Breakneck Winter day hike near Cold Spring, NY
An hour north from the skyscrapers of New York City, join me as I backpack one of the best hiking loops in the United States overlooking the scenic Hudson Valley River near Cold Spring, NY. The snowy rocky cliffs and steep ascents prove challenging but extremely rewarding during this winter time hike. Travel with me as I guide you through the breakneck ridge bypass loop. We're greeted with many excellent views of the Hudson River Valley, Bannerman Castle and snow covered landscapes.
Breakneck Ridge and Wilkinson memorial hiking trail near cold spring, NY
Less then hour north from the skyscrapers of New York City, join me as I backpack one of the best hiking loops in the United States overlooking the scenic Hudson Valley River near Cold Spring, NY. This time I travel not only along the popular Breakneck Ridge route but also take an extended route via the Wilkinson Memorial trail. The rocky cliffs and steep ascents prove challenging but extremely rewarding as does the chance to view what appears to be an old fort and Bannerman Castle. We're greeted with many excellent views of the Hudson River including and of the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge from a high wooden observation platform.
Visiting Bannerman's Castle
Once the estate and armory for army surplus dealer Francis Bannerman IV, Bannerman's Castle has since fallen into disrepair. Now the Bannerman Castle Trust is slowly restoring the structures piece by piece. They recently granted us access to the island for a tour. This is what we found. For more information, visit hiddenhometown.com and bannermancastle.org.
UPDATE: Due to the cold and windy conditions of December and January of 2010, portions of the castle have crumbled away. On Monday, January 25, 2010, the north wall of the tower collapsed completely. This video is now one of the last glimpses of Bannerman Castle in its partially-intact state. Please visit bannermancastle.org for information on how you can save this vital piece of our history.
wyndclyffe castle
Wyndclyffe castle located in Rhinebeck New York was once a 24 room mansion overlooking the Hudson river. Now it sits abandoned and crumbling.
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Breakneck Ridge bypass hiking trail
An hour north from the skyscrapers of New York City, join me as I backpack one of the best hiking loops in the United States overlooking the scenic Hudson Valley River near Cold Spring, NY. The rocky cliffs and steep ascents prove challenging but extremely rewarding. Travel with me as I guide you through the Breakneck Ridge bypass loop. We're greeted with many excellent views of the Hudson River, Bannerman Castle and bountiful wild blueberry patches along the way.
HVWebTV.com - Lyndhurst Castle - Tarrytown, NY
Located in Westchester County, Lyndhurst is America's finest Gothic Revival mansion and a remarkable example of the Hudson River's grand and historic estates.
Abandoned NY: Hudson River State Hospital
Explore the ruins of the forgotten Victorian insane asylum, the Hudson River State Hospital..
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Minute Tours - Boscobel House and Gardens
For the first installment in a segment called 'Minute Tours,' we take a quick look at Boscobel House and Gardens, located in Garrison, NY.
I got a chance to stop by and check out the gardens, and the Make-Do Exhibit in the house. It's definitely worth a short day trip if you are within driving distance.
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Boscobel House and Gardens is considered one of the leading historic house museums in the Unites States. Its Neoclassical mansion holds an exceptional collection of New York furniture from the Federal period. Sited in the Hudson Valley, fifty miles north of Manhattan, Boscobel directly overlooks the Hudson River and West Point. (
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The Blue Car & Haunted House - Town of Newburgh, NY - Nov. 1969
During the late 60's and early 70's, one of our favorite places to 'play' as kids was in the forest located east of Hy View (off Rt. 32) and somewhat SxSE of The Golden Rail in the Town of Newburgh. On this video my father trailed us kids and shot 8 mm film of one of our typical expeditions to the ruins of an old stone mansion that we called the Haunted House. There was also a burned out Yellow house nearby which is not in this video (but we also played in that dangerous ruin). The video starts in a clearing just northeast of the Thornwood Apartment complex - then we walk north through the forest. The abandoned blue car was just sitting there, rotting in the middle of the woods; you can see numerous gunshot holes in it. The old stone mansion was built during the 1840's when the area was dominated by grazing cattle. There is a view of the date-stone which is hard to read, but looks like 1849. These days, very few parents would allow their kids to run loose in such an isolated forest area, but back in the 1960's this was a normal childhood. The kids in the video are Albert, Greg and Rich Garzon, and a neighborhood friend, Christopher Glynn. The music here was composed by Albert Garzon and features Dave Hudson on cello, Billy Zules on drums, and Albert on piano.
Abandoned New York City: The 'haunted' mental asylums, boat graveyards and castles
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Abandoned New York City: The 'haunted' mental asylums, boat graveyards and castles of the Big Apple
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After years of photographing and telling the stories of some of New York's longest abandoned sites, a photographer has put his photographs, research, and experiences into a book.
For the last three years, photographer Will Ellis has traveled around the five boroughs of New York City 'obsessively exploring' the city's abandoned places and taking photographs along the way, according to his blog Abandoned NYC.
And now,the Brooklyn-based photographer and videographer has published his findings in a book, 'Abandoned NYC.'
'I made it a goal pretty quickly to do a book soon after starting the blog; it was always part of the plan,' Ellis told Untapped Cities.
Since he began the blog in 2012, Ellis has photographed dozens of abandoned places from castles and cemeteries to mental institutions and diners.
The book includes 200 eerie images of 'urban decay,' according to Amazon, and Ellis said he spent a lot of time doing research on the locations he photographed.
'It's one thing to write up an article for the internet, but having it in print meant there was a lot of pressure to get things right,' Ellis told Untapped.
He said the book has been in the works for the last two years and he is excited to 'finally get it into people's hands.'
Drone over Rockland New York
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Hudson River State Hospital Drone
Flying the Phantom 4 over Hudson River State Hospital
Hudson River Aerial View - Catskill Creek, New York
A bird's eye view of the Catskill Creek - Hudson River in Catskill, NY.
Walkway Over The Hudson- Panorama
360 degree drone video just north of Walkway Over The Hudson State Part.
Rockland County Psychiatric Hospital in 4K
Another abandoned psychiatric hospital, this one in Orangeburg NY. Shot with Mavic Pro.
Nanjing | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:03:37 1 Names
00:04:35 2 History
00:04:43 2.1 Early history and foundation
00:06:15 2.2 Capital of the Six Dynasties
00:08:27 2.3 Destruction and revival
00:09:32 2.4 Southern capital of Ming dynasty
00:15:49 2.5 Qing dynasty and Taiping Rebellion
00:17:41 2.6 Capital of the republic and Nanking Massacre
00:20:37 2.7 Chinese Civil War and People's Republic
00:21:37 3 Geography
00:23:46 3.1 Climate and environment
00:27:06 3.2 Cityscape
00:27:14 3.3 Environmental issues
00:27:23 3.3.1 Air pollution in 2013
00:29:08 4 Government
00:29:34 4.1 Administrative divisions
00:29:47 5 Demographics
00:31:09 6 Economy
00:31:17 6.1 Earlier development
00:33:02 6.2 Modern times
00:34:44 6.3 Today
00:37:12 7 Transportation
00:37:48 7.1 Rail
00:39:15 7.2 Road
00:41:51 7.3 Public transportation
00:42:47 7.4 Air
00:43:57 7.5 Water
00:44:58 7.6 Yangtze River crossings
00:46:09 8 Culture and art
00:46:54 8.1 Art
00:47:47 8.2 Festivals
00:48:37 8.3 Libraries
00:49:15 8.4 Museums
00:50:18 8.5 Theater
00:50:44 8.6 Night life
00:51:51 8.7 Food and symbolism
00:52:45 9 Sports and stadiums
00:55:13 10 Architecture
00:55:31 10.1 Imperial period
00:55:40 10.1.1 Inside the walled city
00:56:36 10.1.2 Outside the walled city
00:57:12 10.2 Republic of China period
00:57:28 10.2.1 Inside the walled city
00:59:38 10.2.2 Outside the walled city
01:00:15 10.3 People's Republic of China period
01:00:46 11 Education
01:02:20 12 Sister cities
01:02:40 13 Notable people
01:02:51 14 See also
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Nanjing (listen), alternately romanized as Nanking and Nankin, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China and the second largest city in the East China region, with an administrative area of 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi) and a total population of 8,270,500 as of 2016. The inner area of Nanjing enclosed by the city wall is Nanjing City (南京城), with an area of 55 km2 (21 sq mi), while the Nanjing Metropolitan Region includes surrounding cities and areas, covering over 60,000 km2 (23,000 sq mi), with a population of over 30 million.
Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has been ranked seventh in the evaluation of Cities with Strongest Comprehensive Strength issued by the National Statistics Bureau, and second in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China, Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City.Nanjing has many high-quality universities and research institutes, with the number of universities listed in 100 National Key Universities ranking third, including Nanjing University which has a long history and is among the world top 10 universities ranked by Nature Index. The ratio of college students to total population ranks No.1 among large cities nationwide. Nanjing is one of the top three Chinese scientific research centers, according to the Nature Index, especially strong in the chemical sciences.
Nanjing, one of the nation's most important cities for over a thousand years, is recognized as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. It has been one of the w ...
Metro-North Railroad - rescue mission at Croton-Harmon, New York (4 of 5)
A second clip of GP35R 101 pulling a broken down P32AC-DM 229 and its consist away from the platform.
Train is comprised of:
P32AC-DM 229
Trailer 1: 6184 - James Fenimore Cooper
Trailer 2: 6252 - Governor Ella T. Grasso
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Trailer 4: 6171 - The Water Level
Trailer 5: 6179 - Bannerman's Island
Trailer 6: 6258 - Branchville
Car Car: 6207 - The Coast Watcher
I shot this video from my car using an iPhone 4S. (c) Matt Clifford 2013
You Bet Your Life: Secret Word - Tree / Milk / Spoon / Sky
Julius Henry Groucho Marx (October 2, 1890 -- August 19, 1977) was an American comedian and film and television star. He is known as a master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators. He made 13 feature films with his siblings the Marx Brothers, of whom he was the third-born. He also had a successful solo career, most notably as the host of the radio and television game show You Bet Your Life. His distinctive appearance, carried over from his days in vaudeville, included quirks such as an exaggerated stooped posture, glasses, cigar, and a thick greasepaint mustache and eyebrows. These exaggerated features resulted in the creation of one of the world's most ubiquitous and recognizable novelty disguises, known as Groucho glasses, a one-piece mask consisting of horn-rimmed glasses, large plastic nose, bushy eyebrows and mustache.
Groucho Marx was, and is, the most recognizable and well-known of the Marx Brothers. Groucho-like characters and references have appeared in popular culture both during and after his life, some aimed at audiences who may never have seen a Marx Brothers movie. Groucho's trademark eye glasses, nose, mustache, and cigar have become icons of comedy—glasses with fake noses and mustaches (referred to as Groucho glasses, nose-glasses, and other names) are sold by novelty and costume shops around the world.
Nat Perrin, close friend of Groucho Marx and writer of several Marx Brothers films, inspired John Astin's portrayal of Gomez Addams on the 1960s TV series The Addams Family with similarly thick mustache, eyebrows, sardonic remarks, backward logic, and ever-present cigar (pulled from his breast pocket already lit).
Alan Alda often vamped in the manner of Groucho on M*A*S*H. In one episode, Yankee Doodle Doctor, Hawkeye and Trapper put on a Marx Brothers act at the 4077, with Hawkeye playing Groucho and Trapper playing Harpo. In three other episodes, a character appeared who was named Captain Calvin Spalding (played by Loudon Wainwright III). Groucho's character in Animal Crackers was Captain Geoffrey T. Spaulding.
On many occasions, on the 1970s television sitcom All In The Family, Michael Stivic (Rob Reiner), would briefly imitate Groucho Marx and his mannerisms.
Two albums by British rock band Queen, A Night at the Opera (1975) and A Day at the Races (1976), are named after Marx Brothers films. In March 1977, Groucho invited Queen to visit him in his Los Angeles home; there they performed '39 a capella. A long-running ad campaign for Vlasic Pickles features an animated stork that imitates Groucho's mannerisms and voice. On the famous Hollywood Sign in California, one of the Os is dedicated to Groucho. Alice Cooper contributed over $27,000 to remodel the sign, in memory of his friend.
In 1982, Gabe Kaplan portrayed Marx in the film Groucho, in a one-man stage production. He also imitated Marx occasionally on his previous TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.
Actor Frank Ferrante has performed as Groucho Marx on stage for more than two decades. He continues to tour under rights granted by the Marx family in a one-man show entitled An Evening With Groucho in theaters throughout the United States and Canada with piano accompanist Jim Furmston. In the late 1980s Ferrante starred as Groucho in the off-Broadway and London show Groucho: A Life in Revue penned by Groucho's son Arthur. Ferrante portrayed the comedian from age 15 to 85. The show was later filmed for PBS in 2001. Woody Allen's 1996 musical Everyone Says I Love You, in addition to being named for one of Groucho's signature songs, ends with a Groucho-themed New Year's Eve party in Paris, which some of the stars, including Allen and Goldie Hawn, attend in full Groucho costume. The highlight of the scene is an ensemble song-and-dance performance of Hooray for Captain Spaulding—done entirely in French.
In the last of the Tintin comics, Tintin and the Picaros, a balloon shaped like the face of Groucho could be seen in the Annual Carnival.
In the Italian horror comic Dylan Dog, the protagonist's sidekick is a Groucho impersonator whose character became his permanent personality.
The BBC remade the radio sitcom Flywheel, Shyster and Flywheel, with contemporary actors playing the parts of the original cast. The series was repeated on digital radio station BBC7. Scottish playwright Louise Oliver wrote a play named Waiting For Groucho about Chico and Harpo waiting for Groucho to turn up for the filming of their last project together. This was performed by Glasgow theatre company Rhymes with Purple Productions at the Edinburgh Fringe and in Glasgow and Hamilton in 2007-08. Groucho was played by Scottish actor Frodo McDaniel.
Winston Churchill | Wikipedia audio article
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Winston Churchill
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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.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, army officer, and writer, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. As Prime Minister, Churchill led Britain to victory in the Second World War. Churchill represented five constituencies during his career as Member of Parliament (MP). Ideologically an economic liberal and British imperialist, he began and ended his parliamentary career as a member of the Conservative Party, which he led from 1940 to 1955, but for twenty years from 1904 he was a prominent member of the Liberal Party.
Of mixed English and American parentage, Churchill was born in Oxfordshire to an aristocratic family. Joining the British Army, he saw action in British India, the Anglo–Sudan War, and the Second Boer War, gaining fame as a war correspondent and writing books about his campaigns. Elected an MP in 1900, initially as a Conservative, he defected to the Liberals in 1904. In H. H. Asquith's Liberal government, Churchill served as President of the Board of Trade, Home Secretary, and First Lord of the Admiralty, championing prison reform and workers' social security. During the First World War, he oversaw the Gallipoli Campaign; after it proved a disaster, he resigned from government and served in the Royal Scots Fusiliers on the Western Front. In 1917 he returned to government under David Lloyd George as Minister of Munitions, and was subsequently Secretary of State for War, Secretary of State for Air, then Secretary of State for the Colonies. After two years out of Parliament, he served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in Stanley Baldwin's Conservative government, returning the pound sterling in 1925 to the gold standard at its pre-war parity, a move widely seen as creating deflationary pressure on the UK economy.
Out of office during the 1930s, Churchill took the lead in calling for British rearmament to counter the growing threat from Nazi Germany. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he was re-appointed First Lord of the Admiralty. Following Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's resignation in 1940, Churchill replaced him. Churchill oversaw British involvement in the Allied war effort, resulting in victory in 1945. His wartime leadership has been widely praised; however, several of his decisions have proved controversial. After the Conservatives' defeat in the 1945 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition. Amid the developing Cold War with the Soviet Union, he publicly warned of an iron curtain of Soviet influence in Europe and promoted European unity. He was elected prime minister in the 1951 election. His second term was preoccupied with foreign affairs, including the Malayan Emergency, Mau Mau Uprising, Korean War and a UK-backed Iranian coup. Domestically his government emphasised house-building and developed an atomic bomb. In declining health, Churchill resigned as prime minister in 1955, although he remained an MP until 1964. Upon his death in 1965, he was given a state funeral.
Widely considered one of the 20th century's most significant figures, Churchill remains popular in the UK and Western world, where he is seen as a victorious wartime leader who played an important role in defending liberal democracy from the spread of fascism. Also praised as a social reformer and writer, among his many awards was the Nobel Prize in Literature. In more recent years however, his imperialist views and comments on race, as well as his sanctioning of human rights abuses in the suppression of anti-imperialist movements seeking independence from the British Empire, have generated considerable controversy.
The Shadow by Arthur Stringer | Audiobook with subtitles
A manhunt for a bank robber takes a determined and fixated New York City detective on a gripping, globe-spanning adventure, with many plot twists along the way.
Arthur Stringer was a novelist, screenwriter and poet. He published 45 works of fiction and 15 other books in addition to writing numerous film scripts and articles. See:
This book is unrelated to the 1930s and 1940s pulp magazine and radio series of the same name. (Lee Smalley)
Genre(s): Action & Adventure Fiction
The Shadow by Arthur STRINGER
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