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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall: Two Great Reads
John Marshall: The Chief Justice Who Saved the Nation, by Harlow Giles Unger; DaCapo Press (2014) John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, By Jean Edward Smith; Henry Holt & Co (1996) John Marshall, who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835, is credited with elevating the […]
December 7, 2015
Art Basel Week 2015 In Miami
It is time to head to Miami Beach for the best international art show of the year. Galleries from all over the world display their best work at Art Basel Week in Miami Beach. This year’s event takes place from December 3-6, 2015. First launched in 2002, Art Basel in Miami Beach now attracts 70,000 […]
November 23, 2015
Lawmakers Considering Bill to Mint Apollo 11 Commemorative Coin
It is highly probable that the U.S. Mint will issue commemorative coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 in 2019. If so, Congress most probably will require a special joint committee for design review as they did for the World War 1 commemorative scheduled for 2018. The World War 1 coin is the […]
November 16, 2015
New Shunyata Power Cables Are Not Always Better
When it comes to high-end power cables, Shunyata is the king. So every time Shunyata replaces their top of the line cable with a new model, “attention must be paid.” In 2009, the King Cobra CX by Shunyata was their flagship power cable. Priced at $3500, it was the reference cable most often used to […]
November 9, 2015
“Making Sense of the Constitution ” Makes Sense for General Readers
“Making Sense of the Constitution: A Primer on the Supreme Court and its Struggle to Apply Our Fundamental Law,” Southern Illinois University Press, 2012 There are dozens of books written for the general public that summarize the things people need to know about the United States Constitution and the Supreme Court. Some of them are […]
November 2, 2015
Bose SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II Steps Up
Bose is one of the best in the business when it comes to speakers, so it’s hard to ignore the hype surrounding its SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II. After taking a listen, the praise is well deserved. The SoundLink Mini Bluetooth Speaker II connects wirelessly to any Bluetooth enabled device, including phones, laptops, and tablets. […]
October 26, 2015
Charles Slack and “Liberty’s First Crisis”
Liberty’s First Crisis, by Charles Slack, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2015 “The greatest enemy of liberty is fear…When [people] feel threatened, their tolerance shrinks.” Liberty and freedom in America have been threatened many times since the United States Constitution was drafted in 1787. People around the world who acknowledge themselves as free people always seem to […]
October 19, 2015
US Mint Presentation To Gary Marks
A small ceremony was held at the United States Mint Headquarters in Washington DC on Thursday, October 8, 2015 to honor Gary Marks for his two terms of service on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). Marks served as a public member of the CCAC, appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury twice, from 2008 […]
October 14, 2015
Tribute to Gary Marks: “It’s All about the Art”
On October 8, 2015, after the vote on the 2016 Lions Club Commemorative coin, I grabbed Gary Marks by the hand. I looked him in the eye and thanked him for his service on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) on behalf of all Americans who may never know about the paradigm shift that occurred […]
October 12, 2015
The Atmosphere, the HFT-2, and Room Acoustics for Audio
It is difficult to believe that ten metal cylinders half the size of a fingernail tacked to the walls of a large listening space could have any effect on the acoustics. Synergistic Research calls them HFT-2—and they work. So it wasn’t much of a stretch to try the new Atmosphere, a black tower the size […]
October 5, 2015