ONLOOKERS AT THE ROYAL WEDDING.
SAY CHEESE!
This couple (top photo) won the 6/49 lottery over the Easter weekend.
They were lucky enough to win just over $15 million.
So why aren't they smiling?
The couple reminded me of the image of the Farmer and his Wife.
GOOGLE MAP CAR
Very early in 2009 while taking my daily stroll, I spotted the Google Map car. Everything seemed blue because it was dark out. My batteries were weak and cold which didn't help either. Thankfully the roof camera was covered. Imagine the pictures of me walking around this car while people are looking at their street on the internet!
NO ZOOM!
Standing next to Wendy's on Airport Road one day. This plane came low to land on runway 23 at Pearson International Airport (PIA).
AGAWA - ALGOMA CENTRAL RAILWAY
AGAWA CANYON TOUR TRAINS
Looks like a nice place to visit.
Give full credit to the photographer (bottom right)
Give full credit to the photographer (bottom right)
LOOKING SOUTH ON YONGE STREET
Those three antennas are on top of the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) headquarters, at the next subway stop south of Yonge at Davisville.
At the bottom centre-left, you can see 1010. That's (CFRB) radio, Newstalk 1010 at the Yonge - St.Clair subway station, south of Davisville. The two buildings look side by side.
The CN Tower may appear short but the city slopes down to the lake. It's about 8 kilometres away!
CANADIAN RANGER
IT DESPERATELY NEEDS A PAINT JOB.
CHOCOLATE and VANILLA (video)
(My camera is better at taking stills.)
WATCH THIS GUY EAT TWO ICE CREAM CONES, ONE CHOCOLATE AND ONE VANILLA.
THIS WAS AT A RIBFEST AT VICTORIA PARK IN COBOURG, ONTARIO.
SOLAR CAMERA STRAP CHARGER
This solar camera strap charges your camera by just hanging around your neck while you're out taking pictures.
TIE TEA
This allows users to simply tie the string of their tea pouch to the slots embedded on the lip of the cup.
Hand washing recommended.
IT'S APRIL 10th... 2011
- Bayview Avenue, (looking north) just south of Lawrence Avenue, early Sunday morning, April 10, 2011
INSIDE REPORT FROM FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR REACTOR EVACUATION ZONE (video)
(Once the beeping starts, turn down the volume and read the captions. The beeping is rather annoying but does alert the driver and passenger how dangerous their trek is.)
Fukushima, Japan - The Japanese government has issued the evacuation order on March 12 for the residents living within the 20 kilometer radius of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
Since then, residents have left their homes, and the "no man land" has been out of touch with the rest of the world.
A Japanese journalist, Tetsuo Jimbo, ventured through the evacuation zone last Sunday, and filed the following video report.
He says that, inside the evacuation zone, homes,building, roads and bridges, which were torn down by Tsunami, are left completely untouched, and the herd of cattle and pet dogs, left behind by the owners, wanders around the town while the radiation level remains far beyond legal limits.
PANORAMA OF QUAKE DAMAGE IN RIKIKUZEN-TAKADA, IWATE, JAPAN
Follow the prompts to move the 360° panorama.
LES POMPIERS DE RETOUR DU JAPON
- Google translation:
FIREFIGHTERS BACK FROM JAPAN
Eleven firefighters from the brigade Monaco worked eighteen days on land to help the people devastated and put the country on foot
They came back. Unharmed. Eleven firefighters from Monaco, left on March 12 in Japan returned Monday after eighteen days of mission. Stress. D'angoisse. Anxiety. In a country devastated by an earthquake, a tsunami and a nuclear threat. Triple disaster scenario, but the spirit of these men in military courage, "the desire to help and do our job."
And apprehension of what they find there. "When we arrived, we were struck by the serenity that reigned in Tokyo. There was no indication of the sweaty disaster. On our way to the airport, people applauded and accompanied us. Some have noticed that we had a patch of Monaco. They were surprised but happy, "says Captain Eric Nielsen, head of the detachment of Monaco. Then installed in the bus, "we felt the earthquake of 6 to 7 on the Richter scale for 25 seconds, it sets the scene."
"Snow, bitter cold ..."
March 14, the first step in the Sendai area. "Under conditions Dante: snow, freezing temperatures, a minimum of food and logistics. Less than 5 degrees in a tent at night is a horror. And a landscape of desolation, "we could not complain in front of people who have lost everything. The Monegasque team begins its clearing operation 80 kilometers Fukushima, along with rescuers from Russia, South Korea, America ... Everyone works according to its procedures and in the evening, all nationalities, rescuers share their experiences.
Monegasques totaled Yuradu, a coastal town of 6,000 inhabitants, destroyed by the tsunami. "We worked framed by the Japanese authorities, with an interpreter. The weather was terrible. In our operations, we found that the victims died."
In these closed areas, the public is prohibited. But the men of the Principality in contact with the locals: "This allows our interventions, people explained to us whether or not there had been warnings and if people were able to flee." Hope. The fear sometimes "when we met a woman and her daughter in search of husband and their son, without being able to help." "A bowl of rice to thank you."
After four days, the team leading Monaco to the North and the U.S. base in Misawa. here, firefighters were mobilized in a massive operation to rebuild the port facilities.
"Local people appreciated this assistance, many came to help. We were a group total of 60/70 people, local rescuers and to rehabilitate the fishing industry which is vital in this region, "said Captain Niel. "At the end of a field, the village women have prepared a night bowls of rice, so they had nothing to feed their children. But we were embarrassed for them, do not accept this bowl of rice they had prepared for us to thank was an insult."
Japanese people, the battalion of firefighters on this site retains the incredible dignity.
Last journey of the operation in Tokyo. "It 18 hours to travel 1,000 kilometers by bus and arrive at the capital, braving storm of snow and hail. This trip was very tiring."
In the Irabaki region, 60 kilometers from the plant in Fukushima, firefighters then lend a hand to people in exodus. "We had a truck in 70 tons of beds and blankets that were used to transform a gymnasium into a place of life and well housed people who had left everything. Fear? "We were accompanied by experts to have radiographic and personal protective devices. The situation was certainly stressful, but we have never been faced with the threat. Even if it was a long and arduous task."
Having arrived to Paris, firefighters went through the Percy military hospital. Medical and psychological tests which continue for a month in Monaco. Nothing to report except the urgent need to find their families, so hard hit by absence. "All these pictures, everything that was said in the press has panicked our families and the stress of the people we love was difficult to manage on the ground."
Members of Japan's mission will be received Saturday by the sovereign princely palace.
Then these brave firefighters resume, anonymous, their work in the streets of Monaco on Monday.
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WELCOME HOME LAURENT
BIENVENUE!
BIENVENUE!
We are all very proud of you and your colleagues for the difficult work you did in Japan. You have earned respect from your family, friends and your community for going so far away to help those experiencing such a terrible crisis.
Nous sommes très fier de toi!!!
All the best.
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UPDATE 2014
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Laurent has been on the news yet again!
This time as volunteer firefighter for the Monaco F1 race in Monaco.
Video is from CNN. Watch for his instructions.
Segment title: FIRE TRAINING..... 1:30 in.
TSUNAMI IN JAPAN 3.11, FIRST PERSON FULL RAW FOOTAGE (video)
THE TSUNAMI STARTS WITH A TRICKLE THEN TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE
(video is in HD, see on fullscreen)
RADIATION FEARS SPREAD TO TOKYO DRINKING WATER
STRANGE...
DRINKING WATER IN TOKYO = BAD
WHAT ABOUT BATHING, WASHING CLOTHES & DISHES?
~~~ GREAT NEWS!!! ~~~
THE MONACO AND FRENCH RESCUE TEAMS ARE RETURNING HOME TODAY.
THEY'LL BE GOING THROUGH TESTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE 100% AND WILL NO DOUBT HAVE A FEW DAYS OF R&R.
MORE NEWS AS THEY COME IN.
THEY'LL BE GOING THROUGH TESTS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE 100% AND WILL NO DOUBT HAVE A FEW DAYS OF R&R.
MORE NEWS AS THEY COME IN.
IT SEEMS THE RESCUERS MAY STILL BE ON DUTY LONGER THAN EXPECTED
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| THE RESCUE TEAM HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO THE PORT COMMUNITIES OF UKUKI AND HACHINOHE TACHIBANA, JAPAN. FRANCE IS SENDING AN ANTONOV 225 CARGO PLANE TO JAPAN, LOADED WITH MORE ASSISTANCE OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND HUMANITARIAN AID. |
SURVIVOR PULLED FROM JAPAN RUBBLE AFTER 8 DAYS
THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE RESCUE TEAMS READY AT ALL TIMES.
DISASTER IN JAPAN LIVE BLOG: MARCH 19, 2011
Please note: You can also view Al Jazeera television 24/7 further down on this page.
*LATEST UPDATE FROM LAURENT & HIS TEAM*
THE GROUP MORALE IS GOOD AND THEY ARE ALL IN GOOD HEALTH!!
AT THE MOMENT THEY GETTING READY FOR MORE DANGEROUS WORK AHEAD.
LET'S WISH THEM THE BEST IN THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
LATEST PHOTOS OF LAURENT AND HIS TEAM. LAURENT IS ON THE LEFT, CLIMBING STAIRS, SECOND PHOTO FROM THE TOP
THEY ARE EXPERIENCING -2 WEATHER WITH RAIN & SNOW.
AT LEAST THEY HAVE THE PROPER RADIATION DETECTORS. EVERYTHING IN THE AREA IS DESTROYED, NOTHING LEFT STANDING. THEY HAVE LOTS OF WORK TO DO. GODSPEED!
THIS IS FOR YOU LAURENT
Laurent, the brave son of my cousin Pam, has arrived in Sendai Japan on a special mission of the the earthquake ravaged city.
He and ten others are firefighters representing the Principality of Monaco as part of the emergency rescue team with the grim task of finding and evacuating people still alive and those that have perished.
They are facing many challenges such as more earthquakes and perhaps more tsunamis. Even more challenging is the nuclear fallout of the nearby power plant.
To the family, friends of Laurent and his colleagues, I'm dedicating my new blog to them until they safely return home.
I'll be posting pictures, videos and news links of Japan until then.
Pray for them.
CN TOWER (CITY OF TORONTO ARCHIVES)
IF I TURN THE ENGINE OFF... DOES IT MEAN I'M PARKING?
- signs behind the Hershey Centre, Mississauga
WELCOME
WELCOME TO MY BLOG!
It's something I never thought of doing but it's easy to set up and I'm having fun tweaking every now and then.
I have lots of personal pictures and videos to share, plus I'll add interesting, funny, entertaining and informative material from the internet as well. Nothing too serious here but a lot of fun.
Be sure to visit the NICE STUFF feature (just above the clock).
As the blog was being created, a relative went to Japan looking for any survivors right after the earthquake and tsunami. I focused all attention right at the start of him and his crew.
I've always said, 'There's 'always another day tomorrow', simply because it brings hope, aspiration and perhaps a better day tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy my blog.
I have lots of personal pictures and videos to share, plus I'll add interesting, funny, entertaining and informative material from the internet as well. Nothing too serious here but a lot of fun.
Be sure to visit the NICE STUFF feature (just above the clock).
As the blog was being created, a relative went to Japan looking for any survivors right after the earthquake and tsunami. I focused all attention right at the start of him and his crew.
I've always said, 'There's 'always another day tomorrow', simply because it brings hope, aspiration and perhaps a better day tomorrow. Meanwhile, enjoy my blog.
The current introduction picture at the very top, was taken at Victoria Park & Beach in Cobourg, Ontario.
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