Beacon Hotel Washington DC
Inside Juvenile Detention
As recently as 2005, the state of Virginia had eight centers like Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Facility, housing more than 1,300 delinquent youth. But by 2017, after a series of reforms, that number had shrunk to one.
“It's not that you can't do good work here,” said Andy Block, who, since 2014, has served as the juvenile-justice department’s director. “But the place itself and the design and the size and the location are barriers to doing good work.” Block and others are working to close Bon Air and replace it with something that reflects the juvenile justice reforms that have taken hold in Virginia and across the country—a system that once focused on confinement is now dedicated to rehabilitation. In recent years, more than 70 percent of Virginia's juvenile inmates were rearrested within three years of their release.*
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*This documentary originally stated that Virginia has one of the highest recidivism rates in the country. This characterization was based on incomplete data. The documentary also stated that the three-year rearrest rate for current Bon Air inmates would be 74 percent. This was the rate for former juvenile inmates in Virginia in 2014. We regret the errors.
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I was human trafficked for 10 years. We can do more to stop it | Barbara Amaya | TEDxMidAtlantic
Barbara Amaya ran away at the age of 12 after being abused by family members. She was taken in on the streets of Washington, DC by a couple who seemed nice, but ended up selling her into human trafficking. She was used for months and then sold to a man named Moses who took her to New York and continued to traffic her for many years. Now Barbara fights for other victims of human trafficking and to change policies that treat victims as criminals.
Barbara is an anti-trafficking advocate, speaker, trainer, author and survivor leader in the movement to end modern-day slavery and human trafficking. She is Senior Technical Adviser, Policy, Programs and After Care Services at SeraphimGlobal, and has been actively raising awareness of the sexual exploitation of children and domestic sex trafficking since 2012.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at
WATCH: The Most Impressive Air Force One Landing You'll Ever See
Air Force One arrives with President Donald J. Trump in Hamburg, Germany ahead of the G20 summit.
Sojourner Truth Lecture, George Mason University, March 2016
September 11 attacks | Wikipedia audio article
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. Additional people died of 9/11-related cancer and respiratory diseases in the months and years following the attacks.
Four passenger airliners operated by two major U.S. passenger air carriers (United Airlines and American Airlines)—all of which departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California—were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed. Debris and the resulting fires caused a partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, which led to a partial collapse of the building's west side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was initially flown toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers thwarted the hijackers. 9/11 is the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history and the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed, respectively.
Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda. The United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had failed to comply with U.S. demands to extradite Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda from Afghanistan. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks. Although al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks. Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives. After evading capture for almost a decade, Osama bin Laden was located and killed in Pakistan by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011.
The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure seriously harmed the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant effect on global markets, which resulted in the closing of Wall Street until September 17 and the civilian airspace in the U.S. and Canada until September 13. Many closings, evacuations, and cancellations followed, out of respect or fear of further attacks. Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002, and the Pentagon was repaired within a year. On November 18, 2006, construction of One World Trade Center began at the World Trade Center site. The building was officially opened on November 3, 2014. Numerous memorials have been constructed, including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
FCPS School Board Public Hearing - Budget - January 31, 2017
September 11 attacks | Wikipedia audio article
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September 11 attacks
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 others, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. Additional people died of 9/11-related cancer and respiratory diseases in the months and years following the attacks.
Four passenger airliners operated by two major U.S. passenger air carriers (United Airlines and American Airlines)—all of which departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California—were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan. Within an hour and 42 minutes, both 110-story towers collapsed. Debris and the resulting fires caused a partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex, including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower, as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures. A third plane, American Airlines Flight 77, was crashed into the Pentagon (the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense) in Arlington County, Virginia, which led to a partial collapse of the building's west side. The fourth plane, United Airlines Flight 93, was initially flown toward Washington, D.C., but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers thwarted the hijackers. 9/11 is the single deadliest terrorist attack in human history and the single deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States, with 343 and 72 killed, respectively.
Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda. The United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invaded Afghanistan to depose the Taliban, which had failed to comply with U.S. demands to extradite Osama bin Laden and expel al-Qaeda from Afghanistan. Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks. Although al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks. Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel, the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia, and sanctions against Iraq as motives. After evading capture for almost a decade, Osama bin Laden was located and killed in Pakistan by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011.
The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure seriously harmed the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant effect on global markets, which resulted in the closing of Wall Street until September 17 and the civilian airspace in the U.S. and Canada until September 13. Many closings, evacuations, and cancellations followed, out of respect or fear of further attacks. Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002, and the Pentagon was repaired within a year. On November 18, 2006, construction of One World Trade Center began at the World Trade Center site. The building was officially opened on November 3, 2014. Numerous memorials have been constructed, including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Effects of PTSD and Veterans Treatment Courts on Crime and Recidivism
A panel of renowned experts discussed the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on veterans and how the Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC) support those who have run afoul of the law by proving appropriate treatment.
Speaker Biography: Jonathan Elias is the host of WJLA-TV's Salute to Veterans.
Speaker Biography: Melissa Fitzgerald is senior director of the nonprofit organization Justice For Vets. As an actress, she portrayed Carol Fitzpatrick on the television program The West Wing.
Speaker Biography: Major General Clyde Butch Tate (ret.) is chief counsel of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.
Speaker Biography: Vance Peterson is a judge of the Veterans Treatment Courts of Spokane County, Washington, and a Vietnam-era and Afghanistan veteran.
Speaker Biography: Bernie Edelman is author of Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam and a Vietnam veteran.
Speaker Biography: Dr. Tom Berger is chair of Vietnam Veterans of America's PTSD and Substance Abuse Committee and a Vietnam veteran.
Speaker Biography: Greg Crawford is a correctional program specialist at the National Institute of Corrections.
Speaker Biography: Timothy Wynn is a Veterans Treatment Courts graduate, Iraq veteran and Philadelphia Police Department instructor.
Speaker Biography: Jake Tapper is a news reporter and analyst with CNN.
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AIR Dibrugarh Online Radio Live Stream
ALL INDIA RADIO: DIBRUGARH
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: FOR FRIDAY 10-01-2020 & SATURDAY 11-01-2020
M.W 529.1m/KHz.567 F.M. 101.30 MHz
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: FOR FRIDAY 10-01-2020
TRANSMISSION III (3.28 PM to 10.30 PM)
3.28 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement
3:30 Deori Song: Artist: Soyender Deori & Pty
3:45 Programme in Mijumishimi
4:05 Porogramme in Khampti
4:25 Programme in Wanchoo
4:45 News in Hindi
4.55 News in English
5:00 Programme in Idu
5.20 Programme in Tangsa
5.40 Programme in Nocte
6:00 Anchalik Batori
6.05 Programme Summary & Highlight
6.10 Vrindagaan:
6.15 “GANYA RAIJOR ANUSTHAN” (Rural Programme) / Interview on “Cholesterol Jonito Rog”
With Dr. Rakhee Shyam
6:45 Sandhiyar Anchalik Batori
6:55 Ajir Prasanga
7.00 News in Hindi
7.05 News in Assamese
7.15 “CHAH SRAMIKAR ASOR”/ (T.G. Programme)/ Musical Feature on “Subha Mokor Songkranti” Written by Debananda Kurmi
7.45 Adhunik Geet: Artist: Deepali Kakoti
8.00 Time & Metre Reading: Jivanar Digh Bani (Radio Autobiography) Interview with Bhogeshwar Baruah (A Renown Athlete & Recipient of “Arjun” Award) Interviewer Rupjyoti Dowerah
8.30 English Talk/Talk on Diabetic foot- Causes & Prevention” By Dr Pranjal Deori
8.40 Programme Highlight
8.42 Commercial Spot:
8.45 Samachar Sandhya:
9.00 News at Nine:
9.15 Commercial Spot:
9:16 Bare Rahania: (Assamese Patriotic Song)
9:25 Nishar Anchalik Batori
9.30 North East Collage
10.00 Classical Music: Artist: Pt. Siya Ram Tiwari Rag: Kalawati & Thumri in Mishra Khamaj
10.30 Close Down.
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE: For SATURDAY 11.01.2020
TRANSMISSION I (05.28 AM to 9.35 AM)
5.28 AIR Signature Tune:
5.30 Vandemataram/ Opening Announcement Mangalvadya
5.35 Bhaktigeeti: 1.Artist: Mitali Das (Borgeet-Shankardev) Udhabo Solohu… 2. Artist: Dilip Bora & Pty (Naan Prasanga) Ramo Krishna… 3. Artist: Rameswar Pathak (Lokageet) Doyar Sagar Probhu… 4. Artist: Bihu Ram Tamuli & Pty (Tokarigeet) Aahi Palu… 5. Artist: Krishna Lahkar Bordoloi (Bhajan-Kabeer) Hori Bhajana…
6.00 News in Hindi
6.05 Gandhi Chinta & Programme Summary
6:10 Swasthya Charcha: Interview on Migraine (Muror Bish) With Dr. Narayan Upadhayay Part: V
6:15 Borgeet: Artist: Bornali Bora
6:30 Classical Music: Artist: Pt. C.R. Vyas Raga: Bhairav Bahar
6:45 Folk Music: (Lokageet) Artist: Bonti Sarmah
7.05 News in Assamese
7:15 “Ajir Dinto” /(Morning Information Programme)
7.30 Quotation: GEETANJALI: 1.Artist: Toufika Ullah Lyc: Satyen Sarmah Phul Borokhune… 2. Artist: Tandrali Hazarika Lyc: Idrish Ali Rongere…. 3. Artist: Tulika Sarmah Lyc: Nurul Haque Aaji Probhator… 4. Artist: Trisharani Saikia Lyc: Hemanta Kr. Baruah Godhuli Gupale… 5. Artist: Tarali Sarmah Lyc: Nalini Bala Devi Puwoti Nishar…
7.55 Commercial Spot
8.00 Samachar Prabhat.
8.15 Morning News
8.30 North East News Bulletin in English
8.35 “SURAR PANCHOI” (Composite) Assamese Film Songs
8.50 Puwar Anchalik Batori
9.00 Jilar Rehrup
9.05 “ANTARA” (Composite) Hindi Film Songs
9.35 Close Down.
TRANSMISSION II (11.28 AM to 3.30 PM)
11.58 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement
12.00 News in English
12.05 Singpho Songs:
12.15 Folk Song: (Gosai Naam) Artist: Aparajita Phukan & Pty
12.30 Hindi Film Song: Film: Phool Aur Kaante, Mohabbatein, Refugee, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
1.00 News in English:
1.05 News in Hindi:
1.10 Troops Programme
1.40 News in Assamese:
1.50 Adhunik Geet: Artist: Deepali Borthakur
2.00 “Kuhinpaat” (Tinytots)
2.15 Dopahar Samachar:
2.30 Western Music:
3.00 Close Down
TRANSMISSION III (3.28 PM to 10.30 PM)
3.28 AIR Signature Tune/Opening Announcement
3.30 Mishing Songs: Artist: Tongki Pegu & Pty
3.45 Programme in Mijumishimi
4.05 Programme in Khampti
4.25 Programme in Wancho
4.45 News in Hindi
4.55 News in English.
5.00 Programme in Idu
5.20 Programme in Tangsa
5.40 Programme in Nocte
6.00 Anchalik Batori
6.05 Programme Summary
6.10 Niyog Batori
6.15 GANYA RAIJOR ANUSTHAN (Rural Programme) Interview on “Krishokor babe Bibhinna Sorkari Achoni”
With Sushil Gogoi
6.45 Sandhiyar Anchalik Batori
6.55 Aajir Prasanga:
7.00 News in Hindi
7.05 News in Assamese
7.15 “YUVABANI”: (Youth Programme) English Edition of Yuvabani
7.45 Daak Pakhili
8.00 Time & Metre Reading “Ekalabya” Sponsored Programme of K.K. Handique State Open University
8.30 Geetar Sarai: Artist: Jebin Sultana Production: Arup Bordoloi.
8.40 Programme Highlight
8.42 Commercial Spot:
8.45 Samachar Sandhya:
9.00 News at Nine
9.15 Commercial Spot:
9.16 Bare Rahania: (Bhajan) Artist: Utpala Sharma
9.25 Nishar Anchalik Batori:
9.30 Radio Serial- “KELI GOPAAL” Presented by Chamuguri Satra, Majuli Produced by Lohit Deka
Direction Krishna Goswami Part: X
10.00 Classical Music: (Sarangee) Artist: Ud. Sultan Khan Rag: Malkauns
10.30 Close Down.
American Justice System and Barriers to Re-Entry into Society
Professor Romano will moderate a discussion about the structural issues and personal impact of incarceration and re-integration. Fred Owens will share his experience of going through the Offender Aid and Restoration Program in Northern Virginia, and Dr. Rudes will discuss her research on the correctional system and re-entry programs.
Veterans History Project Panel Discussion on Effects of PTSD
Forty percent of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder will commit a violent crime in their lifetime. Veterans Treatment Courts work with veterans in the justice system to prevent recidivism and give them access to healthcare. Join the Veterans History Project, the National Institute of Corrections, and leading experts on PTSD as they discuss why this occurs, what research is currently being conducted, and what you can do to support veterans with PTSD.
Opening Remarks: Maj. Gen. Clyde Tate (USA, Ret.)
Opening Remarks: Melissa Fitzgerald (Actress and Senior Director of Justice for Vets)
Moderator: Jonathan Elias (WJLA-TV)
Respondent/Closing Remarks: Jake Tapper (CNN)
Panelists:
Judge Vance Peterson, Spokane County District Court
Bernie Edelman, Vietnam Veteran and Author
Dr. Tom Berger, Vietnam Navy Corpsman
Timothy Wynn, USMC Iraq Veteran
Greg Crawford, Army Veteran
Colonial history of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Colonial history of the United States
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
SUMMARY
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The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of the Americas from the start of colonization in the early 16th century until their incorporation into the United States of America. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Small early attempts sometimes disappeared, such as the English Lost Colony of Roanoke. Everywhere, the death rate was very high among the first arrivals. Nevertheless, successful colonies were established within several decades.
European settlers came from a variety of social and religious groups, including adventurers, soldiers, farmers, indentured servants, tradesmen, and a few from the aristocracy. Settlers traveling to the continent included the Dutch of New Netherland, the Swedes and Finns of New Sweden, the English Quakers of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English Puritans of New England, the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, the English Catholics and Protestant nonconformists of the Province of Maryland, the worthy poor of the Province of Georgia, the Germans who settled the mid-Atlantic colonies, and the Ulster Scots people of the Appalachian Mountains. These groups all became part of the United States when it gained its independence in 1776. Russian America and parts of New France and New Spain were also incorporated into the United States at various points. The diverse groups from these various regions built colonies of distinctive social, religious, political, and economic style.
Over time, non-British colonies East of the Mississippi River were taken over and most of the inhabitants were assimilated. In Nova Scotia, however, the British expelled the French Acadians, and many relocated to Louisiana. No major civil wars occurred in the thirteen colonies. The two chief armed rebellions were short-lived failures in Virginia in 1676 and in New York in 1689–91. Some of the colonies developed legalized systems of slavery, centered largely around the Atlantic slave trade. Wars were recurrent between the French and the British during the French and Indian Wars. By 1760, France was defeated and its colonies were seized by Britain.
On the eastern seaboard, the four distinct English regions were New England, the Middle Colonies, the Chesapeake Bay Colonies (Upper South), and the Southern Colonies (Lower South). Some historians add a fifth region of the Frontier, which was never separately organized. By the time that European settlers arrived around 1600–1650, a significant percentage of the Indians living in the eastern region had been ravaged by disease, possibly introduced to them decades before by explorers and sailors (although no conclusive cause has ever been established).
New Perspectives on Health & Literacy
The Library sponsored a day-long symposium on literacy and heath, focusing on literacy in all its forms and how literacy affects personal well-being. The event was sponsored in cooperation with Nemours Children's Health System.
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Symposia: Density: Through Thick and Thin, Los Angeles
Presented March 30, 2017 in Slocum Hall.
The Syracuse Architecture undergraduate program presents the third installment of “Density: Through Thick and Thin,” a 3-part series of discussions on re-surging issues about urban density in the 21st century.
An interdisciplinary symposium to explore density in Los Angeles, and its urban future in face of rising challenges and identity politics.
What kind of city should Los Angeles become?
The question strikes at the heart of challenging and polarizing issues Angelenos struggle with as their city faces the effects of rapid growth and rapid urban transformation. Perhaps no issue defines the challenges faced by Los Angles, and indeed cities across North America, more than housing: Should there be more or less public housing? More or less market rate development? What should be the mix of public and private housing? And should new housing, whether public or market rate, be more or less dense?
As we face pressures of global population explosion, measurable and alarming ecological stress and related urbanization, the symposia offer an arena to discuss the current and near future status of the fundamental quality of built environments. Join us as we focus on discourse occurring in LA and a larger discussion about the various modes of urban density and their relation to environmental, economic, social, cultural and political quality.
Part Three: Los Angeles
Greg Goldin
Architectural critic and writer
Sam Lubell
Architectural critic and writer
Stuart Rosenthal
Urban economist, professor, Maxwell Advisory Board Professor of Economics
Lemir Teron
Environmental justice and policy; Assistant Professor, SUNY-ESF,
Jamie Winder
Urban geographer; O’Hanley Faculty Scholar, Professor, Maxwell School
Francisco Sanin, Moderator
Professor, Syracuse Architecture
Sponsored by the Syracuse Architecture undergraduate program, Associate Professor Lawrence Davis, Chair; Curated by Associate Professor Elizabeth Kamell and Assistant Professor Tarek Rakha