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Tradition and modern - a rickshaw driver at the important junction of Xizhimen.

 

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You know at the mornings many of us in transport look like those 3 Chinese Monkeys - do not talk; do not see; do not listen...

 

Well it is great for a photographer, but sometimes i think is it really no any desire to observe the things around?

 

Wish you great Monday and the week ahead.

A portrait I took of a young modern day Punk Rocker, wearing a Destroy T-shirt similar to the one Johny Rotten would have worn back in the 1970s.

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Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد) is a city located in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan and is the third-largest city in the province after Peshawar and Mardan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, 150 km north of Islamabad and 200 km east of Peshawar at an altitude of 4,120 feet (1,260 m). The city is well-known throughout Pakistan for its pleasant weather, high standard educational institutions and military establishments. It remains a major hub for tourism of the Northern Areas in the summer.

 

History

 

Sikh invasion

 

In 1818, Sikh Emperor Ranjit Singh invaded and annexed Hazara however in 1820 his generals were defeated by the Muslims. In 1821, during another attempt at conquest by the Sikhs, Amar Singh was killed at Harroh. Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, the governor of Kashmir, then went to Hazara to battle against the Muslim tribes, but it took him three years to subdue the warlike mountaineers of the outer hills. It was not until 1836 that the Gakhars of Khanpur were finally defeated.[3] Painda Khan was the tribal chief of the Tanoli tribe at the time of the invasion of Hazara by the Sikhs. Mir Painda Khan is famed for his staunch rebellion against Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Governors of Hazara. He was the son of Mir Nawab Khan, who defeated the Durranis and freed his kingdom from their influence. From about 1813, he spent a life long rebellion against the Sikhs. Mir Painda Khan relentless rebellion against the Sikh empire, cost him a major portion of his Kingdom, leaving only his twin capitals Amb and Darband. However, this deterred him less and appeared to increase his resistance against the Sikh government. The District Gazetteer of the North-West Frontier Province (p138) confirms, "Painda Khan, played a considerable part in the history of his time and vigorously opposed the Sikhs." General Abbott commented that "During the first period of Painda Khan's carrer, he was far too vigorous and powerfull to be molested by any neighbouring tribe, and when he began to fail before the armies and purse of the Sikh Government, he was interested in keeping upon the best terms with his northern neighbours of the Black Mountains." He is further described as a Chief renowned on the Border, a wild and energetic man who was never subjugated by the Sikhs. His son Jehandad Khan also followed his footsteps. "Of all the tribal chiefs of Hazara, the most powerful said to be Jehandad Khan of the Tanoli, whose land straddled both banks of the Indus and whose fellow-tribesmen were brave and hardy and accounted for the best swordsmen in Hazara". There was a long history of conflict between Jehandad Khan's family and the Sikhs, and the name of his father Painda Khan, was said to be "magic to the ears of the people of Hazara" because of the struggles he fought on behalf of his "poor circumscribed and rugged principality" against the Sikhs. When Sikh power was on the fall in 1845, Jehandad Khan blockaded the garrisons of no less than 22 Sikh posts in Upper Tanawal and when they surrendered at discretion, he spared their lives, as the servants of a fallen Empire. However in 1845 the local populace, taking advantage of the problems in Lahore (the capital of the Sikh Empire), rose up in rebellion. They drove the governor of Hazara, Diwan Mulraj, to Hasan Abdal in 1846. However, with the conclusion of the first Sikh War, Hazara along with Kashmir was given to Raja Gulab Singh. But in 1847 the Raja gave back Hazara to the Lahore Darbar in exchange for land near Jammu, and Hazara passed into British control.[3]

 

British era

 

Abbottabad in British India was the headquarters of Hazara Division, and named after Major James Abbott who settled this district in 1848 after the annexation of the Punjab. He soon after became the first Deputy Commissioner of the district between 1849 until 1853. Major Abbott is noted for having written a poem titled "Abbottabad", prior to his departure back to Britain, in which he wrote of his fondness for the town and his sadness at having to leave it. Abbottabad became and is still an important military cantonment and sanatorium, being the headquarters of a brigade in the Second Division of the Northern Army Corps[4]. The garrison consisted of four battalions of native infantry (Gurkhas) and four native mountain batteries[5]. In 1901 the population of the town and cantonment was 7764[4] and the income averaged around Rs. 14,900. This increased to Rs. 22,300 in 1903, chiefly derived from octroi. During this time chief public institutions were built such as the Albert Victor unaided Anglo-Vernacular High School, the Municipal Anglo-Vernacular High School and the Government dispensary.[5]. In 1911 the population had risen to 11,506 and the town also contained four battalions of Gurkhas.[6] In June 1948, the British Red Cross opened a hospital in Abbottabad to deal with thousands of patients who were being brought in from the Kashmir fighting areas.[7]

 

Geography

 

The city is bounded at all four sides by the Sarban hills, from which residents and tourists can see breathtaking views of the region and city. The location of the city and the hills allows Abbottabad to experience pleasant weather in the summer, and cold winters. The most of the people enters to Abbotabad using the Karakoram highway which passes through a small town named Salhad. Neighbouring districts are Mansehra to the north, Muzaffarabad to the east, Haripur to the west and Rawalpindi to the south. Tarbela Dam is situated just west of Abbottabad.

 

Topography

 

Abbottabad is situated in the Orash Valley lying between 34°09′N latitude and 73°13′E longitude at an altitude of 1250m.

 

Climate

 

Abbottabad's climate is cold during winters and mild during summers with humid temperatures during June and July. During the winter, the temperature may drop to below 0°C and snowfall is common, especially in January. Most rainfall occurs during the monsoon season in summer, stretching from May to August, and can sometimes cause flooding.

 

Demographics

 

Languages

 

According to the 1998 Census, of the 81,000 who resided in Abbottabad, Hindko was spoken by 94.26% of the population, followed by Potohari at 2.30%, Pashto at 2.22% and Urdu at 1.05%.[9] Although the first language of most people in Abbottabad is Hindko, Urdu is understood and spoken fluently by majority of the residents and commonly used in the markets, offices and formal functions. English is widely used in business and education.

 

•Ethnicity

 

The majority of the residents identify themselves as either Awans,Tanolis, Jadoons,Sattis, Qazis, Karlals, Sadozai, Kashmiris,Mughals, Abbasis, Qureshis, Utmanzai, Syeds and Gujjars.

 

Government

 

Abbottabad is the headquarter (capital) of Hazara Division and Abbottabad District. The District Nazim, Commissioner, Inspector General, Forest Conservator all reside in Abbottabad. Abbottabad is divided into localities, towns, colonies and neighbourhoods.

 

Localities

 

•Old City

 

oMir Pur Kalan

oMir Pur Khurd

oUpper and lower Salhad

oKunj kehal-Abbottabad

oKehal

oKanshipura

oKarimpura

oUpper and Lower Malikpura

•Cantonment

•Kakul

•Mandian

•Supply

•Jhangi

 

Towns

 

+ Dobather (muhalla Batangi di Mohri)

•Banda Phugwarian

•Musa Zai Colony

•Mian De Saree(Kala Pul)

•Pool Gulab Road Mir Pur

•Jadoon Town

•Azam Town

•Bilal Town

•Gulfam

•Jalal Baba Town

•Jubilee Town

•Jinnahabad

•Narrian

•Hassan Town

•swati town

•Mohsin town

•qasim town

•Karlal Town

•Sardar Town

•Gulfam Town

•Nawaz Town

 

Mir pur

 

Colonies

 

•Civil Officer Colony

•Jadoon Colony

•Habibullah Colony

•Hassan Town

•Kaghan Colony

•Karral Colony

•Kashmir Colony

•Khushal Khan Colony

•Magistrate Colony

•Qazi Colony

•Sardarabad

•Shahzaman Colony

•Sir Syed Colony

•Tauheed Colony

•Madinah colony

[edit] Neighbourhoods

•Banda Phugwarian

•Namli Maira

•Nawanshehr

•Shaikulbandi

•Balkasar

•Dobather

•Jhangi

•Banda Lamba

•Majhote

•Malikpura

•Sagal

•Baghnotar

•Nagri Bala

•Bandi Maira

 

Suburbs

 

•Bainnoora

•Baingojri

•Chamed

•Ghori

•Kothiala

•Sharwan

•Saljot

•Qalandarabad

 

Tourism

 

Abbottabad has been attracting tourists to the city since the colonial era, as it is a major transit point to all major tourist regions of Pakistan such as Nathiagali and Naran. According to the Imperial Gazetteer of India, "the town is picturesquely situated at the southern corner of the Rash (Orash) plain, 4,120 feet (1,260 m) above the sea"[5]. Like much of the mountainous Northern Areas, tourism is one of the important sources of income in Abbottabad. In the summer when temperatures rise to well above 45 degrees Celsius in Punjab and NWFP, a large number of tourists travel north to Abbottabad. The Karakoram Highway, which traces one of the paths of the ancient Silk Road, starts from Hasan Abdal on the N5 and heads north passing through the city eventually reaching Khunjerab Pass. The Karakorum Highway is a major attraction itself for its views. The Karakoram, Himalayas and the Hindu Kush ranges can be approached from Abbottabad and it continues to be a transit city for tourists, serving as a base for visiting numerous nearby places, such as Hunza, Gilgit, Skardu and Indus Kohistan, of the Karakoram Range.[10]

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Places of interest

 

•Mera jani (highest peak of Hazara)

•Banda Phugwarian & Dobather (Beautiful villages surrounded by Shimla Hill)

•Namli Maira

•Nathia Gali

•Ayubia

•Thandiani

•Ilyasi Masjid

•Shimla Pahari

•Lady Garden

•Harnow (Harnoi)

•Bagnotar

•Khanka Mahboobabad Shareef Havelian

•Jhangi Khoja

•Paswal

 

Sports

 

•Abbottabad Cricket Stadium

•Cricket Stadium, Ayub Medical Complex, Abbottabad

•Abbottabad Hockey Stadium

•Jehanghir Khan Squash Complex

•Kunj Football Ground

 

Economy

 

The economy of Abbottabad mainly relies on tourism as well as income generated from the various military and educational institutes.

 

Education

 

Abbottabad attracts people from all over Pakistan to its high standard educational institutions. Abbottabad is sometimes referred to "The City of Schools" and is home to a number of schools, colleges and training institutes.

 

Military institutes

 

•Pakistan Military Academy

•Army Physical Training School

•Army School of Music

•Regimental Training Centers of the Pakistan Army

oBaloch Regiment

oFrontier Force Regiment (PIFFERS)

 

Post-secondary institutes

 

•F. G. Boys Public High School, Abbottabad Cantonment

•COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad

•Government Postgraduate College #1, Abbottabad

•Government Postgraduate College #2 , Mandian Abbottabad

•Hazara University - Abbottabad Campus

•Government College of Management Sciences, Abbottabad

•The Muslim College of Commerce and Management, Abbottabad

•Government College of Technology, Mandian Abbottabad

•University of Science & Technology Abbottabad Campus

 

Medical institutes & hospitals

 

•Ayub Medical College

•Ayub Teaching Hospital

•Cantonment General Hospital (CGH)

•Women Medical College

•Women Institute of Learning, Abbottabad

•Abbottabad Women & Children's Hospital

•Combined Military Hospital (CMH-Abbottabad)

•Frontier Medical College

•Shaheena Jamil Hospital

•Abbottabad International Medical College

•National Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS)

•Abbottabad District Headquarter Hospital LPC

 

Engineering institutes

 

•COMSATS Abbottabad

•University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar) - Abbottabad campus

 

===Schools and colleges=== [11]

 

•Federal Government Boys Public High School, Abbottabad Cannt.

(F. G. Boys Publich High School, Abbottabad Cantonment)

•Abbottabad Public School

•Abbottabad Jamia Public School

•Advanced Islamic Public School

•Al-Imtiaz Academy

•Army Burn Hall College

•Army Public School

•Sikandria Public School - Masroor

•Banat Taleem-ul-Quran High School & College

•Beaconhouse Abbottabad Public Schoo * islamic international public school nawan shehr

•Gateway International Public School

•Government Centennial Model Secondary School for Boys, Abbottabad

•Government Centennial Model Secondary School for Girls, Abbottabad

•Government High School #1, Abbottabad

•Government High School #2, Abbottabad

•Government High School #3, Abbottabad

•Government High School, Nambal

•Government Primary School, Nambal

•Government Polytechnical Institute, Abbottabad

•Fauji Foundation Model School

•Al Quran Public School SirSyed Colony Mandian Abbottabad.

•Frontier Force School

•F.G. School for Girls

•F.G. School for Boys

•Iqra Abbottabad Academy

•Iqra Public School

•Iqra Model Public School

•Maria Montessorri School System, Abbottabad

•Modern School System

•Modernage Public School & College

•Pakistan Grammar School

•Pakistan International Public School

•Pine Hills Public School & College

•Present Times Public School & College

•Rose Valley Public High School

•Sir Syed Model Public School

•The City School Abbottabad

•Wisdom House Public School

•The Muslim School & College

•Hamdani Public School

 

Transportation

 

Roads

 

•N-35

 

Public transport

 

Abbottabad's main public transport consists of modified Suzukis, which can accommodate anywhere from 8 to 13 people at one time. Taxis are also available as well as wagons which connect Abbottabad to the surrounding cities and towns (ex. Nathiagali, Sherwan, Dhamtour, Haripur, Mansehra) in the region. Abbottabad is also served by Daewoo Express, a national bus service which connects over 50 cities in Pakistan.

 

Rail

 

Railway service is not available in Abbottabad city. The nearest railway station Hawalian Railway Station is situated in District Abbottabad. This Railway station is about thirty minutes drive from Abbottabad city. One railway reservation office is situated in Abbottabad near to Fwara Chok to facilitate the people of Abbottabad for advance booking of railway tickets.

 

Events

 

Automotive

 

Apart from its cultural, educational and military importance, this city also has the credit of holding the popular "Automotive" car exhibition and car racing event which promotes professional racing, safe driving and charity in Pakistan. The most recent event was held on 14 August 2008 at Ayub Medical College where more than 2000 people came to see the custom designed and modified from many parts of Pakistan. Dr. Ehsen Naveed Irfan, organizer of the event, called it "a positive effort in progression in the field of car racing in Pakistan". The local press called it a good and safe effort which provided the best entertainment on the Independence day of Pakistan. There are many sports clubs that are working to promote their respective sports. One of them is District Badminton Association of Abbottabad. In the month of June, the same Association arranged the provincial championship. Peshawar District Won Men's singles and Doubles and Boys singles competition. District Abbottabad won Ladies singles and doubles titles.

 

Notable people

 

•Athletes

 

oAbdur Rehman - a former player of Pakistani national team hockey (an Olympian)

oNaeem Akhter - a former player of Pakistani national team hockey (an Olympian)

oYasir Hameed - a Pakistani national team cricket player, and recipient of "Fakhr-e-Hazara"

oQanita Jalil - a Pakistani female national cricket player

oSheraz Awan - Chief Master of Karate Budokan International Pakistan, General Secretary of

NWFP Karate Federation

•

o[Dildar khan abbasi -former player of N.W.F.P HOCKEY team

oHammad Zahid - a former player of NWFP Basketball team (Several time color holder)

 

•Religious

oMolana Ghulam Goos Hazarvi

oMolana Muhammad Ishaq Lodhi (R.A)Khateeb-e-Hazara till 1972

oQazi Muhammad Nawaz(R.A)Khateeb Ilyasi Masjid

oMolana Shafiq-ur-Rehaman (R.A)Khateeb-e-Hazara

 

•Politicians

oLeader of the freedom movement Pir Syed Mahmood Shah Mphaddis Hazarvi

oJalaluddin Khan- Former Interior Minister and Senior Leader of The All-India Muslim League

oAbdul Jamil Khan- (Dr A J Khan) Former Federal Minister and Director General Health of Pakistan

oSheikh Sheraz Mohiuddin- was born in Kunj Qadeem and he became a very popular among the local community and was elected Councilor in 1923.

oSardar Ghulam Nabi Khan- popularly known as Chief Sahib, former MPA and Provincial Minister

oAyub Khan Tanoli- former Provincial Minister of Law, Education and Health

oSardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi- former Chief Minister of NWFP

oSardar Haider Zaman Khan- Abbottabad District Nazim

oSardar Sajjad Ahmed Khan- Ex Candidate of PF-48 Abbottabad, Welare and Islamic person

oSardar Mohammad Yaqoob - former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly

oIqbal Khan Jadoon - former Chief Minister NWFP

oAmanullah Khan Jadoon - former Federal Minister of Petroleum & Gas

oCol. Gulam Mustafa Khan Jadoon - former Abbottabad District Nazim

oOmar Asghar Khan - former Federal Minister and founder of SUNGI, PILER and SEBCON

oAbdullah Muntazir - former spokesperson of Jamaat-ud-Dawah

oNoor-ud-din Qureshi - founder of the All India Muslim League in Hazara in 1936

oHaji Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jadoon (cheif leader of Sippah-e-Sahaba Hazara Range)

oMir zaman khan abbasi pakistan movement worker[muslim league] n.w.f.p

 

Military and civil service

 

oAsghar Khan - first Pakistani Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force

oMajor General (R) Raza Khan Tanoli

oCapt Retired Sardar Lal Khan (RA)- retired from British Army in 1945.He was very closed with All india Muslim league. He had sacrificed too much for the establishment of Pakistan. when pakistan came into being he served in Police, CIA and Wapda, He was first army captin from the karlal (sardar)tribe and Union Council Nagri Bala of Abbottabad.

oJustice Sardar Raza Khan - Retired senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan

oQazi Mohammad Farooq - former Chief Justice of The Peshawar High Court

oAslam Khan Tanoli - SP CID, Karachi

oShoukat Ali Awan (Home Secretary Balouchistan 2004-2010)

 

'Others¡

 

oPeer Syed Mohyuddin Mahboob Hanfi Qadri Sajjada Nasheen Khanka Mahboobabad Shareef Havelian, Author, Researcher, Scholar, Spiritual Leader

oAli Imran Shaheen - editor of "Weekly Ghazwah Lahore" and a leader of Jamat-ud-Dawah Pakistan

oAbdul Wahid Mir - Director General Students' Quality Circles Pakistan & Director of Pak-Irish Rehabilitation Center

oSyed Mehboob- a Pakistani writer, columnist and researcher

oNaseem Hijazi- A well known novelist. Famous for his history novels such as, Aur Talwar Toot Gai, Muhammad bin Qasim etc

oSardar Najmul Hassan Sadiq- MS Computer Science, currently doing PHD in Computer Science, a well known young sardar of Makol Bala

   

WALLACE COLLECTION-MUSEUM-LONDON-PAINTINGS-ARMOR-MODERN AGE-ARTIST-PAINTER-ERNEST DESCALS-

 

Estudios plásticos con las Amaduras del final de la Edad Media y el principio de la Edad Moderna que he encontrado en el maravilloso museo WALLACE COLLECTION de la ciudad de LONDRES en Inglaterra, un verdadero paseo por la historia que me ha motivado para pintar a los Caballeros con armadura. Pintura del artista pintor Ernest Descals sobre papel de 70 x 50 centímetros.

É gurizaaadaaa, deu certo o financiamento do carro, só motivo de levar ele pra casa e começar as modernage 🙏🚀

René Magritte, "L'Empire des lumières", price realized $ 3'554'500

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Lucian Freud, "Head of a Man" price realized $ 2'096'000

Eid Mubarak to All my friends and family !

Have a blessed Eid, donot get stressed due to Loadshedding and lack of Mobile service, we just entered stoneage in modernage . . . :-))

I had to stop and capture this "modern" building. One of the first post war station to sign on in January 9, 1947. It represented the lauch of the modern age in this not so modern little town. It is a National Register Historical Site.

Del Mas Rocaguinarda, on va néixer el bandoler Perot Rocaguinarda i hi va viure durant la seva infantesa, en coneixem ben poca cosa. La poca informació que saben del moment en què hi va viure la família del bandoler és un fragment de l’inventari de la casa i els béns d’en Cebrià, germà gran d’en Perot i hereu de la família. I gràcies als últims masovers, sabem que va estar en funcionament fins a finals dels anys 40, principis dels 50 del segle XX.

 

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Perot era fill de pagès, d'una família benestant propietària del mas Rocaguinarda d'Oristà, Lluçanès. Als 19 anys, va tenir problemes amb les autoritats d'Oristà i se n'anà a Vic amb el seu germà Cebrià, hereu del mas, per aprendre un ofici; allà ingressà a les hosts de Carles de Vilademany, cap dels nyerros de Vic (al servei del qual treballava una seva germana, Caterina), oposat al bisbe de Vic, Francesc de Robuster i Sala, cap dels cadells, ajudat pels germans Coixard. L'any 1602, destacà en l'atac i la presa del palau episcopal i començà la seva vida de bandoler.

 

Entre 1603 i 1604 formà una quadrilla, i el 1607 esdevingué el cap més notable del bandolerisme català fins al 1611; lloctinents importants seus foren Jaume Alboquers, Gabriel Galí, àlies Barceló, i Joanot Gili de Vilalleons. El lloctinent duc de Monteleone creà a Vic el 1605 la Unió o Santa Germandat contra els bandolers, i això obligà Rocaguinarda a abandonar la ciutat i a amagar-se a les muntanyes; actuà pel Lluçanès i Osona, la Garrotxa, el Ripollès, la Cerdanya, el Berguedà, el Bages, el Vallès i la Conca de Barberà.

 

Sovint Rocaguinarda llançava cartells de desafiament autògrafs contra els seus perseguidors. Moltes vegades actuà en connivència amb l'abat de Ripoll, contra el capitost cadell Trucafort, amb els cavallers de Sant Joan de Jerusalem del castell de Barberà, amb parents del Sant Ofici, i també amb els canonges augustinians de Sant Joan de les Abadesses contra el bisbe de Vic.

 

Està documentat que en aquell temps restava amagat a Santa Magdalena de Conangle, i cap a febrer de 1610 assetjà Vic amb 200 nyerros, imposant l'hegemonia d'aquests sobre la ciutat. Tingué topades amb les forces del lloctinent i causà la mort dels seus perseguidors, els comissaris Bofill i Torrent dels Prats; també foren capturats o moriren socis de la seva quadrilla (Pere Roca de Muntanyola el 1608, Roqueta de Taradell, la Mandra el 1610).

 

Pel juny de 1610 el duc de Monteleone, sabedor que Rocaguinarda considerava acollir-se a un indult a canvi d'anar a servir el rei, cursà la petició d'indult a Madrid, (Castella), però el Consell d'Aragó la denegà. Prosseguí, doncs, la persecució i, arran d'una topada amb el batlle de Vilalleons (juliol del 1610), se li obrí un procés de regalia. Durant la lloctinència del bisbe de Tortosa, Pedro Manrique, després d'un sometent general, aconseguí que Rocaguinarda i Morell, que havien reunit llurs quadrilles, s'acollissin a un perdó el 30 de juliol de 1611 i que Rocaguinarda embarqués a Mataró amb els seus guerrillers com a capità dels terços hispànics vers Nàpols, on encara hi era el 1635.

 

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Mas tarde vuelvo..

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Bremen : Der Weser-Tower in der Bremer Ueberseestadt bei Abenddaemmerung I High-Rise Wesertower in the Bremer Ueberseestadt at Dusk, Bremen, Germany

(from the comic world)

 

According to hinduism, Goddess Durga is honored as the savior of the world from evil Mahishasura.

 

Photo taken on the last day of Durga puja (Vijaya Dashami) at Shakhari Bazar. Musical instrument is a necessary part of this puja (specially Dhak , Bengali: ঢাক).

 

Dhaka,Bangladesh.

An image symbolic of a dying age where digital reigns supreme!

My first job after school at Pratt Institute was as a front counter person at Modernage Custom Photo Lab on 49th street in Manhattan. Sally was the lady who sat to my left at the counter. Here she is in the entrance to the back of the lab behind said counter. We became fast friends. Always looking after me, the starving student, she asked daily if I had enough money for lunch or the subway. Reminding me a bit of Lucille Ball, she was a very sweet and kind person. I must admit, I had a bit of a crush on her.

 

Scanned from a 35mm Ektachrome transparency.

This Modernage furniture store had its back destroyed by the hurricane.

Covid London

"Modern Ways for Modern Days"

Copyright 1948, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company

While the Modernage furniture warehouse in North Miami is long gone, The arch which was constructed as an entrance piece over 13th Avenue remains. An interesting example of MIMO form in a parabolic arched structure.

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"For your decorating fantasies..."

Pine Hills Public School and College Murree Road Abbottabad is came into being in 1984. This is the new building after the old one rented in Naryah. Pine Hills is one of the five top schools in Abbottabad. The others are APS, Burn Hall, PIPS and Modernage.

rocking a bunch of Vagabond Miami's flyers this month!

The Buick Building, also known as the Plaza 1 Building, at 3841 NE 2nd Avenue, was built in 1926. It once housed Modernage, a popular chain of South Florida home furnishing stores. The building was renovated in 1976 as the Decorating and Design Center.

Michelangelo's iconic image of God giving life to Adam is reimagined for the robotic age. Here, God gives life to a robot, a new kind of futuristic Adam.

Roberto, Xavier, Mario, Garcia and Santi. Downtown Miami, 2004

Some of my favourite comics from the late 70s and 80s I read growing up. Yes, I was a Marvel Zombie.

Bremen : Der Weser-Tower in der Bremer Ueberseestadt bei Abenddaemmerung I High-Rise Wesertower in the Bremer Überseestadt at Dusk, Bremen, Germany

Some of my favourite comics from the late 70s and 80s I read growing up. Yes, I was a Marvel Zombie.

Flyer I made for my brother's band.

A lot of wonderful things do in fact spring from the difficulty of a recession. The MTA has creatively filled the unused advertisement space in the lightboxes that line the commuter passages of the subway system to promote artists and new projects. Recently, I've noticed that much of the Ad space that used to pronounce products such as Bud Light, are now being employed for helpful Public Service Announcements, and methods of reducing consumption and carbon emissions. I recently stumbled upon this wonderful body of work by photographer Travis Ruse that occupied some Ad space at the Bryant Park station. The MTA's statement on their website for the project reads as such: Travis Ruse is a chronicler of his daily subway commute, using his camera to record a daily journal of images: the people and scenes from his Brooklyn to Manhattan commute. For more than two years Ruse used the opportunity provided by his 45-minute commute via three train lines to create a series of vivid photographs. His lens captures those at rest, reading, waiting anxiously, workers traveling in groups, or hurriedly racing to the train - all the scenes of the subway captured through the eye of an artist who uses the available light in a split second, to isolate the humanity - and even the joy - in being part of the masses in mass transit. His images also capture the calm at the end of a day's work or the moments of solitude that can be found in a sun-filled subway car.On a daily basis for two-and-a-half years Ruse, who is photography Director at Inc. magazine and had been involved in special photography projects, posted his images on his photoblog (travisruse.com).which became extremely popular. He was awarded the Photoblog of the Year award in 2007 and was profiled in the New York Times. His work was been posted on websites of the New York Times, New York magazine, and National Public Radio.Ruse's work is being exhibited in two lightbox locations, 42nd Street-Bryant Park (B, D, F, V) and Atlantic Avenue-Pacific Street (2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, M, N, R, Q). The work will remain on display through 2009.Duratrans generously provided by Modernage and Fuji Film. More of these Light Box Exhibitions can be viewed on the MTA's Arts for Transit Page