 | Omaha Beach, Then & Now
Tags: 1944, beach, france, invasion, normandy, omaha, overlord, ryan, war, ww2, WWII
Description: Living local to the site where the ill-fated Exercise Tiger took place I have long been interested in the story of D-Day & Operation Overlord. It was in 2006 that our family holiday took us to Normandy, France and I could not pass up the chance to visit the area that was supposed to resemble the little part of Devon that is Slapton Sands.
With humble recognition to Steven Spielberg and the fantastic music of John Williams this is my tribute to those that paid the ultimate price for everything we now hold so dear.
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 | Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
Tags: Air, can, Collins, coming, eminem, feel, In, it, lord, oh, Phil, stan, The, Tonight
Description: One of the best songs ever created.
"In the Air Tonight" is a song by Phil Collins which first appeared on his 1981 album, Face Value. It was also the first single of Collins' solo career, and remains one of his best known hits.
Years later, Collins commented on the legends about the song in a BBC World Service interview:
" I don't know what this song is about. When I was writing this I was going through a divorce. And the only thing I can say about it is that it's obviously in anger. It's the angry side, or the bitter side of a separation. So what makes it even more comical is when I hear these stories which started many years ago, particularly in America, of someone come up to me and say, 'Did you really see someone drowning?' I said, 'No, wrong'. And then every time I go back to America the story gets Chinese whispers, it gets more and more elaborate. It's so frustrating, 'cos this is one song out of all the songs probably that I've ever written that I really don't know what it's about, you know. "
The urban legend is referenced in the song "Stan" by Eminem in the following lyrics:
You know the song by Phil Collins, "In the Air of the Night" [sic]
About that guy who coulda saved that other guy from drowning
But didn't, then Phil saw it all, then at a show he found him?
Putting the rumors to rest once and for all, Collins stated on VH1 Classic's "Classic Albums" series that he came up with "99%" of the lyrics on the spot, based on what he felt the vibe was of the dark chords he had improvised over the ominous drum beat. He was "just messing around for fun," completely unaware that what he was creating would ultimately be the staple song from his next album.
I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Ive been waiting for this moment, all my life, oh lord
Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
Well, if you told me you were drowning
I would not lend a hand
Ive seen your face before my friend
But I dont know if you know who I am
Well, I was there and I saw what you did
I saw it with my own two eyes
So you can wipe off the grin, I know where youve been
Its all been a pack of lies
And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord
Ive been waiting for this moment for all my life, oh lord
I can feel it in the air tonight, oh lord, oh lord
And Ive been waiting for this moment all my life, oh lord, oh lord
Well I remember, I remember dont worry
How could I ever forget, its the first time, the last time we ever met
But I know the reason why you keep your silence up, no you dont fool me
The hurt doesnt show; but the pain still grows
Its no stranger to you or me
And I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh lord...
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 | LIONEL TRAINS * "I would`nt buy MTH " Read: "MORE INFO" ...Then "User Name" to see why :(
Tags: 4449, American, Atlas, CSX, Flyer, HO, Lionel, Marx, model, mth, o-gauge, rail, railroading, scale, third, Thomas, toy, trains, UP
Description: NEW! See more of my layout at: *http://youtube.com/profile?user=ilovemthtrains
* * * COMMENT & RATE IF YOU WISH !!!* * *
OK, I`m about to "break protocol" here, and blow the "complex science" of model railroading into the fun, simple, easy to understand way in which it really is! :)
FIRST: I would like to say I recommend you NOT buy MTH Trains, their equipment is good, BUT their service is terrible!
STAY WITH LIONEL !!
Lets look at what a little fish gravel and a pile of old curbside ceiling tile...( Which later would become scenery)... some plaster, coupled with a little imagination will do. ...* Heres a clip of Tom and Scott`s layout... These are "O" Scale trains, ... Anyway, it took 40+ years to amass all this "stuff", for this 30 x 45` layout... Tom loves to lash up 4 or 5 engines and will pull trains way in excess of 100 scale cars long (thats 17+ inches of coupler slack, and trains in excess of 170-200 feet long!)
*Note he made the walls round (no corners) to conform to its outer 0192 degree radius. In this video, at the beginning, You`ll see Tom when he was just 6, getting his 1st Train set, Then later you`ll see how far he took it ( As it took 53 4x8 sheets of plywood to construct this layout!) ... and the time to build ?: 8 months... (just him).
NOT years like most others say! You know..."ah God, ah god" in a "babbling rant"....... :)
*We built this so ANY Train can go up or down any level and run on another track, or ski`diddle into the yard,... again, from ANY track... there are 9 trains running at once most of the time. Not seen are many tunnels and places where more trains go. Smoke from the Trains comes from a liquid, which is inserted into each engine by means of a small funnel.
*No annoying "TCA" or "Club" had anything to do with this, We model no particular railroad either... So if CSX and the NS, (or whatever) are "at war"... and this is`nt "prototypical" , We don`t care!. IF its big and can pull... "we get it"!!
*We model "FUN"!
Once I was great supporter of MTH, But.. Put simply, "They don`t giv`a dam"!! They treat you like crap and opinion`s are many.... MINE however, is that you support someone else! Someone who cares about their customer`s!!
Now, a word about club`s / group`s...
*please don`t miss understand me, "clubs" have a place in our hobby... But more often then not , members turn "anal" and bitter when they try`in coexist... "WHY"?? The question then begs... "why can`t it be we just all enjoy Trains" ? These putz`s ruin things more often then not, and we steer clear of them.
Were also proud to say that this layout was featured in "Classic Toy Trains" Magazine, "our`s is about fun" NOT "schedules too keep, or some "ridiculous way bill" they`ll tell ya you need BEFORE a Train can move" ...
*Tom`s an auto tech, who say`s to his customer`s: "Bring me the trains, no bill spanking pains" or... (keep your money & just find your old trains in lieu of payment)
*NO PLANS WERE USED TO DO ANY OF THIS... I HATE PLANS!! "We Just Have fun with the thing and let it go"
So their you are... No Rocket science where you must spend thousands of dollars on "REAL" crushed ballast, or the like, + expensive scenery, trees etc... "thats alot of crapola!!
*See many others here on You Tube whom are far better than us, AND THEIR ARE!
*BUT generate interest in the hobby*!! & NEVER say : "Man I could never do that"!
BUNK! * YES YOU CAN! *
****YOUR COMMENTS are welcome and thanks for same.
This video was a courtesy for me, done by my son's good friend Steve McKinney of Wojo Multimedia. Thanks a million!
**UPDATE** Click on user`s name too see !! :-( *I no longer support mth AND STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU DO THE SAME!
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 | CNN Announces Obama as the Next President Elect (Obama Wins Virginia then the Election)
Tags: Biden, Chicago, CNN, Democrat, Electoral, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, McCain, Obama, Palin, Reactions, Republican, Votes
Description: Virginia projection then the Breaking news that Barack Obama broke 270 electoral votes and the reactions of the masses seen in Chicago and thoroughout the world.
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 | Christian the lion - Full ending
Tags: and, Christian, ending, lion, original, soundtrack, the
Description: Christian's story. Full ending and original soundtrack to the film "Christian, The Lion at World's End". Directed by Bill Travers,Commentary by Virgina McKenna, founders of the Born Free Foundation.
In 1969 a young Australian, John Rendall and his friend Ace Bourke, bought a small lion cub from Harrods pet department, which was then legal. 'Christian' was kept in the basement of a furniture shop on the Kings Road in Chelsea, the heart of the swinging sixties. Loved by all, the affectionate cub ate in a local restaurant, played in a nearby graveyard, but was growing fast...
A chance encounter with Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna led to a new life for Christian. He came to live in a huge enclosure and to sleep in a caravan at their Surrey home. Then in 1971 he was flown to Kenya, his ancestral home, and returned to the wild by lion-man George Adamson. Nine months later in 1972, John and Ace returned to Kora in Kenya. This clip is of their reunion at that time.
It was an emotional reunion: "He ran towards us, threw himself onto us, knocked us over and hugged us, with his paws on our shoulders."
John Rendall
See http://www.bornfree.org.uk for more about this story.
Christian the Lion is distributed by Beckmann Visual Publishing
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 | Yes We Can Obama Song by will.i.am
Tags: Barack, Can, dipdive, Obama, Song, We, will.i.am, Yes
Description: I was sitting in my recording studio watching the debates...
Torn between the candidates
I was never really big on politics...
and actually I'm still not big on politics...
but 4 years ago, me and the black eyed peas supported Kerry...
And we supported Kerry with all our might...
We performed and performed and performed for the DNC...
doing all we could do to get the youth involved...
The outcome of the last 2 elections has saddened me...
on how unfair, backwards, upside down, unbalanced, untruthful,
corrupt, and just simply, how wrong the world and "politics" are...
So this year i wanted to get involved and do all i could early...
And i found myself torn...
because this time it's not that simple...
our choices aren't as clear as the last elections ...
last time it was so obvious...
Bush and war vs. no bush and no war...
But this time it's not that simple...
and there are a lot of people that are torn just like i am...
So for awhile I put it off and i was going to wait until it was decided for me...
And then came New Hampshire...
And i was captivated...
Inspired...
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 | Road Trip (original song)
Tags: astronaut, diapers, lisa, nowak, song
Description: VERSE
I thought he was my partner
Less than lovers, more than friends
He said it wouldn't last
But like the cosmos, it never ends
They say he's going steady
With some woman that I don't know
I've never met this person
But I think that I should go and say hello
I wish that he'd step back
And weigh his options for what they're worth
She may be smart and pretty
Oh, but our love has orbited the earth
PRECHORUS
I will not let her take my place
I'm in a new kind of space race
CHORUS
But I don't tell my parents
And I don't tell my friends
I just grab some rubber tubing
And I pull on my Depends
And then I drive
It's time for a road trip
I've printed out these letters
That he sent her, and all of that
I've written these directions
To her house, so we might have a little chat
I'll take this airsoft pistol
Should she makes threats against my life
A wig and pepper spray
And this eight inch Gerber folding knife
PRECHORUS
I will not let my man pursue her
Now she will get what's coming to her
CHORUS
BRIDGE
She's just a captain in the Air Force
She's never been in outer space
I guess I'll have to go remind her
That I'm a g**damn astronaut
And she should know her place
I pass through the state border
And I'm welcomed by a sign
I can feel my heart pounding
in my temples - and justice will be mine
She's nowhere in the airport
Then I recognize her car
I see no reason why I should be fearful
I've already come this far
PRECHORUS
I will not let her victimize me
At this point nothing can surprise me
CHORUS
Q: Did she really have a blender/bananas/a disco ball with her?
A: Unfortunately no. But she did have all the items mentioned in the song, and then some.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Nowak#Charges_of_attempted_kidnapping_at_Orlando_Airport
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 | CNBC spills beans then tries cover up plunge protection team
Tags: 9/11, beans, bush, CNBC, cover, inside, job, Linked, new, nwo, order, plunge, protection, sarko, spills, team, then, tries, Truth, up, world
Description: Gov't manipulating S&P 500??????
Squawkbox spills the beans about the President's Plunge Protection team on live TV.
There was a revealing and unintended event on Squawk Box this morning around 7:30 AM, when one of the live analyst indicated he thought the President's Plunge Protection team was behind the surge in the stock market on October the 10th and 28th.
You could feel the tension among the commentators of CNBC as they tried to cover it up without being obvious. After two minutes of very uncomfortable live TV, the host made a statement claiming that view in no way reflected the views and opinion of CNBC.
The most entertaining thing I have seen on CNBC in quite a while!!!!!! That's the thing about live TV, sometimes the most amazing things slip out - like the truth!
TY
http://www.youtube.com/user/Blowfish913
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 | Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: The Ultimate Legendary Pokemon Arceus
Tags: action, al, arceus, arseus, aruseusu, azure, cheat, diamond, flute, god, hall, heaven, legendary, of, origin, pearl, pipe, pokemon, replay
Description: PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS!
This video shows the battle against Arceus, as well as where to find it, and Arceus in action.
Q: WHERE DO I GET ARCEUS?
A: You cannot currently get Arceus in D/P without the use of cheating (Action Replay) or hacking (Pokesav), or trading with someone that has done so.
Q: WHAT'S THE CODE TO GET THE AZURE FLUTE?
A: http://www.google.com - I DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHAT THE CODE IS!
Q: I HAVE THE AZURE FLUTE BUT ARCEUS ISN'T APPEARING AT THE SPEAR PILLAR!
A: You NEED to get the Azure Flute through Mystery Gift. Simply cheating or hacking in the Azure Flute will do no good.
Q: WILL YOU PLZ PLZ PLZ GIVE ME AN ARCEUS?
A: No, I will not.
Q: I THOUGHT IT WAS PRONOUNCED (enter pronounciation here)?
A: The Japanese name was "Ah - ru - say - oo - soo", and since Nintendo obviously hasn't said its name yet, I'm pronouncing it closer to its Japanese name. I don't believe that the C is hard.
Q: HOW DID YOU GET THE AZURE FLUTE IF YOU DIDN'T USE AN ACTION REPLAY?
A: A gamesave editor program called PokeSav was used to generate the Mystery Gift card for Arceus, and that was then sent over to my Pearl version (my English testing version and Wi-Fi Battle version). Don't ask me more about PokeSav and use Google instead.
Q: OMG YOU DIRTY CHEATING HYPOCRITE!
A: Do you think I will be battling people with this Arceus? No. I didn't even save afterward. The cheating done on my Pearl version is for informational purposes only.
I'll probably put up more questions as they're asked, as I know they will be. -_-
You can check out Arceus's Pokedex information, as well as information on every single Pokemon in the game, at:
- http://pokemon.marriland.com
It has a full Pokedex and complete Walkthrough so you'll know everything there is to know about Pokemon Diamond and Pearl!
Enjoy!
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 | We Love you Baby...
Tags: baby, boy, grief, memorial, son
Description: *sensitive content*
This is my beautiful son. We will never forget you...
He will always be loved.
He died from a number of birth defects beleived to be brought on by Amniotic Band Syndrome and Trisomy 18. I continued my pregnancy and he passed in utero in early November. When I went in on November 8th, 2006 for an ultrasound it was discovered that he was gone. I was devestated and I know that was the worst moment of my life. I went in to be induced immediately and he was born on November 9th, at 0240 in the morning. He was 97 grams and six inches long. He was just so corageous for being such a tiny little thing. He held on so long for his Mommy and Daddy!
He is our hero and we have learned so much from him about love, life, ourselves and the world around us. What an amazing impact he has had for someone who never got to say a word to us!
We love you so much Sweetheart and we will hold you in our hearts forever!
The letter I read to him at his funeral:
"Dear David,
You are Mommy's precious angel. The moment you were born was a peaceful and sacred moment between us. It was so quiet. There were no nurses or doctors or bright lights or struggling cries. Your daddy was asleep on the couch right next to you. It was then that I hesitated because I knew that I had just created a little miracle of God and at that moment I would be closer to you than I ever could be again. You were so tiny and so fragile but it would never be mistaken that you were ours. You will never leave your Mommy and Daddy's hearts. No matter how many years pass by you will always be alive in our hears and we will never fail to love you in any moment that passes by.
Thank you so much, David. It is because of you that I get to know how much love a Mother can have for her baby boy. It is because of you that I can know how important any child is in the eyes of God. You are our son and you left to soon but now I don't have to worry about where you are because I know that for how much you have tugged on my heart that God loves you more than I ever could and He is keeping you close to him right now. I will forever long for the day when I will get to hug you for the first time.
The days seem to be too long because you are not around. There are so many things around the house that remind me of you. Your Daddy and I were so excited to tell everyone we knew that you were on your way. We never could have guessed that you would struggle as you did. Never again in my life will I ever meet another person as strong-willed as you. You didn't give up until you had to and I will always look up to that lesson you taught me on the hardest days.
I wish I could have met you but at the same time I'm so glad that you are where you are. I realized as I was holding you that you were an answer to my prayers. When I found out that you were sick I prayed to God that He would help you fight or that He would lead you to Heaven but that you would not suffer unless you had to. It was then that your Mommy got very sad. I am so sorry that I am not happier for you. I'm so in love with you that now you are gone all I want is to have you back here in my arms again. I guess that is why they say that grief is selfish.
I will never forget the moments I've shared with you and I know that even though you are in a much happier place that you will never forget your Mommy and Daddy who long to be where you are right now.
I love you with all my heart,
Your Mommy"
Here is a site I made up to help friends and family understand and learn about our grief so they don't accidentaly act out of turn around us:
http://misscookbook.tripod.com/griefinformation/
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 | Rise Against - The Dirt Whispered
Tags: against, appeal, brandon, dirt, joe, music, new, punk, reason, rise, rock, song, the, tim, to, whispered, zach
Description: *My 200th Video!*
Rise Against's New album, Appeal To Reason.
Lyrics:
She got down on hands and knees,
One ear against the ground,
Holding her breath to hear something,
But the dirt made not a sound tonight
Echoes of songs still lurk on distant foreign shores,
Where we danced just to please the gods that only ask for more,
So it goes
But still we give ourselves to this
We can't spend our lives waiting to live
On cold nights
In a prayer for dawn
But the daylight
Isnt what she wants
The concrete
Calls my name again
I'm falling
Through the cracks I slip
The postcard says wish you were here
But Id rather I was there,
Holding on to the simple things before they disappear,
Thats what I meant
But that was then, and this is now
I'll make it up to you somehow
On cold nights
In a prayer for dawn
But the daylight
Isnt what she wants
The concrete
Calls my name again
I'm falling
Through the cracks I slip
A destination, a fading smile.
Another station, another mile.
Another day gone, I swore that I will.
Be there before dawn.
So be there, I will.
She got down on hands and knees,
One ear against the ground,
Holding her breath to hear something,
Anything at all
The dirt whispered, "Child, I'm coming home"
On cold nights
In a prayer for dawn
But the daylight
Isnt what she wants
The concrete
Calls my name again
I'm falling
Through the cracks I slip
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