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Reversal of fortune: Utah Symphony musician excels in palindrome contest
By Catherine Reese Newton
The Salt Lake TribuneFirst published Mar 16 2013 01:01AM
Utah Symphony principal bassoonist Lori Wike has a less-well-known talent: She's one of the world's leading palindromists.
For those who forgot high-school English, a palindrome is a word, phrase, sentence or series of numbers that are the same when read forward and backward. (Think "mom," "2002," "Madam, I'm Adam" or "A man, a plan, a canal — Panama.")
Wike was one of 10 finalists in the Short Palindromes category of the first international SymmyS Awards, presented in Portland, Ore., on national Palindrome Day — 3/10/2013. Her nominated palindrome was titled "Facebook Photo": "Hag's mug on net: torrid, a nadir, rotten, no gums, gah!"
"Facebook Photo" didn't win an award from the judging panel, which included New York Times crossword-puzzle editor Will Shortz, musical parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic and They Might Be Giants member John Flansburgh. But it earned praise from contest organizer Mark Saltveit, editor of The Palindromist Magazine and a world-champion palindromist himself.
"I wish it had done better," Saltveit said by phone from Portland. He praised Wike's concise focus and colorful use of language. "I also loved that 'gah!' at the end. It just gave it a little kick."
Jon Agee won the Short Palindromes category with his "Igloo Dialogue": "An igloo costs a lot, Ed! Amen. One made to last! So cool, Gina!"
Wike said she's always loved brain teasers, word games and logic puzzles. She started writing palindromes about a year ago, sending them back and forth in a friendly competition with her fellow Utah Symphony double-reed principal, oboist Robert Stephenson, and was delighted to discover a magazine devoted to the art form existed.
Is there a trick to writing palindromes?
"I'll notice a word that, backward, seems to have palindrome potential," Wike said. "The trick is to make them have as much sense and syntax as possible. That's very tricky with the longer ones."
Saltveit said it was a conversation with Shortz that sparked the idea for the SymmyS. "He's a guy who loves competition."
Shortz was host of the World Palindrome Championship last year in Brooklyn — "basically the 'Iron Chef' of palindromes," Saltveit said, explaining that the contestants had to compose palindromes with certain constraints (his winning entry used the letters X and Z) within a time limit.
But the puzzle maven wasn't interested in making the event annual, so Saltveit picked up the baton. "Some people are not so good under pressure," he noted. "I thought it would be better to model [the SymmyS] on the Oscars."
The competition received about 250 submissions in four categories: Short Palindromes, Long Palindromes, Poetry and Word-Unit Palindromes. The surging popularity of that last category — in which entire words, not individual letters, read the same backward and forward — surprised Saltveit.
"That became the big thing of the competition spontaneously," he said. "It's easier for a first-timer to get into."


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Who's Afraid of Friday the 13th?
For many people, Friday the 13th suggests bad luck – but is it really tempting fate to break a mirror? Are you courting disaster by walking under a ladder? And what will really happen to mom if you step squarely on that crack in the sidewalk?
Challenge these and other superstitions at the Exploratorium on Friday, May 13, at a one day Superstition Obstacle Course, from 10am—5pm. You got it, smash a few mirrors, walk under a ladder, step on a few cracks, listen to some bad luck music, spill a little salt, etc. Although these beliefs have little or no rational basis, they influence the thoughts and actions of many. The Exploratorium presents the Obstacle Course and related activities on Friday the 13th as a fun opportunity for visitors to explore their own thinking and behavior.
The Superstition Obstacle Course is part of the Mind Project, a new initiative at the Exploratorium to develop exhibits and programs about attention, emotion, and judgment. A major exhibition will open in 2007. The Mind Project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
Superstition Obstacle Course is inspired by activities developed by CSICOP, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal.
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Getting Here
The Exploratorium is easily accessible by public transit. Convenient parking is available nearby. For more information, visit www.exploratorium.edu/visit/location-directions.
About the Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is the global leader in informal learning, igniting curiosity and inspiring creativity in people of all ages. The world-renowned science museum creates original, interactive exhibits, on display at more than 1,000 science centers, museums and public spaces around the world. Dedicated to education reform in and out of the classroom, the Exploratorium is a premier professional development center for educators and a creator of award-winning educational resources. Since 1969, the Exploratorium has influenced generations of entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, teachers, students, children, museum professionals and everyday doers, reaching nearly 180 million people annually from around the globe. On April 17, 2013, the Exploratorium opened at Pier 15 in the heart of San Francisco's Embarcadero, where it will celebrate a new era of experiences that encourage critical thinking and awaken wonder for generations to come. For more information, visit www.exploratorium.edu/visit.
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The Computer Science Research Committee at NJIT in conjunction with the Department of Information Systems is organizing a series of four talks titled "Funding Experiences in CCS" during the coming academic year. NJIT Professors Guiling (Grace) Wang, James Calvin and Michael Recce will share their experiences with obtaining funding on Nov. 19, 2:30-4 p.m. in the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center Rm. 3730. Donald Sebastian, PhD (at left), Senior Vice President for Research and Development at NJIT, will provide opening remarks. >>


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"Engineering is really hard," he says. "You can't just decide one day you're going to be one. Some people come out of these 12- or 15-week programs and are successful, but most of the time it's bad for both the employee and the company. They get really frustrated because they lack the fundamentals of computer science, data theory, and math."
Hack Reactor's Drost argues that academies like his offer a more practical real-world education than he received as a CS major at USC.
"While I was at college I never learned the fundamentals of software engineering, never wrote code in the same room with an instructor, never learned the tactics and tools of debugging," Drost says. "There's an amazing amount of wasted time in the college system. We don't waste time here."
Traditional CS degrees focus more on the science of computers and knowledge for its own sake, adds Shaun Johnson, co-founder of Startup Institute, an 8-week program with locations in Chicago, New York, and Boston, that trains people to join startups as coders, designers, marketers, and salespeople.
"Web development, however, is a rapidly moving trade where your depth of knowledge is largely measured by what you can build," says Johnson, who has a CS degree from Georgetown. "If you're looking at a boot camp or other program to get into Web development, knowing how to think on your feet is just as important as really deep comprehension of how computers work, if not more so."


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MAY 2014 at the B&O in Baltimore
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Friday - Sunday, May 2-4
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Saturday (8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
Sunday (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
Don't miss your last chance to see Thomas the Tank Engine at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore! Train Rides with Thomas on Friday, May 2 are $20 for ages 2 and up. On-site admission for all three days, May 2-4 is $16 for ages 2 and up. For event details
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Please note that everyone including B&O members will need to purchase a Day Out With Thomas ticket for admittance into the museum during this six day event. Coupons, vouchers, discounts, consignment tickets, complimentary passes, membership cards, etc. are not accepted during Day Out With Thomas.
Museum CLOSED
Monday, May 5
Museum closed to the public for the breakdown of the past weekend event Day Out With Thomas.
Thrifty Tuesday
Tuesday, May 6
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Visitors receive half off regular admission rates the first Tuesday of every month at the B&O Railroad Museum! All aboard for the most important American railroad collection in the world!
Train Ride to Mount Clare Museum House
Saturdays, May 10, 17, & 24 at 1:00 p.m.
Sundays, May 11, 18, & 25 at 12:30 p.m.
With paid admission to the B&O Railroad Museum, you may purchase a
train ride ticket to visit Mount Clare Museum House
. Learn the story that connects these two great sites. Tickets for this experience are $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for children, and free for B&O members.
Please note that Mount Clare Museum House has limited handicap accessibility and restroom facilities. Please note that rides are not guaranteed with your visit and that the Museum reserves the right to cancel or change train rides in the event of inclement weather, equipment malfunction, or special event days.
National Train Day at the B&O
Saturday, May 10
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Celebrate National Train Day at the birthplace of American railroading! Visitor enjoy programming highlighting the B&O Railroad's contributions to railroading and guided tours of its one-of-a-kind collection, including equipment rarely open for public like the #908 Office Car, the MARC #1 observation car, and the cab of the diesel locomotive PM #11 SW-1 switcher. Visitors who present an Amtrak ticket stub on this day will receive free admission.
The War Came By Train Lecture Series
Controversial Commander: Maryland's Major General Lew Wallace
Speaker: Gail Stephens
Saturday, May 10
12 Noon
Major General Lew Wallace was assigned to the military command of Maryland in March of 1864. At age 35, he was the youngest major general in the Union Army. Having fallen into disfavor with Generals Grant and Halleck, he repaired much of the damage by fighting the Battle of Monocacy, "The battle that saved Washington" in July of 1864. Afterwards he was one of the judges that tried the Lincoln conspirators, served as governor of New Mexico, and wrote the epic novel
. Mrs. Stephens will introduce you to this man whose life indeed reads like one of his novels.
Gail Stephens has a bachelor's degree from George Washington University and did graduate work at both Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities. After retiring from the Department of Defense in 1994 she became a serious student of the American Civil War with a specific interest in General Lew Wallace and the Battle of Monocacy. In 2002, she won the National Park Service's E. W. Peterkin Award for her volunteer work at the Monocacy National Battlefield and her many contributions to the public's understanding of Civil War history. Published in 2010 her book,
Shadow of Shiloh: Major Lew Wallace in the Civil W
, won the Civil War Forum of New York City's William Seward Award for best Civil War biography.
Book Signing of
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Maryland
by Chief Curator, David Shackelford
Saturday, May 17
Museum Store
10:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
B&O Members only R.S.V.P. to Continental Breakfast in the Roundhouse
Incorporated in 1827, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) was one of America's first railroads, and Maryland was its heart and soul. The B&O's creation was a tangible symbol of the Industrial Revolution, representing commerce and progress to towns along its route. Its headquarters and operations, centered in Baltimore, provided years of economic growth for the port city. This book contains images of well-known stations in Maryland, including Ellicott City Station, Gaithersburg Station, Camden Station, and the Mount Clare Shops, and a self-contained industrial city, now home to the B&O Railroad Museum. Some stations still exist and are home to small museums or restaurants; others no longer stand, but images of them will remind even the casual historian of a time when railroads were a part of everyday life in America. Take a step back in time and revisit the sites, stations, and trains of the B&O that were once part of everyday life in Maryland and remember the glory of a bygone era.
B&O Members may attend the book launch party and continental breakfast in the Roundhouse beginning at 9:00 a.m. R.S.V.P. to
Jean Safrit
by May 10th.
David Shackelford has been the chief curator of the B&O Railroad Museum since 2004. He is also the author of
A Journey from Roads to Rails, The Baltimore & Frederick Turnpike, the B&O Railroad, and Ellicott Mills, Maryland: 1800-1860.
Toddler Time
presented by Capital One Bank
Wednesday, May 21
10:30 a.m.
Toddler Time
is held at 10:30 a.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month
during the months of January, February, March, June, July, August, and September. Following are the dates it is held in the months of April, May, and October: April 2, May 21, & October 1.
Children listen to a classic railroad story, create a craft, enjoy playtime at Choo Choo Blueville, and take a kiddie train ride through
Choo Choo Blueville
– all included with paid admission.
Please note that there is no Toddler Time on May 7
Recommended for ages 2-5. Please note that ride is not guaranteed with your visit and that the Museum reserves the right to change or cancel ride in the event of inclement weather or equipment malfunction.
Children programs begin promptly on-time.
Book Signing of
The Lincoln Myth
by Steve Berry
Thursday, May 22
6:30 p.m. (Prepaid Tickets Required)
You're invited! Thrillmaster and New York Times best selling author Steve Berry will stage the international release of his newest novel
The Lincoln Myth
in the Museum's Roundhouse. Mr. Berry will give a keynote address on how history inspired the most compelling fiction and then will be on-hand to sign copies of his book. Books available for on-site purchase. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students with ID. A limited number of tickets for a very special "meet and greet" reception from 5:30pm to 6:30pm are available at $125 each and include a signed copy of his book. To purchase tickets
click here
. Proceeds from this event benefits Poe Baltimore, Inc., a non-profit charity whose mission is to preserve the history, life and legacy of Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore.
Berry's historical thrillers have been honored on the New York Times best seller list and Berry is the No. 1 International Best Selling Author among many other important literary awards.
Guarding the Railroad
Saturday, May 24
12 Noon
Learn the importance of the B&O Railroad during the early days of the Civil War. See pictures of the Thomas Viaduct that was the only link by rail to Washington, D.C. This program, designed for children ages 6-12, allows them to try on the uniform and equipment that a soldier would have used on a day to day basis. They will be able to see and touch personal equipment, leather gear, haversack, and canteens.
Museum CLOSED
Monday, May 26
Museum closed in observance of Memorial Day.
Blue Star Museums
Tuesday, May 27 - Sunday, August 31
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Civil War 150th Anniversary
The War Came By Train
Now – May 30, 2015
Monday-Saturday (10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Sunday (11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
The American Civil War was the first major conflict where railroads played a prominent role and the B&O was the major line that straddled a divided country. Between April 19, 1861 (The Baltimore Riot of 1861) and April 21, 1865 (Lincoln's funeral train leaving Baltimore for Illinois), the B&O stood witness and participant in the greatest conflict the United States has ever faced and changed the course of American history.
The War Came By Train
serves as the B&O Railroad Museum's primary attraction for the five year commemoration of the War's sesquicentennial. The National Landmark Roundhouse will exhibit the largest assemblage of Civil War railroad equipment in the World featuring locomotives and rail cars that served during the war, significant military and personal artifacts that will change annually to portray each year of the war (some artifacts have never before been on public display), and a narrated, round trip train ride (when offered) to the original site of Camp Carroll, the largest Union encampment in Baltimore. Exhibits of 1864 include the Battle of Monocacy, the Johnson-Gilmor Raid, and blockhouses.
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During the months of
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A group has launched a recall effort targeting Arizona House minority leader Chad Campbell.
A filing with the Arizona Secretary of State's office by the group called Fire Representative Chad Campbell launches an official signature gathering effort. The group has until July 10 to collect more than 11,500 signatures. If they are successful, a recall election will then be called.
Campbell is one of the most visible Democrats in the state and has been considering a run for governor. He said Wednesday the effort is a purely political attack by conservative Republicans.
"The group behind this is a very radical right group of Tea Party
extremists -- very large dollar special interests," he said. "Some of
them are from out of state and I think they're going after me for
promoting the things that we've been trying to do, which again..better
schools, creating jobs, fighting for medicaid..all of those things."
The filing of a recall committee doesn't means the group has the ability politically to gather enough signatures.
Campbell received more than 33,000 votes in last November's election.
Another group is collecting signatures in an effort to recall Republican Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday struck down an effort to form a class action lawsuit to go after Apple, Google, and five other technology companies for allegedly forming an illegal cartel to tamp down workers' wages and prevent the loss of their best engineers during a multiyear conspiracy broken up by government regulators.
US District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, Calif., issued a ruling Friday concluding that the companies' alleged collusion may have affected workers in too many different ways to justify lumping the individual claims together. She denied the request to certify workers' lawsuits as a class action and collectively seek damages on behalf of tens of thousands of employees.


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value 7*
An amazin' Asian-flavored tuna dish...
Looney Tuna-Stuffed Pepper
PER SERVING entire recipe:
188 calories, 3g fat, 662mg sodium, 8.5g carbs, 2.5g fiber, 5g sugars, 30g protein
value 4*
It's all about the Dijonnaise... LOVE that stuff!
Hawaiian Tuna Salad
PER SERVING entire recipe:
199 calories, 2.5g fat, 961mg sodium, 13.5g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 11.5g sugars, 29g protein
value 5*
So good you MAY start doing the hula. Just don't dance and eat at the same time.
Cheesy Tuna Muffin 'Wich
PER SERVING entire recipe:
206 calories, 3.75g fat, 645mg sodium, 22.5g carbs, 5.75g fiber, 1g sugars, 22g protein
value 5*
No greasy, fatty tuna melts for you. Give this swap a try.
Sun-Dried Tomato Tuna Salad
PER SERVING entire recipe:
177 calories, 4.5g fat, 699mg sodium, 6g carbs, 0.5g fiber, 2g sugars, 29g protein
value 4*
Sweet, protein-packed, creamy goodness.
Salsa to the Tuna Salad!
PER SERVING entire recipe:
168 calories, 2.5g fat, 851mg sodium, 4.5g carbs, 1g fiber, 2.5g sugars, 31g protein
value 4*
Fat-free Greek yogurt works great as a mayo swap in this recipe...
Tuna Mushroom Cups
PER SERVING 1/12th of recipe, 1 mushroom cup:
93 calories, 3.75g fat, 345mg sodium, 9g carbs, <0.5g fiber, 1.5g sugars, 6g protein
value 2*
Like a tuna noodle casserole, but without the noodles and inside little baked dough cups.
Salsa-fied Tuna Stacks
PER SERVING entire recipe:
154 calories, 1.25g fat, 552mg sodium, 17g carbs, 0.75g fiber, 1.5g sugars, 17g protein
value 4*
Just open up the pantry for this protein-packed mini meal or snack.
Fancy-Pants Fast Tuna 'n Beans
PER SERVING entire recipe:
248 calories, 4.75g fat, 738mg sodium, 15.5g carbs, 4g fiber, 3.5g sugars, 33.5g protein
value 6*
A schmancy little salad for your face!
Best-Ever Tuna Slaw
PER SERVING 1/5th of recipe, about 1 cup:
130 calories, 3.75g fat, 363mg sodium, 7.5g carbs, 2.5g fiber, 5g sugars, 13g protein
value 3*
Just combine the three ingredients in a bowl and chill. That's it!
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How are coins produced?
To learn all about the making of a coin, visit How Coins Are Made.
When were the first circulating coins produced?
The Mint produced its first circulating coins -- 11,178 copper cents -- in March 1793. Soon after, the Mint began issuing gold and silver coins as well.
How do our coins enter circulation?
The United States Mint ships the coins that it produces to the Federal Reserve Banks for distribution into the economy through the banking system. The money produced by the Treasury Department (both coinage and currency) is placed into and removed out of circulation through the Federal Reserve Banks and their branches. When individuals or businesses want currency or coins to spend, they write a check, exchanging one form of money (checkbook money) for another (cash). Banks satisfy this demand with "purchases" of cash from Federal Reserve Banks. This is done with special checkbook money called a reserve balance. As this newly obtained cash is spent, it flows back into the banking system as business and individual deposits. When banks accumulate more cash than they need for day-to-day transactions, they deposit it into the bank's checking account at the local Federal Reserve Bank. Sometimes the Federal Reserve Banks need additional money to replace currency notes that are unfit for circulation or to meet expanding demand. They then place orders with the United States Mint and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP).
What are current circulating coins made from?
Quarters and dimes are composed of cupro-nickel clad, with a pure copper core, and an outer layer of a 75 percent copper, 25 percent nickel alloy.
Nickels are made from the same 75-25 alloy, and the cent, once a copper coin, is now composed of copper plated zinc. These cents are less expensive for the Mint to manufacture, and at 2.5 grams each, weigh about 20% less than the cent previously minted of 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc, which weighed 3.11 grams.
Why is the one-cent coin (the penny) larger than the ten-cent coin (the dime)? What determines the sizes of our coins?
The sizes of United States coins can help you to identify each one, but have nothing to do with their value. The first U.S. five-cent coins (nickels) were made of silver, and were smaller than the ten-cent coins (dimes) in circulation today. You may be interested to know that our coinage system, to a certain extent, has grown out of custom or, in other words, out of daily use. When United States coins were first produced in 1793, our standard coin was the silver dollar. The United States Mint produced the rest of our coins (except the one-cent coin) in a proportionate metallic content to the dollar, with the sizes regulated accordingly. The half-dime (or five-cent denomination) had 1/20th the amount of silver contained in the dollar. Our 10-cent coin contained 1/10th the amount of silver, the quarter-dollar coin (the quarter) contained 1/4th the amount, and the half-dollar coin contained 1/2 the amount. Mint officials recognized the need for a larger five-cent coin because the half-dime was exactly half the size of the dime. This proved to be too small for convenient handling by the public. Adoption of the five-cent coin as we know it today occurred in 1866. The Mint increased the coin's size and changed its metallic content from silver and copper to a combination of copper and nickel.
What is the life span of a coin?
The approximate life span of a coin is 25 years.
What happens to United States coins that are no longer fit for circulation?
Those coins are classified as "uncurrent" or mutilated. Mutilated coins are coins that are chipped, fused, and not machine countable. Mutilated coins are only redeemable through the United States Mint.
Uncurrent coins are coins that are worn yet recognizable as to genuineness and denomination, and are machine countable. Uncurrent coins are redeemed by the Federal Reserve Banks, then forwarded to the Mint for disposition.
All uncurrent or mutilated coins received by the Mint are melted, and the metal is shipped to a fabricator to be used in the manufacture of coinage strips.
I have some old coins that are tarnished. How can I safely clean them?
Once a coin has been tarnished, there is no way to completely restore newly-minted luster. Ordinary coins, if they are in reasonably good condition, may be freshened by rubbing them with cheesecloth or cotton that has been moistened with a paste consisting of baking soda and a few drops of water. However, it should be noted that the condition of a coin plays an important part in any valuation of its value as a collector's item. The finish could be inadvertently destroyed or seriously affected by the indiscriminate use of a cleaning agent. If you believe that you have coins that are, or could be, of numismatic value, you should seek advice from a coin dealer or advanced collector regarding methods currently being used by them to clean coins.
Are there any plans to remove the one-cent coin (more popularly known as "the "penny) from circulation?
We occasionally hear from people who believe that the Mint should stop producing one-cent coins and remove them from circulation. You may be interested to know that the penny is the most widely used denomination currently in circulation. There was a study conducted in 1976 of this and other suggestions regarding our coinage system. However, the idea of eliminating the penny received strong objections from an overwhelming majority of State revenue collection departments, retail firms, and commercial banks. Other objections voiced in later studies concerned the inflationary impact of such a proposal on prices and possible difficulties on collecting sales taxes.
It has not been confirmed that the penny has outlived its usefulness. Neither business nor the public as a whole has pressured for changes in the coin denominations in circulation today. In addition, our coin and currency system is among the most trusted in the world. The vast majority of users apparently are content with the existing coin denominations, including the one-cent coin. As a result, the Treasury Department has no plans now to cease production of the penny. In addition, such a change to the United States monetary system could not be done without prior Congressional authorization. If directed to do so by legislation enacted by the Congress and signed by the President, the Treasury Department would again study phasing out the penny. Since the demand exists and the Federal Reserve Banks require inventories to meet the demand, the United States Mint is committed to producing the penny.
Why do some coins have grooves on the edges and why are they there?
The dollar, half-dollar, quarter, and 10-cent coin (dime) denominations were originally produced from precious metals (gold and silver). Reeded edges were eventually incorporated into the design of these denominations to deter counterfeiting and fraudulent use of the coins, for example, filing down the edges in an attempt to recover the precious metals.
The one-cent (penny) and five-cent pieces (nickels) are considered "minor" coins of the United States and have never contained precious metals.
Currently, none of the coins produced for circulation contain precious metals. However, the continued use of reeded edges on current circulating coinage of larger denominations is useful to the visually impaired. For example, the 10-cent (dime) and one-cent coins are similar in size; the reeding of the dime makes it easily identifiable by touch.
What are mint marks?
Mint marks date from the days of ancient Greece and Rome. The practice was inaugurated in the United States by an Act of March 3, 1835, which established the first branch mints in this country. This Act provided that the Director of the Mint prescribe regulations for identifying the coins stamped at each institution, thus assuring central control of all coinage so that production from the different branches of the establishment should be exactly standard. The use of a mint mark on branch mint coins also insured recognition of the Mint of issue when received in circulation or returned to the Mint. Thus responsibility for the coinage was established. Read more about mint marks: marks
Why is the Flip Side 'Flipped'? In other words, why, when you flip a coin over after looking at the heads side, is the picture on the tails side upside down?
All U.S. coinage is produced with what is commonly called a "coin turn." That means that the reverse side (tails) of the coins is upside down to the obverse side (heads). While we have researched the history of this practice, we have been unable to determine the exact reason for this custom. The Mint still produces U.S. coinage in this manner for traditional reasons and not due to any legal requirement.
What portraits are shown on our circulating coins?
United States coins currently in circulation show the following portraits: Abraham Lincoln on the one-cent coin; Thomas Jefferson on the nickel; Franklin D. Roosevelt on the dime; George Washington on the quarter; and John F. Kennedy on the half-dollar coin. The one-dollar coin, which was last produced in 1981, bears the portrait of Susan B. Anthony. A new one-dollar coin, which will be released into circulation in 2000, will bear a portrait of Sacagawea.
Why does the portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the cent coin face to the right when all other portraits of Presidents on U.S. circulating coins face to the left?
The likeness of President Lincoln on the one-cent coin is an adaption of a plaque executed by Victor David Brenner, an outstanding portraitist and sculptor. President Theodore Roosevelt was so impressed with Mr. Brenner's design of a Lincoln plaque that he recommended to the Secretary of the Treasury that this design be placed on a coin to be issued in the Lincoln Centennial Year, 1909.
The direction that Lincoln faces on the cent was not mandated -- this was simply the choice of the designer.
Can you explain the policy about the dates that are stamped on United States coins?
Traditionally, all United States coins have been dated in the year of their production. This policy was interrupted, though, because of the coin shortage and the speculation in rolls and bags of coins that took place in 1964. As a result, Congress passed legislation so that after the calendar year 1964 coinage was produced, the United States Mint could still use the 1964 date. Starting in 1965, therefore, all denominations of United States coins continued to be struck with the 1964 date.
When the Coinage Act of 1965 was passed, it became mandatory that the Mint continue to use the 1964 date on all 90 percent silver coins (half-dollar coins, quarter-dollar coins, and 10-cent coins). Therefore, all of the 90 percent silver coins that the Mint manufactured in 1964, 1965, and 1966 bears the date 1964. The last of the 90 percent silver quarter-dollar coins was struck in January 1966, the last of these 10-cent coins was struck in February 1966, and the last of these half-dollar coins was struck in April 1966. The Coinage Act of 1965 also made it mandatory that the clad coins be dated not earlier than 1965. Therefore, all of the clad coins actually manufactured in 1965 bear the 1965 date. All of the clad coins made through July 31, 1966, bear the 1965 date. The first clad 10-cent coin was struck in December 1965, the first clad quarter-dollar coin was struck in August 1965 and the first clad half-dollar coin was struck in December 1965. In December 1965, the decision was made to change the 1964 date on the five-cent coins and the one-cent coins to 1965, as one step in catching up on normal coin dating. From December 1965 through July 31, 1966, all one-cent coins and five-cent coins were struck with the 1965 date.
All denominations of United States coins minted from August 1 through December 31, 1966, carried the 1966 date. Normal dating procedures were resumed on January 1, 1967, and continued through 1974. Legislation was enacted in 1973 authorizing design changes in the reverse designs of the one-dollar coins, the half-dollar coin and the quarter-dollar coin in observance of the Nation's Bicentennial, and the adoption of a symbolic date (1776-1976) in place of the usual single year designation. The only single-dated coins issued during 1975 and 1976 were the 10-cent coin, the five-cent coin, and the one-cent coin. Beginning on January 1, 1977, the Bicentennial designs were retired and both the designs and dating procedures in use prior to the national celebration are now in force.
What can you tell me about the words "E Pluribus Unum" on our coins?
The motto "E Pluribus Unum" was first used on our coinage in 1795, when the reverse of the half-eagle ($5 gold) coin presented the main features of the Great Seal of the United States on the scroll of which this inscription belongs. The same device was placed on certain of the silver coins in 1798, and so the motto was soon found on all of the coins made out of precious metals (gold and silver). In 1834, it was dropped from most of the gold coins to mark the change in the standard fineness of the coins. In 1837, it was dropped from the silver coins, marking the era of the Revised Mint Code.
The Act of February 12, 1873, made this inscription a requirement of law upon the coins of the United States. A search will reveal, however, that it does not appear on all of the coins struck after 1873, and that not until much later were the provisions of this Act followed in their entirety. From facts contained in records at the United States Mint, it appears that officials did not consider the provisions of the law to be mandatory, but rather, discretionary. The motto does appear on all coins currently being manufactured.
The motto as it appears on United States Coins means "One Out of Many," and doubtless has reference to the unity of the early States. It is said that one Colonel Reed of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, was instrumental in having it placed on our coins.
When is the Treasury Department going to change the designs on our coins in circulation? What is the process that is involved?
This is a topic about which we get many inquiries. It is important to note, first, that the designs chosen for United States circulating coinage are, for the most part, mandated by the Congress. The coin redesign issue has generated significant Congressional interest in recent years. There have been many legislative proposals introduced in Congress providing for the redesign of U.S. circulating coinage. The most recent such legislation that was enacted by Congress and signed by the President provides for the production of 50 "Statehood" quarters that will be manufactured over the next 10 years. Each one will bear a reverse design honoring one of the 50 states. Also, beginning in 2000, the Treasury Department will begin circulating a new one-dollar coin. The law provides that no change shall be made in the design of any United States coin more often than once in 25 years. The alternative is specific authority from the Congress. The law also permits the Director of the United States Mint to determine what designs shall be placed upon United States coins as they become eligible. However, the Secretary of the Treasury generally defers to Congress in this matter, and there is no intention to alter this arrangement. The last administrative changes to our coin designs were many years ago. First, in 1946 the likeness of President Roosevelt was placed on the ten-cent coin. Also, in 1959 the reverse of the one-cent coin changed to honor the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's birth.
Sometimes when a new design is approved, a number of sculptors are invited to submit models. On other occasions national competitions have been held. Also, through the years the Mint's sculptors have prepared the designs. The components of the design may be prescribed by law, or the artists allowed latitude in creative preparation. The designs are then placed before the Commission on Fine Arts for consideration of their artistic merits and submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury for final approval. All details of execution and manufacture are handled by the Director of the Mint.
Always to be considered in preparing a design are the inscriptions and devices that are required by law. Title 31, Section 324 of the United States Code states that "Upon the coins there shall be the following devices and legends: Upon one side there shall be an impressions emblematic of liberty, with an inscription of the word "LIBERTY" and the year of the coinage and upon the reverse shall be the figure or representation of an eagle, with the inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and E PLURIBUS UNUM and a designation of the value of the coin; but on the dime, 5-, and 1-cent piece the figure of an eagle shall be omitted; and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST shall be inscribed prior to May 18, 1908." The Act of July 11, 1955, amended the last provision and provides that IN GOD WE TRUST shall now appear on all United States coins and currency. Generally speaking, these requirements are followed.


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Australia's Stockholm Syndrome
The PM and Foreign Minister fighting to the death for their own self-interest on the international scene instead of governing? We should be outraged, but we have exhausted it all, so it's just another day under Labor.
Just like Africans respond to corruption with resignation "That's Africa", we now respond to our mal-governance with "That's Labor" and accept it as normal.
And we are slipping into the Stockholm Syndrome: our lives are controlled by a lying and hated Prime Minister but we are helpless, and we gradually gratefully accept and reward in the polls any morsel of kindness or sanity from her.
But giving back what your captor took away in the first place, is not kindness, or competence in the case of our government. Reversing the ban on exporting uranium to India, after they banned it for irrational ideological and anti-Howard reasons in the first place, is not a triumph of foreign policy. Attacking the Greens for living in fairyland is not strength after you got in bed with them and implemented their fairyland carbon policies. Getting tough on unions and getting Qantas back in the air by our PM is not competence, after your own FWA laws let the unions off the leash in the first place. And even in the unlikely case that they fix the illegal boat problem, that is no triumph if they were the ones that opened the flood gates in the first place in 2007.
No, all is not well in Australia, even should Labor mend a few of their disasters. As you go to work each day to secure your and your children's future, every reform not undertaken by this government (and I don't mean carbon tax), every billion dollars wantonly wasted, is not something we can simply do later, or just someone else's money, so who cares. It is an investment not invested in our country, a lost opportunity taken away from your children's future.
While you struggle to gain control over your future, this government is taking it away from you and is working hard to take away your very ability to know it from a free media or speak out against it. But it is subtly done and we won't care until we lose it. The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, but not while Masterchef is on.
I can only hope, come election time, we gain insight and courage enough to escape these our captors.
The core of democracy is not elections, it is freedom of the press
The relentless attacks by this government on our press is a far more serious danger to our country than people realise. These attacks include:
Repeated references to the Hate media and right wing shock jocks, attempting to delegitimise reasonably argued criticism in opinion pieces in newspapers.
Julia Gillard's "News Ltd has questions to answer", referring to British phone hacking investigation, unrelated to Australia.
Ms Gillard's personal allegedly demanding phone calls to media management (chairman and CEO of News Limited, John Hartigan) relating to coverage of her past affair and legal dealings with an allegedly criminal Union Official.
Claims that Murdoch owns 70% of media when they own only 32% of titles, it is people who chose to buy one of their papers 60% of the times.
Now the unnecessary and dangerous Media Inquiry chaired by Ray Finkelstein, QC, flirting with regulation, licensing and fit-and-proper-person test for proprietors – decided by whom, on what criteria.
The ex-judge Finkelstein sending a letter to editors, impudently asking them to explain to what extent "you subscribe to the view that the press has social responsibilities.
Why is this frightening? Because this is the road toward authoritarian non-democratic state. You say – c'mon that's being over-dramatic. But you don't have to have absence of elections or people being shot in the square to be deprived of democracy. You only need to be mislead into voting for the wrong party, for example by government propaganda or by undue influence by a political party over the media. Intimidation of opposition parties, legal restriction of opposition parties, prosecution of opponents for trumped up charged during election time – all these are the tools of non-democratic governments. But unless you really have totalitarian regime with tanks in the streets, all of these can thrive only if they are hidden from the bulk of the population by compliant media.
The core of democracy is not elections, it is freedom of the press.
Under the communists in Czechoslovakia, we had multiple parties and elections, but no free press – it was government controlled and was very "socially responsible". We did not have democracy.
Murdoch negative press on Labor is in agreement with Gillard's own assessment Labor 'lost it's way".
There is no problem with Murdoch press. It is dominant because more people chose to read the 35% of the titles it owns. There have been an unprecedented series of Governmental failures by Labor and thus the Murdoch press media has reported an unprecedented number of negative reports about Labor. Where is the problem. In fact, the Murdoch media's predominant criticism of the government over the past 4 years is in agreement with Labor government's own assessment that it had lost it's way when Gillard knifed their first term Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd. What is wrong with that. The country's worst government ever gets predominantly bad press. Where is the problem?
Lies Lies Lies…Julier
Even as a conservative, I weep for Labor…
'Our' ABC finally asks: Why are we so out of touch with Australians?
Richard Glover asks in today's opinion piece (my added [] ):
Can someone explain to me why [the vast majority of] people hate Julia Gillard with such intensity? What exactly has she done?
Mr Glover asks a valid question for anyone who has just returned from a space voyage, or, of course, anyone working at 'our' ABC. To give Mr Glover credit, (and I used to like his show), he is at least acknowledging, in his signature ironic flippant way, Australians' judgment on this government and wondering why his own judgment is so different.
So lets help out Richard to understand.
1. She incorrectly guessed the attitude of the High Court. When the Malaysian "solution" emerged, many said it was immoral but few predicted it would be illegal.
Wrong. DFAT advised against it on legal grounds and she ignored them, UNHCR knew it was not complying with our treaty obligations (Lateline 1st Sept 2011), as their Richard Towle indicated to Tony Jones. Ms Gillard attacked personally one of the judges to divert blame and finally most Australians knew, as you concede …that it was immoral. Now if you don't know why Australians might have contempt for a PM who makes immoral policies, against all advice and against her own party platform, then that's another matter entirely.
2. "she's allowed Bob Brown to determine the government's policy, in particular the introduction of a carbon tax"
Wrong. Ms Gillard herself admitted she could have formed government without being forced into a carbon tax. She also need not have caved in to the Greens at all – they had nowhere else to go – you think they would have supported Tony Abbott? Finally she gave her word, she could have insisted deferring it until after an election or have a plebiscite. There is no excuse for breaking this key election promise and 75% of Australians know this and have responded accordingly.
3. "carbon tax might also prove good policy…."
Wrong. You think it will change the climate one bit? You think it will shame other countries into damaging their economies? You think it is called for in the first place with new peer reviewed studies steadily discrediting the alarmist science interpretations? You think the biggest and only industry-wide tax in the world will bring us export advantage? You thing abating 75% of our CO2 by spending $560 billion on Nigerian or other 3rd world offsets will benefit our children one bit? You think 'Clean Energy Future' is anything other than a rent-seeking mindless slogan? And finally, you think a tax and subsidies rather than genuine commercial advantage will bring in a new industrial revolution?
4. it [carbon tax] was the joint policy of both parties
Wrong. Coalition agreed to Carbon Trading subject to a global trading agreement at Copenhagen. Since then it is clear to all except green fanatics and the army or rent-seekers that the big emitters are happy to pretend to believe, so they can sell offsets and green technology to the starry eyed Europeans, but won't damage their own economies with serious carbon price.
5. Of course she looks daft when she defends Thomson… she should tell him to resign, people say
Wrong. No she does not look daft, on Craig Thomson she looks dishonest, immoral, someone who places her political skin above morality, above her own party's interests and those of Australians she is supposed to represent. She had to be forced to remove him from the finance committee – immoral. She could acknowledge that if he did the deeds, they would be immoral and she could distance herself from him – but as she is immoral herself, she does not. Australians don't like immoral public figures – bad example for their children.
6. Successful politicians lead from the front but not by such a distance that they find themselves separated from the pack.
Getting warm but still wrong. Gillard is not too far ahead, not too far behind, she nowhere. She is not a leader, she is just an incompetent, incompetent and incompetent self-serving manager. Every company has them – middle managers promoted above their competence who spend their whole time in office politics rather than working, self-promoting while shafting good productive people, just to survive. She is on planet Gillard, a world of perpetual spin, lies, union corruption and thuggery and intrigue, where policies only exist to pay off allies and projects only exist to serve Ms Gillard. Australians are there only to serve her ambitions, just like unionists are there only to provide money and power for (many) union leaders. Update: Oh, and Kevin Rudd, lest we forget, was the pioneer of this type of incompetence.
7. While arguments can be had over "push" and "pull" factors, the new policy seemed to attract more arrivals.
Wrong. Spin can be had over push factors but not real argument, as you virtually concede yourself. There is clear evidence from numbers of arrivals and people smugglers themselves that they know and respond to our refugee policies. Gillard and her immigration department have publicly announced this – 600 per month if we don't have an off shore policy. Which part of this do you want to 'argue'?
8. People despise her so personally and splenetically when so many of her actions have been a response to events outside her control.
Oh, so wrong. They are all self-inflicted wounds, be she arrogantly denies what we can all see. The hung parliament, Thomson, boats, High Court – they could all have been handled infinitely better by someone competent.
But Richard, you forgot to mention some other tiny details – I know the're easy to slip one's mind, like knifing Rudd in the first term and these few policy, management, waste and integrity debacles, that need a spreadsheet to keep track of:
Latest ABC spin? Lets have some affectionate fun with the PM.
The ABC is making fun of a Labor politician and this government? A satirical program on someone other than from the right? Quick where is the Emergency Stop button? And for God's sake someone call Tony Jones to re-run Mark Riley's Tony Abbott "shit happens" segment before anyone notices.
Or…has the ABC had a change of heart and started complying with their charter for balanced content? Poking fun at an incompetent Labor PM?
Yes, maybe the ABC did make a hard hitting satirical criticism of her policies and bravely ignored angry calls from the PM to try to suppress it.
This may be a bit of harmless fun at Ms Gillard's expense, but I have to cynically wonder if it is not also a more sophisticated type of spin, the latest seal-deprecating funny Julia.
Most Australians by now can't stand Julia Gillard; they have stopped listening to her. So how to make people take notice of her again? I know. Lets go for pathos, for self-deprecating humour by a stand in comedian. Lets show her human vulnerable soft side. A well meaning victim of the Greens and independents.
After all, it's difficult to remain angry at someone you are laughing at.
So lets look at the reviewer's response:
"The show poked affectionate fun at the PM, who came across as conscientious and well-meaning."
Wow. Affectionate, conscientious and well meaning – all in the same sentence with the PM.
And the comments on that review?
"Even though I am no Labor fan this program actually made me feel sorry for Julia."
"The cameo by Craig McLachlan captured the heart of this program. This is Neighbours goes to Canberra."
"…she is our Prime Minister and should not be portrayed like this as it is very disrespectfull to her and the position"
"best bit of show, julia drinking out of a cup with Keven 07 on front side. She spits drink back grumbeling BITTER."
"To everyone who thinks Julia is the first "victim" of political satire "
"I really like Julia – so was ready to be outraged and hate this – but was pleasantly surprised. It was very well done and I thought it successfully make fun of politics without necessarily disrespecting the players."
Yep, this is a softening of Julia Gillard's image by portraying her as 'well meaning' and getting us to 'affectionately' laugh with her at the expense of other people.
By all means lets have a laugh. But lets first get rid of this most incompetent government in our history and only then we can all have a laugh about it. I don't believe there is one well meaning or affectionate bone in Ms Gillard's body. She has shown willingness to attack everybody, blame anyone, destroy her own Labor party, our economy, and stubbornly defy majority people's wishes for her own political survival.
I don't believe she deserves even the honor of being lampooned. It will be interesting to see what happens to her personal approval rating.
Labor borrowed in 4 years $11,000 per each taxpayer – and wasted it.
"…The government has increased our gross debt by $140 billion since they came to office in November 2007.
Having been in government for 1371 days, they have therefore borrowed over $100 million per day.
With 12.3 million taxpayers in Australia, this government has borrowed an extra $11,000 on behalf of each of them.
Ignorance is not bliss. We need to be asking the real, hard questions – What have we got to show for this debt? Apart from some new school sheds costing $16billion which haven't improved our children's education one bit, and batts in roofs to increase the chance of house fires."
I don't know Mr McIntyre, but the numbers are well known and truly staggering. Another two years of this is unimaginable.
Australian Government Net Debt:
Notice any pattern? Howard payed off debt and Labor incurred it – not just for GFC but ever since they got into office.
Where did the money go? See Laborwaste.com.
More In depth review of Australian debt at Steve Keen's Debtwatch.
Remember all the members of this worst Government in our history
We tend to vote for a Prime Minister and then only see her and her Ministers in the news. So you could be forgiven for thinking that this God awful government is made up of just Julia Gillard, Craig Thomson, Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese, kept on life support by a clutch of independents.
But there are many more responsible. In fact there are 72 in the House of Representatives and 31 in the Senate. I though it important to list them all for us all to remember the members of the the worst government in our history.
In fact here is a pdf list of Labor Ministers that have made up this disastrous Labor government. People whose ineptitude, arrogance and waste will be legendary for time immemorial. People who damaged Australian industries for no reason, sneered at angry Australian voters as of no consequence and made Australia's foreign policy a laughing stock in our neighborhood. A party whose implosion shook the very foundations of our democracy, testing our citizen's right to respected peaceful protest, the resolve of our freedom of the press and our (High Court's) separation of powers.
These are the people you entrusted to look after Australia first and themselves second.
People who betrayed you so completely.
Remember their faces and names.
And below are the names of all the other Labor parliamentarians including backbenchers.
Print it here and take it to your next election booth. If they are on the list, never vote for them again.
Why? Surely there are good men in this party.
Kelly: Doubts increase about Tony Abbott's economic grasp? – no, say commenters
The Gillard Government's plan to defend their indefensible performance and integrity is through one of the political left's favorite weapons: relativism.
Labor can no longer hide their incompetence (pink bats, BER), their backflips (East Timor, cattle trade, super tax) , their lies (….well, you all know them) and insane policies (Carbon Tax, NBN). So instead, they 'project' these onto Tony Abbott to make him seem relatively just as bad: (1) he is economically/scientifically incompetent, (2) he changes his mind all the time (e.g. allegedly on climate), (3) he is untrustworthy (unless scripted), (4) he has no policies. Most PM go years without mentioning the opposition leader's name, this PM can't answer a question without relating it to Abbott.
Paul Kelly weighs in to promote the government's mantra #1 in The Australian – the "Abbott is economically incompetent" mantra in relation to Abbott's recent address to the Committee for Economics Development: Read on.
Labor's long list Failures – Listed and Categorised
It is easy to become numb to the constant stream of failures, senselessness and stupidity to which our Gillard-led Labor government subjects our poor country. What's one more closed down industry, one more boat drowning, one more senseless tax hike to pay for waste, after so many.
Lest we forget, we will gradually timeline, list, classify and catalogue the long list of Labor's failures for us all to remember and realise why this Labor / Green coalition indeed is the worst government in our history amd why we would like an early election:
Look on the LABOR FAILURES and remember. (Updated 24.5.12)