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My Everyday Carry (EDC) - Just the Essentials (Watch, Wallet, Phone, Earbuds, Keys) - Duration: 2:32.
I'm all about simplicity and I think my everyday carry items clearly reflect that.
A last gen smartphone, a low tech watch, and a couple basic essentials to keep my pockets
as light as possible.
Hi I'm David and these are my every day carry essentials.
So starting off with the smartphone, nothing really too exciting here.
I'm using an older Nexus 5X, so this is far from the latest and greatest.
But it was and still is an amazing smartphone for me.
A clean and light weight design, a great camera that still holds up really nicely even against
current generation phones, and that price to value that the Google Nexus line offered
was really hard to beat.
Next up is my Wallet, It's the Bellroy Note Sleeve in a teal color and I like everything
about this wallet.
It feels premium, the cards and cash compartments are well laid out, it's thin enough to be
barely noticeable in my pockets, and the small inside pocket is great for storing a couple
coins just in case.
Carrying keys is annoying, they're sharp, they're noisy, but everyone has to carry
them.
I haven't found a perfect solution to holding them yet, so I just carry them with a couple
O rings, and use a latch to add or remove extra keys that I may need to carry throughout
the day.
I also just throw a small USB key on the chain as well for data on the go.
So I was keen on whole smartwatch, fitness tracker trend a couple years ago, but I haven't
found a product that really holds my interest so I'm back to using a low tech mechanical
watch.
It's an old Seiko Spirit (SCVS015) model that is driven by a spring.
Self winding through out the day with the rotating weight that you can see in the back.
Sapphire crystal face to keep it scratch free even after years of abuse.
And an elegant, stylish and minimal design that works well with my small wrists.
And finally headphones.
I'm always listening to music, so when I'm on the go I'm usually wearing my old Jaybird
X2.
While not the latest and greatest model from Jaybird.
These are still nice lightweight earbuds, that sound great to my ears, Bluetooth wireless
connectivity is a must for me.
And these use the standard micro usb connector so charging them on the go is no problem.
So that's a really quick look at my current everyday carry essentials.
Pretty basic, lightweight and as minimal as possible, especially for days when I'm not
carrying a backpack.
But hope you guys enjoyed this one.
You know what to do.
And I'll see you in the next video.
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FUI ALI E JÁ VOLTO - Duration: 5:19.
I know you might be wondering
Yes, that's a shower
But, if this is normal here, I don't think so, mate
I've lived here for nearly 3 years
But I'd never seen a shower with buttons like that
And did you notice that little rope
You pull it, then POW, you pull it and it turns on
Then you press a button and it works
When I saw that, I thought "Blimey!"
I felt at NASA, mate.
"Are you ready for the trip???" [Text Message from Stefano]
Almost.
Almost done, I'm almost done.
People are always asking me
What are my devotions
And what do I do when I wake up
For example, I like to wake up early, mate
But it depends on what happened the night before
For example, if I preached the night before
I usually wake up pretty whacked
Casting out demons, healing the sick, that's tiring, man
But like, today, I woke up, had that session with Jesus
I woke up and "Oh, Jesus!"
"Did You sleep well?"
Although I know that Jesus is the cleverest
He created the world like this
Spinning day and night
Because He loves the Sun, He loves daylight
So, man, it's going, He was in Japan, I don't know
So, I woke up, and put that song by Gregorio [Gregorio McNutt, American revivalist that lived in Brazil]
"OH, God, I need You"
And, then, I watched some guys that I enjoy
I enjoy listening to them, for example, there's this channel
It's a very good channel, I really enjoy it
I'm gonna leave the link down here, it's called "The Chronicler of the King" ["O Cronista do Rei"]
And it's not only because he's my cousin, because he is my cousin
But I think it's interesting how we grew up in the same family
How come he's such a good kid
And I'm this, this crazy thing here
Wo-o-o-o-ow
I'm bewildered
This is Jesus Christ of Nazareth, mate
But it's a really good channel, no jokes
Subscribe, you'll like it, kid's got a great mind
And it's a great channel, it's worth to watch
Link down here, subscribe, "The Chronicler of the King" ["O Cronista do Rei"]
Then I get "mi" Bible, I get "mi" Bible
Oooh, "mi" Bible, my friend
I have a new Bible, man, check this
It has red letters
The words spoken by Jesus are red
I feel like I wanna eat, I wanna eat these words
I'm in a very John phase
Every day, I open John and I read it
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" [John 1:1]
"He was with God in the beginning." [John 1:2]
"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." [John 1:3]
"In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind." [John 1:4]
"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." [John 1:5]
I dig it.
But I prefer it when John says:
"The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us." [John 1:14]
"Full of Grace and Truth" [John 1:14]
"We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father" [John 1:14]
Only a passionate heart like John's could've written this, mate
There's a question I ask myself every morning
"Red Bull or Monster?"
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah Luca!"
"You only ever eat crap!"
No crap, only good stuff, don't call it crap
Otherwise my grandma will be angry at me
Don't call it "crap", tell my grandma it's delicious and very healthy
Of course, I live alone
If living alone doesn't allow you to eat crap
What is it for, then?
"Luca Martini!"
What?
"Why don't you become a fitness YouTuber?"
I must become fitness myself first, mate
First, I gotta stop drinking Red Bull and Monster
The run just like that lady over there
Nevermind, mate, I'm gonna take both
Goals, mate, goals, goals
You see, setting goals, I should think about it more often
I should take it seriously
"Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, Luca Martini!"
Roberta is always telling me this, "Stop eating crap, boy!"
Coffee, hallelujah!
- This is Jamaican Coffee - Jamaican Coffee, yeah
You wanna say "Hi" to Brazil?
Hi to Brazil!
We have the best coffee!
Jamaica!
And it is really good, really good
Mate, you know I have this talent of missing coaches
I'm taking a coach to Edinburgh, to Scotland
And, mate, heavy traffic, we were never there, I mean...
It wasn't my fault, dad, it wasn't, not this time, seriously
There's no parking around this place!
I totally look like a backpacker, man, with 200 different bags
Too many bags
And there's me, a douche-bag
This I know, mate, always leave in advance
And make enough time to catch your coach, train, flight, whatever
Do it.
I have an 8-hour flight now
8-hour coach journey, I mean, I'll be there tomorrow morning
And off to preach
But, dude, spare yourself this rush, you don't need to rush
Thanks for keeping up with me
God bless you
See see see'ya!
Go, go, let's go, go, preach the Gospel!
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How To Deal With Negative People - Duration: 5:38.
How To Deal With Negative People
You cannot expect to live a positive life if you hang with negative people.� ~Joel
Osteen
How do you deal with those negative people that keep showing up in your life?
I have come to believe that nothing in this world happens by accident and that there is
a lesson to learn from everything and everyone.
�What is a good man but a bad man�s teacher?
What is a bad man but a good man�s job?
If you don�t understand this, you will get lost, however intelligent you are.
It is the great secret.� ~ Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Well, apparently I don�t always walk the talk.
I have to confess to you that I have times when I feel like I can�t take it anymore.
There are people who know exactly what buttons to push, how to push them and when to push
them.
I am not perfect.
When it happens it�s like I can�t think clear anymore and I forget everything I stand
for, everything I believe in.
It lasts for a while but then I go back to who I really am and what I really want my
life to look like.
�How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.� ~Wayne Dyer
It can be hard sometimes, it can be overwhelming but you can do it.
Those people that keep showing up in your life, they are there because that�s exactly
where they have to be and you need to accept that and you need to look for the lesson.
If you like games, and I know most of you do, you will start having a lot of fun on
this journey called life, on this process.
When something negative is happening to you, when something terrible is coming your way,
when somebody at work, or at home, or on the street is really trying to make your life
harder, look for the lesson.
Those are the people who are here to teach you something, those are your teachers and
if you don�t master the lesson you won�t be able to move forward in life and you will
keep experiencing the same problems over and over again.
You will keep attracting the same people and the same circumstances that make you feel
so mad, so angry, so frustrated.
There are a lot of people out there who hate their jobs, hate their lives, people who lack
self-esteem and they are trying to do everything they can to make the lives of those around
them miserable too.
When you are confronted with people like this, don�t let them get to you.
Always remember to look for the lesson.
Try to see why is it that they act the way they do.
Nobody is evil because they love to be evil.
I discovered that those people who are constantly looking for ways to hurt those around them
are people who are in a great deal of pain, people who have suffered and are still suffering.
People who have no love for themselves and people who see themselves as being worthless
and of no value.
It is a mask that they wear, a mask to protect themselves from more suffering.
Because they don�t want to experience more pain, they act in ways that are pushing the
people around them away.
They act in ways that others find repulsive, unorthodox and self-destructive.
It is easier for us to judge and reject than to understand and empathize with them.
People can�t seem to understand that nobody really enjoys this kind of behavior.
It is all an act, a mask.
And if you think you can�t do this, if you think you can�t understand their actions
and behaviors, if you don�t want to understand it, then try to smile politely.
Smile and don�t allow their toxic energy to get to you.
Don�t allow them to make their problems your problems.
Don�t allow them to make their frustration and unhappiness your unhappiness.
You have to be aware of the fact that it�s not about you, it�s all about them and how
they are really feeling on the inside, how lonely, sad, unhappy and frustrated with everything
that happened and is still happening to them.
�Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.� ~Anthony
J. D�Angelo
They feed with your energy, they are energy vampires and if you show them that you are
affected, they will take advantage of you and they will take away all your power, all
your energy in no time.
This kind of people will show up in your life over and over again, there is no end to them
and this is why you have to learn how to deal with them, how to respond to them and how
not to allow them to affect you.
It is all in the way we choose to look at things, people and situation that will make
us feel frustrated, depressed, worried or positive, energized, powerful, blissful and
worthy.
�Don�t take anything Personally Nothing others do is because of you.
What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream.
When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won�t be the victim of needless
suffering� ~ Miguel Ruiz
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4 most OVERDONE Metallica songs | Andriy Vasylenko - Duration: 5:26.
Hi friends. Andriy Vasylenko \m/
Metallica i known as a band which makes long songs
Sometimes too much. More riffs, more
variations of the riffs, more sections.
Of course there are some exceptions like
Fight Fire with Fire, Motorreath, hardwired. But the
tendency to overdo song, and not only in
terms of duration, also in sound and
overall saturation, is thing for which
we might whether love or hate Metallica. Here's
my top four Metallica songs overdone one
way or another. I am NOT saying that the
songgs are bad nor that i don't like
them. I just found interesting to discuss it
with you guys. Express your tolerate point
in comment section below.
Death Magnetic album is overdone on the whole, especially
soundwise. The average duration of the
songs from Death Magnetic is almost 8
minutes. Some songs have kind of riff
balance. But The End of the Line is way
oversaturated, in my humble opinion.
For instance, the section before interlude
should have been twice as short,
not containing all the variations they came
up with. Maybe they attempted to make
another Master of Puppets, but instead of
that we have Frankenstein re-sewn
several times. Again, in my humble opinion.
A lot of us to degree, My Friend of Misery
is one of the most underrated
Metallica songs. It's based on Jason Newsted's
bas solo. They planned 'My Friend of
Misery' as an instrumental. But that
didn't happen. Why? Bob Rok, ladies and
gentlemen. The Black Album was going to
be the band's breakthrough into rock
midstream, and the mainstream demands
singing. So, they followed the Bob's advice,
or pressure, and added vocals to My Friend
of Misery. As a result, we got a song
which was played for the first time live
only two
decades later. What would be if they said
f[bass]ck it and kept the tradition which it
rooted to Cliff's era? They could keep on
working on the song, making it a worthy
follow-up of to Ktulu, Orion, To Live i to Die
and Jason would get more credit than too.
Yeah, this one is really some kind
of monster. Slow heavy riff which we may
consider whether incredibly groovy or dumb
and which caused troubles to Kirk 'The Ripper'
Hammett. And it's lasting more than eight
goddamn minutes. They shortened it in half
for promotional version. Okay if its
technical 30 seconds, or one minute. But four?!
It's a whole song like Hardwired
or Fight Fire with Fire. In fact,
St. Anger album is overdragged in general
and to make my point clearer - check out
'What if Hardwired was on St. Anger'. You'll get it.
I count ...And Justice for All as a perfect
example of how a long composition can
sound awesome and seem much shorter than
it actually is. It's just classic. But why
do I mention it here? 'We are not going to
play this song again!' That was said by
James Hetfield on Justice tour. Metallica
itself admitted, they overdid the song.
That's why there's a little chance that
we will ever hear the album played live
completely. By the way, I collected the
live versions of all the songs from
Justice album in one video, parlty
making the full live real, link in description.
Talking about long Metallica songs. Do you know which is
the longest one? If to count only
official albums, it's Suicide and
Redemption from Death Magnetic
exactly 10 minutes. But the biggest original tune
of Metallica is the uncut version of
The Outlaw Torn which appears on the B-side
or The Memory Remains single
10 minutes 48 seconds. Album version is
one minute shorter because of the
manufacturing restrictions. We can hear
there extended version of awesome
James Hetfield solo. Nonetheless there's
even bigger recording - it's Merciful Fate
cover medley from Garage Inc.
11minutes 11 seconds. And we have also a bunch of
live performances dragged over even 20 minutes.
I suppose that you don't agree with what
I said. Do you like that Metallica writes
such long songs? Write it in comments.
Next time we'll discuss
Spit Out the Bone,and why it might be the best
Metallica song since 1988. Subscribe to
my channels if you share the passion to
Metallica and metal in general, or if you
just like what I do. Become a patron if
you want to support me by 1 a month or more.
Thanks for watching. Andriy Vasylenko.
#BeInMetal \m/
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Job Interviews in Japan Are an Etiquette Minefield - Duration: 1:38.
Job interviews in Japan are an etiquette minefield
for foreigners and locals alike
what to wear?
uniformity is paramount
Plain black suit, white shirt, black bag, tie that's any color other than black or white
always knock three times on the interviewer's door
two knocks is for checking if a toilet cubicle is vacant
Occupied
say "excuse me," bow and walk to the left side of the chair
Make sure you're bowing correctly
bend forward from the hips with a straight back
30 degrees upon entering, and 45 degrees when you leave
sit straight and don't lean back in your chair
men, put one hand on each knee - women, keep them in your lap
and never, ever be late.
or you may as well have stayed home
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Music Festival Tips What Gear to Pack: Out of the Darkroom with Ruth Medjber - Duration: 7:56.
Welcome to Out of the Darkroom on
AdoramaTV.
This is the first part of
a very special series of episodes where
I'm going to share some trade secrets
with you, all about how to shoot music
festivals; what to bring, who to shoot
and where to share the photos.
So for those of
you who don't know me, my name is Ruth
Medjbur and I'm a professional music
photographer. All the tips that I'm about
to share with you come from my own
personal experience. However, it's
important to note that there's no
steadfast rules in this business. I'm
just sharing what works for me.
For the last 15 years I've been shooting music
festivals. I shoot about 10 to 15 per
year, mostly in Ireland where I'm based,
but sometimes across Europe too.
I've shot for magazines, newspapers,
commercial clients and for the
festivals themselves. In this episode
I will talk you through a full list of the
essentials, every lens to cover every
stage indoors and outdoors. As well as a
run-through of the extra bits I've
learned to pack over the years.
All the points I'm going to mention here can
only really apply once you've secured
your press accreditation in advance with
the festival organizers. If you turn up
at the gate with all of this stuff
packed in your bag and no pass you'll be
turned away. So have your email
confirmation printed out, or on your
phone so that you can show the gate
staff that you're legitimately picking
up a pass and are allowed to have your
gear on site.
First things first,
obviously you need your camera but don't
get hung up about the overall speck of
your body. If you've been booked to shoot
a music festival just go with what you
have. It's a good idea to bring a second
body if you have one, but you should
definitely have spare batteries for your
body. You'll be out shooting for hours
each day and coming across power
supplies can be tricky. So invest in a
good spare battery. When I'm buying
spares I always go for the genuine model
instead of the third-party brand as I've
had a bit of bad experience with them
running low really quickly. Do your
own research and read reviews
before you buy.
Memory cards are also something you
need spares of. I end up shooting
about 90 to 120 gigs a day on the D4S. I
split that over various cards so that
I can leave one importing in the media
tent and then I can go out and shoot
more shots. It's also a good idea to have
cards with a fast write speed.
If something incredible is
happening in front of you, like the lead
singer has stage dived into the crowd
and you need to be shooting furiously,
the last thing you want to do is suffer
a writing lag on your cards. One of the
reasons I chose the D4S is for the FPS
rate, the frames per second. I tend to
find this pretty crucial when shooting
live music so that I can get the burst
of shots needed to capture
live action shots.
Lenses, really you should be
bringing your entire arsenal of lenses
with you. Shooting a music festival these
days means shooting everything.
Doing crowd portraits, shooting the food, the
merchandise stands. You'll want to get
super wide to get the entire crowd in
some of the shots. Then you'll also
need to be on a Telephoto.
When your main stage
is over 10 feet tall and you need
that extra reach.
What I bring is the following;
a super-wide Sigma a Nikon
24-70mm which are mainly used when
wandering around the festival grounds
looking for good atmosphere shots. I can
also use it on some of the medium or
smaller stages.
I'll switch it up to a 70-200mm,
when I want to get either some
candid crowd shots from afar like in spy
mode, or I've hit one of the big stages.
I'll use the nifty 50mm as well when we're
shooting tiny stages with no lights, or I
want to do some f/1.4 work with some of
the products, food or the merchandise
Now flash. So you all know that you're
not allowed to use it in the pit but at
night-time when you're wandering around
the arena or the campsite some off
camera flash makes for some pretty
interesting light, so pack it anyway,
and have your triggers with you and maybe
also one of your friends can hold it,
or just pack a light stand.
Business cards; This might seem a bit nuts in a
gear list but you'll be surprised at the
amount of people that you meet down there.
Some of them might just be music
fans looking for copies of their photos
but there's still another Instagram
follower so share those cards.
A rain jacket for your camera. I know most pro
bodies are weather sealed but they're not
waterproof. There is a difference.
If you're in a wet and windy part of the
world, like I am sometimes, that rain can
come down in buckets and come at you
from all angles. The band might be due on
stage at nine o'clock you're in place in
the rain from ten to nine.
If they don't walk on until 9:30pm,
that's 40 minutes of getting soaked.
It's best not to have your camera exposed to
all of this. Invest in a rain jacket, you
can pick up cheap baggies if you don't
shoot a lot, or you can get a reusable
one if you're a seasoned pro.
Here's the other thing,
you'll be at this music
festival for three, maybe four days you
need to look after yourself too. So get
waterproof boots, jackets, hats, it doesn't
matter how stupid you look. When it's
lashing rain or freezing cold
you'll be glad of it.
If you do get soaked keep some
silicon gel packs in your lens cases
and at the end of your bag as they'll
absorb the moisture and save from
potentially cloudy or moldy lenses.
It's also a good idea to have dry cloths up
your sleeve, so you can quickly wipe the
raindrops from your lens when you're
shooting in the rain.
I've seen photographers being turned away from
the pit as they were wearing open-toe
sandals. This is a working pit with lots od
gear flying around. Have some sense, wear
work boots or you'll lose your toe.
Don't forget the laptop if you need to be
filing images throughout the weekend
make sure you have something to do it on.
I've seen newbie photographers rock up
to the media tent expecting there to be a row
of free computers to use.
Bring everything
you need to be self-sustaining; chargers,
hard drive, spare transfer cables
and mark your name on everything.
Believe me you won't be the only Canon charger
plugged into the socket panel. There
might be a hundred photographers in and
out of there all weekend. Sometimes you're
lucky enough that they have lockers to
rent, so you can dump your gear between
drop-offs, otherwise you might be running
back and forth to your car. You can
check this in advance
with your media contact.
If you're vertically challenged
like me, you just can't cope with the
weight of all of this gear, then invest
in some new methods of carrying your
gear. Last year I shifted the weight from
my shoulders to my waist. I put my lenses,
flash, other bits like my phone and my
wallets in this and I'm good to just run
around the festival for errors. If you're
shooting on two bodies instead of one, to
save time changing lenses in the pit
then grab a double strap. Personally, I
only work on one body at a time as I'm
consciously trying to slow down my
shooting style. So a comfy strap works
just as well for me.
Earplugs; Do you know how loud main stages get?
Imagine standing there for hours a day.
Best thing I ever bought was a pair of molded
earplugs. They can be a little bit pricey
but they are worth every penny. They'll
also help you get some much-needed
shut-eye in your tent at night. Speaking
of tents, don't be silly and buy one that
costs 10 quid. You don't want your gear,
your clothes and you to wake up drenched
every morning. Get a decent pop-up tent.
Sometimes you could be doing these festivals
completely on your own. So make sure you
can put it up and take it down
all by yourself.
Another thing I'm going to
recommend that your bring is a tripod.
Now, don't attempt to put this up in the pit!
If looks could kill then each other
photographer will have you dead in a
second. I'm recommending bringing it for
the nighttime ambient shots, when you
want to do something quirky like long
exposures of the carousel. You can keep
it in the car until you actually need it
but just make sure it's lightweight.
That's all from me for this episode.
Join me again next time
where I'm going to talk you
through exactly what to shoot while
you're at the music festival.
Subscribe to AdoramaTV for more videos and don't
forget to check out the Adorama Learning
Center for more great tips and tricks.
Thanks and I'll see you again soon.
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Ed Sheeran - Nancy Mulligan - Duration: 2:56.
I was twenty four years old
When I met the woman I would call my own
Twenty two grand kids now growing old
In the house that your brother brought ya
On the summer day when I proposed
I made that wedding ring from dentist gold
And I asked her father but her daddy said, "No
You can't marry my daughter"
She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border
Well, I met her at Guy's in the second world war
And she was working on a soldier's ward
Never had I seen such beauty before
The moment that I saw her...
Nancy was my yellow rose
And we got married wearing borrowed clothes
We got eight children now growing old
Five sons and three daughters
She and I went on the run
Don't care about religion
I'm gonna marry the woman I love
Down by the Wexford border
She was Nancy Mulligan
And I was William Sheeran
She took my name and then we were one
Down by the Wexford border
From her snow white streak in her jet black hair
Over sixty years I've been loving her
Now we're sat by the fire, in our old armchairs
You know Nancy I adore ya
From a farm boy born near Belfast town
I never worried about the king and crown
Cause I found my heart upon the southern ground
There's no difference, I assure ya
She and I went on the run
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Down by the Wexford border
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I was William Sheeran
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Down by the Wexford border
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Top 10 Fascinating Facts About the WHITE HOUSE
One of the most famous, if not the most famous, Presidential homes in the world is the White
House, which is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Over 6,000 people visit it every day, and it is one of the top tourist attractions in
America's capital.
Of course, besides being a famous monument, it is also a home that is steeped in history.
These are 10 of the most fascinating facts about the White House and the people who lived
in it.
10.
They Had A Design Contest To Build It
In 1790, Congress passed the Residence Act, which established Washington, D.C. as the
capital of the United States.
Congress also ordered that the capitol buildings, including the President's House needed to
be built within 10 years.
In order to find architectural plans for the house where the President would live, Congress
held a contest.
At the urging of George Washington, Irish-born architect James Hoban submitted his plans,
which Encyclopedia Britannica said was influenced by Leinster House in Dublin.
Hoban won the contest and his reward was $500 and a lot in D.C.
He was also hired on to oversee the construction of the President's House, which started
in 1793.
The second President, John Adams, moved into the house in 1800, before it was actually
finished.
The total cost of building the President's House (its name before the White House) was
$232,372, which is the equivalent of about $100 million today.
9.
It Was Built By Slaves, Freed Slaves, And Immigrants
In July 2016, former First Lady Michelle Obama made some waves during her speech at the Democratic
National Convention when she said "…I wake up every morning in a house that was
built by slaves."
After the comment, several prominent people said it wasn't true, or justified the use
of slavery by saying they were "well-fed" slaves.
However, Obama's statement was totally correct.
According to the book The Invisibles: The Untold Story of African American Slaves in
the White House, about 400 of the 600 people who built the Capitol, including the White
House, were slaves.
The other 200 were about 50 freed slaves and the remainder were poor immigrants.
The White House Historical Association confirms that slaves did help build the White House,
but they weren't government owned.
Instead, they just rented them out from slave owners.
Because that totally makes it OK, right?
8.
The British Burned It Down
In June 1812, the United States, which was only 36-years-old at the time, declared war
on Great Britain.
There were several underlying reasons for the war, but one of them was to take over
Canada, which was a British colony, and make it part of America.
Throughout the war, each side had major victories and suffered terrible losses.
One of the biggest military defeats for the Americans happened on August 24, 1813, when
British forces invaded Washington, D.C.
In retaliation for sacking York, which is now Toronto, the President's House was relieved
of a few souvenirs before it was set ablaze.
The ensuing fire nearly destroyed the building.
After torching the President's House, several other prominent buildings in Washington were
burned to the ground.
Rebuilding started soon afterwards and the White House was restored to its original architectural
plans.
In fact, James Hoban, who oversaw the original construction, was rehired to oversee the reconstruction
to make it as close to the original as possible.
The reconstruction was completed by 1817, just in time for President James Monroe to
move in.
After the Burning of Washington, the Americans fought back against the British and won several
important victories.
This led to the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814.
Part of the treaty was that any captured territory by either side would be returned.
What's interesting is how this part of history is taught in schools in the United States
and Canada, who have had uninterrupted peace with each other since the War of 1812.
In the United States, students are taught that the War of 1812 was a war that earned
the respect of the British and strengthened the nation as a whole, allowing them to expand
westward.
Canadian students, on the other hand, learn that the War of 1812 was the one time that
the aggressive Americans tried to invade Canada and for their troubles, they got their capital
and the White House burned down.
7.
Why Is The White House White?
One myth about the White House is that it's white to cover up the fire damage that was
caused when it burned down in 1814.
However, that isn't true because it was white before it was set on fire.
In 1798, a lime-based whitewash was painted on to protect the porous stone from cracking.
Usually, the whitewash would have weathered and faded away.
However, instead they kept reapplying the whitewash until 1818, when it was painted
with lead-based white paint.
The house was originally called the President's House, but since it was distinctively white,
its nickname was the white house for almost a century.
It wouldn't officially become the White House until 1901 under President Theodore
Roosevelt.
6.
Pets There Have Included Alligators, Badgers, Bears, and a Dog Named Satan
Besides being home to the First Family, the White House has also had its fair share of
pets.
Out of 45 Presidents, there are only three Presidents who have no record of owning a
pet: Chester A. Arthur, Franklin Pierce, and Donald Trump.
In most cases, the pets were dogs or cats.
Abigail Adams had a dog named Satan, for instance.
However, it's also been home to some more exotic pets.
Calvin Coolidge had a menagerie and the main attraction was a 600 pound pygmy hippopotamus
named Billy.
Two different Presidents had alligators roam the White House grounds – Herbert Hoover
and John Quincy Adams.
Supposedly Adams kept a gator in the bathroom in the East Room and used it to scare guests.
Martin Van Buren was given two tiger cubs by the Sultan of Oman.
However, supposedly Congress made him donate the cubs to a zoo.
Finally, Theodore Roosevelt had a badger named Josiah and was given a bear, which his children
named Jonathan Edwards, by a group of voters in West Virginia.
However, he didn't have the proper accommodations for the bear, which Roosevelt called "queer-tempered,"
and he ended up donating the bear to the Bronx Zoo.
5.
Lyndon B. Johnson's Shower
Lyndon B. Johnson, the 36th President of the United States, was a relentlessly hard worker
who was known for getting things done.
He was also a man with a strong sexual appetite who seemed to be obsessed with his own genitals.
He was known to whip it out whenever and where ever he wanted to.
So it really shouldn't be a surprise that he had some odd requests when it came to his
shower.
According to Kate Andersen Brower's book The Residence: Inside the Private World of
the White House, Johnson wanted to have several nozzles that switched from hot to cold.
He also wanted the pressure to be intense, like a fire hose.
Finally, he wanted a nozzle pointed directly at his genitals and to shoot up his rear end.
When the plumber said it couldn't be done, Johnson himself called the plumber and chewed
him out.
To inspire him, Johnson said, "If I can move 10,000 troops in a day, you certainly
can fix the shower."
So the plumber tinkered with the shower and it ended up with four nozzles.
One time, an usher apparently tried the shower and it pinned him to the wall.
When Nixon moved into the White House in 1969, he ordered the plumber to get rid of Johnson's
shower.
4.
Market Value
Before Donald Trump was elected President, we could say with certainty that the White
House would never go on sale; but now, who knows what will happen?
He is a real estate mogul, after all.
If he were to put it on the market, what would be a fair asking price?
Well, the real estate website Zillow came up with an estimate for the house, which is
a single family home with 142 rooms on six floors and about 55,000 square feet, and sits
on an 18 acre lot.
If you were to include all the historical artifacts with it and the hot tub that was
installed under Bill Clinton (because of course Slick Willie installed a hot tub), then it
would cost $398 million.
Or if President Trump wanted to rent it out, it would cost $2,079,473.
3.
The White House's Deadly Water Supply
The ninth President of the United States, William Henry Harrison, holds two Presidential
records and the common belief is that these two records are connected.
The first is that Harrison gave the longest inaugural speech, which he did outside on
a cold and miserable March day without a coat.
The second record is that he was President for the shortest amount of time.
He died on April 4, 1841, 32 days into his presidency, from what was believed to be pneumonia,
which he caught while giving his long inauguration speech.
However, according to Dr. Philip A. Mackowiak of the University of Maryland School of Medicine,
who did a modern-day medical investigation, Harrison most likely died of Typhoid Fever
and not of pneumonia.
The source of the typhoid fever was the White House's water supply.
Mackowiak also thinks that the water in the White House killed President James K. Polk,
who died in 1849, three months after leaving the White House, and president Zachary Taylor,
who died in office in 1850.
2.
Does It Have Secret Passages?
One of the most mythical elements of the White House is its secret passages and tunnels.
For example, it was rumored that John F. Kennedy used the tunnels to sneak out of the White
House to meet Marilyn Monroe.
However, that's all they appear to be – myths.
While there have been renovations of the White House over the years, including additions,
the White House wasn't really designed to house things like tunnels and secret passages.
The closest thing to a secret lair is the Presidential Emergency Operations Center,
which was built after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
At the time, the Council of National Defense urged Franklin D. Roosevelt to move out of
the White House because they thought it was a "firetrap."
His compromise was to build a bomb shelter in the White.
The Presidential Emergency Operations Center is in the basement of the East Wing.
It serves as the communication center and it is able to withstand a nuclear blast.
It's also important to note that the shelter is not the same as the Situation Room, which
is in the basement of the West Wing.
One notable time it was used was on September 11, 2001.
Vice President Dick Chaney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, among others, were
evacuated from their offices into the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.
1.
It Was Almost Torn Down In 1945 Because It Was In Such Bad Shape
By 1945, the White House had been lived in for 145 years and it was in rough shape.
Besides being nearly destroyed in 1814, there was another fire in the White House on Christmas
Eve 1929.
The White House was hosting a party and when the fire started in the West Wing, Herbert
Hoover left the party to oversee the removal of papers and documents from the Oval Office,
while the First Lady kept the party going.
The fire ended up gutting the West Wing, including the Oval Office.
Another problem was that the White House wasn't constructed to have indoor plumbing and electricity
and that was all added well after it was built.
This added a lot of stress to the structure of the building.
It got to be so bad that Harry S. Truman thought it was going to collapse.
In fact, his daughter's piano fell through a floor into the room below it.
The condition of the White House got to be so bad that it would have been cheaper to
tear it down and build something new in its place.
However, since it was a national monument Truman was against the idea.
They chose to gut the interior of the White House and rebuild it as close to its original
design as possible.
The reconstruction took four years, during which time Harry and Bess Truman lived in
Blair House, which is across the street from the White House.
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