Is The Museum of Athens Operating?
Bob Knepper writes:

Border's Files for Bankruptcy

Borders Group Inc filed for bankruptcy protection and said it would close about one-third of its bookstores, after years of shriveling sales that made it impossible to manage its crushing debt load.

The long-expected Chapter 11 filing will give the second-largest U.S. bookstore chain a chance to try to fix its finances and overhaul its business in an attempt to survive the growing popularity of online bookbuying and digital formats.

But the chain still faces questions about its longer-term survival in the face of competition from larger rival Barnes & Noble Inc and discounters such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Costco Wholesale Corp, as well as from Web retailer Amazon.com Inc and from Apple Inc in electronic books.

Borders President Mike Edward said his chain "does not have the capital resources it needs to be a viable competitor." He said the bankruptcy was essential for Borders to restructure its debt and still operate.

To read the complete article, see:Borders files for bankruptcy, to close 200 stores(news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110216/bs_nm/us_borders)

Coin Pictures Decapitation (Artistically)
2 Euro San Marino 2011 P.K. Saha forwarded this image of an interesting new coin. I was attracted by the design and reference to an artwork. P.K. writes:

Another State Currency Proposal

A South Carolina state politician wants the state to develop its own gold and silver-based currency in case the Federal Reserve collapses and hyper-inflation ensues.

"If folks lose faith in the dollar, we need to have some kind of backup," State Sen. Lee Bright told the Spartanburg Herald Journal's Stephen Largen. His bill asks a committee to look into the development of a state currency, citing the Constitution and Supreme Court precedents to prove the bill's legality.

Slate's Annie Lowrey tracks down similar bills in Georgia and Virginia, and points out that the legislation reflects a larger trend of state politicians wading into monetary policy. A bill in Georgia would require all debts to the state be paid in pre-1965 gold and silver coins. The Virginia proposal would let the state print its own money. Meanwhile, one politician in Utah wants to cut out the middleman entirely and allow the state's residents to run their very own mints.

To read the complete article, see:South Carolina lawmaker wants separate currency for state(news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20110214/us_yblog
_thelookout/south-carolina-lawmaker-wants-separate-currency-for-state)

On Saving Original Media
Nick Graver writes: