Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County. The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, three of the Five Colleges. The name of the town is pronounced without the h, giving rise to the local saying, only the 'h' is silent, in reference both to the pronunciation and to the town's politically active populace.
The communities of Amherst Center, North Amherst, and South Amherst are census-designated places.
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University at Buffalo - North Campus
The State University of New York at Buffalo is a public research university with campuses in Buffalo and Amherst, New York, United States. It is commonly referred to as the University at Buffalo (UB) or SUNY Buffalo, and was formerly known as the University of Buffalo. The university was founded in 1846 as a private medical college, but in 1962 merged with the State University of New York (SUNY) system. By enrollment, UB is the largest in the SUNY system, and also the largest public university in New York. UB also has the largest endowment and research funding, as a comprehensive university center in the SUNY system.
As of 2017, the university enrolls 30,648 students in 13 colleges. In addition to the College of Arts and Sciences, the university houses the largest state-operated medical school, dental school, education school, business school, engineering school, and also features the only state law school, architecture and urban planning school, and pharmacy school in the state of New York. The university offers over 100 bachelor's, 205 master's, 84 doctoral, and 10 professional areas of study.
The North Campus, a census-designated place also called University at Buffalo, located in the suburb of Amherst, began in the 1970s. Many academic programs, including the entirety of the undergraduate College of Arts and Sciences, the University at Buffalo Law School, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Management, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the Graduate School of Education, as well as Lockwood Memorial Library, Oscar A. Silverman Library, and many administrative offices, are located on UB's North Campus.
The North Campus is home to administrative and academic offices. The main buildings are arranged along one academic spine, a second floor connecting corridor, that connects most of the main academic buildings. The whole campus covers 1,192 acres (5 km2) with 146 buildings containing 6,715,492 sq ft (623,890 m2), 10 residence halls and 5 apartment complexes. Its immense size also necessitated the creation of a shuttle system circling the academic sector and surrounding areas including the administrative complex, located nearly a quarter mile from the central academic area. When originally built by the state of New York, the North Campus was provided with two Interstate exits, from I-290 and I-990, its own internal parkway, the John James Audubon Parkway, and two small lakes created from Ellicott Creek. As a census-designated place, the residential population recorded at the 2010 census was 6,066.
The North Campus offers a variety of entertainment programming and activity for students. It contains the Student Union, which houses offices for the Student Association and student-interest clubs; Slee Hall, which presents contemporary and classical music concerts; Alumni Arena, the home-court for University Athletics; the UB Center for the Arts, a non-profit presenter of a wide variety of professional entertainment and University at Buffalo Stadium, the 30,000 seat football stadium.
Tennis Turf Testing at UMass Amherst
Turf scientists from Stockbridge School of Agriculture at UMass Amherst team up with tennis experts to test 8 species of turf grass under match play conditions - the only research study into the qualities of tennis turf in the entire country.
UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the largest public research university in New England, distinguished by the excellence and breadth of its academic, research and community programs. Founded in 1863 and home to nearly 30,000 total undergraduate and graduate students, UMass ranks no. 27 in a field of more than 700 public, four-year colleges across the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's latest annual college guide. UMass Amherst stretches across more than 1,400 acres of land in the historic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, providing a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers - campus sits 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The idyllic college town of Amherst is home to hiking, biking, museums, music, theater, history, food, farms and much more. UMass Amherst also joins a local consortium of five nationally recognized colleges, including Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges.
Saskia Sassen - Amherst College - Sept. 20, 2018
Saskia Sassen, the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and a member of its Committee on Global Thought, joined Spanish Professor and host of NPR's In Contrast, Ilan Stavans, for Globalism and Its Discontents, as part of this year's Point/Counterpoint series.
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The rise of populism worldwide today, personified by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, is a fierce reaction to globalism policies of the past few decades. Anti-immigration movements in Europe and the United States; assaults on free speech; racial profiling; polarized politics; intolerance for gender, economic and linguistic diversity; the building of walls and the renegotiation of international trade treaties; the tension between rural and urban communities; and the questioning of the basic tenets of pluralism are some of the symptoms. Democracy itself might be at peril.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on The David Rubenstein Show (Part 1)
Oct.02 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg talks about her health, her relationship with Justice Antonin Scalia, her rise to fame and the secret to a healthy marriage. The 86-year old, appointed by President Bill Clinton, says she will continue to serve as long as she's healthy. This is part one of her appearance on The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations. The show was recorded on September 19 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
Roosevelt Poetry Reading: Rootedness || Radcliffe Institute
Five poets read selected, multilingual works and participate in a moderated discussion about worlds reinvented and belonging reimagined.
Elisa Biagini, lecturer of writing, New York University Florence
Irène Gayraud, assistant professor of comparative literature, Sorbonne Université
Shara McCallum, liberal arts professor of English, Pennsylvania State University
Evie Shockley, 2018–2019 fellow, Radcliffe Institute, and associate professor of English, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
Moderated by Elisa (Lisa) New, creator and host, Poetry in America; director, Verse Video Education; and Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Harvard University
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Shigehisa Kuriyama, Faculty Director of the Humanities Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Marta Gentilucci, composer; 2018–2019 Rieman and Baketel Fellow for Music, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
This event is part of the Roosevelt Poetry Readings at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. The Roosevelt Poetry Readings are made possible by a donation to help bring poets of recognized stature to the Institute.
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Raw Food Diet Documentary - part 1 of 2
Raw For Life: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Raw Food Lifestyle
Director: Kathy Close
Writers: Kathy Close, Chris Toussaint (co-writer)
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Starting out of a raw food diet
Weight reduction
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Nutrition
Rejuvenation and longevity
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Wisdom of eating raw
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Author Talks: Cesare Pavese and America
September 27, 2018
The UMass Amherst Italian Studies Program and the Libraries hosted a panel discussion to celebrate the acquisition of an important collection of Cesare Pavese's books, a gift from Lawrence G. Smith, author of Cesare Pavese and America.
At the time of his death Pavese (1908-1950) was one of Italy's best-known writers. A poet, novelist, literary critic, and translator, he had been profoundly influenced in his early years by American literature. As a scholar and translator, he introduced Italian readers to Melville's Moby-Dick, and to several other American authors.
Speakers:
Lawrence G. Smith: “'To Connie, who understands, from Cesare.' Four books inscribed by Pavese to Constance Dowling.
Mark Pietralunga: “'To my dear Buddy in America, who let me in a new world': Rivisiting the First Chapter of Pavese's Discovery of America”
Geoffrey Brock: Into a Rhythm: Translating Pavese's Poetry into English
Andrea Malaguti: First Love, Last Rites: Cesare Pavese and the Film Imagery
Co-sponsors: Dean's Office, Humanities and Fine Arts; Italian Studies Program; Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; UMass Amherst Libraries; UMass Press.
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Social Security is Totally Secure. Or is it? A Debate.
Given Social Security's nearly $3 trillion trust fund, the system cannot add to the federal deficit.
That was the topic of a public debated hosted by the Soho Forum in New York City on June 17, 2019. It featured Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist at the New School for Social Research, and Gene Epstein, the director of the Soho Forum. Reason's Nick Gillespie moderated.
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It was an Oxford-style debate, in which the audience votes on the resolution at the beginning and end of the event, and the side that gains the most ground is victorious. Epstein prevailed in the debate by convincing 35 percent of audience members to change their minds.
Arguing for the affirmative was Ghilarducci, whose 2018 book, Rescuing Retirement, advocates individual guaranteed retirement accounts for workers. Ghilarducci's 2015 book, How to Retire With Enough Money, is a practical guide to financial security in retirement. Ghilarducci is the director of The Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, a think tank that studies the government's role in the economy.
Epstein argued for the negative. Epstein is the Soho Forum's director and the former economics and books editor of Barron's. His last published book was Econospinning: How to Read between the Lines when the Media Manipulate the Numbers. He has taught economics at the City University of New York and St. John's University, and worked as a senior economist for the New York Stock Exchange.
The Soho Forum, which is sponsored by the Reason Foundation, is a monthly debate series at the SubCulture Theater in Manhattan's East Village.
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Resistance and Opposition During World War II: Germany, France and the United States
Catherine Epstein, Dean of the Faculty, Winkley Professor of History, specialist in modern German history and author of Nazi Germany: Confronting the Myths, will discuss resistance movements inside the Third Reich before and during the war. Ronald Rosbottom, Winifred L. Arms Professor in the Arts and Humanities and Professor of French and European Studies, former Dean of the Faculty, specialist in World War II literature and film and author of When Paris Went Dark: The City of Light Under German Occupation, will speak about his research on French adolescents involved in resisting the German occupation, the subject of his next book. And David Roll ’62, Washington lawyer and nonfiction author, most recently, of The Hopkins Touch, will address the reactions of George Marshall, Harry Hopkins and John J. McCloy (Class of 1916) to efforts of Jewish leaders and others to rescue European Jews. Roll is presently working on a new treatment of the military and political life of George Marshall. A book signing will follow the talk. Presented by the Class of 1962.
UMass Amherst Distinguished Faculty Lecture 2019, Professor Carol E. Heim
Professor Carol E. Heim, Department of Economics at UMass Amherst, presented a lecture on Mrach 27, 2019 titled: Who Pays, Who Benefits, Who Decides? Property Developers and the Political Economy of Urban Growth.
Property developers reap a return sometimes called development gain, which is over and above the ordinary rate of profit. They often use legal and political means to increase their share of economic value created through urban development. Their interests are sometimes, but not always, in alignment with the public good. Historical research on the boom cities of Chicago and Phoenix, particularly concerning infrastructure finance, illustrates their goals and activities. Examination of current policy issues in cities such as Houston and Miami, which are facing severe impacts of natural disasters and climate change, also provides opportunities to explore the role of developers in U.S. cities and suburbs.
UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the largest public research university in New England, distinguished by the excellence and breadth of its academic, research and community programs. Founded in 1863 and home to nearly 30,000 total undergraduate and graduate students, UMass ranks no. 27 in a field of more than 700 public, four-year colleges across the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report's latest annual college guide.
UMass Amherst stretches across more than 1,400 acres of land in the historic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, providing a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers - campus sits 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The idyllic college town of Amherst is home to hiking, biking, museums, music, theater, history, food, farms and much more. UMass Amherst also joins a local consortium of five nationally recognized colleges, including Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges.
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Modern nonprofit board governance -- passion is not enough! | Chris Grundner | TEDxWilmington
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Chris Grundner is the president and CEO of the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement. Since his arrival in February 2012, he has enabled the organization to nearly double its membership and significantly expand its reach. Grundner, originally from Buffalo, NY, received his Bachelors in Business Administration from the State University of New York at Fredonia. He earned his MBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. In 1999, Grundner moved to Wilmington to join the co-brand credit card division of First USA Bank as the Director of Business Development. Due to his significant achievements, Grundner became one of the organization’s youngest Senior Vice Presidents in early 2002. However, later that same year, his wife, Kelly, was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at the age of 29. Grundner left his job at JPMorgan Chase in 2004 after her passing and started The Kelly Heinz-Grundner Brain Tumor Foundation in 2005 with the goal of bringing national attention to the disease. Through the foundation, Grundner has launched two brain tumor awareness initiatives – GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME® and Tulips Against Tumors™ – both of which became national programs when the organization merged with the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) in March 2010.
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Cynthia Bourgeault - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview
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The Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Ph.D., is an Episcopal priest, teacher, writer, and internationally acclaimed retreat leader. A student of Fr. Thomas Keating, Bruno Barnhart, Beatrice Bruteau, sand the Gurdjieff Work, she has made her mark exploring Wisdom Christianity and the often overlooked lineage of Christian nonduality. Founding Director of the Contemplative Society in Victoria BC and the Aspen Wisdom School, she now serves as one of the core faculty, together with Richard Rohr, OFM, and James Finley, of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM. When not teaching internationally, she resides in her seaside hermitage on Eagle Island, Maine.
Reason AMA: Impeachment, Cocktails, Debt, New Zealand, Justin Amash, Prog Rock, Libraries, and More
You asked Reason editors about impeachment, book recommendations, cocktail ingredients, public libraries, New Zealand, the debt crisis, and more. Watch us try to answer without killing each other, and then please donate to our annual Webathon!
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Well, this year we asked for questions as part of our weekly Reason Roundtable podcast, featuring Nick Gillespie, Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Matt Welch, and man, did you people deliver. In a special bonus Webathon dispatch that tests the outer limits of the Non-Agression Principle by taping in the same room, your humble Roundtableists give their own reasons for the giving season, then tackle all the important, listener-generated questions. Such as:
Which editor can fire the others? (16:03) How many black leather jackets does Nick own? (17:43) What's the best outcome for impeachment? (21:12) What are recommended books (30:05), recommended political strategies for Rep. Justin Amash (I–Mich.) (49:52), and recommended cocktail ingredients from Suderman? (1:06:00) Why does Katherine hate ownership (42:55), why does Nick hate libraries (45:50), why does Reason hate people who talk to Richard Spencer? (1:14:02) When are we going to get our fancy debt crisis (1:09:06) and why don't people talk more about New Zealand? (59:20) What is the most libertarian musical genre? (1:17:53) Which fictional character would make the best president? (57:47) And most importantly, who is the best baseball player who does not belong in the Hall of Fame? (56:16)
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High School Quiz Show | Interstate Invitational Semifinal #2 | Maine vs. New Hampshire
Welcome to the second semifinal match of the High School Quiz Show Interstate Invitational! The winner of High School Quiz Show: Maine (Greely High School) takes on the winner of New Hampshire PBS' Granite State Challenge (Plymouth Regional High School) in a battle for the last spot in the Invitational Finals!
Who will move on for a chance at being crowned Interstate Champion? Tune in and find out!
The Interstate Invitational Finale airs May 25th at 6:00pm on WGBH 2!
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High School Quiz Show | Interstate Invitational Championship | Massachusetts vs New Hampshire
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The High School Quiz Show Interstate Invitational! The winner of WGBH's High School Quiz Show, Boston Latin takes on the winner of New Hampshire PBS' Granite State Challenge (Plymouth Regional High School) in a battle for the Invitational trophy!
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Video of 231 Platt Road | Cornish, New Hampshire real estate & homes
Established in 1763, the town of Cornish became a well known summer resort for artists and writers. Artists seeking studios away from the summer heat of New York City began coming to Cornish in 1885. This area became the center of the popular Cornish Art Colony. The home of the St. Gaudens National Park, which offers wonderful concerts on the lawn during the summer months, Cornish offers the warmth of a small, distinguished and picturesque community and is an easy commute to Dartmouth College and historic Woodstock, Vt.
A scenic trip to the White Mountain National Forest is about forty-five minutes northeast, while the NH seacoast lies about ninety minutes away. Historic Concord, NH, can be reached inside of an hour and the state's largest city, Manchester, lies only ten minutes beyond that.
Cornish is the site of the second-longest wooden covered bridge in the United States, and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world.
Welcome to the Admiral William Folger Homestead.
Rear Admiral William Mayhew Folger was an officer in the United States Navy. He served in the American Civil War, Spanish-American War, and Phillipine-American War, and briefly was commander-in-Chief of the United States Asiatic Fleet.
Meticulously maintained with 8 fireplaces and large, light filled rooms. This home brings back the elegance of Victorian country living with modern conveniences on 35 acres of manicured grounds set among ancient trees, overlooking pastures of grazing horses. Constructed of planks and beams milled on the estate in 1900, this is a building of enduring quality.
Cornish remains a quaint community, with no large chain stores or shopping malls, but is located close to towns which do, such as Hanover and West Labanon.
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The gay agenda | LZ Granderson | TEDxGrandRapids
I'm sure you've heard a lot about the gay agenda but few outside of the gay community have actually seen it. Tired of living in secrecy, LZ Granderson is ignoring protocol and will not only talk about the exact content of the agenda but show audiences a copy of it.
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Shen Yun 2018 Official Trailer 1 - Rediscover the Power of Art
Exhilarating, inspiring, and grandly entertaining, the world’s elite of classical Chinese dance bring a program of all-new works to a stage near you for the 2018 season. Exquisitely choreographed dance, live orchestral accompaniment, resplendent costuming, and extraordinary stage effects bring to life the brilliance and magic of a glorious culture nearly lost under communism.
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