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Silver Center Cent: The First and Most Important U.S. Coin?
The 1792 Silver Center Cent was the first coin officially struck at the First United States Mint. It also remains one of most significant in U.S. history, despite not being as well-known as other rare coins. The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act) established the United States Mint and set forth […]
May 12, 2015
Jury Service is A Good Experience for Everyone
U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts is America’s top jurist, legal big dog, Number 1 custodian of the United States Constitution. Yet, earlier in April, he was simply known as American Citizen “Number 49.” Along with 50 other citizens of Montgomery County, Maryland, the Chief Justice was called for jury duty in a case involving […]
May 4, 2015
Whitney Museum to Debut New Building This Spring
The Whitney Museum of American Art has come home to Greenwich Village. The new Whitney Museum building is located at 99 Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District within walking distance from its original home at McDougal Alley. Founded in 1930 by sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, the museum features one of the most impressive collections of […]
April 27, 2015
How To Pick A Power Cable For Your Audio System
In order to make a noticeable improvement in sound quality with a power cord you should expect to pay not less than $500 for a 1 meter cord. Cords to consider at this price point are the Audioquest NRG 10, Audience PowerCord SE or a PS Audio AC-10. These are all good power cords that […]
April 20, 2015
Imagine in High Resolution Blu-ray
It is not always the case that a high resolution 96kHz/24bit sounds better than a CD at 44mHz/16bit. More often than not, the remastering matters more than the bit rate. This is one of those times. The high resolution Blu-ray and, presumably, the digital download available on HDTracks is taken from the 2010 remaster overseen […]
April 13, 2015
Whitney Museum to Debuts New Location
The Whitney Museum of American Art is kicking off the celebration of its new building with a block party sponsored by Macy’s on May 2, 2015. It will also offer free admission to the museum from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. The new home of the Whitney Museum is located at 99 Gansevoort Street. Designed […]
April 6, 2015
Royal Mint Unveils New Queen Elizabeth II Effigy
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II continues to age gracefully both in life and in coin. The Royal Mint recently unveiled the fifth effigy of the monarch, who has spent more than 63 years on the throne. The new design will be used on British coinage as well as on colonial and Commonwealth nation’s coinage around the […]
March 30, 2015
Bill of Rights on Display at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center
Visitors to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia now have the opportunity to view three key pieces of American History all in one place. The National Constitution Center recently opened a new exhibit that includes one of the twelve surviving copies of the Bill of Rights. The “Constituting Liberty: From the Declaration to the Bill […]
March 23, 2015
Six Things Lawyers should Do on LinkedIn™
LinkedIn™ is the world’s largest business social network and it continues to grow. Research shows that forty percent of LinkedIn™ users check their accounts daily, which makes it an important part of every lawyer’s marketing strategy. Here are a few tips: Keep your profile current. It is important that all of the information on your profile is […]
March 16, 2015
Yes, Close to the Edge, in 5.1 Surround Sound
Billed as the “Definitive Edition CD,” Steve Wilson’s remaster of Close to the Edge,” by Yes is exactly that. It is perfection—the final version of a classic album. Many people who were listening to music in the 1970s own more than one copy of Close to the Edge. It was initially issued as an LP […]
March 9, 2015