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Have you ever driven through a crosswalk with a pedestrian still walking through it? And then exhaled deeply in relief when you didn't see flashing red and blue lights in your rear view mirror — or much worse, hit someone?
Well, I had a chance to see it from the other side, courtesy of the Alhambra Police Department, and accompanied them on a pedestrian enforcement operation, otherwise known as, "You'll get a ticket if you drive through a crosswalk when a plainclothes police officer is walking in it."
At 7 a.m. on a Thursday morning, I headed to the Alhambra Police Department where I met Sgt. Gabriel Ponce, the Traffic Section supervisor. He gave me a ride in the mobile-home sized Command Center trailer to the corner of Valley Boulevard and Date Avenue.
Already there were eight motorcycle officers — an impressive if not intimidating sight — and department support staff was standing by. Two plainclothes officers crossed the street while police from Alhambra and nearby cities ensured that drivers followed California law, which states that a vehicle must yield to a pedestrian at a crosswalk or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
Pedestrian safety operations enforce traffic laws where there had been previous accidents or complaints by residents, schools, or other community members about pedestrian safety, Ponce explained. Alhambra, which has one of the highest rates in the state for car collisions involving elderly pedestrians, conducts the enforcement operations about every other month.
Three of the motorcycle officers on Thursday were from Alhambra while the others were from Monterey Park, San Gabriel, San Marino, and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (Temple City). The sharing of resources between agencies enables each to undertake enforcement operations it could not accomplish by itself.
The crosswalk spanning Valley Boulevard at Date Avenue is well marked with bright green neon signs clearly mounted on light poles adjacent to the crosswalk, as well as similar signs half a block prior to the crosswalk that warn motorists a crosswalk is ahead. So I did not anticipate seeing a lot of motorists being pulled over during the next few hours.
I could not have been more wrong.
Ponce and I stood at the southeast corner, clearly visible to traffic. This should have been the first clue to drivers, but Ponce said it would not make a difference. He was right. As we watched the plainclothes officers walk back and forth across the street within the crosswalk, car after car sped through, some passing so close that I uttered an involuntary "Whoa".
Alfred Garcia, the owner of Ventie's Barber Shop — which has been at the intersection of Valley and Date for more than 20 years — told me the crosswalk posed a hazard to pedestrians. "The cars aren't going 35 mile per hour [the posted speed limit], they're doing 45-50," Garcia said. "You look both ways, you think you're clear, and before you know it, because they're driving so fast, they're on top of you. For an elderly person crossing this street, it's no good."
In one instance during the decoy operation, a hapless driver passed within 20 feet of the decoy officer, then suddenly stopped in his traffic lane about 10 feet past the crosswalk. While this could have been a nervous reaction to the law enforcement presence, it could also have been due to a lack of understanding of traffic laws. The Police Department has made efforts to inform the public. "We sent out information to schools that explain what all the colored curbs mean, such as the red zone and white curbs, and the schools can distribute this information to the students. It's part of the education process," Ponce said. He added that the department's goal is to provide traffic related information in other languages to educate the City's immigrant population.
Another surprise was the sheer volume of obvious violations, which are videotaped in case they are contested. When I first saw the eight motorcycle officers lined up on Date, I thought that there might not be enough traffic violations to keep them busy. After the first 15 minutes, I realized they could have had twice the amount of officers and still not have had enough to stop every vehicle that could have been issued a citation.
Not everyone was happy with the enforcement operation. Hellen Wang, who has worked in Alhambra for three years, was cited by officers and didn't feel she deserved it. "[The decoy pedestrian] had only walked two steps from the south curb when I got to the intersection," said Wang. "I thought he walked too quickly and I was too close to the crosswalk to stop."
By 11:30 a.m., the final tally was 71 citations and 12 verbal warnings, on par with totals from previous pedestrian enforcement efforts, and there could have justifiably been many more. So count yourself as lucky if you were on Valley during morning rush hour last week and you didn't receive a ticket. Count yourself as doubly lucky if you are a pedestrian that crosses Valley at Date. Thanks to the pedestrian enforcement operation, you'll be safer, at least for a little while.
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I'm not sure I like the Police Trap approach with 100% ticketing. It only makes the locals angry at the police. There should be a fair amount warning especially for out of towners as well.
I visit the Boiling Crab restaurant at the specifically targeted crosswalk frequently and live on 4th and Valley. So I see what happens here quite a bit. If the city is paying over time or fighting lawsuits for accidents and personal injuries here. They're wasting money doing so. The crosswalk is not visible enough and the sign is to small fot a 5 lane boulevard.
If there's any budget within the city they should install the lastest Crosswalks that have flashing lights inlaid with the painted lines. It imediately begins to flash brightly at the press of the button. If anyone's interested in seeing one, they have one located in S. Pasadena on Garfield and Oak St for the YMCA. I also have one at my work in Glendale where they had a similar crosswalk issue. And that flashing light makes the cars stop quickly. Best thing ever.
This is far more benificial than a small sign and a reliance on driver's competence.
71 tickets to people who are just trying to get to work on time on one of the most badly congested through ways in SGV, for violating an interpreted traffic law. Awesome.
I clearly remember being taught in drivers ed (and a couple of online traffic schools since then) that you're suppose to wait for people to cross before continuing. Logic tells me this means as soon as a pedestrian clears my car, whether coming, or going, I'm allowed to go. If APD tickets me, I'm going to show up in traffic court and contest. This is clearly a revenue scheme, just like LAPD ticketing jay walking in DTLA.
Speaking of safety: why are these police officers
I support the ticketing and the effort to bring some order to the chaos on our main traffic streets. I have tried to cross Valley many times in a crosswalk and believe me it is a scary experience. Sometime you get half way across and the oncoming traffic just will not stop and they zoom past you at full speed. I have never seen everyone stop as you might see in other cities so we do have a public education problem. I have always been taught and practiced the rule that if you see a pedestrian waiting or stepping into a crosswalk you MUST stop. This does not seem to be the case here in Alhambra. I suggest you give it a try on Valley or Garfield and see how you like it.
To Joe Soong: The caption of one of the photos reads "The purpose of the decoy operation is to educate Alhambra drivers." So I guess running a sting operation, arresting pedophiles, sending criminals to jail, or shooting dead a bank robber are all to educate the public. Don't get me wrong, I am all for these law enforcements.
I appreciate that the police are looking for different ways of enforcing the laws for drivers, but lets make sure we don't overlook the jaywalking laws as well, and write-up pedestrians who don't follow them.
Lets also not forget - as I have stated in another comment - that speeding is the biggest issue with cars here and we need to enforce those laws too. I fully realize what a tough job our police have, and I think that us citizens need to police ourselves for the good of all.
In regards to pedestrians and those on bikes: They may need as much "education" as the drivers, and as I have stated before, pedestrians will always lose in a confrontation with a car. I never assume a car is going to stop for me. The police can't be everywhere, and I don't expect them to be there for me every time I cross the street.
Here is what I have found on pedestrian laws(correct me if I am wrong, I am not a lawyer):
California Vehicle Code: Division 11 states that:
Pedestrians must yield right-of-way to vehicles EXCEPT at marked or unmarked crosswalks. (CVC 21954) (I think this means that something can be designated as a crosswalk even if it is not marked??)
Between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic control signal devices or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross the roadway at any place except in a CROSSWALK. (CVC 21955)
Local laws can prohibit pedestrians from crossing roads at other than crosswalks. (CVC 21961)
Where is the post I posted Saturday morning?
@Joesph: I think your question regarding jaywalking might be a good question - along with Someone's question about what it means to yield - for the Alhambra Source to ask the police if they bring back the "Ask a Cop" segment.
The DMV web site highlights the same three sections to the California Vehicle Code that apply to jaywalking.
Vehicle Code 21954: "(a) Every pedestrian upon a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway so near as to constitute an immediate hazard.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a vehicle from the duty to exercise due care for the safety of any pedestrian upon a roadway."
I highlighted what might be the key part of this code section. It would seem that as long as the pedestrian isn't creating a hazard they can cross anyplace in the roadway. This would allow us to cross in the middle of our residential blocks when cars aren't coming but also bar pedestrians from crossing in the middle of a block on Valley or Fremont when those roads have cars on them (i.e. most of the day and night). However, it seems to say that you can even cross in the middle of the block on busy streets if cars aren't coming. In addition, it does not negate other parts to the code that say pedestrians have the right of way at all intersections, whether the crosswalk is marked or unmarked, unless prohibited.
Vehicle Code 21955: "Between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic control signal devices or by police officers, pedestrians shall not cross the roadway at any place except in a crosswalk."
Adjacent intersections likely means intersections that are "immediately preceding or following" each other. For example, Valley has adjacent intersections with signals at Atlantic and 9th Street (See Map); however, Valley and Olive, which is the other intersection adjacent to Valley/Atlantic, does not have a signal. In which case, pedestrians may cross Valley in the middle of the block between Olive and Atlantic when cars are not coming but may not cross Valley between Atlantic and Ninth Street regardless of whether any cars are present.
Vehicle Code 21961: "This chapter does not prevent local authorities from adopting ordinances prohibiting pedestrians from crossing roadways at other than crosswalks."
While this may apply to Alhambra, it appears the city has not taken advantage of this section. I looked at Alhambra's Municipal Code and ran a few searches but did not see restrictions that requires pedestrians to cross at marked or unmarked crosswalks.
In contrast, Monterey Park explicitly addresses jaywalking in its code. The Monterey Park Code explicitly permits jaywalking when crossing the street perpendicular to the curb ("No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk." 10.56.030). The only exception occurs in business districts, where the Monterey Park Municipal Code forbids jaywalking ("No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district," 10.56.020).
I don't see too many people jaywalking in Alhambra outside of residential neighborhoods so I'm not sure it is much of a problem. If it is a problem then perhaps Alhambra should follow Monterey Park and directly address jaywalking in the code and prohibit crossing outside a marked cross walk in business districts (e.g. Valley and Main) and major arterials (e.g. Atlantic, and Garfield). I'd support your efforts to explicitly create such an ordinance, especially if paired with changes to the roadways, which are designed to improve pedestrian safety and walkability.
I agree with you about needing to educate bicyclists; however, that needs to come with a bike plan, which gives safer routes. When I do ride, which isn't too often, I ride on certain sidewalks out of safety concerns. For example, riding on Glendon near Atlantic is a death wish. I do walk my bike across Atlantic and stop for pedestrians.
This is not legal advice so please don't rely on what I've written. I didn't research this question in-depth.
CVC 275 defines "crosswalk" but not "unmarked crosswalk" (explicitly). However, a unmarked crosswalk can be viewed as one formed by the imaginary lines extended from one street to the other side in an intersection. I don't know whether there is marked crosswalk at Valley and Date. If there isn't, then one can imagine that there were indeed some painted or marked crosswalk there, and that's the unmarked crosswalk; and drivers shall yield ROW to pedestrians. But one cannot imagine some crosswalk lines in the middle of a block.
Here is a story about a Riverside police car hit a pedestrian: http://blog.pe.com/crime-blotter/2012/09/28/fatal-riverside-police-colli... The police argue that it was not their fault because it was not a "unmarked crosswalk" sort of due to the fact that the two intersecting streets are not perpendicular and there are some planters in between.
Laws are complicated. I think most people agree that "Drivers shall stop until there are no pedestrians within the crosswalk" is clearer and thus easier to understand than "Drivers shall yield ROW to pedestrians within the crosswalk". If the law says "Drivers shall yield ROW" instead of "Drivers shall stop" then it is likely that the law does not simply mean "Drivers shall stop".
Sadly, this sort of enforcement project is not enough on its own. If we truly are serious about making the city safer for pedestrians then we need to focus on designing our roadways with pedestrians in mind, slowing down cars if necessary, and giving more time for pedestrians to cross streets at signals. For example, at intersections with pedestrian crosswalks, sidewalks can be brought further into the street. This serves three purposes: (1) pedestrians are given more prominence so they can be seen more easily, as well as giving drivers an an easier time identifying pedestrians who intend to cross the street versus those who may be loitering or visiting a corner shop; (2) pedestrians have less roadway to cross, which is particularly helpful for seniors and others who may have disabilities; and (3) cars tend to go slower when a roadway narrows. Not all intersections on Valley have pedestrian crossings so only those that do would require a bulging sidewalk to give driver these visual cues.
To "someone":
Do you have a driver's license? If yes, then the understanding is you should know the law. Remember that form you signed for you license?
Instead of blaming the police for taking enforcement action in an effort to protect lives (not an exaggeration), you should educate yourselves and others. And yield means to give way until it is safe to proceed. If that means you have to "stop" then stop. Don't make it more difficult than it has to be.
1. I did my homework and included clear evidence that (some interpretations of) the law is consistent with what I believe is reasonable driving practice. If you cannot produce rational arguments, it only shows that you are the one who is ignorant of the law. Your "arguments" that "Do you have a license? ..." are just emotional remarks and don't stand up in court. If you trace further the link I provided and also do some research on the Internet, you may learn something, I hope. I think you are the one who needs to educate yourself.
2. I never blamed the police for taking enforcement action. Did I? I said educating the public is better than giving out tickets, and made a specific suggestion that APD put up some videos to help people understand what is required by the law. You don't agree with that? You have a problem with that?
"The Police Department has made efforts to inform the public." Good. Educating the public is indeed better than putting together a bunch of officers handing out tickets. If APD is so mindful of pedestrian safety, which is admirable, I have a suggestion: Post some videos on APD's Facebook page showing what circumstances under which a driver is required to stop when a pedestrian is crossing the road. Frankly I just don't think it is safe or reasonable for me to hit the brake if a car is closely behind me, the moment the guy's toes contact the crosswalk, or he is walking toward the curb in the other direction. CVC 21950(a) says "The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection ..." What is yield? Does that simply mean stop until no pedestrian is within the crosswalk? Are there other ways to yield? You are on a freeway on-ramp and try to merge into the traffic, there is a YIELD sign there. You certainly won't stop there until there are no other cars in the freeway before entering it, will you? If the ped is walking away from your side of the road, is there anything to yield to begin with? If one interprets "yield" as "not impeding the progress of the ped", then there are many ways to yield. Read Post #3 at http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109454
I am not trying to be a lawyer here. I am trying to show that the law is not as clear as many people, maybe including the reporter, thinks. There is a need for the police to educate the public, and they should.
BTW: a quick search turned up this web site, put together by the California DMV.
"Respect the right-of-way of pedestrians. Always stop for any pedestrian crossing at corners or other crosswalks, even if the crosswalk is in the middle of the block, at corners with or without traffic lights, whether or not the crosswalks are marked by painted lines."
The DMV web site also provides the relevant California Vehicle Code section,Cal.V.C. 21950 (emphasis added):
"(a) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(b) This section does not relieve a pedestrian from the duty of using due care for his or her safety. No pedestrian may suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. No pedestrian may unnecessarily stop or delay traffic while in a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
(c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian within any marked or unmarked crosswalk shall exercise all due care and shall reduce the speed of the vehicle or take any other action relating to the operation of the vehicle as necessary to safeguard the safety of the pedestrian.
(d) Subdivision (b) does not relieve a driver of a vehicle from the duty of exercising due care for the safety of any pedestrian within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection."
In laws, shall means something is mandatory.
DMV's advice or Driver Handbook is not as authoritative as court cases. And it may just be a suggestion; it does not say it is interpreting the law. And my problem, and most people's problem, is not the word 'shall'. I would say it is the phrase 'yield the right-of-way.' If the law simply says 'stop', then it would make it much easier for all. But it doesn't. (It is only DMV's suggestion that it means 'stop.') For example, for the sake of argument, if I interpret 'yield' as 'not interfere' or 'not impede the progress of the pedestrian', there is a lot of room for discussion and argument.
@Someone said: "Frankly I just don't think it is safe or reasonable for me to hit the brake if a car is closely behind me, the moment the guy's toes contact the crosswalk, or he is walking toward the curb in the other direction."
Yield means you give the other party the right of way. In the case of pedestrians, it generally means you give the entire roadway. Where there is a raised median, such as on Valley, you give them the right of way from the moment they enter the street at the curb until they reach the raised median. Then you go.
You still have an obligation to stop, even if someone is tailgating you. And if someone is tailgating too closely to stop then it would be reasonable for you to slow down. This is especially true anyplace there is a marked pedestrian crosswalk.
Dan, I absolutely respect your opinion. And I think many, even maybe the police, share it. But with all due respect, it looks like it's just your opinion. I did some research and as you can see from the link I provided, CHP allegedly said "pedestrians in crosswalks do not have an unlimited right-of-way, but only a qualified one. For example, motorists need not wait for pedestrians to finish crossing before they pass through a crosswalk, if drivers do so at a reasonably safe distance from the pedestrians at a reasonably safe speed." "People vs. McLachlan (1939) Cal. App. 2d Supp. 754: Although the crossing pedestrians were still in the crosswalk, the motorist had a right to pass at a safe speed and at a safe distance from the pedestrian. People vs. Hahn (1950) 98 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 841: the duty upon the driver is not so expressed that he is required to wait until the crosswalk is clear; his duty is to wait only if necessary to avoid interference with the pedestrian. Thus the standard is "reasonable expectations." If interference between the driver and the pedestrian is not reasonably expected, the driver is not required to wait for the pedestrian." (http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=109454) How would you comment on these? You agree that it's better that APD offer some education to the public so at least we know what APD interprets and expects?
@Someone: You are correct. That is my personal opinion (not a legal opinion) and is what I was taught when I learned to drive. I also think it is the rule-of-thumb disseminated by the DMV. This understanding has some support in the text of the two cases you cite.
People v. Hahn, 98 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 841 (1950) (emphasis is my own), states:
"In answering the question the evident purpose of the statute, which is to secure safe passage for the pedestrian, should be kept in mind. His right of way is not to be measured in fractions of an inch nor tested by split seconds. He is entitled not to just as much space as his body, clothes and buttons require, but to as much as will afford him a safe passage, one that can be taken without either physical interference or such a threat of interference that will reasonably cause him to step back or hesitate in his going. The pedestrian's heart, as well as his body, should be free from attack."
In addition, People v. McLachlan, 36 Cal. App. 2d Supp. 754 (1939) (emphasis is my own), states: "While the statute does not require a driver to [stop] in all cases, even if a pedestrian is somewhere in the crosswalk, yet the driver must stop whenever that course is necessary to the discharge of his duty to yield the right of way, and the inquiry into his conduct may properly extend to the matter of stopping as a part of the res gestae."
My take is that this is an objective test. Whether a driver is driving prudently is judged according to what the reasonable driver would have done. Similarly, whether a driver gives enough space is judged by the reasonable pedestrian, which would consider whether the pedestrian was able to walk across the street "without either physical interference or such a threat of interference that will reasonably cause him to step back or hesitate in his going". My guess is that courts will review this question on a case-by-case basis (People v. Hahn also states "Whether or not a driver of an ordinary passenger car . . . has failed to do his duty, is a factual question"). Rightly or wrongly, I think that a judge or jury would be more likely to side with a police officer who testifies that s/he witnessed a motorist not pass at what the police officer felt was a reasonably safe distance or speed.
I understand what you mean by relying on an authoritative source; however, at this point in time I think the DMV is a much more authoritative source than the link you provide. The letter allegedly written by the CHP is not on the CHP web site and I cannot find anyplace where the CHP actually did provide that advice. The officer named appears real. He is a public information officer based out of the Victorville CHP office so it is possible this letter is real, but it is also possible someone dropped his name on something they concocted. This is the Internet after all. Either way, and without in-depth research, I presume the DMV's web site was drafted or edited by its attorneys and likely gives us a good idea about how courts rule today.
Nevertheless, I'm reading the same material you are. I'm not sure if these cases remain good law, if they've been abrogated by revised statutes or overruled by subsequent court decisions. If you wish, you can research this matter more in downtown L.A. for FREE. You can access an electronic legal research database and law books at the L.A. County Law Library. You can see if there are more recent cases citing these cases or to the statute, and you can find out if these cases are still good law.
Perhaps the Alhambra Source can also follow-up with the police department to get an actual statement as to what the police expect from motorists approaching a pedestrian crossing a street inside and outside a crosswalk, in addition to rules for pedestrians. It used to have an Ask the Cop segment that would be perfect for a more detailed and specific response. For now, I'll continue to be the annoying driver who waits for a pedestrian to clear at least one lane beyond me, if not a bit more, before I jet forward.
I do agree with you that education is important but it may be better given on a statewide or even regional level. After all, this is a state law (Alhambra does not appear to have an ordinance regarding this). Many people driving through Alhambra do not live here. They commute through the city, shop and do business in Alhambra, and visit with friends and family here. A good example is Ms. Wang who is quoted in the article as working in the City. She likely would not have received the material distributed through the schools. So, a city-wide education campaign may not be effective. Also, region or statewide messaging would benefit us all no matter where we are in the state or region. On the local level, our attention should be on enforcement, which on its own serves as education of how the city interprets the law through press and word-of-mouth stories, and by designing an environment that is safe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists.
Let me just say one more thing about Chief Beck. When LAPD got sued, he said quota and target are different; when they ticket you, I bet he will say yield and stop are the same. That's the police leadership we have today.
The problem of DMV's advice is that it may be a very good suggestion but it may not have anything to do with the law. Police advise you to lock the doors before you go out. That certainly is excellent advice; but it does not mean if you don't lock your doors, you would be breaking the law and may get a ticket.
I am not arguing any traffic case before a court, nor am I writing an academic article to publish in Harvard Law Review. So I probably will not do more research. I think those who get paid with taxpayer money are responsible for telling us what the law says and means. I don't care whether it's regional or city-wide; but I am pessimistic that any public official would take on that challenge. I don't think even AAA would really tell us the truth. They don't want to be accused of causing accidents; so they'd rather promote "safety" than awareness of law (or rights). And of course there is the revenue issue for the municipal govts. You don't believe the police's claim that their issuing tickets has nothing to do with fines, do you? We all know that two LA police officers won a multi-million dollar lawsuit claiming that LAPD gave them ticket quotos, which Chief Beck denied and said those are just "targets". Beck must be a PhD in linguistics and literature. And talk about San Gabriel Police ...
@Someone: If you think the law is vague then I recommend you approach a member of the Legislature to revise it for clarity, or a member of the City Council to include an ordinance that more clearly identifies a motorist's obligations when a pedestrian in a crosswalk. I'd support a law that explicitly states that motorists must stop while a pedestrian is in a crosswalk.
Beyond that we'll need to agree to disagree. I don't think the law is quite as unclear as you do nor am I as skeptical about the reasons for the police department's enforcement action and take the officer at his word in this particular instance. Alhambra is the most dangerous city in California for senior citizens and among the most dangerous for all pedestrians. Enforcement actions like the one detailed in this article are among the various things the City should do to improve pedestrian safety.
I think I already said I am pessimistic that any public official would do much about this. I never opposed enforcing the law; but at the very beginning I said educating the public is better the handing out tickets. That may be our difference.
I think the reporter would have done us a greater service if he had the police explained what exactly the law requires drivers do, at least as the APD interprets it. (That would have been more in-depth and useful reporting.) For example, does it mean once the pedestrian's foot is on the road or even just standing on the curbside, every driver on both directions have to hit the brake immediately? I once read a report that CHP said there is no hard and fast rule and it all depends on the situation, something like whether it is reasonably safe to cross. I once observed a Monterey Park police car made a right turn on red from Garvey to Atlantic when a pedestrian was in the middle of the other side of the road. So I guess it is not necessary for the entire crossing to be clear of pedestrians.


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It was 2010 when Ormond Beach artist Crystal Bernard began looking for a new focus for her art, primarily oils and watercolors. She became intrigued with porcelain dolls. Today she sells them globally on eBay and was recently featured in "Doll Magazine" as an Artist of the Year and a winner in the 2013 DOLLS Awards of Excellence Industry's Choice competition.
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On Tuesday December 2nd, (1941) the grand old Eurasian gentleman, Sir Robert Ho Tung, and Lady Ho Tung, celebrated in brilliant fashion their Diamond Jubilee in the Gripps restaurant. This was attended by the Governor and was the largest private function ever held in the Hong Kong Hotel.
The venerable Hongkong Hotel would disappear. The north wing was sold to Hongkong Land after a fire in 1926 and the southern half with its first-floor Gripps restaurant was pulled down by Central Development in 1952.
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It is four stories high, the rooms being lofty, well ventilated, and spacious, opening in all the upper stories upon wide and massive balconies, the rooms on the lower flights being fully 40 feet long, by about 24 or so feet broad. One comer is screened off for a bedroom, and the remainder being furnished with tables, sofas, &c., is used as a sittingroom. When only one person or a man and his wife are travelling together this is a very good arrangement. The food is good, the attendance all that one need desire, and the house kept clean ; the proprietors are civil and obliging, the wines fair, and the terms not excessive — the price of the rooms varying according to the story. No one with moderate means need hesitate to take this route on the score of expense so far as our experience has hitherto gone.
The hotel's letterhead and luggage labels [1] from the 1900s, 10s, and 20s show:
Telegraphic address "Kremlin"
It seems an odd choice of address. Has anyone heard the story behind it?
Regards, David
[1] seen at the Early Hong Kong Travel exhibition
The Hongkong Daily Press repoted in August 1907 that a part of the hotel collapsed killing two and heavily injuring five Chinese persons. The accident occured in that part of the hotel situated in Queen's Road. The bridgeways and the vereandas extending five bedrooms suddenly went down and crashed Messrs. Kuhn and Komor curio shop. The valuable stock of the curio shop was totally wrecked, Mr. Hoosain Ali was similarly ruined, not speaking about the loss of the hotel company.
Read the article in Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser!
I wonder is there a photo from those days?
Thanks for this information. I see the collapse happened on 1st August 1907. A report in the Hongkong Telegraph on that day says:
[...] From the second floor balcony of the hotel a plainer view of the ruins could be obtained. That section of the old building on the Queen's Road which was at one time used as bedrooms, but had to be vacated to allow repairs being carried out, was no more - an open space was left - the shell of the building alone stood.
That helps date this photo. If you zoom in you can see the old Queen's Road section of the hotel has been demolished, so the photo must have been taken after the 1 Aug 1907 collapse, not 1906 as I first guessed.
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My yoga practice began around the year 2000. My exercise, up until that point, was running, biking, swimming. I was about 43 years old, a retired military spouse, a mother of four and I was looking for something a little "calmer" and also, something with less impact on my joints. It wasn't until several years of practice, and MANY amazing instructors, that I finally began to understand that my practice was much more than the physical (asana) part. Instructors that led me through a final savasana/meditation for the last 3 to 5 minutes were practice sessions that were the best for me, as I found growth and acceptance in those moments. I found myself using breath and various postures throughout my day, depending on what area I knew needed to be addressed. Yoga became much more than an hour class a few times a week for me. I had been told by several different instructors as well as people I practiced with, that I should consider teaching. HAHAHAHAHAHA……that's what I told myself for many years of pondering that thought! I finally had the confidence in myself enough to take the plunge and enroll in KC Fitness Link Balance Yoga 200 hour from Darryl Olive. He was reassuring, knowledgable and PATIENT! After completing my course of study, I taught as an independent contractor in several different locations in the greater KC area. One of my students mentioned her dad owned a building in Shawnee and it had a vacancy. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…….that's what I told myself about THAT for quite some time until this friend arranged for me to meet her Dad at the space. He is a friend of our family and he gave me a key before I had a chance to even PAUSE and THINK. I came home and told my sweet husband that I had a key to a space and that I was going to open a yoga studio and an art gallery. He didn't laugh, he HUGGED me :) NO BIZ PLAN…..and here I am…..
My intention for Yoga Tree was to be a space that is colorful, unpretentious, happy, affordable, easy going and friendly studio and a community of yogi's that also give back to their local community. Our studio sponsors Project Uplift, and outreach for the homeless in our area and we are a member of Yoga for Vets. I love being able to allow opportunity to local new artists and highlight their work and have artist opening receptions for them to share their art with family and friends. I love that I am back in Shawnee, where I graduated from high school and I am blessed beyond measure to have a small business in such a wonderful community.Namaste.


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taylormattd said...
Some good ideas. But regarding Shammies, they definitely need more than just another totem. I'd like to see (1) Blizz ditch the 20% nerf to Healing Surge, so it is actually usable; (2) a larger bounce range for Chain Heal; and (3) an actual raid cooldown; the trees have loltranquility, and priests are getting a freshly buffed Divine Hymn. I'd LOVE a channeled, OP raid cooldown. (And no, spirit-link totem doesn't cut it. Love the thing, but it's nowhere near as powerful or useful as those tranq or DH).
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It is a nice cooldown when you are stacked within 10 yards of the totem. Don't get me wrong, it can be amazing at saving lives - the damage reduction, plus the reallocation of health. But again, a short range, and it doesn't do any actually healing.


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Cash-for-Clunkers was among the more watched auto-related story lines of 2009. With the industry hurting, the government provided cash vouchers of between $3,500 and $4,500 to anyone who turned in a vehicle that was eight (or more) years-old and with between two and 10 miles-per-gallon worse fuel economy numbers than the new car or truck with which it was replaced. The program went from fledgling idea to a done deal in a matter of a few months, showing that the U.S. government is capable of move quickly when it really wants to, albeit with the help of a big fat $3 billion check.
The feat was reportedly so impressive to Department of Transportation Ray LaHood that he openly wondered whether the program should be reincarnated for 2010. Motor Trend reports that LaHood told reporters at the Detroit Auto Show that Clunkers was "the most wildly successful program ever, selling 800,000 cars in less than 30 days." It sounds like LaHood was really impressed with how C4C panned out, but will the program and its multi-billion dollar price tag resurface in 2010? LaHood says the DOT won't be begging for any spending money, and he insists that any decisions will need to be made by Congress in the year ahead.
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For those of you not familiar with Modern Man, they were Allen Glenn. What I mean to say is it began as a one-man side project from Last Van Zant (R.I.P) and We Are Now bassist Allen Glenn. He played many a show in 2010 with just him and a boombox and release a few EP's. But that was then, and this is now. Modern Man now consists of Glenn, guitarist Brian Draper, bassist Jose Davila and drummer Jeff Perry.
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Eschewing many of the no-wave tendencies of prior recordings, this album has more in common with some of the more noteworthy and grittier songs from The Cure during their Disintegration and Pornography eras.
The name of the game on this album is texture. Guitarist Brian Draper's leads permeate the songs with haunting melody like in "Hotel" and opening track "Change." In other tracks, they channel his inner Smashing Pumpkin's fan-need to fill the sonic void when pushed further down in the mix (Get Out and Time to Change).
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I completely agree that the idea of wanted 'geared' players for naxx 10/25 or os10/25 is a silly idea.
I had an unbeleiveablly hard time getting into a raid on my DK alt. I had decent gear....all crafted and heroic epics, as well as the mirror of truth from badge.I also had the sword from argent tourny seals. The rest of my gear was either heroic, quest or crafted blues. I would try to remind people that I had better gear at that time then they did on thier mains going into those raids...but it didnt matter. The only way I could get a group was have them look up my main, who is 4/5 8.5 and cleared all content except yogg (not counting hard modes either).
An example of how silly it has gotten. The members of my guild that were not saved from the guild run got a partial pug of H VoA togather. I remember someone threatening to leave the group if i was not removed due to my gear. After we cleared VoA I linked the recount dps to him...the one that showed me in 'crap' gear beat him out on dps by about 1.2k, even though he was in his full naxx 25 gear.
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After leaving Carmel I went to the University of Portsmouth to study Criminology and Criminal Justice. The course is really interesting so far but there is a lot of work. The lecturers and seminar leaders are really supportive. I was worried at first about living so far away from home but it is not as bad as I thought it would be and I settled in quickly. Portsmouth is a great place and I love living here. To compliment my course and to get a feel for what I hope will be my future career, I am applying to Hampshire Police as a Special Constable, which is a volunteer police officer with the same powers as a regular officer.
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Argument from beauty
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The argument from beauty argues the existence of beauty in the natural world testifies to the existence of God who both designed natural beauty and who possesses a divine beauty. The psalmist David wrote: "One thing I have asked from the LORD, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD And to meditate in His temple."(Psalm 27:4). The fall of man caused death, disease and suffering to enter into the world.
Author John C. Wright wrote in his 2014 essay How We've Been Robbed of Beauty by the Left:
| The strongest argument against the atheism so beloved of the Left is not an argument that can be put in words, for it is the argument of beauty. If you see a sunset clothed in scarlet like a king descending to his empurpled pyre, or wonder at the gleaming thunder of a waterfall, if you find yourself fascinated by the soft intricacy of a crimson rose or behold the cold virgin majesty of the morning star, much less see and enter a cathedral or a walled garden...or Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, if indeed you see real beauty and for a moment you forget yourself, then you are drawn out of yourself into something larger.
In that timeless moment of sublime rapture, the heart knows even if the head cannot put it into words that the dull and quotidian world of betrayal, pain, disappointment and sorrow is not the only world there is. Beauty points to a world beyond this world, a higher realm, a country of joy where there is no death. Beauty points to the divine.
The Left hates this argument, because – since it is not put into words – it cannot be refuted in words.[1]
Christendom has created a vast collection of beautiful Christian paintings, yet the atheist community, which has been in the world for thousands of years (since at least the time of ancient Greece), has yet to create one beautiful painting depicting their ideology (which is not surprising since atheism has been a morally bankrupt ideology since its inception).
Atheists/evolutionists often engage in hypocrisy on the issue of beauty in God's universe and engage in self-refuting arguments which argue that beauty is merely subjective, yet non-beauty/ugliness is an objective reality (non-beauty arose after the fall of man).[3][4][5]
Furthermore, prominent atheists/agnostics/skeptics have exhibited great feelings of transcendency when examining nature.[6] For example, the agnostic and evolutionist Carl Sagan declared: "I find that a chilling, spine-tingling, exciting, perspective-raising, consciousness-raising experience. It's said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience."[7] Richard Dawkins' website quotes the atheist swimmer Diana Nyad declaring: "I can stand at the beach's edge with the most devout Christian, Jew, Buddhist — go on down the line — and weep with the beauty of this universe...".[8] Even in atheistic Japan, children see the world as designed.[9]
God, the creator of beauty, and the folly and ugliness of atheism
see also: Resources for leaving atheism and becoming a Christian
The writers of the Bible considered the existence of God to be self-evident and Moses simply wrote: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1).[10]
Accordingly, the psalmist David declared:
"The fool has said in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good." - Psalms 14:1 (KJV)
The psalmist David also wrote "The heavens declare the glory of God..." - Psalms 19:1
In his letter to the Romans the Apostle Paul declared:
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse..." - Romans 1:19-20 (NKJV)
Atheism and musical–rhythmic intelligence and artistic intelligence
See: Atheism and musical–rhythmic intelligence and artistic intelligence
Atheist worldview, nature and futility
See: Atheist worldview, nature and futility
See also
- Intelligent design
- Arguments against evolution
- Christian apologetics
- Arguments for the existence of God
- Atheism and obesity
- Creation science
- Unattractiveness of atheism
Articles on the argument from beauty
- Aesthetic arguments for the existence of God by Peter Williams
- ↑ How We've Been Robbed of Beauty by the Left
- ↑ Atheism as nature worship or neo-paganism
- ↑ How We've Been Robbed of Beauty by the Left
- ↑ Aesthetic arguments for the existence of God by Peter Williams
- ↑ Darwin's arguments against God
- ↑ Atheism as nature worship or neo-paganism
- ↑ Atheism as nature worship or neo-paganism
- ↑ Can an Atheist Be in Awe of the Universe?
- ↑ Children see the world as designed
- ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home/Area/AnswersBook/existence1.asp