A federal appeals court today upheld a 2006 ruling that U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind. The decision may force the Treasury Department to redesign the currency, which might result in bills that are different sizes or embossed with raised markings. picked by lpoindexter 3 months ago tags money blind currency discrimination |
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Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago 7 comments edit related share weird |
delicately cut paper currency forming the skyline of major cities. picked by glik 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share arts |
Blind pilot Miles Hilton-Barber felt euphoric when he touched down at Sydney's Bankstown Airport just before 8am, becoming the first blind man to fly halfway around the world. 0 comments edit related share plime.comUpdate on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago |
Paper money folded to make interesting figures. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 3 comments edit related share arts |
Republican John Campbell introduced in the House his "Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act," which would amend the tax code to allow donations to the federal government above one's tax liability. 1 comments edit related share politicsMr. Campbell says he has heard the "cries" of those wealthy Americans – Clinton, Buffett, Streisand who complain that they and their fellow rich don't pay enough. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago |
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Since 1998, this Burrito restaurant owner collects money drawn by people who use USA national currency as artistic medium. picked by wildminou 6 months ago 5 comments edit related share entertainment |
New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
Do you ever wonder where that paper money in your pocket has been, or where it will go next? This is the place to find out. picked by prish 5 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Find out which candidates receive the most money from big oil companies. picked by mahler87 7 months ago 10 comments edit related share politics |
Ron Paul supporters have created a grass roots campaign to raise money on November 5th. There are over 1300 videos on youtube dedicated to the subjects and many webpages too. This graph shows the total being raised on November 5th, and it is updated every other hour. picked by gammerus 10 months ago 2 comments edit related share politics |
A blind dog has grabbed headlines in Norway after it was reported today that she is able to live quite a normal life, thanks to her own leader dog. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
A quick search turns up a multiplicity of blind artists, but I really like this man's art. Link inspired by this post. picked by psycmoe 6 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Skype 3.2 beta for Windows has been just announced. This time, you can send money to your contacts using PayPal. Both the sender and the recipient must need a PayPal account for this feature to work. 1 comments edit related share plime.comIf the recipient doesn’t have a PayPal account, he can set it up, even after the money has been sent. picked by mo0nrider 1 year ago |
The problem with posting a "found cash" notice on Craigslist is that a note like this might churn up some liars, and it did! 1 comments edit related share weirdFor some reason, I found this quite entertaining! picked by murfanda 1 week ago |
While she was out trying to collect money , her 13-year-old daughter was waiting outside, in the car. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
Ever wonder where all your money goes? Mine traveled 2.7 miles per day. picked by lemon711 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
University of North Texas (UNT) student John Bramblitt paints beautiful works of art in vivid colors, despite the fact that he's been blind for years. picked by misswinkle 10 months ago 7 comments edit related share arts |
A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported. 7 comments edit related share world“I can’t see the lane or the pins and have a heck of a time finding my ball sometimes,” Davis told The Times. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago |
A man who tried to return a printer to Target with fake printed money inside the machine was arrested. Upon frisking the man, police found a real $20 bill that matched the copy inside the printer. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
An exhibition called "Dialogue in the Dark 2007 Tokyo" is the place where sighted people are guided by blind people through several specially constructed darkened rooms to help dicover the unseen. picked by maxriter 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |