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The Queen: "I'm in charge here."

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Tough lady. Photo: CC/Edgley Cesar

Just as Alan Watt said last week in his Republic Broadcasting Network radio show, Cutting Through the Matrix, the Queen of England is fully in charge of the Commonwealth’s parliaments.

Her Royal Highness broke up Canada’s scrum through the end of January, to protect her boy in the PM’s office…

Governor General Michaelle Jean — the representative of Queen Elizabeth, Canada’s head of state — agreed to Harper’s request to shut down Parliament until Jan 26. Parliament was reconvened just weeks ago after the October 14 election.

Harper’s request for suspension was unprecedented. No prime minister had asked for Parliament to be suspended to avoid a confidence vote in the House of Commons.

via Canadian PM wins suspension of Parliament | International | Reuters.

Royal Mint strikes jigsaw coins

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I am unfamiliar with the symbology of the Shield of the Royal Arms, but that’s what folks in the UK will see, this time in pieces, on their new pocket change. The Royal Mint explains the exoteric meaning of the Royal Arms here, at least. — mb

(The Royal Mint this summer will release new coins, which, cobbled together, complete a jigsaw image of the shield of the Royal Arms on their reverse side. Image: Core77)

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The winning designer is 26-year-old Matthew Dent, originally from Bangor who now lives and works in London as a graphic designer.

His idea divides one image over the six coins of the penny to the penny to the fifty pence. Each coin features part of the design and by arranging each coin in a certain way completes the design, much like a jigsaw.