Gold Investment Digest First quarter 2011 April 2011 www.gold.org Overview Gold’s long-term supply and demand dynamics and several macro-economic factors ensured gold remained a soughtafter asset in Q1 2011. Following a consolidation in January‚ gold ended the quarter on a firm footing‚ returning 2.4% over the period. Price trends The gold price rose by 2.4% during Q1 2011 to US$1‚439.00/oz by 31 March‚ on the London PM fix. However‚ gold’s volatility continued to diminish‚ a testament to
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all‚ start a new beginning and take the chance at gaining massive wealth and glory? There is no doubt that for most men‚ gold was the main source of motivation for explorers‚ followed closely by fame and lastly God. Especially apparent in Aguirre‚ or the Wrath of God‚ the Spaniard’s risking travel across the Atlantic did so because they wanted to receive the ultimate reward‚ gold and lots of it. The myth of the riches is not a myth at all but rather can be presented as fact. The desire to travel
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Running head: THE IMPACT OF SMART CARDS The Impact of Smart Cards Money and Banking I – BU322 March 17‚ 2010 The Impact of Smart Cards The Digital Age has changed the way we do business and one of them is a technological innovation called the Smart Card. Though users tout its advantages the concept has been slow to take off in the United States possibly due to the disadvantages that continue to plague the concept. However with the continued direction of business and banking in this
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How To E-file My Green Card Renewal? Green card is the ticket to getting a comfortable job and to reside peacefully in the US. It gives a sense of secure feeling to the individuals as they have the most important legal rights granted to them. The easiest way of getting a green card is by marrying a US citizen‚ as the citizens have the right to sponsor their immediate relatives. Getting a green card is very important and at the same time‚ keeping it fully updated and valid is also important. This
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The Importance of Having Your CAC Card Your Common Access Card‚ otherwise known as a CAC card‚ is an important piece of identification that should always be carried around with you especially on and around military bases and facilities. The CAC card has many functions and information that is all personal to you as a military member or Department of Defense worker. When you are issued your CAC card‚ you learn to use it as your identification card. It has your full name‚ picture and date of birth
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unique‚ effective‚ successful and valuable integration of the public domain elements.) 3. The lawful owner must take reasonable steps to keep it secret [Source: http://www.asiaiplaw.com] 1.b) Intellectual property Right: An Overview The study of Protection of Trade Secrets comes under the scope of Intellectual property rights. The term “intellectual property” denotes the rights over an intangible object of the person whose mental efforts created it and refers to a loose aggregation of legal doctrines
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[Evaluate the arguments for and against free trade and protection] Free Trade is the ability of nations to trade products openly & safety for increased efficiency‚ to utilize specialization and for absolute & comparative advantages. Protection involves governmental influences hindering the competition from foreign trade on local firms. Free trade and protection have complete opposite effects on the economy‚ and many aspects influence the industries in favoring the opposed actions for the benefits
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Case Study of Environmental Conservation of Ozone in Hong Kong The ozone layer present in the stratosphere of the Earth is utmost important to us as it protects us from the exposure of ultraviolet rays which leads to several harmful effects. Without the ozone layer‚ human will be more prone to skin cancer and eye cataracts. Ultraviolet rays can also cause harm to marine life by reducing the amount of planktons and consequently depreciates the amount of fishes in the ocean. Besides that‚ the depletion
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All that glitters is not gold “Give it to me! I’ll give it back!” Wombat pleaded with Wise Owl. “I just want to touch that wonderful golden coin!” Wombat wanted that one-dollar coin more than anything else in the whole wide world. If only Wise Owl would give it to him‚ if only‚ if only… “Please give it to me!” squealed Wombat. Then‚ Wise Owl talked softly‚ “No‚ sorry. Remember what I told you? All that glitters is not gold!” “Sure it is‚ JUST GIVE ME THE GOLD COIN!” Suddenly‚ Wombat saw the glittering
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A balance score card is a strategic planning and management system used extensively in business and by organizations worldwide. Benefits of the system include increasing focus on results‚ aligning business activities with organization strategy and improving performance and communications. It Was first published in 1992 by Kaplan and Norton‚ a book followed in 1996. The Traditional performance measurements that only focus on external accounting data were obsolete so this approach is to provide ’balance’
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