350 people become U.S. citizens in Austin
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87th Winter Meeting: Friday Morning Plenary
092017 CONGRESSMAN BRADY CONGRESSIONAL AWARDS
On Wednesday afternoon, US Congressman Kevin Brady of the 8th Texas Congressional District, presented Congressional Medals to 10 local teens Wednesday afternoon. The annual ceremony took place at the Montgomery County Courthouse Annex in The Woodlands.
The Congressional Award is the United States Congress’ non-partisan, non-competitive award for young Americans, ages 14 - 23. It’s a voluntary program involving setting and achieving goals in four areas, including Voluntary Public Service, Personal Development, Physical Fitness, and Expedition/Exploration. Participants may earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals and certificates. They can register as early as six months after turning 13, and they have until their 24th birthday to complete the goals they set, which makes the award possible for anyone willing to dedicate themselves.
These year’s honorees (in alphabetical order) include three sets of siblings.
· Maddie Mae Custer, 16, a junior with Mother of Divine Grace Homeschool and a Lone Star College–Montgomery dual credit student, is a Senior Acolyte at St. Anthony of Padua Church and has been invited to play viola with the Conroe City Orchestra. Maddie has her sights set on becoming an Aggie and attending law school. She says earning her Bronze Congressional Medal taught her “that I could accomplish challenging goals” and “a sense of confidence.”
· Henry Lyons, 17, a junior at The John Cooper School, volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, the Interact Club, the TOPS Program and with Hurricane Harvey recovery. A member of the cross country team and an avid pianist, Henry says his Silver Congressional Medal is all about “how I try to better myself and my community.”
· Sam Lyons, 15, a sophomore at The John Cooper School, is a soccer player and an active committee member for Habitat for Humanity. Sam says earning the Bronze Congressional Medal is an honor that “shows all the time and effort that I put into myself and my community.”
· Carina Masuelli, 17, a senior at The John Cooper School, is a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist and National Hispanic Scholar who has acted in school musical and released an album of her original music. With plans to study in engineering and music, Carina says her Bronze Medal quest allowed her “to learn about the needs of the less fortunate in our local community and the value that volunteers bring, while focusing on specific personal goals.”
· Brian Seelig, 19, a University of Oklahoma sophomore majoring in Aviation, earned a Silver Congressional Media. An Air Force JROTC student and Scout, Brian puts his background as a science camp volunteer to work as a member of the University of Oklahoma NIFA flight team. He believes the medal process taught him how to make himself stronger.
· Catherine Seelig, 18, a Texas A&M University freshman studying Chemical Engineering earned a Silver Congressional Medal. In high school, she was a member of the track team and volunteered at a senior care home and with many community events as well as participating in UIL Music competitions, band and Chamber Music Festivals.
· Emily Seelig, 16, a sophomore at The Woodlands High School, earned both Bronze and Silver Congressional Medals. Emily is active in The Woodlands High School Band and has volunteered with Meals on Wheels, the Children’s Museum, a local food pantry and other organizations. Emily earned this honor by “giving back to the community through hard work and dedication.“
· Nivedhitha Nila Selvaraj, 18, a freshman at The University of Texas at Austin, is pursuing a double major in Computer Science in the Turing Scholars Honors Program and the Plan II Honors Program. While at The Woodlands High School, Nila earned both Bronze and Silver Congressional Medals which “showed me how much I can achieve and improve by myself, if I set goals and work steadily toward them in all areas of my life.”
· Allison Sharer, 15, a freshman at The Woodlands High School is an accomplished gymnast, track and field athlete and community volunteer. In addition to earning her Silver Congressional Medal, Allison has achieved numerous honors for her charity and Girl Scout endeavors, serves on the student council and has participated in citizen scientist projects through Gulf Coast MENSA.
· Ashley Sharer, 15, a freshman at The Woodlands High School, is a highly decorated Girl Scout, volunteer and student athlete with numerous track and field wins in long distance running, the triple jump, pole vault and swimming competitions. In addition to earning her Silver Congressional Medal, Ashley helped her Robotics team score multiple competition awards and participated in citizen scientist projects through Gulf Coast MENSA.
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109-Year-Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile | Short Film Showcase
Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. In this lively short film by Matt Cooper and Rocky Conly, hear the whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking supercentenarian reveal his secrets to a long life.
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Meet Richard Overton, America's oldest veteran. Born on May 11, 1906, he has celebrated 110 birthdays (109 at the time of filming) and counting. The supercentenarian has lived through the Great Depression, served in World War II, and witnessed the rise of the Internet. From the Ford Model T to self-driving cars, more technological and scientific progress have occurred in Overton's lifetime than perhaps any other century in history.
The whiskey-drinking, cigar-smoking elder reveals his secrets to longevity in this lively short film.
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Credits: Matt Cooper (director, producer); Rocky Conly (cinematographer, producer); John Halecky (producer).
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Showing 2 amazing guests experience a Vintage Dover with EPIC MOTOR, EPIC RELAYS!
Filmed on July 8, 2018: It was during the time after I filmed the 1984 classic Dover Traditional elevators at the Veterinary Medical Science Library I had ran into some newest people I introduced not long ago in a coffee shop who saw me with the video camera, so I then explained my whole hobby. After a thorough conversation about all the kinds of elevators I went on, I decided to show these 2 amazing people this amazing old vintage Dover that has the most beautiful musical hydraulic motor! During the middle of this video, you could definitely tell that they love this beauty after I had explained to them on how old elevators work, unlike most people in today's society where they hate old elevators (according to Floridian Elevators), and want them to be new. In addition, listen to their reactions while hearing the pump starting up inside the machine room located in the basement. With that said, I hope you enjoy this video! :D Installed in 1968.
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Maurice Storck, WWII veteran, describes the scene at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. Helen Glass, a World War II veteran, describes Pearl Harbor and her brother's death in the Navy. Marshall Roberts, World War II Navy veteran, describes the war in the Pacific. Jim Drake, Arizona assistant secretary of state, gives details of the Salute the Fallen memorial to be built on the state Capitol grounds.
Haughton Traction East Elevator at the Monroe Community Hospital Faith Building
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Austin, Texas | Wikipedia audio article
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Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. It is the 11th-most populous city in the United States and the 4th-most populous city in Texas. It is also the fastest growing large city in the United States, the second most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, and the southernmost state capital in the contiguous United States. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's August 1, 2018 estimate, Austin had a population of 967,629 up from 790,491 at the 2010 census. The city is the cultural and economic center of the Austin–Round Rock metropolitan statistical area, which had an estimated population of 2,056,405 as of July 1, 2016. Located in Central Texas within the greater Texas Hill Country, it is home to numerous lakes, rivers, and waterways, including Lady Bird Lake and Lake Travis on the Colorado River, Barton Springs, McKinney Falls, and Lake Walter E. Long.
In the 1830s, pioneers began to settle the area in central Austin along the Colorado River. In 1839, the site was chosen to replace Houston as the capital of the Republic of Texas and was incorporated under the name Waterloo. Shortly afterward, the name was changed to Austin in honor of Stephen F. Austin, the Father of Texas and the republic's first secretary of state. The city grew throughout the 19th century and became a center for government and education with the construction of the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas at Austin. After a severe lull in economic growth from the Great Depression, Austin resumed its steady development, and by the 1990s it emerged as a center for technology and business. A number of Fortune 500 companies have headquarters or regional offices in Austin including, 3M, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Cisco, eBay, General Motors, Google, IBM, Intel, Oracle Corporation, Paypal, Texas Instruments, and Whole Foods Market. Dell's worldwide headquarters is located in nearby Round Rock, a suburb of Austin.
Residents of Austin are known as Austinites. They include a diverse mix of government employees, college students, musicians, high-tech workers, blue-collar workers, and a vibrant LGBT community. The city's official slogan promotes Austin as The Live Music Capital of the World, a reference to the city's many musicians and live music venues, as well as the long-running PBS TV concert series Austin City Limits. The city also adopted Silicon Hills as a nickname in the 1990s due to a rapid influx of technology and development companies. In recent years, some Austinites have adopted the unofficial slogan Keep Austin Weird, which refers to the desire to protect small, unique, and local businesses from being overrun by large corporations. In the late 19th century, Austin was known as the City of the Violet Crown, because of the colorful glow of light across the hills just after sunset. Even today, many Austin businesses use the term Violet Crown in their name. Austin is known as a clean-air city for its stringent no-smoking ordinances that apply to all public places and buildings, including restaurants and bars.U.S. News & World Report named Austin the #1 place to live in the U.S. for 2017 and 2018. In 2016, Forbes ranked Austin #1 on its Cities of the Future list, then in 2017 placed the city at that same position on its list for the Next Biggest Boom Town in the U.S. Also in 2017, Forbes awarded the South River City neighborhood of Austin its #2 ranking for Best Cities and Neighborhoods for Millennials. WalletHub named Austin the #6 best place in the country to live for 2017. The FBI ranked Austin as the #2 safest major city in the U.S. for 2012.
LULA Hydraulic Elevator at a house in Ponca City OK
8300 miles / 28 days Road Trip in West USA - July 2014
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13300km+ dans le grand ouest des Etats Unis, Juillet 2014
Tous les parcs nationaux sont accessibles en achetant le pass America the Beautiful (80$). Les State Park sont par contre payants (env. 10$ par voiture) mais certains valent le détour! Le meilleur petit déjeuner de tout votre voyage, vous le trouverez surement au Holywood Café sur le Fisherman's Wharf! Pour Alcatraz, pensez a réserver en avance! Conseil : garez votre voiture dans un parking avec mention special price for early bird et arrivez avant 8h00. Direction le café puis a pied vers le Pier 33 pour Alcatraz.
Le Yosemite est un super parc qui mérite amplement que l'on s'y attarde! Faites au moins une grosse randonnée. Attention a ne pas sous estimer la difficulté, notamment la Upper Yosemite Fall qui surement a été une des plus difficiles de tout notre voyage. N'oubliez pas Glacier Point qui propose un point de vue panoramique sur toute la Yosemite Valley avec en arrière plan les chutes d'eau et le Half-Dome. Idem pour les déserts en été! 48c dans la Vallée de la Mort et 46c au fond du grand Canyon. Grand Canyon: en passant, évitez de faire comme nous si vous n’êtes pas de très grands randonneurs! Plateau point est une petite balade comparé a la descente vers Silver Bridge et Fanthom Ranch. On vous aura prévenu! Personnes sujettes aux vertiges : évitez le Angel's Landing Trail et la Shafer Canyon Road. Pour le reste, c'est que du bonheur !!! Amusez vous et surtout, profitez un maxxx!!
Filmed with Sony RX10 + Sony HX50v + Gopro H3
Légende / Legend
(!----) très facile / very easy
(!!---) facile / easy
(!!!--) modéré / moderate
(!!!!-) difficile / difficult
(!!!!!) très difficile / strenuous
(/////) non recommandé / not recommended
NP = National Park
NM = National Monument
NF = National Forest
SP = State Park
00:14 (!----) Rocky Mountains
00:17 (!----) Canyonlands NP
00:36 (!----) hollywood Café - San Fransisco
00:39 (!----) Alcatraz Island
00:52 (!----) Golden Gate - Conzelman Road
00:59 (!!---) Mariposa Grove - Yosemite NP
01:28 (!!---) Yosemite NP - Vernal Fall
01:30 (!!!--) Yosemite NP - Nevada Fall
01:41 (!----) Glacier Point - Yosemite NP
01:47 (!!!!!) Upper Yosemite Fall - Yosemite NP
02:01 (!----) Bodie SP
02:06 (!----) Mono Lake
02:14 (!!---) Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes - Death Valley (47c / 116F)
02:22 (!!---) Bad Water - Death Valley (48c / 118F)
02:32 (!!---) Devil's Golf Course - Death Valley
02:38 (!!---) Zabrinsky Point - Death Valley
02:44 (!!---) Red Rock Canyon
02:58 (!!---) Hoover Dam
03:04 (!!---) Redstone Dune Trail
03:07 (!!!--) Vlley of Fire SP (46c / 114F)
03:11 (!!!--) Angel's Landing Trail - Zion NP
03:18 (!!---) Grand Canyon North Rim NP
03:22 (!----) Vermilion Cliffs NM
03:27 (!----) Navajo Bridge
03:34 (!!---) Lower Antelope Canyon
03:42 (!!---) Horseshoe Bend - Page
03:46 (!!!--) Bryce Canyon NP
03:58 (!!!!-) Peak a Boo Canyon
04:07 (!!---) Capitol Reef NP
04:14 (!----) Near the Mars Desert Research Station
04:24 (!----) Bear Lake RA
04:30 (!!---) Minnetonka Cave - Cache NF
04:34 (!!---) Grand Teton NP
04:43 (!!---) Yellowstone NP
05:21 (!----) Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum - Cody
05:26 (!!---) Devils Tower NM
05:38 (!----) Mount Rushmore
06:00 (!----) Trail Ridge Road - Rocky Moutains NP
06:06 (!!---) Great Sand Dunes NP
06:14 (!!---) Mesa Verde NP
06:23 (!----) Wilson Arch
06:26 (!!---) Arches NP
06:33 (!!!--) Canyonlands NP
06:38 (!!!--) Shafer Canyon rd & Potash Rd - Moab
06:48 (!!---) TexasGilf Potash Ponds - Potash Rd - Moab
06:55 (!!---) Arches NP
07:02 (!!---) Natural Bridges NM
07:16 (!!!--) Valley of the Gods
07:31 (!----) Mexican Hat
07:35 (!!---) Monument Valley
07:38 (!!---) Canyon de Chelly NP
07:55 (!!---) Petrified Forest NP
08:18 (!----) Winslow along the historic Route 66
08:22 (!----) Meteor Crater
08:30 (!----) Sunset Crater Volcano NP
08:50 (!----) Wupatki NM
09:07 (!----) Grand Canyon South Rim
09:11 (!!!--) Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon South Rim
09:15 (!!!!!) Bright Angel Trail Grand Canyon South Rim
09:30 (/////) Silver Bridge (AR 1j / back & forth 1d - 46c / 115F)
09:58 (!----) California Science Center, LA
10:11 (!----) Griffith Observatory, LA
10:24 (!----) Hollywood Boulevard, LA
10:25 (!----) Universal Studios, LA
10:48 (!----) Santa Monica Beach
11:30 (!----) Sequioa & Kings Canyon NP
Enjoyyyyyyy !!
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6 month road trip across the U.S. from June-December 2015. 48 states, 29,602 miles, and 30 national parks.
Locations in Order: Mount Jo (Lake Placid, NY), Capitol Reef National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Brooklyn Bridge (New York City), Big Bend National Park, Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, MO), Yellowstone National Park, San Antonio (Texas), New York City, National Building Museum (Washington DC), White Sand Dunes National Monument, Grand Teton National Park, Montreal (Quebec), Burlington (Vermont), Thomas Jefferson Memorial (Washington DC), Badlands National Park, Cleveland Indians, Florida Keys, Fort McHenry (Baltimore, MD), Niagara Falls (Buffalo New York), The Outer Banks (North Carolina), Badlands National Park, Death Valley National Park, Teton Crest Trail (Wyoming), Dead Horse State Point (Moab, Utah), Notre Dame University, Montreal (Quebec), Acadia National Park, Somewhere in Upstate NY, Congaree National Park, Santa Rosa Beach (Florida), Bryce Canyon National Park, Hilton Head Island (Sout Carolina), Yale University, Austin State Capitol (Texas), Grand Canyon National Park, Baltimore (Maryland), Petrified Forest National Park, Sietsta Key Beach (Florida), Lambeau Field (Green Bay, WI), Houston Space Center, Canyonlands National Park, Monument Valley (Utah), Talladega Superspeedway (Alabama), Savannah (Georgia), Princeton University, Miami Beach (Florida), Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona), Churchill Downs Racetrack (Louisville, KY), Great Sand Dunes National Park, 9/11 Memorial (New York City), Chicago (Illinois), and a beach somewhere along the Pacific Coast Highway (California)
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U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro | Talks at Google
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro stops by the Googleplex for a conversation with Eric Schmidt to discuss the Department’s ConnectHome initiative and other efforts aimed at bringing high-speed, affordable broadband to public housing in the United States.
Filmed on January 7th, 2016
Rosenberg Traction Elevator @ Queen Of Heaven Cemetery - Hillside, IL
Filmed with Samsung Galaxy S5 on 26 August 2018
A nice traction elevator in the south wing of the mausoleum at the Queen Of Heaven Cemetery, whose brand I am unaware of. It has Dewhurst Compact US91 buttons inside, and an ACME indicator, with Adams/EPCO WN Signature call stations.
I was here to visit my great-grandparents, who are buried here.
Picacho Peak State Park in Arizona
Picacho Peak is a noted landmark in southern Arizona where one of the westernmost engagements of the Civil War took place on April 15, 1862.
US Hydraulic Elevator at the Capitol Family Medical Office Building.
Riding the elevator at the Capitol Family Medical Office Building in Austin, Texas, and even though the cab is somewhat nice, it's really dark.
Specifications:
General-US/Inground Hydraulic.
Performance-3000 Lbs/30 HP.
Distance-40 feet/4 floors & 150 FPM.
Year-Installed/1986.
Fixtures-1980's US Round Standard.
Cab-White suspended ceiling with fluorescent lighting, brushed stainless steel walls with walnut panels & 3 wide brushed stainless steel handrail, granite tile floor, & brushed stainless steel fronts/car doors/lobby doors/jambs.