Wind Dancer
Mom and Dad Kananen and some of their friends aboard the Wind Dancer sailboat which sails out of Grand Haven twice every day.
Kayaker keeping up with the Wind Dancer
It was a very windy day in Grand Haven, Michigan and the waves were big on Lake Michigan so the Wind Dancer stuck to the river for our sail. This guy kept up with out boat like a champ & rode the wake
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Fireworks light up the night on the Elizabeth River during the Great American Picnic at Town Point Park, as seen from the Schooner Virginia.
Parasailing East Grand Traverse Bay 2018
This video was recorded July 2018 in East Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, Michigan. It includes many great views of the surrounding area. Shot with a go-pro session.
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Seattle, Washington | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:53 1 History
00:04:02 1.1 Founding
00:05:13 1.2 Duwamps 1852–1853
00:06:19 1.3 Incorporations
00:07:20 1.4 Timber town
00:09:05 1.5 Gold Rush, World War I, and the Great Depression
00:14:24 1.6 Post-war years: aircraft and software
00:19:06 2 Geography
00:20:07 2.1 Cityscape
00:20:16 2.2 Topography
00:24:40 2.3 Climate
00:37:50 3 Demographics
00:45:44 4 Economy
00:50:40 5 Culture
00:50:55 5.1 Nicknames
00:51:57 5.2 Performing arts
00:56:14 5.3 Tourism
01:00:07 6 Professional sports
01:06:33 7 Parks and recreation
01:08:12 8 Government and politics
01:13:25 9 Education
01:16:05 10 Media
01:19:07 11 Infrastructure
01:19:16 11.1 Health systems
01:21:05 11.2 Transportation
01:26:31 11.3 Utilities
01:27:23 12 Notable people
01:27:33 13 Sister cities
01:27:45 14 See also
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Voice name: en-US-Wavenet-F
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Seattle ( (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 744,955 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area's population stands at 3.94 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes. Today, Seattle has high populations of Native, Scandinavian, African, and Asian Americans, as well as a thriving LGBT community that ranks 6th in the United States for population.Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century, the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines is based in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000. Owing largely to its rapidly increasing population in the 21st century, Seattle and the state of Washington have some of the highest minimum wages in the country, at $15 per hour for smaller businesses and $16 for the city's largest employers.Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed al ...
Slow Motion Sports, 1950's - Film 7973
A row of anglers, fishing in shallow waters, in waders, throw their catch into the enclosed pen behind them. The fish, tuna, are shown being reeled in and flicked over the angler's shoulder into the pen. The action is from just off the Galapagos Islands. The large wriggling tuna can be seen stacked in the pen.
The action switches to an outdoor men's 110 metres high hurdles race. We see the race from the start as the crowd look on, the winning athlete of six breaks the finishing line. Next is the men's steeplechase and the camera focuses on the athletes as they clear the water jump, splashing through the water as they land. The camera shows in slow motion the athletes successfully negotiating the obstacle. Next is the men's long jump. The athlete completes his run and take off, landing in the sand. We then see the action again in slow motion as the athlete from Penn State completes his jump. Next is the high jump, again in slow motion and we see the male athlete successfully clear the bar and land in the sand pit. We then see the pole vault from a high, side-on angle as the male athlete completes his run up and successfully clears the bar, falling safely into the sandpit. From behind the sandpit, another athlete clears the bar at a height of almost 15 feet. Another two male pole vaulters are shown successfully clearing the bar, the second in slow motion.
The action switches to the beach for a ski jump on the sand. A man in swimming trunks and skis sets off down a ramp built on the top of a sharp sandy incline. He leaves the ramp, travels a short way through the air before landing successfully on the sand, completing his journey skiing across the remaining flatter sandy area before gliding into the sea. The next skier topples over on landing and the following skier goes head over heels on hitting the sand.
We then move to a jetty where water skiers set off behind a speed boat. One falls of the jetty into the water. The camera shows four water skiers from the back of the speed boat. One of the male skiers holds one leg and arm in the air, before we see a small single wing aeroplane flying just above the waves behind the skiers. As it passes, the wire is thrown from the speedboat into the cockpit of the plane. The sea plane then proceeds to ferry the skier across the water. A male skier on a square type of surfboard successfully negotiates a jump over a ramp in the water. Another skier lands unsuccessfully in the water having completed the jump. A water skier is shown clearing a ramp but crashing into the water after take-off. The unsuccessful jump is shown again in slow motion.
A single-man kayak enters rapids from under a logging building over the water but overturns. Another kayak is shown with the male occupant successfully rowing along the rapids. Then a double-man kayak, with both occupants wearing life-jackets, paddles past. We then see three separate single-man kayaks successfully negotiate their way round a sharp bend. Next a rowing boat with two occupants negotiates the waters, followed by a mixed couple in another flat-bottomed boat. Another two rowing boats swiftly follow, being rowed down the rapids.
The action switches to single passenger outboard motor racing. The numbered competitors race off round the course from the start. One of the boats crashes onto the beach, hurtling over the parked cars of spectators, much to the horror of a female onlooker. We then see the owner and rider of the crashed boat looking somewhat mystified over the recovered damaged boat.
The sport switches to horse racing, which looks like The Grand National from Aintree. The horses leave the start and are shown tackling one of the fences. One of the riders is unseated on landing, having cleared the fence. Another fence towards the end of the race and two horses crash upon landing. We see in slow motion a horse clear a fence but go head-over-heels on landing, throwing its rider to the ground.
Motorcycle hill-climbing comes next. The first rider is shown ascending the hill, then another rider having reached the top overshoots and crashes to the ground as his motorbike flies through the air.
Ancient automobile racing comes next. We see the various automobiles racing around the dirt track. We see the drivers steer through a perilous course consisting of a number of steep, small hillocks. We see the hot-rod, stock-car type cars hurtling round the track, successfully negotiating the hilly obstacles.
NOAA Ocean Today Video: 'When Lightning Strikes'
Not only can lightning strike twice, but it can also strike the ocean. If you hear thunder get out of the water. If you are in a boat, get back to land. If you can't, stay low in the boat or in the cabin.
TRANSCRIPT follows:
NARRATOR:
Lightning is a rapid discharge of electrical energy in the atmosphere.
Each spark can span over five miles in length, reach temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun and contain 100 million volts of electricity.
Lightning strikes are not only dangerous, they can be deadly.
The electrostatic discharge occurs within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
Lightning doesn't strike the ocean as much as land, but when it does, it spreads out over the water, which acts as a conductor. It can hit boats that are nearby, and electrocute fish that are near the surface.
If you're at the beach and hear thunder or see lightning, get out of the water. Get off the beach and take shelter in a building or in your car. If you're at sea, head back to a shelter on land. If you can't, either stay low in the boat or retreat to a cabin. Do not use electronic equipment during the storm.
Every year, millions of lightning flashes fill our skies. Each one has the potential to cause a devastating and shocking impact.
Outdoor Wisconsin | Program | #3505 - Lighthouses/Beaver Creek Reserve/Fisheries
[Original Airdate: January 31, 2019]
Host Dan Small visits the Wind Point Lighthouse on Racine County's Lake Michigan shoreline. The lighthouse has been in continual operation since 1880 and it's listed on the National Register of Historic Places. We explore Beaver Creek Reserve in Eau Claire County. Elizabeth Cramer tours several lighthouses in Door County and we talk with a fisheries biologist about the impact of last summer's storms on stream fisheries in Dane County.
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Seattle | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:25 1 History
00:03:34 1.1 Founding
00:04:47 1.2 Duwamps 1852–1853
00:05:52 1.3 Incorporations
00:06:52 1.4 Timber town
00:08:38 1.5 Gold Rush, World War I, and the Great Depression
00:13:58 1.6 Post-war years: aircraft and software
00:18:45 2 Geography
00:19:45 2.1 Cityscape
00:19:54 2.2 Topography
00:24:15 2.3 Climate
00:36:48 3 Demographics
00:44:37 4 Economy
00:49:33 5 Culture
00:49:49 5.1 Nicknames
00:50:51 5.2 Performing arts
00:55:07 5.3 Tourism
00:59:02 6 Professional sports
01:05:25 7 Parks and recreation
01:07:05 8 Government and politics
01:12:21 9 Education
01:15:03 10 Media
01:17:59 11 Infrastructure
01:18:09 11.1 Health systems
01:19:59 11.2 Transportation
01:25:15 11.3 Utilities
01:26:04 12 Notable people
01:26:14 13 Sister cities
01:26:26 14 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.
Listen on Google Assistant through Extra Audio:
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Speaking Rate: 0.9841744125630922
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-D
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Seattle ( (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century, the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines was founded in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District to the Central District. The jazz scene nurtured the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson, and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix, as well as the origin of the bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters and the alternative rock movement grunge.
Seattle | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Seattle
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.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Seattle ( (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the contiguous United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century, the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines was founded in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District to the Central District. The jazz scene nurtured the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson, and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix, as well as the origin of the bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters and the alternative rock movement grunge.
STORM CENTER Monday in Maine
Weather moved into southern Maine Sunday night, so we are in STORM CENTER.
Carnival Cruise Lines and Rainforest Adventures Open Up New Zip Line Park in St Maarten
Carnival Cruise Lines and Rainforest Adventures Open Up New Zip Line Park in St Maarten With a 1050 foot vertical drop over 2800 feet this new Zip Line in St Maarten is the Caribbean's steepest. A number of different rides are offered at Rockland Park on one of the highest points on the island at 1125 feet.
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Society of Geographers: For Women Who Know No Boundaries
This all-day conference explored the contributions women have made to the field of geography and inspired participants to consider how women strengthen the practice of geography today through a series of illustrated presentations and En-Lightning Talks by some of the leading experts in the field including Nancy Lewis, Kavita Pandit and Susan Shaw.
For transcript and more information, visit
Seattle | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Seattle
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.
You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at:
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
Seattle ( (listen) see-AT-əl) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 730,000 residents as of 2018, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. According to U.S. Census data released in 2018, the Seattle metropolitan area’s population stands at 3.87 million, and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and remained in the Top 5 in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. In July 2016, Seattle was again the fastest-growing major U.S. city, with a 3.1% annual growth rate. Seattle is the northernmost large city in the contiguous United States.
The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequently known as the Denny Party, arrived from Illinois via Portland, Oregon, on the schooner Exact at Alki Point on November 13, 1851. The settlement was moved to the eastern shore of Elliott Bay and named Seattle in 1852, in honor of Chief Si'ahl of the local Duwamish and Suquamish tribes.
Logging was Seattle's first major industry, but by the late 19th century, the city had become a commercial and shipbuilding center as a gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. Growth after World War II was partially due to the local Boeing company, which established Seattle as a center for aircraft manufacturing. The Seattle area developed into a technology center from the 1980s onwards with companies like Microsoft becoming established in the region; Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a Seattleite by birth. Internet retailer Amazon was founded in Seattle in 1994, and major airline Alaska Airlines was founded in SeaTac, Washington, serving Seattle's international airport, Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. The stream of new software, biotechnology, and Internet companies led to an economic revival, which increased the city's population by almost 50,000 between 1990 and 2000.
Seattle has a noteworthy musical history. From 1918 to 1951, nearly two dozen jazz nightclubs existed along Jackson Street, from the current Chinatown/International District to the Central District. The jazz scene nurtured the early careers of Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Ernestine Anderson, and others. Seattle is also the birthplace of rock musician Jimi Hendrix, as well as the origin of the bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters and the alternative rock movement grunge.
Deep Sea Exploration with Dr. Pete Girguis
Asking My Viewers What Cruise Line Would You Like To Go On For Your Dream Cruise?
Asking My Viewers What Cruise Line Would You Like To Go On For Your Dream Cruise? What cruise line would ypou take if you go on any cruise line? From Seabourne to Ponant or Regent my viewers answered big time! Plus I asked my viewers what cruise was the best deal they ever got? Check it out here.
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Michigan State Board of Education Meeting for April 10, 2012 - Session Part 3
Michigan State Board of Education Meeting for April 10, 2012 - Session Part 2
Source: Michigan Department of Education