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LOOSE CHANGE: MARCH 10, 2019Here are some additional items I came across in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor
Beatrix Potter 50p Coin Murderer Convicted
Here's a follow-up from The Sun about the man who murdered a fellow coin collector over a Beatrix Potter coin. -Editor
Danny Bostock, 33, attacked Gordon McGhee, 52, in his Essex home - stabbing him 17 times in a brutal onslaught. He then turned on a gas cooker and left a dish cloth burning in a hallway in an attempt to blow up the building and destroy all evidence. Bostock denied the killing, but was today found guilty of murdering Mr McGhee, and will be sentenced later this month. To read the complete article, see:
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
Queens Confused on Costa Rican notes
A Bank Note Reporter article by Kerry Rodgers examines some curious Costa Rican banknotes with images of British Queens... sort of. -Editor
For reasons best known to the issuing banks, several early Costa Rican bank notes show vignettes of one and possibly two British Queens – although one was merely a Princess at time of issue. To read the complete article, see:
On Daylight Saving Time
And for those of us in the U.S. where we lost an hour of sleep this weekend due to daylight saving time, here's an article advocating for a move to DST year-round. -Editor
In my research on daylight saving time, I have found that Americans don't like it when Congress messes with their clocks. In an effort to avoid the biannual clock switch in spring and fall, some well-intended critics of DST have made the mistake of suggesting that the abolition of DST – and a return to permanent standard time – would benefit society. In other words, the U.S. would never "spring forward" or "fall back." They are wrong. DST saves lives and energy and prevents crime. Not surprisingly, then, politicians in Washington, California and Florida are now proposing to move to DST year-round. Congress should seize on this momentum to move the entire country to year-round DST. To read the complete article, see:
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