Mo' new money comin' up!

Government goes high-tech to redesign $100 bills

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The folks who print America’s money have designed a high-tech makeover of the $100 bill. It’s part of an effort to stay ahead of counterfeiters as technology becomes more sophisticated and more dollars flow overseas, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says.

The makeover, unveiled Wednesday by Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, may leave people wondering if there’s magic involved.

Benjamin Franklin is still on the C-note. But he has been joined by a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell and a bright blue security ribbon composed of thousands of tiny lenses that magnify objects in mysterious ways. Move the bill, and the objects move in a different direction.

The new currency will not go into circulation until Feb. 10 of next year.

That will give the government time to educate the public in the United States and around the world about the changes.

Read more here.

This is the Vice President...

...of these United States, surrounded by females.

Did the Viagra kick in, or what?

And wouldn't it be fun if his face 'froze' just like that?

Why the lightning?

Iceland volcano: the latest spectacular pictures of the volcanic eruption

Photo: EPA

It is not clear why bolts of lightning are sometimes seen within
erupting volcanoes...

Photo: Marco Fulle/Barcroft Media

...One theory is that that the spewing magma bubbles or particles
of volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged,
and by their motion create separately charged areas...

Photo: EPA

...Another theory is that lightning may be caused by
charge-inducing collisions in volcanic dust.

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No matter what the theory, it is unusual to see this type of electrical energy associated with volcanic eruption. If it could only somehow be 'harnessed', hmmm?

Look closely at these shots (click to enlarge them). Study them. Think about them.

Because this is something BIGGER than Barry and his thuggish administration.

Perhaps 'Someone up there' is telling us something?

Surely, he jests?

Mayor Emanuel?
White House chief of staff says he’d like the post if Daley doesn’t run for re-election

"I hope Mayor [Richard] Daley seeks re-election. I will work and support him if he seeks re-election," Emanuel told Charlie Rose on the host's PBS talk show, in an interview broadcast Monday night. "But if Mayor Daley doesn't, one day I would like to run for mayor of the city of Chicago. That's always been an aspiration of mine, even when I was in the House of Representatives."

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Whatsamattah, Rahm? Not happy ruining the nation with Barry?

Tonight's marvelous dinner-in-a-bowl!

Yesterday, I plopped two nice-sized chicken breasts into a pot of filtered water, adding six garlic gloves, a small chopped onion, and a good dash of crushed red pepper. I let that begin to boil, then turn down the gas to let it simmer. When the chicken is tender, it's done, and the end result is a wonderfully flavored broth.

Tonight, I removed the chicken breast (only one left!), and placed 1/4 bag of 'saifun' into the cold broth. (Saifun are mung bean noodles, relatively inexpensive and better than ramen noodles). I also added a cup and a half of frozen broccoli, four sliced Crimini mushrooms and one small chopped fire-roasted red pepper.

Note: The saifun must sit in cold water or broth for about ten minutes before cooking, in order to soften.

Next, I brought it all to a boil, then let it simmer for about 10 minutes after adding the chicken breast.

No added salt (I'm sure there's enough on the frozen chicken breasts); relatively low in calories; some healthy green veggies, and WOW, it photographed well, too!

What a great tasty dinner I had!

Greeting the new White House Fashion Czar!

After meeting with his newest 'czar' early Sunday morning, then discovering he had free time because he finally admitted he 'could not fly'...

...O-bogus hit the links!

The Kaczynski Funeral

The late President's twin brother, Jaroslaw, and the Kaczynski's daughter, Marta, and her husband.

The caskets in St. Mary's Basilica on Krakow, Poland.

Tens of thousands were outside the basilica and lining the way of the funeral cortege to Wawel Hill, the place of burial.

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This was a poignantly sad, but beautifully traditional Catholic funeral. It was long, yet worth every minute of watching the people of Poland express their love for the Kaczynskis. May they continue to be strong!

(The Obamas did not attend due to the ashiness over Europe from Iceland's unpronounceable volcano.

They would have been bored, anyway.)

This lovely beauty...

...escaped the confines of the Emil Bach House tulips (see previous post) and now resides on the neighboring property.

You get a chance to 'look inside', if you've never done that.

There is certainly more Truth in a single tulip than in all politicians, isn't there?

Frank Lloyd Wright would be pleased!

The Emil Bach House, designed and built by Wright in 1915, has been slowly and lovingly being restored by its new owners. It is located at 7415 N. Sheridan Road, in Rogers Park.

View from the alleyway

One can actually see the grounds now that excess vineage is being cleared and new sod has been laid.