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Languages of the United States
Many languages are used, or historically have been used in the United States. The most commonly used language is English. There are also many languages indigenous to North America or to U.S. states or holdings in the Pacific region. Languages brought to the country by colonists or immigrants from Europe, Asia, or other parts of the world make up a large portion of the languages currently used; several languages, including creoles and sign languages, have also developed in the United States. Approximately 337 languages are spoken or signed by the population, of which 176 are indigenous to the area. Fifty-two languages formerly spoken in the country's territory are now extinct.
The most common language in the United States is known as American English. English is the de facto national language of the United States, with 80% of the population claiming it as a mother tongue, and some 95% claiming to speak it well or very well. However, no official language exists at the federal level. There have been several proposals to make English the national language in amendments to immigration reform bills, but none of these bills has become law with the amendment intact. The situation is quite varied at the state and territorial levels, with some states mirroring the federal policy of adopting no official language in a de jure capacity, others adopting English alone, others officially adopting English as well as local languages, and still others adopting a policy of de facto bilingualism.
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Durham City Council June 5, 2017
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Meeting start at 03:47
Item 38 (Ralph A. Hunt, Sr.) / Ceremonial Item starts at 5:40
Announcements by Council starts at 14:44
Priority Items starts at 17:11
Consent Agenda starts at 17:54
Item 6 (Durham Sports Commission) starts at 21:42
Item 15 (FY '17 - '18 water & sewer capital facility fees) starts at 27:19
Items 36 (Fayette Place Site repurchase) starts at 33:19
Item 23 (Jackson/Pettigrew RFQ update) starts at 45:32
Item 26 (FY '17 - '18 Budget Hearing) starts at 1:18:01
Item 28 (Watkins at Witherspoon) starts at 1:46:30
Item 29 (1201 Ellis Rd) starts at 2:5208
Item 30 (Lumley Road Townhouses) starts at 3:15:18
Item 31 (UDO text amend., airport overlay) starts at 3:21:50
Item 32 (UDO text amend., temp outdoor sales) starts at 3:25:14
Item 33 (Amend FY '15 - '16, FY '16 - '17 Annual Action Plan,Community Development dept.) starts at 3:28:01
Item 27 (North River Village/Publix) start at 3:32:39
Item 4 (Durham Opens Space & Trails appt) starts at 5:47:37
Item 5 (Human Relations Commission appt) starts at 5:48:27
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Suspense: Sorry, Wrong Number - West Coast / Banquo's Chair / Five Canaries in the Room
Banquo is a character in William Shakespeare's 1606 play Macbeth. In the play, he is at first an ally to Macbeth (both are generals in the King's army) and they are together when they meet the Three Witches. After prophesying that Macbeth will become king, the witches tell Banquo that he will not be king himself, but that his descendants will be. Later, Macbeth in his lust for power sees Banquo as a threat and has him murdered; Banquo's son, Fleance, escapes. Banquo's ghost returns in a later scene, causing Macbeth to react with alarm during a public feast.
Shakespeare borrowed the character of Banquo from Holinshed's Chronicles, a history of Britain published by Raphael Holinshed in 1587. In Chronicles Banquo is an accomplice to Macbeth in the murder of the king, rather than a loyal subject of the king who is seen as an enemy by Macbeth. Shakespeare may have changed this aspect of his character in order to please King James, who was thought at the time to be a descendant of the real Banquo. Critics often interpret Banquo's role in the play as being a foil to Macbeth, resisting evil where Macbeth embraces it. Sometimes, however, his motives are unclear, and some critics question his purity. He does nothing to accuse Macbeth of murdering the king, even though he has reason to believe Macbeth is responsible.
Banquo's role, especially in the banquet ghost scene, has been subject to a variety of interpretations and mediums. Shakespeare's text states: Enter Ghost of Banquo, and sits in Macbeth's place.[28] Several television versions have altered this slightly, having Banquo appear suddenly in the chair, rather than walking onstage and into it. Special effects and camera tricks also allow producers to make the ghost disappear and reappear, highlighting the fact that only Macbeth can see it.[29]
Stage directors, unaided by post-production effects and camera tricks, have used other methods to depict the ghost. In the late 19th century, elaborate productions of the play staged by Henry Irving employed a wide variety of approaches for this task. In 1877 a green silhouette was used to create a ghostlike image; ten years later a trick chair was used to allow an actor to appear in the middle of the scene, and then again from the midst of the audience. In 1895 a shaft of blue light served to indicate the presence of Banquo's spirit. In 1933 a Russian director named Theodore Komisarjevsky staged a modern retelling of the play (Banquo and Macbeth were told of their future through palmistry); he used Macbeth's shadow as the ghost.[30]
Film adaptations have approached Banquo's character in a variety of ways. In 1936 Orson Welles helped produce an African-American cast of the play, including Canada Lee in the role of Banquo.[30] Akira Kurosawa's 1957 adaptation Throne of Blood makes the character into Capitan Miki (played by Minoru Chiaki), slain by Macbeth's equivalent (Captain Washizu) when his wife explains that she is with child. News of Miki's death does not reach Washizu until after he has seen the ghost in the banquet scene. In Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation, Banquo is played by acclaimed stage actor Martin Shaw, in a style reminiscent of earlier stage performances.[31] Polanski's version also emphasises Banquo's objection to Macbeth's ascendency by showing him remaining silent as the other thanes around him hail Macbeth as king.[32] in the 1990 telling of Macbeth in a New York Mafia crime family setting, Men of Respect the character of Banquo is named Bankie Como played by American actor Dennis Farina.
Lyndon LaRouche | Wikipedia audio article
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Lyndon LaRouche
00:00:42 1 Background
00:00:51 1.1 Early life
00:02:11 1.2 University studies, Marxism, marriage
00:03:55 2 1960s
00:04:04 2.1 Teaching and the National Caucus of Labor Committees
00:06:25 3 1970s
00:06:34 3.1 1971: Intelligence network
00:10:11 3.2 1973: Political shift; Operation Mop-Up
00:12:54 3.3 1973: U.S. Labor Party
00:14:50 3.4 1973: Ego-stripping and brainwashing allegations
00:17:23 3.5 1974: Contacts with far right groups, intelligence gathering
00:22:28 3.6 1975–1976: presidential campaign
00:25:57 3.7 1977: Second marriage
00:26:30 4 1980s
00:26:39 4.1 National Democratic Policy Committee, October Surprise theory
00:29:41 4.2 1983: Move from New York to Loudoun County
00:32:00 4.3 1984: Schiller Institute, television spots, contact with Reagan administration
00:34:24 4.4 Strategic Defense Initiative
00:37:05 4.5 1984: NBC lawsuit
00:39:40 4.6 1985–1986: PANIC, LaRouche's AIDS initiative
00:42:51 4.7 1986: Electoral success in Illinois; press conference allegations
00:44:59 4.8 1986–1988: Raids and criminal convictions
00:48:33 4.9 1989: Musical interests and Verdi tuning initiative
00:51:00 5 1990s
00:51:10 5.1 Imprisonment, release on parole, attempts at exoneration, visits to Russia
00:57:42 6 2000s
00:57:51 6.1 2000–2003: Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement, September 11 Attacks, presidential run
00:59:51 6.2 2003–2012: Overseas press coverage, financial crisis
01:02:17 6.3 2009: U.S. healthcare reform
01:03:33 7 Ideology and beliefs
01:03:42 7.1 History as a struggle between Platonism and Aristotelianism
01:06:01 8 Controversy
01:06:10 8.1 Allegations of antisemitism
01:09:53 8.2 Allegations of racism
01:11:02 9 Movement
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Lyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr. (born September 8, 1922) is an American political activist and founder of the LaRouche movement, whose main organization is the National Caucus of Labor Committees (NCLC). He has written on economic, scientific, and political topics, as well as on history, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. LaRouche was a presidential candidate in each election from 1976 to 2004, running once for his own U.S. Labor Party and seven times for the Democratic Party nomination.
LaRouche's critics have said that he has fascistic tendencies, takes positions on the far right, and creates disinformation.