About 1,650 years ago the Roman Empire was flooded with treason, profanity and presumably defacing of the coinage. People who started all this cursed Valens and hammered a coin with the Roman emperor's image into lead, afterwards folding the lead over Valens' face.

The Fears of Antiquity Revealed by Ancient Coinage

Carmaker BMW has seen profits fall sharply and says it cannot provide a forecast for 2008 and beyond because of the uncertain economic climate. The German firm said net profit fell 63% for the three months to September to 298m euros ($375.5m; £236.5m).

Global slowdown hits BMW profits

A UN convoy has set off to provide water and medical supplies for 250,000 people displaced by recent fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is the first aid in a week for those stranded in areas controlled by renegade Gen Laurent Nkunda's forces.

Aid convoy sets out in DR Congo

As always, the magazine offers excellent photos that direct the reader right to the substance of coin errors. And the included error coin price guides compiled by Al Levy (alscoins.com) is a must have reference that provides a comprehensive listing of recent eBay closing prices with descriptions, grades and notes.

Mint Error News Magazine, Issue #25 Published

On January 11 2008 on Amsterdam airport officials have arrested a man that pretending to be a priest tried to smuggle 8 pounds of cocaine hidden under his robe, saying he was carrying sand. First he refused being body searched for “for religious reasons”. He also refused to confess who he is and the destinations of the Bolivian marching powder.

“Priest” with 7.7 pounds of cocaine

Next January, the United States Mint will issue the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin. This coin promises to fulfill Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ vision of an ultra high relief coin that could not be realized in 1907 with his legendary Double Eagle liberty design.

2009 ULTRA HIGH RELIEF GOLD COIN

The vehicle, called the Tata Nano, will sell for 100,000 rupees or $2,500 (?1,277) and enable those in developing countries to move to four wheels. The four-door five-setter car, which goes on sale later this year, has a 33bhp, 624cc, engine at the rear.

The cheapest car in the world

This is the third portrait made by Jeff Haber and his son Danny. The masterpiece will be donnated to the New Rochelle High School, and it features 2,400 coins of various tones, none of them was artificially modified.

The Portrait of Lincoln Made of 2,400 Pennies

Heritage Auction Galleries auctioned a rare Class I 1804 dollar which is part of the famous silver dollar collection of the Queller family.

Class I 1804 Dollar is the Main Coin of Heritage Auction Galleries this year

Business cards had a great history that turned them from simple tools of introduction into powerful promotion instruments. Today it is used for advertising a business, a person or a company. There are various rules of printing and using a business card and this article tell everything you wanted to know and what you didn't known about business cards.

Business Cards: Small but Effective Tool of Promoting Business and Image