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Flag seller banned from Bay for not selling to the "Middle East, France and C...
An antiques dealer has been barred from selling vintage American flags on eBay because of restrictions he placed on who can buy the flags.
Mark Albino, owner of C&M Antiques and Collectibles in Waterbury, Conneticut, prohibits sales to buyers in the Middle East, France and Californians, unless they are in the military in that state.
Albino, 43, of Plymouth, served eight years in the Navy, including five years of active duty.
"I refuse to be a party to anyone desecrating or burning the U.S. flag," he said. "Too many good people have died defending that flag." An antiques dealer has been barred from selling vintage American flags on eBay because of restrictions he placed on who can buy the fl... more -
Worlds Longest Flag World Records 2008
Worlds Longest Flag Guinness Book of World Records 2008 set by Vyaswadi Papadasangah - Ahmedabad Gujarat, India
Worlds Longest flag ever made by a religious group Vyaswadi Pagpada Sangh, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India for the Ambaji temple here, is ready. It’s a mammoth 415 feet long. When erected, it stands as high as 20 feet. Weight of the temple flag is 125 Kg.
For full story http://www.worldamazingrecords.com Worlds Longest Flag Guinness Book of World Records 2008 set by Vyaswadi Papadasangah - Ahmedabad Gujarat, India ... more -
Naked model covers up with national flag, faces 4 years in jail
It seems if you're a Peruvian model who wants to celebrate your country, using a national flag draped over a horse to cover your modesty, isn't the best option.
Leysi Suarez appeared on the front cover of the magazine claiming it was 'patriotic' to cover her bits with the Peruvian flag, but unsurprisingly the country's defence minister is a little displeased, saying the flag sitting has offended national symbols.
The magazine's editor has hit back at the criticism summing it up with:
"All we want to do is celebrate national holidays with a beautiful girl with our national flag, that's all that's going on here" It seems if you're a Peruvian model who wants to celebrate your country, using a national flag draped over a horse to cover your ... more -
He quit rather than lower flag for Helms
RALEIGH - L.F. Eason III gave up the only job he'd ever had rather than lower a flag to honor former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms.
Eason, a 29-year veteran of the state Department of Agriculture, instructed his staff at a small Raleigh lab not to fly the U.S. or North Carolina flags at half-staff Monday, as called for in a directive to all state agencies by Gov. Mike Easley.
When a superior ordered the lab to follow the directive, Eason decided to retire rather than pay tribute to Helms. After several hours' delay, one of Eason's employees hung the flags at half-staff.
The brouhaha began late Sunday night, when Eason e-mailed eight of his employees in the state standards lab, which calibrates measuring equipment used on things as widely varied as gasoline and hamburgers.
"Regardless of any executive proclamation, I do not want the flags at the North Carolina Standards Laboratory flown at half staff to honor Jesse Helms any time this week," Eason wrote just after midnight, according to e-mail messages released in response to a public records request.
He told his staff that he did not think it was appropriate to honor Helms because of his "doctrine of negativity, hate, and prejudice" and his opposition to civil rights bills and the federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Eason said in an interview Tuesday that he did not typically lower the flag himself, but that, as head of the lab, he supervised the technician who did. He also trained new employees on proper flag etiquette, including a one-person folding technique he learned in Boy Scouts.
When the lab opened Monday morning, the flags were not out at all. An employee called Eason's boss, Stephen Benjamin, who worked in another building in Raleigh. About 10:45 a.m., Benjamin told one of Eason's co-workers to put the flags at half-staff.
Another of Eason's superiors later drove by the lab to make sure the flags were up properly.
No one in the Governor's Office was aware of any time in recent memory when a state employee refused to lower a flag. Brian Long, a spokesman for the Agriculture Department, said Eason's refusal was unexpected.
"We've never had any conversations like that," he said.
An ultimatum
In a string of e-mail messages with his superiors, Eason was told he could either lower the flags or retire effective immediately.
Though he's only 51, Eason chose to retire, although he pleaded several times to be allowed to stay at the lab. Eason, who had worked for the Agriculture Department since graduating from college, was paid $65,235 a year as the laboratory manager.
Several people, including his wife, argued to Eason that the flags belonged to the state, as did the lab. But Eason said he felt a strong sense of ownership.
Eason and a previous boss had sketched out the building's rough design on a napkin at the Atlanta airport in 1984 after attending a national conference on weights and measures.
He then worked to get funding for it in the state budget, and he recently helped snag state money to study building another lab.
"I designed and built that lab," he said. "Even though technically the bricks and mortar belong to the state of North Carolina, I feel very strongly that everything that comes out of there is my responsibility."
It was not the first time Eason felt uneasy about lowering the flag.
A registered Democrat who frequently votes a split ticket, he said he had no problems lowering the flag for former Sen. Terry Sanford or President Reagan. But he remembers wondering whether he would be willing to lower the flag after President Nixon's death.
He never had to make that decision, since it rained both days.
Monday was sunny. And Eason was out of a job. RALEIGH - L.F. Eason III gave up the only job he'd ever had rather than lower a flag to honor former U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms. ... more -
The new American flag
In 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii were added to the Union, the flag had to be redesigned and, apparently, thousands of ideas were submitted, this among them. According to American Heritage Magazine, the winning design which we, of course, now use, was designed by a high school student who received (of course!) a B- for lack of originality!
BTW, you can download this photo of the paper design as wallpaper! In 1959, when Alaska and Hawaii were added to the Union, the flag had to be redesigned and, apparently, thousands of ideas were submit... more -
Peace Artist Shows What President Bush Accomplished for America
Clarity of Touchette's art indicts George W. Bush for Crimes against Humanity.
American Artist and mother of four, Charleen Touchette wrote, "How can I tell my children the U.S. doesn't torture when they see pictures everyday of our soldiers forced to do unspeakable things to other human beings."
"I feel like the good Germans who stood by helpless while Hitler used their tax money in an imperialistic unprovoked war to torture and murder people. Over 53% of our tax dollars go for war and destruction. How can this be Christian?" Clarity of Touchette's art indicts George W. Bush for Crimes against Humanity. ... more -
Mission Accomplisher - What did Bush Accomplish in Iraq besides Death?
During the Vietnam War, Americans saw pictures of flag draped coffins loaded onto transport planes bound home with dead American soldiers.
That was over 35 years ago, before corporate and government control of the media.
In today's war in Iraq, our American soldiers die and are buried out of camera range and don't get the honor of the nation's gratitude.
"Mission Accomplisher" by Charleen Touchette created in 2004 shows President George W. Bush with the flag draped coffins of American soldiers, which today in 2008, now number nearly 4,000 dead. During the Vietnam War, Americans saw pictures of flag draped coffins loaded onto transport planes bound home with dead American soldi... more -
Where do YOU stand on Whaling?!?
The image displayed is the Nantucket flag. But I'm confused, I thought "we" realized the brutality of whaling decades ago.
I can say nothing other than this video infuriates me to no end. I cannot believe that this sort of practice carries on.
Check out http://www.seashepherd.org/ to learn more. The image displayed is the Nantucket flag. But I'm confused, I thought "we" realized the brutality of whaling decades ... more -
Iraq gets a new flag but more of the same violence
Kurds had rejected the old flag because of the three stars that were a symbol of Saddam Hussein's Baath party, and the writing in the middle stripe, was in Saddam's handwriting. On the new flag, the stars are removed and the handwriting has been replaced with an old arabic font. The words Allahu akbar, meaning God is great, are unchanged. The flag is a temporary one, to be used for a year while a new flag can be selected.
Unfortunately, the agreement in the Iraqi parliament did not do anything to change the violence on the ground in Iraq, as explosions and suicide bombings ripped across the northern part of the country. Kurds had rejected the old flag because of the three stars that were a symbol of Saddam Hussein's Baath party, and the writing in... more -
Union Jack to get a facelift?
The culture minister, Margaret Hodge, has said she will consider a redesign of the union flag to incorporate the Welsh dragon to represent the country's "true place in the region." Much easier said than done. I can't imagine the rebranding nightmare this would cause for the UK. But does Wales deserve a spot on the Union Jack? What are your thoughts? The culture minister, Margaret Hodge, has said she will consider a redesign of the union flag to incorporate the Welsh dragon to repre... more
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Let your meta-flag fly
This feels mildly seditious, but it's also tons of fun: an online app that helps you construct your own personal flag from components of other (real) flags that mean something to you. Make one and post it here! This feels mildly seditious, but it's also tons of fun: an online app that helps you construct your own personal flag from compon... more
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Flag of Mexico Flown Illegally Over Reno Business
The comments section on this local new affiliate's website have been jammed with opinions both for and against this.
What do you think? The comments section on this local new affiliate's website have been jammed with opinions both for and against this. ... more -
The Minuteman Project
Down on the US - Mexico boarder, VC2 Producer Ami Cuneo spends some quality time with the Minutemen and Border Angels and attempts to shed light on the immigration quagmire. Down on the US - Mexico boarder, VC2 Producer Ami Cuneo spends some quality time with the Minutemen and Border Angels and attempts to ... more
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