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Kenilworth Castle is located in the town of the same name in Warwickshire, England. Constructed from Norman through to Tudor times, the castle has been described by architectural historian Anthony Emery as "the finest surviving example of a semi-royal palace of the later middle ages, significant for its scale, form and quality of workmanship".[1] Kenilworth has also played an important historical role. The castle was the subject of the six-month long Siege of Kenilworth in 1266, believed to be the longest siege in English history, and formed a base for Lancastrian operations in the Wars of the Roses. Kenilworth was also the scene of the removal of Edward II from the English throne, the French insult to Henry V in 1414 (said by John Strecche to have encouraged the Agincourt campaign), and the Earl of Leicester's lavish reception of Elizabeth I in 1575.
The castle was built over several centuries. Founded in the 1120s around a powerful Norman great tower, the castle was significantly enlarged by King John at the beginning of the 13th century. Huge water defences were created by damming the local streams and the resulting fortifications proved able to withstand assaults by land and water in 1266. John of Gaunt spent lavishly in the late 14th century, turning the medieval castle into a palace fortress designed in the latest perpendicular style. The Earl of Leicester then expanded the castle once again, constructing new Tudor buildings and exploiting the medieval heritage of Kenilworth to produce a fashionable Renaissance palace.
Kenilworth was partly destroyed by Parliamentary forces in 1649 to prevent it being used as a military stronghold. Ruined, only two of its buildings remain habitable today. The castle became a tourist destination from the 18th century onwards, becoming famous in the Victorian period following the publishing of Sir Walter Scott's novel Kenilworth in 1826. English Heritage has managed the castle since 1984. The castle is classed as a Grade I listed building and as a Scheduled Monument, and is open to the public.
Description: Newspaper clipping from the New York Times on October 23, 1936. Headline: To Honor Mrs. Macy- Rights of Burial of Ashes in Washington Cathedral Granted.
Full text: Special to the New York Times. Washington, Oct. 23 - At the request of Miss Helen Keller and others, right of sepulture in Washington Cathedral has been granted for Mrs. Anne Sullivan Macy, lifelong companion of Miss Keller.
The committal service will be held in the Chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea at the Cathedral on Mount St. Albans Monday Nov. 2, at 3 P. M. Bishop James F. Freeman will officiate.
Funeral services for Mrs. Macy, who died Oct. 20, were held yesterday in New York.
Of the plan to honor her beloved teacher by placing the urn containing her ashes in the National Cathedral, Miss Keller, in a letter received here today, wrote: 'I feel that a nobler tribute could not be paid to her whose love and resourceful mind brought liberty into my dungeon of silence.
Creator: New York Times
Date: 1936
Format: newspaper clipping
Digital Identifier: AG88-n-9
Rights: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Good times in a Blababooth photo booth!
This photo strip was taken in a Blababooth photo booth and shared using www.blababooth.com
Blababooth. Like a photo booth but cooler!
Booth Location: Cinemark Tulsa 16
Times Square, New York
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Canon EOS 50e, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L, Movo Macro
Fomapan 400 (shot at iso 320), Fomadon P (W37), 30 degrees Celsius, 8 min
Plustek OpticFilm 8200i
The Times Square Transformation is a major capital project with one driving goal: to ensure that Times Square is designed to reflect the bold, cutting-edge spirit that has long-defined the Crossroads of the World while still catering to the needs and capacities of a 21st Century urban space. Beginning in 2012, the City will upgrade the infrastructure below Broadway and 7th Avenue and redesign the Broadway pedestrian plazas, turning what is now painted asphalt into a world-class piazza.
The plans for the Transformation have been designed by Snohetta, with consultation by the Times Square Alliance and the Department of Transportation.
Throughout the construction, the Times Square Alliance will provide real-time updates to Times Square residents, businesses, and other interested parties.
For more information about the project, click here: bit.ly/TSqTransformation.
This is what a typical night in Times Square has been looking like lately. The warm weather is bringing lots of people out, both tourists and locals alike.
Cleaning out some dusty images from the old "To Blog" folder on my desktop this week.
These two are from a quick two-day business trip to New York City in June.
Times Square
New York, NY USA
Spare Times (30,744 square feet)
1 Family Fun Place, Hampton, VA
Opened August 10th, 1960 as Circle Lanes, re-named Spare Times in April 1993
The New York Times Chocolate Chip Cookie, but with chocolate chunks from a coarsely chopped Trader Joe's "Pound Plus" bittersweet chocolate bar.
See the blog post for more info: Times Square at Night
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The Comic Book Store is closed, but the Saturday Comics are in the window...... It's a sign of the times.
This is a recent addition to Times Square. Public restrooms are very hard to find here in New York City, and the few you do find are ones you would not want to use anyway.. I like the sign of the Charmin Bears holding it in.. Funny!
The Times Square Transformation is a major capital project with one driving goal: to ensure that Times Square is designed to reflect the bold, cutting-edge spirit that has long-defined the Crossroads of the World while still catering to the needs and capacities of a 21st Century urban space. Beginning in 2012, the City will upgrade the infrastructure below Broadway and 7th Avenue and redesign the Broadway pedestrian plazas, turning what is now painted asphalt into a world-class piazza.
The plans for the Transformation have been designed by Snohetta, with consultation by the Times Square Alliance and the Department of Transportation.
Throughout the construction, the Times Square Alliance will provide real-time updates to Times Square residents, businesses, and other interested parties.
For more information about the project, click here: bit.ly/TSqTransformation.
Plenty of color these days in Time Square advertising different products and companies although I have no idea what this billboard is about.
Tiandu Peak - Heavenly Capital Peak - with view to carps backbone on the top right
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The third summit of Yellow Mountain - Tiandu (Capital heaven) Peak (1804 meters) is the "MUST SEE" if you spend any time in the park. It is a fascinating height of 1,810 meter. The climb, dangerous in the old days, is a "walk-over", with stone steps placed or hewn along the trail and iron chains to cling to. Now 43,000 steps link all the peaks and a winding path 3,800 meters long has been paved for the convenience of tourists. The peak is over 5900, is one of the steepest and most breathtaking peaks of Mount Huang. At the top of the peak is a stone carving of 4 Chinese characters "Deng Feng Zao Ji" (the highest peak), as the peak surpasses the others in the surrounding area. A traveler in old times that failed to reach the top sighed as he composed this poem:
"How I wish I could ride a crane some day to view the sea of clouds over Tiandu Peak."
The top of the peak is flat with a natural cave large enough to hold more than one hundred people. The saying goes: without reaching Jade Screen Pavilion, a panoramic view of the mountain is impossible; without climbing Tiandu Peak, your trip is not finish.
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