Romeo and Juliet Defy
How far is too far for love? Would you defy? Romeo and Juliet opens at Playhouse on the Square Oct. 12-20. Do you have your tickets yet?
Memphis english elevator
seth does his english voice
Jaimi Faulkner-My dear Girl - Live@ Q-bus in Leiden 02-11-2010.mov
Who's Jaimi Faulkner?
Jaimi Faulkner (Melbourne, Australia 1982) has the reputation of a gifted songwriter, exciting live performer and accomplished musician, and it's a reputation that's well deserved.
Brought up on a diet rich in Blues, Country and Folk music, Jaimi's music logically reflects these genres, but with a quality and voice that is uniquely his own.
It's been a sure and steady rise on the Australian music scene for this likeable young performer, his talents having had time to develop and mature naturally since the 2004 release of his debut, 'Last Light' at age 21. That album, featuring Aria Award winners Mia Dyson and Chris Wilson, debuted at No. 5 on the Australian Rhythms Magazine Charts where it held its position for 4 months! This paid off well; Jaimi was invited to support his favourite songwriter Chris Whitley (USA) on his Australian tour.
In the years after that Faulkner hit both international and local highways, playing more than 200 shows in 2007. These included performances at the American Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale Mississippi, playing with the legendary Big Jack Johnson.
Also he won the prestigious Australian Blues/Roots Performer of the Year (band category) and was awarded with the opportunity to represent Australia in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.
Jaimi and band headed to the United States to perform alongside some of the world's top Blues/Roots performers, scoring a mention in Blues Revue Magazine, as one of the 'hot power trios' of the Challenge.
He crossed the Atlantic for a short solo tour in Germany. Back home he finished this succesfull year with supports on Chris Isaak and Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) and kept touring and recording
In june 2009 his 2nd full cd 'Kiss & Ride' was released. The sounds of folk and blues influences are a feature on Kiss & Ride, but listeners will also hear music inspired from the time Jaimi spent in Memphis, immersing himself in the sounds and flavours of soul music and meeting legendary soul singer, Reverend Al Green.
Don't let the full sound of the cd misleed you though; mostly touring as a solo artists outside of Australia, live and acoustic Jaimi more than lives up to the expectation of the cd as he not only is a brilliant guitarplayer (sounding like a one man band) but also has a voice to die for that leaves everyone in the audience short of breath.
Because of his ongoing success in Germany, Jaimi re-located to Berlin last june 2010. This finally gave him the chance to tour the Netherlands and Belgium in October/November 2010 to build his reputation which brought him standing ovations even on supportshows with Guy Forsyth, the Holmes Brothers and Rory Block.YIMA is very proud to do the European management of this killer guitarplayer and exellent Australian songwriter and singer!
Jaimi Faulkner; guitar, footstompboard, harmonica, vocals
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Buy A Tiny House for $100 Down - Tiny Homes, Mortgage Free, Self Sufficient, Living Off The Grid!
Here is an easy way to stop paying rent or own a home that doesnt waste space or have a big impact on the environment. MORTGAGE FREE AND DEBT FREE. Getting off the grid with TINY HOMES! Live closer to nature by spending your time outside rather than inside. The tiny home movement is becoming a smarter way to live and start to become self sufficient. Look for our new tiny home in future videos. Thanks for watching
Broadway Time Machine - Audrey's Debut
Audrey's performance at Playhouse on the Square in Midtown, Memphis. This was the ending performance of a week drama camp.
I saw Jojo Siwa LIVE in concert at the San Diego Civic Theatre!
???????????? ☀️✨Living in San Diego has it's perks... one MAJOR perk is awesome shows and concerts in town and most recently Jojo Siwa stopped by the San Diego Civic Theatre on May 20th, 2019 (5 days before my birthday) for her D.R.E.A.M. The Tour and I was fortunate enough to attend this fantastic show with my mom, cousin, and aunt - needless to say, it was EPIC! I am JoJo's biggest fan and this was a DREAM come true - I even wore my Funky Frogs jersey and official JoJo Bow!!! Enjoy some snippets from the show and if you have a chance, go see JoJo in concert (dates and info below)!
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✨JoJo Siwa 2019 D.R.E.A.M. The Tour Dates and Tickets✨
Buy tickets:
May 17: Comerica Theatre in Phoenix
May 19: Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles
May 20: San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego
May 21: City National Civic in San Jose, Calif.
May 23: McCaw Hall in Seattle
May 25: Hult Center -Silvia Concert Hall in Eugene, Ore.
May 28: Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City
May 30: Paramount Theatre Denver in Denver
Jun 01: Brady Theater in Tulsa, Okla.
Jun 02: Arvest Bank Theater in Kansas City, Mo.
Jun 04: Stifel Theater in St. Louis
Jun 05: Des Moines Civic Center in Des Moines, Iowa
Jun 06: Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis
Jun 11: State Theatre-Playhouse Square Center in Cleveland
Jun 12: Modell Performing Arts Center in Baltimore
Jun 13: State Theatre New Brunswick in New Brunswick, N.J.
Jun 15: Mortensen Hall at the Bushnell in Hartford, Conn.
Jun 16: Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Mass.
Jun 18: Beacon Theatre in New York
Jun 20: Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte
Jun 21: TN Performing Arts Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Jun 22: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta
Jun 25: Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas
Jun 26: Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX
Jul 10: Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.
Jul 12: BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.
Jul 13: Saint Augustine Amphitheatre in Saint Augustine, Fla.
Jul 14: Volvo Car Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
Jul 16: Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C.
Jul 18: Virginia Credit Union LIVE! in Richmond, Va.
Jul 19: Wolf Trap in Vienna, Va.
Jul 20: The Grand Theatre in Mashantucket, Conn.
Jul 23: Agganis Arena in Boston, Mass.
Jul 24: Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Jul 26: NYCB Live in Uniondale, N.Y.
Jul 27: The Mann in Philadelphia, Pa.
Jul 28: Artpark in Lewiston, N. Y.
Jul 30: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Jul 31: Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio
Aug 02: Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, ON
Aug 03: Masonic Temple Theatre in Detroit, ON
Aug 04: BMO Harris Pavilion in Milwaukee, Wis.
Aug 06: Baxter Arena in Omaha, Neb.
Aug 08: 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.
Aug 10: Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev.
Aug 11: Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Aug 13: Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Aug 14: Orcale Arena in Oakland, Calif.
Aug 15: Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev.
Aug 17: Theatre of the Clouds in Portland, Ore.
Aug 18: Marymoor Park Concerts in Redmond, Wash.
Aug 20: Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Aug 24: Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Neb.
Aug 25: US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Aug 27: Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Aug 28: Fraze Pavillion in Dayton, Ohio
Aug 31: Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes - Barre, Pa.
Sep 01: M&T Bank Grandstand in Harrington, Del.
Sep 04: Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio
Sep 06: Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indiamapolis, Ind.
Sep 07: KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky.
Sep 08: Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Ala.
Sep 10: FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn.
Sep 11: UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, La.
Sep 13: Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, Texas
Sep 14: AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas
Sep 15: Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas
Sep 17: The Theatre at Grand Prairie in Grand Prairie, Texas
Sep 18: HEB Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, Texas
Sep 20: BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sep 21: Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 22: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, Missouri
Sep 24: Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennesse
Sep 26: Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth, Georgia
Sep 27: Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina
Sep 29: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virgina
Oct 01: Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Oct 02: Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 30: The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Oct 31: Manchester Arena in Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 02: Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Nov 03: The O2 in London, United Kingdom
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Watching Narrow Gauge Passenger Train with Street Running
This two foot gauge two truck geared locomotive hauls passengers through Spring Park in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The locomotive is constructed to look like a steam locomotive but is powered by an internal combustion engine.
Note the playhouse near the start of the video decorated to look like Muscle Shoals' FAME Recording Studio.
An antique car show was in the park when this video was shot.
Tuscumbia is the birthplace of railroads in Alabama. In the 1830s a railroad was built to bypass Muscle Shoals in the Tennessee River. The shoals were an impediment to navigation during periods of low water. Tuscumbia was also the birthplace of Helen Keller.
Shooter
Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine Corps sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service, Swagger is double-crossed again. With two bullets in him and the subject of a nationwide manhunt, Swagger begins his revenge, which will take down the most powerful people in the country.
Behind the Headlines - April 6, 2018
Chris Davis with The Memphis Flyer and Laura Faith Kebede with Chalkbeat TN discuss MLK50, a possible new arena in Graceland, and much more, with Bill Dries, senior reporter for The Memphis Daily News, and host Eric Barnes.
Hampton Inn Anchorage
The award-winning Hampton Inn Anchorage hotel, surrounded by majestic mountains, offers a panoramic view and a quiet retreat in the heart of Anchorage, Alaska. We are conveniently located near Ted Stevens International Airport, with free shuttle service to the airport and downtown Anchorage. Come see why our hotel received a 2017 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award. Learn more at
Tennessee Technological University | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:43 1 History
00:02:50 2 Buildings on campus
00:03:00 2.1 Educational or administrative
00:15:01 2.2 Residential buildings
00:15:10 2.2.1 Traditional halls
00:19:55 2.2.2 Suites
00:20:23 2.2.3 Tech Village
00:20:38 2.3 Maintenance buildings
00:21:46 2.4 Parks and open spaces
00:22:28 2.5 Off-campus units
00:23:48 3 Academics
00:23:57 3.1 Departments
00:26:22 3.2 Programs
00:26:41 3.3 Research Centers
00:28:49 3.4 Rankings
00:30:43 4 Athletics
00:31:10 5 Student activities
00:31:20 5.1 Honors societies
00:33:06 5.2 Religious organizations
00:33:50 5.3 Fraternities
00:34:28 5.4 Sororities
00:34:49 5.5 Chemistry
00:35:10 5.6 Engineering
00:35:47 5.7 Decision Sciences
00:36:00 6 Notable faculty
00:36:52 7 Notable alumni
00:39:19 8 Traditions
00:39:28 8.1 Campus lore
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Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States, a city approximately 80 miles (129 km) east of Nashville. It was formerly known as Tennessee Polytechnic Institute (1915), and before that as University of Dixie, the name under which it was founded as a private institution in 1909. Tennessee Tech places special emphasis on undergraduate education in fields related to engineering and technology, although degrees in education, liberal arts, agriculture, nursing, and other fields of study can be pursued as well. Additionally, there are graduate offerings in engineering, education, business, and the liberal arts. Affiliated with the Tennessee Board of Regents, the university is governed by a Board of Trustees. Its athletic teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.As of the 2018 fall semester, Tennessee Tech enrolls more than 10,000 students (9,006 undergraduate and 1,180 graduate students), and its campus has 87 buildings on 235 acres (95 ha) centered along Dixie Avenue in northern Cookeville. The average class size is 26 students, and the student to faculty ratio is 18:1. Fewer than one percent of all classes are taught by teaching assistants, with the rest of the classes being taught by professors. The ethnic breakdown of the student population is: 84% White/Caucasian, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% non-resident alien, and 4% other.
Ideas Sunday - February 10, 2019
This month marks 45 years since the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center's hotline answered its first call. We discuss what's changed over the last 4.5 decades -- and the ongoing fight to change our culture to prevent sexual violence from happening in the first place.
Ohio's college graduates carry some of the heaviest student loan burdens in the country. Now, one Cleveland suburb hopes to attract new homeowners by offering to help pay off student debt.
Plus, in the genre of science fiction, taking a little artistic license and bending the facts is part of the drama. But a new film series allows you to watch sci-fi movies through the lens of someone who really knows the facts -- a scientist at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
Local Color - Feb. 14, 2013
This week on Local Color (Feb. 14), host Mamie Shannon and guests talk about Oscar-nominated shorts playing at the Malco Ridgeway Four presented by On Location: Memphis, Angels & Tomboys exhibit at Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the 10th annual Oxford Film Festival, All That's Clay Pottery Show and Sale at The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, what's going on at Ballet Memphis and more .
Local Color - Oct. 25, 2012
This week on Local Color (Oct. 25), host Mamie Shannon and guests talk about the Indie Memphis Film Festival, two new local documentaries on the Antenna Club and the band Big Star, Professor Ghoul's Horror School Halloween Special on WKNO, other Halloween events, and more.
A Conversation with Chris Ellis
Bonnie Kourvelas has a conversation with Hollywood actor Chris Ellis and talks about his beginnings in local Memphis theatre.
Huntsville, Alabama | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:14 1 History
00:01:23 1.1 First settlers
00:02:41 1.2 Incorporation
00:04:00 1.3 Emerging industries
00:04:59 1.4 Civil War
00:06:46 1.5 After the Civil War
00:08:06 1.6 Great Depression 1930s
00:08:32 1.7 World War II
00:09:21 1.8 Missile development
00:11:11 1.9 Space flight
00:13:30 1.10 Biotechnology
00:14:43 2 Geography
00:16:19 2.1 Boundaries
00:17:12 2.2 Climate
00:20:33 3 Demographics
00:22:29 3.1 2010 census
00:24:08 3.2 Demographic distribution
00:24:17 3.3 Sex ratio and income distribution
00:24:28 4 Politics and government
00:26:03 5 Public safety and health
00:26:32 5.1 Fire
00:27:16 5.1.1 Volunteer organizations
00:28:02 5.2 EMS
00:28:36 5.3 Police
00:29:01 5.3.1 Police Academy
00:29:22 5.4 Hospitals
00:29:35 6 Economy
00:30:56 6.1 Retail
00:31:33 6.2 Space and defense
00:32:02 7 Infrastructure
00:32:11 7.1 Transportation
00:34:33 7.1.1 Public transit
00:35:14 7.1.2 Railroads
00:37:19 7.2 Air service
00:37:48 7.3 Ports
00:38:19 7.4 Bicycle routes
00:38:33 7.5 Utilities
00:39:27 8 Media and communications
00:39:37 8.1 Newspapers
00:40:59 8.2 Magazines
00:41:19 8.3 Radio
00:41:40 8.4 Television
00:43:38 8.5 Film
00:45:15 9 Education
00:45:24 9.1 K–12 education
00:47:35 9.2 Budgeting
00:48:05 9.3 Higher education
00:50:05 10 Culture
00:50:13 10.1 Historic districts
00:51:15 10.2 Museums
00:53:03 10.3 Parks
00:56:11 10.4 Festivals
00:59:34 10.5 Public golf courses
00:59:59 10.6 Private golf courses
01:00:50 10.7 Libraries
01:01:47 10.8 Arts associations
01:02:14 10.8.1 Arts Council
01:03:30 10.9 Performing arts
01:09:26 10.10 Visual arts
01:10:27 10.11 Convention center and arena
01:11:07 10.12 Local breweries
01:12:09 10.13 Comedy and other entertainment
01:12:34 10.14 Other
01:13:04 11 Sports
01:13:13 11.1 Current sports franchises
01:14:20 11.2 Past sports franchises
01:15:34 11.3 Stadiums
01:15:51 12 Notable people
01:16:00 13 Sister cities
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There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- Socrates
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Huntsville is a city located primarily in Madison County in the Appalachian region of northern Alabama. Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County. The city extends west into neighboring Limestone County and south into Morgan County. Huntsville's population was 180,105 as of the 2010 census. Huntsville is the third-largest city in Alabama and the largest city in the five-county Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area, which at the 2013 census estimate had a total population of 683,871. The Huntsville Metropolitan Area's population was 417,593 in 2010 to become the 2nd largest in Alabama. Huntsville metro's population reached 441,000 by 2014.It grew across nearby hills north of the Tennessee River, adding textile mills, then munitions factories, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command nearby at the Redstone Arsenal. The National Trust for Historic Preservation named Huntsville to its America's Dozen Distinctive Destinations for 2010 list.
Local Color - Nov. 8, 2012
This week on Local Color (Nov. 8), host Mamie Shannon and guests talk about the Memphis Empty Bowls Project, Rockeyfeller Center in AutoZone Park Plaza, South Main Launch 20 Artists 20 Spaces 20 Days, Twilight of the Gods at Germantown Community Theatre, MemFix, and more. Plus a highlight of Hog and Hominy restaurant.
Vancouver | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:04:36 1 Etymology
00:05:21 2 History
00:05:29 2.1 Before 1850
00:06:50 2.2 Early growth
00:09:34 2.3 Incorporation
00:11:43 2.4 Twentieth century
00:15:27 3 Geography
00:17:02 3.1 Ecology
00:19:15 3.2 Climate
00:22:37 4 Cityscape
00:22:46 4.1 Urban planning
00:25:14 4.2 Architecture
00:29:03 5 Demographics
00:35:02 6 Economy
00:39:49 7 Government
00:44:09 7.1 Regional government
00:45:05 7.2 Provincial and federal representation
00:46:14 7.3 Policing and crime
00:49:44 7.4 Military
00:50:52 8 Education
00:54:44 9 Arts and culture
00:54:54 9.1 Theatre, dance, film and television
00:55:04 9.1.1 Theatre
00:56:02 9.1.2 Dance
00:56:29 9.1.3 Film
00:57:04 9.1.3.1 Films set in Vancouver
00:58:06 9.1.4 Television shows produced in Vancouver
00:59:41 9.2 Libraries and museums
01:01:25 9.3 Visual art
01:02:11 9.4 Music and nightlife
01:05:54 10 Media
01:09:38 11 Transportation
01:16:20 12 Sports and recreation
01:21:30 12.1 Current professional teams
01:21:40 13 Twin towns – sister cities
01:22:07 14 Sustainability
01:22:55 14.1 Greenest City Initiative
01:23:42 14.2 Zero Waste 2040 Strategy
01:24:27 15 Notable people
01:24:36 16 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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Vancouver ( (listen)) is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city.
Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life,
and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top-ten of the world's most well-living cities
for five consecutive years.
Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 2014, following thirty years in California, the TED conference made Vancouver its indefinite home. Several matches of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup were played in Vancouver, including the final at BC Place.The original settlement, named Gastown, grew up on clearcuts on the west edge of the Hastings Mill logging sawmill's property, where a makeshift tavern had been set up on a plank between two stumps and the proprietor, Gassy Jack, persuaded the curious millworkers to build him a tavern, on July 1, 1867. From that first enterprise, other stores and some hotels quickly appeared along the waterfront to the west. Gastown became formally laid out as a registered townsite dubbed Granville, B.I. (B.I standing for Burrard Inlet). As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), it was renamed Vancouver and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886. By 1887, the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended westward to the cit ...
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Vancouver ( (listen)) is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city.
Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life,
and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top-ten of the world's most well-living cities
for five consecutive years.
Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 2014, following thirty years in California, the TED conference made Vancouver its indefinite home. Several matches of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup were played in Vancouver, including the final at BC Place.The original settlement, named Gastown, grew up on clearcuts on the west edge of the Hastings Mill logging sawmill's property, where a makeshift tavern had been set up on a plank between two stumps and the proprietor, Gassy Jack, persuaded the curious millworkers to build him a tavern, on July 1, 1867. From that first enterprise, other stores and some hotels quickly appeared along the waterfront to the west. Gastown became formally laid out as a registered townsite dubbed Granville, B.I. (B.I standing for Burrard Inlet). As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), it was renamed Vancouver and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886. By 1887, the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended westward to the city to take advantage of its large natural seaport to the Pacific Ocean, which soon became a vital link in a trade route between the Orient / East Asia, Eastern Canada, and Europe.
As of 2014, Port Metro Vancouver is the third-largest port by tonnage in the Americas (recently displacing New York City), 27th in the world, the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America.
While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry.Major film production studios in Vancouver and nearby Burnaby have turned Greater Vancouver and nearby areas into one of the largest film production centres in North America, earning it the nickname Hollywood North.