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You could get a great chicken dinner and have your plumbing taken care of all in the same block. This sign is from the mid to late 50s; Parking was limited to parking meters at one time hence the free parking in rear which wasn't much. Since it was located next to Eastside Cafe it was REALLY hard to find a parking place :-)
Matthew and I saw a Beatles tribute band called Rain last night. Terrific show. Note for note playing. Anyway, that show reminded me of my visit to Liverpool a few years ago.
"Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney[ and credited to Lennon/McCartney.[ Recorded during the Sgt. Pepper sessions, "Penny Lane" was released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with "Strawberry Fields Forever". The song was later included on the Magical Mystery Tour LP (1967). The single was the result of the record company wanting a new release after several months of no new Beatles releases. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song at #449 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The song's title is derived from the name of a street in the band's hometown, Liverpool. The area that surrounds its junction with Smithdown Road is also commonly called Penny Lane. Locally the term "Penny Lane" was the name given to Allerton Road and Smithdown Road and its busy shopping area. Penny Lane is named after James Penny, an 18th century slave trader. McCartney and Lennon grew up in the area and they would meet at Penny Lane junction in the Mossley Hill area to catch a bus into the centre of the city. The street is an important landmark, sought out by most Beatles fans touring Liverpool. In the past, street signs saying "Penny Lane" were constant targets of tourist theft and had to be continually replaced. Eventually, city officials gave up and simply began painting the street name on the sides of buildings. This practice was stopped in 2007 and more theft-resistant "Penny Lane" street signs have since been installed though some are still stolen. The Abbey Road sign is also frequently stolen for the same reason.
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Times Square, New York City, New Years Eve Ball Drop, 2013 - 2014
The Times Square Ball is a time ball located atop the One Times Square building in New York City, primarily utilized as part of New Year's Eve celebrations held in Times Square. Yearly at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 31, the ball is lowered 77 feet (23 m) down a specially designed flagpole, resting on the midnight to signal the start of the new year. The first ball drop in Times Square took place on December 31, 1907, and has been held annually since (except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts). The ball's design has also been updated over the years to reflect new advances in technologies—its original design utilized 100 incandescent light bulbs, iron, and wood in its construction, while its current incarnation features a computerized LED lighting system and an outer surface consisting of triangle-shaped crystal panels. As of 2009, the ball is also displayed atop One Times Square year-round and is removed only for general maintenance.
The Times Square ball drop is one of the best-known New Year's celebrations internationally, attended by at least one million spectators yearly, with an estimated global audience of at least 1 billion. The prevalence of the Times Square ball drop has also inspired other similar "drops" held locally in other cities and towns around the world.
“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,”
Performers of the 2013 - 2014 celebration Miley Cyrus, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Blondie, Icona Pop, Jencarlos Canela, El Dasa, Rodney Atkins, Melissa Etheridge
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Times Square, New York City, USA, North America
12-31-2013
Mayadevi Temple also called Chhayadevi Temple is located in the Konark temple complex. This temple is dedicated to Godess Chayadevi, believed to have been on The temple facing east, consists of a sanctum (deul) and a porch (Jagamohana) standing over a raised platform, façade of which is relieved with ornamentation. The superstructures of the sanctum and porch are missing. The interior of the porch is notable for their sculptural treatment while the sanctum is devoid of any deity. Stylistically, the temple is assignable to circa late eleventh century AD.
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Konark Sun Temple ([koɳarəkə]; also Konârak) is a 13th-century Sun Temple at Konark in Odisha, India. It is believed that the temple was built by king Narasimhadeva I of Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250 CE. The temple is in the shape of a gigantic chariot elaborately carved stone wheels, pillars and walls. A major part of the structure is now in ruins. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has also featured on various list of Seven Wonders of India.
ETYMOLOGY
The name Konark derives from the combination of the Sanskrit words, Kona (corner) and Arka (sun), in reference to the temple which was dedicated to the Sun god Surya.
The monument was also called the Black Pagoda by European sailors. In contrast, the Jagannath Temple in Puri was called the White Pagoda. Both temples served as important landmarks for the sailors.
ACHITECTURE
The temple was originally built at the mouth of the river Chandrabhaga, but the waterline has receded since then. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun god, Surya. It has twelve pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels which are 3 meters wide and is pulled by a set of seven horses (4 on the right and 3 on the left). The temple follows the traditional style of Kalinga architecture. It is carefully oriented towards the east so that the first rays of sunrise strikes the principal entrance. The temple is built from Khondalite rocks.
The original temple had a main sanctum sanctorum (vimana), which was supposedly 70 m tall. Due to the weight of the super structure and weak soil of the area the main vimana fell in 1837. The audience hall (Jagamohana), which is about 30 m tall, still stands and is the principal structure in the surviving ruins. Among the structures, which have survived to the current day, are the dance hall (Nata mandira) and dining hall (Bhoga mandapa).
The Konark temple is also known for its erotic sculptures of maithunas.
Two smaller ruined temples have been discovered nearby. One of them is called the Mayadevi Temple and is located southwest from the entrance of the main temple. It is presumed to have been dedicated to Mayadevi, one of the Sun god's wives. It has been dated to the late 11th century, earlier than the main temple. The other one belongs to some unknown Vaishnava deity. Sculptures of Balarama, Varaha and Trivikrama have been found at the site, indicating it to be a Vaishnavite temple. Both temples have their primary idols missing.
A collection of fallen sculptures can be viewed at the Konark Archaeological Museum which is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.
HISTORY
ANCIENT TEXTS
According to Bhavishya Purana and Samba Purana, there may have been a sun temple in the region earlier than current one, dating to the 9th century or earlier. The books mention three sun temples at Mundira (possibly Konark), Kalapriya (Mathura), and Multan.
According to the scriptures, Samba, the son of Krishna, was cursed with leprosy. He was advised by the sage, Kataka, to worship the sun god to cure his aliment. Samba underwent penance for 12 years in Mitravana near the shores of Chandrabhaga. Both the original Konark temple and the Multan temple have been attributed to Samba.
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st Century CE) mentions a port called Kainapara, which has been identified as current day Konark.
SUN DIAL AND TIME
The wheels of the temple are sundials which can be used to calculate time accurately to a minute including day and night.
SECOND TEMPLE
According to the Madala Panji, there was another temple in the region. It was built by one Pundara Kesari. He may have been Puranjaya, the 7th century ruler, of the Somavasmi Dynasty.
NARASIMHADEVA I
The current temple is attributed to Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga Dynasty. His reign spanned from 1238 to 1264 CE. The temple may have been a monument to his victory against Tughral Tughan Khan.
DHARMAPADA´S TALE
According to local folklore, Narasimhadeva I had hired a chief architect called Bisu Maharana to build the temple. After a period of twelve years, a workforce of twelve thousand almost finished the construction. But, they failed to mount the crown stone. The impatient king ordered the temple to be finished in three days or the artisans be put to death. At the time, Bisu Maharana's twelve-year-old son, Dharmapada arrived at the site. Bisu Maharana had never seen his son, as he had left his village when his wife was still pregnant. Dharmapada successfully proposed a solution to mount the crown stone. But, the artisans were still apprehensive that the king will be displeased to learn that a boy succeeded where his best artisans failed. Dharmapada climbed onto the temple and leapt into the water to save his father and his co-workers.
COLLAPSE
There have been several proposed theories for the collapse of the main sanctum. The date of the collapse is also not certain.
The Kenduli copper plates of Narasimha IV (Saka 1305 or 1384 CE) states the temple to be in a perfect state.
In the 16th century Ain-i-Akbari, Abul Fazl also mentions Konark being in a proper state. The account also mentions the cost of construction being 12 years of revenue.
The cause of collapse is also placed on Kalapahad who invaded Odisha in 1568.
In 1627, the then Raja of Khurda had removed the sun idol from Konark and moved it to the Jagannath temple in Puri.
James Fergusson (1808–1886) had the opinion that marshy foundation had caused the collapse. But, the structure has shown no sign of sinking into its foundation. Fergusson, who visited the temple in 1837, recorded a corner of the main sanctum still standing. It also fell down in 1848 due to a strong gale.
According to Percy Brown (1872–1955), the temple was not properly completed and so it collapsed. This contradicts earlier recorded accounts of the temple being in a proper state.
In 1929, an analysis of a moss covered rock estimated the date of abandonment at around 1573.
Other proposed causes include lightning and earthquake.
ARUNA STAMBHA
In the last quarter of the 18th century, when worship had ceased in the temple, the Aruna stambha (Aruna pillar) was removed from the entrance of Konark temple and placed at the Singha-dwara (Lion's Gate) of the Jagannath temple in Puri by a Maratha Brahmachari called Goswain (or Goswami). The pillar is made of monolithic chlorite and is 10.26 m tall . It is dedicated to Aruna, the charioteer of the Sun god.
PRESERVATION EFFORTS
In 1803, requests were made for conservations by the East India Marine Board, but only removal of stones from the site was prohibited by the Governor General. As a result, a part of the main tower, which was still standing, collapsed in 1848.
The then Raja of Khurda removed some stones and sculptures to use in a temple he was building in Puri. A few gateways and some sculptures were destroyed in the process. In 1838, after the depredation of the Raja of Khurda, Asiatic Society of Bengal requested conservation, but the requests were denied and only preventative of human-caused damages were guaranteed. The Raja was forbidden to remove any more stones.
In 1859, Asiatic Society of Bengal proposed moving an architrave depicting the navagraha to the Indian Museum in Calcutta. The first attempt in 1867 was abandoned as the funds ran out.
In 1894, thirteen sculptures were moved to the Indian Museum.
In 1903 when a major excavation was attempted nearby, the then Lieutenant governor of Bengal, J. A. Baurdilon, ordered the temple to be sealed and filled with sand to prevent the collapse of the Jagamohana.
In 1906, casuarina and punnang trees were planted facing the sea to buffer the site against sand-laden winds.
In 1909, the Mayadevi temple was discovered while removing sand and debris.
The temple was granted World Heritage Site status by the UNESCO in 1984.
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Colorful signboards set up in Taichung's famous night market, Feng Chia Night Market. There is no strict limitation to set up those signboards. As long as signboards can pay people attention, you can have them as fancy as possible.
絢麗的夜市招牌~
This is the double-sided pylon sign at the Lucky Dog Casino located in Skokomish Nation Washington. I-5 Design and Manufacture assisted the Lucky Dog with their logo branding efforts by adding this updated logo, which is double sided for maximum logo visibility at the top of the pylon sign. To view more casino decor and design elements see the project profile.
Handmade for the Holiday Season - a double-sided, two-in-one Halloween and Christmas sign decoration. Made with birch wood, twine, and acrylic paint. available on: extracraftyDS.etsy
The current school building was built in 1938 and is a fine example of the era's Art Deco style, especially in the symmetrical facade, chevron ventilators, front foyer and library mural. It was designed by Cuthbert Whitley under the direction of Chief Architect E H Henderson of the Dept of the Interior Works and Services Branch.
It is on the Register of Significant Twentieth Century Architecture which says:
A fine example of a symmetrically-composed school building of the late 1930's Art Deco style, with a central 2-storey section, stepping up to the vertical entrance element. Characteristics of the Art Deco style are apparent in the details of the facade and interior, and as represented by the library mural and entry foyer.
The structure is rendered brick with a red brick base, with a well-articulated facade, which has recesses and projections to achieve verticality at the entrance, aided by a variety of parapet heights along the flat roof. Art Deco details and styling include arrow-like ventilators and fluted elements externally and internally.
From ACT Art Deco Walk Brochure:
This beautiful Art Deco school, designed by Cuthbert Whitley for students from the new suburbs of Ainslie, Braddon and Reid, opened in 1938.
Symmetry and balance characteristic of Art Deco is evident in the semicircular driveway, the plantings of trees and shrubs, and most strikingly in the balanced façade of the building itself, its roof hidden behind parapet walls.
Every element is in balanced harmony: from the wings and recesses that gracefully step down from the central portico to the windows, the attractive grooved rain heads, the down pipes and even the different sized chevron air vents. Instead of disguising these practical features, they are made central to the design and decoration in a marriage of form and function.
Balance between horizontal and vertical elements is a key feature. Verticality is enhanced by narrow setbacks in the façade, by elongated windows, rain heads and down pipes.
In the central portico, the vertical glazing bars are emphasised in the window, front door, and the fluted columnar mouldings either side of the central window.
Horizontal features can be seen in the lines along the top of the parapet wall, the blocks framing the entrance door, the horizontal glazing bars in the windows, and the lines where the red brick base meets the rendered walls.
Some features tie horizontal and vertical elements together. Look at the zigzag mouldings at each corner of the central parapet, repeated at the top of the central window and above the entrance doors. A similar effect is achieved by the scalloped moulding above the first side windows and around the Art Deco eyebrow feature over the porch as well as by the curved balcony railings.
You will find many examples of ‘the rule of three’ in this building. Note how often Whitley has used six as a coordinating number, within the metal windows and in the numbers of windows in the different wings.
Other features to look for include the bronze door and lights that frame it, the flagpole, the terrazzo door step, and the school lettering with its characteristic Art Deco font with low-waisted E, A and H.
Continuing our tour of 10th St signs in Sioux Falls...
I talked to the new owner (not Bob, BTW) as he was loading his delivery van (gizzards right to your door! Yum!). He said that the north end of the parking lot has remained stable since it partially fell away down the hillside several years ago, but a few years ago the east side began to collapse as well. I suppose someday the entire diner will be swallowed by the earth.
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Ex Convento Franciscano "La Purisima Concepción"
Torres Adalid # 19
Col Zona Centro
C.P. 55900
Tel. (01-592) 922-00-16
Pbro.Salomón Miranda Silva.
Pbro. Horacio San Juan López
Pbro. José Refugio Hernández Guzmán
Templo de la Purísima Concepción
Construido bajo una plataforma prehispánica, los franciscanos edificaron este templo y convento que por su arquitectura del siglo XVI se ha convertido en uno de los edificios más importantes y visitados. La portada de estilo plateresco tiene un arco enmarcado por delgadas columnas que se levantan entre guías vegetales y flores. La puerta está rodeada por un alfiz con la forma de una cordón franciscano, diseño que también puedes observar en la ventana del coro. En el interior apreciarás una bóveda de cañón corrido, probablemente repuesta en el siglo XVIII. A un costado del templo se encuentra la portería del convento que en un tiempo fue la Capilla Abierta. El viejo claustro muestra los restos de una arquitectura sencilla y de pinturas murales.
Former Franciscan convent "La Purisima Concepcion"
Leader Torres # 19
Col Central Zone
C.P. 55900
Tel: (01-592) 922-00-16
Pbro.Salomón Miranda Silva.
Fr. San Juan Horacio Lopez
Fr. Jose Refugio Hernandez Guzman
Temple of the Immaculate Conception
Built on a platform Hispanic, the Franciscans built this temple and convent by sixteenth-century architecture has become one of the most important buildings and visited. The cover has a Plateresque arch framed by thin columns that stand between plants and flowers guide. The door is surrounded by a rectangular frame in the shape of a Franciscan cord, design can also see in the window of the choir. Inside you'll appreciate a barrel vault, probably answer in the eighteenth century. Next to the temple is the goal of the convent that once was the Open Chapel. The old cloister shows the remains of a simple architecture and murals.
This square is Place de l'Hotel de Ville, although a leaflet I've got calls it La Place de la Mairie for some reason.
The square is dominated by the Town Hall (1655-1670), featuring a fine facade in the Italian style, carved wooden doors and an inner court. The Clock Tower, once the town belfry, has an astronomical clock (1661), on which statues representing the four seasons appear in turn.
Road sign of Place de l'Hotel de Ville in Aix. Also has it's old name Placo de la Coumuno.
This place has had a Closed for Renovations sign for years.
Bel-Aire Diner
131 Newbury Street
Peabody, Massachusetts
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Parkgate Street, Dublin 8.
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Suddenly my film fix acted up. When I poured it out - a grey sludge appeared! The film emulsion looked like it had been dragged through a sand pike. It is in the emulsion - not on the surface. so rewashing would not help.Initially I blamed the Efke 50 - but there were 3 other films n the tank - and all showed the same pattern!
Site of the death of Sir Henry Gurney, British High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya on 6 October 1951
Sir Henry Lovell Goldsworthy Gurney KCMG, K.St.J. was the British High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya (i.e. the Governor) who was assassinated by communist terrorists during the Malayan Emergency.
Gurney was born on 27 June 1898 in Cornwall. He was the son of G.G.H. Gurney and Florence Gurney. He was educated at Winchester College and University College, Oxford. He married Lady Isabel Lowther Weir in 1924 and they had two sons, Michael and Peter.
He served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps from 1917 to 1920. He joined the Colonial Service and was posted as the Colonial Servant in Kenya (1921). He also posted as the Assistant Colonial Secretary in Jamaica (1935), Chief Secretary to the Conference of East Africa Governors (1938–1944), Colonial Secretary in Gold Coast (1944–1946), Chief Secretary to the Palestine Mandate Government (1946–1948). Gurney became British High Commissioner in Malaya on 13 September 1948.
In the 1947 he was given the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) when he represented the British Government as the Chief Secretary to the Palestine Mandate. In 1949 he was made a Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John.
On 6 October 1951 he was shot to death on his way to Fraser's Hill for a meeting by guerrillas of the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency period. He was gunned down when Malayan Communist Party guerillas ambushed his Rolls Royce in Batu 56 1/2, Jalan Kuala Kubu Bharu near Fraser's Hill. According to Lady Gurney who was with him at the time, he sacrificed himself to the attackers in order to protect the lives of her and his staff. His wife, Lady Gurney, personal secretary D.J. Staples and a Malay police constable, Mohd Din, who were travelling with him escaped unhurt.
According to Communist leader, Chin Peng, the ambush was routine, the killing by chance, and the guerrillas only learned the High Commissioner was among the dead from news reports.
The text of telegram from Sir M.V.del Tufo, Chief Secretary, Federation of Malaya Government to Mr. Griffiths, Secretary of State for the Colonies was as follows:
"The High Commissioner's car with Sir Henry and Lady Gurney in the back of the car and the Private Secretary (D.J. Staples) in front with a Malay driver was proceeding to Fraser's Hill escorted by one Land Rover and one armoured scout car. A Police wireless van, which was also part of the convoy, unfortunately had broken down about eight miles short of the ambush position. Party was ambushed at 1.15pm about two miles short of the Gap. Driver of the car was hit in the head on the first outburst of fire. Private Secretary managed to stop the car from falling over the edge of a precipitous slope on the left of the road and brought it to a standstill. Heavy automatic fire was directed from the right and rear both against the High Commissioner's car and the Land Rover after first burst of fire. Gurney opened the door of the car and stepped out and was immediately shot down by heavy automatic fire. Scout car drove up behind and with difficulty pushed past the High Commissioner's car to fetch help from the Gap police station. Intermittent fire continued at any sight of movement for about ten minutes, at the end of which a bugle was blown and the bandits withdrew. Lady Gurney and the Private Secretary remained in the car until the firing eased when they crawled out and found Gurney's body in the ditch on the right side of the road. Officer in charge of the Scout car returned about twenty minutes later on foot with reinforcements from the Gap Police station, bandits having felled a tree across the road above the site of the ambush. Armoured vehicles from Kuala Kubu arrived on the scene about 2.15pm and engage in follow up operations. Hogan (M.J.P.Hogan, Attorney General, Federation of Malaya, 1950-55) and wife were following the High Commissioner's party in their own car and were about half a mile behind at the time of the ambush. They stopped when they heard firing in front. After a few minutes the telecommunication van (which had been passed by the High Commissioner's party ) appeared from the opposite direction and it was possible to tap the overhead telephone wires and communicate with Kuala Kubu. Ambush position was some half mile long and clearly carefully prepared. Estimated size of bandit party was 20. Full investigation into the circumstances is being made".
In a letter to the New Straits Times dated 30 November 1999, D.C. Alfred wrote "the ambush party comprised 38 armed with three Bren Guns, Stenguns and rifles from 11th Regiment Malayan Races Liberation Army and were led by Sui Mah who was subsequently killed by his own men near Ipoh in March 1959.
Gurney was buried at Cheras Christian Cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
His tombstone is inscribed with the following:
“In proud and loving memory of Henry Lovell Goldsworthy Gurney K.C.M.G.
High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya 1948–1951
Born 27 June 1898
Died 6 October 1951
Greater Love Hath No Man Than This That A Man Lay Down His Life for His Friends R.I.P.”
A signboard was unveiled at the spot on 21 June 2009.