Tenas Falls, OR
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Witness watched helplessly as car falls off bridge
The man whose surveillance video caught footage of a car falling off the Combs-Hehl Bridge into the Ohio River below said he's now worried this could happen to anyone.
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A single mother of four describes what it's like to raise a family in Potomac Gardens, a massive 1960s-era public housing project in Washington. ____________________
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14-year-old girl thrown off ride at amusement park in Chongqing
Video footage emerged showing a teenager being thrown off a ride at an amusement park in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality at 2:00 pm local time yesterday. According to the Legal Evening News, the safety belt suddenly parted and the the 14-year-old girl flew up, then fell down and hit a barrier. She was rushed to the hospital, but died later from her injuries. The amusement park was closed for further investigation. The ride is called, “Travel in Space” and costs 15 yuan (2 US Dollars) per person.
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The Longest Bridge in the United States- Lake Pontchartrain Causeway!
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is the longest continuous bridge passing over water, the waters of New Orleans's Lake Pontchartrain to be exact. The bridge is so long that for 8 of its 24 miles, you can't see land in any direction.
The longer of the two bridges is 23.83 miles (38.35 km) long. The southern terminus of the Causeway is in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. The northern terminus is at Mandeville, Louisiana.
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Hampton Inn Oakland-Hayward in Hayward CA
Prices: . . . . . . . .. .. ... . . . . Hampton Inn Oakland-Hayward 24137 Mission Boulevard Hayward CA 94544 Conveniently located close to many area attractions as well as I-880, this hotel provides comfortable accommodations and is an ideal location for exploring the surrounding areas, including San Francisco. Only a short distance from the Hampton Inn Oakland-Hayward, guests can discover Oracle Sports Arena, California State University, shopping centers and golf courses. Six Flags Amusement Park as well as downtown San Jose are also within driving distance. The Oakland-Hayward Hampton Inn also provides guests with a variety of thoughtful amenities, including a free hot breakfast. Guests at the hotel will also appreciate wireless internet access as well as a heated outdoor pool.
Astor Place
John Jacob Astor immigrated from Germany to New York City and became the first multi-millionaire in the United States.
Whale Blows Up - WITH DYNAMITE(1970)
Sperm Whale blown up!
Authorities attempt to dispose of a beached whale by blasting it with dynamite
What It's Like To Be An Amazon Flex Delivery Driver
Amazon has offered free two-day shipping for Prime members since 2005. As Amazon rolls out a one-day shipping guarantee for its 100 million Prime members, Amazon Flex drivers help solve the company's last mile problem. CNBC spoke to these on-demand contract workers all over the country to find out what it's really like to deliver for Amazon. Watch the video to hear about the pay, pace of work, and how Amazon Flex works.
Is Amazon Prime worth it? For many members, free shipping is a key Amazon Prime benefit that factors into their decision to pay $119 per year for the service. As Amazon starts offering Prime members the added benefit of one-day shipping they're working with on-demand contract drivers to help with this especially labor-intensive and expensive hand-delivery.
We spent a day with Omar Montes, a Flex driver in the San Francisco Bay Area. Omar helped a friend deliver around 46 packages in 3½ hours, for $105. “These are like the good days that make you want to continue doing Amazon. But, you know, there’s obviously bad days too,” Montes said.
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Uncharted Territory: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau
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David Thompson is revered as a national hero in Canada, but is less well known to Americans. Uncharted Territory: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau focuses on the years 1807-1812, the time that Thompson spent primarily in the Canadian Rocky Mountains and northwestern United States, and the significant contributions that he made to the history of the American Northwest.
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Portland Civil Rights: Lift Ev'ry Voice
Lift Ev’ry Voice explores Portland’s African American history with a focus on the turbulent 1960s, ’70s and early ’80s. At the time, issues surrounding urban renewal, school desegregation and brittle police relations were exploding both nationally and locally.
By the mid-20th century, Portland was still considered the most segregated and prejudiced city on the West Coast.
World War II would fuel racial tensions in the city. During that time, thousands of African Americans migrated north to work in the shipyards. In Portland most were funneled into a hastily constructed public housing project called Vanport. After the war, many continued to live there because of a severe housing shortage.
A spring day in 1948 would change everything. The Columbia River flooded and washed away the town, leaving hundreds of both black and white families homeless. African Americans had little choice where they could move because of discriminatory real estate and banking practices. Most were forced to relocate to an inner northeast district called Albina. As blacks moved into the area, whites moved out into newly created suburbs — off limits to people of color.
The 1950s became a time of hard-fought civil rights victories led by organizations like the NAACP and the Urban League of Portland. The early pioneers helped break the color barrier in housing and jobs, but racist policies and powerful negative stereotypes would prevail in the city.
By the late 1950s, Portland’s disinvestment in the Albina district, lack of capital for mortgages and home improvements, and high unemployment among young African American men had created what was being called Portland’s Negro ghetto. The “ghetto” would soon be targeted for federally funded urban renewal projects.
In 1957 Portland voted to build the Memorial Coliseum and the East Bank freeway in Albina. The construction uprooted the southern and oldest end of the district first — destroying hundreds of homes and businesses owned by both blacks and whites.
In the late 1960s the Emanuel expansion project would displace hundreds more in Albina’s central core. Displaced African-American families were continually shifted further north and east.
In Portland and across the country, a new generation of young black activists was emerging with more militant strategies for changing the status quo. They began demanding equal rights as first class citizens, more jobs and better housing, and an end to police harassment and brutality.
By the late 1970s the Portland chapter of the Black United Front had emerged and gained tremendous power. Its members advocated for equal and effective educational opportunities for all children in their own neighborhoods, and demanded an end to the forced bussing of black children to white schools.
Continual pressure from the black community would ultimately end mandatory bussing in the city. At the same time, activists would focus attention on institutional racism in the Portland Police Bureau and demand accountability of the bureau and its officers.
Portland Civil Rights: Lift Ev’ry Voice is told largely through the words of men and women who lived through and led the struggles for human rights in Portland, and with archival film and images illustrating these remarkable times.
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Decoding the Oil Price Crash: The Outlook for Prices, US Production, and Geopolitics
At the May 5 forum The Oil Price Crash and the Shifting Energy Landscape, panelists discuss Decoding the Oil Price Crash: The Outlook for Prices, US Production, and Geopolitics.
Panelists:
Jesse J. Greene, Jr.
Moderator
Senior Fellow, Richman Center
Jason Bordoff
Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, and Senior Fellow, Richman Center, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Bob McNally
Founder and President, The Rapidan Group
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Colin Fenton
Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs
Grand Central Station: How a Train Transformed America
Grand Central: How a Station Transformed America (Grand Central Publishing) is a rich and entertaining history of the iconic Grand Central Terminal just in time to celebrate the train station's 100th fabulous anniversary. In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks.
In this celebration of the one hundred-year-old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks back at Grand Central's conception and amazing history, as well as the far-reaching cultural effects of a station that continues to amaze tourists and shuttle busy commuters. Along the way, Roberts will explore how the Manhattan transit hub foreshadowed the evolution of suburban expansion in the country and fostered the nation's westward expansion and growth via the railroad. With stories about everything from the famous movies that have used Grand Central as a location to the celestial ceiling in the main lobby (including its stunning mistake) to the homeless denizens who reside in the buildings catacombs, this is a fascinating and exciting look at a true American institution.
This event was hosted by the Graduate Center's Gotham Center for New York City History at the Proshansky Auditorium on February 28, 2013.
The Rise of the Hustler Class in the Post-Industrial Metropolis
March 31, 2016
The 2016 Spring Presidential Lecture Series
“The Rise of the Hustler Class in the Post-Industrial Metropolis”
Dr. Trevor B. Milion
Assistant Professor of Social Sciences and Criminal Justice at Queensborough Community College, City University of New York
Lecture Summary:
Whether it’s selling bootleg goods, playing the numbers, squatting rent-free, scamming tourists with bogus stories, selling knockoffs on Canal Street, or crafting Ponzi schemes, con artists use verbal persuasion, physical misdirection, and sheer charm to convince others to do what they want. This lecture focuses on both confidence artists (grifters who have mastered the art of deception) and hustlers (street entrepreneurs who have learned the science and art of persuasion).
For those who have ever lived in New York City—or even walked its streets as a tourist—most are familiar with the presence of the “hustler class” in the post-industrial city. New Yorkers make the proximity to hustlers a part of their daily commute: whether buying bottled water at a traffic light, a pirated DVD while seated in a restaurant, or an out-of-print magazine while strolling down a sidewalk.
Con artists—those who look to trick unsuspecting marks out of their money—rehearse their talk and use it with great skill to direct the action, particularly when luring an unwitting “street citizen” who becomes a mark or victim. The con game has many of the same elements as a play: props, a stage, a director, actors and audience, a plot, and finally curtains. The game seduces an ordinary citizen into a staged situation played out on the street. The con game, like a good play, must have certain features if it is to be successful: believability, universality, reflection of the human condition, and a fluid, seductive quality that ensnares the audience.
The city plays a vital role in the rise of con artists and hustlers. As New York City has transitioned to a services economy over the past four decades, many have been left out of the American Dream and have leaned on New York’s informal economy to survive. New York’s system of laws creates professional “freeloaders” who take advantage of tenant laws; New York’s cosmopolitan and designer thirst create hustlers that hawk knockoff goods on Canal Street; and the city’s infrastructure creates opportunities for young hustlers that sell bottled water at succinctly timed traffic lights on a hot summer’s day. Con artists and hustlers are ultimately people and products of their environments, products of their respective generational values, and important players in a bustling city jam-packed with potential marks and customers.
Dr. Trevor B. Milton, has worked with at-risk populations for more than eighteen years. Shortly after attaining his Bachelor of Arts in 1998, he worked with court-involved adolescents in Boston, Massachusetts—and later in New York City—as a case manager, youth counselor, and court advocate. Trevor Milton became interested in research on alternative-to-incarceration programs for youth while earning his Master of Arts in Sociology at the New School for Social Research. He earned a Ph.D. in Sociology from the New School in 2007.
Trevor B. Milton is an Assistant Professor of sociology and criminal justice at Queensborough Community College, CUNY. His areas of research include prison reform, adolescent criminal behavior, informal economic practices, urban ethnography, alternative-to-incarceration programs, and the intersectionality of class and racial identity. He is the author of Overcoming the Magnetism of Street Life: Crime-Engaged Youth and the Programs That Transform Them (Lexington Books, 2011), “Class Status and the Construction of Black Masculinity” featured in Ethnicity and Race in a Changing World: A Review Journal (Spring 2012), and co-author of The Con Men: Hustling in New York City (Columbia University Press, 2015).
Agent 110: An American Spymaster and the German Resistance in WWII
In his latest book, Agent 110, author and journalist Scott Miller describes how Allen Dulles, a newly minted U.S. spy from an eminent family, met with and facilitated the plots of the German Underground who were trying to destroy the Nazi leadership. While working with the German networks, Dulles became aware of and exposed the political maneuverings of the Soviets, who were already competing for domination of Germany, and all of Europe, in the post-war period. A book signing will follow the program.
How Will Richard Nixon Be Remembered?
July 17, 2010: Officials from the Nixon White House discuss the life and legacy of the 37th President. Participants included Barbara Hackman Franklin, Staff Assistant to President Nixon and head of the Presidential Task Force on Women's Rights and Responsibilities; Tod Hullin, former Associate Director of the White House Domestic Council for Housing and Community Affairs; Larry Higby, Assistant Chief-of-Staff to President Nixon; Bobbie Kilberg, White House Fellow and Staff Assistant to the President working on Indian Affairs; and Fred Malek, former head of White House personnel and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
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Here be Dragons 2018: Track A
Sea monsters such as the kraken, prister, and rosmarus indicated uncharted territory on elaborate new maps of the world in medieval times. Despite many advances in mapping technology and data acquisition in the last 500 years, our ocean remains largely uncharted and poorly understood.
Here be Dragons convened explorers, innovators, artists, scientists, and storytellers to identify the uncharted territories that still exist in ocean exploration and storytelling. In response, MIT students will work with explorers to develop and present collaborative projects to deploy new and emerging technologies in the field that address gaps in our understanding and sharing of the ocean. Select proposals will be funded for Rapid Field Deployments.
In collaboration with the National Geographic Society and New England Aquarium.
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Wyoming's Original Main Street - Main Street, Wyoming
We explore how Robert Stuart's discover of South Pass became a catalyst for America's westward expansion.
Gurus, Women, and Yoga: The Spiritual World of Hindu Universalism
In the annual Hindu View of Life lecture, Ruth Harris examines how Vivekananda conveyed the meaning of “guru-bakhti” to his female disciples, and the spiritual lens through which he sought to mold them in a male spiritual milieu.
Ruth Harris is Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow at All Souls’ College. She has published widely in the history of religion, science, women’s history, French history, and more recently, global history.
The lecture took place at the Center for the Studies for World Religions on September 23, 2019.
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Thomas E. Marceau's Interview
Thomas E. Marceau is an archaeologist and cultural resources specialist at the Hanford site. In this interview, he discusses the geological history of the Hanford area and the Native American tribes that have lived in the area for thousands of years. He also highlights how the displacement of Native Americans have resulted in a cultural and historical crisis for these tribes, because their identities, lives, and communities revolve around the lands their ancestors inhabited.
As well, he emphasizes the importance of risk assessments of the Hanford land that include the perspective and concerns of Native American tribes.
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