English : A clip from a historical video showing the East River (New York) with a bit of the Brooklyn Bridge shown at the end. This file contains film taken by Edwin S. Porter for Thomas A. Edison, Inc and also a sound recording from the 1890s published by E. Berliner's Gramophone (publisher's no.: 8018 Z) conducted by Otto Schneiber.
English : These recordings are from Pan105, titled "Incomplete and Controversial Sonatas." Unfortunately, the master tapes are lost. The recordings were copied from an lp. Apart from the A major Sonata, many authorities are not convinced that the remaining sonatas are the work of the master. The A major Sonata has an incomplete 1st movement. Alex Murray compares it to the 5th Brandenburg concerto, and suggests that a flute cadenza, like the long harpsichord cadenza in the 5th Brandenburg, could have originally been a part of the manuscript. Accordingly, Martha Goldstein wrote a completion with this aim. The flute used is a copy of an instrument by W. Beukers which was made in the late 1700's. The maker is K Kinoshita of Japan.
English : Feb 2011 storm moves across the U.S. Animation made with images from the NOAA-NASA GOES 13 satellite showing a giant storm developing and moving across the U.S. The animation shows clouds building over New Mexico and Texas early in the day. As the system develops and moves north-east, the storm grows and becomes more organized. By the end of February 1, 2011, the storm was a sprawling comma that extended from the Midwest to New England.
English : Polar bears are engaged in play fight in Churchill, Canada. Play fights have an important role in social behavior of male polar bears. During these fights the bears come into body contact, but never injure one another. Play fights might be observed in the autumn before the ice is formed.
English : Usage of Videomaut toll system in Austria. The film shows the approach to and passing of the northbound Videomaut lane at Schönberg toll station on the A13 motorway in Austria. Note the speed limit and the camera mounted to the left of the lane. The number plates of the two vehicles ahead are not recognised by the system, and these vehicles are re-routed into a cashier-operated lane. The LED readout displays "Nicht erkannt" (not recognised) and an arrow pointing to the right for these vehicles, while it displays "Berechtigt" (authorised) for the vehicle the film is recorded from.
English : Canon in D (Pachelbel's Canon) (arrangement for solo piano) Performed by Lee Galloway. Note that this arrangement is not exactly a canon like the original composition.
English : International Mother Language Day is an observance held annually on 21 February worldwide to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. Here is an example of the bilingual announcements in the Helsinki Metro. The train is arriving at Itäkeskus(Östra centrum) metro station. The announcement is read in Finnish and Swedish and says "Itäkeskus – Junat Vuosaareen lähtevät raiteelta yksi. Östra Centrum – Tågen till Nordsjö avgår från spår ett.", which translates: "Itäkeskus – The trains for Vuosaari depart from track one.".
English : This animation shows findings from the THEMIS mission. Earth's magnetic field which shields our planet from severe space weather, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks of the solar particles.
English : The German airship Graf Zeppelin flies over the Netherlands. SHOTS: - several shots of the airship: a.o. above the station of Schiphol Airport; throws down a mailbag with parachute; flies over two cities and the countryside; some men pick up the mailbag.