10 Best Romantic Restaurants in Washington DC
10 Best Romantic Restaurants in Washington DC
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Driving Downtown - New York City 4K - USA
Driving Downtown - New York City New York USA - Episode 54.
Starting Point: Park Avenue .
The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world, with an estimated 20.3 million people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23.7 million residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, and sports. The city's fast pace defines the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs – Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island – were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. New York City is home to more than 3.2 million residents born outside the United States, the largest foreign-born population of any city in the world. In 2013, the tri-state New York Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) produced a gross metropolitan product (GMP) of nearly US$1.4 trillion. If greater New York City were a sovereign state, it would have the 12th highest GDP in the world.
New York City traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. The city and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity.
Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, and the city received a record 61 million tourists in 2016, hosting three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's bridges, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world, and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world. Manhattan's Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is one of the most extensive metro systems worldwide, with 472 stations in operation. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top universities in the world.
DC's Signature Dessert should be...
Winners of the DC State Fair pie contest tell us what they think should be D.C.'s Signature Dessert.
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Trump International Hotel Old Post Office Washington, D.C. Ben Franklin's Bar Signature Cocktail
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Fairmont Olympic Hotel - Seattle Hotels, Washington
Fairmont Olympic Hotel 5 Stars Hotel in Seattle, Washington Within US Travel Directory Stay in the heart of Seattle–Guests love the great location One of our top picks in Seattle.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this downtown Seattle hotel features multiple onsite award-winning dining options.
Rooms offer city views with French-inspired furnishings.
Cable TV and a minibar are featured in each guest room at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel.
The en suite bathroom offers designer toiletries and terry robes.
The windows in each room open to allow fresh air in.
The Georgian, the fine dining restaurant located at the Olympic Fairmont Hotel, offers a French take on northwest favorites.
Shuckers, offering a more casual environment, is also located at the hotel and features an oyster bar.
Guests can enjoy a cocktail and appetizers at the Terrace Piano Bar.
A fitness centre and indoor pool is available for guests.
A 24-hour concierge service is offered to provide guests with assistance on area attractions.
Many on site shops are available at the Fairmont Olympic.
The 5th Avenue Theatre is across the street from the hotel.
The Washington State Convention Center is 5 minutes’ walk away.
Pike Place Market is just 10 minutes’ walk from the property.
Seattle Central Business District is a great choice for travellers interested in shopping, seafood and food.
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- The Lincoln Memorial is an American national monument built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. across from the Washington Monument. The architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the primary statue -- Abraham Lincoln, 1920 -- was Daniel Chester French, and the painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin. Dedicated in 1922, it is one of several monuments built to honor an American president.
The building is in the form of a Greek Doric temple and contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address and his Second Inaugural Address. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Like other monuments on the National Mall -- including the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and National World War II Memorial -- the memorial is administered by the National Park Service under its National Mall and Memorial Parks group. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 15, 1966. It is open to the public 24 hours a day. In 2007, it was ranked seventh on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.
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AUSA Opening Ceremony
PRELUDE
3rd United States Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Fife & Drum Corps
The United States Army Band Pershing's Own
OPENING REMARKS
GEN Carter F. Ham
United States Army, Retired
President & CEO
Association of the United States Army
INVOCATION
Chaplain (COL) Jay S. Johns III
United States Army
Military District of Washington
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
The Honorable Ryan D. McCarthy
Acting Secretary of the Army
AWARDS CEREMONY
General Creighton W. Abrams Medal
Elaine Rogers
Major General Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Medal
COL Hugh McLeod III
United States Army, Retired
Lieutenant General Raymond S. McLain Medal
MG John L. Gronski
United States Army, Retired
Major General James Earl Rudder Medal
COL Olin Finley Brewster
United States Army, Retired
Sergeant Major of the Army William G. Bainbridge Medal
CSM Frank Minosky
United States Army, Retired
The Joseph P. Cribbins Award
Army Civilian of the Year
Craig Hannum
The AUSA Volunteer Family of the Year
The Ellwein Family
SGM Dianne Ellwein, United States Army National Guard
CW4 Fredrick Ellwein, United States Army, Retired
1LT Kaitlin M. Ellwein, United States Air Force
Tyler Ellwein
Austin Ellwein
The AUSA National Service Award
Team Rubicon
Chapter and Division/Command Awards
NEW YORK [part 2 of 2] – USA ????????
Video and photos I have made during my trip to New York City, USA in July 2009. The video [Part 2 of 2] includes the following highlights: Times Square, New Year’s Ball, Broadway, Famous Pastrami at Carnegie, Central Park, Metropolitan Museum (MET), Museum of Natural History, Brooklyn Bridge walk, Brooklyn.
As always thank you for watching and for your great comments!
Roberto from Switzerland (founder of the Swiss Travel Channel)
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Photocamera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
Editing program: Magix Movie Edit
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1. American Boy by Estelle
2. How do you remind me by Nickelback
NEW YORK CITY (source Wikipedia):
The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world, with an estimated 20.2 million people in its 2016 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23.7 million residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, and sports. The city's fast pace defines the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs - Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island - were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States.
It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. In the 21st century, New York has emerged as a global node of creativity and entrepreneurship, social tolerance, and environmental sustainability, and as a symbol of freedom and cultural diversity.
Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, and the city received a record 61 million tourists in 2016, hosting three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's bridges, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world. Manhattan's Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is one of the most extensive metro systems worldwide, with 472 stations in operation. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top universities in the world.
NEW YORK [part 1 of 2] – USA ????????
Video and photos I have made during my trip to New York City, USA in July 2009. The video [Part 1 of 2] includes the following highlights: Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Top of the Rock, St Patrick Church, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty, WTC Globe, Ground Zero, WFC, MIB HQ, Wall Street, NASDAQ, Intrepid aircraft carrier, FDNY, Central Station, Chinatown, Little Italy.
As always thank you for watching and for your great comments!
Roberto from Switzerland (founder of the Swiss Travel Channel)
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SwissTravelChannel is a YouTube channel of my holiday’s trips videos, taken all around the world since 2008. Some are for pure tourism and others are more of an adventure. The videos usually show the top best tourist attractions, the top things to do and top places to see. The goal is to inspire others on their next vacations. The videos can also be seen as a guide to have an idea of the main highlights and places to explore. I love to take pictures of the nature, traditions and different cultures, to search the must-see spots and show the essentials in my videos, for this reason I always try to create the perfect vacation. Traveling is more than a hobby for me, is a way of life.
Photocamera: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T99
Editing program: Magix Movie Edit
Soundtracks:
1. New York, New York by Frank Sinatra
2. Be like that by 3 Doors Down
3. Ordinary Day by Dolores O’Riordan
NEW YORK CITY (source Wikipedia):
The City of New York, often called New York City or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2016 population of 8,537,673 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world, with an estimated 20.2 million people in its 2016 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23.7 million residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, and sports. The city's fast pace defines the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which is a separate county of the State of New York. The five boroughs - Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island - were consolidated into a single city in 1898. The city and its metropolitan area constitute the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States.
It has been the country's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace.
Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, and the city received a record 61 million tourists in 2016, hosting three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's bridges, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Manhattan's real estate market is among the most expensive in the world. Manhattan's Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is one of the most extensive metro systems worldwide, with 472 stations in operation. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top universities in the world.
The BIG! Exhibit 75th Anniversary of The National Archives, Washington DC
The BIG! Exhibit celebrating the 75th Anniversary of The National Archives, Washington, DC
New York City 4K - 1830's Manhattan Tunnel - Driving Downtown USA
The Park Avenue Tunnel (opened 1834; 184 years ago), also called the Murray Hill Tunnel, is a 1,600-foot-long (488 m) tunnel that passes under seven blocks of Park Avenue in Murray Hill, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Traffic currently goes northbound from 33rd Street toward the Park Avenue Viaduct. The tunnel is under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Transportation, and carries one lane of northbound car traffic from East 33rd Street to East 40th Street; from 40th Street north, traffic must follow the Park Avenue Viaduct around Grand Central Terminal to 46th Street. The vertical clearance is 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m).
In Popular Culture
Parts of the 1998 movie Godzilla were filmed in the tunnel. Toward the end of the film, Godzilla chases the film's main characters into the tunnel, but is later lured back into the open toward the neighboring Brooklyn Bridge. The bridge is actually around 3 miles (4.8 km) from the tunnel.
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY), is the most populous city in the United States. With an estimated 2017 population of 8,622,698 distributed over a land area of about 302.6 square miles (784 km2), New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States. Located at the southern tip of the state of New York, the city is the center of the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban landmass and one of the world's most populous megacities, with an estimated 20,320,876 people in its 2017 Metropolitan Statistical Area and 23,876,155 residents in its Combined Statistical Area. A global power city, New York City has been described uniquely as the cultural, financial, and media capital of the world, and exerts a significant impact upon commerce, entertainment, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, fashion, and sports. The city's fast pace has inspired the term New York minute. Home to the headquarters of the United Nations, New York is an important center for international diplomacy.
Many districts and landmarks in New York City are well known, with the city having three of the world's ten most visited tourist attractions in 2013 and receiving a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017. Several sources have ranked New York the most photographed city in the world. Times Square, iconic as the world's heart and its Crossroads, is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway Theater District, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. The names of many of the city's landmarks, skyscrapers, and parks are known around the world. Manhattan's real estatemarket is among the most expensive in the world. New York is home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, with multiple signature Chinatowns developing across the city. Providing continuous 24/7 service, the New York City Subway is the largest single-operator rapid transit system worldwide, with 472 rail stations. Over 120 colleges and universities are located in New York City, including Columbia University, New York University, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top universities in the world. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, it has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world, and the city is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization, the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
4 SECRET DC Monuments Hidden in Plain Sight
When you visit Washington, DC you will probably check out the monuments and memorials on the National Mall. These are 4 lesser-known memorials located very close to all the big ones.
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Inside The Freemasons' Oldest Grand Lodge
Freemasonry is a fraternal order that was born out of the medieval stonemasons' guilds. What's spoken about in its meetings is shrouded in mystery and only Freemasons can attend their ceremonies.
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1/7 Mal Blum - Side I'm On @ New Love Tour, Black Cat, Washington, DC 11/09/15
The Short
Mal Blum writes often self-referential, first-person narratives, sets them to music containing elements from anti-folk, punk or folk genres and tours nationally, usually alone in a little car, but sometimes with a band or another songwriter for company
The Long
“Spending Friday night alone/I’m reading Campus frat boy porn/strewn on the table/for my roommate/when he finally gets home”
And so opens the first track on Mal Blum’s new LP You Look a Lot Like Me out on Don Giovanni Records October 2nd. In many ways, the scene is immediately set for the record that follows: one that that vastly explores themes of struggle and loneliness through a lens of self-effacing humor. Though perhaps an odd choice for the opening line off most bands’ label debut, this immediate leap into first person narrative is unsurprising in this case.
“I was never much of a musician,” Mal laughs. “I was more of a writer. I had a lot of things that I needed to work out. I picked up music as a vehicle to express words and narrative”
You’d never guess this, though, by Mal’s extensive musical discography, and past touring efforts, in addition to the new LP Don Giovanni Records is releasing this fall.
Looking to depart from previous efforts, there was a conscious decision to move from the more anti-folk vibe of past material, switching over to a solid-body guitar for the first time, and adapting the songs into rock arrangements.
Marissa Paternoster (guitarist/singer of Screaming Females) produced the album, going through sixteen songs Mal had written and paring them down to ten that made the final cut. Marissa also lent a hand playing second guitar and performing backup vocals, while making suggestions as to the structure, and even length, of songs.
“I knew that I wanted it to be an electric album but I think the way it sounds is totally Marissa’s influence. Marissa really made it a trio, a band arrangement—whereas before I would have all sorts of guest musicians, auxiliary instrumentation, 10, 12, 14 different musicians—Marissa said, ‘you have a bassist (Audrey Zee Whitesides, of Worriers and Little Waist), you have a drummer (Steph Barker), you’re the guitarist, and I’m going to play second guitar and sing backup and that is all you need.’”
This collaborative effort resulted in a stripped-down, punk-influenced, indie rock record—a tighter, plugged-in, and less scrappy version of Mal’s work, emphasized by big guitar hooks, crunchy distortion, and that signature vocal flare and lyrical ingenuity Mal Blum has always showcased.
They recorded the initial tracks at Let ‘Em In Studios in Gowanus, with engineer Danielle Depalma, who’s been working with Mal on projects for the last five years. Danielle, Marissa and Mal then spent three days at Marissa’s grandma’s house in Union, NJ doing vocal and guitar overdubs. Kyle Gilbride (engineer and Swearin’ guitarist) mixed the record in Philadelphia and Sarah Register mastered it at The Lodge in Manhattan.
A more mature record than previous releases, due to both time and experience, Mal has written a fully realized, cohesive LP, which is ironic in some ways.
“When I wrote all the songs on the album I was so depressed at that time that I actually didn’t have a concept that I was writing songs. But when I started feeling better everything started to come into place: Don Giovanni wanted me to put out the album, then they put me in touch with Marissa to produce it.”
In many ways, the album is a mental health record, written when Mal was at a low point, and re-worked and polished at a high one. Though at times deceptive, large themes of avoidance (“Reality TV,” “Better Go” and “Cool Party”), escapism (“Iowa” and “New Orleans”), isolation (“Split, Splitting), obsessive thought patterns (“Archive,”) and even the therapeutic process itself (“The Shrink Thinks”) are carefully woven throughout the LP.
2015 will see Mal continuing to play locally and tour relentlessly in support of the new LP. When asked about playing shows and the expectations that this year will bring some major changes, Mal is modest as ever.
“I like being an opener, I like being an underdog—I’m comfortable in that role.”
With this new record, however, it’s unlikely that Mal will fit in such a role much longer.
Impeachment trial of President Trump | Jan. 21, 2020 (FULL LIVE STREAM)
Today, the Senate will vote to start President Trump's Senate impeachment trial with a resolution that sets up the rules of the trial, including how long it will last and how long everyone has to speak. Each side will get a set amount of hours to present its case for or against the president.
President Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in December for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Impeachment does not mean that the president has been removed from office. In the next phase, the Senate must hold a trial to make that determination. A Senate impeachment trial has happened only two other times in American history and once in the modern era. At the center of the Democrats’ case is that Trump sought to withhold military assistance and an Oval Office meeting until Ukraine announced investigations into former vice president Joe Biden and his son. Read more: Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube:
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Enter the secret world of the Freemasons
The Freemasons are the world's most well-known secret society, and are the subject of countless parodies and conspiracy theories. But who are they exactly? Mo Rocca ventures inside Masonic Lodges to find out.