Block Island Rhode Island
Block Island is part of the State of Rhode Island about 13 miles from the coast in the Atlantic ocean.
With a population of under 1500 Block Island is small - about 5 miles with one town, New Shoreman. Getting around by bicycle or moped is of the best ways to see the island. There are lots of ponds within the island and good hiking, fishing and two large beaches - one, Crescent beach considered to be one of the finest beaches in the US.
There are two historic lighthouses on Block Island. The Southeast Lighthouse was was built in 1873. Because of bluff erosion, the lighthouse was moved in 1993 three hundred feet. The lighthouse also has a museum where you can see the original Fresnel lens.
Ferry service from the mainland arrives in New Shoreman and the harbor has a number of popular fish restaurants including Fins, that specializes in local seafood. The owner, I was told, has his own lobster traps and they serve, among some of their shellfish, Quahogs a hard shell clam that is also the fictional name of the town where Family Guy is set.
Other treats on Block Island can be found at The Ice Cream Place where homemade flavors are scooped out and served in cones. Including some nice takes of familiar passions like Almond Joy, Cake batter and Maple Walnut. There are also historic photos of Block Island on the walls to entertain you as you lick away.
The Oar restaurant at the new harbor which opened in 1965. There are over 900 painted and autographed oars along the ceiling and the walls of The Oar Restaurant and the only requirement is that the oar you give them does not contain obscene words.
The only words I can come up with for Block Island is a superb getaway -- and a bit of paradise lost.
Hummel Report: Cutbacks at Block Island State Airport raise concerns about service, safety
A veteran pilot, town officials and a state senator are imploring the agency overseeing Block Island State Airport to restore cuts made here last fall, saying the reduction in manpower is compromising safety and service.
Lighthouse to Go (Accessible Preview)
The residents of Block Island fight to save a sea side lighthouse from beach erosion. They join together and hire a team of brothers to move the lighthouse back from the cliffs. The 2,000 ton structure is moved 300 feet in an effort to save it from the ongoing erosion of the bluffs along the coast of Rhode Island.
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Teen killed in Block Island crash; driver facing charges
Police say 20-year-old Brandon McCrave was traveling at a high rate of speed on Lakeside Drive.
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RI State Police arrested 10 people over the holiday weekend
RI state and local police arrested 10 people on Block Island over the holiday weekend. Three were arrested for DUI, four for disorderly conduct, and three for assault.
Anne Hutchinson | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:21 1 Life in England
00:03:31 1.1 Childhood
00:06:42 1.2 Adulthood—Following John Cotton
00:10:59 2 Boston
00:12:26 2.1 Boston Church
00:13:27 2.2 Home Bible study group
00:14:55 2.3 Antinomian controversy
00:15:04 2.3.1 Tensions build
00:18:55 2.3.2 Ministerial confrontation
00:22:02 2.3.3 Events of 1637
00:23:05 2.3.4 Civil trial: Day 1
00:25:56 2.3.5 Civil trial: Day 2
00:28:57 2.3.6 Civil trial: Verdict
00:31:27 2.3.7 Detention
00:32:34 2.3.8 Church trial
00:37:32 3 Rhode Island
00:38:54 3.1 Final pregnancy
00:40:57 3.2 Dissension in government
00:43:24 4 New Netherland
00:46:52 4.1 Death
00:50:22 5 Historical impact
00:53:46 6 Memorials and legacy
00:54:38 6.1 Literary works
00:56:03 6.2 Namesakes
00:57:28 6.3 Pardon
00:57:47 7 Family
00:57:56 7.1 Immediate family
01:01:01 7.2 Descendants
01:02:02 7.3 Ancestry
01:02:44 8 See also
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Anne Hutchinson (née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual adviser, mother of 15, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638. Her strong religious convictions were at odds with the established Puritan clergy in the Boston area, and her popularity and charisma helped create a theological schism that threatened to destroy the Puritans' religious community in New England. She was eventually tried and convicted, then banished from the colony with many of her supporters.
Hutchinson was born in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, the daughter of Francis Marbury, an Anglican cleric and school teacher who gave her a far better education than most other girls received. She lived in London as a young adult, and there married her old friend from home William Hutchinson. The couple moved back to Alford where they began following dynamic preacher John Cotton in the nearby port of Boston, Lincolnshire. Cotton was compelled to emigrate in 1633, and the Hutchinsons followed a year later with their 11 children and soon became well established in the growing settlement of Boston in New England. Anne was a midwife and very helpful to those needing her assistance, as well as forthcoming with her personal religious understandings. Soon she was hosting women at her house weekly, providing commentary on recent sermons. These meetings became so popular that she began offering meetings for men as well, including the young governor of the colony Henry Vane.
She began to accuse the local ministers (except for Cotton and her husband's brother-in-law John Wheelwright) of preaching a covenant of works rather than a covenant of grace, and many ministers began to complain about her increasingly blatant accusations, as well as certain theological teachings that did not accord with orthodox Puritan theology. The situation eventually erupted into what is commonly called the Antinomian Controversy, culminating in her 1637 trial, conviction, and banishment from the colony. This was followed by a March 1638 church trial in which she was put out of her congregation.
Hutchinson and many of her supporters established the settlement of Portsmouth with encouragement from Providence Plantations founder Roger Williams in what became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. After her husband's death a few years later, threats of Massachusetts taking over Rhode Island compelled Hutchinson to move totally outside the reach of Boston into the lands of the Dutch. Five of her older surviving children remained in New England or in England, while she settled with her younger children near an ancient landmark called Split Rock in what later became The Bronx in New York City. Tensions were high at the time with the Siwanoy Indian tribe. In August 1643, Hutchinson, six of her children, and other household members were massacred by Siwanoys during Kieft's War. The only survivor was her nine year-old daughter Susanna, who was taken captive.
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Museu de Winterthur - Fundada por Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur (pronuncia-se turnê de inverno) é um tesouro americano. Considerado como uma das mais belas residências e mansões históricas da América, a par com Biltmore Estate, Monticello e Hearst Castle, os visitantes se maravilham com a antiga casa de 175 quartos elegantemente mobiliada da du Pont. O jardim de 60 acres de Winterthur é considerado um dos grandes jardins deste país, e sua biblioteca de pesquisa atende a acadêmicos de todo o mundo.
Wilmington - Não deixe o pequeno tamanho de Wilmington enganá-lo. Em seus 45 quilômetros quadrados, ela é uma cidade de grande importância. No meio do caminho entre Nova York e Washington, D.C., onde os rios Christina e Brandywine se encontram, Wilmington surgiu da primeira colonização sueca nos EUA para se tornar a Capital empresarial do mundo. Mais de metade das empresas que figuram na Fortune 500 funcionam aqui. Ela já foi a última parada da Underground Railroad (Ferrovia subterrânea) e também já foi o domínio da famosa família du Pont.
New Castle - Volte no tempo e experimente o charme e a beleza do New Castle colonial. Ande pelas ruas de paralelepípedos e aproveite os locais históricos desta comunidade ribeirinha. Historic New Castle, Delaware está localizado a apenas 10 minutos ao sul do centro de Wilmington, com fácil acesso a partir da I-95 e da I-295. Com vista para o rio Delaware, o Historic New Castle é a mais antiga cidade continuamente ocupada no Vale do Delaware.
Ilha Pea Patch - É uma pequena ilha de aproximadamente 1,6 km de comprimento, no estado norte-americano de Delaware, localizada no canal médio do rio Delaware, perto de sua entrada na Baía de Delaware. É uma ilha baixa e pantanosa, localizada no condado de New Castle, em frente à Delaware City, na costa de Delaware, e Finns Point, na costa de New Jersey. Uma vez que a localização das defesas militares estratégicas, a ilha é atualmente de propriedade do Estado de Delaware como Fort Delaware State Park.
Newark - Apesar de viver à sombra da cidade de Nova York há muito tempo, Newark tornou-se destino turístico recentemente, por seus próprios méritos. A apenas 15 quilômetros de sua famosa vizinha, a região oferece toda a diversão que se encontra em uma cidade como a Big Apple, mas em ambientes mais intimistas e a preços mais módicos. Newark conta com pontos turísticos históricos, festivais incríveis, grandes museus e estádios esportivos, além de oferecer isenção de impostos para compras.
Dover - Notória por sua importância durante o estabelecimento oficial dos EUA, Dover é sem dúvida alguma a mais histórica das cidades do estado. O passado da cidade se descortina ante os nossos olhos ao contemplarmos os inúmeros e notáveis edifícios da cidade em um passeio pelo Green Historic District de Dover (frequentemente chamado de The Green). Dover é também uma cidade de atrações modernas. Das corridas da NASCAR no Dover International Speedway ao hipódromo no Dover Downs e às incríveis aeronaves do Air Mobility Command Museum (Museu do Comando de Mobilidade Aérea), Dover proporciona uma perfeita combinação entre história e diversão.
Lewes - Em 1631, os holandeses deram a este assentamento de baleia o nome bonito de Zwaanendael (Vale dos Cisnes), antes de serem prontamente massacrados por Nanticokes locais. O nome foi mudado para Lewes ( loo -iss) quando William Penn ganhou o controle da área. Hoje é uma jóia de praia atraente com uma mistura de arquitetura inglesa e holandesa - e muitos ótimos restaurantes. O bonito Parque Estadual de Cape Henlopen fica a apenas 2,5 km do centro da cidade.
Parque Estadual Cabo Henlopen - As praias de Cape Henlopen atraem milhares de visitantes que gostam de tudo, desde natação oceânica, passeios de barco, pesca e caiaque até clamming, paddle boarding e windsurf. Mas o Cabo Henlopen oferece mais do que apenas o oceano e as baías. As principais trilhas do parque oferecem caminhadas e passeios de bicicleta.
Rehoboth Beach - Próximo à embocadura da Delaware Bay (Baía de Delaware), no oceano Atlântico, a cidade de Rehoboth Beach é um destino de férias muito procurado há tempos. Seu calçadão, com 1,6 quilômetro de extensão, entrou para a lista dos 10 melhores calçadões dos EUA da National Geographic e é um centro repleto de atividades. / Continuação...links, Pesquisar no site: (Fonte de Pesquisa)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island , officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States. Rhode Island is the smallest in area, the eighth least populous, but the second most densely populated of the 50 US states behind New Jersey. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west and Massachusetts to the north and east, and it shares a water boundary with New York's Long Island to the southwest. It also has the longest official name of all the states.
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Sleeping Giant (Connecticut)
Sleeping Giant of south-central Connecticut, with a high point of 739 feet, is a rugged traprock mountain located 8 miles north of New Haven. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. A prominent landscape feature visible for miles, the Sleeping Giant receives its name from its anthropomorphic resemblance to a slumbering human figure as seen from both the north and south. The Giant is known for its expansive clifftop vistas, rugged topography, and microclimate ecosystems. Most of the Giant is located within Sleeping Giant State Park. The mountain is a popular recreation resource; over 30 miles of hiking trails traverse it including 5 miles of the 23-mile Quinnipiac Trail. Quinnipiac University is located at Mount Carmel's foot in Hamden.
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Rhode Island ( (listen)), officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest state in area, the seventh least populous, and is the second most densely populated. It has the longest official name of any state. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. It also shares a small maritime border with New York. Providence is the state capital and most populous city in Rhode Island.
On May 4, 1776, the Colony of Rhode Island was the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown, and it was the fourth among the newly independent states to ratify the Articles of Confederation on February 9, 1778. The state boycotted the 1787 convention which drew up the United States Constitution and initially refused to ratify it; it was the last of the states to do so on May 29, 1790.Rhode Island's official nickname is The Ocean State, a reference to the large bays and inlets that amount to about 14 percent of its total area.
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Vermont | Wikipedia audio article
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Vermont ( (listen)) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont is the second-smallest by population and the sixth-smallest by area of the 50 U.S. states. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the United States. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016.For thousands of years indigenous peoples, including the Mohawk and the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki, occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France's colony of New France. France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War. Thereafter, the nearby colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut River, encompassing present-day Vermont. The provincial government of New York sold land grants to settlers in the region, which conflicted with earlier grants from the government of New Hampshire. The Green Mountain Boys militia protected the interests of the established New Hampshire land grant settlers against the newly arrived settlers with land titles granted by New York.
Ultimately, a group of settlers with New Hampshire land grant titles established the Vermont Republic in 1777 as an independent state during the American Revolutionary War. The Vermont Republic partially abolished slavery before any of the other states. Vermont then became the fourteenth state to be admitted to the newly established United States in 1791. Vermont is one of only four U.S. states that were previously sovereign states (along with California, Hawaii, and Texas), given that the original 13 states were formerly colonies. During the mid 19th century, Vermont was a strong source of abolitionist sentiment and sent a significant contingent of soldiers to participate in the American Civil War.
The geography of the state is marked by the Green Mountains, which run north-south up the middle of the state, separating Lake Champlain and other valley terrain on the west from the Connecticut River valley that defines much of its eastern border. A majority of its terrain is forested with hardwoods and conifers. A majority of its open land is in agriculture. The state's climate is characterized by warm, humid summers and cold, snowy winters. Its largest city, Burlington, had fewer than 50,000 residents, as of 2010. Demographically, the state was 94.3% white, as of 2010. At that time, Protestants (30%) and Catholics (22%) made up the majority of those reporting a religious preference with 37% reporting no religion. Other religions individually contributed no more than 2% to the total.
Vermont's economic activity of $26 billion in 2010 caused it to rank 34th in gross state product. It has been ranked 42nd as a state in which to do business. Politically, Vermont transitioned from being a reliably Republican state to one more liberal starting in 1960. It alternates between Republican and Democratic governors, but has sent only Democrats (or independents) to Congress since 2007. Voters have consistently chosen Democrats for president since 1992. The state became the first to recognize unions for same-sex couples through legislative action with the introduction of civil unions in 2000.
Nuclear power in the United States
Nuclear power in the United States is provided by 99 commercial reactors with a net summer capacity of 98,621 megawatts, consisting of 65 pressurized water reactors and 34 boiling water reactors, producing a total of 797 terawatt-hours of electricity, which accounted for 19.47% of the nation's total electric energy generation in 2014. As of 2015, there are five new reactors under construction with a gross electrical capacity of 6,218 MW, while 33 reactors have been permanently shut down. The United States is the world's largest supplier of commercial nuclear power, and in 2013 generated 33% of the world's nuclear electricity.
As of October 2014, the NRC has granted license renewals providing a 20-year extension to a total of 74 reactors. However, no applications for an additional license renewal, which could extend nuclear plant operating lives beyond 60 years, have yet been filed. For about 22 reactors license is due to expire before the end of the next decade if no renewals are granted. The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant was the most recent nuclear power plant to be decommissioned on December 29, 2014. Another four aging reactors were permanently closed in 2013 before their licenses expired because of high maintenance and repair costs at a time when natural gas prices have fallen: San Onofre 2 and 3 in California, Crystal River 3 in Florida, and Kewaunee in Wisconsin, and New York State is seeking to close Indian Point in Buchanan, 30 miles from New York City.
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00:03:43 1 Etymology
00:04:39 2 Geography
00:06:53 2.1 Cities
00:07:17 2.2 Largest towns
00:07:33 2.3 Climate
00:09:42 2.4 Geology
00:11:45 2.5 Fauna
00:14:23 2.6 Flora
00:15:39 3 History
00:15:48 3.1 Native American
00:17:00 3.2 Colonial
00:20:34 3.3 Sovereignty
00:22:06 3.4 Revolutionary War
00:23:19 3.5 Admission to the Union
00:24:59 3.6 The Civil War
00:26:08 3.7 Postbellum era to present
00:26:18 3.7.1 Demographic changes
00:27:07 3.7.2 Natural disasters
00:28:17 3.7.3 Political changes
00:29:53 4 Demographics
00:30:02 4.1 Population changes
00:31:50 4.1.1 Birth data
00:32:17 4.2 Population characteristics
00:33:22 4.3 Vermont speech patterns
00:34:52 4.4 Religion
00:35:00 5 Economy
00:38:23 5.1 Personal income
00:39:29 5.2 Agriculture
00:40:20 5.2.1 Dairy farming
00:43:08 5.2.2 Forestry
00:45:40 5.2.3 Other
00:46:47 5.3 Manufacturing
00:47:17 5.4 Health
00:47:59 5.5 Housing
00:50:08 5.6 Labor
00:51:16 5.7 Insurance
00:52:10 5.8 Tourism
00:55:45 5.9 Quarrying
00:56:50 5.10 Non-profits and volunteerism
00:57:21 6 Transportation
00:59:44 6.1 Major routes
01:00:09 6.1.1 North–south routes
01:02:25 6.1.2 East–west routes
01:04:41 6.2 Rail
01:05:12 6.3 Bus
01:05:20 6.3.1 Intercity
01:06:13 6.3.2 Local
01:08:39 6.4 Ferry
01:09:02 6.5 Airports
01:09:54 7 Media
01:10:03 7.1 Newspapers of record
01:10:47 7.2 Broadcast media
01:11:47 8 Utilities
01:11:56 8.1 Electricity
01:14:22 8.2 Communication
01:15:08 9 Law and government
01:16:18 9.1 Finances and taxation
01:20:10 9.2 Politics
01:20:58 9.2.1 State politics
01:26:22 9.2.2 Federal politics
01:29:48 10 Public health
01:34:48 11 Education
01:36:25 11.1 Higher education
01:37:25 12 Culture
01:39:52 12.1 Sports
01:40:00 12.1.1 Winter sports
01:40:47 12.1.2 Baseball
01:41:15 12.1.3 Basketball
01:41:45 12.1.4 Football
01:42:09 12.1.5 Hockey
01:42:32 12.1.6 Soccer
01:42:56 12.1.7 Motorsport
01:43:50 13 State symbols
01:44:42 14 Notable Vermonters
01:44:58 14.1 Residents
01:46:22 14.2 In fiction
01:47:38 15 Vermont sights
01:47:47 16 See also
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Vermont ( (listen)) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont is the second-smallest by population and the sixth-smallest by area of the 50 U.S. states. The state capital is Montpelier, the least populous state capital in the United States. The most populous city, Burlington, is the least populous city to be the most populous city in a state. As of 2015, Vermont was the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. It was ranked as the safest state in the country in 2016.For thousands of years indigenous peoples, including the Mohawk and the Algonquian-speaking Abenaki, occupied much of the territory that is now Vermont and was later claimed by France's colony of New France. France ceded the territory to Great Britain after being defeated in 1763 in the Seven Years' War. Thereafter, the nearby colonies, especially the provinces of New Hampshire and New York, disputed the extent of the area called the New Hampshire Grants to the west of the Connecticut River, encompassing present-day Vermont. The provincial government of New York sold land grants to settlers in the region, which conflicted with earlier grants from the government of New Hampshire. The Green Mountain Boys militia protected the interests of the established New Hampshire land grant settlers against the newly arrived settlers with land titles granted by New York.
Ultimately, a group of settlers with New Hampshire land grant titles established the Vermont Republic in 1777 as an independent state during the American Revolutionary War. The Vermont Republic partially abolished slavery before any of the other states. Vermont then became the fourteenth state to be admitted to the newly established United States in 1791. Vermont ...
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The East African Campaign (also known as the Abyssinian Campaign) was fought in East Africa during World War II by Allied forces, mainly from the British Empire, against Axis forces, primarily from Italy of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana or AOI), between June 1940 and November 1941. Forces of the British Middle East Command, including units from the United Kingdom and the colonies of British East Africa, British Somaliland, British West Africa, the Indian Empire, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Mandatory Palestine, South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and Sudan participated in the campaign. Ethiopian irregulars, the Free French and the Belgian Force Publique also participated.
The AOI was defended by Italian forces of the Comando Forze Armate dell'Africa Orientale Italiana (Italian East African Armed Forces Command), with units from the Regio Esercito (Italian army), Regia Aeronautica (air force) and Regia Marina (navy), about 200,000 Regio Corpo Truppe Coloniali from Italian-occupied Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Italian Eritrea and Italian Somaliland, led by Italian officers and NCOs, 70,000 Italian regulars and reservists. The Compagnia Autocarrata Tedesca (German Motorised Company) fought under Italian command.
Hostilities began on 13 June 1940, with an Italian air raid on the base of 1 Squadron Southern Rhodesian Air Force (237 (Rhodesia) Squadron RAF) at Wajir in the East Africa Protectorate (Kenya) and continued until Italian forces had been pushed back from Kenya and Sudan, through Somaliland, Eritrea and Ethiopia in 1940 and early 1941. The remnants of the Italian forces in the AOI surrendered after the Battle of Gondar in November 1941, except for small groups that fought a guerrilla war in Ethiopia against the British until the Armistice of Cassibile (3 September 1943) ended hostilities between Italy and the Allies. The East African Campaign was the first Allied strategic victory in the war but was overshadowed by the British defeats in the Battle of Greece and the Battle of Crete.