Atlantic colonies, and the Ulster Scots people of the Appalachian Mountains. These groups all became part of the United States when it gained its independence in 1776. Russian America and parts of New France and New Spain were also incorporated into the United States at various points. The diverse groups from these various regions built colonies of distinctive social, religious, political, and economic style.
Over time, non-British colonies East of the Mississippi River were taken over and most of the inhabitants were assimilated. In Nova Scotia, however, the British expelled the French Acadians, and many relocated to Louisiana. No major civil wars occurred in the thirteen colonies. The two chief armed rebellions were short-lived failures in Virginia in 1676 and in New York in 1689–91. Some of the colonies developed legalized systems of slavery, centered largely around the Atlantic slave trade. Wars were recurrent between the French and the British during the French and Indian Wars. By 1760, France was defeated and its colonies were seized by Britain.
On the eastern seaboard, the four distinct English regions were New England, the Middle Colonies, the Chesapeake Bay Colonies (Upper South), and the Southern Colonies (Lower South). Some historians add a fifth region of the Frontier, which was never separately organized. By the time that European settlers arrived around 1600–1650, a significant percentage of the Indians living in the eastern region had been ravaged by disease, possibly introduced to them decades before by explorers and sailors (although no conclusive cause has ever been established).
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