tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65464912151911340422024-03-19T00:18:59.072-07:00One Postcard a Daytwimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.comBlogger904125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-11171737301900865422019-11-03T23:45:00.000-08:002019-11-03T23:45:37.643-08:00The End of Daylight Saving Time in 2019<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On 2 a.m. today, we turned our clocks back one hour, marking <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/11/daylight-saving-time-ends-in-2013.html">the end of daylight saving time</a> (DST) in 2019.<br />
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4002383">US-4002383</a> to Russia shows Hoover Dam with Arizona side on the right and Nevada side on the left, with the state boundary running across the dam.<br />
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Since Arizona is in the Mountain Time Zone (GMT-7) whereas Nevada is in the Pacific Time Zone (GMT-8), Arizona is one hour ahead. Therefore, if you stand across the state line on the dam right now, your left-side of body and your right-side of body will be in different time zones with one-hour time difference.<br />
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However, because Nevada observes DST while Arizona does not, during the summer there is no time difference. Interesting? Confusing? Next time when you visit the dam, pay attention to the clocks on the two intake towers; you will see.<br />
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Daylight saving time will return at 2:00 AM on Sunday, March 8, 2020.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com32Nevada 89005, USA36.0160655 -114.7377324999999910.220318500000005 -156.0463265 61.8118125 -73.4291385tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-56820842802613111612019-11-02T09:38:00.000-07:002019-11-03T22:52:02.458-08:0012th Annual Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This ad card promotes the annual <a href="http://www.vegasvalleycomicbookfestival.org/">Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival</a>, celebrating the illustrated world that takes place on the first Saturday in November every year. In 2019, it will be held at the Clark County Library on November 2, 2019 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, featuring publishers, vendors, film screenings, panels and workshops, special comic and animation guests, live music and cosplay.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com11401 E Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89119, USA36.1138264 -115.1349059000000436.1122229 -115.13742740000004 36.1154299 -115.13238440000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-10576555754821896072019-11-01T23:57:00.005-07:002019-11-02T00:02:47.972-07:00Los Angeles International Airport <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-6254988">US-6254988</a> to Malaysia shows Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). With 87,534,384 passenger counts in 2018, LAX ranked fourth busiest airport in the world and the second busiest airport in the US.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com8Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), 1 World Way, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA33.9415889 -118.408529999999988.1458579 -159.71712399999998 59.7373199 -77.099935999999985tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-82020573219775056102019-10-31T22:46:00.000-07:002019-10-31T22:56:42.717-07:00A Happy Halloween!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-6314090">US-6314090</a> from Maryland shows a vintage Halloween image from the early 20th century of a boy with his dog, checking out three funny pumpkins.<br />
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The US Postal Service issued four Forever stamps at the Milford Pumpkin Festival in Milford, NH on October 11,2019 for Halloween. The Spooky Silhouettes stamps feature a cat, two ghosts, a spider, and three bats rendered as black silhouettes against eerily backlit windows.<br />
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<br />twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com2Maryland, USA39.0457549 -76.641271235.878577899999996 -81.8048452 42.2129319 -71.477697200000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-134308021300929942016-06-24T23:57:00.000-07:002016-06-30T00:40:23.395-07:00Point Wilson Light, WA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4002452">US-4002452</a> to Luxembourg shows the Point Wilson Light, an active aid to navigation overlooking the entrance to Admiralty Inlet, located in Fort Worden State Park near Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. Built in 1914, the lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 24, 1971.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com174Harbor Defense Way, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA48.139243 -122.7612376999999848.1286465 -122.78140769999997 48.1498395 -122.74106769999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-28556201034878378152016-06-23T23:58:00.000-07:002016-06-30T00:26:10.639-07:00Tortoise: Guinness Ad Campaign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4015876">US-4015876</a> to Germany shows "Tortoise" from a vintage <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2014/03/beers-over-equality.html">Guinness</a> ad campaign poster. The tortoise was an appropriate candidate to promote Guinness beer as a pick me up, circa 1936.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com12Germany51.165691 10.45152600000005840.941826000000006 -10.202770999999942 61.389556 31.105823000000058tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-40142854378531112052016-06-22T23:55:00.000-07:002016-06-30T00:17:36.944-07:00Catalina Mountains, Arizona<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4029693">US-4029693</a> to Belarus shows a storm brewing in the Catalina Mountains at Tucson, Arizona. Snow can be seen on the mountain peaks behind the Saguaro Cactus. Photo by Ray Manley.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com7Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona 85619, USA32.4303529 -110.705370232.4286794 -110.7078917 32.432026400000005 -110.7028487tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-49110881308048466062016-06-21T23:44:00.000-07:002016-06-30T00:10:57.467-07:00Western Horseman: July 1954 Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4002384">US-4002384</a> to Japan shows the July 1954 <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2014/02/western-horseman.html">Western Horseman</a> magazine cover. It captures that tense, explosive split-second after the chute gates open and the cowboy says "Turn 'im out!" This photo was shot by Clarence Coil, a frequent contributor to the magazine during the 1950s.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com3Colorado Springs, CO, USA38.8338816 -104.821363438.4383081 -105.4668104 39.229455099999996 -104.17591639999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-80286057773994808602016-06-20T12:00:00.000-07:002016-06-20T12:00:00.195-07:00Tropic of Cancer Monument in Rueisuei, Hualien<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/TW-1957358">TW-1957358</a> from Taiwan shows the Tropic of Cancer Monument in Rueisuei (瑞穗) Township, Hualien County (花蓮縣), Taiwan.<br />
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The Tropic of Cancer is the most northerly circle of latitude at 23.5ºN on the Earth that may have the Sun directly overhead at the time of the Northern solstice (夏至). In 2016, this "shadowless" effect occurs at noon local time on June 20 at 23.43715°N when the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun to its maximum extent.<br />
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The.Tropic of Cancer Monument was originally placed to the west of Rueisuei Train Station in 1933. It was relocated to to the Wuhe (舞鶴) Terrace on Provincial Highway No.9 in 1981 due to expansion of the Eastern Line Railway. However, the new location is actually two kilometers south of the Tropic of Cancer.<br />
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Two additional Tropic of Cancer monuments can be found in Taiwan at Shuishang (水上) Township, Jiayi County (嘉義縣), and Fengbin (豐濱) Township, Hualien County respectively.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com2978, Taiwan, 花蓮縣瑞穗鄉舞鶴村23.4628424 121.3598812000000223.4045789 121.27920020000002 23.5211059 121.44056220000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-33123900218961619682016-06-19T22:46:00.002-07:002016-06-19T22:46:19.006-07:00Tel Aviv Pride Parade<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 18th annual Tel Aviv Pride Parade took place on June 3, 2016 with more than 200,000 participants from Israel and oversea. It's the largest event ever in the Middle East. The theme for the 2016 event was “Women for Change,” highlighting the role of women in the LGBT community.<br />
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/TW-1958271">TW-1958271</a> from Taiwan shows the Tel Aviv Pride Parade from a previous year. The <a href="http://gaytelaviv.atraf.com/template/default.aspx?PageId=16">2017 Tel Aviv Pride Parade</a> will be held on June 9, 2017.<br />
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In the United States, thousands turned out in Columbus, OH, Denver, CO, Olympia, WA, New Orleans, LA, Portland, OR, Chicago, IL, Albuquerque, NM and Providence, RI. for pride festivals and parades over the weekend. The mood for many people was somber as forty-nine people were killed and more than 50 others were wounded in a mass shooting inside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, FL last weekend on June 12, 2016. Security were tightened at events over the weekend. Participants declare that they refuse to live in fear, with more people come out to show support.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com2Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel32.0852999 34.78176759999996632.0852999 34.781767599999966 32.0852999 34.781767599999966tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-71117542826346929452016-06-18T23:42:00.000-07:002016-06-19T21:47:52.006-07:00Disney Adds Signs Warning of Alligators and Snakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A private swap to Pennsylvania shows a card produced by SFWMD. It reads on the back: "The broad-snouted American alligator navigates freely through rivers and lakes in southern Florida. Remnants of a prehistoric ear, alligators are a protected species that continues to flourish." The number of alligators living in Florida is estimated at 1.3 million. Central to state's identity, it was featured on a 32-cent commemorative stamp, issued in Tallahassee, Florida on March 3, 1995, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Florida Statehood.<br />
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Although alligator attacks are rare, properties at Walt Disney World are adding signs warning "Alligators and snakes in area" at their beaches after an alligator dragged a 2-year-old boy from Nebraska to his death in a lagoon near the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa on June 14, 2016. At the time of incident, only "No Swimming" signs were posted without any specific reference to alligators.<br />
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twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com244401 Floridian Way, Orlando, FL 32830, USA28.413085 -81.5857372.6173494999999996 -122.894331 54.2088205 -40.277142999999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-73400087357631076372016-06-17T23:54:00.000-07:002016-06-19T18:50:04.730-07:00VA Medical Center, Washington DC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-3989690">US-3989690</a> to Russia was a linen vintage card showing the new VA Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland as of 1948.<br />
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In 2011, the Walter Reed Army Medical Center was combined with the National Naval Medical Center to form the tri-service Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, named after yellow fever researcher Walter Reed.Located near the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, it is one of the most prominent U.S. military medical centers in the United States.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com18901 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20889, USA39.0005216 -77.09336539999998213.2047861 -118.40195939999998 64.796257099999991 -35.784771399999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-28990364044755622212016-06-16T23:55:00.000-07:002016-06-19T18:27:46.252-07:00Juneau, Alaska<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4015824">US-4015824</a> to France shows an illustration of steps of all sizes, shapes, and colors weaving between hillside houses in Juneau, the capital of Alaska. Located on the Gastineau Channel in the Alaskan panhandle, it is the second largest city in the United States by area, larger by area than both Rhode Island and Delaware.<br />
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There are no roads connecting Juneau to the rest of Alaska or to the rest of North America due to the extremely rugged terrain surrounding the city, although automobiles can reach the city by ferry service. Planes and boats are more important transportation methods than cars.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Juneau, AK, USA58.3019444 -134.4197222000000257.236388399999996 -137.00150920000002 59.3675004 -131.83793520000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-11239815803183901902016-06-15T23:54:00.000-07:002016-06-19T18:09:05.339-07:00The Golden Eagle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard<a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-2711124"> US-2711124</a> to the Netherlands shows a golden eagle soaring over the <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/07/mount-charleston-fire.html">Mount Charleston</a> near Las Vegas in Nevada.<br />
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One of the best-known birds of prey in the Northern Hemisphere, the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Although considered hawk-like, these dark brown birds have a stance and bearing much like that of an eagle, with a soaring wingspan of 76-92", eyes with an "eagle look", and a "golden" nap. They build their nests with a large mass of sticks on a crag, ledge or in a tree, with a pair alternating between several nests in different years.<br />
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Photo by Alan & Sandy Carey.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Charleston Peak, Mt Charleston, NV 89124, USA36.2721848 -115.6950190999999710.476449299999999 -157.00361309999997 62.0679203 -74.386425099999968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-34000445489071641092016-06-14T23:50:00.000-07:002016-06-19T17:42:54.622-07:00Vista of Engineer Mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4005401">US-4005401</a> to Thailand was a vintage card from the 1960s, with a view of Engineer Mountain Vista in autumn from the Million Dollar Highway, US 550 between Durango and Silverton in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Engineer Mountain, Colorado 81301, USA37.6991637 -107.8070096999999837.6984712 -107.80827019999998 37.6998562 -107.80574919999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-60793997936675334882016-06-13T23:55:00.000-07:002016-06-16T13:15:20.354-07:00Wellington Cable Car at Sunrise, New Zealand<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/NZ-146552">NZ-146552</a> from New Zealand shows a stunning sunrise with the Wellington Cable Car in the forefront. Established in 1902, Wellington’s historic Cable Car is the only cable railway currently in operation in New Zealand.<br />
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For visitors, no trip to Wellington is complete without a ride on the famous cable car; for locals, it's more than a commute. A good way to spend a morning is to get to the top of the Botanic Gardens early to watch the sunrise and view the cityscape. You will need to check the <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/new-zealand/wellington">local sunrise time</a> and the <a href="http://www.wellingtoncablecar.co.nz/English/TimetableFares.html">cable car timetable</a> to plan the trip. Stop at the <a href="http://www.museumswellington.org.nz/cable-car-museum/">Cable Car Museum</a> that was the original winding house. Then walk down to the city's central business district through the beautiful gardens and old houses.<br />
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The Cable Car is currently closed from June 7 to July 31, 2016 for upgrade.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com1280 Lambton Quay, Wellington, Wellington 6011, New Zealand-41.2842111 174.77511379999999-67.0799471 133.4665198 -15.488475099999999 -143.91629220000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-86878004880295626462016-06-12T23:55:00.000-07:002016-06-16T12:05:20.872-07:00F Line Streetcar in San Francisco<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4010006">US-4010006</a> to Germany shows the F Market & Wharves line, one of several light rail lines in San Francisco, California, that runs as a heritage streetcar service. Distinctive from most other lines in the San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) system, the F line's operation uses exclusively historic equipment both from San Francisco's retired fleet as well as from cities around the world. Market Street Railway, a nonprofit organization of streetcar enthusiasts, provides a support role by raising funds and helps to restore vintage streetcars.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Castro St & Jane Warner Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA37.7624415 -122.4351815-10.039503500000002 154.947631 85.564386500000012 -39.817994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-78842315785905396882016-06-11T23:57:00.000-07:002016-06-16T11:40:20.751-07:00Alcatraz is Spanish for Pelican<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Forty five years ago on June 11, 1971, the U.S. Government forcibly removed the last holdouts to the Native American <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/06/occupation-of-alcatraz.html">Occupation of Alcatraz</a> that lasted 19 months.<br />
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This Alcatraz Island postcard shows the weathered and deteriorating laundry facility used when Alcatraz was a Federal Penitentiary. It was sent in for a pictorial postmark dated on August 8, 2015 at Alcatraz Island Station in San Francisco, CA that commemorated the 81st anniversary of the opening of the infamous penitentiary in August, 1934.<br />
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A unique <a href="http://www.alcatrazalumni.org/">Alcatraz Alumni</a> <a href="http://www.breitbart.com/california/2015/08/10/alcatraz-reunion-brings-back-guards-prisoners/">reunion</a> was held at Alcatraz <a href="http://www.ktvu.com/news/6450711-story">between former prison guards and former "residents"</a> on Sunday August 9, 2015.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com1Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA37.8269775 -122.422955512.031241499999997 -163.7315495 63.6227135 -81.1143615tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-19299550544629482822016-06-10T23:51:00.000-07:002016-06-16T09:50:14.552-07:00Algarve, Portugal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/PT-257988">PT-257988</a> from Portugal shows a beach scene in the Algarve, the southernmost region of continental Portugal. Known for its sunny Mediterranean climate and its beach and golf resorts, it is the most popular tourist destination in Portugal in the summer. It has half a million regular residents, with visitors and seasonal residents adding to another million during the peak holiday season. The Algarve receives near 10 million visitors annually, including 7 millions from overseas.<br />
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Today is <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/06/portugal-day.html">Portugal Day</a>. To recognize the contributions of Portuguese-American community in California, the State Senate adopted a resolution, <a href="http://www.loscerritosnews.net/2016/06/13/california-legislature-honors-contributions-of-the-portuguese-american-community/">declaring June 10th as “Portugal Day” in the state</a>.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Vale do Garrão, 8135-162, Portugal37.0461307 -8.0439850000000235.4304217 -10.625772000000021 38.6618397 -5.46219800000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-16365278886364964532016-06-09T23:54:00.000-07:002016-06-15T23:18:41.419-07:00Water Lily vs. Lotus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4015954">US-4015954</a> to Canada shows a maxi card with a Water Lilies first-class forever stamp issued by USPS in Cleveland, OH on March 20, 2015, and a first-day-of-issue postmark.<br />
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The card was produced by SFWMD. It reads on the back: "Lovely fragrant white water lilies are abundant throughout much of southern Florida's ecosystem. The floating aquatic plant provides fish habitat and aquatic wildlife food and cover, and stabilizes sediments.<br />
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The Water Lilies stamps, priced at 49 cents at the time of issuance and valued at 47 cents now, have four designs based on existing photos taken by Cindy Dyer of Alexandria, VA in midsummer at the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens in Washington, DC.<br />
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Cindy Dyer is also the photographer of a Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) image, taken at the Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens, that was used to produce the 11th of 16 stamps in the National Park Service’s Centennial stamp series. Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), with its blooming period from late June to early September, can grow a bloom in the size of a basketball.<br />
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I used to have some confusions between water lily and lotus. <a href="http://www.pondplantgirl.com/">The Pond Plant Girl</a> has <a href="http://www.pondplantgirl.com/lily-lotus.html">an excellent article</a> to describe their difference.<br />
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Meanwhile, <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/06/duanwu-festival.html">Duanwu Festival</a> 2016 happens today. Eating Zongzi, rice balls wrapped in reed leaves or lotus leaves, is one of the traditions during the festival.<br />
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One of the most popular ancient Chinese poems about lotus was <i><a href="http://utoxic.deviantart.com/journal/Ode-to-the-Lotus-Flower-my-favorate-poem-387721977">Ode to the Lotus Flower</a></i> (爱莲说) by Dunyi Zhou (周敦頤) (1017-1073). Duanyi wrote: "I just love lotus because she grows in mud, yet never contaminates with it. She floats on waving water, yet never dances with it." (出淤泥而不染 濯清涟而不妖) In this metaphor, the lotus flower represents someone who remains ethical and noble in spite of general corruptions.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com01550 Anacostia Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019, USA38.9126988 -76.941815938.7149778 -77.26453939999999 39.1104198 -76.6190924tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-45888949955965331552016-06-08T23:59:00.000-07:002016-06-11T11:13:25.515-07:00Change to Pay-for-Parking Underway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Visitors to Las Vegas have long been used to and expected free parking at casinos as one of the perks that casino operators offered to attract customers. However, the era of free parking is ending as MGM Resorts International’s properties start to charge for parking this week.<div>
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<a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/11/vanished-sculptures-outside-monte-carlo.html">Monte Carlo</a>, <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2015/06/i-heart-new-york-in-las-vegas.html">New York-New York</a>, <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2012/03/sunset-at-bellagio-hotel-and-casino.html">Bellagio</a>, Aria and Vdara are the first ones to implement the controversial paid parking program on Monday June 6, 2016, charging customers up to $10 per day. <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2016/05/luxor-las-vegas.html">Luxor</a>, Excalibur, and Circus Circus followed on Tuesday June 7; MGM Grand and <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/06/over-rainbow-in-las-vegas.html">Mirage</a> are joining in today. Visitors to Mandalay Bay and Delano customers will lose their free parking privileges on June 13, 2016.</div>
<br />Local residents can still park for free until the end of the year. Members of MGM's M Life loyalty program who earned the Gold, Pearl, Platinum and NOIR status will receive free self-parking. Short term parking up to one hour is also complimentary.</div>
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While customers can book other properties that do not charge parking for now, the worry is that all other resorts on the Las Vegas Strip may soon follow the trend.</div>
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-2002271">US-2002271</a> to Australia shows many MGM properties on the Las Vegas Strip that are affected by the changes, with MGM Grand on the left, and Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur, New York-New York, and <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2016/06/monte-carlo-out-park-mgm-in.html">Monte Carlo</a> on the right.</div>
twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, USA35.9168113 -115.2019548000000135.5054363 -115.84740180000001 36.3281863 -114.5565078tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-63676466530601672402016-06-07T23:47:00.000-07:002016-06-11T09:26:23.478-07:00Monte Carlo Out, Park MGM In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-1987880">US-1987880</a> to Brazil shows the <a href="http://mypostcards.frankchang.org/2013/11/vanished-sculptures-outside-monte-carlo.html">Monte Carlo Resort and Casino</a>, a 3,000-room, AAA-Four-Diamond rating megaresort in Las Vegas. Named to invoke the Place du Casino in Monte Carlo, Monaco, it opened to the public on June 21, 1996.<br />
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MGM Resorts International has recently <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2016/06/06/bye-bye-monte-carlo-las-vegas-casino-resort-being-replaced/#704f9af5fbfa">announced a plan</a> to renovate the resort and to re-brand it as the Park MGM. A smaller, 292-room spin-off will be created as the NoMad Las Vegas, in partner with the Sydell Group who had built the NoMad in New York City. The NoMad will be independently operated, featuring a dedicated lobby, swimming pool as well as separate gaming and food venues.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Monte Carlo, 3770 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA36.1051256 -115.1752326000000236.1019186 -115.18027510000002 36.108332600000004 -115.17019010000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-19616367482929217832016-06-06T22:26:00.000-07:002016-06-06T22:26:30.034-07:00San Francisco's Prettiest Ladies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4032025">US-4032025</a> to Germany shows an aerial view of "Painted Ladies," a term in American architecture used for Victorian and Edwardian houses and buildings painted in three or more colors that embellish or enhance their architectural details. The card is one of those from <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Above-San-Francisco-Postcard-Book/dp/1937359018">Above San Francisco</a></i> postcard book.<br />
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Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are battling in California on final day of campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sanders is ending the night with a get-out-the-vote concert in San Francisco featuring Dave Matthews, Fantastic Negrito, Fishbone and actor Danny Glover; Clinton stages her own closing musical event with stars Christina Aguilera, Andra Day, John Legend, Ricky Martin, and Stevie Wonder in the Los Angeles area.<br />
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Earlier, <a href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4c9c850385c84b12ad5b85fda49743f9/after-weekend-wins-clinton-cusp-democratic-nomination">AP</a> and <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/07/us/politics/hillary-clinton-presidential-race.html">other news organizations</a> find Hillary Clinton has secured enough delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/06/politics/clinton-first-woman-nominee-democratic-primary/">breaking a high glass ceiling for women</a>.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0San Francisco, CA, USA37.7749295 -122.4194155000000137.7749295 -122.41941550000001 37.7749295 -122.41941550000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-46265514982950940262016-06-05T23:58:00.000-07:002016-06-06T02:40:23.984-07:00Maisaka from "Tokaido Journey"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Postcard <a href="https://www.postcrossing.com/postcards/US-4002386">US-4002386</a> to China shows the sun over a torii (鳥居) on a 21.5cm x 32.2cm serigraph painting <i>Maisaka</i> from "Tokaido Journey" by William Zacha in 1982.<br />
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An entry from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii">Wikipedia</a> explains that a torii, which literally means bird abode, "is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of or within a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred." They are a common sight at Japanese Buddhist temples as well.<br />
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Merged into the city of Hamamatsu in 2005, Maisaka (舞阪町) was a fishing town on the Pacific coast of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. According to William Zacha, this torii is at the departure point for ferrying across the narrow stretch of water that connects Lake Hamana (浜名湖) with the ocean. It's a great fishing area, famous for eel.twimbkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18226194908967039678noreply@blogger.com0Nishi Ward, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan34.6927099 137.6453172000000234.5883104 137.48395570000002 34.7971094 137.80667870000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546491215191134042.post-77320421832687580822016-06-04T23:26:00.000-07:002016-06-05T02:40:14.323-07:00In Search of Sunrise<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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夸父与日逐走,入日;渴,欲得饮,饮于河、渭,河、渭不足,北饮大泽。未至,道渴而死。弃其杖,化为邓林。<br />
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An ancient Chinese legend has a giant tribal chief named Kua Fu (夸父) who believed that he would bring back truth and prosperity if he could catch the Sun. So, one day in the morning he started race to the Sun in full speed as soon as he saw the sunrise. At the end of the day, Kua Fu got too close to the Sun and became dehydrated. He was so thirsty that he drank up all the water from the Yellow River (黃河) and the Wei River (渭河) but it was still not enough. Tried but failed to reach the Big Lake in the north, Kua Fu died from the heat exhaustion before he could get there. Kua Fu dropped his cane as he fell down. And the cane had turned into a grove of peach trees, providing protection from the Sun for those who came through afterwards.<br />
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Usually a late night person or a night owl, I did a project <i>In Search of Sunrise</i>, filming the sunrise every day for three months last year. The experience was transforming. The card was made from one of the photos taken during the first day on September 30, 2015. It features an unassuming replica of the Statue of Liberty in a neighborhood shopping mall.<br />
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