May 24, 2010
This film was "lost" for many years. It was the first 35mm film ever. It was taken by camera mounted on the front of a cable car.
The number of automobiles is staggering for 1906. Absolutely amazing! The clock tower at the end of Market Street at the Embarcadero wharf is still there. ... How many "street cleaning" people were employed to pick up after the horses? Talk about going green!
Great historical film! Watch the scampering as Joe Public race away from autos, horses, cable cars and bicycles.
This film, originally thought to be from 1905 until David Kiehn with the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum figured out exactly when it was shot. From New York trade papers announcing the film showing to the wet streets from recent heavy rainfall & shadows indicating time of year & actual weather and conditions on historical record, even when the cars were registered (he even knows who owned them and when the plates were issued!).. It was filmed only four days before the Great California Earthquake of April 18th 1906 and shipped by train to NY for processing. Amazing, but true!
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Posted by Submitted by: J. Wikan.
March 21, 2010
Written after listening to Fraser's 'Anglo's beat up Franco - show today. Are you, sick and tired of CJAD's - Kim Fraser and her mind numbing mantra of: "After all - French is the language of the majority" snarky response to CJAD callers? AND: Her immediate NEGATION and utter dismissals of callers, who DARE speak the TRUTH and/or God forbid - disagree with her? Are you sick & tired with how: She cuts OFF anyone and everyone who doesn't, fawn & 'boot-step' to her personal 'distorted vers... Continue reading...
Posted by DidiM. Posted In : Quebec's Ethnic Cleansing Media - madness
March 3, 2010
Have you ever asked yourself the question, "Why does life have to be so hard?" No matter our race or creed, adversity is imminent - if not already in plain view. It's just a fact of life. Challenges come in many different forms. For some it could be the death of a loved one, personal addiction, or the abuse of a beloved child. For others, it may be in the form of mental illness or a physical impairment. With that said, challenges don't have to be debilitating to us and those we love. If seen... Continue reading...
Posted by Submitted by Linda Perrault. Posted In : Public Speak Submissions
February 21, 2010
Montreal Gazette - In The Toilet? Posted by Didi Miesen on Sunday, February 21, 2010 Under: Why the Montreal Gazette is In the Toilet “Will the Potential New Buyers of The Montreal Gazette and Two Other Papers Finally add Balance?” “Is it too much to ask?” question asked on another site. My reply on that site & edited here: LOL... YES, it's too much to ask as long as the Managing Editor (Raymond Brassard and his Francophone management team) have control. Here's why I feel this way: I fir... Continue reading...
Posted by DidiM. Posted In : Why the Montreal Gazette is In the Toilet
December 6, 2009
Remarks from CBS Sunday Morning - Ben Stein I only hope we find GOD again before it is too late!!The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees, Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are, Christmas trees. It doesn'... Continue reading...
Posted by Ben Stein. Posted In : Happy Holidays???
December 2, 2009
The smell of rain A cold March wind danced around the dead of night in Dallas as the doctor walked into the small hospital room of Diana Blessing. She was still groggy from surgery. Her husband, David , held her hand as they braced themselves for the latest news. That afternoon of March 10, 1991, complications had forced Diana, only 24-weeks pregnant, to undergo an emergency Cesarean to deliver couple's new daughter, Dana Lu Blessing. At 12 inches long and weighing only one po... Continue reading...
Posted by An awesome email forward I had to share.. Posted In : It Gave Me Chills
August 18, 2009
"Ethics Walter William's Journalist's Creed This creed was written by Walter Williams (1864-1935), the man who founded the world's first school of journalism at the University of Missouri and perhaps contributed more toward the promotion of professional journalism than any other person of his time. I believe in the profession of Journalism. I believe that the public journal is a public trust; that all connected with it are, to the full measure of responsibility, trustees for the public; that acce... Continue reading...
Posted by DidiM copy of Journalist Creed. Posted In : Where'd They Go?
August 1, 2009
To say I was stunned and appalled, after watching 20/20 last night -
would be the understatement of the decade! John Stossel's piece on
Universal Health Care can only be described as a deliberate, planned,
misleading lie! I've included a copy of the comment I wrote
to 20/20 and ABC this morning, (below the link). And if you'd like to
you to read the the TRUTH about Universal Health Care, and people's
overwhelming, objections and disgust, with Stossel's pathetic piece of
garbage, he dares... Continue reading...
Posted by DidiM. Posted In : Why did 20/20's John Stossel lie?
July 5, 2009
The other day a group of us were shooting the breeze, and I mentioned my little blog about Michael Jackson's so called 'Friends', that have come crawling out of the woodwork since he died, bemoaning their loss. I expressed my disgust over these 'Good Time Charlies', and to my great surprise, 3 or 4 in the group wholeheartedly disagreed with me! They said, Jackson's friends disassociated from him - while he was on trial because, it would have meant - their images may have become sullied an... Continue reading...
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July 3, 2009
Yesterday I attended a Canada Day BBQ at my sister's house. I consider my sister, our 'Martha Stewart', when it comes to hosting a really good 'Do" . Her meals would the Queen want to move in, believe me! (Quite unlike me, who gets lightheaded and queezy, at the mere mention of cooking!) I have to mention my brother in law too, because he loves to cook and entertain as much as she does. Everyone in my family loves to cook, thank God. It's the only way I get to eat a decent meal! Frankly... Continue reading...
Posted by DidiM. Posted In : Who or What Created God?
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