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5700 N. Nevada Avenue
on Denver Highway 85-87
Phone: Melrose 3-3876 Teletype CU-8435
104 Air-conditioned rooms, all with radio, television, 24-hour telephone service, Swimming pool. Sirloin Room, Coffee Shop. No charge for children under 12.
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9C-K486 [Published 1959]
Normally people do a "thankful project" here in the States in November, the month of Thanksgiving.
August typically for me is my least favorite month of the year: I'm cranky from the heat and humidity and I'm ready for October. Rude people I typically ignore the rest of the year get on my last nerve in August.
In an attempt to break free of the cycle this year I've chosen to make an image every day in August of the things I'm thankful for in my life. This is kind of outside my comfort zone since tomorrow could bring great bliss or terrible calamity, and I am tasking myself to find what I'm thankful for regardless of how the day goes.
So here goes...
Company/Owner: Victory Liner, Inc.
Fleet/Bus Number: 1145
Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus
Coachbuilder: Santarosa Motor Works, Inc./Columbian Motors Corporation
Body Model: UD Trucks/Santarosa EXFOH PKB212
Engine Model: UD FE6-TA (FE6-D)
Chassis Model: UD PKB212N
Transmission: Manual (6-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2×2
Seating Capacity: 45
Route: Monumento, Caloocan City–Olongapo City, Zambales via NLEX-Balintawak–NLEX-Tabang / MacArthur Highway / NLEX-San Simon–NLEX-San Fernando / Jose Abad Santos Avenue (Olongapo–Gapan Road)
Municipalities/cities passing: Tabang (Guiguinto)/Malolos City/Calumpit/Apalit/San Simon–San Fernando City/Guagua/Lubao/Dinalupihan/Tipo (Hermosa)
Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Economy Class)
Area of Operation: Central Luzon (Region III)
Shot Location: MacArthur Highway (Manila North Road), Barangay Sumapang Matanda, Malolos City, Bulacan
Date Taken: June 30, 2015
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
Company/Owner: First North Luzon Transit, Inc.
Fleet/Bus Number: 28109
Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus
Coachbuilder: (Zhengzhou) Yutong Bus Company, Ltd.
Body Model: Yutong ZK6100H
Engine Model: Yuchai Y6CA240-20 (A3515/A3522)
Chassis Model: Yutong ZK6100CRU (LZYTBTD6981)
Transmission: Manual (5-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Seating Configuration: 3×2
Seating Capacity: 61
Route: Cubao/Farmers, Quezon City–Macabebe, Pampanga via NLEX-Balintawak–NLEX-Tabang / MacArthur Highway / Apalit–Macabebe–Masantol Road
Municipalities/cities passing: Tabang (Guiguinto)/Malolos City/Calumpit/Apalit
Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Economy Class)
Area of Operation: Central Luzon (Region III)
Shot Location: MacArthur Highway (Manila North Road), Barangay Sumapang Matanda, Malolos City, Bulacan
Date Taken: August 8, 2015
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
Operator: BATAAN TRANSIT CO., INC.
Fare Class: Regular Air Conditioned
Type of Operation: Provincial Operation
Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor Company
Layout: Rear Engine, 4x2 Rear Wheel Drive
Chassis: Hyundai KMJRJ18SP1C
Engine: Hyundai D6CA-38B (Powertec 380)
Transmission: 1-6 + R Manual Transmission
Body: Hyundai Aero Queen (Aero Express Hi-Class)
Suspension: Air Suspension
Seat Config.: 2x2
Total Pass.: 45
Note: SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUR PRIOR NOTICE
Baliwag Transit Inc.
Bus Number: 2785
Coachbuilder: Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Company, Ltd. (King Long)
Body Model: King Long XMQ6119T
Air-Conditioning Unit: Dependent Overhead Unit
Classification: Air-Conditioned Provincial Operation Bus
Seating Configuration: 2x2 Seats
Seating Capacity: 45 Passengers
Shot Location: Cubao
Company/Owner: Nuestra Señora Del Carmen Transport Services, Inc.
Fleet/Bus Number: E-462 JMER
Classification: Air-conditioned City Bus
Coachbuilder: Kia Motors Corporation
Body Model: Kia KM928 Parkway (facelifted and buttlifted into King Long XMQ6118; facelifted and buttlifted by NDSC Motor Works)
Engine Model: Hyundai D6AB (Q300)
Chassis Model: Kia KM928 (KNGBBG)
Transmission: Manual (6-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2×2
Seating Capacity: 50
Route: Garden, Santa Maria, Bulacan–Santolan (Col. Bonny Serrano Avenue)/Cubao, Quezon City via Norzagaray–Santa Maria Road / NLEX-Turo (Bocaue)–NLEX-Balintawak–EDSA
Barangays/areas passing (underlines are designated stops for this bus scheme - EDSA area only: Kamuning–Main Avenue): Santa Maria: Pulong Buhangin\Caypombo\Guyong Elementary School\Walter Mart Santa Maria\McDonald's Santa Clara\Puregold Santa Maria; Bocaue: Turo–Balintawak\Kaingin Road\Muñoz/Roosevelt\SM North EDSA\West Avenue\Quezon Avenue\GMA-Kamuning\Ermin Garcia\Monte de Piedad\Arayat Cubao\Main Avenue
Type of Operation: City Operation Public Utility Bus (Bus A Segregation | Regular Class)
Area of Operations: National Capital Region (NCR) / Central Luzon (Region III)
Shot Location: Governor Fortunato Halili Avenue, Barangay Turo, Bocaue, Bulacan
Date Taken: February 5, 2016
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
Company/Owner: HDG Dalin Bus Line, Inc.
Fleet/Bus Number: 26295619
Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus
Coachbuilder: (Xiamen) Golden Dragon Bus Company, Ltd.
Body Model: Forta/Golden Dragon XML6127J12 “Marcopolo”
Engine Model: Yuchai YC6G300-20 (G4704)
Chassis Model: Forta FZ6121A (LL3BHCDJ)
Transmission: Manual (5-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Air Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2×2
Seating Capacity: 53
Route: Sampaloc, Manila City–Tuguegarao City, Cagayan via N1 (Maharlika Highway) / Emilio Vergara Highway
Municipalities/cities passing: Santa Rita (Guiguinto)/Plaridel/Pulilan/Baliuag/San Rafael/San Ildefonso/San Miguel/Gapan City/San Leonardo/Santa Rosa/Cabanatuan City/Talavera/Santo Domingo/Science City of Muñoz/San Jose City/Carranglan/Santa Fe/Aritao/Gabut (Dupax Del Sur)/Ineangan (Dupax Del Norte)/Bambang/Bayombong/Solano/Bagabag/Diadi/Cordon/Santiago City/San Isidro/Echague/Alicia/Cauayan City/Reina Mercedes/Naguilian/Gamu/Ilagan City/Tumauini/Cabagan/San Pablo/Peñablanca
Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)
Area of Operation: Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Shot Location: Doña Remedios Trinidad Highway (Maharlika Highway), Cut-cot, Pulilan, Bulacan
Date Taken: September 29, 2015
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
Details
Year Established
1816
Engineer
Robert Stevenson
Position
Latitude
56° 11.139'N
Longitude
002° 33.457'W
Character
Flashing (2) White every 15 secs
Elevation
73 metres
Nominal Range
22 nautical miles
Structure
Square gothic tower on stone dwelling, 24 metres high The lighthouse building is listed as a building of Architectural/Historic interest.
The island lies at the mouth of the Firth of Forth, 5 miles from the Fife mainland and 11 miles from East Lothian. The island's coastline is rocky; its surface covers 140 acres and slopes gradually from vertical 150ft cliffs on the west side to sea level on the east. Its history dates back to the early custom of founding Monastic settlements on small islands and it was manifest in the choice of St Adrian, when, in the ninth century, he and his brother monks established their retreat on the Isle of May. Later, in the twelfth century, King David I founded a monastery on the island which he granted to the Benedictine Abbey of Reading in Berkshire. This was on the condition that nine priests be placed there to celebrate divine service for the souls of the founder, his predecessors, and successors, the Kings of Scotland.
The Benedictine monks continued in peaceful occupation until the fifteenth century when the monastery was possessed by the sea of St Andrew. This act saw the disbanding of the settlement, and with the ravages of marauding invaders and the passage of time the buildings gradually fell into disrepair.
Today the only remaining evidence of the island's religious past is the fragmented remains of the chapel built in the twelfth century and dedicated to St Adrian.
The island is perhaps best known among naturalists for its bird observatory which was launched in 1934 under the auspices of the then newly formed British Trust for Ornithology. It was on similar lines to the famous German Observatory at Heligoland and was the first in Scotland and only the second in the British Isles, the other being on Skokholm Island off South Wales. The studies of bird migration, varied seabird breeding populations, the island's own breed of mice and the island plant communities are all added attractions for visitors, in addition to the geology, the history and the lighthouses.
The ledges of the West and South Cliffs carry a large breeding population of guillemots, shags, kittiwakes, razorbills and a few fulmars. Hundreds of puffins nest in burrows on the east and north of the island; the flatter areas of the island's surface are almost entirely occupied by herring and lesser black-backed gulls. The island was declared a National Nature Reserve in 1956. A lighthouse has been operating on the Isle of May since 1635 in which year King Charles 1st granted a patent to James Maxwell of Innerwick and John and Alexander Cunningham of Barnes to erect a beacon on that island and to collect dues from shipping for its maintenance. This light, however, was a crude affair and consisted of a stone structure, surmounted by an iron chauffeur in which there burned a coal fire to serve as the illuminant. The coals were hoisted to the fire by means of a box and pulley and three men were employed the whole year round attending to the fire which consumed about 400 tons of coal a year. In 1790 a lightkeepers' entire family was suffocated by fumes, except for an infant daughter, who was found alive 3 days later.
Despite the fact that the light was regarded in its time as one of the finest in existence, its value as an aid to navigation, judged by today's standards, must have been decidedly limited. The character of the light would naturally vary considerably with almost every change in weather conditions; One minute it might be belching forth great volumes of smoke and the next blazing up in clear high flames, while changes in wind directions would tend to alter its appearance. An easterly wind for instance would have the effect of blowing the flames away from the sea so that the light could scarcely be seen where it was most wanted. An instance of this occurred on the night of 19 December 1810 when two of HM Ships NYMPHE and PALLAS were wrecked near Dunbar because the light of a lime kiln on the coast had been mistaken for the navigation light on the Isle of May. In 1814 the Commissioners purchased from the Duke and Duchess of Partland the Isle of May, together with the old coal lighthouse which was built in 1816. It was converted to a Rock Station on 9 August 1972 and looks a bit like a small castle with its protective battlements.
About a quarter of a mile from the lighthouse and on the east side of the island stands the tower and domestic buildings of the "Low Light". A light was first exhibited from this small lighthouse in April 1844 to act, in conjunction with the main lighthouse, as a lights in line so that the mariner could avoid the treacherous North Carr Rock some seven miles north of the Island. However, when the NORTH CARR LIGHTSHIP was established in position in 1887, there was no longer a need for the Low Light and it was, therefore, permanently discontinued. The buildings are now occupied by members of the Ornithological fraternity.
There have been many improvements to the light since 1816. One September 1836 the light was changed to the first British dioptric fixed light, with an improved form of refractor made by Messrs Cookson of Newcastle.
Work began in June 1885 on the station on a elaborate scale. The ornate tower built in 1816 with its extra rooms for visiting officials, had accommodation for only three lightkeepers and their families. Dwellings were needed for three more, and an engine house, boiler house chimney stalk, workshop and coal store. These were built in a small valley containing a freshwater loch, 270 yards from the light and 175 feet below it, and the current led up to the tower by conductors. The two generators, each weighing about 4½ tons, the largest so far made, has a capacity of 8,800 watts, which could be controlled so that the whole or only part of the current was used.
The single automatically-fed arc lamp, with two spares in reserve used carbons 1½ inches in diameter. A core of soft pure graphite made these burn with great steadiness, and an average of 440 feet per annum was used.
The single automatically-fed arc lamp, with two spares in reserve used carbons 1½ inches in diameter. A core of soft pure graphite made these burn with great steadiness, and an average of 440 feet per annum was used. The tremendous current bridging the arc startled a stranger entering the lightroom by a sound like a circular was passing through exceedingly knotty timber, according to one visiting lightkeeper. A three-wick paraffin oil lamp, kept trimmed and ready for use in case the electric current failed, could be lighted and put in focus in about three minutes.
The new light, which was shown from December 1st 1886, gave four flashes in quick succession every half minute, It had an elaborate dioptric apparatus which enabled Thomas Stevenson's dipping plan to be adopted so that the strongest beam of light could be directed much nearer the shore in hazy or foggy weather. The light as about three million candlepower when on machine was in use, and double that with two, or about 300 and 600 times more powerful than the old fixed oil light. he geographical range was 22 miles, but the light was picked up and recognised by sailors at 40 and 50 miles off by the flashes lighting up the clouds overhead.
To ensure efficient working, the whole establishment required the services of a Principal Lightkeeper with technical experience as Engineer-in-Charge, four Assistant with no special training - two for lightroom duty and two to attend the engines and boilers - and an auxiliary whose main responsibility was looking after the station horse and the carting of supplies, which was no light task, with a special supply of 150 tons of steam coke for the engines 1888 - 1889. The total cost of the installation was about £22,000 including the lighthouse buildings already in use. Maintenance at not more than £1,050 per annum was about three time that for an oil light, but it was reckoned that the cost per candlepower produced was relatively small. Electrical power indeed proved to be the most penetrating form of light, although its superiority was much reduced in hazy weather. In really dense fog even the powerful light on the Isle of May could not be seen from the foot of the tower owing to the heavy cost of maintaining the generating plant and the greatly increased power of oil lights made possible by the incandescent mantle. The electric light was therefore discontinued at the Isle of May in 1924. The station then cost about £2,884 per annum to maintain compared with £1,031 for an oil light the original equipment had become unsafe, and then the question of renewal was raised by D A Stevenson who proposed reverting to an oil light, for which the Commissioners obtained Board of Trade sanction.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution rewarded the lightkeepers on the Isle of May for saving lives when the MATAGORDA was wrecked in 1872 and the German Government sent a binocular field glass each to Robert Grierson and Laurence Anderson who helped the crew of the PAUL lost on Inchkeith in 1888.
In 1930 two young lightkeepers rescued four men by swimming off to the Aberdeen trawler GEORGE AUNGER wrecked on the North Ness and helping them ashore. In 1972 the lighthouse became a "rock" station which meant that the keepers' families no longer lived at the lighthouse but at the shore station in Granton.
The Isle of May was demanned on the 31 March 1989. The operation of the light is controlled by a photo electric cell which determines when darkness has fallen, and the light, which has a range of 22 miles, is automatically turned on. Monitoring of the light is by UHF Radio monitor to Fife Ness Lighthouse then by PSTN to NLB Headquarters in George Street Edinburgh.
Company/Owner: Baliwag Transit, Inc.
Fleet/Bus Number: 1530
Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus
Coachbuilder: (Suzhou) Higer Bus Company, Ltd.
Body Model: Higer V91 KLQ6119E3
Engine Model: Yuchai YC6L280-30 (L38MA/L53SA)
Chassis Model: Higer KLQ6110 (LKLR1HSG6FB)
Transmission: Manual (6-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2×2
Seating Capacity: 49
Route: Grace Park, Caloocan City–Papaya (General Tinio), Nueva Ecija via Maharlika Highway / Gapan–Fort Magsaysay Road
Municipalities/cities passing: Santa Rita (Guiguinto)/Plaridel/Pulilan/Baliuag/San Rafael/San Ildefonso/San Miguel/Gapan City/Peñaranda
Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)
Area of Operation: Central Luzon (Region III)
Shot Location: Doña Remedios Trinidad Highway (Maharlika Highway), Cut-cot, Pulilan, Bulacan
Date Taken: September 22, 2015
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
Rendering of Front Elevation for Plan B1
Architects: Palmer & Krisel
Location: Northridge, CA
Sponsored by LIVING for Young Homemakers and the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power
Developer: Sanford D. Adler
Archive of William Krisel, Getty Research Institute
Here's the description of this model from the brochure:
For the family with a slightly more formal way of life, or where both adults and children entertain frequently, is this plan, illustrated with four variations to fit individual tastes and site requirements.
Here, family room and bedrooms are in one wing, the living-dining area in the other, with the kitchen and service porch conveniently located in relation to both as well as to the rear terrace which extends almost the width of the house. A second terrace off the living room provides additional space for outdoor living.
Hardwood paneling of pecky cypress and a corner fireplace add their special touch of charm and individuality to this house, designed for joyous family living and gracious entertaining - all with a minimum of housekeeping cares.
Mac Setup - 19/11/2010
...And now for something completely different.
The 24" iMac has gone, replaced with a 13" MacBook Pro (2010 model) which I got in near-new condition quite cheaply. I plan to hang onto it until the 13" MBPs get a significant upgrade (display resolution, i3 or i5 processors, etc), or I decide I need more power from a 15" MBP.
I'm also using a BenQ G2420HD external display, which I will keep until I can decide on which of the Dell IPS displays I would like. I connect the MacBook Pro to the G2420HD while its at the desk, as well as the Xbox 360 and PC for gaming.
Three separate devices connected to a single display on a single desk. Pretty good for space saving, especially considering I used to have all this stuff on two separate desks.
The Zhaolu D2.5 DAC + headphone amp is still there (on the first overhead shelf, see next image) connected via optical from the MBP, as well as the Audio-Technica AD700 headphones and Audioengine 2 speakers. I'm really happy with this full-featured yet compact and portable setup. I'm not so happy about the cable spaghetti beneath my desk, though. :)
Just Dropped In - Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
I tore my mind on a jagged sky
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
I saw so much I broke my mind
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
psychedelic guitar instrumental break
(Yeah, yeah, oh-yeah, what condition my condition was in)
Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
Eight miles outta Memphis and I got no spare
Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
Yeah yeah oh-yeah
Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOKhJaM1QE
This particular A40 Sports was in fabulous condition when it was spotted as an exhibit at the 2013 Classic Transport Gathering at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire, on the 26th August 2013. This particular Austin was made back in 1953 and it was first registered in the UK, in the same year, on the 28th of February 1953 so presumably has lived in the UK all its life. This one does have its original engine according to the DVLA, a 1.2 Litre (1198cc) Straight-Four engine which runs on petrol. This particular car when seen had some extras like the period badges and boot box to add to the cars character and it looked stunning at the time.
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Picture taken with NIKON D50.
Lightroom 3.6
© Vratislav Indra All Rights Reserved
Digital Art by Thucydd. Currency war, also known as competitive devaluations or "begger thy neighbor", is a condition in international affairs where countries seek to gain a trade advantage over other countries by causing the exchange rate of their currency to fall in relation to other currencies. As the exchange rate of a country's currency falls, exports become more competitive in other countries, and imports into the country become more and more expensive. Both effects benefit the domestic industry, and thus employment, which receives a boost in demand from both domestic and foreign markets. However, the price increases for import goods (as well as in the cost of foreign travel) are unpopular as they harm citizens' purchasing power; and when all countries adopt a similar strategy, it can lead to a general decline in international trade, harming all countries.
Historically, competitive devaluations have been rare as countries have generally preferred to maintain a high value for their currency. Countries have generally allowed market forces to work, or have participated in systems of managed exchanges rates. An exception occurred when a currency war broke out in the 1930s when countries abandoned the gold standard during the Great Depression and used currency devaluations in an attempt to stimulate their economies. Since this effectively pushes unemployment overseas, trading partners quickly retaliated with their own devaluations. The period is considered to have been an adverse situation for all concerned, as unpredictable changes in exchange rates reduced overall international trade.
Penn,s Store is located in the Forkland area of Marion, Boyle and Casey County, Kentucky. The property is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places
and is a designated Kentucky Historical Landmark, also is listed as a Kentucky Centennial Business.
.........................Penn's Store is the oldest country store in America run by the same family since 1850. The age of the store is not actually known. It can be traced back to 1845 when William Spragens at age 21 ran the store; however, others are known to have run it before Spragens.
Gabriel Jackson "Jack" Penn was the first Penn to own the store. In c.1870 ownership and operation of the store was transferred from Jack Penn to his oldest son, Martin Wilson "Dick" Penn. Dick Penn was born the second child of nine children on February 19, 1852. He married Isabelle May and they had one son, David Martin Penn. Dick and Isabelle lived in a little house next to the store.
Dick Penn was truly a man of many talents. Among his professions were being a surveyor, dentist, druggist, and postmaster. He was the community's first postmaster and Penn's Store was site of the first post office in the area known as Rollings, Kentucky. In c.1910 the post office moved to Gravel Switch to be close to the train, which would stop in the town to get gravel from the creek.
Dick Penn was given a grant by the governor of Kentucky to administer drugs. Penn's Store carried a wide assortment of drugs which Penn sold to the local people. Penn was also known to have a cure for skin cancer and treated many people with such afflictions. He was given the cure by a foreign doctor. It is believed that he came to the area to meet with Dr. Cleaver who had an office near the store. Dick Penn swore to secrecy the formula and never divulged its ingredients. Since no one in the family held Penn's love for medicine, on July 4, 1913, after a hot day of surveying, Martin Wilson Penn died from a heat stroke on the store porch. Thus, the cancer secret went with him.
Dick's son, Martin Penn, at age 36 became the new store keeper. Born March 24, 1877, Martin married Nina Sue Kirkland and they had 10 children. Five boys and five girls: Daisy (b.1899), Evelyn (b.1901), Theol (b.1904), Paulette (b. 1906), Haskell (b.1908), Gerald (b.1911), Jeane (b. 1913), Alma (b.1915), Hunter (b.1919), Miles (b.1922).
Penn's Store looked quite different in its younger years than it does today. There were many buildings that surrounded the store. There was a spirits shop to the right of the store, a poultry coop used to house chickens and assorted fowl that people brought to the store to trade for goods, and a storage building that Dick Penn used to keep his surplus drugs. Dick and Isabelle's house was to the left of the store, complete with a rock walk leading to the store. After Dr. Cleaver left the area, his office and house became the home of Martin and Sue Penn. The store then carried a wide variety of goods. There were shoes, fabric, farming tools, lanterns, and just about any thing that was needed by a rural inhabitant.
Martin Penn, with the help of his five sons, farmed while also tending to the store. However, one day in 1933, while raking hay with a team of horses, the team got spooked and ran off with him. Martin's legs were entangled in the reins and he was dragged along the creek bed near the store. Shortly thereafter he died from massive injuries.
Sue Penn, "Mammy" as she was affectionately called, became the new storekeeper. Along with all of the children she kept the store running. By this time, some of the children were married and had moved to other states, but some of the children had moved nearby and came daily to help. Haskell, who never married, stayed with Mammy to help work the family farm and help tend to the store. Alma, "Tincy", came daily to help with the store and do the "women's chores" around the house. In 1972, at the age of 92, Mammy died in her sleep.
This left Haskell as the next storekeeper, along with help from Tincy, who still would come and do the "women's work" plus stay in the store on occasion. Haskell tended the store for many years. He lived alone in the family house. Penn's Store had changed little over the course of the years. It was still the place to come to in the community and new residents would always make themselves known to Penn's Store. Haskell kept the store open seven days a week, rain or shine.
In 1993, after suffering a stroke, Haskell passed away. He was 84. He passed the store on to his youngest sister Tincy, who kept everything just as it was with little changes. Tincy received help from her daughter and grand-daughters in keeping the store open every day, seven days a week, rain or shine.
In June 2000, one of Tincy's granddaughters, Dava, passed away from a heart condition. In December 2001, Alma 'Tincy' Penn Lane passed away. She passed the store on to her daughter Jeanne Penn Lane and grand-daughter, Dawn Lane Osborn.
This 1972 top of the line Ford Capri GXL with Vinyl roof was built in Cologne Germany, and the current owner have bought it in 1996. He also owned the Ford Zodiac. This Capri has a 3Litre V6 engine, when i asked him how similar this Capri is to the Legendary 1 Gen Mustang, he said very similar. This Capri is in immaculate condition just like the Zodiac
Registration Number
KHW241L
Make
FORD
Model
CAPRI 3000 GXL
Year of manufacture
1972
Engine size (cc)
3000
The subjects in this series of photos are the leaves of prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) in late autumn condition. Throughout its annual growth cycle, prairie dock is a large, distinctive plant. It has towering flower stalks often reaching upward six to eight feet that are topped off with clusters of sunflower-like yellow flowers, each three to four inches across. The leaves are huge with long petioles that can be up to foot in length, and upon which is attached an oval leaf the size and shape of a large serving platter. They are coarse, tough leaves that are uncharacteristically thick compared to those of most plants, and they feel like sandpaper and are heavily veined. Those leaves have character oozing from every pore! Once common in midwestern prairies, prairie dock became scarce due to the near-total destruction of the prairies for farmland and towns. It is also found in some rarer natural communities such as barrens, glades and fens, and those habitats were heavily persecuted, too. The plant is becoming more well known today since it is frequently used in large prairie restoration projects, small scale prairie plantings and in general landscaping situations.
I think prairie dock leaves make great photographic subject material. Their shape, form, and venation lend them well to artistic ideas and applications. The heavy venation looks great when backlit from the low rays of morning or evening sunlight. And the massive leaves can be used effectively in broader landscapes as foreground subject material in prairie settings. I particularly like the color, shape and texture of old, dry prairie dock leaves in late autumn. They take on a character not unlike the leathery, weathered skin of an old man who has spent a lifetime making a living outdoors at sea or on the farm. As the leaves turn from green to brown, they begin to contort, taking on interesting sweeps and curves of topography. By then, they are very brittle, and when walking through a dense patch of the leaves you will hear and feel their crunching protests.
I have a few prairie dock plants in my little prairie planting in the “Back 40” of my yard. Every fall I look at those leaves and think about possibilities and know there are interesting photos in there somewhere. This past fall, I decided to make a special effort at trying to tease some artsy photos from those leaves. Gosh, it turned out much harder than I expected! With all the inherent character emanating from those leaves, why was I having so much trouble finding what I was looking for? What were my eyes and my brain failing to see? I would find myself thinking of Flickr friends whose work I so admire. What would Mark do? What would Fran do?
In this series of five photographs, you see a condensed version of efforts from three different mornings of time spent with my prairie dock leaves. All the photos have some light frost in them. And you will notice they all have small white dots on the leaves. Although those dots may be somewhat enhanced by the frost, they are not just frost, but the plant material that makes prairie dock leaves so rough and sandpapery. I’m not certain what it is, but I think it is silica, the material that adds roughness to the stems of the fern relatives we call scouring rushes. Whatever the case, I think those white dots contribute to the character that makes prairie dock leaves so interesting to both photographer and camera. As for these photos, I think they turned out well enough, yet I wish for something more. There is something else there that I was unable to capture. I feel it. I know it. I will try again next fall.
Company/Owner: CHER Transport Corporation
Fleet/Bus Number: 14-301
Classification: Air-conditioned City Bus
Coachbuilder: Autodelta Coach Builders, Inc.
Body Model: Volvo/Autodelta B7R Coach
Engine Model: Volvo D7E-290
Chassis Model: Volvo B7R (YV3R6R622HA)
Transmission: 6-speed Automatic Transmission
Suspension: Air Suspension
Seating Configuration: 3×2
Seating Capacity: 66
Franchise route: Pacita Complex (San Pedro, Laguna)–Navotas via EDSA
Route: Pacita Complex, San Pedro City, Laguna [PCT, LA]–Navotas City [NAV] via AH26 (Manila South Road; EDSA) / E2 (South Luzon Expressway–Metro Manila Skyway); N2 (MacArthur Highway); N120 (Samson Road, Gen San Miguel Street, C-4 Road); R-10
Areas/landmarks/stations passing: Shopwise\Cataquiz Avenue\BBL Trans Terminal/Savemore San Pedro\Super 8 Grocery Warehouse\SM Center Muntinlupa\Pepsi-Cola Plant Muntinlupa\Susana Heights–Magallanes\Ayala Avenue\Buendia Avenue\Estrella\Guadalupe\Boni/Pioneer\Reliance\Shaw Boulevard\SM Megamall\Ortigas Avenue\Robinsons Galleria\Boni Serrano\Main Avenue\Araneta Center Cubao\Baliwag Transit/Five Star\Ermin Garcia Avenue\Kamuning/Kamias\East Avenue/GMA/Timog/MRT GMA Kamuning Station\NIA Road\ETON Centris/Quezon Avenue\Vertis North\Trinoma/Paramount\SM North
Muñoz/Roosevelt/LRT Roosevelt Station\Kaingin\LRT Balintawak Station/Royal\Bagong Barrio\General Tinio\Serrano\MCU Caloocan/Monumento Circle\Jollibee Pinagtipunan Circle, Potrero\Gov Pascual Avenue\Araneta Avenue\Caimito Road\University of the East Caloocan\SM Center Sangandaan\Letre\Malabon Citysquare/Fisher Mall Malabon\Dagat-Dagatan Avenue\Longos\Tañong/M. Naval Street
Type of Operation: City Operation Public Utility Bus (unknown bus segregation | Regular Class)
Area of Operations: CALABARZON (Region IV-A)/National Capital Region (NCR)
Shot location: EDSA-Boni, Mandaluyong City
Date and time taken: May 14, 2018 (6:36H)
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
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**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
Stored on the Caen Flying Club area of Carpiquet airport in very poor condition when photographed in 2001
The base is being put on Condition Red. I want this flashed to all sections immediately.
(Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)
Air conditioning on the roof of the mainbuilding.
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Klimaanlage auf dem Dach des Hauptgebäudes.
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Pang-King Long ang salamin na gamit nitong Royal Economy ni Shanine & Pauline Transport na madalas ay naka-default na parang sa Hyundai.
Company/Owner: Shanine & Pauline Transport Corporation
Fleet/Bus Number: 350
Classification: Air-conditioned City Bus
Coachbuilder: Zyle Daewoo Bus Corporation
Body Model: Daewoo BH115E Royal Economy
Engine Model: Doosan DE12TIS
Chassis Model: Daewoo BH115 (KL5UN61JD3P)
Transmission: 5-speed Manual Transmission
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2×2
Seating Capacity: 49
Franchise route: Angat, Bulacan–LRT Terminal, Leveriza via Ayala, EDSA
Route: World Trade Center, Pasay City [WTC, PY]–Enviro Gas Station, Angat, Bulacan [AGT, BU] via N1 (EDSA) / E1 [NLEX-Balintawak–NLEX-Turo (Bocaue)] / Norzagaray–Santa Maria Road / General Santos Alejo Highway
Barangays/areas passing (underlines are designated stops for this bus scheme - EDSA area only: Estrella–Ermin Garcia): F.B. Harrison Street\BIR Pasay City\LRT Gil Puyat Station/Taft Avenue\Osmeña Highway/PNR Buendia Station\Chino Roces Avenue (Pasong Tamo)\Makati Central Post Office\RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower\RCBC Plaza\V.A. Rufino\PBCOM Tower\Ayala Triangle\Makati Ave./The Peninsula Manila Hotel\Glorietta\Buendia Avenue\Estrella\Guadalupe\Boni/Pioneer\Reliance\Shaw Boulevard\SM Megamall\Ortigas Avenue\Robinsons Galleria\Boni Serrano\Main Avenue\Araneta Center Cubao\Baliwag Transit/Five Star\Kamuning/Kamias\East Avenue/GMA/Timog/MRT GMA Kamuning Station\NIA Road\ETON Centris/Quezon Avenue\Vertis North\Trinoma/Paramount\SM North
Muñoz/Roosevelt/LRT Roosevelt Station\Kaingin\LRT Balintawak Station–Bocaue: Turo; Santa Maria: PTT Bypass\McDonald's Santa Clara\Walter Mart Santa Maria\Guyong Elementary School\Caypombo\Pulong Buhangin\Garden; Norzagaray: Partida/Sunjin Philippines\Norzagaray Public Wet Market\Poblacion Rotonda
Type of Operation: City Operation Public Utility Bus (Bus B Segregation | Regular Class)
Area of Operations: National Capital Region (NCR) / Central Luzon (Region III)
Shot Location: EDSA-Boni, Mandaluyong City
Date and Time Taken: May 14, 2018 (06:40H)
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.
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An illegal migrant boy from Myanmar collects plastic at a rubbish dump site near Mae Sot December 22, 2009. Despite terrible living condition and the fear from being send back to their country, several hundreds illegal migrants from Myanmar live and earn average one US dollar per day collecting plastic at the rubbish dump near the border town of Mae Sot. Myanmar's long standing political crisis has forced millions of people across the border for a better and safer life. The first refugees arrived and set up camps in the Myamar-Thailand border in 1984. Now there are over 140,000 refugees in nine official camps along Thailand's western border. Many more are expected to be in unofficial settlements. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj (THAILAND)
Company/Owner: Victory Liner, Inc.
Fleet/Bus Number: 2086
Classification: Air-conditioned Provincial Bus
Coachbuilder: Santarosa Motor Works, Inc./Columbian Manufacturing Corporation
Body Model: Santarosa Daewoo Bus BV115
Engine Model: Doosan DE12TIS
Chassis Model: Daewoo BV115 (PL5UN58JDEK)
Transmission: Manual (6-speed forward, 1-speed reverse)
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Seating Configuration: 2×2
Seating Capacity: 49
Route: Tuguegarao City, Cagayan–Sampaloc, Manila via N1 (Maharlika Highway)
Municipalities/cities passing: Peñablanca/San Pablo/Cabagan/Tumauini/Ilagan City/Gamu/Naguilian/Reina Mercedes/Cauayan City/Alicia/Echague/San Isidro/Santiago City/Cordon/Diadi/Bagabag/Solano/Bayombong/Bambang/Ineangan (Dupax del Norte)/Gabut (Dupax del Sur)/Aritao/Santa Fe/Carranglan/San Jose City/Science City of Muñoz/Santo Domingo/Talavera/Cabanatuan City/Santa Rosa/San Leonardo/Gapan City/San Miguel/San Ildefonso/San Rafael/Baliuag/Pulilan/Plaridel/Santa Rita (Guiguinto)
Type of Operation: Provincial Operation Public Utility Bus (Regular Class)
Area of Operation: Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Shot location: Victory Liner Fuel Stop, Barangay Abar 1st, San Jose City, Nueva Ecija
Date taken: October 22, 2014
Notices:
* Please DON'T GRAB A PHOTO WITHOUT A PERMISSION. If you're going to GRAB IT, please give A CREDIT TO THE OWNER. Also, don't PRINT SCREEN my photos.
** If I have mistakes on the specifications, please comment in a good manner so that I can edit it immediately.
*** The specifications and routes (for provincial, inter-provincial, and city operation) mentioned above are subjected for verification and may be changed without prior notice.
**** The vehicle's registration plate(s), conduction sticker(s), and/or persons (if applicable) were pixelated/blurred to prevent any conflict with the photographer, the bus company and/or to the car owner for their security and/or privacy purposes. So, don't use their plate number, conduction sticker, and vehicle tag as an evidence for any incident. And, I have taken this photo for bus fanatics, bus enthusiasts, and bus lovers purposes.