For the 75th anniversary of San Francisco’s Bay Bridge the city is installing a world-class art installation. It will feature 25,000 white LED lights strung all across the bridge – some 1.5 miles wide and 500 feet high. And will be on display from February 2013-2015. An artist rendition: The artist is Leo …
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Cell phone recording of police is ok – says Washington D.C. police chief, Cathy Lanier
We’ve written a number of stories about police officers interfering with citizens who are trying to record the actions of police in public places. In some cases, cops have arrested citizens for making recordings in public. In others, they’ve seized cell phones and deleted the recordings. The courts and the Obama administration have both said that these activities violate the Constitution. And …
Netflix goes to Washington D.C. – forms PAC
In yet another move to boost its Washington profile, Netflix has formed a political action committee (PAC), new federal records indicate. Called FLIXPAC, the committee may now make contributions donations directly to federal candidates — up to $5,000 per election. And it provides Netflix with another political tool with which to aggressively press a pro-intellectual …
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Maggie O’Neill is coming to Los Angeles!
One of our favorite contemporary artists is Maggie O’Neill, based out of Washington, D.C. She does these fabulous paintings of the monuments, cityscapes, and neighborhoods. We actually bought our first piece of original art from her, a rendering of the Capitol building. The good news is that she, or more specifically her art, is coming into town (Los Angeles) …
Wikimania 2012 is in Washington, D.C.
The Wikimania 2012 conference will be held July 12-15, 2012, at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Meet the wiki community in Washington. Join a gathering of experts, enthusiasts, and those who are just curious, in a center of academia, culture, and technology. Engage at the official annual conference of Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects. …
The 2012 Environmental Film Festival – 180 movies, 30,000 attendees
Welcome to the 20th Anniversary Environmental Film Festival! While 1,200 people attended the inaugural Festival, today the Festival has expanded to become the world’s largest showcase of environmental film, attracting an audience of over 30,000 (in Washington D.C.). The 20th anniversary Festival, our largest and most ambitious yet, presents 180 engaging and thought-provoking films, including 93 Washington, D.C., United States …
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Women Who Wiki Workshop
There’s an old proverb: Action is the proper fruit of knowledge – which is why 1X57 is offering a free workshop (drawing upon our days of running training for the Intellipedia Sabbatical) in DC next week for women and girls to learn how to edit and contribute to Wikipedia. Less than 13% of the Wikipedia editors …