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Letter of the Day | Tap into the cultural gold mine

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaican Government and local private-sector power brokers are still way behind and woefully lacking in investing, financially and otherwise, in Jamaica’s number one most powerful, most famous, most influential, and most...




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Dirty Gold

Research Event

9 May 2017 - 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Chatham House, London

Event participants

Michael John Bloomfield, Lecturer, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath

Gold mining can be a dirty business. It creates immense amounts of toxic materials that are difficult to dispose of. Mines are often developed without community consent, and working conditions for miners can be poor. Income from gold has funded wars and consumers buy wedding rings and gold chains often unaware about this.

In Dirty Gold, Michael Bloomfield shows what happened when Earthworks, a small Washington-based NGO, launched a campaign for ethically-sourced gold in the consumer jewellery market, targeting Tiffany and other major firms. The unfolding of the campaign and its effect on the jewellery industry offers a lesson in the growing influence of business in global environmental politics.

Bloomfield will present his recently published book and will examine the responses of three companies to ‘No Dirty Gold’ activism: Tiffany, Wal-Mart and Brilliant Earth. He finds they offer a case study in how firms respond to activist pressure and what happens when businesses participate in private governance schemes such as the ‘Golden Rules’ and the ‘Conflict-Free Gold Standard’ schemes. He will present the different opportunities for, and constrains on, corporate political mobilization within the industry. 




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Artificial tongue with gold taste buds to test maple syrup

Scientists in Quebec have developed an artificial tongue that can taste the flavor profiles of maple syrup, researchers revealed in a paper published on Tuesday.






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Australian Commercial Law Conference : ethics in commercial practice : dealing with conflicts / paper presented by John Goldberg, Cowell Clarke.




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Ethics in Commercial Practice - Dealing With conflicts - Slides - John Goldberg.




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School enrolment and attendance measure randomized controlled trial : full report / Rebecca Goldsteinand, Prof. MichaelJ.Hiscox.

This researchprojectimplemented a randomizedcontrolledtrial ofthe SEAM program in Terms 3 and 4 ofthe 2016 school year. The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of the SEAM program. The study enrolled 448 treatment group students who were referred to SATOs for potential SEAM intervention, and 448 matched control group students who were not referred to SATOs. Approximately one-third of treatment group students received a compulsory conference notice, approximately one-third of treatment students' families signed an attendance plan, about 20% had a compulsory conference take place, and payment was suspended for approximately 5% of treatment students. No significant differences following any of these interventions were observed between treatment and control students.




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Seismic processing, inversion, and AVO for gold exploration : case study from Western Australia / Christopher B. Harrison and Milovan Urosevic.

"We investigate the potential of using high-resolution seismic methods for rock characterization and for targeting of gold deposits at the St. Ives gold camp. The application of seismic methods in hard-rock environments is challenged by complex structures, intrinsically low signal-to-noise ratio, regolith distortions, and access restrictions. If these issues can be addressed, then the unparalleled resolving power of reflection seismic can be used for mineral exploration. Appropriate spatial sampling of the wavefield combined with a survey geometry design and rigorous data processing to incorporate high fold and long offsets are necessary for creation of high-quality seismic images. In the hard-rock environment of Western Australia, accurate static corrections and multiphase velocity analysis are essential processing steps. This is followed by a rigorous quality control following each processing step. In such a case, we show that the role of reflection seismic could be lifted from mere identification of first-order structures to refined lithological analyses. Five deep boreholes with sonic logs and core sample test data wer eused to calibrate 2D seismic images. Despite seismic images were produced with relatively robust scaling it was possible to achieve reasonably high seismic-log correlation across three of the tightly spaced boreholes using a single composite wavelet. Amplitude-versus-offset (AVO) analysis indicated that gold-bearing structures may be related to elevated AVO effect and increased reflectivity. Consequently, partial stack analysis and acoustic and elastic inversions were conducted. These results and impedance crossplots were then evaluated against known gold occurrences. While still in the preliminary stages, hard-rock seismic imaging, inversion, and the application of AVO techniques indicated significant potential for targeting mineral reserves" -- Summary.




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Oxford picture dictionary : English/Chinese = Yingwen/Zhongwen / Jayme Adelson-Goldstein, Norma Shapiro.

English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.




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Revenge of the she-punks : a feminist music history from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot / Vivien Goldman.

Punk rock music -- History and criticism.




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Minotaur / Peter Goldsworthy.

Detective and mystery stories.




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The golden thread : how fabric changed history / Kassia St. Clair.

Textile fabrics.




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Diagnostik der Krankheiten des Nervensystems : eine Anleitung zur Untersuchung Nervenkranker / von A. Goldscheider.

Berlin : Fischer's Medicin. Buchhandlung, H. Kornfeld, 1897.




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Die Tuberkulose, ihre Aetiologie, Prophylaxis und Therapie : nach klinischen Erfahrungen und Versuchen / von J. Goldschmidt.

Leipzig : Vogel, 1904.




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Engineering researcher’s non-invasive aid to monitoring pressure in the skull wins gold medal




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Hollywood's 'Golden Age' Saw Massive Dip in Female Film Representation

A new study ties the ousting of women directors, actors, producers and screenwriters to the rise of entertainment studios




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Banpo Golden Light Show

Taken during the Banpo fountain light show




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Golden Mountain

When the full moon rises, dark skies shine with bright fire, and the stars go to the dance, as if greeting it. Kazakhstan




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Labeling Antibodies Using Colloidal Gold

Colloidal gold–antibody conjugates are easy to prepare and are an excellent choice for microscopic applications. Colloidal gold is an aqueous suspension of nanometer-sized particles of gold. Typically, chloroauric acid, HAuCl4, is reduced with dilute solutions of sodium citrate, as described here. This will cause the gold to form small aggregates that will associate with proteins. Gold particles of specific sizes can be isolated and differentiated microscopically, allowing these particles to be used for multiple-label experiments. Colloidal gold-labeled antibodies are widely used in electron microscopy (EM), and can be used for light microscopy but require additional steps (silver enhancement).




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Gold Outshines Silver as Economics Widen Price Ratio

Gold and silver prices often move in tandem, but the gap between them widened by 31% January through April in line with a trend that began nine years ago.




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2-time gold medallist John Morris joins Team Kevin Koe for Olympic push

John Morris will play second for the Kevin Koe's team for at least the next 18 months heading into the Olympic trials in 2021.



  • Sports/Olympics/Winter Sports/Curling

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Gold Outshines Silver as Economics Widen Price Ratio

Gold and silver prices often move in tandem, but the gap between them widened by 31% January through April in line with a trend that began nine years ago.




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Pot of Gold Money Jar Tutorial

This is a SOLIDWORKS tutorial to create a pot of gold money jar. This tutorial demonstrates a range of modelling tools, but also highlights the use of the centreline sketch tool as a guide for sketches, new planes, and axis for pattern or move features. The decals and coin part for this design are available to download in the tutorials blog description.

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I am a 3D Designer and Solidworks Blog Contributor from the UK. I am a self taught Solidworks user, and have been using it to inform and create my designs since 2012. I specialise in the design of Ceramics, Home Accessories and Wooden Toy Design.

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Another way to draw in SOLIDWORKS: Using Golden ratio

Many designers use golden ratio in their artworks as it can create organic and aesthetically pleasing composition. You can easily find examples in daily life such as shell, flower and logos. We can also use golden ratio in SOLIDWORKS. It

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Intelligent CAD/CAM Technology Ltd.

Intelligent CAD/CAM Technology Ltd.

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Coronavirus hits world’s largest gold mine, operations will continue

CNA Staff, May 5, 2020 / 03:01 pm (CNA).- At least 51 workers have been infected with the novel coronavirus at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia, the world’s largest gold mine.

Nine employees of Freeport McMoRan, the organization who operates the mine, have been hospitalized due to COVID-19 and another 42 have been forced into quarantine, UCA News reported May 5.

The mine is located in Papua and is known for its production of gold and copper. The operation includes around 20,000 employees.

Riza Pratama, vice president of Freeport, said the company will fully cooperate with the government's coronavirus task force but will continue mining operations to support the national economy. He said the company will prioritize the health and safety of workers and will conduct regular health screenings, implement social distancing, provide a quarantine area for employees, according to UCA News.

Father Ansel Amo, who heads the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Commission for the Archdiocese of Merauke, said these measures are not enough to protect workers.

“Freeport management should limit workers’ activities so that they don’t transmit the disease to other people, including local people. They should stop its operations temporarily,” he told UCA News.

Indonesia has seen more than 12,000 cases from the coronavirus, leading to 872 reported deaths as of May 5. Globally, more than 3.7 million cases of the virus have been reported, and a quarter of a million deaths.



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Behind the gold and glitter

Life is not a movie, says one worker who shares her life and Christ with the many broken women in Hong Kong’s brothels.




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Scottish start-up in gold mine energy store plan

SCOTTISH energy storage start-up Gravitricity has received £300,000 from government agency Innovate UK to explore the potential to use gold mine shafts in South Africa as energy stores.




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Derek Mackay can pick up a ‘golden goodbye’ of £12,000 this week

DISGRACED former finance secretary Derek Mackay will be entitled to a £12,000 golden goodbye payment this week – despite not being seen in public for three months.




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Paul Hollywood Eats Japan; Van der Valk; Normal People; The Real Marigold Hotel, reviews

FACE it – we are going nowhere. Even if we had a particular place to venture the regulations would not permit. For the foreseeable we shall have to contract out our travelling to others. On the upside, no airport hassle. On the downside, no giant Toblerone.




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Germany's Silvia Neid looks to sign off with gold

Silvia Neid has won it all as a player and coach ... nearly. Only an Olympic gold has eluded her – on Friday she can end that wait in her final game as Germany coach.




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Germany see off Sweden for Olympic gold

Silvia Neid brought down the curtain on her 11-year reign as Nationalelf coach triumphantly as Germany overcame a spirited Sweden side 2-1 to win their first Olympic title.




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Black Gold in the Congo: Threat to Stability or Development Opportunity?

Renewed oil interest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could nurture communal resentments, exacerbate deep-rooted conflict dynamics and weaken national cohesion.




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Fin24.com | Gold falls as moves to reopen economies erode appetite for havens

The precious metal eased for a third day after US equities hit the highest in almost seven weeks as states including Florida took steps toward easing restrictions.




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Fin24.com | Gold bars fight coronavirus kits for space on the plane

Swiss refiner Valcambi SA tried for five straight days last month to move a shipment of gold out of Hong Kong. Twice the metal was packed carefully onto a plane, only to be offloaded again.




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Fin24.com | Want to invest in gold? Here's how to get started

There's more than one way to invest in the yellow metal: either by buying it in its physical form, or investing in shares linked to gold. Fin24 asked the experts how to get started.




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Greater Allegheny Students are finalists for Golden Quill Awards

Dedication to student print journalism paid off for several Penn State Greater Allegheny student reporters and designers.




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Get Sony's $3,200 Gold-Plated Walkman in 2017

The company also announced a second Walkman, a pair of headphones, and an amplifier.




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The Phone From Pablo Escobar's Brother Is Just a Galaxy Fold Covered in Gold Foil

The new foldable phone from Pablo Escobar's brother is a Samsung Galaxy Fold with no changes to the software, according to a YouTuber and a journalist who obtained the products amid consumer worries the business is a scam.




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England's golden age

Seven months after England lifted the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, coach Steve Cooper is calling on his current crop to build on that success.




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The Mezzanine Gallery to Exhibit “The Goldberg Variations” by Gregg Silvis

The Goldberg Variations: 32 Miniatures Based on Bach’s Keyboard Masterpiece, an exhibition of mixed media works by Gregg Silvis, will be on view in the Mezzanine Gallery from November 1-27, 2019.




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Government-Run Gold Bond Scheme Opens On Monday: 10 Things To Know

A second instalment of the government-run Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme will open for subscription from Monday, May 11. The Sovereign Gold Bonds - issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on...




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Delaware Forest Service’s Ashley Melvin earns Gold Smokey Award

Ashley Melvin, the Delaware Forest Service's education specialist who directs its successful Smokey Bear fire prevention program, received a Gold Smokey Award in Ohio recently at an annual meeting of state foresters. The award was presented to the Mid-Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact's education committee, of which Delaware is a member. The compact is comprised of seven states including Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. In the world of wildfire prevention, there is no greater honor than to receive a Smokey Bear award, especially the national Gold Smokey award. These special awards are reserved for people or organizations that provide sustained, outstanding service, with significant program impact, in the wildfire prevention arena. Honorees demonstrate innovation, creativity, commitment and passion for wildfire prevention.




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Buy gold: Any correction is a good entry point

The macroeconomic backdrop has become favourable for gold; aim for 10-15% of portfolio alloc-ation to the yellow metal




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Your Queries: 3-month moratorium on education loan; on gold loan also if EMI-based

If you have a high credit score or work for an organisation that has a tie-up with a bank for subsidised interest rates, you can get a lower interest rate.




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Want to beat recession? Don’t forget to buy gold

Increase your allocation to gold via the gold fund route from the safety and comfort of your home.




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Akshaya Tritiya: Apply online to buy sovereign gold bonds this season

The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) this financial year is on till April 24, and investors who apply and pay digitally get a Rs 50 per gram discount on the Rs 4639 per gm price of each bond




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Goldman Sachs: Oil demand could exceed supply by end-May

Oil demand could rebound enough to exceed supply by the end of this month, Goldman’s head of commodities Jeffrey Currie told Barron’s Market Brief.
Read Full Article at RT.com




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Dutee Chand wins 200m gold at Khelo India University Games

"The Khelo India University Games has been a good tournament for our state - Odisha. It was organised like an Asian Games, where the athletes were provided with accommodation, food and training facilities."




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Top 10 Gold getaways

The US is home to 50% of the world’s golf courses. That also figures why the country has some of the most beautiful and wonderfully...