Schomberg, King Township Ontario Garden Tour
The beautiful rural estate gardens of King Township Ontario are open to the public twice each summer.
This is but a small snippet of the stunning rural gardens of King.
the flock at Seneca College, King City
the flock senses grain in their future and makes a run for it :)
Youngtown, 45 King Street East, Omemee, Ontario, Canada.
Everybody knows that Omemee is Youngtown! The white house with red trim at 45 King Street East in Omemee is the home of the Youngtown Rock and Roll Museum. Here's an excerpt from their web site: ( )
The first, the original, the authentic
Rock and Roll Museum in Ontario, Canada.
If you're not in Omemee, you're in the wrong place!
Proudly named in tribute to Canadian singer, songwriter, humanitarian, and musician Neil Young, the nationally acclaimed Youngtown Museum is a showcase of Rock n Roll artifacts and memorabilia from the first three decades of rock history... 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's. In addition to an extensive exhibit of items highlighting the work and career of Neil Young (and family) who lived in town, the museum also celebrates many other artists with an impressive collection of rare, vintage, original, and one of a kind items that have been assembled over four decades. In particular, a significant portion of the museum also features The Beatles and Canadian performers.
Omemee is a community within the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada, formerly known as Victoria County. Located on Highway 7, which is the Trans-Canada Highway. Omemee is one of the major communities in the Kawartha Lakes, as the proclaimed city is vastly rural and has but one major population centre. Omemee was the early childhood home of musician Neil Young, and of his father, author and sportswriter Scott Young
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Omemee was also the childhood home of Flora McRae Eaton, Sir John Craig Eaton's wife, the president and heir of the Eaton department store in Canada. The Eatons donated many buildings to Omemee, including, Coronation Hall, Trinity United Church Manse, and also the organ for Trinity United church.
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Teaser: Episode 7 of Chuck King's Guide to Spokane History
A fun preview: The Episode 7 teaser of Chuck King's Guide to Spokane History is now available for viewing
On the newest episode of the King's Guide, Chuck King goes for a ride in Gary Graupner's 1939 Packard! Look for Episode 7 in the next week or so, with special attention given to the Opportunity Township Hall and the founding of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum.
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9.11 Ground Zero Walk - September 11 attacks -【4K 60fps】
Remember 9/11. Now is the time we remember the cause of this tragedy.
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【September 11 attacks】
The September 11 attacks (also referred to as 9/11)[a] were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda[3][4][5] against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks resulted in 2,977 victim fatalities, over 25,000 injuries, and caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage.[6][7] Additional people have 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 San Francisco and Los Angeles—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.[8]
Suspicion quickly fell on al-Qaeda. The United States responded by launching the War on Terror and invading 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 Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda's leader, initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks.[2] 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, bin Laden was located in Pakistan and killed by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011, during the Obama administration.
The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure seriously harmed the economy of New York City 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 opened on November 3, 2014.[9][10] 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.
Although unconfirmed, there are allegations of Saudi Arabian involvement in the attacks.[11] The primary evidence is the content of the 28 redacted pages of the 2002 Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, conducted by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. These 28 pages contain information regarding the material and financial assistance given to the hijackers and their affiliates leading up to the attacks by the Saudi Arabian government.[12]
As a consequence of the attacks, the United States has been in a state of national emergency ever since 2001.[13]
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Early Fredericton Photographs II 1867 to 1900
This is Josh Green's thrilling second part of his photographic tour through Fredericton’s past. It was held on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. His presentation covered 1867-1900, the period immediately following Confederation up until the turn of the century. Josh highlighted day to day 19th century life, interesting local characters, happenings, and vanished architecture all with lots of photos. His wonderful talk and old photographs gave a revealing glimpse into Fredericton’s first several decades.
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Abandoned Burger King - Buffalo, NY
Abandoned Burger King - Buffalo, NY. Old school, vapor, retro, vintage, aesthetic, 90s... whatever you want to call it, that's what this old BK was. Pretty cool to say the least. Sad it's gone but new life is coming to this place in Fall 2019.
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Permanent Display at Oblong Illinois
Big 35 H.P. Superior on display at the Oblong Fair Grounds. Example of a power with engine, belt, wheel and three pump jacks. Also shows how they make a 90 degree corner with the sucker rods. Take notice of the wood pump jack!!
Harvard trip June 2019 at Canadian Warplane Heritage in Hamilton Ontario
Quick trip in a Harvard
Waterloo Region Promotional Video
Step into a diverse collection of vibrant scenes that are sure to feed your body and your mind! Waterloo Region is a unique area where unspoiled nature, booming high-tech industry, world-class arts and culture, bustling urban centres, renowned academic institutions, mouth-watering cuisine, and sports & leisure facilities collide!
Explore our region while at the 2014 CFUW National Conference
Saudi Arabia Travel Madina City Tour by Bus 2019
Saudi Arabia Travel Madina City Tour by Double Decker Tourism Bus in 80 SR = 22 USD in 2019. I'm Traveling in Saudi Arabia in this video, My vlog about Madina city tour on Sightseeing Double Decker tourism bus, Street views, street life, and road trip. Every year many Bloggers visit the Holy Cities of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud vows to open Saudi Arabia for tourists in 2019 and Saudi Vision 2030. In Madina, Tourism bus is part of the Saudi Vision 2030. Sightseeing tourism double-decker buses are operating in about 160 world cities. It carries 63 Passengers and takes 2 hours and 30 minutes to complete the journey. it has 11 stops. Historical places to visit with Hop on hop off, the ticket of the tour bus is valid for 24 hours. first bus start journey from 06:30 AM and Last Bus 01:30 AM. Bus Stand is along the Masjid Nabwi's King Fahad Gate. the second stop is janat ul baqee cemetery, 3rd stop Manakha near Gamma masjid, Abu Bakar masjid and Omar masjid, 4th stop is Salam Gate toward Prophet Muhammad's grave. 5th stop is Uhud Mountain, 6th stop Al Noor Maal, 7th Stop is Sultanah Street, 8th stop is Al Qiblatain masjid, 9th is Quba Masjid, 10th Trench masjid, khandiq masjid 7, 11th is Al Hejaz Railway Station.
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Traveling Saudi Arabia by Train From Madina Railway Station to Makkah Railroad Journey
Airbus a321 takeoff and landing Islamabad airport to Jeddah airport Saudi Arabia
Thall express railway journey Multan to Kot Addu 2019
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Lahore Metro Bus city tour in 20 Rupees BRTS of Pakistan
Multan Metro Bus City Tour
Traveling Balakot To Mansehra Road Trip
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THE SPIRITS AWAIT YOU @ THE GOUCHER HOTEL - Toronto, Ohio
The Goucher Hotel Haunted House is located at the corner of Fourth & Clark Streets in downtown Toronto, Ohio.
Hours every Friday and Saturday night each October are 7:30 p.m. till (?) or when the last hotel guest joins the rest of the departed..
CANADA TORONTO RIVERDALE FARM
This park features: Historic working farm, scenic pathways, programs and seasonal events, pig and poultry barn, historic Francey Barn, Simpson House, Meeting House, the “Residence”, Old Zoo Ruins
Riverdale Farm officially opened on September 9, 1978. Originally owned by John Scadding, the City of Toronto purchased what was to be Riverdale Park in 1856. In 1894, the Riverdale Zoo opened to become Toronto’s first zoo, but eventually it was closed in 1974 with the animals relocated to the new Toronto Zoo in Scarborough. From 1974 to 1978, many of the Riverdale Zoo buildings were removed and the site leveled. The Residence, the Donnybrook, and the Island House buildings are the only zoo buildings left remaining on the Riverdale site.
The Francey Barn
This barn is located inside the main gates. Originally built in 1858 on a farm in the Markham Township, it was donated by Mrs. Garnett Francey to the City of Toronto in 1977. The Francey Barn is a rare type of architecture, known as a Pennsylvania Bank Barn. Bank Barns are built on the side of hills or river banks. This has the advantage of having an upper and lower floor accessible from ground level. The animals are housed on the lower level, while upstairs the Francey Barn holds tonnes of hay, straw and feed.
The Simpson House
The Victorian-style farmhouse, named after the restoration architect ( Napier Simpson Jr.) who built it, is to the left of the main entrance. It is a reproduction of the original Francey farmhouse to complement the Francey Barn. Public washrooms are located on the ground floor. Wheelchair access is on the north side of the Simpson House.
The Pig and Poultry Barn
This Barn is located to the east of the Simpson House. Domesticated waterfowl, chickens, turkeys and pigs are found in and around this barn. During the day our waterfowl can be found visiting the Duck Pond located across from the Meeting House. The Farm regularly replenishes the flock of chickens and turkeys.
The Driveshed
At Riverdale Farm, this building serves a number of purposes and the lower level is open to the public for special events and seasonal education / interpretive programs.
The Meeting House
The three-storey building, completed in 1993 is located at the east-end of Riverdale Farm by the duck pond. Recreational and interpretive activities are offered to the public inside the Meeting House. The farm’s lost and found, first aid, public washrooms and baby changing facilities are all found on the main floor. Pottery and spinning/weaving rooms are located downstairs. Classes are offered seasonally from September to June. The Meeting House is the home base of the Farm’s Summer Camp Programs.
The Old Zoo Ruins
From 1894 to 1974, the Riverdale Zoo was located on this site. When the Metro Zoo opened in Scarborough in 1974, the site was restored as a farm to provide city children the chance to see how a farm works.
Three buildings remain from the old Riverdale Zoo:
1. Donnybrook Ruin stands beside the cow paddock. It was originally a two-storey building, but a tower and a main floor is all that remains today.
2. Island House sits in the middle of the lower pond. It housed many different kinds of birds and animals during the eighty years of the zoo.
3. Resident Zookeeper’s House is located beside the Meeting House. It was built in 1902 by prisoners of the Toronto Don Jail and functioned as a residence, a staff building, zoo hospital, and temporary morgue for the Necropolis Cemetery. Today, the “Residence” (as it is now called) is used for a variety of farm-related and community-based programs.
Ring of FIRE - Street Festival in the City of Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Canadians love street festivals! Invented for all to enjoy, to keep humanity curious and happy. And of course, artists/performers employed. A community duty.
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World Trade Center Documentary
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 Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda's leader, initially denied any involvement, in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks.[1] 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, bin Laden was located in Pakistan and killed 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.
MJ and Mommy at the Westmont Christmas Parade
MJ and Mommy at the Westmont, NJ Fire truck Christmas parade. MJ makes new friends and gets to see Santa at the end.
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Still Here by King Kimbit Nguyễn Anh Thư - Trại Lên Đường 2013
Still Here by King Kimbit Nguyễn Anh Thư
Not all that glitters is gold
I know
But whenever I dream of Viet Nam,
I see the sea that surrounds it and the glistening on its surface
From what appears to be
Rays of lights' reflection
And here, my logic plays deceptive because the glittering golden beams I see
Is really GOLD that's being reflected.
Whatever treasures lay at the bottom, I may never get to discover...
But the gold I see glisten
Is that of the blood and bones of my sisters and brothers;
Those who were not so much blessed with the good fortunes met by my mother and father
Whom had gotten up and left in the same haphazard manner
Fleeing for freedom by leaving their motherland
In attempts to escape the aftermath
Of the war
Which, contrary to ignorant beliefs,
Was not us against the Americans.
Viet Nam was a civil war,
Or more like a military conflict
Between the South and the North.
Fearing the expansion of the northern communists,
America sent soldiers down south
To help us win
...but then the U.S. left and so Sai Gon fell to Ho Chi Minh
On the 30th of April
1975
UNITY wasn't quite the right word to describe the cusp of the divide between the
North and the South because our people were devoured by the hunger for this power
Leaving the country at that time was considered illegal,
But despite those consequences,
To stay there
Was lethal
So for countless nights upon nights, it was
Run to the boats before they see you.
Forget everything you were; you are now Vietnamese Boat People
Take along nothing with you except the amount of gold that you can hold in your anatomy
So you can sell it when you land
But don't fret or fear if you end up empty handed
Just appreciate getting past the oceans because that alone was
Not a fate that a lot of us had the privilege of holding.
The feeble little fishing boats we were armed with often faced hardships
Whether we were fighting off
Disease
Pirates
Or being blown to bits by harsh winds
Our headspaces hoodwinked by our hunger and exhaustion;
Though we know blood's thicker than water, there's not much difference when you're starving...
And making it to land was still not yet victory;
Some places we landed would pack us back into our boats like sardines and
Push us back out to sea
So
Many times, we had to break our boats upon arrival
We no longer wanted to sink and had no energy left to swim...
With an escape plan so shady, we knew our chances of survival would be slim
Still, we had that
Get free or die trying mentality
So we had to get free
But only half of us succeeded
(Although no specific amount of countless casualties can be accounted for since no one knows for sure how many had left)
But you can count on this:
Though we may have lost our land
And half our people,
Our flags will keep on
Being raised
All over the world
Much like our children.
And it will be through them that our stories
And our spirits
Keep on living.
The Bloody Valentine Horror scene
My Bloody Valentine 3D is a 2009 American slasher film directed by Patrick Lussier, and starring Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Betsy Rue, and Kerr Smith. It is a remake of the 1981 Canadian slasher film of the same name, and focuses on residents in a small mining town that is plagued by a serial killer on Valentine's Day. It features supporting performances by Tom Atkins and Kevin Tighe.
After filming on location in Pennsylvania, the film was given a 3D theatrical release in the United States on January 16, 2009 by Lionsgate. It was the first R-rated film to be projected in RealD technology and to have a wide release (1,000 locations) in 3D-enabled theaters. The film earned $100 million worldwide at the box office.
The film was shot in South Western Pennsylvania, taking advantage of the state's tax incentives for film productions as well as the topographical and architectural versatility of the Pittsburgh Metro area. Filming began on May 11, 2008 in Armstrong County along the Route 28 corridor, in locations including Sprankle's Market in Kittanning, the Ford City police station, and the exterior of the Logansport Mine in Bethel.[2] Kittanning served as main street in the film's fictional town of Harmony. The production spent 13 days filming scenes in the Tour-Ed Mines in the Pittsburgh suburb of Tarentum, a mine that has been out of production since the 1960s and now operates as a museum.[3] The inside of Valliant's Diner in Ross Township was used as a location for one scene,[4] and a house on Hulton Road in Oakmont, a suburb of Pittsburgh, was also used as a location.[5]
The film was shot entirely digitally in 4K resolution. The filmmakers used the Red One from Red Digital Cinema Camera Company, and the SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera by Silicon Imaging as digital cameras. Max Penner, the film's stereographer, found these lighter and smaller cameras easier to use.[6] My Bloody Valentine was the first R-rated film to be projected in RealD technology and to have a wide release (1,000 locations) in 3D-enabled theaters.[7][8] The film was also available in 2D for theaters that were not equipped to process digital 3D technology.
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Don and Dawn travel to the Huronia Museum and village in southern Ontario, the first recreated native village representing Canada's beginnings with the lifestyle of the Ouendat peoples prior to the arrival of the Europeans. To get a sense of what life must have been like back in the 17th century, they attempt to build a traditional fire using the drill and bow method; learn how to harvest tobacco plants and must use their muscles to weed, hoe and plant a corn field. After all this, will our city slickers have the energy to compete in a final challenge of survival?