U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind
U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind
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
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 Federal judge rules paper money is unfair to the blind.
Federal judge rules paper money is unfair to the blind.
Soon we won't be able to short change sightless people anymore. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago
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 Money cityscapes
Money cityscapes
delicately cut paper currency forming the skyline of major cities. picked by glik 1 year ago
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 Blind ambition sees pilot Miles set record
Blind ambition sees pilot Miles set record
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.

Update on an earlier post. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago
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 Cool Stuff You Can Do With Paper Money!
Cool Stuff You Can Do With Paper Money!
Paper money folded to make interesting figures. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago
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 Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
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.

Mr. 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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 Collection of drawn money
Collection of drawn money
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
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 Eating in total darkness, served by blind waiters.
Eating in total darkness, served by blind waiters.
New restaurant opens in London, Dans Le Noir. picked by tomphoolry 2 years ago
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 U.S. Currency Tracking Project
U.S. Currency Tracking Project
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
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 Follow the Oil Money
Follow the Oil Money
Find out which candidates receive the most money from big oil companies. picked by mahler87 7 months ago
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 November 5th money bomb
November 5th money bomb
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
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 Blind dog gets by with own guide dog
Blind dog gets by with own guide dog
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
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 John Bramblitt, blind artist
John Bramblitt, blind artist
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
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 Send Instant Messages and Money from the Same Window
Send Instant Messages and Money from the Same Window
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.
If 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
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 Lying about finding money to catch people who'd lie about losing money
Lying about finding money to catch people who'd lie about losing money
The problem with posting a "found cash" notice on Craigslist is that a note like this might churn up some liars, and it did!

For some reason, I found this quite entertaining! picked by murfanda 1 week ago
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 Mother accused of faking child's death for money
Mother accused of faking child's death for money
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
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 Where's George? (not THAT one)
Where's George? (not THAT one)
Ever wonder where all your money goes? Mine traveled 2.7 miles per day. picked by lemon711 1 year ago
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 Blind Painter is Truly Amazing
Blind Painter is Truly Amazing [video]
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
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 Blind Bowler Scores Perfect Game
Blind Bowler Scores Perfect Game
A blind Iowa man scored a perfect 300 game at the Century Lanes bowling alley on Saturday, The Storm Lake Times reported.

“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
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 Printer is returned; fake money found inside
Printer is returned; fake money found inside
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
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 Blind People Help Sighted to Discover the Unseen
Blind People Help Sighted to Discover the Unseen
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
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