MACY'S 2017 ANNUAL THANKSGIVING PARADE IN NEW YORK

                                        

                                         

MACY'S  ANNUAL  THANKSGIVING   PARADE 2017 .

( Mobile photos ...Autar Mota.... Macy's store with Huge Turkey. Empire State Building in background)

*Thanksgiving Day is a National Holiday in USA. It is the start of a season of purchases and shopping for Holiday season. It also means family union , eating together or watching American football or joining parades . A climate of festivity and celebrations is everywhere. In markets ,we see sales, sales and door buster sales only. Door buster style of purchasing means people line up from midnight outside big stores. Some sleep outside with comforters and woolens. The moment ,the door buster sales store opens in morning, people rush in and pick up goods at throw away prices. you can pick up a New DEL Laptop for just $100.You can pick up a latest branded TV for $75, a branded digital camera for just $50. People keep waiting for these Door Buster sales on Thanksgiving . These sales are known as * Black Friday sales .A real stampede as the stores open. 

According to Prof. Richard Larson from MIT,

" People's willingness to wait is, in some sense , proportional to the perceived value of whatever they are waiting to acquire. Even if they don't know what the line is for , they reason that whatever's at the end of it must be fantastically valuable ."

The goods put for door buster sales are limited as the idea is to advertise and bring people inside for other items. Big stores like OLD NAVY , BANANA REPUBLIC ,J C PENNEY , WALMART, UNIQLO, HM, LORD AND TAYLOR, TARGET and many other names also go for this Holiday shopping Frenzy.

MACY's Store ( perhaps Biggest in the world) located on Harold Street conducts an impressive Thanksgiving Day annual Parade through Manhattan streets since last 90 years .Marching Bands, Giant Character Balloons, Air floats, Dancers, Musicians, clowns, Artists, cheerleaders, Children in fancy dresses, school children in Uniforms and so many social organization join this grand Parade that is widely covered by TV Channels . I am informed that about 3.5 million people lined up along today's Parade path to watch this spectacular show. The Parade started from Columbus square (West 59th street near Central Park ) and ended at Macy's store on west 34th street. We saw an Unprecedented security on Parade route. Barricades, Traffic restrictions, hovering Helicopters, smartly dressed NYPD officers at every crossing , sniffer dogs, frisking at some spots , enhanced Vigilance at Metro stations and many other robust security measures were in place for Macy's Annual Parade. Macy's didn't have a door buster sale but once the store opened at 1PM today, crowds poured in to buy some top brands in Apparel, cosmetics, foot wear and luggage put on discount sales. The Thanksgiving Turkey was prominently displayed at main entrance .

Macy's had arranged top singers like Lauren Alaina (on the Green Giant float), Cam (Domino Sugar), Sara Evans (Entenmann's) and Dustin Lynch (KFC). They were joined by pop stars like Gwen Stefani (who sang "White Christmas" at the Bryant Park ice rink) , Dustin Lynch, Sara Evans, Andra Day and many more well known names .

 I found that New people living in  Yorke were in a mood of festivity, shopping and celebrations .

(Autar Mota)

PS

* Black Friday Sales .........

Black Friday is a recent holiday tradition that is celebrated the day after Thanksgiving. It is also linked with shopping and purchases .Actually it is the day for the start of Christmas buying . Every shop keeper comes up with discounts and price slashing. Shop windows are decorated .

* Thanksgiving.... ...

Thanksgiving is America’s Annual holiday celebrated with fervor and festivity. It falls on fourth Thursday of November each year. It is the beginning of Holiday Season . The origins of Thanksgiving date back to 1621 when a group of English pilgrims in present-day Massachusetts shared a feast with a tribe of Native Americans to celebrate a plentiful harvest. On Thanksgiving day , people in the US join their family and friends to eat, drink and watch Football . Cooking and eating Turkey has became the key attraction of Thanksgiving dinner in USA . Possibly Turkey eating was popular with Native Americans. Some cities hold Thanksgiving Parades and the most famous being Macy’s Day Parade in New York City held since 1927..

 
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THE WONDER OF CRANE MACHINE

                              

It is impossible even to think of building Modern High rise structures without Cranes. Cranes are a wonder created by human mind ; A wonder that has made construction activity simple , freeing it from intensive physical labour . It has brought unbelievable swiftness in lifting of building material from ground to the point of actual construction in High rise structures. I saw extensive use of this machine in every construction activity in New York.

A construction Engineer informed me:

"There are three methods of using cranes for high rise buildings. First method means to use them externally .That's the most common method. You see the arm plus its tower—expands upward along the outside of the building. The second method is the internal climbing method, in which the crane builds a few Floors and then is raised by a Hydraulic platform internally .In second method ,crane is fitted inside the building under construction. It is lifted gradually as the Construction progresses. Third method that is rarely used is lifting crane components by Helicopter and assembling them at location on any floor."

(Autar Mota)
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EVENING TIME VIEWS OF RIVER POTOMAC WASHINGTON AND A POEM OF URDU POET ZUBAIR RIZVI

                                                                         

RIVER POTMAC WASHINGTON ... EVENING TIME VIEWS
( All 10 Photographs .. Autar Mota)

To these photographs , I add a poem by urdu poet Zubair Rizvi

{Nazm }
Tum kis soch mein Doob Gaye Ho
haath ka patthar paani ke seene par maaro
chot to paani ko Aayegi
paani chot ki taab na la kar
maujon ki soorat mein bahtaa
saahil saahil sar patkegaa
phir ḳhud hi asli haalat par aa jayegaa
tum kis soch mein Doob gaye ho
haath ka patthar paani ke seene par maaro
Me paani huun…….
( Zubair Rizvi )


My simple English rendering would be …


( Poem )
What has made you so pensive Friend?
Bang this hand held stone on water’s surface ,
And let the Bang wounds trouble the water ,
Unable to bear pain,
This water shall move in waves
And Toss itself against the banks .
Very soon ,
These waves shall calm down to realities .
What has made you so pensive Friend?
Bang this hand held stone on water’s surface ,
And Look,
That water’s surface ,
I am .
( Autar Mota )

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ZUBAIR RIZVI'S POEM ON SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN .

                                                                                 

  ( Photo source Oneindia,com)

This photograph brings Urdu Poet Zubair Rizvi to my mind.  Tabdeeli or Change is Zubair Rizvi's poem .

I add the poem and my simple English rendering ....

(Tabdeeli )
Zubair Rizvi

subah-dam jab bhī dekhā hai mainay kabhī
Nanhe bachchoñ ko schōol jaate huve
raqs karte huve gungunāate huve
apnay bastoñ ko gardan meiñ Daalay huve
uñgliyāañ ek kī ek pakday huve ..
subah-dam jab bhī dekhā hai maiñay unheiñ
māmtā un kī rāahoñ meiñ saaya karay
un ke qadmoñ meiñ ḳhushbū bichhaāyā karay
devtaā un ke hāthoñ ko choomā kareiñ
mun hī mun un kī bāatoñ pe jhoomā kareiñ ..
subah-dam jab bhī dekhā hai maiñay unheiñ
merā jī chāahtā hai ki meiñ daud kar
ek nanhe ki uñglī pakad kar kahūuñ
mujh ko bhī apnay schōol letay chalo
tā-ki ye tishna-e-ārzu-e-zindagī
phir se āġhaāz-e-shauq-e-safar kar sakay
( Zubair Rizvi )


(Change )

Early in the Morning ,
Whenever I see little children
Going to School,
With Bags hung around their necks ,
They Dance ,
And as they move holding each other’s hand ,
They sing in soft tones.
Early in the Morning ,
Whenever I see them ,
I Wish
“May the Maternal Love always bring Pleasant shade in their Journey’s Path ,
May It always spread Fragrance in every passageway they traverse ,
May Gods always come down to kiss their tiny hands ,
May Gods take delight in listening to their innocent conversation .”
Early in the Morning ,
Whenever I see them ,
I simply wish to join them ,
And holding hand of some innocent child ,
Just say to him ,
“ Take me along ,
Take me to your school “
So That ,
This thirst and yearning for life
May be able to start afresh ,
Start with a new wanderlust,
To traverse a New-fangled Journey .

( Avtar Mota )

 
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A FASHION WALK ON 7TH AVENUE MANHATTAN NEW YORK

                                                                          

A FASHION WALK ON 7TH AVENUE MANHATTAN NEW YORK……..REMEBERING THOSE WHO CREATED APPAREL DESIGNS WORLD OVER

As we come out from "WASABI " (Japanese Restaurant ) located on  40th Street ( 7th Avenue ) Midtown Manhattan New York, I find something Interesting on the sidewalks / footpath . White Metallic Plaques embedded to honour well known Apparel Designers who created trends and styles world over ; A Grand Tribute to Garment Creators and the Industry as such. A great effort or perhaps the only effort to remember and recognize creativity of style and Comfort in the dress that we wear. I found that these Plaques have been embedded right from 35th street to 41 street on 7th Avenue . People call it FASHION WALK OF FAME . Every sidewalk between two adjacent streets has either four or six plaques embedded .The area is also known as Garment or fashion District of New York.
I could see something around 25 plaques out of a total of 28 .I also saw an eight feet metal statue of a Garment worker on in this walk . I was told that the Statue has been created by well known Sculptor Judith Weller . This bronze statue depicting a garment worker ( With a Cap ) with bowed head. The worker is shown busy at his sewing machine , as if reality has been turned inside out like a piece of clothing and he is ceaselessly stitching the metropolis The statue created in 1984 honours the contribution of Garment workers . 

The Jewish community has immensely contributed in Garment manufacturing and designing . In fact some leading fashion designers like Kenneth Cole, Diane von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, and many more belonged to this community . These designers were responsible for freeing garment Designing from French Influence . They were also responsible for introducing the concept of design to furnishings and other “lifestyle” elements. 

Some years back, it was quite difficult to walk on 7th avenue as Cart loads of Garments were either loaded or emptied on by Apparel Traders who had their spacious Godowns in this Garment District . Apart from others , a large number of Italian Immigrants ( who worked in Sewing and stitching rooms ) were also connected with Garment Manufacturing .


I found Plaques dedicated to Geoffrey Beene, Liz Claiborne , Ralph Rucci , Rudi Gernreich , Donalds Brooks , Marc Jacobs , Perry Ellis , Lilly Dache , Bonnie Cashin Claire Mccardell , Norman Norell , Charles James , Anne Klein ,Stephan Burrows , Norma Kamali , Betsey Johnson, Kenneth Cole, Diane von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Bill Blass and many  more renowned fashion / Garment Designers .
( Autar Mota )

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