Ben's So New Money. A Close Look At The 100$ Redesign.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cSlw6wcTTupgDEe85jFv1qWVfFitHrQzHBft3gd89EunaFZqKxp_8FR9K-_Bn2JsEUTMMqZT8XnZ28E3FRbrKGE8I075DASHxZ5nB50q0yaxTKzWObdwZbdVsO1h01kNnD30Xgz6Msw/s1600/Picture-9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464276158096092258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cSlw6wcTTupgDEe85jFv1qWVfFitHrQzHBft3gd89EunaFZqKxp_8FR9K-_Bn2JsEUTMMqZT8XnZ28E3FRbrKGE8I075DASHxZ5nB50q0yaxTKzWObdwZbdVsO1h01kNnD30Xgz6Msw/s400/Picture-9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 308px;" /></a><br /><br />Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the United States Secret Service recently unveiled the new design for the $100 note. Complete with advanced technology to combat counterfeiting, the new design for the $100 note retains the traditional look of U.S. currency.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU_ueIazEWRb2mGYRCbtKtVSFLOL8nVunb0pZqOQ9CktCWTzTPyTFxXWJgsCUjWHbUlqyIvvq5gbYRyowCnP_PDyYX3NLXOg5D4-lqMweNsivhzdAE-dY8fBoor6h8EeZ-wK41r9lyR8/s1600/Picture-14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464268427063527698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXU_ueIazEWRb2mGYRCbtKtVSFLOL8nVunb0pZqOQ9CktCWTzTPyTFxXWJgsCUjWHbUlqyIvvq5gbYRyowCnP_PDyYX3NLXOg5D4-lqMweNsivhzdAE-dY8fBoor6h8EeZ-wK41r9lyR8/s400/Picture-14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><br />There are a number of security features in the redesigned $100 note, including two new features, the 3-D Security Ribbon and the Bell in the Inkwell. These security features are easy for consumers and merchants to use to authenticate their currency.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVeK1ZaqmEUwV79-pZKIcZfPgXwOmwsLedNj-Zgo0-emkKbxOyszLADJyckHarkhOvNUknlWZFxKOMhnetB79j3B6-023Poek-IOxKhvtCemA0N3E1hXgEe3yWZKWJaFvx6KdYyKz3B4/s1600/Picture-22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464271957049463394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVeK1ZaqmEUwV79-pZKIcZfPgXwOmwsLedNj-Zgo0-emkKbxOyszLADJyckHarkhOvNUknlWZFxKOMhnetB79j3B6-023Poek-IOxKhvtCemA0N3E1hXgEe3yWZKWJaFvx6KdYyKz3B4/s400/Picture-22.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 311px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHZKKRGKELjas1PI7XRHmGmeIxqkkUQd6U9hLAh3zg8fgiLeFXh_vJCtS-EbwDXjEldwqRjHFfzTKV6KDCFhfxAt5jCxrJJ3iXiBb97fXzaOPrcUgYnmKhAgZm8W0T84kV-flM3NDQm0/s1600/Picture-12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464268533954818178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHZKKRGKELjas1PI7XRHmGmeIxqkkUQd6U9hLAh3zg8fgiLeFXh_vJCtS-EbwDXjEldwqRjHFfzTKV6KDCFhfxAt5jCxrJJ3iXiBb97fXzaOPrcUgYnmKhAgZm8W0T84kV-flM3NDQm0/s400/Picture-12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 311px;" /></a><br /><br />The blue 3-D Security Ribbon on the front of the new $100 note contains images of bells and 100s that move and change from one to the other as you tilt the note. The Bell in the Inkwell on the front of the note is another new security feature. The bell changes color from copper to green when the note is tilted, an effect that makes it seem to appear and disappear within the copper inkwell.<br /><br />The new $100 note also displays American symbols of freedom, including phrases from the Declaration of Independence and the quill the Founding Fathers used to sign this historic document. Both are located to the right of the portrait on the front of the note.<br /><br />The back of the note has a new vignette of Independence Hall featuring the rear, rather than the front, of the building. Both the vignette on the back of the note and the portrait on the front have been enlarged, and the oval that previously appeared around both images has been removed.<br /><br />Although less than 1/100th of one percent of the value of all U.S. currency in circulation is reported counterfeit, the $100 note is the most widely circulated and most often counterfeited denomination outside the U.S.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New Security Features</span></span><br />Below is a close-up look at the new features to help you learn how to identify the real thing and use the two advanced security features: the 3-D Security Ribbon and the Bell in the Inkwell.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VLmBufRghD3gEzoOQH4UlEqK83jf9LSPpaPzg-4l7Mj9cGqjm3PDFHV_N40406-4igXma9gzYWA8vQLliv6UBvD3ReTe-fnlljZggYoxXgvupbYw_9rjCx1bBZt2qnU1mZol7sz9iYU/s1600/Picture-25.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464271043868638642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8VLmBufRghD3gEzoOQH4UlEqK83jf9LSPpaPzg-4l7Mj9cGqjm3PDFHV_N40406-4igXma9gzYWA8vQLliv6UBvD3ReTe-fnlljZggYoxXgvupbYw_9rjCx1bBZt2qnU1mZol7sz9iYU/s400/Picture-25.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 461px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Portrait Watermark</span><br />Hold the note to light and look for a faint image of Benjamin Franklin in the blank space to the right of the portrait.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Color-Shifting 100</span><br />Tilt the note to see the numeral 100 in the lower right corner of the front of the note shift from copper to green.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sOdTr_leXcMwkTE4h-oejPY3UI9CLJHAEIoC20b6wbn9f4XxaVmc2pVD3nylQjvIVuSh3NGmD7RqnUySyoXe0tAiateWCU-ULBbD_nZ-0OLZhdVCN17BuiJ5vdiXw4JDKTxWlZ1juAA/s1600/Picture-24.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464271127578099282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sOdTr_leXcMwkTE4h-oejPY3UI9CLJHAEIoC20b6wbn9f4XxaVmc2pVD3nylQjvIVuSh3NGmD7RqnUySyoXe0tAiateWCU-ULBbD_nZ-0OLZhdVCN17BuiJ5vdiXw4JDKTxWlZ1juAA/s400/Picture-24.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 438px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Security Thread</span><br />Hold the note to light to see an embedded thread running vertically to the left of the portrait. The thread is imprinted with the letters USA and the numeral 100 in an alternating pattern and is visible from both sides of the note. The thread glows pink when illuminated by ultraviolet light.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Raised Printing</span><br />Move your finger up and down Benjamin Franklin’s shoulder on the left side of the note. It should feel rough to the touch, a result of the enhanced intaglio printing process used to create the image. Traditional raised printing can be felt throughout the $100 note, and gives genuine U.S. currency its distinctive texture.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Microprinting</span><br />Look carefully to see the small printed words which appear on Benjamin Franklin’s jacket collar, around the blank space containing the portrait watermark, along the golden quill, and in the note borders.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9tiRKOJ1NokU6f6-Ge97VgJycWaJP61h_DZ6YiLcC79Z5lNwLZYRnc7Y3pNVCaKzfKYdRXSoGhSvjJAjrVfo00g1rwE_waH4ABxSf2tsFAImk7UfzgHltdH7-XoDjx2i0f6_3-JQnhQ/s1600/Picture-27.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464272481207082978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9tiRKOJ1NokU6f6-Ge97VgJycWaJP61h_DZ6YiLcC79Z5lNwLZYRnc7Y3pNVCaKzfKYdRXSoGhSvjJAjrVfo00g1rwE_waH4ABxSf2tsFAImk7UfzgHltdH7-XoDjx2i0f6_3-JQnhQ/s400/Picture-27.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 253px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Gold 100</span><br />Look for a large gold numeral 100 on the back of the note. It helps those with visual impairments distinguish the denomination.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FW Indicator (not shown here)</span><br />The redesigned $100 notes printed in Fort Worth, Texas, will have a small FW in the top left corner on the front of the note to the right of the numeral 100.<br />If a note does not have an FW indicator, it was<br />printed in Washington, D.C.<br /><br />The note will begin circulating in February, 2011. All U.S. currency remains legal tender, regardless of when it was issued. Visit <a href="http://www.newmoney.gov/">www.newmoney.gov</a> where you can watch an animated video, click through an interactive note.

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Herman Miller launches new "Be Collection"

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV46nQb_ul4Joyr5AyAH-kP45c8wZFbahH29F8T3zSxMb-2NT1Pals_4gXLyIzhJfHpMr47SpSUTSWoNa7jFix0zNkUgwzAGPjWbagzFaJYf8wrY-Xg_Tu_JLNzirw86tsBZO8nFtNW672/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123172736728272290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV46nQb_ul4Joyr5AyAH-kP45c8wZFbahH29F8T3zSxMb-2NT1Pals_4gXLyIzhJfHpMr47SpSUTSWoNa7jFix0zNkUgwzAGPjWbagzFaJYf8wrY-Xg_Tu_JLNzirw86tsBZO8nFtNW672/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8JLCVuf-DgmGnfLgBvTtC1Tf6i7owbT2U4lgVkbncM7Hvd8D8xLzw6jBYzTTtSh2BSkBQhXulFXel92PZUxSsRuudTD-w-CuLstPP99S-Ty_GBckYCkC-0411YO33qwFvAN0FdpJZihg/s1600-h/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123172590699384210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz8JLCVuf-DgmGnfLgBvTtC1Tf6i7owbT2U4lgVkbncM7Hvd8D8xLzw6jBYzTTtSh2BSkBQhXulFXel92PZUxSsRuudTD-w-CuLstPP99S-Ty_GBckYCkC-0411YO33qwFvAN0FdpJZihg/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br />Herman Miller has launched a new collection of products designed for your comfort, your organization and your working lifestyle. Called the "Be Collection", they teamed up with some of their favorite designers (Yves Behar, Bill Stumpft and Jeff Sokalski to name a few) to create products in three categories; comfort, connectivity and organization.<br /><br />Products range from the frequently blogged about Leaf lamp to a cool little personal climate control unit called the C2.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPhkOjBSZ0Odw9YTgHm1rVUwgVqga8Je3r2XMYYlIMHQWUkQn_xVYKSg04rSjz44NntOvQNBEAwUdJ6635x-n9Ew4ee2zAbHwP2gGGGbMChP3zZwzkXn8Wb_DREbkCOU5B7MSHLlCWiGm/s1600-h/Picture+30.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123177005925764546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPhkOjBSZ0Odw9YTgHm1rVUwgVqga8Je3r2XMYYlIMHQWUkQn_xVYKSg04rSjz44NntOvQNBEAwUdJ6635x-n9Ew4ee2zAbHwP2gGGGbMChP3zZwzkXn8Wb_DREbkCOU5B7MSHLlCWiGm/s400/Picture+30.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 203px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lh0kAz-08N-KSJq8o2ieLrq3pnXV7tOZ1mZj7nr8gZdSPxwOLk-iaerqdk7oDWxzDluQby4-BXJyxiti9pn2qYr6dD7AMsSgAF6hqeSVjo-K0bdJ7UnAgcNm-DGFYUwqajqeOFSLkA_5/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123176670918315442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Lh0kAz-08N-KSJq8o2ieLrq3pnXV7tOZ1mZj7nr8gZdSPxwOLk-iaerqdk7oDWxzDluQby4-BXJyxiti9pn2qYr6dD7AMsSgAF6hqeSVjo-K0bdJ7UnAgcNm-DGFYUwqajqeOFSLkA_5/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 203px;" /></a><br /><i>Above left: the personal Leaf Light in red. Right, The C2, a personal climate control device</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IvbbTQObqBg7axHlYoGvEk5g-kwgQvyCjEUPxlta4wrMJO5y709NRymhl2xUGzTKm84ArTHKDyiXz4_BlpXV6NPhmspvk2_Pg_Hd45AyHiOOplsNsWyRZcMORxH2yLlrQQjolzbQJVQh/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123172496210103682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IvbbTQObqBg7axHlYoGvEk5g-kwgQvyCjEUPxlta4wrMJO5y709NRymhl2xUGzTKm84ArTHKDyiXz4_BlpXV6NPhmspvk2_Pg_Hd45AyHiOOplsNsWyRZcMORxH2yLlrQQjolzbQJVQh/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />In addition, the Be Collection from Herman Miller employs Herman Miller's Design for the Environment protocol (DfE) for material selection and product design.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thebecollection.com/">See the entire collection of products here.</a>

Herman Miller launches new "Be Collection"

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Microsoft takes iphone tech and makes it BIGGER

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />I must confess, as a lifetime Mac loyalist, it made me laugh when everyone was so impressed with Microsoft's Vista which was released earlier this year because it simply took all the things the Apple's Mac interface has had for the past 5 years and applied it to their own software.<br /><br />Now, the buzz is all about Microsoft's "surface computing" (codename: Milan) which is clearly the same sort of interface already available on the drool-worthy iphone by Mac. But, yes, it's bigger. And bigger is better.<br /><br />Why they have made it a 'coffee table' in lieu of a desk surface, I'm not sure except that to see the surface in its entirety, you do have to be 'above it'. I wouldn't want to keep bending over the low surface -they ought to make it adjustable like a draftsman table, but it's still very cool.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zxk_WywMTzc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" width="530"></iframe><br /><br />By Dan Costa from PC Mag:<br />Microsoft has been looking beyond the desktop for sometime now, but with the launch of "Milan," the company is showing the potential for so-called "surface computing" to revolutionize everything from retail kiosks to the common coffee table. At its core, Milan is a PC running Windows Vista, but don't expect to use it with a keyboard and mouse. Instead, Milan uses a touch-sensitive display that enables multiple users to navigate the system's interface. See how it works!<br /><br />Milan will start appearing in commercial locations at the end of this year (think casinos), but PC Magazine was able to sit down with Microsoft executives for a hands-on demo of the new system. The demo unit we saw looked a lot like a coffee table, but you won't want to put your feet up on this system; it was made for touching.<br /><br />The flat display measures 30 inches diagonally, and is designed to make it easy for multiple users to reach across and touch the screen. Images are projected onto the display via a custom DLP engine. Five infrared cameras set below the display detect contact with the display and enable users to navigate the interface.<br />Microsoft Milan Surface Computing<br /><br />By detecting every touch and gesture, Milan offers a very tactile way of interacting with digital information. Users must actually grab files and images with their fingers without the use of a mouse or keyboard. The system also allows multiple users to interact with the display at the same time; it can detect dozens of contact points.<br /><br />The system includes support for object recognition using a proprietary technology, dubbed Domino, which works like a bar code. With the right Domino tag, basically a small sticker with a black and white pattern on it, Milan can instantly recognize other electronic devices. For example, in our demo, a Wi-Fi digital camera was placed on the surface of Milan and the contents of its memory were instantly displayed as a pile of snapshots alongside the camera on the display. From there, they could be moved around the screen, resized, or sent to other users via e-mail.<br /><br />Likewise, when a couple of Domino-tagged Zunes were placed on the display, their contents were instantly shown on the display and songs could be exchanged between players simply by dragging their images from one Zune to the other. (With all the DRM-restrictions attached, of course.)<br /><br />Using Milan is also inherently social. The first application we tested was a simple paint program. We painted on the screen using our fingertips and a simple pallet of colors and effects. We were also able to take photos that were loaded onto the systems hard drive and manipulate them—moving them around the screen, making them larger or smaller, even e-mailing them just by using our fingers. But surface computing isn't just for playing around. In fact, all of the early implementations will be commercial.<br /><br />Microsoft has announced that Milan will be deployed at commercial properties by the end of the year, including Harrah's Entertainment's Las Vegas properties, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, and International Game Technology (IGT). Milan will also be featured at some T-mobile retail stores.<br /><br />In our demo, Microsoft showed how Milan could be used to help shoppers choose cell phones. All the buyer needs to do is place two Domino-tagged phones on the surface of the display, and the system will call up features and technical information for each phone for side-by-side comparison. The company also showed how new service plans, ringtones, even music files could be added to your phone simply by dragging and dropping images in the Milan interface.<br /><br />Microsoft wouldn't release the technical specifications of its Milan surface computing systems, but the company estimated each system would cost between $5,000 and $10,000. Like the Xbox 360, the device was designed and will be manufactured by Microsoft.

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6 Great New Finds For Kids

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