This program originally livestreamed on facebook and youtube and is part of a series of Online Events intended to keep visitors connected with mount vernon during its closure to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Bradburn here we are again. Welcome back. My name is doug bradburn. It is my delight to have these opportunities to talk about George Washington. Last wednesday, we were in our museum. This is our Education Center here at mount vernon. It focuses on the life of George Washington. It gives a grand sense of why he matters. Last time, we were looking at his youth, a youth that is oftentimes enwrapped in romance and myth. Of course, he is most known to americans and perhaps the folks around the world as the great military commander, the general who led the americans through the american war for independence, through eight long years of war. His identity as a warrior is a crucial one. We think about who was George Washington, how did he think of himself and his tim
Guy is a narrow scientist at umc who also is an advisor to the nfl getting the sensors used in professional football for a period of years now and just a couple weeks ago the nfl announced again that they are not going to use them. The reality is that they did use them they would lead up a lot of information about the amount of force and generated on the field and how many times people are hit in the head. Sort of a nobrainer. The league doesnt seem to want it and the players dont want it because they dont want the information to be used in contract negotiations. So where does that leave you if you want to get to the bottom. They took a college game two seasons ago and theres a presence of protein, a marker in the blood. And they found in a game with no concussions, no diagnose concussions, 70 of the players hit the marker, which is a precursor to longterm injury. It is a protein that gets on the brain. My name is roy foster and your just moved here from texas. I was an athletic traine
This fall and winter, dozens of residents are opting to pick up weekly boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables at local businesses and workplaces rather than buying similar produce from supermarkets. …