St Mary's Italian Church - This Church
An excerpt from a video created for the Salem Italian American community in 2003 when St Mary's Italian Church - the neighborhood church they founded, funded and built - was closed on them by the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. The story of this closing was also featured in the documentary Hand of God ( ). The church and two neighboring properties (rectory, youth center, apartment building) were purchased by the Salem Mission - an agency that houses the homeless. The three other properties have been developed into a shelter and apartments but the church itself has served as a thrift shop run by the Mission. Recently (May 2009) The Salem Mission announced plans to gut the church and convert it into 20 housing units. A grass-roots movement is under way to buy the church from the Mission and resurrect it as a community arts center. This would save the church's interior features and art, while allowing former parishioners, residents and visitors to once again attend the church - this time for performances and exhibits. The Salem Community Arts Center would employ Mission clients and engage them in educational opportunities.
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Conquistador | Wikipedia audio article
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Conquistador
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Conquistadors (; from Spanish or Portuguese conquistadores conquerors; Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes], Portuguese: [kũkiʃtɐˈdoɾis, kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ]) is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish Empire or the Portuguese Empire in a general sense. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, Oceania, Africa, and Asia, conquering territory and opening trade routes. They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
The Spanish conquistadores, who were primarily poor nobles from the impoverished west and south of Spain, began building up an American empire in the Caribbean, using islands such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola as bases. Florida fell to Juan Ponce de León after 1513. From 1519 to 1521, Hernán Cortés waged a campaign against the Aztec Empire, ruled by Moctezuma II. From the territories of the Aztec Empire conquistadors expanded Spanish rule to northern Central America and parts of what is now southern and western United States. Other conquistadors took over the Inca Empire after crossing the Isthmus of Panama and sailing the Pacific to northern Peru. As Francisco Pizarro subdued the empire in a manner similar to Cortés other conquistadores used Peru as base for conquering much of Ecuador and Chile. In Colombia, Bolivia, and Argentina conquistadors from Peru linked up with other conquistadors arriving more directly from the Caribbean and Río de la Plata-Paraguay respectively. Conquistadors founded numerous cities many of them on locations with pre-existing pre-colonial settlements including the capitals of most Latin American countries.
Besides conquest Spanish conquistadors made significant explorations into the Amazon Jungle, Patagonia, the interior of North America, and the Pacific Ocean.
National Broadcasting Company | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:16 1 History
00:02:42 1.1 Radio
00:02:50 1.1.1 Earliest stations: WEAF and WJZ
00:05:24 1.1.2 Red and Blue Networks
00:09:30 1.1.3 Chimes
00:11:30 1.1.4 New beginnings: The Blue Network becomes ABC
00:14:39 1.1.5 Defining radio's golden age
00:19:42 1.1.6 Decline
00:24:48 1.1.7 Restoration
00:26:10 1.2 Television
00:36:09 1.2.1 Color television
00:44:11 1.2.2 1970s doldrums
00:51:17 1.2.3 Tartikoff's turnaround
00:57:29 1.2.4 Must See TV
01:01:41 1.2.5 New century, new problems
01:09:47 1.2.6 Comcast era (2011–present)
01:21:08 2 Programming
01:24:31 2.1 NBC News
01:26:08 2.2 Daytime programming
01:29:31 2.3 Children's programming
01:34:55 2.4 Specials
01:38:57 2.5 Programming library
01:40:09 3 Stations
01:43:04 4 Related services
01:43:13 4.1 Video-on-demand services
01:45:50 4.2 NBC HD
01:49:15 4.3 NBCi
01:51:08 5 Evolution of the NBC logo
01:51:43 6 International broadcasts
01:51:53 6.1 Canada
01:53:08 6.2 Europe and the Middle East
01:53:55 6.2.1 NBC Super Channel becomes NBC Europe
01:56:01 6.3 Latin America
01:56:10 6.3.1 Mexico
01:56:58 6.3.2 Nicaragua
01:57:38 6.3.3 Canal de Noticias
01:58:35 6.4 Caribbean
01:59:21 6.4.1 Bahamas
01:59:38 6.4.2 Netherlands Antilles
01:59:57 6.5 Puerto Rico
02:00:15 6.6 Bermuda
02:00:46 6.7 Pacific
02:00:54 6.7.1 Guam
02:01:58 6.7.2 American Samoa
02:02:24 6.7.3 Federated States of Micronesia
02:02:44 6.8 Asia
02:02:52 6.8.1 NBC Asia and CNBC Asia
02:04:19 6.8.2 Regional partners
02:05:06 6.9 Australia
02:06:45 7 Criticism and controversies
02:06:55 8 Presidents of NBC Entertainment
02:07:06 9 See also
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The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English-language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, with additional major offices near Los Angeles (at 10 Universal City Plaza), Chicago (at the NBC Tower) and Philadelphia (at the Comcast Technology Center). The network is one of the Big Three television networks. NBC is sometimes referred to as the Peacock Network, in reference to its stylized peacock logo, introduced in 1956 to promote the company's innovations in early color broadcasting. It became the network's official emblem in 1979.
NBC has thirteen owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates throughout the United States and its territories, some of which are also available in Canada via pay-television providers or in border areas over-the-air; NBC also maintains brand licensing agreements for international channels in South Korea and Germany.
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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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.
CSS Alabama | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:45 1 History
00:00:54 1.1 Construction
00:05:41 1.2 Commissioning and voyage
00:11:43 1.3 Expeditionary raids
00:15:40 1.4 Final cruise
00:25:58 2 Officers
00:26:49 2.1 Confederate Medal of Honor awarded for valor
00:29:04 3 Repercussions
00:31:51 3.1 The wreck
00:38:02 4 Folklore and heritage
00:38:41 5 Battle ensigns and other naval flags
00:39:27 5.1 Surviving stars and bars
00:44:17 5.2 Surviving stainless banners
00:50:05 6 See also
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CSS Alabama was a screw sloop-of-war built in 1862 for the Confederate States Navy at Birkenhead on the River Mersey opposite Liverpool, England by John Laird Sons and Company. Alabama served as a successful commerce raider, attacking Union merchant and naval ships over the course of her two-year career, during which she never docked at a Southern port. She was sunk in June 1864 by USS Kearsarge at the Battle of Cherbourg outside the port of Cherbourg, France.
Conquistador | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Conquistador
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Conquistadors (; from Spanish or Portuguese conquistadores conquerors; Spanish: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes], Portuguese: [kũkiʃtɐˈdoɾis, kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ]) is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish Empire or the Portuguese Empire in a general sense. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, Oceania, Africa, and Asia, conquering territory and opening trade routes. They colonized much of the world for Spain and Portugal in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.
The Spanish conquistadores, who were primarily poor nobles from the impoverished west and south of Spain, began building up an American empire in the Caribbean, using islands such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola as bases. Florida fell to Juan Ponce de León after 1513. From 1519 to 1521, Hernán Cortés waged a campaign against the Aztec Empire, ruled by Moctezuma II. From the territories of the Aztec Empire conquistadors expanded Spanish rule to northern Central America and parts of what is now southern and western United States. Other conquistadors took over the Inca Empire after crossing the Isthmus of Panama and sailing the Pacific to northern Peru. As Francisco Pizarro subdued the empire in a manner similar to Cortés other conquistadores used Peru as base for conquering much of Ecuador and Chile. In Colombia, Bolivia, and Argentina conquistadors from Peru linked up with other conquistadors arriving more directly from the Caribbean and Río de la Plata-Paraguay respectively. Conquistadors founded numerous cities many of them on locations with pre-existing pre-colonial settlements including the capitals of most Latin American countries.
Besides conquest Spanish conquistadors made significant explorations into the Amazon Jungle, Patagonia, the interior of North America, and the Pacific Ocean.
Golden Parks and Recreation
The American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA), in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), announced the City of Golden Parks and Recreation Department Grand Plaque Recipient of the National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management live at the NRPA Congress and Exposition in Minneapolis, MN, October 27th.
View the Gold Medal Award Ceremony at
As one of four finalists in population category 25,000 and below, the City of Golden Parks and Recreation Department completed a video submission which was judged along with the initial application to determine the Gold Medal Grand Recipient.
Watch the Gold Medal (Winning) Entry Video here:
The Gold Medal Award honors communities throughout the United States that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, resource management, volunteerism, environmental stewardship, program development, professional development and agency recognition. Each agency is judged on its ability to address the needs of those it serves through the collective energies of citizens, staff and elected officials.