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Historic Route 66 sign, situated in front of the Route 66 Drive-In Theatre in Carthage, Missouri.
Photo taken Sunday 5 May 2002.
Pushteti popullor lindi nga gryka e pushkës = El poder popular nacio usando la escopeta ="The power of the people was born from the barrel of a rifle".
2nd September 2007
Burston, Norfolk, England, UK
Burston Strike School Rally
Every year, since 1984, there is a rally and picnic on Church Green in front of the Strike School to commemorate the first rally in 1914, the opening of the School in 1917 and the work of the Higdons. The Rally is held on the first Sunday in September and is an opportunity to hear speeches by trade union leader, politicians, and activists in the Labour movement.
Union branches bring their banners and there is a march around "The Candlestick" to commemorate the children's original march in 1914. The green is covered with stalls selling all manner of goods and promoting the holders' ideas and services. There is also a refreshment tent where beer, sandwiches and burgers are served and you can listen to live bands or meet with friends. It is a really fun day.
Past speakers include: Tony Benn, Jack Boddy, Ron Todd, Joan Maynard, Jimmy Knapp, Bill Morris, Barry Leathwood, Rodney Bickerstaffe, Jack Jones, Tony Banks, Bruce Kent, Dennis Skinner, John Prescott, Arthur Scargill, Doug McAvoy, John Monks, Ken Livingstone, Ian Gibson, Glennys Kinnock, Tam Dalyell, John Edmunds, and many many more.
Burston Strike School Rally - 'the longest strike in history'
On 1 April 1914 the pupils of Burston School marched in support of their two dismissed teachers, Tom and Kitty Higdon. The Higdons were closely associated with the Agricultural Workers' Union which brought them into conflict with the squirarchy and the Church of England which was responsible for the education of children in the countryside.
Association with the farm workers' union and Tom's election to the Parish Council as a Labour member had prompted the dismissals. The school children, 66 out of 72, had gone on strike. This was to be the first day of the longest strike in history.
The Strike School, the alternative to the CoE County School from where the Higdons had seen sacked, was firstly located in the blacksmith's workshop and latterly in purpose built premises erected on Burston Village Green by Labour Movement subscription.
The Strike School continued to function until the beginning of the Second World War. Tom Higdon died on 17 August 1939 and the school closed a few months later. Kitty, then in her seventies, was unable to carry on alone and the remaining pupils transferred to the County School. Kitty died on 24 April 1946.
In 1949 the Strike School was registered as an educational charity. There are 4 self-perpetuating trustees who, with the support of the T&G, manage the school and try to develop it as a museum, visitor centre, educational archive and village amenity.
Since 1984, an annual rally has been held in Burston to commemorate the first rally held in 1914 and celebrate the struggles that took place in Burston in the first half of the last century - a celebration of a challenge to the old rural order that has yet to be completed, but continues to be inspired by the struggle that began in Burston.
"But there really can be no peace or victory for us which does not bring with it freedom for the countryside, liberty and life for the labourer and prosperity and plenty to his home and family. The labourer must henceforth take his place industrially, socially and politically with the best and foremost of the land. He must do this himself - by the force and power of his union. And he can!" Tom Higdon in The Labourer January 1917.
My favorite part of the LA Grand Park "writing system totem" (although not in my favorite font).
Awesome to see the Armenian floating emphasis mark deployed as well.
The Fort A.P. Hill Family took a day off from work to have some fun during Organization Day on May 22. The day kicked off with a Memorial Day flag-raising ceremony to honor those who have fallen in battle. Next was a 5-kilometer run and walk at Beaverdam Pond.
As the day unfolded there was a spirited kick ball competition, a fishing derby, a climbing wall, canoe races, horseshoes and a tug of war. There was also a great lunch of grilled hot dogs and hamburgers, baked beans, potato salad, chips and watermelon for dessert.
The culmination of the day was the dunking booth where garrison commander Lt. Col. Peter E. Dargle and Command Sgt. Maj. Keith R. Whitcomb took turns getting dunked. It was all for a good cause, those who threw the balls to dunk the command team donated canned goods and other items to the A.P. Hill Food Bank.
U.S. Army photos by Bob McElroy
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The side of Marks & Spencer from Carrs Lane.
Marks & Spencer is by James M. Munro & Son, 1956-7. A big old fashioned classical job with moderne details - but a welcome relief here.
From Pevsner Architectural Guides: Birmingham by Andy Foster.
It is at 42 High Street.
Sign on the corner of Carrs Lane with Moor Street Queensway.
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.
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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.
WIKIPEDIA
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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.
This signboard may originally had neon lighting until Bunnings took over Lloyds in the early 1990s.
It is to be taken down when the Windsor Gardens Shopping Centre along with the ICA (Indoor Cricket Arena) is demolished to make way for a new Bunnings Warehouse.
My late grandmother loved the Lawrence Welk TV show re-runs. She might have been the only person who watched them!
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Description: View looking west along the north side of East Ohio Street, at the intersection with North Rush Street. Olson Rug occupies the space at the ground-floor corner of the building at 100 East Ohio Street. Brubaker noted: "Corner House Restaurant sign replaced by Olson Rug sign September 1976."
Photographer: Brubaker, C. William, 1976
Date: 1976
Geographic coverage: Near North Side (Chicago, Ill.); River North (Chicago, Ill.)
Collection: C. William Brubaker Collection (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Repository: University of Illinois at Chicago. Library. Special Collections Department
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