these nice images show the inauguration preparation (from the big picture):
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the US capitol building where the official inauguration is taking place today, january 20, 2009, using abraham lincoln's bible.
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nasa will participate in the inaugural parade! astronaut michael gernhardt will drive the new lunar electric rover, pictured above, which is current design for a mission to the moon in about 12 years! also participating are the entire crew that flew on space shuttle endeavour in november 2008 on the STS-126 mission.
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up to 120,000 passengers an hour can be carried on washington dc's metro system... using these fancy tickets!
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and please, someone explain to me the appeal of wax figures!! i just dont get it! they always seem more creepy than anything.
anyway, enjoy the day!!
2 comments:
It's certainly an auspicious day, and yes, it's wise to remember he's just one man, a politician at that, who with the best of intentions has a huge task ahead of him, but at the very least I think he can bring a sense of hope, which sometimes is enough to make a difference.
Wax figures, meh. I can see how they might have been relevant back in the 18th Century, when a three dimensional representation of a famous person might have been a real novelty, but in these days of television and other mass media, not so much, and definitely a little creepy. Incidentally, re. that link, on a visit to London many years ago my mother and I managed to accidentally walk into Madame Tussauds through the exit, following a visit to the London Planetarium. The latter was by far the more impressive, and I was gutted to find it had closed.
Will you be supporting his economic plan by buying government bonds or taking more vacations?
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