Heritage Wine Cellars (Rt 20) North East, Pa.
Erie Times-News Wine Tour - Heritage Wine Cellars (Rt 20) North East, Pa. #LakeErieWine
Arundel Cellars & Brewing Co. (Rt 20) North East, Pa.
Erie Times-News Wine Tour - Arundel Cellars & Brewing Co. (Rt 20) North East, Pa. #LakeErieWine
Erie, PA Wineries
This isn't Napa Valley. This is Erie County... and this beautiful country, nurtured by Lake Erie is rapidly gaining renown for producing exquisite wines for all tastes..
Erie County's wine heritage stretches back to the Ice Age when glaciers descended on the region, leaving behind rich soil and gravel. Pennsylvania's moderate climate helped provide some of the best grape growing conditions on the east coast.
Now, an area of rolling hills and rich, gentle terrain, Erie County contains one of the United States' largest grape producing regions.
Come visit twelve thousand acres of grape vineyards and wineries, which have produced a number of internationally recognized award winning wines. Explore the region and traverse the wine trail that stretches through Erie County from Ohio to New York.
Whether you stay overnight or just visit for the day, stop by every winery or only a few, the wine country in Erie County will impress you with its beauty and charm.
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Five & 20 Spirits & Brewing in Westfield, NY
New York State's first combination winery, distillery & brewery!
Five & 20 Spirits & Brewing shares its new Westfield, NY home with Mazza Chautauqua Cellars on 80 acres of farmland, offering premium New York Wines alongside our high-quality small-batch distilled products, with craft beers now available for sampling and sale
Big E Farm, Jamesport, New York
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On the North Fork of Long Island, there's a place, where horses race, grapes ripen in the sun, livestock roam the pastures and everlasting memories are made. This breathtaking place, is called Big E Farm. What started as a thoroughbred horse farm, has evolved into 200 acres that possess incredibly diverse characteristics. Suitable for elegant country living, venue for social functions, corporate retreats, or a fully operational Award Winning Vineyard. 113 acres under vine - Certified Sustainable, 17 buildings, including 9 barns, Wine Club Gallery, Event Gallery, Tasting Room, Culinary Education Center and 3 cottages. In addition to all that is the Manor House which features professional chefs kitchen, commercial baking room, club room, 5 bedrooms including master suite w/ his and hers bathroom and closet, additional 4.5 baths, 4 fireplaces, foyer/solarium, porte-cochere, elevator, full basement with therapy/fitness pool, sauna, spa room, exercise room and wine cellar. Big E farm, where each day is an adventure, each night a celebration. Let your vision unfold...
Fort Hunter Archaeological Excavation – 2016
The Section of Archaeology at the State Museum will be conducting their excavation at Fort Hunter between September 7 and October 7, 2016. The public is welcome to visit and archaeologists will be on site, weekdays between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm. This year at Fort Hunter, we will be focusing our work in two areas: we will continue our work identifying and excavating features around the smoke house foundation in order to better understand this structure.
Norfolk Southern double stack passes Delaplane, VA
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Domes, Arches and Minarets: Islamic Architecture in America
Acclaimed photo-journalist Phil Pasquini has examined 200 years of inspired Islamic architecture in America.
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The Ancient City of Tyre
This symposium explores on the ancient city of Tyre, founded in 2750 B.C. by the Phoenicians, who created an alphabet and the first democracy in the world with a parliament and senate elected directly by the citizens. Tyre is the legendary birthplace of Europa, the daughter of the King of Tyre, the namesake of Europe. The city and the civilization was left in ruins by Alexander the Great who went to war against the Tyreans.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$431 billion in 2016, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the United States. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial history, attracting 42 million domestic tourists in 2016 who spent US$6.8 billion, generating an estimated $11 billion in total economic impact in the city and surrounding four counties of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has also emerged as a biotechnology hub.Philadelphia is the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps, and is also the home of many U.S. firsts, including the first library (1731), hospital (1751), medical school (1765), national capital (1774), stock exchange (1790), zoo (1874), and business school (1881). Philadelphia contains 67 National Historic Landmarks and the World Heritage Site of Independence Hall. The city became a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in 2015, as the first World Heritage City in the United States. Although Philadelphia is rapidly undergoing gentrification, the city actively maintains mitigation strategies to minimize displacement of homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods.
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00:04:50 1 History
00:17:48 2 Geography
00:17:58 2.1 Topography
00:20:12 2.2 Cityscape
00:20:20 2.2.1 City planning
00:23:18 2.2.2 Architecture
00:26:37 2.3 Climate
00:31:12 2.3.1 Air quality
00:32:51 3 Demographics
00:45:48 3.1 Religion
00:47:19 3.2 Languages
00:48:52 3.2.1 Dialect
00:49:55 4 Economy
00:54:02 5 Education
00:54:11 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:56:59 5.2 Higher education
00:58:38 6 Culture
01:00:53 6.1 Arts
01:03:46 6.2 Music
01:06:35 6.3 Cuisine
01:08:28 7 Sports
01:13:50 8 Parks
01:14:56 9 Law and government
01:16:26 9.1 Courts
01:19:04 9.2 Politics
01:23:43 9.3 Crime
01:27:50 10 Media
01:27:59 10.1 Newspapers
01:30:02 10.2 Radio
01:31:49 10.3 Television
01:34:08 11 Infrastructure
01:34:17 11.1 Transportation
01:36:28 11.1.1 Airports
01:37:41 11.1.2 Roads
01:41:16 11.1.3 Bus service
01:42:06 11.1.4 Rail
01:44:03 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:45:04 11.2 Utilities
01:49:27 12 Notable people
01:49:37 13 Sister Cities
01:51:29 14 Gallery
01:51:44 15 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Philadelphia, sometimes known colloquially as Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent ...
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$431 billion in 2016, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the United States. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial history, attracting 42 million domestic tourists in 2016 who spent US$6.8 billion, generating an estimated $11 billion in total economic impact in the city and surrounding four counties of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has also emerged as a biotechnology hub.Philadelphia is the birthplace of the United States Marine Corps, and is also the home of many U.S. firsts, including the first library (1731), hospital (1751), medical school (1765), national capital (1774), stock exchange (1790), zoo (1874), and business school (1881). Philadelphia contains 67 National Historic Landmarks and the World Heritage Site of Independence Hall. The city became a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in 2015, as the first World Heritage City in the United States. Although Philadelphia is rapidly undergoing gentrification, the city actively maintains mitigation strategies to minimize displacement of homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Philadelphia | Wikipedia audio article
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Philadelphia
00:04:08 1 History
00:15:14 2 Geography
00:15:23 2.1 Topography
00:17:19 2.2 Cityscape
00:17:27 2.2.1 City planning
00:20:00 2.2.2 Architecture
00:22:51 2.3 Climate
00:26:47 2.3.1 Air quality
00:28:12 3 Demographics
00:39:11 3.1 Religion
00:40:30 3.2 Languages
00:41:49 3.2.1 Dialect
00:42:45 4 Economy
00:46:17 5 Education
00:46:26 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:48:51 5.2 Higher education
00:50:16 6 Culture
00:52:13 6.1 Arts
00:54:42 6.2 Music
00:57:07 6.3 Cuisine
00:58:45 7 Sports
01:03:20 8 Parks
01:04:17 9 Law and government
01:05:35 9.1 Courts
01:07:51 9.2 Politics
01:11:50 9.3 Crime
01:15:22 10 Media
01:15:31 10.1 Newspapers
01:17:17 10.2 Radio
01:18:49 10.3 Television
01:20:48 11 Infrastructure
01:20:57 11.1 Transportation
01:22:49 11.1.1 Airports
01:23:52 11.1.2 Roads
01:26:59 11.1.3 Bus service
01:27:42 11.1.4 Rail
01:29:24 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:30:18 11.2 Utilities
01:34:02 12 Notable people
01:34:11 13 Sister Cities
01:35:49 14 Gallery
01:36:03 15 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the United States. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial history, attracting 42 mil ...
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Just outside the city of Asheville, North Carolina, lies an American landmark — The Biltmore. The Vanderbilt family built their sprawling estate in the late 1800s. Not only is this magnificent property reminiscent of Downton Abby, it houses the most visited winery in the country. Next, Leslie Sbroccp heads downtown to sample Asheville's vibrant and growing beer brewing industry. Combined with North Carolina’s BBQ pork, it’s a winning combination. Leslie hikes off the calories in the area’s stunning state parks where movies like The Hunger Games and Dirty Dancing were filmed.
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Pack your bags and join Leslie Sbrocco, beloved host of Check Please! for 100 days of cultural and culinary adventures around the globe.
Philadelphia | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:08 1 History
00:15:16 2 Geography
00:15:25 2.1 Topography
00:17:21 2.2 Cityscape
00:17:30 2.2.1 City planning
00:20:03 2.2.2 Architecture
00:22:55 2.3 Climate
00:26:51 2.3.1 Air quality
00:28:17 3 Demographics
00:39:24 3.1 Religion
00:40:43 3.2 Languages
00:42:04 3.2.1 Dialect
00:43:00 4 Economy
00:46:32 5 Education
00:46:41 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:49:06 5.2 Higher education
00:50:32 6 Culture
00:52:29 6.1 Arts
00:54:58 6.2 Music
00:57:23 6.3 Cuisine
00:59:02 7 Sports
01:03:38 8 Parks
01:04:35 9 Law and government
01:05:54 9.1 Courts
01:08:11 9.2 Politics
01:12:11 9.3 Crime
01:15:44 10 Media
01:15:52 10.1 Newspapers
01:17:39 10.2 Radio
01:19:11 10.3 Television
01:21:12 11 Infrastructure
01:21:21 11.1 Transportation
01:23:14 11.1.1 Airports
01:24:17 11.1.2 Roads
01:27:23 11.1.3 Bus service
01:28:07 11.1.4 Rail
01:29:48 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:30:42 11.2 Utilities
01:34:27 12 Notable people
01:34:37 13 Sister Cities
01:36:14 14 Gallery
01:36:28 15 See also
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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous ...
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This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Philadelphia
00:04:08 1 History
00:15:16 2 Geography
00:15:25 2.1 Topography
00:17:21 2.2 Cityscape
00:17:29 2.2.1 City planning
00:20:03 2.2.2 Architecture
00:22:55 2.3 Climate
00:26:51 2.3.1 Air quality
00:28:17 3 Demographics
00:39:24 3.1 Religion
00:40:43 3.2 Languages
00:42:04 3.2.1 Dialect
00:43:00 4 Economy
00:46:32 5 Education
00:46:41 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:49:06 5.2 Higher education
00:50:31 6 Culture
00:52:29 6.1 Arts
00:54:58 6.2 Music
00:57:23 6.3 Cuisine
00:59:01 7 Sports
01:03:37 8 Parks
01:04:35 9 Law and government
01:05:54 9.1 Courts
01:08:10 9.2 Politics
01:12:10 9.3 Crime
01:15:44 10 Media
01:15:52 10.1 Newspapers
01:17:39 10.2 Radio
01:19:11 10.3 Television
01:21:11 11 Infrastructure
01:21:20 11.1 Transportation
01:23:14 11.1.1 Airports
01:24:17 11.1.2 Roads
01:27:23 11.1.3 Bus service
01:28:07 11.1.4 Rail
01:29:48 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:30:42 11.2 Utilities
01:34:27 12 Notable people
01:34:36 13 Sister Cities
01:36:14 14 Gallery
01:36:28 15 See also
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- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the United States. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial history, attracting 42 mil ...
Robert Furman's Interview
Robert Furman served as General Leslie Groves' personal assistant throughout the war. He coordinated and was a part of the Alsos Mission, which involved harrowing espionage missions across Europe to interrogate Italian and German scientists, seize uranium ore, and gain intelligence on the extent of Nazi efforts to build the atomic bomb. Furman also accompanied half of Little Boy's uranium ore across the Pacific to Tinian aboard the doomed USS Indianapolis. After the war, Furman was sent on a special mission to Japan to investigate whether any efforts had been made by the Japanese to develop a nuclear weapon. Furman recalls General Leslie Groves' determination and the scientists' frustration over his emphasis on secrecy.
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History of Western civilization | Wikipedia audio article
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Western civilization traces its roots back to Europe and the Mediterranean. It is linked to the Roman Empire and with Medieval Western Christendom which emerged from the Middle Ages to experience such transformative episodes as the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, scientific revolution, and the development of liberal democracy. The civilizations of Classical Greece and Ancient Rome are considered seminal periods in Western history; a few cultural contributions also emerged from the pagan peoples of pre-Christian Europe, such as the Celts and Germans, as well as some significant religious contributions derived from Judaism and Hellenistic Judaism stemming back to Second Temple Judea, Galilee, and the early Jewish diaspora; and some other Middle Eastern influences. Christianity and Roman Catholicism has played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilization, which throughout most of its history, has been nearly equivalent to Christian culture. (There were Christians outside of the West, such as China, India, Russia, Byzantium and the Middle East). Western civilization has spread to produce the dominant cultures of modern Americas and Oceania, and has had immense global influence in recent centuries in many ways.
Following the 5th century Fall of Rome, Western Europe entered the Middle Ages, during which period the Catholic Church filled the power vacuum left in the West by the fall of the Western Roman Empire, while the Eastern Roman Empire (or Byzantine Empire) endured in the East for centuries, becoming a Hellenic Eastern contrast to the Latin West. By the 12th century, Western Europe was experiencing a flowering of art and learning, propelled by the construction of cathedrals and the establishment of medieval universities. Christian unity was shattered by the Reformation from the 16th century. A merchant class grew out of city states, initially in the Italian peninsula (see Italian city-states), and Europe experienced the Renaissance from the 14th to the 17th century, heralding an age of technological and artistic advance and ushering in the Age of Discovery which saw the rise of such global European Empires as those of Spain and Portugal.
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the 18th century. Under the influence of the Enlightenment, the Age of Revolution emerged from the United States and France as part of the transformation of the West into its industrialised, democratised modern form. The lands of North and South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand became first part of European Empires and then home to new Western nations, while Africa and Asia were largely carved up between Western powers. Laboratories of Western democracy were founded in Britain's colonies in Australasia from the mid-19th centuries, while South America largely created new autocracies. In the 20th century, absolute monarchy disappeared from Europe, and despite episodes of Fascism and Communism, by the close of the century, virtually all of Europe was electing its leaders democratically. Most Western nations were heavily involved in the First and Second World Wars and protracted Cold War. World War II saw Fascism defeated in Europe, and the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as rival global powers and a new East-West political contrast.
Other than in Russia, the European Empires disintegrated after World War II and civil rights movements and widescale multi-ethnic, multi-faith migrations to Europe, the Americas and Oceania lowered the earlier predominance of ethnic Europeans in Western culture. European nations moved towards greater economic and political co-operation through the European Union. The Cold War ended around 1990 with the collapse of Soviet imposed Communism in Central and Eastern Europe. In the 21st century, the Western World retains significant global economic power and influ ...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
00:04:07 1 History
00:15:14 2 Geography
00:15:23 2.1 Topography
00:17:18 2.2 Cityscape
00:17:27 2.2.1 City planning
00:20:00 2.2.2 Architecture
00:22:50 2.3 Climate
00:26:46 2.3.1 Air quality
00:28:12 3 Demographics
00:39:12 3.1 Religion
00:40:31 3.2 Languages
00:41:51 3.2.1 Dialect
00:42:46 4 Economy
00:46:18 5 Education
00:46:27 5.1 Primary and secondary education
00:48:52 5.2 Higher education
00:50:17 6 Culture
00:52:14 6.1 Arts
00:54:43 6.2 Music
00:57:08 6.3 Cuisine
00:58:46 7 Sports
01:03:21 8 Parks
01:04:18 9 Law and government
01:05:37 9.1 Courts
01:07:53 9.2 Politics
01:11:52 9.3 Crime
01:15:23 10 Media
01:15:32 10.1 Newspapers
01:17:18 10.2 Radio
01:18:50 10.3 Television
01:20:49 11 Infrastructure
01:20:58 11.1 Transportation
01:22:51 11.1.1 Airports
01:23:54 11.1.2 Roads
01:27:00 11.1.3 Bus service
01:27:43 11.1.4 Rail
01:29:25 11.1.5 Walk Score ranks
01:30:18 11.2 Utilities
01:34:02 12 Notable people
01:34:12 13 Sister Cities
01:35:49 14 Gallery
01:36:03 15 See also
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Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863. Since 1854, the city has been coterminous with Philadelphia County, the most populous county in Pennsylvania and the urban core of the eighth-largest U.S. metropolitan statistical area, with over 6 million residents as of 2017. Philadelphia is also the economic and cultural anchor of the greater Delaware Valley, located along the lower Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, within the Northeast megalopolis. The Delaware Valley's population of 7.2 million ranks it as the eighth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.William Penn, an English Quaker, founded the city in 1682 to serve as capital of the Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia played an instrumental role in the American Revolution as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United States, who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 at the Second Continental Congress, and the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787. Several other key events occurred in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War including the First Continental Congress, the preservation of the Liberty Bell, the Battle of Germantown, and the Siege of Fort Mifflin. Philadelphia was one of the nation's capitals during the revolution, and served as temporary U.S. capital while Washington, D.C., was under construction. In the 19th century, Philadelphia became a major industrial center and a railroad hub. The city grew from an influx of European immigrants, most of whom came from Ireland, Italy and Germany—the three largest reported ancestry groups in the city as of 2015. In the early 20th century, Philadelphia became a prime destination for African Americans during the Great Migration after the Civil War, as well as Puerto Ricans. The city's population doubled from one million to two million people between 1890 and 1950.
The Philadelphia area's many universities and colleges make it a top study destination, as the city has evolved into an educational and economic hub. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Philadelphia area had a gross domestic product of US$445 billion in 2017, the eighth-largest metropolitan economy in the United States. Philadelphia is the center of economic activity in Pennsylvania and is home to five Fortune 1000 companies. The Philadelphia skyline is expanding, with a market of almost 81,900 commercial properties in 2016, including several nationally prominent skyscrapers. Philadelphia has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Fairmount Park, when combined with the adjacent Wissahickon Valley Park in the same watershed, is one of the largest contiguous urban park areas in the United States. The city is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial history, att ...
The History of Mr. Polly Audiobook by H. G. Wells | Audiobook with subtitles
A funny and touching account of the imaginative Mr. Polly who, bored and trapped in his conventional life, makes a U-turn –- and changes everything.
H.G. Wells’ early life as the son of a semi-insolvent shopkeeper and as a draper’s apprentice fueled his novels of the lower middle class: The Wheels of Chance (1896), Kipps (1905), and The History of Mr. Polly (1910). These works evoke the desperation of apprentices, clerks, and small traders in their monotonous toil behind shop counters. And, like Mr. Polly, his protagonists make a break from their mundane lives with more or less success.
H. G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific writer in history, general and science fiction, and politics. He was a lifelong socialist. (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)
The History of Mr. Polly
H. G. WELLS
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