Covered Bridge in Jackson, New Hampshire (GoPro Hero 2)
Crossing the bridge in Jackson, New Hampshire, USA.
Driving Jackson, N.H. In Winter
Driving Jackson, N.H. In Winter
Jackson is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 816 at the 2010 census. Jackson is an elegant resort area in the White Mountains. Parts of the White Mountain National Forest are in the west, north and east. Jackson has many beautiful hotels and B&B's including the Carter Notch Inn, The Inn at Jackson, the Eagle Mountain Hotel and the Wildcat Tavern.
Once consisting of several large land grants by Colonial Governor John Wentworth, the town was first named New Madbury, after the seacoast town of Madbury. In 1772, a road was built through Pinkham Notch, and the area was first settled in 1778 by Benjamin Copp and his family. In 1800, the community was renamed in honor of President John Adams, who was then in office. The name Adams stuck until the town was incorporated in 1829, when Andrew Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, was inaugurated president. Governor Benjamin Pierce, a staunch backer of President Jackson, was influential in changing the name to Jackson. Only one vote was cast against the switch.
In 1847, artists of the White Mountain School began arriving in Jackson to paint the scenic beauty of the White Mountains. Others would follow, and in 1858, Joshua B. Trickey opened the Jackson Falls House. The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad began service to Glen station at nearby Bartlett in the early 1870s, and several hotels were built to accommodate a growing infusion of tourists. Thorn Mountain House, built by Trickey in 1869, would evolve during the 1880s into Wentworth Hall, still in business today. Designed as a grouping of cottages around a main service building, the hotel included such amenities as a casino, built in 1886, and a hydroelectric plant, built in the 1890s. By the 1920s, 40 trains a day delivered passengers to Jackson.
The increasing use of automobiles, however, reduced travel by train, as vacationers could venture beyond the limits of rail service. Consequently, some grand 19th century hotels lost patrons and closed, although the town itself would never lose popularity. Jackson is one of the region's most picturesque villages, famous in part for Jackson Falls and Jackson X-C, a 150+ kilometer cross-country skiing trail system, rated one of the best in the world. Wildcat Mountain, with an unsurpassed view of Mount Washington, is a favorite alpine skiing destination. Jackson is perhaps best known for its red covered bridge (the Honeymoon Bridge), built in 1876, one of the most photographed in the state.
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You may not find John Barrymore and Greta Garbo on the guest list, but The Wentworth is truly a Grand Hotel in the European tradition, with a history that reaches back a century and a quarter to the golden age of New England resorts.
At the turn of the century, Wentworth Hall sported an attractive Casino, with spacious smoking and billiard parlours, cafe, et cetera; while overhead a large handsome ballroom is brilliantly illuminated by its overarching electric lights. Here the guests dance every Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Two formal balls are held each season. So goes the text of a booklet available to guests in the twenties: Wentworth Hall is situated in an amphitheater, rimmed by the noblest mountain peaks of the region. On one side is Mount Washington, on the other Kearsarge, both within easy driving distance, while Thorn Mountain, Tin Mountain, Spruce Mountain, Doublehead, Black Mountain, Giant's Stairs, Iron Mountain, the Moat Range, and a host of others guard this happy valley, which is encircled by the Wildcat and Glen Ellis Rivers. Both of these noted streams unite their forces near Wentworth Hall, and flow on to the Saco, three miles distant.
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North Conway Grand Hotel - North Conway (New Hampshire) - United States
North Conway Grand Hotel hotel city: North Conway (New Hampshire) - Country: United States
Address: 72 Common Court; zip code: NH 03860
Located in the White Mountains of North Conway, New Hampshire, this hotel features an indoor pool and a year-round outdoor pool. The hotel offers 2 saunas, and the Mountainside Restaurant.
-- Installé dans les Montagnes Blanches de North Conway, dans le New Hampshire, cet hôtel dispose d'une piscine intérieure et d'une piscine extérieure ouverte toute l'année. Il abrite également 2 saunas et le restaurant Mountainside.
-- Este hotel está ubicado en las Montañas Blancas, en North Conway, New Hampshire. Alberga el Mountainside Restaurant, 2 saunas, piscina cubierta y piscina al aire libre abierta durante todo el año.
-- Das im Gebirgszug White Mountains in North Conway/New Hampshire gelegene Hotel bietet einen Innenpool sowie einen ganzjährig geöffneten Außenpool. Zudem erwarten Sie dort 2 Saunen und das Mountainside Restaurant.
-- North Conway Grand Hotel is gelegen in de White Mountains van North Conway, New Hampshire. Dit hotel beschikt over een binnenzwembad en gedurende het hele jaar een buitenzwembad. Het hotel beschikt over 2 sauna's en een restaurant op de berghelling.
-- Situato a North Conway, New Hampshire, nel cuore delle White Mountains, questo hotel ospita il Mountainside Restaurant e offre 2 saune, una piscina interna e una all'aperto, disponibile durante tutto l'anno.
-- Este hotel está localizado nas montanhas brancas de North Conway, em New Hampshire. Dispõe de uma piscina interior, de uma piscina exterior aberta durante todo o ano, de 2 saunas e do Restaurante Mountainside.
-- ニューハンプシャー州ノース・コンウェーのホワイト山地に位置するホテルです。屋内プール、通年営業の屋外プール、サウナ2カ所を提供しています。館内にMountainsideレストランがあります。 North Conway Grand Hotelの客室には、無料Wi-Fi、冷蔵庫、電子レンジ、CD/DVDプレーヤー、iPodドッキングステーションが備わります。 Grand North Conway...
-- 这家酒店位于新罕布什尔州北康威的怀特山脉，设有室内游泳池和全年可使用的室外游泳池。酒店设有两间桑拿浴室和一间山麓餐厅。 North Conway Grand Hotel酒店客房提供免费无线网络连接、一台冰箱和微波炉。酒店的客房还提供CD/DVD播放机和iPod基座。 Grand North Conway Hotel酒店设有一间电影放映室和免费DVD影碟库；也设有一个操场上以及4个网球场。酒店设有一个健身中心，提供冬季滑冰和雪橇器械租赁服务。
-- Этот отель находится в районе Белой горы Норт-Конвея, в Нью-Гемпшире и располагает крытым бассейном и круглогодичным открытым бассейном. К услугам гостей 2 сауны и ресторан Mountainside.
-- يقع هذا الفندق في جبال شمال كونواي البيضاء بنيو هامبشير، ويتميز بمسبح داخلي ومسبح في الهواء الطلق يعمل على مدار السنة. ويقدم الفندق غرفتي ساونا ومطعم Mountainside. توفر غرف الضيوف في فندق North Conway Grand خدمة واي فاي مجانية وثلاجةً وميكروويف.
-- Dette hotellet ligger i White Mountains i North Conway, New Hampshire, og har innendørsbasseng, utendørsbasseng som er åpent året rundt, 2 badstue og Mountainside Restaurant.
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Niagara Falls, New York as it appeared back in 2007, some of the houses are now gone, some are still here.
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North Conway, N. H., Sunset Winter Drive
Evening Winter Drive Through North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,349 at the 2010 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the largest village within the town of Conway, which is bounded on the east by the Maine state line. The White Mountain National Forest is to the west and north. Conway is home to Cathedral Ledge (popular with climbers), Echo Lake State Park, and Mount Cranmore. North Conway is known for its large number of outlet shops.
Chartered in 1765 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth, the town is named for Henry Seymour Conway, ambitious son of a prominent English family, who was elected to the House of Commons at age twenty, fought at Culloden, and became Secretary of State. Early settlers called the area Pequawket (known colloquially as Pigwacket), adopting the name of the Abenaki Indian village which stretched down the Saco River to its stockaded center at Fryeburg, Maine.
North Conway is located in the White Mountains, with Mount Washington located to the northwest. The rugged terrain became popular in the 19th century with artists. Their paintings were known collectively as White Mountain art, which in turn attracted tourists to the area, particularly after the Portsmouth, Great Falls & Conway Railroad extended service in 1872 to North Conway. In 1874, the line built a Second Empire depot, designed by Nathaniel J. Bradlee. In 1932, snow trains began carrying enthusiasts to the birthplace of American skiing, as North Conway is known.
Increasing automobile travel brought the decline of trains. The railroad, then part of the Boston & Maine, abandoned passenger service to the area in 1961, and freight service in 1972. Subsequently, the Conway Scenic Railroad was established. Today, the line offers visitors a tour of the region, including Crawford Notch. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In the late 1980s, the White Mountain Airport closed and was redeveloped as a large outlet mall called Settlers' Green Outlet Village. Continued growth through the 1990s and 2000s in North Conway and the villages nearby made Conway the most populous community in Carroll County. Traffic congestion led to an overhaul of the road system, including widening Route 16 through North Conway village and constructing a road parallel to Route 16 to allow traffic to move between Redstone and Intervale uninterrupted. A bypass of the area is being developed.
North Conway remains a popular destination due to its shopping, recreation, and attractions.
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GOPRO Franconia Notch, NH Bike Trail
A great bike trail with amazing views of the White Mountains, as seen from GoPro chesty.
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How to spot a pyramid scheme - Stacie Bosley
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In 2004, a nutrition company offered a life-changing opportunity to earn a full-time income for part-time work. There were only two steps to get started: purchase a $500 kit and recruit two more members. By 2013, the company was making $200 million. There was just one problem -- the vast majority of members earned less than they paid in. Stacie Bosley explains what a pyramid scheme is and how to spot one.
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Harry S. Truman | Wikipedia audio article
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Harry S. Truman
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A World War I veteran, he assumed the presidency during the waning months of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. He is known for implementing the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for establishing the Truman Doctrine and NATO against Soviet and Chinese Communism, and for intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, but the conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He used the veto power 180 times, more than any president since, and saw 12 overridden by Congress; only Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt used the veto more often, and only Gerald Ford and Andrew Johnson saw so many veto overrides. He is the only world leader to have used nuclear weapons in war. He desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces, supported a newly independent Israel and was a founder of the United Nations.
Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, and spent most of his youth on his family's 550-acre (220 ha) farm near Independence. In the last months of World War I, he served in combat in France as an artillery officer with his National Guard unit. After the war, he briefly owned a haberdashery in Kansas City, Missouri, and joined the Democratic Party and the political machine of Tom Pendergast. Truman was first elected to public office as a county official in 1922, and then as a U.S. Senator in 1934. He gained national prominence as chairman of the Truman Committee, formed in March 1941, which aimed to find and correct waste and inefficiency in Federal Government wartime contracts. After serving as a United States Senator from Missouri (1935–1945) and briefly as Vice President (1945), he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Germany surrendered just a few weeks after he assumed the presidency, but the war with Imperial Japan raged on and was expected to last at least another year. Truman approved the use of atomic bombs to end the fighting and to spare the U.S. and Japanese lives that would inevitably be lost in the planned invasion of Japan and Japanese-held islands in the Pacific. This decision and the numerous resulting issues remain the subject of debate to this day. Critics argue that the nuclear bombings were unnecessary since conventional methods could have achieved surrender, while defenders assert that it ultimately saved more lives that would have been lost during an invasion. Truman presided over an unexpected surge in economic prosperity as the U.S. sought readjustment after long years of depression and war. His presidency was a turning point in foreign affairs as the United States engaged in an internationalist foreign policy and renounced isolationism. Truman helped found the United Nations in 1945, issued the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to contain Communism and got the $13 billion Marshall Plan enacted to rebuild Western Europe. His political coalition was based on the white South, labor unions, farmers, ethnic groups and traditional Democrats across the North. Truman was able to rally these groups of supporters during the 1948 presidential election and win a surprise victory that secured a presidential term in his own right.
The Soviet Union, then led by Joseph Stalin, became an enemy in the Cold War. Truman oversaw the Berlin Airlift of 1948 and the creation of NATO in 1949, but was unable to stop Communists from taking over China in 1949. In 1950, he survived unharmed from an assassination attempt. When Communist North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950, he sent U.S. troops and gained UN approval for the Korean War. After initial successes in Korea, the UN forces were thrown back by Chinese intervention and the con ...
James Monroe | Wikipedia audio article
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James Monroe
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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James Monroe (; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He is perhaps best known for his foreign policy principle, known as the Monroe Doctrine, disallowing further European colonization of the Americas beginning in 1823. Monroe was the last president of the Virginia dynasty, and his presidency ushered in what is known as the Era of Good Feelings. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded in the Battle of Trenton with a musket ball to the shoulder. After studying law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783, he served as a delegate in the Continental Congress.As an Anti-Federalist delegate to the Virginia convention that considered ratification of the United States Constitution, Monroe opposed, claiming it gave too much power to the central government. Nonetheless, he took an active part in the new government, and in 1790 was elected to the Senate of the first United States Congress, where he joined the Democratic-Republicans. He gained experience as an executive as the Governor of Virginia and rose to national prominence as a diplomat in France when he helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. During the War of 1812, Monroe served in critical roles as Secretary of State and the Secretary of War under President James Madison.Facing little opposition from the waning Federalist Party, Monroe was easily elected president in 1816, winning over eighty percent against Rufus King (who hadn't even been chosen by a convention since the Federalists were too weak to organize) of the electoral vote and becoming the last president during the First Party System era of American politics. As president, he sought to ease partisan tensions, embarking on a tour of the country that was well received. Monroe sought to appease the antagonisms and bridge the divisions that had marked American political life since the War of 1812, quietly using his influence as president to encourage compromises and endorsing a consensual form of American patriotism. This method of leadership led historian William E. Weeks to name him the first American hidden hand president in reference to Eisenhower's similar practices. With the ratification of the Treaty of 1818 under the successful diplomacy of his Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, the United States extended its reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific by acquiring harbor and fishing rights in the Pacific Northwest; the United States and Britain jointly occupied the Oregon Country. In addition to the acquisition of Florida, the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty secured the westernmost section of the southern border of the United States along the 42nd Parallel to the Pacific Ocean and represented America's first determined attempt at creating an American global empire. As American patriotism surged, partisan acrimony subsided. This swell of national purpose and political harmony subsided somewhat when the Panic of 1819 struck and a dispute over the admission of Missouri roiled the country in 1820. Nonetheless, Monroe won near-unanimous reelection.
Monroe supported the founding of colonies in Africa for freed slaves that would eventually form the nation of Liberia, whose capital, Monrovia, is named in his honor. In 1823, he announced the United States' opposition to any European intervention in the recently independent countries of the Americas with the Monroe Doctrine, which became a landmark in American foreign policy. His presidency concluded the first period of American presidential history before the beginning of Jacksonian democracy and the Second Party System era. Following his retirement in 1825, Monroe was plagued by financial difficulties. He died in New York City on July 4, 1831. He has been generally ranked as an above-average president.
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Harry Truman | Wikipedia audio article
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Harry Truman
00:05:18 1 Early life and career
00:09:32 1.1 World War I
00:14:57 1.2 Continued military service
00:16:21 2 Politics
00:16:30 2.1 Jackson County judge
00:19:34 2.2 U.S. Senator from Missouri
00:22:23 2.2.1 Truman Committee
00:24:06 3 Vice Presidency (1945)
00:27:18 4 Presidency (1945–1953)
00:28:22 4.1 First term (1945–1949)
00:28:34 4.1.1 Assuming office and the atomic bomb
00:32:40 4.1.2 Strikes and economic upheaval
00:38:19 4.1.3 United Nations, Marshall Plan, Cold War, and China
00:41:18 4.1.4 Berlin airlift
00:42:35 4.1.5 Recognition of Israel
00:44:51 4.2 1948 election
00:50:32 4.3 Full elected term (1949–1953)
00:51:16 4.3.1 Korean War
00:55:17 4.3.2 Worldwide defense
00:58:13 4.3.3 Soviet espionage and McCarthyism
01:00:12 4.3.4 White House renovations and assassination attempt
01:02:46 4.3.5 Steel and coal strikes
01:03:42 4.3.6 Scandals and controversies
01:06:07 4.4 Civil rights
01:08:23 4.5 Administration and cabinet
01:08:32 4.6 International trips
01:08:46 4.7 1952 election
01:11:17 5 Post-presidency
01:15:17 6 Death
01:16:03 7 Tributes and legacy
01:16:55 7.1 Legacy
01:20:43 7.2 Sites and honors
01:25:04 8 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
Learning by listening is a great way to:
- increases imagination and understanding
- improves your listening skills
- improves your own spoken accent
- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A World War I veteran, he assumed the presidency during the waning months of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. He is known for implementing the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for establishing the Truman Doctrine and NATO against Soviet and Chinese Communism, and for intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, but the conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He used the veto power 180 times, more than any president since, and saw 12 overridden by Congress; only Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt used the veto more often, and only Gerald Ford and Andrew Johnson saw so many veto overrides. He is the only world leader to have used nuclear weapons in war. He desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces, supported a newly independent Israel and was a founder of the United Nations.
Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, and spent most of his youth on his family's 550-acre (220 ha) farm near Independence. In the last months of World War I, he served in combat in France as an artillery officer with his National Guard unit. After the war, he briefly owned a haberdashery in Kansas City, Missouri, and joined the Democratic Party and the political machine of Tom Pendergast. Truman was first elected to public office as a county official in 1922, and then as a U.S. Senator in 1934. He gained national prominence as chairman of the Truman Committee, formed in March 1941, which aimed to find and correct waste and inefficiency in Federal Government wartime contracts. After serving as a United States Senator from Missouri (1935–1945) and briefly as Vice President (1945), he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Germany surrendered just a few weeks after he assumed the presidency, but the war with Imperial Japan raged on and was expected to last at least another year. Truman approved the use of atomic bombs to end the fighting and to spare the U.S. and Japanese lives that would inevitably be lost in the planned invasion of Japan and Japanese-held islands in the Pacific. This decision and the numerous resulting issues remain the subject of debate to this day. Critics argue that the nuclear bombings were unnecessary since conventional methods—such as the equally devastating firebombing or naval blockade—could have achieved surrender, while defenders assert that such measure was desperately needed to shock Japan into surrender in order to save more lives that would have been ...