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Time lapse capture of Sarychev Volcano

A few days ago, I posted a picture taken from the International Space Station on June 12, 2009 of the Srychev Volcano in Russia’s Kuril Islands, which is northeast of Japan. Now, there's a 9 second time-lapse video of this that looks 3-D!

Video cam on train records tornado hit

The video is pretty slow the first minute but stay with it.

Pilot lands too far down tricky runway in St. Barths

A pilot of a Piper Aztec lands his plane 3/4 the way down the runway in St. Barths. The runway is tricky because it's situated in front of a hill. 

Look at the water - its gorgeous!.  Too bad the pilot didn't get to enjoy it.

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Susan Boyle: Cry Me A River

Susan Boyle, the woman with a beautiful voice who captured the hearts of millions on YouTube for her performance on Britain's Got Talent show, sang Cry Me a River in 1999 for a charity CD.  It's exquisite.

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Need a laugh?

In the world today, you really have to have a way to balance all the bad stuff or else you'd go crazy.

For me it's my faith,  my family and lots of laughing and a deep appreciate of life that works.

Below is one of the funnest, yet cutest, videos I've seen.  It never fails to make me laugh.  It's a little fuzzy but you probably won't care with that big smile on your face. 

What was it?

Cool video:

Base jumping anyone?

This is a great video:

Some of the jumps were from Prekestolen (Pulpit Rock) in Norway:

 

PREKESTOLEN: 600 meter ned.
Illustrasjonsfoto: SCANPIX

Ball dropped in sand, acts like water

There is a really cool video of a metal ball dropping into a container of sand.  To watch it click here (opens to a Quick Time video).  You won't be sorry.

Mt. Redoubt in Alaska has steam plum now

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But it has not erupted yet.

Yuja Wang plays the Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Amazing:

Some Right Wing humor

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Inauguration UFO?

This particular clip has some amazing overhead shots of the Washington Mall on inauguration day. The video clip of the "UFO" is analyzed in several different way. 

You decide:

Coast Guard video of U.S. Airway jet landing on the Hudson River

Outside the norm: Two headed kitten born!

This video of a kitten with two heads caught my attention. Poor thing. I wonder if it will survive.

Want to rob this bank? Better think again

This video is tagged for comedy on YouTube.  It shows how one bank is seriously rigged to protect itself from a robbery.  It's something and the would-be robber found out real quick. 

But he got away anyway...

On a lighter note: Snow, snow, snow...

This is a cool video taken in Canada:

Don't ya just love all the snow?

Ava Maria in German by Barbara Bonnie

The birth of Jesus

Video:  The real story of Christmas.  This is worth watching.

Ave Maria

I want to wish all my readers and their families a most wonderful Christmas - or holiday break. 

Thank you for your support.  It means a great deal to me.

For Christians, this time of year is to honor the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Please don't let Christ be absent during the holiday, for if we do, we have lost sight of the true meaning of Christmas.

Have a Blessed and Holy Christmas.

Video: Holdman Christmas light show!

Richard Holdman lives in gated community in Utah.  This year they voted not to allow the gates to remain open so cars could drive by to see his home all festively decorated for Christmas.  Bah humbug, I say! 

So, instead of giving up he moved his light show display to some land his parents own.  And get this, it's 100% wind powered, he said!

Carol of the Bells - 2008 Holdman Christmas Display from Richard Holdman on Vimeo.

Here's what it looked like at his home in 2006:

Kid climbs into toy vending machine!

Watch this surveillance video of a child climbing into a toy vending machine in the UK. It's amazing how easy it was for this little tot.  This happened in January.

Today, a young boy had to be rescued for doing the same thing in Australia!

 

H/T:  deathby1000papercuts.com

Water-powered car!

A car powered by only water?  It's brilliant.  I want one but will it be sold in America?

Video:

1.21 min.

H/T: deathby1000papercuts.com

Jacob Armen

An awesome drummer:

Jacob Armen

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Kathleen Battle

A beautiful Thanksgiving Prayer:

Our Father in Heaven,
We give thanks for the pleasure
Of gathering together for this occasion.
We give thanks for this food
Prepared by loving hands.
We give thanks for life,
The freedom to enjoy it all
And all other blessings.
As we partake of this food,
We pray for health and strength
To carry on and try to live as You would have us.
This we ask in the name of Christ,
Our Heavenly Father.

- Harry Jewell

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Truly thankful

"Spiritus Sanctus, the second Antiphone and Psalm 110/111 from the vesper of Hildegard von Bingen.

Admiring the height of God´s Creation, praising him, thanking him.

Together with the photos of Marcus "Coy Dog" Werner. Photos, visualizing God´s splendor in bees, butterflys, birds and flowers."

I wish you a blessed Thanksgiving.  Back on Friday.

Z

Christmas Lights - TSO - Christmas Eve in Sarajevo - 2007

The holiday season is coming!!!  The tree is going up next week and the decorating has begun. 

Below is a 2007 video from someone who has a serious passion for Christmas lights in Missouri:

From neverenoughlights 2007 videos:

And now for some flute music - by a robot!

Elephant paints a picture of an elephant!

Have you seen this video?  It is amazing:

8.28 minutes long and worth every minute.

H/T Kim Komando

9/11 Cross Erected Near Flight 93 Site

H/T  WilliamAmos

Video: Semi truck with a jet engine

Wow! Some people nearly got fried in the flaming wake - or what ever you call it.

H/T VideoShift

Olympic Torch Lighting Ceremony

If you didn't get a chance to watch the lighting of the torch at the Olympics last night, I found a video of it.  The last man to get the torch as it was taken around the stadium was hoisted up to the very top of the stadium where a large video started rolling across the top perimeter.  The man then starts running in air as he was moved along with the video all around the entire top of the stadium!  The video isn't as clear as it was on my TV but you can see it fairly well.

It was nice, wasn't it, to see so many nations join together as one.  It was the best opening I believe I've ever seen.

This was posted by  datboymike1 on You Tube.  He's 15. 

The American Military

Oh, yeah.  This is an awesome video about the men and women who make our military the great power it is today!   Their hard work,  which always is for the pursuit of freedom,  must never be forgotten.

 

H/T Holger Awakens

Water balloons popped in zero-gravity - awesome video

This is a cool video. It's 1.31 minutes:

Happy 4th of July!

Ukulele virtuoso John King performs a classic John Philip Sousa march for your 4th of July enjoyment:

Woman, 92, ministers to would-be robber

Thanks to KW who sent this to me at the end of March.  OK, I admit it, I'm very behind on reading all the e-mail I get. 

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I've been trying to find the video I saw yesterday of the huge rainbow over the nation's capitol that appeared shortly after Tim Russert's memorial service where they had just heard "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" played by Bruce Springstein.  It was breathtaking.  I did find a picture of the rainbow. 

Update 6/20/08:  Success at last!  The video of this beautiful rainbow can be viewed here (watch a commerical first) or here (commercial free).

While looking for the video, I came across a video of a gifted musician, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, who also performed "Somewhere over the Rainbow.   It kind of fits in with everything.  this video a memorial to Israel  who passed away in 1997. 

 It's touching.

Can cell phones pop pop-corn?

Whoever posted this on YouTube said they tried it and it didn't work.  So how was this done?

Update: 6/7/08: Now I found two more videos with cell phones popping corn. Each phone has to be called before the corn pops. Is this a joke?

Magnetic field made visible by NASA Scientists - Video

Magnetic fields are invisible, at least usually. But Scientists from NASA's Space Sciences Laboratory have made them visible as "animated photographs," using sound-controlled CGI and 3D compositing. It makes the fields, as explained by the scientists, dance in an absolutely gorgeous movie called Magnetic Movie.

Baseline jumping from Angel Falls

Baseline jumping from Angel Falls. Incredible.
Eric Jones - Base Jumping Off Angel Falls - Free videos are just a click away

Rick Monday's heroism saved the American flag in 1976!

On April 25, 1976, during a game at Dodger Stadium, two protesters, a man and his son, ran into the outfield and tried to set fire to an American flag they had brought with them.

MUTO: a wall-painted animation

This video is off the beaten path:

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

An awesome video of a tornado in Kansas!

A tornado in Kansas is followed by veteran storm chaser, Jim Reed, on May 8, 2008.  At one point the tornado starts coming towards them and a frantic backward moving car tries to outrun it.  then it stops!!!  Jim gets out of his car and runs towards it.

A blast from the past

It's time to change things up a bit from the hate of Islamists. 

I love the song "Gloria" by Laurie Branigan! 

Isn't music a wonderful gift? It will put a bounce in your step:

Kathleen Battle - a voice to behold!

I heard Kathleen Battle for the first time today at the White House ceremony for the Pope.  She is a beautiful woman with an exquisite voice.

Twilight Zone - Where is Everybody?

To change things up a bit, I found the entire Twilight Zone season one and two online at CBS.com!  The show aired on the CBS television network from 1959 to 1964.

Here is a link to the first episode, Where is Everybody?  One slight annoyance, there is a commercial or two in the video. 

Not only that, but Star Trek season 1, 2 and 3 are online as well.  Treakkers will  be so happy but probably already know about it, I'm sure. 

For you Jeff

H/T Hot Air

John McCain released as a POW on this date in 1973

On this day in 1973, Lt. Commander John McCain was released from a North Vietnamese prison.

The missile that shot down his fighter-bomber broke both arms and a leg, and he nearly drowned after parachuting into a lake.  He was then bayoneted and beaten.  McCain refused his captors' demands that he divulge military information in return for medical treatment.  Despite being tortured, McCain also refused repeated offers from the communists to free him ahead of other servicemen who had been imprisoned longer.

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Aborted landing in Germany

The pilot of this jet had to abort an attempted landing in Germany after touching down a couple of time because of severe cross-winds!  The Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa nearly crashed during a crosswind approach on the runway 23 at the airport Hamburg International (EDDH) on March 1st, 2008 in Germany. The left wing appears to have grazed or touched the runway, at one point.  After that he tries again and then guns the engines to get it back into the air.  It was an instant and correct decision on his part.  Thankfully, he had enough speed to get it back up.  I can only imagine how the passengers felt, swaying to and fro, and I'm sure were very thankful for the skill of their pilot.  He landed it safely after about 15 minutes.

You can see him seriously "crabbing" (turning into the wind) as he approaches. 

President Bush gets his groove on in Africa

President Bush's struttin in the Liberian capital of Monrovia today

Rueters

Video of the Day: The Best Mahmoud Video of All

"mock moud"  set to music

Watch the glacier

This is an awesome video of a glacier off of Argentina.