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Seahorses, tectonic plates, rocket driven eggs. I luvs the Fogbow!
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That was super ccooooooooooooool!!!!!!
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When cooking lunch for more than your extended family
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The video above is about a fellow who drove by this tower everyday going to work in Spring, TX. He was curious about it so when his sweet family was out of town, he decided to find out what it was.
It was an AT&T Long Line Tower first developed during the Cold War to protect government and private communications. It and many others like it are obsolete now, but are too expensive to take down. The building at the base is a bomb shelter which is made of foot thick concrete and has copper plating to prevent damage by magnetic power. Those things on the top of the tower are called horns.
You can see MN, Foggy and me in the clips of elementary school children hiding under their desks during an atomic bomb drill. We attended elementary school beginning in 1958 so that gives you an idea of the length of the Cold War and the use of these drills.
It was an AT&T Long Line Tower first developed during the Cold War to protect government and private communications. It and many others like it are obsolete now, but are too expensive to take down. The building at the base is a bomb shelter which is made of foot thick concrete and has copper plating to prevent damage by magnetic power. Those things on the top of the tower are called horns.
You can see MN, Foggy and me in the clips of elementary school children hiding under their desks during an atomic bomb drill. We attended elementary school beginning in 1958 so that gives you an idea of the length of the Cold War and the use of these drills.
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The pond video is marvelous.
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I really enjoyed the pond video, very nice. I always made a habit of turning my yard into a nice habitat whenever I moved to a new home. Over the years I bet I spend a huge amount of time outside working on the yard. But it was always worth it, as I always had birds, insects, frogs and toads, and all manner of wildlife visiting my yard. I once had a neighbor that called me over to the fence one day to tell me that she and her husband sat outside in their backyard every afternoon just to watch what was going on in my back yard. That was satisfying. I gave her some easy tips on how she could very slowly and easily add different plants to her yard and enjoy the same activity coming over into her yard as well.
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https://youtu.be/mqaSOw1WhjIMark Twain | Edison Film | Digitally Restored
George Odell
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The iconic film of Mark Twain walking in front of Stormfield, his house in Redding Connecticut, where he would later die. TFG Film & Tape has performed a digital restoration to the 1909 Edison film of Mark Twain. The image has been flipped left to right to correct the camera-to-subject orientation. It has had it's speed corrected from the camera frame rate of the day. The detail has been enhanced dramatically bringing out visuals never before seen. The fluctuations in the exposure have been reduced markedly making the image much more pleasing to watch. We hope you enjoy the results!
According to Mark Twain researcher Robert Slotta, who has studied the origins of this film for several years, it all began as a simple intro to a feature film Thomas Edison wanted to make based on Twain's 1881 novel, "The Prince and the Pauper" (published in America 1882). Twain reluctantly agreed as long as the material was never used for any other purpose. The intro consisted an edited version of the first three scenes of this film. Scenes included: Twain standing in the doorway, the walk around the house, and the second walk around was another "take" to cover a late camera start on the part of the cinematographer.
Since there was still unexposed film left over, it was at the film crew’s urging that the scenes with Twain and his daughters, Clara and Jean, be photographed as a gift with the promise that footage was strictly for their own private enjoyment.
One copy of the raw 35mm footage shot that day was given to Twain. Upon his death, that print fell into in the possession of his daughter, Clara. Fast forward to 1954 and Mark Twain historian Caroline Harnsberger, who had become good friends with Clara. It was she who, along with shooting new color movies of Clara, was able to have a 16mm reduction print made from the 35mm nitrate print. It is a copy of that reduction print that you see here, today. This particular print was in the hands of the Mark Twain museum in Hartford, Connecticut. Other 16mm prints do exist at various museums around the country including the George Eastman House but all are due to the unheralded efforts of one, Caroline Harnsberger.
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What Happened to the 2nd Largest Log Cabin in the World?
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Join us on a journey to Portland, Oregon to discover the world's second largest Log Cabin, also known as the "Cathedral of Trees" or "Parthenon of Oregon." Explore the history and significance of this colossal project, built for the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. See the giant logs measuring 52 feet long by 6 feet wide, transported to the site with their bark still intact. Learn about the educational exhibits inside, showcasing Forestry and Logging practices, Native American History, and more.
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Made me think of this, Glacier National Park Lodge. One of our favorite park lodges.
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Digging through James May's videos on YouTube, this one sticks out: