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The ANSWER protest sign drama continues as the anti-war group hides behind the First Amendment in its defacement of Washington DC public property.
Yesterday the Department of Public Works fined the ANSWER coalition $10,000 for posting hundreds of signs to promote a peace march September 15 that were illegally affixed to utility boxes, using glue that was too sticky, exceeded the number of signs allowed per block, and not registering copies with the DPW.
Today ANSWER responded that it would counter-sue, claiming that the DC government fined them in a "politically motivated" bid to silence their efforts against the war in Iraq.
Let me be one of the many to call "bullshit" on ANSWER coalition position. Slapping up ugly-ass posters on every inanimate object in the city, violating very clear anti-graffiti rules that every other protest organization follows, is not Free Speech. Nor would the content be what pisses off the citizens of Washington.
ANSWER forgets that DC is majority Democrat and in general does not condone the idiot in the White House, and is very much against the war in Iraq. More importantly, they forget that they are guests in DC, and defacing our city isn't the way to treat guests.
So I'd like to send ANSWER a message. I'd like you to join me in removing ANSWER signs and sending the detritus to ANSWER's HQ at 1247 E St. SE, Washington, DC 20003. Better yet, give them an earful while you do it on (202) 544-3389.
U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. A group of local kids performed the John Oliver DC Statehood song at the Capitol this morning. A daughter asked her mom why Miss District of Columbia was there. I said, "DC has a Miss America contestant, but not a senator." The mom replied, "How absurd is that?"
Piece of masonry on the sidewalk along Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Most damage from the earthquake was minor in scale and mostly affected masonry and stone structures like the National Cathedral.
Washington, DC / August 23, 2011
WASHINGTON, DC -- 2/9/23 -- Reception for Colgate University’s Campaign for the Third Century. President Brian W. Casey is the keynote speaker.…by André Chung #_AC22711
Under special arrangement with Japanese toymaker MEDICOM TOY, DC DIRECT is pleased to wrap up DC Comics’ 75th Anniversary year with an extra-special, super deluxe set of DC Comics’ best-known heroes and villains, in an array of versions … KUBRICK style!
*EXCLUSIVE NEW DECOS! Featured in this 10-figure, super deluxe set are:
Batman (comics-style): NEW DECO!
Superman (Superman Returns movie)
Batgirl (animated-style): NEW DECO!
The Joker (The Dark Knight movie): NEW DECO! NEW ACCESSORY!
Batman (animated-style): NEW DECO!
Batman (The Dark Knight movie)
Batman (Batman movie 1989): NEW DECO!
Robin (animated-style): NEW DECO!
Catwoman (Batman Returns movie)
Harley Quinn (animated-style): NEW DECO!
Average size of each figure is 2.7” high. Packaged in a super deluxe 4-color window box measuring approximately 8” high x 7” wide x 2” deep.
www.alteregocomics.com/DC-Comics-75th-Anniversary-Super-D...
Daphne Hayes kindly forwarded this photo of our DC-3 NC18111, which was making a stop at Lethbridge, AB, Canada. This photo was taken from the control tower (see other photos) on Feb. 2, 1943 by her father, Fred N. Spackman, RCAF, while he was receiving air traffic control training. We at Massey are always very pleasantly surprised (to put it mildly) to receive these old images of our DC-3. I always feel gratified that Massey has preserved this plane when someone discovers that they or their family and our DC-3 have crossed paths and they are then moved to send us a record of that moment in time. Thank you Daphne!
A few details of Fred Spackman's military service:
Fred N. Spackman (1918 - 2008) enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) in 1941 and was posted all over Canada for training and service. One of his assignments was at No. 8 B & G (Bombing & Gunnery School) of the B.C.A.T.P., in Lethbridge, AB, Canada from Dec. 30, 1942 to Mar. 14, 1943 for training in Air Traffic Control where he worked with Claude Brereton, the Relief Officer from Winnepeg for the Department of Transportation.
Eventually, F/Lt Fred Spackman was assigned to No. 6 Group of Bomber Command and served at Croft, Yorkshire, England air field from Aug 1944- Aug 1945, 434 Squadron. (The airfield was assigned to 431 and 434 Squadrons).
DC-3 Association Finland's DC-3A OH-LCH seen at Duxford, taking part in Daks Over Normandy, 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion.
Taken on a recent trip to DC, this is a shot from inside the metro using my fisheye.
GONE APE would love to have you join our social network, we have lots of t-shirts for sale.
In the middle of nowhere, where "nowhere" is defined as a 2 mile hike over a enormous black gravel beach with absolutely nothing other than gray and black flat earth stretching as far as you can see, lies a crashed DC-3. Through the rain and cold it was a miserable and clothes-drenching hike, all of which was worth it once we arrived.
Live Mural by Art Under Pressure - 1342 U St NW
Art Under Pressure will sponsor the creation of a new mural near their new 1342 U Street location. The mural will be a typographical celebration of U Street’s illustrious past. Titled “The Return of Black Broadway.” The mural will feature a quote from DC Hip-Hop elder, Head-Roc, who’s album with the same title, marks it’s 10-year anniversary. Art Under Pressure Artists in Residence Eric B. Ricks, Cory L. Stowers, Ernesto Zeleya and more, will install the mural during the DC Funk Parade as part of the celebration.
See: funkparade.com
May 3, 2014 is Washington, DC's first Funk Parade: Funk Parade was begun by two people who love Washington, DC, live music, and the U Street neighborhood: Justin Rood, a lifelong DC resident, and Chris Naoum, whose organization Listen Local First has helped hundreds of musicians find audiences and gigs throughout the Washington area.
The project has since been embraced by dozens of local businesses, neighborhood groups, community leaders, musicians and artists, who have pledged their support to the event. They hope you will join them and the mighty Funk Parade!
see: funkparade.com
Oily is the best way to describe the DC-7 engines. "If the engine is not dripping we're out of oil".
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This collage shows the rise of Washington, DC, from a city with few walkable areas to the most walkable in the United States
See blog post: Now Reading: Walking and walkable urban places will drive an economic as well as a health renaissance | Ted Eytan, MD